PRICE FOODSTUFFS
IS M9 HIGHER
Washington. IX C., Kelt. 3.—
Snaring prices of foodstuffs are
pictured in a new sel of figures
compiled by (he United Slates de
partment of labor from its in
vestigation of I he cnsl of living
in 30 American cities.
Bel ween August. ION, and
August, 1012, only two things de
creased in price—potatoes and
sugar. Meanwhile everything
else advanced. In Boston sirloin
steak had advanced 2i per cent;
in Buffalo, 10 per cent; in Atlanta,
8 per cent; in Chicago, 10 per
cent, and in Birmingham, 15 per
cent. But the figures showing the
advance in prices during the last
10 years show the following in
creases :
Sugar, 6 per cent; butter, 34
per cent; milk, 35 per cent; flour,
35 per cent; potatoes, 46 per
cent; eggs, 47 per cent; lard, 57
per cent; hens, 50 per cent; sir
loin steak, 62 per cent; hams, 63
per cent; rib roast, 63 per cent;
corn meal, 61 per cent; round
steak, 86 per cent; smoked ba
con, 100 per cent, and pork chops.
105 per cent.
Within the 30 cities the depart
ment investigated live one-til'lh of
the population or the United
States; two-fifths of the urban
population and approximately
one-third of al II he people engag
ed in gainful occupations, not in
cluding farmers.
WANT WOMAIWN TO
ASSIST JUDGES
Denver, Colo., Feb. _Dills in
troduced in the legislature pro
vide for constitutional amend
ments to permit women to serve
<m juries; that three-fourths of
a jury may render a verdict in all
eases; that the number of jur
ors shall be increased from 12 to
13; every county in Colorado with
a population to exceed 25,000
shall have an assistant woman
judge of all courts of record in
case a man is elected judge, and
that a man shall be elected as
sistant judge when a woman has
been elected lo the higher posi
tion, the woman dealing only with
cases regarding girls and women.
I he man handling only cases in
which men are involved.
The steamer Mariposa will leave
Juneau westward bound Ibis ev
en ing.
Chinese noodles aim chop snej
at Valdez Cafe after 7 p. in.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Hcinkc. I tie watch doc
tor.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U. S.
PATENT.
SITIVEY NO. 929.
Serial No. 01571.
t S Laud Office, Juneau, Alaska, January
t. 1013
Noire is hereby given that in pursu
ance of an Act of Congress, approved .May
10th, 1872, Robert Pringle, by Frank C
Weber, attorney in Tact, whose posloffiet
address is Valdez, Alaska, lias made ap
plication Tor a patent fur 1451.70 Ilncai
feet on the Helena and 1204.24 linear feet
cm the Ground Hog lodes, hearing gold,
■siivcr and copper, Hie same being 1444.70
•feet S. 22 deg. 04 min. W. and i0 fee.
X. 22 deg. 04 min. E. on the Helena and
1054 at reel N. n deg. 33 inin. K. and to
Tcet S. 0 deg. 33 min. W. on Hie Ground
.Hog lodes, from their respective discov
ery points, with sill-race ground 350 feci
on the north end in widlh and 480 reet in
width on the south end of the Helena lode,
and 350 feel In width on the south eno
and too.53 feet in width on the north end
.if the Ground Hog lode; situate in the
Valdez Mining District, Knights Islann,
Territory or Alaska, and described by the
official pint and llcid notes on tile in tin
„ iffiee of Hu- Register of Hie Juneau Land
'Hislriel, Alaska, as follows, viz:
Helena Lode. ,
beginning at corner No. I, whence i . s.
i M No. 38 hears N. 27 deg. 18 mm.
pi see W 3078.00 feel; thence 8. 10 deg.
-7 ,1,01 W 1309 reet lo corner No. 2,
Ihcn'-r S. S3 deg. 52 mill. E. ISO feet to
vorner No. 3; Ihelire N. 22 deg. 04 nun.
