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EDITORIAL PAGE
SlMMEK OUTINGS
How many oeople In .Skagwav
know all the paths leading over
the hills and up the.vales surround
ing the town? How many know
where each trail winds within a
radius of a do^en miles? How m:uij
know each fishing stream, each
dome, each flower.patch, each at
tractive nook up and down the
river the first few miles? How
many know the wood-choppers'
c.imps, where the .wild flowers
grow, the best springs flow, the
most advantageous points from
which to view the sweeping panor
amas of the country? There are
some who know, but the great ma
jority do not know. Knowledge or
l*v-k o* knowledga on these mat
ters is proof of the time .one
spends out of doors. He who
spends no time under .the blue
ski»s in such a glorious sum
merland as this works to his own
injury, lie shortens his own life.
Many of Skagway's children could
move about among the liil's and
vales with parents or escorts to
the same advantage as adults. One
thrilled only with, themes in books,
fashion plates, new clothes or what
is within the confines ot a town,
missee a great portion of life's
best joys. Every season affords
opportunities for the pedestrian to
get about, but now is the most fas
cinating time of all the year.. Let
those who appreciate life and
recreation and added yeaTs get
cl-^ej to nature.
SAX KHAN'CISCO AN I) THE WAR
FLEET
As every one knows, the big At
lantic war fleet is not to visit
San Francisco, according to the or
iginal program, says the Portland
Telegram, and the rfaasois there
fore are quite generally understood.
Sau Francisco is disappointed, na
turally; but with some of the San
Francisco papers disappoinment has
ruu to resentful criticism of the
navy department and the adminis
tration
It is generally realized on this
coos* that the show at the "Bay
City" is a little the biggest show
cf its kind that ever happened; and
In that fact there is Pacific Coast
Wile and congratulation. There
is also a general feeling that noth
ing is too good for the San Francis
co exposition enterprise: p-nd the
greater, more attractive and .more
glorious it may be made the greater
credit to all the citizenry of these
Pacific shores. Yet there must be
some consideration of expediency,
of possible contingency with pos
s!ble results seriously affect
ins the entire country, and.of good
s<nistr in avoiding the one course of
action by which, such contingency
might be realized.
We are not living in a condition
of undue alarm over the thought of
impending war; neither are we as
a nation shutting our eyes to. the
gravity of the situation which ac
tually exists We certainly should
not take chances merely for the
greater enjoyment of a holiday
with the possible development of
physical trouble in the canal which
might compel us to remove one of
our big battleships therefrom piece
meal. in existine circumstances,
P is only the part of common and"
patriotic reason that the sea force
we have should be well .in hand,
and that In no sense should its {
efficiency be risked as.a mere mat
ter of merrymaking.
Originally there were ambitious
Mans for ! an international naval
demonstration and review at San
Francisco, but world war.has upset
those plans. It is not good sense
to undertake to ca-rry them out so
far as the Americap navy Is con
cerned, and it is not good manners
to be peevish about it. F
OUR GftEAT CANAL
I How Vessels Cross From Ocean
to Ocean at Panama.
i GOING THROUGH THE LOCKS.
Electrio Looomotives of Unique De
sign, With a Cog Rail System, Art
Used For Towing Purposes—8afe*
j guarding the Lock Walls and Gatee.
! Forty electric locomotives of unique
design are used to tow shipping
through the huge locks of the Panama
| canaL When the canal was being
' planned It was apparent that the varl
| ous winch and capstan systems In
I vogue for towing ships through exist
ing canals and locks would not do at
all for Panama. After a thorough
study of the entire problem of maneu
vering ships through the locks at Pan
| ama It was evident that they could not
safely proceed through the locks under
their own power and that a substitute
for the ship's power should embrace
the following requirements:
Ability to place the ship in proper re
lation to the lock.
Capability for keeping the ship In Its
course.
I Accelerating and retarding the ship
| without rupturing the Hnes.
