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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1915.
CARELESS OF OURSELVES.
“Here is a contrast between organ
ized responsibility and unorganized
carelessness: The 112,GOO automo
biles in Pennsylvania last year kill
ed five passengers for every one pas
senger killed in a railroad train.
The thousands of Pennsylvania
railroad cars running day and night,
through storm, snow, heat and fog,
didn’t take from one passenger his
life. All the other roads combined
which operated in this state ended
the year with very few deaths to their
credit, or discredit, if you prefer
it that way. That is the result of
organized responsibility.
A man may drive his own caras
foolishly as he wishes and kill him
self and friends without restraint be
cause there is no money penalty at
tached and no legislature standing
over him with a raised club. That
is unorganized carelessness.
The heartless and soulless corpor
ation handles us more carefully than
we handle ourselves in our own li
mousines.—Philadelphia Public Led
ger.
SAFE AS A HOUSE.
“I don’t believe there is a man
living who, when first interviewing
an eleven-inch howitzer shell, is not
pink with fear. After the first ten
one gets quite used to them, but real
ly, they are terrible! They hit a
house. You can see the great shell
—a black streak—just before it
strikes, then, before you hear the
explosion, the whole house simply
lifts up into the air, apparently quite
silently; then you hear the roar,
and the whole earth shakes. In the
place where the house was there is
a huge fountain spout of what looks
like pink, fluff. It is the pulverized
bricks. Then a monstrous shoot of
black smoke towering up 100 feet
or more, and, finally, there is a cur
ious willow-like formation, and then
—you duck, as huge pieces of shell
and house and earth and haystack
tumble over your head. And yet, do
you know, it is really remarkable
how lit‘le damage they do against
earth trenches With a whole morn
ing’s shelling, not a single man of
my company'was killed, although not
a single shell had missed wThat it
had aimed at by more than fifty
yards. That makes all the difference,
that fifty yards. If you only keep
your head down you are as safe as
houses; exactly, you will remark, ‘as
safe as houses.’
‘‘One wonders when one sees a Ger
man face to face, is this really one
of those devils who wrought such de
vastation?—for devastation they have
surely wrought. You can hardly be
lieve it, for he seems much the
same as other soldiers.”—Letter from
a British Soldier.
MARIPOSA SAILS
FOR SOUTH
The steamer Mariposa reached Val
dez at 9:30 last night and sailed at
11 for Seattle. The Mariposa was
delayed by calling at Ellamar. The
following passengers left on the boat
for Seattle: Mr, and Mrs. E. B.
Wheat and family, Mrs. C. H. Kraem
er, Miss Maud Kraemer, Dr. M. O.
Adams, Miss H. Morgan, Mrs. C. E.
Bunnell, Benj. Whitt, Al. Sullivan,
A. D. Washburn, Mrs. J. Stanton, H.
J. Bjorn, Ed. Stocker, George Love,
Albert Grigsby, Mrs. I. B. Hurd, Mrs.
Ross Bessaman.
REGISTRATION OF
VALDEZ ELECTORS
City Treasurer Ames today opened
the registration books at his office
in the Copper Block. This is the
first year thai registration has been
required in Valdez, although almost
all the other cities in the territory
have enforced a registration so that
only residents and taxpayers secure
the ballot. The registration and Aus
tralian ballot system has been found
to work to good advantage in all
cities in the states and has been
fought in vain by the political graft
ers of the cities. All electors of Val
dez should register at once. Do not
wait until the last moment. It is
your duty to register and vote so
that the majority shall rule.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Chinese noodles and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Cooking apples $2 per box at the
Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Household furniture for sale. En
quire of Mrs. W. W. Harvey. r.f
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for ?1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
J. D. Hamilton, better known as
“Fa^ty,” returned to Valdez today
from the states. Mr. Hamilton has
been enjoying the past few months
on the outside following the sale of
his property in Port Wells.
Deputy Marshal Albert Sullivan left
last night with Benj. Whitt, the young
man declared insane by a jury before
U. S. Commissioner Love. Whitt will
be taken to Morningside, where it is
expected the medical experts will be
able to relieve him, as his ailment
is the result of a mow on the head.
