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OIL AND THE OPEN DOOR.
Ambassador Chllds' warning to the Near East conference against the
usual private tradea and the familiar secret agreements for special privi
leges in Asia Minor amounts to a virtual ultimatum. Our late allies and
associates were going calmly about their business of grabbing everything
that was not nailed dowu in the Near East aud the door was to be slammed
in the face of American interests. The American statement was notice to
the uli.es that Washington understands a great deal about the silent scram
Me for special and territorial privileges that is now going on under the sur
face at Lausanne. It was a reiteration of the traditional Americau "open
door" poiity.
The allied powers were warned about this a month ago. On October
."0, Secretary Hughes sent them a memorandum demanding the "open
door" in Turkey aud protesting against secret agreement. Our observer
delegates went to Lausanne with the understanding that this memorandum
had been received, noted and would be heeded by the allied nations.
The allies went Lausanne with their minds made up. apparently, to (g
nor to it. Before the conference was a week old the same old game of bluff,
swap and bargain was started. Unquestionably Washington, watching
from afar off, had decided it*was time for blunt frankness.
The biggest stake in the world today is the world's oil supply. This
Lausanne meeting is becoming more and more heavily scented with oil
There is reason to believe that France and England are coming to an agree
ment to share the Mosul oil fields of northern Mesopotamia and shut Am
erica out. As the greatest consumer of oil products in the world, the Unit
ed States does not care to be shut out. What we want is a fair field and
no favor in Mosul or anywhere else. That exactly is what we are not get
ting at Lausanne.
Our position at Lausanne is awkward. We are sitting in the game,
buying no chips, refusing to pfav our cards and yet demanding that we shall
share in the pot. We insist on standing back of the players and searching
out the hidden cards. It is a great embarassinent to those powers willing
to make peace by sacrificing our interests or any interest save their own.
Awkwardly or not, however. American rights are getting a hearing.—Phil
adelphia Public Ledger.
THINGS CLEMENCEAC MIST REMEMBER
If Clemenceau thinks distrust of France in this country and dissatis
factiou over her attitude toward reduction of military force and the feel.ng
that she Is imperialistic, arise primarily because of her maintenance of a
big standing army, he has something to learn. There is undoubtedly crit
icism of Trance on this basis; but it is a secondary matter, and it never
■would have amounted to much If the French representatives at the Wash
ington Conference had assumed a sympathetic and helpful attitude toward
the subject of tieet limitation. It was their mulish and suspicious conduct
.with regard to this project that started the whole wave of unfavorable sen
timent In this country. There was neither rhyme nor reason in thefr po
sition: and though the arms conference was a success, it is not easy to for
get that their obstinacy periled us success. American Is the more prone
to remember this, because the Government in Paris has not yet ratified the
enga£ements made by its representatives at Washington.
It is reported that Clemenceau alBO Intends to make a plea for deferment
of payment on the French war indebtedness to this nation and that in this
connection he means to tell the people of the United States that France
cannot pay uuless she receives her indemnity from Germany. Few If any
people are going to object to an "easy payment" scheme that may be for
mulated to help France out of a difficult situation, if that country will in
return show an ordinarily decent disposition. But the French have been
nasty and insulting in their discussion of the repayment question, and some
of their spokesmen have gone so far as to practically advocate repudiation.
Clemenceau himself will create a poor Impression if he undertakes to con
dition that repayment on what Germany does, because the point has already
bfen raised In connection with the scheme to force Washington into under
writing the German indemnity or even Into taking over that indemnity in
order to get the money due to it from France; and the efTort to place this
nation under such duress has not been received with any sweet smile.—De
troit Free Press.
IT WLLL NOT IIK PERMITTED
There is no more reason tor letting down the immigration bars and
bringing a lot of Greek refugees from Asia Minor to this country than there
Is for extending a like privilege to any other nationality. Greek territory
Is only about ten miles distant from Asia Minor, and Athens itself is only
150 miles away. Were the refugees to be sent to this country their ships
«ould have to thread their way through a whole Grecian archipelago and
skirt the mainland of Greece. Why not land them In their own native
country rather than transport them 5,000 miles further from home? There
is no more reason for admitting a horde of Greeks to this country than
there is tor giving asylum to a multitude of any other nationality from the
south of Europe whose quota under our Immigration laws has been ex
hausted.—Selected.
