The Alaska daily empire. [volume], January 10, 1913, Image 2

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ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
J. F. A. STRONG
Telephone No. 3-7-4
Entered as second-class matter November 7. 1912 at the postofllce at Ju
neau. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1S79.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Ore year, by mail $10.00
Si\ n.cr.ths. by mail 5.00
iVr -a.h. .delivered 1.00 .
JUNEAU. ALASKA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1913.
A BUILDING BOOM PROMISED.
rT^HE EMPIRE is told that preparations are in the making
1 for a building boom of no mean proportions. The building
is to be done because it is believed that the outlook warrants
it. Present conditions in a business way are considered satisfac
tory and a time of considerable expansion is anticipated. It is
believed that such belief is well-founded. We indulge the hope
that the buildings will be substantial and of a permanent char
acter.
Now is the time to build for the future as well as as the
present and up-to-date business buildings are required. Juneau
has passe dthe log-cabin and the shack stage. It is the Capital
of Alaska, and the leading city of the territory. As such it has
a reputation to sustain. Let the building be done wisely and
well. Rest assured that it will pay handsomely upon the invest
ments.
And now Portland is waking up to the importance of the
trade and commerce of Southeastern Alaska.
THE MISFIT ALASKA CODE.
THERE is much that is wrong with the law and its opera
tion when a bank may fail for nearly a million dollars, or
any other sum. for that matter, and no one held criminally
responsible. If one has been hit by such failure at any time it
will be quite easy to get the point of view of the Fairbanks people,
some of whom lost heavily in the failure of the Washington
Alaska bank; and every one of its officers escaped penalties that
would have overtaken them elsewhere, where adequate laws are
found to meet just such flagrant miscarriages of justice as those
complained of by the people of Fairbanks. However, in criticis
ing it is always the part of wisdom and of justice to place blame
where it belongs.
It is the inadequacy of the Alaska Code in such cases made
and provided, we are assured by gentlemen of high legal at
tainments. and if this be granted the wonder may arise why there
has been such a long delay in having that confessedly weak and
maladroit misfit amended so as to protect the innocent and the
weak. Evidently it works excellently where the rich and pow
erful are the interested parties; and maybe that for this reason
no concerted action has e"er been taken to make it a compre
hensive, tangible, real thing, instead of a thing of shreds and
patches, through which, as Daniel O'Connell once said of Brit
ish laws "a coach and six could be driven."
Amend the Alaska Code by all means, or abolish it altogeth
er. Then the wayfaring man though a fool, might know what to
expect.
New enterprises for Juneau are being: reported with grat
ifying: regularity. These are straws which show the direc
tion of the industrial wind.
"WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL."
AT A recent meeting: of a New York medical society a lead
ing physician pronounced what may be figuratively
termed a funeral oration for the general practitioner. He
said that the day of the "family doctor" had passed forever, and
the specialist had taken his place.
Considering the time, the place and the circumstances, this
may be regarded as an official "hail and farewell" by the spe
cialists to the mere doctor. But it is not so sure that a public
which has long put its trust in the family physician will accept
his summary dismissal. Stranger things have happened in the
development of medical science than that the methods of today
should be discredited tomorrow, and it is by no means certain
that a coming generation of patients will rely more on special
ists than on doctors trained in the general practice.
The limitations of the "old family physician" are admitted.
But he knew the family history, and that knowledge may be
thought to have compensated for lack of familiarity with the
^ newest drug from a German laboratory or the latest deft pro
cess in the use of the knife. The faith his patients had in him
was a curative agency of no mean value. That faith may have
been partially lost, but it is premature to pronounce his obituary.
For the general physician who keeps abreast of medical prog
ress there is still a well-defined field of usefulness equally with
the specialist.
Alaska is a healthy country, but fancy, if you can, what we
would be "up against" with the family doctor gone, and no
thing left but specialists.
This is the season for the endorsement of favorite sons?
for Cabinet positions.
A BLOW AT A NORTHERN ORGANIZATION.
