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EDITORIAL PAGE
THE TENTH PLANK
The tenth plank in, the republi
i ill platform as adopted by the re
pubii.au convention at Seward ai»i
ti.ievia) y the phrase "Alaska foi
Alaskans," is a motto that shouM
»e burned deep into the workings
of every organization, both; social
"iid political, operating in the terri
tory. The teatb plank reads:
•'We charge the Democratic
administration with having
ignored Alaskans in appoInt
nl.'.its to public office in this
Territory, and with having dis
graced our citizenship by the
wholesale appointment of non
residents and carpetbaggers
in lieu of our bona fide citi
zens, and we condemn the Un
American oolicy and practice! of
highly prejudicial to our peo
ple £nd detrimental to good
government. We reaffirm our
party slogan, 'ALASKA FOR
ALA.5KAN3," and demand that
only bona fide citizens be ap
pointed to public office. We
believe that harmonious party
organization and solidarity are
basic principks controlling
swd government, and to the
cud that our citizens voters
shall have a voice in appoint
ments to public office, we
pltdge to the people of Alaska
I hat all divisional appointments
to public office shall be made
only upon the joiut endorse
ment of the Republican com
mittee of that division and the
Republican National Committ
ma»., and all other presidential
appointments to public office
in Alaska shall be made only
upou the recommendation of
the Republican Xatinoal Com
mitteeman of this territory."'
If every mau of influence would
live up to the slogan Alaska for
Alaskans it would be a God send
tt every community in this north
land. Only by the concentrated
effort of every citizen working for
the befttrmen» of the people with
■II the territory can we expect to
become a ,»o\\er iu the Union of
the SMtes. The slogan is an ex
cellent guiding principle to be
followed by all parties hoping to
benefit the people by their
measures.
The divisional appointment plank
which nledges to appoint citizens
to fill the offices from the dis
trict over which they exercise their
authority is worthy of considera
tion. it is the man who strives
in an ii dividual dsirtict that be
c m acquainted with the peculiar!
ties of that community in which he
lives. He knows the people and
'ht-ir trials and tribulations—he is
the man who is better qualified to
fill the position, everything else be
ing equal.
Tl.e bringing of outside Lien into
the Territory to fill government of
fices is bad form. Far better to
pick a man who is acquainted with
the conditions as they exist and
knows the past history of Alaska
than to pick some one who is ig
i-oran* of the local conditions. Not
that the man coming in would not
soon pick ud hts strides and render
efficient service—but that he has
uot laid tha proper foundation to
be in sympathy with the general
populace and know the conditions.
PIIESS COMMENTS
T}i.? following article was taken
from the Montreal Star, boosting
Alaska and Skagway. It shows
tin? prevailing spirit all through
C uiaila and the States to add a
boost for us in the columns of the
press. What are we as individuals
doin^ to live up to publicity which
is being givea us?
MONTREAL, May 16 — Grand
Trunk officials today received pho
tographs of their "Farthest North"
office. This is at Skagway, Al
aska, Hid has just been opened to
Uk.e care of the business which, the
Grand Trunk system is seeking
\ and obtaining in this far north
land. The office, as handsome a
structure as any in, th« east, is on
Skagway's principal thoroughfare,
and marks 'he development which
has lateen place In this Alaskan
town since It sprung into existence
in tile gold rush of '97 and '98. Not
far from the newGrand'Trunk office,
I "Soapy" Smith and his gang of
outlaws made their headquarters,
robing the gold seekers starting up
on their journey up the White Pass
of tlwr all too meagre bauk rolls
aid the returning miners of their
gold dust. The White Pass, the
perils of which struck terror into
ih1* hearts of even the hardiest ad
venturers, ia now negotiated by a
short, but picturesque line. of
railway. Skagway Is the "flower
city" of Alaska, and is the northern
terminal of the Grand Trunk Pa
cific. steamships on their Alaskan
run.
I1KCOME A HEADLIGHT
Southeastern Alaska as well as
the interior towns and the west
ward coast la coming in for nation
wide cublicity. Practically every
metropolitan paper has or will
carry length* articles on Alaska
:his soring and summer. Railroad
companies are advertising the Pan
| Handle aa the most scenic spot
' filled with, all of the grendeurs of
I any tourist land in the United
Stales or Canada.
This wide publicity will result in
the arrival to our shores of an
army of tourists this fall. Some
will teme with their eyes open,
scek'ng a place to make paying in
v<-stmeL.ts or to branch out in some"
'form of business in the various
communities.
A general get together movement
on the part of the citizens of Skag
way would not be amiss. Through
some form of co-operative spirit
certainly we should be able to
interest capital in the possibilities
that luxk in the by ways of this
community. Many are thq activities
that could be started here provided
money interests could see the light.
Its ur. *o each of us to throw a lit
tle '.'ght on the wonders of our
community.
