©JC itoilg
E*tabli»Wd 1S93 OU«»t Daily a Aiulu
__ OFFICIAL C1TX PAPJ&K
~*~ L. S. KKlXiUi, I'ubUahor
AJiaiC'wi is BecouU ckias man
matUT a, Is as, at U« SKa*
»aj- ±». O, . , , . . t
Copy fur chauge ot mlvertiae
Bit ui juust tto in liy U o'doc*. iu
to uu>urts lusttUun **uua uaj. Au
V t-l t Lii-Ll^ riUtM uU H^JIUOaUolt.
Tlia lXui/ Aluskuu Uiarsis i«r
all i>aoU*.'aUoi* uut noUciieu, w-ui>.
lutluUcH all .uoJacoa, outer iiiau
cuuxciies or eliaiiuu>lo societies.
Subscription K*it^
Ono mouth by wll — *-• ^
Uu« lauuUi b> WUXier •— »• l-uu
utouiiia by imui — -■ ,2.2o
Siy; UiouUto Ll> uiail _ — *•»"
Oua yea* i»>; mall — — —■ S.uu
Sulifccriiitioes Ami Ail»wti»onicutJi
liixuiul ii/
Bennett News Co., MTiltAww, 1. li
K. W. Gkli-on — C*rcn»s, X. I.
K. Ij. l'Uliuau _ — Allin, li- C.
♦++++++>**
I EDITORIAL |
i t
+
+
+
*
VV ■•■:-vvyyWvi1i »' !■»♦>■
ALASKA
Alaska, covering an. area equal to
out utm the entire area ox' tue Un
ited States, and <*iuu.l in sUe to
Mianesi.ta, Wisconsin, Iowa. Kansas
Missouri, Illinois, .NeU'ajvka and
south .Dakota, ofltrB, without
uoubt tile be&t field tor develwp
uieiit o-i any region on tue face ol
lua globe.
We, \» lio have engaged in wha'
may be "ermed Uie b«.uii|l 01
tue pioneering oX 'his greut ter
ritory, are laucod iwunat# that it
mac tie our i>riviiege to be enlisted
iu suet a wor'hy cause. Certaiuiy I
our efforts will no* be unawardtd
i' we ciligeutly uvi'ly ourselves to
the uu^.uiliaug of the territory.
On tui investment ol $i,2u0,0uu
iu i»t>< .Alaska has returned on
thai investment to the L'uiteu
states, $-13,018,71;# iu gold alone.
>*isht-:ie«> and furs have returned
J-4o,.Soy,ltis and topiK-r $13,377,
1»4. 'these figure* are taken from
congressional records of * he date
o' 1»13. They have increased easi
ly a third during the las>t tnuee
years. What more of au invest
ment could the llni'ed States wisnl
Thus Alaska has rightly earned tue
name oi 'lie "Nation's storehouse of
wealth."
iu square miles It covers au
area to tue i'hiiteen Oilgiual States
plus \laiue, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana,
Teunessee, Kentucky and Michigan.
In all over 58t>,4ou square miles are
covered by Alaska. It w a nation
lu »tse'i, covering more grounu
than Germany, France, and Sl*aiu
combined.
\Y rth its vast field or aiiuerajs,
fisheries and agricultural possibili
ties couoled with the natural power
sites to furnish, cheup locomotive
power, this laud should become one
ol 'he greatest coram ore kj belts iu
the world. It will take time to edu
cate 'he people u£ tiie conditions
that exrs* here. A word of infor
mation on the true conditions which
present th*mselves in the northlaud
by leturning 'ouriHs and busioses
meu will do a world of good and ac
coaipliih the educational factor
which at the present time is lacking
UOETHA1.S TO KETIKE
If la reported from Washington
that, coincident with his report chat
the slide" a* the Panama canal bare
been t>ermanentl>- stopped and that
there will be no further interrup
tion cf transit through the canal.
MaJ. Geo. Goethaj* hits asked that
he be placed upon the retired list of
the array, in accordance with the
terms tl a special act of congress,
authorizing such retirement on hi9
own rsquee*.
Gen Goethals Is 58 years of ag>e,
eight years younger than Earl
Kitchener w-as a» the time of his
death. Should a ort/blam arise
heie, such as confronted England
at the ©Chreak of the war. Goe
thels. apparently, is the best quali
fied man in the American army to
deal with it. It is therefore ap
parent that the retirement of Gen.
Goethals is a decided loss to the
country.
Kitchener's great record was
made as an organiser. While Gen.
Goethals reputation, in this country
is based UDon his achievements as
au engineer, having in charge the
greatest work of construction! ever
undertaken by any nation in any
stage of tbe world's history, it was
ty his ability as an organizer that
bo oweu his success as uu eJiiji
u< ct . luwro vvawj positive. fettiilutj.
o* me bi&uest i>pa ununooUn uy \
uiiu in iao uiyouiiulu^j oi lilt, ypiea
uiu auu iu&itliy eiiautui iauKiui..« ~]
t jitii uiu me actual ot uuu-1
oft* m*«icU oi tii<j ciVuui. 'xu^l iiia- J
chine has Doeii LMcMteii ui> ana muu) |
oi lis i~u u> acautaieu u» lue iuui' ,
ViUai lers OX tlld glooe. 'i llul t-tofc j
U-.Vlu^ Ueuiii aMCOliltpilsiieu, Ml Mil." j
uvm 1"* Simitar to U oeuui'u mm, .1
is quite iKUiixal tji.it uouiiiiiia snou.ii
Ubaitb U> retire. 'lu« ia«.i rouwu
iu-4. U tuis couuU j aiuouia ©uilur |
;tfuua«l> U0X)U a ptoilt} Ol OOUliplWle
national Ooie-uee, iailj au<*ju>aie to ;
cue l uipuco oi lM'e>euUli£ auj aj,- :
&<«siM>t: Wiu- otdii^ iiiaci« uj^u lib, jt
xwiiu Ue 1U tile iil£Ucsl u\^i oe iui*
iiwuiv iiial <jc*.<,h*ua sitouui be lu- i
truoi«U Wtf.it the «vii o» ouaaruut- •
me uoeueni army.
Still, iiis rtsureJueut uow would
iu-t ort-ceiii th« reufcililn^ oi. hiim to
public service lor the ttunv^se oi
such a work wuta congress fairly
makes up its iiiuxi to cbUitli«>rize it.
-r. i.
1» ilidu't take seventeen battle
ships iuug to bit the trail lor Mexi- |
oau waters but it lias Unt tne uwr- ,
■ Ueru icgiou* oi tbe Pacili© slope
lu the sauio coiKlition. fcr pretpuj-eu
u-<.os as tue plains of Kam>as alter
a cyclone bas swept *te cwuutry.
One tliousiwid men can be raised j
iex a territorial militia is toe opin
ion of Governor Strong. Wo double j
the governor anil say tnat every I
ai^u m -iie tdrritory is willing to |
ugh' to tile last inch, if hisj
country is endangered.
iMWKW STEYENSOX
ilti.iDS ALASKA
S- S. ASOCIATIO.N
The First Territorial Sunday
School Convention farrntd the Per
manent Alaska sluiday School As
sociation, officers have been, elect
ed 'or tne ensuing year and the or
ganisation promises to g.-ow and be
ci-ane u factor in religious circKs
oi ine Territory.
Andrew Stevenson was elected
President. The four Vice Presi
dents are: H. H. Kelly of Ketchi
kan, J. F. Dunstan at" Valuez, W.
F. yaldwin of Nome, Geo. S. Bruce
of Fairbanks. Mrs. Dobbs oi
Ketchikan will be the executive oi
the Elesneaitry deiwtmemt, Kobe, t
H Kotnig of Seward of the Tee.. |
Age department, B. L. Myers o:
Ketchikan, of tue Adult djpariment j
Missions will come under the su
pervision of E. L. \Viu*.e.:herge:
ut Haines, Evangelism muier J. L.
