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EDITORIAL
JOHN IlVRRorGHS
The passing of John Burroughs is
like (lie crash of some patriarchal
pint' towering above the younger for
est. After Howell's death he was
left a solitary landmark in Ameri
can letters. He had contributed to
the Atlantic so>"> after it was found
ed: he had been one of the close
friends if Whitman in the sixties;
he was a diciple of Kmerson and
Agassiz while those men were in
their prime: he had published per
manent contributions to our litera
ture years before Howells. James,
or Mark Twain. In all his writing
there was a flavor derived from the
old New England school. It was so
s'rong in his tirst essays that the
president of Harvard quoted him
by mistake for Emerson. In Bur
roughs' latest essays the transceu
dentalis cropped out like granite.
To the East especially it is a
shock to lose the venerable figure
who for years has welcomed pilgrims
at Slabsides on his April birthday
;ts at some public celebration. In
one sense he belonged to the whole
country. In another we feel that he
belonged to this section, as Muir be
longed to the West and Wilson and
Audubon to the South.
Wherein Burroughs* fame lies has
lone since been decided. It is in
that long series of essays beginning
with "Wake Robin" and ending with
"I'nder the Apple Trees." in which
he treats landscape, animals, and
birds with a combination of scienti
!ic accuracy and literary charm that
has seldom been equalled. Like his
beloved Thoreau. like many students
of nature, he was a philosopher.
N'ear the end of his life his reflec
tions upon cosmic questions were ex
pressed with more freedom than
power. They added to our knowl
edge of a lovable and impressive per
sonality. but not to his literary fame.
The last is pinned to books like "Pe
paston," "Locusts and Wild Honey,"
and "Winter Sunshine," which carry
into the far distance the trail that
Thoreau opened up in "Excursion."
Not till rather late in his career did
Burroughs feel a strong interest in
geology. For a few other branches
of science he cared little. But he
stands quite alone in his presenta
tion of scenery and wild lite in tho
varied region stretching from Hous
atonrc and Adirondacks to that Po
tomac region which inspired mucli
of his earliest writing. The every
day birds: the everyday bees and
ants: the everyday animals—wood
chuck, musk rat. and squirrel: tha ex
periences of a small farmer i:i the
Hudson Valley, of a trapper in the
t'atskiils. of a fisher along tte upper
Susquehanna—these he decribcs In
comparably. It is a quiet, genial Na
ture that he pictures. Tens of thous
ands have first learned from him
how accessible and attractive she is.
—New York Post.
ALASKA TROl'BLES IN
\VASHIXGTOX
Jt appears that the inability of the
Speel River company to secure tran
portation tor the several hundred
tons of wood pulp that is oearing on
their wharf, hr.s caused so much dis
cussion hereanouts that tin *-facts
'jave reached the National Capitol.
As a consequence Pelef;rte Suther
land has became interested in the
uatter and uas" asked the Shipping
board to n .'te an investigation of
t'ne facts it' :lie case D.<n cannot
understand »vhy an iufr.nt industry
should not be encouraged instead of
having obstacles thrown in its way.
A wire received from Washington
states that sooa a hearing will he
had before thj Chairman of the Ship
ping Board, when Kasrern represen
tatives of th) svr.mshir companies
operating in Ala-.k.i will be asked
tor explanation as to their refusal
to furnish th? necessary transporta
tion at a reasonable tariff. The un
derwriters w1»l also lo asked to cx
I'fin why'the • refused to permit a
barge from transporting the several
t.'.ns of wood pulp from the wharf.—
Capital.
8-HOUR MEASURE
THHOUGHHOUSE;
GOES 10 SENATE
jVery Close to Line of rnconstitu
, tionaiity, Is Opinion Of Attorney
l General.
With only one dissenting vote, the
Getchell Kight-llour bill yesterday
afternoon passed the House of Rep
resentatives. was signed by Speaker
Nerland and ordered transmitted to
the Senate. At no time during the
proceedings in the House was there
any opposition to the bill as an
eight-hour law. although there were
attempts to amend it to make it
more rigid. It passed with but lit
tle change from its original form
and the few changes adopted were
incorporated for the purpose of mak
ing the provisions as to industries
to be covered more clear.