ALASKA GLACIER RETREATS
Fifteen yea.re ago a member of
the United States Geological survey
mapped the front of the Tarry Gla
cier, which is in the northwest 1
corner of Prince William Sound,
Alaska. In 1910 it wa« found that
tha front of the glacier had gone
back about 3 miles fiom the po
sition it occupied In 1899. £. L.
Johnson, of the Geological survey,
examined the front of Barry Glacier
in the fall of 1914 and determined
that the total retreat oif the gla
cier between 1910 and 1914 ap
peared to be about 8,200 feet, a j
retreat of 4Vi miles In 15 years. A
short account of the retreat of this
glacier by Mr. Johnson lias just
been published as Professional Pa
')Sr 9S-C. 't Includes a skqtch, map
ihowing the oosition of the glacier
front in seven different years and
several reproductions of photo
graphs of the glacier
A copy of the report may be ob
tained free on application to the
director ol the United States Geo
logical Survoy at Washington, D. C.
We have the beat selected as- I
sortmefit of flies, rods, reels, lines,
hooks and other fishing gear ever
offered to th«L fisherman In Skag
way. KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine," that h \
f axafivi Rropo Qninint
Cores a CoM in One Day, Crip in 2 Day
on J*0*- 25r
(f7- "
/ ' The Qroat Clvllfr #P.
*ln many recent editor iai contribu
tions and mnpailuc urtf ,.tes tt I9 con
clusively proved— were* new proof nec
essary—that the rallrf ad to the most
potent of all factors T ,1 the civilization
of mankind Not on? ,• jn a commercial
sense, but In an vlfjical and religious
sense, the railvryyi ^ a pioneer, for It
makes possible t!» 'Interiourse of na
tions, the broftftea.ur: of ideas, the seek
ing of uwerlituS aster things and the
escape from the Tnndesirable. In the
wak^of the raK Way come better con
ditions of every ®ort. Tor better trans
portation advuttitTiges ibetret better com
mercial coutUtifbns, and they In turn
beget more intellectual • development;
and hlgherrtWlcal standards. That the1
railway is built primarily as a busi
ness lnvestment'docs not qlter tho case.
No claim was/ ever made that tha rail
way was an ethical enterprise, but
the fact ratnalns, whatever the motive,
that the Tail way is the handmaid of
national1 pre gross, commercial, It tellec
tual an'lAellgious,—New York Mall.
Frost Crack*.
In the annual lists of earthquakes
registered at the Harvard seismograph
lc station occasional shocks occurring
in winter are noted as doe to "frost
cracks"—!, e.. the sudden opening of
Assures In the ground, resulting from
freezing. The late Professor Shaler la
one of his lectures mentioned the oc
currence of a sensible shock at Cam
bridge some forty .rears ago, which he
traced to a crack in the frozen ground.
An apparent earthquake near Akron,
O.. probably due to a frost crack, was
described in the American-Geologist,
Vol. 1. 1SS8. while another, which
caused a mild panic at Attleboro,
Slass., was reported In the Attleboro
Sun of Jan. 23. 1003. Professor Wood
worth says that "this idea of frost
cracks is very widespread in New Eng
land as au explanation of many small
shocks coming at a time when the fro
zen ground Is known to have cracked
open."—Philadelphia Press.
Discomforts of Coaching Days.
Posterity will know nothing of the
misery their forefathers uuderwent In
the traveling way. and whenever we
hear—which we often do—unreason
able grumblings about the absence of
trifling luxuries on railroads we are '
tempted to wish the parties consigned
to a good long ride in an old stage
coach. Why. the worst third class that
ever was put nest the engine is Infi
nitely better than '.he Inside of the best
of them used to be. to say nothing of
the speed. As to the outsldes of the
old coaches, with their roastings. their
soaklngs, their freezings and their
smotherings with dust, one caunot but
feel that the establishment of railways
was a downright prolongation of life.—
Surtees (1858).
Theodore Hook and His Chest.
Thomas Moore held the post of reg
istrar In the Bermuda government but
he only llekl It for a few months and
left after appointing a deputy. An- I
other famous man of letters. Theodore
Hook, held a somewhat similar posi- j
Hon In Mauritius, but left suddenly un
der a cloud, owing to some irregulari
ties with the "reasury chest. It Is said
of this Incorrigible joker that on his ;
passage home he was asked by one of (
the passengers why he was leaving ;
Mauritius and calmly replied that it |
was owing to "a little trouble with his
chest"—Westminster Gazette.
Expensive Lighting.
It takes 40,050,000 candle power to
light up the outside of the Woolworth
building, in New York, every night j
Six hundred projector lamps, with re- '
fiectors covered with silver—not nier- .
cury—filled with nitrogen gas. each
consuming 250 watts of current and i
delivering 67,750 caudle power, are j
used in this Illumluatlon. which makes 1
the tower visible twenty miles av.-ay.—
New York World.
Remember that there Is only ont
'Senuiae" Kodak. If it isn't &r
Eastman, it Isn't a "KODAK." Kel- ^
lers'are the Skagway agents.
