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"OLD GLORY
EDITORIAL
".America For Americans
SOMJtlTHlXi lull -NOTHING
Much oi iii« prosperity of Skag
waj .uitl of Alaska during the sum
mer season is due to ^an influx oi
luui is Li iv Uo come io our shores,
some to slay a day, others a uiontu,
and others for the season. A better
ivye oi people cannot ,be found
a-iywhere. The class of people able
it, travel ar« th^se who havej
cuaiiiiishvd things, who are ouild
ePo xor the welfare of mankind,
yt-opie who are successful iu their
chosen prolessions. Tourists not
ualj spend their money iu Alaska
i>ut they give us of their knowledge
-Lid m leturu taks> b^ck home the
'luih about tlie couutry, its scenic
ueauties, facts about its business
life anil they retain a knoweldge
ot the kindly nature and friendli
ness of all true Alaskans.
it seems to l>e au error in life
'iMt among the good there must
generally be some of bad and we
li'.d among the people visiting our
shores every summer persons who
expect Alaskans to give them a va
cation. pay. all their expenses, and
Ih'.-y give nothing iu return except
urobabljr an amateur showfor >vhicl|
they charge large prices. As a
< Isss there are more college gradu
ate* iu Alaska per capita than in
any ether country, so Alaskans can
appreciate a really good entertain
ment when it comes and theyj are
■tble to distinguish the amateur
from the professional.
Such, barn-stormers as justjmea
tioued put on amateur perform
ances by childreu or others at prices
.which.axe not popular and cause
the public to lose confidence iu
the legitimate lectures which. are
given and which have been received
by the jbest people of the stateu.
The { same thing is true in
a general way in every j line of
business. They seem to
think it is the; duty of newspapers
to give them free advertising, or
they used 6pace alreaBv contracted
lor by legitimate business men, and
if they do contract for space they
avoid payment of the same by put
ting it off until the last moment
and theu take a boat elsewhere
where they -think the law cannot
reach, them. J
This class'of person of course, i3
an exception to the large number
of fin©'people who come to Skagway
every year, but it requires con
stant watching on the'part of busi
ness houses, who certainly are
generous in what they do for'tour
ists. to guard against the bad
among the good.
Some verj [promising prospects
are reported to have been uncover
ed ou *oo benches of Nugget, Peters
and Cache' creeks, in the Cache
creek district. Much new develop
ment Is planned in that section,
this season and the operators look
for a r«ord £e^r. _
NEGRO TELLS TALE
OP BELGIAN PRINCE!
Llvarpool, (Correspondence) —»
William Snell, a negro of Jackson
ville, Fla., the only American sur
vivor of the British, steamship Bel
gian Prince, which was sunk July
31 by a German submarine with the
jloss of thirty-eight lives gave de
tails Of his experience to the Asso
ciated Press. He said:
"A torpedo hit the enging room.
A submarine then quickly came to
the surface about 200 yards to
starboard and fired at our wireless
apparatus. We left the Belgian
Prince in three boats and had got
fifty yards from the ship when the
submarine came alongside and asked
for our captain, who was taken
aboard and inside the U-boat.
"The members of the crew were
ordered to hold up their hands, and
the Germans asked if (here were
any gunners among us. Although
there were two, we said *no.'
"The Germans next asked if yrQ
had any pocket arms.
"We were then ordered to the
deck of the submarine, where
were told by the commander to re->
move our life belts and to lie on
the deck. This we did. Then thq
commander went into the boats,
threw the oars into the sea and
had his men remove the provisions*
After that the plugs were taken
out of holes la tha boats which were
then cast adrift.
"The submarine went to the
northeast for twenty miles, the com
mander taking the life belt# to
the top of the conning tower and
throwing them overboard. I hid
mine under a raincoat, and as the
submarine began to submerge I tied;
it abound my neck and jumped intq
the sea.
"The rest of the crew stayed on
deck until they were Uivept off by
the sea aa 'he boat dived. It
wag a terribl# sight. One by one
they threw up their hands and Went
down, or figh'ing to keep up, thejj
splashed water as they disappeared,"
WHAT TO DO WITH
THE WORN-OUT FLACJ
A wh'le ago every patriotic citi<
zeu was urged to get a flag; now
'be government comes forward witU
a tlmely suggestion of bow proper-*
ly to get rid of wornout flags.
