SffcXM HtAttb MOT ADO COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ. Alaska
“The House of Comfort”
PH0NF 7 FOR MEN ONLY
ECONOMY IS THE KEY
NOTE OF OUR SUCCESS
We were the first In the city to
place tailored to measure
clothing within the reach of
every owe. The day of high
prices i3 past. Let us show
you some dandy patterns >f
pure woolen fabrics that will
make up into beautiful buits
for a little money.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Pock. Oppoelte Prospector Office. Tel«phon«24^
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR anil 8UILDER
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
BF.FF.RF.NCES j S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS | B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone OS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chan. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._ Phone 35
Independent Steam laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
; Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry lCc lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Rexall stand for par excellence, not
alone in drugs, but every article sold
under the name. The Owl Drug
Store.
Old-Fashioned Hoarhound lumps
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rexy
all products at the Owl Drug Store, if
Fresh Box candy at Hunt's Candy
Kitchen. A new line opened. W
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdes Drag
Co. *
May Disbar Tumulty’s Ex-Partner 1
NEW YOK, Feb. 2.—George E.
Cutley, a Jersey City lawyer and for
merly the law partner of Joseph P.
Tumulty, Private Secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, was arraigned in dis
barment proceedings yesterday before
Supreme Court Justices Swayze, Min
turn and Kalisch at the Hudson
County Court House. It was charged
he had converted bank stock en
trusted to him by a client to his
own uses for the collection of the
fee. He entered a denial and the
hearing went over.
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh caady at On KasfiQsDua. it
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POLICE GET YOUNG MAN
WHO MURDERS SWEETHEART
NEW BRUNSWlCk. N. J., Feb. i.
—Because his offer of marriage was
refused. John Koieser, 24 years old,
shot and killed Margaret Malache
in her home in this city. Several
hours later he was taken dying to St.
Peter’s hospital, after being shot as
he attempted to kill a policeman who
was pursuing him.
Koieser had been paying attention
to Miss Malacbe for some time but
she did not favor his suit. He called
nt her home tonight and demanded
that she marry him. She refused and
the youth drew a revolver, fired two
sh6ts into her body, killing her in
stantly. He fled from the house, and
his way of escape lay across a rail
road bridge. George Donnelly, the
bridge tender, sought to prevent him
from crossing. Koieser drew his gun
and ordered Donnelly out of his way.
Instead of obeying the bridgei ian
started toward him and Koieser (Led
two shots, striking and critically In
juring Donnelly.
An alarm was sent out and Police
man Dennis Byrnes started out in an
auto to search for the murderer, fie
came across the latter in llardenbiirg
street loading his revolver. As the
car stopped Byrnes got out and start
ed for the fugitive. He was directly
behind Koieser when the latter turn
ed and attempted to shoot the police
man. He saw his danger and fired
first. The bullet pierced Koleser’s
left lung, and it was said at the
hospital that his death was but t’ e
matter of a few hours.
EXTEND WAR RISK BUREAU
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 2.—
A bill extending for another year the
life of the War Risk insurance bu
reau in the Treasury Department
was offered in the House today by
Chairman Alexander of the Commit
ee on Merchant Marine and Fisher
ies. Under the original act this Bu
reau would go out of existence next
September. It is now proposed th^t
I he Bureau shall be authorized
continue operations until September.
1 918.
While the Alexander bill may be
regarded primarily as a precaution
ary measure, to a certain extent it is
possible that it reflects a belief in of
ficial circles that there is no immedi
ate prospect of the end of the Euro
pean war. In some quarters the meas
ure is regarded as one of both a
precautionary and pessimistic nature.
However, it is pointed out that the
passage of such a bill at the short
session of Congress is necessary.
Since its creation the War Risk bu
reau has been a self-sustaining or
•’anzation. The insurance of cargoes
lias resulted in a premium balance
of more than $2,000,000. and, inas
much as no appropriation is likely
to be necessary, early passage of the
Vlexander hill is practically assured.
Six Weeks More of Cold.
Whether you accept yesterday >u
today as official groundhog day. the
result is all the same, and we are
according to the olden belief, due for
six weeks of cold weather before the
backbone of winter is broken The
weatherwise groundhog, -either yes
terday or today, if he came oat to
view conditions, certainly had antule
reason to retreat to his burrow for
six weeks or longer, and the res* of
us might as well plan on laying in an
rdditional supply of fuel.
This Merchant
Spends His
Money In Town
The money that he DIS
TRIBUTES WEEKLY
IN PAY circulates here.
How much doei the out of town
merchant contribute to the town’*
pro*perity ?
HE DOES NOT PAY RENT
HE DOES NOT PAY WAGES
HE DOES NOT PAY TAXES
When you deal with the
home merchant YOU
HELP THE TOWN.
When yOtl help the town
rou KELP YOURSELF.
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QUIET AND NfeAR LONDON, j
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The Lonely Cetewolda Nearly Tosoh j
Tho Worfert Biggfct 6«y.
