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ALA8KA ON VERGE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT ERA
Although another year or ho will probably pass before te appreciable
results may be expected to appear, the present congressional interest in
Alaska, development warrants the »iow that the Territory iH on the threshold
of a new era of advancement that will far transcend all previous pftmgrwss
along development linen. •
The development of earlier years has been ofthat unstable variety re
sulting from ••boam,' conditions; transitory at bent and finding Us origin more
In a sudden influx of avarlcriouh tendencies than in a stable desire to build up
the country. Ninety five per cent of all who came to the territory in earlier
years were animated by the one idea of sei2fng upon all of the easily acquired
riches to be obtained and thrm departing as hurriedly as circumstances would
permit. Not one In'ten of those whose labors contributed to the development
of earlier periods had the slightest Idea of building permanently or for the
future. The whole aim was to grub everything In sight with as little labor
as possible and leave the future of the country to take care of itself.
The result of this tendency is that today the jrrnll basic resource*-Of
tho territory, those which will in time make the land a home, for many thous
ands of happy, prosperous people, ore in practically the same state they were
two decades ago. A little more is known of thefrn but that is all. It is these
resources, the permanent and long enduring one’s, which will In* developed as
a result of the congressional activities now In progress. Whatever develop
ment is achieved thereby, will be of a character that will not be for a day or
a year but for decades and scores of years and will be directed olong lines
that will insure the widest possible range Tor Individual effort and achieve
ment. Everything necessary to make the territory :i populous nnd pros
perous one Is here and but slight assistance on the part of the government
will undoubtedly result in the opening of a new era of program and the build
ing up of a permanent population which will look upon the country as a. home
instsod of n stepping stone to easy affluence.
BIG CABLE PROFITS SUGGESTS LOWER TOLLS t
Recent announcement# that the Washington- Alaska cable turned
9119.000 into the national treasury, in addition to carrying over f 300,00,0 worth
of government business free, suggests that the cable wystom is now on an earn
ing bants which would permit of a considerable reduction in tolls.
Commenting on the report, the Valdes Miner expresses the view that
if the nows dispatches relative tothe cable earnings are true, it is clear that
tfU tolls, are entirely too high and that they could be reduced to a considerable
degree and still leave a fair margin of profit. The journal says:
Alaskan towns have no other means of communicating with the states
than by using the cable, 'Stretching, from Valdez in the* north to battle.
From Valdes a land line is run via Fairbanks to Nome, the whole system doing
tremendous business when one considers the scanty population Of course
the greater part of the cable tolls are paid by the papers of the territory, all
of which take dally telegraph reports, about half being members of the Assoc
iated Press and the remainder havln a private correspondent. By uniting on
one correspondent and all taking the Associated Press it would appear that
these papers*would be able to get a further reduction in rates, as the cables
would be sent over the lines but once, instead of twice as at the. present time.
The present charge for cable tolls is too high for a paper to take any
considerable service, and the merchantUe rates for night letters are also too
high to allow our merchants to use the cable ns often as they would like to in
ordesfng goods.'
By adding the official business to the wires free of charge, it throws
the burden of the upkeep upon the clvHinn population and require# a higher
price than If these messages were charged off against the service. It is to be
hoped that the cable will be repaired and placed in first class condition the
coming year, as the revenues derived warrant its upkeep. And the news
papers of AlaMca Should unite in an appeal for a reduction in tolls for press
scrvtee, - ** V!
It probably goes without saying that the Nugget heartily endorses
this flow of the situation. This paper is untler the necessity of paying
twice as much In tollsge cost* for Its news service os the papers of all other
sections bf Alaska. Being at a lhr gsnttter distance from the news source*
the llome paper, of course, expects'to pay more than its southern contem
poraries. But, by the some token, if the southern Alaska papers find Just
sum to complain at the excessive rate*, those of the more northerly sections,
paying double their rads are'tawre than JustIBed in adding their protest when
It Is Show* that the watan, which is not a commercial organisation any mors
than the postoOce department. Is not only on a paying basis but actually
toms considerate* dividends.
FOOD FRICK
N C R E A 8 E
70ae upward trend o£ food pefoea hat developedy ao'traduaily that,
aithaoeh auMt of ut are a warn that price* an fur Metier than before the war,
ftp ant really aware that the panoeettnare of advance haa no Inc mated that
naunw fuod conmodtUes are today, aeUtne'MO per coot Metier than in ttia.
