S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
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CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG GO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit.
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Giv^Yo^JFreig^ConlracMo
Robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery, in the NELCHINA,
CH1SANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
When in CKitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fncit Hotel in Ac Interior—Well Heated, Clean Room..
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - f TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED, Mgr
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
THE BIG PLACE!
Is Still the Attraction.
Brunswick Whiskey, per gal. $4.00
PebMeford per quart 1.65
Old Crow per quart 1.65
Hermitage per quart 1.65
Clarks’ Rye per quart 1.65
Hunter Rye per quart 1.65
Cal Brandy per quart 1.75
Hennesy or Martell per quart 2.25
Port Wine per quart 75c
' Sherry Wine, six years old, qt 75c
Muscatel, qt - 75c
All imported wines, whiskies and brandies in stock—
Prices reasonable, goods guaranted.
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Beer, quarts $3.00 per doz. Beer, pints$2.00 per doz.
All Si :,± « Tobacco* 10c per Tin
w t '*■?-< pi,' t f»i*rnri -!* win? •.
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Claret per qoart, our betting, 50c
Cate Claret per quart 75c
White Wine per quart 75c
Perfection Scotch per qoart $2 00
Johnnie Walker per qoart 2.00
Rom per qoart - 1.50
Rainier Beer 4 quarts - 1.00
Bodweiser, 3 quarts 1.00
Greek Brandy per qoart - 2.50
Champagne per pint 2.75
CONGRESS MAKE
f
Will Give Acte of Alaska Legislature
Sanction of Congress—Commis
sioners Can Collect Taxes.
>
WASHINGTON, April 10.—The
House Committee on Territories has
decided that legislation is necessary
to make effective the taxation system
of Alaska, and it has just submit
ted* to the House the following in
teresting favorable report on Delegate
Wlckersham’B bill, which has that
purpose in view.
Text of the Report.
“It appears that section 2 of the
organic act of Alaska,approved Aug
ust 24, 1912, provides that ‘No per
son holding a commission or appoint
ment under the United States shall
be a member of the legislature or
shall hold any office under the gov
ernment of said territory.’
"It also appears that chapter 54
of the territorial session laws, im
posing a pole tax upon male persons
in the territory, making the com
missioner of each precinct ex officio
poll tax collector, and providing that
he shall furnish bond to the territory
and receive as compensation for such
services 15 per cent, of all taxes col
lected. Also that chapter 52 of the
territorial session laws, imposing a
license tax upon trades and occupa
tions conducted in the territory and
providing that the licenses shall be
issued by the clerk of the district
court, who shall give bond: that
such taxes shall be covered into the
territorial treasury: and that United
States marshals and fish commission
ers, and their deputies, shall be li
cense inspectors under the act.
“The question presented is wheth
er the provisions of chapters 52 and
54 imposing duties upon commission
ers c’erics of the district cohrts. n.ar
shals, fish commission srs, and dep
uties are in violation of the provis
ions of the organic act above quoted.
“In a letter written by Hon. .1. C.
McReynolds, attorney general of the
United States, to John Rustgard, Un
ited States district attorney at Ju
neau, Alaska, after setting out the
clause in the organic act and also
the clauses in chapters 52 and 54
of the territorial session laws and
citing decisions of the supreme court
of the United States, he concludes
with the following paragraph:
“‘4t follows that Ihe legislation in
question attempts to impose official
duties under the government of the
territory upon persons holding com
missions or appointments under the
United States; and in so doing it vio
lates both the letter and the spirit
of section 11 of the organic act and
to that extent is void and of no ef
fecl
“This letter is set out in full on
pages 13, 14 and 15 of the hearings
before the House committee on the
territories on H. R. 11,740. Said hear
ings contain also a letter from the
governor of Alaska requesting that
legislation be passed by congress to
cure thfe dilemma in which the ter
ritory is placed by* this act.
“It appears that the officers which
the territorial legislature have di
rected to collect the taxes In Alaska
can not perform such duties of the
inhibition in the section of the or
ganic act above referred to. It is
necessary that they be empowered by
act of congress to perform these du
ties In order that the territory can
by said officers collect the taxes, and
your committee deems it wise and
economical for these officers to per
form such duties, and the passage ctf
the bill herein recommended will en
able them to do so.”
School Board Meeting.
A meeting of the School Board will
be held in the City Hall Friday, April
24, between 7:39 and 9:06 o’clock p.
m. Parents of pupils, or others hav
ing complaints are requested to ap-»
pear before the board.
A. VON GUNTHER,
l School Director.
Music! Music! Music:
All the latest popular music at the
Valdes Drub Store.'
