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WHAT CONGRESS UNACTED
The extra « tt of congress called ill session April 11, recessed Au
gust 23, Bg In ituiiHi within t'.\o (tsys of font months and two weeks.
1 irinj? tii^t time it enacted 05 lav^s a:id resolutions, or more than one
for every two days of the session. While some of these were local or
private in their character, it is a conservative statement to say that no
>cs.-iii!t cl ui'.in.-s ia American history has within the same length of
time considered and enacted so many important laws. Neither is there
record of any previous congress vorkirs more harmoniously with the
ptcsident of the Vnited States.
Fi\ sldent Harding in his m- -e to congress, April 12. asked the
passage of a peace resolution. It was done.
lie asked an emergency tariff to help the farmers. It was enacted,
lie asked the enactment of a budget law. It was done rfiic! the bud
pet bureau is organized and :::: rionii'g. saving millions of dollars to
the taxpayers of the country
Ho asked a law which would • oordinate the federal agencies enguged
in relief of e.x-serv :ce men. It \*a.- nacted and the veterans' bureau cre
ated by that law, is funtlocing.
He asked a law which would protci t American owned cabb: services.
Ii • asked the ln..;:..ur..: of rigid ronoaiy in public administration.
Congress responded 1 re cting numerous requests for public appropria
tes watch it did not (1 ■ ■ < ::i absolute!■ es,ential, and closely scrutinizing
appropriate ; which were made to the established departments of the
government.
lit asked a new tax bill and the house, wherein all revenue measures
must originate, passed such a bill, tine of the purposes of the present
recess Ia :>> enable the senate finance committee, undisturbed by attend
rttrie:ic>c law. t:.e packers and s'ock ; ..rds act; .in act preventing gam
1 O.Oi'O > \!ra capi !. the agricultural credits act. which is an amend
'
act providing relief to the government of the Philippines by increasing
is .lottgli unwise duplication may be
" ' cn iting .: joint congressional agricultural
Ven.'i'i. la list- :i t*r.«
South An'i'i'
witb .
S-i! tp • r •
der.ia.nlii.:; !>•-' •
the-pUlon- Ri> rh'«l '
relieve the strinerti -.
'
-
nnaM-i. be< an*e
liera,
was am cf- t or ii"t>
There can be no genuine " • -iMy ,
first" f'>r ni"!' rl- -
roads until soim- ■ - a
found f"r «rurt>i• t • re> '
bootlegsers ami l>aioH-~.
Anw-rli an women ".v > «Nh to learn |
to siaoke niiirht t»U-" foswms from the i
wom'Hi of til** I"!i■' .jpiin - aini els*1-i
where east of St Tit** "whaeUsu'
big cheroot" would he a sen- eure.
ence of liquor are no mor.- a menace
than driver# under the :(1 uemv or
■
don't.
Holland !- doinz a c" 1 dial of
of Germany is ■ icresjmii n _■ with
monarchists. ltilt !t is exeustble in
him—nohody else would answer hi9
letters.
It (s estimated that there are li*.
OO'.'OO baenelors In the United Stares,
which In these flays of search for
sours's of ivvenue gives i *int to the
suggestion that there should be a tax
on single bliss.
A girl hn« just snl>mir"<'<t to having
both legs broken to cure them of!
"bowing" ant! probably ah"-..- the time I
she sets over the «•; erntl "i site will '
find that the Styles have i hanged and!
long skirts tire in again.
A musical mat ; declares that
actors will have t ■ - because
it costs so much to move baggage.
It cannot be believ»"l that the bag- j
page devoted to costumes is what
etuses the terrible expense.
"Home-cooked vittlt^" wll; always
attract a man. especially if the cook
Ing is done in his own home. This
is a pointer for young women who
are forward-lookers. A home w ithout
a kitchen is no home at ali.
