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TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T.u
Prospector:
Monday, Feb, 19.—
First High Tide 10:04 a. m., 9.5.
Second High Tide 11:24 p. m., 7.4.
First Low Tide 3:53 a. m., 2.6.
Second Low Tide, 5:02 p. m., —1.4.
Tuesday, Feb. 20—
First High Tide 11:00 a. m., 10.0.
Second High Tide 12:00 m., 7.4.
First Low Tide 4:50 a. m., 1.6.
Second Low Tide 5:46 p. m., —0.6.
Wednesday, Feb. 21—
First High Tide 11:52 a. m.. 10.2.
First Low Tide 5:43 a. m., 0.6.
Second Low Tide 6:24 p. m., —1.9.
Thursday, Feb. 22—
First High Tide 0:38 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide 12:40 p. m., 10.1.
First Low'Tide 6:32 a. m., —0.2.
Second Low Tide 7:00 p. m., —1.6.
.Friday, Feb. 23—
First High Tide 1:15 a. m., 9.5.
Second High Tide 1:28 p. m„ 10.9.
First Low Tide 1:28 p. m., 10.9.
First Low Tide 7:19 a. m., —0.7.
Second Low Tide 7:36 p. m., —1.1.
Saturday, Feb. 24—
First High Tide 1:53 a. m., 8.4.
Second High Tide 2:13 p. ra., 8.8.
First Low Tide 8:05 a. m., —0.8.
Second Low Tide 8 :13 p. m., —0.3.
Sunday, Feb. 26—
First High Tide 2:30 a. m., 9.7.
Second High Tide 3:00 p. m., 7.8.
First Low Tide 8:52 a. m., —0.6.
3econd Low Tide 8:48 p. m., 0.5.
Monday, Feb. 26—
First High Tide 3:10 a. m., 9.4.
Second High Tide 3:60 p. m., 6.8.
First Low Tide 9:42 a. m., —0.2.
Second Low Tide 9:26 p. m. 1,6.
Tuesday, Feb. 27—
First High Tide 3:62 a. m.. 8.8.
Second High Tide 4:48 p. m.. 5.8.
First Low Tide 10:37 a. m., 0.4.
Second Low Tide 10:05 p. m., 2.4. •
Wednesday, Feb. 28—
First High Tide 4:46 a. m., 8.2.
Second High Tide 6:07 p. m.. 6.1.
First Low Tide 11:45 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 10:55 p. m., 3.2.
COLDER WEATHER INSIDE,
SAYS WEATHER REPORT
During the past 48 hours there has
been a decided drop in temperature
in the Interior. This morning Fair
banks reports 20 below, a drop of 42
degrees since Saturday. Salcha re
ports a drop of 40 degrees, Richard
son 37, McCarthy 32, McCallum 30,
Paxson 34, Hogan 26. Gulkana 40.
Copper Center 40, Tonsina 48, Teik
hell "13, Beaver Dam 30, Thompson
Pass 29 and Wortman 17. All sta
tions report below zero weather ex
cept Wortman. Gulkana and Tonsina
being the coldest with 30 below, Don
nelly next with 27 below, and Salcha
r.ext with 26. Fairbanks reports 20
below and the other stations from 10
to 19 below. The local temperature
reached 3 above zero last night and
the thermometer registered 4 above
at 7 o’clock.
OUSTED PRESIDENT ASKS
AMERICA TO INTERVENE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 19.
Alfredo Gonzales, deposed president
of Costa Rica, has sent an appeal to
the United States government for In
tervention. He is a refugee now in the
American legation at San Jose, where
his former minister of war, Frederi
co Tinoco, has installed himself as
provisional president after a revolu
tion that was brought to a successful
conclusion after 12 hours, and with
out bloodshed.
Official reports of the overthrow of
the Gonzalez administration afford
little ground for the belief that the
United States will interfere. The rev
olutionists killed no one and accord
ing to reports the developments rep
resented the culmination of a popular
demand. For almost 40 years Costa
Rica has been without a revolution,
and has been set forward as a model
Latin-American government.
Smuggling of Copper and Tin.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 19.—A new
method was recently discovered by
means of which copper and tin were
smuggled into Germany. The manu
facture of copper anchors and tin pro
pellers for ships was undertaken by a
factory and <n order to make them
look like iron they were tarred and
put on board tugs about to leave for
Germany. As every tug is allowed to
have on board one spare anchor the
trick was successful in a number of
cases. Recently a member of the se
cret police found a big tin spare pro
peller on board a tug in the harbor,
duly tarred over. It was, however, in
complete, and this attracted atten
tion. Two copper anchors were also
found.
SWITZERLAND AND
THE CENTRAL ROWERS
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 19.—
Commenting recently on the emphasis
laid by Germanophile papers on th.
various restrictions and so on impos
ed by the Entente on Swiss trade, the
Berner Tagwacht observed that, al
though complaints in this direction
were well founded, such papers never
referred at the same time to similar
measure taken by the Central pow
ers. In Holland, for instance, are
hundreds of casks of smoked and
salted fish and quantities of Dutch
cheeses waiting for exportation to
Switzerland, but Germany refuses to
afford any passage to these goods, and
in addition she has instructed her cus
toms officials to allow the transpor
tation of all consignments of Swiss
embroideries to foreign nations. Al
most simultaneously Austria has pro
hibited the importation of articles of
luxury including watches, embroid
ery, and chocolate, which represents
Switzerland’s principal exports, and
the sale of which to Austria-Hungary
realized the sum of 12,000,000 francs
in 1915.
