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I.KT THERE BE IMMT AM) POWKH lJl'T AT XUT T<X> GREAT A COST
The coming municipal election will prove to he one of the most impirt
mt bold in Juneau for t .any years. T n:; vHt he true for n.any reasons,
lut the particular thought that »e have in mind affects every householdnr.
business man aud manufacturer. And for the reason that the continued
use by the public of electHcuj Tor I ght. healing and power purposes will
be a momentous question to be considered and disposed of.
1'nder a franchise grantfd by the City of Juneau to the Alaska Electric
Light £ Power Co., the iatter is privileged to charge consumers a maximum
rate of 15 cents per kilowatt hour. The sum that was charged the people
of Juneau five years ago seemed to Mayor Valentine out of all proportion
to the cost of producing "juice." so that he took the matter up with the
Alaska-Treadwell Gold Mining Co.. in the effort to secure relief for the con
sumers.
As a result the Treadwell company made an offer in June, 1817, to fur
nish the people of Juneau with electricity for ten years, at a charge of 2
cents per kilowatt hour, the price to be advanced to 3 cents, not to exceed
four months in a year. I.' it should he necessary to use oil for fuel at a cost
of $2.50 per barrel.
This proposlt:on was thoroughly agreeable to the mayor and members
i>f the council. Then a few day later the Alaska Electric Light & Power
Co presented an ofter to the council agreeing to change their prices as fol
lows. Kor lighting service. 5c pt-r k. h. up to 100 kilowatts, the 4c per
k h.; motor service, "it per k. h.: cooking and heating. 2c per k. h. This
offer was to be effective July 1, 1917, and to run for live years to July 1,
1922. And it was finally accepted by the counc.l.
And now the question naturally arises, what about electricity after next
July first?
In all probability ; e Treadwell comp iri'. might again be willing to re
lieve the people of Juneau of a serious burden if uu attempt were to be
made to increase the pre>»ut price, wliii h many believe is still too high, uu
der existing circumstances.
But everything will depend upon the election of a mayor and city coun
cil If the new officials are men of hid- pendent thought and action, willing
to serve the people rather than the e!ec r <• light company, then our inter
ests will be safe-guarded But if men are elected who prefer allegiance,
for reasons best known to liieu.selvt - to ti e Alaska Electric Light £ Pow
er Co.. then God only knows what t!.e already over-burdened people of
Juneau will be up against.
Other reasons might be mentioned for the exercise of vigilance upon
the part of the voters in the selection of men or women to run for munici
pal office in the April elect.on But at this time we wish to stress the im
1 ortance of the electricity question. The proper selection of officials will
mean a reduction In rates rati.er than an increase.
Let the people of Juneau awake to a realization of the importance of
this question —Juneau Capital.
The nuessei is n pa<>tng
Thtfiv ^ aU*a> ** he an »*m lb*ss
procession of him. hut lie's pacing
Just the same. Kew men wish to he j
fiMil^d hy the g'jess^r twice. T«» ri-e |
t« mastery you must learn t*» get the j
facts. Yuu will make mistakes, hut
there's a chance to ret teem the flay
when the fm*ts responsible are farts [
and not guesses. It s the guesses that
ar*» to«» unstable to huilil on .Vow's J
tour chance to forge ahead. Correct >
the gu»*sser's mistake hy the facts,
says f Jrit. You may have to prove it
hy repetition. The world wants t«»
make si-re you are beyond the guess
lng stage before It will pin faith to
jon.
It amusing to watch father an«1
son at home these nights durii.g the
spelling h*e. Father go**s along flne
f*»r a while and then son all of a
sudden shoots over his fast one. It
l< at this point that father generally
nays: "I don't want to hear another
uord wit of you."
It Is said the soviet may send Lit
rfnofT to the L'ulted States as a trade
envoy. \Ye don't know what Russia
has to offer for sale ex«-ept her ">.750.
OtMMiOO.OUO paper rubles, and we are
not Informed as to what sort of paper
Stock they are.
There Is quite a group of young
women university student® In Rnsluml
who are Intensely Interested In politics
and who are definitely out to win the
honor of writing M. P. after thi-ir
Dames. The English paper* view th.-lr
efforts sympathetically, observing that
the young wixuati who goes in for
higher education i« full of theories
about wUat's wrou* wiuU the wofld
• ml hoxv to put thirds right. There's
tin reason why she shouldn't have a
It; In! ill It es|*»clall.v as others are
falling so ha'lly. they add.
