SCHMIDT S BH 4 DELICATESSEN
For Quality, Bread, Cakes, Cookies and Pies
3 Large Loaves for 25c
phone is* Kippered and eSalmon, Presto ls*»^
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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"Hie House of Comfort”
PH0NE 7 FOR MEN ONLT
Valdez Miners Union No. 188 W‘“II"
Western Federation of Miner. GOLfcMAN HUlfot
ROBERT SHAFFER, Prescient. GEORGE SEXTON, “vie
Granite Mine. STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
cbas. McCAUAJM. Senffetanr,^ Fouxth Axe, Seward, Alaska
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank Winchester and Joe Do
naemzet:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that I have expended during
the year 1915, one hundred dollars
<$100.00) in labor and improve
■jtoe.nts upon th6 MATDA i LODE
•mining claim, situate on the north
side of Shosp Bay, about one mile
■therefrom in the Valdez recording
'precinct, Territory of Alaska, the lo
cation certificate of which is found
of Record in Book 15, at Page .-.00,
in the office erf the United States
Commissioner and ex-officio P.e< ord
er in and for the said Valdez Re
cording Precinct, at Valdez. Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
laws of the United States and the
Territory of Alaska relating to the
annual labor upon mining claims, be
ing the amount required to hold said
lode mining claim for the period
ending on the 31st day of December
1915. And if, within ninety da:,s
after the publication of this notice,
to-wit. within ninety days after the
10th day of May, 1916, you or either
<of you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
as a co-owner, which amounts to
thirty-three dollars and thirty-three
cents ($33.33) for each of you then
the interest or interests in said claim
of the one or both you so failing or
refusing to, contribute will became
the property of the subscriber, your
co-owner, who has made the expen
diture required by said laws.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska,. Febru
ary 16, 1916. -
W. D. THOMPSON,
First publication Feb. 16, 193 6.
Last publication May 10. 1916.
TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL.
The following table is compiled for
high and low tides in Valdez Bay.
High, 7:17 am, 7.6; 8:38 pm, 7.7.
Low, 1:22 am, 3.4; 2:05 pm, 1.0.
Thursday, April 27.
High, 8:40 am, 7.6; 9:25 pm, 8.4.
Low, 2:47 am. 2.6; 3:00 pm, 1.2.
Friday, April 28.
High, 9:47 am. 7.7; 10:05 pm, 9.1.
Low, 3:46 am, 1.4; 3:47 pm, 1.3.
Saturday, April 29.
High, 10:42 am. 7.9; 10:40 pm, 9.6.
1*5*1:36 am, 0.5; 4:28 pm, 1.5.
' Sunday, April SO.
High, 11:2^ am, 8.0; 11:13 pm, 9.9.
Low, 5:18 am, 0.3; 5:04 pm, 1.7.
Weather Report.
Valdez, April 25, 1916.
Barometric, pressure'.30.079
Temperature 7 p. m.:....42
Maximum temperature .50
Minimum temperature .25
IMean temperature.37.5
Partly cloudy, light wind, south
west, 8 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, April 26, 1916.
Fairbanks, 38; cloudy, windy, snow
all gone.
Salcha, 40; cloudy, cahn.
Richardson, 36; cloudyjjcalm.
Donnelly, 52; partly cloudy, calm,
trail soft.
McCallum, 25; clear, calm, trail
soft.
McCallum, 25; clear, calm, trail
BOft.
PaXson, 36; clear, calm, trail poor.
Gulkana, 34; part cloudy, calm,
trail good.
Copper Center, 44; clear, calm.
Tonsina, 40; clear, calm.
.Jeikhell, 34; clear, calm, trail
bare.
Beaver Dam, 45; clear, calm.
Wortman’s, 65; clear, calm, trail
bare.
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DY OF MISSING MAN
IS FOUND AFTER SEARCH
The Dawson News oi April 7 gives
the following story regarding the find
ing of the body of Ed. Knox, a pros
pector, who had been residing at Car -
macks for some time prior, and who
suddenly disappeared..
The little town of Carmacks was
greatly shocked last Saturday by the
news of the disappearance of Ed.
Knox, who had been prospecting in
the Nansen Creek country this win
ter. He had come into town about a
month ago, and was engaged in cut
ting steamboat wood in the tim
ber opposite Carmacks. The last that
was seen of him was at 4 p. m. Fri
day. He then went out of his cabin
leaving hie partner, Mr. Back, inside.
