^TEAM heated hot and cold baths
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 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, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
i CIGARS, BILLIARDS
f Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
MERCHANTS CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
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
firm 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,
1 916.
T. E. DOUGHERTY,
R. P. FERGUSON.
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.
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Fred Anderson arrived in town last
night from Ellamar.
Rexau PerfumeB. The breath of
Araby. Owl Drag Co. tf
We sell marshmallews la balk at
the Candy Kitchen. *
Fresh Box candy at Hant’s Candr
Kitchen. A new Hne apened. tf
CHAULMOOG5IA OIL
IS CURE I OR LKIMIOSV
_ S
HAVANA, Uibn, Jail. J —When
Angel Garcia came here a few months
ago and declare I that he had a new
cure for leprosy there was a general
disposition on til.; par-, of those who
iieard him to lauyh
Now Garcia is o.- nc hailed as a
savior by the lepers who submitted
themselves to '.ns cure. All ninety
six patients in the hospital have
shown signs ot iii.pt ovcineut. The
sores of the diseas-., it is said, have
been healed, an l many who were for
merly confined to bed now are able to
walk.
The prinoipal medicine used by
Garcia is oil of Chu-lmoogra. It has
long been known that this oil is ef
ficacious in lepro-iy cases but it could
not be administered m sufficient
quantities because the digestive or
gans would not stand it. Garcia has
found a way to administer it suc
cessfully.
The oil, however, is rapidly giviug
out, and the efforts of the govern
ment to procure more have not met
with success.
Miner Ada. bring KMSTJf/TB.
016 VOLUME
OFFBEIGHT
TANKS CAPACITY OF STKAMKHS
Victoria Sails North Today With Full
Cargo—Alaska and Northwestern
Will He Added to Alaska line Ser
vice on Northern Hun.
SEATTLE. Jan. 24.— Enormous
offerings of freight are taxing the
capacity of the steamship Victoria,
of the Alaska Steamship Line, which
leaves here today for Alaska points,
with freight only. So heavy are the
freight offerings that the service will
he augmented by the steamers Aiuskn
and Northwestern which had been
withdrawn from the run for the win
ter.
JUNEAU MAN MAKES
A NEW KIND OK GAS
A substitute air gas that will take
the place and can be used for the
same purposes as gasoline, distillate,
cooking gaB, illuminating gas or
heating gas has been invented by
Charles Warner, of Juneau and a
member of the local Edks lodge, says
the Epire of January 5. Mr. Warner
is a mechanic and inventor and has
been working on his invention for the
past two years. He has now brought
it to a point where he is making
practical tests and is demonsti ating
the production to his friends.
The gas is produced by blowing
air through tanks containing a pow
dered chemical and is absolutely dry
when produced. Water thrown into
the tank or even heavy oils do not
interfere with the production of the
gas. It has already been used to run
a gasoline engine under tests made by
Mr. Warner.
A small cylinder teii inches long
by five inches in diameter, will uold
enough chemical to produce lf>00 cu
bic feet of the gas. The storage space
needed to hold 200 gallons of gaso
line, which will run the ordinary gas
boat two days will hold enough of
[the chemical to run the boat for six
j months. The cost of the compound
[is said to be about half the present
(cost ot gasoline.
Most gases of this kind will not ex
plode from an electric spark when
confined but no such trouble is found
with Mr. Warner’s discovery which
has been used to operate a gasoline
engine and worked perfectly. A small
tank of the chemical could be set up
in a house with an attached air tank,
with a 2-pound weight, and would
generate sufficient gas to furnish
light, heat and cooking facilities for
the ordinary family for months.
Air can be delivered through the
chemical at any pressure from two
to 11 pounds and the gas generated
will correspond in pressure to that
of air. Mr. Warner is not giving his
find much publicity as yet, but he
claims that it will revolutionize the
entire gasoline engine industry, lrom
marine engines to auto and aero
planes. One of the big drawbacks of
(he aeroplane industry at the pres
ent time is the inability to carry
enough fuel for long voyages. Mr.
Warner claims that with his find they
will be enabled to carry enough fuel
to circle the world without trouble.
CIGARETTE SMOKING WOMEN
ARE SCORED BY DOCTORS
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—That the
whole fabric of the various move
ments for civic betterments in New
York is being undermined by cigar
ette smoking women was the decla
ration of Dr. William H. Allen, for
mer director of the bureau of muni
cipal research and now director of
the Institute for Public Service
Dr. Allen issued a bulletin in wiiic.i
he set forth cigarette smoking among
women and children as one of the
several evils demanding correction.
The bulletin advocated:
“An open fight on the cigarette
menace among school children, wom
en’s clubs and social settlements."
The worm of the still has always
been a crook.
A great man is one who has his
back up so high that nobody can bite
It.
We have all outside rooms, well
lighted, and well ventilated at ill"
St. Elias. *
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Skookum Apples, Jonathans and
Spitzenberg at Keystone Produce Co.
3t
Why not a YICTROLA? We have
them from 916 np. Valdes Drug
Ce. tf
MOSCOW CATHEDRAL
Ivan lh« Tsrrlbl* Llvsd Up t* Mis
Nam* In Building IL
One of tbe most extraordinary and
fantastic Christian places of worship
in the world is tbe Cathedral of Mos
cow. known as Vasili Blajenni. strange
not only Id outline and conception, but
even stranger in its history.
No one knows the architect’s name, i
but the story goes that the czar or- |
derod his eyes to be put out directly j
the church was completed, so that he
should never l>e able to surpass his
work.