LAST November a small number of former Alaskans and Yu
koners, at the meeting of the Grand Camp of the Arctic
Brotherhood, at North Vancouver, B. C.,?they also being
loaded down with proxies of delegates who were unable to at
tend the meeting?took possession of the Grand Camp organiza
tion and ran it in accordance with their own views. These men
either deliberately suspended or ignored the written constitu
tion of the Brotherhood, and set about using the Order to serve
their own ends and purposes. The constitution of the Arctic
Brotherhood expressly provides that its jurisdiction shall be
confined to Alaska, Yukon, and that portion of British Colum
bia north of 54 degrees and 20 minutes, north latitude. <
This section of the constitution was ignored and steps were '
taken to organize subordinate camps at Vancouver, Seattle and 1
elsewhere. It was not accomplished without protest, but the
Hessians were in the saddle and determined, apparently, to rule,
even if it involve the destruction of this peculiarly Northern ]
organization. Their action has been repudiated by most of the I
subordinate camps of Alaska, and it is believed that all the camps
of the North will take like action. Grand Arctic Recorder Kell
er, of Skagway, announces that he will refuse to sign charters
for any camp that may be established without the jurisdiction
of the Order, and it looks as if the self-constituted Grand Camp
will find itself without a clientele. ;
A call has been already issued for a meeting of delegates
from the different subordinate camps at Juneau early in March,
the avowed object being the repudiation of the Vancouver
Grand Camp of Clandestines, and the institution of a bona fide
Grand Camp of the Brotherhood.
The Arctic Brotherhood is distinctively a Northern order, .
and as such it has achieved an international reputation. To pre
serve this distinctiveness it must be maintained as such, and to
permit a handful of former Northerners and near-Northerners in
Vancouver and Seattle to capture it, will not be tolerated, we
believe by the men of the North. The cosmogony, so to speak,
of the Brotherhood must be maintained if it shall not be utterly
destroyed. The Vancouver Grand Camp should be repudiated.
There can be no secession, since there is nothing to secede from.
But a new grand camp of, by and for Alaskans and all others
within its jurisdiction should be organized and all its conventions
hereafter held within its jurisdictional boundaries.
DENTIST FINDS A
MODEL BRIDE
JANESVILLE, Wis., Jan. 10.?Dr.
A. P. Burns, the eccentric dentist who
last August asked the Rev. G. L. Mor
rll, of Minneapolis, to find him a
wife, and later expressed his love for
Miss Virginia Brooks, the Joan of
Arc of West Hammond, and whose
description of the perfect woman
brought letters from women all over
the country, has at last found the
"queen of his household" and Is to
be married in Fort Atkinson on Jan.
24 to Emma Britton.
Dr. Burrus' description of the model
woman is in part as follows:
Her age must be between 25 and 35.
When her arms are extended the
measurement from tip of fingers to
tip of fingers should equal her height.
She must not have si hollow back. She
must not have a pug nose or thick
lips. Her upper lip must not be short,
with upper teeth projecting. She
must not have lop ears. She must
have fine hair and fine features and
a well-developed chin.
Good cooks and nurses are gener
ally preferable and make the best j
wives.
After Burrus' entrance into the mat
rimonial market he received in one
mail letters from more than fifty
women.
The doctor, who is 70 years old,
has been a resident of Fort Atkin
son and Janesville for more than
forty years. j
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Satistics are also used to prove a
good many things that aren't so.
People will pardon a good deal of
conceit if there is some occasion for
it. I
Sometimes it seems that the conver
sation doesn't lag as much as it
should.
A man who says he won't take sides
should stop right there; he will if he
says any more.
A little boy Is seldom bold enough 1
to attend a girl's party without feel- |
ing kind of sneaking about it.
Most of the arguments against pro
hibition fall down before the fact that
the saloon keepers oppose it.
Except in the jewelery business, it J.
isn't a very good idea to spend much J
of the working day looking at the <?
clock. < ?
It would help some, perhaps, if boys < >
could understand how the man who
smokes envies the one who never i >
did. o
What is the feminine dictator? ^
Prompted by the fact that there are < >
a good many of that more or leBS gen- < >
tie gender. * J
It isn't a good idea to visit over a < ?
business phone in business hours, un- <>
less you want the boss to succumb to ^
nervous prostration. <'
Nothing is abused more than a good < >
appetite. < >
Any number of girls are spoiled <'
by being told they are beautiful. o
Many people fail to get their rights
because they don't know what they **
are. < ?
Loyalty that is purchased by pres- o
ents is not a very substantial char
acter. < ?
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sng and hauling. We guarantee sat- o
isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal
delivered promptly. Feramer & Rit- J [
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FRESH "Sealshipt Oysters" on the o
Dolphin, at GOLDSTEIN'S.
THAT'S THE CHAP.
You've seen the chap who worries
When the winter starts off mild;
Who is eager for snow flurries
And the winted winds so wild;
Who says an open winter
Brings all manner of disease?
That a fellow is far safer
When he thinks he's going to freeze.
lie longs to see a blizzard
Of the good old-fashioned kind;
It could break the ancient records,
But he really woudn't mind;
There's something in him hankers
At this season of the year
For weather that is ugly
And excessively austere.
