The new store hours
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Five-thirty p.rj.
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Prompt and accur
ate deliveries.
Mercantile Co.
DONALDSON 8CHKDULI
The following schedule for the har
bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscura Leave Valdez
s 8:16 a. m. 0:46 a. m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p. a.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vlce. _ ,
All official luslness between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips wUl
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLER.,
Capt. 14th Infantry. A. Q. M.
OYSTERS I
A nice lot of Fox’s Fresh Oyster
Cocktails just received by the Lore
Whltley Co. t*
LOST—Gold band ring, buckle pat
tern. Return to Eddie Petrie or Pros
pector office. If
Daily Weather Report
Jan. 2, 1918. Jan. 3. 1918
7:00 p. in. 7:00 a. m.
29.320 Barometer 29.272
28 Temperature 28
30 Maximum 32
2fi Minimum 28
28 Mean 30
.04 Precipitation .18
.5 Snow fall 3
11 Snow on ground 14
Snow. calm. Snow, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Ohs.
By H.
"notice
Owing to the increased expense of
operation, occasioned by application
of the Territorial eight hour law, it is
necessary to increase the price on de
livery of coal, therefore the price of
coal delivered will be as follows:
Bulk .$ 14.50 per ton
Sacked (ton lots) . 18.00 per ton
Sacked, (half ton) 9.50 per ton
Sacked, less than % ton 1^5 a sack
it VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Anything j^ou want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do it for
you. tf
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Steamship Alameda—Will arrive in
Valdez some time tonight.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
south from Valdez, December 31.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed north from
Seattle for Valdez, Thursday. Jan
uary 3.
Cannery Sites
We have customers for select can
nery sites located in the Prince Wil
liam Sound District. If you have any
thing to offer send full particulars,
location, description, etc., to
BOND & BABSOX.
Field Dept.
32 Broadway,
New York City.
WANTED—To rent a piano in good
condition. Will pay reasonable price.
Inquire Prospector. tf
Itev. Fr. Van tier Pol will leave on
the steamer Alameda for Cordova
where he will hold services the com
ing Sunday. The Reverend Father was
to have left on the Evans but as she
landed in at Fidalgo and loaded ore
for some time, he was forced to wait
for the Alameda.
The launch Shamrock, ('apt. Dune
Stewart, will leave tomorrow after the
arrival of the steamer Alameda, for
Port Wells and down sound ports.
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Xoticc to Masons
There will be a special election for
Secretary at the regular meeting on
Wednesday, January second. All mem
bers requested to be present. 3t
Salesmen Wanted
Does your trade use salesboards?
We Invite correspondence from sales
men who are making their trade reg
ularly. The most remunerative side
line—no samples—no collections—
Commissions due as soon as order is
shipped. We want only first-class men.
Enquiries to receive attention must
state line carried and how long, class
of trade called on, territory and how
often covered. The K £ 8 Sales Com
pany, 154-56 Whiting Street, Chicago,
Illinois. tf
Toys! Toys! Toys!
Of all descriptions at the Valdez
Drug Store. t*
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The
house that sells direct to consumers.
Randall Grocery £ Brokerage Co.,
Inc., 82 Marion 8t., Seattle Wfc. tf
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LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROV1CH, Propr.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO.
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groceries
Heinz 57 Varieties
A Large Assortment of Fancy Boxes
af Chocolates and Bott Bons
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“SERVANT AN ABUSED WORD
President #f United State*, Haads af
Banks, Ministers, Physicians,
Are In Sams Class.
It la a pity thnt we have allowed op
probrium to attach to the good old
word “servant," opprobrium utterly un
merited. Talk about “help,” or the lat
est equivalent, “maid.” used qnlte In
appropriately, saya the Youth’s Com
panion. does not alter circumstances
In the least, nor Is there any reason
why we should wish them altered.
Every one who Is worth anything Is
a Servant The merchant serves his
matomers. If he serves them not wolf,
they discharge him. The lawyer serves
his clients, the minister his parishion
ers, the doctor his patients. The presi
dent of a bank Is a servant, ahd so Is
the president of a railway. The presi
dent of the United States la the hired
servant of the jieople of the Unlied
Stales, and few servants In any occu
pation h re more abused hy their mas
ters.
Service, well and faithfully per
formed. I* the only real dignity, and
all the outward pomp and Insignia of
rank are hut badges of service, and
disgraceful If they are not earned.
Service Is life. It la only when we
are doing something to serve the large
movement of the world what we are
pntltled to live In It. that we really do
live In It. Life Is measured hy useful
ness. of all tlx* varied affliction that
swift-footed age can bring, none Is
more oppressive than the sense of di
minished capacity for service.
Not to he ministered unto, hut to
minister, not to he served, hut to serve.
