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ABOLISHING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Senator Dill, in a speceh at Walla Walla the other
day, declared In favor of the abolition of the Electoral
College and the direct election of the President and
Vice-President. This is a matter that has been dis
cutsed troni time to time for more than half a cen
tury. Perhaps it would he a good tiling. However,
it .has been suggested that it would put a very high
premium on illegal voting In all sections ot the
c< untry, and have a tendency to entire States unduly
to extend the suffrage. Those who have raised this
objection have generally favored the plan of having i
each. Crnepesrlonal district cast one vote through a1
Presidential elector or otherwise.
However, the importance of the matter is mini
mised by llie fact that only three times in thei
history cf the country did the candidate for Preai-I
uent who recelvtd the most votes fail to ^secure the
election. General Jackson lead in the polling inj
JBid4 and John Quincy Adams got the office. How
ever, Jackson came into office four years later to
i e-main4 for eight years and wield great power for a de
cade* after retiring, in 187»J Samuel J. Tilden received
a Inge plurality (1 the papular vote and lost the* Presi
dency (by one vote in the Electoral College after it
had bet n doctored by tin famous Klcctoral Commis
rion. In 1888, President Cleveland received a sub
rtantial plurality of the popular vote and lost the
Presidency in the Electoral College.
There have bc**n several times when the will of
r. plurality of the voters came near being thwarted
thtough the operation of the Presidential election
machinery. The last time wai in l'Jlti when Presi
dent Wilson received an t normous plurality of the
votes, but the change of a few votes in California
would have deprived him of I lie office. A similar
condition prevailed In the election of 1884 when a
change of 600 votes in New York Stale would have
defeated Grover Cleveland in the election. New York
State would have changed tin results in 1880 If she
hud voted for Hancock but the change would have
wiped cut tile narrow* plurality for Garlleld.
If Presidents had beon elected by the popular vote,
however, ft is likely that many elections would have
resulted the other way. lit the South, tor instance,
only a handful cf votes are cast at the general elec-;
lion. The ryal cont< -its are In the Democratic pri-j
iiVirie3. Frequently the general election vote there
Is but 20 cr 25 per cent., or less, of the Demo
cratic ptlmary vote. It Is easy to believe, therefore,
than not only would Tilden have been elected instead
of Hayes if we had not had the Electoral College,
hut Hancock would have defeated Garfield in 1880,
Cleveland would have defeated Harrison in 1888 and
Dryun would have defeated McKinley in 18!M>.
PRIMARIES SHOULD BE POSTPONED AND
LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS ADVANCED.
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]i the Legislature would pass a law postponing
the primary election date until August tlie people of j
Alaska would hav< a rt t from politics lor more than
a (year, after the adjournment of the Legislature. I
Delegate Sutherland would be enabled to remain at j
his post In Washington throughout the long session!
of Congrcis without having to devote time to his<
political fence'.;, and tin primary would come along
at a time when others than politicians would be giv
ing attention to public matters:.
flicii it Senator ( hamberlin's memorial asking
that t lie Legislature meet a month earlier
t liould lie adopted and favorably passed upon by
t ongte-s \\ ■ could have six or seven mouths of
polities and have it over again for nearly a year-and
a-lsslf.
riii would make it so ihat the p ople would ha\‘e
an opportunity to work hard and do business without
wholly neglecting public affair:- With things as they
uie new, with candidal. having 10 file their declara
tions of candidacy nine months before Hie election
and more than a year before the meeting of the Leg
islature, giving the candidate who tiles the almost
certainty or having to look forward to some fifteen
months of polities and public service, the temptation
is to_ leave it all to the politicians. Under the cir
cumstances Alaska lui been very fortunate in the
character of her Legislatures. Very few busy men,
tliose of tiie ela s that ought to take part in public
matters, can afford to accept public office. Most of
those who have done bo have suffered loss in the
doing.
MEASURING WITH A LITTLE YARDSTICK.
