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EDITORIAL
TTOPl.V* TO UK S.MASHKl>
Secretary of War Weeks has ciis
tovered a Utopian state *hat cu~t iIn.
American taxpayers ivO.l'UO a year
He promises to Knock it out. as h(
should, be more I •: >is. in govern
ment. Assured!*.* i • !uit :i:; bene
ficiaries of the v.-rot - ••ondition wil
argue that there any goifi reasor
for the favorism *hown civilian em
ployes of the gov-- ,:mont stationec
in the Panama Canal zoae. And
their arguments »i!! not :o fir will
Mr. Weeks who has r.iade ::p hi
n.ind to joarnev dov 11 '1 • -e id r«a
edv the evil.
When the govt r . tto:it i!.r' • '
ident Roosevelt uuder'ooK The i»:.k
ing of the Panama canal inducement
had to be offered people to gj then
and engage in the w.jrk. It -"as at
unhealthy place, barren of comforts
reat sacrifices were called for 01
the part of the canal-building forc-'s
Hut while the canal was being 'mil
conditions improved Tue zone i:
now as healthy as any spot ou eartl
and the dweller there enjoys nil thi
comforts, conveniences and acces
sories of pleasure that are to b<
found anywhere in ti e I'nited State.
There is no reasoa why life shoul(
be made especially "soft" there uow
Yet civilian entpi 'yes of the govern
raent in the Canal Zone get 23 pe
cent, more pay • aan similar employe:
in the I'nited scate*. tree domicile:
and all repairs made by I.andlort
I inle Sam: their food, clothing am
other subsistance is supplied at ac
tual cost, medical treatment is frei
and they get til) days' leave ever;
year.
The Utopian state which Secretar;
Weeks will change is a striking ex
ample of a common failing of gov
eminent. Jobs and conditions of em
l'loyment are fixed and then they ;>ri
forgotten, though the necessity fu
the places and the conditions sur
rounding them may cease or change
With "more business in government'
on the Harding-Weeks plan uselosi
jobs will be searched out and abol
ished, special privileges that cost th(
public money will be eradicated. Thi
people's servants will have to eari
their pay. it is a good policy, and it
striking contrast to the way in whici
affairs at Washington have been con
ducted in recent years.—Ks.
W ORDINARY QI EEN
Since the Uohenzollerns and tin
llapsburgs were deposed, there ari
few despotic monarohs left thi
world. Cut it comes as a revelatioi
that popular rule has been so wel
established in countries still govern
ed by royalty that members of th<
king's family so to the polls and voti
just like other subjects, and tha
their votes count for no more thai
other citizens' in determining the re
suit of the election. - At least such <
situation prevails in Belgium.
(Jueeu fclfizabeth, says a c.ible dis
patch, cast her first vote there the
ether day in the communal elections,
taking her turn wlt'i the pocrJy
dresstd citizens of Brussels and. re
feslrg to accept a hotter place in the
line which was offered her.
We someti:u»3 wonder w&y tbv
pe< pie of western Kurope retain the
ra-j.'h^chical for', of government
V. rh royalty b;-cu;,tit to yielding
self-determination to its subjects,
and claimiug no givutor voice tn an
election than the humb'.est citizen, it
is not so hard to undin'stunl.
As a tiuie-honored institution roy
alty is likely to be tuh-ruietf in these
countries so long as the monsrehs
do not come Into 'onflict with the
will of the people. If they should
attempt, however, to arrogate to
themselves any of their ancient pow
ers their tenure of office probably
would be abruptly terminated.
WHAT IS MATTEU WITH FAlt
WEST TdUnSY Sl'XSET
San Francisco, May 19.—Scientists
have proved that a certain moun
tain in California is sliding off its
base, is moving north at the rate of
a foot a year. Durirg the last ten
years, the old world likewise has
slid off the base upon which it was
resting and is traveling no one knows
where, at a terriffic rate of speed. Na
turally. this shifting of the founda
tion in Europe, this breaking up of I
ancient empires and this crash of so
cial systems cannot bo without effect I
upon the new world, especially upon|
the newest part of the new world,
the far east.