I nr,t7n reet to corner No. i; thence
N 83 deg. 52 mill. K. 350 feel lo corner
n.'i i. Ihe place or beginning.
Ground Hop, Lode.
Beginning at corner No. 1, whence l'. 8.
m. No. 38 bears N. 4 7 deg. 04 mill. 30
sec W. 2145.43 feet; thence S. 7 deg. 50
mill W. 1284.50 reet to corner No. 2;
thence s 85 deg. 52 min. W. 350 feet to
corner No 3; thence N. 0 deg. 33 mill. E.
1264 24 reet to corner No. I; thence N. 8
peg. 52 min. 496.53 reet to corner No.
I. the place or beginning.
Containing 24.813 acres and forming a
portion or Knights Island, wil l-h lies In
Prince William Sound, in the Valdez Min
ing District, Terrtory or Alaska, described
as Survev 929.
Thf presumed course of the lode lino on
Hie Helena lode is S. 22 deg. 01 min. YY.
mid on the Gorund Hog lode N. 0 (leg. 3.,
min. E. magnelie variation 20 deg. 35 min.
*" rhe loration notices of said lode mining
claims arc recorded In tile office of Ihe
t'nited States Commissioner and Ex-off!etc
Recorder at Yraldez, Alaska, tn Book H
or Mining Locations on page 409, and in
Rook “J" or Mining Locations on page 58.
Anv and all persons claiming adversely
anv portion of said Helena lode or Ground
Hog lode, are required to file their ad
verse claims with the Register or thi
t inted States Land Office at Juneau, Alas
ka, during the sixty day period of publi
cation hereor or within eight months
thereafter, or they will be barred by pro
visions of the statute. _
ROBERT PRINGLE.
By FRANK C. WEBER. Attorney in Fact.
■ Tilted States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
January- 4, 1913. .
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published In the Valdez Pros
pector, the newspaper published nearest
the said mining claims, Tor a period of
Sl,ly rtayS- C. B. WALKER.
Register.
First publication Jan. 16. 1913.
I.ast publication March 17, 1913.
i
Nome, Feb. 3—The Demucral
j ie organization of the Second jn
Idicial division which met on Sat
urday evening, endorsed Maj. 3.
1 F. A. Strong for governor and a
number of aspirants for local po
sit ions.
j IMPORTERS WANT
I A DEFINITION
I ■ . — —
Washington, 1). C., Feb. 3.—
ITiie question whether European
nations by virtue of the “favored
nation" clause of their commer
cial traties with the United Slates
are entitled to send wood pulp
and paper into this country free
of duty was argued by the gov
ernment and importers in briefs
submitted to the Customs Court
Saturday.
Canada, by the only operative
clause of the Canadian reciproc
ity treaty, now enjoys that priv
ilege and several protests from
European governments have been
lodged with the State department,
against the discrimination.
The importers claim that the
free duty privilege is a gratuitous
concession to Canada and, as
such, comes within Hie scope of
the favored nation clause. The
government denies it is a gratuity
because it is granted on condi
tion that Canada lay no restric
tion upon I lie exportation of wood
pulp and paper. The question
will be orally argued tomorrow.
PRIVATE WIRES ARE
VIOLATION OF LAW
Washington, I). C., Feb. 3.
Inquiry was begun today by the
inter-stale commerce commission
on its own initiative into con
tracts for private telegraph and
telephone wires and into the reg
ulations of |lie service. The
American Telephone & Telegraph
company, Western Union Tele
graph company, and Postal Tele
graph-Cable company were made
respondents. ,\o time was se| for
llu> hearing.
Complaint was made lo I he com
mission Dial under the terms of
private wire contracts of (he
Western Union Telegraph com
pany, iiso is made of its public
wires al less Ilian published rales
and lliul persons oilier than par
lies In llie rmilrads frequency
usl* I lie private wires of losses
for l lie I raiism issinn of privale
messages, free of charge, in vin
lalion of the act In regulate com
merce. This complainl was
made I lie basis for I lie order of
inquiry.
