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No. 198 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
TROOPS KILL
NEGRO PORTER
Tscoma, Sept. 26.—Four hun- |
dred Montana soldiers are being
held *or the death of a negro port
er. A special train arriving here
today bound for Camp Lewis bad
th« soldiers on board and report
ed a fight took place between the
negro and one of the men, resulting
In the death. o£ the negro. The
goldi«is were very noisy on the
traiu and the porter endeavored to
auiet them by flashing a razor.
One of the moat husky o£ the aol
dieia floored him with hie fist,
resulting iu fracturiug th© skull
of the uegro and causing death.
L
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WASTE IT
WasniugtOu, Sept. 27.—Through
tU$ cooperation of advertising com
panies, the Treasury Department,
municipal authorities, aud electric
ligllt companies, tfce United States
Food Administration is. without
cost, putting on a natiouai outdoor
advertising campaign that is prob
ably tb biggest thing of the sort
ever undertaken. The slogan, "Food
WUl Win the War—Don't Waste It,
is being blazoned in every large
city In the country on immense
signs on public buildings. These
signs are uniform in general de
sign, in paint for daytime display
and illuminated by elcetrie light
for nUUt.
Advertising companies have pa
triotically contributed their re
•ources without charge to install
tha sigus. The Treasury Department
baa granted the rislit to use the ex
teriors of Federal premises iu the
principal cities, including post
office buildups, whch are under Its
charge. Mayors and municipal coun
cils are permitting the message to
be placed on city halls. Electric
light companies are gratuitously fur
nishing and installing the bulbs
and supplying the power.
Trenton, N. J., was the first city
to furnish a space on the front of
the municipal J>u'lding. It tvas al
so at Trenton that the first sign. I
jyas glaced on the post-office prem
ises. Since then many cities have
followed, including Philadelphia,
where spectacular electric signs on
tt j north and south Bides of the
Photo by American Press Association.
Brigadier General Carroll A. Devol.
UKEGL.K IS APPOINTED
Governor Stroug recently ap
pointed John K. Beegle, oueof the
best known cinnerymeu in the
Ketchikan district, as the succeesor
to lion. J. K.Heckmau on the Ter
ritorial FisU Hatchery Commission,
created by the last session of the
legislature.
Governor Strong- originally ap
pointed Hon. J. R. Heckman, Hon. [
W. \V. Casey and Mr. B. M. Bejir
ends oo the commission. Legal ad-'
vice indicated that Messrs. Heck
man and Casey were disqualified as
members of the board. Governor
Strong then designated Mr. Beh.r
ends a* chairman in place of Mr.
Heckman, and now appoints Mr.
Beegle.
The third place on the board,
whose incumbent will be the secre
tary, is vacant, and will probably
be filled »s soon as Governor Strong
has an opportunity to take the mat
ter up, as the governor's office is
in the midst of registration-draft
matters involving no end of work.
Au inventor lias patented *a fly
trap to he attached to an window
screen, bait luring into a receptacle
•holding poison.
city hall are being installed. In
Philadelphia, also, four large bul
letins are being placed on the post
office. Plans have been perfected
for the same in Xeyr York City,
Norfolk, Richmond, and many other
cities.
In the National Capital the lo
cal electric power company has in
stalled a big electric sign at Penn
sylvania. Avenue and Seventh Street,
with the slogan shown by means of
more than 2,000 lamps.
Just
Received
A Shipment of
Corduroy Kimonas
Also New Sweaters, Scarf
and Cap Sets
New Serge and Woolen Goods
by the Yard
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Suggestions On Preparation of Xmas
Parcels For American Soldiers
And Sailors
Tti» Red Cross has Issued the fol
lowing:
By Christmas the United States
will have more than 1,000,000 men
under arms, and everyone will be
eager to help in giving them Christ
mas cheer.
No matter how generous a sup
ply of gifts some ot the men may re
ceive from families and friends, it I
is believed that all Red Cross mem
bers will want to unite in sending
to each man a Christmas packet
filled with good things and good
will.
lu order that the men may be
equally remembered and yet that
there may be a pleasing variety in
the coctents, the following suggest
ions are made for preparing and
assembling the Christmas parcels:
General Suggestions.
