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EDITORIAL
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CLEWS REPORT
The financial markets presented
evidence during the earlier days o
the week of a tendency oa the
part of some of tae large interests
to r.ike profits that hud accrued as
th» resuit of the recent sustained
rise la *ue Stock Exchange price
level. Veiling of this character,
uuuaturally, served as a temporary
check upon the enthusiasm and
strength that so distinctly were, the
features of the preceding week. But
definite weakness, however, didl not
develop. Neither was there a cor
raBpoutiiiJg reaction in the volume
o" business. Th9 market seemed,
for fhe moment, to have lost its
sparMe and declined moderately, a
change suggestive of a necessary re
adjus'm^'it that did not essentially
alter more distant prodpects. That
such a view was justified was indi
cated 04- the sharp and general ad
vances that subsequently took place
Fundamental conditions have not
Change-1. Our national activities
are experiencing the stimulus; of
admit'-J inflation. Gold that is
not needed Is coming forward in a
s'eady stream in. partial payment
for the products of American fac
tories. These are being manuSac
turv.1 at suchj favorable prices that
" >y leave large profits, not alone
iu the hands of the manufacturers
but in those of labor and of all in
terests connected with; them from
th«- yoint of production to that of
final delivery abroad, including
land aud sea transportation, insur
a.ir-c and other charges. I
Thus money 's circulating free
freely and is available for luxuries
and necessities ::t home, in this
wa; becoming responsible for a
donestic demand of a magnitude
<iuite in keeping with that from for
t'sn sources. Eventually a severe
check must come to this nationwide
inflation. When it will occur must
b• governed verj' largely by the
duration of the war and! the con
ditions that will confront the world
at large after the present stupen
dous massacre Jnds. At the mo
ment, unfortunately, there is but
slight encouragement for any erpec
tation that peace is in sight. In
turn tnis suggests an absence cf in
duceine^ to believe that the in
flationary movement «o whicW I
have ju#t referred is culminating.
.More likely will it proceed still
furth er and in the long run include
to a more general extent than at
preseut securities as well as com
niodi'ies in its influence. The
iron and steel industry never has
been so active. A local trade in
duct ry never has been so active. A
local trade authority, reviewing
steel trade conditions, declares
at the drift not only is toward
higher prices but toward greater
difficulties in. delivery.
The situation, it adds, is that
Furore will take whatever amount
c* steel American mills will agree
♦o deliver when wanted, and that
domestic buyers are providing, for
their wants in the first half of
1917 at prices they were unwilling
consider two months ago. Con
sumers are acting on thei more
definite signs that witl* Ihe war pro
loaged into 1917 the steel mills of
the country will continue to have
chcose between buyers. Trade
authorities as a whole seem to
agree with this view. An almost
identical position seems' to apply to
copper and, in fact, tfr- nearly all
of tho various divisiens o£ the
Photo by American _
Preia Awoctatlon.
Fleets of Swift Battle
. Cruisers, on Both
Coasts Our;Best Means
of Defense
)
2 : By Rear Admiral R E. PEARY, Chairman
Aerial Coast Patrol Commission
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UNTIL we have U least eight thirty-five-knot battle cruisers (two divi
sions of fouy each, armed with sixteen inch guns) in the Atlantic
and an equal fleet in the Pacific Quy coasts anil coastal cities will
not be safe from ATTACK AND RAID, ALMOST AT WILL, BY
THE SWIFT BATTLE CRUISER DIVISIONS OF A HOSTILE
POWER, NO MATTER HOW MANY BATTLESHIPS WE MAY
HAVE. ....
For the United State# more than for any other naval power a swift,
powerful and homogeneous battle cruiser fleet in each ocean is a sine qua
non for our naval supremacy and for the safeguarding of our extended
coasts from ruinous and humiliating attacks and raids.
No number of battleship* within reason will protect our coasts from
raid and damage by an enemy's battle cruisers unless wo have a sufficient
number of battle cruisers ourselves.
No one interested.in imnjfipg our country against attack can object to
building more battleships if they are built in addition to a sufficient num
ber of battle cruisers.
