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EDITORIAL
OIJ) GLORY"
"America For Americans
Ol"ILOOK HltK.HTENIXG
The winter of our discontent is
fading away as fades the morning
dew from a huckleberry bush. The
ioal man H ill uot get so many of
our ha:d-earu6d dollars from now
on as during the past three months
a:t>> everything looks brighter. Ev
ery boat coming from the south has
aa increased passenger list over the
previous trip. People are coming
this way and within the coming few
weeks all the home people who
went away in the fall will have
returne 1 and with them will come
hundreds of strangers, cheechakos
who entertain the delusive idea that
they would die here in the wiuter
mcuths. T hey have no knowledge
of the uica "juicy" conditions that
really exist.
Locally, conditions have never
b«tu more favorable than at pres
ent. AH the big mining indus
tries iu the vicinity and contiguous
to the vicinity are all working full
t»me and employing practically all
centers and will continue to do bo
until the time comes when the sup
ply for labor will have been met
and it is doubtful if that condi
tion is reached tjiis year. The
w orking man is iu clover and when
lie is busy his employer is happy
and both are milking money.
Our people are justified iu
grouching in December and January
bat not longer. In the festive
springtime when all Nature re
joices is the time for joy and glad
ness aud the festive springtime is
new crossing the threshold of an
other good year. Get in shape to
meet, conditions such as will cause
us to forget that a Taku wind ever
»oyed with us, broke our windows
and otherwise mussed us up.
The year 1917 is starting well J
aud will be a hummer. Either join J
the procession or sit on the fence
and yeL when the procession pass
es. Douglas island News.
COl'NTKY APPROVES
Tho country heartily approves of
the action of the Senate in amend
ing ir3 rules in such a way as to
permit a majority of its members
to do business. The unlimited de
bate rule that hag always prevail
ei iu 'he United States senat^ has
caused a lot of trouble during the
las; quarter century. Many times
it has served to def®2* the wjli of
the majority by blocking legislation
by lcr.g winded and either stubborn
cr Deevish Senators. Two years ago
seven or eight Senators talked the
President's shipping bill to d&ath.
after it had passed the House by j
a treacherous majority in. the Sen
ate if it could have been, brought
to a vote.
Last week less than a dozen Sen-'
ators blocked the oassage of most
of tie President's program tor the
short session. of Congress, Includ
ing the armed neutrality bill,
the army appropriation bill, the
civil bill and pthera—some of them
carrying appropriations for Alaska—i
not withstanding there was assuraaic
that every one of the measures
would have secured more than six
ty majority if Senators had been
uermitted to vote. The armed
neutrality bill, which wag the rock
upon which the legislation was
wrecked, had passed the House
of Representatives ly a vote of
more than 400 to 13.
Bu* the day of such performanc
es has past. Hereafter it will be
possible for the United StateB Ben
ate *o legislate when the majority
desires *o do so, Tha change is
oue of the greatest of the many
great reforms achieved under Wil
son—the setlement of one more
problem that has vexed the Nation
for decades that will vex it no
more because the President put
his shoulder tfi the wheel ^d act
ed iike a reformer instead of
spending time trying to make politi
cal capital l>y simply talking like
one. 1
WOODS PULL OF THEM
This from a recent Issue of a
little country newspaper with all
the earmarks of thg wisdom of the
sages:
"There are pelnty of fellows who
can teach a better school than those
who teach, preach a better sermon
lhan those who preach, run a bet
ter business than the merchant,
and publish a better paper than the
editor. • Yet, the woods are full
of them, but they, neither teach,
preach, run a better business or
publish a better paper. They are
like the lilies of tha field — they
toil not, neither de they BPin." —
Douglas Island News.
willTlYore
SAYSALASKAN
The latest use to which an Alas
kan olans putting the aircraft Is
the carrying of copper ore, accord
ing to the following item which ap
peared in a recent issue of the Spo
kane Chronicle:
J. M. Nelson, of McCarthy, Al
aska, is in Spokane to contract for
the purchase of one of the Harvey
Campbell ai-rcraft if he finds it
will do the work claimed for it. He
proposes to use it to carry molyb
denite ore from his mine and to
[carry in supplies. The machine is
the flexible dirigible type of flyer.
"This is just what I want," said
i Mr. Nelson, "if it has the carrying
capacity claimed for if at anything
like 'he cost suggested. Before
agreeing to take one I shall prob
able return in the spring and see
the thing fly, or I will send my
partner.
"Our property is 50 miles from
McC"Tthy, situated at the head of
a glacier, where it is difficult to
ge> iu and out. Such a means of
travel would be useful all the
year, but in winter it would be es
pecially valuable. The Spokane
manufacturers say it will be able
to ca-rrv a ton and make the trip
of 50 miles in a little more than
an hour, at about the cost of run
ning an automobile.
