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A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
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Resolved that every Alaskan "ill
work consistently for a carpet bag
government.
The policy of the paternal govern- J
nient seems to he to rule Alaska by
long distance government. In keep
ing with that policy it has been urg
ed that every Alaskan adopt tin
above pledge. Such a resolution
calls for the appointment of every
lederal official; every municipal of
ficer from mayor to dog catcher. It
is further suggested that appointees
be drafted from Seattle.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DISCRIMINATES AN 1)
PREFERS BLONDES
The Department of Justice is
brought into disrepute in Petersburg
by the actions of its representative
here. During the past summer he
preferred his amorous attentions for
a big blonde who hated him but for
business reasons accepted his atten
tions. Whether Peggy refused to
pay licentious tribute to the Depart
ment of Justice or not we have
never inquired nor do we care. In
this business of running houses of
prostitution and houses of ill-fame
all inmates are in the same business
and all in open violation to law. We
bold no brief for any of them. But
we do contend, that the Department
of Justice should not he brought in
to disrepute by the odium of its re,
presentatives acting as a wet nurse
for one inmate and driving another
from a sickbed out of town. It is
time such actions be brought to
The attention of tho proper author
ities. United States Marshal A]
White is cognizant of the facts in
the case as related in previous
issues of The Alaskan and from re
ports made by men in his own de
partment. Still he permits tho De
partment of Justice to be made the
laughing stock, the butt of ridicule
of the community and the Division.
When will the misrule of Idaho
-sheepherdcrs and carbetbaggers end. I
THERES A DIFFERENCE
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A year ago last July fourth was
arrested one Joesph Johnson for
having moonshine halitosis. He
was taken up to the federal bastile
and next day sentenced to six
months in jail. It ,3eems to attempt
to break into the residence of re
•speetable women is a lesser crime
than having moonshine halitosis.
The men violated Section 19 42
of the Compiled Laws of Alaska
which specifically provides a- penal
tv of Imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than three months
•upon conviction of “maliciously or
breaking or defacing any building
not his own.”
They violated Section 190 of the
same laws when they used obscene
language in their attempt to enter
said residence and when they at
tacked those boys who defended the
place. Further under this same sec
tion their conduct was disorderly
before women.
They further violated section
1905 when they unlawfully assualt
ed and struck the hoys who defended
the honor and integrity of the
Salvation Army Officers.
Such conduct even when commit
cd under the influence of liquor is
Inexcusable. It should not be con
doned nor tolerated for one moment.
It is a blot upon the decency and
respect of the community.
FIRST TO OUR KNOWLEDGE
The attempt to forcibly enter the *
residence of the Salvation Army re
sidence and force attentions upon
these good women is the first to our
Knowledge in Alaska or anywhere
e’se. In the States in the slums of
the cities and the most disreputable
places, the uniform of the Salvation
Army Lassies is an armor that com
mands the respect of every nation
ality from its lowest dregs of im
morality and crime to the highest
places of civilization.
The boys who were across over
seas making the world safe for de
mocracy have much to thank those
l assies who gave out cheer to the
mentally and morally sick and to the
physical well being of those boys,
they received and still receive the
highest praise for their part in the
World War. The officers here in
Petersburg hold the respect of every
decent citizen. They have earned
it by their ngid adherence to those
precepts which they are trying to
instill in the minds of the citizen
ry of this town.
The Alaska Native Sisterhood has
gone on record as being wholeheart
edly against any future infractions
of the law and disrespect to these
good officers. They are asking and
every decent citizen should ask that
the department of justice give them
every protection by making an ex
aple of these men who left their re
spect for God and the law of the
country in other climes.
THE AMERICAN INDIAN
By President Coolidge
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The adminstration of Indian af
lairs has been receiving intensive
study for several years. The Depart
ment of the Interior has been able
to provide better supervision of
health, education and industrial ad
vancement of this native race thru
additional funds provided by the
Gongress. The present cooperative
arrangemen: existing between the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Public Health Service should be ex
tended.
The government’s responsibility to
the American Indian has been ac
knowledged by annual increase in
appropriations to fulfil its obliga
tions to them and to hasten th
time when federal supervision of
their affairs may be properly and
safely terminated. The movement
in Congress and in some of the state
Legislatures for extending respon
sibility in Indian affairs to states
should be encouraged. A complete
participation by the Indian in oui
economic life is the end to be
desired.
A PREMIUM OX CREME
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The night before Christmas sev
eral young men in their cups took
a notion into their heads that they
wanted to visit the officers of the
Salvation Army in their quarters
after two o’clock in the morning.
They broke down the storm door
and were trying to force the inner
door when a young native interfer
ed. They immediately attacked him
and other help which came to his
aid.
Three of the young men were
taken to the federal bastile to cool
off. A small fine was exacted the1
next day with a warning against
a future offense.
WAGE EARNER
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Tn its economic life our country
has rejected the long accepted law -
of a limitation of the wage fund, s
which led to pessimism and despair ,
because it was the doctrine of per
petual poverty, and has substituted
for it the American conception that ,
the only limit to profits and wages ♦
is production wrhich is the doctrine j
of optimism and hope because it x
leads to prosperity.
