STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper lock 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, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Oppoalte Prozpector Office. Telephone^24^
THE NEW SEASON’S
CLOTHS
are now ready for your inspec
tion. We think you’ll agree
that never have you seen clas
sier fabrics. Tailored in our
inimitable style in a suit to
your measure, they will make
you as smartly dressed as any
man in town. No extravagant
prices.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
M CHAS.R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ad BUILDER
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 j S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS { B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
. FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Ph<9« ttt OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS ClUSHOIiM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Roujrb Dry 10c lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
LOCAL. BREVITIES
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Location notices, botn quartz and
placer, at the Miner oflRe.
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Ctoindy Kitchen. “
7 All of the latest Books, Magazines
and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to iransfc. t„.u. kag„~i,e for you. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
BRITISH COTTON
CARGO IS DESTROYED
BALTIMORE, March 8.—Several
thousand tons of cotton were destroy
ed tonight by a fire which took place
in the hold of the Britsh steame*
Carolinian which intended to sail for
Liverpool tomorrow. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
It is reported on good authority
that the Blum-O’Neill Co., of Cordo
va, has bought out the mercantile es
tablishment of W. W. Harvey & Co.
at McCarthy and will continue the
business at that place on a large
scale.
J. A. McGilvray was a visitor in
town today from the power plant.
OUR SECRETARIES OF WAR.
Only a Few of Thom Hod Any Procticol
Military Exparianoa.
Tlie first secretary of war of the
United States was Henry Knox, win*
was lx>rii In Bqstou July 28, 1750. of
Scotch Irish parentage. Knox was the
chief commander of the artillery
throughout Ihc Revolution and was
secretory of war both liefore and after
Washington assumed the presidency,
being one of the few soldiers appointed
to that position.
Ilis successor. Timothy bickering,
had also seen active* service, and
Jnmes McHenry, the third to hold the
post, had been a surgeon tit the Revo
lution. Samuel Dexter, the next In line,
was a lawyer, but Henry Dearborn. |
Jefferson's secretary of war. had had |
much military experience. William :
Kustis, appointed by Madison, was a !
physician and gave way to a military
mail, John Armstrong. James Monroe
and William H. Crawford were law
yers. and since their time most presi
dents have apparently considered a
legal education the liest qualification j
for a head of the war department.
IT. S. Gralit. who held the war port
folio for a brief period ib 1887. au<l
William T. Sherman, whose tenure ot
office was equally short, were the only
distinguished military men to hold tin
post within the lost half century.—St.
T.onls Post-Dispatch.
STORY OF THE PENNY GIRL.!
Likiniu on tho Old Cont Wat That of j
Sarolj Longacra.
In 183ft the government of the United
States made an offer of $1,000 for the
most aeeeptahle design to he placed
upon the new one cent coin soon to be
Issued. Some Indian chiefs traveled
from the northwest to Philadelphia to i
inspect the mint, whose chief engraver i
was James Itartou Longacre. who in- |
vlted them to his house.
The engraver's daughter, Sanih. ten I
years old, greatly enjoyed the visit of j
her father's guests, and during the |
evening, to please her, one of the chiefs .
took bis feathered helmet and war
bonnet and placed It on her head. In |
the company was an artist, who lmnic- |
dlately sketched her and handed the
picture to her father. Mr. Longacre.
knowing of the competition for a like- |
ness to go upon the cent, resolved to
enter the sketch for the prize offered
by the government. To Ids delight, the
otllclals accepted It. and the face of his
t daughter appeared upon the coin.
The face of Sarah Longacre hns gone
[ Into more hands, more pockets, more
h"iiies, more stores—yes. more churches
j —than any other coin In the United
States, If not In the world.—Pittsburgh
Leader.
Disraeli and Gladstone.
Mr. Shaw Leslie, an Irish author,
tells the following:
••My grandfather witnessed an effect
ive piece of play in the house during .1
duel between Disraeli and Gladstone.
