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THE OIL SCANDAL
A number of good men are being
besmirched in the oil investigation,
"which apparently has developed into
«t political inquiry, with a view to ha
rassing the intended presidential can
didates. There is no doubt that Will
iam Gibbs McAdoo acted as attorney
for the oil interests, nor that Theo
dore Roosevelt acted as treasurer lor
one of tlie subsidiary companies, but
this should not convict them in the
mmds of the public until the evidence
is in. Mr. McAdoo as an attorney for
these companies, could be as free
from guilt as an attorney for the de
fense could be free from the stigma of
murder.
The man to whom the blame should
be laid is Secretary Fall, not lor leas
ing the lands, which was undoubtedly
legalized by the action of the secre
tary who signed the bill, but because
the lease was made for a pecuniary
consideration. Had Fall made the
lease in good faith without a quid pro
quo, it would have stood the test of
any court in the land.
Doheny and Sinclair are guilty of
no moral turpitude for leasing tnese
lands, as they had the sanction of .ad
ministrative officials in so doing. But
by a'taching a money consideration
for Fall’s influence in securing the
leases, they are guilty of bribery of a
public official.
The Republicans on the one hand |
and the Democrats on the other, how
ever, are attempting to use the oil
leases as an evidence of unfitness for
office; especially in the case of Mc
Adoo and members of the Coolidge
cabinet. It is a large dose of politi
cal oil disguised under the cloak of
investigation and alleged misconduct.
The resignation of Daugherty, under j
fire, would be a tacit admission of in-:
crimination. The withdiaval of Me-'
Adoo from the presidential race would
tend to throw suspicion as to the in-1
tegrity of his acts.
The voter should judge the meritsj
of the case himself. Congress is
prone to err, especially in a political j
| way. Every public official is suspect
j ed of grait by the opposition. His
record may be as clean as a hound’s
tooth, and he may still be the target
, of opposition papers, as witness the
i charges of graft and misconduct
! against George Washington, whom
his opponents charged with having
betrayed the country, grafted public
lands, and committed all manner of
petty speculations. These same pa
pers a few hours after his death eu
logized him to the skies.
With the exception o^' Albert Fall
and Charles Forbes, we believe the
past administration has been as clean
as any administration since the revo
lution. Every president has been ac
cused of wrong-doing, and the present
scandal is not original.
WHY A CONGRESS?
Congress has again shown its usu
al reactionary stupidity in refusing to
allow the dirigible Shenandoah to ex
plore the Polar regions in search of
newr continents. England, Germany,
France and the Scandinavian coun
tries in the meantime are feverishly
preparing expeditions to beat the
United States to it, realizing that if
a continent exists in the Arctic seas,
it belongs with all its resources to the
nation whose flag is first planted
there.
Congress has always been reaction
ary in its workings. The acquisition
of Florida, the Louisiana purchase
the Gadsden purchase, the planting
of the Lone Star flag in the district
north of the Rio Grande and the pur
chase of Alaska all were bitterly
fought, and but for the farsightedness
of their pro-ponents, these vast do
mains would have be%n lost to the
United States.
The merchant marine, the purchase
of the Philippines, the sale of the Vir
gin islands and every noteworthy en
terprise, was talked to death by an
tiquated fossils who wanted to see
their names in print by hook or
crook, irrespective of the harm done
to the nation.
LIBERTY i
THEATRE
TONIGHT
ELSIE FERGUSON
and
-WALLACE REID
IN
A great play based on the famous novel
PETER IBBETSON
Something Extra Good
BOBBY VERNON
In a 2-Reel Comedy
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Every question of importance
theworld war to the education o! lie
negro has had its opposition,
gressmen who know nothing of
countries involved in debate,
would vote for millions for a prolct
involving their constituents, re{)ge
to appropriate a few thousands foijan
enterprise which may result in t|ii
ions of revenue. Ala*ka has paid bf k
its purchase price to the nation a £1
lion times, and has scarcely b4*n
scratched over. In case land does lx
ist in the Polar regions, who can *»>
what its value in minerals or oils mat
be.
'1 he Shenandoah is idly swinging
at her moorings and could be pun to
no better use than in adding to the
nations prestige. The dirigible will
wear out in time and have been put to
no other purpose than experimeijal
flights. The experiment of today is
the necessity of tomorrow. If the for
eign nations take a chance and wn
vast empires the American people
will be the losers.
POLITICIANS I HAVE KNOWN
Elections come about once more,
anil politicians crowd the door, cigar
butts litter up the floor, the air grows
thick and warm; the voter sits be
side the fire, while red-hot “issues”
rise his ire, he tries to reason who’s
a liar, with taxes true to form. One
says the country needs a man who’ll
do the very best lie can to get the
seal tax monies and to advertise our
hardluck. Our untold riches lying
here are scarcely worth a stein of
beer; a smelter now would bring us
cheer, so give your vote to Hobuck.
And Buneom says the Higgelheims
are back of all our tough hard times
we need more steamers and more
chimes of locomotive bells. We need
ten billion silver bucks to save the
brown bears and the ducks and build
three hotels quite de luxe for wealthy
eastern swells. And Dinkle says that
if you please we should give ear to
Russian pleas and pick a million Bol
shevies to people our green fields.
And old Judge Ham says something’s
wrong, the country’s gone back far
and long; that we should all join
hands in song, to voice our woes and
weals.
The voter sits in pain and doubt and
wonders what its all about, they keep
his smoke from going out and wake
him does he snore. And as he goes
to hit the hay he cons the fine points
of their play while vague remem'
brance seems to say I’ve heard that
stuit before. The world rolls on re
gardless, still collectors bring their:
monthly bill and each of us soon gets!
his fill of pre-election chatter. For
resolutions and cheap facts from
those who grind the nimble axe are
found to pay but little tax for those
who fill the platter.
