The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 19, 1929, Page 4

i ! 4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1929. Daily Alaska Empire JOHN W. TROY - - - EDITOR AND MANAGER | Published _every evemng except Sunday by the | EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. oinotedbonimtndSrecot T GRS N NNy Entered In the Fost Office in Juneau as Second Clase matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. _ Delivered by carrter in Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and | Thane tor $1.25 per month. s mall, postage pald, at the following rates: Bis eer. 1o advance; $12.00; six ‘months, In advance .00; one month, in advan .25, W beoribers wiil confer & favor if they will promptly motify the Business Office of any faiiure or irregularity the delivery of their papers. I etephons Tor Editorial and Business Offices, ¥74. ‘The ASSOCIATED PRESS. A e erens. o exclusively entitled to_the nae for republication of & news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also focal news published herein. | LATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER Aus’%(AflRSHUA1 OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. BEGINNING THE NICARAGUA CANAL. If everything works out right the United States should have another Atlantic-Pacific canal in a dozen years. A picked battalion of 440 officers and men, under the direction of Lieut.-Gen. Jadwin, just retired from Chief of Engineers of the United States Army on account of having reached the age limit for active service, will immediately begin the survey of the proposed Nicaragua Canal route. If their re- port is favorable it will in all probability be quickly followed by construction work. It is estimated that two years will be required for the survey and ten years for the construction. Preliminary estimates are that it will take $1,000,000,000 to build the canal which will be between 180 and 19¢ miles in length. The need for rushing the work is due to the official estimates that within fifteen or twenty years the Panama Canal will not be adequate to accommodate the traffic that will offer. The Nicaragua Canal, when we get it and it is almost certain that we shall get it, will offer a shorter route between American Pacific and Atlantic ports, and, it is believed, it will be a better canal than the Panama. While the Nicaragua Canal will be several times as long and cost two-and-a-half times as much as the Panama Canal, the announcement that the United States is about to undertake its construc- tion has scarcely caused a ripple of excitement. It was decided upon with practically no debate at all in Congress. 5 How different is this from the strenuous years of diplomatic negotiations and Congressional wrang- ling that preceded the beginning of the Panama Canal. We have grown immensely and progressed far since the beginning of the Panama Canal. HIGH TARIFF CROWD IN LINE FOR DEFEAT. With Senator Reed Smoot voting for the lowest of the offered tariff schedules with a regularity that promises to become habitual, Senator Couzens, formerly an ultra high tariff man, now become a militant advocate of lower tariffs, and the beet sugar men protesting against the three cents a pound sugar tariff increase as carried in the House bill, it is not too much to say that there has been a radical change in sentiment on the tariff question since the campaign of last year. There are many things that indicate that the Republicans have learned a few things since the McKinley Bill and the Payne-Aldrich Bill were forced on a reluctant country, for the chances seem to be that, if we get a new tariff bill at all, it will not carry the drastic increases that were promised during the 1928 campaign or that the leaders had in mind when the Hawley Bill passed the House. And this time the opposition to the tariff bill has not been a political development. It has come from the people themselves, and the political re- action first showed among Republican Senators and newspapers. The high tariff crowd appears to be on a fast moving toboggan. COYOTES AND WOLVES IN ALASKA. An emergency appropriation of $30,000 for sup- pressing predatory animals in Alaska was recently made by the Territorial Legislature because of the increasing numbers and depredations of coyotes and wclves there, comments a Department of Agricul- ture bulletin. The measure also authorized the em- ployment of two expert leaders of the work, these men to be trained and recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as experts in the suppression of predatory animals, and, to carry on control operations under the direction of these lead- ers, four hunters and trappers. This action fol- lowed an investigation made by the Bureau of Bio- logical Survey in cooperation with the Territorial Government. Coyotes have been on the increase in many parts of Alaska since they were first reported killed there in 1915. They prey not only on foxes, threatening one of the most important industries of the Ter- ritory, but also on caribou, mountain sheep, and other big game, and many nesting migratory water fowl. Wolves, too, though not seen in great num- bers in any one locality, have been observed in nearly every section of Alaska. They are taking their toll of big game, reindeer, valuable fur-bear- ing animals, and sheep. Natives in the upper Tanana Valley and lower Chisana River section are having a hard time to secure sufficient game and fur for their meager needs. They may become a public charge unless conditions improve. Since the coyotes have increased 4t is difficult for these natives to secure enough foxes, even at high fur prices, to make their work profitable. The coyotes not only kill a great many foxes but run them out of their dens at pupping game animals, | Senators. with the result that the latter are becoming wilder and not so easily approached by Park visi During the past winter five wolves killed more than 500 reindeer near Unalakleet. Tho‘ owner of a herd of several thousand reindeer that | nge on the tundra on the mainland near St.| el reported that during the winter of 1927- two wolves killed approximately 200 reindeer, and that 40 of these were killed within a period of a few days. Forest fires continue to rage in the States down the Coast. And that suggests that there is after all a use for Alaska’s rains. We are not bothered with forest fires. —— R The great majority of the Senators are opposed | to protection for They are not so strong for free trade when it comes to the products of their own States | With the decision as to pennant winners pr:\(’-} tically decided the major league baseball teams | have an opportunity for the rest of the season | their young players some real practice.| Many old-timers who have reached the point where they must conserve themselves for more seasons are getting some needed rest. to give Attention, the Alaska Game Commission. (Seward Gateway.) While the Congressional Party was in Alaska, Dr. Chase, Chairman of the Game Commission, in| a public speech at Cordova, told these distinguished visitors that the reports of depredations of the Kodiak bear were grossly exaggerated. About the first of July this year, San Juan Fishing and Packing Company sent 50 sheep to Uganik Bay, Kodiak Island, with the purpose in| view of raising a flock. The animals were placed on a small island in the bay less than half a mile from the cannery operated by the company. With-| in a month brown bear had accounted for 18 head | and severely injured two. Kodiak Island is the garden spot of Alaska. No- where on earth does the grass grow more luxur- iantly. No country has a climate better adapted | to cattle and sheep raising and no country affords a better market for meat. The Game Commission has reluctantly relaxed its rules so that. the killing of brown bear is per- | mitted in defense of life or property. This is not | enough. Either Kodiak is a stock country or al bear country. All regulations and laws protecting | the brown bear should be removed. If this were done, we predict that 1,000 people would soon | settle on the island and that a considerable part of the problem of settlement of Alaska would be solved. The Old-Time Fighters. (New York World.) “I drove John L. Sullivan too,” said Mr. Lewis | Repeti, one of the hack drivers of the nineties, in | an interview for The World. “and Bob Fitzsim- mons, but I didn't care so much about them. Old John L. would kick the windows out 'of your cab if he felt like it, and Fitzsimmons had a habit of offering to fight you for his fare” And here, it | seems to us, is one aspect of the good old days thaz' gets too little attention. It is all very well to argue that in this glorious time the fighters.were tougher, and probably they were; yet when you stop to think about it, tough- ness is one of those things which have their advan- | tages and their disadvantages. Fighters, it should | be remembered, do not spend all of their time in | the ring. In fact, they do not spend even 1 perl cent. of their time in the ring. The other 99 per cent. plus they spend as public personages, riding in cabs, making speeches, setting an example to the youth of the land. And what citizen would like to have his son emulate John L. Sullivan? Or Robert Fitzsimmons? If boys took to emulating them for any considerable period American civili- zation would be put back so far that even an Es- kimo would laugh at it. Much better, in our opin-| ion, is the modern type of fighter, like Dempsey, who addresses the Wisconsin Senate, or like Tun- ney, who gives lectures at Yale. And so far as the time spent in the ring goes, if you match Sullivan against Dempsey, and Fitz- simmons against Tunney, or vice versa, our money will be on the modern lads every time. Something tells us that in spite of their soft manners they could have cleaned these old-time idols without | soap. Red Indian Policy. ¥ (Manchester Guardian.) The._ choice of Mr. Charles J. Rhoads, of Phila- delphia, as Indian Commissioner was hailed as one of President Hoover's best appointments. Mr. Rhoads, who is a Philadelphia banker and member of the Society of Friends, had for many years acted as Treasurer of the Indian Defense Association, and it was generally expected that he would show 4 more sympathetic and understanding spirit towards Indian affairs than some of his predecessors. He has not taken long to make his first step, which is the announcement of a complete change in pol- icy. The system of “reservations,” it is reported, will be abandoned, and an attempt will be made to bring the Indian usefullly into the general life of the country. One accepts the change with hope not free from misgiving. No one can claim that the reservations are a success. The standard of life on these Indian lands is extremely low. The death- rate is very high high, especially the infantile death rate. But the fault probably lies less in the system than in the spirit in which it has been handled. The lands allotted for Indian use have been often worthless for agriculture; they were chosen in many cases because they were not wanted by anyone else rather than because they were suit- able to the Indians. The efforts to educate Indian children have been along the entirely mistaken line of trying to cram them into the rigid framework of the ordinary American curriculum, which has either broken or alienated their spirits. Their friends allege that they have been consistently scamped of medical, legal, or agricultural advice. Under such conditions the attempt to make the Indian peoples as independent economic entity on a farming basis could hardly be expected to suc- ceed, and perhaps it is too late mow to make a new and more conscientious effort in that direction. At the same time one does not envisage them playing a very exalted part in the general life of the American nation. It is a case where economic isolation might conceivably - BB Ciitority y be preferable to econ Pt R 1 The Graf Zeppelin appears to be excluding British territory in its flight around the globe. It would be sure of a cordial reception, anywhere.— (Prince Rupert Empire.) PUSSRER. Everywhere it is conceded that the silhouette is swinging back to pre-war lines. The result of re- ‘time* and use the dens for raising their own young. ‘Wolves have been known to do the same thing. In the Mount McKinley National Park it was found that wolves had recently commenced to kill printing so many Gibson girls with leg-of-mutton sleeves and “rats” has apparently been to demon- strate how perfectly feasible it was for a girl to look pretty in them.—(New York Times.) i tainly the constituents of the other|’ | John | {row heads. land W. S. Wilson of the Alaska | T PROFESSIONAL | é‘gu'r-ewn e» | Helene —_— W. L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY ge, Electricity, Infra Red R#v, Medical Gymnastics, 410 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 S v AN, INDIAN TEPEE y Mary Graham Bonner The little black clock had cer- succeeded in changing the whole scene back several hundred No sooner had he told John and of this magic powers than| | saw an Indian tepee. All a 1d was a great prairie, and in the distance the children saw a| | fine herd of The tepee had figures painted on buffaloes. |1 ""DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER | DENTISTS 301-303 Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 56 Hours 9 a. m. t0 9 p. m. Dr. Charles P, Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine 1l Building Telephone 176 | orts of fa it and all s0 Iy pictures Smoke was curling out of the top, and from the little opening at one side an Indian chief appeared. How magnificent he was! How tall, how splendid, how strong!| | ged to feel his muscle, | > waited to see what would|: BRSBTS Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 569, Res. Phone 276 aid the chief. “Boy-of- from-now, enter and be welcome.” | Then at the opening of the tepce| | appeared an Indian squaw, and fol- lowing her were several children. “Girl-of-many-years - from - now enter! Enter and be welcome,” she said to’ Peg: i | S —} '3 Dr. H. Vance Osteopath—201 Coldctein Bldg. Hours: 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 9 or by appointment Licensed Osteopathic Physician Phone: Office 1671. Residence, MacKinnon Apts. | So Peggy John and the little | ;. black clock entered the tepee. | There the fire was burning. The | chief and squaw and the children i sat around on stones in front of the fire. John and Peggy looked ! about at the low beds, the feathers,| the pipe of the great chief and| toys belonging to the children. “Boy of the White Face, Girl with Eyes the Color of the Sky on the Noblest Days,” began the chief, “we will eat of soup and corn be- fore the Clock dance begins.” The squaw saw that all had| plenty to eat. Peggy saw the dolls belonging to the Indian girls, and John was most interested in ar- Then whoop. “We must get ready. We must the -chief gave a great Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR, Hellerthil | Building Olfice Service Only Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 p.m to5p m and 7 p..m to 9 p. m. Phone 529 CHIROPRACTIC is not the practice of Medicine, Surgery nor Osteopathy. | | | " Robert Simpson Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles Col- | lege of Optometry and , | Opthalmology | Glasses Fitted, Lenses Grouna | put on more paint, more beads, |:: more feathers. The dance, O] Mighty Little Clock is about to begin.' ’ The clock clapped his hands. “This is going to be splendid. I| hoped they would do this for us.”| ! f |6 | | GRAVES AND WILSON BACK FROM PROSPECTING TRIP H. S. Graves, local merchant,| Laundry, returned home Tuesday evening after a month's prospect- ing trip back of Berner's Bay. They crossed the divide at the head of the bay and penetrated back for a considerable distance from the coast. They discovered a promising sur- face mineral showing and brought some of the ore back for assay tests which are being made by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining company. ! Attractively You can get the latest de- directiromthe manufacturer at money-sav- ing prices. Write soday Sfor FREE i lustrated cat- alsg. Seawe, Wash, ) CORPN. /4 = See Dempsey Lewis Third and Seward Streets FOR Cleaning, Pressing, Re- pairing, Alterations All work guaranteed. