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ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE J. F. A. STRONG Telephone No. 3-7-4 Entered aa second-class matter November 7. 1912 at the postoffice at Ju neau. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ctoe year, by mall $10.00 Six months, by mail 6.00 Per month, delivered 1.00 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1913. TH ENEED OF A FEDERAL BUILDING PERHAPS if Congress keeps on appropriating a few thousand dollars each year for a federal building in Juneau, in the course of a decade a sufficient sum will have accumulated to begin construction work. The necessity of a public building sufficient to house the various United States government offices in the Capital City has been referred to in these columns, and it is a matter that deserves the attention of the people of this city, and incidentally of all the people of the Territory, for all have more or less interest in the capital. Alaska now has a Territorial Legislature, but no permanent place for its meeting. This could be provided for in a federal building. Juneau as the capital, and the leading industrial city should have a postoffice instead of the present, poor, unsanitary and cramped quarters which would not be tolerated in a village of one hundred people in any of the States of the Union. A new federal building could be so constructed as to allow for a com modious and up-to-date postoffice. The Surveyor-General's office, the office of the Collector of Customs, the Land Office are all housed in private buildings. These would also be provided for if there were a federal building of the requisite size. The growth of Juneau and its assured permanent future as a town of considerable proportions should be a strong enough argument to secure the construction of a public building. The only public buildings ever constructed by the Govern ment in Alaska have been a few court houses and jails, Juneau having by far the most pretentious building. Yet there are small towns scattered throughout the United States, where federal buildings have been erected?buildings that were not needed? because of political pull. Wyoming, for example, can be cited as proof of this statement. Juneau needs a federal building, for no other reason than absolute necessity, and we believe that the need will be supplied in the not distant future. But, if we do not ask, we won't re ceive. President-elect Wlison is a man of discretion, if not of valor. He declined to face an army of two thousand militant suffra gettes. REVISION OF OUR LAWS THE Nome Bar Association seems to have done considerable "digging" in the way of searching out the revisions and amendments -that are needed in the civil and criminal codes of the Territory. The list which they have compiled and which was printed in this newspaper yesterday, shows careful and painstaking research, and, we think each and every recommen dation therein contained is along safe, sound and progressive lines. Attorneys have long complained of the lameness of both the civil and criminal codes; and the operation of the criminal code especially has been proved, time and again, to be exceeding ly faulty and in a number of recent flagrant cases to be alto gether ineffective. The Territorial Legislature promises to nave pienty 01 work to do, and it is hoped that it will be done well. Progressive legislation isdemanded by the people, but we cherish the hope that none of it will be of the freak variety that one sometimes sees introduced in the States, and some times enacted into law. If the Legislature will devote its time to the passing of good and wholesome laws, within its limitations, it will earn the confi dence and receive the support of all Alaskans. "Has't banged at the Chilkoot?" wrote Joaquin Miller in 1897, after crossing that historical peak. And the "Poet of the Sierras" loved the mountains, and their rugged grandeur seemed to inspire him to greater flights of fancy. He was a product of the mountains and loved to live on the border of things. A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY THE Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company, through its general manager, states, in effect, that it is purely an industrial cor poration; that its business is mining and milling ore, and is not engaged, nor does it intend to engage in other pursuits. The population of Juneau and Douglas is bound to increase by the great influx of people that the developments now under way will attract to this section. Many more people than are now here must be housed and fed and clothed, and if we are to bene fit by this expansion of population and secure the additional business which it will assuredly bring, the new problems which changed conditions always bring must be met and solved in a right way. And it is a condition, not a theory, that is now confronting the people of the Channel Cities. An exchange says that "knocking is an Alaskan by-product.' Why by-product?. QUICK-CHANGING MEXICO WE DO not believe in taking a pessimistic view of men oi things, but here's Mexico with at least three Presidents one elected and two or more "proclaimed,' and more trou ble looming up in the near distance for that much-afflicted peo pie. For, it must be understood, when we are considering th< affairs of the neighboring republic, that the great mass of th< people, native to the soil, are not directly concerned in the mul tiplicity of outbreaks or revolutions which are so common ii that land that, to us. they become monotonous. The revolution! have nearly always been the work of a few designing men, whili the people at large were practically unconcerned as to the merit; of the men contesting for place and power. Indeed if not sub ject to conscription, or if they were without the fighting zones many of the Mexican people scarcely knew, or cared, who the President might be. | And now, according to the dispatches of yesterday and to day Mexico is to have a new President, and as a natural corol lary of its troubulous history, more "revolutions" will be quick ly in order. ?1 1 I II IM I I I 1 i 1-1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 I I H ;; The Alaska Press :: ll I I ! 1 M II I 1 I I I I I 1 I I 111 M I If the Congress will pass the Booher coal leasing bill, now before it there will be things doing along the line of railway construction work. This is j the straight tip. coming from one who knows.?Seward Gateway. * * ? In view of the fact that it cost the government $75 a ton to mine our coal we can't see who is going to steal it.?Valdez Prospector. ? * ? A report reached town Saturday night that Fairbanks had been desig nated as a sub-port of entry, when E. W. Griftin, of Chena, received a tele gram to that effect from the Outside. This was also accomplished, if the report is true because of the good and untiring work of our Commercial Club and Mr. Wickersham. ? Fair banks Citizen. * ? * Now that the snow blockades have commenced to work down on the Cop per River Railroad line, the people of Ruby and other Northern points will have a fine mall service?we don't think.?Ruby Record-Citizen. ?[? 11111111 [ 11 i I ? 11111111111 :: Northern News Notes 1 I 1 I I I I-M 1 1 M-I-I I I 1 I I 1 !! I 1 I What are known as the "Moose cases" will be tried at the term of court to be held in Seward this spring ?at a date yet to be fixed. W. G. Whorf and J. A. Uerbert, of Seldovia, are accused of having in their pos session moose meat out of season. ? ? ? It is reported that a couple of sticks of dynamite were found on the porch of an inhabitnt of a sporting house in Seward o nemorning quite recently. Just what the motive was has not been explained as yet. ? ? ? A. H. Bryant has been appointed superintendent of the Valdez Creek Mining Company, which has taken over the holdings of Peter Monahan j and associates. The company is com-, posed of Boston capitalists, who pro- j pose to open the ground on a compre hensive scale and will mine by the! hydraulic method. My Bryant will send in a big outfit, consisting of some sixty tons, for use during the working season. * ? # Otto R. Hansen, the Milwaukee mil-; lionaire, who visited Seward last seas on and who put some money Into, mining property in that vicinity, has purchased the group of lots in the townsito formerly owned by Frank Thompson, of Toronto. ? ? ? George Leavit died at Seward re cently, a victim or cancer or the stom ach. Mr. Leavitt went to Unga in 18S0, where for years he was a guard at the federal jail. He had a son in the U. S. navy and a daughter in school at Oakland, Calif. ? ? ? An exchange has discovered that Alaskans grow gray before their time for the same reason that a weasel or ' a ptarmigan puts on a coat in the win - ter time resembling the snow. ? ? ? A white man in Alaska purchases 1 more in a year than any other white 1 man In the world. The amount, ac l cording to government report, is $4,000 per capita. J. L. McPherson, a railway engin eer of extended experience in Alaska and now secretary of the Alaska bu ' reau of the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce, says it is signiflcent that the routes recommended by the Alas ka Railroad Commission are identical with the roads built by the Alas ka Road Commission. ? ? ? r? The jury in the Fredolin-Falstadt ' election fraud cases, at Valdez, recent ' ly, went into the court room and - asked the court if the defendants a would be deprived of their citizen s ship in case the Jury convicted them. This question the court refused to answerand the Jury retired to deliber 1 ate further. 