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orF.X WHITE liarSE NEW YEAR'S DA\
The whole country applauds the decision of President and Mrs. Hard
ing to restore the old practice of holding a New Year's reception at the'
White IIou3e. Tho New Year's reception was an event long established by I
custom and upheld by every president down to the administration of Pres
ident Wilson in the E.vscutive Mansion. Paring the eight years of Pres-j
idett Wilson's incum'.>ency no New Year's reception was held.
Standing for several hours and slicking hands with some 10,000 peo
ple who wa!t In line for an opportunity to meet and greet the Chief Ex
ecutive. Is not an easy task, but President Harding finds it a pleasant oite.
Ho likes to meet people, ar.d the large number of callers at the White
House since he has been its occupant demonstrates that the people like to
meet him.
The announcement that the N'ew Year's reception will be resumed Is
Important, not merely because It will aoord opportunity for a large nutn
t er of people to meet the president, but because it is significant of a change
i f attitude on the part of the Chief Executive toward the people. Presi
dent Wilson adopted a policy of exclusiveness and isolation. He not only
did not meet the public generally, but invited few people of prominence to
n-eet him at his office and confer regarding public welfare. He was a one
man administration.
Mr Harding not only meets large nun.hers of people for the mere per
sonal pleasure of making an acquaintance, but he also grants special au
ttence* to a great many aen of importance In their local communities who
and do advise him regarding the condition of business and the needs
i f the people In an Industrial and social way.
During a period of eight years we had an administration that boasted
f democracy but practiced autocrao We now have in the White House
;:i administration that makes no b' as- of t ng close to the people but
is, in fact, constantly and Intimately in touch with public opinion -
Cordova Times.
/
Till: N K\V MAIL ro\Ti:\«T
Tuesday. December was the last da> when bids for the contracts for
i!i»- delivery of bmII on t'"1 Skagway-Juneau-Sitka run could be tiled at
Washington. Certain meml<> rs . ; the Juneau Commercial Club have been
interested in getting a larger steamer on the ran. The underlying reasons
for which are more or less obvious. In this way they have hoped to se
« nre the cooperation of the Governor. Without going into the matter of
,Jmieaj's large hearted considerations of other towns in the past, let us
^ay that Skagwuy would do «• :! to keep her ejes open in this matter lest
-i!ie be left without even the consolation of the weekly visits of the Kste
lieth. We cannot believe that the postofflee department will make a con
tact for a l.irger steamer than is now running merely to take a discarded
I'uget Sound steamer from the junk pile to give an uncertain service on
this r i-i The CERTAIN members of the Commercial Club intimate that
if a larger steamer were ou the run more freight and mail would be car
ried.
It looks as tho It were largely a matter of facts and figures. What the
condirt >ns are from Juneau to Sitka, we do not pretend to know, but from
:.is < :.d of the lit:®, it can he said that the Estebeth has given efficient and
faithful service. She is regular in her schedule and has been able to bring
and take awuy all the freight and passenger* offered. A larger boat on
the run for the nest four years would be appreciated bv all. but whether
t1 post office is pr*-pa d to subsidize a eteamer for the run so as to make
the accommodations for passengers on the ran mora commodious Is for
that department to deride Certainly the conclusion of the CERTAIN
members of the commercial club, that a larger steamer would make for
larger shipments of mail or freight is rather far fetched. If the Estebeth
handles all freight ar.d passengers offered, a 200-ton steamer would not
handle more. Skagway has been left out it the former mail contract, she
should watch out that she is not left out in the new one about to be let
tor the triangle run.
1.KT THERE BE I.HillT
Everybody is happy, or at least should lie happy, for Anchorage has
come out of darkness into the light. This goes two ways. We have the
eloi tric light and electric power after forty-five hours of darkness: sufli
■ i»-nt time in which to realize the advantages and value of electricity both
as to light and to power.