1. Nothing should go In. them
which will not keep fresh from th.e
time of packing until Christmas.
2. Dried fruits and other food
product* should be packed in small
tin or wooden boxes, Qne-quarter
to one-naif pound aize.
3. Hard candy, including choco
late, would probably be safe in tin
foil or heavy cardboard, but no
soft clocolates nor anything that
could r'Ossibly be crushed snould be
used, as the other contents of the
package might be spoiled thereby, j
4. Several daintier packekd in ob-1
long tin boxes, each holding a quart
er of a pound, will provide a bet-,
ter variety for a packet than a
larger quantity Of a single confec
tion.
5. No liquids nor articles packed j
in glass should be placed in the, j
package.
How To \Vrw> Parcels
. 6. for wrapping the gifts use a
bhakl-colore^ handkerchief, 27
inches square, and form the base of
tjfep packet by placing on the cen
ter ot a handkerchief a pad
of writing paper about 7 by 10 in. j
7. .Select a variety of articles
either from the suggested list (or
according to individual wishes) to
an amount not exceeding $1.50,
and arrange them on the pad of j
paser so that the entire package j
shall be the width of the pad and '
approximately 5 or 6 inches high. j
8. Wrap and tie with 1-inch, red j
ribbon and place a Christmas card
under the bow of ribon. A card |
bearing the greetings of the chap- I
ter would be desirable.
9. Wrap the parcel again in heavy
Igiht-brown manila paper and tie
securely with red, green, or gilt
cord, and use Christmas labels or
American flags, ag desired.
Articles Suggested for Packets
Khaki-colored handkerchief, 27
inches square, for container.
Writing-paper pad, about 7 by 10
iuches.
Envelopes.
Pencil.
Postals.
Book (In paper covers).
Scrapbook, homemade, containing
a goo4 short story, gome Jokes, gtc.
Electric torch.
Compass.
Playing cards.
Other games.
Tobacco.
Pipe and pipe cleaners.
Cigarette papers.
Water-light match boi.
Chewing gum.
Sweet chocolate biscuits.
Fruited crackers.
Fruit cake.
Knife, such as boy scouts use.
Mirror, steel.
Handkerchiefs, khaki-colored.
N'ecktiee. i
Mouth organ.
Red Crogs checkerboard (this is
a combination set o£ checkerboard,
checkers, chessmen, and dominoes
made of heavy carboard especially
for the Red Cross and can be pur
chase" after October 15 for 5 cents
apiece).
Preserved ginger.
Salted nuts.
Prunes.
Figs.
Dates. :
Raisins. ' ! ! •
Hard candy.
Chocolate in tin foil.
Licorice.
Katch the Kaiser (puzzle).
Mechanical puzzles (an assorted
lot of 12 small mechanical puzzles
can be bought at the rate of 12
for 50 cents).
Division Manager Can Give Dates
This announcement is published
oarl-r so that tho9e interested may
be gathering funds for the purchas
ing of these packets and a&emsbling
the small articles to go in them.
Chapters will receive directions
from division managers as to the
dates when packets should be
shipped to France and also as to
the dates when those intended for
the home cantonments should be
ready for distribution.
Money for these gifts is not to
be tafren from the Red Cross funds
but should he contributed by indiv
iduals for this special purpose.
no ft coal output larger
The weekly report on the produc
tion of biutmiuous coal and the
causes of loss of working: time,
comoiled by the Geological Surrey,
L><*Dar'mfcnt Of the Interior, Sept.
8, shows that a partial recovery
from the depression of the preced
ing week was registered by the
ratio of tonnage produced to full
time capacity for the jveelr ended
Aueu?t 25. Mines in 12 states,
representing more than one-third of!
fhe ouptut of the country, reported
a nrOducHon amounting to 68.5 per
cent of their full-time output as j
limited by the lafcor force at present ■
availaDle. As compared with the
ratio ror the week ended August
18 this was a substantial improve
ment, but the index is Bitll far be
low the level attained In July.
