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G K T T I X G B V EASY
Were charts showing the increase in living costs in the United
States and in the old world countries to be placed side by side, the highest
peak in the American exhibit would bear about the same relation to the
highest in the European as Mount Washington does to Mount Blanc.
In a general way. it is well known, of course, that war brought with
it much greater increase in the cost of living in many other countries than
it did in the United States. That was to have been expected The reas
ons are apparent and no extended study of price movements is needed to
prove the case. But such a study, nevertheless, reveals many details of
Interest, not only in relation to what has happened, but also to what may
be expected to take place in the progress of readjustment from the con
ditions produced by the war to those of peace.
Some of the latest figures available disclose some interesting com
parisons, not the least of which is that America, despite the heaviness of
her living problems, is faring far better than any country in Europe and
Americans are “getting by” under the strain of abnormal conditions far
easier than their old world neighbors. It is admitted that the living
burden is difficult to bear, even with the recent decline in prices, but in
comparison with"that of the peoples of Europe it seems in many instances
almost trifling.
In the figures at hand, first place is naturally given to those show
ing the increase in the cost of food commodities. The weighted index
figures for twenty two foodstuffs in the United States in December 1920
stood seventy five per cent above the level of 1914. Prices in European
cities, as revealed in index figures for typical groups of foodstuffs stood
in the same month 324 per cent above the pre war level in Paris; 275 per
cent in Rome; 194 per cent in Sweden and 1S2 per cent in Great Britain.
Compared with the course of prices in Massachusetts, for instance, these
figures possess still greater interest. In that state, as was generally the
case elsewhere in the United States, the price of food reached its highest
pnak about a year ago, but even then it was little more than double the
price of 1913, represented by the index number 100. At the end of 1920
the cost of food had fallen from the maximum of 202.6 to 183.9. It is
thus shown that at the beginning of the present year the food eaten by a
Massachusetts family cost less than double the pre war prices, while at
the same time in many countries of the old world prices were still three
and four times as high as before the war. and, in addition, there were to be
considered the famine stricken regions, where all the ordinary laws of trade
As to the cost of living as a whole, figures are available showing
conditions in Great Britain on the first of March last. The data on
which they were based cover food, rent, clothing, fuel and light, weighted
in accordance with their relative importance in the budget of the working
men’s family. The figures show that the cost of maintaining the average
working class standard of living was 141 per cent higher in March 1921
than it was in 1914. in England, while the cost of living in Massachusetts,
as estimated by the State Commission on the Necessaries of Lif \
comparing the figures for March of this year with the figures for 1913. had
increased by 66.4 per cent. This discloses that at the beginning of the
present summer the English people were bearing a burden in increased
cost that was, and probably is today, much heavier than that borne by the
people of the United Sta’es, and the English, with the possible exception
of those of one or two of the neutral countries, were the most favored of
all the peoples of Europe.
Viewing the course of old world prices from another angle, there is
cause for satisfaction, for. as in this country, the worst seems to have been
passed. The downward trend is noticahle In every instance listed after
♦he beginning of the present year and marks the progress of the world in
the direction of more stable conditions. It also means Increased buying
powers as applied to articles not included among the basic necessities of
life and is. therefore, one of the most hopeful signs of the day in the old
world as well as the new.
THE ROL
OF DISHONOR
Publication by the government of the names of those who evaded
the army draft during the late war period is a debt of honor which it owes
not only to those Americans who served with the colors in defense of the
national honor and safety, but also to the splendid patriotic host of men
and women, who. in the status of civilians, so loyally supported and co
operated in the common cause against The hosts of despotism. It is a
du^, furthermore, which the nation owes to those tens of thousands of
jits citizens who gave their lives in its defense.
While hundreds of thousands of patriotic Americans were risking
life and limb and future on the field of battle, one hundred thousand or
more of their fellow citizens who were called like them to render service
to the country that gave them shelter and safety from oppression, had
shirked their duty and responsibilities and sought an ignominious and
Inglorious retirement.
Should these hundred thousand or more draft evaders be permitted
to Blink quietly back to their tasks, perhaps glorying in their desertion
of their country, now that the days of national emergency are over?
No; a thousand times no. The sooner their names and records are
known to their fellows the better.
They should not be permitted to go unnoticed and every American
.with an untarnished war record should know who and what they are and
their names should appear on a roll of dishonor for‘future generations.
Those who will All our places in the days to come will be no less
eager to know where their forefathers stood in those days when all the
world, combined to crush the tyranny that would have made them slaves to
SUTHERLAND DENIES ANY
SECRET AGREEMENT
HAZELET-M’BRIDE
An attempt made by the Cowl ova
Times to make Delegate Dan A.
