NEWSPAPERS ACTED
LEGALLY PUBLISHING
LATE INCOME TAXES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—
(/P)—The Supreme Court ot' tlie Uni
ted States yesterday, ruled that the
newspapers that printed the lists of
inqome taxpayers, and the amounts
paid, last autumn, acted legally.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—
(/P)—Constitutional right of newspa
pers to print information made pub
lic by Congress was emphasized by
the Kansas City Journal Post and
the Baltimore Post as the real ques
tion at issue before the Supreme
Court in the income tax publicity
cases.
The government contended that
Congress provided that the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue should
make available “to public inspection
in such manner as he may deter
mine, in the office of the collector
in each internal revenue district and
in such other places as he may de
termine, lists containing the name
and the postoffic eaddress of each
person making an income-tax return
in such district, was entirely within
the control of the Commissioner the
Government held, to prohibit publica
tion of the lists in the newspapers,
and to determine the “other places”
than the ottices of the collectors in
which they should be made public.
In the exercise of his discretionary
power it was argued the Commis
sioner had decided that the lists
should be made available to public
inspection only in the office of the
collectors.
Counsel for the newspapers, Sen
ator Reed of Missouri, representing
the Kansas City Journal Post and
former Secretary of wSr Newton D.
Baker the Baltimore Post, asserted
there could be no censorship where
by an official could prohibit the pub
lication in the newspapers of official
information which was lawfully in
the possession of the public, was
subject to lawful discussion on the
street corners and in all places of
public meeting, and could be freely
broadcast by radio.
Newspaper publicity of the lists
v. as also attacked by the govern
ment on the ground that they were
a part of the income tax “returns”
and that the law had made it un
lawful for any person to print or
in any manner publish the “re- j
turns.”
Counsel for the newspapers in
sisted that tnis part of the govern
ment s argument was seriously de
tective, because the law which the
government relied upon did not
b 1 oad 1 v prohibit, as the contended,
the publication ol “returns” but only
forbade the printing “in any man
ner whatever not provided by law.”
Thai the lists were not a part of
the “return” was evident, they ar
sued, because they contained the
j amount of income tax paid as deter
1 mined by the Commissioner of In
j iernal Revenue to be due, and not
! the amount calculated on the bla k
! fid^t out by the individual in mak
ing the return.
The government’s views on tire de
siraLd'ity of* prohibiting newspaper
publicity ol the lists was presented
I by Solicitor General Beck in his brief
; in the declaration that it was “not
[ for the newspaper .publishers to com
mercialize a public record and swell
their circulation by making possible
j universal intermeddling in other peo
ple’s business.”
This line of argument was met by
publishers counsel with the asser- j
tion that it was for Congress and
not for the administrative branch of
j the government to decide -what the
I laws should be on the subject. They
; insisted that the judiciary branch of
the government must construe the
laws of Congress relating to the
lists, and that the views of adminis
trative officers as to what -was de
I sirable or undesirable could have no
J weight.
From the viewpoint of Senator
Reed the cases involved a larger
question than the right of newspa
pers to print lists of income tax re
( turns. They directly assailed, he in
sisted, the freedom of the press, and
the right of free speech. He urged
the court “to lay down in no uncer
tain terms a clear, comprehensive and
unequivocal construction of those
rights as they are guaranteed by the
first amendment to the Constitution.”
Solicitor General Beck vigorously
opposed the suggestion that the free
dom of the press was at stake, and
insisted that the only question at is
sue was a decision as to whether
Congress intended that the lists
should be printed in the newspapers
and if it did whether it -was neces
l sary first to obtain the permission of
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue.
i
PORT O' MISSIN’ MEN
An inquiry has been received by
the Governor’s office, Juneau, for in
formation about J. W. Arnold, known
as Billy. Mr. Arnold came to Alas
ka in 1S98 and was last heard from j
in March, 1917, from McCarthy, at
which time he was working for the
Great Western Mining Company. Any
information whatever about Mr. Ar
nold should be sent to the Gover
nor’s office.
The second story of the new an
nex to the Arcade building, was run
up yesterday by the crew of skilled
carpenters employed on the job. Now
for another.
