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- 4 THE DAILY dorsement which he ended with an ccho of i Go West, young man!" | Daily Alaska Empire [ - Of course, it is grief-provoking to have to yield| JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER so many of these illusions cherished as truths for m" i Wany vears. There is consolation, however, in the/ "\'\'If'uu\"“’ e Nt M Streets, Juneau, thought that Greeley had the vision to see the \\iw’ ska counsel of John L. B. Soule’s advice and the courage| s e - . | Class to voice it to a larger public than the real author! could do. We also like to think that Mr. Greeley,! SUBSCRIPTION RATES. were e living today, would not hesitate to add a Delivered by car Juneau Douglts, Treadwell and ... (o “Go West, Young Man,” and urge, “Go| By weil. § i rateat West, Young Man, and Then North.” One s $ ! wnce, $6.00; A O L I [ { ne month . i - T Sub wi W IOt ) WH: PRICE THE POORHOUSE. y i | livery_of rel.| Free beer and free speech, says a London Asso-| ciated Press despateh, a dream of years, has become! for,a reality for the inmates of a Southwark poorhouse. WA Al restrictions have been lifted on debate during the winter evenings and by the generosity of a Londen hrew iy will have beer to last with the, ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO B LARGER THAN THAT ( It PUBLICATION conversation l ould lost much of its rmise, will not lack for ng. This poorhouse, we atronage. As we understand Col. Ned Green, it would have been morally wrong to have consumed liquor con-! fiscated by the Government and in his pos but t sion | consumption of liquor presented to him by some of the boys or hought from those breaking the! law of the land involved no violation of any moral| Congressmen now engaged in an effort to de rmine what may be done with the treasury sur plus in such a way that everyome will be satisfied’ might find a solution in the library of Harry Houdiui which under the dead magiclan’s will goes to the SOURCES PRIMARILY FOR consressional Library ! ALASKANS, | = Literature and Universities. | WILD LIFE R Somet risen when it seemed S that the ¢ justified that the wild (New York Times.) life re 1ree Alash « ome of them, were being The skilled performer in any of the arts but thut considered more literature must have a training whose technique sets| him apart from ordinary men. His education in the handling of paints and brushes, chisels and marble, | admin the nonresident tha 1 who m th homes within the Territory. This, apparently, has impressed i e e ieoraze Time In an editorial para- CCUNterpoint and chords, columns and domes, is a Dl A hat ‘papar. satd | thing for the rest of the world to admire but not to; : ishare. But the man of letters has no such monopoly It is to be hoped that the Governor of lof his art. He has merely pursued it further than Alaska and the membors of the Legislature, | the laboring man who knows how to order a meal will mot permit themselves to b flucnced in English. The language is common property. The by propaganda originating in the States Iman who develops hiz manner of using it to the relative to the control of game and bird [ plane of art may use tools that are more finely tem life in Alaska. Outsiders already have con- pered, but they are of the same shape as those em- !ployed by the most commonplace writer. Words !must give the thought its visible form. So the mam trived to impose confusing and unworkable restrictions on Alaskans throu the Alaska Alaska Game Commission, and cffort is now [who aspires to write with anil -distinction being made to devise new and more stringent litries to creata an antificlal ation.. it should ations, ol n value as consorvers of game and of benefit only to those who in- vade Alaska in search of trophies |last long enough to give him the feeling that he; |18 working in a medium as different from the speech| Alaskans of the man in the street as a dry-point is diffcrent should have a free hand in the regulation Mo areihaus biiisasd: of affairs of this character; they should Resources and associations of university life offer| be permitted through their Legislature to [ just such a retreat. The undergraduate is provided | make laws which will conserve without |m.| only with an education, but with a mode of imposing burdensome restrictions; and they |life, leisurely, tranquil, suitablée to study and quiet! should be free from meddling propaganda I thoueht | originating among outsiders who do not Lor the peaceful streams and meadows understand conditicns in Alaska and who | Territory beyond around Oxford or Cambridge, who passed long, quiet in the 1eool courts and gardens of the colleges, who found exploiting the game for theiv own henefit |congenial friends and tutors, read much classical and We Anchorage paper that - the modern literatyre and exchanged ideas with stimulat- Territory should have been permitted to control its own ' ing minds, naturally bore afterward the mark of game resources well as the other natural urces | those years within its boundarvies. Dut to argue that ! ime would he merely academic discussion have no interest in the zree with the | i this| Undergraduates enter classes nowadays which are Within [ guaranteed to tura them out “sure-fire’” playwrights three yeurs past Congress has passed a law which [or novelists or short-story writers. They specializ preseribes in an entirely different fashion for the|in something which will bring them speedy fame and administration of our game and fur animal resources. | Wealth. and care little for the pleasures of quiet, And neither the Governor of Alaska nor its Legisla-ileisurely reading, Oscar Wilde said that our youth-| Ifulness was our oldest traditio ‘It has been going | now for 300 years.” Perhaps it is now giving| to the beginnings of a new one, noted these! t fifty years; a flair for early specialization. The' the Alaska Game Commission is ostensibly the main| [o% base of the pyramid may be done | ture has any more to say in its administration than has the editor of the Times The Federal Bureau of ly has the de- cisive power in the matt of regulation, :\]Hlu\lgll‘ dological Survey actu y with | e e i || @ltosether, and the apex will be erected on a scaf-, pator 'e power of the latier. however, Is lmited | g)qing of light, standard-size steel girders. to recommendation in-so-far as determining the pol- iy of administration. In itself it is limited by law| tion | Wealth in America. from making any regulations governing the utiliz of any game bird or animal or fur-bearing animal. | g y J Y nimal. | (San Francisco Bulletin.) In justice to the Commission, however, it must| ok ‘ ’ W] Chauncey Depew. now two laps on his way to he admitted that most of its recommendations in the s e e S St 3R s Gt dommentations (0 el the century mark and sl going strong, appears to iological Survey ihave made by far the best of the after Thanksgiving| iculture in whose name|dinner speeches past have been confirmed and by the Secretary of At regulation 1 ned It has just announced it} As compared with the intemperate eating and]| will hold its third aunual meeting in this city about{drinking common . the days of his youth he found! It has invited criticism of {us as 4 nation “getting a finer standard of self- stions for new ones, |control.” the middle o Janu existing regulution ' Those who are interested in the subject should take| — But It was in regard to wealth in America that advantage of its invitation and attend the meeting [Pis oObservatfons were more illuminating. He de- 1006 don, it pousible, aky it Hot, ehould submit llu'lr{'“f"""v that the danger of excess riches does not| exist in this country. “We never can get too rich.”| The Biblical picture of a rich man get- { ting into heaven with the utmost difficulty no doubt was true when the metaphor was coined, but it is not true now. [ don't know of any time or age when great for- tunes were working more intelligently night Commission to be convinced of that fact if the public! and day than the Rockefeller and Carnegie views in writing. Lacking some such information on which to base its action, the Commission cannot| ba seriously blamed it its recommendations for regu-| lations are not in accord with public desires. Some of the existing regulations, we believe, are not backed | by public opinion t there is no way for the| is too apathetic to make known its disapproval | foniinationa: —_— i Wealth in America is at work. It doesn't e e e ¥ I rust. Moths do mnot corrupt it. It no ANOTHER ILLUSION DISPELLED. | longer gives to the possessor any wonderful e | power. but it finds useful employment, Washington, we we persuaded many years ago, did not actually utier the words, "L cannot tell a lie.| I cut down the trec which was among the first| sharing its benefits in larger degree than wver before. ical writers will sneer and soapbox orators| history lessons taught us. More recently we were|snigger at those statements, but they will stand forced reluctantly to believe it wasn't Gen. Pershing|the severest test of intelligent analysis. who said “LaFayette, we are here!™, but another| The rich man in the days when a camel had a lesser figure in the A, E. F. who so addressed uu-‘:‘)“':lx:"'h:"‘l'""l’ :'(' ’f:'l'lll""," .”'(”’""I:", tho eve of s npadly statue of the gallant French nobleman who made|\M% he had of getting into the kingHomiiar hoaven §ho cause ‘of Washington and his. compatriots k| e ot ey oier LiaN & Greator of wealth, ’ {The modern magnate organizes great constructive own. Now comes Mentor with the statement that|enieoyrises uo great that he has neithen i g Horace Greeley, the most famous ne inclination for the small change to be made “grind- his day and renowned to this day. did not originateling the faces of the poor” or “robbing the widow the expression, “Go West, Young Man." " spaperman of and orphan Suys Mentor: His wealth is at work, and while it is making Horace Geeley was not the originator of more wealth for him is also making more for others. the admonition, “Go West, young man.” He | His pile is small compared with what is created merely concurred in the advice after it had |land distributed. He can afford to, and often does, erroneously been attributed to him. It hap- give away in foundations far more than the total pened this way. John L. B. Soule, who in accumulations of the miser-magnates of antiquity, the fifties of the last century edited the —_—— Terre Haute Express, wrote an editorial The Government's Geographic Board has decided praising the opportunities offered young men to knock the “h' out of Esthonia. What does the in the West and prefaced his remark with “h' stand for in this particular case?’—(Detroit| the observation that Horace Greeley himself News.) could not give young men better advice than “Go West, young man.” The editorial was copied all over the country, and Greeley received may letters congratulating him as being the actual author cf the sentiment. So the editor of the New York Tribune reprinted Soule's edi- torial and accompanied it with a hearty en- A bank cashier of only 30 who has stolen nearly half a million dollars is a very promising young man. |-—ll'hllade|phh‘ Record.) Europe is still trying to place the blame for the World War instead of trying to avoid another one. e (Yacksonville Times-Union.) \ b 5 ider such conditions even poverty|’ | spots for most everything now.” 1 The men who were steeped in the beauties ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1926. 1 PROFLESSIONAL :‘: —3 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR |7 GENERAL LAND OFFICE ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR Anchorage, Alaska, February 4, 1926 Notize 18 nereny given that Florie { ]I By SAM HILL | Maithews, widow of William E. | | Matthews, togc:thvr witk her wit- Drs, Kaser & Freeburser — ——— —&% nesses, all of Skagway, Alaska, has| | para il ] Observations of Ofdest Inhabitant (gypyitted final proof on her home-| | DENTISTS 1 kin remember when dimples had genq anery, Serial 05107, for lands| 1 and 3 Goldstein Bldg. to be in the cheeks msteaa of O giua0eq on the west shore of Dyea PHONE 56 knees to be of any value to a girl 11 River, Alaska, U. S. Survey No {1405, Latitude 59° 30" N. Longitude 135° 21’ W. and is now in the files = == Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. The Ananias Club B g e f | | Fraternul Societie i L or i L Gastineau Channel i .- — & B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting Wodr-ste Exalted Rube “My husband is perfect now,” said! she, “and it is due to the fact that t found =0 much fault with him and scolded him so often during the ear vears of our mar of the U. S. Land Office, at An- chorage, Alaska, and if no protest Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST s filed ip the local land office| at’ Anchorage, within the period of = o Rooms 8 and 9 Valentin Bldg Telphone 176 publication, or thirty days there- after, said final proof will be ac- ‘kédsM i< Grouch, “it|epted and final certificate issued P J. LINDLEY GRut? T { IOHN A, DAVIS, [ Secrotars | Visiting Brothers welcome. | Co-Ordinate Bodies of Fre2masonry 4 Scottish Rite 1 Regular meetings | second” Friday eamcn sachgs are not fatten- | Register. replied her husband,|First publication, Nov. & 1326, dern flatten-| Last publication, 15, 1927. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. SEWARD BUILDING “Maybe not, but they certainly ar ing on the pocketbook.” P e o Ik 3 Passing Observation Offica Phone 469 Res. Phone 278 —~@ Tonth at 7:30 p. m. 0dd Fellows' Hall . [(Z=23) B. HEIS Secretary LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE Juneaa Lodge No. 70U Mects every Monday Most of us think we are perfectly| good enough to sui our friends, but | night, 8 o'clock, Moose Get on «a insist our friends must be.perfect to| w , P suit us. Dr. 9 igg If That's AmgComfort ! SKATE PHYSICIAN Office—Second and Main Telephone 18 Girls ought to f@#el quite safe | i On every city hlock For men wat am the way They do the office clock WE HOLLOW GR I;T—IIT—Vance Ha! Ha! “l see they are blar g the sun | Hours: 10 to 12; 1 to 6; marked ! “Then ‘they’ doesn't include my! wife,” retorted Henry Peck. “for she nes, Licensed osteophatlc physiclan Phonea: Office. 167; Resdence Phone 612, Collseum Ap's. Osteopath — 201 Gol!dstein Bidg. Hall. J. A. Davis, Dictator; R. I Stevens, Secretary. _.u_ = - MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14 c S, & A M. [ stated communication A | Second and fourth Monday \ | ch month in Odd Fel- A /g A Hall. beginning at /G\/*\\(' | Crder of EASTERN STAR | Second and Fourth Tues ya of each month, At 4 | | o o'clock, 1. 0. O. F. Hal f““ blames me for everyvthing that s | MY GUIKIN, Worls, happer | " - — - . At . ALICE BRUWN L e I'HE CONTRACTOR | DR. GEO. L. BARTON | |seerstary. il ; : . GRO., L. I Ly Ho, Hum! 3 | - —— g3 | | CHIROPRACT®R Valentine Buliding KNIGHTS OF A Do vou know WA (e wreates — & | | Office Hours 10 to 12; 2 to §: 7 to 9; COLUMBUS Well we've qust leamed what it i<| | Juneau Public Library | PRI LR : L fomd i's nonslip dancing pumpsfor{ | 1 Free Reading Room| & S nor Oateopathy, CIRER Raribora; the C leston fit-throwers || an ree ading [i12 S |:.,4 g Co Chambers, a0 Life must be getting pretty close City Hall, Second Floor I T s AR ,‘r\vm.“.-(;u A A\L“.’\!"I!lw\lu., & to ideal if there is nothing needed| | Main Street at 4th Ll s Bl Ao S any more than that! { ling Room Open Fror PHYSICAL THERAPIST — — 4 Helene W. 1. Albrecht . CITY TRANSFER COAL, W00D, BAGGAGE AND KINDLING Stand at g 8 a. m to 10 m 1 A Heck of a Time @ r:-xl.‘l’nn I:u:v'w u(]". n From } ) MICAIRGUID RS S RLEaR) Nlinks: “Jobson dooks like he was| | E ks . L Blinks: “Jobson oo k [| 1t05:30 b m—7:00 pom ||| 40 Goldsein BICR. having a havd tine: to 8:30 p. m. | Phonea: Office 423, Home 123 Jinks: “He is; he's suing his wife | | m— e o) for diverce because she doesn't have| | Currert Magazines, Newspapers, | = Night- @ ] AUXILIARY, PIONEERS CF ALASKA, Iglco No. 6. | Meeting every second Friday or each month at 8 o'clock p. m. Cards ! land refreshmeas At Moose Hail P'hone 5603 | 1 Mrg Lottie Spickett, President. Mrz Dorothy Austin, Secretury Al TAN'S BREAKFAST l Is on time, and being sned by Reference Books, Etc. sy the local merchanis . hecause h FREE TO ALL | Dr. Anna ]'(l'm‘sl(-_\' doesn’t pay his wife's bills on time, e e g Specialist 2 1] FAR, NOSE and THROAT [ el i Subject For Debating Socicties = il Office Hellenthal BIdg. Can a preacher, phay a poor game| | NOLAND’S CORNER | | | ofice rnone 552 of golf and own a used flivver and| ! WE HANDLE 11 still be fit to be pastor of his flock? | Pign Whistle Candy e Sure! 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Ouch! “I am afraid yon are like a run down business,” said the discourag ed beauty specialist to the woman! who had come in for treatments “I don’t think | understand you?" said the woman “Well, the only thing that would do you a good would be to have a new she retorted More of L’q:. True Our idea of the impossible would be for a modern flapper to entertain | e | |be astonished at the bargains yo. should be light but nourishing, appetizing but wholesome. Men whose vocations call for mental action and clear thinking know that Milk in connection with v cereals forms the most sat- isfactory meal imaginable, It s the bod without over- taxing the digestive organs, JUNEAU DAIRY PHONE 145 her boy friend with the family ill-l crets escape is having a six-year-oll youngster left to entertain the com- pany while mother slips up the back stairs and out of her Kkitchen togs | into her glad rags We ckon the ‘ln'!(lhih old maid who was so modest she'd undress in the dark, would have to stay in bed all day with the shades down it she| were living in this undress e We'll bet no husband ever stays o 5 avake (o listen (o0 what she says it] 4 S A G f he has a wite who talks in her sleop. | avlngs ccount as a Gitt In the home where friend w n; Honv stand for BEEEEAR o i A Savings Account to Provide Funds for around friend husband doesn't ever| - find a speck of happiness, efther. | Christmas, 1927 The alarm clocky wouldn't_bg so unpopular in some homes if it waked ! father up occasionally for something | besides just facing another day of drudgery at the office and battles at home. The only place {td/ find solitude these days is in the homes after the movies are open. { At that we doubt if mothers-in-law have wrecked as many @ homes as| snobbish and gossipy neighbors have. | After he has been married about | so long a man is apt to find it is just about as impossible to make his wife happy as it is. to maka her! shut up. It is strange, but department stores | have just as much trouble satisfying women customers as they even did, though women now want very little for their money when they are buy ing clothes. It it wasn't for the bargains anl the scandals a lot of women wouldn’t buy newspapers for anything except for shelf paper. = 7 % Christmas Banking To help you in your Christmas shopping we offer the following suggestions: The value of a Savings Account as a gift is very great, especially for your children. It will be appreciated and serve to teach the habit of thrift. 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