The Hardware Department Can
Aid You In Your Spring Work
Those planning building, remodeling,
Mining work of any kind will find this
section well equipped to handle your needs
Recent shipments include
Maydole Hammers of all
Kinds.
White’s Hand-Axes.
Disston Saws, in three
grades.
Stanley and Bailey Planes.
Champion Braces.
Nails.
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Gasoline, Distillate &
1 lubricating oil for all '
engines.
Irwin Auger Bits.
Crescent Wrenches.
Harwood's Screwdrivers.
Wrenches for every pur
pose.
Full Line of Builders’
Hardware.
Building Papers.
Powder, Cape, Fuse,
Steel, mining supplies
Valdez Mercantile Co.
In every detail the leading retail store of Vvldez
THE
PINZON BAR
W. I. Levy, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St., Valdez
PHONE 44 Fresh Fruits—Fresh Vegetables
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Washington Creamery Butter, Fresh Ranch Eggs, Cheese
HEIXZ 57 VARIETIES
KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO.,E
WOMKX LINK IT*
TO TAKK I’LAOK OK MKN
NEW YORK, April 11. More than
15,000 members of the Long island |
Council of Women's clubs petitioned j
the Merchants’ Association today to I
provide them an opportunity to lean: ]
how to take the places of men work-1
crs if the men are called to the col
ors. A letter sent to the association
by the executive committee of the
council asked if women could daily
visit the merchants’ establishments
while their employers are still in their
positions and learn under the direc
tion of these employes such work as
women could do, so that if the men
-bould be called out business could
so on without serious interruption.
THE TNRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Daily at the Price
•f a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per la the World gives so much
at so low a price.
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half-way into
its third year, and whether peace bo
at hand or afar off the events to fol
low will be world shaking.
The Prospector Publishing Company
offers the Thrice a Week World, The
Daily Prospector and The Week’./
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cash'
in advance. You get 156 copies of
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
tor and: 52 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without
them.
Ike Tbric^a-Week World,
The Daily Prospector.
The Weekly Miner,
ALL FOR (18.00 PER YEAR
The Prospector and the Weekly
Miner are the only papers published
at Valdez, and are replete with local
and world news. The Miner makes a
specialty of Territorial News in con
densed form. The World is too v.ell|
known to our readers to dilate npoi: 1
Us field of usefulness.
SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
j SUICIDE HANGS FOUR
VKARS ON A TREE
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GLOBE, Ariz., April 11. — Within n
| short distance of a well traveled high
way tlie body of a suicide swung to
I and fro in a tree for four years before
tlie tragedy was discovered lately.
0. V. Clark, a rancher, nine miles
from Globe, found the body. While
hunting he was attracted by an odd
appearing object, dimly discernible
through the foliage of a large tree.
The jumble of bones was inclosed in
a rough suit of clothes.
In the pockets were found a cheap
watch, a bunch of rusted keys and a
newspaper, which bore the date of!
1912.
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DECLARATION OF WAR
AROUSES PATRIOTISM
Commissioner George J. Love, who
has just returend from the States,
says that the wildest enthusiasm pre
vails throughout California, Oregouj
and Washington over the war. Ev-!
crybody is wearing the Stars and
Stripes and the sentiments appear
practically unanimous that nothing •
remained for President Wilson to do
but urge a declaration of war. The|
entire people are behind the Presi-!
dent and there has been a big rush of,
applicants for enlistment.
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GERMANY IS SUSPICIOUS
OF SWEDISH ATTITUDE
AMSTERDAM, April 11.—Germany
is suspicious of Sweden, according to
Count von Reventlow in the Berlin
Tage-Zeitung. A decision cannot long
be delayed according to the count.
Sweden must either come out for the
Allies or for Germany, and it is be
lieved that she cannot afford to cast
her lot with the Allies. The future
attitude of Sweden is of the highest
importance in regard to the war and
Germany awaits with keen ' Interest
the delcsion of the Scandinavian coun
tries.
Webster's New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. if
Full line Koenig’s Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
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ADRIFT IN
OPEN DORY
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CORDOVA PEOPLE SUFFER MUCH
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Jjoseph Ibach and Friends Visit Hindi
inbrook Island and Boat Goes
Adrift—Attempt to Return in Open
! Dory Party Is Blown Out to Sea.
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After having been buffeted on the
high seas for five days, during which
time there was considerable anxiety
four townspeople were picked up on
Wooden island by the Admiral Farra
gut and brought safely to Cordova
Saturday night, after an experience
' that they are not likely to soon for
|get.
