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EDITORIAL
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HIISIIAM JHStlSS THK
(iOVKI'.NORSHIP
Judge Wickersham had audience
j>,st»,rday with President Harding.
The conversation turned entirely up
on the subject of the CJovernorship
of Alaska. This much was admitted
l>y t!;.- gentleman who soon expects
r.> occupy the Kxecutive chair of
this Territory. He would not. how
ever. state that the {'resident gave
any indication of his intention with I
r.-ft-reticc to the appointment. By J
the same token we might say that |
t:.-ither would Secretary Fall admit
that he uud recommended Wicker
>ham to the President for the Gov
ernorship. He referred his ques
tions to the White House. Yet it
i> ieiier.illv believed in Washington
political circles that the Secretary
made the recommendaton. And it
is still further significant that the
I'tisy President should summon
•luil-re Wickershara for a discussion
upon the subject that he is expected
to dispose of within a very short •
time. |
It is scarcely reasonable to sup
pose that the President is sending
for unsuccessful candidates to ex
press regret at his inability to fav
or their candidacy. We haven't
heard of .Mr. Hazelet or eveu the Re
publican National Committeeman
from Alaska having audience with
the President. This important ep
isode lends additional strength to the
general belief existing amoug those
who are on the inside of Alaskan
affairs at the National Capital that
Judue Wickershara was practically
decided upon some days ago. At
least he was satisfactory to Secretary
Kali and it is uow likely that if
there was the least shadow of doubt
in the mind of the President, that
the logical and persuasive powers
of the Judge has a tendency to dis
pel all uncertainty on the subject.
Ft>r more than ten days past all
advices coming from Washington,
some from special newspaper
bureaus and others from private in
dividuals. indicated the selection of
Judge Wickersham. Those who are
supposedly close to the Judge are
absolutely satisfied that Secretary
Fall and Delegate Sutherland both
expressed themselves to tho Presi
dent as favorable to the selection of
the former Delegate, who had been
elected to Congress for six succes
sive terms from Alaska. And his
interview with the President yester
day very naturally adds to the cer
tainty of the early appointment of
James Wii kersham to the Governor
ship. The announcement, officially
should come at any hour, unless it
is the intention of the President to
await the opening cf Congress to
send h: - appointment to the Senate
for confirmation. If the appoint
ment is made before next Monday
the new Governor can take office j
so soon as transportation facilities
can carry him back to Alaska. Other
wise he would have to be lirst con
firmed by the Senate.—Juneau Cap
ital.
POISOXOUS BOOZE
A few days ago in Ketchikan a
"prominent" bootlegger walked in
to a place of business, and in look
ing around saw a bottle which had
a label on if. bearing the words
"Wood Alcohol." He picked up the
bottle, looked at it and saw that un
derneath was another label, reading
"Green River Whiskey." With a
Smile he said: "It was unnecessary
to put on the second label. It is all
the same thing."
And that bootlegger knew where
of he spoke. He knew that 99 per
cent of all the liquor sold in Ketch
ikan today which is shipped in from
Canada under the myths. "Old
Crow," "Green River," "Peter Daw
son," and other equally well known
brands of liquor are made up prin
cipally of wood alcohol, at least as
far as the kick in them is concern
ed.
Fortunately there has been no
deaths from them yet. but warning
has been sent out by Canadian au
thorities that they are poisonous
and that they will ultimately do
much damage. Anyone looking for
a suicide route will do well to con
tinue drinking them, but those who
vahie their health, even though they
like a little liquor will do well to
let them alone.—Ketchikan Chron
icle.
Lindenau Is Work
t
ing New Fields
Washington, I). Man Writes of
How Lindenau (Jot His Money on
Promise of Lurra'ivc Job.
F. \V. Lindenau who has sold
much fake mining stock throughout
the country on the strength of hav
ing claims in the Kasaan district
and who was convicted in Minnesota
of being a faker, shows up again
catching more stickers. Evidence ot
this fact was received by the Chron
icle this morning in a letter from
Washington. £). C.
The letter, which is self explana
tory. is as follows:
Washington. D. C.. Mar. 20. 1921.
Editor of the Ketchikan
Chronicle. Ketchikan. Alaska.