But I submit for the most earnest consideration whether it may not
be most unwise at present to build battleships at the expense of battle
cruisers. We now have a considerable number of battleships. We have
no battle cruisers.
A HOSTILE BATTLE CRUISE* DIVISION WILL BE A DEADLY MEN
ACE. THE ONLY ANSWER TO IT IS A SUPPICIENT NUMBER OF BAT
TLE CRUISERS OP OUR OWN.
metal market, which is represen
tative of industry as a whole
The national political campaign
ii beginning* to attrao* attention ks
a market factor of importance.
Ti»: tariff is being accepted' from
the market sandponit as the chief
feature of contention, and the ptros
ptct of thf- rival candidates, bo
fa- as many of the Industrial stocks
.ire concerned, acquire lmpovtancq
in proportion as theyi suggest the
auction of a high or low) tariff
advocate with' a National leglsla
*u p> so proportioned asi to support
him Our country is very fortun
a-» this> year in havlngi a choice be
wtpn two such good' candidates,
■aen who already have Berved the
t*eO( ie and who are well known by
the'r acts. It also is pletmnt to
retail thlat the campaign Is not
or.t o* freak Issues represented by
various "ismsr' that hare been
»u^i disturbing features of preei
itatial campaigns la the past.
GREEN SHELLED FLEAi
Tiny Parasite* Thai Attaok Na*»ty AH
Fraah Watar Fish,
Scarcely any species of fr«Jh water
ish Is free from Hie attack* of the lit
tle disklike fish flea. Its flattened, green
ish body being pressed cloae against
the sklc of the Qsh.
The so called flsb louse fa neither Sea
□or louse, but a member of a simple
group Ot crustacean#, well known to
naturalists for the parasitic habit of
most of its members.
It Is far from baring reached the old
mate degeneratloa of tbo ebroolc par
aslte, however, and often forsake* Its
victim to enjoy the pleasures of the
free. .• ..»•;» jc
I bare watched the fish fleas during
these excursions Into the open water,
apparently engaged lu th^ir.gambols—
tiny greenish disks dashing hither i\nd
thither in direct course, diving audden -
ly downward or upward or turning over
and over la a series of rapid somer
saults. which have been reckoned to
number some bnudred a minute, v ,
Should a Qsb Sea wish tu rejolu a
host It approaches until It Is caught
up In the swirl of water which accom
panles the movement of the fljh, and.
so soon as It touches. It Uys quick hold
upon the skin of Its victim by a pair of
peculiar sucker organs, placed on the
under surface near the mouth.—London
Tlt-Blta
VAST AREA OF TEXAS.
Soma of the Magnlfloatrt Dlatancaa la
tha Lone Star Steta/
Those who live In the eoat and north
have lKtle or no conception pf the mog
nlflcence of distances In 'Hexaa. Here
are Just a few figure? that will help to
illustrate the vastness of area of tbe
Lone Star State,,
The distance from Houston fo El,
Paso by the nearest raU rcrate Is 838
miles, which la only 114 miles less tfean
the distance from New York to Chi
cago, 04T nailee.
It is 820 miles by rail from Ban Anto
alo to El Paso. This U H4 ' miles
greater than the distance from Chicago
to Pittsburgh. . .
The distance from Echos Tee the
most eastern point on a direct railrbcd
route, to El Paso, Is 944 mllea, srx: three
miles less than tbe dl.ttanee from New
York to Chicago.
The distance from jBnjwnsvflta, TW-,
on the gulf coast, the easternmost
point on the Tex as-Mexican border, to
El Paso, the western terminus of tbo
border. Is more than 1.200 mile*. This
Is greater than the distance frotSj Ni*
York city to Tampa. Tift., of to Spring
field. I1L It la greater than the dis-1
tance from New York to 8t Louis by
140 miles.—Philadelphia
Diana of Ephesua.
