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EDITORIAL PAGE
XO PAPER TOMORROW
Tomorrow baLag Christinas, and
a national holiday, there will be no
iscue of this paper until the
evening of the 26th, therefore we
*111 take the opportunity to thank
our patrons for th<»!r loyalty to, and
liberal support of the D.illy Alaskan
during the tw^e months passed,
nnd to extend to them our heart
felt wishes for a "Merry Christmas"
a "Happy New Year," and for a
continuance of the many blessings
-bey now enjoy.
In this connection we also wish
to announce that the "Society"
not^ will not appear in out col
li mos Saturday but "will be laid over
until the Issue of Monday of next
week.
CHni-VTMAs
Tomorrow will be Christmas, a
day that in times of peace and pros
perity is observed universally by
christian nations throughout the
civilized world with festivities and
jejolcing, but which on its 're
currence tomorrow will be ushered
iu over a greater part of the habi
table globe by the crit» of agony of
the sorely wounded, the wails of
anguish of tbe widowed and father
less, and be consecrated by the
prayers and deluge^ -with the tears
of million^ of others whoso loved
ones will on that day fac<* Eternity
on the bloodstained battlefields of
the Old World.
But however deeply we mav sym
pathize with the misery ard sorrow
and agony of these unfortunates,
to whom we stand ready at all times
to extend aid to the limit of our
power, we do not feel that
we are called upon to
entirely forego an observance that
hag been fostered within Us since
we first learned to lisp the magic
vord "Christmas," and hence it
is that we of Skugwuy, on the
northernmost outskirts of civiliza
tion, are making the preparations
by which we have ever been accus
tomed to commemorate the date
of the birth of the meek and low
ly One whose coming was announced
by the appearance in the Heavenly
firmament of a star of dazzling re
fulgence, but whost birthplace was
only a rude manger In the outhouse
of a wayside Inn. and yet whose
glorious mission was the redemption
of a sia-euslaved world.
It is a day on which the motto of
Christianity, "Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, and
Rood will toward men." should reigu
supreme; that It does not is entire
ly owing to Belflsbness, greed and
"man's Inhumanity to man."
THE SUICIDE CITIES
The latest official Tecords of
3uicides in th« principal cities
of the Unted States are like those
of earlier years in making it seem
to the casual reader of government
reports that certain places, chiefly
on. the Pacific coast, are tho towns
in which it is hardest to resist the
temptation to self-destruttion. The
figures appear to show that San
Francisco is the most dismal city
in America in that 'respect, while
Log Angeles and San Diego are
also near the top of the list in re
gard to the number of suicides in
every 1,000 of the population.
Of the five cities which made
the worst suicide records in the
last dozen years four are in Cali
fornia and one is a suburb of New
York. That exception, Hoboken,
can be explained as readily as the
Pacific coast cities. The mountain
cities, such as Denver and Salt
Lake City, mako nearly as bad a
I showing as the California, Oregon
and Washington seaports.
Obviously, the reason for the
unwelcome prominsnce given the
coast and mountain towns in »ui
cide statistics is found in the fact
that for many invalids and many
persons broken in spirit and at
the end of their resources, ther
have been the last resort. Beyond
them there has been no hope.
When they fail to bring strength,
health and happiness the grave
seems the only alternative for
many discouraged and heavily
burdened men and women. It is
absurd to argue from the official
records of suicides that cities
which have a bright and mild
climate and many natural advan
tages are places where life under
normal conditions is most likely
to become unbearable and death
to seem a welcome relief.
Hoboken is the New Jersey sub
urb of New York where several of
the great ocean steamship com
panies have their docks. It is
used for that purpose by lines
which bring vast numbers of im
migrants from the parts of Europe
whose people are mcst prone to
suicide, under the influence of
melancholy and homesickness. It
is plain that the extraordinary
number of suicides in Hoboken is
the natural result of bitter disap
pointments and fireat waves of
homesickness which submerge
newly arrived immigrants who fail
to find the friends they expected
to meet them, or the employment
they hoped to obtain, or in other
ways come suddenly to realize that
the country they have ventured
much to reach is not like the
pictures theiT dreams have painted.
All of which is fresh evidence
that perfectly accurate and trust
worthy statisics may be grossly
unfair and entirely misleading if
accepted at their face value with
out careful consideration of con"
dltions and factors which do not
appear on the surface.
JAGGED hole torn
IX imfflUL EVAN'S
A jagged bole, seven feet long,
and fou-r feet wide, was torn in the
Pacific Alaska Navigation company's
steamship Admiral Evans, when she
ran into an uncharted pinnacle of
rock In the harbor at Port Graham
on her last northern 'voyage. When
the Admiral Evans arrived in Ju
neau Saturday evening, on her way
to Seattle, Captain George H.
Whitney, of th© United States ma
rine inspection service, made a pre
liminary survey of the vessel, and
she was allowed to proceed to her
destination, where she will go into
drydock. Fortunately the vessel
was beached soon after ahe struck
and repairs were made, the hole
being cemented. The vessel hit
on her forward collision bulkhead.
Captain Edward Hickman reported
that the vessel was under slow bell
when the accident occurred.
You are lnyltad to Inspect Clay
foa'ji Christmas joods. 12-9-13t.
ARTIST OF ALASKAN FAMK
DIKS IX MI.VXKAl'OUS
Minneapolis, Dec. 23—Theodore
j. Richardson, noted as a painter of
Alaskan landscape and scenery, died
at his home in this city Sunday.
For twenty-five years Richardson
has been making the Alaskan trip
once a year, and is known to a
large circle of friends in the terri
tory. Three years ago he spent
the summer in Sitka and Juneau,
but for the last two years made his
summer headquarters at Wrangell.
He made his trips during the sum
mer cruises of the steamer Spokane,
and on each voyage would lecture
on Alaska's scenery, which he pro
nounced the greatest In the world.
Mr. Richardson was about GO
years of age. He had studios in
New York and Minneapolis. His
collection of Alaska paintings is
worth perhaps $300,000. He lost
a number of his valuable sketches
when the Spokane was wrecked in
Seymour Narrows three years ago.
Che Admiral im
S. S. Admiral Evans
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, lBlh AND 30th OP
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING iN SKAGWA1 ON THE 9th,
l»th AND 29th., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM TELE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATJiL i ON THE 9ib,
l»th., AND 20tb.
Seattle t San Francisco
S. S. ADMIRAL DEWEY O S. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
8. S. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Leaving Seattle every Wednesday and Sunday tor San Fraacl*eo
and southern California porta. Connect iocs at San Fr&nolaoo
PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO. STEAMERS - : ,v,
S. S. VALE S. S. HARVARD
For Los Angeles, San Diego and Soutbtrn California |«Lnta.
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION CO.
HUGH P. GALLAGHER, Agent. Skarway. Al—ka.
MAy ASK dOETHALS TO
BUIL1> Ol'B K.1HBOAI
Washington, Dec. 23—There i'
a persistant rumor abroad in Wash
ington that president Wilson wil
ask Colonel Goethal to buf'd th(
Alaska railroad, tho aommissionei
to 1)0 tendered the Coioutl upor
tis arrival from Colon this wC.t'k.
New Orleans, Dec. 23—Four Ger
mans who were arrested here todai
by the police confessed to beinj
implicated in a plot to dynamite th(
French steamer Rochambeau, whicl
is anchored in this harbor.
Many Alaska Headers Have Heart
It anil Profited Thereby.
'Good nows travels rast," am
the bad back sufferers in thh
vicinity are glad to learu where re
lief may be found. Many a lame
weak and aching back is bad n<
more, thanks to Doan's K'dnej
Pills. Thousands upon thousand)
of people are tolling the gooa nowi
r>£ thoir p*>oi'i0ijCe With this test«
remedy. Hero is an example wortl
,-oading.
F. H. Wleianj, 1002 E. 41st St.
Log Angeles, (,al., says: "For i
long time 1 suffered from pain li
the small of my back and 1 coul(
scarcely get around. My kldneyi
were disordered and the kidney se
cretlons were highly colored aa<
irreguiar in parage. Doau's Kid
tlia lnmenftsii
and weakness aud reniovd all troub
le with the kidneys. •'I hav<
had no return of the complaint."
Price &Uc, at all dealers. Don'i
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the sami
that Mr. Wieljnd had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y.
1015 CALENDAR PADS
Several sizes and styles of cal
enda-r Dads just received at Kelle
Bros. 12-11-t:
Your Christmas present will bi
sure to please if it is from Clay
son's. 12-9-13t.
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for
breaking up a
GOLD.
Satisfaction Guaranteed'
KELLER EROS.
"The stockings were hung
Near the mantle with .care,
In hopes that St.- Nicholas
Soon would be there."
which means that
"Moore's Push-less Hangers"
were used.
6 for 10c at Keller Bros.
