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D. F. MTLIjAKO, Agent and Supplies, Copper Block, Valdeu, Slaalra
full deck cruiser
LAUNCH JOINS FLEET
Capt. J. H. Cann, who formerly
lived In Valdez and operated a saltery
down the Sound, appears to be pros
pering ait Juneau where he now re
sides with his family. The Juneau
Dispatch tells of his having purchas
ed a new boat to be operated out of
Juneau, as follows:
The full deck cruiser El Nido, reg
istered at the Seattle Yacht Club,
and formerly carrying the house flag
of Williams the Puget Souyd shingle
king, made port Sunday nUfht in com
mand of Captain J. H. Own, the new
owner. The El Nido tad a smart
trip north averaging tfin miles per
hour.
' Captain Cann purchased the El
„.„u last month on Puget Sound.
The boat is a full deck cruiser, 60
feet long, 11 feet 6 inches beam, with
a ten foot dinghy, sleeping accommo
dations for ten people, cook stove
and galley with table and complete
set of dishes, knives, forks, spoons,
etc., bedding, wash room and toilet,
one private stateroom to accommo
.ace four people; large cockpit aft
with awning; 40 horsepower Union
engine and ,a cruising speed of 10
knots an hour. An electric light plant
is being installed.
Captain Cann will make Juneau
the home port for the cruiser, mak
ing a specialty of taking out pleasure
and other parties. A float will be
constructed on the water front for
the accommodation of the cruiser.
The El Nido was built at a cost of
$8,000 on Puget Souhd.
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Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cockers,
Bakers, Percolators and (Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tt
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Imported and Domestic
Wines’ Liquors and Cigars
L Phone 69
WILL PROTECT THE
FLOOD DISTRICT
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Waterway Committee will Recom
mend that Government Improve
Dikes from Cairo.to Gulf.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 29.—
It ia reported that the waterway com
mittee apointM to investigate and
evolve some plan to overcome the
destructive Aw— which each year
,cva3tate the lower Mississippi val
ley, will recommend that the federal
government spend ten million dol
lars in Improving the dikes between
Cairo and the Gulf.
The members of the waterway
commission are Secretary Lane of
the Departmen of Interior, Secretary
Houston of the Agricultural depart
ment and Secretary Kedfleld of the
department of commerce, and num
erous conferences have been held
with engineers of national reputation
regarding the methods to be employ
ed in keeping the river confined to
itB banks.
It is estimated that the recent
floods caused a. property loss of more
than twenty-five million dollars in
the districts which will be protected
it the recommendation of the com
mittee is adopted by congress.
TRAGEDY ENACTED
III SEATTLE NOME
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H uslmml Returns from Work to Find
that Jtest Frigid Had Attempt
ed to Oespqll His Home.
SEATTLE, Feb. ait.—As a result
of a jealous play John Puz, an Aus
trian, and Mrs. M. Sepich are both
in a hospital suffering from wounds
inflicted by Puz. Both are expected
to recover.
Mrs. Sepich, believing that she
could not recover from her wounds,
made a statement to the police that
Puz had visited her home yesterday
afternoon with the object of making
love to her and that when she spurn
ed him he fired two shots at her,
both of which took affect. Puz then
turned the revolver on himself and
fired two bullets into his body, but
neither of them reached a vital spot.
The tragedy was discovered by
Sepich, who i3 a machinist, when he
returned to his home from work to
find his little five year old daughter,
who had been the only witness of the
shooting, crying over the uncon
scious body of her mother.
All parties concerned in the trag
edy are Austrians and Puz was re
garded by Sepich as his best and
closest friend.
Milter
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National Preparedness Organization
Issues Statement that Ford £gps
Falsified the Facts.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.—The ap
pearance of Henry Ford’s full page
advertisements In the newspapers
Sunday morning denouncing Presi
dent Wilson’s national defense policy
has created nation-wide Interest in
the campaign which the advocate of
peace is making against prepared
ness.
The advertisements have been
carefully prepared and show tihat Mr.
Ford his engaged able writers to corn
hut the president’s program for a
greater-navy and land force. Presi
dent Wilson is accused of having
come under the influence of the capi
talists who are reaping harvests of
millions from European war orders
and wish to perpetuate their pros
perity by making the United-States
a great naval and military power. _
A committee of the National Pre
paredness organisation, which has
been most active in spreading the na
tional defense movement has issued
statments denouncing Ford's adver
.lsing campaign and declaring that
le has falsified tho facts.
Many of the newspapers which
irintpd the advertisements carried
entiling roasts of Ford's peace plans
.n their editorial columns.
