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Liner Reports Mysterious Vessel
Which Subjected Her to Inspec
tion by Searchlight.
NEW YORK, March 4.—Passen
gers arriving on a liner last night
from Pqrto Rico report that a Ger
man commerce raider was sighted oil.
Cape Henry where she was evidently
awaiting some of the liners en route
to Europe. The raider did not ap
proach the liner but turned’her
searchlight on the American vessel In
older to Identify her.
The officers of the vessel are also
confident that the ship which made a
close inspection of j their vessel was
not one of the British cruisers which
were reported ast awaiting oft tho
cape with the objejct of intercepting
any German priae crews bringing
other vessels whiqn they bad seised
into Norfolk. « : >
The news of the mysterlou^, vessel
off the cape has been sent by Wireless
to all vessels en route to America
irdin Europeand It is believed that
the British admiralty has been warn
ed of the danger which awaits com
merce ships in the north.
A FOGMAK CORRESPONDENT
TELLS OF TRAGEDY
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On the 9th of-February, Mr. John
Pajoman, brother of Charles W. Paj
, oman, steamed away on ;ttie 10 h. p.
steamer Mattie, taking with him the
mail and passengers, Mr. Jesse Rob
ins. ah employe of the U. S. Govern
ment'Fish Hatchery at Letuik Lake,
Afognak, Alaska, Mrs. John Orloff of
Afognak, and Miss Sarah Larsen of
Larsen’s Island.
They made a stop at Yzenkie, but
started from there at 5 p. m. for Ko
diak. It was.,.very stormy at the
time. They had passed all th® dan-!
gerous rocks and were within 15
minutes run to Kodiak'dock, when a
terrible blinding s^ow stohm arose,
grid they ran onto the last‘group of
tjbcks, the launch going to pieces in
a shorji'time.'
The body of John Pajoman was
found February 14, on the beach by
some men who were cutting wood
near there. He had a rope tied' around
his body and no doubt, was 'trying to
save the others. The mail was saved.
His body wa^ brought, over on the
steamer Nimrdd bn'the‘T6th and he
was burled on the. 18th. He was.- 42
years,-8 months old, a-native of Per
nan, Russia.
',1-le leaves to mourn his loss Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. W> Pajoman, a Bister,
Marie Lorentze'on and nephew, Fred
Loren tzsoa, Afognak, Alaska; also
his parents,-Gottlieb and Elizabeth
Jjnioman, ,au<} Fritz Pajoman, of
Pernan, Russia. # .
«' Ti)e “SeeaKfed, had. .been-.carrying
the biail hgtVeen Xfbgnak .Itod Ro
dirifc for tjte list ftftdep years.
The bodfy of Jesse Robins wits also
"found a’jd’ buried in Kodiak. The
other tujbl&dies have not yet been,
found. » jt-v* • . - 1
ADASKigNS NOT TO JiOSE
^ THEIR SEATTLE HOME
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The Diller Hotel, the Seattle home ;
for hundreds of Alaskans when* they
are in that city, which closed! its
doors on December 29 for the time,.
In twenty-first years has cpme back
and is again catering to the Alaskan
trade. It Is under lease to the Earl9
Diller Co., !fnc., and accordlhg to re
•'cent arrivals from Seattle'old' patrons
of the house will not know the’thte
rior of the building with which'they
kjhave been fhmllittt for1 years.
• The lobby has been repapered and'
retinted, and equipped with A »ot of
antique old English furaltaro. Thb
rooms have all been rfenovated-'' and
refurn|phed «rd a court has bpon cut
4n the center of the structure, makinf
a„. rooms openly on either the street
or court, j
The cotnpany reopening the Dlller
IS headed by Earl Dlller, son of the
original owner of the hotel. J. E.
Perry, former manager of the Wal
dprf and well knOWp. tn the North
west, be manafar. Earl Dlller
will Officiate as chief clerk.