I The lines when once attached should
be used without change for lockage In
flight
In passing through the canal from
I the Atlantic to the Pacific a vessel en
ters the approach channel lu Llmon
bay, which extends to Gatun, a dis
tance of about seven miles. At Gatun
it enters a ser.ea of three locks in
flight and is raised elghty-flve feet to
the level of Gatun lake. It then
steams at full speed through the great
er part of the channel In this lake for
a distance of twenty-four miles to Bas
Obispo, where it enters the Culebra
cut It passes through this cut which
has a length of nine miles, and reach
es Pedro Miguel, where It enters a
lock and 19 lowered thirty feet Then
it passes through Mlraflores lake for
a distance of one aud one-half miles
until It reaches Mlraflores, where It Is
lowered flfty-flve feet through two
locks to the sea level, after which it
passes out Into the Pacific through an
eight and one-half mile channel
The main features of all the lock
sites are Identical, and the following
brief description of the Gatun locks,
with special reference to the arrange
ment of the towing tracks, ship chan
nela, Inclines and approaches, gives a
clearer conception of the towing
scheme In general.
There are two channels at Uatun.
one for traffic in each direction. The
channels are separated by a center
wail, the total length of which is 0,330
feet. There are two systems of tracks,
one for towing and the other for the
return of the electric locomotives when
returning idle. This, however, refers
only to the outer walls. For the cen
ter wall there is only one return track
In common for both the towing tracks
The towing track* are naturally placed
next to the chaunel side, and the sys
tem of towing utilizes normally not
less than four locomotives running
along the lock walls. Two of them are
opposite each other in advance of the
vessel, and two run opposite each oth
er following the vessel. The number
of locomotives is, however. Increased
when the tonnage of the ship de
mends it
Cables extend from the forward lo
comotives and connect with the port
and starboaid sidej. respectively, of
the vessel near the bow. and other cn
blcs connect the rear locomotives wttb
the port and starboard quarters of the
vessel. The lengths of the various cn
bles are adjusted by a special winding
drum on the locomotive to place the
vessel substantially In mitlchannel
When the leading lo omotives are start
ed they tow the vessel, while the trail
lng locomotives follow and keep the ca
bles taut By changing the lengths ot
the rear cables the vessel can be guld
ed, and to stop the vessel all the loco
motives are slowed down and stopped,
thus bringing the rear locomotives In
action to retard the ship. Therefore
the vessel Is always under complete
control quite Independent of its own
power, which is not used, and the dan
ger of Injury to the lock walls and
gates Is consequently very greatly les
sened.
These towing tracks have a specially
designed rack mil extending" the entire
length of the track between the rails.
It Is through this rack that the loco
motive exerts the trnetion necesnary
for propelling large ships nti<l climbing
the steop inclines. When the locomo
tive reaches one of the inclines between
the locks, the grade of which may be
as much us 44 per cent, or when it is
towing a ship, the cog rail system Is
utilized to enable the locomotive to
clitnb the grade and in the other case
to esert traction necessary for pulling
the ships. The cog or rack rail Is laid
between the track rails and the loco
motive is provided with a cog wheel or
rack pinion to engage the rail.—Elec
tric News.
Dyspepsia Tablets
Will Relieve Your Indigestion
Wm. Britt.
ABIT OF ADVICE
First—Don't Del;)}. Second—l'on't
Experiment
If you suffer from backache;
headaches .or dizzy spells; if you
rest ooorly and aiu languid in tho
uorning; if the kidney secretions
ire irregular and unnatural . in ap
pearance,, do not delay. In such
cases the kidjeya often need help.
Djan's Kidney Pilte aro especial
ly prepared for kidney trouble—
they are .recommended by thous
ands. Can kidney sufferers desire
raore convincing 9 roof than the fol
low ig statement. I
Jaju-s M. Cahill, stationary eu
pineei. 247 Harrison St., Portland,
Oregon, says: "Nothing has occurrec
to altar my high ooinion of Doan's
Kidney Pills an! 1 confirm my form
er endorsement oT them given some
years ago. Since then I have been
helped by Doan's Kidney Pills and
I believe *h:-.v they have no equal
for kidney and bladder trouble."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ass for }. kidney remedy—
set Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Cuh'U had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. .Y.
Phil Abrahams
Established 1897
Real Estate
Fire Insurance
Collections
Conveyancer
Notary Public
Homes for Sale
Fourth Avenue
You make a mistake If
you do not stop at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suile
Baths on each Boor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own da»-v
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $2.50 Per Day and Up |
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men. 1
H. S. PULLEN, P. op.
Skagway. Alaska '
BEAT IT!