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★ NOTES OF UNGA ★
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UNGA, Jan. 20.—Married at the
Chambers of the U. S. Commissioner,
F. C. Driffield, Mr. Alex Calugan and
Miss Lena Haf. The bride was very
tastefully dressed in white and pink.
Their friends join in wishing them
much happiness.
Everybody is working getting ready
for the codfishing season which is
about to open. Boats are being repair
ed and painted and engines are being
overhauled.
There has been heavy storms for
over a month and some small craft
have been wrecked, however there has
been no loss of life.
The S. S. Starr with the genial
Capt. Johansen and Purser Horn made
us a visit Feb .7th for the first time
since their November trip, everybody
was glad to see the old reliable Starr
j back on the run. The S. S. Starr has
! given the best service to the West
ward ever had. We all hope she will
continue.
William Peters has remodled the
cabin of his cruiser, making it larger
and having better accomodations.
Alf Komedal, one of our genial
merchi, ts has shipped in three new
dories id engines for the season’s
codfishing. Here’s luck Alf.
The last few days have been the
coldest Unga has seen for some years,
12 degrees above zero.
The Lauritzen Bros, dock and J
Iverson’s dock, were taken out by th*
| ice and wind during this storm.
I Mr. and Mrs. Lauritzen are still at
Pirate Cove and will not return until
Mr. and Mrs. Hoelke return from the
States. They are expected at any time.
The trappers are gradually return
ing from their trapping grounds and
all report good seasons. The fur is
good this season as it has been for
years, the fox and mink being espec
ially fine. No land otter have come
in yet.
Our genial Commissioner, F. C.
Driffield is very busy these days cut
ting wood and trying to keep warm.
The halibut schooner Yakutat sail
th*8 morning for the halibut banks
after loading supplies and oil at this
port.
J. J. Chisholm, the popular commer
cial traveler with headquarters at An
chorage, returned last night on the Al
I aska from a business trip to Tacoma.
Mrs. P. C. McMullen is reported on
the sick list.
MOVIE MEN COMING BACK
! George Sexton today received a let
| ter from J. Robertson, who was in Al
aska last summer taking wild life
and scenic motion pictures, stating
that he would arrive in Seward on
the first Alaska in April.
WEATHER RECORD
Thirty-four above this morning,
with rain and snow.
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D. W. Schlender, Carl Anderson and
| Carl Thorgeson, arrived in town on
last night’s boat on their way to the
interior. They are connected with
the Fairbanks Dredging company.
H. L. Morris, of Juneau, represent
ing the Swift Packing company is a
Seward visitor.
G. B. Phillips, representing the Os
borne Calendar company of San Fran
cisco is in town.
E. W. Major and R. P. Major, lum
bermen, are in town, and will go in
business here.
New shipment of Men's overcoats
Urbach. tf
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Wall Paper
Painting Paperhanging
TINTING
F. B. MOORE
GORE BLDG. ADAMS 145
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
and
Watch Repairer
Andy’s Express
Meets all Boats and
Trains
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD
ALASKA
Anchorage, Alaska
BATHS
SEATTLE, WASH.
211 Union Street
Top Floor, Apartment L
Phone Main 2576
TUB, SHOWER AND J. B. CASCADE
INTERNAL
ELLEN GORDON, Propr.
Formerly of Anchorage, Seward and
Kanatak
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Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone, Main 81 Residence, Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jervice
^ADMIRAL LINE
H.F.ALF.XANDEP.
s. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves
Seattle
Feb. 12th
March 11th
Arrives
Seward
Feb. 19th
March 18th
South fm
Seward
Feb. 24th
March 22nd
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I STEAMSHIP STARR I
THE STARR WILL SAIL FOR UNALASKA AND
WAY PORTS TONIGHT AT 10 P. M.
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
IG. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON SEWARD, ALASKA
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FINEST BILLIARD & POOL HALL IN ALASKA
Exclusive Distributors of Budweiser, Bevo, and Monopole Cigars.
BENSON &
WHITTEMORE
Proprietors
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Main 55
CHOP SUEY
Noodles
Harry Yago
Phone Madison 16
Second Avenue
DR. 0. A. BRAAFLADT
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. S to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointment
TELEPHONES
Office, Adame 111 Res., Adams 21
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
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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
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HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
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Furnished Houses for Rent
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Office Phone. Madison 138
FOR SALE
One six-horsepower stationary mo
tor in first-class mechanical condi
tion; price $100 cash or terms on good
security with 8 per cent. Apply at
Gateway.
Seward Chapter No. 10.
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 Reoekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
»• o. o. f7
Meets 1st and Ird
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Vislt
,nS members welcome
MRS. A. H. THODAY N. G.
come.
Seward Lodge No. 219,
F. A A. M.
Stated communication!
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel.
H. V. HOBEN, W. M
W. O. Perry, Secretary.
»• o. o. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7.
Meet* Thursdays at 8 p. nv Vlsltln
Brothers welcome. Frank Lagerquis
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, See
»GLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALA8KA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday
Odd Fellow's w>n
at
F. B. MOORE, Pres.
C. A. M’DOUGALL, Sec’y.
8EWARO Fust, no. five
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
J. P. HANNON, AdjutanL
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FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services call
Brown A Hawkins
FRED J. SPACH
• general SURVEYING AND
mapping
Certified Member A. A. E.
Licensed C. E. State of Idaho
Phone 113-R
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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