Very Complete •? } \ '*

a LL the well established lines of ** Pacs can be had at this store.

The All-Rubber Pacs are attracting es-

pecial attention—they are absolutely water-proof—Mention: U. r. White i acs

Hipress White Pacs

Hipress Himiner

U. S. Eureka Pacs

Ball Brand Red Pacs

Ball Brand Himiner

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Felt Booties For Pacs :_I

Valdez Mercantile Co.

Just Received on S. S. Spokane, a fresh and complete line of Hass Candies in

1, 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes, also a

complete line of Pipe and Smo- king articles.

LEVY & ROSS

ALASKA INVESTMENT CO. Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks

Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.

Public | Accounting Stenography Reed Bldg. Phone. 196

Russians Retreat. PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.—Advices

teceived here today state that a re-

newal of heavy fighting has occurred in eastern Wallachia and that the Russians and Rumanians have been forced to yield some ground. The Russians have also lost the height r.orth of Buzeu. The evacuation of Isakicha in Dobrudja is also admitted in Petrograd. The attempt of the Teutons to capture the heights north of Itzul has been repulsed?-

The launch Shamrock, Capt. Mar-

cum, left this morning for Ellamar and other Sound points.

New Year Resolution. Your first New Year resolutioji

should be: “Resolved, That I will

take out both Life and Fire insur- ance and have the Alaska Inv. Con

pany write my policies.” 2t

Christmas Plum Pudding

WE are all inclined to think that

plum pudding is the oldest and most historic Christmas

dish, but as a matter of fact the first time it made its appearance in its pres- ent form was in 1675. Before that the Yuletide festival was celebrated with plhm porridge, a dish that must have required the digestion of an os-

trich. First beef or mutton was boil-

ed in a thick broth, to which brown bread was added. When half cooked, raisins, currants, prunes, cloves, nut-

meg, mace, ginger and any other con-

diments that were to hand were put In and the whole was boiled and boil-

ed to a pulp, f The present day plum pudding had

Its origin in England, but in the reign of Louis XVIII. a French version, known as “plumbuting,” made its ap- pearance. It was very like its Eng- lish cousin, but was lightened by the addition of breadcrumbs, more eggs and a rice flour, which were used in- stead of the enormous quantity of suet that was required by the earlier rec-

ipes.

A Better Scheme. She—What did you thiuk of our

scheme for Christmas decoration—holly leaves over laurel?

He—Well. I should have preferred mistletoe over yew.

I HU E PARKA MAN MAKES HIS ESCAPE FROM PRISON

Charles Hendrickson, alias “The Blue Parka Man”, the highwayman who threw terror into the Fairbanks district for many weeks while he was operating in the vicinity of the

Cleary summit, and who was finally captured and sent to the peitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, has escaped from that institution, according to word received by the marshal’s of- fice here, and a reward of $200 is i ffered for his capture. He got away on Novembei 13, and it is expected that he will make his way back to .Alaska

During the latter part of 1905 anti

early part of 1906 Hendrickson started his operation on the creeks, always appearing in a blue parka. His

ipecialty was holding up freightc..; and mushers, relieving them of what

gold they had, after which he would

disappear through the bushes.

When run to earth by a deputy marshal and a special deputy, Hen- drickson came nearer to death than ever in his life, for the special depu- ty asked for permission to shoot hiE. cn sight, but was denied the privil- ege. Hendrickson finally came out into the open, throwing up his hands and quitting.

While in the Federal jail Hen-

drickson, with Thornton, made the famous ja’ilbreak of 1906, in which Pete Peterson, the guard, was bad-

ly cut, in fact, injured so badly that he was not expected to recover.

The Pugei Sound Water, Light &

Telephone Company received the first

shipment of machinery this morning, a large generator, to be established at the company’s plant at Solomon ba- sin. The Company contemplates a

large number of improvements this

spring, which, when completed, will make the plant one of the most mod- ern in Alaska.

J. A. Holman was a passenger on

the Admiral Watson for Latouche.

J. J. McCarthy was a passenger fcr Latouche on the Admiral Watson.

Henry Miller will return to An- chorage shortly after New Year's day. j

POBTUliD WANTS lUSU WE

ROAD FROM ELM A TO HADLOCK

Believed that Milwaukee or Friendly

Interests Will Make Thriving Port

Terminal for Northern Shipments—

Olympic Peninsula Key to North.

