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EDITORIAL PAGE j
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN j
Skagway, Sept. 11th, 1915. '
-Mr. Editor,
I really was surprised at your
remarks relative to the new edi
tlon or the Alaska-Yukon di
rectory just delivered, and can
ouly surmise you have looked only
casually at it.
It would appear the Alaska and
Yukon residents have been stung
b>; •'Seattle Spirit" agaiu, as the j
so-called new directory is very
nearly a copy of the last one put1
out about 5 years ago, therefore
practically useless. Note the'
omissions from your own towu. Rao.
what is stated about Jualiu and
a dozen other places we are faniil- j
iar with and it will be an easy mat
tar to realize the uew work is '
merely a splendid collection of ad- '
vertisements.
ONE WHO HAS BEEN STUNG. !
It is said that "open confession !
is good for the soul,'* so we will
have to admit the truth of the in
sluuition made by -One Who Has
Been Stun£" in his surmise that
we had only casually glanced over
the new editiou of Polk's Alaska
Yukon Gazetteer and Business Di
rectory for 1915-16, and, even
more, we are willing to confess that
w° had not looked between its
covers until our atteuiou was di
rycti d to it by the criticism of our
correspondent. We took the word
of the publishers of the book as
to its being a reliable source of
information and reference of this
northern country, whereas, we
find upon examination, that it is
neither—simply a compilation of
errors—and its value for the
Uovs intended nil. In fact, the
edition is almost a duplicate of
thar published in 1911, and con
tains tht names of people who
ha\' been out of the country for
years as well as omitting the names
of many of those who have moved
into Alaska and the Yukon territory
since that time.
We have not had lime to go en
tirely through the publication, but
here are a few errors that have
been brought to our attention with
in the past two days. That there
are others equally glaring we
hav*> no reason to doubt.
Tho Atlin list contains the names
of 47 individuals and of this num
bf>T IS—or more than a third—
have not lived there for months,
and were not there when the can
vasser for the directory was in the
north gathering his data.
At Jualin, W. B. Hoggatt is
still listed as the superintendent of
the Jualin Mining Co., and he has
been absent from there for years.
At Discover}- the directory has J.
M Ruffner listed as a poultry
breeder, whereas he is one of the
largest mining operators who was
ever In the Atlin district.
It speaks of Dalton Trail Post
an 1 says that Skag-way is the
ueares*. banking point, whereas
th-*re has not been a bank In Skag
way for the past several y»ars.
The Skagway list also contains
ma*y errors.
The fact of the matter is the
usee for which the directory was
first comuiled are almost entirely
los' tight of and the 1915-16 edi
tion is nothing more nor less than
an advertising medium for outside
concerns, principally mail order
houses, and a very unreliable one
a* that.
DEATH CAUSES" SECOND
VACANCY IX FACULTY
University of Washington, Sept.
13—Two vacancies now exist In
the faculty of the University of
Washington, both caused by death
foil- wing operations for appendicitis
But three weeks intervened between
the fatal illness of Dean Isabella
Austin and that of Frank Edward
Johnson, instructor in engineering
and chief of the campus electrcians.
.Mr. Johnson died August 25, five
days after he was stricken. Beth
positions are peculiarly difficult to
fill, iu view of the fact that the
fall session begins in a fortnight.
Though auother member of the
faculty. Professor Peter LeFort,
die l nine years ago while on leave
of absence, the two deaths this sum
mer ar« the first iu the active fac
ulty within memories that run back
as far as the early nineties.
Mr. Johnson was a graduate of
tile University of Minnesota, of the
class of 1900. He had previously
taught for a number of years in
th« public schools of the state, but
fcllov.-iug his graduation he spent
five years in his profession of elec
trical engineering in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Wyoming.
H«- came to the University of
Washington iu 1905 and had been
a member of the faculty since that
tia>e. He was 41 years old at the
time of his death. A widow and
three children, his parents and a
sister survive him.
It is possible that the two tasks
Mr. Johnson had, teaching and
superisving the electrical work of
the university, will now be di
vorce-'. When he came to the cam
pus economy demanded .the doubling
o? the positions.
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Vi.-JAKIE
[Copyright, The. Frank A. Munsey Co.]
(Continued from last issue)
No doubt iFwas James Walsh's in
tention to end the mntter in one ter
rific onslaught, for the blows he aimed
at Jaklo In force and number were
sufficient to hare reduced him to the
consistency of beef extract. But Jakle
avoided them all. lie sidestepped and
clinched like n veteran and in the
breakaway managed to plant one or
two short arm Jabs where they would
do the most good. Just as Mr. Brans
comb stepped from the elevator Jakie
brought the conflict to an abrupt close
with a stinging blow on James Walsh's
upturned nose. It followed three wal
lops to the same member, and James
took the count.
"Here, you young rascal," Mr. Brans
comb exclaimed, "what's all this
about?"
Walsh rose sullenly to his feet, and
Jakle, smoothing his hulr with one
hand, maintained a discreet silence.
' "James." asked Ills employer, "how
did you get Into this mess?"
But James was making a desperate
effort to cope with hLs rising emotions
and merely shook his head.
"Come Inside, both of you," said Air.
Branscomb, and the two culprits fol
lowed him Into the directors' room. .
"Now, what's all this about?" ho re
peated.
"Well," Jakle commenced, ~ne caneu
me outer me name. Ain't flat right?"
lie turned to James Walsh for corrob
oration, since he deemed It best to
make common cause against the los9
of their Jobs. James nodded sulkily.
