STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PH0NF 7 FOR MEN ONLY
NO ALTERATIONS ARE
EVER NECESSARY
when we pronounce a suit of
our tailoring finished. A look
in the glass will show the per
fect fit of the garments. We
attend to that part by skilled
and thorough measurements.
As to the style, it speaks for
itself. The prices are equally
eloquent as to their modera
tion.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office, Telephone 2d
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rouffh Dry 10c lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Dougherty & Ferguson of Val
dez. Alaska, has this day dissolved by
mutual consent, II. P. Ferguson retir
ing from the firm. T. E. Dougherty
will continue the business at the same
place will pay all debts of the old
f firm and will collect all debts due to
said firm.
Dated this 30th day of December,
3916.
T. E. DOUGHERTY,
R. P. FERGUSON.
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New Japanese Rifle
TOKIO, Jan. 26.—The Japanese
Army has announced the invention of
a new infantry rifle by Colonel Kijiro
Nambu, an authority on ordnance
who has in the past invented several
useful firearms accessories. The new
, rifle is said to be an improvement
on the weapon now used by tho Jap
anese Army. Its special features in
clude a broader muzzle, a longer
range, and improvements in the in
ternal mechanism. It 1b said to bf
more powerful in its firing capacity
and more convenient to handle.
, Colonel Nambu Is now travelinv in
Europe, inspecting army ordnance >n
the Entent countries, with the spec
ial object of applying the lessons of
the war to his new invention, which
the Japanese Army authorities claim
to be the best and most effective of
all firearms now used throughout
the world.
Airman Killed in Paris
PARIS, Jan. 26.—Lieutenant Bc
dora. a military aviator, is dead as a
result of injuries received in an ac
cident on Thursday night, at the time
the false alarm that a' Zeppelin was
approaching Paris was sounded.
While adjusting his helmet the
Lieutenant took one hand from the
steering gear and his machine dip
ped on one wing. He was about to
land his fachine, and found that
he was too close to the ground to re
cover his equilibrium, his airplane
crashed to earth. The machine gun
operator who accompanied the Lieut
enant was injured badly.
Only a first-class drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $16 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
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FARTHER EST NORTH RADIO
IS LOCATED AT NORVIK
The farthest north radio station on
American soil now open and doing
business is operated under the aus
pices of the Bureau of Education at
Norvik on the Kobuk. This is the
new native settlement established by
the Bureau of Education on a na
tive reservation made for this pur
pose. Last summer a teacher who
also understood radiography arrived
from the outside and with him was
shipped in a wireless outfit.
Three days ago Nome was startled by
the borean radio man sending down
notification that his station was in
working order and asking for the
'latest news. The wireless men had
overlooked the fact that this station
had been erected and first thought
that they were being strung by some
smart alec with a transmitting appa
ratus. After a while however, they
| realized the fact in receiving a regu
liar message in due form from the ra- •
! dio station.
It is reported that the Bureau of:
Education has under consideration
the erection of another wireless sta
tion at Barrow whereby regular com
munication through Norvik may be
had with this point on the Arctic
ocean and Nome on the outside. Any
important newrs matter which might
i be well to make known from the
[North could then be transmitted
from Barrow. The scheme will likely
see realization some of these days,
and radios will as common as a
rancher’s phone outside.
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Will Make Michigan Dry.
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 26.—The
4 9th session of the State legislature,
made up of 114 republicans and 18
democrats, convened toady. The fram
ing of laws to make effective in 1918
the prohibition constitutional amend
ment carried at the fall election is re
garded as the most important work to
I come before the legislature.
250 Strikers Arrested.
VIRGINIA, Minn., Jan. 26.—Two
hundred and fifty woodsmen, strikers
jand Industrial Workers of the World
agitators were arrested early this j
I morning at Cusson and were rushed
here on a special train. The strike;
'situation is well in hand according to
Sheriff John Meining.
New Counterfeit $10 Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 26 — j
Discovery of a new counterfeit ?10 j
gold certificate of 1907 series whs :tn-j
nounced by the secret service today, i
It bears the letter A and plate No. 9,:
is printed on two pieces of paper be- :
tween which silk threads have been j
distributed. The printing is poorly j
done.
