JUNE PATTERNS
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Butterick Patterns for June ar
rived on yesterday’s boat. All the
new summer styles, from the frilliest
of shirred frocks to the trimmest of
tailored models are shown.
The Delineator for June is also
now on sale.
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| Valdez Mercantile Co.
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
^ “The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
Arcade Cafe
Open untill 9 P. M.
Try Our Specials After 4 P. M.
Private Tables
Jack Callin - -_Proprietor
LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
FOR _
Port Wells a nd Way Ports
Leaven Valdez every Saturday Morning carry
ing Mail, Passengers and Freight. Calls at
Ellamar, Well* Bay, Golden, Hobo Bay, Port
age Bay, Esther Island. Special trips by ar
rangement.
SEE CAPT. STAMEY.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
Mr. Sydney Laurence
The Studio—Keystone Ave.
Photographic Portraiture
Sittings by appointment
Developing.'Printing, Enlarging
A. W„ L. & T. Co. Phone 217.
AWAKE
and on the job—day or night—buy
and sell anything.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Leave your picture films at the Val
dez Drug Store for development. The
prices are right and workmanship
guaranteed. tf
Going Out of Business
INGRAM & BUSH
Are Closing Out Their Entire Line of Cigars, Tobaccos
and Smokers Articles at Less Than Cost Price.
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BUY
Don’t Overlook This Opportunity—Put in Your sup
ply Now and Save 50 Per cent On The Dollar.
ALL FIXTURES FOR SALE
Consisting of
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Bowling Alleys
Pool Tables
Billiard Table
Show Cases
Oak Card Tables and
all other Store Fixtures
INGRAM & BUSH
VALDEZ, ALASLA
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
-v WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST £IO.
GERMAN ANSWER
GOME NEXT WEEK
Official Statement Is Made At Wash
ington—Submarine Policy Probab
ly Be Temporarily Abandoned.
WASHINGTON, May 19— It has
been officially stated late this after
/tOGn that the German answer to
President Wilson’s note of protest
against the sinking of merchant ships
by German submarines will be made
next week, the kaiser’s government
desiring more time to prepare the
answer.
It is senii-officially stated, however,
that the German admiralty will tem
porarily abandon its submarine war
fare on merchant ships at least to
the extent of not sinking vessels un
til the passengers have had an op
portunity to get into the life boa's.
ITALIAN CRISIS
Germans Fear That Italy May Aid
Allies and Thus Force Germany
To Continue Submarine War.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—The Ital
ian crisis may delay the German an
swer to President Wilson’s note of
protest at the submarine blockade of
England, which in its operations has
cost many American lives and which
President Wilson insists is being
maintained without regard to the
rules of warfare and of international
law.
Should Italy join the Allies Ger
many will become isolated and the
civilian population will be cut oft al
most entirely from outside food mar
kets. It is stated here by German
sympathizers that in that event Ger
many B>ust continue her submarine
operations in order to strike at the
British supply of foods and war equip
i ment and that the matter of a break
with the United States would be of
small consequence to Germany.
Germany Expects United States To
It is reported here that Germany
is willing to stop the submarine war
fare on merchant ships, expecting that
the United States will make a protest
to England against the operations of
the British orders in council estab
lishing a blockade against German
ports which as clearly violates inter
national law, the only difference be
ing that American ships are held
while the conditions prevent Germany
from arresting vessels and taking
them to a prize court as is done by
the British method.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Jimmy Mead has a fine new bicycle.
Spring is here. Get your disinfect
ants at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Laurence develops and prints ko
dak pictures. Work guaranteed, tf
The (court house fence will be
painted in a few days.
Pine line of stationery at the Val
dez Drug tore. Prices reasonable, tf
Joe Spenard, the City Express man,
is busy building a garage for his
automobile.
The Alaska road commission have
almost completed the work of plant
ing willows on the dike.
Something new in piece goods, al
so summer hats for ladies and chil
dren received on last boat at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Vne Civic League would like to get
a receipe ror pickling fresh fish.
The members believe that if some
way was known of preserving herring,
trout and salmon, while they were
plentiful, it would result in a great
saving to those who like this article
of diet.
Health Notice.
Notice is hereby given that all ash
es and other refuse dumped upon the
alleys and adjoining lots within the
town of Valdez must be removed on
or before May 21, 1915, In compli
ance with ‘he town ordinances.
W. T. SCOTT, Health Officer.
WOMEN RARELY STAMMER.
And Tkia I* a Fact That Puzzles the
Medical Experts.
Have you ever known a woman who
stammered? It is very doubtful.
The fact that those afflicted with
Btammering are a hundred men to one
woman is one of the most curious
things In the science of pathology.
