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FATHER’S HAY A EAT SUNDAY
f atlier is to come into his ow n
neyt Sunday. The day has been oi
ticially set aside as Father’s Day
thruout the United States.
’Pears to us that every day is
Father’s Hay: when the grocer and
the doctor and the butcher present I
their bill—it’s lather’s day, alright.
Father’s Day should be set aside
as a day when lie can lay abed and
have his breakfast brought to nun
and for once he can be lord of his
manor. Poor lish! He usually
thinks lie's boss, but—. it takes
him some time to lind that lie just
foots the bills while Mother's rule
the home and the world.
However, Lis Father’s Day and |
in many communities he will be fii
ingly honored.
I HE COKE KEC<)M MEADAT l( >\ i
l
(Ketchikan Chronicle)
The Senate of the L nited States
liavng seen lit to refuse continua
tion of the nomination of Edgar A.
Adams for the Judgeship of the
Fiist Judicial Division of Alaska,
it becomes a matter of great inter
est to Alaskans as to what action
President Coolidge will now take
The Bar Association of Ketchikan
yesterday recommended tiiaL the
C'.Pef Executive immediately make
a recess appointment and urged that
the appointee be an Alaskan. A
went further and recommendeu
Liu t Eester O. Gore of Ketchikan
be given tlie place.
Whether die President acts up
on the suggestion or not it was a
pretty compliment to Mr. Gore
from his brother members of the
legal profession. At a meeting
was present every member of the
bar of Ketchikan except one, aim
those present were unanimous in
urging his appointment.
The Chronicle joins the attorneys
ir the belief that Mr. Gore is the
nu st valuable man in the Territory
for the position. His selection oy
President Coolidge would be a hap
P1' solution of the problem.
‘ THE MOST VALI ABLE MAN"
When the Chronicle declares Les
ter to be the most valuable man
’ll the Territory tor the position” it
is not crediting the lawyers of the
Territory very highly. In fact, i.
strikes us that it is casting a reflec
tion on other men WHO ARE val
uable to the Territory for the posi
tion.
We call to mind the regime of
“Lil” George Arthur Shoup, dis
trict attorney and his ‘‘valuable aid
Lester O. Gore. This was the most
pitiful attempt by that office to
ca ry out the work of that depart
ment in this Division. We do not
ca'l to mind a single case—major
case, in which the district attorneys
secured conviction. It was notori
ous for its failure in upholding the
dignity of the law and the office up
on which fell the duty of bring
ing to justice, violators of the law.
The District Attorneys Gore and
Shoup just made a sorry spectacle
of themselves and their office and
were the laughing stock of the ter
ritory.
Now as to the most valuable
rm»n for that office—there is James
Vvickersham who already has serv
ed as federal judge in Alaska; ana
John Rustgard, Attorney General
for the Territory—either one the
two men have forgotten more points
of law than Lester ever will learn.
They have unquestioned ability;
they are respected and esteemed
for their integrity and above all iu.
their independence. On the other.
hand we note that Lester is a cor
poration attorney and of such type
as to lend himself to subserviency
to the interests which have placed
their business in liis hands.
The Bar Association of Ketchikan
reminds us of a vote for the most
popular lady of Wrangell. A bunch
of young fellows got together and
decided to vote for the most home
ly and unpopular lady in town. Lit
tle did they think she would be
elected, but she was. It went to
her head and spoiled a good seam
stiess and failed to make her eith
er good looking or popular. Nor
will the nomination of Lester do
iiim or the Territory any good Lei
obvious reasons.
Probably the Ktchikan Bar As
sociation is just complimenting
Lester—it isn’t reasonable that ther
in seriousness contemplate the bo.>
in tnat resopnsible position which
calls for considerable more knowl
edge of the lawr, dignity and person
ality than has “Lil” Lester.
V' l JilK OMMKMhS REPEAL Oi<
FLEXIBLE PROVISIONS OF
TARIFF
Repeal of tlie flexible provisions
of the Tariff .Act of 19 22, particu
larly of Section 315 which confers
authority upon the President to re
vise tariff rates, was recommended
to Congress by the Select Committee
of the Senate which conducted an
exhaustive investigation of (lie Tar
iff Commission. The Select Com
mitiee finds that experience has no:,
demonstrated the practical value of
the flexible provisions of the Tariff
I Act, and emphasizes its view that
! tariff making and revision are legis
lative functions that should not be
| delegated by Congress.
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BOOST FOR PETKRSI5CIUJ
“The Alaskan is always knockiug
and never does boost for anything
constructive” is a wail we hear oc
casionally. We don’t know wheth
er this is supposed to be a boost or
a knock—but here goes.
The City is going to purchase
s+,'eet lumber in the near future
and from all indications Nick Near
»aumer representing the Wrangell
ATi 11 and Power Company is going t. >
get the business. That mill no
doubt needs every order that it can
get and what Wrangell gets in a
smaller measure, eventually will
be of benefit to Petersburg. BUT—
We are not interested in any in
direct benefits to Petersburg via
our neighboring city. We are inter
cepted in developing a payroll for
Petersburg and immediate vicinity.
