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EDITORIAL
"OLD] GLORY"
"America For Americans
j FOOD WINS THE WAR
DON'T WASTE IT
\VK »HOlLl> WORRY
According to figures given out '7
the rentral Publicity Commute* for
the Third Libery Loan:
Germany's total indebtedness is
$^1.000.000,000, which means that
each of her 68,000,000 inhabitants,
L'leu, women aa^ children, will be
in deb» $456. Here in America,
with a population of 110.000,000
our total indebtedness is x>nly
$i;.0t"vi»00,000 or a per capita, in
debtedness of only one eighth that
of the German citizen, a matter of
$ >7 each. .
"We can ran out Liberty Bond
flotations up to $50,000.000,000 be
fore each one of us owes as much as
e:*cn German across the Rhine,"
«a;-s the statement.
"In other words, we can run this
war at our present rate of expendi
tures for eight years before we
are as badly off as the Germans
are today. Don't be frightened at
tiie money we are spending. We
are not 'breaking1 ourselves. We
ure spending very little of our na
tional wealth. Buy Bonds. if
this war lasts for eight years, Ger
many will be so bad'ly 'broke* it can
i-evtr be put together again "
WlIE AT LESS MEALS A\l» DAYS
ARE NOW OPTIONAL IX
PRIVATE HOMES
V.'hlie private homes will not be
requited to observ© wheat less meals
days, they will be required to
cut wheat consumption to about
uuc-half of norma.'. If this can
dune withou' entirely giving1 up
uLeat at any meal, the Food Ad
ministration will consider What its
urogram is Deing followed strietly
the letter. It is urging, how
tvtr, that those, whose circum
stances and' requirements permit, ef
fect as even greater reduction. It
believes that the imperative neces
sity for this measure wll be well
understood and that its request will
rcteiv0 ready response from the
pc\>ple of America.
The allowance of one and one
ha;f founds of whe«t flour per
person per week is considered rea
sonable. AVheatless days and meals
must be strictly observed by all j.ut>
iic eating places. The full light of
Publicity will be turned upon estab-I
lishmciits violatiug this urgent re
quest of the Foad Adminisratiton. I
Federal Food1 Administrators have '
bc«n given telegraphic orders to
enforce the Program by rigid' in- )
spection and investigation. "Where vlo
iiticns are reported', the Adminis- j
tra.crs are instructed to hold hear- I
Ings 'sLich must be open to the pub'
lie and to the press. Virtually this '
me-Ts that no violator, no mat-1
ter what the extenuating clrcum- '
s'an?s>s, will be shield by having
CULTURE HERE BEFORE 14i2
Did America's Pre-Columbian CNHIm
tion Come From Egypt? to
Now Queotlon.
Prof. Elliot Smith developed In an
extraordinarily Interesting manner the
thesis that the pre-Columbian civiliza
tions of America—or at leant many Im
portant features In those civilizations
—were not truly aboriginal, bat came
In a cultural wave from Asia. across
the Pacific ocean, the original starting
point of the most remarkable charac
teristic being Egypt.
Professor Smith believes, says Sci
ence Progress, that the extremely pe
culiar culture of Egypt wm spread
eastward by mariners, mainly Phoeni
cians. for several centuries after B. 0.
800. To quote the author's own words,
he thinks that "the essential elements
of the ancient civilizations of India
(the pre-Aryan civilizations), further
India, the Malay archipelago, Oceania
and America were brought in succes
sion to each of these places by mari
ners, whose oriental migrations began
as trading Intercourse between the
eastern Mediterranean and India some
time after 800 B. C., and that the
highly complex and artificial culture
which they spread abroad was derived
largely from Egypt (not earlier than
the twenty-first dynasty), but also In
cluded many important accretions
from other sources, and that after tra
versing Asia and Oceania and becom
ing modified on the way, the stream
finally "continued for many centuries
to play upon the Pacific littoral of
America, where it was responsible for
planting the germs of the remarkable
pre-Columbian civilization."
hill puzzle to geologists
Stone Column* on Eminence Nmt Pa
chuca, in Mexico, Out of Keeping
With Other Formations.
