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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY
".America For Americans
Alaska is going to be the gar
de;: of promise to both the specu
;a»- and the red blooded man af
tvr the war. With the thousands
of properties now lying ivlle open
• w up the demand for laborers
v. i!i far exceed the supply. Citizens
: uhe States who are tired of liv
ing ■ n the "dollar down and a dollar
a week if you can catch it'* plan
should come to Alaska, where liv*
v s ig easy and the population ac
cepts a man at his value and not
from the standard of the dollar. Al
;t-ka offers many wonderful oppor
tunities to those who are seeking
>r investments. Living is cheap
er than in the States when one
• onsiu-ers the absence of carfare
•:'ri the thousand essentials of
< 'y life —Valdvz Prospector.
Alaska has done her shape, la
doing it. and will continue, thus
proving that gardens can be suc
c ess fully worked in the Territory.
Pse potato is a good soldier
r.ut it, uniform and' an.
P 'ish
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T alk
A >ivertise POTATOES
T hiuk
(> rder
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ESPIONAGE AVT» ENEMY
PROPERTY'
The Government of the United
States has directed local officers to
request all persons to report to the
I'r.ited States Atorney any matter
^ hich they think is seditious or
which they .think tend9 to embarrass
the m'.litarytor naval sorvice or
the Government ia any way, either
by words or acts, in the prosecu
tion of this war, whether or not
the matters seem to be trivial or
srave;
And- also .to report to the Unit
ed States Attorney all propery be
longing- to alien, enemies, when
such alien enemies are not residents
of the United States,—alien enem
ies t>elcg subjects of Germany- or
Austria; and also property of all
persons who now reside In Germany
< r in azy of the other countrise at
■var witi the United States, wheth
er such persons are alien enemies
or not.
Newspapers are requested to give
this circulation.
JA>eE9 A. SMISER. -
Uoiited States Attorney.
Hog Kilting In Britain.
According to official figures secured
by the United States food administra
tion. hogs have decreased much more
than any other class of live stock in
the British Isles. The total decline for j
1916 and 1017 was over COO.OOO. of
which more than 50,000 were brourt j
sows.
ALASKA'S COMPENSATION' LAW
Alaska's ao'Called, workman'* com
Pen?atioa law is unique in, one
respect. It is the only law enacted
by any state or territory under Un
ited States juriadcitioa which does
not have any kind of provision for
payment of claims und«r it by
short and simple proceeding, avoid
ing the delay and* expense of an
ordinary action at law. The follow
ing states and territories hare com
pensation laws or Industrial insur
ance:
Alabama, Arizona, California,
Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Il
linois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Porto Rico, Rhod« Island. Texas.
Vermont. Washington, West Vir
ginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the Un
ited States for civil la a employes.
r^acu uuu every wg vi iu« jmu
dictions named provides for set
tlement of disputes regarding the
l amount due in any case arising
under the law, either by arbitration,
decision by Industrial board, or
by t court in a, summary manner.
This letter term means by a. court
sitting as arbiter without the rou
tine of au ordinary civil action.
The only exception that might be
claimed1 is New Hampshire, in. which
questions not settled by agreement
are determined by a suit iu equity.
Alaska alone compels an injured
miner to brijg an action at law in
the usual manner if he is unwill
ing to accept the decision of his
employer as to the amount due.
Tjat this was intentional for the
purpose of giving the mine operator
power practically to dictate the
amount he would pay seems prov
en by the following circumstantial
evidence:
1. The Alaska tew is largely a
couy of the Kansas law, but in
adapting it the compilers skilfully 1
stripped the Kansas model of every
provision designed to give the work
man simple and' easy notice of
his position under the law and to
obtain the benefit of its provisions
speedily and inexpensively. The
Kansas law provides a simple
method' or arbitaration o£ disputes
which Is omitted from the Alaska
law. The Kansas act compels the
employer to post in his place of
business his acceptance or rejection
of the law. The Alaska act allows
the employer to file notice in the
recorder's office of the precinct,
which may be 100 miles away, and
to change his position as often as
he likes by the same filing.
2. The Alaska law applies only to
mine operators employing five or
more men, ignoring all other kaz*
ardous employments, and thereby
limiting interest in it.
These facts ought to be conclusive
prcof to any cand*i-d man that the
Alaska law was enacted at the be
hest of the big Juneau mining com
panies, whose attorneys drafted It,
solely as a limitation of the amount
of their liability in case of accidents
aii'l to place its administraton prac
finally in their hands in the ease
of their own employes.
