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THREE LIVE GHOSTS UP TO DATE
Hardly had the gavel fallen announcing the ending of
the session of the Alaska Legislature than the twice killed
Comptroller bill makes its reappearance in all its vigor.
Judge Wickersham, author of the bill, declares the'
Legislature is without power under the Organic Act to
vote funds for the payment of extra help required by the
Governors office. Therefore he asks for an injunction
against the Treasurer restraining him from paying any
part of the $17,690, provided for the Governor’s office, and
$21,700 for the expenses of the Legislature.
While the filing of the application for an injunction
was a surprise in itself, the greater surprise lies in the
fact that successive Legislatures have voted these funds
with the full cogniaznce of Mr. Wickersham and their ac
tion has not been questioned.
Therefore the entire matter appears to be one of re
vival of the ghost of the Comptroller bill along with the
shades of the hopes of Mr. Wickersham, Delegate Suther
land and the Attorney General—a sort of “Three Live
Ghosts” up to date.
As the Attorney General has as much cause to be dis
gruntled over the action of the Legislature as does Mr.
Wickersham and Mr. Sutherland, it will be interesting to
watch the legal battle from the side-lines. The Attorney
General will be compelled to defend the action on the parti
ofthe Territory.
By the action of Mr. Wickersham, he places himself,
Delegate Sutherland and the Attorney General in the po
sition of imposing themselves as superior to the will of the
voters as expressed through their elected representatives.!
Coming up at a time when the complainant is chaffing
under a sense of defeat for his pet measure, the action
does not embody the element of altruism and good faith
its proponent seeks to establish.
However, some good may be looked for in the pre
mises; it will clarify a situation that has been shrouded
in the perplexities of constitutional interpretation.
But whatever the outcome, the fact stands out glar
ingly that the sponsors of the Comptroller bill consider
themselves superior to the voters of Alaska and better fit-1
ted to direct their legislative action than those whom they
selected at the polls.
Should the injunction become permanent it bids fair
to open the way for other assaults upon the acts of the
Legislature, as it has been claimed from time to time that
constitutional powers have been exceeded in the passage
of laws.
Paris is consistent if nothing. Having invented the
multiple causes of divorce, she now helps the victims ouC
with a short-order decree.
Judge Wickersham might at least agree to allow the
Legislators meal tickets, otherwise how will some of them
eat. i
While a murder is abhorrent to all normal people it
becomes ranked among the movies and other entertain
ments in New York—if there is a woman in the case.
WOMEN INVEST ABLY
SIIVS FINANCE EXPERT
NEW YORK, May 7. (/P)—Wo
man’s new freedom and economic in
dependence are causing Wall Street
bankers to revise their notions on
the suitability of investments for
the weaker sex, according to Merryle
Stanley Rulceyser of Columbia Uni
versity, writer on finance and econo
mics and author of “The Common
Sen-se or Money and Investments.”
WHEAT OFFERS JOBS
WASHINGTON, May 7. (/P)—
Thousands of harvest hands will
be needed in the big wheat belt this!
summer, says Uncle Sam’s Employ-;
ment Service.
;
In a notice to farm laborers carried!
on the back page of the latest Indus-1
trial Employment Infonmv’cn BuTIe-l
tin it says:
Subscribe for the Daily Gateway.
MEMOflML GKflDEN TO
SUPPLY FLOWERS TO SICK
FAIRMONT, W. Va.. May 7. (/P)—
Flowers for Memorial Day and flow
ers for hte sick will be grown in an
American Legion Memorial Garden
being developed by the local unit of
the American Legion Auxiliary. Two
lots have been donated for the gard
en and contributions of bulbs, shrub
bery and flowers of many kinds have
been contributed. Walks, trellises
and arches wil be built in the gard
en. The Legion post is co-operating
with the Auxiliary unit, providing
workers to perform the heavier tasks.
REAL ESTATE DEGREE
MINNEAPOLIS. May 7. (JP)—A
four year course in real estate will
km offered next fall at the University
of Minnesota, leading to the degree
of Bachelo’’ of Science in business.
(Continued flora Page One)
Hudson Maxim as a boy received
practically no education, yet as a
self-taught scientist he bordered close
upon the ambition of Goethe in an
other line, “to make all knowledge
his own.” He was nine years old
before he learned the alphabet, and
despite the violent winters of his
native Maine, he was 16 before he 1
owned his first pair of shoes and his
first hat. He pitched hay for three
days to earn 75 cents to buy his first
geography, chiefly that he might look
up France “to set where Napolean
used to live."
The senior Maxim, although a poor
miller, was an insatiable student.
Philosophy, history, science, astron
omy, asui the mystery of space and
eternity were the subjects discussed
at his fireside, hence his children
came early and naturally by their
love of the more serious subjects.
He also possessed a remarkable
memory, which was inherited by
Hudson in generous measure. When
nearly 70 years of age, the latter
could recite from memory •scores of
poems that he had not seen since
his school days.
Against odds which to many would j
have been insurmountable, Hudson
Maxim struggled to obtain an educa
tion. Choosing the most difficult
courses offered at Kent’s Hill, Maine,
he completed his academic studies
at the age of 25, and was graduated
with a wide knowledge of chemistry,
engineering and the natural sciences.
Hardly was he out of school when ho
had formulated the hypothesis of the
compound nature of so-called atoms,
which has become a generally ac
cepted theory only within the vast
few years.
As a young man he first decided
upon the printing and publishing
business as a career, and spent five
years in this work at Pittsfield,
Mass. Even at this time his inven
tive mind was working with the re
sult that he originated a process for
| color printing which was tried out on
[the Evening Journal of Pittsfield,
[said to have been the first daily
«... (Continued on Page Five;
Fresh Puretan Hams and Bacon at
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
Seattle Ice Cream at Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. tf
Give mother a gift box of
Helen Ardelle or Pig'n Whis
tle candy on Mother's day,
May 8, as a symbol of your
love. Candy Cottage.
LIBERTY
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m min ani maw
in the rich comedy drama
“Watch Your Wife”
A story ot young* married couples that is a scream
Some wonderful root garden and cabaret scenes
The plot of the play is something new and worth
considering
In addition there is a laugh-getting two-reel comedy
“KID SPEED”
AND A FABLE REEL
An all comedy program with an interesting story
SUNDAY ONLY ~
PATSY RUTH MILLER JOHNNY WALKER
in a fine drama of life
“ 9IRLS MEN FORfiET"
A strong presentation of an up-to-date subject
everyone should see
With it there is a fine two-reel comedy
“LION’S WHISKERS”
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