Itetieve ll Will Stand
Two questions were raised as to
the chances the measure, if finally
enacted into law. had to stand the
test of the courts. The first of these
was asked by Mr. Murray and di
rected to the Attorney General who
was preseut on the tloor of the
House when the vote was taken. Mr.
Murray asked if the Attorney c on
sidered the title of the bill sufficient
to cover the act and was assured
that it was. The second question, ai
so asked of • the Attorney General
was put by Mr. Nerland who wanted
to know if the bill iu itself was in
the opinion of the Attorney General
constitutional. The latter replied: "I
,iave already answered that question
on the floor. We have gone very
close to the line. I believe that the
chances are that it will be upheld
but is is close and there won't be
anything to spare.
| Framed After Ort'Kon Law
The measure, it was stated by Mr.
Getchell, who introduced it, was
drawn after the Oregon law which
has been upheld by the Supreme
Court of the United States. The de
cision of that court was a five to
four opinion, four members believing
it unconstitutional. The Getchell
bill, however, does go further than
the Oregon law which includes only
mills, saw mills, factories, laundries,
| manufacturing establishments. To
these industries have been added in
the Getchell bill, "or in any dredge,
surface placer mine, open-cut or
open-pit quarry or mine."
The bill then provides that it shall
be unlawful to employ any person
in those industries in any one calen
dar day "except watchmen and em
ployees engaged in making repairs
or in case of emergency, when life
| of property is in imminent danger;
provided, however, that employees
may work not to exceed four hours
over-time, conditioned that payment
be made for such overtime at the
rate oi time and one-half the regu
lar wages for over-time."
Says It 12-Hour I)ay
Mr. Brown and Mr. Cochran of
the Second Division, led an effort to
amend the latter clause by making it
unlawful for any person to be em
ployed in over-time work for more
than four days in any one calendar
week. Both advanced the argument
that the bill without such amendment
was not an eight-hour measure but
a 12-hour one. Their effort, how
Moil *2tt! nt to Hlorm, Ire S ;u!ptor
Minici i r a i-.i-i■:iii.rii: in Ail;.ii i ICiKiln, tin* great French sculptor, tie
s';L-iio'l by i " if I'j'irkiimn. iti din is ivstlug between the wings of n sphinx,
udiI on tin- -'inure in front o!" tifit i Is the Inscription: "The Master Dies,
Bui Ills Art Survives."
Mount McKinlsy Park Be Protected
Against Big Hunters And Tourists
Woodberry Abbey, who is now in
Washington, 1). C., lias been desig
nated bv J. r. Walker, of the United
States surveys for Alaska, with head
quarters in Juneau to make the sur
vey of the Mt. McKiuloy National
Park.
.Mr. Abbey, whose home is in Ju
neau. is well known here. Host of
the men for the survey party will
be picked up at Xenana. I'aekhorses
will be secured at Anchorage and
taken over steel as far as possible
It is expected the boundary survey
will be finished tlie present season.
No attempt will be made to place
monuments over the more southerly
end of the line where mostly moun
tains and glaciers exist.
Ti.e total length of the boundary is
approximately :!f>0 miles, but due to
the rugf&d topography of J l.o work
and to the fact that the boundary
crosses several immense glaciers, it
will be impossible to monument the
entire line, nor is this necessary, says
the park service. The summit of
Mount Kusse!, altitude 1,500 feet,
forms the southwest corner of the
park. However, a portion of the
north, ti e east, and a portion of the
south boundary which incloses the
section of the park to which access
is possible, will lie thoroughly tnonu
n.en'ed in order that the park ranc
ors. tourists, hunters and mining
prospectors may readily discern the
park limits.
Congress when it created lite park
had in mind lWo main objects to be
fulfilled by its establishment. Due
of these was to maintain for the
benefit, use and enjoyment of all tho
people this great area of magnificent
scenery anil unsurpassed natural at
tractions and the other was to pre
serve the game supply of this part
of Alaska. Due regard was had in
framing the law for certain import
ant factors in the development of Al
aska. The validity of existing claims
under the land laws of the United
States was recognized, as was also
the right of prospectors to make new
locations. For necessary develop
ment it is permitted that prospectors
and miners actually engaged in pros
pecting and mining may take and kill
in the park what game or birds are
needed for their actual necessities
when short of food. All other hunt
ing and killing of wild life is pro
hibited and offenders are liable to a
fine of S300 or six months' imprison
ment. or both, and will be adjudged
to pay the cost of tho proceedings.
