STE/tM 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, Valve*, Ho*e, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Proapector Office._Telephone 2.A
AS YOU PASS ALONG 1
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the highwigr you can tell at a
glance 'the custom tailor dresi- •!
ed man from the other fellows.
And if he be particularly well J
clothed the chances are we are t
his tailor. Our new fabrics 4
and style models are now jj
ready. We invite an inspei- •!
tion which we know will be
followed by an order. jj
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR ]
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1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191?
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ami 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 i S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
P^one 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed 1 «... f Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 16c lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
bulletin issued telling
HOW TO SAVE I (MID
NEW YORK, March 5.—The de
partment of health issued another
bulletin last night containing sug
gestions for reducing the cost of liv
ing. Dr. Charles F. Bolduan. direc
tor of the bureau of public health ed
ucation in a statement to the house
^ wives said:
"Three heaping tablespoons of
macaroni baked with cheese contain
as many food units as one pound of
lean roast beef.
“Three heaping tablespoons of
baked beans contain the same num
ber of food units as two and one-half
ounces of roast lamb.
“One-half pint of split peasoup
contains more food units than six
--I
ounces of hamburger steak.
"Two heaping tablespoons of boiled ,
rice contain as many food units hs |
two and one-half boiled eggs.
"Three heaping tablespoons of
granulated sugar contain as many
food units as two lamb chops frcm
which the fat has been eliminated.”
Professor C. C. Georgeson, head ol
the government agricultural experi
mental stations in Alaska, was a pas
senger on the Admiral Watson for
Kodiak to visit the station at tha*
place.
FOUND—That the subscriptioi.
price of the Modern Priscilla will be
advanced to $1.25 on March 26. Save
money by subscribing now. Mrs. L.
A. Depuy, representative. k-12
MYSTERY OF THE PLANETS.
Science Cannot Penetrate the Haty ;
Veils That Mask Them.
It is not known definitely whether
the plfinet Venus rotates. If It does it
l may possibly have a life and a vegeta
tion like our own. tb< ugh we suspect
that it is clothed In eternal cloud. Of
Saturn's rings we cannot say whether
they consist of millions of tiny moons
like brickbats or whether they may be
even smaller still—a veil of shining
dust.
Of Jupiter we can only say that it is
covered with clouds, though of their
substance we know nothing, and that
according to Professor I.owell and Sir
; William Huggins some of the bands
j we see on it mny be rifts in the clouds
i revealing the body of the planet. Lit
tle lines crisscross these bands. Photo
graphs of Jupiter taken at Flagstaff
observatory, Arizonu. seem to Indicate
that these lines, too. are the upper
clouds of Jupiter.
But whenever we see a planet we see
it badly. Even Mars, the most clearly
revealed of them all, is constantly ob
scured by a refracting haze, so that
even the famous “canals,” though
nearly 500 in number, are only per
ceptible a few at a time, and an un
skilled observer would probably not
make them out at all.
Sandstorms, sometimes snowstorms,
sweep the surface of the planet, and
because the winds of Mars are very
gentle and slow moving these occur
rences take a long time to pass by. A
snowstorm on Mars—if indeed it was a
snowstorm and not merely a fog—once
lasted three weeks.
HYGIENE IN THE BEEHIVE.
Ths Way Intrudara Are 8aalad Up In
a Tomb of Wax.
It has been observed that bees have
a most Ingenious and sanitary way of
disposing of a living creature that may
by accident or design chance to find its
way into their hive. When the intruder
is killed, as killed he must be, whether
he be large or small, the problem arises
how to deal with the body.
If the bees And that it is impossible
to expel or dismember the creature
they will proceed cleverly to Inclose it
in a veritable sepulcher of wnx. In
one of his hives a beekeeper discov
ered three such tombs side by side,
erected with party walls like the cells
of the comb, in order that no wax
might be wasted. These tombs the
prudent bees had raised over the re
mains of three snails that had strayed
into the hive.
As a rule the bees will, when deal
ing with snails, be content to seal up
with wax the opening of the shell. In
this case, however, the snails' shells
were more or less cracked or broken.
The bees bad therefore considered it
simpler to bury the snails entire, and
the bees had further contrived, in or
der that traific might not be impeded
in the entrance hail of the hive, a num
ber of galleries exactly proportionate
not to their own girth, but to that of
the male bees, which are almost twice
as large as tlie workers.—Exchange.
Historic Pawnee Rock.
