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EDITORIAL
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."OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
I ILK .NATION'S UKliOES
Otservance of Memorial Jay to
morrow will have a ufiVf signific
ance. For the first tim$ in many
years, America's homage to her de
larted heroes will be laid iu time
of » ar. ,
Mingling with th§ voices from
Mauassas, the Wilderness and San
Juan bill, w'll bo the whisperings
of the sacrifices to come.
As tributes are paid to thos§ who
nerved their country in 'til and '98,
there will be added the new rever
• ce wi-i-h will come of the thought
of the men who, beforo another
year has passed, will be enrolled
tho country's illustrious dea^
lie re ia Skagway, 110 program for
Momor'al day is planned. But many
wil: thinls of homes back in the
Smiles, in city town or country,
where, underneath the sod, lie men
who upheld their country's flag.
Tne lessons of the day will not
be curtailed because it has come
to be observed as a holiday even
more than as a holy day. They al
s serve who cheerfully do their
work ;uid play as wyll as thocse who
sorrow at the tomb.
Bui it would be fitting tomorrow
»c oause, for at least a moment,
to do reverence to th^ memory of
»ho?e who fought that freedom
mis'it not be destroyed and to make
a prayer to the Supreme Director
of war and peace for those now call
ed upon to brave the risk of death
for their country's sake.
I HE Sll'KEME SACKIFICE
V cat the supreme sacrifice or
war may mean for America is thus
s't forth. by the Taconia News:
I't-rshins: will lead an expeditionary
£>>rco of 25000 regular army soldiers.
"iiy order of the President, Gen.
ia*o Franc© as soon as he can. pre
uars them and arrange transports.
Within a short time the American
f.ag will be on the fighting line,
and her soldiery actuaLy participat
ing in the great world war.
"The thought of its is horrible.
Vet through one's tears there spriagl
the hope that out of the supreme
sacrifice which their government re
quites these brave men. to make,
there shall flower a new American
spirit, a divine reverence for re
publican fundamentals, and a P®r
fecter lova for the freedom which
is ours. , j|
"Perhaps our example may light
the way so that the sordidness of
European politics, the geographic
boundries blood-red with the trage
dies o* selfish generations, the bate
ful rivalries of money-changers and
the poisoned tariffs of an unmiti
gated industrial strife, shall be
purified; perhajs what ye maintain
is an utterly unselfish crusade in
democracy's behalf shall illuminate
for Europe and tie world some tru
er way to the righteous salvation
of states and individuals, and em
blazon upon the glorious shield of
THE ODOR OP SPICES.
Often Used by Writara to Stimulate
Th«|r Imagination.
On some portions of the globe spices
are worth more than gold or silver.
"In the arctic region spices are es
sentlal to health and happiness," writes
an explorer. "A dash of pepper, a
pinch of ground cinnamon, a little nut
meg or a pinch of ginger root revives
the jaded appetite wonderfully in the
north. 1 have seen shipwrecked sailors
flght over an ounce of spices with
more flerveness than they ever did for
money."
The psychological effect of spices in
of more Importance than the physiolog
ical. Many writers have confessed
their inability to write without the
odor oi spices in their rooms. One
great musician composed his master
piece under the influence of cinnamon
and cloves steaming in a kettle of pre
serves in a neighbor's kitchen. There
after he composed only when steamed
cloves and cinnamon were on hand.
The food of one man, however, very
often happens to be more or less vlo
lent poison for another. In the annals
of insane asylums there are many cases
on record where the odor of cloves,
cinnamon, pepper, allspice or ginger
has driven patients Into violent par
oxysms.
Yet all the world loves spices. In
the fear that the source of supply
would eventually become exhausted
chemists have sought to make spices
synthetically. They have succeeded In
a number of instances to such an ex
tent that cheap adulterations are some
times used.—Exchange.
Force of Light.
