steam heated hot and cold baths
V » • ,
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
"The House of Comfort”
PHONF 7 FOR MEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES* PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valrea, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Dock. Oppodt* Pro*P«ctor Office. Telephone 24
YOriJi BE ADMIRED
and oft’ times envied in one of
our swell form fitting suits.
Suits of fully shrunken pure
woolen cloth. There’s a dash
and class to our tailoring that
sets off your figure to the best
advantage. And another thing
the suit will hold its shape and
wear well.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satnwfaction Guaranteed I I Foot KeyHione Ave
Telephone ft6 1 I Ronjrh Dry lCc lb
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
' FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Pr >|.r.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 3S
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
MEER CONTRACTOR ind BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will lake 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 J S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS j B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
A full and complete line of Cigars,
Cigarettes, Smoking Tobacco and
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
Easter Eggs, in all sizes, at Hunt's
t'andy Kitchen. tf
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come In
;.n<! took it over. Valdez Drug Co. if
Fine assortment Koenig's Easter
Uox Candies. Keystone Produce Co.
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
( ItOWLKRK KILL A
1,'MTK!) STATES SENTRY
PORTLAND, March 30.— Private
John Poor of the Third company of
the Coast Artillery Corps was killed
today when he tried to halt two
strangers detected near the twelve
inch battery at Fort Williams. When
Poor saw the men approach the guns
he tried to stop them and finally fir
ed a warning shot. Immediately the
strangers returned the fire and the
artilleryman was fatally shot thru
the thigh. The slayers escaped and
are now being searched for by all the
police force.
Evans Passes Juneau.
The steamer A'dmiral Evans, north
bound. passed Junes uat 5 o’clock this
morning.
BCHOOI HOUSE DOOMED
BY UNDERGROUND FIRE {
DUNN CENTER, March 30.—!
Dunn Center’s now $25,000 school-j
house- Is doomed. A bed of lignite
coal underlying the basement of the’
building, which was recently com
pleted, is burning. A coating of con
crete forms the floor of the building, j
The recent intensely cold weather
required that the heating plant lie
operated to its utmost capacity, and it)
it thought that the heat of the tire
ignited the bed of coal.
Lignite fires are extremely hard to;
handle, and every effort is being made
to get at the'fire. A tunnel has been
dug underneath the school building
! and water is being poured on the
l fire in this manner. There seems to
be no indication, however, that the
fire can be gotten under control. The
floor of the basement is already sag
ging into the burned portion of the
coal bed.
APPEARANCES DECEIVE
DIVORCE IS THE RESULT
TACOMA, March 30.—George E.
Brown, typical prospector, whose per
sonal appearance indicated that he
had struck it rich, but who insisted '
that he had not been so fortunate,
appeared before Superior Judge Clif
Iford, this morning and obtained di
vorce from Marguerite A. Brown, J
i whom he married, he said, in Ketchl
jkan, Alaska in 1908. Mr. Brown
j said that he discovered his wife thot
I him to be a man of wealth, gained
! through his prospecting, and that
! when she had found that he had but
| $2,000 she packed her belongings and
I has not been seen by him since. "
i “Was there any trouble?” queried
| Judge Clifford.
“Not a bit, she just went," replied
i Brown.
I “Your divorce is allowed.” said the
Judge.
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I BOV KILLS SLAYER
OF FATHER; FREED
_
CROWEBURG. Kan.. March 30.—
.Joe Vinardi, aged 11. went back to
school here today, freed by law for
having avenged in blood the killing
of his father. A coroner’s jury late
yesterday returned a verdict that
freed him from all blame in con
nection with the death here last Mon
day night of Mike Gilio. suitor for
the hand of the boy’s sister and an
rneniy of Giancento Vinardi, the boy's
lather. A fued sprung up between the
two men because of Gilio’s attention
to Vinardi’s daughter. They met Mon
day night, one with a shotgun and
the other with a revolver, and both,
next day were found dead. It was be
j lieved at first that they killed each
other. But the inquest revealed that
another had stepped into the tragedy.
