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"The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
liOOKJNG AT CLOTHES
one becomes convinced that it
is a difficult problem to decide.
But not so if yoiL come to us
No matter what you want to
pay for a suit, we can build
it foi you. Furthermore we
guarantee it to be pure, Viliy
shrunken woolen cloth; to
wear well and fit perfeet'y.
Our reputation is your protec
tion.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing 1 STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe. Valve*. Hon, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone ad
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chats. Fischer, Propr.
| CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
I Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keyttione Ave
l Rough Dry ICo lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
NEW ALASKA LIGHTHOUSE
TENDER CEDAR LAUNCHED
LONG BEJACH, Jan. 2.—The steel
lighthouse tender Cedar was launch
ed today at the California Shipbuild
ing company’s yards. She was built
for Alaskan waters. She is 200 feet
long with 35 foot beam, equipped
with 1,300 horsepower single screw
engines and will cost $250,000.
Spokane Due Midnight
The steamship Spokane is sched
uled to arrive here about midnight
tonight, and will sail south after a
stay of about an hour. She has been
delayed considerably on her westward
trip by stormy weather.
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CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfer that baggage for you. tf
Your picture will please the folks
at home better than anything you can
send them. Jenner the photographer
tf
BOOKS? Yea, we have them, suit
able for Xmas presents; and FyraUn
Ivory, hand painted. YaWez Drug
Co.
BRITISH ENTHUSED OVER
NEW MOVE FOR VICTORY
LONDu.n, jan. 13.—The new war
loan is being warmly received. En
gland is willing to give her sons and
her money to insure victory is the
sentiment expressed throughout the
country. The addresses made by Pre
mier George, McKenna and Law at
the recent Guildhall meeting have
aroused the enthusism of the people
throughout all Britain, and recruits
for the arm/ and subscriptions to the
victory load are pouring in.
An Unmistakable Result
“Has the investigation of the high
cost of living had any result?”
“Yes,” replied Sentftor Sorghum.
“1 think it has called the attention
of everybody who had anything to
sell to the fashion of shoving up the
price.”
Have you tried our poker chip
candy and also our new line of chew
ing gum, Candy Kitchen tf
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Debt’s kid gloves m black, white
and win would ..make *. very nice
Christmas present. At ML Winter’s, tf
OPERATIONS UNPRECEDENTED
Stork Market Makes Record In Tran
sactinns—Metal Supplies Are Pre
empted for SI* Months Ahead—
Prices Unusually Strong.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—The record
cf one of the most eventful years in
the history of the Stock Exchange 16
epitomized in its almost unprecedent
ed operations. Sales of stocks aggre
gated about 235,550,000 shares in
comparison to 173,000,000 in 1915.
Bond sales achieved a new record in
the enormous volume of $1,152,289
000, an increase in round numbers
of more than $200,000,000 over the
previous year.
These totals are exclusive of sales
of “odd lots” of stocks which would
swell the aggregate by many more
millions, nor do they include “over
the counter” transactions in bonds,
in which the dealings are practically
beyond computation. Quite as im
portant in estimating the increased
wealth of the country of the return
by purchase to American investors
of hundreds of millions of dollars of
American securities — mostly high
grade bonds and shares—formerly
owned by foreigners, which were tak
en over privately and assimilated in
the course of the tremendously ac
tive twelve months.
Figures dealing with the country s
foreign loans and the inflow of gold
for the year—the latter item approxi
mating $700,000,000—but faintly
convey the extent to which the do
mestic financial structure has besn
buttressed. Economists differ as to
the immediate benefits derivable from
these stupendous gold holdings, but
pre virtually as one in believing that
this vast hoard of precious metal wtll
make the United States financially
and industrially supreme for years
after the channels of international
|trade resume their normal flow'.
Opinions dealing with the future of
[the country’s financial market ha/e
been revised or modified by the Teu
tonic peace proposals. Quoted values
of many securities have dwindled by
many millions of dollars in the past
few’ weeks and the process of read
justment continues.
Industrial conditions may be sum
marized by the statement that ma.iv
contracts for peace products have
been placed as far ahead as 1918,
while available supplies of copper
and other base metals for the next
six months have been largely pre
empted. This does not necessarily
imply the maintenance of prevailing
quotation for .these and other com
modities, nearly all of which rose
during the year to record-breaking
levels. i
Most encouraging auguries are of
tered by the transportation stocks,
whose intrinsic worth was so firmly
established in the final months of tin
year. Net earnings of the leading'
railway systems for the calendar year,
exceeding one billion dollars, are
■ greater by one-third than those o*
1913. Emergence of many minor
roads from their long periods of re
ceiverships and financial embarrass
ment is one of the outstanding fea
tures in the country’s great forward
strides.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
WHEN ARRESTED
^FRIDAY HARBOR. Jan. 13.—Al
bert Blanchett, age 23. was arrested
yesterday by the police charged with
: the murder of Clyde Jones at Albu
querque, New Mexico. When the of
I fleers told him that he <vas under ar
rest, he attempted to suicide but was
prevented by the officers.
Lost—During the Are, 3 packages
lot' loose leaf ledger sheets, 7xS in.
j Return to D. F. Millard. It
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For nrst-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
Fresh butter and eggs at Keystone
Produce Co. 3t
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
yearB, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
I Pure Fresh Drugs at me Valdes
Drag Store. tf
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An up-to-date line of cook stoves j
and ranges at Mead's. ■ tfj
DOUBLED THEIR TROUBLE.
Vet Jeel’a Neighbor* Thought They
Had Mado a Good Bargain.
