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NATIONAL
FINANCE
Huger \V,. Habson, the no'ted .statlstjcan, estimates• that the United
States government could save two billion dollars during the present year by
installing a budget system. This estimate of |>osslble economies in govern
ment may be a trifle excessive, but for the very reason that the statement
is sensational It serves the much to be desired purpose of drawing attention
to the tremendous extravagance due to our present crude and cumbersome
methods of handling public funds.
Under the present system of government finance a flood of appropria
tion bills is loosed upon 'Congress at tin* last minute and in the nature of
things vlt 18 impossible to give adequate consideration to each item. And
the result is the expenditure of millions .if dollars to no really useful puriwse.
That our national finance is managed on a basis' which would bankrupt
a private corporation is clearly seen in a series of amazing blunders noted by
Mr Babcock. By its blindfold methods of doing business in 1900. congress
voted twenty million dollars more than was needed to pay expenses. In
1910 the excess 'was sixteen millions, while in 1915 they put the treasury in
the hole to the extent of $84,059,680. Again in 191S the appropriations were
only about half enough ■to meet current expenses, the deficit being $4.T93,896.
438. Some excuse may bo allowed in a war year, but having regard to the
sums voted, the percentage of blunders was little more than the average.
if a budget system were adopted, eaeli of the various department heads
would list his requirements and present to congress an itemized statement of
the expenditures, necessary to meet expenses<fur the coming year. The
department head alone would go before the committees, but all departmental
budgets would Ik* published in clear and concise Term so that they could be
understood by the public. The deimrtmcnt he id w’buhl no’ forced justify
his estimates before tin* committee, who would then present them to congress
as a single finance measure which would leave n<> opening for the log rollers
and pork barrel element.
Because of the differences* in' governmental system, responsibility for
these estimates would not be the same as in. other countries where the system
is in vogue. Most of these countries have the'party •system of government,
but here the responsibility would be felt in some sense by -the administration
and-the results of this responsibility could.be made the basis of favorable or
adverse comment at election times.
The system Is the only one so far devised for making intelligent esti
mate of the total cost of government for the yea and would hardly fait to
relieve materially the burdens laid on the. tax payers under the present
wasteful and helter skelter system. Americans are noted as a most business
like people in the conduct of thojr private affairs and should see to it that
something like the same care is maintained in government finance ns they
display in the management of tlieir own business. The marvel is that they
have stood for the present loose system as long nsthey have without demand
ing e change.
SIMPLE JOB
The job of editing ;i small town paper is indeed as simple and delightful
a task as one can imagine. ^
Here in Nome, for instance, the editor, who by the way does, the work
of gathering and preparing the news single handed, is expected to get the full
details of every incident or happening large or small and take a generous
••cussing" if he don’t get it exactly right.
If he makes a mistake in reporting or gets an extra figure in a number,
or spells a name wrong, he is the derndest kind of a dum fool or a liar and
everyone calls up on the *>hone to tell him how wrong he-is.
Above all things he must avoid saying anything that will in anyway
disturb the tender sensibilities of anyone who "amounts to anything.” No
matter what they do short of murder he must shun as the plague any reference
which reflect*, or-can be twisted into a -reflection, «»n anyone except the fellow
one don’t happen to like.
In the «Y»nt that the,editor is so foolish as to overlook the simple little
rule Jtie Is sure to And himself compelled to get along without the patronage of
the offended one’s and also that of all their friends who can he persuaded to
quit the "dirty rag."
If perchance his paper is of the ‘•independent" brand, he must be
ware Of expressing any sort of political views whatsoever and must not under
any circumstances take sides in any. political controversy. If he does his
paper is not independent and he must expect to become the target for that
tean belpved by the short wits as the essence of damnation—•‘Inconsistent.’’
And while avoiding doing the things enumerated above,, he, at the
same time, is expected to lambast the city council when that body does not
do just what everyone thinks it ought to do; jump onto the school board
when somebody’s kids don’t go ahead as fast as they might; damn every public
official who does not do just what everyone, surmises should be done-and in
the meantime criticise the merc hants when they raise prices, lambast the meat
trust, cues the steamship companies and the coal barons, denounce the radicals
arid deplore everything that does not suit every body. And If he doesn’t do
all of these things somebody should start another paper and run him out of
isn't It a simple, childish job? No wonder that almost everyone
knows how to run a newspaper and could easily do It much better than the
fMlow who is op the Job! . _
NO PROFIT IN GOVERNING
( From the Scuttle I'ost-intelligencer.)
