Our Variety of Sea
Foods Is Complete
Black Cod
Mackerel
Herring
Bloateis
Lobster
Fish Flakes
Salmon Belly
—IX CANS—
Clams Shrimps Crabs Oysters
Salmon Sardines _ Tuna
Kippered Herring Fish Balls
c. W. AsK & Sons
Retiring From Business
We have a big- Display of HATS
Come up and get vour Choice
Including; a big line of
JOHN B. STETSON
At Cost Strictly tor Cash
Store Open Evenings
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BANK OF ALASKA
SKAGWAY, ALASKA;
1\ TbRESY ON SAVINGS
Safe Deposit Box-s For Rent. $1.50 per quarter and up.
Sare-stuard jour Liberty Bond
$ 1.00 Starts an V: juiit ^ our Account Solicited
LOOKING NflNMT
History of lit years ago in Skag
w:« has been unearthed by the
finding of a book containing the list
o- Titers for the year l!>99, which
"l»es the name, place of birth, age.
res deuce, occupation, date of ar
rival end signature. Five hundred
and twenty-nine names i re reu-ordfU
for the first wet and dry election
hold in Skagway. AVe print a num
ber of these names daily, hoping
•hereby to recall some of the form
er Skagway times. It anyone knows
of short stories or incidents in con
nection with any of these persons, we
w i : appreciate them. The name.
plac« of birth, residence, occupa-|
tica and date of arrival are printed i
in cou^cutive order.
J Anderson, Denmark. Saloon. Junej
1893. '
T. W. Birks, Mt. Forrest, Oliio,
AVt, Feb. 1S98.
T. F. Collins - |
T J. I>oran, Ireland, Painter, July
1S97.
B. Erickson, Sweden, Carpenter, I
Sept. 1897.
• . U. Foster, New York, Aug. 1
1897.
T. P- Good in, Canada, Bath house,
Feb. 1897.
P. I Rarmount, Iowa, Barteuder,
J.ulj S197
II. L. Johnson, Oregon Customs., i
Feo. 8198.
D. Kine, Canada, Music, M«tcU i
1898.
Geo. Laughlin ... ... .. ... ._ — j
J. Murphy, Pike Co., Ohio, Cap.,!
Aus. 1897.
T. M. Neely, Wash , Packer, June
189S.
0'Vi»e, Norway, Carpenter, xJan.
1S9S.
G. F. Parker, Syracuse, N. Y., Sur- !
gem Sept. 1897.
R. A. Ryan, N. Y. City Bartender, j
Jan. 189S.
R. B. Smith. Raudolf, X. Y., Clerk, '
Se;t 1897. ^
Win. Trigg, Newark, Ohio, Packer,
IVb. 1S9S.
iC. I-. Van Enps — — — —
C. W. Winn —
Jus. Kennedy left Tuesday for
tl - interior where he will secure
.1 Uirse stock of furs, and will prob
ablv L'C gone for about) three weeks
or more. He went as far as Car
cross on the train, and from there
fok 3 dog team to Atlin and Teslin.
Wi'h the latter place as a head
quarters he will probably operate
throughout the surrounding country
v'sitir.g several Indian tribes.
One of the most beautiful snow
falls which have taken plaoe in
Sijagway in years occurred yester
d'> • beginning early in the morn
ing and continuing all day. The
snow fell in very light and large
crystalline forms, piling up like
down In fact it was so light it
made no difference at all to skaters,
who enjoyed both the snow and ice
on SKagway's municipal rink. About
10 o'clock last night a south wind
sprang up, and from then on the
snow has been melting.
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNER
SHIP
The copartnership heretofore ex
isting between Tony Dortero aiul
Vincent Dortero, at Skagway, Al
aska, under the firm naone and
style o" Dortero & Sou, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, Vin- j
cent Dortero, retir^ig from the |
above i.amed firm. All accounts du
the la'e firm are payable only to
Tony Dortero, who w.ll settle ail
outstanding accounts due and owing
only bv th« late firm conducted as
a copartnership.
VINCENT DORTERO.
TONY DORTERO. tf.
MACHINISTS PAV 35 CfeNTS TO
SWEAR; FUND GOES TO
KED CROSS
Cascade lodge No. 297 of the
Machinists has opened a new Bource
of revenue for the American, Red
Cross. . | | ,
Hereafter, in the stress of fren
zied debates or oa any other pro
vocation, Bhould any. member of the
Cascade lodge, machinists, so for
get himself as to utter any profane
oppression, ho will promptly be as
sessed a fine of 25 cents. in other
words, if a machinist attending
business meetings swears, it will
cost him just two bits for every
swear word uttered. ,
All these swear assessments will
bo turned over to the Red Cross.
Just how much, this fundi will total
is no* intimated by members of
Cascade lodge, but nevertheless
other T&corna unions are Biting
bac* to watch the outcome. If the
result is satisfactory, either to stop
swearing or to swell the Red Cross
funds, the method may be general
ly adopted by other unions.