THE HIGH COST
DIDN’T FIGURE
-New York, Fell. .').—Tile exist
ence of an “arson trust,” which
defrauds insurance companies by
collecting insurance after “fire
bugs” have touched a match to
crowded tenements, was brought
out last week by the grand jury
investigation now going on.
After confessions by Samuel
Gold, who pleaded guilty to arson,
and "Izzy the Painter,” now serv
ing a term in Sing Sing for arson,
the district attorney's office had
George Grutz. an insurance brok
er. arrested last Saturday. Grutz
is allegv-d to have conceived the
plan by which “Izzy" sel lire to
Gold's house so that all three
might share in the insurance.
The district attorney says the
evidence uncovered shows "that a
firebug can be bought for a $5
hill and in per cent, of the sel
llemenl, to sel tire to furniture
without regard to danger to. hu
man life."
This morning's stage leaving
town will stop for supper at Bea
ver Dam and will land its pas
sengers at Ernestine tonight at
12 o’clock. The McIntosh stages
are averaging their trips to and
| from Ernest ine in from 22 to 2 4
'hours, much faster time than ever
j made heretofore.
Steamer {movements.
Northwestern, south bound,
j Mariposa, will leave Juneau west
bound this evening.
Yukon, north bound.
Having received more instru
ments the Nuns are prepared to
lake additional music pupils both
for piano and strings. Pupils
who have no instruments of their
own and who are taking lessons
from the Nuns will be allowed to
practice at thp convent at the
nominal charge of $1 a month.
The hours from 3 to 5 p. m. are
reserved for the school children.
Other pupils can secure hours for
lessons and practice from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. ml, and from 5 to 7 p. m.
For further particulars apply to
the Mother Superior.
EXAMINE |NTO
INSANITY CHARGE
Chicago, Feb. 3.— Mrs. Caro
line Walsh Clinton, a sister of the
Countess do Felice d’ Abruzzi, of
Italy, who was declared insane
here recently and remanded to
the Stale Insane Hospital at Kan
kakee, ill., was ordered brought
back to Chicago today by County
Judge Owens, who vacated the in
sanity verdict.
ljudge Owens said the “activity
of certain interests” in the case
appeared, to him to warrant re
opening the case. Mrs. Clinton
inherited a large fortune from her
father, who died a few years ago
•in Syracuse, N. Y. She is said
to have lost $200,000 in the last
few years in ill-advised specula
tions, but is reported to still have
large means.
Easter Hats Cost Money.
Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 3.—A
confession by Miss Florence I.
Parker, former bookkeeper in the
office of the secretary of the Van
couver school board, to the em
bezzlement of more than $3,000
of the public funds was recently
made. Miss Parker had been in
the employ of the'school for ten
years.
George Hewitt, jail guard at
Unga, died on Saturday at the
Seward hospital. The deceased
left a will naming Commissioner
Driffield as the administrator of
his estate.
Housq and Lot for Sale.
Six-room house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
Tnis property can be had for $1,
500 on easy terms. For further
information apply at S. Blum &
Co., or the Valdez Dock company.
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMAS
TER, Fort Liscum, Alaska,
January 20, 1913.
Schedule for the launch Lieut.
C. V. Donaldson, daily, Saturday
and Sunday excepted:
Leave Fort Liscum 8:15 a. m.,
1:15 p. m.
Leave Valdez 10 a. m., 5:30 p. m.
SPECIAL TRIPS.
Tuesday, Leave Ft. Liscum 5 p.
in. Leave Valdez 2:30 p. m.
Saturday, leave Ft. Liscum I :I5 p.
m. and 7 p. m. Leave Valdez
i p. m. and 10:30 p. in.
Sundays such trips as may he
ordered. There will be no trips
for the launch on the second and
fourth Fridays each month, ttiose
days being used lo clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
abov ■ will be made without no
tice only to meet the exigencies
nf the service.
llv order of Lieut. Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
First Lieut. 301 h Infantry. Quar
termaster.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Tn John McPherson, hi* heir*,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified llial t
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark”
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Slioup bay and
S. E. of Slioup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certillcate
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
th» office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
ber 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1912.
