g\)c 0ailt)
U S. KELLER FnMUher .... ESTABLISHED 1S9S
Oldest Sally U Alaska Official City Paper
Admitted ha Second-class mail matter as a Daily newspaper Jul; 3,
1S9J, l£< entered as Second-class mall matter, as a tri-weekly August 26,
1929, according to the postal requirements.
The Dally Alaskan charges for all publications not aolicited. which
incIo4ee all eodcea, other titan churches, or charitable societies.
SUBSCRIPTION' RATES
'toe month by mall..... $ .75
<ne month by carrier.... 1.00
Three months by mall 2.25
t'lx months by mall 4.50
One year by nailw..,., 9.00
Bobacrtptlonj and Advert isments Received by
Sennett Newi Company Whltehorse, T.T.
ik. W. C9dsoa«_„.^ Carcross, Y.T.
Ii, U ™'™»» Atlin, B.C.
Ed. Russell, editor and publisher of the Alaska Dispatch. has mado Rood
with his paper m Seattle and he has now changed the form of the paper in
to a magazine, and a most creditable one at that.
The Alaska colony in Seattle and other coast cities look forward eagerly
for each Issue and the circulation has climbed up to satisfactory figures so
that the Alaska Dispatch is an assured success
Kd. Russell was a pioneer newspaper man of Alaska, having established
a paper in Dyea in '9$ and the Alaska Dispatch in Juneau in 1S99 and
fought the battle for Alaska with determination and energy a good re
publican and a good fighter.
Below we print an editorial from the issue of the Dispatch of Decem
ber tweoty-third: \
"The Alaska Dispatch greets its readers this issue in the form in which
it will hereafter be printed. Two years ago staff and plant of the Alaska
Dispatch arrived in Seattle from Jur.eau with promise of an Alaskan publi
cation. It wu believed at that time Alaska would begin to revive. It had
been predicted that the finish of the war would see migration to Alaska,
tlood times In the States kept the flood from turning to Alaska, and the Al
aska Dispatch had to mark time until the tide turned Northward. The tide
has turned, and there promises to be such a movement north next spring
that it will tax steamer accommodations.
"Minerals, farm lands, pulp, and last but not least, oil. Is going to draw
countless thousands to the north. The Alaska Dispatch, published at the
gateway to Alaska, win be the med um of telling of Alaska, her resources
and people."
The Alaskan wishes the Dispatch every prosperity.
The net debt of Canada was decreased by S3.406.0ti0 in October, and
iu'h stands at S2,329.262,902. or about $."■> Ot'O.' >0 less than the net debt
of a year ago. The gross debt decreased by $1,000,000 during the month
and assets increased $2.000.000. Canada s national debt per capita is $24».
This compares with a per capita debt in t: >• I'niw d Si-ates of iiia. of $5>14
in threat Britain, $121S in France. 5516 in Italy. 615 in Belgium, $124 in
Argentina. $41 in Brazil. $5S in Chile and $27 in Mexico.—Exchange
CHURCH NOTES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday service will be held at
:30 P. M. in the evening in the
cnurca Edifice or Christian Science
Society of St&gway, corner of Main
street and Fourth avenue.
Christian Science Subject:
"SACRAMENT."
Sunday School at 12: IS.
The Public is cordially Invited.
HK.ST I'KKSBYTERIAN CHURCH
Reverend E. U Wlnterberger,
B. D. Pastor.
The Holy Communion will be cele
brated at the morning honr for wor
shi:> The Session will meet at 10 30
tn receive those who desire to un.te
with the church.
Sunday School at 12 15. Twenty
two members of the school did not
miss more than three Sundays dur
ing the year. Eight did not miss
a Sunday. How many are seeking
perfect records this new year?
Evening service at 7'30 The sub
ject of the sermon is: "Self Decep
tion." No hour of the week so Im
portant as this if used aright. The
i iioru- w 11 practice at close of serv
ice.
Wednesday prayer meeting at
7 30. Hoard mets at close of pray
er meeting.
ST. MARK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH(
9 : ::o—Holy Communion.
10. CO—Mass, Sermon and Bcne-f
diction.
Sunday School immediately after
Beuediction.
No K veiling Devotions.
Kl I.L fJOSPEL. MISSION
liible Study Clans
We believe Jn the Bible doctr ,ne
of experimental salvation, u tau jht
by the leading men of all Pro1 tea
mat cnu-cbea. and that the bl ood
•f Jesus cleanses Irom all gin.
Welcome to any of the aervices.
Sunday morning, 11 o'clock.
Sunday School, 2:30.
Sunday evening, 7:30.
Thursday evening, 7:30.
Reverend W. H. Shoem aker,
and wilt, la d arga.
OFFICIAL. PUBLICATION
KM*OKT OF THE FINANCIAL
CX IMHTION
OF
The BANK OF ALASKA, located at
Skagwav, Territory of Alaska, at
the close of business on the 31st day
of December, 1921.
KKSOI'Kl >:s
Loans and discounts ... S13S.669.09
Loans on real estate ... 1.856.73
United States bond*
owned 14.350.00
Other bonds and war
rants owned ., .... 10.000.00
Banking bouse, furni
ture and fixtures .. 44,512.25
Other real estate o"*'ned 15,250.00
Due from other ba.nks 43.551.4S
Due from branches. .. 21.7S1.95
Capital assigned to
brandies ... 75.000.00
Collections S7.75
Cash on hand . . ...... G.949.6S
Total
J37S.00S.93
I.IA.JIUTIES
Capital stock paid in . $140,000.00
Surplus fund . . .* 15,000.00
Undivided profits less
expenses paid ..... 21.60S.63
Dlvider.ds declared but
unpaid • • SO.00
Due t o branches .... S2.462.67
Individual and savings
<1 e posits 114,625.44
Do* .nand and time certi
ficates of deposit .. 2.000.00
C ashier's and certified
checks 1.068.32
j deserve for depreciation
on investments .... 1,163.87
Total $37S.OOS.J 3
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
FIRST JUDICIAL DIVISION
I, W. A. Pries, vice-president of
the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement
is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
(Signed) ff. A. Pries,
Vice-President and Cashier
Correct Attest:
P. H. Ganty
\V. A. Pries
Directors.
(Notorial Seal)
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 7th day of January, 1922.
Joseph J. F. Ward,
U. S. Commissioner.
Ihirkness whs creeping over the
beach lit Tuvana-tholo before Mr.
dbney could smoiher the despair In
his heart sufficient to spur his Jaded
InwpinHtion to workine order. For
nearly an hour the three castaway*
had sni on the ho*oh In dnmh horror.
KhxIiic seaward. They were not alone
In this, for a little further up the bench
the two FIJI Islanders sjit huddled on
their haunches, pulnc stupiillx first
at the horizon anil then at their white
captors. It was the sicht of the*#
two worthies that spilt red Mr. Gib
ne.v's torpid brain to action.
"IMdn't you sa\ Mac that when wr
left these two cannibals alone on this
Island that It would develop Into a
ease of due itii d.>c or soim-thln' of
that nature?"
Captain Srrncc* spreop to his feet,
his fai-e white with a terror.
However, he had endured so mueh
since emharklnc with Mr fil'mey on
a life of wild adventure 'hat his
nerve* had heoome rnther mured to
Inipending di>ath and pros utly his
fe«ir pave w«v to an overmastering
rape. He hurled his hat oti the sands
and Jumped on It until It «a» a mere
shapeless n>c.
"l.ei's eall a meetln' of the llnhln
son iVn-i.x- sytid • - Mr Glb»
nev.
| "Second the motion." ni" ••! Me
GuflVy.
"Carried." «jiI(1 tho civmn.M'ira
"The first hnslnexs before •' m et'n'
Is the organization of a .-M-ei! i. 11 to
chase these two rannib •> t 'he
otiter end of the Island 1 ain't cm
the herrt to kill >m. so le-'« . 'ia«e Via
away t*fore Ihey (ret fres-h « :h us."
