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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1914.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS
THREATENED.
A federal judge in New York, says
an exchange, has lined two reporters
$500 each for contempt of court and
threatens to keep them in jail until
they purge themselves of contempt by
answering the questions asked them
by the attorneys of the federal gov
ernment. The reporters are accused
of no crime. They printed advance
news of two important smuggling
cases, before they were made public
by the Treasury Department, and re
fused to reveal the source of their
information.
The federal officials make no claim
that any crime was committed by the
reporters or that justice was defeated
in any way. The contempt consists
solely in the refusal of the reporter*
to a!d the United Slates district at
torney in disciplining the member of
his force who presumably gave the
reporters their information. President
Wilson, at the request of the Depart
ment of Justice, wrrote pardons in
advance for the reporters, holding
them secure of punishment if they
would give up their informants’
names. Of course, these pardons were
rafused, ^the (reporters jchoosing to
carry their appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States. The re
porters could not have done other
wise, without earning the contempt
of all citizens who despise the per
son who betrays a confidence.
It will be well to have the case
passed upon by the highest judicial
tribunal, for it raises the question
whether public officials have any right
to abridge the freedom of the press
and create what in effect would
amount to a censorship. The Treas
ury Department’s position appears
extreme. Carried to its logical con
clusion, the plea of fthe department
would set up in this country an ab
solutely bureaucratic control of all
information concerning governmental
operations which is to reach the pun
lie. If, as the district attorney has
contended in these cases, the divulg
ing of information constitutes a
crime for which both the giver and
the newspaper man who accepts it are
liable to punishment, no newspaper
can hereafter, save at its great per
il, accept any news about government
affairs not officially stamped with
the approval of the head of a depart
ment. If no information regarding the
doings of government departments is
to be obtained save through the heads
of the departments, no abuse will ever
be exposed. The people will remain
in ignorance of things they should
know' about their government, and the
freedom of the press, guaranteed by
the Constitution; will become’ an un -
pleasant fiction.
ON THE MAKING OF LAWS
; The insistent contention of some
of the representatives of the larger
corporations and industrial concerns
that the Sherman act is sufficient for
the protection of the people against
the operations of trusts and combina
tions in restraint of trade, has direct
ed attention anew to the multiplicity
of laws by congress and the legisla
tures of the various states and the
percentage of them that become dead
letters.
The extra session of congress-call
ed about a year ago for the enact
ment of a tariff law and a currency
reform measure witnessed the intro
duction of more than 12,000 bills and
resolutions. The last regular session
of congress closed oh March 4, 1913,
with 35,038 bills introduced of which
"350 became laws. Meanwhile in 42
' state legislatures 1,395 bills were in
troduced affecting railroads alone, and
five times as many were introduced in
* 1912 Of these bills 212 became laws.
Comparison as well as numbers show
' (he extent of our mania. The British
parliament legislates not only for the
empire, but for domestic affairs as do
our state legislatures. TTet in ten
years ending with 1909 there were in
troduced in parliament 6,251 bills, of
, whioh 3,882 became laws. At Wash
ingtofl in the same time 146.471 bills
were introduced in congress and 16,
000 of the mbecame laws. No sane
thinker can say that in ten years we
need 10,000 laws at the hands of con
gress, to say nothing of the added
tens of thousands more which state
legislatures passed.
The nation apparently has a mania
for law-making, but sadly lacks effi
ciency in law enforcement. The dis
position is to enact every notion into
law and consider this a duty done, ev
en though the law promptly becomes
a dead letter for lack of a public
sentiment on the subject that de
mands its enforcement. The need of
the day is not for more laws but for
a better enforcement of existing laws.
-—Ex.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN FRANCE.
Woman suffrage will be an issue
in the general parliamentary elections
in France in a. few months. The uni
versal suffrage commission, composed
of forty members of parliament, has
reported favorably to the Chamber of
Deputies on the submission of the
question to the voters. A preliminary
poll indicates that a large majority
of the chamber will vote for the
question. The only debated point is
whether the women shall be allowed
to vote on all questions and at all
elections, or whether their franchise
shall be limited to participation in
municipal affairs.
If equal suffrage carries at the com
ing elections in France, it will show
that the French people, who have
usually been looked upon by Ameri
cans as indifferent to the advance
ment of women in political affairs,
have been more prompt to pay tru
bute to the intelligence of the women
than have the Americans with all
their boasted desire for the recog
nition of the freedom and quality of
women.
WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:00 a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Tuesday, March 24, 1914.