The Knutsen Brothers have a small
mill across the bay which can be
developed to a larger point by con
stant patronage from local buyers
b.* they private individuals or the
the city itself. The Suthwest Miil
Company at Scow Bay will be in
oueraion within the next few weeks
and will need rders to carry on.
Both mills will purchase logs
from local men wlio will outfit from
local stores who in turn employ oth
er help and theerby swell the sum
total of earning and spending power
locally.
industry and payrolls build up
towns while sending away for pro
ducts made or sold locally does
i of build any community.
LARGE OPTICAL GLASS
SUCCESSFULLY TESTER
The 70-inch disc of optical glass;
made by the Bureau of Standards
for Perkins Observatory at Ohi ■:
Wesleyan University has been test
ed for internal strain and appears
to be so well annealed that Ihe fin
idling operations can be started
without apprhension. This was
reported during the latter part 01
May by the Bureau of Standards
in making public plans for the fin
ishing stage in the manufacturing
of the disc which will be used as a
COM MUNICATION
Anchorage,- Alaska
June 5, 192;
Editor THE ALASKAN
Petersburg, Alaska
Gentlemen:
Your little write-up about tb,
Autocratic Bureaucrats, is a strik
ing example of my TRUTHFUL
COMPLAINT to you, and many
Prominent People, Senators, Judg
es and to the U. S. President and
Interior Department, but all of you
been SIDESTEPPING only Senators
wrote me.
You cannot expect that any sane
man or men, will put I heir mono.,
into Alaska’s mineral discoveries
1'ke yours, to develop, as long as
veu have this autocratic Bureau
crat running your Alaska into the
peorliouse, and till their pockets
from the $11,000,000 (the sleepy
American taxpayers shovel the good
American Dollars into the maws ot
the se everso Money-Mad Bureau
crats. One of our most prominent
' I’ioneer Alaska jurists writes mu
when that Alaska Legislature comes
I to Juneau they are WINED AND
; l.UNED by the Bureaucrats from the
I Governor down to all the 38 or
j mo e Bureaucratic officials, and
[then the Legislators ARE WOUND
I UP, and have to promise to let mat
j ters of the Territorial affairs he as
|it is.
I Does not that show that sand i\,
i thrown into the eyes of the Alask:
: 1 ecple?
! Such like me, spent our 2 8 or 30
I years in the wilds exploring for min
! erals and the voters send such
j notorious — — — — — -—
jGrer, into the Legislature. Judge
! Wickersham surely struck the naii
1 on tlie head but not fast enough
! when he starred suit against the
[three that call themself Governor,
! Secretary and Treasurer to shovel
out money for graft. The Anchor
age News wrote 1920, $22,000 tei
rhorial money was spent by Parks
and as a Bombast never in the of
fice but E X (’ 1 JR SIGNING 'I'll 111
THE WHOLE TERRITORY, an 1
'starved some of us Pioneers to near
[Death and Drove several to commit
|suicide.
j I am an Alaska citizen over 21
| years in the wilderness exploring
j nd prospecting as you know me
!thA many years. (They lied to
'you, to the secretary of the interi
.oi. to Judge Wickersham that mv
| family is rich in the states, let they
; support him (me). After 1 appeal
1 ed for my deserved Territorial Pen
!sicn, that is due me as per law, now
$675. but never got a cent. It is
; pure spite and malice from that
Parks, and the feller that runs
that Hellish Pest House in Sitka, 1
borrowed and begged of friends
i
• money to live and the Court of the
[3rd Judicial District helped me a
litile, when I was on the verge of
starving to dead in Anchorage, and
sad no wonder, the People leave
Alaska broke but the Bureaucrats
; LIVE HIGH AND GLORIOUS of
'the $11,000,000 SHOVELED by the
U. S. Taxpayers to them. A shame
to civilization.
Yours Truly,
FREDERICK ZORN
P. S.—Send me a few' more of the
“Meaning of the Controller Bill.
THE QUAKER AM) THE INDIAN
The country is sure going to hell
fast. Horror of horrors, the Repub
lican Party in convention thought
enough of Charles Curtis, Senator
from Kansas, to nominate him for
t\ e office of vice president of the
United States. And him but a few
years removed from the teepee.
Looks like the Territory will just
have to put up with being under the
watchful eye of the Aboriginee for
Ctiitis certainly has helped and cer
tainly will help to make laws that
will effect the territory.
Quaker plus Indian could be an
unbeatable combination—we know
WHAT A COMBINATION
The Bowery—Smith—the Quaker
and an Indian. With the divided
south, the “solid south” cracking
irg and against a combination
which will have the full support of
the Republican party, we ask what
chance has the Bowery?
concave mirror for a new reflect;
in" telescope.
