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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans *
IUE BIKDE.N OF USELESS LAWS
'Java you not come unconsciously
to thlik of legislative merit in
terms of multitudinous bills aud
laws? , Following thy trend, haye
jju aot «row a to estimate a legis
l i'i.r'3 service by the number of ne»
measure* which he may propose? (
We hear a great de;tl now about
"Constructive", legislation, as it
there were some magic in the name,
a::d uublic men are often criticised {
aii utithinkiug press because their
names are not identified with the
enactment of some new law. There
could not be a greater fallacy.
To prevent enactment of new
laws may be a legislator's highest
merit. aud to encourage legislation
may be a grevicus fault. In the
majcri'y of cases, "constructive leg
icl«tioi!," as it is called in the
prevailing phrase of cant, is a de
lusion and a fraud.
In a great and growing country
such as ours, with continual rapid
changes going on, of course we can
no' get along without new laws,
but in ordinary' times "constructve
lejjislaiiOD,'' as men love to call it,
is a daiiger. In most years we
should oe far better off if Congress
<u. d our state legislatures would
confine themselves to the enactment
of appropriation bills and to imper
a'ive revision of the laws for rais
ing cf revenue.
The thing the country ueedg to
day is not new laws so much as
♦ he reveal of bad.—Louis R- Cool
iJue in American Industries for Feb»
r jary.
SHU' YARD FOR Jl'XEAl"
Th* thrivng city of Juneau, min
ing and fishing headquarters j of
that portion of Alaska and capital
of 'he territory, not content with
showing a -00 per cent increase in
population iu ten years, is now com
ing : trie front as the only active
siviibuilding center of the territory.
A new company has been incarpar
atec" for the purpose of leasing tiie
tiueflat property of the Alaska Elec
tric Lijrht and Power Company, up
on vvhlcu a modern shipbuilding
ol ui* with girdiron and the neoessar
equipment and buildings will at
ouce be set up for the purpose of
constructing wooden ships up to 120
feet in length, and for the repalr
iusr and overhauling of fishing ves
sels ami other small craft. The
leas» is for a period of ten years
and is effective from March 1,
1917. ' I
JJtnv'small vessels in Alaska havd
practically had to bo abandoned af
ter being damaged on account of
tha great expense of transporting
them to Seattle. Under the n«w
(txrUer of things all such repairs can
be made on the ground. —Rail
way an<? Marine Xews. J
ARCTIC'S ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
Juneau, March 17—Tie meeting
of the Urauii camp of the Arctic Bro
therhood which iias bean in conven
tion tore Xoi- toe pafct lour days, ad
journed last nig~t attsr having eon
.\ew .officera wtre elected and in
cluded tlie business of the session,
s'ttlitd, axter which. a banquet Vvaa
served to tu« t delegates and mem
bers present.
Tne installation ceremonies were
conducted by I'ast ^rawl Arctic
Chief Governor J.. i\ A. Strong,
l'he. following officers were eiect
eu and,1nstailed:
Past Grand Aictic Chief—John T.
iieed. |
Grand Arctic .Chief—John li. ilai
shall, Juneau.
Vice-Arctic Chieft— W. A. Clark,
Nome.
Chaplain —A. J. Aehlson, | Skag
wa^f.
Kecorder —L«est©r O. Gore, Ju
ueau.
Keeper of Muggets —Harold H.
Post. Juneau. j
Grand Camp; Cook—James liren
nan, Petersburg.
Graud(Trail Guida — A- A. Allan,
N'ome.
Grand Trai^Blazer—Joseph Mun
ray, McCarthy. J
Grand Outer Toll Gate Keeper —
Woodbury Abbey, Juneau.
Gran-i ln,ner Toll Gatg Keeper —
Dr. W. E. Petersen, Sitka.
Trustees—J. R.,Heckmaa, Ketchi
kau, John Ronan, Sewaj-tf; Mate H.
Coombs, Council; C. A. Sulzer, Ket
chikan and P. C. McC'ormack, "Wran
gell.
MIXING DEAL PUT
IHKOL'OU BY SCHOFIELD
A mining dead lu several
molybdenite claims located near Clif
ton, ou the W. P.. railroad, which
changed hands, (was put through a
few days ago at Skagway by Geo.
D. Schoiield, of Nome and Seattle,
candidate for attorney-genreal in
the last election on the Republican
ticket. Mr. Schofield reached
Juneau yesterday ou the City of
Seattle from the Lynn Canal toyvn
and will be here some little time on
business.
The property which Mr. Scho
field is intreested in was originally
«'iked by officials of the White
Pass company, who transferred th«i
iateres's to him. Four additional
claims were staked by Mr. Schofield
during his visit in Skagway.
The claims, which are . said to
have ore showing good assays in
molvbdenite, are , located along
Pitcafork falls in the Skagway re
cording district. One document,
placed on record at Skagway a few
days ag ■ showed G. H. Miller, W.
C. Planchard, A. C. Bianchard and
George Rosenburg paying Mr. Schor
field $2,500 for his interest in the
XL, XL-1, XL-2, and XL-3 claims,
near Pitchfork Falls. Interest in
the water right of Pitchfork Falls,
also was turned over in the deal.
