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TOO .MI CH GOVERNMENT
There is a widespread misconception
in the United States that the govern
ment can cure almost any ill by the
happy process of passing a law. This
theory is witnessed almost daily in
some act of congress or in some de
mand for legislation made upon con
gress. It is bourne out in the record
of our legislative agencies of the
country which average about 10,000
new Federal and State laws annually.
“Our national passion for law-mak
ing” is a phase commonly used to em
plasize the point. Secretary of State
Hughes aptly terms our lawmaking
machine as an “unexampled producing
organization.”
Not only are the state and Federal
governments grinding out 10,000 laws
a year, but in addition there are some
15.000 city, town and village councils,
.and more thart 3,000 county legisla
tures engaged in law-making.
it is a dull year when less than
200.000 new regulations are applied to
the body politic. There is a saying tha+
'‘‘that government is best which gov
erns least.” Such a generalization is
not strictly true ,but there is no ques
tion but that we are over-governed.
The British parliament enacts an av
erage of about 150 new laws annually.
In some respects our laws may be said
to be superior to those of the British
isles, but in others they are much
worse. We have too much quibbling
and technicalities which are taken ad
vantage of by astute lawyers.
We believe that we have too many
laws, and that we are too much gov
erned. We are paying a huge bill for
our multiplicity of laws.
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> AN expensive office
How much is a city office yoith
from the view point of the prestige
and distinction it bestows upon the
occupant apart from the monetary
consideration involved is something
that never has been completely decided
I
—nor is it likely to be. Yet apparent
: ly there is a lure to public office that
has no direct relation to the salary it
j pays.
It cost Mayor Edwin J. Brown of Se
attle just $10 275.44 to be renominat
ed and re-elected this year, according
to his filing statement. In view of
the disproportion between the salary
of the job, which is $7,500 a year, and
the cost of getting it and holding it—
to say nothing of the cost in peace of
mind that must be defrayed,, there is
something of a mystery in the reason
why the Seattle mayor who is merely
a concrete example of an abstract fact,
should be willing to enter the lists. No
doubt it is that mysterious element
that makes it possible to fill many pub
lic offices for if the same duties de
volved upon the holder of a place in a
private corporation the salary proba
bly would be several times as great as
that the public is willing to pay.
To ignore the law which permits
voters to express preference in a straw
vote among those who would so much
iike to be Governor of Alaska as to
file declarations of candidacy in a
party primary is not to violate any
legislative injunction. There is no
law making it a duty to take part in
this straw ballot farce. The people
are not required to vote in it, and to
refrain from doing it is not in viola
tion of any law.
We have laws in some states which
permit prize fighting, but that does
not mean that he who refuses to take
part in a prize fight is a criminal. If
a minister of the gospel in any of
those states which permit prize fight
ing should preach against the practice
and urge his congregations to refrain
from entering the prize ring, that
would not make the preacher an an
archist, a red, an I. W, W. or any
sort of an undesirable citizen.
We have some demagogic politicians
who are declaring that those who pro
pose to ignore the straw vote law are
lawbreakers. A demagogue is often
dangerous, but a demagogue who has
no sense and does not know that the
people have sense, is just a nuisance.
—Juneau Empire.
It does not speak well for the town
of Seward that seven columns of her
paper, the Gateway ,are required in
which to publish her list of tax delin
quents. It is a poor advertisement for
any town when the size of its delin
quent tax list is wholly out of propor
tion to the size of the town—Stroller’s
Weekly.
The Seward tax list is not an index
of the prosperity of the town for the
reason that the property advertised is
that of Frank L. Ballaine and associa
tes, and has no bearing on city taxes
proper.
Parker’s Fountain Pens, Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. ^
Warren Presents Credentials
as Ambassador to Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 1—Ambassa
dor Warren presented his credentials
today to the Mexican government, and
they were accepted by President Obre
gon.
ADM. EVANS DUE SATURDAY
The steamship Admiral Evans will
return to Seward southbound some
time Saturday.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska, March 27, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that final
three year proof testimony on Home
stead Entry, Serial 04579, embracing
lands in Lot 4, Sec. 31, T. 5 S. It. 12 W.
and Lot 1 NE!4 NW!4Sec. 6, T. 6 S. R.
12 W. has been submitted by George
Thomas Press, entryman, and his wit
nesses, James Walter Sampson, and
Harry Smith, all residing at Homer,
Alaskan and is now on file in the local
land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and
if no protest is filed in the local land
office at Anchoi’age, Alaska, within
the period of publication, May 20,1924
or thirty days thereafter, said final
proof will be accepted and final certifi
cate issued.