Most people to measure all governmental
policies and people In th public service with their
own little yardsticks. For instancse, the temperance
committee of a groat church has sent out a threat
that temperance people will defeat any one running
for President whose platform and convictions are
not enthufiiu.-thaily in favor of the strictest enforce
ment of the Volstead Act. It specifies "one A1
Smith” — forgetting in Its venom that Hie man
referred to in this undignified manner is t he chief j
executive of the greatest State in the Union, elected 1
tiv- of ti)<cueaudj of sovereign voters to the]
exalted position which he 'holds—as one who Is
mailted for disfavor.
Thi' ajCtitude of tho United Statecc toward stricken
Eurfipe and on other international affairs, the do
me tic problems which concern the people, none of
these count for anything. No matter what be the
position of any person or party upon any or all of
the multitude of social, industrial, international or
other question- which confront the country. Every
thing may go hang so ions as the President is very
dry and elected on a very dry platform.
The City of Juneau lias won the first horse in the
lighting rate contest. Judge Heed’s decision is gratify
ing to the people of the town, and Justifies the
method of procedure adopted by the City Council.
Germany claims she has paid the Allies one hun
dred billion marks. What kind of marfcs? The
kind that Swiss jewelers use for wrapping paper?
The tidal waves that have been swishing around
Hawaii and Korea have not been hardy enough to
tackle the hard "North count ree."
Diplomatic Secrecy.
(Indianapolis News.)
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, is acting Demo
cratic leader, and almost certainly will be chosen as
the party's leader in the Senate at the next ses
sion of Congress. For him to see any good in the
administration of a rival party would be contrary to
politics as the game is played. The Senator is par
ticularly fretful over tome of the actions of Secretary
Hughes. He says that the Secretary discloses con
fidential information to newsppaer correspondents that
lie will m . give to a Senatorial committee.
It is a tradition of Washington newspaper work
Unit Ihe correspondents do not violate confidences.
Secretary Hughes has learned that he can talk to the
cci respondents about the Government's efforts to bring
about a new foreign policy, and that if he pledges
them to secrecy for the time being, the peldge will
he kept. The fact that the Secretary of Stale can and
does talk to the correspondents is evidence that the
Government liar nothing to conceal, and that an hon
est effort is being made to reach a satisfactory in
ternational understanding. If the same information
wero given to a Senatorial comniiittee, it would likely
be made (he subject of speeches and political pro
paganda. Tlie Secretary could exact no pledge of
: ■ fiery from Congressmen during negotiations, and
the result would he endless misunderstandings, due to
pi c mature announcements.
Walter Hines Page, during his incumbency as Am
bassador to Grot Britain in the prewar period, told
ot one emberrar ing silnation after another, due to
unwise publication of message® that he hoped would
remain confidential. lie would send a highly im
portant note to the President and Secretary of State,
urging that secrecy bo maintained. While Mr. Bry
an was Secretary of State there notes usually became
public. Comment by the press and by public officials
was made without any true conception of the facts,
and a a result Ambassador Page had to apologize and
explain. Secretary Hughes's policy of secrecy during
the negotiations is justified by the results he hopes
to attain, and all his efforts might ho ruined by pre
mature disclosures.
(’hanxinj* Russia.
(New York Tribune.)
Another indication of Russia’s changing policy
lias come from Paris. Ilasil Baklakoff, one of Ker
in ky's Ambus idors, lias expressed his opinion that
when (ho Soviet authorities have completely ahand
i m it (lie last of their communist theories Russians,
regardless of past political party connections, will
forge ttlicir differences and will join in the building
up cf the Rued a.
Although tlie Keren, kv group has never been as
relentless in its opposition to the Soviets us the former
monarchists, this, declaration is important for two
reasons. It shows that whatever hope many Russians
may have had of overthrowing the Soviet from tile
outside is definitely abandoned, and that Russian
observers see a continued change away from commun
ism on the part of tlie Soviet leaders.
