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FUR SEAL LEGISLATION.
Several bills have been introduced in Congress for
the purpose of requiring the Department of Com
merce to sell the fur seal skins taken on the Pribilof
Islands in their raw state rather than alter they have
been tanned and dyed. Those who are sponsoring the
legislation contend there are many other places than
the St. Louis firm which now has the contract where
seal skins can he properly treated.
Those who oppose changing the present custom
contend that if the furs were sold in ther raw state
at the first point reached by the vesrels which bring
them from Hiring Sea all or more of them would be
cold for shipment to London for treatment and the
United Stall would thus lose the Industry, it would
seem, however, from the facts developed that the dan
ger of such a consummation is remote. It also seems
to have been made clear that the Government would
realize more from the furs If it would sell them
in the salt at Juneau, Seattle or some other point.
The Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has investigated the matter and apparently
has got at the bottom of it, and the conclusions hero
let forth are those of the Committee.
Under the circumstances, therefore, the proposed
legislation should prevail. Only absolute necessity
should cause the Government to participate in busi
ness, and tlie participation should end at the first
practicable point. Under the treaty arrangements
the Government, very properly, must take the seal
skins and dispose of them. The Government's part in
Oh* enterprise should terminate at the earliest pos
sible stage, all other things being equal. That should
be when the skins are delivered at a suitable |>oint
for their sale to the highest bidder.
NOTED STATESMAN RETIRES FROM
PUBLIC LIFE.
Thu retirement of George ,ay, for 27 years
Premier of Nova Scotia, marks the termination of one
of the moit remarkable public careers in the Domin
ion. Since hia tint election he has been unbeatable.
He held the headship of the Government in Nova
Scotia longer than any one else has been chief
executive in any cf the tiif-govcrnlng dominions of
Great Britain.
in poiltics the Nova Scotia statesman is a Liberal
and he always has been a member of that party, but
his support came lberally from Conservatives as well
us Liberals.
The retiring Premier was born in Cape Breton in
1861 and was educated at Sydney, llo tuught school,
practiced law and since going into politics has led Ills
i tty to victory on six successive occasions. Twice
'* lea t lie has been offered knighthoods and ha3 re
used to accept titles, lie is a democrat of tile demo
crats. That is why he has sustained the confidence of
the people for so long.
Sometime ago the Nova Scotian Parliament passed
an act providing that Premier Murray should have a
pension of $6,000 a year the amount of his salary as
Premier — after his retirement until his death.
There was no opposition to the proposition, lie will
be 62 years of age this year, and the hope Is general
that he may live many years to enjoy private life.
Premier Murray has been succeeded by Minister
of Public Works E. 11. Armstrong.
BLAME NOT ALL ON AMERICA.
Willie all European countries are asking for Ameri
can help ome cf them are acting in a manner that
encourages u? to reutinued aloofness. However, if the
luted State would j< in in an economic conference,
or a league of seme kind, the probabilities are that
our influence would be so great that tHe European
ccuntrn would "see the cat." They would probably
accept Am ricaii idcsl in International'* equity and
American conception, of sound finance if they could
be shown a way out cf llie present deplorable con
dition. There i no question but that the United
States should net enter into any plan to aid European
countries to refinance themselves except on a basis
that would be round. No man or combination of men
w lior.e affairs are in a condition similar to that of
the nations of continental Europe could expect to go
to a bank and procure financial aid. There are just
ca sound reasons why the United States should dic
tate the terms on which she would help the countries
of Europe as there are why a bank should dictate
its terms to a corrupt or foolishly organized business
institution before extending credit.
All the blame for the failure of the United States’
to aid Europe cannot bo laid at the door of Ameri
tan:: Europeans have not yet show n a spirit which en
titles them to credit. However, if the United Stales
would enter an economic conference with the coun
tries ever tne : a and enter it with a definite and sound
program, one requiring smaller armies and sane busi
ness principles, it would do a lot of good. It might
lye that a way out could be discovered. At least this
country would then put herself in position where
there could be no legitimate criticism) of her attitude
toward the world.
PROMISES TO PRINCE RUPERT.
Sir Henry Thornton, pie new head of the Canadian
j National Railw ays, which includes the Grand Trunk,
has been at Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Roth of
these towns have been trying to induce the Govern
ment to irtablhh (levators for the reception of grain
from the Interior for shipment to Europe. While, it
is said, Sir Henry made no promises on this point at
Prince Rupert, lie did promise the people of flic
Grand Trunk terminal city that the Government
would give them adequate facilities for the shipment
of lumber, and make rates lhat woilld encourage the
movement of lumber from the interior of British
Columbia to Prince Rupert for ocean transport.
There i no good reason why Prince Rupert should
not become an important shipping point for lumber.
