*Vteam heated hot and cold baths
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
"The House of Comfort”
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pHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
AS YOU PASS ALONG
the highway you can tell at a
glance the custom tailor dres*
ed man from the other fellows.
And If he be particularly well
. clothed the chances are we are
his tailor. Our new fabrics
and style models are now
ready. We invite an inspec
tion which we know will be
followed by, an order.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Ill CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1017
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 i S. BLUM Sl CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS | B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ( has. Fischer, Proj.r.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Batisf action Guaranteed 1
Telephone 66
I Foot Keyt>ione Ave
I Romrb Dry lCc lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
SPAIN IS SUFFERING
FROM LAUK OF FOOD
MADRID, March 2.—A campaign
to urge the authorities to adopt meas
ures to relieve the crisis which has
arisen as a result of the paralysis
to sea traffic because of Germany s
submarine campaign has been started
J|y newspapers all over the country.
For several days not a single collier
bringing coal has been able to enter
t ort. Fishermen complain that they
cannot catch fish, as the limitation of
the free zone prevents them from
reaching the fishing banks.
Food packers are auout to close
their doors owing to the export dif
ficulties.
A special correspondent of El. Im
j arcial who has toured In the great
orange growing districts says the los
ses in the province of Murcia alone
amount to 18,000,000 pesetas.
CAN BUILD SIXTY WAR
VESSELS IN IS MONTHS
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2.—“Work
ing at full capacity, American ship
yards can turn out sixty warships in
eighteen months," declared William
Lister Brown, president of the Am
erican Shipbuilding Company, who
is visiting in Pasadena. “The oniy
obstacle to a large immediate out
put is the lack of available material.
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
AMERICAN DYES ARE
VERY UNSATISFACTORY
Though the European war no long
er holds the attention of managers,
actors, and playwrights, it is a sub-;
ject of great interest on the part of1
chorus girls. They are demanding its
immediate termination on the com
plaint that it is bringing them deep
humiliation. It seems that owing to
the lackltif German dyes in this coun-'
try, the miembers of the merry-merry 1
have been compelled to rely upon
tights tinted with American dyea.
with the result that their stage ap
pearances have often proved ridicul
ous.
Listen to this complaint from a
Baltimore correspondent:
“Thirty or more chorus girls are
exhausting their vocabularies upon
the war because it has forced them ;
to don tights tinted with America:,
dyes. During the rehearsal of a new
shpw at the Palace theatre the othet
night they made their first appear-j
ance in American dyed tights, and lit
tie did they expect what awaited them '
and all went well until the girls be-'
gan to dance and get warm and then J
they noticed that the tights faded in ;
spots. After the rehearsal the tights,
were removed with difficulty, and the:
girls found that, while the tights had (
assumed a faded appearance, their j
limbs were dyed a bright shade of!
pink.”
NEGRO VENTRILOQUIST
IS OUT OF LUCK
_
The Carthage 111., Republican tells
this incident as occurring recently in
southern Illinois.
A circuit judge, holding court, was
clearing the docket when a negro ap
peared before the bar and prayed
that his sentence be modified. He had
been fined $100 and sentenced to six
months in jail for breaking up a fun
eral.
It was a swell negro funeral, at
tended by all the pomps and cere
mony and trappings so dear to the
negro heart. The defendant above
mentioned was a ventriloquist and
was standing on a raised place over
looking the open grave. As the pall
bearers were solemnly lowering the
casket into the grave a voice seem
ingly from the casket croaked: “Let
me down easy, boys!”
With a yell of superstitious fright,
the pallbearers let go of the casket,
jerking one of their number into the
grave with the casket and the bal
ance, with the mourners, high poten
tates, captain of the guards, servai
crs, retainers and spectators, vanished
into the horizon, breaking all records
for speed hitherto established i.i
darkest Egypt.
AIRMEN WITH BOMBS
HUNTING OUT DIVERS
NEW YORK, March 2.—According
to a senior officer in the Royal Na
vy Reserves, who arrived yesterday
from London, there is no need for
anxiety regarding the increased ac
tivity of the German submarines in
British waters.
