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Our remarks now and recent
ly about Justin W. Harding are
not directed against him for any
personal reason. Rather, it
merely illustrates the evils of a
government by carpet-baggers—
a condition which could not ex -
ist if Alaska were selfgoverning!
Our first criticism of him was
to prove that he is temperament
ally unfit to be a United States
judge. Our second article was to
show that he was deficient in
learning. The present remarks
are for the purpose of showing
that the law means nothing to
him when he wants to gain a
personal advantage.
His Honor the Judge fired a
competent court reporter, a man
with a family, a member of the
American Legion—to make place
for his (the Judge’s) own sister
in-law. This in the face of a law
which reads as follows:
No person shall be appointed
to or be employed in any office
or duty in any court who is re -
cousin to the judge of such court
(Title 128, sec., 126, USCA).
Judge Harding, arguing before
the bar of justice (himself)
could not say that he did not
know about this law. He must
argue that he sought to disre
gard the law of the United Stat
es and hoped to get away with
it—argument familiar to every
| bootlegger who comes before a
court.
| The United States Attorney
; General refused to confirm
| Harding’s appointee and it in
cited the Judge into a spirit of
“contempt” for our information
is that the great judge is now
negotiating with District At
torney Stabler to “make a place
! for Mrs. Mendoza” and thus beat
| the devil about the bush. At any
rate, the latest information is
that the lady from Ohio was still
.holding office of court reporter
jin violation of law and the
i United States Attorney General
lated by affinity or consanguin-c o u l a go to YanKee uoocne
ity within the degree of firstabout it.
For the Benefit of Fishermen
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Henry O’Malley, commissioner'
of fisheries declared recently •
that he was considering exten
sion of the fishing seasons in
order that the cannery workers
and fishermen might make a
few dollars. He declared that
there was plenty of fish and a
satisfactory escapement, gener
ally, but that as “so few cannery
workers and fishermen had made
any money,” he was going to ex
tend the season.
He was not opening it to be
nefit the cannery man, Oh, NO'
He was doing it for the benefit
of the “cannery worker and fish
ermen.” There was adequate
escapement.
When a man lies once, he must
tell many others to cover up the
first one and the Honorable
Henry O’Malley is no exception
to that rule.
If there were plenty of fish in
Southeastern Alaska, if there
were plenty of escapement of
salmon in these waters, the can
ners would have put up many
thousands of cases of salmon
The cannery workers would
have been working and over
‘.me. He would not have needed
n waste any crocodile tears
over them. When the cannery
worker does not work it is be
cause the canner is not getting
any salmon. When there are no
salmon being caught, it is a
known fact there are no fish to
catch. The “satisfactory escape
ment” is a deliberate lie made
cut of cheese cloth.
The tears being shed by O’
Malley over the poor fishermen
and his poorer earnings do not
fool them one bit. Henry is more
sorry, that his pet trap system
has failed utterly and complete
ly, this summer to function. And
to cover their failure to func
tion, to permit them to function.
Le extends the season—while
feeling sorry for the poor fisher
men who have not made any
money this summer. Following
the axiom of President Lincoln’s,
O’Malley has been able to fool
a few people all the time; a few
of them, part of the time—but
some of them none of the time.
But this ballyhoo artist still
spreads the bull on as thick as
ever and it goes on forever.
“Kill O'Malley”
Three days of last week we
spent among fishermen, business
men, loggers, canners talking a
bout fish and fishing conditions.
We asked each person, responsi
ble, respected men—and other
wise—Why is it that with all the
natural resources of Alaska, the
white population is dwindling
and only the Indian population
is on the increase. Here are some
replies:
“We have one Irishman too
many in Alaska.”
“Too many bureaus.”
“Kill O’Malley and you will
see a different country.”
“Our fishery and forestry re
sources are tied up by a bunch
of dumbheads who perhaps hope
to gain through deals with the
big interests. Give us home rule.
“Abolish the fish traps. Until
that is done, Alaska will stag
nate.”
Out of more than 100 citizens
— white, Indian, business men,
legislators and former legislators
—we gathered the above gems of
thought—unanimous and with
plenty of spirit back of them. In
not one instance did we find
Henry O’Malley have a champ
ion. When the rank and file of
Alaska’s population agrees with
the facts we point out of rotten
administration through rotten
officials, we cannot help but feel
proud in having stood in front
ranks of the firing line for ten
or more years, giving and re
ceiving shot and shell. (The first
letter of the last word being
superfluous).
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ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN
MOTOR SIZE OF BEAN
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A watchmaker in Berchtesga
den, Germany, popular health
resort in the Bavarian Alps has
constructed a practical electric
motor which is no longer than a
coffee bean. Despite its tiny size
it operates perfectly. A flash
light battery furnished sufficient
energy to run the midget motor.
In a game of cards a good deal
depends on good playing; and
yet good playing depends on a
good
The Press-TheTax Bill~The Bank
Reserves and Tight Money
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One bank in Alaska failed re
cently. Others are v/orried. Thisj
condition is due directly to twoj
influences—The Juneau Empire
and the Territorial Treasurer j
aided by the Governor of Alaska.|
Keep in mind that the bank
reserves are now down to 20y2j
per cent. The legal minimum is ‘
20 per cent. This reserve consists'
almost entirely of Territorial,
money deposited by Mr. Smith in
the banks of the Territory. This
money amounts to $400,000 which
is being withdrawn at the rate
of $80,000 per month.
As this $80,000 is withdrawn,
each bank must make up its re
serve by calling in loans else
iwhere, by refusing legitimate
i loans to business.
