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The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

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 The regular Elks' dance is post Doned until Tuesday, Christmas night. 12-21-3t. :
 F. & A. NJ, No. 113, meets in session tomorrow night for initiation of officers. Every mem Der is urged to be present.
 One of the pleasing features of the Elks' entertainments is their regular fortnight dance. The dance whi"n was to have taken place to- morrow night has been postponed until Christmas evening.
 The dark days of the northern winter have reached their climax and beginning with tomorrow the period of light will become longer until next June, when there will hardly be any darkness at all
 We haven't said very much about the skating rink lately, however we WouI! like to mention that the school vacation begins Monday, and last vacation, in similar weather, the rink was used by the children eye"v day.
 Material for the special edition of the Daily Alaskan is rapidly taking shape. Anyone desiring
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21
INSTANCES 6F CHEMICAL
 PROGRESS IN AMERICA

Washington, Dec! s1.-The coun- try DOW manufactures practically everything required along chemical lines.
 The Increase in capital invested in chemical industries was, in 1915. $65,565,OOO; in 1916, $9s,- 244OOO; and up to September, 1917. $65, 5,S61,OOO oyer the proceed ing year
 Before the war 90 per cent of the artificial colors and dyes were imported, five or six concerns with 400 operatives producing $500 short tons per year. Now there are over 90 enterprises. each mak' ing special colors, and 100 con, Cerns making crudes and interme- diates.
 Sulphuric acid, the chemical ba- rometer, has doubled in production By-product coking doubled its capacity in the last three years.
 Gasoline production has increased from 35,OOO,OOO to 7O,OOO,OOO bar rels per annum since 1914.
 The production of explosives and consequent consumption of nitric acid is still almost entirely made from Chile saltpeter, but synthetic nitrogen plants are under process of construction.
 Before the war 10000 tons of ba- rite were imported from Germany for the manufacture of lithopone, Now five companies are producing this atritle from deposits in Ten, uesee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Mis, souri.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

The skagway public school this afterAoon gave @ very interesting Christmas entertainment at which a number of Skagway people attended. The program will be repeated again tonight at o'clock in room one. Christmas in Finnegan's Flat," a play by the Aurora Bor- calls club, is said to be one of the fine features. Admission of l5 cts' will be charged tonight, the money to e used for the School Auxiliary of the Junior Red Cross.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21
HIGH COST MILK CAUSES MUCH
 SICKNESS

Washington, Dec 21.-Disastrous results of the sudden rise in the cost of milk, which is causing the pocr to drop it from the diet of babies and young children, are reported by the experts of the Ma tional Children's Bureau, who fear widespread sickness and a rapid increase in infant mortality, un- less milk is continued in the feed ings.
 That the situation Is desperate Is shown in the reports of social workers during the past few weeks.
 Iu New York City the Mayors Committee on Milk, reports that the total supply has been reduced 25 per cent and that the consump- tion of milk in certain parts of tue city has been reduced by half. In the analysis of the milk con sumed hy 200 families it is shown that among them there were 643S children under six years of age, and 25Si from 6 to 13 years old. The milk estimated to be adequate for those families was S194 quarts. whereas the amount actually pur- chased was 3193 quarts. Of 120 families who dropped milk entirely 73 substituted canned condensed milk, and 1213 of the 14S0 families visited were substituting tea and coffee. Children under six years olt were found in 214S cases to be drinking tea and coffee. For ba- bies under one year old the amount of milk purchased was less than that of last year in more than half the families. Twenty-Five families with babies have ceased altogether to buy milk.
 In Philadelphia social welfare workers report that many of the poorer mothers have practically giV- eu up buying milk.
 The Cnildrens Bureau estimates that every child under six should have at least a pint and half of milk daily.
 To meet the situation disclosed by these reports constant efforts will be made by the Children's Bu- reau to induce families to buy the required amount of milk. Except 1T cases where the cost of milk is really pronibitiye for the very poor, it is believed that families can be educated to realize the absolute necessity of buying milk for their children. That mothers will pro cure even at sacrifice that which lis essential for their babies was shown in the educational campaign undertaken a few years ago by the New York Milk Committee to teach mothers the importance of clean milk. Once convinced that baby's life might be the price of cheap milk even the very poorest insist eI on buying grade A certified milk in spite of the increassed cost.
 That milk will have to be sup piled at public expense for fami- ! lies who cannot afford to buy it while the present emergency lasts, is the conclusion of the Childen's s Bureau.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