What effe.t has the world catacly
sm had upon the far west? What I
happened in the far west between |
li'lO and the 1920 censuses, during
tl:c deca.le which produced more fun
damental changes ail over the world
than any other ten years in history?
Has the far west been vitally in
jured.' are its industries suffering?
What are the prospects in the im
mediate and remote future?
From Seattle, come reports that a ]
newspaper has found it necessary to I
bewail the death of optimism and to
preach to its readers a revival of the I
old "Seattle Spirit" as a" condition,
without which business cannot re
vive.
On the other hai <1 in Los Angeles |
thousands are unable to obtain pro-j
per quarters and >ho housing famine '
is becoming more acute, even tho i
the total volume of building exceed
ed JCO.OOO.flut) in 19X0.
What is the reason for these con-J
trusts? Why is one part of the I'a-1
eific Const apparently in sackclotii j
-• i:< 1 ashes while another part seems I
To lie riding on the < rest of a wild
J!.(i.:n? What is going on in the cop
j per camps of Arizona and I'tah?
J What h.f happened to the dry farm
| o'S who rushed into Montana lour
I years ago?
| Why is the lumber industry depres
sed when the count r> is short two]
I million homes
j To answer the< oi: -lions, to ar.
j :tlyze conditions Intel! entlv. to size
j up t;:< siti.atii u as It exists. Sunset
- ! its ::_ging Editor,
i Walter \Y Woehlke. on a tour cov
j e\e:;. part of the 'far west.
I from lieto .Viaska His obser
! vat ons will appear :n a series of ar
| iicles :«»slna?ns in the June issue He
j .'ii! tell the ; lain unvarnished truth,
vithont attet.'pt to ■ onceal shortcom
ings or to ! ids r >- ant facts As the
writer of S :::sct • editorial section.
"Ti.e Pulse nf the Pacific." Mr. Woe
hike is recognized as an expert in
economi*" i with special re
f"re:u ■ to the v, ■
i;i<; i'i:< i'I'i rs ron
NEW SOI Til W.VI.FS
Nov.- York.—Hope that the United
States would stand with England in
I backiutt Frarce in i:s determination
to secure fall reparations from Ger
many was expressed by Premier John
Storey .of New South Wales, who ar
rived yesterday aboard the steam
ship Cedric en route home from Eng
land.
The government of New South
Wales, the premier added, has plan
ned the building of a bridge across
Sydney harbor, a three million
pounds project, and the construction
of a subway system for railway
tramway and vehicular traffic to cost
six million pounds. American con
tractors would be asked for bids on
the latter project he said.
i.ko\.\hi> wood
II \s \.\ltflo\V escape
Manila, May "3.—General Wood,
had a narrow escape yesterday. The
automobile in which he was riding
plunged down an embankment into
a river near the city. The driver j
lost control of the machine.
Philadelphia Bird Seed is the pro
! per feed for your Canary. Fresh
'supply jusl received at Keller Bros.
For all favors let us glvo thanks.
The Alameda and City of Seattle will
arrive in Skagway the coming week.
Mr. and Mrs. Poulter, of Iiondon,
England, were Golden North quests
and left for the south on the Prin
cess Mary.
Miss Kay Ellis, of Seattle was an
arrival on the Princess Mary and for
the present she will make her home
at the Pullet! House.
Sergeant and Mrs. Helms are now
keeping house in the Uault cottage,
ou upper Seventh aveum, Mrs, Iielir.s
having arrived from the States on
the Princess Mary.
Major X. A. D. Armstrong and Mr.
and Mrs. Kingscole were arrivals on
the Princess Mary and were guests
of the Puilen House until Tuesday,
when they left for interior ponits.
Mrs. E. E. Keynoldsou was a pas
senger north on the Princess Mary
from Seattle and will be a guest of
her sou and daughter in law Mr.
and Mrs. I„. E. Reynoldson for sev
eral weeks.
Today—Friday—A. J. Achison. of
Rlack Luke ranch, brought a duck
egg to town that weighs eight oun
ces. This egg was laid by one of Mr.
Acliison'a Peking ducks that is not
vet a year old.
