ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
JOSH W. TROY - - - EDITuR AND MANAGER
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DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OT1 fER ALASKA
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MORE FRIENDS FOR ALASKA.
That Alaska will have more friends in Congress
hereafter than she lias had in the past, or, at least,
that She will have better Informed friends, as a re
sult of what Ropresentaitilve Winslow railed the "in
vasion of A1.1 ka by Congress” there is no doubt.
None who heard all the speeches at the Juneau ban
quet Welnc-day evening can fail to bo optimistic
ever the outlook for the future. That a friendly
feeling for Alaska has been made warmer by the
reoption given the Senators and It op rest!: a t i vee who
have toured the Territory and that the Senators and
Representative., have used the time they have spent
in the Territory to gain information that will serve as
a foundation tor more intelligent action in the future
was evident.
The visiting Senators and Representatives were
immensely pleased with the line reeption that was
accctiled them by this city. The showing made of the
resources, dev depone tit and potentialities of this sec
tion of Alaska was impressive and the National law
makers frankly ulimited it. From 'the rnombnt Sen
ntor Warren characterized Juneau as the "brightes
jewel" in all of America's Territories until the closi
c-f Representative Crisp's speech, it was evident tha
Juneau had made a hit.
THE BLOT SYSTEM.
The ‘‘bloc” system is being discussed these dayi
piohaibly more than any other recent domestic de
vclcpment. It is attacked and, in some Instances
dc fended.
The bloc, which means an organization of Ihosi
Jr respective of party with similar views, or for th
accomplishment of a definite thing, is not new, and 1
Is all right hi 'long as It prosecutes its purpose
through educational channels.
H-wcvcr, the Intolerant bloc thal measures every
thing by its little yardstick, that Is willing to accep1
any policy ar long as it attains Its ends, that trades
combines, threaten®, rewards and performs all th<
tricks of practical iwlltics to gain its purposes ii
a dangerous thing. The bloc which refused to granl
war m car urea, for instance, until it got prohibition
provisions attached lo tItem; the bloc that demands
tribute before it will yield a strategic position into
which It has traded ifeelf; the bloc that w-Ml permit
disorganization and prevent orderly progress unless It
has its way; the bloc that refuses to consider any
thing on Its merit unices Its own hobby-horse brigade
is given place In the parade; the bloc that Intimi
dates, slanders and brow-betas, subvert government
by the majority and prevent the consideration of
each 1; ue on Its merits.
A bloc that will continue a campaign of education
until it convinces tlie majority of the people that It
rtands for what is right is a good thing, but it should
no trade, log-roll, or otherwise force its purposes
Into the statute books by old machine political
methods.
GET IT STRAIGHT.
Ncwnpapcrs and others of the First Division
often declare that Southeastern Alaska pays most of
the Territorial taxes. While that has been true a rew
times since the organization of the Alaika Legislature.
It has not been true for the last few years. The
major part of the taxes tor several years has fallen
upon the Third Division, due to the large packs ol
red salmon In the far Westward regions and the Ken
n<<r»u <•< i,prr production, Dust year the Third Dlvi
‘;on p lid 67 per cent, of the Territorial taxes anc
the Firrt Division about 1)5 per cent., leaving 8 pel
cent, to he paid by the Second and Third Divisions.
It is well that we not overstate the claims of th(
First Division. They are well enough if the sinipl*
facts are presented.
REASSURING DECLARATION.
The declaration of Senator Robinson. Democratic
leader in the United States Senaie. that Alaska should
have a wider measure of self-government and be per
mitted to valve ante of her own problems, and the cn
dorsement of the position by Senator Jones of New
Mexico, were reassuring to the people of this Ter
ritory. Many of Alaska's most pressing problems
particularly the fisheries, could be better handled bj
the people tf Alaska than by the Federal Govern
ment. 'lhe Territory's taxation problems arc matiten
that could be better settled in Ala: ka by Alaskans
linn under an Organic Act which provides that the
Territorial Legislature lias no power to interfere in
any way with the occupational license tax.
Senator Hcbinson who committed himself to the
proposition o! wider self-government for the Terri
tory is a very Influential member of Congress. As
leader of the minority in the Senate his conclusions
will receive careful con ideration not only by those
of hi a cw n party but by those of the majority partv
as well.
The response of the audience io Senator Rob
inson's declaration in favor of self-government for
Alaska left no doubt as to the position or Juneau on
that question. It was instantaneous and enthusiastic.
Cong res may hold that only a part of the Terri
tory Is developed to *uch an extent that a full Ter
ritorlal form of government would be practicable.
In (hat event the portion of the Territory that is so
developed should be erected Into a Territory with a
full Territorial form of government. There can be
no question that the First Division and 'that part of
the Third Division that is tributary to Prince William
Sound and the Copper River and Northwestern Rail
way is prepared to maintain a full Territorial form
ol government with county organizations. If there
Is serious question about the remainder of the Ter
ritory this part of it should be made into a Territory
by itself.
The action of the Juneau speakers at the banquet
to thp Congressional party Wednesday night in pre
senting to the visiting Senators and Representatives
the importance of Ketchikan and the expression oi
[the wish that (he party might call at that place was
! a line neighborly thing to do. Mr. Robertson, the
toastmaster, Mr. Faulkner and ■ Delegate Sutherland
all paid tribute ifo the First City.
Mr. Bryan says others may choose monkeys for
ancestors if Miey "want to but he denies that he de
scended from monkeys. We have often thought of
Mr. Bryan as acting like a monkey. Possibly he
didn’t descend.
Why not compromise by giving Henry Ford Muscle
Shoals and leave the Presidency for someone else?
Exposing the “Reds.”
(Boston News Bureau.)
There is inueh disagreement among those who
; claim expert knowledge as to how deeply or widely
radicalism has taken root in this country. Some see a
genuine menace, with occasoinal ugly symptoms out
cropping. Others scout the thought of any real
danger.
There is no doubt that Moscow’s agents and ad
mirers have been busy, in diverse iways. The agents
have been slyly circulating a praise of Russia that Is
just about equally as false as their slandeds upon the
United Slates. Evidences of their propaganda efforts,
I printed or vocal, sporadically turn up here and there.
The “parlor reds," who love to toy with whatever
is now or naughty, are far more silly than sinister.
It is whatever contributions these latter may make
| to “the cause” that have any real effect; and it
I may be doubted if, with their own fickle tempera
! meat and in these taxation times, they form a very
j dependable revenue source. More important is the
fact that Moscow's own reserves of real cash are de
, dared to be running desperately low. If so, the ardor
j of ithe agents may also sink low.
' A more .potent economic argument, as affecting
i this side, is the statue of employment, attested by a
| thousand evidences. All who want one, have a job,
| and it is not easy to preach revolutionary diecontent
J to workers at good wages.
i Add to this the increasing volume of common
i knowldege hpre os to what is and has been goinf
,; on in Rueaia. The religious executions lent a new
I edge thereto. Now come certain definite bits o
illumination or discussion front quarters that tent
to disillusionize still further.
Note the American Federation of Labor's curren
denunciation of covert communist attempts to worn
a way into labor union periodicals. The A. F. of I.
‘ has openly and vigorously combaittcd the Soviet doc
■jtrines. It now puts the member unions on theii
; guard against masked attacks.
Note the serial publication of the grueling exper
, iences of one of the disillusioned volunteers who jour
s neyed to the Kuzibas colony.
Now comes the speech of the editor of the Jew
l.sh Daily Forward at the convention of tile Socialls
Party of America,—a Russian who roads Russian, am
who takes his information frum Iz vest la, the Sovio
official organ. He says such things as these:
"YVe have been flirting with Soviet Russia Ion)
I enough * * * Trotzky is a great big, bombastic wind
j bag * * * YVe have given them their chance, but the;
: have moat dismally tailed. * * * The Soviet leader
j don’t want to give up, because they’ve got a gooc
tiling. There are thousands and thousands of faker,
land grafters who have crawled on to the bandwagon.’
The Socialist party here i3 a self-confessed failun
numerically Just now, YVorld experience of the pas
few years has exposed the fatuity of the sort o
doctrines it .professes. Its spokesman does a bit o
service, however, in adding to the exposure of tin
looters of Russia.
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Kryan's Science.
(San Francisco Rulletin.)
If it were not so certain that he is destined t(
"car a halo and .play a hianp it would be easy t<
think of an appropriate punishment for Bryan it
j ttlc ncxt world . Ali that Satan would need to dt
would tie to give him .a sense of humor and ther
compel him to listen to phonograph records of al
the speeches he had delivered on earth.
He really cannot help It. A fow days ago hi
solemnly announced that he believed in science when
science was true, but thought it an enemy of religior
when it indulged in speculative guesses. How mucl
| poorer in itcentiflc truth the world would be todaj
!i! H lla(l not for scientifically developed guesset
. ....... viiuoii mws nave ioeen discovered ii
| proc iacly that way. The acientittc l.niaginatiion formu
latca a thoory as a probable explanation; tests It
ami if not verified by 'the facts. It is abandoned
' It fits all the facts and «L1 deductions from i
i , 10 f.ar,s antl now are ascertained by meani
I °r ,l> t“en theory becomes a law. That i.s i
scientific method, and true science Is not to be bla.mei
, tor the impetuous inferences of the pseudo-scientith
nor lor the misunderstanding of platform orators
In the Boalo or respectability the whipping bosi
; in a Florida contract labor camp seems to rank aiboti
' 40 degrees lower than a turkey buzzard and onlj
j one degree thighcr than a Communtst.—(Springfieh
iL'nion.)
Former Kaiser Issues an edict from Doom for
bidding members of the Hohenzoillern family ti
discuss his private affairs. It remains to be sect
whether ho is still Kaiser of his family.—(Clevelant
Plain Dealer.)
One part of the Einstein theory easy to under
stand is that you should wait until a scientist is deal
many years before stealing his stuff.—(San Fruncisci
Journal.) *
When they read that deop breathing promote!
right thinking, politicians should remember that deei
breathing and loud talking are not the same thing
— (Boston Transcript.)
Kver notice how easy it is for a man to he good
natured when everything is coming his way?—(Sur
Francisco Journal)
Perhaps the new ship liquor ruling will prove
that Fast and West meet at the three-mile limit.—
(New York Post.)
An undeveloped people is one that doesn't have
to pay too much rent.—(San Francisco Journal.)
What Europe needs Is a relief map.—(New York
Post.)
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant *
Carrie Nation was the first pro
hibition enforcement officer to make 1
raids without a search and seizure 1
warrant. f
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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The Ananias Club s
‘The only Rood berries are on the t
top of the box, those on the bottom f
are green or rotten,” admitted our t
fruit dealer yesterday as we priced r
a box of the early strawberries.
Bad Thing To Loose
Blinks: “You look worried. Been
losing money?”
.links, ‘No, l just lost my head.
I could not stand my wife finding
so much fault with me and I blew
up.”
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Can’t Get That From Their
Mothers. You Bet
(Jack Warwick, in Toledo Blade)
If the girls only knew it their
mothefa can give them a blime sight
better advice on their love prob
lems than the old maids who write
the mush columns of the newspapers.
—Sam Hill, Cincinnati Enquirer.
‘They don’t want advice, Sam;
they’re after encouragement.
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Signs of the Times
(On 42d. Street.)
HENRY BURNS
TEAMjNCi BARN
n c l/uco
"Pa,” said Clarence.
"What the deuce now?” demanded
hiR dad.
“Doesn’t even a mod man have a
lot of bad days?”
I Tool Questions
U. T. C. a*ks:‘ '.■•‘Shouldn't a violin
be repotted to the dry officials since
It. always has a' case?" G’wan, you
can string a violin, hut not us.
Aha! He Won't Any More
(Divorce Note in Houston Post.)
Pinkie Sasser vs. Will Sasser, di
vorce. (Eightieth.)
His Guess I
"It says here it once was the cus
j tom for a woman to wear her wed-1
ding ring on her thumb,” remarked;
I Mrs. Grouch.
“[ suppose sh* .changed it because
she found it Unferferred with her
keoping her husband under that, dt
\ git.” growled her husband.
Why Sure He Came Right Back
The Springfield Union has dug up
this notice from a Westfield item in
an edition of ISIS:
’The Public Please Take Notice:
—The gentlemen and two ladiea that
called at the millinery shop on the
16th of December and purchased a
wine colored satin bonnet, trimmed
with cherry satin shaded ribbon, with
a flower on the outside and a nar
row braid on the edge, also red
flowers within and lined with cherry
satin, is requested t6 make his ap
pearance and take the ten dollar
counterfeit bill he passed for good
money without further notice.”
If It Fits—
Dove that does not suffer all things
| leads but to the Divorce Court.
At that we'll het that nobody can
beat the installment collector at
finding people out.
Of course there are still a few
! modest girls, but Just the same a
i I good deal of blushing these days is
11 put on.
; I It may sound foolish, but really
i nobody Is better at throwing cold
water on a man than a wife who
always is getting bojllng mad.
Married people are in no position
, to fight Life's battles together when
HOTEL SEATTLE
| "Home of Alaskans" ;
es reasonable. European
plan. Seattle, Wash.
R. U HODODON, Manager
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| It’s all In knowing HOW to do |
flrst-clase cleaning and dyeing.
CAPITAL DYE WORKS |
C. Meldner, Professional Dyer
and Clnner. Phone 177.
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T THE MAKING OP CONCRETE " '
I Is a matter of proper materials 1
! together with engineering skill.
Both are our assets.
Established Twenty Years
j CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFO.
I COMPANY
' Wyioughby Are. Phone 32.
Prompt Delivery of
LADYSJOTBf COAL
Phone 48.
JUNEAU TRANSFER
COMPANY
Moves, Packs and Stores Freight
and Baggage.
hey spend most of their time fight
ig each other.
A thoughtful husband is one who
reats his wife with as much consiif
ration as a dyspeptic does his stom
ch.
It sometimes seems as If the only
ontented wife these days is one who
as gotten a divorce.
A woman may buy more clothes
ban a man. but she doesn't wear as
lany out, as any one can see by
iving her the once over.
You can't always judge from ap
earances. The bird driving the
well twin six may not know where
he next gallon of gas is coming
rom while the hard boiled guy rat
ling along In the flivver may be
arrying the notes on the twin six.
Even though a man does not want
i is wife to leave him. there are
imes when he does wish she would
save him alone a little more.
If husbands who are so attentive
n their wives would practice a lit
le more at home, they wouldn’t look
o awkward.
There is going to he less worry
bout what the world is coming to
then “girls spend so much time go
lg to the grocery after baking pow
er as they do to the drug store after
ace powder.
Daily Sentence Sermon
No man ever is enriched by get
ing revenge.
Ntws of the Names Club
We fhave asked Will Damniitt,
f Birmingham to make tile lieees
ary remarks for us when our tire
lows out and oil other such o'Tas
>ns.
B. Wright Scales is reported from
’t. Worth. Write your own wheeze.
11U IJLVXJ.
Willoughby Aver\ue closed be
ween Cole’s barn and Femtner
ock. C. W. BHINDER,
—adv. Street Commisioner.
AUTOS FOR HIRE
Auk Bay Stage
Loaves U. & I. Cafe for Ank
Bay 5 P. M., Saturday only,
returning 6:30. Special trip at
any time. Round trip $2.60
CALL
Berry’s Auto Service
I for that seven-pasenger 1923
j Cadillac touring car. Stand at
! Gastlncau Hotel. Popular
| prices..
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WHEN IN NEED OF A TAXI |
Call Collins
Seven passenger touring car.
Stand Trinaglo Shoe Shine Par
lor. Phone 186. Res. Phone 281.
Billy’
s Taxi
Day and night service.
Stand at the Grill.
Phone 4 72.
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Revilla Fill? Shop
FIRRIERS TAXIDERMISTS TANNERS
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
SPiciAtmNC in Creating from -
M.VSKAN FURS Till IWEST I’UIISiAS STYLES
ARCTIC BATHS
Without exception the best
Turkish Baths in Alaska.
Give ua a trial and you will be
come a regular customer.
W. H. Lott,
Proprietor. So. Front St. |
EU MOORHOUSE & CO
Certified Public Accountant*
L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle.
I
I Audita and Income Tax Service
I
, Annual visits to Alaska.
USED FUBHITintl
Bought, Sold and Exchanged
H. 10C0YICH
til Seward 8t.
Telephone 441. P. O. Box 111.
ALASKA COAL
FOR ALASKANS
—No soot
—Low in ash
—High in heat units
—Clean to handle
PHONE 412
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Sitka Hot Springs
Visit the Famous
Dr. F. I. Goddard’s Sanitarium
Kates 13.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
GEO. I. BAETON, D. C.
Chiropractor
2nd floor Messerschmldt Apts.
Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to 5;
7 to 9 and by appointment.
Phone 269.
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.
▲11 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.
IK!1
DR. R N. DONAHEY
Some Good Service as in the
Past
HutesonDohahtt
Ooiicalfempao^
108 Pike Street, Seattle.
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fraternal Societies
-of
Gasiineau Channel
O . ILKI
Meeting Wednesday
I&enlngs at 8:00
o'clock, Elks’ Hall.
Charles P. Jenne,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVI9,
Secretary.
'0-Ordinate Bodies
of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meeting*
•econd and fourth!
•'ridays each month
it 7:80 p. ra. Odd
'allows’ Hall.
WALTER B. HEI8BL, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
SILVaiR BOW
LODGE NO. I A.
leeeta every Thursday at 8 P. II.,
Idd Fellows’ Hall,
lharles E. Perelle, Noble Oran4|
ferle P. Morgan,' Secretary.
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PERSEVERANCE RETIRE A* i
LODGE NO. SA. I
Meets every Brat and third |
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at I
8 P M. FRANCKS QU8TAFSON. f
N. O ALPHONSINE CARTER, |
Secretary.
40UNT JONEAO LOOSS
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Becr,nd and fourth Mondays
•f each Month. In Odd Felicia
-tall, beginning at 7:!t o'clock.
f»mcr 0. Nordllng, Master,
'has. E. NagTiel. Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tuei
days of each month.
At 8 o’clock. I. O. O. F. H»’L
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
LOIS NOItDLING, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
hbohb rs COUNCIL !»•.
17«U. Meeting* aeco*4
and laat Monday* at 7:»f
p. m. Transient Broth
ra urged to attend. Council Cham bora
Ifth Street. John F. Mullen, Q. E.
. L. MeCioskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 p. at,
Oiks' 'ixtdge Room. John F. Starr,
*osi Commander, Phone 973; Q. ■.
Vlaimi, Post A.djutant, Phone 196.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, H o’clock,
l Moose Hall. B. F.
todenbery, Dictator; R. II. Stevens
ecretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o’clock, Moob« Hall. Mrs. C. W.
Bender, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKin *on, Secretary.
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T AUXILIARY, FIONEERI Of I
ALASKA, Igloo No. 8.
Meets last Thursday of evory
! month. Social hour with mein
! hers of Pioneer Lodge to fol
low each meeting.
! Mrs. Lottie Splckett, President.
I Mrs. Lillie Burford, Secretary.
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WHERE
SUCCESS
BEGINS
The toad to success begins at the Savingi Window.
How early you attain success depends on how
often you deposit. Many of our captains of industry
owe their success in a large part to the habit of
thrift acquired in youth. Have you started your boy
in the right direction?
The B. M. Behrends Bank
JUNllAU, ALASKA. I ^
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