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back it the biological survey.
The efforts of the Biological Survey to exterminate
volvcs in Alaska should be backed up in every pos
sible way by the people of the Territory, and there
should be co-operation between those who make war
on those destructive animals in Alaska and those who
light the evil in British Columbia. Wolves do not
recognize boundary lines and there is little profit
in protecting game animals if we permit the country
to be over-run by their destroyers. If the deer and
other game animals are to bo exterminated it would
be better to have it done by those who would use
them for food.
The establishment of the fox farming industry in
Alaska adds an additional very practical reason for
the destruction of wolves. Kox farming unquestion
ably is rocn to bo one of the leading industries in the
Territory. It is going ahead, with leaps and bounds.
The wolf io an enemy cf the fox, and with foxes
becoming more and more numerous it is only a ques
tion of time when the wolves, if they are not done
away with, will bo a real menace to the industry.
The Biological Survey hm done effective work in
other sections of the country in solving the wolf and
ccyote problem. Bet us help them solve it in Alaska
INTERNATIONAL MATTERS AND
PUBLICITY.
Ellhu Hoot, nertcr of American international law
yers and diplomats, has spoken strongly and bravely
for more publicity in international affair . lie says
the people should he taught principles anti informed el
the facts on international matters and ideas. lie
adds:
An ignorant democracy controlling for
eign affairs leads directly to war and the
destruction of civilization, while an informed
democracy insures peace and progress of civ
ilization.
There hat never been tiny doubt in the mind
of anybody about the principle of the thing, but
remehow it has been difficult to get diplomats to
carry tho principle into effect, and they have ap
parently advanced acme very siund reasons why there
should he silence as to many important facts. Presl
dent Wilson declared fer the principle enunciated by
tie former foreign minister and Ambassador, but
v.as criticised for not practicing as lie preached. N'ow
his critics are in control and they are subject to even
more severo criticism than was the former President
for their profound silences.
The fact is that many people in all the walks <f
life are too fearful of publicity. That fear is being
dedicated to a large extent in business, but is still
^ ists there. There was a time when business and
some extent, at least, polities was conducted on
principle of "addition, divirion and silence."
That principle is now rather the exception than the
rule in lioth business and politics. There is no ap
parent reason to doubt that it should not be the
i mi- m mi iTimuonai mat -
tors. The declaration of Mr. Uott ought to settle.that
point.
At leaBt the people of the country should he odu
rated to the point that they would quickly recognize
the reason for silence when publicity is withheld In
foreign affairs.
Mr. Hoot 8 utterance is based on the fact that this
is a democracy and that the people are sovereign
That is something that should not be overlooked at
nnjtiine in any ot the affairs of Government or busi
ness. The American people are nearly always reason
able when they know the reason for any act, and
«hen they know all the facts they are not usually
harsh Judges. There is no good reason to be too
fearful of them.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
One of the remits of the Democratic victories
lart fall in so many or the Northern and all the
Border and Southern States has been to arouse great
interest In the possible choice of the next Democratic:
National Convention for President. Newspapers are
devoting a good deal of space to the subject, and, of
course, party leaders are giving the matter much at
tention, 'while ambitious statesmen who would like to
suceed Mr. Harding are playing for position.
There ie a gcod deal of evidence that the wet and
dry question may have more than a little bearing on
the question. It is this more than anything else which
attracts interest to the activities of William .1. Bryan
who bar been a power in the Democratic party for
nearly thirty year a power, however, that has
waned a great deal tinee lk 15 While many of the'
Eastern State3 have shown their hostility to prohibi-!
tion and would welcome a declaration in favor of'
■wine and beer there is a disposition, it js said, else
•where to leave that matter out of the Presidential |
contest and let it remain an issue iu Congressional,
elections. 1: is raid that Mr. Bryan would probably
agree to ouch a plan if the candidate is “right.''
, The impression seems to prevail at the present |
lime that former Secretary of t)he Treasury McAdoo
has the advantage now, but it is admitted that Henr>
Ford will lie a formidable contender if he should
dually decide to enter the race. Mr. McAdoo ha
been at Washington where he lias conferred with
most of the lei.li ra of all shades ot opinion, includ
in- Senator Walsh of Massachusetts who opposed the
League of Nations as well as all the strong Wils i
leaders and Mr. Bryan.