RUSSIANS DISAPPOINTED
WITH RUMANIANS I
NEW YORK: Dr. Philip Newton
of New York, who holds the rank ;
of General in the Russian army, con
ferred upon him by the Czar for his
services with the ambulance corps,
returned recently on the American j
liner New York, after being twelve
months on the Eastern front. He said
the Rumanians had been a great dis
appointment to the Russians because
they had walked away instead of fac
ing the enemy and doing "their
share” of the fighting. Dr. Newton
said the Rumanians have to knock off
soldiering every night at 7 o’clock to |
go fiddling at the cafes. They sold ;
out their crops twice, once to En- j
: gland and once to Austria, and the j
latter government got the major part
of the grain. When the Rumanian i
larmy went into the field they had to j
jbe outfitted by the allies as they had
i nothing to sustain them in the cam-j
ipaign. When the Russians rode 25 J
! miles and captured four batteries of j
jartillery the latter just walked away1
jand let the enemy take charge.
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Potato Ration Reduced
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26. — The J
Frankfurter Zeitung, a copy of which
has been received here, says Ger
*many is now almost entirely depend
ent on her own resources for millc
'and butter, while home-made cheese*
has almost entirely disappearel from
the market.
The Cologne Gazette reports fur
I ther restrictions on potatoes in the
Dusselford industrial district, the i
weekly rations having been fixed at |
three pounds. The Essen municipal
ity has protested against the reduc
tion in the weekly potato ration;
from five pounds to three pounds.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
We sell marshmallows in bulk at
the Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh Box candy at Hunt’s Cand*
! Kitchen. A new line opened. tf
All kinds of cocktails. At tb*
Candy Kitchen. tf
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
-ANY PUCE THAT IS WILD."
John Muir Wanted to Got Far From the
Madding Crawd.
Once, on reading a magaatagl article
by an enthusiastic young UQpata'.n
climber who dilated upon his thrilling
adventures In scaling Mount Tyndall,
John Muir commented dryly: “He must
have given himself u lot of trouble. 1
When 1 climbed Tyndall I ran up atnT
back before breakfast."
At a time when trails were few and
hard (o find he explored the Sierra, j
which, he snid, should lie colled not j
the Nevada or Snowy rauge, but the !
Range of Light. When night came he
selected the lee side of a log, made a
lire and went to sleep on a bed of pine
needles. If it was snowing he made
a bigger fire and laj closer to bis log
shelter.
“Outdoors Is the natural place for
man." be sold. “I begin to cough and
wheeze the minute I get within walls."
Never at a loss to mnke his way in ]
the wilderness, he was completely be j
wlldered in the midst of city streets.
“What is the nearest way out of 1
town?" he asked of a man In the busi ]
ness section of San Fraucisco soon aft
er he landed at the Golden Gate in
18C8.
"But I don’t know where you wut;!
to go!" protested the surprised pedes
trian.
“To any place that is wild,” he re
plied.—Mary R. Parkmau in St. Nidi
olas.
EASY CHEMICAL FEATS.
How to Fireproof Cloth end to Make
Sympathetic Ink.
"Sympathetic Ink," popularly consld
ered a “first aid” to war spies in writ
ing Invisible communications, and
“fireproof cloth" offer two interesting
chemical experiments the formulas for
which have been supplied by a con
tributor to the Electrical Experimenter
They follow:
Sympathetic Ink.—With a clean steel
pen write on white paper with a cobalt
chloride solution and let dry. When
the paper is held near a fire the writ
lng will gradually appear and disap
pear again when it cools because the
chloride absorbs moisture from the air
Even though the paper is scorched, the
writing will still be visible.
Fireproofing Cloth. — First get two
glass tumblers. Add two teaspoonfuls
of ammonium chloride to the water
in one glass nnd stir until dissolved
In the other glass put a piece of cot
ton cloth two or three inches squnre
and then pour the dissolved ammonium
chloride into the glass containing the
cloth and see that it is well soaked >
with the solution. Hang the cloth up j
and let it dry. Then touch it with a |
lighted match. It will burn in the |
flame, but will go out as soon as the
flame is removed.
