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DAN" SI"ITS THE OLD-TIMERS
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A number of papers through the territory are , ttcmpting to convey
the impression that Dan Sutherland's incumbency ag delegate froul Al
aska has been unsatisfactory to tb* people at larg' J( which ,9 far from the
truth, Mr. Sutherland has bew oae of the most efficieQt delegate8 the ter
ritory has ever sent to congress. He has at id) Ume# been 0Q the job. aud
his efforts in behalf of the prospector, the nOr er the farmer and the fi9her.
tnaa hare rested in great good for thes* iMries h is sald that an
effort is being made by his ovponents to , u,u{y hi3 work by spreading
broadcast statements that tb„ bill, i»:r jdueed ,n were not fram.
>4 by him. but by others,
lithe iand is tv.c tr being the polished parliamentarian
h t boit ^ ^ prr,decf have been, his earnest work for Al
likans. lrrosp* ^ . .
ctive of part.y, 3 ^is straightforward dealings have won
Uaska mar
y friends In coo£r» ,S9> and t0 rcijrt> him at a time when his work
i bearlr
k fruit would be su.1 cidal. when the good of the territory is consid
rea.
Most of the opposition to Mr. Sutherland arises from the fact that ht
did not get In and tear "his shirt for rival candidates for governor, bath oi
wborn were republicans, and both excellent men (or the place. By holding
aloof and allowing the administration to pick and choose the chief execu
tlve, has caused the Irieuds of both candidates to knife him.
No matter whom he endorsed nor what attitude he took on the en
dorsement. It now appears that Dan is between the devil and the deep sea
The Miner believes that Dan Sutherland stands head and shoulders
above many of his predecessors aud thai any effort to retire him on ao
count of political likes and dislikes, would be inimical to the upbuild
ing of Alaska.
Mr. Sutherland has that rare virtue of being loyal to his friends, anc
of working with his opponents on questions affecting Alaska. He has beet
a prospector, miner, fisherman and politician, and knows the territory am
its people as no other man is capable of knowing tbeni.-—Valdez Miner.
ALASKA OKTS BIO St M
FROM FOREST FIND
Juneau.—According to informa
tion from the district forester's of
fice here, Alaska's share this year
in the national forest receipts
amount to $20,658.89. This amount
represents 35^ of the total receipts
from the two Alaskan national for
ests for the fiscal rear ended June I
30, 1921. District Forester Flory
pointed out the fact not generally
known that the two Alaskan nation
al forests for the past ten years have
returned in receipts an amount
much in excess of the cost of handl
ing them, and that S5<i of all money
received from the sale of timber,
lease of land, etc., is yearly turned
back to the territory to be expend
ed for roads and schools within Al
aska. At no cost whatever to the
territory, Alaska has received from
1906 to 1921, as her share of the
national forest receipts, a total of
$243,132.66 for roads and school
purposes.
In all 27 states and Alaska have
received checks totaling $619,993
from the United States treasury as
their share of the receipts from the
national forests for the fiscal year
ending June 30. An additional
$247,997 of the receipts has become
available for road and trail con
struction by the forest service within
the national forests of these same
states; making a grand total of
$867,990.
The amounts are considerably
smaller than for the previous fiscal
year, when the total was $1,652,
088. This is due largely to the con
cession made by congress to stock
men. whereby they are allowed un
til December 1 to pay their grazing
fees due last spring. This action
was made necessaiy by the wide
spread depression In the livestock
business. A small portion of the
reduction is due also to a falling off
In timber sale receipts of the forest
due to business conditions.
Only states or territories In which
national forests exist share in the
receipts. By act of Congress, 25%
of the funds derived from timber
sales. grazing fees, special uses, etc.,
are returned to the states for roads
and schools. The amount thus re
ceived is re-dlstrlbnted to counties
in lieu of taxes, based oil the arei
of national forest land withiu thei:
boundaries, in addition, 10% of tin
forest receipts are spent within tin
counties or districts by the fores
service on road and trail construc
tion and maintenance. This 3591
comes back to the counties for loca
development, and, forest officer
point out, as the pulp resources o
the Alaskan national forests an
more fully developed the araoun
that the territory will receive wil
increase from year to year.—Ex.
The man who practices safety first
will he less likely to come out «ec.«d
best.
Nothing el*- In the world hurts
•wmie people like pulling the facts on
them.
It .should tie borne In mind tnal
tiiiK-b of the pessimism may l>e due t<
hay fever.
"Relginm and the United State!
have the be^ fossils." No name* sr»
mentioned.
Neverthe'ess. calling bootleggers
Bolshevist- is not likely to worry their
a great deal.
