On the Boat Received
A fresh new line of Cakes Jxom
the National Biscnit Co.
A big shipment of Hunt's famous
Canned Fruits—the kinds that are
not lye pealed.
A well selected line of fresh fruits
and vegetables.
Enter the V. M. Garden
and Vegetable Contest
open to all Children
m sixteen years and young
er-four prizes-start your
i
garden plot at once,
ValdezMercantileCo.
THE
PINZON BAR
W. I. Levy, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St., Valdez
PHONE 44 Fresh Fruits—Fresh Vegetables
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Washington Creamery Butter, Fresh Ranch Eggs, Cheese
HEINZ r>7 VARIETIES
KEYSTONE PRODUCE
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.:
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks *
y Agt». for EQUITABLE Life Ins. ^
: pubik &“”■$, “«•*• rhm-196 :
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1 the VANITIE SHOP j
s
» .*$12 Worth of Work for $IO. •
! I
2 Hairdressing . $1.00 •
J Manicuring .60c to 75c 2
•2 Plain Shampooing .$1.00 ;
2 Med. Shampooing *1.25 2
2 Dry Shampooing - $1.00 •
2 Facial Massage .$1.00 2
2 Scalp Treatment .$1.00 ;
S Med. Scalp Treatment.. $1.25 2
• High Frequency Hat^l $1.25 •
2 Violet Kay Treatment. $1.50 2
2 Bleaching per hour. 76c •
J Dyeing per hour.$1.00 2
2 .Nestle Permanent Wav- »
Z ing, per curl .1.00 2
2 Baths . 50c 2
2 - 2
2 Combings Made Up •
• _2
Hoe. Petrova at tlie Empress
The famous star Mme. Petrova will
make her first appearance in Valdez
Thursday evening at the Empties*
Theatre, in a five act Metro feature,
' The Eternal Question.”
Would Prevent N|ieculating.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
JSena'or Curtis of Kansas today intro
«i»ue%\ hill to prevent dealings in fu
tures . wheat, corn and other sta
ples by refusing mail and telegraph
•focllitlert along the Tines of the cotton
Sutures law.
Explosion Kills Three
TROY, N. Y„ May 1.—Battalion
Chief Bailey and two other firemen
v^re killed, and eight others, includ
ing Chief Patrick Byron, were ser
iotSBly injured early today by the ex
plosion of an ammonia tank during
n fire in the Michigan Grocery com
pany’s building. The property loss
is estimated at $50,000.
German Aviator Missing
COPENHAGEN, May 1.—Lieuten
ant Baldamus, one of the most suc
cessful of the German aviators, is re
ported to have been killed in a col
j lision with an allied airplane on the
; western front. Lieutenant Baldauiue
> had a record of eighteen enemy air
1 planes destroyed.
Goods coming on every boat for the
| Emporium, open for business from 2
I to 6 and 7 to 9 p. ra. ti
1 "* "
For Sale.
1 complete sawmill outfit with plan
iera (Russell & Co.) 11-13. Nominal
' h. p. 35. Indicated h. p. 77.
' Circular saws and other materials
; 1 new' Willamette Donkey engine.
ixV4-10.
i 1 slightly used Willamette Donkey
| Engine 7 V* -10.
2 slightly used Fiery Donkey En
gines, 7-10.
For further information write o”
wire
ALASKA ANTHRACITE RY. CO.
Per Geo. W. Nelson,
tx Katalla, Alaska.
CONGRESSMAN ADMITS
GUII/T; RESIGNS SEAT
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 2.—Orrin
D. Bleakley of Franklin, representa
tive-elect from the Twenty-eighth con
gressional district, white-faced, head
thrown back, stood before Judge
Thompson in the United States dis
trict court here and heard these
words:
"The sentence of the court is that
you pay the costs of prosecution and
a fine of $800.”
Bleakley then became the first
member- elect of Congress in the Uni
ted States to fall victim of the Federal
corupt practices act of June, 1910.
He had pleaded nolle contendere fol
lowing an investigation before the
Federal grand Jury at Eric, to spend
ing in excess of" $6,000 on his nomi
nation and election.
Attorney W. M. Parker of Oil City,
who was in tears as he finished the
plea in his client’s behalf, announced
that Bleakley’s resignation as a mem
ber to Congress had been dispatched
to Governor Brumbaugh at Harris
burg and Speaker Champ Clark of the
>House of Representatives at Wash-'
; ington.
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I FRENCH COMMISSIONERS
CALL ON MRS. WILSON j
‘ i
——— ,
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.— j
i Minister of Justice Viviani. head of i
!the French Commission and Generali
| Jo fire paid a formal call upon Mrs.:
Wilson at the White House yesterday |
afternoon.
