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PATHE PRESENTS
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A GOLD ROOSTER PLAY
IN FIVE THRILLING PARTS
FEATURING RALPH KELLARD, SUPPORTED BY LOIS
MERIDITH AND AN EXCELENT CAST
SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 O'CLOCK
GENERAL ADMISSION 25c RESERVED SEATS 50c
‘UNCLE SAM TAKES
ERIE CANAL OVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS.
—Secretary McAdoo has issued in
structions for taking over the Erie
canal and placing that waterway
under the direct control of the
United States government, as part
of the transportation system of the
► country. The secretary also has
made arrangements for the imme
diate construction of a large fleet
of barges, to relieve the freight
congestion on the railroads.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Singer Sewing Machine,
^ first class condition. Apply Xe
nana Tailor Shop, Waechter Bldg.
FOR SALE—Well matched Cross and
Red Fox Skins. Apply Simson's.
FOR SALE OR RENT—National
Cash Registers. Inquire Simson's.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office.
Buy That Libery Bond Today.
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' Lieutenant Long and a deta<
ment of twenty men recently 1<
Valdez for Seward, where they w
be stationed to guard the wharv
and railroad property. Valdez
now the only city in the territo
where the people are so loyal t
wharves do not need guarding, sa
the Valdez Miner.
With the recent landing on t
Pribiloff islands by the steam
Roosevelt of a complete cannii
outfit for the preserving of se
meat, food dealers are speculatii
on how the public will receive t
marketing of the meat, says the A
chorage Times.
Although the sea.ls live mainly <
fish, it is said their flesh does n
have a fishy flavor.
The meat is taken from t:
shoulders and a three-year-old bi
will yield fifty to sixty pounds
choice flesh.
All parts of the seal carcass \»
be utilized for commercial purpose
Even the entrails will be used f
making a high grade of soft leatht
The lining of the throat makes
very thing tough leather.
This year will witness the unr
stricted killing of seals for the fir
time since 1910.
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THE SOURDOUGHS’ HOME
The Arctic
DAVIS & TAYLOR, Props.
Soft Drinks Cigars Tobaccos
Pocket Billiards Rooms
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS
Take Advantage ““——
of the New Water and Sewer Lines
Get Your Order in at Once for
Flush Toilets, Bath Tubs
Lavatories, Sinks, Etc.
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
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Sitka has formed a "Home Guard” ‘
declare mail advices from there. J.
McNulty was elected captain. R. De-1
Armond. first lieutenant. W. E.
Peterson, second lieutenant. Sever.
tv-two are members of the guard.
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' In the organization are old men. j
young men, big men and little men,
i white men and native men.
Sitka is lively these davs. Busi
ness is booming. The sawmill ha<
ot
; been operating full blast for some :
. months and new rafts of sawlogs j
; are coming in daily. Building oper-1
ill
; ations will be begun shortlv on two i
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canneries, the Pyramid Packing Co.. 1
and the Sitka Packing Co. The
! docks are at present piled high with i
lumber, machinerv and other ma
’ j terial for these. A new general j
| store is under construction. A num
i ber of new fishing boats are being
built by the natives.
The herring have started their
, spring run. Several boat loads have
st I
already been taken. Gulls and eagles '
j are multiplying accordingly.
“ • "Meatless days” have been hard
j on wild ducks and geese. Much I
more hunting of these has been
done this winter than formerly. The
; geese have not suffered greatly,
they seem to have little notion of I
; contributing to the food conserva
I tion program they are wary as of
yore.
Mr. Reed, of the Sheldon Jackson !
j school and Rev. R. A. Buchanan
, hold the record as hunters of geese
at present. They successfully
i stalked a flock of five on a recent
afternoon and bagged the entire
: number.
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F. H. Hamilton, the Ruby tele- ‘
phone man, is a visitor in Nenana,
having made the trip down from
Fairbanks with Roy Lund. He is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Slippern.
Miss Stella Herington underwent
a minor operation at the Govern
ment hospital yesterday7.
James G. Moore, Jr., who cami
down from Fairbanks this week
underwent an operation at the Gov
1 ernment hospital today.
Buy That Libery Bond Today.
GREAT ALASKAN
NATIONAL PARK
IS RECOGNIZED
In the report of the director ol
national parks in the United State!
attention is given to Mt. McKinlej
National park, of Alaska:
“This new reservation,” says th<
report, “incloses an area of 2,20(
square miles and contains the loft
iest mountain in America—Moun'
McKinley. It was established by
the act of congress approved Febru
ary 26. 1917, and is the second larg
est national park.
