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DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF OCR GREATEST
ORATORS.
If wo measure men by their talents;, natural and
required, cni of the gre.ito. t Americans pus od away
when W. Bourke Cochran : uccumbed to the grim
r.taper yesterday. Few men in cur history were gifted
with such charm of eloquence, such imagination, such
Vitality and such person magnet ism as the great
tpoketnan of Tammany. It has been the lot of few
in his time to occupy the stage in dramatic moments
to often ar.d few made more of the occasions.
We hat, i> Io n of the man when • voice has held
thousand- within i.; it; 11 as a Tammany spoki man,
end, perhaps, that will be the role in which he will
bp remembered In -t, yet the great iri.-li-American
who has enthralled an audience for the last time has
ret always be n in favor with Tammany and not
riway.t a eupportet of the Dcrnocrc.tic Party. Several
times in hi.- earn r It' ha fallen out of step with the
New York orgunizuti a from which he lias eo often
received a nmmission to represent hi; state in the
National I inns a of ilepretentativea, and in 18S6 he
vt£F enc of the me . t effective speakers in the cam
paign to cket McKinley to the Presidency. However,
,]ied in the faith, and lie was never so complectly
the spokesman of the Empire State Democracy as it.
the lust Dcm 'ratio National Convention where he
represented it cn tile platform committee and on the
focr of the convention itself. Never, prhaps, did he
i ppear at greater advantage than on that occasion,
ills speech placing (lev. A1 Smith in nomination lor
President .was a miiterplece. Notwithstanding that
there whs non in the convention but knew that
Governor Smith would not be the nominee for Presi
dent, and none better than Kcurkc Cochran, the delc
gutis were so enthti- d at tile conclusion of tlie speech
that there t. >k place what William .)■ Hryau ;i few
hours later charaf ierizctl a. tlio most remarkable demon
rt rut ion that ever occurred in any National Con
viction. T!io> standard of every State and Trritory
was npreented in the spontaneous procession that
followed.
Bourke Cochran hr t attracted the attention of the
Nation when Ite lead the debate in the National
tlcuee of Representatives thirty yt ars 'ago for the
repeal cf the silver purchase clause of the Sherman
i.t.w when lie was pitted an lust, Bryan. Both then
wore ycting men. At the Sun Francisco convention. -8
years aftci ward, lie and Bryan were again pitted
again -1 each other in the brilliant prohibition debate
They luid been almost eons!ant adversaries dining the
Intervening years though warm personal friends.
Bourke Cochran's personal appearance in his late
years, the inactive head crowned by u great stiock of
white hair, the philosophical attitude, the superbly
Intelligent and supreme klndllneis of his facial ex
pire.-; Ion uddrd to the force of lii eloquence and logic
at: nn orator.
Frii nd and foe will equally regret tile death of
this great Irlsh-American. lie 11 a - entertained, in
[tiuetcd and charmed them all.
ABANDON NICARAGUA(ANAL FOR
PRESENT.
After concluding an ugreeemnt with Costa Rica
riving the United Statoe the tight t.j construct a canal
along th Nicaragua route milar In all respects with
that formcily reached when John Hay was Secretary
of State, except that the new agreement gives this
country Salinas Bay, the Cabinet has decided to
abandon the canal project for the pro^ nt at least.
The abandt nment i in the name of economy. It is
c-ttimated that it would cost % 1,000,OOP,000, or double
what it would have cost h lore the war, to build tht
canal now.
The matter is likily to be brought up again in a
few years. The impression prevails that eventually
the United States will construct the canal, for it is
estimated that the Panama Canal will not he able to
accotnnu date tin traffic that will offer within another
decade.
The fact that la. t j tar's salmon pack, more than
4,800,000 cases, was one of the largest In the history
o< Alaska and that the herring pack was about* three
Mint: larger than the next highest in the Territory's
history is conclu: iw evidence that the fisheries in
dutlty tf tht Alaska coast is far from being a dead
id ter.
TAXLESS PUBLIC SECURITIES.
Did it ever oecure to those who talk so much
about the danger from taxless t •ruritier that the
States and municipalities have as much right in rea
eon to tux Federal securities as the Federal Govern
ment has to tax State and municipal securities?
