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The Douglas Island News Kx'wail it IHituu< IW I >tll.v uSnHiutK'U** Mull Mutter W.HUSHKU KVKRV KRllMY PuMrrlptlou Prltc. t 3.00 P?r Yur In Advaoc* NOT WANTED Alaska has been the stepchild of the na tion. It has given gold, copper, ml, hali but. seal and salmon with a lavish hand, but umil the construct ion of the Alaskan railroad it received nothing in return. Con taining immense deposits of high-grade < oal, Alaska was yet compelled to import its fuel from Washington and Australia be cause the Federal (Jovcrnmcnt, fearing a rcpitition of l lit- process through which the nation lost ii> timber and mineral wealth, kept al! of Alaska's publicly owned natural resources under lock and key for fourteen years. This Un-king-up held hack Alaska's development; it was bitterly and justly re sented b> ll Alaskans, yet it accomplished its pur|N>sc. Alaska's resources are todav unimp:iir< <!. ui mono) >olizcd and available for wise, I r-- i 'hted development. lake flic l'ribiloff Island seal herd. for instance. I'liri'irulated and unsupervised, this herd dwindlnl from two million head to barely a hundred thousand in thirty years. F>>r five years it has been locked up; now r i -\ci . (Is two hundred thousand and is still rowing. Salmon, on the con trary. administered loosely and what Alas kan- would call liberally, is threatening to join the buffalo and the passenger pigeon unles- early aid drastic measures arc taken to regulate fisheries and to increase tin I lie next < 'oiigrcss will again have be fore it the rum bill creating an Alaskan development hoard to have complete charge of Alaskan resources. Nobody in the Far West want? lo hold Kick Alaskan growth; every IhmIv realizes that the ?livision of au thority among twenty different bureaus of live or -i\ governmental departments whose busy heads are five thousand miles from Alaska i- not the proper system ofad tbat provision of the Curry bill limiting iiH-mlN'rship on the board to actual resi dents of Alaska is entirely wise and justi l?oeal men an- prone to forget the fu ture and act on!) on present needs. The nul!ioii> i?f acres of unproductive barren stump lauds round the Oreat Lakes, in the South and in the Far West an- eloquent witnesses to the tolly of blind local inter est that sacrifices the wealth of the next generation for today s profit. Alaska must i siileuts of the States proper that the fu ' lire may '? safeguarded. ? Sunset for Feb Al: hough actuated by a spirit of good w ill a ud a wrong understanding of the his tory. politi.-a! . ud otherwise, the Sunset Magazine for February takes exception to that clause in the Curry bill limiting the membership on the proposed development l"?ard to h?>nn fide Alaskans. It suggests that two of the five mem bers o the board be from the States and < ;tes the instances of the seal herds of the I'ribilofv that were almost wiped out he lore f he government took jurisdiction over the islands. It also cites the case of the Alaskan salmon fisheries which it claims through liberal administration have been depleted and threaten to disap]?ear alto gether. Sunset says that "local men are prow to forget the future and act only on present needs." In its two illustrations Sunset chose unw isely. The seal fisheries of the Prih llofs were never visited by Alaskan boats. The seals were slaughtered by pelagic seal ,rs a me from the south. The salmon fisheries would hardly be touched as yet if it were left to Alaskans. The destruction salmon in Alaska is directly traced to! <"?ig cannery interests consisting mostly of jkcople from the States, who, using everv known tisbing device, including imiuuicr a'?le traps, caught the fish on their way to the spawning grounds. We can assure Sunset that Alaskans are fully alive to the necessity of some sort of limit to- production in everything. An Al askan never wastes anything nor kills for the sake of killing. Whatever spoilation lias been done has been by large corpora . ions formed in the south to exploit the Ter ritory. With a development board composed wl.ollv of Alaskans there will not be con servation, neither will there be spoliation, hut development along sane lines. We consider ourselves the equal of even he "Native Sons" of the Sunset's own tome state of California, fully as capable > of working out our own destinies. When pee pie realize that we are white, Americans i ey will stop suggesting that we need out - 1 iilei-s to administer our affairs. A HAVEN OF PEACE! Those of its who, in