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THE OREGON COUNTRY.
Ulceus* ing Pit idem Harding’s speech on tlie Old
Oregon Country history al Meccham, Oregon, the New
York Post said:
President Harding, arriving at Meacliam,
Ore., as it celebrated the eightieth anniver
sary of its first settlement, rode in an old
Concord stage to address an audience which
had donned the costume of Tyler's day
cronolines, poke bonnets, gay calicoes, beaver
hats, and high boots. His speech was fitting
ly historical. He might well have spoken of
the Whitman legend more lightly than he
did, for it i;- as devoid of a basis of fact as
the legend of the Macklenburg Declaration.
But it was sufficient for him to show hiB
appreciation of 1 lie colorful background of
history possessed by the Pacific Northwest.
Here the fur trader took bis adventurous
way in the same spirit in which the gold
hunter penetrated tire wilds of Hispanic
America. Our first important national
achievements in exploration were the voyage
of Capt. Gray of Boston in 17!t2 to the Co
lumbia and the de cent of that river by Lewis
and Clark. Almost every schoolboy lias hung
ever living's "Astoria," with its picture of
perils irotn Indians, boasts, storms, and
famine. The acquisition ot Oregon was a
stepping stone to the acquisition of Alaska,
now about to receive its first Presidential
visit.
Oregon has been at once one of our
earliest and one cf our latest frontiers.
Pri idem Harding rightly thought there was
a its on in the self-reliant citizenship" of
(he "rugged, militant, wholesome West.” As
lie eavs, it: Individualism is a quality which
Amtilcans like to regard ns g national trait,
and which he root rained us from assenting
to undue Government paternalism. The herit
age of tlii- pioneer spirit, he might have
added, is just as strong in the Pacific North
west of our generation a<> it was in the for
ties. Finding a leading in IJ'Ren and others,
it was able not many years ago to impress
upon tlie country a distinct “Oregon plan."
The Initial!vc, tiie referendum, t lie recall, the
direct primary, and tile direct election of
Senators have been adopted in other States,
and the last named has brought about u Con
stltutii nal amendment. The political pro
gres Ivinn of the Northwest lias its counter
part in an aggressive spirit of economic dis
content which has made the I. W. W. move
ment stronger there than elsewhere.
But e.f one marked component of the sen
timent cf the Oregon poneers President Hard
ing failed to speak—its courageous ideal
ism. There was a Marcus Whitman, and he
was a hero, even if lie didn't save us from
trading Oregon for Newfoundland fishing
rights. He was head of ail aggressive Pres
byterian mis.-ion, as Jason Lee was head of
an aggressive Methodl.it mission. The Bot
tlers who pouted into Oregon in the forties
wero mainly of Hie New England breed,
eager to take their religion with them, con
vert the natives, plant .schools and colleges,
and establish a civilization rich culturally
and morally. No petty timidities could balk
them. It is this Idealism which is the best
support of Mr. Harding's desire to bring
America into the World Court and into ae
<iv( . ocintion with the le t of the world ror
the furtherance of peace. Ha would do well
boldly to appeal to it.
It Is true that the importance of tho results of
Rev. Marcus Whitman's famous trip have been exag
gerated In the course of time. It is true, however,
that tlie settlement of the Oregon country is what
won Oregon and Washington to the United States.
It is true, further, that Dr. Whitman and Rev. Jason
Lee induced many of he settlers who claimed the
country for America to oomo West. However, the
pioneering spirit which carried people across the
mountains, first, into Kentucky and Tennessee and
afterward into the States north of the Ohio and into
Missouri brought a vast majority of the settlers who
came over the Oregon Trail. The early settlers of tlie
Oregon country were about evenly divided between
those c r New England, Middle States and Southern
ancestry. Joe Meek, and Col. It. F. Shaw, tlie Indian
tig liters, wire both Southerners, as were many of
the other early Oregon leaders. Both of Oregon's
first Senators were Southerners, and in the first
Presidential .election in which site participated Lln
eoln, Douglas and Brcklnrldge ran nock to neck
in the race for her electoral votes—Lincoln leading!
eeeh of the two Democratic candidates by a slight!
margin.
The settlers of New England ancestry were prob-j
ably about equally divided by those coming from the!
East and thofle coming from the West -Illinois, In
diana, Ohio. etc.
SURE OF HER POSITION THE FIRST DIVI
SION IS NOT ENVIOUS OF OTHERS.
Tho Anchorage Times quotes with apparent sat
isfaction the declaration of Secretary Work at Anchor
age that he hud arrived at a town that has room in
which to expand. Tho people of all sections of Alaska
will be pleased because Secretary Work liked An
chorage. Anchorage is one of the assets In which all
Alaska takes pride, and Juneau is glad that its ud
vntages were apparent to the Secretary of the In
terior. Alaskans take pride in ail of their towns
which have grown as a result of the partial devel
opment of the Territory. None anywhere, as fur us
we know, and certainly none in Juneau, are envious
of the growth of any other place in Alaska.
