STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BA?HS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONF. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
THE BEST DRESSED MEN
have their clothes made to ;
measure. It is not a fallacy to
say that their clothes reveal
their origin even to the casu
al observer. And there’s an
air of distinction to our
clothes that can come only
from years of experience in
tailoring garments We have
satisfied your friends, why
not you?
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and, RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office._Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE
fresh bread and pastry daily
I Phone 68 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 6tf '
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry lCc lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAF80N
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. j>hone3S_
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
SOCIALISTS l»l‘T PASTOR
WHITE OUT OF PARTY
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Bouck
White, pastor of the Church of the
Social Revolution, has been expelled
from the Socialist Party for violation
of the constitution and by laws of the
organization. Action was taken
against him by the Grievance Com
mittee of the county organization last
Thursday on the techincal charge
that he advocated the political sup
port of candidates other than those of
the Socialist Party at the last elec
tions. White admitted the charges
and offered no defense. White at
tained notoriety by conducting a cer
emony at which flags of all nations
were burned and recently served a
sentence on Blackwell’s Island for
the alleged desecration of the Flag.
White said he_£elt no regret over
his expulsion from Socialism as the
party was drifting away from the
spirit of internationalism and was de
veloping into a political machiue
which differed in nothing from other
political machines. He said that the
conflict abroad had brought him a
realization that nationalized Social
ism was dangerous to both civiliza
tion and humanity.
*"It is ttiis very socialise 'n Ger
many which has enabled hr. > make
such a fight against the A' s, and
the progress of the organ at ion of
industry and national activity along
Socialistic lines in England and m
France is daily making tb >• coun
tries greater machines for mur
der of their brothers.”
We have all outside ro s, well
lighted, and well ventilat at the
St. Elias. tf
Location notices, both << tz and
placer, for sale at the Pro tor of
fice.
For the most efficient, s ice and
satisfaction go to the St. E 1‘
We sell marshmailews bulk at
the Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh candy at the Bmp ' m. tf
All kinds of cocktail At the
Candy KUohea. tf
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Anything In nugget and v ,y jew
elry at Yaldea Drag Co.
TURN to oil shales as
OIL SUPPLY BEGINS TO FAIL
An investigation now in progress
by the Geological Survey and the Bu
reau of Mines Is looking ahead to the
time when the present increase in
petroleum production will give place
to a general decline. Already in no
leas than eleven states, the crest of
the wave of production seems to
have passed, although the states of
Oklahoma, and Wyoming with in
creasing yields are more than offset
ting the decline in other states.
In view of the rapidly growing de
mand for gasoline and other petrol
eum products it does not seem too
early to be taking account of stock
for the future. Therefore, in addi
tion to the attention being given to
increasing our geologic knowledge
bearing on the possible extension of
the fields, the Geological Survey has
begun to study the bituminous and
oil shales.
One belt of black shales extends
from New York to Kentucky and Ten
nessee. Another large area is in Colo
rado, Utah and Wyoming. These vary
in richness. In Utah the bituminous
shale from one bed yields as high as
two barrels of oil to the ton. The
black shale at New Albany, Ind.,
yields on distillation only 7 to 72
gallons of oil to the ton. Elsewhere
in Indiana and Illinois the shale over
lying one of the coal beds has yielded
one-third to one-half barrel and this
shale is being removed in stripping
the coal and is thus at present a
waste product. While this source ot
oil' is not promising under present
conditions, yet we are learning how
wide spread are these occurence of
oil»bearing rocks and how large in
the aggregate is their content of oil.
Dr. Ashley, for instance, has figured
that one bed of this shale in In
diana contains 100 billion or more
barrels of oil.
Bituminous shales were utilized
abroad before Pennsylvania oil was
discovered and their distillation may
be a part of our chemical industry at
some future day, and indeed that
day may not be far distant, so rapid
is the industrial development today.
WHY GOOD LUCK CAMK TO
UNITED VERDE EXTENSION
There is an old darkey living in
Lincoln, Nebraska, who is in clover
as a result of the Bonanza copper
find in the United Verde Extension
property at Jerome, Arizona. And he
is having a good laugh at the ex
pense of the wise white folks of the
town, famous as the home of the
“Silver tongued orator of the Platte."
A stock salesman from the Verde
distrct was in Lincoln a few years
ago when that section was not as
prosperous ns loaay. The salesmat.
was selling stock in the company
which owned the Little Daisy proper
ty at Jerome. It was a rank prospect
in those days and the salesman was
not meeting with much luck in dis
posing of his certificates. In fact he
was up against it so hard financially
that he did not have enough money
for his hot cakes in the morning.
The old darkey had a small restaur
ant and he was about the only per
son in town who would take the
salesman’s stock in exchange for
board. He was laughed at when it
was learned that he was taking the
Jerome copper stock in lieu of mon
ey but now this gentleman of color
is riding about in his automobile, is
sporting real diamonds and is the
“big noise” in colored society of Lin
coln. He is reported to have sold his
2,000 shares of United Verde Exten
sion stock a couple of months ago
|at better than $30 per share.
To Seek Croesus’s Wealth
PEEKSKILL, N. Y..: Croseus,
iKing of Lydia, and the world's first
! great financier, escorted a committee
; of liis subjects through his palace
one afternoon in Februrary, 77, and
after the committee had looked at
‘Croesus’s heaps of gold, one of the
! visitors, the first muckraker evi
dently, said it was wicked that one
I should have so much wealth and
that something was going to hap
pen. It did; half an hour later, most
iof the big mountain overhanging
Sardis buried the city, and when the
earthquake was over Croesus’s gold
was buried below mining depth.
Professor Howard Butler of the
Department of Art and Arcliaelogy
in Princeton University, announced
today that he was going over to Asia
Minor very soon to resurrect the bur
ied treasur. In 1909 Professor But
ler headed an expedition to Sardis
and, though he found only bronze
statues, his excavations were of great
scientific worth. His decision to re
turn was made following the receipt
of a message at his home in Croton
Falls sent by Consul George Horton,
at Smyrna, which asserted that Pro
fessor Butler’s old excavations were
unharmed notwithstanding war op
erations.
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolaiorB, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stoclf
en hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
THE LAST JUDGMENT.
Aa It la Hourly Depicted by the Cloak
of Reauvaia Cathedral.
Ybe clock or Beauvais cathedral la
said to be composed of 02.000 separate
pieces Oue sees on the fifty-two dlnl
plates tbe hour.-the day. the week and
tbe mouth: the rising and setting of
the sun. pbuses of the moon, tbe tides. '
tbe time in the principal capitals ot
the world, together with a series of
terrestrial and astronomical evolutlonn
The framework is carved oak. eight ,
meters by live meters, or twenty-six |
feet by sixteen and a quarter feet.
When the clock strikes all the edi j
lice seems In movement. The designer j
wished to depict the last judgment j
This wonderful work recalls the clock |
of Strassburg and is of modern con- '
struction. It is the work of a Beau- j
vaisian, M Verite. who was in the j
engineering department of the Nord.
railway and who died in 18,87.
As tbe striking begins the cock crows. .
angels sound a trumpet at the four j
cardinal points. Imitation of flames ap- ,
pears from the openings of little stee
ples right and left. A soul, that ot j
the Impenitent thief, appears before \
the Supreme Judge. It is condemned. j
"a renter." and a demon armed with
a pitchfork seizes It and casts it into i
the abyss. Next comes the soul of
tbe Just. The angels advnnce and con- j
duct it to the realms of day. sacred ;
strains being beard.—London Chroni- ;
cle.
PERSIA’S SORROWFUL TREE, j
—
It Bloom* Only at Night and Appear*
Withered In Daytime.
In faroff Persia there grows a shrub |
which Is called the sorrowful tree.
Another name for this tree is the night
jessamine or the sad tree. The reason
why it is called the sad or sorrowful |
tree is because it blooms only at night. !
When the first star appears in the ;
sky the first bud opens on the won
derful tree. As the evening advauces
the buds open more rapidly until the
tree is covered with a delicate bloom
j and It appears like one vast flower.
The bloom is quite fragrant and the
odor is like the perfume of the evening
primrose. As the stars begin to grow
dim and the dawn approaches the
flowers begin to fade, and by the time
the sun has risen not a flower can be
found on tbe tree.
