FtUbliahel 1898 Oiileit Daily in Alaska
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EDITORIAL
"Or.D G LOKV "
"America For Americans
j FOOD WINS THE WAR j
DON'T WASTE IT
ALASKA'S K1 EI, sTOKE
From the Providence i It. 1 ) Jou'l.
The developniint of the territory
ci" Alaska is likely to be favored by
the fuel crisis, if it is not tco soon
over or its effects are 'not quickly
forgotten.
Alaska, "the nation's treasure
bouse," has cosil and oil, both in
abundance, though, little is being
taken out of the ground. The un
covered amount is not easy to cal
cuPt", especially a,< to oi', the
geologic*! signs of which require
confirmation by actual drilling.
Since the war began, cupper has
passed gild as the territory's most
valuable I resource. Thw sudden
need for the former metal in vast
■iua_tities has promoted mining on
aa unprecedented scale. So the
urgent cell for fuel should give an
impetus to coal a:;d cil develop
meut.
'I he whole country. particularly,
of course, the Pacific coast, is keeu
!>• >nterested in the Alaska prospect.
Th* Coa#t now "imports" coal from
the East. That is expensive, and
besides coal is drawn from the At
lantic seauoard 'which might be
wanted hero in a pinch, either for
local consumption. or for shippiug.
And, as our experience this winter
has warned us, efficient use of
transportation facilities may lie a
vitil consideration. Chairman Pea
body, of the .coal production com
mitter ot the national council of de
fense, told a senate committee that
shipping coal from the West Vir
ginia fields to California is "a most
norriole misuse of equipment." AI
'h/u^h th° Coast is an oil producing
section, th» astonishing statement is
mad« that the supply has been
drawn dcvrn by the 'Vtar demand sq
thai the Southern Pacific railroad,
which has long used oil burning lo
comotives, haa been, compelled to go
back to coal on parts of its system.
Accordingly at this time Alaska
finds outsi'le support in appealing
to cougress for legislation to pro-)
mote the development of these na
tural resources. The Alaska j bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of I
Commerce and Commercial Club \
hag adopted resolutions praying for
the «cactment of a policy that will
encourage the prospector and in- j
vita capital to pen up the fuel re
gions oa i scale commensurate with
thd prospect. In the Kast the idea
prevails because the government is
constructing a railroad to one of the
coal f'®lds that the prbolem is be
in? solved. The government enter
prise will be useful, so far a« it
goes, but actually it does not touch
tb» rea: nroblem. As for oil, Al
aska imports thousands of barrels
annuallv for domestic consumption—
an extraordinary illustration of ,
carrvite coals to Newcastle. j
liu ciAt oj Alaska treflecta a
grievous national situation respect
ing Dubllc lands development. De
velopment.|&aIted by the country
wide uprfsing in behalf of oonesrva
tion ot;tko nation's resources some
years aire, has not since been re
sumed [on anything: approaching
t')e 'crmer scale. The conservation
laws called for a readjustment of
methods: and the war has caught us
w't'i the process scarcely begun.
a'he other day the senate passed
a hill to encourage and promote the
miuinn- of coal and oil on the oub
lic domain. | Substantially the same
bill has failed heretofore several
times the last few yeaTs be
cause the house and senate could
iiot ugref- on certain details. They
will probably now agree, f because
the conditions demand an immediate
remedy. But apparently Alaska
will not receive much, benefit from
the legislation. Conditions in the
territory require a special Jpolicy.
The difficulties anU the risks of
exploitation are manifestly greater
there than in tlio public lands of
the stages. The government of Brit
ish Columbia, where conditions axe
similar, offers inducements to the
nrosn<-ctor and capitalist which are
proving highly effective. The sys
tem should have the consideration
of congress. Some such: policy
mg ht be engrafted on the bill now
in ccuise of enactment or embod
ied in a special Alaska act.
U.S. SOLDIERS
IN TRENCHES
The fact that American troops
were in the trenches in Lorraine was
revealed by tiia German jvar office
three months ago. At that time,
according to an official German au
Luancemcnt, tha Americans were on
.trout at the Rhine-Marne can
al, which intersects the battle line
near the German border, due east
o* Nancy. This announcement was
[ made in Lha offical report from Ber
| lin of the first German, raid on the
American positions in which three
American^ were killed, five wounded
i and 12 captured.
'ihe eastern end of the battle line
i iu France and Belgium runs thru
I'rench and German Lorraine.
Trench Lorraine, in -which is the
AiiiPiican sector, is included in, the
departments of ifeuse, the capital
oC which is Verdun; Aleurthe-eth
Noselle, whose capital is Nancy, and
\ >.'£ges, with the capital at Spinal.
T) e length of the front in French
Lorraine is about 150 miles. This
section of the battle line extends
into Meuse from the Marne near St.
Meuehould and rung eastward to
the north of Verdun to St. Mi
ch iel and east to tha German border
There it turns to the southeast, and
aimosi parallels the border to the
vicinity of Leintrv. Below Leintry
it cuts across a section of French
soil, P;'st Badonviller and, Senones
and on the east of St. Die and again
crosses the German border at a
point west of Colm^r. The remain
der of the line to the Swiss boun
dary is in Germany.
.i.'nce the battle of Verdun there
has been no fighting of great im
portance along this front. For the
most part it runs through, high and
broken country. Since the present
ba'tfe line was established early in
'be war there has been, comparative
ly little activity on the front to the
east^of the Verdun sector, the na
ture of the country making large
operations impracticable.
MRS. HEAKKT WORKS
TO KELIKVK ItK>R
Mrs. William Ratidolpji Hearst,
wife of the New York publisher, has
taken hold of her duties as chair
si of the mayor's Committee of
Women on National Defense in a
manner that will mean much, to the
poor. Far from dealing with, the
taore romantic features of the war,'
-Mrs. Hearst has seen an opportunity
for helpfulness and has grasped it
•n a businesslike manner. She has
started an educational campaign on
the scientific methods of building
fires, an engineer having been as
signed to take charge of a series of
uxperiments to test the; practical
va!iw of cinders as fuel.
The women are starting their
campaign to save coal because of
• he daily waste discovered in the
homes of New York city. Good coal
is t'.rown away every day in the
household ashes.
Mrs. Hearst has discovered that
t'.«o tons of available and practical
fuel ma'erial can be obtained from
tinders at a conservative estimate
of $5.SO.
Mrs. Hearst has announced tha ap
pointment of iMrs. Mary McKelvey
as chairman of the borough, of the
Bronx. Mrs. Charles E. Slmonson
has just been named a3 chairman, of
Richmond and Mrs. Lewis NlSou as
cha'rman of ii:lahaUaa. [ , j t,;
WORK OF THE PRESIDENT.
"Put It In Writing,*1 It the Rule of
Our <Chifcf Executive.
Mr. Wilson. Uk»*x to liuve things in.
writing, and nlmott all of the business
of the Wilsau administration is con
ducted in tha t way. The cabinet has
learned to sv.biait virtually everything
in writing. !>Ir. Wilson has uo stenog
rapher with Jam ut ui„ht. He keeps a
littio typewCiter beside him and types
a brief comment or reply to each of
these long aoznmnuirntions.
Even th«v president's private secre
tary. wheu anxious to luy before him a j
matter o£ iuyiortuucc, draws up a j
memorandum or brief giving the pros
and cons of the subject. He could JUBt
as well walk a few steps to the White
House from the executive offices or
even consult, the president when he Is
in his office,, but ever since he was gov- '
ernor of New Jersey Mr. Wilson has j
indicated Uiat be prefers to have 1m- j
portant Questions placed before him on I
paper so tlaat they may be examined at j
I his leisure, though the very word Is a
I misnomer.
No mind. could retain ull that Is said j
to the president in a single day, so It |
happens that Mr. Wilson's desk is al- j
ways piled high with papers. It Is a I
.•onstant battle against a constantly j
ascending pile. Part of the mountain J
is made up of official papers and com- /
missions that merely require the presl- '
dent's signature, small hills and resolu- |
tlons that have passed congress. Writ- j
lng one's name a hundred times Is a I
monotonous undertaking, but the presl- j
dent must do It literally thousands of j
times a week. — David Lawrence In j
Century Magazine.
A HISTORIC CHURCH.
Linkod For a Contury With Official
Ufa In Washington.
In historic St. John's Trotestant
Episcopal church, just across l<afa
yette square from the White House,
more presidents and men prominent In
Washington official HTe have worship
ed than in any other church In the na
tional capital. St. John's, now a cen
tury old, was the lirst building to be I
erected on Lafayette square after the I
White House, whkh was completed lit I
1800. The presidents of the United
States who worshiped he.e were John !
Qulncy Adams. Madison. Monroe, Van
Bui'en, William Ilenry Harrison. Tyler,
Taylor, Fillmore and Arthur and In
more recent times the White House
was represented bv Mrs. lcoosevelt and
Mrs. Taft, who inaile St. John's church
their church home.
Other promineut people were regu
larly seen iu the congregation, includ
ing Stephen Decatur. Ilenry Clay, John
C. Calhoun. Chief Justi e fuller. Sal
rnou P. Ch'ise, Benjamin F. Butler.
Lewis Cass. George Bancroft, Wlntield
Scott and George Dewey. Its rectors
officiated at nearly all of the early
White House weddings, many notable
ones having taken place within its sa- j
cred walls.
The denominations he.ve been pretty
well represented In .lie presidency.
Grant attended tii • Metropolitan Meth
odist ihunh. McKi::ley tlie Foundry
Methodist church; Benjamin Harrison
and Clevelaud atteuded the Presbyte
rian church; Wilson is a Presbyterian |
and, like Cleveland, the son i f a Pres- I
byterlan minister; Gartleld was a mem
ber of the Disciples church, and |
Uoosevelt attended the Dutch Re
formed church.—Christian Herald. |
Fashion's C.'icnges.
One can say as a certainty that lu
the twentieth century no one will be
able to boast that he has created any
thing absolutely new in fashions. The
crinolines of the Empress Eugenie
were a reminiscence of the panniers of
Marie Antoinette, and long before her
time. In the orient, women had i-ou
celved the Idea of enlarging their
skirts by means of hoops. A few years j
ago women of fashion affected high
waists and sheath dresses, but before
them Mine. Recauiler had done the
sai^e thing, and the dresses of Mine.
Recamier were suggested by the
Greeks and the Romans. In short, like
everything else, fashion is a part of the
same everlasting come and go. We do
not advanie ns we are so prone to Im
agine; we repeat our steps.—Roger
Boutet de Monvel lu Century.
Ruined by Jesting.
The Antiochenes themselves brought
about the rulu of the beautiful city of
Antloch, the ancient capital of the
Greek kings of Syria. These people
were famous for their biting and scur
rilous wit as well as their Ingenuity lu
devising nicknames. When the Per
I slans under Cliosroes invaded Syria In
| 538 the Antiochenes could not refrain
from jesting at them. Ample revenge
for this was taken bv the Persians,
who totally destroyed the city.
Discouraging.
Mistress — Sarah, I saw the baker i
man kiss you today. I really shall
have to take the bread In myself In \
future. Sarah—"Twouldn't be no use,
ma'am. He wouldn't kiss you, 'cause he
promised he'd never kiss anybody but i
me!—Pea rsou's Weekly.
The Division.
He—So young March and his father
are carrying on the business? She—
Yes. The old man runs the business,
while younf March does the carrying
on.—New York Globe.
Consolatory.
i "Xhey say men of brains live longer
j than others."
| "Don't worry; you may be one of the (
j exceptions to the others."—Baltimore (
American.
It is the people who know how to '
rest who do continuous good work.
i lUrradtii. < ■
* FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth, Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brothers cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctld Chief.
William It. Cray, Arctic Recorder.
1'■'internal Older
Kittles—
Sk«g»vajr Aerie,
No. 23, Fmter
uaj Order of
mm uio iirst aim tnlw
Wednesday njght of each month at
their liaJJ «n Fifth Avenue. Visit
In* brothers cordially invited to
atteud.
John M. Keller, W. I*.
J. M. CtHesbm.il, Secretary.
F. A A. M
WJiita Pan* Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturdav Rvan 1 nsra
of each months. VJsIting; Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAAtHo WALLACE, Secretary.
B.P. O. ELKS
Bkacwajr Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meeta erery
Tkurtday <#8:30
p. m. VlBltlng
Droiaera coraiajjy welcome.
W. B. BAT80N, B. R.
F. J. VA^DEWJlLL, 8ecr«t*ry.
PloD«!er of ALaslcn Igloo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday In
cwrj month at 8:SO p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come,
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
F. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
♦ r ROM5SSION AL CARDS ♦
DR. L. 3. KELLER
Dentist
Moot Modern Methods
LHflce Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-fl p. to.
\l««k*n Building .... Broadway
KKAGWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pra<-»ioe In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
L1AIXES _ _ _ _ ALASKA
ONE WEAK SPOT
Stall} Skagway People Httvo a Weak
Part iuhL Too Oftea It's the Ifcvck
Many people lwvo a, weak spot.
Too often it's a bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden
wist.
Dull aching keeps up, day and
light.
Backache is ottea from weak
rtdneys.
In such cases a kidney medicine is
leeded.
Doan'a Kidney Pills are for weak
lidneys.
For backache and urinary Ills.
Good proof of merit in the follow
ng statement.
James Cubbon, mgr. Victor Clean
ng and Dye Works, 1203 Yesler
iVay, Seattle, Wash., says: "My
cidneys were in bad shape and every;
;ime I bent over it seemed as tho'
n? back would breaJc. The kidney
lecretions were unnatural, being
icanty. painful and irregular in
passage. My work as a tailor kept
ne bent over and that made me suf
er all the more. 1 was lame and
itif' all over and could hardly
itraighten up. It wasn't any time
>efore Doan's Kidney Pills had
leloed me and I was cured of every
ilgn of the trouble."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
limuly ask for a kidney remedy—
[et Doan's Kidney Pills—the Bame
hat Mr. Cubbon had. Foater-Mil
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5AN-T0X COUGH DROPS, Admin
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
| by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. Then* la
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
! Catarrhal Deafness i« caused by an In
flamed condition of th«- mucous lining of
the Eustachi; n this tube Is
inflamt-d you have a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed. DeafneBS Is the result. Unless the
inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its norm.il condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness arc caused by catarrh, which is
an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafneas that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All Druggists. 75c.
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