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REPUBLICANS ON TRIAL
Wall the in.iwuw 11urn of :• now of republican control of National
affairs next March. the republican part\ will f:n •• the supremo t* st of its
S;i\< ponhaps f*• t a period sh*<rtl> after the close of the C;vil War, the
nation lias nevei been involved in a moiv seriously unsettled situation than at
present No attempt will !>• made to unravel the question of who or what is
to Maine for this condition. Suffice to say that it is here. It may be said,
furthermore, that it is a condition that is pregnant with numerous possibilities
of still mere serious discords and disharmonies than have so far appeared,
if Tie1 soon relieved there is almost Inevitably hound to occur that which can
not !>• considered w'thoiit a shudder for the ultimate consequences to society
end the state. This is not an alarmist viewpoint but a clear deduction based
on 'he facts of the present and the history of the past.
Viewing the situation in the light of numerous developments Indicative
of the popular mood, including the industrial turmoils and openly displ ved
resentment <>f the unwarranted economic distress to which the country is b -
ing subjected, one may easily conceive that it has been due only to the good'
sense of the American people that worse thing* have been avoided.
The democrats have had their tling at meeting the situation and the re
sults of their efforts are graphica II> displayed in the recent repudiation of the
party at tin* polls. We will not say their failure is chargeable only to them
selves. That would not be exactly fair in view of the republican control of
Congress during the past year. However, they are the party in power and are
naturally given the blame by the people for all shortcomings of their regime, re
gardless of whether the fault is justly theirs or not. In their ‘-yes democracy
has failed and must give way to other leadership.
It is now up to the rooublicans. If they can straight*-1 out the tangle
in which things are now involved, well and good The mass of the people
ihink and believe that it lies within the province and power of government to
do so and will insist that it be done. If the> do not the inevitable resu«i|
will be the dev* lopment of a new party, representative of the masses, which
will relegate both of the old parties to the limbo of discarded things at the
next presidential election. *
The Republican party from the hour it takes up the reins of govern
ment. will he virtually on trial for its life and will, we believe, either stand or
fall forever as a result of its failure or success in meeting the views and de
mands of the people during the next four- years.
IT MAY M EAN
Should ’he coal fields and oil fields of Alaska he developed to their
fullest extent, it may. and probably will mean that all I*acific boats plying be
tween the Pacific coast cities of the United States and (Canada and the bes*
freight producing sections of the orient—Japan and Siberia—will be routed
via Alaska. That all such boats will make stops both going east and weflt|
for fuel supplies. Such an advent will mean big citieq and tremendous
prosperity for Alaska. And such an event is much more probable than possi
BATH TUBS AND SAVINGS BANKS
(Worn T.he World’s Work)
The general impression that the United States is passing through a
period of unbridled indulgence Is not entirely true. At least there are other
facts to set off the lurid tales of extravagance which find their way into’ the
daily press. Perhaps, jus the luxury taxes indicate, not far from,eight and a
half billion dollars have spent on indulgence since the armistice; yet there are
signs' that the masses are not wasting all their increased income. Living
conditions for the laboring man have improved, and lie will never go back to
the conditions of the past. A Cincinnati company in *he iron trade reports
that there is a demand today for twelve bath tubs where there was :l demand
for one ten years ago. Certainly that is an indication of better living con
ditions and a sign of progress in the forward march of civilization. Of the
more tangible things there is the recent report of the New York State Sup
erintendent of Ranks, showing that deposits in the savings banks of that
State grew $225,000,000 last year, and that there was a gain of nearly 200,000/
in the number of depositors. This volume of business was referred to by the
superintendent as "unprecedented.” And the superintendent of insurance
of the same state, in his recent annual report, said; “History has never re
corded such an unprecedented demand for life insurance, and never was
there such an increase in the volume of new business written, as during the
past year.” This is another form of saving which means building for the
EDITORIAL TRINKLETS
Iowa Moonshiners Netting Daily Profit of *6,000, says a deadline
They deserve to he arrested for profiteering if nothing else.
INTERESTING ITEMS
SAVE ON COAL. A quick and cheap method is to dissolve a large
tablespoon of salt in somewhat less than a pint of water and sprinkle the
liquid from the watering can over a 'hundredweight of coal spread on the
floor of the coal cellar hiking care that it is evenly distributed. By this
means small cheap coal will burn brightly without smoke and leave hardly
any ashes or cinders. The saving on the coal bill is also considerable. It
seems such a simple method of paving mtoney that readers might give it a
trial and see how it works.
THE BARBERS’ POLE is a relic of the middle ages when barbers
practiced surgery in addition to hair cutting and striving. Their red an >
white striped poles were symbolic of the bandages they used, the white bound
around the patient's arm before bleeding and the red the appearance of the
bandage after bleeding.
A FLOATING ISLAND comes each year to the surface of Lake Orion.
Michigan, submerging again in the fall. Scientists have been unable to ex
plain this phenomenon.
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Voice of the Alaska Press
JONES FOR ALASKA
flat-footed recently in Seattle in a
declaration supporting Senator Hard
ing’s policy of divorcing Alaska from
long range Washington government
and centralizing power for the devel
opment of Northern resources, ac
cording to the Seattle Alaska Dis
patch. The Senator is strongly -n
favor of the plan to select a board of
resident Alaskans to iuiministcr public
land affairs. The declaration of the
by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
"The development of the territory
means ;is much to Washington.” Sen
ator Jones declared, "as it does to any
portion of this .state. T consider my
self senator from Alaska as well as
from the State <»f Washington.
