Complete Line of
PERISHABLES On
S.S. Humboldt
c. W. AsR & Sons
Tuesday, May 28th, the Second Instalment on Third Liberty
Loan Bonds is due. 20 per cent, must be paid
BANK of ALASKA
SK&CWAfi ALASKA
ANCHOR AG K CORDOVA WHANUKWj
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKINQ SYSTEM
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
The schedule of steamship ar
rivals from the south during the
months of May a^d June, accord*
4 to the various steamship com
;>u: y's schedule as published else*
•vh<=re in this paper, is as follows:
MAY
2t A. SS. Co., Jefferson.
2? G. T. P. Prince Rupert.
2S A. SS. Co., Alaska.
JPXE
2 C. P. R., Princess Sophia.
3 G. T. P., Prtoce Rupert.
A. SS. Co., Jefferson.
10 G. T P., Prince Rupert.
11 C. P. R.. Princess Sophia.
IT G. T. P., Prince Rupert.
1» A. SS. Co., Jefferson.
2o C P. R., Princess Ali<e.
27 C P. R.. Princess Sophia
21) G. T. P. Prince George. '
Foi further details see 'he varl"
c .s local steamship company agents
After a fifteen minute fight to
day durina which time it nip and
tuck as to who wouKi win. Mr. Ca
mille .Ginaca landed one of the
finest soles ever taken from Skag
way bay. The fish is now on ex
l,ii>ition at Keller Brothers store
and should t>e an incentive to all
I>'aac Waltons to try their luck.
Mr Ginaca is a famous tuna fisher
man and it was only by the most
oxperj methods that this monster of
the i-cep was landed.
INSTALLMENT DUE ON
BONDS NEXT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday the second' install
sent on Third Liberty Loan, bond*
will be due and all who boughl
bonds pu the partial payment plat
will i repare to take up the sec'
otd payment. This can be paid in
to the Bank of Alaska and' ainount:
to 20 percent of the total amounts o
the bonds bought.
TENNIS BALLS ARE HEftE
Wp have received our tenni
balt» snd are now ready to givi
them out to all who ave been wait
in«" patiently for them. They ar
the best aiid- you can have them ui
to a lato hour this evening for to
morrow's play. Don't forget tha
•?e have the most complete line o
fishing gear *n the city and oui
prices are right Keller Btv». 25-3t
Wide Interest in Astronomy.
There con be do doubt that then
I I? Just now ft (treat awakening of puh
lie interest In. astronomy. Renewet
evidence of this, if any were needed
! afforded by the secretary of th<
Araerleau Association of Variable Stai
Observers. About a year it go. we car
' tied In this column a brief note de
bribing the alms and needs of th<
association, and appealing for add!
Uons to its corps of volunteer observ
era all over the world. Within om
; month the secretary states that hi
j had received 53 replies to this ver;
i modest little notice.—Scientific Amer
lean.
If It Isn't An Eastman
It Isn't A Kodak
Brownies At $1.00 Up
Kodaks At $6.00 ■ Up
Print Papers
Photo Supplies
Keller Bros. Drug Co.
EMI TO HELP III "
CHS CELEIRATE EMPIRE DAY
Plans for tho Empire Day celebra
tion at Whiteliorse next Saturday
are vogressing favorably, and' a
bumper crowd la expected to par
ticipate in the excursion.
At this time tho two great Eng
lish speaking nations are fighting
the world's battles together, it is
more fitting than ever before that
we should take advantage of every
opportunity to more firmly cement
our friendship.
The plans for the day include
hall games, and other athletic
events, and "a grand ball in the
evening. • |
We?ther cbnditionB are at their
best, aDd- excursionists will bo
assure*1 of a most enjoyable outing.
A large crowd is expected from Ju
neau, I)ouglas) Fort Seward and
Haines, and inquiries haTe even
been received* from points as far
south as Ketchikan.