If the workingmen of Alaska
want an honest compensation law,
such as any of those enacted by
Congress for federal employes, and
by thirty-four states and territor
ies. which will glra workingm?,
all hazardous compensation '
injuries, quickly and easily
recovered, they can get It by mak
i"S their demand known to candi
dates for the legislature at the
coming fall election.
The substance of the various
state compensation lawg can be
found In the World Alamanac for
191S, beginning on Page 252. The
full text of all of them can be
seen in Bradbury's Workmen's com
pensation Law in my offlc.e
E. E. RITCHIE
—Vald«ea Prospector.
Tunnel Would Pay for Itcelf.
It hiis been proposed to construct a
railway tunVS under the Firth of
Forth, Scotland, paralleling the famous
bridge now spanning that body of
water, and to pay for the tunnel by
making It largely a coal mining prop
osition. Mining engineers point out
that coal Is now being mined on both
sides of the flrth from the same seams
and that much of this excavating Is
done under water. At this point the
estuary Is only about two miles wide
and It Is contended that a continuous
passage could be made beneath It by
properly co-ordinating the mining op
erations. In this way what would
otherwise probably prove to be too
costly an Improvement could be made
with profit.—Popular Mechanics.
\11 discriminating people go to
Keilfr Bros, for ica cream and oth
er fountain drinks. • tf
ALL brother had noticed
Father INJced Not Have Worried Over
Possible Bad Effect of Movies
on Little Son.
After all. it's hard to figure out cor
rectly the effect of the movies on the
child mind. It happened that mother
and sister had gone to a concert and it
was up to father to entertain little
brother, age seven. Father likes the
movies—some of them—so lie thought
that would serve the purpose. Of
course you can not tell much about a
81m by the name or by the pictures
out In front either for *hnt matter.
But father likes pictures of western
life and he thought the horses and
mountains might please brother. So
when he saw the poster of u cowboy.
In they jvent.
It wasn't a very good sort of picture
as to theme, for it presented a ruth
less outlaw and his gang of robbers.
When a wagon train of gold seekers
came across the desert he not only re
fused to give them water, but drove
them off to perish of thirst ou the
desert. And there also was a dance
ball scene in the West. Father had
some misgivings as tn his choice of
movie and wondered whether, at Its
close, his son would elect to be the
bold, bad bandit or the vice-enmeshed
owner of the dance hall and gambling
hell. He said nothing but anxiously
awaited the verdict.
When "The i^ud" came, brother
whispered:
"Paddy, do you know who the cow
boy looks like?"
"No, brother. Who?"
"Our milkman," was the reply.
Limited Ciio.'oa oT "Stinks."
The late Father Stanton, oue of the
most loved Anglican priests of thelut
er part of the nineteenth centnry.
once entered Into a conversation with
a visitor to St. Alhan's, HolUorn, who
had attended I he service for the first
time. Mr. Stanton asked hlui what
he thought of the service. The
stranger replied that he liked It very
well except the incense, to the use
of which h? strongly objected.
"I am sorry I'"!' you. my friend,"
said Mr. Stanton.
The other, not unnaturally, asked
"Why V
"Well, you see." said Mr. Stanton,
"there are only two stinks In the
next world -Incense and brimstone—
and you must take your choice be
tween."
A Proverb Disputed.
"Misery loves company."
"1 i! tn'l believe It. I can't see that
people are any more contented and
companionable during a cold wave
than they are nt other times."
UNHAPPINESS DISPELLED.
Men anil Women Vtiualmou* About It.
Many women weep and wail and refuse
to be comforted because their once mag
nificent tresses have become thin and
faded. Many men Incline to profanity
because the files bite through the thin
thatch on their cranlums. It will be good
news to the miserable of both sexes, to
learn that Newbro's Herplclde has been
placed upon the market. This Is the new
scalp germicide and antiseptic that acts
by destroying the germ or microbe that
Is the underlying cause of all hair de
itruclion. Herplclde Is a new prepara*
tion, made after a new formula, on an
entirely new principle. Anyone who has
tried It will testify as to Its worth. Try
It yoursslf and be convinced. Sold by
leading drugslsts. Send 10e. In stamps
for sample to The Herplclde Co.. De
troit. Mich.
On* Dollar battle, guaranteed.
At. all Drug Stone. AdT.
