MICH CONTROLLER
BILL IS AGAIN
POSTPONED
(By Special Corespondent)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Apr. 16.—The Al
drich bill, creating a Territorial con
trol board, which has been on the sen
ate calendar for three days without
action, was brought up Saturday and
again sidetracked, when Aldrich re
quested its continuance until today,
with chances for its passage admit
tedly slim.
Senators Ayer, Chamberlin, Dunn
and Dimond are opposing the Shepard
pension bill for pioneers, also sched
uled to come before the Senate today.
The Ayers bill providing for a co
operative arrangement between the
Territory and Federal government for
mining inspection under Supervisor
Stewart passed its second reading. Its
passage in the Senate is vertually cer
tain.
Day’s bill requiring payment of per
sons in private employment in T nited
States money was amended in the
Senate to require monthly paydays ot
cannery employes, although Senator
Dimond warned the members it would
probably be unconstitutional.
The House passed the Ayer bill,
asking $100 bounty on killer whales.
The House and Senate are still
deadlocked over the women jury bill,
neither being willing to recede.
Action on Hunt’s resolution empow
ering the Attorney General to make a
legal fight against fish reservations,
was deferred when a substitute was
offered, and both were carried over
until Monday. The # ibstitute does
not change the effect of control, but is
directed against the Bureau of Fish
eries instead of the president.
The Senate passed House Bill 18
advancing the closing period for fil
ing for candidates in the primaries to
the first Tuesday in February and
House bill 4, liberalizing the present
board of children’s guardians act pass
ed the Senate.
Senator Chamberlin introduced Sen
ate Bill 100 raising the salary of the
Commissioner of Education to $5,000
per year.
Hunt introduced a memorial asking
the removal of the headquarters of
the Alaska division, Federal Bureau c
Education from Seattle to Alaska.
Raelston introduced in the House a
bill appropriating $125,000 for the
Territorial fish commission, authoriz
ing the construction of four new fish
hatcheries, one at Seward, one near
Chitina, and the other two in the First
division. This bill calls for the expen
diture on construction of the Seward
and Chitina hatcheries of a sum not
to exceed $10,000 each and operation
and maintenance for the next two
years not to exceed $7500 each.
The Ways and Means committee re
ported favorably a bill authorizing the
construction of a library and museum
building at Juneau, appropriating for
ty thousand dollars.
The Decker bill lowering the legal
rate of Interest to eight per cent was
defeated in the Senate.
Bill 51, protecting the brands on
foxes and Bill 85 requiring the filing
of affidavits of annual labor on min
ing claims 90 days after June 30th,
! instead of the end of the calendar year
passed the House.
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, ALASKA, Apr. 17—Sen
ator Ayer introduced a second substi
tute for the Hunt resolution denounc
ing fish reserves and instructing tin
Attorney General to take steps to test
the validity of the Presidential order
creating reserves, and withdrew the
first substitute introduced by him Sat
urdav. The latest substitute contains
no preamble, in contrast to the origi
nal resolution, which harshly con
demned the action of the President in
creating reserves.
House Bill 23 which passed tin
Senate providing the payment of men
in private employment in legal United
States money or checks redeemable at ;
the nearest Alaska bank, and amended ;
last week by the Senate to require j
monthly paydays for cannery and salt
ery employes, was taken fropi the j
Senate calendar and sent back to the
committee after the attorney general
had upheld Dimond’s contention that
it was strictly class legislation and
therefore unconstitutional.
The Senate passed the Snodgrass
bill prohibiting the importation oi
diseased livestock into the territory
for any purpose, instead of merely for
dairy purposes, as under the present
law.
Chamberlin’s bill increasing the sal
ary of the commissioner of education
and requiring certain qualifications,
was killed in the Senate, Aldrich
Brown, Hunt, Dunn and Snodgrass
voting for its indefinite postponement.
‘ Snodgrass introduced a bill for ter
ritorial fairs to promote agriculture,
manufacturing, mining and other in
dustries, and appropriating $2500 an
nually for that purpose, these fairs
to be held In each division.
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Apr. 18—The Aldrich ter
ritorial control board bill was lost by
a tie vote on final passage this morn
ing, Senators Ayer, Chamberlain, Di
mond and Dunn voting against its pas
sage and Senators Hunt, Brown, Al
drich and Snodgrass for its passage.
Dunn and Ayer made impassioned ar
guments against the measure, the for
mer characterizing it “impractical,
expensive, and inoperative, and a
measure of conflict rather than co-or
dination.’'
The Shepard pension bill passed the
Senate carrying $25 per month max
imum allowance for men and $45 per
month maximum for women.
The municipal code was amended,
giving communities the power to reg
ulate rates of public service corpora
tions, but limiting the power to lower
them to a point that will enable the
company to make less than ten per
cent on their investment. The bill
does not affect existing contracts.
