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ORDER
We Have a few Good Perishable on hand
We will give you the best service
possible under conditions .
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Our Sale Closes Saturday, Jan. 5th
Now is the time to buy Your
Winter and Summer Goods
We expc.ct a Big Shipment of New Goods
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BAN K OF ALASKA
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING 5YSTEM
Headquarters. Skagway, Alaska
Four Bank> Strategically Located at
The Important Ports and Gateways of
SKAGWAY WRANGELL ANCHORAGE CORDOVA
Capital and Surplus $105,500 Resauces Over $850,000
Andrew Stevenson, President Andrew A. Benton, Vice-Pres.
B. A. Ross. Auditor W. L. Landsbarough, Cashier
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freemai. Andrew A. Benton Henry D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. H. Canty J. T. Vl'estermann W. R. Hillery
1918 CALENDARS OS DISPLAY l.\ LARGE VARIETY'.
"Th«re'a a Photographer
in Your Town"
The Pedersen Co.
LOCALS
The Princess Sophia, of the C. P.
R., sailed for Vancouver and way
oort* a» seven o'clock last night.
Mrs. H. C. Scott and sou F. X.
Scott were passengers on the Prin
ces® Sophia leaving last night and
are enroute to Seattle.
The steamer Jefferson, of the
Alaska Steamship Co., is due to ar
rive la Skagway Saturday, and will |
likely have considerable mail.
Misa Margaret Larson, who has J
been in, the employ of the White
Pass hospital, was a south bound
passenger on the Princess Sophia.
The City of Seattle, of the Pa- j
cific 3'eamsbip Co., left Thane ,
enroute to Skagway at eleven j
o'clock this morning. She is ex
pected to arrive in port late to
night or early tomorrow morning.
W. J. Gillespie, wife, and grand
daughter Dorothy Collison, left on
l&e Princess Sophia for their homo
iii Seattle. Mr. ftn4 Mrs. Gillespie
hav« been in Skagway since Octo
ber visiting jvith. relatives in the
city.
Skagway people an<l both employ
ers and employes are literally "on
their toes" in an effort to comply
with the demands of the Alaska
pi"hf hour law. Not until several
cases comf up for interpretation in
the courts will people be convinced
of certain of the clauses.
J. Ikuta, proprietor of the To
tem jewelry store, was a passenger
leaving on the Princess Sophia. Mr.
Ikuia will visit with his family in
Santa Monica, California, and will
make his home with Keelar, "The
Money King," while there. Mr.
Ikuta expects to be gone for two
or three months, and during his
abstnce Wm. Wright will look after
his interests in Skagway .
TAX NOTICE
Notice to the public Real tax
es for 1917 are due and payable,
at the office of tke c}ty treasurer.
CAN SEIZE
ALE LIQUOR
III ALASKA
There Is do question under the!
Alaska prohibition, law coming In
to effec' next Tuesday that amy and
all liquors in private homes or else
where can be seized and the parties
owning oj secreting the same lined
or imprisoned, says the Juneau
iDiso^tcb. There has been a great
deal q: talk regarding "depriving
any person of life, liberty or pro
perty without.due process of law."
Absolute prohibition advocates
in Ai'.sVa are greatly elated Over
the decision handed down by the
Supreme Court in an Idaho case.
The plaintiff was taken into cfus
todv for carrying in his posses
sion fo<- personal use intoxicating
liquor in violation of a prohibition
statute of the State of Idaho. He
sued for a •writ oI habeas corpus
from the «iate Supreme Court an 1
sougM discharge on the ground
that those sections of state law
under which, he had been taken
wero iu violation of the fourteenth
amendment of the Federal Constitu
tion, which saya that "no state
shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of tho Un
ited States, nor shall any Btate de
prive any person of life, liberty or
Dropertjs without due process of
law." I
On the eve of Alaska going dry,
it is taken as an encouraging sign
that he Supreme Courtt should
not only affirm the judgment of the
lower courts in maintaining the
constitutionality of a state prohibi
tion la-' but evenigo bo far as to
imp'* in its Judgment a condemna
tion o* its traffic .In general. It
Is evdient from the opinion de
livered through.' Justice Reynold
that in the opinion of the Su
preme Court lof the United States
the elimination of the traffic does
not c'l-Stitute an abridgement of
"the privilege or immunities I of
citizens of tho United States."
