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Washington .Fib. 7.—Miss Mary
Van Hleet of the Russel Sage Foun
dation and member of the Committee
o.i Wcmen iti Industry of the Ad
visory Commission of the Council of
National Defense, has prepared a
bi:Ue'in referring to the employment
o' women iii tne storage and wart,
nousiug depots of the I'nited States
Army.
Under the auspices of the Stor
aeg Committee of the War Industries
Board of the Council of National De
fense, Miss Van Klec-t conducted an
investigation which covered the de
pots of the Ordnance Department,
the Quartermaster Coips, and the
Medical Department of tiie W'lr De
partment in Bostoa, Springfield,
Miss., New York. 1'hiladelphia, Nor
fctk Jeffersonville and Atlanta.
Already women are being em
ployed in several of these depots as
clerks, stenographers and telephone
operators. More recently they have
undeitaken the work of inspection
ot a limited number of articles, and
in oup depot they h&ve been em
ploy pd ;is packers.
It is evident that much o[ the
work is too heavy for wjmen, and
this is the chief objection to their
employment. Miss Van, Kleeck sug
S'-sts leaving the heavier tasks to
men wuile women assume some of
the I:^hi work now dene b£ the
men..
In England .according to informa
tion s'ven by representatives of
the Ministry of Munitions in. this
country, women are now employed
i i a'.l the processes of storage work.
T1 - successful employment of
woniei. .Miss Van Kleeck declares,
will -lei end u[>on carefully supervis
el experiments and upon provision,
tor oversight of their work and its
conditions by women surpervisors in
e-Vh depot.
Misj Van Kleeck's bulletia has
just been issued by the Storage
Comniittpe of the War Industries
Boa' • L * the National Council of
Hef( nse.
i*ost offick hints
Martin Conway, Skagway post
master, handed us the following'
clipping this morning. We, in.
turn, will pass it along to our
readers..
When you hear the train whistle
iugh. to the office, storm around
there half and hour when you no
tice the carrier just delivering the
mall. »' *
If you are a little "short." ask
the Postmaster for a small loan;
h-e's always flush and after two
months if he wants it, let him dun
you for it.
When you call at the office for
your mail and the Postmaster hands
it out to you, ask him if that Is
all.
If you ask for mail and he tellS
you there is none .tell him there
ousthi to be, then po home and 6end
t'ne rest of he family around at
different times throughout the day.
DoL't bring your nmll to the of- '
ficp until the mail closes, then abuse
the Postmaster for not opening the
mail bii.r and putting your letter In.
When you want a stamp on your
letter .tell the Postmaster to put it
on; if he won't do it, go for him..
In c^se you put it on yourself soak
it in your ninth, long enough to
remo'-e the mucilage; it will then
stic'; until dry.
Re sure to ask the Postmaster to
credit you for stamps; if he has
»nv pecommodation about him he'll
do It.
I' vju hav e a box , stand and
dium on it until the Postmaster
h:inds out your mail; it makes Mm
feel good, especially if he is waiting
on somebody else. — Chandler
(Okla.l News.
The steamer Jefferson, of the Al
aska Steamship Co., passed Ketchi
kan this morning at 6 o'clock and
will probably arrive in Skagway
early Saturday. . J
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO 6IVE
LINCOLN'S OAr PROGRAM
Many of us have been reminded,
tho paet day or two that Lin
coln's birthday comes on, February
12, for on that evening room two,
Mr3. Bunting teacher, of the Skag
way public school, will give an en
tertainment ia the Elks' hall.
School children are selling tickets,
and in one day alone $25 was tak
en in by tho children. The price
o* the tickets is 25 cents for adults
and 10 cents for children.
The school pupils of Skagway
have always been noted for their
fine entertainments, and judging
from preparations being made by
Mrs. Bunting'® room for the coming
Lincoln's day program, we can as
sure aU of a most happy time. Th
program, as well ay can, be outlined
is as follows: , j j
Secectlon, by orchestra.
Pantomine.
Reading—Elmer Rasmuson.
Selection by Orchestra..
Boys' drill—12 boys.
Girls' drill—12 girls. i|
Red cross song.
Orchestra selection..
Martna'a Reception—Several girls.
Minuet—Nita. Friedenthal and
Kenneth, Blanchard.
Reading—Ivy Johnson.
