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Entered in the Anchorage Postoffice June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916.
USE OF FIRE CRACKERS PROHIBITED
While Anchorage will celebrate the Fourth of July it will
do so in a safe and sane way. There will be plenty of amuse
ment provided, in the way of athletic events and good music,
but the authorities have issued an edict against the use of tire
crackers. This was deemed necessary on account of the dan
ger from fire, and too much care cannot be exercised in pre
venting a conflagration from getting a start in a community
where there are so many frame buildings.
Practically every new camp in Alaska has had its costly
blaze, in which the residents lost heavily from the fire fiend,
and Anchorage is wise in adopting a precautionary measure,
especially at a time when some reckless person might endanger
the property of the entire town. There is no reason why we
cannot have a glorious celebration without taking this extra
risk not only from fire, but also the usual accidents that result
from the cai’eless handling of fire-crackers.
DESERVED POPULARITY OF OUR DELEGATE.
Delegate Wiekersliam is always on the job at the national
capital and never misses an opportunity to safeguard the in
terests of Alaska, which accounts for his popularity among
the residents of the territory, who insist upon retaining him
as their representative in Congress.
It was largely through the efforts of Judge Wickersham
that the government is building a railroad from Anchorage to
Fairbanks. He not only drafted and introduced the bill in the
House, but also made one of the longest and best speeches ever
delivered before that body in favor of the passage of the
measure. But this is only one of the many commendable acts
he has performed in the interests of his constituents.
Every appeal that has been made to Delegate Wicker
sham by the commercial bodies and residents of the territory
has also been given his personal attention and Alaska is recog
nized in a way that has redounded to the credit of the delegate
and satisfaction of thg large number of people he represents,
to whom he is ever willing to give his time and his services
in behalf of any measure for the welfare of this northland.
Repoi’ts of big placer strikes grow more alluring tlie
greater the distance you are from the camp, and before start
ing on a stampede it is better to await until authentic informa
tion has been received.
All arrangements have been completed for the big celebra
tion on Tuesday next, and with fair weather Anchorage visit
ors will have occasion to remember the Fourth of July pro
gram given for their entertainment.
Judge Jennings has handed down a decision at Juneau, in
which he declares void a section of the compiled laws of Alas
ka, as passed by Congress, and insists that in all criminal cases
neither the government nor the defendant can waive a jury
trial. •
Why not organize an automobile club in Anchorage and
start the agitation for better roads? Xew machines are arriv
ing here on every steamer, and from present indications there
will be nearly a hundred autos in Anchorage before the sum
mer is over.
_ The Daily Times today begins the publication of the As
sociated press news service, and with the assistance of the gov
ernment in keeping up the cable we hope in the future to fur
nish our readers with the very best telegraphic report that is
obtainable.
The patriotic spirit displayed in the window decorations
at Brown & Hawkins’ store is most commendable and the ex
ample set is one that should be followed by all of our mer
chants. The Fourth of July is always an occasion for an out
burst of pent-up patriotism and the liberal display of the Stars
and Stripes is one way of celebrating Independence Day.
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This will be Empress night, when the doors of Anchor
age’s new theater will be thrown open to the public for the
first time. The attraction offered is one of the latest and best
films shown. Our people will show their appreciation of Oapt.
A. E. Lathrop’s enterprise and unbounded faith in the town
in providing a $30,000 temple of amusement by turning out
en masse to witness the initial performance and get a glimpse
of this beautiful show shop.
The transfonning of the municipal block into an attract
ive public park is an improvement that will be appreciated by
the public and any suggestions that have been made looking
to the disposition of the lots in that block have lost their
force and effect. The plans under way for providing the res
idents of the town with a large plot of ground, in the heart of
the city, for amusement and recreation are only a part of the
general scheme to make Anchorage beautiful and a desirable
residential city.
THE VOICE OF THE ALASKAN PRESS.
RE SELLING OF MORE LOTS.
It looks rather peculiar to hear of Anchorage now peti
tioning against the further sale of lots by the government. No
doubt the petitions are being circulated bv those who have lots
as against those who have not been able to get lots in the pre
vious sales. No wonder about the petitions. W hat is the value
of a lot to a man if the town can be spread without limit! It
would be a new means of certainly killing the possibility of
the unearned increment which gave the great wrealth to the
Astors and others, but it would rather interfere with the rights
of property holders. A socialistic government could very well
keep down values in such a manner, and who knows that we
are not now watching a self-adjusting device for the regula
tion of prices of town real estate. Selling more lots outside
the town and adding lots is as effective a practice as adding
water to milk or sand to sugar.—Seward Gateway.
AS YEARS GO BY.
