ID1TAROD PIONEER
IViu.i hi:d H\ ia;v : Vvl i ::d.\y KvrNi.w; at 11 >: s ak<mAi.aska.
y0i 4 Coo M Arbuck'o. Publisher Ho. 11
SUBSCRIPT iON RATES:
One Yon:• *h'.t)0 1 ’nr Montli '-du
Six Mon! hs 1,: S’: Jo t Mpy
Advertising Hates on AnnlicJ.tinn.
F<)]{ (JOVKUKOi: OK ALASKA
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i i 11: MAIL SKi.’YlCi-;
N ::!:ito, Man'll lV\ 1!'IT
y Df ar \ rl>i el. 1 ■':
\Y) y i > v.cl Imt i such I. ;i-.>ri-nh’.ate au 1 untruthful invective at the 1 'oM.
lk,p , 1 cal Vi il- par i •ninriyV VVii i It is furnished you with j
s’i;'h i',;i:o'i,i; ;n v: load you lo print ••noil a tnis.-l airmen! of laius as we |
,in .our i .iii or a l < the 1 hi h ins!., wherein you com men: on your ra.nl set
... im. wii . know just hmv it'll mail your distinct has received, your
; or' : i : s i i : or me I •! e I o t he tin" '•
* ', ,, s ,y in VI or til -t par.: ■ rapii. I ha' your service has grown worse week ly.
w ith the adveiP ot wii.t-u'. This e- not so. You receive.', nearly double tin-i
tincur ' of T1 .1 I hi 1> v ill her '!...' veil I feeiveil in Novrmbt r a: d since the dis- ;
|llltcl. of m «1, .Il eft N i > o, Decora her l*h. YOt' HAVE RE ’HIVED
jin l_; it \Y ]■; I v; I i i i:.\t H 'I'l’.li', excel.ling ef course the two short j
i rins, necss at.d i.y the si :.s on il,.- Cupp ; -River railread. You have not j
*.., 1 v received your full allot no nt In: you have received tiy actual figures, more ,
1 !:an \our allot men'. t
ii u net dle-s to go on a: i prove a 11 t he ot her errors you ha ve made i u j
stating vottr case. Do not fear, you tr< not being discriminat. d a taiust. Ido
not blame yen for going after a heller service, but indiscriminate invective is
to bo ..t'luuirced while iegitima'r and inte hgont argument and critic.sin based,
on trrtlif.il facts is commendable in any man or community 't mrs
11. \Y. STRA Nil M AM.
[)p.,r Hack: Where did yon get the s'ttff for that edi oi'it.V I hives n
»uy copy lo 1’. uidlcs. and am sure it w 1 g ;' his g >.it • h E. n . S.
Now the Iditarod Fiontvr is not j»artu-ul:*r!\ interested j
whether anything which appears in its columns gets Mr.
Handles' “goat" or not. So far a< we are concerned tin
goat may or may not exist, Inii it does n ;t impress us one.
wav or another. What we are lighting for is a better mail
service tor Milan.d. and if in attempting to gain that
much-to-be-desircd end the postal department conn s in ror a
certain amount of criticism we cannot help it. Hut Air.
Strangmati takes himself inueii too seriously in rushing to j
the defense ,,f the department. Our remarks were certainly
not aimed at him. for, truth to tell, we didn't knowing
existed, mi far as postal matters were concerned. Hut when
we receive a communication accusing us of “indiscriminate
and untruthful invective'' we deem it advisable, in the in
terest of truth, to prove our points, which we hereby pro
ceed 1 o. Hut let it he said at the start, our article of
March 1 > did not blame local oflidals tor non-arrival ot .
< hiiside mail. We beii -ve tin* trouble lies elsewhere.
First as to our s *rvice growing wore • instead of lie-tter.
