STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
i i , • '
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR WEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES ■■ HEATING
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
YOf'M, XKVKR
BE ASHAMED
to meet your friends if you are
attired in one of our quality
suits. You may feel satisfied
you are well dressed and that
you clothes fit you—we see to
that. We are at present show
in some exceptional values in
pure woolens, all the latest
weaves and patterns.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
; Telephone 66 I I Ronjrh Dry lie lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms.Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
\ FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
F%one «3 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Pripr.
A A NTS PRISONERS USED
FOR MUNICIPAL FARMS
CHEYENNE, YVyo.. May 12—"Use
of the prisoners to cultivate ninnic
■ pal farms" is the gist of a com
munication recently sent by Acting
Governor Frank L. Houx to the
mayors and councils of incorporated
towns in Wyoming. The governor
points out that in the present food
crisis it will be possible to utilize
a considerable amount of labor now
expended by “chain gangs” on the
streets on farms for the relief of the
present ioou crisis.
“J believe the town governments
cap play an important part in food
production," he said, ‘‘if they will
eet aside areas for gardening pur
poses and will work these gardens
with ‘chain gang’ labor.”
TEXAS GIRLS BECOME
SOLDIERS OK V. S,
FORT BLISS, Tex., May 12.—An
A remarfr for loftrl;cL»
»f ttkfr uriLki y tract,
pv It I J L Faiun*#. nou»poi»oii«su«
U tvvT? V 1) r Will not Uric turf.
Kalian* in 1 to 5 da>».
_ , „ '“La »i DUDScan.
Pmt.I Ptel if O.ritMl- Price *1, or a Lottie. *2.75.
^in*ared tf
fllE EVANS CREJIUCALCO., CINCINNATI. O
old belief that a woman cannot
shoot straight is being refuted by
the Women and Girls' Rifle Club,
which has been organized here for
home defense purposes. The club
holds regular target practices at the
government target range here where
a number of the women have demon
strated iheir ability to shoot straight
and hit the targets.
The club has a uniform which con
sists of a khaki skirt, olive drab
shirtwaist and campaign hat. This
uniform is worn by the women marks
men when they go out on the range.
Miss Henrietta Alberts is president
of the club, Miss Anita Held, secre
tary and Miss Effie Mae Held treasurer
The club has more than 100 mem
bers.
"A Million a Minute” at the Em
press theatre tomorrow (Sunday t
evening.
Fresh line ot Box Candies just re
ceived at Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tf
FOR SALE—A bargain, one small
Victor Phonograph. Enquire Pros
pector. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector, j
T>ACK yo* pipe with VEL
A VET an’ yon won’t be
troubled with a hot
box. qfitv&r
ARMY CKKftUB BE
TAKEN IN ALASKA
Governor Strong Receive* Instructions
From Secretary of AVar Raker.
JUNEAU: That the people of the
Territory of Alaska are to be called
upon to near tlieir part in the present
war is indicated by a telegram receiv
ed by (Jov. Strong from Secretary of
War Baker. The telegrams informed
the governor that blanks and instruc
tions are on the way and that upon
their arrival a census of all citizens of
the United States in the Territory
must be taken which will indicate the
number of men who come-under the
provisions of the selective draft sys
tem which has been adopted by Act of
Congress.
Governor Strong stated this morn
ing that he had no knowledge of the
provisions of the bill other than what
had appeared in The Empire but that
when the letter arrived from Wash
ington it would undoubtedly give him
full instructions as how to proceed. It
is thought that persons drawn from
Alaska, if any are, will be placed in
training camps for several months,
and then used in guard duty around
the States. It is not considered prob
able that with a large number of sin
gle men in the States to draw front,
that it will be found necessary to take
men front Alaska east and send them
to the battle fields in Europe at the
present.
PUBLISHKKS WANT TO DROP
BARS TO ASIATIC LABORERS
WASHINGTON, D. (’., May 12.—
Suspend the Asiatic exclusion laws
for the period of the war in order to
admit to the United States Asiatic ag
ricultural labor to increase food pro
duction and to release American man
hood for military and other national
needs. This is what should be done
in the judgment of the responsible
heads of the representative Pactiic
coast newspapers.