■■'■II of Labor to treat Ire recently laauad ahow t noneat ea of trim 50
te MO par seat M retaU price* at Ocad product* of Me country, and from S0
to naan than MO par cant In whotaride prices durinc the peat alx yea-a.
TakRri the year Ull aa a normal year far ba*a« creopemtive prloea the da-'
parhriant dperee rietar that by moarafear tilt, retail pricea of meats hod ad
vaanad front SO te M par cent over tha avaiere cf 1011. Bacon and ham led
t»n epwnrd nOtam of aw pricea vetth Inernne. ntaouMins to 00 por eent
e«*. M chew Mind eoaond hiretine with nn advance of 01 par cedt.
nutter rotso 104 per cant, eggs 161 per cent, 'lions 84 per cent and lard 121 pe
Diary products and braculnuiffs climbed to oven higher levels than
meats. Flour advanced 133 par cent, bread 179 per cent, rice 103 per cent
and potatoes 163 per cent. Coffee, tea and sugar advanced respectively 64,
27 and 164 par cent, while cheese rose 96 per cent and milk 88 per cent.
It is also interesting to note from the department figures that wholesale
clothing prices showed an increase of 286 per cent last December over the 1912
levels and that house furnishings went up >03 per cent in the same period.
Lumber and building materials climbed 153 per cent in the 6 years indicated,
while the average price of all the commodities enumerated rose 138 per cent.
TOAST AND ROAST
(From The San F
Colonel Bob Maxe xvas at the .
of North Arkansas, and some of hi* fr
to propose that he respond to the toast
to the occasion. He said:
“Mr. Toastlnasteir, ladies and
respond todhe toast, ‘Water,' the purest
I want to say to you that I have seci
sleeping Hds of Infancy; that I have sc
of youth, and go in rushing torrents dov
seen it in tiny dew drop* on the blade?
the momfcng sun hurst in resplendent
seen It in tire rushing river, ripplin;
precipitous falls in its rigid rush to Join
have seen it in the mighty ocean on w
of the world; but, ladies and gentletne
beverage, its a damn failure.”
NEW ALASKA ADMINISTRATION
BILL OUTLINED
(The following telegraphic outline of
the provisions of the bill Introduced in
Congress by Representative Curry,
providing for the elimination of bu
reaucratic control of Alaska, is re
printed from the Seward Gateway or
March 4.—Ed.)
Seattle. March 4. By Associated
Press—-A Post-Intelligencer morning
special says that Representative Curry,
of Calif- rnia, chairman of the com
mittee on territories, yesterday intro
duced a bill in the house which pro
vides for the elimination of the bu
reaus of forestry’, fisheries, education
and biological survey frertn the present
activities in Alaska. The bill also
provides for the transfer of the admin
istration of Alaska mineral and agri
cultural lands, including the. jurisdic
tion of the general land office to the
administration of an Alaska develop
ment board composed of residents of
Genuine Pioneer Development
The plan closely follows the former
suggestion of FrankiUn K. Lane. The
bill further provides the eWU^bli-shment
of a bi-partisan board of three mem
bers. to whom wflU be transferred all
powers and dutties or the numerous bu
reaus with present headquarters in
Washington while attempting to ad
minister Alaskan affairs. The bill
creates a federal treasury fund to be
known as the Alaska fund. All ap
peals to lie with the secretary of the
Interior front decisions of the Alaska
board. In introducing his bill Repre
sentatiive Curry solid that the purpose
was to open Alaska for genuine pion
eer settlement with every safeguard
against exploitation. *
ATTENTION L. 0. 0. M.
Regular semi-monthly meeting ef
the Loyal Order of Mease will he held
Monday evening at 9 p. m. sharp. All
members are cordially invited to at*
W. H. KOCH. Secretary.
SUMMONS No. 2937
JN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
SECOND DIVISION.
AGGIE MORIARITY, Plaintiff.
DAN MORIARITY, Defendant.
The President of the United States
GREETING:
You are hereby required to appear!
and answer the complaint of the
plaintiff filed against you in the above
entitled cause, within thirty days from
the completion of the publication here
of for six consecutive weeks. The
date of the first publication being the
1st day of May 1920, and the date of
the last publication being the 12th
day of June 1920;; and if you fall to
appear and answer within suid time
the complaint filed within, for want
thereof the plaintiff herein wijl ap
ply to the Court for a decree agains„
you as prayed fop in sold complaint,
to-wit; for a decree dissolving the
contract of marriage now existing be
tween said plaintiff and said de
fendant .
