F. & A- M .
White Pass Lodge
F. & A.M. No. US
moats 2d md 4th
f ri. Ev'gs. of each
month. Vlilting Dromon w—
com*. Plitl AbraliaiM, Secretary.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
Fraternal Order
f, Kaglee—
Ska«war Aerl«
, No. 15, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets tie first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Filth avenue. Vial ting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Elmer Wheeler, W. P., J. M. Keller,
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
SkagwaJ Lodg
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meeta over
(hursdajr night a
S o'clock. Elk
TflfrgaT?va club and readin
room open daily Irom 1 p. m. to
12 midnight. Visiting brohtens cor
dially welcome. Jas, Kennedy,
lis. R. Geo. Mage» Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meet* ©very Tuee
day evening at 8:00 p
m. sharp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome D. J. Rich, Arctic Chief
W. R. Ilillery, Arctic Recorder.
30th Infantry Lodge, No. 1390.
LOYAL ORDER OP MOOSE.
Fort \Ym. H. Seward, Haines, Alask
Regular Meetings every Thursday
night at 7:30 p. in. All visiting bro
there cordially welcomed.
Any one desiring information
about the Lodge will confer a favor
by addressing
THE SECRETARY.
EASTERN' OYSTERS ON THE
HALF SHELL
Fresh Eastern Oysters on t-h
halt "shell are now to be had at tn
.v Restaurant.
FtVE GOOD ONE! TO ORAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Rya. Bud
wsK-.t, Blae Rlbtoa and Pal# Rain
lei itee* at the Board oi Trade.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists.
DR. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Mofct Modern Methods.
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAQWAY ALASKA
THE PATTERSOX-O'ISRIEN CO.
—Dealers In—
DENTAL SUPPLIES
223 Walker Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
Orders by mall or caM* will receive
prompt attention. Catalogue on re
quest.
CRAB meat cock tails
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Service a la carte.
Only One "BROMO QUININE."
To get the genuine, call for full
name, LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE. Look for signature of E. W.
Grove. Cures a Cold In One day.
25c. i
Needle for Victor or Columbia
phonographs, soft, medium or loud
now ia stock a* Keller Bros. Drug
Co., envelopes of 100, 5cta.; boxes
of 300, 15ct«.
Do you knowT
TLat we use the bast hard wheat
flour obtainable.
That we use pure lard.
That we use the best egga.
That we us« the bast extracts
and spicee.
Th^t we use the utmost care in
the proparation of all our articles.
That we give a money-back guar
ty with everything you buy from ub.
If you aon't know these things,
it's time you did for its' to your
benefit to know them. The New
Idea Bakery and Delicatessen, tf.
HAND LAUNDRY— The Jandos
Hand Laundry on Third srteet neit
to Golden North Hotel, does your
washing without shrinking the
clothes. Family work given careful
attention. tf.
Relieves CATARRH of
the
BLADDER
and all
Discharges In
24HOUR3]
Itch c*7*txH Vmn the .
Ml Or
cwnterfsily. y y
_ S»>i4 bj »U 4mfitl»u.
ESTABLISHED 1898 OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER III ALASKA
OFFICIAL CITY PAPEIi
L. S. KELLEK, Publisher.
Admitted as second clase mail matter July S. 1898, at tlie Skagway P.O
Copj for change ot advertisements must be iu by JU o'clock iu. to
insure insertion same day. Advertising rates on a indication.
The Dally Alaskan charges for all publications not solicited, which
Includes all notices, other than churches or charitable sc.cioties
Subscriptions and Advertisements ltcceived by
Bennett News Co. W'hitehorse.Y.T. E. L. I'iliman .. .. Atlin, It. C.
E. W. Gideon ... ... Carcross, V. T.
Subscription Hates:
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One mou by carrier ..
Three mouths by mail
..75 Six months by mail ..
