steam Heated hot and coldetaths
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Copper Mock Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
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PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
THE FIRST TRY OX
of a suit tailored by us is gen
erally the last. For we meas
ure so thoroughly and so accu
rately that a perfect fit is as
sured from the start. But we
do more than supply a perfect
fit. We furnish clothins that
imparts distinction and stamps
indelably the wearer as a de
cidedly smart dresser.
BEN SILVERMAN
, THE TAILOR
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
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 j S. BLUM Sc CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
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 Doclc. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
Independef:! Steam Laundry
► Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Telephone H<>
I Foot Keystone Ave
! Rouyh Dry lCc lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Only a first-class drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store- tt
Valentines, three for five cents and
upward, at the Emporium. tf
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Valdez Miner, $3.00 per year.
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
WANTED:—Mill man’s job as a
[foreman; excellent references from
S.an Francisco Mint, apd Seattle, Val
dez and Seward assayers. Expert
amalgamator op copppr and silver
plates. Inquire at Prospector, tf
Remember—-Good Eats.
At the Women’s Guild sale Satur
day afternoon {rom three to five at
Love-Whltley’s store. 2t
CHINATOWN'S TELEPHONE.
Whtrt "Csntral" Must Rimimbtr the
N«r»M of All Subscribers.
No other telephone exchange may be
found in our land like the Cbiuatown
branch at San Francisco. It Is n
strange mixture of the orient and the
Occident. Seen fn m the street. It Is
like a bit of old I’- king set down In a
modem city, aud Its curving roof lines
seem oddly out of [dace between the
conventional brick buildings that ad
join it It is a bit of richly curved and
highly colored architecture—a picture
from a fan.
The visitor who enters is courteously
received by a Celestial in native garb,
but a few moments of conversation rc
veal that lie Is an up to date business
man—quite American in everything
but Ills race and costume. It is Mr
Loo Kum Shu. manager of the China
town exchange, un electrical expert
and efficient bead of a staff of four
teen oiiefators. The business done by
tills central Includes nil the city and
out of town culls between the Cbfnese.
There are about a thousand tele
phones In the Chinese quarter, and
■•alls up to 8.000 In number are han
died every day by the dainty little ori
ental girls who sit at their work clad
In the costume of their own people
These girls are exceptionally well edu
cated; all of them were taught in the
San Francisco public schools and. In
addition to n perfect knowledge of our
language, they have n command of the
different Chinese dialects that arc
spoken In the quarter.
As the oriental subscriber does not
call by number, these girls must re
member the name and number of all
subscribers, a feat of memory will' ll
would bailie most American "centrals ”
-C. I* Edholm in St. Nicholas.
RIVERS IN FLOOD TIMES.
Why the Water In the Center Is High
er Than Near the Banks.
Why swiftly flowing rivers arc high
er at the center than near the banks
is thus explained In a bulletin of the
United States geological survey:
“The elevation of the center of a
stream above Its margins during a
flood Is generally the result of the
roughness of Its bed. Bowlders, sand
waves and riffles and even sand grains
turn parts of the current that strike
against them outward from the banks
and upward from the bottom of the
channel. The particles directly de
flected by the obstacles may move but
a short distance In that direction, but
their energy Is transmitted to other
1 (articles and by them to still others,
setting up a system of forces that act
toward ttie upper middle part of the
stream.
"All forces acting in a liquid cause
motion until friction completely wastes
the energy Involved. Therefore these
forces cause movements In the stream's
mass that converge toward the upper
central part of the cross section. Tills
causes the center of the stream to
rise above the margins until hydraulic
bead balances the deflected forces.
"The height to which the center of
a stream may rise above its margin
depends upon the size, shape and
roughness of the channel and the ve
locit.v of the current. It is greater in
relatively deep and narrow streams and
in rough than in smooth channels.”
Oi'igin of “Plagiarist.”
