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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915.
ITALY AND RUMANIA.
If the stories of increasing tension
in the diplomatic situation in south
eastern Europe had no corroboration
in the activities of Austria and Ger
many, they might be dismissed as
only describing what the kaiser’s op
ponents wish for, rather than what
is actually taking place. This in spite
of the fact that reports of Italian
and Rumanian preparations for war
came from many sources The con
nection between Bucharest and Rome
is so intimate that the trend of af
fairs in one capital must be a fair
index to sentiment in the other. The
loan just made by the Bank of Eng
land to the Rumanian government is
significant. It is hard to imagine the
British government . rendering finan
cial assistance to a government of
whose friendship it had serious
doubts. But if Rumania is gradually
defining her position, it follows that
Rome also must be gravitating to
wards a decision.
The reports of intensified Ruman
ian and Italian sympathy with the
Allies find partial confirmation in re
cent military developments in the
eastern war area. The heavy con
centration of Austro-German troops
in southern and southeastern Hun
gary has more than one object. The
threat of a Russian invasion of Trans
ylvania is one impelling cause. The
intimidation or invasion of Servia may
be another. But unquestionably the
need of keeping an eye on Rumania
is a determining factor. As a matter
of fact, the menace of the Russian
armie3 to Hungary is not so press
ing a3 is sometimes made out. If the
czar’s armies have been unable to
force their way through the Carpath
ians from northern Galicia at points
comparatively near to the Russian
center of concentration, it is not like
ly that the Russian armies on the ex
treme left in Bukowina would ven
ture, or venture with success, on any
ambitious plans of invasion. Neither
is a second invasion of Servia de
manded by the military situation,
however much the prestige of Aus
tria may call for such a move. A
great Austro-German army in Trans
ylvania is primaily intended to
make Rumania think twice before
joining with Russia. This object may
be pursued by the Austro-German
forces at the same time with the pro
tection of the Hungarian frontier
and the holding of the line of the
Danube against any attack by the
Servians. The massing of troops
against Rumania is, therefore, indi
rect confirmation of the latter’s steady
swing towards the Allies.
Can Austria and tne Kaiser pur
chase Italian neutrality? Not if the
aspirations credited to Italy are true.
Italian ambitions, as described in Ru
manian newspaper sources, extend *o
the acquisition of the Trentino, Istria,
Trieste, Fiume, and northern Dalma
tia, with Avlona at the outlet of the
Adriatic. These are terms which
Austria manifestly cannot accept. It
is not only that the loss of territory
in square miles would be great, but
that Austria-Hungary would definite
ly eliminate herself as a naval power
and maritime nation. The surrender
of Trieste, her only great commer
cial harbor, the surrender of Istria
with the naval harbor of Pola, the
surrender of the only Hungarian sea
port, Fiume, are concessions which
only an Austria beaten down to her
knees would agree to, if then. It
would certainly be odd if a war orig
inating ultimately in Austrian ambi
tions for a direct outlet on the Med
iterranean by way of Salonica should
be continued by Austria at the price
of a complete abandonment of the
outlets she now holds on the Adriat
\ ic. For Italy to formulate such de
mands would be tantamount to a dec
| laration of war.
I And if Italy does entertain such
; aspirations, to' war it must come.
Only the requirements of propriety
will dictate that the formal casus bel
;ii be found elsewhere. This, as al
ready intimated, may be supplied by
Turkey. With Constantinople a quar
rel may easily be found. Events may
! yet prove that the introduction of
Turkey into the war was the cardi
nal error in German diplomacy. It
has made the way easier for Italy,
and it has probably made the way
easier for Rumania. For if one of the
principal reasons that keep Ruman
ia back is the fear of Bulgaria, the
latter may be placated without great
difficulty by the promise of aggran
dizement at the expense of the luck
less Ottoman empire.—Ex.
COURT TERM TO
DEGIN ON MONDAY
' Following are the equity and crim
inal cases which wil dome before
Judge Fred M. Brown /during the
term of court to convene in Valdez
Monday next:
Criminal Calendar.
