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EDITORIAL
MEKKY CHRISTMAS
As the Daily Alaskan will follow
the custom established a number of
years ago of suspending publication
on Christmas day, this opportunity
is taken of extending to all our
friends and matrons our most hasn't
wishes for a Merry Christmas, may
tho day be of good cheer to one
and all, be he man or woman, kid
die or grown-up.
'•SHOPPLXU SPREES"
Discussion of the pressing issue
of food cost, besides inducing sonn
heated protests from tke public, is
bringing out some interesting and
heipfui information from the aell
ii'K end. There is a. disposition
to blame the middleman for much o
th« fpLd&i ccst of living, but some
body must b^andle the product be
tween producer and consumer, and
somebody must be paid for it. That
the tkargo is sometinug large is
often the fault of a public that de
mands special and expensive service.
Merchants tt.il us, far instance,
tut there is special expense in the
convenience of charge accounts, in
returned goods privilgees. In the
delivery system. The public de
mands all this, and lh$ s.rvice mus
b« recompensed. It adds greatly
to the initial cost of ptrrcheses and
ia often'an unnecessary impost on
the real value of commodities.
Thq manager of a Nejv Yorfc a$
uarUusnt store states that mail}'
women indulge iu wkat tie calls
"khopplng sprees." Fot want of
eouitthing to do, lie t.lls us, they
avt out to explore the stores;
something strikes tUeir fancy and,
btcu though they do not need U,
tut-* buy. Afterwards, perhaps,
iiitre is a change o " heart alter the
glamor of shopping has worn oft', or
the husband protests, and the goods
are sent back. in this New York
etore 16 per cent cf the total pur
chases ary returned for one cause
or another.
All such service ia a part of
the maintenance or overhead eX
jr> eat of a store, and it must he met
1b the increased price of stock Bold
♦o the general public- It is 'one
cf the items of expense that must
bo met to make the business pay its
way.
What might be desirable and ef
fective iu reducing family expense
billi [t to cut off every possible
eorvKe that costs money. It ought
to be mad« an Incentive to every
household to pay cash for his pur
char«s. If he pays cash and takes
the goods away with him he ought
to have the benefit'of the expense
wtved. If he wants the goods charg
• 1 and deliTered, and the privilege
of return, then it is reasonable that
he should pay for the privilege.' —
Seattle P. I. . !
RIVAL ALASKA CITIES
lb® tapping of the Matauusjca
coal fields ami progress in tie Al-1
R9X* railroad coustruction have
stimulated a strong rivalry between
Seward and Anchorage as to which/
•ball he the ultimate commercial
metropolis and terminal of the gov
ernment line.
Seward is just not*- asking for the
comtruction of bunkers and a fuel
■upply station for'the vessels of
the navy, to which Matanska coal
may he delivered next spring or
summer. It is already the termin
al ot seventy-one miles of road on
»bt Alaska Northern railway, and
will be connected with the new
li<se in another season.
The Anchorage Jimes hears that
tbe government engineering com mis
Bion is toi remove its headquarters
from oeward to Anchorage on Janu
ary 1; that an army post is to be
established there; that harbor im
provements will be followed by the
installation of coal bunkers; that
big operatorv have applied for Mat
amiska. coal leases and are to de
velop mines next spring. The
Ximea calls for a United States laud
office and a judicial division, with)
headquarters and a court house at
Anchorage. '"We've got the votes
and we're a political power, nay a |
the Times; "let us employ our pow
er to get what rightfully belongs
to us."
Seward, in turn, contends that it
hr.8 a d«e»-w"ater harbor, c-pen the
year around, and that Aachiorage is
fronted by shallow waters, closed
to navigation during a portion of
the year, and that the future me
tropolis of the Alaska coast will
be found at Seward.
The rival cities sh.auLd complete
their joint debate during the win
ter months, while thes have plenty
of time, because it is going to. be
a very busy season for both of
them beginning wUhj next spring.
There will bo "something doing," as
the Anchorage Times remarks, at
botU nlaces.
Railway construction is reaching
a stage where development of the
country will rapidly follow. * Per
haps the peninsula is to have two
commercial and population centers
instead of one, and a great deal
may depend upon the degree of ag
gressive, unselfish) uublic spirit that
may be evidenced by the citibens
of the rival communities.—Seattle
P. I.
COLDS AFFECT
THE KIDNEYS
Mai j Alaskan People Ha,ve l-VJuud
1'his to be True
Are you wretched in bad weath
er?
Does every cold settle on your
Kidneys?
Bees vour back athe and be
come weak?
Are urinary passages Irregular
a.id distressing?
Tcese symptoms are cause to
sus jcc* kidney weakness.
Weakened kidneys need quick
help.
Dean's Kidney Pills are especial
ly prepared lor weakened kidneys.
Gratefu. people recommend them.
