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V PRAYER
Father, protect our boys in brown
Who march from hamlet, field and
town;
Kach one a replica of Thee ,
Ka.-h bears a cross to Calvary.
Be with them on the bloody field;
Be Thcu their armor and their
shield.
Whisper to those *o sorely tried
"Hold firm, thy Comrade stands
beside."'
When far from friends and mother
care,
Be with them there- -be with them
there.
"No greater love hath man than
this."
Re unto them the love they miss.
Father, behold how straight they
«tand.
These boys of our beloved land!
Oh, bring them safely home again,
This our fervent prayer—amen.
—Exchange.
JUT WE WERE RATIONED"
LAST WINTER!
(New York Times)
Resentment struggles with ap*
prehension in the minds of the A
merican householder as he read
in the latest proclamation of the
fuel Administration the announce
ment that such coal as he gets next
winter he will haYe> to take under
a system of "mtioning." And
both the resentment and the ap
prehension are increased by the
further warning that if he fails to
use *tith skillful economy the dole
allotted to him he will be subjected
to assorted punishments, not the
least of which will, to that of going
without coal altogether.
From the Fuel Administration's
declaration there Is one paragrapn
lacking — a paragraph humbly
admitting that the task assumed by
it, or imposed on It, was too large
for its accomplisnment. Doubtless
the Administrator and his subordin
ate? have done their best; doubt
less taeir intentions "were of the
beet, and doubtless tbey have many
and good excuses for failure. But
it is not indubitaole that failed they
have, or that in what they have
failed none could hare succeeded.
The coal is in the mines, and that,
with all summer 'n which to do the
work. It could not have been taken
out and distributed is unbelievable.
For we have seen other like fail
ures of production remedied by a
simple expedient—one that would
be ungracious to mention, but it
will occur instantly to every ob
server of current events.
The American public is not an tin
reasonable oae; sacrifice necessary
for w'nning the war it makes with
out a'murmur, and it is as ready
to go cold as it is to endure &uy
other suffering c r inconvenience
JACKIES ENJOY BOXING LESSONS AT
CALIFORNIA NAVAL TRAINING STATION
This photograph shows two of the prominent boxing Instructors at tne
Terba Buena naval training station In k four-round match while the sallom
cheer them on.
which the attainment of th&t, the
onljr important, object demands. It
does, however, very seriously ob
ject to deprivation of such an essen
tial necessary of life as coal when
it more than half suspects that
wiser and more experienced men
could have been less generous with |
reassuring prophecies and more
efficient in accomplishment. We I
have teen told so often that if we
would do this and that, and not do
that and this, there would be no
trouble for anyoody. We have
done fcnd not done exactly as ask
ed, always with pathetic docility.
Yet now we get threats instead of
coal for our almost empty bins!
INVENTION'S TO EXD THE
WAR
What is the waee of a torpedo?
A ribbon of tiny; ■ bules across the
sea. They reak and leave no
mart upon, the surface.
There is a second track whlcn
the torpedo has made. This is a
groove cut deep in the minds of
the American people, but not as
Germany tried to engrave it. Our
reaction to the suomarineis persist
ence, not terror.
Germany shattered our peace with
torpedoes. Submarines have reach
ed our coast in their efforts to
hold back our troops and sink our
supplies. They have only increased
our determination to "get across
with the goods." A submarine has
been our best recruiting agent. The
torpedo which sank the Tuscania
won more recruits to the Army than
any patriotic demonstration could'
have done. The submarine has be
come as much a part of our mental
background as flivvers and bat
racks.
With many men the defeat of
the 'sea wolf" has become an ob
session. Inventions flood the Patent
Office, and suggestions pour Into
the Navy Department. Men of all
sorts submit their plajjs—profession
al inventors, captains of fishing
ooats, and expert mechanics. Each
one oelieves that hLs invention will
clear the seas of enemy craft.
Not all war inventions have to
do with the submarine. They range
from tireless cookers to chain ar
mor.
At the Patent Office there are
filed nlans and patents on devices
which never can oe used. A super
ficial knowledge of the subject has
led men to elaborate impractical
schemes. To discourage such meu
from continuing the expensive pro
cess of procuring a oatent, th« of
fice has prepared Booklets for in
! ventors which contain some valu
[ able "Do's and "Don'ts" on the
j subject of war inventions.
:
WILL EXPLORE HOMES OF
ANCIENT CLIFF DWELLERS
Salt Lake City, Aug. 8.—Two ex
peditions to the ancient cliff dwell
ings (n Southern Utah are bein?
planned to start from here in the
! near future. One will be led by
Professor Levi Young of the
University of Utah, and the other
by Andrew Kerr, who has just com
pleted a two-year course at Har
vard in anthropological research.
Professor Young has located a
numoerr of mounds and ancient
dwellings, which he plans to ex
ploit before the ooening of the first
semester at the university this i
fall.
