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EDITORIAL
wwc-i'vm.-'.-v - • - 1?•*?!•
sia<;irri.Y hystfrical
Hysteria Is a . .t ir.
America. It is t .~jud in all]
walks of life and it Is a taliut against
which men in eve-/ ratlins must |
puard. in business, iu the law. in
medicine, even in newspapers. Al
aska editors, like urhor mortals. are]
attacked sometimes with these fits
<>;" hysteria : nd then how t >'ir pen.
nr typewrite, a;) ti:o case may be.
does gallop along. i trowing infec
tive here and there .nd everv«.v':nre.
regardless.
So. it appears th»i» recent it struck j
the Cordota Time.-, tun statin*!. >
Republican sheet which 'hroushj
thick and thin ii:• s lions d Republi
can ca::didates fi o'lice just f<J Uut-j
as they had the old i!. O. 1*. stamp'
on them. The occasion for the at
tack of hvs: -ria was ; ie appointment
of Scott f :: >nc to lie Coventor o;
Alaska.
Cordova, it will he remembered,
had its heart set on bavins Mr. Haze*]
let for Coventor It wa-. a worthy
ambition and Mr. Hazels', despite
anything said to ti>.• contrary by hi>
political opponent . was a splendid I
citizen, one of v.: • i his home town [
might well be pro::d. And. hud he
been gi\en the appoinment of (!>v
ernor. he utidonL dly would ha
dune himself. V's town and Alaska
much credit. i;at. thanks to the
fight which developed i:i Washing
ton. he was eliminated and. such be
ins the case, his bai tid boost
ers should turn in to .. ■ make |
his administration a .- d for-j
cet the campaign just
But. in its hysteri:
Times wants a victi
must pay the price fo
Mr. Hazelet and the
Delegate Dun Sutherlu
setting forth that if
"keep his hands off po.
tnents and look oat f(
of his constituents," <>•
effect.
uieoue
irdova
cat of
selects
Well, Dan might h
promise, and if he di.;
edly meant it. Ai.d <.
the conditions which a
such as to make him i
the interest of his cor.'
very nature of his pos'
ri3 :i al
• doiibt
1 e did.
i-f were
;; ids in
y. The
Wash
ington is such that 'it i-.-ii.d not 11
keep out, even it he so de-sire. Did 1
not. the President even call hint in
to talk over the situation with him?
How could he keep his hand" off uti- •
der such circumstances?
The Delegate probably was not so <
much against Mr. iiazelet ns he was i
against the team to which he was s
hitched by the national committee- •
men. And it is doubtful if even the i
Cordova Time.-' would be so bold as 1
to emphatically put the stamp of ap- i
proval on the wl.ole McBride slate. l
Dut. to g-»t b:;'-k to Mr. Suther- !
land's alies^d pre-election pledge <
that he would not h-.tvo anything to s
do with the pot tic.'I plums, that he ,|
would be bii.iy looking after the in- <
terests of his constituents. Tiiis^
:ateraeut In itsell Is subject to two
leanings. For ho-*' could he look
tier the Interests of his constitu
nts without opposing any candidate
)r office whom he thinks would not
ivo the best service possible?
Delegate Sutherland's official ac
ions at the national capital up to
tie present time may not please
ome 6f the disappointed office-seek
rs or their friends, but he is surely
iiakiug good with the rank and file
f the voters. What'his future ac
ions will be remains to be seen, but
o Nliysteric.il criticism at this time,
flVred in the heat of disappointment
rill do him material harm, for the
ruth will prevail.—K e t c h i k a n
'lirouicle.
,KT ALASKANS 1)1) THE WORP.Y
Federal officials In Washington
ire reported to be "disgusted" with
Waska and Alaskans.
In seeking to find suitable men for
ifiiee in the territory, they arc o(
terienciug familiar conflictsvof in
erest.
It doesn't seem to tl.em that two
•esidents of the te-'itory can a<ree
or any length of time on any prop
>sition.
And they are blaming the Ala-"
tans for this situation.
Responsibility doesn's lie there!
The trou!)!e is to be found in
IVashingtou.
The federal government is trying
:o run an empire t!iousands of miles
listant instead of committing its ad
ministration to men domiciled in the
:ountry; better sii!). to those who
ire residents or the voters in Alaska.
Were there not so many men elect
J to Congress every two years, the
national legislature would experi
ence the same difficulty in adtninis
ering the District of Columbia. As
t K this problem frequently be
comes acute enough to exercise the
magi lion of some members in
iot' .uses.
tederal government is wise
ifta to tell the free people of any
:»-rican community how they shall
uminister their local affairs—and
be successful in the telling.
