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EDITORIAL
"OLD G LORY "
"America For Americans"
OWE THEIR LIVES TO WOMAN
How Mrs. John Hays Hammond Won
Pardons From Grim Old ,-Oom
Paul" Kruger.
John Hays Hammond, ac American
citizen, was in prison, under sentence
of death. He had been tried and con
victed of high treason to the South
African Republic. One of four leaders
• >f the reform movement in the Trans
vaal. he was charged with complicity
in the famous Jameson raid, found
iullty, and sentenced to die.
Only one person lived in the Trans
vaal with sufficient power to set aside
the death sentence passed upon the
ii,an who is known today as the great
est mining engineer in the United
States. This was Oom Paul Kruger.
then president of the South African
Republic. He was an old man—nar
row, bigoted and possessed of an in
tense hatred for the eager, grasping
strangers who he believed had sought
his country only to despoil It.
John Hays Hammond was among the
most enterprising and, consequently,
one of the most disliked, of the foreign
residents of the Transvaal. For years
tie had heen employed as an engineer;
tirst by Barney Barnato, the English
mining operator, and later by Cecil
Uhodes, to locate diamonds In Oom
Paul's country. Oom I'aul disliked
liim. He disliked all men who brought
s-.varms of eager reckless adventurers
into his country. And he made life as
difficult for them as he could.
In 1S!X> the world was startled by the
news that a British adventurer. Doctor
Jameson, had led a raiding party of
armed men into the Transvaal. The
raid failed. John. Hays Hammond
was among those arrested on the ac
cusation of having instigated Jame
son's attack on the South African Re
public. He was found guilty and sen
tenced to die.
But the brave, cool-headed wife of
The eminent American mining engineer
1 not ln-i nd that anything dlsagree
:i!!e should happen to her husband.
Kver since their marriage. In 1S80.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond had fol
lowed the fortunes of her young en
gineer. no mutter where th.-y took him.
But when they threw him Into jail
under a death sentence, she decided
that It was time for her to interfere.
She made up her mind to see Oom
1'aul Kruger and tell him that she had
come to save him from the crime of
putting an innocent man to death. It
was not easy to see President Kru
ger. bat Mrs. llammond proved equal
to the task. It was not easy to con
vince a man who harbored a deep, si
lent contempt for women, that a wom
an was worth listening to; but Mrs.
Hammond was successful. Before she
left his office, Mr. Kruger had prom
ised to spare her husband's life. The
president of the Transvaal republic
kept his word to Natalie Hammond.
Her husband's sentence was commut
ed to imprisonment for 15 years and
later on. he wajy freed on payment of
a fine of $12f>.000, and Mrs. Hammond
had the extreme happiness of knowing
that through her Intercession, not only
her husband's life but the lives of the
wen arrested with him had been saved.
l ne situation.
"Tn regard to the relative condition
of the city ar.d the county, the former
takes the same stand as the Teutons."
"How so?" •
"It wants peace with annexation."
DESTRUCTION
WAR PROPERTY
BE J1ISHED
Juneau. May 27. — Regulations,
relating to the willful destruction
of war material, war premises or
utilities used In connection with
war material have been received
bv District Attorney J. A. Smiser.
The penalty for the willful destruc- i
t'on or obstruction of any material
<\ w"*r enterprise is HO.800 fine or
30 years' imprisonment or bdth.
The regulations are Yey strict.
The bill povides that anyone who
shall with intent to injure, inter
fere with or obstruct the United
States, or any of the Allied nations
of the United States in the prosecu
tion of the war shall be liable to
tne penalties Imposed. It also ap
plies :o anyone making or causing
to he mad>e any defective material
or parts of war material, or any
machinery , building, or anything
used in connection wtih the manu
facture of war material. |
War premises as defined? in *he
bill means all buildings, grounds,
war n»:nes or other places wjhere
any war material is being stored,
repaired, manufactured, transported,
o- haudled* in any way.
