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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1912.
THE DIKE BILL.
It was good news, indeed, wo
received yesterday when tlie in
telligence was brought to us of
I lie passage of tin; dike hill by
the Senate. II was I lie more ap
preciated because I lie only op
position to the measure origi
nated in the upper house. The
lower branch of the national leg
islature is friendly to Ihe bill,
consequently we have no fear of
it meeting an undeserved fal'j
there. The committee on Rivers
and Harbors have passed favor •
ably upon the nieasiiiv and il now
has its place upon the calender,
along with other appropriation
bills which must come up for ac
tion before congress adjourns.
Speaker Clark and the Democrat
ic lloor leader, Mr. Underwood,
have expressed their approval of
the bill and have promised I heir
aid in securing its passage. Be
sides, the Democratic majority in
Ihe house feel fliat Alaska has
been neglected and show a dis
position to do all in their power
to alleviate our wants. We can
I bank our friends in Washington
for their good work and congrat
ulate ourselves on having rid
ourselves of Ihe costly glacial
stream which lias kept tin* niii- ■
nieipalily in debt lor a number j
of years.
THE LAST SPIKE.
Tin? r.haniber of <lomnierrc at
Ms meeting last, night appointed
a commitIlo colled tin* re
maining Iimi.oo i«» send to.Iudgu
Hubbard. II is «mly right lhalwi:
should scud our Washington
rcprcscnlal ive I In* sum xve prom
ised liiin al llii' liuii' In- was sc
lected |o look alter our interests
iu the nation's capital. Judge
Hubbard lias (lour excellent work
against o\ erpowering odds. The
ri'sulls of his elVorls are far
rearhing ami permanent; llu- «• f— !
fori to ftiisl upon tin* govern- j
men I a bankrupt road lias forever
been shelved: congress has heen i
educated to I lie true conditions j
existing in Soulhwcslcrii Alas-I
ka. and a< a consequence what- !
ever Hie government may do in;
the way of railroad Imildiug will!
only he done when a disinleresl
ed commission reports upon lliej
most available route from lide-|
water to i he Yukon ba>in.
The Secretary of tlii* Interior j
has been etVectually blocked in j
bis at I en i p| to commit the gov- •
erilllient to the purchase of llii''
Alaska .Northern railroad "tin-!
sight and unseen." The Naxyj
department has been made bet-:
ler acipuiinled with Vahlc/. bay j
and ils possible defenses as a
naval base. These lliiugs have!
been accomplished by .Judge <>. P.
Hubbard iu the face of tremen
dous odds and llu* opposition of
noi only the adiiiinistrnlion but
of a powerful lobby, possessed of
"money lo burn." To do these
tilings Judge Hubbard has pub
lished maps ami charts, bearing
out the contentious he was urg
ing by oracular demons! rat ion.
So well lias lie succeeded Ilial lie
has confounded his opponents,
who are now left without, hope or
resource. No man or set of men
could have more completely ful
filled their mission than has
•Fudge Hubbard. It is now up lo
I he people of Valdez to keep up
I heir end, and they will do it.
HOME RULE.
The Alaska home rule bill pass
ed the house yesterday by a un
animous voir, after an amendment
granting woman full suffrage had
been made. The bill passed is
what is known an the Hulzer hill,
which is broader in its scope than
that Introduced by Delegate
W irkcrsham.
The measure will now In* pul
up to the senate, where undoubt
edly it will be cither pigeon
holed or defeated. For some un
stated reason Hepuhliraus are
averse lo granting autonomy I«»
Alaskans, Probably on I lie hy
pothesis thai President Tafl's
lack of confidence in the people's
ability to govern themselves, ap
plies more particularly to I lie
norlhlanders, who are s»> far away
from the paternal influence of
Taft as to become positively dan
gerous if given any degree of
latitude. It appears also that the
Progressive Republicans, upon
whom we have heretofore placed
so much dependence, have also
lined up against any measure
giving us a voice in our home
affairs.
