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EDITORIAL PAGE
Senator Sutherland, of Utah, has
Introduced a bill In Congress which
provides for restitution by the Gov
ernment in cases where men or
women have been wrongly convicted
of crime. The essential clause of
the bill declares that "any person
who having beeu convicted of crime
or offense against the United States,
?hall hereafter, on appeal from
the Judgment of conviction or on
the retrial or rehearing of his case,
be found to have been innocent of
the crime with which he was charg
ed and not guilty of any offense
against the United States, or who,
after inquiry by the executive has
received a pardon on the ground of
innocence, may, under the condi
tions hereinafter mentioned, apply
by petition for the pecuniary injury
he has sustained through his er
roneous conviction and imprison
ment."
In the determination of cases un
der this proposed law the Court
of Claims would have Jurisdiction,
and the limit of indemnity in any
case is fixed at $5000. It Is fur
ther provided in the bill that the
burden must be upon the petitioner
to prove his lunocence, and he must
?how in that proof that he has not
"by his acts or his failure to act"
either by intent or by willful mis
conduct contributed to the circum
itances which brought about his ar
rest and conviction as steps that
were seemingly warranted by the
facts and the law.
There should be no objection to
the enactment of this bill, provided
It would do what its author evi
dently Inteuds It shall do, namely,
furnish restitution to those persons
who have been wholly the victim
of circumstances. There has al
ways been the sense of inexcusable
unfairness that society should re
quire such victim to go unrequltted
for his suffering, no matter what
the damage may have been in mon
ey or in reputation. As the Suth
erland bill Is framed it would not
appear to put any obstacle In the
path of justice, rather would tend
to do Justice where heretofore Jus
tice has not been done at all. ?
Portland Telegram.
A Kansas City police judge has
adopted a system of dealing with
offences for which the penalty is a
fine which should commend Itself to
magistrates on this side of the line.
Ho does not think It Just that the
rich should pay their fines and be
allowed to go, while the poor have
to work out their fines in prison;
that, he declares, is nothing less
than seudlng a man to Jail for a
debt, a practice which was suppos
e to have been abolished long ago.
As a remedy he allows men of fam
ily and previous good conduct to
pay their fines on the instalment
plan. A certain weekly payment Is
fixed to be turned Into the court
and the man goes about his busi
ness. The advantages of this sys
tem are obvious. The offender is
compelled to work to keep out of
Jail, the public does not have to
support him during a term of im
prisonment, his family does not be
come a charge upon the community,
and yet every time he makes a pay*
ment he feels the sting of the law.
Such a method Is surely better than
brandiug a man with a prison rec
ord for some petty delinquency, as
Is too often done even in this coun
try, where justice is far more even
handed than In the United States.
In the larger cities of Eastern Ca
nada a man has been known now
and again to be sent to prison for
the infraction of some little bylaw,
when he was not aware in the
slightest that he was committing an
offence. He was unable to pay
the small fine, and the magistrate
with more regard for the letter of
the law than for common sense has
committed him to jail. Fortunately
most magistrates in the present day
are too enlightened to adopt such a
course, but no one ou the bench
should have the power to send a
man to prison for an offence which
is not a crime. ? Vancouver Satur
day Sun.
The Only Rest the Mind Needs
Is When You Go to Sleep
By Dr. EDWARD LEE THORND1KE of Columbia University
During no waking moment is there any legitimate
I excuse for idleness on the part of THE MIND.
INSTEAD OF A REST THE MIND SHOULD BE GIVEN NEW
WORK AND SUPPLIED WITH A NEW INTEREST AND MO
TIVES. IT SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO REST SAVE IN SLEEP.
Repugnance to work is overcome by seeing results. So until the
habit of work is firmly fixed upon one it i? necessary to engage in wnrk
for which the brain of the worker is peculiarly fitted, in which it
TAKES PLEASURE and which bring* it tangible results.
It would be impossible for an inventor i<> continue at work for
weeks and months, as Edison, for instance. Im? frequently done, were
it not that his interest was REIT AI.IVK BY SUCCESSFUL
ACHIEVEMENT.
What Has Any Man to
Fear if Women Vote ?
By Professor B. H. MEYER of the Interstate Commerce Commission
eVER siticc I have been old enough to have an opinion in the
matter I have thought that women should have ajl the rights
that men have. I have never heard a single objection which,
p in my j'( !nnnent. had SUBSTANTIAL MERIT.
I have long felt and now feel that to deny women anything what
ioever which men enjoy is to IMPEACH THEIR CAPACITY,
ABILITY A XT) CHARACTER. No man can really believe in
democracy a'.d deny women a single right granted to men.
I should consider it a GREAT INJUSTICE to my mother, my
rister, my wife and my daughter to even question their right to per
form anv fundamental function in political life.
WHAT CAN I OR ANY OTHER MAN HAVE TO FEAR FROM
THEIR P RTICIPATION IN ALL THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIPT
The best meals in Whitehorse at KKKSH EASTERN OYSTERS "
the "White Pass Cafe," only white In any quantity, on the half shall,
help employed. Mrs. Orloff King first of the season, at the Pack
proprietress. tf Train Restaurant.
