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FI LL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT—AND,
PERHAPS. DIVISION.
The gicalc.t thing that Congress could do for
Alaska would bo to conier upon tlie people u full
Territorial foi tn of government. A great many Alaska
problems that ai o worrying the lawmakers of the
Nation could he easily disposed of by giving Alaska
is great powers as the other Territories of the
country had in their respective days, and the people
cd Alaska, those whose home and interests are here,
could perform the offices hitter than can those who
reside at great distance from the Territory and whose
direct interests arc eh where, lr is absurd to have the
Congress of a great Nation tutting as a Territorial|
Legislature. It is worse than that because to us the’
1 cal problems arc vital things; to others they are
more or less benefleic-nt theories.
The people of Alaska, should have power over
their own taxation end financial matters. They1
should be permitted to organize counties or other
smaller political divisions where they could do more
local improving. They should have jurisdiction over
their fisheries, game and a lot of other tilings.
If it ,hottid be contended that there are large
sections of the Territory where the population Is too
scarce and too : parrelv scattered over wide areas for
such a government c might be well to consider the
division of the Territory. Southwestern Alaska with
that part of the Third Division which centers about
Prince William Sound and the Copper River Valley
l:t amply prepared to tak care of itself as a separate
Territory. It should be organized into three or more
tountti'.. It could govern itself without any aid
Of any sail from the National Government excopt
c ucli as it has been customary to give to other Terri
tories In the past and to the separate Stales. A Ter
ritory composed of Southeastern Alaska and the
Prince William Sound and Copper River sections could
build its own roads, educate its youth and perform
the other functions of a Territorial Government with
out help from the National treasury as did Washing
ton. Arizona, Oklahoma and the other Territories iln
their days.
Such a division would lie in accordance with the
precedent:; of the past. It lias been the custom of
Congress whenever a frontier section developed to
the point where it could take care of itself but had
not yet reached the point where it had sufficient
population and wealth to maintain a Slate govern
ment to erect it into a Territory. Southeastern
Alaska and the part o! the Third Division mentioned
have reached such a point.
There Is one other teuton for such a division as
Indicated and the creation of a full Territorial form
of government lor the portion of it mentioned. While
the First Division and the part of the Third Di
vision referred t.-j can care for themselves and would
welcome the opportunity to do so, they, too, are
frontier region where pioneer conditions obtain. They
need what resources and development they have to
support themselves. It is not lair that they should
be loaded with the rare of 400,000 or 500,000 square
mile* of undeveloped hinterland. It is too big a load.
The people of these partly developed regions who
have an enormous task before them in working out
their own destiny should not be starved to support a
Government railroad and a scattered population ex
tending more than 2,000 miles, away.
The people of (lie* First Division have never
shirked a duty. They were in the lead for the
light to secure tile eon truction or the Government
railroad for the Intericr. They have exhibited a fine
generosity in helping remote sections of Alaska. They
ha\e contributed liberally' in taxes undy otherwise to
aid tlie people of distant sections. Hut, in fairness
to all concerned, they chottld be given the right to
oigunize into counties and use more of their revenues
at home. If Territorial division is necessary in order
to permit this, then there should he division. Give
this fiction of Alaska, if not the entire Territory,
the widest po»: able measure of self-government under
a full Territorial form of government anil 1 licit pro
vide as easy and liberal conditions to tlio.se who would
develop the timber and water and other resources as
nre allowed to those who engage in metal mining
and Southeastern Alaska will continue to grow and
develop, and won we shall have a populous and pros
perous Territory, one that will add to the National
wraith and glory.
ALASKA SHOULD CONTROL FISHERIES.
One thing that Congress should do for Alaska
quickly is to confer jurisdiction o\er the fisheries
upon tlie I errltoria! Legislature. Fisheries legislation
and regulating should be left with those who are
on the ground to study it and who are vitally con
cerned in tiie perpetuation of the industry. No
general law could be passed by Congress that would
meet the ntcesilti-w of changing conditions. Na
matte* wit at law should be pas;■•-cd it would have to
be amended. Lavs governing a great, industry like
the Aljfka th hcries are always a growth. They have
to be amended from time to time to meet the needs
dkclcised bv experience. No law can be prepared
tllat would moe? the approval of everybody, and when i
ajbilf 4« presented at Washington to people who are
not familiar with conditions opposition immediately
appears and the result is no legislation. There has
been no legislation for Alaska fisheries since 1906.
THE GREATEST TOWN IN THE WORLD.
A prominent Pacific Coast politician once said
that there is not a town in the country that does not
clnim to be t tie greatest place In the world for
something and that he always made it a point to
discover what thing a town led all others in before
making a speech there.
Juneau is no exception to the rule. The Alaska
Juneau gold mine mines and mills greater ore ton
nage than any other gold mine In the world and at a
smaller cost per ton. Juneau has- pointed the way for
the world In mining and milling low grade gold ore.
Will Ihe jibes of the fun-imukers and pertinent
pa rag rap hers have the effect on the "Fold for- Presi
de nt-’ movement that they are said to have had on
flivver sales? If so Henery may be President yet.
Furs as Yukon Asset.
(Dawson News.)
Tliis is the time of the year that fur traders
from remote quarters who have been unable to got
in over the trail will he dropping into Dawson from
all quarters with their winter fur catch. Daw-son
has become quite a renter and market for the fur
trade. Millions of dollars' worth of furs have passed
through the hands of Dawson people in years gone
by in the process of reaching the world markets, and
millions more will yet pass this way.
The fur business is a permanent one. Furs are a
lasting asset to Yukon. They have been an asset
to the redmen of the realm for time immemorial, and
to the whites who have come later, and will continue
to contribute largely to the wealth of the country.
The wild fur bearing animals, by reasonable legisla
tion, continue to flourish without danger of being
decimated. The lur farm also is now adding its share
to the northern wealth. Yukon has a number of suc
cessful farms, while in British Col nimbi a and Alaska
there are many of them. British Columbia is even
now thinking of going into the fur business on a
government basis. Coast papers report that the gov
ernment staff has been looking seriously into the
matter.
Throughout the Northland there is a growing
appreciation of the importance of the fur industry.
Some of the greatest fortunes of history have been
built upon the fur trade. The demand or the product i
is incessant, and the lasting nature of the business, j
on the whole, warrants the Yukon, Alaska and other
northern governments to do everything to encourage'
the maximum production along with ihe proper pro
tection of the animals which must -be depended upon!
to supply I tie pelts.
From ('oast to (’oast.
(Cincinuti Enquirer.)
American aviators are rnonarc-hs of the air. The
great trunuconlincntul nonstop flight lias established
a new record In wot id aeronautics, lieutenant Mac
Heady and Lieutenant Kelly are the world's pioneers
In this surpassing achievement. Their success opoiu
up a vista of startling speculation with reference to
future developments in the further conquest of the
otiler deeps.
Speeding at an average rate of 100 miles an
hour, the ponderous T-2, one of the heaviest 'ma
chines in use, made its epochal flight under the guid
| “nee of its daring pilots without the slightest mishap,
land New York clasped the hand of California in
celebration of u new and surpassing achievement in
human experience.
What does the accomplishment of this great feat
mean to this nation and to tlie world? If the slow
moving T-2 can span the continent with east within
27 hours, what will be the early records made by the
swift, lighter machines? The answer is fairly obvious.
I mm New York to San Francisco during the hours
ol daylight soon may become a commonplace event.
But. it a great machine like the T-2 can cross
the continent in but little more than a day, similar
great machines as easily can cro»B from possible
enemy shores to our own in crisis of war. The daring
young Americans who have demonstrated what can
tie dene in this matter have emphasized further the
importance ot the airship in future human conflicts
b< t ween nation and nation. It now readily must be
understood how much we may have to depend on
tills agency in the development of the national de
li use The Government should not be slew to profit
by this latest lesson, whose potentialities for war
or peace are beyond computation.
it also may be taken for granted that foreign
nations will be spurred to greater effort in the devel
opment of the science of aeronautics by this triumph
ol American inventive genius, courage and endur
ance. in the meantime, all honor and praise to the
gallant adventurers who so conspicuously have dis
tinguished their country by an accomplishment which
challenges the wonder, respect and admiration of the
civilized world!
Etza Meeker, in a telegram of congratulation
to the army fliers at San Dieg.o recalls his own
jounuy across the continent 71 years ugo by ox team
at two miles an hour five months in all. What will
be the adventurous achievement in the same depart
ment of endeavor in 1994?—(Ketchikan Chronicle.)
A certain* prohibitionist gloats over the fact that
An r, IA"denon is 81111 Superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League ot New York. But Mr. Anderson
irn t gloating over the loss of the Rockefeller con
tributtons.—(( incinnati Enquirer.)
There are no capitalists in Russia; all „f them
.ate been hanged or shot. So they cannot Im
charged with the great distress which exists in that
country. And it is the only di,tress that ever occurred
Momlir™, "" *»-”«.
B111 f Sunday announces that he is going to tight
the devil in Louisville. Well, for once. w« feel that
Enquire”) ”°y p'wurly located.— (Cincinnati
If you are pursuing a wrong course you wilt
IT Tribute ^a<'k ’?’ U"d ad0p' better Piet hods. Till
e«H„, , T P"*ht ucn,,,,ct ‘hat cannot be over
estimated.— ( Howe s Monthiy.)
David Starr Jordan says the Japanese public men
“ ilble and high-minded us our own. is this ex
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One thing about the Primrose Path- The road
11 —- repair. — (Sail ** Fran
The best thing to do with an ‘irreconcilable”
to knock his block off.— (Cleveland Tim. «'
ffclal ) ' icvetana Times-Comme
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One of the best things a father can present J,
Ti'nmsV tommenM‘ment ^nt is a job -(Cordo
aiitiv l V‘e ">oment tht’ Celestial Bmpire Is not
actl) n heaven on earth.—(New York Post.)
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
a---*-ft
along life’s detour —
Obssrvations of Oldest Inhabitant
l kin remember when more kalso
mlne was used on fences than on
girls’ .faces.
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The Ananias Club
"My vegetables and flowers turned
out even finer than tile seed (ata
logue claimed (hey would." declared
a home gardener yesterday.
None of His Business
Blinks: Hlg wife dresses with
care, doesn't she?"
Jinks: "I don't know; I never
watched her dress."
Make Your Own Wheeze
(Divorce Note In Dallas News.)
Anna Sapp vs. Thomas Sapp. Di
vorce granted.
Pessimistic Not For Today
Our neighbor has started in to
beat the nonstop phonograph play
ing record again.
Fool Questions
T. It. K. asks: "Isn’t a barefaced
lie often clothed in polite language?’’
Yes, and still it may be exposed.
Perfect Control
“I wish I had you on my pitching
staff," growled the baseball manager,
wtio was trying to deadhead into
the show.
“Why so," SNnanded the theatre
manager.
“Because you never issue any
passes," snapped the baseball man
ager.
Friendly Philosophy
If you conscientiously believe the
statements you make and the advice
you proffer, the. doors to either suc
cess or failure swing easily inward
at your touch—all contingent upon!
the nature of your utterances.—(J. E.
Was His Favorite Word
He was a typical looking wreck of j
a man who had gone the boose route,
and the lady of the house was spill
ing a little temperance lecture lor
Ills euefit.
"If you had ever learned to say
no you wouldn't have to be coming
around here begging for something to
eat now," she concluded savagely.
“But, ma’am, it was always saying
no what brought me to me prisint
desperate state,” he retorted.
“How so," she demanded.
“In de set to which l belonged It
was customary to ask, ‘Y’ won't re
fuse another drink, will ya?' and
course, having learned so well to say
no, 1 alius said it.”
If It Fits—
Stepping on other people’s toes cn-1
ables a lot of men to land on their
own feet.
A lot of trouble could be saved
this old world if more tongues j
would tuke the rest cure.
We don’t think much of a lady-i
killer, but at tl*it we think they!
are less dangerous than these bus ]
ImmlkilleiH. .A
We know a lot of birds, who. if|
they absolutely knew the end of j
the world was coming at midnight
December 31, 1 ;i23. would try to get J
In as much wickedness as they could,
between now and-11:45 December 31,'
1923, and then do a lot of intensive]
repenting in the last 15 minutes.
Nothing can mortify a woman more]
these days than having to confess
that her husband does not make
enough for them to afford a motor
car.
We never yet have made a hit by
blasting about how wonderful our
own kid is, but we have made sotnej
HOTEL SEATTLE T
"Home of Alaskans"
Prices reasonable. European |
plan Seattle. Wash. :
R. Li. HODODON, Manager
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| It's all in knowing HOW to do
first-class cleaning and dyeing.
CAPITAL DTE WORKS
i 0. Meldner, Professional Dyer
j and Cleaner. Phone 177.
THE MAKINO OF CONCRETE
la a matter ot proper materials
together with engineering skill.
Both are our aaeeta.
Established Twenty Tears
CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFO.
COMPANY
I Willoughby Ave. Phone 32.
JUNEAU TRANSFER
COMPANY
Mores, Packs and Stores Freight
end Baggage.
Prompt Delivery of
LALY8Mf» COAX
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life-long friends by bragging about
whut wonders their kids are.
One reason why a daughter always
likes for her mother to keep on the
old home is became when it is too
hot to get up a dinner herself she
can just tall up mother and tell
her they are coming over to enjoy
the Sabbath Ijav .meal with her.
Though tin' five-tent cigar may
come back, we never expect to see
the day when we again can buy a
good five-ce.nt rigor without putting
up at least a dime for it.
You don't need to worry about the
12 greatest women in the country
if you have one good woman of your
own.
Our idea of perfect self-control is
to be able to smile when the ex
change girl cuts you off in the. .mid
dle of an important conversation.
When big men act small it is piti
ful. but when little men act big it
is ridiculous.
Daily Sentence Sermon.
One reason why there is so much
room at the top is because the pool
rooms In the basement are so crowd
ed.
News of the Names Qlub
It is easy to got his number. We!
refer to H. S. Six, of Tiffin. Ohio.
The dull will be interested to hear
that John (ireen and Genevieve Blade
of St. Louis were married last week.
Green Blades are always popular in:
the Spring.
Another interesting wedding of lastj
week was that of Earnest A. Feather)
and Kathryn A. Buff, of Detroit.
Calmette New Head of
Pasteur Institute.
ftjjrS bcatL Ca/lm^-tte.
Albert Calmette, noted French i
scientist, has been chosen as the j
new director of Pasteur Institute, j
in Paris, after a lens and success- |
l'ul career. In 18S9 he headed an j
expedition for the French Govern- j
ment to tight rabies in lndo- ]
China, where he established the |
first Pasteur Institute of Saigon. !
He discovered a famous anti-toxin I
after yeurs of experimentation and j
lias aided in the saving of in- j
numerable lives. Dr. Calmette is
also the discoverer of the new
method of extracting alcohol from i
rice, now used extensively in '
medicine. He has been maritime
surgeon-general of the Sanitary
Department of the French col
onies.
ARCTIC BATHS
Without exception the best
| Turkish Baths in Alaska.
Give us a trial and you will be- I
come a regular customer. |
Proprietor.
W. H. Lott,
So. Front St.
ELI MOORHOUSE & CO. j
Certified Public Accountants
L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle.
Audits and Income Tax Service
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i Annual visits to Alaska.
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TIRED FURKTTTJR*
Bought, Sold and Exchanged
IT. BOCOVICH
>11 Seward St.
Telephone 441. P. O. Box Ml.
ALASKA COAL
FOR ALASKANS
—No soot
—Low in ash
—High in heat units
—Clean to handle
PHONE 412
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
PROFESSIONAL
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Drs. Kaser & Freeburger
DENTISTS
1 and 3 Go Id stela Bldf.
PHONE 58 /
Hours 9 a. m. tt I t. m.
Dr. Charles P. Jennt
DENTIST
Rooms 8 and 9 Valentina Bldg.
Telephone 176.
GEO. I. BARTON, D. C.
Chiropractor
2nd floor Messerschmidt Apta.
Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to B;
7 to 9 and by appointment.
Phone 259.
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Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
201 Goldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to K;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: OfTlce, 167; res., 1672.
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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.
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DR. R. N. DONAHEY
S ime Good Service as In the
Pa st
KUTESON-DoNAHFf
Ootical Compand
108 Pike Street, Seattle.
5 . r . O . ILEI
Meeting Wednesday
Hkenlnga at 8:00
o'clock, Rika' Hall.
Charles P. Jenne,
Exalted Hular.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodie*
of Freemasonry
Scottish Bite
Regular meeting*
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7: SO p. m. Odd
i Fellows’ Hall.
/ WALTER B. HEI8EL, SacreUry.
i. o. a> s.
BII.VBR BOW
LODQB NO. I A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Qrandi
Merle P. Morgan. Secretary.
PERSEVERANCE REBEKAM
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every Srst and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 P M. FRANCES GUSTAFSON,
N. Q. ALPHONSINB CARTER,
Secretary.
MOUNT JUNEAO LOOB*
No. 147, F. * A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and rourth Mondays
of each Month, In Odd Felices
MhII. beginning «t 7:JS o'doe*
Homer G. Nordllng, Maeter.
('has. E. Laghel, Secretary.
I
Order of the
EASTERN STAB
Second and Fourth Tim*
days of each month.
At 8 o'clock, I. O. O. F. Halt
ANNA DAV, Worthy Matron.
LOIS NOHDLING, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
8EGRSUS COUNCIL NS.
17*11. Meetings second
and last Mondays at 7 :lt
^ p. m. Transient Brotta
ers urged to attend. Council Chamber*
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, G. K.
.1. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John BradforS
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursda>
each month at 8 p. m.
Elks’ lxtage 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’oloek.
Moose Hall. E. F.
Rodenherg, Dictator; R. H. Stevens
Secretary.
WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o’clock, Moose Hall. Mrs. C. W.
Bender, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
AUXILIARY, PIONEER! OF
ALASKA. Igloo No. «.
Meets last Thursday of every
month. Social hour with mem
bers of Pioneer Lodge to fol
low each meeting.
Mrs. Iyottie Splckett, President.
Mrs. Lillie Burford, Secretary.
WHERE
SUCCESS *
BEGINS -
The road to success begins at the Savings Window.
How early you attain success depends on how
1 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
JUH1AU, ALASKA.
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