ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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NEW LINE OF DIVISION SUGGESTED.
The Kir. t and Third Divisions pay prac
tically all the taxes' in the Territory, and
ihc*'- luxea are applied broadcast o\tr th
ether two divisions with the two large tax
payers having little to say as to tludr use. A
now t< rritory made out ct‘ tlte First Division,
would decrease instead of increasing Terri
torial expenses, but would increase govern
ment expenditure.-. Hy dividing the Terri
tory at a point approximately tlte 14-ltlt de
gree of longitude, both territories would be
benefited, the south being more compact,
and able to u its money for its own dc -
velbpment, and the north by cutting dawn
the distance to tilt1 capit.il by at. least two
weeks’ travel. (Seward Gateway.)
The line prop i d by t lio Gateway would extend
lroni ihc coast ju • wc.t of t .ipe Suckling, along the
western edge of Bering Glacier, over rugged snow
capped mountains across the Copper River North
western Railroad earn of Streina, by Ml. Wrangell,
Capital Ml., through Man last a and Uillett Passes,
{.cross the Goodpastcr region and through mountainous
country to the Yukon River near Circle, thence
through the Porcupine district inlo the Arctic slopes
touching the Arctic Ocean about Martin Point. It
would Include, in addition to the Panhandle, the up
per Porcupine, part e.f the Goodpaster, the Eagle,
American 40-Mile, 70-Mile, upper Tanana River,
White River, Kennecclt and Nizlna districts, as well
as tlte promising Yakataga region. Aside from the
fact that it. would be an extremely difficult boundary
to survey, there probably isn’t any more reason lur
it* not being tlte dividing line than could be advanced
(•gain.'’, any one of a half-dozen or men others that
have been suggested.
OKLAHOMA TAKES A HOLIDAY.
When early thi- month .1. ('. Walton was in
i:! ailed as Governor of Oklahoma, the citizens of that
State took a big holiday which was featured by a
revival of an old pains custom -that ot giving a bar
becue to signalize any big * celebration. It is -not so
many years ago that barbecue was common occur
rences In both Oklahoma and Texas and other States
where plainunen were wont to gather and celebrate
in genuine pioneer style.
The Inaugural barbecue was the ’ biggest feast’’
ci> record and drew accordingly. Goals glowed in a
mile of trenches at the State Fair Grounds where
meat by the ton was browned to a turn, bread in
endless quantities sliced and thousands of gallons of
coffee made piping hot to stay the appetite and thirst
of the hungry multitude. Perhaps the coffee as a
"pioneer beverage" was an innovation. It is hard to
vlsualizo tlie oldtimers of the southwest celebrating
in tho frontier days on hot coffee alone, at least
it doc.: not agree with popular conception of a
frontier celebration. Still it was some celebration.
Reindeer meat from Alaska vied for favor with buffalo
roatts, bear, antelope, beef, poik. mutton, chicken,
goose, duck, ’possum, coon, rabbit and squirrel. The
barbecued meat was sandwiched between slices from
100,000 loaves of bread and 100,000 buns. Two 10,
000-gallon coffee urns heated by a stouni engine furn
ished the liquid refreshments.
Tlie celebration was symbolic of the popularity of
C.overnoi Walton, who is known in his own State a
the ’’people’s Governor." Tlte guod-will displayed at
bis inauguration presages an opportunity for hint to
be cf real service to the State without being hampered
v. ith political strife which was so noticeable during
tho last months of the term of Governor Robertson.
( RIME REMAINS UNPUNISHED.
fe
Tlic acquittal last week of five men charged with
implication last rummer in the Herrin, Illinois, mine
murders, does not free the officers of tlie law from
responsibility of bringing to justice those who had a
hand in the outrages which shocked the entire nation.
It makes their duty nil the more imperative in that
the acquittal raises a que -Uion a-, to the efficiency
of the officers charged with law enforcement. There
was r.o attempt by the perpetrators of the Herrin
murders to hide their iH* .tity or to maintain secrecy
ebout any details of the mas acre of unarmed mine
guards. If the officials did not arrest the right per
ror.r, what excuse can be offered for their failure?
