$tEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ. .ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
^Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. OppoiHe Pro»pector Office. Telephone_24^^
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are you satisfied? Do your 4
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clothes and know how to cut 4
them. Your full dress and 4
Tuxedo won’t cost much here. |j
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Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
| Telephone 66 I I Roujrh Dry 11c lb
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THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
^Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
k FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone «3 " OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Dias. Fischer, Projtr.
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GUATEMALA BREAK KORIING i
GERMANS TO ENTER MEXICO
MEXICO CITY. May 14.—The Mex-'
lean government was notified formally i
today that Guatemala had broken re-!
iations with Germany. There are many]
German planters, coffee exporters and j
business men in Guatemala where,
Pftiuch German capital is also invested. !
In some circles here it is felt that the j
severance of relations may cause I
many of these Germans to come into ,
Mexico.
Senor Perez declared that Guate-!
mala’s move would not complicate the
situation as regards Mexico in any
way.
It is understood here that Guatema
la has thrown strong forces along the
boundary between that country and
Mexico.
For Sale.
1 complete sawmill outfit with plan
ers (Russell & Co.) 11-13. Nominal
b. p. 35. Indicated h. p. 77.
Circular saws and other materials
1 new Willamette Donkey engine,
k^-10.
1 slightly used Willamette Donkey i
Engine 7 'i-lO.
2 slightly used Florrv Donkey En
gines, 7-10. v
For further information write or
wjre
ALASKA ANTHRACITE RY. CO.
Per Geo. W. Nelson,
tf Katalla, Alaska.
VIVIANI CONFERS WITH
NOTED FRENCH ACTRESS
NEW YORK, May 14.—Minister of
Justice Viviani, of the French Com
mission visited the hospital here Sat
urday morning and conversed for ten
minutes with Mine Sarah Bernhardt,
Ihe noted French actress. Mme Bern
hardt, who has been dangerously ill,
is reported to be convalescing.
PEACES RESTRICTIONS
ON ALIEN RESIDENTS
AMSTERDAM, May 14.—Berlin
newspapers Saturday published a po
lice notice stating that citizens of the
United States. Cuba and Panama here
after will be subjected to the ordi
nances governing enemy aliens.
Residents of the metropolitan police
district will not be allowed to leave
the district without a permit, even
temporarily. They must report to the
police once daily and are not to leave
their residences between 10 o’clock
in the evening and 6 o’clock in the
morning.
OTTAWA CORDIALLY
RECEIVES VIVIANI
OTTAWA. Canada, May 14.—Min
ister of Justice Viviana, of the French
commission to the United States, ar
rived here this morning. * He was
greeted by a great crowd and en- j
thusiastically cheered.
“They do the one thing
^Fve always wished
a cigarette would do;
They Satisfy
—yet they're Mild!”
I MEXICAN RAILROADS KAIL
TO REPLY TO URGENT CALL
MEXICO CITY May 14—The cause
j of the taking over of the Mexican
| railway between Mexico City and Vera
'Cruz by the government recently for
ja second time was the failure of the
'company to furnish troop trains when
most needed, according to an official
now a member of the government op
erating force. This delay made it al
most impossible, it was said, for gov
ernment troops to overtake the ban
dits which have been operating alon«;
'the line of the railroad. It also is
reported that telegrapher? employed
, fcy the company were suspected of bc
ing in communication with the ban
jdits. The road was taken by the gov
ernment more than two years ago
| under plea of military necessity, butl
was returned to the stockholders
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about six mouths before its second de-j
j livery to the government.
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•('AHI.NET FAVORS SENDING .
J OF TROOPS TO WEST FRONT j
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.— I
| President Wilson and his cabinet held
a very brief session today and while
the subject of sending American
troops to France at an early date wan
discussed formally, it became known
definitely that the prevailing view|
among administration officials is that j
a force should be sent as soon as pos-,
sible. At a meeting of the council of'
national defense which preceded the!
cabinet meeting a suggestion was brot;
forward that a special medical com-;
mission of four or five eminent sur-j
[geons be sent to France immediately.;
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| PARIS PLANTS SPUDS
IN ITS BEAUTY PARKS |
TOURS, France, May 14.—The rare!
