STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel ,
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hoae, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
VOrU, NEVER '
BE ASHAMED
to meet your friends if you are
attired iu 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
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
! Roujfh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms.Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRF.SH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
PlHJBe^t_OPKN DAY AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Prv|ir.
WANTED -Five cords of spruce
wood. Inquire Valdez Packing Com- '
pany, City Dock. tf
New Records
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Two hundred Columbia Phono-,
graph Records of the latest music:
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
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Switches, transformations, Janes [
Chignons, Dolly Yarden Curls, and i
Cluster Curls made up from your own I
combings at the Vanitie Shop. tf
W7ebster's New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; cone in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. tf
REM,l.VGHAM TWINS
IN MARINE SERVICE
SEATTLE, May 1.—When Oscar
Melvin Cooper and Auburn Forest
Cooper, of Bellingham, marched into
the United States marine corps re
cruiting station yesterday, Lieut. F.
A. Udell first smiled and then changed
his mind, for while the Coopers, be
ing twins, look so much alike that
their parents may have mixed up their
names their similitude is no help to a
recruiting officer. He must list each
recruit for future identification, and j
when it developed that Oscar and Au
burn were not only the same age. but i
that each was exactly 68% inches'
tall, each had the same chest expan-1
sion, same good eyesight and hearing, j
weighed within two pounds of the'
same figures, had blue eyes, dark
brown hair and ruddy complexion.'
Udell could see that their identifica
tion would be no simple matter. Then j
it developed that each had an insig- i
nificent physical peculiarity, justi
alike. It was not until he had their j
thumb and finger prints under a glass,
that the recruiting officer felt surej
'of having the Coopers segregated. |
The Coopers were born in Osceola,
I Wash., and have lived in recent yetrs
lat Sedro-Woolley, where their moth
er, Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, resides,
| and at Bellingham. Both are husky
young men and were duly accepted
in the marine corps service and start
ed for Mare island navy yard for
training. But if future commanding!
officers want to save confusion, they I
will not assign the twro Coopers i.o j
the same detachment.
RUSSIAN CONDITIONS
ARE STILJL ALARMING
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Extremists Still Making: Trouble for
the Provisional Government
LONDON. May 11.—Conditions in
Russia continue unsatisfactory and
prevent freedom of action by the Pro
visional government. Much disorder
prevails throughout thfe country, the
Extremists making almost impossible
demands. The situation is considered
alarming, although the committees of !
the soldiers and the workingmen are
ganerally firmly supporting the pro-1
visional government.
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20
for
10c
(transport crook
BACK IN SERVICE
j Vessel, Rebuilt at Cost* of $100,000, to
Take Supplies to Anchorage.
SEATTLE, May 11.—Completely
overhauled and rebuilt as far ag car
go carrying accommdations are con
cerned, the transport Crook, which is
in the service of the Alaskan engi
neering commission will start loading
a 3,000 ton cargo at Bell street for
Anchorage. The big freighter will
take on consignments of rails, grocer
ies, forage and sixty horses. Besides
her freight she will carry 65 passen
gers, employes of the engineering
commission, who will take positions
in the Anchorage division. The Crook
will probably get away for the North
next Saturday.
Approximately $100,000 worth of
[ work and new equipment were put in
on the (’rook and she is expected to
(prove an easy ship to load and dis
charge Slie will remain In the serv-1
ice of the coinn ission this cummer, soj
far as present plans indicate, and H.i
P. Wairen, engineering representative]
of the commission, has plenty of work (
mapped out for her.
The barge Gen. Fairchild with two
thousand tons of railway equipment,
will also get away for Anchorage
about the same time as Uhe Crook.
She will be towed by the tug King-1
fisher. With the freighter Latouchei
of the Alaska Steamship Company,
taking a full cargo for Anchorage dur-J
ing the same week and other Alaskan |
liners taking what railway cargo j
they have room for, at least 10,000 j
tons of supplies and equipment for j
the government railroad will leave Se
attle during the coming week.
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SKSOTRJS HAS NO COUNTRY,
BE RENAMED E. L. SKINNER |
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Vessel Worth More Than Million Is j
Salvaged From Guatemala.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 11.—One j
|of the most interesting chapters in the |
I history of navigation on the Pacific!
was written today when the former j
Kosnios freighter Sesostris, entered a!
Pacific port after having been salvag
ed from the sandy beach at Ocus, i
[Guatemala, where she was driven high (
and dry in a gale Sept. 15. 1907.
