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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21
DAWSON IS
 ORDERED TO
 REPORT EAST
Officer of Alaska Road Commission Board Called East for War
 Service

JUNEAU, Aug. 14, (Mail Cores pondence).-Lieut. Col. Peter w.. Davison, member and disbursing agent of the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners, has been detached from duty in Alaska and ordered to report to the Adjutant-General of the United States Army for orders.
 No announcement has been made as to what changes the new order of things will make in connection with the Road Commission. It had been the intention of Col. w. F. Richard son, President of the Commission, to leave for Fairbanks by way of Skag- way and the White Pass this week. Iieut.-Col. Davison was to leave for Valdez and thence to Fairbanks over the road. He and Col. Richardson then planned to return to the coast overland and back to Juneau.
 Lieut.-Col. Davison was assigned to duty as a member of the Road Com mission nearly two years ago, succeed ing Capt. Kunzig as disbursing officer. He previously had served in Alaska with his regiment at Fort Davis, Nome. His assignment to the Road Commission was welcomed by hun dreds of former friends, and his as sociates on the Commission, and his services on the board have been nigh ly satisfactory to the people of the Territory.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21

out it's own timber for housing the dredge and building cabins and ware houses sufficient for many years work in the country. Woodland advises that the company will work all winter and is abundantly fitted out with steam pipes to insure against freezing and the boiler is arranged with surplus capacity to guarantee steady opera ton.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21
MAIL DELAYED UNTIL ITS
 NO BETTER THAN JUNK

The Iditarod Pioneer is peeved at the mail situation existing by reason of the small amount of mail carried overland by winter and its stand Is we'll taken and its expressions con- corning the situation are well put in the following statement and letter sent to Delegatee Sulzer:
 If there should have happened to have been any inspectors of the postal department, or any officials of that useful branch of our government wandering around in Alaska at this season of the year, they could have gained an insight into the workings or the service with relation to this sec tion of Alaska that would have been a valuable object lesson had they hap pened to drop into Iditarod during the past week.
 More than 250 sacks of maIl mat ter, weighong some seven or eight tons, was dumped into the local post office on Friday night, June =. A very large proportion of this was sec ond-GlasS, consisting of newspapers, periodicals and the like, with a con siderable amount of parcel post mat ter. In this collection were literally tons of stuff that could be classed as nothing else but junk - newspapers and magazines dating from last Sep tember, advertising matter of Thanks giving and Christmas SpecialtieS for 1916, and sack after sack of material that, had it been dumped into the bay at Seward, where it had peace fully repoSed all winter, would have saved expense to Uncle Sam in trans porting it, and time and trouble to the postiffice force and the recipients For it was of no earthly use to any. one.
 "The remedy lies in increasing tho weight limit of the weekly consign ments so that the Iditarod district consisting of Iditarod, Flat and Dis covery, with the country immediate. ly adjacent, would be provided with at least 400 or 800 pounds of mai weekly.
 Reading matter, as has often beer pointed out, is almost as essential as food in a country where the winters are long and the days are extremely short. It is believed that this coulC be done without greatly adding to the cost of the present service. With this object in view The Pioneer has dis. patched to Charles Sulzer, delegate 1T congress from Alaska, the following letter:
 "'We have just received the "big spring mail," which consisted ot practically all newspapers and maga, zines mailed to us since last Septem- Der. Of course they are useless now and it seems like a fearful waste of energy, money and material in dump ing this stuff here at this time. You as an Alaskan, can no doubt appre- ciate what a boon the receipt of all
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21

this reading matter would have been to us during the long winter months.
 "'You might be able to do an in estimable service to the people of the Iditarod district by having the weight limit on the Seward-Iditarod mail route increased. The contract expires next spring, and it is understood that the new contract is to be let during the coming summer. The present con tracts calls for 400 pounds of mail weekly between SuSina and IditarOd The great territory served by this route, including the Innoko, Iditarod and KuSkokwim valleys, cuts the amount received by Flat and Idita- rod to 15O to 25O pounds; this amount is further lesSened by the fact that residents of outlying precincts which are served by other routes receive a large portion of their mail here and have it forwarded. The result Is that we get little more than first-class mail and local (AlaSka) second-clasS. Dur ing the winter The Pioneer received not one of it's Outside exchanges, not even Seattle paper sitting through. For the past three days the local post office force has been engaged day and night in distributing the winters ac- cumulations, and we are regaled with newspapers containing accounts of last falls election, the Thanksgiving foot, ball games and the Christmas festivi- ties. Besides this, enormous quanti- ties of advertising matter dilating or last falls clothing, Thanksgiving anC Christmas novelties are filling up oul waste baskets.
 "'We are sure the postal authori, ties do not realize the conditions here nor what an injustice is being done tC our people, who spend thousands ot dollars annually for publications that they never receive until they are prac | tically useless. A peculiar thing abou | it is that certain publications appear with fair regularity, even during tn, winter, while others are never receiv ed until spring. The rule of the de partment that newspapers and peri odicals addressed to newspaper pub fishers in Alaska shall be given cer tain degree of preference is entirel! ignored.
 "'There is a splendid mail trail be, tween Seward and Iditarod, and in dividual mushers frequently have made the trip in eleven and twelve days. The mail contract allows twen ty-fve days. It would be a compara lively easy task to increase the weight limit to six hundred or eight hundred pounds, and thus allow of our getting practically all of our mail with the exception of parcel post: And this should appeal to the authorities as nothing more than right in view ot the fact that the Fairbanks district is provided with a tri-weekly mai service which inscreS the receipt of all mail at all times.'"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
 AT NUSHAGAK CANNERY

SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-Gladys Bur- gess, wife of E. E. Burgess, an em- ployee of the Northwestern Fisheries company at it's Nushagak cannery, committed suicide by taking poison to- day. No cause is advanced to explain the act.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21

Scratch pads-for school, for your desk, for the counter, for the work room-10c at The Gateway.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-21
Gateway.

Proof of labor blanks for sale at Gateway.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
VAN MAKER or W0MAN'S GARB
Heanest Part Of IT, Says Writer, Is
That He Makes Her Look Funny,
Then Laughs.

Every now and then some writer
makes fun Of Woman's attire, not req
Izing that man gets up these skirts,
shoes. sTlats and hats for woman: and
the meanest part Of it is that after
man has sold woman her t0gs and
made her look funny he laughs at her,
SAYS writer in the New York sun.
Some day woman VIII see how beau
tiful she Is and that man cunningly
tries 10 make her look homeIy and
awkward and when that day comes
10 skirts that are likely 10 shrink into
q girdle VIII mar her lines Of natural
grace no shoes, no spats viii spoil the
beauty Of her feet; but the classic
folds Of Grecian draperies VIII reveal
her heretofore hidden symmetry aud
ferm under them Ler sandal toes viii
nrgdestiy peep out Upon her crown
ing glory the classic ribbon or the
aurel wreath viii rest and bring ont
the beauty Of her brow.
Then perhaps man. relieved Of this
responsibility for woman. wiz have
title time to see that his costume is
lust bit ridiculous.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
SHE HAD PLENTY TO WEAR
Aged Woman Of Mount Holly, N. J.
Was IN Need Of Every
thing Else.

Mount Holly, n. J.-Rarely Is X re
Fealed that a woman, with no appa
rsat desire 10 he anything more than
ordinary ia her tastes. had accumu
lated 50 much wearing apparel as was
found to belong to Miss Eliza McHen.
r.. an aged woman Of this place. when
II was decided this week that someone
would have to take charge Of her af-
fairs.
Walter l. Dill of the Union National
bank was given power Of dlsposing Of
her personal effects at public sale for
the purpose Of raising funds for her
maintenance. The sale. still IN pro-
gress, has been the leading attraction
for Mount Holly women.
For 20 years Miss McHenry has bad
an uncontrolled mania for buying
wearing apparel and storing it away,
Seventeen trunks, some mammoth
chests. grips, boxes. and closets were
found packed with wearing apparel
There was enough 10 start store
more than 200 pairs Of shoes and %
odd ones more than 200 dresses. 30
hats, eight fur coats, y sets OF furs,
100 pockctbooks, jewelry Of the cheap
variety by the gripful, and 50 on.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
ToDArs PRICES
1O-2O-3O
CENTS
GETS $50 A WEEK WASHING
Penrsylyania Gin Gave Up gstenoG.
raphy 70 Take up Mere strsn0sUs
Form Of Earning Living.

Horristown, Pa.-Quitfing her posi-
ti0n ag stcnographer to 70 TO the wash
tnb. Miss Geor9lAnna Curhbert IS max
lag sCs 4 week. and she handles only
iiFe washes 10 DO Il. according to her
testimony in the equity action ia which
she Is defendant and Mrs Marie Lus-
son, her neighbor. plaintiff
Miss Cuihbert informed Judge
swartz that one family alone paid her
GO. another Sl2. two 50 and a fifth IS
week. She gets the business she
says. because she does not use bleach
0r acids Ia cleaning them.
None Of the clothing ! handle is
solled. only mussed,r she said.
Mrs Marie Lusson seeks 70 prevent
Miss Cuthbert erecting a laundry in
the rear Vf her lot in Ardmore. Pa.
3irs. Luss0n says that a laundry there
would be undesirable, unhealthy and
IA violation Of building restrictions.
IL the testimony experts said laun-
dry would be unObjectlOnable; that
there would be no dirt, no noise, no
smell, and. in fact. no reason why this
woman should not be permitted TO pro-
eeed with the laundry which Is 20 be
small one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25

When In need Of light we push a
button and. presto "there Is light. Z"
thanks to electricity. Only a little
while ago. however, We had to turn
tap any apply a match before we had
light, and before gasllght our fathers
ahd glandfathers struggled along with
kerosene lamps. which seemed to them
a big improvement over the candles
of their fathers. Taking It By and
large, we are pretty fortunate. living
IN such an advanced age. but It was
not always so. as the development Of
illumination will show-our fortears
deserve q great deal Of credit for
their Improvements In artificial light.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
TENDERNESS IN EVERY WAE
ffsu ls Nz-s l-1eif tr-z-sr- = ~ Niz,ry
he- e < Troe7 Trzi-sr e
F1---I Arrry FferE=-

Iliere d g cer-zl- E-1--f ~ -T4Ee-~
nsss p tts -zfa-1 - sEe-T z1a Il
uEs E.-f -tsrs f-r r..e ts-e6t q wc-1sr
x rel Saerz Ena s4I-o-s are
r.-sl s-e-ry hsE,ltc EHAY frul tae 1at-
ara stse-s &C rAis trait 1n1 thzf Is
rAF rs-s % 80 wei IN Egla1 rr.1-1s-
~ 1ce c1-l1 visa q cur e kf11zler fare
tar 70 ian i- rs-A a o1zI4zF e IL
fa--rT. znt t1r-1cfs are -s1zliy ciur-
tered El-1 eTery form q z1z-zl LIE.
tr1l lc-ue1 t1l1s o. l1-kzys XI1ky
Ia1zl A-d k1oE1 little % zEHtric1.
t-4 b -gEs4 the s-i-1 tlzzk EeI1lzE
SAWS 3 Erit=r In SerTt1erx He we1t
s-azg Ele rrllLl-E with the tszdar1ass
q r-e1hsr far q cl-lL He wAs sorry
tqr tie coits xerro-. and De. z5oTe al
e1-ld Ey-rarhire with Ezvzss
frie1L--Zess and the trszt ftl1E r trucp
A-L . hlE IN tie end tie colt f0rzor
t4e tllfer ezuer-s-c= q LIS reerl.-
Wasls- s1l e-zlly KaTass q K troop
besz1=--vslI- Ksvzss q K froop. Re
E1eT every rilE nat kind1sss and
Iz1eEas can tezlh a. in-slil zs1f heTze.
He hefaEe TIE besr thre@u.le harss
Il he army. He eo-id leap a fTe-foot
hsEs4is with apT@re1r Effort. he
wo- an lm tant steepleehAse when
the Er1cp q stationed at Fogr Meyer.
Va He e. -ded NeW YORK horss
s-gT and saek rit5c1s 10 the charger
class he r-s one q ths few animals
tlat were ude1 "a Cubz with The
army - sflriag5. He was Foundsd
h4ek q 2. caley. and 50 became an
array hs-1. Al last he distlnzalshel
himself lE l4rloaaily ~ carrylng an
lnIarz1nf zsaEs 110 miles Il IS
1a1rs- d1r rhe threatened Ute up-
Fis4lg-a ge That Is generally
e91ae5e.d q save aTerted q rhreateaed
Indian war
No Arab rOmzres uas ever z more
devoted m than the regeuerateS
Mieky u He had found some
thing tha rid affection As the
rider and Of Kagass, he be-
came SOL a his little world
The CAPT wed his talent and
be was Hade sable orderly. and fnal- /
y sergeant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25

