STOKERS QUIT
THE OLYMPIC
Claim the Steamer is Not Prop
erly Equipped for Sav
ing Life
Southampton, April 2 4 Throe
hundred stokers on I he steamer
Olympic have quit and refuse lo
return to work, claiming the
steamer is inadequately equipped
with life saving apparatus.
The company had no difficulty
in tilling the places of I lie strik
ers with strike-breakers.
EAGLES WILL MEET
THURSDAY EVENING
O.ving to Kagle hall being oc
cupied on Friday evening hv the
Sweet Sixteen cluh dancing class
es the Eagles will meel tomorrow,
Thursday, evening.
LOCAL ITEMS
The "Sweet Sixteen" dancing
•club will give their regular week
ly dance on next Friday night.
The dances given by the club have
proven lo be very popular social
.affairs.
Messrs. Crosslcy ami (iibson,
■of flic prosccution in flic Bar
.uetlc cases, will return on I In;
:uc.\t steamer leaving for Cordova,
^roi 11 tr from thence hack to Fair
linnks.
Judge (aislimaii this morning
signed an order, Iwriting over Hie ,
■assets of Ihc \»Vhley. Publishing
company lo the trustee under fin- (
bankruptcy proceedings institul- j
cd by I In; rreditors of Hi'' cor- (
l>oralion. ,
Owing lo I lie softness of the ]
trail Holi Mclnlosh's pack traiiw j
was Miiahlc to bring their usual
load of ore from the Iluthcrford
Itanisey properly Ibis morning.
Federal prisoners are clearing
Jhe court house yard of its mantle
•of snow, thus ensuring an early
Jawn on the government plot.
Frank McKcnna and Kelly Ol
son have gone to Shoup bay to
prospect properly located by Ol
son last summer.
Sergeant Twoomby, Mitli in Ian-J
iry. retired, will leave for tin* out
side on the southbound Sampson.
Lieut. Drury is now in com
mand of the company of the sig
nal corps, operating the Firsl. di
vision of (he military cable and
telegraph lines, during the leave
«»f absence on leave of l.ieul.
Prosscr.
DOWN IN DIXIE.
For Kent. Nice quiel rooms j
in bachelor apartments with or!
vvilhout hoard. Phone 120.
SIX HOLE HANOK—for sale.|
flood condition. Bargain. F.n- .
qu.re Exchange.
Cream waffles and honey 25c at
the Valdcz Cafe.
The Keystone .bathhouse oil
Keystone avenue has been re
opened.
DOWN IN DIXIE.
FOIl 8ALK CIIKAP—Power
<lory. Apply Pole Caslunnn.
Look I Look I Lookl
Ladies and gents, black and tan
:shoes clcancd and shined. Seel
.Johnnie, the bootblack, Pioneer
JJarber Sbop.
The Keystone Halhliouse fur
niture for sale. Keystone avenue.
When in Need
Of drugs and drug sundries
visit I tie Dependable Druggists.
Owl Drug Co.,Inc.
The Grand hotel under new
management. Rooms 25c and up.
I.aundry in connection. Mrs. 11.
Charts.
WIFE NO. I
CONSOLES NO. 2
Second Mrs. Astor Suffers Nerv
ous Collapse and May
Not Survive
London, April i.—Mrs. .John
Jacob Astor, foniu'r wife of Co I -
onel Astor, lias sailed for Now
York willi I lit* expressed inten
tion of consoling with Mrs. As
lor No. 2.
Mrs. Astor No. 2 has collapsed
and is sulFerinj,' from nervous
ness. She is in a delicate con
dition and may not survive.
WATER SUPPLY
IS LIMITED
Cistern is Pumped Dry in 20
Minutes in Fire
Test
A lost of (lie cistern al the lire
house was made Monday mulct*
orders of Chief Mulvey lo ascer
laiu I he condition of the water
supply in rase of lire. A I. this
Lime of I lie. year it has been no.