And if. within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 232 4, Revised Statutes of
the United Slates.
JOIJX PAULK.
First pub. .January It. 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and In all whom
it. may concern:
You are hereby notified that. 1
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
1.” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
310, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District. Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay. in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
•'xpenditure appearing by affi
avit filed on December 28. 1912,
m the ofTice of the recorder
aforesaid: that being $300 per
vear, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice bv publication, yon fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $26 for each
of said claims^, your interests itt
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2321, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PAULF,.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 1913.
1
McIntosh Stage Line
Mail and Passengers from and to Valdez.^
Connecting at Willow Creek with the Orr
Stage Line for Fairbanks and the interior.
ROBERT McINTOSH, Mgr.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjosevig, E. P. Casn
man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen,
Frank Gustafson, L. M. Price, ad
ministrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, and
the heirs, assigns, personal rep
resentatives and successors of
each of you:
You and each of you are here
by notified that the undersigned,
Lars Holland, John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph Lar
sen, co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravina bay, Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recoruing district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. t, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. 3, Viking No. 5, Vik
ing No. 6, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. 9, Viking No. 10,
Viking No. 11, Viking No. 12,
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 14, have
expended labor and improvements
upon said group of claims to the
amount and value of fourteen
hundred dollars ($1,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912, in
cluding certain amounts contrib
uted by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in said group, respective
ly, is delinquent in the amount
due for annual labor, in the
j amounts and for the years here
inafter specified, to-wit:
Chris Tjosevig, $700 for the
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. P.
Cashnian, $137.50 for the years
1910, 1911, 1912; Oscar Olson,
$225 for the years 1910, 1911,
1912; N. P. Jensen, $180 for the
1 years 1911, 1912; Frank Gustaf
son, $270 for the years 1911,1912;
estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased,
$90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you as your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to bn expended for the
years rained, to hold possessory
right and title to said fourteen
mining claims under Ihe provis
ions of Section 2321 of the' Re
vised Statutes of Ihe United
States, and the amendments
thereto; the last of said annual
expenditures being Ihe amount
necessary to hold said claims for
and during the year ending I >c
ccmber .31, 1913.
And if you, or any of you. fail
or refuse to make payment of Ihe
amount above specified and recit
ed as due from you as a co-own
er, according to law. within ninety
days after personal service of
this notice upon you, if personal
service be made, or within ninetx
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, the interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse lo make
the payment due from him as a
co-owner will become the prop
erty of the undersigned co-own
ers’, who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant lo said
statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January,
2. 1913
|,ARS HOLLAND.
john McDonald.
GUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH J. LARSEN.
Date first pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Date last pub. April 17, 1913
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
Stuyvesant Iris. C<>.
Pacific Ins. Co.
Spring Garden Ins. C«»
American Fire Ins- Co.
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
Licensed Insurance Broker
Kates on Application
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Ctipt. D. E. MORRIS. City Dock •
Valdez Sheet Mitel Worts
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
sissas** '**• **
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Doicription, Ho»e Valve*,
I re i *ipe, Fitting*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supply your wants id Fresh Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
phone i»s 3 Waves for 25 cents
OPEN SUNDAYS D OPHMIDT Pron
PROMPT DELIVESIES aLltWUUl, rrop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The “INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle January 31
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Haciiic Steamship Co. for
Soutnern California ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Rates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Jusl like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa, and Alameda leaving
here about
8th, 18th and 28th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
Via Inside Passage
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
When In Seward Stop at the ;;
COLEMAN HOUSE jj
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop. <►
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS JJ
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska o
He Advertised—At Last
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise;
He swore ^ it was' his'policy }
He would not advertise.
f5ut one sad day he advertised,
And thereby hangs a tale,
The “ad.” was set in quite small type
And headed “Sheriffs Sale.”