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REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President—
WARREN G. HARDING.
For Vice President—
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
For Delegate to Congress—
DAN SUTHERLAND.
For Attorney General—
JOHN RUSTGARD
For Senator—
E. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
For Representatives—
A. E. LATHROP
JOS. H. MURRAY
R. E. ELSNER
ARTHUR FRAME
For Road Commissioner—
GUST JOHNSON
STICK WITH ALASKA
Large corporations wishing to do
business with the public have two
methods of reaching the people whose
patronage they wish to secure. One
plan is to advertise extensively, send
ing literature broadcast throughout
the land. This is the plan adopted
by mail order houses. But this plan
has not been found as effective as
the other, that of sending a personal
representative to interview each pros
pective customer. Most all big mer
cantile and manufacturing compan
ies and corporations have their per
sonal representatives in almost every
country where there is any possibility
of building up business or trade.
Of late years some progressive
cities and towns have, in addition to
sending out large amounts of adver
tising matter, sent out one or more
personal representatives to talk the
advantages of their locality or dis-!
trict. It works much the same as the !
mercantile business for the towns!
who have taken up these progressive j
methods have far outstripped the!
more conservative towns, not only in |
increase of business but in the in- j
crease of their population, and the i
establishment of industries. Many \
cities in the states have discarded j
the plan of electing a city council,
but instead choose a manager whose
sole business is to look after the in
terest of the town. And such towns
and cities are running away from ;
those clinging to the old plan of elect- |
ing a political council whose interest
party” rather than after the good of
partyfi” ratber than after the good of
the town.
And' now comes some of the pro
gressive men of the territory who are
autinir txrhv Alnslrn pnnnnt hp run
that way rather than by the bosses I
of the old political parties. The are
discussing the advisability in fact the
absolute necessity of “getting down to
business,” and doing something for
the betterment of Alaska. Why not
advertise Alaska in a business way
as a big merchant would advertise
his business? If it pays in one in
stance why will it not pay in the other
instance? If a big mercantile cor
poration worth a million dollars finds
it. necessary to t-end ou a “travelling
salesman,” to build up its business,
why shouldn’t a big municipal cor
poration build up its business and its
population in the same way? What is
a town but. a business corporation or
ganzicd for the purpose of securing
piosperity for its citizens?
The people of Alaska are not doing
the necessary amount of planning for
the future, they are simply drifting
with the tide. Some have “pulled
for the shore,” and gone back to the
states but the braver ones are stick
ing to the ship with a firm determi
nation to guide her back into the cur
rent of prosperity or go down with
her into the Gulf of Despair.
It behooves every good Alaskan to
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“grab an oar” and do his bit. The
storms of war are over and while the
waters are yet extremely turbulent
the clouds are breaking awray and the
blue sky of prosperity can be seen in
all directions. Alaska will come into
her own. Pessimists and calamity
howlers do not make good empire
builders. Let us forget our petty
community jealousies and unite for
the betterment of Alaska.”—Valdez
Miner.
FARMERS' COLLECTIVE BARGAIN
ING
Farmers have been gi*m the right
of collective bargaining by an enact
ment of the recent session of the Re
publican congress. According to the
statement of Representative Halvor
Steenerson, of Minnesota, the newr law
will encourage food production and
lower prices to the public. The only
real opposition to the bill, he asserts,
came from the large trusts and com
bines who desired to continue to en
joy a monopoly in the purchase of
farm products. Through the co-oper
ative associations, authorized under
the provisions of the law, the farmer
will be able to reach the consumer
with his goods at low expense by
eliminating the middleman, says Rep
resentative Steenerson.
A MANDATORY LAW
Because of the action of the sec
retary of labor in making futile the
arrests of anarchistic and revolution
ary aliens for deportation, the Repub
lican congress during the recent ses
sion so amended the deportation law
as to leave no doubt as to its intent.
“These aliens are here only because
of our good grace and the courtesy of
the United States,” says Representa
tive Albert Johnson, chairman of the
committee on immigration and natur
alization. “Some government officials
think our present laws do not reach
these aliens. This bill will reach them
and they are welcome here no longer.
Not only is the bill necessary be
cause many of these alien reds are
now in the United States but because
many thousands are at the ports of
the world seeking passage to the
United States to do propaganda work
for wrorld revolution.”
" CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICANISM
An active campaign with American
ism as its keynote, as opposed to in
ternationalism, is being waged by the
Republican Senatorial campaign com
mittee, according to Senator Miles
Poindexter, of Washington, the chair
man of the committee. Senator Poin
dexter said the states in which the
campaign is centering include Idaho,
Utah, Oregon, California, Arizona, Col
orado, Nevada, Maryland, and Ken
tucky. “The great issue in the sen
atorial campaign especially is the is
sue of Americanism,” Senator Poindex
ter stated. “The maintenance of
complete American sovereignty, the
withdrawal of our military forces from
Europe, the co-operation of the nation
for the preservation .of the peace of
the world and the re-establishment of
peace and commercial relations with
Germany without compromising Amer
ican independence are all peculiarly
involved in the senatorial campaign.”
SOME LITTLE OLD MAIL
SERVICE IN NORTHLAND
A package was shipped by express
from Cincinnati, to a man on Unimak
Pass, to the westward, in September,
1917. The package came to Seward.
The man received word the next
year that the package was sent.
Express Agent McDonald, in Seward
wrote to the Unimak Pass man that
there was no express service to the
westward and if he would forward
a certain sum of money the package
would be sent by parcel post. The
Unimak Pass man received the let
ter from Mr. McDonald and forward
ed the money in May of this year.
