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BETTER ELECTION LAWS
Governor Riggs in his message to
the legislature, which is now in ses
sion, points out the defects of the
present election law in Alaska and
also insists that some remedial action
be taken to puritfy the ballot. On this
subject he says:
•‘The methods of the Australian bal
lot law as standing on the statute
books of the territory have been em
ployed in two general elections. As a
result of the first election held there
under, the electorate of the territory
has been torn into bitter factions. The
candidate receiving the certificate of
election from the canvassing board,
after a long contest in the house of
representatives of the United States,
was unseated, on the ground, among
others, that our law is not mandatory
as to all its provisions. The territory
was the principal loser, in that the
contestant for the seat was not en
abled to perform any duty in con
gress and the contess wSs handi
capped in his activities before the
house by the shadow of the contest.
"The election law should be clari
fied, not only as to the exact methods
but as to exact qualifications of voters
particularly those of native origin,
that when a certificate of election Is
delivered to a candidate for elective
office by the canvassing board the
probability of a contest shall be most
remote. There can be no harmony
among our people as long as there
shall be charges by any political party
that improper elections are being held
or that the returns are not handled in
accordance with the strictest interpre
tation of the law. A system of regis
tration of voters is also worthy of
consideration.
“It will be noted that the date of
election day was changed by the Or
ganic Act from the second Tuesday
in August to the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, no pro
vision was made for a change as to
when the canvassing board should
commence the performance of its
duties. Section 403 of the Compiled
Laws provides that the canvassinfc
board shall meet within ten days after
the third Tuesday in October, which
day now happens to fall before the
day- of election. Naturally then this
provision of the law is inoperative. I
ask that the legislature bring this de
fect to the attention of congress and
petition a'rectification of the statute
and also that there be fixed a time on
which the canvassing board may cease
its labors. It is quite possible, how
ever, that the legislature itself can
properly take the desired action.
Through an oversight, the title of
Chapter 25, Session Laws of 1915,
reads merely: “To provide official
ballots for elections in the territory of
Alaska.” On account of the title
which does not provide for penalty it'
has been suggested by attorneys,
learned in law, that it is very doubt
ful whether any punishment can be
imposed following a conviction, for a
violation of the act. I am advised
that one of our courts has so held.
The power to punish for violation of
the election law should of course be
placed beyond cavil.”
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BU8INE88 DIVORCED FROM PO
LITICAL INTRIGUE
A free world should mean a world
where the intelligent business man
can seek those lines of enterprise
where profits are promising, rather
than those lines of enterprise whloh
will further the political plants of an
aggressive government.
The war will have been fought in
vain if It forces the free enterprise of
England, France and the United
States to tie themselves to the gov
ernments’ apron strings In the man
ner In which German enterprise be
fore the war was tied. We have not
fought a war to make the world safe
for democracy and freedom if the out
come is to force upon the world a
universal adoption of those German
business methods which make for con
stant friction and danger of war in
the business relations of the world.
Commerce fairly carried on makes
for peace, not war. Commerce fairly
carried on makes for friendly rela
tions between the business men and
the countries trading with one another
and lessens danger of wars. It is only
when commerce, organized on a vast
scale, becomes the tool of designing
diplomats and militaristic govern
ments, that it becomes a menace to
the world's peace.
When real peace comes, and the
nations of the world look forward
with confidence to a long peace, we
may expect very much less of gov
ernmental control over trade and in
dustry than now exists and much less
centralization of government than has
been necessary in the period of war.
War and danger lead to the concen
tration of authority in the hands of a
central government. Prolonged peace
gives scope to local self-government
and to the free play of industry and
trade.
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VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
“Seldovia needs publicity, needs a
wireless station and many other things
and if Seward will get in and boost,
this city will be well repaid,” and S. L.
Colwell during a talk last night be
fore the Arctic Brotherhood. Mr. Col
well stated that Seldovia was shut off
from the world with the exception of
steamer transportation which during
the winter has been very irregular.—
Seward Gateway.
Alaskans, familiar as they are with
climatic conditions in the territory,
should inform the people Outside who
have such mistaken ideas about it.
