STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
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Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
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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*, Hoae, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office._Telephone 24 j
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and let us put you in their a
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Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
| Foot Keystone Ave
t Rontrh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
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CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone <i.‘{ OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ('has. Fischrt-, Pro|,r.
KEEP POSTED
'Pile next few months will he the greatest ill the
history of the Tinted States.
Kaeli day will produce events that may make or
mar the* destinies of you and your town!
Nations will grapple with nations; great battles
will be* won: kings will be- unthrone*!; dynasties
change- and the world’s line-s of demarcation slutted.
Floating edties bulwarked with ste-cl will be*
thrown against other iron leviathans of the deep.
Fan you afford not to keep posted at this time ?
It is your duty as a citizen and a man to keep
abreast of the nation’s affairs that you may realize
that Opportunity is knocking—for you. Opportunity
to serve yemr Country and vour Flag!
Yem cannot afford to allow Old Olory to s< nel
out he- S. O. S.
Freedemi is crying to c-aeh man to do his part.
This is not a time for slackers!
During the* crisis in the Nation s aflaiis I he
I Teispee-tor and Miner have arranged to rece-ive A L!,
news of importance to our re-aders.
Twie*e the- te-leigrajdiic matter will be receive*!. in
older to ke*ep tbe-se pape*rs up to their prese-nt high
standard!
; if von wish to keep posted <>n world affairs you
! must take some paper. Why not The Daily ITospee
I tor at *1.00 per month, delivered at your door !
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! Or The Weekly Miner, at *w.00 per year; also
• delivered.
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1 <)i% better vet, take both The Daily Prospector
I and The Weekly Miner for only *1.25 per month, de
• live* red.
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I These papers will also have a good illustrated
• service of men prominent in National affairs | and
• a ph'do of everv battleship and cruiser taking part, in
5 the great sea battles certain to come between these
J mighty floating fortresses and the death-dealing sub
• marines.
! DO' NOT DELAY! MAIL OR TELEPHONE
: rs your order at once!
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This Day In History’.
Feast day of the eighteen martyrs
of Saragossa; St. Turlblus; St. Fracu
08US of Draga; St. Magnus of Orkney;
St. Druon, patron of Shepherds; St.
Joachim of 81enna.
The province of New Jersey offered
for sale in England for $25,000 in
1861.
The Scottish Lords landed Spanish
troops in Scotland to aid the Jacobite
rebellion in 1719.
British fleet anchored in sight of
Baltimore in 1813.
San Salvador destroyed by an
j earthquake in 1854.
Steamship Fowhattan wrecked on
Long Island with the. loss of the crew
land 311 emigrants in 1S54.
Confederate States called for thirty
I two thousand troops to resist invasion
j in 1861.
Slavery abolished by law in the Dis
trict of Columbia in 1862.
Admiral Porter’s fleet passed six
i teen miles of batteries at Vicksburg,
j Miss., in 1863.
Columbus, Ga.. taken by the Fed
erals in 1865.
Gabriel Dumont stirred up the half
breeds in Northwestern Canada in
1889.
Pacific cable between the United
States and China completed in 1906.
Steamer Carpathia reports having
picked up 705 survivors of the Titan
ic in 1912.
Joe Schulte came back from Cor
dova yesterday.
Pasteurized Products.
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.’s, tf
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang and
Deputy Clerk T. P. Geraghty return
ed yesterday from Cordova where
they have been attending the term of
court at that place.
Location notices, both quartz and
; placer, for sale at the Prospector of
1 flee.
: Deputy Clerk John Miller returned
! from Cordova yesterday.
For flrst-olase meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. t*
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Mrs. Otto Kanitz was an arrival yes
terday from Cordova.
Ice cream every day. specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
Jack Callin anti Mrs. Callin sailed
yesterday for Anchorage where Mr.
i Callin will go into business.
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
' to transfe. t-.ii. < for you. tf
Isaac Hamburger, secretary for
Judge Brown, returned yesterday
! from Cordova.
Full Line Koenig’s Chocolates at
: Keystone Produce Co. tf
i Charles Spongberg, who was a jury
! man in the district court at Cordova
* returned yesterday.
Fine assortment Koenlg-s Easter
Box Candies. Keystone Produce Co.
I Philip Zharoff returned yesterday
i from a trip to Cordova.
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BROTHER OF THE CZAR.
Grand Duka Michael. In Whose
Favor Nicholas II. Abdicated.
1 Hrand Duke Michael Alexandrovitcti.
• an only brother. Iu whose favor Czar
■ Nicholas II.', abdicated, lias left it to
' l lie tieople to decide whom they want
to rule them. lie is considered a much
1 stronger man than his brother and Is
j credited with tieing an antagonist of
j the Herman Influence at court. As to
I Ids other characteristics, articles writ
! ten for Knglish readers represent him
' as strongly sympathetic with Kngland.
1 and those for Americans credit him
i with lieing a careful student of Amcr
! lean history and addicted to American
| in..liners
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MKX MAY ENLIST IN
ARMY KOR TERM OK WAR
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The commanding officers of the var
ious military posts and telegraph di
visions In Alaska have received f-:
ftructlons from the war department
that the policy has been adopted by
the department that all men enlisting
in the army since the declaration o)
xvar against Germany, will he dis
. harped unon the termination of the
emergency unless they express a de
sire, to continue in the service. No
special authority has been conferred
uiioii the officials here to recruit men
for tlie service, hut applications will
be received at the several military
posts and upon instructions from the
Department the men will be sworn in
to the service.
