LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. Matthew Sumter left for a
11sit in Seattle on, the Priacees list
night and VUI bo away qbout alx
^voeks. .,
The PrtacMa Sophia arrived in
port early yesterday morning and
sailed shortly after ten o'clock last
evening. She badr a fair passenger
ll3t and soma freight lor here. \
The .'reteater Redondo arrived In
this pert this afternoon. With a hi?
cargo for interior point. She had
l'>0 fceafl of cattle, 120 sheep and,
TO head of hogs, besides a large
quantity of ties and timber for tl*
White Pass and five automobiles
and a lot of gasoline for the
interior.
P. B. Sims, who ' will be remem
bered spent last summer in this
city as one of the 'White Pass cleri
cal force, arrived up on the Prin-1
cess yesterday and will remain hero
uutil time to resume his studies this
fa:L Mr. Sims is one of the popu-j
lar young man of the Skagway
younger social set.
Sixteen members of the Royal
.Northwest Mounted police. under
command of Capt. Bell of White
l.orse, arrived up oa th« Princess
yesterday and continued on over
the hill this morning. This contin
gent is being sent in to the Yu
iiosi to replace the man who join
tu the colors for overseas duty
with the Britteh armies.
1—French lf.a-uuUiiiiotor nuns, made l'or the use of the American miiy, being hauled by tractor to an American
artillery camp. 2—Disabled British tanks used as advanced observation posts. 3—MaJ. (Jen. N. Kihlkl, Quarter
master general of the Japanese army, who is investigating the work of the V. M. C. A. back of the lines In France.
P. F. Wr. Ix)wie, Alaska general
agent Tor the O. P R was a vtertor
in Sakgvajr over Sunday.
Complete Line of
PERISHABLES On
S.S. Humboldt
C. W. AsK & Sons
BANK of ALASKA
SKACWAY, ALASKA
AXCHOKAQK CORDOVA \VKANOEI<L
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
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,
OLDEST DfNASTY IN WORLD
Distinction U'idiL'btedly Beloncs to the
Reigning House of Japan—Began
With Emperor Jimniu.
The present Japanese dynasty Is
by far the oldest iiv the world, for
Yoshlhlto claims to be the one hun
dred twenty-second monarch of
an unbroken line, dating from the sev
enth century before the Christian era.
says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The
early history of Nippon, as recorded
in the holy hook, Shinto, begins with
the dynasties of the gods and is wholly
mythical in nature. The dawn of real
history begins with the reign of Jlw
mu Tenno, whose memory ts revered
today by all the sons of Nippon.
Jimmu tiie Great forced the savage
tribes to accept civil institutions and
extended his beneficent swny over the ;
entire country. He established his
capital at Kioto. He formulated a code
of laws, established courts, encouraged
industry, and laid the foundation lor
that marvelous advance made by the
Japanese during the nineteenth cen
tury.
The title of mikado, which means
"honorable gate," was derived from
Jlmmu. From the days of this ruler
Japanese power ip the Orient increas
ed. The successors of Jlmmu like
the great emperor himself, were wor
shiped as gods upon earth. Women
were not excluded from the succes
sion to the throne, and there are manv
famous empresses in the history of
Japan.
Osceola. Wis.—Mrs. W'illiuin Hole,
who lives on a farm near here, and Is
the mother of several small children,
has set a pace for war work.
Mrs. Ilale lost two fingers some Mine
ago and cannot knit, but a month ngn
! she took home from the lied Cross
rooms 25 hospital shirts. She brought
them back beautifully made and said
that as the spring sowing was coming
on and farm work would get heavier
as the season advanced, she would not
he able to do more than 2* pairs of
pajamas this time. She Is rwlclr-g on
the. last of these now, and 'he chair
man of the Polk County Woman's com
mittee wrote to the woman's commit
tee of the state council of defense:
"We women don't talk so nrseh of
how much we have done since this
Idea of doing things by the twenties
, ■"'111" v
AMONG TOMBS OF MONARCHS
Shaft Will Be Erected on Scottish
Coast to the Memory of United
States Soldiers.
Nature has built on several of Scot
land's western Islands great stone
shafts that nre viewed with wonder
and admiration; man has erected on
others tnuny columns and monuments
that are renowned In art and liiKt&ry.
To mention notable examples, the
natural may be seen In the basaltic
pftlnrs ot' Skye and Staffa. the artistic
in the memorials to Scottish, Irish and
Norwegian kings in the burying
ground of St. Columba's Isle, Iona.
There will shortly appear amid this
concourse of records a monument al
together uovel, a new-world monument,
by which America will signalize the
memory of her young soldiers of free
dom whom Germany's submarine dev
iltry drowned In the adjacent waters.
On this knoll a lofty monolith of Im
perishable granite will be raised in
honor of the brave who went to death
undismayed and self-controlled.
Islay was the chief seat of those
fighting chieftains, the lords of the
isles, who began In the twelfth century
their Incessant warfare with the
Norsemen, and the title of the Island
princes has descended to the Prince of
Wales. Quiescent past nnd stirring
present seem to meet on this pic
turesque Island. If the shades-of the
old-world kings ever visit the royal
tombs at Iona, they need look south
but 80 miles to see a towering sign of
the making of new-world history.
