(I’uftl Advertisement)
Pertinent Facts as to
Election for Delegate
(Edited by Chas. A. Derry)
Temperance V.'crker Hurrying to First Division to Work
in behalf of Wickersham—Comparison of Former
Delegate’s Statehood Bill with Home Rule Bill of
Delegate Sulzcr on Prohibition Question
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Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher,
who was the stibje t ot remarks in
ibis column ye tenlay. was in the city
last night, and gave a statement to
the local Wiekershain organ in which
she reiterates her assertions as to
Wiekershain's and Sulzer’s relative
positions on the prohibition question,
and thus confirms the intimation that
she does not know whereof sin* speaks
or else is being misled or is trying to
mislead others
It is stated that she is en route to
.Juneau "to participate in the final
weeks of the campaign." It may be
taken for granted, therefore, that
Wiekershain considers hi < hanees in
the First division as anything hut
bright.
'I he artiele in whi. h Mrs. Hat* her s
a'Miviii*.- ai relate*! is under a head
line which states that “Wiekershain
wrote and .-ecured the passage of the
hill now in effect which Charles A
Sulzer has attempted in nullify by
the introduction of his home rul** hill,
which provided fora referendum vote
on the liquor question."
Of course everyone knows this as
sertion is false. Hut it Wiekershain
and his supporters desire* to * ,..;> on
the campaign on such lines tin* Hem
ocratic party and the supporters of
Delegate Sulzer should not object. A
campaign ot lying and deception is
easily met when made in the open
Mrs. Hatcher bases her support of
Judge Wiekershain on the fact that
he drew up tin* Alaska prohibition
law. Sin* makes no mention of an al
leged attempt by Delegate Sulzer to
"provide for a referendum on the
liquor law." as suggested in the head
line mentioned.
The fact of the matter is. and it D
known to everybody, that Sulzer’s
home* rule bill makes no such provi
sion. and it would he* as difficult to
reopen the dead issue under the bill
in (piestion as it is under present con
ditions.
However. had former Delegate
Wii kersham’s statehood bill been en
acted into law the whole question
would have been automatically
opened, because the liquor question
would he one of the matters that
would have to he decided in tin* con
stitutional convention that would
meet and adopt a constitution prior
to statehood.
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Then* is a gvat deal f humor in
the idea of Wiekershain as the eandi
date of tin* temperance people. Of
course, as they admit. In* “is not a
prohibitionist ” Hut above all things
he is a politician. And in the drawing
j i111 Mi tli» Alaska "dry" law he had
! the double pleasure <>t ••getting even"
with hi political adversaries and also
i worming into the good graces ot a
class ot citizens who were the last
| 111;■ t In* had any expectation of re
! civing favors from.
It ; generally understood that the
Alaska prohibition law. as drawn up
by Wiekersham. was intended as a
| i eprisal on the Northern Commercial
[Company and its attorney. Thomas
| Met;o\ an. for h iving opposed his can
didae\ two years ago. The Northern
< 'nnuimrria 1 Company, among other
commodities, handled liquor, and the
: r feretulum vote b> w hich Masks de
• iar«ii foi prohibit ion gave Wicker
-M ,tu an opportunity over which lie
must have gloated with satisfaction.
Tl: Muska voters had no opportu
nity tn designate the kind of prohibi
tion tiles wanted they uierclv voted
••dry" Thev may have had in mind
a modified prohibition law similar to
tie,-t iu force in the state of Washing
*t1111 c'-.g::; tl!;. . which men'.y had the
1 —if tb ’ > • n ’! th V
bad voted ■■dry,” an 1 "dry" it shoull
| ii Wiekersham had ins way; which
I r.. ’i ,» n,. 'h-Tcc.r.* .n-i v rp a b:P
1 c}| 1: ; > been de la. ed to !"■ t ll ’
I dr. esi "drv ' law ever enacted, ana
i
; which made it a crime for a person
■to even have liquor in his possession
As Wiekersham spent no time in
Alaska except for a few weeks in
election years, it did not affect him;
he could take his cocktail whenever
he felt so disposed Outside, without
fear of being sent to jail for it Hut
the Alaskans who elected him to of
fice must serve a long term in durance
vile if they indulged in even a taste
of alcohol.
Hut Wick got even vvitli the men
who failed to re-elect him.
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Which calls to mind that when
Wiekersham was on the bench In
Fairbanks he derived a goodly sum
from the liquor business himself. He
was the owner of the ground upon
which a well-known gambling resort
and saloon was located Fairbanks
was booming and rentals were high.
And it is related. Judge Wiekersham
drew down $10 per front foot for
every month's rental Of course that
was the only business that could af
ford to pay such ground rent. Tame
a time when the Fairbanks people
became impressed with the inconsist
ency of a federal judge receiving rev
dine from such sources. There were
inurmurings in the press, and people*
generally discussed tin* matter. And
it may be that the matter was called
" 1 .
