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ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE J. F. A. STRONG. TELEPHONE 3-74 Application tin* been made to the postolllce department for the entry of thin newspaper as second class mat ter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year, by mall $10.00 Six Months, by mail 5.00 Per Month, delivered 1.00 JUNKAU. ALASKA. NOV. ltl, 191S. AS TO FIRE PROTECTION. There can be no valid argument raised against the necessity of pro viding adequate lire protection for any town, no matter where it is lo cated. Usually in Alaska communities it is one of the first cares of the munic ipality. There is too much at stake for the people generally too overlook or ignore the dangers of fire. There are not many business men who are able to carry their own insurance? that is. take their own risks, while the better the fire protection, both in equipment and water supply, the lower the insurance rates. These are facts that cannot be dis puted. and we submit that the state ments herein set forth are worthy of the careful consideration of the cit izens of Juneau. This town has in creased in population largely during the past few months, and the prom ise of the present is for a much larg er population within the coming year. And it seems to The Empire that it is always a good plan to take time by the forelock. THE SEAL OF ALASKA. We note that the great sea of Alas ka bears the Inscription. "Seal of the District of Alaska." This is a mis nomer. inasmuch as we are now fully qualified to bear the more mellifluous anil satisfying name. Territory. Some of our district courts, however, sev eral years ago discarded the name district, and substituted Territory, uniwsely, and without strict legal war rant. we thought at the time. But there can be no question raised now as to Alaska's territorial status. The changing of the inscription on the seal is an easy matter, and we are simply referring to it for the purpose of congratulating ourselves and the people of Alaska upon the new dignity that has been lately achieved. KODIAK ISLAND SUFERERS? If the statements of Kodiak island men are to be taken at their face value, a condition of affairs exists amonK the native and Creole popula tion there that is not at all to the credit of the government officials lo cated on the island. The statements that are published in The Empire today have been vouched for by supposedly reputable and truthfulful men. recently from Kodiak. But there are usually two or more sides to every story that is told. Sometimes the information supplied does not come from reliable sources; often it is the result of prejudice and uot infrequently of a misunderstanding of the facts, or through ignorance. When, however, the flat statement is made that hundreds of people are destitute, or in immediate danger of being destitute, it is time to take no tice of their allegations. It need scarcely be pointed out that native peoples usually become extra ordinarily helpless in the stress of a great calamity. And it is also need loss to say that a great calamity has overtaken these people. It seems, however, almost incred ible that officials of the United States government even though they occu py minor positions, should permit such conditions, as it is alleged, exist, without endeavoring to alleviate them in a practical way. especially when there are funds and rations, furnished by a generous hand, to meet the exig ency. At the very least a prompt Investi gation should be made and the truth or falsity of the charges determined. UNCERTAIN WAR NEWS. Newspaper readers cannot fail to be impressed with the fact that news of the Balkan war. and the negotia tions for an armistice between the belligerents, is most contradicting, and wholly unsatisfactory. But It must be borne in mind that all dispatches from the scenes of war and the seats of the govern ments involved in the struggle, are rigidly censored, and only such mat ter as is allowed to pass the censors reaches the public. Enough has been received to establhh the belief beyond a doubt that thj condition of the Turkish forces is pitiable, while, if the exact truth were known, the allies are no doubt suffering severe ly. That cholera in decimating the peo ple of Constantinople is also certain and It is equally probable that star vation faces tens of thousands within that city. These known conditions will, without doubt, soon combine to put an end to a war which has been remarkable in the suddenness with