When the winter service commences people in Interior
Alaska naturally expect some little delay iu connection with
the mail: but as the weather turns collier and the trails im
plore more regularity is expected, and habitual tardiness is
inexcusable, except in v*-rv stormy weather. The following
table will show v;!: n tin* mails were on time and when
otherwise:
Hue or .ai
Ft id ay. J am. ary 17
Tuesday. .Tatina y 21
Wonno-Wiy. Jan”.ary 2.1
Friday. February 7
Wednesday, February 12
Tuesday, Febru my 1'
Thursday. F.-1-: n my 27
Wednesday. M : oh •">
Thursday. March 13
Monday. March 17
Mtu-day, March 21
m.-Way. Aprd 1
Ki-aar'r. -
1 ii I've day uit 0.
On nme.
( d ay late.
Til IV.- d; l y -■ la1 e.
< 'lie day late.
Oil time.
Two days la e.
< me day la;a.
Two days ln!0.
< )ue day ala a i.
t >oe day alien 1.
Oil time.
The’. Mr. StraTi'.-mnn, with utter disregard for iaeis
(what In1 in his letter calls “trulhi'ul facts"), goes o.i to .-ay:
' si nee t ho d ispat cli o! mail wliico 1 > ft Xulato on itceiuiur
!<s '.an havi: lkcki vli> tjik limit m wlioiit kaoi tkij’, ex
cepting of course the two short trios necessitated by the
Midrs on the( upper Liver railroad.” Let us s-o:
The weekly contract from Xulato calls for 400 pounds.
T’he following table will show exactly how mucii <0' that
FIRST RVEIi'JE. SOUTAR <£ SUTHERLAND. Props.
Beef, bv the side,.$ .40
Veal, •• 50
fiftlltfon, by the carcass.. .35
Fowl,, per lb.40
halibut, “ .25
ID3TAH0D MEAT CO.
Second St. Phone 15
P B jas b r*5* ppp. Traction
IfH Company Depot
Nicely Furnished Roons FLAT GITY Large Drying Room
WJftl H<¥Z7* flat cn Y,
M Ml JLl M m $U?IM iLa FR OR r 5 TR EFT
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Bods, Batii, Dry Rooms, a"d"'r^'i"r!",ctin
amount was actually dispatched, the figures being taken
from ollicial records: v
J.efi Nu I a to— Arrived at Iditarod —
1 ’(Minds ] *ou mis
January S 383 January 1 . • '"•i
•• ‘ 17 3i*2 “ 21 327
23 3 If, “ 2!> ■!<»
“ :;l 3U2 February 7 21!*
February 5 <12 “ 12 ;,1
12 32 - IS 32
>■ ii> . 325 “ 27 28!)
*• 2ii 21l! March 5 12.,
o <1-.-; 1.478
Total am unit ealleil for liy eon tract, 11,200 pounds.
Total amount actually forwarded from Nttlato, 2,088 pounds.
Presuming all mail receive at Xulatolor Iditarod, etc.,
was forwarded, and we believe it was where is the balance:
As to Mr. Strangman's assurance that Iditarod lias not
bet'ii discriminated against, we refuse to accept him as an
authority on that matter. < >ur contention was based on
certain knowledge that much matter was not coming
through as it should, although our consignments were un
der weight. For that we did not blame local officials at
a 1, but those at Cordova or Seattle, or wherever tlie mail
f ir the Interior is made up. How is it that Fairbanks
t'ould say, weeks ago, “all delayed mail has arrived, includ
big several sacks of encyclopedias,” while we are still get
ting matter sent in November' At the time of the slides
on the railroad special contracts were awarded to carry tin
delayed mail from Valdez to Fairbanks and Nome. W<
understand bids were asked for an extra service to Iditarod
but are not aware that any contract wau awarded. Why
We do not say the figure quoted was too high for Mr
Handles, because we do not know, and do not. want to “ge
his goat" needlessly. Hat we say emphatically if such bidr
were called for there was insufficient publicity given the
matter, and the same can be said of other mail contracts in
the Interior.
But we think we have said enough to prove that Mr.
