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GERMAN FROPERTY IN TRUST.
I he tuiH'tions oi A. Mitchell I aimer, as alien property cus
todian of Ilie I nited State's, arc* to result in making Mr. Palmer
probably the largest single purchaser of liberty bonds in the
country. Several hundred million dollars’ worth of the prop
erty of Herman citizens has already been taken over by the
custodian, and it is estimated that Mr. Palmer will have* turned
approximately a billion dollars, realized from sales, into lib
erty bonds.
The office of custodian was created by congress soon alter
the declaration of a state of war with (lermany. It is not pro
posed to eonti-eate the wealth seized, but to hold the proceeds
in trust until peace* comes. Air. Palmer is repaired to account
for all moneys and property taken with the same degree of ex
actness as would be* required ot a bank or a trust company in
handling private funds. The (ieruian investors stand to lose
no mouev h\ the process, but instead ot owning coal mines or
real estate stocks or bonds, they will own liberty bonds, and
thus support with their capital tin* government that is making
war upon their own nation.
( hie of the Vanderbilt girls who married an Austrian noble
man thus linos herself temporarily minus about 10,000 worth
of preportv taken over by Mr. Palmer. Countess Pernstortt.
who is an American woman, also contributes about $000,000 to
Mr. Palmer’s store. Several million dollars' worth ot property
has been taken from the 1 lamburg-Ameriean and North Herman
Llovd -team-hip lines. Hundreds of business concerns have
been taken over, and the custodian has been required to oper
ate them to conserve the properties, (lilt* ot the result:-' ot tin*
commandeering of Herman capital is an almost total loss oi
income by many aliens who have horotolore taken 1 i 1 e very
easy, and now find themselve- obliged to go to work.
There is. curiously, little resentment on tin* part of enemy
propertv owners a> a result of Mr. Palmer's work. In tact it is
regarded as a government protection to property that might
otherwise be lost. Many corporations, in tact, have sought tin*
custodian's intercession on tin* ground that (Jerman aliens
held stock in their concerns. A similar official ha- taken over
American property in both Herman) and Austria, but whether
in trust or “for keeps’’ is still to be determined.
RECKLESS ACCUSATIONS.
(’arc should he taken that the prejudices of peace do not
take the guise of patriotism during war. Self-deception in this
matter is very easy and conscience generally is rather lenient
about such dishonesty. It’s had war business, however, and
only serves to increase the confusion under which we labor to
ward victory.
Jt should he a matter of personal honor to every individual
to make no accusation against any class of American citizens
unless he specifically knows what he is talking about. Mere
belief i< no reason for positive assertion, and qualified assertion,
without at lea-t qualified knowledge, is equally malicious. It
should not b<* forgotten that most of us believe what we want
to bt ieve, whether it is true or not.
.1 particular, accusations of a ‘*•011 oral nature should be
avoided. The responsibility for a reckless statement is not les
sened in thti individual who passes it along as it was told to
him, even if the authority i> quoted. Be honest with yourself
and with your country.
There is unfortunately in this country a class of persons
who cannot set1 any victory unless their pet notions art* carried
out to fulfillment. They are the willful men from all ranks of
life who have put democracy in the second place. 'The class
should be suppressed wherever encountered. < Mir business now
is to win tile war in the shortest time possible. Then wo will
have picnt\ of time to thresh out the age-old problems of civi
lization. detailin';- malicious gossip only binders'our efforts.
The Russian pen is indeed mightier than the Russian
sword, if you art* not over particular about the use of the word
•‘might.”
'While the boys are “carrying on” at the front it is the
duty of tin* rest of us to “buckle in” and do something in the
rear.
The virtues of men, at host, are negative; T admire a wom
an for what she is and a man for what lie isn’t.
We often discard the wrong cards, and sometimes it hap
pen - that way with friendships.
When a young man once drops into poetry he seldom gets
on his feet again.
AMERICAN WIVES
CONTROL HUSBANDS
ENGLISH ACTOR EXPLAINS WHY
WORKINGMEN IN UNITED
STATES ARE CONTENTED.
LONDON, April 9.—“Why is the
working man in America so well under
control?” asked Sir Johnson Forbes
Robertson, actor, at a meeting here
| to support the work of the Young
! Women’s Christian association. “Be
; cause there the working man is under
the thumb of his wife.”
