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THE PROHIBITION QUESTION IN ALASKA
(Juneau Empire)
Delegate Wickersham s answer to the vote oi ini'
people of Alaska on the prohibition question should he an
earnest effort to secure for the Alaska Legislature the
power to pass the necessary legislation to give expression
to the popular will. This could best be secured by the
passage of a full Territorial form of government meas
ure, so that school questions, municipal questions, tisher
ies questions, questions of taxation and all other matters
could be settled by the people. It would be far more satis
factory than the transference of self-government to the
11 P'itory piecemeal. It would make it so that the people
could regulate all the matters requiring regulation in
such a manner as to make legislation harmonious and eo
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operative. There are so many tilings mvoiveu in me m*
tlenient of any one of those questions, which organic act
limitations have kept out of the hands of the people ot
Alaska, that power to act over all ot* them is needed in
order properly to act on any one of them.
For instance, questions ot revenue and taxation and
governmental police powers and consequent 1\, questions
of schools and roads and other matters^whicii are eileet
ed by revenue and taxation problems, are involved in the
wet and dry question. All the activities and iunctions ot
'government are so closely atliliated by a sort oi dove
tailing process that all are involved to a greater or less
extent in any one of them. Properly to regiuate ail tnese
matters and to make the regulations equitable would re
quire all the powers of local sell-government that people
of the States exercise and that those of other Territories
have exercised.
It would be a lot better for the people of Alaska to
prepare and enforce a prohibition iavv than to nave tm
Federal government do so. We are already crying aloud
against tov> much Federal government ami not enotign
Territorial government in Alaska. It the federal gov
ernment should pass a prohibition law, and provide the
machinery to enforce it, it would mean another fcdeiai
body interfering in local matters. It would make matters
worse rather than better.
This illustrates why The Empire believed that the
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early. It illustrates why The Empire believed that the
people should have been granted the power to control
local matters before any more perplexing problems were
enforced t<* the front. The Empire has always favored
Territorial control of the liquor question as well as all
other local questions. It has only desired that people pro
ceed about it in logical and orderly manner. It has urged
that the power to act be secured before taking up the
manner of action.
However, the fact that the people voted on the ques
tion of prohibition iirst has not changed the situation ex
cept to indicate the manner in which the people of the
Territory would likely exercise power to control the li
quor proposition if they had it. It is generally conceded
that the election was but a straw ballot indicative of the
conditions of public opinion. It is also generally conceded
that the Territorial Legislature lias no power to give force
and effect to the expression of the popular will. It is ad
mitted that there is only one of two ways to proceed. The
one way would be for Congress to pass a prohibition law
and provide for the manner of its enforcement, and the
other would be able to give the people of the Territory
power to act. The Empire favors the latter course, and.
for the reasons stated, it believes that it should come in an
full Territorial form of government bill so that all the
legislation with reference to this subject, and the legisla
tion that would be required because of the collateral ef
fects of such legislation on other matters, might be har
monious.
The Mariposa mail brings a copy of the prohibition
bill for Alaska introduced by Delegate Wickersham on
December 19 last. The chief clause of the bill are pre
sented below. Another clause prohibitis pharmacists
from getting alcohol unless for scientific purposes and
even then they must take an oath that it is for such pur
poses and the application must be made to the clerk of
the court. The bill also prohibits the drinking of any in
toxicating liquor on any boat, car or any vehicle used for
the transportation of passengers. There seems to be no
way provided by which any other person may secure li
quor for private use, but a more careful study of the bill
mav bring some permission out. The following are the
opening clauses of the bill and it may be said that the
measure seems to be unusually strict:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled. That on and after the first day of January,
1918, it shall be unlawful for any person, house, as
sociation, firm, company, club, or corporation, his, its, or
their agents, officers, clerks, or servants, to sell, manu
facture, or dispose of any intoxicating liquor or alcohol of
any kind in the Territory of Alaska or to have in his or
its possession or to rtansport any intoxicating liquor or
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alcohol in the Territory of Alaska unless the same was
procured and is so posessed and transported under a per
mit as hereinafter provided,
W herever the term “liquor,” intoxicating liquor,” or
“intoxicating liquors” is used in this Act it shall be deem
ed to include whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale porter,
hi ei* cordials, hard or fermented cider, alcoholic bitters,
ethyl alcohol, all malt liquors, and all orther acholic li
quors.
That any person, or poi sons or any house, yomp^nv,
association, club, or corporator., his, its, or their agents,
officers, clerks, or servants, who shall, directly or indiiect
ly. violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed,
miiltv of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shalf be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or
shall be imprisoned in the Federal jail for a period of not
less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both such
tine and imprisonment.
