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EDITORIAL PAGE
UOOD TIMES
From every point uf the compass
cuuie reports similar to those re
cently made by mercantile firms,
bauks c.nd manufacturers to the ef
fect t&at tile tide his turned and
last, busiuesa. has resumed some
thing ci its old-time activity. Times
are better. There are fewer unem
ployed. There is f-'r less suffer
iu»; from uoa-eaiployment than
there was a year ago at this
tlaie. Everywhere this year there
wtftf fewer hungry meu at the free
Thanksgiving dinners.
The outlook is refreshing. All
cuies teport a livj Christmas trade
and in many places prosperity su
per'or to that ever before enjoyed
is described. Euoru'.cus crops the
country over have gl\eu the faviueis
a new grip.
Til* railroads arj jammed with
freight. Thet steiuship lines caa
uot i <'eh up with rhe business that
is offered. .Mines are active, even
Colorado, long ia the dumps, re
porting the thrill oX large demands
af gci ! profits.
X* looKs like a bright Christmas
seuaon. It behooves us to do our
Chris'.m_s shopping early.
POINTS i.\ phesidents
MESS.Vl.E
Doctrine of Pan-American ism pro
claimed as full partnership of
Western hemisphere nations iu
world affairs.
Administration's Mexican policy
praised.
Passion of American people for
peace asserted.
National defense program outlined,
including plans already published
by Secretaries Garrison and. Dan
iels.
Legislation for government-owned
merchant ships recommended as
necessary to national self-effi
ciency and self-security.
State d/ ihe treasury discussed and
internal taxation proposed as
rneaus of providing money for
increased naval and military es
tablishments. Taxes on incomes,
gasoline, autos, fabricated iron
and s'eel and bank checks and
extension of war revenue bill and
continuance of present tariff on
sugar recommended and sales of
bonds opposed.
•No serious breach of amicable rela
tions between this and other coun
tries in prospect, according to
president, who is sorry to say
that gravest threats against na
tional peace and safety have been
uttered within our own borders.
Laws urged to curb acivities of
plotters.
Hecommendations include rural
credit law; Philippine and Porto
Rico bills; conservation legisla
tion; federal aid to industrial
atu vocational education, and
creation of commission to inquire
into transportation problem.
Supplementary message on commer
cial conditions likely after war
and legislation that will be neces
sary promised.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in orde^ to cur-* if you must take in
ternal remtdi-M. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the best phy
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. It Is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two infT°dlents !s what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo, O.
Soli by Druggists. prl>'e '56c
Talc* Hall's Family rills for constipation.
CRIMINAL CHAKUE
LAID AGAINST
CLL'U IN VALDEZ
Criminal proceeiiit'gs lia.ve been
instituted by District Attorney \V.
X. opcuco against tho Tillicum
' club at Valdez and its officers,
charging tliem with violating the
j law iu selliug liquor without a
license during 1914.
| Thu Tillicum club is a social
orgauization, and prior to the re
fusal of tho court of appeals to
grant re-hearing iu the case iu
which it was held that a social
club would have to secure a re
tail liquor license before it could
sell liquor, it had a bufut as many
' me us clubs everywhere have.
However, the bufi.-t w.is closed im
mediately when the court decision
become final.
The Valdez Miner says that Judge
F. M. Brown, of the Third Division,
will be disqualified to try the
criminal proceeding lecause he is
a member of the club and was a
member at the time the alleged
cffense was committed, and it
says Judge Robert \v". Jennings will
be ;isked to hear the case. Judge
Charles E. Bunnell is also a mem
ber of 'he Tillicum club.
SEV.AKD ELKS ODSEKVE
KEClJ.AH MEMORIAL DAY
Thj resident Elks of Seward ob
servtd the Elks' Memorial day by
a[>i>roi>riate services ou Sunday,
December 5th. Tho list of the dead
consisted of only one member of
the order who has been a resident
o' Seward, James Uminci Fitzpat
riek, a member of Cripple Creek,
Col., lodge and for 12 years a resi
dent of Seward. The names of
47 Clks appeared ou the program
us»;d on the occasion, five of them
tei:ig members of Juneau Lodge No.
420—J. J. Finnegau, John Noon, C.
i S. I'atton, L. V. Hay and Frank
Watson.
J. \V. Pritchetc, of Skagway
Lo<*j;e Xo. 431, was chairman of the
committee of arrangements.
JEWS ltAl.SE MONEY
FOR R.YCE IX ASIA
New York, Dec. IS—The Jews
in the United States have contribut
ed $1,301,000 for the relief of mem
ters of their race iu the wa* areas
and in Palestinee.
