I ■> I ATS with a reputation, priced
I'? I according to their worth-that’s our
idea of true value giving in hats.
Knox Hats
Stetson Hats
have many distinctive features not found
in others; style, durability and all-around
satisfaction. We are showing some
“good ones” in
Knox at $5.00 and Stetson at $4.00'.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis of Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALbEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
V ..
FOR SALE BY
LOGAN ARCHIBALD
150 Folding Chairs at 50 cents each.
3 Roll Top Desks at Seattle prices.
1 Burglar Proof Safe.
Dining Room Chairs and Rockers.
Will sell or lease the Panama Hotel; it sold, fur
nished to suit.
Will sell furniture and lease building but will
not lease furnished.
You admire it every ^
time you visit them—the
harmonious lighting, the
clean and orderly ap
pearance of everything,
the always-ready per- «
sonal conveniences, die
atmosphere of comfort)
and luxury.
| "Hill is a lucky dog,”
I you say; but did you ever
I stop to think how easily
r you could be as fortunate?
The electricity that
does so much for his com
fort is obtained bom the
same wires that pass by
your own home. It oper- -
ates his lamps, flatirons,
sewing machines motors, ^
fans and other useful
electric heating and*cook
ing devices.
You can have it at
slight cost—let us discuss
wiring with you.
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Co.
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“BIKES” REPAIRED
ORDERS TAKEN FOR
Columbia. Rambler, Pope “Daily
Service”, Cleveland, and any other
standard bicycles,
OWEN E. MEALS
Broadway. Phone 32
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
CAPT. STAMEY
Leave* once a week from
VALDEZ DOCK for
PORT WELLS and
Way Porta.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To William Hogan.
You are hereDy notified that I
have expended during the year
1912, one hundred and thirty
three dollars and thirty-three
cents, lawful money of the Unit
3d States, in labor and improve
ments, upon your two-ninths in
terest in those certain lode claims
lying and being on Knights Is
land, in the recording precinct of
Valdez, Alaska, which are known
tt8 and called the “Shamrock”
claim; the “Tramp” claim; the
“Star No. 2” claim: the "Mother
Hill” claim; the “Beach” claim,
and the “Last Chance” claim,’ the
location notices of said claims be
ing of record in the office of the
Commissioner and Recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions
of Section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States,
concerning annual labor on min
ing-claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said lode claims
for the period ending on the.31st
day of December, 1912.
And unless within ninety days
after the completion of the publi
cation of this notice, to-wit: with
in ninety days after the 6th day of
July, 1.913, you contribute your
proportion of such expenditure
incurred n performing said an
nual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of one hundred
and thirty-three, dollars and thir
ty-three cents, your interest in
the claims will become the prop
erty of the .subscriber of this no
tice, your co-owner, who has
rhade the required expenditure,
by the terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
6th day of April, 1913.
S. A. HEMPLE.
Sate of first pub. April 6, 1913.
ate of last pub. July 6, 1913.
'Balk about Jmur bargains at
Adler*!.
SPONGING OUT I
VALDEZ HARBOR
(Continued from page 1.)
that I myself had introduced a
bill—innocently, of course—
which, in its effect, would have
given the Alaska Syndicate ab- '
solute control of that one gate
way. The Washington Herald of
this morning makes this refer
ence to the matter:
Wickersham’s Stat®ment.
“Mr. Wickersham said: T be
lieve Senator Chamberlain was
deceived as to the character of a
bill lie introduced in the Iasi
congress, which provided for the
acquisition by the 'Guggenheim
interests of the littoral at Cor
dova. The bill as introduced by
St Viator Chamberlain, if passed
by the congress would have de
livered the last remaining chance
for competition in the transpor
tation facilities of Alaska into the
hands of the monopolists. The
bill was so drawn that I hey
would, upon its enactment, con
trol the finest harbor on the
Alaskan coast. I succeeded in
beating this iniquitous bill in the
House after it had passed the
Senate.’ ”
Delegate Admits mistake.
£ 'liator Chamberlain proceed
ed to say that Delegate Wicker
sha. i in private conversation af
terward admitted that he was
mistaken in his assertion that
Chamberlain had introduced the
hill in question, which was Sen
ate bill 9163 of the Sixty-first
congress, entitled “A bill to au
thorize the Copper River & Nor
thwestern Railway Co. to main
tain and operate a wharf in Or
ca Inlet, in the district of Alas
ka, and for other purposes.”
Further discussion of the mal
lei arpears in the Record as fol
'ows.
Some More Remarks.
Mr. Smoot: 1 believe that the
article as read from the news
paper stated that the bill had
passed the Senate, and that Judge
Wickersham had caused its de
feat in the other House.
Mr. Chamberlain: The bill did
not even pass the Senate.
Mr. Smoot: 1 was going to
state that fact, but the newspaper
article said that it did pass the
Senate. , ,
Mr. Chamberlain: The bill did
not pass the Senate. The news
paper article so staled, or rather
Judge Wickersham stated, that
the bill had passed the Senate
and had been killed by him in the
other House.
Mr. Smoot: All 1 want the Rec
ord to show, Mi1. President, is
that the bill never passed the
Senate, and that it never was con
sidered in the Senate at any time.
Mr. Clark of Wyoming: Mr.