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BOATS WITH LIQUOR
WILL BE FORFEITED,
The following are other sections of
the Prohibition bill for Alaska intro
duced by Delegate \\ ickershani;
See. i:>. That any person who shall
in any public place or upon any
passenger coach, street car, boat or
in or upon any other vehicle coinm-!
only used for transportation of pas
sengers, or in or about any depot, plat
form or waiting room drink any int
oxicating liquor o! any kind, or any
person who shall be drunk or intoxic
ated in any public or private road or
street, or in any passenger coach,
street car or any public place or build
ing or at any public gathering or any
person shall be drunk or intoxicated
and shall disturb the peace of any per
son shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SKC. 10. That every person who shall
directly or indirectly keep or main
tain by himself or by associating with
others, or who shall in any manner
aid, assist, or abet in keeping or main
taining any clubhouse, or other place
ipivmises, buildings, vehicle, car or
boat to knowingly permit thereon or
therein of intoxicating liquor with in
t.'jit to manufacture, transport, or
.tj; aose of the same in violation of
the provisions of this act.
.<oe. 1 1. That it shall he unlawful
for any person to import, ship sell,
transport, deliver, receive, or have in
.,WlVuviou any intoxicating li
quors, except as in ties Act.
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Sec. l>4. Thu any person, com
pany, or corporation who shall im
port or carry liq uors into or upon tiie
territorial waters of Alaska in or up
ov* any steamship steamboat, vessel,
boat, or other water craft, or shall
permit the same to be so imported or
carried into or upon said waters, ex
cept under the provisions of this aet,
shall he guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished as provided by section on«*
of this Act, and every vessel, its
tackle, apparel, and furniture, at any
time used or employed in violation oft
this Act shall he forfeited to the
United States. That any vessel of
fending against the provisions of this
Act may be seized and detained by
any otlleial whose duty it is to assist
in enforcing the provisions thereof, or
by any ollicer of the Navy or coast
guard, and when so seized shall be
delivered as soon as practicable to
the nearest port where a marshal
or deputy resides, with the witnesses
and proof necessary to establish the
offense so far as they are under the
control of such party, to such marshal
or deputy, and it shall be the duty ot
the district attorney or his deputy to
proceed in the District Court ol Al
aska against all persons on board the
vessel guilty of any offense under this
1 aci, and ’aieu against the vessel for
• forfeiture.
PROGRESS OF THE WORLD WAR
TEUTONS RESUME OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD, Jan. 9.—-After strong artillery prep
arations the Teutons have resumed the offensive in the
region of Petzesch and retired the Roumanians until the
arrival of Russian reinforcements stopped further enemy
movements. After a stubborn battle the Russians captur
'd trenches near the village of Kalnzem at the south
western end of lake Habit. Fierce Teuton counters were
repulsed. Russian aviators yesterday bombarded Kovel
and villages in the region of Brody.
RUSSIAN'S GAIN SOME GROUND
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—Strong Russian forces yesterday
attacked at the northern end of the Russo- Galician fron
tier and were successful in gaining additional ground at
the river Aa. Elsewhere they were repulsed.
G ERM A NS REI»ULSE1)
LONDON, Jan. 9.—Three attempts by the Germans
o approach our positions southeast of Souchez have been
repulsed and many wounded were taken prisoners. The
British artillery is doing effective work east of Lesboeufs
and Ancre and also east of Neuve Chapelle.
TEUTONS CAPTURE GALATZ
BERLIN, Jan. 7.—Galatz and five other Roumanian
towns have been ca ptured by the Teutons and their allies.
The city has a population of nearly seventy thousand and
is next in importance in Moldavia to the city of Jassy,
the temporary capital of the Roumanian government.
RUSSIANS BATTLE DESPERATELY i
PETROGRAD, Jan. 7.—Russian counter attacks
have overthrown the enemy forces battling for the
heights north of the Uzul valley. The enemy attacks at
the Oituz pass have also been repulsed but the Rouman
ians have been retired twelve versts southeast of the con
fluence of the Putna and Nebala rivers. At Rimnik the
Russians retired four versts stubbornly resisting. It is
admitted that Braila was evacuated last Thursday by our
troops and the Roumanians.
BRITISH WIN POSITIONS
LONDON, Jan. 7. — The British troops yesterday
seized German positions north of Beaumont on the Som
me front and successfully resisted counter attacks. The
positions have been consolidated. Successful raids were
also made by our forces southeast of Arras. They reach
ed the German third line of defense over a wide front.