1.00 One year by mall .. ,
.2.25
. 4.50
9.00
EDITORIAL PAGE
We have of lato years often hoard
considerable talk in regard to hyp
notism and hypnotists, b'.»t had ever
been skeptical as to the reliability
and truthfulness of tha narrators
and would doubtless have re
mained so had it not been for an
ocular demonstration of its truth
at a meeting of the old town coun
cil of Skagway on the night of April
20th when a bill for $ 101?. 14 for
818 second hand dr'ft bolts
for use in the new wingdr.m was
put in by H. Couger, allowed and
ordered paid without a dissentient
voice, although at least one meni
of the council was in a position to
know positively that an extortion
ate charge was being made.
The matter was brought ir.to the
limelight last night in all its putri
dity when a bill was received from
the W. P. & Y. Routo company for
$10.66 for S17 second hand
drift bolts to be used for the same
purpose as were those which had
been furnished by Mr. Conger, and
which, according to Marshal Frank
Page, who has charge of the work
were superior in quali'y to those
for which the town was mulcted in
tha sum of $106.14.
To recapitulate: Master Mechanic
Howard Ashley of the V. P. & V.
Route informs us that new bolts of
the size used can be laid down in
Skagway at S cents, t»r less, each,
and the price paid to Couger by
the council for the second
band ones, which had boon gather
ed from scrap iron and junk heaps
all over town, was a litt'j less than
13 cents each; while tlu W. P. & V.
Koute furnished a superior article
to that supplied by Couger for
cue and one quarter cents each. :
in order to get a liu-i on the
reasons lor the approval and pay
ment of such ;i bill by t!ie late towu
council a Daily Alaskan man called
on J. A. Beuder, a member oi' the
finance committee of that cody, and
fisktd for an explanation of why It
had been done. Mr Bender said it
had been the custom of tl.e finance
committee to recommend for pay
ment all bills which had been
O. K'd by Marshal Frank Page and
that as that town offitcal had
placed the seal of his approval up
on the bill in question he had re
commended it without fuither in
vestigation, and he supposed that
the other members of tho finance
Committee had done the same from
similar motives.
Now it would appear to us that
the O. K. of Mr. Page could only
be as to the amount of material
that had been furnished and would
have no bearing whatever upon the
price charged, but from whatever
light it is viewed we believe the
niombers of the old to'.vn council
owe it to themselves as well as to
the people whom they w?ro sworn
to faithfully serve, to Investigate
thoroughly and to see that justice
is done in the premises.
In the words of the Dutch com
edian, there is an 'eiplanatlon
ment" due from some source. Let's
IvELLEF AT LAST
After hundreds of lives have been
lost in the poorly-charted, careless
ly-surveyed waters of tho Alaskan
coast, says the Prince Rvpert Em
pire, it is reported that the Ameri
can government has awakened to its
responsibilities and is about to order
a thorough combing of 'he intricate
northern passage to discover the
unmarked rock pinnacles which are
at present a menace to the ships
which make that run.
To do the American authorities
justice, it must bo admitted that in
making those waters comparatively
safe for navigation they have a
problem of no mean proportions.
The coast line appears to have been
designed by nature as a particularly
difficult proposition for marine
surveyors, but on the otter hand it
also must be admitted that the Am
erican government has not given the
northern route the attention which
the traffic and the dangerous con
ditions existing there demand.
Considered from a cold-blooded
angle, the question is or.e of vital
importance to this port because
British Columbia ships and British
Columba people do considerable
traveling through Alaskan waters.
At present they do so at much risk
as tho loss in lives aud craft dur
ing the last few years amply testi
fies. All the way south of here the
Americans have the benefit of the
splendid system of aids to navi
gation put ia by the federal govern
ment of Canada, and it will be well
that Canadian boats should have
the benefit of the American govern
ment's expenditures in the waters
north of us.
It is therefore with no small
feeling of satisfaction that those
who now use the roughly-charted
waters of the Alaskan coast learn
of the intention of the American
secretary of commerce to spend
half a million dollars on survey
work there and it is the earnest
hope of all concerned that the
United States congress will see
fit to make the grant that will
reduce the future responsibility
of that body for loss of life and
property.