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You will find ad\ertising that bring results
Skagway Merchants
Put your offerings before the public in a
way that will bring 100 per cent, re
turns.
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V2 no xoleaa cmjwTmtg,
rxnrr an «*rakxact ioo**f
OMTDOiilNO WII£AT
©Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every »econd and
Xourtii Tueeday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Vlsit
Jjf br*tLer» cordially -welcome. \
£dli«i4 A. Kmbiuaoel, Arctic Ctiief.
William R. Gray, Arctic fleoorder.
Fwwerei*! Older
Eagles-—
Sfcag-wajr Aerie,
No. 25, Fmter
Wi Order of
K* «e« meet the tit-it axul third
Wf-dnesday night of s«cn month, at
their MU oil Fifth Avenue. Visit
In* brothers oonll*lly Invited to
Mleud.
John IL Keller, W. P.
J. M. Qriesbech, Secretary.
I . 4 A.M.
Wiilt4» Paa* Lodg«
F.4A.M. No. 113
meet# 2d and 4th
Saturday ET«ulng»
of ea«h mouths. Visiting Bretliren
arc welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAI1H3 *WALLACE, Secretary.
B. F. O. KLKS
SkagwAj Lodge
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. mepti; eyery
Thur»daj- at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brother* cordially welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R
r. ). VA^DEWAULs H-eci «Larv
Plon^-cr of Alaetk* Igloo, No. 12,
uicet* lu A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Vtoltlng Brother* cordially wel
1 co mo.
W. J. MULVIHILL, Pxee.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
1 BOMCSSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. 8. KELLER
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SKAUWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pnrtloe In all court*
lm Territury of Alwk*
| BAIKKN _ _ _ _ ALASKA
OtJj One "BROMO QUININE"
To ?et[the genuine, call for the
full narag LAXATIVE BROMO
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ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
—FOR—
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
SEATTLE May 24 June 5, 17, 29
SPOKANE May 30 June 11, 23 July 5
Connecting at Juneau for Cordova. V&lilez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
Sti&lf* Inn M*aiar, Tfeor*J*7, S*t*rd«y From Seattle for Sin Frud », Lc> Aa|*l*«, Su
DU|d. - Rail Ticket* !• All Pusti in Ike l)& ft* 7 Stitei ir.d Cuul*
H. C-WEiR. A it eat
£ KAGWAY, ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1918
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S. S. JEFFERSON, May 28 June 9 21 July 3 15 27
Aug. 8, 20, Sept. 1, 13, 25
S. S. ALAMEDA, May 29, June 21, July 14, Au(j. 8, 29, Sept. 21. Oct. 14
For ANCHORAGE and Westward Points
S. S. ALASKA, May 28, June 20, July 12, Aug. 5, 28
S. S. NORTHWESTERN, June 5, 29, July 20, Aug. 12, Sept. 5
S. S. ALAMEDA, June 12, July 5, 28, Aug. 20, Sept. 12
Excursion season opens with sailing of S. S. JEFFERSON from
SEATTLE June 14th and closes with sailing of JEFFERSON
August 25 th. _____________
Posicngert transferred to Victoria. Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
Phone 66 E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
. ^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
May 22. June 2, 13
—FOR—
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA AMY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGGAGB THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
.ALL INFORMATION FROM
L H. JOHNSTON. Agt.
Skagway
Phones 87 or 118
F. F. W. LOWLE
Gen. Agt
Juneau
GRAND—TRUNK—PACIFIC •
RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
SPRING SCHEDULE 1918
The Largest Finest and Fastest Steamer retrularily Scheduled on the North
Pacific Coast, the
S.S. "PRINCE RUPERT"
SOUTHBOUND FROM SKAGWAY
EVERY MONDAY
For Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victora, Seattle
The "Prince Rupert" operates Skagway to Vancouver without change
and connects at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST'
Above Spring Service In effect until June 2»th. Effective that date "Ptinca
George" or PrJnee Rupert arrive Skagway every Friday A.M. and sail south
EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. Powell Skagway, Alaska
Agent Phone 43
The Totem Store
J. 1KUTA Proprietor
JEWELER
and
OPTICIAN
Skagway Alaska
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
istered oa sugar. Acts almost In
stantly. Th« prescrlptlou of
&a eminent physician. Keller
Broa The Ban-Tor Drug store.
How's This?
TVe offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine ha* been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the put thirty
Ave years, and has become known M the
I most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Half*
j Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Pol
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After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
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great Improvement In your general
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medi
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