Renews Recommendation For
Buying Postoffice Buildings
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 22.— !
The campaign for. government owner i
ship of postofflce buildings through- :
out the country was renewed by 1
Postmaster General Work in his an-,
nual report recently to Congress. <
Not only would a policy of public
ownership relieve the government of
much of Us present housing conges
tion, the posi master general said, but
it also would make for financial
economy since rentals of more than
$12,000,000 now being paid over an
nually without tangible return could
be invested instead ill property of a
permanent vulue.
Government owned buildings, he
pointed out, are free from taxation,
while li<e government as a lessee,
must pay enough rent to enable the
Intidloard to meet his tax bills. In
the same way he asserted that
wliereas the government could bor
row money "on practically a 4 per
cent basis" to build postofflces, when
it teases it "pays a rental sufficient
to permit the lessor to borrow money j
at 7 per cent, and in some cases as j
much as 10 per cent."
Other legislation recommended by
the postmaster geuftrm included pas
sage of the bill pending In the house
to increase the interest rate on postal
i Savings deposits from 2 to 3 per
cent and rate on postal savings
bonds from 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 per cent;
establishment of system of pensions
for postal employes who have been
in the service more than thirty years;
reclassification of departmental em
ployes; a salary readjustment to per
mit full pay for overtime; authori
zation for motor vehicle rural mail
routes up to 75 miles in length;main
tonauce of a guaranty fund, derived
from assessments levied upon postal 1
officials accountable for funds and
property, to make good losses from
the failure of such officials to prop
erly perform their duties, and to
take the place of the present bond
ing system; imposition of additional
postage on Improperly or insuffl
riciently addressed mail; aud the ex
tension of insurance and colect-on
dolivery privileges to third class
mail.
Reviewing the department's activi
ties during the last fiscal year, Mr.
Work reported that a reduction of
j20.571.9S6 in the deficit of the de
partment had beeo efiected by econ
omies in administration.
Notwithstanding tlie decrease, the
duficit is still large, the report said,
and unless revenues increase in great
er ratio to expenses there is little
aope of materially reducing it in
view of fixed charges over which the
department has no control.
During the fiscal year there was
an increase of $21,362,266 in postal
receipts, but expenditures were only
$7S0,S35 in excess of those of last
year. Considering losses of postal
funds through fire, burglary and
other causes, the deficit for the year
was $60,815,400.
The average per capita expenditure
for postage during the fiscal year
was $3.92, Mr. Work reported, mak
ing a total of postage collected
through stamps alone $391,159,41S.
Matter mailed without fixture ot
stamps aggregated $41,402,601. To
tal receipts were 5.16 per cent ovei
tiiose of the previous year. The pub
lic bought 14.261.946.813 postage
stamps, 57,401.250 special delivery
stamps and l,lll,l:'i,439 postal
cards.
Postal savings deposits and out
standing savings stamps at the end
of the year totalled $140,430,167.93.
compared to $155,007,543.65 a year j
previous, the curve of deposits and
withdrawals following the same lines
as among the country's savings
banks.
Appointment of postmasters has
become current, us nearly a9 civil
service laws permit, und of the 7,
>92 presidential appointments con
tinued by the senate, 1,105 were of
women and 933 of former service
inen of the World war.
The constantly extending rural de
livery service continued to take the
place of the fourth-class post offices.
The rapid reduction in post offices
n recent years is shown by the fact
that there were in the United States
jud its possessions on July 1, 1922,
j 1,947 post offices, compared with
75,924 on Juno 30, 1902, a decrease
of almost one-third in 20 yearsi
During the year city delivery serv
ices were established in 70 additional
post offices, affording this advan
tage to 1.045,350 additional people.
City delivery is now in operation on
2,229 offices.
Neglect to properly address letters
and parcels cost the public more than
$423,000 during the year. Matter
sent to the dead letter office, how
ever, decreased 16 per cent.
Mails were carried by air over a'
distance of 1,727,256 miles and 48 -
188,920 tetters were delivered by the
ilr mail service without a single
atality or serious accident to fliers,
["he oue death in the entire service
vas that of a pilot "ferrying" an
impty plane between points.
