About Coffee
Within six months after its intro
duction in Valdes M. J. B. is the
leading brand of coffee in this
section. There’s a reason-Test it
by every test and it will more
than make good. Every can is
sold on a money back basis.
Price a pound, fifty cents.
A Sale
There are about fifteen pieces of
dress goods in poplins, brilliant
ines, mohairs, etc., that are being
closed out at less than half their
value. Also a few pieces of silk
tissues.
Priced a yard 50, 35 and 15c.
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THURSDAY EVENING 8 P. M.
Eagle Hall—The Empress Tempo
rary.
Pathe News.
"Getting a Start in Life.” Comedy.
“Double Trouble” Five-act Tri
angle Drama produced by Griffiths,
and played by all star company, and
featuring Douglas Fairbanks.
“A Janitor’s Wife’s Tempation”
Two-reel Keystone Comedy with
Fred Mace.
On Sunday an extra swell program
will be shown.
Give us your patronage and we
will give you the best pictures trav
eling on the Empress Circuit.
Why Gold Pieces Are Doctored.
Why don’t jewelers melt up $10
and $20 gold pieces in order to use
the metal in the manufacture of gold
jewelry? Indeed, gold pieces were
used some forty years ago by enter
prising jewelers and with great suc
cess, too—until the practice was
stopped in a very novel but effective
way. In those days jewelers bought
enough $10 and $20 gold pieces for
the work in hand. The gold was
melted, the necessary alloys were ad
ded, and all manner of fine Etruscan
work was turned out.
It was not long, however, before
the government began to wonder
what was becoming of its gold pieces.
The officials knew the people were nou
hoarding gold, so a quiet investiga
tion took place. It was then discov
ered that the makers of gold Jewelry
were to blame. Having found the
cause, it was not difficult for the of
ficials to find a cure. They did it by
“peppering” the coins with Iridium.
Resembling black emery in a crude
state, iridium requires a heat of about
3,542 degrees Fahrenheit to melt it.
Gold on the other hand, can be melted
at 1,913 Fahrenheit. It is easy to
see, then, how the unsuspecting jew
eler, melting up his gold pieces pt
the temperature required, got a large
number of unmelted specks of irid
ium in his metal when it cooled.—
Popular Science.
The moat powerful light in Valdes,
10,000 candle power double arc, can
be seen at Jenner’s Studio. You can
have your photo taken day or night
as this is the most up-to-date photo
graphic light of the day. You are
welcome to drop in and see it any
time. Enlarging, copying, etc. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. Phone 113. tf
Old-Fashioned Hoarhound luniDS
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Rexall Orderlies, a pleasant purga
tive. Owl Drug Co. tf
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Thursday, Jan. 18—
First High Tide, 0:01 a. m., 8.4.
Second High Tide, 9:04 p. m., 5.2.
First Low Tide, 0:10 a. m., 3.3.
Second Low Tide, 2:22 p. m., 0.9.
Friday, January 19—
First High Tide, 8:09 a. m., 8.9.
Second High Tide, 10:14 p. m., 5.8.
First Low Tide, 1:26 a. m., 3.6.
Second Low Tide,-3:40 p. m., 0.0.
Saturday, January. 20—
First High Tide, 9:14ha. m., 9.5.
Second High Tide, ll:04 p. m., 6.4.
First Low Tide, 2:45 a. m., 3.5.
Second Low Tide, 4:34 p. m., —0.9.
Sunday, January 21—
First High Tide, 10:12 a. m., 10.1.
Second High Tide, 11:48 p. m.. 7.1.
First Low Tide, 3:63 a. m., 3.0.
Second Low Tide. 5:22 p. m., —1.7.
Monday, January 22 —
First High Tide, 11:06 a. m„ 10.7
1 First Low Tide, 4:63 a. m., 2.4.
Second Low Tide, 6:05 p. m., —2.2.
Tuesday, January 23—
First High Tide, 0.29 a. m.. 7.8.
Second High Tide, 11:57 a. m„ 10 9.
F'irst Low Tide, 5:47 a. m., 1.7.
Second Low Tide, 6:47 p. m., —2.1.