The White Pass Club will oper
ate the excursion the same as in
foimer years, and the committee in.
chaiee urg^ the people of Skag-,
way to bear the date to. mind, throw
a'- troubles to the four winds, and i
take a real "day off." ' ' 1
THE WEEK
IN SOCIETY
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER IX)
VISIT SAX MATEO WOMAN'S
CLUB
Mrs Mary K. Hurt To Tell Of Life
In Alaska.—Deb'sntp^ Choscnl
To Statu Convention
The San Mateo Womans Cluh will
entert-iin in honor of Mrs. Mary E.
Hart .writer, lecturer, pioneer of
Alaska "gold rush," and president oi
the Alaska Cruise Cl<ub, at a so
cial gathering- in Froebel Hall, San
Mateo, on May 20th. During the af
ternoon Mrs. Hart will give ft talk
on "Customs and Superstitions of
the Alaska XaMves," which will be
illustrated by a series of costumed
dPiices by Nuzruk and Togonok, two
Eskimo girls of the North.
Airs. Hart was one of the first
white women to brave the trails an<!
dangers seeking lier fortune in the
gold mines of Alaska, and since be
ing successful she has chosen it as
' hrr home-preferring to devote her
r time to studying the natives and
btlping them thaji to live in the
United States.
She represented Alaska at the St.
Louis, Seattle and Sun Francisco Ex
j posit1 Diis. and lias done more than
, &iy other woman to make the pos
siri'ities of her adopted? country
, known to the world. The lure of
, th* Xartb is ever with her and she
makes one unconsciously feel the
t stir o: 'he rugged life, its romance
f and Ms color as she tells the tale ol
. th natives.
The members of the club will en
teria n friends <u the coming meet
in"' which promises to be one of pa:
itcular interest.—San Mateo Count)
Daily News.
i Mrs. Hart was iu Sam Rafael on
Thursday to invite a number of Ma
im County ladies to attend*. She hai
' Dee* s'oj>ping Ln San Francisco this
winter and will return to Marin
| coii'itv in May to her country Hall
at Corto Madera.
[ ! Mother never made better ice
. j cream than that which, is served
! bjj Keller Bros, at their uanitarj
' scda fountain. Have you tried it?
|THE RED GROSS
JITKEY DANOE
The dance tonight at Elks hall
will terminate the big Red Cross
drive la which Skagway was
permitted to participate. It has
been an honor indeed to give fron
our store of plenty to thlsi wonderful
fund which will be used fop the
aleviatiou of the suffering which
our boya will be subject to over
tnere and for the sucaor. of the
innocent victims of the German
| Iron Hand. 1 , !
Skagway was given the h.onor of
undertaking to raise $700 towards
tie total of $100,000,000, Which
would be needed to carry on the
work of the American Red' Cross,
and she has done her duty foyally.
, It h.Ls been intimated that the
sum asked for has been joyfully giv
en two fold.. Why not make it
an even $2,000. This can be done,
for it is only a few] hundTed that
is lacking, I i .j,*! [ |. |
The tickets have sold enormously.
I Now let everybody who has a ticket
attend the dance tonight, and dance,
fiance, dance. 10c ft dance. An
oidinary program usually has' 16
regular numbers and four extras. All
present at a dauc© do not always
dance. Tonight get out on the
floor and step or waltz. It will all
c->unt. You will be the happier and
tninlc of the proud feeling you will
expeilence when you learn that
Skagway has soared way over the
top to a dizzy height.
The dance committee nave re~
' quested that donations of sand
wiches will be thankfully re
ceived, and those who have not
been called upon to furnish some, if
such person feel so inclined, are
requested to notify the committee ol
the kind and number they will give.
During the evening punch and
ice cream cones will be on sale Dy
a bevy 'Of young Red Cross lasSiee,
and thex will tempt you often to
visit their booths and partake of
the cooling and refreshing d'alntiea.
Selmer'- orchestra will begin
at nine o'clock, so in order to
get the first three free dances you
will have to be on hand at that
moment. Your ticket includes gen
eral admission, the first three done
es and your supper. A smile may
cost vou money, a dance w-ill cost
you money, but it all goes to the
Re.4 Cross, for you are a member, a
Part of the organization ann£« the
honor has been bestowed' upon you
to assist the organization.