He added that in America the work
ing woman” is a high intelligent wom
an; and the consequence is that Mr.
Gompers is having practically no
trouble with the vast and powerful
unions all over America.
“Practically,” said Sir Johnston,
“America is a woman’s country and,
in my view, a jolly good job, too!”
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W. T. Tolsch, of Thane, recently
made a speech to the foreigners em
ployed there in which he urged them
to consider the benefits that had ac
crued to them from this democratic
country, the equal chances given them,
the education chances and the advan
tages their children have for study
and advancement.
Louis Schultz, holder of extensive
mining property in the Atlin country,
| was a recent arrival in Skagway while
| on his way to the interior.
The pupils of Douglas recently un
derwent a stiff examination in regard
to their mental efficiency. The adult
should be able to deline 65 of the 100
words given and a super adult seven
ty-five. Some of the words were su
dorific, shagreen, homonculus, cam
plot, parterre, sapient, ochre, paleolo
gy, lyimpset, ambergris.
Douglas thinks she has one of the
meanest Jiieves that ever lived. Some
one “borrowed” a Pyrene extinguish
er from one 'of the sleds in the lire
hall ad forgot to return it. If he took
it for personal gain the hope was ex
pressed that he might be called upon
to use it.
William Richard Solibakke has the
honor of being the first man selected
for the draft in the Iditarod district.
He waived all exemptions, got his
questionnaire back to the board the
same day it was mailed, was classi
fied and has been examined and ac
cepted for service, and is now wait
ing orders for embarkation.
Mrs. Susan Davis, aged 6!» years,
died of heart disease at her home at
Mendenhall, near Juneau. She was
the mother of Mrs. Arthur Stewart, of
Mendenhall, and of Mrs. J. L. Fuller,
of Juneau.
The Skagway lodge of Elks recently
elected the following officers: Exalt
ed ruler, Oscar Selmer; esteemed lead
ing knight, V. I. Hahn; esteemed loyal
knight, C. C. Cole; esteemed lecturing
knight. J. C. Wood; secretary, F. J.
Vandewall; treasurer, W. C. Wright;
tiler, L. A. Crepeau; trustee, Martin
Conway; delegate to grand lodge, F.
S. Keller; alternate delegate, Henry
Friedenthal.
Willis Ceorge, a Killisnoo Indian,
recently reported to the police at Ju
neau that he had lost on the street in
Juneau SI 10. He offered half of it
to the finder. He said that at Killis
noo he counted fifty deer on the
beach at one place, and stated that
they were so poor and weak that any
one could walk right up to them.
A jury in the district court at Ju
neau in the case of Mary Tassell
against the Treadwell Gold Mining
company brought in a verdict in fav
or of the plaintiff, in which they de
emeu mat, ner nu.soanu, j\ies lassen,
had died in the Treadwell mine cave
in of last year. Under the territorial
compensation act, the establishment
of the fact that we was killed while
working in the company’s mine would
j entile Mrs. Tassell to $3,000, as a
widow, and to $000 for each of her
four children. There was, heretofore,
; some doubt as to whether Alex Tas
sell had been killed, some claiming
that he had been seen on top after
the cave-in. But as his being seen
could not be proven, and one year has
elapsed since that time and nothing
has been heard of him, the jury decid
ed the case for the plaintiff. Mrs.
Tassell is an Indian woman and had
;been married to her white husband
fifteen years. Their four children
are from three to fifteen years of
'age.
Considerable damage was done on
Douglas island recently by the thaw
! ing of the snow. The large native
hall on Beach rowT collapsed during
the forenoon with a report that was
j heard in Treadwell. Not only did the
jroof break in, but the entire side of
the building was forced out and
spread flat on the beach. Within a
fewT minutes after the collapse it "was
amusing to see the number of natives
all over the village on top of their
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roofs, frantically shoveling off the
heavy weight of snow. The roof of
the cow barn belonging to the Doug
las dairy also caved in and the build
ing was considerably damaged. For
tunately, there were no cattle in the
barn, and in several other instances
where damage was done by slides no
one was hurt.
Mrs. Chloe Baker, aged 70 years,
died recently at Skagway, of paraly
sis. tier daughter, Mrs. Rose Baker
Brown, died a few days before. Mrs.
Baker was a resident of Skagway for
twenty years. Mrs. Baker was mar
ried to A. J. Baker fifty-five years
ago, and leaves her husband, A. J.