United States vs. Philip E. Hatton;
giving liquor to Indians.
United States vs. L. M. Tongue;
giving liquor to Indians.
United States vs. Dennis Kelly;
vagrancy. Transcript filed from com
misisoner’s court, McCarthy precinct,
August 24, 1914.
United States vs. Tom Teets;
criminal trespass. Transcript from
commissioner’s court, Cordova.
United States vs. Alaska Packers
Aassociation, a corporation, two
counts; unlawful waste of salmon.
United States vs. Northwestern
Fisheries, three counts; unlawful
waste of salmon.
United States vs. Libby, McNeill
& Libby, six counts; unlawful waste
of salmon.
United States vs. Fidalgo Island
Packing Co., five counts; unlawful
waste of salmon.
Town of Cordova vs. A. J. Adams.
Motion to dismiss Dec. 12, 1914, and
appeal.
United States vs. Sakar Judas.
Transcript from Naknek held for
murder, filed Nov. 27, 1914.
United States vs. Frank Winches
ter; perjury.
United States vs. John Taylor.
Tanscript from McCarthy; placed un
der peace bond.
United States vs. Indian Jim.
Transcript from commissioner’s court
Knik. Held for murder.
United States vs. George Hazzard;
obtaining money by false pretenses.
Transcript from commissioner’s court
at Seward.
Assignment Calendar.
Geo. C. Treat vs. John W. Frame
et al; equity. Passed over term
Nov. 5, 1914.
United States vs. Wm. B. Poland
et al; action to cancel patent. De
murrer filed Dec. 23, 1914.
Chas. G. Hubbard vs. Bertha H.
Hubbard; equity. Passed over term
Nov. 6, 1914.
Fred L. Peck vs. Annie Peck; di
vorce. Suit started May 28, 1913.
Wm. II. Hampton vs. Alaska Pa
cific Ter. & Ry. Co.; equity. Reply
filed May 5, 1914.
National Grocery Co. vs. John
Snyder; equity. Passed over term
Nov. 30, 1914.
Wm. Wray vs. Alaska Pac. Ry. &
Ter. Co.; bankruptcy. Order extend
ing time, etc., Nov. 27, 1914.
J. H. Shotwell vs. W. H. Malvern
et al; law. Stipulation filed Jan. 8,
1915.
Margaret Peterson vs. C. L. Hoyt;
law. M. O. Passing over term Nov.
23, 1914.
May E. Cody vs. Wm. J. Cody; di
vorce. Summons issued Nov. 27,
1914.
Western Securities Co. vs. bKeen
Lechener Mining Co.; equity. Order
extending time, etc., Sept. 26, 1914.
May C. Hansen vs. Skeen-Lechener
Mining Co. et al; equity. Demurrer
filed July 28, 1914.
Irene J. Larsen vs. Theodore Lar
sen; divorce. Order of reference
Nov. 6, 1914.
Maggie Berg vs. Oscar Berg; equi
ty. Order of reference Nov. 6, 1914.
H. E. Ellis vs. G. M. Calligan and
Jim York; law. Minute order passing
over term Nov. 5, 1914.
Carstens Packing Co. vs. J. A.
Fagerberg; law. Return on attach
ment Nov. 10, 1914.
H. F. Fagerberg vs. F. R. Brenne
man, U. S. Marshal; law. Amended
answer filed Jan. 8, 1915.
Geo. Rust vs. Marie Rust; divorce.
Affidavit of mailing complaint and
summons Oct. 26, 1914.
Joe Belli vs. Ellamar Mining Co.;
law. Stipulation to dismiss Jan. 4,
1914.
Chas. Heidman, Jr„ vs. Elsie Heid
man; divorce. Order to publish sum
mons Sept. 27, 1914.
Geo. A. Lewis vs. Chas. Nevelius;
Jaw. Appearance of defendant Nov.
14, 1914.
A. C. Meagher vs. Rowena Meagh
er; divorce. Appearance of defend
ant Dec. 14, 1914.
Olive I. Greer vs. E. A. Patrick et
al; law. Return on summons Nov.
