News for
Men
^ lot of Light Weight
Overcoats in Tan; all
Sizes to 42; Closing
them out for Five Dol
lars.
A lot of Youth’s Over
coats that are very at
tractive, Priced at Five
Dollars.
KNOX HATS are Best.
All kinds of Shoe Polish
now on hand.
A Heavy Wool Sox at
Fifty Cents that can’t
be beat.
News for
Women
Jersey Silk Knickers in
white, Camisoles, Night
Gowns, Envelope Che
mises, etc.
Art Linen in White and
Ecru.
Crochet Cottons in white,
ecru and colors.
A new assortment of Cro
chet Hooks.
A good quality of White
Soiesette for Spring Un
derwear.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
NOTICE
Owing to the Increased expense of
operation, occasioned by application
of the Territorial eight hour law. it is
necessary to increase the price on de
livery of coal, therefore the price of
coal delivered will be as follows:
Hulk .$15.00 per ton
Sacked (ton lots) . 18.00 per ton
Sacked, (half ton) .... 9.50
Sacked, less than % ton 1.35 a sack
tf VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
STIR WELL THE SUGAR YOU
HUT IN YOUR COFFEE OI^TEA. OR
SETTER YET LEARN TO DO WITH
OUT IT.
Kodaks and kodak supplies at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
DONALDSON «THKDI LK
The following schedule for the har
bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:15 p. in. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1.16 p. m. 2:00 p m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m. ^
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:15 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
sibove will he made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official t/usfnes® between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will he taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
he made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
G. R. KOEHLER.
Capt. 1 4th Infantry, A. Q. M.
FISH
A flue lot of black cod received on
the Northwestern by the I/Ove-Whlt
ley Co. tf
MYSTERY IN ATTEMPT
TO BURN TACOMA CHURCH
TACOMA. Jan. 29—Mystery of the
attempted burning of the Mason M.
E. church Sunday evening grew more
complicated this morning when the
city detectives investigating the case
discovered the act was committed by
either a woman or a man garbed in
woman's attire.
According to the new reports the
: mysterious woman drove up ill an au
I tomobiie about 8 o'clock and threw a
' soft substance under the church door,
! which was slightly ajar. She then
I slammed the door, which ignited the
I substance. Two members of the con
gregation sitting in back heard the,
noise and looking toward the door1
saw blue flames shooting up. They]
rushed to the door and saw the mys
terious woman jump into the auto
mobile, which whizzed away and dis
appeared.
The substance used in attempting,
to tire the church was a mixture of
phosphorous and magnesia.
Sl’KINU HAS I'AMK
Agent Owen Meals is overhauling
his stock of stored Fords aud getting,
them ready for the season, which Is ^
another evidence that Spring while]
lingering in the lap of Winter, “has1
came."
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CITY EXPRESS. Phone 6i, ready!
to transit'. t~.it biig-am. lor you. tf I
Second Call
We will accept I.lberty Bonds for
stock In the Valdez Iron Works, j
Make your money earn 25 per cent i
instead of 4 per cent. tf j
ALASKA’S PRIDE
Is the new Brew
Has all the requirements,
strength, nourishment, re
freshment and taste of beer
but has no kick.
Put up by
ALASKA BEVERAGE &
BOTTLING WORKS.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
L< lUIE’S CAFE
Open Dap and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable CMBce
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
gmnBING THIS BBS* ANDY MABOVICH. Ptopr.
[ CATTLE SHIPPERS LOSE
MILLIONS BECAUSE OK KURD
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 2*.—North
west catle shippers suffered a loss of
$7,072,857 in 1915 because of the dif
ference between the South St. Paul
market and the Chicago market, A. H.
Craighead, a shipper, testified before
the federal trade commission here to
day.
Mr. Swift said that the profit of
Swift & Co. last year was $34,000,
000, or 34 per cent on a capital of
$100,000,000.“This,” he added, "is,
however, hardly a fair way to put It,
as all the profits should be figured on
capital and surplus combined, as both
are being used in the business,” The
Increase in the volume of business, he
asserted, had been due almost entire
ly to higher prices, rather than to in
crease in tonnage.
"We only have one object—help
win the war.” said Mr. Swift. "To do
this we must co-operate with and sup
port Mr. Hoover.”
