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SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918
THE RECENT RED CROSS DRIVE
The showing made by Alaska in the
recent Red Cross war fund dirve was
oDe of which every resident of the
territory may well be proud. Accord
ing to the figures printed in Wednes
day’s issue of the Daily Times, every
section so far reported more than
oversubscribed the quota allotted to
it, and in some instances different
communities, “went over the top” six
and seven times. Cordova’s quota was
$3,000, and the amount contributed by
its loyal citizens was $8,438.70. But
even this splendid record was over
shadowed by other and even smaller
communities, apparently.
The surprise of the drive appears
to have been the little community of
Iditarod, in the remote Interior. If the
figures given to this paper are correct,
and there is little doubt but what
they are, the Interior placer camp,
which saw its best days several years
ago, subscribed $11,550, on an allot
ment of $2,000. On this showing the
pro rata contribution of Iditarod’s
population must have been somewhere
in the neighborhood of $10, which
speaks volumes for the patriotism
rrd open-heartedness of the gold
miners, it can be said also in this
connection that . Iditarod has some
splendid workers in behalf of war
activities, one of which is a club com
posed of all classes of citizens whose
members have pledged themselves to
contribute $5 each month for the Red
Cross until the close of the war. Such
devotion to the cause merits and
should be accorded the commendation
-of all.
Juneau’s magnificent contribution
Ml $27,898.79 is also worthy of note.
Although the center of the most
thickly settled portion of the terri
tory, Juneau’s prosperity has been
greatly impaired by the big slump in
the mining industry, and her showing
in face of adverse conditions is es
pecially meritorious.
The litle town of Wrangell, with a
quota of $750, contributed more than
$5,000, and not one of the towns or
districts reporting but greatly over
subscribed the amount allotted to it.
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AIRSHIP PRODUCTION
The recent sensational statements
regarding the “failure” of America’s
aircraft program have caused a great
deal of speculation as to the actual
status of that branch of Uncle Sam’s
fighting machine. People who broadly
hinted that the $640,000,000 appropri
ated by congress for the building and
equipping of airships appear to have
been either squelched or they have
discovered that they were on the
wrong tack. It is significant that a
clamor which started out with such
sensational statements should have
so suddenly ceaBed. But there is a
probably a good reason. It is possible
that Uncle Sam may have been
quietly building airplanes without the
aid of the publicity bureau, and that
those to whom the task was intrusted
considered It more important that the
craft should be built and forwarded
to the battle front than that the prog
, rees of its workmen should have been
heralded to the world in blazing head
lines for the edification of the Hun
as well as the people of this country.
At any rate Aynerican citizens will de
voutly hope that this has been the
case. And recent statements which
have found access to eastern publica
tions seem to bear out this view.
The New Tork Times claims that
the Curtiss Company is turning out
610 planes a month; the Fisher Body
Corporation, 260 a month; the Stan
dard Aircraft Corporation, 260 a
month, and the Dayton Wright Com
pany, a few more than 300 a month.
These four plants, according to sched
ule. are turning out 16,120 planes a
year, but it said that the output of
these four plants can and will be
materially increased. But this is speak
ing of only four of the twelve plants
operating on government contracts.
The same publication estimates the
weekly product of these plants at fifty
planes, or 217 a month, for each plant.
"That," it says, “gives us a total
output of 2,604 planes a month, or
31,248 planes n year, which is as near
the exact present production of air
craft in this country as figures are
obtainable to prove.”
This statement is hardly compatible
with the wild assertions that were
recently made, to the effect that there
was not a single American airplane
in France.
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The assassination of former Czar
Nicholas, the details of which have
not yet percolated through, will not
bring honor to the Bolsheviki, or who
ever was responsible for the cowardly
act. From what has become kaowi
of his character, Nicholas Romaaofl
was largely the creature of environ
ment, and his worst fault seems t<
have been the ease with which h<
could be influenced by designing men
His naturally altrulBtic leanings wen
swamped in the net of intrigue witl
which he was surrounded. Had his
captors been magnanimous and al
lowed him to spend bis life with hi:
family amid his beloved gardens ir
the Crimea, the world would have ap
plauded where now it reprobates.