30, 1914.
Geo. F. White vs. Jos. Domenzi et
al; law. Return on writ of attach
ment Dec. 1, 1914.
Otto R. Hansen vs. Alaska North
ern Ry. Co. et al; equity. Marshal’s
return on summons Jan. 8, 1915.
Otto W. Swanitz vs. Valdez Yukon
Ry. Co. et al; equity. Return on sum
mons Dec. 15, 1914.
Mathilda Olson vs. O. P. Olson et
al; equity. Return on summons Dec.
16, 1914.
C. A. Ramsay vs. F. L. Wagner et
al; law. Return on summons Jan. 8,
1915.
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. vs. Owl
Drug C6.; law. Return on writ of
attachment JAn. 9, 1915.
Max Kohn vs. C. M. Day; law, ac
tion in promissory note. Return on
writ of attachment Jan. 14, 1915.
S. Blum & Co. vs. C. S. Bratton;
law, action In promissory note. Re
turn on summons Jan. 3, 1915.
Tessie Kosoft vs. Walter Kosoff;
divorce. Complaint filed and sum
mons issued Oct. 2, 1914.
A New York inventor’s egg beater
that is operated by one hand is turn
ed by a spiral spring within the han
dle as the latter is moved up and
down on a spindle.
Before electric meters are permit
ted to be used in German coal mines
they are exhaustively tested in var
ious gases to shew that they will not
cause explosions.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's the tailor. Telephone 198.
Beautiful hand-painted vases just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
FOB SALE CHEAP—Two good
work dogs, harness and sled. Both
leaders. Apply Tony Carlson’s, k 20
Men's wool socks, 25c; Hold-Heat
electric stove, $2.50, and everything
;else in proportion at the Emporium.
The remainder stock of Harvey's,
ladies wear, coats, suits and gowns,
left on consignment to be sold below
cost at the Emporium. tf
Bargains! Bargains!
During the coming week Harvey’s
Toggery will offer exceptional bar
gains in ladles’ wearing apparel,
fancy goods, silks, and ribbons to
close out the balance of our stock.
Showcases, tables, adjustable form
and rugs included. if
No Show At the Orpheum.
There will be no show at the Or
pheum until next Sunday, being out
of pictures and none arriving on the
last three boats. Another sample of
Seattle spirit in neglecting shipments.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide t«
hies issued by the Coast and Geodet ,
ic Survey. The time for high and j
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Saturday, February 13.
High tide 12:07 a. m., 10.8; 11:38
p. m., 13.1.
Low tide 5:34 a. m., 2.0; 6:24 p.
m., 1.4.
Sunday, February 14.
High tide 12:41 a. m„ 11.3; 12:22
p. m., 13.1.
Low tide 6:16 a. m., 1.8; 6; 58 p.
m., 1.3.
Monday, February 15.
High tide 1:12 a. m., 11.7; 1:01 p.
m.. 12.7.
Low tide 6:58 a. in., 1.0; 7:27 p.
m., 0.8.
Tuesday, February 16.
. High tide 1:42 a. m., 11.9: 1:38 p.
m., 12.2.
Low tide 7:36 a. m., 0.8; 7:54 p.
hi., 0.2.
Wednesday, February 17.
High tide 2:09 a. m., 12.0; 2:1b p.
m., 11.5.
Low tide :13 a. m., 0.7; 8:21 p.
m., 0.8.
Thursday, February 18.
High tide 2:38 a. m„ 11.9; 2:52 p.
m„ 10.7.
Low tide 8:51 a. m., 1.1; 8:48 p.
m., 1.6.
Friday, February 19.
High tide 3:06 a. m., 11.7; 3:32 p.
m., 9.8.
Low tide 9:31 a. m., 1.0; 9:15 p.
m., 1.9.
> Saturday, February 20.
High tide 3:36 a. m., 11.4; 4:18 p.
m., 9.0.
Low tide 10:16 a. m., 1.7; 9:44 p.
m., 2.7.
Sunday, February 21.
High tide 4:12 a. m„ 11.1; 5:19 p.
m., 8.2.