“Mount McKinley rises 20,30!
fee\ above sea level, and is nearly
6.000 feet higher than Mount Whit
ney, the loftiest summit within th(
borders of the United States proper
The south side of Mount McKinley
which is the stupendous climax 01
the great Alaska range, is nearlx
impassable. It is covered by glacier;
j of enormous bulk. The annua
; snowfall in some places reaches r
depth of sixty feet. On the nortl
side, however, is a rolling country
dotted with beautiful lakes anc
forests and inhabited by great herd;
; of caribou, bighorn sheep, moose
and deer. The huge Alaskan beai
is also native to the park.
“Congress established this reser
vation as a refuge and breeding
ground for conservation of Alaskan
big game against inroads which may
be expected to develop upon com
pletion of the new Alaskan railway.
In the absence of specific appro
priation for administration of the
park the governor of Alaska con
tinues to afford protection to the
animal life through the small force
of territorial game wardens under
his direction. Promptly upon pas
sage of the act creating the park
an estimate for an appropriation in
the sum of $10,000 for protective
and improvement purposes was sub
mitted to congress, but this failed
to receive favorable consideration
in either the sixtv-fourth or the
sixty-fifth congresses. The estimate
has again been submitted in the
regular estimates for the 1919 fiscal
year.”
FOUR MINUTE TALK
REPLEIE WITH FACT
Speaker Says Capital Mutt Forget
Greed, and Labor Their
Grievances.
The four-minute talk delivered
by Mr. E. Loughlin at the Coli
seum last evening was one of the
best discourses that has been to
date, presented to a Xenana audi
ence.
Mr. Loughlin discussed the pres
ent state of the country, insofar
as the production of the industrial
army. He stated that the reason
for the United States being so far
behind as they were in their pro
gram of shipbuilding and other like
industries, was owing to the fact
that there was too much bickering
and feeling between the laboring
class and the capitalists. Until this
feeling can be overcome or forgot
ten entirely for the time being, said
the speaker, the highest efficiency in
this work cannot be obtained.
In England, he continued, the
workment are 90 per cent union
izer, while in the United States they
are but ten per cert. It is for this
reason, he contended, that England’s
preparations were being carried on
in such a steady manner.
Mr. Loughlin stated several facts
to clinch his arguments and drew
particular attention to the conse
quences of a triumph of autocracy
even in Europe. It would lead ulti
mately to our shores, he stated,
and for the reason urged that finan
cial support be given the cause,
even if one were unable to carry a
gun.
In qlosing Mr. Loughlin said that
in a few weeks’ time, someone would
win the ice pool, someone would
then have an even thousand dollars
that they did not expect or count
upon. The speaker suggested that
the winner might invest his win
nings to advantage by subscribing
them to the Third Liberty Loan.
OVER THE ICE
GARDEN SEED
NOW ON SALE AT
W. A. COGHILL
OPPOSITE COLISEUM.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR EUR
Have Your
Wood Sawed
By ^
QCIOK ACTION
^ R. E. COOLEY
Office at Ooonev Hotel
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REINDEER HERDS
OF ALASKA SHOW
STEADY GROWTH
According to the late issue of the
Alaska Bureau of Indian Education
journal. The Eskimo, there were ap
proximately 100,000 head of rein
deer in Alaska at the close of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1017.
At that time there were about
seventy-three herds in all parts of
the territory, of which thirty-three
are located in what is officially
known as the northwest district,
which extends from the southeastern
point of Seward peninsula to Point
Barrow and includes St. Lawrence
Island.
The total number of deer located i
on Seward peninsula and St. Law-!
rence Island was 26,347, while the;
number in the entire northwest dis-:
trict was 50,379. Of this number I
30,930 were owned by Eskimos.
The number of Eskimo deer own-;
ers is placed at 1,024, out of a total |
approximate population of 5.000 na
tives.
The U. S. A. transport Crook, for
two seasons past in the service of
the Alaskan Engineering commission, j
carrying freight and passengers be-1
tween Seattle and .Anchorage, is
now in governmental freight service
in the Far East.
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THE BELMONT HOTEL
AND
POOL ROOM
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EVERYTHING NEW
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Union Hall Club Rooms
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Shrimp, Clam and Oyster
Martin’s Pool Hall
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News Office.
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