3l<h INTERESTS AT
THE NATION’S CAPITAL
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a gift or me. arts, illusions, and im
material creations winch rise above
more uiiities as the mountains rise
fcouv'c the plains. And it is in this
realm of the fine arts that Indians of
tod;, yhave the greatest possibilities.”
Paul G. Red.ngton, Chief of the
Bio.jgicai Survey, and who has beea,
traveling through Alaska during tne
j,;.'> uioiuh, last week published an
article on tne “Conservation of Wild
Lit as Aid to the Fur Industry.”
Au.mg other things he. says: “The
L'nit-.d Stars, including the Territory
of. .«.'aska,. has bean producing ap
pro;, ii..ataly $05,000,000 worth of raw
fi.rc annually for severa. years. This
production is greater than Canada s
anutai $ Lb,000,000 catch and Soviet
Russia’s $35,000,000 catch combined..
In addition to its great production of
native raw furs, the United States
imports furs and skins from most of
tho other fur-producing countries.
Futhermore, this country consumes
ripe fur than any other country, in.
the world. Fur is thus seen to be an
imporant commercial commodity.
“ilhe increasing demand for desir
able pelts and their ever-decreasing
w..u supply are producing a condition
tnat would be even more a.arming
were i not for the demonstrated pos
sibilities of. propagating fur animals
in captivity. Fur farming is now on
a .substantial basis, and because of;
rapidly changing conditions i is des
tined ta have an even wider scope and
to attract increased interest. Alford, i
ing he surest means of supplement- j
ii.g the diminished production of furs j
in. the wild life, it is certain to be .
successful.”
A latter received at the office of
Delegate Wickersham states that a
couple of Alaska postmasters are
working for the Democratic ticket in
the Territory and particularly for
the candidate for Delegate to Con- j
( press. He further inquires this ao
tion is permissible. Guess it is,, even
though it may not be in.good taste
for a Republican appointee to elec
tioneer for Democratic candidates.
But they are likely dedluded with the
promise that if Mr. Roosevelt is elect
, ed President they will be retained in
office, overlooking the fact that from
one to half a dozen Democrats have
been promised appointment to every
' public effiffice in the Territory. And
usually most of the postmasters in
Alaska are quietly, working for the
Republican ticket. They may hold
i the same viewpoint as does the pres
ident of the Kentucky Association of
Postmasters, who at a recent, annual
I meeting held at Louisville said:
? “Postmasters’ duties are threefold—
first to the.patron; second, to the em
ployes, and, third, o the administra
tion. The last is equally important,
as .th eother two ” Of course, a good
amany of the Alaska postmasters
Won’t agree with this viewpoint, as
they take, their appointment as a.
matter of coursce and don’t bother
about any reciprocity.
PH Under the'Emergency Relief and
♦♦^Construction- Act, which provides an
appropriation of $100,000,000 for
for public buildings to aid employ
ment throughout the nation, an
nouncements have been made for con
struction of buildings amounting to
$ 14503,000.. The Irst selection by the
Secretaiy of the Treasury and the |
Posmaster General listed 41 cities of.
public buildings at. a cost of $53,690,-^
000, each structure to cost more than
^>800,000. The second selection, an
nounced hist Wednesday, totals SdO,
810,800, and is tor buildings to. cost |
between SiOO.OOO and $300,000. Those j
to cast iess tnan $100,000 will be an- i
Mounted m a day. or two, and wilL run
tue total cost up to neatly $90,0u0,- j
ocU. W hether tne. Treasury will be j
pciiiiitu u uo spend the entire. $100,- j
ouojOOJO is a question that has not.i
been decided. Controller General Me-j
Can ruled that Congress in ordering
. 10 per cent cut in the limit of cost
of all public huiidings not already un
der contract included the relief pro
gram, but the Treasury contended
that the relief appropriation did not
come under the 10 per cent cut and
asked McCarl to. revise, his decision.
If he refuses, only $90,000,000 will
be spent, hut if the full appropriation j
is made available there is a chance j
that the. Anchorage and Ketchikan J
buildings may he included in the now
Silent $10,000,0.00. Strong efforts are
being made to this end. Delegate
Wickersham’s office, has enlisted, the
favor and efforts of several promi
nent officials, who are seeking to con
vince the Secretar yof the Treasury
and Postmaster General of the urgent
need for these Alaska huild-ngs. A
stron gargument.. is the necessity to
give employment to the many idle
men who have gone fro mthe States :
to Alaska seeking work..
The result of the Maine election
on September 12 was a great sur
prise to the Democrats, and a.bitter
disappointment, too the Republicans.!
All kinds of explanations arc; being
put fortn. The. Democratic leaders!
ar eso jubilant that the yare predict
ing Roosevelt success in. all., the 48
States. Senator Hastings of Dela
ware says: “The. trouble with, many
good Republicans is that they cannot
conceive of. men like Roosevelt. and
Garner bein gelected President and
Vice President of. the United States.
The Maine election shows that it is
possible. Out of it all may come the
necessary alar mwhich.will help, save
the country from such a disaster.”
Jouett Shouse. formerly chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, attributes the election of a wet
Governor and two wet. Congressmen
as “the most sweeping, uronounced.
and significant, victory for the.anti
prohibition forces. He says; “The
people elected the. nominees of a
party which is in decided, minority in
one of the presumably driest. States
of the Nation., because those nominees
stood for the- unqualified elimination
of a police law. mistakenly placed in
the Constitution of the United
States.*'
“And did he have the dentist take
an X-ray of his wife’s jaw?”
