HALFWAY JUSTICE
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For every wrong there is a
remedy, is a declaration of stu
dents of the law, and for every
injury there exists some meas
ure of redress. But in law, such
is not always the case. However,
the law of compensation is im
mutable, paying justly for every
good and every wrong commit
ted. The deeds may be overt
and well-concealed—but not
from the Power which measures
out in the law of compensation
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WHO PAYS THE TAXES
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“Do you know why,” said a
Wrangell citizen recently, “that,
the price of gasoline went up”9
‘ No,” was the reply. “Because
John D. Rockefeller gave the
Boy Scouts a dime and collects
tribute from the elders to pay
for his generosity.”
In the proposed levy ofone cent
per gallon on gasoline, the cry
went forth that it was not the
companies who would pay the
tax but the ultimate consumer
who paid the final freight bills.
So it is also true of all commod
ities in the merchandising
stores. True the owner pays the
tax direct, but on his books he
charges taxes on to costs of op
eration. When theconsumer dis
continues buying commodities
in Alaska and buys only in the
states, then he is helping to pay
taxes not in Alaska but in the
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Is the Open Door To the Merchant's Es
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means more in the future.
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Call in at our shop and inspect the New Tudor
Ford Sedan for The American Legion. You may
get this beautiful car ready to go. - - Otherwise we
will sell you one just like it for - - - $691.50
Fryer Machine Works
Authorized Ford Agents
states- And we bring to your
attention the fact that the na
tive population exceeds that of
the white, the average earning
power as great and the share
in the burden of government is
equal without en equitable dis
tribution in benefits.
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THE EDITOR’S FRIENDS
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.. Sometimes. the. thing. that
makes it hard for a. person, to
run a newspaper is his friends
I When a friend thinks something
jougfit to be kept out of the pa
iper he doesn’t hesitate to ask
it as a personal favor. An en
emy doesn’t ask any favors. But
a friend thinks the conduct oi
a newspaper is the personal
matter of the editor, when as a
matter of fact he is largely in
the position of a man serving a
public trust.
A philosophical old fellow once
said to the writer, “A newspaper
that doesn’t make you mad once
in a while isn’t worth the sub
scription price.”
To make people mad isn’t the
chief province of a newspaper,
but if it’s going to be one worthy
the name, it must print the news
without fear or favor. This pa
per has been threatened with,
and indeed has suffered business
reprisals, not once but frequent
ly. These things must necessar
ily be borne in silence. The
great reading public which a
newspaper serves is not interest
ed in the personal difficulties of
the editor or publisher, though
we have known instances where
a full airing of threats and sub
rubsequent reprisals would have
made absorbing reading.
But such things must be re
garded as part of the game—to
be suffered because ofsins com
mitted in other directions. And
then, too, it must be remember
ed that all things, both human
and divine, are subject to criti
cism. Even the Bible does not
escape.—Harlan (Iowa) Repub
lican.
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GOOD DOCTRINE
Governor Bone, in his report
for 1922 said:
“Alaska, in the true spirit of
Americanism, seeks self-govern
ment and should be prepared for
it at no distant date. Its ambi
tion is high; its aspirations
worthy. Its citizenship would
give strength to the Union. It is
a great state or two great states
slowly in the making.”
Governor Riggs, in his report
for 1920, said:
“Laws should govern instead
of revocable regulations, but
where there must be regulations
such regulations should be pro
mulgated by authority located
within the Territory and not
4,000 miles away. In the inter
est of good citizenship, to pro -
mote self-reliance, and
strengthen the desire for public)
welfare, the greatest possible!
need of self-government should
be allowed to the residents of
the Territory.” I
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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF
BABES
Chitina Herald
The HERALD is of the opini
on it is none too early to in
form its readers that next win
ter is going to be a tough one.
Last winter was prosperity com
pared to what we can look for
in the winter ahead of us. Any
one that has a chance to work
for good wages this summer and
does not have enough at the end
of the year to see him comfort
ably through the winter de
serves to stand in the bread line
' and beg for turnips, and prob
ably he will. The ones who will
j deserve help are the ones who
have no chance at a job. Of
j the Moonshiners and Bootleg
gers must live, but so must the
Farmers and Cotton Growers
and we strongly advise anyone
spending more than half of his
wages for boose. If anyone says
it is none of our business how
he spends his money we hope he
will be a good sport and say the
same thing when he is broke.”
