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NOME. ALASKA. MAY 17. 1915.
A NEW VIEW.
During the course of a recent scs- i
siun iif the Fed era 1 Industrial Oom
misjun in New York City. the Rev. Dr. I
John Haynes Holmes of the Church
of the Messiah delivered himself of
some striking declarations concern
ing the duties of the church under pre
sent day conditions. As for instance
Dr. Holmes insists that the thief pro
idem of the Church is the problem of
industry. "I have ceased to study mat
ters of theology, Bihieal criticism and
the like,” the Doctor declares, “and
have confined my studies to the press
ing economical problems of the day."
While every indication points to a
radical change of thought on the part
of the more advanced members of the
clergy it is cheerful to find one who
places the duty of looking after the
material welfare of the people, if not
in advance, tit least on a plane of
equality with the duty of saving their
souls. It is seldom that a minister is
willing to depart from tlie comforting
platitude of orthodoxy long enough to
perceive that the primary cause of lack
of attention of the masses toward
things supernal, lies in the great unrest
occasioned l.ty the inhibitive econom
ical conditions generally prevalent
throughout the world. People can
hardly lie expected to devote much
time to the consideration of the here
after when their whole time is given
up to the wearisome task of maintain
ing existence under the harshest in
dustrial and economic conditions.
When the body cries aloud in hunger
and distress, due to no perceptible
fault of the sufferer, few are found who
calmly accept the view that their woe
and misery is nil a part of some un
knowable plan of divine omniseenee
and therefore must lie borne with pa
tience and fortitude. On evert hand is
to lie heard the cry of the started and
toil-worn sufferers, who, yet inclined
toward a steadfast belief in the kindly
benifleance of the divinity asking why
the Creator apparently gives no heed
to the woe and suffering, the want and
misery with which His children are
afflicted during their period uf pro
bation in objective life.
Dr. Holmes states that it Is his be
lief that the great clash of capital and
labor and the attendant unrest among
the people is one to which the church
should devote itself in an endeavor to
ameliorate conditions which cannot hut
result in still further Increase of
doubts concerning God’s henlfleence.
AS TO SUPPLIES.
“Tli. country of Washington anil
Lincoln is not asked to light, but to
use its providentially offered option
of shortening the period of disaster in
i lie most peaceful way hy withholding
supplies from the cause it disapproves
and thereby lessening the pitiable tor
ture md death on the part of both the
victor md vanquished."—sir Oliver
Lodge.
Well, sir Oliver, to pursue the sub
ject. what about our putting an em
bargo on the sale of arms? Or does It
make all the difference In the world
whose ox is gored?
We are perfectly well aware that
Great Rrltaln. Germany and Franco
have always sold all the guns and am
munition they could to anv belligerent
in any war who could pay for them
Rut two wrongs do not make a right.
T'ncle Ram has done some romantic
and Idealistic things In his time. He
actually handed back Cuba to Its peo
nle. and all the applause be got or ask
'd was that of an approving eon
selenee. He may even repudiate the.
■xample of the Armstrongs and the
.Krupps. and Schneider A- Co. at Creu
sot, and exerelse the “provident in 11 v
■ITcrcd option" of stopping the snle of
'lie tools of slaughter to the present
I belligerents. It might not square with
he law of neutrality to take sneh ae
'ion in the midst of n war. It might
not square with “good business.” Rut
wli.it about good morals. Sir Oliver"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
THE MANN LAW.
Public attention again has been
-called to the apparently unreasonable
-ml unwarranted use to which the so
ailed Mann white slave law is being
| put. The original aim of this law was
to prevent interstate transactions in
commercialized vice a most praise
vortliy object, without doubt but in
ictual practice the law has mainly
i been used to accomplish things which
nroperly should come within the range
!' police court jurisdiction. The law
was never intended, yve take it, to con
|trol the morals of single individuals.
I ct ii has been perverted to this use.
This in itself seems neither wise nor
d* sirahie, while the objections thereby
liaised have been increased, hy the
laini that conditions thus created
have been more useful to the cause of
blackmail than to the cause of improv
ed morality.
Thy latest instance of this misdi
rected use of the Mann law has revived
widespread discussion of the relative
Merits and faults of this measure. An
elderly man, maintaining improper re
lations with a mature young woman of
'M, was indicted under the Mann law
because his conduct overspread a state
i boundary. Immediately thereafter the
voting woman in the case was arrested
for alleged blackmail, and a widespread
| publicity has been given to the un
1 savory moss whic h in itself hi scarcely
romluctivc Rood morals.
i if course, there is no reason on
earth why this man should not he pun
ished for whatever crime he has com
mitted. but. on the other hand, there
ir no good reason why the machinery
of ilic federal government should he
put in motion for that purpose. To
use :i law intended primarily for the
prevention of Interstate commerce in
immorality to punish individual cases
o* immorality hy the Intervention of
- federal authority is simply ridiculous,
[li has been compared with “calling out
the I'lilted States army to kill a skunk"
and this comparison seems to be not
gri at I y exaggera t ed.
Cases tike the one cited make an
absurdity of the Mann law. and unless
the United States court holds invalid
that feature of the statute which
makes possible these perverted uses of
the law. the law itself should he
amended. Restriction of commercial
ized vice is a'question which the fed
eral government may very properly
attempt to handle, but it is neither
wise n«»r logical for the general govern
ment to undertake to control individual i
conduct and individual morals. Osh
kosh Northwestern.
ALASKA
NOTES
(From L.ur Exchanges.!