One who appropriates— that is, .steals
—the literary work of another lo use ii
as Ids own thought, the ohihl of Id
own brain, is guilty of plagiarism, s’s
everybody knows, yet few are acquaint
ei x. it ii tiie derivation of the word tu
know that the plagiarist is literally n
elnld stealer. Among a certain class of
■ riminais in Home in the time of the
■artier Caesars there existed the fear
.ut ctistom of stealing children ami
selling them as slaves. According t>
lionrtn law, the child stealers when de
tected received us a part of the penalty
j for their crime a severe Hogging. As
| tue Latin word plaga signilies a strij)e
or iash, tiie ancient kidnapers were
termed “plagiari”—that is, deserving of
stripes. So both the crime und the
criminals received their names from
the castigation indicted.
Fishskin Tartars.
The skin of the fish does not suggest
itself as a suitable material for the
making of clothes, yet It is used for
this purpose by a tribe of Tartars in
Manchuria. They Inhabit the banks
of the Peony river and live by fishing
and bunting. During the past 100
years they Lave become nearly extinct
owing to the invasion of their domain
by agricultural Chinese. They are
known as Flshskin Tartars. The flsl'i
they use is the tamara. a species of
salmon. Both the flesh and the skin
of the fish are supposed to- possess
wonderful heat giving properties.
Bruahing th# Cat.
A cat's coat of fur may be kept shiny
and handsome by brushing it with nr
old clothes bfush kept for the purpose
The cat becomes very fond of* this
brushing if it is not done roughly; It
Is a “modern Improvement” that, beats
a cat’s tongue “all hollow” for making
the fur smooth and glossy.—Our Duini
Animals.
Japanoao Soldier*.
All Japanese barracks have gymna
siums, and the Japanese soldiers rank
among the best gymnasts In the world
In half a minute they can scale a fopr
teen foot wall by diipblng op pocli
other's shoulders, one man supporflpc
two or three others.
Letting Him Down.
He—Your parents seem to have get
over their dislike for me. She— Oh.
yes. At first, you know, they were \
afraid our acquaintance might lead to j
something.—Boston Transcript
in nn.i .11/ m nnui ;
• W1FK IS IN JAIL
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 16.—Harry
Bloor, meter reader for the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company,
lies at St. Vincent’s Hospital with a
bullethote in his abdomen and his
wife. Florence, 30 years of age form
er manicurist at the Board of Trade
building, is held at police headquart
ers as a result of a shooting affray
at the Bloor home, near Thirteenth'
and Hall streets, at seven o’clock last I
night. Police believe the shot was;
fired by Mrs. Bloor while in an in-;
toxicated condition.
When found by Motorcycle Patrol- ’
man Frank Ervin shortly after the ■
shooting, Bloor was on the bed in
the bedroom, conscious and with one
shot fired from a 32-calibre revolver
that wTas found in bis pocket. His
wife lay on the couch in an adjoin-;
ing room and resisted being taken to j
the station by Officer Ervin and De-j
tectives Price and Mallett. She used!
violent language and the officers had j
some difficulty in trundling her down j
the hill to the wagon, as she stoutly I
.refused to walk. It took the three|
officers to get her to the police pa-1
trol.
Officers said they smelled liquor or.
her breath and they believe, upon su
perficial examination of the facts, she
shot her husband.
Neither Bloor, who was conscious
until taken to the surgery at St. Vin
cent's Hospital, nor his wife would
say anything about the shooting.
Mrs. Bloor was hysterical when
taken to the station, talking of her
little dog, and in another breath she
asked, “Where have they taken my |
laddie?”
LFNATIC STARTS
A *250,000 BLAZE
—
ASTORIA, Oregon., Feb. 16.—A
fire, started by Pere Siivola, an in
sane man, did fully $250,000 dam
age tonight to the Slatsop Mill com
pany’s plant.