Strangman lias proved nothing. Especially has he failed
to show that our statements were “indiscriminate and un
truthful invective." On the contrary, once more to quote
.Mr. Strangman, they are “truthful facts." We are sorry
we are not in agreement with Mr. Strangman. because we
believe lie means us well. 1-or example, he says he does not
blame us for going after a better service That is comfort
ing. Had Mr. Strangman blamed us we should feel in
clined to throw up the sponge. ThiNa w"e are grateful foi
his kindly reminder that "legitimate and intelligent argu
ment and eriti ism based on ‘truthful’ fact ; is commend
able.” So it is and that lias been our guiding star all along
— "truthful facts.” Figures might, lie, but facts are facts.
y*' a-- t t ?*r? £■» * m
O *l-*- /j £ 4^ -a .» ^ <e
?£? fil Zn&yim-M-3 &i<iii
gSTM IJE^i'XT issue* of the Seattle Star contained details of
gjggjj tli<! love, courtship and marriage of TCarl Theile, which,
it will he remembered, was reported in the Iuitarod
Pioneer some weeks a«zo. The account is made the more inter
esting in that it is supplemented by a picture of the bride, who
is evidently a lady of considerable personal attractions- The
Si.rsays:
i
HOTEL PHONE CIHL WEDS
HIGH ALASKA MINING SAN j
‘'Hello! Yes; just :l moment ■’
Dorothy Craven, deftly slipping pities
into their places on the switchboard at the
r rye norei, looked suddenly up, anti straight into the brown
eyes of a big good looking stranger.
"Oh!" she gasped, and the blue eyas fell to the accompani
ment of a becoming flood of color.
That was six months ago.
Wednesday Dorothy Craven and the big good-looking
stranger with the brown eyes were married in Tacoma.
Last September Karl Theile left his mining and mercantile
interests in Iditarod, Alaska, and sailed for Seattle. He wanted
a glimpse of the States. He wanted to get away from the mines
and miners and work, and just loaf and have a good time and
rest up He registered at the Frye hotel, on Yesler way.
The bent head of the fair haired girl at the switchboard at
tracted his attention. Each day it took longer for Theile to
get his key and get away from the. desk.
Then, one day, the bent head was raised and the blue eyes
of the operator were upon him. He stood in his tracks and
looked and looked, after which he drew a deep breath and
walked out into the air.
With the directness of men bred in the open, the big Alas
kan pressed his suit and was held off with equal directness by
the girl who had learned to take care of herself. But Theile
wanted the girl, and to want with Theile was to obtain. So he
persisted—and won.
Ten days ago Dorothy Craven told the management of the
Frye hotel that she would quit on March 1.
The young couple are in Tacoma and will return to Seattle
Saturday night or Sunday, after which they will leave for a
honeymoon trip to Vancouver and Victoria.
Theile will return to Iditarod the first of the month. His
telephone bride will follow in .June.
CON SIEM WOULD BE GOVERNOR
According to a Coast paper Captain
Conrad Sietn. of San Francisco, is a
candidate for the Alaska governorship.
.Siera lived in Nome for a number of
years, but lias not visited the North
since 1901.
I I
In the course of an interview granted
to the New York World, Dr. Uudolph
Anderson, the biologist who accom
panied the Stefan-son Arctic t»x;><•««i
lion, showed that the explorers did a
great deal more than discover blond
Eskimos. Dr. Anderson said they had
collected enough seietRilic data ol
value to make it worth the four and a
ha: f y f;; rs a way from civilization.
It was Dr. Anderson’s work to in
vest igate the conditions oi animal life
in the region of Coronation gulf. In
his collection, now in New York, are
i tie skins and skeletons of many rare
animals and birds, of which the 10
j Barren Land hears are the most valu
I able.
