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The Douglas Island News
Kiitero*! ?? Dnu?U- I'ii#" OftW na 8*oon<l-Cla?a M?"l Matlar
I'l'lU.ISIIRD KVERY FRIDAY
Hubarriptiou Price. ? 3.00 p?r Year In Advance
KK< < INSTRUCTION IN EUROPE
While Hatly denying any intent to pre
dict a "eonf Inanition in Europe," Frank
A. Vanderlip, American financier, paints ji
"lark pict uiv of condit ions in t In* ( )U1 \N orld.
Men arc idle ? want and idleness are
l?r?>niot inir disorder- industry lias reeeiv
ed "such a sluH*k as cannot In* measured
I iv i lit >sc who have not seen Europe at close
range."
Tlie situation, lie declares, is one which
rails for outside help. 1 he New Woild
must aid in the rehahiltation of the nations
wliieh have suffered most severely as a re
sult of the war.
To effect this end, the New York finan
cier proposed to the I 'ail-American * oulci
encc at Washington the formation of a
group of nations, made up of the Latin
Amcricaii republics, the trnited States and
some Kun?pean neutrals. to lend aid to af
flicted Europe in the form of materials,
machinery; equipment and food.
Commenting on his project, the speaker
v igoroiislx opposed the extension <?t addi
tional jrovernmcnt loans t?? foreign admin
istrations and added then' was a general
idea in Kurope that the Tinted States
"?unlit to torero the loans it made dining
the war.
Mr. Vanderlip has Ik?cii disposed t?> view
the situation abroad most seriously ever
since his initial visit following the conclu
sion of hostilities. Of his sincerity there
cannot be the slightest doubt; whether lie
perhaps is overestimating the danger is an
lu any event, there is no disouutinp
wisdom of his practical advice relative to
the extension of aid t<? industrial Kurope:
although some steps recently taken by Al
lied states, notably England and France,
max render it decidedly difficult tor the
New World to do all it would desire or all
that the Old World may deem necessary.
Import embargoes operate as much or more
t.. the detriment of the latter than of the
former and means must be found to get
around them if Yanderlip's plan is to be
carried out.
.Iu>i as "ships and more ships" was the
cry of the Allies last year, so the cry of all
the industrial states of Europe today is
"raxv material.- and more raw materials."
The food -it nation xvill be less desperate
xvhcii the crops of 11)19 are harvested, but
until the flow of raw materials has attained
normal proportions, industrial conditions
x\ il improve very slowly.
< ?overniueiit loans alone xvill not
raitrhtcu out affairs on the other side. In
fact, it would be better ill every xvav to
handle all funic operations, financial and
commercial, through private agencies lien'
and abroad, thus reestablishing trade con
nections of concerns xvhieli. during the
xv a r. xvciv mere agencies of the government
if they funciotied at all.
In brief, Kurope needs to* get back 011
a normal basis. It can do ths only through
the encouragement of private initiative.
I'ublie aid cannot be withdrawn abruptly,
but Mr. Vanderlip makes it clear tliat con
ditions xvill sliuxv ar> improx'ement just in
that proportion that that private enter
prise is compelled to stand 011 its own feet.
Seattle Tillies.
From news dispatches it would seem
I hai 1 Ik* coridal feeling that at one time ex
isted between the Atneriean soldiers and
the citizens of the occupied territory of
<iemia;i\ is somewhat strained. Every
thing went along very nieelv until Uncle
Sam's hoys compelled the (Jermans to sa
lute the Ameriean uniform when an Ainer
iean otTieer passed. The Germans, it would
seem, would rather goose-step in front of
the kaiser than raise their hand in saluta
tion to those who drove the kaiser out.
The Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce is sending out its booklet
on Alaska brought up to date. This little
hook, of which twenty-five thousand have
been printed, is a veritable treasure house
of authentic information on the Territory.
