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THE DOUGLAS
VOL 21 * DOUGLAS, ALASKA, F
SESSION MORE
THAN HALF OVER
Legislature Pmmj the Half Way
Mark t!i?> Week? Several
ISills Fi\ucd
April It it ? 2Slh l)ay
.\lifit of the tittle was taken lip
with routine matter*. Aa n nmi
mitlof of the whole Ihi- rer
oiiiiuemled that the bill I" rtt v?- the
|:.h ,?? M..i >1.1 in ? lith nf New York
ii* - hi miidiurs r?*t iirtiinit from over
i<u ilo mil p . It was .ml that
nil". I of tin* Alaskan* hml already
returned. Tin* hill to authorise I In
who li ill * i ? r \ i 'i I in tin* arm> wan re
? niiiniitliil with tin' ni-ommondntioit
? tin* tin' Kvi.ife wan willing to spent!
In the IIoiim' man.i tiiiniir matter
? aim1 up. It wan tii unintended tliut
tin* nii inurial asking niiicrws to aid
the Territory in paying part of th<
M|Miiiu'i of I hi Influenza ilo pass. A
hill was introiliitvit to amend the
Territorial roa<l laws. Mr. faacjr In
trodiired a hill to provide for the
Maintenance of the pnlilir olemen
tarv hitih aehool: ami the establish
tion with th>* high svhool*.
April 5?li ? 20th Day
tern that iann up, a hill was Intro
?In- im| hv Mr. I*rlre to provide for a
tax rollcetor. Mr. Kouan in trod need
a hill to provide for eharges for at
?' ? lit ? li i ? ? I -
It. wax rei-otunietided hv the Senate,
net lug an a eomnilttee of the whole,
that Mr. llritt's uniform text-hook
Mouse w. t defeat of the Suther >
laml bill to tnnke the office of min
InniMvii'i ??hi tivc Thare was soni>
?I i- nasi' 11 on thi- hill. Mr. Collins ?!??
ing against It. On vote the bill wa>
ilffcatnl. 13 to 2. Ah a committee of
the whole, tho Mouse ro<-ommende<l
that the Uu tin Pennington H-hour
ning. milil-eurlUK and logging Indus
April 7 ? 30th Day
In th?* Senate. Mr. Sutherland In
t rod need a joint memorial nuking
congress to anii'inl the art creating
a Territorial a-.*?-mhly In Alaska.
Thi* uniform text-hook bill paaed.
t'h<' joint in ni< i tl iirovldlnK for
a radio station at Sehlovia passed
the IIoum-. Communication* were
read and oilier minor mat ton artcil
April 8 ? 31st Dhv
In the Scnat. the principal ??n
m-w <>f the iliiv was tin* Introduction
nl h bill hjr Mr Prlw making tin
?i-rtiiui of a family a felony. The
llnlsliivllii bill was taken from the
talili- ami rn iigtnilllcil lo the chiii
luilltv on judi< inry.
In tlif House memorial wan In
troduced asking for an import ?l in >
of $:? a Iwirrel on salt herring. Sev
eral other bills ami memorials were
considered :iml t?s iRltx! on the cal
endar.
April 9 ? 31st Day
In the Senate a substitute was
offered for the I'etinlnKton Bolshe
viki bill. A telegram wan read from
" Chamber of Commerce
endorsing the Territorial shipping
bill. Sitting a* a committee of -the
whol> tti< Srmtv i|iH>'ii?m| th- N'or
n.al school lull, rhc primary act ami
the pioneer pensions aet. The cven
1 ii k before, in the Senate rhamher.
there was .in open meeting pre
sided ovt r by S? nator Sutherland to
discuss the bill that would give em
ployevs a right to choose their own
physician* ami that, besides the
amount of compensation to he paid
under the compenaalon act. the com
panies would be liable to pay medi
cal and hospital fees for the injured
person. It. O. Graham, attorney for
the Kennecott Company, spoke
against the bill, as did George T.