“He tried to^,hut.all they could got
was a moving picture.”—Smith’s
Weekly (Sydney)..
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THE HAIR OF THE DOG.
(Stroller’s Weekly.)
On the theory, probably, that the
hair of the dog is good for the bite*
many Alaskans believe that the Ter
ritory should takd care of its own in
sane in some institution located is
one of the southern districts. Not
that a ma nhas to be insane ti live in
the northern divisions, but because
the former are much easier reached
by transpodtation lines
It has long heen a mooted question
as to whether Alaska’s climate would!
be remedial in cases of insanity. I
Some authorities hold that it would,
believing that, i fa. man is’ insane he
will pay little heed to his surround
ings. Others state that the reason so
many of us are insane is because we
have lived too long in Alaska; or, in
other words, missed too many boats
After 17 years spent fighting the vi
cissitudes of Alaskan climate and
business worries we are prone to
agree, with the latter theory.
The man who spends the better
part of a frugal life here is entitled
to end his days in sunshine, with the
song of the mockingbird and the
sough of vagrant, magnoliai-laden
breezes through the pines.
Undoubtedly the question of taking
care of Alaska’s insane will be
brought up at the next legislature.
It should be frowned down, as there
are too many of us in the twilight
zone to take a chance of spending the
rest of our days picking daisies from
the snowbanks. So long as the mere
Indications of insanity will give us
a trip Outside, with our fare paid, we,
believe in allowing the matter of a
a sanitarium in the Northland rest- ;
Pleasure for Booth Tarkington.
Julian Street;, writing in the Satur
day Evening Post, tells this one about!
Booth Tarkington
Coming home togther from a party
at dawn of a mild morning, Tarking
ton and Jacob Wendell, celebrated
comedian, observed that the park
benches in Madison Square were occu
pied by many sleeping tramps, and
this fact, in conjunction with the
sight of an all-night fruit stand on a
near-by corne-r„ suggested an idea.
Buying all the fruit they could carry,
they entered the square, and made a;
tour of the benches. One of them, as |
if he were a valet rousing his master,
would lightly touch a sleeping hobo,
and when the man awoke would
cheerily announce: “Good morning,!
sir. A fine, bright day. And here is
Meadows with your breakfast, sir.” j
The other playboy would then step up
with the fruit, and before the benefi
ciar yof. the jest knew whether he
was awake or dreaming, the two Sa
maritans were off to the next bench.
Tom—“Women don’t interest me.
I prefer the company of my fellow
men.”
Nan—“Why don’t you say you are
-broke and be done with it?”—Phila
delphia Bulletin.
Chorus Girl (quarreling in dressing
room)—“Not only that, but you get
uglier every day.”
Second Chorus Girl—“Another
thing I can do and you cannot.”—Tit
Bits (London).
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ORDER AND NOTICE OF GEN
ERAL ELECTION
To Be Held On
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.
In the Commissioner’s Court at Mc
Grah, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
I, W. T. andei'p iol, I’nied States
Commissioner in and for the Mount
McKinley Recording District, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska, pur
suant to an Act of Congress, ap
proved May 7th, 1906, entitled “An
Act Providing for the Eection of a
Deegate to the House of Representa
tives from the Territory of Aaska,”
and an Act of Congress approved
August 24th, 1912, entitled “An Act
to Create a Legislative Assembly in
the Territory of Alaska, to confer
legislative powers thereon, and for
other purposes.*',,’Vio hereby divide the
above-named Recording and Election
District into three voting precincts,
whirh shall be known as follows: |
1. That said McGrath voting pre
cinct is bounded as follows: From
Swift River to Big River and tribu
taries, except Takotna river.
And l hereby specify that certain
building known as U. S. Commis
sioner's Office, situate at McGrath, in
aid McGrath voting precinct, as the
polling place for said voting precinct.
2. That said Takotna voting pre
cinct is bounded as follows: From
the head of Moore Creek, or the Ta
kotna river, and all of its tributaries
except Nixon river.
And I hereby specify that certain
building known as Pioneer Hall, situ
ate at takotna, in said Takotna vot
ing precinct, as the polling place for
said voting precinct..
3. That said Nixon voting precinct
is bounded as follows:. From Big
River to the head of Kuskokwira
River and ail its tributaries.
And 1 hereby specify that certain
building known as Mespelt’s Mass
House, situate at Nixon Mine, in. said
Nixon voting precinct, as the polling
place for said voting Rrecinct..
Notice is hereby given that on the
8th day of November, A. D. 1932, an
election will be held for the purpose
of electing
A Delegate to Congress;
An Attorney General for the Ter
ritory of Alaska;
An Auditor for the Territory of
Alaska;
A Commissioner of Education for
the Territory of Alaska;
A Highway Engineer for the Ter
ritory of Alaska;
One Member of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska (Ion gterm);
Oue Member of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska (short term,;
Four Members of the House of
Representatives of the Teritory of
Alaska;
Two Road Commissioners for Road
District No. .
The said election will be in. the
v.oting precincts ahave mentioned and
at the polling places- hereinabove
! specified. The said polling places,
will be open between the hours of 8
| o’clock a. m. and 7 o’clock p. m. of
said day.
Dated at McGrath this 5th day of
Octber, 1932.
W. T. VANDEREOOL,.
U. S. Commissioner for- the
Territory of Alaska, Mt.
McKinley Recording Dis
arict, residing at McGrath.
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manufactured in the United States
last year were produced in Now Eng
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Notice is hereby given to F. W.
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C.
Friend, and E. Coke Hill, and their
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Flat, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
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