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CIRCULATION OUARANTREP TO BE MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER ALASKA NEWSPAIEK
THANKS TO SENATOR BORAH.
Senator Borah, in his Ohio speech, declared:
A party which not only knows but lives
up to t he belief that every dollar drawn
from* the people through taxes above and
beyond the amount actually necessary to
meet the legitimate expenses of the Govern
ment Is legalized robbery, and that the mere
taking of an oath in public service does not
change the robber to a patriot.
It has been a long time since anyone who holds
National attention has said anything that needed
saying more than this epigram. None has more
clearly defined the great need of the hour since
Grover Cleveland declared that “unnecessary taxa
tion is unju'Jt taxation," and reminded Congress that
“every dollar they waste or give to special Interests
Is taken from their fellow citizens, as the Government
doer nca make its own money.”
Government in this country. National, State and
municipal, is: getting too busy, too omnipresent, too
Inquisitorial, too domineering, too costly. There is
ten much of it by far.
This country needs a revival of the spirit that
produced a surplus in the National Treasury during
thi Arthur and Cleveland Administrations on an in
Cf’ne of $400,000,000 a year, a revival of the con
cepts that caused Cleveland to declare that a surplus
is a dangerous thing—a declaration that must be
considered in connection with the declarations al
ready quoted inveighing against unnecessary taxa
tion and unnecessary expenditures; a revival of the
Impulse that caused a storm of righteous indignation
the firn “billion dollar Congress.”
Production, business, life, are so interferred with
by faddists, theorists, pretended reformers and poli
ticians who think they must do something—with
money "taken from their fellow citizens”—-in order
to retain cffico that (he whole country is living, pro
ducing and doing business on an artificial basis.
Money is laxed out of the channels of trade, out of
business offices, out of the family exchequers to such
nil extent that people live in constant suspense, and
fear of the tax collector. The country is exhausting
ilself in its efforts to make water run uphill.
URGENT NEED OF STRENGTHENING OUR
MONETARY POLICY.
The immediate strengthening r.f our monetary
policy is a matter of urgent necessity, according to
l)r. Henry A. E. Chandler, Economist of the National
Bank of Commerce in New York. In support of hie
argument Dr. Chandler maintains in the April num
ber of the hank's magazine, the Commerce Monthly,
that “not since the world broke away from the gold
standards has the money of the United States had a
mooning that confidently could be relied, upon to keep
its value within a range of fluctuation consistent
With sound business. He says:
While much thoug'kt has been given to
ithe subject during the last three years, at
no time among those changed with the chief
responsibility of maintaining our money
value has there existed an agreement as to
what the value of money in the near future
would be, as to what it Should he, or ns to
what was necessary to main-tain it on a
sound harts once the proper value was de
termined.
He says that we arc in danger of another per
manent fall in tlie value of money unless the business
leaders join with the bankers in supporting a credit
policy strictly in accord with sound business devel
opment. He continues:
Several factors contribute to make this
movement one of high importance to Am
< rican busino-p. On the one hand, the exist
ence of an abnormal excess of gold together
with the lack of demand from foreign
countries for gold for currency purposes
offers tin the absence of extraordinary pre
caution i ihe possibilities of a marked infla
tion which conceivably might bring about a
new and drautic slilinkage in the value of
our money. The second fact is that as a ro
suli o! the fall in the value of money since
1bl3 a very large number of the most in
dustrious and thrifty classes in this country
have suffered an automatic shrinkage in the
real value of their accumulated savings;
and for reasons of broad national policy that
go .to the very root of our industrial so
ciety, and that vitally concern our business
prosperity in the future, we cannot afford
to permit another marked shrinkage in the
permanent value of money.
Dr. Chandler iioiiits out that:
To business In general much of the ap
parent prosperity accompanying a rapidly
falling value ol money is often little more
than a paper prosperity. The large profits
and surpluses which are apparently boing
accumulated often shrink into nothing dur
ing the exaggerated reaction that Inevitably
follows a period of feverish activity. More
over, much of the surpluses that seem to
survive the reaction vanishes into thin air
once the murkot value of the assets is trans
'• toted ip^o tho terms of ,the roal value wliich
I linMiby jjocscees as a result of its permanent
I docline. To a lurge degree this is what
lias happened to the excess profits and large
surpluses that wore supposed to he accruing
during the recent periods of extreme ac
tivity.
There is a morg or less popular fallacy that the
banks are the principal losers when money falls in
value—usually indicated by constantly rising prices
oi commodities. While the hanks lore, of course, as
do all who lend money, the greatest losers in the
country are those having savings accounts and those
whose incomes are deriver from investments in long
time securities. Most of the money due the banks is
represented by commercial paper subject to call or
for short term loans, and the banks are able to re
coup to a certain extent. Cheap money means more
of it and tlie banks are able to get a greater volume
to handle than when money is high. But there is
no way to inflate a savings account or a long time
bond for a fixed amount with a stated Interest.