ONX.Y OW: "flror.-o ftuinire, itiat !i
L,axative gromo ^diiiinc
Cures a Co'd in One Day, Gr'p in 2 L«yo
V $J °n bo:" 2*~
\Q- S*.kshr&?S£*''
EVERY OWNER OF
A DWELLING
Should Have
FIFE INSURANCE
Now is the Time to Act
Reliable Companies are
Represented by
PHIL ABRAHAMS
Agent
4th Avenue
SIGNIFICANT SIGN
IN GEN. v.OtTHALH'
OI JmCE AT PANAMA |
Iialtiuiore, — "Life is Od.o Damn
slide altar uiiother" ig the sign, that
greets the visitors to »M,aJor Ue».
GoeUnil's office iu the Caual Zone,
according to Dr. Joseph T. Stug
wald, Jr., associate lu economic geo
logy at tho John Hopkins univer
sity, w lio has juat returned from
a Bt-veu months' tour of South and
Central America and the West
Indies.
The sign originally was printed
"Thing" in tho place of "Slide,"
bui, following tho closing of the
canal by the tremendous earth
slide, the governor of the zone,
and the engineer iu chief of the
caual changed the wordiug. Ac
cording to Dr. Singwald who Is a
geologist of wide experience and
h:t3 made a minute study of rock
formation at Zion and Gold Hills,
which rise on each side of the Cul
ebra Cut, the caual will not l>o
clear of obstructions for several
| years.—New York World.
HOOKWORM HEM'S OUT
WEALTHY chinaman
Sr.ii Francisoc, Nov. 29—Juet as
the immigration authorities on
Angel island we<°« about to comply
today with a recent order of tie
secretary of labor to releaso Ng
Shung-Yee, sou of Ng Kuon-Tong,
president of the Chinese Six Com
j panies from detention, staff physi
cians declared that the young uiau
was suffering from Lookwonu and
the order of release wag counter
manded. Commissioner of Immigra
tion Kit ward White said that Ng
Shuug-Ye© wtts confined in tho hos
pital and that he would be held
pendtt g further correspondence por
tuiuiug 10 his case with tho de
partment at Washington.
MAX* i>IAMO.\S AND
SOME CASH TAKEX
Seattle, ecD. 2—Two armed man
entered the jewelry store of K. B.
Wes* & Sonst on First avenue,
near Seneca, street, at y o'clock tais
morning, overpo-yered a cU>rk, H.
S. Anderson, tied hint to a table and
valued at $1500, and $600 in mon
fled with two trays of diamonds,
ey, which they took from the cash
drawer. The men went in the di
rection of the water front, and had
disapeared beforo Anderson was
able to give the alarm.
NO SLIZIRES OK
GRAIN TRADE SHU'S
Ottawa, Dec. 1—.Sir George Fos
ter, Canadian .Minister of Trade
and Commerce, today deuied at
Montreal report that the govern
ment has coinandeered the freight
ers of the Canada S. S. Co. for
the transportation of the comman
deered grain. Sir George said
tlia- the lake freight will be dono
along the usual lines and that the
British government is handling the
ocean part of it.
"I Don't Feel Good"
That is what a lot of people tell us.
Usually their bowels only need cleansing.
• (StderdLie/1
will do the trick anil make you feel fine.
\Ve know this positively. Take one
tonight. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Wir,. Brltv
W -LIAM ELLIS COREY.
N-w Steol Combination
F -med With Him ns Head.
NEW BROKER MAKES
FORTUNE IN STOCK
New York, D0c. 13—W. P. Staf
ford, a former curb broker, who
has been elected a member of the
New York Stock Exchange, la Baid
to have made a fortune in Mid
vale Steel and Kcnaecott copper.
He is only 30 years old and a
few ysars ago was a "-miner" for
a Stock Exchange firm.
Yes—We Have It
And wc honestly believe that
Hair Tonic
is the best hair tonic on the market
60c a bottle. Sold only by us.
Wm. Br in.
F. Sc. A. M.
Whlto Paw Lodge
F. * A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d ar>0 4th
3M. HT'gs of each
monili ViB.uofe brothers a-re wel
come t'h.11 Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. WhoelT. W. M. j
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
era cordially welcoma.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R
F. J. V AN DEW ALL, secretary.
Fraternal Order
i Ea«lee—
Skagwaj Aerie
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
tjiigiee meets the lim'. ana uura
Wedni-sday night of each month at
their hall ou Fifth avenue. Vletting
brothe.-a cordially iarited to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Mc
Alist .r. Secretary.
Arctic BrotJierhi-od.—
Camp Ska^Tva t No. J
A. B. meats every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day otonl»g at 3:00 p
m tnnrp. visiung Droixeni cordial
ly welcome, a. J. Achesoa, Arctic
hlof, \v R. Hlllery, Arotlo Re
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska
capital $dO,COO.OO. Surplus, $20,000.00
B.;M. bEHHENDS. R.WILLI? GUY M-NAUGHTON.
President Vice Pret. Cashier
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Dec. 2-13
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