Wortman’s, clear, calm ... 35 71
Summit, clear, light wind 125
Beaver Dam, clear, calm .. 28 72
Teikhell, clear, calm . 22 67
Tonsina, clear, calm . 23 18
Copper Center, clear, calm 18 16
Gulkana, clear, calm . 5 26
Hogan’s, clear, calm . 15 26
Paxson’s, clear, calm . 15 25
Wort man's—Trail open.
Summit—Trail open.
Beaver Dam—Trail open.
Teikhell—Trail open.
Tonsina—Trail open.
Copper Center—Trail good.
Gulkana—Trail good.
Hogan’s—Trail good.
Paxson’s—Trail open.
Monday, March 23, 1914.
Wort man's, cloudy, calm .. 35 71
Summit, cloudy, calm .... 125
Beaver Dam, cloudy, calm 32 72
Teikhell, cldy, snow, windy 15 67
Tonsina, windy, snowing .. 32 18
Copper Center, Snow, dm 33 16
Gulkana, cloudy, calm .... 32.. 26
Hogan’s, cloudy, calm .... 30 26
Paxson’s, clear, calm . 32 25
Valdez, March 23, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .30.195
Temperature at 7 p. m.37
Maximum Temperature .42
Minimum Temperature .31
Mean Temperature .36.5
Clear, light breeze, wind N. E. fif
teen rnilese.
DETAILS OF THE
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therefor against the fund provided for
building the lines.
No patent shall hereafter issue for
land in the Territory of Alaska that
may be needed for terminal grounds
and rights of way through the lands
of tfhe United States, and in all pat
ents for land hereafter taken up, en
tered or located in the Territory of
Alaska, there shall be reserved to the
United States a right of way for the
construction of railroads to the ex
tent of 100 fe t on either side of the.
center line of any such road.
The cost of the work shall not ex
ceed $35,000,000, and $1,000,000 is im
mediately available, the balance to be
appropriated as required.
It is provided that all moneys de
rived from the sale of public lands,
including town sites in Alaska or from
coal, mineral or timber and the earn
ings of said railroads above mainten
ance charges and 'operating expenses,
shall be paid into'the Treasury of the
United States and- a separate account
thereof kept and reported annually to
congress.'
FOR RENT—Four rooms partly
furnished;' price reasdtaable.-'' Apply
at Valdez, Drug Co. • tf.
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till noon. GOLDIE & JAKE. k 27
|/To the Old Year
Alone you falter through the portals will#
That lead unto oblivion. Of those
Who hailed your advent one short yeai
ago
With song and pageant there remains not
one
With friendly arm to guide your feebU
steps
Naught save the staff within your trem
bling hands.
As waned your power with time’s relent
less march
All flocked to your successor’s swift ap
proach,
Who In his turn will be forsaken too
And yet we owe to you, old year, rare
gifts
Of health and happiness and our fal*
share
Of Fortune’s smile and pot of yellow gold
So, mindful of your bounty, we disclaim
Ingratitude, that vice of petty souls,
And bid you godspeed on your lonely wa\
Ere we turn to salute the newborn year.
—Mary II. Blynn In Philadelphia Record.
SEES IN FORESTS SOLUTION
OF THE HIGH COST OF BEEF
Director Graves Tells of Great Area
Available For Forage.
Although the meat supply kept pace
with population growth in the decade
from 189!) to 1909, the price soared tc
nearly double tl*> 1899 figure, accord
ing to a Washington census bulletin
Just issued.
Meat “on the hoof went up 75.5 pet
cent. The dressed product showed a
slightly smaller increase, 73.8 per cent
Americans were eating 105 pounds
of beef, veal and mutton per cnpita in
1909 ns against 100 in 1899. although
the total per cnpita meat production
In 1909 was 107 pounds.
Sixty-five per cent of the meat sup
ply was furnished by the packing
houses. The country’s total product
in 190!) was 88,358,815 animals. The
slaughter houses paid $1,202,827,75-1
for their supply. The total meat sup
ply was 9,719,005,000 pounds.
Hope for the future meat supply of
the country is held out in the annual
report of Henry 8. Graves, chief of
the United States forestry service. Mr.
Graves declares that the national for
ests under his supervision furnish
abundant forage supplies, opportunity
for the adoption of the best methods
and freedom from live stock diseases.
The forage resources of the national
forests, the report continues, contrib
ute to the maintenance of more than
20,000.000 head of live stock. The re
ceipts from grazing, while second to
those from timbering, last year were
more than $1,000,000.
Mr. Graves says that the forest serv
ice last year sold more than 2,000,000,
000 board feet of timber, valued at
$4,500,000 on the stump. This is an
increase of 107 per cent over the pre
vious year.
The total revenue of the service was
slightly less than $2,500,000.
SCHOOL TO TRAIN BEGGARS.
Mendicants Also Have National So
ciety, With Chicago Headquarters.