The Chitina Herald is edited
by two boys who recently achiev
ed national reputation when
TIME Magazine devoted a col
umn of its space to the efforts
, of these lads who are the world's
youngest edito: publishing their
paper week1' , a multigraph.
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IOWA WILL TURN AGAINST
HOOVER
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Senator Brookhart, Republic
an, Iowa, expressed upon his re
cent return to Washington that
President Hoover’s native state
would support either Senator
Borah of Idaho or Governor
Pinchot of Pennsylvania for the
Republican presidential nomin
ation.
“Crops are good in Iowa,” said
Brookhart, “but the prices are
the lowest in twenty-six years:
We do not have the presidential
primary but I believe Iowa
would support either Senator
Borah or Governor Pinchot in
the convention.”
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IN ALASKA?
A press report in a Seattle pa
per says that Tom Corliss, 22
year-old flying prospector crash-]
ed with a'plane in the heavily |
timbered wilderness many miles
from civilization in Northern |
British Columbia last Friday, es-'
caped death and after 55 hours
afoot reached Taka Lake, ac
cording to dishpatches received
in Seattle.”
The caption of this story was:j
“Aviator Crashes in Alaska
•Trees, Walks 55 Miles”.
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If we are not responsible for
the thoughts that pass our
doors, we are at least respons
ible for those we admit and en-,
tertain.-Chas. B. Newcomb.
Three per cent of the banks
control per cent of U. S. de
posits.
Washington Newsletter
By Will A. Steel
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Major General George S. Gibbs
has been attached to the Signal
Corps for the past 33 years an 3,
spent much of his early experi-!
ence in Alaska, where he had,
much to do with the develop
ment of the system in the North.
He finally became Chief Signal |
officer and was located in Wash
ington, but at his request was
placed on the retired list of the
Army June 30th. He has since
gone to New York City to assume
the duties of vice president of
the International Telegraph &
Telephone Corporation. Col. Ir
ving J. Carr, Executive to the
Assistant Secretary of War, has
been advanced to the position of
Chief Signal Officer.
The official records of the Ter
ritory of Alaska and of all states
when they were territories, will
be assembled and published un
der the direction of Dr. Clarence
E. Carter, professor of History
at Miami University, Oxford, O.
He has been appointed editor of
Territorial papers, Department
of State, under the provisions of
the Ralston Act of 1925. He will
assume his duties on August 15.
Dr. Carter has made a special
subject of territorial organiza
tions and his work will mean the
collaboration of all records of
Alaska as a Territory.
In compliance with a petition
from the residents of Homer,
word has been received that Act
ing Commissioner of Lighthous
es, that O. D. Olsen will be per
manently employed as carekeep -
er of the Beluga Lake Light.
Since the Navy has abandon
ed their radio station at Sitka,
residents of that little city have
requested the privilege of es
tablishing themselves on the
property, and fishermen want
the right to establish their
homes on Japonski Island, near
Sitka.
various inquiries nave oeen
made as to the address of Hon.
and Mrs. Dan Sutherland. Un
til September they will be at the
Ogontz White Mountain Camp,
Lisbon, New Hampshire.
Residents of Lake Minchumi
na want their community includ
ed in a mail contract that will
soon be awarded for carrying
the mail between Nenana and
Flat and intervening towns.
Officers of the Federal Em
ployees Union at Anchorage
complain that a number of work
men are thrown out of work be
cause of a recent order by the
Alaska Railroad management
that results in procuring mater
ials from the Outside that it i>
claimed could be manufactured
at the shops and foundry of the
Railroad at a less cost. It is
contended that a broader ard
more satisfactory policy should
te mainlined, resulting in the
greater benefit to all concernel
The matter is being investigat
ed by the Interior Department.
I The City Council at Fairbanks
has wired c request that the
General Land Office issue a
modified deed to their park
grounds, so that they might bo
[held in trust for park and re
creational purposes and for pub
lic utilities, including the estab
lishment and maintenance there
on of airport buildings and air
navigation facilities. The Pa
cific International Airways, who
have the mail contract for the
lower river, Nome and Kusko
kwim points, say that they will
establish headquarters there if
they are assured title to leased
space, and that they are anxious
to immediately commence con
struction of necessary hangers.
