RELIGION CRAZED
CRUCIFIED HIMSELF
Stranger in San Francisco Cathedral
Spikes His Foot to the Floor
as Congregation Prayed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—While
a congregation numbering hundreds
of persons were kneeling in prayer
in St. Mary’s cathedral last evening,
Thos. Thornton, a stranger, removed
his shoes and stockings and drove a
spike through his instep into the
floor, using a piece of gaspipe as a
hammer.
Thornton had entered the cathe
dral quietly and taking a seat near
the rear of the church appeared to be
earnest in his devotions until the
congregation was startled by the
pounding of the pipe on the spike.
He had carefully sharpened the spike
to a needle point and a few blows
sufficed to nail him to the floor.
The man is evidently crazed by re
ligion and has refused to disclose his
identity except that his name is
Thornton. He seemed insensible to
pain and did not utter a sound while
the spike was being withdrawn from
his foot in order that be might be
taken to a hospital.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
TO REGELATE PRICES.
PARIS, Nov. 8.—It is announced
that the French cabinet has prepared
a bill which the chamber of deputies
■will be asked to pass authorizing the
mayors of cities and the prefects of
towns to regulate and fix the maxi
mum prices for the necessities of life.
It is asserted that dealers have
raised the prices of many necessities
more than one hundred per cent dur
ing the past year owing to the lack
of regulation and the poor are begin
ning to feel the pinch of hunger.
The measure provides heavy fines
for violations of the regulations for
first offenses and confiscation of
stocks and imprisonment upon con
viction of second violations.
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WANTS HEARING BEFORE
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Dr. Anna
Siiaw, president of the American
National Suffrage Association, has
asked Chairman Hillies, of the Re
publican National committee, and
Chairman McCombs, of the National
committee, to permit suffragettes a
hearing before the national conven
tions soon to be held.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
MOUNT GLASS SHOWS
SIGNS OF ACTIVITY.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 8.—Mount
Glass, fifty miles north of Lookout
mountain is reported as becoming an
active volcano. Clouds of dense
smoke are hovering over the moun
tain and Increasing in density. It is
reported that lava has poured down
the sides of the mountain and that
the settlers are fleeing from the dis
trict in terror.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM
GOES TO WESTWARD.
Judge Wickersham, Alaska’s del
egate to congress, is a passenger on
the Admiral Evans to the westward,
and visited with friends while the
steamer was in Valdez. He came
from Fairbanks via Cordova, and
after visiting Alaskan coaBt towns
will go to Washington to attend the
coming session of congress.
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Officers Report that Marge Washing
ton Cannot be Saved but that
Mariposa is in Good Shape.
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j The steamer Admiral Evans, of the
i Admiral Line, reached Valdez at 2
J o’clock this afternoon, having been
delayed in southwestern Alaska wa
ters for several hours owing to heavy
fog.
The officers of the Admiral Evans
report that they sighted the barge
Washington, which broke from the
tug Pioneer and went adrift, finally
landing on Kyak island where she
is still resting. They state that the
barge was not badly damaged when
driven ashore but that Capt. Durkee,
who has inspected her, says that
there is no way of getting her off
the rocks, but that her cargo of lum
ber can be salvaged.
They also bring the information
that the British Columbia wrecker
Salvor has finally succeeded in get
ting the Mariposa pumped out and
that the steamer is on an even keel
in a safe harbor and will soon be
towed to drydock.
Following are the passengers ar
riving on the Admiral Evans for Val
dez: C. F. Foulk, J. B. Howard,
Sidney Jacobs, Lieut. Mehaffey, John
Bauerman, J. Fish, and Mrs. Gris
wold.
The Admiral Evans carries a num
ber of passengers for Seward and
Anchorage and also carries a heavy
cargo of freight for Anchorage.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
FREE
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinston:
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With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
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Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to cne Coupon.
' PHONE 69
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Will Not Declare War Until Entrance
of Rumania Will Have Decid
ing Effect on Balkans.
BERLIN, Nov. 8—Dispatches from
Bucharest state that the Rumanian
ministerial crisis which threatened
to disrupt the government has been
averted and that all factions have
agreed that military action must de
pend upon the strategical situation
which will prevail in the Balkans to
ward the close of the war.