Utah is one of th$ best fields in
America for the study of archaelogy |
according to Professor Young. In
most all the .valleys extending from |
Idaho to Arizona, extensive remains I
of an ancient people are found.
<\ K. SXOW
Chester Kingsley Snow ^ was a
native ot Norwich, N. V., born the
day before Christmas in 1874. Mr.
Snow originally came to Alaska as
a young: man to earn money to con
tinue his education, but he became
attached to the country and never
left 't until ill health impelled him
over f> year ago.
He answered the call of the North
in 189S, arriving ai Dyea- in Jan
uary of that year and was one of
the loog train of prospectors who
carried their packs over the treach
erous Chllkoot Pass in that year.
While he spent some time in seek
ing the treasure ;n the everlasting
hills, he 1-ater turned his attention
to newspaper work.
He was once a reporter on the
"Nome Nugget," and also on the
Nome "Gold Digger," and was, un
til receulty, a ")art owner in the
Ruby "Record Citizen."
Affiliated with the Democratic
Party, Mr. Snow was entirely" in
dependent of "machine" control; ha
was not only able and fearless, but
wholly disinterested in the public
service rendered by him to the Ter
ritory.
While he fathered various legisla
tive measures, the o:ll introduced by
nim for a referendum on the ques
tion o' prohibition, perhaps brought
him greater proiginence than any
single question, although nis work
iu connection with the education
system of Alaska commanded much
of his time and thought.
The referendum vote having
shown that the people of the Terri
tory favored the enactment of a
prohibitory law, Delegate Wicker
sham introduced a bill In Congress
carrying out the wishes thus ex
pressed by tha peop' , of the Ter
ritory, which resulted in the pass
age of the present "dry" law. —
Juneau Dispatch.
fMKS. J. M. SHOUPS DEPART
IRK MUCH REGRETTED
That Mrs. James M. Shoup'g de
parture from the city is regretted
by all her co-workers, is evidenced
D£ the following letters.
Ketchikan, Alaska, July 25, 18.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN':
It elves this Chapter great plea
sure to have the opportunity of
acknowledging and expressing our
appreciation of the willing service
so-cheerfully and unselfishly given
the Ketchikan Red Cross Chapter
by the bearer, Mrs. Janies M.
Shoup, in the section devoted to the
work of military Relief. She has
Deen of valuable help in this work
room, contributing of her time,
thirteen hours of each week for
ithe forty-seven weeks that the
work room has been in operation.
Through force of circumstances,
Mrs. -5houp is leav'ng our city. We
shall miss her greatly, but hope
she will find a happy place a
mong you, as we are sure you will
find her an ocquistion of strength
to your Chapter.
Very truly,
Ketchikan Chapter, A. R. C.
By Mrs. I. G. Pruell, Secretary.
July 26th, 1918.
To All Red Cross Workers:
This letter is written for the pur
pose of expressing our apprecia
tion of the services of Mrs. J. M.
Shoup, since the opening of our
worK-rooms (about one year ago).
Mrs. Shoup has Deen one of our
most faithful workers, giying a
bout fourteen hours each week, and
haa for several mouths bad charge
r—■ •
of the
We .«e the Chapter <J«et>ly regret
her leaving us, out know that her
love for the cause will express it
self <n helpfulness wherever she
may re.
Cheerfully submitted, '
C. M. VAN MARKER,
Chairman Ketchikan Chapter.
—Ketchikan Miner.
HOW \VK MAKE WAR
The United States is making' war
in defense of high ideals, but our
Idealism does not prevent our mak
ing- war in a matter -f fact and
business-like way. '
Take, for example, the port * in
France which has been turned over
to us for use as a point of debark
ation. A year ago it was only
tenth rate importance. Today It is
one of the finest ports In Europe.
The haroor basin hap now a capa
city EQ times as great as it was
last summer. Tb«j berthing ca
pacity lor ships has been trebled
and t,"e unloading Rapacity hag
been multiplied oy 10. American
engineers are just now putting fin
ishing touches to a railway yard
wlvich contains 225 miles of track
and S70 switches.
Achievements of this kind, if they
were Known to the German people,
would soon cure them of their Billy
belief that America cannot learn,
how to make war. N
MAGIC WORK IX
SOLDIER MAKING
J. T. Hunt .formerly military at
tache tc the Governor's office, has
written W. H. Henson, assistant to
Captain Finnegan, a letter • in
waich he speaks with high praise
of the soldier mating machkie at
Camp Lewis. He aaye in part:
"This camp is a model1 of efJ
ficiency, as far as training sol*
diers is concerned. Raw: re
cruits are being manufacture^ into
trained soidieg on short order. I
saw 15,000 of them entrain, and
I was Informed that none of them
had over three weekp drill. These
men. looked and acted like veter
ans."—Juneau Dispatch.
SING A SOXG
i Sing a song of Thrift Stamps,
Sixteen, in a row,
Take them to an agent.
