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W, G'.deoa — CarcroeB, -Y. T-.
L. PUlmaa —- — Atlln, B. G.
EDITORIAL
OIJ) GLORY" ;
iss. .
"America For Americans"
DOV'jr INSI LT THE FLAG
Ihis is 110 timo for any one
ing cn American soil under the
neclion of tiie American flag to
ult the flag. He cannot do it
ii impunity. In New. York City
' c?her day, George Luksich, a
mber of the toast guard at the
ve office, severely thrashed a
ser man who, in passing, wiped
h^uds ou the colors. For this
. he was promoted by the seo
ary of tho treasury, and, on
•shiniUou's birthday, received the
uir-'i gold medal from the Sons
•he Revolution wjio honored him
h a banquet. Luksich is an
striau by birth, but is now a
iurulizt-d American citizen.
There are ether ways of insulting
> f. than bv disgraceful touch,
d all who are disinclined to r&
•<:' the nation which our flag syHH
lir s should be circumspect in
bi.i speech. Americans are not
dti'y excited, but they are now
>ed up to high tension. They
y differ on the question of pre
-tdiicss, and of the policy of
in:..; merchant vessels, and,
jorsticllay, concerning war as an
, Luf all kinds of Americans will
ii in resenting insults to the
Citizens and sojourners who
not feel the obligation to re
rt :ae flag must respect the sen
ilities of those who do.
Sl'XSHlNE
Mcrth the first—and the sun is
iitt> long slant. The backbone
winter is broken. The hoary old
low may throw a few convulsions
but lie is undone. Now comes
thti wide-eyed day of Yukon ac
ity.
Lvery form of enterprise now
■ ks up. it is the time for en
l'Tise. Those who will put their
uii to practical field work to
•r.ow must make their plans to
y. i'ukoners outside for the wiu
who are to make their early
ri in the field are bending their
'tsteps northward. Those now
re are shaping theiT affairs for
i s^asan's operations.
The miner who confines himself
summer activities has but a
nth to wait until the first trickle
water will be music to his eara.
cse who have been, industrious
■>u&U to take out Winter dumps
1 begin the harvest shortly.
Other Yukoners who depend on
j business sustained by the min
; industry likewise find this the
ie for preparation. The liome
mer looks forward *o a promis
; year. !\Vith so many articles
nging an immense figure outside
re is every reason why Yukon
shoud produce as much as
>sibe at home this year. The
.ou needs all it can raise out
side. Whatever Yukon caa grow
nere will be just that much relief
on the country at large outside.
The Yukon, looks forward also to
a biar tourist travel this year. It
should be ft record season. The
Northland is becoming better known
than ever. Dawson must plan, to
pu* Its-elf in condition to receive
thu visitors. The more attractive
the old town can make itself look,
♦he better.
Everybody in Yukon has good
reascu to sit u? today and be
cheerlul. Welcome the sunshine
—boost and be cheerful. —Dawson,
News.
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10 THE FRONT
The activities of the Mayo camp
a«ain nave assumed their normal
asoect, 9ays the Dawson News of
if arch 2. The late cold weather
delayed the freighting of the dredge
material considerably. However,
th© company has all the lumber for
the hull on the creek, and now
i» engaged hauling the machinery
aud iron superstructure.
The company anticipates no
♦.rouble in having everything on
;fce creek as soon as the weather
permits of construction work.
A small crew of men is engaged
on power plant construction.
It is worthy of notice, and I have
no doubt will surprise many of
the News readers to konw, that
all the lumber going into the con
struction of the dredgQ has been
supplied by our local sawmill plants,
As far as the writer is aware, it
's the only dredge in the Yukon
built entinrely of native lumber. Tid
departure opens vast possibilities
for the future.
The ilayo Lake country Is at
tracting unusual attention from
orospectors this winter, caused no
doubt by the successful operations
of Mr. Cresfield now has formed a
company to work his property this
summer. He has just completed
au elaborate automatic dam and
new is engged in other preparatory
work incident to ground-sluicing
operations. Cresfjeld's associates
are: Colby, Fry and Hollenbeck.
Joe McCaffery and partner are
busily engaged prospecting Ander
son creek, another tributary of
M'»yo lake, and it Is stated they
have encouraging prospects.
Cushman and partner are taking
out a winters dump on Ledge
creta. After washing up their
dump, they intend to continue work,
ground-sluicing the shallow groound
on the creek. While most of the
ilayo Lake creeks were more or less
worked by the old timers, still
there was very little real pros
»ect:ng done, and it is believed that
to anyone interested in prospecitng,
there is no ground in the Yukon of
fers better opportunities than that
in the Mayo Lake country.
FOltMER SLAVES WANT
BIG SUM FROM U. S.
Washington — The supreme coui(j
has been asked to decide Whether
'he federal government shall pay
463,000,000 to former slaves and
their heirs for cotton picked in
slavery times. Their claims are
presented in an appeal by H. N.
Johnson of Muskogee, Okla., and
o'her former slaves and their
heirs and "all others similarly sit
uated."
The suit is directed against Se
retary McAdoo as custodian of
'.he government funds, and recites
hat the slaves were held in in
voluntary servitude and forced to
gather the Southern states' crops.