The Rumanian cabinet believes
that the action of that country in de
ciding to join the Teutons or Allies
will have a deciding effect upon the
Balkan situation and will await a
propitious moment before making a
declaration of her friendship.
It is believed that Rumania has
turned a deaf ear to the promises of
Russia that she would favor a divi
sion of Bulgaria, Rumania to receive
the northern portion of which is pop
ulated largely Rumanians, in return
for active participation in the inva
sion of Bulgaria.
AMERICAN FEDERATION
CONVENTION OPENS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—Samu-!
el Gompers, president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor,. arrived in
San Francisco yesterday to attend the
annual convention of the Federation, j
which opened here this forenoon. :
Delegates are present from every
state In the union.
TRACTION MAGNATE’S
LAST COUPON CLIPPED.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8.—P.
Widener. who made millions in or
ganizing street car companies and
one of the traction magnates in this
city, died Saturday night, aged 81
years. It is estimated that his es
tate is worth sixty million dollars
JUDGE W. A. MUNLEY
RETURNS FROM 'FRISCO.
Judge W. A. Munley, who was re- \
cently appointed to the office of as
sistant district attorney, to be open
ed at Anchorage, is a passenger on
the Admiral Evans en route to his
new home. He is returning from
San Francisco where he appeared as
prosecutor in a case before the Cir-,
cult Court of Appeals in a coal case
which had been carried to the high
er court from Alaska.
Some Show Tonight.
The following program is on at
the Liberty Theatre tonight, “His
Big Sister,” “The Echo of Song,”
and “The Gangsters,” a Keystone
comedy full of laughs. *
liOCAL BREVITIES.
A. N. Swallow, of the Alaska Road
commission staff, was a returning
passenger on the Admiral Evans
from Chitina, having come via Cor
dova.
Chas. E. Herron, who is exten
sively engaged in placer mining in
the Cook Inlet district, is a passen
ger on the Admiral Evans for An
chorage.
Bernard M. Stone and Mrs Stone,
of the Seward Gateway, are passen
gers on the Admiral Evans, return
ing to Seward after a visit to the
States, including the San Francisco
exposition.
Jas. Fish, who has been on an ex
tended trip to Kenn^cott and other
interior points in connection with his
insurance business, returned home on
the Admiral Evans, havlpg come
from the interior via Cordova. $
T. W. Hawkins, of the enterpris
ing firm of Brown & Hawkins, of
Seward and Anchorage, is a passen
ger on the Admiral Evans en route to
Anchorage having been on a pur
chasing trip to the states.
A. Christensen, chief of the field
division of the General Land office,
at Juneau, and who conducted the
government’s real estate deals at An
chorage is a paksenger on the Admi
ral Evans for Seward. *
R. M. Brown, who'has had charge
of the government party which re
cently surveyed the Katalla harbor,
is a passenger on the Admiral Evans
en route to Seward where he will re
port to^ Chairman Edes, of the Alas
kan Engineering commission. He is
accompanied by Capt. G. W. Porter,
who was Mr. Brown’s assistant in the
work.
FOR SALE—New electric heater,
cheap. D. D. Pittman, cable office, tf
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
Call and Notice of Special Meeting of
the Stockholders of Alaska Water,
Light and Telephone Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spe
cial meeting of the stockholders of
Alaska Water, Light and Telephone
Company will be held at the office of
the Company, Valdez, Alaska, on the
16th day of November, A. D. 1915, at
two o’clock in the afternoon for the
purpose of considering:
The proposal of Sydney Marshall of
Seattle, Washington, to purchase the
entire plant, properties, franchises
and assets of this Company for the
sum of Two Hundred Twenty-five
Thousand ({225,000.00) Dollars,
and the assumption by said Marshall
of the present outstanding debts of
this Company, said purchase price to
be paid as follows:
Two Hundred Twelve Thousand
Five Hundred ({212,500.4)0) Dollars
to be paid by the issuance to the or
der of this Company of Two Hundred
Twelve Thousand Five Hundred
({212,500.00) Dollars, at par, of
the fully paid and non-assessable
stock of Prince William Sound Water
Power, Light and Telephone Company
a corporation of the State of Wash
ington, and Twelve Thousand Five
:Hundred ({12,500) Dollars in the
'seven per cent first mortgage bonds of
said Company, such bonds to be is
!sued to this Company or to its order,
jand to be payable on or before Janu
ary 1st, A. D. 1917.
