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MOKMNtiSlNK
The Nome Chamber of Co mm ere
has forwarded to us tile affadavit:
ul rii ' r inmutcs of the Moruing
side Sanitarium. Tliis body La:
i>rliii«-(l the statements and ha:
tli rliultd them through the Unit
til flutes go that all might knov
ard -sift ill righting the wrong
Thy contract by that iustitutioi
«i: i Ul department of interior* pro
vidis that patients shall recetv«
medical treatment in accordance
u itii the modern accepted method:
for the care, custody and treat
ment of the insane; the contracl
t-ei:ig brokm it is the sentiment ol
the Nome body that other provi
sion snould be made; we publial
tho affidavits that you may know
the rtvl facts:
Statement of Mr. C. O'Brien, ir
regard to the treatment at anc
sanitary conditions cf the Morn
iugsido sanitorium of Oregon.
1 was sent* to that ingtitutiot
from Nome, Alaska, sonKtim* lr
M'pteiuber, 1912, and was a pa
tutit a little over seven months,
and I believe that I would havf
been there now if some of mj
friends and relatives had not in
Ureeded in my behalf. This sani
terium is not kept in a santtarj
cond:ti n, it abounds in filth/ am
the patients ara treated more lik€
j>riso!if>rs than otherwise. Thej
are a.! crowded Into room*
like -ardines in cans; the building
is not provided with fire escapes
in cast of fire there would be no
pessbilt chance to escapa der.th.
Fo< <! Service
The jood is very scant ana ruie
rii r in quality. The vegetables
si rvi it such as potatoes, carrots,
turnip and cabbage are unniar
kvt.rMe owing to their decayed
CJiidiu<u. The patients never
nave ;-uy butter, milk or sugar
served to them. The only meat
that is cervtd to patients is served
to tuose who are able to work
our on the farm, and then only
once a day in the term of soup
made :"rcm the leavings left over
from the officers and attendants
table, and 1 assure you there is
very little meal in this soup.
\\ ht 11 Tiiey havo visitors at the
saui'orium if ane of the patients
aiU'tupl* to tell how they are
treated, the attendants will kick
and i>eat 'hem in a most brutal
rnaunt r.
Xieatment
i have seen many different pa
tunt- i; ated in the following man
ner: The attendants will wind a
iL'.»ek around their neck, until they
c-aoke taem dawn, then they will
kick and beat theni iutl drag them
to a ce.i and look them in. I have
alto seen the attendants use their
fists on cripples, knock them down
and ki'-k them v/ben lying ou the
floor. If a patient approaches an
attendant asking for help in any
manner, he will invariably get a
bat in the jaw, and a kick with
his foot. The attendants take great
pleasure In seeing the patients in
a fight with each other and many
patients are disabled in this way.
There have been patients iu this
institute crippled and disaibled for
life by the cruel treatment re
ceived from the attendrjits. If a
patients writes a letter to a person
outside of this sanitorium, the
superintendent reads the letter,
and if there is a word iu it un
favorable to the uiaiujomeut, the
; letter is uever sent, and tho writer
is sure to get s. good beating. 1
. dou't consider this institute is a
fit t-lace to send anyone for treat
ment. "1 cousicer it a hell holo
on oaitli," wlure theie is no
chance to receive anything but
plenty of abuse. If a p;'4ient eent
to this sanitorium recovtrs it is
by and through the laws of na
ture, and not by kind medical
treatment. I have also read the
letters of Mr. Frank Litz publish
ed in the two Nome papers, aud
I believe every word Jf them to be
true, but consider the language
used very mild. as I have seen
much worse treatment dealt out
to a great many patients iu that
institution
C. O'BRIEN,
Subscribed and sworn to before
ma this 24th da> of March, 1916.
J. F. HOBBES,
Notary public for Alaska.
My commission expires May 3, '16. |
The Daily Alaskan h s received
from the Department of Printing he,
free d'stribut'nu a number of pam
phlets dealing with the various
bocks published by tho Department
of Mines and Mining. It was at
I the solicitation of the Alaskan
that they were sent. The Alaskan
made an effort to get all publica
tions turned out by that department
for distribution in Alaska, but offic
rules would not porin't as they are
sold by tho government. We will
give Mi* pamphlets to the persons
interested. First come f/rst served.
STORY OF A LAWSUIT.
| Queer Way In Which an Umbrella Case
Was Decided In Poland.
The Central Law Journal says that
the old fable of the lawyers and the
oyster. In which, the ownership of an
oyster being contested, tho lawyers ate
the oyster and gave a shell to each of
the litigants, Is matched by a story of
' a lawsuit which u IJusslan Journal re
lates as entirely authentic.
In a city of Poland, it appears, two
men came Into court with a suit over
the ownership of an umbrella which
had beeu left In a restaurant Each
one Introduced evidente to prove that
the umbrella was his Heing unable
to match the wisdom of Solomon by
i dividing the umbrella between them.
I the Judge postponed the case. Tend
i Ing Its decision the umbrella was left
In the Judge's private room.
Later, as he left the court to go
home, the Judge found that the weath
er was rainy. He went back to his
room, took the umbrella which was In
litigation and spread It over his head
In the street. On his way home he
went Into a restaurant and left the
umbrella on the rack, and when he
was ready to^ave tho place he fouud
that It had beeu taken away by some
. unknown customer. Then he bought
another umbrella and took It to his
! courtroom.
i When the-case eame up the litigants
were confronted with It. and neither
was able to identify It as his own.