—-o—-1)—u —
Herbert Wheeler, general mana
ger for the W. P. and V. H., came
north on the Princess Mary and will
make his home at the Golden North
hotel for the season. Mr. Wheeler
went to Whitehorse this week on a
visit of business.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman E. Iteyuold
son are rejoicing over the advent of
a little daughter. The little girl
was born 011 Thursday, May 26th.
Or. A. P. Hawes. of Whitehorse.
was a dinner guest on Saturday of
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Telfer.
E. J. White, of Douglas Island
News anil the Whitehorse Star was
a passenger to Skagway from Juneau
on the Estebeth and was a nuest of
the Puilen House. Mr. Whlio will
leave soon for Whitehorse where he
goes on !>u>in'%ss
Many are preparing for the King s
Birthday celebration to he held in
Whitehorse on Saturday May 2Sih.
You may find many dainties for a
lunchen : t" take along by attending
the Cooked Food Sale at the Social
Center 0:1 Friday from three to five
o'clock.
Mr. anil Mrs. John Newmarrh, of
WliiteHors.' who spoilt the season in
soushern of California al'd til©
Hawaiian Islands, returned on the
Princess Mary and were guests of
liie tlolditi North until train t'ime
Monday. Mr. Xewmari;!i is manager
of the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
at Whitehorse.
M. E. LeBlane. representing the
New York Life Insurance Co., came
to Skagwav this week from Haines.
Mr. BeBlanc Is here in the interests
of iiis company and will leave soon
for the interior returning to Skag
way sometime in July. While In
town Mr. LeBlane is a guest of the
Puilon House.
Oscar Agell, B. Agell and Harold
Bergman were passengers to Skag
wav on the Princess Mary and they
are bound for interior points. These
three young men have recently come
froii Stockholm, Sweden, and after
a season in I'ovjolstoke, B. C.. where
Mr. Bergman won the championship
as fastest ski runner, they came
north. They are guests of the Pul
ler. House.
Oh Thursday, Mrs. R. Ci. Henry,
assisted by her daughter, Mrs. E.
H. Owen, invited in a few of her
friends for afternoon tea. The
Attests passed the afternoon with
their sewing. A very delightful
luncheon was served. Those present
were: Mrs. Moffat. Mrs. J. H. Rog
ers. Mrs. Kenneth Hanan, Miss Elsie
Goodger, .Mrs. E. L. Winterberger,
Mrs. Charles Curtis, and Mrs. (;. J
Far well.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDonald,
of Tread well, returned on Tuesday
from a visit in Whitehorse and Car
cross. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were
entertained at dinner while in White
horse by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Phelps.
There were present also Dr. Culbert
son_of Whitehorse and Dr. L. S. Kel
ler of Skagway. After a short stop
at the Pullen House, Mr. and Mrs.
McDonald left on the Estebeth for
their home.
After Wednesday, June 1, the Pub
lic Library on Broadway between
Sixth and Seventh avenues, will be
opeu every afternoon, Sundays ex
cepted, and in the morning on
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Miss
Floris Clark will be librarian. There
will be a rest room with paper, ink
and pens for the accomodation of
tourists. Everything will be done
for the comfort and convenience of
those who call.
O. E. Stringer, Bishop ofthe Yu
kon and Mrs. Stringer arrived on the
Princess Mary from a visit in east
ern Canada and other eastern points
of interest and were guests of the
Pullen House until Monday morning
when they left for Carcross. At this
place Bishop Stringer will inspect
the Native school, Cbootula, a few
miles from Carcross. The Bishop is
on a tour of inspection of the Yukon
and will be in the north all summer.
1>—<>—o ■
Mrs. A. R. Hillery, her daughter,
Virginia and her mother, Mrs. Fer
dinand DcGruyter, arrived in Skag
way on the Princess Mary. Mrs.
Hillery and little Virginia went to
I Charleston, South Carolina sometime
ago to be present at the bedsirlo of
Mrs. Hillery's father. He had pass
ed on before her arrival. As soon
as business could be arranged, Mrs.
Hillery and her mother came north
and Mrs. DeGruytcr will make her
home here with the family of her
daughter.