McBude of Anchorage, Temper
ance under L. H. Pedieisen of Skag
wuy, Teacher Training, unuer C. L.
Joans of Sitka and International
Committeeman is Andrew Steven
son, oi Skagway.
Thus we find the organization
backed by some of our most prom
inen" citizens and representing
towns all over the territory. Two
officers have been picked from the
Garden City, three from Ketchikan,
wfi other towns having one rep re- I
enta'ive on the board.
Carda on Sunday.
Pepys. I hi' diarist. was greatly scan
dallzed when he first saw cards played
on a Sunday. "1 did Hud the .liieen
the Duchess of York ami another at j
cards. with the room full of ladles am)
great men. which 1 was amazed to sec ;
on a Sunday, having not believed, but |
contrarlly flatly denied, the same a lit |
tie while since."
Had a Ready Raply.
An Irish soldier had lost his left eye j
In action, but was allowed to remain In
the service on consenting to have n
glass eve lit Its place. Being a typical
"abseutuiltidcd begxar.' he appeared
on parade one day minus his left
"lamp."
"Nolan." said the officer, "you are not
properly dressed. Why Is your artlfl
j dal eye not In Its proi>er place?"
"Sure, sir." replied Nolan. "1 left It la
my box to keep an eye on my kit while
I'm on parade."—Boston Transcript
Thla la Travel.
| To travel, then, is to do. not only to
<ee. To travel best la to be of the
sportsmen of the road. To take a
chance and win; to feel the glow of
muscles too long unused; to sleep on
the ground at nl^K and And It soft: to
eat. not because ' i In time t» eat. but
because one's body Is clamoring foi
food; to drink where every stream and
river is pure and cold; to get close to
the earth and see the stars—this is
travel.—Mary Roberts Rlnehart In Col
tier's Weekly.
jj GOODNESS AND LOVE. j|
'| Goodneaa and love reflect j |
11 themaelvea In the human ceun
j | tana nee. Goodneea and love |I
11 mold the form to their own ]j
! 11 image and cauae the joy and ],
I ' j beauty of love to ehtne forth | >
< | from every part of the face.— ]!
1; 8w»denborj. J'
i 0 » 9
*
+ SOCIAL CENTERS.
*
♦
*
+
4- Men and women Interested In +
* the social aud Industrial prob- +
f lenis of today have long Insisted +
* that the people of the neighbor- +
* hood should kavou meeting place +
1*1 around which their leisure life *
*fand Interests should center. +
* /What building. they ask. could t +
*»be lietter suited to such a pur- +
* j | hjsc Ilia n the school house? To +
* 'that <iuestlou they add a protest. +
* j Why should the schoolhouse +
■H w hich the taxes of the people +
4* i builil. equip and oi>erate be used +
+ ' but sutno six hours on five days ❖
+■ of the week and be a mere Idle *
+ encuniberer of the earth ti.e re- ♦
+ malnder of the twenty-four, to «S*
* say nothiug of Saturday and Sun- +
+ day? Would not n brightly light- +
+ ed building, lis wide open doors •>
+ welcoming all to come to satisfy ❖
+ therein their human, civic and ♦
* spiritual needs, have, a better +
+ psychological effect upon the +
+ neighborhood than a dark, for- +
* bidding, tightly closed barracks? +
+ Throughout this nation during *
+ the past few years the slogan +
+ has gone. "I'se your school build- +
+ lng as a neighborhood clubhouse +
+ and social center." And all over +
+ the coiiutry. from the Atlantic to +
+ the Pacific, in rural districts. In +
+ towns, in cities. It Is heeded. *
+ ♦
+++++*++++++++++++
MODERN FIRE PROTECTION.
High Pressure Service of Jacksonville.
Fla., Described by Its Fire Chief.