Eleven inches thick and weigh
ing about. 3,500 pounds, the disc
was uncovered January 21, 192S,
after being baked for eight month
under graduated temperatures in a
socially eons inn ■ ■ 1
Kuveau o! Si ?utr <•<!
r:t asful a IH'in pi:-, a
at t,h
oliain a di.s: ij;
i ctiiod finally : ip!*-' . •.
■>y A N. Finn, o-;‘ n
of the Hureau
WE MANUFACTURE aW
THE FOLLOWING—
CONCRETE PRfh
t’himney Works with !> inch Hui.ui'' S' wrrjk;»e : ,> ■
due and continuous airspace
in four corner^ insuring
a it absolutely , ti s e
safe chimney
Sills. Lintels, Arches of Sland'id
sizes, special sizes made
to order
also Y’s TV, elh
reducers a ad vill
to ocif'r ary
lit< S.";S \\
Chimney i'ijes
I’uddiny; Woci
■ and uii
la ■ "s,
oil
Sizes
CONCRETE SL
VA UL TS
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simon.
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We are dealers in' mm*nl; pi sic ; P.::e
dumpers, lireh; ick, h reel ay rein s eiae '<> :
ACHATS ' F< > I *: OLYMPK’ I‘<‘ il TL A :> P
$1 .—5 l>er sack; $5.00 per barrel
JOllNS-MAWfLIii; ASltHsrr?>: :
Shipping orders given our prom a' A.
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Concrete ancs f*
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controlling,
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ARMS
HEART
LUNGS
LIVER
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KIDNEYS—
BOWELS—
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BLADDER
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CLIMBS-1'
Chiropractic
releases
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fouler
Within
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of Nature. Ind -qd’
first ueeessiiy oi
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struclive lo So•■■■; !:,
ro of the :■■■•' >.■ ;o
n.oves this pro;-," -
If you su ‘or f .
in and let me she ye:’ " ' •
cause lies, and •. h
poet complo o r
nedienta v.hile U‘ ■.
cor-eoted 1 .. C’lih'o
jusiments.
By my Chiropiv 1 ’M' ■
I correct dis-e . < . ; . : y
no?.e, thron t, ' ’ .
liver, Kidneys, bmv1 • »r
guns.
LEON ENSCH, D. C.
Puliner Qrsdiiste 1JJ14
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FOR SAL
warn
The PUGET SOUND BRIDGI <D
DREDGING COMPANY
offer for immediate sale their camp at Anchor shunt > : ui ;; ; o
following buildings; separately or as lot, four per «• •
15’\36 * nnpainted first class Douglas fir, T & G floor; i
six windows and two doors each, «ide walls and ro . ;
foot portable sections, flooring and flooring and joi
ing houses easily moved from present sile at moderate . »s onu
ta’x24’ portable house as above unpainted; one It
from local lumber about three thousand BM; one i Vn
floor used for blacksmith house,, built from local lui ! t o
thousand BM.
Also have new LANGE hotel range and first cln -s ? r^uip
ment reasonable prices, for details see J. G. McKendrick >v C. A
Edaburn.
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v» GIVE PROMPT ATTENTION
A
TO MAII/ ORDERS
ON JOB PRINTIN';
T11E ALASKAN
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I SHOE STORE ’"
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Dealer ra
< omplete line of Silk Hosiery
R st grade of Shoes for men,
s
women and children.
*"■ S Quality Goods
at very low price
.* Shoe repairing
%
neatly done.
m ever growing Circulation o?
i: ALASKAN among buyers is an
cement to Merchants to Advei
iso in The ALASKAN.
—-I- r-irTTirirrMiTiiii-nm < w ■■ i
',:y at Star Bakery and Save Money
fash Doughnuts, Cup Cakes, < ’oo’-- -
and Cinnamon Rolls
Always on Hand Fresh
STAR BAKERY
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■M ERICA FIRST arrives in Pe
■r-c nrg Friday morning, leaving
■ -Juneau via Kake and wav ports
; noon.
f \HOW TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY
*»--- mm, „ -r|, .ummmtu jilj_
':auuuimin;;;ntnnmmi;uu
pf . C. M. & R. L. CARLSON *
Optometriste and Opticians
/r 18 - 19 Commercial Building
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
'ivecise in THE ALASKAN.
V* hen in Town Stop at
fur
t RlilIU 0
h irst Class Rooms
Reasonable Rates
CARL ROGER, Pro.
_ ; s
' A i i * \ 11 ] j
. uiil Li
in I lolls
Lome Service Mending
of Laundered Goods
Vo give full value for your
"o money.
| H. OYAMA. pro.
• ' :• :• .••>‘OC‘vC'r-v-yo'oov'C'C-<"
SITKA HOT SPRING
HEALTH RESORT
Rate $3.00 per
day and up
Dr. Goddard, Pro.
cs
Built
Attractively
You can jet
the latest de
signs in
Sash, Doors
& Millwork
diicct from the
manufacturer
at monc> sav
ing prices
W rite today
for FRE1! if.
iustrated cat
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