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THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Jaoaaa, fllas'o
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tia! growth until this Bank has now over
oue and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territory
CAL. DRUGGIST GIVES
NORTH "ONCE OVER" ,
G. .W. Finch, Ph. G.. wife and
j-oua" son will leave Saturday ev-1
oning on the Prince Rupert on the '
re'uru trip to their home in Full
erton, Cal., after a trip into the
VUn country.
Mr. Finch is a promiaent pharraa-|
cist and together 'with his family, i
is making th£ trip to the north pure
iy ou pleasure bent. They arriv
ed ou the Prince George a week ago
and after spending a few days in
Skagway, went ou to Atlin and
Whitehorse, returning last evening. I
Iu speaJrlng of the trip, Mr. Finch I
Is loud in bis praise, and as he >
wag fortunate in running into fine
weather on the inside trip, he will :
leave boosting tho Inland1 Passage, I
Skagway and the White Pass.
WHADYA MEAN—WHO HAS
SEEN THESE PICTURES
W-l»hlngton, July 20.—The m0"
ticn pittures sent to Alaska last
year by the United States Govern
ment were so successful an exper
iment 'tat they wi.. be repeated
again 'Ms year. '
V. EIS CARRY THE
DAY AT KETCHIKAN*
AND PETERSBURG
Ketchikan, July 20.—In the li-1
quor election held here on. Tues
dar the following the vote:
Wets 427, drys 240.
I'etersbuiTK Election
Petersburg, July 20.— at the li
quor license election Tuesday the
we's undoubtedly carried the day.
The vote was, wetts 90, dry8 82.
There were 49 sealed ballots 'but
they are probably we*.
PRETZEL MARKET BREAKS
Tbe demand for 'pretzles, which
was great before the state of Wash-1
ington went dry and which continued
to exi.t as long as people could) j
secure liquor through the permit i
system, is no longer in evidence,
Spokaup grocers declare, according!
to the Spokane Chronicle.
One o' the bigger grocers said
that b's store hadn't sold a barrel
of pretzels in a month and that'peo
ole have practically stopped buy
ing them by the carton lot.
WILL GET HIS
01 EVIDENCE
Seattle, July 20. — Hon. James
Wtckersham will sail for the north
on the Humboldt tonight, stopping
off at Oraig, where he will look in
to matters connected with his con
♦es* for the seat a^ delegate 'from
Alalia to Washington.
Ol'TlMISTIC OVER
IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Fred H. 'Store}-, after Bpen.ding
►he past seven months ia Boston
New York and other 'easftern cities,
re'irraed to his home in this cty
on the Prince Rupert this morning.
In spealcng of his mining* pro
perties, Mr. Storey said that while
►hlngs locally are in. a 'slight tan
gle, he will immedately make ev
ery effort to straighten them out to
the entire satisfaction of all 'con
cerned, and when that is done, he
has every hope of resuming work
on the Rul>y Silver and Silver Quea
mines at Pavey, and that when
the work 'is resumed it Will he on
a much larger scale than ever be
fore, '
Tiie war has been a l>lg factbr 'in
*ne delay in getting •ftings straight
ened out, and as business in the
east had begun to assume a more
normal trend before he left, he
thiuks now that there "will toe no
further difficulty 'in pushing the
work of developemesnt as soon aa
'he local matters ar§ adjusted. '
OLD CREEKS ARE YIELDING PAH
Alex Lesper&uce, the pioneer lio
'el man and storekeeper of Glacier
creek, is in the city- on a,'visit, and
reuorts much activity In that region
among the old time placer miners
who are working on, the iudlvdual
plan. In the Dawson News he is
Quoted as follows:"
"Twentyfive men are mining on
Glacier creek; 20 to 30 on Poker
and Davis, and several on Bedrock,
Moose and other creeks.
"The veteran, John Howes, is do
iuc well on Walker's fork. Rankin,
and Mil vain are'in rich pay on their
Glacer creek claim which they
bought from 'Sam Tetara. I under
stand that they axe getting 15 to
75-een* pans. The ground Is shallow.
" 'Gumboot' McLeod, who return
ed recently from the coast aftgr
having offered his 'services for the
flay, is making good behind the shov
el even if h§ "cannot get a chance
behind the gun. He and Diefbold'ar
working a claim on Little Gold, and
are getting the pay. Little Gold
runs Into Big Gold. Glacier also
is a tributary of Big Gold.'
' Other creeks well beyond those
mentioned also are yielding th$ gold
The old district is holding up well,
and has many years of life, and will
continue to give up a steady stream
the yellow metal so vital to the
stability of the nation." 1
J. H. Nicholds, the genial and
nopular Alaska representative of
Armour's Quality products, arrived
u.t on the Steamship Alkl and is
t( day calling on his trade.
Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF
BAN E OF ALASKA
JUNE 30TH. 1917
7. GROWTH IN DErViillZ:
June 30th. 1917 $368,853
June 30th, 1916 192.024
Gain During Year $176,829
$77,484
16.976
$60,508
$446,337
209,000
$237,337
It will be noted that the Deposit® of the Bank considerably more than doubled during the year
2. INCREASE IN DEPOSITORS
June 30th, 1917 1308
June 30th, 1916 445
Gain During Year 863
SAVINGS DEPOSITORS
382
164
218
TOTAL DEPOSITORS
1690
609
1081
3. GAIN IN RESOURCES
June 30th, 1917 $145,066.88
June 30th, 1916 109,965.65
Gain In Year $ 35,101.23
$122,721.36
56,075.46
$ 66.645.90
$315,351.27
113,723.35
$201,627.92
TOTAL
$583,139.51
279.764.46
$303,375.05
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES WE PAY 4 PER CENT. ON
FOR RENT TIME DEPOSITS
Deposits July 17 over half million dollars
Resources over $640,000.00
MORRIS WILL
GOJOJAPAN
Washington, July 19.—Rolamd S.
