THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919
THE DIET OF CAESAR
The Anchorage Times is “all het
up” over the outcome of recent activ
ities of the marshal’s office in that
town, which apparently resulted in j
a trial by jury in the commissioner’s |
court of some unnamed prominent
citizen of the railroad town for some
unnamed offense, the said trial evi
dently resulting in a disagreement by
the jury.
In a somewhat curious write-up
which commences wdth the mis
quotation, “Upon what meat does this
our Caesar eat that he should grow
bo fat?” and concludes in a flow of
eloquence, the administration of1
justice as exemplified in this particu
lar instance is excoriated and ridi
culed. The article constitutes a rid
dle which perhaps only the residents
of that city can solve. But it is clear
that the actions of the marshal, the
commissioner and the jury were most
unsatisfactory to the Anchorage
Times. In the editorial columns of
the newspaper is found the following
paragraph, however, which gives a
Blight clue to the riddle, and suggests
that the toes of somebody closely
connected with the newspaper may
have been stepped upon:
“The question which is bother
ing the people of Anchorage to
day, particularly those who fre
quent the cigar stores and in
dulge in an occasional game of
solo for cigars, is whether by so
doing they are laying themselves
liable to arrest and prosecution
for gambling.”
The rather sensational article, in
part, follows:
“The ‘mightier than thou’ policy so
closely associated with the federal ad
ministration and subsidiary offices j
has at last awakened Anchorage
from ;is lethargy and caused the tax
payers to wonder with the Romans,
‘Upon what meat does this our Caesar
eat that he should grow so fat?’
“Anchorage is not at all satisfied
with the verdict rendered by the un
representative jury that heard the
puerile case in which the ‘House of
Clean Sports’ fought the combined |
federal feeders Tuesday afternoon in
the United States commissioner’s j
court. By the people of Anchorage
il is intended to imply the large ma- '
jority of business men, the men who
pay the taxes, the men who construct
and the men whose unselfish efforts [
and public-spiritedness has made An- j
ehorage possible: Not the hirelings,
nor yet the feeders from the rapidly
vanishing Democratic trough—not
these, but men of real affairs and
commercial importance and broad
minds whose policy is constructive,
and who desire ‘to live and let live.’
They are satisfied.
‘ Ferhaps in livelier times this case,
which is the common topic of con
versation today. wrould not have
caused more than passing interest
and would have gone down in local
history simply as another case of
either overzealousness or the at
tempt of a public official venting
personal animosity through the power
vested in him by the [’Teat Demo
cratic party which found its in
ception in that preamble which says
‘by and for the people.’
“The aftermath of this case is in
teresting and the cause of more than
ordinary comment. The jury was
personally selected with one Anchor
age business man represented. Per
haps to the four men who stood fast
for acquittal Anchorage owes its
existence today, or at least the pre
rogative to transact business. The
defendant pays more taxes in An
chorage than the combined jury;
more than the combined federal of
ficials, with the exception of the just
judge.
“Weighing jutice and translating
the letter of the law depends largely
upon the viewpoint. With one possi
ble exception the witnesses testi
fied strongly for the defendant. The
witnesses were men prominent in An
chorage commercial, social and civic
affairs. Their testimony is unim
peachable, their veracity unques
tioned. The trial was a joke.
“But at that the public generally is
indebted to Deputy Marshal Moss
man for an afternoon off, and the re
laxation from the overplayed ques
tion of the railroad and the million
dollar coal appropriation. The trial
itself was good, especially from a
farcical standpoint. The manager of
the Empress now realized that he
made a mistake in not staging the
comedy of errors at the Empress un
der the caption of ‘Justice Juggled.’
It would have been a drawing card
equal to Fatty Arbuckle or Charlie
Chaplin, for it was certainly a farce;
a comedy and a burlesque on justice
as she is weighed in Anchorage
courts.
“Ope particularly laughable part of
the trial is the fact that the witness
es ior tne government testmea ior
the defendant. Early in the game it
was perfectly evident that the de
fendant would not hang. As the tes
timony proceeded levity became ram
pant; the trial a misnomer.
“Even the just judge forgot his dig
nity, and although he did not actually
fiddle, as did Nero when Rome
burned, he did draw pictures for puck
while the house of cards tumbled.
The case of mistaken identity in re
gard to the senator was in keeping
with the balance of the case as con
ducted by the government. The
senator refused to be among those
present when the atrocious crime of
shaking dice for merchandise was go
ing on. All seriousness was dis
pelled and the farce continued to its
laughable end which terminated in
the vindication of the house of clean
sports ,which reputation has not been
in any way jeopardized and which
still stands clothed in virtuous rai
ment, innocent in the glorious lights
and shadows of Mount McKinley, op
posite, and the business men of An
chorage.
“ ‘Oh, Justice how many crimes, and
mistakes, are committed in thy
name!’ ”
REVENUE CUTTERS
RETURNED TO NAVY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson has
issued an order transferring the ves
sels of the coast guard service back
to the treasury department. Recent
ly they have been under the jurisdic
tion of the navy.
Good music Labor day dance at
Eagle hall.
Monday being Labor day, the Blum
O’Neill Company store will remain
closed all day. 28-2
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
CITATION
In the Probate Court for the Terri- ,
tory of Alaska, Third Division,
Valdez Precinct, at Valdez. In the
matter of the estate of Robert D.
Gray, deceased.
The President of the United States,
to L. T. Gray, and all other persons
interested in the above-entitled
estate, Greeting:
Notice is hereby given that James
Smith, executor of above estate, has
filed a petition in the above-named j
court, alleging that said estate is in
solvent, and asking for an order di
recting the sale of the property of
the estate, and that a hearing will be
given on said petition on the 22d day
of October, 1919, by the Judge of the
above-named court, at his office in
Valdez, Alaska, at 10 o’clock of the
forenoon of said day, and at said
time and place all persons having ob
jections to the granting of said peti
tion will appear and file their objec
tions thereto.
In Witness Whereof. 1 have hereunto
set my hand and official seal this j
21st day of August, 1919.
GEORGE J. LOVE,
U. S. Commissioner and ex
officio Probate Judge.
First publication August 28, 1919.
Last publication September 15, 1919
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Cordova Pre
cinct, before R. H. Noaks, United
States Commissioner and Ex-officio
Probate Judge, in the matter of
the estate of of Mathew Pedrodas
kalakis, known in Alaska, and here
inafter referred to as Mike Paros.
No. 130.
The undersigned hereby gives no
tice that he has been appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Mike
Paros, deceased, and that all persons
having claims against said estate are
requested to present the same with
the proper vouchers within six
months from the date hereof, to the
undersigned administrator, at his
office in Cordova, Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 20th
day of August, A. D. 1919.
B. O. GRAHAM,
Administrator of the Estate of Mike
Paros, deceased.
Date of first publication, Aug. 20,1919.
Date of last publication, Sept. 17,1919
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