Now is
The
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money Is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
If you arc out of letterheads
call and see our new line of bond
papers. The finest ever brought
to Valdcz.
Valdez Real Estate.
If >on have, a house to rent,
list it with the Valdez Real Es*
latc Agency, Wall street.
DR. DUNCAN
IS TO RETIRE
The Federal Government to Take
Ov°r IWotalakahtla, the
■ "Spotless Town"
Governor Walter E. Clark re
turned on tne Alameda Friday
from Metatakahtla, where lie
conferred with Rev. William Dun
can over the future of Alaska's
spotless Indian town.
A year ago Father Duncan re
ported to Secretary of the Inter
ior Fisher that he wished to be
relieved of the burden of his du
ties as the white father of Met
lakahtla. His extreme age and
the underhanded attacks on him
by his enemies were advanced as
sufficient reasons for his with
drawal. The matter was referred
to Governor Clark and the ar
rangements to transfer Annette
island, on which the thriving vil
lage is settled, from Father Dun
can's supervision to that of the
government, have since been very
slowly worked out. Governor
Clark staled today that it will be
at Ihe close of I he summer before
the looked-for transfer will take
place. Mellakahtlii will then un
doubtedly pass from the hands of
a missionary who has spent a life
lime educating a handful of In
dians, lo tlir Ihireau of Fduea
I ion.
.Many, many years ago Father
Duncan, then a young English
missionary, settled al Mellakaht
la. B. C.. with a following of a
few hundred Tsimpsean Indians.
For Ihe purpose of securing
grealer religious freedom, th »y
moved across Ihe line In Alaska'
and Congress set aside Annette
island as their reserve.
Blend Flour Best
<J A straight hard wheat flour is peculiarly suited to
certain uses; but the housewife finds it hard to work.
C] A straight soft wheat flour also has its good qualities.
<jj I'.ut the professional baker, the man who makes his living
working every day with flour, has learned that a judicious
mixture of hard and soft wheats, gives best results.
fjj Aiming to produce a perfect all-purpose flour, the Fisher Flow
ing Mills have had the foregoing facts in mind.
1i:-ukr's Blend Flour is not a haphazard combination of hard and
soft wheat. It is the result of careful experimentation covering a long
period, to ascertain the proper proportions of each to get the fullest
advantage of their particular qualities in the bltnd.
•I The two kinds of grain arc ground separately, individual milling ma
chinery being required for each. Then they are combined scientifically. In
this way, the full strength is saved.
•B For household purposes, blend flour will supersede all other varie
ties. when its advantages arc generally known.
Fisher's Blend Flour is a pleasure to knead and a joy to bake.
^ tj| Costs More per Sack—because it's worth more.
<3 Costs Less per Loaf—because it gives results.
FISHER FLOURING MILLS CO.
America's Finest Flour Mills.
^gW-SBLMO
For Sale By All Dealers
DUEL TO DEATH BETWEEN
THRESHER AND WHALE
( Continued from page 1)
I was soon to shoot up in the air
almost full length and drop with
a splash (hat dallied spray high
in the air. Continually above the
churning wafer was observed the
threshing of a long, slim flipper
or fln. Some of the passengers
.at the time thought this was °no
of the whale's flippers, as it
seemed to be flopping about al
most all the time just over where
I he dark body of the whale could
be seen. Even at the distance
which the contest was at first seen
it was plain that the whale was
in considerable distress. The
thresher was camping right on
the job all the time.
The boat headed almost direct
for the two sea monsters, and as
they cr.nie nea'rer llegg and Hunf,
the two professional photograph
ers aboard, uniimbcred their
cameras. Nearly everyone else
aboard had a camera, but were
too excited or interested lo think
of them or go after them.
The steamer passed within a
dozen rods of the two duelists,
so close in fact that one could
set- the barnacles on the tail of
the whale. While directly oppo
site, Ihe whale again shot out of
Hn» water almost its full length,
while Ihe thresher using ils dead
ly weaponof a fin and an eye sole
ly to business. People caught
their breath and others gasped
their surprise and delight.
Hut unmindful of Ihe speeta
Iors the two deni/ens of tliedei'|>
threshed about, the whale intent
only upon getting away and the
thresher grimly determined to
finish the ,j«ib. The whale was
seen to sound, and for ;i brief
space the calm rippling waters
covered all sighi of the tragedy.
Then up shot the dark body again
with that deadly, lung, slender
fin threshing about the foaming
water.
Somehow the bright, smiling
sunshine, the majesty of the
mountain peaks and the beauty
of the general landscape seemed
an inharmonious setting for the
deadly duel being fought so close
at hand. A saddened expression
crept into the faces of many of
Ihe passengers. It was a grim
reminder that the struggle for
existence was going on all the
lime beneath the waters of I lie I
deep as well as on the land.
As long as the boa I was in ■
sight there was a continual streak
• if foam and spray, with the dead
ly thresher tin waving in the
thick of it.
"The whale is about all in: the
end is in sight," remarked the
pilot.
"lines a whale ever kill a
thresher?" asked someone.
'"II doesn't stand a pliosl «»f a
show: it's the thresher's llfrht
from tirsi In last.' answered the
pilot.
"Well, how did you like the
last number on the program?"!
• pieried ('.aplain .Jensen later ofl
a group of professional jobbers
and punsters aboard.
Tliex did iml ha\e any reply!
ready. * I
One Good Result.
The high cost uf living has
Ioucheil praelieally e\ery home in
the nation and most of I lie homes
of ibe civilized world. Latest re
ports from Hrndsl reel's offer no
encouragement of a speedy re
duction. bul reports from other
sources Indicate aclivMy in lines
Ibal must be evenfually fell in
reducing Ibis cost of living and.
at the same lime, creating more
useful citizens.
It is generally admitted that
much of the high cost of living
has been brought about by inef
fective work on I lie farms and
wasteful management in Ameri
can households. Movements are
well under way for the remedy
of both these evils. Inefflcioncy
is always an evil and waste is
almost a crime. The farmers are
sending their boys to agricultur
al colleges to learn how to make
two blades of grass grow where
one grew before. At the snrrjt*
time it has become a recognizfld
necessity of complete education to
teach our girls Ibe rudiments of
domestic science, cookery and
home economics. There is no
better way lo lessen the cost of
living than lo instruct men and
.\- men how to increase produc
tion and how to piov/ml waste.
A Democrat muling his hnllnl
fop Wlrkornham Is endorsing
Toddy Roosovolt. Hurh n l)cnu
oprnf will find no plnco In Ihc
pnrly of Wllnon nnd Mnrnhnll.
8ub«rrlhe for Ihn Prospoclor.
PORT
WELLS
Full Line Of
GROCERIES
\ t x
FOR PROSPECTORS
At Valdez Prices
BEYERS' CASH STORE
PORT WELLS
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steaner Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - June 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... June 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - July 5
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Kates. Hlght reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
nausraeuon uuaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb.
IT'S IN THE BREWING
PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product For Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
. - • ' •¥ * • * • •> . ; > ; ~ . . '*»'
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA, leave every eight days, AH the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
♦WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
nd Offices. Rates
ARCHIBALD BLOCK
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rates
Reasonable
Foot of Wall Si.
GOAL , COAL
* .. J.
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Port Wells
• M
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdez for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching at all way poin's
whero business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 1S9
PUt» «laaa, window |Um, roofing atvrl
MMtac papora, rooftop Pi»c»», Km*, ce
«•«». pla*tor U«K. ahtn(U«. bulhW
kardwara. Shop and job work of *11 kiixU
Window*, Door*, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
At*at* for Fatrtvanka. Mora* A Co.
buy.