Jackson of the Gaatiueau Milling
Co.. I*. It. Ilradlev of the Treadwell
Co.. and II. L. Faulkner, represent
ing the Gastinoau. Jtialin. and Chlch
aitoff Mining rompanies. James
Kintardt repn-sentlng the La louche
Milling Company, also spoke against
the MM. All thi ?? a men made state
menu showing that the money col
lected by the com panics for hospital
and doetor feea did not near pay for
the aervlre and that if the act wa*
chanced the men would be made to
suffer. Wright Wenrich defended
the bill for thr \laska l?il?or Cnlon.
Ikili Oliver. tif the fishermen's, union,
thought that the mining companies
were doing everything possible for
the service.
In the House. Mr. Sowerby intro
duced a hill to protect salmon in the
spawning stream.-.. Mr. I>avles In
troduce! a bill to define those per
sons who shall vote at elections and
providing that they shall be cltl
icns. A l?ilP making provisions tor
the Home Guard was introduced. A
resolution was introduced to> en
?
dome A. (j. Slioup an superintendent
?>f tlif Pjontvn' Homo. ?
April 10 ? 32nd Day
In the Senate only one bill wait
Introduced, Hint being n bill by Mr.
ll.-xsMor the abatement of houses of
III fame. The Senate, as a committee
of tlit' whole. discussed the dally file.
lit' l he House, Mr. Noon intro
duced a resolution endorsing A. G.
Slump as superintendent of the Pio
neers' Ifome nt Sitka. Thn resolu
t ion passed with bill one dissenting
vole, which wax Mr. Itajf. Mr. Casey
a member of the board of trustees
of the Home, refuiwtf to vote. There
was I'omiiderahle discussion on thin
matter, as Mr. Slump's adminlstrn
tlon has been op|M>scd by Mime of
the trustees. an they said he was tool
extravagant. Itoiitlue business was
gone through and Home minor reso- 1
I lit ion h Introduced.
HUMBOLDT COMPANY
TO COME BACK
Sr-k:n^ Larger Boat With Which to
Reenter Alaska Run
Soon
Tli<' following from Kureka. Cali
fornia. the home of the Humboldt
Steamship Company, will be of In
terest to many Alaskans:
Although the Humboldt Stcam
slni> Company, a local concern en
gaged In the Seattle-Skngwuy Alas
k:<n trade for the past twenty years,
recently sold its famous Humboldt
built steamship Humboldt to James
Jerome of San Francisco. It is ru
mored that the company does not In
tend to go out of business, itumor
further say* that the company Is
looking for u larger and even better
x.vel than the good old Humboldt,
in order to resume service to Alaska.
Any vessel for the service. It Is
said, must be of steel and fitted with
modern passenger accommodations
In fa' t. she must he almost a new
el. As such a vessel Is said to
b'' unavailable on this coast, one
may be obtained from the Atlantic,
but If a suitable vessel cannot be ob
tain' d there, the company will build
one. It is also said that the com
l< u> is to be enlarged and strength
ened with new cnpltal. and that in
the lourse of time it may be operat
ing a fleet of vessels In the Alaskan
trade.
Of course, this Is only rumor so
far. but investigation has developed
that there Is c<>#;ldorablc basis of
truth to the rumor. At any rate
the company which Is now composed
of Uichard Sweasv and I>r. Harold
t; t.ros.'; of this city, Frank W.
8wensv of San Francisco, \V. S.
? 'hauler of Coos Bay and Max Ka
li li. of Seattle, the latter all former
Humboldter*. Is still In existence
md maintains Its head offices in
this city. These owners constitute
and maintain the board of directors:
flicliard and Frank Sweasy and Max
K illsh attended the transfer of the
Humboldt in Snn Francisco last
week. They arrived here last Wed
ii' ?lay morning and held a direc
tor's meeting to officially close the
sale of the steamship.
