Of SEWARD, ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
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PRESIDENTIAL DUTY UNDER FLEXIBLE
TARIFF.
When congress included in the Tariff Act of
1922 what is known as the Flexibility Clause, giving
the President power to change tariff rates within a
50 per cent, limit, some people assumed that this
would be the agency for a frequent revision of tariff
rates. This attitude was pretty generally taken by
free trade advocates. They saw an opportunity to
make innumerable demands for reduction of the tar
iff and they seemed to believe that this provsiion was
put in for the purpose of making reductions but not
increases.
Neither President Harding nor President Cool
idge took this view. Neither, apparently, did Cong
ress intend that any such view should be taken.
Since the Constitution vests in the legislative
branch the power to enact laws subject to the ap
proval of the Prseident, it would naturally be as
sumed that when Congress has enacted legislation
any changes therein would be made only after show
ing of very clear inadequacy of the law. That this
was the intention of Congress in providing for pos
sible changes in the tariff law is indicated by the
language of the statute. After fixing various rates
of duty the Act of 1922 provides that,
“Whenever the President, upon inves
tigation of the differences in costs of pro
duction shall find it thereby shown that the
duties fixed in the Act do not equalize
the said differences in cost of production
in the United States and the principal com
peting country, he shall by such investiga
tions ascertain said differences and deter
mine and proclaim the changes in classifi
cation or increases or decreases in any rate
of duty shown by said ascertained differ
ences in such costs of production necessary
to equalize the same.”
It will thus be observed that Congress did not
give the President power to change any tariff duty
according to his own desire. The change must be
based entirely upon an ascertainment of differences
in cost of production. The Act also provided that:
,v “In ascertaining the differences in cost
of production, the President, in so far as
he finds it practicable, shall take into con
sideration the differences of production in
cluding wages, cost of material, and other
items in cost of production of such or simi
lar articles in the United States and in
competing foreign countries; the differ
ences in the wholesale selling prices of do
mestic and foreign articles in the principal
markets of the United States; advantages
granted to a foreign producer by a foreign
government or by a person, partnership,
corporation or association in a foreign coun
try, and any other advantages or disadvant
ages in competition.”
It is further provided in the Tariff Act that:
“Investigations to assist the President in ascertain
ing differences in costs of production shall be made
by the United States Tariff Commission, and no
proclamation shall be issued under this section un
til such investigation shall have been made.”
Although the President can not make the change
in a tariff until after an investigation has been
made by the Tariff Commission, he is not limited
to the facts ascertained by the Commission. Inves
tigations are merely “to assist the President.”
The emphasis upon the difference in cost of pro
duction makes it perfectly clear that Congress in
tended that the tariff should be retained upon a
protective principle.
A glance at the Christmas bargains of our ad
vertisers will show our readers that everything ne
cessary for a joyous Xmas can be secured right here
at home, especially the principal ingredient which is
contentment. Hunger also is a good sauce, giving
a relish to dishes whcih would be flat otherwise.
TRIPLING WITH JUSTICE
The attempt to secure the release of the young
murderess whose bold crime shocked the entire Pa
cific Coast, including Alaska, a few years ago when
it was found she had poisoned a poor woman be
cause she was in love with the woman’s husband, is
a disgusting spectacle, to say the least.
The poisoner evaded the death penalty or a
life in prison through an insanity plea. She was
then placed in the insane hospital and afterwards
removed to the state’s prison so as to relieve her of
the distress of being amnog those actually insane.
And now her attorney and friends are seeking her
release on the grounds that she is “cured.”
If the law may be thus evaded there will be
an incentive to all murderers to adopt a similar
course.
Ruth Garrison deliberately poisoned her vic
tim, against whom she had no grievance except that
she wanted all of the affections of a man*with whom
she was unlawfully infatuated. She invited the
unsuspecting wife to have luncheon with her in a
department store cafe, and there, under the cloak
of friendship, placed a deadly drug in the woman’s
food. She sat by and saw her victim writhing in
the agony of death. The circumstances showed
her guilt beyond a doubt. She ought to have been
hanged. But, as stated, she escaped through the
insanity dodge.
