New Arrivals
Women’s S torm
Rubbers with Cu
ban heels.
Dotted Swiss and
White Windsor
Crepe.
Steel Crocheting
Hooks number 12
Children’s Hose
Supporters in all
sizes.
FOR SALE about twenty-tour pounds
ot wild duck feathers and down.
Priced at $9.00
Valdez Mercantile Co.
THE
PINZON BAR
W. I. Levy, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St., Valdez
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AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Washington Creamery Butter, Fresh Ranch Eggs, Cheese 1
HEINZ 57 VARIETIES •
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ALASKA WILL SOON BE
GREAT COAL MINING REGION
That immense development of the
Matanuska coal mines is now only a
matter of short time is the opinion of
Andrew Christensen, manager of the
Land and Industrial department of
,ue Alaska Engineering Commission,
and he gives facts to bear out his
s tatement.
The Commission is now building a
branch road to the Eska coal mine., a
distance of three miles where William
Martin and his associates are prepar
ing to take out two hundred tons a
day and for this coal the commission
will pay four dollars and fifty cents
per long ton of 2,240 pounds, instead
of paying, as it formerly paid, twelve
and sixteen dollars a ton for the out
side coal. Five miles above the Martin
mine another mine is being opened
up. The operators of the Eska mine
THE TKRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1017
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per in the World gives so much
at so low a price.
_
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The’great
war in Europe is now half-way into
its third year, and whether peace bo
at hand or afar oft the events to fol
low will be world shaking. (
The Prospector Publishing Compauy
offers the Thrice a Week World, The
Daily Prospector and The Week’y
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cash
in advance. You get 166 copies o'
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
tor and 62 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without
them.
The Thrlce-n-Week World,
The Daily Prospector,
The Weekly Miner,
ALL FOR $18.00 PER YEAR
The Prospector and the Weekly
Miner are ft* only papers published
at Valdez, and are replete with local
and world news. The Miner makes a
specialty of Territorial News in con
densed form. The World is too veil
Known to our readers to dilate upon
;ts field of usefulness.
PEND IN YOUR ORD^R NOW.
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have opened tour veins and will open
I two more.
; The outlook tor a market looks
j more encouraging than ever, Mr.
I Christensen says. One company in Cal
; ifornia which is going to start a steel
| plant is negotiating for fifteen thous
and or twenty thousand tons a month
from the Matanuska fields. But the
gieatest promise of all comes from
the fact that another big company
I which is taking an option on all the
iron ore along the Pacific and Alaska
coast for the manufacture of steel
wants from three thousand to six
thousand tons of coal a day from the
same source of supply.
GERARl) WILL WRITE
BOOK OF EXPERIENCES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.— !
Former Ambassador Gerard is writ-1
ing a book dealing with his experi j
ences in Germany. He declares Eng-'
lish prisoners in Germany are receiv-i
ing utterly insufficient food for hard
manual labor they perform, and says|
they would starve were it not for the'
food sent them from home. The plight i
of the Serbian and Rumanian prison-;
ers in Germany is especially pitiable,
and Rumanian prisoners in Germany
are the only ones who do not receive;
food from home.
ENGLAND INCREASES' i
WAGES OF MINERS1
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LONDON, April 10.—As a first re-j
suit of government control of the coal j
mines, miners in England and North1
Wales are to receive a substantial in-i
crease in the war bonus paid them.
The bonus, which has heretofore stood
at 13.8 per cent will hereafter be IS |
per cent. The increase affects 360,000 j
workmen and means an increase of |
ten million dollars a year in the wagej
bill.
LATOITCHE WIRELESS
H AS BEEN RE-OPENED j
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The Latouche wireles station, which i
was closed yesterday by order of the;
District Communication Superintend
ent at the Puget Sound Navy Yard,
was reopened this morning for busi
■ ness under restrictions jmposed by.
| the government. These restrictions;
I provide that the station may trans-,
mit messages written only in plain
; English, and that no code messages of
any description may be sent.
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HUGE ELEVATORS
ARE DESTROYED
LOSS MORE THAN $3,000,000.00
Two Minneapolis Grain Elevators Are
Totally Destroyed by Conflagration
of Mysterious Origin—Believed to
he Work of German Sympathizers.
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 10.—Two
mammoth grain elevators here were
destroyed by Are last night together
with their contents, entailing a loss
of $3,000,000. The origin of the
fires is a mystery, but it Is believed
that German sympathizers were re
sponsible for the conflagration. A
strong guard is being maintained
about the other grain warehouses and
; mills here to prevent further incen
diarism.
amerWlirer
I STRIKES A MIRE
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j.ll'ST OUTSIDE OK IJVERPOOL
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: Steamship New York Hits a Floating
i Mine Off the IJver|>ool Bar last
Night—Passengers Transferred In
Safety—Vessel Docked Afterward.