A jury has said that the five defendants in the
recent trial ate not guilty. Ollier defendants remain
to be tried. I ntil there cases are decided, it is not
pioper to discus their merits Hut the evidence given
In the opening care., brought out forcibly, whoever
may be guilty, the unquestionable atrocity of the
deed? committed. No parallel for them < ,n be found
In recent industrial history In this country.* Accounts
of acts of this nature read more i.k the doings of
uneducated, uncivilized avages, rather than the
acta of people living in the I'nitod states. Months
Have elapsed and not a single conviction has been
hpd. No ^liniinul lias be n punished for his lawless
adta. Only five men have been brought to trial and]
!they are found not guilty. Tlie proceedings subse
j quent to the murders constitute almost as serious
jar. indictment , finst the good name of the County
and State Government* having jurisdiction as do the
[crimes themselv. Is it possible that such organized
murder can be perpetrated and go unpunished?
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MIXING LANDS NOT OPEN TO CANADIANS
—
A ( pi )' 1 ut of the Engineering and Mining
Jcurnal-I’n' oi New York asks if it is lawful for a
[Canadian ciii/.en to take up" mining claims in the
i United State- in lit cwn name. The location notice
read for "citizen of the United States, or those who
have declared tin ir intention to become a citizen.’
but th" inquirer has been informed that there was an
understanding h ween Canada and the I’nited States
permitting c itizens of either country to locat ■ claims
in the other country.
The Journal icplies that the United States mining
I status provide s literally that only citizens of the
United St,. ■ „nd those who have declared their in
tention to become uch are permitted to make looa
tlons on mining i. nds in the United State*. This
prohibits Canadiai from taking up mlnng claims in
their own names.
The Oil Lem-ing Act, passed Feb. 25, 1 020, for
the leasing e ciI, pas, coal, and other minerals.,
provides that citizens of another country, the laws,
easterns and regulations of which deny similar or like
privileges to citizens or corporations of this country,
shall not by rocl; ownership, stockholding, or slock
control own any interest in any lease acquired after
the provisions cf this act. It might have been this
reciprocal provi Ian whch prompted the inquiry.
Mental Tests for Automobilists.
(New York World.)
The D in it Judge who subjects speed-law violators
arraigned in li 1 "< court to mental tests has established
•in Interesting precedent in automobile penology, llij
theory that defendants of sound mind receive rtiffir
penalties than those found to be defective accords
with the principles of criminal law. And Ills discovery
of three persons of deficient mentality in one batch of
speeders shows the value of the tests.
Jlut wiiy should it be left to a court to determine,
after tin law has been violated and as a condition of
punishment, the capacity of the offender to run a car?
Such ter,’, -hotild bo made at the time of application
for a licence and enlorced as a preventive measure.
No person should be given the right to operate an
automobile if his faculties, are not up to par. The
analogy of the locomotive and tlie high-powderi l
i motor-car is trite enough but il s till holds true, and
i as a matter of fact the present conditions of traffic
j congestion demand t lie exercise of all possible official
lenre in commi: loning an untrained individual to
jdtivo an automobile in city streets.
The incompetent in the cur lias become a problem
jot public safety for serious consideration. Judge Ii. r;
jlett of Detrlot approaches it on one side, but it i ap
parent that to be solved effectively it will have to be
attacked at the source. It is not so much a queston
of keeping the defective driver out of jail as of keep
ing him out of the ear altogother. If psychological
tests can effect that result they will help to protect
society at one of its new danger-points.
Our Coal Supply.
(Seward Gateway.)
Seward is fortunate in securing plenty of coal at 1
low price. Sente of the best coal yet brought to town
is now selling at $10 per ton delivered, and the price
will undoubtedly drop lower yet when the Commission
completes its plans for transportation.
liefore making the trip over the road we had
heard many rumors to the effect that it would be
impossible to haul trains of coal over the S< ward
) Anchorage section, but after making the trip we were
j agreeably surprised to find a two per cent grade and
no serious obstacles to hauling any freight that the
S bridges will hold up. At the present time trains of
; from ten to fourteen cars are pulled over this section
jol the road, and considering the light engines used,
I it is as great a lead as Is pulled over any road in the
i cast by like power. A Shay locomotive would pull
twice the load the present engines do, and pull it
easily.
Several years ago much talk was going the rounds
that the road would he compelled to come out at
Portage Bay in the Port Wells district. Time has
j shown the fallacy of such rumors and demonstrated
that the Commission knew its business. The fact
! that coal and freight trains are going back and forth
j over the road daily is proof t hat loads can bo hauled
j and are being hauled daily.
