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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL. XXVIII., NO. 4294. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7 1926. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICEIlN CENtT
LOCAL ISSUES
ARE OUTLINED
BY CANDIDATE
Shattuck Discusses Issues of
Campaign and Needs in
Local Government.
Reduction of taxes all along the
line, removal of certain “nuisance"
tax levies like the tax on fur farm
ing, the passage of as few new laws
as possible, adequate provision for
continuing the present system of
Territorial allowances to aged pio
neers and needy mothers, mainten
ance of the Pioneers Home as an j
institution for white pioneers, and a |
real literacy test, are the main is
sues on which the Independent Legis
lative Ticket will go before the
voters of the First Division in the
November election. These form part
of u platform which the candidates
are expected to make public shortly.
All of the planks which the plat
form will contain have been dis- j
cussed fully by Allen Shattuck, can
didate for Senator, and N. O. Hardy, i
one of the candidates for the House.
Their views have been put before
the other candidates for the House,
L. ii. Kubley, Ketchikan, A. E. Gurr,
Wrangell, and Ed. Locken. Peters
burg. As soon as they have been
heard from, it is proposed to make
public a platform briefly covering
the issues, Mr. Shattuck said today.
Reduce Taxes Easily
"It is apparent," said Mr. Shattuck,
"that taxes can be reduced substan
tially without impairing the efficien
cy of governmental administration.
By the time the 1927 Legislature
meets, the Territorial treasury will
be in the healthiest condition in our
history. There will be a goodly sur
plus of funds on hand, accumulated
tinder the existing rates of taxution.
Evidently, these rates are higher
than was necessary since every pro
vision made by the last Legislature
has been carried out and none of
the functions of government have
been neglected. The next legislature,
therefore, should eliminate the small
nuisance taxes and reduce all tuxes
so that our revenues may be more
nearly balanced with the expendi
tures which have been found neces
sary for administration.
"High taxes, us everyone realizes,
are a deterrent to business and tend
to keep capital away from our doors.
Our own needs for capital are great.
Our tax rates should be adjusted
evenly on all industries and busi
nesses and as low as possible, pro
viding only the revenues that are
needed to permit efficient govern
mental administration."
Views Shared by Associates
Mr. Shat tuck'a views on this sub- '
Jeet are shared by his associates on !
the Divisional Independent Ticket.
All the Independent candidates agree
that the Territory, by maintaining a
policy of reasonable taxation, equit
ably levied and kept as low as is
possible, can do more to invite and
Induce capital to come in for invest
ment in the development of its raw
resources than can be done by any
method by any agency, private or
governmental. “Capital that we need
for the development of our timber
resources to be utilized in pulp and
paper manufacture will be timid in
making such a venture if it can be
pointed out that we are inclined to
levy unjustly heavy taxes against
any other industry in which outside
funds are already heavily invested,"
he asserted.
Oppose Wholesale Legislation
The Independents are opposed to
the wholesale enactment of laws and
believe that the fewer laws passed
by the Legislature the better Alas
kans will be pleased. Generally,
they hold that there is little demand
for new legislation. Specifically, so
tar, they have endorsed but one new
proposed law—They would have the
Legislature enact a community prop
erty law. recognizing the right of
women to share in their husbands*
estates. This measure was endorsed
by the American Legion and Auxil
iary in their convention in Wrangell
last Spring.
Endorse Literacy Test
Another measure, fostered by the
ex-service men and women.—the Lit
eracy Test—Is approved by the In
dependents. On the ground that the
law passed by the 1925 Legislature
is unsatisfactory to the majority of
white literate voters and unfair to
the Territory, they are a unit In a
determination to rewrite that law in
1927 if Congress should fail to take
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!| Champions of the American League: the New York Yanks I
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Here the the members or the New York Yankees, champion* of the American League, who are oppon :its « f the 't Louis
Cardinals in the World Series They are (left to right), back row: Trainer Woods, Merkle, Jones, Combs, Ward, Skirt', Hoyt,
Lazzari, Ruth, (iehrig, Thctnas, MlfcQuade, Dugan; center row: Koenig, Collins, Bcngough, Manager Huggins, B< ill, Pennock,
Meusel; front row; Barnes, Adams, Shocker, Paschal, Braxton, O'Leary, Oazzela sml Shawkey.