Wednesday, January 21—
First High Tide, 1:09 a. m., 8.4.
Second High Tide, 12:46 p. m„ 10.7.
First Low Tide, 6:39 a. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide, 7:27 p. ni., —2.2.
Thursday, January 26—
[First High Tide, 1:47 a. m., 8.9.
[Second High Tide, 1:35 p. in., 10.2.
i First Low Tide, 7:31 a. m., 0.7.
second Low Tide, 8:05 p. m., —1.7.
Friday, January 26—
I First High Tide, 2:27 a. m.. 9.2.
Second High Tide, 2:25 p. m., 9.3.
First High Tide, 8:21 a. m.. 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 8:43 p. m., —1.0.
Saturday, January 27—
First High Tide, 3:09 a. m., 9.3.
Second High Tide, 3:16 p. m., 8.2.
First Low Tide, 9:14 a. m., 0.5.
Second Low Tide, 9:21 p. m., 0.0.
Sunday. January 28—
| First High Tide, 3:50 a. m., 9.2.
Second High Tide, 4:10 p. m., 7.1.
[First Low Tide. 10:11 a. m., 0.7.
[Second Low Tide, 10:10 p. m., 1.0.
Monday, Jan. 29—
I First High Tide, 4:37 a. m., 8.9.
.Second High Tide, 5:15 p. m.. 6.0.
First Low Tide, 11:16 a. m., 1.0.
iSecond Low Tide, 10:44 p. m., 2.0.
I Tuesday, January 30—
[First Hign Tide, 5:29 a. m., 8.6.
Second High Tide, 6:39 p. in., 5.3.
First Low Tide, 12:34 p. m., 1.2.
Second Low Tide, 11:35 p. in., 2.9.
i Wednesday, January 31—
[First High Tide, 6:30 a. m., 8.2.
[Second High Tide, 8:23 p. m„ 6.1.
| First Low Tide, 2:03 p. m., 1.2.
THREE STATES PRODUCE 82
PER CENT OF U. S. COPPER
Montana, Michigan and Arizona
! are the three great copper produc
ing States. Montana ranks first with
nearly one-third of the entire out
put of the country. Michigan is sec
ond with more than 26 per cent. Ari
zona ranks third with nearly one
fourth of the country's copper pro
duction.
Utah, which has risen rapidly as a
| copper producer in recent years, has
l produced one-sixteenth of the total
output of the country. The three
first named states, however, have pro
duced 82 per cent of the entire pro
duction of the country. These figures
were compiled by B. S. Butler, the
copper specialist of. the Geological
Survey.
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Steamship Sailings
Spokane—Sailed south from Valdez,
Jan. 14.
Mariposa—Sails from Seattle for Val
dez Jan. 20.
Alameda—Due to arrive Valdez this
evening from the south.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez, Jan. 4.— Struck on rocks
near Irish Cove, Fldalgo Bay.
TIDES FOR VALDEZ BAY.
Monday. Jan. 15—
First High Tide 4:22 a. m.. 7 9
Second High Tide 4:32 p. m., 6.0.
f irst Low Tide 10:48 a. m., 2.2.
Second Low Tide 10:23 p. m.« 2.1.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum 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.
Daily Weather Report.
7:00 P. M„ Jan. 17, 1917.
Barometric pressure .29.410
Temperature .32
Maximum temperature ....82
Minimum te nrerature .29.
Mean temperature .30.5
Snow on ground .58 in.
7:00 A. M., Jan. 18, 1917.
Barometric pressure .29.445
Temperature .30
Maximum temperature .32
Minimum temperature .30
Mean temperature .31
Precipitation .1. Trace
Snow fall .5
Snow on ground .58.5
Cloudy, calm.
MYRTLE F. BILLINGS.
Meteorological Obs.
Signal Corps Re|>ort.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 18, 1917.
Fairbanks—27 below, 15 inches of
snow; clear, calm.
Salclia—28 belcw, 18 inches snow,
clear, calm, trail good; mail with 1
passenger south 5:35 p. m.; yester
day; mail 1 passengers, 7 a. m.
Richardson—29 below': 7 inches of
snow’; clear, calm, trail fair, Brogan
south 6 a. m.
