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EDITORIAL
i"OLD GLORY".
"America For Americans"
EKiHT HOUR LAW
Beginning tie first of January tltf
oew ai*Lt iour law becomes effect
ive, and applies to all industries in
Ala»ka with the exception of fish
Icff.
A movement has been under way
for soma time to suspend the law
for the period of the war. The
governor has no power to take the
iuitiativa ia the matter, neither can
h» act upon a uetition of the
oeoulc, but must be requested by
the Becr°tary of the interior on the
council of national defense to do so.
The law applies to every line of
work where wages or salaries are
paid, and to officers and share hold
er* of co-operations and members of
co-partnerships. It does not permit
the employe to york more than
eight hours a day whether he de
•Irea to do so or not.
Telegrams from all over Alaska
f»nd from Commercial clubs and
business firms have been sent to
Gcy. Strong for and against the sus
peaslon of the law, but at present
»l>e law stands as made with the ex
ception of its application to the
ftsblog business.
SAMMIES DEMONSTRATE
Although American troops are
scarcely in the war, tales of their
*»lor are announced from day to
<*»'• I • , .'la.IV
The story of how American engi
neers seized rifles and aided the
British to stop a German advance
uear Cambrai, printed '.n The News
yesterday, is typical.
American soldiers and sailors
hare never hesitated to dare. No
•oldiers In the world are able to
»hink and act so quickly.
Men la this country have been
forced by circumstances to use their
own Judgment. Initiative is a char
acteristic of the American peopfle.
War, no more than industry, is
a matter o' mere mass and machin
ery.
Wfces the quick-witted Ameri
cans get to France in force, there
*"1 be many a recital of their prow
Ms and tricks that take the ma
Chlne-likfl Germans off their feet.
This country is sending over an
army that can fight and think at
the same time.—Tacoma News .
HOW ABOUT HOOVER?
What does Herbert Hoover eat?
Dobs he observe meatless days?
Does h« conserve wheat and sugar?
Do»3 he attend banquets?
Does he practice what he is
preaching?
The country is entitled to know.
Bed meat—beef—is found on the
8ooT»r table not more than once
•aci week. Fresh meats of ail
Wad*—beef, pork, and mutton—are
•erred act to exceed three or four
tines ia a week, approximately
every other day. The meat menu is
•applemented by using more fowl
ted fish. 1 ::i !«
j As to wbeat, puje jyhite bread
STORIES FROM THE GERMAN
NEWSPAPERS
UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OP
FUEL.
The Leipziger Volkszeitung an
nounces that the amouut of fuel as.
sigred to Leipzig by the imperial
commissary will no longer permit of
deliveries to consumers of amounts
uo to 40 ctr., (hundredweights). If
tha most pressing requirments of
every household, it says, are to be
coveted, delivery can take place
only lu small amounts one after the
other. As far as can be judged at
the present time the satisfying of
realiy urgent needs appears as
sumed. But as consignments up to
4U ctr. tc some households preju
dices supplies to others, deliveries
up to 5 ctr. only will be henceforth
permitted. Any person having al
ready received on a principal coal
card 20 ctr. or more of fuel will
be excluded from distribution un
til further notice. In tlie opring,
says tlxe Volkszeitung, 40 ctr. of
coal wps allowed. Thus some peo
ple already have full cellars, and
naturally at smaller cost. The au
thorties have taken half a year to
discover that this inetod of distribiP
t.'oii was prejudicing some house
holds. And this is called "equit
ab'o distribution of fuel"!
BREMEN'S MILK SUPPLY SHORT.
The milk supp.ly grows worse. The
Bremen Burger-Zeitung announces
thpt owiiwr to the steady decrease in
the supply of skim and butter milk
to Bternen even households of two
to four persons can now receive
only one delivery of 1% liters per
week.
MISS ANTOINETTE FUNK
— 1
A striking example of the value of
women in helping America in the great
fight is Miss Antoinette Funk, a mem
ber of the woman's committee of the
souncil of national defense. The pho
tograph shows her hard at work in her
office in the treasury building, where
she is doing wonderful work In the
Interests of the Liberty loan. She !s
executive vice-chairman of the wom
en's Liberty Loan committee.
Hull of a Warship.
A dreadnaujrht's hull is not nil steel,
as Is generally supposed. Between the
outer armor awl the inner "skin" or
hull platins is a layer of teak four
inches thiek, to form a "bed" for the
aruior plates. "
RANG!
A Mexico (Mo.) paper informs us
taat a man in that town fell from
thfi roof of his house, striking him
self on the back porch.—Exchange.
Did you ever think about hur
ing Christmas cards printed at the
Dail • Alaskan office. They are in
dividual, attractive, And any greet
ing which you may desire may he
printed. tf.
is NEVER found on Hoover's table.