Alaska always will be a source of
:rouble and irritation to the federal
joveriwnent so lone as tlie federal
soverument monkeys in territorial
tfi'airs.
Whenever it ro;ntnits Alaska's fu
;:re to Alaskans, its troubles—and
hose of the the territory—will end.
For we. in America, have a way
:<! settling squabbles for office.
V.'e vote for the man of our choice
i::d accept the choice of the major
ity. whether our own or the other
W!n"! Alaska ran do that, tiiere
nlil be tin o!ilc» intrigues there lo
ivorrv I'rc iil.-nt. secretaries or bu
reaucrat* 'in the national capital.—
tie Times.
SKI!VI'S THEM WKI.E HK.IIT
It was quite natural that Fresi
ient Hunl:ng should appoint a news
paperman to be governor of Alaska.
havi::.»- himself graduated from the
"Fot.rth Estate." It was also quit*,
r: :> vral tt he should appoint an
utitsider alter witnessing the nn
il-nitied manner in which Alaska
:i )!iticians in Washington have coti
lucted themselves in their efforts to
nfluence Mia. They nete-1 like a
junch of bm.e-heads. This probably
suggested t;> the president the name
if Mr. Hon".—Hyl r Miner.
T»:r. I.I.IIII.MV mi:i:i H INT
The man who's selling bacon. or
!iu i". shoes i>r shirts, should not
n il: Cud-forsaken, for that appear
itico hurts. Yuu !alk about your
os.vs. and iiiourn. while tearing
hit, t le many grievous crosses yon
:re obliged to boar: and lo. the
•>eary buyer will think you are a
lore, and he will take a fiver to
'other fellow's store, lie cheerful.
:ay and sunny, if you have things to
•ell. and you will cop the money, in
-iasy street you'll dwell. 1 go to buy
ionie collars where Johnson plays
lis game, for I spend many dollars
n dolling up my frame. And John
son is a dealer who sells me spats
md pumps, for lie's a gladsome spiel
■r who never has the dumps. I go
o buy a collar, a necktie and a cuff,
>ut when I've heard him holler I
my a ton of stuff. I buy me silk
iiispenders. and blow all kinds of
iaie. lured onward by the splendors
if his uplifting tale. But now and
hen i sally to .limpson's necktie
tore, which is across the alley from
tohnson's cheerful door. And Jimp
on'-s so depressing 1 hasten from
lis hall, and leave him sadly guess
ng why I went there at all. I buy
10 collar button, I buy no spangled
lose, for I an not a glutton for oth
r people's woes. The man who's
elling notion^ or squashes by the
ieck must curb his wild emotions
,nd not weep on my neck.—Walt
lason.
Smith Ordered
Sign Warrants
Or Show Cause
Miindainiis I'rooi'illiipi Started
Against Treasurer—Wilt Is
sued by Court.
Because of ltis refusal to sign two |
warrants in favor of Mrs. Kditli j
Sheelor, approved by Governor
Thomas Uiggs and drawn f»y Secre
tary of the Territory, R. J. Summers.
Treasurer AV. O. Smith was today
served with a writ of mandamus in
structing him to either si^n the
warrants or sho.v cause of failure
therefore. The writ is returnable
before Judge ttohert W. Jer.uings in
the U. S. District Court at Ketchi
kan next Monday.
Asked what action he would take
In the Biatten, Mr. Smith said today
that he had been Informed by tele
graph by the attorney general that
the latter would attend to the mat
ter and that it would not be neces
sary for Mr. Smith to go to Ketchi
kan.
The action against the treasurer
v. t by H. L. Faulkner, rep
re-jt-.' Mrs. Sheelor. The war
rant.- wen issued in payment to li.<
latter fot l:er services during the
months of Aprii and May for cleri
cal work performed in the ofllce of
the Territorial iio.i'U: Commissioner
Vouchers were s.ib.-.imed by Dr.
I- O. Sloane, comiH.ssii;;;cr of pub
lic health, to Governoi li'^gs for
these services and approved oy him
and the warrants thereupon issued
by Secretary Sommers.
Complaint is Fled.
The complaint filed in the case at
Ketchikan recently alleges " That
thereupon the said W. G. Smith,
treasurer of tlie Territory of Alaska,
as aforesaid, refused to sign either
of said warrants and still fails, ne
glects and refuses to sign same or
either of tliem." The complaint fur
ther declares that the duty of the
treasurer in the matter is "wholly
ministerial" and that he "has nc
power to refuse to sign the sarre
and is absolutely without discretion
in said matter." A writ of man
damus is asked for and was issued
by the court and served on Mr.
Smith today.
No Appropriation.