House Passes Memorials.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 1#.—The
house today passed house bill 83 re
appropriating $127,000 of the 1915
highway fund not yet expended and
three memorials, petitioning Congress
to give the state $2,612 in money
spent on mobilizing the national
guard, asking a military highway
down the Pacific coast, and asking a
military highway from Vancouver.
Wash., to Fort Canby. The memo
rials have already passed the senate.
MRS. AMELIA HARRIS
IS ADJUDGED INSANE
Advices received at the Marshal’s
office state that Mrs. Amelia Harris
of Anchorage has been adjudged in
eane by a jury in the commissioner’s
court at that place, and will be sent
to the Morningside sanitarium. Dep
uty Marshal 8. O. Casler is now on h<s
way from Seward to Anchorage and
on his return will bring the patient
with him and take her to the states.
The report states that Mrs. HarriB Is
very violent.
The launch Pathfinder, Captain
Smith, came in last evening from El
lamar, Landlock and Fldalgo, and
will leave in the morning for Ella
mar. Port Wells and points to the
westward.
Alaska—Sailed from Seattle for Val
dez Feb. 17.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed from Seat
tle for Valdez, Feb. 16.
Northwestern—Sailed south Feb. 12.
Alaska—Sails north for Valdez, Feb.
16.
Victoria—Sailed north from Seattle
Jan. 24, with freight only.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez, Feb. 9.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez Feb. 12.
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valdez
to Seattle, February 15.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
I
jLvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 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.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Dally Weather Rei>ort.
Feb. 18, 1917, 7:00 p. m. .
Barometric pressure .30.369
Temperature .29
Maximum temperature .36
Minimum temperature .28
Mean temperature.32
Snow on ground .34 in.
Clear, northeast wind, 20 miles.
Feb. 19. 1917, 7:00 a. m.
Barometric pressure .30.342
Temperature .. 4
Maximum temperature .29
Minimum temperature . 3
Mean temperature.16
Snow on ground .34 in.
Clear, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
Interior Weather Report.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 19, 1917.
Fairbanks—20 below; 19 inches o'
snow; clear, calm.
Salcha—26 below; 14 inches of
en ow;clear, calm, trail fair.
Munson's—Mail, one passenger;
north, 6:30 a. m. date.
Richardson—19 below; 6 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good; freight
team south 3 p. m. yesterday.
McCarty—22 below; 5 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—27 below; 14 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good; Ahl
mark freight teams north this morn
ing; one musher south this a. m.
McCallum—15 below; 55 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good; stage
south 4 p. m. yesterday.
Paxson—24 below; 20 inches snow;
! clear, calm, trail fair; north stage, no
passenjers; south stage, two passen
gers; Terrill outfit out 6 a. m.
Hogan—14 below; 26 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Our Home—Road Commission out
fit north.
Sourdough—Brogan. Beran. Whip
ple south this morning.
Gulkana—30 below; 7 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail drifted.
Copper Center—25 below; 10 in. of
snow; clear, calm,, trail fair. Mail
northbound, 2 passengers, 6 a. m.
Tonsina—30 below; 30 in. snow;
clear, calm, trail bad.
Teikhell—12 below; 36 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail heavy and
drifted; ArrowsiAith north breaking
trail 8 a. m.
Beaver Dam—10 below; 48 inches
of snow; clear, calm, trail heavy and
drifted.
Summit—13 below; 76 inches of
mow; clear, calm, trail closed; Row
bottom and Locker north with dog
team 7 a. m.
Wortman—8 above; 34 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail drifted and
soft.
The finest northern lights of the
year were visible last evening about
10:30 They wore exceptionally bril
liant. _
STAR PITCHER HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE
COFFEYVILLE, Kan., Feb. 19.—
Walter Johnson pitcher for the Wash
ington American League club, nar
rowly escaped death from drowning
a few days ago, it was made known
here today.
While hunting coons with a party
of friends at night, he attempted to
cross a river on the Ice. The Ice broke
and although a strong swimmer, his
heavy hunting clothes so impeded his
efforts that it waB impossible to keep
his head above the surface for any
length of time. The timely arrl/al
of a companion saved him. He Is non**
the worse for his experience, it Is said.
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REGARD TO SAILINGS
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 19.—
The Treasury department has issued
orders that the sailings of American
vessels, the nature of their cargoeE
and their destination be kept secret.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
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RATION SYSTEM NOT
YET A BRITISH FACT
LONDON, Feb. 19.—The statement
made at iLeicester recently by Willtan
C. Anderson, labor metrrber of parlia
ment, that th4 United Kingdom woulo
at an early date be put under a ra
tion system created much discussion
and there were rumors that the Royal
Automobile club which the govern
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as headquarters for the distribution
of food tickets.
Mr. Anderson is a member of the
government food prices committee,
hence his statement gained credence,
but Lord Devonshire, the food cor.
troller, said that the statement made
by Mr. Anderson was incorrect and
unauthorized.
FAT-MAKING MEDICINE
IS HEED TO BE FRAUD
AUBURN. N. Y.. Feu. 19.—
B. Jones and Herbert E. Woodward,
who composed the Sargol Company,
manufacturers of a medicine which it
was claimed would put flesh on thin
people, were convicted of illegally u*
ing the mails by a jury In the United
States court. More than two hun
dred witnesses were examined and up
wards of 2,600 exhibits offered in evi
dence.
The evidence showed that the de
fendant had been receiving an income
of more than $1200 per day from thin
people who wished to get fat.
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