The steamship Humboldt Is to he
placed In the Han Franc two- Los An
gel. i freight and passenger trade by
her new owners, and her name, the
"Alaska Fiver," by which she be
came famous In the North, will be
retained in part, an she will be
known as the "White Flyer" in her
new servlM.
SURPRISE PARTY
Last Tuesday evening Mr*. H. L.
Sllkwood entertained a few friends
at dinner at her home on Second
?tmt. The dinner was In honor of
her departure on Thursday morning
on thi? Princes* Mary for an extend
I'd! visit to the southwestern states.
After dinner a large number of
her friends from both Juneau and
Douglas dropped In on her as a sur
prise and a real pleasant evening
was spent. Music wan the fenture of
the evening, as there were several
musicians present. Refresh
ment* were served during* the course
of the evening. Another surprise
was sprung later in the evening
when Mr. Sllkwood suddenly rsme
home from a fishing trip and walked
In on the party.
Mrs. Sllkwood was presented with
a silver teapot by the guests as a
memento of the occasion.
Anmong those present were Mrs.
R. Mauley and William Mnnley.
Mr*. M. S. Hudson, J. W. Dunn, Mrs.
It. (5. Day. !.eroy Vestal. Misses Nell
.ind lies* Orchard of Junenu. Mrs.
Frances Young, fapt. Abrams. Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas. Miss Su
sanna Gallwa*. Miss Irene Robinson.
Mrs. M. C. Ilolman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vdderhouser. Mr. llogan, Martin
Gallwa*. Alberta Gallwus. Herman
Glut Miss Cupples, Mrs. Cupples,
Mr. and Mr*. Sllkwood.
STEWARD LEAVES
L. S. Ferris, stewcrd and employ
ment agent for the Trcadwell Com
pany. left on the Princess Macy for
.1 few weeks' vacation trip to Seattle
aud neighboring cities.
I
REPORT OF CLERK
FOR PAST YEAR
Shows Financial Condition of City
at Present Time and Receipts
and Expenses
City Clerk 1: W. Klllnirn liaN pre
!>;? r<M| a very comprehensive report
for tlx- lineal year ending March 111.
?hlrh shows that the city has on
hand rash to the anioiint of $2.
775.12. Besides this cash on hand
I the city has also on liaml over 200
tons of coal. valued at $2,306.85. mill
oil valued nl $609. OB. tuakliiK a total
of cash ami merchandise of $5,
?94.01.
Tim detailed flnancll report fol
low*:
Cash on tuind April 8. '18 ? T? . 7 4 ?? . :5 ??
Received from roal . 17.451.HB
Oils 1,843.82
Wharfage and dockage 2,303.45
Federal licenses 1. 280. 00
Itcnts, flsh house ami float 155.00
Dog tax 84.00
Ileal ami personal taxes 6,624.02
Refund from townslte trus
Hefuml from quarantine
expense ..... 87.00
Itefuml from territory for
aehoot . * 8,888,00
Magistrate's office, tines 105.00
Cancelling warrant No. 309 5.00
Other aoQTCM 110.88 1
Total amount of cash ha n
^ dlad i... 89.3 16.70
Total 46,083.88
DISDURSEMKNTS
Purchase of coal and ex
pense $14,737,78 1
Purchase of oils 5,190.33
Operation and maintenance
of wharf 8,880,80 !