PORTLAND, Dec. 28.—Alaska will soon be in touch with Portland and northern shipping in transcontinental lines may soon be routed through this city, according to railroad rumors

coming from Elma. Washington, to

the Tacoma Ledger. The dispatch is as follows:

“It is probable that this spring a

'ine of railroad will be built from Elma into the Olympic peninsula. The Milwaukee system owns a short line from Port Townsend Bay to Port Angeles, and Earles has under lease the Port Townsend and Puget Sound from Port Townsend to Quilcene. The Milwaukee has long bad under con-

sideration the plan of building from

its Grays Harbor branch to Quilcene through Shelton. The recent car

shortage has induced lumbermen • n

the vicinity of Elma to promise mueh business to the Milwaukee it the line is built and it is said the Milwaukee

people have already gotten busy. “Last week a deed to the old rail-

road bed from Shelton to Bucks Prairie in Mason County was tiled and four years back taxes paid on the

property. This would be the route of the road from Cloquallam creek to

Shelton, and it is taken here as an

indication that real work on this road will now be started. It is evident that soon after the first of the new

year railroad developments will be under way of great interest to Jeffer- son County.”

Last year the Milwaukee railroad built nearly one hundred miles of new

line on the Olympic Peninsula an.l arc

now operating daily passenger and freight 'trains through the territory, having affiliated Northern Pacific it. it. interests under a 15-vear lease. Undoubtedly the new proposal is in accordance to an understanding of these two interests. The Milwaukee system had a big purpose in mind when establishing a foothold on the Olympic peninsula and no doubt but the possible one per cent grade south to Portland appealed to their ''.in-

structive engineers. Under date of December 12th the

Seattle P. I. throws additional light upon the situation and the idea of a

Milwaukee water terminal comes t>

mind. The P. I. states the following. “The clearing of the debris from,

the site at Hadlock where the Wash- ington Mill Company's big mill was

burned three years ago gives rise to

the rumors that both a shipyard and sawmill are to be constructed. The site was inspected by men from the East several weeks ago and the re-

moval of the debris indicates that the

property has changed hands and -lew

enterprises are to be started.”

It has been stated that positive knowledge exists that the Milwaukee Railroad or interests which are

friendly are back of the transfer. Hadlock is situated at the head of Port Townsend bay—one of the fin- est harbors in the world. The north- ern shipping interests of Portland will be ideally served through this terminal point.

It is known that the Portland Commercial Club and business inter- ests are ready to support any railroad move that will allow them better connection with Alaska. The Mil- waukee Railroad from Elma north to Hadlock terminals will supply a route and from present Indications we are

soon to see Portland vs. Seattle in the game for Alaskan trade.

To Enhance The Perfection Of Your Recipe

CRESCENT BAKING

POWDER You may use It in the most

delicate cake fabric, for the

most exqulsate dainty of the

oven as well as the everyday rolls and biscuits.

AT ALL GROCERS

25c lb. CRESCENT MFG. CO.,

Seattle, Wash.

Mariposa—Will sail from Seattle fo' Valdez Jan. 2.

Admiral Watson—Sailed west from Valdez Dec. 28.

Alameda—Sailed from Seattle for Valdez, Dec. 27.

Spokane—Sailed south from Valdez Dec. 21.

DONALDSON SCHEDULE: Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdez

8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.

1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TUESDAYS.

8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.

1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

SATURDAYS. 1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m. There will be no trip of the launch

on the second and fourth Fridays of each month, these days being used to clean boilers.

TIDE TABLES. Thursday, Dec. 28—

First High Tide 2:57 a. m.. 8.3. Second High Tide 2:31 p. in., 9.8. First Low Tide 8:31 p. m., 2.1. Second Low Tide 9:18 p. m., —1.0.

Friday. Dec. 29— First High Tide 3:43 a. m., 8.5. Second High Tide 3:26 p. in., 8.7. First Low Tide 9:34 a. m., 2.1. Second Low Tide 9:59 p. m., —0.1.

Saturday, Dec. 30— First High Tide 4:31 a. m„ 8.6. Second High Tide 4:28 p. m., 7.5. First Low Tide 10:41 a. m., 2.0. Second Low Tide 10:47 p. m., —0.4.

Sunday, Dec. 31— First High Tide 5:22 a. m., 8.7. Second High Tide 5:31 p. m., 6.5. First Low Tide 11:59 a. m„ 1.9.

