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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans"
ALASKA'S EIGHT-HOIK LAW
Although, a general eight-houi
law was overwhelmingly demanded
by the voters of the territory out
yc*r »j;o. and enacted by the legis
lature in response to such expres
sion of the popular will, the only
Interest in the subject now appears
to 'or the finding of a way to
*et rid of or suspend operandi ol
the law, which would become effect
»ve January 1.
The measure contains a urovisio
that it# operation, may be suspend
ed by the governor until the close
of the war at the request of tht
•ecretars of the interior or the na
tional defense council.
The method of precedure there
lore appears to be for the governoi
t« request those powers ut Wash
ington to request him to suspend th«
eight-hour law for the period of th«
war.
Such action would be rather pe
aullar, and wiithal somewhat em
birruasing to the governor, the
iegislature, anl itf peop • of Ai
asjta i^neralv; buk it would appeal
lo be tbe onl j ciurse, unless the
Waahi.ig.jn c'f oiais should become
aware nl me t:rritory's predica
meut and kit illy iraie to our reliel
upon iheir owu initiative.
However it is done, there is lit
tie doubt that the law's operations
Will be delayed, as it is now pretty
veil teaized that the enforcement
of such a drastic measure would seri
ously retard industrial developmenl
of the territory, and in conse
quence prove inimical to the wel
fare oi all its people. And while
the war lasts the curtailment o]
the output of Alaskan, fisneries and
mines would be contxawise to the
Interests of the entire country.
When the war is over, this eight
kour 1*w would also prove a serious
aandlcap to tho&e principal indus
tries whici iaay be prosecuted in
the Northland only during part of
the year. Thus the repeal of the
act, or its modification, should fol
low Its susp-ecsion as a wartime
policy.
The history of Alaska's general
eight-hour law promises to furnish
In. the end a good example of mak
ing a lr* backwards—first passing
the law and then taking it up for
due consideration.—Petersburg Re
cord,
JUSSfcRAVD PLEADS WITH
AMERICA TO SAVE FOOD
Ambassador Jusserand, of France,
la a abatement joins in the appeal
feeing made by the United States
f ood Administration to the 22 -
• 00,000 families of the United
State* to unite in the conservation
O" food products in order that .the
couatrjr may be ab!e to send tq
Europe the food that the allies need
ia order to prosecute the war to a
♦lctory.
I M. Jusserand's Statement
The ambassador's statement fol
lows:
"Nothing can more deeply touch
tba bean oX frauce tua^ the tfeo't
If You Saw A Child Dying of
Hunger Would You Pass Him?
If you saw a little child lying on your doorstep dying oi hunger,
would you rasa him by and go into your own. abundant mea!?
Or would you leave him there because you thought some one else
in. your street would probably feed him as much as he needed?
Or, cerhapa, because your husband Is very particular about his'
food and the child might require something that he wanted and ho
would be cross I . ;
Or, Just becaus it wasn't your child, anyway, so why thiuk about it?
The idea, even, of such cold-4iea**ed conduct would bring a cry of
protest from the women of the United States.
Yet, that is substantially what many of you are doing.
The fact that the child is not actually on your door step does not
alter the principle. Realize him! Visualize him and all his tiny, suf
fering brothers and Bisters in Belgium and Northern Prance.
Realize Also that from America must come the food for them.
Sign the pledge card of the United States Food Administration and
bo comforted with the knowledge that y.our thought and self-denial
are helping feed the babies across the sea.
IX. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
SMALL MAN'S
OPPORTUNITY
' IS BIG TODAY
>nM.VG MEN' FROM FORTYM3IJE
COUNTRY ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
AND report prospectors
ARE NOW BECOMING MIXERS.
"Opportunity for the small man
is" as great in the Yukoa country
today as it ever was," according to
Rufus Buck and Lee Steele, mining
men who are passing through Skag
way enroute to the states. "Al
though. the Fortvmile country hat
been producing for 28 years it is
still good. The small man now
realizes that big corporations are
not going to buy up the property in
this district, hence he is developing
ing the ground himself, and has be
come a miner rather than a prospec
or."
Bo.a the men are entn.us'asu<
over the prospects of the country
With Mr. Buck as an experienced
engineer, and Mr. Steele as organiz
er, a new mining company wa*
formed last summer, with }. S. Sod
erberg, - a Seattle capitalist, as
president, the name of which. is
the Alaska Dome Mining Company
operating on Dome creek in th«
Fortvmile district.
Five and one half miles of ditct
were completed during the summei
montns, and hydraulic and othei
necessary equipment, weighing 4(
tons, are now at the mouth of th«
Fortymile river awaiting to b«
freighted over the ice this winter.
Confidence in the Fortymile pro
position is expressed by bo'.h men
twenty million yards of the ground
having been tested. Work was dow
this summer on grounds the old
White Channel which proved to b<
more than satisfactory.
Mr. Buck is the engineer who co
structed the giant Yukon ditrh for
the Guggenheims, the largest hy
draulic dicth in the world, at a
cost of one million dollars. TV
pipe alone cost $42 a foot and cam<
from Germany, and the ditch ii
more 'han three miles long with a
12,000 foot pressure.
