New Goods
Heinz Dill Pickles in bulk
Heinz Sour Kraut in bulk
Sweet Apple Cider
Kippered Black Cod
C. W. Ask & Sons
Our Sale Closes Saturday, Jan. 5th
Now is the time to buy Your
Winter and Summer Goods
We exp?ct a Big Shipment of New Goods
D0RTERO & SON
CLOTHIERS .nd FURNISHERS TELEPHONE 32
Liberty Loan Payments Due
Final payments on Liberty Loan subscriptions
amounting to 40 per cent, of amount subscrib
ed with interest at the rate of 40c per hundred
must be paid on or before January ! 5th, 1918.
BAN K OF ALASKA
Capital and Surplus $105,500 Resouces Over $850,000
1918 CALENDARS OX DISPLAY L\ LARGE VARIETY.
,Tht wtrph'r - The Pedersen Co.
Weather Report
Whiteborse, cloudy, s. w. 20 be
low.
Lower LeBarge, fog, calm, 39 be
low.
Hootaiinqua, clear, cc'.m, 36 be
low.
Big Salmon, clear, calm.
Carmacks, clear, calm.
Yu&on Crossing, clear, calm 38
beliw.
Selkirk, fog. calm, 47 below.
J?a?c Creek, fog, calm, 32 be
low.
btewart River, cea!r, calm, 32 be
low.
Ovilvie, cloudy, calm, 3it below.
Dawson. cloudy, calm, 3"» below.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Please to take notice that here
after all bills must be paid at the
i ffice of the HOME PO^\ ER COM
PANY not later than the 13th of
each month.
Home Power Company, Inc.
ANIMALS PROM ALASKA
FOR WOODLAND ZOO
Several dozen, wild animals and
birds that are now ranging over the
f-xr-reaching wastes of Alaska will be
blii.kinf: at genus homo of the Se
attle tribe from cages in Woodland
park nest summer if R. M. Wooden,
a hunter and fur trader of Gul
Kana. Alaska,who is about to re
turn to the frozen North, is success
ful in bis quest the coming winter
and soring.
Jchn W. Thompson, Seattle park
superintendent, and Dr. Gust
Knudsen, in charge of the Wood
land park zoo, yesterday gave
Wooien a list of the Arctic ani
mals the park board would be will
ing to buy. This list follows: Al
aska beavers, wolverines, porcupines
I'tarmigans, white-fronted geese,
black swans, black brants, red fox
es, Arctic foxes, cross foxes, land
otte*s, Canada lynxs, striped Alas
ka wolves, black Alaska wolves and
Kodiak bears.—Seattle P.-I.
A south wind is blowing today,
en the interior. This invariably
means a change in Skagway inside
o» '16 hours.
ill STAMPS OK
SALE IT POST
OFFICE
Thrift s'amps, war savings stamps
end war jiving certificates are now
cu sale at the Ska-sway; poatoffice.
A ulai, is now ia operation; where
' i every perecxa o£ Skagway can
save money and at the same time
a'4 the government by supplying
it 'vith the sinews of war.
These stamps, which fere govern
ment certificates ot indebtedness,
are beiug sold la two denominations
— thrift stamps, jvhlch cost 25 cents,
and war saving stamps, which cost
from |4.12 to ?4.23 each,
ac ording to the month, in which
they are purchased.
Although these investments do
not mature until January 1, 1923,
rrovlslon Is made whereby upon ten
(lavs' written notice after Jan. 1,
19IS, such certficates will be re
deem d by postmasters at their cost
t. the purchaser plus 1 cent a
month on each war savings stamp
on fhc certificate.
Th<* thrift stamps do not bear
'ntere3t, but the war-savings stamps
bear 4 percent, compounded quarter
lv.
Under the Dlan an amount as small
as 25c. can be invested in a Gov
ernment security, and as sooai as
$4 has been thus invested an in
teerst-bearing certificate of the
United States can be secured.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
I will pay Five Dollars reward
for information leading to the con
viction any one taking wood from
my homestead located as follows:
Commencing at tbe N. W. corn
er of H. E. number 176, running
20 rods West thence 320 rods N,
thcnco E, to the Skagway river
t.ience meander Skagway river to
N. line of H. E. 176 thence W to
place of beginning.
l-9-3t. A. J. ACHISON'.
Prcd H .Story and family were
passengers today to Pavey where
tre* will remain awaiting the open
seasQU.
JAPANESE KNOTS.
They Have a Language of Their Own,
and Their Making Is an Art.
The Japanese have no use for buttons,
buckles or hooks and eyes. Cord serves
every puriiose of fastening ami furnish
es artistic possibilities seemingly with
out end.
The Japan.-se have hundreds of knots,
made ueonsnry by the ornamental use
of coi l. Smue tire as old ns the time
when history was recorded by a series
of knot:;, just as it was in China and
Peru before writing was invented.
There are dozens of kimts in common
and cerp;ii:j ii!'l usage, an! these every
chllil can tic.
