?he S?mh} Alaskan '
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No. 282 FIFTEENTH YEAR
rRICK 10 CENTH
ALASKA DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST B? P. 0. DEPT.
By a ruling of the Postofflce De
partment, the law creating a parcel
post for the United States, only par
tially applies to Alaska. Notwith
standing the fact that the laws
passed by congress ou Aug. 24,
specifically states that "The Unit
ed States and Its several Territories
and possessions, excepting the Phil
ippine Islands, shall be divided In
to units," those units, it is ruled,
do not cut any figure in Alaska. |
While a pound package may be.
sent fifty miles or less within the]
United States for the sum of five
cents, the same package will cost
Alaskans twelve cents for the same
distance in Alaska.
From a reading of the following
extracts from the rulings of the de
partment. it is apparent that the
xone act U null and void, because
it costs twelve cents a pound here
regardless of pounds or distances
Paragraph 2 of Sec. 7 reads.
"The parcel post rate between
any point In the United States and
any point in the Hawaiian Islands,
the United States 'Postal Agency at
Shanghai, sud any point in Alaska,
and between any two points In Al
aska, except for parcels weighing
four ounces or less, on which the
rate is one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof, shall be twelve
cents for the first pound and twelve
cents for each additional pound or
fraction thereof. These rates also
apply to parcels mailed In the Unlt-j
e* States for delivery In the Canal;
Zone, and to parcels between the
Philippine Islands and any portion
of the United States, including the
District of Columbia and the several
Territories and possessions."
Under the new law which goes
into effect tomorrow, packages may
not be registered, but they may be
insured for the sum of ten cents,
and If the parrel is lost in the
mails an indemnity not exceeding
fifty dollars will be paid to the
sender
Seed cuttings, bulbs, roots, gar
den produce, cured meats, and in
fact most everything not liable to
injure the mails, may be shipped
under certain conditions, which may
l>e obtained from the postmaster.
Kven eggs and liquids may be shlp
i>ed when properly packed.
One important ruling which it is
desired that the public bear in
mind, is that distinctive parcel post
age stamps must be used on all
packages sent under the parcel
law. The stamps used for letter
mailing will not be accepted on par
cels of this character, but will be
held for postage.
Another important point to re
member, is that the sender must in
all cases print or write his or her
name on each package, together
with the return address, preceded
by the word "from," so that the de
partment may know to whom to re
turn undelivered packages, or whom
to hold responsible for those Im
properly mailed.
MEXICANS SHIPPING IX
ADDED WAR MATERIAL
El Paso, Dec. 31 ? Four thousand
rifles and a large quantity of am-^
munition has been assembled here
for the purpose of transporting |
across the Mexican border, to be
used in the rebellion.
HOME Rl*LE KILL
READY FOR REl*ORT
London, Dec. 31 ? After a discus
sion which has lasted for seven
days the Irish home rule bill has
reached the report stage.
GOETHALS, 8KC. OP WAR,
IS THK LATEST GOSSIP
Washington, Dec. 31 ? An uncon
firmed report is being sent out by
the news agencies that Gen. Goe
thals will accept a position in the
Wilson cabinet. It is said that he
is slated for the incoming Demo
cratic president's secretary of war.
The Cuimcao is due at 8 o'clock
tonight.
The Arctic Brotherhood will hold
a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock, the
decision to do so having been made
since the announcement in last
nlght'a paper appeared.
Jb o r ??????
New Years Eve
ANOTHKR V??r has pnnwl
and the now one J* upon us
with Its usual welcome. All
the years hare a peculiar faculty of
?vmnKinK themselves up In such a
manner as to show a constant march
n( pnigrr*i with moat of u?? a re
verse ?>r two here? a bit of ifood
fortune there. We would not ap|?-<'
clate the sunshine were It not for
mi occasional rainy (lay.
A AS WK l<OOK ItACK upon
the past year and upon the
p*K<"> which Indicate how the
world has tanked with u?, we have
reason to feel grateful. It is the
tln?e of year when we want. to di
Kress mi'n handKe newa Ionic enough
t?? rxpri'iw In this manner our pub
lic thanks to those who have made
our progress and success ixmsiMe.
We propose a TOAST to YOU? OUR
CUSTOMER ? Your Health and a
Happy and Prosperous New Ytmr.
H. J. LYNCH
WAR IN BALKANS
HAS 8TABTED A0A1N
London, Dec. 31 ? A report has
arrived of the capture of the city
of 8cutara by the Servian#, ami
that the siege of Junlna ha# been
raised.