There are many aw mil Is along the line of the Grand
Trunk whicli have not an outlet for their output
which could he made to exceed local demands. It is
contended that more mills and more logging would
result if they were given access to foreign markets.
While Prino? Rupert is in British Columbia it is a
northern city, and the legitimate growth of that town
will contribute its part to the welfare of the whole
north country.
Uncle Sam gets $16,000 from Bill Hay
wood's forfeited bond. But there would he
more satisfaction connected with the transac
tion if the money were Big Bill's.—(Toledo
Blade, i
At that we would rather have the $15,000 than
to have Bill.
Localize (he Seal Industry.
(Cordova Times.)
General and concerted movements of various kinds
appear to be under way for bringing about a more
equitable handling of the fur teal industry of tlit*
Prfbilof It-lands An organiation has recently been
incorporated in Seattle for the purpose TTt breaking
the alleged monopoly of Fouke Company, of St. Louis,
who are now the exclusive buyers of the Alaska fur
seal, and recently a bil iwas introduced in Congrpss
by Senator Johnson, of Californa, providing that the
Alaska fur peal be sold only In sailed form and cured
and shipped from the Pribilof Islands. Both move
ments have for their object the localizing of the fur
seal industry nearer to its source.
Without professing to know anything about the
technical features involved In either proposal The
Times ip heartily in favor of the adopton of prac
tical measures that will give to Alaska some benefits
of the seal industry, especially of the moneys accruing
from the annual sales of skins. The income derived
each year from the fur seal and fox islands to the
Westward amounts to something like a million and a
quarter dollars. This income, taken from Alaska and
produced through the capable management of the
Fisheries Bureau of the Government, should be turned,
in part at least, to the benefit of the Territory. At
tile present time all of it is turned into the general
fund of the United States and administered by the
Treasury Depart ment.
The Fisheries Bureau needs money for carrying
cn its vitally necessary work in the preservation ol
the Alaska salmon. The present appropriation for tlio
Bureau is utterly inadequate. A few years more of
intensive lishng. Inadequate protection and lack ot
j repletion by moans of hatcheries, and it will be too
j late. Tho Htiro.iu of Fisheries has honestly and econ
omically handled the fur seal business on which tits
Government has embarked. Why not divert a portion
ot the moneys thus derived to the Bureau of Fisheries
for salmon protection?
Tho salmon fisheries of Alaska nay more In taxes
for the support of the Territory than all the other
| Industries combined. Without this revenue the Ter
ritory would be hard put to meet its ordinary ex
pen, s. Tlte shortage of this fund would necessitate
111,0 assessment of large property taxes for the support
■ ;>l the public schools, which are even now short of
|tuii(ls for their proper maintenance. To help meet
| this and other Territorial shortages Governor Bone in
,li3 recent report recommended that one-half of the
peal money be converted into the general fund of
| the Territory. Alaska needs pre-eminently three
! things: roads, schools, and the preservation of its
| lull. Why should not the fur seal revenues, derived
ircm Alaskan territory, be turned to these li es’ Why
should not a major part of the annual return he
accredited to tho Bureau of Fisheries for its own up
keep, and to tlie Alaska Road Commission for Alaskan
highways, the remainder turned into the general
I Hind of the Territory for its public schools? As for
:11,0 actual selling busness for the disposal of the
seal skins, there appears to be no reason why the fur
! market should bo maintained in St. Louis or Seattle
It,r anywhere else than in the Territory of Alaska
| and the establishment of such a market here would
! be of great economic benefit to the Territory.
Lucky Alaska.
(Da w son N ews.)
Our next door neighbor is given a nice fat pocket -
I ,>0°k for development pur [loses an.l maintenance thi
I .'ear. The sunt of *1.000.000 is provided for the Gov
ernment railroad, and lor Yukon steamers *125,000
!'Vi,h 1 Mat comfortable million the work on the rail
T‘>ad no doubt will be pushed ahead, though, ns it is
"ith its tine sleepers and (lining cars, It is a picnic
traveling from Fairbanks to the coast—two or three
'ays' journey in comfort, winter or summer. Quite
different to the job of getting to Whitehor-e irom
Dawson in winter! Rut, of course, we have flie ad
vantage of living the old fashioned strenuous life
"•Inch they say is I be best life by a long wav it
probably will take more of Uncle Sam's cash than the
$lj,000 he allowed for downing the demon booze in
Alaska: but (ho $125,000 for steamers ought to add
a few good boats to the service. They are needed I a t
summer many tourists were badly dlsappointen when
they could not make the trip to Fairbanks and then
■ ral1 lo 'l,p coast. H certainly would be a great
convenience if Uncle Sam would connect his railway
"ith ibis center by a regular boat service Boats
;!re 11 (>cded on the Tatiana River, too. if the people
by'r,fu1110,1 ^ th<J Yuk°“ are to Eet a ch»»ce to travel
And there's the radio also: concerts every nieht
a“ ,llp n0WB 311 thp "nip. Not like poor old
Dawaon when it gets slammed by a snow storm and
cut on half a month from the outside world
Hul there will he a change one of these davs
, v° sot a silver camp coming up that will m.,'ke
muse enough of its own to let all the world hour
and arcund Dawson there's thirty miles of paystroak
; 1,1 to bo worked by dredges. We may he a bit s’ow
"eve got a lot to do to prepare a way for •>„ I
'•NO people. *
Washington reports that there will be m. extra
■ c- lon in the spring and that Congress will ink,.