An ofi'.flal In tlie French foreign of
fice no' :i's that "(Jertnany must he
helped." Now that it's unanimous,
perhaps something is about to begin.
A woman will thank her star* that
u n.Mi) doesn't notice when the house
isn't cleaned up. and then get mad
hem use he doesn't notice when It Is.
A science note says a man's brain
attains a nmxiuiuiu weight at -0 years.
It# probably so: at least, that's about
the a~e when the youngster knows It
An American schooner held In Mex
ican waters Is salil to he a gun run
ner. The skfj.per may have figured
thai sun running utie way and rum
run"itiL' the other ought to enable him
to retire after a couple of voyages.
A merciful man Is merciful to his
I •ens1 : in this case It is Marshal Foeh
rakios pity on his boh cat and pre
servile.: him from the demoralizing ef
fect --I too much popularity as a so
ciety favorite.
New York now claims to have the
uirl with the most iierfert feet which
will remind old-timers of the fact that
Chicago used to have a reputation
along tlmt Hue hut not Quite the
same.
What a lot of money the baseball
iimgluite could make If It were pos
,il>le to buy a player at what the fan*
•hlnk "f him when he makes an error,
•ind t» sell hlin for what he thinks his
services
k ~
The Voice
of the Pack
By Edison Marshall
(Gopjrlf hi, 1990, Little, Brown A O>oap»^j>
as USD wns no longer smithing,
Cranston Immediately heard his step,
lie whirled, recognized I>nn. and for
one lonij Instant In which the world
seemed to have time In plenty to make
a complete revolution, he stood per
fectly motionless. The match tlan-d In
his dark tinkers, his eyes—full of sin
gular conjecturing—rested on I>ans
face. No Instant of the latter's life
had ever been fraught with greater
peril. He understood perfectly what
was going on In Cranston's mind. The
fire-fiend was calmly deciding whether
to shoot or whether to bluff It out.
One required no more moral courage
than the other. It really didn't make
n great deal of difference to Cranston.
Rut he decided that the killing was
not worth the cartridge. The oth.-r
course was too easy. He did not even
dream that Pan had been shadowing
him and had seen his Intention lie
would have laughed at the Idea that a
"tenderfoot" could thus walk behind
him. unheard. Without concern, he
scattered with his foot the little heap
of kindling, and slipping his pipe Into
his mouth, he touched the Daring
match to It. It was a wholly adinir
able little piece of acting and would :
have deceived any one who had not l
seen his previous preparations Then
he walked on down the trail toward
Han.
Pan stopped and lighted his own
pipe. It was a curious little true
And then be leaned hnck against the )
great gray trunk of n fallen tri-e.
"Well. Cranston." he <aid civil!)
The men li.tU met on' previous or
cnslotis, and always there had been
the same Invisible war between rhein
"How do you do Falling." Cranston
replied. No perceptions could lie s..
blunt as to miss the premeditated In
suit in the tone, lie didn't sp-ak In
his own tongue ar all. the short, gir
tural "Howdy" that Is the greeting
of the mountain men. He pronounced
all the words with an exaggerated pre
clslon. ati unmistakable moCK-ry o'
Pan's own tone. In hl« scent It
threw a tone of sickly sweetness and
his Inference was all too plain Hi>
was Simply calling Falllni a milksop
and a white-liver: Just as plainly ns>
If he had used the words.
The eyes of the two men met. J
Cranston's lips were slightly curled In
an unmistakable leer Pan's were
very straight. And In one thing at
least, their eves looked Just the an ue.
The pupils of both pairs had contracted
to Steel points, bright In the dark grtv J
of the Irises. Cranston's looked some
what red; and Pan's were only hard i
' and bright
Pari felt himself straighten; and the i
color mounted somewhat higher in hl<
brown cheeks. But he did not try to 1
avenge the insult—yet. Cranston was ;
still fifteen feet disiant and tha: na {
too far. A man may swing a rlile
| within fifteen feet. The fact »ha' r|iey '
, v *re lo no way physical equals d'd I
not even occur to him. When the In
sult is gnat enough, such i-unslilera
| Hons cannot possibly matter. Crims- |
ton was hard as steel, one hnndred
mid seventy pounds in weight. Pan did
Lot touch one hundred and fifty and i
8 deadly disease had not yet entirely 1
i relinquished Its hold upon him.
