A Complete Line Women’s Sample
Suits-Make Selections Tomorrow
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WE HAVE made arrangements with Mr. Lewis
to leave with us tomorrow his complete sample
line Women's Spring Suits. Included are twenty
five different models and over fifty fabrics.
We believe this to be an unusual opportunity for
the women of Valdez to select personally the styles
and fabrics they desire—Delivery will take about
four weeks.
The suits are as fine a collection as we have seen
for a long time—Make, by a House of the highest
reputation. There are suits for every purpose, from
the plain tailored styles to the fancy silks, which are
much in vogue this season. It’s an assortment that
no woman with the slightest love of fashion in her
soul will miss seeing.
Prices are Twenty-five to fifty dollars.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
TONY’S PLACES"
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRS’! CLASS Manager.
CLUBS ENTERS
PLEtOF 6UILTT
IS SENTENCED BY THE COURT
Roadhouse Man Charged with Selling
Liquor at His Place of Business
Without a License Is Fined the
Sum of $300.
Frank Clarkins, proprietor of the
Nizina roadhouse, was brought up for
trial in the District court this morn
ing on the charge of selling liquor
without a license. Attorney John
Lyons announced that the defendant
desired to withdraw his plea of not
guilty and to enter one of guilty. The
Court ordered that the plea be enter
ed on the records and asked the de
fendant if he desired to waive the
time permitted by law before sen
tence be pronounced and receive sen
tence at this time. The defendant
stated that he would waive the time
and desired that sentence should be
pronounced at Once.
Attorney for defendant made an
eloquent plea for clemency, stating
that the liquors said to have been
sold by the defendant were part of a
stock left over from the time when
he held a license and he had taken
this means of disposing of them; that
the crime charged was alleged to have
oeen committed within a month after
the expiration of his license, and that
the defendant did not intend to en
gage in the sale of liquor hereafter
either at Nizina or any other place.
The court stated that Mr. Clarkins
was a man of intelligence and knew
that the sale of liquor without a li
cense was a violation of the law.
That the penalty, provided was not a
revenge or punishment for the crime,
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Publki Account R“dBM«
THE
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
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but to impress upon the person so
punished and upon others that the
crime must not be repeated.
The District Attorney's office 3aid
that the government was at consider
able expense to bring witnesses here
in this case, but were not prepared to
ask that any exorbitant sum be as
sessed against the defendant.
The Court then sentenced Clarkins
to pay a fine of $500, and he was giv
en until evening, at the request of his
counsel, to raise the money.
ALASKA MINING
DUEJ BOOM
BIG DEMAND FOR PROPERTIES
More Money will be Available for In
vestment than ever Before—-Prin
cipal Demand will be for Copper
Properties.
A letter received on the last boat
from Robert McChesney, who is now
in Seattle, states that mining men of
that city, and others who are now on
the coast from other sections of the
states, are emphatic in their predic
tions that Alaska is due for a boom
during the coming summer.
They assert that there will be more
money available for mining invest
ments in the territory than ever be
fore, and that a large number of men.
representing capital, will be in the
north this summer looking over the
field.
Copper, however, will be the metal
most sought, as the enormous de
mand for the red metal Is keeping
the producers hustling to keep with
in a reasonable distance of the con
sumption.
PARIS PRESS APPROVES
PRESIDENT WILSON’S STAND
PARIS, April 20.—The press of
this city unreservedly approves of the
ultimatum sent to Germany by Pres
ident Wilson in regard to the German
undersea program. Every newspaper
In the city has devoted much space to
the note sent to Germany and com
mends the president, on the Arm stand
he has taken on the side of humanity.
EVANS DlTE HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
The steamer Admiral Evans left
Seward at 4 o’clock this morning and
is expected to arrive here about 5
o’clock this evening.
NO NOMINATION
FOB DELEGATE
(Continued from Page One)
Yesterday’s Proceedings.
SEWARD, April 19.—Shackle
ford's steam roller has crushed out
all opposition an>- the Southeastern
Alaskan political boss has full con
trol of the convention, with the ex
ception of the delegation from the
Third division and a few' of these
have cast their lot with the majority.