Champions of the National League: The St. Louis Cardinals
Here are the National League contenders in the world series, the St. Louis Cardinals. Left to rigid, bottom row:
Southworth, Thevenow, Keen, Vick, O’Harrell, Alexander; middle row: Bottomley, Lester Bell, Haines, Williams,
Hornsby, Killcfer, Blades, Sherdell, Douihit; top row: Sothern, Flowers, II. Bell, iiolm, Haley, Reinhardt, Warwick,
Toporccr, Hallahan, Clough and Rhcm.
<lnl#»inaUrral
BANKERS URGE
CONSOLIDATION
OF RAILROADS
Committee Unanimously Be
lieves Time Has Come !
for Concentration.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7—This is
an era of “justifiable consolidation”
of railroads, in the opinion of a
special committee of bankers, 'who
today submitted a detailed report on
"Railroad Consolidation” to the
American Bankers Association in
52nd annual convention here.
The report, which has been in
course of preparation for nearly a
year, largely through the efforts of
its chairman, John G. Lonsdale,!
president of the National Bank of i
Commerce in St. Louis, recites brief- j
ly the different epochs through
which railroading has passed and1
says: “Now comes the time when
the railroads must resume their pro-.!
cesses of logical enlargement that
the nation may keep step with its
heritage of progress. Let us call it
the era of justifiable consolidation,
or the adaptation to our common
carriers of America’s effective prin
ciple of massed production, or mors
correctly, transportation is in evo
lution toward massed distribution to
care for the tremendous production
developed by the unified industrial
growth of this still young nation.”
Associated with Mr. Lonsdale on
the special committee, which was
chosen from the Commerce and Ma
line Commission of the Bankers As 1
sociation, were John McHugh, presi
dent of the Chase National Bank,
New York; Itobert F. Maddox, clialr
man of the Atlanta and Lowry Na
tional Bank of Atlanta, (ia.. and
Fred I. Kent, vice president of the
Bankers' Trust Company, of New
York, and head of the Commerce
and Marine Commission.
SUZZALO CASE
IS POLITICAL
ASSASSINATION
WALLA WALLA, wash,, Oct. 7.—
Stephen Penrose, president of Whit
man College, characterized the re
moval of President Henry Suzzalio,
of the University of Washington, by
■ the board of regents, as a political
jassasslnation worthy of the middle
■ ages ruther than civilized America.
Suzzalio Resolution
i YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 7. — Seven
hundred residents of this city have
| passed a resolution unanimously,
;stating that the “removal of Presi
ident Suzzalio has done and is doing
an irreparable damage to the Uni
versity of Washington and the cause
of education in the State of Wash
ington. We condemn and deplore
the arbitrary, wilful manner, without
cause being stated or an excuse
which caused the removal of Presi
dent Suzzalio.”
Denounce Hartley
1 -SEATTLE, Oct. 7. — Twenty one
state newspapers, formerly support
ing (iov. II. 11 Hartley, have <lo-'
nounced him for the removal of
Suxzallo. Four remain the (lovernor’s |
supporters. The Seal lie Star said |
the regents owe Hartley an explan-!
at ion.
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'Labor Leaders Will Not
Speak in Detroit Churches
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DETROIT. Oi i 7. — The Detroit |
churches have recalled invitations!
to the American Federation of J
Labor leaders to speak next Sunday, j
President Oreett said the rescinding
of the action when invitations were!
accepted was inspired "through in-j
Alienee cf tiie Chamber of Commerce j
and the Building Trades Associa
tion."
The Chamber of Commerce had
requested addresses by "men who
admittedly were attacking govern-!
ment through the American plaji
of employment to lie matched by I
Detroit speakers who would show'
how Detroit had outstripped other,
cities because not fetted by laUorj
organization." j
Green Turns Down Date
DETROIT, Oct. 7.—After a vigor
ous denunciation in the labor con-j
vention of the action of the Detroit
ministers and the Y. M. C. A., in
closing their rostrums to lubor speak
ers, President Breen declined an in
vitation from the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in America,
to speak Sunday.
PARIS, Oct. 7. Queen Marie, of
Rumania, enroute to t he United
States, had tea today at the Hotel
Ritz with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
wife of the former President of the
United StateB.
FORMER SENATOR
PASSES AWAY;
Dakota Pioneer Politician
and Developer Dies at Ripe
Age in Sioux Falls.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D„ Oct. 7.—
Former Senator Richard Franklin j
Pettigrew, aged 7K years and for
57 years a resident of this city, died
here today. He was prominent in
the political and material develop
ment of the State.
