ANCHORAGE WILL
GET II LIBRARY
New Railroad Town May Also Get
Episcopal Rectory—New Library
for Everyman’s Club.
At the meeting of the Library
Board of Everyman’s Club last night,
Mr. Molony announced that he had
accepted the offer of a library for
Anchorage, and also that he was prac
tically assured of sufficient financial
aid to erect a club room ind possibly
a small rectory also. He stated that
it is probable that a new library can
be secured for Valdez, the only re
quirement being the necessary funds
to pay freightage on the books from
New York.
Valdez citizens and visitors are in
vited to use the club rooms and li
brary here.
A noted improvement is rioticeable
in the appearance of the rooms since
Mr. Keesler took charge of them. The
reading room and library are for all
men without charge or any conditions
or red tape. The library is open for
distribution of books Mondays to Fri
days, 3 to 5 p. m.; Saturdays, 6:30
to 8:30 p. ra.
Many women are patronizing the
library and it is hoped more will do
so.
The Reading room is open for men
every day from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m.
MOOSE ARE READY FOR
THEIR GUESTS TONIGHT.
The members of the Alaska Moose
club have made great preparations
for their Mushers’ dance at Moose
Hall tonight. The Moose Mushers’
and Hard Times dances are social af
fairs where persons from every social
set meet on the same plane as white
shirts, paper collars and low-neclc
costumes are frowned upon. Good
old-fashioned baked beans ai-. .,rown
bread, prepared by one of the first
white men to land on the shore of
Valdez Bay will be served at lunch
eon. Special music was secured from
the outside for the dance and the
Moose believe that their Mushers’
dance tonight will eclipse anything
ever before attempted by them, and
that will be going some. The hall has
been prettily decorated tor the dance.
No invitations are required, and if the
Moose do not wish your company they
will let you know.
ADMIRAL EVANS LEAVES
SEATTLE FOR ALASKA.
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—The steamer
Admiral Evans, the Admiral liner,
sailed from Seattle Friday evening for
Valdez and other Alaskan ports with
a capacity load of freight and the fol
lowing cabin passengers for Valdez:
W. Boland, Attorney Tom West, J.
Haight, Wm. Wilson £ad wife, Mrs.
Wathey and several in the steerage.
FARRAGUT CASIO
UMTUOAD
Number of Passengers Refused Ac
commodations as Ship Will
Pick Up Cannery Crews.
The steamship Admiral Farragut
returned to Valdez from the west
ward at 5 o’clock this morning and
sailed soon after for the south with
a. number of passengers for Cordova
and Seattle Several Valdez people
who were anxious to take passage on
the Farragut were unable to secure
accommodations owing to the tre
mendously heavy passenger traffic re
sulting from the closing of the can
nery season, when the cannery em
ployes are going outside.
Several of the passengers who
boarded the steamer here took a
chance and will depend upon the pur
ser finding quarters for them. The
steamer will call at Kyak island
an4 at Yakutat for cannery crews, for
which accommodations were engaged
on the up trip.
The passengers boarding the steam
er at Valdez were: H. Y. Saint, J.
H. Nichols, Wm. Thomas, Wm. Aik
en, A. Van Movern, W. H. Whittle
sey, for Cordova. M. F. Pross, J. T.
Hendrickson, C. A. Larson, N. Ald
aton, Dan Web, P. H. Nelson, A. J.
Ballinger, A. N. Bison, M. Reitre, G.
Harroff for Seattle. J. Lagreid, for
Juneau, J. Powell, Lens Miller,. Cor
dova, J. Leischer.
LOST: An Elgin gold watch In a
leather wristband. Finder call Eva
Lockhart. Reward. 2t
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
IIS FINAL REPORT
Has Investigated Many Cases and
Urges Appointment of Addi
tional Officials.
'I
The grand jury which began its in
vestigations on September 14, and lias
kept steadily at its task for nearly a
month, filed its final report with the
court yesterday afternoon and was
discharged from further duty by the
court.
The grand jury has returned many
secret indictments which are believed
as aimed at prevention of, waste of
food fish at the canneries, the protec
tion of game animals and birds of
the territory, and to suppress the traf
fic of peddling liquor among the na
tives. The asker for a larger force of
inspectors to oversee cannery oper
ations as well as the appointment of
a deputy U. S. Marshall and U. S.
commissioner at Kenai. The atten
tion of the Internal Revenue depart
ment is called to the custom of Japa
nese and Chinese employes of canner
ies bringing intoxicating liquors into
the territory and giving or selling it
to the natives.
Following is the final report of the
Grand Jury in full:
"To the Honorable Fred M. Brown,
Judge of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Division Num
ber Three:
“We the Grand Jury empanneled
and sworn to serve at the regular
February 15th, 1915, adjourned term
at Valdez, Alaska, beginning Septem- j
ber 14th, 1916, of the above entitled
Court, respectfully submit this, our
final report:
“We have investigated all cases
and matters brought before us, and
have returned thirty-seven ‘True
Bills’ and five ‘Not True Bills.’ We
have examined one hundred and four j
witnesses.
“We have examined the following
offices pertaining to the Courts of
Justice for this Division, to-wit: The
office of the United States Clerk,
which we find in practically perfect
condition and efficiency:
“The office of the United States
Attorney where we find the Attorney
and his Assistants competent and ac
tive and the office conducted with
thoroughness and dispatch.