Incidentally. the person who need!
a vacation most Is the one who ha:
Just had one.
In business the man who engasei
In the must ad ventures Is surest t<
come out unhurt.
The iiihii who never lends monej
never ha* many friends. Also, ht
doesn't ik ed them.
The cmze fnr detachable eyelids
Isn't keeping up with that for tin
same kind of husbands.
Thar man who beat up his wlf<
after getting drunk on flavoring ex
tract had no taste left.
Retail prices of food are reporter
higher In nine cities. This looks llki
recovery—for somebody.
The man who leaves an empty housf
In the country is lucky noi to wiud ui
in the city empty-handed.
China should not go in for a new
revolution until it has finished I went!
or thirty of the "Id ones.
The man who says politics b
crooked means that It would tx
crooked if he went Into It.
Mctin3 ey Kineu ms engine, ouiineu
his H**-s and came up on deck, wiping
his ajufous face with a fearfully filthy
swe»» o ng. At the same time Seraggs
anti >J 'lis Halvorsen came crawling
aft art r the deckload and when they I
rt'»rhcl : the clear space around the
pi kit b nose. Captain Seraggs threw his
hrtiwu derby on the deck and leaped
upon It until, his rage abating ultl |
mateJ y. no potvei on earth. In the air
or ill ider the sea, could possibly have
rehabilitated tt and rendered It fit for
furtlier wear even by Captain Seraggs
This petulant practice of Jumping on
his hat was a habit with Scrnggs |
whenever anything annoyed him par
ticularly and was always infallible evi
dence that a si tuple declarative sen
tence had stuck In his throat.
"Well, old whirling dervish," Mr. |
Glbney demanded calmly when Seraggs •
paused for lack of breath to contlnne |
his dance, '•what about it? We're up |
Salt Creek wit.unit a paddle; the devil ,
to pay and no pitch hot."
"XIKiulTey's tlrdl!" Captain Seraggs
screeched.
"Couie, conic. Scraggsy, old t„rpot,"
Mr. Olbney socibed. "This ain't no
time for flghiln'. Tlilnkln" an' actln'
Is all that saves the Maggie now."
Hut Captain Seraggs was beyond
reason. "McUufTcy's tired! McGuf
fey's fired!" hi- reiterated. "The dirty
rotten wharf rat! fall yourself an
engineer?" he continued wltheringly.
"As an engineer you're a howling sue.
cess at shoemakln". you slob. I'll fix
your cJock for you. my hearty. I'll
have your ticket took away from you,
an' that's no Chinaman's dream,
nuther."
"It's all my fault runnln" by dead
reckonin'," the honest Uibne.r pro
tested. "Mac ain't to fault. The eu
flue room telegraph busted an' he got
the wrong signal."
"It's his business to see to It that
he's got an engine room telegrr.ph that
won't bust—"
"Tou dog!" McOufTcy roared and
sprang at the skipper, who leaped
olmbly up the little ladder to the top
of the pilot house and stood prepared
to kick Mr. McGuffey In the face
should that worthy venture up after
him. "1 can't persuade you to git me
nothln' that I ought to have. I'm tired
workln" with Junk an' scraps an' cop
1 per wire nil pieces o" string. I'm
! through!"
cause .vou're tiro!!" Scraggs shrieked
In Insane rase. "Get off my ship, you
maritime Impostor, or I'll take a pistol
to you. Overboard with you. you
Creasy addlepated bounder! You're
rotten, understand? Rotten! Rotten!
Rotten I"
"You owe me eight dollars an' six
I bits. Scraggs." Mr, McGuffey reminded
his owner calmly. "Chuck down the
»pondi!li«-ks an' I'll pet off your ship."
Captain Semens was beyond reason,
so ne tossed the money down to the
( engineer. "Now pit," he commanded.
Without further ado, Mr. McGuffey
started across the deckload to the
fo'castle head. Scraggs could not see
him but he could heur him—so he
pelted the engineer with potatoes, cab
bage beads and onions, the vegetables
descending about the honest McGuffey
Id a veritable barrage. Even In the
darkness several of these missiles took
effect.
Upon reaching the very apex of the
Magpie's bow, Mr. McGuffey turned
and hurled a promise Into the dark
ness: "If we ever meet again,
Scraggs, I'll make Mrs. Scraggs a wld
I ow. Taste that In your hat—when
Iyou get a new one."
The Maggie was resting easily on
the beach, with the broken water from
the long lazy combers surging well
j up above her water line. At most,
I six feet of water awaited the engineer,
who stood, peering shoreward and lis
tening Intently, oblivious to the stray
missiles which whizzed past. Present
ly, from out of the fog, he heard a
grinding, metallic sound and through
a sudden rift In the fog caught a
brief glimpse of blue flame with sparks
radiating faintly from It.
