STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONF. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
NO ALTERATIONS ARE
EVER NECESSARY
when we pronounce a suit of
our tailoring finished. A look
in the glass will show the per
fect fit of the garments. We
attend, to that part by skilled
and thorough measurements.
As to the style, it speaks for
itself. The prices are equally
eloquent as to their modera
tion.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office._Telephone 24
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chus. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry lCc lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the
hrm of Dougherty & Ferguson of Val
dez, Alaska, has this day dissolved by
mutual consent, R. P. Ferguson retir
ing from the firm. T. E. Dougherty
will continue the business at the same
place will pay all debts of the old
firm and will collect all debts due to(
said firm.
Dated this 30th day of December,
3 916.
T. E. DOUGHERTY,
R P. FERGUSON.
San Francisco Breaks Record.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.—Ex
ports of merchandise from San Fran
cisco to foreign territories during the
year 1916, totalled $129,943,273 or
$43,000,000 more than the total for
1915. This was the largest in the
history of the port. Gold shipments
for the year totalled $45,844,220.
Gold importations for the same period
amounted to $38,223,176.
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Musn’t Recognize Poland
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26.—The Czas
newspaper at Crawcow reports that
the Consul General of the United
States at Warsaw invited all the Con
suls of the neutral States residing in
that city to visit him and informed
l hem that by order of his Govern
ment he could not officially recog
nize the Kingdom of Poland until the
end of the war, but nevertheless he
would confer with the Polish State
Council on purely political matters,
the seme as the representatives of
the European countries.
Mollard Fined $40,000
PARIS, Jan. 26.—The Cafe Mol
lard, one of the principal estab
lishments of its kind in Paris, op
posite the St. Lazare terminus, has
been ordered closed, and the propri
etor, Louis Mollard, has been fined
more than $40,000, for selling al
most 1,000 bottles of absinthe in vio
lation of the law passed in March
1915, prohibiting the sale of this
liquor.
M. Mollard is charged with having
sold absinthe at $2 a bottle under the
name of “elixir.”
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $15 up. Valdez Drag
Go. tf
ESCAPADES INCLUDED '
IN THE WHITE SLAVE LAW
Although the Supreme Court had
previously upheld constitutionality of
the Mann white slave act, the quec
tion of whether it prohibits inter
state transportation of women only
for commercial vice or applies to the
mere personal immoral escapades
having an element of commercialism
or coercion has been disputed ever
since the law's enactment.
interpretation by the Supreme
Court of the disputed point was ask
ed in the celebrated Diggs-Caminetti
eases and the case of L. T. Hays of
Alva. Okla. In all ihree cases the
government conceded there was no
element of tariff for gain.
Caminetti was sentenced to IS
months' imprisonment and lined
$1500. Diggs was sentenced to two
years and a $2000 fine. Hays iiad
an 18 months’ prison sentence. All
have been at liberty under bail.
Lower courts and different admin
istrations of the Department of Jus
tice have differed over the law's in
terpretation. Various women's clubs
and other organizations have agitat
ed for an interpretation to curb all
immorality, whether commercial or
not.
Two other important questions
raised were whether women were ac
complices and whether men might be
j convicted solely upon a woman’s un
I corroborated testimony.
I While Diggs and Caminetti volun
Itarily gave some testimony they re
I fused some further testimony and
!the trial judge instructed the jury to
consider such refusal in reaching
(heir verdict. Diggs and Caminetti
contended that violating the Consti
itutional clause exempting persons
I from testifying against themselves.
'The Ninth federal circuit court, how
jever, held that, under various prece
dents, the trial courts charge was
j justified, the defendants testifying
ivoluntarily but only in part,
j The defendants contended that
'Congress never intended to include,
I with classification as felonies, offenses
j which are misdemeanors in most
j States hut aimed the law against per
sons transporting women victims in
commercialized white slave traffic.
Although Attorney General Wick
ersham, in office when the law was
passed, ruled that it did not apply
personal escapades, the succeeding
administration held otherwise. Tiie
Second, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Federal circuit courts of appeal have
'sustained the broader interpreptation
while other federal courts have held
only for the commercial construction.
Diggs and Caminetti were tried- and
,convicted separately, the former on
August 20, 1913, and the latter on
September 5, 1913. Their cases were
consolidated and affirmed March 12,
1915, by the Ninth circuit court. In
the supreme court all three cases
were advanced, both sides desiring
!early settlement of the disputed ques
Itions, and argued together in No'-em
jber. 1916, Assistant Attorney Oen
leral Wallace representing the gov
ernment and former Senator Bailey ot
j Texas, Marshall B. Woodsworth of
l San Francisco and H. O. Glasser ot
Enid, Okla., the defendants.
Justice McReynolds took no pari
in considering the three cases, being
disqualified in having been attorney
general during prosecution of the
three defendants.
Upon the Supreme Court’s deci
sion future prosecutions under the
,act are dependent, including several
| persons under indictment and await
ing trial, including Jack Johnson, the
negro pugilist, convicted at Chicago
in 1913. Johnson is now a fugitive
jfrom justice in Europe.
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Admiral’s Widow Dies,
i LONDON, Jan. 27.—Landy Gren
j fell, widow of Vice-Admiral Sir Harry
iGrenfell, once commander of the
British channel squadron is dead
here. She was a daughter of Andrew
|Low, of Savannah. Ga.
i
Gen. Uandini Drowned
HOME, Jan. 26.—Lieutenant Gen
jeral B.indini, commander of tin;
i Italian Albanian expeditionary corps,
was among those lost aboard the
Italian battleship Kegina Margherita.
the sinking of which by a mine on
Dec. 11 was recently officially con
firmed.
Only a Hrst-class drug store cat
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. if
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’8.
