FiuUUhtd 1898 OUtd D»3y ■ AUila ^
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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION
Governor Strong, la a proclama
tion published iu today's issue of
thf Dally. Alaskan, appeals to "the
farmers of Alaska and the citi
zens of the respective towns" to
.Tecjgnlze the responsibility put
uaon them by the present crisis and
to help safeguard the Territory and
'he nation by so Increasing home
agricultural products as to lesseo.
importation, of such commodities
in'o tne Territory..
"There i3 imperative need," the
governor says, that "every available
;>.ot of gTound should be utilized in
the production of foodstuffs." Ser
vice of this sort is declared to be
as "truly patriotic as that given
by thn men who bear the brunt of
battle."
This may be a prosaic way of dis
playing one's patriotism, but it is
au effective way. Armies will be
useless unless they are fed.
ALASKA'S COAL
Through tLe Alaskan bureau of
the oeattle chamber of commerce,
much publicity is being given to
the development of Alaskan coal
fields.
Since congress authorized^ con
struction of the government rail
road March 2, 1914, the bureau
says: ! •
"Much cf the road hag been clear
ed aad graded, and regular service
established from Seward, on Resur
Tcc'ion Bay, to Kern Creek on. Turn
asain Arm.
"Mruanuska coal tested recently
1 v tv? navy department was found
e'luc.l to the better grades mined
f.-i the Pennsyslsvania and West Vir
p-inia bituminous jelds. The firs*
rniuc opened in this district, known
.'s the "Doherty Mine." is at Moose
Creek, a point of the Matanuska
brauch line, 60 miles distant by rail
from Anchorage..
"A 150-foot shaft sunk there has
eTD?sed a vein of unusually fine
coal, and 60 tons are turned out
every 24 hours, evem under the
presput limited conditions.
"This Doherty mine is operated
l'udtr a special permit issued by
Secretary Lane primarily for the
purpose of obtaining coal needed as
''.:el for locomotives, steam shovels
and other engines used in connectiij
■vi'i- the government work.
"Before the opening of this mme,
tb» commission had been importing
such coal as they could get from
Pugef Sound at a cost from $16 to
$13 oer ton delivered at Anchorage.
Matanuska coal now sells in An
chorage at $S per too. .
"A second mine has been opened ]
a* Moose Creek and quite recently J
a third at Eska Creek, 6 miles north
west of Mooss Creek. Here too the
cral Is of excellent quality, and sev
eral veins are now being worked.
The branch railway under construc
tion at this point will enable mine
utumtmtmumtuti
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: Alaskan Press |
THE HOME PAPER
"Wo wiab every citizen la town
to subscribe to the Prospector. In
tnese days of high prices it ia vit**1
that our citlaens give their pap«r
all tha support possible, that we
may keep up with the world's hap
penings and give tnem a better pa
cer from their support.. An Al
askan town without a daily- paper
is a back-number, a has-been, and
denotes that it is not progressing.
Valdtz has had a daily paper for
mani years now, and if we should
drop lack into a weekly our people
would miss their daily news more
than soey Imagine. While ao pa
per la the Territory can expect to
do more than make a living until
after war prices have ceased to pre
vail, they are at least entitled to
make a living out of their Invest
ment. Alaskan towns have much
better plants than many cities out
sids and Alaskan publishers give
their readers a much better news
service, considering the support the]]
receive. We should bo pleased to
see every business In the city re
presented in our advertising col
umns. >,
—Valdez Prospector.
HAS PAID THE COSTS
The First Division of Alaska has
developed herself, such as she is,
practically without help from the
National government. In addition
to that she has contributed to the
other Alaskan Divisions. On the
other hand there have bean millions
appropriated for wagon roads and
♦rails irom the Federal treasury
for the o'her Divisions, and many
mora millions far railroads. That
does nof mean that the other Divi
sions should be made to develop
themselves as the First Division is
doing, because Nature h-as done
more for the First than, for the
others. But it does suggest that the
First should not be asked to con
tinue surrendering mogt of the re
serves from her resources to the
remainder of the Territory.
—Juneau Empire.
FOR WAR BREAD NOW.
Could Save 125,000,000 Bu«h«l« of
Wheat • Yoar, 3aya Vrooman.
A suggestion that American millers
might render a great public service In
the campaign to prevent a war short
age of food by converting Into flour a
greater percentage of milled wheat was
made In an authorized statement by
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of
agriculture.
"No step could do as much to In
crease our food supply immediately,"
wrote Mr. Vrooman, "as to put the na
tion on a 'war bread' basis."