WASHINGTON. t>. C., April 10.—
Advices received here this afternoon
from Liverpool state that the Ameri
can liner New York struck a floating
mine last night just outside the Liv
erpool bar. and was seriously dam
aged. Tne patsengers were transfer
red in salety and the New York dock
ed this morning and is discharging
!cargo, following which she will go in
to dry dock.
GUATEMALA REPORTED
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 10.—
Advices received here today state that
martial law has been declared in
Guatemala. German intriguers are
said to be busy in that country and
are stirring up revolt.
MOOSE DANCE WAS
A HUGE SUCCESS
The Easter dance given by the
Moose last night was a big success.
The attendance was large, and the ex
cellent music provided made dancing
a pleasure indeed. About midnight a
light luncheon of ice cream and cake
was served, following which dancing
was resumed and continued until
about 2 o’clock. Everybody had a
good time, as is Customary at the
Aloose affairs.
NATIVE DROWNED BY
OVERTURNING OK BOAT
The Marshal’s office is in receipt
of a communication from Seldovia
stating that Jack Tansy, formerly of
this city, repoited to the Marshal’s
office at Seldovia that on March 27
Pecon Mooney, a native, was drown
en on Dogfish bay by the overturn
ing of hiB bidarka during a heavy
storm then prevailing. Another native
who was in the craft at the time of
the upset, succeeded in reaching shore
and the next day the body of Mooney
was recovered and was buried at Eng
lish bay.
PRESIDENT REPLIES
TO KING’S MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 10.—
President Wilson today wired his
thanks to King George of England
ror the message of congratulation.
The President said that the message
showed a community of sentiment
among the free peoples of the world
against Imperialism.
Admiral Evans South.
The steamer Admiral Evans arrived
in port about 3 o’clock this afternoon,
after having stopped at the Clift mine
to take on a quantity of concentrates.
Her passengers from Valdez were Miss
Annie Olney, C. Blanchette, Chris
Tjoserig, wife and family. Andrew
Halverson, An tone. Masso for Seattle;
J. O. Karch for Juneau, and C. Sterl
ing, V. Stearns, Alex Singletary, A.
Long. P. E. Zharoff, A. C. Burnett,
Phil Garbin for Cordova.
Chief Clerk of the Railway Mail
Service, Alvnh Eames, who returned
trom a trip to Anchorage on the Ala
meda, was taken with a severe at
tack of typhoid fever on his arrival
at Cordova, and was taken to the ho.~
rital for treatment.
Steamship Sailings
Alaska—Sailed west from Valdez,
April 7.
Alameda -Sailed south from Valdez,
April 3.
Northwestern—Sailed from Seattle
April 9.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed west from
Valdez, April 8.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez. April 9.
Mariposa—Passed Juneau, north
bound, April 8.
Admiral Watson—Sailed for Valdez
from Seattle April 9.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 pas. 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. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7'0 p.m. 10:30 p.m..
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
rleau boilers.
Dally Weather'Report.
April 9. 1917, April 10, 1917
7:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M.
29.305 Barometer 29.099
33 Temperature 33
40 Maximum 33
30 Minimum 20
35 Mean 29.5
19 in. Snow on Ground 19 in.
Cloudy, calm. Cloudy, calm
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
This Day in History.
Feast day of St. Bademus. martyr;
j St. Mechtildes, virgin and abbess.
Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist and
j founder of international law, died in
I 1 5 S :t.
Pope Gregory Xlll died in 1585.
Martin l’ring sailed to explore the
| New England coast in 1603.
The Mississippi Company surren- [
dered its charter to the crown in;
1732.
Newton, now Elmira, N. Y.. found-!
ed in 1792.
Horatio Gates. Revolutionary gen-,
ieral, died in 1806. f
Napoleon abdicated the French,
; throne in 1814.
Lewis Wallace, soldier and author,'
born in 1827.
New York Tribune first issued by i
Horace Greely, in 1841.
| Four powers signed a protocol at
! Vienna guaranteeing the integrity of
Turkey, in 1854.
Offensive and defensive alliance be
tween France and England arranged
in 1854.
A force to relieve Fort Sumpter
sailed from New York in 1861.
Archduke Maximillian of Austria,
accepted the throne of Mexico in
' 1864.