It presents many interestng facts in an in
teresting and authentic manner and the
Chamber is to be complimented for its good
work in getting it out. j
Juneau, although the first city in size'
and importance in the Territory, has lost
its pep and its punch. All spring, citizens
of the town have been trying to get up a
hall team to represent the capital city in
the games being played in this vicinity. So
far no team wearing the Juneau uniform
has been on a diamond this year. This is
an awful black eye to a city so touchy of
its fair name as Juneau and reflects not
only on its fame as the greatest city in Al
aska but on its reputation for sportsman
ship.
The Dispatch was due to spring a bomb
shell in tin' ranks of the Democratic party
in Alaska on last Sunday when Dan Suther
land was to start his serial entitled "All
About Mileage," or "Who Arc the draft
ers in Alaskan Politics." After the read
ing public was all tuned up to concert pitch
awaiting the great revelations to be sprung
by Dan, the lirst number was what was
called during the late war a "dud" ? a shell
that came through the air with great
shrieking and hit the dirt without explod
ing.
Whitehorse is now fluless, as also is.
Skairwav. Whitehorse will celebrate thi.1
event as well as make up for the celebra
tion skippd earlier in the spring by holding
a baseball tournament and excursion on!
[June 21. The only thing that might pre- ,
vent Oastincau Channel from moving to the
Yukon that day would be the possible lack
[of trausporatiou facilities.
As a striking example of what influence i
this paper has. we would cite the fact that
in a little editorial last week we protested!
mildly about the weather. The paper had
no sooner been run off the press when the
weather cleared up and the sun has been
shining brightly ever since.
What use dto be called "sun dogs" were
seen for the first time in this vicinity early
11 the week. All kinds of calamities have
been predicted by local soothsayers on ac
count of the display. We guess the world
.vill worry along in the same old way ? sun
logs or 110 sun dogs.
Villa, the Mexican bandit, is threat
?liing the town of Juaraz, which is right on
lie American border and is a town of con
siderable* importance. We may soon be
favored with another Villa hunt such as
(ccurred a few years ago.
( icorge B. (Irigsby is about ready to j
iaek his grip and leave for Washington to
?(?present Alaska in congress. Wick will,
V hanging around the outskirts with his
lsual contest in his green bag.
People of the Island should not forget
hat there is to be a Fourth of July celc
?rat ion in Douglas this year, and a good
?lie. Keep on boosting for it and make
? our plans for the day.
It has become a regular pastime for gov
Timient officials iu Juneau to raid places
-suspected of harboring liquor. So far it
uis proved a rather expensive pastime for
'lie owners of the liquor.
The attorney general is asking for half
i million dollars with which to fight anar
chists. We suggest that he invest most of
it in dynamite and give some of them it taste
of their own medicine.
Tourists have begun to make their ap
pearance on our shores and as this month
md the next few to follow are closed sea
sons on tourists in Alaska, they are not be
ing molested.
The first salmon of the season were
canned in Douglas yesterday. We arc
hoping that this will be the foreunner of
millions of cans that will in time be packed
on the Island.
Notwithstanding the fact that the first
straw hat of the season was worn by a local
man here last Sunday, he still lives and
the weather remains fair.
Alvin York, the Tennessee mountaineer
who lias been declared the greatest hero of
the war, is to be married soon. He is a hero
indeed.
This is Friday, the 13th. Better keep
your fingers crossed.
ECONOMY SHOWN IN
RAILROAD BUILDING
Cost of Railroad Will Be Less Than
25% Above Original Estimate
of Four Yeari Ago
If the prices of rullrouil material
.tupplloo mid equipment had not In
creased In the Inst four yearn, tin
cost of the government's railway in
Alaska, completed, would not have
exceeded 133.874.663. 32. TI)o ostl
mato In 191 & for tho construction
of the system wns $36,000,000. so If
no change had occurred since thon
In market conditions, the total out
lay would hnvc bacn less than he
original calculation hy $1,125,
43G.68.
