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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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GET AT THE CAUSE
Many political expedients have been offered for re
lieving Alaska of bureaucratic control, but none of them
strike at the root of the whole evil—conservation as at
present applied. With the natural resources of the Ter
ritory controlled by the Federal government which re
turns a proportion of the revenues therefrom into various
Territorial activities, the Federal government has an ex
cuse for insisting upon representation on all bodies hav
ing to do with disbursement of these funds. Give the re
sources back to the people and we will soon have sufficient
population to create a State and something taxable from
which to draw revenue to sustain its offices.
It is not too late for the government to set a date
when these resources will be opened for pre-emption with
the provisor that all residents of the Territory for two
years previous will have prior right in the drawings, and
that the same residence rules as applied with respect to
lands and timber in the States apply in Alaska, and that
all subsequent pre-emptions are subject to the applicant
having established a residenc and dwelt in the Territory
one year previous to exercising rights of pre-emption.
If the government must have something for posterity
let it demand a royalty on all output from the resource
acquired, together with the establishment of rules with
respect to reforestation or cutting, as it would apply to
timber lands.
The revenue to the Federal government would be suf
ficient to care for all purely Federal activities such as
rivers, harbors, aids to navigation, surveys, etc., while the
taxable increment would suffice to meet all Territorial
demands.
The old cry of “stop thief” employed by the bureau
crat to balk and change in Alaska is all moonshine. No
one desires the resources of the Territory safeguarded
against monopoly more than the Alaskans themselves.
And no one desires the entrance of unhampered capital
more than Alaskans. On that principle the people are
willing to accord capital a fair deal and ask only the same
in return, gauging rules and regulations to fit the exigen-.
cies of the situation as they arise.
Standing in support this contention is the fact that
any system refusing to the people the right of guiding
their own destiny is a despotism nullifying the funda
mentals of free government. And Alaskans are as much
a unit in the United States as the residents of Massa
ehusets or Pennsylvania.
By releasing the tention of conservation Alaska
would swarm with people—not predatory interests—seek
ing opportunity to enlist in carrying on the work of re
claiming the wilderness as those who came before have
reclaimed it in a small way and planted every emblem of
Americanism through it institution.
It is needless to talk of taking powers from the bu
reaus until the incentive for power is taken, and that is
the treasure house of natural resources, which is being
gnawed at after the manner of a pack of rodents, spoil
ing more than they devour.
Attorney General Rustgard makes this comment on
the question of bribery: “Our penal code was adopted
before the Territory had a Legislature. As a result, the
sections dealing with and denouncing bribery omit to de
nounce bribery of a member of the Legislature, or to make
it a crime for a member of the Legislature to accept or
solicit bribes.”
Which occasions someone to arise and ask: “Say^
John, what do you know?”
One reason advanced for shearing the Governor of
Ills powers and placing them in the hands of an elected
Comptroller is that it would not be costly, as there is a
million dollars in the Territorial treasury. How that
must make the political mouths water!
Aimee McPherson is said to have made a million and a
half out of preaching, which may account for scouting
that text about the heavy odds against a rich man enter
ing the kingdom, etc.
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final drive. On the first tip-off a
beautifully executed play, Larsson to
Leslie to McIntosh netted two points
and the next play barely missed
another basket. A few seconds later
McIntosh caged the winning basket.
The Anchorage girls put up a
splendid fight in the second half but
were apparently weakened by their
efforts of the first period. Nelson
and Carlson both scored three field
goals. Carlson was probably the in
dividual star of the team breaking
Up many of Seward's set plays before
they got under way. Nelson and
Snodgrass proved to be clever for
wards and Staser an excellent guard.
For Seward the individual honors
unquestionably belong to Bert Mc
Intosh. the backbone of the Seward
offense. In spite of a badly swollen
neck gland, which would have kept
many a less plucky player on the
side lines, she played a great all
round game, besides scoring the two
winning baskets in the last two
minutes of play. Elsa Larsson also
gave a fine exhibition of clever floor
work. Cecil Leslie and Katherine
Neville were in the game all the
time, breaking up everything that
came their way.
1 Nip” Johnson refereed to the sat
isfaction of all concerned. Three
personal fouls were called on Sew
ard, one on Anchorage. A technical
foul was called on each team for a
breach of the substitution rule.
The crowd vras a disappointment,
the hall being about filled but to
inght’s battle should bring a record
turn out.
The line-ups:
Anchorage—Snodgrass (4) F. Nel
son (6) F. Carlson (6) C. Staser G.
Hedberg (2) G.
Seward—McIntosh (8) F. Larsson
(8) F. Leslie (4) C. Harrison G.
Neville G.
Substitutions: Nichols for Snod
grass, Strandberg for Carlson, Shel
don for Neville.
In the fast preliminary game the
S. A. C. team gave the High school
boys an artistic .trimming 32-19. Guy
Manthey^ scored 15 points for the
High school, Willis 18 for the Club
team.
The line-ups:
■S. A. C.—Willis (IS) F. Andresen
(8) F. Johnson (4) C. Lenhart (2) G.
Stevenson G.
S. H. S.—G. Manthey (1e) F. R. J,
Manthey (4) F. Leslie C. Sparks G.
Seferovich G.
Substitutions: Morton for R. Man
thejvJJorton for Sparks.
BANNER INSURANCE YEAR
NEW YORK, March 4. (IF)—The
year 1925 was the banner year in the
life insurance business throughout the
United States as in that year new
policies exceeding one billion dollars
were written, of which about eighty i
billion is now in force.
Seattle Tee Cream at Schalterer*s
Alaska Shop. tf
Soda pop in all flavors for
the kiddies. Ten cents a bot
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THEATER
8 O'CLOCK — ONE: SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
ROD LA ROQUE AND JACQUELINE LOGAN
in
“Code of the Sea”
A Roaring Action Tale of the Sea
An Ocean Melodrama Full of Thrills
A great story of family cowardice and its final
Overthrow
SOMETHING GOOD
And there will be another 2-reel Our Gang Comedy
‘CIRCUS FEVER'
And a Reel of Jokes
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Harbingers
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A Riot of Gay Colors
at
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