which is was precipitated and the fierceness of the contests at arms that have followed. The firmness of the Balkan states and their allies, has prevented the European powers from intervening in the war. The allied nations almost at the very beginning of the con flict. served notice upon the powers I that they would not submit to in j terference on their part, and that fact, coupled with the powers' Jeal ousy of each other and their many conflicting interests, whose ramifica tions are widespread, has deterred them from direct intervention. And added to all this is the attitude of Great Brltant, Prime Minister As ?luith hnving recently declared in a public address that the Balkan states should not be deprived of the fruits J of their victory. THE PROBLEM OF LIVING. The Democratic national platform lays much stress upon the tariff and the trusts as the fundamental causes of the Increased cost of living in the United States. That these are contributing causes rather than basic, we are In clined to believe. A casual study of economic conditions in Europe shows that the people of Germany and those of Great Britain are also confronted by desperate economic conditions, and similar conditions may be said to ex ist in nearly every other European country. Of course Germany has a high protective tariff while England is partially at least on a free trade ba sis. But the conditions In highly pro tected Germany are worse than those of England. Evidently, however, there are other causes for the high cost of living when its phenomena are observ able pretty much everywhere in the civilized world. It Is the universality f the condition that causes economists to look for universal causes. There is small questalon. perhaps, that under-production of necessities is one cause, although the United States, this year, produced 3.170.000, 000 bushels of corn, and crops gener ally were the largest in the history of the country. Yet prices have not dropped. Intimately connected with under production. which some economists point to as the real cause of high food prices, all the heavy costs of distri bution that have grown up in mod ern tfmes and which are such an to put a heavy tax on the consumer, and a great problem of today It would seem, is to bring the producer and the consumer into closer communica tion. THE MOTION PICTURE. But beyond the revolution the mo tion picture has worked In the mat ter of optics, comes the development of the "movies" as means of enter tainment. It has spread to a degree unheard of. Sever can the "legit imate" theatre hope to reach as many i people in a week as the moving picture film reaches in a day. The great mass of people now has its playhouse, which may be nothing else than made over storeroom. As soon as the mov ing picture man begins to turn the crank all the joys of the world are dashed before the observer's eyes. To keep this great educational force clean should be one of the objects of the state. America has taken the lead in dim production, which speaks well for the tendencies of moving picture audiences for most of the American films are clean, and breathe of the outdoors. Such a vast force for public good or evil should be kept above reproach. Infinite capac ities for good or evil lurk in the "movies," and the evil should not be I allowed to creep in. CHEMICAL LINEN. Much interest is manifested in the Bohemian linen trade by a reported invention from the Russian textile industry. According to the informa tion. an engineer at Moscow has pro duced chemically finer linen yarn than the finest yet spun; also that less waste ismade in spinning pro cess. thereby lowering the cost of production. Very fine linen goods are to be woven from the new yarn, the cost of which is calculated to be 20 per cen less than the finest articles of linen heretofore placed on the market. OIL AND WATER. Ex-Gov. Haskell o.f Oklahoma, has gone Into the oil business ,and having been long a Prohibitionist, he will now proceed to show how water and oil can be made to go together HORRORS OF WAR, War may still continue to rage about Podgaritza, but It Is reassuring to know that the conditions at Tegu cigalpa are improving hourly. imm11iniin111m in e SIDELIGHTS jj' h i m mn m 11111111111T The death of David Waldron, by fire, is one of the Baddest incidents in the tragic history of the Northern country. Not the death itself, but the manner of his exit from this gray I old world. Mr. Waldron had reached J the great age of 89, and for ten had ; lived in Valdez. A