S. H. YOEMANS' FUNERAL
The funeral of S. H. Yoemans
wi'! take place tomorrow morning
at 1C o'clock In the St. Savious
Ep'sccpal church. I
FUNERAL OF T. A. McDOXALD
The funeral! of T. A. McDonald
will l>e conducted tomorrow after
noon, the Pioneers holding services
in the Skagway Undertaking par
lors at two o'clock, and the Eagles
conducting the Bervice at the .grave.
The Pioneers of Alaska will meet
at the Arctic Brotherhood hall at
1 p. m. and the Eagleg will meet
at their building at the same time.
MAIL PROBABLY OX JEFFERSON'
An unauthentic report regard
ins the lack of mail on the Prin
cess Scphla is to the effect that
the mail was sent from Seatttle en
rbute to Vancouver, hut did not
reach its destination, because of
floods. Returning the m&il did
not get to Seattle in time to l>e
sent on the City of Seattle, hut
will arrive on the Jefferson, which
is du* Saturday. This Informa
tion is not official.
MOVERS IX MONTANA
A letter from Frank A. Moyer,
one of Skagways old timers, writ
ten in his new home at Missoula,
Montana, says they arrived
'here O. K. on the 19th of Novem
ber, after visiting on Puget Sound
for ten days.
Lester, son of Frank Moyer, who
is attending the University of Mon
tana, is well and likes his studies.
The kindlest regards are sent to
th» Skagway people from the Moy
er family. !
DAILY ALASKAN HAS
TWO EARLY CALLERS
According to yesterday's Alaskan
James Kennedy will begin his pre
; inventory sale on Ja<nuary 7. This
la i-ews to Kennedy . The Dally
Alaskan inadvertently placed this
ad, which Bhould have been in Al
bert Reinert's space, in the wrong
p<;w. Albert Reinert is going to
have the sale. As a result the Al
askan had two early morning call
ers. Mr. Reinert has a Bale of
white goods yearly at this time,
taking place before hla annual in
ventory, > J _ j
NO SQUARE PEGS
INROUNOHOLES
FflfiJS.
Washington, Jan. 2. — "Women
should do the war work for which
they are best fitted. It is useless
for women to be knitting stockings if
they make better clerka or nurses.
War work directors should avoid
nutting square oegg In round holes.
Elimination of waste in. human
forcc is vital to efficiency and the
ultimate winning of the war, and
it my opinion that women Will
have to be registered and classified
in accordance wltfc their ability if
they are to render their full worth
lu war work."
Tnis statement waa made by Mrs.
Prances C. Axtell, member of the
United States Employees' Compensa
tion Commission, the only woman
ever named by any president for
such a federal commission. This
commission was recently created in
the Interest of economy and effi
ciency to both the Government and
to those who serve it. it is the
ou'come of the congressional en
actment of last year which provides
"Compensation for employees of
♦he United States suffering injur
ies while In the performance of
their duties, and for other purposes."
Mis. Axtell Is also a member of
th» executive committee of the Com
mittee on Women in Industry of the
Advisory Commission of the Coun
cil of National Defense. In a re
nort to the Women in Industry
Committee, b y Mrs. Axtell, she
sugeested that women might do
much of tho work now performed,
bjr men at the arsenals. She eug
gests that they might make and in
SDect the government uniforms.and
thus releaee men engaged in manu
facturing them. She believes that
they might also make the rope and
tw>r used, and be relied upon for
most of tho small arms which are
made at the arsenals. Mrs. Axttll
sepg no limit to woman's ability In
any of the suggested spheres, and
her • finion is given after keea,
carefu* study of the situation froin
many amgles.
"llie hazards among the women
* he are replacing the men in war
wor'r will be greater than ever be
fore," said Mrs. Axtell, "and It la
mos- important that women be
prepared to do their part. The
k'eal problem today is the co-opera
tion of business and government."
SNEAK THIEF STEALS '
ANIMALS FROM TRAPS
Reports that some one is Steal
ing fur animals caught in traps
near Skagway, especially along the
bluff on Dew«y mountain, are num
erous about the city. "Jim" Adams
renorts the stealing of a fox and
lynx caught in his traps, and "Mexi
can" John reports that 6omeone
has stolen a lynx which evidence
shows had been caught In a trap
belonging to him. In both cases
the sneak thief wag know®, to have
worn rubber hoots, the imprint of
which was left clearly in the mud.