"(Ifwxl itlt'H." responded Mc<?iiff«y
trhereupon he picked up h nvk and
threw It at 'he kinc Mr !»N n fol
lowed with two rocks. Cap'aln
Seraggs «rrt\ me I defiance at thr on
em*. and 'he eitriny fled in wild dt»
order, pursued h> the syud'.-nte. After
ji chase of h:iIf a mile Mr tJihney <>d
his cohorts buck to the 1.
"Let* build a Are not that we
meeii It. hill Just for company—and
slevp till mornln'. H> rh::t time mr
Imagination'!! he In workin <-v.t an 1
ttl Scheme h breakfast out of I'.iS
Oodf*>rsak»"t hole"
At the flrst hint of dawn Mr. Oih
tiey, tnie to his promts.- w»n u] and
scouting for breakfast He f>tind
some pioncvs on a rocky crag and
kllletl half a do7.cn of them with- a
cluh. On his way hack to camp he
discovered a few handful* of sett . t
In a cr«Tioe tierween some rocks md
the syndicate hreakfasied an I :r
later on rotist gooney It was oilj 1
fishy but an excellent substitute
nothlnc nt all. and the *yri l.cate * •=
grateful. The breakfast wi.nld ' -e
been ch-»*rful, In- fact, if Ca; a n
SVrngcs had not made repfato rt-f
erencc to hi* excessive thirst. Mc
Ouffey lost patience before the meal
was over, anil cuffed Captain Scracos
who thereiilHin subsided with tears in
bis eyes. This hurt McOuffej It »a>
like salt In a fresh wound, so he pat
ted tho skipper on the back and
humbly asked his pardon. Captain
Scraggs forgave him and mum. :red
something about death making then)
ail equal.
"The next Business ot'iore mr y> .1
dicate." announced Mr. Gibney. "it- a
search of this Island for water."
They searched all forenoon. At In
terval* they caught glimpses of the
two cannibals skulking behind <wnJ
dunes, but they found no water.
Toward the center »f the island how
ever. the soli was less barren, and
here a grove of coconut palms lifted
their tufted crests invitingly.
"We will camp in tills grove." said
the commodore, "and keep guard over
these green coconuts. There tBust be
nearly a hundred of them and 1 no
tice a little taro root here and there.
As those coconuts are full of milk,
that Insures ns life for a week or two
If we (it on i short ration. By bath
tn' several time* a day w-e can keep
down our thirst some and perhaps
It'll rain."
"What if it does?" snapped Captain
Scrsggs bitterly. "We air"! got noth
in' but our hats to catch it in."
"Well. then. Scraggsy. old s:lck-ln
the mud." replied the commodore
quizzically. "It's a cinch you'll go
thirsty. Tour hat looks like a cul
lender."
Captain Si-raggs choked with race,
and Mr. Gibney. springing at the near
est palm, shinned to the top of it in
the most approved sailor fashion. A
moment later, instead of coconut*,
rich unctuous curses >ecan to de
scend on McGuffey and Scraggs.
"Gib. my dear hoy," lrquli*3
Scraps*, "whatever is the matter of
you?"
"That hound Tahu-Tahn's been
atrlppln' our coconut grove." roared
the commodore. "He must have spent
half the Bight up in these trees."
"Thank the Lord they didn't take
fin 111." ««m Mc«ftiir*y piotraiy.
"Chock me down a nut. Glh," said
Oaptiin Scraps*. Tni famished."
In conformity with the commodore'*
plan*. the castaways made catnr lu
the prave.. For a week they subsist
ed on fooneys, tare root, wwran
and eoeonni milk, and * «eamrHe
which Scmrr» foond wa.-iderltis on
the t>o>ich This sncccved turtle
cec* to Mr. Olhney. and n change of
diet reunited. Seven h- e«--s. the un
accustomed food. poorly cooked « « It
<vr v and ihe lack of water, told cm
eilj on them, mid their strencth
ihiled rapidly.