Naturally, nothing .was thought of it
at the time, but when Knox failed to
return in the evening, a little uneasi
ness was felt, the more so as it was
known that the unfortunate man had
attempted to commit suicide four
years ago at Dawson.
The men who were working with
Knox in the woods searched unavail
inglv. while Constable Yorke went
thoroughly over the ground, and also
instituted inquiries up and down the
government road. Last evening Yorke
asked for volunteers for a search
paTty, which was to commence oper
ations on Sunday morning. How
ever. this turned out to he unneces
sary. owing to the untiring diligence
of Constable Yorke. Early Sunday
morning with the willing assistance
of Messrs. Parker and Neilson, Yorke1
began a search of the woods back of
the cabin occupied by Messrs. Back
and Knox. After a little while
Knox’s jumper was found, and a
few yards away the body was seen
lying face down. Yorke turned it
over, and beheld a ghastly sight.
The throat was cut from a spot two
inches behind the ear to a similar
place on the other side. Life had
been extinct some considerable time.
A razor was clutched tightly in the
dead man’s hand. It was the fact
that the razor was missing from
Knox's shaving tackle, together with
knowledge of his former attempt on
his life, that had caused the popula
tion of the little town to fear that
Knox had made the attempt again.
Knox had seemed very much de
pressed and miserable for the last
week. He had had great faith in the
prospects of some copper discovery
on the Nesling. a discovery which
seemed, from all accounts, more
mythical than real. It seems that
when he found that his dreams were
I not to be realized that he was plung
ed into the depths of despondency.
| While there is no other evidence
perhaps available than that stated
I in the foregoing regarding the death
j it is generally believed here that
Knqx committed suicide.
[ The body is lying at Carmacks,
awaiting instructions from the R. N.
W. M. P. authorities.
I Capt. Bell of the mounted police,
j left Whitehorse for Carmacks several
days ago to investigate the death of
I Knox. Major Knight, in charge of
the Yukon, stated this afternoon that
no report has yet been received from
the captain regarding his findings in
the case. Two years ago Knox walked
into the police barracks at Dawsoj)
with his throat slashed. He had made
the ugly gash in an attempt at sui
cide.
A fine display or nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. tf
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Anything in the jewelry line at
the Valdez Drug Co. tf
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. *
Men, women's and children’s wear
ing apparel, household utensils and
articles of every day need., at the
Emporium. •
Billy Hogan. Mike Bayan and Al.
Blair left early this morning for
Shoup bay, where they will continue
the work on the Seacoast Mining
Company property.
VALDEZ WILl BE
LiCERSt TBil
SOES WET BY VOTE TWO TOfliaffl
»ut of 490 TVi-soJis IBxpressing Choice
330 Are Sa Favor, of the Granting
of Liquor Lioen>«s in the Toccn—
34 Did N®» Express Opinion.'
» _
'.The enumerators .qDpointed by tOie
Cwmmissioner to take a ceneur of .the
Hawn on the. question <of licensing (She
salt of liquor in Valdez, completed
th*:ir work this afternoon.and render
ed ftheir report to the (Court.
Four hundred and .ninety persons
expressed Etheir choice on the ques
tion. Of these 330 persons were in
favor of the granting of liquor li
censes.; 106 expressed their disap
proval and 54 did not care whether or
not Iktenses were grant*;!.
As those without choice in the mat
ter are .counted as against lioenses.
the vote sta...., .oO for lioense to 160
against, or more than 2 to 1 for
"wet.” *
STEMS Sill
WITH EULL LIST
NORTHWESTERN IS WITHDRAWN
Mariposa Will Sail May 1 in Her
Place—Alameda Carries Four Hun
dred Persons—Company Will Pur
chase New Steamer.
SEATTLE, April 26.—The steam
er Alameda of the Alaska Steamship
line, got away this morning for
southern Alaska ports, and will go as
far as Anchorage. The Alameda car
ried'a capacity cargo of freight and
more than four hundred passengers.
The passengers for Valdez are Fan
nie N'ieme, Marie Gravelle, Mrs. Dunn
and baby Rose, and Jokella J. Par
ker.