\V<»1I \ II.W K CH.V\(;KD
s< i:nki;y in coikt iiooms
Chicago. Sept. 1G (AP).—Wo
man's advent into public iife is
■ iusing the gradual but sure extinc
:ii 'iiin of the crock spittoon and
• e -.iwdust box in court rooms, ac
rdiiu to the observation of Har
riett Ue.d, first woman arbitrator of
the Illinois Industrial commission.
\\ >ose duties take her to tnan.v court
houses in the state.
"The spittoon and its brother, the
sawdust box." said Miss Iteid. "are
becoming almost as scarce as the
buffalo. Kven the boldest and bad
d''st of men seem to have some hes
itancy about exhibiting before wo
men their fondness for the cud.
".My work as arbitrator takes me
the round of the courthouses and
ciiy halls, and I note a decided
cnan?e for the better. Public build
ings are much cleaner than they
were ten years ago. I attribute it
to women's advent into public life.
"Women's clubs, interested in
mmunity service, are responsible
generally for the women's rest
rooms in courhouses. Women's in
fluence is seen also in the better
kept courthouse lawns and the set
tees scattered about.
"Frequency with which women
visit city and county court buildings
is also quite noticeable now. It is
not unusual to come across women
county nfllccrs. and at several of my
hearings women and girls from the
various offices come in to listen to
compensation cases.
"I a moften asked if I handle wo
men's cases only. No; I handle all
the cases in the particular vicinity
to which I am sent, and the cases
range from a pin scratch to a brok
en liack. and from vaccination to
seven year itch."
Rumors have reached Carcross of
. placer gold discovery in Little At
lin lake district having caused a
great deal of excitement there. Pros
pectors are in readiness to stampede
to the new fields at the first authen
tic news of the discovery. As near
as can be learned the district is near
Little Atlln lake, on a line from At
lin to Livingstone creek. The ground
is reported to pay $20 per day to the
man.
THE LIGHT
By MILDRED WHITE.
(©, 1921. Western newspaper union.#
Janet Darcjr stepped from the train
at Willowhy Junction, and stood peer
ing through the half-darkness. The
small station was closed and locked
for the night, and the great train rush
ing again on Its way left Janet a
solitary arrival. Troubled, she walked
the length of the platform, then sat
down on the crude steps to think the
situation over. She had left her beauti
ful city home that afternoon hastily,
and in an unenviable frame of uilnd.
Mother, father and the governor were
all insistent In their demands for an
early marriage, while Janet was not
sure that she wanted to be married
at all
In her hasty departure Janet had
never considered the possibility of her
present position. Taxis, she supposed,
awaited train arrivals in even Willow
by town.
Aunt Clarabelle's cottage, Janet
knew, nestled at the foot of the strag
gling village street, two miles away. It
was not the walk of the two miles
that she feared to attempt, but tlie un
accustomed darkness of the tree bor
dered road. As she sat on the station
steps, tlie sheltered girl became nerv
ously alarmed; the spot was exceed
ing desolate and the purse In her
traveling cloak pocket was filled with
bills. Desperately, at last she arose
and began her stumbling way.
Ruts ami twisted brambles seemed set
like a trap for the unwary.
Then, almost directly before her. she
suddenly saw a light. Someone, hud
come from among the trees to the
roadside, and the someone carried
a lighted lantern. Janet drew back feur
fully. hut as the light went twinkling
on, noiselessly she followed. It would
be useless to try to locate Aunt Clara
belle's abode in the confusing twist of
ways.
Tills light must lean to some com
panionship, perhaps to the village,
where she miglit be accommodated for
the night; Janet steadily and with new
courage pressed onward. The striding
figure before her turned abruptly down
a hidden lane; at Its end Janet saw
the outlines of a small bouse.
Tlte man, as she drew near, put down
his lantern to open the bouse door.
Janet silently waited, as uimnnouno-d
he entered and struck a light. She
saw at a side of the room a sick wom
an lying upon bed. with a child fret
ting at her side. The tall man
udvanclng lifted the child gently in
his units and with a. laughing word
sent it after an orange tossed on the
floor. Then, throwing aside his cloak,
he heut an anxious face over the sick
woman. Janet, studiously regarding his
face, was all at once reassured. "Yes.
doctor," she heard fhe woman gasping
ly answer a question; then. Impulsive
ly, Janet stepjied past the lantern into
the room. The doctor glanced up
sharply.