Dear Sir:
In December 1920 I mr.t a man
by the name F. W. Lindenau from
your city who was selling miniii?
stock. And like a good fellow I
bought. Or maybe only bit. And so
did many others here. Now this
man promised to put me to work
as machinist at his mine called
Kasaan Mining & Development Co.,
of Kasaan Peninsular. We have
never heard from Mr. Lindenau since
Jan. 1. 1921. wrote several letters to
his address but all are returned un
claimed.
If I am not asking too much of
you I wish you would put m» right
on this. 1 am not so mucti worried
as a few of the others here about
the stock. Hut 1 would like to know
if there is such a mine there or
company under the name of Kasaan
Mining and Development Co. Also
would like to know what the pay
is a machinist. I am now drawing
$50.40 per week, but was promised
$300 per month with free meals and
bunk. Please let me know what the
pay is for all-around machinist, as
I am somewhat anxious to come
to Alaska and you can ease our
worried minds with some news from
Mr. Lindenau and the Kasaan Min
ing & Development Co.
Thanking you in advance for your
kindness. Please find stamp enclos
pd.
EM1L PAl'LSEN.
1400 S. St. S. E.
Washington, D. C.
KNIGHTS OF COM'MUrS
to join
New York, April 15.—Thousands
it Knights of Columbus in tho
L'nited States and Canada, will joi:i
in a pilgrimage on April 1? to
:he crypt of St. Joseph on Cote-des
S'eiges at Montreal, where they will
pay homeage to Frere Andr, secri
itan of the shrine and known as
Canada's "miracle man."
Frere Andre's shrine stands op
losite the seminary of the Holy
>oss on the outskirts of Montreal.
Inside it are clusters of crutches and
jandages left by pilgrims who came
'or healing.
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This Is the Gemline "Lucky Dog"
I'erha|>« viiii !::i\*• heard of "ilie liirky doc?" lit- lives In ('liicnco— In
fact. In- lias I>(vmi it resident seven years, it was learned, ulien a lilt of lepftl
paper was tiled in tlie probate court fur Ills lienetit. The will of Mrs. ltose E.
I'orter Jirnvitli's that Ki*x. a pel p< Mil!! r. s-luill lie given all of the colufortH of
a home, including a dally I'lith and plenty of sauerkraut, and a Christmas
trie every year. She left ss.iH'O iu trust fur tlie do;;. Mrs. Sarah E. Iturr,
the technical lieucliclary, is shown holding l!ex.
Leaving Homo January 24th, we
journeyed up through central Italy
to Florence, through a country sim
ilar to our own Southern California.
Flowers were in Cull bloom orange,
lemon, tig. ami banana trevs laden
with fruit. The city of Floremv is
heatltifully situated and is a laecca
for tourists who have more time to
spend there titan we had. \V* spent'
one day in looking at the most im
portant points of interest then ag.iiu
took an overcrowded and seemingly
unconducted train for Genoa, the
home of my mother's people, where
we spent a month, visiting several
I days at the home of my uncle at
Gatorna. a suburb of Genoa. From
'Genoa we went to Milan a"i! Venice
in the former of whifii we visited the
celebrated Milan Cathedral which is
the largest in Kurope except St. Pet
ers, in Home. In Veuice, of conrso
we rode ill gondolas, for that's why
we went to Venice. We did tun.
however, see or hear any guitars or
mandolins which infest the Ameri
can musical ••o'nedy scenes of Ven
ice hniiikiv, I was disappointed in
Venice. Friui Venice we retuti.r-j
to Gemv. for two days then i-'arud
on the fir;-' leg of our uomcwjr 1
journey.
Enron'o fi m:i Genoa to I'ns «o
»r<.-ni iwf; days at Turin This city
is the most modern in Italy. The
building* have tiie appearatic".* if :.n
i 1:1cri.v 1 c 5:y and are furnished
awl ilt-d with ail modem appli
ances. I a:a willing to coi-fcss that
Turin aie best o: all the cities
I saw. 1.0! 1 epting Paris.