Ephesus was one of tbe twelve ionic
cities of Asia Minor and was situated
in I^-dla, near the mouth of the riTer
ray«trufc AwurfllflJI to Jfntboi H.W5S
re undid" by AndrocITtersoiror 'Codrii3.
fl ultimately came Into possession of
the Romans, and In the time of Au
gustus it was the greatest place of
trade of all the cities of Asia west of
the Taurus. St. Paul resided there
three years, but the destruction of its
greet temple by the Qoths III 200 A. D.
gave It a blow from which It never re
covered. This \vm the f.-itnous temple
of Dla.ua. Near the western extremity
of the town are still to be seen some
massive structures, which have since
1888 been carefully excavated. It is
now certain that these stand on the
famous temple site.
Joss Sticks. .
Tlie composition of the candles called
Joss sticks, which ure used lu all the
religious ceremonies of Buddhism, for
a long time remained a mystery, the
preparation of the sticks being Intrust
ed to certain persons chosen from a
limited class. A French chemist, how.
evpr, learned the manner of making
Joss sticks In Indo-China. A stem of
bamboo Is rolled lu a preparation con
taining fourteen different odoriferous
drags, two of which are significant as
showing a knowledge of chemical aad
physical properties. These are aco
nite, which serves to protect tlie sticks
against the attacks of rats and mice,
and camphor, which causes them to
burn steadily without being periodical
ly extinguished.
His One Regrst.
"There's no use trying to deny It," re
marked Mrs. DeTiatt. "this Is the worst
cook we've had yet There positively
isn't a decent thing to eat on the table."
That's right." rejoined DeFlatt
"But," continued his wife, "there's
one thing in her favor. She can't be
beat when it comes to washing."
"Pity we cau't eat the washing,"
sighed the hungry husband.—Chicago
Neves.
Would Help Some.
"What—er— what sort of a part haa
she la your show? Do you think she'll
please the audience?" be queried anx
iously.
"She ought to. She gets billed In
the first act," replies a sister contem
porary.—St Louis Post-Dispatch.
No Chance For It.
That sensation, said to be the finest
lathe world, of finding a two dollar bill
la an old vest never happened to us
and aever will. When we are through
with a vest there are no pockets or
any lining.—Kansas City Star.
• • • At the Home Plate.
Th» Catcher—And how do you like
married life, Jerry? Shortstop (newly
wed)—Well, Jake, she's Just like an
umpire. She never thinks I'm safe
When I'm out—Puck.
, I .....
] Encouragement after censure is a§
tuft sun after a shower.—Goethe
j Do Not Meddle With Your Ears.
Whatever plausible reasons laymen
may have for treating some diseases,
they should not meddle with the ear.
It Is a very sensitive and delicate or
gan, peculiarly liable to serious Injury
through the manipulations of men and
women Ignorant of it3 anatomy, func
tions and pathology. Judicious treat
ment Is most Important, but it is better
to.let ear troubles alone than to seek
the aid of Aunt Sanmntha or take the
tdvice of some officious neighbor.—
Volta Review.
A Philosopher Hobo.
Woman (at back door)—And do you
want employment? The Hobo—Lady,
I know you mean well, but you can't
make work sound any more Inviting
by using words of three syllables.—
Puck.
Modern Designation.
i "Are you a hack writer?" asked the
who hasn't much tact
j "No," replied Mr. Pen-viggle. "I
couldn't make a living loafing along
Ilka a hack. I'm a motorbus."—Wash
ington Star.
* fraternal orders *
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond *att fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. snarp. Visiting brothera cardial
1 y wt-K-cime. W. L. Stevemsoo, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Uecc rder.
Fraternal Order
Eagle^—
Skagway) Aei^c)
No. 25, FVater
nal Oilier of
ingles mcjecs uic| nrst ana uiiru
Wednesday night of ea<'Ji luonlthj at
tneji- JiuJi on, Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers coatiioliy invitejd to
attend. li. E. Hudson, W. 1*., J.
K. McAlisWr, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
Whitf} Pass Lodge!
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'gs, of each
nioiuE. visiuflg urotners are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Addrees all communicationa to
the Secretary.
, B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 421. B. Y. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3d Tburt
2^ day at 8:30 p, m.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
T. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretory.