It was the 11-year-old boy. When Vi
nardi, the elder, lay mortally wound
ed. according to the story told yes
terday, he instructed the boy to ob
tain vengeance. The boy his father’s
shotgun in hand, found Gilio. Gilio
had-a shotgun also. He pointed it at
'the boy and laughed. Joe Vinardi
' shot. “Self-defense the coroner’s jury
ruled for the boy. Today he trudged
back to school.
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Miners’ Meeting.
! A meeting of Valdez Local No. 188,
iw. F. M., will meet Sunday after
1 noon at 3 o’clock in the residence of
j Charles McCallum. All members ar
requested to be present. At 3:45 the
meeting will be open to all non-mem
bers who are interested in the work
of the Union.
3t GUST KRING, Sec.
! FILIPINOS WILL FIGHT.
I - -
Bill Introduced by Manuel L.
| Quezon Authorizes Native Army.
The Philippine senate has adopted a
bill introduced by Manuel L. Quezon,
president of the senate, authorizing
t> : organization of a Philippine army
division of 25,000 men. in accordance
with the national defense act.
AD JUGOSLAVENSKOG
v i
1 i
i
Mr. Steven 1). Rotnich of Valdez.'
has received r communication from i
the Yogoslav Committee, in which let-:
ter is expressed the appreciation of j
the committee to Mr. Romich and hi- j
fellow countrymen for their valued j
contributions of money sent to the re- *
lief fund from the Granite Mine.
The Yogoslav Committee has a
great work and problem before them, i
They need moral and financial help
from their comrades, on which they
are dependent. They are laboring un
der heavy expense and contributions
to the cause are greatly needed. At
present the committee maintains four
branches, one at Paris, with a news
paper in the French language, one in
Russia with a publication in the Rus
sian language; one in Washington,
with a publication known as the
Southern Slav Question, printed in
English and the central or main
branch in London, England, with an
official organ entitled The Yogoslav
Bulletin. Another branch is main
tained in Antifagosto. Chili, with an
official organ, the Yogoslavenska
urzava.
Contributions to this fund are ur
gently solicitied. Every member of
the Slavic race should have the inter
est of the movement at heart and
should add his mite toward the carry
ing out the purposes of the organiza
tion. Contributions should be s"nt to
the head office of the “Yogoslav Com
mittee, 54 Chepstow Villas, Baywater,
London, w.-or Lloyd’s Band, Ltd., 92
Lombard St., London. E. C.”
LATIN-AMERICAN'S WILL
HOLD A CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—
Five Latin-American governments
have accepted in principle a formal
suggestion from Ecuador that dele
gates from the republics of North,
South and Central America assemble
immediately for the purpose of taking
necessary measures for securing a
continental expression principally for
the guarantee of the rights of neutral
ity and it' is possible for the allevia
tion of the rigors of war.
Additional acceptances are expect
ed soon by the government of Ecua
dor. The United States has not indi
cated its attitude toward the confer
ence. It is known that at least one of
the larger South American republics
will follow whatever course the Uni
ted States pursues.
CONFESSES TO THE
ULAtTNG OF BOMBS
NEW YORK. March 30.—In the
trial of live Germans from the steam
ship Frederick der Grosse. who are
i harged with a conspiracy to destroy
ships leaving New York for Entente
countries, a government detective de
clared today on the stand that one of
the defendants had confessed to him
that he had placed bombs aboard the
British vessels Tyninghame and Inch
more. Explosions occurred on these
two ships late in 1915 and serious
damage resulted. The trial is still
proceeding and some sensational evi
dence is promised by the prosecution.
MOUTH DAKOTA HIT BY
BIG SNOW STORM
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. March 30.—
March is going out like a lion in the
Dakotas, a snow storm which in many
places has reached the intensity of a
blizzard was general over South Da
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per in the World gives so ranch
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’.y
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cash
in advance. You get 156 copies of
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
tor and 62 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without
thorn.
