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The old location of r ' j
Schmidt’s Bakery
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has wooden windows—If you should hear someone h
say, Where’s The Bakery? just say: :
He is a block further up that way—You will do two j
favors at one time. Why? Because the customer ;
and 1 both save money on every transaction.
Homemade Bread
[ Large size, 3 for 25c.
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E Homemade Doughnuts.
Best Eggs and Butter.
I Ground floor entrance former P. O. building.
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
j VALDEZ, ALASKA
uThe House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR WIEN ONLY
TABtES FOB MARCH
The table given below ts for high
and low water in Valdez Bay, for
the month of March. 193 6
Tuesday, March 14.
High, 8:23 am, 7.3; 10:20 pm 6.2.
tow, 2:18 am, 4.6; 3:64 pm, 1.6.
Wednesday, March 15
High, 9:28 am, 7.7; 10:62 pm, 6.8
Ixjw, 3:65 am, 3.9; 4:31 pm, 1.2.
Thursday, March 16.
High, 10:18 am, 8.2; 11:16 pin, 7.5.
tow, 4:31 am, 3.1; 6:01 pm,- 0.8.
Friday, March 17.
High. 11:01 am, 8.6.
tow, 4:59 am, 2.3; 6:27 pm, 0.6.
Saturday, March 18.
High, 11:40 pm, 8.1; 11:37 am 8.8.
tow, 6:34 am, 1.4; 6:52 pm, — 0.6.
Sunday, March 19.
High, 0:04 am, 8.7; 12:16 pm, 8.9.
tow, 6:09 am, —0.7; 6:19 pm, —0.6
Monday, March 30.
High, 12:30 am, 9.3; 12:52 pm, o.8.
tow, 6:44 am, 0.0; 8:47 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 31,
High, 12:67 am, 9.7; 1:81 pm, 8.6.
tow, 7:31 am.—0.6; 7:19pm, 1.2.
Wednesday, March 33.
High, 1:28 am, 10.0; 2:12 pm, 8.0.
tow, 8:01 am, —0.7; 7:61 pm, 1.6.
Thursday, March 28.
High, 2:02 am, 10.0; 2:68 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:46 am, —0.6; 8:28 pm, 2.1.
Friday, March 34.
High, 3:41 am, 9.8; 3:62 pm, 6.6.
tow, 9:36 am, —0.3; 9:07 pm, 2.8.
Saturday, March 25.
anigh, 3:28 am, 9.4; 4:69 pm, 6.0.
tow, 10:37 am, —0.3; 10:01 pm, 3.4
Sunday, March 26.
High, 4:37 am, 8.8; 6:34 pm, 6.7.
tow, 11:64 am, —0.7; 11:14 pm, 3.9
Monday, March 27.
High, 6:46 am, 8.4; 8:02 pm, 6.1.
tow, 1:26 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 38.
High, 7.**2 am, 8.2; 9:18 pm. 6.8.
tow.>r#> am, 3.3; 2:46 pm, —0.6.
>*Wednesday, March 29.
High, 8:60 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
tow, 2.48 am, 3.3; 3:42 pm, 0.4.
Thursday, March 80.
High, 9:67 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
tow, 3:66 am, 2.2; 4:27 pm, —0.2.
Friday, March 81.
High. 10:61 am, 9.0; 11:18 pm. 9.3.
tuw, 4.48 am. 1.1_; 6:06 pm. —0.2.
.SWISS BEST DEFENDED
PEOPIJB IN THE WORM)
Proportionate to popnl&tion the
SwIbb are the best defended people in
the world. In two ways they mobilize
an armed citizen army of 200,000
men; within a week 300,000 more—
every man of the 500,000 trained to
ahoot, to march, to maneuver and
take care of buinsetf in the field.
Yet the Swiss are intensiy non
mllitaristic, intensiy devoted to love
ot Justice and peace. Their constitu
tion expressly prohibits the mainte
nance of a standing army and speci
fically forbids war of aggression.
They are essentially armed and train
ed for defense and peace.
With what poignant regret must
the unhappy Belgians now laments
that they put their trust In treaties
pt peace Instead of their own defen
prowess! With approximately
twice tho population of England,
Btelgian with the Swiss system, could
feave thrown- 1,000,000 trained de
fenders upon her German frontier,
«nH history would record a different
•qf less tragic story of this war.
