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CLAUDE KITCHIN.
Representative Claude Ki'tcliin, titular Democratic
flooi leader In the National House of Representatives,
who (Uc:l tills week was one of the best debaters and
most brilliant members of Congress.
This imprinted, as fur as we know, story, illustra
tive of Kitchen's effoettveneee 'in debate, was told by
one who participated in the proceedings and one who
Is now a member of the House in which he has be
come a veteran became of continuous service since
that time.
. When the 67th Congres convened It contained
n Ic. of new members most of them Republicans, be
cause- the large Democratic majorities in the three
p re vims Crtgrc-es had been cut down In the 1P16
election to a rhoesiring. Naturally these new mem
ber? frequently went to the old party leaders for
pointers. One day a group of them were discussing
the situation, particularly with reference to its
political phase.'., with Uncle Joe Cannon. A first
■termer remarked that the “Republicans ought to make
a showing in the Horn ■, now that Underwood is in
the Senate and is no longer Democratic House leader.
"Don't make a mistake," replied Unde Joe, "Kit
chen ic the ablest debater here; lie is one of the few
of the old 'rough and tumble, cult and tljrun de
bater:,' left and any one who mixes with him ia likely
to get pretty badly scratched."
While note was made of Unde's Joe advice, the
new Congressmen, "young fellows," Uncle Joe called
them, soon began baiting the new leader. They kept
it up for revcral weeks but got no attention. Many
of them took this to mean that they had
Kitchen's goat, that he was afraid lo come back at
them. Uncle Joe continued to admonish the "young
Jellew:" to ‘"beware,” but familiarity was breeding
contempt
Time found Mr. Kitchen, chairman of (he Wayt
and Me;:n: OonimMteo, In charge of a bill which
touched the tailff question in places, the traditional
bone ctf party contention, and the "young fellows''
became more than usually active. A dozen or so
timer they attacked the well known Democratic posi
tion on the tariff before arousing Kitchen. And then.
:lir "young fell, w;" c; ntend, il was Uncle Joe who
»aid, "£!c 'em, Claudr," At any rate, Kitchen finally
went after the belligerent bunch. The Congressman
'who told the ftory said, "It was murder; we want
down like ten pins before an expert." Kitchen took
up one by one the partisan speeches that had been
made by different fln-t termers and, pointing at the
r.u here, each in turn, tore them to r.hreds. The inter
ruptions that were frequent at first became less and
less and coared altogether after a half dozen had
taken tlie count. When he had things all his own
■way, with a bland smile, Kitchin walked over among
tlio slaughtered, threw his inane 'back, and askod,
"does anyone else among you want anything?”
"During the whole proceeding,” said the Congress
man who related the incident, "Uncle Joe sat with his
vigorously teterlng right leg croused over his loft,
rubbing 'his hands and grinning from ear to ear."
Kitchen was comparatively young in age but he
had been a leader in Congress for more than a score
of years. He found his place in his first term and
never relinquished it until ill health overtook hiip
a Tew years ago. During the first four terms of his
service he and his brother. William W. Kitchin attor
ward Governor of North Carolina, sens cf a former
Congre aim. were colleagues in Congress, represent
ing adjoining North Carolina districts.
ONE STATE DEC ISIONS.
The Bof.cn Herald nay: the re-el; etion of Wilson
in 1916 war u "one State decision." So was the elec
llon of Hart iron in 1888, of Clvceltand in 1884, of
CJarfleld iti 1880, of Hayc in 1876, of Taylor in 1844,
of Jefferson In I860 and Adams in 1796. In some of
the e ease the man elected received u minority of thp
■popular Vote. On the other hand Wilson received
nearly 600.000 plurality <f the popular vote in 1916
A DIFFERENCE.
The hopartment of Agriculture recently slaught
ered five million prairie dogs in Arizona and the
country applauded In cause they are destructive of
er;tp and ratine- lint when Aluska pays a bounty
to Induce the killing of eagles which destroy our
fi.h, foxes and game the self-appointed Eastern con
frrvatinni s ret up a dreadful howl. i8 (f because
Arizona has votes in the Senate and House of Kop
n sentatives0
SENATOR MOSES AND FOREION AFFAIRS.
Senafir Mon declares that he has come from
Europe more Mrungly oppos-d to the L ague of Na
tionr than ever he war. He gives as his reason
■halt "the count, irs of Europe are hating each other
.but hating us most of all."
Isn t that a Htuatkm that is behind the thought
■and purpose of the League cf Nations? if the Euro
pean countries were loving one another and n« and
«II were working together In unity aud harmony
.here would bo no need for audit a League. If all
Iptotple loved oue anoher and worked together in
harmony we Bhould have no need for policemen and
criminal courts. If Wiore were no danger of fire we
should need no fire departments.
Senator Moses has really emphasized the need for
a World Court and a League of Nations.
