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THURSDAY, SEPTKMUKK 12,
NELSON AND VALDEZ.
As disappointing as iIn* failure
of congress I<» pass 'be <1 ik.* bill
has been to citizens of this place,
ye| wo cannot but appreciate the
desperate effort made by Senator
Kelson to secure the passage of
Ibis bill. Failing to secure its
passage as a separate measure,
owing to there being n oone in
the House lo father the bill and
press for its passage. Senator
Knute Nelson had an item placed
in the Rivers ami Harbors appro
priation bill covering the amount
required for the construction of
the dike. '
The House passed Iln> same bill,
bitl without including that par
ticular item, with the result thai
Ihe bill went in conference, where
for eight long weeks Senator Nel
son kept Ihe Rivers and Harbors
Iti 11 lied np in tin* hopes of secur
ing Ihe passage of Ihe Valdez
measure, when Ihe Senale reced
ed from it s position and permit -
led the bill lo go through witli
iriul Ihe dike bill. Nol discourag
ed with this defeat Senator Nel
son had Ihe dike item inserted in
Ihe general deficiency appropria
lion bill and fought for Ihe meas
ure there until almost Ihe hour
of adjournment of congress, when
again Ihe Senate receded from its
position, in order that Ihe bill
might be passed before congress
finally adjourned.
Valdez has certainly reason to
l»e thankful to Senator Nelson, for
his loyal support of a measure in
which he could not have any per
sonal or political interest, save
1hat of helping a people who were
not in a position |o help them
selves, and whose friend lie has
always proven himself |o be. We
.only regret I ha I we are nol in
Fenalor Nelson's bailiwick Ibis
fall and we would show him one
feature of reciprocity to which lie
rould no| very well object.
BUYING THE PRESIDENCY.
Mr. Ilarriman boasted lhat lli<>
£2(50.000 thai In* raised for Mr.
n«»(»s(M'\ ||'s campaign fund "lurn
(ed" 50,000 viiics in Now York
City alone, "making a difference
tif 100.000 vfilos in the general
result."
How many vole* were "turned"
fur Mr, Roosevelt hy (lie Standard
Oil Company's 8100,000, which
]\Ir. Roosevelt admits went into
his campaign fuml?
How tunny vole< wi't'c "turned"
for Mr. Roosevelt hy the life in
surance companies' *150,000,
which was stolen from I h«• ir p«>I —
icy holders?
How many voles were "lurned"
for Mr. Roosevelt hy I lie money
that- I lie Sleel Trusl conlrihulod?
Ilow ninny voles were "lurned"
for Mr. Roosevelt hy the money
(hat the Heef Trusl cmilrihulcd?
•How many voles were "lurned"
for Mr. Roosevelt hy the money
collected hy "(lie great Morgan
in I rresls which have heen so
friendly lo us"?
How many votes were "turned"
for Mr. Roosevelt hy the Paper
Trust contributions, hy the Coal
Trust contributions, hy the rail
road contributions, by the Sugar
Trust contributions, by the na
Iional-hank contributions?
In lOO'i it was charged that Mr.
Ho reveil's appointment of his
Secretary of Commerce, George
11. Corlelyou, to be collector of
campaign tribute was a form of
blackmail levied upon corpora
tions subject lo investigation by
Mf. Cortelyou's department. It
was notice lo the corporations to
contribute ami they did contribute.
Judge Parker charged lhal trust
mon »y wa« used (o control Ihn
election for Mr. Roosevelt's ben
efit, and that fact has been clear
ly established. So far as it lay in
their power the trusts and corpor
nlions and privileged Interests
bought the presidency for Thco
dore Roosevelt in i904, and thi
is the issue that the third-tern
candidate has never dared to facc
Mr. Roosevelt professes to b
shocked that anybody sliouh
charge him wilh previous knowl
edge of Standard Oil contribu
tions, but he is not in the leas
degree shocked by the corrupt us<
'of these Wall street millions t<
debauch the electorate. He tool
this money in 190i as freely ant
, j.as gratefully as ho now take*
jPerkins money and Harvestei
. Trust money and Steel Trust
money. Every tainted dollar i.
consecrated if it "turns" a vol<
for ME.
By November the American peo.
jple will know much more aboul
•1he business of buying the pivsi
[dency and the business of buying
• government than they have evet
known before. Thanks to the. ef
jforts «»f Senator T.a Follelte tlo
(Senate has been forced in adopl
ja resolution of inquiry that has
ileetli in it. The Roosevelts ami
the Arehbolds and the Perkinse*
|and the Penroscs and all the rest
of them can now be compelled
under nalli to tell everything lhe>
jknow about, the System Ihal buy?
,and sells government for the glory
or profit of individuals.
FRAUDULENT PROMOTIONS.
