(tie.0ailg jVWfeasii
ct.»blitSed 1898 Oldtit Daily ia Alaska
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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
L. s. Keller, Publisher.
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n.atter July I, 1893, at th# Ska«
» «T P. O.
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Subsrlplleo Bate*
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S ibe< rlptioaa And Advertisements
Btcdt td By
•ienaart NaTfi Co., Wbitehorse, Y. T
B. (5. Uideoa Carcroae, Y. T.
K. L. PUimaja Atllni B. C.
OUR FLAG
EDITORIAL
WE PAY HOMAGE TO
GREAT BRITAIN
Today the United States is paying
homagc to Great Britain by honor
ing its people ajid> its flag.
This mark of respect is for the
purpose of showing our gratitude
towards a peopl® who have been
k:nd to our boys who were sent
over sca3 to the war, and who were
takeu iu by tbe people of Great
Britain and treated as sons.
Th;s mark o£ respect is for the
purpose of showing our great es
ti em lor the people of a nation
who faltered not in their duty of
stauulne 6y a treaty made with
Franc and Belgium in the face of
the knowledge that it was leading
them into thg bloodiest and most
.frightful war, probably, of all his
lopy- * • iiii
It is with joy in our hearts, and
a 'eeling of pride that we do Great
Britain this honor, for we feel that
it will bring this Nation closer to
us, at.vl will do much, towards blot
tun: oJt any old feeling of animosity
which might have remained in the
Hearts of citizens of either Great!
Britain or America.
While Skagway is loyal to Great
Britain, it holds the l>ominion of
Canada nearer and d>earer to its
heart, therefore, when the request
came to display the British flag to
day, it was found that there ^ere
few of the Union jacks in town, and
bei'i^ far removed from a flag fac
tory, _in order to show our loyatly, i
•he Canadian oolrs were unfurled to
the breeze from many flasstaffs.
E. J. Shaw secured a small Union
Jack, and probably for the first
timj ia Skagway's history, this
piece of bunting was flown from the
pe"ti ol a mast here.
M the Bank of Alaska building,
a bright Canadian flag floated* in
thf breeze, and silhoutted'against the!
snow on A. B. Mountain quickened
the hearts of all loyal Canadians as
theiv »aw it.
Over the Daily Alaskan office the •
largest flag wag raised. It is one I
of historical \alue, as it was the J
first Canadian Flag raised by the j
Royal Northwest Mounted Police at
the White Pass Summit in the days ]
of th» e&rly gold rush. While the .
gloricuf piece of old bunting is
somewhat'tattered, and shows many
marks of the ravages of the winds
of summer an£> winter, it is still
bright and as it streamed out in
the brisk breeze proudly proclaim
ed itse" to be the emblem of one
of the Dominions of the British
•'iticn and on® which. has never
Altered to heed the call of its
mother country in carrying on the
great war agajj^ common ene- ,
my. Long may it wave,-and may
y> e,. as loyal Americans, ever J
do honor to it which i3 the flag
ci our nearest cousins on the North*!
ri'SHlVG PUPILS TOO HARD
In order to make for time
lost marine tbe five wee!:s- vacation
SIX STARS ON THEIR SERVICE FLAG
Governor aud Mrs. 1£. J. Manning of South Carolina have just added
another service star to their flag, making a total of six. Five of the boys are
already In France and'the youngest has Just joined the colors.
imposed by the Spanish influenza,
the Portland public schools have
been put under high pressure. An
hour a day is added to the work;
th« average pupil is constantly urge
and tbe slow pujii driven to added
stu<*y and longer recitations, and
parents who take real interest in
their children's education and their
mental well being are perturbed
over crowding live months" work
Into less than four months.
Is; the making up of lost time—
granting that this' result will be
achieved—worth the cost? In the
case of grila in the grammar grades
and high schools i$ there not solid
ground for the opinion that too much
vital energv will be consumed in !
reaching the goal? Schedules ar
ranged for each term are adapted to |
the capacity of the avenge indus
trious pupil. Few pupils can sus- !
t»iu a heavier load without strain, i
Tf you increase the load about 1" ]
par cent for a period of half a ter'".;
how many pupil# ,aiway8 working
under pressure, will remain in nor* |
mai health?
Those who will bo graduated from
the grammar and the high schools
ar end of th© current term ari> j
uujpr the heaviest pressure, for they
feel tho need to finish th course of
study. What harm can come if they
"lose" a month, and call it a
"short" year, the war year? How
much will this "loss" affect their
lives ten years from now?
Schools were closed five w-eeks to
guard th£ public health. Is it wise
policy to jeopardize the mental
health, which always affects the
physical health, by overwork? in
the end, is anything to be gained
by keeping up the Present high
pressure?—Portland1 Telegram.
\ FRANCE-LAND LULLABY
Sleep, thou little child of sorrows, j
War's harsh din fright not thine j
ear;
Sleep end dream of happier ra°r" I
rows,
Rest thine heart and feel no fear. I
Benda thy mother's angel 'bove thee.
Leans.thy father's spirit near;
France, thy Mother-Land', will love,
thee,
She'll defend thee, baby denr.
Sorrow's child, did foeman w rest'
thee
From the breast, serene ana swe i
Where a mother's love would nest
thee;
O'er a heart "Which for thee beat? j
Slee»> thj Mother France will hold ■
thee;
Sleep, lor other loving arms
3h»ll with tenderness enfold htee;
Shield thee 8afe from war's j
alarm?.
.
Now the BUn sink® to its setting; |
Shadows giant across the s^y
Dream, gweet child, in sleep for-,
getting
War's grim specter. Lullaby!
Rises o'er they birth-land stricken
Hope's clear, shining star Of ii?ht.
Sleep, no shadows''round thee thick- ,
en;
W»ka to day-d<awn, blest and?
bright.
*" . ^ —L. L. F. |
OLD CHIEF DIES AT
THE NATIVE HOSPITAL I
Pari Young, of Kasaan, died here!
Wednesday, November 20, at the |
Nativa Hospital, of heart failure, i
following an attack of influenza.
He was the last of the chiefs of
lhe Hydahp located 8t Kasaafi Bud
was tbe grand son of Chief Skowl,
and grand son of Chief Sunny
hart. H<» was 55 years of age. Be
sides a wife, he is survived by five
soils and two grand sons.
The tody wa$ taken to Kastian
where burial services were held in
accordance with the old! Indian cus
toms.—Ketchikan Miner.
COURTING TROUBLE. Ti
lt was a red-letter day for Pat Fin
negnri. For the first time he was n
meniln r of a jury. Dressed in his best
suit lie was nlmut to depart for the
courthouse when his wife nsked hiin
wlti-re he was going.
"Shure. an' it's to coort Oi'm go
in^." replied rat.
'I'll" n<\'t day ihe same thing hap
pened. However, on the third tnorn
inir eunie to a climax. Mrs.
I'innegau again asked the question.
"Shure. it's to coort Oi'm going,"
said I'at.
Mrs. rir.negan took the rolling pin
nnd g it !a Pat's way.
"Nov.'. she replied, "take off
them ?' i d clothes; yer not going to
coort. IT there's any coortln' to be
done, share, ye'll do it here, an' do
it with lliel"
Truth About Premonition.
"Once In u while an error turns out
to bo the truth," said the editor.
"How is that?" asked the caller.
"Why." replied the editor, "in writ
ing about the death of Mrs. Rounder
I referred to Mr. Rounder as "the
bereaved widower,' but the compos
itor made it 'the relieved widower.'
and it pot into the paper that way.
and Rounder never even called up
to demand a correction."—London
Tit-r.its.
JACK OF ALL TRADES.
"I like men who do things."
"Well. 1 have done as many different
things as anybody you know."
Ever Notice It?
The man th.".t wai'.s that times are hard j
Yon will observe full oft.
Is luokinK fur a berth In life
Particularly soft.
—Roston Transcript.
It has been estimated that the wire
in the cores and sheathing of the I
world's submarine cables that have j
been made since they were first used |
in IS" would reach from the earth to j
the moon.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING j
The French "horizon blue" Is said to j
be the best color for a military uni
form.
A whitewash Is now made from the
"sludge" refuse of the acetylene gas
manufactory.
