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'VEDNESDAY, .JANE,.-H, 1914
•‘SEA SI WES.”
“A bill to abolish the involuntary
servitude imposed upon seamen in
the merchant marine, of the United
States while in foreign ports, and ihe
involuntary servitude imposed upon
the seamen of the merchant marine
of foreign countries while in ports of
the United States”—that is the title
of Senator La Follette's Seamen’s
bill. Are sailors slaves while in
port?
If they have not broken their con
tracts their service is not involun
tary and it is not servitude. The
question is pertinent, however, wheth
er a civil contract tor service, if
broken, should involve criminal pro
ceedings. The treaties of the United
States with foreign countries permit
the foreign consular officers in
American ports to decide whether de
serters from the merchant marine of
their respective countries shall be ar
-rested; a federal law pledges the aid
of the American police in enforcing
-the consular decisions.
If civil damages can be collected,
■either in practice ot in theory, the
nenalty of imprisonment should not
4te inflicted. A contract with a great
linger to appear In opera may be
waforced to the extent of putting the
-vocalist in jail, because no one else
%ma be hired to do what he alone is
(peculiarly fitted to do. The La Fol
-fette bill requires that, in case of
« sertion of all or part of a crew,
the master shall ship a number of
•men at the- first port “equal to the
number of those whose services he
-has been deprived of.” If the crew
-When in a distant port should desert,
the master might not find men whom
he could ship to continue the voy
n[»o Interference with the transpor
-ttation of the mails and practices of
extortion would be easy under this
-amendment.
The law now gives discretion to
-~dhe foreign consular officers in Buch
cases. Might it not properly be
amended to require that, save when
it is impossible otherwise to obtain
:« full complement of men, tne pen
■sdty of arrest for desertion be abol
ished?
The bill provides that "flogging and
other forms of cruel punishment
xwe hereby prohibited on board of
-any vessel.” The law already for
cruel or inhuman treatment of
.^seamen. Flogging is no longer prac
ticed on board ocean steamships, as
-st was practice on sailing vessels in
the old days. The Insertion in the
hill of a clause prohibiting flogging
-must, therefore, be due to an effort to
mislead the public.
ANOTHER WRIGHT VICTORY.
When the Wright brothers, Wilbur
and Orville, proved, ten years ago,
5*hat flight in machines heavier than
-air was not the dream of crazy peo
ple and poets which it had for cen
tturies been called by everybody cred
ited with sound sense, no doubts were
■expressed anywhere about their
'■prior rights” to fame. We all knew,
«*>f course, that dozens of other men
■ had been working on the same prob
lem, but we also knew that none of
those others ha' succeeded in solv
ing it. As soon, however, as the
Wrights succeeded in getting up in
to the air and staying there, at first
■.for minutes and then for hours, li
hitherto impossible task became easy
for not a few ingenious and courag
eous mechanics, in this and other
'countries.
Each of the suddenly competent
-fliers claimed to navigate the air by
a device of his • own, and long be
fore more than a few of us had yet
seen an neroplane in action the
Wrights were spending more time
■and money in defending their pat
ents in court than in the development
jof the new art. This l'tigation hat
'continued ever since. Wilbur Wright
«did not live till the end of it wat
Haven in sight, but now it really look:
wa if the surviving brother might get
-*not many years hence, the conclusive
decision which our patent laws so gen
erously offer to Avery inventor--who
r happens to have an almost unlimited
! supply of patience, determination and
money.
Court after court has held valid the
contentions of the Wrights as to the
fundamental nature of their method
1 of control, and now the same thing
has been done in the United States
.Circuit Court of A peals. There re
} mains, of course, the United States
i Supreme Court, but there can hard
ily be a sincere doubt as to what its
i decision must bo. If against the al
I leged infringers the matter will be at
I last settled—for this country.
. From some points of view the com
plete suspension of the Wright pat
ents can be regretted. It will tend,
lor instance, to restrict the number
of experimenters in aerial navigation.
Hut while our method of rewarding
inventors is giving them a limited
monopoly of iheir discoveries, there
Is no justice in finding fault with llie
privilege of exclusive exploitation
merely because what may be called
a sporting interest is added to the
commercial. There is no excuse for
U’-t Mr. Wright will abuse
, the power which the law gives him
! or that he will impose prohibitive
j charges and conditions on all avin
' tors except his own.—Ex.
——________
He Was Worried.
A young man took his best girl to
the maving picture show a few nights
jago. During the show she complain
ed of not feeling well, and they left
before the show was over. He took
her home and when be bid her good
night she was pretty sick. It turned
ut next day that she had tonsilitis.
