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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For .Americans"
To be or not to be- That is the
question. That isx the question that
Air. Sulzt-r is carrying back with
Mm in his brain as he takes the
Ion;: journey back to Washington.
Pres dent Wilson does not like
'•iu:. because the Chief Executive
said j;o. That is he did not want
hiai t'i>r Governor of Alaska on
account of the fa t tbat he wag a
brother of William Sulzer, impeach
id ^ovt'iuor of th9 gtate of New
i ork. Of course this could not
iitvi> -Mr. Sulzer from being seated
;i£ Delegate from Alaska at Wash
ington, but the decision of Judge
Jeuninj-s leaves the delegate situa
tion rsbout the same as it has been
fur weeks. Delegate Wickerrsham
will present a certified copy of the
resolution of the canvassing board
that he was elected on the face
of *he returns. Chas. A. Sulzer
will present a certificate forced by
♦he decision of Judge Jennnings,
an J the matter will go to contest
btfcre the House of Representa
•iv?3 at Washington.
Vitd here's the rub. The House
of Ueoresentatives of the United
:s'ut?s, wither Mr. Sulzer is now
journeying is the soLe judge of its
member?. Mr. Wickersham has
Ot-en ranked with the Republican
suio of the house. Will they turn
him down? Will they turn deaf
'.ars to 'he voters of Alaska, who
showed by honest votes that they
hud selected Jim Wickersham to
rei-resent them, notwithstanding
"it: fact that in isolated precincts,
these in charge of the election,
werr not properly instructed by the
higher up. or were not furnished
with the proper ballots, blanks and
othor election paraphernalia in time
to reach its destination by election
Uay. The intent of the voters of
U.e^e precincts were very apparent,
ai'fl this intent was borne out by
*vo thirds of the canvassing board
when. Governor Strong, a Democrat,
au.l Charles Davidson, also a Demo
crat, both honestly believed thai
ti„- voters in those precincts should
not be deprived of theft right of
iianehise, and be placed in the rank!
alongside of criminals and insane
persons who have no voice in the
government of the territory.
Ths vote showed, that is the true
vcte, whether Australian or Alas
ka. »ha' James Wickersham had re
ceived 6190, while Charles Sulzer
h: d 64 4 0. A difefrence of fifty
vote". This should show the choice
of the Alaskans.
If Congress convenes ia Aftril the
rca'tcr will be heard as soon as
sixty days expires. In the mean
time i* is possible Alaska will be
without a delegate.
What is the answer?
Choice chocolates and bon bonj
at Keller Bros. Drug Store. |
WILL THEV STRIKE?
Rumors of a strike com# out ol
fbe mail cars» That hard-worksed,
underpaid force of which the public
see* but little, but upon whicfc it
depends to much, i# deeply dis
rruntied over "the campaign of
ruthless retaliation" undertaken by
*he poa'master general in bis plan
to reorganize the service. The
charge if made that bis program's
ourppse is to make thg postiffice
show a profit, little matter bow in
officleut tbe service nor how poorly
the employe# are treated.
'i'he Railway Mail, a journal de
vo'ed to the interests ot the rail
way postottice clerks, declares tuat
an "uprising" much more serious
(nan tvu- has disturbed thg de
partment is developing as a result
of tho "high handed bureaucracy's"
plans to lengthen runs, reduce wg
«*:. dismisg employe^ and Increase
hours. Tfta Railyay Mail contin
ues:
"The railway mail clerks, know
U£ aa they do of the notoriously
inadequate railway mail service,
which has steadily grown worse
during the last two years, could
not, believe that tbe postmaster
general would havfithe termerity to
further impose uppn the easy tol
erance of the American public. But
the start made la the depratment's
.program during the last month is
uii indication, that conditions are
icoing to become even worse than
stas expected."
The journal warns au railway
postolfice employees that they must
stand beliiud their leaders U> the
last in their fight for justice. Siz
ing ar the employes the Mail says:
"The railway clerks are a con
servative, intelligent body; of men,
patiently tolerant of the incompeten
political supervisor! officials at
Washington who are always muddl
ing affairs ia the service, but when
they are threatened with intoler
able working conditions and the re
duction of salaries in the face
tae Dr£Sont industrial conditions,
they would be unworthy, their Am
erican. citizenship if they failed to
express their indignation ia un
mistakably and emphatic terms.
"They risk their lives in their
daily work; their loyalty to the
postal service is like the loyalty of
the soldier to his country's flag.
When necessity arises the personal
effort and sacrifices they make in
their worJt is limited only by their
oudurance. Until the last few years
this loyalty to duty wag appreciat
ed, but at the present time it is
scarcely recognized by the depart
ment, much less appreciated.—Ex.
REGISTER! REGISTER!
REGISTER!
Th registration books for the
city election to be held next Tues
day, will close next Saturday and
tv e man or woman, citizen who has
not rcg.stered should do so at once.
Progress hag given the vote to
men and WOMEX that they might
exercisv it and failure to vote is
failure »o perform our duty in
turn. I
You should not only register
bu' you should make sure of voting:.