Ligbt has an actual mechanical pres
sure and can be measured In the lab
oratory. It has been found that the
sun's light in Itself presses against the
earth with a force something like 70,
000 tons. As the surface of a sphere
varies as the square of the radius, and
as the rolume or mass varies as the
cube of the radius, and as tha me
chanical pressure of light on the whole
surface varies as that surface, and as
the force of gravity varies as the mass,
if a sphere is made smaller and smaller
It Is easily seen that the pressure ef
light does not decrease so fast as the
force of gravity, so bodies beyond a
certain minuteness could not reach the
sun, but would be repelled by the me
chanical frfrce of its light.
(Official Publication.)
REPORT OF TILE FINANCIAL
CONDITION
OF
Ihe HANK OF ALASKA, located
at Skagway, Territory of Alaska,
&• the close of business oa the
22nd day of May, 1917.
RESOURCES
and discounts , $ 88,974.35
Overdrafts . Nor.®
Bonds, Warrant# and
ot_er securities — , Noa,e
Bank.ng house, furniture
and fixtures. Including
thai purchased for con
templated branches 9,144.39
Other real estate owned .None
Duo from Banks _ . 9,647.20
Checks ou other banks
and other cash Items . 354.97
Exchange for clearing
house — — — — None
Cash cn hand — _ . 9,007.27
Gold Dust — — — ... 20.70
Capital apportioned to
Branches _ .. .. 40,000.00
Interest and exchange
paj 191.31
Expenses la excess of pro
fits, including expendi
tures for contemplated
branches — ... — 14,974.82
Total
£172,316.01
LIABILITIES
Capital stock D-id in, ? 75,000,00
surplus iuiiU — — 17,500.00
Undivided profits _ None
Due to banks—deposits 31,152.03
Livideuds unpaid — — None
Depos'ts — ~ . 47,332.75
Cer'ified checks _ _ 80.91
Cashiers checks „ 1,249.32
No»vb and bills re
discounted ~ — — None
Dills Payable (including)
certificates of deposit)
for aoner borrowed None
Total ?172,315.01
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ]
TERRITORY OF AIxASJCA 's.s.
1ST JUDICIAL DIVISION j
I, W, R. HUiery. VIcg President,
of the above named bank, dot
eolemnly swear that fha foregoing
statement la true to 'he best of
my knowledge and belief.
(Signed) W. R. HILLERY,
Vice President,
Correct Attest:
(Signed) P. H. GANTY.
(Signed) W. L. LAXDSROROUGH.
(SEAL)
Subscribed amd sworn to be
fc-r* me this 29th day of May,
1917.
Edward A Rasmuson,
U. S. Commissioner In and
for 'he Territory of Alaska.
the American, republic a new pledge
of devotion to the ideals ot the
mass and to a truer culture to
which the meanness of money Jing
ling and snobbery shall bg un
known." j, ,| [j .iIiImmIM'
la th« 0. 8. OommlMU>u«r'a Court
tor the Territory of Alaska, Bias
war Preoinol at 8k"fiTvaj\ Alaska.
Jo Probata.
la the Matter of the Estate of
Fre i Miller, deceased..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
Tbaf A. J. Achlsou, administrator of
ta$ estate of Fred Miller, deceased,
has filed in the above entitled court
his final report of the estate of
the tald deceased and the hearing
ol the same has beta fixed by said
court for the 25th day of June,
1917, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon
of said day, at the federal court
fc.ou»e in Skagway, Alaska, at the
court room thereof, and all persons
Interested In said estate ore notified
to then and there appear and file
aar objections they may have to
sft'd aocouat and to ahow cause, If
any thee have, wy said final ac
count should not be allowed.
A. J. ACHISON,
Administrator.
First publication. May S, 1917.
Final Publication, May 31, 1917.
6. 3-19-17-24-81.
la tho Commissioner's Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Sk«*w&^
Precinct, aft Skagwuy, Alaska.
In Probate.
Iu the Matter of the Estate of B.
W, A. Aehlsoa, deceased.