GERMAN ARMED TRAWLERS
PASSED OUT TO SEA.
AMSTERDAM, March 4.—It is re
ported here that Qerman scout ves
sels have passed out Into the M°rth
Sea from Zeebruggee, and It ic
known that, .armed trawlers haye
been stationed there, and that some
vessels former0 In port have disap
peared. It Hi believed that the Ger
man admftaf|gr. has. dispatched the
vessels, .to ,> become raiders of com
merce against vessels traveling by
the northern route from American
ports toBurope.
How Do You Do?
Visit the Liberty TheAtre Sunday
tight “Pfotea II,” in live acts, a
world teature, “The Knockout," lr
.wo reels of laughs from start to
Inish. Four piece Orchestra render
ing late selections. A total of seven
'eels of film and plenty of good music
vt the Liberty for 26c. Plenty of
light, _ *
REGISTRATION BOOKS
OPENED AT FIRE HALL
Although the registration books of
he city have been open at the Fire
Tall for more than a week to receive
he signatures of citizens who wish
o voto at tho coming.elections to be
held on April 4, there has Tieen no
treat rush to register., The hook
will be kept, open until the evening
before tho election and those who
"all to register will not be permitted
to cast their ballots on election day.
There are a number of miners in
'.own who intend coming to Vald'ez
to participate in' the election and th'ey
ire warned that the books will close
promptly on the hOpr as advertised.
\ DMIRAL WATSON NOT
REPORTED AT CORDOVA.
The steamer Admiral Watson, of
the Admiral Liigb, WISijfcb, passed Ju
-eau at 2 o’clock Thursday morning
>n route.to Yakutat had not.reported
it Cordova at noon today/”* It is be
loved that the steamer carried a
heavy shipment of freight for tho
'anuery at Yakutat and may be dolay
ed 'in reaching Viudez.
Say, are you g*)ing to wait until
the dust begins tb fly before you get
liat automobile, motor cycle or gas
boat overhauled? If you do, don’t
isk ns as a special faVoh to you to
’et your work out by noon as you
want to get to ybur copper prospect
by supper time. There is a chance
hat you will miss supper. . Valdez
Iron Works. sat-tf
IMMENSE LODE IS
FOUND AT SQUENTNA
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£ ANCJUSOftAOE: The news has Just
arrived of the discovery of a mon
ster |ode in, the Squentna country
and considerable excitement has re
sulted here. S<Wbral |ye already de
oarting fdr ‘the' scene of the strike
Snd dpite aa tampede'may be looked
>r. The Iftbe&i fifteen hundred feet
in width and carries gold values of
ftve.idollars a ton and upward. The
rock fttJbf a- „u color and good
looking. Ten locations have already
been mgc|e but this number I# ex
pet— to Increase very much right
away. The ledge is ten miles from
the PyefB Roadhouse.
Equal Rights for Women. .
SAN . FRANCISCO.—The equal
rights idea has invaded several San
Franelfeoo .saloons. ; ■
I Fashionably; dressedv^women walk
in and drink alongside the men and
3eam to be just aaadept as their m%te
at crooking t^ieir eibqws while
;V« dainty, slippered foot on
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SHOULD HtLP GET
MNOTIIS
Map Is Issued by Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Showing Where Aids
to Navigation are Required.
The Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce has Issued a
map of Alaska, which shoglip be au
able advocate In securing appropria
tions from congress to furbish aids
to navigation along the coast of Alas
ka. The maps are dotted with red
showing where the' yeBselA'^alued at
twenty thousand dollars'or mo.<
have been wrecked since Alaska was
acquired' from Russia.
While! the bomplete data as to the
oss of life in the various Alaska
wrecks is lacking it is known that
lot less than four hundr^jl and nine
ty-nine persons perished'jj^on nine
teen of the vessels were-lost.
