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EDITORIAL PAGE
HAS BEEN* REAFFIRMED
The Chicago idea that a woman
<ommits no crime in killing a
man has been emphatically reaf
ilrmed, though the result it neces
sarily invites has just been strik
ingly proved.
Last November a Mrs. Beasley
killed her husband in that city and
when arrested besida the body had
in her hand a newspaper clipping
mentioning the acquittal in un
broken succession of seventeen
women charged with murder and
questioning whether It was possi
ble for a Chicago Jury to find a
murderess guilty. Now a jury has
presented Mrs. Beasley with the
absolution she counted on so con
fidently. She is sakl to be the
nineteenth woman acquitted of
murder in Chicago In the last four
years. There was one recent ex
ception, unless memory is at fault,
of a murderess having actually been
brought to trial and found guilty
despite her sex. That this occur
rence presaged no change in the
: '.ile is now only too evident.
There can be only one conse
quence—that exemplified by Mrs.
Beasley. Chicago juries will have
increasingly frequent occasion to
exhibit their maudlin gallantry;
Chicago women will feel more free
than ever to resort to murder as
a quick and safe substitute for di
vorce, a short and sure road to
social freedom and all the happi
ness of a criminal heroine.
The late Mr. Beasley may have
been a brute whom the world can
well spare. As much may have
been true of the eighteen other
men removed so guiltlessly. But
if not in the next nineteen in
stances, then some time, a mistake
may creep in and some man not
really deserving sudden death may
be condemned under the Chicago
plan of constituting woman sole
judge, jury and executioner of tin
desired men.
The helplessness of Chicago's
male citizens to restore sane and
safe procedure is plain. Are they
to go unaided by Illinois women,
who have already asserted their
right to some of the citizens' func
tions at the polls and are so obvi
ously needed in the jury room? It
would seem that good women
everywhere wh« deplore political,
industrial or social discrimination
against their sex should be quick
to resent this peculiarly distasteful
discrimination In favor of some of
its members.
WATER POWER FOR RAILWAYS
The electrification of the lines of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway in Montana, Idaho and
Washington is the most Important,
and extensive project of the kind
ever undertaken in this country.
The change is expected to save ai
least a fourth of the cost of opera
tion and greatly to better the ser
vice in the mountainous parts of
the road. The 113 miles in Mon
tana between Three Forks and Deer
Lo'«*2 on the Puget Sound line of
the railway will probably be tho
first electrified. By 1918, electricity
will be the power in use on four
engiue divisions that extend from
Harlowton, in Montana, to Avery,
in Idaho, a distance of about 410
miles; and the company is plan
ning to continue the electrification
so that it will reach from Har
lowton to Seattle and Tacomn, $30
miles away.
The road will get its current
mainly from seven water-power
r-lants that can produce about 100,
000 horse power. The cost will be
culy a little more than five mills a
kilowatt hour. Twin overhead trol
ley wires will convey the current to
the 260-ton locomotives, which will
have a continuous capacity greater
than that of any steam locomotive
er any electric locomotive hereto
fore made, wnen me eume nv
miles Is electrified it is expected
that sixty locomotives can handle the
normal traffic. Instead of the
eighty-two that are now required.
That will be the first time that el
ectrio locomotives have been used on
tracks that extend over more than
cue engine division, and it will give
the first good chance to test tiie
advantages of electric railway trac
tion. Under the new system the
railway will not need to haul coal
and to keep up coal yards and
water tanks. There will be no more
delays for taking on coal and wat
er, or repair bills owing to poor
coal and bad water; and the danger
of forest fires caused by sparks
from the locomotive will be at an
end.
The waterfalls of tlie Rocky
mountains and the Cascades cat
furnish, it is said, power enou;<'i
to run every mile of railway wvst
of a line drawn north and south
through the center of the state of
Montana, and north of a line
drawn from the southern border of
Utah to the Pacific coast. Four
great hydro-electric companies, In
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and .Mon
tana, are already equipped to fur
nish power for enormous electrifica
tion enterprises, and it is probable
that within the nex few years not
less than ten thousand miles r,t
mountain railway will be electrifie 1.
—The Youth's Companion.
Hits the Spot
EVERY TIME
Stop
that
Cough
NOW!
Satirfaction
Guaranteed.
KELLER BROS.
Nature's Warning
Alaskan People Must Recognize nrr!
H°ed it.
Kidney ills come—mysteriously.
But nature g9uerally warns you.
Notice the kldnev cecretions.
See If tfle color Is unnatural—
If there are settling?, and sedi
ment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful
Its time to foar serious kidney
trouble.