Warning signs, quoting tlie provi
sion of law covering hunting, prnt
ed on cardboard heavily parraflined
to withstand weather conditions will
lie posted along the boundary in con
nection with ti.e work of surveying
and monumenting the line. The print
ing of these :.::-.:is was made.possible
through funds contributed for this
purpose by tlie American Game Pro
tective 4: Propagation Association,
the Boone & Crockett Club and tho
ever, v.ere futile, the amendment be
ing voted down. Before final pass
age. Mr. Cochran reiterated his
statement that it was not the kind
of eight-hour law the people of Al
aska had voted for and wanted but
as it was probably the best that
could be gotten, stated he would
vote for it. Mr. Holt and Mr. Brown
also made similar statements.
Mr. Tripp before the final vote
was taken stated that he believed it
unwise to enact such legislation at
this time. The present state of all
Alaskan industries, he said, made it
dangerous to impose too many bur
dens on tliom. On the question of
passage, he voted "no."
I i
[ Camp tire Club of America. Cloth
signs also were printed, which will
| be posted along the government Al
aska railroad.
With the nearing completion of
' government railroad from Seward
i to Fairbanks, which approaches the
southeastern corner of the park with"
, in 15 or 20 miles, tourist travel to
Mount McKinley park will in the
I near future be an accomplished fact.
. The National Park Service will as
. sumo active administrative control
ol the park July 1.—Empire.
AGAMEMNON'S BATHTUB?
I
szmmaaj
| The photograph shows u bath, which
! »us later u-vii as a collin, found dur
! in;,' (In- recent excavations by the
! ttrltish School <>f Archaeology of the
"House of At reus" in ancient Mycenae,
i Greece. The "House of Atreus" was
j lite pal;:ce of Agamemnon. anil It Is
| iho;i ut |'.i- -ible that this is the hath
I the uuetont warrior was murdered in
by his wile, Clyieumestra, and her
lover on Agamemnon's return fron»
TW,v
The Calm Level.
j I have soon the sea lashed Into fury
and tossed into spray, and its grand
eur moves the soul of the dullest man;
hut remember it is not the billows,
but the calm level of the sea, from
I which nil heights and depths are
| measured. When the storm has passed,
! and the hour of calm settles on the
ocean, when the sunlight bathes Its
smooiIi surface, then the astronomer
A ml the surveyor Take the level from
| which to measure terrestrial heights
| and depths. When the emotion of the
■ hour litis subsided. we shall find that
calm level of public opinion below the
| storm, from which the thoughts of a
! mighty people are to he measured,
ami by .which their final action will be
determined.—James A. Oni field.
I
Tents for Diamonds.
The true diamond is not cut by n
lilt-. has n spec!lie gravity of 3.52 mid
a luster that shows clearly even when
the sione Is Immersed in water. A
small drop of water dropped on the
face of a clean, dry diamond preserves
its globular form and does not spread.
[ Wlien a line is drawn on n diumond
with an aluminum pencil, and It Is
then rubbed briskly with moistened
cloth, the line disappears. The com
monest tost is to draw the edge of the j
; stone over glass; the diamond cuts It j
without much pressure, while the Im
'tntlfn merely scratches It.
D'Anntinzlo Is ngaln making trou
ble. This comes of letting poets take I
their license into military affairs.
Even if you have no coal In your
basement it may be a comfort to know
there is plenty of it in the mines.
A husband was denied a divorce be
cause he couldn't remember the date
of his wedding. The judge probably
thought that the man who could go
and furget that wasn't suffering much
from matrimony.
/or
Doctor Says
"Yourcareforyourhcalth prompts
you to seek the skilled advice and
expert medical attention of a rep
utable physician. You can afford
to be no less careful in selecting
your druggist."
The doctor prescribes. We follow
his formula, but both he and his
patient must depend upon our
skill and knowledge if proper re
sults are to be obtained.
Quality Plus Accuracy
is our watchword. You c:ri accept, on our
word of honor, the assurance that these two
important elements are included in every
prescription we fill. Jn addition nothing but
the purest drugs are used. If you value
these things and wish the added service of
promptness, bring your prescriptions to us.