And make counter proposal to the
said Sydney Marshall including
changes in the amount of purchase
price and the manner of payment of
the same and to transact any and all
business in any manner connected
with said proposal, and in case said
proposal or counter proposal is ac
cepted at said meeting to instruct the
Company’s Board of Directors, thru
its proper officers, to make, execute
and deliver any and all documents of
whatsoever kind and nature as may
be necessary to fully and completely
carry into effect the sale, transfer
and delivery of the possession of all
of this Company's property as herein
proposed.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND,
Secretary.
First pub. Monday, Oct. 18, 1915.
Last pub. Monday, Nov. 16, 1916 21t
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
We Serve Only the Best Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jade Callln. _Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FDR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
ate taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, Indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
idonday, Nov. 8, 1915.
High, 12:40 am, 7.9; 12:i8 pm, 11.2.
Low, 6:06 am, 2.0; 7:12 pm, —2.2.
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1915
High, 1:38 am, 7.7; 1:02 pm, 11.1.
Low, 6:48 am, 2.2; 7:69 pm, —2.0.
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1915
High, 2:30 am. 7.3; 1:49 pm, 10.7
Low, 7:33 am, 2.6; 8:42 pm, —1.6.
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1915
High, 3:26 am, 7.0; 2:22 pm, 9.9.
Low, 2:68 am, 1.9; 4:01 pm, 0.9.
F'riday, Nov. 12, 1915.
High, 4:30 am, 6.8; 3:42 pm, 9.0.
Low, 9:27 am, 3.4; 10:42 pm, 0.0.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 1915.
High, 6:41 am, 6.8; 4:66 pm. 8.0.
Low, 10:60 am, 3.7.
Sunday, Nov. 14, 1915.
High, 6:52 am, 7.1; 6:26 pm, 7.3.
Low, m, 0.6; 12:35 pm, 3.5.
Monday, Nov. 15, 191i>.
High, 7:51 am, 7.7; 7:62 pm. 7.0.
Low, 1:08am, 1.1; 2:40 pm, 2.7.
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1915.
High, 8:40 am, 8.2; 9:06 pm, 6.9.
Low, 2:04 am, 1.5; 3:11 pm, 1.8.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1915.
High, 9:22 am, 8.7; 10:06 pm, 7.1.
High, 9:58 am, 9.2; 10:65 pm, 7.2.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1915.
High, 9:58 am, 9.2; 10:65 pm. 9.4.
Low, 3:41 am, 2.2; 4:46 pm, 0.1.
Friday, Nov. 19, 1915.
High, 10:31 am, 9.4.
Low, 4;13 am, 2.4; 6:21 pm, 0.4.
Saturday, Nov. 90, 1915.
High, 12:38 pm, 7.3; 11:01 am, 9.6.
Low, 4:63 am, 2.6; 5:64 pm, 0.8. '
Sunday, Nov. 91, 1915
High, 0:18 am, 7.3; 11:31 am, 9.7.
Low, 5:25 am, 2.8; 6:26 pm, 0.9.
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Send the Folks in the Old Country
Your Christmas Present NOW!
MONEY IS CHEAP IN EUROPE—
WE SELL EUROPEAN CHECKS AS FOLLOWS:
920.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Norway. /
920.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Sweden.
920.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Denmark. /
916.20 will buy 100 Lire on Italy. J
920.05 will buy 100 Marks on Germany.
917*45 will buy 100 Francs on France.
915.30 will bay 400 Finmarks on Finland.
915.38 will buy 100 Kronor on Austria.
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Our Rates are About Ten Per cent Less than
the Post Office Charges.
The First Bank of Valdez
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
The Pinzon
Cor. McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
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CIGARS
) El Sidello
\ Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies. #
Free Auto Tickets
-AT—
THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co • phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
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Office, foot of Wall street. *
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Say, Fellows, The Time Is Getting Short!
How abopt that Electric Cleaner, a
Washing Machine, a Coffee Percolator,
an Electric Iron, ora nice Reading
Damp which you spoke ot getting for
the dear wife, or mother this Christ
mas?
Come on down and see us, we will
talk it over and try to make it easy for
you in regard to payments. Don’t put
it off till it’s too late then be sorry.
YOURS FOR THE HOME NEEDS ,
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
• 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 1Q:80 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.