"Tnke off your wraps," he start lingly
commanded, "and come here."
Half unconscious of her own action
Janet Darey obeyed.
"We will have to work fast." the
man told her. "Kindly follow direc
tions without question, llot water at
once." Peremptorily he Issued his or
ders.
Janet, the sleeves of her white waist
rolled high, went to the cold kitchen
stove. There wns wood piled near,
and matches.
Desperately, as the woman's labored
breathing reached her. she bent to her
task. A tire was crackling at last
beneath the kettle. Janet's soft lingers
were smudged and blistered, but her
eyes shone victoriously.
She saw the perspiration on the
young doctor's forehead as she re
sponded eagerly to his demands.
"It's pneumonia." he told her as
they rested. "Pretty bad, but I think
we will be able to break it. Uuntl
postman informed me of the case, re
turning from his route this evening.
Immediately I telephoned to the city
for you. That is, I telephoned for my
usual nurse, but I suppose you hap
pened to be the only one available at
the time. You made good time get
ting out. Now, we will leave our
patient. Look to the comfort of the
child."
Janet turned with a smile in her wear
iness—this language of command she
bad never kuown impressed her
pleustirably. It was as if between the ]
strong capable man and herself ex-)
Isted some bond of understanding and
sympathy.
.Timet washed and fed and coaxed
the baby to sleep. Then, disheveled
and star-eyed, she sought the watel*-;
fully alert physician.
"Any further orders?" she asked
quietly.
It was ten days later when Janet I
Pnrcy stood in the small boose door-!
way, while Sukey Wells sang inside,!
with the patient now well on her way i
to recovery. Alan Brent, looking down I
on the volunteer nurse, smiled a very, I
very tender smile. To him, she had
just made full confession; to him she i
had told her story.
"You are wonderful " hr said softly.
"I think," mused Alan Brent, the
doctor, "that I will send little Sukey I
Wells, our general helper, in the morn-1
ing. You will both be kept busy."
"But, oh! Janet, you who have been I
so sheltered, are you certnin that you i
will never regret your refusal to mar
ry' the great governor?"
Janet Darcy's answering smile was
conlident. 1
"Your light," she said, "showed me
my true wa/."
DRILLING FOR OIL 10
- SWT IN IRE SPRINGS
•'Freight will be sledded over the
snow this winter for early drilling
operations next spring.in the Cold
Bay oil section, as the result of fa
vorable reports made by the geo
logists who have been In the field
this summer," said J. W. McCord,
who is a passenger on the Admiral
Watson on his way to San Fran
cisco.
Mr. McCord said the geologists
found an anticline formation with
three structures of a closed in form,
such as are found in the oi! fields
outside, and have already telegraph
ed a favorable report.
j While to the westward he arrang
ed for 17 head of horses to he tak
en to the government farm on Ko
diak island to he used this winter,
,when supplies are landed at Cold
Bay to get the freight to the oil
fields.
James Wood, of the Associated Oil
Company and E. I). Nolan, of the
General Oil Company, are still In
the field #nd will come out later.
Mr. McCord declares that with
drilling operations he believes that
the value of the Cold Bay oil fields
will be demonstrated next summer.
Seattle Weekly
News Letter
Seallte. Sept. 10.—The Alaska
Bureau lias the honor of entertain
ing Secretary Fall in the bureau
rooms. Tuesday evening. August 27.
when the secretary spent some time
studying the files, exhibits and are
rangements of materials in the li
brary and exhibit rooms. Karlier in
the evening. Secretary Fall had
stated that one great need at Wash
ington was coordination of Alaskan
affaire. He stated that there were
reports without number on Alaska,
but that they were so scattered
among the various departments at
Washington, ihat it was extremely
difficult to refer to them. Here at
the Alaska Bureau he wrs able tp
witness all of this data assembled
in one room.
