•. & A. if.
White Puss Lodge
F. & A.M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Ev'gs. of each
mouti. Visiting brotners are w«
tome. Plill Abrahams, Secretary
W. R. Ilillery, W. <il
Fraterual Order
Katies—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
taycs meet* tho nn>«. and uiira
Wei stfay r'jkt ot each mouth at
cheir hail ou Fii'th avenue. Visiting
bro ,i rs -ordlally iuvited to attend.
John Grasht.1, W. P.; J. M. Keller,
Secretary.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. mcetP ever
Chursday night a
S o'clock. Elk
club and roadiu
room open tfaiiy from 1 p. ta. to
VLilting •—others cor
iLOU'.-i.—W. C. Blanchard
;:.v. I: Magee, Secretary.
Antic Brotherhood.—
1'aap Skagway Xo. 1
A. li. xaeeks every Tues
d:iy evening at S:00 p
•• :arp Visiting brothers cordial
O. J. Rich, Arctic Chie
1. l.:I. r.v, Arctic Recorder.
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cue desiring information
o .\ ill confer a favor
THE SECRETARY.
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EDITORIAL PAGE j1
AS TO RELIEF MEASURES
The territory or Alaska being with,
out power to collect revenues for th
neeessai v expenses of home govern
ment until such time as new laws
are enacted aud become effective,
cr a spec'al act of congress vali
dates the cues tha'. arc now a part
o' the statutes of the territory, and
which the Attorney General of the
United .States has declared void, a
serious : ud perplexing iroblem con
fronts Governor Strong, for upon
his judgment rests the decision of
the couisc to be pursued in the ad
justment and final settiemeut of a
question of paramount importance
to the people of the territory, and
upon whose shoulders aioue, regard
less of the purity of his motives, wl'
. -st onus of failure should the math
od adopted prove to be wrong.
From information we have thus
far been enabled to obtaiu there are
two channels through which reme
dial measures may be iuvoked, one
by the calling of a spcciul session
•if cue territorial legislature and
the passage <;f a law cieating the ne
cessury new offices, making provis
.ous for filling tuem and providing
for the compensation of the in
cumbents. For a measure of this
kind th" enabling act. itself provides
a way, for it authorizes the Gover
nor, in the event of extraordinary
circams* nces, to call a special ses
sion of the territorial legislature,
the length of such session not to
exceed fifteen days.
The ether is the oetitioning of
<-ong;-ess for relief, which has been
a matter of common practice here
tofore by territorial legislatures
where the courts have declared
legislative enactments void for the
reason that tliey conflicted with the
organic laws of the various terri
tories wherein their enforcement
was sought; appeals to congress for
id in situations similar to our own
by otlu'r territories have uniformly
met with a ready response and there
is no reason to npprehend that one
from Alaska would not receive like
c •>■ icier., ion, as congress has prov
ed itself as culpable in approving
the acts of the legislature as was
the territorial legislature itself in
passing certain of them in direct
'violation of a clearly defined pro
i hibiting clause in the enabling act.
I There appears to be weighty rea
sons why the latter course is the on
that should be adopted, not the
least important of which it that the
expense to the people of the terri
tory would prove to be so much loss 1
The calling of an extraordinary ses
sion of the legislature would mean
the assembling at the capilol of
eight senators and sixteen represent
atives, whose services at $15 each
per day would amount to $5,400;
in addition to this there is a mileage
allowance to members of 15 cents j
per mile for each mile from home to
the capital and return by the near- j
est traveled route, which would .
mean in the cases of members from |
Nome, the longest distance to be
traversed, a further expense to the ,
territory of approximately $400, or |
almost double the per diem of
each; and a further provision for |
incidentals, which would no doubt j
foot up to a respectable sum, would j
mean that the total expense to j
which the people of the territory |
would be put would be in the I
neighborhood of $20,000.
Again, there is a question as to
whether the length of a special
session is not too brief to allow of
a proper consideration of tile im
portant measures that would come
up before it and would only result
in a repetition of the hurried and
invalid enactments of the first reg
ular session.
If the matter is taken up by con
gress, however, and the urgent need
of immediate action presented in a
proper light, as there can be no j
question it would be, its s&tisfa: t- i
ory settlement would require but a
limited time and it would become
an accomplished fact and the ter
ritorial machinery be working
smoothly before it would be possible
for the legislature to assemble and j
get in proper shape, as the work |
transacted would be confined ex- i
clusively to an amendment of the ob I
jectionable features in the organic
act, declaring them void, and enlarg
ing the duties of federal comm;ss->>n
crs and clerks of courts so th it the
territorial laws already enacted
would bfe in conformity therewith
and by the addition of an emerg
ency clause become .it once effective
We understand that Governor j
Strong has taken the matter up ;
with Senator Pittman, chairman of'
the senate committee cn territories 1
and James Wickersliam, delegate to
Alaska, who is also a lr.wyer of high
standing at the territorial bar. and
are confident with their advice
and assistance he will see his way
clear to decide on a course that
would be for the best interest of the
people of the territory as a whole. |
Public Schools Should
Be Used as
Polling Places and
Social Centers
By Miss MARGARET WILSON. Daughter of the President
EYERV school bnildiDg should be made the POLLING PLACE of j
its district. And then the voting body of each district should be j
organized into a deliberative body for the free discussion of public [
questions.
It seems to me axiomatic that there should be the same provision for ,
! all sided discussion on the part of the citizens before they vote that there ;
| is for aldermen, state legislators or any other agents of the citizei.s. I
Where, as in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids and other cities, the
! schoolhousrs are used as polling places the plan is ECONOMICAL, ;
CONVENIENT and HELPFUL to the educational service of the I
! schools. And where, as in Wisconsin, the state law dictates the school j
J boards to provide for free use of the school buildings as voters' common i
council chambers—"parliameuts of the people"—the FEASIBILITY j
OF THIS PLAN has been established by two years' successful demon- |
stration.