The Red Cross drive in Skagway is meeting with unusual success, however if you have not been seen by a member of the committee, you should walk over to the Red Cross headquarters immediately and give your dollar or whatever amount you wish.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

In compliance with the U. $. food administrator, after Dec. 18th, Is os. bread will sell for 1Oc E.raight, and 24 OF. bread 15c BtrstShs.
 l2-1b-7t. VIENNA BAhER1
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

In the month of October 261 pu- pills were enrolled in the public schools of Anchorage. This is an Increase of IT over September.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

Perfume and Toilet Requisites. You will find all the leading lines imported and American makes at KeIlers' Drug Store. ,f,.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-12-21

Those Christmas cards at Kel- Ter Bros. are going fast. See them before tEey are all gone, If.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
ARMY A FINE. SCHOOL.
Teaches Boy Many Lessons Valu-
able Throughout Life.

By this time the fathers and moth
ers of Ascension know the names of
some of the young men from this par
lsh who are to be members Of the new
army. They are probably thinking
of the hardships, of the danger, of the
deadiiness of army life. AS meas
ure Of assurance that their fears are
groundless, we pass on to them the
following words, taken from an ar
ticle by Peter B. Kyne in the Septem-
Der American Magazine:
Il think that, of all the experiences
and adventures I have had in my life
thus far, those / CLEANED during my
fourteen months in the regular army
have had the most profound effect in
shaping my destiny. -.
"The recruiting posters will tell you
that year in the army will teach
your boy courage. 1t will. Also, it
will teach him how to die, and in
teaching him this it will teach him
how to live. And he will learn how to
obey, in order that in the later bat
tie Of life he may know how to COM
mand; it will teach him democracy,
anu IL, d1CSk Ac t1dS 1SdIASO W 0Slcuu
his country and himself, he is called
upon to make practical use Of his edu-
cation for the benefit of posterity,
he will learn tenderness and manliness
and how to sacrifice without thinking
about it. Yes, all pacifists to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, he will learn
these things, even while killing his
fellow man. And if you show me a
man who has been through active SER
vice and is now pacifist and denies
this statement, I will take the short
end Of a modest bet that his record in
the War Department archives will
prove him a malingerer, on sick re-
port when he wasn't in the guardhouse
for being dirty, careless, inefficient
soldier. Military service in the Unit
ed States army is real job with
variegated details, many of them un-
pleasant to some natures, but none of
them degrading, and the army is the
finest school in the world for teaching
a boy courage, self-reliance, cleanli-
ness and efficiency"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
The Kid Has Gone to the Colors.

The Kid has gone to the colors
And we don't know what to say:
The Kid we have loved and cuddIed
Stepped out for the flag today.
We thought him a child, baby,
With never care at all,
But his country called him man-size
And the Kid has heard the call,
He paused to watch the recruiting,
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head to Old Glory
And thought that it whispered
"Comew
The Kid, not being Stacker,
Stood forth with patriot-joy
TO add his name to the roster,
And, God, we're proud of the boy!
The Kid has gone to the colors.
1t seems but little while
Since he drilled a schoolboy army
In truly martial style.
But now he's man, a soldier,
And we lend him listening ear,
For his heart is heart all loyal,
Unscourged by the curse of fear.
His dad, when he told him, shuddered,
His mother-God bless her!-cried ]:
Yet, blest with mother-nature,
She wept with mother-pride.
But he whose old shoulders straight
ened
Was granddad-for memory ran
To years when he, too, youngster,
Was changed by the flag to man !!
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
ALL TIRED OUT.
Hundreds More in Donaldsonville in
the Same Plight.

