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EDITORIAL
\\ !i M KSHAM
ut Secretary Fall
appointing Wicker*
^rr.: r of Alaska. There
that this appoint
'.vitii the approval
constituency in Al
■ * know Wicker
now of the service he
: r i' e,Territory. That
Liiiy necessary to mi
• unquestioned: that lie
■ ! :s iuntiliar with the
t.-rritorv is also well
!;- '.s unquestionably the
1 n and t'.'.e most capable
i" •• n.Tice is the belief of a
■' .Majority ir. the terri
ln» government could
ice whii'h would work
• ■ for the good of
•:itorv. His early ap
i'resident is eager
i■ his detractors.
. it who has been in pub
. .:J lit: has been us
Titey are detractors
i>:3e rf the fact that
. ' :-n in fheir polit
or because he may
,1 t'r.em in some pet
•i which did not agree
i his larger view of the needs
His record is re
. splendid service and
■ would crown that
i-t enduring manner.
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FOR ALASKA
| ARRIVE ON 26
^ Capt. M. J. O'Connor, of the Bu
reau of Fisheries, is in receipt of a
wire from Forest Supervisor Charles
H. Flory, in Ketchikan, advising him
of the arrivat in that port Saturday
night of the new forestry boat, Hia
watha, towing the two smaller ves
sels, Weepoose and Merganser. The
Hiawatha, under the command of
Capt. Lyle Dlodgett, .nade the run up
from Seattle with her tow iu record
time. She is a 9^-root vessel, pow
ered with two Internal combustion
engines. SO horsepower each, which
develop a speed of 11 knots an hour.
She was formerly a private yacht,
and was taken over by the navy at
the outbreak of the war for use as a
patrol boat on the eastern coast. She
was turned over to Alaska branch
of the forest service last year, and
after making the run through the
canal, underwent some slight al
terations on Lake I'nion before con
tinuing the trip north to the scene
of her future operations. The Wee
poose is a smaller vessel, also de
signed for the use of the forestry
service.
The Merganser is a vessel about 52
feet in length, of .u horsepower, aud
will be given over to the use of the
Alaska fisheries service,
j Mr. Flory informs Captain O'Con
nor that the Merganser will be look
ed ufter by the forestry service until
such time as iie can make arrange
ments for taking charge of her.
The Peoria {.Illinois) Chamber of
Commerce, has announced that at its
annual dinner in that city, in the
near future. Alaska raindeer meat
will be the feature of the menu.
Alaska road work, threatened
with delay when Kx-President Wil
son vetoed the army appropriation
bill carrying funds for Alaskan high
ways, will continue under territorial
funds. Col. James Clordon Steese.
president of he Alaska Road Com
mission. announced Thursday. The
army bill carried an item of $500.
000 for road work, and probably will
be passed again in special session of
Congress in April.
The contract for tlie bridge in-con
nection with tliis railroad has been
let to the American Kridge Company
of Pittsburg. Pa., with offices in Se
attle. The first shipment of steel—
about 500 tons—for the structure
wilt leave here early in April for An
chorage where it will be trans-ship
ped by rail to Hurricane Gulch. All
together the steel for the bridge will
weigh about 1.500 tons. By the
time the bridge is erected, in Sept.
all the grading between hurricane
gulch and mile 359, the southern
end of steel on the northern division,
will have been completed. Over the
graded right-of-way track laying
will proceed and. barring unexpect
ed delay, we shall ■ e tlie ends or
steel next January.
One thousand men will be want
ed for construction work on the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska next
month, according to-William Gerig.
assistant chief engineer of the sys
tem. who arrived here a few days
ago from Anchorage on a business
and pleasure trip to the states. While
some of these—comparatively few—
may be recruited from Southeastern
(Alaska as a result of unexpected
dullness next season in the tishing
industry, the great majority will be
obtained in Seattle. At present,, the
combined operation and construction
force on the railroad totals 2.300.
practically all of the increase of
1,00<^will be to the construction de
partment.
A novelty in shipments through
this port are reindeer carcasses, and
announcement is made that at least
3,000 carcasses will be shfpped from
Alaska to Seattle by one company
next fall as compared to 1.600 in
1920 "and a few hundred in 1919.
