When Ordering
A SacR of Flour
Think of U5
Our line of substitutes is complete and our
Prices are consistent
C. W. Ask & Sons
THANKS
We sincerely thank the good people of
Skagway for their liberal patronage
during our business career
We extend three days more in which
to secure goods at cost
Everything will be shipped to Seattle
on the Humboldt Monday April 15th
; DORTERO & SON
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Third Liberty Loan
4 1-4 PER CENT. GOLD BONDS OF 1928
Subscriptions open from April bth to May 4th, 1918; Payable
as follows:
5 per cent. Ca<h. 20 per cent. May 28th, 1918
35 per cent. July !8th. 1918 40 per cent. August 15th, 1918
Interest on deferred payment? after May 9th, 1918. Maturity Sept.
15th. 1928, not convertible, same tax provisions as 2nd Liberty Loan.
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COLE-BLA\CHARD TEAM WINS
ELKS HOUSE BOWLING TOUB
XAMENT. , I %
By Ivjillng & score f 222 in
the last contest of tha Tournament
»t the Elks club Friday evening
Mrs. W. C. BlamcheTd TVoa the
nrize and honors for Ladles H'&h
Socre a®4 fcefld first placej for her
team by a margin ot 47 plus.
Following are the total scores and
standing of each team, -
Pliifl
Behind.
Cole-Blanchard 10468 ,
Asi-Flckardt 10421 i 47.
Oa-uty-Ganty | 10336 132
Selmer-Selmer 10333 135
Sutfeoool-Suffeoool 10311 167
Piacfc-Blacld 10254 214
Batson-LMdlcoat 10177 291
V* n d ewal 1-van dewa 11 9856 612
ItaramOdi-Miller 9846 622
This is thg closest handicap
con'est ever rolled on the local
alleys. Ftve teams had a chance
for first tilace right up to the
last contest of two games Friday
evening. If the leadens had had'
I some bad luck or fallen, down in
«h«ir form Friday evening the Ganty1
'earn would have won. The ASk-Fick
ardt team! really had a little the
>*est of it aoid would have won but
for the extrema good form In which
Mrs. Blanchard rolled her final four
trarnes.
Following i» the individual ajv.
ira.se made by e^h of the contest
ants.
Qscaj seimer
Cecil Cole 166
Norman Black 163
Chaa. Karamajj, 160.7
W. B. Batson 160.5
Mrs. Ganty 156.6
P. H. Ganty 151.4
Mrs. Seimer 149.4
CI eon Ask 148.7
Mrs. W. C. Blanchard 138
Edith Llddlcoat 133
F. J. Vandewall 130
Mrs. Ficfcardt 127.5
Mm. Black 123
Frank Suffeccol 115.4
Mrs. G. G. Miller 133
Mrs. Suffecool 106
Mrs. Vandefwiiili 98
Following Is number of< games
won and lost by eachj team.
Ask-Fickardt 19 13
^uffecool-Suffecoc^ 18% 13%
Oanty-G&nty 19 15
Selmer-Selmer 16% 15%
Black-Black 16 16
Cole-Bianchard 15 17
Bi>tson~Llddlcaat 15 J17
Vandewall-VandewaH 10 22
Karamanf-Miller 11 9
Bowlers May Go
To Ft. Seward
FTOm Information given out la
this city last Saturday by officer® o!
lhe Army and Navjf oluib, it, Is the
intention of Governor Strong Gar
rison No. 73, Army and Navy Un
'on, Haines, Alaska, to. entertain
the Skagway Elks bowling team
and their ladles and friends on
Saturday, April 13tit
According to the information at
hand, lhe Peterson still make the
trip from tMa port In lime to
get the party from here to the
nost so that bowling may begin, at
6 o'clock sharp, Bind after the game*
nrcsumably atxxut nine o'clck, an
informal dance will be given, In the
l>ost gymnasium, After the dance
<be Pererson will return to Skagway,
bnng'ng those who attend back to
this city. I
Firemen Elect
New Officers
I.ast Saturday night the Skag
way Volunteer Fire Department
Jieid its annual meeting at Which
time the business matter® for the
orotfioue year were all reviewed.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year was h<Jld, a 114 as
a result the following' men, werre
a"!ected as officers of the organ
ization.
