POSTAL SAVINGS HAS
MANY DEPOSITORS
Po*tmiuter General Burleson in An
nual Report to Congrts* Recorn
comncnd* Higher Interest
The Plitnl Stalin Postal Savins*
on January I marked its
tenth annlvrrsar* by i-wuln* ? new
poat?l ravin** rard which will dis
place the l<> >'?'?? postal saving* eard
iablif-hment of the system on Janu
Tbe new <ard will lie furnished
po?>tal Mtitm have been af
filed ll v>ill I.. ?. cvpuil al any de
pository ..III. .? an a deposit of $1 or
II mav be redevta .1 In cash. Th?
outatandlnc (ml nr.- of (he now rar.l :
la the translation In'o twenty-four
ol' the a-atement that the
ly pledged lo the payment of dr
iiaa shown remarkable proKreaa
Taught In Ihelr native .ountrlr* !?>
look to tl?' ? eminent to safeguard
ih.ir avmg*. thev naturally expect
tn>n. <? h newcomer a* he leave*
I be port of entry, receive* a leaflet
method* of operation of the I lilted
urging u| ii hun the desirability of
mcemary In the country be haa Just
?>f ibe m<?i potent factor* in further
.ng the Americanization movement.
Many banks, usually savings
hanks, prior to thr . -tablishment of
iii km syatem would b? a strong com
petitor, but experience has shown
that the postal savings system draws
Ita patron* not front depositors In
established and well conducted bank*
but froui among those who otherwise
would not place their money In any
banking Inatltutlon whatever.
The original act of Congress re
stricted the total amount to be
placed on 'deposit at f&OO ninj the
deposit of tbla amount was limited
to not more thai. $100 per month.
Ltter the monthly limitation was
entirely removed and the maximum
amount Increased first to $1,000 and
thru to the pre. rut sutn. $2,600.
Postmaster General Uurlwon. In the
annual report recently submitted to
j Congress. recommends Increasing
the rate of Interest to be paid de
positor* and artion by I'ongrin will,'
no doubt, be taken along these lines
within the neur fuiure.
FIBST SEM?STEB 0VEK
The first semester of the Douglas
public school is over and the latter
part of last week and the llrst part 1
of this week the higher grade.* were
occupied with taking tests.
Very few of the scholars failed In
their studies for the llrst half year
.u. d the new term finds them ad
vanced Into the higher work for the
rest of the school year.
The llrst part of the year has
been uulto successful under the
supervision of Gordon C. Mitchell
and the Instructors under him anil
the enrollment la larger than las'
year.
IN JUNEAU
Mrs. George I.aRoche. mother oi
Mrs. Kghuri Ixximis of this city, ar
rived in Jureau on tho City of Seat
tle Wednesday with the Intention of
making here home there. She came
from Seattle.
.Mr. nnd Mrs. l,oomls are visiting
In Washington and will not return
North for several weeks.
VACATION
Oliver U Anderson, purser for the
Juneau Kerry * Navigation Com
pany. has been taking a vacation
for the past few days and his place
has been filled on the company's
boats by Krank O'Brien, former
Job Printing at the New* office.
IM TREADWELL MARKET
WE CARRY ALL KINDS OF
First Class Fresh Heats
Also a Great Variety of
Smoked Heats and Sausages.
The best grade* of HAMS AND BACONS Always on Hand
FRESH VEGETABLES
Fresh Salted and Smoked Fish Large Alaskan Crabs
Fancy Cheese Assorted Pickles
Cider and Vinegar in Bulk
Our Market is Modern and Sanitary in Every Respect.
Free Delivery at 10 a. m. every week day.
Your patronage is appreciated Our prices Arc Right
PHONi? Tre?dwell 18
THE ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING GO.