I "I do very well, Cranston," Pan an
j ftwered In the same tone. "Wouldn't I
you like another match? I believe j
your pipe has gone out."
Very little can be said for the wis I
doin of this remark. It was simply .
t human—that age-old cre»-d to answer \
Mow for blow and Insult for Insult, j
j Of course the Inference was obvious
I —that Pan was accusing him, by limn- j
endo. of his late attempt at arson.
Cranston glanced up quickly, and It
I might be true that his finger* Itched I
am! tingled about the barrel of his
rifle. He knew what Pan meant. Re
understood perfectly that Dao hnd ,
guessed his purpose ou the mountain
I side. And the curl at his Hps became '
I more pronounced.
I "What a smart little boy." he
1 scorned. "fiolng to be a Sherlock -
| Holmes when lie prows up." Then he j
■ half turned and the light In his eves
blazed up. He was not leering now
The mountain men are too Intense
to pln.v at Insult very lone. Their In
herent savagery comes to the surfnee.
and they want the warmth of blond
upon their fingers. His voice became
guttural. "Maybe you're a spy?' he
asked. "Maybe you're one of those city
rats—to come and watch us. and then
run and tell the forest service. There $
two things, Falling, that I want yon I
to know."
Pan puffed at his pipe, and his eyes
[ looked curiously bright through the
j film of smoke. "I'm not Interested in .
| hearing them." he said.
I "It might pay you." Cranston went
I on. "One of "em Is that one man's
wor«l Is good as another's In a court— i
and It wouldn't do you any pood to
run down and tell tales. A man can
light his pipe on the mountain side {
without the courts being Interested. I
The second thing is—Just thr>t I don't
think you'd tiud It a healthy tiling K1
"1 suppose. then. that Is a threat?"
"It ain't lust a threat." Cranston
laughed harshly—a single. grim syl
lahle Ilinl "as thi< most terrible sound
he had yet uttered. "It's a fi.ct. Just
try It- Falling. Just make one little
step In that direction. Von "ouldn't
hide behind n clrl's skirts, then Why.
von cin «K« I'd break yon to pieces
In my ha nils!"
Krt inen can make a threat without
a muscular accnmpnnttm-nt. Its very
utterance releases pent-up emotion*,
part of which can only pi>nr forth In
muscular expression. Anil anger Is a
primitive thins, coins down to the
most mysterious di ]i»hs of a man's na
ture. A« ("Vans'on spoke, his HpciHed.
his dark Angers clenched on his thick
palm, and he half leaned forward.
Pan knocked out his pipe on the
los. It was the only sound In that
whole mountain realm: all the lesser
sounds were stilled. The two men
stood face to facc Pan tranquil. Crans
ton shaken hv pass;.<n.
"1 clve yon." said Pan with entire
coldness, "an opportunity to take that
hack. Just aliout four seconds."
He stood very straight as he spoke,
and his eyes did not waver In the
least. It would not lie ihe truth to say
that his heart was not leaplns like
a wild thins In his breast. A dark
mist was spreading like madness over
his hraln: hut yet he was strlv'ns to
keep his thoughts clear Stealthily,
without seeming to do so he was set
tins his muscles for a spring.
Tlie only answer to his words was
a laugh—a rosirii r laugh of scorn
from Cranston's -".irk lips. In his
laughter his Inte.i' catlike vigilance
relaxed. Pan saw a chance; feehle
o
Th» Batt rs of the Mountains were
Battles to the Deatfi.
thotich It wi.«. it wis the mil* chance
he h:n! And ti < l». g body leaped like
:i seri»ert thrmi«*li ~*je air.