.IAHKS HAMILTON LEWIS
1UTTONHOLINM WILSON
Trenton, Dec. 31 ? James Hamil
ton Lewis, once a congressman front
Washington and later associated po
litically In many capacities, I# among
the number who are calling upon
Wood row Wilson today. Mr. Lewi#
is noted as much for his beautiful
whisker# as he is for his statesman
ship, which Is considerable.
fELLS OF LIFE
AMONG IMS
Anna Ma) Sheets, who h;ui had
charge of the domestic science de
partment of the missions at Haines
and Sitka training school for the
past sixteen or eighteen years. Is
now located at Ganado, Arizona,
still doing work among the Indians
in writing to a friend in Skagway,
Miss Sheets describes some of her
work as follows:
"The Mission church Is about a
half mile from the trading store
and the nearest town Is Gallup, New
Mexico, about sixty miles distance.
There are about 20,000 Indians on
the Navajo reservation and they
speak very little English and do
not seem to care much for religion
or civilliatlon. They do not live in
villages, but built little huts of one
room, banked with sai*l and quite
a distance from each other. Mke
the pastoral tribes of Asia they
move from/ place to place where they
can find pasture and water for
their sheep.
"The men are straight, wear long
hair, lots of jewelry and blankets,
but have rather nice faces, making
a better appearance than the wo
men, for it is upon the women that
the heavier tasks fall.
"This part of the country is sand
and sage brush, but when it is Ir
rigated It will make a fertile valley,
notwithstanding it Is barren in ap
pearance now. The altitude Is
7000 feet and Is rather trying until
one gets accustomed to it. In a
way u is wonaenui nnu nns a cer
tain picturesque beauty. Sometimes
when I look away toward the means
and see perhaps a flock of a thous
and sheep, the glorious sun shin
ing over all, I think It is a beauti
ful country after all; but It Is lone
ly, and fortunately I am busy all
the time. The Catholic church has
a very strong hold among the peo
ple, they have $40,000,000 to work
with. They have a nice mission
about half way between here and
Gallup, ? When I came out we stop
ped over night with the Sisters and
found them very kind and entertain
ing.
"One of the strange customs of
Hies WILL K
cases to mn ram
Indianapolis, Dec. 31 ? 1"lie dyna
miters who received sentences yes
terday In the federal court, hare
taken steps towards an appeal
Hacked by some of the labor organ
izations and others m ho believe that
the men were convicted upon false
testimony, or upon rharjea trump
ed up by the ateel truat through the
detective anenrlea, they are promla
ed financial support to carry their
rases up to the circuit court of a|?
peals That la the coura* now map
ped out for the convicted men
;:lio Indians Is that a roan muit
never look upon the fare of his
mother-in-law or they will both go
blind, so they Ret around that by
having both mother and daughter
' for wlvee.
"The famllfoa live In little Ho
.,'aiiR, aa the hut* are called If
i hey can get their sick out of the
Hogan before they die, a grave la
made and the dead burled, after
being wrapped In a blanket, no box
or coffin being used, In fact there
aie none to be obtained If they
were desired. If a death occur*
within the Hogan a hole la cut 4n
the side of the wall to let out the
evil spirit, then the Hogan and
br>dy are burned together."
m
BADE BALL
At the W. P. A. C. mnqimd?
(lance tonight, there Is going to he
more mirth than has been on exhi
bition in Skagwny since the days of
lite big ru.-h If there wag any
doubt about it before, that doubt
was dispelled when the Dally Alas
kan publishes the list of prices last
night. Herewith we are printing a
list of the features which are to se
cure the prises, together with the
prixrs that are to be given:
Handsomest Costume ? Ladles: Sal
Id dish. Gents: Silver shaving mug
and brush. Most Comical Coatume
? Ladies: Silk skirt. Genta: Pipe
Heat Sustained Character ? Indies:
Umbrella. G-ents: H I>o* Handker
chiefs. nest Waltxer ? Ladle* :
Shoes. Genta: Safety raxor, Best
Two-Step ? Ladles: Boy candy.
Gents: Box cigars. Best Group ?
Case of beer two bottles wine. Itoor
Prlxes ? Apples; Flour; Ham.
The en ire list of prliea with the
names of the contributors are as
follows:
Herman urnmu, uv> ?>*<?. ?.
Tony I)ortero, Calabash pipe.
Clayson, <4 dot. Iadi<w fine hand
kerchiefs.
Rrltt, silver shaving mug and
brush.
Ask, 1 hat apple*.
Kirmse, ladles silk umbrella.
Jerry Lynch, 1 silk skirt.
1... A Harrison, pair ladles shoes.
Ikuta, 1 salad bowl.