A very remarkable geological freak
In Mexico is a mountain situated near
Pachuca which presents the appear
ance at a distance of being covered
with spikes. The sides of the moun
tain are closely studded with stone col
umns or palisades. These columns are
five to twelve feet long and as large
round as an average man's body. It
Is a remarkable uplift of nature which
has the appearance, however, of being
the handiwork of human beings. One
side of the mountain Is almost perpen
dlcular and the 9tone columns pro
trude from the surface at right angles,
forming an Impressive picture.
Pachuca Is one of the most noted
mining districts In Mexico, and It is
said by geologists that this remarka
ble spiked mountain Is out of keeping
with the remainder of the formation
of the mineralized region. The stone
Is as hard as dint and has withstood
the elements of ages. The spikes form
a natural battlement that makes the
mountain appear from a distance like
an ancient fort. The mines of the
Pachuca district are situated not far
from this wonderful freak of nature,
but the formation encountered In their
respective underground workings Is ol
an entirely different kind from that ol
the palisade.
How Tornado Orlglnatea.
The tornado of the Western plains is
Identical In formation with the sand
whirl. The sun beats fiercely on a lim
ited area—saj ten square miles of bar
ren prairie—ajd as a result the air next
the earth becomes very hot, perhaps
120 degrees, and the mass Is constant
ly Increasing In volume. Above the
warm air is a stratum perhaps 20 de
grees colder.
By and by a passageway Is made,
the hot air begins to ascend and the
cold upper air, pressing downward,
forces the lighter air through a chan
nel thus formed. It begins to whirl. It
Increases lu velocity, a surface cur
rent forces it along, and the tornado
starts on Its destructive Joufuey.
The terrific cyclone originates In
much the same way, only differing In
extent. The most violent cyclones or
iginate In tropical latitudes. In the At
lantic ocean, to the north and east of
West Indian Islands and In the Pacific,
In the China sea and in the neighbor
hood of the Philippine islands.
Ihe reason they are so destructive
Is because they are carried such great
distances by extraneous Influences.
WAKNIXG GH EX ABOUT
K.^IPLES OF MEDICINES
A warning is souaded cgaln£t
any person receiving and using any
kind of sample of patent medicine
or any kind of sample product re
ceive-* throng^ the mail, unless the
one sending the sample is personally
known to the addressee.
It is pointed out that GerHiau ag
ents ar* using manj; devices to
spre<d disease, and that too great
care cannot be exercised. Strange
epidemics have appeared iu many
Pla- es. and in some instances the
spread of disease has been, traced dl"
rec'ly to German a&enta.
bis name withheld from, tile newp
papirs. Where violations are prov
;d, tbe Administrators are urged'
•o follow immediately with punltire
measures, the nature of wlhci will
be determined in consultation with
minorities at Washington, ,1 >|
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JUqVlrr lk« MMft I'arefV-.} A Itrntloft '&a
Well t". Gooii So.i.
DU1 you KVer see a ri^ibush • whlish—
th« mn*t V-opt'MWJronWimt
• yen -o! siinaliit.-—a'id of atmosphere.
. ..ever U> achieve a healthy
row I
.» >r m-™— will ttfhip a plant
nst ha» a csnker eatlnp: out tts heart
"on »".!<•» .l''trcv trio t-eforj yovl
an tcmo^'M ih<s i-iiV*.
Too p-r.r*- .• or" Dan it ruff nn<! Bald
ness »>*• rn hair lctlors. and
■utH1 .11 vuyo'lne. eto.
1*0 must look to the cause of tha
.rouble— It's corm at the roots of
/our '"ilr wl.ich causes It to fall out.
Newbro's K.-»rp'cMe destroys 'h» irerw,
<nif healihy hair Is the sure result.
Sold by lea.ilnir drupsrlsts. S*n.1 'fle. In
itamps for satrple to The Herplclde Co..
Detroit.
Otif Dollar bottle, guarautoed.
At all Drug Storae. Adr.
How to Tell Age of Eggs.
There Is 11 simple method of ascer
taining the age Of eggs, bused upon the
fact that the airy space at the broad
end of the egg Increases with Its age.