The date of the order of the ser
vice of the summ.ons in said cause
by publication la the 30th day of
April 1920.
WITNESS, the Honorable WILLIAM
A. HOLZHEIMER, Judge of the
District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Second Division and the
seal thereof at Nome in said Ter
ritory of Alaaka, the 30th day
oT April 1990.
< SEAL ) TH08. McQANN
Clerk of the District Court
for the Territory of Alaska,
■tecon* DMdoi-.
Br vr. c. UcaimtE
Itafntr Ct»rk
PublUh—Mur 1. I. it . IS. SI, Jan, I.
■rancisco ButleLinj
annual meeting' of the Bar Association
•lends thought It would be a merry jes!
"WkUor.” But the Colonel w.ils equal
gentlemen: You have asked me to
and i>e8t of all things that (!o<l created,
n It glisten In tiny tear drops on the
?en it trickle down the blushing cheeks
vn the wrinkled cheeks of age. 1 have
s of grass like polished diamonds when
glory over the eastern hUls. I have
g over pebbly bottom*: roaring over
i the mighty father of waters. And 1
•hose broad bosom float the battleship*
>n, I want to say to you now that, a* a
DO YOU?
Contributed.
I love this little town all right. I'm
glad that 1 live innit. This little burg
Is out of .sight. There's doings every
imjnute. You'd thing that through the;
winter days. The folks here could not1
labor. They’re flgring out ten thous
attd ways. To beat the friendly neigh- 1
bor, No moss grows here on any chin.
No waist becomes Inflated, Dull days i
are counted as a sin. Then slightly1
underrated. As eye meets eye around I
this inart, There flafthes forth defiance, I
For scandal's here a dazzling art. And
cussing a pure science. Don't pass a
handclasp lightly by. But fftgure out
l»v heck, That hand before the sweat
is dry. Might grab you by the neck.
Just bold your tongue right in your
head. And never breathe a. word, And
soon rho very words you said. All over
the town tire heard. Oh we’re a pes
Kinirtdic bunch. The towns just going
to hell. And so we play our little hunch.
Tl>r one thing we play well. It takes
an awful lot of juice. To keep the
tongue real busy, But after all what
Is the use. It makes a poor guy dizzy.
Let's get busy now and hustle. 1 think
It would be finer, Turn the tongue
power into muscle. AimI sink a hole to i
China . This kittle burg ts out of sight |
There’s doings every minute. I love thtJ
little town all right. And glad that 1
live innit.
FEDERATED CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday School . 11 a. M
Preaching Servico. 8 I*. M.
You are cordially invited to attend
these Services.
The Church with a Welcome.
RICHARD DECKER. Paster.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the U. S. Commissioner's Court for
the Territory of Aluska, Second
Division, Wade Hampton Precinct. In
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
SWAN ENNERSON. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed by the
above entitled Court, administrator of
th« Estate of SWAN ENNKRSON. de
All persons having claims against
the said estate, are hereby required to
present the same with proper vouch
ers attached to the undersigned at
Bethel, Alaska, as by law required
within *dx months from the date hereof
j Also any person knowing themselves
ito be indebted to the deceased will
[please communicate with.
J. L. HERON
Administrator of the Estate of
SWAN ENNEPRON. deceased,
j Dated Bethel, Alaska. March S. 19£<L
j Publish Mag 15, 22. 39. June 5, 1920.
MONDAY
PEACE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED SATURDAY
Washington, May 16—Tin* technical
state of war existing between Hormany
and Austro-Hungary and ti..* United
States ended late Satanic. afternoon,
when the Senate b> a clos ■ vote,
adopted the Republican resolution i. -
pealing the resolution adopted in April
1917. declaring vfsxr on the Central
The rote on the peace resolution
was 43 for. 38 against. Adoption ol'
the resolution romov.es the bar to re
sumption of diplomatic relations with
Hermany and official intercourse with
Hermany and Austria will probably be
resinned at .m early date.
SAYS ALASKA CAN SOLVE
PRINT PAPER PROBLEM
Seattle, .May ltJ—The solution of
America’s print-paper problem lies in
the development of Alaska’s pulp wood
industry, Kdward. A. Shernan, asso
ciate Chief Forester of the Forestry di
vision of the Department of Agricul
ture declared today on the eve of his
I departure for Washington.
