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c«*»WhM 1898 OIJm! D«3y « Alaib
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
L. 8. Keller, Publisher.
Admitted U weond class mail
utter Julx I, 189$, it the 9tea*
«»T F. <\
The Delly Alaska* e&arges for
*11 pa&Mcatloas not solicited, which
includes all notlcee, ot&er than
enarehe* er oharlUWe aedetlee.
Soberlptiea Batee
One month by m&ll $ .76
use mosth by eerrlfc 100
lhrree months by mitfl 2.25
■S'.x ooath &7 BoaO 4-5®
line rear by mail 9.0#
s iNurlptJons And AdrertUwnento
ftcretied By
^enaeu New* 0®., Whitehorse, T. T
E. M Qideoa Cercroea, T. T.
B. L. puimaa Atlln* B. C.
EDITORIAL
"MUSH OS, OLE."
An article recently appearing in
the Seward Gateway entitled "Musfi
On, Ole," and signed, "An Alaskan,'
is so palpably unfair and untruthful
that it is a gross injustice to oar
Scandinavian citizens to allow it te
so unchallenged. The inference
thai all Scandinavian citizens are
"streaked with a broad b*nd of
vellow," is unfair to th* hundreds
of Scandinavian hoys who are
sewing the Colors, ani who natural
ly ara deeply hurt by the stigma at
tached to them by such unfajr and
ungenerous methods. If all Scan
dinavians should be deported be
cause a few renounced the citi*
zenship, the citizens of other na
tions should also be banned on
account of a few citizens shirking
mili'ary duties. Statistics show tha
i- least thirty per cent of the
men from Alaska are of Scandin
ivlan parentage. "W'e believe that
ill fair-minded citizens will admit
'hat this is a marvelous showing,
md one which deserves praise rath
•r *han censure. "Ole" has his
aults but history will shaw that he
-nd nls forebears have never lacked
h« fighting spirit." The patriotic
Uaskan should take his h-H off to
Ole."—Valdez Miner.
OU OA.VT EVEN '
PLAT YOU'RE JAGGEI*
Thirty eight states cI the Unic®.
itified Alaska's action.
Now that seems a strong ass*r- ■
on, but wnen it is gazed upon j
uough the periscope of reflection
C3n be decerned' in the not very
r distance that the Territory of
a$ka set the example to the whole
jrjd and became arid. It became
dry that the Sahara derert re
moles the state of Washington dur
< tne rainy season In comparison,
is bone dry Iaw as roted at the
lis by the electors of Alaska is
;h a one that it makes it a crime
have the smell of liquor one's
jath. A person is liale to fine i
t arrest if liquor is found on»
premises. ,
The United States will take one
r to close up the saloons and.
weries and distilleries, but Alas- j
dida't need that much time. It!
d'ry and at the s'exc session o(.j;
th* law makers of tne Territory a
measure wag di&wn up and passed
which, recommends Itself to all the
Union £« » measure) which might
well b« copied. Why, according to
aow% ot the districts of Alaska, the
Alaska bone dry has been so inter*
oreted that a man subjects himself
to arrest and possible fine if he
even shams drunkenness. When a
district becomes so dry that a man
can't even play drunk, it U sure
sons dry. >
"PITILESS PUBLICITY y FROM
PARIS. A I
Ray Stannard Raker, on© of the
origiaai "muck rakers," lias been
selected1 bj; the president as the
astncy throfcgh, whlcb information
will oe given to Americans concern
in* official proceedings at Versailles.
An official communique will be is*
su«d by the delegation, but the
president will communicate with the
correspondents through, a single
mouth-ptece and that will be Mr.
Baker. The news report says: ,
"Correspondents will not have orl*
sins' contact with the source of
I information." This may be a con
venient and satisfactory way of
geftjng publicity, but how does it
square with, the first of the "four
teen points.," which provides for
open cove ^aatg of peatie openly ar
rived atr It begins to look &e if
thp charges xnade in the senate, j
when Burleson seized1 the cables,
ha» sonaQ shadow of foundation,
and that American are to be told
Just w.hat the president wants them
to faow of proceedings on the oth
er slide. "Pitiless publicity" has
dwindle# to a miserable trickle, and'
that nnder the control of Creel and
BaAcr!—Omaha Btee.
"Eaglets" Tliat Never 8crt-ainf*i
Continuing the program of emer
gency construction after the need
lor it ha® passed si3ems wasteful, bvli
to continue after its product has
proved useless and unavailing verg"
ps on criminal misu.se of public mon
ey. The Navy department has or*
ders.I that sixty of the Henry Ford
"ea.?le" boats be constructed, al
though the war is over and the sub
marines they "were to have chased
are now in tl*> handjs of the Allies.