American tourists who visit the cha-j
teaux of Touraine this summer may!
find the velvety parks of the most in- i
teresting show places transformed in-!
to potato patches. ,
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Aristocracy has taken up the "tuber;
campaign" and, beginning with tliej
Countess of Xoailles and the Duchess
d’Uzes, chatelaines all over the coun
try have promised to dig up their
lawns and plant vegetables. Flower
gardens, also, will be consecrated to I
11lie solution of the economic crisis. ;
i The rose, the vine and the orchard |
;are not to be touched, but all annual j
1 Powers and greenswards, must givej
way to the democratic potato, in the|
interest of the national defense. A
|committee of leading society women
l is recording pledges to this end.
Since there is not enough labor for
the farm lands already under culti-i
vation. the temporary release, from
the army of a greater number of farm-,
ers and the importation of more Indo
Chinese and North African labor is
expected to count more effectively in
solving the agricultural problem than!
the efforts to transform the chateau
parks into vegetable gardens.
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Location notices, noth quartz and
pla:er. for sale at the Prospector of- j
flee.
T. J. Devinney left for the C'ubej
mine this morning after spending a
short time in town.
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A fresh lot of Haas’ Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to $2
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Jack Whalen left this morning forj
the Cube Mine.
New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
J. McDonald left for the Cube mine
this morning on the Patsy.
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. tf
H. fc. Ellis returned to" the Cliff
mine this morning after spending a
couple of days in town.
A full anti complete line ot Cigars,
Cigarettes. Smoking Tobacco and
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Ike AVestberg is a visitor in town
front Fidalgo bay, having arrived last
night. *
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All of the latest Books, Magazines
and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
\V. A. Dickey and family left yes
terday on the launch Eagle for Land
lock bay. where they will remain for
a short time and then go to Latouche
to spend the summer.
PRESIDENT SIGNS ARMY
APPROPRIATION MEASURE
Carrie* Half a Million Dollars for Con
struction Ala'ska Roads and Trails
| NEW YORK, May 14.—Copper is
firmer with a fair demand. Saturday’s
quotation for spot or nearby electro
lytic was 31 to 33 cents, and for third
quarter delivery from 29 to 30 cents.
MARVELOUS HUNTERS.
Natives af Australia Ar* Wizards In
tha Art of Tracking.
In end lira lice and s|k*c:1 the Aus
tralian aborigine is not (he equal of
tbe Amerh-an Indian, mid his weapons
of wood and poorly fashioned stones
are e fleet I vo only g.» short range, hut
ns a iiunter the native Australian is
marvelously adjusted to his environ
ment. His success lies in an intimate
knowledge of the habits of animals on
land, in tbe ground, in trees and under
water, and his wonderfully developed
powers of observation.
He decoys pelicans by imitating tbeii
cries, catches ducks by diving below
them, locates an opossum In a tree by
marks oil the hark or by the flight of
mosquitoes, finds snakes by observing
the fiction of birds mid follows a bee
to its store of honey.
Any animal which leaves a track,
however dim. in sand, <bi rock or in
grass falls an easy prey to the black
fellow. Children are taught, to track
lizards and suakes over Imre rocks and
to And their absent mother l»y follow
ing trucks too indistinct to serve as a
guide for a Kuropean. When a white
man is lost in the desert or a eld Id
strays from home the Anal resort is to
secure a “black tracker.”—National
Geographic Magazine.
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Measagaa They Carry Ara Packad In
Small Gooaa Quilla.
The general notion that all that lias
to be done In forwarding a dispatch by
pigeons is to catch the bird, tie a let
ter to its leg and then liberate it is
wrong, as tbe method of attaching the
message is of great importance.
Prior to the siege of Paris the meth
od of affixing the message to the bird
bad not received that attention which
it demanded, and consequently many
dispatches were lost in transit.
At tirst the messnge was merely
rolled up tightly, waxed over to pro
tect it from the weather and then at
tached to a feather in the bird's tall.
But it was soon found that the twine
which kept tbe missive in place cut or
damaged the paper, and therefore it)
order to prevent it from being pecked
by tlie pigeon and from lieing injured
by wet the dispatch was inserted in a
small goosequill too inches in length.
The quill was then pierced close to
each end with u red hot bodkin, so as
uot to split it, and in the holes waxed
silk threads were Inserted to utilx It to
tbe strongest tail feather. By attach
ing the message to (his part of the
bird's body its flight was not in any
way interfered with.— I.oiie Scout.