Now just suppose that HI Johnson had
gone to China instead of Europe.—(Cleveland
Times-Commercial.)
Not so unlucky, perhaips, as one might think.
Those bandits arc probably looking for victims for
whom ransoms would Ibe paid.
While Mr. Foster is still unconvicted it Is safe
to ray that the next Cpmaturflst National Conventio’n
will not bo held in $fchf$rrfn They will steer clear
of States that have criminal syndicalism laws.
Russian divorces cost 20 cents each.—News Item.
If that is in real money it Is the equivalent of n
no-dlvoroc law.
At least there are obvious reasons to believe that
those Chinese bandit prisoners should be able to get
thiir laundry done regularly.
Words New and Old.
(New Yorn Post.)
1 Already President Harding's newest addition to
j the English tongue shows signs of passing into gen
l era! currency. The Chicago Tribune tells its readers
| that "wo have no disposition to quibble over any
'party or candldatorlal pledge.” Literary conserva
tives may be expected to object—to point out that
the word Is ugly and can be used as a precedent for
.■till uglier coinage. What if Kipling were to speak
of his novelistorial position? If President Harding
tgoe ■ in to deliver such a phrase as “my candldato
rially uttered pledges,” thus combining the new word
with a favorite construction, we may well shudder.
But unlike “normalcy," the word fills a real gap—
there is none which will take Its place. Novelty is
usually refreshing, and it becomes particularly so
at a moment when a deluge of worn-out words and
phrases is manifestly beginning to descend upon us.
President Harding’s advocacy of the World Court
was the signal for a verbal torrent. "Unwise in
volvements,” "dangerous commitments," "European
rivalries,” “Old-World hatreds,” "traditional aloof
j ness," "safe isolation,” "rutile tool,” "menacing
I superstate"—they are all making their appearance.
Senator l^idge and the Chicago Tribune have already
employed most, of them, and "the Tribune throws In a
warning against "complicated implications” for good
measure, in this desert of language a new word like
“candidntorlal” is a refreshing rill.
Come Across, Gentlemen!
(Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The trustees of the New York branch of the Anti
i Saloon League have announced that t:helr receipts
| for the year ending April 30 were 279,OOf) and that i
Is public accounting of how the money was spent!
I will be made.
This action is responsive to the recent decisions |
of the Supreme Court or the State, which held the
j organization to he political and as such required to
make full accounting of its receipts and expenditures.!
When 'lit comes to explaining or exposing is politi-l
cal activities the league is us balky as a broncho. It^
is very assertive and arbitrary with respect to law!
observance on the part of other people, but it evades, i
sidesteps, bucks and 'twists when the spurs arc ap
plied to its own long-pampered flanks,
j 11 even now indicates no intention of making!
, known the names of eontributors. But. what the pub
lic most derires to know, and is entitled to know,
j is what was done with the hundreds of thousands of I
j dollars collected and expended since 1917, if the!
League is « political party the decision is retroactive, j
What was done with these great sums was the ques
tion at issue In tlhe late contention which wound!
j up in the Court of last resort.
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Victor Berger.
(San Francisco Bulletin.)
Victor Berger, former Congressman, is now in a
! land where he forts thoroughly at home. He is in
Germany attending 'the Socialist congress. In the
; course of a npceeh he said that the United States I
I had no occasion to enter the war; that America, if!
she possessed the heart and understanding, could heal
all the damage: done by the war; that the guilt for
the world conflict should be equally assessed' upon
all the belligerents, and thalt, Germany was hurled
into the war and was deceived by Wilson.
If all the belligerents should be assessed equally,
ll.cn why ask the United States to provide the money
for healing all the damages done?
Germany was deceived by Woodrow Wilson—she
thought that whon he said 'there was rtich a thing
as being too proud to fight she could go on sinking
American ships and merchant shi'ps carrying Ameri
cans without any danger of our going into war.
But such dec.pction was not Woodrow Wilson's fault.
All-Alu.ska Chamber of Commerce.
(Valdez Miner.)
A proposition to form an all-Alaska Chamber of,
( omanerce has been advanced, and has met with but
lillc encouragement, but it is only through some such
organization (hat we may espect results. Recom
mendations coming from such a body would have
great weight in that it would represent the sentiment
or the majority of Alaskans all over the Territory I
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j Home-run kings may come and go, but Ty Cobb
lot the Detroit team can point to a Dfe-time batting
I average of .372. In every-day work, as in baseball,
1 general excellence frequently is more satisfactory
than erratic genius.—(Seattle Times.)
Debs will run for the Presidency again, the dis
patches announce, as iif everybody didn’t know il.
| When the announcement of Deb's death ironies we'll
[know that Debs will not be a candidate for President
»i the next election.— (Houston Post I
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j Applicant for naturalization papers was asked If
I the country was wet or dry. A little of both, ho
| replied. Legally and officially we are 'bone dry;
unofficially and ill ok ally the country Is moist._(San
FrancUco Bulletin.)
