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SAYS ALASKA INDIANS CAME FROM SOUTH Doctor Sp;\d; rive Years with Alaska Tribes—- Gives Conclusions PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Nov. 11.—Alaska Indians originated in the South, around Puget Sound, not Siberia, in the belief of Dr. J.ouis Shortridge, Assistant of the American Section of the Museum of the University of Pennsyl- vania. Dr. Shortridge has returned from a five-year expedition in Alaska and brought back many, ancient objects, including war bonnets, ceremonail mats and house screems, some 800 years old. “After studying the Alaska In- dians for five years, living with — . DOUGLAS NEWS A. N. B. DANCE TONIGHT Douglas Camps A. N. B. and A N. S. are giving a farewell| dance in the Liberty hall tonight for their delegates who will leave immediately after the affair to attend the annual convention af | Angoon. They will leave on thei gas boat Mary Ann and be gone about a week. ———-————— MRS, M. J. O'CONNOR IN CRITICAL CONDITION| Cable advices have been re- ceived by Mrs. Elmer E. Smith,| that her sister, Mrs. M. J. O'Con- nor, former Douglas resident, but now of Bellingham, Wash, has been unconscious for several days and her condition is serious. Mrs. ! Smith will leave for the south on the first steamer. e —— “LADY FROM HELL” AT LIBERTY TONIGHT; “The Lady From Hell” thei photo drama coming to the Libe:- ty tonight, is an adaptation to the screen of the famous story by Norton S. Parker entitled “Mv Lord of the Double B.” Mr. Parker’s novel has proved s0 popular that several editions of it have been printed hoth in America and abroad. The story is laid in old Scot- land—at least that is the native fselling 5 for $2, TAkE A Goop Look, AT MISTER GOOGLE , So Tuars The GUY WHO SET oN A FLAGPOLE FoR 3 WEEKS © 1927, by King Features Syadic ate. Ine Groat Britain richts reserved them, especially among the Chil- kat tribe, listening to their! legends, I have come to the con-} clusion the Alaska Indians came| from the South, around Puget! Sound. I do nct believe in the theory they came across a strip of land, now Bering Strait be- cause al' Indian legends are from the South. I did not find legends | even that alludsd to the Norih." Dr. Shortridge said th: Chilkat and Navajo tribes are related as many words in their language are similar. | ——————— INTERIOR GOLD | STRIKE REPORTED . HERE BY INDIAN News of a placer .gold strike oa Squaw Creek near Dalton Pos' was brought here today by Dan Katsek, Indian, who has been in the vicinity of the strike and was informed that two other crpeks| besides Squaw Creek were yield- ing pay. Last August an Indian, Big Jim. made the strike but kept it se-| cret until a short time ago, when | a number of Indians, and later| whites, entered the district 'o stakKe claims. Within the last| few weeks two other streams | have been prospected and goll| has been located. The creeks in the strike district are about 144 miles southwest of Whitehorse and 12 miles from Dalton Post According to Katsek, an Indian and a white man, working togeth-| er and using three six-inch boxes, took out 68 ounces of gold befor> the freeze-up came. He also saii that he had been informed two claims had been sold for high prices, one for $30,000 and one for $20,000. Prices at Daltonr Post have gone sky high as a result of more than 300 people going into the strike region, Katsek.gaid. Hardtack i> sugar for $30 per hundred and flour for $20 a| 50-pouad sack. — e —— Prepare for big Turkey shoot. 37 LIBERTY TONIGHT ¥ country of the rugzed hero which | role is essayed by Roy Stewart. hero of many red-blooded and two-fisted productions of filmdom. But a misfortune in a love af- fair causes the Scotch nohhmanl to come to America and for n! time assumes the cognomen of a simple cowboy on a western ranch. ‘ | The Parker movel with its great romance and wonderful back- grounds provides an admirable story for the camera as will ba! proven to all on the screen of n_.e‘ Liberty theatre tonight when this pleture is tHe feature attraction. ——eee—— QUCH!LAMEBACK BACKACHE AWAY Kidneys cause backache? No!