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Arrives
Seward
May 26
South from
Seward
May 30
Sails from
Seattle
May 19
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
June 2 June 9 June 16
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise .Service
^ADMIRAL LINE
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STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING FROM SEWARD, JUNE 10
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
»»HONE MADISON 3*. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
ADMIRAL LINER
ARRIVES WITH
CANNERY CREWS
MANY PASSENGERS FOR SEWARD
ARRIVE ON WATSON—WILL
BE BACK MAY 30.
The Admiral Watson of the Pacific
Steamship company arrived in port
last evening at 7:05 o’clock frotm Se
attle with a large passenger list for
Seward and 175 tons of generala car
go. The vessel departed for the
Westward at midnight with many lo
cal reservations.
Passengers ariving on the Watson
from Seattle for Seward were:
C. E. Flye, Mrs. C. E. Five, H.
Capp, H. M. Flickinger, Mrs. Thos.
Ede, Mrs. P. L. Nelson, J. Harring
ton, Col. F. J. Morrow, Miss A. Stan
field, Mrs. Mary Simmons, Mrs. Elec
ta Bryan, Nolan Hudson, Jim Austin,
Mrs. L. Stanfield, Jno. Salit, Chas.
Olson, J. T. Grosh, Mrs. C. F. Peter
son and son, O. L. Star, H. M. Ed
munds, J. L. Bullock, Rev. T. Lavi
scheff and six steerage.
Passengers booked for the westward
boarding at Seward were:
For Seldovia—H. S. Torgeson, C.
L. Lake, Warren G. Fenton, J. W.
McCord, Mrs. J. H. Bell, Bonnie Bell,
H. Smart, Bob Smart, Margaret
Smart, J. Beckman, M. McCloude, J.
Gaucett, Andrew Westlund, Mrs. R.
V. B. Dunlap.
For Kodiak—J. H. Brakaw, J. C.
Black, James Callras.
For Uyak—E. M. Polley.
Passengers making reservations in
Seattle for Westward points were:
For Seldovia—L. Jorgenson, Mrs.
A. W. Lepke, Mrs. Jos. Kildahl, Mrs.
Jno. Trierschel, Anita Trierscliell,
Katherine Trierschel, B. O. Brien, L.
Holtam, O. Haunmerose, S. Hazolov
sky, F. Stoops, J. Turner and J.
Lundquist.
tor Homer—Otto Monson, H. B.
Hystad, Nels Nelson, T. Solliaung,
Pete Venoras, Alt'. Bruren, Alfred
Haveland, H. L. Kolstad.
For Port Graham—Carl Sutter, T.
Seno, J. Harlich and 10 steerage.
For Kodiak—Ida Mahle, Selma A.
Thompson, D. Ghen, J. J. Normo, W.
I. Downie, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ldnder
wood, C. Kelley, H. Brown, T. M.
Fakahashi, Neida Techenoff, H. P.
Miller, Mrs. H. Brown and infant,
W. T. Whitlock, Mrs. W. T. Whitlock,
Bish Omphilohy, George Whitney, R.
A. Jones, Jno. Newmark, Edward,
Bernice, Louise, Frederick and Pris
cilla Swanson and O. L. Olson.
For Uzinkie—Wm. McPherson, Seid
Chuck and 11 steerage.
For Alitak—Walter Homer, Mrs. A.
Ober, E. R. James, Emil Rode and
9 steerage.
For Uyak—A. W. Cassidy.
MEXICANS STAGE
DEMONSTRATION
MEXICO CITY, May 22.—(/P)—A
crowd of Mexicans staged a demon
stration in front of the American
consulate at Mazatlan last week,
according to advices from United
States Consul William E. Chapman.
The demonstrators alleged that
hundreds of Mexicans and other
foreign laborers are imprisoned un
justly in the United States, which
country they maintained is “the
natural enemy of Mexico.”
There was no disorder.