They should speak the truth about it,
that they may help to correct the ig
norance which exists, and urge “Out
siders” to learn the truth as a matter
of education, it nothing more. Alaska
is a part of the United States, yet it
is safe to say that of no other portion
is there so little known, and that little
so false, as of this territory. In this
period which faces us now, one of the
first things to be done is to overcome
the prejudice that is general against
the Alaskan climate, which is founded
upon ignorance. And the best way
to do it is to spread the truth broad
cast, that people may become aware
of the opportunities that are awaiting
in this great country.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
I ne jjougias city election ians tins
year on April Fool’s Day. As yet no
one has declared a willingness to take
a chance on being elected on that day.
The joke is going to be on some one,
as there must be seven councilmen to
run the affairs of the city.—Douglas
News.
Seifator Jones of Washington, with
a perspicacity amazing In one so far
removed from the field of his endeav
ors, says that airplanes, as mail car
riers for the Interior are impracti
cable. Just how the Washington solon
acquired this amazing bit of in
formation is hard to say, and upon
what he bases his conclusions is also
hard to elucidate. It is a fact, never
theless, that carrying mail by airplane
would be the most feasible way for
Alaska. Distances that could be cov
ered in a few minutes or hours takes
days and weeks by the present sys
tem, owing to high mountain ranges
bisecting the territory north to south.
Every town in the territory has good
landing spots, and the air currents are
much steadier than those in the
States. Whether such a mode of
conveyance would pay hr not, how
ever, is hard to say. Alaskans are
used to paying a heavy toll for their
luxuries and buying an airplane more
or less would make little difference,
provided Secretary Burleson kept in
his normal mental condition and inter
fered as little as possible. Carrier
pigeons, kites, or even bottles cast
upon the currents and allowed to float
to their destination would be a great
improvement over the present system
of "Button, Button, Who’s Got Our
Mail.”—Valdez Miner.
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GOOD PAY 13 REPORTED
IN TOLOVANA COUNTRY
It has been reported that rich pay
has been showing up on LIvengood
creek, at the mouth of Amy. Martin
Claich, the owner of the ground, has
let a lay to Jim Sherrard and Mike
Kelly. The ■ Sherrard interest was
later on disposed of to William Sam
son and Samson * Kelly are said to
have struck something worth while.
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notify the carrier boy—report your
new address to ths office.
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Why President Wilson Is in the Murat Mansion
BORDENTOWN, N. J.—Why did Prince and Princess Joachim Murat turn
over their magnificent mansion in Paris to President and Mrs. Wilson?
Because he is a Murat and she is a Bonaparte. Both the Murats and. th®
Bonaparte s have gratitude to America,
which afforded their ancestors an asy
lum a century ago—and thereby hangs,
a romance.
Tlie first Murat (1767-1815) Was
one of Napoleon's marshals, and Na
poleon gave him his sister Caroline in
marriage and made him king of Na
ples in 1808. Napoleon Achille (1801
1847), his oldest sou, came to the
United States in 1821, established a
large estate in Florida and married a
grandniece of George Washington. ’
'Napoleon Lucien Charles (1.303-1878), the second son, came to America
In 1825 -and Joined ut Bordentown his uncle, Joseph Bonaparte, NnyoVeon’s
fuvorite brother, who wns king of Naples and king of Spain, and came hero
after Waterloo, establishing a magnificent estat of 2,000 acres, he
lived as count of Survllllers, with his two daughters. The American Bona
partes are descended from Jerome, -he youngest brother of Napoleon, who
married Elizubeth Patterson In Baltimore.
Napoleon Lucien Charles established himself In the "Versailles of Amer
ica,” near his uncle. He laid siege to the heart of Miss Caroline Fraser,
daughter of Major Fraser of Linden Hall. The prince’s relatives did not
approve, so the young couple eloped. Joseph Bonaparte cut off his ns-fhew’s
allowance. The prince ran through two fortunes in farming and reul estate
experiments, and his wife opened a fashionable boarding school for girls In
Linden Hall.
The present Prince Murnl is the son the late Prince Joachim, who
was born in Bordentown in 1834, the son of Napoleon Lucien Charles and
his beautiful American wife.
TO NORTH POLE BY AIRPLANE
An expedition to be led by Capt.
Robert A. Bartlett will be sent to the
polar regions to survey the North pole
by airplane, according to announce
ment by the Aero Club of America.
The plan was conceived by Rear Ad
miral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of
the pole. It Is planned to have the ex
pedition leave the United States next
June. The club will raise $250,000 to
finance the trip.