Does it occur, then, that if the Statts and municipali
ties taxed Federal ecurities at their real value as
they tax the local real estate and other properties that
the tax on Liberty Bends, for instance, would reduce
the interest on those ; curities to the vanishing point?
The fact is that in many parts of the country the
tax would be greater than the interest. In Sea tie,
the tax rate on property is something like 7 per cent.
B- Liberty Bonds were taxed at that rate it would (
mean that the intent the Government pays on the
Liberty Honda would be lets by unite a percentage
[than the taxes. It would certainly discourage iti
Ivestment in Government securities.
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LEAL l K WILE FINANCE Al STRIA.
The l.i. aue of Nations has undertaken to finance
a rehabiltat ui i t' Austria's currency. It is estimated
that it will !• i tit $150,000,000 to put it on a stable
basin, and Imiidt- for about $16,500,000 will be of
fered imtnediat' y. They will be secured by the
Governni it railroad and customs receipts, and be
underwrite n by Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain,
Czechoslovak;.i, Belgium and Spain.
Of cent ilii' (Tilted States in expected to furnish'
the coin. It Is purposed to offer $ lo,000,000 ot the
first $16.5oo.ooo to American investors. The rate of
Interest has not been determined, bill it is believed
that it will be sufficiently high to permit the realiza
tion of amounts stated.
As \ :h local rich men in uplift move
ments. tin nation that lias the most money
Is usually t ailed upon to assume "moral lead
ership in these world rows.—(Cincinnati
Enquirer.)
Certainly And why not properly so in both cases?
Assuming the leadership i.- right, the sort wanted,
those countries and people with the mc.it money are
best able to bear the burden, and it gives them a
chance to repay the world in part for the manner
it has smiled upon them.
Making Rain to Order.
(New York World.)
To its nilti'i exploits the airplane now adds the
distinction of lr coining the first reliable rainmaker.
Previous attempts to secure artificial precipitation |
Involved the bombarding of hanks of clouds with high
explosives. In the successful experiments at McCook!
Field the method employed was to drop electrically!
charged grains of sand upon the clouds from airplanes j
traveling rapidly at a superior altitude. The efficacy
of tiie piece - was shown in the almost instantaneous
(dissipation of the clouds attacked and the discharge
(of their moisture in the form of a light rain. No
I doubt the outstanding feature of the event is the
performance of another quasi-miracle of science by;
the intelligent use cf prosaic mechanical means.
But here is presumptuous man again stealing1
the old prerogatives of the gods. Franklin stole the
thunderbolt from Jupiter Tonans and a Cornell pro
fesor with a co-worker wrests from Jupiter Pluvius!
bis secret of causing the ruin to fall. The discovery)
contains the po; Ability of far-reaching usefulness not
only in Increasing rainfall but In dispelling fog and!
mitt, and in its further practical development of;
facilitating land and s»a transportation. Will it ever
be able to c pc with a London fog?
Indesireable Advertising.
(The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon.)
Oregt n may no longer be a God-fearing state, hut .
ll.eie i.- no doubt of its being a Pope feairng .'•tale,'
and thi Papal dread which dominated the recent !
(lccticn is reflected in every act of the Legislature.!
No cne knows what this superstitious session will ac
compli.''.! outride of establishing its ecclesiastical ind -
pcn-dence, by hurling bricks at the religion of Rome.
To take a crack at parochial schools, the people !
voted lo abolish all private schools, no matter how '
meritoreur, regardless of their excellent record or the '
good they have done and are doing, and one of the
hist bills tct ptt.'s the Legislature was that barring
litigious garb from the public schools front which 1
religion has already been banned.
To take a crack at a Catholic hospital at Eugene, 1
the House of Representatives has pat cd a bill putting
it the tax rolls all the hospitals, colleges, Y. M. C.!