"So," Jakle went on. "wo got mad
an' scrapped."
Mr. Branscomb sat down at his desk
with an air of decision. "You'll both
leave on Saturday," he announced.
"We can't have any loafers fighting
around hero."
The two unfortunates tiled out, ex
changing malevolent glances, and pass
ed into the anteroom. They sat to si
lence on opposite ends of the bench for
a quarter of an hour, when Jakle rose
to his feet and walked rapidly into the
directors' room. lie had made a bravo
resolve and was afraid to give himself
thinking time.
"Mr. Branscomb," he commenced,
"bin I say sumpin'?"
The second vlco president wared his
hand la permission.
"Now, I ain't got no kick comln' be
cause I gets fired, see." he continued,
"but James Walsh, outside, is up
against rt"
"How so?" Mr. Branscomb asked.
"Well, he's engaged." said Jakle.
"Engaged?"
"Pat's right, Mr. Hranscomb: he's en
gaged to Miss Doty."
Jakie looked hurt at the peal of
laughter with which Mr. Branscomb
greeted his announcement. Several
minutes passed before the second vice
president recovered his composure suf
ficient to annunciate.
"Call him In," he said.
In response James shambled Into the
directors' room and blinked solemnly
out of his one open eye. His snub
nose was swollen to such dimensions
that it vied even with Jakle's Hebraic
organ.
"James." Mr. Branscomb commenced
gravely, "what Is this I hear about
your proposed alliance?'
"Huh?" James Walsh grunted.
"I understand that Miss Doty la the
fortunate lady," his employer eofltE
! ued.
The rest of James Walsh's puffed
feutures assumed the hue of Ms nose.
"Say, Mr. Branscomb," he protested,
"I don't know wot dis kid has been
glvlu' yer, but"—
"To put it more plainly," Mr. Brans
comb Interrupted, "he says that be
thinks I ought to giro you back your
Job because you're engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Doty."
I "Aw, he's daffy!" James Walsh
blurted out
Jakle turned an astonished face to
ward his confrere.
"Why," he exclaimed, "ain't youse
engaged?"
"Aw, cut it out!" James Walsh ro
Joined and abruptly left the room.
Jakle shifted from foot to foot In his
embarrassment, ne certainly had
made a mess of It. he cogitated; but,
then again, weren't their actions those
of an engaged couple?
"I guess you'd better go outside,"
Mr. Branscomb Interrupted, "and tell
Miss Doty I'd like to see her."
Sorrowfully Jakle departed and de
livered his message. Then he repaired
to the outer office to sit with the sulky
James Walsh, whose presence alone
stemmed his impending tears. How
was he to know that Miss Doty and
James Walsh were just friends and
nothing more? Surely appearances
were against them; but then Miss Doty
was such a lady, nicer than the teach
er of OA grade in the Mangln Street
school. Yes, she certainly was fl— "
Here the tide of lils reflection was in
terrupted by the ptusou herself, who
bounced Into the outer office jritu her
hat pinned _on awry. _As she passed
by Takle slie hissed the one word,
"Sneakl" and to James Walsh the
equally offensive term "Idiot!" Then
she banged the hall door behind her
and was gone. Mr. Branscomb follow
ed on her heels, smiling grimly.
"James," he said, "you're a pretty
good Judge of women for a boy your
age. On your way homo tonight stop
In at the International Typewriter
company and pick out a homely ste
nographer. Tell her to come early to
morrow morning."
He turned from the hulking James
Walsh to Jakie, whose eyes were
bright with unshed tears.
"And you, Jakle," he said, "the next
time you want to flght pick out a man
your own size." lie started to enter
the inner office. "Oh, by the way,"
be called out, "I forgot to say that
you both keep your Jobs until further
notice."
Jaklo sat on the bench swinging his
legs, too stunned to realize his good
fortune. Soon ho recovered his wits,
and again the thoughts chased one an
other through his brain. If Miss Doty
and James Walsh embraced, he reflect
ed, It must have been on account of
motives of friendship. On the other
hand, he was friends with many girls
In the neighborhood of the delicatessen
store, but never once had he put his
arm around them. Then, like a thun
derclap, the true significance of the af
fair overcame him. lie had spoiled
It all.
"Say," he croaked, "youse two wuz
secretly engaged. Alu't dat right?"
James Walsh surveyed the agitated
Jakle with his remaining useful eye.
"Shurrup," he bellowed, "or I'll lift dc
face ofiTn yer!"
And when a few moments later Mr.
Branscomb departed for the day he
found them sitting on opposite ends *>f
the bench, giving vent to their emo
tions In comforting tears.
The title of the next story in
this seiies is "Opportunity." Watch
for it tomorrow.
"This Is
The Life!"
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FRANCOIS—I
thim TflKt THE-l
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Whlto Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d anO 4 th
Frf. Br'ga. of each
month. VUIU05 brotrera are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whaeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
Ho. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets first
and third Thurs
day evenings at
3:30 o'clock. Vis
• •jupr brothers cordially welcome.
I HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F J VANDEWALL. Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagrway „ Aerie
No. 25, Freter
*al Order of
kagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth uremic. Visiting
broth era cordially iavitei to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Mc
Alister, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skacway No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day eTenlng at 8:00 p
m. •harp. Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Acheson, Arctic
Hhief, W R Hllle'V. Arctic Re
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