The committees are packed with
Shackleford men and everything is
going as he dictates. The sticking
point, and that which is holding up
the convention at this time that
Shack wants to tie Wickersham up
with absolute pledges that he will not
interfere with the Alaska patronage.
Ed Russell of Juneau, who is
Wickersham’s spokesman and right
hand man in Alaska, has wired the
conditions imposed to the delegate,
but he has not yet received a reply.
The anti-Shackleford friends of
Wickersham have wired him that
Shackleford is trying to bind him
hand and foot, and urging him to
have nothing to do with the boss.
Shackleford openly announces
that this is the program agreed upon
several months ago, and Wickersham
will have to keep his end of the bar
gain or he w'ill not get the nomina
tion.
The convention adjourned until 4
o’clock this afternoon, ostensibly for
the purpose of waning for the report
of the platform committee but in re
ality to await an answer from Wick.
The delegation from the Third Di
vision has refused all overtures to
get on the band wagon because of
the subservience demanded by Shack
leford. The delegation will vote its
own program and sit back and watch
proceedings.
The slate arranged is Schofield of
Nome for Attorney-General of the
territory; Murane of Seattle for Na
tional Committeeman, Shackleford
and Gilmore as delegates to the Na
tional convention.
George Irving of Juneau, is chair
man of the convention, and Arthur
Thompson of Natalia, is secretary.
Thompson, A1 White, and se.;ral
others of the Third Division delega
tion have gone over to the Shackle
ford bunch.
REFUSES REQUEST
OF BERNSTORFF
VON IGLE WILL NOT RE ERRED
Secretary Lansing Says Prisoner Is
Charged with Serious Crime i.ml
that Papers Seized in His Offi.-e
Contain Evidence to Convict.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 20.—
The Secretary of State has refused
the demand of Count von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, for the .re
lease of Wolfe von Igle and the re
turn of the papers, seized at the time
of his arrest, to his office.
The secretary based his refusal on
the ground that von Igle is charged
with a serious crime against the Uni
ted States, and that the papers seized
contain evidence to convict him of
the charge.
Von Igle was taken into custody in
New York, city yesterday on the
charge of conspiracy to destroy the
Welland Canal in Canada.
LIQUOR DUMPED
INTO IRE SEWER
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SEATTLE, April 20.—Mayor Gill
and Chief of Police Beckinham to
day superintended the destruction of
numerous barrels and bottles of whis
key and wines that have been seized
by the police during the raids on the
blind pigs.
Liquor valued at more than two
thousand dollars were emptied into
the sewer from their containers. This
plan was adopted Instead of dump
ing the liquors into the bay as has
been previously done to prevent the
recovery of* the liquors by dredging
the bottom of the bay.
Stop that Infernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate It. tf
Prospector Ads bring results.
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We have the Facilities
For Properly Handling
Your Business.
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
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Safe Deposit Boxes for Resit
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
• RESOURCES $250,000.
THE P1NZON
Cigars, Fruits, Candies
OPTIMOS MARCA RICAS
REPRESENTAS EE SIDEEOS
BARRETTS EOVERAS
JUAN de FUCAS VAN DYCKS
MONOPOEES CARABANAS WEBSTERS
Haas & Sons Celebrated Candies—
Always Fresh.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
We Are Agents For The
Dayton Electric House Pumps
Which have fewer parts, run more
easily and quietly, require less
attention and cost less per year of
service than any other pump on
the market.
And the
“Thor 5” Vacuum Gleaner
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells'.
We stand back of both the above machines.
Alaska Water Light & Tel. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lys. Fort Liscum Lys. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p.m..
There wWl be no trip of the launJm
on the second ana fourth Frldamrof
each month, these dam being user to
clean bollors.
Bristles lit your teeth? Not it you
buy a guaranteed tooth brush at the
Owl. tf
Get your Eaqjprn Eggs at the Key
stone Produce Co. 2t
Fancy Stationery nt the Valdez
Drug Store. ’ tf
Kimonos, House-dresses, Aprons,
Caps and Wool Petticoats arrived on
the last boat for the Emporium, tf
Valdez Drug Company has a fln,e
line of School Stationery. tf
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead's. tf