A paper upon the ureKplored parts
0f Canada has been Gently prepared
By Charles camsel of the Canadian ge-
oiogic survey. In which he points out
that the unerplored area Of Canada
Is greater than IS generally under
stood. Ii estsmasing the area Of this
country. he follows The plan of eonsid-
ering as explored a strip Of - miles
on each side Of an explorers route.
On this basis The unexplored area
amounts to about V01 600 square miles,
and this does not take account Of
blocks under 1900 square miles IN ex-
tent. This Is about 2s per cent Of the
total area Of Canada, excluding Arc
tic islands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
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FEATURE HOUSE
T ~ =
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TONIGHT
THE YEARS OF The LOCUST
a Fsra-o1-r r--s fszt--lzg Fa--
as Wa-5. T.s -stlozs & z-azr-1--
s1-s -l.l-z ana al s-a'-1esrs % -
tal- monsY fro- re ro1r art iE-o
rant are ruitasssIF en1ess.t ln ttlE
psra-ourt rrgl-s-e1 wl.a ire bean
tf4s a-1 versatile Fa--ss Ward l- t1s
r ral roe Bea1es tzz lrtszss
sss-i q i.tersff h5rsFaF tzs 80
tl1r -cssssses tie r1-z1t5e value
q d suset zr1 fsrssf ieTs fscry- o.
sss cc1r7e ~ me rre5zestgz- zoFs-
ersr Hu Ward l. gfrez ample o.
sa-ss1liy 10 display ssT eszost usrs-
r1ts ard The dosm1es and E1wrs
Halr1 sEs wears r1n tss EaEzt 81
femini1e aGe-nment 11rag The many
zE1szaI scanes * this pzofepizT. tr0z
morning reglgee 70 bah gowns in-
ci1aing even ths istsrt atgie ~ L0r-
don riding habit IN 3fEs Wards
szppo-ting cast in this picture are
agrbsT * disf'rg1iFhed artists. prin-
e.54liY Jack Dean. Waiter Long and
rh4rles Cgle
EXTRA ATTRACTION
E1zarne carfsrs B.zcE and White
Face Minsreis. twelve people Open
ing nith the regular minstrel firat part
fsll of nsu songs AID end mems Jokes
followed by an olio ~ 7ix blg singing
darcing and novelty acts. Another
big Laughing show Don't miss this
one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
TONIGHT

A Es5u ps1zY izst VIII make y11
~ % ard take zrslra
HAZARDS og HELES~
THE FIREtrA1yTs NEMESIS
a Eals1 rzf-rlsE thriller
THE rsUREzs DUE
z-Rees--
= L-1ll lsz-z Elrt st1rg ttzt rili
lcl gp1 from sszTr 10 trB
"A JUNGLE REVENGE
A selz Zao animal t-z1a
40NE or HIE-
An S. A comedy
YOSEMITE VALET
q scenic number
Nz11svllls Fraday-Case ard Alma.
Is Marriage szeret Girl from Frizco.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
found a sure Thing

l. B. RIxon. Farmers Mills. n. Y,
has used chamberlain's Tablets for
years for disorders OF the stomach and
liver and says. "Chamberlain's Tablets
are the best / hare ever used" OBJ
tainable everywhere. d-w-1-mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25

Classified sdverrfsenenta, such as
WANTED "For Rent" "For Sale
etc win positively not be received for
the Express py phone. They must be
brought TO the office. Please do ncf
phone them, Il Is embarrassing to us
70 refuse &c receive thsna. sf-s4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25
5c--1Oc



Colectilg rare end beautiful butter
flies ls ordinarily th01whf of us the
Interesting though not rarrIcul1riv
profitable task q & naturalist buf in
BostOn There Is a u0nan who has
transformed butterfly ColIeeung into
q commercial enterprise yieidiEs hand
some profits. For this woIuan's ur-
uzlal line q trade . force of trained
collectors. scattered oTer al parts os
the world, is engaged ln gafherlng no
Jess than 10000 specimens year.
She was first Interested in this work
through the work u her husband, who
was a Harvard entom0i0gist NoT.
instead of these exqui1le Insects be-
Ing mounted for scientific collections
only, they are used chiefly for decora-
tive purposes IN a score Of different
ways By jewelers.. florists. r1Odistes and
others.--POpular Mechanics Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-25

WANTEb~-Clean cotton rags Er tbs
Daily Express office Hignest ssxh
price Baif
The Washington herald., 1917-03-16
Furnishings of Distinction
For the Home Artistic