Beth of these facts, of course, have long been
clear to impartial outsiders. That they are noted by
non-Hob hevik Russians, In wever, is significant. The
implication of the Kerensky Ambassador is that the
completion of the change is not far distant. When
it comes it ie likely that much of the machinery of
Government e ablislied by the Soviet regime Will
continue, the names of Bolshevism will remain', but
’hat, under this cloak, a practical, workable indus
trial state will he organized. The modern element
within the Communist Party is already working
toward tills goal.
For Literacy Test.
(Seward Gateway.)
The Foster Literacy Bill should be indorsed by
every believer in sued government and one hundred
P*r re"t Americanism. The bill provides that to vote
in Alaska one should be able to read and write the
English language. The object of the bill is to shut
out the half civilized Indian who lias not sufficient
intelligence to know for whom he is voting. It is a
~ood' bill and should lie indorsed by every American
Legion Post in the Territory as well as by every
citizen who believes his or her vote to bo worth more
to the government than an Indian's.
Having voted for light wine and beer for the
country at large, Swedish legislators are lint logical
in authorizing their sale in the restaurant of the
Im11 ii.n 10lit building lrcm which liquor has been ex
cluded for live years. They at least command more
i espect than legislators who vote dry and then
patronize bootleggers. — (Ketchikan Chronicle.)
It's strange *Jiat these prohibition lawmakers will
not vote for a bill to abolish tlie manufacture of
putois. These things, Ifke rum, cause bickerings,
suffering, widows' tear- and death. (Cincinnati En
quirer )
Tlie Indian who spent 25 years In prison for the
erimu of another may at least be thankful lie was iu
a place where there was no danger of being lilt by
a passing automobile. -(Indianapolis News.)
Hiram Johnson's way ot having absolutely nolh
iug to do witli Europe in any way. shape or form.
I is to go abroad for tile summer. — (Ohio State
| Journal.)
One effect of President Harding's vacation has
been to consolidate end win over that part of the
country’s electorate that lives in houseboats.—(Seattle
Times, i
If there is to be a third party Senator Borah
We don't wish to say a word against Senators
knows whom lie would like io nominate to head
Hie ticket. -(Boston Transcript.)
Borah and Johnson touring Europe. It may be for
the purpose of gaining knowledge. — (Cleveland
Times-Commercial.)
When this country turns communist, who will
rend wheat ships to f«ed It?—(Chicago News.)
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ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Obrervations of Oldest Inhabitant
Tha old fashioned family use! la
gacli. r .round the organ on ^r.n lay
nights and ding -tospel hymns The
modern family tunes in on i jazz
colli ert.
The Anaioas Ciub
"The oil well la a fake," said the
salesman, “but we ,are selling stock
because there are so many people in
tthn world who like to lose their
money."
Worse Than Pedestrians, Even
"It's an outrage! An outrage.” ex
claimed the citizen, a good deal worse
for moonshine, as he cra wle I out
from under his wrecked machine.
"What is?" asked the cop. who had
rushed up to the scpne of the ac-j
eldent.
“Why, that the traction companyj
doesn't instruct its trolley poles to
gat out of the way of motor ears, sir
I honked and honked, but that
b’ankoty poi(r Wonfd not move an
Inch. Now look at my car. 1 cer
tainly will s*uo the company for dam
ages."
Fool Questions
R. M. asks: "Da they use tuning
fork > at musical feasts?”
Pa Makes a Guess
"Pa," said Clarence, "what do they
mein by ‘wrapped in thought?’”
“Rapped in thought?" repeated Pn,
who was thinking of something else,
“oh, I guess lit refers to mean things
a man thinks of other people, bit Is
afraid to say out lend. Now done
bother me again "
Sip Sounds Like a Revival Might Be
Needed
(Eastern Johnson, County Cor., Big
Sandy (Ky.^ Advertiser.)
There has bean a revival meeting
in progress at Little Gap, near Sip,
Ky.
A Word to the Wise, &c.
To the rising gen‘ration we'd like
to call lattontion to the fact that
when they read "Early to bed, early
to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise." the early to bed does not
mean early in the morning, nor the
early to rise refer to the afternoon.
So many of them seem to be taking
it that way we think it is time to
put ’em right in the matter.
Must Ee Where AM the Antique Fur
niture Comes Fr®m
Sign on Dallas, Texas, store:
FAKES FURiUyURE STORE
If It Fits—
“Women are Improving,” says a
headstne. P*r»oia|tt we aiwav.f, have
thought fh'Cy wqrjp so near pwrfect
it was a waste i ? money to spend so
much for cosmetics in an effort to Im
prove them.
This would he a terrible old world
if all the things we worry about
happening really did.
No; many people would have much
use for their vocal organs if they
stal led to think twice before th y
spoke.
There, is nothing a woman hates
wot.so than being a slave to her
house, hut we never yet have heard
of one who objected to being the
slave to fashion.
Nob d> ever has a bigger "piper's"
bill to pay than the bird who mar
rii l a girl because sho is such a good
dancer.
The reason father doesn't give
mother more money to*run the house
is because it lakes so much to keep
the old bus running.
When sho is young a girl has a
hard time getting her brother to take
liar places, and when she is old she
has an even harder time getting her
'husband to go out with her
A man now can wear a wrist watch
without being looked upon as a
sissie, but 'heaven save us from the
time ever coming when it will be
considered perfectly proper for a he
rnaile to carry a powder puff.
Our guess is that the fellow whose
wife has Joined the Lucy Stoners
wishes to goodness she had kept her
I maiden nani in the hirst place.
A wife cant' think of anything
| more useless to have around than a
husband who isn't making enough to
' allow her to keep up with the neigh
’ bors.
| What a difference there is between
shaking hands and shaking knees*
It isn't until after she lias moved
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Telephone 431
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MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Now offers additional attractiv
Disability Benefit feature*.
NONE OTHER SO LIBERAL.
ALLEN SHATTUCK
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
| ESTABLISHED 1898
heaven and earth to laud the poor
fish tlhkt a girt stops to woniler
whether she e.m stand it to live with
hint.
Daily Sentence Sermon
No man can ba poorer than the
fellow iwho has no conscience.
News of the Names Club
No, you're wrong. I. Plow isn't a
farmer. He lives in Now York and
acl'l3 ha’roots.
Jon Sitter, of Dayton, wants us to
Inform the dry agents ho is no rela
tion to 'the well known Hard Cider.
ROBERT LOWE RETURNS:
LOOKS FOR GOOD YEAR
Robert: Rowe, piopeor business man
ol' Whitehorse and far many years a
member of the Yukon Territorial
Council, wis a home-bound passenger
on the Princess Mary on her north
ward trip. Ho expected to meet
Mrs. Lowe, who remained a* White
horse this winter, at Skagway.
.Mr. Lowe spent several weeks in
the Provinces and States. He looks
for a good year in the Upper Yukon
country. Mayo and other parts of
the North, he says, have attracted
much fcuteiition throughout the
country.
Call Berry's taxi for that closed
car comfort; day and night service.
Stand at the big hotel—the Gas
tineau. —adv.
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
If Mixed With Sulphur It Darkens
So Naturally Nobody
Can Tell
The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray,
streaked and faded hair is grand
mother's recipe, and folks are again
using it to keep their hair a good,
even color, which Is quite sensible,
ns we are living in an age when a
youthful appearance is of the great
est advantage.
Nowadays .though, we don’t have
the troublesome task of gathering
the sage and mussy mixing at home
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product, improved by the addition
of other Ingredients, called "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound.” It
is very popular because nobody can
discover it has been applied Simply
moisten your comfe-.or a soft brush
with it and draw this through your
nair, taking one small strand at a
time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, but what delights the la
dies with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur
Compound, is that, besides beauti
fully darkening the hair after a
few applications, it also produces
that soft lustre and appearance of
abundance which is so attractive
— (Advertisement.)
Headquarters '.nr Ladysmith coal.
Juneau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv
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SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
FOR RENT—$4.00 PER YEAR
Wm. D. Perkins & Co.
BANKERS—211 Cherry St., Seattle
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PALACE OF SWEETS I
i Eat a dish a day of our ice
1 cream. A healthful vitamine
| food.
I Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate,
Pineapple.
1 We also serve Seattle Velvet
Ice Cream.
Large room for dance or card
parties,
Ladies’ Rest Room
I
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TRY OUR
Merchants Lunch
45 Cents
Arcade Cafe
MARY YOUNG, Proprietor.
i JAPANESE TOY SHOP '
I. 8. MAKINO t
Front Street
P. 0. Box 218 for Mail Orders |
BRIQUETS
Ideal
fuel for
every
purpose
- Larf e (took* on hand
Ladysmith ooai.
Nanaimo ooa\
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Phoae 411.
" PROFESSIONAL f
Dr«. Kaser & Freeburger
DENTISTS
1 and 3 Goldgteia lldf.
PHONE 50
Hours 9 a m. tt. 9 p. m.
Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bldg.
Telephone 172.
m-a
Sitka Hot Spring*
Visit the Famous
Dr. F. L. Goddard’s Sanitarium
Hates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
GEO. I, BARTON, D. C.
Chiropractor
' 2nd floor Me.sserschmidt Apts.
I Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to 6;
j 7 to 9 and by appointment.
Phone 259,
Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
201 Goldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to 6;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 167; res., 1672.
All Alaskan Trails End at
HOTEL ATWOOD
First Ave. and Pine St., Seattle
Popular Prices. Nearest to Ev
erything. J. A. Farnham and
Ted Taylor, Props.
HOTEL SEATTLE
“Home of Alaskans”
Prices reasonable. European
plan. Seattle, Wash.
H. L,. 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. Phone 177.
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THE MAKING OF CONCRETE
Is a matter of proper materials
together with engineering skill.
Both are our assets.
Established Twenty Years
CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFG.
COMPANY j
Willoughby Ave. Phone 3 2.
fraternal Societies
-OF
Gastineau Channel
0 . ELKS
MmUij Wednesday
Evenings at 8:00
o'clock, Elks' Hall.
Charles P. Jenne,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodies
of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:80 p. m. Odd
Fellows’ Hall.
WALTER B. HEISEL, Secretary.
i. o. o. P.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO I A
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Grand;
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
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PERSEVERANCE RTHTETTAW
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every first and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 PM. FRANCES GUSTAFSON,
N. O. ALPHONSINE CARTER,
Secretary.
MOUNT JUNEAO LOOM
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Secf.nd and Fourth' Mondays
of each Month. In Odd Felices
Wall, beginning *t 7:8# o'clock.
Homer O. Nordling, Mastor.
C has. E. Nagtiel, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tuts
duys ot each month.
At 8 o'clock, I O O. F Hall.
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
LOIS NOHDLINO, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
8EOHER8 COUNCIL NC.
17 'U. Meeting* second
and laat Mondaya at 7:88
^ v pm. Tranalent Brotb
r« unred to attend. Council Chambers
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, Q. K.
J. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 y. in.
Elks’ ~Ix>dge Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, Phone 973; G. H.
Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 196.
lOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o’clock,
^ Moose Hall. E. F.
I Roden berg, Dictator; R. II. Stevens
' Secretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuosday of each month, 8
o'clock, Moose Hall. Mrs. C. W.
Render, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
AUXILIARY, PIONEER* OF
ALASKA. Igloo No. 6.
Meets last Thursday of every
month. Social hour with mem
bers of Pioneer Lodge to fol
low each meeting.
Mrs. Txjttie Spickett, President.
Mr3. 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
JUNEAU, ALASKA. 3 T*