4 >c<t. It will he the nation that will get the rest
-(Houston Post.)
Stefansson says the Arctic regions should be in !
habited. and most of us can think of several people1
"Mo should be living there,—(Indianapolis Star) |
ALONG LIFE’S DETOUR
By SAM HILL
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Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
T kin remember when they used to
jiuat a lady’s pictuie to show what
i ;ictty face she hail, but the once
over of tho rotogravure sections
hi.;w they now pri.it it to show what
pretty aii'.t-ela.1 t nderstandiiig shot
has.
. . Times Have Changed
Blinks “Well, since the dry laws
have made the stuff cost so much 1
can't afford to drink enough to get
a headache any more.”
Jinks "If you drink the stuff they
sell now you don't get a headache,
but a headstone.
So* Must Have Loved Him in Spite
of His Name
i Marriage License in Pittsburg. Ga
zette-Times.)
Spidedom P. Bubusis, Pittsburgh,
and Mario P. Wymer, Pittsburgh.
Are They All Insured in Its Favor?
(Clay County (Nob.) Sun.)
University will be glad to hear of
the death of any of its alumni.
Fool Questions
F. 1’. U. asks: "lines a cook eat
all th 1 break she kneads?" We have
heard this before, only the origin"!
mentioned the baker instead of the
rook; but anyway, vve refuse to an
swer it.
Gems From Guide Book to Sue ;ss
If you think you are more adapted
'o something different than your
present employment, then la sam'
thing different. By remaining dis
satisfied you are injuring beta you'
employer and yourself.—.1. E. )'.
What She Would ‘Do
The two children of a We v od
| man were discussing Christmas. The
! boy, the older, was trying to •ease
'<is five-year-old sister, who Ins be
come quite a little lady since art mg
nto kindergarten.
"Well,” said the l*o.v, “what ft out!
you do if Santa Claus brought you a
bundle of switches as a Christmas
gift?”
"I'd simply ignore it," replicl ihe
little lady, with dignity.
If It Fits—
Another one of life's mysteries is .
why an old bachelor always is so
orderly and an oi l married man so
disorderly.
Most all of us nro crazy to get
up in the world, hut, gosh! how we
all hate to got up in the morning.
A bobbed-haired girl, not being
int 'rested in firgt aid work, doesn't |
rare to get a hook on “What to do I
until tli? doctor . comes," but if any'
one lias a book on "What to do un
til tha hair grows long" she'll gladly
sit up all night to read it.
We know a lot of dear ladies who
| would not think of saying damn, but
they often look li'ke they were think
ing it.
The bad after effects of a lot of
operations 'is the way they loosen up
the tongue of those who have been
through them.
We never have seen any one en
joy good health as much as some
people seem to enjoy their poor
health.
Not every woman has red hair, but
we never yet 1: ive met a woman who
occasionally didn't get rod-headed
'1 m Limits nil ;hi.- iKl i)11
does.
Mother mnv worry about daughter
marrying an 1 leaving homo, but she
doesn't worry over that half as much
as father d a t over her marrying
:nd bringing a »ontin-law home for
him to support.
Any man can g >t his picture on the
front page if lie doesn't mind being
shot by an infuriated woman. Per
sonally, we dont care for front page
position-—-not any more.
It. is Just barely possible tho rca
,nn niarried n n like to kiss other
girls better tlun their wives is b ■
cause the girls oem to enjoy it so
much more.
Xo one can I- as patient with son's
faults as hi m >ther can. And no
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Woman Explorer Leaves
for Darkest Africa.
I
i3/duiy VorcUtvy - .£ y
I .arty Dorouiy Mills, authoress
and explorer, daughter cf (he Karl
of Oxford, lias started from Eng
land for West Africa. She has
made several trips of exploration
into Africa and this time will go
as far as Timbncloo. She is shown
in her African costume.
me can be less patient with his
father's faults than the same dear
ady.