Opei^tta—The New Americans—
Sctwol orchestra.
Play — The Origin ol the Star
Spangled Banner, sevearl boys.
Audience join in, The Stair Spangl
sed Banner. i
BY ALPINE
The reguJur meeting of the Al
pine Club will be held tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock In the An
uox to the Presbyterian church. A
special program has been prepared
by a committee appointed at the
las' meeting; and a side-splitting
time ia assured. Every member is
u»*ged tr> be present
The committee on entertainment,
composed of Miss Maartha Maggllli
cuddy, Fred Pedersen and Paul Mc
Clella'jd h^-ve put up a money back
sruarantee that the "skit" which will
take place will bo worth while, else
you may collect the price of ad
mission, which Is tree to members.
The question of renting a per
manent room for the meetings of
the Alpine Club will be discussed
<*n<i passed upon tomorrow night,
and the adoption of the remainder
of th-» constitution wlill take place..
It w&s deemed advisable to hold
the meeting in the church annex, as
the cammittee appointed to look in
to tne matter of renting a suit
able place did not have power to
«ct.
As 'here is considerable business
to transact, it is requested that
everyone be on time.
THK LADIKS OF HELL
Because they wear kilts the High
landers have been called by the
Germans "The Ladies of Hell." But
fh-U this term conveys 110 disrespect
to the Scottish fighting man may bo
judeed from the following poem in
London Answers:
There's a foss of the Bporraji,
A swing of the kilt,
And a screech frae the pipers
In blood-stirring lilt;
They step out together,
As th» pibroch notes swell—
Oh, they're bonnie fighters,
The Ladies of Hell.
They are far frae the heather
And far frae the moor;
As the rack of their hillsides
Their faces are dour.
Oh, "The Campbells are Coming"
Fruc ccrrie and foil—
What thTill t0 their slogan.
These Ladies of Hell,
As they charged at Culloden
Like fire o'er the brae.
Their brothers are charging,
Iu Flanders today,
And one lesson, in ma tuners
The Bc.che has learned well;
It'9 "Make way for the Ladies"—
The Ladies of Hell..
High Tip*.
"Did yon ever serve any ostrich?"
linked one waiter of another.
"No, 1 did uot." was the reply, "but
I'd like to."
"Why?"
"Because I hesr the ostrich tips come
high."—St. LouIm l'ost-Dispatch.
Too Reverential. *
"Why don't you ever laugh at nay
Jokes?"
"Because I was brought up to re
spect eld age aud feebieuess."— Balti
more American.
Oleomargarine.
Oleomargarine is the result of com
petition for a prize offered by Napoleon
for a substitute for butter at a lower
price without loss of whoiesonieuess or
flavor.
Politeneai In Tibet.
A sign of politeness in Tibet on meet
ing a persou is to hold up the clasped
hands and stick out the tongue.
Dare to be true. Nothing can need a
lie.—George Herbert
WAR CONDITIONS
MAKE CHANGE
IN ALASKA
The annual statement of the
commerce, customs and business of
Alaska for the calendar year ended
December 31, 1917, Bhows some
very interesting changes in Alaska
due to war conditions.. For in
stance .according to the report,
separating the products of the Ter
ritory ictc two general classes, land
ai:d sea. it will bo noted that last
year 191C the value of land pro
line's exceeded those of the sea
bv ueaily thirteen million dollars
while in the present year, 1917,
'he sea products were nearly three
million dollars moro than those of
the land. Abnormally increased
orice of copper brought this about
j'n the previous ajid the same cause
applied *o fish products in the
present year, 1917, reversed the
position of the classes.
Tbe vrica of merchandise! Bhlpped
to the Territory has been greatly
e'hanced compared with the vol
ume. Thus the twenty one million
dollar gain in commerce value in
1917 over 1916 hag been due to
price ratheT than volume..
The total axports for 1916 were
$■'5,314,993 while for 1917 they
VP7f> $44,431,600. Imports for
1916 were $119,937,443 and in
1917 they were $141,125,462.
Fish exports for 1917 were $1,
111.2S4 which, added to the total
of domestic exports makes a grand:
total value of shipments from Al
aska $92,702,692, an increase over
1916 or nearly $13,000,000.
| arrivals in Aiasita iroiu me <ju
itPd States and British. Columbia
for IS 16 were 28,606 while in 1917
arrivals total 27,030. Departures
to the United States and British.