William C. Russell, retired far
mer, 966 Valencia, St., San Fran
cisco. Cal., says: "Many colds
aiil days of long hours and strain
ing woik caused my kidneys 'to
give me a lot of trouble. Paine
seemed to settle in. the small of my
hncfc and the suffering I eiidured
was terrible. Every bit of strength,
left me and mj; Jiidneys acted too
oftvii, annoying me at night. Doan's
KidLey Pills acted as a tonic to'my
b'nf-dys and proved of great bene
fit "
Fiico 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply pen for a kidney remedy—
ge' Dean's Kidney Pills—the same
tha- Mr . Russell liad. Foster
Mllbum Co., Props., "Buffalo, N. Y.
COMPETENT JUDGES.
Beauty Doctor* Endorse Herplclde.
Women who make a business of beau
tifying other women come pretty nea
knowing what will bring about the bes
results. Here are letters from two, con
cernlng Herpieide:
"I can recommend Xewbro's "Herpl
cide." as It stopped my hair from fal!ln_
out; and, as a. dressing it has no super
lor.
'•(Signed.) Bertha A. Trullinger.
"Complexion Specialist,
"29H Morrison St.. Portland, Ore."
"After using: one bottle of "Herplclde*
my hair has stopped falling out, and mj
scalp is entirety free from dandruff.
"(Signed.) Grace Dodge.
"Beauty Doctor.
•196 Sixth St.. Portland. Ore."
Sold by leading drugeists. Send 10c. Ir
stamps for sample to The Hcrpiclda Co.
Detroit. Mich.
At all Drug Stores.
One Dollar bottle. guaranteed.
Tha latest creations ia American
perfumes and toilet -waters, fancy
cut glass and frosted bottles pack
ed in beautiful boxes suitable for
gifts at all times. See the advertis
'ng In leading magazines and ask
Keller Bros. Drug Co. to slUow them
to y< u. tf.
WJKE-DKAG WOKlv IN ALASKA
Washington—Tlio two wire-drag
»arties engaged in surveys of Al
askan waters lwve completed their
work for the ssasou and have dis
banded. Their outfits have been
transferred to Seattlo to be used
for wire-drag surveys on the west
coast duriug the winter.
After the usual preliminary work
these parties began field operations
during the latter part of April and
continued until about thq middle of
October.
Wire-drag party -\'o, 3, in charge
o£ John A. Daniels, bgan work in
Clarence Strait and carried the wor
systematically up this lmpo.tant w;i
erway until all the open water be
tween the limit of the previous sea
son's work and Zarembo Island had
been dragged, after whichi work was
begun in. the c^poseu parts of Ern
est Sound. This work was carried
to Eaton Point on Cleveland Penin
sula during tho season, and the
survev o£ Kashevarof Passage was
comoleted. Chicagof Pass and a
part of Stjkine Strait was also iliag
xed.
The total area examined by the
party covers about 325 square
miles, and in. this area were found
over 70 changes from tue charted
depths, not a few of which) consti
tute serious dangers 'o navigation.
,\.Vire-<lrag No. 4, in charge of L.
O. Colbert, Ufean worK near the east
em end of Sumner Strait, connect
ing with the work of the 1915 sea
son. This work was later joined by
the wprk of party Mo. 3 at the
north end of Clarence Strait. Con
siderable work was al&o done at the
southern §nd of Sumner Strait dur
ing the first part of the season.
From the eastern end of the strait
the work was (.a-rritd along tne
channel between Mi'kof Island and
Zarenrbo Island to the entrance of
Eastern Passage. A junction was
effected with the ucrk of party No.
3, iu StikLne Strait and at the
eastern end of Chicagof Pass. East
ern Passage and Blake Channel
were dragged and, during the last
month of the season, th§ work was
extended through Pradfieldi Caual
aud the main channel of Ernest
Sound to Point Peters cn the south
end of Deer Island.
A total area of alout 250 square
miles was dragged during the sea
son, and about Ho changes from
the charted dtfrths were found. The
extent to which navigation in this
'region 'aas been, safeguard d by the
discovery of these skoals can hardly
be realized without a glance nt the
char's affected.
An idea of the extent and variety
of the work done by a wire-drag)
party during a seasou in Alaska
may be obtained from Mr. Colbert's
statement that his season's work
covers 10 hydrographic smooth
ahfcets, 7 topographic sheets, 10
triaugulation records, 5'tiday mari
grams, and 3 current observatiou
volumes.
JUSTICE COURT FOR THE SKAG
\\ AY PRECINCT, TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, FIRST DIVISION.
VJ7. C. hargraves,\
Plaintiff,I „
; Suiii.noiiA For
vs" Publication.
W. L. STEVENSON, \
Defendant. /
To \V. L. STEVENSON, Defendant,
Greeting:
lu the uamo of the United
States of America, you are here
by commanded to be and appear in
'lie above entitled, court luolden at
Skagway in said Division and Dis
trict and answer the complain, fil
ed against you in the above en
titled action within thirty j(30)
days after the last publication of
this bummone, and if you fail'so to
appear, for want thpneof the plaint
iff v'Jl take judgment'against you
for the sum of Nine Hundred and
Seven'v five and 00-100 (975.00)
Dollars, founded upon an< account,
and will apply to the'court for
relief aa set out in the complaint
filed herein. jThe order for publi
cation of this summons was made '»
thsi court, on' the 25 day of Nov.