Is the utterance of the highest author
ity in spiritual matters. There is hut
one disgrace connected with service of
any kind, and thnt Is to serve III. Let
us perform whatever service falls to
us. large or small, high or low. with nil
the zeal and all the strength thnt Is In
us. Then we shall he sure that when
we depart we shall be missed. If only
a little: and there Is no mots* solid
I satisfaction In the world than that.
YOUNG MAN TWICE MISTAKEN
Addressed as Salesman in Hat Store
and Given a Dollar Bill as
Tip at Restaurant.
“I forgot to have ni.v initials put In
n new lull that I bought last week."
snlil Mr. Rlinklngton. “anil so passing
ilint way today, I stopped iu at the
afore.
“A little hack from the door I saw
a tall, Rtraight. trimly attired young
tuan standing there, hat less, looking
toward the front, and to him I said,
at the same time holding out my hat:
“‘Will you please put fny Initials
In this hat?'
“ ‘Well, I'd be glad to do that for
you,’ the tall young man said, 'hut
I Hin wnltlng here to hnve the Initials
pul In my own hat.' And he said this
smiling. and with absolute good
humor.
“Then I found a salesman who took
my hat: and when I ventured to ex
press to the tall young man my regret
over having made such a mistake In
first addressing him he said It was all
right, and told a little story of a some
what similar experience that had once
befallen him.
“One night last winter while he was
waiting in a restaurant for a friend
who was to join him there, being in
dress clothes at the time and standing
at the moment near the door, a guest
in passing out thrust something Into
his hand, lie didn’t look at this, hut
fucked it in his pocket. A little later
when it occurred to him that some
body lmd handed hlui something he
fished It out of his pocket to see what
It w as. It was a dollar bill.”
Brazilians Are Courteous.
Brazilians ure among the most
suavely courteous uud considerate
people In the world. Etiquette Is a
mutter of great formality. Acquaint
ances raise their Imls 10 one another
In passing, no matter how often they
may meet lit the course of a day. A
crowded street car Is full of murmured
apologies from those getting on and
off. The Brazilians pride themselves
on having Inherited the finest tradi
tions of iiihinters and artistic feeling
from the l,atln nations of southern
Europe. Courteous, temperamental
and courageous, the typical Brazilian
Is quick to resent any encroachment
on his rights ami slow to abandon the
fight to maintain them.
Old Illustrated Book.
Ope of the oldest illustrated books
Is an edition of “Aesop's Fables.” pub
lished about 1471. It has initial letters
of great interest, and upward of 100
very curious wood cuts. The copies
which have survived the centuries are
bound In thick oak hoards, covered
with stamped leather. There was a
book published In Florence only five
years after the Aesop which had three
i-opper-plate engravings, and one of
the most remurkable features of the
early Illustrated works Is the grace and
excellent fancy of their tail-pieces and
type, and the fresh look which the Ink
has.
Much Oil-Bearing Country.
Nearly 30 per cent of continental
Canada Is atUI undiscovered, and If In
dian reports are to he believed, notes
a coiTespondeUt. there Is In the basin
of the Mackenzie river ong of the
largest areas of possible oil-bearing
Country bn' tke face of the earth.' The
ludlahs report the existence of lattes
i hundfed mlles trnd oVer iong ta Tn
kob that «W white man ime erter seen,
Wttllfr'evehrihewlridtun* themselves ftp
fchNUtty know Bottling of the air yet
untrodden Mackenzie mountains.
N A VAJ» RESERVES WILL
MAN TROOPS HITS ONLI
WASHINGTON, D. C.. /ah.. 3.—
Abandonment of the plan to man all
American merchant vessels engaged
in trans-Atlantic service with naval
reserves was announced tonight by
the shipping board. The proposal wai
advanced by the navy department and
at one time it appeared to have been
agreed upon, but the board decided
there were too many practical ob
stacles to attempt it.
Under the plan now adopted, nav
al reserves will be put aboard only
troop ships and vessels carrying whole
cargoes of munitions or supplies for
the army dr navy. All other ships will
be manned as heretofore by merchant
sailors.
The shipping board will go ahead
with its program for obtaining and
training dO.OOO officers and men for
the great merchant fleet bulding in
American shipyards.
OWL DRUG WILL
INSTALL SODA FOUNTAIN
Upon the removal of Hunt's Candy
! Kitchen to The Pinzon the Owl Drug
! Company will install one of the most
I up-to-date soda fountains and soft
| drink emporiums in the northwest.
' The flxtures have been ordered and
| will be here on one of the next boats
and will be installed immediately. A
complete stock of candies will also be
i carried.
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jDKAII IN HALIFAX
IJHTKI) AS 1,220
HALIFAX, Jan., 3.—The toll of
death resulting from the explosion of
Ithe munitions ship Mont Blanc in
! Halifax harbor was officially fixed to
; night at 1,226, including identified
{and unidentified bodies and the miss
ing. The figures, which were issued by
1 A. S. Karnstead, chairman of the mor
tuary committee, were: Identified in
various morgues. 476; dead who can
be identified from effects, 225; un
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recognizable bodies, 125; missing,
400.