Secretary Fall expressed himself
as very hopeful for favorable legis
lation by Congress for Alaska dur
ing the coming winter, and stated
that the new bill recently introduc
ed. is the result of a conference of
President Harding. Senator New.
Congressman Curry, Governor Scott
V. llone and himself. Secretary Fall
said that assessment work on Alas
ka mineral claim locations must be
done by December 31. He says na
tional legislation relieving assess-!
ment work or changing the law was
lost in conference between Senate
and House.
u u u u
The Kuskokwim is steadily pro
ducing quicksilver, according to M.
H. DeCourcy. head of the Thrift
Mining Co.. who is in Seattle on
company business. DeCourrv is a
well-known Alaska miner. The
quicksilver properly was located by
DeCourcy during the winter of 1920
when he was "froze in" with a
Treadwell outfit going to McGrath.
With four retorts in 4's days, with
a crew of five men and a woman
cook, ho took out 13H. flasks of
quicksilver, each weighing 75 lbs.,
which was marketed at $43 a flask.
The next steamer from the Kusko
kwim will bring 45 flasks of quick
silver. representing the effort* of
a four-man crew.
O O O O
The Tinta Bay Mining Co. lias
filed articles if incorporation with
the Secertary of Alaska, showing a
capitalization of $1,000,000 at a par
value of a dollar a share. Half of,
the shares are to be used for con-J
veyance for payment of certain lode
mining claims at Pima bay, 20 miles
nort of Chicagof postoffice and three
miles from 1'ortlock harbor.
OOOO
Not to be outdone by the alleged;
rich quartz strike in the Girdwood
district, the placer camp at Hope
has unearthed a gold nugget .weigh
ing S7 ounces and valued at approx
imately $1,300. The find was made
by Klmer Carlson on his placer i
ground located on Resurrection
creek. The groi- id is about fourl
miles from the town of Hope. |
COMI'KKSSOR KXITODKS
AT HIRST-CHK'HAfiOF
The newly repaired compressor at I
the Hirst-Chichagof mine blew up I
and was jarred from its foundation i
a few days ago, according to C. W.
Fries. official of the Hirst-Chichagof
Mining company, who arrived in Ju
neau from the mine Saturday night.
The accident has curtailed mine
work somewhat, according to Mr.
Fries, and several men have been
laid off.
The rest of the crew of the mine
have been put to work on the site
of the mill that is to be erected ai.d
mining work will not be started un
til the air compressor is again in
working order.
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get the news while it 1b news.
"College education Is not the gate
way io heaven. There are other things
Just us valuable, If not more so. There
lire iiiiiny i.v|tes of men whom college
gducati.iii does not hen« :it." Such «a
the sentiment expressed hy Dr. Frank
D. Sluti. principal of the Moraine
Park sehool at Dayton, <)., who tr. ked
on "The Creative Impulse In Educa
tion" at the Friends' Central school.
"There Is too much family and racial
pride ami tradition forcing our young
men into colleges these days," he said.
"No hcnettclal results can accrue u iien
the man is unsuited for college." Doc
tor Slut* spoke of the "creative impulse
as one of the greatest things in edu
cation.
Since May, 191 \ no less than -f! men
have heen killed in the government'*
aerial tnaii service. The mileage of
that service was l.lWVt.tNKi miles. Tlii
is a pioneer servb-e and tin ItnznriN
are great. Compared with the tragedle
of the railway mail it is like a death
sentence. But it Is being ex'. nded. im
proved and made safer and in another
season or two will In- established whor.
and how It can serve Its greatest
good. Those who have fallen have
blazed the way for permanence.
The Supreme court says evidence
obtained in raids by revenue agents
without a search warrant cannot he
admitted In court proceedings Since
a search warrant must describe what
the otlieers propose to M>arch for, t hi -
decision must aim -t kill prohibition,
says Houston Post. For who could de
scribe the kind of hootch iu circuiat "n
nowadays?
