The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL *25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM- J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL depository.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps. Weil-Points. Valves T Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. /V Hose.
__PIPE AND FITTINGS_
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
TO-NIGHT!
EVERYONE WELCOME
FREE DINNER
Will be served at 9:30 p.m.
Every Evening at
The Big Place
MENU
Meat, Potatoes, Beans, Bread,
and Coffee.
;
Do Not Hesitate. Welcome Means Welcome.
AL White & Co
PROPRIETORS
^A* Valdez IyOdge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
Ed, Wood, Seo
BRITISH SBBMARIIES
IN BALTIC, BBT HOW
AMSTERDAM.—Crtie Berliner Tage
blatt discusses the question whether
British submarines are in the Baltic
and gives publicity to two divergent
stories According to one version, nu
merous communications .Iroin. well-in
formed sources leave llttiedtabt that
the recent attack on Ijie Alerman
cruiser Gazelle was undertaken by
large modern British submarines man
ned by English crews. Russia pos
sesses no under-water vessel of suf
ficient tonnage and adequate equip
ment to operate so far from its base.
It was known some time ago, ac
cording to this story, that three large
British submarines were lying at the.
Russian port of Helsingfors, and it
•was also known that a fourth Brit
ish submarine of the same type main
tained communication between the
coast of Finland and the Russian na
val station in the Baltic. These sub
marines cannot have entered the Bal
tic by way of the sound because the
water there is too shallow, the en
trance too narrow, and the traffic
in ships too great; they are alleged
to have entered by way of the Great
Belt, although this is thickly strewn
with mines. They accomplished this
by the simple trick of following close
ly in the wake of steamships, which
were carrying a pilot to guide them
through the mine fields. At any mo
ment the submarines might have col
lided with mines, while at times they
were forced to conceal themselves by
descending to the bottom and resting
on the sea bed. This continued for
several hours on on© or two occa
sions. Finally they were successful In
reaching the Baltic.
The other version runs that these
British submarines did not enter by
the sound or the Great Belt, but were
shipped in sections from England to
Archangel and thence overland to
Kronstadt, where they were put to
gether and dispatched on war ser
vice into the Baltic.
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IN CENTRAL ITALY
Disturbance Cause Walls of Ruins To
Collapse Burying Workers
Under Debris.
ROME, March 5.—Renewed seismic
disturbances occurred in central Italy
today where the recent earthquake
was most severe and the crumbling
wall of many buildings which had been
demolished in the great upheaval were
thrown down. Two persons are re
ported to have been killed at Citta
ducale by falling walls.
The populace fearing another severe
shock have left their temporary homes
erected by relief societies and the
government and are encamped in the
open. It is also reported that the
convent of Sinibaldi has collapsed but
that the inmates escaped.
BLIZZARD SPEEPS
MIDDLE STATES
CHISAGO, March 5.—A severe bliz
zard is sweeping over the middle west
ern states and has caused an almost
complete suspension of business. The
storm swept down on the northwest
and is the worst of the season.
Trains out of Minneapolis and
through the Dakotas are reported as
stalled in all directions with the pas
sengers suffering from cold and hun
ger. Many of the western cities are
completely isolated as telephone and
telegraph lines are down in all direc
tions.
ADMIRAL EVANS IS
COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, March 5.—The Admir
al Evans, of the Admiral Line, sailed
for Valdez and other Alaskan ports at
10 o’clock this morning. The cabin
passengers are: M. Cuddy and E. T.
Cassidy. There are also twenty-nine
steerage passengers for Valdez, many
of whom are foreigners going to in
terior Alaska in the hope of securing
employment during the spring clean
up.
REGISTRATION IS
OVER 10 MARK
The registration books show that
334 Voters havd registered to date
and that citizens are coming in Slow
ly to add their names. The books
will be open between 2 and 4 o’clock
each week day afternoon until March
27.
-Li' • < : • i. i ■ > t
CANADA*^
OTTAWA, March 6—That the Do
minion officials are not satisfied with
the explanations offered concerning .
the recent aeroplane scare is mani
fested by the precautions that are be
ing taken to guard the capital build
ings while parliament is in session.
Troops guard every entrance and the
lights in the tower are extinguished
at night.
REPORT STOWAWAY
FROZEN JO DEATH
A report Is current in Valdez today
■that a stowaway who refused to work
his passage on one of the steamers
recently in Valdez was confined In the
refrigerator of the vessel and frozen
to death. There is believed to be no
truth in the rumor which probably
started from the fact that one of
three men who were stowaways on
Captain Warner’s boat several weeks
ago had died from exposure after be
ing arrested at Cordova.
