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"OLD GLORY
"America For Americans"
GOOD WORK
Fite Alarshai Page rej>orted in a
*ery few words to the cit* council
iicudav night there have been no
at'* water pipes or hydrant§ freeze
this year, although, i&e }veather>
has beea very severe.
Mr. Page is doing good work, and
should be complimented upon his
vigilance. Our citj" "dad" works in a
Quiet way, and does not say very
much about what he Is doing, but
hi* Is the kind oH work that
ceunts. ilr. Page's carefulness and
coustan? attention may some day
•aye tte city from a calamitous
fir*.
THIS ISSI'E (iOES lO EVERYONE
The Dally Alaskan is preseating
a cooy of today's issue of the pa
per to every person in Skagway. We
are doing this in the interest of
the Red Cross. F urthermore the
Dally Alaskan has given the Red
Ci oss a supp«lment page of to
day's newspaper, to which we wish
to call your attention.
We believe Skagway is at the top
when It comes to patriotism, and we
knor, that Alaska leads in patriot
ism. All our subscribers, exchanges,
town customera and out of town
buyers are getting a copy of this
issue of the Alaskan. We want them
to know what Skagway is doing.
When the Christmtag Red Cross
campaign is closed we hope and we
we surff that w« can tell our
subscribers that every person in
the city is a member of the Am
erican Red Cross.
FORCING THE CLOSED SIIOP AS
A WAR MEASURE
A clear and definite official state
ment of labor policy on the part
of U»e Government would go far to
reduce labor troubles to a minimum.
It would remove the misconception
oa the part of tie. union man as to
attitude of the Government and
point clearly for him the path
of patriotic duty. It would re
tsova the Incentive for the reck
less calling of strikes for the closed
•hop la the mere hope? that Govern
ment interference in assistance of
•uch strikes -would be forthcoming
It would check and discredit the
unauthorized and misleading: state
ments of agitators and of certain
minor Government agents who come
hi contact with war work. Last but
aot least,, such a statement of pol
ity would settle the doubts and
fcearton the resolution of avast ma
jority of loyal workmen who have
remained out of labor organizations
from choice, and who hesitate to
teelr employment on war work so
Igd/ a* Jt remains a storm centre
of conflict over questions of union,
control. If it he definitely un
derstood that the "status quo ante"
Shall be observed, so far as the
closed and oen shop is concerned,
that Is, the war work shall not be
saada »h* lever either to open a j
(Josed §hO£ of to close an opeu
HO NEWS FROfll
FRONT IS 6000
NEWS
Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.—"We
know the worst, but why does the
government keep u» in suspense?
We expect the war department to
send us full particulars of the
death cf our son and are amazed
thai we have not heard from you
sooner."
Letters similar to the above,
which are coming into the office of
the adjutant general of the war de
triment from various parts of the
country, furnish evidence of what
is believed to be a new form of Ger
man propaganda cunningly; devised
ta affect mothers, wives »vnd other
relatives of the American troops
servin/ in Europe. The scheme
appears 'o be to create a nation
wide feeling of anxiety and dis
content by spreading insidious re
ports of death and endeavoring to
convince relatives and friends of
individual men that the government
is suppressing news.
With respect to the spread of
talss ayd alarming reports concern
ins the welfare of individuals with
the American expedition the war
deuartment desires to make the
following clear to all relatives of
the men:
News Cabled Promptly
An arrangement has been made
whereby (Jen. Pershing cables im
mediately every case of death, in
jury or capture by the enemy and
the war department telegraphs at
ouce in each case to the next of
kin of the soldiers in the United
States. Every soldier before de
parting for the front was required
to furnish the war department the
nr. me and address of the person to
be notified in the event anything
snould happen to him. Usually
the next of kin is mother, father,
sister or brother.
When a casualty occurs a tele
Tarn is sent to the next of kin of
| the soldier before the news is given
tj the press. It is virtually im
possible for unofficial news of
deaths, wounds or capture to reach
here ahead of the official reports.
-U>senee o' official news concerning
an individual that means nothing ha<
uaooened to him. It is a case of
"no news being good news."
The war department hopes that
hereafter when a, German propagan
dist tells an anxious mother that
her sou has been killed or captur
ed she will promptly have him ar
rested.
MRS. WM. ASTOR CHANLER
Mrs. Chanter has teen interested in
hospital and relief work in Paris, but
her especial chr.rities have been the
Lafayette fund, which provides com
fort kits to French soldiers, and the
French heroes' fund.
shop, the field of possible labor
controversy will at once be great
ly reduced. Such a statement of
policy would make clear to every
one engaged in war work, employer
or emoloye, exactly where hq( stands,
and woultf be the most effective pos
sible way of making available for
such work the full labor supply of
the courtry.—Walter Drew In Am
erican Iudustries. ; 1 ' '
a Chinese HSfn4>
The itoUst wouderftil thiiig about a
ChiiVes** house Is the splHt of pcuce
whiciv seems .to^pervade it. The court
yards, inclosed by houses which are ill
turn surrounded by high walls, have iui
air of security and seclusion which Is
not to be found In our western homes,
luto these peaceful courtyards the noise
of the busy wovld does not penetrate.