! to the attention of the federal au
j thorltles at Washington. The oper
| utors of the saloon and gambling
house were therefore compelled to
tiny the ground, and they had to pun
gle up tile goodly sum of for
it. according to report. I .iipior
licenses at that time were granted or
refused by Judge WickPrxhain
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In his political speech delivered at
Seward Candidate Wickersham js
quoted as saying that if would he im
possible for himself and (inventor
Kiggs to "get along together." Those
who are acquainted with Wiekersham
and with his squabbles with other
public- officials, both territorial and
federal, during his incumbency as
delegate, can well belie ve* this In
deed, it would have been more re
markable* had he* said that he could
"g< ! along' with the* governor. Hut
this need not worry him. \laska
voters will make it unnecessary for
him to "get along" with officials as
a representative of the* territory, at
least.
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300 Japanese
Are on Their
Way to Peru
HONOM'M'. Oct 5 Three hun
dred and live Japanese passed through
here recently on their way to peril.
, where they are under contract to work
in Peruvian cane fields for one year.
They will he paid 75 emits a day.
J Tanaka, representing the Mori
oka Immigration Company of Tokio,
has charge of the distribution of the
immigrants to tin* various sugar plan
tations of Pern He said while here
that Mexico and the South American
republic’s are the only countries open
for Japanese Immigration, and added
that there are now 15.non Japanese in
Brazil. L’.uuo in Argentine, ton in chile,
sue in Bolivia and 7.one in Peru
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French and
Belgian Pictures
Are Wanted
NKW YORK, Oct 5. Old picture
post cards and photographs of France
or Belgium or any of the territory
now occupied by the Hermans are
needed bv the war department, ac
cording to nil open letter written to
day by William (luggenheim. chair
man of the army and navy commit* I
tee of the American Defense Society, j
to the American people. This letter,
which is written at the request of
Major A. 0 Campbell of the military
intelligence branch of the war depart* ,
merit, reads:
"I urge patriotic Americans to for
ward any picture post cards, photo
graphs and prints of any of the towns
and of the country now oe upied by
the Hermans in Belgium and northern \
France to the American Defense So
ciety. at 44 Hast Twenty third street.
New York city, from where they will
be sent to the war department, »h
they will be of value to our officers
abroad, who can familiarize them
Helves with the appearance of locali
ties toward which they are advancing,
which will undoubt <k1I\ he a distinct
aid in military operations.
"I especially urge people who have
traveled abroad and who have col
lected postal cards to carefully sort
these with a view to their being used
by the war department Written de
scription of the territory already men
tinned will he of considerable value.'"
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Notice to Creditors
In United States Commissioner's
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska (In Probate).
In the matter of tin Estate of Orazio
Salvini. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Orazio Salvini. deceased, to the
creditors of and ;.ll persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
present the same, with the necessaiy
vouchers, within ;\ months from the
date of the first publication of this
notice, to the administrator at his
plan of business in Cordova, terri
tory of Alaska, tin* same being tne
place for the tram.action of said
estate. CHARLES MCI,LINER.
\drninistrator.
Date of first publication. August 31,
1918. \v-4t
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In United States Commissioner's
Court in and for Cordova Precinct.
Territory of Alaska (In Probate).
In the matter of tin* Estate of An
drew Nelson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Andrew Nelson, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
present the same, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months from tin*
date of the first publication of this
notice, to the administrator at his
place of business in Cordova, terri
tOTy of Alaska, tin* same being the
place for the -tram action of said
estate K E. HOLDEN.
Administrator
Date of first publication. Aug. 31.
1918 w-4t
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Sec. 21, Election I>aws. That in any precinct where the election
has been legally called and no official ballots have been received the
voters are permitted to write or print their ballots, but the judges of
election shall, in this event, certify to the facts which prevented the
use of the official ballots, which certificate must accompany and be
made a part of the election returns.
SAMPLE BALLOT
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION
MARK “X” IN THE SQl'AKK AT THE I,(OFT OF THE NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE. IF
NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE
DO NOT APPEAR ON THE IIALLOT, INSERT WITH PENCIL IN
BLANK SPACES.
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For Delegate to Congress (Vote for one )
0 JAMES WICKERSHAM
For Territorial Senator (Vote for one.)
0 J. W. WARD
j For Territorial Representative (Vote for four.)
0 HENRY SLATER
0 JOSEPH H. MURRAY
0 JOSEPH L. REED
0 J. LINDLEY GREEN
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For Itoad Commissioner (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES L. GALEN
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WHEN YOU VOTE FOR THE ABOVE CANDIDATES YOU
WILL BE VOTING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ALASKA
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1918
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