WRONGED WOMAN
TAKES REVENGE
Relative of Senator Culberson of
Texas Confesses Murder of Man
Who Had Betrayed Her.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 29.—
A sensation was created/here yester
day when Mrs. Katharine Harrison,
the flfteen-year-old wife of Chas. S.
Harrison, nephew of Senator Culber
son of Texas, confessed to the police
that she had murdered William R.
Warren, a local hotelkeeper, whose
mysterious death was being investi
gated by the police.
Mrs. Harrison, in her confession,
asserts that she murdered Warren
last December, because he had wrong
ed her before her marriage to her
husband and had threatened to ex
pose her to Harrison unless she re
newed her illicit relations with him.
The confession of the woman clears
her husband who was being investi
gated by secret service officials as it
was believed that he had been con
cerned in the killing. A charge of
murder has been filed against Mrs.
Harrison but She has been given her
liberty on. $2500 bonds.
Harrison has announced that he
will stand by his wife JJier trouble
and will not desert use she
killed the man who gr« be
fore her marriage to
force her to be unfi
<n:
band.
BUYING LUMBf
New York Central and Great North
ern are Kacti Asking for Rids
for Four Million Feet.
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.—That all of
the big railroad companies are enjoy
ing prosperity and are preparing to
spend millions of dollars on improv
ing their tracks aud in the construc
tion of branch lines is apparent from
the heavy orders which they are plac
ing for railroad material of ail kinds.
The New York Central railroad
company, which recently placed an
order for rolling stock to cost ten mil
lion dollars is now asking bids for
four million feet of lumber and has
announced that every part of their
vast system will be brought up to
standard.
It is also reported among lumber
manufacturers that the Great North
ern Railroad company is soon to ask
.ds for a like amount of lumber and
the big -calers are preparing for
greater activities than at any time
during the past twenty years.
BACHELORS ME
KEPT GUESSING
All Arrangements have been Com
pleted for Leap Year Dance at
Moose Hall this Evening.
That Moose Hall will be crowded
this evening when the Civic League
give their Leap Year dance goes
without saying if the interest which
it has created can be acepted as a
Indication of attendance. The an
nouncements of the ladles that fancy
favors would be bestowed has kept
the bachelors guessing and they will
be out in force to see if any of the
favors come their way.
The members of the League have
„een actively preparing for the dance
for weeks and announce this after
noon that everything was in readi
nes and a good time is assured all
who attend. The music will be fur
nished uy r I., a us orchestra and as
the admlsion is on*y «1 for those who
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;; REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF J ;
I! The First Bank of Valdez ij
;; LOCATED AT VALDEZ, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THK CLOejT l
< df business on the lTrta day of February, 1916 F j |
:! RESOURCES: f* i J
'! Loans and Discounts ______$ 94 831,22 ' '
; | Overdrafts_____ 1,255.22 < *
•; Bonds and Warrants___;_ 35AA.112 I !
<1 Furtuture. and Fixtures._____ 3,549AO 1 '
! Checks on other banks and other cash items_ 2 063 60 • >
;; CASH ON HAND AND SIGHT EX- 117 070 00 l :
:: change_ _ 117,973.83
:: TOTAL - ,,$255,556.79 1 ‘
I! LIABILITIES: ];
j! Capital Stock paid in_ ........_$ 25.000.00 i ;
. 1 Surplus Fund... can m a .
\ | Undivided Profits________ _ 2 712*10 «I
. 1 Due to Banks—Deposits__ *532 03 i ’
;; Certified Checks ____...lH ^H'tO ’] ?
:: TOTAL ........—$255,556.79 ] ;
11 Dnited States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Dirt- ! '■
• 1 sion, ss. 1 •
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. 1 I, J. W. GILSON, Assistant Cashier of the above-named bank do | ;
, J solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of 1 '■
; J my knowledge Vnd belief. | E
! I J. W. GILSON, ! •
; | Correst Attest. Assistant Cashier. |
.. M. BLUM, ) 1 E
;; J. C. MARTIN. i Directors. , ,
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< [ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of Feb., 1916. ; >
(Notarial Seal) AJNTHONY J. DIMOND. !►
< i Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska. ' ►
I! My Commission expires March 13, 1917. ! I
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To Our Patrons
WE THANK YOU for the kind and liberal
way ha which you have accepted the shortened
advice we have been compelled to give owing
to troubles over which at this time we have no
control.
And with your continued help and indul
gence, we will try and keep the lights up to
voltage during the earlier hours of the evening.
But to do so will mean your getting along,
without the day service, where it is not abso
lutely necessary, for the time being,
THERE WILll BE ENOUGH POWER AT
ALL TIMES FOR PUMPING PUS- '
POSES IN CASE.OF FIRE.
Respectfully Yoon,
ka Water, Light and Tele. Co.
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