President, tile bill to which the
senator from Oregon (Mr. Cham
berlain ) refers appears to have
been introduced by me at the re
quest of some person, 1 do not
know who and l do not know
when. It was probably introduc
ed, as many bills are introduced,
at the request of a constituent
or of somebody else, and I notice
that for once in my life I was
disqreet enough not to father the
bill which*! introduced. Whether
the bill is a good one or not I
do not know, but the bill shows
upon its face that it was intro
duced by request. Who com
pose the Copper River & North
western Railway Co. I do not.
know, nor do I know what or
where Orca Inlet is. It was
merely one of those instances
where a senator feels that he is
not only justified but under some
obligation to introduce a bill that
is presented by those who have
interests in the matter for con
sideration by the Senate.
Mr. Chamberlain: I so under
stand.
J. H. Wilds returned from the
Tasnuna Mining company’s prop
erty today, Ringing' in some
Wednesday night
da riven at Moose hall
tomorrow night. Fine music.
The dance stops at midnight.
FOR SALE OHEAP-Four-room
house, furnished; part cash and
the glance as rent. Mrs. Guthrie.
Gfo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is At the Valdez Drug
eom)inny.
I. . J
’ Wadnaaday, Juna is.
High tide, 12:37 p. m., 11:44 p. m.
Low tide, 6:10 a. m., 5:34 p. m.
Thursday. June 10.
PROPOSAL MADE TO
LEASt OITY WHARF
•’o (he Citizens of Valdez:
The Valdez Dock company pro
•enied to the town • council last
light a proposal to lease the city
.vharf at a rental of $75 a month.
Vo action was taken but the sub
ject was discussed and the four
numbers present agreed that a
ease under sufficient, conditions
.vonId be a good thing, adding to
lie revenue from the wharf. All
if the four, however, objected to
some of the provisions of the of
fered lease.
The proposal was for a lease
if three years. All of the coiin
rilmen present objected to that
feature; first, because they re
garded it as bad policy for the
town to tie up so important a
public utility as the municipal
wharf for so long a time; and,
second, because the' legality of
an attempted disposal of a pub
lic utility by one council for a
term longer than its own life j
might be raised, and is al least
doubtful.
A town council can make long
time contracts when authorized I
by statute, but in the absence of
statutory authority it is doubtful
whether it could farm out for
years a public utility owned by
the city. Such a property ought
to he under the direct control of
the existing executive power.
Aside from the length of term
the only important issue is the
rental, which the council thought
should be higher than $75 a
month. It is conceded that a
lease should contain n proviso
that coal prices and wharfage
rates at either dock are not to
be raised during the life of the
lease. The dock company asks
the option of making repairs and
improvements, and the council
would certainly reserve t he right
to make any repairs itself that
might at any time seem necessary
for the preservation of the wharf.
There is no question but a
large majority .of the people of
Valdez approve the ownership of
a municipal wharf as a perma
nent, policy, and hardly anybody
now would suggest selling the
wharf or allowing it to deterior
ate. Nevertheless the town is not
getting enough revenue from it to
pay for maintenance, and cannot
expect to do so until large steam
ers land at it regularly. The Val
dez Dock company has a contract
with each of the steamship com
panies running steamers to Val
dez requiring them to land only
at the Valdez dock. There is no
chance to alter this situation for
more than two years, as one con
tract runs that long and the oth
er perhaps longer.
I'nder the circumstances the
council believes that the town
can obtain a desirable revenue
without loss of any kind and
without reaction from the policy
of municipal ownership by mak
ing a lease for a year of the mu
nicipal wharf. The council is de
sirous of obtaining popular opin
ion of a lease on substantially the
following terms, for a year at a
time:
1. Stipulation against any in
crease in coal prices or wharfage
rafes.
3. Free1 wharfage at city dock
to mosquito fleet under reason
able regulation's as to tieing up.
such as the city enforces now.
3. Reservation by city of right
to make repairs at any time nec
essary to prevent permanent de
terioration. E. E. RITCHIE.
Civic Club Next Saturday.
The regular meeting of the
Civic Improvement League in the
town halt next (Saturday, June
21st, at 2:30 p. m. There are In
teresting communications to' be
read and matters of importance
to be discussed, and it is hoped
that all the ladies of Valdez, who
wish to aid in the progress of our
little city, will be present.
For Sale.
New diamond frame, standard
make bicycle. For price ring up
’phone 94.
LOST—A card case. Finder
please phone number 48 and
•‘Sonny,” the messenger, will call
for it.
For a Delicious Salad Blue Sea
Tuna.
A delightful fish for salads
packed in olive oil, caught in Cal
ifornia. Try it, at Love-Whitley
Company. .. v;. v -
Subscribe for the Prospeotor.
Boots & Shoes
REPAIRED
Pricu IiiimMi. Wpbwibiy d tbt but
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no ooal delivered
unless paid for In advance
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
“QUICK ACTION”
is my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
1 Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office ini Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
pbone» THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. m., 7 p, m.,to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
LA WYER
phone 136 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
L V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
3EWARD, - ALASKA
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 189
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALOXX, ALABKA|
Report* or Mire*
Patmmt Survetr
Oereral Miriro Krrireeriro
■ PHORM No. I OR
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Aooepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
weloome.
James H. Patterson,.W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE No. 1071
Meet every Friday. 8d. m. EairU Ha)
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock fa
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