| Listen! Your backache fs clul@dl by lumbage, seiatica, or a ltl‘lh‘} and the quickest relief is sooth- isg, penetrating St. Jaeebs Oil} Rub it right on your painful back, and instantly the wreneu,l ess and lameness disappears., 0 't stay crippled! Get a small trial bottle of St. Jacobs Ofl from' r druggist and limber up. A’ nt after it is applied you'll wonder what became of the back- e or lumbago pain, 3 ~Rub old, honest St. Jacobs Oil ‘Iflunr you have sciatica, neu- . la, rheumatism or sprains, as it is absolutely harmless dgesn’t burn the skin. ARMISTICE DAY DANCE TONIGHT i | 1] RUB LUMBAGO OR, Blanche Sweet | The Lady from : H ell Also “ON THE LINKS” F.B.O. Comedy of Laughs Pathe News i | | | | | i Pathe Scenic! JITNEY DANCE LIBERTY HALL DOUGLAS A. N. B. Orchestra - 9:30 GODDARD MADE Promoted to Assistant to fm this district, 2 5 ing CHIEF OFFICER . po. 8¢ Executive Officer Ter- hune of Game Board The premotion of E. M. God- dard from Game Warden by his appointment as assistant to M| W. Terhune, Executive Officer of: the Alaska Game Commission was! announced here today by Mr. Ter- hune. Mr. Goddard’s headquarters will continue to be in thi He succeeds M. R. Har merly assistant to the E Officer, who resigned two months/ ago to go East. ¥ i Mr. Geddard is an experienced|d mr ASSISTANT T0 ::=: JUNIOR = T WANT You |- Yo REMEMBER RIS EVENT WHEN ROW N in ion 5 its st inted tithe THA as Gaing V 1 roddard as Warden in charge of 1 luska e NE FUN DATE IS FIYED * Funeral rites for the late s who died Monday, n Sk 260 po! He is the senior warden on force and his promotion Wi ov e “TOSE CTROWDS ARE Teo MUCH FoR ME - L DONn KNOW HOwW LINDBERGH i STANDS (¥ = I GUESS T AT AS HUSKY AS T Taougwr & wWAs: 7 kans in oW e, Tuesday advices Faulkner, 5 game ofticer and has had four|Thene left local field vestigat-| years work in the the enforcement and ing branches. He first experience as ( being to that position by Gov. Scott C.| Lo Bone. He continued in that ca-jter vacity under the Interior Depar ment until the jurisdiction over, game resources in Alaska we transferred to the Biolog Sur vey in the Department of Agri-jfri cuiture. He transferred to the;wé Biological Survey and continued!! to aet as Game Warden from July 1924 to August 1, 192 the latter date the Alaska ( Commission took over game ad- ministration activities and Mr.| Goddurd was made ne Warden on its staff in which capacity h:!be has served since that time. “Mr. Goddard has made an - ex-|roc cellent reccrd as & Game Warden | nin both with the Commission and prior to his connection with it.| Prepare for big Turkey shoot. 21+ b i) the ppointed | the The ho au dge « vil! in|the bhody for ervices Mrs nd ew York i Fr w My J Tod t 1 in will today il co be held pe Thate he 167, of Ce sympathy sont heen by lo which ircluding FANCY WORK AND GOODY S, held ALE the Saturday, Nov at 11 m. - By M. E. Ladies Aid | Light & Power Compa the PARKS ISSUES ARMISTICE DAY is both ERAL New e rent unday Alaweda HERE'S vou \CE WATER Tl FETON W TRE EVENINY \ \ &) 4 ST THANKSGIVING DANCE WILL BE PRD t ¢ zrom Page One.) In gratitude we r , we should humbly pray that we may he | worthy of a continuation of di-| vine favor. Wherefore, [ President of the rited hereby apart and Thursd: the twen ber, next, Calvin set as that their and ur people and by nd in their of public wo nks 1o Him who holds hollow of His hand. whereof. v hand ¢ United t on ide sks, the have used of tha ed. t the City of shing! nty-sixth day 0c ¢ of our Lord one th bundred and nd of the independence of | , the United States of America, the } one hundred and fifty nd | CALVIN COOLIBGE, | By the President FRANK B Secreta £ ! > 18 to and nine even, twen Johnson by was ohibition ssion of The 1 a pint of in Johns Frank A ioner, today son §40\and costs, 3 LIQUOR 'ARREST MADE t in agent rich was fined ONS Wpr il 4 L B mooa- i 1 CLAMATION GIVEN TONIGHT Features of Local Celebra- tion Will Be Held ° To- night in A. B. Hall atare the shration Junea American Legion which will be given tonight ing at 9:30 o'clock, in t Leonard, Vie ) Myhren are r. The ha of in and W. of th M 1 white streteh balc been 1 » plan flo > ) mak should be, Gov. George short address th powde the surf it will a the on Day heid, b nd 2 A Belle Viee esider of the American Legion Auxiliary f Pacitic Coast, will be one of honor tonight. ) ice of sts wiil dancc u 1¢ make | danes, | Simpron, ational for {1 Armi the Junean ' Public House 2 § Cu Alaska Road : closed, the F ., and. the loliday from 5 I observing open again tonight o'clock. .BE YOUR COFFEE reasons rather than mere appetizing adjectives. ;- #%® firstgrade coffee and sealsit in vacuum. There *cupoma shortage berries in the world markets. 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On that date Uncie Sam will cease to interest on all t:eficom! 4’s and Seccnd 4Y4 3 Prior to t date, the Treasury Department , an exchange ‘offering may be made through w holders of Second Liberty Loan Bonds may have the . for other interest bearing fi § If you wish, we will be glad to attend to any m 3 cal ilege of exchanging th ernment, securities, in this connection for you. —— First National Bank “Therd is Do Substitute for i i