For Xmas Dinner,
groceries we have an unusually good se
lection of fresh vegetables and fruits, such
as oranges cranberries, sweet potatoes,
celery, cauliflower, lettuce, green onions,
tomatoes, and the extra fancy Delicious
apples.
Women’s Dress Gloves
Nothing Nicer For Xmas
AND they certainly have been in big
demand this Xmas. There are all
kinds, from the plain colors in tan, black,
white, and blue, to those nicely embroidered
in corresponding colors. Prices, a pair,
range from $1.50 to $2.50.
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
Every day the assortment is getting lower and
lower. So better make your selections soon.
ONE LITTLE BOY’S CHRISTMAS LETTER.
Here’s a sample of the Christmas letters that are
being sent to Santa Claus at this store:
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy and I was born
in Valdez. I heard that you were frozen in the ice over at
Anchorage, and would not come to Valdez, but I don’t
believe it. I live up on Broadway, so please don’t miss
our house, and 1 want you to bring me a box of candy, a
gun, a sled, a dog and an elephant, a pair of moccasins,
a pair of nice mitts, and some chewing gum and a tool
box. Don't forget me, dear Santa, for I am a' good little
boy. ”
Valdez Mercantile Co.
i The Christmas Store of Valdez. ^
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AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS IJE
WARMED IJY ELECTRICITY
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VIENNA: Austrian soldiers will
not suffer from cold weather if the
army adopts the new electrically
heated garments which have been in
vented by the professor of electrology
at Innisburck University. The es
sential feature of the professor’s in
vention, according to the Austrian
newspapers ,is a method of weaving
electric heating threads into soldiers’
pants and coats, and then connecting
the threads with a battery or supply
wires at a distance of from 100 yards
to a quarter of a mile. It is assert
ed that the current can be regulated
so that any number of soldiers in the
trenches can be kept warm simulta
neously.
COLD WAVE IS HEADED
TOWARD THE COAST
The daily report on interior Alas
ka weather as received at the local
office of the Signal Corps, shows that
a cold wave Is headed toward the
coast, and that it is being followed by
a rapid rise in temperate on the Fair
banks side of the Delta divide. At
Fairbanks the mercury registered 13
degrees below zero yesterday as com
pared with 10 degrees belo^r today.
The most noticeable change is on the
coast side of the divide. At Gulkana
it registered 11 below yesterday and
dropped to 20 this morning. Teik
hell is experiencing a drop from 4 to
10 below, and Tonsina from 5 to 21
below zero. From Valdez to the
summit where the effect of the Japa
nese current is exerted, the mercury
stands at 4 above zero.
Just received ,the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdez, at
Ben Silverman’s. _
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale>nd Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
™e PINZON BAR
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
TOLOV/yXA MOOSE LODGE
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED.
The members of the Loyal Order of
Moose in the Tolovana have organiz
ed a lodge of their own and have
purchased a site for a building which
will be erected during the present
winter. The building will be 40x60
feet and so constructed that its di
mensions can be enlarged at any
time. The members will arrange tor
a hardwood floor to be imported next
summer.
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GETS FIVE MONTHS
IN VALDEZ JAIL.
Ewing Fortner, who was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by Marshal
Heckey charging him with malicious
mischief and threatening to do bod
ily harm and discharging fire arms
in the restricted district, was given
a sentence of five months in the Val
dez jail this afternoon by Acting U.
S. Commissioner A. J. Dimond.
Defendant demanded a jury trial
and the following citizens served on
the jury: W. M. Finical, E. C Kees
ler, Chas. Topllff, A. J. Meals, W. H.
Bailey, Dan Grennig, Robt. Weber,
H. M. DeLano, Ross Padden. Chas.
Kraemer, J. C. Dierringer and C.
Rantin.
Socialist Meeting.
Valdez Local Socialist Party of
Alaska, all members requested to be
present at a special meeting Thurs
day evening, 8 o’clock, at the office
of Chas. G. Ganty. k-2S
A Good Show.
A good show at the Liberty Thea
tre tonight. Visit the Liberty The
atre and receive a coupon to win the
turkeys.
