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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For Americans
GETTING TOGETHER
The effectiveness of any organ
ized movement toward, a certain
goal deoetals on two 'binga — a
cau-fully wrought plan and team
work.
Its force is not measured by the
maximum of individual effort but
bv f'.e total of combined effort
T)*at is "getting 'ogether." It
is way to get TesuUs.
Tt'4 6j)irit of teamwork is being
exhibited by the Commercial club.
Th* xti'Ort of itg recent "Get To
Cher" luncheon shows fhat.
An ) the fact that this Is true is
of 'remendous importance to Skag
way because Skagway import
an" projects to accomplish and the
Commercial club is the body that is
b-'ckiLg them.
U'stricts outlying Skagway offer
opportunities ia farming. They
mus' first, however, be reached
by roads. To have these roads
buih is one of the tasks which the
Commercial club is undertaking.
Tnti# would seem to be no doubt
th-f the government, especially- in
view o' the national campaign, for
food nroduction, to meet war needs,
wl4l 1-e readj to do its part In this
road construction work.
Fat aiing developments already uu
d"r way in seme of the districts,
such a.* that near Denver glacier,
ar» proof of the value of these farm
land?. They are fertile enough
and extensive enough to supply
with food products not only Skag
jrav out many Alaskan towns which
<k uo? have agricultural lands.
But this proof will have to be
trough' forcibly to the attention
of t' o proper officials. They must
be made to see that Skagway be
lieves to a man. in these projected
developments.
Members of the Commercial club
hav^ their own business affairs
to attend to. But they are giving
of their time for publiq improve
ment. They are "getting together"
'o help Skagway and they should
h*r<- the support of everyone whose
int»-.reet£ are liore.
Good citizenship requires more
♦han simply making more or less
hortai returns of taxable property,
paying those taxes when they fall
due, voting when nothing more im
port an' interferes and otherwise be
in*; what la generally called a
"good citizen."
Modern business methods have
brought just as much, competition
for 'he town and el'y to face as It
has *cr *he Individual business man.
Top n and city building is becom
ing W? business.
Passive good citizenship Is not
enough, to meo* 'he situation. There
mus* be active citizenship and ac
tive citizenship means work foT the
puolic welfare.
lne Commercial club is the or
DANIELS AT ANNAPOLIS COMMENCEMENT
Photo by American Press Association.
Secretary Daniels of the navy being escorted about tbe academy grounds
by Superintendent Eberle of the Annapolis Naval academy aud his staff dur
ing tbe recent commencement ceremonies.
RAINBOW HliEO SHOES
COMING, DEALERS SAY
Leather Is So Scarce Cloth Will
Be Used More, With Greater
Color Variety.
The ail leather shoe will soon be al
most extinct, according to un announce
ment of the executive committee of the
National Retail Shoe Dealers' associa
tion in New York. Cloth is to be sub
stituted, but as cloth Is plentiful the
shoe top will hencci'orth creep two
inches higher above milady's aukle and
will ap[-cnr !u colors heretofore taboo
:n the shoe trade.
In view of the embarrassment which
nay follow tills departure the associa
tion will api>olnt a committee to In
struct buyers throughout the country
relative to the proper combinations of
x>lors. it l>elng prc-uincd that many
■mmll retailers would not know wheth
er red and pink, for Instance, would
r>e popular In their particular cities.
An official sail: "Today we can pro
cure hides only from Russia and In
Jla, and this is done only after great
difficulty. We have sufflcleut leather
to meet the demand, hut it will be nec
essary to substitute cloth for leather in
■ihoe tops in the majority of cases.
Shoes will not, however, increase ma
terially in price. During the [>nst year
shoe prices have Increased about 10 per
cent, but the price of leather has In
creased about 100 |#r cent
"By nest full, I should say, a shoe
costing $0 today will sell for about ?0
or $6.50. They will not yet cheaper,
but the crest of the wave of high shoe
prices has alrai«st been reached."
TO DEEPEN THE MERRIMAC.
Will Lower Cost of Coal In Great Tex«
tile Centers.
The excessive cyst of coal, plus In
ability to get it in satisfactory quanti
ties at any price in time of freight em
bargoes, has given Impetus to a gener
ation old movement to niaUe the Merri
mae river navigable from Its mouth to
Lowell, Mass. Army engineers have
approved plans for an eighteen foot
channel to the Spindle City, conditional
on the state paying one-half of the esti
mated $7,000,000 cost.
Representative Augustus P. Gardner,
John J. Rogers and Michael F. Phelan,
through whose districts the river runs,
have asked the legislature to vote the
necessary appropriation that they may
have a lever to use on the committee
on rivers and harbors.
The Merrlmac flows through one of
the most congested sections of the
United States From its mouth to
Haverhill there Is a seven foot chan
nel. enabling Haverhill to pet Its coal
it $2 less a ton than the larger places
.'urther inland
gariz°-l body to carry on such, work
here. It is therefore incumbent on
everyene who wants to so© SJfcagway
advaac^, and who Is not already a
member, to join the club.
T 3 "get together" spirit has
h<va started by the club. Now let
e-veryone take a part la It.
"ne chorus of a war song of the
SlxM s should be changed to "as we
go VoeiriVj through."
The clarion cry through the coun
try as it prepares for war is "To
Farms! To Farms!"