I iced that the inflow had ceased
lo run. consequently some fear
Ails manifested that in ease nf
need the city would he short, of
.valer. ,
Twenty minutes pumping ,
trained the cistern In its muddy
loltom. After allowing il lo re
ill it was again pumped out in
ess than fifteen minutes, sliow
ng conelusively that, in case of a 1
serious lire the department would
ie practically helpless. )
II is the intention of Chief Mill- '
,ey lo urge upon the council the >
unking '>1* <*i sixteen inch pipe to I
ap tin? glacial underflow, when i
1. is hoped the supply of water
A'ill lie sullicient at :*1l limes to
ifeet any emcrgenc^ Willi an 1
Artesian augur tin yjtlieully will
>e experienced ii* sinking the
A*ell. which, willi /lie purchase of
I lie necessary lyols. will not cost
10 exceed #5011/ The mailer will
lie taken up at Hi*' next meeting
if the council.
Mr. T. <1. Ouinn. former chief
it' the lire departmeiil, staled to
;i reporter of the Prospector I hat
11 was his experience the under
llow of the glacial stream was the ,
lowest in the month of April, and
Ihiil il was his helief thai by lis.
ing I lie centrifugal pump owned
Iiv Hie city, llu* engine house well
:it this lime could be sunk live
i»r six feel deeper than il is al
present, and I tin I under those
I'omlitions the cistern would fur
nish more water than the depart
ment would need at any lime. Ow
ing lo the sill carried by the gla
cial floods in limes pasl, the pres
ent well has been more or less
tilled up with a line mud which
prevents a full inflow.
Workmen are repairing the ri
tle bulls al Fort IJscuin for Ibis
spring's rifle practice.
DOWN IN DIXIE
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
Notloe
TIm- annual incHim? «• r the
stockholders of lh»' Alask.'. Wah'i
Lipht it Telephone Moipptmy will
Im> held a I their ofIiee in Vahh'Z,
Alaska on Monday, May <>Ili. M»r_'
at H o'clock, P. M., for I In* pur
pose of electing a hoard of di
rreloi'K for the ensuing year a.*. I
other important business.
Arthur I,an**, Secretary
First Publication Ap'ril ?0, MM','
For Bale.
Four room house for sale cheap
Cellar 10x20 ft. Furnace. Barn
12x2-4 ft. Address P. O. box 31,
Valdez, Alaska.
"|Qjl Under'New Management
| I If* ^ Warm, Llqht, Outilda B#om». HwdquarUra for Mln
ino and Tfifillno M«n. tpaolal Aooommo
« w A datlone for Famlllaa. MTII RUIONAILI
LLlAu Mrs. Marion Leach, Prop.
SENATE INSISTS
UPON CONTROL
Do Not Care to Take Chances
of Direct Election by
People
Washington, April 2i.—The
senate yesterday l»y a vole of 42
lo 33(5 insisted upon federal eon
Irol of the amendment lo I ho
house resolution looking Inward
the. election of senators.
The Democratic senators were
almost a unit in favor of I he
house resolution for the direct
election of senators and the de
hale on Ihe amendment was spir
ited.
ISHMAY FIRST
INTO LIFE BOAT
Officer of Titanic Had to Swear at
Him When Loading
Boats
WashinKl'Mi. April 25.—l-'iflh j
DtVieer Lowe, of the wrecked Ti
tanic, testified before the senate
investijratiiifr committee that In
liad t<» swear at. Vice-President
Ishmay In keep him out of Ili«*
lirst hoals lowered. * . I
Mrs. Ishmay is on ilu> verp- nf
'ollapse on account of Ihe eriti
•isni heaped upon her hushand.
Notice.
As Ihere seems l<» Ia misun
lerslanding runeeruing the Odd
I'ellows banquet, 1h> if understood
hal all persons who are or ever
iavc» been members of the order
ir«» earnestly requested to he
• resent, whether in pood stand
up or not at the present, time.
S'o invitations will he issued t<»
Yiends wlio have never heen a
neiiiher of the order. (Signed).
A. J. WKNDLKIl, President.
P. S. lltiNT. Secretary.
Yahlez Odd Fellows <!luh.
Down in Dixie.
'I»owii in I>i.\ir," hy the "(senium
Hand."
Was presenlerl last evening, in a
manner quite grand.
