Valdez Daily Prospector
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913.
LITTLE TALKS ON RECENT
NEWS.
Launching of the Aquatania.—
April J“ has been sel ns Ihe dale
for I lie launching id' I lie Aqua
I;miu id' the Cunard line. The
total nuuiher of persons il will
lie aide In carry will he 1,500. j
This vessel is 1)0(1 feel long and il
will exceed 50,000 Ions gross in'
tonnage. In everylhing except j
speed, Il will he an enlarged i
Mauretania. Ils probable speed!
will lie twenl y-l hreo kinds. Hi
lias been eonslrucled with tlie I
same ; sysliem longitudinal |
Jiulkbeads lhal charaele-rizes the,
Mauretania and Lusitania, and it
has a water tight lower deck, ex
lending throughout ils whole
length. Its stern frame and i
.brackets weigh 13(1 Ions, with Ihe j
other parts in proportion.
An Effiel Tower for Buenos
Ayres—Application has been!
made lo the municipality of Hue- j
nos Ayres for a sixty-year eon- ]
cession lo erect on cily property !
the “Torre Rivadavia”—a tower j
similar to Ihe KfTiel lower in Pa
ris. It is to he 1,007 feet high,
topped by a 100-foot statue hear
ing a light of one million candle
power, making a total height of i
LI73 feet. The lower is to he of
steel construction and to have1
facilities for social gatherings,
cafes, restaurant's, library, bil
liard rooms, gymnasium, as well :
as a wireless telegraphic station
and a meteorological observatory.
Il is also, contemplated to install i
an immense electric clock.
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Serious Harm From Noise.—:
Investigations just made by pliy-!
sicians prove lhal there is appre
ciable harm from noise, and ser- I
ions harm. loo. || is no doubt ]
Irud tha| a normal nervous sys-|
l.ein ran apparently adjust ilselfl
to all sorls of adverse eircum- ;
stances. We eouldn'l exist oilier-j
wis'•*. .N’everl lieless. I In* inimical i
agents make an impress, and,]
like waler dropping on a slone,]
can overcome resislance in lime, j
"These investigators have found ]
many abnormal nervous condi
tions in I hose who have long been
immersed in loud noises utterly
unaware lhal any harm was be
ing done.
Floating Factories in India.—
Floating' factories have become
an important pari of I In- devel
opment of I lie forest resources
of India. In certain parts of that
country the forests are only ac
c/essible through the walur
courses, and the great expense
of erecting plants for the uliliz
alinn of the lumher resources
makes such a course impractica
ble. Therefore, sawmills and oth
er manufacturing establishments
are builtj mi Hunting platforms
and moved up the streams as they
are needed. After the lumher is
prepared in a sawmill it ran he
packed in a way that makes
transportation much more eco
nomical than any system of log
ging. IManls for the preparation
of tannin extracts have also been
established in this manner. The
plants are built on llathoats. -Mid
feel long h.v feel wide, rail
able of carrying a load of 170
1.n ns.
A Molor Car That Braves Wa
ter—An English manufacturer
has brought out a model motor
ear, which can he driven for miles
through water four or live feel
deep, in order to meet the rigid
requirements of the Mritish col
onies in respect to motor cars
which can he taken anywhere and
everywhere. All electric conduits,
magneto and balleries are pro
tected by special insula!ions, and
extra lengths of pipe are attached
to the exhaust pipe and to the
intake manifold. When a car ot
this type is driven through five
feet of water only the lip of the
radiator and the* scats show above
the surface.
Irish Sea a Novel Barometer.—
The degree of saltness of the
Irish sea is the indicator Prof.
II. Bassett proposes to use, for
’long distance weait her predie-,
lions. The salinity is found to
vary in a period of about one
year, with corresponding changes
in temperature, the water being
more salty and relatively warm
er in winter and spring and
fresher and relatively cooler in
summer. It is argued that the
alterations of temperature must
all'erl the number and character
of cyclones coming from the
ocean. The changes of salinity
and their lime of occurrence
have been found to precede cer
tain seasonal types of weather,
amt it is bet ieved I hat imml 111>
observations of the sadness
would give a general weather
forecast for the British isles lour
or live mold lis ahead.
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A I '.111 i I'l it'll III congressman !
! charges I hal n foreign power is
i planning to steal |In* I’aiiama ca
mil. Any foreign power 111 a I
I ries to .-I oil I I lie canal is likely III
gel Wei.
—
A Pennsylvania legislator lias I
ini nni'.ieeil a hill In ereale a '
stale hoard lo examine liarlend-!
ers as lo iheir ability In mix
drinks. The Pennsylvania lie
publican would lie willing In leave
|iis lillle postoffiee In gel on a
hoard like llud.
