We Have Just Received
a Shipment of
KIPPERED BLACK COD
Its Good- Try Some and Hooverize
C. W. AsK & Sons
OPR TREMENDOUS SALE
Will last the entire month of December giving the
people of Skagway a benefit of buying their goods
cheap. All wool and cotton goods will be hard to get
in the spring. All of our goods are mighty cheap now
but in the spring the goods will be mighty high.-Come
to us now; don't put off until tomorrow. When buy
ing let us fix a price for you.
Everything at Reduced Prices
Except All Rubber Goods, Collars and Overalls
For Cash Only
DORTERO & SON ™
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Ju-jsau,
OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK IN ALASKA
A consistent policy pursued for more than a quarter of a
century has been rewarded by steady and substan
tial growth until this Ban'c has now over
one and one-half million dollars re
sources and depositors in
every part of the
Territorv
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
An Institution of Strength and Character
ALASKA'S BRANCH BANKING SYSTEM
Capital $85,000 - Surplus $20,500
FOUR BANKS - Skag way - Wrangell • Anchorage - Cordova
OFFICERS
Andrew Stevenson, president
W. L. Landsborough, Cashier
B. A. Rom, Auditor
Andrew A. Benton, Vice-Pies.
J. T. Westermann, Vice-Pres.
AacWafe Braack
E- B. Ansley
Vice-Pres in charge
Wraogtll Branch
W. H. Warren
Vice-Pres. in charge
CorJava Brsack
W. R. Hillery
Vice-Pres. in charge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zoheth S. Freeman Andrew A. Benton Henry D. Walbridge
Andrew Stevenson P. H. Canty J. T. Westermann W. R. Hillery
Although an integral part of the one system, each branch has had assigned
to it the full amount of Capital required by the Territorial Banking Board
lor the establishment of a Bank in such a location. Each branch is there
for equipped to serve its customers as fully as any independent bank, but
with the added strength and resources of the entire institution to draw
upoa. Furthermore each is responsible to the Territorial Banking Board
is examined and supervised independently and renders its statement direct
to the Board. The Bank of Alaska is therefor, because of its double sup
viaton and safeguards, peculiarly "An Institution of Strength and Character
Those Christmas raiils at Kel- j
lee Bros, are going W»t. See them
before Urey are all gone.
1 The Golden North. Hotel an-1
Bounces their dining service is open I
to tha public at any hour froan 7 '
*. m. to 7 p. m. dally. Meals a-Uu I
caite. Price a reasonable. Quick
•VYice. 12-6-3t,«
Christmas trees are already mak
ing their appearance la Skagrvay
homes. Several persons yesterday
braved the wind and cold w-eather
to cut across the river and bring
them to town.
We suggest the use of Miss Cas
key's band colored Christmas greet
ing cards in the place of gifts;
eight new Alaska designs to choose
trom. The Pedersen Co. 12-6-8-10.
FALSE MESSAGE
EXPOSED nr
GUNNISON
A telegram received Saturday by
P ,J. Vandewall, president of the
Ska«way Food Saving organization,
frpm Royal A. Gunnison, federad
food administrator for Alaska, pro
tests against a. false "nil malicious
report sent out from Chicago on
December C to the effect that fool
saving is unnecessary. The cable
follows:
Juneau, Alaska, December 8, '17.
F. J. Vandewal.l
Skagway, Alaska.
Herbert Hoover, National Food
Administrator, advises Deoineber
sixth of unwarranted and malicious
reptnts in Chicago by parties in
terested in exploiting sale of meat
and ore-testing against wheatless
and meatless days as unnecessary!
sacilfice by American people. The
Administrator characterizes all
such utterances as foolish and un
patriotic . He says that owing to
the critical condition of the world'3
'oo<" today opposition to government
cousei vation measures is comparable
to opposition to the draft, because
failure in saving food means direct
snd immediate loss of life aside
from sorious interference with our
war measures in feeding our allies.
That results from meatless days
have for the first time created suf
ficient visible supply of meat to al
low us to partially com
ply with quantities request
ed by the allies for Bhip
mert this month and urges continu
ed devotion to food conservation.
Furtner, that notwithstanding the
exportation of the whole of the pur
plus nineteen seventeen wheat crop
abovo normal demand of our own
peoolp, it is necessary to restrict
the export of wheat so Os to retain
in the United States sufficient sup
ply to carry our own people until
next harvest, and that even with
all the conservation made we are
still unable to load over four hun
dred thousand tons of foodstuffs
urgently required by the allies this
mouth.
ROYAL A. GUNNISON,
Federal Food Administrator for Al
aska.
L Sf.rgont is a recent arrival in
Skagway .
.Mrs. Jack Phelps ia recovering
from a severe illness.
J M. Rourke, of Clifton, is a
recent arrival in Skagway.
School boys in manual training
work are making: thing's for Christ
mas.
Food campaigners today are call
ing ca ueople who were not home
Friday.
Skagway's north wind has been
blowing more or less constantly for
'wo weeks.
A. J. Achison, who lias been seri
ously sick for the past eeveral
days is convalescing this week.
Dr. G .W. Gabio will soon in
stall one Of the latest X-ray ma
chines. which lie purchased while
east.
E. \V Harris, superintendent of
the concentrating mills of tthe Ven
us m'ae was a passenger on the
train this morning for Carcross.
The Womens Church Auxiliary an
nouncc another sale of Christmas
fai'.cy work to take place tomorrow
between the hours of 2:30 and 6
p. m. 'n the Pedersen Co. Store. It.
Coach Dobie, formerly of the
Univrsity of Washington, and coac
this season for the army, only lost
on» game, and that was by seven,
points.
The temperature for the past two.
days bat been dropping and the
wi«.d seems to have no let-up. At
nine o'cloeJj this morning the mer
cury was down to five degrees above
iero.
Skating is good on the lower
Skagway river. Yesterday, many
^ouiitj people were seen Bkating on
a stretch of ice about five blocks
in length beginning at 5th avenue
and continuing to the water front.
The University of Washington |
went down to defeat at the hands
let thi- strong Pullman eleven on
Turkey day to the score of 14 to
0. This is the first defeat of the J
IT. of W. on its own grounds for 10
years.
The Skagway Presbyterian church]
has offered five minutes every Sun- j
day night to a speaker on food con-,
eervation. Last evening a eommunl
NEW INDUSTRIES
IHR0U6H0UT
ALASKA i
From the Alaska Bureau of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce we
lean, of many new industries and
enterprises being developed and
contemplated throughout Alaska.
New Sahuon Canneries
Deep Sea Salmon Co. is con
structing a three-line cannery at
Port Althorp, Icy Strait.
Alaska. Sanitary Packing Co. is
niacin*; arrangements to construct
a new plant at Cape Faushaw, Fred
erick Sound.
Fred Davidson is expecting to
construct a cannery at Alitak.
Valdez Packing Co.. of Valdez,
contemplates the enlargement of
its nlant constructed last year.
Soulhaestern Alaska Cannery Co
Seattle, has recently been organized.
No olans have as yet been an
nounced.
Carlisle Packing Co., is con
structing a cannery at Andreafsky,
! Yukon River.
T. Gorman is making prelimin
ary arrangements to put, in a can,
corx at Sitka Hot Springs.
Ninth. Pacific Trading & Packing
C •. which hag a cannery at Klawak,
is considering the construction of
a new plant, the location of which
has not yet been announced.
J. R. McDonald of Seward has re
cently organized a company to con
struct a cannery at Port Chatham,
Cook Inlet .
Alaska Packing & Navigation Co.,
is preparing to construct a two
line caunery. on Fresh Water Bay,
Chicago! Island.
George Palmer Is preparing to
construct a .cannery at Snug Har
!) •, Ccok Inlet.
Canning Plant Projects Under
Consideration Knibracee:
l.yiin Canal.
Rotert Semple and J. C. McBride,
Gedney Harbor .
V A. Paine, Juneau.
Alaska Packing- & Navigation Co.,
Pavlcff Harbor.
\V. H. S^aulding, Chatham Strait.
Plui.is Burned This pa^t Summer
Being Becoiu»tructed
Sunnypoint plant near Ketchi
ic n, ai d the Astoria & Puget Sd.
Cannery at Excursion Inlet.
Other Fishing Industries
'ilie Alaska Coast Fish Co. of
Douglas, is salting black cod.
K. Okamoto is preparing- to con
struct a "Scotch. Cure" herring
ulant at Ketchikan.
Ketchikan Furniture Store Olwiijges
Location
D. Brower, Ketchikan, is moving
his furniture store to the building
known as the "Market," where he
will carry a complete line of new
and second hand furniture.
Large Sale Of Automobiles
The Northern Commercial Co.,
Fairbanks, recently sold Bix Ford
cars In one day. The shipment fo-as
brought in anticipation of a de
mand before navigation opens
next season, but the entire ship
ment was sold on date of arrival.
Mining
"Columbia" ie the name of the
tungsten mining camp situated at
the n outh of Steel Creek, 13
milrs from Fairbanks. A mill is
now under construction.
New Commercial Oi-ganizat|on
The Talkeetna Commercial Club
is a r.ew Alaska Commercial organ
ization. Talkeetna is situated on
*he Government railroad, 110 miles
north of Anchorage, and is the dis
tributing center of the upper Sus
itna basin.