Such a decision will astonish the
East. Also it may well astonish the
lawmakers who have been avoiding
any interference with the Asiatic ex
clusion laws for fear of arousing the
resentment of the Pacific coast. Last
night following the meeting of the
Associated Press and other publishing
bodies, a meeting was held in New
York, at which the decision to favor
the suspension of the exclusion laws
was reached. No formal resolutions
were adopted. Among the newspapers
represented in the meeting were the
Seattle Post-lntelligcncer, the Spo
kane Spokesman-Review, the Portland
Oregonian, the San Francisco Chroni
cle and the Los Angeles Times. The
proposal for such suspension lias al
ready been made and a bill to that
end is to he introduced in the senate
by Senator (’aider of New York.
Girl Spy Is Condemned
PARIS, May 1-.—A court martial
has condemned to death as a spy
Emilienne Rase Ducimitiers. a nine
teen year-old girl.
She was convicted of gathering
military information at Geneva, Ly
ons and Paris, on behalf of a Ger
man by whom she was employed as
a servant.
WANTED—Five cords of spruce
wood. Inquire Valdez Packing Com
pany, City Dock. tf
New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look fit over. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Summons for Publication.
*. '■ 'No. 838.
lu the . District Court for the Terri-1
• tory of Alaska, Third Division,
h. E. ELLIS, Trustee,. Plaintiff,
vs.
TALK1TNA LUMBER COMPANY, a
Co-partnership, John Enlund, Elsie
Morse and T. Johnson, Defendants.
To the above-named defendants, Elsie
Morse and T. Johnson:
You afehereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within thir
ty days after completion of pub
lication of tins summons against you,
to-wit: .within thirty days after Mayj
5, 1917; and answer the complaint of
plaintiff, died herein; and unless you
appear and answer or otherwise plead
to said complaint withjn said time
plaintiff will take judgment against
you tor the sum of $3232.96, with in
terest, cost8 and expenses ar provided
in two certalD mortgages given to se
cure said debt; and for the foreclo
sure of said mortgages And sale of the
mortgaged property according to law.
This publication of'Summons is
m%de pursuant to an Order duly made
in the above-named court by the judge
thereof on March 23. 1917.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said court, and the seal there
cf affixed, this 23rd day of March.
1817.
ARTHUR LANG,
(Seal) Ulerk.
First publication March 24, 1917.
Last publication April 28. 1917.
SLEEPINESS AFTER MEALS.
It Indicate* Something Wrong With tho
Digsstivo System.
A condition of drowsiness, which
may become an Irresistible desire to
take a nap shortly afler eating, is
usually a very accurate indication that
something is wrong with the digestive
apparatus. I'gually this form of indi
gestion is chronic in character, and ap
parently there is no other evidence that
it exists, or at least sneli evidence
would not l>e detected by ordinary ob
servation.
In such cases fuesire to take n nap
comes on suddenly, but the nap is a
very short one. ordinarily not more
iLhii fifteen minutes. Sometimes tbe
desire fur these •‘indigestion naps"
lollies on at other periods tiiaii those
immediately following meals. hut in
such eases this desire conies regularly
at certain period* of the day. The
cause, however, is the same as in cases
where drowsiness mines on immediate
ly after the meal, the difference in lime
being simply the difference in the in
terval re<iuired for the food to reach
the portion of the Intestinal tract that
is not working properly.
Occasional drowsiness following an
unusually hearty meal should not be
confused with the tyii* of periodic de
sire for a short nap referred to here.
8ii< li drowsiness indicates simply that
the digestive apparatus is temporarily
overworked and may he in a perfectly
healthy condition. This sort of drowsi
ness. if indulged, usually persists for
several hours, whereas the naps caused
by indigestion are always of short du
ration.—Exchange.
CAREER SEEKING WOMEN.
On* Hundred a Day Flock to Now
York Tempting Fat*.
One liuntiied women a day t ome ca
reer necking in New York city. This is
the figure furnished by Director C. B.
Barns of tbe stale bureau of employ
ment. He bases bis estimate ui>ou the
number of women bandied daily by
tile Travelers' Aid, tbe number regis
tered at hotels and those registered by
tile state bureau anti oilier employ
ment agencies.
One hundred women a day, Jti.r>00 it
year. A fraction over four every hour;
approximately one every time the min
ute hand crosses tile fifteen minute
mark.
Mr. Barns estimates that a large per
centage of career seekers come from up
state and towns alxuit New York and
New Jersey. Probably oO jier cent, lie
says, come from western slates. The
smallest portion of the number comes
from the south. Some succeed: mon
fail. Yet always others come, answer
ing the call of the minute hand as it
mills round and round like the linger
of l'ate. beckoning.
Statistics are inipctsonal. They sit
nothing of who the women are nor why
they come nor what they find instead
of what they expect. They don't sa.v
there's tragedy in a head shake. And
a laugh round the edge of tragedy.