We should realize to the fullest extent just what Col. Mears and his
Wtkient corps of lieutenants have done for Anchorage: we should see the
light in this human re pec t and be duly appreciative. For it was by their
irts than the new power has been so quickly installed and working as
formerly. They and the men under them have toiled incessantly that An
chorage might be benefitted: by their labors a new power plant has risen
.ilir nst magically from the ashes of the old and from the functioning pow
er of this new plant comes light.
True. Col. Mears and his lieutenants have probably only done theli
duty, but the fact remains they did it quickly aud well. This fact should
be remembered and in the future when given to fault-finding remember
that this successful undertaking is only one of many carried out by the
members of the Alaskan Engineering commission in the interests of An
chorage and community.—Anchorage Times.
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f^pVBBfTFR-MAN'S NAN,,
SQTHE VALLEY oft))* GIANTS,
Erc
~ CCroYR IS HT.EY PETTR ft. KV>f£
'That's rlgrlTt." agreed Mr. Olbney.
"I suppose the swab that owned the
horse starved It until the poor animal
flggered that all's grass that'* green.
As th» feller says. "Truth Is sometimes
stranger than fiction.' If you throw
In h v:ddle and hrldle cheap. I mlghi
he Induced to ln\ est In one of your old
horvs. shipmate."
The auctioneer glanced quickly ni
Mr. Ulhney, but noticing that worthy's
face free from guile. he hurst out
laughing.
"My seafaring friend," he said
presently, "when we use the term 'old
horse." we use It figuratively. See nil
this freight stored here? Well, that'*
never been called for by the consign
ees. and after It's In the warehouse
a year ami Isn't called for. we have
an old hor«e sale and auction It oft
to the highest bidder. Savey?"
Mr. Glhney took refuge In a lie. "O:
course. I do. 1 was Just ktrtilln' you
iny hearty." (Here Mr Glbney's
glance rested on two long heavy sugar
pine hi.X"s. or shipping cases. Their
Joints at all four corners were cnn
nlngly dove tailed and wire strapped.)
"I was a hit Interested In them two
boies. an' seeln' as this Is a free coun
try, I thought I'd Just step In an' mak<
a hid on Them." and with the words.
Mr. Glhney walked over and Misled
hl.nself In an Inspection of the two
crates in question.
The met or til* matter was i:iui no
embarrassed was Mr. Glhnei ut the
exposition of til* Ignorance that he
desired to hide the confusion evident
In his sun tanned face. So he stooped
over the crates and pretended to he
exceedingly interested In iliem. haul
ing and pushing them about and rend
ing the address of the Consignee who
, had failed to cuJI for his goods. The
crates were both consigned to the Cln
Seng company. 714 Dupont street, San
Francisco. There were several Chi
nese characters scrawled on the top of
•each crate, together with the words.
In English: "Oriental Goods."
As he ceased from his take Inspec
| tlon of the two boxes, the King of the
; Forty Thieves approached and snr
; veye-1 the sailor with an even greater
1 amount of distrust and suspicion than
1 erer. Mr. Glbney was annoyed, lie
■disliked being stared at, so he said:
"Hello, Rltunenthal, my bully boy.
What's aggravatln' you?"
fclumenthal (since Mr. Glbney. In
P the sheer riot of his Imagination
elected <o christen him Iiluinenthnl,
the name will probably suit hint as
1 well as any other) came close to Mr.
Glbney and drew him aside. In a
lioarse whisper he desired to know If
Mr. trihney uttetided the auction with
the expectation of bidding on any of
the packages offered for sale. Seek
1ng to justify his presence. Mr. Glbney
advised that It was his Intention to
bid on everything In sight; thereupon
Blttmenthal proceeded to explain to
Mr. Glbney how lmi>osslble It would
be for him, arrayed against the Korty
Thieves, to buy any article at a rea
sonable price. Further: Bltmienthal
desired to Inform Mr. Glbney that his
(Mr. Glbney's) efforts to buy In the
"old horses'" would merely result In
his running the prices up, for no benef
lceut purpose, jlnce It was ever the
practice of the Forty Thieves to per
mit no man to outbid them. Perhaps
Mr. Gibney would be satisfied with a
fair day's profit without troubling him
self to hamper the Forty Thieves and
Interfere with their combination, and
with the words, the kins surreptitious
ly slipped Mr. Ulbney a fifty-dollar
greenback.