That is a problem that lias both
ered many. The tattered flags
couldn't be thrown in the garbage)
can, couldn't be sold for old r&g«,
and couldn't be used for anything
else wkhout danger of arrest for da
e«cration. The adjutant general o
the army offers e suggestion. Ha
says; - [J j
"Old or wornput flags should not
hi) used either for banners or foe
any secondary purpose. When »
flag is in such a cond'tlon that it
is no longer a fitting emblem for
display, it should not be cast asida
nor used in any way that might ba
viewed as disrespectful to the na
tional colors, bu should be destroy
ed as a whole privately, preferably;
by burning or by some other matfiod
lacking in any suggestion pf ir
reverence or disrespect due the em
blem representing our country.' —•
Spokauo Chronicle. t
Daily History Class—Aug. 16.
1717—Bloody buttle of Belgrade. Prlnc«j
Eugene defeated tbe Turks.
1777—Battle of Bennington. Vt.
1820 — CLtarles Cotesworth Pinckneyy
American soldier aud stutesman,
author of tho Immortal phrase "Mil
lions for defense, but not one cent
for tribute," died: born 1740.
1914—Japan demanded that Germany;
evacuate Klauchau, China.
1015—Tropical hurricane flooded Gal
veston with waters of the gulf.
Other points on the coast inundat
ed; loss estimated ut $30,000,000
and deaths upwunl of 30>).
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Constellation Andromeda seen rising
in the northeast early in the evening.
Venus sets an hour after sunset.
Daily History Class—Aug. 17.
1785 — Jonathan Trumbull. American
patriot and close friend of Wash
ington. died; boru 1710.
1786 — Frederick the Great. Prussian,
king, died: boru 1712.
1S96—ilury Abigail Dodge (Gail Ham
ilton), American author, died; born
abon: 1S30.
1914—Beginning of live days' battle at
Saarburg-Luneville, Lorraine. Ger
mans repulsed French with heavy
loss. Beginning of Ave days' buttle
on the Jadar river. Servla. eudlng
In rout of Austrian Invaders.
1915—Germans captured outer forts at
Kovno with 240 guns aud 4,500 Pris
oners.
1916—Russia admitted failure is the
drive on the Zlota-Lipa line, which
culminated at Muriampol on the
13th.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENT8.
Constellation Corvus seen setting In
the southwest early in the evening.
Sun on the meridian of Washington at
3 iglnutes 5V se-.uds after 12 o'clock.
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| Notes :
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The Alaska Steamshiji Co., has
received word that the sailing of
the S. S. Alaska, from Seattle too
>eeu postponed from August 15 to
the lf?th, bringing her here August
22.
Out ol 111 round trip passengers
trip 'o Bennet oday. The train was
on the Rupert 93 are making the
composed of seven cars.
The Alaska Steamship Co'.a ship
iMariposa sailed for the Soutji yes
Uad the record passenger list of
terday afternoon at 3:30 p. in. It
the esason, carrying 280 passen
gers for southern ports.
The G. T. P, steamer Prince Ru
pert arrived iu port this morning at
7 o'clock, having nosed her way
through fog nearly all night. She
brought 111 passengers and tourists
to Skagway and carried 25 passen
gers to Juneau.
The City of Seattle is scheduled
to leave Seattle for Skagway and
way ports tomorrow and is due to
arrive here August 22. It has four
days mall.
The steamship Alaska is due to
due to sail for the north tomorrow
and should arrive here the coming
Wednesday. It will probably leave
later than the .City of Seattle so
will have pracically no mall.
The C. P. R. vesoOl Princess So
phia is scheduled to sail north from
Vancouver tomorrow night and Is
dug to arrive in Skagway Wednes
day morning. It will have no mail
from the States for Skagway but
carries a large quantity of mail froa
Canadian points destined for the
Interior. i ;
Mrs. LePage, sister-in-law of
General Manager Wheeler, Mr.
Wheeler, and Superintendent of the
Royal Service Cash, were passen
gers in the private car this morn
ing bound for Whitehorse.
Heavy fogs have delayed the ar
rival of the Spokane, which is ex
pected any time and Is how over
due. it has two days mail.
The Princess Alice sailed from
Skagway for Vancouver at 8 p. m.
last night. It had a capacity list of
passengers for the South.
BEARS BLOCKADE ROAD A
FEW MILES PROM DAAVSON
M. D. Manchester, of the Yukon.
Gold force, while coming down the
Hunker road, near the Canadian
Klondyke mets houses ou upper
Hunker creek, recently saw a his
black bear and two cubs in jthe
middle of the road. The mother
bear took the Ford for an enemy
and held her ground and evidently
intended to give battle, but the
car approached (slowly. By the
time the gas machine was near Mrs.
Bruin the cubs were well on the
way toward the hill, and she aban
doned her position to j those who
have to follow in beaten paths, and
hit off in the wake of the young
sters. Manchester drove on, satis
fied to let the bear faihily I have
its own way about Its personal af
fairs.—Daweon News.
THE BEST PROOF
BJcagway Citizens Cannot Doubt It.
