Valdez Daily Prospector
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1913.
RESTORING THE SPOILS SYS
TEM.
Democrats are enthusiastic be
lievers in the merit system for
the Civil Service when they are
seeking votes, but their enthus
iasm dies out when they gain
power and have olliccs to fill.
Their course since March i has
been consistent, but it has been
grossly inconsistent with their
campaign promises and their
platform.
The income tax provisions of
the Underwood bill require the
creation of hundreds of new of
fices under the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. The last par
garapli of that section of the bill
provides that for two years after
the passage of I lie bill the ag
ents, deputy collectors and in
speelors .shall be appointed by
the Commissioner with the ap
proval of the Secretary of the
Treasury without compliance with
the Civil Service law. That pro
vision gives senators and repre
sentatives hundreds of jobs to fill
with their favorites. At the ex
piration of the two years a sim
ple executive order of the presi
dent or a proviso in an appropri
ation bill can "cover” these fa
vorites into the classified Civil
Service and render them immune
from removal when administra
tions change. •
When Republican senators pro
posed I hat these offices be plac
ed in the classified Cavil Service,
the Democrats fought to a man
against any change. \\ hen ask
ed point blank by Senator Root
whether lie thought the recom
mendation of a congressman
would be beler than a Civil Ser
vice examination, Senator Moke
Smith replied:
"l think the .judgment of a
congressman would lie belter in
the selection of competent men
than this examination they have
been conducting. None ot the
men who have passed these ex
aminations are as lit as the men
recommended by a Deputy Col
lector of Revenue.”
The remark shows disbelief in
the merit system, not only as ap
plied to income tax officials, bill
in principle. It. shows prefer
ence for the .judgment of a con
gressman and for a deputy col
lector appointed on a recom
mendation of a congressman.
The solid parly vote of the Dem
ocrats shows that they hold the
same view and at heart are op
posed to the wlioh* merit sys
tem. which has prevailed for
thirty years and which has been
approved by' both parlies in ev
ery platform.. The Democratic
convention at Baltimore approv
ed this law, declaring that it
'should lie ‘iinneaMy and rigidly
enforced, to thiioend that merit
and ability rather than service
rendered to a political parly
should be I he guide.
Bui the Democrats have already
forgot ten this plank In their plat
form. That they never honest
ly believed in it is proved by their
course, not only since, bin before
its adoption. The last congress
tried to limit the tenure of of
fice in the Civil Service to seven
years, but was defeated by Pres
ident Taft. Since the Wilson ad
ministration took office men have
been removed or doomed for
purely partisan reasons. Post
master Ceneral Burleson has en
deavored lo remove the highly ef
ficient postmaster at San Fran
cisco. before his term expired and
has tried to make jobs for Dem
ocrats by holding bogus exami
nations for fourth-class post
masterships and by sending in
spectors to fake up charges
against the incumbents of such
offices. Secretary Bryan has
supplanted men of proved ability
and fidelity in the diplomatic'.ser
vice with men inexperienced in
diplomacy and having no special
WHY NOT INVEST YOUR MONEY
IN
AUBURN REAL ESTATE
The city of AUBURN is situated half-way be
tween the two great commercial centers, Seattle
and Tacoiqp, on the new Interurban Railroad.
360 acres of fine, level land three-fourths of a
mile west of Auburn has just been platted into
five-acre tracts and placed on the market. The
soil is rich and is suitable for raising any crop.
The great million-dollar freight terminal which
the Northern Pacific Railroad is constructing at
Auburn will make Auburn a most important rail
road center, busy and prosperous, and give em
ployment to thousands of people. Its monthly
payroll of thusands of dollars will make garden
products necessary to supply its wants.
The price of these tracts is $500.00 to S700.00.
A small payment down and balance on terms to
suit.
Let us select the best unsold tract for you and if
you are not suited, you may exchange for any un
sold tract of equal value.
F. M. JORDAN & CO., American Bank Bldg, Seattle
L. HANSON, Agent, Ellamar, Alaska.
qualification except their Dem
ocracy.
So it goes all along the line.
Jhe Democrats are doing all in
their power, or at least all that
they dare to break down the mer
it system and restore the spoils
system.—Portland Oregonian.
TEXAS BARKER
IS EASY 111
Swindlers Induce Him to Give Up
Key to Vault Where
Money Was.