Moose Dance.
The regular Saturday night dance
given by the Moose will be given at
Moose hall. Fine music and excel
lent lunch served at midnight.
RAILROADS MUST
EARN MORE MONEY
Managers Say Increase of Freight
Rates Necessary To Avoid
Bankruptcy.
CHICAGO, March 5.—The hearings
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion in regard to the proposed in
crease in freight rates of the rail
•roads operating west of the Missis
sippi river are under way in this city.
Several managers of western roads
offered testimony before the commis
sion yesterday afternoon and all de
clared that under the present freight
rates their roads were in danger of
going into bankruptcy.
The general concensus of opinion
among the railroad managers was to
the effect that sufficient increase in
the freight rates should be permitted
to enable the roads to earn 7 per
cent, on the capital invested in the
roads and equipment in order that
the Investors could secure a reason
able return on their money and the
roads enabled to keep their rolling
stock and tracks up to standard. They
assert that under the present freight
rates there are few western roads
which are making money.
FREE MEALS HAVE
BEEN APPRECIATED
The Big Place announces that dur
ing the past sixty days 2,380 free
meals have been served to hungry
men who availed themselves of the
opportunity of securing one good well
cooked meal each day. Al. White re
ports that the number of men who
have been tided over for the past two
months are beginning to lessen and
that about thirty now appear regular
ly each day for their warm dinners.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Henry Deyo and Jess Martin left
for the Ramsay-Rutherford mine on
a trip of inspection this morning.
Imported Japanese Dasweis at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Remember the sale of home cooked
foods at Love-Whitley’s Saturday. k6
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
■A number of miners employed at
the Granite mine are in town for a
few days.
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
An opportunity to get good home
cooked dainties at the Guild sale of
fCods. Love-Whitley’s next Saturday.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdes.
Wag Co. tf
beautiful hand-painted vases just
received at Valdes Drug Ce. tf
Men’s wool socks, 26c; Hold-Heat
electric stove, $2.60, and everything
else in proportion at the Emporium.
Full line of the latest up-to-date
picture frame mouldings just received
at Hunt’s. tf
The launch B. F. M. will leave to
morrow for the Granite mine at Hobo
Bay.
Suits prsssed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Sunshine or moonlight sleighing
parties to Valdez glacier one dollar
per person round trip. City Expess,
’phone 82. tf
Snow glasses 15c and up, at the
Emporium.
The most exquisite hand-painted
china ever seen In Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
G. O. Relnke, tus watchmaker and
Jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
The big free dinner at the Big
Place tonight at 9:30. All are wel
come.
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Frank Watson, the genial general
agent of the Admiral Line for Alas
ka, arrived last night on the Admiral
Watson and will spend a few days In
town making friends for his company
before the arrival of the Evans, when
he will go to Seward.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS; COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
JUST RECEIVED
On The Mariposa,
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
The Yakima Fruit Company.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable'
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mar.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in tbc Interior—Well Heeted, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wal1 Street, Phone 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Window*, Door*, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. Fairbanks? morse 4 co
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska
Mr. Sydney Laurence
The Studio—Keystone Ave.
Photographic Portraiture
Sittings by appointment
A. W., L. & T. Co. Phone 217.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, bis heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
hate expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the eum of three hun
dred dollars (2300.09), lawful money
of the United -States, in labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
Interest In those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
3, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 6, Monte Carlo No. 6, the
location notices of said claims
being of record in the offiee of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322,
323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
claims for the period ending Decem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wlt: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1915,
you contribute your proportion of
such expenditure incurred in perform
ing said annual labor and improve
ments, which is the sum of three
hundred dollars (2300.00). your inter
est in said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said sec4,on.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
day of February, 1915.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publication May 6. 1915.
A nice line or art pictures Just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tr
Suits pressed for J1.00 at Sllvoi
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co tf
Change of program at the Orph
eum tonight. All good pictures.
Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
_SOLE AGENTS_
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY gnd FEED STABLE
STORAGE1
Teaming of all kind?
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist Party of Alaska
Meets every Thursday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate Saloon.
Everybody Welcome.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Liseum. Leaves Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. in. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. in. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boil.'rs.
This is a good time to return that
book you’ve read to the library at
Everyman’s Club. Library hour3:
1 to 2 p. m. every day, Monday, Wed
days and Fridays 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.
Cable Office Hours
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. id.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. ni.
and 5 to 6 p. m.