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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 poetofflce at Ju neau, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Q?e year, by mall Six months, by mall 6.00 Per month, delivered L00 DEFENSES TO PERSONAL INJURY SUITS AND THE COMPENSATION ACTS THE movement for the abolishment of the "contributory neg ligence," "fellow servant" and "assumption of risk" defenses to suits for damages for personal injuries by employee against employer, that is manifested in Alaska by Senator Ro den's bill, has resulted in the inauguration of workingmen's com pensation acts in many States. It is argued with reason that there is a good deal of fiction in these defenses and that they often result in injustice to the working men. On the other hand, if they were abolished and the extent of damages to be secured in this character of cases were left to juries it would result in an uncertainty that adds to the hazzard of capital invested in the industries. Recognition of the justice of the demand for the re moval of these defenses, and a desire to be fair to employers, have caused legislatures to turn to the industrial insurance or working men's compensation laws as a remedy. They do away with un certainty in a large measure, on both sides. A working man that * *- Al_ _ 1 is injured in the States where these laws are in rorce, in me course of his employment, is certain to get compensation without the assistance of a jury and without the delay and costs of at torneys' fees and court fees that always attend a suit in court, and, on the other hand, the employer can figure in advance on what his tax for the maintenance of the insurance fund will be, and add it to his regular over-head expenses. That the employ er will not be caused hardship by this proceeding is exempli fied by the fact that most employers in States where there are no workingmen's compensation laws carry accident insurance to protect them from losses of this kind. They are not required to carry this insurance where the State has stepped in and pro vided for industrial insurance. The workingmen's compensation acts permit the insurance premiums paid by employers to protect themselves from direct losses in damage suits to go directly and quickly to injured work ingmen rather than to be eaten up in profits of casualty insur ance companies and cost of suits at law. Whether nor not Alaska industries have developed to an extent that would warrant the adoption of the workingmen's compensation act in this territory or not is a matter for grave consideration by the Legislature, but it should be considered with the purpose in view of being exactly just to both employer and employee. Some Washington Democrats, no doubt, suffered from chills when they read National Committeeman John Pattison's state ment that some Republicans, at least, were likely to be in office in the Evergreen State for two years. PEACE AT OLYMPIA THE differences between Gov. Lister and the Republican ma jority in the Washington Legislature were compromised in the last days of the session that terminated last week. The legislature accepted the administration bill consolidating many of the departments of the State, reducing the cost of and sim plifying the operating machinery of the government, and receded from its position of a li/o-mill tax levy for the seven State high ways, and agreed to a levy of 1*4 mills for the first year and one mill thereafter for that purpose. The permanent highway tax levy was reduced from 2!/> mills to IV2 mills. This and other items of reduction premitted the Governor to keep his promises to the people that the expenses to the tax payers will be re duced during his administration, so he accepted the compro mise. and everybody went home from Olympia happy and con tented. There will be sympathy everywhere for Senator Tillman be cause his fellow Senators believed it to be necessary to deprive him of the chairmanship of the appropriations committee, a po sition upon which he had set his heart. He was the senior Dem ocratic member of that committee as well as the senior Demo cratic member of the naval affairs committee. He has been a Senator for nearly a quarter of a century and has given splendid service to his country. Naturally, he expected to get the leader ship of the important committee that has claimed so much of his talents?particularly so in a Senate that is dominated by progressive Democrats* He is a progressive member of his par ? ^ * ?