Mr. Swift said that the packers
welcomed the fact that they were now
under government regulation and con
trol.
MOKK SOLDIERS FOR
FORT LISCVM GARRISON
It is authoritatively stated that^
forty more soldiers will arrive inj
February for the garrison at Fort
Liscum. A number of the Fourteenth,
infantry are at Liscum at the present1
time and the new arrivals will swell
the number to a goodly proportion.
The boys have organized a Garrison:
Amusement Association, and have also'
organized an orchestra of several I
pieces. The dances given by the sol- j
diers are eagerly loked forward to by j
our citizens, as they are good enter-;
tainers, and spare no pains to make'
these functions a success.
111.15 KNOTS AVERAGE
SPEED OF DESTROY KltS
WASHINGTON, D. C\. Jan. 29.— i
A new record for sustained endurance
has been established by the new
“flush deck” destroyer, the navy de
partment announced today. The voy- j
age was from, a Pacific to an Atlauticj
port and occupied ten and one-half i
days, the average speed being 19.15 |
knots per hour. A new record was'
also set in the construction of the
destroyer, only fifty one weeks being;
required
Wm. Sandsbury Is a visiter in town
today from Fidalgo.
TO THE GIRL BACK HOME
I
Kveu under extreme danger tlie sol
dier’s thoughts drift toward home. A
French soldier at outpost duty snatches
a few moments to write words of en
couragement to the girl he lores.
For Toothaohs.
Oil of cloves may be used success
fully for s little while, but you must
not continue with It too long or It
may lead to congested toothache, says
an exchange. Put just one drop on a
piece nf wadding and push the wad
ding Brinly but gently Into the hole In
the aching tooth. It may stay there Tor
iwo or three days, and should then be
renewed.
Spirit rubbed »n the gums will give
relief for a few minutes. It Is also a
good plan to rub baking soda round
the tooth and tbeD rinse out the mouth
with warm water.
If the trouble Is caused by an ab
scess, nothing Is better than a poultice
of linseed meal mixed with vinegar
Instead of water. Measure out three
tablespoonfuls of meal. Boll enough
vinegar to mix the meal Into a moist
paste. Stir It up very quickly, wrap
It up In a piece of old, soft flannel,
and apply It to the face aa hot aa la
bearable. It should not be made be
fore the patient la ready for It; but If
a delay occurs, and it baa 'to be kept
back for a. few minutes, you should
toy It on a warm plato and pop it lath
the oven.
BALL AND LUNCHEON AT
POST FRIDAY NIGHT
The Garrison Amusement Associa
tion, the newly organized social club,
at the Post, will give Its second grand
ball and luncheon Friday night, invi
tations having been printed. To say
that the affair will be a success is as
sured by the balls given in the past.
BOB SHELDON IS
INVENTOR OF SNOW SLED
Bob Sheldon, be of stage and auto
fame, has perfected an auto sled,
which he expects to use on the trail
the balance or the winter if the af
fair is successful as It promises to be.
Mr. Sheldon has been in the stage
business a number of years, and the
“Sheldon Service” is noted through
out Alaska. He will arrive in Valdes
within a few days with his vehicle and
put it thru its paces for the benefit
of those who doubt that an auto can
be used for this purpose. It is said
that Bob's invention is on the order
of a kyak crossed with a bob-sled, and
that it glides over the snow as only
a Ford can.
WELL KNOWN SOLDIER
SUFFERS FROZEN TOES
While breaking trail at Donnelly
station recently with the mercury at
68 below. Private Eniel I,ains had the
misfortune to severely freeze title toes
on one foot. Altho he was hurried to
the hospital at Fairbanks it is report
ed that mortification has set in and
that he stand a good chance of losing
the injured toes. Private I,ains is well
known in Valdez' where he has a host
of friends, who are sorry to hear of
his misfortune.
STKAMFR SAILINGS
Steamship Admiral Evans--Sailed
South from Valdez. Saturday, Jan.
26.
Steamship Northwestern Sailed
South from Valdez, January 26.
Steamship Victoria Will sail from
Seattle Feb. 1.
Steamship Alaska—-Passed Juneau to
day. northbound.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed south
from Valdez, Saturday, Jan. 5.