As the years go by historians will analyze motives and
show that a reactionary element in Alaska first worked against
any form of local government for the territory and then fought
statehood. This element, for the most part, actuated by selfish
interests and the lure of official patronage, has been active in
every state in the Union. Despite its continual knocking, how
ever, and its arguments that none of the territories were ready
to cut loose the leading strings from "Washington, territory
after territory marched into statehood—the fullest form of
government which we have and the nearest to the ideals con
tained in our constitution. It would become a sorry day for
American independence if government of the people should
ever be taken away from the states and centered in the federal
government at Washington, D. C. In fact it would mark the
end of our present form of government and the beginning of a
self-centered, autocratic form of government which would
finally destroy us and the finest ambitions and progress of
American institutions. Broad, progressive Alaskans who look
to the future good of Alaska, free from any party patronage
or prejudice, must have patience with these reactionaries, for
finally their opposition will disappear like the mists before the
sun, and they will then be the most noisy among those in the
band wagon shouting for statehood.—Juneau Dispatch.
SPEAKING OF UNFAIRNESS.
Speaking of unfairness yesterday in regard to President
Wilson's proclamation in making a certain reserve adjacent to
Annette island, led us to look into another case where not long
ago the district court tied one man’s hands and allowed the
other party to the dispute to go ahead and perfect his claim.
And the district judge called it justice. Of course what may
appear as justice to one man may appear as the rankest kind
of injustice to onother; that is inevitable. But before tying up
one man’s hands in a dispute, it would seem but fair to hear
the whole story leading up to the dispute and decide the case
on its merit. When a dispute arises between two persons, to
prevent one by injunction from prosecuting his right to the
benefit of the other, is equal to a man taking candy from a kid.
The kid cannot help himself any more than the man with the
hands tied by injunction.
In the case in point, one party secured a fish-trap location,
but due to laches in not perfecting his location, another comes
along, relocated and proceeded to work. The first obtained an
injunction from the court restraining the relocator from set
ting up his trap. Meanwhile the first party goes to work and
finishes the setting up of the trap. To us it seems as though
when the dispute arose over the location, the right to it was
involved, then both parties should have been prevented from
perfecting the location until such time as the right of the re
spective party had been determined according to law and jus
tice and not by the injunction route, a dangerous instrument
in the hands of any man.—Ketchikan Progressive.
THE ALASKA INDIAN.
Much has been said andrwritten about the Alaska Indian
and about the work of the United States Bureau of Education
among them.
Much criticism, much of it unjust, has been aimed at the
efforts of the bureau to bring the Indian from a state of sav
agery to a point where he will be self-respecting and at the
same time self-supporting.
It frequently is asserted in Alaska that the Indian is given
too much attention, and that money which might be employed
in the building of roads and trails for the development of the
country is wasted in a vain effort to educate the Indian.
While it is true that much more money might be spent to
advantage in the betterment of Alaska roads, yet there is no
reason why the natives should be made to suffer in order to get
this money.
While in some cases the Indians are coddled by the gov
ernment, in Alaska he has a hard row to hoe.
He has been brought in contact with the white man at his
worst, and in consequence has suffered both in morals and
health. His means of livelihood have been encroached upon,
and the native, left in ignorance, has suffered greatly as a
result.
The principal need of the Alaska Indian is a system of
manual training schools, where he can be taught to work with
his hands. After he has learned to support himself, there will
be plenty of time in which he may be taught to read and enjoy
the benefits of higher education.
This fact is recognized by the Bureau of Education, and
efforts have been made repeatedly to get funds for the estab
lishment of such schools. In the meantime a small force of de
voted men and women are spending their lives in. Alaska doing j
their best for the uplift of Uncle Sam’s charges.—Cordova
Daily Times.
Delicatessen and Fancy Grocery Store
Fowler Building, next to Admiral Line office, carries a
complete line of imported Olive Oils, Sardines, Caviar,
Cheese, Macaroni and Spaghetti. Also domestic staple
goods, cold meats and sausage of all kinds. Lunches put
up. JOHN FENNER, Prop.
Next to Admiral Line Office.
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JULY FIRST
Stop! Look! Listen!
tHE EMPRESS
THEATRE
The largest and most substantial
reinforced concrete building in
Alaska; beautifully finished and dec
orated; furnished with the latest
and best equipment.
Alaska’s Finest Theatre
Will Open July 3
...WITH...
Billy Burke in “Peggy”
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K\IK, ALASKA
Distribute General Merchandise, Hardware, Boots and
Shoes, Lumber, Shingles, Gasoline, Kerosene,
Paints and Oil, Pumps, Pipe and Fit
tings, Tents and Tarpaulins.
Sperry’s Flour, Sold Under Absolute Guarantee
From the Company.
Recleaned Oats, $55.00 per ton.
Hay, $35.00 per ton.
Red and Grey Rosin Building Paper, $1.00.
D. G. Berry Sugar, $8.25 per sack, 100s.
Carnation Milk, $4-25 case.
Red Clover Butter, $40.00 Bbl, 110 lbs.
The “Lucy” Does It
KN1K, ALASKA
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