Maintenance of schools 8. GilO. 00
.Maintenance of City hall 188.40
Police department 8G4.30
Fire department 1,608.39
Kxpcnse of Clerk, Magis
trate. and Treasurer.... 611.70
Taxes and elections 452.31
Lighting and cleaning
streets 1.116.40;
Strets and sewers .... 1.160.27
Total 41.581.7 ^
Due from wharf 733.7"'
Total 12,287.48
Cash balance on hand .... 2,775.12
Total 845.062.58
The report on the business of the
wharf shows a profit of $1,374.71
after all expenses were charged )
against it. Tills was not withstand
lug the fact that it special watch
man was retained there for several
mouths to comply with government
regulations, at an expense of $669
The following Is the re|?ort on
coal husinexn:
On hand April 1. 1918,
46.2 tons ft 89.50 $ 439.00
Paid for 1598.25 tons 14,348.18
Sacks 285.75
Longshorlng 132.75
Sacking 4f40c per ton.... 578.00
Total 15.783.68
Receipts from 14 43.85 tons
sold 16.648.20
On hand April 1, 1919,
200.8 tons ft 11.50.... 2.306.85
Sacks on hand, 1000 at 10c 100.00
Total
19.055.05
Hnlan.c $ 3.271.37
During the year the city handled
a considerable amount of oil, more
as a matter of convenience to boat
owner* than anything else, and made
a profit of $271.24.
The following table shows the
general receipts and disbursement*
for the whyfr
WHARFAGE AND DOCKAGE
Received for dockage $ 757.50
Received for wharfage .... 1,474.40
Longshorlng 130.00
Total }S,S01 90
GENERAL EXPENSE
Repairs and additions $1,736.55
Salaries 2,279.85
Lights, phone and water . 159.15
Incidentals 282.75
Special watchmen GG9.00
Total $5,127.30
RECAPITULATION
Con I $15.783. fiS $19,011.05
Wharfage... 30.00 2,231.90
Dockage 757.50
Oils 5,910.03 MI1.S7
Repaint, etc. 5,127.30
Totals ... $26,851.01 $28,225.72
Credit balance $1,374.71
A comparative statement. Is ren
dered showing that 202 boats dock
ed at tho city wharf during the year
from which $757.50 dockage feet
were collected. In 1917, 395 boat!
docked, from which $1,396.25 dock
age charges were collected. Tlili
year 2,764 tons of Incoming nnd 932
tons of outgoing freight were ban
died. In 1917. 3.742 tons of In
coming freight was handled am
1,936.3 outgoing.
The total wharfage collected th?
(Continued on page 2)
FIGHTING CRAFT HERE
Tho IT. 8. gunboat Vlcksburg nr
? rived In Uastliioau Channel during
i the night Moiuluy ami tlio sub
chasers :tn!i nml a 1 ? camo lit early
the next morning. Tho Vlcksburg
has aboard a crow of 17" men anil
In In command of Lieut. Com. C. K.
ltoordan. Knslgn J. J. Hughes com
nianilH tho 309 and has a crow of
20 im> 1 1 and Knslgn K. K. Fprwoll
la In comnmtid of the 310 with a
crow of tho Hanio number.
Tho hoatM will he stationed hero
for tho summer and wlvoti of many
of tho officer* will make their home
in Jitneuu.
FORMER DOUGLAS
BOY PASSES AWAV
Milton J. Kelly, for Many Years a
Resident of Island, Dies in
Alameda, Calif.
Nowh was weolvod hero thin week !
Iiy Mr. and Mm. William Kelly of i
Troadwoll nf tho do.ith of the for- 1
mer'a brother, Milton J., at Ala
meda, Cal., some days ago. Death
en mo as tho result of an o|ioratlon
for Htomach trouble at tho Alameda
Sanitarium, lie was operated upon
two wookH ago and It wan thought
that he wan getting bettor when ho
took a turn for the worse and sue
cumbod.
Milton camo to Douglas about 1?'
yearn ago as a young boy. Ho work i
ed for yearn In tho Douglas Steam
Laundry and later in tho iVeadwcll
foundry. While hero ho took pari
in all tho activities of the young
people' and was a member of the
otlginal Douglas brass hand and af
terwards the Troadwoll band in Un
capacity of snare drummer. He was
a well known figure on (ho Island
and his untimely taking off will be
regret toil by a host of friends.
