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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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LEGISLATURE TAKES PROPER COURSE
In defeating the labor commissioner bill the Terri
torial Senate demonstrated that it was not prepared to be
stampeded into radical legislation, such as the Attorney
General proposed in his labor bill. Forecasts from Ju
neau also indicate that the Comptroller bill is due for hard
sledding if not defeat early in its career, despite the at
titude and recommendations of Delegate Sutherland.
In the first instance, the labor commissioner bill is a
defeat for the Attorney General, who is proposed as a
member of the Board of Control. Should the Senate de
cide to shelve the Comptroller bill and take up more im
portant legislation it would spell a severe setback for the
sponsors of the measure.
Then maybe the Senate numbers a majority who be
lieve that they are responsible to the people who elected
them and not to dictation even from the Delegate to Con
gress and Attorney General.
JUMPING OVER THE TRAIL
‘'Balloon jumping” is the newest diversion for those
who find such sports as bull fighting, running for office
and going over Niagara Falls in a barrel too tame.
A balloon with lifting power a trifle less than enough
to take a man off the ground is strapped to the jumper,
who is thereby able to make prodigous leaps, 40 or 50
yards, over fences and even trees.
Airman Dobbs of the British Air Force tried the new
sports a few weeks ago, jumped into high voltage wires
and was electrocuted.
The point is: if this sport was introduced to Alaskans
how simple the matter of transportation to remote camps
could be solved. Here in Seward on Saturday afternoon,
when work for the week has been completed, one pal could
say to another: “What say, let’s take a jump down to
Russian river for over Sunday?”
According to press reports, Henry Ford came near be-!
ing the victim of his Frankenstein.
Peaches may be bringing $10,000 a week in New
York, but it sounds more like apple sauce.
A New York woman “squealed” on her accessory to
the murder of her husband because “of the brutal” man
ner in which he did the job, when there were so many deli
cate methods known to ladies with objectionable better
halves. •
While the railroads of the States smear printer’s ink
all over the big dailies telling about cutting an hour off
the running time from coast to coast, Alaskan airmen ar<?
telling it in weeks instead of hours.
Nome in seven and a half hours from Anchorage—
about nine from Seward! Which doesn’t sound good to
the sourdough who is wondering if his squaw will use
the plane to find him.
Now if Seward can only get busy and establish an
air service to the Westward.
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LEGISLATIVE GRIST
(Juneau Empire)
Measures imposing heavier taxes
on non-resident fishermen were in
troduced in both Houses of the Leg
islature. Senators Brown and Dunn
in the Senate and Representative
Worth in the House were sponsors
of the bills.
The Senate Bill, No. 35, imposes a
tax of 50 cents on resident commer
cial fishermen while Mr. Worth’s bill,
House Bill No. 32, puts a $1 tax on
I all resident fishermen and from $100
to $250 on various kinds of non-resi
dents.
Considering School! Bill
The House was considering Bill
No. 10, which provides for more ex
tensive financial aid to public
schools. Mr. Ross presented an a
mendment limiting the ^refunds any
one town could receive from the Ter
ritory to $30,000 per year1, exclusive
of payments for pupils attending
from without the town. The amend
ment was not voted on before recess
The measure was in secnni reading
and was expected to come up for
final passage later.
The Committee on Municipal Af
faires reported favorably on Bill No.
22, repealing Chapter 66, Session
Laws of 1925, authorizing municipal
taxes on itinerant peddlers, etc.
Senate Joint Memorial No. 2. urging
channel improvement of the mouth
of the Tanana River, and H. B. No.
12, making construction of airplane
landing fields a part of the regular
construction work oT the Territorial
Road Commission, were reported
favorably by the Committee on Roads
and Highways. Raising the bounty
on coyotes to $15, and Committee on
Fisheries, etc., recommended H. B.
No. IS, “do not pass.”
Three Bills Introduced
Three bills were introduced in the
House. No. 32, Mr. Worth imposing
licenses on commercial fishermen $1;
on non-residents “using hook and
line, including trollers,” $100; seine
fishermen, including any person who
assist in seine operation, $250; non
resident fishermen who work on,
maintain, or help maintain, operate,
guard, or act as watchmen for any
fish trap while fishing, $250. Rer
uns who have not resided in Alaska
three years, are required to have
proof of residence in Alaska, includ
ing Anchorage and Illiamna. It was
referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
New Senate Bills
Three measures were introduced in
the Senate. In addition to the fish
ermen’s license tax bill, they were;
No. 33, Mr. Frame, appropriating
$10,000 to be expended under the
direction of the Governor in conjunc
tion with the Federal Bureau of
Fisheries in reclamation of salmon
spawning grounds in the vicinity of
Cook Inlet, in impounding waters of
creeks and lakes tributary thereto
and removing obstructions therefrom;
bill no. 34, Mr. Frame, appropriating
$693.36 for relief of Miss Mary Mon
agle for balance of salary said to be
due her for services as teacher in
the Woodrow school district.
Bill no. 35, Messre. Brown and
Dunn, imposes a flat increase tax of
50 cents on all resident commercial
fishermen, and $50 on all non-resi
dents engaged in salmon and herring
fishing for commercial purposes.
Senators Dunn and Brown also col
laborated in Joint Memorial Nq, 3,
asking for theabrogation of the pres
ent contract with Morningside Sani
tarium for caring for Alaska insane,
urging the erection of a Government
Hospital and commending Governor
Parks, the Pioneers of Alaska and
others for their efforts in this direc
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
THE CECIL B. DE MLLE PRODUCTION
A stirring- drama of adventure in the Orient
Full of the fiinest comedy
The present grave trouble in China makes this
picture store of unusual interest, as it is laid there,
and gives a good insight into the customs and out
lawry.
A specially selected cast is headed by LEATRICE
JOY, and includes ROBERT EDSON, WALTER
LONG, ARTHUR HOYT and two well known Chi
nese actors.
The famous Chinese bandits are shown in all
reality.
And there’s an interesting Pathe News
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tion.
The Senate committee on judiciary
divided in its report on bill No. 13, au
thorizing the labor commissioner to
hear and decide disputes between em
ploye and employer. Chairman Frame
and Mr. Pratt recommended it do not
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