GERMAN-AMERICAN LOVE FEAST
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—Leading Germans attending the din
ner given here on Saturday night by the American As
sociation of Commerce in honor of Ambassador Gerard.
Arthur von Gwynner, director of the Deutsch Bank, in
his speech likened Gerard to the Dove of Peace or the dove
that flew from Noah’s Ark and found solid ground. Ger
ard himself is quoted as saying that the relations between
Germany and the United States were never so cordial
and that he brought back with him from America the
olive branch. Foreign Secretary Zimmerman was very
complimentary to Gerard and all Americans in his speech
and he declared that he and Gerard had always co-operat
ed in the most excellently friendly manner.
LINERS FEAR TO SAIL
NEW YORK, Jan. 7— It is rumored that the British
admiralty has ordered the postponement of three liners
from New Amsterdam in the belief that a submarine
sighted at Nantucket is a German war submarine.
ADMIT GERMANS WINNING
LONDON. Jan. 7.—The war department practically
admits this morning that the cities of Galatz and Fok
chany are doomed and that they will he in the possession
of the Teutons in a day or so. The fighting in their neigh
borhood is savage with hand to hand combats the rule.
The Russian resistance is desperate.
GREECE TO ATTACK ALLIES
PARIS, Jan. 8.—The Temps newspaper reports that
M. Diomede, the former Greek minister of finance who
is now here, declares that the Greek royalists are now
actually awaiting the receipt of orders from Germany to
attack the army of the Entente alliance. He also says
that King Constantine has fifty thousand troops and can
raise eighty thousand more by the aid of Germany.
TAME ON ITALIAN FRONT
ROME, Jan. 8—The war office reports for the past
few' days contain nothing but reports of intermittent ar
tillery engagements and minor actions of otlu r kinds on
the Austrian front. The newspapers here are constantly
now warning the government of the probability of an at
tack in force on the Italian borders after the conquest of
Roumania with Mackensen to lead the operations. Ii is
pointed out that the Trentino front offers better climatic
conditions at this time of the year than other fronts for
military operations.
LATER ROUMANIAN EVENTS
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—The latest today from the Rou
manian front is that the Roumanians and Russians have
been dislodged from several strongly fortified positions
in southern Moldavia. With the capture of then lpo
town of Fokchany four thousand prisoners ieil into our
hands as well as iarge stores of supplies ol all kinds. A
large number of prisoners was also taken m i ceil
Oituz and Putna valleys where the Teutons captured sev
eral positions. Counter attacks b; ' " A
tvailing and we have held at all points. Between 1 «-k
chany and Fundeni, however, the Russians *au:. < u a
powerful attack against Mackensen on a lifteen mile front
and gained a little ground in the direction of (> nlechti. At
other points the attacks broke down under our v vitl
heavy losses to the enemy. On the Russian front German
patrols surprised and captured a Russian field post tva n
ty miles southeast of Kovel.
RUSSIAN LINE FALLS BACK
PETROGRAD, Jan. 10.—The Russian army unhind
ered has fallen hack to new positions on the line of the
Screth river. .Our troops achieved an important success
yesterday by seizing in a surprise attack the island of
Glaudon in the Danube north of Iltuksk. Teuton counters
w ere repulsed.
RUSSIANS ATTACK IN NORTH
BERLIN, Jan. 10.—Further Russian attacks on both
sides of the river Aa have been repulsed. In the Riga
sector the enemy also attacked hut these and night raids
on the Mita road were unsuccessful. The capture of the
island of Galudon is admitted but Mackensen still ham
mering away at the enemy in the interior of Roiuuaniu
has captured Galreaska.
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ENCOUNTERS IN WEST
PARIS, Jan. 10. — Patrol encounters are reported
from Champagne but nothing further.
RUSSIAN PREMIER RESIGNS
LONDON, Jan. 10.—The Russian premier, TrepofT,
has resigned, the news from Petrograd says today. _ His
fail is believed to be due to bureaucracy schemes and not
to any serious matters connected with the war.
BRITISH ENTER TRENCHES
LONDON, Jan, 10.—The British troops in the west
have entered German trenches opposite Hultuch. Artil
lery fighting is reported from Ancre.
BELIEVE RAIDER SUNK
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. — it is persistently reported
that a British cruiser has sunk a German raider in the At
lantic. No positive information can be secured.