McCarty—10 below, 8 inches snow,
dear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—20 below, 25 inches of
snow; calm, cloudy, trail heavy, J
south mail by 1 p. m. yesterday;
Warren’s and Ahlmark’s teams south
.his morning.
McCallum—10 below, 55 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail fair, stage j
north 6 a. m. date.
Paxson—10 above, 20 inches of
snow; clear, trail havey no traffic.
Hogan—8 above, 18 inches snow;
cloudy, snowing, trail heavy. Sour
dough—stage north, no passengers;
stage south, 4 passengers.
Gulkana—18 above, 1 inch snow;
cloudy, calm, snowing, trail fair;
Meiers. Freight team south, 7 a. m.
Copper Center—20 above, snow 4
inches; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonsina—20 above, 12 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Teikhell—20 above, cloudy, calm,
20 inches snow, trail rough; Kinlock
north 7 a m.
Beaver Dam—24 above, snow 36
inches, cloudy, snowing, trail heavy.
Thompson Pass—18 above, 65 in.
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy and
drifted.
Wortman—26 above, 38 inches of
snow; snowing, calm, trail drifted
north and south.
A letter received on the last mall
by Wm. Kramer states that Gus Bel
oll, a former well-known resident of
Valdez, is now manager of one of a
chain of “Basket” stores operated in
Pasadena, California. He is married
and has two children. •
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Nine feet of snow is reported on
the level at Mineral Creek, and from
10 to 12 feet up the creek in the vi
cinity of McIntosh’s roadhouse.
Superintendent J. D. McDougal, ut
the Standard mine at Landlock, was
an arrival In town last evening.
LOST—Bunch of keys, tied with
piece of red tape. Finder please re
turn to Prospector office. tf
You can have your picture taken
day or night by Jenner the Photog-I
rapher. tf
FOR RENT—Two room house,
furnished. Close In. Phone 187. H.
L. Jaynes. 2t
U. S. Marshal F. R. Brenneman
will leave on the Alameda for a trip
to Seward.
Bread, rolls and pastry of all kinds
fresh every day, for sale while they
last, at the Merchant’s Cafe. 1-9-lm
We wish to announce to our Patrons that we
have opened our vault and that all of our
books and records and those entrusted to
our safe-keeping were found unharmed and
in perfect condition.
Our Bank is now open in our temporary quar
ters around the corner of the Road Com
mission Office.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
_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
Ivory Jewelry.
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
Do It Electrically
Electrical helps make housekeeping easier. Few
people realize the number of electrical labor-saving
devices that have found a place in the household.
The Electric Iron has become a household ne
cessity and ninety per cent of the families using elec
tric light also use an electric iron.
Other labor saving devices are the Vacuum
Cleaner that averages less than seven pounds in
weight. Then there is the washing machine for fam
ilies that do their own laundry, Electric Buffing mo
tors for polishing the silverware, and small electric
motors for running churns, ice cream freezers and
for numerous other purposes.
Are your electrical appliances working satis
factory? If not notify the
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
FOR RENT—Five room house on
Broadway, partially furnished, Mrs.
M. M. Hopkins. tf
Rexall Soap. Try it. Owl Durg
Co. tf
For Sale.
24 ft. launch, 5 ft. beam, 18 foot
cabin. Equipped with a 7 h. p. heavy
duty Gray engine, low tension mag
neto, 12 ft. dory, searchlight and oth
ci necessary gear. Ready to run, bar
gain at $200.00.
2t ALASKA INV. CO.
For good nome-eooaed meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. •
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make flne presents. Valdes Drug
Co. “ «'
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
The Owl Drug Company wishes to
announce that after prolonged nego
tiations they have secured the agency
for the famous REXALL remedies.
These goods now set the standard of
excellence in their several lines
throughout the United States. The
list comprises Drugs, Perfumes, Soap,
Toilet articles and other articles too
numerous to mention. Come in and
inspect them. tf
for first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer- '
cheats’ Cafe. tf J
jest Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Taldes Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t'-at baggage for you. tf
For good warm rooms try the St.
Elias Hotel. tf