The separate high pressure fire main
system of Jacksonville, write > Fire
Chief T. W. Haney in the Amort' an
City, is under the control and opera
tion of the fire department It con
sists of an electrically operated pump
ing station, located on the St. John
river, supplied with power from the
municipal electric light and power
plant through a substation. I'umps
take suction direct through imlepend
unnriifN hcndked gai.lors pi'K mis
Dl'E KLllW KKOM THIS NOZZLE.
ent line* aud discharge Into a gridiron
nf uiuius which i-overs practically fill
of the area included in the tire limits.
The pumping station Is a small, one
roo:u building with re-enforced con
crete walls, floor end roof, the latler
covered with tile. All windows are of
wired glass in metal frames. There is
a stauupipe with fifty feet of hose and
nozzle in the station, and on the street.,
within 150 feet, are one high pressure
and one domestic pressure hydrant
There are two ten-inch, four-stage
centrifugal pumps, each direct connect
ed to a 375 horsepower three phase,
"J.'JOO volt motor. The rated capac ity
•>f each pump is 1'.500 gallons per min
ute against 175 pounds discharge pres
sure at the pump. The suction head
varies between six and nine feet. Each
pump has a separate fourteen inch
suction pipe and a ten inch discharge
pipe with automatic relief valve. The
latter pipe increases to twelve inch
under the Moor of the station, and the
two join through a Y In frout of the
station into one twenty inch main.
Tlie pumps are primed through a four
Inch pipe from the domestic system
or from a small centrifugal pump
which Is used to maintain about
fifteen poui.S-- pressure in the mains.
Good protection is provided In the
congested value and mercantile sec
tions a:id most of the warehouse dis
tricts included withlu the fire limits.
As shown by tests, the full capacity
of the pumps. 5.000 gallons per minute,
can be delivered about any block at
pressures sufficient for powerful
streams. Each pump will furnish pro
tection to the section covered about
eiiual to that provided by four second
size engines, und the total from both
pumps is sufficient for any but the
most serious fires. For such fires am
ple supplementary protection Is pro
vided by the domestic water supply
aud the fire engine service.
Favors Vacant Lot Gardens.
"The proper development of our citi
zenship is not possible until tneu are
not afraid to lose their jobs or lose
their business for fear of not making
a living." said Louta F. Post, assistant
secretary of the United States depart
ment of lalior. In an address at the
vacant lot garden exhibit in the Wtdeu
er building In Philadelphia
"We talk about being crowded." con
tinued Mr Post, "and we pass Immi
gration laws to keep out the foreign
ers with the idea of giving our own
people needed room to work and make
a living, when the greater portion of
our land is lying idle, a wasting oppor
tunity for vast hordes of people to
work upon it and win a successful liv
ing "
♦♦++♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦++++
* PROFESSIONAL CARDS +
♦+++♦♦+♦♦♦+*+♦♦♦
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Methods.
0|ten Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
BKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM I'ALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
iliseae.es oimI deformities of the
I eye, e«r, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building. Ju
! neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At L»«
Practice in all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Haiuee „ ... ... Alaska
+ A^4. + + +'f + + + + + + + +
* FRATERNAL ORDERS +
fr. <* A. M.
Whit 11 W:u» b<xlK«
K. * a. M. NO IIS
•lint;'.* iii llli. 4tl.
eTl Kl» &■• ot
j-.uiJj VtftiUitb erot. er» «.re w*
tu>- Pttll Abr:ina'Jifc oeiietary
Elnu-r L. W'hwK. W M
B. P. O. ELKS
Skugway Lodge
No. 4*1. B. P. 0.
E. meets eTery
Thursday evening
•at 8:30 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEUENTHAL, E. R.
r. J \TA»YDEWAU,, secretary
Prau-riutl Orde»
2kii.£wa.) Aerit
Jo 26, Kratei
«». Order oi
v.f ii-.-cu uie iii«. nuu Lili i
A r.Ulit-tKii.j ulKUl Ol eact 111 Oil It) «.
aeii auli on fifth uTenue Visiting
t»n> iirrdlbli* 'STllei U. attend
I,. E. Hudson, W. P., J. K. Mo
Uistfcr. Secretary.
