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2IRCTTKATION GUARANTEED TO BF
porpi T’ THAT < *»•' ANY < ~»H-R ALASK A
MORE THAN
NEWSPAPER
FALLS RESIGNATION.
In the forthoming rc. Ignaiion of Secretary A. B
from his position as the head of the Depart men
of the Interior. Alaska will lose an avowed friend
end one who has sought, in the light of the knowledgi
he had and information obtained from various sources
to prove his friendship in practical ways. It does no
lollcw that because many residents ot Alaska have noi
aways agreed with the wisdom of the step.1; lie at out
time advocated they ilid not realize the sincerity o!
his. desire to aid tile Territory. Tills lias never beet
questioned by any responsible individual or authority
Signs are net lacking that Mr. Rill was responsivi
to rome of the objections raised to certain solu
Urns to Alaska’s problems suggested by him. Al
though at one time in his administration, lie Hecmet
determined to force certain changes in the alignmen
oi Federal bureaus in the Territory without consult
lug local sentiment evincing an apparent desire t(
put into force preconceived pedicle; without due con
federation ::f all the effects - recent developments in
dicatid a possible change of mind by him. Fron
being certain that he knew the real nature of Ala kai
problems and the means of solving them, lie lias tip
parently progressed to a point of realization of I in
need for a closer study of such problems. That tlien
is new in progress such a study for the Departnien
of Interior is no secret; and I lie nature of tills study
from what can lie learned, is probably the first real
practical effort made along this line. The failure o
t he Secretary to make any detailed recommendation
for an AlaFkun policy in his recent annual seport at
.tacit es u signiiicance to the survey it would not other
aviso have pos css d, as it f ems logical to concludi
tiiat lie i awaiting its completion before committini
1 imrelf to definite program.
Mr. Fall lias been sincere in his belief that Alaska
once freed from I ho Incubus of top-heavy Federa
administration, would make rapid progress in Indus
trial development. Ilis desire to bring about remedia
{ action was, and is, not leas, sincere. In view of thi
fact that he realized the necessity for, and t^t out ti
accomplish, a minute survey of the field before at
tempting to effect a remedy, coupled with ills ac
knowledgcd friendliness and desire to aid, it Is unfor
Innate for the Territory that lie has presented hi
resignation. II is greatly to lie desired that such t
survey be made by someone who is in no way con
nected with any of tho bureaus functioning in Alaska
or connected witli them outside of tho Territory. I
frees it from possible bias, or prejudice which, con
seicusly or unconsciously, might be present tindei
other circumstances.
The official announcement that Secretary Fall li
to resign did not come without its forecarting shadow
and occasions very little surprise. While 11 is tin
dcubtedly a voluntary action on his part and no profit
can come from speculating on ils cauqp, the fact that
his championship ol the prcposal to consolidate Hi
responsibility of all public resources under one de
partment was futile is the most probable cause lot
the resignation. On this reform lie had staked much
lie advocated ft courageously under the conviction
lliat it would lead to a more uniform policy of ra
tional development of all public resources and in
creased governmental efficiency. The storm of criticism
v liich tilt- movement aroused was centered large!\
again;t him although he was but voicing a measure
long held by many national leaders to be vital in
governmental reforms. This criticism created an ad
urse sentiment to the Secretary among a certain in
flueniial dement, politically, and would probably have
handicapped his effect! ven in office during the re
mainder of this Administration. In resigning he will
mi only -:-p out of a situation which Is personally
noi agreeable to hlm but will tend to relieve the
President. »li . close personal friend lie is, from
any poMblu embim,- incnt in' ruture dealings with
there who have opposed the policies advocated in
Mr Fall.
COPPER PRODlVERS NOTE INCREASE IN
I SE 01 METAL.
