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SOLll> IDEAS
The progressive pieces of legis
lation which J. K. Hecfcman, pro
lir.H-j 'j introduce beiore tie Ter
ritorial l:uv makers ;it the next 6es
s.<>a cf the Territorial legislature
are ct_. --inly worthy ot' considera
tion. li they should become the
Ian of t'le Territory, certainly no
would question tii*s wisdom of
*'■ • 'aws and the urgent, necessity
tor I.iws being bound into the
ee^siou iuws of li-lt;. He is a
..dvocate of a community pro
1 erty law—which is admitted on
every hand to be an urgent noces
t i. r •. . ; oiocUon of wouians
.it in tuis Territory. The pro
; e.'t> laws u'-iier which ive are at
; :es- at operating are cumbersome,
in. jon... .'.tid grossly unjust to
woo;.i:.kiud. The adoption of a pro
gi ssive community law would re
adjust ; .is condition and endow thq
wi.e w;:h her proper status. No
one ia " :> aodern age will dispute
wit: .e liepublitan candidate, the
. .id feasibility of such a law.
1.. >. :i be little question about
i .» I v. ; -is.g on th* statute books
•. . . g session, as most of
. i onn.i;dates have come out open
1. ior li.e proposed bill. The fact
» ?Ji lleckman has. long- advo
cUtu t!:is bill, shows him in his
trup Jisat. It Bho-ws that he is
alert utid ui> and ready to father
.■regressive constructive legislation,
t.u kind that will place mile stones
behind the path; oi" the Territorial
logi?lature and characterize it as
L'fcii g one of the most competent
that hoi- over gathered at the cap
ito'. City.
Relit f funds c£ a permanent na
ture rcr the benefit of lost miners
uad navigators, is another J)ill ad
vocated by .Mr. Hec<kman. C'e.tain
1/ tL- iav. makers should maka pro
vision i'cr the men who are bo
bold aud daring as to engage in Jie
th? hazardous pioneering work,
b. .zi; g the path, for permanent in
dustries and the ultimate develop
ment oi the Trritory. Many a lost
miner, v.ho now Is remembered; only
by the little mound of Alaska soil
til--* covers Jiis remains in Bome
out of the way place, would be
aliv<* i.r.il of use to sockty in gen
era!, Lad such, legislation become
'he- lav.- of the Territory.
Good Wage
TLe adoption of a minimum wage
fer all men working in the Ter
ritory is likewise advocated by -Mr.
J'ecKman. Here the candidate
s ..o«f hit true make up and spirit.
His recognition of labor as one of
t:ie biggest assets which, tlie Terri
*i ry prsiesses, marks him as a man
ol bi.% icundea caliper. The time
when man toils Irom sunset to
sunris» lor a mere pittance has
p-i--st.a In progressive communities.
The right to work is a right which,
every man. should enjoy. But in
doing that work ha sactuld be paid
a wa»e that i3 just and one that
represents the p.XKluct oX Lis la
bor. .Mr. Heekman is right when he
says, "Any business that can't af
forj to pay its workmen a just liv
li g wage should not be called a
busings and licensed by the terri
tory."- Mr. Hickman realizes: that
uy a Just working compensation for
labor la the Territory, that the
home will become a jvorking unit.
"When thp Lome is established and
thfre Is sufficient income to pro
perly run that home, reart families,
very lii'le difficulty is gyer ®c
peHencd In, that home. Ita the
continual wording of thq latjorer
for a rnerp living; that; gouges the
hear* out of uim andJ makes him a
slave of discontent and a bur to
aocitt/. A minimum working wage,
provided it was a just wagq would
go a long way inj battering the con
ditions o* labor in thia Territory.
More Delqguttys
He has p romised to ivorilC tor ad
ditional representation, inj congreew.
No one will question! the feasibility
for Alaska having, more delegates
back at Washington^ to wort for
our interests. Thai Territory is? bo
massiyc-, it represents so many
different interests, thait it is neat
to iinpo&sibls for ouo delegate to
know his entire* Trritory and the
particular neeids of each( precinct in
that political unit. Th)q allotment
o' more debates tq congress
would relieve this condition, and
more tairly represent this great
commonwealth.,
Full states rights for the Pan,
Handle of Alaska Is a debatable
question. It lias its advocate^ and
its opponents. Certainly Svery
one must agree tha$ sooner or lat
er the i)olitical unit of Alaska must
be divided and tie Pan Handle
forms a complete* geographical; and
chyslcal line of demajkation from
the rest of the Territory. The
scooor that divlsionj cornea the
better it will be fort the respective
divisions.
The allowing of Alaska to make
provision for the proper carg and
custody Alaska insane persons
within the Territory is another
measure whlchi Mr. Heckman is ad
vocating. Hardly a returned patient
from 'he Outsidei sanitarium, but
what advocates this measure. The
majority of the peoplq within) the
TfcrW'orv are becoming educated
to the needs along this line an<i
are swinging into ling for this
measure.