Mr. Glbney's great list closed over
the treasure, he having first, by a coy
glance, satisfied himself that It was
really fifty dollars. He shook hands
with the kins. He said:
"Blumenthal, you're a spart man.
I am quite content with this fifty t»
keep off your course and give y°u a
wide berth to starboard. I'm sensi
ble enough to know when I'm licked,
an' a tight without profit ain't In my
line. I didn't make my money that
way, Blunienthal. I'll cast off my lines
and haul away from the dock," and
suiting the action to the figure, Mr.
Glbney departed.
He went first to the Seaboard drug
store, where he quizzed the druggist
for five minutes, after which he con
tinued his cruise. Upon reaching the
Maggie, he proceeded to relate In de
tail, and with additional details sup
plied by his own Imagination, the story
of his morning adventure.
"Gib," said McGuffey enviously,
"you're a fool for luck."
"Luck." said Mr. Glbney, beginning
to expand. "Is what the feller calls a
relative proposition—"
"You're wrong, Gib," Interposed
Captain Scraggs. "Relatives Is un
lucky an' expensive. Take, fr In
stance, Mrs. Scraggs' mother^-"
"I mean, you lunkhead," said Mr.
Glbney, "that luck Is found where
brains grow. No brain, no luck. No
luck, no brains. Lemme Illustrate. A
thleyln' land shark makes w.e a present
o' fifty (IbUiirg not t<J Rutr in oil them
two. boxes I'm tellln' you about. Him
an' his pan? wants them two boxes.
Kiilr crazy to Ret 'em. Now, don't It
stand to reason that them feller*
knows what's in them boxes, or they
wouldn't clve me fifty dollars to haul
sltip? Of course. It docs. However,
In order to earn that fifty dollars, I
gnt to hack water. It "wouldn't be
j>layln' fair If 1 didn't. But that don't
prevent me from puttln' two dear
friends o' mine (here Mr. Glbney en
circled Seraces and McGufTey with an
I arm each) next to the secret which I
I discovers, an' If there's money In It
r'.ir old Hooky that buys me off. tf
■itands to reason that there's money
I In It for us three. Wbat's to prevent
j jon an' McGufTey from coin' up to
■Ills old horse sale an' blddln' In them
two boxes for the use and benefit of
[ <.ilmey. Scraps* an' McGufTey. all
| ^Imre an' share aJIke? Ton can bid
- high a" a hundred dollars. If neces
■wiry. an' still come out a thousand
dollars to the pood. I'm tellln' you
tlds because I know what's In them
[ two boxes."
Mclltiffey was staring tasciiiaiea at
Mr. Gilney. Captain Scraggs clu'ched
| his male's nriu in u frenzied clasp.
"What?" tliey both Interrogated.
"You two huv*." continued Mr. Oiti
! ni'V with aggravating deliberation
"ain't what nobody would call dum
i inles. You're smart men. Hut the
| trouble with both o' you boys Is you
, ain't pot no Imagination. Without
Humiliation nobody gets nowhere, un
| 'ess It's out tli' small end o' th' horn.
Maybe you boys ain't noticed It. but
! ny imagination Is all that keeps me
j from coin' to tall. Now. If you two
] had reml the nddress on them two
liox.-s. ii wouldn't 'a' meant nothln' to
I you. Absolutely nothln'. But with me
■'s different. I'm blessed with Imngl
I nation enough to see right through
I them Chinaman trick*. Them two
| boxes Is marked 'Oriental Goods' an'
■ mslgr.ed (here Mr Glhney raised a
grimy forefinger, and Seragps and Mc
I (iiiffev eyed It very much as If they
| expe. ud It to go off at any moment)—
j them two boxes Is consigned to the
(tin Seng company, 714 Dupont street.
San Francisco."