Arctic Hrotherho<id.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. b. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. snarr Visiting brothers cordiai
!y welcome. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chltf, W. E. Burford, Arctic
it'-i'order.
You tra'<e a mistake if
vou d' not sloo at
THE
Puilen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own d?,rv
Fresh Lggj. etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PI UJ£N. P.op.
I Skagwav. Alaska
1°
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
junrau, Pt!ter«burg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagujay
S. S. SPOKANE June 13 - 25 July 7
S. S. City of Seattln June 7 -19 July 1 i
Connects at Seattle with through passenger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVEKNOU I'UESIDENT AM) QUKKN.
Sailing Monday ] 1 p. 111. and Fi iday at 11 a. in.
FOK SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANCKLES, SAN DIECO.
Through tickets sold and hug^iige checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For fodders ami full particulars,
address H. (i. WEIIt, Agent.
IL BltANDT, G. A. P. I). Phone 50. SKAGWAY.
008 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS Fkon SKACiWAY
Southbound via Sitka
DOLPHIN July 1-12-23 Aug 3-14
JEFFERSON June 24 July 7 16-29
Aug. 9-21
SFATT1 F HIPFCT
MARIPOSA Jun. 28 Jul. 18 Aug 7-28
ALAMEDA July 8-28 Aug 18
Knik, Anchorage and Way Ports
ALAMEDA Jun. 29 Jul. 19 Aug 9-29
MARIPOSA July 9-29 Aug. 19
ALASKA June 24
lEIiKi'HONb «WS. - ' ih-icu » •
3bM96S • F0WHC5
1 f
iCANADSA^J
iPACIFSCi
.RAILWAY;
SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
Sr ASON 1916
Princess Steamers
Charlotte, Alice or Sophia.
Every Thursday at 7 p+ m*
From JUNE 15th to NOVEMBER 9th Inclusive
Additional Sailings in July of JULY 10, 17, 24, 31
TO
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. SEATTLE, ETC.
Via PRINCE RUPERT
We cf n Ticket You to Any Part of the World
Information Cheerfully Furnished by
F. F. W. LOWii, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 oi 141 SKAGWAY
mvnnmMMi
Zenith Oil for moving picture ma
hines, talking machines, phono
rraphs and musical instruments, au
omohile magnetos and dynamos, <3
mexcelltd. 10c, 25c, 50c bottles,
teller Urus. Sole Skrgway Agents.
I Alaska Junk Co. I
»>
L of Juneau Alaska, 4
► *
v Dealers In *
i
j. RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS. ❖
j* IE AD, zrNO, SACKS, RAGS f
U +
I ROPE, SCRAP IRON f
i +
l Roar of Spickett's Postoffice *
* store. *
I, 4"
•!' ♦♦ 't' '!• ■>*
I Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
| Line
Tlit' Royal Mail Stage
leave* *Vhit*hor»e the
fourth of every month
for KInane and w*y
points and also ou the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaign*
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
i H. CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
| Regina Hotel :: Whitehorie, i T
"Prince George" "Prince Rupert"
{3875 tonsl uK [3875 tons]
THE FINEST. SUREST. SWIFTEST STEAMSHIPS ON THE NORTH PACIFIC
LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
FOR
PR NCE RUPERT VANCOUVER VICTORIA SEATTLE
Connections made at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway for all points in East
ern Canada and the United Stntes,
"The Shortest Route to the East"
VIA
"A Service that Can Be Relied Upon"
W. G. Powell,
J. D. McAuley, ALL OUTSIDE ROOMS
Frt. & Pass. Agent
Trav. Frt. & Pass. Agent Phone 43, l$r«ad»vajr
,lut!<>au, Alaska. FAST THROUGH STEAMSHIPS
SkniMvnr. Alartrn