Hunting tha Emu.
The natives of Australia are ingen
ious. A black on discovering emus
feeding on a plain will cover his back
and head with an emu skin, allowing
it to hang down well on the side to
ward the unsuspecting birds. In his
right hand he will carry hidden by the
skin a boomerang and one or two
throwing sticks or “waddles.” Then
bis left arm will protrude beyond the
skin straight out to the elbow, and the
forearm will he bent up. with the hand
at right angles to it, thereby making a
capital imitation of an emu's head and
neck. Now and then his hand or head
will be brought to the ground as if for
feeding, and as the black walks along
he imitates every motion of the bird
while at the same time by means of
the big toe he draws a spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until close
enough to spear his bird.
Hi» Trademark*.
Little redheaded Johnny got a Job
as office boy for the president of a
large western railway. After he had
been upon the Job several days they
gave him a form to fill out with his
“Personal Record."
When young Jobnuy came to a par
ticular paragraph that said, “Have you
any visible marks for identification in
case of accident or death?" he rose
from his chair and rushed over to a
mirror near by to give himself a gener
al inspection; then he returned to his
task and wrote as his answer to this
personal query, "Nothing except frec
kles."—Youth's Companion.
Anna Howard Shaw.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw has been a
pioneer In many fields. She was the
first woman ordained a minister in the
Methodist Episcopal church. Her ef
forts to obtain n college education
marked an epoch in coeducation. She
carried the gospel of equal suffrage
into the most remote places, unde
terred by the inconvenience of primi
tive travel. Dr. Shaw was born on
Feb. 14, 1847,
The Touch Courteoue. i
"I want to see you tomorrow after
noon at 3 o’clock on something impor- i
taut.” * . j
"What do you want to see me then
for?”
“I want to pay you the $5 I am going
to touch you for now.” — New York
American.
A Proverb Gone to 8maah.
"Two wrongs don’t make a right.’’
"I’m not so sure about that,” mused :
Mr. Chuggins. "If I travel faster than
the law allows and a motor cop travels
fast enough to overtake me it’s per- !
fectly right for him to arrest me.’*— j
Washington Star.
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As Far aa He'd Go.
"Would you say they married- for
love?”
"No; I’d say that that is what they
thought they married for.” — Detroit
Free Press.
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The lives of many are ruined by the
fatal error that the more one possesses
the more one enjoys.
WHKX A KIRK STARTS
the firemen's best effor's are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ite the damage by flames, wa
fer or smoke commences.
Valdez Beal Kstate Agency
*5? TONY’S PLACED
EVERYTHING
FIRST CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA
_ i STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle— Valdez to Seattle—
, May 10—S. S. Alameda. May 15—S. S. Northwestern.
; May 15—S. S. Alaska. May 20—S. S. Alameda
i May 21— S. S. Mariposa. May 25 —S. S. Alaska
May 27—S. S. Northwestern. May 31—S. S. Mariposa
June 2— S. S. Alameda. June <1—S. S. Northwestern
< Al.l. AT Ketchikan, Juneau, fordova, Kllamar, Ft. fisruni, Val
dez, farouche. Seward and Anchorage.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheop
'Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Kllatnar, Valdez and La
toyehe. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, fin'l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
( ADMIRAL LINK)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships otter Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle, U I*. M.
May 11— S. S. Adm. Evans
May 19—S. S. Adm. Farragut
May 2i>—S. S. Adm. Watson
June 4—S. S. Adm. Evans
June 12 — S. S. Adm. Farragut
Valdez to Seattle—
May 15—S. S. Adm. Watson
May S. S. Adm. Evans
May :!1—S. S. Adm. Farragut
June 10 S. S. Adm. Watson
June 10—S. S. Adm. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays an«l Saturdays for San Francisco,
l/os 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 REST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone I VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez. Alaska
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR indJBUHDER
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 , i S. BLUM 6 CO., Valdes, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Fresh Candy at tbp Emporium, tt
Complete line of Bftik Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything in nugget and iTory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Pasteurized Products.
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.’s, tf
A new line of neaters priced right,
at Mead's. tf
Lowney’s Box Candies at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
The articles you ordered have ar
rt’ «=d at the Emporium. tf