The Cotswotd* ere All ViArfaflfe of th* |
variety of natural scenery that Eng
land succeeds In packing away within i
her narrow sea barred boundaries, j
Here, within three hours of the largest j
city in the world, you can walk In \
complete loneliness over a grassy road
that follows the route laid out by Ro
man engineers, with a tumbled sky ;
line of real mountains on your right ;
and a sweep of empty fields falling !
away to the left. You can take tea In
an old Roman villa, where tlie tiled |
courtyard is still smooth and tight; you j,
can sleep in un inn that has apparent
ly not changed its habits or its bill of
fare since tbe days of Richard the
Crusader.
As mountains tbe Cotswolds cannot
^jyetend to any great eminence or bold- [
ness. They have no attractions for the I
man who wishes to brave steep cliffs i
or for him who would travel for a I
week on end through n single pine dark j
valley. They are well bred little hills
compared with the Alps or the Rockies,
but they have the true mountain flavor
of loneliness and sturdy charm. Th°
occasional farmhouse enhances the pe
culiar feeling of isolation, for a single
human dwelling only serves to set ofl
loneliness.
And the roads are a perpetual do
light The King's highway winds
through these hills—a public road that
would cost the landed proprietor who
owns the ground on either side of It
half his fortune In legal expenses to
close up.—Exchange.
NEW YORK’S DOWNTOWN.
Where Thee# 'Tired Busin*** Men"
Earn Their Daily Bread.
There i| a region of mystery into
which the metropolitan husband and
father vanishes between 7:30 and 8:45
a. m. six days in the week and from
which he emerges in the late after
noon. He is welcomed, after the man
ner of all returning warriors, with a
tender solicitude.
Downtown is the trackless jungle
into which father plunges to stalk the
family's living. After 10,000 years of
civilization it is still the same. Anx .
ious eyes follow him from the wig j
warn till he turns the corner to the 1
railroad station, and fond eyes greel
him as he staggers out of the elevator
door in his apartment house home with
his prey, so to speak, on his shoulder.
Wives will never be reconciled to
dowutown. It swallows up the man of
the house when he would much rather
stay at home and play with the chil
dren—so he pretends—and it sends him j
home at night too tired to be agreeable j
—as he asserts. Thns the little game i
i
goes on.
The primitive hunter, I imagine, j
made believe that he hated to leave I
the family and go off into the dark '
forest, and on his return he threw him j
self before the fire too tired to speak j
Actually, I believe, the primitive hunt- ■
er as soon as lie was out of sight of }
home broke into a cheerful whistle.- |
Simeon Strunsky in Harper’s Maga |
! zine.
Primogeniture. !
The law of primogeniture sends I
hack its roots to the most ancient j
times. Away back in the patriarchal |
ages tile firstborn son had a supe- !
riority over all his brethren and in the |
absence of his father was in every im- j
portant sense the head of the house. i
Upon the death of the father he be
came by the unwritten law, which
could not be questioned, the priest and j
lord of the family, and naturally to j
him fell the property as well as the
honors of the household. Primogeul- ;
ture wherever it is found today is the
lingering remnant of the ancient cus- .
tom.
Dufferin’s Warning Dream.
There are many stories on record of
the warning dream. The late Lord
Dufferin when in Paris dreamed that
he was in a hearse being conveyed to a
i cemetery. A few days later as he was
about to enter a hotel elevator he was
sturtled to observe that the attendant
was the living reproduction of the
driver of the hearse in his dream. He
stepped back, and the lift went up
without him. Before it had reached
the top of the building some breakage
took place in the mechanism, and the
lift eras lied down to the bottom, every
one in it being killed.
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Too Much Music.
Street singing is an especially Nea
politan Institution, and when for the
first time one hears beneath his win
dows the more often than not off bey
versions of the suappy. lilting, lues
pressibly infectious Neapolitan songs
he is enchanted and throws pennies
. freely. After a week or so of it as a
steady diet, day and night, he inclines
much more toward heavy crockery
National Geographic Magazine.
His Idsa.
“Would you say that marriage is a
failure?”
“Not exactly; it’B more like a busl
ness venture.”
“In what way?"
“Well, you can’t blame the bnslness
for the failures that get Into It”—De
troit Free Press.
8aving Monsy.
Mrs. Muggins—Don’t you ever try to
save any money? Mr. Muggins-Sure.
I save $4 today. Borrowell struck me
for $5. and I only let him hove $1 -
Philadelphia Record.
It Was Possible.
Edith—You haven’t seen my engage
ment ring, have you? Marie—I don’t
know. Who la the man?—Boston Tran
script
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. Foresigh* Is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
T TONY’S PLACE’ST
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A J. A i. A >. .t. j. .
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER.
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 15—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. S—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridujs and Saturdays for San Francisco,
I/o« Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Dally Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
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For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings front Seattle—
Jart. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Kelt. 1— S. S. Northwestern.
Keb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Keb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 8—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
-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, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gea’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, VaMei, Phone 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Juneau, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wb <
jknow that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. if
Pure Fresh Drugs ai me Valdez
Drug Store.
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line of neaters 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. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. t-*t baggage for you. tf
For good warm rooms try the Si.
KMae HoteL tf j
A. M. DIERINpER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al 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 QOUpes. Dota quarts and
placer, at the Miner offlce.