Copper Abundant
“We covered the entire coast from
I Colville river to Coronation gulf," said
I t he doctor, “making several trips in
| land along the Mackenzie, Ilorton and
| Dease rivers, and finding in regions
I hitherto marked uninhabited, tribes of
; Eskimos that had never before seen a
1 white man. Among the biond Eskimos
! we found copper needles in use, instead
| of hone ones and most of their other
| utensils were made of copper also. The
! supply of this metal is abundant, there
| being a great deal of copper float.
Poor Tslarksmon
“Tlmse Eskimos still use spears and
bows and arrows to kill game for food,
| and they are amazingly poor marks
j men. A group of them shot more than
I 20 arrows at a single ptarmigan one
day before they hil it. iheir imple
ments are m >,t prim tive.
Fast Fc • 3i..ty Hours
“One morning three of us left Hor
ton river to get a large number of
needed articles cached in an old house
near the wreck of a steam whaler at
(ape Party. It was .‘>1 below ai d u
gale was blowing, with the snow drift
| ing everywhere, but as the wind was
j behind us we made good time. We ex
pected to reach Langton bay in one
sleep. so took only six small tish with
us one each for supper and the same
! for break fist. But the next day the
wind increased, blowing all the ice
away from the beach, necessitating
much hard pulling over bare ground
and sand-covered snow. The third day
we were unable to travel at all and we
reached Langton bay on the fourth
j day after a fast of Od hours.
Getting Out the Specimens
“After Dr. Stefansson left the party,
f went back to Coronation gulf, where
my 1 .On.) specimens ha 1 been cached.
We loaded them on sleds, of which \v«*
Innl only two, and dragged linen in
i r;it*ec trios to Bail Be inland, 90 miles
: away, t h*- to' a I weight of the col lection
being about five tons.
“chi? That Never Returned”
"By a men* lucky chance we were
able to hail the whaler Belvedere,
which cleared from Now 1 Bedford, LI.I..
.'in years a.g) and lias never returned to
the Atlantic coast. We ha.: 1 the
specimens and then spent several
months cruising for whales, of which we
got a number of fine specimens. We
killed them with hand Li cos at the end
of which were, conclusion bombs which
exploded inside the wi.ale's body.”
TRAIL DIDN'T LOCK GOOD TO HIM
John Hansen, the original re-dis.
| coverer of First Chance creek,
started for the Outside over t'ne
Sevvard trail last week. He hud
unrchased a fine dogteam and ail
seemed well But John ha i not
gone far on the trail when he
caught a cl*.ill in his lower limbs,
and turned back, lie has since
dispose,] of the dogteam, and will
go Outside on the fiist boat up the
Yukon “In the meantime,” as a
i prominent trader would say, there's
j no knowing what John might stir
l 11P _
! THE DEATH OF IRS. FRED BRUHN
Further particulars of the death of
I Mrs. Fred Bruhn were contained in a
j communication from Fred Bruhn re
, ceived by the Iditurud Pioneer on the
: last mail.
Mrs. Bruhn went to the Mayo Bros.'
famous establishment at Rochester,
Minn., where she underwent two oper
ations The shock was too much for
her and she died at Fremont, Neb.,
January 31. She was buried at Seattle
February 6. a number of Alaska friends
attending the funeral.
AT ANY HOUR AT
The Bank Cafe
FLAT CITY
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
R. A. Austin and Harold Seddon ar
rived Monday afternoon.
HORAE AGAIN!
CN THE WINTER TRAIL
kOADitoUSK
Meals All Homs.
Raptors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Physician and Sunpn
j o
Offices: 1 ditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BE HIM,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wiakersham &. Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
Michigan, 1S31 Kentucky, 1331 Alaska, 1910
George Woodruff Algreght,
CGL^SSLOR AMD LAWYER
IDlTARt 'D, Al.ASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
():lice in Wit* leers hum & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
Gamp [uitarod No. l!T, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at. A. B. Hall every
Monday evening at S o'clock. Visiting
1 brethren cordially invited to attend.
( YRLL P. WOOD,
Arctic Chief.
RONALD FROST,
Arctic Recorder.