The Government mil road will he
expected to be a profitable enterprise,
he pointed out and explained that the
return on the investment would come
Indirectly to the Government through
g< neral development of the region it
Aluslan coloniza' ..r, .-.cate - than have
favor doing something in Alaska. 4vvn
doing the wrong think to doing no
thing at all. This Western country
of the Government existing for their
own sakes rather than for the up
building of the country, was assigned
as another powerful factor of hind
rance to the territory
“I would take Alaska from the
hands of the departments and place
it under a board constituted of men
of high character and vision and cloth
ed with broad discretionary power,
and tell them to go ahead. I would
expect mistakes to be made, but T
would get people into the territory
n”d develop it for the benefit of the
whole nation. Congress is now more
fn the mood to do something for Alas
ka than ever before, due to a great
extent to the effective work of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce.”
UTILIZING AIRPLANES
It having been demonstrated that
operation of aircraft in this country
is possible, the question next arising
is to what can be derived from that
method of transportation. Capt.
Street and his associates, have brought
home to Alaskans by actual demon
stration what would not have been
realized under any other circum
stances. Many Alaskans have seen ;
heavier than air machines operate
where conditions were more favorable
than those existing in Alaska, but few
dared hope to see actual operation at
home this summer. The New Yorlt
to-Nome fyers have proven that even j
with unknown w'nds to encounter, nn
plotted courses to be explored, un
known landing places to be located,
aircraft can be operated here success
The records they are making since
entering Alaskan borders, if maintain
ed op the homeward flight, will be
better than was made in more thick!}''
settled communities and where It was
poasible to get needed data and charts.
They will likewise serve as an impetus
to aerial ventures that have been sug
gested on numerous occasions in re
cent months.
The Government round find possibly
a field for using a number of planes
in the forestry service. Flying boats
of a suitable type could be operated
anywhere in Southeastern Alaska.
And nothing could lie better suited far
carrying out a timfber and w.at^r sur
vey all over Alaskan National forests
reservations. Such a method would
not be an innovation in timber sur
veying. Several yecks ago i flying
boat was used in making extensive
surveys in the northern pari of the
province of Quebec. A timber expert
making the survey declared that he
obtained more information regarding
the timber and waterways of the pro
vince over which he was taking his
flight as a result of the few hours nil
trip than le could have secured by .
years of travel on foot. A total of I
850 indies was'covered in 12% hours J
of flying. A number of stops were
made to complete reports of the coun
try traversed, as well as to secure more
'Similar journeys have been made
elsewher? and the roHiilts have added
to the conviction of lumbermen that
aircraft Is extremely useful In the
timber Industry. In the woods of
northern Quebec alone this season,
4.000 miles have been explored in liv
ing trips. A complete outfit for
camping Is canned on these trips so
that an enforced stop couses no dis
The Government is seeking to at
tract investment in Alaska timber re
sources. It is likewise interested in
development of water power sites, it
has but a general idea of how exten
sive l>oth resources are. By adopting
flying boats carrying photographer/,
timber or power experts, in addition
to the pilots in an incredibly short
time it would have in its possession
accurate information that would be of
immeasurable value to its work.—Ne- ]
Jj. S. Kerris of Juneau, who pur
chased the Ktedmnn Hotel at Ketchi
kan, says the town is one of the best
he has ever- been in and has enjoyed
life imprisonment for murder in Al
aska. died recently according to word
received in the United States mar
shal's office. Tiie dead convict Harry
Ktichkkoon. an Indian, was sentenced
to life imprisonment in the Wrangell
federal jail on February 1, 1919, by
United States District Court Judge K.
W. Jennings, for the murder of Mary
Kushnik. an indian, at Saxmon, near
Ketchikan.
Let Cuticura Care
For Your Complexion
Daily use of the Soap keeps the skin
fresh and clear, while touches of the
Ointment now and then prevent
little akin troubles becoming serious.
Do not fail to include the Cuticura
Thicurn in your toilet preparations.
feast* Bach Track? Mall. AMnn “OMimUb
•rMcrtcc,D»p« JOMil*.* tl.liur” Sold^e^
>:have* without n
TOURISTS URGED TO
INSPECT TERRITORY
The Alaska bureau of the Seattle
chamber of commerce urges visitors
to inspect the bureau’s exhibl* of Al
askan products, including fine spec!- j
mens of agricultural products. A j
view of the exhibits will disillusion
those who hold the old conception of I
A laskn.
A teacupful of Siberian sprinfi
wheat planted six years ago in the
vicinity of KViIrbanks, Alaska is now
worth more than $10,000. shows a
statement received by the Alaska bu
reau of the Chamber. The teacup of
wheat was brought from Siberia for
experimental purposes and from the
original teacup more than 2.000 bush
els of gra.in was harvested last year
with an average yield of twenty bush
els per acre with a value of $2.50 per
bushel. There are now 102 home
steaders in the vicinity of kVirbanks
who are engaged in the raising of
wheat, barley, oats and other farming
products. _
from the north show that oats grow in
prolific ftushion in the IVnana valley
and that yiields of 79 bushels per acre
are not uncommon M. T). Snod
f'msR, superintendent of the .agricul
tural experimental station at Fair
banks is authority for these accomp
lishments of agriculture in Alnska.
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GLYCERINE MIXTURE
FOR GAS ON STOMACH
Simple glycerine, buckthorn .bark,
etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka relievos
ANY CASE gas on stomach or sour
stonuuk. It act son both upper and
lower bowel and removes all foul mat
ter which poisoned stomach. Often
CURES constipation. Prevents appen
dlcit*s. The INSTANT pleasant ac
tion of Adler-i-ka surprises both doc
tors and patients. One man who suf
fered five years from indigestion and
constipation was helped by ONE dose.
' Lomen Brothers, druggists.
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