19; <5.
First publication Nov. 25, 191b.
Last publication Jan. 6, 1917.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto eet my band and aeal
this 25 day of Nov. 1916".
(Signed) EDWARD A. RASMUSON,
United States Conamis
sioner and Ex-Offlcio
Justice of tine Peace.
(Seal)I
11-25—12,2,9,16,2s,30—1,6.17. '
FLAHAR-TY'S
DISTINCTIVE PURE FOOD
CANDY OF QUALITY
THE SWEET SHOP
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwav No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fouutli' Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. suarp Vlsitiug brothers cordial
ly wt-K-cime. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Hecc rder.
Fraternal Order
Eaglet—
- Skagway Aorie
'' No. 25, I'Vatcr
iial Oiilev of
Ingles meets tlicj lirst and thiru
Wednesday night of each month at
tiiPii hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially invitc(d to
attend. L. E. Hudson, W. I'.,
J. M. Greisbach, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets; 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'ks. of each
montc. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
the .-Secretary.
B. P. O. EliKS
Skagway Lodge
NO. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday night
ht 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting: brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
r. J. VAWDEWALL, secretary
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
rneetfc in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. ni.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
J-ROraSSlONAL CARPS
DR. L. S. KELLER
Dentist
Mi«M Modjcra MetUiods
Office UmiTs: 9-12 a. ni. J-G p. »»•
Alaskan Ruildlng - - - - Ritoodway
SKAUWAV ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Scuttle)
Sp«vlallst in. tke tivaitnxm of
disease and deformities of tliq
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Offices Goldstein Building, Ju
neau. Alaska.
YV. B. STOUT
Attorney At L a w
Pradiro in all courts
In Territory of AUi^ka
HAINES ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of Juneau Alaska,
Dealers La
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
LEAD, ZINC, BACKS, RAf.S
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
R?»r of Splckett't Po«toffice
•tore.
J. IKUTA
MA TTFACTURINV.
TEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivor/ Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watch Inspector for the
VI. P. & Y^Route
Mail Orders iven prompt care
RAW FURS
WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOR PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Othkosh, • Wisconsin
Pacific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, L'et
ersbu.g, Wrange), Ketchikan,
Prince Rupert, Vancouver,
SEATTLE and TACOMA.
CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Yakutal, Katalla, Cordova,
Valdez, Seward, Seldovia
Steamihipi Admiral Evans, Admiral Vat
son, Admiral Farragat
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE Leaves Skagway
December 23, Jan. 3
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego,
If Your Ticket Reads PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the rery Best
San Francisco to Los Angeles Daily cxcept Sunday
For Full Particular's, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROH SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. S. JEFFERSON
December 2, 13, 26
TELEPHONE RO. fl«.
E J SHAW, A cent. 8KAGWAY.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
Canadian)
\PACIFILi
N&railway/^
iqi6 — WINTER — 1917
S.S. Princess Sophia
Dec. 21 Jan. 4 = 18 Feb. 1 = 15 J
To
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EAST
All Information From
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
FIRE INSURANCE
ON DWELLINGS
AT LOWEST ltATKS i'OIi
THREE
YEAR
POLICY
IN' GOOD STRONG COM TAN IKS
REGISTERED IN
ALASKA
AND REPRESENTED I1Y
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
LICENSED AGENT AT SKAGV.'AY
You make a mistake if
vou dr not stoo at
THE
Puilen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese ana
Buttermilk from our own dairy. ]
Fresh Eggs, etc
l
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up ^
Well Lighted, Large Sample I
Rooms for Traveling Men. |
H. S. PULLEN. Piop. I
Skagway. Alaska jj
GOING OUT
THIS FALL?
SAVE TIME
AND MONEY
" VIA GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC "
TWIN SO'IFVV STEAMSHIP
PRINCE RUPERT
LEAVES SKAGWAY
EVERY MONDAY at 11:00 a. m.
Prince Rupert, Victoria, Vancouver Direct
All Two Berth Outside Rooms Through Service - - No Change
Hot and Cold Kiimn'ng Water in Every Room
TRAVEL VIA
"TIIE SHORTEST ROUTE TO TPE EAST"
On The Finest, Surest, Swiftest Steamships on the North Pacific Coast
ON LUXURIOUS TRAINS OVER THE REST NEW RAILWAY EVER
CONSTRUCTED and SAVE TIME and MONEY
J. D. McAuiey
Trav. Frt & Pass, Agt.
Juneau, Alaska
W U. rowei]
Frt. & Pass. A^int
Plione 43, Broadway
Skagway, Alaska