In one (."durational r.ir.seum of Jniuin
is a preal fruuie of the uiost beautiful
knots, tied i<j silken and sold thread
This had formed a part of .la|>:.u's ex
hibit at a certain world's fair. For six
months this wonderful eelle'-tii :i hi:;!
hung upon the wall and only two visit
ors hail iioiieed an I inqnired about It.
Even the*- tir.wg'.it the knots nn;st be
industrial samples intended for dress
trimmings. No one or.'ercsl to buy the
unique e' hlbit. i:;> Museum bested for
It, and the wonderful knots wire taken
home again.
There i., an appeal to the Imagination
even li: '! • knots intended for common
use. There are plum blossom, cherry
blossom, iris, chrysanthemum and pine
tree knots. There are fujl.vatna knots,
turtle and stork knots, the "old man's,"
which is easy to tie, and the "old wo
man's" also.
There Is only one way of knotting a
cord when sending a New Year's or
birthday gift and another for dolus up
a funeral offering. There is one way to
tie the brocade bnji of the tea Jar when
It Is full and another when It Is empty.
A sword bag, a Has or spear hag, a dis
patch bag, or the bfix containing some
precious piece of porcelain or lacquer,
must each be tied in a certain way.
The ill bred person classes himself
with the foreigner by ignoring such
niceties of custom, and an object tied
in n slovenly manner may not only bear
witness to the sender's ignorance, but
it may carry with it a deadly Insult
Pearson's Weekly.
Social opinion i» l:.';e a sharp knife.
There are foolish per 'e who regard it
only with terror and i!:::e not touch or
meddle with it; there :;re more foolish
people who, in i.:shtie.us or ileliaiu e,
seize it by the biaiiy tuul set wit ami
mangled for iheir p.iins. an I theie are
wise people who grasp it discreetly and
boldly by 111.- linwIV and use it to carve
out their own purposes. -Mrs. .lameson.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Tako LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE lablets. Druggists j refund
money If It falls to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on each box.
SOo. Wed.
SKAGWAY RED
CROSS NOTES
There was a very good attendance
at t!>. * knitting clasa yesterday.
Judging by the amount of yara dls
triba,ed another shipment of knit
goods will bo ready this month.
It » hoped now that the holiday
fuoeoq Is over the women in the
sur^ital dressing department will re
«ara In larger numbers to carry on
tjp work. The classes in surgical
dressings meet Monday and; [Thurs
day afternoons and Tuesday even
ings. The knitting classes meet
Tuedsy afternoons. All the women
of Skagwax aje urged to come.
Mr.. Shearer requests that knit
ters attach their names to finished
work before turning in to head
quarters. This is necessary in or
der t<; keep a proper record.
The following encouraging let
ters were recently received:
December 22, 1917.
Tlie American Red Cross Chapter,
Ska^ftay, Alaska.
Dear Madam:
We are in receipt of report from
the inspector of surgical dressing^
at ^»e Red Cross Supply Bureau
in i eg aid to shipment received
from Skagway, and are asked to
call your attention to the follow
ing: | 1
Please see that all packages are
wrap.cd and tied as tightly as pos
sible, and that all boxes are packed
as full as possible. >
A few pins were found in the
ends of several packages, great
car' shculd bo used to avoid this.
We ar» glad to be able to advise
you that the gauze work was per
fect.
Thinking you for your good
work, and kind cooperation, we re
main
Very truly yours,
MRS. R. S. EDGERTON,
Suitm intendemt Surgical Dressing!
Department. «
December 20, 1917.
The Chairman American Red Cross
Chapter.
Ska y, Alaska. '
Dew Madam:
We are in receipt of reporl
from the knitting inspector at the
Red Cross Supply Service in re
gard to the knitted goods receive*
f-otn your Chapter. The work Is
very fair and the 6ets arranged
nearly. We would call your special
attention, however, to the fact thai
all -^eks should bo carefully wash
ed according to Instructions en
closed, before sending in.
As it t>as been found that some
knitters In making socks according
to directions A R C 400 turn out
s'eks that are small and narrow, it
has been deemed wise to get out
some new instructions, and
will spnd you a supply very short
ly, which, we trust you will distri
bute freely. The mew directions
call 'o' 60 stitches all the way down
and also give very plain directions
for making the Kitchener toe, ^hlcl
wo ar" sure can be followed very
easily. • 11 '
We thank you for your work,
and hope you will can upon U9 at
any time we can be of assistance
t» yon.
Very truly yours,
MRS. ALFRED BATTLE,
Superiiitendent Misc. Department
SOCKS SHOULD LAUNDER
ED AS FOLLOWS:
Wcish socks in warm water with
ivory soap, then rinse In water the
same temperature. Squeeze but
do not wring. Pour over boiling
water fnd let gtand until cool. Hanf
until nearly dry and press with
warm fnot hot) iron. Do not press
ribbing.
AT,ASK A agronomist
BRINGS OUT SAMPLES
Prof. C. C. Georgeson, agronomist
or the department of agriculture,
i>t choree of work in Alaska, visit
ed the Alaska bureau, Chamber of
Commerce and Commercial Club,
Monday, where he exhibited some
samples of hybrid barley.