It's time to use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Doan's have done great work in
many cases.
Mrs. L. Hlecter, 4076 17th St.,
San Francisco, Cal., says: "I suf
fered from kidney and bladder
trouble. Tnere were times that I
couldn't be on my feet long with
out having severe pains. I seemed
to have no control of the kidney ac
tion and my bladder was inflamed.
X took Doan's Kidney Pills on a
For chapped skin use Almon
Toilet Lotion. See Keller Bros.
Drug Co's display adv. for particu- j
lars. 2-26-61.
Attractod the Mice.
One curious result of a foreign Inva
sion is recorded in the letters of Princo
Metternleh to Mme. do Lleven. From
Judenburg, u siuull towxi in Styria, the
prince wrote: "The burgomaster hero
has been expatiating to me on the
large amount of damage done by mice
to farms in the surrounding district
On lnquiriug how long tlie.v had been
afflicted In this way I was told, 'Since
the French were hero.' • Do you mean
to tell me the French brought mice
with them?' 1 naked. *N".' replied the
burgomaster, 'but they ate so much
bread that they covered oi:r fields with
crumbs, and since then all the mice iu
Styria appear to have settled here.'"—
London lCxpress.
Ambiguous
Cucle Sol threw aside tin- letter tie
wns ri-:i<lini: -.iml mtiM-il an exclama
tion <>f ?niJt:il 11'!!<•«*
*• DoEgoiw!" tie erica Why can't
people be more explicit V
"What's Hie unittet. (hi V asked
Aunt Sue
"This lettel from home." Ptii'le Sol
answered, "says I:itht*r tell out or the
old apple tree ana broke « HmD."—
foimgstown Telegram
Lit>? Accepting an Office.
•'Ho v..ii t ike this woman to be your
hiwfill «et|tl<tl *ifeV •ntpmtiiy in
ijulrisl 'lie ollielat'fjs -lerr in;in
'"Ylefillns with r<-lu<tiiii '<• tlie ear
nest wi1- It; tlon •( Hi* in H i rrli nds. i
■In" «.i.nori,ii<n iiiiMvet (i Vie Hon
flfwlatMl II' «i:uiinre I "it k
The Pertililiii") R on
Probah'y tew students or tirrl' tiltnre
realize tln» fertilt/iirj ipirilitics of tropi
cal rains hi tlie Anna;.1* Ic tleostrn
j.llle M • Jtiiliaume i'npii> who lias
clmtr.iealh -t'id.cd the i 'Tim ;s of rainy
tveatlict In Kfi t. di !nil" China. says
that Hi:litm-ii; piiMln live :i:iiu'iuts
of nitric :r >1 I:, tin- tii.rtecti dis
trii is <>l tin i'i;'.i:i d.- ta ol tudo-C'hl
Ott. where Ii! i;dcr-io;-ii!.i nre fiei|iient.
M Capns a»-'i i*i* 'Isat tlie lluhtuiu?
annually i•:■».!• ••: - !!• amo'int id at
mospheric ti•: ■ i ,vn o«jiiivii nt to 1SI.
3!hi tons ot nitrate id soiia or 137.510
tons of sulphate i • ammonia, the
vnlue of wlit it i« n ■) '•jii. it Hi "O
F'fOoa. oi Cooi-sc
One very euiO <t:<> loin. n< ins tirst
trousers, was *\; at with ill- IItlJT
overcoat turned had; to 1utmost
limit.
"Toui." said ids rathe: "button your
coat"
The boy demurred
"Ijook at lll'iM*." sa'd Ids father
"Yes." said 1'oim i tn-Tnl!v. ' lint ev
erybody knows tii.it ion wear trou
sirsCurrei.it T.ilorattire
Just What She Wanted.
Air. Sltiijiel- U'ih you lie initio, dar
lln;? Miss stronumihd \ on must first
ask papa's consent, i I a .-old. Mr. Sim
pel-Hut-but I dread to do it. I tun
extremely nervous and. so to speak, so
easily sat upon that— .Miss Stronx
uiind (hurriedlyi— I'll lie yours, narold
Never mind about papa.—Stray Stories
Load of a Camel.
A camel is never relieved of its load
from tlie beginning of the journey to
its end. It eats, walks and sleeps un
der its burden, often tor weeks nt a
time. The training of a camel is uo
easy matter, as it takes about three
years to teach It to bend its knees In
order to be loaded and unloaded.
Wisdom of the Babe.
