Just a word in conclusion as if.
our forests’ perpetuation. It is not
the tremendous problem in Alaska
that it is elsewhere in the United
States due to the natural advantage
oi the large Alaska rainfall. The
papers reported the other day a
speech by W. G. Wiegle of the Sno
qualmie national forest, in whicn
the reforestation of timber land
would take care of itself in nature,
seeding, planting, and growing new
trees, were it not for the menace
of forest fires.
“As Governor Parks states in his
p: orlamation, two hours forest fire
can destroy eighty years growth r.L
KETCHIKAN FOUNDRY
H. P. HANSEN, Prop.
Manufacturer of
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timber. And we do have in this
se^.ion periods in summer, of some
t'nes weeks duration, without rain
fall. The preservation of our Alas
kan forests from fire requires on"
cava. A part of Forest Week ob
servance here is to include precept
and programs in the public school,
tci idling there, the care of forests
and fire prevention.”
INSURANCE? MONOPOLY IS ASK
ED FOR STATE
State Industrial Commissioner
James A. Hamilton of New York
favros a State monopoly of work
men’s compensation and the elimi
nation of private insurance con
cerns. With an exclusive state fund,
Mr. Hamilton said, employers would
not only be saved nearly 2 8 per cent
of the premiums they now pay, but
tley would be relieved of respon
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PORT ALEXANDER,
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1911 L. C. SMITH BUILDING.
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A National institution operating under charter and supervision
of hte United States Government. A safe and conservative Bank
That you will like to do business with.
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«??folUy for injury or death of em
ployes. Under the present system, If
an insurance company fails, the em
ployer is responsible for the com
pensation.
THE DIFFERENCE
^our years ago, the people of
Alaska elected John W. Frame Re
publican National Committeeman by
250 votes. Under the rules of the
Republican Party, the delegates
frem Alaska to the convention must
cast their formal vote to seal the
chvice of the people. The men elect
ed to perform this duty were George
A'’tUur Shoup, then United States
District Attorney, and George Sex
ton, of Seward. When the time
came, these men voted for George
Sexton. This act was the result of
a conspiracy promoted by Governor
Scott C. Bone, John W. Troy, Jack
McBride, H. T. Tripp, Thos. M. Reed,
federal judge, L. V. Ray, attorney,
at Seward and a number of other*.
In the election of April 1928, the
I ev pie of Alaska elected Capt. La
throp national committeeman by
225 votes. According to precedent,
as explained by Governor Bone, the
delegates, Judge Wickersham and
Dr. W. H. Chase, had the right to
name any man whom they prefer
red since neither man had supported
Lathrop.
But their act shows the difference
between upright citizens and the oth
ers above named. They made ar
rangements at Kansas City so that
whoever was snown to have received
tno highest votes for national com
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BROTHERHOOD
Meets 8 P. M. Mondays
President: Secretary'
Mark Jacobs A. Hope
Electric Laundry
Phone 156
GENERAL LAUNDRY
WORK
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