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EDITORIAL
:*'OT;d. GLORY"
"America For Americans"
W. C. McKEXZIE AXD SOX
A feeling of depression rests on
Skagway over the death of W. C.
McKenzie and son Robert D. McKen
zie. Iu the death of these two
rneu Skagway lost two of its most
loved and respected citizens, two
whole-hearted men who came to
Skagway iu the early pioneer days
aud who helped to build up the
L'ty. They were men ia every sense
of the word, doing their share of
constructive work in any movement
that tended to further the interests
of the community.
Mr. \V. C. McKenzie, age 54,
came to Skagway in 1S99 and in
the month of Marcfc, that year se
cured work as engineer on the
White Ta&s and Yukon Railroad.
Since then he has been one of the
most steady and loyal workmen In
the employ of the company, and
at the time of his death "wag senior
t-ugineeT on the Route. Every per
son along the White Pass knew him
aud would look to his engine cab
as it parsed by for the friendly
greeting which Mr. McKenzie always
save them.
Mr. McKenzie 13 member of
the loyal order ol Elks, No. 431,
and has been active in thg work of
the organization. .
Rooert X>. McKenziey tetter know
as "Bert"' was 25 years of age and
had been in the employ of the White
Pais since 1907. He jvas first on
the list of White Pass firemen and
wag always willing to do extra
work in any time of emergency.
"Bert" was one of the most
popular young men in Skagway, be- j
ing prominent in all athletics, tak
ing active part in baseball and bas
ketball games, and attending the
social functions of the city. He'
was one of the best 100 yard sprint
ers in the Northland and always
stood for clean and fair sports.
Someone said yesterday "I think I
will never go to a baseball game
again, for I used to go just to see
"Bert" and to watch him play."
This largely expresses the feelings
of many of Skagway's citizens.
Never was there a more devoted
family thaa the McKenzies. Each
member was always considerate of
tha other and in their plans would
Include all the members of the
family. This Is the reason why
"Bert" and his father worked to
gether on the engine, family ties
held them together, and father and
son worked Bide by side.
Robert D. McKenzie was a mem
ber of the Catholic church and took
active part in the religious services
of the organization.
The death of husband and son
leaves Mrs. McKenzie entirely alone.
A sister of Mrs McKenzie Is living
in Seattle, and a brother is on
his way to Skagway. The heartfelt
sympathies of a sorrowful Skag
■ ay are extended to Mrs. McKenzie
is, her bereavement, , J
Daily Points For
Citizen Soldiers
(Issued by the War Department
a all rights to reprint
Reserved).
marching and care op feet
You will leaj-a in time the prac
tical rules for taking care of your
feet tuat are followed by experi
enced soldiers. *Yqu will avoid
considerably discomfort, however, If
you learn some of these rules now
and »ut them into practice from the
very beginning.
1. See that your shoes are largo
enough. They will at first look
and feel unnecessarily loose. Thia
jis needed because It ha3 been found
.that feet swell and lengthen on
marches, especially when carrying
j packs. But shoes fitted this way
j will give you no corns, bunions, blls
ters, or other foot ills. In fact,
they will cure any that you may
| already have.
I 2. Take pains to keep your shoea
In good condition. It is a good
[idea to apply a light coat of neat's
}foot oil, -which will both soften the
leather and tend to maice them
waterproof. Don't neglect to
(smooth out wrinkles in the lining
of the shoe. "Break in" new
shoes before wearing them on long
'marches.
3. Wear light woolen socks, bucu
a3 will be issued to you. See that
you have no holes or wrinkles la
them. If a hoi© ha a been worn and
cau not be mended at once, change
the sock from one foot to the other
so that yoirr foot will not be Irri
tated more than is necessary.
4. Keep your feet, socks, and
shoes clean. "When on the march
try to wash your socks at night
and put on a clean pair every morn
ing. Bathe the feet ererv evening,
or at least wipe them off with a
wet towel.
5. Keep your feet scrupulously
clean. A foot bath can be taken,
when other facilities are not at
hand, by scraping a small depressio
in the ground, throwing a poncho
over it and pouring water into this
from your canteen. Even a pint of
water will do for a foot bath. You
can bathe all over by making or
finding a depression of suitable
size and using your poncho as for
» foot bath.
6. Keep your toe nails trimmed |
closely and cut them square across
the ends. This will tend to prevent
ingrowing nails. By all means avol
the common error of rounding the
corners of the nail and cutting it
to a nolnt in the center.
7. In case a blister is formed
while on the march, open the edge
of the blister with the point of a
knife or a needle that has been
Seated in a match flame. Be sure
to squeeze all the fluid out of the
blister. To leave any in it may
make it worse. Do not puil off
the loose skin but press it back.
Then put on an adhesive plaster,
covering the skin well beyond the
edges of the blister, putting it on
as tightly ag possible without wrin
kles. In the same way put on ad
hesive plaster over any red or ten
der spots.
8. In case any tendons become
inflamed ot swollen (usually due to
lacing the legging or shoe too
tightly or to some other unneces
sary pressure), soak the foot in cold
water, massage the tendon, and pro
tect it as much ag possible by
strips of adhesive plaster. You
should report to a medical officer
at your first opportunity to make
sure that the trouble does not
grow worse.
BRITAIN'S GREAT ROLE
Behold the splendid effort of
Great Britain. She has "raised an
army of 5,500,000, and furnished
500,000 men for the navy. In rery
large measure she has financed thei
war operations of the British I>o
minions and all ally countries. She
has kept the seas open for ally and
neutral shipping-. She has loaned
nearly 2,000,000 tons pf shipping to
her allies and is constructing new
shipping at a remarkably) rapid rate.
When the war broke out the moth
er country had between 17,000,000
and 18,000,000 tons of ocean-go
ing shipping. In spite of the sub
marine campaigns, sfce Btill has
over 15,000,000 ton'3 in operation,
•and tc- this tonnage she will add
4,000,000 tons of newly constructed
vessels during the coming yea-r.
Funeral services will be held in
the Catholic church tomorrow morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, the Elks at
tending in a body. The ceremonies
at the grave will be in charge of
the loyal order of Elks, No. 431.
During the time of the funeral all
the business houses in Skagway
?e closed ... k
'» f )■»»" 11 ' •
II. S. WU INSURE
; ALL ITS FIGHTERS
Experts Devising Plan to Gom
oenssta For Injuries In War.
BENEFIT FOR DEPENDENTS
8chemo Will Make It a Tax on th«
Whole People, Say* Insurance Man.
Tha Treasury, War, Navy and Com
j merco Departments Are Working on
; It to Avoid Evils of Pension 8ystem.
Following a conference In Washing
ton with Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, a committee of prominent in
surance men have drawn up a plan for
pensions or compensation for casual
ties in the war, which will be submit
ted to congress.
The details are to be worked ont in
co-operation with the secretary of the
treasury and officials of tho war, navy
and commerce departments, as well as
the Council of National Defense. It
was said they will conform as closely
as possible to the principle of the work
men's compensation law.
To give some idea to soldiers, their
families and the public of whnt the
government, aided by the Insurance
men, was trying to work out. the head
of one of the large companies, who
deprecated any idea of self advertise
ment and therefore did not wish to be
quoted by name, outlined ibe basis oil
which the experts are working.
"The government." he said, "Is inter
ested in putting something through In
this matter that will be a happy solu
tion of a difficult problem. It decided
to appoint a committee of actuaries,
with the agreement that the Insurance
companies would help the government
It Is not life insurance that is sought.
It is casualty insurance or, better still,
it is compensatory insurance.
"That Uncle Sam Is a great big em
ployer was the Idea finally agreed on by
the insurance and casualty "chemists'
down In Washington, nud the proposed
insurance win In effect be a death ben
efit for the dependents of those who
succumb in action.