NARROW ESCAPE
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
Bombarded by Aeroplanes in
Belgian Fishing Village.
PARIS, Dec. 21.—The newspapers
here are giving details of the nar
row escape of King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, from
death when an unfortified fishing vil
lage on the Belgian coast was bom
barded by German aviators.
It is believed the Germans must
have received information as to the
movements of the royal couple as the
village was literally blown to pieces
by the rain of bombs which was show
ered upon it by the German air fleet.
Queen Elizabeth crossed the chan
nel to' meet her husband who nas re
mained with his troops at the front.
The escape of the royal couple is con
sidered as miraculous as nearly ev
ery building in the village was de
stroyed.
BEGIN DEVELOPMENT
NO PINOCHLE GROUP.
A party of three men with a dog
team and heavily loaded sled left this
morning for the Pinochle group of
claims on the side of the glacier,
near the Ramsey-Rutherford mine.
The property is owned by local peo
ple who are arranging for its devel
opment on an extensive scale. The
Pinochle lead has produced some of
the richest samples of free trilling
ores ever brought into Valdez from
the surrounding hills. Considerable
development work has been done on
the property during the last ‘wo
years.
SKATING RINK BE
OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS.
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Harry Moore, who is preparing an
open air ice skating rink on the va
cant lots opposite the court house, is
making good progress and says he
will have the sheet of ice ready for
skaters Friday evening. He has se
cured a splendid sheet of ice whii.h
requires only a few more sprinklings
to be in first class shape. He has se
cured the use of the neat cabin in
front of the rink, and will fit it up
as a warm, comfortable waiting room.
HOCKING CASE GOES
BEFORE PRIZE COURT.
Washington: The state department
has been informed that Great Brit
ain has changed her mind and the
steamer Hocking which was seized
outside New York harbor and taken
to Canada, will now go before a
prize court.
Immediatly after the Hocking
was taken, the British admiralty
requisitioned the ship for service
Secretary Lansing protested against
such actions with the result that a
prize court will have to pass upon the
legalty of the order.
SOME GOOD THINGS
AT THE EMPRESS
During Christmas Week and New
Years.
Monday and Tuesday—
Jack London’s great story in six
parts, “Martin Eden.”
Program for Wednesday only—
A Man from the East, drama.
Stopping the Limited, comedy dra
ma.
Love and Flames, comedy.
Sherlock Bonehead, comedy.
Program for Thursday only—
Fragment of Ash, drama.
Mayor’s Secretary, Alice Joyce in
two acts.
Under False Colors, comedy.
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Night, “M’Liss,” Bret Harte’s fa
mous story, In five acts.
New Year’s Feature—
“The Moonstone,” a 6 part feature
story of thrilling interest.
Great Scott! Again?
One of those picture sales, just like
the one that created so much interest
five years ago. On Tuesday, Dec.
21, next. I will place on sale thou
sands of pictures, from the very fin
est to the very poorest I have. On
Tuesday they will be sold at regular
prices, each day thereafter they will
be reduced 5c in price. All you have
to do is wait until they get down to
5c each. The sale will be between 2
and 5 p. m. each day. At the Candy
Kitchen. Signed, P. S. Hunt. tf
Notice of library Board.
Under the rules of the Library
Board the reading room Is reserved
for men only evory evening with the
exception of Friday. On Friday eve
ning the Literary Society or any oth
er club or organisation desiring the
use of the room muse see either Mr.
Lang, the President of the Board, or
Mrs. Kraemer, Secretary.
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Just Received
A large assortment hand painted
china suitable for Xmas.
Also Fresh Rose B.*ads from Cali
fornia.
New leather goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
felt and leather.
All kinds of smoker's articles.
Universal Electric percolators, !
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. (
Japanese baskets one-fourth off.
Christmas candies—-see our as
sortment.
Valdez Drug Co.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 20, 1916.
Barometric pressure .28.764
Temperature 7 p. m.11
Maximum temperature ...22
Minimum temperature .11
Mean temperature .16.5
Precipitation .01
Partly cloudy, light wind, north
east, 10 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Dec. 21, 1916.