The House passed the $?0,000 ap
propriation bill authorizing the con
struction of a building to house the
Alaska museum and library in Juneau.
Decker introduced a bill in the
House repealing the anti-syndicalism
act of the 1919 legislature.
Grant introduced a bill regulating
the operation of automobiles on high
ways outside of incorporated towns,
limiting the speed of all cars except
trucks to twenty miles an hour and
trucks to 15 miles per hour, and 12
miles for all cars on curves.
Representative Keys introduced a
memorial asking the removal of the
agricultural development station from
Sitka to a point elsewhere in the
Territory where it would be more
useful, and the transfer of all prop
erty at the Sitka station to the Pio
neers’ Home.
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Apr. 19—A deluge of bills
flooded the legislature this morning,
which is the last opportunit yfor in
troduction except by unanimous con
sent. Twelve bills were introduced
in both House and Senate, together
with several memorials and resolu
tions.
The most important of the bills
include the election by popular vote
of the territorial treasurer and the
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commissioner of education; a fish oon
trol commission bill introduced in
both Houses in the shape of a resolu
tion for submission to congress for
the enactment of the Grant bill, con
trolling the salmon industry and pro
providing three zones or districts,—
western, central and southern, each
zone to have a different length fishing
season. The western zone would have
a fishing season of twenty days; the
central zone would have a season of
thirty days, and the southern zone
operators could fish forty days.
Two bills were introduced which af
fect slightly the School of Mines and
Agricultural College at Fairbanks:
one makes the faculty appointive by
the board of trustees instead of tie
president; the other makes the terri
torial treasurer ex-officio treasurer ol
the college.
A bill was introduced providing for
the payment of a $15 dollar bounty on
Wolverines.
A bill was introduced abolishing the
office of Attorney General, by provid
ing for a Territorial Board of Control
to be named by the legislature.
A bill was introduced appropriating
$15,000 for additional relief of cases of
destitution.
Other minor bills carry total appro
priations of $15,000.
The Senate passed the amended sol
dier bonus memorial asking for a one
hundred and sixty-acre landgrant, c
lode or placer mining claim in Alaska,
to every ex-service veteran desiring
same; allowing location by power of
attorney; but asking assignment and
transfer provisions.
The House passed the Foster liter
acy memorial.
The House also passed the Foster
memorial asking that the Nelson game
bill be so amended as to permit the
election of an Alaska Game commis
sion ; and bestowing on the commis
sion the power to control Alaskan
game matters.
The Polley anti-dope bill was also
passed by the House.
(By Special Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Apr. 20.—The present
Alaska mining compensation act “is
better, safer and sounder than any
similar law in America.”
These words were spoken in an ad
dress by J. A. Hellenthal, a Juneau at
torney, who said that the proposed
state industrial insurance system
covered by House Bill 9 would either
lessen the benefits received by injur
ed workmen or result in greatly in
creased costs to all em^oyers with
out raising the compensation rates
accordingly. Mr. Hellenthal said the
tremendous costs entailed in estab
lishing an administrative system to
put the proposed state insurance sys
tem on an operating basis, would not
help the laborers or the employer.
Conference committees appointed
on the women’s jury bill are still
deadlocked without hope of settle
ment.
The House accepted the Senate
amendments on the Soldiers’ bonus
i memorial.
Canners are still protesting the
adoption of the graduated pack tax,
declaring that it might put them en
tirely out of business. The canners
representatives said they had been
losing money the last four years and
were heavily indebted to the banks in
the States. The cost of packing had
increased twelve per cent over last
| year and the margin of profit would be
so small that they might be forced to
suspend business entirely by radically
! iincreased levies.
SOUTHBOUND
Bishop P. T. Rowe, of the Alaska
! diocese of the Episcopal church. Leav
! ing for Juneau after making a jour
| ney through the northern part of the
territory.
Mrs. C. C. Anderson, who for some
time resided in Seward. Going out to
spend the spring season in the states.
Mrs. W. A. Coghill, wife of a prom
inent Nenana merchant. Will go to
England and visit with her parents a
few months.
A. B. Funk, businessman of the in
terior who is going to Seattle on a
business mission.
Mrs. Donald McGinnis, wife of an
Anchorage haberdasher who is mak
ing a business trip to the States.
Geo. J. Johnson, photographer oi
Anchorage, will spend the next twc
months in Juneau on business mat
ters.
F. B. Stanley, formerly of the Mar
1 athon Cafe in Seward will locate in
Ketchikan.
Joe Meherin, wellknown salesman
who has been making the interior foi
a month or six weeks, going to Cor
dova.