Kapid rr' u tli in ihe ctnsumption of copper unU
l.rc: .>n alley of which about two-thirds la eoppet
iR °bl”,'1"i ,! «*• i- idem or the c'alu
nct A- Heda Copper Mining Co. of Michigan Mr
18 qm 1,1 l»*‘ aM Mining Jour
nal-Ire- cf New York as declaring c.„, ,n spiu, ()t
uncertain buuin. > condition,, .u pper c .nsumption in
tills country it- new substantially greater than in pro
war years. Having digested an nnprecd, nted guun
ut> cf war-time acrap metal, the industn (, naw ... ,
Btrong position. ' ,n “
Export trade, lie says. will ulwavr he
factor, but it will be possible to so augment the do!
niruic use cf copper and brats that the curving in
ductrial pulse of Europe will be much it,f i,„i„enti ,l
in determining the prosperity cr the industry
In this connection it is inter ting i , n .t(. (llu,
ulille the 1922 consumption of copper and brass in
*bulldii'K industry in this country was about 150,
000,000 pounds (an increase of more than 100,000,000
pounds as compared with 1921), yet the potential mar
ket for copper and brass in the building industry is
J placed at approximately 650,000,000 pounds annually.
The constantly growing domestic use of brass, which
1 is only next to the electrical industry as a consumer
| of copper, is another helpful factor.
The electrical industry, where the physical prop
erties of copper are indispensable, is in reality only
in its infancy. The high cost of fuel, and nncertair
and expensive transportation, are responsible for the
growing use of electric power generated at centra
points, distribution over wide areas being possibu
[ ■ conomically because of copper’s high conductivity.
It is hoped to provide through the Instrumental!;.)
jut the Copper and Brass Research Association a tech
ideal and advisory service which may he freely callet
upon by users cf these metals-—a service which no on.
! copper or brass producer or manufacturer could reason
| ably be expected to undertake alone. Already wid<
use is being made of these facilities. Infonnatioi
has been furnished on the use of copper and bras:
lor almost every conceivable object, from safety pin:
to locomotive boiler tubes.
There Iris been a ready response all over tin
country to a campaign directed toward eliminatim
waste in Industry and in the home by the use of ;
non-corrodible metal, a waste the size of which wa:
demonstrated by a survey that showed that rusici
metal in homes alone costs home owners more that
$600,000,000 annually—About five or six times a
much as the fire loss.
Congress.
(Boston News Bureau.)
Il is sure to be a noisy, skirmish that is nov
opened with the calling or the extra session or Con
areas. From ilie partisan viewpoint that skirmish i
jibe first preliminary to the general engagement o
li*24. From the angle of inter-party friction it wil
afford tiie first tests of the. power of a new “pro
jurossive" maneuv r. in a more specific sense it wil
| bring the acid tost of the capacity for leadershi]
possessed by tho Harding Administration.
The Administration , bias given a hostage t*
political chance in ats determination to attain ship
ping legislation immediately, and, with time eoonom,
achieved in passing needed appropriations, to reliev
i the country of the presence of Congress in extra ses
j aton bet ween March and December meet. The forma
jand informal adversaries will seek to Idock that pro
I grant, to thwart tjie shipping project, to make head
j way on pet projects more or less anathema to tli
| Administration, and to compel an extra session ii
i!*23 that will give full scope for their, efforts unde
the new alignments created by the recent election.
Ii may be * xpected, with political posltivenest
| that the issue of transportation, both by land and b,
I sea, will bo savagely made a bone of contention. Noth
j ins but some employment of "gag" measures eai
prevent. And on each hern of the subject, as ha
i already become evident. It is delightfully and dem
agogically easy to hang almost any sort of allogatioi
in the way of argument. Facts and conditions are n
.| impediment to sweeping statements about ships o
j trains that may carry sefish appeal to great section
i ol the country -which in the end may suffer most
! the worse becomes the plight of ship or train.
■ Ships will bo introduced by tlie President as tli
, | specific subject; but It is clear enough that not a fev
, Don Quixotes from the interior are keen to tilt, i
t regular or extra session, against the Transportatioi
i Act. What they would like to encompass in the wa
ol denaturing tho act, by deleting tlie non-guarantee
|in* guaranty* by slaying the Labor Board, by shiftin;
much of the Commerce Commission’s rate-regulatin
powers to state boards, etc., etc., has been effective!,
I indicated iiy campaign and other utterances.
Scarcely second in hostile esteem is tho Fcdera
1 Reserve Board. From the beginning It has been th
j prediction 'hat the one peril in the Federal It serv
'domain lias been tho possible intrusion of politico
The apparent expediency that lias so long kept th
j hr ar i without a head curries its own disquieting bin
' in till:: direction. A real menace appears in tli
antagonism of some of tho assailants of the whol
i system, as it lias been administered.
President’s Alaska Visit.
(Seattle Times.)
The announcement that President Harding is agali
con ride ring the possibilities of visiting Alaska as kj< i
“s ll>e legislative situation will permit is good new
l.mt year, when the President planned to visit f>
Northland, widespread interest was aroused, touris
tn\d was promoted and there was a penoml do.ir
lon the Part ot the public to know more about th
| Territory.
1 In spite of the campaign of enlightenment whir]
; ha been carried on for the last decade, there stil
perrets in the public mind the mistaken notion tha
the Territory is a land of glaciers, dog teams, poll
Inars and walruses. This idea has .been fostered b;
.Poorly edited textbooks of a past generation and wil
require wide dissemination of information to change
It Congress could he induced to enact leglslatiot
js> '“OR sought by Alaska, Hie visit or the Pr.'siden
summer could be made the basis of a campnigi
| to attract general attention. It would be within tin
possibilities to turn a great tide of immigration am
1)1 tourist travel to the northern domain.
1 Alaska has waited tong for the adoption of .
| broad, constructive policy for the development of it
k . otirees. The Territory lots been retarded by bureai
control and red tape, by the mistaken idea that it
j were in danger of being pillaged and by tht
i lai k o! a clear-cut j)lan for administering its affair
|pt home. Before any large movement of settlers cat
jb' • \peeled a wise and liberal policy of developmcn
. mils t be esta' listed.
i < ipital «, eh can find safe and sure investinen
isewl-.ere will not be attracted to Alaska until then
is as^mance of returns. Mining must be developed ;.t
a 'ai ■ scale in order to provide the industrial -enter'
•ml Cm population to purchase the products of t],j
A great deal of capital will be necessary am
it must come eithor from private sources with reason
able assurance of profitable returns or from the Uov
; eminent.
H is unlikely the paternalistic spirit Tn the Govern
1menl will he strong enough to develop industrial eh
I Icrpt ices on a scale sufficiently large to affect Alaska'*
prosperity, so that the only chance lies with priva'c
capital.
Shoul.l tlte President he able to make the journey
to Alaska, the opporlunily would be presented to give
the people better information concerning the scen
Ically beautiful Northland. At least tourist travel
could l.e stimulated during the summer months and
in the general dissemination of knowledge there might
tome the public demand lor iho legislation which has
been long deferred.
That Democrat who says Ralston would have the
tacking of Bryan in a presidential race may want
to head him off before ho gets started.—(Indianapolis
Star.)
It is assarted that the Congressional Record is the
original "dry", publication, but it will soon be
blenched in "wet" oratory.— (Boston Transcript.)
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ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant !
What has become of tho old-fash
ioned man who could afford to fill u;i
his coal bln In the fall?
yhere In Meant Out
"I'm -orry I was in when that
fellow come,” sighed the tired busi
ness maA
“Why so, bo3s?" asked his stenog
"Bn lisp now I am out,” he re
plicl, al he filed another one of
Hardupif's 1. O. U.’s with the profit
and loss accounts.
Watson, How Do You Suppose it
Got There?
(Headline in Cleveland Commercial.)
F'acienit Carries Off
Diamond Stickpin of
Doctor in Hair Net
If It Fits—
Some folks feel if they are well
heeled they should worry about not
tiring welbbred.
Judging from the sensational stor
ies now hogging all the space on the
front pages one has to pay an awful
price for freelove.
ft urely would give some of the
folks, who -always are growling about
having more trouble than anybody
I else in the world, an awful jolt to
find hew many .people there are who
envy them the soft snap they have.
I Are There No Drugstores Over
There?
I ‘‘it is said Egyptian girls are very
i pretty at 14, but immediately after
begin ty fade,” says a news item.
> Looks as if Egypt offered American
. makers of rouge, face powder and
• lipsticks the chance of a lifetime.
You Never Can Tell
I One" every corner was used as a
■ saloon, but now every corner is bo
■ ing grabbed for a filling station of
' another kind, of course—and .1 1!.
1 thinks it is just possible in less than
!'! 50 years the use of gasoline may be
prohibited by constitutional amend
• Intent—to save the corners, we sup
' pose.
i Found It at -cast Indestructible
v ‘ He broke all precedents, his word.
- his promises and his wife's heart
it “Yes?”
) “Trying to break the bank."
Fool Questions
sI P. G. T. asks: “What's the re
. ward for finding fault?” Depends
; upon how much patience your wife
''has; but it's liable to be the oppor
tunity to pay alimony.
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1 If It Fits—
No matter how well a girl pro
'.tests hie lips with lipsticks, she
• j hopes some nice man will steal a
’ few kisses from them.
' If the government taxed a man
on what was left after the outgo had
' been taken from his income, it would
owe him money.
If you want to soo just how in
• dignant your wife can get, give her
3 something for the house when she's
1 expecting a fur coat and a check to
3 buy the gown, hat and shoes lo go
3 with it.
A head for figures may be all
right for a man, but a girl prefers
a figure that will make men turn
their beads.
The reason some men have money
In the bank is because they were
1 such fools that they turned down all
the tempting offers to got rich quick.
‘ , It is funny how much more indig
. nant a man can become over the
profiteering of the coal man than
he can over Hie profiteering of the
bootlegger.
1 KOYUKUK URUB IS SHORT;
MUST HAUL FROM ALATNA
(Xonnna News.)
Recent arrivals In N'onani from
the Koyukuk district report a serious
shortage of provisions in the far
1 northern camp. such as seriously
; handicap mining operations. This
1 ] shortage, it is explained, respite I
’t from the inability of thr> steamer
Teddy H. to reach the upper Kovu
, kuk River on the last trip of the
season. The boat was compelled by;
'low water to discharge cargo at
j Alatna, considerably more than 100
j miles below the Koyukuk mining
I district, and residents of that section
'l are compelled, in consequence, to1
j haul their supplies up the river that I
I distance, which aids greatly to their,
cost
The situation has been further!
I complicated by the removal of the
I mly horses In the camp to the
! Chandlar district, early in the seo-i
| son. dogs now affording the only]
means of transportation.
The arrivals st ito that a number
of important articles of food are,
listed among the shortages, flour be
ing one item. This scarcity of sup
plies will not result in any suffer-!
ing. for Koyukuk rs are resourceful;
old-timers and if they must go with
out one article of food, they will
I manage to get along on something
, else, if necessary. But winter min
ing will be hold back by the short
la ge, for not many operators in that
I district feel inrlincd to work their'
j ground under the circumstances. The!
.cost of supplies there under normal i
conditions, is all but prohibitive.
! Mine Strikers Arrested
After Big Demonstration
EDMONTON. Jan. 3.—The entire
police force turned out today and'
arrested 100 men of the Standard!
Mine after a stone throwing demon-1,
st rat ion. The wen are on a strike.
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Eight New Cardinals
Named by Pope.
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named by Popr Pint. XI at the re- I
cent consistory where Monseigneur
Arthur Stanislaus Touchet, Arch- |
bishop ot' Orleans, France, and j
Monseigneur Giovanni' Honzano,
Apostolic Delegate t<> the l lilted
States, formerly stationed in
Washington.
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Independent Paris Artists
Regulating Their Exhibit
PARIS, Jan. 3. The Society of
Independent Artists has just resolved
to regulate itself. Its principal
characteristic,, heretofore, has been
the entire absence of regulations
from its annual ilon. Members sent
any tort of a picture and it was
hung in any tort of a way without
regard to its class, merit or subject.
The occentricities of the Independ
ent's salon sufficed to make it a
success, and with success came tho
necessity for regulation. The. regula
tions, however, amount to little more
than to limit the number of pictures
sent in. The quality still depends
upon the taste and talent of the
artist. There will, as of old. lie no
jury mercilessly to reject, anti the
artists will he petmitted to set a
price on all pictures shown.
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MOOSEHEART MEETING.
The next regular meeting of the
Women of the Mooseheart Legit.n
will be held at Moose Hall Wednes
day, Jan. 3, at 8 1’. M. Installation
of off'cera and Initiation. All mem
bers urged to be present.
MRS. S. WALLSTRDT,
—adv. Senior Regent.
It. sometimes seems ns IT back ir,
the old days, when women wor ■ long
skirts, they also could wear them
longer, toe.
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ALASKAN VEGETABLES
We have an abundance of cab
bage, carrots and rutabagas for
immediate delivery from our
war3 ctrrtjj
CONCRETE PRODUCTS
MFG. CO.
Willoughby Ave.
Phone 32.
BEST EVER
MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Now offers additional atti active
Disability Benefit features.
NONE OTHER SO LIBERAL.
ALLEN SHATTUCK
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
ESTABLISHED 1898
purpose
Large stocks on hand
Ladysmith ooaf.
Nanaimo cos'
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Phone 412.
PROFESSIONAL f
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Dr*. Kaser & Freeburger
DENTISTS
1 and 3 Goldsteis Bldg.
PHONE 56
Hours 9 a. m. ti> 9 p. a.
Dr. Charles P, Jenna
DENTIST
Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Bldg.
Telephone 176.
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Dr. DeVighne
Malony Building
Hours 1 to 4, 7 to 9.
Phones: Office, 104; Res. log.
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Dr. A. W. Stewart
DENTIST
Hours, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
REWARD BUILDING
Office Phone 469.
Res. Phone 27 6
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Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bldg.
Telephone 172.
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Sitka Hot Springs
Visit the Famous
Dr. F. L. Goddard's Sanitarium
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
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GEO. L BARTON
(PALMER)
CHIROPRACTOR
201 Goldstein Bldg. Phone 269
Office Hours: 10 to 12 A. M.,
2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
437 Goldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to 6;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 167; res., 1072.
All Alaskan Trails End at
HOTEL ATWOOD
First Avo. and Pine St., Seattle
Popular Prices. Nearest to Ev
erything. J. A. Farnham and
Ted Taylor, Props.
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HOTEL." SEATTLE 7
“Home of Alaskans”
Prices reasonable. European |
plan. Seattle, Wash.
R. Li. HODGDON, Manager
It's all In knowing HOW to do
first-class cleaning ar.d dyeing.
CAPITAL DYE WORKS
C. Meldner, Professional Dyer
and Cleaner. Phono 177.
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JAPANESE TOY SHOP
H. B. MAKIN0
Pront Street
P. 0. Box 218 for Mail Orden
Fraternal Societies
-OF
Gastineau Channel
O . ELKS
Meeting Wednesday
Evenings at 8:00
o'clock. Elks' Hall.
ARTHUR R. COLE,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodies
of Freemasonry
Scottigh Bite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:30 n. m. Odd
Fellows’ Hall.
WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO. I A
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Merle P. Morgan, Noble Grand; Frank
O’Brien, Secretary.
MOUNT JUNEAU LODSt
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and Fourth' Monday*
of each Month. In Odd Fellow*
Hall, beginning at 7:39 o'clock.
R. R. YOUNG, Waster.
CHAS E. NAQHEL. Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tues
day* of each month.
At 8 o'clock, I. O. O. F. HalL
ALICE BROWN, W. M.
LOIS NORDLING, Secretary.
era urged to
Fifth Street.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
SEGHfcRS COUNCIL No.
1769. Meetings second
and last Mondays at 7:30
p, m. Transient Broth
attend. Council Chambers
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 9. m.
Elks’ Lodge Room. Homer G. Nord
ling, Post Commander. Phone 2002;
George E. Mann, Post ACjutant,
Phone 196.
LOYAL ORDER OF
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meet* every Friday
night, 6 o’clock.
Moose Hall. Thoe.
Jutteon, Dictator; R. H. Stevena,
ecretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEAET
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o'clock. Moose Hall. Senior Re
gent, Mrs. Sigurd Wallatedt.
Secretary, Mrs. C. H. Chamber
lain.
AUXILIARY, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA, Igloo No. 6.
Meets the 2d Monday In Mooae
Hall, at 8 o'clock.
In Moose Hall, at 8 o’clock.
ALICE LAUGHLIN, President.
LILLIE BURFORD, Secretary.
PERSEVERANCE REBEXAH
LODGE NO 2A.
Meets every first and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8:00 P. M. RESSIE MANNING,
N. G. ALPHONSINE CARTER,
Secretary.
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WHY A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
IS A GOOD INVESTMENT
fiYou may add to the account at any time in any
amount.
flYour account is not subject t .rket fluctuations
but is constantly gTowi"
flYour account i. nd provides an
unfailing reserv . ■ fi id business op
portunities.
JJPays four per ci .if r am pounded twice
a year. If you r bithm, i >ur interest it
continues to earn a tb' terest, making
the rate better th r. ' annum.
Accounts of One Dol at,- opened in our
Savi Department
The B. M. Behrends Bank