Joseph Ibach owns a fox ranch on
; Middleton island, where he and his
j wife spent most of their time. During
jthe latter part of March, while cruis
jing about in his launch Ferro, he vis
ited Hi ichinbrook and spent a couple
of days with Charles Ross, who is
also ranching there. Mr. ibach in
tended coming to Cordova, after stop
ping at Middleton island for^his wife
and Miss Hancock, who was visiting
them, Mr. Ross accompanied him on
the trip. Upon reaching the latter isl
and they went ashore for the rest of
the party, after putting the launch at
anchor. Later a storm came up, the
i launch broke loose from its moorings
'and drifted out to sea. The surf was
j rolling ten feet high and they were;
i all marooned on the island.
Fortunately there was a dory found
land on the afternoon of April 2. when
Ithe storm subsided the party set out
in this small craft for Cordova. The
tide had gone out and the next day
they were within ten miles of Hineh
inbrook. A northwest wind came up j
and carried them off to Wooded isl
and, where the wind switched to the
southwest. For three nights they
were in the open sea and compelled to
row all the time to keep from freez
ing. There were a couple of sails in
the dory and these were used to keep
the women folks warm. Finally they
■were able to reach Johnson point,
where they iiad gone to take a sleep i
in the sun, when the Admiral Farra- ■
gut, which had been asked by wire-'
less to be on the lookout for the miss-1
'ing people, picked them up.
‘ While they had suffered consider
ably from the cold, being at sea for
;one stretch of thirty hours, they were
in little danger when found, as they
! figured on reaching Boswell bay Sun
day morning. It is needless to say,
j however, that the sight of the big
steamer was most welcome, and they
were glad to return to Cordova on her.
Mr. Ibach owned the launch Ferro,
t which he had stocked with provisions
and personal belongings. Nothing has
been seen of it since it was carried to
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sea, and he has sustained a loss of
about $4,000, but is thankful that hi
and his friends reached here safely, i
—Cordova Times.
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LIltKItAI, PHOHIBITIOX
LAW IX XKIUtASKA
LINCOLN, Neb., April 11.—The
Nebraska senate late today killed the
suffrage bill permitting partial suf
frage to the women of this state and
at the same time passed the prohibi
tion bill, including amendments,
which the dry wing of the senate de
clares makes prohibition a farce.
The i-mendments to the prohibition
bill provide that a limited amount of
liquor may be kept in tbe home; that
the saloons may have a period of
grace in which to dispose of their
stocks, that the owner of a building
shall not be held liable if the lessee
violates the liquor law and that the
individual may make his own wine.
Big Sum In Taxes Paid.
Territorial Treasurer Smith receiv
ed a check from the Kennecott Min
ing Company for the Bum of $219,000
covering the yearly taxes on the com
pany’s output for the fiscal year 1916.
The tax was paid on a net output of
of $21,900,000. This amount with
the sum already in the treasury
makes (he princely sum of approxi
mately $850,000 in Alaska’s strong
box.
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Win. Morgan is a visitor in town
from Wortman.
Kemember your friends by sending
them a Panoramic View, a new lot
just received. Valdez Drag Co. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Location notices, both quarts and
plaoer. for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
Prospector ads bring results.
Steamship Sailings
Alaska—Due In Valdez from West
ward tonight.
Mariposa—Sailed west from Valdez
April 10.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez,
April 3.
Northwestern—Sailed from Seattle
April 9.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed west from
Valdez. April 8.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
V'aldez, April 9.
Admiral Watson—Sailed for Valdez
from Seattle April 9.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvb. Fort Liscum Lve. 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
cleau boilers.
Dally Weather Deport.
\prll 10. 1917 April 11. 1917,
7:00 l*. M. 7:00 1*. M.
29.191! Barometer 29.428
•19 Temperature 34
4 4 Maximum 39
Minimum 31
Mean 35
aw on ground 18 in.
, Cloudy, calm
—Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
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This Day In History.
Feast day ot' St. Leo the Great.
I’ope. St. Antipas, martyr; St. Aid,
in Ireland; St. Guthlac of Croyland.
Edward Wightman burned in Litch
field, England, as a Baptist in 1612.
Duke of Orleans defeated William
jof Orange in 1677.
William and Mary crowned in Lon
don in 1689.
Gibraltar ceded to England by the
ireaty of Utrecht in 1713.
United States Congress proclaimed
cessation of war with Great Britain
in 1783.
A man sold his wife in the open
market at Dartmoor. England, for two
guineas in 1817.
Turks massacred 40,000 people on
jibe Island of Chios in 1822.
Beauregard demands the surrender
jof Fort Sumpter in 1861.
| All southern United States ports d< -
> Glared closed except Key West in
! 1865.
President Juan Gill of Paraguay as
j.assinated in 1877.
i Japan seized the Pelew islands in
j1893.