The Commissioner of Land Of
fice has issued an order stating
that the Department will inter
pose no objection to the estab
lishment of an airport on part
of the land, and that the patent
previously issued will not be dis
turbed, as there is no need for
the issuing of additional deed.
Word comes that William L.
Paul, former member of the Le
gislature and attorney at Ket
chikan has established an office
in the Lowinan Building, Seat
tle. He writes for publications
dealing with various phases of
the Income Tax Law, as he is
about to institute a suit involv
ing those features before the
Department. Mr. Paul also is
maintaining his office in Ket
chikan and at this writing is in
the First City of Alaska.
The United States George
Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, of which Herbert Hoov
er is President, has requested
Delegate Wickersham to present
to the Governor of the Territory
of Alaska a marble bust ofGeorge
Washington, and to arrange for
attendant ceremonies. As the
Delegate will not be in the Nortn
this fall, he has delegated the
authority for preparing for this
memorable event to those peo
ple at the Territorial Capitalwho
are descendants of the Daught
ers and Sons of the American
Republic. The bust has been
shipped to Juneau and Miss Ca
roline Todd and Mrs. Hoyden,
committee, will see that a mem
ber of one of the organizations
will be selected to make the pre
sentation address to Governor
Parks. The time will be on Aug.
13 or 15, When Mrs. Hobart,
President General of the D. A.
R., will be in Juneau and have
part in the ceremonies.
Attorney Sherman Duggan
has been notified that his client
George Weiss, of Ketchikan, has
complied with the requirements
of his homestead entry and the
Commissioner of the General
Land Office has notified the Re
gister at Anchorage to issue the
final certificate.
Tne original tunas maae avail
able for the maintenance of
flood control work at Lowell
Creek, Seward, are about ex
hausted and there is no money
at this time under the control of
Alaska Road Commission for
any future repairs that may
become necessay. An effort was
made at the last session of Con
gress to authorize the Secretary
of War to submit for the consid -
eration of Congress such estim
ates as are necessary for the
proper maintenance of the flood
control works at Lowell Creek.
The bill failed of passage and
will likely be again introduced
next winter.
As the last session of the Terri
torial Legislature provided a
Commission to determine the
proper place for the erection of
a new pioneers’ Home, and the
status of the title of the land
upon which the permanent
Home is to be constructed, and
the proper means for acquiring
title thereto, the question of the
title to the present location of
the Home is now under consid -
eration. The land is owned by
the government and title has
never been transferred to the
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Tenitory. It will require an act
of Congress to transfer the title
and if the Commission, compos-1
ed of the Governor, Highway
Engineer and Superintendent of
the Home'request the Delegate
fo intrc luce the necessary le
gislation to give title to the Ter
ritory, he will introduce a bill
to that end next session.
The term of Dr. Will H. Chase
of Cordova, as a member of the
Alaska Game Commission ex
pired on July 1. As his success
or the Secretary of Agriculture
named Andy Simond.
The Navy Department is re
leasing or changing to other
stations, nineteen men from the
Eyak (Cordova) radio station,*1
which action has brought a pro
test from the Cordova Chamber
of Commerce. But officials say
that this reduction is in line
with the Navy policy of going
out of business in Alaska and
that the public business is not
affected.
The Department of the Inter
ior announces that the mines
in Alaska produced minerals
worth $13,812,000 during the
year 1930. The value of the
gold was $8,476,000, an increase
of over $700,000 from the previ
ous year, but the value of cop
per decreased from $7,130,000 to
$4,244,600. The coal produced
was 120,100 tons valued at $631,
000, coming from the Matanuska
and Healy fields, with 37,128
tons imported from the States
and 23,892 tons imported chief
ly from British Columbia.
Home Service Mending
of Laundered Goods
4 We give full value for your
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Physician & Surgeon
Wrangell
Alaska
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O. L. ALBERY
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In Petersburg til] July 15th
Office over Wheeler Drug Store
Free Examination.
R. E. BAUMGARTNER,
Attorney-at-Law
Office above People’s Drug
Petersburg .. .. Alaska
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Hauling and contracting
Wood for delivery
I Keep Out of the Kitchen
Finest Meals always ready at
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Pipes and fittings
Tanks of Toncan Iron made to order.
All work guaranteed to? give satisfaction.
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Petersburg : : ; Alaska