While it may be impossible at the present time
| for local mines to compete with mines in tlie States
i l>y shipping coal Outside, there is no need for any
j vessc-1 to go South with an empty hold when coal can
l>e placed In Seward for five or six dollars per ton by
the carload. Coast towns can use Alaska coal, and
; should use Alaska coal.
A Tolstuiun Departure.
(Cincinnati Enquirer.)
A New York business mail, having built up a
'gloat business ami accumlatcd a fortune, tlfc> oilier
jilay turned over to his employees his $1,000,000 con
I cern. He also lent to the employees $250,000, with
| out interest, to be used as working capital. As a
I climax to this unusual social experiment, he ugrees to
work for his beneficiaries for a term of years without
! pay.
] Tliis man came from Russia 3G years ago, starting
| in a small way. His business prospered. Through
I i lie years he has given away in benefactions large
| Mims of money and valuable properties to charitable
i institutions.
What or it? Is this the way? Opinions will differ.
I His friends advised against the procedure. lint ho
" led according to his own inclination and judgment.
1 He said: “There people helped me to build my busl
ines-. I have all that I desire or require. Let them
j now liuve a chance to prosper ,in some degree, as I
| have done.”
it sounds well. It possibly may work out well.
That remains to be seen. But human nature is human
i nature; division and diffusion of interest may make
the business go forward, but the centralized motive
inters, l no longer will exist, tlie individual initiative
w ill ci use to function from a commanding and re
sponsible center.
I'sually such social economic experiments have
failed. A serpent, somehow, seems to be able to enter
every altruistic Eden. Tlio record of these idealistic
associations which have flowered and. after a little
while laded, is u long and melancholy one. Kor a
time it may serve to keep a limited number of people
content, but human desires may not be standardized,
for may human selfishness be eliminated from the
iieart.
Theoretically, the plan seems to be one worthy of
commendation, but. in this hard and selfish world,
we mutt do battle with facts, be controlled by facts.
However, one must accord respect to the motives of
men who thus attempt to assist upward others who
i ling to the ladder rungs tar below the pinnacle of
assured success.
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' ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR |
By SAM HILL
l
a-a
Observation of Oldest Inhabitant
Tim ol.l-fashloned clothes may have
i -h;wn good taste, but that was about
[all they ever did show.
Going to Other Extremes
Blinks: "Politics have changed in
| recent years."
Jinks: "Yes, we used to have lit
silk-hat variety of politician and
now we have tho silk stocking kind."
That’s It
The minimum wage Is what every
wife thinks her husband gets.—Sam
Hill. No, the minimum wage is that
which the average hubby gives to
his wife.— Tom Denting.
Awful, Clarence
"Pa, could you?” asked Clarence.
"Now what?" demanded his dad.
“1 just was wondering if you could
call a man who was money mad a
doughnut?” replied the kid as hi
headed for the door.
Safety First
li. .1. ()., who luii been traveling
: irouml tho country considerable, dc
i dares (and his word la as good a
litis bond and his bond is as good a
tils word) that in one section of the
| Ktst he found a lot of very thirsty
citizens, who did not alllovv t h •»; r
parthod throats to warp their settle
of caution. He says 'before any on ■
; of them will accept the stuff that
j cheers and break tho Volstead law
I from a bootlegger he makes that
j.treat tako a good, big stiff shot an!
] if lie survives then said thirsty citi
I zen pays over the money and ac
i i opt3 tlie goods. If tlie bootlegger
I doesn't survive, why, of course, li ■
lets his throat get a little lri ■ •
until he finds another Joy dispenser.
This way of doing business has ma le
! it necessary for bootleggers either t >
I carry an antidote with them for p.-r
1 -inal use or peddle a good grade of
booze, if generally follow 1 out i,
j would cheat the undertakers out of
i good many jobs but might save a
few snore or less valuable lives.
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Hints on Etiquette—and Some Ob
servations
(Hints taken from a book published
In 1832—observations taken from
our own vacuum.)
“If you meet a male acquaintance
giving his airm to a lady, take off
your hat to hint." We surely would
if fits lady happened to be his wife
■but usually if a man is giving his
wife anything it is more liable to be
money than an arm.
“A married man has the tastes of
ANOTHER to consult.” This Is as
,sensational as saying two and two
make four.
“The gentleman of tho house takes
i Hie bottom or the table." And about
j all he finds under there Is the chew
l ing gum tho kids stuck on it when
| they began to eat. It was a hard
.life for the g. o. t. h.—lti seelety in
j 1892—we’ll say.
“If there he not any napkins, a
man has no alternative, but to use
the table cloth” and get hallelujah
' from his wife. Nix on that kind of
; etiquette for us. We’d rather use
out coat sleeve or trouseirs.
“Feed yourself with a fork or
j spoon—nothing else.” This bars
| knives and fingers, fellows,
j “Servants occasionally wait on the
i table in CLEAN, WHITE gloves.”
If the laundry got homo in time, we
suppose.
‘CUTTING’ can only
same strong instance
in the person to b ■
seems to be if you
"The act of
be justified by
of bad conduct
CUT.” Moral
belong to polite society and do not
care to be carved up you’d better
j be good.
i (These gems are from “Hints of
! Etiquette” by Charles William Dav,
I 1852.)
If It Fits—
The fashions In men's elothos
change more or less, but so far a
man has never gone to the extreme
; of wearing his trousers up the knee
one season and down to the tinkle
| the nex'.
If brevity is rhe soul of wit that
probably explain* why the curtain
: lectures wives give their husbands
| never get a laugh,
j ^ Fathers greatest objection to the
I Sunday paper the number of bar
gains mother finds in it.
It is getting o home Is the place
where mother ain't.
Some girls | , a3 pretty as a pic
j lure and some of them wear ear
: rings.
\ oung man. if you really care to
! win a girl th .. days spare neither
I flattery nor ir uiey. .She'll even dry.
I snr. a movie hero for that com
bination.
Kvery girl who site, on a man's lap
' m's ha is the good fairy
I who will 1111k ' enough as a book
I keeper or ribbon clerk to allow her
to sit in the lap 0f luxury for 1
rest of her days. !
Many a mother and daughter have
planned every i, ng and done ■every
thing but .sent >ut the wedding invi
tations before tho poor boob even
knows h ■ in been rop(Xj jn an
| hog-tied.
It me, nev.-r made the same mis
take twice 0 good many more bach
elo.-s would find themselves being led
> t ie altar a stead of so many
widowers.
\\ nen a girl, these days, is out of
't.'le she is pretty sure to ba very
much in her ciotjlot.
Daily Sentence Sermon
Too many fellows let remorse do
tue batting for repentance.
May Become Secretary
of the Interior.
[~£X*• i'iu ^
j Or. Hubert Work, Post mar ter- I
I Gem.rul, is mentioned in well-in- I
! formed circles in Washington as J
! tie man Prt tid it Harding will |
select to ;:ue< oil Alfred If. Kali as 1
I Secretary of the Interior, In that j
1 event Harry S. New, defeated Sen- j
i ator front Indiana, would likely i
i take the post office post.
New Postmaster-Genera!
May Be H. S. New.
} Ha^tya .Jll
In the probable event that Dr. |
Hubert Work, Postmaster-General, j
Fucceeds Alfred B. Pull as ^cere- j
j tury of tlu Interior, it is reported '
| Pi evident Harding will ap[>cint !
Senator Harry S. New, of Indiana, j
one of the "Lame Ducks" of the j
: Senate, to the post office post.
Claim Utah Mines Are
To Flourish This Year
j SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 23. Uah'
| business leaders predict 1923 will be!
a banner year l >r the mines of that j
state. All Indications, they say,
point to a much larger production
than in 1922.
Tiie -iiv> r mines were operated In !
j 1022 at nearly capacity, but the eop
j per, coal and other mines were run
; only on part schedule.
C.-ul mining in Utah during 1922 j
j was hampered to soma extent by the]
i strikes of tile railroad workers and
i min rs. Mining men here term 1922
Urn one of the worst the industry has
1 experienced ar.d they say dividends
! paid were about one-fifth of the 1917
| figures.
j YOUR "UNUSED" ASSETS—that
typewriter, musical instrument, fur
niture, office fixture or appliance—
are marketable, for cash, through
Hie classified columns of The Empire.
THAT SPARE ROOM is a cash
asset—if you use the Empire classi
fied. You can rent it to a desirable
tenant at a good price, thus lessen
ing your own rent-burden.
BEST EVER
MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Now offers additional attractive 1
Disability Benefit features.
NONE OTHER SO LIBERAL.
ALLEN SHATTUCK
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
ESTABLISHED 1898
BRIQUETS
Idea)
fuel (or
every
purpose
Lar^e stocks on hand
Ladysmith coal.
Nanaimo coal
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Fhone 414.
PROFESSIONAL
Drs. Kaser & Freeburger
DENTISTS
1 and 3 Goldstein Bldg.
PHONE 58
Hours 9 a. m. ta 9 p. b.
Ef?. Charles P. Jencc
dentist
Roouib 8 and 9 Valentine Bid*.
Telephone 176.
Dr. DeVighne
Malony Building
Hours 1 to 4, 7 to 9.
Phones: Office, 104; Roe. JOS.
Dr. A. W. Stewart
DENTIST
Hours, 9 A. M. to 9 P, M.
SEWARD BUILDING
Office Phono 469.
Re*. Phone 27 6
Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician end Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bldg.
Telephone 172.
Sitka Hot Springs
Visit the Famous
Dr. F. L. Goddard’s Sanitarium
Ratea $3.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
GEO. L. BAETON
(PALMER)
CHIROPRACTOR
201 Goldstein Bldg. Phone 269
Office Hours: 10 to 12 A. M.,
2 to 6 and 7 to 8 P. M.
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Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
437 Goldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to G;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 167; res., 1672.
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All Alaskan Trails End at
HOTEL ATWOOD
First Ave. and Pino 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.
R. Li. flODGDON, 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 I
| is a matter of proper materials i
I together with engineering skill. |
Both is our assets.
I CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFC.
COMPANY j
| Willoughby Ave. Phone 32. I
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fraternal Societies
-or
Gaslineau Channel
O . ELIS
Meeting Wednesday
EyeslcgB at 8:00
o’clock. Elks’ Hall.
ARTHUR B. COLE,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodie*
of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meetings!
second and fourth I
Fridays each month
at 7: SO p. m. Odd
Fellows’ Hall.
WALTER B HEIPEL, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO. I A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.,
| Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles E. Porelle, Noble Grand;
j Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
? PERSEVERANCE REBEKAH
LODGE NO. 2A.
MeetB every first and third
1 Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
! 8 P.M. FRANCES GUSTAFSON,
[ N. O. ALPHONbiNE CARTER,
I Syrotary.
MOUNT JUNEAU LODSI
No. 147, l=. 4 A. M.
Stated Communication
8«r<.nd and F.mrth' Monday*
of each Month, In Odd Fellow*
Hall, b<-alni 'i'c at 7:?,0 o’clock.
K- VOUNU, Master.
' HAS K. NAGHEL. Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tues
day* of each month.
At 8 o’clock. I. O. O. F. Hall.
At.ICK BROWN, W. M.
LOIS NORDL1NG, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
SBGHS RS COUNCIL N«.
17*10. Meetings second
and 'a8* Mondays at 7:3*
Xi p. m. Transient Broth
ers urged to attend. Council Chambers
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, Q, K.
J. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
PoBt No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 p. m.
| Elks’ Ixidge Room. John F. Starr,
I Post Comniander, Phone 973; G. E.
| Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 196.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o'clock,
Moose Hall. Thoa.
B. JudBon, Dictator; H. H. Stavsna.
Secretary.
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WOMEN OF M00SEHEART
l LEGION
Juneau Chapter No. 439
Meeting second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, 8
o'clock, Moose Hall. Mrs. C. W.
Bonder, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
| K. McKinnon, Secretary.
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* AUXILIARY, PIONEERS OF f
ALASKA, Igloo No. 8.
Meets tlie 2d Monday In Moom j
llatl, at 8 o’clock. I
ALICE LAUGHLIN, President. I
LILLIE BURFORD, Secretary. J
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WHY A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
IS A GOOO INVESTMENT
fiYou may ndd to the account at any time in any
amount.
TJYour account is not subject to market fluctuations
but is constantly growing.
flYour account is always available and provides an
unfailing reserve for emergencies and business op
portunities,
fiPays four per cent per annum, compounded twice
a year. If you do not withdraw your interest it
continues to earn interest ujon the interest, making
the rate better than four per cent per annum.
Accounts of One Dollar or more may be opened in our
Savings Department.
Tfic B. M. Behrends Bank
JUNEAU, ALASKA.