Class anil Chinaware Displays
Close Tomorrow Night
RIDAY morning the Special displays
of Glass and Chinaware wijl be re
— moved, making way for new goods.
Every piece is being sold at a tremendous
sacrifice. If you have the slightest need
come tomorrow.
Bell shaped water glasses,
regular 20c, now lOc.
Glass salt and pepper shakers,
25c, now 15c.
Glay« syrup pitchers, jelly dishes,
cream pitchers, butter dishes,
priced from SOc to 75c, now 25c.
Johnson’s blue dinner plates,
regular price 35c, now 20c.
Johnson’s blue breakfast plates,
regular price 25c, now 15c.
Fancy dishes of all kinds priced
from OOc to $ 1.00, now 35c.
Fancy Haviland, Bavaria and
Austria china priced from
$1.00, to $1.40, now 65c.
We Also Have Many Other Dishes At
Reduced Prices.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
HURD IS ILL
POST T
Tex Rickard Willing that Match
Should Re Postponed Rathe:
than Stage Poor Contest.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Jess Wil
lard, the champion boxer of the world
who is matched to fight Frank Mo
ran at Madison Square Garden on
March 7 is reported as ill and there
Vis every possibility that the contest
may be postponed. Tom Jones, Wil
lard’s manager, has declared that ho
will not be allowed to. go Into the
ring with Moran or any other man
unless he is in condition to defend
the title
Tex Rickard, who holds a,; forfeit
, .from Willard and Moran that they
will appear Iq the ring on March 7,
asserts that he would rMhef postpone
the match than sta^e a fiftjht which
would not guarantee the audience the
worth of their money.
Willard is reported to have been a
victim of la grippe and has failed to
recover and his physicians h(ive ad
vised him against attempting to train
at the present time.
A few sporting, authorities are
■ hinting that there may have been
some foundation for the Jack John
son story that Willard won the title
through the colored man being paid
to lose and that Willard fears to meet
Moran.
DEFENDS BRITISH AIRMEN
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON: Harrold J. Tennant,
Under Secretary of War. denied in
the House of Commons that the Ger
man air service had been developed
to a point where it surpassed that
of the British. . He said that the mili
tary authorities were satisfied that
British airmen had given a good ac
count of themselves in recent fight
ing. .. ■'' ■ '
The German method of fighting in
the air, Mr. Tennant said, was of a
defensive nature. The new Fokker
monoplanes, which have been de
scribed as superior to those of the
Allies, are well adapted for defen
sive work, but are incapable of mak
ing long flights. If the Germans
adopted the offensive and went be
hind the British lines he thought they
would meet machines equal in effi
ciency and speed to the Fokker.
Nearly all of the flights occur on the
German side, and he accused the
Germans of concealing their losses
and advertising those of England.
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MINING BUREAU IX)R
ALASKA IS URGED
SEATTLE: Citizens in Seattle
were : urged to'show'more than a
talking interest in Alaska ahd in
stead of taking all that came' this
way to send some north. E. C.
Hughes, one of the most prominent
attorney capitalists, urged the M roe
hundred busniess men attending a
banquet at the Arctic Club, to get
busy, nojsr, this winter and continue
their activities from now forth. ■*.
In a hot speech, with straight front
the shoulder punches, he stated that
the business men should at once es
tablish a mining bureau for the pur
pose of not only investigating mining
propositions but of financing Alaska
properties.
“There are scores of hard miners
In Alaska today,” said Mr. Hu-hes,
“who have splendid mining proper
ties. Their capital is only sufficient
for them to work in a small way. If
the property Is worth anything, these
miners should bp given aid iwn’t
alt back and take it easy. Bring out
your hoarded gold and place it where
It will help the miner, the country at
large and thirdly, it may help V>e In
vestor. Tou are showing too mlch
selfishness. Get in and help.”
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Phone 69
ALAMEDA WILL
MISS FEW TRIPS
v
Alaska Will Take Her Place on the
\
Southwestern Alaska Run and
Leaves February 29.
