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ALASKA'S IH'SIXESS
Alaska's growing importance aud
its larj-e iufluence upon Seattle's
business is evidence by the figures
of the business of the year just
closing. For t'uo year 1915 tha
gross value of Alaska shipments in
aud out of Seattle, aud inclusive of
the Taconia smelter shipments, will
reach $77,00t-'.OOO aad possibly $S0,
000,000 compared vith $66,500,00
in 1!)14.
Iu machinery, lumber, building
material, clothing and food, Alas
ka took $23,000,uUO worth during
this year, compared with $21,000,*
000 worth last year. The copper
production reached $11»000,000 this
year compared with $3,363,000 last
year. The territory produced $15,
000,000 in gold during the year;
fisherks produced $2,000,000. In
gold, copper aud fisii alone the
gross product was valued at $47,
000,000.
Practically all of the trade of
Alaska is accomplished through
Seattle. The Tucoma smelter cares
for the copper production, and the
SStloy smelter, of San Francisco,
a*;d t!'.e San Francisco mint take a
portias? of the gold product. Aside
from these items, Seattlo cares for
the whole territorial traffic, aad
It is the only American port having
regular steamship connections with
Alaska.
The record of the territory Is
one to justify the title of the "na
tion's. treasure house." but the
development now going on will be
evidenced next year and succeeding
years In Increasing buik. Only a
bpgiunir.g has been made, and the
gross busiuess of $77.<M>0,' U0 to
$$0,u00,000 cf this year iss hut an
earnest ot what is to follow—Seat
tle P.I.
TWELVE YEAliS OLD
Just twelve years ago, in De
cember, l!)i)3, Orville Wright made
the first successful flight ill an
aeroplane driven by mechanical pow
er. lie remained iu the air on
tu.'t occasion but thirty-six sec
onds. Yet his machine rose from
the ground unc'.er the impulse of
the power and traveled a short
distance, carrying a passenger, over
the sand dunes at Kitty Hawk, N.
C. The problsm of mechanical
flight was thou and there solved.
It took nearly 100 years to de
velop the automobile from the first
steam coaches, which were prac
tically legislated out of existence,
lhe modern auto came into exist
ence with the perfection of the gas
engine, but at that its development
was slower than that of tho heavier
thaa-air flying machine, although M
use is still infinitely greater.
It is doubtful whether the au
tomobile, wonderful as has been
Us growth and enormous as is the
use now made of it, has had any
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thing like the Influence on tho
history of the world that stands
to the credit of the Wright Inven
tion. Tie war now going on In
Kurote would have been on a
radically different plan; indoad,
before this time it might pos
sibly have boon ended had it not
been for tho aeroplane, which has
rendered most of the strategy of
thf past obsolete.
The scouts of the air ore among
t!.e more important arms of the
present war. On their work depends
the work of the armies.. Surprises
and sudden shifts of troops un
known to the enemy, which were th
resources of the great generals of
the past, are no longer possible.
The face of war has changed and
the history of the world bean af
fected by an Invention, which is but
twelve years old.—Seattle P.-I.