Then the young man began to won
der if he was booked for a siege with
the disease, too. He called on a phy
sician to ask about it. The doctor
heard the young man’s story. "Well,”
he said, "I think your chances to
catch the disease detrended on how
you bid her good-night.”
He went out. A minute later he
stuck his head in the door. "Say,
Doc,” he said, looking worried, “ton
siliti8 doesn't go very hard with a
strong, healthy young man, does it?"
8melting Inquiry Still On.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—There
have ben rumors recently of tentative
efforts on the part of the American
Smelting and Refining Company to
provide by negotiations for compli
ance with the anti-trust law and thus
avoid possible prosecution by the
government. The field of Inquiry in
to the smelting company Is so vast
and intricate, It was explained, that
it will take a long time to oVitain the
information necessary to determine
the basis and scope of any proposed
prosecution.
WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:08 a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Wednesday, January 28, 1914.
Wortman’s, cloudy, calm .. 10 56
Summit, cloudy, calm _ 79
Beaver Dam, clear, calm . .-14 42
Teikhell, clear, calm. 60
Tonslna, clear, calm.-22 16
Copper Center, clear, calm 10
Gulkana, clear, calm.-30 12
Hogan’s, blear, calm. It
Paxson’s, clear, calm .-12 24
The trail is in good condition with
the exception of Wortman’s, Summit
and Beaver Dam, where it is heavy
and drifted.
Tuesday, January 27, 1914.
Wortman’s, clear, calm_ 5 66
Summit, cloudy, calm _ 76
Beaver Dam, clear, calm.'.. -24 42
Teikhell, clear, calm. 60
Tonsina, clear, calm .-29 16
Copper Center,, clear, calm 10
Gulkana, clear, calm.-37 12
Hogan’s, clear, calm. 14
Paxson’s, clear, calm.-34 24
W‘th exception of drifted snow at
the Summit and Beaver Dam the
trail is gool.
Valued, Jan. 27, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .29.808
Temperature at 7 p. m.11
Maximum Temperature .15
Minimum Temperature . 8
Mean Temperature .11.5
Precipitation .Trace
Cloudy, light breeze, wind N. E
eight miles. Light snow since 6 p.
,n. to 7 p. m. date.
Wanted to Buy Second-hand
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Quinn. tf
All Masons and their wives and
members of the Eastern' Star are
■pecially invited without any furth
er Invitation to the Eastern Star ball
it Moose Hall February 2, 1914
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SPORT COMMENT
Carpentier, French Fighter,
Lc:k$ Like a Champion.
IMPROVES IN EACH FIGHT.
Parisian Glove Wielder Has Shown Up
Brilliantly In All His Recent Battles.
Many Halfbacks to Lead Elevens In
1914.
Georges Carpentier, the French light
er who recently knocked out Horn
hardier Wells, the English champion,
in a single round, may he a real cham
pion some day. It is only recently
that Carpentier has developed sulll
ciciitly to light in the heavyweight
class. He has gained a lot of weight
in the last two years and is still at
that age where further development
is possible.
The Frenchman has a splendid ring
record, though, of course, he will have
to meet some of the American fighters
before a correct line on his ability Is
to be had. Just now his chances to ad
vance to the front are better than they
have ever been, for It must be admit
ted that the class of fighters Is ut a
low ebb, and It would not require more
than an ordinarily good tighter to
make a clean sweep.
The American “whito hopes” are a
poor lot as a whole, and if Carpentier
is as classy as be is reported be would
not hnve to be a gem of the first wa
ter to conquer tbe entire lot
With captains selected for a number
of the leading college footbnll teams
for next yeur, there appears to be little
preference in the awarding of leader
ship so far as playing positions are
concerned.
The returns from twenty-six colleges
and universities of the east and west
show that fourteen captains have been
selected from back fields and twelve
from the Hue.
Halfback appears to be the most |»p
ular position, with quarterback next
and tackle and center tied for third
honors. Ends are the lowest on tbe
list, as is shown by the following ta
ble:
Halfbacks. 7; centers, 4; tackles. 4;
quarterbacks. S: guards, 3: fullbacks.
2; ends. 1.
The list of 1914 captains as elected
at the leading colleges to date is as
follows:
\ College. Player. Position.