185,000 WAR STAMP AGENCIES
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 29.—
War savings stamps are now handled
by 185,000 agencies and this number
probably will be Increased to 350,000
by the eud of the month, it was an
nounced today. In addition there will
he one million sales stations which ob
tain stamps from regularly establish
ed agencies.
STKCHKR TO T.AKK OX TWO
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.—Joe Stecher.
of Dodge City. Neb., formerly claim
ant of the world's heavyweight wrest
ling championship, will wrestle Steve
Savage and Paul Martinson here next
Friday night. Stecher will he given
fifty minutes with each man to gain
I wo falls. The matches are part of a
series Stecher is arranging prepara
tory to a possible match with Cad
dock.
020 CHICAGO SALOONS
GO OUT OF BUSINKSS
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.—During 1917
920 saloons in Chicago went out of
business, involving a loss of revenue
to the city of $920,000. The was an
nounced at a meeting of the finance
committee of the council to frame the
annual budget.
WILLARD QUITS AS
WAR BOARD CHIKF
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 29.—
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, has resigned
as chairman of the war Industries
board. His resignation will be accept
ed as soon as a successor is found.
In offering his resignation. Mr.
Willard gave as his reason that the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad required
his entire attention. It was stated that
his resignation was not brought about
by any apparent conflict between the
war Industries board and the reor
ganization of the war department.
EAT WISELY AND YOU WILL
KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE
DOOR OF THE WORLD.
A POWERFUL DRAMA
AT THE EMPRESS
Pauline Frederick, the superb emo
tional actress whose appearance .in
the Bcreen interpretations of Zaza and
Bella Donna won her international
fame, haa added another laurel to
her brow by her thrilling plcturlza
tlon of “Lydia Gilmore.’ the faithful
wife and devoted mother who strug
gles to shield her faithless husband
from the stigma of murdering the
man whose home he- has mined, and
also to prevent her Son-going thru- life
with the brand of Cain on his father’s
brow. Notwithstanding that she has
Why worry about your
Valuables
Why not engage a box for them
in our fireproof vault where per
fect protection is assured?
Why not do it today? Tomorrow
may be too late.
Price $5, $10. and 915. per year
according to size.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
U. S. depositary for Postal Savings Funds
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE no. i :
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
Headquarters For
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufac
tures are represented in
our stock.
AH electrical Supplies we
sell are guaranteed pro
ducts.
Make your electrical pur
chases here and have the
assurance of absolute satis
faction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Light, Power, Tel. Company
ample proof of her husbands infatua
tion with another woman, she makes
a strong tight to save him without ad
ding the burden of lying and perjury
to her tortured soul, and her exhibi
tion tonight will be worth seeing. The
Moose Band will render special mu- j
sic for the occasion.
I
TIDES FOR JANUARY
Tuesday. Jan. 29.—
First high tide 1:45 a. m., 7.9.
Second high tide 1:26 p. m., 8.8
First low tide 7:26 a.jn., 1.5.
Second low tide 7:54 p. m.,—0.3.
Wednesday, Jan. 80.—
First high tide 2:13 a. m., 8.0
Second high tide 2:00 p m.. 8.3.
First low tide 8:02 a. m., 8.3.
Second low tide 8:20 p. m„ 0.1.
Thursday. Jan. 81.—
First high tide 2:39 a. m., 8.0.
Second high tide 2:36 p. m., 7.6.
First low tide 8:89 a. m.. 1.4.
Second low tide 8:47 p. m., 0.7.
Anything you jran,t to the line of
photography—Jenner can do it for
you. tf
. . ! An^o FDaM W1U
lit any. standard ,*nM: -• * tapera.
They are the standard. Oay B. Oam
sroa. tf
Advertise in the Prospector.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Os land’s.
Prices reasonable. •
FURS MADE UP
Furs remodeled, also new skins
made up in all the latest styles. Prices .
very reasonable. Special attention
paid to Alaska trade. All work guar
anteed. Mrs. B. Richmond, 306 Cham-*
her of Commerce Bldg, Tacoma,
Wash. tf *
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at O. O. Relnke’s. tf
Por first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. tf
Cannery Sites
We hare customers for select can
nery sites located in the Prince Wil
liam Sound District. If you have any
thing to offer send full particulars,
location, description, etc., to
BOND 4b BAB SON, ,
field Dept.
‘ 32 Broadway, ,
- New York City.
the Valdes brag Co. tf *