Le.\v: '4 Ir.'iit at I 1.. in M'.r
2. we ,11 rivti: at Modaue, .lie >11 Hil
ary line between Italy and France at
7:30 p. ni. Here we i.:ot tIn- ever
present customs inspector and this
gentleman wis raised to about il.e
'nth power. He was. of course
French and insisted 011 examining to
the marrow, everything in our pos
session. After this ordeal was suc
cessfully passed we took up the jour
ney again, arriving in Paris at 10:30
a. in. the 3rd.
I sincerely hope you will 1101 con
sider me blase when I tell you 1 was
disappointed in Paris. 1 am willing
to admit that there are several things
in Paris which I did not see or hear,
but I had read and heard so much
of this City that when, on being
there a day and a night and pinch
ing myself and finding myself still
alive I was disappointed. Hut re
member. Paris of today is not the
Paris of which you and I have read.
The Parisian is brave and the Pari
sian is as gay as is possible under
the circumstances; but the Parisian
is sad-and lonely, and maimed and
ill. 1 never imagined there were so
many wounded in t' e world as I saw
in Paris and London. And while
the French people think that the
horror through which they have
just passed is through with for all
time, there is still a nad remem
brance and a lurking fear by night
that any morning may bring it on
afresh. We saw all that time would
permit of that horrible war. By
automobile we went to Senlis, pass
ing through a country now barren
but which in 1914 was dotted with
farms, passed through Chantilly
forest, the headquarters of Joffre in
111 14-15 and Foch in 1915. The
Towers of (Jallorman are now mere
splinters sticking out of the ground.
The road to Soissons in one continu
ous cemetery. In Soissons The No
ire Dame Cathedral, which was a
model of Roman and Gothic archi
tecture is a sight to make one weep.
We visited the Valley of the Vesne
where the stubborn resistance, the
courage and heroism of our own
Sammies was first shown in August
191 s. We visited Kheims which now
has the same appearance 1 should
imagine Skagway would have should
some celestial power pick A. B.
mountain up and drop it on us. We
saw the Valley of the .Marne which
is nothing less than one vast grave
yard with white crosses as thick as
poppies.
We spent a day in the Museum,
the Palace, the Park and the Trian
ons of Versailles. To me, this day
was the most significant of our trip.
I often thought of Mayor Shaw* while
passing through these ancient halls,
redolent of the days of Napoleon
and Josephine. We saw the Little
Corporal's folding table which histo
ry lolls us he carried with him at all
times. We saw the bedchambers of
Napolean. Josephine, Louis IV and
.Marie Antoinette. We ascended
the gold staircase up which the lat
ter ran and escaped from the mob,
and our guide opened the secret door
to her bedchamber. And we walk
id through the Hall of Mirrors
where the Peace Treaty with Ger
many was signed. And we saw the
table at which the delegates sat, and
the chairs; although they are now
removed to a smaller room off the
Hall of Mirrors. And we saw the
golden chariot: the coronation car;
which was used but twice. So much
did we see at Versailles and so be
wildering. 1 cannot recall any partic
ular place or object that impressed
us most, unless perhaps it was the
Latona tiasis and gorunds surround
ing it. t
it'll your who. or your sister, or |
your sweetheart, that shoaling in
Paris is easy, providing you go about
it in the right manner. English is
spoken in all the shops and one.does
nut need an American flag to pro
claim their identity. .They can spot
an American as far as we can an '
Indiana tourist. But never stroll^
into a shop for the purpose of look
ing around until something to suit
is found; if you do you will either
go broke or become bewildered and
walk out empty handed. I found
that the best way is to look at the
gowns on the window models and,
when something is seen that appeals !
to you. go in, and, if it fits you, buy |
it and hurry out. Bear in mind the |
fact 'hat all Paris shop keepers think j
us Americans are all advance agents |
Df the Federal Reserve Bank and \
they are unaware that the banks I
•lose at three p. in. They will clam
or for our money as eagerly at six ,
is teu a. m.
P.ASKB.U.L BILL IS
PASSED IX ST. PAUL
St. Paul, April 15.—Making the
jiving or accepting a bribe for a
jaseball game a felony and punish
ible by a prison term, the legisla
ure today passed the bill and sent
t to the Governor for signature.