those parlous times, are safely stowed away in Alaska, have much to he thankful for. We have no strikes and lookouts to terrorize trade aud doprcs industries, wo have no labor dis putes, no reign of terror as a result of the activities of thugs and gunment, our wom en and ehildron are safe from molestation, predatory wealth has no claim on our ro -ourt es, we have no pestilence nor epidem ics, flood nor frost dismay us none what over, the old flour barrel is full and the cupboard groans with provender for the year, boiled shirts and dickey hats have no terrors for us, our credit is always pood for a meal and when it becomes exhausted will ing friends and neighbors give us of their goods to tide us by. There are no poor in Alaska, ? of the kind of poverty that grinds and depresses and saps the energy of the city dweller and robs him of his strength. It is true we miss the shows and streetcars, the crowds and the clothes, the chickens and champagne, the taxis and teas- but our heart is at peace with all the world and our worries negli We are in Alaska, of Alaska and with Alaskans. ? Valdcz M iner. Th?- death of Allen Shattuck, Jr., is a sad blow not only to his parents and other relatives but to all who knew liini. He was particularly well liked by printers and newspaper men of the Channel, as he had developed a great liking for the business and was fast developing into a first -elass printer. It is with sorrow that 4*30" is written for Allen by his sincere friends. The plan of Ketchikan Post of The Am erican Legion is not witliout merit in the laet that while showing appreciation for the soldiers of Alaska- the bonus projmsed would help to build tip the Territory. It, by giving the bonus only to homebuilders, cneoiirages people to make their homes here and to locate permanently. Zion City, III., enjoys a peculiar brand of Christianity, and propaganda gotten out by the scet there says that each one will be punished according to his crime ? the smoker choked with tobacco smoke, the drinker drowned in a vat of liquor. As the Zionists all wear full beards, we would sug gest that they be chokcd with their own whiskers. Attorney General Jerry Murphy in an interview given a paper at Miuot, S. 1)., de clares that the Territory of Alaska is bone dry and that there is not a suit case full of booze in the whole Territory. Jerry likes Alaska so well that he would do most any thing to preserve her good name. The turn of the wheel seems to be coin ing that is to bring prosperity for Alaska. With things dropping to normal in the States, industries that have struggled for their lives in Alaska for the past several years, will revive and operate. It is claimed that liquor is being smug gled bv airplane from Canada into the 1'iiited States. It conies high, but we must have it. In Missouri they have introduced a law to make it a crime punishable by death to steal an automobile. We wonder what they would do to a man if he stole a Ford? j-OK Sirdkr j T*u night In Klorlda. It wu also In January. The mellow southern broere Fanned the old palmetto treos. . The air waa laden with tho breath ?>f the orauge bloom. Kver and anon he delicate flavor of the yellow Jen namlno waa wafted through the open window of the office where the Stroller aat writing "copy," reading proofs. mildly cussing printers' "bulla." and lamenting that he had not choaen some other and more lucrative profession. (In Klorlda newspaper aubacrlptlon bills are paid In pumpkins and blackstrap mo lasses.) The kllck-kllck-kllck of fifteen printers' "sticks" (typesetting ma chines were not used then) waa heard In the back office? so regu larly and so monotonously that tired nature aaaerted Itself and the Stroller slept ? for at least a min ute. Hut during that minute lie vis ited all the places of torture he had ever heard of, for ? well, he had eaten creen cucumbers for dinner. ? ? ? ? The Stroller awoke with the weight of an 8x14 Inch hand on hl8 shoulder. The hand be longed to man of all work about the office. Zlon Beautiful Zlon. the Stroller called him In moments of en dearment. "Scuse de presumption." Zlon said quietly, "bnt the case am an exocru llatln' one wld me. Yo' soe. hit am d laser way: "Pis am Sunday mawnln' an' ter nlght I Is ter bp ordnlned an cldah in Amaxln' Crace llahd Shell Rap tlst church an' I makes bold ter ax yo' fo' de loan ob yo' rain coat fo' de occaaion. Hit Jest fit me." v Zlon's request was granted by the Stroller and at 4 o'clock that Sun day morning the former left the of fice with the rain