The court thereupon fined them both
for Invoking the law 011 a frivolous
pretext, and they departed empty
banded and decidedly "nonsuited."
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Cue \Vht> Snows No Favor.
A merciless judge la Father Time.
Before him the n e.'ik and the want
ing go to the wall Only the troth
can stand. For years the following
statement has withstood this stern
est of all tests.
John Carpenter, 501 N. Stanton
St., El Paso, Txeao, says: "I had
pain-, in my back, especially when
I arose from a sitting position or
in ado a sudden move. The kidney
sccre'ions were profuse at times and
then again scanty and contained a
brick-dust sediment. During cold
weather, they were too frequent in
passage. Doan's Kidney puis entire
ly relived me of the trouble."
(Statement given Feb. 4, 1907).
LASTING RESULTS
On June 10, 1915, Mr. Oarpanter
said: "I haven't been troubled, by
my kidneys in some time and feel
that Doan's Kidney Pills have
brough* about this healthy conditio
of my kidneys."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
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get. Doan's Kidnoj Pills'—the samo
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of lis mills beauty unci tlls;
ult.v to lis streets; where parks mill
playgrounds are wit bin the reach of
every child; where living Is pleasant,
toll honoruMe and recreation plentiful;
where capita! Is respected, but not
worshiped; where commerce in goodt
is great, but not greater than the In
terchange of Ideas; where Industry
thrives and tilings prosperity alike to
employer mid employed; where educa
tion and art have a place in every
home: where worth and not wealth
give standing to men; where the power
of character lifts treti to leadership;
where interest in public affairs Is a
te«t nf clthenshlp and devotion to the
public weal Is a hadee of honor; where
government is always honest aud etll
clent and the principles of democracy
Cud their fullest end truest expression;
where the people of all the earth can
t ome and ! e blended lido one commu
nity life a:.d where ea.h generation
will vie w'"i the past to tr'usmlt to
the next n city greater. h?t*:»r and
mere l;ea:*tlful than th'» last.—Mayo
Fesler. Secretary of the Civic league
of Cleveland. O.. in New York Inde
pendent
An Ancient lefea of the North Pole.
The north pole Is the place of great
est dignity In the world, and the peo
ple who dwep near It "have a wonder
ful excellency and nn exceeding pre
rogative a Hove nil nations of the earth."
IIow blessed we may think this nation
to l>e. for they are in perpetual light
and never know what darkness tnean
eth. by the benefit of twilight and full
moons, as the learned In astronomy do
very well know, which people. If they
have the notice of their eternity by the
eomfortable light of the gospel, then
are they blessed and of all nations
most blessed Why then do we neglect
the search of this excellent discovery,
against which there can bo nothing
said to hinder the same?—"Ilakluyt's
Voyage" (Sixteenth Century).
Got His Reply.
A funny man indulged in a practical
joke recently. He put an advertise i
ment In a paper for a wife and re
quested each candidate to Inclose her
carte de visite. It was a foolish thing
to do. but one of the candidates served
him out very well by sending the fol
lowing letter: "Sir. I do not hiclose my
carte, for. though there Is some au
thority for putting a cart before a
horse. I know of none for putting one
before an ass "
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COLLECTIONS
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GENERAL AGENCIES
NOTARY PUBLIC
Come and see me
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BY
* PROFESSIONAL CARDS *
******* * ****** * *
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Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities ot the
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building. Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Halues Alaska
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P. ft A. M.
Whito Paw Lodge
IT. t A. M. No. 113
uieeta 2d 4th
?ri BY'ga of each
ujmi'U. vuiiuot, urvu vis «•»« »»«.
rome Phil Abraham*, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wbflfl!°r, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
at 8:30 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
P. J. VAN DEW ALL, Secretary.
Kmi<?rn»i vraer
Kn«iw—
Skagwaj Aerie
"Jo 25, Frater
nal Order of
Kaglee m?et« (he first ead third I
Wednesday night or each month *t
'heir hall on Fifth avenue Visiting
brothers cordially Uvited to attend.
Ij. E. IJndson, W. P., J. K. Mo-1
Alister. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
a Camp Skagway No. 1, |
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues-1
day evening at 8:00 p. [
m. sharr. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. W. L. Stevenson, Aro-1
tic Chitf, W. E. Burford, Arctic |
Recorder.
NOTICE OP GUARDIAN
In 'he Probate court for the ter
rit'.r of Al:iska, Division No. 1,1
at Haii-es, before J. J. Kennedy, U.J
3 Commissioner and Ex-Officio Pro
bate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of |
J. E. Reynolds an insane peraon.
Notice Is hereby given, that by
order dutly made and entered In
the r.bove entitled court on the 1st
of Aoril, 1916, the undersigned, was
appointed Guardian of the estate
of J. E. Reynolds an insane per
son, and all persons having claims
against said estate are required to
present their claims to me at my
office in the town of Haines, with
in six months from the date of this
notice with the necessary vouch
ers as required by law.
Do'ed this 12th day of April,]
1916.
G W. HINCHMAN,
Guardian.
W. B. Stout, attorney for Guardian,
first publication, April 14, 1916.
Final publication. May 12, 1916.
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