F. * -JL M.
Whlto FM Lo«««
A.M. N«. Ill
DMU Sd 4tk
frl. Bt'is. or mdk
montn. VUUUI orouwB -
come. Phil Abraham*, 8«cr«Ury.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
fraternal Orflw
ak**w*y A*rl«
No 16, rratw
aal O/dar ot
| Saglea meet* the J rat third
WedueedJty night of each saoatb »t
their hall o* FltUi *T®*ue. VWtlat
brothers cordially larUod to ettead.
Elmer Wheeler. W. P., J. lit Keller.
I Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
flka*w*r. .L<xI«
Ko. iiiiSJt, o.
S. xnMta
. Thursday «r«o
- Jtf at S a'cloclc.
viilUnz broti.
era cordially welcorn®. Jaa Kea
;,-'j 1,1 -.a
nedy, Ex. R. Q«o. Magee Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skftfwaj No. 1
A. B. meet* ersry Tu«i
day evening at 1:00 p
m. snarp. flaltlnr brotbare cordial
ly welcome. A. J, Aohason, Arotto
Chief, w. R. Hillary, Arctic nt
PR0FE89I v'ABDS.
Dll L. 8. KELLER.
DcaatM.
Moot Modern Mathoda.
Ope« Erealaga.
OP'ce Hcura: 9-12 a. m. 1-1 >. m.
Aiaskau .Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
Ox 'I -<j-C3 t. i
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Soiatlio)
Specialist in th« treatment of
iiiseaws and deformMea of th« eye,
car, nose nod throat.
Office; Golds tela Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. K. M. BEVIS
physician and Surgeon
JUNEAU ALASKA
Office—Second Street; in o£floaa
formerly occupied byDr. Simpson. .
W. B. STOUT,
4 " ' <> r b e y At . Law.
Practices la all oonrfc
In Territory of AlMka y
Ho'-a - . Alaska.
j ' J> " y J~
To Cure a Cold In One
Tate Laxative Bromo - Qukilae
Tablets. Druggists refund ieBey If
It falls to our'e. BL W. Orore'a alf
uature la on each box. 26c.
CHAB MEAT COOK TAILS
1 " — ■
The Pack Train Restaurant
service a La carte.
Bonded
>niMkey»—Olbaoa. Mourn
Vtrnon and Belmont. The haat of
Beer—Blue Ribbon, Budwelaer and
Pale Ranier, at the Maaoot, Tele
phone ST.
Let Lewis Help
"fol»»»r» fc* A~» H I ■" *« Ml
qsasr&c&iMX
inr liwi prisdnc. Jc u. Cub wlti»r(«f.. Tjtfll
fiBdou wotkbran, ixat-.j,
LEWIS KODAK STUDIO |
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19 2Q-2I NESTO5 81 Oti. • A i 1 r • J,
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f u
Seattle, Tacoma, Victt ria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagu4ay
S,S, City of Seattle, Dec. 2, 12, 22
And every ten days following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service. Connects at Seattle with through jmssen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. in. ana Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, I.OS AN'GELHfc, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage diecked to all points i«i
United State* and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
«ddre#a y. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. I). Phono 50. SKAGWAY
608 Second Ave, Seattle, Wash.
■ m aiai ■! i .SKisr /ajar ama am am as mss aa i
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Jefferson December 30
Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver cr Victoria -without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 66.
K. j. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
1914 Winter Sailings from Skagway 1915
Alternate Wednesdays
Dec. 2-16-30
jan. io-ii i
Feb. 10-24
.-<1 \
V-JUUJct_i Viuaugw;
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, ect.
All Information " Rail or Sail," from
F. F.W. LOWLE, Gen'I Agt. Phone 87 and 141 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHiP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailings from Skagsvay to Seattle.
" December 8—18
$50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
Sailing dates subject to change without notice.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Seattle Office: Robert Browning, oth & Broadway.
716 Second Arenue. Tickets and all 11> formation.
HJUDSOME BOOK ON PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION AND PANAMA CANAL REGION MAILED
TO ALL INQUIRERS FREE OF CHARGE.
AHA> DSOMR hook of sixty pages, Illustrated profr:;r>ly !n colors and
giving detailed descriptions of tJif Panama-Pacific international
Ex position to be held in San Francisco from Feb. 20 until Dec. 4,
1915, antl of the Panama canal and the canal ri . wi, will lie mailed by
the Panitmn-Pacifle Internationa! Exposition fiw of charge to all In
quirers. The booklet Is Intended as n centra! pnlde to prospective vis
itors and will also contain lnformalion concerning ihe great engineering
ft*t whldi the Exposition is to ci Urate. Wiile to the Manager, the
Bureau jf Publications. Panama-PaciHc International Exposition, Ex
position building, San Francisco, for the booklet.
Jobwork Neatly and Promptly
Executed at This Office