NOTXCai
t.'OTI CM IS HSRBBT GIVBN,
That tht Hndtrtigned hag bewi, by
JJdwartf A. Rasmuson, tkc Unit
ed Stattc Commitsioiitr mil Probatt
Judge of th* abort entitled Court,
by ordtr duly made aid «at trad, ap
polatad adialalatratrix oX tht tt
tatt of B. W. B. Achleon, deceaatd;
all ptrsoat tarlag claims *ffatis»
tal* eatatt art hereby notified to
frwitit them with proper Touchers
la l«cal form within six (<)
aoa'u from tht data of thl» ao
Utt to th« aadertigned at htr
rttldtact la tht Towa of Skagway,
Alaska,
Dated tilt 2nd day of IIay, 1917.
SARAH AOHISON,
Administratrix.
!Firs* publicatioa Hay 8, 1917.
Filial publication May SI, 1917.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE OP
SALE OP REAL ESTATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That la pursuance of an order of
Edward A. Rasmuson, u. S. Com
missioner fer the Territory of Al
aska i Division No. 1, sitting In
[probate in Skagway Precinct, made
on the 23 day of May, A. D. 1917,
la tha ma'.ter of the estate of John
P, Brawand, deceased, the under
signed as administrator of the said
estate, will sell at public veadue
<o the highest and best bidder, and
subject to the confirmation of the
said Probate Court, on Friday the
22nd day of June, A. D. 1917, at 2
o'clock iii the afternoon on the
front ftepe of thie U. S. Court House
In the Town and Precinct of Skag
way and Territory of Alaska, all
the right, title and interest and es
tate of *he said John P. Brawand at
the time of his death, and all the
right, title and Interest that the said
•estate hai, fry operation of law or
otherwise, in and to all those cer
tain tracts, lots or parcels of land,
situate, lying being In the Town, and
and Recording District and Pre
cinct of Skagway and Territory of
Alaska, Darticularly bounded and
described as followe, to-wit:
Lots Three (3) nod Four (4; ui
Block Ont Hund-ned am! One (101);
Xxrtfl Two (2), Three (3), Fout (4),
Five (5), Six (6), Seven, (7), Eight
(8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleven
(11) la Block Ninety-five (96) of
the town site of the Town of Skag
way iu thn Territory of Alaska as
tho same i3 shown and designated
by a survey of the said towmsite and
by a Plat thereof made by Hill &
Wettrick, surveyors, and approved
by the Trustee for said townsite
on Ajwil 29, 1909, and duly filed
la the office of the District Record
er for the said Skagway Recording
District.
The terms and conditions of said
sale are, alternatively, as said ad
minis'iator shall Judge most bene
ficial for the estate, oq follows:
To one person for all of the land
and lots herein described; To sev
eral persons, respectively, for the
several parcels or lots herein above
described;
For cash.
For cash and on part credit to toe
paid la time;
For part cash and on part credit
to he paid In Installments.
P. H. Gantv,
Administrator.
First publication May 24, 1917.
L<ast publication June 21, 1917.
5-24,81; 6-7,14,21.
THERE 18 A SAN-TOX REMEDY
for every ordinary houselwUj ail
ment. Th®re to room for San
Toot Remedies In your medicine
chest Get a S&n-Tox Blue Book
at Keller Broe, The San-Tox
Dru< Store.
FRATKRNAJL OBDKKS
w
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond anil fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. sn«>rp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly w.eh:MH®.* W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief- W. E. Burford, Arctic
Keccrder.
Fraternal Order
Skagway Aeilq
No. 23, Prater
luil Oitieir otf
mOets tiiq first and third
NVedaettioj oigbt of oach month. at
UiMt tlAl an FUtb Avenue. Visit
bi« br •Chens cWKlkUly luviteKl to
ftUrad. i. M. ftrcUbacb, W. 1'.
J. V, Miller, Sqcrfttary.
•f oaeh months. Visiting Brethren
&rt welcomo.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4th
Saturd&y Evening
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lodge
No. 481. B. P. 0.
K. meets every
Thursday night
sriP 1 8:00 °ciocK
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
K. J. VAJJDEWALL, Secretary
Plyaner at Alaak* Igloo, No. 12,
uesfai b A. B. H*U first M»u«lajr In
•Vttry month a* 8:80 p. in.
▼totting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. 8TEVEXSON, Prea.
P. H. Doreo, Rcc. See.
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