STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
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Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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“The House of Comfort”
PHonF. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
A Glance of Approval
is always bestowed upon the
wearer of a suit tailored by
us. The style is so evident,
the whole effect so distin
guished, that the keenest
clothes critics cannot with
hold their approval. Why not
stop in and order such a suit.
You’ll not find the cost at all
excessive. On the contrary it
will be very reasonable.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAIL/OR
1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191?
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will lake 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
BANKERS
j S. BLUM Sc CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
| B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
V FRESH bread and pastry daily
Phone 83 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keyutone Ave
I Rough Dry ICc lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
In every i:no or manufactured ar
ticles there iB usually one maker who
^ets the standard of excellence. The
Kexall Products set such a standard
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agentJ
f' r Valdez. tf
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tt,
Harvard Seeks $10,000,000.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A permanent
endowment of $10,000,000 for Har
vard University is planned by a com
mittee of the Alumni headed by Thou.
W. Damont of New York. The imme
diate object according to the commit
tee is to “meet the pressing needs of
the university in the form in inade
quate salaries and lack of funds for
the maintenance of large and costly
equipment and at the same time it.
provide an income sufficient to main
tain unquestionably for many year?
Harvard’s position as an institution
of higher learning.
No time limit for the gathering of
the fund has been set, but it is hoped
that a considerable part of it will be
in hand before the next commence
ment.
ORIENTAL COURTESY.
An Am#«r'» Nice Choice of Words In
Spooking of a Fall.
▲ good horseman may be thrown
from his horse, under some circum
stances, with little or no reflection
upon bis skill. The accident may have
been excusable, even Inevitable, when
all the details are"known; but as cas
ually related the excuses frequently
disappear, and the fall, with Its Ig
nominious suggestion of Incompetency,
alone remains. Lady St. Ilelier, in
telling of the deep admiration and re
gard entertained by the Ameer of Af
ghanistan for Lord Kitchener, gives a
little anecdote of the oriental’s instant
perception and avoidance of the pos
sibility of any humiliating Implication
1 for his friend.
I Lord Kitchener had suffered a severe
accident that resulted In a leg so bad
, ly broken as to necessitate several
! weeks’ complete rest at the time, and
later, two months’ furlough in Eng
lund, and a resetting of the bone. One
of Kitchener’s staff gave the news of
j his misfortune to the ameer during a
! great tiger hunt at Gwalior.
"1 told him,” the oflicer wrote Lady
| St. Heller, “that the chief had a nasty
j fall at I’oona, his horse tumbling down
j an embankment. He Immediately ask
ed for a piece of paper and wrote a
telegram of sympathy In Persian. He
handed It to Sir Henry McMahon and
asked him to send It off immediately.
| Sir Henry wrote it down in English,
but when he came to the words ‘to
; hear of your fall from your horse.’ the
! ameer Instantly corrected him, saying:
| “ ‘No, no! Not from your horse—
'with your horse; in Afghanistan—big
j difference!’ ”
CAPRI, A TWIN HUMPED CAMEL
—
I Island Riohly Dowarad Far Artist, His
torian and Gaologist.
Capri, a great twin humped camel of
an Island, kneels in the blue just off
the Sorrentlne peninsula. From the
sway backed huddle of white, pink,
blue, cream aud drab houses along the
large harbor up the breakneck road to
the fascinating town nestling among
the hills, white roofed and Moorish,
and on, still higher, by the winding
road or up the nearly perpendicular
flights of rock stairs which furrow the
frowning crag with their sharp, zigzag
outlines to Anacapri, 500 feet or so
above, every step of the way breathes
the pride and splendor and degradation
of the island's greater days.
Here a cyclopeau mass of shattered
masonry in the warm emerald water
| tells of a Woman emperor’s bath, yon
der on a cliimney-like cliff the sinister
ruins of a stout castle keep whispers
of ancient garrisons and pirates not
armed with automatic rifles or high
powered artillery, and here, overlook
iug the sea, the vast ruins of a villa re
call “that hairy old goat” Tiberius and
his wastral voluptuousness thut turned
fair t.’uprl iuto satyrdom.
Capri today is richly dowered for
sightseer, artist, historian, antiquary
and geologist. On every hand are shad
ed walks and sequestered bowers in
the thick groves of orange aud lemon,
laurel aud myrtle, wild backgrounds of
tumbled rock, titanic rifts In the coast
Into which the sea has thrust long, in
sidious blue fingers.—National Geo
graphic Magazine.
An American Golf Club of 1794.
It may come as a surprise to golf
players to know how long ago, almost
a century and a quarter, the royal
game was enjoyed by Charlestonians.
In muking research through the liles
of the South Carolina Gazette recently
I came upon the following notice,
which I send as a contribution to our
golfing records:
City Gazette and Dally Advertiser.
Saturday, November 15, 1794.
Golf Club.
This being the anniversary of the South
Carolina Golf Club, the members ye re
quested to attend at Williams’s Coffee
House, in lieu of Harleston’s Green, on ac
count of the bad weather.
Dinner on table at S o'clock.
By order of the president.
EDWIN GAIRDNER, Secretary.
—Charleston News and Courier.
Her Fame.
The Duchess of Westminster has the
reputation of being the wittiest woman
In society. The duchess tells an excel
lent story about an ex-shah of Persia
who was very fond of paying compli
ments to English ladies.
When the Duchess of Westminster
was presented he greeted her heartily.
“I have heard much about you,” he
said. “Your worthy name is well known
even In my country.”