It tak -s all kinds of people to make
t world, but darn if wo i an see what
iso the women who enjoy going to a
'tinoral are.
An unusual child, these days, Is
>ne who thinks its parents know
nore than It does.
Daily Sentence Sermon
Dreams never come true unless
ton wake up and hustle.
News of the Names Club
K. L. A. sends 'word from Harris-1
tttrg that O. Gloom, of that place, is
>ne of the most cheerful men he
tnows.
Will Falter, of Oklahoma City, did
tot for one minute when he marched
sravely up to the altar last week and'
vas married.
DRUGS EXCITE ~~
THE KIDNEYS,
DRINK WATER
—
Take Salts at First Sign of
Bladder Irritation or
Backache. n
The American men and women
ruist guard constantly against kid
icy trouble because we often eat
no much rich food. Our blood is
Tiled with acids which the kidneys
strive to filter out; they weaken
Tom overwork, become sluggish, the
diminutive tissues clog and the re
mit is kidney trouble, bladder weak
less and a general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like
lumps of lead; your back hurts or
he urine is cloudy, full of sediment,
ir you are obliged to seek relief two
ir three times during the night; if
you suffer witli sick headache, or
lizzy, nerovtis spells, acid stomach,
>r if you have rheumatism when the
weathar is had. begin drinking lots
af good soft water and get from your
pharmacist about four ounces oj' Jad
Salts. Take a tablespoonful In n
tlass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys may then
ict fine.
This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for years to help flush and
stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu
tralize the acids in the system s-o
they no longer are a source of irri
tation, thus often relieving bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
Injure, makes a delightful efferves
cent lithia-water drink and belongs
in every home, because nobody can
make a mistake by having a good
kidney flushing any time. By all
moans have your physician examine
your kidneys at least twice a year,
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■ortising,” of course, in a foolishly
imited sense. If you want to adver
tise your property to all who might
tie interested in it, use the classified
columns of The Empire.
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Phones: Office, 104; Res. jog.
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Ree». Phone 278
Dr. W. A. Borland
Physician and Surgeon
Juneau Music House Bid*.
Telephone 172.
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| Hours; 9:30 to 12; 1 to 5;
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Prices reasonable. European
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■ Fraternal Societies
1-OF
Gastineau Channel
O . ELKS
Meeting Wednesday
Ereslngs at 8:00
o'clock, Elks' Hall.
ARTHUR B. COLE,
Exalted Ruler,
JOHN A. DAVIS,
Secretary.
* Co-Ordinate Bidiet
l of Freemasonry
Scottish Rite
Regular meetings
second and fourth
Fridays each month
at 7:30 p. in. Odd
Fellows' Hall.
* i WALTER B. HEI3EL, Secretary.
i. o. o. r.
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X.ODGE NO. I A.
Meeets every Thursday at 8 P. M.t
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Charles E. Perello, Noble Grand;
Merle P. Morgan, Secretary.
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PERSEVERANCE REBEKAH F
LODGE NO. 2A. !
Meets every first and third i
Tuesdays In I. O. O. F. Hall, at
8 I'M. FRANCES GUSTAFSON,
N. G. ALPHONS1NE CARTER,
Secretary.
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MOUNT JUNEAU LOOSE
No. 147, F. A A. M.
Stated Communication
Second and Fourth" Monday*
of each Month. In Odd Fellow*
14"II, beginning at 7:J« nVInoS.
Homer G. Nordling. Muster
C has. E. NagTiel, Secretary.
Order of the
EASTERN STAR
Second and Fourth Tues
day* of ea?h month.
At 8 o’clock, I. O. O. F. Hall.
ANNA DAY, Worthy Matron.
LOIS NORDLING, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
SEGHERS COUNCIL No.
17iiU. Meetings second
and lust Mondays at 7:*»
^ y p. m. Transient Broth
ers urged to attend. Council Chambers
Fifth Street. John F. Mullen. Q. K.
j. L. McCloskey, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION
Alton! John Bradford
Post No. 4.
Juneau, Alaska.
Meets fourth Thursday
each month at 8 p. m.
Elks' Lodge Room. John F. Starr,
Post Commander, Phone 97J; G. E.
Mann, Post Adjutant, Phone 196.
LOYAL ORDER 01
MOOSE.
Juneau Lodge 700
Meets every Friday
night, 9 o’clock.
Moose Hall. Thoa.
B. Judeon, Dictator) R. H. Stevsna,
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.
Bonder, Senior Regent; Mrs. A.
F. McKinnon, Secretary.
AUXILIARY, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA, Igloo No. 8.
Meets the 2d Monday In Moos*
Hall, at 8 o’clock.
ALICE LAUGHLiIN, Presldapt.
LILLIE BURFORD, Secretary.
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