An X-ray picture of a specimen of i
"silk hosiery" trill reveal the "tin" j
filling of the fabric.
Bivalves suspected of bearing pearls
are examined by the X-ray to avoid de- j
stroying the shellfish. i
PLANNED OPPOSITE
By MISS STELLA L. COLE.
"Dear ine I'' lamented Virginia
Paget, "It seems as If everything I plan
lately comes out Just the other way
from what I want It to. I don't be
lieve that I have planned a thing In
the last month but what Just the »ppo
ske thing has happened."
"So?" queried her brother Jim, look
ing up from his book.
"Yes, so!" she replied. "Now, for
Instance, I.wanted to go to the concert
last Chursday night, but on account of
a severe headache I had to stay at"
home. Sunday night I wanted to call
on the Browns, and Kate Brlggs came
In and stayed until It was too late to
go. And then tonight I particularly
wanted It to be fair, and It rained!
Even the weather conspires against
me! And It always happens that If
I put on a comfortable dress and pre
pare to spend a quint evening at home,
some one special calls; but If I dress
up and sit around Just longing for
pleasant company, I am doomed to
■ spend the entire evening alone."
Silcnce a moment, then Jim's book
struck the table and his feet hit the
floor with a thud. "I say, Sis," he
shouted, "do you mean to say that
everything you plan comes out the op
posite way?" %
"Yes, that's Just what I mean," she
replied.
"Well, you silly goose," He suia, -me
solutiuu Is easy. Just plan things op
posite from the way you want them
to happen." .
Virginia's face was still gloomy.
"Well, according to my numerous ex
periences that rule would be success
ful," she said.
"Say, I'll tell you what," said Jim.
"Try it for a week and see what hap
pens. If the experiment Is a success,
all well und good. If It Isn't, you huve
nothing to lose. Now, will you do It?"
"I will try your remedy for a week.
If It works out, I shall be made hap
py."
It was oil the morning of the sev
enth day. "Well, Vtrgtnla, how Is your
experiment working out?" questioned
Jim.
"Not at all," she replied. "Here I've
been planning opposltes nil the week,
and simply nothing has huppened."
IJut Jim remained unruffled. "Per
haps you haven't done It In the right
spirit," he said. "You must plan those
opposltes, Just as If they were really
going to happen, you know. Now, for
Instance, what about tonight?"
"Tonight? Well, tonisht T guess I
will put on an old dress, get burled in
an Interesting book—"
"Which means that you want some
one you care for to call on you?"
"Yes."
"And you would be willing to have
eome one you care for cnll on you,
then, vyhen you have an old dress on?"
"Certulnly not, stupid ! I shall have
another dress where I cun get Into It
quickly!"
"Ah 1" exclaimed Jim. "I feared so.
Cheated every night, I suppose. How
enn you expect the experiment to Work
out unless you are fair about It? Never
mind that other dress tonight, but do
Just as If you really expected to spend
the evening ulone, Now will you?"
A. moment's hesitation, then Vir
ginia's decision was made. "Yes," she
said.
A young woman with untidy Loir,
soiled dress and shnbby shoes, sat In
the parlor reading- when suddenly the
bell gave .n sharp ring. Resisting an
Impulse to flee Virginia turned to the
door. "Perhaps It Is Kate Brlggs," she
thought consolingly.
At the door stood a khaki-clad figure
upon whose shoulder strap was the
lieutenant's bar, and across whose
face was a broad smile. "Good eve
ning, Virginia," he said. "I am home
for a few days, and thought I would
call on you."
Virginia's face burned with embar
rassment. Robert Thomas I The man
of the whole world who held the high
est place In lier heart. That he, of nil j
men, should see her thus. But with a
supreme'effort she gained her self-con
trol, aud siulled as she expended her
hand. "Why, Robert, I am so glad to
see you!" she said. "Come right In 1"
No one would have guessed the ef
fort It cost Virginia to keep her poise
as she engaged her caller In an ani
mated conversation. But her heart I
sank as he rose. Surely there was no
hope for her after this. She had tried
the experiment fairly. It had worked
out to the letter, but by so doing she
had lost the thing dearest to her In the
whole world.