PLEA FOR "FOOLLESS" DAY
Movement to Abolish Stupid April Flrat
Jokes Surely Would Meet With
General Approval.
In connection with the movement ror
"less" days It Is up to some patriot
who has the highest Interest of the
nation at heart to launch a campaign
for a footless first of April.
Individuals, like automobiles, are not
foolproof, and Mr. Absent Minded, who
from time Immemorial has been a
much-fooled man on the fatal day,
would rise up and call congress bless
ed, Instead of calling the members
thereof names, as he now does. If that
body would busy Itself with legislation
abolishing the April-fool Jokes that
wreck tempers, ruin dispositions and
work havoc generally.
On the other hand, Mrs. Absent
Minded would probably fight to the last
ditch against any curtailment of the
privileges of jeering derisively at her
husband when fie nuts salt in his cof
fee, cracks an egg which proves to be
only u shell, finds the lining of his
overcoat sewed up, picks up some stage
money on the doorstep and starts to
work with a box of soap camouflaged
as candy in his pocket to munch after
lunch.
As a result the sons of dignity win
probably have to endure the annual
disturbance of their mental equilibrium
In order to keep peace In the family.
Man Dumb From War Now Talks.
Parents of .Walter Jones, a soldier
of Olpn Cove. L. I., who has Just re
turned from France, answering a tele
phone call from New York, beard the
voice of their son. whom they sup
posed was dumb as the result of shell
shock. In the trenches In France n
shell exploded within a few feet of
Jones and he became unconscious.
Several of his comrades were killed
by the explosion. When Jones re
gained consciousness he was denf and
dumb. He was sent back to America
for treatment and on the ocean trip
homeward the vessel",was attacked by
a submarine. The excitement of this
shock Is said to have restored both
his speech and hearing, . ' ' •
• Mother never made better ice
cresflb than that •which is served
bv Keller Bros, at their KlfilUry
soda fountain. Have yott tried it? <
THE NEV/ 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 $10.7$
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
I
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
jr.
Saturday and Sirriday I •
B. A. Rolle presents Ethel Barry more in'
The Awakening of Helen Richie
A plcturizatlon, of Margaret Deiand's novel of the same name.
FIVE ACTS j S jjj i;I
L! 11^ ! l"" t THE} RUNAWAY—Comedy.
Kuala by Violin, Pi*ao and Drum#. • I !' ! 1 ! '• (
8-30 "H-m. Sharp Admission 25c. lOo
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmonica of Alaska
Charley Karaman, John Clecak, Proprietors t
/ Where Yon Can Get WJiat yon Desire Cooked as it Should B«
We Make a Specialty of lSanquets aud Private Dtimer Parties.
A Refined and Comfortable Piece for a Supper After1 to Show
or Dance—Service in Cozy Private Booths if Desred.
A LEFT OVER SALE
For a quick disposal of the remaining stock of Dortero & Sod
1 am going to place every article in the store on sale
Beginning Monday, May 20th
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 retail at le«s
than cost while they last.
TONY DORTERO
SEATTLE SAILS FOR
9KAGWAY AND WAY PORTS j
.Seattle, June 3. —; Tie City of
Seattle sailed from) this port Satur
day morning at 10 o'clock and with
this sailing inaugurated the summer
scnedule for the Pacific Steamship
company. The Seattle will make
regular ports oU call enroute to
Skagway, in addition to which. she
will call in, at William Henry Ba\
and Chilcoot, and o nthe return
trip win go v£a Sitka to Seattle.
James Lyle, Laurence Graft, H.
B. Ravens, G. A. Dessio, J. F. Ki
dal, J. P. Rathlbane! and 'wife, Mrs.
W. W. Olark, Fred Floyd n*d
L'oyd Clark are the passengers
booked through, to Skag-iay.
PROMINENT! SEATTLE NEWSPA
PER MAN DEAD
Seattle, June 3. — C. Harrison,
circulation manager for the Post
intelligencer died at his home in
this city yesterday as thta result
of a sudden attack] o£ apoplexy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Crawford
vere passenger eoirthbouudi on the
Princes? lasjt night for Vancouver.
MAY ARRANGE SHOOTING
AFFAIR FOR SKAGWAY
C. A. Carman, Bill Herger, C. C.
Mills and Jo© Cod'ham, a Quartette
of commercial advocates arrived on
the Sophia, and Will go over the di
vide when conditions are favorable
for their further flight down the
"V ukon. Three of the men are well
known and< their coming in the >
spring is always, looked forward tO
Oy hundreds of friends.
Mr. Calliam is new; in the north,
hut as he is onie of the crack
shots of Canada and rep reseat*
the Dominion Cartridge Co., and; *»
one of his duties will Boon be
numbered among thie good North
erners.
Efforts are now) being made here
by advocates of the gun, and riffle
to have hI'm give an exhibition of
marksmanship and tt ia heli««d
that the people of Skagway will
have an opportunity of seeing Mr.
Cadham shoot.
Yoa are invited' to visit Keller
Bros ice cream, kitchen at any time.
It is always in & strictly sanitary
and orderly condition. Thoa» who
° aut the best ice cram know that
K B.'s have it.