The situation, it is said, arises
j from the fact that the recent Terri
I torial Leeislature made no appro
j priatiou for maintaining an office
: for the Commissioner of Health or
for clerical expenses, etc. Governor
j Kiggs approved the accounts for
payment out of the emergency fund
under his control with the idea of
reimbursing Mrs. Sheelor for her
services and eliminating the office
expenses until* such time as funds
again became available for its main
tenance.
j Quotes Attorney (icnernt.
j Governor It'iggs in holding that he
.is within the proper exercise of his
. powers quotes an opinion relative
to expenditures from the emergency
fund, which was given to him by the
attorney general on May 12 last. In
this it is stated:
'Tnder this act the appropriation
in question can lie used only (1)
to carry out some provision of the
laws of the Territory: (2) where
no other appropriation has been
made for such purpose. These two
requirements are now indi=pers.ible
and must be concurrent, but when
they do concur, the question of the
necessity of the expenditure is a
matter left to the sound discretion
of the Governor."
"These two requirements enter
into (he vouchers in question." said
the Governor, adding that he had,
upon receipt of the attorney gener
al's letter, advised the Commission
er of Health not to employ clerical
help beyond the end of the month
for which it »vas then employed.
Sutllli Sees Itustgunl.
After a conversation relative to
the matter with Governor liiggs. .Mr.
Smith at the suggestion of the Gov
ernor. put the case up to the at
torney general. The latter, up to
his departure for Ketchikan, had not
given an opinion in writing to the
treasurer. Mr. Smith said that he
has not yet signed the warrants.
He was told by the attorney gener
al personally that there was a ques
tion about the account being a prop
er one for payment out of the em
|ergency fund under the Governor's
control.
I Mr. Smith declined to make any
I extended comments on the situation
at this time nor would he w what
his final action would be.—Empire.
The kids thrive on Ice Cream.
Why not have it for your Sunday
dinner. It is a food. Keller Broth
ers will supply your needs.
CLIFFORD S. RAYMOND
MB?.1 HHP ^ j
As chief edrboHal -writer of the
Chicago Tribuno many thousands of
people have read "Cliff" Raymond,
who do not know his name. To thou- j
sands of others he is known for his
writings on astronomy, mathematics
and some other sciences. Many thou
sands of others know him for some,
exceptionally brilliant short stories j
which have appeared in the maga-1
vines. The few novels he has written !
are best exemplified in "The Mystery !
of Hartley House," a remarkable
story totally different from anything j
you have ever read. Will appear as & i
| serial in this paper. J
DC NOT MISS IT!
Hughes Issues
Fiat on Booze
(■Ives Diplomats Friendly Tip j
to Bo Nice About
11.
Washington, D. C., June 23.—The
state department has t.iken steps to
guard more closely the only avenue
by which alcoholic llqur.rj To: bever
age use may enter the country, in a
commuuicitle 1 'o ilie heads o" the
embassies mid legations, the depart
ment outlined i.e'V regulations gov
erning the issuance and use of certi
ficates under v'.iich members or em
ployes of the missions mo,' obtain
liquor shipments. amendment of the.
existing rules apparently being for
j the purpose of preventing possible
misuse of such certificates.
»• "The secretary c.-f stale presents
iiia compliments to their excellencies I
and mnssienrs, the. ciiiuEs of I'.is-1
sions," the state department's com-1
mimical ion said, "and !:as tjje honor
to inform them that he has found it:
neccessary to discontinue, except as ]
indicated herein below, the issue of
the certificates for use in ihc matter
of the clearance of consignments tof
liquor) intended for the personal use
of members of the missions."
"The' secretary of state I>p.ts to
inform the chiefs of nita«ioi:a that he
will l>y glad if, when mating requests
j for the free entry of suc't consign
ments, they will, whenever it is ne
cessary to send a representative to
clear them, advise the name or names
of the respective missions which have
been designated to receive the con
signment. The department statf;
will then issue a coriitieatc to be
I used in that specific instance. The
name of the person designated should
appear-either in the diplomatic list
or in the list of employes in the em
bassies and legations in Washington
not printed in the diplomatic list.
When the consignment shall hrve
been cleared and brot to Washington
the usefulness of the certificate will
cease and the secretary of state has
the honor to request it ba returned
to the department of state. _
"The secretary has also the honor
to request that all certificates pre
viously issued to members of t^e
staffs of missions and employes here
tofore may be returned to the de
partment."
Philadelphia Eird Seed is the pro
per feed for your Canary. Fresh
supply just received at Keller Bros.