A half doxen yearn ago ho left
hero for his old homo in Alameda,
where his mother lives. By strict
attention and devotion to his work
ho did remarkable well In his chosen
trade as a moulder and some time
ago rose to tho position of foreman <
of the shop in which he w;as work
ing. Ho was about thirty-five year*
old at tho tinir of his death.
Ilesldes Ills brother, Wlfliam H? of
Troadwoll. ho ir survived by a num
ber of brothers and sisters.
ED OLSEN HERE
Ed Olson, formerly a resident of
this place but who has been away
for about a year, returned last week.
Since leaving here" ho has been 4n
California and lately has boon living
with Ills parents In Michigan. Ho
will visit here until tho 10th, when
ho will go to Cordova, where he will
be employed In tlio Jewelry store op
orated there by his brother-in-law,
Paul Dloedhorn.
FROM WEST
Arvld Khoiiihold, who loft bore
itKjiit ii year ago for Sail Diego, Cal.,
j whore ho spuut a couple of months,
going from there to tho copper mines
at the westward, returned hero on
u recent boat. He will latere as soon
as he can got passage for Warm
Springs bay. where ho will endeavor
lo boll some of the copper out of
I b's system.
MERCHANT HOME
J. W. Mnrtln, who has been away
from here for the past couple of
months, which time he spent In Se
attle taking trentmcnt for Illness,
returned on the Princes* Mary last
Wednesday morning. He appears to
I be much Improved In health.
BISHOP WAS HERE
Bishop P. T. Howe of the Kplsco
pal church, preached the Sunday
evening service at St. Luke's church
last Sunday evening.
THIS IS T1IE
NEWS
DEPOT
FOR DOUGLAS
Eveo* kind of Peri
odical kept in stock, in
cluding all the daily pa
pers and monthly-, semi
monthly and weekly
magazines.
GUY'S DRUG STORE
NEXT TO POST OFFICE
DOUGLAS
FROM SEATTLE
TO OLD MEXICO
A T. Nelson Makes Trip for Health
and Sees Many Old-Time
Alaskans
When Alex Nelson left hero n
couple of month* ago In- Ititcti lo I
going to ilonolttlii for a health ; n I
sightseeing trip, lie wns unnblu In
obtain* passage for thai place on a
hunt, ho lie spout his vacation in .111
other manner.
He Hpent some time In Seattle
when* he Haw inany of the Duiiglati
colony. After visiting hoiiiu Hint
there lie went to San Francisco on
the steamer President, on which
lilng I la lock Ih a steward. After
Icavjug Hie Hlilp at Si 11 Francisco.
Mr. Nelson aipl .Mr. Ilalleek met at
the cigar stand operated h.v Knill
Klshcer, also a former Alaska, and
look In the town. While In the Gol
ilen Hate city Mr. Nelson met many
old-timcrH Infnet. there were many
ohl-tlme reunions. Charles Hall,
George Stephens anil Flxmorrls, all
former Trcadwell men, were in town
from Nevada and they all traveled
together. Harry Coster was seen
coming from work In a Hhlpyard.
Oecar Stclnfcldt turned IiIh liar over
to an assiHtaut ami tiMik Mr. Nelson
for a ride in IiIh car. Hcrh Manners
came Into a cafe where Kill Lull
was working, and seeing Alex made
an appointment with him and
brought his car around and they had
a spin. Herb, who waa known here.j
as "I'lng," Ik operating a groccr>
storo In the suburbs of the town.
ChcHtcr McKlnnon Is In huslncKs
In Oakland; It. A. Klnzle left for a
trip to Old Mexico after Mr. Nelson
visited with him. Had Mclirlde li;
In San Francisco; Tom Eaton wa;
to meet Mr. Nelson there, but im
portant business detained him In
Nevada, and lie sent word that lie
expected to take a trip through Al
aska this summer.