A s and other sectarian institutions, while another
1/ill, aimed at a similar hospital in Portland, mulcts',
all the lirtt-clat :t hospitals, in the state.' To force th ■ •
Catholic churches to pay taxes, a bill putting all t
church property on the tax list was defeated by a'
narrow margin. t
The House has, to emphasize its loo per cent. |
patriotism, voted to repeal Columbus Day as aji
holiday not on the ground of having too many j
holidays, which would be a valid excuse, but because
Columbus is the patron saint of a Catholic society. ,
What surprises all is that having ousted Columbus j
as an imposter, that the Legislature, while it is re- ,
writing school history, docs not eliminate Columbus
a. discoverer of America and substitute Lief Erickson
“»d give us an Erickson holiday, as an effective ex- ,
pit -ion of religious intolerance not witnessed in leg
islative hails since tlie days of the ‘•Know-Nothings.*'
The Catholic Church does not seem particularly
:.farmed at the situation, for there has not been any
' ffieiul protest nor any lobby on hand, and doubt
Icrs it is figured that it will take more than a session
of the Oregon Legislature to shake the foundations of
a 2,hOO year old institution whose experience has
i'l’cvtd that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the
Meanwhile Oregon Is getting some tine advertising,
[which if it does nothing else, calls attention to our
inferiority complex," for if we have not got ability [
j enough to reduce taxation we can certainly capitalize
| fanaticism and t ale-guard ourselves from the "tyrant I
| <>f ’he Tiber," if not from the flesh and the devil,
Consolidation, economy and taxation are all right1
i'1' H'elr way, but the paramount Issue In this session
jit to hell with the Pope."
For many years cur aim here seemed to he to
j import anything we wanted. We sent to the out
1; tde for it. We imported our employees and we im
ported our sportsmen. Now we are changing things.
We are developing our own and will soon be on the
; export market. — l Prince Rupert News.)
Having developed the coreless apple Canada do- i
rtroved another cherished institution of boyhood. How 1
can the lad of tomorrow command fawning allegiance
Hum a moist-mouthed deg without that delectable
core? (Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The Detroit preacher who said that he made no
money during 1922 shows that some people in Du
!■ nt are not connected with the automobile Industry.
(Indianapolis News.)
Even t lie wealthiest moving-picture honeymoon
couple can hardly go further than around the world.*
This proves that money will not buy everything._
(Chicago News.)
Prick makers foresee a $5,000,000,000 program for
lew buildings, two tilths of it for homes. The rest!
!’• t garages? — (Pittsburgh Dispatch.)
The Turks cay, “Clear out!" But now is a good,
"me to say to the Turks ."Clean up!”—(Cincinnati
Enquirer.)
And after It is all over. Hoover will be asked to
organize a relief movement for the Ruhr.— (Pittsburgh
Dispatch.)
Poun tlie baseball news will be coming from
Florida and Texas, not from the fertile minds of
liard-worklng sport writers. (Cincinnati Enquirer.)
In seasons like the present we always experience
a warmer affection for Dixie.—(Cincinnati Enquirre.)
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR 1
By SAM HILL
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
I kin renumber when parent,
lidn't expect >(.,i rs ty attend c
he job of training thrir children.
Well, Isn't That the Truth?
"Pa." said Clarence, “1 don’t stip
jose a timid man would have nmel
•liance of gptting a job in a bant
would ho?”
"Why not, *an asked his dad.
“Hecauso a hank never likes i
■Ink to he shy," grinned Clarence at
ip made for the door. •
rhe Story, It Appears. Was Scoopet
Kolat Cor. Falmouth (Kv.) Outlook
Some 'three or four weeks ago th<
Democrat reported a little daughtei
it the Imme of Air and Mrs. Georg
IVilliams, but the little fellow go
dll -tracked in som way and did nol
irrive until last Monday, February
i, and then it wj a boy.
Needed Some Now Clothes Himself
decause he cannn lire ik
Tho record^ he is mighty soi
mean the records that
His neighbors play jn.-t o’er an
o'er.
Keep 'Em, Adam. Keep 'Em: No
body's Gonna Call For 'Em
(Liner in Adam lire ale's Hastings
Tribune.)
found Two auto cranks. Inquir
at Tribune off
Gems From Guide Book to Success
Tho man look in c for a "snap" may
Ind one, but it will be rferupied b.v
he chap who systematized his work
liado good and therefore is still hold
ng on to the Job. — J. E. F.
If You Are From Missouri—
(From the Vivifier.)
Oi' Sam Hill, the funnv-i damn
inund o’ the Enquirer, says: “Young
vomen of London liave taken tc
rearing red ribbon a round theii
inkles as a sign that they have b’on
raccinated.” 'Tis to tic r. Over
lore they wear >o little you can see
or yourselves
icme Day We'll Take an Afternoon
Off and Count 'Em to See
Human red blood corpuscles are so
mall that dn about one fifteen thou
and,til of a cubic Inch of blood there
re about 5,000,000 of them. News
tern.