Now is the time to give a Joyous color
to the room so that the cool breezes
will waft to and fro. Consistent va
riety" Is the theme OF the small liv-
Ing. room. The quality that makes fur
niture Is not age, but its interesting
features. Fashion, one of the words
dearest to the American heart, invades
the realm Of interior decorating only SO
far as not to interfere with individual
tastes.
Doors may only be doors, but may add
to the harmonious effect by having long
japanese prints In their narrow panels,
or panelled with cretonne held in place
with the moulding and then Iacquered.
II door Is not in use, a mirror In the
upper part and a console in front OF
the door may disguise it.
Conventional plano cases may mar the
setting OF the room. but now every de-
tail OF period furnishing can be found
in the piano cases. The historic period.
Adam, miniature Colonial, modern Eng
lish or Louis XIV or XVI are all easily
obtained.
Victrolas. too. are encased in lacquer
or period designs; Victrolas, like tea
wagons. may be wheeled from one room
to the other to suit your pleasure.
The daring use of color and q de-
liberate mixture of furniture, is one
OF the modern tendencies. A living
room done in tan, black, rose and gold
Is most artistic. The rugs are tan
with wide black border. and the wall
paper is gold and rose grass cloth.
The furniture is English chintz with
black background and rose design.
A japanese lacquer cabinet gave an
artistic touch and different lamps
added to the charm. Low foot stools,
tables hero and there. growing plants
and mirrors were placed so as to get
away from the four-sQuareness of the
room.
Have an idea of use in your dining
room. 1t should not take a second
glance to decide Just what room it Is.
though between meals something of
living room may be obtained by
comfortable chairs. couch and gay
table covering. Preference for walnut
and mahogany Is especially noted, but
there is no end to the painted furni-
ture SO much in vogue.
A William and Mary suite Of ma
hogany finished in the authentic an
tique color Is combined with cane and
delioately carved. Tho china cabinet
10 raised quite high from the floor
and has . silk fabric back. Cabinets
with the china hidden behind closed
panels are also greatly favored. The
chairs have English cane backs uphol-
The Washington herald., 1917-03-16
HOME AS WELL
AS PERSON
NEEDS NEW GARB

A we'll furnished home is .as necss-
sary nowadays as O well groomed
person while the style OF furniture
and draperies do not change radically
from season to season there 10 al
ways some new idea In cretonnes.
summer rugs and willow and reed
furniture.
For several seasons past the use of
willow and reed furniture for the
summer home, porch or bungalow has
been growing in popularity This
season W. B. Moses a Sons are EApw-
ing some exquisite examples of De
designers art In the lowered and na-
ture effects in the way OF cretonnes
and larger and higher back chairs
and rockers IN the willow. splendid
feature about the willow Is that Il
may be stained or colored any color
you wish SO as to harmonic with
your other furnishinRr. a novel idea
is the use OF cretbnhe for window
shades. This cretonne has the outside
in the regulation shade material, the
inside in pretty summer-lfke effects.
The third floor OF the store hss been
converted into a ver.table fsiryiand
with shrubs and trees scattered among
the showings of willow and cretonne.
The spring bride will hnd many
helpful suggestions In the way Of
furnishing her new home by q visit TO
this display Of new spring and sum
mer draperies and furniture.
LA RENE
The Washington herald., 1917-03-16

has hemstftched bands Of lavender color
Georgette crepe at neck and sleeves;
wide ribbons how from the shashcd-in
belt and from the v neck, which u
held in place By crochet lingerie tApA
which IN many gowns II preferred 20
ribbon for beading. A charming couven-
tional design Of buds, French knot er-
nroidery and smart bowknots gives iso-
lated touches Of color to the upper part
Lingerie de luxe Is portrayed In . set
OF triple paille Wolfe underwear. Not
relying upon lace trimming. these models
have handsome hand-embroidered motifs
OF buttercups.
For costumes Of somber color darkness
points the way. A black lace combtna-
ton lightened with colored ribbons shows
the French Of II by q pink satin rose
upon the bodice and ribbon which u
run round about the shirred waistline
and once over each shoulder.
What about the petticoatsf Having
widened to the utmost limit they may
again take unto themselves q new shape
to conform with the slim silhouettes.
Favored colors of tan with . pinkish
tinge, grays, all the leading suit col
ors. are viewed with interest For prac-
ticability, changeabIe tanetas. silk Jer-
sey. Foulard. Pongee and Satin are at
tracing attention. Ruffes OF satin or
taffetas. plain or striped, form trim
mings. A skirt OF rose taffeta has the
pattern outlined in silk embroidery In
old blue. Flesh-color mousselaine or net
underskirts are founced with Natter blue
faille for evening wear.
Black net Chsntilly or Point d'esprft
trimmed with applique motifs Of roses
have been created to satisfy the de-
mand with black evening gowns. In
whatever color one sees At, foulard pet
ticoats have quil!ings OF their own ma
terial. Jersey petticoats with ruffles OF
Jersey. are banded with silk ribbons tn
every hue OF the rainbow. More pleoeian
are the white skirts OF sateen, pieble OF
wash silk. in many caphcious designs, to
wear with sport skirts.
The tendency Of negligees, even IN
those OF the simplest. is to derive theil
ideas from the new dresses. The kimo'
nos are made a little more formal thar
the ordinary ones and might be worn al
a house dress. Pleasing for her hours ot
ease is a room robe Of deep rose crepe
de chine. Haunting q hamhovant flower
OF fine chenille embroidery in purple ant