Valdez Daily Prospector
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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1015.
A NEW PHASE OF THE WAR.
If reports that have not as yet tak
en official form were to be accepted
"as the basis oi' judgment we might
readily reach tlie conclusion that
there will soon be a change in the
number of powers engaged in the.
war. Austria, we are told, is ready
to cry quits, and Italy, Greece, and
possibly Rumania may be expected to
join the Allies. It cannot be doubted
that Austria is in a bad way. The
economic strain to which she has been
subjected is almost beyond endur
ance, the success of her arms has
thus far been not very striking, and
her losses in the field and through
disease have been very great. There
is evidence that Germany does not
count on her ally as a secure reliance
—has, indeed, from the first had mis
givings about Austria’s staying pow
er. Her collapse would not be im
mediately decisive of the conflict, but
manifestly it would strengthen the
general conviction that victory for
Germany is no longer possible. This
is not the prevailing belief in Ger
many. It does prevail in neutral coun
tries and among the Allies.
Whatever Austria may do, the peo
ple of Italy and Greece are eager for
war. The reports of actual prepara
tions by the Italian government are
increasingly definite. It is even said
.that troops will be on the march be
fore the end of the present month,
and some color of probability is given
to these reports both by the utter
ances of Italian statesmen and by the
slow and difficult but apparently ir
resistible progress of the Allies in
their operations against the Turkish
capital. In Greece the question is be
tween the people and their popular
leader Venizelos and their not less
popular king, who, as the husband of
the kaiser’s sister, naturally takes a
determined stand against war. Na
tional interest will almost certainly
be tlie determining consideration
there as it will be in Rumania also.
More significant than any of the
current rumors were the plain inti
illations of the British chancellor of
the exchequer in his l'emarks in the
House of Commons on February 5 up
on the financial preparations of the
Allied powers. Reviewing the con
dition of Russia, France and Serbia,
he said that there were other states
“preparing for war, and it is obvious
ly our interest that they should be
well equipped for the task.” After
explaining that the plan of a joint
loan by the three Allies had been re
jected at the Paris conference he
made this statement:
"There was only one exception
which we decided to recommend, and
that was in the case of borrowings by
small states. We decided that each
of the great Allied countries should
contribute a portion of every loan
made to the small states who were
either in with us now or prepared to
come in later on, that the responsi
bility should be divided between the
three countries, and that at an op
portune moment a joint loan should
be floated to cover the advances eith
er already made, or to be made, to
these countries outside the three
great Allied countries. That was the
only exception we made in respect
of joitn loans. Up to the present very
considerable advances have been
made by Russia, by France, and by
ourselves to other countries. It is
proposed that, if there is an oppor
tune moment on the market, these
should be consolidated at some time
or other into one loan, that they
should be placed upon the markets of
Russia, France and Great Britain, but
that the liability should be divided in
to three equal parts.”
That is sufficiently direct and ex
plicit. It can hardly be doubted that
some of the lesser states have been
preparing “to come in later on”; it
is known that advances have been
made—the chancellor confirms the
published reports—and they were
plainly for war preparations. The
probability that the war will soon en
ter upon a new phase is, therefore,
one not to be overlooked.—Ex.
The Prospector office for Job work.
SHTISTIC BILL
KILLEJJ HOUSE
The Shoup vital statistics amenda
tory bill, re-written from the act pass
ed by the first legislature to avoid
the repeal of the law, was killed in
the house after a motion by Mr, Snow
to lay the bill on tlie table had been
lost.
On motion to indefinitely postpone
(he measure, the roll call showed the
following result:
To postpone: Burns, Daly, Driscoll,
Day, Getchell, Moran, Shoup, Mr.
Speaker. Eight.
Against: Britt, Coombs, Heckman,
Holland, Noon, Tansey, Snow. Absent,
Ifeid. Seven.
The chair ruled that a majority of
the quorum prevailed, after the ques
tion had been raised by Mr. Snow
that a majority of the whole house
was necessary.
The vital statistics registration sit
uation is now in the same status as
before the legislature met. Mr. Shotip
said his purpose in introducing the
amendatory bill was in order to place
Alaska within the zone requested by
the Federal Bureau of Census, that
the morality of the nation might be
measured. Without the legitimacy or
illegitimacy of a child set forth in the
records, he said, the bill was worth
less.
The house passed a bill to appro
priate $100 for use by the Secretary
of the Territory, as ex officio vital
statistics registrar. The money will
be spent for contingent expenses, sup
plies, etc.
THREE LITTLE TOTS
BEG FOR “DADDY"
In a touching letter of appeal ad
dressed to Governor J. F. A. Strong,
Mrs. Clinton D. Stewart, of El Seg
undo, California, requests information
concerning her husband, who some
two years ago left California for
Utah and later came to Alaska. Stew
art is described as 5 feet, 11 inches
in height, of light complexion, smooth
shaven, and weighs about 153 pounds.
Mrs. Stewart writes:
“We have three little children, and
they beg for their daddy to come
back. His share of his father’s es
tate is waiting for him if he will com
municate with me or his mother.”
The False Bride.
“The False Bride,” a remarkable
drama in three parts at the Orpheum
tonight. Florence Lawrence plays a
double role of wife and slum girl.
Children under fifteen years will not
be admitted without their parents for
this drama. This story is written by
Captain Leslie Peacocke.
TIDE TABLES FORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t'me of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Tuesday, March 23.
High tide •*:on a. m.. Id.7; 6:22 p.
m., 8.0.