Etiquette Note
"O Woman always pays,” but it is
iot proper to hand her the check
fter you have taken her out to
inner.
The stork's idea of a Rood joke i
o leave a boy where they want a
irl, and vice versa, and twins what -
hey want neither.
If It Fits—
Optimism is what makes a homely
irl follow all the beauty hints and
bald-headed man try all the hair
onics.
Maybe It might cut down the di
orees if we had an amendment to
he constitution which would compe’
oung pci pie to trot out all their
tail traits before they get married.
Some people give us the impres
.ion they -( on religion because it
interferes with their going to the
levll. ,
Most people are not as interested
n how you made your money us
hey are In li tw you spend it.
A man may have a head for fig
ires. but the cos* of hats, marcel
vaves and the other trimmings eon
'inces us tier every woman has a
lead for money.
Nobody can heat the youngster
vho blurts on: the family secrets at
mtertalniin:: < mipanv.
The reason wives do not like their
umbands to : ■> with them to buy
heir hats is because the o-ld fools
ilways would .think the cheapest
ids look ! fie most becoming..
Short sk could be lengthened
>ver night, hut the dear girls are
inding i: bobbed hair a heck
if * long me to get back to nor
nalcy.
A woman y be able la make a
nan, but m■>■ of them find it is a
leap easier , iiroak him.
Daily Sentence Sermon
You don’t a a are yourself with a
nan by g •; even with him.
News of the Names Club
It wouldn ' In any good, we sup
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ESTABLISHED 1898
American Ambassador
Quits Tokio.
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I Charles Beecher Warren, Am
erican Ambassador to Japan, is re
ported to have quit his post. Mr.
Warren, who lias just arrived In
I San Francisco, with Mrs. Warren
and their four sons, declared that
! hir wm >. in Japan was completed,
| and then was nothing left for him
' to do there. He went to Tokio, in
| 1921, when Japan and the United
; States faced grave issues, and
since all those have been amicably
j arranged Mr. Warren will rcsi.rn
j nml'return to his home in Detroit.
It is reported Secretary of the
i Navy Dcnby desires the post.
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pose, but i till Of Warner lives ia ;
j Quincy, 111.
Will Seas of St. Louis, an 1 A
(Chinn. of Hale, Mo., are oa the
waiting list—what’ll wo do with
! them?
French Girl Is Now 5
Studying Agriculture 3
! AMES, low.i, March 2.—Miss Made
line Aydatt. who is a stud-at at,
i raw a State C.iHo'v here, is one of
I the two girls which the French gov
ernment has sent to this country to j
| learn agricultural extension methods' |
> 1 as to be .11- io take up the work I
i of reconstruction. The other girl |
| is studying gf the University of
; Georgia.
j Miss Ayilatt will spend a month or,
two studying English and getting'
acquainted with customs and prtic-1
! tices here. Then she will tour the I
| state with agricultural extension cx-: 1
peiits studying gardening, dairying, '
poultry and bee keeping.
Slip plans to return to Franc* next: j
j spring, where she will inaugurate this
work there.
Three Queens Were Her
Guests on a Birthday .
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LONDON’. .March 1 —Mil. E. C.
j Tylden,* ,:f Sandringham, wa s • he j
proudest woman in all England r - '
■ cently when she celebrated her 10o:
J birthday and had as her guests tliree !
i Queens. Queen Mary called first to 1
I offer h. r congratulations, and later j -
'in the day Queen Alexandra, and j.
Queen Olga of Greece, hous ed her
| with a visit.
To mark the celebration Mrs. Tyl
den, who owns considerable proper
j ty, returned a portion of tho rent
paid by each of her tenant.s.
“TO LET" PLACARDS are “ad
vertising," of course, in a foolishly |
limited sense. If you wai t to adver
* RITTER’S TRANSFER |
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COAL, KINDLING, BAGGAGE, |
HAULING. I
Office Phone 292. J
Residence Phone 2W>4. I
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Alaska Transfer Co.
General Hauling, Baggage.
Coal, Contract Hauling.