Tired all the time;
Weary and worn out night and day;
Back aches; head aches.
Your kidneys are probably weak
ened.
You should help them at their
work.
Let one who knows tell you how.
e. M. Barrett, 246 s. Boulevard
street, Baton Rouge, La, says: ssI
suffered from pains in the small Of my
back and I could hardly get up or
down. My back ached at night and
was very lame in the morning. ]
tired easily and was languid and
nervous. I also had headaches and
dizzy spells and my sight blurred.
The kidney secretions contained sedi-
ment and were too frequent in pass
age, obliging me to get up from two
to three times. Colds also settled in
my kidneys. Two boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills permanently cured me-
Price so cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Barrett had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
CHRISTMAS IN THE CAMPS.
Red Cross Preparing Gifts for Ameri.
cas- Soldiers Everywhere.

| The American Red Cross with It'll
three million members has just com
pleted plans for the Christmas chez,
of every soldier and sailor in the ma.
tional service. Many of the men who
will be in the environments and
trenches this year will be spending
| their first Christmas away from home
None will be forgotten.
Red Cross chapters nearest the
thirty-tWo army camps and canton
ments will probably arrange in their
towns community Christmas trees,
with carols, pageants and holiday
movies, to which the 100000 men in
training will be invited.
Details of the Christmas celebra-
ton fer our men in France are being
arranged, and the Red Cross will see
to it that every soldier has his Christ
mas package with its message Of good
will from the women ON the home side
Of the Atlantic. There will be sur
prises in every package, but all Of
them are likely to contain writing pa
per, pipes, tobacco, cigars and cigar
cites, unbreakable mirrors, puzzles,
dominoes, handkerchiefs and playing
cards.
Many of the chapters are already
at work on their allotment Of Christ
mas comfort bags. Most of these are
made Of khaki, and besides extra
pairs of woolen socks, contain "house-
wives" with needles, pins, thread and
buttons. Detailed suggestions on
how to wrap these Christmas packages
for shipping will be issued by the Red
Cross.
The Red Cross will welcome the CO.
operation Of anyone desiring to have
part in sending Christmas cheer to
the men in training or at the front.
Some people will want@to give money
to buy articles, bags, mouth organs,
envelopes and paper, safety razers,
extra soap, spoons and knives. Some
will want to have personal part in
tying up the packages. Children will
be asked to help with the package
making.
The gifts will be bought from con-
tributions especially, given for the
Christmas greeting. The Red Cross
War Fund will not be used for this
purpose.
Last year the American Red Cross
sent presents of various kinds to the
men on the Mexican border, and the
marines at Haiti and San Domingo.
The articles were suggested by Cen
eral Pershing at the request Of the
Red Cross officials.
Commenting on the Red Cross
Christmas gifts to the soldiers Gen.
eral Pershing said: These things
bring the soldier to remember that the
people at home are behind him. You
do not know how ntu 7ssfsat is gong
to mean to us who are abroad. You
do not know how much that means TO
any soldier who is over here carrying
the flag for his country"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
The Second Liberty Loan.

"The Second Liberty Loan of 1917"
will be. the official name of the second
issue Of the Liberty Loan. Secre-
'tary Of the Treasury McAdoo has is
sued a public statement warning the
public against recurring unreliable re-
ports regarding the next Liberty Loan
purporting to give information as
to the date, amount, and other details
relative to the issue. He states these
reports are merely speculative and the
public should not be- misled by them !;
that these matters have not been de-
.termined upon, and as soon as they
are settled official announcement will
be made; in the meantime unofficial
reports should be regarded as un-
founded.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
"T'he Golden Ictus."

The Tuesday attraction at the
Grand will be "The Golden Lotus"
featuring Regina Badet. The story
is typically French, but it has an ex-
cellent moral with virtue triumphant
and SHINING woman paying for her
transgressions with her life. The
leading character is handsome
young woman named Leah, who acts
as a decoy for a gambling house,
where infatuated young men ruin
themselves for her sake. Having
allowed herself the luxury Of awaken
ing pure passion in the breast Of a
wealthy young novelist who does not
know her real character, Leah finds
that she loves him truly in return.
The facts about Leah come to light,
however, and the novelist turns from
her in disgust. He goes to Africa
and, on his return, learns that Leah,
who had known him only by his pen
name, has become his fathers wife.
She tries to win his love again, but
the young man has bestowed his af-
fection upon another woman, and
Leah's efforts are useless.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
.The Flame Of the Yukon"

