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NOME. ALASKA, OCT. 16, 1916.
The seaman's law has now been In
'■fleet for many months, yet, far from
hnuing the American flag driven from
the sea untl the American merchant
marine transierred to the ship regis- 1
ters of other nations or else rotting
In the backwaters of commerce, as
was predicted by the shipping inter
ests, we find that there are more ships
operating under the United States
flag than at any time during the past
thirty years.
Not only are American ships still
plying the sea under the barred folds
of old glory, but shipping firms which
after failing to frighten congress into
rescinding the seamans' law. hastened
to dispose of their vessels, are now
purchasing and constructing commer
cial carriers which will he operated
under the American flag.
Only a short time ago one of the
largest shipping firms of the country,
after disposing of all its vessels be
cause of the alleged inability to run
profitably under the terms of the sea
man's law, announced that it was [
again preparing to enter the field, <
later purchased a new fleet and is to
day doing a thriving business under
the American flag in spite of the al
leged commerce killing inhibitions of '
the seaman’s act.
The whole opposition against the
law turns out to be nothing more
than a manifestation of that old hos
tility of business, against anything
that savors of reform. A glance back
at the history of Industrial reform
discloses that the same spirit of hos
tility has always been manifested
whenever a change In accepted condi
tions was proposed.
Not one reform of regulation of any
importance that has been enacted and
enforced but failed to arouse opposi
tion from the interests which had cap
ital Invested and feared to see a
shrinkage of profits.
Even the slave trade, that most ob
noxious of Iniquities, wa9 defended on
behalf of interested capital. There
were men, honest, conscientious
men, who persuaded themselves that
the business world would be turned
upside down If slaves could no longer
be bought and sold.
Many persons can remember the op
position met by those who first un
dertook to secure decent and humane
conditions In our mills and factories.
Not a few of us remember the intense
opposition to the law which first lift
ed ■'he sailor from the status of a
drlvtn beast and granted him Immun
ity from starvation and torture by In
human shipmasters.
Every proposed reform of the past
has met w in the same hostllty, not
only In the United -States but In every
other country whore proposed.
Child labor laws have everywhere
met vKh de'.e'u.itn.d opposition. Re
form of the poor laws have always
been hampered and delayed.
J-and laws reforms, prison and asy
lum reforms, tenement reforms, laws
for the safety of railway passengers
and emplojes—nny and every reform
has been opposed by stupid people and
by Interested people.
The pioa has usually been, Just as
in the case of the seamans’ act, that
ruin of vpSted Interests would inevi
tably follow the Interference of the
state in Buch matters.
But tho reforms have been aceom
I plashed and the ruin promised has fall*
1 ed to develop. Out of all the reform
1 laws that have been passed In the
United States during the past twenty
years not a half dozen have failed to
ultimately-becoffie of benefit to capital
as well gs labor.
THIN PERSONS LIVE LONGEST.
Recent Investigations show that the
longest life and best health are not
to be found among those of average
build at any particular age. On the
contrary, It Is discovered that in those
at the younger age who are slightly
overweight and at the older ages
among those who are distinctly un
derwight the longest life and best
health will be found. Overweight is,
above thirty odd years, a definite dis
advantage to health. It means stale
ness. lack of elasticity, clogged up tis
sues, and lack of the power of adapta*
I bility to invading germs. Men from
twenty to twenty four can be accepted
as healthy and for a long life fifty to
; sixty pounds above normal. Less ex
cess weight is permissible between
twenty five and fifty and increasingly
less as you go up. There are one
third more deaths among men between
sixty five and eighty who are fifty
pounds to sixty pounds fatter than
they should be for a given height. At
the ages of thirty four and forty live
from thirty five pounds to forty fivo
pounds heavier weight than a man
should be doubles his risk of death.
Persons above thirty five who are
thirty pounds 'too obese life insurance
companies hereafter will either con
sider poor risks or raise their insur
ance rates.—Ex.
Snake river harbor improvement and
he necessity for same—pictures show
ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river—Pictorial edition of
Nugget published in October.
PREPARE
Commence by securing your room at
the
ELITE HOTEL Hi BATHS
Where there is always an abund
ance of hot and cold wuter on hand
Best accommodation in town
Always kept comfortable.
Steam heat.
Cor. Front and B streets.
POLITICAL CARDS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Andy Anderson
Republican Candidate.
i ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916
I rOR REPRESENTATIVE.
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A. A. ALLAN
(‘•SCOTTY.’’)
FLECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916.
Chas. D. Jones
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
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ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 191 |
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
JAMES DALY
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 19 .
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Nate h.[Coombs
FOR RE-ELECTION.
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 191(5.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Phil. Corrigan
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7. 1916
OR ROAD COMMISSIONER.
;
W. J. ROWE
[.
ELECTION TUESDAY. NOV. 7, 1916.
FOR TERRITORIAL
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Barney Gibney
'.LECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1916.
—. .
•‘OR SENATOR.
TOM MctiANN
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ELECTION TUESDAY. NOV. 7. 1916.
OR SENATOR.
MARTIN MORAN
LECTION TUESDAY NOV. 7. 1916.
FOR 8ENATOR.
John Sundback
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[ ELECTION, TUE8DAY, NOV. 7, 1910.
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IFOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
FROM ALASKA.
Chas. E. Sulzer
t
ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TER.
RITORY OF ALASKA.
George B. Grigsby
ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
Republicans should remember tha
the number of Delegates to go to th.
next Territorial Convention is base:
upon the vc<e cast for Attorney-Gen
eral.
Do you want Fifty or Ten?—Adv.
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