THIS SOCIAL CENTER PROGRAM SHOULD APPEAL TO SUFFRA
GISTS AND ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS, FOR WHETHER WE AGREE OR
NOT THAT MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD STAND TOGETHER AT
THE BALLOT BOX WE MUST AGREE THAT MEN AND WOMEN
SHOULD SIT TOGETHER IN THE DISCUSSION OF OUR COMMON
PROBLEMS, FOR THEY REQUIRE FOR THEIR SOLUtlON ALL THE
i INTELLIGENCE OF ALL OF US.
j SEND THE "ALASKAN" HOME TO THE STATES. IT WILL SAV j
YOU A LOT 05 LETTEK. WRITING I
Olympia Beer ou draught at the
Board ot Trade. This famous brew,
both on draft uad lu bottles is kept
constantly fresh. TI1I3 is the Board
of Trade Bar where the celebrated
Rainier Beer ;ti also kept in bot
tles. tf.
-—Notice to =■=*
PROSPECTORS
't'r 11. Jrw IB m«l'i t "I IW1 Hlli SB
Parties intending to go pros
pecting or hunting in the in
terior, will find it to their in
terest '.o write
CAM SMITH
Whitehorse, Y. T.
t<\>r Information.
Mr. Smith has all kinds of
power boats from four horse
power to fifteen which he
will sell or rent at reasonable
rates.
Automobile Sta^e daily from
Whitehorse to the Atlas min
SEATTLE'S
i.eauiiut Pou'ilar Priced Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
European Plan
■II Ou<»!du Sunny
Kooms. Eleftancly
Furnished
8 tuple Uooms.
Couimeicla & Fam
ily trade snll.-lted
:r a t e s
SInitle lidiras ?l ui>
ItiHtmswlih bath^l 50
T\vu persons Si.50 Ul>
C. 8. STAFFORD
Manager.
'iake East L.-iKo car from Union
Depot to Four'.h. FOURTH AVE
between Union k Pike.
j Leaves Juneau tor Hoouali, Gyp- I
suai. Trfuakua, Kil'isuoo and Sit- ]
a .Nov. 30, Dec. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
Ian. 5, 11, 17, 23, 21). Feb. 4, I
10, TO, 22, 28. Mar. 6, 12, 18,
4, 30.
J 11 eau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau tor Pearl Harbor,
Eugle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentinei Light Station, Eidred
Rock Light Station, Haines and
'kajway Nov. 2S, Dei'. 4, 19, 16,
2, 28. Jan. 3, 9, 15, 21, 27. Feb.
8, 14, 20 26. March 4, 10, 16,
'2, 2S.
WILLIS B. N'OWKLL, Manager.
FIRE
That
Insures
WRIT! EN BY
Phi! Abrahams, Agt.
Pack Traiai
Restaurant
TONY STAN1CH. Proprietor
For 14 Year» We Have Served only
The Best in the Markets
and today it i» the
Most Popular Eating
House in the North
New Location
Broadway, between 3rd and 4th
The Deltconico of Alaska
OrlyCnQ "3ROMO QUININE/ that is
i-/e fjremo Omnia® I
Cures a C old in One Diy, Grip in 2 Days
£?/y)J $ on
2 ^OX.
25c
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Arucortcs, Bellimjham
Everett, Olympia, Port Townsead, South
BcOmgham. Eureka, Santa Barbara. Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
H BRANDT, i a. p. D. , c. d. dunann, p. t. m.
(13 James St, Seattle / 112 Market Su, San Franciicc
reserved to choose thin Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
S. 8. SPOKANE
Jan. 7, 16, 27
V- A. PETERSON, Agent
Phone 50 2nd cfc Broadway, Skagway, Alanka
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Carrying U. s. Mai! and Wtlls-Farfjo Express
SAILING DATES from SKAGVVAY to SEATTLE
NORTHWESTERN t. JAN. 20
S. S. MARIPOSA JAN. 31
No stops inaile at Canneries.
Ten Days Service tli ere alter.
SAILING DATES FROM SKA GV.'AY TO CORDOVA
S. S. NORTHWESTERN JAN. 14
MARII'OSA JAN. 24
Ten Days Service thereafter.
These slcar. ships are the finest an J lai gi-st in Alaska scrvice. Have large
observation and dining rooms, with excellent meals and service. Transfer to
Vancouver Victoria, "I acoma and Pugct Sound ports without additional charge.
Through tickets l.> San Francisco
TELEPHONE NO. f!6.
CHAS. T. LYONS, AGENT
liH
Canadian Pacific Ry.
i
(STEAMSHIP LINES)
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
new mmi/mrm nJ
s.rmwuiiOD m
Jan. 7, 21 Feb. 4
(Subject tc Change)
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria,Seattle,&c
Kail and Sleeper Tickets to all points.
Phone- 3? F. F. W. LGWLE, Agant
Steamship-Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
WILL'": SAIL 'FRCM SKAGWAY
December 11th
Sailing Date Subject to Ch?nge Without Notice
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Seattle Office:
71G Second Avenue.
T H E
"OLYMPIAN"
butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M.
"A TOUR DE LUXE" is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on Tltis Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
C. T. Lyons. Acc.it. Al.ukj Stcanihip Co.
SKACiWAV, ALASKA
City TlcJtet Offices. Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway. 44> Haatiiit-s St. Wai
VANCOUVER. B. C.
\ SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST- SEATTLE •
The Train of Luxury
TO
"MILWAUKEE"