FRANK A. BOYLE,
Register. |
First publication March 31, 1924.
Last publication April28, 1924. 5t I
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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 29, 1924.
To the Qualified Electors of the Town
of Seward, Territory of Alaska, Di
vision No. Three.
Notice is Hereby Given: That pur
suant to the requirements of Chapter
39, Session Laws of Alaska, 1919, ap
proved May 3, 1919, a PRIMARY EL
ECTION will be held on Tuesday, Apr.
29th, 1924 for the purpose of nominat
ing candidates of the various political
parties in the Territory of Alaska for
the following offices, to-wit:
A Governor of Alaska.
A Delegate from Alaska to the
House of Representatives of the
United States.
An Attorney General for the
Territory of Alaska.
A Member of the Territorial
Senate for the Third Division of
the Territory of Alaska.
Four Members of the Territor
ial House of Representatives for
the Third Division of the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Two Road Commissioners for
District No. Three and for the
purpose of electing the following
party officials, to-wit:
A Democratic National Commit
teeman from the Territory of Al
aska.
A Republican National Commit
teeman from the Territory of Al
Six Delegates to the Democratic
National Convention.
Six Alternates to the Democrat
ic National Convention,
Two Delegates to Republican
National Convention.
Two Alternates to the Republi
can National Convention.
The Incorporated Town of Seward,
Alaska constitutes one voting precinct
and the Mayor and Common Council
of said Town, bv Resolution to such ef
fect duly adopted, have designated the
Town Hall in said Town as the polling
place wherein such election shall be
held and have authorized and directed
that ,in accordance with law, notice
thereof be given.
Thereupon between the hours or
Eight (8) o’clock in the forenoon and
Seven (7) o’clock in the afternon of
said Tuesdav, April 29th, 1924, in the
Town Hall at Seward, Alaska a pri
mary election will be held for the pur
poses hereinbefore set forth.
Qualifications of voters: Must be
a citizen of the United States, 21 years
of age; Must have resided in the Ter
ritory of Alaska one year continuous
ly and within the incorporate limits
of the Town of Seward, Alaska, thirty
days continuously, next preceeclmg the
date of said election.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 24,
1924
(Seal) WM. H. WHITTLESEY,
Municipal Clerk of the Town of Sew
ard .Alaska.
Date first publication March 27, 1924.
Last Publication April 28, 1924. Daily
THE CITY TICKET
For Mayor
L. V. RAY - ■ - j
For Councilmen
JOS. S. BADGER
H. E. ELLSWORTH
JOS. S. HOFMAN
DONALD H. TVER
For Municipal Clerk
WM. H. WHITTLESEY
For Municipal Treasurer
SYLVIA SEXTON
For Municipal Attorney
NO FILING
For Clerk of School Board
C. R. MORFORD
For Treasurer School Board
INEZ WAUGH
Ordinance No. 79
FOR RATIFYING ORDINANCE
AGAINST RATIFYING ORDINANCE
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charge of motherless home; age 47.
Mrs. Tabitha Stank, Box 237, Juneau
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April 1 April 7
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April 15 April 20
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STEAMSHIP STARR
The steamship Starr will sail from Seward about
April 13, connecting with steamship Alameda
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
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Meets All Boats and Trains
Wall Paper
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TINTING
F. B. MOORE
GORE BLDG. ADAMS 145
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John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
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Phone Main 55
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Phone Madison 16
Second Avenue
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harrlman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office in Arcade Building
'PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
Residence Phone. Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison 136
Seward Chapter No. IQ.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
VIOLA T. SWETMANN. W. M.
CLARA PERRY, Secretary.
Seward Re&ekah
Lodge No. 6-A.
*• O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 8rd
Monday’s of Each
$2/ Month, 8 p. m. Visit
members welcome
MRS. A. H. THODAY N. G.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. A A. M.
Stated communication*
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visiting Brethern wel
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W. O. Perry, Secretary.
I. CK o. F.
Resurrection Lodge
Meeta Thursdays at 8 p°‘n\*7’ Visiting
Brothers welcome. Frank Lagerquist,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, See
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s HalL
F. B. MOORE, Pres.
C. A. M’DOUGALL, Sec’y.
SEWARD PcST, NO. FIVE
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Meets Second xnd Fourth Tuesdays
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J. P. HANNON, Adjutant
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