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VALDEZ, ALASKA
“ The House of Comfort ”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
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D. F. millaku, Agent ana supplies—copper biock. vaiaes
The Best Place in Valdez to
X Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Lifht 'Reoae—Tke Homo of .Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By At Monlb
RHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prop.
^Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interim.
GENERAL TRUCKING
J McKinley Street, Valdez
( ED. WOOD. Proprietor
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Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of todays successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
WOULD CHANGE THE
ALASKA MINING LAW
SEATTLE: Sumner S. Smith,
mining inspector of Alaska, has ask
ed Congress to repeal the federal min
ing law for the territory and to pass
a new one that will fit the needs of
the local conditions. The suggestion
is embodied in Inspector Smith’s re
port to the United States bureau of
mines, which was made public at
Washington today. Smith also asks
that a mine experiment station be es
tablished in Alaska, and that the fed
eral mine inspector be given an ap
propriation for the equipment and
rental of an office and for field as
sistance.
Under the present law, the federal
mine inspector is allowed $3000 a
year salary, bnt he is not allowed to
employ any assistants. As the terri
tory which he is supposed to cover
embraces an area of 689,000 square
miles, on most of which there is no
railroad, it is obviously impossible
for him to give good service in all
parts of his field. If the mine in
spector happened to be at Ketchikan
in winter, and an accident happened
at Nome or on the Koyukuk, it would
be impossible for him to make an ex
amination to determine the cause of
the accident until 8 or 9 months had
elapsed. The law pre-supposes that
he will immediately investigate all
mining accidents in the territory.
Smith reports among other things
that a number of applications to mine
coal on ten-acre tracts have been re
ceived, and work on them t^3 been
started in each of the four judicial
divisions.
Among the notable developments
reported from Alaska is the instal
lation of a new 5 00-ton concentrator
at the Beatson mine at Latouche, and
the first unit of a 10,000 crushing
plant at Thane, several small quartz
mills and dredges, and two new cya
nide plants. New discoveries of
promising placer ground are report
ed from the Tolovana river.—Seat
tle Times.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free art Accepted Mamma.
Regular Communications first Wed*
nesday In each ' month In McKinley
HalL Visitors always welcome.
T_A. *• CTO08BT. W. M.
BD. WOOD. Secretary.
FATHER VALGN SEES
A BLESSING IN THE WAR
LONDON: "Why does not God
stop this war? If He were Almighty
and all-loving He would have done
so long ago,” was a remark quoted
by the Rev. Father Bernard Vaugn
yesterday in opening his sermon be
fore a large congrgation. He added
that this was a sample of the blas
phemies sent to him by post, H1b an
swer was that God did not stop the
war because being almighty, He
could draw out of it, and being
all-loving, He did so.
"Personallq,” said Father Vaughn,
“I feel that it would take eternity to
thank God for not having stopped this
war as He might have done. If it
had been deferred ten years my be
loved country would have been a
Mongolian desert. Talk of Belgium,
speak of Poland, of the Serbians, and
the Armenians—that is child’s play
to what would have become of hated
England. Our dear island home, with
its cathedrals, ministers and abbeys,
would have been utterly destroyed.
We should have had nothing left to
us but our eyes to weep with. But
God, being almighty and wise and
loving spared us.
“I have been asked this question:
‘Can you deny that Christianity has
been proved by this war to be a ghast
ly failure? I answer in the Socratic
method by putting another question:
‘What is Christianity? It is a body
of doctrine and code of. morality mak
ing for the salvation of the peoples
embracing it. Christianity has not
failed because it has not been used.”
It was fashionable today with
those who kept borrowing their phil
osophy, theology, and methods of
mentality from Prussia, he said, to
say there was no such thing as sin,
but in these matters England had
been tyrannise.. over by Germany and
He thanked God that this war had
come about, because He had made
England turn from gold back again
to Christ.
MILLION MEN AVAILABLE
FOR MILITARY IN V. 8.
WASHINGTON: There are a mil
lion men in the United States who
could respond to the colors in some
form of military usefulness, if the
call came.
These are national guardsmen still
of military age; ex-regular army
men now in civil life; the majority of
the Spanish War Veterans and men
who have received training under au
thorized army officers in universities.
There are also young men drilled un
der military men in high and private
schools, and ex-U. S. marines who
have had land training,
Officers of the U. S. Army admit
this would be a highly convenient
army nucleus in time of emergency,
but the government doesn’t know
where any of these men are except
the national guardsmen.
Roughly estimated there are 500,
000 national guardsmen and ex-na
tional guardsmen; over 175,000 army
and navy alumni; between IgO.OOO
and 200,000 Spanish War Veterans
and 75,000 college cadets.
War department figures show there
are now 8,705 officers and 120,693
enlisted men in the national guard.
In the college last year there were
32,000 who had drilled and in the
last 10 years 39,000 men' have been
graduated who had been trained two
years. Figures for ten years behind
that easily make up the estimated
total of 75,000, army officers say.
