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CORPORATION LAWYERS.
The nominal ion of Clinton W.
Howard to I he federal judgeship
in Washington occasioned wide
comment and <*i*it icism-some not
wholly unwarranted, but all dis
c-losing an unwarranted prejudice
against and distrust of corpora
tion 'awycrs.
For instance, the Yakima Re
public said: "Mr. Howard is a
man of great ability; he is one
of the best lawyers in the state,"
and it added: "If his associa
tions, record as a citizen and turn
of miiiil were right he would he
sin ornament to the position |o
which lie has been appointed.
Maybe hi* would be anyway, hul
we don't believe it. A man can't
labor in the pay of corporations
for Iwenly years, presenting their
pleas and complaints before the
courts and arguing with legisla-,
lors for laws that favor his clients,
without having his mind warped(
in the process. It is natural for|
him (o come at last to see things^
as he wants to see them."
That does not seem lo be a,
wholesome view. The fact is thatj
we must largely depend upon cor-j
poration lawyers lo help us solve^
rorporale problems in this coun-,
try They know these problems as|
jio other class of men know them.
They are able. That is why cor
porations employ them.
Well enough, so far as il goes,
but men whose affiliations have
been wholly with corporations and
corporation influence* are large- i
ly responsible for the feeling of
unrest now pervading the entire
country. The fact that a lawyerj
has had corporations as clients
is one thing: that he has served,
as a lobbyist before the Icgisla-1
lure to prevent the passage of
bills beneficial lo Ihc stale and
possibly beneficial lo his clients,
is another. At the very best, a
lobbyist is a poor excuse for fit i — -
zezn-hip. niinton W. Howard is
an extreme type of the lawyer-,
lobbyist and will prove no im
provement on his predecessor,:
who was forced lo resign from]
Ihc bench under fire on grave and,
serious charges Why repeat I lie!
experiment when there are just
as able and experienced lawyers
who are not tainted with corpora
tion influences.
RCELS POST.
Tin* Paree|s_Po.s| finally became
a law and follows tli<* zone |»1 nd ,
nf Senator,* Ronnie and Rrislow.
For varying1 rales running
ralher high over long distances
I here is more reason in a rmin
1 ry 3.000 mill's wide than I here
is in compact Rrilain. fti'rninny
or France, eillier «»f which is
xma)1cr ilian Texas.
T'nder I his hill an I I -pound
package can he senl over a first
znnc dislanco r»f 50 mile* for '15
cents, or 150 miles for \0 cenls.
or from New York lo San Fran
cisco for $1.32, Ihe same rale I tinf
is charged in Ihe internalional
parcels-post service. To send I I
pounds of merchandise over 10
miles hy post now we must di
vide it into three parcels and pay
$1.70 postage.
The Bourne hill carries the ser
vice only pari way along the path
of progress which other nations
have traversed. Tn flermany Ihe
post carries I I pounds of unseal
ed merchandise i0 miles f'»r 0
cents and 110 pounds for 00
cents, Willi cheap facilities for in
surance. France carries 22
pound parcels for 25 rents, TCven
Russia admits a weight, of I0R
Hounds, and will lake 30 pounds
overland from SI. Petersburg to
Peking for 10 cenls a pound
above local rales.
Rut Ihe hill is a hoon. Tl may
nol go far enough. The zone
system may or may ont be aban
doned; it is at least common in
bthcr counlrfetf. TK« walgbt ]Im
, it needs to be raised to make the
wervice what it should be. The
prices are too high. The discre
tionary power of the postmaster
general to modify rates and zones
is of dubious wisdom. But never
mindl It is a fair beginning.
That congress lias at last b.%en
goaded to pass a parcels-post bill
of any kind is a splendid victory
for public opinion over the forces
of privilege.
BLAMABLE MORALISTS.
Smug moralists m New York
are fearfully shocked over tin*
revelations which followed the
Rosenthal tragedy. They are
sickened by the stories <»F police
graft, and can hardly believe that
such an unholy alliance could
•have been formed between offi
cers of I he law and violator* of
,the law in a city of such great cul
jf'ire and refinement'*.
Hut are these moralists wholly,
{Without blame? Have they not
jhad some part in this unclean
business? Who owns the houses
Jthat have sheltered the gamblers,
and the bawds, and the marques,
ami all the other unclean elements
'of-New York's population? The
investigation which Is now in pro
gress is answering all <»f these
questions. Some of the men most
inclined to quarrel with unclean
conditions in New York have, as
a cold fact, been the chief bene
ficiaries of these condTTions, and
a calm, just public opinion will
not fail to fix upon them a fair
share of responsibility for the
wr. Iched slate of affairs found
(<• exist in (he Million's nn'lrop
"oil's.