During tbe hours of daylight tbe tree
appears to be withering ns if It bad
been Injured in some manner, but in
j reality it is simply regaining strength
in order to put new bios. mas on the
following night.
This tree is held in high esteem by
the natives of the country where it
grows and Is looked upon as a curios
ity by florists throughout the world
! When cut down these trees send up
| sprouts from the roots that will mature
j into a flowering tree in a very short
I time.—Apples of Gold.
Macready'e Caustic Reply.
A scapegrace baron pawned the cor
i onet be had worn at tbe coronation of
| Queen Victoria. Having a slight ac
qualntance with Macready, the trage
! dlan, he wrote to the actor offering to
; sell tbe pawn ticket and suggesting
| (hat the redeemed item of headgear
! would be an interesting theatrical
“property." Macready replied with
characteristic sarcasm that if the
j thing had been owned by a nobleman
i of mark who had got into straitened
| circumstances he would have favor
j ably considered the application. But
: he did not think his stock of "proper
I ties" would be improved by tbe add!
' tion of a gilded coronet that bad been
; worn by a numskull and pawned by a
profligate.
Lion 8igna In England.
Lions have always been and are now
' very favorite signs in England—lions
white, black, red, brown, golden, yel
low-red being tbe most common
Probably the Red Lion originated with
the badge of John of Gaunt, duke of
: Lancaster, who married the daughter
of Don Pedro, king of Leon and Cas
tile, and who adopted the lion ram
pant gules of Leou to represent his
| claim to the throne. Under Richard
, and John lions became tbe settled
arms of England and were generally
: used by those who could find any
claim.—London Mall.
To Make Red Ink.
Red Ink is easily made by amateurs
who follow this recipe: Get a one
ounce bottle and see that it is perfect- ]
ly clean and dry. Place in It one tea- j
spoonful of aqua ammonia, gum arable |
the size of two pens and add six grains >
of carmine. Fill up the bottle with j
clear soft water, and after s(uuding «
little while it will be (It for use.
Medical.
“The farmer said that one of his lit
tle pigs was sick, so I brought It some
sugar.”
“Sugar! What for?”
"For medicine, of course. Haven’t
you ever beard of sugar cured hams'?”
—Philadelphia Ledger.
A Modest Ambition.
“Working hard these days. I see.”
“Yep.”
“Trying to climb the ladder of suc
cess, eh?”
“Just high enough to catch up with
the cost of living.”—Philadelphia Bui
letln.
His Biggest Mistake.
“What was the biggest mistake you
ever made?”
“Thinking 1 was too foxy to make a
big mistake.”—Cleveland Leader.
Not a Representative.
Mrs. English—is your husband a rep
resentative American?
Mrs. D. S. A.—No. Indeed! He'e a
senator!— Llf#.
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 you
a fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresigh* is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manage-.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our I>iirge Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle—
Jan. 24—S. S. Evans,
for Kodiak.
Feb. 3.—S. S. Farragut,
Feb. 15—S. S. Evans,
Feb. 25—S. S. Watson,
for Kodiak.
Mar. 2—S. S. Farragut,
For Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Evans,
Feb. 11—Farragut
Feb. 23—S. S. Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Farragut.
For Cordova, Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Seattle and way ports.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for lSan Francisco,
Ijos Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STE.AMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 11—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
Jan. ^4—S. S. Alameda.
Feb. 1—S. S. Mariposa.
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 10—S. S. Mariposa.
Jan. 18—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 24—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 1—S. S. Alameda.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. L1SCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY. Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent
Mane it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Phone I A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Juneau. Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
For fine Candies see our stock.
; Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line of neaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
i
1 The Owl Drug Store can furnish
you with a 1917 Dairy. tf
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Just received, a new line of Toilet
, Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
_
FOR SALE—A No. 16 I. X. L.
heater in good condition. Inquire of
Mrs. Arthur Lang. 3t
_
Skookum Apples, Jonathans and
Spitzenberg at Keystone Produce Co.
3t
; A new assortment of silk waists Ir
Crepe de Chine and Taffeta, just re
ceived at H. Winter’s. tf
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $16 up. Valdez Drag
«e tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfei
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
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Geneial Trucking and Freightii.
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABL
STORAGE,
Teaming of Ail Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Ui
lees Paid for in Advance
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