The duchess was surprised at first,
then a light dawned upon her. “Gra
cious me, I do believe he mistakes me
for Westminster abbey!” she said.
What was more, she was right.
Something In the Filling.
“Do you know you can tell a man’s
disposition by his teeth?” asked the girl
who believes in signs, bumps and palm
reading.
“How interesting!” said her compan
ion, who did not believe in anything.
“Then Jack must have a golden dispo
sition."
Discretion.
"What did yo' do, sub, when big
Brudder Tamp called yo’ a Hah?"
,rUh—well, suh,” replied small Broth
er Slink, “as de gen'leman am six feet
blsrh an’ weighs mighty nigh a ton,
what could I do but move dat we
make it noononlmous?’’—Exchange.
Asking the Impossible.
Bob—Perhaps we had better forget
one another? Bess—Oh, I couldn’t do
that; I have so few things to laugh
about—Puck.
Celebrity sells dearly what we think
she gives.—Emile Souvestre.
'INCOME TAX IB • ■ ,
DOUBLED THIB YEAR
—
1 The income tax assessment, which
in the two prevailing years that it ha®
been in force has carried a rate of
one per cent, has been raised this
year to double that rate, or two peri
cent.
This rate only applies on incomes of
from $3,000 to $20,000. Incomes of j
over that amount up to $40,000 are!
rubject to an additional tax on thej
amount in excess of $20,000. On In-!
comes of over $40,000 the assessment i
rate increases in proportion to the
above.
Reports must be made by every
one whose income exceeds $3,000 per
year, but only unmarried men are li
able to pay on an income of $3,000,1
married men having an exemption up
to $4,000. but their report must be
made if they possess a $3,000 income, j
This tax is due on January 1, and
must be sent to David J. Williams,
collector at Tacoma, Wash.
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Swiss Minister in Charge.
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.
Minister Ritter of Switzerland today
was informed by his government to
take over German diplomatic inter
ests in the United States, including
the embassy here and twelve consul
ates throughout the country.
American Steamer Stopped,
i LONDON, Feb. 9.—Five shots
were fired by the German submarine
U-45 at the American steamer West
wego on Jan. 31, the captain report
ed today. None of the shots took ef
fect and the master stopped and sent
a boat to the submarine with his pa
pers. The commander of the subma
rine then demanded oil under threat
to sink the ship if refused. The de
mand was complied with.
i
Swiss leasing Ships.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—
The Swiss government is about to en
ter the merchant marine and there
may yet be a Swiss navy. Switzer
land entered into negotiations with
neutral powers today to lease vessels
to transport food from abroad.
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Atlantic Travel Stopped.
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.—Trans-Atlan
tic Steamship companies are wirine
their Seattle agents to discontinue the
sale of passenger bookings for Europe
but through freight will still be re
ceived.
J. G. Dorsh and John Burns left on
the Evans with John Miller's horses
and freighting outfit, en route t >
C’hitina, where they will commence
the work of freighting in the Miller
outfit for the season's work at Slate
creek.
Munition Workers Killed.
i AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9.—An acci
dental explosion in the Nobel muni
tions plant at Schlebusch near Co
logne yesterday, killed 200 employes
most of whom were women,
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John Emel, who will start a can
nery here on the city wharf, left on
the Admiral Evans for Seattle and
will return within a short time with
the necessary machinery for the can
nery. ,
NEW BATTLESHIP IS A
HUGE FIGHTING MACHINE
NEWPORT NEWS.—The dread
naught Mississippi, which will be one
of the world’s most efficient and
powerful fighting machines was
launched here Jan. 25. She was
christened by Miss Camille Mc-Breath
of Meredian, Miss., daughter of J. M
McBreath, member of the National
Democratic Committee.
Only the shell of the great sea
fighter took to the water but even
without armament and machinery P.
! represents an expenditure of nearl.7
$8,000,000. When she is ready f.o
take her place in the battle fleet th?
government will have spent almost
twice that amount on her.
1 The Mississippi will be a duplicate
of the dreadnaught Pennsylvania and
Arizona, recently commissioned.
The new battleship will have a
maximum speed of 21 knots, will dis
place 32,000 tons on trial and 33,000
when fully loaded, and will have »
length over all of 642 feet. Its en
gines will be of the Curtis turbine
type, productive of an estimated h.-p
of 32,000. Like the other latest bat
tlecraft, it will be equipped with oil
burning boilers.
The main battery of the Missiissip
i pi will be twelve 14-inch 50 calibre
'rifles placed three to the turret. Ii
addition, there will be twenty-two 5
inch, 51 calibre rapid-fire guns, four
3-inch anti-aircraft rifles, two 21-inch
torpedo tubes submerged, and the us
ual saluting guns.
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Prospector ads bring results.
, Only a first-class drug store *ca i \
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agentsl
!for Valdez. t*
FOR SALE—Sewing machine in
good condition. Apply Mrs. C. How
ard. hlO
OPEN MR EH 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 fire does come you will have
Iho ready means to replace
your home. Foresi^h* is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
'r TONY’S PLACED
EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
ha"
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our targe Fleet ol Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. 9. Admiral Watson
Feb. 15—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—S. 3. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 2 7—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. S—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. L1SCUM,
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.
P. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you'll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Phone 1
A. L Harris, T. P. A. Jnaeao, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets flrbt
I call by discriminating buyers wh >
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. M
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug 8tore. **
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co.~ tf
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received—the latest Popular
■ songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
I
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
i to transfer t-ut. baggage for you. tf
] Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
j Prices reasonable. *
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
Location notices, botn quarts and
pTaser, at the Miner o9ce.