At a late hour this afternoon the
following message was received
from Caytain A. M, Jones, com
manding officer at Fort Seward
who had been invited to bring his
staff and1 a number of the men
from the garrison:
Haines, Alaska, May 2o, 1918.
E. J. Waterman, Skagway.
Impossible to send Peterson to
Skagway this evening master and
crew exhausted after trip from
Ketchikan.
JONES, Commanding.
To this thq following reply was
ma "e: y
Skagway, May 25, 1918.
A. M. Joue9, Commanding
Officer,
"Fort Seward, Alaska.
"Have kept posted movements
Peterson figured crowd, coming ar
ranged accordingly. Circumstances
may permit trip still be made. Presi
dent's Wool committee join, urging
reconsider decision. Successful
dance largely depends attendance
so' lier*.
"WATERMAN, Chairman."
THE NEW BLOUSE
Dainty "Beautiful Well—Made
Good meterial, fine trimming, careful workmanship
and excellent wearing qualities distinquish the
summer Blouse just received Priced from $7.00 to $10.75
Satin and Lace Camisoles $1.75
Warner's Rust Proof Brassieres
sizes 34 to 44 — 40 ct. $1.50 ,
Store closes 6 p. m. Saturday 8 p. m.
L. A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Satiufclay and Sunday
Mutual Masterpiece presents Margaret Gibson, supported by
William Clifford and Popular Oast ir
The Heart of Tara
A pretentious and spectacula r drama of India in five acta.
MUTUAL WEEKLY No. 559.
Moslo by Violin, Piano and Drum*. !• I ' i t I
8=30 "n-m. Sharp Admission 25c. 10c
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmonica of Alaska
Charley Karaiuao, John Clecak, Proprietors
Where You Can Get Wimt You Desire Cooked as it Should Be
We Make a Specialty of IJ(an<juet.s and Private Dinner Parties.
A Refined and Comfoit»ble Place for a Supper After* "ha Show
or Dance—Service ii» Cozy Private Booths it Desred.
A LEFT OVER SALE
For a quick disposal of the remaining stock of Dortero & Son
1 am gotng to place every article in the store on sale
Bcginnin^B^day^JSay^OA
Store Open From 9 to 6
SHOES HATS UNDERCLOTHING COLLARS
SHIRTS RUBBERS TENNIS TROUSERS
All bought at before the war prices wholesale will be sold fetail at leu
than cost while they last.
TONY DORTERO
| SEATTLE SAILS OVER TOP;
AND IS STILL SAILING
Seattle, May 24.—The Seattle
district has exceeded its Red Cross
quota already by more than two ,
hundred' thousand dollars.
CHANGE IN GAME LAW
Former!#, under the consolidated
ordinances of Yukon Territory tlie
closed season for wild swnas, wild
ducks, wild geese, snipes, sand
pipers or cranea wag, between, tlie
1st day of June and the 1st day of
September of each year, but on,
April 23, 1918, the portion of the
ordnance referred to was annulled
by an order of the governor-general
in-councll, in which the closed' sea
son for the above named game birds
a« well as all other migratory and
none-migratory game birds, and mi
gratory insectivorous birds which
inhabit Canada during the whole
or any part of the year, is from
December 15 to August 31, both |
days inclusive.—Whitehorse Star.
3ubscrlb* far T&e Daily Alaskan.
DEATH OF MRS. WHITNEY
J. P. Wnitney received a telegram
Sanc!?av announcing the death of
his wife at Long Beach, California,
says the Whitehorse Star. , Al
though Mrs. Whitney has been in
bad health for a number of years
the tnd' was sudden! and unexpected.
Mrs. Whitney lived In White- ^
horse in the early days and was
kn-'.T-n to the old' residents here,
who will regret to hear of her
death. : <
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WANTED
HAIR SEAL PELTS
We pay high prices for hair
seal pelts. We want a big supply,
QUICK! Send them tight to ut.
Our references, any bank in Seattle.
NORTH COAST TANNING CO.
1138 West 46th St.
Seattle Wash.
May 4-11-18-25