P. H. Oanty, 1 sark flour.
Tuck Fla tarty, 1 case beer.
Si Tanner, 1 safety rasor.
Mrs. Raputii, 1 box candy.
Frye-Bruhn Co., one ham.
R. J. Brlttaln, 2 bottles mums
WW HEW TEH
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
paouc i.inkh Hinnni.%
WAHHRD HY Mlf. II WAYH*
San Francisco, l)*t. II ? Th? lin
er Siberia arrived from the Orient
this morning in ? badly delapldated
condition. For five dav? ahe was
buffeted by the waved and the
storm on the Pari fir Orean, until
nt times It seemed ahe would he
unable to reach port. Fifty of her
life boat* were wanherl away by the
huge wave* which constantly hmke
over her. Passenger* retained their
atalerooma and for day* no one ap
I tea red on dwelt.
<?>VKR*'<?ll wn.l. RKOtlVR
l> MCW NAnN?
Juneau, Dec 31 ? The new home
of the Governor of Alaaka la now
completed and the governor and
Mrs. Clark took posse? low yester
day. Following their custom since
? omtng to Alaaka Mr. and Mr*.
Clark will keep open house tomor
row and they invite the ritliens of
Alaska to call on them In their new
home
The Home Power company has Is
sued a beautiful art calendar which
they are distributing among tbelr
patrons and friends. The subject
"Marjorle" is a remarkably pretty
girl with lots of hair and a bunch
of Skagway pansles pinned to her
waist The original was painted by
? he celebrated artist Bruce C Oey
er.
Acting with other newspapers of
Alaska, the Pally Alaskan will not
Ire Issued tomorrow. The day be
ing a holiday, it will be celebrated
by the printers and those connected
with the office in a befitting man
ner. Just what that manner Is, will
vary aomewhat In the dlffe-ent print
lug offices of the Territory. It Is
believed that the Alaskan force will
put In most of the day In menta
tion and prayer.
HUKFTM A RK.tl.
hlTMtlH H%?T
Heattle ? Mr an<l Mm Humphrey
l.ynch, of Pntlateb, fit* rday noti
fied rrank K Rnrns, general man
ager of I ho Inland Navigation Com
P*ny. that they had itwHw) to
chrfaten tMr little aon, who ?**
born on the steamer PotliUI while
honnd from Potlatch to KmUI? laet
Thursday. iTttlafch Holbmot Lynch,
In honor of the Inland Na?lgat|on
t'enpanya fl*?t ???m?r and her
master. t'apt R R Hoi brook
Mr and Mr* l?yncb met for the
lira time during fleattle'a ft rut Pot
latrb They were married a flaw
uontha l?t? and tnl to Patlatch
to make their horn*
l.lttle Potlatch Molhrook l.ynch
<lao had the distinction of being
'?orn on t <>? twelfth d*r of the
'welfth month of 1911.
NPWMI. UiKIT flAOl,UI
KM KIVM PWUKlTHrt
Juneau, Df 14 T Karl ll?|l*r,
who baa k*>' . fr -* rear litil
a half a ape ??
ernor'a
law in i ' J
at bta o 4
'ernal Rrr^nue gervl r# and will b*
Rationed at hi* bid liont* In TWt
nMM.
Upon lb# reromBtewfatl^i of Oor
Clark he r?r?liH a distinct pro
motion In the Reyenae 8 errlce
where he wag formerly employed.
Mm glreti the appointment of sper
lal ganger at a aalary amounting to
opwarda of three thonaand dollar*
per annum wkImIt* of lrt??l while
?ngagei on official haalneaa Mr
Uagler ia perhapa the yonngeet Man
in tba Internal Revenae flervico
?ho ever rw?(T?d an Important an
appointment la that aarrkw
p.w-punn MRWUiOl or
t^lVKRYNKIT WIRBl.r.HH
KTrept|-mal power haa been
abown by tba great gorenament
wireleaa at tion erected at Arling
ton. Va , jiiat ai'i oaa the Potomac
from Waahington, and bnt recently
placed in npe ration. aaya the Jana
ary Popular Machanlca Magaslne, la
an illnat rated article Th# honor
of catching the first wlreleea mea
aage flaahed a?r oaa the continent
from thia atailon belongs to oper
ator Anderson, Id charge of the
Mare Island wlreleaa station The
?llatance la in the neighborhood of
.1.000 miles A few nigbta later,
meaaagea were exchanged between
the Arlington atation and the ata
<lon at Point l<oraa, Cal , a distance
acroaa conntry of approsimately J.
500 ml lea The signala are uaaally
rtlatlnct.
int^ni Nrm tfear
WILL CLAYSON
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