Drugs 3™1Pr& tions
Keller Bros., Skagway, Alaska
Dog Sleds And
Reindeer Will
Be At Rainier
Swift dog sleds, wrawn l:.v power
ful Alaskan Huskies, will h-> one I
of the picturesque passenger carrier j
to be seen on t!ie trails of Mount Rji
nier next winter, if plans o fdirec
tors of the Rainier National Parle j
Company go f.hru. The directors hope i
that the park may be kept open all I
winter, thereby makint, the tourist
tide through Smttle peri iianout,
rather than of summer's duration
only.
The trails laaJius tc tiie groat
mountain will bo alive with sights
heretofore stmnte to the Northwest.
Like a scene from the frnueu steppes
of Siberia—spirited horses three
abreast, will prance at tha head of
gaily painted Russian siodges, hells I
a-jingle. And Alaskan reindeer,
hitched tandem btyle, will give mer
ry-making guests a taste of the
primative thrill of r.'.pid tra.".sif 111
Lapland.
When the park has iti formal win
ter opening Governor Thomas Riggs
of Alaska has promised to come
south, if he is still in Alaska and cry
"Mush On" to the first dog team to
take up a trail in Rainier National
Park.
Already the directors have gotisti
in touch with government officials
concerning reindeer fur this novel
purpose. They havo been promised ]
their pick of the Alaskan herds. In-j
cidentally there has already cume un j
the problem of feeding. The Alaskan '
reindeer lives on the hardy moss of (
the Northland, a variety not found ;
at Rainier National Park. Being par
ticular in his tastes, no substitute i
will satisfy him.
So, according to avid Wliitcomb, j
of Seattle, president of the company, j
arrangements will be made to bring I
tons of native moss down from
Alaska. Mr. Reindeer will be fed
part Alaskan and part Washington
mosses, in the hope of teaching him
to eat the Mount Rainier species.
Baby reindeer, also brought down
will be taught from the start that
they are not to be pampered by im
ported delicacies.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Tako CI rove's LAYITIYE BltOMO
QUININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c.
department or the i.vtei-ior
(jcncral I .and Office
Juneau, Alaska, .•.pril 11, 11)21
Notice is hereby given that the
Arctic Brotherhood Cemetery Asso
ciutiuii, a Corporation, by AN', B.
Stout, R. M. Odeil anil H. O. Bantu,
its trustees, I.cs filed notice o£ its
intention to niumit final proof ia
support of : .•> application, serial
Olii.'I, fi;« p.:L<.:.t under the provis
ion:: of the Act of March 1, 11)07,
t.ii si . 10. -; lur lands embraced
within i. S. .Survey No. 1255, sit
imted on ti c left bank of the Cliil
kat River, oi.o mile west of Haines,
Alaska, in Latitude 5!) degrees 14
minutes North and Lougitude 135
degrees 2>i minutes AVest, and more
particularly described as follows:
Commencing at Corner 1,
whence L". S. L. .M. No. 573 bears
North 69 d.'^rccs 04 minutes East
S3.40 chains distance; thence
South 1 .J5 chains to Corner No.
2; thence West 10.29 chains to
Corner No. U; thence North S.S0
chains to Corner No. 4, meauder
corner on line or ordinary high
tide of Chilket Uiver; thcnce me
andering .the said river (1)
North 57 degrees 17 minutes East
12.20 chains to Corner No. 5 M.
C.; thence East 5.95 chains to
Corue'r No. 1, the place of begin
ning, containing an area of 21.00
acres. Variation 31 degrees 30
minutes East.
I'roof in support of the applica
tion will be submitted by the appli
cant and two of the following wit
nesses: Carl lljornstad, Erik Os
lund, B. A. Barnett and C. H. Llnd
hol.'ii, ail of Haines, Alaska, before
li. \\'. liinchman, I'. S. Commission
er at Haines, Alaa. a, on June 1,
1921.
FRANK A. l.'JYLE,
Register.
First Publication April 14, 1921.
Final Publication May 14, 1921.
HOl'Sti l'OU SAM
Four-room, substantial cottage, ad
joining my home. Best offer takes
it. Ilonso must bo moved from
present location. Cash or terms.
Apply W. C. Blanchard.
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