War utilities mean railroads or
?ny transportation material, ca
nals, docks, steamships, dockB, or
auything used in any form of trans
.aortatlon, or wator works, light or
rcwer plants or anything in the tn
dustr'al life of the Nation.
Under the act the United States
includes all possessions and non
contiguous Territorial possessions
including Alaska and the Panama
Canal Zone. The word associate Na
tions means any Nation that is at
war wit' any Nation with which
the United States is at war.
The regulations are very strict
and Mr. Smiser is fully prepared to
prosecute under this act any violat
ors of it within the First Division
of Alaska.
REPORT MADE
BY GRAND JURY
Juiieau, May 25.—Following is
the report of the Grand.' Jury sub
mitted to Robert \V. JeaninSs of
tlifc District Court today:
In the District Court Dor tiw I»ls
trict of Alaska, I>lvi*lon
Number One, at Juneau
Ii! the matter of tie report of the
Grand Jury for the spocial May
1918 term:
To the Honorable Robert W. Jen
nings, Judge of the Above Entitled
Court:
VW, the Grand Jurors Bumuioned
to attend this Special May, 1918
teiai of the above mentioned* Court,
having finished our work and per
fcrnKd all the duties rttjuired of us
■ and concluded' ali business brought
before us, beg; leave- to report as
follows:
We .have been in session nine
[ 'lays, a ad have acted ou nine eases
and liiree criminal investigations,
aud aare found' seven true bi.ls
aiid tive not true bills, and have
considered several other matters ot
considered several other matteis of
<Meiu importance. We have ex
amined 52 witnesses, and- used two
interpreters.
We have examined* #11 of the
deraitments iu the United States
Court House and find that the office
of the C'leri of the United States
District Court requires more vault
space for the storing ajidj safe-keep
in? of important puolic records, in
tho office of United1 States Commis
sioner we find that the plastering
is id & deplorable condition and we
respectfully- recommend that the
same be replastered. In the United
Sta'ca MarsJml's office we recom
mend tuat it be re-carpeted. We
recommend that a padded cell be
installed for the violently insane in
the United* States jail. We re
commend that the smokestack from
the beating plant be repaired im
mediately. The front steps lead
ing up to the Court House from
the landing yre find to be in a very
wen it and unsafle condUla and recom
meed that the£ be repaired at once
We find that the services of the
United States prisoners are be
ing utilized in cultivating n. garden
and wo recommend that this? good
WMk he continued.
Wf■ take this opportunity; to thank
tne court, the Unie# States Attor- '
n9y and his assistants, and the
Un.ted States Marshal's office for
cour4esi«s shown and assistance giv
en us during our deliberations.
Respoctfully; submitted.
J. C. McBRlDE, Foreman..
GIVE BOMBS TO TOTS
Soldier Tells of Inhuman Acts
Practiced by Boches.
Deadly Missiles Disguised as Toy* and
Set to Explode at Certain
Tims.
Chicago.—Tlx; thrilling story of his
experiences against the Hum In
France was told by Sergt. Christopher
Jones of the Royal British Field Ar
tillery, In the psychopathic court her?.
Three times he was wounded and
Ave times he went through the hori
rors of being gassed "over there."
He lias been doing duty at the Brit
ish recruiting office here since his
discharge iu 1917. He still carries t
'piece of shrapnel iu his skull, re
ceived at the Buttle of Ypres, when
for live days he lay In a shell hole,
without food or drink, until a hospital
dog rescued him.
Jones was in the fighting at Albert
when that city was attacked and the
cathedral destroyed.
"That was where the Boehes gave
bombs to the children, bombs painted
like toys ami set to explode In a few
minutes," said Jones. "The poor kids,
they never had a chance. Yes, 1 suw
some of these explosions. And 1 saw
old women given the bayonet.
"We charged them, but our officers
wouldn't let us kill them. We had
to take theui prisoners when they hol
lered 'Kamerad.'
"When 1 was captured the Boehes
threw me into a 40-foot pit with a lot
of other prisoners. They told me I
could get out if 1 worked In the mu
nition factories. I told them to go to
h—, and stayed in the pit.
"One night two of us overpowered
a guard, climbed upon the rope which
they used to let water down to us, and
escaped. We went through woods and
swam rivers until we got to the sea.
We got on a tishlng boat and woke up
on the coast of France."
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
I'he C«n»t»Dt Wrnrlug of • Hat Propo
xate* Dandruff Germs.
There are many men who wear their
hats practically all the time when awake,
and are blessed with a heavy shook of
hair; yet If the scalps of these aame men
once became Infested With dandruff
germs, the parasites would multiply all
the quicker for lack of air. Baidneu
would ensue as the final result New
bro's Herplclde kills these germa and
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
growth. Herpiclde Is a pleasant hair
dressing as well as a dandruff cure and
contains not an atom of injurious sub
stance. Sold %>y leading druggists. Send
lCc. In stamps for sample to The Herpl
eid* Co.. Detroit. Mieh.
Oiio Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
A*, all Drug Storae. Adv.
TUESDAY
om MXAX
WHEAIXESS
OS HO IUW OUMTX.
Bimnaunuixxn
aoiiuiiniu *m*l
Arctic Brotherhood. —
G*mp Skagwey No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
«t 8:30 o'clock. Visit
Jxf br#Xter* cordially welcome.
£0A, HMunWB. Arctic Chief.
,B. Qrsj, Arctic flcoorder.
Fraternal Older
Kaftles—
Skagway Aerie,
No. 23, Frater
nal Order of
Esiles meet the first aoul
Wednesday night of each mofnth »t
their hall on Fiftb Avenue. Visit
in« brothers cordially invited to
•tlcud.
John M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Cjrleebach, Secieta^y.
P. A A. M.
WMta Paa» Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
me«t# 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
*r« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMJ33 -WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. a ELKS
S^ajwuj Lodg«
No. 431. B. P. O.
E. m«ta erery
i Thursday 8:30
EiSHj
" i». m. Visiting
Drotaer* ooroiaiiy welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R
F. J. VUiDSWAIM, 8eci»t*r>
Plooeer at AiMk* Igloo, Mo. 12,
meet*, tu A. 11. Hall first Mondaj In
ercrj month »t 8:30 p. m.
Vlulling Brother* cordially wel
come.
W. J. MULVIHILL, Pree.
J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
I BOHKS8IONAL 0ARI>8
DR. L. 8. KELLER
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In Territory or AlMic*
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^ME ADMIRAL UWL
COMPAQ
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. Valdez and Seward
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
Julian Irtry Mudir. TkirwUr. Saturday From Statlk for Sib Ftaad.ca, Let Aactlti, Su
Diac*.—Rail Tkkttc tft All Painta ia the Uo to I State* aad CaaaJa
H. C.WE1R, Agent
IKACWAY. ALASKA
Jl
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1018
For Seattle and Puget Sound Porta
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, Aug. 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 25th. ^_____
Pauengert 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
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
ALSO TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL CALIFORNIA POINTS
VIA ANY DESIRED ROUTE
WHATEVER YOUR DESTINATION ALWAYS BDY TICKETS AND
CHECK BAGGAGE THROUGH SAVING MONEY AND TROUBLE
ALL INFORMATION FROM
L H. JOHNSTON, Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE
Skagway Gen. Agt
Phones 87 or 118 June*u
GRAND—TRUNK—PACIFIC
v. RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP LINES
SPRING SCHEDULE 1918
The Largest Finest and Fastest Steamer reirularily scheduled on the North
Pacltic 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 Bering Service In elect until .lune -'til. EllecWve thtt date "Prince
George" or Prince Rupert arrive Skaeway every i-'rlday A. M. aud sail south
EVERY SATURDAY P. W.
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. Powell
Afent
Skagway, Alaska
Phone 43
The Totem Store
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and
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Skagway Alaska
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