Terre Haule, n«J., Sept. 17.—
With the arrest here recently of
(I. Heed, John Collins and Hugh
McGinnis, of Indianapolis, on
complaint of Cary Shaw, presi
dent of the Second National Hank
of Houston, Texas, the police de
clare they have ended the op
erations of a gang that in the
last year has swindled wealthy
mein out of nearly $-50,000.
The work of the gang, the offi
cers say, closely resembled that
of |lif Maybray swindle syndicate
and included fake prize lights.
Mr. Shaw lost *7.500 that he
was induced In place in a safely
deposit vault here. lie had
brought the money from Houston
to invest in a deal for 20,000
acres of Missouri land. Upon his
arrival he was shown a large
amount of money by the conli
ddnce men and asked to place his
money with theirs and put it in
the box while he and two of the
men went to inspect the land. Ku
route to St. Louie Shaw was in
duced lo give up 1 he keys In the
•box containing the money and
his companions disappeared.
Marshal Brenneman has pur
chased the residence of Mr. V. A.
Paine on Sherman street and will
move into it soon.
Axel Nelson, Nels Spenstad,
Bert Kurd and Jack Smith have
completed I heir contract at the
Gold King and have arrived in
town. They left the camp at
10:30 yesterday morning and ar
rived in town last night.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT—Survey No. 993—
Serial No. 01618. United States
Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
August 20, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that In pursu
ance of the act or Congress approved
May to, 1872, Fred Llljegren, whose
postomec address is Ellamar, Alaska, has
made application for a patent Tor 1,500
linear reet on the Copper Bullion No. 1
lode mining claim and Tor 1,500 linear
reet on the Copper Bullion No. 2 lode
mining claim, bearing copper, together
with surrace grounds as allowed by law,
lying, being and situate in the record
ing precinct or Valdez, Alaska, and de
scribed by the official plat and by the
Held notes of U. S. Mineral Survey No.
993, on (lie in the office or the Register
or the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
Alaska, as follows, to-wlt:
Copper Bullion No. 1 Lode.
Beginning at Cor. No. I, whence U. S.
Mineral Monument No. 8 bears N. 40 de
grees 14 minutes 21 seconds E. 613.92 reel
distant; thence N. 61 deg. 09 min. W. 600
reet to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 28 deg. Dt
min. E. 1500 feel to Cor. No. 3; thence
S. 61 deg. 09 min. E. 600 feet to Cor.
No. 4; thence S. 28 deg. 51 min. W. 1500
reel to Cor. No. 1, place or beginning.
Area 20.661 acres. The Additional and
Amended Location Certificate or the Cop
per Bullion No. 1 lode eialm is duly of
record in Book 14 of the Records or the
Valdefc Recording Precinct at page 301.
This claim is hounded on the north by
the Copper Bullion No. 2 lode claim.
copper Bunion no. z Lose.
Beginning at Cor. No. I, identical with
Cor. No. 4, Copper Bullion No. f Lode of
tills survey previously described, whence
U. S. Mineral Monument No. 8 bears S.
17 deg. 13 mill. OU sec. W. 934.1)8 feet
distant; thence N. Ci deg. oo min. W.
out) feet to Cor. No. 3, identical with
Cor. No. 3, Copper Bullion No. I Lode;
thence N. 38 deg. 51 min. E. 1500 feet
to Cor. 3, whence a witness corner, a post
marked C B No. 3 Cor. 3 W C bears S. 28
deg. 51 min. W. 383.40 feet; thence from
true corner S. 01 deg. 09 min. L. 000
reet to Cor. No. 4, whence a witness cor
ner, a post marked C B No. 3 corner 4
W C bears S. 38 deg. 5 1 min. VV. 141.70
reel; Ihence from true corner S. 38 deg.
51 min. \V. 1500 reet to Cor. No. t, the
place or beginning. Area 30.001 acres.
The Additional and Amended Location
Certlllcate or the Copper Bullion No. 3
lode claim is duly or record In Book 14
ol' Records of the Valdez Recording Pre
cinct at page 302. This claim is bound
ed on the south by the Copper Bullion No.
1 lode.
Any and all persons elaiming adversely
any portion or said mining claims or sur
face ground, are hereby required to tile
their adverse claims will) the Register
or Hie r. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
within the time prescribed by law, or they
will be barred by virtue of the provis
ions or the statute.
FRED LILJEOREN,
Claimant.
It Is hereby ordered t. at the foregoing
notice or application he published in the
Valdez Daily Prospector, the newspaper
published nearest the said mining claims,
for a period or sixty days.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Date or llrst publication Aug. 27, 1913.
Date of last publication Nov. 6, 1913.
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