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EDITORIAL
"OLD G LORY"
"America For Americans
SUBMARINES IN THE PACIFIC
That no serious danger from Ger
man submarines is likely on Pa
cific coast, is the view taken lu the
following editorial from the Seat
'li Post-Intelligencer:
"The warning sent out by the na
vy department that German sub
marines are operating, or about to
operate, on the Pacific coast prom
ises to bring us in touch with the
real thing, but 110 more than in
touch. German L'-boeU, supposing
the" have reached this coast, must
bas-e a? convenient Mexican or Cen
tral American harbor# to be ef
fective, in waters that will be
fairly combed by American subma
riue chasers within a short time.
If there are any enemy U-boats on
this coast they are in much great
er danger than Ameritau ships or
American citizens.
"The threat to overseas Pacific
si.ipping is against Japan rather
than tie United States. But one
American steamship line operates in
thfc rverseag tv^de from the Ameri
can coast, and this out of San
Francisco. The great bulk of
overseas traffic is carried by Ja^
nane^e ships in and out of. Seattle
and Tacoma, and it is against these
chips that the U-boat warfare
wold be largely directed.
'The navy department's warning
is 'hus a serious concern to the
Imperial government at Tokyo.
Japanese warships have been in
these waters within the last six
weeks and it is possible tffat one
f*r more of them are near the Ameri
can coast at this time. 11 they are
net, it may be reasonably assured
that they will be here within two
or three weeks and remain until
the danger is disposed of.
"Our own navy, however, has a
number of small vessels at its
disposals that are available for a
ccai' patrol that will be useful. De
stroyers operating out of San Diego
and San Francisco have been par
ticularly effective in taking care
oI filioasters seeking tc? transport
arms to the Mcxican coast.
"in the coastwise merchant eei>
vice it will probably be possible
t«. provide the larger ships with
»he sixty-foot submarine chasers so
effective in coping with the sul>
marice. With, the ample and sea
souable warning Qf the navy de
partment, it is likley that the
German U-boat menace cannot long
exist along this coast."
The bright sunshine today caus
ed one's thoughts to turn to gar
dens. When the smell of new
earth and growing things "gets"
you, as the saying is, you might as
well just give up, get th« hoe and
jour seed and go plant. A few
more days like this and it will b®
garden time, so you'd better pre
pare. j . L-Tj—■
United States Super-Dreadnought Utah
Photd by American Press Association.
The Utah Is a 21,825 ton warship, 621.5 feet long. Her mntn batteries
consist of ten twelve-Inch guns, and she has a crew of 1.014 officers and men.
CHARTER BOAT
FOR KUSKOKWIM
"The power schooner Bonder
Brothers, owned by KnajTlich, & Al
bert, lias beeu chartered by the
West Coast Grocery Company to
carry a load of supplies to the
Moravian missions in the Kuskok
wim river district, according to Cap
Louis Knaflich," says th$ Seattle
Pest Intelligencer. "The Bonder
Brothers, when she reaches Quin
haget and Bethel this spring, will
be a most welcome sight, for thru
failure of delivery of supplies last
fall the natives and traders along
'he river have had short com
mons all winter. The arrival of
the Bender Brothers will also have
a deeper significance to the mis
siouaiies and their charges, as it
was through their industry that
the vessel is now sailing the seas
instead of being a dismantled hulk
on the Kuskokwim flats.
Serves as Supply Carrier
"The Bender Brothers, then a
sailing vessel, went, ashore and was
driven far back on the flats some
twelve years ago. The Moravian
anssionaries and their Indian charg
es put in an entire summer float
ing the vessel and after sho was
once more free Capt. Knaflich pur-1
chased her, running her to Seattle, I
where power was installed. Fori
the past ten years she has served
as a supply boat to the same mis
sionaries who were responsible for
tho salvage of the craft. Two years
ago she was frozen in at Bethel
with Capt. Knaflich in command,
but despite various vicissitudes in
'he North she was the last vessel
out of Bering sea last fall and
will be the first to enter this
spring, having sailed from Seattle
several days ago on another mis
I SlOD.
Buy Xew Vessel
"Knaflich & Albert also announc
ed yesterday the purchase of a
power schooner now building at
Eagle HarbOT at the plant of J. T.