Low tide 11:11 a. m., 1.7; 10:20 p.
m., 3.3.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 12, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,916
Temperature at 7 p. m.1 below
Maximum temperature .21
Minimum temperature . 5 below
Mean temperature . 8
Clear air, wind northeast eight
miles.
Household and Camp
Necessities
Wear-Ever Royal Graniteware
Luminum Cooking' Utensils. Cooking Utensils and Table
Light and durable. Guaran- ware. A brand well known
teed to meet every test. to all users of the best.
White Enamelware, fancy and plain Chinaware;
Glasses and Glassware; Butcher Knives and
Cutlery; Tinware and Ironware.
Our assortment is too numerous to enumerate-lf you need anything see us first
MYSTERY OF THE EEL
Just How Its Existence Ends, or Why,
No One Seems to Know.
Of all the forms of fish science has
studied the eel is the most remarkable
and the least understood. Its life his
tory Is mysterious and as slippery as
its own skin.
Its breeding grounds are the mid
Atlantic, at what depth nobody
knows. During the year the larval
eel remains at sea it never eats and
grows constantly smaller. It finally
starts swimming toward the mouth of
seme fresh water stream—often one
that is a thousand miles away.
On arrival at its destination the eel
promptly changes from the thinness
of a visiting card and a transparency
that permits only its glistening black
eyes to be seen to the pigmented
snakelike fish that Is trapped and
speared on the coast and in the rivers.
As soon as the eel lias brought forth
its first spawning of 15,000,000 to 20.
000,000 eggs it dies, but just how its
existence ends or why it should lie cut
off so short remains a mystery. One
thing is certain, no adults come in
from the sea, no adults remain in the
streams.
i Tile eel is u verteuruce nummi
emerges from tin egg less than one
; twenty-fifth of nil Inch in diameter.
It grows to a length of three Inches in
perhaps a year, and during that time
is buffeted about on the high sens nnd
drifts over a distance of 1,000 miles
or more.
Yet during all this period the eel
takes no food whatever nnd is doubt
less incapable of doing so, owing to
the unprepared condition of its diges
tive organs.—New York American.
CURIOUS MULTIPLICATION.
You Need Not Know the Table Beyond
“Two Times Nine."
What! Multiply 343 by 177 without
knowing the multiplication table be
yond the “two times nine?" Yes. If
you can multiply nnd divide by 2 you
can get any product in the following
simple way:
rut down tue two uuuiucib aiuc
side and form a column under each by
successively dividing by 2 In the first
columr and doubling the number In
the second column. Discard all re
mainders as you divide and carry both
columns in even rows uutil the last
quotient is 1. Then cross out every
line across the three columns that has
an even number in the first column,
add what remains in the second col
umn and yon have the product In the
following columns the numbers in
parentheses are the ones to be dis
cs rded:
343 177 1
171 354 l
85 708 4
(42) (1.416) (8)
21 2,832 16
(10) (5.684) (82)
6 11.328 64
(2) (22.056) (128)
1 45.312 266
60.711 343
The reason why this comes out so
nicely may be explained by means of a
third column, showing the successive
powers of 2. The powers standing in
the uncrossed Hues will exactly ac
count for the remainders that were re
jected. Their sum is therefore equal
to the multiplier, 343, and opposite each
is the partial product equal to 177
times the corresponding power of 9»—
Youth’s Companion.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and f f TIV/ID 17 D and Budding
Puget Sound LUlVlDILi\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 1ft
Patronize a Home Industry
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
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.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell, noughts
Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez nnd Katouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Katouche, 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notioe.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
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QUART
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Has Had no Peers for Fifty Years
_SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 13, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 6 7 Snowing, calm, trail fair.
McCallum . 0 25 Cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Paxson’s . 5 24 Cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Hogan . 6 ■ 17 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana . 15 14 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center . 20 10 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Tonsina . 27 26 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Telkhell . ' 22 26 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Beaver Dam. 23 37 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Summit . 2 60 Clear, windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s . 8 43 Clear, calm, trail drifted.