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In its issue of December 8 the Juneau Dispatch takes up editorially
the closing of the moving picture show at Seward. It goes on to say that
the district attorney is not to be blamed. The laws are the whole fault, says
the Juneau Dispatch and makes a fervent plea about changing the laws in
stead of changing the district attorney, or something like that.
Now that would be all right if the Dispatch stopped there. No one could
very well lind complaint with the expression of an opinion such as that. In
deed such word* would not detract from the dignity of a newspaper which is
one of the two trading newspaper* of the territory's capital although there
might he nothing in them to suggest that the hand that penned them had
been inspired from above.
Hut listen to this;
“So far as the Dispatch knows to the contrary, the Seward moving picture
show may have been showing pictures which were not tit to show, in which
case it ought to be closed every night in the week."
Thus spake the oracle of the Juneau Daily Dispatch whoever his oracular
self might happen to be.
“So far as the Dispatch knows to the contrary” quoth he, and because
the Dispatch knows nothing to the contrary it is perfectly justifiable to sug
gest by inuendo that the pictures shown in Seward may not have been all that
his oracle of the Juneau Dispatch could pass in his capacity of censor of our
morals.
Now the owner of the Dispatch is known in newspaper circles in Alaska
to be a pretty broad and intelligent man. It would be difficult to believe that
h»* could have penned such hogwash as that about the people of another
town— to suggest that the complaint of the people of Seward should first be
weighed carefully to make sure that the people were not at fault them
selves in patronising shows that “were not fit to shows.”
It would really be charitable to regard the man who said that as lacking
in intelligence. The only other explanation is that the Dispatch is a Wicker
sham paper and carries its parti*anship so far as to condemn anything that
the Wickershamite district attorney might find fault with. If the Dispatch
has stooped to that there need be nothing more said. Silence is the best
weapon in such a case, but let us still be charitable and say that the man who
who used those words was only some irresponsible individual who was either
careles* about his expressions or lacked the quality which enables a person to
see what is fair and what is foul, for if ever a foul insinuation was penned
with less cause it would be hard to show it.
The Daily Kmpire of the same city would have never fallen to this.
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WASHINGTON, I). C., Dec. 1.—The
supreme court of the United States
has reversed the decision of Judge
Fuller of tne Fourth division of Ala
ska in the case of the United States
vs. John Wigger. The question at fs-:
sue was the validity of the act of the
Alaska legislature authorizing the
joining of indictments covering two
or more acts or transactions in the
same class of crimes or offenses. In
its decision the supreme courts holds
that the act of the territorial legis- (
lature is a valid one and that an indict
ment thereunder may include more'
than one offense of same character.
Notice has been served on Attor
neys Gunnison & Robertson, repre
senting Libby, McNeil & Libby; Z. R.
Cheney, representing the Alaska
Packers Association, and Captain
Roundsfeldt, representing the Fidolgo
Fishing Corporation, to appear at
Valdez on April 2, to answer indict- j
ments alleging illegal fishing in the
waters of western Alaska.
It is understood that at least a doz
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PARIS ARTISTS
GET HARD DEAL
THEATRICAL PEOPLE ARE
EITHER FIGHTING OR GO
ING HUNGRY.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, Dec. 12.—“As long as the
enemy treads French soil, it is not
seemly for Paris to laugh,” says Pre
fect of Police Laurent in reply to the
renewed appeals of dramatic artists
for the re-opening of theatres and
musichalls.
“No new permits shall be issued
and no permits previously accorded
shall be renewed so long as the Ger
mans occupy any part of France” he
declares; consequently a few moving
pictures shows, one solitary music
hall and one orchestral concert con
stitute the amusements of Paris.
The poor artists, who are known
on other large fishing corporations
will be summoned within the next
thirty days to appear and answer
similar indictments, as a result of the
investigations conducted by Doctor
Jones, representing the department.
Valdez.—Mrs. George Long the wife
of the proprietor of the Valdez Iron
Works, died at 12:25 this morning af
ter a long illness. Mrs. Long has suf
fered with cancer and in spite of the
aid of experts in Seattle and Tacoma,
where she spent last summer, her
condition continued to grow worse
each day and all hope had been aban
doned for her recovery.
FAIRBANKS.—Following a long il
lness, Rufus Simpson, a well known
resident of the city living on lower
First avenue, passed away at half past
ten o'clock yesterday morning. He had
prepared his own breakfast and in a
fit of coughing afterwards, died from
pulmonary hemorrhage.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
You get local Ranch Eggs with your
Ham and Bacon at Gamble's Res
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THE MINER’S STORE
' FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
rather for their generosity than for
' their thrift, are reduced to the neces
ity of applying for the governmen’
allowance to the unemployed and here
these free-hearted, easy livers and
met with a humiliating rebuff.
“Your dress is too elegant," or “You
pay too high a rental," or “Your furni
ture is too rich to justify an applica
tion for government aid” are the re
plies they get in many cases.
The average season's receipts of
Paris amusements is 30,000,000 francs
or $6,000,000 and a small portion of
I thut amount, the directors contend,
would suffice to see tne 70,000 people
who depend upon the theatre for a liv
ing through the hard times. They re
call that in 1870-71 the Theatre Fran
cais continued its performances even
when tho Germans were shelling Paris
and Mont Valcricn.
The artists and employees of the
Opera, the Opera Comique and the
Theatre Francois are cared for r>y the
monthly allowance. One of the prov
incial music-hall artists is selling veg
etables near the Port Saint Martin. A
comedian of the Folies Dramatiques
earning a living in a butcher shop.
One of the prize graduates of the
Conservatory is mailing clerk in a
newspaper office, and one of the great
baritones is driving a cab. A great
many others are in the trenches along
the Aisnc.
The baritone Renaud, has enlisted
at the age of 53 on the condition that
he be incorporated in a fighting regi
ment. He has been made a corporal.
Reynal, the youngest “societaire” of
the Theatre Francais, was killed at
Mcaux in the battle of the Marne.
Alexander, his colleague, is in the
military hospital at Montlucon, suffer
ing from pneumonia contracted in the
march to Charleroi; he is nursed there
by another colleague, his wife, Mile.
Robinne, who is a member of the Red
Cross staff.
Albert Garre, the new administrator
of the Theatre Francais, is lieutenant- (
colonal of the territorials, awaiting
marching orders at Besanson, while
the Opera, in addition to Renaud sent
Muratare, Franz and three-quarters
of the male chorus and stage mechan
ics to the ranks.
Ghensi, director of the Opera Comi
que, is an ordnance officer on the staff
of General Gallieni, military governor
of Paris.
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