Ma.i. Fitzgerald, of the American
i army, presented to the relief com
j mittee $2,300 which had been sub
scribed by men under his command.
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! Itl'FFKT H AS HANDSOME
AND COMMOD1US QUARTERS
| The Buffet opened up yesterday as
a pool and billiard parlors, the two
new tables being installed, and the
card rooms being ready for business.
The partition between the BufTet and
the building occupied by Jenner the
photographer has been torn out, new
skylights added, and elaborate card
rooms, with every convenience, add
ed. Mr. Suessdorf will handle only soft
drinks, cigars, tobaccos, candies, and
incidentals pertaining to a first-class
resort for men.
MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED
FOR COMING TERM
The local Masonic Lodge installed
the following officers for the ensuing
term: Walter Elliot, W. M.; Jos A.
Silverman, senior warden; W. N.
Cuddy, junior warden; O. C. Rey
nolds, secretary: Arthur Lang, treas
urer; John Cook, senior deacon; Chas.
Crawford, junior deacon; Guy Cam
eron, senior steward; Andy Maro
vich, junior steward; Wm. Gelineau,
marshal; Dr. Cockerille, chaplain;
Ed. Dickey, tyler.
LATE WILL H. PARRY
LEFT $60,145 ESTATE
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—An appraisal
of the estate of the late Will H. Par
ry, federal trade commissioner, filed
in the records of the superior court
yesterday, showed that the commun
ity estate amounted to 360,145,53 in
personal property and 3500 worth in
real property. The single piece of real
estate mentioned in the appraisal was
a tract of land at Meadowdale, Sno
homish county. The bulk of the per
sonal property consisted of Btock, val
ued at 354,000 in the Landowner's
Corporation. The cash was given as
35.320.53.
Two lives were lost in a Are which
recently destroyed a house at Peters
burg, early in the morning. Miss
Laura Guerrin, one of the occupants
rushed back to get some money in the
rooms and P. N. Nielsen went to her
assistance. While in the room an oil
stove exploded burning them f
fully. Miss Guerrin died before rescu
ers could reach her and Nielsen pass
ed away away later from his wounds.
The Are was caused by a defective
flue.
War Alms Explained
LONDON, Jan. 3.—Lord Balfour
will talk on the war aims' of Great
Britain In Edinburgh the tenth Inst.
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SENATE TVMOO) INTO
SOFT DRflR ESTABLISHMENT
Manager 8. Jensen of the 8enate
states that his house will still do bus
iuess Wf‘thd old stand, wWb cdgafs,
soft drinks, pool and billiards. Tbs
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Financial Reserve
There is hardly a day passes but mast
af us are called upon to draw upon our re
serve, either physical, mental or financial.
Have you some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and it cannot kelp but be of
real service to you.
HUV »KJ*OHIT KOXMH KOH R8NT
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THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co . PHOWE WO. 1
JOMBR MS'
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
Headquarters For
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufac
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tures are represented in
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our stock.
All electrical Supplies we
sell are guaranteed pro
ducts.
Make your electrical pur
chases here and have the
assurance of absolute satis
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faction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Light, Power, Tel. Company
senate has always been a popular re
sort with the old timers, who remem
ber the old days when the games ran
high and long. The Senate also has
neatly furnished rooms for rent.
The Moose Band will met for prac
tice tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Jack Miller, the Slate Creek
operator, is a passenger on the steam
ship Alaska for Valdez, where she will
arrange to send a number of men In
to her property.
Xmas Goods
and useful articles are now coming
on every boat, for the Emporium, tt
Just received a new Une of Pyre
In Ivory suitable for Christmas gifts
at the Valdez Drug Store. t*
Suggestion
A nice display of band-patnted pic
tures at Rudolph’s tf
Vaides Fish Prices
Halibut ,f 7 cents a pound, City
Dock; halibut .06 oanta pound on
fishing grounds i black cod .01 l-J
tents. . . »
O. W. LOWO.
Valdes Iron Work*. H W*
anything, also to do go Mhg. M
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Jut received all the latest pops
ter songs nt O. O. Reinke’s. U
A complete line of nugget and ivory
jewelry, watches, diamonds, etc., at
the Valdez Drug Store. *
For llret-claaa meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. ‘ u
Second Call
We will accept Liberty Bonds for
stock In the Valdez Iron Works.
Make your money earn 25 per cent
Instead of 4 per cent. tf
Auco Films Will
St any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Ony E. Cam
eron. tf
CITY EXPRESS. Phoae II; ready
to traufe. that baggage for yon. tf
Hot-Point Electric Heaters ud
Cooking-Appliances at the Bmperiam.
Christmas goods coming oa ths next
bent. <tt
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Use Rexalt Hair Tome and yen mill
nse ne Rtfer. TaMee Drag Stork tf
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