The shiftless owner of a worthless
old horse. Joel Turner, had been In the
habit of feeding the animal from the
cribs of his more enterprising neigh
bora until the patience of bis victims
was completely exhausted. They had
caught him In the act of helping him
self to com a number of tiroes, and so
there was plenty of evidence to con
vict him. but ou account of his family
and his vindictive disposition no one
wanted to prosecute him.
One day. when Joel's neighbors wire
discussing the situation, some one sug
gested that it would be an alt of
mercy—wbleb would also solve their
problem—if they bought the old horse
and put it out of its misery.
This suggestion the conference
adopted. They subscribed a purse of
$10 and sent a committee of one to buy
the horse.
Here the plan was threatened with
failure. The committee reported that
Joel did not want to sell.
After a few days Jesse Winfield,
who thought himself something of a
diplomat, undertook to negotiate the
sale und to bis surprise found Joel not
only willing but anxious to sell the
horse.
“That” said Jesse in a congratula
tory tone, ns he banded over the $10.
“was u good deal for you. You’ll get
lots more good out of the $10 than you
would out of the old horse.”
“That’s right” assented Joel. “1
know where 1 can buy a team for
$10.’’—Youth's Companion.
USE OF FRENCH*WORDS.
A Critic Score* This Habit of 8ome
Writers of English.
“People who use French In English
writing are always those who don't
know French very well." John L. Bal
derston writes in the Atlantic, report
ing a conversation with George Moore.
“They use badinage for banter and
think there is a shade of difference or.
I suppose I should say. a nuance of
meaning. Then they write resume,
which they think more refined than
summary, and In society every woman
la tres rafflnee.
“I met an author who had written
'small and petite.' and I asked him
why he did it. He said petite can
mean dainty as well as small, and 1
said: ‘It cannot It means nothing bui
small. But in any case if you wanted
to say dainty why didn’t you say daln
ty ?’
“In my newspaper I met with an ex
ample of this tendency. A dispatch
read something like this: ‘The patriotic
citizens have been asked to give up
their gold ornaments and watches to
be melted down into coin unless they
are souvenirs.’ A man must be with
out any aesthetic sense whatever to
write souvenir when he might have
written, keepsnke. It hns associations,
that word keepsake. It lives, breathes,
runs, jumps, flies. But souvenir in
English is a corpse."
A Matter of Proportions.
An eager young teacher was review
ing the Sunday school lesson In a mis
slon church in Brooklyn. The subject
was Moses and the bush that burned
without being consumed. The boys of
ten or twelve bad been greatly inter
ested in the story and were now eager
to expose their knowledge. Answers
followed her questions with the rapidi
ty of a machine gun.
“Now, Harry, it’s your turn.”
“Yessum." was the confident answer.
“Tell me what there was about this
burning bush that was different from
any bushes that have burned since.”
The boy knew—you could tell from
the snapping of his eyes—but he paus
ed to formulate his words. “Why.
ma'am, you see. this here bush it burn
ed up. but it didn't burn down!" The
teacher could not have explained It
better herself.—Youth's Companion.
' Where Bluebeard Lived.
Most of our renders have heard of
Bluebeard, the enterprising gentleman
who made a hobby of marriage and
had a way of his own for getting rid of
superfluous wives. Probably very few
people, however, know that the story
has any sort of basis in fact. Yet on
the banks of the world famous Bospo
rus. near Constantinople, there is situ
ated a picturesque old medieval for
tress known as "Bluebeard's castle.”
which is said to have been the abode
of a terrible old pasha whose playful
dttle ways gave rise to the story —
Wide World Magazine.
Byrons Deformity.
Lord B.vron had a cluh foot ami was
acutely conscious of the fact to his last
day Yet he was a Hue l*oxer. having
taken lessons from one of the famous
"bruisers" of his time. He was also u
splendid dancer, and. as everybody
knows, he swam the Hellespont the
Dardanelles, in emulation of one of his
Greek heroes. Lenmler.
An Inference.
"Did she say she was going to the
drug store?"
“No."
“How do you know she was then?"
“She said she was golug out wnlktng
for her complexion."—Browning’s Mag
atine. '
Fooled.
“The boys were so noisy I thought
I’d get an office girl."
“Well?"
“And. by gum. I got one that could
whistle!"—Kausas City Journal.
Brief but True.
“What ts the surest way to become
popular V"
"Mind vour own D ns in ess”—Detroit
Free Press.
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 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.
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Valdez Real Estate Agency
“ TONY’S PLACE "SS*
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
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Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
rrotm neatue—
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 Neatue—
Feb. 4—S. S. Evans,
Feb. 11—Farragut
Feb. 23—S. S. Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Watson
Mar. 10—S. 9. Farragut.
For Cordova, Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Seattle and way ports.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
I jos 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
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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, ET. 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. TltACY, tien’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, Valdei, Pkone 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Jnnean, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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i A new line or heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
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1 The Owl Drug Store can furnish
iyou with a 1917 Dairy. tf
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, Just received, a new line of Toilet
; Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
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1 For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
FOR SALE—A No. 16 I. X. L.
heater in good condition. Inquire of
Mrs. Arthur Lang. -It
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, Skookum Apples, Jonathans and
Spitxenberg at Keystone Produce Co.
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A hew assortment oC silk waists ir.
Crepe dh Chine and Taffeta, just re
ceived at B. Winter’s. tf
Why not a VICTROLA? We hare
them from fit up. Valdes Drag
On. tf,.
A. M. DIERINGEE
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
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Geneial 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
■- Loeattos ■•aces, sou Quarts sad
placer, at the liner o«ce.