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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
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Peterson BuildingAnchorage
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Attorney-at-Law
Notary Public
Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage, - - Alaska
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Lawyer
Office: Robart Block
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Attorneys at U»
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Lawyer
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Attorney-at-Law
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Attorney at Law.
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Anchorage : : : Alaska
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DENTISTRY.
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Phone 7-Y
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Dentist
Alger Block, Anchorage
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DENTIST
Cor. 4th and C St. Anchorage
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Physician and Surgeon
V Alaska Building,
Corner of 4th and G.
Dr. K. A. Kyvig
Physician and Surgeon;
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Anchorage, - . - A.aska
C. HENNING,
TAILOR
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Ave. and D St.
BOB SMALL
Horseshoeing a Specialty
Oxy-Acetylene Welding
Cor. C and Second Anchorage
WILL TEST LAW
DOUGLAS, Nov. 10.—On a com
plaint sworn to by Mrs. I. A. Gillman,
teacher of the native schools in Doug:*
las, Mrs. Weaver, a native woman
was brought before Commissioner
John Henson yesterday, charged with
the violation of Section 3, Chapter 44,
of the Session Laws of Alaska Terri
torial Legislature of 1913, relative to
the compulsory school act for natives
of Alaska, the complaint being to the
effect that the said Mrs. Weaver has
neglected and refused to send her son,
George Weaver, who is of lawful
school age, to the institution of learn
ing provided by the United States
government, and as required by terri
torial law.
Section 3 of the session laws of 1913
provides:
“That every parent, guardian or oth
er persons, having possession or con
trol of any Eskimo, Aleut Indian, or
any other child (which shall include
children of mixed blood not leading a
civilized life) in the territory of Alas
ka, between the ages of eight and six
teen years, without legal excuse, per
mit such child to be absent from any
United States public school for Alaska
natives for a total of five days on
which sessions are held during any
one school quarlter, when the resi
dence of such child is within one mile
of such United States public school
(unless such child is being taught at
some other school or by private tu
tors, or such child has been excused
in writing, signed by the principal of
such school, or by the superintendent j
of schools of the district in which such ;
school is located) shall be of such oth-,
er provisions and penalties of section |
2 of this act. j
“Provided futher.that the complaint ■
in the case of such child be made to
the United States commissioner, by
the district superintendent or teacher
of native schools, or any other person
interested in the education of Alaska
natives.”
Section tour provides:
“That any official of the United
States Bureau of Jjjducatioh is author
ized and empowered to appoint a
truant officer to arest during school
hours, any child who is found away
from home and school and who is
known by the officers to come within
the provisions of Sec. 3 of this act,
and shall deliver, such child to the
teacher, parent, guardian, or others
having control of such child, and shall
report such action to the teacher and
any such officer shall have
the power to arrest and bring
before any United States commission
er, ihe parent, guardian or other per
sons Slaving control of such child, upon
a warrant duly issued by such Unite.;
States commissioner, upon complaint
sworn out by him, said commissioner
i being empowered to impose a line of'
! not less than live dollars, nor more
! than twenty dollars, and costs, and to
take such action as the case may jus
I tify and that the violators of said act
i can be imprisoned in the federal jail
Until such fines and cost are paid.”
When the hearing came up yester
day afternoon, the defendant pleaded
her husband’s total inability to work
on account of blindness, asserting that
she had but $30 a month on which to
maintain her family, and that it was
; necessary for the boy to get wood.
| Mrs. Gillman, the teacher, however,
! stated that school had been in session
i now for the past eight weeks, and that
during all that time his excuse had
been that he had to get wood, that it
was always the same when urged to
attend school, and that no effort was
made on the part of the parents to in
j sist on his getting an education.
Commissioner Henson fined the wo
man $10 or five days in jaill, but sus
pended the sentence for seven days
upon the defendant’s promise to sjend
her boy to school every morning, and
on the teacher’s promise to excuse the
. boy each afternoon until the cellar was
filled .with'Wood. Maggie Weaver, the
sister, was also instructed to attend
school, and in the teacher’s judgment
will be excused only whenever legiti
mate work is obtainable.
Hitherto, the natives have been un
der the impression that the compul
sory school law pertained only to
white children, and as a consequence
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All priced mid all slues. KlttlnEB
In your own home if so desired,
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LEARN TO DANCE.
Latest Pauces Taught. Begin
ners given special attention. For ap
pointment Call at third house from
C on tth Ave.
WJI. BUNTING.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Growth
of the country’s banking resources
since the passage of the federal re
serve act is put at six and one-half
billion dollars in a statement issued
today by the comptroller of. the treas
ury. The record is declared to be
without a parallel.
The figures cover the period from
July, 1913, a few months before the
act was passed, to July, 1916, includ
ing nearly all of the first two years of
the European war.
Deposits Make Big Jumps.
Deposits since the reserve act went
into force have made an unprecedent
ed jump also. Their total increase is
put at six and a quarter billion dol
lars, or 31 per cent., nearly as great
as the resource increase. The increase
in the west was 37 and in the Pacific
states 19 per cent.