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Notice of Forfeiture
: Notice to D. Sayles and all whom it may
concern:
That I, tile umlers'gned. have per
formed the assessment work on that eer
lain piece of mining ground known and
j called the Sayles fraction tortile years
j 1911 and 1912. said fiacticp being siiu
' a ted between No. 3 and No. 4 above, the
| Gold Run association claim on Little
i creek, a tributary to Gar.es creek, in the
| Innoko Mining Precinct, District of
; Alaska. NKII.SJ VI B1C,
* Ophir. Alaska.
First publication March 20, 1913.
Last publication June 2S, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO C. II ART YilACK :
d 111at Lh . hand
, - iiec a ; - \ sided upon pi cr n r.i . m
i kn< vvn as the I.iukv I »jj je-so. it ii .;. 'rub
; i rk, tributary ot Widow eretk Otter nihmi'j
. and recordiay precinct. Territor\ of A!.: k-i.
i 1>. mg; asstS'lui; 1 work for tlie* \c..r .*. You
: are Luther Vi::e i that 1f.1t the c\piu.:: a of
' ' ' .1 > :
is .notice i;r refit-e coniribut
v*r o; ortioo >f di c <* .a birr**, your interest
id v i 11 prof
1 i f the Rt vi-rd Statutes of the I'nited Si.itis.
t»an i:a;; r;.i: it.
j hirst publication poi;:.',ry ;S. , 3
1 Last publication April ■ .< r.i.t.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod Alaska. 5 March. 191 •
To Mont Downing. A. B. Fet gnson, A D 1 idler,
Cottier, Barney Haggerty John M
r, raw Jot- l’ortt-r and Minnie Thorns.
You are hereby notified that I have expended
during the year nineteen hundred Mid twelve
11,12- one hundred dollars- *100 01 labor and
improvements upon the Bonanza association
placer mining claim. 011 Dominion creek, a tub
uiai-V of Salmon riv< r, Kuskok.'im Mining and
Recording district. Territory of Ala-ka, notue
of location of which is found 111 volume No , it
page /03, in order to hold said claim under trie
provi-ions of section 2324 of the Revised Stat
Iites of the Faded States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22, :8So. concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said plac.-r mining
claim tor 11.period ending on tin* 3ml day 1 1
December, m e And if. within ninety d..ys
after the publication of this no'.ice, you fail or
r< f.ise to contribute > our proportion of such ex -
penditure as a co-owner, your, and « • <' •'
everv. of your ind re-’ - in tli" said mu: run
soci.ition placer miring claim will be...me t;m
property ' I the sub-crib- d Vour e m. ncr, v.
has made the required expenditu’-e ov tm
terms of-.aid section J -%I BKDLL.
Chas. li : ■' • ska 1 ! ri lot
J M Pick'd
Fir-t pi bl cation March fi. 10:3
Last P' bl c.i'.ion May 2:■ ‘V'3
Nctlce of Forfeiture
To W J. Swcenev. I'iid Andiak . I-ri-ilmaii
’ and J Dark, tlie-ir heirs assigns - . ■ - rs ■
personal representedi’■ * -
! You are hereby notified that I have ewende !
I in labor and improvements for year of : ,:>t:,r
sum of one hundred dollar---pv.: m the Pine
! Tree association pin er mining claim, situated
at the head of Mat cirek in Me Otter Mining
! and Recording District. I ‘erntorv of Alaska
which has been dulv recorded at the commis
| siouer’s office at Idilarod _ fhe above amount
has been expended in order to h <’.d the ...d
'claim under the provisions of the law concern
| ing annual labor upon mining claims, being thr
; amount required to hold such claim And y
are further notified that if w r.hin ninety days
i 00—days after the last pub i cat‘on ot this notice.
I vou fail to contribute your proportion Of said
* expenditure, yur interest in -aid claim will be
con • the 1 • the undtrsi ned your
ow ik r ' W.ll.CKAUTuKk
, }-irst publication February s, 1913.
