Special Xmas Week Sale
All^ silver mesh bags and vanity cases to be
closed out at one-half price
All Casseroles at One-Third Off
A large assortment of candies in beautiful Xmas boxes
from which to select.
Many durable and entertaining toys for the young folks
OWL DRUG CO.
RUSSELL HERMANN, Manager.
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
pH0NE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
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CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel io the Interior—Well Heeted, Clenn Room*.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Independent Laundry Ce.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Foot Keystone Ave
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JUDGE BEN LINDSAY
IS DISCOURAGED
Hostility Shown to Ford Expedition
by European Nations Dampens
Ardor of the Party.
) CHRISTIANA, Norway, Dec. 20.—
Henry Ford, with his American
peace expedition, is meeting with an
apparently hristile reception and
many of.the delegates are urging that
the plan be abandoned. The various
Norwegian societies have refused to
co-operate with him officially but
have extended the delegation the usu
al courtesies accorded strangers.
Judge Ben Lindsay, who is report
ed to have led the fight against the
Ford resolutions condemning Presi
dent Wilson’s National defense pro
gram, is said to have expressed re
gret that he was induced to join the
party. He is advising that the expe
dition be abandoned.
Ford declares that he was subject
ed to ridicule before leaving the Uni
ted States and was prepared for hos
tility on the part of the European
government. He says he is not disap
pointed as he does not intend to op
erate through the governments, in ad
vancing his plans to call the soldiers
from the trenches.
Since his arrival here he has been
the recipient of hundreds of letters
condemning his efforts to restore
peace in Europe. Other letters have
been received threatening his life and
that of his co-workers if they at
tempted to invade the countries at
war.
Good Show
A good show at the Liberty Thea
tre tonight, five reels. Save your tur
key tickets.
Great Scott! Again?
One of those picture sales, just like
the one that created so much interes't
five years ago. On Tuesday, Dec.
21, nhxt, I will place on sale thou
sands of pictures, from the very fin
est to the very poorest I have. On
Tuesday they will be Bold at regular
prices, each day thereafter they will
be reduced 6c in price. All you have
to do is wait until they get down to
6c each. The sale will be between 2
and 5 p. m. each day. At the Candy
Kitchen. Signed, P. S. Hunt. tf
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Severy large bags of ptarmigan
were made yesterday near town by
local sportsmen.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
Pictures developed at tbe Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Kodak Supplies at cue Valdez
Drug Company. tf
Select your Xmas presents at E.
Winter’s. tf
Big dolls and little dolls for the
kiddies at E. Winter’s. tf
Why not select one of those pretty
silk or wool dresses for your wife
for a Christmas present at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Brooms 25c, 35c and 50c; for the
best at the Emporium. tf
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, fresh hull
ed shrimp, fresh whipped cream and
other table delicacies for the Christ
mas table at Love-Whitley’s. kl26
WANTED—A woman for general
housework for all or part of the day.
Apply to Box 85. tf
Fancy Stationery at tbe Valdez
Drug Store. •
Tonight
A fine show, over 5000 feet of film
in five reels at the Liberty Theatre
tonight. Save your turkey tickets.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland's.
Prices reasonable. •
Tickets for the Moose Christmas
dinner may be obtained by members
for themselves and friends at the of
fice of D. F. Millard, Copper Block.
No reservations will be made after
Wednesday, Dec. 22. k23
Turkeys for Christmas.
We have received a large ship
ment of fresh killed turkeys. Best
shipment ever brought to Alaska. Call
and inspect them. Love-Whitley. tf
You will find the latest novelties
in ladies’ neckwear at E. Winter’s, tf
Just received ,the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdez, at
Ben Silverman;?.
A fine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Not all the good mechanics are in
jail. There is one good one at large.