C ITIZEN’S DUTY TO ,
ARREST SCOFFLAWS r
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“It is not only the right but the r
duty of every citizen to make ar- l
rests when they see or have know- c
ledge of law violations,” Federal,
Judge George M. Bourquin of Se
attle informed a cro wded courtroom
lecently when lie fined Herbert
Baldwin $10 for possession of two
pints of liquor.
‘‘In some states it is not only a
right but is made mandatory upon
citizens to make arrests when they
see laws being violated,” the judge
continued, ‘‘and. some states provide
penalties for failure so to act.”
Baldwin waived a jury trial and
life case was heard by the judge.
IMMIGRATION
The policy of restrictive immi
gration should be maintained. Au
thority should be granted the sec
retary of labor to give immediate
preference to learned professions
and experts essential to new indus
tries. The reuniting of families
should be expected. Our immigra- j
tion and naturalization laws .might j
well be codiciled.—Coolidge.
MSHER1ES LABORATORY
FOR NORTHWEST
Seattle want* a fish laboratory for
Alaska but it wants it to be built
and operated IN SEATTLE. Prefer- j
ably on Lake Union at the Univer-,
sity of Washington School of Fish- i
c-ries.
It might be suggested that the
United States government institute
a school for the growth of the cot
ton plant and manufacture of its
varied products in Alaska. Much
can be learned from such an insti
tution. Such an institution would
be just as useful to the cotton in
dustry as a fish Laboratory in Seattle
■ with the bulk of the fish problems
|and canning in Alaska.
The definite center for the study
of fisheries should he in a fishing
center. The major object of the
laboratory in Seattle is for the win
tering of the Bureau of Fisheries
fieet IN SEATTLE and the spending
of the earnings of the employees al
so spent In Seattle. Why not re
move the darned Bureau of Fish
eries and let ’em stay in Seattle al
together. Alaska can get along
mighty well without said Bureau of
Ignoramuses.
“Much valuable information has
been provided by the Bureau of
Fisheries Laboratory at Washing
ton, D. C., but its location is such
that Pacific Coast matters cannot
be handled to advantage.” And Alas
ka matters can be handled at even »
lesser advantage.
MARK TWAIN’S HARD LUCK
The number of anecdotes foreign
papers print about Mark Twain!
show how world wide is the famous
humorist’s popularity. Here is one
from a German paper, “Das Buch
fur Alle:”
In thfe course of one of his lecture
trips, Mark Twain arrived at a
smaii town. Before dinner he went
to a barber-shop to be shaved.
“You are a stranger?” asked the
brber.
“Yes,” Mark Twain replied. “This
is the first time I’ve been here.”
“You chose a good time to come,”
ihe barber continued. “Mark Twain
h going to read and lecture tonight.
You’ll go, I suppose?”
“Oh, I guess so.”
“Have you bought your ticket?”
“Not yet.’*
“But everything i3 sold out. You
will have to stand.”
“How very annoying!” Mark !
Twain, said, with a sigh. “I never f
>aw such luck!. I always have to •
stand when that fellow lectures.”
Campaign prophets have thus far
volunteered little information about
he trend of the Indian vote, accord- j
ng to the Philadelphia Record,
'•hich observes:
“Now the adult members of some
193 tribes, comprising a total pop
ilation of about 340,000, are in a
msition to act upon their political
•references. That old ungracious
irovision of the Constitution estab
ishing the political ostracism of ‘In
ians not taxed’ lapses into desue
t’’.de. All Indianh are officially cixil
i/ed. They assume their share of
o bind! n of taxation, and also the
compensator^ p:»viKge of voting.
Doubtless the fine war showing
made by descendents of the original
-ettlers of this domain—nearly all
he Indian soldiers were volunteers
--contributed something towards re
i ognition of their value as citizens.
At any rate, an act of long-belated
justice has been performed at last.
Yhere is no longer a ‘wild’ popula
tion in the country.
‘‘Indians’ comijlexflons may not
satisfy the Caucasian standards of
tiie Invisible Empire. Nevertheless,
our copper-colored races can not be
tanked as other than American.
Even the Daughters of the Revolu
tion will have to admit that fact.”
(OPEXHAGEN SKOLL BE TAKEN
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Many people believe that the use
of snuff is dying out but recent re
port of the American Snuff Company
point otherwise. Regular dividends
of $12. were declared on the com
mon stock, $6. on tlio preferred and
an extra dividend'of $2. per share
declared. On top of which an offer
was made to split the stock four for
one.
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Mi l: TERMS FACING
2,000 DRY VIOLATORS
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r| v,-o thousand men and women
.n Wayne Luu.ity may be sentenced
lo life imprisonment under the ,
Habitual Criminal Act, according to !
a statement made at Lansing by At- \
torney-General Brucker. He believes
rhat this number have been convict
d four or more times as violators
of the prohibition law and should ,
have been cited in court as habitual '
criminals.
Robert M. Toms, prosecuting at
torney, said last night that he asked
the Police Depatment last week for
a list of persons subject to court ac- j
tion as habitual criminals and was !
now awaiting the information.
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THE SANITARY MARKET
CHARLES GREENAA
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May The Spirit Of Good Cheer
And Contentment Be With You,
And The New Year Bring Each Of
You Happiness And Prosperity.
Carl Jacobson
JEWELRY and CURIO STORE
r FTfcRSBURG, - . . ALASKA
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cerest wishes for a Very
Happy New Year
aud when the year has passed
away, may many good things
we wish for you linger till
another year comes again.
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