*? a* ? A 1 X ? TT ty. wnne senator .Martin is raiea as a conservative, nowever, the appropriations committee is one of the hard worked commit tees of the Senate, and the great South Carolinian is old and feeble. His hard working days are over. Much of the time he is unable to appear in the Senate or at committee meetings, so, naturally, he had to give way to a younger man. Eastern newspaper writers are giving much space to spec ulation upon the quantity and quality of the influence Bryan will have in the new administration. Most of them, of course, just now construe "influence in the administration" with reference to the bearing it will have upon the dispensation of patronage. The gyrations of every little straw that flits within the vision of observers is being seriously discussed. Yesterday there were long articles being written on the refusal of former Secretary Richard Olnev to accept the British mission; today it is Bryan's interference in the Illinois situation, presumably at the instance of the President, and tomorrow no one knows what it will be. In the meantime President Wilson and Secretary Bryan are going about their ways administering their official duties as big men can, seemingly unconcerned about all the guessing that is go ing on. C. W. Speer. the well known com- The following are registered at the mercial man arrived in Juneau recent- Orpheum Hotel: Peter Heney and ly. and will be here for about ten days. Paui Klatch. Seattle, and D. Smith R. J. Reed, of Portland, Oregon, ar- Harris, of Ketchikan, rived on the Spokane, enroute to Sitka, George Bettes the well known trav where he will take a position in the . . _ , A _ ? . _ . , eling man, arrived up on the last trip Sheldon Jackson School. Kazis Krauczunis arrived in Juneau of the Jefferson- will leave for on the Spokane last night. Skagway in a few days. Juvenile Courts May Be Established (Continued from Page 1.) to which they may have been sen tenced. "Sec. 3.?That the antecedents, char acter. and condition of life of each child of which said juvenile courts shall take ottlcial notice shall be inves tigated as fully us possible and the facts learned entered in permanent records, in which shall also be entered the subsequent history of each child, so far as it can be ascertained. "Sec. 4.?There shall also be created In and for the Territory of Alaska a board of to be known as the Board of Children's Guardians, composed of three citizens, at least one of whom shall be a woman, to be appointed by the Governor of Alaska; the mem bers of said board to each serve with out compensation, and the said board to be a body politic and corporate and have the powers and be constituted as hereinafter provided. Of the first three members to be appointed after the passage of this act one shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. There after all appointments, except such as shall be made for the remainder of unexpired terms, shall be for the term ? 1 ~r of throe years, une meuiuvr ui d?4u board, designated by the Goveronr,! shall be the chairman thereof, and one member, designated by the Governor, shall be the secretary thereof. Tho board shall have the power to con clude arrangements with persons or institutions for the care of dependant children at such rates as may be agreed upon, and to appoint agents. "Sec. 5.?That the board of chil dren's guardians shall be the legal guardians of all children committed | by the juvenile courts as hereinbe fore provided, and shall have the full power to board them in private fam ilies. to board them in institutions willing to receive them: to bind them out to apprentice them; or to give them in adoption to foster par ents?provided, that in arranging for the care of dependent children the board shall always take such consid NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a municipal election for the election of seven (7) councilmen to serve for the ensuing year will be held at Juneau on Tuesday, the ilrst day of April, A. D. 1913. The election will be held at the Mu nicipal Council Chamber on Third street, between Seward and Franklin streets, and the polls will be open on said first day of April, 1913, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 7 p. m. The qualifications of an Elector for Councilmen shall be as follows: He shall be a male citizen of the United States, or one who has declared his intention to become such, of the age of twenty-one years and over, and shall have been a bona fide resident of Alaska for one year, and of the City of Juneau for six (6) months next preceding the date of his election, and shall have registered in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. NOTICE is further given that Ben Bullard, John A. Winn and John Ken nedy have been appointed Judges of said election and that Allen Shattuck and Thos. Mauzey have been appoint ed Clerks of said election. A. W. FOX. (SEAL) City Clerk. First date of publication March 10, last publication, March 31, 1913. NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That an election will be held for School Treasurer, to serve for three years, on Tuesday, the first day of April, 1913. The election will be held at the Mu nicipal Council Chamber on Third street, between Seward and Franklin streets; and the polls will be open on said first day of April, 1913, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 