Somehow, it strikes me funny
That, when winter gets its grip,
And the real old zero weather
Sort o' gets us on the hip.
That this ooen winter fellow
Is the chap who hollers first;
And, though every one is kicking,
You can bet he'l! kick the worst.
The Juneau Steamship Co.
U. S. Mall Steamer
GEORGIA
Juneau-Sitka Route?Leaves
Juneau for Hoonah, Gypsum,
Tenakee, Killisnoo 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 Funter and
Chatham, 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,
Eagle 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
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R. W. JENNINGS
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
Lewis Building, Juneau
Z. R. CHENEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Lewis Building, Juneau
Gunnison & Marshall
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Decker Building
Juneau Alaska
H. P. CROWTHER
U. S. Deputy Surveyor
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Office?Lewis Block ? Juneau
N. WATANABE
DENTIST
Office Over Purity Pharmacy
Juneau .... Alaska
JOHN B. DENNY*
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mining and Corporation Law
Offices: Juneau, Alaska
Seattle, Wash.
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NORTHBOUND JAN. 12
SOUTHBOUND JAN. 13
DOCKS AT JUNEAU CITY WHARF
Seattle Oflice, 716 Second Ave. GEO. BURFORD, Agent
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
i' STEAMERS CALLING AT KETCHIKAN, WRANCEL, PETERS- -?
I! BURG, DOUGLAS, JUNNEAU. HAINES ANI) SKAGWAY
|| NORTHWESTERN Southbound Jan. 11 ;;
|| MARIPOSA Northbound Southbound Dec. 22 ||
|| DOLPHIN Northbound Jan. 8 Southbound Jan. 9 ||
Tickets to Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria and Vancouver. Through
|| tickets to San Francisco. ||
ELMER E. SMITH, Douglas Agt. WILLIS E. NOWELL, Agt.
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I NORTHLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Operating S. S. ALKI and S. S. NORTHLAND
S. S. ALKI, South, JAN. 14
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 HENSON A CO., Douglas |
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.-B.C.CoastService
Sailing from Juneau for Port Simpson, Prince Rupert, Swanson, Alert Bay, Vancouver
Victoria and Seattle
PRINCESS MAY JAN. 16
Front and SewanJ Su. C. P. R. TICKET OFFICE J. T. SPICKBTT. AkL
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For Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdcz, Latouche, Seward, ..
! Seldovia?SAILS FROM JUNEAU !!
! S. S. YUKON DEC. 27 !!
! SAILS FROM JUNEAU FOR SEATTLE AND TACOMA 1!
| connecting at Seattle for San Francisco and Southern California ports "j
; S. S, YUKON .... JAN. 15 '? ?
Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates without notice.
For further information apply to 1 '
S. H. Ewing, Juneau Agent. ALASKA COAST COMPANY, Seattle ?'
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FERRY TIME SCHEDULE
JUNEAU FERRY & NAVIGATION Co.?Operating Ferrv Service Be
tween JUNEAU, DOUGLAS, TREADWELL and SHEE> CREEK
Lv. Juneau for
Doufflan and
Tread well
?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.
3:00 p. m.
9:00 p. m.
11:00 p. m.
Lv. Trend- !
well for
Juneau
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9:25 a. m. {
12:00 noon
1:40 p. rn.
3:25 p. in.
4:55 p. in.
0:55 p. in.
8:25 p. m.
9:25 p. m.
11:25 p. in.
Leaves
Douicla* for
Juneau
?8:30 a. m.
9:30 a. m.
12:05 p. m.
1:45 p. m.
3:30 p. ra
5:30 p.m. I]
7:05 p.m.
8:30 p.m. j!
9:30 p. in. |
11:30 p.m. |!
Leaves Juneau daily
for Shiep Creek
11:00 a. m.
4:30 p. m.
Leaven Sheep
Creek for Juneau
11:40 a. m.
5:10 p. m.
r rom junmu iur
Sheep Creek
Saturday Ni>tht Only
11:00 p. m.
for Juneau
Returning Leaves
Sheep Creek
11:40 p. m.
Leaves Treadwell
11:45 p. m.
Leaves Douglas
11:50 p. m.
Sunday Schedule -opt trip leaving Juneatt at 8 a.m. toOPjitUd |
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' Restaurant in Connection Established 1881 European Plan
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UNION IRON WORKS Machine Shop and Foundry
Gas Engines and Mill Castings
Agents Union Gas Engine and Kegal Gas Engine
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We Are Headquarters for
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES, FURNISHINGS
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
ALASKA-TREADWELL GOLD MINING Ca