Chief, William Sime.
Assistant Chief, Guy Slpperelle.
Secretary James McAlister.
Tieasurer, Frank E. Feero.
Trusleee, W. J. Shea^r, chair
man, W. J. MulvihiU and Clyde
Rogers. . ,
Gloves Found—Pair ladies kid
gloves. Owner may have same by
proving property and, paying for
,»«*. ! i ! 3*li :jsl'
EXPORTS FULL
' DECREASING
Washington, April 9. — Ameri
can exports for February) totaled1
$412,000,000, a» compared with
£505,000,000 for January according;
to a statement issued todfly by the
Bureau of Foreign, and Domestic
Department of Commerce. Exports
for the eisht mouths end'ed' 'with
Februflfy were valued atj $fi,857,
000,000 as against $4,083,000,000
for the corresponding period of the
previous year. j I /
Gold imports in. Fe1>ruary amount
ed to $2,500,000, against $4,400,
00 in J-anuary, and gold exports
are given as $5,000,000, against
'he £3,700,000 In previous month.
Juneau, April 9.—The J FederaJ
Food Administrator for Alaska an
nounces the following regulation,
effective from date, until further
uotice, throughout the Territory of
Alaska,.
Frcm April 6, 1918, until furth
er notice, all fishing vessels oper
ating in Alasikanj waters "will be
permitted to purchase wheat| flour
without at the same time being re
quired to purchase substitutes.
Sales of wheat flour to each
fishing vessel must niot exceed one
quaiter of a barrel (49 pounds) at
» time without a special permit
from ono of the District op Local
Federal Food Administrators. The
lalfer officials of the Food Ad
ministration, are requested by the
Federal Food Administration, for
Alaska to be careful in issuing
tierrai's for sales of wheat} flour to
♦he tishing boats in excess of forty
nli.Q pounds at a time, and to en
deavor aB far as Eoesible, tQ hold
down these sales of wheat flour,
the end- that wheat flour and
wheat products may t>e conserved
fir ixportation to Europe.
ill
CARRY illS
Washington. April 9.—Women ar<
»o be 'aken on "s rural man car
eers all ovo the country as a war
emergency measure, according to ia>
formation given today in the office
of tb» Fourth. Assistant Postmaster
Central, James L Blaksfcee.j The
first examination to which
wompu will be eligible will take
place on April 27, iM all Bections
tvhere there are vacancies and
where men carriers are unattainable
This is the ffrst time since ISil
that women have been eligible for
such PPs's, exceplt in rare cases as
subtjtutes. 1 ! '! i
There are now in the rural route
service 200 women carriers, hold
overs from those earliyi examinations
According »o the Fourth. Assistant
Postmaster General, v/hlo has
charge of rural routes, their ser
vices have been quite satisfactory,
and to opening the field again ta
women his office loofcs tor gratify,
ing results. i
I NEW STYLE
;i SOLDIER SOCK
Washington .April] 9.—"Spiral
sScks" are the latestt comfort for
♦he sldiers. Their chief advantage
is tbat they are knitted without
n.-iy bee]. The 'spirals" are some
v.'hat shapeless, but soft and
cling and have been,1 enthusiastical
ly praised: by the men. They are
said to outwear three pair otf Bockp
knitted in the other stylo. The
sock Is the invention, of Australian
women and been inlroducedto Wash,
ingtou by the local branch of the
British America^ War Relief Fund
of which Misa Helen. Ernst is
chairman. Many prominent-women
are now learning} to makg ths
spirals. Miss Carlotte Campbell of
the Washington, I). C. com-j
mittee has become sqj proficient
that she can knit two socks at once
a^d is acting as Instructor for
other enthusiasts. The Red Cross
is Preparing to fsauel instructions
for knitting the new style aocka.
