STjfcAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
' PHONE 7 FOR men only
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
WHEN YOU LOOK
IN THE MIRROR
are you satisfied? Do*your
clothes fit? Have they that
“easy" hang? And look like
full value received? If they
dop't we want you to come to
us. We specialize on dress
clothes and know how to cut
them. Your full dress and
Tuxedo won’t cost much here.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 68 I ! Rough Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
MERCHANT'S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone ii:{ OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
Another assortment of Women's i
suits,'just received at E. Winter’s, tf
Location notices, noth quartz and j
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
i
■ -■ — -
Fresh line uf Box Candies just re-1
ceived at Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tf
For Sale.
1 complete sawmill outfit with plan- 1
crs (Russell & Co.) 11-13. Nominal
b. p. 35. Indicated h. p. 77.
Circular saws and other materials.
1 new Willamette Donkey engine,
8*2-10.
1 slightly used Willamette Donkey '
Engine 7 *4-10.
2 slightly used Florry Donkey En- i
Lines, 7-10.
For further information write or!
i
wire
ALASKA ANTHRACITE RY. CO.
. Per Geo. W. Nelson,
tf Katalla, Alaska, i
A remedy for infection*
if tbe urinary tract.
Painiea*. uou-poilonoua
and will not atricture.
_ Believe* in 1 to 5 day*.
MILD By DRrCBIftT*.
Parcel Port if licni-d- Price 11, or 3 Lottie* *2.75. !
by
THE EVANS CHEMICAL CO., CINCINNATI. O- 1
[CANADA MAY HAVK
TWO MKATLKSS DAYS
GUELPH, Ont., May 17.—In order
to cope with the serious shortage of
live stock, the leading packers of
Canada are already in touch with the
Government urging that steps be ta
ken.
; Professor George Day. of the Live
Stock department of the Ontario Ag
ricultural College, says that he was
informed by the manager of one com
pany that they were advocating two
meatless days a week for Canada.
“When the packers are doing that,
you may judge what conditions are,”
said the professor.
Alaska Sails for Valdez
SEATTLE, May 17.—The steam
ship Alaska sailed from here yester
day morning at 9 o’clock for Valdez
and way ports. Her# passengers for
Valdez were U. Brainerd and wife,
S. A. Hemple and wife and three
steerage. Her passengers for Latoucht
were M. Field and Carl Danielson.
Webster’s N'ew International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. if
A STRONG
tobacco
may have lots
of flavor, but
you can’t smoke
T'HE fren'ship
that's hardest
to gain, usually
lasts the longest.
The harder it is
to please yo' to
\ bacco taste, the
* longer you will
stick to Velvet,
as much of it as you
want. A mild tobacco
often has only its
mildness to recom
mend it.
VELVET combines
mildness and flavor in ,
such a way you can
smoke all you want, and '
want all you smoke.
i TREASURERS OF ROADS
FUNDS ARE NAMED
s
Acting under the bill past by the
1 last Legislature providing for the ap
pointment of one road treasurer for
'each Division, who shall have charge
I of and act as disbursing officers, four
'men were appointed yesterday to fill
| the positions.
i Those named were Harold |L Ppst,
j of Juneau, for the First Division: J.
jv. Sheldon, of Nome, for the Second
Division; J. M. Gilson, of Valdez, for
the Third Division, and George Hutch
linson, of Fairbanks, for the Fourth
! Division.
The road treasurers serve without
pay and are required to give sufficient
!bond for the protection of the Terri
|tory. They must also be officers in
banks under the provision of the act.
CHARLES MURPHY GETS
OFFICER’S COMMISSION
Master Signal Electrician, Charles
i Murphy of Seward, formerly here
j for several years at the local cable
office, and who married Miss Carrie
I Johnson, a sister of Mrs. Charles
I Crawford, has been commissioned a
first lieutenant in the Signal Corps,
land has been ordered to Fort I,eav
|en worth.
i Mrs. James Mitchell came up from
;Gold creek on the launch Patsy last
, evening for the purpose of purchas
ing supplies. This is the first time
iMrs. Mitchell has been in town since
jlast November.