Tfclj in face of the f^ct that ad
mirals of the navy have testfiied
that they "would no* sanction the
construction* of an "veagle" boat in
peace tinafjs. Nor has it been proven
that, the for£» design is seaworthy;
on the other band, good sailors say
it ia not.
Under a contract d« ted March 1,
191S, t'Ae Ford' company was to
del'ver on© vessel five months there
aft r, 20 the following- month, and
25 a month from that time till its
order; for 112 had been filled. As
a m-' liter of fact, by the first week
in N fovember only seven had been
deli rered, and of tbese six were
hu .Tied1 dOTvn to the St. Lavreirce in
a (St from complete condition, to
es .cape being frozen up at Detroit.
Instead of terminating the con*
'iract and settling for the wort and
.material, a5 It had the right to do,
h»e Navy department baa ordered1
the completion of sixty of these
boat*, which are pi ow and uncertain
(a torpedo boat tieistroyer &a9 a
maximum speed of 35 to 38 knots;
an "eagle" is ex pected to make
24 knot$ at its utmwst), and to pay
for the samg ?33,0t »0,000, on which
Henry Ford is gua; -anteed a profit
of ?1,200,000. Tb *5e boatg will
b® useless until the next war.
Moreover, the fac tory in which
these boats are cons trmcted was
built by the governrtu icst, the Fords
not investing a penny 1 in its erec
tion. It is to be "9ol< i" aoar, and
the prospect is goo*l i 'or He. Ford
£et«lng a factory bniild log, 360x1,
700 feet, of the most approved type,
at whatever price hu fee Is like pay
ing. ; \ * >
The "eagle" boatjs th« it never
screamed Bee in to be the > tavy's con"
tribution to the bung ling «>f th« wa*"
at vVashingtonv—Omi .ha B ee.
The Alaska Jegisla ture will Meet
in March and tbe fl ty Cou pcil
Nebraska Children to be Kept in j
Total Ignorance In Sex Matters!
"I am agains* any campaign of
education or any public Propaganda I
which will permit the indiscriminate '
Imparting of sexual knowledge or '
discussion of social diseases to chil- i
dreu of the 'dangerous age,' " said !
Senator C. W. S«ars, Omaha, author J
of a bill prohibiting this practice.
1-h.e bill was introduced in the i
.Nebraska senate on the closing day j
of the week and' imposes drastic I
penalties upon any one, other than j
a parent, a guard'ian or person espe- j
cially employed for that purpose, i
who imparts information of a sexual
nature to children under lt>.
"Most of the children who enter
high school are 13 years of age. |
Tht-r have not jet developed men- |
*?llv or physically and it is the
physical and psychological period !
which is characterized as the 'dan-1
gerous age.'
"At prseent there is a movement'
in the country, while it may not be
designed for that purpose, yet in
practice, permits the public an open
discussion of sex matters and social
diseases under conditions highly per
nicious to the young.
".Sex matters taught in mixed
•lasses in the public schools and
other institutions have a tendency '
to break down the natural barriers
of convention and mod-esty which
ordinarily are a protection to rela
tions of the sexes in their younger j
anc» more tender years. It opens up
a new field and because of the li
cense it gives to the discussion of
matters which have heretofore been |
taboo, would bring about freedom
Valdez Commercial Association
should begin to take immediate ac
tion towards having a bill passed
authorizing the expenditure of at.
least twenty-five thousand dollars
for building a road1 from Valdez to
Fort Liscum by way of Solomon
rfjrulcb and the Granby Mine, says
the Valdez Miner. This road
aho.ild have been built years aS«.
but now the Granby people are go"
in^ to erect a concentratoor it is
more necessary than ever and our
citizens should wake up to that
fact and take immediate steps to
have the road built thi3 summer.
This ro^d would serve more people |
daii i than any road in the Divisio^.
The Post hag from 200 to 300 sol
diers who would be greatly Dene
fit., rj by the thoroughfare, ajid the
Gra.iby company will work from 1501
to 200 men this summer. The Ligbtf
aud Power Company would also hav<
access to its property at Solomon j
Gulch. Let us. h&ve the road by all
mf-aiis.
>'ow is the time for Valdez
to start to advertising her advant- '
ces as a home-town. Few persons
in tne States know that Alaskans I
liv<! in a state other than savagery.
f>w parents have knowledge that
Valdez has fine schools, churches, |
cluDrooms »nd libraries. Most
Uitianders believe this country is |
Ice oound the great part of the
yea.-, and it might be well to start
a campaign to teach them the truth
a"out our wonderful country. There!
Will oe a tremendous influx of im
migrants this spring and' if we are
to ^et our sha^ we must be up I
an :. doiug.—Miner.