Baker, sr., one son, E. Baker, of El
lensburg, three grandchildren, two
boys and one girl, and two great
grandchildren, the two grandsons be
ing A. J. Baker, jr., and E. A. Baker,
of Skagway.
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The Cordova Times is receiving
subscriptions to build a monument for
James Barclay, known to all old-tim
ers as “Jimmy the Bear.” Barclay,
who was an old pioneer and trail
blazer of the north, lost his life in a
snowslide last spring while, trying to
rescue his partner.
Mrs. A. T. Nelson, wife of Alexan
der T. Nelson, the Douglas transfer
man, died recently at Douglas, fol- •
lowing many months of suffering;
from cancer.
Rumors current through the south- j
eastern part of Alaska were to the ef- j
feet that the Alaska-Juneau mine was j
going to shut down. Manager Brad
ley at once denied the report, stating i
that about thirty men would be laid j
off for about three months in the mills !
but the underground working would ;
not be lessened any. This curtailment
of work will only be temporary.
Chief Engineer Morrison, well
known on the Yukon, having navigat
ed those waters for many years re
cently dropped dead in the engine
room of a boat plying the sound out!
of Tacoma. His wife and children;
reside in Tacoma.
A home guard company, with 125
members, has been organized at Cor
dova.
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The members of the Alaska Labor cl
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union at Juneau adopted a resolution | e!
recently in which they urged that the c‘
United States government take steps
to remedy the shipping conditions a
which have permitted much food fish
to spoil on the docks at Juneau for
lack ot transportation, l hey direct
ed their officers to send copies of
this resolution to the presiding offi
cer of the United States senate, to the
speaker of the house of representa
tives, the chairman of the shipping
board, to Food Director Hoover, to
Delegate Charles Sulzer and to Gov
ernor Strong and others. They cited
the fact that the act of congress of
October (i, 1917, gave the United
States shipping board the right to
issue permits to foreign bottoms to
engage in coastwise trade, but that
the right of foreign bottoms to en
gage in coastwise trade, in Alaska
had been denied. They urge the
United States government to remedy,
as quickly as possible, the condition
which forces fish to rot on the docks.
Oliver C. Field, son of Mr. and Mrs. j
H. C. Field, of Ketchikan, is now in j
San Francisco engaged in making j
j liberty motors for the airplane indus- i
j try. He is very anxious to get into
! the navy and had turned down an of
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j fer as instructor in cue of the avia
| tion schools there. -
H. S. Waugh, of London, head of a
British company operating in south
eastern Alaska, said that he considers
that a revelation of gold is becoming
a necessity, if mining is to continue.
“Operators,” said Mr. Waugh, “are
not going to pay $25 to mine an
ounce of gold worth $19.
A copy of the Daily Alaskan states
that by actual measurement the ice
on the pavement on Broadwray is
four feet thick. The average Alaskan
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There is a period in every man’s tfj
life when he suddenly realizes that ifi
he is not the same man anymore. This jjj
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realization may come to him sudden- ip
ly, but after all, when he stops and ifi
thinks back, he will recall that the ifj
condition really came on gradually, ifi
only he paid no attention to it. ifi
Then all at once through some mishap or other, he stumbles ifi
over the fact that something is .wrong. Then he begins to argue with ifi
himself. He knows he is still a young or middle-aged man, and he ifi
wonders why things should be so. Some men there are, who know
better than anyone else what brought that particular condition about,
but 1 am sorry to < say that the great majority DON’T know and
DON’T care.
“You know this “don’t” care class, you see them on the street
wherever you go and you don’t have to use a flashlight either. They
are here, there and everywhere, the world is full of them, men 'who Sfi
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enough pride or ambition left to want to be clean and strong again.
But wait! Let us classify these men. The one class is what it is
because of fast living and subsequent ignorance of consequences.
The other class is, where it is, because of hard work, overwork in
fact, privations, hardships and exposure. Alaska especially has a
great number of just such men, men who take life seriously and do
not know what the limits of endurance are. The natural consequence
is, something has to break, and that “something” is usually “nerves”.
The Morningside Asylum has a lot of patients who could testify to
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that. But don’t worry, only a very small percentage get there, the
others stay right here, they are not violent, but not much good to
themselves or anyone else.