Former Senator Pettigrew wus a
native of Vermont, where he was
horn July 2.!, 1848. Removed to
Kvansville, Wisconsin, In 1854. was
educated at Beloit Academy, Beloit,
Wis , and the law school at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Went to Da
kota Territory in 186!) and was em
ployed as a deputy United States
land surveyor. Began practicing law
at Sioux Falls in 1872. Served four
years in Dakota Territorial Legis
lature and was elected Delegate to
'Congress as a Republican In 1880
and 1882. Was again elected to
|Territorial Legislature In 1884: wus
a member of llie f'onstitutiouul Con
vention which formed the constitu
tion for the future State of South
Dakota anil became one of the first
United States Senators from that
State in 1880. and served until 1901.
He left the Republican Party in
1896 on account of the free coinage
of silver question and supported
Bryan, continuing his affiliation with
hhe Democratic Party until he re
tired from politics.
BOX SCORE
Yankees
AH R H 1*0 \ E
Combs, cf. 10 12 0 0
Koenig. 88. 0 12 2 8 1
Ruth. rf. 0 0 0 0 0
Meusel. If 3 0 0 3 0
Gehrig, lb. . 3 1 2 14 o o'
l.uzzeri. 2b. 4 0 2 4 2 0 j
Dugan, il). 3 ii o o 1 Oi
Guzella, tli. . 0 0 0 1 2 0
Seveveid. e. 4 0 0 110
I’euiun k. p. 4 110 10
"Paschal 1 0 1 o u o
Totals ... : i 9 SO 13 1
* Ratted for Dugan in ninth.
Cardinals
AH It H PO ' E,
j South worth if 4 o o 2 0 o I
Holm, of t 0 o 1 0 01
j Hornsby, 2b. 4 0 0 •'! 3 III
Hottomley. lb. 4 1 1 .no!
L. Hell. 3b. ! 1 :! 2 3 oi
flute). If. I (.1 o 0 0 I'l
O'Farrell, r. 4 0 3 2 3 o:
Theveno'v, s'-. 4 0 113 1
Shredel, p. 3 o i 13 0
•Flowers . 1 0 0 0 0 (,
_
Totals 38 2 7 30 la 1
Hutted for Sherdd In tenth. |
Summary: Earned runs Cardi
nals 2. Yankees 1: two base bits -
Hottomley. Pennoek. I, Hell and |
Gehrig; lirst on Imllo oft Sberdel
5. oil i’enuork 1, struck out—by
Sberdel 2. by Pennoek 4; left an
buses Cardinals .">. Yankees 11
double plays Cardinal Hornsby In
Hottomley 1. Yankees: Ko nig to
Dazzerl lo (iehrig 1; wild pitches
Sberdel 1: passed balls Sever.v.d 1;
lirst base on errors- -Cardinals 1.
bit b> oiteber Guzella by Sberdel
errors made—-Koenig 1, Thevenow
1; sacrifice bits Meusel 2, l.az
zeri 1.
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DR. KEARSLEY
EXPLAINS HER j
INDIAN IDEAS
Physician Points Out Where
Indian Education Is
Falling Down.
(NOTE I)r. Anna H. Kearsley, who 1
has liuil thirteen years of experience
practicing her profession as a physl- !
cian ami surgeon among the Alaska j
Indians, gave the Seattle I'ost-Intelli-,
geiieer an interview in which she,
in substance, said that the sort of ,
education the Indians of Alaska are ]
getting is destructive rather than .
beneficial, and that they would be'
better off if permitted to go back J
to the wild state that preceded edu
cational efforts among them than to
continue things as they are going- j
j Her interview attrucl id comment, j
land wus In some places misunder !
stood. The following short article Is'
intended to explain further what si, j
meant Hie Interview to convey.—
j EDITOR.)
I JUNEAU, Oct. T. —To the Editor--'
ll’lease allow me to exp.iin my stale !
[ ment that civilization is ruinous to
the Natives, the Indians of Aluska,
to which so many people seem to I
have taken exception.