With eighteen cents or s»;
| Change them for & War Stamp,
And for «S'our ener-gee
j You'll get a crisp five dollar ibll
In uineteeen twenty-three.
—New York Times. '
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
The schedule of steamship ar
rivals from the south during
(August, according to the varl
month of July, according to the v«rl
oua steamship company's schedule
aa published elsewhere In this pa
per, is as follows:
ARRIVE LEAVE
2 Rupert 1 1 3
5 Alaska 6
5 Alaska £> 5
7 Spokane ; \ 7
8 Jefferson * 8
8 Sophia . 9
9 Georgo 10 \
12 Northwestern 12
14 Alice 15
16 Seattle 16
16 Rupert u 17
20 Alameda f, 4 20
20 Jefferson " * 20
20 Spokane , 20 ,
21 Sophia f 22
" 23 Geftrge 24
28 Seattle . « 28
28 Alaska 28
<30 Rupert ' 31
31 Jefferson 31
31 Sonhia . 3\.
NOTICE OP FINAL ACCOUNT
In the U. S. Commissioner's Court
for the Territory of Alaska at Skag
way m probate in the matter of
the estate fo S. H. Yeomans, exe
cutrix of the estate above stated
has filed In the atxrve entitled court
her final account of the estate of
the said deceased, and the hearing
of same hw been Hied for Satur
day the 28th day of September,
1918 at two o'clock in the after
noon of said day at the court'room
in the federal court house at Skag
Iway, and all persons having inter
i est in Bald estate are notified then
and there to appear and file any
objections tliey may have to said ac
count and to show cause, if any the
have, why said final account should
not be allowed. 1 .
Mrs. Ella Mary Yeomans,
Administratrix.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, this
27th day of July, 1918.
Mother never mado better ice
cream than that which is served
bjr Keller Bros, at their sanitary
soda fountain. Havs you tried It?
MIIS NOTES
Halves, Aug. 6.—Mr. Arundel,
the town trustee Is here getting
ready to receive applications of
claimants to the lots in Haines for
deeds to their property.
J. J, Kennedy, U. S. Commission
er, Is getting ready to make a triip
to Rainy Hollow for the purpose
of doing the assessment work on
his copper properties. He will be
gone shout one month.
G. "W. Hinchman left on the Hum
boldt for Juneau with his wife, who
was recently adjudged insane in.
Commissioner Kennedy's court. Mr.
Htachman was appointed guardian
of hia wife, and he is taking her
to Juneau for the purpose of con
sultation with physicians there as
to the advisability of -having an
operation performed.
Mrs. Frank Feero and Mrs.
Sipperelle are visitors in Haines,
and are busy picking berries. They
are camping in Mrs. Birkinbine's
house and will be here for several
days.
Captain M. J. O'Connor caught
several of the natives fishing ille
gally in the Chilkoot Inlet, but no
arrests have been made. Your cor
respondent is informed that he is
waiting- for the arrival ofE . P.
.Walker, deputy fish commissioner
to get here. The captain is a
deputy fish warden.
Mrs. H. P. M. Birkinblne and her
two boys, Bill and Jack, were
passengers on the Jefferson for
Seattle to join her husband., wbo
Is employed as civil engineer on
a railroad out some distance from
Port Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Carr and Mr
L. E. Carr, teachers from Klukwan
went over to Bennett and return
on the Alpine picnic.
Strain Too Great
Hundreds of Skagway Readers Ilatt
Dally Toil a Burden.
r
The hustle and worry; of buslneU
men,
The hard work end stooping of
workmen,
Tlje woman's household cares,
Often weaken the kidneys. _ i
Backache, headache, dlszlneajj,
Kidney troubles, urinary trouble*
—frequently follow.
Read the following and learn, tne
way to find relief:
Mrs. J. C. Brown, 108 E. Thirty
fourth St., Tacoma, Wash., Mjg:
"My health had always been, fine
until my kidneyg went back on me
some ten years ago. At first I
didn't pay much attention to tke
trouble and finally I was so bad oft
I could hardly go. Half of the ti®»
I was 'n bed unable to do my house
work. Everytning I did to reHev*
myself failed and I was Ju»t miser
able and discouraged. I waa ad
vised to try Doan's Kidney Pittt
bvt had got where I thought thero
was no nelp for me. Doan.'s helped
me from the start and two Voxes re
moved the trouble. My good health
came back and I felt fine ever since
Doan's cured me."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney r^jnedjr—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—tne aame
that Mrs. Brown had. Foster-Mil
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
1918 A. G. Spauldlng & Bros.
Championship Tennis b&Ua now. tn
stock at Keller Bros. Adv. tf.
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IT ISN'T A KODAK
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for the Eastman Kodalt company,
have received a large shipment
ill sizes of N. C. and AutograpMo
Kodak film, and printing out If*'
pers both Azo and Velox, tf
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