Once in a while try the Valdes Iron
Works. We guarantee our work is
as good as can be done anywhere, in
blacksmithing, machine work or au
togen eous welding. m-tf
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BRIDAL COUPLE
AT HOT SPRINGS
President Wilson and Bride Recipient
of Congratulations from Many
European Monarchs.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Dec. 20.—
President Wilson and his bride are
spending their honeymoon at the
summer home of the bride near this
city. The couple are accompanied by
Miss Margaret Wilson, the president’s
daughter, Mrs. Bolling, the bride’s
mother, and several others who ar
rived last night.
President Wilson has been the re
cipient of many congratulatory mes
sages from the rulers of European
countries, as well as from admirers in
all parts of the Union.
The bridal couple attended the
christening Helen McAddo, the presi
dent’s granddaughter, at the White
House yesterday at noon, where a
number of guests had been invited
to meet the president and his bride.
| PROM PENINSULA
Huve Suffered Tremendous flosses
But Were Unable to Advance
Against the Turkish Forces.
*
LONDON, Dec. 20.—It is officially
admitted by the British war office
that the British troops have been
withdrawn from Sulva Anzac on the
Gallipoli peninsula, where they have
met with heavy losses but have been
unable to advance against the Turk
ish troops.
The withdrawal of the troops from
Sulva Anzac is believed to be the
opening movement for the abandon
ment of the Gallipoli peninsula cam
paign which will result in releasing
more than one-fourth million Turk
ish troops which have been defend
ing the peninsula.
It is known that Lord Kitchener,
who recently returned from the Dar
danelles, advised the withdrawal of
the Allies’ troops from the peninsula
in order that an aggressive campaign
might be waged against Bulgaria
from Saloniki.
BEETSON MINE
IS LIKE BEEHIVE
Reported that More Thau Two Hun
dred Men are Employed In anti
About the Latonche Mine.
Eli and Louis Larson have return
ed to Valdez from Knight’s Island,
where they have been performing the
annual assessment work on copper
properties for themselves and other
Valdez people. They represented the
Hemple Knight’s Island Copper Co.’s
claims at Dryer bay as well as the
claims of the Neil Robson company,
also on Dryer bay. Their own prop
erty is located on Copper bay and
they state that the claims are showing
up very satisfactorily under develop
ment work.
Eli states that tremendous activity
is noticeable around the Beetson cop
per mine at Latouche. He reports
that between two and three hundred
men are employed in and about the
mine. Living quarters are scarce
and the men are sleeping in tents,
boats, the mess house and every
place where they can spread their
blankets.
The Beetson company is enlarging
its concentrator and is also increas
ing its bunker capacity with a view
of heavier shipments in future. Ad
vices from the mine state that large
bodies of rich ore have been uncov
ered during the development which
waB carried on during the past year.
Movements of Admiral Liners.
The local agency of the Pacific
Alaska Navigation company received
cable advices today stating that the
Admiral Evans sailed last night for
Alaska. The message also verified
the report that the Admiral Farragut
would drop one Alaskan trip and
make two trips between Seattle and
San Francisco. The Evans is sched
uled to sail from Seattle on her next
trip northward on January 7, and
will be followed by the Admiral Far
ragut on January 16.
MAXIM’S MACHINE SUN.
A Terrible Engine of Death Whioh
Works Automatically.
Early in life Hiram Maxim showed
himself a marvelous genius as an In
ventor. An incident of his boyhood. In
which tile recoil of a ritle attracted his
attention to an apparent loss of pow
er. led him In 18N1-2 to utilize the force
of the recoil to good account In a gun
which loads Itself automatically and
tires at the rate of 770 shots a minute
by the power of the previously wasted
force.
The Maxim machine gun Is nn en
gine of terrible destruction. This gun
has only a single barrel, which, wbeu
the shot is tired, recoils the distance 01
three-quarters of un inch on the other
parts of the gun. This recoil sets mov
ing the machinery which automatical
ly keeps up u continuous tire at the ex
traordinary rate of twelve rounds a
second.
Each recoil of the barrel has there
fore to perform the necessary functions
of extracting and ejecting the empty
cartridge, of bringing tip the next full
one and placing it in its proper posi
tion in tbe barrel, of cooking the ham
mer and pulling the trigger.
