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TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phones 110 ^
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 18 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 pjn . 7 P. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. 69
HOURS—9 to 12 ». m.: 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdes, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdes. Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
jCivil Engineer and'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Valdex, Alaska.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
We*tern Federation of Miner*
H.M. CARTER. PreeMent.
Granite Mine.
Copper River
Draying
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist Party of Alaska
Meets every Saturday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate Saloon.
Everybody Welcome.
Real Tough.
“Why do you say Jones is a victim
of tough luck?”
"He broke three teeth biting into a
boarding house steak.”—St. Ix>uis Post
Dispatch.
A nice line or art pictures just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
THE READIMG TABLE
There is no light that m kes night
reading so easy a; does Electricity. >' n
Electric portable is a sourco of pleasure
in every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. n^...„:..g in im
proper light is one of tha wore: things
for the eyes.' Cet an C oo i s Pcrtab’s
and read in comfort and peace.
Alaska Water, Light Telephone & Company
SHE COURTED CRITICISM.
And th* -Queen Got R«th*r More Than
8h* Anticipated.
In her youth Queen Elizabeth ot
Koomanla spent much time on the
training ot her voice, and, encouraged
by flatterers, came to believe herself
to be a singer of unusual talent. At
length, says Blbllotbek der Unterhalt
ung und des Wlssens. she decided to
have her voice tried by some great
teacher. So she went one day, dress
ed very simply and without the usual
retinue of servants, to see Professor
Dumanois of Bukharest and urged him
to give his frank opinion on the qual
ity of her voice and her future pros
pects. He tested her voice with great
care, first with the simple scales, then
with a song and lastly with an operatic
aria.
When the trial was over the profess
or said, “1 cannot say that you have a
wonderful voice. You sing fairly well
and with not a little feeling. I might
undertake to train you to sing in oper
etta, but to speak quite frankly you
haven’t the looks for It-”
Dp to tills time the teacher bad not
known that the rank of the aspirant
was any higher than that of scores of
other young ladles equally ambitious,
wbo constantly came to him. But his
surprise was greHt when the lady
handed blm tbe visiting card of the
queen, and he found then he had be
fore him no less a personage than roy
alty itself. The queen thanked him
heartily for tbe frank way in which be
bad Judged ber musical ability and
went home with her ambition in that
direction decidedly diminished.
MINORITY PRESIDENTS.
Elections That Were Not In Accord
With the Popular Vote.
One on God’s side is a majority, said
Wendell Phillips. Luckily for Ameri
can presidents majorities are not re
quired, else a good many of them never
would have reached the White House.
Pennsylvania’s only president, James
Buchanan, had nearly 40,000 fewer
votes than his competitors. Old Rough
and Ready Taylor landed the job with
only 47 per cent of all the ballots cast.
Lincoln was a decisive minority pres
ident, and he went to the White House
with only forty out of every hundred
votes that were polled. Woodrow Wil
son got Into ottice by an almost equally
slim majority, having a tritie more
than 40 per cent of all ballots.
Neither time he was chosen president
did Grover Cleveland have halt the
votes of the United States with him.
Strangely enough, the other time be
was nominated and when he was beat
eo by Harrison, Cleveland, although
the loser, had the greater number of
votes by nearly 100,000.
Hence Cleveland won twice on a mi
nority, hut lost once with a plurality.
Tildeu had not only more votes than
Hayes, but more than all his competi
tors combined, yet he wasn’t president.
Garfield, like Hayes, was a minority
winner.
There seems to be as great luck in a
minority as in the divine right of ma
jorities.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Turn About.
Mr. Kipling, while on a visit to Air
Hardy, went to see a house which the
author of "Life’s * Little Ironies"
thought would suit hint. When Mr
Kipliug moved out of earshot. Air
Hardy observed to the occupant:
"I may mention to you that this gen
tlctnan is uo other than Mr Rudyard
Kipling.”
"Is that so?” she replied. "I never
heard the name before.”
Presently Air. Kipliug. Ui turn, found
himself alone with the lady and re
marked:
"Possibly you may not be aware that
the gentleman who brought me here
today is Air Hardy, the eminent an
thor."
"Ob. Indeed.” was her reply "1 don't
know bis name.”—London Express.