Kvorythiug required In railroad
construction ? labor, food for metis
cam pa. tools, rails, lumber for tie*
and bridges, locomotives and cars
for work trnlns advanced continu
ously durliiK the- progress of the
world war until now cost prices. In
many Instances, are three arid four
times higher than they were when
the building of tho government rail
road was drst undertaken. Yet
oven If there should be no decline
In pressnt high prlcos. only nine
million odd dollars, in excess of the
original estimate, will be needed to
complete tho federal transportation
system. In other words, while prices
genoraly are 50 to |oo per cent
hlghor than formerly, tho cost of
the government railroad will bo only
about 25 per cent more than the or
iginal estlmnte of four years ngo.
Two Important factors have oper
ated to keep down tbo average of
tho cost of construction. They are
the ownership by tho railroad of coal
mines, from which all necessary -fuel
supplies are obtained, and tho pur
chase at one time In 1917 of n large
quantity of matorlnl. supplies and
equipment, some of which Is still oil
hand.
"In going over tho figures of the
iost of the railroad," said William
Gorlg. engineer In charge of the An
chorugc division, who bus Just com
pleted a financial statement of the
outlay necessary to build the entire
system on Uie basis of prices In 1915,
"there are two things quite notice
able. One Is a saving of $350,000
that has been effected by the Com
mission In using tho coal produced
nt the Eaka and Chlckaloon mines.
If the Commission. Instead of open
ing and operating these mines, had
bought In the States and shipped to
Seward and Anchorage the cool
needed In construction and opera
tion. its expenditures would have
been $350,000 In excess of what
they are to tho presont tlmo. The
other noticeable saving was effected
hy the purchase of a large quantity
of supplies In 1917. If these nup
plles. instead of having been bought
at one tlmo in 1917. had boon pur
chased at various times In 1917.
1 91 S and 1919, their cost, on ac
count of the rising market during
tho war. would have boon a great
deal more than It actualy was."
Many Tourists to Visit Alaska
For the tourist season which
opened the first of Juno tho passcn
trnr steamers plying between Seattle.
Vancouver and Alaskun ports are
'?radically all sold nut. Two full
steamer loads of "chechacos" will
visit Fort Yukon (within the Arctic
Circle) to gaze on Old Sol at mid
night this month nnd many other
points throughout the Territory will
be visited by hosts of strangers dur
ing the season. Once an Alaskan
visitor -always an Alaskan booster.
CHURCH SERVICES
Catholic Church
9:00 a. m? Holy Mass.
1:30 p. m., Sunday School.
7:30 p. m., Kvonlng Servlco.
Services at Congregational Church
Sunday school. 10:30 a. m.
Sermon, 2:30 p. m.
Rev. G. G. Druco of the Juneau
Presbyterian church In charge.
Become a stockholder in the Unit
ed States ? buy war-savings stamps.
No. 1840-A
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Division No. One.
at Juneau.
Voshlo Shitanda. Plaintiff,
vs.
Ochosan Shitanda. Defendant.
IN THE NAME OK THE UNITED
STATH8 OF AMERICA, you are
hereby rommanded to bo and appear
In the ahovo entitled Court, holden
at Juneau, Alaska. In said Division
of said Territory of Alaska, and
answer tho complaint filed against
you in tho abovo entitled Court In
tho above entitled action within
thirty days after tho completion of
tho period of publication and scrvlce
of this summons upon you. and If
you fall so to appear and answer
for want thereof tho plaintiff will
apply to the Court for tho relief de
manded in said complaint, a copy of
which Is filed with tho clerk of the
above entitled Court.
? The rellof prayed for In said com
plaint Is tho dissolution of the bonds
of matrimony existing between
plaintiff and defendant.
The ordor of the publication of
this summons was mado and dated
the 10th day of May, 1919, and the
period of publication of this sum
mons is once a week for six con
secutive weeks, the first publication
to bo made on tho lfith dny of Mnv, ?
191!), ami the last publication thuie
of on tho 27th day of June. 1919,
and tho time within which you arc
required to appear and nnswor. I .
on or bofore the 28th day of July.