The ITcilch cahiliel lias resign
ed because I he lawmakers would
not do as outlined. The Presi
dent ol I lie t'niled Slates would
hi* kept pretty busy picking out
new cabinet members if they re
signed every time congress re
fused to carry out Iheir recoin -
inendal ions.
II is charged (hat voters were
paid 82 each for Iheir votes in the
recent election at Seattle. The
taxpayers will cheerfully approve
an appropriation for an enlarge
ment of the slate’s penitentiary
facilities for the accommodation
of these voters, if the charges
against (hem can be proved.
CARBURETORS.
Ky George Fitch.}
A carburetor is a contrivance
which is used for running a gas
oline engine and smashing I he
I bird commandment.
II is more successful al the
Jailer joh Ilian tile former. There
are many limes when the car
buretor fails down miserably on
the engine running .job, bill il is,
always ready al a moment's no
lice to produce enough profan
ity to give I he recording angel
writer's cramp.
As a rule, the carburetor con
sists of a small brass pot into
which air and gasoline are suck
ed by the engine. The two are
well mixed in the carburetor and
are then inserted into the bosom
of the! engine and encouraged to
explode by an electric spark.
This sounds as simple as get
ling a Progressive and a Republi
can to quarrel, hut it is remark
able bow much of a mess the car
buretor can make of it. A balky
horse is accommodating beside a
carburetor, which refuses to each
or which persists in doing il the
wrong way.
A carburetor is as sensitive lo
atmospheric changes as a rhciu
malic loe. Il will work htippily
and perfectly all day with the
thermometer al PO degrees, and
tin- next morning, during a cold
rain storm, il remains sullenly
inactive while ils owner cranks!
1 he engine PH 7 I imes and I lien j
Idles a hole in Ihe radiator.
In wilder a earhurelor is as j
hard lo wake up as a hear andj
no heller lemprred a II reward, j
\Vlicnrvrr an aulomohile is heard •
limping down Ihe slreel. making
a sound like I i Kilkenny cals in
a sack, il is a sign Ihul I lie ear
hurelor employed on 111 a I parlie
nlar .j<>11 is holding a strike ses_ j
sion and gelling read\ lo walk j
oul in a body.
Nobody anderslamis earlmre
lors, Hnnigli hundreds of ex|ierls|
can explain Ihem in words oj'j
eight syllables. The earhurelor is
mil eoinpliealdil and almost any
body can take one apart. The
great difficulty is lo refrain from
doing- this with an axe.
Improved earnurelors are be- j
ing invented every week, hul Ihisj
can continue for many years with ,
no danger of running past per-,
feed ion. i
FOR RENT—Five room house j
on Sherman St. Inquire f Mrs.
H. Leave'
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
n Hi > United States Commission
er’s Court, ex Officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct. Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third .rudic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
.oui.s Camicia, deceased, James
Fish and W. H. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and W. H. Caswell,
administrators of the cstale of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, filed and presented Tor
settlement their final account and
report of their administration of
the said estate, and that the 21st
day of April. 1913, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. rn. of said day, at the
office of Thomas R. Shepard, ex
officio judge in probate of the
Valdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court at the time and place
of settlement of said final account
and report, at which lime and
place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his objections and exceptions to
sf id final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
)9lh day of February, 1913.
JAMES FISH,
W. II. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 19, 1913. >
Date of last pul). Apri1 21, 1913 i
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And we are prepared to supply your wants in
STRAW MATTING, LINOLEUMS, RUGS,
ART SQUARES, ETC.
As a special inducement we are offering
All Wool Green and Red fillers at 75c the yd., former price $1.25.
Extra Super Ingrain Carpets at 50c the yd., former price 75c.
Burlaps in all Popular Shades.
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
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New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
THE SALESMAN
makes more sales and
makes them with greater
facility if his work is re
enforced by Electric Light.
It shows his goods to the
best advantage,and colors
may be readily matched
under its rays.
A brilliant electrically
lighted store stamps a
merchant as a hustler.
And trade follows light.
A. W. L. & T. Co.
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We do a
general
Banking
Business
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on lime Certificates o 1 Deposit.
THE
CUFF
ROOMS
Steam Heat
Always Clean
and Comfortable
Central Location
P. S. HUNT, Prop.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Kreiirbuui: and passengers to all pans
of tfee interior. General Trirekintc
tod. Wood, - Proprietor
McKiniey St. Valdez*
Steam Heat Electric LigbU
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Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
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Goods
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Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
.Native and I f T1V/IQCD and Budding
Puget Sound LiUlVlDILlX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
, Prices Right
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W. M. FINICAL, Mgr.
Patronize a Home Industry
Phone 18
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