However, then- is no part of Alaska which offers
FO much hope for quick growth as Southeastern Al
aska. The best opportunity for rapid growth tor
Alaska U03 in the development, of the pulp and paper
possibilities of this section of the Territory. With
that industry developed there would be employment
for 40,000 or 50,000 people in connection with it
and tiiat would mean several times that number added
to tlie population.
There is every reason to believe that the begin
ning of the development of the pulp and paper In
dia try will not be long delayed, and with the be
ginning of the development additions to our popula
tion will ulpo begin. The population will gain in
ratio with the speed with which pulp and paper
makers lake advantage of the opportunities that are
offered here.
However, it would not make Juneauitos at all
onvious if any other section of Alaska were to develop
an Industry or discover resources which would cause
it to grow even faster than Southeastern Alaska.
While the Hirst Division If sure of her position, she
is hopeful that all other portions of Alaska may
grow and prosper equaly as well or better.
If M. B. Summers can make the same quality of
weather for those people down at Seattle that he has
been giving Alaska this summer tie will be as popular
down there in a short time us he Is in Alaska. He
certainly has performed like an expert here for some
time, and is leaving a record behind him that will be
I difficult for Ills successor to duplicate.
Just to keep the fashion spreading, probably, the
native tribes of the Philippines are now thinking
of war among themselves. The Moros have been
caught plotting against the Filipino Constabulary.
Alaska’s Future.
(Seattle Times. 1
President Harding has completed an important
part of liis long tour and is now on his way south.
Ho loaves Alaska with the firm determination to do
his utmost to promote the growth and development
ol the Northland.
The two weeks’ visit in the Territory has given
the President an opportunity to study Its problems
and to estimate its mervelous possibilities. He has
clearly indicated in all his jJubllc and private utter
ances that he believes in the fpture of Alaska and is
disposed to bo the friend and advocate of the vast
northern empire.
In expressing his genuine regret at leaving Alaska,
the President said to the people of Sitka:
"We have come under the lure of Alaska. We go
away with fine impressions and with many sugges
tions which I hope will be helpful to you and to your
government. Alaska is a great and glorious part of
the American Union, and I hope for the ultimate de
velopment to bring you into full sisterhood."
The two weeks spent by the President and his
party In Alaska have focused public attention on the
N'ortland as nothing else could have done. There
bus been brought about a better understanding
throughout the t tilted States of Alaska, of its needs
and of i s potential wealth. Many mistaken ideas
1 ave been dispelled by the favorable publicity, and the
people of the country, as well as Cabinet officers and
Congressmen, are able to speak of the Terrlotry from
precise knowledge. This familiarity with Alaska will
be of inestimable value when plans are formulated
for the advancement of Its interests.
It is not expected, nor is it desirable, that the
development of the Northland should be promoted by
an artificial boom. Unless another bonanza gold
field Is discoverid Alaska’s growth will be steady but
euro. The Territory’s greatest need Is capital for
the development of its great resources. When It Is
made attractive to Investors, Its growth will be as
sured. The policy in the past has been to repell
capital, and as a result its progress and the growth
of its population have been retarded.
The management of Alaska is in the hands of
many bureaus and governmental agencies. There
should be an intelligent co-ordination of authority
so ihat red tape and overlapping of governmental
functions may be reduced to a minimum.
There is sound reason for hope that within the
mxt few months President Harding with the assist
anio of his Cabinet officers, will -work out a compre
hensive plan for Alaska which will make possible the
development of Its enormous potential wealth, it may
hi’ assumed that the chief executive will give the
problem ijis bert efforts, so that the Northland may
have the chance for which it has been looking for
many years.
Merited Praise.
(Sitka Tribune.)
The success of President Harding’s visit to Alaska
is largely due to the efforts of Governor Bone,’ who
lias been untiring in his efforts, first to persuade the
President to come North, then, greeting him in Alas
kan waters travelled on tlie transport and was closely
| associated with President and Mrs. Harding, intro
ducing them at eacli place visited and forming the
; connecting link bet ween the President and Ills people,
j Wltlle in Sitka President Harding stated that lie was
| much gratified to t:ee how much Governor Bone is
, loved by the people of Alaska.
Women are certainly seeing the sights this sea
son, as witness a pair of headlines: "Woman Looks
Into Mouth of Ktna's Seething Caldron”; "Republi
cans Put Women on National Committee.”_(New
Vork Post.)
That Kansas convict, out on paiole, who returned
to the penitentiary, saying that he preferred a Kan
sas prison cell to the California climaite, never will
receive "honorable mention” In the columns of the
Lor, Angelos Times.—(Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Out in California, they are now filming the Ten
Commandments. This ought to he a mighty good
thing for Hollywood, in more ways than one.— (Cleve
land Plain Dealer. I
Stanley Baldwin would like to be on good terms
with Germany without netting on bad terms with
France.— (Philadelphia Record.)
Every normal man has a secret hunch that some
day he will discover, Invent or find something that
"ill uiuke him rich. -(Baltimore Sun.)
President Harding was speechless when he saw the
Grand Canyon. Send William Jennings Bryan out
tor a look.—(Springfield I'nlon.)
It would be a nice place for Borah to stay.—(Cin
cinnati Enquirer.)
The oldest co educational institution in this coun
try is the school of experinece.— (Ohio State Journal.)
We've had Criqui, Slki and Firpo. Now bring
.in Oul-oul and Fifl and Fido.—(Cincinnati Enquirer.)
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
i
Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
Forty yours from now, when tho|
flapper of today is a grandmother,
she will be just as shocked at what
her grandchildren do and wear as
her grandmother is at hpr today.
The Ananias Club
“Yes,” said the man, “we have quit
taking papers, for my wife never is
interested In the bargains that are
advertised and 1 never care to read
the baseball or fight news."
Not His Kind of Drink
Hlinks: “So you don’t drink any
more.”
Jinks: “Nor did I pver drink 'any
more.' 1 don't even know what it
is, but if you have a little Scotch
I wouldn't mind drinking that."
Oh Well, History Is Bunk, anyway,
As Hankd'd Say
Memory test for today:
Who discovered the North Pole?
Now altogether—
No, no—not Sergeant York. Hut
never mind. Try this one. Who was
it that was the hero of the Ar
gonne?
Lieutenant Peary, eh? Well, maybe
you are right. We have forgotten.
But who Is leading the National
League in batting?
Chorus: “Hornsby, of course."
Moral. It Is better to be the hero
of today than the hero of yosterday.
At least we guess that's it.
Drat the Pesky Things
His wife, as women do,
Is wearing a hair net;
But what he's needing for
His head, is a fly net.
Customs T/iffer
"This item says < hat the ancient
Egyptians made cot/ins of corks” re
marked Mrs. Grom h.
"Hnt it's pulling the corks under
prohibition that makes us need cof
fins,” growled V r. Grouch as he
tasted the “poison" the bootlegger
had just sold him.
Foof Question s
R. A. S. asks: "I)o roads' ‘run’
more smoothly after they have been
oiled?"
Say, Now, Do You Suppose
That George Washington’s father
gave him a shot of scopolamin be
fore he asked him about that cherry
tree stunt?
Friendly Philosophy
Threats ar.d frowns add fuel to
the “Fires, of Hate” and strengthen
the resistance against you, while the
smile and kindly word shatter these
barriers rmveallng the hand of friend
ship and co-operation. J.E.F.
And Some Folks ’d Like To Sell
TheiV Preaching
(Headline in Hastings Tribune)
SELES HIS PRACTICE.
Life
You can get. your name in the pa
per—
1. When you are born—in the
birth list. , ‘
2. When you marry—In the mar
riage license column.
3. In the court news—when you
are divorced.
4- In the obituary column—when
you die.
Ry repeating 2 and 3 you can get
it 1n a little oftener, but you can't
repeat on 1 and 4.
If It Fits—
The fellow who sows wild oats
never has to worry about a crop
failure, but the trouble is there never
Is any demand for it after It has
been harvested.
We suppose from the surgeon's
viewpoint poor people have no right
to get diseases that require expen
sive operations that they can't pay
for.
Some people think they can't be
happy If they are married, but the
speed they show in remarrying af
*cr they have been divorced shows
they can’t be if they are not either.
If men don't think as much of the
girls as they used to, maybe it is
because they ar- so much more of
them.
Some marriages give you the im
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pression that the mau fought to g1'! i
his wife so he could spend all hie
time fighting wit/i her. \
Cosmetics can do a lot, but there
la nothing like money to make a I
homely, middle a*ed girl look young
and pretty.
A man's faults never worry him
as much as they do his wife, ton
never see a mau using up a couple
of hours a day taking hiniHelf to
task for being such a no account loaf
ing dumbbell.
There's one thing about the pres- |
ent style of dresses, and that is the
one with a shape like a Venus
doesn't look any better in them
than her sister who hasn't any more
shape than a broom handle.
Another thing that seems to be '
conspicuous by its absence these |
days Is the oldfashioned, meek, little
wife that a husband could bully.
If the flappers' minds were only
as bright ns the colors they are
wearing what world beaters they
would be! ,
We guess the reformers would I
make a heap more progress If people
didn't find so much pleasure in their
wickedness.
Some girls would just love to go
swimming, but they have too much
pride—oh no, not modesty—to be ,
seen in a one piece bathing suit.
And then there are some men who j
think a poison pen is the onp theyi
used to write those fool love letters I (
with. '
Daily betence Sermon
We don't advise a man to bet,
but we do advise him lo be the kind
of a man on whom the people can
bet.
News of the Names Club
We want 'a call the attention of j |
the manager of the ball team that
they have a new Pitcher at the home
of Lewis Pitcher, of Indianapolis.
We guess Etta Apple of Coal
Valley, Pennsylvania, is a true daugh
ter of Eve.
MOOSE ATTENTION.
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It. II. Stevens at the First National ;
Bank.
SIGURD WALLSTEDT,
—adv. Deputy Grand Regent.
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IN UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
JUNEAU ALASKA.
Serials 03756-05965.
June 28. 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
Lee H. Smith of Juneau, Alaska,
has submitted final three year proof
j in support of his Homestead Entry,
i Serial 03756, for lands in HE Sur-!
vey No. 101, new seriee No. 1194, j
and additional Homestead Entry,1
Serial 05965, for lands in U. S. Sur- j
voy No. 1434 Those surveys are!
both situated about one mile easier-1
ly from the mouth of Mendenhall
River, .twelve miles north of Ju
neau, Alaska, In latitude 58° 22'
North and longitude 134° 34’ West,
and more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at cor. No. 1, HE
Survey No. 101 whence U.S.
L.M. No. 4 4 F. S. bears North
68“ 54' W. 42.28 chs.; running
thence N. 89“ 34' E. 20 chs. to
cor. No* 2, thence S. 0“ 17' E.
60.08 chs. to cor. No. 3, thence
S. 89“ 40' W. 20.00 chs. to cor.
No. 4, thence N. 0“ 20' VV.
60.09 chs. to cor. No. 1 the
place of beginning, containing
an area 120.14 acres. Variation
31“ 14' East.
Commencing at cor. No. 1, U.
S. Survey No. 1434, whence U.
| S.L.M. No. 381 bears S. 4 9“ 08’ j
E. 90.24 chs.; thence N. 0° 21'
! W. 20.00 chs. along the easterly
line U. S. Survey No. 381 to
cor. No. 2; thence N. 89“ 40'
E. 19.99 chs. to cor. No. 3 iden
tical with Cor. No. 3 H.E. Sur
vey No. 101: thence S. 0“ 36'
E. 20.20 chs. to cor. No. 4;
thence N. 89“ 46' W. 20.08 chs.
to cor. No. 1 the place of be
ginning; containing 40.26 acres.
Variation 31“ 15' E.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register.
! First publication July 26, 1923.
Last publication Sept. 24, 1923.
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Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Hid*.
Telephone 172.
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Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to 6;
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OSTEOPATH
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Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to I;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 167; Residence
Phone 612, Coliseum Apts.
Dr. W. J. Pigg
PHYSICIAN
Office —Second and Main
Telephone 18
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O . 1LII
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JOHN A. IJAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodice
of Freemaaoary
Scottish Kite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:80 p. m. Odd
Fellows’ llall.
WALTER B. HE1SBL,
Secretary.
i. o. o. a.
Sll.VBK BOW
_ _ I/IIMIM NO. 1 A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Oraa4|
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
PERSEVERANCE REBEKA1
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every first and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 P M FRANCES GUSTAFSON,
N. 0 ALPHONSINE CARTER,
Secretary.
MOUNT JUNES* LOOK
No. 14/, f. a A. M.
Stated Communication
Sen,nil and rourth Muudara
ot each Month. In Odd k'ellc—a
HhII, hHgllining at 7 If o'clonK.
Homer O Nordllng, Master.
Chan. E. Nni.het, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
l,'eeond and Fourth Tua^
days of Atith month
At 8 o'rkx'h, I. O O. r. Matt
ANNA HAY, Worthy Matron,
Lots NORDUNO, Secretary.
KNIGH3V OF
COLUMBUS
KKOHims (Kjunoil lie.
Meetings aocoaid
laat Monday a at 7 M
m. Tranaleut Broth
era urged to attend. Council Chambmu
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, U. K
.1. U McCloskey, Secretary.
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AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month it I a,
Kilts' i/ooge Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, Phone 973; (1. a
Maun, Poet Adjutant, Phone 19*.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
alght, 8 o’clock.
Moose Hall. E. F.
Itodenberg, Dictator; R. 11. Stevsng
Secretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o’clock. Moose Hull. Mrs. 0. W.
Bender, Senior Regent; Mr*. A.
K. McKinnon, Secretary.
T AUXILIARY, PIONEER* Of
ALASKA. Igloo No. «.
' Meets hist Thursday of every
1 month. Social hour with mera
| hers of Pioneer Ixxlge to fol
low each meeting.
! Mrs. IxXtle Spickctt, President.
1 Mrs. I.lllle Burford, Secretary.
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