New Ginghams Ready
PRING is coming. The new ginghams are
Cn here—plaids, checks and plain colors in
__ splendid good assortments. Start your spring
sewing now. Ginghams priced a yard 15c. /''] \
OME pretty patterns in Ripplette and
^ Devonshire cloths have also just been
_ received. Priced a yard, 20c and 25c.
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Brother of I)r. Mohr Testifies that
Wife of Murdered Physician Had
Duped Her Husband.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 2.—The first
week of the trial of Victor Brown and
Henry Spellman, the negro defen
dants who are charged with having
murdered Dr. C1. Franklin Mohr, has
produced some sensational evidence,
and has shown that intense hatred ex
ists in the hearts of the relatives of
the dead man against his wife who
had been charged with plotting his
death.
During the trial yesterday after
noon a brother of Dr. Mohr testified
that the dead man had told him that
Mrs. Mohr’s two children were both
illegitimate, one of them being the
child of the Nova Scotia preacher who
had caused the hrs,. break in the hap
piness of the couple.
Commissioner Moulton of the Prov
idence police testified that he had
been present when the negroes con
fessed in police headquarters after
their arrests, and that Brown had
Rimed that Mrs. Mohr had purchased
the motorcycle upon which the accus
ed slayers rode to and from the scene
of the murder. She had also pur
chased the revolver which had been
used to shoot her husband and had
promised him $2000 to kill Dr. Mohr.
Notice to Patrons.
_ The full number of teachers having
now returned to the Ursuline Con
vent, lessons will be resumed on
Monday, January 24.
The Nuns hope to welcome all their
former pupils and many more. Your
generous and deeply appreciated pat
ronage is earnestly requested.
A commercial course. will fc-rui a
special part of the curriculum and
careful attention will be given a -o to
Mathematics, English, French, Ger
man, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Plano,
Violin, Guitar, Mandolin, Harp and
Embroidery.
For further particulars apply to
Mother Superior.
TRUTH ABOUT LOST
DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN
LONDON, Feb. 2.—The true story
of the Dardanelles campaign, which
proved a failure with full revelations
of its horrors, is given by the report
of Oen. Ian Hamilton, in the British
Official Gazette.
It is a tale of blunders, incompe
tency and failures, with victory al
ways Just within grasp yet never at
tained because somebody erred. Raw
and untried troops were thrown
against the Turkish veterans only to
be mowed down and annihilated.
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The former Gallipoli commander
frankly admits that bis generals fail
ed to decimate
ed to advance In order to spare their
decimated troops, and tells how the
men, many of them under lire for the
first time, suffering agonies from lack
of water, stood their ground until
shot down. So intense was their
thirst that men even lapped up the
drops of moisture exuding from the
water-filled canvas bags carried by
mules. Because there was no water
reserves were not used when needed.
Failure of the British government
to send the 50,000 reinforcements he
had requested, caused the collapse of
the Dardanelles enterprise. Genera'
Hamilton asserted.
CHICAGO MINISTER IS
INDICTED FOR SEDUCTION.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Rev. Reve.
Slaughter, pastor of a local mhuroh,
has been indicted by the gr#d jury
jon the charge-of having betrayed a
young girl. The members of his con
gregation, including the parents of
the girl, upon whose testimony the
indictment was returned, have come
to the defense of the minister and
have secured his release on $10,000
ball. The parents of the girl say that
, their daughter is a defective and that
they have for some time been consid
ering the advisability of having her
committed to an asylum. The arrest
of the popular minister on the seri
ous charge has created a sensation,
but his friends believe that he will
have no difficulty in establishing his
innocence.
CARD PARTY AT RECTORY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The ladies of the Valdez Civic
League have announced that the card
party which was to have been given
last Saturday afternoon but which
was postponed owing to the cold
weather, will be held at the rectory
of the Episcopal church next Satur
day afternoon between the hours of
2:30 and 5 o’clock. The hostesses for
the party will be Mrs. Ames, Mrs.