Police Lieutenant James l’. Larkin
of the Chicago detective bureau is au
thority for the statement that an asso
ciation of beggars has beeu formed,
with branches all over the United
States and headquarters in Chicago,
which is known among its members
and to the police ns the “panhandlers’
trust,’’ although its official name is
the Gny Cats. Branches of the or
ganization are known as ’’camps’’ and
are governed by local officers under
the direction of the national organize
tion here.
Chicago members of the Gny
Cats, according to Lieutenant Lar
kin, at their hfeadquarters divide the
day’s receipts, discuss “tips” of police
activity and lay plans for the morrow
in the same building the organization
maintains its school of instructions,
where recruits can learn the "tricks of
the trade.”
Methods of deception-are part of the
curriculum, and in this connection re
cruits are taught how to “make up”
as cripples and invalids and the use
of acids in making healthy arms and
hands appear to have been scalded.
"it is a poor Gay Cat who cannot
take in $10 or more in one day.” said
Lieutenant Larkin.
DOCTORS AS COURT JUDGES.
Alienist Advocates New Method of
Sentencing Criminals.
Hr. Harold \V. Wright, assistant
alienist at Bellevue hospital. New
York, urges that sentencing the. crimi
nals and so called criminals he taken
out of the hands of judges and left to
physicians trained in mental diseases
who are in the service of the state
and consequently free from bias.
[Iis idea is that any method of deal
ing with the offender which contains
an element of punlshmeut is illogical
and unjust. "The.only real justice for
the person who Is in error,” be says
in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, “Is the attempt to correct
the condition , which cuused him to err.”
Punishment, he asserts, does not do
this .
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| band. In, .striking, her Judge "
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1 ’ ""He granted a deeree to ' Mrs.
! I Rose Watkins". wTio said" her hue- ,.
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SOCIALIST PARTY
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8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store
Dougherty & Ferguson
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The best groceries received
on every^boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
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Telephone order* to Phone 187
VAL MINERS UNION 1881
Western Federation of Miners
Meets Every Tuesday Evening at
7:30 p. m. at Miners’ Hall
H. M. CARTER, Prei.,
ANTON DAHLSTROM, Secy.
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Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6.00 we will give you a ticket
| entitling you to hospital service and
eare for any eight weeks out of the
>ear from date of your ticket, when
mciipacitated by injury or sickness.
See VV. H. Ziegler.
Emery Valentine, former mayor of
Juneau, and the defeated candidate
for the Alaska Senate from the First
division, has announced that he will
head an opposition ticket to the pres
ent council, of that city.
A snow plow, hitched on to the big
White Pass caterpillar, Is plowing out
a trail on the river from Whitehorse
to the foot of .Lake Lebarge.
Jf we could .see ourselves as others
see us, most of us would make a bee
line for the oculist’s.
Many a man’s ambition extends no
further than to be known as a good
fellow. .
The prodigal son is about the only
figure in history that really ever came
back.
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CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet erery" Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Id
KukIc Hull. All members are requested to
attend- T. <». QUINN. Arctic Chief
S. MCNIKCK. Secretary
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
Genesal Mining Engineering
Phone A/o. 10a
Summons for Publication.
Theo. Ernel, plaintiff, vs. \Y. Krj-d
Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend
ants.— N'o. 653. Summons for Publica
tion.
To the above-named defendant,
W. Fred Swanson:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
publication of this summons against
you, to-wit, within thirty days after
the 28th of March, 1914; and answer
the complaint of plaintiff filed here
in, and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint, decreeing her to be the
owner of the launch Anita, and that
neither you nor your co-defendant has
any interest in or title to the same.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said court, this 13th day of
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
Fifst publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28. 1914.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a mu
nicipal election will be held Tuesday,
April seventh, 1914, at the Fire Hall
in the Town of Valdez, for the pur
pose of electing seven councilmen to
serve for the period of one year, and
one member of the local School Board
for the position of clerk for a term
of three years. The polls will be
opened at nine o'clock a. m„ and will
be closed at seven o’clock p. m. of
said day.
The following persons shall he
qualified electors for councilmen:
All citizens of the United States,
or those who have declared their in
tention to become such, of the age
of twenty-one years, who have been
bona fide residents of Alaska for one
year and of the Town of Valdez for
six months next preceding said elec
tion.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for officers of School
Board:
All adults who are citizens of the
United States, or who have declared
their intention to become such, and
who are residents of the Valdez
School District.
• Judges of election are Chas. Sea
green, Heber Smith' and J. J. Cavana.
The'clerks are C. J. Todd and Joe
Kahef RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Dated this 12th day of March, 1914.
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Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
i Washington,ID. C.
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