Brown .B. Mitchell.Center
Prince ten .H. Ballln.Tackle
Pennsylvania.. L. young. Halfback
Syracuse .J. Shufelt.Center
Wash. * Jeff. .B. Cruikshamt Center
N. Y. unlv'fy.K. R. Huntly. .. Quurterb’k
Lafayette .R. Diamond_Quarterb'k
Northwestern. W. Hightower., (jmirterb’k
Gettysburg _G. Scheffer. Halfback
Haverford .J. Carey.tfuarterb'k
Urslnus .R. Mitterllng... Halfback
I Stanford .F. J. Card.Breakaway
Tufts .G. W. Angell... Fullback
Vale .N. S. Talbot.... Tackle
Carlisle .E. E. Busch ... Gunrd
Swarthmore... B. Cline.Fullback
U. of I’lttab'gh.W. Smith.Guard
Kulgera .J. P. Toohey... Tackle
'J. of Chicago.D. Deejardien... Center
Indiana unl’y..M. Erehart.Hulfback
[owa .....Leo Dick.Halfback
Bowdoin .H. A. Lewis.... Tackla
Bates .E. M. Moore.Guard
U. of Michl‘n..J.W. Paynaford End
Mich. Ag. col-.G. E. Julian.... Fullback
Colby .,.P. V. Fraser... Halfback
CRAIG A POOR REFEREE.
Makes Wretched Showing as Official In
Toledo Game.
Can a good football player be a poor
student of tbe game? Tbe answer to
ibis question was made at Toledo, O..
recently when Jimmy Craig, tbe great
Michigan halfback and one of tbe very
beat of the 1913 crop, struggled
through a very sorry exhibition of at
tempting to referee an Important bigb
school game between Toledo and Oak
Park.
Much of the game was spent In
wrangling with Craig over decisions,
in many instances flagrantly wrong.
Craig lost his bearings frequently and
had to usk the bead linesman for ad
vice. Craig didn’t know the rules, but
iu spite of that be still wua able to
play wonderful football himself.
.... I
CLARKE SIGNS CONTRACT 21.
Pirate Manager Slings Ink on Docu
ment For 1914 Service.
Fred C. Clarke, urn linger of tbe Pitts
burgh National league club, recently
signed a contract to manage tbe Pi
rates.
It was tbe twenty-Urst yearly con
tract Clarke baa signed since he and
Barney D.reyfuss, president of the
Pittsburgh club, began business rela
tions.
Thorps Advisos Hit Brother.
Jim Thorpe bus banded out some ad
vice to bis brother. Tom. who has en
tered Carlisle ut tbe age of fourteen.
Jim has advised bis kid brother never
to turn professional. It sure would lie
awful If tbe kid turned professional
and got or $tt.(X>0 a year playing
ball ■_ V;
Hardwick Harvard's Beat Athlete.
H It llatitwick. olrisst91B,1 atanda
ur thf** pretiller nthleWUfHlfrvtrd itul
vefettv. kmparaMttyr MbM tn foot
hall:' baseball and tdfeMthiflL B. Wig
! glesworth. now « Brat year student to
I the law school. ala* haa three IMMhJ
25% 25% 25%
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BOYS’ OVERCOATS
For One Week
|Boys’|$6.C0 Coats $4.50
i Boys’ $7.50 “ $5.65
jBoys’, $8.00 “ $6.00
JSJSizes from*5 years to 14 years.
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Company
The Consumers Organization
that has reduced the cost
of electric light and pow
er in Valdez. -Send in
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the United States Commissioner's
Court, ex-officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez precinct. Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Rob
ert Martin, deceased. Notice to cred
itors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Robert Martin, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the tranS
tlon of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 13th
day of January, 1914.
W. H. CASWELL,
Administrator of the estate of Robert
Martin, deceased.
Date of first publication Jan. 14.
Date of last publication Feb. 17.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
United States of America. Third Di
vision, Territory of Alaska, ss.
Public notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of execution, dated
January 9th, A. D. 1914, Issued out
of the District Court, for the Third
division, Territory of Alaska, on a
judgment rendered in said Court, on
the 6th day of January, A. D. 1914.
in favor of the United States of
America, and against James Pish, ad
ministrator of the estate of Louis Ca
m'cia,. deceased, Angus Chisholm
Prank Gustafson, Max J. Sehm'dt ant'
Jennie Raymond, I have, on this 9th
lay of January, A. D. 1914, levied
upon the following described real es
tate, situated in the town of Vault z,
Territory of Alaska, to-witt
Lot nine (9) in Block B: let three
(3) in Block two (2); lot four (1)
in block twenty-four (24), of the
Valdez Townsite, according to the
official plat f said townsite on file
in the office of the recorder for said
precinct, and chat I will, according
ly, offer said real estate for sale, at
public vendue to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, on the third day of
March, A. D. 1914, at two o’clock p
u., at the front door of the Court
House, Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, January
9, 1914.
f. R. BRENNEMAN,
U. ;8; MArstial, Third Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska. ,
,, i punltc.iion January 10, 1914
Last publication February 2L 1914
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