Officc Stationery of All Kinds at the News Print Shop
Fifteen Rooms Nicely Fnroiihed
HOTEL HUNTER
EMILIO UBERTI. M.ugcr
HMIBEK SUM" IX CONNECTION
FRONT STREET DOUGLAS. ALASKA
Tobacco*
Pool and
Phone 35
FOR PRINCE RUPERT. VANCOUVER. SEATTLE. ETC.
PRINCESS MARY
JANUARY 13 and 27
FEB. 10 ud 24
Partk-ulan and Reservation* from
R. r. RU'll AKHSON.
JI'NEAV.
DAVE EVANS.
Agent, Thano
AMONG FLY WHEELS
OF MOSQUITO FLEET
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Mining Now
The navigators this week
>11 put the bunts In their cradles and
hiirr gone out dlRglug gold, stirred
h they nover wore before by the
announcement lu tho News that a
biff gold strike had been made uear
Douglas, where there would be u
lot of plater ground to'bo worked,
followed by plenty of quart*.
They all put their parks on thalr
buck and hit out for the diggings.
That is. they did with their minds,
while their bodies stayed warm and
comfortable In tho close proximity
of a Rood hot store.
Many sluice boxes were put In
place and the yellow metal was gar
nered literally by the ton. The
sound of the gravel rolling over the
riffles for a time almost threatened
to drown conversation.
It was tho concensus of opinion
that the days of old on Douglas Isl- 1
and were yet to be repeated and that
there Is no reason in the world why
Douglas should not yet be a flour
ishing miulng cainp.
If the exeltemont incidental to
the newest gold strike continues to
grow, there Is a possibility that
some of l be most prominent of the
local sen-going men will forget their
years of affiliation with tho Jump
s parks and make-and-breaks and go
Into the mining game for suro.
King Salmon
It Is reported that the king salmon
aro biting In Tenakee Inlet. Itobort
K. Coughlln. formerly of thia city,
who Is wintering at the hot springs,
is said to be trolling for the fish and
to have caught a number of them.
Teddy Butted
The boats of the Juneau Ferry ft
Navigation Company aro landing at
tho Douglas city wharf float pend
ing repair work on tho ferry dock.
The Teddy Is disabled with a broken
tail shaft and the l<one Fisherman
Is on the run steady.
True to Her
The saying that puppy love Is
ffckle Is disproved by Incidents that
have recently happenod. Some of
the members of the Douglas basket
ball team are (till writing letters to
Wrangefl and at least one of the
boys has declared that he will spend
the coming summer at that place.
Over the Top
The war sure had a far-reaching
effect, as can be proven by asking
Superintendent Gordon C. Mitchell
of the Douglas public school. Cooties
whose ancestors no doubt came from
the trenches and who may have en
joyed the unique distinction of hop
ping from whisker to whisker on the
classic countenance of Marshal Foch
himself, were discovered at tho
school some time ago.
A barrage was laid down and the
parents of the afflicted ones "went
over the top" with a little pursuer
and sundry eradlcators. and the last
one has been driven from his dug
out. caught in the open, and now He
with tho poppies waving over them.
For a time there was a lierco com
bat In "No Man's l.and" as tho
enemy battled to hold every hair
so vigorously won, but the light Is
over and now the Douglas school la
declared to bo "cootlelesa" and
cleaff.
necome a stockholder In the Unit
ed States - buy war-savlngj stamps.
HUSBAND'S STORY
WILL AMAZE DOUGLAS
He says: "Adler-l-ka helped my
wife for Rax on the atomacb ami
L'TES. It work* beyond greatest
expectations." Adlcr-l-ka acta on
BOTH upper and lower bowel remov
ing foul matter which poisoned
fttomach. Urlugs out all gaues anil
sour. decaying food. EXCELLENT
for chronic conallpatlon. Guards
attainst appendicitis. Adler-l-ka re
moves matter you never thought was
In your system and which may have
been poisoning you for months
Guy L. Smith, druggist.