Low tide 11:20 a. ill., 1.7; 10:31 p.
ill., 4.1.
Wednesday, March 24.
High tide 5:10 a. in., 10.3; 8:52 p.
m„ 8.2.
Low tide 1:03 p. ill., 1.9.
Thursday, March 25
High tide 6:40 a. m„ 10.2; 11:24 p.
m., 8. 7.
Low tide 12:02 a. m., 4.4; 2:31 p.
m„ 1.6.
Friday, March 26.
High tide 8:09 a. m., 10.0; 10:00 p.
m., 9.4.
Low tide 1:56 a. m., 4.1; 3:25 p.
•n., 1.1.
Saturday, March 27.
High tide 9:17 a. m., 10.9; 10:29 p.
m., 10.3.
Low tide 3:15 a. m., 3.3; 4:04 p.
ra., 0.6.
Sunday, March 28.
High tide 10:11 a. m., 11.4; 10:56 p.
tn., 11:1.
Low tide 4:07 a. m., 2.3; 4:39 p.
m., 0.3.
Notice of Special Election.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial election for the purpose of elect
ing a clerk of the Valdez school board
to fill the vacancy caused by the re
moval of C. E. Bunnell from the city
of Valdez, Alaska. Election will be
held at the Fire Hall Valdez, Alaska,
April 6th, 1915. The polls will be
open from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. The
following persons shall be qualified
to vote: All adults who are citizens
of the United States, or who have
declared their intention to become
such and who are residents of the
Valdez school district. The judges
of said election will be Chas. Sealey,
John Heckey, and Sam McNiece. The
clerks shall be John Krum and C. P.
Topliff.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 1915.
‘ A. VON GUNTHER,
MRS. ALBERT WHITE,
Members of Valdez School Board.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun
dred dollars (1300.00), lawful money
of the United States, in labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
interest in those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
3, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 5, Monte Carlo No. 6, the
location notices of said claims
being of record in the office of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322,
323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on Turning claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
claims for the period ending Uecem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1915,
you contribute your proportion ol
such expenditure incurred in perform
ing said annual labor and improve
ments, which is the Him of three
hundred dollars ($300.00), your inter
est in said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said sec'!on.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
day of February, 1915.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publication May 6, 1915.
Notice of Filing Final Account and of
Hearing Thereon.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, Valdez Precinct.
In the matter of the estate of Dan
S. Kain, deceased. No. 146. Notice
of filing of final account and of hear
ing thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th (lay of March, 1915, S. Blum, the
administrator of the estate of Dan S.
Kain, deceased, tiled in and present
ed for settlement to the above-named
court bis final report and account of
his administration of said estate, and
that Thursday, the 20th day of May,
1915, at the hour of two o’clock in
the afternoon, at the court room of
the above-named court, in the Town
of Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap
pointed by the above-named court as
the time and place for the settlement
of said final account and the hear
ing of objections thereto.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th
day of March, 1915.
S. BLUM,
Administrator of said Estate.
Donohoe & Dimond attorneys for
administrator.
First publication March 18, 1915.
Last publication April 8, 1915.
Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is Hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
Donohoe Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEN, Administrator.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notidedtliat
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to bo'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of 666.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONN1NG.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Port Llscum. Leaves Valdez
8:16 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. la. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips at the launch
on the secoi-d and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being ufled
to clean boil'rs.
FOR SALE—Six good work dogs,
well broke and good workers. Cheap.
Apply T. E. Dougherty. tf
Clearance Sale of Men’s Shirts
In anticipation of our Spring1
shipment of
MEN’S CLUETT SHIRTS
We desire to close out about 10
dozen Men’s Shirts, mostly stiff
bosom, both fancy and white,
which have become somewhat
soiled and are therefore difficult
to sell at regular prices.
These shirts are all standard makes,
such as
CLUETT, VICTOR,
SILVER and EMERY
and formerly sold at
from $1.00 to $2.00
Sale Price 25c and 50c
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
—» DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
) a. m.. to 6 v. in., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
A T TOR N E Y S - A T • L A \V
Office Opposite Court I iou-r
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
tp all parts pf the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez
Ed. Wood, • • • Proprietor.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nureet—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms end Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
Notice To Property Owners.
Publlic notice is hereby given prop
erty owners that all sidewalks must
be cleared of snow and ice before
Monday morning, March 29, or the
work will be done by the city at the
expense of property owners.
WILLARD T. SCOTT,
k 29 Marsha^.
4
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
[ 8crruj> in pond ]
FULL
QUART
———BOTTLED IN BOND
Has Had no Peers for Fifty Years
_ SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and f f TA/IDI7D and Building
Puget Sound LUIYlDLlV Material
CONSTANTLY on hand
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry__
BEST PUCE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commiuion
!7 a m to 9 a m
Lunch 1* m to 1 p m
8 to 7 p m
BOARD A ROOM 8SO per Mo.
EXPERT
Cleaning & Pressing
By H. M. SALING, at
Silverman’* Tailor Shop
Good* called for and delivered.
Both Phone* 198.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, March 23, 1915.
STATION \bove Below. Snow l n. WEATHElt CONDITIONS '
Donnelly . 38 High winds, south trail bare, open
, north.
McCallum . 30 26 South wind, trail fair.
Paxson’s . 37 27 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Hogan . 33 9 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana . 28 8 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Copper Center .... 28 8 Cloudy, trail soft.
Tonsina . 18 25 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 15 26 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Heaver Dam . 40 37 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.