Statistics haven't told the whole
story. They do not say that hope,
promise, disaster wait a hundred times
a day for the woman who comes to
New Y'ork.—Winifred Van Duzer in
New York American.
The Popular Sid* of tha Streat.
Owners <»r renters of retail stores
slionltl look out for the side of the
street on whieh the property is located.
Illustrative of this is the testimony of
a real estate expert in a case some time
ago that ground floors on the west side
of Broadway, New York, should lease
for $150 a front foot more than similar
property across the street. The value
of a retail business depends ou the
number of passersby, and the difference
in thia respect may result in a booming
trade on one side of a street and only
moderate success ou the other. Some
men are able to acquire such a reputa
tion for their goods that the people go
to them even when they are inconven
iently located, but it is a good deal eas
ier iu building up a U-ade to put your
self on tbe route traversed by the
crowds.—l^eslie's. '
Even Kipling Will Pun.
There is a new story about Mr. Kip
ling, for which U. F. Monkshood is re
sponsible, having brought it out in bis
book, "The Less Familiar Kipling and
Kiplingaua.” It appears that a friend
asked Kipling whether he would not
write on airmen, as be had done ou the
commanders and crews of submarines.
"Perhaps, some day,” replied Mr. Kip
ling. "Oh, but you must!.” insisted his
iend. “Let’s see whether we can hit
on a good title.” “Well,” said Mr.
Kipling, after a moment’s reflection,
■‘what do you say to ’Plane Tails From
the Sky V”
Might Hava Been Worse.
A Wisconsin man sa.rs that he was'
held up to ridicule because some one
painted a harness on his horse. But
that's nothing to the fun that would
have been created if he'd led a set of
harness from the barn and then found
that the horse within it was only a
painted one.—Buffalo Express.
Very Suitable.
"The engagement of the young sur
geon to the telephone girl is unusually
appropriate.”
“Why so?”
“Because she rnakes u practice of cut
ting folks off and he of cutting them
up.”—Baltimore American.
Just Like Him.
Caller (viewing new babyt—Do you
think he is going to resemble his fa
ther? .Mother—1 shouldn't be surprised.
He keep# me up at night even now.
Logical Conclusion.
“He is not out Of the woods yet.”
“That is why they think they cau
tree him.”-Baltimore American.
„ WHKX A KIRK STARTS
the firemen’s best effor‘3 are
given to putting it out as
guickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset (hat loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flames, wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Kstate Agency
TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING
FIRS’! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
; © ALASKA
i \ " STEAMSHIP CO.
From Sent tic—
May 10—S. S. Alameda.
May 15—S. S. Alaska.
May 21-—S. S. Mariposa.
May 27—S. S. Northwestern.
June 2—S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seal tie—
May 15—S. S. Northwestern.
May 20—S. S. Alameda
May 25—S. S. Alaska
May 31—S. S. Mariposa
June «—S. S. Northwestern
CAI.Ii AT Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Kllamar, Ft. I.isrum, Val
dez, Latouche, Seward and Anchorage.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La -
Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. R. TRACT, ties'! Areal VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
A A A_A. . . > . . . . . . - . _ . _ . _ . _
Pacific Steamship Co.
( ADMIRAL IJXK)
Ohi- l.arge Fleet nf Maicnifltent Steamships oiler Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle, !,* I*. >|.
May 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
May 10 S. S. Adm. Farragut
May 2S—S. S. Adm. Watson
June 4— S. S. Adm. Evans
June 1L' S. S. Adm. Farragnt
Valdez to Seattle—
May 15—S. S. Adni. Watson
May 23—S. S. Adni. Evans
May 31 — 8. S. Adni. Furragut
June 10—8. S. Adni. Watson
June 10—S. S. Adni. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROI'TK
Leave Seattle .Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
la»s Angeles
Sau Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, .Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOI R TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOI' ARE ASSl RED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
m CHAS. R. CRAWFORD I m
PIONEER CONTRACTOR aMtfBUILOER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
f
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA—PHONE 18
REFERENCES < S. BLUM & CO., Valdes, and Cordova,
BANKERS '( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
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• Furnished rooms at Mrs osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
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Fresh car.dy at the Emporium, tl i
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Complete line cl Bulk Chocolates.:
Candy Kitchen. tt I
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tt
Anything in nugget and lrory Jew- j
elry at Valdez Drag Co.
Pasteurized Products,
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.’s. ’ tf
A new line of seaters priced right,
at Mead's. tf
Lowney’s Box Candies at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium tf