I.oiig ago tti>rn;ir<l Shaw point
ed the moral in cases of thin ..orl; j
the story of "widowers' houses'*,
is a common lory, and miyhl bej
applied to almost any great urban j
center in this conn fry, and wei
would lind in a great many in-j
.stances that our "widowers" who.
arc waxing fat op the gambler's
and the bawd's and the divekeep-j
er's unclean income are among
Ilia very men who are loudest in
their denunciation of the very
evils for which they are partly
responsible. We do not. mean to
say, of course, that all of our
crusaders are of this type, and it
is a fact we must, reckon with
when we come to these periodic
honsecleanings in American cit
ies.
THE LEGISLATURE.
During I lie past week there ha
been more or less general InIk. |
about (lohlova, concerning I he ad
vantages of k<*IIiiif? together and.
if possible, for all the voters to
agree upon candidates from lhi«
section lo run for election to tlio 1
legislatlire. This sentiment has
not. yet taken any tangible form,
ami nothing may come of it if]
tln» members of the various parl
ie~ insist, upon running straight
parly candidates. There is also|
some talk in various parts of the
Third division of Irving lo ob
literate polities and agree upon
good, si roup men from the var
ious sections to constitute our
representation of two senators
and four > representatives. f)'f|
course, before anything definite
ran be done there would have lo|
be. public meetings and an ex
pression from the voters. The
people of the Reward district arej
undoubtedly giving serious con
sideration to a suggestion of "get
together." This morning a tele
gram was received by the Daily
Alaskan from the Seward Gate
way, which reads as follows:
"What, is I lie prospect in your
locality of reaching an amicable
agreement between towns of this
division regarding the apportion
ment of candidates for the legis
lature, on the following basis:
Taldez and Cordova sections tol
have one senator and three rep
resentatives; Seward a senator,
and Knik a representative."
In reply to the above wire the
editor of the Daily Alaskan, wilh
j'out any intent to speak for the |
.voters of this section, but to fur
,nish «ome information, in line
with his observation, replied as'
'follows:
"There fH considerable individ
ual sentiment favorable to an am
icable and fair apportionment of
members of legislature. No public
expression or action has been
taken. Cordova and Copper River
country will poll 00ft voles No
vember, exceeding one-third to
tal vole revision. Will undoubt
edly insist upon one senator, one
represent at ive."-Cordova Alaskan.
It is believed that R. \V, Jen
nings and Kazis Krauczunas lool<
passage to Seattle from Nome on
August 25. Both are returning In
their homes in Juneau ami Ketch
ikan
ItDER T04H0W 0AU8E ON PE
TITION TO SELL LAND.
In the United Stales Commission
er's Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Valdez Precinct. In
Probate.
In the matter of the guardian
ship of the estate of Nels Oscar
Sail, a mentally incompetent per
on.—Order to Show Cause cm Pe
tition to sell Land.
The United States of America
to Nels Oscar Sail, Charles Ci. Sail,
Lewis Sail, Albert Sail and Marie
Watson, and to all persons in
terested in the above-named es
tate or in the sale of lands bt
] mging to said estate:
The petition of Charles C».
Sail, as guardian of I lie estate of
the above-named Nels Oscar Sail,
a mentally incompetent person,
being duly filed in this court, r?p
resenling that it would he for the
benefit of the estate of said in
competent. person and of all per
.son.s interested therein that cer
tain lands and mining property of
paid mentally incompetent person
described therein be sold, and
praying that license be granted
to the said Charles C». Sail, as
guardian, to sell the same;
Now, therefore, you and each
of you are hereby cited, ordered
and required to show cause, if
any you have, before this court,
at the United States Commission
er's court room in the court house
jn the town of Valdez. in the above
named precinct in the Territory
of Alaska, on the 7th day «»f Oc
tober, 1912. at 2 o'clock p. in.,
why the prayer of said petition
should not he granted.
Done in open court at Valde/.
Alaska, this 201 It day <»f August,
1912.
THOMAS U. SIIKPAItn.
Judge of the United Slates Com
missioner's Court in and for I he
Valdez Precinct, Territory <*f■
Alaska.—Tn Prohale. ,
f.hnrles I.oring and Fl. F.. Itilchie
Attorneys f«»r Petitionej*.
First pub. September 7. I'.'12. I
l.asi pub. October 1912.
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