Shernan solid the forests *.f the
northern territory contain an ample
supply of timber to relieve the serious
shortage now confronting the nation
and supply a large part of the Amer
ican print paper demands for years to
According to Shernan, the Chugaeh
forest alone contains seventy billion
feet of hemlock and tspruce timber!
suitable for paper manufacture. I
CARRANZA’S LOOT
CAPTURED BY REBELS
K1 i’aso, May t6—Revolutionary I
forces engaged in attacking- Carranza's I
convoy near the town of Kinconada j
yesterday captured all of the money.*
state archives and other valuables <\u -
ranza took with him at the time of his
flight from Mexico City, according to
advices reaching the local represent.!
Obrt-gon Reports Capture Carranza's
Cabinet
K1 Paso. May 17—All of the mom
hors of Carranza's cabinet have now
been captured by the revolutionary
forces in the I’uehlo region, according
|to :i message received by the revolu
tionary agents hern fiv>m Genera! ob
[regon In Mexico City.
Obrogon's message says tiie captur
ed parties have been sent to the tipi
TRAOE CONVENTION WANTS
PRIVATE SHIP OPERATION
San l-'rajutlsco, May 17—The For
eign Trade Convention at its closing
session here Saturday passed a reso
lution that our merchant marine should
revert as soon as practicable entirely
to private ownership and operation.
MOB TERRORIZES
LONDONDERRY FOR HOURS
Belfast, Irehuid, May 10—London
derry expeniencod a night of terror
Saturday, according »o advices from ■
there today. The reports say .. large I
part of the city was for hours at the
mercy of riotous mobs and numerous
battles between the police and rioters
occurred, l’olice sergeant Donnie Mor
oney, chief of the special criminal de
partment of the cit\. was shot and died
an half hour Inter. Other casualties ,
included James Oafferty, aged 17. who
was shot in the chest. District Police
Inspector McDonough, who was wound
ed while leading a police charge, and
|John ItcAllion. a former soldier, who
was wounded by a bayonet. |
LEVI P NORTON DIES
IN 96th YEAR
Hough koeps-ie. N. Y. May I <j—
Former Vice Fresh lent i«evi IVrsons
Morton <iio*J at his home Fikirslle,
Ilhlnohack-on-thc*-Hudson tonight,
ngen UH years. Tin- -'cmise of t:se
former vice pn.t*»id.imt ><• u'-rel on th
96th an ni versarv of his l.jrt: . win -h
occurred May 1(5 1821.
Levi I*. Morton was h »rn Shore
Daniel Morton. Yli? tie • isej showed
an Ij !••■ fei • . el
suits and entered a eountry store- it
Koston anil 1.1i I i.• foun li'ioa «•.
largo fortune. I>i Ihe « staiiiislied
tin- famous hankin'-’ lions" of Merton.
I-*. Minister t<» i-r.-n - i'1--! s.'.. 'ice
iBenjamin Harrison issft-'i:’: :m.-l <;■>•.
ernor of New York lVt!-36.
SWISS PEOPLE VOTE TO
JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Heme. Switzerland. May IS—Switz
erland today in a national referendum
on the question of accepting or reject
ing membership in the League of Na
tions, voted lit favor of the proposl
SEATTLE POPULATION SHOWS
33 PER CENT INCREASE
Washington, May lti—The Census
Bureau announced Saturday night that
the population of Seattle is 315,652.
This is an increase of 78,458 o\.-r the
(earlier census figures and shows an
jincrease in the city's population during
the past ten years amounting t, 31.1
Iherron pleads guilty
TO LIBEL CHARGE
Cordova. May t«»—('has. H. IIenroll,
|in the ('omiivissioner's court last night
plead guilty to the charge of criminal
libel filed against him by (leorge C.
jllazlett and was fined one hundred
! dollars and costs.
Herron also made reparation for the
wrong done Hazlett by making a writ
ten statement publicy retracting the
untruthful news stories and editorials
published in Herron's newepapers, the
Juneau Capital and Anchorage Times
The sulit was brought l>\ llazelett fol
lowing the publication in Herron's pa
pers of polltcal articles seriously re
flecting on bis character and integrity.
llazelett left this morning for Chi
cago to attend the ItepiibHcnn Nation
al Convention. Before his departure
llazelett emphatjicalb denied having
pledged his support to any presiden
tial candidate, notwithstanding the
faet that Alaska's two votes were
promised by Seattle Alaskans t.. a cer
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