(iiant Powder for every require
ment may be purchased at this
store. Quality guaranteed in ev
ery respect.
Children’s Sleds Just Received
Sledding is always a popular winter sport
and this fall we are showing several espec
ially good numbers. One number can be
steered direct from the sled. See the display.
Ohio Ranges
The best high grade Range to be had on
the market today. Actual proof is to be had
in the number found in Valdez homes.
About Groceries
A 1;-. Miner, Mr. Restaurant Man and to ev
ery housewife in V aldez, we want to talk
groceries. We want you to know the real
merit of stocks canned. We know we can
give you the best of service at most reason
able pricings. Stocks are now at their very
best. A trial is all we ask.
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
Senator Smoot Figures
Senator Smoot figures tHat 36.02
per cent of this country's war expen
ditures are to be met by taxation,
comparing with 26 per cent in Eng
land. 1476 per cent in France 14 76
in Germany and S per cent in Canada.
Of the $18,879,177,014 appropriated
for the year. $7,240,000,000 is ex
pected to he paid back to the govern
ment with interest, including $10,
000,000 war risk insurance, $60,000,
000 sinking fund, $7,000,000,000
loans to allies and $17,000,000 inter
est on loans to allies. Revenues to be
raised "under existing laws are as fol
lows: From acts in force before the
present session of Congress, $1,333,
r.00,000; from revenue act just pass
id. $2,534,870,000; and postoftice re
ceipts. $325,000,000.
On account of so many persons al
lowing water to run nights to prevent
its freezing. Mayor Watts of Anchor
age is threatening to shut the water
off in the residence district.
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Johnny Kacerosky was an outgoing
passenger on (he steamship Alaska,
from Anchorage. He will spend the
winter in Seattle with his mother.
Byron S. Bartholf of the Gold Cord
Mining Company was a passenger on
the steamer Alaska from Anchorage
to the States.
Mr anti Mrs. H. Brenno and chil
dren left on the steamer Alaska this
morning for Seattle, where they will
make their home for the future. Mr.
Brenno has been a resident of Valdez
for many years’ and has a host of
friends here, who regret to see he and
his family leave.
Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-in
toxicating at K. Hunt’s. tf
Old papers In bunches of 100 at
this office, onlv 10 cents. tf
Fresh bulk chocolates and a new
line of box candies at Hunt’s. tf
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A THROUGH TICKET
Via
Chicago, Milwauke
WHY
By buying a through ticket you save from $10.00 to
$15.00 as against buying to Seattle and re-buying
there.
By buying over the G. M. & St. P. Ry. you are as
sured the comfort that comes from riding behind an
electric locomotive—the most powerful in all the
world— and that personal attention which is a fea
ture of “Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other parti
culars consult your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, Jr.. J. F. BAHL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent City Passenger Agent,
Stuart Building. Second and Cherry,
Seattle, Washington.
THE PINZON
TOBACCO & CIGARS
POOL & BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 Me kinley St, Valdez
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MAYOR HI GILL
HAMPERS MILITARY
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Col. Saville, Head of Military Police
Accuses Seattle Mayor of Ham
pering Investigation
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—Colonel Sa
ville, head of the military police at
Camp Lewis, accuses Mayor Hi Gill
of hampering the activities of his men
in their investigation of German ac
tivity against the war in Seattle.
Taxes Now I >ue
Taxes for the Town of Valdez for
the year 1917 are now due and pay
able at my office at the corner of Key
stone Avenue and McKinley Street.
Taxes will be delinquent on Monday,
December 5. 1917 at 6 o'clock p. m.,
I and unless paid prior thereto, a pen
alty of 10 per cent will be added to
; the amount and interest at the rate
jot' 12 per cent per annum.
Warrants issued by the present!
1 council will be accepted in payment of j
I taxes.
Office hours, 10 a. m., to 12 m.,
and 2 p. m., to 4 p. ni., except Sun
! days.
Dated this 0th day of November,
1917.
E. G. AMES,
kl 1-21 Town Treasurer.
DAY'S DOINGS OF
THE DISTRICT COURT
At tills morning’s session of the
District Court the case of French vs.
breach was heard, and a continua
tion of the case granted.
In the case of Kernan vs. Andrus,
an order was made granting plain
tin leave to amend complaint.
There being no further business
court took a recess until 2 p. m.
II. L. Waller, a prominent attor
ney ot Anchorage, was an arrival on
the Alaska on business before the
District Court.
BTU CRASH COMES
IN PROVISIONS
CHICAGO, Nov. li.— Provisions un
derwent a remarkable collapse in to
day s market, especially pork, which
crashed down $2.30 a barrel, Jauu-,
ary delivery, the principal trading op
tion. Kilts (bacon) fell $1.05.
Assertions from authoritative
sources that the supply of hogs for
feeding was much larger than had
'cen generally supposed made hold
ers of provisions lose confidence. It
was said receipts of hogs for packing
purposes would greatly enlarge as
soon as the effect of (lie new corn
crop began to be felt.
Anti-Drafters Sent to Pen
NEW YOKE, Nov. Thirty days
each in the penitentiary was the sen
tence imposed today by Federal
Judge Irvin upon Edwin R. Cheyney.
son or a professor in the University
of Pennsylvania, and Lewis C. Fraina,
convicted of conspiracy to obstruct
the selective draft law.
