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"OLD GLORY"
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"America For Americans"
I FOOD WINS THE WAR j
DON'T WASTE IT
WHY 1 OOl) SlUSTITCTKS AKE
HIGH
Skagway, Alaska, Feb. S. 1918.
Bditcr Daily Alaskan,
Dear 3:r:
Please tell us why substitutes for
wheat flaur aud fat have gone up si
much higher, such as corn meal anil
crisco. There is the largest crop
of corn iu the history of the coun
try and lots of cotton seed.
And oblige,
A SUBSCRIBE!
SUbSCRIRKR: This is a ques
tiou which Hoover could answer
more pearlv corrrect than ourselves
however, we have enquired and will
give von trie result of our findings.
To bo brief, the government con
trols tap price of some commodities,
sugar and wheat flour, it does not
control corn meal and other substi
tutes except it says dealers must
make only u reasonable profit. Corn
meal always has sold higher than
wheat, and the same percentage of
higher selling jfrice holds good to
day.
More :a detail, before the recent
Order tha' wheat and substitutes
should be sold on the plan,
wholes* le dealers had only 15 per
cent ss mary substitutes on hand
as wheat flour. The government
order, which came without warning,
called for 50 percent. Therefore
one hundred ten million people over
night rslled fcr 35 percent more sub
stitutes than the wholesale houses
had on har.d. What was the re
sult? To protect themselves, whole
sale houses shot prices of substi
tutes ?kv high; it iis the inevitable
law of economies, supply and de
mand. « 4,'
There is a law of nature which
in substance says that whenever any
system is subjected to stress, it
will so move as to remove that pres
sure. This law applies to every
thing, ani carried to infiniity may
even explain the reason for waT. Bu<
it also applies to food. When the
demand was greater than the supw
ply, the price went up. hence reliev
ing the stress. The people iimme
iliately protested. Again the law
was eilled into action, and whole
sale houses sent order upon order
to the farmer for more substitutes.
3ut, at the time the government or
der was Issued, transportation was
blocked by overwhelming) governmet<
* uainess, and by the worst storms
fop year3. Hence the price re
mained high.
There is another law which ap
plies *o food stuffs as well as to
other things. Certain goods are na
turally grouped into families, the
same as certain chemical substajices
are grouped into families, such as
the chemical Halogen family, com
posed of iodine, chlorine, fluorine,
aad K-^cSi member ox this
ALASKAN DOGS USED IN VOSGES MOUNTAINS
Alaskan huskies being used to transport luurnunltlou to the first lines ii:
the Vosses mountains. These dogs, many of them from famous teams, wen
sent to France in the early duy9 of the war.
chemical family, when subjected to
similar conditions, behaves alike to
a largo extent. Likewise, grain
foods, which compose a family, be
have aJiko under similar conditions,
and when one food article in this
family advances in price for a just
reason or because someone Is spec
ulating in that article, the tendency
for the vhole family is to advene
In frice. That may help to ex
plain the Teason why all the substi
tute foods are higher In price.
Xov, here is a rather startling
point, and it comes close home to
our farmers, who are the back-bone
of the laud. Whenever a commodi
ty is In great demand, the natural
tendency of the Yankee is to make
a little money. When it was founi
the .United States had the greatest
corn crop ever in its history. the
farmer was swamped. However, a
government order saved the day fot
the farmer, causing the people to
use the mos* corn iu the history ol
the nation and to use less wheat
than ever. The natural law again
worked, wheat went down and com
went u'. What did the farmer
do? Tne same as any other Yan
( kee would do under normal condi
tions. He had an. eye for business;
he didn't give a whoop about sell
ing wheat, but raised the price ol
com and is doing his best to sell
that . There was money in corn,
and not in wheat.
In general, these facts apply to
fats, erisco. and other high priced
good. Exports of lard in 1917
were tremendously niore than in
1916 and other years. This has
caused the price of substitutes at
home to go up. It is a question
|o£ economics, supply and demand,
and a careful consideration of the
I-aw < f Stress and mentioned in this
article will explain the advance in
j price . f many food commodities.
YOl'R CItOSS AM) MY CKOSS
(Chicago News)
Your bov and my boy
Ar.d how they go today.
I Fro^3 your homo and my home
To the trenches far away!
Brave lads and trite lads
They never think o£ fear;
I Young men and strong men—
| We hold them all so dear;
And Lhe cue cross, the Red Cross,
the cross for me and you,
Wf>'ll succor them in every land
'nea'h the red, white and blue.
I You- heart and my heart
Throb as though to break,
j While vour hands and my hands
Garments of comfort make.
I Your tcoughts ajid my thoughts
i Following them each day;
jTc vour God and my God
For them we fondly pray;
i And the one cross, the Red. Cross,
"ihe cross for you and me
W"1 soci-or them in every land
'neath the red and white and
blue.
Your focd and my food.
Wo now must guard and save
j T'.i;• t your flag and my flag
May ever proudly wave.
| Y nr sold and my gold,
| Of it we freely give,
j'l bL't vcur son and my eon
la foreign climes may live
, Aud ihe cue cross, the Red. Cross
the cross for you and me
Will succor them in every land
'neatb the red and white and
blue.
Simpla Cure For Hiccup*.
Dr. P. B. Aquino of Buenos Aires re
I ports in the Setnana MeUica a case of
severe hiccoughs that resisted all treat
ment for twenty-four hours, but that
yielded at one" when the man's eye
tails wore passed.
RESPECT YOUR PROMISES.
Therefore Do Not Make Any Unlace
You Can Kce;j Them.
I Keep your promise*, so don't make
any you can't till.
Dou't make any in conflict with
agreement*.
i Neglectin;: the exa t terms of a defi
nite promise is often a very serious
3 thing.
The keeping of promises In businesp
transactions is the "sheet anchor" ic
the establishing of credit among one's
business associates.
The world of business phu-os great
value on promises.
Not only in all business transactions,
but in everyday lire, the keeping of
promises should be iook»d after with
care.
I Whatever you do. kenp your word,
for the man who brei!;s his promises
even In little things Is sure to break
them in the more important ones.
It is a good plan when making a
promise us to appointments to Jot
dowu in u memorandum book the
man's name, so that no mistakes can
be made.
It is a question of obligation that is
not canceled until It is paid.
The man whose promise or word can
be rolled upon is the one whose lnflu
| ence is farreaching in any community
or In any business.
Keep your promises, so don't make
any you can't till.—New VorU Mail.
Hotel Jokes.
Man ito hotel cierkt- flow much are
your rooms? Clerk—Two dollars up to
twelve. Man—How much are they up
to half past nine?
Another Man "to nnnher hotel cl;>rk)
—Give me a room mid a hath. Hotel
Clerk—1 can give you a room, but I
haven't time to give you u bath.
And Now He's Firod.
"What do you mean by whistling like
that in this office?" demanded the mer
chant.
"Well. sir. I thought I'd like you to
know that I'm bearing up cheerfully
in spite of my miserable salary," an
swered the clerk.—Newark i£agie.
Hoped For More.
Mrs. Chestnut—Who was that man I
saw you with yesterday?
Mrs. Walnut-That was niy husband
"Oh. your last husband?"
"Don't say the last. It sounds as if
you were trying to discourage we."—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Modem Plows.
The modern plow was a Dutch inven
tion. Englishmen and Americans hare
made many Improvements in this im
plement. but for many years the Dutch
plow led the world.
Weeping over lost opportunities is a
mistake: the tears may prevent you
from st*eit)ir others that are coming.
IN THE PROBATA COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT HAINES
BEi'ORE J. J. KENNEDY, U. S.
COMMISSIONER AND EX-OF
FICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
In »hc Matter of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the final account G. W. Hlnoh
:uan administrator of the estate of
J. E. Reynolds, deceased, has been
rendered to said court, for settle
ment, and the 11th day of February,
1918, at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon has been duly ap
pointed aa the time when, and the
court room of the above entitled
court ,a« the place for the settle
ment theerof, at which time any
persoa interested in said estate
may appear, and file his excep
tions in writing to said account
and contest the aame.
Dated the 8th day of January,
1918.
J. J. KENNEDY,
Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
11-18-25—1-8, | 1
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♦ FRATERNAL ORDERS +
Arctic! Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Vlslt
j lug brothers cordially -welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic Chief.
I William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Older
Katies—
Skujjway Aorle,
No. 23, Frater
nal OltitT of
meet tlie first and tUl*xl
I \V'-<ine8day njght of each uuuitln at
tfieir liall au Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited to
atteud.
Joint M. Keller, W. P.
J. M. Uriesbach, Secretary.
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P. ii A- M
\Vi1it4 Pas# Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet# 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
| 01 eu-ua moauis. Visiting Brethren
I ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
i JAJiH.3 WALLACE, Secretary.
B.P. O. KLKS
Skajw&y Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meete every
j Tkurgday & 8:30
1 "KiSEHjaj p. m. Visiting
I broitera oordialiy welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. R.
r. 1. VAtfDKWAUL, aeci «t*ry.
Plonf-er of Alaeka Igloo, No. 12,
! meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday In
! every month at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially rrcl
i come.
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P. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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' 8KAOAVAV ALASKA
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W. B. STOUT
• Attorney At Law
Prat tlce in all courta
In Territory of Alaska
j HALVES _ _ _ _ ALASKA
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Why It Succeeds
I Becausc It's fop Ono Tiling Only,
And People Appreciate Tills. :o
Nothing can bo good for every
thing. j '
Doinn one thing well brings buc
c ss.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is Tollable evidence of their
worth.
Wm. A. Quayle .prop., electric
motor repair shop, 991 Harrison St.,
San Francisco, Calif., says: "I was
troubled with my kidneys for about
two months. The kidney secretions
were profuse and highly colored
and I had to get up fouT or five
times at night to pass them. r
worked in a lead mine a number of
y-ars ago and I think that was the
cause of my trouble. I became wor
ried and 'went to a drug store and
asked for the best kidney medicine.
| Doan's Kidney Pills promptly re
moved the trouble with my kidneys
and I have had no sign of Jt since."
OVER A YEAR LATER Mr.
Quayle said: "Never in my life
have I enjoyed such good health as
I am now haying. I give Doans'
Kidney Pills all the credit for they
rid mo of kidney trouble."
j Price 60c, at all dealers.. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
ge* Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Quayle had. Foster-Mll
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J. 1ICUTA Proprietor
Is temporarily closed, and dur
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the large
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VAULT
will be in Kirmse's Store.
For any information see Wm.
Wright, at Kirmsea
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admla
18tared o> sugar. Acts almost In
stantly. The prescrlptioa of
aa onlinent physician. Keller
Bro» The. aaa-Tox Drug Store.
Catarrhal Deswiess Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, ae 'hey cannot reach
the diBeasi-cl portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that la by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness .s «msed by an in
llained condition oi the tnucous lining of
the Eu8tac.ii!:i '"ube. Wi.en this tube Is
lntlam« d you have a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and wbeu It is entirely
closed. Deafnrns is the r««ult. Unless the
inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness arc caused by catarrh, which is
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall e Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All Druggists. 76c.
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gTW - fgm of the urinary trart.
J Puinlea*. mr-poi*o::ous
■ Hin and will not et-icture.
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