MACKENSEN CRUSHING AHEAD
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—According to the dispatches
and the summary of events in the field oi battle the forces
of General von Mackensen have made the passage of the
Putna river and are within five miles of the railway town
of Pantzin, so linking the northern and southern lines oi
the Teuton army running through Moldavia The Russians
nave evidently been forced to retreat behind the Sereth
l iver to their last defensive positions in Roumanian ter
ritory. Stubborn Russian counter attacks are reported
at points nearer the Danube.
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ENTENTE REPLY SECRET
PARIS, Jan. 11.—No information has leaked out as
o the text of the reply of the Entente to the Wilson peace
note but the general opinion here today is that it merely
expresses the impossibility of the allied nations discus
sing peace without guarantees of receiving what they are
lighting for.
WHAT WILL MACKENSEN DO NEXT
LONDON, Jan. 11. — The opinion now prevails here
in military circles that the conclusion of the German cam
paign in Roumania will see von Mackensen sent to Mace
donia, and not to the Italian frontier, to attack the allies
and enable Greece to declare war on the German side. ,
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I1KAI/. WHO KKSKiN Kl> SOME
I I Ml! MU) IS ( II UICKI) WITH
HiniH’in \mi i:\toimION.
Chicago, Jan 1) — Former Chit f
Mealy, who resigned by request and
and under ehargss some time ago, was
arrested last night on the (barge of
bribery, extoCion and conspiracy. He
was later rehv.-'Cd on bond of a hund
red thousand dollars Lieutenant
Martin Whit< and three others were
also arrested id State Attorney Moy
ne allegge- that Mealy and other olli
ieias preyed ;.n the denizens of legal
resorts.
SKATTLK. Jan. 0.—Patrolman
Charles Mullen was arrested by the
federal authorities late Monday night
for bootlegging. It i- alleged that h»*
threatened Hiliingsley with death un- *
les- he lied the country. After hi
arrest Muller said he represented
Mayor (Jill and Chief of Pole** I leek
ingi.ae' ia whatever he did. tiiil and
Hcckiugham say the patrolman i
either a liar or crazy.
imru>mr may he
t \LLEI> THE ALASk \
SEATTLE. Jan. 10—Tho Alaska
!! ivau of tl»e Seattle chamber of
< unmeive is urging the government
to nan:« the new battleship A aska.
IM’SSI \ FOLLOW S HRIT \ I N
AM) I It Wt'E IN REFORMS
London, Dec. 12.—Russia is planing
new and radical reforms most revolut
ionary in extent in order to render her
more etli dent powers. The action has
ne»*n .-timulated by the almo-t startl
ing announcement of the great stride
by I’ritain within the last few days.
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EXPLOSION I VI! RES M \N
SERIOI SLY M MILE 71
A man whose name is not known
in the city lost a hand, probably one
eye. and. maybe, two eyes by an ex
plosion that occurred at Mile 71 this
morning. The details are not known
but it is thought that the accident
was due to the premature discharge
of powder in a loaded hole.
NEW COMMISSIONER
Judge Martin Moran has been ap
pointed by Judge Tucker to the U. S. ±
eommissionoisliip at Fortuna Ledge.
Judge Moran was commissioner in the
Kohuk some years ago and thus will
he familiar with the duties of the
ollice to which he has been appointed,
lie succeeds Judge Fuller, a former
Yukon river school teacher, who re
signet! the 1’. S. commissionership to
take up a more lucrative business ac
cording to information frm his
mother.—Nome Nugget.
TFLLS HOW MARSHALL DID
NOT GO FOR Sl'LZKR
J. Wilson Reed, M. D., arrived on
the Mariposa this morning and will '
leave with Tony McDonald for a trip
across country to Marshall, their
home camp. Dr. Reed says Marshall
would probably have gone strong for
Sulzer only that a stampede took
place from the Koyukuk and Iditarod
just before election. The doctor
thinks well of his camp which he »ft
last October for his first trip outside.
ALASKA LOSES GREAT FRIEND
WHEN DEATH CALLS
Alaska, and in particular thy low
grade gold bearing sections of Gastin
eau channel lost a great friend when
John R. Mitchell was called by death
John R. Mitchell 'was superintend
ent of the Preserverance mine proper
ties from 1901 to the time the transfer
was made to the Thane Hammon in
terests. He drove the Alexander tun
nel, erected the first large stamp mill
in the basin and through the efforts
of himself and associates in mining,
the Basin lodes were brought to the ♦
attention of the mining world.—Ju
neau Dispatch. ^
STANDARD OIL AGENT
AT JUNEAU ARRESTED
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Frank Brad
ley, agent for Standard Oil at Ju
neau has been arrested on the charge
of embezzlement and has waived ex
tradition.