OUR SPRING STOCKS
Of Wall Paper and
Paints etc
ARE NOW COMPLETE
We arc now prepared to book orders for interior and
exterior decorating work. All work guaranteed
Let ua give you an estimate on your work
Our prices the lowest consistent with quality
L.A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE SS Store Cloiei 6 p.m. Saturday 8 p.m.
GEORGE MOWL Proprietor
Wednesday ajjjd Thi4fts<lny
American, Flint Oo. pi<eseto,ts Vlviiiu Rich und D»vid Lytlig«<e Id
The Altar of Ambition
II RATES BOLD.—Majestic.
P. HENRY -I K.N KINS AND MRS. FALSTAFF.
SEE AMERICA FIRST. — MUTUAL WEEKLY. «
i •.; j j | | BIX REELS
Mn&lo by Violin* Piano and Drums. j ! i ! ' | \' j |
8:30 p-m. Sharp Admission 25c 10c
WOMEN BEGIN
TO REBUILD
The rumor that French, villages ,
"in which American reconstruction J
work Is being carried! on, are |
liable to recapture by, thig Germans,
Is labeflled as German propaganda' j
°y tlia War Relief Service Commit
tee of the Daughtrs of the Ameri
can Revolution.
An Indication t^at this is true
is given iin, the persistency ofi such,
I a rumor in regard to the village sf
Tilloloy, the special Object of D. A.
H. *ctirvlty. Th^ War Relief Service
Committee now makes a definlt#
denial at the report through its
Publicity Director *n France, Bar
oness de la. Grange,
FISHERMEN xo
HOLD CONFERENCE
JuDe«u, AptII 9. — The Feder®!
Food Administrator for Alaska,
Judge Royal A. Gunnison, will bold
i conference with all salmon fish
ermen and packers of Wrangell,
hVchikau and Petersburg, within
the next two weeks. Ample ®o
lice as to the Place and date of
the conference will bfil given.)
TRAIN BOTH WAYS TODAY
Tie train for "Whitehorse got away
this morning onj time amd at 3
o'clock wag reported as haying's
gotten through the worst of the
run, and would arriva in White
horso only a littl<j behind schedule.
Np. 2, southhouni, will Set thru
*11 right but will not arrive until
about 7:30 o'clock.
JEF DUE TO ARRIVE
THIS PORT 2 A. M.
A report Teceived this morning by
Mr. Shaw says that the S. S. Jeff
erson left Wrangell last evening at
8 o'cjoclc anki the faot
would indicate that she is call
ing at canneries, and would arrive
lu this port at 2 o'clock tomorrow |
•morning.
William Morrison, Atlin manager
for the F. A. MO|bley & Co., store,
arrived in Skagway on the Prince
Rupert eiiroute to AHin.
Lee C. Gault, who hag been off
on leave from his position as Skag
(vay ticket asent of the White Pass
'.or 'he past bstoKW: we sites, return
ed oa the City of Seattlq yester
day a^d will immediately) resume
bJa duties.
Nothing is 2# uflual; why eat ^
usual? - i ;
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any property that 1 have for sale
that suits you 1 can offer you
Some Bargains
DOiNT FORGET that I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 1897
THE SKAGWAX
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
THE SANITARY MILK RANCH
The largeet and best oom
dacted dairy la Alaska.
Daily shipment* of pure
milk and cream to all paint
on White Pas« & Yukon
Route.
FOR SALE—3 room partly furnish
ed cottage, inquire after 7 P
m. Cor. State and 10 th. St.
FOR SALE—A De Lavel Cream
Separator, No. 15. Used only six
months and good as new. Will
sell at a bargain. Apply E- Eggein,
Douglas, Alaska.
ONWHEATLESSBATC
USE NO BBEAB CtACCE
EASTKY OB. BKEAKEAST
FOODS CONTAINING i
"WHEAT.
FOOD CALENDAR
Wednesday: AVhieatless day.
Everyday: A fat saving day.
Ereryday: A sugar saving
day.
Use fruits, vegetables, pin
to beans, and potatoes.
Use milk wisely.