• Reindeer Company Formed.
Articles of incorporation of the;
^Matanuska Reindeer Ranching Co. j
'have been filed in the office of the (
! Clerk of the Court here. The incor-;
porators are P. O. Sundherg. George
a Howe. Sr., and S. R. McClinton. all
of Anchorage, and the corporation is (
capitalized at $1,000.01)0. The in
corporators with Matt Button and Ar
thur Frame constitute the first board
of Directors. The company will en
gage in the raising of reindeer.
Moose Dance.
The Moose Lodge announces that it
will hold its regular Saturday night
dance this week.
Knumclaw Pioneer Oics.
TACOMA. May 2 Mrs. Anna M.
Vanderbeck. aged 81. widow of Geo.
Vanderbeck. a pioneer of King coun
ty. having located a homestead near
Knumclaw in June, 1870. died today
at the home of her son in Tacoma. The
funeral will be held Sunday morning
at Knumclaw.
George Barry returned last evening
from a trip to the Cliff mine.
A. C. Baldwin, who has been down
the hay for several days, returned to
town last evening.
M. V. Fox came up from the Cliff
:mine and will leave in a short time on
a prospecting trip in the Valdez Creek
country.
Fred Johnson was an arrival in
town last evening from tHe Cliff mine.
The launch B. F. M. came in last
evening from the Granite mine bring
ing Supt. W. R. Millard and a num
ber of passengers.
' Fhoto by American Pn>si Atuioctatlon.
Captain John J. McDonald.
I
MORE SURVIVORS j
arrive England;
—
CAPTAIN MKN LANDKI)
IN BRITISH PORT
_
Master of the Vacuum and Right of
Crew, Including Six Gunners, Re
ported Safe—I,leu tent and Three
Gunners Die of Kxposur*'.
t
LONDON, May 2.—Capt. Harris, of
the tanker Vacuum and eight men In
cluding six members of the gun crew,
have landed at an unnamed British i
port, according to official advices re
ceived here this afternoon. Captain
Harris /eports that Lieut. Thomas and
three members of the gun crew died
from exposure while in the small boat. |
In regard to the attack of the sub-1
marine, the captain states that the J
first intimation those aboard the ves
sel had of the presence of the boat|
was when the torpedo struck the side:
of the vessel, which was instantly fol-'
fowed by a territic explosion, tearing j
a great hole in the side of the ship. ,
She sunk rapidly, going down by the j
stern. The captain ot the vessel states;
ihat th:* arming of merchant ships is
useless against submarine attack.
.
Miner* Meet Tonight
I’resident Garner of the Local Un
ion of the Western Federation of |
Miners will he here this evening, and
a meeting of tiie Union will be held
at 7 o'clock this evening in the Hop
Kins house on lower Hroadway. AM
members of the Union are requested
to he present.
U K JAM IN TAN.VNA
NKAIt SAM HA STATION
The report from Sulchathis morn
ing states that the ice is running in
the river and that a big jam is form
ing near the station. From Richard I
ton it is reported that the river is1
completely open in the channel onlvj
.-hole ice remaining.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lv.-. Valdez
8:15 a.m. fi:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
S : 15 a.m. 0:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:2o p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:0o p.m.
7 0 p.m. 10:20 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used it.
clean boilers.
* 4 4- * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4* 4* 4* 4*
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4* 4* THIS DAV IN HISTORY 4 ❖
4* *
4. g. 4. 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4*
Feast day ot' St. Anthansius. Patri
arch of Alexandria.
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended
between England and Spain in 1668.
Hundson Bay Company chartered
in 1GSU.
David Wooster. American Revolu
tionary General died in 1777.
Thomas Jefferson made ' American j
minister to France in 1785.
San Francisco. California, burned:;
2.500 buildings destroyed with a loss j
of $.1,500,000 in 1851.
Stonewall Jackson, by mistake,
wounded by his own men at Chancel-j
lorville. Y'a., in 1862.
President proclaimed a reward of I
$100,000 for the arrest of Jefferson
Davis, the Confederate president.
A paid Are department and steam
tire engine were installed in New
York in 1865.
The Washburn flour mills at Min
neapolis exploded killing 17 persons
and entailing a loss of $1,500,000.
Oklahoma organized as a territory
in 1890.
Coxey, leader of the Industrial
Army arrested at Washington for
trespass in 1894.
AMBASSADOR ELKUS
SUFFERS OF TYPHUS
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 2.—
Ambassador Elkus at Constantinople
is suffering from a light attack of
typhus and every attention is being
given him. according to dispatches.