FOR RENT or lease, one pool and
one billiard tabic complete. Inquire at
tM Big Place. Also a moving Retard
machine in first-class condition. tf
Arthur Hill Is In town from Saw
mill bay, where he has been oper
ating a email launch in connection
{With the longing • camp. ■ . . j
FOR SALE—Two houses located in
rea^*hcetdlatrio& of Valitos; also- the
JSrnetiUoe roadhouse.. for. pjrioe en
quire of W. M. Elliott at the Valdes
Mercantile Company. k99
Contractors to Drive SO Feet for
House and Lot Located in Valdez
—Will Soon Strike Lead.
President Hemple, of the Hemple
Copper company, operating on Land
locck bay, has contracted with Fritz
Hokanson, Gus Anderson and Fred
Wohlstrom to drive 80 feet of addi
tional tunnel on the property. The
men will take the Hemple building
and lot on the corner of Reservation
and Sherman streets for the work.
President Hemple stated to a rep
resentative of the Prospector this
morning that with the additional 80
feet of tunnel the company will have
almost 700 feet of tunnel and expect
to strike the big lead of copper at
that distance, afer which the com
pany will make preparations for ship
ping the ore.
A large amount of development
work has been done on the claims by
the company and it is expected to
make one of the largest producers on
Prince William sound of the prop
erty.
committeeTof
COUNCIL NAMED
Standin committees of the city
council were named today by the
mayor as follows. The first named
on each committee is chairman:
Public Health and Police Protec
tion—Martin; Lyons, Patterson.
Finance—Patterson, White, Martin.
Law and Ordinance—Lyons, White,
Thomas.
Purchasing—King, Martin, Thomas.
Sewerage and Wharfage—King,
Martin, Patterson.
Fire Protection and Water Supply
—Thomas, White, Patterson.
Streets and Street Lights—White,
Lyons, Thomas.
Assessment and Collection of Tax
es—White, Lyons, King.
Elections iind Printing—Martin,
King, Lyons.
Permanent Improvement s—Patter
son, Thomas, King.
pioneers"plan
DANCE MAY 23
■
The meeting of tlie Pioneers of last
night was well attended, although
many members of the order are out
of town at present. After the regu
lar order of business was disposed of
a smoker for members only was held
and greatly enjoyed by all present.
The Pioneers plan to give a grand
ball on Saturday, May 23, and will
make it one of the social events of
the season. A committee consisting
of W. T. Scott, Ed. Turner and E. G.
Ames, were appointed to confer with
the Pioneer ladies who had suggest
ed the dinner. The regular commit
tees will be appointed at the next
meeting.
Councilman Harry King nas a Doy
in the American navy aboard the bat
tleship Rhode Island. The council
man’s son is a wireless operator on
the big ship.
Summops for Publication.
In the U. S. Commissioner’s Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Valdez
Precinct.
H. E. Ellis, Plaintiff, vs. A. S.
Brown, Defendant.—Summons for
Publication.
To the above-named defendant, A.
S. Brown:
You arq hereby required to appear
in the above-named court, within
thirty days after the completion of
this summons against you, to-wit,
within thirty days after the 27th day
of May, 1114, and answer the com
pliint of plaintiff filed herein based
dn a contract express and implied
for the direct' payment of mbney'.and
unless yon bo appear and answer the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
'the relief demanded in said complaint,
and take jiidgment against yod ’tii the
sum at $946.20 and coats. Publica
tion ordered April IS, 1914.
: ' Dated at Valdes, Alaska, this list
day of April, 18^14.
George j. love,
,U. S. Commissioner and e^-qfflclo
; Justice of the Peace. *
First publication April 22, 1914.
Last publication Kay 27, 1914.
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JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez §outh-*6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th for .Cor*
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, .luneau. Sheep oreek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova. F.llamar. Voider, and r,atouohe. Kxplosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Ijatouche. loth: S S Cordova. 4">th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaskaj
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
sight reserved to change dates and steamers without notice!
B. F. WATSON ‘ VALDEZ DOCK CO.
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VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR boat supplies
Pump*. Well-Point*. Valeo* TT Water. Emi' and Suction
Cbas. R. Crawford ®
Plat* 61a«»,' Window GIa»», Roofing and Building Paper*, Roofing
dua I j—iTi Cement, Fleeter Leth, Shinglea, BmWere Herd
^£sbop end Job Work of eH Me
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Fhistog Lnsher. fa«ba^mor'seaco.
A. M. Dierinker
Valeez Transfer
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Gaaeral Tracking end'Freight
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COLEMAN HOUSE
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