Pioneer of Alaska. Igloo, No. 12,
meets in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
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❖ PROFESSIONAL CARDS *
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DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Mo*t Modern Mcttlio<ls
Office Hours: 0-12 a. m. 1-0 p. m.
Alaskan Building - - - - Bitoadvay
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sp»viali£t Jil the troajtmcpit of
disease and deformities of the;
eye, ear, nose fuid th!roat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice in, all courts
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES .. ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co. i
of Juneau Alaska, «j
De&lers 1*
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
1EAD. ZINC, SACKS, RAGS
ROPE, SCRAP IRON 4
Roar of Sptokett'a Ptwtoffice
store.
J. 1KUTA :
MANUFACTURING *
JEWFLF.R;
WATCHES&CLOCKS J
•
Curios, Ivor y Carvv gs e
Indian Baskets »
®!
China a.id Cut Glass J
Official Watci Inspector for the v,
W. P. & Y. Route J
Mail Ordcrr iven prompt care ».
RAW FURS«
WE PAY 5
HIGH ■ PRICES j
FOR FINE FURS t
—_— ^
WRITE FOB PRI'JF LIST J
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Percey's Fur House I
Othkoth, • Wifcconsin ft
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Seattle, Tacorna, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
. ^ ^'*5' Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave SkagLUay
j s. S. SPOKANE October 6 18 30
! S. S. City of Seattle October 13 25
Connects at Seattle with through passenger ateamero.
congress, governor, president and queen
Sailing Monday 11 p. m. and Friday at 11 a. in.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to nil points in
United States and Canada. 1 folders and full particulars,
address 1L G. WEIR, Agent.
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phono CO. SKAGWAY.
608 Second AveL, Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROn SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S.S. JEFFERSON
Sept. 8-20 Oct. 2
(Sailing of Aug. 25, Via Sitka)
S.S. ALAMEDA Sept. 25
S.S. MARIPOSA Sept. 18
Por WESTWARD PORTS
S.S. ALASKA Sept. 5
S.S. ALAMEDA Sept. 17
S.S. MARIPOSA Sept. 11-29
Aiameda and Mariposa to Anchorage and Way Porta.
LIELEPHO-Vr mo. «n. R ,! sbAtt. Agent, SKAGWAV.
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Steamships
PRINCESS
ALICE
PRINCESS
SOPHIA
TWO BERTH
ROOMS
WITH
DOUBLE
LOWERS
Skagway To All Sound Points
Every Thursday at 7 P. M.
September 28, October 5-12-19-26
REDUCED THROUGH FARES TO EASTERN TOl^TS
Clos=! Connections with Daily Throrgfh Trains To
Chicago--Toronto--.\lontreal
WE WILL TICKET YOU TO ANV DESTINATION
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt.
Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAI
PHIL.
ABRAHAMS
FIRE INSURANCE
COLLECTIONS
CONVEYANCING
GENERAL AGENT
Established
1807
624 Fourth Avenue
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
You make a mistake if
vou df not stoo at
THE
Pullen Bouse
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each flooi
Famous for its Home Cooking
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese anc
Buttermilk from our own da»v.
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men,
H. S. PULLEN. Prop.
Skagway. AlasLe
GOING OUT SAVE TIME
THIS FALL? AND MONEY
" VIA GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC "
TWIN SCSEW STEAMSHIPS
PRINCE RUPERT s PRINCE GEORGE
LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY SATURDAY P. H.
For
Prince Rupert, Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle
All Two Berth Outside Rooms Through Service - - No Change
Hot and ("old,Running ^ ater in Every Room
TRAVEL VIA
"TnE SHORTEST ROUTE TO TEE EAST"
On The Finest, Surest, Swiftest Steamships on the Ncrth Pacific Coast
ON LUXURIOUS TRAINS OVER TI1E liEST NEW RAILWAY EVER
CONSTRUCTED and SAVE TIME and MONEY
J. D. McAuley W* G. Powell
Trav. Frt & Pus. Alt. Ph™£P"Vrffi.J
Juneau, Alaska Skagway, -Alaska