A total of 434 new rural delivery
■outes were organized, extending de
ivery to 62,930 families. There are
low 44,186 rural routes, supplying
jiore than 29,700,000 Individuals,
>ver a length of 1,180,448 miles. |
Parcels post packages handled to
talled 44,051,083 and the postage ex
pended on them was $5,73V,299.
Mail carried postage free under
the franking privilege of the various
governmental agencies reached a to
tal of 435,000,000 pieces, and the
postmaster general' estimated that
bad they been paid for at Uie ordi
nary rates they would have netted
an additional Income of $10,897,387.
TO INVESTIGATE
DEATH OF ALASKAN
Racine, Wis., Dec. 22.—Alaskan I
and Racine officials today Joined in
an attempt to pierce the mystery
concerning the death of Mat Jaanum,
miner from Fairbanks, Alaska, who
was found dead on a train last Sat
urday, and believed to havo com
mitted sutcide. '
The Investigation started anew
when telegrams were received *rom
the Chief of Police at Fairbanks
stating Jaanum carried a consider
able amount of money and many
jewels when he left there for a visit
to Finland, his native country.
When Jaanum's body was found
in the coach of the train,, only a
$20 bill and a few trinkets were'
found in his clothing.
$e// Ringing,
One of the Oldest
Christmas Customs
HAT would Cbrlitmns be with
out tbc melody of the hells
ringing good will toward men'
Bell ringing Is one of the oldest ol
Christmas customs. At one time, In
Eugland, the ringers gave' their serv
Ices free, nor would they accept an.v
special payment The peal wus rung
as a matter of course, and was the
natural expression of English Joyous
neas. The merry music of the bells In
Oraat Britain and wherever churchei
have peals of bells, Is toduy as much
a feature of Christmas as the decora
tion of church and home with ever
greens, or tb* provision of the good
cheer which always marks this festive
season.
What an outcry there would be II
an edict were Issued forbidding the
ringing of the heUs during the coming
festlv# season I Yet this was actually
done during the Commonwealth, foi
In 1052 the wise men of parliament
gave orders that "no obsenation shnll
be had of the 8ve-and-twentieth day
of December, commonly ca led Christ
mas day."
It Is quite certain th.it this edict
was disregarded In many p ares, while
In others It led to open rioting. At
Canterbury the mayor of the city tried
to enforce the new rule, hui the people
were not going to be deprived of their
pleasures so easily, so thty took the
law Into their own hands broke the
mayor's windows—and si.me of his
bones ns well—and affirmed their in
tention of keeping their Christmas in
their own fashion, Just as their fathers
had done before them.
A Good Modeling Material.
It Is often rery difficult to keep h
child confined to the house amused
But with a modeling material with
which they can make animals, beads,
etc., they can be kept amused for hours.
Take four tablespoonfuls cornstarch,
eight tablespoonfuls salt and eight
tablespoonfuls boiling water. Mix the
dry Ingredients and pour on the boiling
water, stirring until the mlxti'-e is soft
Put on the fire and stir until it forms
a soft ball, then remove from the stove
and stir for ten minutes. A little color
may be added. Wrap in oiled paper
when not in use to keep from burden
ing.
THE GIFT I CHOOSE.
IVE me the hearthstone with
«£$ the glow that warms
\J7 the soul within:
S choose the »lft of kindly
•miles, that wealth can never
win; . . „
The laugh that ripples to the lips
from hearts where peace sub
lime
Reigns in the fullness of content
to bless the Christmas time
FOUR FINE LOTS—For SiUe, com
er 2nd ave and State. Level as a
floor and only one block from depot
See Itjen for a quick bargain, which
if taken at once, will include build
ing and contents. 3t.
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With LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, a* they J
cannjt reach the seat ot the dlseass.
Catarrh is a local disease, Rreatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
Ln order to cure It you must take an
Internal remsdy. Hall's Catarrh Madl
clno is taken Internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the beet physicians
ln',|thls country for years. It is com
posed of some of tho best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination or
the ingredients In Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine Is \Ynut produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal condition!. Send for
testimonials, free. „ . ^ _
F. J. CHEN BY & CO., Propi., Toledo, O.
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Hall's Family Pills for conitlpatlon.
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DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR
U. S. Land Offlc« at
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 27, 1922..