■ NEW BAKE OVEN IS
BEING CONSTRUCTED
- !
j In the rear of the store occupied
by the Valdez Drug Co,,, owned by
iAndy Marovich, and which he will
I soon occupy with his restaurant, there |
is being constructed a big brick bake1
loven of the most improved design.;
which it is expected, will be ready for
[use by the first of the month, after1
which he will be in position to sup
ply the people of Valdez with bread j
and pastry of every variety and of |
[superior qualitv. Mr. Marovich has
already gained the eviable reputa
tion for his bakery products and when
• the new oven is put in operation the
product will be the finest obtainable:
anywhere. Stephen Romich, an ex
pert of many years experience will j
preside over the bakery department.,
and with the improved facilities at,
his command, will be in a position to j
supply the demand for all varieties
of bread, eaEe and pastry, and of a
superior quality.
CONSIDER BEMHl'M
AS ALREADY ANNEXED
AMSTERDAM. May 17.--During a
discussion of the Belgian question in
the Reichstag, says a Berlin dispatch
the spokesman of the progressive par
ty stated that discussion concerning
the annexation of Belgium was undes
irable and that all should consider it
an accomplished fact.
He declared that the existence of
Belgium as a semi-sovereign stale
would mean a lasting war menace and
:that complete restoration of pro-war
!conditions would involve serious dan
Iger.
A joint resolution of all sections,
demanded that prompt measures be
taken for the immediate repatriation
:of Belgian workmen who were com
pulsorily deported to the north of
France.
CITIES ON EAST COAST
WILL NOT BE DARKENED
WASHINGTON. D._ C., May 17.—
. No plan is under contemplation for
the darkening at night of exposed
towns along the Atlantic coast was
the reiterated statement of the war
i department today.
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NORWAY AND GERMANY
HAVE MORE TROUBLE
!
LONDON, May 17.—The breaking
point has been nearly reached be
tween Norway and Germany accord
ing to late reports. In the Norwegian
Government circles the opinion pre
vails that the maritime situation is
almost intolerable. Norway is trying
to induce Sweden and Denmark to
join her in suspending all intercourse
with Germany, and entering the war
on the side ot' the Allies.
“Who put the ‘bone' in the dry
law?” Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher will
tell you on Friday evening in the
Congregational Church. Lecture
“Experiences of a Lobbyist.” Admis
sion free.
For Sale—5-room house and .two
lots. Terms reasonable. Apply Pros
pector. ^-2
For nrst-ciass meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Why look old and care-worn? The
famous Parisian method for rejuven
ating the complexion and hands will
erase from 10 to 20 years. Remem
ber a woman is as old as she looks.
Method fully explained at the Vanitie
Shop. tf
STRUCTURE OF THE EYE.
—
Why Wt Set Bttttr In a Modtratt
Than In a Staring Light.
An observant chauffeur. passing an
automobile with glaring headlights,
uoted that objects at ttie side of the
road which Had lieen distinctly visible
dropped out or sight when the bright
lights were thrown upon them Since
one cau see,better in a little light thaw
in no light, he wondered, w h.v etiu one
not see better In bright light than in
moderate lightV
The answer is. paradoxically, that
the less light there is the better one
sees, for the brighter the object the
j less efficient is the eyesight. If, after
we have lieen i:i darkness, we sudden
ly turn on a bright light and look at
our eyes in a mirror we can see the
pupil of the eye rapidly growing small
er if we reduce the light the pupil
dilates again. iVlint happens is the
same as in the camera when we ad
just the shutter to the intensity of the
light.
The colored iris of the eye corre
sponds to the shutter It consists
chiefly of a muscle which, ns the light
increase’s, is stimulated to contract,
tints drawing the curtain and shutting
out some of the superfluous light. It
usually takes a few seconds for this
adjustment to take place. Thus when
we emerge from darkness into light we
are blinded until the iris can shut out
some of the light from the eyes.
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Dishes President Jefferson Served to
His Guests In 1802.
Mnnasseh Cutler, the founder of the
Ohio colquy and father of the ordi
nance of ITS", kept u diary all through
his public life, and it is now in the pos
session of Charles G. Dawes. It con
tains an account of a dinner at the
White House given by President Jef
ferson Feb. 0. 1S02. to which Mr. Cut
ler and six members of the house were
invited.
Mr. Cutler wrote that there was "rice
soup, round of beef, turkey, mutton,
ham. loin of veal, cutlets of mutton or
veal, fried eggs, fried beef, a pie called
macaroni, which appears to be a rich .,
crust tilled with strillious of onions or
shallots, which I took it to be: tasted
very strong and not agreeable. *
“Mr. Lewis told me there were no
onions in it: it was an Italian disii. and
what appeared like onions was made
of flour and butter with a particularly
strong liquor mixed with them. Ice
cream, very good; crust wholly dried,
crumbled into thin flakes, a dish some
what like pudding, inside white as
milk or curd, very porous and light,
covered with cream sauce; very line.