1 Main Street. Phone 41 I
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JAPANESE TOY SHOP I
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H. 3. MAKINO 1
1 • Front Street
^ F. 0. Box 218 for Mail Order* ^
BRIQUETS
Ideal
fuel for
every
purpose
Large atocks on hand
Ladyimith ooal.
Nanaimo cot*.
PACIFIC COAST COAL
COMPANY
Fhone 411.
PROFESSIONAL
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Drs. Kaser & Freeourger
DENTISTS
1 and 3 Goldstein Bldg.
PHONE 56
Hours 9 a m. U. 9 o. m.
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Dr. Charies P. Jennc
DENTIST
Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Bldg.
Telephone 176.
Dr. DeVighne
Malony Building
Hours 1 to 4, 7 to 9.
Phones: Office, 104; Ree. jo*.
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Dr. A. W. Stewart
DENTIST
Hours, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
SEWARD BUILDING
OfTIce Phone 469.
Rest. Phone 276
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Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bldg. |
Telephone 172.
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Sitka Hot Springs
Visit the Famous
Dr. F. L. Goddard’s Sanitarium
Hates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Every Comfort
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GEO. L. BARTON, D. C.
Chiropractor
2nd floor Messerschmidt Apts. ]
Office hours: 10 to 12; 2 to 5;
7 to 9 and by appointment.
Phone 259.
Dr. H. Vance
OSTEOPATH
437 floldstein Building
Hours: 9:30 to 12; 1 to 6;
7 to 8, or by appointment.
Licensed osteopathic physician.
Phones: Office, 107; res., 1072.
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All Alaslcan Trails Knd at |
HOTEL ATWOOD
First Ave. and Pine St., Seattle ]
Popular Prices. Nearest to Ev- j
erything. J. A. Farnham and
Ted Taylor, Props.
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“HOTEL* "SEATTLE
“Home of Alaskans”
Prices reasonable. European
plan. Seattle, Wash.
R. Li. nODGDON, Manager
It’s all in knowing HOW to do
first-class cleaning and dyeing.
CAPITAL DYE WORKS
C. Meldner, Prcfessional Dyer
and Cleaner. Phono 177.
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1 THE MAKING OF CONCRETE f
is a matter of proper materials
together with engineering skill.
Both are our assets.
Established Twenty Years
CONCRETE PRODUCTS MFG.
COMPANY
Willoughby Avo. Phone 32.
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Fraternal Societies
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Gastineau Channel
B
0 . ELKS
Meeting Wednesday
Evenings at 8:00
o'clock, Elks' Hall.
ARTHUR B. COLE,
Exalted Ruler.
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary
Co-Ordinate Bodies
of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meetings
second, and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:30 p m, Odd
Fellows’ llall.
WALTER B HEISEL, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
SILVER BOW
LODGE NO. 1 A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Charles E. Perelle, Noble Grand;
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
MOUNT JUNEAU LOOSS
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stited Communication
Hucorid sin) rourtli Mondays
! of each Month, In Odd Fellows
"»ll. beginning nt 7:J9 o'clooh.
I Homer G. Nordling, Master,
i Chas. E. Naghel, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tues
days of each month.
At 8 o’clock. I. O. O. F. Hall.
ANNA DAY. Worthy Matron.
LOIS NORDLING, Secretary.
/K KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
i’lSWU'1* bEGHB RS COUNCIL No
17 "j. M'-etlngs second
and last Mondays at 7:84
„ p. m. Transient Broth
, „ urged to attend. Council Chambers
fifth Street. John F. Mullen, G. K.
. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alford John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 p. in.
Elks’ Ixulge Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, 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.
Judson, Dictator; R. H. Stevens,
lecretary.
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; Mtb. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
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AUXILIARY, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA, Igloo No. 6.
Meets the 2d Monday In Moos*
Hall, at 8 o’clock.
ALICE LAUGHLIN, President. 1
LILLIE BURFORD, Secretary.
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IS A GOOD INVESTMENT
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TiYou may add to the account at any time in any
amount.
fiYour 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.
IjPays four per cent per annum, compounded twice
a year. If you do not withdraw your interest it
continues to earn interest upon the interest, making
the rate better than four per cent per annum.
Accounts cf One Dollar or more may be opened in our
Savings Department.
The B. M. Behrends Bank
JUNEAU, ALASKA.