STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDKZ, ALASKA
"The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
THE FIRST TRY ON
of a suit tailored by us is gen
erally the last. For we meas
ure so thoroughly and so accu
rately that a perfect fit is as
sured from the start. But we
do more than supply a perfect
fit. We furnish clothing that
imparts distinction and stamps
indelably the wearer as a de
cidedly smart dresser.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191/
PIONEER CONTRACTOR mil RUR.IIER
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
! BANKERS
( S. BLUM dk CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
{ B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Ala.ka.
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
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
I Independent Steam laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Eonsrh Dry 10c lb
! Quartz and Placer
j Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
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Only a first-class drug store can
becure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. t£
Anything in nugget and ivery Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
* The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
We rent cabins of all kinds, sizes
and colors. Prices range from $6.00
and up. Let us show you our assort
ment, before renting. Alaska Inv. Co.
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $15 np. Valdez Drug
Co. * tt
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For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cate. tf
Dewey’s Will Been Filed
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 13.—
Admiral Dewey’s will, dated Decern-,
ber 17, 1915, has been filed for pro
bate. It bequeths a life annuity of
$500 to his sister Mrs. Mary P. Gree
ly, and directs that a suitable stone be
placed over his grave in Arlington
National Cemetary. The remaining
estate, of which no estimate is made,
is left for the widow and his sou,
George Dewey, jr., who are named
as executors without bond.
COLOR BLINDNESS.
Ths Incident That Opened John Del. j
ten'e Eyas to Hie Affliction.
John Dalton, the famous English
chemist and natural philosopher, with- <
out whose discover!' of the laws of
chemical combination chemistry as an j
exact science coulil hardly exist, was
wholly color blind. His knowledge of
the fact came about by a happening of
the sort which we call chance. On his
mother's birthday, when he was a man
of twenty-six. he took her a pair of
stockings which he Ixid seen in a shop
window, labeled. "Silk, the newest
fashion."
"Thee hast bought me a pair of grand
hose. John." said the mother, "but
what made thee fancy such a bright
color? Why. I can never Rhow myself
at meeting in them."
John was much disconcerted, but he
told her that he considered the stock
ings to be of a very proper go to meet
ing color, as they were a dark bluish^
drab.
“Why, they're as red as a cherry.
John!" was her astonished reply.
Neither he nor his brother. Jonathan,
could see anything but drab in the
stockings, and they rested in the be
lief that the good wife’s eyes were out
of order until she. having consulted
various neighbors, returned with th?
verdict, “Varra fine stuff, but uncom
mon scarlety."
The consequence was that John Da
ton became the first to direct the at
tention of the scientific world to the
subject of color blindness.
MYSTERIOUS METASTASIO. 1
Peculiar Mode of Life of the Celebrated j
Italian Poet.
Metastasio (1(188-1782). the celebrated
dramatic and operatic poet, spent fifty
five years in Vienna with the Martlnes
family without ever learning German
or wishing to learn It.
Besides his utter indifference to all
speech but Italian, Metastasio possess
ed many peculiarities of character.
None might mention death in his pres
ence. Those who alluded to smallpox
before him he made it a point not to
see again. In all his fifty-five years
in Vienna he never gave away more
than the equivalent of $25 to the poor.
He always occupied the same seat at
church, but never paid for it.
Metastasio took all his meals in the
most mysterious privacy. His great
est friends had never seen him eat any
thing but h biscuit with some lemon
ude. Nothing would induce him to
dine away from home. lie never
changed his wig or the cut or color of
his coat.
Metastasio was to have been present
ed to the pope the day he died and
raved about the intended interview in
; the delirium of his last, moments. Mrs.
| EMozzi (familiar to readers of Boswell's
I “Life of Hr. Johnson” as Mrs. Thralo.
I collected these particulars from the la
j dies of the Martlnes family, with whom
! Metastasio was so long domesticated
! without speaking or understanding a
word of their language from first to
last.
Some Welsh Words.
Welsh is a marvelously expressive
language. In a souvenir guide to Car
i narvon there is a list of Welsh rail
way stations with their English equlv
alents. Here are some of them: Aber
gwynfl, entrance to the place of bliss:
Amlwch, a place of frequent expan
sion; Cefn Brynich. the back of the
screaking hill; Dowlais, the voice of
God, and Llanblster, the manure yard
road. There is also one station the
name of which runs to fifty-eight let
ters. Its meaning is merely, “The fair
church at the pool of the white seagull
near the alder grove where the fodder
for the oxen is stored in the red barn.”
And surely teetotalism ought to flour
ish in a country where beer is known
as "cwrw.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
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Farragut’* Name.
In its present shape the name “Far
j ragut” is not known before George
Farragut. father of the admiral, who
came to this country and joined the
patriot side In the War of the Revolu
tion. His father was Antonio Ferra
gut of Ciudadella, Minorca, in that
form the name is traced back continu
ously to Don Pedro Ferragut, who
fought with James I. of Aragon in ex
pelling the Moors from Minorca in
1220. In the interval the Ferragut's
played a prominent part in the affairs
of the Balearic islands. — New York
Sun.
The Childlike Nature.
| "Do you mean to tell me that tender
> foot pulled a gun ’cause he thought you
had stacked the cards?"
"That's what I said,’’ replied Piute
Pete.
I “You told me the game was going to
be like taking candy from a child.”
“Yes. But some children has awful
dispositions.”—Washington Star.
Could Understand That.
“Your father actually seems to be
enjoying this grand opera.”
“It’s all in explaining things proper
ly. He tukes more interest since I told
aim that tenor leads the league in hit
ling high notes.”—Pittsburgh Post.