"Many other jimeraeks. a great vari
ety of fruit, plenty of wines and good
President social. We drank tea."—Co
lumbus Dispatch.
Americans’ Physical Development.
While this country may excel in a
competition of trained athletes or in
certain kinds of mental ingenuity or
shrewdness, it is certain that the aver
age man is far from a model of per- 1
feet physical development. , A casual
inspection of the crowds on the streets
of any oue of our large cities will re
veal pale, undernourished and poorly
developed youths and pasty, flabby men
iu large numbers and will convince the
open minded observer of the desirabil- ;
ity for the individual of some form of
regular physical training. That the :
country bred, moreover, are not greatly
superior to those brought up iu the
city lias been the experience of most
military men who have had occasion
to handle large numbers of troops.—
New York Medical Record.
Lieutenant General.
Many of us are puzzled to know why j
a lieutenant general ranks higher than '
a major general. Perhaps the explana
tion is that the titles date hack to the
commonwealth, when the country was
divided into military districts, the less
important under the control of a ser- i
gcant major general, the rank beyond i
that of colonel, and the more impor- j
taut being governed by a lieutenant ■
general, the captain general being '
Cromwell himself. The lapse of time
has deleted the sergeant from the ser- :
gennt major general.—London Chron
icle.
Ocean Currants.
There are twenty-seven permanent
currents in the oceans of the world,
and there are .nearly as many more of
the semi-permanent variety existing at
one time. Several causes tend to orig
inate and maintain these drifts. Uni
formly directed winds have the great
est influence, and differences of tem
peratures. storms, polar ice and eddies
have each some effect, creating usually
the currents of scud-permanent va
riety.
What Life is.
Life is not made out of mouey, and ,
friendship, and .talents, and patron- 1
age, and family influences, an ! good
chances, and good positions, and good |
health, and good nature. It is made ;
out of faith, virtue, knowledge, temper- j
ance, patience, godliness, and brotherly
kindness and love.—Inninger.
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The Real Reason.
Congressmen and legislators have not
been lowered In grade during the last
twenty years, but public understand
ing has moved up so much that it just !
seems that way.—Sioux City Tribune.
Wise and Unwise.
That is ever the difference between
the wise and unwise—the latter won- I
ders at what is uuusual: the wise man 1
wonders at the usual.—Emerson.
Clotheslines.
When the clothesline needs cleaning
wrap it around the washboard and
scrub it with u brush in soapsuds.
WHEN A EIRE STARTS
the firemen's best efforts are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage and
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage bv flame.;, wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Estate .Agency
™"‘ TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING
• FIRST CLASS
XAXXX.t.X J. ...
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle—
May 10—S. S. Alameda.
May 15—S. S. Alaska.
May 21—S. S. Mariposa.
May 27—S. S. Northwestern.
June 2—S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seattle—
May 15—S. S. Northwestern.
May 20—S. S. Alameda
May 25—S. S. Alaska
May 31—S. S. Mariposa
June 0—S. S. Northwestern
< AIJi AT Ketchikan, Juneau, Kurdova, Kllamar, Ft. IJsrum, Val
<l«‘z, l.atouclie, Seward and .Inrlioruge.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Kllamar, Valdez and La
Hlght reserved to change schedule without notice.
*• B. IRAC. l, f.rn'l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINK)
Our Large Fleet of .Magnificent Steamships oll'er Frequent, PER
F'KCT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
Kfom Seattle, il' I*. >1.
May 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
May 1 S. s. Ad in. Far rag lit
May ds—S. S. Adm. Watson
June 4—S. S. Adm. Evans
June Id S. S. Adm. Farragut
Valdez to Seattle—
May 1 .j—s. S. Adni. Watson
May 23—S. S. Adni. Evans
May :;i — S. S. Adni. Earrattut
June 10—S. S. Adni. Watson
June 10—S. S. Adni. Evans
C ALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for Sail Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
II YOI’R TIC KET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY REST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone I VAI.DEX DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR mdJBUIlDER
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 i S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Fresh candy at the Emporium, it
Complete line cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Pasteurized Products.
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Wliitley Co.’s, tf
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Lowney's Box Candies at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium. tf