J Last publication Mav to, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
| TO CHAS. PACKLUND. or Heirs or Agents
You. and each ot you. are hereby notified that
I the undersigned has expended ::i labor and im
' provements the sum of one hundred dollars
51 t . t h e y ears o f 191 o, i 111
ed placer mil il la m
No. i Bench below Discovery on Yankee Creek
a.id the years ivii-:o:2 upon the follow: g
; named placer mining claim, to-wit: No. i lb-low
Discovery on Yankee creek a tr;hi:t..ry of D:
uoko rivei . lint- ko Mining and Recording Jus
t r ict. Dist r ic t o f A lask i
i lie t ■ ded i n Vo
• • • : \ beii
at 1 -4 l of ft nok
Mining and Kecording District. District r
further r.otifi*
ex pi i ■ i n ct vs afU
licat of this notice you fail or ref use t
' tribute your propo: {ion of such ext iditum
your interest in said claims will ute tin
propei t the un
under Section 2321 of the K- v Stu’u*, - g th.'*
I 1 jited States
nl.OK OLSmN. Co-' Mv
1 First publication February 1. :
! Last publication Mav y 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
' To V Morency. J. Pi< son and I
their heirs,’ast ns - ssoi r pers
| representatives:
You ai hereby notil
in labor and impro e it ten t*> f u *. ear ’th
sum « f one hundred, lollars- £100 — on Die M .; 11
tain Home as-ociati :i :-r mining c::.:m -•!
uated < -i \V Ion k 1 tribn( ry of I
river in the Otter Miutug ai d Revorc.u.g in
t: ict Ten itory
r- C -rded at the comm i i*.:i*■■: s otfic- r.t Id
uru. i lo in.-hi the nii cl a-in umk*:
sioiis v f t lie law concerning annua! Lib r upon
mi ing claims, being the aim-r::t :vp. *-d
bold such claim. And you arc further notified
that if. within 1 ty r the 1
pul >1 ira lion f this
your proportion of said expenditure. your in
tcrest in said claim will become the property < 1
. the undersigned, vour c>> ocmr
L. L. JONF
First publi
Last publication April :0. 1 ■■}
Notice cf Forfeiture
' T<' CH A RLFY MACK
You 1 you • - chen
no: itfi th: t : u- dvr n run: has rxpendvd in
menu ! 1 hut
dred: <:• .liars--». »r t .v v-.*r upon place:
mi: :ug claim knew n a . the Par. a-■«.:.ilioi.
Willow err k tributary ri
1 tu-r Mitsing Didn't Ten :t--ry of Ahi-k.. You
are further m.lifted tit.u if at the < ;rut:ou
ninety —oo—'da\s from the list pub!u 1 t
this i.otice vou fail or refuse t < coat: T-ute to
undersigned \ our pr> portion <•! >.:.-:i expend:
tnre, > our interest in : aid < ’aim will :• 'ome the
pronertv of the undersigned, under Sec 2324 ol
the Kevi-cd Siulutt s < f thr I’nited states.
H ST LAWRKNCI
First publication March 1. : k
j I.ast publication May ;
The Haw Plaesr Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress itnci 1
ing the mining laws of A! •. A :
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their apphc. tion to - A-' Ter
ritory of Ai «sk , and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, i tc.. That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be locate 1 i:i Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent lias been issued therefor,
not less than £:oo worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each vexr. including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska rs : ttornev for another unless hr is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, dulv acknowledged and recorded m any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two piacer mining
claims for any one principal or association during ; tiy cak.udar month, and
1.0 placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That 110 placer mining maim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior atteuipt had been made.
NICELY FURNISHED ROGfVIS BY DAY OR WEEK
Warm, Clean Well Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Passage and
Bath Parlors
MEDICATED, MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM, |U,
TUB, SALT AND FRESH WATER ESSULflS
Caribou St., Bet. Black and Willow Sts., on Waterfront
Electric and Faradic Massage Treatments by Expert Attendants
Lighted by Gas Heated by Steam