During a heated flight of oratory Glad
I stone upset some pens on the table be
| tween them. Disraeli rose and, calling
attention to the I’ifct. slowly replaced
them one by one. The effect of Glad
stone's speech was lost by the time
; Disraeli had finished."
Speaking of Dickens and Thackeray.
| Mr. Leslie saj#*:
“My grandfather recalled the ludi
j crons incident which brought them to
gether. As they both left the Athe
naeum. unknown to each other they
seized the same hat. The effect was
ludicrous enough to appeal even to pro
fessional humorists, and they shook
hands."
Eggs Sterilized by Gas.
A method of preserving eggs \% hleh
is said to keej> them absolutely fresh
for an Indefinite length of time is in
use in France. New laid eggs in tin
cases holding 1.000 each are placed in
an autoclave, from which the air is ex
hausted until all the gas within the
shells has been drawn out. Then car
bonic acid gas and nitrogen are intro
duced from tanks of these gases in
liquid form, and the tins containing the
eggs are sealed with solder. Any
germs of decay ore killed by these
gases, and it is said that the flavor of
the eggs is in no way affected.
Canals of Venice.
The canals of Venice are a part of
the Adriatic sea. The city is built on
118 small Islands or shoals in the gulf
of Venice. These islets are connected
by several hundred bridges, and the
direction of the canals, of which there
are nearly 200. are so formed as to con
stitute the "highways." Thus it is due
to the situation of this city and not to
special Intention of man that it has
canals instead of paved streets.
• His Day Off.
“Who Is that gentleman listening
with such keen delight to a ragtime se
i lection by the band?'’
“That’s Mr. DufTersby. His wife and
' daughters are very musical. If they
were present they would clap their
! hands to their ears and pretend to hr
i ‘differing."—Spokane Review.
Departed Warmth.
“What have you there?1'
“A package of old love letters."
“Going to bunt them?"
“Yes. When I wrote these missives
they were so fervent I had an idea they
might be ignited by spontaneous com
bustion, but 1 guess I'll have to use a
match after all.”—Spokane Review.
That Held Him.
He—I shall not marry a woman un
less she is my exact opposite. She—
You will never find so perfect a being
as that.—Life.
The true art of memory is the art of
attention.—Johnson.
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life®-'*- »* ■I
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DISTRICT COURT
_
The jury term of the District Court!
convened this morning. The grand j
jury of 17 members wsre sworn in.i
six having been excused for go :I
cause and Hugh Dougherty of 3 *ur
urd. was appointed by the court fore
man for that body. The jury i t me
diately started in to work on ca«cs
presented by the District Attorney.
In the case of H. A. Sprague vs. The
Lighthouse Packing At -'anning Com
pany an order was issued allowing j
the defendant to file a cross-complaint
and to bring in an additional partv ue
fendant.
The following cases on the talt-iid ir
were taken up and dismissed.
National Grocery Co. vs. J G Sny
der.
S O. Breed man vs. A1 Church
Marie Frantzen vs. Olaf Frantzen
R. E. Capers vs. S. O. Breedman.
In the ease of the United States vs.!
S. S. Alameda et al., an order was j
made setting March 19 as the date forj
taking testimony.
A.NTl-SAIiOON FIGHT IS
BEGUN IN CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 8.— :
Three amendments will be offered by
Senator Rominger to his own bill lim
iting the ardent spirits in beverages
to 10 per cent., the Los Angeles sena
tor announced tonight.
These amendments will propose the
abolition of all saloons by January 1,
1918, the closing up of all roadhouses
by the same date and the raising of
the limit of alcohol in dry wines to
14 per cent.
“The question of the percentage of
alcohol to be permitted in sweet wines
will be taken up later," he said. An
amendment respecting sweet wines
will probably include prohibition of
their sale in less than two-galloi.
lots."
SKIRTS TOO SHORT;
DIVORCE GRANTED HL'BBV
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 8.—
That, anyway, was how William P.