The law ought not to fail again in this case.
Ruth Garrison would be a menace to society if re
leased. She should remain in prison and be for
gotten !
OUR SINKING FLEET
With every appeal for an appropriation call
ing for funds for a larger and better navy, it looks
insane to the average person to take a fine battle
ship out and sink her beneath the waves. If no
other use could have been made of the vessel the ma
terial could have been junked and used in the man
id acture of other si; ps claimed necessary by the
Secretary of the Navy. America can adopt no
half way measures. The country should either have
or not have a first class navy. What we do have
should be preserved and not destroyed to pander to
pacifists. The Washington would have been a wel
come addition to our fleet.
Why should a girl with bobbed hair go wrong
any more than a man with a long, white beard.
The utter lack of snow up to the present time
has given Seward citizens a most welcome respite
and will make the winter much shorter than usual.
Seward has the average weather of the average
coast city, no worse or no better, but we can felici
tate ourselves on lack of our average snowfall.
Returns from Valdez, it is alleged, show that
A. E. Rucker is yet counted among the also rails,
as he is fourth in the representative race and may
yet be elected.
Illinois couple married only after a quarter of
a century of courtship probably wanted to be sure
that they were making no mistake.
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Good neighborhood: “Any place where the
rents are too high.
Usually the fiddler is paid by some one who
didn’t dance at all.
? he less pride a man l as the fewer things he finds
it necessary to lie about.
A hick town is a place where people make cas
ual conversation about their souls.
Add Dictionary of Smiles: As widely traveled
as a free-versifier’s manuscripts.
Considering that we’re legally dry, it’s truly re
markable how hard liquor isn’t to get.
Those political forecasters who are predicting
a contest four years hence between McAdoo and A1
Smith for the Democratic nomination appear to
have small concept of the full force of the recent
balloting.
Neither McAdoo nor Smith are possible candi
dates. They would destroy each other from the
outset. Should one be nominated the other’s
friends would be even less disposed to assist the vic
tor than they were disposed to aid John W. Davis.
If the Democratic party has any gumption in
1928 it will forget the rivals at Madison Square
Garden last summer and pick a candidate "who can
unite his party. And that is a big contract as
long as McAdoo and Smith continue to regard
themselves as of presidential size.
THE
White Rose
A TEN REEL PICTURE
The White Rose That Turned
Crimson
and then became pure white once more. A
story as big as love itself. As big as joy. Big
as ennobling tears- A love story baring the
innermost secrets of a lover’s heart. A true
story or real life about
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COUPLE WERE MARRIED
ON THANKSGIVING EVE
Fairbanks News-Miner)
Mrs. Marie E. Northway and Earl
S. Young were quietly married last
Wednesday evening at 9 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. Northway on the
corner of Lacy and 11th streets. The
Reverend Vernon, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, officiated. Mrs.
Minnie Geis, and her son, Charles,
attended the bride and groom.
Mrs. Young was at one time sten
ographer for McGowan and Clark, at
torneys, and recently has been in
the employ of the Fairbanks Clothing
Company. Mr. Young is a marine
and stationary engineer and is well
known in Alaska. He is at present
in the employ of the Fairbanks Ex
ploration company.
ELEVEN ASSAYS SHOW FINE
AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE
An average of $9.20 was received
by George Howe, jr., on 11 assays
made from the ore from his and his
associates property, located at Mile
43%. The tests were made recent
ly, by various laboratories and run
all the way from 80c to $47, Thfe
latter assay came from high grade
samples sent to the Treadwell peo
ple, who signified in a letter re
ceived some time ago, they were
thinking seriously of sending one of
their experts for an examination of
the ground.
Monarch Mailable Ranges at Graefs.
Ladles’ ana Gents' Alfalfa Harvest
ing—O. K. Barber Shop. tf.
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Also
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Crabapples and Cranberries
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