In executive session it cropped
out that some disappointment
prevailed in the Roosevelt and La
Follette camps over the failure of
Alaska Republicans to semi pro
gressive delegates to the party's
national convention. Senator
IJristow, of the grasshopper state,
is credited with having present
ed a resolution requesting that,
the subject of home rule for Alas
ka be laid on the table until such
time as personal investigation can
be made by a senate committee,
some time next summer. This
action, though not so intended,
meets with the approval of the
'administration, which has no de
sire to see actual home rule ex
tended to Alaska. They hope by
the action of the progressives .to
sidestep responsibility for the de
lay or defeat of the house home
rule bill. Again we are obtain
ing from the Republican party
r.bou| all we. have a right to ex
perl from them.
EDITORIAL NOTE8.
Doubtless President Taft would
be glad to recall lliat speech he
made at. Winona in 1900 in which
he declared lhal. I he Payne-Ald
rich bill was I he best tariff act
ever passed.
The gentle spring when poels
rhyme
And blossoms greet I he eye
Reminds us il will soon be time
* To swat I lie tly.
The Atlantic cables have been
so busy with (lie Titanic disas
ter |hat King Emanuel's press ag
ents have not been able to subdue
Tripoli for a week.
]>iogcnese needed a lantern to
find an honest man. A search
light would not have served bis
purpose had lie fallen in with the
rump leaders.
Andrew Carnegie started trou
ble when In; named the twenty
greatest men. lie slighted
Marrais, Frame, O'Connor and
Moe.
Now let congress enter an eja
of courtesy. An exchange of
Alaska bills and llieir passage
would he a nice thing to do—for
us.
It now stands the politician in {
haml lo lake his hat oil' lo I lie
ladies. Hereafter Ilie.v will have
something lo say on election day.
Apparently the only compeli
lion between I he dissolved Stand
ard Oil companies is lo see whieli
can declare I lie higgesl dividend.
Several candidates in Alaska,
who think tliey are now running,
will by August III, lind out they
were only marking time.
The story of the man who pre
ferred death lo leaving Chicago,
learn lo what worse place they
were taking him. f
The reports of lhal war between
Turkey and Italy furnish further
proof lhal the pen is mightier
than the sword.
The New York Republican con
vention refused lo instruct for
Taft. There may be something
in the wind.
However great the demand for
Roosevelt may become, it will
never he greater than the sup
ply.
The president of Mexico, un
like Teddy, is wondering whether
he can serve out I ho first term.
Yesterday was Alaska and Vnl
dcz day combined. Now let's have
another with an exchange »»f hills.
The politicians are offering
enough new plans l<» sprinkle Ihe
hillsides willi bungalows.
Vnldcz nuuh* l\Vo rims in yes
terday's innings amid I In* wild
enthusiasm «»f the/aus.
Mr. Tiuchoi declares Mr. Tafl
In he a reael inmiry, lie eerlaiu
ly did read «»n (Jill',
The old-lime smile has cniun
hack «m llie visage of Ihe averngo
resident *»f Valdez.
Will' Ihe llepuhlican free
hreakfasl lahlc include a third
cup of coffee?
Tlio French lead us in aviation
because (hey are so light and vol
atile.
A reactionary is a friend of
mine who didn't change sides
when I did.
Every little presidential pri
mary has a meaning all its own.
Lei I he I haw do its work. Val
dez ice crop is safe.
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General Merchandise
Miners St Prospectors Supplies
Friih Goodi-RMioiubl* Pric«a
DYKE BILL PASSED
'•* w i V •,»
Good Things are Coming our Way
Steamship Sampson, Just in, Brought us Many
Good Things, Including
MEN'S SPRING SUITS,
STRAW HATS
PANAMA HATS
Brown Suits are Stylish This Spring
See Our Brown Window
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freiithlinir anil passengers to all parts
of the Interior. (Jcneral Trucking
bid. Wood, 2 " Proprietor
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Undertaker, Embalmer8
Funeral Directors
14# GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Hc*t Electric Ligbts
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good yiir niirrrT G ° °d
Goods | fit DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1V4D17D anc* Building
Puget Sound vJ lV113JQilV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
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Patronize a Home Industry
the
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Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
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Factories a Large Shipment of
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BANKERS
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Bonk in
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