3000 Yards of Silk and Wool Dress
Goods in a Sweeping Clearance Sale
✓
25c Silks Selling for 15c; $1.25 to $1.50 Silks for 85c; 50c to
75c Wool Goods for 30c; $1.25 to $2.00 Wool Goods for 85c
OR the next four selling days we’re going to hold a regular old-fash
ioned clearance sale. New fabrics have been ordered and present
_ stock is to be cleaned up spic and span. There are yard goods for
every need—the price reductions are big. Come prepared for real bar
gains, you’ll not be disappointed.
Includes about fifteen pieces
_ of Japanese...silk, twenty-four
inches wide; colors are mostly greens, reds
and browns. The silks are suitable for lin
ings, waists, etc. Regular price, 25c j £
to 35c. Clearance Sale, your choice - 1 DC
ppm in TU/n Takes in a beautiful assort
UllUUr I flU ment of silk poplins, char
meuse, fancy plaids and flowered silks, suit
able for waists, dresses, etc.-width 24 to 36
inches. Regular prices $1.25 to $1.50. qjjj* ^
Clearance Sale, your choice, - - Ovv
_ I
npnnp Tnnrr Includes wool cashmeres,
UiiUUr IriliLL mixed worsteds, plaid wors- 1
teds; widths are mostly 36 inches; colors are
grey, browns, reds, greens and fancy plaids. !
Regular values are from 50c to 75c. aa
Clearance sale, your choice a yd. - OUC 1
1 1 1 1 -I I
PRflllP CfllIR /*'akes in about 20 pieces of
UliUlli rUUr) wool dress goods, including (
brocades, homespuns, fancy suitings, diago
nals and epingfes. Widths 36 to 50 inches,
regular prices are from $1.25 co$2.00.
Clearance sale, your choice a yard, OQC
- e?| Valdez Mercantile Company Irsl,
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STM IT NORFOLK
(ini man Government Contends that
Prize of War has Right to
lleiuain at Norfolk.
WASHINGTON', D. C., Feb. 9.—
Ambassador* Bernstorff, the German
representative, has submitted a note
to Secretary Lansing of the State de
partment, which contends that the
jiner Appam, as a German war prize,
;is entitled to remain at Hampton
;roads until after the war or until such
•time as the German government
makes disposition of her. ■
Lieut. Berg, the German (>fltcer
| who brought the British liner into
v Sport under the German flag, has an
nounced that he has no intention of
; risking the lives of his crew or the
capture of their prize by attempting
: to evade the enemy cruisers which
are reported as waiting for hwoff the
•• entrance of the harbor.
Hats Cleaned amt Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suite
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMHRON.
WHOLESALE DRUG
STORE IS RAIDED
—
Sheriff Hodges Leads Raid on 8tew
• art & Holmes and Seizes Big
I
y Stock of IJquors.
juaTTLiB, Feb. 9.—The Stewart
& Holmes wholesale drug store here
was raided last Bight by deputies un
der the leadership of Sheriff Robert
Hodges, and a large quantity of li
quor Was seized. The clerk, Otto
Heinzer, :who was in charge of the
store whfen the raid took place, who
arrested, i
Sheriff Hodges declares that 1m
will continue to institute raids and
that no business house or private res
idence where more than the legal al
lowance of liquor is believed to be
stored will be exempted. He asserts
that Prosecuting Attorney Lupden
refused to issue Warrants against the |
big drug house affd he was compelled
to act on his oWn authority, and that
he will personally prosecute the oase.
Par good nome-ooouefl meals try
Urs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street *
TE TONY'S __'JST
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS
THE
Imported and Domestic
Ines, liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
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DELEGATE WILL FIGHT
THE ALEXANDER MEASURE
WASHINGTON: When Delegate
Wickersham was shown a copy of the
bill Introduced by Chairman Alex
ander, at the request of Secretary
Redfield, having for its object the
curtailment of the power of the Al
aska legislature, he said that he had
expected as much, but that he was
prepared to meet the enemies of
Alaska. Mr. Wickersham said also
that the bill had been framed up by
Dr. Lester Jones, by and with the
consent of the secretary, both of
whom are positively opposed to any
thing that the Alaska legislature may
do with the fishing industry of the
ndrth, iu.1 that they would be shown
up in due time.
eiG FIGHT TIKES
PUCE MARCH I
Rickard Guarantees Puree of Seven
i
ty-Five Thousand for Ten Rounds {
Fight in New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Tex Rick
ard, who is promitlng the champion
ship boxing contest between Jess
Willard and Frank Moran, has an
nounced, that the fight will take place
at ‘Madison Sfiuare Garden on March
7, add will be limited to ten rounds.