KellerKwality Kroam—has for six
years been recognized as the superl
ative result of a perron blending of
ingredients. Pure creator, pure sugar
and fresh eggs, and the highest qual
ity of Vanilla extract obtainable, sci
entifically hygienically fro/.en and is
guaranteed free from adulterations
whatsoever, making it a whole?ome
food. Served Only at, or delivered
from Keller's founta'n.
Regina Hotel
MODERN SERVICE
t ^
....Tourist Trade Solicited....
Automobiles for Sight Seeing Tours
C. H. JOHNSON, Proprietor
WHITEHORSE, - - - YUKON TEIt.
Home Made Candy Shop
Carcrots, Y. T.
GLADYS SIMMONS, Proprietress
Latitude, 71 Decree* • Altitude, 2160 Feet
TAKE A SOUVENIR BOX HOME
Reposed Under His
Lucky Star at Last
Front Street Crowded I'nlil Mid
night—F. II. Muir Is the
Lucky Winner.
Tho following story from * the
Needles Nugget refers to our former
townsman, Frank Muir, who spent
so many years in and around Skag
way.
His good fortune will he a source
of pleasure to many friends in the
north and that he is coming hack
will he welcome news.
The Alaskan congratulates their
old subscriber:
The drawing for the fine 1921
model Buick touriug car took place
last Saturday night in front of the
(J. 1'. store on Front street. The com
mittee in charge of the drawing con
sisted of Messrs. Ben Harrison,
B. B. Keel, Christy J. Fenler, G. F.
Connor, Fred Runyon, Charles W.
Konney, Bill Dolash and Robert
Beherns. The tickets were placed
into two containers, one containing
the numbers of the tickets sold and
unsold, and the other an equal num
ber of blanks—4,000—minus one.
This one was marked "Buick". Mr.
Harrison explained the manner of
the drawing, after which the ball
was started rolling.
Christy Fenler was blindfolded
and assigned to the task of fishing
out the lucky number, but along
about 12 o'clock he threw up the
sponge and Frauk Connor took his
place. Bill Dolash stuck all the
way through as announcer of the
numbers drawn_and the "blank" an
nouncers divided the honors of the
evening between Charles ICenney,
Frank Connor and Fred Runyon. It
was nearly 12:30 when Mr. Runyon
called out "Buick" and Mr. Dolash
said "1796." For some little time
it was not known who the lucky
holder of the winning number was,
but later it was learned that the
holder of the ticket was Frank H.
Muir, for some time pumper at the
Santa Fe. but who got "bumped" in
tlfe first reduction cut.
There was a big crowd out and it
stayed until quite late, or until their
numbers came out accompanied by
a blank. The drawing was a most
fair one to all parties concerned,
and. the committee is to be
thanked for their arduous task of
supervising the drawing from 7 o'
clock in the evening until 12:30
A. M.
The Needles Boys Memorial Fund
will net quite a little sum as a re
sult of thedrawing at the car was
furnished by Frank B. Gabbert, the
local agent, free of agent's commis
sion.
Mr. Muir has disposed of bis prize
car to T. J. Pooser, who made him
the best offer.—Needles Nugget.
LONG HIKE WITH CRUTCH
Jaiuos A. III11, sixty-seven years old,
iff -walking from San Francisco, Cnl.,
to Eastport, Maine, the most eastern
point of tlie United States. He'll stop
at Mcchanlcsvllle, Ohio, to visit bis
eighty-eight-year-old mother and will
look In on his birthplace, Grand Rap
Ids. He has to use a crutch hut says
a 4,000-tnile hike isn't much to brag
about, even so.
The dollar Is merely taking Jump
ing exercises In the hope that It may
grow strong enough to go farther.
If now the Dutch consent to reduce
the size of their army, maybe Switz
erland will agree to cut down its navy.
The report that coal will cost less
holds Its own ns one of the most
cheerfully persistent rumors of the
season.
During the war It was said that
King Albert never smiled, but he prob
ably managed something In the nature
of a smile when he read President
Ebert's protest against the Belgian oc
cupation of German territory.
White Pass & Yukon Route
. TIME TABLE NO. 47.
No 1, N. Bound
1st Class.
9:30 a.m. Leaves
11:55 a', m. "
1:30 p. m. "
3:05 p. m. "
5:25 p.m. Arrives
Daily except Sunday
SKAGWAY
WHITE PASS
BENNETT
CARCROSS
AVHITEHOKSE
No. 2, S. Bourd
1st. Class
Arrives 4:30 p. m<
Loaves 3:00 p.m.
" 1:45 p. m.
" 11:50 a. m.
" 9:20 a. m.
Passengers must be at the depot in time to have Baggage in
spected, and checked. Inspection is stopped thirty minutes .before
leaving time ol trains.
150 pounds of Baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket, and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.