The last of the company's 1920
shipments have just been sent to
New York City. Two cars contain
ed 424 carcasses. The markets are
said to be an established proposition
and next year it is expected there
will be large shipments made from
New York for London and European
centers. The carcasses are shipped
to Seattle in the fall and kept here
in the Port Commission's cold stor
age warehouse until retailers call
for the meat.
per inch per issue. i!
According to the best information
at hand the Sentinel has a lower ad
vertising rate in proportion to its
circulation than any paper published
in Alaska.—Wransell i:eutinell.
per inch per issue. .
According to the best information
at hand the Sentinel has a lower ad
vertising rate in proportion to its
circulation than any paper published
in Alaska.—Wrai'sell Peutinell.
New 8-hour Law
Is Introduced
By Member
Gctchell Presents Hill Limit
ing Hours Employment in
Certain Industries
Effort to legally establish an
ei^ht-hour day in a number of
Alaskan industries not now having
such a status was launched in the
House of Representatives this morn
ing in House Bill No. G, introduced
by Representative George A. Get
chell, of this city. The bill was
read by title only and referred to
the Committee of Labor.
The industries covered in the pro
posed measure are mills, sawmills,
factories, laundries, manufacturing
establishments, open-cut or open-pit
quarries or mines. The measure,
which declares that more than eight
hours" work in any of the industries
affected is injurious to the health
of the workmen aud increases the
likelihood of injury to them, carries
a provision forffcmpoyqient for four
hours over-time "conditioned that
payment be made for such overtime
at the rate of time and one-half the
regular wages for overtime."
Provisions of liiil
Section 1. The climatic aud liv
ing conditions in the Territory of
Alaska are such as to render em
ployment in any mill, sawmjll, fac
tory, laundry, manufacturing estab
lishment. or in any open-cut or
op;in-pit quarry or mine, for more
than eight hours in any day, injur
ious to the health of both men and
women so employed, and greatly in
crease the likelihood of injury to
th« workers while engaged in such
employment, aud by reason of said
facts the Territory of Alaska. In
the exercise of its police powers,
by this law undertakes to discourage
the employment of either men or
women in those employments for
more than eight hours during any
one day.
Sec. 2. It shall lie unlawful for
any person, co-partnership or cor
poration to employ any person in
any mill, sawmill, factory, laundrv,
manufacturing establishment or in
any open-cut or open-pit quarry or
mine, more than eight hours in any
calendar day. except watchmen and
employees engaged ill matting re
pairs or in case of emergency, whan
life or property is in imminent dan
ger: provided, however, that em
ployees may work not to exi ted
four hours oveT-tiine. conditioned
that payment be made f:»r such
overtime at the rate of time and
one-half the regular wages for over
time.
See. 3 Any person, whether he
he acting tor himself or is agent
for another, and any co-partnership
or corporation, who shall vi •iat«- or
provisions « riiiact shall he deed
ed guilty of a misdemeanor a:id,
upon conviction tliereof, shaii he
punished by a fine of not less titan
one hundred dollars ($100 r.nor
more than five hundred dollars
(500.00 1, or by imprisonment ir,
the Federal jail for a period of not
less than thirty (30) days nor more
than six (C> months, or by hot'i
such lino and itnt risoniner.'. Kvory
voiation of the provisions of •:,>»
act shall constitute a separate of
fense. I'pon a second oonvictiou
within the meaning of this act, as
hereinabove set forth, the punish
ment shall be imprisonment in the
Federal jail for not less than sixty
(tiO) days nor more than one year,
if the person convicted be an indi
vidual, or. if it be a corporation,
punishment .shall be a fine of not
less than live hundred ($500.00)
and not more than one thousand
dollars ($1000.00). .
A second conviction within the
meaning of this act shall be a con
viction for a violation of this act
committed within a period of two
years after a previous conviction of
the same person or corporation.—
Juneau Knipire.
Kicker', llrowu anil Frame
On Inspection Committee
—Mouse Session llrief.
Representatives P. J. Rickert, of
Fairbanks. Charles \V. Brown, of
Nome, and Arthur Frame, of Anchor
age. were appointed today by Speak
er Xerland as members form the
House of the joint legislative com
mittee authorized to make a trip to
Sitka for the purpose of inspection
of the Pioneers' Home. The date
for making the trip and arrange
ments therefor are to be made by
the committee. Senate members of
the -same committee are Senators L.
C. Hess, of Fairbanks and Forest J.
Hunt, of Ketchikan.