It may be all right to call a Congressman out of
a job a lame duck but if we hear anybody referring
■to Aunt Alice Robertson as an old hen there's going
to be trouble.—(Cincinnati Knquirer.)
Germany wants to cell Uncle Sam her Berlln-to
Bagdad railway. Why doesn’t Uncle Sam buy It and
give it to Senator Rrookhart to run?—(Kansas City
Star.)
As at present constituted. Senator Ixulgo's com
mittee might better be named tilie Senate Committee
on K-reign Non-Relations. — (Now York Post.)
tiling called a fraud is no novelty for Doc Cook.
— (Indianapolis News.)
Think what you please, but keep most of your
thoughts to yourself.—(San Francisco Journal.)
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
In the days before motor cars the
bull was considered the most danger
ous thing with horns.
The Ananias Club
“It*s almost 12 o'clock." said the
prettiy flapper, "and I must get home.
I wouldn't think of worrying mother
by staying out to dance until 3 or 4
o'clock in |he morning the way the
roat of the girls do."
Oh, What a Difference
Blinks: "It's queer what different
sensations the same expression can
give."
Jinks: "Just what are you driving
it now?"
Winks: “Well, take the expres
sion, ‘tires are down.' Taken one
wtav it 'will ibring a smile to the face
of a motorist, and taken the other
it will make kifii cuss a blue streak.”
Clarence Is Bight at That
“Pa.” said' Clarence, "they come
high, don't they?"
“Look's hore young man, if you
ire trying to ring in some foolisli
•itntff about short skirts again I'll
wallop you,” growled his dad.
“Oh, I wasn't," retorted Clarence,
‘I just was thinking about these
lew 'altitude records tho aviators had
>ecn making.”
Fool Questions
A S. T. asks: “Isn't it a fact that
:very dollar a flapper spend ; on her
:lothos is Mins 'spent?”
Away With ’Em
“Our notion of a poison pen is the
,liing a man uses when he writes a
worthless check," F. PA., of Now
fork World.
Our notion of a poison pen is the
thing a man uses when he writes
'Please remit.”
Probably Trim You Either Way
(Liootwre Correspondence Streator
(111.) Free Press.)
J. McDonald and family, of Han
non, have moved into the hotel build
ing and has opened up a barber shop
ind is prepared to do vulcanizing.
If It Fits—
When ho to a kid a fellow wishes
every day was Christmas, but after
ho has been married a week he
wishes every day was pay day.
It sometimes seems that everything
that is good for you requires a cul-,
tivated taste.
We are informed by a cynical bach
elor that thie .reason a single man:
goes to the clulb Js because he has;
no wife to go home to, and the rea-j
son a maimed! Win dees Is because |
ho has a wife'to* go homo to.
Evidently the tilings the world
needs most are the things it Is doing
its darnedest to keep from getting.
When a married mm roads of a
wife who earns the living and sup
ports her husband lie begins to won
dor why he novor had any luck in
finding a woman,iike that.
One thing a man learns before the
honeymoon reaches the last lap is
that mere facts-^not anything else,
ever is gonna convince a woman
when she doesn’t want to he con
vinced.
It .in a great honor for a man to
get a life Job. ibut there Isn't much
honor to the mor.l-geUtng anil dish
washing life job a women marries.
You don't need to attend a school
of dramatic art to learn to play the
fool perfectly.
Some girls consider the job of
washing their own hair a bigger one
than mother's job of washing all of
the family's clothes
We always have believed that a
wife should follow her husband wher
ever he goos-—unions .he to going to
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"Home of Alaskans”
Prices reasonable. European
plan. Seattle, Wash.
R. U OODQDON, Manager
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It’s all In knowing HOW to do
flrst-class cleaning and dye id*.
CAPITAL DYE WORKS
C. Meldner, Professional Dyer
and Cleaner. Phone 177.
THE MAKING OF CONCRETE
Is a matter of proper materials
together with engineering skill.
Both are our assets.
Established Twenty Years
CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFO.
COMPANY
Willoughby Aye. Phone 32.
JUNEAU TRANSFER
COMPANY
Motm, Paoki and Stores Frdfkt
and lnfgnfn.
Prompt Delivery of
LADYSMITH COAL
Phone 48.
the devil, and then we think she is
Justified In cutting kx.vc.
Another thing:) a ibrido soon learns
Is how much hotter men are at mak
ing love than they arc at making
money.
A man often makes an enemy of
another man by borrowing money
from him, and an enemy of the girl
ho loves by marrying her.
The way a girl talk) to her in >ther
is a pretty good I n't ic at ton of the way
tvho'll talk to her husband when she
gets one. Paste tills in your hat,
fellows.