3 ? ? ? a Mr s.J. K. Smart, of Fairbanks, who , was so active on behalf of the deposi tors of the defunct Washington-Alas ka Bank was presented with a beau > tiful gold nugget by a number of ad mlrers. The nugget was mounted with sin emblem of liberty, a miniature re production of' the statute of liberty, with a sparkling diamond for a light, j * ? ? Two Seward young men, who are destined to "make good" are Fred and Ralph Pederson. Through their own efforts, and by hard application, they earned money to guarantee them a college course, the institution of learning which they are .attending being at Tacoma. * * * For the second time since its in stallation one of the poles at the wire less station at Dutch Harbor was down during a gale last month. It had Just been repaired from the first damage, and the collier Nero, which made the repairs, had just sailed for the States when the hurricane came and put the station out of business again. ? ? t William Eisenmenger, formerly the "Water King" of Iditarod, was arrested at Fairbanks recently on a charge of . assault and battery upon one J. T. Me Ginley. The scuffle took place on ; Cripple creek, near Ester. A jury in Commissioner Dillon's court acquitted the former monarch. A complete line of tobacco iars and pipe racks at BURFORDS. SEAL SHIPT OYSTERS?FrePh at the local agency?CHAS. GOLDSTEIN W. H. Cleveland P. J. Cleveland 1 CONTRACTORS ? BUILDERS Estimates Furnished Free Upon Request Good Mechanics. Good Material, Best Results 'PHONE 6-0-3 JUNEAU The Juneau Steamship Co. U. S. Mall Steamer GEORGIA Juneau-Sitka Route ? Leaves Juneau for Hoouah, 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. 16, 21, 27. Returning leaves Skagway the following day at 8:00 a. m. WILLIS E. NOWELL, MANAGER ii 11 n 11111111111111111111111111111 Add to the Comfort and Charm of Your home :: Nochlutr udds tnoru to tho attractiveness of tlio homo than , , a Trail-appointed table. It helps to make tho homo tho place , . home ouirht to bo. And you would l>o surprised, perhaps, , , how much it add* to tho positive relish of tho monl. 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I H-M 1 1 I I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1" CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.-B.C.CoastService Sailing from Juneau for Port Simpson, Prince Rupert, Swunaon, Alert Bay, Vancouver Victoria and Seattle PRINCESS MAY FEB. 27 Front and Seward Sta. C. P. R. TICKET OFFICE J. T. SPICK ETT. A?ct. H II i I I H I i n I I I i I I I I I I IH I I IIII I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I | ALASKA COAST CO. } ? For Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward, .. Seldovia?SAILS FROM JUNEAU " S. S. YUKON MAR. 1 SAILS FROM JUNEAU FOR SEATTLE AND TACOMA !! ' connecting at Seattle for San Francisco and Southern California ports j | ; S. S. YUKON MAR. 13 Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates without notice. ? ? For further information apply to ?? S. H. Ewing, Juneau Agent. ALASKA COAST COMPANY, Seattle ?' -M-M-i I I I I H I II 1 I I I I I I I i I I I II I I I I I II I I It I I I I I I I I I M I I PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO. ? STEAMERS FOR ? 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' 12:05 p. m. 1:45 p. m. 3:30 p. m 5:30 p.m. I 7:05 p.m. I 8:30 p.m. j 9:30 p.m. 11:30 p. m. I Loaves Juneau daily for Sheep Creek 11:00 a. m. 4:30 p. m. Leaves Sheep Creek for Juneau I 11:40 a. m. 5:10 p. ra. From Juneau for Sheep Cre?4c Saturday Night 0'ily 11:00 p. til. for Juneau Returning Leaves Sheep Creek 11:40 p. m. Leaves Trtadwell 11:46 p. m. Leaves Douglas 11:50 p. m. Sunday Schedule same na above, except trip leaving Juneau at 8 a. m. is omitted | h !?'!? i i i i i i I i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ! i i ; i I' i I I I I I ;? i i i i i i i i i i i I I I OCCIDENTAL HOTEL AND ANNEX | | Restaurant in Connection Established 1881 European Plan ** ; COMMERCIAL MEN'S HOME !! - FRONT ST. JOHN P. OLDS, Mngr. JUNEAU, ALASKA " -HH-H-1 1 !??! ?! 1 H ?! ?! .I-I-l-I-I-l-l-I-11 1 1 M I 1 11 1 I 1 11 I 1 M I M I 1 1 1 1 I UNION IRON WORKS Machine Shop and Foundry Gas Engines and Mill Castings Agents Union Gas Engine and Regal Gas Engine 1 We Are Headquarters for DRY GOODS, CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES. FURNISHINGS STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES ALASKA-TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.