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Till RSDAY. .MARCH 20. 1013.
UNCLE SAM’S PORK BARREL.
Carlisle's Ii*i rilie and sealhiiig
indielmenl of I In* Republican
parly I'ur ils ext ravugeneies. sol
forth with great particularity in
a national platform, had much to
do with turning the federal gov
ernment over to I he Democratic
party in I SSI. Democrats usual
ly wage a campaign of economy
in their platforms, amt preach
economy from the hustings.
But they always stumble when
they seek to make performance
square with the promises made
by them before election.
Democrats usually are as eag
er 1 <i increase the size of Ihe
“pork barrel” when I hey are in
power, tis are I lit* Republicans
when they are in power. And they
will always and a sumeieni num
ber of Republicans with pet lo
cal enterprises to overcome losses
in their own ranks. For instance,
Fitzgerald, of Mew York, and
Hardwick, of Georgia, both Dem
ocrats, made a vigorous attack on
the extravagancies in the Demo
cratic appropriation bill, partic
ularly on the items which carried,
an aggregate of 925,000,000 for
public buildings. Fitzgerald said
the bill was “indefensible.” Hard
wick said it was the “worst bill
of its kind” ever presented to the j
House of Representatives; and
that is saying a great deal. ,
How does it happen that such
extravagant measures get through
congress' It is a matter of
swapping votes, without any sort
of regard tor the merits ot ap
propriations or for the need ot
public buildings. Representatives
in (his way. at public cost, help
each oilier to remain in con
gress.
Mark Sullivan, in Collier’s,
shows that congress provided tor
28!) different projects in an equal
number of congressional disl rids.
lty representatives tickling in re
turn for a tickle, that meant 28!)
votes for the appropriation bill.
But members of congress, as
Mr. Sullivan points out. are not
altogether to blame for these ex
travagances in national appropri
ation bills; "a good share of the
fault.” he says, “goes back to the
people,” and clearly, he is right
about it.
What the people ought |o do is
to elect members of congress who
would be fair and strong enough
to reason them out of their errors
of judgment on questions of this
character; until they do. that they
will continue to stagger under the
heavy burdens of extravagant na
tional administration, regardless
of what particular political party
may be in power.—Seattle Sun.
Our objection to (he money
trust is that it doesn’t trust us.
The only lime that “old com
fort" is a tiling of joy is Hie
•‘morning after."
He also is a public benefactor
who fixes things so that only one
weed grows where two grew be
fore.
Where do the fair sulfragel les
stick their chewing gum when
they are shouting for their
cause ?
Shoes arc to be cheapened by
(lie Democratic tariff bill, which
will help some to reduce the cost
of living.
If the town bit boomers would
keep away from Washington there
would be more hope for Alaska
railway legislation.
A Pittsburg man is suing for
divorce because his wife declared
four years was enough to live
with any man. But if that is the
state of The case, why not let her
sue for the divorce?
Mexico is learning that it takes
a majority of disciplined people
to make a successful republic.
Mexico is very far short of that
majority.
There were 152 deaths from av
iation last year. Some of the old
time diseases will have to hump
themselves to keep from being
distanced.
A mule's kick was responsible
for the refreshing of the memory
of an Oklahoma man as to where
he had buried his gold. Xo kick
on that kick.
The blushing young curate who
told bis congregation that -for
“three days Jonah was in the so
ciely of the whale,” established a
new point in anatomy.
i A Morgan representative tells
Mile Senate rnminillce Hint "Ilie
eoneenlration of money lias just
begun." Which may accounl for
the nickel in our tin bank.
This making people moral by
law instead of leaving it to the
conscience of I ho malefactor is
going to result in the extension
of the prison system of the coun
try. _
Chinese women are consider
ing the proposition of discarding
their trousers. Perhaps the wo
men suffragists of this country
could secure a lot of them al a
bargain.
Colonel Bryan is now Secre
tary of State. Doubtless tie will
enjoy Mie change, lie has been
secretary, vice president, presi
dent and general manager of war
since I89(i.
_I.
Twelve years ago President
Wilson wrote: "No statesman
dreams of doing what he pleases.”
It is to he presumed, however,
that he as a present-day states
man. intends to change all that.
It isn't surprising that Bos
ton’s public library building has
settled a few inches. In the first
place, it stands on made land,
and in the second place, many iff
the hooks there are very heavy
reading.
Possibly that Chicago drummer
who says that he has paid 9IS,
Oftn in tips during twenty years
of experience on the road would
have been a lit*I<* less liberal if he
hadn't been spending other peo
ple’s money.
The law to charge a person
three dollars who doesn't vote,
following the Australian ballot j
which prevents a person selling
his vote for three dollars or any
other sum, looks like adding in
sult to injury.
Notice of First Meetings of Di
rectors and Stockholders of
Mineral King Mining Company.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, a majority of the
persons named, in the articles of
incorporation of the Mineral King
Mining Company, a corporation
' formed under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Alaska and the articles
of incorporation whereof were
filed on March 17, 1913, in the of
fice of (lie clerk of the district
court of the Third division of said
Territory at Valdez, Alaska, as the
first hoard of directors of said
corporation, to George II. Her
mann, A. A. Evermann and Albert
II. Willmore, who are all the per
sons named in said articles as I
composing said first board of di
rectors, that, a regular meeting of
said hoard of directors, being the
first meeting of said board,
■will be convened and held
for the purposes of com
nieung me organ izai urn 01 sain
corporation. oll'ering' ils capital
slock for subscription, ami trans
acting any oilier business of said
corporation that may properly he |
brought before said board, on Ihe
tenth day of April, 1013, at 3 i
o'clock p. in., at t he bimkhouse of
the Mineral King Mine on Mettles
May. Port Wells, Alaska.
And notice is also hereby giv
en by I be undersigned to all whom
il may concern that a regular
meeting, being the first meeting,
of Ihe stockholders of said cor-I
poration. including all subscrib
ers for said capital thereof, will
lie convened and held, for the pur
poses of making and adopting by
laws for its government and
transacting any other business of
said corporation that may prop
erly he brought before said stock
holders. on said tenth day of Ap
ril. 1913, at four o’clock p. in.,
at said bimkhouse of Ihe Mineral j
King Mine on Betties Bay, Port
Wells, Alaska. ,
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this '
17th day of March, 1913. !
GEORGE H. HERMANN,
A. A. EYERMANN,
Directors.
First pub. March 17, 19)3.
Last pub. April 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
n tin United Stales Commission
er's Court, ex Officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter, of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, James
Fish and W. H. Caswell, adminis
trators—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and \V. H. Caswell,
administrators of (he estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, filed and presented Tor
settlement their final account and
report of their administration of
the said estate, and that the 21st
day of April, 1913, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the
office of Thomas R. Shepard, ox
officio judge in probate of the
Valdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court at the time and place
of settlement of said final account
and report, at which time and
place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
19lh day of February, 1913.
JAMES FISH,
W. H. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 19, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 21, 1913
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The S.'S. Sampson brought us some
Carter & Holmes Easter Neck Wear
for men;
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see them, they show real class.
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Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironingwith ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes u p the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
flat Iron
is quite different — all the
beat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the Boom
! or up the kitchen chimney,
t None of it is wasted.
To u«e only the amount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, bo it either heavy
damp piece* or lace*,
embroidery or other light
good* i* real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all styles and sizes
—:Letussendyou one on trial.
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Arguments May Be Disputed, But
f<Facts Are Fads.”
It i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you’ll find we’re right.
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in prefer mce to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home pr duct; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity or Valdez should patroniz home products.
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