Ashby and Mrs. Cockerille. They
state that, all ladles are welcome and
that those who do not wish to in
dulge In card playing may bring
their sewing. The admission charge
will be 25 cents and the proceeds will
be used i-n furthering the good work
in which members of the league have
interested themselves.
DECLARES JAPAN CAN GIVE
ISLANDS BETTER RULE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2.—De
bate on the bill to extend a greater
measure of self government to the
Philippines continued in the Senate
| with attacks on the measure by Sen
ators Sterling and Sherman and n
speech in its defense by Senator John
S. Williams of Massachusetts.
In discussing the suggestion that
Japan might take the Islands if the'
United States gave them indepen
dence, Senator Williams declared that
j “Japan would give them a better gov
- eminent than we can because the
traces understand each other.”
BUIE GOVERNMENT
FOB THE HIGH PBICES
Portuguese Believe the Government
Should Have Regulated Prices
as Was Done in Germany.
LISBON, Feb. 2.—Despite the fact
that troops are patrolling the streets
of the city to keep order rioting of
a serious nature was renewed last
night and several clashes between the
mobs and the troops occurred. The
people are demanding that the cost of
living be reduced as thpy are unable
to pay the high prices demanded by
the dealers. Scores of bakeries were
looted but no attempt was made to
destroy the city by fire.
The leaders of the mobs have been
arrested and will be tried for inciting
riot, which, under the laws of Por
tugal is a serious offense punishable
by long terms .of imprisonment.
The starving people, who are un
able to obtain employment owing to
the war having crippled all lines of
industry in the country, are blamihg
the government for not taking steps
to prevent prices being advanced by
the dealers as was done by the Ger
man government.
WITH SERIOUS GRIME
I
Washington Minister Arrested on the
Charge of Betraying Young Girls
—Charges Relieved False.
CHINOOK. Wash., Feb. 2.—A sen
sation was created here yesterday
when Rev. Alfurther was arrested on
a complaint sworn to by a fifteen year
old girl charging him with having be
trayed her and other young girls
whose parents are members of his
church.
The parents of the girl who laid i
the complaint and a majority of the
parishioners are helping to clear the
the preacher and have secured his
release on bonds. The girl’s parents
assert that their daughter has been
wayward and is untruthful and that
reliance cannot be placed in her state
ment given to the police.
It is generally believed that Rev.
Alfuther has been guilty of no wrong
doing and that the charge has been
brought by representatives of the li
quor interests who are trying to dis
credit him' for his activities in I be
prohibition campaign. Prior to the
election when the prohibition meas
ure was voted upon, the preached had
toured the state in the interests of
prohibition and has since been sub
jected to indignities from the repre
sentatives of the liquor interests, and
has received letters threatening to
run him out of the country.
ARE FIB
Redmond Shows that Army Has Sent
Big Army to Fight In Defense
of the British Empire.
LONDON, Feb. 2.—John Redmond,
the Irish leader, has resented attacks
In the British press upon his party
because Ireland was not Included un
der the Asquith conscription measure,
and has Issued a statement showing
that Ireland has raised eighty-six
thousand recruits by volunteer en
listment since the beginning of the
war.
He asserts that although conscrip
tion does not apply to Ireland that
largo areas of the island are loyal to
the empire and will continue to send
troopB to the front.
AMERICAN COTTON
FOR WAR MUNITIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2.—
The statement was made on the floor
of the House yesterday afternoon that
two million bales of American cotton
had been consumed in England In
the manufacture of war munitions
and one million bales by munition
factories in the United States.
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TO INVESTIGATE
BRANDEIS FITNESS
Reported that President Wilson Has
Declined to Withdraw His Ap
pointment to Supreme Bench.
Feb. 2.—It Is ru
mored In congressman, circles that
President Wilson has declined to
withdraw the appointment of Louis
D. Brandeis whose name he sent to
the senate for confirmation as jus
tice of the United States Supreme
Court Jo, succeed the late Justice La
mar.