JtjSelnst that heroic and determined
array the German army would not
have, marched to striko at Prance.
They would have deemed It wiser to
unove directly against the French on
• the Pranco-Gorman boundary.
Belgium stanus today a frightful
warning against the folly of Inade
quate defense. It had been better for
tho Belgians If they had maintained
■o army at all, for then a futile sense
•f honor need not have driven them
to throw .their whole forces against
tbe mighty German military machine.
They conld have saved their country
from ruin by yielding to Berlin’s of
fer to treat them right and compen
sate them for a granted right of jvay.
The danger of inadequate defense
hangs over the United States—inade
quate defense and a false sent of se
curity springing from an ignorant be
lief in many minds that “we are big
enough and rich enough to whip any
other nation on the globe.”
With our present preparedness we
aro not. Grandiloquent Fourth of
July orators and certain office seek
ing politicians have declaimed that
error until many of them believe it,
and toom any voters have taken it
and too many voters have taken it
military matters and practically
every offiver in the army and the navy
knows it to be fooiish and false.
A century ago President Jefferson,
apostle of democracy and peace,
.glimpsed the republic’s need of .pre
paredness approximating the Swiss
plan. Though European armies then
wore small, Japan a hermit nation
with no imperial designs and the
United States far more secure in iso
lation than now, Jefferson urged the
maintenance of a citizon army of
300-.000 men. The young republic
had then only a twentieth of the pop
ulation of today, and not a fiftieth of
its present wealth. Proportionate de
fense now wonld mean a trained
force of 6,000,000 men.—Exchange.
Lillian Walker at the Empress to
night in the comedy, “A Lily in Bo
hemia.” Plot—He is fond of the gay
life of New York, his wife is not. She
becomes a good sport to tantalize
him. He settles down, etc.
The Swedish Club will give a dance
this evening in the rooms of the Val
dez Athletic Association on Keystone
avenue. Gns Djarf and Paul Swan
son will furnish the music.
Will the party who lost a gray
scarf last week call at the Prospector
office and get same?
Many citizens are industriously
wielding snow shovels this afternoon
removing huge drifts from in front
of doorways and windows, the result
of recent severe gales.
The Valdez Athletic club will give
a dance in their rooms tomorrow
night for mombers only and their
lady friends.
Manager Plnku3 announces that be
ginning tonight a show will be given
every evening at the Empress theatre.
E. C. Keesler has taken the posi
tion of physical director of the Val
dez Athletic club.
A1 Whito is fitting up an office in
tho building adjoining the Liberty
Theatre.
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Miss Viola Furrow has accepted a
position in the Lilly Cafe.
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For Bale.
Launch 3-M, C, 7x12x3.6. Make us
an offer. *T. J. Morris, by D. E. Mor
ris, Agent. Call Prospector office, tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Just Revived—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co: tf
Judge Spence will leave on the Ad
miral Farragut en route to Urea, on
business connected with his office.
ELECTION DAY 18
THREE WEEKS AWAY
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Three weeks from today the citj
election will take place, and as yet but
little interest is being displayed b;
the voters over the coming contest. 1.
careful inquiry among the politician:
fails to reveal the names of any o'
the possible candidates for council
manic honors, while several member:
of thq present body exclaim “neve,
again,” when asked if they will rur
at this election.
The registration books at the cit;
hall, which have been open for some
days, Indicate that the people are no
yet worked up to any pitch of enthu
siasm as the number registered is ex
tremely small. Very few ladies have
placed their names upon the rolls al
though it is believed that as electior
day draws netr the fair sex will be
gin to take an active part in the con
test. *
TRANSFER OF LIQUOR
LICENSE IS ALLOWED
At a hearing in the district court
this afternoon, the matter of the Rain
ier Cafe at Seward on application for
a transfer of license was adjusted
and the transfer allowed. The pro
prietors of the place, which was de
stroyed by fire yesterday, had pur
chased the interest of one McDonald,
in whose name the license stood and
had, through an attorney made ap
plication to the court for the transfer
of the license. Through an error the
application was not forwarded to the
court, and a few days ago an order
was: sent from the Marshal’s office
here, to close up the place. The dep
uty marshal at. Seward ordered the
place closed, and it was then discov
ered that the application for the
transfer of the license was still in
Seward.
