We have just received a ship
ment of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine clothing—both suits and over
coats—nothing later, nothing bet
ter. We want you to see these new
clothes.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
With Abundant Capital
and with every facility for service we solicit the
patronage of those who are in need of the banker.
Capital Paid up, $100,000.00
Surplus Earned, $11,567.00
BANKING DEPARTMENT
l/ALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
in the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logical enterport to
the great interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing Into the.Tanana val1*
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government, j
of the Third judicial dl*
vision of Alaska.
* < •; ■' '
The headquarter#' of, the ;
Alaska Road Oommlss'lon,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
interior than any other
coast city.
It Is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft In Southwest
ern Alaska.'
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
In Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best publlo
schools and an aooredlted
high sohool with a four
year course.
It Is the only sea ooast
town offering dlreot com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, eummer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est end most dlreot route
to the Matanuska ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and oan rids
the navies of the world.
Room and hoard at the Grand
Hotel $1.50 por day. Home cook
Ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Shartt.
Bring your Job work to tb«
Prospfotor -offfe*.
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ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PR08PECT0R
Attorneys-at-Law.
0. JS. Bunnell.
\j. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
IC. R. Ritchie.
Assayers.
George F. While.
Banks.
I s. Blum & Co.
j Valdcz Bank & Mercantile Go.
Builders' Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
'•'Valdcz Boll ling & Brewing C<j
Bakeries.
Valdcz Bakery.
' •• }"dift'al.
Valdcz Dock Co.
Valdcz Trans Per Co.
,f$entist&
• Dr. .IF. CocfroPi'Me.; •- .
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. Geririah.
Drug 8tore9.
Vahlez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
8. Blum & Co.
Fagcrburg Bros.; Nazina.
Valdoz Bank A Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
•The Cliff."
Rninier-Ovand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orpheuin. :
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. H. Crawford. ,
Alaska- Water F.ight A Power
, Co. I
Valdi'7. Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Mirier (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
8teamshlp Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light Ac Trie
phone Co.
Sohodule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Liscum Alaok~, Aug. 2
1912.- Office of the Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
tnke efToct Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflict herewith arc
revoked: 4
Leave Leave
hays-— Ft. Lisoum Valdez
Mondfiyg ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. in. 4 :00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p. in. 2:30 p.'m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m,
Wednesdays8:15 a. in. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. IO:45a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:09 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 4:00 p. m
7:00 p. in. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being nsed to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
tice, only lo meet thn. emergen
cies of the service.
Hy order of Lieut.-Col. O'Noil.
T„ A. KUNZIO,
1st Lieut. 301 h Infantry, Quar
master.
Why freeze in your room and
have to read the sign in order
1.0 Jell that your room is heated
with steam, when yon can get all
the steam Ihat you want at "The
Cliff?" i
J01.H00SEVEIT
TO SPEAK AGAIN
8 to Talk to Conference of Pro
gressives to Meet in Chicago
Tomorrow.
Chicago, Dec. !».—Col. Iloosf' ■ j
u*lt will address a conference oi'
Progressives on Tuesday. The
future course of Miv parly will
be discussed. A large, nuiuher of
men prominent ly ident i II I with
the parly will lie present.
II is expected that,the confer
I'lice will lake iniporlanl action
regarding the fulure course to
lie pursued. !
CASE IS RE8TED
NOW ARGUMENT
( Continued from page 1)
ol' the committee was to pads
upon the value uf the bank's as
sets and In ascertain its indebt
edness. 1 felt favorable to the
bank on account of the action of
Captain Harnette, who offered his
private fortune to hack up the
bank. The committee, in ap
praising values, differed individ
ually. Imt the llnal report was
signed by all the members.
Clias. K. Taylor: 1 was secre
tary of the depositors' commit
tee. The committee was divided
upon (lie question of the value
of the Cold Bar Lumber com
pany. Some of the committee
thought it should be taken at the
value placed upon the bank's
books, while others thought its
earnings should lie added, which
laller prevailed.