woman of fire, ablaze with un-
famed spirit, as lawless and free of
1--we as Merimee's Carmen, is the role
.J nlsved by Dorothy Dalton in "The
Esme E of the Yukon" which will be
shown at the Gem today. Miss Dali
nn .au appears as a dance hall harpy,
snown syn throughout the Yukon country
s. a. the "Flame." She is the trump
= ssrd of Black Jack Hovey, proprietor
II the Midas Cafe, the most popular
m rssort in lively mining town. One
nioht "The Stranger" comes to the
nlsee, % his belt apparently bulging with
marey, Hovey picks the ELAINE" to
trim , him. Instead of following these
Instructions, however, she falls under
,hs H., SWAY of "The Strangers" winning
sm;le and when he discloses to her
thst hat his belt is filled with sand instead
II cold, and that, far from being a
success d as a gold digger, he is really
The --LATEST kind of failure, the girls
heart is touched and she insists on
stsking him to a new start. After
hjs departure for the gold fields she
feels that his influence over her has
been for the good, and decides that
that night shall be her last as dance
hall siren. During the long artic
winter she occupies her little room,
awaiting anxiously his return and the
hapuiness she knows will come of it.
A strong supporting cast insures
the effective Interpretation of the
many sensational and dramatic scenes
with which the play abounds.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01

which this guardian arm of the gov
ernment operates.
Miss Corinne Griffith, who makes
her bow as screen star in this pro-
duction, is New Orleans girl, and
was reared in convent in that citv.
She IS only twenty years old, and has
been in motion pictures but eighteen
months. Although she began with
out practical stage experience, her
natural talent is SO great that already
she has been given full honors as a
star. Miss Griffith first attracted at
tention when posing in tableaux at the
Mardi Gras balls of the famous New
Orleans organizations, her beauty
being so striking as to bring her to
the notice of a director of the Vita
graph company, who induced her to
enter the movies.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS
Next Weeks Bill .t the Grand

Sunday-Harold Lockwood in "The
Hidden Spring." and a Big v comedy,
Monday-Kathlyn Williams and
Wallace Reid in "Big Timber" and
Mutt and jeff.
Tuesday-Regina Badet in "The
Golden Lotus"
Wednesday-Pauline Frederick in
The Love That Lives"
Thursday-Alexandra Carlisle in
"The Tides Of Fate"
FridaymEa,ae Williams and Co.
rinne Griffith in The Stolen Treaty"
Saturday-Fayorite Film Features,
including "The Test" two-reel drama,
with Clara Kimball Young, Harry
Northrup. Naomi Childers and Her
bert Barry; "The Late Mr.. JONES'"
comedy, with Sidney Drew, Louise
Beaudet, and L. Rogers Lytton; Marin
Sais in "The American Girl" Pathe
News, and two-reel Billy West
comedy.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
"Tha Tides Of Fate.

As its Thursday offering the Grand
will present "The Tides Of Fate, "
with Alexandra Carlisle as the star.
The heroine Of the story is a young
English girl who makes matrimonial
mistake and marries counterfeiser
whom she believes to be good and true
despite evidence to the contrary pre-
sented to her by her brother-in-laW.
When the police capture the counter,
feiter she also is arrested and forced
to serve two years as an accompllce;;
Finally she manages to escape ana
comes to America, where she reads IN
a newspaper Of mine accident IN
which it is stated her husband lost
his life. Later she meets John Gross
who had loved her before her marrl-
age. Still later her husband turns
up, the report of his death having
been due to case Of mistaken lden-
tity. The husband tries to OBTAIN
money from his wife and in the ensu-
ing fight is shot and killed by ponce
man, after which the girl and cross
are happily united.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
WEARS GORGEOUS GOWNS.
Stunning Frocks Displayed by Billie
Burke in "Gioria's Romance"

