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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALASKA
The hue and cry raised by Dan Sutherland in Con
gress and in the Hearst press, and* by Dan's political co
horts before the Senate Committees and elsewhere re
garding the failure of law enforcement in Alaska, when j
thoroughly sifted, sums down to the charge that the Pro
hibition law is not being enforced as rigidly as in their
opinion it should be. Dan and his pack have charged that
bition law in southeastern and southwestern Alaska, and
Judges Reed and Ritchie and District Attorney Shoup are
to blame for this failure in the enforcement of the prohi
they have based their fight against these officials largely
on these charges. While making these charges, for their
political effect, they have allowed them to grow and have
so exaggerated them, that they painted conditions to exist
in Alaska which would put to shame the Barbary coast of
San Francisco's wildest days.
Before laying the blame for the lack of law enforce
ment where it properly belongs, if any lack of law en
forcement really exists, let us first see just what these;
conditions are,—what the basis of comparison is that
these people use in determining that Ketchikan, for in
stance, is “the worst pest hole in America.” Before one
can say of a certain person that he is immortal, there
must be a standard of comparison. The standard of mor
ality differs in different places on the earth's surface.
What is the proper thing to do in Africa is not necessarily
proper in America. The same holds true of communities.
No matter how clean any given city in the United States
may be, you will find that the people resident in almost
any hamlet in the New England states will deem it wick
ed, depraved and immortal. Now what is the standard'
that these preaching politicians employ in measuring the'
morality of Alaska towns? Do they compare conditions
in the Alaskan coast towns, with their transient, floating
population of miners and fishermen, to the average small
town of the same size in interior America or New England
where every person in town knows the history, ancestors
and conduct of every other person in the community, or
do they compare conditions with those found in the aver
age western seaport or mining town? Certainly it is but
fair that the latter method of comparison be made use
of, using for the purposes of comparison the ratio which
the population of such cities bears to the population of
these Alaskan towns. And can any of these piffle ped
dlers deny that conditions in the average Alaskan coast
town are far better by comparison than in San Francisco
or Seattle, or a great number of other cities.
# JNow let us admit, tor the sake ot argument and to
satisfy these “affidavit guys” that there are violations of
the Prohibition law in Alaska, but these are no more
flagrant or numerous than elsewhere in the United States.
Who is to be charged with the failure to bring these vio
lators to justice? Judge Reed? Judge Ritchie? Arthur
Shoup? Are these judges and district attorney to be
come prohibition sleuths, running aroun with a sponge
and a hot water bag to save samples of “mule” on which
to base affidavits for search warrants? Alaska is policed
almost entirely by a comparatively few deputy marshals,
each of whom must cover a territory in most cases in
excess of 500 miles. Mr. Sutherland was for a brief time
a United States Marshal and knows, or should know, just
what these deputies may and may not do. Each of these
men is well known in the territory he covers. They have
been picked for these positions largely because they com
mand the respect of their fellow citizens, because they
know the country, and because they know the people and
are in turn well known to the residents of the country.
Can it be possible for these people to detect violations of
the Prohibition law. Hemmed in by departmental rules
and regulations, promulgated and approved by Mr. Suth
erland’s only friend in the Department of Justice, Mrs.
Mabel Wildebrant, the Assistant Attorney General in
charge of Alaskan prohibition matters, they have not
much chance to even attempt enforcement of the prohibi
tion law in Alaska, and it is only by a fluke that they are
able to make an occasional raid and secure a conviction.
It is well known in and around Seward that not one agent
of the Federal Prohibition bureau has visited this section
of Alaska for more than eight months, and this notwith
standing the appeals of the local officials to that Bureau
for assistance.
The true facts are that these people who cry loudest
in condemnation of conditions in Alaska do not want any
stricter law enforcement, for that would deprive them of
the only political piffle they have been able to muster to
further their ambitions. The people of Alaska should not
permit this camouflage to mislead them, and should re
prove these scheming politicians by their votes on No
vember 2nd.
HEROINE IS ARRESTED „
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 14. (IP)
—The girl who a few weeks ago was
acclaimedf a heroine as the result of
having undergone excruciating tor
ture at the hands of would-be bank
robbers, is under arrest for arson and
theft.
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An excellent comedy with the fea
ture at the Liberty theater this even
ing.
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PERSONAL PIM
Maurice L. Sharp, in charge of the
Bureau of Mines laboratory at Anch
orage, came over on Monday’s train
and will remain in the city until the
arrival of the S. S. Yukon from Seat
tle.
Louis Lund and Henry Coford, who
have be^n out of town the greater
part of the summer, returned from,
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the Westward on the S. S. Redondo. |
The children of the Jesse Lee
Home and members of the faculty all
walked out to Lost lake last week
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where they spent a very enjoyable j
day. The children, especially, were
delighted with the outing.
Emil Kraft, son of Otto Kraft, one
of Kodiak’s leading business men,
is a southbound passenger on the
Admiral Watson. During the past
season, Mr. Kraft has been located
at Shearwater bay.
Dr. Hut'man, Anchorage dentist, j
retuurned from Kodiak today on the i
Admiral Watson. Dr. Hufman de- j
parts for the Inlet city tomorrow.
Fine Leather Purses and Hand Bags
—Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
Kill flFTFS SIX YESR5
NEW YORK. Sept. 14. (/P)—After j
six years. Airs. Josephine Cagnina yes- i
terday avenged the death of her son,
when she shot and killed the man she
accused of killing him. The shooting
occured at Goerck and Delaney
streets, where her son was slain. The
man, Andrew Ficcarelli, died without
regaining consciousness.
Dunhill Pipes, $10 each—Schadler
er’s Alaska Shop.
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