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EDITORIAL
" OLD. Ci LORY"*
"America For Americans"
FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT L
WAR COMES TO SKAGWAY
-More than u-n thousand miles
away is the seat oi the war. Ar
mies are fighting there in life and
death struggles. We read iu the
daily jjress o'" the Unties being
fought, victories being won, and
ng&ta being lost.
But this is a world war, aad
every remote corner of the globe
*» effected more or K»s. Skag way
was thrown j^to a s-ate of excite
ineut last night when the i'etersou,
riow. ft. Wm. li. Seward, arrived
with about lt» soldiers to guara tile
city. Many ruoiors uuicKly spread,
aad plots, including the destroying
of all the principal buildings iu the
city: and that the Uerinans were
coming, made the.r «av among the
people. .
Word was ieieivtd than Jau. -1
ifl % day get fcy Uermau agents to
destroy terminal, waterfronts, gov
ernment buildings, and tiausporta
tiou, lines. Precautious were taken
iu Stag w ay.
We know Lhv United States is at
w»r. The sUa^y tramp of armed
soldiers is heard on our street. Peo
ple are on the alert, and suspicious
characters ure being watched.
The only advantage to be gained
by destroying buiidiiigs so iar a*ay
irom the seat o£ war is morale. Vet
there are fanatics, who, even in
Skagway migit destroy life and
property.
The duty of all is to remain
calm, for a spy scare is us danger
ous to the people as the little
damage which German agents actual
ly. can do. Skagway has a Coun
cil of Defense, and it is to it that
auspicious acts are to be reported.
Yes, we are at war, and altho"
Skagway may be 10,000 miles away
from the battle front, we are feel
ing the effects of the conflict here,
and our actions in a large measure
•will contribute to the succses or
failure of the struggle.
REGISTERING WAR SAVINGS
Q. Should I register a W'ar-Sav
iagB Certificate?
A, Yes, if you wish to secure
^payment in case tie certificate is
loat.
<i. Am\I reu-iired to renter it?
A, No.
Q. Where can I register it?
A. At any post office of the first,
ascond, or third class, subject to
such regulations as the Post
master General mav- prescribe.
When can I register?
A. At the time of purchase or
»ny later time.
<j. Is there any charge for regis
tration?
A. No.
Q. Can I register Thrift Stamps or ',
tnz Thrift _ . ,_t
a. no. )
Q. Can I register a W^r-Saving3 |
Stamp that is not, attchaed. to a
War-Savings Cretiflcate?
A. No.
Q. Can I register a War-Savlngsl
Certificate for anyone els©?.
A. Ma
Q. Should a married woman use
her own or her husband's name
wliea registering?
A. Her own—Mm Mary Brown,
not Mrs. John Brown.
Q. Suppose n married woman
wishes to surrender her Wax-Sav
ings Certificate which is registered
iu her maiden name?
A. She should Bign herself Mary
Jones, now by marriage Mary Brown
Q. If I have five War-Savings
Stamps on my War savings Certifi
cate and have it registered and I
put one more stamp on must I
have it registered again to have
lirotectiou on my sixth stamp?
A. Yes. Each 6tamp must be
registered.
INKS SERIAL
LIS!
Following i? the revised list
of H^iues registrants. Per
sons wlioee boiues are located iu
the States have been taien off,
and only th.os3 left whose homes are
iu Alaska »r ju a foreign country.
As the list of serial numbers
has changed, men subject to draft
ax® expected to learn their new
numbers
X. Carl Svaussou
2. .Michael Lennon
o. Alfred Alionse Soffe
4. J aim Silbo
5. James H. Smith
G. Oscar Jensen
7. Wilhalm Anderson
S. Earl Wesley French
9. Charles Van Siyk®
10. Martin Francisco Bolino
11. Waitea* Alexander Watt
12. Albert Louis Meyer
13. Oscar Anderson
14. Clarence Wheeler Holder
15. Hubert Franklin Holder
16. Kenneth McKenzje Phillips
17. Perle B. Allen
IS. Robert Jerome She^ard
19. John Olat Nelson
20. George Lundjr
21. John Rosene, Jr.
2. Hans Hjalmar Rutzback
23. Patrick McClinchy, Conncore,
Moneymore Co., Dery, irelanJ
24. Charles Madigan, Calden, On
tario.
ENDLESS CHAIN* LITTERS.
The One That Started the Ball Rolling
In Thi# Country.
The slr>r of the 'endless chain"
schemes that have proved such an an
noyance t.> !■• s'.al officials In all coun
tries was launch'd • >n June 27, 1898.
by n ynuiivr girl, Natalie Schenck, of
Babylou, N. V. Her project was pure
ly benevoliut and was animated by
a spirit < f patriotism. Desiring to
raise a fund for the aid of American
soldiers then tinning Spain, she orig
inated the endless chain idea as an
adaptation of a scheme that had a
vogue iu England until it was stopped
by ait of parliament.
The "chni::" was started with four
tetters writ leu by Miss Schenck to as
many girl friends. Ka li was asked
to contribute 10 cents and write four
similar letters to i ther friends. A few
days later the Babylon ]histoffice be
gan to get busy, and as the days went
by the postal officials got busier and
busier until they were fairly buried un
der the weight of mail which descend
ed upon them liUe aii aval inche.