Cascade oldge No. 297 is in
creasing in membership with every
meeting-. Mechanical workers em
ployed in garages and repair shops
>n tee city have been interested in
the organization, and as a result 40
new members were initiated at the
last meeting. Officers of the lodge
urge the public to patronize organ
ized labor in this branch.—Taconia
| News, j • I
PROPETRY OP INTERNED
ENEMIES MAY NOW BE
TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT
Tho alien prpoerty custodian baa
issued the following statement;
The proclamation by the Presi
dent, including- under the term "en.
r.my" jn the tra4ing-with-the-enemy
act M1 alien enemies who have been
permanently interned under the
jurisdiction of the War Department,
is based upon th© powers given to
nim under section 2 of the trading
with-the-enemy act.
Its object and purpose is to en
able the alien, property) custodian
tc take over and manage the pro
perty of alien enemies oof large
means who have been permanently
iiitermed, and to eliminate any pos
sibility of their carrying on, from
the tnternme.it camps, trading ac
t'vities which might be inimical to
tne interests of the United States.
It must be noted, however, that
the nroclamation is' limited to small
cl ss of alien enemies and does not
j include in its scope an alien enemy
under arrest in a loc«l jail who
has not been transferred to the War
Department, nor an alien, enemy al.
<-ead> released on pa-role, nor the
preat body of alien enemies subejct
to regulation by the President un
der the power conferred by Revised
-■Statutes 4067.
The Government of the United
States does not intend to interfere
with the nroperty of the ordinary
alien enemy, be he either German or
Austrian, and this proclamation is
stric'lv limited in its operation to
those who have been found to be
dangerous and who have been trans
ferred to the War Department for
j oermanent detention.
EASTERN PAPERS TELL
OF ALASKA'S NEEDS
Many eatsern papers are publish
ing articles relating to the marvel
ous resources. o£ Alaska, emphasiz
ing the ufced of legislation and de
partmental attention in. permitting
proper development of the Terrrl
tory- These articles are largely the
result of personal letters written
by Scott C. Bone, editor of the
Post-Intelligencer, to the editors af
300 newspapers printed throughout
tl e country. Mr. Bone emphasized
the need of opening up Alaska's oil
and coal deposits and enclosed leaf
lets descriptive of the North's va
ried interests. He is a member of
the Executive Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. The replies
he has already received indicate a
interest in Alaska's welfare!
among the editors of the country. —
The Seattle Spirit.
Fred Pedersen met with, a minor
accident Monday while returning
home ou his bicycle from -work at'
thi car shops. In the spirit of
fun one of the school boys gra-obed
the rear wheel of his cycle causing
him to fall forward, badly wrench
ing ilia right knee. He has been in
about a week, but It is thought he
w'll ba able to return to work in a
few dsyg.
* NOTICE *
* The Daily Alaskan desires *
* aga'n to call attention to the *
* fact that ail copy for change ❖
•fr o* ads and for new ads and *
* readers should be in the hands
* of \fce staff by 10 a., m. to in- 4*
* sure publication that day. *
JUNEAU DOCKS
TO 6E GUARDED
As a continuation of the precau
tions taken by the government to
guard waterfront property orders
have neen received by the District
Attorney to have watchman! placed
at all the docks. The orders are gen
eral and have been transmitted to
all dock owners. Thiey are in effect
that watchmen must be placed to
continually guard entrances.
People who visit the yarebouses
and docks are to be questioned; and
they must show clear purpose or
the path will be barred. Aliens
must secure permits from the Dis
trict Attorney before they can
board a boat. All the city dock
owners are making full preparations
to enforce the orders in their en
tirety.
Further orders have been, receiv
ed by Postmaster Bradford to reg
ist r alf^male Germans in the dis
trict who are above the agef of four
teen years. The time for the Ger
mans to register in Juneau is fixed
from March 18th to 23rd inclusive
ly. All Germans who do not reside
in 'he district, or who, for any rea
soo whatsoever, desire to leave the
district, must appear before the reg
istrar and. secure a registration
card fully endorsed by the registrar;
or he- will in no wise be permitted
to leave the Territory.
Any Germans who <Jo not comply
wi'h the order to register will be
subject to severe penalties rating
fror" imprisonment to any penalty
prescribed by 'lie President of the
linked States. All postmasters in
this district Tvill act for Mr. Brad
ford and report to him at Juneau.—
Empire.
ANCHORAGE MAX IS
ORDERED INTERNED
Anchorage, Feb. 16.—A. W. Strye
a local photographer, was today or
dered interned as an alien enemy.
This is the first internment ordered
in tie Auchorgae district.
S'rye will be taken outside soon
for detention.
LOCALS
The gag t>oat Santa Rita is ex
pected .11 port Wednesday evening.
C. Jacobson, of Prince Rupert,
Is among the recent arrivals iu
Skasway. |
Richard F. Hill and wife were ar
rivals on the steamer Prince John
and are registered as haying come
frcm Seattle. i
Victrola, style No. 9, for sale
A'ith 40 records. Perfect condition.