ORGANIZED
UNSELFISHNESS! -
IN \ M'TSHKI.l.
that's the genius of
THE
SALVATION ARMY
Ready for any emergency rail
upon them, battling unceasingly
against every form of misery,
misfortune and distress, the Sal
vationists ark only that they he
given the funds with which to
serve humanity for another year.
Cash or checks may he paid to
W. A. Pries at the Kank of Al
aska.
IN* THE PROBATE COURT FOR
HAINES PRECINCT, FIRST JT
DICIAL DIVISION. TERRITORY
OF ALASKA. »
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF
S. J. WEITSMAN, deceased.
Xoliee of Hearing on Final Ac
count
Notice is hereby given thai Jos.
H. Chisel, as administrator of the
estate of "S. J. Weisman, deceased,
did on the 5th day of September.
1921, file in the above entitled Court
his final account and report of his
administration of said estate, and
the hearing of the same has been
set by said court for the 5th day of
November. 1921. at the hour of two
o'clock p. m. at the courtroom of
said court at .Haines, Alaska, at
R'hich time and place all persons
ire required to file any objections
they may have to said account and
report, and to show fcause if any
they have, why said account and re
port should not be allowed and set
iled.
Dated this 5th day of September,
1921.
JOS. H. CHISEL,
Administrator,
rirst insertion—Sept. S, 1921.
rinal Insertion—Nov, 10, 192X.
TITK SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAX, Prop.
!Ht SANiTARV MILK RANCH
The largest and best con
ducted dairy in Alaska. .
r>ally shipments of pure
milk and cream to all
points on White Pass Ac
Yukon Konte.
Big Game Guide
Sportsmen who arc interest
eil In hunting liic name In the
Lowrr Yukon country are In
vited to call on me. .1 liave
lived for ntany years in tlie At*
lln country, and ian fiiiai-antce
hunting parties fine suc<-linen*-.
I have a good power boat
for lake hunting and fishing. .
For information call or ad
dress
Tom Williams
There !« more Pat
af the country t .
lut together, a:
posed to bo incur* .
ln \U remedies. 1
te care with lcou
*t incurabi*. C :t
greatly Influer. »•
tlcnal treatment
dae, n n 1(1
Co., Toledo. 0
nmedy. is tnk«
thru the Blooi
of the 9yit< m •
ward i» "fTered f
Catarth Mod. .pc
circular* and •
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Sola by Dr .r
Hall's Fau. ly i
In tb!s nectlon
other di9eaae«
It wac eup
j Ti «rribed
• failing
pronounced
• il o.s« .ise,
Jtioni 1 ron
b constHu
. irrh
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n"ti* 'ional
r»ri JtCIS
•15 Surfaces
lars r- -
-•» that Hill's
r«-. ?<'nd for
, Toledo, nhio.
. • :j;nuation.
i[ BLSTERS ON
CHILD'S SCALP
For Five Months. Cried AH
Night. Caticura Heals.
"When baby was three weeks old
tiny blisters appeared on his scalp.
STBS
LD'S SCAL
principally tne upper
pan, gradually de-•elop
ing into 1 hard crust
which bled. Hi« head
was one sore eruption
an1 he cried ceaselessly
all night.
"The trouble lasted
i aboul five months when I began using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and after
using about rwo-thirds of a box of
j Ointment and hardly a cake of Soap
he was healed." (Signed) Mrs. W.
E. Stine, Padroni. Colorado.
Use Cuticura fcr c!' toilet purposes.
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A storekeeper at Yakutf.t Ins
started a weekly newspaper whi<'ti
in composed of Ion? shtnsts of wr.ip
ninp paper. til tiie print ill'-' is do::e
u:;h a typewriter. CurNm copi-s
art made an 1 distributed. News or
the xvorid as tt fin i> from l ie can
nery wirelar?. as well as town gos
sip. is printed WTien the editor
was asked why he did not date his
paper he replied th. t some cne
might come aloni most nnr tire
with a jug of hootch and the editor
would take a vacation