A short distance north of Pawnee
Rock station, Kansas, is a high south
ward facing cliff of saudstone known
as Pawnee rock, projecting ns a rocky
promontory from the broad ridge that
forms the north side of the valley.
The elements and the hand of man.
says a report of the geological survey,
have made great changes in its size
and appearance since the days when
the Santa Ee trail passed along its
base. Here there were many encoun
ters between the savages and the
whites and also between hostile bands
of Indians, for the place Is noted not
only in pioneer history, but in Indian
traditions as well. Names and initials
of many travelers, from the early trap
pers and the “forty-niners” to the later
army detachments, have been scratch
ed on the smooth faces of the ledges.
Birds That Sing During Flight.
In reference to u recent paragraph
about birds that slug while flying a
correspondent writes:
“The cuckoo is a fine bird that sings
as it flies, especially when pursued by
angry little birds whose nest it has
attempted to invade, as I have several
times seen and heard. Then the tree
pipit and whitetliroat generally rise
from their perch and flutter in the air
while singing, besides swallows, if you
count their twittering as a song. 1
have also seen and heard missel thrush
and blackbird sing while flying, but
only very rarely.”—London Mall.
It« Value to Him.
"Has your college education been of
any practical value to yon?”
“You bet it has! If it wasn’t for my
experience in track athletics I’d have
to leave my bouse five minutes earlier
every morning In order to catch the
7:58,” replied the commuter.—Michigan
Awgwan.
A Roast Resontsd.
“I always try to attend to my own
business,” said the self approving man.
“That’s Jes’ what folks are talkin’
about,” replied Farmer Corntossel.
“Tendin’ to your own business ain’t
what we ’lected you to the legislature
fur.”—Washington Star.
Unkind.
“A fool and bis money are soon
parted.”
“Y'ep. Who got yours away from
yon?”—Detroit Free Press.
Venice.
Venice became a maritime power ii
WW. In the thirteenth end fourteent)
centuries she was mistress of the seas
MRS. CAM
TAKES OWN LIFE
—
SKNDN BI I.LKT THROt’GH BRAIN
KoHncr Valdez Woman Kills Herself
In Her Apartments in Juneau In
Presence of tier Husbank—No
Cause Known for Kasli Art.
Mrs. J. J. Cavana, formerly a resi
dent of Valdez and who left here
about two months ago to join her
husband at Juneau, committed sui-i
cide at that place last Tuesday by
sending a bullet from an automatic
pistol crashing into her brain. The
Juneau Dispatch gives the following
account of the tragedy.
•‘Mrs. J. J. Cavana, nee Lydi»
Swensen, suicided last night at 7::10
o’clock in her bedroom in a house oi
Rowan Way, near Gastineau avenue,
with an automatic pistol firing one
tullet through the right temple. Thei
deed was committed in the presence j
of her husband upon his returning
home from a brief trip down town, i
The deceased is a native of Illinois,
being born in a town near Chicago,
and about two months ago came to
Juneau from Valdez to join her hus
band who runs the compressor at the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company,
he having left Valdez for Juneau
shortly before. The deceased was
well known hereabouts and at Cordo
va. He is a member of the local or-j
ders of Elks.
Cavana, when interviewed last j
night, seemed heart broken. He said ]
in substance that during supper a lit
tle before 7 o'clock, he and his wifej
were discussing financial matters;
that after eating he went down town
and very shortly thereafter returned
to his home; that upon approaching
the house he heard his wife walk from
one room over in to the bed roomij
he entered, approached the bed
chamber and as he did so, his wife
said: "Don’t come in here; I'll shoot
you," and immediately raised the gun
to her right temple and tired. I hur
rieci down town and inquired for the
coroner: he came shortly thereafter."
Oflicer Dart Harrington said last
night that Cavana came up to him
ami asked for the coroner; the chief
of police was passing at the time; I
told him of the matter; he. Cavana,
and myself went up to the house an.l
found the woman lying on her back in
the bed: a bullet hole in the right side
of her head over the ear; there was
a pool of hlood in the bed.
The Chief of Police said that he ac
companied them to the house and
found the woman lying as above de
scribed; that the automatic gun w is
on the floor by the bed. There was
a note on the desk asking that her
mother not be notified.
Mr. Cavana was at a loss to assign j
any reason for his wife’s rash deed.'
He said, "our talk over money mat-j
ters was not in the nature of a quar 1
lei—we were simply discussing some
misunderstandings concerning funds.