T" •' enemy most feared by the
Ka'ser is the American with; the
Ka'cer is the American with the
Ia (b® U. S. Commissioner'* i;our»
Xor the Territory oX Alaska, Sk«4J
wav PrecLact at Slsagway, Alaska,
la Probate.
ia the Matter of the Estate of
Fre-i Miller, deceased..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
That A. J. AchJson, administrator ol
tn« estate of Fred Miller, deceased,
has filed In tbe above entitled cou-rt
hii final report of tbe estate of
tb« bald deceased and tbe bearing
of the same bag been fixed by said
court for tbe 25tb day of June,
1917, at 10 o'clock in tbe forenoon
of said day, at the federal court
house in Skagway, Alaska, at tbe
court room thereof, and all persona
interested in said estate are notified
to then and there appear and file
anv objections they may have to
3&'d account and to show cause, il
any they have, vry said final ac
count should not be allowed.
A. J. ACHISON,
Administrator.
First publication, May 3, 1917.
Final Publication, May 31, 1917.
5. 3-10-17-24-31.
In tho Commissioner's Court for tb«
Territory of Alaska, Skagway
Precinct, at Skagway, Alaska.
Ju Probate.
Iu. the Matter of tbe Estat0 of E.
W. d. Achison, deceased.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the undersigned has been, bj
Edward A Rasmuson, tbe Unit
ed States Commissioner and Probata
JudRe of the above entitled Court,
by order duly made and entered, ap
pointed administratrix of tbe es
tate of E. W. S. Achison, deceased;
all persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them with proper voucher*
iu legal form within six (6)
mon'na from the date of this no
tice to th0 undersigned at hea
residence in the Town of Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1917,
SARAH ACHISON,
Administratrix.
Firs* publication May 3, 1917.
Final publication May 31, 1917.
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at the root of the trouble..
Rubbing an acting back may re
lieve It,
But won't cure It if the kidneys
are weak.
You mua* reach the root of it —
the kidneys.
Reach the cause; relieve the pain
Begin at one© with Do&n'# Kid
ney Pills.
At* recommended by thousands.
Here la proof of their merl*.
G. A. Yocum, retired carpenter,
721 Cloverdale St., Seattle, Wash.,
sax»: "Hajd work such aa lifting
heavy timbers strained my back and
weakened my kidneys. I had pains
la 'he small of my back and sore
ness acosa my kidneys which
made 1* hard for me to stoop over
or pick up anything. Thq irregular
action of my kidneys annoyed me
dav aud night.. Doan'g Kidney Pill
rtl'evod the pains and aches, took
away the soreness and regulated the
acMon of my kidneys."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply nsk for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
tka» Mr. Yocum had. Foster—Mil
burn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y„
—Advertisement.
fraternal ordkrs
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwuv No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth' Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
m. snarp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly w.tVcma. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tJo Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Heccrfler.
Fraternal Owicr
I Kaglef,—
bkagwuy Aeriei
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
iu«ei« uiq nrst ana uura
W nliasiiagr nlgkt of each month nt
Uicii baJJ uu KiltJl Avenue. visit
ing brotiwa cordially iuviUnl to
attmiU. J. M. Gi ©isbacii, W. P.
J, V, MiJicr, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d and 4tli
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
a*« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
iAMSo WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Bkagw&y Lodge
No. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
' ai 0:UU O ClOCK.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
T. 3. VAWDEWALL, Secretary
Plpnfter of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
cWTry month a* 8:30 p. m.
Vfafttng Brothers cortlially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Free.
P. H. Doreo, Itec. Sec.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Reliable Tailor Shop
Fifth and Broadway
Gleaning, t»ressing, Altering
Neatly and Quickly Done
—Prices Reasonable—
Mrs. W« A. Maycojubcr, Prop.
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Meithods
Office Hours: 9-12 a. hi. 1-0 p. m.
Alf>ak«n Building .... Biloadway
SfiAOWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At L « w
Prartloe In *11 courts
In Territory of Alaska
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Mora.
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JEWELER
WATCH ES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China aad Cut Glass
Official Watcl Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders iven prompt care
Bsw&re of Clnt:r.:^t3 for
Catarrh that Contaia Mercary
as mercury will surely destroy tha sense
of smell and completely <.1. ran .to the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Sue' articles should
never be used except on pr< scrlptions
from reputable 'physicians, as the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from (hem. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. contains no
mercury, and is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood a:;il mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you tret the genu
ine. It Is taken intern.illy and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Te»
tlmonlals free.
Sold by I'ruggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pilla tar constipation.
—Advertisement.
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ADMIRAL LINE
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LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
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CALIFORNIA ROUTE-Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's,
Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket Reads PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Best
San Francisco to Los Angelas Daily except Sunday
Far Fall Particulars,"Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
MAY SAILINGS FROM 5KAQWAY
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
8. 8. JEFFERSON, May 13, 25. .3, 8. DOLPHIN, May } 19,30.
S. S. ALAMEDA. MAY 22nd. S. S. MARIPOSA, June 2nd.
For Knik, Anchorage and Westward
S. 8. NORTHWESTERN, Maj r 81. S. 3. ALAMEDA, May 14.
S. 8. ALASKA, May 19th, 8, 8. MARIPOSA, May 25th.
Phone 66 - E. J. SHAW, Agent Skagway
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
-AND
STEAMSHIP LINES
S.S. Princess Sophia
FROM SKAGWAY
May 19 June 2
TO ALL SOUND POINTS Via PRINCE RUPERT
Reduced Rates to The East
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
SAILINGS
—FROM SKAGWAY—
S.S. PRINCE JOHN
—10 a-m. SATURDAY
May 19 June 2
—FOR—
Prince Rupert Vancouver Victoria Seattle
Passengers leave Skagway Saturday and arrive Vancouver Wednesday
p.m. The Prince John operates thru to Vancouver—NO CHANGE
Passengers for Eastern Canada or the Eastern States connect at Prince
Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway*
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
W. G. POWELL SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Frt. and Pass. Agent Telephone 43
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