7 p. m. on said day and at said place. The following persons shall be qual ified electors for School Board: All adults who are citizens of the United States, or who have declared their in tention to become such, and who are residents of Juneau School District, and shall have registered in conform ity with the provisions of the Ordi nance. A. W. FOX. (SEAL) City Clerk. First date of publication March 10, last publication. March _31, 1913. NOTICE United States Commissioner's Court for the District of Alaska, Divis ion No. One, Juneau Precinct, In Probate. In the matter of the estate of FRED BROMAN, Deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been, by the United States Cimmissioner, Probate Judge of the above entitled court, by an or der duly made and entered, appoint ed administrator of the estate of Fred Broman, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are here t by notified to present them, with the proper vouchers and in legal form, within six (6) months from the date . of this notice, to the undersigned, at his residence on the Beach Road at 1 Douglas, Alaska. Dated this first day of March, 1913. L. A. SLANE, Administrator. eration as it can under the circum stances of the religious beliefs of par ents. "Sec. G.?That the Governor of Alas ka shall have the power to prescribe the form of records for the juvenile courts and the board of children's guardians, and the methods to be em ployed by both in paying bills and in uuditing accounts. And a semi-an uual report of its operations hereun der shall be made by the board of chil dren's guardians, addressed to the Governor, in which shall be included a report of all actions hereunder by Juvenile courts, said reports to be for the use and information of the Gov ernor and the Legislature. "Sec. 7.?All children committed hereunder shall be visited by a mem ber of the board of children's guard ians, or any agent thereof, as often as the welfare of the child demands. "Sec. 8.?The judges of the juve nile courts herein provided for shall hear and examine all cases relating to children under this act upon the complaint of any parent or guardian, school teacher, school trustee, truant otllcer. or other reliable person, and the judges of such juvenile courts and witnesses who may be called before the same shall receive the same fees and compensation as may be provided for the trial of misdemeanors before a justice of the peace. And it shall be the duty of the United States mar shal to serve any reguiariv issueu process of said Juvenile courts. And the juvenile courts provided for here under shall issue a certified copy of all judgments committing any child under the provisions of this act, said certified copy of the judgment to be sufficient authority for the persons or institution to whom any child may have been committed for holding such child." NOYICE OF FORFEITURE TO L. A. Moore, Berta Jarmy and Fred Stevenson: You and each of you lare hereby notified that you co-owner, the undersigned, have performed all {the necessary labor as required by Sec | tion 2324 United States Revised Stat utes and the amendments thereto ap !proved January 22nd, 1S80, concern ing annual labor upon mining claims, j upon the Sum Dum group of placer ! claims and upon the Duck creek group ; of placer claims, for the year ending ! December 31st, 1912, for the purpose jof holding said claims; And unless you, within ninety days after the first publication of this no tice, pay your proportion of the cost of said annual labor as required by law, and the cost of this notice, your interest in said group or groups of 1 said claims will, in accordance with law, become the property of the un , dersigned; the proportion to be paid | by L. A. Moore, holding one eighth in terest in each group is S25.60, and the cost of this notice; the proportion to be paid by Berta Jarina is $12.70, and the cost of this notice, holding one-eighth interest in the Sum Dum group; and the proportion to be paid by Fred Stevenson, holding one-eighth interest in the Sum Dum group is $12.70, and the cost of this notice; Said claims being located in the Harris mining district, near Power's creek, and about six miles from the Postoflice at Sum Dum, Territory of Alaska; and recorded in book eleven (XI.) on pages 51 and 52 of Placer records, on the 5th day of February, A. D., 1912, in the the office of the Ju neau Recording District. First publication March 8, 1913, last publication June 8, 1913. ANDREW JOHNSON. " -i REGISTRATION NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the registration books for the .Municipal and School Election, to be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1913, are now open at the oflice of Sowerby & Bell, on Second street, between Seward i and Main streets, between the hours of 9 and 4 each business day. The books will be closed on Saturday the 29th day of March, 1913. \ J. W. BELL, Registration Officer. The Juneau Steamship Co. U. S. Mail Steamer GEORGIA Juneau-Sitka Route ? Leaves Juneau for Hoonah, Gypsum, Tenakee, Killisnoo and Sitka? 