New Shipment of Goods
Received on the Alameda from the
Worlds Fashion Center |
It includes coats that cannot be duplicated in
Style and Price. Dresses in new fabrics and
color effects, direct from the Eastern Mar
kets, in Georgettes, Charmous, Satins, Chif
fon, Taffetas, some with Braid and Beaded
effects, also serges in large variety. Evening Dresses
in Tulle, Silver Cloth, Silver Nets, Taffetas and Satins
Beautiful Georgette Waists, some beaded with touch
es of Lace. Stacks of Beautiful Linen Handkerchiefs,
Hand Embroidered Hose and Silk Underwear, Pure
Silk Umbrellas.
Table cloths and napkins, huck and turkish towels,
trimmings, braids, full assortment of notions.
We Have also received our new line of Cretons and
tapestries, Pillows, Braids. Trimmings, Notions, Silks
by the yard. Georgette Crepes in all Shades, Cre p de
Chines, Velvet, Broadcloth and Corduroys.
Mens Shirts, Ties, Silk Hose, Linen Handkerchiefs and
Silk Umbrellas.
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I WIN THE WAR
Considerable speculation is being in
dulged in by prospective candidates,
territorial and federal officials and
lawyers as to the effectiveness of some
of the provisions of Chapter 48, Ses
sion Caws of 1917, which provides for
the holding of primary elections in the
territory of Alaska.
The law as passed by the legislature
provides that all candidates for mem
ber of the legislature and all candi
dates for road commissioners shall file
-with the clerk of the court of the di
vision in which they reside their dec
laration of candidacy, together with a
fee equal to 1 per cent- of the annual
«alary received for such office, not to
exceed $40, which money shall be
paid to the territorial treasurer. This
money, by the terms of the act, was
intended to finance the holding of
primaries.
The question now arises as to the
salary of a member of the legislature,
and also the road commissioner. The
legislator is paid $15 per day for the
time the legislature is in session. This
may mean a sixty-day session or it
may mean more or less. Thus the
salary provided is strictly a per diem
compensation. The road commissioner
is paid 5 per cent of all moneys ex
pended, not to exceed $2,500 per year.
The federal law provides a regular
filing fee of 10 cents for every paper
filed with the clerk of court. A dec
laration of candidacy tendered with
the 10 cents filing fee cannot be re
fused by him, and any declaration filed
must appear on the ballot.
An opinion on the provisions of the
law has been issued by Territorial At
torney General George B. Grigsby, ir
which he advises clerks of the couri
that they may not refuse to file dec
larations not accompanied by the fe<
as provided by the Session Laws. Thj
opinion of Mr. Grigsby is as follows:
“The secretary of the territory has
referred to me your letter to him dated
January 10, 1918, in which you make
an inquiry as to the proper charge for
I declaration of candidacy for nomina
tion to the offices of territorial rep
resentative, territorial senator and
road commissioner under the primary
law (Chap. 48, Session Laws 1917).
| Section 13 of the above act pro
I vides that each candidate shall paj
for filing his declaration of candidacy
I a fee of 1 per cent of the annual salary
of such office, not to exceed $40.
| “The members of the territorial
j legislature do not receive an annual
salary, their compensation being fixed
by Section 4 of the organic act as
| follows:
r-acn member of the legislature
I shall be paid by the United States the
i sum of $15 per day for each day's at
I tendance while the legislature is in
I session.’
; ‘‘This is in no sense an annual sal
! ary. but strictly a per diem. The limit
of attendance possibly in two years
at regular sessions is sixty days, but
j it cannot be presumed as a matter ol
law that any legislature will continue
in session for that period; also, the
i governor of Alaska is authorized to
convene the legislature in extraordi
nary session for a period not to ex
1 ceed fifteen days. There is nothing
to prevent the governor convening the
i legislature in extraordinary session
more than once; consequently it is
impossible as a strict matter of law
to fix the fee chargeable to candidates
for the legislature. The act of the
legislature in this regard is defective.
“I would advise you, however, as a
matter of expediency to promulgate
the schedule as indicated in your let
ter—that is to say, to fix the charge
of candidates for members of the legis
lature on the basis of $450 per annum
the amount paid each member being
usually $900 for two years. Should a
candidate, however, refuse to pay this
fee and insist on having his declara
j tion of candidacy filed. I do not be
lieve you would be justified in re
' fusing to cause same to be filed. Prob
I ably there will be no disposition on
| the part of any candidate to decline
to pay the fee.