Stiff Joints
Sore Muscles
Smoothed Out By Kamlln'a i
Wizard Oil
Soreness and stiffness resulting
from unaccustomed use of muscles :
or too much cxcrcise, Mich as ten
nis, baseball. Rolf, hand-hall. etc., ?
give way quickly to the soothing
effect of Hamlin's Wizard Oil. It I
penetrates last, drives out the sore
ness, and limbers up stiff, aching
joints and musclcs.
Hamlin* Wiunl oil la a food depend
able preparation to have la the midit Ine
ch??t for Brut al?| and when the din tor
mnr be t*r away. It is nn absolutely
reliable ? nt 1 pt 1 application for cut*,
btsrn-. bltea ad ?tin*i grains and
bmiaea h*,?l r?p*dty under It" sooth Inf.
penetr t <; u.Ji tlo?. Ke*;? It on hand.
Generous six* bottle 16c
If you are troubled *l?k constipation
or eick hea?la<b? try Hauilln s YVlaar ?
Uver Whips. Just pleuaxat Utile pink
plil? at Urucflata for
NO MEETING
There wo* n mooting of the Doug
1. 8 Island Republican Club schedul
ed for last night, at which time ap
plications (or reccommondatlou (or
Territorial positions would be acted
upon. The meeting was postponed
until a later date owing to the fact
(hat a number of members found It
iiupoxrlble to be present.
Quite a numbor of applications
ure on file for various positions.
COMING TO TOWN
Mr .and Mr*. M. S. Hudson and
little son are expected to arrive In
town the latter part of this week or
the Oral of next for a vlalt. They
are coming on the Estebeth from
? lie Uypsum mlno. where Mr. Hud
son Is foreman for the company.
ENGINEERS COMING
The engineers who arc to build
the cold storage plant In Juneau
were scheduled to leave the Bast yes
terday en route to Juneau to look
over the location and uiako plana
for the erection of the building.
NEW MINISTER
Ilev. Charles E. Hire, who rame
North about the time of the Klon
dike rush and has occupied pulpits
nil over Alaska, has arrived at Ju
neau to take charge of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral there and St.
I.uke's church here, superseding
Dean Guy l>. Christian, who left for
Virginia shortly before Christmas.
Ilev. Rice left the North eleven
years ago and since that time has
been In Washington and Colorado,
coming North from Durango, Colo.,
where he wuk stationed for three
vcara.
Kev. Rice Is accompunled by his
wifo and two sons.
RECOVERED
Mix* Trlna Mumlh, who has beuu
nt St. Ann hospital. Juneau, recov
i rliiit from an operation for oppon
dlrltls. hut recovered so well that
she will return to her home In tills
city very fhortly.
COMING HOME
After having visited relatives in
Missouri. Mrs. W. II. Irvine and two
chlldreu arr now on their way to Se
attle and will tome North on one
of the llrst boats leaving that port.
and Kentui-ky and stoppod off in
Missouri sovortil weeks ago.
WINTER RACING
on at McCarthy
Scotty Atkinson Win? Fir?t of Sea
son's Races Over Twenty
Five Mile Course
Anionic the winter sports at Mc
Carthy are dog races, and the first
one of the senson was run early this
month. The team driven by ttcotty
Atkinson won the rare over a 25
mlle course. In fact time. The Mr
f'arthv News describe* tha event as
follow* ?
From the (Jolyden hotel to Brown's
roadhouse and bark, a distance of
twenty-five miles, was the course or
which the flrst of the season's dojt
races toook place last Sunday amid
much excitement.
Krom start to flnlsh throngs of
people were on the watch, and when
Scotty Atkinson, driving the winning
team, came Into sight on Sour
dough hill he received quite an ova
tion. He mndo a very spectacular
finish. Over a thousand dollars
changed hands on the race.
Col. J. Stevenson's Tedle and
Heaver, driven by Scotty Atkinson,
carrying 48 pounds. Including har
ness. started at 11 o'clock, light
sonw falling and 9 below zero, fin
ished at twenty-eight and a quarter
minute* after two. Time, two hours,
flfty-eight and a quarter minutes.