The First Thing.
Not capital or labor or land or goods,
but human relations lie at the root of
all social reforms. All questions be
tween employers and employed are to
be solved in that way. Seek ye first
the kingdom of God and bis righteous
ness, what is right and just antj loving
and fair between man and man. The
discovery of that is the only solution of
all these stormy questions.—!)'. D. Mau
rice in Ohio State Journal.
* Clever.
"Bllggins la a clever story teller."
“Why. be has been telling tbe same
story for years!" *
"Yes. But be keeps you listening.
Every now and then be manages to
tblnk op another beginning and make
you believe It's going to be a new one.”
Washington 8tar.
.
Pretty Quiek.
Officer—You say the chauffeur sound
ed his horn just us tbe machine struck
the man? Witness—Yes, sir. Officer—
Was tbe victim killed Instantly? Wit
ness— So Instantly, sir. that be must
have beard tbe echo of that born in
tbe next world.
The Feminine Gender.
Teacher—What Is a fort? Pupil—A
place for soldiers to live In. Teacher
Correct And what Is a fortress? Pu
pil—A place for soldiers' wives to Uve
In -St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Unstable.
Be—You look to me older tban you
said you were. 8be—You can’t expect
me to remember age. Why, It’s alter
ing all the time—EUegende Blatter.
To say of a man. “Ha means wall.*
la worth nothing unleaa ha does welL
PlBotna.
CURIOUS BATTLEFIELDS.
On* Conflict That Raged to * Largo
Extent Indoors.
At tbe battle ot Monterey, Id tbe
Mexican war, our troops were able to
command tbe streets of tbe city witb
their artillery, but they experienced
much difficulty in driving tbe Mexi
cans from tbeir houses. Accordingly,
as the city was built of stone or adobe,
tbe Americans broke through tbe walls
from one bouse to another, fighting
and driving out tbe enemy as they pro
ceeded. Ttius, it appears, the battle of
Monterey was largely fought indoors.
In tbe time of William tbe Silent
when the Netherlands were figbtlng the
Spaniards, a number of Spanish ves
sels became frozen In on tbe Zuider
Zee. Out Came the Dutch on horse
back on tbe Ice to attack tbe Span
iards. This is probably tbe only battle
of record wherein cavalry was employ
ed directly against a naval force.
There have been bottles fougbt un
der ground. Chlefest of these was the
fierce encounter pertaining to tbe siege
of Haarlem in tbe Dutch wars. The
Spaniards mined und tbe Dutch coun
termined witb equal industry, and be
low tbe ground a terrific conflict en
sued.
When, after the commune, the Ver
sailles troops took Paris they chased
certain of the communist forces to the
great sewers of the capital, and in
these more than one sanguinary battle
occurred.— Exchange.
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PROVED HIS THEORY.
Tragio Climax, In a Muraer Trial, but
It Saved the Accused.
Tbe acme or realism was reached,
though by accident, in a criminal trial
that took place a number of years ago
at Lebanon, O.
Two men bad a personal encounter
One of them ufter vainly trying to
draw his pistol from nis hip pocket
turned to Bee. A moment later he fell,
shut in the small of the back. One
chamber of his pistol was found to
have been fired, tils assailant was
tried for murder.
The defense contended that tbe man
bad shot himself while trying to draw
bis pistol, which had become entangled
in the lining of tbe pocket, and that the
prisoner’s shot had not taken effect
The prosecntion contended that suclr
a wound could not have been self In
fllcted.
The defendant's counsel, Clement L
Vallandlgbam, undertook to demon
strate to the Jury just how tbe dead
man’s pistol bad bung in the pocket
and just bow possible it was to Inflict
such a wound. Suddenly there was a
loud report, uud the lawyer sank to
the floor. The ball bad entered the
back almost In the identical spot where
the dead man bad been shot.
The defendant was acquitted. Mr
! Vallandigham died.—Exchange.