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DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN LAD>
Mrs. Vincent Browne, pioneer o
Skagway and Nome, died recently ai
the home of her son, A. B. Browne
in Seattle. Mrs. Browne was tb(
mother of Mrs. Gustav SeifTert, whc
is well known in Alaska, where hei
husband has been engaged in minins
at Nome, in the Arctic region oi
Alaska, and in the Cook Inlet country
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KLONDIKE BOXER DEAD
The death of Fred Wyatt, formei
champion boxer of the Klondike, and
one-time middleweight champion ol
Canada, is confirmed by a letter which
has come back to the lodge of Moose
The following is an article which ap
peared recently In “Red Cross Clip
pings ' and will be of special interest
to trained nurses who are considering
the matter of offering their services to
the Red Cross:
Miss Jane A. Delano, director of
the bureau of nursing of the American
Red Cross, points out to nurses the un
tjsuql opportunities offered by the in
surance law, enacted for the protection
of our army and navy. The provisions
of the insurance bill apply equally to
nurses assigned to duty as members of
the army and navy nurse corps, and
make it possible for the nurse to se
cure, at nominal rates, protection for
herself as well as for designated mem
bers of her family dependent upon
her.
“ ‘A great responsibility rests upon
the nurses of the country,’ continues
Miss Delano. ‘They are the only group
of women recognized ns a part of the
military establishment. While thou
sands and thousands of nurses will be
needed, the number Is relatively, small
compared with the number of women
In America who should stand back of
them and make possible the service for
which they are so greatly needed at
this time.
“The nurses who share In the hard
ships, the dangers and the privations
incident to war should be looked upon
as the representatives of the woman
hood of America at the front, and
these women who stand ready to- sac
rifice all, even their lives if necessary,
should receivfe the sympathy, the sup
port and the interest of the millions of
women whose husbands, brothers and
sons are fighting for the safety of the
country. Not only should the women
of the country encourage nurses who
have this blessed opportunity for serv
ice to volunteer promptly, but they
should make every effort possible to
protect the nurses holding themselves
ready for service and share with them
the responsibility and sacrifices neces
sary.
“‘A special appeal is made there
fore to the nurses of America to vol
unteer at once through their nearest
local committee on Red Cross nursing
I service, through the director of the bu
I reau of nursing In their division, di
rect to Red Cross headquarters, Wash
ington, or to the surgeon general’s of
fice, war department, Washington.
Vests of Bengallne.
Very handsome are the vests of ben
galine or other heavy silks, most of
them tailor-made and quite platn.
One of soft blue was embroidered in
rose and one of ecru In purple. An
adjunct to a blouse that carried out
the sleeveless Idea, and a vest as well,
is a wide, scarfllke piece brought
around the neck and fastening uadfer
the belt in front, leaving the frank
the blouse exposed. A striking one
was of old rose with a touch of dull
gold along the border. It was worn
over a cream white silk blouse and
was very effective.
Children's Coats.
Smart checks in dark tones—for ex
ample, two shades of brown in a
small check—as well as In black: and j
white, are employed in the spring
coats for the small girl. Homespuns, I
In light colors, such as blue, rose,
green and tan, also silver thread
velours, serges and novelty cloths are
made up In a wide variety of styles.
There are the. elongated waist' and
plaited skirt forms, the high waist*
line and bolero jacket effects and the
straight line coats with belt of self
material.
Quilting in Fash-on.
Quilting is in high fashion. It Is
used on silk and satin. Ont new gown
has a knife-plaited georgette i kirt, done
by machine, with a directolre coat
bodice and long panel back of terra
cotta quilted satin. The sleeves? are
long and flare over the hands, and the
immense, turnover collar is creased
on a line with the shoulders. They
are both copied from the direetolre
fashions. This frock is worn with a
.black hat trimmed with com flowers.
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1 FORMER KLONDIKER
WILL BE IN COMMAND
Word has been received in Dawson
that the famous Jewish battalion, re
cruited in London for service in Pal
estine, has gone forward in charge of
Major Patterson, a former Klondiker.
Patterson once engaged in mining on
Last Chance creek, in the Klondike,
and was associated with “Red” Nichol,
some time manager of the Eldorado
bottling works of Dawson, and an old
time pal of Andrew Carnegie. At last
reports he was general factotum of a
Hammam bath house In Vancouver.
Patterson has many friends in the
North* who are confident that he will
make good in his new position. It is
understood his battalion went forward
by way of Egypt.
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• GIRLS HELPING
Klondike girts are helping to win
the war by doing manual labor such
as formerly was regarded as only
proper for men to do. Clothed ini
khaki knickerbockers, they are plant
ing and caring for agricultural prod
ucts, and they propose to do the har
vesting also.
JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
UVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FRY
Phone 22
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I, support of other Interests than the buslnees that comes to It In the
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f Th® trend of American banking legislation Is toward branch bank
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1 which is the first and so far the only branch system.
X Complying with the laws and regulations governing the Instltu
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