At The end of a week, ill hand* were
troubled with lndipe«-|on and MrsJuf
fej developed a low fever. They had
lost much fle*h and were a whit*, halt
can! lookint trio. On the afternoon
of the tenth day on the Island the sky
clouded up and Mr McrtufTey predict
od a wuiiwsw. (>i|>ia<r Scrape* In
quired feebly If It *** pood to eat.
That nlcht It rained.' and to the
preat Joy of tlie marooned manner*
Mr <i!hney dis overol. In Ihe center of
a big sandstone rock a natural reser
voir that held about ten pallon* of na
t«r. They dran« to repletion and felt
their strencth rernrn a thousandfold
Tabu-Tabu and the kins came Into
'amp about thi« time, and pleaded for
a ration of water Mr <5 hney. swear
Irc horrlMv at tbera. granted their re
quest. and the kins. In h1« pratltude.
threw h trself at the commodore"* feet
and kissed them. Put Mr <;ihnej was
not to he dc elvoil and after ftimlsh
lnc lhem with a supply of water In
coeonnt c:>'nba'hev he ordered thetn
to their own side of the Island.
On the eiphteenth day the last drop
of water »as cone, and on the twenty
»econd day the last of the coconuts
disappeared The pr^>speets of more
rain were not hripht. The pi*>ney* were
becoming ahv and tflwrosrfnl and the
syndicate w: t rxi-erienclnp more and
more difficulty, not only tn kininc
<hem, hut In ea;lh( them. Met?uffey.
who "had home up nncomplatntnrlr
was shaking with fever and hardly
able t» mncpT ■Imra the bench to look
for turtle ecc The syndicate was
si. k, «,«.l and emm-lated almost he
yond reeocnl'ion. and or the rwentr
fifth di \ Opta'n Scracps falnt»d
twice On the rwentj «lrth day Me
Ouffey crawled Into the shadow of «
runted mimosa hush and starred to
i pr».v •
It was the finish. The commodore
knew It. and «nt with howed heart It
his snur • arm* wonderins. wonderloj
S'nwly b'< body hi-run to sway; h;
muttered ••■meihln^. slid forward m
hi* face, and lay stl'l And «s Iw l«'
' ere on the threshold of the unknot
-"•aiiied that the Macpie IT ear
\ lew around the head'and. a ho
"-•h and ex-err «tlt»h of cat.'
1v'nr Re saw her tuff up Into the
vlnd and ha tic there shiverin*: a mo
untit h ter her sails <'ante down hy the
1 nin. and he saw a little splash under
'ier port how at her hook took bottom.
H ere wa« a commotion on decks, and
hen to Mr. Gihnej s dying ears came
nintly the shou;s and sonps of the
plaok boys as a whajoboiit shot Into
the breakers and pulled sw iftly toward
•he beach Mr. Oihney droamtd that
a white man sat In the stern sheet* of
:hls whaieboat, and a« the boat
'curbed the beach it seemed to Mr.
»;ilmey tl at this man sprang ashore
and ran swiftly toward him. And—
It Was the Finlth. The Commodore
Kne* It.
Mr. Oilinry Twisted his: suffering Hp?
