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ELMER A. FRIEND. EDITOR \ND GENERAL MANAGER
Harry V. Hoben, Precedent I* rank L. Bailnine, Sec.
Catared »• •#<*«»nd*<*laM matter September t. 1015, At the^ I oat Office at Seward, Alaska,
under Aft of March I. IS*#.
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Will. THE III RET I R\ ?
Important facts dev* oped by the
I’nited States Public Health S**r\ ic .
after a careful sun.vy investiga
tion of th** influenzal epidemic ot
Pd. carried on in evet\ state and <m
poitant cities, have just been issued
to the medical profession and t<» the
editois throughout tin country. Hie
following are amonT tin' importan*
facts developed:
Probably, but by no means ccitain
ly. there will b*» a recurrence of th •
influenzal epidemic ’his year.
Indications are, that should it oc
cur. t will not be ;*.s >e\e*e a^* ilu*
pandemic of the p » ciou> year.
( it \ officials, state and city hoards
of hea th. should be prepared in the
even* of a recurrence.
The f et that a prcuous attack
I* mi* » immunity iv. a certain p'Tccut
age o' cases >hould a I* ay loar on th*»
part »* thoM* a dieted in tin previous
epidemic.
In!’ lenra »> >pre;*d b\ direct and in*
d»rtvt contact.
1* i> n»t yet certa*n that the germ
has i i olated. o? d..*» overed, and
a> a ctmseip*enee their i> yet no pos
itive p VeiitiVc. except. ’In* rejoice
ment o r i 'Miles o •; ’ation and
the avoidance "i personal mntnrt.
A <•!.*>. e’-'t'on hetv. *.*r the influ
enza pun lemic and ti e nn >tar.tly in
crea.-'ing pneumori a mortality rate
prior to the 1 all of i?‘ts ix recognized.
It i no he!n*-.**d T’1 itt !h* uiscas.*
was p*v?ty v.id»* y diss«*minat si
throughout the country i etoi** it was
r»vouniz«*«l *n epid»*poy state.
Tlii* failuie to nvo”n /•» the early
,a- > : iom*u»*> ’«» ha*v !a ir* *y h«***n duo
tu the fact that every intere>t was
thou nniterod on th** var.
»ju«*"t ’on <*• m v-t pi actual and
imm< diate in! the piobahilit*
».i' recurrent** in lie a a*- future. K»*
curn tires a*> charactei istic of inflti
»>r;za enidt niic: and th* history «*! the
la.-t oandeniic am m ••* ious on* s won* I
I
THE
scwAftn
tiKI LL
Recently rimroughly Renovated.
“WE 11 \NDLE ONLY CIKST CLASS
GOODS"
“WE CNDEKSTAND HOW TO
PREPARE THEM**
Cleanliness and Courtesy
IS OCR MOTTO.
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
COR LADIES
Charles Cameron — John C. Gaffney
EAT FISH AND OTHER
SEA PRODUCTS.
1 know how to cook, them and can
prepare fish as you
w ant it served.
BRANCH
GRILL
JOHN’S PLACE
•* m t«» point to t! * conclusion that
this mv has not y< t nm its full course, j
on t’i otlu*r hand fhis epidemic has
h aiiy > • wn thre< nn e or less dis
net i: as \s and has been more se
vere, at !• i't in morality* than the]
; a *«< yc:a epidemic oi* I acus i
. hich !»--• :*y the hope, though not. th *
conclusion, that it has run it* course!
already.
It seems prob able, however, that wo
mn • e\pert at least local recurrences
iii th* near future, with an increase
♦ v. r t’- normal morality from l‘n u- i
iv.oni * fo perhaps several years* anil j
rei ta nly we should b<\ as far as pos
perpaicd to meet them by pre
vious organisation of forces . *ul nica
sil l - oi attempted prevention, treat
ment. and scientific investigation.
There should he no repetition of
the extensive suffering and distress
which accompanied la>t year's *.in
. mic. t mm mi ties should male'
plans nov for dealing with am recur*
k nee of th<* epidemic. Tlie ptonipt ve
cognition of the early cases and their,
effective isolation should he aimed at.