Daily Sentence Sermon
A heap of folks nr • Sjllnd and don't
know it
News of the Names Club
He's not an old one, but A.
Qinintanoe lives at Toledo.
Detroit reports* A. June, but we
hope ho is nothing like our May.
For Boon printing phone 374.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Commissioner's Court for the
Territory of Alaska Division
Number One, Juneau Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of
MARY A. FRIES, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned has been, by the above
entitled Court, duly appointed ad
ministrator with the will annexed
of tile above entitled estate. All
persons having claims againBt said
estate are hereby requested to pre
sent the same to the undersigned
at his office Goldstein Building,
Juneau, Alaska, with proper vouch
ors atatched, within six months of
the date of this notice.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, May 18.
1923.
FRANK A BOYLE,
Administrator with Will Annexed.
First publication, May 19, 1923.
Last publication, June 9, 1923.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTOF.S.
Sealed proposals ror constructing
the-Sitka Power Station National
Forest Road project located within
or partly within the Tongass Na
tional Forest, Territory of Alaska,
will be rceoived by the District En
gineer, Buraeu of Public Roads, U.
S. Department of Agriculture, at
Juneau, Alaska until 10 o’clock A.
M. on the 5th day of June, 1923, at
which time and place they will he
publicly opened and read. The right
is reserved to reject any and all
bids, and none will be considered
except those from contractors ascer
tained to be experienced und re
sponsible. The length of project to
be constructed or improved is ap
proximately 4.39 miles and the prin
cipal items of work are approxi
mately as follows: 17.02 acres
clearing, 200 sq. ft. log cribbing,
8.5 acres grubbing, 2340 cu. yds.
hand laid rock till, 21681 cu. yds.
rock excavation, 1155 cu. yds. sur
facing, 17682 cu. yds. common exca
vation, 57 lin. ft. bridge decking,
766 lin. ft., culverts. The work em
braced in this contract shall be com
pleted within 100 weather working
days following the execution of the
contract by tlie Secretary of Agri
culture. The contract form and the
maps, plans, specifications and esti
mates of quantities may be examined
by responsible contractors at the
following addresses: Room 316 Post
Office Building, Portland, Oregon
and at tne office of the Bureau of
Public Roads at Juneau, Alaska. All
proposals must be made on forms,,
and in accordance with instructions,
forming a part of tho speclrtcations
above referred to, and must be ac
companied by a proposal guaranty
in an amount at least equal to five
(5) per cent of the total amount
of the proposal. C. W. CHEATHAM,
Acting District Engineer.
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TURKISH, STEAM, SHOWER
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PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Sitka Hot Springs
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Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
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Same Good Service as In the
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Fraternal Societies
-or
Gastineau Channel
0 . X I X S
Meeting Wedneeday
EBeninge at 8:00
o'clock, Elk*' Hall.
Charles P. Jenna,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary,
Co-Ordinate Bodice
of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:30 p. m. Odd
Fellows’ HaH.
WALTER B. HBISEL,
Secretary,
o. o. F.
SILVER BOW
LODGB NO. S A
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles B. Perelle, Noble Orand|
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
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PERSEVERANCE KflCTAl
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every first and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 P M. FRANCES GUSTAFSON, I
N. G ALPHONSINE CARTER,
Secretary.
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MOUNT JUNEAO LOOtV
No. 147, F. 41 A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and Fourth Mondays
of each Month, In Odd Felicia
Wall, beginning at 7 :l« o’clock. „
Homer 0. Nordllng, Master./
C'has. E. Naghet. Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tuai
days of each month.
At 8 o’clock, I. O. O. F. Halt
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
DOIS NORDDING, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OP
COLUMBUS
HEGHHRS COUNCIL MO.
WU. Meetings aecoed
and last Mondays at T;M
^ w p. m. Transient Broth
ers urged to attend. Council Chambers.
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, Q. K.
J. D. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Poat No. 4.
Juneau, Al&ako.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month it I y. n,
Elks' ixxige Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, Phone 973; 0. M.
Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 19b.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSI.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o’clock.
Moose Hall. E. F.
Uodenhorg, Dictator; R. H. Stevens
Secretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o’clock, Moose Hall. Mrs. G. W.
Bender. Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
AUXILIARY, PIONEER! 01
ALASKA. Igloo No. 9.
Meets last Thursday of every
month. Social hour with mem
bers of Pioneer Dodge to fol
low each meeting.
| Mrs. Dottle Splckctt, President.
Mrs. Dillle Burford, Secretary.
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WHERE
SUCCESS
BEGINS
The road to success begins at the Savings Window.
How early you attain success depends on how
often you deposit. Many of our captains of indusfcty
owtf their success in a large part to the habit of
thrift acquired in youth. Have you started your boy
in the right direction T t
The B. M. Behrends Bank
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