“As to the office of road commis
sioner: The compensation of the road
commissioner is fixed at 5 per cent of
the amount of territorial money ex
pended by such commissioner, not to
exceed $2,500 per annum. In this
case also there is no strict legal basis
for computing the fee to be charged a
candidate for road commissioner. His
compensation might be the maximum
of $2,500 per year, or it might be noth
ing. all depending upon the amount ot
money appropriated and expended. As
the probability is, however, that the
road commissioners will earn the
maximum amount, that is, $2,500 per
year, I would advise you to fix thd
fee of candidacy for this office at 1
per cent of $2,500, or $25; but, as in
1 the case of a member of the legisla
ture, I would not advise you to refuse
to file such a declaration should the
candidate refuse to pay the fee.”
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LABOR TO BE
SEATTLE, Jan. 24.—A. L. Rogers,
of Waterville, chairman of the farm
labor committee of the state council
of defense, has requested the Seattle
chamber of commerce to take steps
for the organization of all available
labor for the coming season in an ef
fort to avoid the daily confusion that
hampered farm and orchard work last
summer. Plans to this end are now
being considered. It is suggested that
information be secured regarding the
help required by different commun
ities, a census of available labor taken
and mobilization of boys and girls for
lighter forma harvest work arranged.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 24.—The
Red Cross war council has appropria
ted $4,771,990, for activities of the
American Red Cross in Italy from No
vember 1st, 1917, to May 1st, 1918.
These appropriations are based upon
sabled recommendations embodying
results of observation and inquiry by
Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, Red
Cross commissioner to Europe, and
also by permanent operating commis
sion which has arrived in Italy headed
by Robert H. Perkins of New York.
The Red Cross activities in Italy were
undertaken upon a large scale after
receipt November 2nd of a cablegram
from Ambassador Page to the effect
that help was needed instantly. Ma
jor Murphy was asked to go to Italy.
He reports by cable, “When we
reached Italy refugees in a pitiful con
dition were streaming down from the
North. Indescribably pathetic condi
tions existed Involving the separation
of the mother and children and cold
hunger disease and death. The unex
pected military reverse had stunned
the nation. If ever evidence of friend
ehip and confidence were welcome to
a country it wa3 in those days before
the Piave line was established. For
tunately the Red Cross was in a posi
tion not only to respond immediately
to the call of the suffering, but also
to carry the message of the American
People to Italy in the hour of her dis
tress. Working in conjunction with
°ur own state department and the
Italian government which received us
most eagerly In the spirit in which we
came. We used every available means
of supply and distribution to assist thf
ally of our country.”
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COMMITTEE FIRED.
Anent the arrest of a native woman
at Douglas on a charge of drunken
ness, Stroller White is responsible
for the following in the Juneau Em
pire:
Three weeks ago and before the
hatches were made fast and the
crownsheets battered down by Terri
torial-wide prohibition, nothing would
have been thought of Jennie’s esca
pade, but in view of existing condi
tions, it excited considerable com
ment and especially in the ranks of
the Amalagmated Order of Soaks,
which order held a special meeting
last night at which the following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted:
“Whereas, it has rnme to our know
ledge that an unturn ed da'ghter of
the forest has, by means unknown
to this order, become possessed of
sufficient oil of joy to cultivate a red
and uproarious jag, and,
‘WVhereas, search as we may, we
have been unable to locate even a
smell of the good old stuff while this
unlettered and fish-scented squaw has
apparently been revelling in its de
lights, therefore, be It
“Resolved, that we fire what Rider
Haggard would term our ‘smelling
out committee’ as being unworthy of
the trust reposed in them, they having
failed where a squaw succeeded, and
further, be it
“Resolved, that we do extend suit
able recognition to the ability and
genius of said squaw by securing a
picture of her and by hanging the
same on the wall of the meeting place
of this, The Amalgamated Order of
Soaks.”
As for the squaw, she was given
a drink of water this morning, and
was to be given a hearing this after
noon. i i Hi
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TRAIL TOLLS
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.—Thous
ands of hikers whose week-end trips
to the mountainous trails across San
Francisco bay have become a matter
of discussion, as cultivating a "pre
paredness" physique, are not to be
taxed any more by the government for
their outing. In fact it appea-s to he
a mistake that they were taxed at all.
The transbay fare, to usual stop
ping places, is about forty cents. Gray
heads who have for a score of years
j made this weekly contribution to
health, were staggered at the demand
for three cents more as war tax Some
of them had to go home to get it, for
a pocket lunch and a Jackknife are all
the equipment the hiker usually car
riers. Some $1,500 was thus collected
when notification was received that
round trips costing less than seventy
cents were not to be taxed.
Government officials said that any
affidavit, supported by two or more
witnesses, and demanding the return
of three cents, unjustly paid, would
receive consideration.
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♦ HOW TO WIN. ♦
♦ Go back to the simple life, be ♦
♦ contented with simple food, sim- ♦
♦ pie pleasures, simple clothes. ♦
♦ work hard, pray hard, play hard. ♦
♦ Work, eat, recreate*and sleep. ♦
♦ Do it all courageously. ♦
♦ We have a victory to win. ♦
♦ —HOOVER. ♦
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