The money was received by Mr. Mc
Donald on' the last trip of the mail
boat, which was August 12. The
paskage goes forward on the Pulitzer
and should reach Unimak Pass at
least three ^ years after it was sent
from Cincinnati.—Seward Gateway.
J. Harmon Caskey, former Fair
banks newspaperman, is reported to
have secured an option on the only
newspaper in Ranger, Texas, with a
view to locating in that city.
A character who will be much
missed in the Kootenay passed to his
reward last week, when Fred Roo, of
Elko, storekeeper and paragrapher,
better known by his pen name of old
“Jim Thistlebeak,” was found dead
in his chair. His bright but always
kindly humor made the “Elko Notes”
always eagerly looked for by the
readers of the various papers in
which they occurred, and many a bit
of naive philosophy crept in among
the news items. Those who knew'
him best speak as highly of his own
personality as of his writings.
THINGS WE THINK
Things Others Think and What We
Think of the Things Others Think.
There are some things which it is
worth while to forget.
We all know people who are not
half as smart as we are.
The ultimate consumer is becom
ing consumed with anger.
The person'Avith an over-developed
bump of egotism is not well-balanced.
The most completely wasted time is
that spent in wishing for something.
Who can name all the members of
the cabinet? How many can name
one?
A man’s face is an unfailing index
to his disposition. Take a peep into
the mirror.
The rank and file often grates on
the nerves of those seeking political
preferment.
Tombstons have gone up in price—
despite the fact that the demand is
not very brisk.
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The greatest progress of the ages
has been made by men who turned
jeers into plaudits.
A man raising a family of daugh
ters gets most of his false notions
knocked out of him.
The man who is always on the right
side isn’t doing anything to solve the
problems of the day.
It would be well if the laws on the
statute books were as fully under
stood as the unwritten one.
The person who really gets the most
out of life has something that can
not be stolen or borrowed.
Some folks who would rather have
been born lucky than good looking
haven’t much trading stock.
A senator tells us that congress
does not understand the tariff ques
tion. Some of us had surmised as
much.
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A western legislature introduced a
law against Sunday amusements. The
bill was amended to leave out the
comic supplement as not coming un
der that head.
Knowledge is power, some folks say
and these same folks want Uncle
Sam to build three or four floating
armed palaces every year in order
tc maintain our prestige.
Just about the time we get our
mind made up that the theory of des
cent of man from monkey is all fol
derol, along comes some one whose
actions prove its truth.
If there is retribution in the next
world, in the case of the man and
the woman who have sinned together
the woman’s punishment will be near
ly completed before she crosses the
river.
I PICTURE BRIDES MAY
; ENTER UNITED STATES
IF PASSPORTS SECURED
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—While it is
popularly supposed that after Sep
tember 1 no Japanese picture ' or
proxy brides will be admitted into
the United States, the government
has no remedy against those that
might arrive after that date, so long
as they are supplied with the proper
passports from their own country, ac
cording to Immigration Commissioner
Henry M. White.
“Early this year,” said Commision
er White, “the Japanese government
issued a proclamation to the effect
that after March 1 no passports to
the United States would be granted
proxy brides. As passports must be
secured six months before emigrants
depart, hence he wrould naturally con
clude that none of these women
would arrive here after the first of
September.
“But that is entirely up to Japan.
Under the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
we have to admit wives, parents and
children of Japanese who have es
tablished residence here, so long as
they are supplied with passports and
fulfill our immigration requirements.”
Six Japanese picture brides ar
rived in Seattle on the liners Arabia
Maru and Katori Maru. They are
at the immigration detention station
where they will meet their husbands
whom they have never seen.
J. E. Johnson of Kalama, Wash.,
a graduate of the University of Wash
ington, with eleven v years exper
ience as a teacher, six of which he
was a school superintendent, has
been elected superintendent of the
schools at Ketchikan.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Clarence Henry Golden, his
aeirs, assigns, administrator and to
all whom it may concern.
You and each of you are hereby
aotified that the undersigned co-own
=r of Clarence Henry Golden in the
Alsac, Amazon, Francisco, Pelly, Mc
Kenzie, Columbia and Yukon claims,
situate on the left bank of Chokosna
river, about eight miles from the Cop
per River Railway at Mile 158, and
found in the records of the Valdez
Mining and Recording district at
Valdez, Alaska, has expended in labor
and improvements upon said claims
the sum of $1400 during the years
1913 and 1914, and that Clarence
Henry Golden being the owner of a
ane-third interest in the above named
Haims, and having failed to do or per
form any labor, or expend any money
for the same, there is now due and
awing from you, your heirs or assigns,
>ne-third of $1400, as your proportion
of the amount necessary to be ex
pended for the years 1913-1914, to
hold possessory right and title to
the said claims under the provision of
section 2324 of the revised statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto.
And if within ninety days after
this notice by publication is com
pleted you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such
expense as before stated, your inter
est in the aforementioned claims will
become the property of the subscrib
er hereto, and under the section of
the law above mentioned which gov
erns assessment work on lode mining
claims.
TOM KINNEY.
First publication Aug. 4, 1920.
Last publication Nov. 3, 1920.
TAILORING AND
CLEANING
Hats steam cleaned on Mondays by
a real hatter at the same price of
dry cleaning.
Tailored Suits at ready-made suit
prices from the best of woolens and
in the best of workmanship.
See some of our finished work.
T. N. HUBBERT
CHRISTMAS
CARDS
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We carry the largest and most ex
clusive line of engraved stationery,
such as Wedding Announcements,
Calling Cards and Holiday Greetings.
What would be more appropriate than
to send one of the latter to your
friends? They are pretty, attractive
and artistic in appearance. Sold at
outside prices. Drop in and see our
samples.
BREHMER DRUG COMPANY
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Pool Tables
Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
our prices are right
We Sell Good* on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
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