Now. Juneau, says the Seward Gate
way, do not feel that we are In the
least lilt unfriendly if it Is suggested
that Seward Is the best site for thei
capital of tlie territory of Alaska. The
day will come when there will lie morel
Ilian one capital in Alaska, more than j
one territory and more than one state
Seward Is, however, the most central
part of the territory today from Un
political point of view. From the in
terior it is the most easy place to reach,
while it Is in just about as near a cen
tral position as anything could be with
respect to the whole Alaskan coast
The capital today is the only part of
the territory which can be reached
from any oilier only bv steamboats
Besides ill this but then, the day will
come when this matter will automatic
ally, almost, adjust itself and In the
meantime there is no use in getting our
dear friends of the present capital be
lieving we are unfriendly. We are not
The famous steamer Corwin, former
ly the t’ntterl States revenue cutter
Corwin, was sold to the highest bidder
on the steps of the federal building at
Seattle by Deputy I'nited States Mar
shal William Downey. The vessel
was bid in by Den Moyses, secretarv -
treasurer of the Independent Drawing
Company, who is interested in the
Kotzebue Transportation & Trading
Company, her owners. Although she
was at one time the pride of the Ber
ing sea revenue cutter fleet, the vessel
brought the modest sum of $11850 Her
new boilers, installed about a year ago
cost approximately $5,000. There were
about forty intervening libels in addi
tion to claims for wages of seamen
who were employed aboard the little
steamer.
Fairbanks has thirteen saloons, and
now seeks to induce the district judge
not to increase the number.
Wm. <J. Thomas, P. S. Commissioner
at Wrangell, is making motions and
threatening to collect the poll tax this
year.
WASHINGTON. The department of
commerce which purchased Peary's
North Pole ship, the Roosevelt, for the
bureau of fisheries for use in Alaskan
waters, has offered the command to
Captain Bartlett, famous for the Peary
and Stefansson Arctic expeditions.
Captain Bartlett is now hunting
seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The Roosevelt is being converted into
an oil burner.
In the light of past events, the
1 .53*gT
charge made by Charles B. Davidson,
secretary of the Alaska legislature,
against Commissioner Dillon of Fair
banks seems to be prompted by per
sonal animosity. It will be remem
bered t hit t when Mr. Davidson was
residing in Fairbanks, before be was
appointed surveyor-general of the
Territory, he tried to dictate to Mr.
Dillon in regard to whom the latter
should keep employed In the Commis
sioner's office, and failing to have his
demands heeded, he tried his best to
get Judge Fuller to remove Mr
Dillon.
Since that time, Davidson has beet
an avowed enemy of the local federal
commlslsoner. It was to be expected,
taking Into consideration Davidson's
past political methods that he would
go out of his way to cast discredit upon
Mr. Dillon, should some kind of an ex
cuse present itself.—Fairbanks Citizen.
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FAIRBANKS.—The body of Henry
Thorsen. the youngest prospector who
was found frozen to death on Johnson }
River recently still lies at the steamer
Samson on the Tanana River, eight
miles/ below the mouth of Johnson, ac
cording to the most reliable informa
tion obtainable.
FAIRBANKS. For giving intoxi
cating liquor to an Indian at Tanana, j
Fdward Porter was sentenced by J
Judge Bunnell to serve one year in the |
McNeils Island penitentinry. II"
pleaded guilty to the first count of the
indictment returned against him by the
grand jury.
A party of Standard < >il officials re
cently visited Southeastern Alaska and
selected u site for a big depot at Grin
dell Bay, about forty miles from Ket
chikan and not far from the fishing
station at Shakan. It is reported that
tile Standard «>il will take over the
townsite at Grindell bay and will es
tablish a large oil station there.
FAIRBANKS- A clipping from a
San Francisco paper recently received
in Fairbanks, tells the story of how
Miss Jessie Kelly, in private life Mrs
Jack Booth, well known in this city,
got awa\ with $1,000 belonging to a
wealth) San Francisco lime dealer,
and incidentally with the lime dealer's
lti year old son.
NOW IS THE TIME.
To come in and see us, as the bright
sonny days arc coming on, and have
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re -
pai'.ed.
We make them look like new.
We clean hats.
We make alterations.
W> guarantee first-class workman
ship.
We guarantee modern methods.
We guarantee prompt service.
And wr will appreciate your patron
age
We also make suits to order.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Between Segerstrom & Hagen and It. B.
/•liner’s Jewelry Stores.
GOOD EATS.
Mrs. Ginnivan has opened the Hoff
man House and is now prepared to
serve the best meals and lunches in
Nome.
WE CAN OO IT.
For first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People's
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop...
POLET’S
Exposition
Contest
SPECIAL SALE
Dried lieef per whole am per pound.35c
tried Beef per pound s iced .40e
This is a very stood article and at this time of the year cannot
ho excelled.
Dork and Beans % lb, tins.3 for ,50c
Shad (better than salmon) .3 cans ,50c
Boneless Boiled Ham per ham per pound.37V4c
S Boneless Boiled Ham pel lb. sliced. ,...40c
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
12TH COUNT. MAY 15, 1915.
Ruby Martin.262,285
Howena Bowls...248,930
Katie Bongard.191,725
Helen Allan.114,296
Mrs. Perry Moore.. 61,010
Mary Kox .56,185
Mrs. ,T. P. Jones .3,8,470
Mrs. Johanna Hansen .30,240 I
Mrs. Denny O’Brien.22,340
Mrs. Mary Smith.21,190 j
Klontllo Nelson .. . ..8,965 !
Mrs. Carlson .8,279 *
I ipolets Stores I
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♦ Horses For Sale;
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Alaska Banking and
Sate Deposit Company
Paid—I ip Capita! $125,000
A General Ranking Buelneee Trane
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Uasoline Engine*, hoists
Hoilers. Pipe and Pipe
Hitting*
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Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
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Capital * - $100,000
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