The reversal of the Republican victory in Ohie
where a Democrat elefeated President Harding's close
friend and political associate, Carml Thompson, for the
Governorship, it is believed, has made former Govcrnot
f’cx, the ill-fated 1021) candidate, a possibility, a
least, in the race. Senator-Elect anil former Governoi
Ralston, who disposed of Mr. Beveridge and wot
Indiana back to Democracy, is also recognized as i
possibility. Of course, Governor Smith of New York
must alway- be taken into account; also Scnatoi
Underwod, if he should become a candidate.
When it is considered that in November the Demo
crata won complete victories in the Northern am
Western State of New Hampshire, Now York. New
Jersey, Indiana, Montana, Wyoming. Colorado. L’tah
Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and the horde
States of Delaware, West Virginia, Missouri and Okla
hornu, all of which went Republican in 1920, am
partial victories in Rhode Island, Ohio, Michigan
Nebraska, Kansas, Washington and Oregon, it is no
strange that this subject should be one of mud
interest.
Pei hap -, after all, the Ku Klux Klan is
merely a business stimulating device of the
steam laundrymen who handle sheets anil
pillow slip; (Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Or the cotton growers. It originated in Georgia.
Afraid of Shadows.
(New York Post.)
Wo are not in the Becrets of Senator Borah's mine
and heart. But if the former chief enemy of foreigi
entanglements is now pressing for consultation am
co-operation with Europe, it may be that the pro
cesses of his reasoning are somewhat as follows:
Senator Borah locks at the Ruhr. He sees ;
French army a tempting to solve the reparations prob
leni by the application of force and an English arm:
holding aloof. More than that, the British Govern
ment is said to bo debating the withdrawal of it
troops from the Rhine. The Britisli troops are on th
Rhine by virtue of a compact known as the Treat:
of Versailles. Yet it seems to be the British belie
that by that compact Great Britain has not sur
rendered her freedom of action on a problem of gri-a
moment. Long before the Ruhr crisis Great Britaii
had shown that because she is a cosignatory will
France to the Treaty of Versailles and a fellow mem
her of France in the League of Nations the policy o
Great Britain need not be dictated by France, am
British boys are not bound to bo. dragged into wa
by French action. And so Senator Borah may nov
he thoughtfully thinking back to the lime when In
was warning us against entanglements and super
sovereignty and the peril of our boys being dragget
off to war at foreign behest.
Senator Borah looks at Lausanne. There the tall
i. of ultimatums to the Turks and possible war. Then
are Americans at Lausanne, but they are there eithe
as observers or as curators of our own special inter
I eats. Now it is reported from Lausanne that "it
, American circles both the Allies and Turks arc con
! denined for their stupidity in playing with fire b.
penny-wise policies. Some are blaming the Allies
and men ol' the others the Turks.” And it nur
| have occurred to Senator Borah that the situatloi
might be a more cheerful one if Americans ut Lau
saline, instead of distributing blame between Allie
and Turks and doing their legitimate be3t to intpos
their own soberer thoughts in both parties. It I
true lhat we are safeguarding our own interests a
Luimannne. But possibly Senator Borah is wonderim
just how safe our own interests will remain in th
| Near East if war should break out again. By play
jing a lone hand in tlio Near East we are in greate
l danger of facing an entangling situation than if w
! •■rid a full partnership in the councils of the Allies,
j Senator Ilorali can hardly bo blamed if he let
jtiis thoughts go hack to the Arms Conference, witl
! which lie had something to do. By going into tin
| conference wo entangled ourselves in Asia; and Asi
.today is reaping results thut the most eonflrmei
I optimist scarcely expected. Japan is out of Shantunj
I‘"id inte7ior China. Japan is out of Siberia am
preparing to get out of Saglialien. England is with
drawing from VVei-hai-wei. China is being speedil:
restored to mastery in her own house. And th
chances of our boys being sent off to fight in Ash
are less than they have been in decades.
* * *
Senator Borah lias been educated to (he confer
mice idea, though not yet to the League of Nation
idea. But if lie lias ceased to lie afraid of one li
may yet loarn not to he afraid of the other. Fo
(lie League of Nations it only a permanent machine!
of conference. The prospect of a great nation bein
! « t.ereed info nntion npuinst ita nwn Oiri.rtwsx..*
conscience and ultimate interests is as much o
o bogy in the matter of Ihp League as it is in th
i'ealtn of spasmodic co-operation.
President Harding’s Trip.
(Dawson News.)
If President Harding makes his contemplated tri
i to Alaska tills summer, Dawson could do no bette
' than to invite him and Ills party to puss this way an
i visit the celebrated mining camp of the stamped
days of ';»7 and '98, the greatest placer gold camp o
modern times in the world's history. When th
Governor-General of Canada, Lord Dyng, passe
through Alaskan waters last summer every little towi
along the way was out to honor him, and from on
knowledge of his excellency, we may feel sure that h<
appreciated the good-will of Alaska's citizens anc
builders. Should tile opportunity arise for tlie peopli
of the Yukon Territory to show a reciprocal feel ini
j of good-will and friendship toward the President o
, the United States and his party, without doubt i
I would meet with a warm response.
Acceding to reports, the Presidential party wil
leave Seattle in June and sail for Alaska. Likely ttu
President will take the Government railroad to Fair
hanks. To complete the circuit by coming down tin
Tanana River, then up the Yukon to Dawson, ant
via Whitehorse to Skagway, would make him familial
with the vast Interior country. When at Falrbankf
he would be within the watershed cf the mighty
Yukon River, and it is not likely thut lie would leavt
the country without seeing this great river of North
America. So when summer comes Dawson may have
an opportunity of giving President Harding a wel
come which it will be hard for him to forget.
Senator Pepper On the League of Nations is a
headline. Well, the League of Nations needs a little
"pep." iJacksonville Times-Union.)
Anybody can lead a third party, but the tiling
that really gets one somewhere is leading a first
party (Springfield (Mass.- Union.)
Probably it would save a lot of Mr. Upshaw's time
if he merely made out a list of Congressmen who
don't.— (Detroit Nev;*.)
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ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Obrrrvations of Olde3t Inhabitant I
Tho ol J-f ash lorn 1 woman used I i
have a pocket in h r dress that she
n ver could find, but the modern girl
who uses ithe top of her stockin'.;
| never has any trouble locating that.
Ho, Hum!
"Pi. what do they mean by useless
! extravagances?” asked Clarence.
"The cigars I smoke. Necessities
are the rouge ami powder your
mother buys,” snapped his dad.
No Joke
An exchange says that after a flap
per has powdered her n -e she sai l
to her clothes: "Clothes, I am going
I down town; if you want to com
along, just hang on.” Blit after giv
ing her the -once over after she got
down town we get the impression
the cloth os decided to stay home
after all.
Sure Things Prophecy for 1923
Volstead won't h - in Congress.
Bryan won't quit talking.
We’ll start our early Christmas
shopping Monday, December 24.
Bn rope won't pay her debts befora
January 1, 1924.
Fool Questions
T. M. asks: "Does it make a firo
mM mad to tell him to go to
1 lazes?” No, but it would anybody
11 else.
Gems From Guide Book to Success
Jealousy is an innate pc; on whi.-h
I destroys Peace ■of .Mind, slays Energy,
* and warps the mentality, creating a
barrier between yon me It and prog
ress, a 'barrier easily visible to all
! with whom yoti come into con
* tact. J. E. F.
It's Good Theory
He hod taken up Cone's ''great"
stuff. Ho iwas wild about it. Every
■ | day, in every way, ho woo practicing
and preaching it. Anil then his tooth
1 . began to ache. “Alas," he cried, "it
is getting worse iond worse.” So he
hurried to the dentist and now it is
1; betting hotter and better.
Zero in Things to Do
Says a news item: "Ry inserting a
| new form of mute, the tones of a
1 saxophone are almost exactly imi
i taited try i cornet. “Can you imagine
| anybody outside of the strong ward
I of a lunatic asylum wanting to imi
| late tin' tones of a saxophone?
Neither can wo.
|
If It Fits—
' Talcum powder may catch a man.
but fit takes baking powder to hold
| him.
The reason a man used to enjoy
(the saloon was because the bartend u
would a J ways listen to his trouble;
' when his wife would not.
It is unlucky when your sins fin 1
you out. but it also is unlucky when
.the Till collector finds you in.
A man may give dictation at the
I office, tie when lie gets home lie has
to take 'it himself.
Common sense and common courte
sy aro about as rare as a day in
June, but common talk is plentiful
enough.
No, girls, wo don’t know of any
thing that is hotter to k; p the
chaps away than cold cream and
onions.
A man may doubt your word a!
o'laer times. I .it lie is euro you art
telling tlie truth when you flatter
him.
One reason why married life is sc
. hard fo.r so many young fellows is
4 because they are trying to keep hi
, the Installments on the ring anil
• I Wo suppose when her husband i
, heavily insured in her favor it must
(| be hard for a wife to worry about
f j bim meeting with an accident.
. | You can't !■ ,r tlie unselfishness o|
the bird who t 41s you how to make
a fortune insteal of going ahead
land making it himsolf.
Daily Scntenuce Sermon
| Staying on (ho Job is what yet
a fellow somewhere.
News of the Names Club
'Some women are gossips, blit Car
rie N. '.vs, ef Spnnsfield, declares she
is not.
Thiis is a y | day for I. Drink
water, of Dayton, to rcstflvo to stick
1 ! to the water wacon
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Crippled Girl Is Held
on Murder Charge.
I
Naomi Boucher, pale, frail-look
ing 16-year old Ware (Tixj -I girl,
is out on bail ui the charge ot
murdering her sweetheart. Her
arrest was brought about by Cap
tain II. I). Shumate, or the Texas
Hangers, as a result of his investi
gation into her story that a negro
had thrown her lii-year-old sweet
heart over a cliff, after shooting
him She even positively identi
fied a negro as the niurd rer. The
case seemed a closed incident until
the arrest of the crippled girl and
her two broth■ r Horace, 2d, and
Bernard, 25.
["aSTa-Ottyi T>ouch<z,x?
Church Is Now at War
Over Woman Pastor.
tlvBrewter1'
_
Bishop Bonjamin Brewster is
j charged by many New England
members of the Episcopal Church
1 with breaking a rule of the
t Church by extending an invitation
| to a woman preacher to hold serv
1 ices in. his church, in Boston, it
i i. said no woman lias over been
permitted to hold s rvlc s before
; in an Episcopal Church, either in
' America or Europe. The woman
in question is the Rev .Mi • A.
Maude Royden, Pa si or of the Con
gregational City Temple, in Eon
den, who is the guest In America
of Mrs. John D. Rockefell r. .Ir.
OFFERS HALF MILLION
DOLLAR HOME FOR
VICE-PRES.'S RESIDENCE
WASHINGTON, Feb. U1 - Mrs
John it. Henderson, widow of I he
late Senator Henderson of Missouri,
j lias offered the newiy built residence
| on 16th St reet, Washington, to Hie
j Government as the official residence
i of the Vice-President The residence
is valued at $500,000 and is offered
'us a memorial to Mrs. Henderson’s
hu: hand and non.
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fraternal Societies
-or
Gastineau Channel
O . E L E I
Mettles Wednesday
Evenings at 8:00
o'clock. Elks' Hall.
ARTHUR B. COLE,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodies
of Freemasonry
Scottish Bite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:80 p. m. Odd
Fellows’ Hall.
WALTER B HEIriEL, Secretary.
i. o. o. r.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO. 1 A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Grand;
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
| PERSEVERANCE REBEKAH
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every first and third
I Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
| 8 P M. FRANCES GUSTAFSON, j
| N. G. ALPHONSINE CARTER, |
I Secretary
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MOUNT JUNEAU LOOS*
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and F Mirth Mondays
of each Month, In Odd Fellows
Wall, beginning at 7:10 o’elect.
Homer G. Nordling, Master.
( has. E. Nagnel, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tuea
days of each month.
I. O O. F Hall.
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
i j i • i \j ,
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
SEC1HLRS COUNCIL. No.
17 "J. Meetings second
and last Mondays at 7:1*
,, y p. m. Transient Broth
ers urged to attend. Council Chamber.
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen. G. K.
J. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
__ each month at 8 p. m.
Elks7"*Lodge Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, Phone 973; G. E.
Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 196.
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LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o’clock.
Moose Hall. Thoa.
B. Judeon, Dictator; R. H. Stereiie,
Secretary.
, WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
I LEGION
I Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o’clock. Moose Hall. Mrs. C. W.
| Bender, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
j F. McKinnon, Secretary.
I AUXILIARY, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA, Igloo No. 6.
Meets the 2d Monday In Moom
Hall, at 8 o’clock.
ALICE LAUGH IAN, Praaldent.
LILLIE BURFORD, Secretary.
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