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EIGHT HOIK LAW HEARING
A wire h^s been received from
Governor J. F. A. Strong statin;;
th»t a keanng will be held begin
nii.g Feoruary 5 for anil against 'he
suspension of the Eight Hour Law.
Tie Skagway Council ot' Defense
wa« one of many which sent a peti
tion 10 the Governor urging the
suspension of the law, and stated
»*9 its reasons are that
shortage of labor matf© it neces
sary to work more than, eight houTs.
In view yf this and similar re
quasts the action of Governor
Strong is jvies and justifiable. He
Das m»Ue it known that the work
ingaian as well as the employer will
have equal opportunity to present
th*ir views. As the law now stands
an emplov* does not know whether
be ma<- work over time. The law
is oft»»n called a "Lazy Man's Law"
because of the general manner in
whicl. ft was drafted, and because ol
the mai y ways in which it can be
interpreted.
Skagway employers and employes
should get together and send or
authorize someone to represent
fhem at Junau. The continuance of
ths operation of the law, or its
noii-continuance will have a big ef
fect upon the future of Alaska and
bow Is the time to settle the mat
ter ouce and for all.
LABOR SHORTAGE
Ret>crts are makitig their way
among the -working people of Al
aska that labor shortage on the out
side ls> not so acute as It ha been
Dictured, and many laborers who
ieave the north for Seattle and
oth*r places are returning, say
ing th*t they cannot get work, in
reference to this we print a elip
vixt: from the Seattle Times of
recent date.
Editor Tie Times: J
1 often have .seen published
that there was a shortage of ship
yard laborers. I lave been in Al
aska for the last fifteen years and
followed mining and prospecting
wbile there.
Every miner and prospector is
or becomes familiar with, running
» hoist In; engine, firing obilers,
tending pumps and repairing the
aame. He is able to do a certln
amount of blacksmithing and pipe*
fi'ting work and must learn bow
to timber, build boats, sluice
boxes and do an kinds of carpen
ter work. In fact a man be
comes very handy jvith tools in gen
eral. I think a man of that kind
could fill lota of positions in the
shipyard, such as helper to blacfc
»mitv. carpenter, pipefitter or ma
chinist. At least he ought to be
able to get a job as common laborer*
I heard in the interior of Alas
<fwt)timvsro sm sqssp-wmcH isvouairog
Although wo have faced a famine in sugar, and have shipped an
amount over and above the amouut of our shortage to our allies,
the price of sugar has not advanced, through the co-operation of the
patriotic poepl© of the United States and the Food Administration.
THE PRESS OX TREASON IX
THE GERMAX NAVV
The Rheinisch-Westfalische Zel
tung, the organ of the Krupps,
(Oc'. 10.). vigorously supports the (
attack mikle ou the Independent
Social sts by the imperial chancel
lor and Admiral von Capejle. Af
'er iemarking that the latter'a rev
elations ar© hardly conceivable, it
proceeds:
"Tue German people will rise as
one Bjsn and demand that the
guUty ' p brought to justice. T&ey
must be handled with iron Beverlty.
Hesitation in this matter is trea
son to the Fatherland. They are
liable t • punishment by death.
"Iu peace time we tolerated trait
ors like Wetterl© and Weill. They
were 'the people's representatives,'
and saf >a the Reichstag, Today there
is no one who does not regret that
they were not in due time rendered
harmless. During the war, thaak
God, Liebknecht was properly dealt
with. He Is sitting ■where he de
serves to sit, and in the present
cases there can only be similar ac
tion. The snield of immunity must
be raised and proceedings taken.
What will foreign countries think
of us if they get the impression that
tncre are traitors in the German
Re.eh stag who wished to deliver the
Gernon fleet to the enemy?
"Our enemies have placed great
hopes on the German democracy,
bu*. God knows, the bo highly ex
tolled tendency to democracy will
iiot lead us so far as to allow Ger
man Reichstag deputies to trans
gress with impunity, at the mo
ment o' the greatest danger,
against the vital Interests of the
na'ion which they allege they re
present."
The semi-official Kolnische Zei
tune writes:
"We are surprised that the Gov
ernment, when it had such strong
proofs of guilt against three per
son s'ispected of treaon, did not
nsk the consent of the Reichstag to
take legal measures. No Reichstag
would have been able to refuse its
consent, indeed, it ought to have
be«>; a matter of course that the
Committee of Seven should have
been called into consultation. That
this has not taken place, and that
the affair has been treated in so
amateurish a manner, will be ex
ola:ned abroad to the disadvantage
o' Germany."
The liberal Berliner Tageblatt
point? out that any newspaper tak
ing p-»tt in military affairs would
be subjected to terrible penalties.
It demands similar treatment for
Reichstag deputies.
If the Reichstag really believes
that the Indepndnt Socialist dep
uties have been guilty of any 6hare
in "this fleet tragedy" it must hand
ka th^n Uncle Sam needed men in
the yards and as I would rather
mali> my living here, I came to
Seattle. I am hero a manth and in
that time I must have wandered
a hundred miles to all the ■hip
yard- in and around Seattle, looking
for a ork, but have not been able
to obtain such and I know of a lot
o' other men who have not been
able to go* employment. It was l>ub
llshe:l that in two days' time be
tween 3,000 and 4,000 put in appli
cations for work at the yards. That
does not look like the labor market
is short .
Wbat must a man do in order
to get wcrk? Do the employment
offices discriminate against Al
askans? If there are lots of idle
men here, why send for more? I
'hint it would be no more than
right to give people who live here
or intend to make this their fu
ture home a chance to make a liv
ing.
I am not an alien enemy, or an
arch. st or I. W. W., just a good
American citizen, and I do not ask
for anything more than a chance to
make a living.
—A. H.
Se^ttel, January 10. 1913. . J
those deputies over to justice.
The .Socialist Vorwarta say a:
"The assertion of Von Capelle
have in aa unspeakable manner
turned tjie Reichstag into a thea
ter o£ the wildest Bcandal. There
is no siadojv of proof that any
Reicnstag deputies made themselves
guilty of illegal transactions."
Brig. Gen. CHnuncey 3. Gaker, who
has been promoted by the president,
has been faced with the task, since the
war began, of motorizing the army
transportation system.
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.
Ia »hc Matter of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. W. Hlnch
aiaa administrator of tlie estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, has been
rendered to said court, for settle
ment, aud the 11th day of February.
1918, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed as the time when, 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 file his excep
tions In writing to said account
and contest the same.
Dated the 8th day of January,
1918.
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officlo Probate Judge.
11-18-25—1-8.
Tested And Proven
There is a Heap of Solace in Being
Able to Devoid I'pon a Well
Earned Reputation
For months Skagway readers
have seen the constant expres
sion of praise for Doan's Kidney
Pills, and read about the good
work they have done, What other
remedy ever produced such con
vincing proof of merit?
Andrew Martin, 721 F Street, Sa
cramento, Calif., says: "Exposure
to dampness and bad jyeather at
my work brought on kidney; trouble
years ago. 4. steady ache in the
small of my back caused me ft great
deal of suffering; My kidneys act
ed too often au^ that broke up my
rest at night. My back was bo
weak and painful I could hardly
sloop over to pick up anything and
it was just as hard to Btraighten
afain. Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me more help than I had ever re
ceived from any other medicine."
(Statement given Jan. 15, 1916.)
On April 10, 1917, Mr. Martin
added: "It has fceen long time
since I have needed Doan's Kidney
Pills, but my faith in them hasn't
changed."
IMce 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney IMlls—the saii\o
that Mr. Martin bad. Foster-MJl
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brotLers cordially welcome.
Edward A. llaamuson, Arctic) Chief.
William K. Gray, Arctic Kecorder.
Fiuterr.al o.der
Kagles—
Ski^jwtty Aerie,
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Jbsvjes meet tlio fiist and tlited
Wednesday night of each nuwith at
their hall on Fifth, Avenue. Viait
iii* brothers cordially invited to
attend.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Griesbach, Secretary.
P. & A. »L
WUit« Pas# Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet# 2d and 4th
Saturday Evening*
m own mumus. visum jj ureinren
»rt welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
& P. O. ELKS
Slcagwiy Lode*
NO. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
• Tkunday 8:30
-utmi AiaXtt p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. R.
W. J. VAWDEWALL, Sect «tary
rion'^r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* tii A. B. Hull first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Vteittxig Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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In Territory of Alaska
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the large
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VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
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Wright, at Kirmset
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, sa.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. 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, tills 6th day of December,
A. D. 18S6. A. W. OLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
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the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, T5c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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