He pointed out that, while the pres
ent milling standard in this country
converts only about 72 per cent of the
wheat berry into flour, England has
adopted an 81 per cent standard, Italy
85 per cent, Switzerland 80 per cent
and France 77 per cent, and all of the
belligerents are making bread from
wheat flour mixed with rye, bwley,
corn and potato flour.
"Now, before necessity pinches us
these are facts which should be consid
ered in all their possible practical bear
ings," he said.
SNOW MELTS, TORRENTS
FLOOD ROADS IN YUKON
"Arrivals from the various creeks
rfiDoi* the 'water now rushing down
the liills everywhere at a lively
rate,'* says tine Dawson News. "At
seme of the points it ia turning
down the roads. One of the ar
rivals says:
'"Wherever the water ia taking to
the roads it is cutting them down
rapidly, especially on tna steep hill
sides. Now js the time for men to
be placed on the roads to divert the
wat r arid to save the surfacing
which already has been, construct
ed."
owuers to install heavy machinery,
and will make possible the produc
tion and shipment of 100 tons of
coal daily..
"Id addition, to these large mines,
which are just at the beginning of
their development, small mines
are being worked under lease. The
government will lease, free of
charge, coal landc of 10 acres or
le??, and the opportunity thus of
fered Is attracting numerous small
operators."
Tbo Pacific coast has heretofore
it* f*s best coal from the gast, Aus
'railia and South Africa. Opening
ir> of Alaska's fields will make It
independent of foreign countries
for its coal supply.
According to the Pacifies Builder
and Engineer, the big industries of
tho Pacific are already "bombarding
ths territorial authorities with re
quests for information and tie day
is at hand when Alaskan coal will
find itself ia active competition withl
the world's finesst.'' | , • J j f (m*
RUTH LAW.
America's Champion Aviator,
Who Has Offered to Fly
For Old Glory.
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Beware of Oin^ents for
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as mercury will surely destroy the sense
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the mucous surfaces. Sneh articles should
never be used except 011 prescriptions
from reputable physicians, n the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from iliem. Hall^
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu
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timonlals free.
Sold bv Druggists. Prlcc 73c per bottle.
Take Hall's i'awlly Fills for constipation.
—Advertisement.
80FTNESS OF SEALSKIN.
b Rivaled by Human Hair w Bers
Dandruft lit Eradicated.
Sealskin Is admired the world over for
Its softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hair Is equally as soft and glossy
when healthy: and the radical cause of all
hair trouble Is dandruff, which is caused
by a pestiferous parasite that s.:ps the
vitality of the h..'.. at its root. Newbro's
Herpicide is the only prt-parnllon that Is
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—Advertisement.
WOMEN'S WOES
Alaskan Wosnen Are Finding Relief
At Iiast
Ii does seem that women have
mor" thAn a fair share of the
aches and paina that afflict hu
manity.; they must "keep up,"
mu attend to duties in spite of
constancy aching backs, or head
9cht-s. dizzy spells, bearing-down
jains; they must stoop over when
to stooi moans torture. They mus
wait and bend and work witfc rack
in*' pains and many aches from
Kidney ills. KeeDing the kidneys
W6ll has spared thousands of wo
men much misery. Read what one
woman says.
Mrs. M. I. Davis, 296 Weddler
3*., Portland, Ore., says: "For
vear I had a great deal of trouble
with my abck and kidneys. Sharpr
pains would catcb me and it seem
*•* as '* my back was giving out
co m My kidneys acted too fre
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Dcan'g Kidney Pills rid me of the
prjas. My back got strong and well
and mv kidneys became normal. I
hav<> had no severe attacks of that
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Pile® 50c, at all defers. Don't
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brothioriiopd. —
Camp Bkagw&v No. 1.
A. B. m&ota every sec
ond aiitl fouirtli' Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. slwrp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly w.s'cme. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Hecc rder.
Fraternal Order
liaglefj—
Bkagwiij- Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
—urai aiia uJiiTr
Hedsectlaf night of oach month (tt
UiWi hall ou Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers COIrdMljr lnvltod to
J. M. Qieislmcii, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secrotaj-y.
P. & A. »1.
White Pass Lodge'
F. & A. M. No. 1131
tneet« 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
©i oncn months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMEo WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkagw&y Lodge
No. 481, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday night
&t 8:00 o'clock.
Visitintr brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J. VAdJDKWALi., Secretary
Ptpmier of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meets In A. II. Hall first Monday In
ewery month at 8:80 p. m.
VteltlDg Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
P. H. Doree, Rcc. Sec.
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