"Well, that's up In Chinatown, all
right," admitted Captain Soraggs. "but
, how about what's Inside the two
crates?"
"oriental goods, of course." said Me
Gtlffey. /"They are consigned to a
Chinaman. an' besides, that's what It
. sa>s on tiie cases, don't It, Gib? Ori
ental goods. Scraggs, Is silks an' satins,
1 rice, chop suev, punk, an' Idols an'
J fan tan layouts."
"If there ain't Swiss cheese move
ments In that head block of yours.
Mac, you am! Scraggsy cau divide my
i share o' these two boxes o' ginseng
| root between you. Oo you get It. you
cliuckleheaded son of a Irish potato?
Gin Seng, 714 Dtipont street Ginseng
—a root or a herb that medicine Is
made out of. The dictionary says It's
a Chinese panacea for exhaustion, an'
I happen to know that It's worth five
dolJars a pound an' that thera two
J crates weighs a hundred and fifty
pounds each If they weighs an ounce."
His auditors stared at Mr. Glbney
much as might a pair of baseball fans
I at the hero of a home run with two
i strikes ar.d the bases full.
i "Gawd I" muttered McGuffey.
"tireat grief, Gib! Can this be pos
sible?" gasped Captain Scraggs.
For answer Mr. Glbney took out his
fifty-dollar bill and handed It to—to
McGuffey. lie never trusted Captain
Scruggs wllh anything more valuable
than a pipeful of tobacco.
"Scrr.ggsy," he said solemnly, 'Tm
wlllln' to bnok my Imagination with
my cash. Vou an' McGufTey hurry
right over to the warehouse an' butt
In on the sale when they come to them
two boxes. The sale Is Just about
startln' now. Go as high as you thtrf;
you can In order to get the ginseng at
a profltnlOe (Inter, an' pay the auc
tioneer fifty dollars down to hold the
sale; that will (five you boys time to
rush around to dig up the balance o'
the money. Tack right along now,
lads, while I go down the street an'
get me some breakfast I don't want
Clumenthal to see me around that sate,
lie might get suspicious. After I e«t
I'll meet you here aboard th' Maggie,
an' we'll divide the loot."
With a fervent handshake all
around, the three shipmates parted.
* After disposing of a hearty break
fast of devilled lamb's kidneys and
coffee. Mr. Glbney Invested In a ten
cent Sailor's Delight and strolled down
to the Maggie. Nells Halvorsen, the
lone deckhand, was aboard, and the
moment Mr. Gibney trod the Maggie's
deck once more as mate, he
exercised his prerogative to order
| Nells ashore for the remainder
of the day. Since Halvorsen was not
In 011 the ginseng deal, Mr. Glhnev
concluded that It would be Just a* well
to have him out of the way should
[ Scraggs and McGuffey appear unex
pecteaiy wltfi the two c**ea of gin
•eng.
For an hour Mr. Gibney sat on the
■tern bltts and ruminated over a few
advantageous plans that had occnrrcd
te him for the Investment of his share
of the deal should Scrsgg* and Mc
Guffey succeed In landing what Mr.
Glhne.v termed "the loot." About eleven
o'clock an express wagon drove In on
the dock, and the mate'a dreams were
pleasantly Interrupted by s gleeful
about from Captain Scragga. on the
lookout forward with the driver. Mc
Guffey sat on top of the two cases
with his tegs dangling over the end
of the waeon. He was the picture of
contentment.
Mr. Gibney hurried forward, threw
out the gangplank, and assisted Mc
Guffey In carrying both crates aboard
the Magpie and Into her little cabin.
Captain Scragga thereupon dismissed
the expressman. and all three part
ners gathered around the dlnlig room
table, upon which the boxes rested.
"Well. Scrscjrsr, old pa], old scout,
oli socks. I see you've delivered the
goods." said Mr. Gibney, batting the
aklpper across the cabin with aa affec
tionate slap on the shoulder.
"I d'd." said Sera or*—and cursed,
I Mr. Glhney's demonstratlveress.
| "Here's the bill o' sale all regular.