Are you going to stick around |
town when your pais are bringing ii I
the beauties from the lake and i
bay? Get out after them. You'v
Seen taking too good care of your
self '.his winter. Get out and
get your feet wet. You'll come
back with the fish and besides that
®t will do you good Go down to
Keller's and load uj> with a "Joy
lilt"—rod, reel, lino, flies—any
thing you need—the best there is,
rind prices that will fit.
URINARY
DISCHARGES
RELIEVED IN
24 HOURS
Each Cap- , ^
sulc bcaiA M|j)Y
the nai;ic*3» I
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by locnl application!, as they cannot rcach
tho diseased portion of tho oar. There is
only oru' *.vuy to euro deafness, and that !■
by constitutional remedies. Deafness '»
caused by an Inflamed condition of tho mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is
entirely closed. Deafness In the result, and
unless the Inflammation can bo taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi
tion. Inuring will b- destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten nre caused by Catarrh,
which ih nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot 1»* cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 76c.
Tuku Hall'i, Family Tills for constipation.
PROFESSION AIi CARDS
OH. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Modern Methods.
Opea EToaUgB.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAQWAY ALASKA
W1LMAM I'.YLLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ur, nose und throaty
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
A t t o t « a 7 At I * w.
Practice U all court*
In Territory of Alaska.
Halvei Alaska.
P. & A. M.
Whito Pi-88 Lodg«
P. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d anO 4th
Frl. Er'gs. of each
mouth. viBiUofc brothers are wei
come I'bll Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
Sjpl^
*gsaiiiC4i>
J J. p. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
Wo. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VAN'DEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagrway Aerie
No. 2o, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the first and third
Wednesday night oI each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially iarltei to attend.
Jhon C. Wood. W. P., J. W. Prit
chett. Secretary.
Arctlo BroUierhcKJd.—
Camp Skajrway No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth. Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
rj. stmrp. Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic
Chief, \v. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Having been appointed adminis
trator of tlia estato of Henry
Deruhofer, deceased, by the Com
missioner for the Territory of Al
aska, sitting in probate in Skag
way precluct Alaska, all per
sons having claims against Baid
esinte are required to present them,
wited as by law required, within
sis months from the date of thi3
notice, to the undersigned, at his
place of business in the town of
Skagway, Alaska.
CHAS. NTE,
Administrator
First publication, May 17, 1915.
ii : l publication, May 31, 1915.
H. li. Ls Fevre,
Attorney for Administrator.
Juneau, Alaska.
Tony Dortero
Has just received] all
kinds of
Salted Nats
They are for sale)
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau. Petersburg, Wrangcll, and Ketchikan
Leave SkaQtuay
S,S, Spokane, June 13, 25
S, S, City of Seattle June 19
Aiwl every twelve days following. Modern comfortable ship",
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Bailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, B p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELHS, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and haggsga checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For /olden and full particulars,
feddrew V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone SO, SKAGWAT
608 Second Ave., Seattle, WaA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHBOUND
MARIPOSA June 5, 24 July 12, 30
ALAMEDA June 11, 30 July 18
NORTHWESTERN June 18 July 6, 24
JEFFERSON June 14, 26 July 8, 20
DOLPHIN June 8, 20 July 2, 14, 26
WESTBOUND
ALAMEDA, June 3, 22 Julj 10, 28
MARIPOSA, June 16 July 4, 22
NORTHWESTERN, June 1I-29 July I7
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 66.
E. 3. SHAW, Agent, BKAGWAY.
SEASON 1915
New Steel Steamships
KSyPrincm Jflicc
— princm Sophia
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY
Every Thursday 7 p. m.
June 3-10-17-24
July 1-8-15-22-29
Aug. 5-12-19-26
Sept. 2-9-16-23
For Prince Rupert,Vancouve,Victoria, Seattle
Let us arrange your trip to the Fair, or to the East
Cheap round trip rates with choice of routes
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP
OPERATED TO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Sailing Dates from Skagway to Seattle
(VIA SITKA)
June 9-21 July 3-15-27
$00 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
(SAILING DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
Through Tickets Honored
DORTERO & SON, Skagway Agents
TICKETS AND ALL INFORMATION
Call l'liono 33
Seattle Office : 712 Second Avenue
Snow Shoe Time Is Gone
But Kodak Time Has Come
KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.