X. Hedemark, Mrs. Lindsley, Frank
Ripple and twenty steerage were
booked for Valdez on the Northwest
ern, which was booked to sail from
here on Sunday. Today the North
western was withdrawn from the run
and the Mariposa will make the trip,
leaving here May 1.
All boats of both lines going
through to Anchorage are sold out for
some time in advance.
HE ^WASN’T MAKING MONEY.
But Still He Had a Good Reason For
Congratulating Himself.
He was a renter, and at least every
other season he was occupying a dif
ferent farm. By a friend’s adviee he
had moved the year before.Into an en
tirely new field, a dozen miles from
his usual haunts, and bad not been
seen for several months. When th<j
friend did see him at last it was quite
by accident, business taking him into
the old man’s neighborhood. The farm
er hailed him from the cornfield and
came out to the fence.
■‘Hello!’’ said the friend. ‘‘Is this
your farm?”
“Yes; and I Jist come over to tell
you, sir, that I’ll be ready to pay part
of that claim of your’n before long.”
“You-imust be doing well.”
"I think I'm doin’ fust rate, and I’m
powerful obliged to you, sir, for bead
in’ me this way.”
“I am always glad to h£lp if I can.”
“I knowed that, sir, and that’s why
I come away over here so far from
home. It’s kinder strange, to me, but
as long as I am doin’ as &ell as I am
I am goin’ to stand it”
“Are you making any money ?”
The old man’s face brightened per
ceptibly. “No, I ain’t sir,” be replied
hopefully, “but I’m losin’ it slower’n 1
ever done in my life before.”—Argo
naut
Spontini’* Decoration*.
Casparo Spontini, the composer, re
garded himself in the light of a demi
god. and when inspirations crowded
upon him be donned a wide, toga
like gown of white1 silk with a border
of gold and a fez of white silk em
broidered in gold from which a heavy
tassel bung down. With great dignity
be sat down before his desk, and if
a grain of dust was visible on the
paper on which be penned his music
be rang the bell impatiently for his
servant to remove the obstacle. Spon
tini owned so many medals and deco
rations that they could no longer be
accommodated on his breast At a
grand musical reunion at Halle an old
musician remarked to a comrade, “See
bow many decorations Spontini has.
while Mozart has not one.” Spon
tini, who overhead it, replied quickly,
“Mozart, my dear friend, does not
need them.”
TRICKING SUBMARINES.
'Rum fay Which Vettels May Eaeapa
Tliair Torpedo Attack*.
It is the surprise attack which in
.nearly every case enables a submarine
to torpedo a hostile ship. There are
several maneuvers by means of which
a ship can trick a submarine. Several
vessels have diverted torpedoes bv
swinging round their stern until it
points to the direction of the undersea
craft In this way the wash of the
propellers has. deflected the torpedo
from its course and it has sped harm
lessly past its mark. Another success
ful ruse is to stoke* up the furnaces of
a ship chased by a submarine, and
thick, black smoke belches from its
funnels and envelops the vessel in a
protective shroud. In this way the sub
marine gunners are confused and can
not perceive the correct direction in
Which to send their torpedo. *■
A speedy ship which follows a.n er
ratic. zigzag course presents a poor
mark to a submarine. When a torpedo
is dispatched against a fast traveling
vessel it is directed to a point just
ahead of its mark, and the craft lit
erally runs into the death dealing de
vice. This obviously cannot happen,
however. If a ship is swinging rapidly
from side to side and alternately point
ing the narrow expanse of its bows or
stern to the undersea marksmen.
A submarine seldom attacks a vessel
if it is not alone, for it can only attack
one at a time, and while it is launching
a torpedo at its first mark the second
vessel has an excellent opportunity of
ramming the submarine, which can be
located by its telltale periscope.—Pear
son's Weekly.
THE ENTRANCE HALL
Make It Suit Not Visitors, but the Oc
cupants of the Home.
Is anything new to be said about the
entrance hall? The smallest room in
most houses, it is usually given in the
plans an amount of attention that
might seem out of all proportion to the
rest of the house. And yet the ordi
nary entrance, whether it be a mere
vestibule, a spacious hall of the colo
nial style or, as in our present day
fashions, a part of the living room set
off by an archway, is quite unsatisfac
tory. It is unsatisfactory for this rea
son—that the entrance way is designed
and decorated from the standpoint of
the impression it makes on visitors,
whereas the impression we should seek
is not that made upon guests, but upon
ourselves, the occupants of the house.