Demonstrations in front of the
United States consulate at Mazatlan
on behalf of Mexican and other for
eign laborers allegedly imprisoned
in the United States presumably
were part of the nation-wide ob
servance of May Day. In Mexico
City organized labor enforced com
plete cessation of work during its
demonstration yesterday and Amer
ican Ambassador Sheffield walked
from his home to the embassy rath
er than accept a permit from the
federation of labor to operate his
automobile.
BOWERS BARBER SHOP
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
Harry Bowers is busy making im
provements in his popular barber
shop, enlarging the shop proper and
adding another bath rooim to his es
tablishment. Up to the minute fix
tures and some new equipment is
being installed.
SEWARD LADY PRAISED
FOR HANDSOME PAINTING
In the April number of The Fur
Farmer Magazine, Mrs. Luke Elwell,
well known resident of Seward for
a number of years, receives creditable
mention for the splendid painting of
a beautiful silver fox head, which
now adorns the office of the publi
cation. The article in question fol
lows.
Mrs. Luke Elwell of Seward, Al
Alaska, has recently painted for this
office a Silver fox head and a Husky
dog head.
They are gems and add materially
to the attractiveness of our sanctum.
We will be pleased to have anyone
who desires to see them call at any
time. If anyone wishes paintings of
this character wre will accept orders
tor Mrs. Elwell or they may be plac
ed with her direct. Her charge is
$5 per head and she can paint from
any photo of one-half inch in size,
if there is plenty of detail.
FLANN1GAN GETS LAST LAUGH
At an establishment near the cor
ner of Bonnifield and Fifth street,
in Fairbanks, Frank Young -was tak
| en into custody last Tuesday evening
j for violation of the Alaska Dry Law.
The raid was /made by D. W. Flan
! QiRan and two deputy marshals from
j the local office. Thirty gallons of
beer mash, 20 bottles of beer and a
quantity of “white mule” were found
in Young’s possession. The regu
lar distilling apparatus was also con
fiscated.
'D. Brown, Andrew Jackson and
Charles Kenyon were also taken into
custody at the same time. They, to
gether with Young, were charged
with the manufacture and possession
of intoxicating liquor. Young was
released on $500 bail.
A
CRY IN THE NIGHT
and some one in need of im
mediate help. If griping pains
in stomach or bowels, weaken
ing diarrhoea, nausea, whe
ther child or adult, there is
immediate relief from pain,
ease and comfort in
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
REMEDY
Keep it always in your home.
SUPERIOR OIL CO.
MEN DEPART FOR
INISKIN DISTRICT
The two geologists, representing
the Superior Oil company of Loe
Angeles, H. S. Forgeron and Mr.
Lake, arrived in Seward Sunday, as
passengers on the steamer North
western and in company with Jack
McCord and Warren G. Fenton, civil
engineer, departed on the Admiral
Watson last evening for Seldovia.
From Seldovia the party will cross
the inlet to Iniskin bay where a.
thorough investigation of the Iniskin
oil region will be made. Mr. Mc
Cord stated yesterday the geologists
expected to remain in Alaska all
summer making trips to various oi'
fields, such as at the Cold Bay, Ka
tall a and the Chickaloon districts.
Mr. McCord leaves the party about
the middle of next month for hi3
ranch at Kodiak.
Brunswick Phonographs aad Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Mondays and Thursdays
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
8 P. M.
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
ALASKA
YUKON
Northwestern
ALASKA
YUKON
Northwestern
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
May 23 May 30 May 30
May 30th June 6th June 7th
June 6th June 13th June 14th
June 13th June 20th June 21st
June 20 June 27 June 2S
June 27tli July 4th July 5th
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
NOTE Beginning with the S. S. Yukon June 7th, steamers will not
leave Seward earlier than 4 o’clock p. m. Sunday, sailing date.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
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5 For the availability of Travelers over Memorial 5
5 Fay the Alaska Railroad announces a special round 5
5 trip passenger fare of one and one-third (11-3) the 1
= actual one-way fare, between all stations. :
1 Ticket sales to begin May 26th and to continue =
| to and include May 30th.
! Final return limit June 4th. |
| . Passengers boarding train at non-agency sta- |
| tions may avail themselves of the special rate by |
= purchasing reduced rate tickets at first agency sta- 5
1 tion. |
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