NEW YORK WILL RE FOR SMITH.
That New York will seriously urge the nomination
of Governor Smith for the Presidency next year is
said to be accepted at its face value in Albany and
New York City. Of course, everybody expected that
New York would present his name to the convention
as it was presented at San Francisco three years ago.
However, at that time it was not expected that he
would be nominated, notwithstanding that the great
ountanding spontaneous demonstration among the
delegates oecured at the close of Bourke Cockran's
great speech presenting his name.
But Governor Smith declares that he is not a
candidate for the Presidency and that no real friend
of his will suggest that he 'become one. It is be
lieved that his real desire is lo servo another term
as Governor—■preferably a four-year term, one that
would enable him to put into effect some well defined
ideas he lias of ncecssary changes in the affairs of
|the Empire State.
Tourist Trend Is Alaskaward.
(Ketchikan News.)
What promises to be ithe greatest year for the
sight-seeing tourist lias already Ibegun. Alaska
should come into her rightful heritage this year, for
nowhere on earth is there a trip comparable to it.
Seattle has worked iits civic pride to a shadow in
an attempt at abating the smoke nuisance common
to the Puget. Sound, but it is not likely that those
engaged in the effort of land clearing will pay much
attention to a meaningless bill passed by the Wash
ington State Legislature prohibiting burnings during
the only burning season.
Prideful Seattleites should direct their attention
Alaskaward. Here is a trip surprisingly free from
| smoke and even fog. The California trip by water,
i while most interesting, cannot compare with the de
| lightfulnoss of an Alaska trip. The famous “inside
i passage" is a continual surprise to the tourist; islets
and hills and snow-capped peaks through which the
steamers thread their way, in their very nearness and
approachableness constitute a trip so pleasurable, tx>
healthful and at the same time so economical that
Seattle may very profitably call c.ff its barrage on the
settler's smoke screen and boost more effectively for
Alaskan travel.
Russian (irain Shipments.
(Chicago Tribune.)
"Eight million Russians will die of starvation this
year if America does not continue to give famine
relief.”
Tbits is the assertion of two representatives of the
{Quaker relief just returned from Russia and Poland
and now assisting the Chirago Committee for Ameri
I can Relief for Russian Women and Children,
i ■ Meanwhile under tlio benignant dictatorship of the
j prolteariat there is now boing shipped out from Black
| Sea ports of Russia 1,400,000 bushels of wheat pur
| chased by tho German Government. In addition
I about 4,000,000 bushels of wheat and rye await for
j warding to these ports, and 1,200,000 are at Petro
| grad waiting for shipment upon the opening of
| navigation.
We do not cite these facts to discourage relief for
the w'retched victims of Bolshevism, but for the light
they throw upon the Lenine regime. Money for grain
sent abroad is needed to sustain the Red rule and no
bourgeois scruples weaken this 'Simple plan. No capi
talist government would demean itself to adopt it,
but Bolshevism rules with the mailed band. Justifi
cation tp tho revolutionary conscience is easy. The
glorious revolution must not fail.
Conservatism vs. Radicalism.
(Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Since I he announcement of the formation of a
Progressive bloc within the Republican majority in
the next Congress, with the avowed intention of
erecting a minority dictatorship to put through radi
: cal legislation, there has been a serious ousting up of
the personnel of both Houses to see what chance there
may be of Its making good its threat.
Conservative forces of the country, irrespective of
politics, have been canvassing the situation to deter
mine what hope there is for a rally of conservative
Senators and Representatives with courage to protect
it heir const fluents and t lie country from the enaet
I ii.cut. of further discouraging and destructive laws
land the projection of more radical heresies upon the
i body politic. These have fixed their attention upon
the Democratic minority. A canvass of it, they re
port, discloses a dominant conservatism that may be
i sufficient to overcome the machinations of the new
mischief-making bloc.
Beginning wtlh New York, which will send the
largest Democratic delegation that has gone from that
state in many years, it is asrerted that it is largely,
if not. indeed, wholly, representative of the con
servative and constructive element of their party.
The same conclusion is reached as to the majority
of the Democratic representatives of the North. Turn
ing to the South, tlio canvass yields the utmost satis
faction. The South is not honeycombed with radical
ism. At least tlie Democratic Party there is not
It represents the business interests of the South, the
controlling element there because of the rapidly de
veloping manufacturing and mining interests of that
section. Therefore, it is inferred, it the very radical
Republican minority to be known as the Progressive
bloc is bent on making trouble with Its heresies, il
is not likely to get sympathy or support from South
ern Democrats.
Finally, it is figured that there is a very large
| conservative majority in each of the great parties
that should be able, pndcr strong leadership, to
save the country from harmful radical legislation.
It is hoped that the courage of these representatives
of constructive business poiioiea will prove stronger
than tho effrontery of a presumptuous radical min
ority and stronger than the temptation of partisan
expediency. If the movement hack of this canvass
of the next Congress is adequately inspired and
gathers sufficient momentum it may be tlvat the cam
paign of lttf’4 will be dominated hv the Issue of
"Conservatism vs. Radicalism" more than il will be
by the question, "West or Dry?"
That endless chain postal card Presidential boom
started for Borah will do no hamnand cannot help
boosting the postal receipts a little.-—(Indianapolis
Star.)
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ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
Toll gates have disappeared, but
I you still have to keep your pockets
full of change to meet the demands
of the filling stations.
The Ananias Club
“You are not to, blame, my dear;
it was all my fault,'’ admitted the
wife to her husband.
Often Goes to Extremes, Eh?
“Time brings rttrrnge changes,’'
mused the professor of mathematics.
“Yes,’’ replied the president of the
college, “when I was a student here 1
was at the foot and now I am at the
head.”
A Mystery What Is
“It*3 queer how some folks who
haven't as much brains as you and I
havo seem to got along junt as well,”
warbles Tom Doming. But that isn’t
anything like as strange, Tom, as the
fact that so many of them get along
so darn much bettor than we do.
An Optimist
“Well, how's that second-hand bus
you bought behaving? Running
smooth as gia3n?”
“Not exactly. The starter won't
work, a spark plug is on a strike,
the batteries are worn out, the cylin
ders are full of carbon, the tiros all
are flat and the paint is nearly
scratched off the body—but, say, the
old horn works perfectly ”
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; Gems From Gu'de Book to Success
When the whole world seems
against you and your days are full of
(.trouble something is wrong some
where. 13 it with the who! • world,
or is it you? I E. F.
Speaking of Increase in Salaries—
, (Nyack (N. Y.) News.)
“A son was born las: Saturday to
Mr. and Mrs. Salat ies. of No. 128 De
Pew Avenue.”
More Serviceable
"Ah,” saiid Mrs. Jones, who was
looking over the woman's page in an
effort to find soma suggestions for
ways of entertaining a bride-elect,
“here are some good ideas for show
ers."
•'Huh!” grunted her lesser half, "1
wish you could find some good um
brellas for tbeuj."
So, Even in Those Days They Had
Their Slackers
(From “Twenty Years Ago," in Mar
ion Star.)
Will Slack, of Green Camp, after
an attack of quinsy, was able to teach
his school.
If It Fits—
j You could hardly expect the girls
to pass up the Russian boots just be
cause they look so hideous, but it h
surprising to think they'll wear them
in spite of the fact they are so
sensible.
One of the boat ways lo make a
I lot of friends is to make a lot of
j money.
It takes an awful lot of patience
'for somo wives to live with their
husbands, and it takes a lot of money
for seme husbands to live with their
wives.
We never pick out the man who
has a blossom on his nose as the
flower of his .family.
The fashion news says there Is to
be a lot ot' color about men's spring
I clothes—but hardly, we suppose, as
much as there is on some flappers’
j faces.
We never expect to get much real
pleasure out or our radio until we
can get the wave length of somo
I r,if Hie cop’s home and listen in while
his wife bawls him out when he gets
home.
lEvery married man gets a lot of
consolation out of knowing l«s wife,
at least, can't road his mind, if any.
We have noticed, however, that
some of the people who get plenty
of food for thought do nut always
show' much mental development.
We don’t envy the man who can
keep his wife in luxury as much as
! we do the one whp can keep his in
good humor.
Friends are fine things to have
but wo sometimes think they cause
us a heap more trouble than our ene
mies ever do.
An egotist is a man who thinks
all the other married women should
turn green with envy over his wife’s
luck lin getting him.
You will notico, too, that a little
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learning can make a mighty big fool
of a man.
It isn’t the worry over the danger
of his college boy getting brain
fever from overstudy that brings
the gray hairs to a father’s head.
Not every man who moves in the
best circles Is a rounder -plenty of
them aro square fellows.
The only "rope’- a lot of married
men over get is the kind they buy
at the corner cigar store and huve
to smoke in the woodshed.
Daily Sentence Sermon
It’s the finish, not tho start, that
brings homo the bacon.
News of the Names Club
He’s no cannibal, but Harry Etter
is reported from-Dayton. Ohio.
We wish True Sellers, from In
dianapolis, would go into the coal
business.
BEACH COMBERS
RETURN TO FAR
EASTERN SHORES
KOBE, Japan. April 11.—-The beach
comber, hero or otherwise of many
stories about the Far East, is return
ing -to the ports of Japan a>!'tor an
absence of eight years. With the
outbreak of the war, the beach
combers disappeared entirely.
Most of them went home to fight
for their respective countries; or if
their own country was not involved,
attracted hy adventure, joined a for
eign legion. The few remaining
found that with jobs open" I ta all,
it was difficult to ilive (an the bounty
of ,t'he foreign comamintUes of tho
ports. Now they are drifting back
and the foreign communities are dis
cussing how to deal with them.
The American consular service is
provided with sufficient funds for the
relief and repatriation of destitute
American seamen. These funds are
administered under regulations drawn
up 'by the Department of State, bat ai
considerable amount of discretionary I
power is placed in tho hands of the
consuls Each case is investigated i
individually, and relief is adminis-J
tered, even though the seaman is a I
deserter or has missed his vessel -
through negligence, if he appears to
be deserving, and not a confirmed
“marine hoibo." Board and lodging
is -provided for these cases and they
are repatriated by the first available
vessel, at the expense of the Ameri
can government.
Must
Serve Life for
Murdering His Partner
DOS ANGELES, April 11.—Uphold-1
ing tho verdict of the lower court, j
the Appellate Court today decreed j
that Herbert Wilson, former evangel
ist and alleged mail bandit, must
serve life at San Quentin for the
slaying of Herbert Cox, his partner. I
in an attempted jail break last April.
Headquarters i«r Ladysmith coal.
Juneau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv
PALACE OF SWEETS
Eat a dish a day of our ice
cream. A healthful vitamine
food.
Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate,
Pineapple.
' We also serve Seattle Velvet
Ice Cream.
Large room for dance or card
parties.
Ladies’ Rest Room
ALASKA RADIO
Crosley Set ready to install. |
Now model ltadiotrom tubes, j
Makes battery last four times |
longer. Also Magnavox loud |
speaker. It speaks for itself. |
Julius Jaeger, 324 E. 4th St. |
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DENTISTS
1 and 3 Goldstein lid*.
PHONE SO
Hours » a m u 9 p. zb.
Dr. Charles P. Jenne
DENTIST
Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Bldg.
Telephone 176.
Dr. DeVighnc
Malony Building
Hours 1 to 4. 7 to 9.
Phones: Office, 104; Ree. 10|.
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GEO. I. BARTON, D. C. |
Chiropractor
2nd floor Messerschmidt Apts.
I Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to B;
I 7 to D and by appointment.
J Phone 259.
Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
201 Goldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to S;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 167; res., 1672.
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HOTEL ATWOOD
First Ave. and Pine St., Seattle
Popular Prices. Nearest to Ev
j erythlng. J. A. Farnham and
Ted Taylor, Props.
fraternal Societies
-or
Gastineau Channel
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Hwtlii Wednesday
Brenlnge at 8:00
o'clock. Elka* Hall.
C. P. JENNE,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS.
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodiet
of Freemaaonry
Scottiah Bite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:80 p. m, Odd
Fellows’ Hall.
WALTER B. HEI8EL, Secretary.
i. o. o. r.
BILVBR BOW
IX)DOB NO. I A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.t
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Grand;
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
MOUNT JUNEAU LOOSi
No. 147, F. « A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and Fourth Mondays
of each Month. In Odd Felices
Mall, beginning at 7:1» o’cloea.
Homer G. Nordling, Master,
('has. E. Naghel. Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tuts
days of each month.
At 8 o'clock. I. O. O. F. Hall.
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
LOIS NORDLING, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
- -_ aBOHBRS COUNCIL NS.
S$J!!233K7 17 «U. Meetings second
ntSWY and laat Mondays at 7:M
p. m. Transient Broth
ers urged to attend. Council Chambers
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, O. M.
J. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 9. m.
Elks’ lxjdge Room. John F. Starr,
Pest Commander, Phone 973; Q. H.
Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 198.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o’clock.
Moose Hall. E. F.
odenberg, Dictator; R. H. Stevens
cretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEAET
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o'clock, Moose Hall. Mrs. C. W.
Render, Senior Regent; Mrs, k.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
AUXILIARY, PIONEER! 0T
ALASKA. Igloo No. 6.
Meets last Thursday of every
monlh. Social hour with mem
bers of Pioneer Ixdge to fol
low each meeting.
Mrs. I/ittie Spickett, President.
Mrs. Lillie Burford, Secretary.
FIELDS OF THE FUTURE
Your future is an unplowed field. Whether or
not it is to be productive depends on you. You can
plow, sow, and reap the harvest—or you can let it
remain unfruitful, a barren waste.
Start now to cultivate the opportunities that lie
in front of you by opening an account in our Savings
Department and depositing to it regularly. In this
manner you will reap a harvest of comfort and suc
cess in the future.
The B. M. Behrends Bank
JUHEAIT, ALASKA. . I