moners who came up from very low
ly beginnings.
And now one perceives the secret
oi it, which is this—that no begin
ning is lowly in America. Ours is
a rue democracy. The citizen who
sv s it isn’t may have reasons for
thrt statement, but every reason of
them all is self-created.
CALLED FRAME’S BLUFF
John W. Frame wrote in the U.
S. A. News Bulletin an item as fol
lows: "Cleaned the Tamborine.”
"It is reported here that the Sal
vation Army over at Hydaburg has
had some hard luck. They had
been gathering up dimes in the old
tamborine for several months to
’cui’d a sidew’alk in front of their
little church, when a Competent,
Christian Citizen came along and
l>nil-conned them out of it. > • v
the details, see Major Carruthers
Major Carruthers is in charge of
all Salvation Army work in South
eastern Alaska.
From the June issue of the "News
BuUetin” (the initials U. S. A. are
now' dropped) Frame indicates that
the “Competent Christian Citizen”
is William L. Paul.
The Major Is Very Polite
We wrote to Major Carruthers as
requested, asking him if there was
any truth in Frame’s published
charge. We print the reply from
trie Major:
‘Your letter of June first receiv
er! with reference to item in U. S.
A. Bulletin about the Salvation
Army at Hydaburg.
“This story is news to me, and I
think the writer must have been
misinformed as I feel sure if any
thing like this had happened I
would have heard about it. I am
writing our Sergt-Major in Hyda
btr g asking him for any informa
tion he may be able to give.”
“Yours faithfully,”
(signed) W. J. Carruthers
Major.
With reference to John W.
Frame’s statement that our editor
has beep suspended by the Masonic
Order, we can say that William L.
Paul is a member in good stand
ing of Sunnyside Lodge No. 163 A
F. & A. M., Portland, Oregon,
neither is Mr. Paul advocating any
sort of leasebill which might give
anybody a vested right in the waters
of the sea; nor is Mr. Paul an at
torney for the Nakat Packing Com
P-my.
On the subject of mass voting, the
only political organization in Alas
ka where mass voting is advocated
even where the division is as close
p3 50 to 51 is the United Sons of
Alaska whose constitution was writ
ten by John W. Frame.
Frame and Grigsby Xeptuals
Frame (John W.) having procur
ed a lawful divorce from the Repub
lican Party (his second marriage',
has joined himself (third marriage)
to one George W. Grigsby of the
Democratic Party.
Frame organized the United Sons
of Alaska for the purpose of turning
that organization over to George
Gngsby and the democratic party.
F:s “sleeping potion” with which
he fooled many Republicans who
joined this organization was the
plea of “non-partizanship.” He used
to say: “This organization recog
ri»es no party. We welcome good
Democrats as well as good Republic
ans so long as they advocate home
rule.’*
’’Ve have no doubt of the fact
th^t there is a secret deal on be
tween JOHN W. FRAME, TOM DON
OIIOE, and GEORGE W. GRIGSBY,
and that at the proper time, Frame
will be allowed to put his feet in the
trough. However, Tom Donohoe
has always been a very astute poli
tician, and so we are not surprised
to see him acting the part of the
priest in the wedlock of Frame and
Grigsby. We have heard it said
tlv01 the first child will be named
"Tom” but whether in respect or
disrespect we cannot say.
She—Is it dangerous to drive
with one hand?
ITe—Yes, more than one fellow
wlio’a tried it has run into a church.
MORE PEANUT POLITICS
Failing to bludgeon the people of
Wrangell into voting for school
bonds, the Wrangell School Board
have now received a telegram from
Commissioner Henderson in which
he says he is recommending rein
statement of the Wrangell School
on the accredited list of schools by
Washington.
Coercion of citizens by a public
servant is always bad. We could
never believe that a mere building
could effect a school enough to
blackguard it as was done to Wran
go!I by the Territorial Commission
er of Education.
And now comes the confession
when Henderson by telegram—a lec
tor would be too slow—tells the peo
ple of Wrangell that it was all a
mistake and Wrangell should not.
have been removed from the ac
credited list by the University of
Washington.
It would be very interesting to
rer.d Mr. Henderson’s letters to the
University for we believe that he
was the “nigger in the woodpile.”
Wrangell is all ‘het’ up. Read the
following from their local paper:
“Am recommending that Wran
gell High School be placed upon
accredited list of University of
Washington for ensuing year. Tru-o
the.i action will be taken looking
toward construction of new school
budding next summer in order
that question of its continuance a 5
accredited school may not be raise 1
in future.”
FISHING SEASONS
Ope Fox or Ketchikan District
Starts June 25; Closes Aug. IS.
Reopens Sept. 14, closes Oct. 15.
V< Kt Coast Prince of Wales
Starts July 15; closes Aug. 2 2
Reopens Sept. 14, closes Oct. 15.
Juneau District
Starts June 15; closes August 6.
Central District (Icy Straits, Lower
Chatham, and Lower Frederick
Sound
Starts June 20; closes Aug. 11.