REDFIELD OPPOSES
TERRITORIAL TAX
OX TRE FISHERIES
Secietary of Commerce William
C. Red field opposes the exercise of
authority over Alaskan fisheries by
the territorial legislature, and sug
gests that all of it should b.e
vested in congress. In specific
terms, he objects to the exercise of
taxing power on the Industry by the
terri'orial legislature, which he
iutimaies, is the only authorty the
territory has, and urges congress to
deprive the territory of that au
thority. In his annual report, com
menting upon this phase of th© Al
aska lisheri^ question, the Secre
tary of Commerce says;
-Cn April 29, 1915, the legisla
ture of Alaska passed an act impos
ing additional license fees on cer
tain kinds of business, including
fisheries, salteries, fish traps and
?ill nets It at once became ap
parent that if the legislature of Al
ask exercises this power the re
sult is double taxation on persons
engaged in such kinds of buiness,
anJ further a dual control would
exist between the department of
commerce and the legislature of
Alr.ska over at least a branch of
such kinds of business. The lat
ter condition is the one that prim
arily concerns the department of
commerce. The control of the fish
eries of Alaska is by law placed in
that department, -which, is respon
s.bir? not only for their preservation
but also for their growth and de
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?AZO OINTMENT fa'ls to cure an}
•ase of Itching, Blind, Bleeding o:
'rotruJing Piles in 6 to 14 days. Tin
•-••"inpiication giv;s Ease & Rest. 50c
1897 1916
Established 18 Years
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
GENT AGENT,
NOTARY Public
in office
4th Avenue, Skagway
veIopm«nt. Clearly, if tho lerri
tor.y of Alaska bus a joint control
over the whole or any portion, of
such fisheries, the p.ans of thu de
partment of eoiuuiirrco lor their
growth and development m»y meet
with serious interference and thq re
sal* max bo most harmful to the
industry. If, for example, the leg
islature of Alaska may impose li
cense fees and taxes to uu extent
tha* might serioasiy impair the
industry by making it unprofitable,
the department of commerce,
charged with the responsibility ol"
caring for this industry would be
practically helpless.
"Not even tha responsibility of
such u situation, much less the
situation itself, should be allowed
to exist. As long as congress sees
fit to continue the control of tho
Alaska fisheries in tho department
of commerce, that control should be
exclusive. It is respectively sug
gested that congres hould either
repeal tho proviso contained In
section 3 of .the act of August 24,
1912, which authorizes the legisla
ture of Alaska to impose other and
additional taxes or licenses, or
so amend it as to exclude fisheries
an-i kindred occupations in Alaska,
froir its operation.
"This would leave the law us u
stood fcetore the passsage of the
act of August 24, 1!>12, and all
license lees aud t;ixes for carrying
ou the fisheries and kindred oc
cupations in Alaska would then he
fixed by congress.
"It may bo urged that section 20
of the act of August 24, 1912,
moors the situation. It reads thus:
" 'All laws passed by the legis
lature o' tho territory of Alaska
shall be submitted to the congress
by the president of the United
States, aud, if disapproved by con
gress, they 6hall bo null and of
no effect.'
"This provision, however, does
uot meet the caso, for unless by
its terms congress actually- disap
proves of the acts of the Alaska leg
islature they are law. Applying it
to ti e case under consideration, it
would mean that congress would
have to disapprove each and every
license tax or law that might be
passed by the legislature of Alas
ka on the fisheries in that terri
tory.
"There should be no doubt on
this important matter, which is re
spectfully commended to the at
tention of congress. The difficulty
appears to arise from the possibly
double lnteTpreta*ion of the pro
visions of section 3 of the act of
August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 512)
which establishes the territory of
Alaska.
PAINTED THE OLD MILL
Then the Stingy Streak In the Artist
Showed Itself.
During his protV-sion-l work ns n
young engineer I'r.m Hopkinsou
Smith used to go olf and take his recre
ation painting. I ivi all sin Incident
which he related at that time.
Frank Smith ha I f • :r. d an old water
mill with over' t •! tie::- some
piece of Ills w.ii-ls. ::::!, having en
sconced himself in a -hil ly and favor
able spot. he pro i i' led to paint a pic
ture of the mill. His iirenpation so.in
drew the attention of the miller, who
strolled over a..;! t! <nod him across
the fence with ; ; >w.ug Inteiest. I'i
nnlly ou the se n 1 ti.tv. as his picture
grew in re-cMli'.'. re. the miller ::s e l
the painter. "\Y!. . • u going lo do
-.vith that when ii 1* done?"
"Sell It." said t lith. working at the
finishing touches.
After :i pause ol . iioii:
"What do you i-iilVI it.- to fret for it?"
"Oh. said Smith cheerfully,
"perhaps more."
"A hundred dollars!" gasped the
in illy.
He waited away to reflect and pros
entiy returned. Ills manner hud gotne
what changed.
"lies you ast anybody's permission
to paint that mill?" lie asked, leaning
over the fence.
"No; I have not." said Smith prompt
ly, whose picture was now about fin
ished.
"lies anybody ever give you permis
sion to paint it ?"
"No," said Smith.
"Waal, you know whose mill It is?"
"No; I do not, but 1 rather expect it
Is yours."' said the painter.
"It Is," said the miller decisively, and
then as the painter made ready to
leave:
"Waal, don't you think you ought to
divide what you get for that picture
with the man who owns the mill?"
"Well, honestly. I dou't," said Smith,
laughing, as he bade him good day and
came away, leaving him still hanging
over the fence pondering the inequali
ties of life.—Thomas Nelson rage In
Scribner's.
Mistakes.
The best of men and the most earnest
workers will make enough mistakes to
make them humble. Thank God for
mistakes and take courage. Dou't give
up on account of mistakes.—Dwlght L.
Moody.
Blissful Depravity.
In a border southern town lives an
elderly negro carpenter who is locally
distinguished for two things—his use
of large words and his abiding fear of
his wife, who Is big. impressive and
domineering. In this town a trio of
^ S •—f
yountj |> ifesslonal men keep bachelor
quarters together.
Not so i ry long ago one of the three
called t! • darky In to do some small
repairing job nlout the apartment.
••noss," Inquired the old man, In the
midst of his work, "does you white
gen'mens live lionti in total depravity
of do feminine sex?"
"We do." was I he answer.
From the bottom of his henpecked
soul the old darky fetched up a long,
deep, sincere sigh.
"Well, suh," he said, "ef 1 wuz ez
you Is I should suttlnly remain so."—
Saturday Evening Post
The Substituted Egg.
"There was a clever reporter," said a
lawyer, "who used to do the Albany
legislature. If a session promised to
be long the reporter would refresh him
seir with a hard boiled egg. Taking
the egg from his pocket, lie would open
It and drop the shells into the crown
of his hat, which he held between his
knees, lie would finish this hurried
"on, WHAT A MESS THERE WAS!"
repast Liit-ie miy one know what he
was dolus- i'.ut on April 1 the boys
couldn't resist playing n joke on their
ess eating friend. They substituted
for his hard boiled egg a raw one. Oh,
what a mesa there was, to be sure,
when 1m the midst of an Important de
bate the poor reporter hastily broke
that ess in his hnt!"-Buffalo Express.
A Gem of Chirography.
The illegibility of Horace Greeley's
handwriting was notorious, but he has
a formidable rival In Joseph Choate.
Chonle wished to obtain designs for n
chimney piece for n new house he was
having built from a certain artist, but
being unable to pet what he wanted
wrote to the builder telling bin) to can
eel the order.
Instead the workmen immediately
began the chimney piece. The builder
had tal.'eti Choate's letter to be a rough
sketch of It.—New Vork Sun.
Arabic Figures.
it is now known that Arabic figures
were not invented by the Arabs, but
by the > irlv seholnrs of India.
MEN APE POWERLE83
To FlKht Againm l)txenne tnlm The J
Strike at (hr t'udcrlylng Cause.
To treat Dandruff, and Falling Hair,
with Irritants or oils on which a para
sitic perm will prosper. Is like scooping
water from the ocean to prevent the tide
from rising.
You cannot accomplish a satisfactory
cure without having a right understand
ing of the fundamental causes of tha
trouble.
Tou must kill the Dandruff Germ,
Newbro's Herplclde does this because It
Is specially made to do that very thing.
When the germ Is removed, the hair
has no choice but to resume healthy
growth and beauty.
"Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect."
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stanip>- for sample to Tha Herplclde Co.
Detroit, Mich.
On< rtoilar oottle, guaranteed.
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Whito Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d at>C 4th
FrL Bv'ga. of each
nontii Vi&.Ujifc brothers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler. W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
NO. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
, HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, secretary.
Fraternal Order
, Eagles—
Skagwaj Aerie
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
Hag'.es meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Inrlted to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P.,' J. K. Me
Alist.r, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p.
m. Starr. Visiting brothers coa-dial
ly welcome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic i
Recorder.
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