Katherlne's lip clirlM; 1 * * * *
"Then why not appeal to her,
minima? Perhaps she'd reach the
ears of his majesty, the Lord Al
mighty," said she.
"Oh, Kathle, don't be horrid,"
sobbed her mother. "You know very
well I couldn't ask him through tier."
"Then what will yon do?" demand
ed the Rlrl. "You say Cousin John
won't help Rege, and you refuse to
ask the girl to ask Cousin Paul. Then
what will you do?"
"You ask her, Kathle," said Mrs.
Curtis, In coaxing tones. '
Katherlne tossed her head.
"You've got a nerve to send me to
her for anything," she shot back. "I
will not!"
Mrs. Curtis chtne forward with
trembling footsteps.
"Not for your brother's sake? Oh,
Kathle, do!"
"No, I won't," said the girl. "So
Just don't ask me. Reggie's not my
son, and I havfen't any sympathy for
him." With that she made for the
door and was gone.
For over an hour the anguished
motliar walked up and down. Then
as If she had at last reached a con
clusion, she went to the servants'
quarter*. There she sent the malj to
ask Tonnibel to come out to Doctor
Paul's conservatory for a minute.
Tony silently stared at the white
woman when they tame face to face.
Mrs. Curtis swallowel Tier pride, gulp
ing nt the lumps that rose In her
throat.
••im sorry about tms anerooon.
Miss Devon," she said. "I really dldnt
,». «■£ »«
Mr, Purtls must have gotten re
ligion: nothing hut a softening of
heart could account for the apol'^
••Never mind." she choked. Tm
awfully sorry ahout my «add^t "
he will be had. then I suppose be
,m^,rS.Htement renewed the dread
in Mrs. Curtis' heart about her son.
"Could vou take a message to my
Cousin Paul for ine?" she ventured
••What is It?" asked Tonnlbel.
th"My' son Is 1U." Mrs. Curtis ex
plained tearfully, "and he must go
Lay. I haven't any monej. but If
rnuf knew about It he'd help me.
Will you ask him?"
Touv thought a minute.
••Not tonight V' she replied. Mebbe
Doctor John—"'
"Xo, he hates my son. the other
cried passionately. "Oh you mu.tn t
sft v anything to him about It.
Tonnlbel Devon was awfully
tempted to refuse the haughty woman
who had pulled her around by the
hair only that afternoon. But she r*
membered Philip. remembered hi*
love for her. and relented.
••Come along back tomorrow morn
ing. and mebbe I can get you some
she answered, walking away ^en
over her shoulder she flung back,
try, anyhow."
With this iast statement Mrs. Cur
,1s had to be satisfied. Reggie suf
fered dreadfully the night
hK mother sitting at his bedside.
Tonv Devon also had been awake
most of the night. In the 'monUng
after breakfast, she set about gatter
ing courage to approach Doctor Paul.
With Gussle Piglet In her arms, she
snt down beside him. and now the
minute was there <to speak Tow
didn't know how to begin. But to b
pin meant to begin. Tony bfii learned,
so she coughed and blurted:
' -Your cousin. Mrs._ Curtis. Is kind
nf nrettv, ain't she?"
"She would be If she didn't cry «o
ranch." responded Doctor Pau .
Tills gave Tony the opening she
W1'ller' boy's awful sick, so she says,"
she broke out. "that's why she cries.
If he don't go away, he'll die, mebbe^
The lovely gray eyes grew darker
as thev searched his, and Doctor Paul
leaned over and looked keenly at her.
"Did Cousin Sarah ask you to com
to me, little glrlf he questioned In a
kindly tone.
Tonnlbel nodded.
-She says Doctor John don t like
her boy, and mel.be you d help her, _
said the girl, blushing.
The man considered the red face »i
moment. l..,* nie
"Would It please you to ha e
help her and him?" he then
-I should think you'd be the 1®'t p
son to ask that. My brother toW me
she's always very unkind to y«L
"She don't know any better,
nlled Tony. "She's never learned
what lovin' awful hard means, tnd
mebbe she's so worried over her boy j
she's got to be horrid to some, one
Paul Pendlehaven laughed then be
crew grave. "Perhaps that s It Now
d„ you think you could llud my cousin,
and" bring her here?" \
Tonnlbel looked at him doubtfully.^
"She might make you nervous,
said dubiously. . ;j
"I don't thlnK. so." .replied the doc-,.