L. Washburn, who has taken care of
Whitt for several months, and who is
a partner of the sick man, was sent
out as a guard by Marshal Bre'nne
man.
THE READING TABLE '
There is no light that makes night
reading so easy as does Electricity. An
Electric portable is a source of pleasure
in every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of the worst things
for the eyes. Get an Electric Portable
and read in comfort and peace.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. James Pish is confined to her
bed with a severe cold.
Albert Grigsby left on the Mari
posa ■ for Cordova and will return on
the Alameda.
Mrs. Joe Stanton left on the Mar
iposa for Seattle for a short visit
with relatives.
Mrs. I. B. Hurd left on the Mari
posa for McCarthy to join her hus
band, who is in business at the junc
tion city.
Judge Love left on the Mariposa
for Cordova to meet some capitalists
connected with the Kuskalina Copper
company.
Rev. Charles S. Price has announ
ced that all school children will be
admitted free at the lecture tonight
in the Congregational church.
It is reported from McCarthy
that James Kingston^, formerly of
Dawson, has been tjaken into cus
tody upon the suspicion of being con
nected with the murder of Schorn
born, in the Chisana country.
Lieut. Kohler, commanding officer
at Port Liscum, left last night for
Port Wm. H. Seward with a number
of the men from the post. A gener
al court martial has been ordered up
on Private Atkerson for being drunk
on guard and if found guilty Atker
son will probably get his.
Tom Blakney, the Fidalgo bay min
ing operator, came up from Fidalgo
Saturday night and will leave in a
day or two for his property. Mr.
Blakney has recently been in the
Taral country doing assessment work
on his copper property in that sec
tion.
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In the District Court of the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
Otto R. Hanseff, Plaintiff, vs. Alas
ka Northern Railway Company, Alas
ka Central Railway Company, W. E.
Stavert, F. G. Jemmett, W. J. Boland,
Sovereign Bank of Canada, The
Trusts and Guarantee Company, Lim
ited: International Assets Limited,
and O. G. Laberee, Defendants.—Sum
mons By Publication. No. 700.
The President of the United States
of America, Greeting:
To the above named defendants, W.
E. Stavert, F. G. Jemmett, W. J.
Boland, Alaska Central Railway Com
pany, Sovereign Bank of Canada, The
Trusts and Guarantee Company, Lim
ited; International Assets, Limited,
and O. G. Laberee:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear in the District
Court of the Territory of Alaska
Third Division, within thirty days af
ter the 23rd day of February, 1913,
excluding said day, said day com
pleting the period of publication of
this summons, and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff, a copy of
which is herewith served upon you,
and unless you so appear and an
swer, the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
This action is brought by a holder
of bonds of the second mortgage is
sue of the defendant Alaska Central
Railway Company, for the purpose of
setting aside, on the ground of fraud
on the part of the defendants, the
sale on or about the 9th day of Octo
ber, 1909, of the properties of the
Alaska Central Railway Company un
der foreclosure proceedings in a
cause in the above named court en
titled Trusts and Guarantee Com
pany, Limited, Plaintiff, vs. Alaska
Central Railway Company, Tanana
Railway Construction Company, and
The Central Trust Company of Illi
nois, Defendants, in which cause
there was a cross complaint entitled
Central Trust Company of Illinois,
Plaintiff, vs. Alaska Central Railway
Company, Trusts and Guarantee
Company, Limited, and The Tanana
Railway Construction Company, De
fendants. Plaintiff further asks that
the court decree to plaintiff and such
other holders of bonds of the sec
ond mortgage issue upon the prop
erties of the Alaska Central Railway
Company as may join herein a first
lien superior to that of each and all
the defendants; that the defendants
be-required within a time to be fixed
by the court to discharge the lien
of this plaintiff, as established by
this court, together with the lien
of other plaintiffs who may come in
and establish their claims, and in
default of such discharge that the
property covered by the mortgage se
curing the second bond issue of the
Alaska Central Railway Company be
sold by decree of court, and that at
such sale plaintiff may be permitted
to become a purchaser, and tender
his lien together with, that of any
Other plaintiffs that may establish
their lien, in payment for the same,
and that the properties be sold, real,
personal and mixed, as a unit, with
out redemption; that a temporary re
ceiver of ail the properties of the
defendant Alaska Central Railway
Company and Alaska Northern Rail
way Company be appointed at once,
and that such appointment be made
permanent after notice; that the
plaintiff have such other and further
relief as may be equitable, together
with his costs and disbursements in
this action.
