A PROCLAMATION
In keeping with a custom established by those who founded this
great nation, a day is,set apart each year to gi e thanks to Al
mighty God for the many blessings which He has bestowed upon us*
A sincere obser ance of this day ser es to remind us of our duty
to God, to our nation and to our fellow men*
The President of the United States, ha ing designated .and set
apart Thursday, the twenty—sixth day of ITo ember, nineteen hundred
and twenty-fi e as
THAEKSGI IUG DAY
Therefore, I, George A* Parks, Go ernor of the Territory of Alaska
in conformity therewith, do hereby summon all people of the
Territory of Alaska to the obser ance of this anni ersary and rec
ommend that they refrain from their usual occupations and gather
in their homes or in their accustomed places of worship and there
gi e thanks to God for his manifold blessings.
Remembering that Alaska has prospered and has not been i si te d
with pestilence or calamity during the year, let this Thanks
gi ing Day be obser ed in a manner expressi e of spiritual faith
and profound gratituse to the Creator.
Geo. A. Parks,
Go ernor of Alaska.
ARTY'S FIVES? RIFE TO CROSS THE UNITED STATES
SOON.
The he a lest piece of ordinance e er to he transported oy
rail in the United States will start on a transcontinental jour
ney in the near future, It is a fourteen-inch Array rifle weigh
ing with railway mount, 730, 000 pounls. The rifle was built at
Water liet Arsenal/ N. Y.and the mount at Watertown, hass* lhe
rifle was recently fired for test purposes at Aberdeen Pro in^.
Ground.
The rifle with its mount is he a ier than the largest locomo
ti e e er "built and "before it could "be safely routed, xhe
Quartermaster Corps had to sur ey all the railways^of the coun
try to determine whether road-beds and bridges could safely
hold its weight* The mount is supported on fourteen trucks and
in addition the equipment includes se eral car-loads of spare parts
and ammunition*
The gun will he placed at Fort liacArtliur, near San Diego Cal.
It will form an important part of the seacoast defense of the
South Pacific Coast.^
The rifle has a range of 40,000 yards (22. 7 )irile s, fires a
projectile weighing 1,400 pounds and requires a powder charge
of o er 400 pounds*
The rifle will require almost two months for the journey, as
it will be held for inspection at a number of points en route.