^Shadow
ofthe .
ShelferiivQ
uJMixesv
ky GRACE
MILLER
WHITE
A Now Romtmco or tho ctorm Courftru
tor, smiling. "Ilh' so mucn better. we 1
won't speak of this to John, and 1
won't get nervous." He made the
last promise because the girl's face
was troubled and anxious.
Tonnlbel nodded and hurried out.
She knew which room Mrs. Curtis oc
1 cupled and sought the other wing of
the bouse. When she knocked at the
door, a woman's voice called a low :
"Come In 1"
Tony stepped Inside and, turning,
shut the door before she took a sur
vey of the room. When she did, she
almost fainted. Reggie Brown, the
awful man she had known in the
eMialboat days, the man who had
dropped the poison Into Paul fen die
haven's medicine, was seated very
near Mrs. Curtis, and Katherlne was
by the window, wearing a very bored
expression.
An exclamation came from each
one of the three as the girl faced
them, looking as If she were ready to
collapse.
"You didn't get the money then,
girl," demanded Mrs. Curtis, sharply,
i "Reggie dear, I didn't tell you lust
night, but your Cousin John refilled
me when I asked him for help, and I
had to reach Paul through—"
Tony's eyes were on Reginald, who
was crouching lower In Ills chair. Her
"forward, staggering step broke off the
speaker's explanation.
"You want the money for him?" shi'
"You Want the Money for Him?" She
Cried.
cried, pointing a finger toward the
cringing boy.
Mrs. Curtis nodded.
"Yes, he's my son," she answered.
Tony drew a long breath, letting if
hiss out through, her teeth.
"If he's your son. ma'am," she said
falterirgiy, "then you got a murderer
for a ooa. He tried—he tried to
poison Doctor Paul."
Mrs. Curtis got up slowly, a cold
rage rising in her pale eyes. Kath
arine came forward to her mother's
side, but Reginald remained silent.
"You He," snarled Mrs. Curtis. „
"I don't He," cried Tony, hoarsely.
'1 don't He, either. Look at him. and
see If he ain't guilty. He did put
poi9on In Doctor Phil's medicine, and
I pushed him off the window. But 1
didn't know he was your son."
By forcing her eyes around, the
mother caught sight of her hoy.
"Reggie," she screamed, "for God's
love, don't look that way. Why don't
you tell the huzzy she lies! Tell her
you'll go to your cousins and let them
know of her accusations. I'll go my
self r
She darted across the room, but
Reginald's husky voice called her
1 back.
:"Don't do that," he wailed. "Don't
do It, mater! What she says is true.
I did exactly that thing. I--I tried to
kill Cousin Paul."
Mrs. Curtis sank down with a
groan, and Katherlne uttered a cry.
"I thought yon wanted me to, ma
ter," went on the boy, wearily. "I
thought you said, if he died, we'd get
T^wy-r— „
crt*d, pointing a finger toward the
cringing boy.
Mrs. Curtis nodded.
"Yes, he's my son," she answered.
Tony drew a long breath, letting it
hiss out through, her teeth.
"If he's your son, ma'am," she said
falterlngly, "then you got a murderer
for ft sou. He tried—he tried to
poison Doctor Paul."
Mrs. Curtis got up slowly, a cold
rage rising In her pnle eyes. Kath
erlne came forward to her mother's
side, but Reginald remained si:?nt.
"You lie," snarled Mrs. Curtis. »
"I don't lie," cried Tony, hoarsely.
"I don't lie, either. Look at him, and
see If he ain't guilty. He did put
poison In Doctor Phil's medicine, and
I pushed him off the window. lint 1
didn't know he was your son."
By forcing her eyes around, the
mother caught sight of her boy.
"Reggie," she screamed, "for God's
love, don't look that way. Why don't
you tell the huzzy she lies! Tell lier
you'll go to your cousins and let tlieni
know of her accusations. .I'll go my
; self!"
She darted across the room, hut
Reginald's husky voice called her
I back.
: "Don't do that," he wailed. "Don't
do It, mater! What she says is true.
I did exactly that thing. I--I tried to
kill Cousin Paul."
Mrs. Curtis sank down with :i
groan, and Katherlne littered a cry.
"I thought you wanted me to, ma
ter," went on the boy, wearily. "I
thought you said, if he died, we'd got
money—" m.