After remaining in Frisco for
Hiimo time Mr. Nelson and several of
the. former Alaskans chartered a
Packard car and left for a trip to
southern California. They visited
all the coast town and went fifty
miles Into Old Mexico. They had a
glorious time.
After returning to San Francisco
and visiting there iiraln for a time.
Mr. Nelson came north by way of
Portland. The AlaskanH there held
a reunion for his benefit, lie saw
Charles Price and his wife, Gilbert
Walsh and Ills wife and Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Talum and family wore also ecu
there. Mr. Tatuni Ih boss of a gang
of men In a shipyard and has a
line home In the city.
A side tr^p wa8 n,ade by Mr. Nel
son to Sheridan, Oregon, where Dr.
Sargcant Is located and tin two
men saw that part of (Tie country in
the doctor's car.
Coining back to Seattle. Mr. Nel
son vit^ed for a time with Mr. and
Mrs. Sandy Williamson, who have a
home at Richmond Highlands. Dave
Itussell 'wuh visited. He ban .?< rood
position In the shipyards. Henn
llrle Is stll operating his drug ston
on Third Avenue and Is doing well.
Mr. Nelson met to many Alaskans
in Seattle that he could not enumer
ate them all, but William Stubblus
who works In th? shipyards, was
down to the boat to sec him off.
A trip was made to Helllngham.
where M. J. O'Connor Is In husllic
and it Is mild he is doing well nml
has a large establishment.
Mr. Nelson, who was not feeling
well when he left owing to the after
effects of a bad attack of influenza,
returns In the very best of health.
GOING TO FORT
Two former Douglas Island young I
i men passed through Juneau a few
days ago enrotite to Fort William :
H. Seward to receive their dJulmrRr^
from the army. They were Ailolph
Carn. soil of Mr. nnd Mm. A. Cam ,
of Douglas. nnd Frank llumfrey.
Adolf Id n volunteer who left here ,
something over a year ago and was
Inducted Into the army nt Fort Mc
l)o well, lie was In company with
Abel Anderson. Abel wan Milt to
the Philippines and later to Sl
? berln, where he now Is, and Adolph
was sent to a cantonment In Mary
land. He came West several weeks
ago to Fort Lawton, Wash., and
was sent from there to Fort Seward,
where lie will receive his discharge.
He 1ft now a corporal.
Frank Hnmfrey Is a married man
who waived exemption nnd was sent
to Fort Seward with the lif t druft
and later to Camp Dodge, Iowa, and
Curap Grant, III. He will rcclve hi*
discharge also ?t Fort Seward.
BAKER LEAVING
Carl Nelson, who has been the
baker for the Tread well Company
for several years, has resigned his
position and will leave, with his
family, for a now location soon.
Mr. kelson Is a first-class baker and
his position will be hard to fill.
ENTURTAJIJ P.L2LKAS
Mrs. John Hull and Mra. .1. 0. [
Zimmerman 'entertained the mom- 1
lior? of the Itcbeknh lodge lit (Mil!
Follows' hall laat night after the
regular meetliiK of the lodge.
Whist wan played during the
?VI niiig. Mrs. (). Swanson won llrKt
Itonors at that game for the Indies
mil Mrs. George Williams the con
lolntlnn. Among tin- gontlomon, Jack
:illiam was the prize winner and
lube Pa til received the consolation.
Tlin hostesses served fine re
freshments during the evening.
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PICNIC SUNDAY
Kmll Palmhom, Jr., Is taking a
tlcnlc: party from hotli Juneau and
?oughts out on his big Kas boat
?crw next Sunday.