Save Time For Industrial Training by
Omitting Nonessential Studies
By L. EL WOLFE, Former Superintendent of Schools, Memphis, Tenn.
AH 8 A GENERAL RULE, IT !S THE FARMER BOY WHO IS TAKING
THEf HONOR8 AT OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. BE
CAUSE ON THE FARM THE CROPS ENGAGE THE ATTENTION
DURING THE SUMMER AND THE FARM CHORES ARE UNUSUALLY
HEAVY ON SATURDAYS IS NO REASON WHY SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT
CONTINUE ON SATURDAYS AND DURING THE SUMMER IN CITIES,
TOWNS AND VILLAGES. AGAIN, TIME CAN BE SAVED FOR INDUS
TRIAL TRAINING BY OMITTING FROM THE COURSE OF STUDY MUCH
THAT IS NONESSENTIAL AND BY TRAINING OUR TEACHERS IN EF
FICIENCY. THE TEACHING OF HABITS OF THRIFT AND INDUSTRY,
AS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED AGAIN AND AGAIN, SO QUICKENS
AND STRENGTHENS THE INTELLECT AS TO ENABLE THE LEARNER
TO MAKE MUCH GREATER PROGRESS IN A GIVEN TIME.
i» > i
A great improvement could be made bv INSTALLING AN IN
DUSTRIAL PLANT IN EVERY COUNTRY SCHOOL, purchas
ing at least a twenty acre tract near tlic school, building the teacher
a home upon this tract and employing th<> teacher the year around that
he might train the farm boys to make repairs to machinery and demon
strate the best methods in agriculture and horticulture. However, to
CONFINE SCHOOL WORE IN CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
TO BOOKS is quite as stupid as to carry a rock in one end of a sack
and the grain in the other because it was done by a parent.
BEND THE "ALASKAN" HOME TO THE STATES. IT WILL SAV
l'OU A LOT OF LETTER-WHITING
Save Your Teeth
Nature Intended that they uhould
last a. life time. They will last
if you do your share.
Plug tho cavities—yes, but that
is too late. Your dentist can re
pair or repla.ee teeth lui. he can
not restore them.
Keep your tetith clean—yes, but
not enough Mechanical cleans
ing cannot remove the acids thai
form in tho mouth and destroy
the enamel. Ordinary dentifrice.*
do not touch them, you should
use.
PUROLA PEROXO TOOTH PASTE
the dentrifico that neutralizes
"acid mouth" and thus removes
the greatest oauso of tooth decay.
Purola Peroxo Tooth Paste—was
designed to nave teeth by pro
tecting them from thoir greatest
enemy, "acid mouth," which is
known to be- responsible for 95 !
per cent of all tootii troubles,
That's why PEROXO TOOTII
PASTE does save teeth.
PUROLA PEROXO TOOTH PASTE
also cleans teeth beautifully, re
moves TOBACCO and oilier odors,
purifies the mouth and gives it
a feeling of freshness nothing
else can equal.
PUROLA PEROXO TOOTH PASTE
IS FOR SALE IN SKAGV.'aY ONLY
DY KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.
;it 25c per tube, prove for your
sell that PEROXO TOOTiT PASTE
will savo your teeth and start
using it at once.
Olympia Deer on draught at th«
Board oi Trade. This famous brew,
both on draft *.nd In bottles is kept
constantly fresh. This is the Board
of Trade Bar wiere the celebrated
Rainier Beer is also kept iu bot
tles. tf.
SERIAL NO. 01&13.
DEPARTMENT ol the INTERIOR.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 10, 1914.
Notice is hereby given tliat the
uuderelgned, H. D. Clark whose
post-office address is Skagway, Al
aska, has filed his homestead appli
cation and proof In support there
of for the land embraced in U. S.
Survey No. 994, more particu
larly described as follows
Beginning at Corner No. I, M. C.
situated on the west bank of Skag
way River and about one mile from
Skagway, Alaska, whence U. S. L.