I'he parts were well played, and
the scenery was dandy;
>111* amateur aggregalion—"sure
is the randy."
!'o|one| llarvey Wells—in hut
tons of brass.
You've demonstrated again—you
have "sortie eass."
The stage reall;* needs you--can
ill spare your lik< :
Why not turn professional, an 1
quit the service, Ike?
fSreal things are recalled, hy the
name of Barrett;
Isn't it a fact, only great actors
wear it ?
Study for the stage, where the
field is bigger;
Your acting is loo good, to play
the part of nigger.
You nre at homo 011 the stage-.
Mr. Joseph Murray,
Kven I hough you made, one exit
in a hurry.
It was truly worth, one dollar to
see,
Your impersonation of the de
generate Yank-oc.
You made, Mr. Jnirlin. a foine
C.orpor-al:
Pay you a compliment — indade
now we shall.
Those "sun-kissed" whiskers,
made everybody hi ink,
And gave you the appearance, of
Darwin's missing link.
You, Ueorge Washington Rang*,
we greatly wish to rob;
For in plain Knglinh—we much
desire your job.
Tell us how you do it—you never
make misses;
You invariably select, I ho part
with the kisses.
Congressman Dusenberry, you
created a smile;
Heeling across the stage, in such
drunken stylo.
That Virginia "moonshine" aets
on one queer;
Next lime I reckon, you'll drink
Anheuser beer.
Anheuser-Busch
Dr. Boyle is In receipt, of a welcome oablegram;
Regarding the Dyke Bill—-from Jim Wickersham.
Everybody is happy, because of this news;
Celebrate with Anheuser, and other kinds of booze.
The Big Place
Al. White
Proprietor
Tonight at Eagle Hall
"Down In Dixie
Admission, 50c Children, 25c j
DAGGETT AND LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-ln-dale don-1
tistry. Oflices over Jim Kahl«?r's"
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
Hfv. Zfijfh'r and Mrs.
started In row In Slump hay in !
a small boat this iikm-iiin;-r. On
his return Mr. Ziefjler will il«*v«>1 «•
no small portion of his linn* to
nursing tin* blisters on his hands.
FOR SALE—Iron bed
stead, mattress, springs,
heater, buffet, china closet,
dresser, practically new; 50
per cent of actual value.
EDMUND 8MITH.
Of Interest to Gentlefolk.
I am now in now office on Wall
si root and am far hotter equipped
than formerly 1o skillfully serve
the ladies and gentlemen of Val
doz with manicuring, chiropody
and shampooing. Special atten
tion given scalp treatment. I en
deavor to excel in my profession
and will quickly satisfy you as to
my ability. Special rates to steady
customers. .Phone 185.
SK NO II IT A MENDEZ.
Valdez Fish
Market
Swan Blook, MoKinley Ave.
MAX ROSENBERG, Prop.
All kinds of fresh fish in
soason — CRABS, CLAMS,
FISH, OYSTEIIS. both large
and small.
My flsh are always fresh
and will be sold at popular
prices.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
PU(# iltM, window lUia, roof in® and
building paper*, roofing pitch, lima, ce
ment, planter lath, ahinalet, buildera*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kloda
Window*, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Accnta for Fairbanka, Morae A Co.
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH .
BRIGHTON
Leaves Vnlrtoz for fori
VVolln evory Tuesday carry
ing passengors nnrt freight,
touching at. nil way poiniH
where business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arrinfed
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - April 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle - - April 20
Qfoamoi' lonnnio _ _ Le»»e« Seillle for Kodialc and way porta at
kjlCoIIICI Jcalllllc regular interval! carry inn explosive*
Connecting at Seattle with Mourners of the Alaska-Paeitlc Steamship Co. tor
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Hates. Kiktht reserved tochange steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
KT M SfmmfTWHVRSTTK fW trtw #wtw ?wra ru r w
UMB *' " Tflf
Independent Laundry Co.
Hatisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I | Roujfh Dry 10c lb.
IT'S IN THE BREWING
i PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product for Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
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4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and NORTH
WESTERN, leave every eight days, All the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms!
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rates
Reasonable
FM.rfw.nst. ARCHIBALD BLOCK!
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