They received no return for their
labor, while the government col
lected the ?68,000,000 in taxes on
raw cotton ,
An accounting for the labor per
formed and a pro rata distribution,
o* the money among those entitl
ed to pay for the labor is asked.
The District o£ Columbia courts
dismissed the suit.
MAJLAMUTE WILL DIE
Albany, Ore., — Mrs. Grant
F-irWe returned home last evening
after spending the week-end in
Portland. She attended to busi
ness matters and" visited with her
daughter a<nd son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Anderson. Mrs.
Pir'le states that. Mr. Ande-reon
i] abcut to lose one of the beau
tiful malamute dogs which he two't
^ome from Alaska. The dog is
suffering from distemper and par
alysis of the back. Although mag
netic massage and other treatment
are Riven the dog daily, the veteri
narian states that it cannot live.
Mr. Anderson refused an offer of
^.100 lor thg d0" while in this city. ,
•SOAP AGENTS" WERE
GOVERNSJEiNT SLEUTHS
Sunbury, Pa., March 10 —Secret
service men, posing- as soap agents
finally cauglit and. arrested Joseph
0. Ferrv, charged with, counterfeit
n«- '. ' ■ , i; I n
Ferry, who is a Ha.rriabu.rg auto
nobjle dealer, hag been held in $10,*
)00 bail by Federal Judge Witmer.
It is alleged that Fewy to
plicated in the counterfeiting of
more than $15,000 worth of Federal
Reserve Bank notes of $10, $20,
ind .$.50 denominations.
The Secret Service men, poisng
13 soap agents, hired autos from
Ferry and gained his confidence.
WANTED TO SELL — New $112
It. C. Smith and Bro. 14-inch car
riage typewri'er. The machine was
tough t new last November and the
3rigir.al ribbon is still on the ma
chine which shows what little usage
Hxe machine has had. $70 cash take
It. For particulars see Dally Al
iskan. 3-10-Gt.
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
istered on sugar. Acts almost in
stantly. Tha prescription, of
an eminent physician. Keller
Bros The San-Tox Drug Stor«.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
All citizens, male and female, de
siring to vote for candidates for
the Common Council and Board of
Education of Skagway, Alaska, at
the municipal election to be held
on Tuesday April, 3rd, 1917, must
register.
The registration books will be
open at th© Town Hall, from 7:30
to 9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday March 19th, until Satur
day, March 31st, 1917.
D. MoKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION*
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, Ajjrl 3rd, 1917,
lor the purpose o[ electing three
Councilmen, one Mayor, a City
Clerk, a City Treasurer, and one
member-clerk of the School Board.
The Election yvill be held at
tne Town Hall, and the hours for
voting will be from 7 a. m. to 7
p. m.
Voters for Councilmen, Mayor
Cleik and Treasurer, must be citi
zens of the United States, or those
whc have declared their intention
to become such; must be twenty
one years of age or over, who have
resided continuously one year next
preceding the date of election la the
territory of Alaska, and for six
months next preceding the date of
elecMou In the Town of Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
ar* citizens of the United States,
or who have declared their in
tention to become such; and who
are b6na fide rseidents of the
Town of Skagway, are qualified ti
vote for Clerk of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
FEEL LIKE
GIVING UP?
Many Alaska People On, the Verge
of Collapse.
A bad back maks you miserable
all the time—
Lame every morning; sore all
day.
I* hurts to stoop,— it hurts to
straighten.
What with headache, dizzy spells,
uriuary weakness.
No wonder people are discour
aged.
Who do not know the kidneys
may be the cause of it all.
Give the weakened kidneys need
ful help.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Mrs. Louis T. Jarvis, 922 E. St.,
Sacramento, Cal., says: "Sharp
pains darted through my loins and
between my shoulders. My back
was weak and lame and it was an
awful task fcr mo to sweep or do
any work about the house. I felt
tired and exhausted. Headaches
and dizzy spells added to my dis
tress and the action of my kidneys
annoyed me day and night. The
kidney secretions were unnatural.
Doan's Kidney Pills strengthened
my kidneys and relieved the aches
and pains."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Jarvis had. Foster
aiilburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N, Y. J
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brothel-hood. —
Camp Bkagwliy No. 1.
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day evemiQs at 8:30 p.
m. snarp. Visiting brothers cardial
ly wtU-am®. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
Jc Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Kect rder.
Fraternal OmI«t j
i Englcfs—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Prater-j
mil Oitler of i
uAgieu mOets uiq urst ana uimi
rt eduaytLay niglit of each month at
ldpJi hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially Inviteiil to
»tt«nJ. J. M. Qieisbacb, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Sccrotaiy.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge,
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th |
Saturday Evenings!
>£ each months. Visiting) Brethren
ire welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
3"AMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. KLICS
Skagway Lodge
No. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
■"IIW- HI o . U U O (!!«»■
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
F. J. VAfclDEWALX., Secretary
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* tn A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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Mo*t MixIktii Metthods
Office Hours: 0-12 a. m. 1-0 p. m.
Alaskan Building - - - - BUoadway
SKAUWAY ALASKA |
WILLIAM PALLfSTER, M. I>.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sp»viaTJft in the trea|tmc|it of
disease and deformities of the
eye, e>ar, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
n«u, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pnwtice in all courts
In Territory of Alaska
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