Now, when the egg Is placed In a
tumbler of water in which any amount
of (Common suit Is dissolved, It will,
with increasing age, tend ever more to
assume a position with its longitudinal
axis In a perpendicular direction. A
fresh laid egg will lie horizontally on
the bottom of the vessel. An egg from
three to four days old will rise with Its
broad end, so that Its longitudinal axis
forms with its horizontal axis an angle
of 20 degrees. At the age of eight days
the angle increases to 45 degrees, at
the age of two weeks to 60 degrees,
and at the age of three weeks to about
75 degrees. When the egg is more
than a month old It will float perpen
dicularly on Its small end.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 D»yi
Druggist# refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT falls to ear® Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PlUs.
First application glrea relief. 50c.
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Offke Hours: 8-13 ». m. 1-0 p. mi.
AMU«o Building - • - • Broadway
8KAUWA1 ALASKA
®Attjtlo BFotberbood. —
Camp Stagwajr No. 1,
meat* tvary second and
fourth, Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Vlait
lag brotLero cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rnmnuoji, Arctic Chief.
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
Fraternal Older
Eagle*—
Skagway Aerie,
No. 23, Frater
nal Order of
uaw« meet toe nm "ul third
Wednesday nl^ht of oAdi mojith at
their ball on Fifth Avenue. VUit
in* broth en curdtoUy Invited to
•tteud.
John 1L Roller, W. P.
J. M. (irieefhach, Secretary.
F. A A. SL
Yfhlt* Paas Lodge
F. A A. M. No. 11S
me#t* 2d and 4th
Saturday ET«nln*i
ot each months. Visiting brethren
ar* welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
XAMJS3 -WALLACE, Secretary,
B.-P. O. ELKS
8ka^w*y Lodg*
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Tlurtday a*. 8:30
p. m. Vlalting
Drotter* ooraituiy welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R.
r. i. YAKDBWALL, Seciaiarr
Floorer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
m<vta tn A- B. Hall tint Monday 1b
tl&rj month at 8:80 p. m.
VUt4n| Broth em cordially trel»
coaa 1
W. J. MULVIHILL, Pwe.
J. C. PHELPS, Sacy.
\V. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice te all oomtt
la Territory of Ala*.*
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Be Wise — Buy More Bonds
Otherwise You May Wear Them
Don't Be a Piker Patriot. But Pay Your War Bills
The efficiency of our khaki-clad eagle in France—help
ing to free the world of the German Vulture—depends
on our golden eagles at home. Men we have in plenty
raw materials in abundance, but money is needed to
furnish our men with food, to turn raw materials into
equipment. We need money for ships to get our men
and equipment into the fight.
This space contributed as PntyioMc donation by
PERRY HERN.
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
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SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
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SPOKANE April 22 May 6, 19
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY SPRING 1918
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
5.5. JEFFERSON, April 22. May 4 15 26 June 7 19
For ANCHORAGE and Westward Points
S. S. NORTHWESTERN May 12,
5.6. ALAMEDA May 20,
S.S. ALASKA May 28
Excursion season opens with sailing of S. S. JEFFERSON from
SEATTLE June 14th and closes with sailing of JEFFERSON
August°25th.
Paacengera transferred to Victoria, Vancouver and Tacoma without extra charge
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
^ PRINCESS SOPHIA
LEAVES SKAGWAY P. M.
Apr. 10, 21. May 1, 12, 22. June 2, 13
—FOR—
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The "Prince Rupert" operates Skagway to Vancouver without change
and connecti at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
A.bore 8prlne Service In effect until Jane 29th. Effective that date "Prince
Georce" or Prince Rupert arrive Slcasrway every Friday A. M. and sail south
EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
Full Information cheerfully furnished by
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Afent . ■r'Phone 43
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Skagway Alaska
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
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stantly. Thfl prescription of
aa «mlMat physician. Keller
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Catairh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a loial disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
Internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It Is com
posed of some of the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall's Catairh Medi
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
All Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
—Adrertiseraeat.
A rrtmedy for icfsetioo*
flT? of the arioirr tr»ci.
Paiul-M, uon-poljonoo*
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«&. ...v, Il3li6Tcr« in 1 to ft Uaya.
sold b* dbcgoists.
Parcel Poit if desired —Price *1, or 3 bottles 12.75.
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