The statement, of Gov. Riggs, of Alaska, to the house committee oil
appropriations that he was unable to get along on his salary of $7,000 is likely
to inakt* officcholding in the territories unattractive*. In addition to his salary,
the government furnishes him a mansion at Juneau, with heat, light and Jani
tor service, free of charge. Despite these generous provisions, the governor
informed the committee that to maintain his position he spent last year $12,530.
The committee refused to allow him an Increase in salary of $3,000 a year on
the rather unsympathetic, theory that a lot of other people in the country are
having a harder time to make both ends meet.
The traveling expenses of the governor, which are paid by the govern
ment, give the only means of comparing costs in Alaska with those in our own
state, where the governor is remunerated at the rate of $6,000 a year. The
itemized account of a tour of the territory taken by Governor Riggs, in the
fall of 1018 was before the committee. I'ndcr the head of "porterage." on
the railroad trip between Cordova and Chitna, the governor'spent on behalf
of the government -5 cents, which docs not appear to be any higher than
"porterage” in the states. Supper at Fairbanks cost $_’, and for the following
week breakfasts were charged at the rate of $1.25 each.
Nothing appears in the expense account in reference to luncheon and
dinner, but between August 11 and 17 the government paid for four baths at
25 cents each. Save for the very reasonable charge for the laiths. the com
mittee might be left under the impression that the governor spent the luncheon
and dinner hours under water. When the governor got to Nome a few
weeks later the price of baths went up and the high cost of living began to get
in its work. In explaining a charge of $1 for a hath at Nome the governor
puts in the parenthetical statement. '‘Could not get a hath cheaper.” How
ever. thereafter the price of bathing at Nome fell 5t» per cent., as the Items in
dicate that the chief executive was able to find a place where this necessity
was dispensed at 50 cents each.
It appears from the account that one can get a good breakfast at Nome
for $1.75 and sometimes for so little as 50 cents, but shoe shines cost 25 cents a
copy and pressing a suit of clothes costs $2. which gives O»o fleeting impres
sion of profiteering.
Taking the account as a whole, the charges in Alaska do not appear
to be much higher than in this state. If the governor of Alaska runs behind
al the rate of $5,320 a year on a salary of $7,000, it is easy to see where office
holders in the state or Washington have, a hard time to get along. Doubtless
the taxpayers will hear a good deal about that phase of officeholding when
the next legislature meets.
RICHARD HIMSELF AGAIN
Signs of Spring are plentiful. The willows are budding in the hills
and we hear that the Rig Chief Is again on the war path.
SURE OF IT NOW
After reading the decision or the Supreme I'.nirt upholding war time
prohibition, the Indianapolis News remarks that "Supreme Court decisions
wore always looked upon by many people as decidedly dry reading."
ALL IN THE POINT OF VIEW
A puritan is olten a person who wants everyone to he as miserable
,,s lie is. remarks a wayside philosopher. It all depends on the conclusion
reached on “what are we here for."
OFF AGAIN
Maybe the God's of the machine
noise t«» convince themselves that the
hereabouts. Any way the wind has
concerning ones are looking for their
down Juneau way have ordered more
mechanism is still in working order
been turned loose again and the dls
(INDICATED ONLY ONE
STEAMSHIP CO. TO OPERATE
Telegraphic advices reaching the
city during: recent days indicate that
tin- Pacific Steamship Company will
prohahly not operate in the Hcring
Sea trade during- the coming open sea
son. A telegram reaching A. Polet,
from the National Grocery Co. last
week asserts that the Pacific Co. wi!l
not operate and counsels local cus
tomers of the firm to make provision
to get their orders in early in order
to meet the 'resultant shipping condi
tions. The statement indicates that
| the company does not intend to par
ticipate in the local trade in any de
! Local shippers, however, hold the
view that the statement is not as con-i
elusive as it appears. Most of them ]
;ye inclined to think the company will
place a boat on the Nome run to han
dle the heavy tonnage demands of the I
first and last trips at least.
A telogram reaching Judge It. R.
ntmmick of Candle during his recent
visit also indicated a reduction in the j
Alaska Steamship Co. activities in
the statement that tho latter company
is refusing to accept tonnage to Kotze
bue Round ports.
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the Probate Court in and for the
St Michael Proeinctt Second Di
Vlsion, District or Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of
MLS PKTEH HALS. Deceased...
Notice Is hereby pi von that on the,
Sth day of April 1920, the undersigned.
Executor of the said Estate duly filed:
her final account therein said Court
and also her petition asking that said
account be settled and allowed.
Said Court has ordered that the]
hearing on said petition and objections'
to the settlement and allowance of,
said account be had before Chas. .1.
Koen. I'nitcd States Commissioner
and Ex Officio Judge of Probate at his j
office in St -Michael. Second Division,'
District of Alaska, on Monday Jnne|
7th, 1920, nt 2 p. m. of said day.