A fine program is belli? arranged
for the commencement exercises at
the school house on Tuesday even
ing. May 31st. The exercises will he
given in the school gymnasium. Be
sure to attend. "Miss Floris Claik
and Miss Vivian Talbot will gradu
ate from the High School and the
eigth grade will graduate Gertrude
Hestness, Jack Kirmse, Lillian Pet
erson, James Miller, Vivian Phelps,
Mary Pullen, Virginia Selmer and
Elmer Rasmuson into tho High
School. Superintendent of Public
Instruction Henderson of Juneau,
will be present if boat service will
permit.
| Parent K. Barhydt. of New Haven,
Conn., was an arrival on the Prin
cess Mary and is for the present
making the Pullen House his homo.
.Mr. Barhydt came north for pleas
ure. profit and adventure and he will
tour the interior returning by the
trail to the coast or if the prospect
seems good he may go as far as the
mouth of the Yukon and then visit
|the coast towns to tne north and re
j turn to the States 1 y the outside
j passage. M. Barhydt reports busi
' uess as very dull in New Haven,
' where he is connected with a rubber
j manufacturing concern and has tak
| en advantage of this lack to realize
| his dream of the Northland.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Webster
were passengers to Skagway from a
trip to the States and the Canadian
Provinces. Much of the time wa3
passed with friends and relatives tn
Portland. Oregon. A visit was made
to Regina. where Mrs Marguerite
Webster, mother of Mr. Webster is
making her home with her son in
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
I Simpson. Other relatives were vis
ited in Alberni. B. C. Here is the
home of Daniel Clark, brother of
Mrs. Marguerite Webster and, with
whom she spent the winter. While
both Mr. and Mrs. Webster feel the
effects of the long and hurried jour
ney to Regina, they are improved in
health and glad to be at home in
Skagway.
A wireless message was received
in Skagway on Sunday last sent by
Mrs. A. R. Hllery that Bishop"String
er was on board the Princess Mary,
and asked that the Episcopal church
be put in readiness for a service in
the evening. While church has not
been held in the church for many ]
months, many willing hands put it jn I
condition for an evening service and
for a beautiful christening ceremony.
The little ones christened were Win
ifred Marion Telfer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Telfer; Haleen Leete,
Rodney Lewis, Christine Harriet,
Kenneth MacKenzie and Justine
Beryl Johnston, children of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Johnston; Jean Eleanor
and Virginia Miriam Hillery, child
ren of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hellery.
Bishop Stringer was assisted by the
Reverend E. L. Winterberger, B. D.
Pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Ice L'ream is considered one of tlie
best of foods. Have a briclc deliv
ered by Keller Brothers for your
Sunday dinner.
Save letter writing by sending
the Alaskan bak home to flie folks.
Special terms for a trial subscrip
tion. i
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Mother Says
"In home emergencies, first aid
means 'Mother aid.' At such times
it is good to know that bandages
and remedies are handy."
A feeling of confidence, both in
Mother and in her first aid outfit, is
a feeling the whole family enjoys.
Promptness in Emergencies
comes first, but cleanliness and
quality must not be sacrificed.
We have a full supply of bandages, oint
ments, disinfectants, medicated cotton and
adhesive plaster in -family size packages.
Your hands will be the first to touch these
carefully prepared materials. We can supply
hot water bottles, syringes and other rubber
goods of the best manufacture. When
emergency finds you lacking any needed
article, a call will find us prompt to respond.
/or
Home First aid Onmn
Keller Bros., Skagway, Alaska
FROM LOWLY TOIL TO FAME
Edwin Dallin, Ranked as Great Sculp.
tor, Was Once Wheelbarrow Boy
In Mine In Utah.
One of America's greatest sculp
tors, Edwin Dallin, was once a wheel
barrow boy In a mine In Utah, where
lie tolled all day for less than a dollar.
The miners uncovered a stratum of
white clay one morning, and Dallin,
forgetting his work, sat down and be
gan to model a likeness of one of the
workmen. So lifelike was it that ills
teacher, when he returned to school
in the fall, sent it and some of his
drawings to a state fair being held
In Salt Lake City. A rich mine owner
had his attention called to the little
clay bust and he offered to furnish
the boy transportation to Boston
where he could enter an art school.