, ('ailed a "ship without a country," j
'because she has no papers and no'
'claim to any (lag, the Sesostris will be|
! renamed the Frances L. Skinner in
honor of the daughter of D. E. Skin
jner. of the Skinner Syndicate of Seat-j
;tle, who promoted Ihe salvage work.;
At present the vessel is known as tliej
1 Presidente Estrada (',” in honor to
ithe Guatemalan executive. The big
: freight will be given American reg
istry.
The Sesostris was abandoned on the!
iGuatemalan coast after several futile j
[attempts to salvage her. The hull,!
resting in sand many feet from the
I water’s edge, was undamaged. Capt. |
F. C. Stratford of the British Colum-j
bia Salvage Company, supervised the!
work of reclaiming the ship. Because'
of the tremendous demand for ton-[
uage due to the losses in the European)
war, the freighter is now valued at j
more than $1,000,000. The British i
Columbia Salvage Company’s tug Pi- j
lot, which was assisting in the opera- [
tions, foundered oft' Salina Cruz, Feb ■ j
ruary 2, and the crew of nine men
perished.
Taxation Extremes
BOSTON JOURNAL—A special
committee of the Boston Chamber of
[Commerce has presented some ideas
on war taxation and having offered
themto the Treasury Department, pre
sumably solicits opinion upon them,
the program, as a whole, is about as
{reactionary a proposition as we have
seen in the whole hurried reel of war
taxation schemes. It is as impossible,
at one extreme, as Amos Pinchot’s
confiscation plan is at the other.
Among its impossibilities are a tax on
gasoline (the motive power of busi
ness great and small); a tax on mov
ing picture tickets! the entertainment
of the poor); a 3 per cent limit on the
income tax (the tax on wealth); ex
treme caution in imposing an excess
profits). Somewhere between conser
vation of great fortunes and confisca
tion of them is the fair and reason
able taxation which the country needs.
We have faith to believe that tho
happy medium will be reached, after
some experimentation, and the neither
the rich nor the poor will be taxed
unjustly.
STARTS WITH SUPPLIES
iX)R ALASKA CANNERY
SEATTLE, May 11.—The bark Ori
ental, of the Libby, McNeill & Libby
feet, sailed last night for the Egigik
cannery of the company in Bering
sea, in tow of the tug Tyee. The Ori
ental came from San Francisco re
cently with a partial load of cannery
supplies and completed cargo here.
Besides her cargo she has 153 men
aboard, the list being made up of
sailors, fishermen and cannery hands.
Included are seventy Orientals. The
four-inasted schooner Henry Wilson,
of the same fleet, is on the way from
San Francisco and will load here for
Bering sea points.
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
' A Reason For Some of tho Automobile
Occident* at Night.
Frequently when there is an acci
dent. where the automobile runs off
| the road, hits an obstruction or is up
' set. the driver or some other occupant
i of the ear or the reporter says that
j "the steering gear gave way." Yet it
| is safe to venture that it is not the real
j reason for the accident. Wlmt often
! hapi»ens is that the driver goes to
I sleep.
In a report of an accident sonic
time ago the driver frankly said lie
| went to sleep and the next thing lie
; knew lie was under the ear. which Was
i thrown against an abutment. The so
| porific effect of driving an auto at
night for set uni I hours is really re
I sponsible f<>r more accidents than de
1 feetive construction. The cousinnt vi
I brat Ion of the steering wheel, the con
' timious noise of the machine and the
drone of the wind have the same ef
fect as does the lutz/. of an electric fan
on most folk.
1 Before the driver realizes it lie is get
j ting drowsy. The wheel is held ignore
j and more loosely, (iradinilly the car
j rukes the line of least resistance, aitl
' ed by tlie slacking (but not totally
almndonedi control of tlie driver. The
1 next tiling lie knows lie is off tlie road.
Sometimes the car overturns. Some
times the driver escapes, together with
the occupants of the car. Oftentimes
the dereliction results in injury or
death.
If more drivers realized the danger
| of not keeping awake there would be
fewer accidents. At least this is the
opinion of experienced drivers.—Chi
cago Journal.
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HOW WARS START.
An Ocean Cable Would Have Averted
Our Conflict of 1812.
Had there been an ocean telegraph in
1812 there might nut have been a war
with England at that time. Five days
after President Madison signed the dec
laration of war England recalled the
orders in council which had provoked
it. The purpose to recall the orders
was unknown in America, while in
England nothing was known of the
war declaration when the orders were
revoked. This war's most important
battle, that of New Orleans, was fought
fifteen days after the treaty of peace
bad been signed at Ghent. It was this
battle which made Jackson a popular
idol and gave him the presidency.