Minister Morris, at Stockholm, tele
graphed that the Swedish minister at
Constantinople reported that Ambas
sador Elkus had “spotted typhus.”
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| for Charter Anwyhere on X
' VALDEZ BAY |j
At any Time Day or Night j
j J. D. Jefferson
' VALDEZ, ALASKA j
Travel on Wells Fargo Traveller’s Cheques
%
They will make money matters simple
and easy for you in any part of the
world. They will relieve you of worry
over the safety of your travel funds.
They are as convenient as an MIn
temational Currency” would be, and as
safe to carry as your personal check
book. We issue them. Call or write for
booklet.
The First Bank of Valdez
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases Jjflere
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
City Gets Art Collection.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.—John G.
Johnson, corporation lawyer, whc
died here Saturday, bequeathed his fa
mous art collection to the City of
Philadelphia. It was valued by him
r.t more than i>5.000,000.
CHICAGO. May 2.—Mayor Thomp
son said today on authority of an ex
pert of Armour & Co. that if every
seed potato now in this country were
planted the crop would be at least 2-> j
per cent below normal.
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All of the latest Books. Magazines |
and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
A pretty line of colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
Remember your friends hv sending
them a Panoramic View, a new lot
just received. Valdez Drug Co tf
TIDE TABLES FOB MAY.,
Wednesday, May 2—
First high tide 9:18 a. m.. 6.5.
Second high tide 9:35 p. m.. 7.8.
First low tide. 3:23 a. m., 2.3.
Second low’ tide 3:11 p. m., 2.2.
Thursday, May 3—
First high tide 10:05 a. in., 7.2.
Second high tide 10:09 p. m.. 7.2.
F'irst low tide 4:05 a. m.. 1.5.
Second low tide 3:49 p. m., 2.2.
Friday, May 4—
F'irst high tide 10:53 a. in., 7.1.
Second high tide 10:34 p. m., 8.9.
F'irst low tide 4:41 a. m., 0.6
Second low tide 4:23 p. ni., 2.2.
Saturday, May 5—
First high tide 11:33 a. m . 7.3.
Second high tide 11:05 p. ui.. 9.4.
F'irst low tide 5:16 a. m„ 0-1.
Second low tide 4:57 a. m., 2.3.
Sunday, May 6—
[First high tide 12:0S p. «i„ 7.4.
Second high tide 11:38 p. ru.. 9.8.
First low tide 5:51 a. m., —O.S.
Second low tide 5:30 p. m.. 2.3.
Monday, May 7—
First high tide 12:52 p. ni.. 7.4.
First low tide 6:27 a. m„ —1.2.
Second low tide 6:07 p. in., 2.4.
Tuesday, May 8—
First high tide 0:13 a. ni.. 10.0.
Second high tide 1:23 p. ni., 7.4.
First low tide 7:06 a. m., —1.5.
Second low tide 6:43 p. m.. 2.6.
Wednesday, May 9—
First high tide 0:51 a. in.. 10.1.
Second high tide 2:17 p. m., 7.2.
First low*tide 7:48 a. m.. —1.5.
Second low tide 7:26 p. m.. 2.7.
Thursday, May 10—
First high tide 1:32 a. ni.. 9.9.
Second high tide 3:05 p. in., 7.0.
First low tide 8:32 a. ni., — 1.3.
Second low tide 8:12 p. ni.. 3.0.
Friday, May 11
First high tide 2: IS a. m.. 9.6.
Second high tide 3:59, p. m.. 6.8.
First low tide 8:22 a. m.. —0.9.
Second lew tide 9:06 p. m., 3.2.
Saturday. May 12—
First high tide 3:12 a. ni.. 8.9.
Second high tide 4:59 p. m„ 6.9.
First low tide 10:15 a. m., —0.4.
Second low tide 10:14 p. in., 3.3.
Sunday. May 13—
First high tide 4:16 a. in.. S.2.
Second high tide 6:03 p. m., 7.2.
First low tide 11:14 a. m., 0.2.
Second lo wtide 11:37 p. m.. 3.2.
Monday. May 14—
First high tide 5:35 a. ni..
Second high tide 7:06 p. ni.^V.7.
First low tide 12:17 p. m.. 0.8.
Tuesday. May 15—
First high tide 7:03 a. tu.. 7.2.
Second hig htide 8:02 p. m., 8.3. j
First low tide 1:10 a. m., 2.6.
Second low tide 1:21 p. ni., 1.2.
Wednesday. May 16—
First high tiae 8:26 a. m.t 7.1.
Second high tide 8:51 p. m.. 9.0.
First low tide 2:30 a. m., 1.6.
Second low tide 2:21 p. ni., 1.5.