Wilkin. The next vessel is 66 feet
over all, with a beam of 15 feet.
She will be powered with a 45
horse power Union and will go
•nto the north this spring under
her own power. Once at Ruskok
wim river the new vessel will be
kept busy as a feeder to the power
schooners Bender Brothers and Ru
by, making trips to out-of-the-way
points end connecting with the two
Seattle vessels. The purchase of
th* new vessel is in line with the
policy of Knaflich & Albeit to fur
nish adequate transportation ser
vice between Seattle and the Kua
liokwim."
SUSPENSION BRIDGE
TO SMUGGLER'S OOTE
A movement is afoot to bridge
the Skagway river to reach Smug
gler's Cove. The committee, of
which Howard Ashley is chairman,
examined the river from Fifteenth
street down to the bay, and suggest
ed the bridge be constructed of
suspended cables, located near
TMrd street.
The Skagway Alpine club at its
last meeting appointed a committee
of three to ascertain what sum can
be raised for this purpose. The
I committee is: L. A. Harrison, chair
man; W. L. Land sboro ugh, F. W.
Fickardt.
By nay of encouragement, the
club decided to head the subscrip
tion list with $100. If the amount
pledged is sufficient to warrant
the endeavor, the club will try to
I complete the funds by special ef
fprts along other lines than per
sonal contributions. Mr. Ashley's
committee reported to the club that
♦he cost, at the outside, would be
$60C and would probably fee con
siderably less.'
A FEW FACTS
According to an offidal German test,
networks of telephone wires over a
city tend to diminish the danger from
lightning.
Egg games were celebrated by the
ancient Romans in egg shaped arenas,
the winners receiving baskets of eggs
as prizes.
The United States is the greatest
wool consuming country, while Great
Britain does the bulk of the wool man
ufacturing.
A beetle found extensively on the
high plains of Ecuador, roasted like a
chestnut, Is eaten by the natives of
that country.
Forgetful Waiter (to diner who has
ordered)—Beg pardon, sir, but are you
the pork chops or the boiled cod?—
Pall Mall Gazette.
The Chinese custom of burning small
pieces of gold leaf on various anniver
saries sacrifices several million dollars'
worth of the metal aunually.
In the construction of their nests
birds generally avoid bright colors,
which might possibly lead to the dis
covery of t^eir place of abode by an
enemy.
There was a time when the Turkish
government imposed tho death penal
ty on perscus caught trying to smug
gle out of the empire the best breeds
of Angora goats.
Customer — I'd like that umbrella
stand. but 1 don't think It Is worth $3.
Salesman — Why, madam, the very
first umbrella thut is left in It may be
worth more than thut.
If a regiineut of 1.000 men, with
equlpmeut of 00.000 pounds, marches
ten miles it does ns much work as la
borers raising n weight of 2UO.OOO tons
a distance of one foot
There is something in obstinacy
which differs from every other passion.
Whenever it fails it never recovers, but
cither breaks like iron or crumbles
away like a decayed arch.
Although the city of Panama Is a
most cosmopolitan place, practicality
every race being represented in Its
00,000 Inhabitants, there arc no beg
gars, except a few blind men.
A German medical authority says
that fifteen minutes' exposure to the
sun's rays during an aeroplane flight
at high altitudes will kill all the tuber
culosis germs In a man's system.
"A polished rascal. I call him."
"HVs a pretty smooth article, all
right."
"I always thought he was a slippery
customer to deal with."—Boston Tran
script.
"How's your wife?"
"She's having constant trouble with
her head."
"Can't the doctor help her?"
"No; nobody but the milliner."—Lon
don Tit-Bits.
"I think It's a mistake, old man, to
quarrel with everybody in town."
"What do I care?"
"You may care if you ever want a
Jury trial for anything." — Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Wordsworth on one occasion when
talking to Ills wife referred to a time
when, "us you know. I was better loot:
lng."
"But, my dear," replied she, "you
were always very igly."