M. No. 8 bears S. 48°12' W. 123.01
chs., witness Cor bears N. 47°12'
W. 50 links, thence meandering
along the sftore line of Skagway
river (1) N. 71°07'E. 1.60 chs.,
(2) N. 22°02'E. 5.75 chs., (3) N.
27°59'E. 4.91 chs. to Cor. No. 2
M. C whence witness corner bears
N. 14°19'W. 50 Muks, thence N.
14'19'W. 3.35 chs. to Cor. No. 3,
thence N. 44°25' E. SO.38 Chs. to
Cor. No. 4, thence N. 31C0S'W. 3.93
chs. to Cor. No. 5, thence N. 8°
40' E. 1.41 Chs. to Cor. No. 6,
iaenucai wnn cor. wo. i ai. a.
Heney homestead, thence N. 46®
31'W. G.52 chs. to Cor. No. 7,
identical with Cor. No. 6 U. S. Mil
itary Reserve, tnenca »•?. 43°52' W.
36.10 Chs. to Cor. No. 8, Identical
with Cor. No. 7, U. S. Military Re
serve, thence S. 47°12' E. 16.68
chs. to Cor. No. 1 the place of be
ginning, crntaining an area of 4 4
.78 acres. Magnetic variation 33°
05' E.
Any and all persons claiming
said laud or any portion thereof
are hereby nof'fled to file their
adverso claims In the United S'ates j
Land Offieo at Juneau, Alaska,!
within the period allowed by law.
Publication of tL-s notice is here
by ordered in the Skagway Daily
Alaskan, a newspaper of General
circulation published at Skagway, Al
aska, and nearest tit* land appli
ed foi.
C. B. Walker, Register.
First Publication Feb. 19, 1914.
Last Publication May 1 1914.
V/hitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whiteliorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
HhTCHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel :: Whitehorse, Y. T
STEAMERS FOR
Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacortes, Bellingham
Everett, Clympia, port Townsend, South
Bcllinjliam, Eureka. Santa Barbara, Mexico j
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H. BRANDT, i a. p. D. c. d. dunann, p. T. M. (
113 James St., Seattle 112 Market St., Sao Fraocisc* j
P'*hl rcicrred to change ihii Schedule j
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE J
S. S. City Of Seattle
April 16,28 May 9,20,31
June 11, 24
S. S. Spokane
April 11, 23 May 5,16, 27
June 7, 13, 30
Plione 50 V- A. PETERSON, Agent
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Carrying H. lai and W« lis- I'artfo Ex press
SAILING DATES from SKAGWAY to SEATTLE
MARIPOSA April !> JMFFERSON April 2",
JEFKERSOX April I « MARIPOSA April 27
ALAMEDA Vpiil !•> DOLPI1IV MAY 1
DOLPHLV April 20 ALAMEDA May »
NORTHWESTEHX .. Apil 21 XORTHAVESTERX .. ..May I)
SAILING DATE5 SKAGWAY TO CORDOVA
ALAMEDA April 10 ALAMEDA April 28
XORTHAYKSTERX .. April 10 XORTirWESTERX .... May 4
MARII'OSA April 22
These glean.s!u; s c,r tin- u one! ! est in Alaska sen-ice. Have large
observation and d -cotr v <■■■:>,■ . it meals and service. Transfer to
Vancouver Victoria, arid Pu et Sound ports wi:hout additional charge.
Through tickets to San Francisco
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H Canadian Pacific Ry.
\r4Ilway# (STEAMSHIP LINES)
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
| PRINCESS MAY
Apr. 22 May 2, 13, 23 June 3
(Subject to Change)
I Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria,Seattle,&c
Kail and Slci-per i : diets to nit points.
1 Phone 87 F. F. W. ! QWLE, Ag^nt
Steamship Humboldt
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Ten D3.3' Schedule Between
Skag /ay and Seatiie.
Apr:! 30, May 10
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