One of the most successful means
of destroying U-boats, he said, is to
drop bombs from aeroplanes or tor
pedo boats which are fatal to the
submarine if they explode within a
radius of fifty feet.
The airmen fly out 150 to 200
miles from land and sweep over the
water like albatrossess searching for
fish.
J. A. Buzard made the round trip
to Shoup Bay last evening. Mr. Bu
zard will leave on the Northwestern
for the States where he will lake a
mining course in the University.
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This Day in History.
Feast Day of St. Simplicius, Pope;|
Martyrs under the Lombards; St. I
Joavan, St. Marnan of Scotland; St. j
Ceadda; St. Charles, the Good.
Pope Pelagius I. died in 560.
Louis V.. last of the Carlovingian |
line of France, became king in 988. |
Thomas Bodley, founder of tr.e,
Bodleian Library, born in 1544.
Anne of Denmark, wife of James I i
of England died in 1619.
Earthquake and volcanic erutpion j
on one of the Moluccas killed 5,00b'
people in 1856.
Morrill high tariff act passed in
1.861. |
Dakota and Nebraska organized as i
territories in 1861.
Federal troops captured Bruncwick, j
Georgia, and Columbus, Kentucky, in i
1862.
Lee proposed conference with Jen. t
Grant in 1865. j
Congress abolished peonage in ’
New Mexico in 1867.
EleCiiOh of Hayes and Wheeler con
firmed in 1877.
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The launch Patsy made three round
trips down the bay yesterday, visiting!
the Cliff. Shoup bay and ihc Cube!
mine.
Notice of Registration of Voters.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration o'
voters at the municipal election to be
held in and for the Town of Valdez.
Territory of Alaska, on the third day j
of April, 1917, will open at the office j
of the Town Registrar in the Town
Hall, in said town on the second day
of March, 1917, between the hours of
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 j
named and between the dates men
tioned.
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez, Ter
iitory 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 Hal! 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
ol Valdez.
Said election shall commence at
i:ine o’clock a. m. and continue until
seven o’clock p. m. of the same day
without closing the polls.
The Judges of Election are Char.
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.
WM. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk.
March 1, 2, 3 and 5. 4t
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per la the World gives so much
at so 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 half-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 Company
offers the Thrice a Week World, T’ie|
Dally Prospector and The Week'/,
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cashj
in advance. You get 156 copies of
the World; 313 copies of the Prospet-j
tor and 52 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without i
them. i
Tne Thrice-a-Week World,
The Daily Prospector.
The Weekly Miner,
ALL FOB $13.00 1*EB YEAR |
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
specialty of Territorial News in con-i
densed form. The World is too uell,
known to our readers to dilate upon
its field of usefulness.
SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW. i
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 lire does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresigh* is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
7„“ TONY’S PLACE’S!?
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
Prom Seattle to Valdez— From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 15—S. S. Adm. Farragut
For Seward Feb. 23—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Feb. 25—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
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los 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 BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
i ALASKA
| STEAMSHIP CO.
Ballings front Beattie—
Feb. 10—S. S. Alaska
Feb. 24—S. S. Northwestern
Mar. i—-S. S. Mariposa
Mar. S-—S. S. Alaska
Mar. 10—B. S. Northwestern
Valdez to Beattie—
Keb. 15—S. S. Mariposa
FVb. 23—S. S. Alaska
Mar. 4—S. S. Northwestern
Mas. 8—S. S. Mariposa
Mar. 16—S. S. Alaska
-GALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, OORDOVA, 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.
F. B. TRACY. Cien’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, Valdes, Phone 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Jaoeaa, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Try the Cottage Dining noom for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phone 13X. if
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf j
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Pure Fresh Drugp ax tne Valdes
Drug Store. x tf
For fine Caudles see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
A. new line or 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. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
Lo transfe. tliat baggage for you. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
beneial 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, botn quarts and
placer, at the Miner offl<e.