Tin* first stop in the Crimean war
was Russia's invasion of .Moldavia,
months before diplomatic rupture with
England and France.
The firing on Fort Sumter, which
started the war between the states, is
a familiar story.
The first shot of the Franco-I*russian
war was by a French soldier on guard
at Strasburg bridge a day or two before
Napoleon III. formally took the field.
The attempt on Bismarck's life as in*
was walking down t lie I'liter den Lin
den on May T. 1M»;. rallied public sen
timent to him and ids policy and from
a dramatic standpoint may be saitl to
have been the first shot in the Austro
Prussian war.
The blowing up of the Maine was the
first blow in tlie Spanisb-American
war. which ended Spanish possessions
in the new world. — Charlton Rates
Strayer in Leslie's.
When Novels Were Really Long.
Though William de Morgan wrote !
some of tlie longest novels of recent
times, ids efforts were conciseness it
self compared with the works of some
of the seventeenth century romancers. 1
Mile. <Je Scudery's once famous story, j
*‘Le Grand Cyrus,” for instance, fills
five folio volumes of 500 pages each In
the English translation, and her con
temporary. La Calprenede. wag even
more diffuse, his “Cleopatre'’ running
into twenty-three volumes. The leis
urely method of the early novelists Is
well illustrated in "Purthenissa,” by
Roger Boyle, earl of Orrery, In which
the eight hundredth page finds the two
chief characters still engaged in-the
process of introducing themselves t<>
each other, begun on page one.
Where the Guns Kick Hera.
| Duck shooting at an altitude of 14.
000 feet, on the Junln pa in pa. along
the shore of the lake of that name. Is
a sport that can be followed in Pern.
Very peculiar effects are noted in this
rarefied region, probably the highest
altitude for this sport in the world.
The guns kick viciously, and the shot
does not scatter promptly, making long
shots successful. This phenomenon Is
due to the lack of density of the air.
which is only about eight pounds to
the sepia re inch against fifteen at sea
level. Another interesting fact is that
the ducks have no fishy taste, as fish
do not exist in this altitude.
“Tho Almighty Dollar.”
The idea of the forceful phrase “the
almighty dollar” Is much older than
the time of Washington Irving. Ben
Jouson’s “Epistle to Elizabeth, Count
ess of Rutland,” commences thus:
Whilst that tor which all virtue now is
sold.
And almost every vice, almlghtie gold.
—London Notes and Queries.
Sho Spoke.
“When I got home at 2 this morning
my wife met me in the hall, and for a
fall minute she regarded me in si- i
lence."
“At length she spoke?”
“Yes; also she spoke at length.”—
Boston Transcript.
Poor Economy.
Probably the poorest economy in the
world is to buy things you don't want
in order to make acquaintances you
don't need-Galveston News.
We never learn anything new by
hearing ourselves talk.
WHKX A FIRE STARTS
Hie firemen's best effor‘3 are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. IJut
once a fire starts, damage pnd
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to do we II
insured. Our policies .cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flames, wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Keal Estate Agency
rsr TONY’S PLACE".™
EVERYTHING
FIRS! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Krtini Seattle—
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 Seattle—
May 15—S. S. Northwestern.
May 20—S. S. Alameda
May 25—S. S. Alaska
May 31—S. S. Mariposa
June 6—S. S. Northwestern
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dez, Latouche, Seward and Anchorage.
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Pacific SteamshipSCo.
( ADMIRAL LINE)
Om- l.ar«e Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
. FEET SERVICE Ret ween all Points in
Alaska and California
I-Voiii Seattle, !!' I*. >1.
.May 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
May 1!* S. S. Adm. Farragut
May 28 S. S. Adm. Watson
June 4—S. S. Adm. Evans
June 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Valdez to Seattle—
May 15—S. S. Adm. Watson
May 25—S. S. Adm. Evans
May 51—S. S. Adm. Karragut
June 10—S. S. Adm. Watson
June 16—S. S. Adm. Evans
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Ia»s Angeles
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Phone I VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
114 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR MlfiRUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
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
BANKERS
S. BLUM & GO., Valdez, and Cordova,
B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
i Prices reasonable. *
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Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Complete line cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything m nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co. i
Pasteurized Products,
j Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
j Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.’s, tf
A new line of heaters 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