pioneer of the Pa- i cltlc Coast, he had ouce been wealthy. But riches take unto themselves wings } and fly away. Peace be to his ashes. ( ? ? ? ( The United States has just paid a ( Kansas man $3.10 due him as a sol dier since 1865. No interest was paid on the money which the government has been retaining for nearly half a i century. Our Uncle Samuel seems i tu be maintaining his record of being ~ slow but sure, in paying his debts. j ? ? ? I District Attorney Rustgard was In Seattle on election day?the first na tional election ho had seen in quite a number or years. What Impressed him most, he says, was the absence of anything like enthusiasm among uny of the political partisans around the newspaper offices and other places where returns were being received on election night Huge crowds were there, and there was a lot of good-nn tured "joshing" but few cheers for any of the candidates. All of which goes to show, It would seem, that the American Is beginning to take his politics seriously. It Is not Indiffer ence. Shouting establishes no prin ciples, neither does it establish poli cies of government. The silent voter does the work. ? ? ? Judging by the election returns that are still trickling In from a number of states the results of the late elec tion may possibly be determined by Thanksgiving Day?but perhaps not . until Christmas. In any event let us give thanks that only two or three states have not as yet determined who has been elected. ? ? ? John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie have returned to tho people a modicum of the great wealth which they have accumulated. In the way of benefactions to churches, colleges, foundations and libraries. And now comes Banker George F. Baker, of New York, who has announced his intention of giving a trifle of $4,000, 000 to a hospital. After the late Geo. F. Peabody, Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, was undoubtedly the most generous giver this country has known. He devoted all of his fortune of $5,000,000 to charitable and educa tior.?.l work, and when he died he was worth not more than $5,000. But with all their gifts the wealth of Rockefeller and Carnegie accumulates very much faster than they can thus dispose of it. ? * ? Hutton & Co., stock brokers, of San Francisco, have a direct private wire from their New York connections. On the night of election they had their operator installed in the St. Francis hotel in San Francsico and these returns were flushed hours in ad vunce of the regular associated press service, according to Z. R. Cheney, who was stopping at the hotel. The lobby was filled with an intensely in terested crowd with eyes glued to the screen watching the figures. "Of course, I felt blue," said Mr. Cheney, "as the landslide gathered headway and carried practically everything before it?I look blue, don't I? But seriously," he contin ued, "it will be too bad if Wilson loses California, and I understand thnt Roosevelt is 72 votes In tho lead." END OF CAMPAIGN. The long sad months of noise and shrieking come to an end, at Time's behest, und orators, worn out by speaking, can give their battered lungs a rest. How sweet to know an end of yawping, of all the worries campaigns mean! Now we can do our Christmas shopping on buoyant legs, with mlndB serene. Now we can gambol through tho city unham pered by the tariff bores, and wear a smile and sing a ditty, as glad as any one outdoors. Relieved of all the hurly-burly, the screams of war ring candidates, we'll do our Christ mas shopping throughout those wide United States. How sweet it Is to go a-walking, and hear no wrangling, near or far, no arguments or tiresome talking of income tax or I. and R.! How pleasant when the local daily prints something else than campaign junk! We'll do our Christmas shop ping gaily, and buy enough to fill a trunk! How sweet to see men safe ly, sanely, pursuing tasks well worth their while, Instead of thrashing "is sues" vainly, dispensing language by the mile! Farewell to foolish yawp ing, to tiresome men with tiresome Jaws; it's time to do our Christmas shopping and put in lickB for Santa Claus! WALT MASON. Typewriters for rent W. H. Case. tf ^ SPECIAL TERM OF COURT. n the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division No. I, At Juneau. n the Matter of Calling a Special December, 1912, Term of Court at Juneau. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that mrsuant to an order of the Honorable fhomas R. Lyons, District Judge for he District of Alaska, Division No. ;, made on the 4th day of November, .912, at Juneau, Alaska, a SPECIAL PERM of the DISTRICT COURT will >c holden at the United States Court Ioubo at Juneau, AlaBku, beginning m Monday, the NINTH DAY OF DE CEMBER, 1912, at the hour of ten >'clock In the forenon of Bald day. E. W. PETTIT. Clerk of the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division No. 1. Dated and published at Juneau, Maska, this 6th day. of November, A. 0. 1912. The Juneau Steamship Co. U. S. Mail Steamer GEORGIA Juncau-Sltka Route?Leaves Jureau for Hoonah, Gypsum, Teuakee, KUIIsnoo and Sitka? 8:00 a. m., Nov. 5, 11, 17. 23, 29, Dec. 5, 11, 17. 23, 29, Jan. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28, Feb. 3, 9, 15. 21, 27, March 5, 11. 17, 23 and 29. Leaves Juneau for Funtcr and Chutham, 8:00 a. m.?Nov. 17, Dec. 11. Jan. 4. 28, Feb. 21. March 17. Leaves Juneau for Tyee, 8:00 a. m.?Nov. 23, Dec. 23, Jan. 22, Feb. 21. March 23. Juneau - Skagway Route ? Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor, Ragle River, Yankee Cove, Sen tinel Light Station, Jualin, El dred Rock Light Station, Com et, Haines, Skagway,, 8:00 a. m. ?Nov. 3, 9. 15. 21. 27. Dec. 3, 9, 15. 21, 27. Jan. 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, Feb. 1. 7. 13, 19, 25, March 3. 9, 15, 21, 27. Returning leaves Skagway the following day at 8:00 a. m. WILLIS E. NOWELL, MANAGER FEMMER & RITTER. See this firm for ali kinds of dray Ing and hauling. Wo guarantee sat isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal delivered promptly. Femmer & Hit ter's Express. Stand Burford'B Cor ner. Phono 314. Reoidonce phones 403 or 403. ??? Subscribe for The Daily Empire. R. P. NELSON Wholesale and Retail Dealer in All Kinds STATIONERY Typewriting Supplies, Blank Books, Office Supplies, Sporting Goods, Huyler's Candles, Gun ther"s Candles, Toys, Notions, Books, Magazines, Waterman's Fountain Pens, Conklln Pens, Etc. Cor. 2nd. and Seward Sts. Juneau, Alaska JUNEAU FERRY & NAVIGA TION COMPANY TIME CARD Loaves Juneau for Douglas and Treadwell?*8:00 a. m., 9:00 a. m. **11:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 3:00 p. m., **4:30 p. m., 6:30 p. m., 8:00 p. m? 9:00 p. m., 11:00 p. m. Leaves Treadwell for Douglas and Juneau?8:25 a. m., 9:25 a. m? **12:00 noon, 1:40 p. m., 3:25 p. m., **4:55 p. m., 6:55 p. m., 8:25 p. m., 9:25 p. m., 11:25 p. m. Leaves Douglas for Juneau? 8:30 a. m., 9:30 a. m. **12:05 p. m., 1:45 p. m., 3:30 p. m.( **4:45 p. m., 7:05 p. m., 8:30 p. m., 9:30 p. m., 11:00 p. m. ?On Sundays this trip Is omit ted. ??This trip to Sheep Creek daily except 4:30 p. m. trip on Saturday, which Is omitted and trips leaving Juneau at 6:30 p. m. and 11:00 are made instead, and Sheep Creek trips at 11:00 a. m., 6:30 p. in., and 11:00 p. m. HUMBOLDT STEAMSHIP CO. Tho Alaska .Flyer S? S. HUMBOLDT I The Akukn Flyer NORTHBOUND NOV. 14 SOUTHBOUND NOV. 15 DOCKS AT JUNEAU CITY WHARF Seattle Office, 716 Second Ave. GEO. BURFORD," Agent | ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY!! :: inside route :: ?? nni PUIN NORTH NOV. 5, 17 $ ;; LsyJLiJT n 111 south nov. 6, 18 :: ^ TFFFFRSON N0RTH N0V- 11 :: .. tILiJl I Ul\JV/ll SOUTH NOV. 12 Steamers Jefferson and Dolphin all the year round serving the || || prosperous cities and settlements of the world famous Inside Pass- || I! age Splendid service. Courteojs treatment. :: ELMER E. SMITH, Douglas Agent WILLIS E. NOWELL, Agent. " -H-H-l-l-i- -! 1 I i 1 M M 1 I I 1 I I I I 1 II I Mill I I I 1 1 I 1 111 II III III I 1 gSSSJTK I'll ? Ill IIM ?????? NORTHLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY Operating S. S. ALKI and S. S. NORTHLAND S. S. ALKI, South, NOV. 23 First Class Fare to Seattle $19.00 Second Class Fare to Seattle $12.00 H. C. BRADFORD, Mgr., Pier 4, Seattle. SOWERBY & BELL, Juneau JOHN HENSEN t CO., Douglas CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.-B.C.CoastService Sailing from Juneau for Port Siinpaon. Prince P.upert, Swanaon, Alert Bay. Vancouver Victoria and Seattle PRINCESS MAY NOVEMBER 21 Front and Seward Sta. C. P. R. TICKET OFFICE T. SPICKETT. A?t. | THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE A paper for all the people, all the time. Independent in every way. It stands for everything that will tend to the opening up and development of Alaska?especially South eastern Alaska?along legitimate lines. The EMPIRES motto is Progress in all things. The world never stands still. Neither can mankind. 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