McOnffcy has the chang.». That bunch
o' Israelites run th' price up to $10 00
I each on these two crates o' ginseng,
hut when they see we're determined
to hattp 'em an' ain't Interested In
nothln' elae. they leta 'eia go to ns.
McGnffey, my dear boy. whatever are
| you a-doln' there—standln' aronnd
with yotir teeth In your month? Skip
down Into th' enelne mom and brine
up a hammer an' a col' chisel. We'll
open her up an' Inspect th' swag ~
Upon McGuffey's return. Mr. Gibney
took charge. He drove the chisel un
' der the ltd of the nearest crate, and
I prepared to pry It loose. Suddenly
I he pau«ed. A thought had occurred
| to him.
| "Gentlemen," he said (McGuffey
I nodded his head approvingly), "this
| world Is full o' sorrers an' dlsappolnt
I raenta. an' It may well be that these
I two cases don't contain even so much
j as a smell o' ginseng after all. It
may be that they are reaUy Oriental
I goods. What I want distinctly nnder
| stood Is this: no matter what's Inside.
«e share equally In the profits, even
| If they turn out to be losses. That's
I understood an' agreed to. ain't ItT'
Captain Scruggs and McGuffey Indl
I rated that It was.
» nerr s a rieiucui u ai'irui
these two hoses," continued Mr. Glb
ney, "thai fascinates me. They set*
my Imagination a-workln' an' Jorgtes
up all my sportln' Instincts. Now.
Just to make It Interestln' an' add a
spice t' tli' grand openln'. I'm wlllln'
to bet again my own best Judgment
an' lay you even money, Scraggsy,
< that It ain't ginseng, but Oriental
good*."
"I'll go you five dollars. Just fr
ducks." responded Captain Scrsgcs
heartily "MrOuffey to hold the stakes
an' deride the bet."
"Pone." replied Mr. Glbney. "Hi*
money was placed In McGuffey's
j hands, and a moment later, with •
I mlghiy effort, Mr. Glbney pried of!
I the lid of the crate. Captain Scraggs
j had his head lns!de the box a fifth of a
second later.
j "Sealed line box Inside." he an
noum-ed. "Get a can opener. Gib. my
hoy."
"Ginseng, for a thousand." mourned
Mr. Gibney. "Scraggsy, you're live
dollars of my money to the pond. Gin
sene always coiues packed in atr-tlght
boxes."
He produced a can opener from the
i cabin locker and fell to Ms work on a
cornet of the hermetically scaled box.
1 As he drove In the point of the can
1 ot>ener. he paused, hammer in hand,
j and gazed solemnly at Scruggs Hnd
MiGufTey.
' "Gentlemen." (again Mi-Guffey
| nodded approvingly) "do you know
I what a vacuum Is?"
' "I know," replied the Imperturbable
IMcGuffey. "A vacuum Is an empty
hole that nln't got nothin' In It "
i "Correct" said Mr. Glbney "My
head Is a vacuum. Me tnlkin' ahotr
ginseng root ! Why. I must have wa
ter on the brain! Glnsotic be dog
goned ! It's opium !"
Capiain Scruggs was forced to grab
the seat of his chair In order to keep
hlm«elf from Jumping up and clasp
ing Mr. Glbney around the neck.
"Forty dollars a pound," he gusped
"Gib—Gib, my dear boy—you've made
us wealthy—"
(Continued on Saturday)
Forgers Use New Method.
An original touoh iu forgery Is re
ported by the I'arls corre
spondent of the London I'nil? .Mail.
Making forged notes dirty In order
that they might look real Is said to
have been the method adopted by four
men who have Just been arrested at
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the small brown one-franc note*
(nominally 10d.) which are In circu
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of sliver ones.
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of a face value of £7,0(10, the men. It
Is stated, buried them In the ground
for a fortnight. The notes then had a
crumpled and dirty apiiearance as If
they had been a long time In use.
and were readily accepted. In some
cases the forged notes were accepted
In bundles of 50 at local banks.
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