When I said that the India:
would be much better of if left in
their wild slate to live in the open. |
I meant with regard lo their health j
land tile hygeinlc conditions surround
ling them: and that In that stale!
jthey did not die out fron. tubercu- j
!losis. ! had reference also lo the I
influence on their morality, because i
of the class of whites with whom !
they mingle and from whom they
learn. 1 had reference to the fact
that in their wild state it. would be |
harder lo mislead them, because if ,
a white man wJs to come in contact
with them in the wilderness he
would have to he trained in the wild j
ways of living and supporting him
self. When we say we teach the j
Indians civilized ways that ought to |
mean not to mislead them in our1
civilization, because our method of
'living would be good for them pro-|
ividing It was under healthful and j
hygeinlc conditions, substantial food,,
and instruction In morality, self re- '
.sped. Industry, thrift, proper atten
tion to health and cleanliness and
the prevention of disease, and regard
for the coming generation.
The Native girls should learn not ,
|to absorb tlie evils and vices of the,
' whites with whom they come tn
contact; they should learn to avoid
the bud environment; if we insist on
civilizing them, we should instruct
them so that they understand how
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FIFTH GAME OF
WORLD SERIES
IS 10 INNINGS
Score Is TV'd Twice, Yan
kees Winning in an
f'-xtra Inning Game.
SHORT SCORE
R. H. E.
New York 3 9 1
St. Louis 2 7 1
SCORE BY INNINGS
New York
133456789 10—Tl.
Runs OOOOOlOOl 1—3
Hits 020002013 1—9
St. Louis
3 3 3456789 10—Tl.
Runs 000100100 0—2
Hits 010 2 10200 1—7
Tin.s of game 2 hours and 28
minutes.
The next game wiil be played
in New Zcrk on Saturday, Octo
9 The game starts at 1:30
p. m. Eastern Stardard time.
COMPOSITE SCORE—5 GAMES
R H £
New York 17 38 3
St. Louis 18 44 3
New York has won three
gamee .nd St. Louis two games.
Two :1101c games to be played,
best four out of seven for World
Championship title.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7.—In a ten
inning game, which was one of th«
most Interesting from start to finish,
furnishing Ians plenty of good base
ball for the money, the New York
Yankees defeated the St. Louis Car
dinals by a score of 3 to 2.
The game was tied twice during
the play today requiring an extra
inning, the tenth, in which the
Yankees, in their half, broke the tie
and St. Louis was unable to make
another score in the last half.
At 12:45 o’clock this afternoon
the grandstand began to ft 11 up and
there was a steady stream of root
ers of tlie reserved section contin
ually filing in. The seats rapidly
filled up.
Col. Jacob Rupert, owner of the
Yankees entered and occupied the
box reserved for Hnsebal 1 Commis
sioner Landis and other officials.
Fred Merkle, formerly first base
man for the New York (Slants, now
coach 'or the Yankees, pitched to
the 5 u .ee batters during the prac
tice.
A new noise maker made Us ap
pearance in the form of a large
piano act rdion.
It< l.art, one of the Cardinal
•, l.elii r handled roughly in yes
terday's game pile-lied to the Car
dinal hatters. Sherdel anti Alex
ander took turns pitching to the
Ii.i ti-rs.
The v. iithcr was partly cloudy
early today.
i)o.ithit of tin . • Louis Cardinals
Is out of toda game on account of
an injured ari.i which lie sustained
i 'onlay in a collision with Hafey.
Hi ii replaced Uouthit.
)’■ enock, for New York, and Sher
del for St, Louis are announced as
pitchers. Both are southpaws.
A haze appeared as the game
started hut there was no threat or
rain teen.
Tile si. came nut and the game
started on the clearest and halnrest
weather yet. The fans circled the
parks early and the gates of the
reserved section were closed before
noon and it was stated that about
in.hoc would sec the game.
When lluth came to the park he
said: “Wc have started to hit now
and nothing can stop us."
Kuth was almost trampled upon
by souv mil seekers.
The game by innings:
j First Inning
NEW YORK: Combs up—strike l
called, ball X low and inside, out
jilted to left, Koenig up—out Bhort
to first uti first l ull pitched. Ruth
.up (receive-: an ovation from the
fans as he steps to the plate) ball
1 low and wide, strike 1 called, ball
j 2 high and inside, out second to
first.
No run-, no hits, no errors,
ST. LOCIS: Holm up—out short
to first on first ball pitched. South
worth up - grounds to short who
fumbles; Southworth safe at first.
Hornsby up—(time Is called while
Southworth tics his shoe: play is
.resumed) ball 1 high, strike 1 foul;
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