George Anderson's Spot aud Wolf,
driven by Charlie Lubbe. carrying
28 H pounds. Including harness,
started at 12 noon, with a light snow
falling and 8 below sero. finished at
4:50. Time, four hours and fifty
minutes.
Roy Snyder's Duck and Bob. driven
by himself, carrying 30 pounds, In
cluding harness, started at 12:30,
light snow and 6 below zero, finish
ed 4:01. Time, three hours and 31
minutes.
STARTED PRACTICES
The junior school orcheatra now
meets for practice at 7:30 on Mon
day-evening and the advanced or
rhestra meets on the same evening
?t 8:30 o'clock. ^
FAMOUS MUSHER
IS WRITTEN UP
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vcloped n ferocious disposition and
refused to travel. Tho disappointed
owner gave him to Allan, Under
whose spell HcMillian became a mar
vel of spood.
Allan Is the world's greatest au
horlty on the training of racing am'
led dog. "Dogs are the most Intui
Ive creaturcs alive," he says. "The>
take the disposition and feelings of
'.heir driver. That is why I never let
my dogs know I'm tired. At the end
of the day when my heart has been
High breaking with weariness. I sing
to the little chaps, and whistle, so
i hey always reach the end of the
trail with their tallt up and wav
ing."
Through Allan's effort to Improve
the brood. Nome dogs have become
famous. Explorers depend upon him
to select and train them for perious
expeditions into the arctic and ant
arctic regions. Tho record of tho
Nome dogs In Prance during the war
is a matter of history. Pour hun
dred of these dumb knights of the
trail won the Croix de Guerre for
transporting ammunition under Are.
The story of 8cotty Allan would
not be complete without mention of
his leader who brought the racing
teams in to victory so many times,
that super-dog, Baldy of Nomo,
famed In rhyme and story for the
last ten years. Up there they don't
expect any leader to stand up under
more than twp heart-breaking strug
gles over that four-hundrod-mlle
course. In the northern roadhouaes
o' winter nights, when the ^ventur
ers gathers about the roaring air
tight stove while their shoe-pacs
snd parkas dry out for the noxt day's
travel, the talk will sooner or later
drift round to Scotty and Baldy, and
many and wonderful are the tales
they tell of this heroic pailr. Baldy
was too old to go to the war zone
with his master but in the service
flag presented to the old dog there
are twenty-eight stars, one for ev
ory son he sent. Baldy did his part
by appearing at lectures and raising
money for the Hod Cross. On state
occasions he wears the cross pre
sented to his sons by Prance.
A scat In the Alaska Legislature,
a successful business and some In
ventions pertaining to sleds and arc
tic travel, are minor Incidents In
Allan's picturesque career. Ho lias
a homo now in Berkeley, California,
where his daughters and a stalwart
son arc attending the University.
With the whole-hearted hospitality
of the trail he entortalus hosts or
friends from the North. 80 many
little Indian. Ksklmo and half-breed
numeiiakea are mattered throughout
Alaska that after the last census
the number caused him some embar
rassment.
"1 suppose t ought to settle down
-men do at my age." he said, In
answer to a question. A wistful look
came Into his poet's face, clean-cut
and young-looking under a heavy
thatch of hair as white as the snow
on his own loved mountains. "But
there's nothing to light down here. I
long for a bliuard onco in a while.
If only a heavy sea would storm in
here and tear up the beach a hit!"
He shrugged his powerful shoulders,
the only mark about him of the
lighter, and his blue eyes, full of
dreams, fell affectionately on old
Baldy, lying affectionately at his
feet, dim eyes raised ever and anon
to his master's face, a deaf old enr
lifted to catch, perhaps, the call to
the Trail. One thought of caged
eagles.