New Stock of
STATIONERY
r ? ? T-i . / A s* .
The latest ana most up-to-date
stock of Tablets, Box Paper,
Correspondence Paper in Bulk,
Score Cards, Place Cards, Etc.
Also School Supplies of Tablets,
Composition Books, Dictionaries
Crayons, Pencils now on dislay
William Britt
THE DRUGGIST
:
INEXPENSIVE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
W# believe that the most appreciat
ed holiday present you could send
to friends la the States would be
oae of the
BEAPTIFUL 8x10
VIEWS OF SKAGWAY
or vicinity, tukon by Draper & Co.'s
artists. These scenes represent all
parts of Alaska. Home and gar
dens and scenes of the city, to
gether with views of mountains,
glaciers and waterfalls. Nothing
could be more appropriate. Aiid
the cost is but
iM CENTS EACH.
Just one half the price usually
charged. A thousand views to se
lect from.
DRAPER & COMPANY.
HOME GRO WN SPRING
CHICKE N
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [jStka] Alaska
'?arpe, Clean, Individual Baths.
Abundance of V7at?r Best of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rer.t
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes semi-monthly visit*. In
formation and rat?s upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
AL AS K A
COAL
Moore's Wharf Co.
?Phone 10. Sk*ow?y. Alaska.
MOORfcS' WHARF CO
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
A1 lSuUtlibouudSteaninrhArrive aud l>ei<artFrouiTliit?lK>ck
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open tor delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papen oan be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after thta hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for ba^s and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is n earing
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17ft. C. J. SHAW, Qenernt Manager.
The White Pass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. SO.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday*.
No. 1 N. Bonml ?? No. 2 8. Bound
1st class lbt class
8:30 a. m. Leaves 8KAGUAY Arrlv?? 3:20 p. m.
11:05 " " WHITE PA88 Lear<? 1:40 '?
11:40 " " LOG CABIN " 12:47 **
12:35 p. m. " BENNETT " 11:50 a. m.
2:00 " " CARIBOU " 10:25 "
4:15 " Arrives WHITEHORSE Leaves 8:15 H
Passengers must he at depots in time to have Baggage inspected
and checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket aad 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
I
Juneau Steamship Co.
V. 8. MAIL STEAMER
fleoigia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for Hoonah, Oyp- I
sum, Tenakee, Killlsnoo and Sit
ka Jan. 22, 28, Feb. 3, 9, 16, 21,
27, Mch. 6, 11, 17, 23, 29. Leaves
Juneau for Funter and Chatham,
8 a m., Jan. 28, Feb. 21, Mch. 17.
Leaves Juneau for Tyee, 8 a.m.,
Jan. 22, Feb. 21. Mar. 23.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentinel Light Station, Eldred
Rock Light Station, Haines and
Skagway, 8 a.m., Jan. 20, 26,
Feb. 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, Mar. 3, 9,
15, 21, 27. Returning Leaves
Skagway following day at 8 a.m.
WILMS E. NOWELL, Manager.
For 35c. you can get a wholsoms,
home cooked meal at the New Home
Restaurant, 6th avsune, Just oft of
Broadway.
Go to the "White Pass Cafe" I
for the lest meals in Whltehorse. I
Now under the management of Mrs. I
Orloff King- ? I
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Virtwria, Vmcomiv, Aaacort* BefliafHam
Errrrtt, Qympt*. Port Towaamd. Soaui
Belliagham, Eiirrka, Stnta Barbara, Mcxxa
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. CD. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jame* St.. Seattle 112 Mattel St, 3a? Fraitrwr
**?*1 marrW ?? ttiww ikW ScMIt
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao?Jan. 11
C. D. GRANGE. Acting Agent
2nd <fe Broadway, Skagway, Alaska
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?. MAIL AND WELLa FARGO EX PR CM
Nat Ball In* o C ?? tut ateam?r
DOLPHIN
Jan. - 8
Company rtmrrm th? rt?fct to <***r nailing d*Um wlthoot o <M?m
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. ?. QUPTILL, AO?NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30 J Feb. 13
27
?Vibjaot ?o shanp* a?i-h ?? N
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
i?hon? 87 F. F W. LOWLE Ao?nt
[Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP 0PER1TI16 TO.'S. t ALASU
Will sail from Skagway for Seattle and War Parts
Jan. 1-11
Railing date mb)?ct to ehanjre with oil rMtioa
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Seattle Office: Tlrkrt* and an Infor _
711 tV?Kid ATnu?, H. HAKT\V|liRK>, 1Mb A ni?afl?"|<
PASS a YUKON
n
Winter Route
Stage Service
During tho nlnter season of 1012-1013, * through Mall, end Freight Herrlce will
be maintains] between White Horse and Dawson, affording all possible comfort for traveler*
by means of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter season the Company'* comfortable trains will operate on a trl-wcekly schedule be
tween Skaguny and White Horse, trains leaving each terminal on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
For Information relative to passenger and freight rates apply to
H. WhkkLKR, Supt., Mail Service Department, ....
O. L. DICICKSOX, President,
We make telegraphic transfer of funds to or from Vancouver or Reattle.
Whltehow*. T. T.
Sksguay, Alaaha.