Corn bread and corn muffins are
consumed in gTeat quantities and
graham bread and breads of mix
ed flours are the order. Hoover's
table in fact lias been the testing
ground for a great many experi
mental breads.
Practically the only sugar used
is for sweetening coffee and tea,
and this reduced to a minimum.
There are no cakes heavily iced,
no sweet desserts. " Unsweetened
rice cakes are a favorite. Fresh
fruits are used for desserts. The
only sw.eet be uses in any quantity
i.i honey.
Vegetables and fruits in season
form the backbone of the Hoover
menu. Hoover himself has eaten
more watermelon than anything else
this summer.
As to banquets—Hoover hates
them. He never goes if he can es
cape. But the few he has attended
this year have been primarily food
'conservation layouts.
Yes, Madame Housewife, Herbert >
Hoover is the sort of leader you
can follow. t _ \ j _ j , •
Sham Watts of a Cathedral.
St. I'a Ill's cathedral will drop from
seventh to ninth place auioug the
world's largest churches when Liver
pool cathedral and the Church of St.
John the Divine in New York are fin
ished.
The others are St. Pit-r's, Home; Mi
lan cathedral, Cordova • 'thedral, Se
ville cathedral, Cologue cut lied nil and
York minster.
Xhe height of St. Paul's to the top of
the cross is :>90 feet—forty-seven feet
lower than St. Peter's, Route. To the
ridge of the roof is lit) feet, to the
balustradiug of the stone gallery is 'JO
feet, and to the goldeu gallery is ex
actly 100 feet higher.
From a purely architectural point of
view, St. Paul's is far more beautiful
than St. Peter's or, indeed, any Italian
cathedral. The dome in iwrtlcular is
the finest in the world.
The chief fault lies in the fact that
the whole of the exlAior is practically
a sham. The Inner dome is sixty-five
feet lower thau the outer. For half
their height the side walls form no part
of the cathedral at all. for they only
serve to conceal the difference in alti
tude between the side aisles and the
central one.— London Opinion.
Kept His Head.
An ambassador of the great Charle
magne while visiting a court In the
east. Ignorant or a law of the king
that condemned t" death any one who
moved a dish at table before the tyrant
was served, committed ibis offense,
"(jreat king." said the ambassador. "I
die without a murmur: but. in the
name of I lie great emperor whose serv
ant I am. I beg of your majesty one
favor before I d>." The request was
granted, "(live tin the eyes of every
man who saw me commit the crime."
"It is well." said the king. "Their
eyes shall be plucked out for thee."
But no one admitted he had seen the
ambassador move the dish, not even
the king. "Then why should 1 die.
great king?" asked the ambassador.
"The deed cannot be proved against
me." The king was pleased and forth
with pardoucd the ambassador.
"Do you believe in corporal punish
ment?"
"No," replied Farmer Coriitossel. "Not
any more. My boy Josh has all the
best of it when it comes to physical
culture."—Washington Star.
A Bit Of Advice
First—Don't Delay. Second—Don't
Experiment.
If you suffer from backache;
headaches or dizzy spells; if you
rest poorly and are languid in
th<- morning; if the kidney secre
tions are irregular and unnatural
In appearance, do not delay. In
sue1* eases the kidneys often need
help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especial
ly piepared for kidney trouble ■—
they are recommended by thous
ands. Read the following interest
ing statement;
Mrs. M. E.. Gagen, 1013-A Florids
S'., San Francisco, Cal., saya:
"I had dropsy and other kidney
trouble aud was miserable. My
back couldn't have given me any
mere misery if I had broken it.
My kidneys were weak and my feet
ankles and hands became swollen,
as a result. I felt bo miserable,
run down and depressed I was
discouraged. I could harly bend
over because my back hurt me so
much. Doan's soon strengthened ftnd
regulated my kidneys. The swell
ing went away and I was again well
find had all my former strength."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
jet Doans' Kidney Pills— the same
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Druggists refund money if PAZO
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Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwafy No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day eTening at 8:30 p.
m. atirtrp. Visiting brotherB cordial
lj welcome. Edward A. Rasmuson,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Gray. Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
Ivitfltt*—
Kkagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Oilier ot
I'.igicyg m«ute the) first ami third
\Ve<liie6*lay night of each month at
tiiPit li»U on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers conliAlly lnviteid to
attend. J. M. (iit-'isbacxj, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
F. & A. »L
White Pas* Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
Saturday EvanlnsB
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
a P. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lodg*
NO. 421, B. P. O.
E. meeto every
1 Thursday m 8:30
D. m. Vlaitlne
brothers cordially -welcome.
W. B. BATSON. B. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary.
Plon«ur of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. H«U first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. in.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
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