Columbia for 1916 were 26,859
while in 1917 they were 31,259.
Merchandise shipped to Skag
wpv during 1917 amounted to $356,
95", which gives Skagway the sixth
mlr.ce in this particular in the
first division.
The third division leads in mer
chandise shipped from the United
States to Alaska ,the value of the
amomt received being $19,234.642..
The first division comes second with
$14,048,468. Of gold and silver
shipped to tho United States the
fourth division leads with a totaU. <£
$6,452,157, while the first division,
is rgajn second with $4,592,716.
MEAT OF CAT TRIBE DELICIOUS
It ia mighty delicious, they say.
It looks like pork and tastes like
venison. Indeed some venison ex
perts who tasted pronounced it
the best deer m«at they had ever
e«»ten. Its real name is cougar,
and Clarence J. Albrecht, museum
assistant at the University of Wash
ington, distributed steaks among
his fronds in Seattle last week af
er exoeriment proved them to be
t>aiataule. He received the big
cat from a taxidermist for anatom
ical study; it was obtained on the
south fork of the Snoqualmie and
weighed 220 pounds.
"I've shot and eaten practically
everything in the line of big game
on the American continent hut this
ccugaT was more tender and fine
flavored than anything I ever had,
and was like turkey," declared Mr.
Albrecht.. i
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HEALTH OP CHILDREN*
The Yossisclie Zeitung (Sept. 22) i
reports a meeting of the German So
ciety for Children's Therapeutics in
the lecture room of the children's
clinic o* Leipzig University, at j
which. Prof. Schlossmann gave a
lecture 011 children's diseases and I
the war.
He mentioned the decrease in 1
the Mrth rate and said that, for J
instance, la the Dusseldorf district 1
the number of births had decreased |
from ICO,000 in 1914 to 60,000 in |
1916. Also in. the Rhine Province
a great decline had to be reckoned
with. It is reported from all paTts
o" Germany that the newborn chil
dren are in very good condition in
spite of the small food raitons avail
able for the mothers. The mortality
of infants is relatively and absol
utely favorable, a consequence of
the imperial grants to nursing
mothers which, h&ve encouraged the
natural feeding of infants, and,
further, ot the reduction of the
overfeeding of infants, which was
the cause of so many deaths in
peace lime.. Rickets and eczema
have nearly disappeared, and
there aie fewer cases of parasitic
skin diseases and of congenital By
philis. The reports of medical men
examining school recruits are fa
vorable but after the tenth year of
ape a reduction In the increase in
weight is noticed. Infectious di
seases have not increased in conse
quence of the prolonged war, nor
have they assumed a malicious
chareater. Many infections -were
caused >y newly founded creches
and children's homes, which were
not furnished or managed in a hy
gienic maner. The malignancy of
Infectious cases accepted at chil
dren's hospitals is due to the fact
that medical assistance is called in
too late. In the case of phthisis
it is different; this disease has in
creased in numbers and the gravity
even in well-to-do circles. The
speaker regarded as the causes for
this tfce scarcity of fat, the de
crease in cleanliness owing to the
scarcity of soap, and the bad hous
ing conditions.
(TWO BATHS PER
MONTH TO BE LIMIT
Fisher, Feb. 7. — Residents of
the village of Fisher will in, th.e
future b®the on days designated by
the Village council, audi each: per
son will be limited to two baths a.
montS. This action was made nec
essary by the extreme lowness of
the Red river .from which, the popu
lation gets its water supply.
Down in Florida they are conserv
ing coal by saturating clay bricks
with Icerieene oil and burning them
in stoves. It is claimed 5 gallons
o* oil used la this way will replace
a load of fuel -wood containing 2G
cubic feet., \ \_ t . ,
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
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IN THE U. S. COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OP ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SK AG
WAY PRECINCT.
IN PROBATE
In tlio Matter of the Estate of
T. A. McDonald, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Th"t the undesigned has teen, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge ot
tlie above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executor of the estate of T. A. Mc
Donald, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them
with, proper vouchers in legal farm
witliin six months from the date of
this notico to the undersigned at
his office in Skagway Alaska..
Dated this 7th. day of Feb. 1918.
L. S. KELLER,
Executor,
First publication Feb. 7, 1918.
Final publication, March 7, 1918.