The recovery wag largely due to
the oartial cessation of the Illinois
strikes, which raised the rat'o f<>r
that state from 54.8 to 69.3 per
cent. The loss of working tlmg in
eastern Kentucky and Tennessee re
marked in last week's bulletin be
came even more acute. Mines la
this area realized but 4.7 per cent
of their full-time output. — Offi
cial [J. o. Bulletin.
Lieut.-Col. McAadrew and family
were visitors in Skagwa7 tpday
while tb« Peterson wag in port. Mc
Andre* is a brother to Lieut-Col.
James B, McAndrew, formerly] of
Ft. Wa, H. Seward, who was called
for active duty and is now serving
In France.
SPECIAL
Mother's Oats
Lar^e Package 35c
A First Class Article at a Very Low Price
P. H. GANTY
Photo by American Presa Association.
Major General Leonard Wood.
CABLE MAY BE BROKEN
Owing to what la believed
■to lis a break in the cable
' Detween Sitka, and Seattle our
1 nen'a service today is small.
■ What telegraphic; news Is re
1 ceivfed by the Alaskan com.es
• over the Dominiou line by
way o' Whltehorse.
CABLE BREAKS AGAIN
DOMINION WIRES DOWN
Somt time this morning all com->
munication between Ketchikan and
Wrangell stopped and cable news
from Juneau Informed the Alaskan
that tlie cable had broken bietwe^n,
Wraneell and Ketchikan. No cause
for the break is known, but it is
presumed that earthxjuake disturb
naces may have done the damage.
The Dominion, wires are also
broken, making it impossible for the
Alas*»au to get any cable news at all
today from the outside. If the
breaks should coninu«j for several
days tae Alaekan will probably
make some arrangement to get news
service irom Astoria by wireless
to Juueau and thence by cable to
Skagway. It is expected however,
that thf Dominion wires will be re
paired in a few days, as the break
is n<»r Ashcroft, in an easily ac
cessibly place.
PLATE GLASS FRONT FOR
PANTHEON BUILDING
A large plate gl&ss front ia be
ing erected in the old Pantheon
building and the structure is being
fifod up for Btora purposes. The
building is ideally located on the
corner of 4th and Broadwaay, and
Mr. Anderson expeetg to Boon bs
ablo U secure a tenant for the
place.
IN AGENTS SHY
BRITAIN AND
U.S. QUARREL
British Headquarters, France and
Belgium, Sept. 26. — Reports haya
been. spread broadcast oa the con
tinent that serious differences hare
arisen between British, and Ameri
ca surgeons and physicians. The
fabrication ha8 been especially cir
culated in France and Balgium thru
Huu agents with the purpose to
create a contempt j!or Britain. No
such trouble has developed, and
the story is a deliberate Jie by
Germans.
BOARD RECEIVES
INSTRUCTIONS
The United States National Army;
exemption board for Skagway has
received numerous instructions Ru<t
documents from the government,
and will open an office in the wait
ing room of Dr. O. W. Gabie's of
fices. Tnere is a great deal of
work in listing and numbering the
registration cards before the draft
takes place, and this work will
necessarily have to b« don© before
the cards will be sent from Skag
wa>' to the governor's office for the
draft. There is talk in different
places and by the newspapers re
garding the time of ths draft, soma
sayiuR it will not take place until
the coming spring. Others predict
that men wili be examined Imme
diate!" as to their exemntioo)
claim so that if accepted they will
be able to plan for their future
wor' Nothing official has coma
from 'he governor.
PRESENT TAYLOR
WITH GOLD WATCH
A gold watch wag given tp Doug
las Taylor, son. of the Dominion
[ telegraph operator at Atlin, recent
ly when he returned from France,
I having been wounded in battle at
Viray ridge. Taylor is very popu
lar with the Atlin people and
thex wished to show their apprecia
tion ot his services in the war by
I this sm?ll token.
Ca»>*. Bell, of the Royal North
west Mounted Police, left en to
day's train for Whltehflrse.
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
WINTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
Drop In And Look Them Over
JAMES KENNEDY