I'liv-ii.al •.-iiti-rlf-. ihnnch he was
•'ranston would have reiK'tlcd the at
tack with his rule if he had had a
•hnnce ll's blood was alrea.lv a'
ihe murder h"at—a point always
quickly reached irs Cranston- and the
lark, hot fumes In his brain were
•dmpiv noth'nc nto-e ni>- lose 'ban the
must poUonou*. hitter hatred. No
other wont exist*. U h'« rla<« of de
semrjiie mountain men hud no other
accomplishment they could hate. All
iheir lives they practiced the emotion:
hatred of their nelchhors haired of
law. hatred of civilization in all It*
forms. Resides, this kind of hiDninn
hahitnally fought his duels with rifles.
11:'lids wore not deadly enottrh.
Rut Man was past his guard before
he hnd time to rnl«e his gun. The
whole attack w« otie of the most
astoundinc surprises of Crans:on> life.
Pan's body struck his. his fists flailed,
and to protect himself. Cranston was
oWiped to drop the rifle. They stag
cered as If In <ii>ine weird dance on
the trail; and their arms clasped In
a clinch.
For a lone Instant ihey stood strain
ing. seemlnrlv motionless. Cranston's
powerful Invly had stood up well under
the shock, of Pan's leap. It was a
hand-to-hand hattle now. The rifle
had slid on down the hlllsMe. to he
causht In a clump of hn;sh twenty
feet below. Pnn called on every ounce
of his strength. because he knew what
mercy he mlsrht expect If Pranston
mastered him. The battles of the
mountains were battles to the death.
They C.ms back and forth wrench
Inc shoulder* Ia«hin2 fists, teelh and
feet and Angers. There were no Mar
quis of Quoen^berry rules in this bat
tle. Acaln and neain Pan sent home
his blows; but they all «eemed Inef
fective. Ry now. Cranston had com
pletely overcome the moment's advan
tnce the other had obtained by the
power of his leap. He hurled Pan
from the clinch and lashed at him
with hard fists.
It Is a very common thine to hear
of a silent flrh' Hut It Is really a
m.ire rare ooourren-e than most peo
ple he'leve. Tt Is True that serpents
will often ficht In the straneest. most
eerie silence: hut human beings are
not serpen's. Tli^y partake more of
the qoa'lties of the meat-ea'ers—the
wolves and felines. After the first
Instant the noise of the fieht aroused
the " hole hllls'ile. The sound of blows
was In Itself notable, and besides, both
of the men were howling the prim
ordial battle cries of hatred and ven
eeance.
l'or l»ci U'Uf mifiules Djn.
with the strenpfh of desperation stub
monlng at la*i all 'hnf mysterlons re
son* foroe with whlrh *11 men «-e
horn. But he was rfiylnt * losing
game. The malady with which he bud
suffered had taken too mnrh of his
vigor. Even n« ho struggled. It wmwl
to him that the vista ahout him. the
dnrfc pine*, the colored leave* of the
perernlal shnibherr the yellow path
were nil obsrnred 'n a «r»nt» white
mist. A great win* roared In h1« »<r<
—and hi* heart <ni* evidently atxmt
to shiver to piece*.
But si HI he fought on. not daring to
yield, ne could no longer parry Crnn*
ton's h'ow* The latter"* arms went
around him tn one of those dendly
holds that wrestlers know: and Pan
struggled In v»ln to free himself.
Cranston's fare lt*elf seemed hideous
and unreal In the mist that was creep
ing over him. He did not recognlte
the curious thumping sound as Omna
ton's fists on hla flesh. And now
Cranston had hurled him off hi* feet.
Nothing mattered further Re had
foncht the heat he could. This erne!
boast conld pounce on biro at will
and hammer away his life. But still
he strugiled. Except for the constant
play of his muscle*, hi* almost un
conscious effort to free himself that
kept one of Cranston"* arms hu«y
holding him down, that fight on the
mountain path mlcbt have come to a
sudden end Human bodies ran stand
a terrific punishment; hut Dan's was
weakened from the ravages of his
disease. Besides Cranston would soon
have both hand* and both fee free for
the work, and when these four ter
rlhle wesnons are need at once, the
Issue—soon or late—can never be In
donht.
Bnt even now. con*c1onsn"*s still
lingered. Dan could hear his enemy'*
curse*—and far up the trail, he heard
another stranger «onnd. It sounded
like some one running.
And then he dimly knew that Cran
«ton «as climbing from ht* body
Voice* were speaking—qn'ck. com
manding voices tusi over him. Above
Cranston'f savage cv-«o« another voice
rang clesr. and tn Dan's etir*. glorious
1>evond all human utterance.
