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Entered in the Anchorage Poatoiiice June 5, 1915, as second clas3 matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1916.
IMPORTATION OF LIQUORS.
The United States marshal’s office at Anchorage labor:
under the mistaken impression that no malt or spiritous liquor;
may be imported into this town, As a matter of fact and law
there is no prohibition whatever as to the shipment of liquor;
into this town, nor is there any prohibition whatever witl
res]>eet to drinking, within the town’s limits. A person ma;
drink to his heart’s content without any penalties other thai
those maintaining in towns where the sale of liquor is licensee
by law. There is a townsite regulation, however, that pro
hibits the sale of intoxicating liquors in Anchorage.
The United States marshal’s office here goes on the the
ory that it has the right to delay, seize or confiscate any liquors
that may be imported into Anchorage, and private individuals
have been subjected to all sorts of vexatious delays and sus
picious because forsooth they sought to get in a supply of li
quors for their own private use.
The marshal’s office lias a sleuth employed on the dock:
whose sole duty appears to be to pry into everything, in ar
effort to detect the importation of liquor. So keen and vigi
lant is this particular individual that recently he was caughl
in the act of carrying away a parcel post package—Unitec
States mail matter—on the suspicion that liquor was contained
therein.
In this matter, as in other tilings, the marshal’s office is
presuming too much on its limited powers. How can the mar
shal’s office know that liquor in transit is to be sold by the
consignee? And if the marshal’s office does not know this
under what process of law can liquor shipments be seized
Especially does this apply to small quantities that are shipper
here, duly labeled, for private parties. The Times holds nc
brief for the liquor business and frankly concedes, as must al
right thinking people, that the intemperate use of liquor is
bad for the community. No defense can be made in this be
half. But some of the most moral and upright citizens in this
as in other towns, like an occasional glass of beer or some othei
stimulent, and they are just as good and law-abiding people
as those who may never touch liquor in any form.
The Times charges the marshal’s office w’th exceeding
its poAvers in seizing liquors in transit, consigned to local eiti
zens. When the liquor reaches the consignee, it may, undei
tin* search warrant act, be permissable for the marshal « office
to investigate, if it has reason to suspect that the quantity ol
liquor received by any individual or concern is in such quanti
li vJ o ilicit UiC i tiuuui ct 1UUU uw 11.
Numerous cases could l)e cited to prove the abuse of pow
er by the marshal’s office. Iu the early spring, liquor stock for
the drug stores, shipped in exclusively for medicinal purposes,
were held on the dock an unreasonable length of time, greatly
to the inconvenience of the consignees and patrons. .Just re
cently, several mining men of Hope, who like an occasional
nip once in a while, each sent for a small keg of brandy or
whiskey. The liquor was shipped via Anchorage. It was held
here for a long time on the dock. In due course, the live kegs
were allowed to proceed to Hope, and when the kegs were op
ened, to the consternation of the consignees, but one contained
liquor—the four remaining kegs were filled with water front
Ship creek.
The Times is informed that at least a fourth of the big li
quor shipment seized at Point Campbell is now missing.
And while this particular marshal’s office has been de
voting it< energies to the detection of so called “bootleggers,”
real crimes have been committed and remain unpunished.
Bootlegging, at its best, is but a violation of a regulation
made by man. Robberv is a crime by statute and is a crime in
itself.
The Juneau Empire insists on calling Mt. McKinley Mt.
Danali, because that is the native designation for the big moun
tain. The Russian name is Mt. Bolshoi, and this appears to be
the favorite designation of the United States geological sur
vey. W. A. Dickey, now operating a copper mine at Landlock
bay, Prince William sound, who was on a prospecting trip up
the Susitna river when President McKinley was in office, call
ed the big mountain in honor of the martyred chief executive,
and the name has clung to it. despite the efforts of some en
thusiasts who prefer the old native or Russian name. Due to
the killing of President McKinley at the hands of an assassin,
sentiment will probably be against changing the popular name
now mostly employed, but at a fixed principle, we should like
to see the euphoneous native names maintained, rather than
displacement by common names that have no particular sig
nificance with respect to the object named. The native name
especially means something. Danali, in native nomenclature,
means big mountain.
It takes but a mere publication of a prospective advance
in the cost of flour, growing out of the increase in the price of
wheat, to raise bakery prices in this town. If we thought the
publication of a decrease in the cost of wheat would cause a
drop in bakery products here, we should be inclined to adopt
this recourse.
It appears to be but a question of digging in the Willow
creek gold camp to unearth gold-bearing veins of commercial
importance.
“The Store. That Has What You Want—When You Want. It.”
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1916.
Vol. 1. No. 23. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 4th and J>
WHEN YOU BUY, BUY RIGHT, ami this means,
BUY Quality Merchandise
At reasonable Prices
With Efficient Service
AND YOU SHOULD KNOW
Which store gives the greatest value.
THIS IS THE STORE
That is equipped with the best and most up-to-date stock
in Alaska.
The store where you are waited on promptly.
The store where you are served with the most delicious
fountain drinks in town.
The store that has what vou want when you want it.
Z. J. LOUSSAC’S DRUG STORE
4th and D Street
Agents and Distributors
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens.
Augustine & Kyer’s Chocolates.
Ansco Cameras
jibby’s Cut Glass.
Imported Perfumes
Thermos Bottles
Stationery and Office Supplies
R. Service’s poems and
Rex Beach’s novels of Alaska Life.
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