The Thrice-a-Week World,
— The Daily Pros|*cctor.
The Weekly Miner,
ALL FOR $13.00 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 well
known to our readers to dilate upon
its held of usefulness.
SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
a
OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue yon
a Are insurance policy on your
Lome and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
flT TONY'S PLACED
-- j
EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS 1
ANTON CARLSON, ;
Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO. i
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Krom Seattle—
March 23—S. S. Alameda.
March 30—S. S. Alaska.
April 5—S. S. Mariposa.
Apr. 9—S. S. Northwestern.
April 17—S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seattle —
March 24—S. S. Northwestern
April 3—S. S. Alameda.
April 10—S. S. Alaska.
April 15—S. S. Mariposa.
April 19—S. S. Northwestern.
CAM AT Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Ft. Uncuiii, Val
dez, l.atouche, Seward and Anchorage beginning with Alameda Sail
ing March 23rd.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
K. ft. TRACY, Gea’l Ageat VALDEZ DOCK CO, Lwil Agest
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL lNe)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships otter Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle —
Mar. 19—S. S. Adm. Watson,
for Seward
Mgj. 26—S. S. Admiral Evans
for Anchorage and Kodiait
April 1—S. S. Adm. Farragut
April 9—S. S. Adm. Watson.
April 17--S. S. Adm. Evans,
for Anchorage
Valdez to Seattle—
Mar. 27—S. S. Adm. Watson"
April 8—S. S. Adm. Evans.
April 12—S. S. Adm. Karrugut
April 20—8. S. Adm. \Vat«o;
April 28--S. S. tdin. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles', Daily Except Sunday
San FYancisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
kota last night and today. A high
wind accompanied the snow. Tem
peratures throughout the state were
moderate and little suffering is re
ported.
Rail traffic throughout the state, as
well as all other travel, is seriously
demoralized. Most of the roads run
ning into Sioux Falls have cancelled
all schedules until their lines can be
opened with snowplows. Reports from
the western and central portions of
the state indicate a complete suspen
sion of train service. Over the west
ern section the storm was the worst
of the winter, according to reports re
ceived here.
The snowfall here registered a foot
early today. Street cars and all ve
hicles were at a standstill.
NATIONALIST PARTY MAY
PAUSE APPEAL TO COUNTY
LONDON, March 30.—-In discuss
ing the Irish situation in the House
of Commons today Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor of the exchequer, de
clared the attitude of the nationalists
might compel an appeal to the coun
try on the ground that the national- ,
ists were unwilling to permit the gov-.
ernment to get on with the war.
Ueplying to a question by John Dil- j
Ion as to whether orders had been j
given the people of Dublin to remain ,
indoors on St. Patrick’s Day, the
Chancellor said that Henry E. Duke,,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, had gone
to that country. Mr. Bonar Law said :
that he personally knew nothing of
the matter but would make inquir
ies.
PKKSHING'S GLIDE IS
SLAIN BY V1LLISTAS.
EL PASO, March 30.—Jose Maria j
Flores, a guide and interpreter for,
General Pershing in Mexico, was ex- j
ecuted near the Babricora ranch in!
Western Chihuahua recently by Julio*
Acosta, a Villa leader, because of his
friendship for the Americans, an
American from Babricora repotted on
his arrival h.'re today. A companion
of Flores was also executed.
.MEXICANS SUBSCRIBE
TO PURCHASE REEK'S
MEXICO CITY. March SO.—The
treasurer general of Mexico has pro
posed to all government employes
through the secretaries of state, gov
ernors and chiefs of garrison to sub
scribe one day’s pay each to aid in
purchasing valuable relic* of Presi
dent Benito Juarez, Emperor Maxi
millian and Empress Charlotte. The
collections are valued at 175,000 pe
sos or about $87,500.
Remember your friends by sendiug
them a Panoramic View, a new lot
just received. Valdez Drug Co tr
Full Line Koenig’s Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
All of the latest Books, Magazines
and News Papers received on eaci»
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Complete line cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
—J
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance