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DELEGATE SUTHERLAND’S OPPORTUNITY
Alaska Mu. t Bo Given Self-Government, Say Na
tional Liovlslators Headline in Outside paper.
That ought to be a signal for the people of Alaska
to unite in preventing the demand for full Territorial
form of government. It will be a political and civic
crime if that to not done. And the time to strike is
row. Tlie iron is hot. Congress is ready. Never
befoie was the time to get that which Alaska has
waived nuore than anything else for so long uo
t'ur.iiclotie as now. We are invited to ask for the
things we have prayed for.
Delegate Sutherland has presented to him as a
free-will offering an opportunity such as no other
Delegate from Alaska ever hud to do a great service
to the people of the Territory. With Iself-government,
full Territorial foi m of government, Alaska could solve
many of her problems, and Alaskans could hold their
heads up and say to tile world, "We are Americans
end enjoy the privileges of American government.”
PRESIDENT ON CUTTING EXPENSES.
President Harding's declaration for a continuation
of the efforts, to reduce the cost of running the Gov
ernment and with it, of course, a reduction of taxes,
will meet with the approval of the taxpayers of the
country. Ilis advice, further, that the States, Coun
ties and municipalities follow the exumple set, which
It is proposed to make more far reaching is timely,
and should hear fruit.
One of the things most needed in the Cntted
States Is a reduction In the enormous tax collections.
Tax money is drawn from the active channels of
trade and when taxes are too high the tendency is to
1 cfcudfc'linhirtvice'and trade to slow down.
In rearranging taxes a distinction should be made
between income taxes on idle capital and capital which
Is being worked in business and the industries. A
judicious inerea. in Inheritance taxes upon those
estates that can afford to pay would make way for a
reduction of taxes where they are burdensome. It
would bo a good thing often for the heirs as well
as for the public to have inheritance taxes increased.
There is no reason wdiy one should devote a life time
to idlener-s because Ilia father or grandfather worked
hard and accumulated wealth. There are a lot of
people who are just living, contributing little or
nothing to the world's welfare, who would be very
useful if they were compelled to work.
AMERICAN PACIFIC COAST SHIPPING.
Fifty-six per cent, ol the shipping on the Pacific
Coast is American and only twenty per cent. Japanese,
according to Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., who has made
a study of the situation. Mr. Vanderbilt says, further,
there are more American owned coastwise ships on the
Pacific Ocean titan on any other ocean or sea. Only
twelve per cent, of Atlantic shipping is American
and forty per cent, of it Is British.
There are 4,217 registered American vessels en
gaged in the coastwise trade on the Pacific of which
313 have a tonnage of more than 6.000 each and
fifteen with a tonnage in excess of 14,000.
The importance of the Pacific Coast in tho com
mercial affairs of the Nation could not be better illus
trated. The figures show that a great deal has come
to pass rinre tho great Webster referred to the bleak
and harborloea Pacific Coast and declared that he
would never, vote a dollar out of tile Treasury to
make it a mile nearer Boston. i
SENATOR FERRIS AGAINST HENRY FORI).
• Senator Wodbridge N. Kerris, of Michigan, the only
Deinocrut chosen by thut State to the United States
Senate In many decades, says he has information that
makes him firm in the conviction that Henry Kord
wpntr to be President of the United States. He de
clared that Mr. Kord will run for the Presidency on
a Third Party ticket. He wants to stand up in the
“White House and say: "The people called me here,"
said the Michigan Senator.
Senator Ferris, who profited in his race for the
Senate last year from the previous New berry-Ford
contest, announced that he could not support Henry
Ford, whom he said was neither a Democrat nor a
Republican. He declared that the Democratic none
1 ii»ee will be fernter Secretary MoAdoo and that he. will
conteFt for the election against President Harding,
as the Republican nominee, and tyenry Ford on un
independent ticket.
Hearst says he is not behind Ford's cam
paign. Can it have become so big that Ford
has told Willie he can get along without
his publicity gas?—(San Francisco Bulle
tin.! .
Possibly Ford is prolitting by Al Smith's example.
He defied Hearst and won by it.
THE ENORMOUS GOST OF IT.
Federal Prohibition Director Canfield of New York
eayc the enforcement of prohibition in that State
by the Federal Government would cost 1100,000,000
or more annually. That Indicates that the Federal
appropriation covers only a small part of the cost to:
the taxpayers of prohibition enforcement. It is esti
mated that tho Nation. States, Counties and Cities of
the I’nited States are spending much more than
$1,000,000,000 a year to uphold prohibition. That
is more than 30 per cent, greater than the annual
cost of the Civil War while It was in progress.
Mr. Bryan has followed Billy Sunday in declaring
New York out of the Union. That Id fair. Billy
Sunday followed Mr. Bryan in declaring against evo
lotion. That suggests, why not a Presidential ticket,
Btyan and Sunday, or Sunday and Bryan, on an anti
Smith and anti-monkey platform.
The personal popularity of President Harding Is
exemplified 1n the friendly comment of the news
papers. No President in recent history has been ro
well treated—-except President Wilson during the
first part of his Administration.
With full Territorial form of government the
fisheries reserve question and all the other fisheries
questions would be removed from Washington to
Alaska where they could be settled by the people of
Alaska.
A Wet and Dry OanKer.
(San Francisco Bulletin.)
Important as the liquor question may be, whether
viewed from the angle of the drys or the wots, it
should be obvious to all intelligent people that aB a
permanent and dominant political issue it would be a
national misfortune.
No newspaper haB been more insistent than The
Bulletin in urging obedience toe the law as it stands
ard while It stands.
There that violato the Volstead act should be
brought into court and punished In accordance with
Its proviclons, but they are entirely out of court
when submitting arguments against the law itself.
it is the privilege of every American citizen to
use hlr efforts to amend the laws of his country,
but he must obey them.
The prohibition clause Is itself an amendment of
tho Constitution. If men had not been free to urge
a change in the laws there could have been no
amndment.
The right cf petition shall not be denied.
But it is on the practical side and apart alto
gether frrm the merits of the law as it stands or
those of the proposed modifications that the whole
discussion may bo seen as fraught with serious menace
to the Republic.
If thoro is to be no end to the wet and dry war
and no trace of reasonable duration there is danger
that the national political mind may become warped
by preoccupation with what, after all, is not the
only national issue.
If Presidential and Congressional candidates are to
be voted for or voted against solely on the matter
as to where they stand in regard to tho wet and dry
issue political progress will bo Impossible and the
people will be represented upon one question only.
While it Is true that In point of policy there is
no longer any fundamental legislative or administra
tive issue that is the cleavage of the two national
political parties, yet the division into Republican and
Democratic camps promises more for constructive
work than would a division of the political parties
into wets and drys.
Neither the wet nor dry policy can bo used as
the basis of a party called upon to take charge of the
affairs of the country.
There are a hundred other questions of vital
importance.
We need more intelligence in Congress, and the
mere willingness to vote cither wet or dry is not
of itself a guarantee of intelligence.
With all duo respect to both sides of the con
troversy it may be said that they produce more
orators than thinkers or practical business men, and
oratory is the curse of the country.
There should be a way out, but it can be only
*>y a readiness to give as well as take.
A compromise is possible and might become prob
ablo if both sides were to announce their wlllingni38
to agree to a truce if a satisfactory compromise can
be effected.
Patriotism demands that no personal Interest,
opinion or prejudice should be held paramount to the
national Issue.
Canadian Churches Unite.
(New York PoBt.)
Talk of church union Is common enough, but
union Itself is so rare an occurrence as to provide
comment. In this country churches which split over
slavery seventy years ago are still trying to get
together, while the various kinds of Baptists, Pres
byterian?, and so on have found it as difficult to
reunito as to form a union with an entirely different
denomination. All the mote striking, therefore, is
the amalgamation of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and
-Congregational churches of Canada. This union fol
lows precedent in being the reverse of sudden.
Twenty-dive years of hope and effort lie behind the
achievement, which brings 400,000 Methodists 360 -
ooo Presbyterians, and 30,000 Congrogatlonalists
into one fold.
Thero need .be nothing surprising In the slow
progress of church union. With churches, as with
everything else, it is usually easier to break than
to mend. So long as disagreement does not reach
the point of disruption there is hope for some solu
tion that will enable those of different views to go
ion working together, but when a formal division
j occurs the very existence of a rival organization
j accentuates the differences and places an artiticial
| handicap upon harmony. In a little while men and
woman of the two organizations have drifted hope
11 eesly apart. . K
j British parliamentarian, after p visit to a race
course, said that an attempt to prevent betting
would bo about as useless as trying to turn back
Niagara. About that. We have tried to stamp out
race bolting In California, but it still goes on. and
there are a thousand other forms of betting that the
law has even greater difficulty in reaching.—(San
Krancittco Journal.)
Senator Wheeler of Montana hac returned from
Moscow with the atrtement that the Soviet Govern
ment is willing to recognize the validity of Russia’s
foreign debts. We shall be nearer to a solution
when the Soviet Government makes such- statements
to Mr. Hughes at Washington instead of to occa
sional visitors at Moscow.—(New York Post.)
We think that this also is approximately true
It never occurs to any one who is reelly loo nor
cent American that it’s necessary to mention it —
(Ohio Stale Journal.)
Aviation must he getting safer or Hickenbacker
could not take out a $1,000,000 insurance uolicv -
(San Francisco Journal.) ^
German workers get a 60 per cent, increase of
wuges and then tiro mark drops, and thev are just
where they started.-*! Philadelphia Record.)
At last. Victor Berger is appropriately located
He Is in Berlin. -(Indianapolis News.)
There ought to be a twelve-mile limit for inter
national malice. (New York Post.)
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
Bj SAM mr.T.
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
The only kind of an "Or Swim
min' Hole" the modern kid knows
anything about Is the .concrete tank
in the school gym.
The Ananias Club
"I made a lot of good resolutions
on New Year’s Day and have kept
every one of thejn.” confided a man
to us yesterday.
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It’s a Sad Tale
Blinks: "The impossible often
happens."
Jinks: "I'll say it does. Every
time I bet on a horse that absolutely
can lose, It does.”
Not Much Joy in Married Life
For Joy
(Divorce Note in Dallas News.)
May Joy vs. H. G. Joy: divorce.
Speaking of Wild
How about—? .
Wild oats.
— 4 women. r
—r fra ves.
— horses. ‘
— n|ghts. j ’ .
— eyed. , W •
j — animals T
And old Oscar.
Things
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Only Thing in That Line She Had
“Have you any of the overstuffed
furniture In your home?" asked the
new acquaintance.
"Not unless you could call by
growing boy and my husband fur
niture," wearily replied the over
worked house wife.
If They Can’t the Bridegroom Can
Can any little boy or girl in the
I audience tell us why a preacher’s
wife gets more new clothes in June
than she does in any other month
in the year?
Friendly Philosophy
Narrow miuded. stubborn people,
like the narrow, shallow rivulets,
j are limited in capacity, action and
force. —J.E.F.
Cools 'Em Down
Hot words and hot water account
for the love of- so many men grow
ing cold.—Sam Hill in Cincinnati
Enquirer. Hardly over get any coals
of fire heaped on their heads. —
“Dusty” Miller.
A New One On Him
"Where's that young man who was
calling on you?” asked her dad.
“Oh, he left in a huff,” she re
plied carelessly.
“A huff! a huff!” muttered the
old man. "Huh! They are getting
so many now cars on the market!
now a fellow simply can't keep track
of them." '
Would Make It Perfect
“The Egyptians almost live on the
products of the date palm, which
supplies oil, wine, sugar, matting,
palings, roofs, baskets, fans and a
variety of other articles." — News
Item. Now If it only could produce
gasoline and the money to pay the
Installments on it, it would Rolve
all the problems .tft the cost of liv
! ing, and we all would plant . one in
jour hack yard. “
If It Fits—
When a man lo3es his heart lie
doesn't want the girl who finds It
to return it, but wants her to give
him her's Instead.
The Government could make a
bigger hit if instead of abolishing
the two-dollar bills it would abolish
the tax bills.
We see In the medical column of
a contemporary that a doctor tells
an anxious lnq|irer there is nothing
that will remote freckles. Nor is
there anything that will grow hair
on a bald ^MMpMtut -just the same the
manufactufSni Jbf freckle removers
and hair restorers still are riding
around in high-priced motor cars.
Our guess ‘is that it will take
i more than a mud mask to make a
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It’s all tn knowing HOW to do
flrst-clasa cleaning and dyeing.
CAPITAIa-flYE WORKS
O. Meldner, Professional Dyor
and Cleaner. Phono 177.
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We are expert in
“ORNAMENTAL CONSTRUC- I
TIVE WATER-PROOF
CONCRETE,’’
and the common wet kind also.
Willoughby Ave., near Ball
I grounds. Established Twenty
years. Phone 32
CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFQ.
COMPANY
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i JUNEAU* TRANSFER
COMPANY
Moves, Packs and Stores Freight
and Baggage,
Prompt Delivery of
lADYSmgp COAL
Phtnc 48.
girl who is ugly as mud beautiful.
It is pretty hard for the groom
whose bride calls him such cute
names now to realize that before
the year is over the only thing she
will call him is down.
Many a wife works hard for noth
ing. Nothing being what slio gets
in money and the other name for
her husband.
A woman writer says women are
in their prime at 40—but how long
do they have to live before they
are 40—60 or 70 years?
How hollow (lie promises he made
on the wedding day of his willing-j
ness to do anything on earth for
her sound six months later when
she is listening to him growl about
helping wipe the dishes bo they can
get to the movie on time?
A lot of tteople who had to take
what they could get or no*, get
married at all have been a heap
better satisfied with what they
than a lot of those who had an un
limited choice in the matrimonial
field.
Many a motor car has been wreck
ed because the driver lost control
of the steering wheel, and many a
home has been wrecked because the
husband lost control of his temper.
Another sign of poverty is a home
lot without a gagage on it.
News of tho Names Club
Myrtle Voyce, of East St. Louis,
has a very sweet one, we are in
formed by T. .1. Will Yell, of Roan
oke, has been engaged as yell leader
for the club.
Zat so? M. K. K. says If we don't
Mary Nozatt site lives at Dusquese,
Pennsylva nia.
Old bundles or irewspapers at th«
Empire. 25 cents
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Wm. D. Perkin* & Co. I
Banker*
| 211 Cherry St. Alaska. Bid* |
Seattle. »
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DEALERS IN
Municipal Bond*
County Warrant*
First Mortgage#
Safe Deposit Vault*
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AUTOS FOR HIRE
! CALL
Berry’s Auto Service
| for that seven-pasenger 1923
] Cadillac touring car. Stand at
Gastlncau Hotel. Popular
! pricse. Phone 10.
Also seveit-paasenger Sedan,
Day and Night Service
Call 362.
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Miller’s Taxi Service
TWO CARS
Stand Alaskan Hotel
phone—single o <
Blackie’s Taxi
ANY WHERE—ANY TIME
Stand Arctic Pool Room
PHONE 444
Heller’s Taxi
PHONE 183
Day and Night Service
Stand Heller's Barher Shop
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Billy’s Taxi
Day and night service.
Stand at the Grill.
Phone 472.
Auk Bay Stage
Leaves U. & I. Cafe for Auk
Bay 6 P. M., Saturday only,
returning 6:30. Special trip at
any time. Round trip $2.50
WHEN IN NEED OF A TAXI
Call Collins
Seven passenger touring car.
Stand Trinagle Shoe Shine Par*
lor. Phone 186. Res. Phone 281.
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ARCTIC BATHS *
Without exception the best
Turkish Baths in Alaska.
Give us a trial and you will be
come a regular customer.
W. H. Lott,
Proprietor. So. Front St.
ALASKA COAL
FOR ALASKANS
—No soot
—Low in ash
—High in heat units
—Clean to handle
PHONE 418
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
0m* II iiHielliwt < H 11U in *.*«■■ i m III m
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PROFESSIONAL
Drs. Kaier & Frceburgcr
DENTIGT8
> 1 and 3 Goldstein Bldg.
PHONE N
Hoar* * a m. t® it p. a.
Dr. Charles P. Jena#
DENTIST
Room* 8 and 9 Valentine Bldg.
Telephone 176.
Dr. DeVighne
Malony Building
Hour* 1 to 4, 7 to 9.
Phone*: Office. 104; Ren. 108,
Dr. A. W. Stewart
DENTIST
Hour*, 9 A. M. to > P. M.
SEWARD BUILDING
Office Phone 469.
Res. Phone 276
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Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bldg.
Telephone 172.
GEO. L. BARTON, D. C.
Chiropractor
2nd floor Messerschmldt Apts.
Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to 6;
7 to 9 and by appointment.
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; ree., 1672.
Dr. W. J. Pigg
PHYSICIAN
Office—Second and Main
Telephone 18
DR. R- N. DONAHEY I
Same Good Servlc* as In th«
Past
?lUTESOH*DOKAlttf
Optical (s.rnpafty'
108 Pike Street, Seattle.
T-f
Hanna Oberg, D. M.
Swedish Massage and Electro- 1
| hcraphy treatment at your
i home or my office, Room 1,
i Malony Building.
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WHERE
SUCCESS
BEGINS
The road to success begins at the Savings Window.
How early yon 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 f
The B. Mo Behrends Bank
JinniAU, AT.ACTA
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fraternal Societies
-or
Gastineau Channel
B . 1 . O . 1LXI
Meeting Wednesday
Kfmliin at 8:00
o'clock, Rika' Hall.
Charles P. Jenna,
Exalted Euler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
Co-Ordinate Bodiee
of Freematoary
Soottiah Bite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:80 p. m. Odd
Fellows' Hall.
WALTER B. HEI3BL, SecreUry,
1. O. O. P.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO. • A.
Meeets every Thursday at I P. M.,
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles B. Perelle. Noble Oran4|
Merle P. Morgan, SecreUry.
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PERSEVERANCE REBEKAN
LODGE NO. 2A.
Meets every first and third
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 P M. FRANCES OU8TAFSON,
N. O. ALPHONSINB CARTER,
Secretary.
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MOUNT JONEAO LOOS!
No. 147. F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and Fourth Mondays
of each Month. In Odd Felicia
««ll, beginning at 7:1# o’clock.
Homer G. Nordling, Master.
C'haa. E. NagDel, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tine
daya of each month.
At 8 o'clock, I. O. O. F. Hall.
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
HOIS NORDUNG, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
BBGHHR8 COUNCIL We.
17*1). Meeting ■ aooosd
and laat Mondaya at 7:M
^ r p. m. Tranalent Broth*
era urged to attend. Council Chamber#
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen, O. K.
J. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, ^laska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 9. m.
Elks’ Lodge Room. John F. Stair,
Post Commander, Phone 973; Q. B.
Mann, Post Adjutant, 1'hone 198.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 8 o’clock,
Moose Hall. E. F.
Rodenberg, 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.
Render, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
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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. Lottie Splckett, President,
Mrs. Lillie Burford, Secretary.
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