A hurry call wct:t to Washington for
extra help, and mail was delivered to
Miss Schenck by tin- truck load. Now
that young lady begun to feel the ef
fects of the scheme. Her home was
littered from cellar to garret with let
ters, letters and m re letters, ail con
taining dimes. Before the thing died
out of its owu accord she had received
more than a quarter of a million dimes.
Fakers nil over the world heard of it.
and, as fakers will, they immediately
got busy. Hundreds of thousands of
people were swindled out of money hi
this manner until the postal authori
ties put an eud to it. The famous
endless chain prayer, which threatens
endless punishment to any person who
breaks it. has i>eeii oue of the hardiest
survivors of all.—New York World.
Despotism as a Government.
Unlimited power Is the ideal thing
when it is iu safe hands. The despot
ism of heaven is the one absolutely
perfect government. An earthly des
potism would he the absolutely perfect
earthly government if the conditions
were the same—namely, the despot the
perfectest individual of the human
race and his lease of life perpetual.
But as a perishable perfect man must
die and leave his despotism in the
hands of an imperfect successor an
earthly despotism is not merely a bad
form of government; it is the worst
possible.—Mark Twain.
Cosmopolitan.
Head Barber—Have you any particu
lar choice in shaving mugs? First As
sistant—Not a bit. I shave them all.
—Puck-.
JOHN P. WHITE
John P. White, who recently resigned
as president of t«e United Mine Work
ers of America to become adviser to
Dr. Harry A Garfield, national fuel ad
ministrator.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT HAINES
BEFORE J. J. KENNEDY, U. S.
COMMISSIONER AND EX-OF
FICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
In «he Matter of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. W. Hinch
man administrator of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, ha« been
rendered to said court, for settle
ment, and tb,o 11th, day of Februa ry,
191S, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed as the time ?vhen, and the
court room of the above entitled
court .as the place for the settle
ment theerof, at which time any
person interested in said estate
may appear, and Hlo his excep
tions in writing to said account
and contest the same.
Dated the 8th day of January,
1918. / i '
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
11-18-25—1-8.
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, f>IV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PERCINCT.
IN PROBATE
Is the Matter ojt the Estate ot
8. H. Yeomans, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Tait the undersigned has been, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge of
the above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executrix of the estate ot 8. H. Yeo
rnane, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present taem
wi'h proper vouchers in legal form
within six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at
her place of residence in Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 8th day of jan. 118.
ELLA MARY YEOMAN'S,
Executrix.
First publication Jan. 8, 1918.
Final publication Feb. 5, 1918.
A Thorough Test
One To Convince the Most Skeptical
Skagway Header.
The test of time is the test that
counts.
Boat's Kidney Pills have made
iheir reputation by effective action.
* • following case is typical.
Ikagrway residents should be con
vinced.
The testimony is confirmed—the
proof complete.
Testimony like this cannot be
ignored.
Mrs. Ellen Watson, 405 E. Thir
tieth St., Tacoma, Wash-, says:
"Attt-r an operation and being in
th<* hospital three months my kid
nevs were weak. My back was
lam» and there was a heavy dull
ache across my loins. My kidneys
sometimes acted too frequently and
sometimes not often enough and
Claddtr trouble caused me a great
depl of distress. Doan's Kidney
Pill relieved me of ail that trouble."
(.statement given November 4,
1915.)
On May 23, 1917 Mrs. Watson
said: "I can never say enough, in
praise, of Doan' Kidney Pills. They
cured me of kidney complaint and
the cure has lasted.''
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get. Doan's Kidney iPlls—the same
tfrat Mrs. Watson had. Foster
Mlburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffajo, N. Y.
—AdTertlB§ment.
+ FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
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Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
lug brothers cordially; welcome.
Edwird A. Ititsinusoji, Arctic) Chief.
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Older
Eagles—
Skogway Aerie,
•No. 25, Frater
nal Oilier of
levies meet tho first and third
\\'< duesday njglit of each unyith at
their hall an Fifth. Avenue. VisltJ
iu* brothers cordially invited to
attend.
Jolin M. Keller, W. P.
J. 31. Grlesbacli, Secretary.
P. & A. M. '
Whits Paag Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meetg 2(1 and 4th
Saturday Ev«nluga
or eaon mouths. Visiting Brethren
&r« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
IAMBS -WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Slcagway Lodg*
No. 431. B. P. O.
B. meets erery
^ Tkuriday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
Drofuers coraiaijy welcome.
W. B. BAT80N, E. R.
r. i. VANDEWALL, Secretary
!
i
I Plon'or of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month ot 8:80 p. in.
Visiting Brothers cordially »rel*
come.
J. C. WOOD, Praa.
P. H. Doree, Bee. Sec.
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Practice In *11 courts
In Territxjry of Alaska
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of Ibmmi AJaaka,
Dealers 1»
ftrnUER, COPPER, BRASS
LEAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAGS i
<U>PK. SCRAP IRON
Rear of Bflektft's Pottofflee
ilora
The Totem Store
f J. 1KUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
ing his absence from the city
the large
SAFETY DEPOSIT
VAULT
wiil be in Kirmse's Store.
For any information see Wm.
Wright, at Kirmses
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Luca s County, 88.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of P. J.
Cheney & Co.. doing business In the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. 3. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
—AArertlBememt.
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Paiscngert tranaferrcd to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma withou extra charge
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Phon* 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY V. M.
Jan. 2, 16, 30. Feb. 13, 27
—FOR—
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WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
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Juneau
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