In the name of common sense, men, don’t let yourself get that
way. pick yourself together and make an honest effort to crawl out
of that hole.
HERE’S A HELPING HAND
I have made a life-long study of broken-down men. I know what
they are and how they feel. I know what their particular cause is
and I know what to do for them. 1 have helped and cured thousands
and made life worth the living for them. I can do the same for
you, providing you are not past the helping. At least it will be to
your advantage to talk your case over with me and hear my opinion.
If you can’t be helped, I will candidly tell you so. If you can be
cured I will do so.
I treat and cure Acute and Chronic Contracted Diseases, Blood
Poison at any stage and Skin Disorders in every form. Piles and
Rupture cured without detention from business or confinement to bed.
Very special attention give to nervous disorders.
626 4t,h Ave., Opp. Tel. Office.
HOURS: 11 A. M. TO 8 P. M.
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Anchorage, Alaska
SUNDAYS, UNTIL 7. |
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ay well be astounded until he,
arns the reason. The cakes of ice [
ere cut from Lake Bennet and haul- j
1 to Skagway.
The First Territorial bank of Doug
s has filed suit against T. P. Shel
>n, asking for judgment amounting j
i $400 and interest. The suit is for j
ie purpose of securing possession of j
house and lot which was given in j
> security of a loan.
Three soldiers at Skagway are!
larged with breaking into the gov- j
■nment warehouse and stealing thej
ircass of a hog and disposing of it
i Tong. The three soldiers involved
:e Ray Carpenter, Golden Workman
id Edward Sponger. The three men
id Tong are held in custody.
Another steamer was added to the
laskan fishing fleet in the launching
the Catherine D at the Pacific Am
ican Fisheries company ship yards
; Bellingham, Washington. The
atherine D will be a passenger boat
i the fishing business, carrying the
•ews back and forth. She is of the
rpe of the Firwood vessels.
The twelve-foot chimney leading
om the kitchen annex at Eagle hall
as recently swept away at Juneau
yr the heavy accumulation of snow,
he chimney crashed through the i
)of .causing more or less damage,
it fortunately injuring no one.
IR1TISH CONSUL IS
DEAD IN CHIHUAHUA
NGLISH OFFICIAL WHOM VILLA
TRIED TO KILL SUCCUMBS
TO PNEUMONIA.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., April 10.
-Pneumonia did what Villa bullets
iuld not do in taking the life of Cap
lin S. Scobell, British vice consul who
ied here recently. Captain Scobell
cted as British vice consul and repre
mted the American government here
iroughout the Villa activities in this
tate. Once a messenger was sent to
is home from Villa’s headquarters,
/hen Captain Scobell opened the door
ie man fired point blank at him, hav
ig been ordered to kill the acting
.merman consul. During the entire
sven years of revolution Captain
cobell remained at this post.
CHARLES R. HARRIS, GENERAL
MANAGER, TAKES IN SEVEN
MEN WITH HIM.
FIFTY TO BE EMPLOYED LATER.
Active Operations Will Commence As
Soon As Repairs Are Made to the
Dredge — Supplies Have Been
Freighted in Over Ice.
Fifty men will be employed
throughout the approaching mining
season on the dredge by the Cache
Creek Dredging company on Cache
creek, according to a statement made
by Charles I>. Harris, general mana
ger for the company, who left with a
party of seven persons on yesterday’s
train for Wasilla on his way to the
property.
More men will be employed this
year than last and with favorable
weather conditions prevailing for op
erating the dredge, the most profita
ble season of the company’s work in
the Cache creek district is anticipat
ed, stated Mr. Harris.
The supplies needed for the dredge
have been freighted in over the ice
from McDougal to the camp on Cache
creek and upon the completion of the
necessary repairs to the dredge which
will be commenced April 15, active
mining work will start. About two
weeks will be required to complete
the repairs to the dredge.
Mrs. Harris and small child will
accompany Mr. Harris to the camp
and will remain there throughout the
summer.
The names of the employes of the
dredge who left yesterday with Mr.
Harris are A. A. Anderson, W. L.
Davis, J. H. Wheelock, W. E. Gei*- ^
hart, Charles Hermann, F. J. Engle
horn and F. E. Whiting.
They were guests of the Hotel An- •
chorage during their stay in town.
About ten days will be required by
the party to make the trip from An
chorage to the camp on Cache creek.
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