NOTICE Is hereby given that
Perle B. Allen, of Haines, Alaska,
who, on November 3, 1922, made
homestead entry, No. 03425, for lots
3, 4, & 5 and SW%NE% sec. 15;
lot 1, Section 14, Township 30 S,
Ringe 59 E, Copper River Meridian,
has flled notice of Intention !o mako
final three-year Proof, to establish
clr.im to the land above described,
before R. M. Odell, Notary Public,
at Haines, Alaska, on th# sixth day
of January, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
N. G. Hanson, of Haines, Alaska.
M. A. Gestner, of Hainos, Alaska.
G. W. Hinchman, of Haines. Ala
ska.
J. H. Chlcel, of Haines. Alaska.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
First Publication, Dec. 5, 1922.
Final Publication, Jan. 4, 1923.
• NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned has been duly appoint
ed, Administrator of the estate of
Robert H. Forry, deceased, by the
; I'robate court of the Territory of Al
! aska, sitting in probate at Haines,
I Alaska, and all persons having
J claims against said estat# are requir
I ed to present them to me at my office
; in the City of Haines, Alaska, with
I the proper vouchers within six
| months from the date of the first
! publication of this notice.
H. 0. BANTA,
Adlminstrator.
Nov. 30-Dec. 7,14.28,-'22.
Federal Power Commission
In compliance with The Federal
I Water Power Act (41 Stat., 1063)
notice is hereby given that the Home
Power Company, Skagway, Alaska,
has filed application for a prelimin
ary permit covering a power develop
ment on the North Fork of the Skag
way River, approximately b miles
northeasterly of Skagway, Alaska
Any objectron to such application. o>
request for a hearing thereon, to
gether with any briefs, reports, o*
other data for which consider.«loi
is desired, should be submit'*"'
the Executive Secretary, Federal
Power Commission, Washington,
ID. C.
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Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25;Pec. 2, 9. 16,23, '22
Big Game Guide
Sportsmen who arp Interest
ed In hunting bis game In the
Lower Yukon country are In
vited to call on na, .1 have
lived for many year* In the At
lin country, and can guarantee
hunting parties One anedmens.
I have a good power boat
for lake hunting and fishing. .
For information call or ad
dress
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ATL1N B. a
Baby Blinded
from Eczema
"The child's bend and face were almost
n solid sore. The eyes perfectly blind
Doctor said the worst case he had ever
seen. One samvto of D. D. D. did won
derful wor*. A complete curc fol
lowed." Thos. J. Donniney.Jcniflon. Ala.
Von write, too, to the D. D. O. Company of
Chicago for a sample and (fet immediate relief.
Or, come in and we wi'l tell you what D. D. D.
hat accomplished in your own neighborhood,
Yocr money back unless Uioiirat buttle relicvei
yo*L "5c, 00c and SJ.oo.
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W. B. BTOUT
Attorney at Lav
Practice In all coarta
In Territory of Alaska
HAINES — ALASKA
• HKAGWAY •
• VRATEllNAL ORDERS •
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Camp Skagway No. 1
meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brothers cordl&Jly welcome.
J. M. Keller, L. S. Keller,
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief
B. P. O. ELKS, Stag
way Lodge, No. 431, B.
P. O. Elks, meets every
Thursday at 8 p. m.
Visiting brother* cor
dially welcome.
dan Mcdonald, e. r.
F. J. VAXDEW'ALL, Score! ary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge P. & A.
M. No. 11:5, meets 2nd and
4th Saturday evenings ot
each month at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brethren are wel
come.
P. ». Van de Wall, W. M.
T. J. Stanclisli, Secretary.
Fraternal Order of
Eagles
Skagway Aerie, No. 25,
Fraternal Order ol
Eagles, meet the first
and third Wednesday niylit ox eacti
month at their haU on Fifth Ave
nue. Visiting brothers cordially i«
vited to attend.
M. A. GODING, W.P.
E. E. WAl.: ACE, SECY.
Naomi Chapter No. 9
O. E. 8., meeU <11 Ma
| sonic hall, first and
third Friday of each
month, at 8 o'clock.
Visiting members welcome.
POLLY WEBSTER
Worthy .Matron
Fanny Speer, Secretary.
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askan Is as good as a letter.
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