Daily Weather Re|K>rt. Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 27, 1916.

Farometric pressure .29.724

Temperature 7 p. m.£3 Maximum temperature .24 Minimum temperature .12 Mean temperature .18

Precipitation .OS Snow on ground .18 in.

Cloudy, calm, snowing, 3 inches of

snow fell. —Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.

Interior Weather Conditions.

Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 28, 1916.

Fairbanks, 3, 8 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm. Salcha, —8, 14 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail good; Main with

mule and double ender south 2 4 5

p. m.; mail south 4 p. m. yesterday. Mail north 8:45 a. m. date

Richardson, 3, 4 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail fine, no traffic.

McCarty, —6; 7 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail fair.

Donnelly, 26; 7 inches of snow;

cloudy, high south wind, trail fair; south mail by 11:30 a. m. yesterday.

McCallum, 15; 35 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail heavy; stage north 9 yesterday; Erwin’s mules north 8 a. m. date.

l’axson, 10; 17 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail heavy. Hogan, 10; 11 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail fair; south stage leaves, two passengers.

Gulkana, 0; 5 inches of snow;

cloudy, calm, trail fair; stage north

7 a. m., one double ender; Chinquist north 7 a. m., 2 double enders; Char- les north 6 a. m.

Copper Center, 4; J inches snow;

cloudy calm, trail good. Tonsina 8; 18 inches of snow;

cloudy calm, trail heavy south, good north.

Teikhell 10; 24 inches of snow;

cloudy, high wind, trail fair, Bucn-

anan arrived 4:45 p. m. yesterday with horses Fred & Dick.

Beaver Dam 18; 20 inches snow;

cloudy, snowing, trail heavy. Summit, no operator. Wortman’s 24; 18 inches of snow;

snowing, light wind, trail heavy norU and south. Pete Cashman arrived

yesterday 1:30 p. m. will depart for

Valdez at 8:30 a. m.

HUGO MUNSTEBBEBG.

Harvard Prafaaaor 8aya England Couldn't Afford to Cruah Germany.

THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ Resources $280,000.

WE DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. DRAFTS BOUGHT AND SOLD ON ANY PART OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.

Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.

DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA

Just Received A fine line of Watches, Gents and Ladies,

solid gold diamond mounted, gold filled, Laval- liers from $2.50 to $75.00; solid gold Cuff But- tons, Diamond Sets, Waldemar Sets, Diamonds, mounted and loose, also a full line of Nugget and Ivorv Jewelrv.

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Please call and inspect same before selecting your Christmas Gift.

Nugget, Ivory and Copper Glance Jewelry Made to Order

VALDEZ DRUG CO. JEWELRY DEPARTMENT

Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1

JOBBER IN

COAL, HAY GRAIN and LUMBER

Office, foot of Wall street.

You Are Undecided

What would be more appropriate for the Dear Wife or Mother, than

a Vacuum Cleaner, an Electric

Pump, a Percolator or Electric Grill

a new Plat Iron, a Reading Lamp or any one of a dozen other useful

Appliances that lighten the labor

and brighten the home.

Prince William Sound Water, Power, Light & Tele. Co.

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J. H. Ingram was a returning pas-

senger on the Admiral Watson after

a business trip to the States.

Home-made Mince Pies at the Ar-

cade. tf

Fresh Everyday Bread, cake, pies, cookies, cup

takes, doughnuts, etc. Also English plum and fruit cake at Blum’s Bak-

ery. tf

A new assortment of toilet water'

and perfumes. Owl Drug Ce, tf

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.

Prices reasonable. *

Pictures and Panoramic Views make ine presents. Valdez Drug Co. tf

The Heme of the Pat-a-Cake. At

Love-Whi;)ey Co. tf

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You will find a niee assortment of all the latest novelties, such as hann- kerchiefs, collars and pretty silk un-

dergarments at E. Winter’s. tf

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Something new. Leganherry Phos- phate. Candy Kitchen. tf

An up-to-date line of cook stoves and ranges at Mead’s. tf

Banguet Steel Kanges, plain and polished taps, at Mead’s. tf

A full line af pyralin ivory at Owl Brag 0a. tf

Mrs. Anna Austin of the Albemarle Hotel, returned on the Admiral Wat- son after an extended visit to the States.

Old-Fashioned Hoarhound lumps at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf