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"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
A BEAR STORY
T> orc-taic, bone-wracking work
of building a pioneer railroad is
aot entirely devoid incidents whic
tuaka life worth living, if one may
dra* a conclusion from the terse
summary of tie week's news pub
lished 'a the Alaska Railroad Re
cord, a government newspaper
prUted at Anchorage, TUe spec
Mcl* of au. SO 0-pound brown bear
emitting a series of "woofs'* by
way o< paging his evening meal,
•catteries the gravel ou the right
of-war two car lengths behind a
workman, gives a taug to railway
bml4iug not to be found elsewhere.
Then the graud climax, when au
01 ttsr workman sorts his trust*
rifjo iroxa the pickaxes and crow
bars and downs brain at Mile 195,
furais&es material for a conversa
tional gambit on many a long win
tor treuing. Here is the bear
atorJ as published in the Alaska
K*ili04d Record:
' While the tracklaying crew was
•agaged iu laying rails on the main
iaa* a brown bear came out of the
Uue *.«ar Mile 195 ou Wednesday
wen iia and attacked one of the la
bojerr, chasing him down th» right
of-way. Fortunately one of the
u»» had a rifl^ near at hand and
succeeded in killing the animal be
fore *nj one jyas injured. The
ire*r weighed about SOU pounds."
While the estimable Record may
furnish accurate news of the pro
gress ol work on the railroad, and
«&ay inform its readers concerning
the ashifevements of big steam
•bovela and piledrivers, it leaves
touch *o be desired when it tackles
a, bear story. The anonymity pre
served by the government in re
porting- tha doings of its workmen
Ls particularly; exasperating when
it attempts to relate the exploits of
it trow a bear. Almost any city
editor would demand names and ia
(•rviewB and would insist upon a
1UU* local color. The average re
porter would throw in a couple of
•'wooftf1 and a "g-r-r" or two by
wit of preparing the reader for the
ellaa*, when the rescuer with his
riila aten to the front. It is
aot difficult to imagine the lively
pub]to Interest in the earnest race
d* a a the right-of-way, with spectat
or* lin»d up on the high ground
uri JUT tb» fleeing railroad builder
u> <?« his darndeet. Then inevitably
th« fragment of a well-worn story
come® to mind wherein > man, pur
BU9d bj a bear, upon being urged
to put forth greater effort, turns
tola and shouts the question:
"Tou guys don't think I'm trying to
ijiro* this race, do you?"
PWTOite the disappointing absence
0f g«tails, it is not hard to figure
nu* th»t, while the race ended at
196» 11 did not sUrt at Mil0i
1. That would be stretching out j
tba race beyond believable limits.
Poubtleas the trial of speed began
Mtrar Mile 194 or perhaps Mile
our ?steetued cou
chkIstmas nun* i-x>» evkry
U. S. SOLDIER AND SAILOR
Every American soldier aad Bail
or will hare the toes' (^ristmaa the
Americaa Red Cross can give him.
Each soldier aad 6*ilor, -jvill re
cei*» a Christmas package. Christ
mas trees will be erected at each
cantonment and Army post la this
coua'ry. Moving pictures and oth
t entertainment will be provided
on Christina# Day and every ef
fort made to cheer the boys, many
of whom will be spending;
their first Christmas away# from
home.
Uniformity tu Package
The Christmas packages will ap
proximate a value of $1.50 each,
and will contain chewing gum, to
bacco. writing material, games, dried
fruit, candies, puzzles, knives,
mou'h organs, or other articles. De
tailed instructions for the prepara
tion of the package have been is
suer -0 Red Cross chapters, sug
gesting a long list of articles and
aarnjae Red Cross jvorkers bot to)
include perishable or breakable ar-j
tic?es. Each package la to be wrap
ped iu a khaki-colored handkerchief
and tied with red ribbon.
To expedite the preparation of
Muse million Christmas package^
Harvey D. Gibson, general manager
of i * • Aaiericaa Red Cross, hae ap
portioned th« making of the packets
to tte 13 Red Cross division® Into
which the country has been divid
ed. The jvork will be divided
amocs: the 2,800 Red Cross Chap
ters, which have a total of over
4,000,00 members, the division man
ager assigning a definite task to
each chapter. Mr, Gibson announc
ed tbat one-third of the allotment
will have to be in the division ware
houses by November 1.
Money Given For Specific Purpose
Money for the purchase of these
packages is being raised by the
chapters of the American Red Cross
through contributions by. individuals
for this speciflo purpose. No
part of the Red Cross war fund
will oe used In the purchase of
these Christmas giftg.
tt SONS OF CABINET OFFICER8
SERVING IN" ARMY OR NAVY
Tu response to several inquiries
the following information is given
concerning Cabinet members' eons
who are serving with the Army and
Navy:
William G. McAdoo, jr., son of
the Secretary of the Treasury, is
under training la the Aviation Sec
tion in the Naval Reserve, and a
secend son, Robert H., has also en
listed in the Naval Resreve.
JosephUB Daniels, jr., son of the
Secretary of the Navy, is a private
in the United States Marine Corps.
Franklin K. Lane, jr., son »f the
Secretary of the Interior, is a first
lieutenant in the Signal Corps, un
der training to become an aviator.
David Franklin Houston, jr., son
of the Secretary of Agriculture, is
an uisign in the Navy.
Humphrey F. Redfleld, eon of
the Secretary of Commerce, is an
ensign in the Navy .
William B. Wilson, jr., eon of the
Secietary of Labor, is attending one
of the officers' training ramps.
Another son, Joseph B., is a Bec
ond lieutenant in the National I
Army, and a third 6on, James H„
Is a corporal of Field Artillery. ]
WAR TRICES
A Tommy home on a furlough
handed a much battered watch to
a jeweler. "I want this 'ere mend
ed," he Baid ■
After looking it over the watch
maker said, "It'll cost you twice
what you paid for it."
"I don't mind," said the sol
dier, "will you mend it?"
"Y^s," replied the jeweler, "at
the price."
"Well," remarked Tommy, "I
gave ? German a punch on the
uose for it. And I'm quite ready
to give you two if you'll mend it."
"God give us peace! Not such
as lulls to sleep,
But sword on thigh, and brow
with purpose knit!
And let our ship of state to harbor
sweep.
Her ports all up, her battle lan
terns lit.
Art) her leashed thunders gather
ior their leapt"
temporary will confer a great favor
on its numerous readers elsewhere
in the country by being a little
mor% explicit when it pulls another
good bear story. In the states a
well-authenticated bear story iB
firs'-oafe stuff, and it is well knowil
th^t leaving much of it to the Im
agination detract# from its thrill.
PerhaDS in a later edition the Re
cord will ffive us the rest of the
yarn. Its readers here will be look
lus for i\—Seattle P.-L ! . '
DtifAktSdBNI? OF THE DtTti&OK
tufted St«e« LArd Office
, Juneau, Alaska.
I-' August 23, 1917
Notice la hereby given that
Joseph John Franklin Ward of
Skajfway, Alaska, has filed in thb
office notice of his intention to
make final five year proof to es
tablish his homestead claim unde
the provision of tin-- Act of May 14,
1898. as amended by the Act of
March 3, 1903 (32 Stat. 1028) to
the land embraced in U. S. Sur
rey 865, situate in front of David
ion Glacier on Chilkat Inlet, Lat.
69° 05' N., Long. 135° 22' W., aud
more particularly described as fol
lows:
"Beginning at Cor. No. 1 M. C.,
on line of ordinary high tide,
Chilkat Inlet, whence U. S. L.
M. No. 7S3 bears N. 4° 05' E.
43.32 chs. »nd W. C. due W.
9.60 chs., thence meajulering on
line of ordinary high tide (1)
8. 23" 15' E. 4.80 chs. (2) S.
34" 45* W. 3.70 chs. (3) S.
2' 30' W. 10.80 chs. (4) S. 33°
30' E. 1.50 chs. (5) S. 12° 15'
W. 12.80 chs. (6) S. 46° 30'
W. 3.60 chs. (7) S. 33° 15'
W. 2.80 chi. to Cor. No. 2, M.
£., whence W. C. bears W. 3.00
chs., thence W. 37.68 chs. to
Cot No. 3, thence N. 36.82 chs.
to Cor. No. 4, thence E. 44.50
chs. to Cor. No. 1, M. C., the
place of beginning,, containing
an area of 159.96 acres, Mag.
Var. 32' E .
Said proof will be established by
the testimony of said Joseph John
Franklin Ward before the U. S.
Commissioner, J. J. Kennedy, at
his office at Haines, Alaska, on
the 15th day of December 1917,
&t tan o'clock & m., and by the
testimony of two of the following
witnesses, viz: C. A. LIndholm, Mar
tin Madsen, Josenh Curry and M.
Moore, all of Haines, Alaska.
C. b. WALKER,
Register.
First Publication Sept. 14.
Final Publication November 14.
j
DEPARTMENT OF TIIE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska
Aug. 20, 1917. '
Notice Is hereby given that C.
R, Arundell, Chief of the Alaskan
Field Division of the General Land
Office, has filed in thU office as
trustee, notic© of intention to suV
mit proof in support of the entry
of the townsite of Haines, under
the provision of Sec. 11, Act of
March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1095), for
the several use Bnd benefit of the
ocoupants thereof. Said townsite
U designed aa u- s- Survey 441,
approved December 9, 1915, con
taining an area of 71.71 acres, aud
is more particularly described as
follows; to-wit:
"Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on the
Una of ordinary high tide of
Portage Cove, Lynn Canal,
whence U. S. L. 11. No. 573
bears N. 80° 50' W. .56 chains,
thence on said coui^e -<0.54 chains
to Cor. No. 2, theuce due N.
1.68 chs. to Cor No 3, thence
due E. 5 chs. to Cor. No. 4,
thence due N. 14.07 chs. to Cor.
No. 5, thence E. 20.54 chs. to
Cor. No. 6, thence S. 78* 59' E.
20.67 chs, to Cor. No. 7, M.
C. on line of ordinary high tide.
Portage Cove, whence W. C.
bean N. 78* 59' W. .65 chs,
thence meandering Bald line (1)
8. 22* 63' W. 4.46 chs. (2) &
20* 26' W. 4.80 chs. (3) S.
16* 43' W. 4.26 chs. (4) S.
15* 22* W. 2.94 chs. (6) S. 8°
21' W. 2.76 chs. to Cor No. 1,
the place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 71.71 acres.
"Magnetic variation 31° east."
Said proof will be submitted
through the testimony of said trus
tee before U. S. Commissioner J. J.
Kennedy, at hlj office at Haines
oa November 7, 1917, at tea o'clock
%. m., and through the testimony of
two of the following witneoses,
Samuel Nixon, R. N. Odell, *. "W.
Hlnchman, J. G. Harrison, all of
Haines, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Oct. 1—Not. 3.
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