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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
''.America ror Americans
A H.UU RISIXti CONTEST
The following ads taken from, a
r--i cut issue of the VaM«z iliner
~ o;;'.d iudicate that a, barberous war
w.is on there. Barbers have lx*
cut he prices before nor have tbey
raised them here.
NOT1CK It) (TSTOMERS
Owin^ to rapid'ly advancing prices
•u Darbers' supplies on and, after'
tre Ctli inst prices for shSTii/vg will
be 35 cents and haircwtting 65
ce;'is. Childrens' prices "will ra-1
uiut-i the same.
CRYSTAL BATHS,
Jake HV»pfinKer. Prvap.
NOTICE TO ITKLIC
The 1 ioneer Barber Shop is. doing
ruiiness in the same old pV*ce ami
tae same old' prices. The. advance
prte on soap or a a Polkw Gazette
don't* warrant this shop. raising
prices. Business is good and I
am satisfied with the profits tliese
war tlmes,
WILLIAM UELI.VEAF.
Proprietor.
L>cnt' get the idea into your head j
that you've dune your "bit" just be
cause you've bought a few Liberty
bo r <ls that are going to pay you in
terest. The boys "over there" hav«
given up their homes, futures and
livps. Buying bonds unti you*re
nroke is merely a pledge of your
citizenship.
Xcw we want you to cut out th*
above littlo article which recently
appeared in the Cordova Times 8«nd
paste it in your bat, or in front of
you on. your d*-sk, or above your f
e'ettric wash machine or rang«.. or
in yojr store where you can lix>fc I
•u many tim« and oft dJwing:
the six days between Monday,. May
-'•tlx and- Saturday Ma 26.
Why we wast you to loot at It
so Ctten durisg that period' of time
is that you will be called opon. by
some meni'ier of the Red Cross or
so.;~e authorized! person, and you
w ' b» invited, asked. uirged-,
and implored dj» donate.
1. t us suggest something to you.
Wtjy- not be doubly patriotic. When
you bought your bond yoi* did so
that you might lend L'r*ile Sammy
a iif'v or a hundred. Well a fifty
vi'l hrintr 12.12 V, itrGsrest in. a
ye#r. A hundred -will bring' $4.25
i®erest in a year. N»w just sub
scribe the interest that wfll aeru®:.
on. the bends you hold for th&
duration of the war. Par on» .
y. as's interest in advance, and if
tba war ends before that time you
■wij be so happy that you will not
ask for a refund. What do- you
♦h'nic of it? Remember when, you
are asked to give, you must Jx a
sf3>-3t-home, or you wouldn'tt be
approached1, you couldn't be,, '.for
you would be "somewhere in
Frsnce" and the chap tYat is
"somewhere in France" is fghtia* 5 1
- in
your i^attlo; maybe nft la Wfet and
&n*»ry, lying la a 'dilrty, Wet, cold
tTtnch, and maybe fit ift suffering
from somg fearful moJady ,or worse
yet maybe the poor chap is bleed*
ini and needs the tender care of
a Woman nurse. You are here playlr.3
tenuis, wearing' high heeled shoes,
<jetfiOg shared in a comfortable
chair Dy a careful barber, and'
eat ins three squares a. day while
iu» !a fighting and maybe dying
for jou. Come across, doa't i>e a
slacker. Come liard", come a-run
nlEg, and above ail, be prepar
ed to meet the solicitors when they
come with a jolly firiendlly smile,
and say — "Betch'er life I'll give.
How much have you, put me down
for? Oh, you cam, douiDle that,
I've got to help the boys all I can."
We thank you. - \ jJU
The following was taken from the
Valdez Prospector a day or two
aPf; Its decision to change from a
daliv to a weekly newspaper.
COM>rUMCATED
I S»r. Editor:' Enclosed, find $3-50
j for one years advance subscription
I for the new. "weekly. We'll get it
anyhow whether we stay here or
not. I wisTi I oould Induce every
citizen to <lo ail in their power
to support our home paper, 1 won
der bow many realise the fact that
their 'own paper belongs Vo them,
an«? that t:he£ should take as much
interest e»nd* pride in It as the
owner or editor, for a town and its
citizens are judged by its paper,
and whewvfcr the only newspaper
plant In a town has to close its
doors tiat town is placed'-in the
category of "has beens" and if ever
our teara gets d<ywn to that 6tate
here's one fairly responsible citi
zen wb'o is going to seek for more
enlishtejied quarters. A. newspaper
less. town tsf like a pilotless ship,
atad when I .set nail in a ship I
waii* to have some idea as to where
I am going to land, I'm' something
Ifk? the little boy in the merry-go
roiuii that the minister was telling
us about last Sunday "'I don't want
to ke«p going around" all the time
and never get anywhlere."
Now If we all taka a friendly in
terest in our paper I"Sn sure we can
have » "cruckerjacik" weekly and
I for one think that win be suffi
cient for present day -condtttions.
'—A Friendly CW^lIwjsher.)
MI^ST HAVE JA>T
SIUKiMM MOSS
Seattle, May IX.—Chie million
sphagnum moss nutrgical dressings
Defore July l is the ord<er that has
been received 'by J. W. Hoeon, as
sistant profefwor of bo'any at the
University of Washington and -N'ofth
■west director of mt<ss work for
the Bed Cross. Urgent demand for
the dressings caused' an increase of
*h«? original order for 50,000 for
testing purposes. Aa' BJastem ex
pert to assist in organizing the work
in tee Northwest will l>e sent here
sooi..
