(Anchorage Times.)
The time of the year has come when
the captains of the gas launches and
power boats making Anchorage their
home ports are thinking of “light,
more light." This is especially true
of the boats plying between Anchor
age and Turnagain Arm points, and
some arrangements should he made
to let the light shine continuously
from the beacon on Fire island.
At the instigation of the Alaska en
gineering commission, a flash light
was placed on the lower end of Fire
island and this light is under the su
pervision of the lighthouse department
of the government. The keeper is sta
tioned at Ketchikan, and at present
is using the absent treatment in refer
ence to the lights on Fire island. This
process does very well in the case
of Cupid or an unpaid bill, but is
hardly satisfactory in the particular
case referred to.
In the absence of fish wives and the
gray haired grandfathers, who have
passed their usefulness to man the
oar, there will be no beacon light on
Fire island from this source, and ap
parently the matchless keeper at Ket
chikan is waiting until the Pioneer or
Brighton or some other local boat, that
makes it possible to have the daily
business connections with Turnagain
Arm points, runs ashore or batters
themselves to pieces against the num
erous rocks that abound on this
treacherous coast.
Many an interesting story has been
woven around the lighthouse of the
storm-strewn shores of the eastern
coast, giving a thrilling account of
how the keeper's daughter with, the
last sulphur match sent the beacon
light flashing over the white-capped
sea just in time to save her sweet
heart’s fishing boat with the day's
catch of cod from being dashed to
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pieces against the ragged rocks.
There possibly would be no oppor
tunity to come back with an Alaskan
romance, with a similar setting, for
the lighthouse on Fire island was not
erected with the view of housing a
keeper, and anyhow the chances are I
he would not have been fortunate
enough to have possessed a daughter,
but if the lights were kept trimmed
and burning they might save some of .
the local boats from disaster; in any
event this light wrould be a greater ;
benefit to the local gas and power ^
boats plying between Anchorage and |
Turnagain Arm points.
The captains of the local boats have 1
signified their willingness to assume
the responsibility of keeping tills light
or lights burning, provided the gov
ernment will furnish the necessary oil,
and this is a matter that needs the
immediate consideration and attention
of the proper authorities.
The Alaska Tin Company, operating
in the Nome country, will install a
hydraulic plant to work eroded ledge
matter from Its claims. It Is estimat
ed that from 20 to 30 tons of the
eroded ore will be cleaned up averag
ing 60 per cent wolframite and 35 per
cent tin, and valued at about $2,000
per ton.
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NOTICE.
Owing to the prevalence of whoop
ing cough in Cordova, parents of all
children afflicted with a persistent
cough are hereby ordered to keep
them away from other children not so
afflicted, and out of all stores, hotels,
places of amusement, and not allow
them to play on the main or business
streets of the town.
W. W. COUNCIL,
Health Officer.
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A/HAT ENGLAND HAS
DONE IN GREAT WAR.
(Continued From Page One.)
"Mistakes? The allies no doubt
liave made mistakes, but England has
made no such mistakes as have been
made by Germany, all of whose plans
have gone awry. England was expect
ed to, and promised to furnish 150,000
men for the protection of Belgium in
ease of an European war-—and that
was all. She has. in fact, provided an
army and navy personnel of nearly
5.000. 000 men, and has trebled the
personnel of her fleet. Could any
other nation in the world furnish over
4.000. 000 men on a voluntary basis,
as Great Britain has done?
“.Americans should understand that
It Is not alone In the field of battle
that Great Britain has proved her ca
pacify for organization. She has
proved it in the civil field: she has
nationalized the railways of the coun
try and has protected the regular divi
fiends; she secured the sugar crop
of the world at the very beginning of
the war, through which sugar is cheap
er today In Great Britain than it is
in the United States, and at the same
time has got out of it revenue of
nearly thirty-four million dollars.
“She rescued the British people
from being done by meat trusts by
seizing all ships which could carry
chilled meat, and having the ships,
she could get her meat fin fair terms
and has done — 50,000 tons a month
for Great Britain and France and 10,
000 tons for Italy. She has also sup
plied France with steel, boots, shoes
and uniforms. She has made coal a
public military service, and by act of
presentment, has fixed the profit of
the coal mines and she supplies the
Iritish, French and Italian navies with j
oal.
"She has organized the purchase of ;
wheat by a small committee, which
dso buys and ships wheat and oats, j
odder, etc., for Italy. She has bought
ip the fish supply of Norway and very
ately bought up against German in- »
rigue the great bulk of the food ex
>orts of Holland.
"She has put on a five shilling in
ome tax, which has been paid without
jrotest by the mass of British people.
=She has drawn upon her financial re j *
sources till she has loaned her allies !
uid her overseas dominions £450,000,- j
*00, and she has taken as high as SO
icr cent of the war profits of the j
treat manufacturing firms.
"The organization is not ornate and !
spectacular, but there never was a
iute when all the people of the coun
try were so occupied in national
things, when so many have given
hemselves up, without pay or reward,
to doing national work. Her power
>f organization Is proved most thor
''Ughly by the work of the ministry
of munitions, which, under the Inde- ’
fatigahle Mr, Lloyd George, has in
creased the three great munitions
plants before the war to 4,000 estab
lishments, with 2,000,000 workers, has
arranged canteens for 500,000 people
and has erected twenty national work
shops within one ease, a population of
50,000 people.
"As for manufacture. In a fortnight
as many heavy shells can he made as
were made in the first year of the
war. Great Britain has shown her
ancient skill for organization in a new
a successful light.”
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Captain James McPherson and wife
came up from Peake Island last night
on the tug Battler, and are on their
way to the states, where they will (
spend the winter.
For Sale Practically new Under
wood typewriter. Apply Box 271. 25-4t
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SERVICE.
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare |75.00.
40 Pounds Haggage Free.
Office: f'hitina Hotel, Chitina,
Alaska.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25.
Robert Edeson in
‘ WHERE THE TRAIL DIVIDES.”
Five Parts. 250 Scenes.
The Potent Power of Love Erases All Racial Differences.
allow at 8 p. m. Admission 25 Cents
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—Model 8 bhows what should now be expected of
typewriter.
Boll Bearing; Long Wearing
The success of the I.. C. Smith Sc Bios. Typewriters has
been due to the fart that the wants of the uur have
dictated its construction. 1 he user has decided in tavor
of certain improvements now* incorporated in Model 8.
Among them are:
Silence of Operation—The mast silenr running efficient
typewriter ever placed on the market. Absolute silence
has been very nearly attained.
Decimal Tabulator—A help in billing and tabulating.
There is no extra charge for this convenience.
Variable Line Spacer— Enables the operator to start on a
given line and sjxne front point of starting ; also to wide
on ruled lines whose spacing varies from typewriter spac
ing. A great help in card work.
Vaster Ribbon Feed—Insures new place of impact for ea<h
typeface.
Choice of Carriage Return—Upon special order the new
left band carriage return will be furnished in place of the
right hand return.
All the important features of previous models leave been retained
•—hall hearing carriage, typeh.us and capital shift, back spacer,
key-controlled ribbon, removable platen, protected type, flexible
pajier feed and automatic ribbon reverse.
Writ* for New Catalog of Model 8. It will explain why the
L. C. Smith Oi Hro*. I vpewfitrr i» a lynanym lor *uprnoi irrvur.
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Fa* ton anj Ho>ne Offite. SYRACUSE. N. Y.. II. S. A.
E S. HEWITT & COMPANY, DEALERS,
Juneau, Alaska.
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