Price $40. Apply Alaska Transfer.
2-2 5-31.
The Prince John, of the Grand
Trunk Pacific Steamship line, sail
ed ror Prince Rupert Saturday
night at 6 o'clock.
Leave your soiled clothes with
Oscar Selmer, agent for the Haines
Fl.te Laundry. Clean work, prompt
deliveries, good service. 2-23-3t.
Gee. Dedman, proprietor of the
Golden North hotel, is so sure of a
good tourist travel this season, that
h° is having the lobby of his pogu
l°r hostelry repainted and fixed up.
The Princess Sophia, of the Can
adian Pacific Steamship line, is
due to arrive in port Wednesday
morning and is bringing about isx
days' mail.
E. J. Shaw, agent for thef Alaska
Steamship Co., gave a very interest
ing and instructive talk in the Popu
lar Picture Palace last night on the
subject "The Danger to Dem
ocracy." A large audience greeted
him, and his address was loudly
cheered.
Britten Weste returned from
Hainej on the Peterson Wednesday
nirfht, and after visiting in Skagway
for a few days will go back to Ft.
Sewrd where he will complete his
enlistment in the 20th United
Sta'cs engineers. He will be sent
to Ft. McDowal, California.
Loui3 Gutfeld, who left on the
C.ty of Seattle, is now in Seattle or
T-icoma, where he expects to either
e::list in the navy or army of the
Uni'ed States. Louis «s the son of
Max Gutfeld, one of Skagway's plo^
ue' rg, and for pome time has been
in the employ of the jewelry firm
of H. D. Kirmse.
Vincent Dortero cxpects to leave
shortly for Astoria, Oregon, where
he will locate in business. The'
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Butterick Patterns and Royal Society Crochet
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GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Wednesday and Thursday
Consolidated FUm Coi-poratiiHi present Maurice Cost ell o and
< Ethel Gi-amlin in '
Crimson Stain Mystery
Epiiod No. 11
THE GREAT? PEARL TAN GLK.—Comedy in, two parts.
HKARST PATHE WEEKLY NO. 33.
MUTUAL WEEKLY NO. 'M.
Music by Violin, Piano and Druir.s. '
8-30 p-m. Sharp Admission 25c. lOp
BILL OF LUBE
The food administrator of Alaska
ha» urepared the following in con
formance with, the national request
and. if it is closely adhered to, the
question of supplies for our Euro
oean allies will be satisfactorily
solved. Cut it out and paste prom
inently on the wall between the
pan'ry and cook stove:
Monday
J Wheftlesa day and one meatless
meal. ,
Tuesday
Meatless and pork less day and even
ing meal wheatless.
Wednesday
Wheatless day and one meatless
i i i. i; -
Thursday
One meaHess meal and evening
meal wheatless.
Friday
One meatless meal and evening meal
wheatless.
Saturday
Porkless day and evening meal
wheatless.
Sunday
One meatless meal and evening meal
wheatless.
EXPLANATION
Wheatless means without crack
ers. pastries, macaroni, breakfast
foods or oother cereals containing
ewhe^t. The only exception to this
is such small amounts of flour as
may be needed for thickening soup
rr gravies or as a binder in corn
bread o.r other cereal breads.
.Meatless means without hog, cat
t'e or sheep products.
Porkless means without pOTk, ba_
icon lard ham or pork products,
*iesh or pickled- i
Instead of wheat flour use any
flour made from following substi
tutes: Tye rye-graham, barley, po
tato, sweet potato, buckwheat,
combination pancake,' banana and
oeanut and cornmeal, oatmeal,
QQarl barley, beans, rolled oats,
corn and rye breakfast foods.
Instead of meat u<jp fish, poultry
»nd egg?. !___
firm of Dortero & Son, one of
Skagway's dry gooda stores, of
which Vincent is thej junior partner,
is selling out, and as soon as his
interests hero are settled, Vincent
will leave for the south.
Creating an Anxiety.
"1 have told you several times that
you will injure your health if you
worry."
"Yes. And now you've got me wor
ried half to death for fear I'll worry."
Washington Star. _ „
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any property that I have for sale
that suits you I can offer you
Some Bargains
DONT FORGET that I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 1897
THE SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
11. F. SEE.VAN, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
The largest and beet cob
ducted dairy 1b Alaska.
Daily shipment* oI pure
milk and cream to all paint
on White Pas» & Yukon
Route.
IN" THE U. S. COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OP' ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY precinct. %
• IN PROBATE
In the Matter of tlie Estate oi
T. A. McDonald, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the undesigned has been, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge of
the above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executor of the estate of T. A. Mc
Donald, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them
with proper vouchers in legal farm
within six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at
his office in Skagway Alaska..
Dated this 7th day of Feb. 1918.
li. S. KELLER,
Executor.
First publication Feb. 7, 1918. t
Final publication, March 7, 1918.