"Molybdenite is worth about
$1.60 a pound. We have a ledge
about eight feet wide, with 12 inch
es of pure ore. Our claim is call
ed the Giant."
COMMENCE ON WARM
STORAGE FOR PRODUCE
To provide warm storage for per
ishables a structure 'with, double
wa'lg 30 by 40 feet will he erected
on the U. S, railroad dock just
south of the present warehouse.
A crew of carpenters commenced
work oa the structure this morning.
When this is complete protection
will be provided for all produce for
transfer to westward as well as
for local delivery, so that boats
can dischai-ge at any time during
tho winter without danger of the
perishables freezing before deliver
ies can be made to local mer
chants. Under the present and
past system the Alaska Transfer
Company had to have its teams out
in sufficient force to handle the
produce as it was landed during
the cold snaps.—Seward Gateway.
WANTED TO SELL — New ?U2
L. C. Smith and Bro. 14-inch car
riage typewriter. The machine was
bought new last November and the
original ribboax is still on the ma
chine which shows what little usage
*he machine has had. $70 cash take
it. For particulars Bee Daily Al
askan. 3-10-6t. J
KIDS EARN TEETER
LADDER AT CORDOVA
The school girls and boys of the
upper grade ar§ enjoying their new
teeter ladder. With the fifteen dol
lars the children earned caring for
the school house and the five dol
lars given by Mr. Bartley Howard,
whc planned the making of the
ladder and five dollars that was
freely given by others, the chil
dren obtained this piece of play
ground apparatus which. pleases
large and small alike. — Cordova
Times.
TWO, TOO, TO—TOO MUCH
FOR ALIEN
\ Englirh is a touch proposition.
At least the foreigners attending
elementary casses in fh.e Spokane
^public night school find it ,80 and
the superintendent nas decided to
ODen special classes to teach the
difference between "weak" and
"week," says the Spokane Chron
icle. "Two," "too" and "to" al
so will be unscrambled in this
special department.
Choice chocolates and bon bons
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
All citizens, male and female, de
slrin? to vote for candidates for
the Common Council and Board of
Education of Skagway, Alaska, at
the municipal election to ba held
on Tuesday April, 3rd, 1917, must
register.
The registration books will be
open at the Town Hall, from 7:30
to 9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday March 19th, until Satur
day, Ma-rch 31st, 1917.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, Aprl 3rd, 1917,
for the purpose of electing three
Councilmen, one Mayor, a City
Clerk, a City Treasurer, and one
member-clerk ol the School Board.
The Election will be held at
tne Town Hall, and the hours for
voting will be from 7 a. m. to 7
p. m.
Voters for Councilmen, Mayor
Cleik and Treasurer, must he citi
zens of the United States, or those
whc have declared their intention
to become such; must be twenty
one years of age or over, who have
resided continuously one year next
preceding the date of election in the
territory of Alaska, and for six
months next preceding the date of
election in the Town of Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States,
or who have declared their in
tention to become such; and who
are b6na fide rseidents of the
Town of Skagway, are qualified t<
vote for Clerk of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
FEEL LIKE
GIVING UP?
Many Alaska People Ou tlio Verge
of Collapse.
A bad back maks you miserable
all the time—
Lame every morning; sore all
day.
1* liurts to stoop— it hurts to
straighten.
What with headache, dizzy spells,
uriuary weakness.
No wonder people are discour
aged.
Who do net know the kidneys
may be <he cause of it alj.
Give the weakened kidneys need
ful help.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Mrs. Louis T. Jarvis, 922 E. St.,
Sacramento, Cal., says: "Sharp
pains darted through my loans and
between my shoulders. My back
was weak and lame and it was an
awful task fcr mo to sweep or do
any work about the house. I felt
tired and exhausted. Headaches
and dizzy spells added to my dis
tress and the action of my kidneys
annoyed me day and night. The
kidney secretions were unnatural.
Doan's Kidney Pills strengthened
my kidneys and relieved the aches
and pains."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
gimply ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mrs. Jarvis had. Foster
Milbura Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Aretic Brotherhood. —
Camp Sliagw'ay No. li
A. B. meets every sec
ond and. fourth.1 Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. sOdrp Visiting brothers oOi'di-'U I
ly wt-K-cme. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. liurfortl, Arctic i
Hec< rder.
Fraternal Order
, Kagl«t*—
Skagway Aeriel
JNo. 25, Frater
nal Oilier of
I£dgle» meets tliq first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
triPJi h«ll on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially inviteid to
attntil. J. 31. Gieisbacii, XV. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2(1 and 4th
Saturday Evenings
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
NO. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday night
&t 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary
Plonr^r of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meetfc in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brotliera cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sac
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