The Idea of the building was inspired
by the wickedest and maddest mon- J(
arch who ever sat on a throne—I van ,
the Terrible, czar of Muscovy.
The architecture is in every respect ;
extravagant and barbaric, and the col- j
oring is garish in the extreme. It lias ;
nine chapels, roofed by nine cupolas,
eacli different and each stranger that
the other. One resembles n pineapple, i
another n melon, n third is said to ape
a hedgehog in Its appearance, nud the
rest are more or less grotesque. Some ;
are gilt: others are painted in brilliant j
hues.
Indeed, the only description is that j
It is a nightmare of a church, the At- i
ting legacy of a ruler who grilled his i
counselors in frying pans and clothed
his subjects in bearskins in order that :
trained dogs might worry and tear j
them to pieces.—Strand Magazine.
LET HER HAVE HER OWN WAY.
Than, Say* This 8tud*nt of Femininity,
Sh* Will D**pi*a You.
Are you tired of your wife? Do you
wish that she would get a divorce?
Are you weary of your sweetheart
and desirous of another one?
Maybe 1 can help you.
Do not treat badly that woman of
whom you are tired. You will accom
plish nothing In that way.
Let her have her own way In every
thing. Yield to her absolutely. Let
her believe that she can dominate you
always.
It is she who will eventually sever
the connection then If you only show
a little patience and persist In your
quiet efforts to show her that she Is
the stronger.
For women soon cease to esteem the
man whom they have completely en
slaved. They value homage, but only
the homage of a master. Make your
self a woman's slave and you need not
worry about getttlng rid of her. She
will get rid of you.
And this method of breaking an en
gagement or getting rid of a wife will
appeal particularly to those scrupulous i
persons who wish always to feel that
they have been quilf honorable.—New j
York Evening Sun
Saved Storage Chargee.
Young men with inenger salaries i
evolve financial makeshifts abhorrent
to the moral and physical senslbili- i
ties of their opulent elders. Said ou»* i
young sprig of boarding house gentil- j
Ity to another who expected to seek i
new quarters upon his return from a 1
two months’ trip on the road:
“What are you going to do with all
this personal truck that Is cluttering
up your room? It will cost you any- j
how a dollar a month for storage." ,
“Not the way I am working things," |
said the man who was going away.
“I have purposely refrained from pay
ing board for four weeks, and the
landlady will hold my stuff. Of course |
I shall square up when I come back ^
and get It again, and in the meantime ■
she will give it free storage.”—Ex
change. ;
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Why Maguey Blooms Are Rare.
A maguey plant In bloom is a sight j
one seldom sees In Mexico, for the !
reason that the stem is cut at its base j
and followed out and the sap that
would have gone into the flower is
collected and converted into that evil
smelling, criminal making concoctlou
called pulque. When the sap gathers
—at the rate of ten to fifteen pints a
day—peons pass from plant to plant
and with their mouths to one end of
a tube suck it up and then discharge |
it Into containers made of pigskins. |
flung, saddlebags fashion, ecross the j
back of an uncurried donkey. The ,
liquid Is then carried to the central
station, where It is “ripened" in vats j
of untanned cowhide.—National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Immune.
“You stepped right In front of that
automobile. If the driver hadn’t turn
ed Bbarply you might have been killed.”
“True; very true"
“Were you trying to commit sui
cide?”
“No. I took out an accident Insur
ance policy yesterday, and I was just
experimenting to see what sort of pro
tection it would give me. By jinks, it
worked like a charm!”—Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Early Rising.
The difference between rising in the
morning at 5 and 7 o’clock in the
apace of forty years—supposing a man
to go to bed at the same hour at
night—is nearly equivalent to the ad
dition of ten years to a life of three
score years and ten.
Thought Reading.
“Can I see you apart for a moment?”
“You mean alone, don’t you?" .
“Exactly. I want the loan of a
•Ter.” _
As 8he Learned.
Mm. Mlnchle.v—My little daughter
has learned to play the piano In no
time. Mrs. Bowkes—Yes, I’ve heard
her playing that way.
Do not take upon yourself a load of
hatred. It Is a heavier load than yon
think.—Mine, ds Sevigne.
OPEN FIRES 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 lire does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
■S' TONY’S PLACES11
E VERYTHING OfANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS ^ 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—
Jan. 24—S. S. Evans.
for Kodiak.
Feb. 3.—S. S. Farragut,
Feb. 15—S. S. Evans,
Feb. 25—S. S. Watson,
for Kodiak.
Mar. 2—S. S. Farragut,
For Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Evans,
Feb. 11—Farragut
Feb. 23—S. S. Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Farragut.
Fo?"Cordova, Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Seattle and way ports.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Dally 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. 11—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
Jan. 24—S. S. Alameda.
Feb. 1—S. S. Mariposa.
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 10—S. S. Mariposa.
Jan. 18—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 24—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 1—S. S. Alameda.
-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
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Gra’l Agent VAI.DEZ 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 I A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Jnnean, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pure Freeh Drugs ai me Valdez
Drug Store. tf
For fine Candies see our stock
Valdez Drug Co. tf
g new line or neaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
The Owl Drug Store can furnish
you with a 1917 Dairy. tf
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Just Received—Hit- latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t-»t baggage for you. tf
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For good warm rooms try the St.
EHas Hotel. tf
Rexall Orderlies, a pleasant purga
tive. Owl Drug Co. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freight!' i
to all Interior Points
LIVERY and FEED STAB1
STORAGE.
Teaming of All Kinds
Posi-’ " Delivered l'
Advance
Location noti<*-> «or- guartz and
placer, at the Miner slice.