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EDITORIAL
IIHilll.lv COS! OF KEADINtt
The fifty-two numbers of Power
which make up a yeaj's subscrip
tiou weigh about fifty pounds. At
the cu riant rate of a cent a, pound,
we pay the government a half-dolla
a yea»- to get Power to the subscrib
er. _• |
Ou December 9, the House Com
mittee eu Post Offices voted to in
clude as a rider to the Post Office
Lijll an amendment, fathered bi
lled csentative K.utdall, of Cali
fornia, applying the zone system, as
used for the parcels l>ost, to sec
ond-class mail matter. The propose
rates ci chajge are lc per i>ound up
'o ouu miles, 2c up to tJOO miles,
Jo up to 1,000 miles 4c uj> to 1400
mile?, i>c up to 1S00 miles and 6c
•above that distance. This would
make the cost merely of getting
Power to .the dis'ant. subscriber
turee dollars per year, or a dollar
iii'.re 'iian the subscription price.
A nation can be no better or
greater than its citizenry, in self
preservation and selt'-goiei-nment a
nation must foster the literacy and
intelligence of its people. In a
republic compuleory education is
held to be uecessajy that the peo
ple may be qualified for self-govern
meat. Hut. schooling—the learning
to r^ad and write and cipher—does
not furnish the requisite knowledge
or develop the necessary int 1 is e ace.
It supplies Dimply the meaus, the
tools by which one may ucquire
knew ledge and wisdom and keep
himself iu touuh, with affairs. De
prive even a college graduate of his
uews|iai'€T, of liis technical maga
zine, the re-cord of steps in the
wcrlds development and the utter
ante' of experts a.nd leaders of
thought regarding them contained
in current literature, and his value
*-<5 a ci'izeu would Imj seriously im
paired.
It was recognition 01 iujs lavi
that <he fathers, when the needs
of rho Dostal service were much
more limited tha.u now, decreed the
flat rate of one con* per pound for
•periodicals. The rt-sult has been a
diffusion of printed thought und
i: formation that has brouj^ht to tha
dweller in the most remote hamlet
the means of entertainent, culture
find increased efficiency. There is
no dr ubt that because of this aVuud
na» gupcly of inexpensive vexing
m iteriai th© American people are
'Vter informed, better qualified to
express an opinion upon the ques
tions of the day, better equipped
and more efficient each in his own
line of eudeavor than they would
have t«en without It.
It was a far-sighted. iong-ihended
move. It did what it was expected
to do *o an unexpected degree, and
i s usefulness and potency are ex
tending as the organization of in
uustrv and society becomes more
complex and the need of universal
understanding and general discus
sion of important Issues becomes
more urgent, as the desirability of
the higher efficiency arising from
*he wider diffusion of technical
knowledge lncreasca.
What is the rea30ai for changing
Jt?
The Tost Officio Department is
In no financial straits. It made
ciorey last year according to the
x?S<*rt J?f the Postmaster General.
Is theT© not as much reason for
zoning the letter mail?
The cost of the service rendered
br "»e Post Office Department in
getting a magazine to its reader is
not pr< ix> rt ion a] to the distance
1
which tie magazine is transported.
Tjie costs of weighing in, getting
the magazines trajisported jirom
uc&» office to train, properly, routed
and stowed ayay iu its proper car,
oi trails,port from oar to post office
a' the end of its journey, distribut
ing. sorting and da livery are the
sane whether the magazine goes
acrcss the country cxr across the
land. Th^ cost «f tike actual haul
age aut1 bo small as compared with
tiio a.-gregauj of these other costs.
'i'he railroads handle coal for less
•han half a cent per ton-mile. An
additional cent a pound foir a 400
mile zone is ten cents a ton-mile fox
fii'j average distance.
Are the readers of papera and
magazines distributed by msUi pre
pared to give them up or to pay
doable tjie price far them? That
is the main issue.
Shall the current literature of
the country home be reduced to a
Sears-Itoehuck catalog and a
.Farmer's Almanac, or shall it en
joy the present wide; selection?
Are the trades and industries to
bi deprived of the advantages of
the>r specialized literature and the
reported activities of technical, com
mercial and other societies restrict
ed to tliosg a'iiicii can stand a
haulage tax of ten cents a oar-mile?
Your congressman has this mat
ter before him for consideration no^
Urox> h'm a note and let him know
what you think of if.
This means YOU!
It means that if this amendment
goes through, we cannot eeud Pow
er at 'he present price more than,
three hundred miles from New York
City.
It means the same thing for oth
er uublishers and their publications.