This, relief is asked on the ground
that the foreclosure sale herein
before mentioned was the result of a
fraudulent conspiracy on the part of
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the defendants herein for the pur
pose of obtaining the assets of the
railway company for the benefit of
defendants, to the exclusion of plain
tiff and all other second mortgage
bond holders except the defendant
Sovereign Bank of Canada; that as
a result of this conspiracy the de
fendants have subjected the assets of
the defendant Alaska Central Rail
way Company and the securities of
the defendant Alaska Northern Rail
way Company, to illegal preferred
liens and charges in favor of them
selves, which, if enforced, will de
stroy the security for plaintiff’s
bonds.
The amount for which plaintiff
claims a lien upon the properties
formerly owned by the Alaska Cen
tral Railway Company is the sum of
$155,000.00, that being the face value
of bonds of that company held by
plaintiff, and the sum of $25,753.45,
exclusive of interest, advanced by
plaintiff to the defendants Stavert
Jemmett and Boland for the purpose
of protecting plaintiff’s rights as a
second mortgage bondholder.
This service of summons by pub
lication is made pursuant to an order
of the above named court entered on
the 18th day of December, 1914, di
recting service of summons by pub
lication upon the defendants \V. S.
Stavert, F. G. Jemmett, O. G. Lab
eree, W. J. Boland, Alaska Central
Railway Company, Sovereign Bank of
Canada, The Trusts and Guarantee
Company, Limited, and International
Assets Limited, which publication
was directed by the court to be made
once a week for a period of six
weeks. »The tirst publication hereof
will be made upon the 11th day of
January, 1915.
Witness the Honorable Fred M.
Brown Judge of said Court this 9th
day of January, 1915.
(Seal.) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court.
By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
Date of last publication February
23, 1915.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide U
bles issued by the Coast and Oeodet
lc Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing th'e time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Monday, February 1.
High tide 1:18 a. m., 10.9; 12:48
p. m., 12.8.
Low tide 6:43 a. m., 1.9; 7:26 p.
n>„ 1.2.
Tuesday, February 2.
High tide 1:48 a. m., 11.3; 1:31 p.
m., 12.6.
Low tide 7:26 a. m., 1.4; 7:67 p.
m., 0.8.
Wednesday, February 3
High tide 2:18 a. m„ 11.7; 2:01 p.
m., 11.9.
Low tide 8:11 a. m„ 1.0; 8:29 p.
m., 0.3.
Thursday, February 4
High tide 2:52 a. m„ 12.0; 2:58 p.
m„ 11.1. %
Low tide 8:59 a. m., 0.8; 9:03 p.
m., 0.4.
Friday, February 5.
High tide 3:28 a. m.. 12.2; 3:50 p.
m„ 10.1.
Low tide 9:53 a. m., 0.7; 9:40 p.
m., 1.2.
Saturday, February 6.
High tide 4:10 a. m., 12.3; 4:55 p.
m., 9.1.
Low tide 10:56 a. m., 0.8; 10:25 p.
m„ 2.1.
8unday, February 7.
High tide 5:02 a. m., 12.1; 8:23 p.
<m, 8.4.
Low tide 12:14 p. m., 0.8; 11:19
p. m., 3.0.
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S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY month
From Valdez south-7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 1, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 14 5 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Paxson’s .. 10 13 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Hogan . 18 17 Cloinjy, windy, trail heavy.
Gulkana . 16 14 Clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center . 10 10 Clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina . 10 24 Clear, calm, trail good.
Telkhell . 10 25 Clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 0 40 Clear, calm, trail good.
Summit . 18 50 Clear, windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s . 11 42 Clear, windy, trail fair.