Mr. Steel is considered one ui
the best engineers in the country
and has had remarkable success Id
bench mining. He has been in the
Yukon and Klondike countries for
more than 20 years.
Three men will remain on the
Dome creek property for the win
ter getting out logs for wood and
lumber. The coming summer 15
men will be employed by the com
pany.
In the 70 Mile country low grade
ground is being worked successful
ly. Individual miners are awaking
to the fact that they must mine
rather than prospect their own
property and, as a rseult, now
are digging ditches, putting in
giants, and are making money from
the couutry.
The greatest need in the Forty
mile country and the Klondike is
good roads. Atlin sets an example
for all the mining districts in this
respect. The hauling of freight
all has to be done in the winter
time when it can be sledded over the
snow. If some of the work could
'that thousands of miles away, of
their own accord, obeying the free
impulse of their kind thoughts, the
American allies of former days and
of today are keeping a severe watch
on their food consumption so that
invaded France and those league^
with, ner for a sacred cause may
not suffer from yant, and may the
better push back a barbaric enemy
to where he belongs.
•\Sigued^ JUSSERAXD,
be done when the -weather is milder
and supplies could be freighted
over good roads in the summer,
much, expense would be saved.
INFORMATION ABOUT
TAXES COMINU IN MAIL
All U. S. signal corps offices in
Alaska have received the following
message:
"Seattle informs there are be
ing forwarded today (Nov. 20.) to
all offices ou this system circulars
covering war stamp tax effective
Dec«moer first, 1917."
Many of these new taxes have
fceen mentioned in th<j Alaskan but
should there be any that vitally
effect Skagway not printed we will
! give them Dublicity upon the ar
! rival o' the information.
THE SLE^? Cr LlrC.
We tal« aboui iloe.i of c'sath.
How much dse,.ur, how mu;h eaJ
der, is tho a^ap of iiic—the un
responsive heart, the unawakon
ed mind, the hand palsied by
lack of will to do!
THE BEST PROOF
16k&n .vay Citizens Caiyiot DoiiM It
Doan's Kidney Pills wore used—
They brought benefit.
Tims has strengthened the evi
dence.
Has proven the result lasting.
The proof of merit is convincing.
L. Bauer, 203 S. Delmas Ave., Sa
Jose, Calif., says: "I was taken
fcith a terrible paiu in my back.
lf I stooped, lifted or made a
misstep, darting pains shot thru
my kidneys causing tho norst kind
of sufiering. I got a box of Doan's
Kidney Pills, being told they were
the best medicine to be had for
pains in the bacjc and other kid
ney trouble. They removed the
paiu and distress and I have never
^ had a return of the complaint."
(Statement given October 23,
1912.)
THE RESULTS LASTED
On May 22, 191G Mr. Bauer said:
"My cure has proven to be a per
manent one. I never stop praising
Doan's Kidney Pills."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
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get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
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DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
Culled States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska.
September 24, 1917.
Notic» is hereby given that John
Roseae, Jr., of Haines Alaska, has
filed application under tho provi
sions of Sec. 2306, R. S. as as
signee oT Angel lotto Van Buskirk,
widow of John O. Van Buskirk, to
mak entry of the land embraced
In U. S. Survey 7S4, situate near
Haine«, District 0[ Alaska, Lat.
59' 14' N., Long. 135° 26' W., and
mors uarticularly described aj fol
lows, to-wit:
Besiuning at Cor. No. 1, whence
U. S. L. M. No. 573 beara S. 24°
16' E. 33.46 cha. and Cor. 1,
Surrey 203, bears S. 3.23 chs.
thencu N. 10.02 chs. to Cor No.
2, thence E. 1.32 cha. to Cor.
No 3, thence S. 10.02 chs. to
Cor No. 4, thence W. to Cor. No.
1, 1.32 cha. the place cf begin
ning, containing an area of 1.33
acres. Mag. Var. 30" 45' E.,
and known as Survey 784.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication, Sept. 29.
Final publication P§c, 8, 1917. '
* FRATERNAL ORDERS ♦
Arctic Brotherhood. —
"Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day efeulug at 8:30 p.
m. guorp. Visiting brothera cordial
ly welcome. Edward A. Raamu.ion,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Giav, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Oitler
KNtflty—
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*.«*!«* meets the, fl.^t and thlnl
\\ ctliiefiilajr night of each month at
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attend. J. M. Ciieialmcn, \V. 1*.
J. V. .>lillor, Secretary.
P. ■& A. M. *
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F. & A. M. No. 113
nieetfl 2d and 4th
Saturday Evani IlfTR
oX each mouths. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBa WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagwaj Lodg«
No. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brotuPra cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, D. R.
r. J. VAWDEWAJuL, SeciM&ry.
I*lonr«r at Alaska Iyloo, No. 12,
nit*)* in A. B. Hall first In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Ytaitlng Brothers coitllally wel
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