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Entered as secona-eiass matter Aa
5ost 29th, 1022, at the poetoffice "at
oho|nnr Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879. -* •!
HIGHLIGHTS'OF ROOSEVELT'S
1 BIG ilECOjVERY PROGRAM
Following are outstanding, points
in the recent address by President.
Roosevelt on the nation’s call to arms
to fight down depression under the
National Recovery Act:
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“It is obvious that if we can greatr
ly increase the purchasing power of.J
the tens of. millions of our people who
make, a livin gfrom farming and the ,
distribqflflto-of far mproducts, we will
greatly ^pErease the consumption of
those ;gooda v^bich are turned out by
industry.
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“I have expressed my faith that we
can make possible.by democratic self
discipline- in industry general in
creases in. wages .and shortening of
hours (sufficient to. enable.industry to
pay Us own workers- enough to let
those workers buy and use the things1
that their labor produces.
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* * * jt yg 0|jVj0US that with
out unite dhction a few selfish men in J
each competitive group wilt pay star
vation wages and" insist on long hours
«f work. Others in that group must
either (follow suit or close up shop:
We have seen result of action of that
kind in the continuing descent into
the economic hell of the past four
years:
“On the basis of this simple prin
ciple of everybody doing things to
getherj we are starfcingTfctifc 'id* this
nationwide attack on tm6mplt>$nnept.
It will succeed if our people under
stand it. f > ir i> :1‘'v
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“We are not goin gttrough another
winter like the last. ' '.i c
“Opinion and conscience1 are the,
only instruments we shall use in thin
summer offensive against unemploy
ment. But we shall use them to the
limit to protect the willing from the
larggard and to make the plan suc
ceed. . • t ? : • !;. , ....
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“It is my purpose to keep posted in
the postoffice- of every town a roll of
honor of all those^who join with me.
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“If I am asked whether the Amer
ican people will pull themselves out
of this depression, I answer, ‘They
will if they want to.’
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“I cannot guarantee the success of
this nation-wide plan, but the people
of this country cafi guarantee its Suc
cess.”
NEW RULINGS ON WAGE PRO
GRAM ARE ISSUED BY GOVT.
W’ASHINGTON—Executives whose
salaries exceeded $35 weekly as regis
tered pharmacists or other profes
sional persons employed in their pro
fession, together' with outside- sales
men, are specifically excluded fvom
the provisions of th etemporai y'code
On wages and hours approved■hy the
administration for retailers.
;>The way is cleared for bi- gemploy
ers of labor under contract to join
the N-. R. A. program without, alter
ing existing wage and hour terms.
Interpretation of. the voluntary
agreement says that contracts reach
ed by collective bargaining and which
specify a definite number ‘of hours of
employment. per week, may-be main
tained unimpaired, but the employee
must conform in other ways to the
wage and employment-increasing
moves.. --
OUTSIDE FARMERS AND
WIVES SAIL FOR ALASKA
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SEATTLE-—One Hundred and thir
ty farmers and theii1 wives sailed for
Alaska aboard the steamer Alaska.
The visitors are from the Middle
West and New England States:1
The cruise to Alaska is being spon
sored by a far mpuhlication of Oleve-1
land, O'., and Springfield; Mass.
The visitors expect to arrive in
Alaska during the most favorable
period of the year for seeing Alaska
crops at their best, and have been
promised the opportunity of seeing
some of the wonderful gardens and
farming areas and samples of Alas
ka’s big, luscious strawberries. All
>are looking forward with keen antici
pation of what Alaska will have to
show them in the way of farming in
alL its phases..
FATHER HUBBARD FINDS
ANCIENT RELICS OF ALEUTS
FALSE PASS.—After the explora
tion of Alaska volcanoes Father Hub
bard, known as the “glacier priest,”
accompanied by Messrs. Peterson,
Levin and Getty, made further ex
plorations in the vicinity on an unin
habited volcanic island and stumbled
On an ocean cave wherein were found
wax masks, paddles, huge war canoes
hnd;parts of wooden armor used by
Aleutts on their expeditions before
the advent of the white man in Amer
ica. It. is believed this climaxes the
finding of several stone age village
sites on: Unimak Island, earlier in the
season.^.