Til' public? should he protected
against. fraudulent promotion
|sharks the same as il is protect
ed against thievery in papable
(form. The oily-lnngued seller i»f
.mining stocks, who only has a
{straw corporation wilh a hole in
.the ground as a basis for rob
bing Ihc people, lias a rightful
place in I lie world, and Ihal place
(is I lie penitent iary. Alaska today
.would be well developed and en
J.joying legitimate prosperity had
jit not been for the frauds Ihal
(have been perpetrated in secur
,ing capital to invest in hot-air
jlilhographed promotion slocks.
|Thc investing public has been
skinned so often Ihal il. is almost
impossible to raise money on le
gitimate properties, that must lie
idle wailing for honest develop
ment. As a means of remedying
the condition,, The Mining and
Engineering World offers the fol
lowing solution:
j Every newly organized mining
company, before being permitted
'to offer stock to the public, ought
(to be compeleld to lake out a li
cense from the stale. Such a li
'cense to be issued afler examina
tion by an official of the geolog
ical survey or mining bureau,
would guarantee to the "sucker"
jelement of I he investing public
at least «ome remotely tangible
l-tincral lands, or reasonable prob
abilities as assels of (be company
| n (|ues|ii»n. Many companies to
day have as their only assels I he
silver tongue <»f ihe promoter and
his cheek of brass, which bring
but little at a forced «ale. Such
|a licensing system would be a
relatively simple system to install
in practically all our slates and
in some cases under federal con
trol. A step in advance would
[then be to have a federal board
er slate boards, of assessment to
^guarantee the reasonableness of
the capitalization submitted. If
the approval of such assessment
.hoards be not made compulsory
in all cases, then legitimately or
ganized companies should at least
have the opportunity lo volun
tarily submit, if they so desire,
their plans of cnpilnliznlion for
'a certificate of approval by a
islanding board constituted for
thai purpose."
PITTSBURGH'S "TRIUMPHS OF
PEACE."
I
Andrew flarnegie, rebuking the
i proposed gift nf n silver service
fby Pittsburgh to (ho armored
jcruiser whfoh brats flio city's
I name, says: "Pittsburgh's tri
urnphs are those of peace. She
receives no lionor from engines
,of destruction. On the contrary,
17 fool that she i* degraded Ihoro
.by."
Wo aro lof f fo in for what, "tri
,umphs of peace" Mr. Carnegie al
ludes fo, bul a tentative list would
doubtless include Thaw, "Bill"
Flinn and Lillian Russel's hus
band. Among olhors lhaf might
be mentioned aro tho seven-day
wook of tho stool workers, mu
nicipal prraft and tho Survey's
revelation of industrial and social
conditions. Perhaps the record
might, bo extended to ombrnoo the
spectacular exploit* of Pittsburgh
millionaires in Now York. Therr
is. besides, Mr. Carnegie, whn
when all is said as nearly person
ifies Pittsburgh's triumphs lr»f
peace as is possible to one man
A battleship as an engine oi
destruction might boar suggest
ivc comparison with the
where human life is dwarfed an*
9 wasted under industrial serfdom
1 There were engines of destructioi
. at Homestead. But as respect!
? the things that "degrade" a city
1 the gift of a silver service to i
. naval vessel would not seem tc
, tarnish it3 honor seriously. A
L municipality may engage in fai
> worse activities than in follow.
> ing the fixed custom of states and
; cities of presenting this token ol
I acknowledgment to namesake
i J ships of the navy.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON PE
TITION TO SELL LAND.
n the United Slates Commission
er's Court for the Territory ol
Alaska, Valdez Precinct. In
Probate.
In the matter of the guardian
ship of the estate of Nels Oscar
j all, a mentally incompetent per
on.—Order to Show Cause on I'e
'liliou |n sell Land.
The United States of America
<• .Wis Oscar Sail, Charles (1. Sail,
.ewis Sail, Albert Sail and Marie
"Watson, and to all persons in
eresled in I he above-named es
ale or in the sale of lands be
ongiug to said estate:
The petition of Charles <5.
Sail, as guardian of the estate of
he above-named Nels Oscar Sail,
mentally -incompetent person,
eing duly filed in tliis court, r?p
esenting that it would be for the
lencflt of the estate of said in
ompetent person and of all per
oiis interested therein that cer
ain lands and mining property of
aid mentally incompetent person
described therein be sold, and
raying that license be granted
to the said Charles O. Sail, as
guardian, to sell the same;
Xow, therefore, you and each
of you are hereby cited, ordered
and required lo show cause, if
any you have, before this court,
I I tin1 United States Commission
er's court room in the court, house
|ju the town of Valdez. in Hie above
• named precinel in the Territory
lof Alaska, on the 7tb day of Oc
jto,»er, 1012, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
'why the prayer of said petition
hould not be granted.
Done in open court at Valdez.
Alaska, this 2Gth day of August,
4912.
THOMAS It. SHKPARI).
Judge of the United States Com
missioner's Court in and for the
Valdez. Precinct, Territory of
Alaska.-In Probate.
Charles Loring and E. E. Ritchie,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
First pub. September 7. 1912.
Last pub. October 5, 1912.
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