It would appear that the Ju
neau Empire, in making the above
statement is correct in all par
ticulars, with the exception of the
one in which it states that the or
iginal claimants have turned over
their interests in the molybdemite
clains to Mr. Schofield. According
'o the records on file in the record
ers office here, it would appear that
Mr. Schofield turned his interests in
»hc claims j which he b.ad recently
staked no Messrs. Miller, Blanch
chard, Bianchard, and Rosenburg.
The Princess Sophia, sailed for
Vancouver from this port Sunday
morniu0 at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Capt. Hartigan, of Fort Se
ward, aas a pasensger on the So
phia for Seattle, enroute to Presi
deo, Cal., where she goes to join
her husband, \vfro was transfrered
from Fort Sewa-rd to the military
sta»icn at Presideo some months
a£0,{ , ' , j
Word was received on the last
boa*, from Victoria that Cap-tain
John McLeod, one of the oldest na
vigators for the Canadian Pacific
Company in Alaska waters, had just
underwent an operation at the hos
pital at Victoria. When the Prin
cess Sophia jvas in that port, some
of the boys went up to see Capt.
McLeod, and they state that J Jie
was doing as well as could be ex
pected.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
jTonr druggist will refund money ii
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding er
Protruding Piles in 6 to 24 days. The
f—* "^plication gives Ease & Rest. 50c.
TOURIST TRAVEL
WILL BE GREAT
Harry Lawrence, traveling freight
and passenger agent of the Union
Pacific jSystem, who last summer
visited Skagway iu the interest of
his company has just Returned to
Seattle from the east where he has
been working in the interests of his
companv and Alaska.
Mr. Lawrence stated in a , letter
to a friend here that this section
of thb country will see ,the great
est tourist travel in its history dnr
ln<; the next summer. While jOast
Mr. Lawrence jvas kept busy ' ad
dressing conventions and prospect
ive touristg on ,th.e wonder of the
Union Pacific system into the Pa
cific Northwest and incidentally the
side trip to Alaska.
"I have just returned from a trip
throughout th§ Eagt and drop you
these few lines to Igt you know
that all I did wag to talk on Alaska
during my entire tim© East, and
believe me, old boy, you want to
look out for the ("school marine,"
next year," he said in part.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
All eitizons, male and female, de
siring to vote for candidates for
the Common Council and Board of
Education of Skagway, Alaska, at
the municipal election to be held
on Tuesday April, 3rd, 1917, must
register.
The registration books will be
opon at the Town Hall, from 7:30
to 9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday March 19th. until Satur
day. March 31st, 1917.
D. MCKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, Apr! 3rd, 1917,
for the purpose of electing tliree
Councilmen, one Mayor, a City
Clerk, a City Treasurer, and one
member-clerk of the School Board.
The Election will be held at
tne Town Hall, and th© hours for
voting will be from 7 a. m. to 7
p. m.
Voters for Councilmen, Mayor
Cleik and Treasurer, must be citi
zens of the United States, or those
whi have declared their intention
to become such; must be twenty
one years of age or over, who have
resided continuously one year next
preceding the date of election in the
territory of Alaska, and for six
months next preceding th© date of
election in the Town of Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
arp citizens of the United States,
or who have declared their in
tention to become such; and who
are bona fide rseidents of the
Town of Skagway, are qualified t<
vote for Clerk of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
ARE YOUR
KIDNEYS SICK?
Many Alaska People Have Kept
Well lty Keeping Their Kid
neys Well.
j The first symptoms of kidney
trouble may be only a slight. pain
in the (jack, a Seeling of stiffness or
soreness in the loins, or some an
noying irregularity of the urinary
oassages. Urine is often discolor
ed and perhaps .sediment gathers
uoon standing. Next may come a
dull, throbbing, backache, sharp,
kuife-like pains, headaches, j diz
ziness and in many eases, lameness
when arising in the morang. No
oue can affrpd to delay until these
troubles beconnj serious. Begin
using Doan'e Kidney Pills, the
tried and tested kidney remedy that,
has won the oraigg of thousands.
Alaskan readers should find con
vincing proof cf merit in the fol
lowing statement.
G. H. Behnke, 323 Lincoln St.,
Portland, Ore., says: "Kidney trou
ble clung to me for six months. I
had a dull, steady ache and jat
time, sharp pains in my kidneys. I
had soreness over my kidneys and
I found it hard to turn in bed. J
Too frequent action of my kidneys
caused me to rise up often at night.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
slmuly ask for a kidney remedy—
gel- Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that cured Mr. Behnke. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Prons., Buffalo, N. Y.
(Subscribe for the Dajly "Al®Bkan)
FRATERNAL orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and, fourth.1 Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. anorp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly wtVcane. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Keci rder.
Fraternal Order
Easlefi—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Owletr of
I'.agies meets Uie| nrst and tniru
Wednesday night of each month at
tnrJi h«ll on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially invittil to
aUpjiJ. J. M. Qtsisbach, \V. P.
J. V. Miller, SeciYjtai-j-.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months, visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. 0.
K. meets every
Thursday night
^ &t 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
r. J. VAWDEWALL, secretary
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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SpriaHtt In the trea)tine|nt of
disease and dcfoiuiitleH of thq
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Offirr: Goldstein Building, Ju
neeiu, Alaska.
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Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
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May 9-19
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