Knew Her
Boss—I<ook here. Miss Keyes; you'v
spelled Philadelphia with an "P."
Stenographer—I spelled It exactly a
you pronounced It. Mr. Smith.—St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
. I)R. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Methods.
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m
Alaskan Building - Broadwaj
SIC AG WAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment oi
diseases and deformities of the
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building. Ju
neau, Alaska,
\V. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice la all courts
la Territory of Alaska
Halues
Alaska
FRATERNAL ORDERS
r. A A. u.
White Pan Lodge
r. ft A. M. No. 113
meets 2d anU 4tb
?rl. BT'gs of each
uionUi. VUtiliAb brothers we wei
come V'hJl Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. VVl*>el<;r, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagw&y Lodg®
NO. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets erery
Thursday evening
at 8:30 o'clock.
^fcjwSTBrcr^ Visiting broth
bis cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
P. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagwaj Aerie
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
£ag!t*> m:>ete the flrat and third
Wednesday night or each month at
heir hall on Filth aienue. Visiting
Drothern cordially larlted to attend.
U E. Hadson, W. P., _J. K. Mo
Ulater. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A, _ B. .meets every sec
ond and fourth, Tues
day eveulug'at 8:00 p.
a. sbarr. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome.- W. L. Stevenson, Arc
Ic-Chitf, W.' E: Burford, Arctic
Reporder. .
Pack Tra'n Restaur nt
The Dclmonico of Alaska
CHARLEY -■: JOHN'
KARAMAN & CLECAf
PROPRIETORS ' "
Wkcvt •'oo Can Ovt wh« \ov De*lr» Coo^-sd m it Should Br
Wxs. a gp«ct*|tj ol Bs- qnet# amd Prlrate Dluer Partlaa
A nf.u*0 tad comfortable place tor i sapper after the «how
or Jaaee- -tunic* la eo»j o.MTat# boottu U Jeetrod
The'Milwaukee' again to the Front
Through the extensive main-line Electrifications of its
mountain divisions, the "Milwaukee" has again made
good its claim to being the Pioneer Line. This col
ossal undertaking has attracted world wide attention
and wonderfully increased the safety and efficiency
of the road. For additional information call on or addresa
E. J. Shaw, Alaska S. S. Agt. f SkagwayiA. E. Harris, T. P. A.
H. G. Weir P. C. S. S. Co. Agt. j Agents | Juneau, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway
TO
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria ]
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wraagell, and Ketchikan |
Leave Skacjuuay I
S. S. SPOKANE June 2 -13
S. S. City of Seattle May 27 June 7 -19
Connects at Seattle with through passenger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR PRESIDENT AND QUEEN".
Sailing Tuesday and Friday at 11 a. m.
FOR SAN FRAN CISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
addresa V. * TETERSON, Agent.
IL BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phono 50. SKAGWAY.
008 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROfl 5KAQWAY
SOUTHBOUND
DOLPHIN May 15-26 June 8-19
JEFFERSON May 19-31 June 13-24
MARIPOSA May 18 June 7-28
ALAMEDA May 28 June 18
For Westward Ports
ALAMEDA May 19 June 9-29
MARIPOSA May 29 June 19
ALASKA June 3-24
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
XELKPHON1 AO. «B. fc. J. SHAW, A^ent, SKAUWAY. J
k SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
Spring Schedule
S.S. Princess SOPHIA
May JO - 21 - 31
■TO
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, ETC.
Via PRINCE RUPERT
We can Ticket You to Any Part of the World
Information Cheerfully Furnished by
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'I Agt. [Phone 87 or 141 [SKAGWAY
Zenith Oil for moving picture ma
chines, talking machines, phono
graphs and music:.1 instruments, au
tomobile magnetos, and dynamos, >s
unexcelled. 10c, 25c, 50c bottles, j
Kellor Bros. Sole Skr.gway Agents, i
Alaska Junk Co.
of Juneau Alaska,
Dealers In
BUBBER, COPPER, BRASS,
LEAD, ZFXO, SACKS, RAGS
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Hear of Spickett's Postoffice
store.
Whitehorse
Kiw n~ Stage
______ f ^ ^ |
Thr yal ii ^tage
leave.- hit-horse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable*
and the Service First Class}
HXHAMBERS, Prop;
OFFICE . '5
Regina Hotel :: Whitehorae. if F
ALL RINDS OF PRINTING
AT OFVICEEOF THE:
DAILY ALASKAN
»| Grand Trunk Pacific
Steamships
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY '
The S.S." Prince John"
Every Sunday at 10 A. M. ■
; ' -i K
. . For
PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
SEATTLE'. |
And all Points in United States and Canada
TRAVEL VIA PRINCE RUPERT
"The Shortest Route to the East" •
J. D. McAuley,
. Trav. Fit. & Pass- Agent
Juneau, Alaska.
!
W. O. Powell,
Frt. & Pass, .Agent
Phone 43, Broadway
Skagway, Alaska.