The triple doors seem to shut out the
storms of the world aud its troubles.
So says l.uther Anderson iu his book
on Asia. In the more pretentious houses
some of the courtyards are transform
ed into tiiluiulun. Uiuisoajie g;a*de:..a.
There are miniature ui.niu: :ins, j.ieci
pices,"lotus ponds, hralTcs, jrrotto' s ind
rustic nooks. 'L'lie irregular locks are
so well lilted together u;ul built up
against th" sld <s of *!>e h<"ts? that they
seem to have boon placed there by na
ture long before the bouses were erod
ed. The proportions are so carefully
worked out that everything seems to be
larger tluiu it really Is. And the ar
rangement is so irregular that nature
is simulated to 1 e. fwtioa.
Thrss Fighter:,.
Walter Scott has i.ot lu iuy recorded
fights nt school. but. In spite t»f bis
lameness, be was nhva.vs in tin' shirk
of the "bickers." or street tights, with
• the boys of tbe town.
Byron was a great tighter at Harrow.
He was very unpopular at first among
his schoolfellows, iiiitil be fought his
way into their affections, ami then he
became a veritable champion and
leader.
Keats was a great tlgh:er. lie wi;s
chiefly remembered nt s'hool for his
beautiful face, his kindness of heart
aud his pugnacious disposition. His
school chum. Edward Holmes, says "he
hud a penchant for fluhtlug. He would
tight any one. morning, noon or night,
his brother among the rest." He did
not make friends easily, although ev
erybody coveted his friendship.
The Cat In the Adage.
The adage referred to in "Macbeth,"
act 1, scene 7, "like the poor cut 1' the
adage" has been identified in one of
John Heywood's proverbs, a source
from which is derived much of what is
!>est In our gnomic literature. Hey
wood's proverb reads, "Tbe cut would
eate fish and would not v.\ t her feete."
This seems a satisfactory source of
Shakesjieare's:
Letting I dare net writ upon I would.
Like the poor eat I" the ad ige.
Karly as Hey wood is he borrowed
the adage from yet earlier sources, for
it is found in a manuscript of the mid
dle thirteenth century preserved in
Trinity college. Cambridge, in the rude
version, "Cat lufat visch. ac he nele his
feth wete."—New York Sun.
On the Jump.
"Growing little town, this!" compli
mented the wise drummer.
"Urowing? You just betclia!" replied,
the landlord of the Petunia tavern, who
Is surcharged with loyal pride. "Why.
we've already got an east side and a
west side, and the first thing you know
we'll have a north side and n south
side. Oh, Petunia has got the bit in
her teeth and her tail over the dash
board. aud there ain't no stopping her!"
—Kansas City Star.
Joy In Prospect.
"When is u good lime to visit the
seuate?" inquired the sti'Utiger iu W ash
lngtou.
"What sort of speech do you waul
to hear?"
"No speech at all I want to bear
'eta calling each other names."—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
A Bit Of Advice
First—Don't Delay. Second—Don't
Experiment.
II you suffer from backache;
headaches or dizzy spells; if you
rest poorly aud are languid in
the morning; i£ tie kidney secre
tions are irregular and unnatural
ia appearance, do not delay. In
sue* cases the kidneys of^n need
help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especial
ly piepared for kidney trouble •—
they are recommended by thous
ands. Read the following interest
ing statement:
Aire. M. E.. Gageu, 1013-A Florid
St., San Francisco, Cal., saya:
"I had dropsy and other kidney
trouble and was miserable. My
back couldn't have given mo auy
mere misery if 1 had broken it.
.My kidneys were weak and my feet
ankles and hajids became swollen,
as & result. I felt so miserable,
rUD down and depressed I was
discouraged. 1 could barly bend
over because my back hurt me so
mucb. Doan's soon strengthened and
regulated my kidneys. The swell
ing went away and I was again well
and had all my former strength."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Dou't
simply ask for ft kidney remedy— |
sot Doans' Kidney Pills— the same
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Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Bkagway No. 1,
A. B. meata every sec
ond and fourth' TueB
day evening 8:30 p.
m. sh>*rp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. Edward A. Raamuson,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Gray, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
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Skajfwuj Aerie
No. 25, Fratcr
ii*l Oixl«r ot
i«'C| nrsi JUKI UJiru
Wotlatwljiy ulgLt of each month at
tnpJi hali on Fifth Avenue. Visit
lr>it brothers cua-dUvlly invited to
•tt«nd. J. M. Ciroisbuch, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
WLito Pas# Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and ith j
Saturday Evenings
i/i o.ii-u uJunius, visniug uremren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMBS WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagwfty Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
_ Thursday 8:30
p. m. Visiting
urutu'Ts curaiuuy welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. B.
F. J. VAAIDEWALL, S0Ciet«7
Plonrer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meetfc in A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. m.
V tatting Brothers cordially wel
come.
J. C. WOOD, Pres.
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