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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY !>. 1!»17.
TO URGE OIL LAND OPENING.
Mail advices inform us that the Alaska legislative assem
bly, which recently closed its session, before adjournment pas
sed a memorial to the national congress urging the opening of
the oil lands of Alaska under the leasing system. In order to
get some action on this important matter. The Times took oc
casion to write Representative Price, urging him to introduce
such a resolution, in the hope that the national congress might
pay some heed to the petition of the people of Alaska, as rep re
seated by the legislature.
If these oil lands were available to development, The Times
can positively assert that an oil drilling plant would lie work
ing in tin* Matanuska valley right now. It is definitely known
that oil seepages, in many places, have been found in this val
ley. 'The formation, especially in the upper readies of the Mat
anuska valley, is favorable for oil, being sandstone and shale.
Poor Alaska! IIow it lias to wait upon the convenience of
indifferent and poorly-informed national legislators before its
resources can be opened to development. Some day, perhaps,
the United States will realize the potential resources of this
great territory and demand that the liars he taken down, so
that developments may follow.
SELECTIVE DRAFT MEASURE.
There seems to be some confusion with respect to the se
lective conscription bill, passed by the congress, due, per
haps, to a lack of information concerning it> terms. Our in
formation is, that the bill as finally passed by the congress,
fixes the age limits of 21 and .35 years. That is, men who are
physically tit and have the age qualification, whether married
or single, are subject to enlistment in the army. The terms of
the bill are best set forth in a letter written by the president
to a Kansas congressman, who sought information, which, in
part, follows:
“The process of the draft is, 1 think, very clearly set forth
in the bill drafted by the war department and which 1 so ear
nestly hope the congress will adopt, but it is worth while to
state the idea which underlies the bill a little more fully. 1
took occasion the other day in an address to the people of the
country to point out the many forms of patriotic service that
were open to them and to emphasize the fact that the military
part of the service was by no means tin* only part, and perhaps,
all things considered, not the most vital part.
“<)ur object is a mobilization of all the productive and act
ive forces of the nation and their development t*» the highest
point of co-operation and efficiency and the idea of the select
ive draft is that those should be chosen for service in the army
who can be most readily spared from the prosecution of the
other activities which the country must engage in and to which
it must devote a great deal of its best energy and capacity.
“The volunteer system does not do this. When men
choose themselves they sometimes choose without due regard
to their other responsibilities. Men may come from the farms j
or front the mines or from the factories or centers of business j
who ought not to come, but ought to stand bgck of the armies;
in the field and see that they get everything that they need
and that the people of the country are sustained in the mean- j
time.
“The principle of the selective draft, in short, has at its
heart this idea, that there is a universal obligation to serve
and that a public authority should choose those upon whom
the obligation of military service shall rest and also in a sense
choose those who shall do the rest of the nation’s work. The
bill, it adopted, will do more, 1 believe, than any other single
instrumentality to create the impression of universal service
in the army and out of it, and, properly administered, will be
a great stimulation. Those who feel that we are turning away
altogether from the voluntary principle seem to forget that!
some 000.000 men will be needed to fill the ranks of the reg- j
nlar army and the national guard and that a very great field j
for individual enthusiasm lies there wide open.”
The suggestion of an insurance man, made at the Chamber!
ot Commerce luncheon yesterday, that the business men of this |
community got together and agitate for lower insurance rates,
meets with our unqualified approval. The present rates are al
together too high, and in some cases are really prohibitive. We j
have a paid tin* department here, some up-to-date lire lighting
equipment, and a water system that is at least as good as that
in other Alaska towns, and these things should lie taken intoj
consideration in the fixing of insurance rates.
Representative Frank 11. Cannon is expected home on the!
steamer North western, due to arrive Saturday, and it might j
l*e well to have a public meeting, or something of the sort, so
that he may tell his constituents just what the Alaska legis-1
lative assembly accomplished during the past session.
The Stores That Have What You Want When You Want It.
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
WKDXKSDAY, MAY !>, 1!H7.
Vo). 1. No. 251 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, 4th and D
How many of yon have read R. Service’s ‘Rhymes of a Red Cross Man”?
Yet they are rhymes well worth reading. The impressions of a man with
a highly developed sense of understanding the realities of life, writing of
things he saw and lived, drawing pictures of war, and life in the camp,
with the touch of a great artist, Robert Service has again shown us a new
side of his versatile character. The book is published in a neat cloth bind
ing at $1.25 and Red leather binding at $1.75.
We have also a number of new copyrights of 1017.
Growth is the inevitable result of work done in the right direction.
L. K. Waterman, a pioneer of one of the greatest enterprises in our
country—the manufacture of Fountain Pens—has made the “Waterman
Ideal Foundtain Pen” a name familiar in Madagascar as well as in New
York City, in the trenrhes of Europe’s battlefields anil in a mine tunnel in
Alaska. It was not extensive advertising that educated the public to the
use of his fountain pen. it was the high quality of the pen as a whole, the
honesty of his claims for it, the broad policy of trying to fit the pen for
the customer, not the customer to the pen—and not the least factor was
the guarantee that went with each pen. When buying one-—anil you will
do it sooner or later—it is well to remember that you can get just the
point you want—we have them in stock, or else we will get it for you. Anil
we will be very willing to mail a pen to you for trial if you will tell us what
kind of a [>oint you prefer, medium, fine, manifold or stub. The prices are
from $2.50 to $7.50, depending upon the size of the gold point, and of course
we also carry the higher price pens up to $40.00.
Send us your orders for Eastman Kodak Films, your developing and
printing. We carry the best Eastman Kodaks made.
A medicine chest is of great importance and value in a camp. You
could get a small assortment of household remedies at a reasonable cost,
and it may mean a whole lot to you in an emergency. Johnson & John
son, the manufacturers of the famous Red Cross line, are putting out a
Utility Kit—1-1 different articles for 50c. Also a large outfit in a metal
case for use in mines, camps or road houses, at $12.50 each. 5 ou should
not be without one.
Do you want your shaving to be a pleasure instead of a bother? If
you do—then trv a bottle of Koken’s Lilac Toilet Water, a pint bottle for
$1.25.
Creme Do tv is a r.ew Chocolate. It is made by the house of Krause, j
famous for the quality of their candy. We cannot describe it, all we know ,
is that it is as delicious a sweet as we have ever tasted. 75c and $1.50
per box.
Our business in Victor Machines and Records is improving right along.
We find it necessary to have new records on every boat and you can always
find the latest Broadway Hit at Loussac’s.
The new DuBarry Parisian Ivory Mirror is a marvel. We would like
to show it to you.
Come in to see us—You a>e always welcome.
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W. H. Courtney, who is engaged in
some excavation work at Petersburg,
is reported to have gotten gold to the
value of four cents from a pan of dirt
taken from the place where he was
working.
Hot a.id cold water wash rooms both
doors at Peterson’s. •>
At a recent meeting of the city
council at Cordova, George Dooley,
the republican candidate for territorial
senator from this division at the last f
election, and a prince of good fellows,
was re-appointed chief of police.
"Just a minute. Yes, we have Cider
across the alley from Skookum’a. 2