Mr. McPhail, one of the proprie
tors, came over on the steamer Alas
ka with the necessary papers and se
cured the transfer. Whilo here he
received the news of the destruction
of the place, which was in the Dag
! gett block by fire, but his partner
! wired that he had secured new quar
tern and the license was made appli
cable to the new place.
John Emel, who recently returned
from a business trip to Seattle, states
that he has made a contract to fish
for the Canoe Pass Packing Company
cannery at Cordova. He states that
Cordova is a lively town due to the
presence there of a number of men in
the employ of the canneries in the
course of construction.
The party who can invent a vehi
cle which will travel rapidly over six
feet of well packed snow and carry
several passengers and their baggage
would make a small fortune running
between Valdez and the Interior thru
the winter months. Travel is brisk,
but slow on account of deep snows
and inclement weather.
The St. Patrick’s day dance given
gy Tony Dimond and T. J. Quinn the
night of the 17th inst., promises to be
one of the greatest social functions of
the season. Ladies and gentlemen
are requested to wear anything -they
choose but yellow—this is tabooed by
all good Irishmen on this day of days.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wrangel on sale at. the Valdes Drag
store. tf
Spring Samples in heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Gey F. Cameron,
Tailor. tf
Kodak Supplies at tne Valdes
Drug Company. , tf
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’a
A line display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland's.
Prices reasonable. •
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Valdez Drug company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Fancy stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
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.James Fish will return from Cor
dova on the Farragut tomorrow.
It Is expected that Miss Kittl^Mon
ohan will return from Cordova on the
Farragut tomorrow.
Indications point to a Blight ces
sation In the persistency of,the gla
cier breeze for this evening.
Pathe News, rBay’s Cartoons, War
News, etc., at the Empress tonight.
Reports from Fidalgo bay are to
the effect that Ed Wood has nearly
completed his contract to haul ore for
the Alaska Mines Corporation and
will return to (own with a few days.
CLOUD FORMATIONS.
Why th« Mauei of Moisture Are Able
to Float In the Air.
Cityids consist of particles of con
densed water vapor and In some cases
of extremely line spicules of Ice. which
Is also formed front water vapor. Wn
ter vapor which arises by evaporation
from the surface of seas, lakes, etc..
Is lighter than dry air at the same
temperature and pressure. It is also i
Invisible.
It disseminates Itself through the
atmosphere and ascends to great
heights. There, owing to the fall of
temperatures and to other causes. It
begins to condense into particles whleli
are slightly heavier than air and which
liecome visible clouds.
Owing to the Influence of winds and
of rising currents as well as to the
fact that the condensed particles are
nearly ns light ns air the clouds remain
flouting, like fine suspended matter in
water, until further condensation cre
ates particles of sufficient- size to form
raindrops, whose relative great weight
brings tbcrn rapidly to the ground.
That clouds do slowly descend even
when not condensed Into rain may be
observed when tbey are seen to dis
solve and disappear without apparent
cause. This Is caused by tbe cloud's
descent to a level where a rise of tem
perature causes tbe condensed water
vapor to revolntlllze. thus beoomhig
again invisible.—New York Journal.
MOST ANCIENT TREATY.
Carved In Stone on the Walls of Two
Egyptian Temples.
on the walls of two of Egypt’s great
est temples, that of Karnak and the
Hamesseuni at Thebes, carved in the
everlasting stone of the dry land of
I he Nile, says the Christian Herald, is
ihe oldest international treaty known
to man. Humeses the Great, one of
the signers, is the best known man or
remote antiquity. Khetasar (the czar
of tile Kheta or Hittitesi, the other par
ty to the treaty. Is unknown except to
:* few. and his nation Is little known
even to the scholars.
The Hittites were a mighty race,
whose empire, equal in rank with the
mighty empire of Egypt and Babylo
nia. once extended over -100.000 square
miles of territory in Asia Minor and
Syria. ■ A I'ew years ago practically
nothing was known of the life and civ
ilization of these mysterious people.
They are mentioned in'the Bible and
in the Egyptian and Assyrian records,
hut until very recently their own story
had never been read by modern man.
Today, thanks to the excavations that
were carried on at the capital city of
Carehomish. much has been learned
about this great group of tribes, and
orderly evidence about them is now
avuilabfe for the first time in 2.000
years. ^
Scientist Who Couldn’t Light a Fire.