It means a higher cost for all
your periodical reading matter es
cort your local pacer.
Aril it offers you no com
pensating advantage.
Send that note to Washington,
NOW!
XHE TUESDAY CLUB
A numbed of the "hikers" who
composed the Tuesday Club of last
$un-nitr, met lust evening, and de
cided to continue the organization,
and to make it a permanent fea
ture of Skagway. A committee was
aut>ointed to arrange a social "get
together" evening; Tuesday January,
the 23, tiiy meeting t« be held in
the lecture room of the Presbyter
ian Church. A committee of three
was appointed to develop and Bug
S*st a set of rules, and to out
line the hikes und trips for the
coming summer.
Everybody interested in out
door exercises is invited to attend,
the social evening' and to join the
cl.ub. 11 is probable a small en
trance fee will be suggested, and a
suitable pin or badge adopted. The
olub will probably be so arranged
that tourists and other visittons in
Skagway can go with the members
on their regular outings.
WOMEN'S WOES
AIa>k;.u. Women Arc Fueling Kelief
At Last
It seems that women have more
'than a fair share of the ach.es and
paiLS that afflict humanity; they
aiua' "keep up," must attend duties
>n spite of constantly aching tacks,
or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing
down pains; they must stoop over,
when to stoop means torture. They
must walk and ben4 and work with
racking paiiiig and many aches from
kidney ills. Keeping the kidneys
well has spared thousands of wo
men much miserj-. Read what one
[ woman says.
Mrs. M. I. Davis, 296 "Weidler St.,
Portland, Ore., says: "For years
I had a great deal of trouble with
my hack and kidneys. Sharp pains
ttould catch me and it seemed as
if my back was giving out on me.
My kidneys acted too frequently,
causing much annoyance. Doan's
Kidney Pills rid me of the pains.
My back got strong cund well and
my kidneys became normal. I
have had no severe attacks of that
kin'* since."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
tba* Mrs. Davis had. Foster-mil
btirn, Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
(Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan)
The Vancouver Sua ol recant dalq
says:
^iot&ing is known, at the looal of
fices ol' the White I'asa & Yukon,
line ol' a statement yuJjlislieU in
Victoria ;ui*i Vancouver to the ef
fect that their raies trom Vancouv
er to Alaska would Luj increased. Of-j
licialj, state that so far ag they
know the rates will not be changed/!
next year.
The misunderstanding appeaie to
have arisen as a result c>f the in
tcnticn of the various steamship
Une~ to apply, for higher r^tes. They
claim tQ be operating al cost and
making no profit no xnattter how
many passengers they oa'nry and
general increases in passengfer lares
were under consideration.
Owing to the decision of one of
the American lines to allojv its
•rates to remain unchanged foir the
present the wholq thing fell thru
and it was decided to take no ac
ticn towards increasing tlie fares
for the present.
Tiie White Pass & Yukcai vail-way
operates ill connection with other
lines running gteamers to the north.
If tue steamship lines )ida. raised
their rates the White Pass & Yukon
would naturally have been obliged,
to add a similar amount to *heir
round triu and through fares.
As the steamship lines are not go
ing tj charge higher prices there
will be no. need for the White Pass
& Yukon to do so; and officials
say they know of uo intention to
alter the rates. That apparently
is the explanation.
Certainly, they say, there is no
intent-'on of altering th© fares in
Alaska.
The plan have been completed for
the two new steamers to be built
for the Wliite Pa,ss & Yukon line
for service on Lake Atlin. One of
the vessels will be a steruwhieel
cra.'t, IGo feet long and 35 feet
beam. The other will be a twin
screw vessel, 90 feet long and with
1>S feet beam.
H. Wheeler, gene.-al manager of
the White Pass & Yukon Route, ja
'■ere today conferring with) Eddie
Farr, local manager for the system.
Mr. Wheeler confirmed the news
that the White Pass people will
build a stermwlieel steamer and a
gasoline vessel for Borvioe up north,
but corrected the impression that
they would be steel vessels. The
boats will be of wooden construc
tion and, therefore, cannot be built
Iu Vancouver and shipped north, in
sections. However, the line will
clace contracts here foa* lumber,
•hardware and other materials.
HKltl) OF FUR SEALS IS
A VALUABLE U. S. ASSET
(Geographical Magazine)
The most valuable herd of ani
mals that any government of the
world possesses is th.:il of the fur
seals which roam over the eatern
side of the North Pacific ocean
and return for breeding purposes *o
the Pribilof islands. After being
sadly decimated by indiscriminate
slaughter at sea, the herd has been,
rapidly recuperating under th© in
fluence of an international agree
ment, and soon the fur seals may De
as Lumerous as jvihen they came into
l>c.ssesssion of the United States gov*
eminent with the purchase of Alas
ka.