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STRi BAYGHIMO SEEN IN ARCTIC
-ST. PAUt .ISLAND.—The cutter
Northland-'htis, sighted’ the Canadian
steamer Baychipao, which has been
adrift in the Arctic seas for two
years,‘about «b: Andes off Wain.
wrigh. The cutter* reports that Jim
Allen and some-d^vSiyea1 are* aboard
the 'Baychimo, which^s reported sit
ting-on-'a vast fcaft’Jof ^iceu;1 The Bayy
chimo was abandoned vdear Point Bar
row after unloadingT&fter - valuable
shipment of furs. - <=
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* Swifts OvenizedlHams and Bacon
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General Merchandise
P. W. CARLSON
COMMISSION SELECTS SITKA
FO RS2."»0,000 PIONEER HOME
JUNEAU.—The commission au-r
thorizr d by the last Territorial Legis
lature yesterday selected Sitka as the
site for the new $250,000 Pioneer
Home for Alaska. The vote was four
to one in favor of Sitka. The one lone
vote was in favor of Anchorage
(Juneau Empire.)
Eti route to Sitka to inspect a. new
site offered by Sitka for the proposed
new structure for the Pioneers’ Home,,
four members of the home' building;
commission left today hy plane for
that point. They left on the seaplane
Batanof at 1 p. m., and were expect
ed to return, here late this afternoon.
The new, site is on what is known,
as the old Brady homestead, and is:
much larger than, the site of the pres
ent institution. It is said, also, to*
be more suitable to the needs of the
Home.
Member aof the commission making
the trip were; W. A. Hesse, chairman,,
Frank A. Boyle, James S. Truitt and.
A. E. Karnes. W. G. Smith, remain
ing commissioner,..was unable to go.
The Sitka hearing was held, a short,
time agt> by Mr. Hesse„and it was not
planned for the commission, to hold,
any additional hearing today. The
pur-poSp of the trip was to inspect the
few site.
. The investigations of the commis^
sion are ''virtually, completed. The
hearings ane. practically finished. It.
fs expected its. report and decision , as.
to the location pf.the new. Home will
be announced within a few days.
* Wrangell, Anchorage and Skagway;
are the principal competitors of Sitka
for the bdard’s Jjavor. While no inti
mation ha sbfeen .given by the com
mission, or any pf. its members, as to.
the probable selection, it. is generally
believed it has narrowed, down to.
Sitka and Anchorage.
WHY PEORLB SMILB.
One-Track JVlintf..
The attorney shook; his head:.
“My dear man,” he, said,“there are
hundreds of ways unmaking money,
but only one that’^'flhpest.”
The banke looked .pptzled..
“What’s that?” hd asked..
“Ah,” smiled the other,. “I thought
you wouldn't know."—Answers.
And it’s our opinion that banking'
in this country will never he Safe
until somebody invents' a. burglar
alarm that will ring every time the
directors are in session.^^Jadge.
Easy Catch*,- ,
There had been a family? row and
the wife was haled into count , on. the
charge of assault. . -
Magistrate: “Why did you. bite
your husband’s mother?1’ '
Culprit: “ ’Twas ’is fault, jour
worship. ’E was always throwin’ ’er.
in my teeth.”—Cape Argus..
Ouch!.
And it’s our opinioh that bunions
in this country will never be saf^un
til somebody invents a bufglar i“
that will ring every time the dirt
arein session.—Judge.
One-Track Hind.
The attorney shook his head.
“My dear man,” he said, “thetipyfe
hundreds of ways of making money*
but only one that’s honest.”
The banker looked puzzled. “
“What’s that?" he asked. v '
“Ah,” smiled th eother. “I thought
you wouldn’t know.”—Answi
Frank J. Gusk^pt
Notary Public*^
Takotna,
Takotna General, Store
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