Then the soldier turned, and took
her hands In his. "Virginia," he said,
"please forgive me If I have seemed to
be unkind. Jim told me about the ex
periment you were making and so I de
cided that I, too, would make an ex
periment. I have cared for you a long
time, dear, but I wanted to be sure
that you possessed those" qualities
which are necessary to a soldier's
wife. I am now more than satisfied on
that point for you have proven your
gameness by seeing this evening
through without a quiver, when you
must have been suffering agonies. You
have also proven your trustworthiness,
and also your sense of humor, by keep
ing your word to your brother when
Inwardly you rebelled against It I ex
pect to go across soon. May I take
with me your promise to be my wife?"
Virginia lifted a happy face to his.
"Yes," she whispered, "but oh, please
excuse me a minute now, while I get
on some different clothes."
(Copyright, 1918, by the McClore Newtp*
gtr Syndicate.) v ,
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TRICKED: CLAIM
Portland, Deo. 7.—"It is the be- j
lief cf every shipbuilder that a
contract, no matter by whom made
or sealed, is a sacred obligation and
as such should be so respected and
livnd up to."
Tbfe statement was made today
at the luncheon o£ tjie Ad club in
Hotel Benson by F. C. Knapp, presi-1
dert of the Peninsula Shipbuilding
company, in reply to the query from
Marshal N. Dana, chairman of the (
day.
"Wasn't it a bad trick that the ,
Emergency Fleet corporation pulled ,
on us?" i' I I
"Great nations," continued Mr.
Knapp, "have spilled their blood.
in order that just such obligations
in order that just such obligations j
shar not be considered mere "scraps
of paper,' The shipping men of J
this ci'y and district rightly be- (
lieve that they should receive some
sort of compensation for their stren-|
U0113 efforts in aiding the govern
ment during the times just passed.'
"Gentlemen, I declare to you that.,
if the nation continues driving the
way that it is now going, the coun
try will be plunged into a terrible I
calami'v. The administration must |
stop immediately the way it is now
goln£. Millions upon millions of
dollars worth of conrtacts have been
promiscuously canceled. The red
flag of anarchy is fast sweeping ov
er the world. The question ig one
that hinges around the point of
whether or not the laboring man is
to be kept employed. Thousands!
thaf havB been turned loose by the |
recent government cancellation man
date will soon be knocking at our |
doori for relief.1'
IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
IT ISN'T A KODAK
Keller Bros. theSkagway agents
Tor the Eastman Kodak company,
hare received a large shipment of
all'sizes ol N. C. and Autographic
Kodak tilm, and printing out. pa
pera both Azo and Velox. tf
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN- .
INB Tablet®. Druggist® I refund !
money If it falls to cure. E. W. I
GROVE'S signature is on each box.
80c. Wed. {!
—
NOTICE OP SALE OP REAL ES j
TATE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OP ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT SKAG
WAY, BEFORE HON. E. A. RAS
MUSON, U. S. COMMISSIONER
AND EN-OFPICIO I'ROBYTE
JUDGE*
la the matter of the estate of
Ibomaa A. McI>oi#il/J, decoasfd.
Notlce la hereby given that in
pursuance of fin order Pf sale,
duly made and entered th8 pro
bate court for the Territory of Al
asska, sitting in probate at Skag
way precinct, on the 13th day of
November, A. D. 1918, in th« mat
ter of the estate of Thomas A. Ale
Donald, defeased; the unders'gaed
executor of said' estate, will sell at
public auction, subject to confirma
tion of sale by said rourt, th8 fol
lowing described real estate belong
ing to said estate; To-wit; Low
One (1), two (2) and three (3) in
Block sixty-five, and Lot twelve
(12) in B ock One hundred and
twenty (120) of the City of Skag
way( • g shown by the official plat
thereof:
Said sale -will be made on the
13th day of December, 1918, at
the hour of 2 o'clock In tile after*
uoon o' sajd day at th^ front door
of the court house in the saifl city
of Skagway; terms of sale as follow
for cash.
Dated this 13th day of November,
1918.
L. S. KELLER ,
Executor or the estate of Thomas A.
McDonald, deceased.
11-15 22 29—12-6 13.
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