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IF in doubt give Merchandise
Bonds. They can be obtain
ed in any denomination.
White Ivory For My Lady
^■rHE Ivory cata be had in either separate
^ pieces or in sets. There are minors,
combs and brushes, trays, powder jars, puff
jars, cloth brush, manicure pieces—as files,
cuticle knife, buffer and button hooks. Priced
a piece from 35c to $4.00.
Men’s Neckwear Ji Plenty
/fj\NE of the most popular Christinas gifts
\Jj/ and one that never comes amiss. And
here at this store you’ll find a splendid as
sortment. Most of them are Cheney’s. There
are all colors and styles. Priced each at 75c
A NEW shipment of Dorothy Dodd Shoes are
now on display. Some very nifty model*
are shown. Priced at $4.50 and $5.00.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
I The Christmas Store of Valdez. ^
NEW TELEPHONES
BEING INSTALLLED
Valdez Signal Corps will He enabled
to Communicate with Camp
Comfort After Today.
Acting on the recommendation of J
Lieut. C. A. Dougherty, in charge of
the coast division of the military tel
egraph and cable system, the depart
ment has authorized the installation
of telephone instruments at all the
stations between Valdez and Fair
banks.
The service between Valdez and
Camp Comfort will be inaugurated
tomorrow and will be extended to
Fairbanks as soon as the instruments
have been installed.
The instruments are somewhat dif
ferent from the ordinary telephone
receiver and transmitter, requiring
stronger batteries and special appli
ances to transmit the voice over the
heavy telegraph wires. The installa
tion of the telephone system will en
able stations where no operators are
stationed to communicate with the
nearest stations and will obviate the
necessity of keeping telegraphers at
all points of the line.
Operators who are familiar with
the system state that it has been in
general use by the railroads operat
ing in the mountain divisions in the
western states as it enabled trainmen
to call up stations from points along
the line where telegraph station is
maintained. It is essentially a short
range system, being limited to a j
range of less than one hundred miles,
but is expected to give good results
in Alaska where the stations are close
together.
CANAL OPEN TO
SMALL VESSELS
Officials Believe that Slide Is Now
Under Control and that Water
way Uemain Open.
PANAMA, Dec. 20.—Captains of
steamers waiting to pass through the
Panama canal have been notified the!
the officials expect to permit vessels
drawing ten feet sof water or less to
pass through the cantfl after today.
There are scores of vessels loaded
with grain from Puget Sound and
other Pacific coast ports waiting
their turn to pass through to the At
lantic.
The officials in charge of the work
of removing the hundreds of thou
sand of square yards of earth which
blocked the canal believe that the
waterway wjl* never again be block
ed so as to interrupt the passage of
vessels. They have caused earth
which was apparently solid, but
which it was fea.ed might slide at
some later date, to be removed to
prevent the waterway from again be
ing closed to navigation.
Ten light draft vessels passed into
the canal from the Pacific today.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Whole*ale]and Retail Dealer* in *
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
«PINZON BAR
Imported and Domestic
V|nes, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
JUNEAU HOSPITALS
REPORTED FILLED
Scarlet Fever is Epidemic Among
Pupils of Public Schools and
Buildings ma$ be Closed^
Physicians in Alaska coast towns
have been warned to keep a sharp
watch for the appearance of scarlet
fever and other diseases which are re
ported to be epidemic ih Juneau.
It is reported that there is more
sickness in Juneau this winter than
ever before, and that the hospitals
are full to overflowing with patients
seeking admission. The diseases
range from grippe, scarlet fever and
pneumonia to typhoid fever.
It will be remembered that a few
years ago every person coming to the
Territory was compelled to submit
to being vaccinated owing to a small
pox scare. The scare resulted from a
woman being permitted to travel to
her home at Bristol Bay although she
was suspected of having been subject
ed to contagion. The disease did not
prove to be smallpox but measles
which spread among the natives re
sulting in a number of deaths.
The epidemic of scarlet fever has
attained such proportions in Juneau
that the closing of the public schools
until the disease is stamped out
among the pupils is under considera
tion by the authorities.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
BEING ORGANIZED
Party Better Organized in Third Di
vision than any Other Part of
the Territory. •
According to information in the
hands of A1 White. Republican terri
torial organizer, that party will have
a strong organization in the field next
year, as most of the towns in Alaska
have formed clubs for that purpose.
In the Second division the Repub
lican club of Nome has a large mem
bership. Its officers are: Dr. Chase,
president; T. M. Clowes, vice-presi
dent; Chas. Milot, secretary, and O.
Weaver, treasurer.
Former Mayor Carter, of Fair
banks, is organizing a club which is
expected .to have the largest mem
bership of any club in Alaska.
In the Third division the Repub
licans are better organized than in
any other part of the territory, clubs
having been organized at McCarthy,
Chitina, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
Anchorage. The principal officers of
the clubs in this division are as fol
lows :
McCarthy: Oscar Breedman, presi
dent; Peter Johnson, vice-president:
Frank Foster, secretary and Sam
Seltrich, treasurer.
Chitina: Oscar Fish, president.
Cordova: C. M. Frazier, presi
dent; Thos. Scott, secretary
Valdez; Chas. Kraemer, presi
dent; C. B. Smith, vice-president; W.
M. Goodwin, secretary-treasurer.
Seward: Club in process of being
organized.
Anchorage: Arthur Frame, presi
dent. Over eighty members signed
the opening roll.