What will happen when the
entire $400,000 is withdrawn?
Here is what has happened.
The last legislature increased
appropriations about $300,000
and yet relying on a financial
sheet furnished by Treasurer
Smith, which was only $300,000
wrong, and directed by Demo
cratic Senator Allen Shattuck
and Tony Dimond (now candi
date for Delegate to Congress,,
the legislature refused to in
crease taxes. This has long been
the test imposed by the Juneau
Empire to prove Alaska’s friend
snip for Capital. This refusal
was in the face of figures pre
sented by Territorial Auditor
Cash Cole which showed an in
adequate revenue bill and de
creasing income from the salm
on industry.
It naturally follows that Alas
ka has been spending more than
her revenue. The Territory is
therefore compelled to withdraw
its balances from the various
banks. This reduces the bank’s
surplus fixed by the legislature
at 20 per cent. When the reserv
es gets lower than 20 per cent,
the bank must close. So the bank
has to fight for its life by calling
in its loans.
You Mr. Business Man, must
raise the money for the bank
even at a great sacrifice. The
money must be repaid ever
though you go broke—all be
cause of the false test of friend
ship raised by the Empire, sup
ported by a dumb treasurer ir
league with a glorified railroac
cierk, rubber stamp governor re
sponsible only to a Colorado Se
nator.
That is what broke the Bank
of Hyder. ! j
We are not alarmists and ad-! <
vocate no runs on banks—any1;
bank. But business men should
see the connection between false
tests and false leadership. It is
time for business men to punc
ture the soap bubble that Wal
■ stein G. Smith is a fine trea
surer acquainted with sound
[principles of business. And when
!cur supine governor says noth
ing at the right time (or ever)
to protect the public from the
ignorance of our expensive book
keeper, (who uses the old single
!entry system), he must take the
[blame for what comes. And the
reputation which the Empire
j gives nitwits who announce
! proudly “that taxes will not be
increased” should be reversed
by an outraged public opinion.
I Tne Senator-insurance clerk and
^tcol of special interests as Chair
man of the Senate Finance
■Committee, was the spokesman
of Treasurer Smith. And right at
j his elbow, afraid to say anything
j (if indeed he understands the
| relation of taxes to expenditures,
jand territorial deposits in banks
to the legal reserves required)
'sat Senator Anthony J. Dimond,
now described as “the ablest
man ever presented to the elect
ors of Alaska as a candidate for
Delegate to Congress.”
| Leadership! Where is it,
It may be found in the sanc
jtorum of a despised “siwash pa
per” and its assistants.
! Ten years ago, we predicted
these hardtimes—who else did?
During all these years we have
1 demanded that appropriations
be reduced, and failing to secure
this we have insisted that taxes
be increased to meet those in
creasing appropriations,
j Outside of Auditor Cash Cole
and William L. Paul and their
i friends, who else has? The Ket
chikan Chronicle? The Juneau
Empire? The Petersburg Press?
; All due respects to the gentle
i men of the Fifth Dimension,
they are owned body and soul by
Big Interests or they are sc
-damnable ignorant that they ac
tually believe that all the Terri
tory is ignorant save their own
-brainless heads.
"O'Malley Policy Justified
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Stroller’s Weekly has an edi
torial in a recent issue under
;the above caption and it reads
las follows:
' “That Henry O’Malley’s policy
of fish propagation aids conser
vation is bringing results, is
evidenced by the exceedingly
large run of fish in those dis
tricts in which he has adopted
the strictest regulations in past
years. In Bristol Bay, Cook In
| let, and many westward points,
the fish have come in such num
bers as to tax the canneries be
yond their capacity.
“Many Alaskans have dis
agreed with Mr. O’Malley in re
gard to his policies, but the re
sults have proven his conten
tions to be right.”
There was a normal escape
ment of salmon in the Bristol
Bay districts. In the Cook Inlet
country and Prince William
Sound district the run was late;
in the Icy Straits and Cross
Sound sections the run was late
as evidenced by the Port AI
thorp pack; there was no run to
speak of in Frederick Sound and
South Chatham Straits so that
| the cannery at Kake was unable
!o get up its pack in normal
|time; In Petersburg the Scow
Bay cannery had approximately
5,000 cases up by the 15th of
August; in Wrangell, the Barnes
-Hale cannery had about 10,000
cases by the 15th of August.
| In other words, due to the O’
Malley policy of regulating the
fisheries, it is a useless waste of
!time, money and effort to begin
: packing salmon before the first
i ox August in the “upstream” I
sections.
While expressing himself as j
being satisfied with the runs or
fish in Southeastern Alaska, Mr.
; O'Malley has extended the sea
son to the 26th of this month.
, This was “in order that the fish- |
ecmen and cannery workers;
could have a chance to make a
few dollars.” Such an admission
I substantiates the lack of runs of
; salmon in this district for had ^
there been an adequate run of i
j fish the cannery workers would j
| have been kept busy and the j
fishermen would have had a |
chance to catch a few fish. But,
even O’Malley recognizes the
failure of his regulations and
admits that the fishermen are
not earning as they should be.
1 The fishermen in Ketchikan
jlast week began to lay up their
gear because they could not pay
for oil and their grub. We sup
pose this is a justification of the
O’Malley policy. We talked with
a group of fishermen in Wran
gell and none had made any
money. One crew, under the
most favorable conditions, had
cleared by the 15th, $20 per
man. That evening their earn
ings all went into oil and grub.
We suppose that is another just
ification of the O’Malley policy.
The failure of the fishermen to
earn any money, the failure of
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