Don Arled and Clyde Ihrig; jazz mu
sicians, who will open a cabaret and
dancehall at Cordova.
Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap, going to La
touche for a few days. Will return or
the Admiral Watson.
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COL. STEESE MAKING
BUSINESS TRIP SOUTH
Col. James Gordon Steese, head of
the Alaska Railroad, arrived In Sew
ard this morning on a special train in
order to catch the steamer Alameda,
on which he will go to Juneau for the
purpose of cleaning up Alaska Road
Commission business at that city.
Among other matters that Colonel
Steese will engage in is a consultation
with the rivers and harbors commit
tee of the legislature; arranging for
the construction of the Wrangell
breakwater and a conference with tne
legislators regarding future road work
under the Road commission’s jurisdic
tion, which will be agreeable with th*'
members. Col. Steese is desirous ol
working in harmony with the Territo
rial representatives and will arrive at
that understanding through a confer
ence which would authorize construc
tion work by th eAlaska Road
Commission on a co-operative basis.
Prior to his departure Col. Steese
advised that during his absence Maj
J. C. Gotwals would be in charge of
he railroad"s affairs. At present the
major is in Fairbanks on official busi
ness but will return to the coast
within the present week.
Col. Steese will return to Seward on
the next trip of the Alameda.
All doubt as to the future personnel
of the railroad officials has been .set at
rest by the following telegram from
Washington:
“Washington, D. C., Apr. 13, 1923.
“Col. James Gordon Steese,
“Alaskan ^Engineering Commission,
‘‘Anchorage, Alaska.
“The war department feels that
Col. F. Mears should assume military
duties May 1 in accordance with a
special order heretofore issued. You
will therefore assume charge and con
trol of the Alaska Railroad in accord
ance wittrthe official orders previous
ly issued oy former Secretary Fall, ot
the Interior department, and Secre
tary Weeks, of the War department.
(Signed) “WORK.”
“Secretary of the Interior.”
FOR SALE—Singer Sewing Machine
for shoe repair work; good condi
tion. Inquire at Seward Leathei
Works. kju6
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Seward. Alaska. March 23rd. 1923
To A. F. SPRAGUE, his heirs, execu
tors and assigns: —
You are hereby notified, that I have
expended, during me year 1920 and
during the period Jan. 1st 1921, to July
1st, 1922, the sum of two hundred dol
lars in labor and improvements on
each of the following lode mining
claims, situate on Gilpatrick Mt. in the
Kenai Recording precinct. Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska, to wit: Sum
mit, Lisbon, Olympia, Hattie, Meat-in
che-Pot and Clara, recorded respec
tively at page 132 Book 4, page 133
Book 4, page 132 Book 4, page 46 Book
5, page 84 Book 5 and page 46 Bool
5. Said Books mentioned being records
of mining locations of the Kenai Re
cording precinct aforesaid.
All of the said expenditures wen
made to hold said claims under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of thf
United States, and all amendments
thereto, concerning annual labor or
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said claims for the yeai
1920 and the period ending July 1
1922. And if within ninety days aftei
the publication of this notice you fai
or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure
; which amounts to $33.33 each for tin
! Summit, Lisbon, Olympia and Hatti<
claims, $50 for the Meat-in-the-Po
Claim and $25 for the Clara claim
then your interest in said claims wil
become the property of the subscriber
one of the co-owners, who has mad<
the required expenditure as hereii
stated, by the terms of said section
and laws.
GUS BROWN
Date of First Publication: April 2nd
1923.
Date of Last Publication: April 17
1923. _
NOTTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the undersigned has been duly ap
pointed School Tax Collector tor the
town of Seward in conformity wit!
Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 191f
and amendments thereto.
All male persons between the ages
of twenty-one and fifty years, except
sailors in U. S. Army or Revenue Cut
ter Service, Volunteer Firemen, Pau
pers and Insane Persons, are subject
to tax in the sum of Five ($5.00) Dol
lars.
Should you be living in Alaska on oi
prior to the first Monday in April
1923, said tax shall be due and pay
able on said first date, and shall b<
delinquent after May 1, 1923. Shoulc
you arrive in Alaska later than firs’
date above mentioned, tax will be de
linquent thirty (30) days after yout
arrival, or within ten (10) days aftei
notice is given you.
All persons, firms and corporations
employing labor shall furnish list o
employees to collector and are au
thorized by law to deduct amount o
tax from wages of employees.
Fines and imprisonment are provid
ed by the Act above quoted for thost
who fail or neglect to pay tax or furn
ish list of employees.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, April 11
1923.
CURTIS R. MORFORD,
School Tax Collector for Seward.
Publish Apr. 11, 12, 13, 14, 1923. 4t
ARTHUR G. MEANS TO.
REPLACE JUNEAU .