Morris, of Philadelphia, has beea
ihosen as the American ambassa
ior to Japan to succeed Minister
3-uthrie. '
It is understood here that Morris
la persona grata to Japan, and that
Ills nomination will be sent to the
»enate within a fejv days.
AMERICANS NEED NO
CANADIAN PASSPORT
Ottawa, July 20.—One of thg re
sulfa of the participation of the Un
ited States In thQ war haa been to
jauish for all time unnecessary im
migration regulation# in co nnnectic
with Americans entering or leaving
Canada, whether on business or
pleasure bent,'
Dr. J, W. Roche, Minister o£ the
Interior in the Canadian government
has announced that citizens of tihe
United States need no passports to
outer or leave the Dominion. Ameri
can visitors, he said, always had
been welcome in Canada, and they
irs doubly eo now. Every effort
would be made by officials at the
border, this year particularly,'to fa
cilitate the interchange of paasen
eer rafftc going on "between Canada
and the United Spates. While Cana
dianns between the ageg of I'S and
25 reuire passports to leave the
country, American tuorists and bus
iness people ara entering and leavq
Ino the country aa reely as evfer.
Men between 18 and 45 entering
Canada from the Untied States on
pleasure or buslnss may obtain from
'h Canadian immigration, inspctor
where they cross the border, a card
certifying that they are not ordinar
ily resident within Canada and thii
card will "be accepted by any immi
gration inspector at the port thru
which such traveler returns to the
United States, it'is officially stated.
FOOTING SECURED
BY GERMANS IN THE
FRENCH FIRST LINE
Paris, July 20.—An, official state
mert yesterday; afternoon says the
Germans attacked Wednesday night
ou the front south of St. Quentin
atiri gained a footing la the French
line for a distance of 800 metres
bu* 'a counter attack expelled them
frcm the greater part of theue posi
tions. A German attempt to re
gain lost ground' near Avacourt
w< ods 'ailed today.
REFUSING TO PROTECT
OOPS ARE CANNED
Sea'tle, July 20. — Refusing t£>j
ride on express 'wagons and pro
W non-union drivers from strik
ing expressmen, Officers C. I. Hend
erson "and W. C. Farmer of the Se
attle police force were both dis
charged from the force today.
GOSPEL TENT MEETING
"What became of the 'Thief on
the 'Cross?" "Where ar0 the Rich
Man and Lazarus;" "What is the
Vengeance of Eternal Fire?" These
questions will be considered at the
Gospel tent this evening.'
All are invited to attend the
meeting at 8:00 o'clock.
W. T. Hilgert.
Minister.
Alec Baxter, who bag been'work
no oil tie Engueer miiig for sever
al years, came out yesterday and
will go to Rainj Hollow, where be
has aocepted a position'with, the Al
aska Corporation.
I Dr. and Mrs. W. "L. Bigham, both,
practicing) Osteopath a of' Anaheim,
Cal., returned to SSagway from
Whltehorsfi last evening 'after hay
ing made tha trip into Atlin. They
wll sal south on the Rupert to
morrow. evening.
HAIR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
Wken It In Free at Dandruff, It Qrorra
Luxuriantly.
Kalr preparations and dandruff euros.
f« a rule, are sticky or Irritating affairs |
that do no earthly good. Hair, when not
diseased, grows naturally, luxuriantly.
Dandruff Is the cause of nine-tenths of
all hair trouble, and dandruff Is caused
by a germ. The only way to cure dand
ruff Is to kill the gorm; and, so far, the
only hair preparation that will positively
dee troy the gorm Is Newbro's Herplclde—
absolutely harmless, free from grease,
ledlment, dye matter or dangerous drugs.
It allays Itching instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. "Destroy the
eause, you remove the effect." Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. In stamps for
•ample to The Herplclde Co.. Detroit
Itlob.
One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
At. all I>nig Storse. Adr.
One Dye For All Fabrics
RAINBOW DYES are absolutely guaranteed to color wool, silks,
cotton and linen, singly or mixed
At the same time With the same dye
In the same bath
RAINBOW DYES MADE IN THE UNITED STATES
Beautifully Brillant For House Use
1 Oc a package
A nifty iine of market baskets for the ladies now on
display at $1.25
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 8 p.m. Saturday 9 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
Popular picture palagE
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
I > H i J-! Friday and Saturday
Universal presents a hig dramatic 3 act photoplay, without a
nmue, with Mat Moore, Dorothy lliillips, Hol»ait Henley a,nd
Wm. Welch.
L. Ko Oonwxly—Hilllef KitclUn, Gottrude Selhy, Alice Howelll and
Louise Orth.
Foil's An&iiuated Weekly, No. as.
Music tonight by Prof. Selmer, violin; Miss Coryell, piano;
E. J. Waterman, drums.
Admission 25c
Children 10c
TENNIS TIME
TRIUMPHANT
Our display for your selection la
iow complete on
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Tennis Rackets
Tennis |Presses
Tennis Balls
Tennis Grips
W# tare stocked this year the
famous Sp&ulding & Bros., line as
well u the- Horseman line which Is
om ot the aoet popular lines In the
NortH.
Wright ft Dttaem Championship,
Spauldlug Qhampionahlp and Hard
Ooort balls for 1917 In abundance.
k; H-l ijcSif '•( i. .».! • l'l.
Remember all our goods are
iruaraateed, and we have had your
waats Ik mlad Ik ordering our
stock. W» await your commands,
feeling confident tbat we caa giro
you satisfaction la goods and
prices.
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Rackets for the Kiddlee at $1.25
aad 11.60.
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