EIGHT-HOUR LAW APPEAL IS SIDETRACKED
Fairbanks News Miner: On the 23rd of last March, in the
case of the United States against the Northern Commercial
Company and George A. Coleman, defendants, the court, here
held that the general eight hour law passed by the legislature
of 1917 was invalid as being contrary to the provisions of the
14 amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and as
being class legislation.
On the 4th day of May the district attorney’s office sued tor
a writ of error in the case to the Supreme court of the United
States, with the intention of having tne court pass upon the
question. The Attorney General has authorized such an ap
peal in the case, and all the papers have been forwarded to the
Supreme court, at Washington, D. C.
Today, however, the distinct attorney’s office received the
following telegram from the Attorney General of the United
States: , .
Washington, 1) C., May 9, 191b.
Roth, U. S. Attorney, Fairbanks, Alaska:
In case of United States versus the Northern Com
mercial Company and George A. Coleman, my tele
gram April 22 directing writ of error is hereby re
voked. If writ already sued out you need take no
further steps to perfect it. Gregory.
As the matter has passed out of the hands of the district
attorney and is pending in the Supreme Court, the above tele
gram simply means, that the Attorney General will dismiss the
appeal in the Supreme Court, and that he has decided that
Judge Bunnell’s decision is correct, and that the general eight
hour law is invalid.
CHARLES LESTOR ON LECTORE PLATFORM
Charles Lestor, formerly Socialise
speaker of Da'vsouv who went from
here to Fairbanks and who last sum
mer was arrested at Nenana in connec
tion with labor troubles, is on the coast
again. He spoke recently at a meeting
in Vancouver. The Vancouver Sun of
March 24 says; Charles Lestor, a
Socialist speaker, addressed a large au
dience at the Colonial theatre last
night on the subject of “The Psychol
ogy of Germany.” Mr. Lestor gave an
intensely interesting talk on the peo
ples of Germany, their education by the
feudal barons and their exploitation
for the benefit of the barons.
He took his hearers back to that era
before the conquest of Rome when the
German tribes came down from Asia.
They defeated Rome because, like the
present system, it was rotten inside, he
said, ne pointed out how the Hohen
zollerns and Hapsburgs had originally
been robber chiefs and later the people
practically forced them to act as pro
tectors over small districts, paying
them for this service.
The Hapsburgs and Hobenzollerns
had come to believe since then that they
were protectors of the people yet they
were still robbers in belief and action.
Right was merely a question of might, I
if one had the power to take he should
exercise it.
Mr. Lestor told how the lirst Prus 1
sian conscription bill was introduced,
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calling on folk, rich and poor, to learn
war. The ignorant peasants were
given a certain education which proved
to others the benefits of army training.
The ruling powers of Germany, as
time passed, educated its people along
the lines of narrow thought. Ttiey
specialized them in one or another
line, making the cheapest and most
efficient skilled workmen, but giving
them only single-barreled minds. Then
the pow-ers, when they wanted any
thing done, told the specialist work
man that something he did not under
stand was necessary, and the workman
did it because, as they thought it was
necessary. Initiative and individuality
were thus destroyed.
The German Socialists knew years
ago that the world war was coming.
They were told so as individuals. In
1911 the soldiers were told in thousands
that the war would come and the army
would attack France through Belgium.
Germany was lined to overnowing wun
skilled workmen of different crafts.
Soma outlet must be found. These
men welcomed war, the military party
welcomed it, all had been told that the
war would result in conditions that
would make every German prosperous.
This appeal to material benefit, a bribe
from the ruling classes, was sufficient
to avert a collapse of the governing
power in Germany. He predicted that
eventually the ruling power would he
deposed bv the German Socialists.
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A cache of GO gallons of whisky was
found recently in Fairbanks in the
nealey warehouse, on Second avenue,
back of ehe Pioneer hotel, and investi
tion indicated to the officials that Tom
Maher was the owner. Tom was fined
$500 bv Commissioner Heilig.
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MINING IN OPHIR
Thorns and Hagen, on (lanes creek,
in the Innoko countn . are open-cutting,
and have 20 men working at the mouth
of Yankee creek.
Steve lkiilev and Vie P.i«.ino are
open-cutting with a small crew.
On Ophir creek, Eric Hard, Smith
and Collins have a Baggerlv scrapper
working on 7-a. lower discovery, and
are working 10 men.
On 3-a. upper discovery, the Johnson
and Johnson outfit, is open-cutting and
hoisting. Six men are employed.
Set ilia and Staton are open-cutting
at the mouth of Ophir creek.
New pay has been found on the upper
! end and the lower end of Spruce creek.
Bob Yockman discovered pay at the
head of the creek, on the right limit
I benches, that goes $2 to the foot, and is
(J to 9 feet deep. Bill Walker is re
ported to have discovered pay adjoining
him. Pay has also been located at the
mouth of Spruce on the left limit
benchs of the Innoko river. Victor Hill
has only one Hole down and it goes
$1.50 to the foot.
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SOK ON CREEKS
Harry Johnston, Rasmus Matson and
! Charles Enquist have taken a lay from
I Frank Manley on Willow creek. They
! will operate the drag-line scraper and
now have 12 men ground sluicing, with
plenty of water available. The scraper
will commence operating in a few days.
Joe Loranger is opening up at a new
place on the upper end of the Wildcat
| association, on Willow creek.
Nick Millick and Hans Halverson
are prospecting for coal on the Hoh
litna river about 20 miles from the
mouth. Charlie Wood and Hank and
Martin Downey have left the upper'
Kuskokwim for- the Good News Bay
country.
Matheson and McLeod are getting
ready for a big season’s wark. They |
j have about 2d men doing opencut work .
[on their Chicken, creek property,~and ;
expect to have a clean upin a few days, j
A1 Walsh, on the Summit association,
lias about 20 men working. He lias
plenty of water to facilitate working
his rich ground.
Fred Deeming, A1 Berg and Olaf
Olson, in the Glory Hole. Contact as
sociation, Happy creek,-have all their
I machinery .in place and and have about
.'1,000 feet whipped, and will commence
I sluicing pay dirt in a few days,
j A1 Walsh, who is a late arrival from
| the Kuskokwim. reports the ice cleared
I at Georgetown on May 16, and the
| highest water ever known was experi
' euced. He reports that Mrs. Geo.
| Voting, a native woman of Georgetown
j passed away on Mat I.
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| NATURALIZATION RULE
j To Clerics of the Courts of Natural
i ization. Gentlemen:
i Vour attention is invited to the fact ;
I that th.e Supreme Court of the United
! States, in a case styled the United
States vs. Antonio Morena, has held
j “old law" declarations of intention to
j be invalid for all naturalization pur
i poses. Therefore irrespective of
whether a declaration of intention was
tiled under the “old law,'’ or under ex
isting law. it is void if more than seven
years old at the time it is offdred in
support of a petition for naturalization.
Will you please adyise the judge of
your Court of this situation, so that in
the event any petitions for naturaliza
tion are pending that are based on de
clarations of intention void, because of
their age, such petitions may be dis
missed.
Holders of such declarations of inten
j tion should be advised, in the event
they desire to acquire citizenship, to
tome in at the present time and as a
preliminary step, file new and valid de
clarations of intention. As there are
thousands of these void “old law' de
derations of intention outstanding, and
is their owners are in most instances
lompletely igorant of their Invalidity
it will be appreciated if yoti can give
publicity to the fact herein recited
through the agency of your local news
paper
Very truly yours.
M. B. Bf.vinutgn'.
Chief Naturalization Examiner.
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(Meatless means without beef, mutton
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cracker or cakes made of wheat flour
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