Might Be a Donkey.
“Would you advise me to bull or bear
the market?”
“I would advise you not to monkey
with It.”—Boston Transcript.
Hie Finish.
Bobble—But why do you reject me?
Is there another fellow? Bessie—Pos
sibly. Did you think you were the
last of the species?—Puck.
A Canal Event.
The first canalboat from the great
lakes arrived In New’ York city Nov.
24, 1823.
ALL HEADS OK FAMILIES
EXEMPTED UNDER RULING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 13.—
Treasury department official* ruled
that $4,000 exemption from the In
come tax law granted to heads of
families applies not only to married
persons but to others maintaining de
pendents over whom the exercise fam-1
ily control.
The original income tax law named j
as beneficiaries of the $4,000 exemp-,
tion married men living with their i
wives and married women living with
their husbands. The act of last Sep
tebiber, changing the rates of taxation
named “heads of families.”
“For this purpose,” reads the de
partment's ruling, "a head of a family
is held to be a person who actually
supports and maintains one or more
individuals who are closely connected
with him by blood relationship, rela
tionship by marriage, or by adoption,
and whose right to evercise family
control and provide for these depen
dent individuals is based upon some
moral or legal obligation.”
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MRS. OLSON SEEKING TO
RECOVER UNPAID ALIMONY
Mathilda H. Olson asks for alimony
unpaid to the total of $1,650 in a com
plaint against Arthur P. Olson. She
'was awarded $25 a month in a de
cree granted in Alaska in 1911.—
Portland Oregonian.
EMPRESS THEATRE TUESDAY;
EAGLE HALL, 8:00 P. M.
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William S. Hart in the fine Trian
gle Feature in five acts, ‘‘The Disci
!ple,” also the two-reel Keystone com
edy, ‘‘Saved by Wireless.” This is an
extra fine program.
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Didn't Scare Him.
| Among Mr. Carnegie’s Scotch stor
ies is one about a caddie of St. An
drews. This caddie’s wife, so Mr.
Carnegie’s story runs—was much
troubled by her husband’s loose way
of life. He could never have a good
day on the links but he must end it
with a wet night at the tavern. So,
to cure him, the woman lay in wait
on the road one evening dressed in
a white sheet.
When her husband appeared on the
road she arose from behind a hedge,
an awful white figure with outstretch
ed arms.
“Who the de'il are you?” asked the |
tipsy caddie.
“I’m auld Nick,” said the white
figure.
“Gi’e’s yer hand, then,” said the
caddy. “I’m married tae a sister a’
yours. She’ll be waitin’ for us taej
the hoose, and nae dout she’ll mak ye,
welcome.”
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Watson Took Ore Cargo,
j On her return from the westward I
the Admiral Watson stopped in at El-1
ilamar and took on a cargo of 1,000]
tons of ore for the Tacoma smelter.!
FAMOUS MINING PICK
APPEARS IN MOVIES
i A small prospector’s pick used liy |
Fannie Ward in the Jesse L. Lasky
production, “Betty to the Rescue.”!
;was the one used by Mr. and Mrs.'
Charles Debney while prospecting and !
when they discovered the famous Mi-1
das copper mine at Valdez, Alaska.
This pick was loaned by them to Miss
Ward for use in the picture. Mr.
Debney, who is now a resident of Hol
lywood, accompanied by his wife was
prospecting for copper in the heart of
jthe Alaskan mineral district and it
■was this pick with which they turn
ed over the soil and exposed a large
ivein of copper. Mr. Debney finally
Isold the mine to a large corporation
for $125,000.—Ex.
[RUSSIA BUILDS DIVERS
FOR WAR ON GERMANS
I NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 13.—
According to a letter received by
Mayor Moss from B. B. McAlpine, an
American who said he was superin
tending the work at Reval, Russia, is
jbuilding a large fleet of submarines
with which to combat the German U
1 boats.
Several of the craft will be ready in
the spring and will have a great cruis
iing radius, McAlpine stated, being
especially designed for long voyages.
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CHILDREN ARE FLOCKING
TO HOLLAND FOR AID
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AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13.—Five hun
dred youngsters are now being sent
here from Austria following the in
flux into Holland of thousands of
German and Belgium children as well
as many children of Dutch families
resident in Germany. Even children
of Rumanian and Turkish national
ity are being sent here by a Jewish
relief organization.
John Passero was -a passenger for
the Cliff mine this morning on the
launch Patsy. I
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i The launch Patsy, Capt. J. D. Jef- j
ierson, has temporarily taken the run :
of the launch Eagle to points about I
jthe bay. J
OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
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have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a Are insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez. Heal Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACES*
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER*
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 16—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 26—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
Prom Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. 8. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—8. S. Adm. Farragut
i CALIFORNIA ROUTE
! leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
i Los Angeles
i San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
■ San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
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! YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
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' Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1—9. 9. Northwestern.
Feb. 8—9. 9. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—9. S. Alaska
Valdez, to Seattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 8-—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—-S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
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.
F. B. TRACI'. Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO- Local Agent
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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, Valdai, Phoat 1 A. L Harm, T. P. A. Wat, AUaka.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh>
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. ^
Pure Fresh Drags at the 'Valdez
Drug Store. M
For fine Candles see our stock.
Valdez Drag Co. **
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. , Valdes Drug Co. tf
OITY EXPRESS, Phone 8J; ready
to transfe. Uai baggage tor you. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
Prices reasonable. *
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
9
General 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
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Location notices, notn quartz and
[plaoer. at the Uiner office.