The fact that the only land to
which these animals ever resort Is
two islets in Bering sea belonging <4
the United States gives our govern
ment a claim to possession such as
is exercised over no other wild crea
ture of water, laud or air.
In the summer of 1916 more than
100,000 young seals will have been
added to the Alaskan seal herd,
whose total strength will then be
unward of 400,000 individuals of all
classes. For some years only a lim
®tcr» number of seals have been
utilized for the foc-di purposes of
the natives, but after the present
close^'ime law expires in 1917
there will be available for commer
cial use many young male seals,
which add nothing to tho reproduct
Ive capacity of herd and may
prcperlv he utilized for t eir skiu%
and otner products.
...Specialty Candies...
Flaharty's Premium Bon Bons and Caramels 50c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Chocolates 60c lb.
Flaharty's Famous Nut Chews 40c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Peanut Crisp and Taffies 40c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Hard Candies 35c lb.
Flaharty's Mexican Pe-can-ola 60c lb.
Flaharty's Dainty Cream Wafers 35c lb.
THE SWEET SHOP
* FRATERNAL. ORDERS *
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fouirtli! Tues
day eve®iog at 8:30 P
Visiting brothers cordial
ly wiv'ocane. w. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Uect rder.
m. stiiirp.
Fraternal Order
(. Kagl«^—
Skagwaiy1 Aeria
No. 25, Frater
nal Oiiler of
hogies meets tliej first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
tnrii hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing bruthlers cotrdiallj' lnvitcjd to
attend. Ij. K. Hudson, W. I*.,
J. M. Greisbacb, Secretary.
nionto. VisitiSg brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Addreea all communications! to
the Secretary.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'gs, of each
B. P. O. ELKS
8kagvay Lodge
No. 1131, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
^ &t 8:00 o'clock.
TqpVArSjg" Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
T. J. VAtfDEWALL, Secretary
Plpnfisr of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meetfe 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.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
l)It. L. S. KELLER
Deaatlst
Must Modjera Metthods
Office Hours: 0-12 a. ni. 1-0 p. tn.
Alaskan Building .... Biioadway
SKAWWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Spuria] 1st in the trea|txwpit of
disea/*e and deformities of Ibq
eye, ©nr. nose and throflt.
Offire: Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pra<tice in all courts
la Territory of ALa»fca
HA1KKS ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co.
of J an os a Alaska,
Dealer* la
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
J EAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAG8
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Roar of Bplckett'a Pomoffice
store.
J. IKUTA
MA .OFACTURIXv'
JEWELER
WATCH ES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivor/ Carvings
Indian Baskets
China a.id Cut Glass
Official Watcl Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Order? iven prompt care
RAW FURS
—. WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOB PRICE IJ1ST
Percey's Fur House
Oihkosh, • WUconnin
Pacific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet
ersbu.g, Wrangel, Ketphlkan,
Prince Rupert, Vancouver,
SEATTLU and TACOMA.
CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova,
Valdez, Seward, Seldovia
Steamships Admiral Evans, Admiral Wat
son, Admiral Farragut
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE Leaves Ska gway
January 14---25
CALIFORNIA ROUTE!—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's.
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Reads PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Best
San Francisco to Los Angeles Daily except Sunday
For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROH SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. S. JEFFERSON
January 20
TELEPHONE KO. M.
B. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
igi6 — WINTER <— 1917
S.S. Princess Sophia
Jan. 18 Feb. i - 15
To
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EAST
All Information From
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
FIRE INSURANCE
ON DWELLINGS
AT LOWEST RATES FOR
THREE]
YEAR
POLICY
IN GOOD STRONG COMPANIES
REGISTERED IN
ALASKA
AND REPRESENTED BV
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
LICENSED AGENT AT SKAGWAY
You make a mistake if
vou df not stoo at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own dairv
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PI JLL£N. P.op.
Skagway. Alaska
S A ILINGS
FROM SKAGWAY
S. S. PRINCE JOHN
10 a.m. Every Alternate Saturday
JANUARY 13th, 27th - FEBRUARY 10th, 24th
MARCH 10th, 24th
TRAVEL VIA PRINCE RUPERT
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
—VIA—
"A SERVICE THAT CAN BE RELIED UPON"
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
J. D. McAuley
Travelling Agent.
Juoeau, Alaska
W" G. Poweii
Frt. & Pass. Agent
Plione 43, Broadway
Skagway, Alaska.