NOTHING KLSE LUCE
IT IN SKAGWAtfl
There has never been anything in
Sk*gway "with the INSTANT action
of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc., as mixed in Adler"i-ka. ONE
SPOONFUL, flushes the ENTIRK
bowel tract so completely it re
lieves ANY CASE sour stomach, gas
or constipation and prevents ap
pendicitis. The INSTANT, pleasant
action of Adler*i-ka surprises ooth
doctors and patients. Keller Bros.'
Drug Store. . u >
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There la
only one way to cure catarrhal ieaTnvss.
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an In
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. Wi.en this tube It
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and when It Is entirely
closed. Deafne-s* is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its norma: condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness art* caused by catarrh, which is
an Inflamed condition o" the mucous sur
faces. .Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on tho mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will (five One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culars free. All Druggists, 76c.
y JT. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. Ol
•fr, V —AdTertl»#nie*t.
from convention in these matters,!
and make It easy for the vicious end
pel verted minds of older persons to
oorrupt the minds of the young and
awaken desires in those who are
yet too immature to be responsible.
"Propinquity between young per
sons of opposite sexes with a vehicle
or this kind- and all its prurient sug
gestion would make our public
schools dangers to moittls.
"A condition of thig kind would
help panderers to bow seeds which
would result in a harvest of vice
in.1 help the very evil the over-en
thusiastic social reformers seek to!
"I believe the home Is the place
tor, the teaching of such matters.
Tiie home is ft sanctuary and the
parent, or guardian, could impart
this knowledge to boys and girls of
16 or over, hi a matter that would
not violate conventions of sacred"
ness or modesty, nor awaken a dan
gerous and prurient sex curiosity. I
eiinnot believe that this can be
successfully done without dangerous
consequences to society where it is
taugh* to boys and girls together,
in classes where the sexes are sep
arated or even where they are classi
fied in (mature ages. It becomes a
matter of public conversation, can ,
b© corrupted into lasciviousness
ftnd ojens a perilous gate to evil
"Experience has taught that there
are always older persons who de
light in imparting knowledge the
young should not know in a manner
which has caused this to be a foun
tain head of vice."—Omaha Bee.
BRITISH CAPITAL
L ALIVE WITH SPIES
Women Are Particularly Active In
Seeking Information From Careless
J Officers—Still Most Cosmopoll
l't tan City In the World.
London.—To young American light
ing men, as well us to English, the
same advice Is good—that It Is a wise
and patriotic soldier and sailor who
keeps his war information to himself;
because, despite repeated warnings
about the dangerous habit of discuss
ing military and naval matters in pub
lic, London restaurants anc| hotels are
still fuii of chatterers. In the past
women have been accused of being
possessed of an uncontrollable pas
sion for gossip, but It seems that men
tiro even worse in this respect.
Some idea of the danger of random
talk about matters that should be kept
confidential and never discussed In
public may be gathered from tlje fact
that London Is still the most cosmo
politan city in the world. The West
end is crowded with male and female
adventurers from almost every known
country, including Germany, and al
though every one of them would swear
by everything that is holy that they
are longing passionately for an allied
■victory, there is little reason to doubt
that some of them are spies, and many
undoubtedly are potential spies.
To give an example: Only recently
In one of London's biggest hotels there
was quite a little cluster of Russian
women. They were young and pretty,
had attractive manners, and were not
hampered by any chaperon. So they
soon found admirers in plenty—Just
what they were after.
Confined Attention to Officer*.
Perhaps there would not Jiave been
anything very strange about this but
for the fact that these young women
confined their attention exclusively to
officers, soldiers, sailors, and airmen.
They invariably, turned the cold shoul
der upon civilians, but no sooner did a
strange officer appear In the lounge
than somehow or other they man
aged to scrape np an acquaintance
with him. ,
Anomer curious uiing aoout inese
women was that they rarely spoke to
any man for more than 20 minutea
or half an hour. Perhaps they would
have & cup -of. coffee with him or
smoke a cigarette, but in a few min
utes the women made someexcuse and
went away.
Still more suspicious was the fact
that several -of these Russian women
were seen to he constantly conversing
with a young Russian civilian. He
also was stopping-la-the iotel and ap
peared wherever he was . seen with
them to be cross-examining the women.
Eventually, their behavior attract
ed attention, and they were watched.
The next day they disappeared and
have not been seen since.
Women Probably Acted for Spies.
* Of course. It Is just possible that
there Is an Innocent, or, at any rata,
plausible explanation of these mys
terious wotpen. On the ether hand £t
It regarded as likely that they were
in the pay of a epy organization
that their part-of the business was to
collect information, which they hand
ed over to a master spy, who In his
turn sifted and checked the data he
received, and then In some way or
other transmitted them to Berlin.