Cuff felt about it. Mr. Cuff was the
husband involved. It all started some
five years ago in a little town in Okla
homa. As Mr. Cuff who is a theat
rical man, strolled down the main
thoroughfare, something caught his
eye. A few days later Mr. Cuff intr >
duced the company to a newly acquir
ed wife. That was in 1911. In 1912.
when skirts began to creep up, Mrs.
Cuff’s crept up with them. In 1913
when they jumped Mrs. Cuff’s also
jumped.
Mr. Cuff grew real sensitive about
it. The neighbors talked. He plead
ed with Mrs. Cuff, but still up went
the skirts. Finally she sued for di
vorce and lie filed a cross bill, men
tioning the skirts. The trial came up
in the Circuit Court before Judge Lu
cas, and Mr. Cuff was awarded the di
vorce and the custody of the children.
He was asked if the mother cou d
visit them.
“I’m willing," he said, "but for
the love of Mike make her wear long
skirts when she makes the visit.”
The court thereupon ruled that slu
should.
FOR RENT—Modern five-room
house, completely furnished, close in
Alaska Investment Co. 2t
We have a fresh line of Augustine
i Kyer box candies at the Candy Kitcii
i en. tf
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THE THRICE-I EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per hi the World gives so mach
at so low a price.
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household waB never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half-way into
its third year, and whether peace be
at hand or afar off the events to fol
low will be world shaking.
The Prospector Publishing Company
offers the Thrice a Week World, T’n?
Daily Prospector and The Week'y
Miner, one year for only >13.60 cash
in advance. You get 156 copies of
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
tor and 52 copies of the Miner for thir
price. Can you afford to be without
them.
Tne Thrice-a-Week World,
The Dally Prospector.
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
,ts field of usefulness.
SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
OPEN FIHES 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. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Heal Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACED I
_ m
EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez— From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 15—S. S. Adm. Farragut
For Seward Feb. 23—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Feb. 25—S. S. Adm. Watson.
For Kodiak Mar. 8—S. S. Adm. Watson
Mar. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Mar. 9—S. S. Adm. Farragut Mar. 10—S. S. Admiral Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San FYancisco,
Los Angeles
San FYancisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Banda#'
San FYancisco to Ban lMego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARK ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VAIjDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Bailings from Beattie— Valdez to Beattie—
Neb. 16— S. S. Alaska Feb. 15—S. S. Mariposa
Feb. 24—S. S. Northwestern Feb. ?"—3. S. Alaska
Mar. 1—S. S. Mariposa Mar. 4—S. S. Northwestern
Mar. 8—8. 9. Alaska Mar. 8—S. S. Mariposa
Mar. 16—S. S. Northwestern Mar. 16—S. S. Alaska
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR. FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
. . 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.
F. B. TRACY, Uci’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
DANIELS URGES SPEED
CONSTRUCTION WAR SHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 7.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
speeding up naval construction by ev
ery possible means. Yesterday he
held a long conference with the heads
of the large shipbuilding concerns
having contracts for the construction
of vessels for the United States navy,
and urged that the work be speeded
up to the highest possible mark.
Vlameda Due Tonight.
The steamer Alameda is expected
to arrive here from the westward
about 10 o’clock this evening and will
sail south after a short stop.
MACLAY HOYNE.
State Attorney Makes Graft
Charges Against Chicago Police.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial 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
NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED
ON PRIBILOF ISLANDS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 8.
1 Secretary- Redfield has issued an Ol
der prohibiting the landing of any
dogs at the Pribilof Islands, Alaska,
and directing that all dogs now ther>
be removed not later than July 1,
! 1917, in order to prevent molestation
of the fur seal and fox herds now con
trolled by the government.
First-class Private Bell of the Sig
nal Corps left yesterday for Tonsina,
where he will be stationed.
FOUND—That the subscription
price of the Modern Priscilla will be
advanced to $1.25 on March 25. Save
money by subscribing now. Mrs. L.
A. Depuy, representative. k-12
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
A full and complete line of Cigars,
Cigarettes, Smoking Tobacco aid
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs osland'a.
Prices reasonable. *