That settled matters for Bartholo
mew McGuffey. The metallic sound
was the protest from the wheels of a
Cliff house trolley cur rounding a
curve; the hlue flame was an electric
manifestation due to the Intermittent
contact of her trolley with the wire,
wet with fog. McGuffey knew the
exact position of the Maggie now, so
he poised a moment on her bow; as
a wave swept past him. he leaped
overboard, scrambled ashore, made
his way up the beach to the great
highway which flanks the shore line
between the Cliff house and Ingleside,
sought a roadhouse, and warmed his
Interior with four fingers of whisky
neat. Then, feeling quite content with
himself, even In his wet garments, he
boarded a city-bound trolley car and
departed for the warmth and hospital
ity of Scab Johnny's sailor boarding
house In Oregon street.
Captain Scraggs sat down on the
half-emptied crate of vegetables und
commenced to weep bitterly—half be
cause of race and lialf because he re
garded himself a pauper. Already
he had a vision of himself scouring
the waterfront In search of a Job.
"No use boo-hooln' over spilt milk,
Scrnggsy." Always philosophical, the
author of the owner's woe sought to
carry the disaster off lightly. "Don't
add your salt tears to a saltier sea
until you're certain you're a total loss
an' no Insurance. 1 got you Into this
and I suppose It's up to me to get you
off. so I guess I'll commence opera
tions." Suiting the action to the word.
Mr. ttllinev erasped the whistle cord
"How're We to Get My Maggie Oft
the Beach?"
it11• I n s'range. sail, sneeiing, wheeuy
uioan resembling the explriu^ protest
of » lusty pig 31 tid gradually Increasing
Into a long-drawn liut respectable
whistle rewarded his efforts. For
once, he could afford to he prodigal
with the steam, and while It lasted
there could be no mistaking the fact
that here was a steamer In dire dis
tress.
The weird call for help brought
Scraggs around to a fuller realization
of I he enormity of the disaster which
had overtaken him. In his agony he
forgot to curse Ills navigating officer
fur the hitter's stubbornoess In refusing
to turn back when the fog threatened,
lie clutched Mr. Glbney by the right
arm, thereby interrupting for an ill
slant the dlsmul outburst from the
Maggie's siren.
"Gib," he moaned. 'Tin a ruined
man. How're we ever to get the old
sweetheart off whole? Answer me
that, Gib. Answer me, 1 say. How're
we to get my Maggie off the beach?"
Mr. Gibney shook himself loose from
that frantic grip and continued his
pull on the whistle until the Maggie,
taking a false note, quavered, moaned,
spat steam a minute and subsided with
what might be termed a nautical sob.
"Now, see what youfve done?" he
bawled. "You've made me bust the
whistle."
"Answer my question, Gib."
"We'll never get her off If you don't
quit intert'erln' an- give uie time to
think. I'll admit there ain't much of
a chance, because it's dead low water
now an' just as soon as the tide Is? at
the flood she'll drive further up the
beach an' fall apart."
"l'erhaps McGuffey will have heart
enough to telephone Into the city for
a tug."
" 'Tain't scarcely probable, Scraggsy.
You abused him vile an' threw a lot
of fodder at him."
"I wish I'd hepn took with paralysis
first," Scraggs walled blttwly. "You'd
best jump ashore. Gib, an' 'phone In.
We're just below the Cliff house and
you can run up to one o' theni beach
resorts an' 'phone In to the Red Stack
Tug Boat company."
"'Twouldn't be ethics for rae, the
registered master o' the Maggie, to
desert the ship, Scraggsy, old stlck-ln
the-imid. What's the matter with g*t
tln' your own shanks wet?"
"I dassen't, Gib. I've had a touch
of chills an' fever ever since I used
to run mate up the San Joaquin
sloughs. Here's a nickel to drop In
the telephone slot, Gib. There's a
good fellow."
"Scraggsy, you're deludln' yonrself.
Show me a tugboat skipper that would
come out here on a night like this to
pick ut> the S. S. Maggie, two decks
an' no bottom an' loaded with garden
truck, an' I'll wag ray ears an' look
at the hack o' my neck. She ain't
worth It."
"Ain't worth It! Why, man, I paid
fifteen hundred hard cash dollars for
ber."
"Fourteen hundred an' ninety-nine
dollars an' ninety-nine cents too much.
They seen yon comln'. However,
grantln' for the sake of argyment
that she's worth the tow, the next
question them towboat sklppere'll ask
Is: 'Who's goln' to pay the bill?'