Doan's(Kldney Pills were used—
They brought benefit.
Time - has strengthened the , evi
dence. • ^
Has proven the result lasting. >r
The proof of merit is convincing.
L. Bauer, 203 S. Delmas Ave., Sa^
Jose, California, sayB: "I was tak
en with a terrible pain ln;my back.
If I stoorped, lifted or made a mis
step, darting pains shot through
of (suffering. I got a box of Doan's
my kidneys causing the worst kind
Kidney Pills, being told they 'were
the best medicine to be had for
pains in the back and1 other kidney
trouble. They removed the) pain
and distress and I have never had
a return of the complaint. "(State
ment; given October 23, 1912.)
THE RESULTS LASTED ! .
On May 22, 1916 Mr.Bauer said:
"My Cure has proven to he fa per
manent one. I never stop praising
Doan's Kidney Pills." f
Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
jet (Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Bauer had. Foster-Mil
bura Co., MfgTs., Buffalo,[N. Y.
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©Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Bk&gwaT No. 1.
A. B. me«t> every sec
ond aatl fourth' Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. sn«rp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. J. M. fanner, Arctic
Chlif. W. B. Hargravee. Arctic Re
corder.
Fraternal OitK-r
i Ballet*—
Bk»4fw-aj Aeria
No. 26, ftaler
i mi Order of
wQeto tin* rlrst ami tlilnl
\1 cOm&Xtgr night of oach month at
ta«* bad en Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brother* ctfcxlkvlij Invltetd to
attend. J. M. OitsUbacb, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
Whits Pasg Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
oc each months, visiting1 Brethren
&r« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
■IAIIBS WALLACE, Secretary.
k B. P. O. ELK3
Skagw ay Lodge
No. 421, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
lit and 3rd Thurs
day alfiht at 8:3 0
o'elocJc. Visiting
br*tner> oordlaily welcome.
W. B. BATSON. E. R.
f. J. V4MDEWALL, Secretary
1'lonrct of Alwkji Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monilay In
o»ry month at 8:89 p. m.
V felting Brother* cordially wcl
W. li. 8T8VBNBON. Proa.
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ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS «t JUNEAU FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet- Yaku tat. Kat-allfi,Cordova, Valder.
ersburg, Wrangel, Ketchikan, Seward, Seldovia, Anchorage
Vancouver ' St««.uip. Adair.1 Er«., Arf.ir.1 W.,
SEATTLE and TACX)MA. ion. Admiral F»rr>r»t
S. S. City of Seattle Aug. 22 Sept. 4
S.S. Spokane Aug. 16, 28
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday'#.
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Reads PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Be«t
San Frincttco to Lot Angeles Daily except Sirnday
For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY JUNE I9I7
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
B. 8. JE3TERSON* Aug. 24©
6. S. DOLPHLN Aug. 1°. I 1°, 23°
8. 8. ALAMEDA July 30<> Aug. 22°
S. 8. MARIPOSA Aug. I 3°
For Anchorage and Westward Ports
S. 8. ALASKA Aug. 22°
8 <?. MARIPOSA Aug. 4°. 25°
S. 3. NORTHWESTERN" Aug. 8°
S. 3 ALAMEDA Aug. I 3°
Excursion Season opens with sailing of S. S. Dolphin from Seattle, June 18
and closes with sailing of same Steamer August 19. During
this period Sitka and Taku Glacicr will be ports of call.
Phone 66 - E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagwav
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS
"Princes ALICE" "Princess SOPHIA"
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY THURSDAY, P. M.
August 16, 23, 30 Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25 November 1, 8, 22
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Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Etc.
Connections with Solid Daily Transcontinental Trains
CHICAGO - TORONTO - MONTREAL
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L H. JOHNSTON. Agt. F. F. W. LOWLE |
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Phones 87 or I 18 Juneau ■
Prince George ^j§33 Prince Rupert
rhe Finest. I.argvst. Swiftest steamers rveularly s^Ik-JiiIim! on Nut:k PacIHe Cua«t
LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
(AFTER ARRIVAL SATURDAY'S W P. A Y.R. TRAIN)
—FOR—
Prince Rupert . Victoria Vancouver Seattle
PASSENGERS A RRU K J\ SEA TTLE EVER>" 77 £S/M T P. M.
All Outside Two Bmh Staterooms. Hot and Cold Runninc Water 111 E»er.v a>iai«ro»iu
Eleotrlc Readia? Lamps Both Upper and Low«r Berth*
Travel to the East Via Prince Rupert It Will Save Yea Time end Money
Ulrwt connerttons made at Prlnfo Ruport with the tirand Trunk I'ariBc
Kailway for all points In Pulled State# and Canada
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. POWELL SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Frt. and Pass. Agent Telephone 43
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