The boy worked long and hard, and
by the time he was twenty-one he had
a studio of his own, the Detroit News
recalls. He went to Paris shortly
afterward and began a series of In
dian poses, using the Indians from the
Buffalo Bill show at that time in
France. Ills first masterpiece, "The
Signal of Peace." was finished at that
time and he was recognized there
after as one of the world's greatest
sculptors. His "Ann Hutchinson,"
made for the Boston state house; "The
Medicine Man" In Fall-mount park,
Phlfadelphln, and the great golden an
gel on the Mormon temple In Salt
Lake City are among his best known
works.
The Genial Host
"Wns it a Joy ride?"
"For everybody but me," Answered
Mr. Chugglns. "I was buying the gas
oline and conducting the interviews
with the police."
Moving an Audience.
"A successful speech swps the
audience right along with it."
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum.
"But at the new rates of transporta
tion 1 doubt whether we can afford it."
At the Club.
"Dow far have you proceeded In
your discussion of intimate domestic
problems?"
"We have just gone through the
trousers pocket matter."
Quite True.
"When my friend presented the
bogus order to the theater, he charged
he was deliberately tricked, and there
passed the lie."
"Yes, and there also lied the pass."
Seeds and Berries. '
"People have various names for
money. One man will speak of fifty
seeds, another of fifty berries."
"Yes. and some make money produce
a-hllp other.- merely consume it."
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Grove's LAX1TIVE BROMO
QUININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature o£ E. W. Grove. 30c.
Reference to the official constitution
of soviet Russia shews that there is a
large grim Joker in the alleged prom
ise of free land to the peasants. The
peasants are given the land to work,
but the central government dictates
the crops that are to be raised and
the prices the peasants are to receive.
Property In land Is vested In the
soviet state. Instead of being free
landowners, the Russian peasants nra
slaves to the land, .fust as were the
serfs In former days an-! the helots of
ancient Sparta.
Remarkable Honors
Paid Washington on
His Inaugural Trip
At the time hp was unanimously
elected President. Washington was the
Idol of his cmintr.v, and his name and
fame were known to the entire civ
ilized world. His trip from his beau
tiful home .'ii the Potomac was Inter
rupted by receptions, fetes, addresses
and dinners. Every person who was
able to reach the roads along which
he was to pass, or the cities selected
as stations on his slow journey north
ward, joined the throngs that made
his trip the most triumphal procession
this continent had witnessed. To those
thousands who lined the roads from
Virginia to New York, the great, seri
ous figure of the "Father of his Coun
try" was the center of all their nation
al hopes.
On April C. 17SD, both houses of
congress met In New York city, at
the time the capital, and elected
George Washington President of the
United Slates. No other name had
been proposed. For Vice President
there were eleven nominations. John
Adams recei\jiig the highest vote—
thirty-four—was announced elected.
Washington received sixty-nine votes.
As soon as it could he arranged,
Charles Thomson, secretary of con
gress, was dispatched to Mount Ver
non to apprise General Washington of
his election. Thomson, who hnd been
secretary of the continental congress,
reached Washington's home on April
14, between 10 and 11 o'clock In the
morning. The master of Mount Ver
non was making his usual tour of his
farms and Mrs. Washington enter
tained the tpesseuger of the congress.
Before sunrise on the morning of
April 1G a messenger had come from
Alexandria with an Invitation to a
public dinner there, and in bis diary
fur the d:iv Washington wrote:
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 40
Tuesday ami Friday
No
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1st Class.
8:30 a.m. Leaves
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SKAQWAY
WHITE PASS
BENNETT
CARCROSS
WHITEHORSE
Passengers must be at the depot In time to have Baggage in
spected, and checked. Inspection is stopped thirty minutes before
leaving time of trails.
150 pounds of Baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket, and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
Arrive
No. 2, S. Bour J
1st. Class
Arrives 3:45 p.m.
2:10 p. m.
12:45 p. m.
10:55 a. m.
8:30 a. m.