Panama Officials Buy Bonds
PANAMA, Nov. 6.—Dr. Roman
Valdez, president of Panama, and
cabinet members subscribed liberally
io the American Liberty Loan.
Valdez received a touch of winter
weather today.
Send your want ads to the Prospec
tor.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:15 p. in. 10:30 p. m.
11:15 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boiler*.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet erlgencles of the ser
vice!
All official. Easiness between Vai
de* and the Poet Should he arranged
fot transaction, where eoailble, so
that advantage will be taken of tbs
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLER,
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
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Steamship Admiral Farragut—Sailed
south from Valdez. Sunday, Oct.
21.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed south
from Valdez. Tuesday. Oct. 30.
Steamship Admiral Watson—Sailed
south from Valdez, Tuesday. Oct.
30.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed South from
Valdez. Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed north
from Seattle, Thursday. Novem
ber 1.
Steamship Admiral Evans--Sailed
west from Valdez. Thursday, Nov.
1.
Record Cattle Prices
FARGO, N. D„ Nov. 6.—All high
price records for purebred short horn j
cattle in four states Minnesota, S.
Dakoat, Montana and N. Dakota
were broken yesterday, it became i
known today, when nine bulls and
thirty-one heifers sold for $15,000 j
at a sale on the B. W. Aylor farm.
The average price per head was $375. i
the previous record in the four states 1
being $352.
PRINCETON PRESIDENT
GRILLS TRAITORS
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 6 —Treas
on spread in ttie guise of academic
teaching was condemned by Dr. John
Grier Hibbeti, president of Princeton
University before a group of eminent
educators assembled yesterday to de
fine the service of the college to the
state. “When any member of a col
lege faction throws about himself the
cloak of academic freedom to utter
treason, then academic freedom is a
farce," declared Dr. Hibben.
The speaker said the theory of the
government was that of right over
wrong, honesty over dishonesty and
decency over indecency. “And as sure
as there is a God in heaven," he said,
“a nation so inhuman as Germany
will have no regard for these princi
ples if it wins.”
Arrivals from Anchorage state that
it is reported that that the Mariposa
would go direct to Anchorage with
out stopping at any of the Sound cit
ies, that she might unload her car
go before the ice became dangerous.
Tt is stated that when the Alaska left
Anchorage the ice had commenced
to run in the Inlet.
George Max Esterly, the well
known Nizina mining man, is expect
ed to arrive on the Mariposa to at
tend court in connection with the An
driis-Kernan and Kernan-Andrus
cases.
ACTOMORILE WRECKED
THREE PERSONS DEAD
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. ti.—The
I bodies of Dr. Francis P. Ano, a Pasa
i dena dentist, and Mrs. Charles Jor
dan, of this city, were found in a
wrecked automobile on the outskirts
of the city early today. Near the car
HOLLAND’S ROYALTY.
Quean Wdhelmna, Prince
Henry and Their Daughter.
Through all her many troubles little
Holland still loves Its queen aud looks
earnestly to her to keep it neutral.
Here we see Queen Wllbeltulna with
her consort. Prince Henry, who, by the
way. was born In Germany. Standing
.between her royal mother and father
la Princess Juliana, the pride of her
People.
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1,1917
Banking hours of the First
Bank of Valdez mil be
from 9 to 12 m.
from 1 to 3 p.m.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
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Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1 j
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Office, toot of Wall street.
The
Best of All
“I've been ad- J
miring your M
wedding girts
i and am glad
that y our i
friends were i
so thoughtful
as to remem
ber the electri
cal devices.”
“IIow I would have enjoyed them
twenty years ago. Anyhow it is
pleasant to feel that you’ll enjoy
them and you’ll find this
G-E Radiant Electric Grill
the best of all—so practical and convenient—I think I will
get one myself.” If you are so disposed, give us a call.
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P. W. S. W. P. L & T. Co.
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lay Charles Jordan, husband of the
dead woman, and Miss Margaret
Kalekoski, motion picture actress,
known as Margaret King, of Wash
ington state. Both were seriously in
jured. According to an unverified re
port to police, the machine was seen
to strike a street car.
Saturday, November 17th, Grand
Masque Ball, given by the F. O. E. *
Fox’s snappy drinks for this cold
weather at Hunt’s. tf
Eighteen above was recorded in
Valdez last night by the local wea
ther observer.
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Mari posa in Cordova
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
Cordova at one o’clock today and is
expected in pert some time tonight
or early tomorrow morning. The
steamship Evans will be in port from
the west Thursday.
Rl'KSIAN TRAITORS HELP
GERMAN FORCES AT RIGA
PETROGRAD, Nov. 6.—How the
Germans were elided in the capture
of Oesei and Hoon islands in the Gulf
of Riga by sympathizers there is told
by M. Vishnevsky, a commissioner
sent to observe conditions there and
who escaped in an open boat after
the occupation. He says several of the
officers, including General Marinoff,
commander of the garrison, commit
ted suicide when the troops surrender
ed. When Aviator Safonow brought
down a German hydro-airplane the
dead occupant was found to have
complete plans not only of existing
but of proposed fortifications.
A pretty line or colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Capris’ you will find knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
CITY EXPRESS. Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t-iat haggle for you. tf
For first-class men is and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants* Cafe. tf
Use Rexall Hair Tome and you will
use no other. Valdes Drug Store, tf
Furnished room* at Mrs Osland's.
Prices' reasonable: •
Just received all the latest pop
lar songs at O. O. Reinke’s. tf