It'll be two hundred an' fifty dollars
at the lowest flgger. an' If you (jot
that much credit with the towboat
company you're some high financier.
Ain't that logic?"
"I'm afraid," Scrags* replied sadly,
"It Is. Still, they'd have a lien on
the Maggie—"
"Steamer ahoy I" came a voice from
the beach.
"Man with a megaphone," Mr. Glb
ney cried. "AhoyI Ahoy, there!"
"Who are you an' what's the trou
ble?"
Captain Scraggs took It upon him
self to answer: "American steamer
Mag—"
Mr. Glhney sprang upon him tlger
Ishly, placed a horny, \ibacco-smelling
palm across Scruggs' r outh and effec
tively smothered all further sound.
"American steamer Yankee Prince,"
he bawjed like a veritable Bull of
Bashan, "of Boston. Hong Kong to
FYlsco. with a general cargo of sandal
wood, rice an' silk. Where're we at?"
"Just outside the Ga-e. Half a mile
o' the Cliff house."
"Telephone In for a tug. We're In
nice shape, restln' easy, hut our rud
der's gone an' the after web o' the
crank shnft busted. Telephone In,
my man, an' I'll maUe It up to you
when we get a safe anchorage. Who
are you?"
"Llndstrora, of the Golden Gate Life
Saving station."
"I'll not forget you. Llndstrom. My
l owners are Yankees, but they're
sports."
"All right. Til telephone. On my
way 1"
I 'vrou sjjccu j«/u, —.. —
Olbney. and released his hold on Cap
tain Scraggs, who Instantly threv his
arms around the nnvlgatlng officer's
burly neck. "I forgive you, Adelbert,"
he crooned. "I foreive you freely. Hv
the tall of the Great Sacred Bull,
you're a man-el. She's an all night fog
or I'm a Chinaman, and If It only
<tays thick enough—"
"It'll hold," Olbney retorted dogged
ly. "It's a tule fog. They always
hold. Quit huggln' me. Your breath's
had."
Captain Scraggs. htiried forcibly
backward, bumped Into the pilot house,
but lost none of his enthusiasm.
•You're a Jewel," he declared. "Oh.
man. what a bead! Whatever made
von think of the Yankee I'rlnce?"
"Because." Mr. Glhney auswered
calmly, "there ain't no such ship, this
land of ours beln' a free republic
where princes don't go. Still, It's a
nice name, Scraggs, old tarpot—more
particular since I thought It up In a
hurry. Eh, what?"
"Ilalvorsen," cried Captain Scraggs.
The lone deckhand emerged from a
[ hole In the freight forward whither
I lie had retreated to escape the vegeia
I hie barrage put over by Captain
I Scraggs when McGufTey left the ship.
•'Aye. aye. sir." he boomed.
! "AJI hands below to the galley I"
Scraggs shouted. "While we're wait
I In' for this here towboat I'll brew a
■scuttle o' grog to celebrate the dis
covery o' real seafarln' talent. Gin,
•iv dear boy. I'm proud of you. Vo
matter what happens, I'll never have
no other navlgatln' officer."
"I >on't crow till you're out o' the
»ooiU." the astute Olbney warned
.1 i ui.
(Continued on Tuesday)
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! 6C0 ELUE BIT.D SHOWS OFF
Hangs Head Down in Cage to Dis
play Gorgeous Plumage—
Cost $1,200.
New Tork.—The Now York Zoo
loglciil sru'lfty recently psiid $1,200 for
a pnlr of blue birds of paradise. and,
ill ilit* opinion >>f Director Hornaday,
It cut a tine luirguln.
The birds were captured In New
Guinea by Ellis Joseph's, collector,
and are known as Prince Rn'doipli'i
blue Wrds of paradise. So far as
known, they are the only specimens
of their kind In captivity.
Recently when the male bird had ar
rived at the height of his beauty dis
play. he was noticed during various
contortions, the least of which seemed
to be a fondness for hanging in his
cage head downward. Hurried mes
sages were sent for Director Horna
day. who soon saw the bird was only
taking this unusual method to dis
play his beautiful plumage.
RATS
The Skagway Women's Club has
commenced an organized campaign
against rats in the hope that these
pests may be exterminated. The
club will pay a bounty of five cents
for each rat killed. Receivelng sta
tions have been established at the
office of the Home Power company
on Fifth avenue and the residence
of Mrs. E. L. Wintbrberger on Main
street.
Mrs. Nye and Mrs. Winterberger
will pay the bounty upon the deliv
ery of the dead rats.
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