To Avoid Evils of Old 8yit«m.
"The government, you see, Is very
eager to do something to avoid pen
sioning as It has formerly existed, to
avoid the evils of the old pension sys
tem. What it wants to work out is
compensatory insurance. Age has noth
ing to do with it. It isn't life insur
ance.
"Of course the companies m'.ght have
gone into a i»o<)I or a bureau, and the
government would be sending out
checks after proof, but the great desire
now is to simplify the whole matter.
"In short. It is pr< posed to put the
pension plan on •» workman's compen
sation basis. Of course it is up to
congress, but I think it will go right
through without a hitch. Mr. McAdoo
stated what was wanted on behalf of
the president, and the companies are
willing to lend to the government their
expert service, their statistics, etc.
They have very recent statistics from
Canada, where a great deal of insur
ance is carried.
"The government and the representa
tives are In co-operntion to develop the
simplest possible plan, such a one as
is being carried out by big business
through the workmen's compensation.
"The workmen's compensation law
Interposes between the workmen and
the hazards of labor. By this plan
It Is desired to interpose between the
soldier and the lin/anls of war. The
plan when finally worked out may be
varied, aeeordiug to the condition of
the family of a soldier. It might be
a matter of compensation by Install
ments.
Will Be a Tax on Wholo P«opl».
'The principle of the workmen's com
pensation is being recognized by the
United States in this war. The gov
ernment says: 'We'll meet the neces
sary tax to compensate, and it will be
a tax on the whole people. It will be
Just the same as if the problem arose
In a bridge factory, a shoe factory or
on a railroad. We'll tax ourselves.
Here's a whole army going up against
these hazards, and some must meet
thSm.'
"Such acceptance of tills principle
amounts to a social evolution. It
would be a victory to have it accept
ed without debate, and with this com
pensation principle granted and accept
ed the ground is covered for tills war.
It will help volunteering, for the vol
unteers nearly all have dependents and
the drafted have not it simply shows
what a great democracy does for It
self In this emergency.
"Such a system would supplement
a soldier's per diem. Ills dependent"
Would get his compensatory damages.
That Is why the government wants
the plan crystallized In advance. The
plan will probably be uniform, with
out regard to previous occupation."
PORTO RICO DRAFTS 104,986.
Only Thirty Alien Enemies Found on
Island Territory.
The total registration In Porto Rico
under the selective draft law was 104,
986.
The registration Is divided as fol
lows: White. 7S.275; colored, 24,606;
aliens. 2,070; enemy aliens, 30.
American Enterprise.
The provisional government of Rus
sia has been offered $5,000 a week1 to
let ex-Czar Nicholas pose for America*
movies.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Bkagway No. 1,
A. B. *me«t8 every seo
ODd and fomrth! Tues
day- evening at 8:30 p.
m. 8n«rp. visiting brothers oo-rai-u
Ijr welcome. Edward A. Rasmuoon,
Arctic Chief. W. B. Hargraves, Arc
tic Recorder.
Fraternal Order
Eagle^—
Skatfwajr Aerio
No. 25, FVatcr.
tiAl Order of
ingle* mOctH thq first and third
VVvdnokiagr sight of each month at
Ui»Jr ball on FUUi Avenue. Visit
ing brottoera con-diAily Invite*! to
»U*nd. J. M. Qreiabach, W. r.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 118
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each mouths. Visiting Brethren
ar® welcome. ^
HAHOLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMB3 WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Ska j way Lod£«
No. <31, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
lfitond 3rd. Thurs
• day nLght at 8:SO
o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
, W. B. BATSON. B. R.
r. J. Y1WDEWALL, secretary.
Pioneer of AlisJu Igloo, No. 12,
meet* to A. B. Hall first Monday In
Nwry month at 8:80 p. m.
VMHIdjj Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. 8TEVENS0N. Pr<*.
P. H. Doree, Bee. See.
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