“Generally speaking, those ac
quainted with governmental processes
believe the law . . . ought to
be disregarded. It is understood that
the Democrats will ignore the law.”
—Juneau Empire.
From the above, citizens will get
a true insight into the political phil
osophy of John W. Troy, editor of
the Empire.
Troy practices just what he preach
es. He advises that the law permit
ting the people of Alaska to express
their preference for governor to be
disregarded. A man of his type is
worse than any “red shirt,” “I. W.
W.,” or anarchist. These latter would
destroy government directly; while
Troy would undermine government by
advising citizens to disregard any law
obnoxious to them.
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The “leading spirits of Juneau”
passed the hat to get $1,500 to send
corporation lawyer Robertson east
to promote the division of this Ter
ritory, but for some reason they
didn’t get the money so easily. Then
they said, “Why not take the money
out of the city treasury?” That
was easy. They did, and Robertson
started on his way rejoicing that
the city of Juneau would pay for his
trip to Washington.
This simple fact shows just what
the primary has done for Alaska.
Under the convention system, cor
poration lawyer Robertson would
probably be our delegate to Con
gress, and there he would serve the
big mines and canneries, just as he
does now. The fee would not be in
dollars, but it will be paid just the
same.
Under the primary system, we have
Dan Sutherland. These men are as
unlike in methods, ideas and person
ality as night is from day, Dan is
always For the People.
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Several attorneys were talking
about an old man who dearly loved
a fight. The old gent had just wen
a case in the justice court, when the
loser, in a very combative frame of
mind, said, “I’ll law you to the c'r
cuit court.”
Old Gent—“I’ll be thar.”
Loser—“I’ll law you to the Su
preme court ”
“I’ll be thar.”
“I’ll law you to ’ell.”
“My attorney’ll be thar.”
And he will.
THE BON MARCHE
DEPARTMENT STORE — LOUIS HANSON, Prop.
Is a Store Catering to
Fishermen in Goods, Prices and Service
Outfitters for Men, Women
and Children
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FOREST J. HUNT
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KODAK SUPPLIES
BOOKS
STATIONERY
PERIODICALS, NOTIONS
TOBACCOS, ETC.
Complete Stock
NOTIONS and TOYS
KITCHEN UTENSILS
CUTLERY, ETC.
PICTURE FRAMING
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING PROMPTLY AND
PROPERLY DONE.
ATWATER-KENT IGNITION SYSTEMS
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SEATTLE FUR EXCHANGE
This organization of over fifty of
that city’s business men to create
a ready market for Alaska furs, is
meeting with great success. To
make itself more useful, it is help
ing in the fight to abrogate the ex
clusive contract with the government
held by the Foucke Fur Company of
St. Louis. It contends that the furs
from the Pribilof Islands should be
sold in salted form and that if this
plan had been used in 1921, the
furs would have netted the govern
ment $412,184.50 in contrast to the
$67,716 which was actually received.
Mr. Joseph E. Agnew, treasurer
and general manager of the Ex
change, seeks the development of this
market at Seattle, the nearest Am
erican port to Alaska. Raw furs
could be shipped there for sale, or
owners or agents could go at very
small expense of time and money and
supervise their sales personally.
This organization is also in favor
of giving a large part of the pro
ceeds from the sale of furs back to
Alaska. Such a use of this money
for schools an(f the like public inter
ests in Alaska should command the
support of all good citizens.
In 1923, the government’s profit on
the seal skins from Pribilof Islands
amounted to $1.79 per skin, while
the sale of 23,555 skins in 1922 cre
ated an actual loss of $181.00., This
is due to the fact that the St. Louis
concern charges $15.41 per skin on
the average for dyeing. It often
happens that the sale of the finished
skin brings in a price lower than the
cost for dyeing it.