Four hundred and two vessels hav.
ing a vblue of nearly fourteen mil
lon dollars have been lost In Alaska
waters since 1867. Thp coast of
Jouthoastern Alaska Is literally dot
ed with red from Ketchikan to the
lead of Lynn canal. Ko4iak Island
ocks have claimed 'fourteen victim!
tnd the Shnmagin Islands five. Prince
William Sound, esfhnding ftom Cape
3t. Elias to Latouche has a record of
sight wrecks.
The coast line Of Alaska measure!
15,132 miles as compared with the
ombined coast line ‘of*. California.
Oregon and Washington whijih meas
ures 8,765 miles. . :
SEWARD GABLE
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Valdez End Was Ticked lip this
Morning at !):0() O’clock and
Communication Restored.
The government cable to Seward
which .has been.p ui, p f.£pyityi*#<6n
fpr several weeks was repaired "this
morning by the cableship Burhsidc
and Seward, Anchorage and other
westward points are. once mope in
touch with the outside world. JThe
Burnside had not reported at iSStka
and is believed to have come byTway
of the outside rpyte The first Inti
mation that the lpcaj^Sign^l Corj£; of
fice had that she was in,;tliis sfi tion
happened at, 9 o’clock when the, nes
;age came over the cable thai the
Valdez cod-had been picked bj the
cableship.
The operator on the Burnside dat
ed that Immediately after the *Bew
ard cable had been repaired thai the
vessel would sail southward tojpick
up the ends of the main .cable which
connects Valdez with.^Seattle. Wt is
expected that the service will w re
stored before Monday eroding a the
Burnside reported favorable weather
for the work. *'’ " 3
Durihg the. time thecablehaafaeer
out of commission north of Sltkaines
tages for Valdez and all inferior
points have been coming oval the
government radio systetn heAreen
Bitka and Whltshed ancTHas m# the
Emergency tijt giving a good eg^ice.
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Open House Sunday.' * V.
The5 members of the ValderjAth
'etic association announce that? they
will hold ah, open hours Sunday aft
lrnoon to give the pectin of Wilde"
in Idea of what they have acconufclish
od and what they expect to doA thr
future. The boys have been veif suc
cessful In getting such a splfendld
club house and as- they haveffepent
much time in decorating and f fixing
things up, In general it. fir hop A that
th$ Jiarenl# of the members awl any
one) else intarestfii wilFyJsit thorn and
help the good work alon M
Sunday iwcopa5
church evgry Snudgy at 1| m. ftvery
one Islnvfted to attend this enrvlce.
Weather Bepori. i
v.... ■ .. VAMez, «ar«r*, :W«. U
^arom«rlc«|»MB8ittNB
Temperature 1 p.. m. ‘ * |.j
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miles. • <1 <vi a. "■ .f
NoOanceatJtcMbf^Hslv j
The usual Saturd^yMasnina dancr
't Moose Hkll wlttW^nltm' thi(
evening owing tq^bHKce.W For)
T/lscum and the fjttOiappihyit the
nembdrs of .t]be ^ligl^^flJghavi
other engagements. - • T
SPECULATIONS 1*
. METIMOPPED
British Government will Prevent Pri
vate Citizens from Causing
Prices of Metal to Advance.
LONDON, March -4-:—The war In
which the empire is engaged- 1b caus
ing the British government to gradu
ally extend governmental control over
all industries and to curtail the lib
erties of the people in- matters which
heretofore has caused England to be
regarded aa one of the most demo
cratic’countries of the .world. >
Hundreds of private factories and
manufacturing plants have been tak
en ova? by the government in order
that tie output of munitions of war
might be increased, prohibition laws
are being enforced, which, had they
beeh attempted prior to the beginning
of the war would have resulted In
rebellion. The dealers in foodstuffs
are no longer permitted to fix their
own profits as the government has es
tablished a maxmum price for all ne
cessities.