In all the thousands of motion
pictures which have been given to the
public, never has star been gowned
with the sort of frocks, hats, shoes
and lingerie that Miss Billie Burke is
70 wear in "Gloria's Romance. the
delightful motion picture novel from
the pen Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert
Hughes, which Manager Won Lotten
Of the Gem Theatre has booked, and
the first two chapters of which will
be seen ON the screen next Monday.
In stageland Miss Burke is famous
for the wonderful gowns that have
graced her person, each season SEEM
ing to have found her with more
gorgeous array than the preceding
one, but during the course of this
animated novel she is going to wear
costumes especially designed for her
BY Henri Bendel, Lucille and Balcom,
that will outshine any gowns in which
lhe has been seen in the past.
Dramatic critics in mentioning Miss
Burke have worn threadbare such ad-
leetiVes as adorable" exquisite"
and "lovely," and all of them have
fallen far short of describing this
fascinating little star. Photography
cannot fatter Miss Burke, for it re-
quires Henner to portray the Won
derful red goodness of her hair, the
nllk-whiteness of her skin and the
slender girlishness of her figure.
Whether wearing a sapphire-blue vel
Vet dinner gown, cut in Grecian lines
With gathered semi-high waist line
ind flowing sleeves of pale yellow
chiffon, her hair done high on her head
and piled into a fountain of curls, or
dressed in one of any "inexpensive"
street gowns Of serge at $85 to sos
apleee, she is adorable. AS for shoes,
ae has more than a hundred and
Mirty pairs to choose from, ranging
al the way from black, white and tan
NOES for street wear, through sport
boots and dancing slippers with dia-
aond buckles, to footgear of wonder
al Persian material that cost more
asn 800 per pair.
y. IN "Gloria's Romance" in which
alss Burke portrays the role of a
wealthy society girl, a $4,000 Rus
sa, nan sable coat will be seen, together
Lah q $4,000 ermine coat, a $4,000
salaehIlla coat, a blue and gold and
ss1ai embroidered evening coat,
sunaled sae with silver fox fur, valued at
s:. ssSou, and dinner gown trimmed
wa s,sl laee that was priced at $3.50 per
ss1a ssla Feminine picture goers will
au the picture a regular fashion
~ ss1aaf and undoubtedly will follow it
WITH interest.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
E.xnerience the Best Teacher.

It is generally admitted that ex,
nerience is the best teacher, but should
we not make use of the experience
of others as well as our own? me
experience of thousand persons IS
more to be depended upon than that
Of one individual. Many thousands
of nersons have used Chamberlain, S
Cough Remedy for coughs and colds
with the best results, which shows 1T
to be a thoroughly reliable prepara-
ton for those diseases. Try II. II Is
prompt and effeetual and pleasant 10
take.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
A SOLDIERS PHILOSOPHY.
Paraphrased by Leo ]. schoeny.

Paraphrased by Leo ]. schoeny.
Either of two things is sure: I'll
be drafted, or I'll not be drafted. .
If not drafted, II should worry
II drafted, either of two things is
sure: I'll be sent to the front, or ex-
empted. r.
If exempted, 81 should worry" Il
sent to the front, either Of two things
is sure: Til be dangerously exposed,
or not exposed. :,
If not exposed, 81 should worry.
If dangerously exposed, either of two W.,
things is sure: I'll be wounded or Ill
not be wounded. :,
If not wounded, II should worry.
II wounded, either OF two things is
sure: I'll be seriously OF lightly
wounded. -,
# lightly wounded, ID, 4 should a;es Id
worry" If seriously wounded, either
of two things is sure: I'll die, OF Ill
be cured. 70
I die. why then I can't worry.
Plant fall food acre.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
"Biz Timber"

Kathlyn Williams and Wallace Reid,
noted stars Of the silent stage, will
be seen together in big Timber"
which comes to the Grand Monday.
Miss Williams has for some time been
one of the screens most popular
actresses. In her recent productions,
'"The Cost of Hatred" with Theodore
Roberts, and "The Highway of Hope"
with House Peters, she gained place
among the leading emotional artists of
the country. Wallace Reid, the vig-
orous and handsome Lasky star, is
one of the best liked and most sue
cessful Of the younger film favorites,
and in each production in which he
appears adds to his many thousands
of admirers.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-01
"The Love That Lives"

Mother love is the theme Of ''The
Love That Lives" in which Pauline
Frederick will be seen at the Grand
Wednesday. Molly McGill, a scrub
woman who has attracted the advan--
ces of a man Of wealth, sells her soul
for money with which to educate her
SON. When the man whose protec-
ton she has accepted grows tired OF
her, she drifts rapidly downward. Al
ter her son has grown to manhood and
thinks her dead, the chance Is given
her to work out her own redemption.
She does so at the cost of her life.
The part is an unusual one for Miss
Frederick, but she meets the test with
characteristic ability. It is in the
last stage of Mollie's life that Miss
Frederick does her most foreeful
work. She looks the broksn-down,
sin-worn woman to pitiful perfection,
and acts with equal skill.