I cannot understand why she com
mitted suicide.”
The remains were taken to the O.
W. Young undertaking parlors and
will probably be interred in Juneau.
LADY—42 years; wishes to cor
respond with gentleman between 4 5
and 60 years; object matrimony. No
triflers. M. E. Madaw, General De
livery, Seattle, Washington. 2t
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1017
Practically a Daily at Um Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per in the World given ee Much
at ho low a price.
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now hail-way into
its third year, and whether peace be
at hand or afar off the events to fol
low will be world shaking.
The Prospector Publishing Oompany
offers the Thrice a Week World, The
Daily Prospector and The Week'/
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cash
in advance. You get 15# copies of
the World. 313 copies of the Prospec-i
tor and 52 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without
♦hem.
The Tlirice-a-Week World,
The Daily Prospector.
The Weekly Miner,
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The Prospector and the Weekly,
Miner are the only papers published!
at Valdez, and are replete with local!
and world news. The Miner makes e 1
specialty of Territorial News in con
densed form. The World is too well
known to our readers to dilate upon
its field of usefulness.
SHE'D IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
OPEN FIR EH 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 fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if fire does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
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FIRS! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
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(ADMIRAL LINE)
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Alaska and California
FYom Seattle to Valdez— From Valdez for Seattle—
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For Seward Feb. 23—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Feb. 26—S. S. Adm. Watson.
For Kodiak Mar. 8—S. S. Adm. Watson
Mar. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Mar. 9—S. S. Adm. Farragut Mar. 10—S. S. Admiral Evans
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Sailings from HenUle—
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Peb. 24—S. S. Northwestern
Mar. 1- -S. S. Mariposa
Mar. 8—fl. S. Alaska
Mar. 16—9. S. Northwestern
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VALDBZ, LATOUCHB AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketohikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagwag, Cordova, Ellainar. Valdez and La
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A a a A A AA A A A A A A 1 A A A A A A a a a S t A • > . . . . . .
Notice of Registration of Voters.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration of
voters at the municipal election to Lie
held in and for the Town of Valdez,
Territory of Alaska, on the third day
of April, 1917, will open at the office
of the Town Registrar in the Town
Hall, in said town on the second day
of March, 1917, between the hours of
i
ten and twelve A. M., and two and
[four P. M. of said day, and will re
main open for such registration be
tween like hours, excepting Sunday,
until 8 o'clock p. m. on the day pre
ceding said election.
L. Graham has been named by the
Common Council as Registrar and
will enter on said books of registra
tion the names of all persons resident
of the Town of Valdez, who are qual
ified to vote, or who.will be qualified
voters at the date of said election,
upon their application in person at his
said office within the office hours
named and between the dates men
tioned.
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
WM. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk.
March 1, 2, 3 and 5th. _ 4t
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a Gen
eral Municipal Election will be held
at the Town Hall in the Town of Val
dez, Territory of (Alaska, on the third
day of April, 1917, for the purpose
of electing seven members of the
Common Council of the Town of Val
dez, who shall hold office for the term
of one year, and until their successors
are elected and qualified; also one
member of the Valdez School Board
who shall serve as Clerk for a term
of three years and until his or her suc
cessor is elected and qualified.
The polling place for said election
to be the Town Hall in said Town
of Valdez.
Said election shall commence at
cine o'clock a. m. and continue until
seven o’clock p. m. of the same day
without closing the polls.
!
| A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial 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
! The Judges of Election are Chap.
Seagreen, H. M. Delano, and J. R.
|Crittenden: the Clerks are Thomas
Hunt and D. F. Millard.
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez. Ter
ritory of Alaska.
VVM. M. MEALS, *
Town Clerk.
March 1. 2, 3 and 5. 4t
FRANKIE BURNS WINS
FROM THE ZULU Kill
NEW YORK, March 5.--Frankie
Burns, of Jersey City, defeated Young
Zulu Kid of Brooklyn Saturday in the
fourth round of a ten round match,
the referee stopping the bout when
the Zulu Kid was knocked down sev
eral times. Burns weighed 117 lbs.
and his opponent 115.
ItejKJrt of Battle Denied.
COLUMBUS, N. M., March 6.—
Colonel Baltazar Chapa, the Carranza
commander at Palomas today denied
the report from Hachita, N. M., that
a battle had been fought between his
command and that of Jose Ynez Sal
azar. Salazar was reported southeast
of Ojitas ranch yesterday.