DRY OEFICER
SEATTLE, Apr. 19.—Closer co oper
ation between the prohibition forces
of Seattle and Alaska will be brought ,
about as a result of a conference here
yesterday between Arthur G. Mean,
prohibition chief ofr Alaska, and Fed
eral officials, it was announced by
Prohibition Director for Washington,
Lyle.
Mr. Means sailed for Juneau yester
day to relieve John B. Marshall, act
ing chief.
Last evening In the Elk club room*
about thirty ladies of Seward met for
the purpose of forming an auxiliary to
the American Legion. In the election .
of officers the following results were
noted:
President, Mrs. George Sexton.
Vice-President, Miss Inez Waugh.
Secretary, Mrs. A. J. Goodsky.
Treasurer, Mrs. Elwyn Swetmann.
Historian, Mrs. Donald H. Tyer.
Chaplain, Mrs. H. B. Selby.
Sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. L. V. Ray.
There were no committee appoint
ments last evening and this matter
will be taken up at the next meeting,
which will be held until further no
tice in the Red Cross headquarters.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
March 13, 1923.
Notice Is hereby given that Bertha
A. Fulmor, sole heir of Albert Filmore,
deceased, of Eureka, California, who
on Febr. 20, 1922, made homestead en
try No. 05299, for Lots 2, 3, and 6.
Section 32, Township 8S, Range 14W,
Seward Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final five-year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the United
States Land Office at Eureka, Califor- *
nia and to submit the testimony of
two of my witnesses before Ralph V
Anderson, U. S. Commissioner at Sel
dovia, Alaska, on the fifth day of May
1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
G. M. Chambers, of Seldovia, Alaska
' James Cleghorn, of Seldovia, Alaska.
| C. B. Peterson, of Seldovia, Alaska.
Jack Tansy, of Seldovia, Alaska.
First publication April 14, 1922.
Last publication May 15, 1923.
FRANK A. BOYLE. Register.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
Pursuant to and by direction of the
I stockholders of the Seward Arctic
; Brotherhood Association, a Corpora
' tion organized under the laws of the
Territory of Alaska, and having a usu
al and principal place of business at
Seward, in said Territory, at an ad
journed special meeting held at Sew
ard, Alaska, on March 12, 1923, the
Board of Trustees for said Association
hereby give notice that a special meet
ing of the stockholders and sharehold
ers of the Seward Arctic Brotherhood
1 association, will be held at Seward.
Alaska, on Tuesday, May 15, 1923, ar
the hour of eight o’clock p. m. of said
day at the small Arctic Brotherhood
Hall in said Town of Seward, for the »
! purpose of voting upon the question
of the sale of the real property and
other assets of the corporation: the
repair and alteration of the same, and
upon any other question relative to
| the sale, mortgage, lease or other dis
position of said property and assets:
. i and upon the matter of dissolving the
' corporation; and upon any other mat
' | ter which may lawfully come before
said meeting.
,1 Dated at Seward, Alaska, Apr. 14, 192 “ *
‘ ! SEWARD ARCTIC BROTHERHOO
II ASSOCIATION, a Corporation
By L. V. Ray, Chairman of Board or
, | Trustees; and L. A. Peel, Secre
i \ tary, Board of Trustees.
, i Publish Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 1923
L SUMMONS
, No. S-173
In the District Court for the Territory
i of Alaska. Third Division.
’ j Mary Catherine Suits, Plaintiff, vs.
Joseph Sheridan Suits, Defendant.
' | The President of the United States of
. I America to the above-named defen
m dant: Greeting:
Pursuant to the provisions of an
t Order made and entered in and by the
above-named Court in the aobve?enti
* tied action on the 7th day of March.
~ 1923, directing that service of sum
3 mons be made upon you by publica
tion, you are hereby required to ap
s pear in said court within thirty days
t after the completion of the period of
publication of this summons, to-wit.
within thirty days after the 28th day
t of April, 1923. and answer the com
plaint of the above-named plaintiff in
the above-entitled action.
r And you are hereby notified that i
I you fail to appear and answer the
I plaintiff’s complaint as herein requir
e ed the said plaintiff will take judg
3 ment against you for want thereof,
t and will apply to said court for a de
». cree of divorce dissolving the bonds
r of matrimony existing between you
r and plaintiff and such other and fur
ther relief as to the court may seem
s just and proper in the premises.
,f The date of the first publication o*'
_ this summons is March 17, 1923, and
,f the date of its last publication is April
28, 1923.
Witness the Honorable E. E. Ritchie
e Judge of said Court and the seal o:
said court hereunto affixed this 7th
day of March, 1923.
L, (District Court Seal) W. N. CUDDY.
Clerk of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division
Publish March 17, 24, 31, April 7 14,
21, 28, 1923. 7t