coat on his arm. With his mind deeply act on the sol emn ceremony he waa to paiw thro that night he was making his way slowly along Wcat Main street to Ills home on Krog Alley when he heard a rooster crow something like a mile to the wcatward. O'CONNOR SAYS GIVE IT IN FOOD Former Douglai Man Wants Do nations for European Relief in Products M. J. O'Connor, many terms mayor of l)ouglas. former business man .ind town booster. la a member of the collection committee for Euro pean relief at hla now home town of Uelllngham. Waul)., and olfers a suggestion that Instead of money the Whatcom county donation be given In food, aa that section la a larmlnK and salmon packing dls Thc following, taken from the Helllngham Herald, give* Mr. O'Con nor's views on the matter: "Why should not the 19,000 Whatcom county has been asked for the relief of starving Kuropcan children, be spent for local products instead of sending It Kast for ex penditure there?" This is a ques tion which M. J. O'Connor, Belling ham grocer and one of the collec tors for European relief, asked The Herald today and declared that he Intended *o take the matter up with W. C. Weir, county chairman of tbo drive for funds. Mr O'Connor suggests that all of the money raised here for feeding the children of Europe he spent for local products: salmon, for Instance. Potatoes, too, he believes, might be sent from Whatcom and Skagit county farms and he asks whether It would not be a good thing for the government to send a ship here to load the products donated here or purchasable with money donationa and ship them direct to Europe. "Why send the money East and pay two prlcea there for the very same thing that can be obtained here?" Mr. O'Connor demands. "Why buy food to feed the starving chil dren of Europe when we have plenty of It right here? For example, we have aalmon and potatoes. For my part. I think It would be n sensible thing to Invest the sum raised here In aalmon. which is packed hero and which ran be obtained from three local canneries. Or. If not all salm on. wo have hundreds of tons of po tatoes available, all raised at home Why wouldn't It be a good thing for the government to send a ship here and load salmon and potatoes for Europe's hungry children? And. furthermore, why should not; this community have something to say; in fact, why ahould It not have the say. aa to how the money It donates to these children ahould be spent? "I know there aro business firm.* In this city who would willingly do nate liberally In food, but who are opposed to money donations. I That fool rooster, by ono crow, precipitated all kind* of trouble for the Stroller. Zlon forgot all about bla eldership In Amaxin' Orace church and made a beo line for that henhouse. He lo rated it without trouble and waa in I the act of leaving with a chicken under oarh arm when the owner sud denly appenrod and hogan shooting liolea In tho climate. Zlon not only dropped the chick ens, but he dropped the Stroller's coat and when daylight came It wax found Just outside the henhouse The result waa that as everybody In that town knew that coat, the Strol ler having worn It for fourteen year*, he was dragged out of bed al 7:30 that bright and peaceful Sun day morning and arroaUd on a charge of stealing chickens. That was the longest day the Stroller ever whlled away. There had been considerable disorder the previous night, and when tho Stroller waa taken to the 7x9 calaboose there were nlroady eleven others there ahesd of him ? all sons and daugh ters of Ham ?and as the structure had been built with utter disregard for the lawa of sanitation, it was well, a poorly kept tigers' cage at a circus was a bouquet of roses in comparison. At 9 o'clock next morning the Stroller and his roommates were taken before a police magistrate and when the former told his story about loaning his roat to Zlon. the latter wis sent for, but that prince of liars on his oath testified aa follows: "When I left de office fo' o'clock vlstlddy mawnln', dat coat was liangln' In de room whah de moon shine am kept. 