KKN.NEt OTT-ITAH MERGER
IS AGAIN TAKING SHAPE j
NEW YORK, April 10.- The re-[
Icent activity in Utah Copper and Ken-1
I necott Copper Company shares ha-!
I been accompanied by reports that;
i plans are maturing for taking over |
i by the Kennecott Copper Corporation I
i of the Utah Copper Co., and have I
j now reached a stage where an of
ficial announcement might be looked
J for shortly.
The Kennecott, it is understood,
has increased its stockholdings of the
Utah to 4 64,504 shares through the
iecent purchase of 60,000 shares in ,
the open market. It is asserted that
the Guggenheim Interests control
something like 90,000 shares more
and that the big stockholders not af
filiated with the Kennecott and con
trolling in the neighborhood of 300,
000 shares, or more than enough to
insure the success of the proposed
merger.
A NEW BOV AT THE
DIERINGEK HOME
Andy Dieringer appeared early this
morning with a broad smile on his
lace and a box of cigars in his hand, ,
and insisted that all his friends should
smoke at his expense. The occasion
was the arrival at his home last night
of a bouncing, 8-pound baby boy. Dr.
Merritt was in attendance.
I'HEATS MADE AGAINST
LIVES THOSE WHO ENLIST
U1SMARK. S. D„ April 10—At
torney General Langer has detailed
private detectives to investigate
charges of anti-recruiting activities
which have reached such a point that
Ihe livefof citizens have been threat
ened it they enlist.
On the Evans were two white men
and two natives bound for Seattle for
Capt. Blodgett, and will bring north a
<as boat to be used at the Captain's
cannery at Kodiak.
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J. D. Jefferson received a handsome!
blue fox pup from the westward on j
he Admiral Evans.
THE FIRST RANK OF VALDEZ*
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Resources over $300,000.
Draft8 sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit. Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
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Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute ^
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“BROTHER OFFICERS"
AT THE EMPRESS
The stirring Paramount feature
appearing at the Empress tonight will
be “Brother Officers." a dramatic
military romance that will appeal to
all. It is a story of British army life
in which the usual plot of love and
ambition develops. A boy is brought
up to cheat at cards by the father’s
clerk. Stanton, who later runs away
with the boy’s mother and his money.
He follows, determined to kill Stan
ton. and enlists in the British army as
James Hinds and is sent to India
where he gets into some bloody bat
tles. He saves his lieutenant's life,
who promises to help Hinds should
he need it. Meanwhile Stanton has
become a millionaire. He returns to
England, meets the lieutenant, and
wins $50,000 from him in a card
game, accepting notes for the amount.
- How Hinds meets the scheming .il
lain and forces him to return the
i money to the lieptenant will be shown
j at the Empress tonight.
Mariposa at Cordova.
The steamer Mariposa arrived at
Cordova this morning from the Bouth
and is engaged in unloading cargo.
No advices have been received here as
yet as to the hour of her departure
from that place for Valdez.
Ashes of Duchess Interred.
LONDON, April 10.—The ashes of
I the Duchess of Connaught, whose
remains were cremated, were Interred
in the crypt of the Albert Memorial
chapel at Windsor, in the presence of
members of the royal family. Simul
taneously a memorial service was held
in Westminster Abbey. It was attend
ed by officials and diplomats, includ
ing the American ambassador, Wal
ter H. Page.
TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL. ^
Compiled for Valdez Bay.
Tuesday. April 10—
First high tide 1:16 a. in., 9.6.
Second high tide 2:19 p. m.. 7.1.
First low tide 7:58 a. m.. —1.0.
Second low tide 7:42 p. m., 2.1.
Wednesday, April 11—
First high tide 1:50 a. m.. 9.4.
Second high tide 3:04 p. m.. 6.6. ^
First low tide 8:41 a. m., —0.8.
Second low tide 8:39 p. m., 2.5.
Thursday, April 12—
First high tide 2:30 a. m., 9.2.
Second high tide 3:58 p. m., 6.1.
First low tide 9:30 a. m., —0.4.
Second low tide 9:04 p. m.. 3.0.
Friday, April 18— i
First high tide 3:18 a. b»., 8.7.
Second high tide 5:06 p. m., 5.9.
First low tide 10:27 a. m.. O.t.
Second low tide 10:04 p. m., 3.4.
Saturday. April 14— ^
First high tide 4:22 a. m.. 8.2.
Second high tide 6:28 p. m., 6.0.
First low tide 11:37 a. m^, 0.4.
Second low tide 11:26 p. on., 3.6.
Sunday, April 15
First high tide 5:42 a. m. 7.7.
Second high tide 7:44 p. m.. 6.5.
First low tide 12:44 p. on.. 0 6.