R. C. Wood: Am a banker in
Fairbanks. In I90'» Captain Bar
ncttc and 1 were in I he banking
business. I quit in 190'.) when
the hank closed its doors. Cap
tain Barnetle had $200,000 in the
Kail-hanks Hanking company.
Proctor: I examined the hank's
hooks and in June, 1908, Mr.
Brumbaugh had no account in
I lie hank, hut the linn had an ac
count, also Hrumhaugh & Ham
ilton. Mr. Hrumhaugh's note
went to lake up the Barrett
liol es.
The prosecution announced
licit I he\ would close in a few
moments of the afternoon ses
sion.
I'.ntni Ioiik rcrt'ss In "2 |>. in.
Afternoon Session.
.\i iyi's: I haw invrstigalrd
(•■•III Mar holdings. I Ih.ink it
was wuiih **»J>0.nnn in 1012.
Kink: \Vr now ask llial lln
ronii pronounce .jud^liiclll lit' not
guilty in thai Mir government ha<
iilleiiy failed in int i*<>«lii<*.~> any
evidence In >ti«lain any ;iI
lions ill' I In* indictments.
.Mnl inn overruled.
K«>r Ihr defense. .1. S. .MrKcii
/ii»: I am tin* manager of Ihr
(•old Itar I.umber company. I am
iii»\v in Ihr «• in|>l<i> of Ihr rerriv
rr. I was subpoenaed liy tli*> uov
rriiiiirnl. Tilt' assets of Ihr Gold
Mar Lumber company arr valnr<|
at. #190.0(1(1 aside from I lie lim
ber.
Mr. iMisenberrj : I am one of
Ihr ilrfrmlanls. I hail Ihr prep
aration of I Ill-hank's annual slate
inrnls. In 1908 Mr. McGinn
staled to mr I hat I should 111r a
report of Ihr hank showing ils
assets and liabilities. I did so
and showed il to him. He then
look (he slalrmrnl and madr Ihr
report for me on I. of the slale
menl. The question came up as
In the loans and discounts and il
was decided that they should nol
he enumerated separately, hnl.
rather as a whole. I told him
that a pari of Ihr capital stork
was carried in the loans and dis
counts, he advising me that stock
should br carried as paid in cash.
In 1909, under McGinn's advice.
I followed the form of the pre
vious year. I had no intention
to drceivr or defraud anyone.
When the statement was prepared
I look il In C.aplain Marnrllr and
lold him thai I had prepared it
under Mr. McGinn's advicr. lie
signed il wilhoul reading il ov
er. He knows nothing of book
keeping or accounting.
J. T.. McGinn, allornev-at-law.
testified to faet, corroborating
preceding witness.
Defense restod.
"The ClifT" Is healed with
*team, real steam, and you can
reH it. fn fact, you can let in
he freth air and still have all
warmth you want.
[EMMA -
" FINALLY HANGS
Burrow Oats Sentenced Six Times 1 j
by Texas Judge, Finally
Pays Penalty. j
Waxahachie, 'IVx., Dec. i».— I
hurrnw Oals, who lias i >»'n- !
tenccd six times for murder, ami |
who has each lime avoided pay- I
iup' I Ik* penally for his crime hy I
tcchnicalit ics, has linally heen j
hanged. lie was hanged early I his ;
111or11inm at the penitentiary here. |
In IH*ik a negro named 11«• 11 \- — j
\.au was Ining Tor the same |
crime, luil he was later proven '
;
innocent ami the guilt lived mi •
oals. who was tried ami convict-!
eil. Oats' attorneys claimed that
the state' had punished one man
for the crime ami therefore could
not ejiaci the penally from him. j
SCHOOL EXERCI8ES
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING
9
The scholars of the Yahlex
school will have their exercises
next. Friday at Eagle hall, all the
.grades participating in the work.
(Seneral admission is cents
| and there will he m> reserved
| seats.