Deafness Cannot Cured
by local applications. a* rh^y cannot rejirh
the diseased portion of Ii: .• t ar. There im
only one way to cure sv and tint is
by constitutional rvmedies *Jeafn-bs id
caused by an Inflamed cnm?t!:on of the mu
cous lining of the Euatuchian Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you hav* ;; rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and wht-n It i?
entirely closed. Dcafinss u the result, and
unless the inflammation cnt» b«» taken out
and this tube rrstored t> in normal condl
ttou. hearing tvlll be destroyed '"rover: nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh;
which is Motiving hut an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces
W© will give On. Hundred P .Ila-s for any
case of Deafness (**nused by catarrh I that
cannot be cured by liall'tt Cuuirrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 7f»c
Take Hall's Family rills for constipation
—Advertisement.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. — j
Camp Skagwary No. 1. .
A. B. meets every see- I
ohd and fourth' Tues- '
day evening at 8:30 P. i
tn. sUrtrp. Visiting brothers oordi-'l I
lr wt-Vetne. W. L. Stevenson, Arc- |
tic Chief. W. E.' Burford, Arctic j
Recorder.
Fraternal Oixlcr ,
L Eagle^—
Skagway Aoriq ,
> No. 25, Frater
nal Oi-der ut
KAglejj meets tlicj first and third
Wednesday night of oach month at
tni'Jr ball an Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially invitejd to
attend. J. M. Qiolsbacli, \Y. P.
J. V. MjtUer, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are wolcomo.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAME3 WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
8kagway Lodge
No. 4SI, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday night
tit 8:00 o'clock.
Aid^i Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. K.
F. J. VAilDEWALL, Secretary
I'lon^cr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
<*rety month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers conliully wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON. Pres.
F. H. Dorco, Rec. Soc.
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Reliable Tailor Shop
Fifth and Broadway
Cleaning, Pressing, Altering
Neatly and Quickly Done
—Prices Reasonable—
Mis. W.. A. Mayeoniber, Prop.
DR. L. S. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modjero Mettbods
Office Routs: 9-12 a. m. 1-fl p. n>
Alflskmi Building .... Broadway
SKAUWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaslca
HAINES _ ... ALASKA
Cleaning, Pressing and Repaiiing
At The Repair Shop,
Mrs. Georgia Krunilx^gel, Prop.
Reasonable Prices and All Work
Guaranteed Satisfactory
Broadway, opposite pftck Train Res.
Alaska Junk Co.
ot fanemm Alaska,
Dealers la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
I KAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAGS
HOPE, SCRAP IRON
Rear ot Sylckttt'a Pomotfice
■tort.
J. IKUTA
MA VD K VCTU KIN*'
JEWELE P.
WATCH ES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivor/ Carvings
Indian Baskets
China aiid Cut Glass
Official Watcl Inspector tor the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders iven prompt care
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Baj :>
/our druggist will refund monay 5
PAZO OINTMENT fa-Is to curc an;
:ase of Itching, Blind, Bleeding o
Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. Th<
p--4-"^plication gives Ease &Rest. 50c
—Advertisement.
Pacific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENTJSTEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet
ersburg, Wrangel, Ketchikan,
Vancouver,
SEATTLE and TACOMA.
CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Yakutat, Katalla,Cordova, Valdez
Seward, Seldovia, Anchorage
Steamships Admiral Evani, Admiral Wat
ion. Admiral Farragut
S. S. City of Seattle April 29
S. S. Spokane May 4
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Read* PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Beet
San Francisco to Los Angeles Daily except Sunday
For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROfl SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. S. Dolphin, April 24
S. S. Jefferson, April 30
WESTBOUND
Knik, Anchorage and Way Ports
S.S. Northwestern May 8
Phone 66 - E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
-AND
STEAMSHIP LINES
S.S. Princess Sophia
FROM SKAGWAY
April 28
May 9-19
TO ALL SOUND POINTS Via PRINCE RUPERT
Reduced Rates to The East
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
S AILINGS
FROM SKAGWAY
1
5.5. PRINCE JOHN
-10 a.m. SATURDAY
April 21 May 5-19 June 2
FOR—
Prince Rupert Vancouver Victoria Seattle
Passengers leave Skagway Saturday and arrive Vancouver Wednesday
p.m. The Prince John operates thru to Vancouver—NO CHANGE
Passengers for Eastern Canada or the Eastern States connect at Prince
Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. POWELL SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Frt. and Pass. Agent Telephone 43
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