Prof Georgeson brought out 125
samples of grain of all kinds, iu
C'udii g hard spring wheat, Siberian
wheat and hybrids, the latter which
he sirs, grow with large beads,
form hard kernels and mature in
fine shape. Spring Siberian, wheat
•Town at the experimental farm, be
said, produced more than forty
bushels per acre. Beardle® barley,
maturing with extremely large head/
and kernels, has a strong uniform
growth. Hybrid oats, barley with
beards without hulls above the ker
nels, have been produced, he said,
with head five inches in length Rye
also matures with larere heads. Alf
alfa, he said, is now produced at
the Rampart station.—Seattle P.-I.
OUR ANNUAL SALE
Begins Tuesday, 10 a.m.
25 ?er Cent. Discount
Throughout The Store Contract Goods Excepted
L. A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES 6 P- m. Saturday 9 p.m. TELEPHONE 55
To conform with the 8 hour law we close from 12 to I noon
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
' • 1 i . 1 Wednesday ami Thursday
CoBsoUdflJe Co. presents Maui ice Costcljp and Ethel Grand! 11
In ; )
The Crimson Stain Mystery
CACTUS BLOSSOM.—In, two parts.—A great human drama of
the West. Satriing Anna Little and Frank ISorzagp.
PORD WEEKLY NO. 20, | ' ' J11 ii.. 'ul I "JUS L! I
Music by Violin, Piano and Driuns.
8=30 p-m. Sharp Admission 25c. 10c
BOOM TOWN OF
GASPER OAS
COLLAPSED
M«uy Alaskans returning to Se
attle report Casper,Wyoming, the
boom oil town, petered out, real es
tate worthless and many prominent
promote^ who won and lost on curb
oil stock promoting and speculation,
scattered tor fear of a government
investigation.
For nearly 6ix months Casper1
wag touted aU over the coast, as '
t'. e onlf rival ol the Klondike, wide
oneit and booming. Recent ar- j
rivals claim that within a month tlia
1 lid wag slammed on Casper, many j
of tin wildnsat oil schemes died and i
when they left those remaining
were bemoaning the collapse of the j
mecca of the west At one time |
during October Casper had close
to tea thousand population. Today
those remaining want to sell, and
thn now arrivals refuse to buy.
FOUR ESCAPE
SEATTLE Jill
Seattle, Jan. 9.—Four prisoners
[escaped from the city Jail this
morning, being the fourth break |
within one month.
| G1KL8 MAY HAVE
TO GIVE UP
MIDDY BLOUSES
Bremerton — Miss America, who
hag always objected more or
lesg to being dictated,
to in the matter of her raiment and |
who went to most any extreme to [
procure the forbidden aigrettes to
decorate her milinery, must lay
a?l^.e lier jaunty "middy" blouse—
1 untes9 she is enrolled in Uncle
j Sam's navy as a yeoman or electri
ciau.
While no orders have yet been
i given out from this yard, agents of
the department of justice stationed
at eastern naval stations have (
[ sonf cut warnings to civilian yomen j
to refrain from wearing a/ny part of j
, the regulation uniform of the Unit-1
ed States navy. Such a warning
i will probably soon emanate from j
this station. J
rire Insurance
Some merchants kick because men
working for wages buy their goods
cheaper in some markets and raise a
fuss because HOME INDUS! RY
IS Nor PA TRONIZED? ? ? ?
1 do not kick if they don't insure
with me. WHY ? ? ? because I
represent only RELIABLE COM
PANIES.
The merchant is looking for some
thing cheap.
Sweep before your own door.
FOIL. ABRAHAMS
ESTABLISHED 1K*»7
AMERICAN'S FIRST HUN
PRISONER NOW INSANE
Washington, D. C., — The first
German prisoner of -war has ar
rived in "Wasbinton, stark, staring
mail. Ills face and body emaciated
from want of sufficient and nourish
ing food.
Muttering continually and weep
ing over the broken Hindonburg
line, Herman Berka has been placed
in rft. Elizabeth hospital here, the
first German prisoner to be brought
to IhJ war capital.
Beika was chief engineer on the
German ship Comoran, seized at the
outbreak of tho war. He brooded
ovar th« flow of events as they
have turned aaingt the Kaiser and
became violent when he learned the
Ilindenburg line had been broken .
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, DIV. NO. 1, SKAG
WAY PERCINCT.
IN PROBATE
Til the Matter of the Estate of
S. H. Yeoniaiis, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GlVEiN! Tha
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Tnrt the undersigned has been, by
Edward A. Rasmuson, U. S. Com
missioner and Probate Judge of
tho above entitled Court, by order
duly made and entered, appointed
executrix of the estate of S. H. Yeo
mans, deceased. All persons bav
ins claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present t»em
wph proper vouchers in legal form
within six months from the date of
this notice to the undersigned at
her nlace of residence in Skagway,
Alaska.
Dated this 8th day of jan. 118.
ELLA MARY YEOMANS,
Executrix. ,
F'rct publication Jan. 8, 1918.
Final publication Feb. 5, 1918.