3APTAIN KINZIE
MAKES RECORD
La Camp Personnel Officcr He Helps
Discharge 28,000 Men in
Three Months
Wo reprint from the 'Hugle," the |
amp Lewiu palter, an artlclo which ,
tmcoriis ('apt. I>. J. Kinz.ie, formerly ,
mployment agent for 'the Tread- s
oil Company:
Ilotween Dcconiber 4. litis, when |,
lie first men were discharged nt |j
amp Lewis In pursuance with do- i
loblli/.atloii orders from Washing- v
in, and last Saturday, March 10, v
7.912 soldiers passed through the o
arious steps Incident to separation |,
?oin the service, received their flnal t,
ii) and discharge certificates, and Cl
?turned to the bo om of their fami
ea. Ill the same period li.SCfi sol- n
? talloncd here were transferred |,
i other demobilization camps nearer (|
iplr homes to ho discharged; 15,- n
7<> men wero received from other
imps four demobilization or to he (
luned to duty. H
These figures are from data pre- v
ireil h.v Captain I). J. Kiiizlo. camp li
?nonnel adjutant, and his assist- h
lit*. First Nontenants Joseph v
lauck, Joseph F. Itatot ley and W. a
DoWItt, in a report for the t<
rutlny of the chief of staff of the s
riny when lie visited Camp Lewi;, y
to lirst of tho week.
The figures arc reminiscent of the t|
;ivs last summer w!ion drafted men w
?ore helng mustered Into the service v
'rough almost Identically the same
liannels, at tho rate of 1,200 to
.BOO a day -when the strength of
lie Ililh division was brought up
i within a month of its or
anlzation.
Hut tho iigures alone tell a graph- p
? story only to those who have been r
ii contact with the work of the v
Mistering office and the personnel y
ffiee; to those who are familiar t
ith the story of how tho army wjis
aril-catalogued nnd how its varl- fi
us units were recruited by category, n
ttlng each man to Jils proper niche e
? cording to his quail (lent ions. Tho (|
oport referred to gives In narra- h
Ivo form an account of the work h
roin the llrat opening of Camp Lewis |;
s divisional cantonment, through i
It porlod of assignment and trans- t
i-r. to the present stage of demobil- q
'at ion. t
In addition to tho statistical data b
ml the historical account, the re- c
ort shows, in blue print draw- t
ligs and descriptions, the details of f
he personnel section's workings. t
ELECTRICIAN BURNED
Col lard Cook, rlilef electrician of
In* Sltiwi radio station, wan severely
mrned about till! fare and body
Vednesday. Wednesday afternoon
he subchaser 309 left to bring him
o the gunboat Vlcksburg or to the
ir>H|>itul for medlrnl attention. Just
low serioua his burns are will not
le known until the arrival of the
inbrhnscr, with Mr. Cook on hoard,
rom Sitka.
Ml*. Cook in visiting In this city
in the guest of MrH. L. I). Howen
mil Mm. HKhnrt I.ootnis. Mr. Cook
a'iih here for a short visit something
>ver u week ago
GONE^ SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. L. Johnson ami
'<n Leonard left on the" Alaska for
a trip to tho Sound. They Intended
leaving <111 the Jofforson. but that
boat did not stop hero on her way
South. Mrs. Johnson nnd Leonard
will visit In Tacoma for the summer
v.lth Mrs. Johnson's parents. Mr.
Johnson rocs to Seattle on official
business and will return as soon as
possible.
BACK TO ALASKA
Jim Mitchell, an Alaskan sour
dough. who has been sojourning in
I aroma for aomething over a year,
returned on the Princess Mary.
While 111 Taroma he was employed In
a shipyard. He left here for his
health and Is now much Improved by
the change.
He says thore Is a large Douglas
Island colony at Taroma and that
lie saw many old-timers every day.
FirtSl MfcfcTiNu
OF NEW COUNCIL
I)cci<led Tlmt All Member* of the
Council Will Hold Over for
Another Term
The city council met lust Monday .
u veiling at the city luill for the Hist
meeting of tile new term. All the
inenihcrH were present except A. T.
Nelson mill J. W. .Martin, who were
ibsent from the city.