The appointment of the “trust
buster” to the supreme court is meet
ing with opposition from many of the
Republican senators whose sympa
thies were with Richard Ballinger
when he was forced out of Taft’s
cabinet as a result of his opposition
to Gifford Piuchot’s conservation pol
icies as applied to the coal fields of
Alaska. Brandeis is given a large
share of the credit for Ballinger’s
forced resignation.
It is understood that Senator Wads
worth, chairman of the sub-judiciary
committee, has started the investiga
tion as to Brandeis fitness to be ele
vated to the bench of the highest
court in the land.
After the Alaska coal land contro
versy Brandeis gained more fame by
his efforts in the advance freight
rate investigation before the Inter
state Commerce commission. Later
he represented the people in the court
cases by which the Illinois and Ore
gon ten-hour day laws and the Ohio
nine-hour day for women was tested
in the courts as to constitutionality.
During the past year he has been
connected with the investigations of
the New Haven railroad in "which he
opposed the monopoly.
SHIP PURCHASING
BILL IN HOUSE
Meawui-e fur Initial Appropriation of
Fifty Million Dollar* Introduc
ed by Rep. Alexander.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 2.—
Representative Alexander of Missouri,
has introduced a ship-purchasing bill
in the House which is a slight modi
fication of that favored by Secretary
McAdoo during the last session of
congress but which was defeated
when many of the Democrats voted
with the Republicans against the
measure. ^
The bill introduced by Alexander
provides for an initial appropriation
of fifty million dollars by congress
and the formation of a corporation in
which the government would own the
controlling interest, to build or lease
ships in order to provide vessels for
handling the commerce of the nation,
especially to South American coun
tries.
In speaking on his measure Alex
ander declared that American consuls
in every South American republic had
complained that during the past year
sufficient vessels had not been pro
vided to care for the growing trade
with the ynited States.
It is believed that the bill will be
made an administration measure as
it is known to have been approved by
several members of the cabinet before
being introduced into the House.
Program Tonight.
The Liberty theatre announces for
tonight:
The Hidden Mesage. v
City of Darkness.
When Queenie Came Back.
Four good reels. Visit the Liberty
for good pictures and be warm and
comfortable.
LADIES AID WILL
ELECT OFFICERS
A meeting of the Ladies’ Aid of the
Congregational chhrch will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock in
the lecture room of the church, when
the election of officers for the coming
year will take place. All members
are invited to be present.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley's.
Sues for Billion Dollars.
PORTLAND, Me.: Suit for one bil
lion dollars against the British am
bassador to the United States and
others, for damages, said to have been
caused by an alleged conspiracy, was
tiled in the Federal Court by Lewis
J. Marshall of Lisbon Falls, who was
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Against Theft and Fire S
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.
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Electric
Vacuum Cleaner
makes a cleaner and
healthier home;
Irons save steps, time
and patience;
Warming Pads can
be kept at an even
temperature;
Flashlights show you
the way at night—
Matches are dan
gerous.
Safety First
The Fire Alarm
Bells Located At
Keystone and McKin
ley, Keystone and
Fourth, Court and
McKinley, Broad
way and Sixth, Ru
dolph and McKinley,
Alaska and Fourth,
Sherman and Nizina,
will be rang daily at 12
M. If yon do not bear
bell nearest yon please
notify Central.
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Electric
Percolators make
best coffee;
Toasters make de
delicioos toast:
GriUs fry a berry-op
meal caeuet be equ
aled;
Fixtures, Readies
Lamps, Shades, etc.
Quality
Always
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llacum Lys. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 6:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. Y:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. g
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00*p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays St
each month, these days being used bs
clean boilers. „
recently convicted of using the mails
to defraud women who made silk tics
on commission. Besides Sir Cecil
Springer Rice, the British ambassa
dor, Lord Bryce, his predecessor, and
John B. Keating, British consul here,
are Involved.
Marshall explained that his action
was due to alleged failure of the Brit
ish officials to protect him as a sub
ject of Great Britain against the sei*
ure of his mall since 1899, when he
began a mail order business. He came
to Maine thirty-five years ago from
Annapolis County, N. S. In his re
cent trial he acted as his own coun
sel and his sentence was deferred,
pending an appeal.