Fairbanks, —10; 9 inches snow;
clear and calm.
Salcha, —15; 14 inches of snow;
vloudy, calm, trail fair.
Richardson, —11; 15 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —12; 14 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, —14;. 19 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
McCallum, —14; 42 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Paxson, —8; 19 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan, —7; 21 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Gulkana, -—20; 19 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, —-16; 18 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina. —21; 17 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, —10; 26 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, —5; 23 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Summit, 4 above: 65 inches of
snow; cloudy, ealnr, trail heavy and
drifted.
Wortman's, 6 above; 36 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
A Good Show.
A good show at The Liberty to
night. Visit the Liberty Theatre and
receive a coupon on the turkeys.
ANCHORAGE SCHOOLS ARE
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
The Cook Inlet Pioneer says the
public schools there are now organ
ized and that four teachers are em
ployed with a good attendance of pu
pils.
In organizing the schools at the
new town an unusual condition pre
sented itself as the pupils were found
to have come from widely different
parts of the American continent,
where different systems of teaching
had prevailed.
Attending the Anchorage public
schools are former pupils of schools
in Panama, in the canal zone, Brit
ish Columbia, Washington, D. C.,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Washington and Alaska.
Washington state contributes a
larger number of pupils than any
other state in the Union—fourteen.
Alaska contributes the largest
number of pupils, there being in at
tendance pupils from Cordova, Val
dez. Seward, Latouche and Nome.
AT THE LIBERTY
THEATRE TONIGHT.
A change of program tonight as
follows:
1. The Face at the Window.
2-3. The Law of His Kind.
4. His Pal’s Bequest.
5. A Swell Comedy.
Five reels of amusement. Save
your turkey coupons; drawing Dec.
23rd; visit the Liberty Theatre.
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
me taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water Is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
tho tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Tuesday, December 31.
High—12:4# am, 6.#; 11:44 pm, 9.6
Low—6:37 am, 3.4; 6:49 pm, —0.8
Wednesday, December 38.
High—1:23 am, 6.9; 12:20 pm. 9.6
Low—6:11 am, 3.4; 7:20 pm, —.8
Thursday, December 83.
Low—6:47 am, 3.3; 7:61 pm, —0.7
High—9:66 an), 9.6.
Friday, December 34.
High—2:28 aj», 70; 1:29 pm, 9.2
Low—7:26 ali^ |.8; 8:22 pm, —0.6
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Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire (
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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
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZONi
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
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^We Have —
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
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The Largest Stock of Candies in die-North |
CHM1DTS BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegeis High Grade Candies.
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156
SWIFT DELIVERY •++++++
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
HERE’S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
which runs the machine for you. At last you can sew with
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes it run
automatically right. No broken threads; no jerks—just a silent
steady motioni which stops the instant you remove your foot
from the pedal. 1
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Saturday, December 25.
High—3:01 am, 7.1; 2:05 pm, 8.8
Low—8:06 am, 3.3; 8:66 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 26.
High—3:35 am, 7.2; 2:45 pm, 8.2
Low—8:42 am, 3.3; 9:28 pm, P-2
Monday, December 27
High—4:11 am, 7.4; 3:31 pm, 7.6
Low—9:44 am, 8.2; 10:06 pm, 0.8
Tuesday, December 28.
High—6:00 am, 0.4; 3:62 pm, 7.3
Low—10:01 am, 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1
Wednesday, December 29.
High—5:32 am, 8.0; 6:37 pm, 6.0
Low—11:66 am, 2.6.
Thursday, December 80.
High—6:21 am, 8.4; 7:06 pm, 6.6.
Low—11:81 am. 2.1; 1:14 pm, l.»
Friday, December SI.
High—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm, S.6
Low—12:27 am, 2.7; 2:30 pm, 1.0
DONALDSON SCHWULE
Lts. Fori Llscum Ltb. 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. -t
1:16 p.m. 8:90 p.m. I
4:80 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p.m. !
There will be no trip of the munch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
dean boilers.