8:00 a. in., Nov. 6, 11, 17, 23, 29, Dec. 5. 11, 17. 23, 29, Jan. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28, Feb. 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, March o, 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. I WILLIS E. NOWELL, MANAGER * 4. a A A A I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M' forced Out of Business By owner of Building. Had no lease. Must Move in Thirty days and have no house to j j move into. Must sacrifice my stock of !! Watches, Clocks, Jewelery, Silver- ; ware,Cut Glass, Hand Painted China ; Deep Cut* in | | OjjARICK ii White & Hand 111 JEWELER Painted China and OPTICIAN i . ? i i i ??i i?i n 11 i i i i i i ! 11 n m i i 1111 f Professional Cards R. W. JENNINGS ATTORNEY-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 4 < Office Over Purity Pharmacy * Juneau .... Alaska < JOHN B. DENNY ] ATTORNEY-AT-LAW ? Mining and Corporation Law < Offices: Juneau, Alaska 4 Seattle, Wash. 4 4 J.F.EVERETT L ARCHITECT ?127 Walker Huilding, Seattle After March 15th at Room C. Alaska Steam Laundry Building I.] W.H.Cleveland P.J.Cleveland : CONTRACTORS - BUILDERS ! . Estimates Furnished Free Upon Request \ Good Mechanics, Good Material, Best Results ?PHONE 6-0-3 JUNEAU HUMBOLDT STEAMSHIP CO. i The Ahmkn Flyer S. S. HUMBOLDT I The AI??Wn Flyer NORTHBOUND *. MARCH 14 SOUTHBOUND MARCH 15 DOCKS AT JUNEAU CITY WHARF Seattle Ofllce, 716 Second Ave. GEO. BURFORD, Agent ?i?l-M?l?H?1?H?i I 1 I 1 I I I I 1 !!? I 1 I I I I I 1 11 1 I 1 I-H 1 -I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I \#\ ALASKA I STEAMSHIP COMPANY Safety, Service, Speed Ticket* to Seattle. Tacoma. Victoria and Vancouver. Through ticket* to San Franciaco " * JEFFERSON Northbound MAR. 14 Southtound MAR. 15 ?? NORTHWESTERN Southbound ..." MAR. 12 I MARIPOHA Southbound MAR. 13 Southbound MAR. 19 T i i Elmer E. Smith Douglas Agt. WILLIS E NOWELL, Juneau Agt. f X I' I M 1 1 !? M I M I I I H 11 1 111 111 H k\ ! ILB 0 & Ik I rv A,len Shattuck, Agent, Office ? { t! V/l\ I I S L/g I l Jy w'th Juneau Transfer Co. 1 r>. i ? r* John Henson, Douglas Agent ? Steamship Company % REGULAR FAST SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND JUNEAU ? Southbound Sailings S.S. ALKI, Mar. 20,. Apr. 2 t , O , , 1 First Class $19.00 f F a.F6 to OCattlC Second Class $12.00 ? rrfK-Ki I i I t i II H II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I It I I I I | I I I | I II I H I I I [ ALASKA COAST CO. : ? For Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward, ! Seldovia?SAILS FROM JUNEAU S. S .ADMIRAL SAMPSON MARCH 30 ] ; S. S. YUKON MARCH 24 ; I SAILS FROM JUNEAU FOR SEATTLE AND TACOMA ; ; S. S. ADMIRAL SAMPSON MARCH 18 ? ? S. S. YUKON MAR. 13 ! ? , Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates without notice. . ? . I S. H. Ewing, Juneau Agent. ALASKA COAST COMPANY. Seattle ; ??v-} M I M I I I I I I I II !? I I II II I II I I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I > PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO. ? I STEAMERS FOR 4 I SKATTJ.K TACOMA, } * Victoria Vancouver, Bcllingham, Everett, Olympia, Port Townsend, J > South Bcllingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara. Mexico, San Francisco, 4 > Anacortes, Los Angeles and San Diego. 4 I C. D. DUNANN, P. T. M. G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. $ ? 112 Market Street, San Francisco. 113 James Street, Seattle 4 ? ^ ^ Q lr NORTHBOUND MARCH 17 1 > opokane SOUTHBOUND MARCH 18 4 ? Right Reserved to Change Schedule. S. HOWARD EWING. Local Agt. j CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.--B.C.CoastService Sailing from Juneau for Port Simpson, Prince Rupert, Swnnaon, Alert Bay, Vancouver Victoria and Seattle PRINCESS MAY P. C. DOCK, MARCH 12 Front and Seward St*. C. P. R. TICKET OFFICE J. T. SPICKETT, A*t. FERRY TIME SCHEDULE JUNEAU FERRY & NAVIGATION Co.?Operating Ferry Service Be tween JUNEAU. DOUGLAS, TREADWELL and SHEER CREEK Lv. Juneau for DouRlna 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. S: 00 p. m. 9:00 p. m. 11:00 p. m. Lv. Tread well for Juneau ?8:25 a. m. I 9:25 a. in. | 12:00 noon 1:40 p. in. 3:25 p. ra. 4:55 p. m. 6:55 p. ra. 8:25 p. m. 9:25 p. m. 11:25 p. m. Loaves Douglas for Juneau ?8:30 a. in. : 9:30 a. ra. 12:05 p. ra. 1:45 p. m. 3:30 p. re 5:30 p. m. 7:05 p. m. 8:30 p. m. 9:30 p. m. 11:30 p. nL Leaves Juneau dally for Sheep Creek 11:00 a. ra. 4:30 p. m. Leaves Sheep Creek for Juneau lk40 a. m. 5:10 p. m. From Juneau for Sheep Creek Saturday Night 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 name n.s above, except trip leaving Juncaa at n a. m. ia unuwu We Are |Headquarters for : DRY GOODS, CLOTHING BOOTS AND SHOES, FURNISHINGS! STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES ALASKA -TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.