As there is no authority for organ
izing militia companies in the terri
tory, parties desiring to raise such or
ganizations must apply to the depart
ment through the commanding officers
of the posts, who will obtain the de
sired permission.
In Cordova Lieut. Frank Luckel, of
the United States navy, has opened a
recruiting station on hoard the 11. S.
S. Saturn and will receive enlistments
today and tomorrow for the navy.
In Juneau, because of the lack of
authority to form a militia company,
a number of men have organized and
have been swoin in as deputy mar
shals without pay, to serve as a home
guard.
POSTAL EMPLOYES TO
GET XO VACATION
WASHINGTON, D. C.t April 16.—
Leaves of absence for postal employe'
were cancelled today by Postmaster
General Burleson in “anticipation of
unusual duties which will be imposed
upon the postal service through the
existence of war. Those doing mili
tary duty are exempted in the order
Seattle Labor Opposes War.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 16 —The
Central labor council of Seattle, com
posed of 250 delegates representing
25,000 trades unionists have gone on
record as opposing the present war
with Germany and protesting against
sending men to Europe.
I royalty Is Pledged.
AUGUSTA, Ga„ April 16. -Eight
hundred negroes, at a mass meeting
here last night hooted the idea that
German agents could array them
against, their country. Resolutions
wore adopted declaring tluir readi
ness to take up arms for the Flag.
Confederates Raise Stars and Strljies.
RALEIGH. N. C.. April 16.—Old
soldiers of the North Carolina Home
l'or Confederate Veterans raised tlie
Stats .itul Stripes over the institution
yesterday for tlie lirst time. Hereto
fore the home has flown only the state
Hag.
Tug Warns Shipping.
JACKSONVILLE, Ela.. April 16.—
A sea-going tug arrived in port lo
ti ay with the news that a German
raider was sighted off this port yester
day and warned all sea-going vessels
to turn back. The tug said she was
dose to the raider and recognized her
as a German vessel despite efforts to
| disguise her nationality.
Submarine in the Gulf.
TAMPA, Ela.. April 16.—A fishing
smack pul into port today and report
led that they saw a large submarine ill
I the gulf yesterday. The craft rose
i close to them and there were a num
Iher of .lien emerged trom it and walit
'ed about on deck. The smack hailed
; hut had no response and in a short
lime the vessel submerged.
j Germans Must Register.
! AUGUSTA, Me., April 16.—Gov.
1 .Milliken tonight issued a proclama
tion requiring all citizens of the Ger
man imperial government to appear
within 24 hours before town clerks or
hoards and register. Other persons
r.re required to give information o''
the presence of Germans in buildings
iunder their control.
Pete Cashman returned Saturday
night from Wortman, where he lias
been for the past two weeks.
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tf
.
The articles you ordered have ar
Irived at the Emporium. tf
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' Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Full line Koenig's Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Goods coming on every boat for the
Emporium, open for business from 2
to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m. tf
For Sale.
Two-room house on City Dock, fur
nished. Built last fall. Cash 1300.
Must he taken immediately.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
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WHKX A KIRK STARTS
the firemen's best cffor*3 are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
ail losses from the very min
ute the damage by flame. . \\,i
tfr or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Kstato Agency
'S' TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
© ALASKA
' STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle—
March 23—S. S. Alameda.
March 30—S. S. Alaska.
April 5—S. S. Mariposa.
Apr. 9—S. S. Northwestern.
April 17—S. 9. 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.
<'ALIi AT Ketchikan, Juneau, <'ordova, Kllamar, it. Uscum, Val
dez, l^touche, Seward and Anchorage beginning with Aluuirda Sail
ing Xarcii Stlrd.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagtvay, Cordova. Kllamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
K. B. TRACY. Oea’I Agent Vtl.DEX DOCK CO.. Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINK)
Our l.tu-ge Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PKIt
FKCT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle, ft I*. M.
Apr. 1 S. S. Adm. Farracut
\pr. 9- S. S. Adm. Watson
Apr. 17-—S. S. Adm. Eva'S.
Apr. .’.7- S. S. Adm. Farragut
May :! S. S. Adm. Wai -on
May 11—Adm. Fvans
S. S. Farragut sailing from Seattle
Valdez to Seattle—
Apr. k—S. S. Adm. Evans
Apr. 13— S. S. Adm KartaKUt
Apr. 21—S. S. Adm. Watson
A pi. 25*—S. S. Adm. Evai s
May S—S. S. Adm Earrajt it
May '3. Adm. Watson
May 23— S. S. Adm Evans
April 25 calls at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle .Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
Saa F'rancisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF VOI R TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone I VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez., Alaska
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR art BORDER
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 » S. BLUM A CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS { B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
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FOR RENT—Three room house
! completely furnished, electrical appli
jances. close in. Rent $15.00; Alaska
I Investment Co. tf
Mrs. E. Winter will receive a new
select line of coats and hats ou one of
jthe next boats. Come in and look
them over. tf
A pretty line of colored crochet
icotton and stamped pillow slip* at
^the Neodlecraft Shop. tf
Cabins and Houses for Keut.
We have a number of good cabins
for rent. $5.00 and up. Also three
room houses furnished. $10.00 and
up. See us before you locate.
2t ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; cone in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Oo. tf
Green onions, lettuce and aspara
gus .at the Keystone Produce Co. 3t