John Mathews also sayg that ani
mals have been Btolen from snares
and traos "which he as set out.
Unmistakable evidence that steal
ing! from traps and snares has
taken place is proved by the fact
that snsres h&ve been cut with a
knife.
HAIG REPORTS 1
LIVELY FIGHTING!
London, Jan. 3.—Field Marshal
Haie reports lively fighting east of
Epsliy today.
NEW REPUBLIC '
NEAR BLACK SEA
Petrograd, Jsin.l3.—A new repub
lic has been set up in Black Beai
territory with Novorossyska as! its
capital, i | ! I j !:1
DUTHIK YARDS LAUNCH
8800 TON STEEL SHIP
Seattle, Jan. 3.—The Bteel car
go carrier 1 Western. King, a,
shlo of 8800 tons, waa launched to
dav by thr Duthia Ship !yards.
WILSON TO ADDRESS '
CONGRESS TOMORROW!
Washington, Jan. 3.—President
Wllhon wlil deliver an address I to
congress tomorrow recommending
legislation jvhich will carry out the
government operation of railroads.
Juneau claims to have 3000 mem
bers of the Red Cross. I • ;
"\JDa\c\v YVvvs spate
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SpecvaV SaVe ■JVxuvouuce.mwvV
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES 6 P- «. Saturday Excepted TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL Proprietor
Watch for Opening
8=30 p-m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Weather Report
Whiteborse, cloudy, calm, 10
abore. ,
Lowe* LeBarge, cloudy, icalm,
zero.
Hootaiinqua, clear, calm, zero.
Big Salmon, clear, calm, i
Carmacka, log, calm.
Yukon Crossing, fog, calm. 4
below. I i
Selkirk, fog, calm, 10 below.
Isaac Creek, fog, calm, 8 be
low. i ! > iip! 'i»ii'!f|nnl
Stewart Hirer, tog, calm, 10 be
low. I
DavWn, cloudy, ca.lm, 9 below.
BALFOUR. WELL STATE
BRITAN'S WAR AIM
London, Jan. 3.—Lord I Balfour
will talk on. tbe W>r aims of Great
Britain in Edinburgh on the ! tenth
of .January.
FATE OF THE TRAITOR.
Tha Story of a Mexican Chief and Two
Brothare In Hia Army.
On one occasion a Mexican officer
stole a sack of silver pesos. He fled
Into the state of Guerrero. Zapata sent
for a young officer of his staff and said:
"You will follow this traitor night
and day and never rest until you find
him. You must not kill him, but bring
him back to me alive. I will hang him
In the plaza before all the people as one
who has been false to his trust."
Without remark the young officer left
the headquarters and started the pur
suit For weeks he trailed the fugitive
back and forth through hostile country.
At last he captured him and brought
him, bound hand and foot, into a room
where Zapata was holding a conference.
"Ml general," he said huskily, "you
told me to capture him without Injury
and bring Mm before yon. I have done
so. Now I want to ask you a favor,
j Let me die in his place and set him
[ free."
"What fool is this?" cried Zapata In
amazement "Why do you, an honor
able soldier, want to die to set free this
traitor J"
"He ia my youngest brother," replied
the officer. "I obeyed your order be
cause you are my chief, but If my broth
er dies because of me I would not want
to live."
For a moment Zapata gazed from the
cringing prisoner to the pale faced of
ficer standing rigidly at attention.
"Listen to me!" he finally exclaimed,
pointing his finger in the prisoner's
face. "Your brother has proved that he
Is a man, so I will giant his request
This Is my sentence: You will be strip
ped of your rank and you will work aa
your brother"! mozo. You will do wo
man's work snd cook for him and serve
him as a slave. Nevermore will you
carry a guu In the company of free
men. Go!" _^
Juet the Sams.
"Dascher selected his wife as he
would pick out a motorcar."
"And he has ,been busy buying acces
sories ever since."—Puck.
Fire Insurance
Some merchants kick because men
working for wages buy their goods
cheaper in some markets and raise a
fuss because HOME INDUS! RY
IS NOT PATRONIZED????
I do not kick if they don't insure
with me. WHY ? ? ? because I
represent only RELIABLE COM
PANIES.
The merchant is looking for some
thing cheap.
Sweep before your own door.
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
ESTABLISHED 1S<)7
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