An Insulting Pronoun,
The ritual of society, as women make
it, is very exacting the world over,
even In almhouses. The London Out
look reports a serious trouble umong a
set of workhouse officials. The in
tirmary nurses, three in number, had
demanded a separate sitting room and
the delight of Sunday dinner therein
and the matron had sought to humble
them by seudiug the cook’to enjoy her
Sunday dinner in their company. The
brawny cook described what occurred
as follows:
“Well, Nurse Blank, she come down
and got inside the door. "Four covers?
she says. 'Four? Who’s the fourth?
’Me.’ says I. ‘You!’ she says, and with
that she tosses her head and walks
away.’1
Here cook drew a long breath, then
continued. “If It hadn't 'a been Sun
day. gentlemen. I should have let her
have It for calling me ’yon!’ ’’
Went to the Doctor’s.
An old man who looked like a for
eigner was walking along a London
street playing a concertina that had
seen better days. Noticing a brass
plate with the words. “Doctor ot Mu
sic” written under the name on it, he
went up to the bouse and rung the
belt Tbe door was answered by a
servant, who asked his business.
“Please,” he said. “Is the doctor o
music In?”
“Tes. What Is It yon want?” the
servant asked.
“Why. Just pop in an’ ax him now
much hell charge to mend my concer
tina.” was the reply.
Sex In Business.
It may be instinct, it. may be custom,
but anyway It la a fact—
First—That when a woman marries
she doesn't want her Job any longer.
Second.—That when a man marries
be wnnts bis Job all tbe more. Conse
quently—
Third.—That as long as there la mar
rying and giving In marriage business,
being desirous of reliable help, will dis
cern a difference between tbe sexes.—
Life. _
As ths Cass May Bs.
“And Its awfully Impolite to inter
rapt one who is talking, isn’t it moth
err
“Except when a woman is describ
ing clothes, my dear, and then it Is
polite to constantly ejaculate, ’How
lovelyl* or 'How ridiculous!' as the
case may be.’’—Kansas City Times.
Paradox.
Wlgg-1 can’t make out that fellow
BJonea. He’s a paradox. Wagg-Yee.
I’ve known him to pawn his watch to
have a good time.—Philadelphia Rec
ord. _
His Answer.
Stem Parent—Bo yen want my
daughter, huh.. Got any money? Bultor
—Tea, sir. How high do yon quote
her?—Boston Transcript
Dougherty & Ferguson
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Notice of Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration
of voters at the municipal election to
be held in and for the Town of Val
dez, Alaska, on the 6th day of Apr,I,
1915, will be open at the office of
the Town Treasurer, in Copper
Block, in said Town, on the 1st day
of February, 1915, between the hours
of 2 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon
of said day, and will remain open fur
such registration between like hours
on each and every day thereafter, ex
cept Sundays, until and including the
27th day of March, 1915; and on the
last two days on which such regis
tration may be made, viz;, the 26th
and 27th days of March. 1915, said
books will be open for such registra
tion between the hours of 1 and 6
o’clock in the afternoon of said days.
Town Treasurer E. G. Ames has
been named registrar, and will enter
in said registration books the names
of all persons, residents of the Town
of Valdez, who are qualified voters,
or who will be such voters at the
date of said election, upon their ap
plication in person at his said office
within the office hours and between
the dates mentioned; and no voter
who does not personally appear and
register at said office between said
dates will be permitted to vote at
said election.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Notice of Settlement of Account,
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of I.
D. Flynn, deceased.—Notice of settle
ment of account.
Notice is hereby given that W. T.
Scott, the administrator of the estate
of I. D. Flynn, deceased, lias rendered
and presented for settlement, and til
ed in the above entitled court, his
; final account of the administration
of said estate, and that Wednesday,
the 24th day of February, 1915, at the
hour of two o’clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the court room of said
court, in the Town of Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by me, tbo
undersigned, as the Judge of said
court, as the time and place for the
settlement of said account, at which
time and place any and all persons
interested in said estate, may appear,
file exceptions in writing to the said
account or otherwise contest the al
lowance of the same.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 23rd
day of December, 1914.
(Seal.) GEO. J. LOVE,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex Officio
Probate Judge, for the Recording
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24, 1914.
Date last publication February 21,
1915.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
"back” a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospeot-other
wise a good many of to
day’s successful business
enterprises would still be
ihere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
with the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
If you want all — aawa al Ma
| ttmo, read Hie ProapaoW.