Even the specialists in nervous trou
bles are utterly at a loss to account
for this peculiarity. One eminent spe
cialist says that in all his vast experi
ence he has only known one woman
to suffer from stummerlug. Stammer
ing is u nervous affliction of the organs
of speech, and the victim is usually a
person of highly strung temperament
Where there is not any real reason
for this trouble, the cause usually lies
In the mind—that Is, the stammerer
stammers because he fears he will
stammer.
Now, women are much more prone
to nervous disorders, and this makes
their immunity from the trouble all
the more remarkable. For some mys
terious reason their nervousness af
fects the organs of speech only in very
rare cases. Stammering is said by
some medical authorities not to bo
due at all to any defect in the organs
of speech, but to come under the head
of a bad functional disease.
Another peculiarity is that a per
son who may stammer badly in ordi
nary conversation can sing excellent
ly and without hesitation. — London
Answers.
LAUNCHING A VESSEL.
A Matter of Mathematics, With a Vast
Amount of Calculation.
The launching of a vessel Is prima
rily a matter of mathematics. In a
ship of Immense size it calls for a vast
amount of calculation before the first
step Is taken in the actual work.
In the first place, the specific gravity
of the vessel must bo figured out so as
to allow for the various strains to
which the hull is subjected on its slant
ing journey Into the water, with its
sudden plunge as the bow drops from
the ways.
An enormous amount of data must
be collected to fix this center of grav
ity. The weight of all the material
that has gone into the vessel up to
the time of the launching, the distri
bution of this weight, the weight of
chains and anchors and other material
placed on board preparatory to the
launch must all be considered.
When the center of gravity is fixed
the successful shipbuilder knows just
how to build his launching ways and
Just where to strengthen them. lie
knows then by a little calculation how
long each part of the vessel will bo
subjected to certajn strains and how
best to prepare for them. He can fig
ure almost to the second how long
the ship will be in sliding into the wa
ter.—Exchange.
Getting Even.
The belle of the little town was pet
ting married, and among the spectators
was the reporter of the local news
paper. He was a miserable man. He
had wanted to marry the bride, but the
other man had cut him out. But he
got even. This is what he wrote:
“The bride was radiant in a beautiful
lavender silk frock, orange blossoms
nnd veil and long, long white gloves,
size 9 and split at the thumbs.
“The groom was us straight as a suit
made by the best tailor could make
him and as red in the fuce us was to
be expected from boots two sizes too
small and a fifteen inch collar round a
seventeen inch neck. Fortunately be
fore the ceremony was over his collar
stud broke and saved him from chok
ing to death.”—London Answers.
The Key of Death.
The “key of death” is apparently a
large key which is shown among the
weapons at the arsenal at Venice. It
was invented by Tibaldo, who, disap
pointed in love, designed this instru
ment for the destruction of his rival.
The key is so constructed that the
handle may be turned around, reveal
ing a small spring, which being press
ed a very flne needle Is driven with
considerable force from the other end.
This needle Is so very flne that the
flesh closes over the wound Immediate
ly, leaving no mark, but the death of
the victim from poison is almost in
stantaneous.
Wasn’t She Right?
The lesson in natural history had
been about the rhinoceros, and the
teacher wanted to know how well the
lesson had been learned.
“Now, name something,” she said,
“that is very dangerous to get near to
and that has horns.”
“I know, teacher, I know!” called
little Annie Jones.”
“Well. Annie, what is it?”
“An automobile.” — Ladies’ Home
Journal. _
An Exception.
“Happiness," declaimed the philoso
pher pompously, “is only the pursuit of
something, not the catching of it.”
“Oh, I don’t know," answered the
plain citizen. "Have you ever chased
the last car on a rainy night?”—Ladles’
Home Journal.
Even.
“He lavished pearls upon her.”
“Yes."
“Yet her affection was not genuine."
“Neither were the pearls.”—Washing
ton Star. _
He Balked.
Sklnnnt—I want to Interest you in a
mining proposition. It’s a good thing.
Flubdub—Perhaps It la, bat I'm not—
ladn
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries receii ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
_ Chas.Peppy
WANAqBR^
^ . Seattle*
J\ Complete Services'
• IN THE HEARTOF THECITY,
11$5Rooms with bath-50 SanipleRooma
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. C0CKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone is the DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m.. to 0 p. m., 7 p, m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alacka
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“baclT” a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day’s successful business
enterprises would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
vyith tlje idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
The Prospector office for job work.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Fort Ltscum. Leaves Valdes
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8^15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:1 fj p. in. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4t00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There wHl be no trips at the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean boll'rg.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t'me of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
Thursday, May 20.
High tide 3:11 a. m., 11.0; 5:13 p.
m„ 9.3.
Low tide 10:19 a. m., 0.5; 10:18
p. m., 3.9.
Friday, May 21.
High tide 4:08 a. m„ 10.4; 6:09 p.
m., 9.7.
Low tide 11:12 a. 0.9; 11:37 p.
m.. 3.7.