As to-the regular army alumni, an
average of 13,000 fails to re-enlist
each year. The total for 1914 was
14,349. Even with the loss through
deaths since discharge; incapacita
tions, removal to other countries and
old age, the figure for .20 years
should be 175,000 to 200,000 men.
Recent plans of enlistment in the
war department call for three years
with the colors and four in reserve.
Before that, ^once a man’s term of
enlistment was up, the government
gave no more attention.
THIRD CALL
LAST CHANCE
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Next Wednesday at the Liberty the
Valdez High School will present
“Captain I^ackett” again for the ben
efit of all those, who were unfortu
nate enough to miss the previous per
formances. Adults 50c; children 25.
Brand \ew Tonight
A complete change of program at
the Liberty theatre tonight a show
well worth seeing as follows:
A fine thrilling and appealing
three reel feature picture “Through
the Fires of Temptation”.
"A Game of Hearts”, a comedy of
merit.
“Just Plain Dog”, a laugh from the
start to the finish.
“The Ranch Girl’s Measurement."
Making a total of five excellent
reels of film at the Liberty theatre
tonight.
P. 3. Don’t fflrget amateur night
Friday some good attratlons.
Jean, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. as Fish is reported to be
very ill and is under the care of a
physician. s
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Just received .the finest line of
leckties ever shown in Valdez, at
Ben Silverman’s.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co., by G. O.
Reinke. tf
Mrs. Bjorn, who spent New Year’s
Day with friends in town, returned
to the Cliff mine yesterday.
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits\
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY P. CAMERON. !
A load of fresh supplies was sent
to the Ramsay-Rutherford mine this
morning.
Our fresh candy arrived on this
last boat late for the holidays, 12%
cents half pound at the Emporium.
E. Pulver, the well known mining
man, is returning to Valdez on the
steamer Alameda due to arrive tomor
row.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
iMiles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store. tf
Will lady who by mistake too pair
No. 4 Arctics instead of No. 5’s from
hall at the Pioneer dance Saturday
night kindly notify Mrs. Kidwell in
order that an exchange may be made.
* Charles Johnson, who is now with
his mother at Matanuska junction,
will return on one of the first boats
from the westward to attend school
in Valdez.
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Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
M. A. Hendrickson was an outgo
ing passenger on the Admiral Evans
for his old home in Portland, Ore. He
will return to Valdez sometime in
February.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. •
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
The launch Elvira left this morn
ing for the Cliff mine and Ellamar,
carrying a number of passengers and
shipments of freight for the mining
companies down the bay.
A fine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Treat were
outgoing passengers on the Admiral
Evans en route to New York where
they will vieu until next summer,
when they will return to Valdez.
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Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Spike Leclair, the well known min
er, left on the Admiral Evans Satur
day night for the States,' where he
will spend the balance of the winter
before returning to Valdez.
Holiday goods, wearing apparel,
household utensils and articles of ev
eryday needs coming on every boat,
and sold at a bargain. There will be
no' half or one-third off after the Holi
days at the Emporium. The goods
are now marked at bottom prices;
you will find many articles on our
flve-cent counter you have been cus
tomarily paying 16 and 25 cents for.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witley of El
lamar, who have been visiting friends
in Valdez during the New Year hol
idays, returned to the copper mine
this morning on the launch Elvira.
Brooms 26c, 36c and 50c; for the
best at the Emporium. tf
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. *
Judge E. C. Bunnell, of Fairbanks,
will arrive in Valdez tomorrow on the
Alameda to renew old friendships and
look after his private interests here.
He will go over the government road
to Fairbanks where he has called a
term of court to convene early next
month.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Far good nome-coofced meals try
Urs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Alfred B. lies, manager of the IleB
Light & Power coqtpany, is a pas
senger on the Alameda due to reach
Valdez early tomorrow morning. He
has been on a hurried purchasing
trip to the States and Is bringing a
big shipment of transformers, wires,
and other equipment for his electri
cal company.
Harry T. Rowbottom, the govern
ment dog driver, arrived from Camp
Comfort this afternoon with a string
of fourteen dogs. The team is the
finest ever seen In Valdes.
HTY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES A TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. HPENARD, Prop.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I ‘ | Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I | Rough Dry lCc lb
When in Chitina Stop at the
CFUTINA HOTEL
Fineet Hotel ia the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Roome.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chltina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted. Mgr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY j
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60 j
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. .Phoue 24
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA I
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calta Illamna and Kadiak—All Sailing rail at Knlk ]
and Anchorage. j
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franclaco every Wednesday and Snnday* connecting with ?
Steamen Yale and Harvard for Southern California. jj
Right reserved to change schedule without notice \
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Seattle) VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agt.
ALASKA!
STEAMSHIP CO. I
. S. S. ALAMEDA AND 8. S. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SK- !!
ATTLE THE IOTH, 20TH AND 30TH, • •
EVERY MONTH ;j
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA, • •
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE. ; J
, « I
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep < ■
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez and La- < ■
touche. Explosives, S. 8. Seward, on the 6th; Latouche, on the 16th; S. S. • ■
Cordova, 26th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule • >
without notice. . ■
F. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agent. ■ >
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When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.