After the meeting hail been called
lo order the mayor Htated hut ho
liad been netting legal advice on the
ilHiatlon as It stands here In re
gards the council, lie Drift asked
'or advice from Judge Jennings. but
he Judge, iiwing to hi# poditliu,
'fiuld nt>t give mi opinion, an lie
night he called to try cases arising
roni the mlxup. Attorney II. I,,
"aulkncr wan aifkeil for a legal opln
on ami he Hiihtnlttcfl it In writing:
'To the Mayor ami Common C-ouncll,
Town fif Dfiugluit, Douglas, Al
eak*.
"t'pon the refluent of Mayor Smith
have examined into the results of
lie election held at Douglas on
iprll 1st. and submit to your con
ifleratlon the following:
"It appears that at the election
ere fin April iHt, a number of clt
ceim of I louglns were voted for, al
liougli only tine of those receiving
otes had qualified in Accordance
rith the provision:) of Section 1 <> of
irdlnance No. 55. Thin section,
tiwever, wus passed simply for the
urpoHc of getting the names of the
iindiflatcs for the Council at each
lection upon the nfficlnl ballot,
ml It did not prevent the voterM
mm writing the name of any f amli
ate whom they may chose upon
lie ballot.
"The law, however, provide* for
lie election of seven members of
lie Common Council, ami it pro
itlcH that the seven receiving the
iglicst number of votes cast, should
e declared elected. It also pro
Ides thut the Councilmen elected at
ny election shall hold office for the
?rin of tine year AND UNTIL TIIKIIt
UCCESSOItS ARE ELECTED AND
UALIFIBD.
"It appears that at tills election
liere are only live of those voted for
ho recelvefl the highest number of
utes, namely:
Casheu - 94
O. M. Olson ......... 5
Nelson .. 4
LtMimls ... ::
Smith 3
"Then there were Ave who each
I'cclved two vote#, so thut If those
I'cel vlug the highest number of
tiles desire tfi qualify lor the Cotlli
II. It would make only five, while
lie law provides ftir seven.
"There Is no provision In the law
nr the casting of lots, or the deter
ilnatifin of which of the other# vot
tl for would be elected. This I# a
efect In the law which ought to
e remedied and which will no doubt
c done at tills session of the Icgls
utiire. If It I# the law that the obi
'oiiucll nuiHt hold their nfflce until
heir successors are elected ami
ualiflcd. anil it is nlsfi the law that
hose five receiving the highest num
icr of votes should be declared elect
tl when they qualify, the question
hen arises, wIiohc place should the
Ive member# take and which live
nembera of the ohl Councl shfiubl
five way to those live receiving the
ilgliest number of votes at the elec
lon of April 1st. As stated, the
aw makes no provision for such au
mergency.
"It has been called lo my attcn
lon that Mr. II. E. Murray, who
s a member of the old Council, left
)fiuglas some time last winter, ami
hat his office hail been declared va
?ant, under the provisions of diap
er .14 of the Session Laws of Alaska
jf 19 1 5. and that Mr. I^oomls had
been clecteij to fill his place. It ha#
lieen suggested that perhaps Mr.
['ashen, the man who received the
highest number of votes at the last
flection and who qualified in order
to get his name on the official bal
lot. should take the place of Mr.
Loom is. hut I do not believe this Is
the law, anil I call see no reason
why he should take Mr. Loomls'
place any more than he should take
the place of any other member of
the Council.
"Chapter 34 of the Session Laws
of 1915. above referred to. provides
as follows:
"In the event that any mem
ber has failed to attend the
meetings of the Common Coun
cil for a period of ninety con
tinuous flays of his term, the
common council may declare a
vacancy therein, and the same
shall be filled by the Common
Council, the person, chosen to
llll such vacancy, holding until
a successor Is elected at the
next annual election nnd quail
fled; provided, that a vacancy
may also he created by the res
ignation of any member in writ
ing duly accepted by the Coun
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