ElaLEN M. HALS BOYNE ]
Publish April 21. May 1, 8. 15, 1920.
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MONDAY
BEAR SAILS FOR
NOME TODAY
Cutter I fear will sail on the annual
cruise in Rering Sea late Monday with
twenty five thousand pounds of in; il
for Nome ami other Seward I’eninsul t
points.
SCHOONER SAIL FOR
BERING SEA
Seattle. May The auxiliary pou r
schooner Kamchatka, formerly 111 ••
whaling hark Thms!ter, anti now
owned by tin 11 ibba rd-Swenson Com
pany of Seattle, sailed last night for
SEATTLE LONGSHOREMEN
NOW ON STRIKE
front is partially tletl up today on at
count of a strike of longshoremen t
SEATTLE GETTING INCREASED
SUPPLY OF SUGAR
Seattle, May 3—Local sugar re
ceipts during the past week will ex
feed three million pounds.
RUSSIANS AGREE TO
JAPANESE DEMANDS
Tokio, May 1—The War OfTiee an
nonneed today that the signatures will
l»e aflixt-d immediately to a Russo
Japanese agreement which will con
cede virtually all of the Japanese de
mantis regarding the Manchurian-Ras;
Siberian uuostion.
NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION
THIS WEEK
New York. May 2—Fifty four dele
gates to the Republican National Con
volition ami sixty eight to the Demo
cratic National Convention will
selected in the primaries at the stat
convention this week.
PACIFIC S. S CO. 10
BUILD NEW LINERS
Seattle. May 2—The Pacific Steam
ship Company has announced a call
for bids within *50 days for two pala
liners to cost four million dollars
NO PROHIBITION DECISION
BEFORE MAY 17
Washington, May 3- The Suprem •
Court decision regarding the validity
of the prohibition amendment will not'
be announced before May 17th. as th
court today took a two weeks recess.
JOHNSON DECLINES PAY
EXPENSE JERSEY
PRIMARY CONTEST
In (liana polls. May '! -Senator li -
rain Johnson, in dociininpr t«i pi* ip
$50,000 to defray the Kpens.-s the
New Jersey primary contests, d«- hired
today that the case is one for 'he con
vention to settle.
BIG BATCH GERMAN WAR
PRISONERS IN FRISCO
army transport Mt. Varno
from Vladivostok t««la> with
senders, among: whom were
man and Austro-Hungarian
ope for repatriation. The
list also includes :i.ir»:'. t’/.ec
soldiers who are on
(STORM WRECKS OKLAHOMA
TOWN—SO KILLED
Muskog.., M«i j :: Fifty persons
were kill* .I ,iii(1 approximat'd> lie
practh all> destroyed th« little to rn of
Foi-ty Dead Recoveied at Peggs
Muskogee. .May I’. I ’ >i I , i.. Mil.-: of
\ Ictims of the tornado hich ••i.lit.M
•urding ■ . i < I v i<
[huirt CONFESSES
ANOTHER MURDER
name he could not remember. This
makes ti\ - women tlo- man is <1* -
elated to have admitted slaying.
WILL NAME PETROGRAD
AFTER LENINE
Lonlno’s fiftieth l>;rthiiay. the tVn
famoils capital of the Cussian Tzar's.
The city will he named ‘‘Leningrad,”
according to information received her.
NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES
DEVELOP MAY DAY
I Day disturbances developed in im
part of the country.
May Day Quiet in Briiian
| London. May 1st--Flight Millio
j workers participated in (In-at Critian'
observance of May Day. that numb,
'taking the day off, but there u'ere to
1 disturbances anywhere.
j Small Riots Develop in Paris
j killed and about tifty wounded in
[series of small riots this afternoon ;
I Two. Socialist members of the
II *‘iatuber of Deputies. V. Ili.mt Ddur
trier and Alexander. w>-iv injured in
Workers Clash With Police at Turin
London, May 3- Lome dispatches
today say a initiib r of guard and
( lashes between the guards and lahui
CONCRESS SETS NEW
CONFERENCE RECORD
Washington. May J Nine bills, in
cluding five appropriation measure*.
Senate and House • .f Ccprcscntat iv.
deliberations over i» tiding legislation.
KILLS SELF AND ENTIRE FAMILY
Pnimdup, Mont.. M.iv :? .!«>«• \\ •
K il lu. shot and killed his wife ml
through the head.
TWO KILLED IN AIRPLANE CRASH
Vallijo. Cal.. May 2 -(’has. Staffer.
Sr., ami eighty year "hi Josephine Sil
vern were killed today when an aero -
plane piloted hy Charles SI offer .1 ■ .
hundred feet near here toda'
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