As long as tbe tiring continues these
functions are repeated round after
round in rapid succession. The barrel
Is provided with a water Jacket to pre
vent excessive heating.—Philadelphia,
Press.
GOING ROUND THE WORLD.
The Gain or Loss of One Whole Day In
Making the Trip.
In sailing around the world eastward
the days are each a little less than
twenty-four hours, according to the
speed of the ship, as the sun is met a
little earlier every morning. These lit
tle differences added together will
amount to twenty-four hours. This
gives the sailors an extra day—not in
Imagination, but as an actual fact.
They will have done an extra day's
work, eaten an extra day’s ration of
food and enjoyed an extra night’s
sleep.
On tlie other hand, in sailing west
ward the sun is overtaken a little each
day. and so each day is rather longer
thnn twenty-four hours, and clocks and
watches are found to be too fast. Tbls
also will amount in sailing around the
world to the point of departure to one
whole day by which the reckoning has
fallen in arrears. The eastern bound
ship. then, has gained a day. and the
Western bound ship has last one.
This strange fact, clearly worked out
leads to the apparent paradox that the
flrst named ship has a gain of two
whole days over the latter, if we sup
pose them to have departed from port
and returned together. — Westminster
Gazette.
Official National Anthem.
Do you know the official national an
them, which is supposed to bring the
patriot to his feet?
No doubt you think you do. even, as
l)as been proved aguiu and again, when
more than two or three Americans are
gathered together, that no one knows
more than a phrase or two of the
words, but do you rise for “Hall Co
lumbia." "My Country. 'Tis of Thee.”
or the "Star Spangled Banner?"
Of course 1 hear the army and uavy
folk, filmilinr with regulations, say
"Star Spangled Banner:” but. judging
from the actions of audiences at vaude
ville and movie shows recently, with
most it is a tossup between all three,
with the odds favoring evenly "Hail
Columbia” and "My Country.” Which
one is it. do you really know?—Phila
delphia Ledger.
Naming a Race Horse.
Some years ago at a sale of racing
yearlings the Duke of Portland and
another peer bid together for a tine
animal, and the contest between them
was very keen. At length over £5UP
was bid for the house.
"If we go on at this rate.” said the
other peer, "we shall be paying far
more than the creature Is worth. Sup
pose we buy it between us?"
The Duke of Portland agreed, and
later on they bad a discussion as to
what the horse should be called.
"Well," said his grace, “as we are go
ing to share it, why not call it ‘The
Loaf?’ ’’—London Mail.
A Chance at Last.
He—Did your mother appear pleased
when you broke the news of our en
gagement? She—Yes. indeed. She
said she had always wanted to tell you
what she thought of your habits of
dress and speech and total lack of good
manners and literary taste, and felt
now she bad tbe right to express her
self.— Richmond Times- Dispatch.
Lsttsr For Letter.
"Why does a poet begin so many of
his sentences with ‘O? inquired the
politician.
"There’s no answer,” replied Mr.
Penwiggler “Why does a speechtnak
er begin so mnny of bis sentences with
•I?’ ’’—Washington Star.
Puzzled.
. Every man who is not a monster,
mathematician or mad philosopher Is
the slave of some woman or other.—
George Eliot.
We are puzzling our brain to know
which one of these fellows we are.—
Ohio State Journal.
Outdone.
“He doted on Alice and would have
married her but for her mother."
“Ah! Her mother”—
“Yes; her mother was still more at
tractive."
Revenge is sweet only in anticipa
tion. never in accomplishment—
Youth's Companion.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES A TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD. Prop.
WYnn Want 8trict,y fre*h Eg«*> Butter, Fruit
* ^ ^ and Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. knute nafsted. Mgr.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 Clias. Fischer, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY j
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Her died
I Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60 ;
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves. Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and.Oils,
located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
Pacific Alaska navigation Co.
poor SOUND Admiral PUGET SOUND
California Lillfi Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on j
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calls llimnna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knik j
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franolaco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RIIV(>WOOD, Mgr.. Seattle; VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND 80TH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
p, B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One'road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It's the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.