Sutherland the goat in connection
with the failure of George C. Haze
Jett to secure the governorship has
drawn a signed statement from
Sutherland, addressed to the editor
of the Cordova Times, which fol
July 13.1921.
To the Editor of "The Cordova
Times.” Cordova, Alaska.
My Dear Sir: A copy of the "Al
aska •’Dispatch” at hand contains an
editorial extract from your paper of
pSOjme previous date, wherein it is
stated that "liei'ore fifteen represen
tative citizens of Cordova Dan Suth
erland made the following state
ment, in substance: If I am elected
delegate I shall consider it my duty
as such delegate to look after the
affairs of niy constituents in Wash
ington. As to political appoint
ments there are matters which are
not my concern and I shall leave
them to the national committeeman
and other officers of the republican
organization The foregoing was
reiterated in a written statement
published by the newspapers of
Southeastern Alaska, over Mr. Suth
erland's signature.”
In reply I desire to state that no
such statement was published over
i my'signature in any paper in Alas
ka. 'o my knowledge, and if such a
statement did appear it was without
To the members of the Republican
j club at Cordova I made the same
statement, in effect, that I had made
everywhere T went prior to and af
ter the primaries—that I wanted
to have the patronage handled by
the organization and that I desired
to avoid the contests incident to the
distribution of patronage. For this
dorsements of the candidacies of any
aspirants for office, hut did nut .-it
any time relinquish my right as a
ci(izen ami as delegate to eongress
to pa*s upon the qualifications of
To yoti personally, to. Mr. Haze
let. to Mr. Galen, to one hundred or
more citizens of Cordova I stated
that my one ambition was to see
good, capable officials in Alaska;
that the people of the Territory were
looking for a change for the bet
ter and would demand the appoint
' ment. of good men to office. Upon
republicans all over the Territory
I urged the importance of organi
zation along democratic lines and
the prevention of the degeneracy
of th« organization into an auto
cratic machine. _
Prior to election T reiterated to
Mr. McBride the statement that the
organization should handle the pat-j
ronage. but on the condition that
only good men should he appointed
to office and that the two factions
of the party should lie recognized
when appointments were to In* made.
Prior to mv leaving for the States
in November last there was a com
plete understanding with Mr. Mc
Bride that both factions would he
recognized and that any semblance
of machine work would he avoided.
Then came the meeting of the na
tional committeeman and his ap
pointed divisional committeemen
tone by proxy) at Seward, where by
acclamation they unanimously select
ed themselves for the high offices of
the Territory. This unanimity of
action was immediately recognized
by the people of Alaska as machine
work of the old Shackleford vintage
and protests arose from all sides.a
The activities of the organization
were transferred to Washington in
March and while the announcement
was made by Mr. McBride that no
endorsements of minor officials
would be made until the governor
ship was settled, I learned from
members of congress that endorse
ments were being made. These en
dowments were made in barter for
governorship endorsements. and
furthermore. I learned that federal
offices in Alaska were being hawked
off to the cannery interests of Pia
get Sound and Alaska at reasonably ,
low prices which were paid in the
hard won coin of the cannery people. :
The organization looked to the;
delegate to ratify these performances ,
The people of Alaska look to him to 1
repudiate them.
The administration asks for the!
delegate's endorsement of candidates j
for federal offices in Alaska. Mem-I
bers of the senate and the house
| have refused to endorse candidates
unless they are acceptable to the
| delegate.
There was an excellent field of
candidates from which to select good,
efficient men. The national commit
teeman saw fit to make his selections
for reasons of political expediency.
(The delegate declined to rubber
stamp some o! his selections. There
was no pretense of selection of these
minor officials by organized action
Mr. McBride makes his selections at
his will from among his close friends
and associates at Juneau. The re
publicans in Alaska never placed any
such power in bis hands, nor do they
expect the delegate to support him
in that method of selection. 1-have
joined him In endorsement of men
who were not my selection, but I de
cline to follow his lead in some cases.
Regarding the candidacy of Mr.
Hazelet. I have only to say that long
before the appointment of Governor
Bone. Mr McBride and I were noti
fied by Secretary Fall that neither
Mr. llazelet nor Judge Wiekershani
would he appointed, and we were
urged to settle upon some other Al
.askan candidate to whom there
would he no objection by the people
of the Territory. Mr. McBride did
not see lit to act in the matter, hut
still insisted upon the appointment
of Mr. Hazelet and the result was
the appointment of an outsider.
It might he well for all parties to
Alaskan political strife to remember
that the secretary of the interior
selects the governor of Alaska and
when he asked for a candidate other
than Judge Wiekershani and Mr.