On Sunday evening I.. Johnson,
a driver for the Road Commis
sion. died suddenly in his cahin
on Keystone avenue. Johnson
had he.mi ailing for the past two
months ami had placed himself
under tli.J care of physicians.
Feeling somewhat worse yester
day evening, he sent for Dr.
Sleetn. who had just arrived when
Johnson fell over and expired.
Physiieians pronounced death due
to heart disease. The deceased
was a member of the Yaldez Aerie
of Eagles and will be interred by
that lodge. As he is the first
member of the Aerie to pass away
the lodge will give him a prom
inent burial as soon as relatives
residing in Chicago are heard
from.
I>r. Hyst coin is in town from
l.amllock.
I Call ami select presents from
iour line of Xmas toys, a few of
I which are mentioned: Pussy
1 Pippins. Puppy Pippins, Carhp
j lei Kids Sleds. Trains, Blocks,
i Buekhoards. F.xpress Wagons.
J Blackboards, Tea Set*, Balls.
|Tool Chests. I >uinp Carls, Holly
j Po|l>s, elc.. at Rudolph's.
W.\.\TEp--A Kodak "East
man Special" poslnl card size,
j Address Box 81, Cordova, Alaska.
j WafTies aim noney 25c at Val
|_:tez Cafe. . tf
\Ve will receive a complete line
| id' Christmas goods oi) the :iexl
steamer at llnr\ey"s Toggery.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41 I
1.0. i'
O.F.
Visltm* ami local Odd Fellows «rr re
quested to register their nume with the
Valdez Odd Fellow*' Club. Kegulnr
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on P. ». HUNT. Secretary
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet»Tory Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Eagle Hall. All members arc requested to
attend. S. McNIECR. Arctic Chief
FOE
VAM>KK A ERIK V0 urt
Meet every Friday H p. ro. Kngle llnll
#
Valdea Lodge
No 168.
Fr«« tod AenvM Muodi
R«rul*r CoBBnoloatlana flrat W«dne«Uy la
M0h month In McKistoy ft»n Visitors always
w»l«op>e.
o.c ~""* w ■
~~~ "JtrwrwBt
Mm Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ng to all interior points
LIVERY ard FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t ■ all parts of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building, Wall St. Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
DR. GERMAN
Phono 1'J
THE DENTIST
Oniee rooms over ()« I Drutt store. Ofllce hours
■>;i. ill.. tuBii. ill., 7 p. til., to 9 |> in. Sunilay9
tiy appointment All work ttuaranu-cd
D»
. H, COCKERILLE
Office Phone 92
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
PHONK 138 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-L A W
Offices Wall S'rcot
Phi>n»'.11 YALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNKY AT LAW
AKWARI), - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
V AL.DK Z , ALASKA
FfBPORTB ON MlNma
"Patent Surveys
G bncsau Mininq E ngine t hing
Phone A/o. »os
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing IUs. Phone. 1«»
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Lt'ss
VALDEZ, ALASKA
TIDE TABLES |
Monday, December 9.
High liih*, 12:52 n. in., 11:58 p. in.
I.nw li«h\ 5:52 a. in., 0:55 i». m.
Tuesday, December 10.
Ili^li II :.15 a. in., 12:35 p. in.
L«»\n f0:30 n. in., 7:32 p. in.
Wednesday, Deoembor 11.
Ili^li lido. 2:13 a. in., 1:43 p. in.
T(n\v Iid«*. 7:10 «. ni., 8:00 p. m.
Thursday, December 12.
High Itik, 2:53 a. in., 1:50 p.,.in
Low Mile, 7:18 a. m., 8:43 p. in.
Friday, December 1S.
High tide, 3:20 a m., 2:28 p. m.
Low tide, 8:33 a. m., 9:20 p. m.
Saturday, Daoambai 14.
fligh tide, 4:08 a. m., 3:10 p. m.
Low tide, 0:25 a. m., 9:56 p. m.