Serving Hie Country.
A certain public office has been the |
object of much satire because of the |
passive nature, as a rule, of the in j
cumbent’s duties. In this connection j
the following extract from Moses Coit I
Tyler's journal, written in Washington |
years ago, is Interesting:
“President Grant never starts a con
versation, but when it is started he
often says a neat thing. Last year !
there was an excursion down the Po '
tomac. He was on board, with his cab- i
inet and a quorum of both houses.
“ ‘Mr. President,’ said Mrs. .Tudd. j
who sat near him, ‘it would be a pretty |
bad thing to have a great accident hair
pen to this party. Nearly the whole
government would be destroyed.’
“ ‘Yes, Mrs. Judd,’ assented the pres
ident. ‘but you observe that the vice !
president has very prudently stayed at
home.’ ”
Insect Luminosity.
Luminosity Is normal in the well |
known luminous beetles, including the ,
various fireflies and glowworms, and j
results naturally from the oxidation
of some organic secretion. Other in
sects are luminous in rare instances.
Rev. J. Holro.vde, vicar of Patehum,
England, lately noted luminous moth
larvae, similar to those observed once
or twice previously, and the chirono
mous—a kind of gnat—and the “lan
tern beetles" of South America are
among the creatures sometimes lighted
up. The occasional luminosity has
been attributed to disease or decom
position from bacterial infection.
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A Domestic Interlude.
Marriageable Daughter—I think, fa
ther, you do Arthur a great injustice 1
when you say that he is penurious. j
Precocious Brother — What’s penuri j
ous, father?
Father—Why, penurious means close :
Precocious Brother — Then you’re |
right. That young man is awful penu ;
rious when be comes to see Sis.—Ex |
change. *
Willing to Bear It.
“Well, dearest, I have just asked i
your father for your hand.”
“What did he say?”
“He asked me if I felt capable of as
suming a heavy burden.”
“And what did you tell him?”
“I told him I would take care of all
he would give us.”—Boston Transcript.
No Material Handy.
“Mrs. Comeup. can’t you give us Just
a little resume of your travels?”
"I’m awful sorry, but all our boxes
of sooveneers ain't come home yet”
Baltlmore American.
A Favorite Motto.
Blobbs—“Put Yourself In His place”
Is a good motto. Slobbs—Yes. it is the
favorite motto of the office seeker. -
Philadelphia Record.
Sharp wits, like sharp knives, do of
ten cut their owners’ fingers.—Arrow
smith.
OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
hire been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a Are insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are docs come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
!• FIRST CLASS Manager.
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXX . . ...... . . ____
i Pacific Steamship Co.
; (ADMIRAL LINE)
, Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
I FECT SERVICE Between all Points In
i Alaska and California
, From Seattle to Valdez—
i Feb. 3—S. S. Adm. Farragut
[ Feb. 15—S. S. Admiral Evans
i For Seward,
i Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
[ For Kodiak
, Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
' Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez, for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
| CALIFORNIA ROUTE
i Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
• l/os Angeles
i San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
' San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
I IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
; YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
| For Full Particulars Address
; Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
i_STEAMSHIP CO.
| Sailings from Seattle—
! Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
[ Feb. 1-—S. S. Northwestern.
' Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Heattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2— S. S. Alaska.
Feb. S— S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and La
jj toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice
j. F. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
j 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, Valdez, Phone I A. E. Harrii, T. P. A. Juneau, Alatka.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh >
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. / tf
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line or heaters priced right,
it Mead’s. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
PVaters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Just Received-- tb»- latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
;o transfe. tLat. bng»,.tge for you. tf
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For good warm rooms try the St.
Clias Hotel tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freu;'
to all Interior Poini
LIVERY and FEED STAh
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Km
Positively No CoaJ Delivc
less Paid for ih Advance
Location notices, DOtn quartz and
placer, at the Miner office.