1919.
IN WITNB88 WHEREOF, I have
hereunto net my hand and affixed
the deal of tho abovo entitled Court
IiIn 12th duy of May, 1019.
(Soul) J. W. HELL. Clerk.
By I j. E. SPRAY. Deputy Clerk.
H. H. F0I.80M,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication. May lf>, 1910.
Last publication, Juno 27, 1919.
NOTICE
Notleo Ih hereby given that, pur- I
mailt, to an Act of the Territorial 1 1
'.cglslaturo. there In hereby made, 1 1
imposed and levied upon each malt
?ersoii. except' Holdlorn, sailors In the
Navy or Revenue Cutter Hcrvlce
volunteer llremen, pa upon*. Iiihuiii
persons, or Territorial charges
within the Terltorv of Alask.-< or tin
waters thereof, over tho ape of
twenty-one years and under I lie a*o
of nfty years, un annual tax In the
turn of Five ($G.OO) Hollars, to be
paid and collected In the manner
provided by law, and deposited by
the Treasurer of tho Territory of
Alaska In a separate fund callod the
"School Fund," and used for no
other than school purposes.
Said tax Is now due and payable
and becomes dolinquent ou tho first
Monday In the month of August of
ouch year.
All persons subject to this tax aro
hereby notified to pay said tax to
tho School Tax Collector, and in
case of failure to do so the penal
ties provided in Sec. C of Chap. 29 of
the Session haws of Alaska will be
imposed. L. W. KILDURN,
School Tax Collector.
No. 1838-A I
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION '
In the District Court for tho Terri
tory of Alaska, Division Number
One, ut Juneau.
Ethel Hayes, Plaintiff,
vs.
John R. Hayes, Defendant.
The President of the United Stat.'*
of America, to JOHN If. IIAYES,
DEFENDANT. -GREETING:
In the name of the United State
of America, you aro hereby com
manded to be and appear In the Dis
trict Court for the Territory of Al
aska. Division Number One. at Ju
neaii. in said Division, within thirty
days from the service hereof upon
you, then and there to answer tho
complaint' of tho plaintiff tiled
against you In snld court; and If
you fall to appear and answer for
want thereof the plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for a dlssolu
lon of the bonds of matrimony at *
prayed for In said complaint, u copy
of which is herewith served upon
you.
The order for service of summons J
by publication is duted April 30th, )
1919, tho period of publication pre- >
scribed Is six weeks and the defend
ant is required to answer or appear
within thirty days aftor the xplra
t Ion of the period of puhlicaloii.
WITNE88 the Honorable Robert
\V. Jennings, Judge of said Court,
and the senl thereof affixed at Ju- .
neau, Alaska, this 30th day of
April, 1919.
(Seal) J. W. HELD,
Clerk of District Court.
Hy JOHN T. REED.
Winn & Gore Chief Deputy. .
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication, May 2, 1919.
Last publlcaion, Juno 13, 1919.
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Particulars and ItraenratlonB from
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Agent, Douglas Treadwell.
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Rail Tickcts to All Points in the United States and Canada at
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For Information conccrnltiK date of arrivals and departure*
rail at or phone to local offices
OUV L. SMITH Agent.
Douglas. Alaska
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Ham, Bacon and Lard J
Fish and j^amc in season J
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Four per rent interest paid on time deposits.
THE TREAD WELL STORE
Summer Materials
and Wash Goods
We are showing a large and well assorted stock of the newest
effects in Novelty
VOILES CRASH SUITINGS FANCY ORGANDIES, ETC.
Also Romper Cloths and High Grade
Ginghams in New Patterns
OurWhite Goods Showing Is Complete
Flaxons Dimities Voiles Sheer Nainsook, etc.
Including New Weaves
MUNSING UNDERWEAR
FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN
In Union Suits and Separate Garments. When you buy Mun
singwear, you can depend on fit, finish and fabric.
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Mercantile Department