into « \vr\ smile as he realized (lie
ndd:t1<»* of Ih's mlraze—It seemed to
him thnt tills visionary white man
bore a striklnc reseu>t>iapc* to Nell>
TUIworaon N>n» Htlronwi. «f IT:
mon? Old Nona. -tfco a<pi»t>ohoad'
-doo*h«n,* of iho proon-poa trad*' Doll. '
Ivwlo^sod Nolla. with bi« lout dof
mail* and hl»—
Mr. Oihooy nihhod hit *j*» fooMy
and h«lf ataxiorod Wi Ms foot. What I
•it that? A ahmrt? Wlthmrt dotiht
ho had (innl t nomij that «• not tho
moan Ins of th*ir romomeloaa ptf*on j
koopor. tho aoa. And—
"Hand* off." ahrtokod Mr. Olhnoy
and »tmri frobly at tho Imaginary fie |
»r» rnahtnr Mwrard him. No gaa. H#
fWt hlmaolf *w»^>t Into atronf arm* j
ami oarrtod an rramo*«mrah)» dlatanoo
down tho hoarti. T*t«i aoinohody
thlvw *«tor In bin far* and preweod a
drink of brandy and rwoot wator tt>
hit narrhod Hpa Hl« twltnmlnir (ram
ralllod a mmrwnt and ho dtaoororod ;
that ho »"»• lylnp In the bottom of a .
whalohoat. MoOnffoy lay hoaldo him.
and on a thwart In front of him ant
fwotl old NrtJa Halroraon with Oapta'n
Srracfa' hoad «n hi* knooa. A* Mr
fllbnoy lookod at thl* *tr»nro tahloan
Optaln Scrape* oponod hit oro*
jlatwod up at Nolla Halvoraon. and
apoko:
"Why If It aliit old aqtiaroboafl
Noll*." bo mnnorod wondarlnely 'If
It alnt Nolla. HI ro fo ha do* or anmo
othor aoap.irt~ Ro rhwod hi* ovo*
araln and «tthirtdod into a *ort of loth
arc*. for ho wa* oortont Ho know ho
wa* **»-od.
Mr Olhnoy rollod ovor. and. atmg
cllnp to hi* knoo*. loanod ow Mr
finlfoT and poorod Into hi* drawn f»o»
*"Mar old ahlpmato' Mao. apoak to
mo. Arc yon allvo*"
B Mii»nffoy. Enquire, nponod a pair
of rlarod oyo* and atarod at Iho com
I 1«Il
"Ivd *-r lick >mT~ be whlspero.'.
"The last I rommliw the king was
putt In' It nil over Scracgsy. And that
Tuba hoy—was—no *l«ich." Mctlnf
fej paused, and gl»need warily around
the boat. rtllf t dawning h«mr ap
pnrfd tn 1>ls sunken ryr* "tic back.
Veils—go hack—for Ood'i sake
There's rw tilegera—till)—or the—
Island. Brine—'otn some-wt'rr
They're cannibal*—Nell». but never
mind. f>t them—aboard—the iw
devils—If they're IIring. J—wouldn't
leave t—crocodile or thtt—hell hole.
If 1 could—help It."
Ati h<inr la*er the Roblnww Owe
i syndicate. Including the man Friday
1 and the (>o*t. »-ere safe aboard the
Maggie n. end Nells Halvorsen. with
The 'ear* streaming down hi# bponiod
flwh was sparingly doting ml to
:hem ■ rait rare of brandy fcnd *it»r
And wher The rmdicate was ttK'iif
: enough to be allowed aU the w»-r H
wanted Noll* HalTor»en propped them
up on (lock and told the story. When
ho had finished, Captain Scragg*
i rumod to Mr. Gibney.
•>;fh. my dour hoy," ho said. "make
' a motion"
"I moT» " *«!d th» commodore. "ihat
: *-e «oi Tabu T»hu and the king down
1 on the first Inhabited Island wo <tw
find. They're suffered enough And 1
[ further move that we readjust the
| ownership of tho Mitccfe TT «vtrdi'Trt«
and em tho host S*»<lc on earrh in or
« qtiSTtor oT tho profits."
"Second the motion " said *' : "f\
•"Pa Tied." said Optatn Sen.;*
(dominoed on TgcMij )
! l.IVKKS NOW OFFKR
SPKTTA1. n:\TI RRi
Now Tork. Doc 1 . —Rival steam
i ship lines aro competing for pa«sen
i per* in the post-war travel re viral as
j sharply as hotels fight for (roosts
j A British lino recently announced
a "veranda cafe" for second class
passengers and promptly an Ameri
can line began supplying menu cards
I for the third class
Incidentally the old fashioned
*ord "s'.eerapp do lonper is beard
. in shipping ofllf-es. In practically *11
1 the larger ship«. tl* third claw to
j day is as luxurious as the first class
| of !5 years ago
i But competition also Is keen in the
j first class saloon. Innovations re
■ cently announced by various lines In
I clnde
. A captain's hour with the chlld
' ren.