The promoter states that the date
of the contest, which had been set
for March 17, was advanced as many
Hibernian societies protested that
previous engagements for that date
would keep their members from wit
nessing the fight.
Rickard asserts that the men will
fight for a purse of seventy-five thou
sand dollars, and that according to
the agreement Willard Is to receive
fifty thousand dollars for entering
the ring. Both men are under con
tract to properly train for the con
test and Moran has announced that
his Milwaukee engagement has been
declared off.
Lieut. Dougherty to Leave.
Lieut. C. A. Dougherty, whose ser
vices in connection with the U. 8. Sig
nal Corps automatically ceased on
February 6, when he became an offi
cer of the Eighth Cavalry, may leave
for the outside on the Admiral Ev
ans. He has been In charge of the
coast division of the 11. S. military
telegraph and cable lines for two
years and has wade many friends
in Alaska, who will wish him happi
ness and prosperity wherever he may
go. His successor in the local office
of the Signal Corps, Capt. Robert
Nolan, is reported as being ill in a
hospital in Seattle.
WILSON WITHOUT
ANY OPPOSITION
Chairman McOoombs Says President
Will be Re-nominated but is
Not Sure of Marshall.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.—At a meeting
of the sub-committee of the Demo
cratic National committee held here
yesterday the members agreed that
President Wilson would secure the
nomination at the convention to be
held here on June 13th, without op
position.
Chairman McCoombs, of the Dem
ocratic National committee, is re
ported to be preparing a statement
in which he will say that President
Wilson will be the unanimous choice
of the par^y and that there will be
no split In the Democratic ranks.
It Is understood that there is op
position to the nomination of Mar
shall as the running mate of Presi
dent Wilson, and it Is believed that
a western man will be chosen.
It you need repairs on machinery,
consult us and It It is to your advan
tage financially to send outside for
the repairs we are not afraid to tell
you so. We want your good will
as well as your money. Us means
Valdes Iron Works. w-tf
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Making Fast Trip.
Driver Rowbottom, of the govern
ment dog team, and Private Mc
Laughlin, of the Signal Corps, who
left Valdez at noon today made a fast
trip out to Camp Comfort ns they tel
ephoned back within an hour and a
half after leaving town. They will
Protect Yourself !
Against Theft and Fire ' \
I :
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 i
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZQN
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
<^We Have^£>
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
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Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1 !
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JOBBER IN *
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COAL, HAY j
GRAIN and !
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street 1
“Do It Electrically”
Electric
Vacuum Cleaner
makes a cleaner and
healthier home;
Irons save steps, time
and patience;
Wanning Pads can
.. be kept at an . eren
temperature;
Flashlights show you
the way at night—
Matches are dan
fifooii
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 mag daily at 12
M. II yon do not hear
bell nearest yon please
notify Central.
Electric >
Percolators make
best coffee;
Toasters make de
licious toast:
Grills fry a burry-op
mealcaanotbe wpi
aled;
Fixtures, Read'iog
etc.
Quality
Always,
Agent j for Dayton Silent Electric House Pump
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Qua. Perot
eattle
A Complete Services
J- INTHEHEABTOFTHECmr
1155BbomawHh baft-50 Stmrietoomal
DONALDSON SCHEDULE .
1 . s.
Lvs. Fort Llaoum Lm Valdes
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. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:MA».u.
7:00 p.m. 10:IV'{.aL
There will be no trip of the launch
oh the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
dean boilers.
make a cut-in on the wire at the low-1
er end of the canyon to learn where
the breakB in the wires are, and if]
the trouble is beyond that point they:
will continue the trip to Wortman’sj
where they will spend the night. Prl-j
vate McLaughlin will not return to i
Valdes as he has been transferred to!
McCarthy station on the Tanana riv
er.'
See Show Tonight.
Be sore and see tonight the Path*
Weekly News, showing the Valdt*
liner Admiral Watson being raised In
Seattle Harbor; also many other in
teresting events, including a two
reel drama. “The Panther,” and an
other swell two-reel comedy entitled
“Shorty Wins a Title.”
Admission only S5 cents.