The officials of the Alaska Steam
ship company have announced that
the steamer Alameda will be tem
porarily withdrawn for service T.nen
returns to Seattle from her present
trip, and that she will be overhauled
and put into shape for the big pas
senger travel which is expected to
Alaska next summer.
The steamer Alaska, Formerly
known as the Kansas City, will take
the place of the Alameda on the
Southwestern run and will leave Se-;
attle on February 29, carrying mall,
passengers and freight.
The steamer Mariposa, which
went On the rocks near KetcLtkan
last fall, is reported to be nearing
completion and will be ready for ser
vice at an early date and will be put
into service while other steamen of
the company are receiving their an
nual overhauling.
STORE FRONT IS
BEING CHANGED
,—
Valdez Mercantile Company Remod
elling Store and Will Add to
its 4 ttrartiveness.
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A forc^ of carpenters under the
direction of Chas R. Crawford start
ed work this morning tearing out
the back grounds of the store win
dows of the Valdez Mercantile com
pany’s big store. The windows are
to be shortened in depth and the
backs removed entirely.
The grocery department is to be
considerably changed, a fresh fruit
stand built and a section pro'- ded
for fancy groceries. The dry goods
department will be remodelled along
similar lines and other improve
ments made which will add to the
general attractiveness of the big
store.
The management stated this morn
ing that the Vaidez Mercantile com
pany was striving in every way to
keep their store up to date in every
particular and the work now being
done was only one of the many
changes which had been planned.
BUILDING DOME
FOR LOUIE'S CAFE
Substantial One Story Building will
Be Made of the Structure Dam
aged by Recent Fire.
1 *Mrs. Albert White has awarded the
contract for rebut-.-* me structure
formerly occupied by Louie’s Cafe on
Ij^jt&nley1 street. . -,*arles R. Craw
ford, and a gang of men are busy to
day ^removing the ueurts from the up
per story. Considerable of the old
building was saved from the flames
and, as the structure is to be one
story with a flat root, the contractor
has engaged to have the work com
pleted before March 10.
The building will be occupied by
Andy Marovich who will again open
his restaurant under the old name of
Louie’s Cafe. The plans for the new
structure will provide many improve
ments over those which existed before
the Qre and will make Mr. Marovlch’s
place one of the neatest and most at
tractive dining rooms In Alaska.
No effort has been made as yet by
Mrs. Stull, who owns the adjoining
building, which was also gutted tjy
the fire, to either fanlld or tear down
the unsightly ruins. It is understood
that the ground Is for sale but as it
has a frontage ot only thirteen feet
the price she in asking is said to he
exorbitant.
A1 White has been negotiating for
a lease on the ground, but as the own
er asked $25 per month rental, thpt
til taxes and assessments be paid,
and an insurance policy of $1000 be
taken out in her name by the tenant,
negotiations have been, dropped and
the unsightly wreck may be any eye
sore to visitors coming to Valdes all
summer, unless the council or flrp
chief take action against the owner
to compell her to tear it down.
ELECTION MATTERS
WERE DISCUSSED
City Council Will Have to Provide
New Election Ordinance as Old
One Is Not Applicable^
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A brief meeting of tbe Valdez city
council was held last night when
(founcilmen Finical, Heckey, Thomas
and von Gunther were present with
Acting Mayor H. P. King in the chair.
A number of bills including those
for the schools for the months of
December and January, were approv
ed and warrants ordered to be drawn]
In payment of same. The January
ichoOl bill had been held up for a
month, through some ot .the council
men objecting to the teachers receiv
ing pay for the full month unless the
service was given. Thh Mils will be
paid in full.
The question of providing for the
.oming municipal elections was dis
cussed and a committee consisting of
Councilmen Thomas, Finical, von
Gunther and Heckey were appointed
to draft a new law as the ordinance
under which the elections were held
’.ast year is not applicable owing to
the time limit for opening the regis
try books having expired. The ordi
nance provides that the books shall
be open for sixty days during which
time intending voters are required to
register. The registry books close
ten days prior to the election in or
der that the election board might
pass on the qualifications of those
registered. The committee will re
port at the next meeting and it is
'celieved they will favor an amend
ment to the ordinance reducing the
period for the books remaining open
to thirty days and providing that vo
ters may register up to the evening
prior to the election.