'Sides, mah soul was too busy 'J'lcln' In do Lawd fo' mo to heah any rooster crow at dat time." By promlalng to raise Kion's sal ary forty cents per week the Stroller finally prevailed on him to tell the truth. His only vindication of him self was: "Dat rooster had no business crowln' at dot on seemly houah. He done make me fall from grace when my soul was 'J'lcln' In de Ijawd." know of one hardware firm that Is willing to give liberally in food. Why not give such as these the op portunity? Money Is not necessary; H Is food Europe's children want." YOU KUMTUX? Couched In classic Chinook, the old Hudson Hh.v traders' language nicd with the Indlani for many year*, the Ragles of Cordova an nounced literally that they were go ing to have a party for all Kagles and their wives and fumilies. at which they would have a lot to eat but that no hootch would be allowed. The Chinook Invitation reads as fol low!: "Tho object of the Ret together movement la one that has made more than one fraternal organigatlon and is going to be tried out by the local aerie. So all Kagles yu ketchum klutch, yu klatawa Eagles stick, how hlsh maybe so potlach hlyu muck muck you come halo sun taken pa poose tenas klutchman halo hootch. Hlyu wawa maybe so hlyu tec hce. Hlyu Foster plenty wawa. Tcnat Dooley halo wawa. Kled Sllnger hl yu muckmuck." BASKET SOCIAL The Alaska Native Brotherhood held a basket social at their hall here on Wednesday evening at which $53 was realized for the treasury of the Brotherhood. NOT SHOT Steve Tenovlch. employed at the Treadwell store and a brother-in-law of Sam Paul, has received a letter from the Paul brothers, who left here several months ago for their old homes in Serbia. In the letter there was nothing said about Sam Paul having been shot and wounded, so It Is generally believed that tho ru mor to that effect was unfounded. Free Floats Donglu City offers free floats to small boat* and the proteciton of the best harbor on Gastinean Channel. PLENTY OF ROOM TO TIE UP DOUGLAS MERCHANTS GIVE YOU A SQUARE DEAL LAND AT THE CITY DOCK SOUR DOUGH NOTES Happening* on Dooglu Iiland Twenty Ye*r? Ago Thii Week From Ncw? File? i-clloy W. Miner accidentally kill rd when the contenta of (bo nhotgun vrlth which he wo* hunting ducka at Mayflower Inland wai discharged and xlruck him In the head. Ho wan 29 yeara of age and born In Connecti cut. Ha bad one of the large*! funeral* oyer attended, held In the^ Douglas Friend*' church. Miner, lint came to Alaska in 1898 and landed at Wrangell; went to Tele graph crock, up the Stlklno river, and came out by way of Taku river. Ho afterward* worked at Porcupine. He had lived In Douglas for several > aar*. The play "Kathleen Mavourneen" wan bring given by (he George T. Snow Company. "Antelope I lor." ? well known character, tell* of his third trip from Juneau to Iterlng "ea via the Y-ikon. Thla time he had a 26-foot ranraa boat loaded with 800 poundi of freight. Ho ahot Whltehorie raplda with the boat and got a ducking but did not loae any goods. Align* Mackay appointed aiiper Intcndent of all the mllla at Tread well. Two men were aaklng for a fran c lilac for a street railway at Skag way. WOMAN'S CI.UB The Itouglaa Island Woman'! Club met at the home of Mra. J. K Ilenaon on Wednesday evening. The club had a pleuaant and Inatructlve aeaalon. - ? r-r- ? i i if L START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT TODAY You know tli<> man who counts in the long run is Hie man who saves. Nt<>|> putt in^ off tlie opening of your savings account. It won't be any easier to start next month than it is today. One Dollar will start a Savings Account with the B. M. BEHRENDS BANK The Oldest aud Largest Bank in Alaska EDISON LAMPS COFFEE PERCOLATORS WAFFLE IRONS CURLING IRONS TABLE LAMPS FLAT IRONS And Other Types of Electrical Appliances ELMER E. SMITH DOUGLAS AGENT PHONE 33 ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO._ NEW YEAR Suggestions For Winter Weather The cold winter months demand warmth and com fort. Why put off buying those things that shut out the cold rains, sleet and snow. Now is the time to purchase Ovcrcoats and Mackinaws We hare left a few choice numbers in SEASONABLE COATS. These are excellent for winter wear and early spring. Our line of Mackinaws is very complete. Men's and Boys' Suits These are being"offercd at special discounts from our already low prices. Dtfxbak Coats and Pants We are opening up a new shipment and are now pre pared to fill your wants. THE DRY GOODS DEPT. Is ihowing a fine assortment of beautiful umbrellas just received. They are offering at low prices a choice lot of Bath Robes and Flannel Gowns, Knit Caps, Scarfs and Ladies' Coats. Cold weather demands warm under garments. Inspect our assortment of Two Piece Garments and Union Suits. SERVICE AND SATISFACTION is found in pur chases made from our GROCERY DEPARTMENT ? the best always. OUR PRICES BEAR COMPARISON The Treadwell Store ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO. MERCANTILE DEPT.