He epened his tortured eve* The
mists lifted fmni In front of thf^n. and
the whel« drama wa« revealed Tt had
not he«-n «ndilen mercy that had driven
i*ranstcn from his hodv Jnsi when his
victim's falling unconsciousness would
'.»ve put him completely In hi* power
timber It was something black and
minons 'hat even now was pointed
^qnnrely at Cranston's breast.
None too »v>n a ranger of the hill
had I card the «o«nd« of the struggle
snd had left the rrvctlng place at the
spnng to come to !>an's aid. It w-a*
Snowbird verv na'e hut wholly self
■sufficient and determined and Intent.
Her pistol wa* cooked and ready.
(Continued on TuwMTaj)
Entertaining an Audience.
"Tour sjwwhea are nhorter than
They uaed to be."
"Yes." rrplied Senator Sorphum "1
have tx-en tnformed that the best
vaudeville monologue* are limited to
twenty minute*. So I took the tip."
Ball Playera on Tour.
"Some of my honehoads are crotnf
hartisiormtnc * pl*y-""
"TV.nk they'll tncke food In a play?"
"OnirtiT to tit ripht tn with thla play.
It'a tailed The Comedy of Error*.""
SKAGYVAT
FRATERNAL ORPKRS
C*mp Skajrwujr No. I
inrptt cv»iy w ■■ontl «n<l
fourth Top«Iiij evening
at 8: SO o'clock. Virtt
In«[ brother* cordUJI; wlomw.
J. M. Keller. U R, Keller,
Arctic Recorder. \rctlc (T)W
B. P. O. KI.KR, Sk««.
»r«y bodge. No, 431, R,
P. O. Elks mow* cverj
Tf.nrwtaj at 8 p. m.
Visiting brothmi cop
diall)' wrlromo.
J. C. WOOD, K. R
p. J. VAXBKWAU, Socrflirj.
F. * A. XL
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M. No. IIS, nwM 2nd an>l
4«h Stlinlii; frinlnp nl
parh nKHith at S o'rbwk
Visiting Rmhra »rt «pI
comr.
F. J. Van <lf Wall, W. M.
T. J. S(andi*h. Srrrrf »rj\
Pratmal Order of
Raclr*
Sk»KW*y Aerie, No. 2fl,
tVmrnuU Hnlrr of
Kaclf*, im«rt the flr«t
ft ml third n nlnr«!«j nit"! of eiirh
month at their hall on Fifth Ave
nue. Visiting brother# cordially In
vited to attend.
c. ii. iwm.ers, vr. r.
J. M. Orl(*l»rh, Sec'j.
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wttiir hall, #r«t «n<1
third Friday of c»rh
month, m 8 o'clock.
Visiting memhrrw wliflmc.
rOLLY \\ KBSTKR
\V on hy Mat ron
Fanny Sp«vr, Serrrtary.
• PROFESSIONAL CARPS *
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Practice in all murta
In Territory of Alaska
HAIXES ALASKA
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Office Honrs: 0-1'- a. m.— l-fl p. m.
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
I A large list of th« very latest hit*
on the Edieon An.bercoia cylinder
have been received by Keller* »i o
| may be heard at auy time
a Paid Advertisement
VOTE FOR
James L. Galen
for
Delegate to Congress
in
Republican Primary
April 25, 1922
No man in Alaska more thoroughly underMar.de the value of road*
in aiding the development of the Territory.
He pledges his untiring efforts in support of all road build tig agen
cies of the government in Alaska.
He stands for encouraging the building of trails and rosds in *11
sections of the Territory, including necessary feeders to make the
government railroad of more service and value to the prospector and
miner.
Mr. Galen has been a prospector and tnineT and believes !n encour
aging by liberal legislation, as well as Intelligent road and trail
building, all projects designed to aid those who are pioneers In the
Territory, and whose sacrifices and hardships have opened up and
will open up the great mining districts of the North.
A vote for Galen brings prosperity to the miner, tbe prospector, the
fisherman, the merchant and the working-man.
••WATCH THTS SPACE FOR FVRTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OP
WHAT MR. GAl.FN STAVHS FOR."