SOME GOOD THINGS
AT THE EMPRESS
During Christmas Week and New
Years.
Monday and Tuesday—
Jack London’s great story in six
parts, "Martin Eden.”
Program for Wednesday only—
A Man from the East, drama.
Stopping the Limited, comedy dra
ma.
Love and Flames, comedy.
Sherlock Bonehead, comedy.
Program for Thursday only—
Fragment of Ash, drama.
Mayor’s Secretary. Alice Joyce in
two acts.
Under False Colors, comedy.
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Night, “M’Liss,” Bret Harte’s fa
mous story, in five acts.
New Year’s Feature—
“The Moonstone,” a 6 part feature
story of thrilling Interest.
Holiday goods, wearing apparel,
household utensils and articles of ev
eryday needs coming on every boat,
and sold at a bargain. There will be
no half or one-third off after the Holi
days at the Emporium. The goods
are now marked at bottom prices;,
you will find many articles on our
flye-cent counter you have been cus
tomarily paying 16 and 26 cents for.
Just Received
A large assortment hand painted
china su table for Xmas.
Also Fresh Rose B.*ads from Cali*
fornia.
New leather goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
felt and leather.
All kinds of smoker’s articles.
Universal Electric percolators,
Eastman Kodaks and supplies.
Japanese baskets one-fourth off.
Christmas candies—-see onr as
sortment
Valdez Drug Co.
NIGHT LETTER .
SERVICE EXTENDED
Beginning Tomorrow Night Message*
of Fifty Words Will He Receiv
ed from Private Lines.
The night letter service which be
came effective on December 1 where
by letters of fifty words or less could
be sent to the states for delivery the
following day at the regular toll for
fen words sent during the day, will
be extended to all wireless stations as
well as private telephone lines. The
:ew order goes into effect tomorrow
and will prove a great convenience to
the residents of communities connect
ed with the Signal Corps stations by
ielephoiyc lines.
The new service will extend to Ka
|valla, Ruhy, Glen Gulch in the Ram
part district, Long City and Long
creek. The inauguration of the night
letter service although it has been in
force for nearly a month, has not re
sulted with the offices being overbur
dened with work. It is expected,
however, that during the busy season,
when merchants and others in inte
rior Alaska are ordering shipments,
that the letter service will come into
general use.
90S TEAM KILLED
8T A METEORITE
j
Driver was no Feet Behind and Was
Rendered Unconscious by Roar
and Blinding Flash.
DAWSON: Three dogs driven by
Andrew Johnson were killed by a
giant meteorite $rhich fell on the
Yukon & White Pass Telegraph line
near Nahlan station.
Johnson was traveling behind his
team a distance of 50 feet and was
stunned and remained unconscious
several hours.
The meteorite made a hole 50 feet
In the ground.
Johnson has fully recovered.
In relating his experience he says
that he remembers seeing a blinding
flash, hearing a terrific roar and then
remembered nothing more until he
recovered consciousness.
Several parties have set out from
Whitehorse with a view of recovering
parts of the meteorite, or the entire
rock if not too large to handle.
Shooting stars have often been ob
served in this section, but this is the
first time on record where animals
have been killed.
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the t^ular height to
the soundings given^on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract It.
Monday, December 90.
High—0:13 am. 6.7; 11:09 pm, 9.4
Low—6:01 am, 3.6; 6:16 pm, —0.7
Tuesday, December 91.
High—12:49 am, 6.9; 11:44 pm, 9.5
Low—6:37 am, 3.4; 6:49 pm, —0.8
Wednesday, December 99.
High—1:23 am, 6.9; 12:20 pm, 9.5
Low—6:11 am, 3.4; 7:20 pm, —.8
Thursday, December 98.
Low—6:47 am, 3.3; 7:61 pm, —0.7
High—9:56 am, 9.6.
Friday, December 94.
High—2:28 am, 7.0; 1:29 pm. 9.2
Low—7:26 am, 3.3;-8:22 pm, —0.6
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Firej'
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have.
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Frujt French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials \ I
The Largest Stock of Candies in tfelJorth
CHMIDT’S BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegels High Grade Candies.
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156
*~H~I SWIFT DELIVERY
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Sew-E-Z
HERE’S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
which runs the machine for'you. At last you can sew with
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes It run
automatically right. No broken threads; no jerks—just a silent
steady motiom which stops the instant you remove your foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Saturday, December 25.
High—3:01 am, 7.1; 2:06 pm, $.8
Low—8:06 am, 3.3; 8:66 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 26.
High—3:36 am, 7.2; 2:46 pm, 8.2
Low—8:42 am, 3.3; 9:28 pm, 0.2
Monday, December 27
High—4:11 am, 7.4; 3:31 pm, 7.6
Low—9:44 am, 3.2;, 10:06 pm, 0.8
Tuesday, December 28.
High—6:00 am, 6.4; 3:62 pm, 7.3
Low—10:01 am, 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1
, Wednesday, December 20.
High—6:32 am, 8.0; 6:87 pm, 6.0
Low—11:66 am, 2.$.
Thursday, December 80.
High—6:21 am, 8.4; 7:06 pm, 6.6.
Low—11:81 am. 2.1; 1:14 pm, 1.2
Friday, December 81.
«igh—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm, 6.6
Low—12:27 am, 2.7; 2:30 pm. 1.0
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lva. Valdez
8:16 a.m. 9:46 s.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.at.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.*.
|1:16 p.m. 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:S0 p.m.
There will be no trip ot the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays ot
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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