Prices reasonable. •
We sell marshmailews in hulk at
Ihe Candy Kitchen. tt
Fresh Box candy at Hunt's Candy
Kitchen. A new line opened. tf
All kinds of cocktails. Ai the
Candy Kitchen. tf
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.
ROME'S GREAT COLOSSEUM. '
A Grim Theater of Deeth Thet Wee
Drenched With Blood.
The moat Imposing theater ever
erected by mortal hands, a grim house
of death, consecrated by blood and
tears, the Colosseum stands today a
stupendous monument to Itomnn pride
and degradation. Almost a third of a
tulle in circumference, it towers 137
feet up into the air. the original and j
monumental “play to the gallery" of
popular approval. In So A. D. Km
l>eror Titus opened its history with n j
tremendous inaugural of a hundred 1
days of “games.” in which men fought
with other men and with wild animals, 1
and no one knows the exact tale of the ,
lives snuffed out on Its bloodied sands ■
“to make a Roman holiday.”
In the construction of the Colosseum 1
its builders adhered to the thou new
note of superimposing the three orders
—Boric. Tonic and Corinthian—an ides
that has exerted a greater Influence
upon the design of monumental works '
than any other Roman innovation.
But who thinks of that standing be 1
fore it today with the golden Italian •
sunshine glorifying every scar and con- I
juring back from the dead past vivid
spectacles of Roman holidays, full of !
noise and color, laughter and bloody ;
agonies, or when liquid moonlight ;
transfigures the classic ruin into u j
magic fabric, where stalk the thin
ghosts of saint and vestal, slave and j
emperor?—National Geographic Maga j
7.1ne.
WHEN PETROLEUM WAS FREE.
I
That Wat Very Early In the History ;
of Thit Country.
The first reference to the discovery j
of petroleum in America was contain ,
ed in a letter written in lt!29 by Joseph :
de la Itoebe d'Allion, a French mis
sionary working among the Indians.
He had crossed the Niagara river and [
made his way southward through !
western New York into northern I’enn j
sylvanla, where he found a spring '
from which oil flowed. This oil was i
highly esteemed by the Indians for ;
medicinal uses.
The letter of the priest was publish
ed in 1032 In Sagard's “Histoire du !
Canada.” This oil spring was proba- :
bly Identical with the one described
by the Massachusetts Magazine in
1789:
“In the northern part of Peunsylva i
nia there is a creek called Oil creek. ;
which empties into the Allegheny rlv- j
er. It issues from a spring on the top I
of which floats an oil similar to that !
called Barbados tar and from which
one may gather several gallons a day.
The troops sent to guard the western 1
posts baited at the same spring, eol j
lected some of the oil and bathed then j
Joints with it. This gave them great i
relief from the rheumatism with which |
they were afflicted.”—New York World.
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How the Ancients Bathed.
Ancient Rome is snid to have con
sumed no less than 340.000.000 gallons
of water a day. and one of the most
noticeable, features of the modern
town Is the prodigal effervescence of
Its water, gushing from fountains of
every conceivable size and design. The
Trevl Is the most magnificent in the
city, its waters (called Aqua Vergine.
virgin water, because of its purity >
the finest. The old Roman baths re
quired a lot of water. The splendid
Thermae, built by the degenerate Em
peror Carnealla. had accommodations
for 1,000 bathers. Besides the baths
pr«i>er. the establishment included
within its area of about a quarter of a
mile square a "yinnasium. athletic
field, library and even a race track.
Its ruins tower above the plain today
like some mountain blasted by nature
—National Geographic Magazine.
Why Is It?
When you are in a hurry why Is it
| that—
There are no means of locomotion in
; sight?
You haven’t any change?
Every one bumps into you?
You remember you have left the
front door open?
All the streets are blocked?
The last train has just gone?
You are held up by some bore?
You see the most beautiful girl in
the world?
Your watch la wrong?
The other person Is late and yon
are kept waiting an hour?—Life.
Knights of Old.
The knights of the days of chivalry j
were so well protected by their armor I
tbut they were practically invincible
to all ordinary weapons, ft veil wucn
dismounted they could not be injured
save by the miserlcordia, a thin dagger
which penetrated the Joints of the ar
mor. In more than one battle knights
fallen from their horses could not be
killed until their armor had been bro
ken up with axes and hammers.
The Reason.
Patience—There was a time In Dn
life she could have married nearly an.'
body she pleased.
Patrice—And yet she has never mar
ried?
“Never. You see, she couldn’t please
anybody.”—Yonkers Statesman.
A Matter of Color.
He (of Yale team)—Yes, our family
dates back to the Normans. Blue blood
counts for something. She—It won t
count much with pa. He's a Harvard
man.—Boston Transcript.
In the Old Days.
Debutante—I wonder why women
used to wear such wide wedding rings
Blase Matron- -Because at that time,
poor things, they expected th»m to last
a lifetime.—Lite.
[
OPKN FIRKH AND
FHRI8TMA8 CANDLE8
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 lire does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Kstate Agency
T TONY’S PLACE “
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
F1RS1 CLASS Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINK)
Our Large Fleet of Magniflrent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 15—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Ma:\ 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Keb. 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
lieave 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. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 27—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. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
_ _ ___ __ _ _____j
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.
F. 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, Pbone 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Juneau, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets firs?
call by discriminating buyers \vh >
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
elusive agents. O
Pure Fresh Drugs at me 'Valdez
Drug Store.
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 —ch< latest Popular
Songs and Music Valdez Drug Co. tf
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CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t_n» buggaje for you. tf
For good warm rooms try the St.
Elias Hotel. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
\
Valdez Traosfi
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue,:
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freight
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STAB!
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, botn quarts
placer, at the Miner office.