Only the other evening two yormg
pilots were -dining In a- restaurant
noted for Ita. foreign, clientele.-^ Tftgy
vrer'6 falling Tontlly and, as Ts The way
sometimes with young men, somewhat
heedlessly. When, however, a woman,
a total stranger to both of them, sit
ting at the next tahle leaned over and
snid: "I wonder If yon car* tell me
where the — squadron Is stationed
now; I have a friend there," the
youngstere were shrewd enough to say
they did not know and started talk
ing about theaters.
There Is, of course, the wlsa dictum
that "those who talk don't know, and
those who know don't talk." All the
same It must be remembered that
London Is one great whispering gal
lery, and the most casual remark deal
ing with operations In Prance or else
where may be Just the final check
wanted by the Germans to verify a
vast mass of information obtained
from a thousand and one sources.
HELLO GIRL'S ANSWER TO
KAISER IS LIBERTY BONDS
Cleveland, O.—Miss Mar
garet Hibbard, a telephone op
erator here who has not been
over from England Ion?, lost her
brother. Lieut. E. J. Hibbard,
In action In Europe. Her an
swer was a Liberty bond pur
chased from her small salary.
Then she heard that her young
er brother had also given his
life in the battle for democracy
In the battle of Plcardy plain.
"I went right out und bought
another Liberty bond," she said.
"That's my answer to the kai
ser."
STIFF JOINTS
SOREJfSCLES
liaber Up Quickly Under th« tntWafc
Penetrating Application «f
Hamlin's Wizard Oil
In cases of rheumatism and lame
back it penetrates quickly, drives out
soreness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joints and muscles.
Wizard Oil is an absolutely reli
able, antiseptic application for cuts,
burns, bites, and stings. Spriin9>and
bruises heal readily under its sooth
ing, penetrating qualities.
Get it from druggists for 30 <cents.
If not satisfied return the bottle>aod
get your money back.
Ever constipated or _ have sick
headache? Just" try Wizard_ Liver
Whips, pleasant little pink pilis, 3d
cents. Guaranteed. t ' •
ANOTHER WONDER OF SCISNl -
Biolocj ban Proved tliut Uwii:inJt Li
Caused by a Germ.
Science Is donlg wonders then® dfcy>- 'n
medicine ad well as In meuhai>U:<.
Adam lived, the human race has b»«u
troubled with dandruff, for whloii r.o Sm.r
preparation has heretofore proved <i cue
;essful cure until Newbro's Herplclde wits
put on the market. It Is a scientific
aratlon that kills the germ that mukea
dandruff or scurf by dieting Into
Scalp to get at the root of the hair, whero
It saps the vitality; causing Itching .ccaip,
falling hair, and finally baldness. 'With
out dandruff hair must grnw luxuriantly.
It is the only destroyer of dandmrf.
Sold by loading druggists. Send 10c.
In stamps for sample to The Herri
clde Co., Detroit, Mich.
One Dollar Dottle, gnar*Bt»»d.
At all Dmg Stowe. •; i
WHAT CANDY is
"CANDY as a FOOD has won—
The Government buys it by the ton." "V ' r
t
Candy Is good food, pure #nd wholesome It is the universal food;
1» 3'oaKs ail languages; It dries the te-irs in the eyes of little chil
dren; and wreathe^ the faces of old ase in smiles. It is the un&polc
en message from the lover to his sweeil eart; one of the first tok
ens sent to the absent cn0; it brings joy to the home; it Is the &&
vance ajent of happineea in every clime. It makea regular visits to
the bome, thQ church, the hospital, the prison, the battlefield and trench.
Its constant associates are love, jo*^ nf-uce, happiness, smllea *nd
laughter. Can ag much b8 said of any other food?
IN THE UNITED STATES, THE SUCAP. CONSUMPTION PER CAPI*
TA PER ANNUM IS 84 LBS.
! Candy Manufacturers
Other Manufacturers uj«
Tab?e Usage
8 ner cent or
17 T)"7cent or
75 uercent or
100 percent
6.72 lba
14.28 lba.
63.06 lbs.
84.00 lba.
6.72 lbs. per capita Per annum—
14.28 Ids. per capita, par ajinum
63.00 lbs. per oapita per annum—I
■ .29 cz. per capita per day.
.63 oz. per capita per day.
2.76 oz. oer capita per day .
84 lb« per capita per annum—3.68 cz. per capita per day.
20 per cent restriction In usa of »u«3r oy Confectioners is 20 percgnt
Of .29 oz. .068 oz.
The saving accomplished by this measure p$- capita Der day is repre
sented by about 1"17 °2
A* 1 oz. of augar is about three teaspoonsful, th esaving per oapita
P®r day can also be measured at about. 1-6 of a tepasoonful.
Another way of putting It:
6.72 lbs. at 7% cents (average price.)—25c uer annum, or lc per week;
L e.. the public, by aaving 1 c wortb of sugar per capita per week
c®n keen every candy factory runuinc, furnishing employment to at
leas*, one hundred thousand people
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