"I like a store that I can depend
upon to keeper/ kinds of tobacco
and the quality brands of cigars.
I appreciate also a conveniently
placed store. But I am specially
keen for the cigar counter where I
am always sure to get fresh goods."
Father can satisfy his wishes here.
Well Stocked and Handy
Particular tastes are assured of grat
ification in our stock of cigars,
tobacco, pipes and other smokers'
accessories. A deserved popularity
keeps it always fresh.
If you have a favorite brand, ,md it is
worthy of your choice, you will find that it
has also been worthy of ours.
/or ( ____ I
Cigars
Keller Bros., Skagway, Alaska
OLD WOMAN MAKES QUILTj
Makes One for Her Grandson That
Contains 5,760 Pieces of
Patchcs.
Medford, Wis.—Mrs. Jackson Moon
of Perklnstown has Just completed a
quilt consisting of 5,"GO pieces for her
grandson, William Woods of Wausau.
The pieces were collected from
friends and neighbors. Work on I he
quilt began lust April. Two weeks of J
continuous sewing made Mrs. Moon's
lingers so sore that she was com
pelled to abandon the work for a time,
resting her fingers by spinning fur a j
neighbor.
Mrs. Moon, although seventy year
old, does her own housework, enter- .
talus much company, helps with the '
milking, churns three times a week,
markets her butter, and no sick rela
tive or friend can find a better nurse
than she.
In the past twelve years this Indus
trious lady has pieced 13 quilts each
made up of thousands of pieces, ail
sewed by hand, for Mrs. Moon does
not like to sew on a machine.
Baby Ostrich Scrappy.
Vancouver, Canada.—Jonathan, the
first ostrich chick hatched In Canada.
Is progressing under the care of Zoo
Manager F. Green In Stanley park.
It was at first believed that the rare
and valuable bird would not live, and
It was taken from Its parents and
placed In the Green home. Appear
ance of weakness proved deceptive,
for Jonathan quickly whipped the
house cat and won a decision over the
family spaniel.'
A Boom Soon Punctured.
Washington Courthouse. O.—Tli'sj
city and farmers In the neighborhood
of Point creek had the "thrill of oil"
when It was reported all over the sur
face of the croek. It was learned lat
er that It was part of 8,000 gallot s
which had escaped from a wrecked)
railroad car.
Queer Old Canadian Law.
"The Halifax Glbbert Law," n i
strange old local law, was enacted at |
Halifax, Yorkshire, at an early period I
by the woolen manufacture In that
city, for the protection of the mnnu- I
facturers against the thievish propen- [
sltles of persons who stole the cloth I
when stretched all night on racks or j
wooden frames, called tenters, to dry.
The Gibbert law provided that all per
sons within a certain circuit, who had
stolen property of or above tin* value
of 13 l-2d., were to be tried by the
tirth4)urghers within the liberty, and
If fouud guilty, they were handed over
to the magistrates for punishment, and j
were executed on the first market day
following by means of an Instrument
similar lo the guillotine. The law was
relinquished in IC.'iO.
RICE OFFERING TO GOD'S
mm ipii"«"LiLi wwwBlfl !
Sucks nf Iiu» llrst (if the season's
rice (Tup piled in front of tht* Shinto
tempi.1 in T '\vo i>s an nITerinir to tho
puds. This :s the custotiuiry dippo
gltloii of the finest rice of the first
ero(i.
Cats and Decs.
I'or 1:1; lfyenrs 1 have noticed when
the lime trees lire in flower the ground
beneath tliem strewed with (lend hees
(the siiiiiil bumble-bee), states a Seot
lisli ciine-peii'lei.t on nature matters.
But 1 don't think this can be the work
of hats. n* suggested, fur the hees are
generally whole, outwardly, but their
inside* are cat. n away. Call It he
thai there is .-nine tinv Insect in the
lime flower which, fastening on thera
a* tiny slid; the honey, eats Into their
bodies, and causes them to drop down
dead below ll'e tree? 1 have never
iu.fic.Ml .ire ntliiiher of hats about the
trees of an evenin:.'. ami besides a
hat's iiHuiih would he too large to eat
'Iiein out IM.v that.
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