The latest order to be Issued by
the government is one prohibition
speculation in copper or other metals
which are used in the manufacture of
munitions of war. The order, it is
understood, results from the action
of an English syndicate purchasing
large quantities of copper in Ameri
ca and sending the price of- that me
tal- to a. higher point. The syndicate
realized a profit of several million
dollars by turning their contracts
with the American metal producers
over the British government at an ad
vanced price.
$1 GOING TUG
,: TUB ANCHORAGE
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Engineering Comijiissfofi will have
Powerful Tug to Use In Conner
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, tion with Hall road Work.
Telegraphtc-atjvicea from Seattle
state that the Alaskan Engineered
Commission will place an order for
a single screw, sea-goiug tug witli a
length of one hundred feet to be used
in connection with the railroad build
ing operations in Cook Inlet.
The tug designed is to have a beam
of 19 to 26 feet and a depth of 9 to
12 feet, the lesser depth being prefer
red, The specifications also require
that the tug shall be.equipped with
triple expansion, or fore and aft com
pound engines of indicated, .480 tb
500 horsepower. Preference jwill he
given to coal burning boilers.
The commission will require: that
the tug shall be delivered ih time tq
begin work in Cook Inlet .May., ■ Xrj
When taken to (Took inlet' the tug
will be .placed in commission hand
ling the barges from ships to shore
and assisting ships to berth.' Power
anQ steering ability are two requi
sites, the Inlet having strong tidal
currents.
How Bo Von Do?
' Visit the Liberty theatre Sunday
night. “Protea H," In five acts; a
wor^. feature, “The Knockout,” in
two reelk of Iaiigha from start to fin
ish. Pour-piece orchestra rendering
late selections. A total of sever
reels of film and plenty of gbbd mu
sic at the Liberty for 25c. Plenty of
light. *
CABMEN SYLVIA HAS
, PASSED TO REWARD
AMSTERDAM, March 4.—Advice?
received frpnju, Bucharest' yesterday
stafed'that Dowager Queen Elizabeth.
mother of King Ferdinand, of Ru
mania, indeed at the age of 73 years
She was known throughout the world
as "Carman Sylvia.” H
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NATIONAL DEFENCE fA K
CONFERENCE IN ST. LOUIS
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ST. LOUIS, March 4.—The confer-'
ence of mayors of tke principal cities,
In Aineffeh Who are In favor of na
tional defense.opened here yesterday
morning. *V~cont«ei»ce win last for
aw* wfrt. be addresed by
many weaker* of national reputar
m ...
At. It Again.
The Liberty Theatre will have a
show tonight sure. A well arranged
■p ogram promised.
Supt. Stahl of the Alaska Mines
Corporation returned from Fidnlgo
Inst night on the launch Sham
rock.
RKPjbfnr OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
The First Bank of Valdez
LOCATED ATVALDEZ, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS ON THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, IMA
) RESOURCES: *
Loans and Discounts _____$ 94,831.22
Bonds and Warrants - 35,883.12
Furniture and Fixtures.....t_ 3,549.80
Checks on other banks and other cash item!_ _ 2.063.60
CASH ON HAND AND SIGHT EX- * 4 7 n71 OO
TOTAL 4.-$255,556.79
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock paid in.-$ 253)00.00
Surplus Fund l--- 500.00
Undivided Profits_ 2,712.10
Due to Banks-r-Deposits_ 5523)5
DEPOSITS __- 226,338.94
Certified Checks_ 453.70
TOTAL __-$255,556.79
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Divi
sion, ss.
I, J. W. GILSON, Assistant Cashier of the above-named bank do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief. %
J. W. GILSON,
Correst Attest: Assistant CSahler.
M. BLUM, |
J. C. MARTIN, j Directors.
Subscribed and Bworn to before me this 25th day of Feb., 1916.
(Notarial Seal) ANTHONY J. DIMOND,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My Commission expires March 13, 1917.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
<^We Have
Varied Sweets* Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
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COAL, HAY
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Office, foot of Well street
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