Owing to several Alaskan towns,
including skagway, Fairbanks and
Nome, having taken steps to hold the
coming e.eutions uuuv. —e municipal
law as passed by the last legislature
there is some slight agnation to have
Valdez adopt the system, and Acting
Mayor King stated inat he would fav
or the change if sufficient time re
mained in which the requirements of
the law could be fulfilled.
DANIELS DENIES HE
MUZZLED NAVAL OFFICERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—
The controversy over the Secretary of
the Navy’s alleged “muzzling” of the
naval officers leaped Into high flame
today. Representative Britton of Ill
inois told the Naval Committee of
the House that Read Admiral Brad
ley A. Flake had declined an Invita
tion from Mr. Britton to lunch with
him and talk over naval affairs on
the ground that he could not discuss
this -subject, * because of special or
ders issued by the Navy Department.
Secretary Daniels subdued the fiery
flames a bit by a letter showing it
was contrary to long standing regu
lations for naval officers to attempt
to influence Congress. Mr. Daniels
also denied statements made in Col
lier’s Weekly ih an article charging
the Secretary bad compelled Admiral
Flske to break a coutract to write i
series of articles ou naval topics for
that periodical.
In his letter. Secretary Daniels, an
swering certain quetsions put by
Chairman Padgett said:
“No order was Issued by me at any
I other time relative to writing or to
■speaking by naval officers. The regu
lations governing the action of the
naval officers, incorporated in the
United States navy regulations and
instructions, in existence many years,
have not been changed, even to the
crossing of a ‘t* or the dotting of an
T since I became secretary of the
navy.” .
Jim >. ..„on’s teams have .....vered
several tons of freight at the mouth
of Mineral creek for the miners who
will develop the Millionaire group of
claims. The freight will not be trans
norted to the property until the ar
rival 6t a consignment of dynamite
which is due to arrive on the next
freighter from the States, when the
whole lot will be moved up the creek.
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R. Rohrback, the fisherman, whr
differed badly fronted fingers and
narrowly escaped from freeslng tc
death at Sawmill Bay during the re
cent cold weather, was taken to the
hospital at Fort Liscum yesterday
afternoog In order that he might re
ceive the care and attention to which
hla condition and age entitle him.
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A gang of wojrkmen left this morn
ing for the mo^t)i of Mineral creeV
where they wilft^ntinne the work of
-emoviftg the pimriks from the wtmrf
there. The has been purchas
ed by Manager,Reiter of the Alaska
Mines'Corporatini); who will use it in
the construction of his Company's
wharf at . .uu.go bay.
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Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire
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 P1NZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
<^^We Have/-^s>
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 the North'
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
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Office, foot of Wall street
“Do It Electrically”
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Electric Agent For Electric
Vacua Cleaner , Percolators nake '
makes a cleaner and UaVtOH best coffee;
healthier home;
. ' ~'m ' ' Toasters' make de
bus sere steps, time 5i|ent Iidoas toast:
and patience; */uv *
Wnb, Mm— .
bk«iu» «« Electric •
' temperature; *
PlasbBtbts skew ran ■« Fatores, Reading
STS-tST House <-«* **••*•
“ D Quality
Safety First * Always
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lts. Fort Llsoum Ln. Void
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:99 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 an.
1:16 p.m. 8:99 p.m.
4:10 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:99 p-OL
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip el the laoq
on the *eoond ana fourth Friday*
each month, theee dan being need
clean boiler*.
3 ARSON GIVES ENGLISH
A VERT POINTED TIP.
LONDON: Sir Edward Carson,
ormer attorney general In the House
f Commons In a speech said that
ftor the war “We shall have to con
ond with the great friendly nation
.n the west, which before the war was
a debtor nation but probably wit. be
the chief creditor nation of the eh- .
tire world. There will be danger for
a while that a great preponderance of
gold and credit in that country wU)
change to a large extent the working
out of the great matter of exchange
and the necessary accompaniments Of
the greatest clearing bouse in the
world."'