"What do you suppose makes that
bnb.v cry so awfully loud':"
"Why, both its parents are hard of
hearing. you know." - Hoston Tran
script.
Things refese t" be mismanaged long.
—CarlyV
A Military Compliment.
During the South African war 'n
order was issued to the men of e
Highland regiments that they tr. t
cover up their tartan kilts as they
made too good targets for the enemy.
The order proved very unpopular and
caused a great deal of dissatisfaction
among the soldiers concerned. When
Sir George White heard this he thought
of a way out ot the difinulty.
"I.et them cover up only the front
of their kilts," lie said "The enemy
I will ne»'er see the oilier side."—Lou
I don Answers.
Vaorng l 03 t-eir.
At a school e;Jii!i!ti'.ii a juvenile
eiocutiouist cot up to recite (he first
piece of h!s life, lie v.as ambitious
He wished to make a great success of
bis piece, and he bad been told by
bis teacher that the seriet of ( locution
was the g, ■ line f r every phrase its
fitting gesture. The opening line of
the boy's selection was. "The cornet
lifts its tail of lire." The overzealous
boy, to tit its proper gesture to this
line, lifted up the tail of his coat and
held It out in a horizontal position.
His Best Remark.
"lie's a great talker. Says a lot oi
bright things."
"Yes. I remember one saying of Ills
that pleased ine greatly."
"What was It V"
"Good night."—Detroit Free Press.
Norway's vaunpowctor.
All gunpowder for the Norwegian
army is manufactured at the govern i
ment factory, which is located in the !
country near Jlaufoss. Nitroglycerin 1
(balllstit) Is an Ingredient of all pow
der made there for sharpshootlng car
tridges. "Progressive" powder for
guns is made from guncotton. These
two ingredients are now purchased
from a factory nt Eugene, Norway
Powder for the small "Juns is used in j
the leaf form, and that Tor cannon in j
the tube form.
To Cure a Cold In Oat Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Cough and Headache
and work off the Cold. Druggisti refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Wo, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Clioney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. ^ .
Tuke Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
EXPOSED!
After exposure, when you feel a
cold coming on, take "PUROkA
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. Don't
wait until it haa developed Into
arouchiUs or pneumonia. Doea n°l
contain opiates of any kind. K#ep
bottlo in the tiousa tor emergen
cies. Your druggist will refund
your money If not eataftM. Prle*
25c aud 60c Specify -PUROLA."
Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Co.
m
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F. & A. M.
White Pa*8 Lodg«
P. & A- M. No. 11S
meets 2d and 4th
Frl Ev'gs. ot eaeh
month. Visiting broUera are wel
come Pliil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer U Whoeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagwajr IiOdj#
No. 431. B. P. O.
B. iteota ev«ry
Tflursiay even
ing at 8 o'cloefc.
Visiting brothers
| cordially welcome. Ja*. Kennedy,
I Es R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
'J&k.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagway A«rU
No. 25, Frater
-* sw ^ nal Order of
Eagles meets the Mr®t and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hail on Fifth avenue. Visiting
■ brothers cordially Invited to attend.
• J bou C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
I chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp SkaffTray No. 1
& B. me«u erery Tue«
d.iv evening at 8:00 p
m. sharp. Visiting b rotter* eoralal
ly welcome. A, j. Acheson, Arctic
; Chief, w. R. Hlllerjr, Arctic
corder
PROFESSIOXAL CARDS
DR. L. S. KELLER. ■
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
.... ; •
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. »•
Alaskan Building • Broadway
.3!71? $:1 ■
SKAGWAY ALASKA
W ILLIAM PAL LISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment cf
diseases and deformitleB of the eye,
<'ar, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau. Alaska.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
" i ♦
" i 4*
Practice La all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines Alaska.
C ' .
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail.Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel n Whitohorie, Y. T
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skacjouay
Feb* 23, Mar, 5,
And every ten days following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, 5 p. at.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, l,OS AXGELHfc, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold uni) l>uKj;*i;e jftecked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
008 second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
S,S, Spokane,
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S. JEFFERSON
FEBRUARY 3-15-27
WLABOH 11 --23
APEIL 4
Passengers will be transferred to
Vai'cotmr or Victoria -without
extra chares.
TELEPHONE NO. ««.
I'j J. HIiAVV, Agent, SKAGWAV.
Twin Screw S. S.
incm mav
Will leave Skagway for
Prince Ropert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
Marcii 10 24
April 3 14 24
May 5 . 35 26
All infor.nation, Rail, Sleeper, or Ocean Tickets
To any part of the world
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWAY
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