Hazelet lie meant just what he said
Before the Cordova club I stated
emphatically that the principal issue
of the campaign was the enforcement
of law and that meant that with a
.change of administration new and
hotter officials would lie placed in
office. It is my purpose to see that
such are selected. This administra
tion cannot afford to appoint men to
office who will acquiesce in a con
tinuation of present conditions in
the Territory, and. furthermore, the
delegate and not the organization
will he held responsible for the ap
pointment of incompetent officials.
In the matter of these appoint
ments I am not confining myself to
individuals as there are many excel
lent applicants for federal positions
I do not intend to endorse incom
petents just because the organization
does so. nor will I stand for the sys
tem of barter that has been adopted
by Mr. McBride since his arrival in
Washington .
Sincerely yours.
DAN SUTHERLAND.
Delegate from Alaska .
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ink Ki:i\i)i:i i:
The untimely fate which befell t!i»
two handsome reindeer sent from
Nome on the schooner Olga to an
Outside moving picture firm last fall,
is known here to some extent through
the press reports regarding the ex
periences of the Olga . The full tale,
however, is known to hut few and for
this reason we reprint the following
Los Angeles dispatch of July 1 *» to
the Chicago Herald, which sets forth
the fate of the deer in graphic and
somewhat amusing fashion.
David Hartford has made a picture
of Alaska -and there's not a rein
deer in it . 'The Golden Snare."
shortly to he. seen at the Cinema
Theatre and released by Associated
First National Producers, tried hard
enough to get beasts— but fate
was against it.
The story of this production
trouble might be told in a seri»-*< of
telegrams which passed between
Hartford and persons of the Nortli
lt would go something like this:
Hartford to Hatchelder. Miners
and Merchants Hank. Nome:
"Send two reindeer and several
malmutes for use 'Golden Snare.'
now' in production ”
Bachelder to Hartford:
"One hull, one female reindeer
broken to drive for $2,900. Can
ship on Victoria last regular boat out
of Nome ”
Batchelder to Hartford:
"Reindeer snow-bound — missed
steamer by five hours—malmutes on
hoa rd. "
Hartford to Batchelder:
"Send reindeer on any kind of
boat. Must have them.”
Batchelder to Hartford:
"Reindeer shipped on power
steamer Olga . "
Batchelder to Hartford:
"Last word from Olcu. Dutch Har
bor. Leaking badly. No word
since. May have met with disas
Captnin of Olga to Hartford:
"Olga arrived at Cordova in dis
abled condition No reindeer on
board: have two polar bears.”
Hartford to captain of Olga:
"Wire disposition of reindeer. Av
they swimming to Seattle?”
Captain to Hartford:
Hartford !o captain:
not, send them."
The horns were sent, after the pic
ture was all finished But Mr
Hartford presented them to Ruth
Renick, star of the Golden Snare.
•'n*! she is using them to adorn the
portals of her residence and is very
proud of them.
K«>AI> com MISSION K\f>l\KKi:%
Ji.tKKs i:f:<oki> joirxey
•Major John ('. fiotwal... engineer
ing officer for the Alaska Road Com
mission arrived in Valdez on July 21,
having visited a number of points
in the interior of Alasl’a. Major Uot
wals passed thru Skagway on June
17. going to Whitehorse, then down
the Yukon to Eagle arriving at that
place on the 21st.
The trip from Eagle to Valdez, a
distance or 4S0 miles by the route
traveled, was made in fourteen days.
The .Major said on his arrival iu
Valdez that the mining outlook in
rhe camps which he had visited was
very promising.
OH, BCT THAT BITE!
"The snake charmer is dying. She
was bitten by one of the snakes."
"What? Dying from a bite by one
of those harmless things.”
“Oh. it isn’t from the bite; but
she took some whiskey for it "
"Dying front drinking whiskey ”
"Yes. sir. it’s some she made.”
"Well, John." said the minister.
! meeting one of his parishoners. "and
how are you and the missus getting
"Oh. happily enough, sir," was the
"I’m glad to hear that. John You*
know there were rumors of rows
j "Rows." said John. "Oh. sir.
there’s plenty of rows. Whenever she
sees me she catches the first, thing
at hand—a dish or anything—and
fires it at me. If she hits me, she's
happy: if she don’t. I am. Oh. we’re
getting on fine.’
In the absence of one of the lady
teachers the Sunday school superin
tendent taught a class of girls.
Little Maud came home from
school with a worried look on her
"What did your teacher tell you
today?” asked her mother.
"Oh. we had no teacher.” replied
Maud, wearily: "just a man!"
.Mrs. Jones was entertaining some
of her son's little friends to a birth
"Willie," she said, addressing a
six-year-old who had been served
"Yes, thanks." replied Willie. "I’ve
often had if as tough as this at
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