In this co uvetion. attention is railed
•o the fart that the cases *"hv appear
ent ox
tensive outbreak of what was regard
ed as “summer cold>” io IVoria. 111.,
proved on investigation to he an epi
domic of a mild type of ttifluetiZE.
» xperienee indirates that those ini*<
♦ polemics are often the starting poir*
of more seven visitations. Hence o\
v y effor* should he made to discover
as early as possible any unusual pie
valeiu*** of “colds.
I'ot* municipalities ope at m? on
budget bas'S. it i< important that all
• ]• lay in providing the necessary tin*
ancial supnort to the health nuthorit
i.-; in dea*ing w th a recurrence of the
epidemic be avoided by sotting aside
an emergency enideinic tund. Ibis
may prove o* 'lie gn atest vabie in
carrying out mootant preventive
measurers in tlie early days of the
epid«'fn:c. at a t*nie when their bene
ficial effect is greatest.
The most promising way to deal
with a possih < recurrence « t *he in
fill* nxa epidemic is> t<> sum it up m a
single’word. “Preparedness." And now
it is the time to prepare.
\L\Sk \\ PAPERS
Vlaskan papers were hit hard by
ru, say sin: uoks! : :
Of course sin* «*ets her cream, face
powder and other toilet requisites
here.
W il Y ?
I tec a use we ha\e the best and a hij;
assortnuut to choose from.
I’LL SAY NYE II VVK.
SE A Aiil> DliUG CO.
'the Lexall Store.
the war. hot the l’ir-t tin;.- in the his.
■ ory el t *• Yerriiory higher wages
.v ,,. ... i p inti - out id than in
Ai. saJiii id i n t s. I'll.- eau id an e\o
ii n. | * inlet . rape? stocks went up
n■-mein m.-ly. Freight charges in
1, aseu to an almost prohibitive lik
. t thesi fai \ but (•" * pap
,»i , ; i • l’lTiiiory were toreed i»
u pend. .Nearly ev« iy paper ntaiu
.ained it lie,it standard and gave it.
readers ail tin* news obtainable, many
tin»*»> at a in « i*> tie* publisher. Alas
kan pa - emu pin i* lave:ably with
i those Outside. Towns e! 'd)0 people m
tin* Territoiy have better papers than
cities ot ...OOii On* ide. Outfits are !>
•, r. and a belter elass ot work in done:
To the in v spap** s oi the Tei ritory.
Ala kai - o\u more than they tan re
pay. T! « > have labored unceasingly
to stem the tide of emigi atio i. They
ha\e b »osied day and night foi locai
ivies in many in. tunees not worth
'inostiie; to .In n lln' patronage tin-,
received s considered. Theii inward
is not \vt but .* > n. With another yeai
Alaska will conn into h *r own again.
Alining ** 1! n* resumed, vile big run »*i
fi h i.' «!'»•. ne business will be b« tte’*
tl an e\er. Uut to the papers of the
T rntory who have fought the light is
d e :h** credit il.fiy paper .- ‘i t Out
s’ !e has brought returns tenfold.
Valdez Alin. r.
.*.
CHICAGO, Oit., 2 - The Ameri
can in-‘itute of M*ning and Mrtallur
gii al cnv’ucers has named a commi*
t< .* of 21 leadii g mining engineers and
co* notation chief* to vorh o ;t an » jui
tab!" basis for the federal taxation ol
mine an i::t rpret llu* mine taxation
law*. *
Coon the committee’s derision tin
government :s now waiting t•» collect
the taxes upon the mines for las'
years and this year.
The committee will hold the firs
conference during’ October in Wash
ington, D. C.
V
CARLTON CUR
NR WEST and Best
Smoking Tobacco.
Cor pipe or cigarette
I V
\!>Ml!* \L .1KI.LIt'O IS TO
, VISIT ON PAC IFIC CO VST
VAFLKJO, Cal., Oct., 2— Admiral
'Jcllico, Commander of the l*ri* *
fleet during the war, is t<» visit the
Mar** Ishtnd Navy Yard on Novemhc:
*th. Admiral Jellico is now making a
(our of the world on ho warship Now
Zealand.
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Residence I hire! Avt*.
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Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. KaU. Viaitin* Brother*
invited.
Peter N. Ander>on Dictator.
C. A. Estes, Secretary
PIONEbBS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meet* on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. a., Pioneer Hall
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