"Auxiliaries composed of moss
gatherers will be formed throughout
the district* wjiere the moss grows,"
Professor Hwtson. "From Alaska
la'ijc quantities of the moes tan he
obtained free of charge. I expect to
go theie soon and/ locate beds of
the moss." : \ «
"Fresbm*,, and' sophomore girls at
the university are spending two
hem's eacf» week; making moss pads.
A moss pad requires no sewing, but
is uade by folding- a. layer of moss,
a layer of highly absorbent paper
an.) a Iyer of non-absorbent paper
and a IVer of noa-a&sortbent cotton
on gauze. The special virture of
mo?s dressings .is that they are
more absorbent than cotton, are
cheaper, a.nd raoro effective \ in
uss, as they will abnorb from ten to
*' fefrty timep their h eight of mois
tu-e without beoomilng soggy.
KFI» CROSS MAKES
A BIG SHIPMENT
A hig box which will be shipped
south this evening: On the Jeffer
son, says the Ketchikan Progressiv
Miner, was .packed at the Red
Cros« rooms this afternoon. The
iox contains* the most needed' ar
dcles eapecipilly socks and sweaters
ind Is made up of ihei fWlcwlng
irHcles: , . "
25 sweaters
100 pairs socks
31 Bed Shirts
9 Ambulance pillows
29 suits pajaja&s.
During tha Red Cfobb drive in
Ko^iak 90 members werre secui"®3
ind over $1350 given to the ca&se
Eleven, of the 90 members live on
Wooded Islajid. A grealt deal of
tivttlng has been don© a lgo.
IRON FOUNDRY IN WAR AREA
How V/otnen of France Are "Doing
Their Bit" to Keep the Wheels i
of Industry Moving.
An Interesting narratlon^of opera
tion under unique and difficult condi
tions of an Iron foundry lu the war
area Is given by the correspondent of
a British paper writing from the firing
line in France. He relates: One does
not see much foundry work out here,
but h few weeks ego 1 was billeted in
a town near by. and actually saw a
cupola In full l»la«f. 1 at once got per
mission to have a look around, and
was greatly surprised at what 1 saw.
The foundry was a very primitive af
fair—Just a little jobbing shop— and
was mostly run by French wpiuen and
girls, superintended by a few men.
These women were making work up to
three or four hundred pounds In
weight, and in a little side shop some
half dozen- women were making com
ponent parts of machinery by the
simple method of beddlug-ln. I after
ward saw some of the finished work,
and it would put to shame the work
done by many of our so-called molders
at home. The women work In ordi
nary dress, and work very clean and
exact In both Iron and brass, and also
under shell fire and air raids. In the
shop was a great hole where a Ger
man had dropped a bomb the night be
fore, but the women still worked on.—
Scientific American.
Reservoir Dams in Tunis.
Already the French are looking for
ward to the rapid development of the
province of Tunis in Africa. Accord
ing to a civil engineer who has heen
Investigating the matter there are
about 35 localities in that country
where dams could be constructed, with
reservoir capacities ranging from 3,
OOO.OOO to -iCO.000,030 cubic meters, and
i water power ranging from 30 to 0,000
I horse power of continuous energy. The
engineering dlllicultles are stated to
he small in comparison with those of
dams already built in Europe and the
United States, and the utilization of
the water for irrigation, electrical
power, and in one case canal naviga
tion Is estimated to furnish a good
margin of profit. The uuuieroua ruins |
of Koimin dams found In Tunis show |
by what methods the country became |
"the granary of Rome" under the em- '
pire and the ruins of large cities, with
coliseums, bath and temples of great
size standing In what are now bared
plains, are evidence of the success of
the organized methods of irrigation of
those ancient times.
Made Brave Rescue.
Once n terror to mariners, Minots
light. which stands on a reef off Bos
ton harbor, has another thrilling story
added to its history, says the Popular
Mechanics magazine. Three days be
fore Christinas. Captain Octavlus
Ueainey. the keeper, approached the
| tower in .his niotorboat, which was
i loaded with provisions and fuel ob
tained on the mainland. As the craft
drew up, it was overturned by the
! Waves that were breaking over the base I
I o^ the structure, leaving the captain |
| battling alone in a tossing maelstrom i
| of icy water. The assistant keeper was !
j lowered on a rope from the door fifty I
1 teet al>ove. He managed to seize the !
! drowning man before It was too late, I
! and both men were pulled from the j
| water by their companions to the door- i
I w*y high In the tower.
\!1 discriminating people go to
jKcll-r Bros, for ice cream and oth
I tt fountain drinks. tf. I
FRIDAY
out HIU
WHEATLESS
vb «o xmzjox CXMXCU.
XA5XXY 0& BBLTAKXAST fOCf
CUMTAIMIXU MOAI
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Slcagway No. 1,
meets every second and
XoutUi Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
laflr brptters cordially welcome.
bxl«r*ttl A. JtaamuBon, Arctic Chief.
WllUam R. Gray, Arctic Recorder. *
m
Fraternal Order
Eagles— it.;
Hkujfwajr Aerie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
e,k ««•» nicei me iirsi ana iniru
kV'-dnesday night of each month at
their ball on Fifth Avenue. Visit
In* brothers cordially invited to
ttieud.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. SI. Qriesbach, Secretary.
F. A A. M.
Whlta Past Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturday Er«ulnM
of each months. Visiting Brethren
ir« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS -WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagwajr Lodg*
No. 4S1, B. P. 0.
E. meets arery
^ Thurtday 8:30
-i^^ Ai7Tr» p. m. visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
OSCAB SELLER, E. R
r. J. VAtfDBWALV secT»t*r*
Plonker of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* fa> A. B. Hall first Monday In
cwij month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. J. MULVIHILL, PreB.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
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!!
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