"There are six weeks of fair
weather In July and August,” the an
nouncement reads. “The ship would
carry a lurge seaplane or land airplane
for the final flight across the top of
the earth and for exploration of the
unexplored polar regions, as well as
smaller planes for the scouting flights,
“Immediately upon arrival at Etah
a base would be established, and while
waiting for the Ice to break up farther
north to permit the ship to go as far
ns Pflnp rViliimhfn thp amull HPAnlnnp
would fly to Cape Columbia and establish a base there for the large plane.
The route will be from Cape Columbia on the American side, over the pole,
to Cape Chalyusktn on the Siberlaa' side.
Captain Bartlett commanded the Koosevelt on the Peary expeditions.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the polar explorer, thinks a submarine of the
latest model could virtually clear up most of the labor which remains
unfinished in the vast unknown area of the far North.
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1 PUT DOUGHNUTS INTO DOUGHBOYS {
Here is the man . who put “pies
like mother used to make” and dough
nuts in the front line trenches in
France. He Is Col. William Barker of
the Salvation Army. He is back in
this country after service in France
(luring the last great offensive of the
allies and United States. He is con
nected with the main headquarters of
the Salvation Army in New Fork.
Colonel Barker left for France
July 1, 1917. When he reached there
many American units were cold, home
sick and without proper communica
tion facilities with home. General
Pershing sent for him and asked him
to visit the camps and see what could
be done.
“After I dined with one of our
generals and tasted the mixture his
chef called pie,” said Colonel Barker,
“the Idea came to me that the old
fashioned apple pie would bring a
touch of home to the boys. So we
made pies and tne Doys went wild about tnerai
. The pies were good, thick, old-fashioned American pies, and every one
had “Mother” stamped all over them. They went to grips with homesickness,
and homesickness went down and out. Then the Salvation lassies set up
cook stoves in Advance post shelters and began frying doughnuts, the same
old doughnuts that every doughboy's mother used to make. These put pep
into every doughboy.
And don’t forget the coffee to go with the pies and doughnuts.
Coffee, doughnuts and apple pie!
No wonder the doughboy has a good word for the Salvation Army I
PORTER FAMILY ARRIVE
8AFELY AT CHITINA
A wire has been received from Mrs.
Frank Porter stating that she had ar
rived safely'at Chitina, and that every
one was well. Mrs. Porter and the
children had an excellent trip, to the
coast and the children enjoyed them
selves immensely.
The trip out was made by the
Brower line, and the accommodations
were said to be excellent—all provi
sions for the comfort of passengers
being made. Mr. and Mrs. Porter will
live at Chitina, at which place Mr.
Porter Is engaged In the transfer and
hauling business.—Fairbanks Cltlaen.
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Capital is accumulated savings. A capi
talist is a person who has saved a portion of his
earnings and has invested it in some income
producing property. Every owner of a Liberty
Bond, a War Savings Stamp or a Savings Ac
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We do business direct with you and solicit all Raw Furs. Your shiD
ments are handled by expert graders and New York market prices are
paid on correct grading the day received. If desired, your shipments will
be kept separate in order that our prices may be approved by you Pro
viding that our valuation does not prove satisfactory, the furs will be
returned to you, transportation charges prepaid. Ship by insured parcel
post or express. Ship in a dry condition. Always inclose an itemized
list of contents, with name and address. Also attach duplicate list to
the outside of bundle. Special instructions, if any, must accompany ship
ments. Payments are made by check on the Seattle National Bank or
in any other manner desired. Ship now.
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WEEKLY TRIPS BETWEEN
Chitina and Fairbanks
Carrying Passengers and Freight from
Either End
Fred Nichollc and Ed Bartlett have joined forces and are now prepared
to give a Regular Service to and from the Interior
ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at his new hotel in the heart of the city between
Powell and Mason Streets. \
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
140 ELLI8 STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans. \
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largain Store
JUST RECEIVED
A LINE OF SHIRTS, PANTS, WOOL BLANKETS
QUILTS, ETC. FROM F. A. PATRICK AND CO.
We also handle the Hirsch-Weis and Co. “Rose City”
brand of Mackinaws, Loggers’ Shirts, Rainset and Au
apelle Clothing.
Blftek Bear brand of union made Ovfralla and Jaekata. '
A oomplata line of Wool and Cotton Blanket* Quilts of all kind*
Bad Spread* Shasta and Pillow Slip* Wool Sox and Inaolo*
Parkas* Qloves and Mlttan* Shoe Paos and Rubber Ovsrahssa.
Tent* Bad Sheet* Paek Sacks and Clothes Bap*
Toward Plah Brand Oil Coat*