The flames started in the box fac
tory and the sash and door plant
at about the same time and spread
to four dry kilns, all of which were
destroyed, with their contents. Con
siderable lumber in the yard was also
burned. The main mill was saved. The
loss is probably three-fourths" cover
ed by insurance.
Two hundred men will be thrown
out of employment until the plant
can be rebuilt.
After starting the fires, shortly be
fore 8 o'clock, Siivola ran by the
company’s office laughing and swing
ing an ax, with which he smashed tin
office windows. He also slashed the
curtains of an automobile.
After a five block’s chase he was
captured by Patrolman Carlsons,
whom he tried to stab, Siivola admits
committing the crime, saying the
devil told him to do it. He is a Finn,
about 30 years of age and says he
came from Portland.
As a result of this fire and fear
that it may be part of a plot, extra
watchmen are guarding the oi
mills in the vicinity.
Ordinance No. :>S.
He It Ordained by the Common t'onn
ci! of file Town of Valdez:
Section 1. The Town Marsh.:! on 1
flip Chief of the Fire Department,
any person acting under their direct
order, shall be entitled to enter any
building within the limits of the Town
of Valdez whenever it may be nei es
sary to inspect the same to ascertain
its condition as to fire safety, and any
person occupying any building within
said town limits who shall seek to
prevent the entrance of either of said
officials or any other person author
ized under this ordinance to enter
such building for the purpose stated
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
iin a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be
come effective from after its publica
tion in *. newspaper published in the
iTown of Valdez.
Approved and passed by the Com
mon Council of the Town of Valdez
on the 16th day of January, 1917.
JAMES H. PATTERSON,
Attest: Mayor.
Wm. M. Meals,
Town Clerk.
First publication, Feb. 16, 1917.
List publication Feb. 19, 1917. 3t
IDAHO SENATE KILLS
ALIEN LAND MEASURE
BOISE, Idaho, Eeb. Id-—The anti
alien land bill was killed by the state
Senate by viva voce vote with a pro
test. The bill was reported from the
judiciary committee without recom
mendation and its consideration was
indefinitely postponed.
The only discussion was by one
member who stated that the admin
istration was asking more than it was
willing to give. That it was not will
ing for Idaho to plunge the country
into war with Japan but was willing
for the eastern states to plunge the
country into war with a greater pow
er. The bill will not be revived until
the present crisis is over.
Miner Ads. bring RESULTS. j
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OPEN KIRKS 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.
Valdez Real Kstate Agency
■ST TONY’S PLACE D
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
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Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LIKE)
Oar targe Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER.
FKCT SERVICE Between all Points in '
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 15—S. S. Adm. Farragut
For Seward
Feb. 25—S. S. Adm. Watson,
For Kodiak •
Mar. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Mar. 9—S. S. Adm. Farragut
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 23—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Mar. 8—S. S. Adm. Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Admiral Kvana
L.tLirUKniA KUlIf,
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Ix>s 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 LEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VAIjDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailing* from Seattle—
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Feb. 24—S. S. Northwestern
Mar. 1—S. S. Mariposa
Mar. 8—S. S. Alaska
Mar. 16—S. S. Northwestern
Valdez to Seattle—
Feb. 15—S. S. Mariposa
Feb. 23—S. S. Alaska
Mar. 4—S. S. Northwestern
Mar. 8—S. S. Mariposa
Mar. 16—S. S. Alaska
-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, Eliainar, Valdez and La
toyehe. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
K. It. I'll A (V, hm'l Ageol V \I. !>!;/. DOCK ( O.. hocnl Agent
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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, VaUex, Phone 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Janeao, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh >
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
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Pure Fresh Drugs at tne Valdez
Drug Store. tf
For fine Candles see our stock.
Valdez Drug Oo: tf
A new line of Heaters priced right,,
at Mead's. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music, Valdes Drug Co. tf
OITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
;o transfe. that bag^u^e for you. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’a
Prices reasonable. * ,
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
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General 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
Location notices, Dotn quartz and
pl&oer, at the Miner office.