Qualifications
Coming to the personal qualifica
tions of Mr. Heckman for the of
fice Senator of the First Division,
wt, find that he is sincere in his
s'a'emeni.^ which 1b thQ primary
principal uoon,1 "which the voter
niuit -work. Ha has lived la tha
Territory for thi-rty yeare and
during that perioft has become a
close student of Alaska, its needs
and ills. He has centered all of
his interests in the Territory and
made it his permanent home. He
Is ambitious and' capable as ia dis
played bv hia Buccessseg id the
commercial world. The voter would
do well *o make personal1 investi
gations, substantiate thd fore
going statements, arrive at a de
cision and back this upf by person
al work. The coming session of
the legislatures will be an Import
ant i>ne. Many bills will be intro
duced and it behooves thei pedple
to have an able, progrefesive< cham
pion to watchj diligently after their
iutere£ts.
NO I'SE MADE OP POWER
Some time has elapsed sflac^ con
gress adjourned) andi ye(j President
Wilson has made no attempt to use
the "bi^ stick" placed) by congress}
in his hands in order •£* retaliate
against tha British government for
blacklisting American business
firms, the seizure an«i detention of
American cargoes and> the opening
of the mail of American) citizens.
The latest insult to which) ve
a e suomitting in silence the Beiz
uru oif the steamer Aym&ric, load
ed a» New York and1 bound to Man
ila, another America^ port. This
seizure was m«<iq In) the port of
Hongkong and! beforq theAymeric
was permitted tq proceed, 1200
packages of goods were taken fron
h«r cargo, not because they yere
contraband or were in any way de
signed to give aid to the enemies'
o<! Qrat Britain1 but ini sooth, be
cause they were consigned to a
fL'jn in Manila, which! is on the
British blacklist.
The so called) retaliatory) legisJa
tlou of congress ie appareently for
political use only in the present
campaign. secretary; Lansing is
reported to have saiidJ that, "It is
unenforceable* because anj^ attempt
to enforce it would be a direct
violation of our commercial treat
ies." Eut commercial treaties nev
er contemplated opening our letters
seizing our shpps, or blacklisting
our merchants and declaring, that
UO' vessel shall be permitted to car
rv any merchandise for them.
MILLION ACRE FARMS.
Those Are the Kind, as a General Rule,
They Have In Mexico.
In the United States the farmer Is a
humble person. In Mexico he Is a king
of millionaires. You look out across a
level plain and you see a magnificent
house of stoue, cemeut and gn.%t tim
bers, covering sometimes as much as
half an acre. Surrounding it are oth
er houses, hundreds of them, but all
small, constructed of adobe, brush or
even of cane stalks. You are not look
lng at a town, but at a ranch settle
ment In the great house, which costs
many times more than all the little
houses put together, live the haclen
dado and his family. ItTMhe little
houses live the peons.
The typical farm In Mexico Is not ol
100 acres, but of 1.000,000. In the
state of Morelos twenty-eight hacien
dados own all the agricultural lauds;
twelve own nine-tent lis of them. The
territory of Qulntana Kno. double the
size of Massachusetts, is divided
among eight companies. The greater
portion of the state of Yucatan is held
by thirty men. kings of sisal hemp. A
major fraction of the agricultural and
grazing lands of Chihuahua is owned
by one family. Lower California,
equal in size to Alabama, is uearly all
held by five great corporations.
The 1.000.000 acre-farms lie mostly
fallow. Naturally a rich agricultural
country, Mexico does not produce
enough corn and beans to feed her
own peon population. Modern ma
chinery Is needed, but modern ma
chinery will never be used extensively
so long as the peon is so cheap that
primitive methods are cheaper than
machine methods.—World Outlook.
Drum Fire and Curtain Fire.
"Drum fire-' and "curtain fire" are
modern war terms. "Drum lire" is the
firing of artillery at stated Intervals,
the resultant noise being described as
like the steady hammering of a great
drum. When the desired effect of re
ducing the point of the attack has been
accomplished the guns are elevated to
a higher point and are fired continuous
ly, making a "curtain of fire" to pre
vent re-enforcements reaching the point
of attack from the rear and at the same
time allowing the Infantry to attack
under protection of the guns.
Practical Religion.
The story Is told^of a little house
maid, far over the sea. who, when
asked whether she realized that she
was in any way different after uniting
with the church from what she had
been before, thought for an instant
and then, smiling brightly, said, "Well.
I sweep the corners." She could hard
ly have given a better demonstration
of the reality of her religious life.—
Christian Herald
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ing brothers cotrdipliy invitejfl to
uttend. L. E. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Greisbach, Secretary.
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"WhltQ Pass Lodge
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meeta 2d and 4th
Prl. Kv'ga, of each
montc. "Visiting, brothers are wel
come.
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E. meets every
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Visiting brothers
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HENRY FR1EDHNTHAL, E. R.
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Visiting Brothers cordially wel
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