Successful experiments witli wire
less telephony made in France in
' 1899.
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I DECREASE SHOWN IN
I'KJKT SOt'NI) TRADE
SEATTLE, pri 1 11. —The value of
the foreign 'trade of the Washington
district tor the month of February
showed a decrease of more than $11,
000,000 from that of February. 1916.
according to the customs returns, jus*
made public. Last month the imports
totaled $11.354,234 and the exports
$0,534,464 as compared with imports
of $19,353,422 a year ago. As far
as ship tonnage is concerned there has
been no variation. One-third of the
tonnage engaged was American.
The big decrease is chiefly account
ed for by the fact that trade with Rus
sia has dwindled to one-tenth of the
nmount of a year ago.
Silk and copper are the two great
import staples. Cotton and iron and
steel manufacturers comprise more
than half of the exports.
SALT WITH THE DUTCH
LIKE COAL IX ALASKA
AMSTERDAM, April 11.—While
Dutch housewives are vainly ransack
ing grocers stores for a pound or so
of common salt, owing to the diffi
culties in obtaining supplies from the
usual sources—Portugal, Great Bri
tain and Germany—the amazing news
comes that Holland within her own
borders possess practically inexhaust
ble salt fields, only waiting for the
pickaxe. The announcement was
made oefore the Netherlands Geog
raphical Society by Dr. P. Tesh that
in the eastern part of the province of
Gelderland there is a salt region es
timated to contain 22,000,000,000
tons of salt. Near Buurse in the prov
ince of Overysel, there is another salt
deposit estimated at 2,000,000,000
tons. It is not unlikely that mining
operations will begin at an early date.
The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium. tf
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Goods coming on every boat for the
Emporium, open for business from 2 1
to 6 and 7 to • p. m. tf
A full and complete line of Cigars,
Cigarettes. Smoking Tobacco and!
I’ipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf '
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
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DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
y Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
: Public Red Bid,. IW 1M
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and r
LUMBER
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Office, foot of Wall street.
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Electrical Supplies
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Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
EXORBITANT WAR PROMTS
NOT TO BE TOLERATE!)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 11. -
The government is now invoking for
the first time the powers given by
Congress for drastic measures to pre
vent any manufacturer or anyone else
from making exorbitant profits from
the war. Cnder the authority of the
last naval appropriation bills the
manufacturers are directed to furnish
large amounts of war supplies at
prices much below the figures volun
tarily submitted by them. The law
also empowers the government to take
over the plants if the directions are
not obeyed.
The brass making industry n:.s
promised to furnish the government
with war material at cost.
Itiinrher* Kills Three.
HANFORD. Cal., April 11.—G. L. j
Meadows, justice of the peace; E. T.
Coster, attorney, and W. G. Wiley, ol
Los Angeles, were shot and killed
here today by L. T. Denny, a well
known rancher of this section who ran
amuck. Denny was later shot and
killed by Marshal Hines.
For Sale.
Two-room house on City Dock, fur
nished. Built last fall. Cash $300.
Must be taken immediately.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Be sure to see Edmund Breese in
“The Spell of the Yukon” at the Em
press Thursday night. 2t
Mrs. E. L. Clifton, a daughter of
Postmaster C. J. Todd, accompanied
by her two children, were arrivals on
the Mariposa for a visit with Mr.
Todd.
The freighter Latouche arrived iu
port last night and took on a number
of empty fuel oil tanks at the Granby
mine. ^
Pastuerized Buttermilk at Lore
Whitley Co’s. tf
T(DK TABLKS TOR APRIL.
C ompiled for Valdez Bay.
Wednesday, April 11—
First high tide 1:50 a. m., 9.4.
Second high tide 3:04 p. m., 6.6.
First low tide 8:41 a. m., —6.6. 15
Second low tide 8:39 p. m., 2.5.
Thursday, April 12—
First high tide 2:30 a. m., 9.2.
Second high tide 3:58 p. m.. 6.1.
First low tide 9:30 a. m., —0.4.
Second low tide 9:04 p. m., 3.0.
Friday, April 13—
First high tide 3:18 a. m.w 8.7.
Second high tide 5:06 p. 6.9.
First low tide 10:27 a. m„ 0.9.
Second low tide 10:04 p. m., 8.4.
Saturday, April 14— ^ i
First high tide 4:22 a. m., 8.2.
Second high tide 6:28 p. ■».. 6.0.
First low tide 11:87 a. m., 0.4.
Second low tide 11:26 p. m., 3.6.
Sunday, April 15—
First high tide 5:42 a. m. T'7.
Second high tide 7:44 p. m.. 6.5
First low tide 12:44 p. m.. 0.6. j