“We also investigated the office of
the United States Marshal and Fed
eral Jail and submit the following:
“Having thoroughly investigated
the office of the United States Mar
shal, the Jail and the Court House
the care of which is under the con
trol of the marshal, we find the affairs
of the office conducted in a most thor
ough and efficient manner; the Jail
maintained in the most excellent and
sanitary condition, and the Court
House and grounds are cared for in
a manner which reflects the greatest
credit upon the United States Mar
shal.
“We particularly commend the
Marshal upon the precautions adopt
ed for protecting the Federal build
ings from .fire, and for the means
taken to insure the safe keeping,
health and safety of the prisoners
in his care.
“The committee visited the United
States Commissioner’s office and
found everything in the best of or
der therein and that the work is done
in a most efficient manner. The
rooms are commodious and neat, but
we wish to recommend some safe
storage for completed record books
which are now in the way of the
Commissioner’s work.
“We visited the City Council, in
spected the books of the Treasurer
and Clerk and found them up to date
in every particular.
“We visited the Public Schools and
found the Educational work at a
high point of efficiency. Owing, how
ever, to a lack of funds, some need
ed improvements are delayed. We
called on the Secretary and Treasur
er of the School Board and found
their accounts being kept in an accu
rate manner.
“This Grand Jury, many of whom
are long residents of Alaska, having
cognizance of the wanton waste of
fish and other violations of the fish
ing laws for Alaska, and realizing
our inability to secure the necessary
evidence to enable us to make due
presentment or indictment thereof,
and the handicap upon the United
States Attorney’s office in that re
gard in the trial of causes for such
violations:
“And further noting the fact that
there are operating in this division
some thirty-five to forty large can
neries, besides a number of salteries
for the supervision of which there is
provided but a small force of inspec
tors or other qualified officers whose
duty it is to cause the said laws to be
properly observed and its violators
presented for prosecution:
“And further that but inadequate
means of transportation for said offl
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
cers is or can be furnished under ex
isting conditions:
“Therefore, we do earnestly recom
mend that a much larger force of such
officers be employed, and that an ade
quate number of launches or other
proper vessels be provided for the
sole use of said officers in the proper
discharge of their duties:
"We earnestly approve of the ef
forts of the Governor of Alaska to
secure the due payment of the taxes
levied upon the fishing privileges
granted so generously In Alaska.
“We heartily approve of the as
signment of an Assistant United
States Attorney to the duty at An
chorage, Alaska, and endorse the re
quest and application for an Assis
tant United States Attorney to be ap
pointed and assigned to duty at Val
dez.
Owing to the enormous expense in
curred in the efforts to prevent and
punish the frequent violations of law
at Kenai and other points of difficul
ty to be reached on Cook Inlet, we
earnestly recommend the appointment
of a United States Commissioner at
Kenai, on Cook Inlet, and that a sal
ary of not less than one hundred and
tweny-five ($125.00) dollars per
month be paid him; and further that
a United States Deputy Marshal be
stationed at said place, the duties of
both of said officials to extend over
the Cook Inlet region.
“We wish to direct the attention of
the Internal Revenue Department to
the custom of Japanese and Chinese
fishermen bringing large quantities of
whiskey into the country and selling
the same to natives and others dur
ing the canning seasons.
“Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
8th day of October, 1916.
“EDW. WOOD,
“Foreman.”
To the Creditors of the Valdez Bank
and Trust Company.
The undersigned, receiver of the
Valdez Bank & Trust Co., now has
sufficient funds on hand to pay all
known creditors of the bank. This
money will be paid by check on the
First Bank of Valdez drawn in favor
of the several creditors. Except as to
the few accounts now balanced no
payments can be made until Monday,
October 11., but beginning with that
date payments will be made as rap
idly as possible. All depositors are
requested to bring or send in their
individual deposit books immediately.
Drafts or cashier’s checks issued by
the bank and now unpaid will be paid
only on presentation of the original
draft or check. Payments will be
made at the former offices of the bank
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12
m. and 1 to 3 p. m.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND.
Receiver Valdez Bank & Trust Co.
10-8-3t ♦
THE
IIM THEATRE
CONTINUOUS SHOW '
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD SHOW AT
THE LIBERTY.
MORE FEATURES TO
FOLLOW.
WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Admission 25c Children 10c
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
KD. WOOD, Proprietor
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS •
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET LINOEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor. McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont {
Admiration1
CIGARS!
El Sidello
Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies.
Free Auto Tickets
-AT
THE BUFFET
' PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
The After-Hours
Salesman
MANY concerns lose money every night by not attract
ing the attention of the crowds on the streets in the
evening. On the other hand, many other concerns pros
per because they employ the after-hours salesman—Elec
tric Light. You can readily pick out these stores on the
busiest thoroughfares—their show windows pouring a
brilliant flood of light upward, outward and downward,
thereby adding an attraction to the goods displayed not
obtainable in any other way. Few people can resist a
glance at the beautiful effect—most people stop and ad
mire it. The proprietors of these shops are well versed
in all modern methods which make for success in devel
oping trade. They know that the lavish use of electric
light pays, and use Edison Mazda Lamps to obtain it at
a minimum cost.
Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00.p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
l:l£ p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on tpe second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these da vs koine used to
dean hollers.