Uce of Egga.
Eggs are considered one of the best
remedies for dysentery. Beaten up
slightly with or without sugar, they
tend by reason of their emollient quail
tics to lessen Hie lnUaiuiuntion of the
stomach und Intestines and form a
transient coaling on these organs.
Scrub Them.
Carrots and turnips should never be
peeled. Scrub them clean with a brush
—the strongest flavoring lies Just be
neath the skiu—and boil them in just
sufficient water to cover them. This
saves fuel and preserves the nourish
ment
catiov- was rea>d from Royal A. Gun
nison, food administrator for Alas
ka.
Old timers say there has been
more snow fall in Skagway this win
ter to date than has taken place
lu Skngway for many years. One
year in the early days of the city
snow drifted so deeply in certain
Places cn Broadway that tunnels had
to be cut on the cross walks of I
the street.
Who Ever Heard of Christmas
Without A New Doll?
And when they are as cute and pretty as the "Horsman Kids" who
would be satisfied with ONLY ONE? There are ever so many
different ones, the popular "Campbell Kids," the "Peterkins" and
lots of others, some with real hair and glass eyes and all dressed in
the prettiest of costumes.—Have you seen Mrs. Sam and Uncle Sam?
We are better equipped than ever before to seve your Xmas needs.
REMEMBER—Only 13 More Shopping Days Till CHRISTMAS
L.A. HARRISON Co.
STORE CLOSES at 8 p.m. Saturday 9 p. m. TELEPHONE 55
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
Wednesday and Thuiwlay
Consolidated Film Corpoifction presents Maw rice Costello and
Ethel Gnuidon la
The Crimson Stain Mystery
Episode Xo. 3. "The Broken Spell." I >
Vivian- Rich ajul Walter Spencer in PROFIT A.VD LOSS.
Winifred Greenwood and Ed Coxeii in ALICE HUDSON' BAY.
HEARST WEEKLY, 84. J P. ! i' i ! ;il i f'L J. i! i
Music—Plapo, Violin and Drums. , J j j ,||
8:30 p.m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
A 1HROUGH IICKET
Chicago,[Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
By buying a through ticket yousave from $10.00 to $15.00 at
against buying to Seattle and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. & St. P. Ry. you are assured the comfort that
comes from riding behind an electric locomotive—the most power
ful in the world—and that personal attention which is a feature of
"Milwaukee" service.
Via
WHY
For*tickets, berth reservations and other partic
ulars consult your nearest Steamship Agent
A. P. CHAPMAN, Jr.
AmI. Gen'l P&Monger Agent
Stuart Building
J. F. BAHL
City Puienger Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle; Washington
Arrived or. tlie Seattle our now stock* of
Calendars PHoto Mounts
Ripple Boards
We suggest that you come early for first choice.
- The Pedersen Co.
BERLIN RIOT SUPRESSED
WITH LOSS OF LIVES
London, Dec. 10.—Serious rioting
occurred In Berlin recently, accord
ing to dispatches received by the
Wireless Press and the Exchange
Telegra®h company frojnt Amster
dam. I • | i •■■111] *| I
The message to the Exchange
Telegraph company pays the light
ing between the mob and the po
lice was fierce and that there was
a heavy casualty list, as the police
used their firearms. 1
TERRIFIC STORM
GAST1NEAU CHANNEL
In 'hp terrific Btorin whichi swept
the Channel last night, the ferry
Lone Fisherman lost her rudder and
will be replaced this morning on
the regular run by the Gent. It
was reported that waves five feet
high were sweeping the Douglas
dock last night.—Juneau Dispatch.
The usual semi-monthly dance of
the B. P. O. E., No. 431' was held
In their hall Saturday night. Every
one amending reports having had a
most enjoyable time.
CHICKEN AT RED CROSS
DINNER MAKES 100 ILL
Winlock, Dec. 10.—Following a
Red Cross dinner at this place over
100 local people became 111. Those
who partook of tb cbicken served
at the dinner were all seemingly
affected and those who did not e&t
chicken were not, bo it is presum
ed the sickness was caused from,
ptomaine poison from the chicken.
No one apparently is dangerously
ill, but considerable excitement pre
vailed for a while, all kinds of re
ports being In circulation.
C. W. Cash, White Pass agent
at Wliitehorse, was a returning
phssenger on the train, this morn
ing ! ? i'ilii I
Eastman leads all others in tJjQ
manufacture of Kodaks and Sop>
plies. Yon will find a complete
stock at tjie Skagn-ay Eastman
Agency. A variety of new styles
and sizes. What would make a
nicer or more appreciated! Xmas
gift. See them at Keller Bron
Drag Co, I i ■ i _ j, | i,.