by their creator with certain in
alienable rights, that amDng
these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness” you will
ponder these things, and make
an independent investigation,
not thru the medium of the
arch-criminal, the Bureau of
Fisheries which is under fire,
but independently, and then I
am. sure we will have another
convert, a powerful advocate to
our cause in Tom D. McKeown.
With respect, I remain,
Yours faithfully,
WilLiam L, Paul.
x
ARROWS FROM THE LONG
ROW
The Chemawa American
Do unto others as though you
were the others.
-x
The poor and ignorant v/ill
continue to lie and steal as long
os the rich and educated show
them how.
-x
God will not look you over for
medals, degrees or diplomas, but
for scars.
Tom Gaffney-“Friend of Labor”
-x
Tom Gaffney, candidate for
Auditor on the Juneau Empire
ticket, made a record in the leg
islature as a “friend of labor,”
so the Juneau Empire says.
We will examine his record
and lot our readers judge for
i emselves. Whenever “Slim”
actly as Goflney voted, we will
actely as Gaffney voted, we will
.ndicafe it, otherwise we want it
understood that they voted as
Siamese twins.
House Bill number one was in
troduced by Mr. Gaffney to re
vise the old age pension laws,
increasing the residence require
ments to 20 years, giving $C0 per
month to those who arrived in
Alaska after January 11, 1903,
but $45 to those who arrived pri
or thereto. RESULT. This bill
was withdrawn by Mr. Gaffney
at his own request.
Ii. B. Mo. 3 by Sundquist allow
ing 90 days to file a mining
lien passed the House unani
mously.
CANADIAN FISH & COLD STORAGE
COMPANY, Ltd.
PRINCE HUBERT, B. C., CANA It \
offer to the fishermen of Alaska the mes is of oht. aing
highest prices for (hei:1 halibut and sat aoi .
We have recently reconstructed our 'ee plant and now
produce only hard transparent ice which preserves the fish
one hundred per cent.
KARL HANSEN
Is equipped to supply all the needs of fishermen a",
reasonable prices.
Alaska Office: _ Seattle Office:
PORT ALEXANDER 1911 L. C. SMITH BUILDING
H. B. No. 4 by Snndquist per
mitting watchmen’s lien in
mines passed the House unani
mously.
H. B. No. 11, to adopt a work
men’s compensation law similar
to the U. S. Compensation Act
under winch the Alaska Railroad
?s operated, submitted to and
approved by the American Fed
eration for Labor Legislation;
Gaffney and Rydccn both re
commended in their report that
the bill do NOT pass. Result,
Alaska still operates under the
law originally written by at
torneys for the Alaska Juneau
mine.
H. B. 52 by Rydeen to give $4,
000 subsidy to maintain the
Nome-Kaugarook telephone line
—passed unanimously.
H. B. by Paul to give the wife
community property rights—yes,
Benjamin, Ferguson, Grier, Paul,
Ross, Sundquist, Worth, Smith.
No. Fisher, Gaffney, Ralph Lo
men, Murray, Rydeen, Scott,
Sheldon.
H. B. 56 by Paul to require
public service corporations to
'.lie and publish financial state
ments—Gaffney and Rydeen
voted NO. Result: Public ser
vice corporations who have been
given a monopoly in our towns
are not required to publish the
records of their expenses and
• arnings. The people are en
titled to know whether their
rates are fair, but Gaffney and
Rydeen said NO.
H. B. 58 by Paul, to protect la
bor, establish regular pay days,
prohibiting deductions from
v’l’uges. This bill provided penal
ties where the employer without
cause refused to pay wages or
where he appealed the case from
:be Commissioner’s court mere
ly to harass the laborer. This
bill provided that in such cas
es the contract wage would con