"Hut. my t.'ml. 1 want jou to
kill him," moaned -Mrs. Curtis.
"I illrln't," said 1'eircle.
"But you tr!c<l." thrust In Tonnlhel.
"And you've lolil my ronstns, oh?"
he askpd hopple i|y.
"No, I illiln't." denied Tony. "I
'spose mebhe I would hnve, but I
didn't know von belonged here. I
knew you used to steal with my
dnddy and do nil sorts of wicked
things—"
Mrs. Curtis cried out again.
"But I didn't know vou'd try to kill
n poor slok m.vn." Tony went on, "nnd
then send your ma to Ret money of
him."
"You'll tell him, I know you will,
yon terrllile ptrl." screamed Katlierlne,
bo longer able to restrain herself.
Tonnlhel thought "juickly. Cousin
Paul l'endlehavcn lived in the house
with an enemy who had tried to take
his life. This ssyne enemy had tried
to destroy her, too.
"You sal«l lie was eolng away?" she
questioned Mrs. Curtis presently.
"Iililn't you?"
"If I get innriey," put in Bessie,
drearily, "I will."
"Doctor r.nsl v.ants to see you,
ma'am," said Tutmihcl, her dark pray
eyes fixed on Ihe wumiin, "and If he
goes," she p41ulcd at ltcplnald, "and
slays a Ioiib time, I'll keep niuiu.
See?"
Completely overlooking Katherine,
Tony ran out of I lie room. The next
day' she didn't look up when she
heard Iloclor John tell Doctor I'aul
that Ilepinald hail left Ithaca. When
she pi i; el at 1' for I'aul, he smiled
at her.
(Continued on Thursday)
Keller Bros, delicious ice cream
is again obtainable and it will be
delivered in containers or made up
in brick:, of pi.nil or assorted flavors.
Orders "or Sunday dinners or spec
ial occasion:; will receive earful at
tention.
If the carrier fails to bring your
Alaskan, pbouc 1!) or 1-ti, and we'll
see that you got one.
SL1„» DOCS FOR SALE—Three
young strong well broke sled dogs
two at $10 each—leader $45.
Apply to I-'ranlc Jimmy, Skagway,
or address 1'. O. 377, Skagway.
FOR SALE—Early Rose Seed
Potatoes grown in the Dyea valley.
Delivered in Skagway. For price
and further particulars apply to
William Matthews, Sr., Skagway.
Piles Chip ' 0 to II IJaj-S
Druggists refund money if I'AZO
OINTJIENT r.,;is to cure Itching,
illind, Dleeding or Protruding Piles,
lustantly relieves Ju ing Piles, and
you can get restful sleep after first
application. iiUC.
RE&iSInAliiiH NOTICE
Iu accordance with Ordinance Xo.
112, notice is hereby given that the
registration books will bo open at
the office o£ the City Clerk, in the
City hall, every evening, except Sun
days, from 7:"0 to 9:00 P.JI. for
two weeks, commencing March 21st,
1821, and on Saturday afternoon.
April 2nd, 1921, from 2 to G P.M.
for the registration of voters at
the Municipal Election to be held
April 5th, 1021. Walter McJ3rien,
2-2G-to-4-2. City Clerk.
NOTICE OF raCIPAL ELECTION ^
Notice of Municipal Election, as
provided by Ordinance Xo. 124, not
ice is hereby given that a general
Municipal Election will bo held on
Tuesday, April 5th, 1921, for the
•IJl'-cliou oil a Mayor, four Council
men, a City Treasurer, City Clerk,
aud a School Director.
The City hall has been designated
as t'ao polling place, and tho polls
will bo open from, 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
April 5th, 1921.
The qualifications of voters for
all tho above offices are as follows;
They shall be citizens of the United
States; Twenty-ono years of age or
over; V. ho have recided continuous
ly one year next proceeding the date
of election in tho Territory of Alas
ka; Six months next proceeding tho
date of election within the limits of
tho City of Skagway, and shall have
duly registered. Walter McBrien,
2-2fi-to-l-a. City Clerk.
White Fass & Yu.-.on Haute
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Arrives 3:45 p.m.
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Passengers must be at the depot in time to have Baggage in- j
speeted, and checked. Inspection is stopped thirty minutes before
leaving time of trains.
110 pounds of Baggage will be checked free with cach full fare j
tickct, and 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.