In the first place good government
can ntvei be secured if the citizen
ry does not take enough interest in
it to take a hand in it. In the
-second place we owe it to Skagway
N? bring out as full a vot$ as pos
sible 'hat others migbt stop- look
and read. People back in Washing
ton, when they fvlsh to choose the
largest <cwn for some establishment
or another, do not take the mere
words of the people of that town
regarding its population; they look
at the votes cast in each of such
'owns to obtain a proper idea of
their relative importance. The same
may be said of the members of the
Territorial legislative, and if
akagway.shows by her citizen vote
thai future candidates for office
might lcojfi for for future support
in Skagway, thl« feature might be
the means of secu-ring for our city
sime recognition at the hand of the
present legislature .
Because your vote is only one
vote and cannot affect the result of
an election is no reason to. abstain
'rom voting. Because you were onijJ
one man in a crowd rescuing a
drowning person is no reason i»hy
you should refrain from lending a
hand. The votes of a city are made
uo of the individual votes and if
each thought his or her vote un
necessary we should only have gov
ernment an obortion.
But whether your vote is needed
or not for an election it is needed
by the requirements of .democratic
government. It is part of your
duty to society,
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MAKING Pitfel'ABATIOS TOIt,
ANXUAJl CONVENTION N.E.A.
Portland, March 28—The sev
eral staf« universities, colleges and
norma! pchools of the Pacific north
west ! re planning their summer ses
sions this year with special re
ference to the needs of visiting'
teachers who wish to attend the
annual convention of the Nation
al Education Association, to be
heH In Portland, Oregon, July 7
to 14. Convention week will con
stitute a vacation period for the
summer gohools, dividing the ses
sion iuto halves, thus making it
possibl- for teachers to get the
full benefit of the convention with
out sacrificing their summer coureef*
Prominent among th3 great edu
cators who have been engaged by
the University of Oregon for its
summer school are: Dr. G. Stanley
Hall, president of Clark Univer
sity, recognized authority on psy
chology and pedagogy and author of
s'ardard works on educational sub
jects; Dr. Henry C. King, presi
dent of Oberlln college, noted in
the world of philosophy and. educa
tion; Dr. J. Duncan Spaeth, pro
Xeso'JT c' English at Princeton; and
Dr. John Timothy Stone, pastor of
the Fourth Presbyterian, Church
of Chicago, famed as a deep think
er an4 pulpit orator. The summer
school will begin Monday, June 18
an-1 close Friday, August 3.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
All citizens, male and female, de
siring to voto for candidates for
the Common Council and Board of
Education of Skagway, Alaska, at
the municipal election to be held
00 Tuesday April, 3rd, 1917, must
1 register.
i The registration books will be
open at the Town Hall, from 7:3»
to 9:39 o'clock every evening, from
Monday March 19th, until Satur
day, MaTch 31st, 1917.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, Aprl 3rd, 1917,
for the purpose of electing three
Councilmen, one Mayor, a,City
Clerk, a City Treasurer, and one
member-clerk of the School Board.
The Election will be held at
tne Town Hall, and th« hours for
voting will be from 7 a. m. to 7
p. m.
Voters for Councilmen, Mayor
Cleik and Treasurer, must be citi
zens of the United States, or those
«whe have declared their intention
| to becom© such; must be twenty
one years of age or over, who have
resided continuously one year next
preceding the date of election In th
territory of Alaska, and for six
months next preceding the date of
alecMon In the Town of Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male and female, who
are citizens of the United States,
or who have declared their in
tention to become such; and who
are bona fide rseidents of the
Town of Skagway, are qualified tr
vote for Clerk of the School Board.
D. McKAY,
Acting City Clerk.
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FOR BAD
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To Exchange the Old Back
For a Stronger One.
Does your back ache, feel weak
and painful?
Do vou suffer headaches, languor
and depression?
Is the urine discolored, passages
irregular?
The kidneys may be calling for
help. |
Weak kidineyB cannU do their!
work.
Give them the help they need.
To cur© kidney backache you
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Convincing orocf of merit in the
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fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
vCamp Skagwav No. 1.
A. B. moats every sec
ond ami fourth1 Tues
day eveming at 8": 30 p.
m. sD-up. Visiting brothers cordial
Iy wtU-caue. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
ttect rder.
Fraternal Order
j
* Skagway Aerie
" No. 25, Frater
nal Orda- of
tAgios toasts the) first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
tncJr hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brvthlers cordially invitekl to
attrtid. J. M. Qrolsbach, W. P.
9. V. Miller, Secretai-y.
of each months. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD- TALBOT, TV. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
P. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A M. No. 113
meeta 2d and 4th
Saturday! Evenings
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
^ at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting' brothers
cordially welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
F. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* tn A. B. Hall first Monday in
CTWy month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pres.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sec.
PROFESSION*A_L CARDS
DR. L. 8. KELLER
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Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building .... BUoadway
SKAl.'WAl ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in. the treajtraefit of
| diso&se and deformities of tliq
eye, e«r, nose and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building, Ju
nenu. Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Pra'tloa in all courts
tn Territory of AlAska
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