Banks and trust companies are
lending three and a quarter billion
years ago, the statement says.
Emphasis is laid upon a distinct
and growing tendency towards decen
tralization and distribution of “exces
sive reserves heretofore piled up in
Eastern cities." This has been especi
ally true during the last few months.
In the four and one-half months from
May 1 to September 12, this year, de
posits in New York City decreased
nearly a quarter of a billion dollars,
increasing heavily meanwhile! in the
country banks.
The total resource increase in the
Western states was $395,000,000; Pa
cific states, $325,000,000; insular pos
sessions, $40,000,000.
native school attendance has been far
from satisfactory.
Mrs. Gillman, who possesses a thor
ough knowledge of the law and con
ditions pertaining to native instruc
tion, was sent to Douglas for the pur
poseof enforcing the present compul
sory attendance law, which she did
with a view toward bettering educa
tional conditions in this district, and
which for a number of years has been
regarded by the government officials
to be the worst district in Alaska.
In an interview with a Dispatch rep
resentative; Mrs. Gillman stated that
the government had at one time con
sidered the advisability of' abandon
ing the district, owing to lack of in
terest by the older natives and the
non-attendance of the school children.
She stated that there were forty pu
pils enrolled, and that seldom had
there been more than twenty in at
tendance, so she determined to adopt
sterner measures, after realizing foi
the past two months that moral sua
sion, pleadings and urging wore in
vain. In a letter to the governor, she
was assured that a fund of $2,000 was
available for the enforcing of the com
pulsory attendance act, the case in
court yesterday being the first of its
kind to come up in Alaska. Her de
termined stand iu this matter is sure
to be commended by all good citizens,
as well as appreciated in after years
by the natives themselves.
He with the crowd at Peterson’s. 46
; MRS. HUGHES.
; BOARDING HOUSE
► 145 4th Ave. Cor. B Street
[ Family Cooking $1.00 Per Day
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Anchorage Masonic Club
meets Arst and third Monday in
month. W. ERVIN, Secy.
LADIES
Try Excelsior Cream for the
kaads. Ob salo for S5 cts. at
the Gift Shop, F Street.
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NEWSPAPERS
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Anchorage and
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UNION CIGAR STORE
4th Ave. Bet. C and B Sts.
Choice line of Cigars and
Tobaccos,
Confectionery and
Soft Drinks.
Meet Your Friends at the
UNION CIGAR STORE
GUS STIPOVICH and
OTTO GUSTOSON, Props.
Tex Jones R. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
CIGARS
CANDIES
TOBACCOS
FRUIT
NUTS
4th AYE. NEAR C STREET
Taxidermist
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5th Ave. Bet. C and 1)
Anchorage :: Alaska.
Union Laundry
and Bath House
fourth Ave., Between U and I,
Anchorage
OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED
—and—
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Seattle Second-hand Store buys and
sells everything. D and 4th Ave.
11-6-tf
All kinds harness repair work done
by Bartholf, between 5th and 6th, near
C St. 20
Second-hand harnesses bought and?
sold by Bartholf, between 5th and 6th.
near C St. 20
He Had No Bank Account i
He had some money—but he had no Bank Ac
count. He could not see the need of one. He
had a splendid chance to enlarge his business
and make big money. He had not enough cash
on hand. He was unable to borrow any from a
Bank, because as he kept no Bank Account the
Bank knew nothing about his financial respon
sibility. Jf
Does This Mean You?
OUR TOTAL DEPOSITS ARE NOW OVER $413,000.00
We Are Growing Daily; Why Not Open An
Account and Grow With Us?
BANK OF ALASKA
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UUUUUUI
ALASKA TRANSFER
Express ana Heavy Hauling Storage in Connection
COAL AND WOOD
OFFICE LATHROP BLDG.
ALFRED BENSON, Prop.
THE PLACE where restful hours cau be spent with all
your friends.
CIGARS, FRUITS, CANDY AND SOFT DRINKS OF <
ALL KINDS.
The ARCADE
City Drug1 Store
THE REXALL STORE Dr. K. A. Kyvig, Prop.
We carry a large assortment of imported French and
domestic Perfumes, Soaps and Toilet Articles. A full
stock of the great liexall line. Rubber goods and Station
^ exyftho best in the world. All low prices.
IT PAYS TO TRADE HERE.
0pp. Post office
onday and Tuesday
Next we will offer on Sale a Large
Assortment of
Fancy China, Glassware
And BRIC-A-BRAC
THIS IS A FINE AND USEFUL LOT OF 1,060 DIFFERENT ARTICLES
THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK CHEERFUL FOR VERY LITTLE
MONEY. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD NOT MISS THIS SALE, FOR WE HAVE
ONLY A LIMITED QUANTITY.
TO RESTAURANT AND HOTEL KEEFERS—WE HAVE LOTS OF ARTI
• CLES THAT YOU NEED IN CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
50 DOZEN LARGE DINNER PLATES.-. 1Qc EACH
20 DOZEN WATER GLASSES . EA0H
The BON MARCHE
Opp* Postoffice