THANE WINS
Thane ramo bark strong In the
bowling match of laat Friday night
when the team representing that
town In the firemen's tournament
defeated the Douglas firemen by a
total of 2341 to 2106. The final re
sults were as follows:
THANK
W.MeCormlck 125 158
tiamorra ...... 141 201
E. MrCormlrk 182 172
Danlelaon .... 121 150
Totals 747 805
DOUGLAS
Hubert son ... 143 169
K. MrCormlrk 131 154
lirnwn 118 131
('ashen 185 146
Totals .. .723 738
FIRE MEETING
ThcVe Is to be a meeting of Hose
Companies No. 1 and 2 of the Doug
las fire department on next Monday
evening.
SKATE ON
An old-fashioned skating party
was staged by the young folks of
houglas at the Natatorlum hall on
Wednesday evening. Roller skating
was enjoyed for several hours.
155 ?438
199 ?541
169 ?471
117 ? 471 j
149 ? 42t)
789?2341 |
138 ?421
147 ?459
103 ?388
138 ?387
119 ?450 I
645? 210C
NOW EDITOR
MIm M. Anno Makens. who was
at one time a resident of DouglM
Inland, where she taught a term in
the Treadwell school, I* now In (he
newspaper business and has the po
sition of city editor of the I'barr,
Texas, Clarion. The Clarion Is a
weekly paper. ?
Copies of the Clarion which hare
ecently reached this city, show that
,11m Makens la able to gather quite
budget of local new? during the
WALLOPED AGAIN
The Lazy Five basketball nam of
the Douglas school got walloped
again when they mot the Alaska Na
ive Brotherhood sccond team at tho
N'alatoriuni last Friday evening. Tho
icore was 20 to 14.
For a time It was said that the
:ame was an cxclttng one and sev
?ral tlm<s the score was tied, Anally
oelng won by tho native boys when
?hey took a suddon spurt near the
finish and mado three baskets In
aipld succession.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Mr. and Mr*. Hubert Vamlcn Wyer
arrived here on (he Alamoda Mon
day morning from Ketchikan. They
will reside on Oniitlnoaii Channel for
the next several month* at least.
Mr*. Vtnden Wyer was formerly
Miss t'assle Kins of this city.
The dishes which are used In
the banquet ball of the Old Kcl
lows' building have become
scatteroil, so as to rausc a seri
ous shortage r.t social gathor
| illRS.
If the housewives of Douglas
will carefully look through
their dishes and return any be
longing to tho lull, they will
confer a very (treat favor.
Carl Jacobson
JEWELRY AND WATCH
REPAIRING
ST. ANN /VE. DOUGLAS
NOTICE
TIUIBTKES.
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Job Printing al the Nown offlca.
TOBACCO ?CIGARS
We carry the largest itock
of Smokers' Sundries on the
Island.
A larro Itock of Juno B?ir
erane and other aoft drlnka
always on hand.
BUTTE POOL ROOM
HIKE IM'HICH. Proprietor
Front Street Douglaa
CUT YOUR
OWN HAIR
EASIER THAN SHAVINO!
Price to Introduce Only $2.00
You do not need any cxperl
rare or practice to use the
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ready for Instant uac. and five
niinutm after you receive It,
you can have your lialr cut
better than II was ever cut be
fore.
THE DUPLEX
Will rut us cioscly or trim ua
Ions n? you wish It to. No
clipper* or scissors are ne?d?l
with tbc DUPLEX ; It flnlahM
the work rotnplctely. It cut*
th<3 front hair Ionic and tbc
back hair short. Trims arouud
the cars, etc.
Cat thii ad. out and tend it
with only $2.00 and we will
send you postpaid the DUPLEX
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Ready for Instant use.
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DISTRIBUTOR
1721 Trinity St.
Lot Angeles Calif.
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Do you pay all your bills with cash, and
perhaps pay them twice? Do you argue
and dispute over the amounts? Do you
try to keep all such records in your mind?
A checking account with this bank will
eliminate all such troubles. Deposit your
money here? pay your bills by check?that
is the safest way? the modern way of doing
business.
Come in and let us start you. It's easy.
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