Too often we give the entrance a se
vere treatment that impresses the stu
dent of beauty or that amazes the less
discriminating visitor by the other ex
treme of lavish display* But how does
either of these two types of entrance
affect those who come into the house
many times every day. the good man
and his good wife and their children?
Is it a room that by its suggestion of
rest and repose tempts one after a
hard day’s work at the office to drop
into the first easy chair that comes
along, or does it irritate the nerves and
keep one* going, restless and uneasy,
wandering from the entrance to the
living room and from the living room
to the study and thence to the attic by
way of the basement ?—Good Health.
Suppressing 8wearing. '
Profane as well as legal oaths have
been the subject of many parliamen
tary measures in England. No fewer
than five separate bills having the pre
vention of swearing for their object
were presented during the reign ol
James I.. but it was not until 1023
that an enactment was finally carried
defining and controlling the offense
In 1C35 a public department was es
tablished to collect the fines enforced
by this law. The officials of this de
partment, of whom one was appointed
in every parish, were allowed 2s. 6d.
in the pound on the money thus col
lected. and the balance was paid over
to the bishop for the benefit of the de
serving poor. These penalties ceased
to be enforced af the restoration,
but were revived statute of Wil
liam and Mary and still further in
creased under George II.
Stereoscopic Surveying.
There is In use a stereoscopic method
df photographiesurv eying. Photographs
are taken at two points with a survey
ing camera, the plates being exposed in
the vertical plane passing through both
stations. The developed plates, or pos
itives from them,- being then plnced in
a stereoscopic measuring machine that
combines the pictures, a brief calcula
tion gives the exact position of any de
sired point The effective range of the
instrument is put at about five miles,
and the method is said to be of particu
lar advantage in mapping large areas
of mountainous country.
A Real Grievance.
Magistrate—How comes it that yoh
dared to break into this gentleman's
house in the dead of night? Prisoner
Why. your worship, the other time you
reproached me for stealing, in broad
daylight Ain't I to be allowed to
work at all?—London Telegraph.
Her Idea.
"The spelling book’s all wrong, mam
ma.” *■
"Why so. Ethel?”
"Because it don’t look right for a lit
tle thing like a kitten to have six let
'ers and a big oat to only have three.”
Yonkers Statesman.
Cause and Effect
‘-When I sing 1 gets tears in my
eyes. What can I do for this?”
“Stuff cotton in your ears.”—Chicago
Tribune.
The one prudence of life is concen
tration: the one evil is dissipation.—
Emerson.
E VALDEZ . and - ANCHORAGE
CITY EXPRESS
Meets all boats! On the job, day or night
E We never sleep.
| J. A. SPENARD,' Proprietor Phone 82
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY I
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage \
Absentees Business Properly Handled s
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 601
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhere
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
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 i Rough Dry 10c lb
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE, 11:00 A. M.—
April 30—S. S. Admiral Evana—-Kodiak and way porta.
May 7—S. S. Admiral Farragut—Kaik, Anchorage and way porta.
May 14—S. S. Admiral Wataon-Knik, Anchorage and way porta.
May 21—S. S. Admiral Evana—Kodiak and way porta.
May 2S—S. S. Admiral Farragut—Knik, Anchorage and way porta.
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SAILINGS SOI TH FROM VALDEZ—
April 2N—S. S. Admiral Farragut.
May .V—S. S. Admiral Wataon.
May 12—S. S. Admiral Evana.
May IS—S. S. Admiral Farragut.
May Jf«— S. S. Admiral Wataon.
June'2—S. S. Admiral Evana.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franciaco every Wedneaday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamera Vale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Seattle: VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agt.
3 ALASKA
\ STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle— Sailings South from Voider—
April 30—S. ». Northwestern. April 30—S. S. Alaska.
May 5—S. S. Mariposa. May 5—S. S. Alameda.
May 10—S. S. Alaska. May 13—S. S. Northwestern.
May 15—Alameda. May 15—S. S. Mariposa.
May 20—S. S. Northwestern. May 20—S. S. Alaska.
May 25—S. S. Mariposa. May 35—S. S. Alameda.
May 30—S. S. Alaska. June 1—S. S. Northwestern.
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.
P. B. TRACY, Gea’l Agent • VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the’way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.