Lord Kelvin, like Lord Morley. once
araused.u_Sco.Uish audience with a din
play of ignorance. At a lecture in Ed
inburgh. with Lord Kelvin In the chair,
the-Duke of Argyll was taken sudden
ly ill. "When the aged peer was car
ried' down to one of the anterooms.’’
said a local paper, "one of the first
things to be thought of was the light
ing of a fife, and this task was tackled
by the duke's host. Lord Kelvin. But
instead of placing some paper in the
grate and some wood on that in the
orthodox manner, he amazed the on
lookers by desperate efforts to kindle
a handful of Rtloks at a gas burner
Ordinary mortals may he pardoned for
taking some satisfaction in the fact
that even so great a philosopher as
Lord Kelvin did not know how to
light a fire.”
Oddest of Queer Fishes.
A queer flsb that does not swim is
the "sargasso flsb.” known to sailors
as the "frogflsh.” It lives In that vast
mass of floating gulfweed called the
Sargasso sea. In mid-Atlantic. •_
Its pectoral fins are so modified and
developed as to resemble arms, and It
uses them for digging to the weed.
Very gaudily colored. It. changes Its
hues to match the aquatic vegetation
by which It Is surrounded, and when
the .latter decays and turns brown it
assumes a corresponding shade,
Thp flsb lays Its eggs in a jelly-like
mass, which, absorbing a great quan
tity of water, becomes three times as
big as the mother flsb herself, assum
ing the form of a narrow raft three or
four feet long and two to four inches
wide
Looking Back.
"This car of yours seems to give you
great pleasure.”
“Yes. I often wonder bow 1 ever
got along without it.” answered the
motorist loftily. “Walking tires me
dreadfully and Is—er—somewhat ple
beian."
"Pardon me for reminding yon of the
painful past, but 1 happen to know tbai
you used to cover considerable terri
tory as a mere pedestrian.”—Birming
ham Age-Herald.
After the Wedding.
“Tour pa promised to give a dowry
of 20.000 marks. When Is he going to
poyr
“Well, if he promised 20.000 marks
he meant 2.000. and you ought not to
Insist on such a trifling sum I”—Meg
geudgrfer Blaetter. ^
McSwIne’s Gun.
UcSwIne’s guu Is a prodigious cav
ity in the cliffs on the coast of County
Donegal. Ireland. Into which the tide
rushes with such force as to produce
a sound like the booming of a camion,
which can be heard tweuty or tbirty
miles away.
If thou art a man admire those who
attempt great enterprises, even though
they fall.-Seneca.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Telephone 6fi
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Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhete
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 Clias. Fischer, Propr.
I VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
l Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
i Absentees Business Properly Handled
i Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PIAMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and littiUfjs, Valves, Etc,
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
fxtcated on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One’road—one management—one service all the’way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND Miafl PUGET SOUND
California Line. Alaska
I SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE, 11:00 A. M.—
Monday, Mar. 5, Admiral Farragut for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Wednesday, Mar. 15, Admiral Watson for Seward and Way Ports,
j Sunday, March 10, Admiral Evan* for Kodiak and Way Porta.
Sunday, March 26, Admiral Farragut, for Seldovia and Way Forts.
Sunday, April 2, Admiral Watscn, for Seldovia and Way Porta.
Sunday, April O, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 16, Admiral Farragut for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 28, Admiral Watson, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 80, Admiral Evans, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
CALIFORNIA
Scuttle te Sau Francisco every Wednesday end Suuduy. eeuueotlu* with
Steamers Yule nnd Harvard for Southern t allfornla.
tttKht reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHAIU) J. HIVCWOOll, Mjtr. Scuttle I VALDVIZ DUt'K CUh Iawal -t*t.
ALASKA
; STEAMSHIP GO.
[ 8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN BAIL FROM 8E
l ATTLH THE lOTH. SOTU AND 80TH,
I EVERY MONTH
[ FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8T1I, 18TH, 9STH, FOR CORDOVA,
j JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
I TteoutAr freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
^ Creek S'readwell!' Douglae. Skagway, Cordova. Rliamar. >aldea and Ua
j! Rxnloalvea 8. 8. Seward, on the Mh; Laiou'ha on the 16th: 8 S
t <^Jrd*ova, 251 h* ofa«anh month—right reserved to change tbla echedule
l without notice.
E 8. R. TRACT. €Se««l A grot VALnR^DOCK CU.. Loral Agen*.