A screened-in and bunkered deck
to serve as a golf con rue
Cabin to cabin telephone iiervlce
A miniature department store.
A bureau for engaging taxis by
wireless.
An electric "'shimmy machine" re
placing the promenade as a weight
reducer.
j A woman barber for bobbed
1 heads.—Ex.
F1REMKVS MKETIXO
The regular monthly meet In* of
l the Skagway Tire Department will
be held in Firemen's ball on Mon
day evening. Januaiy 9. at S o'clock.
All members are requested to be
present
St W SISIK. Chief.
ICE CREAM IS A POOP
Keller Brothers are serving their
Superb Summer Ice Cream.
Plies Cured te • t* E4 Days
Druggist* refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching.
Blind Bleeding or Protruding Pile*.
Instantly relieve* Itching Plies, and
▼on can ret restful sleep aTter first
application. (Oc.
TH* RKARWAT
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. RKKMAS, l*rop.
m mm m ranch
Thf and )mt rrm
<tnrt«I <1> Iry (a Alaska. .
Oail7 ahlpnmita of pnrr
raflk and rrmn to aU
points on Wtiil* P»« A
Vikn ItanIA
Bi£ Game Guide
Sporf*mon who fntcrr*«t
«l In Imnlinc M« c«iw In !'■»
lioirw VoKf>n mnfrf »«■ In
ritPil to mil on *>«. .1 h»\»
llvo<1 for mnnj yonr» In to* At
Itn mnntrT. am) ran jrtiarar'rc
linmlnc partly fin* ancrlrorTi*
1 bn* a irnod powor ho»«
for lake hunting unit fl«hlni: .
K»»r Information rail or a«l
dm
Tom Williams
ATI .IX Br.
MAIL BOAT
ESTEBETH
I fnm KRAC7WAY rrrrj
TI"KSDAT »t II P. »«.
for
JUNEAU
Conowtinfc with
WKSTW ARn STKAMKUS
somi not \lJ
Uniw
inuc on thtosiuvs
for
TKNEKEK A.\T>
sitka noT srniNo
— O — O — 0 — o — f —
Sab KKI.LER BROS, Tor
Information. Tlrkct« *mt
Frrttht R»tr«
Had Dandruff"and Pimplrs on
Head. Cuticura Hpa'pd.
"I had a vm NmI ca«* rf dar^-rT
and tbcrt uttp on try bead.
It would itch and Mim »t
nifht to 1 cnuid hardly
steep. Mr hair wnc d*r
and Writ** »nd I crcM
comb it cnn by ththtndful.
"A »'riend told me about
Cmicnra Sr*p and Oint
ment and I drodrd to frrve
tnem * tnai. and 1 nad upn
three cakr* of Soap and three bcrr*
of Ointment I w** healed." (Sirrr
Albert MarthaII, Box 373. Indianap
olis. Indiana.
Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Tal
cum art all you need (or all tcilet
t2*a. Bathe with Soer *odhe with
Ointment. derm «Hth Talcum
"Ct'swV » • - -
Sn*P •K*r«» «->*So*>t WO«
Order
Your
Printing
Now
First rim Job Printing done <m
»J>orl noJjrr, and oar priced ere very
reasonable. Take Work of root «tj»
tlonary and office form*. »n<l sei»1
In j-onr order today.
Just as a
Reminder
The monthlj »uh*rrtpilon rate of
The Alaaksn b onTy eerenty-Uve
rmta per month by mad, or dellrer
ed to roOT h<*ne In Skacaray for only
$1 a Month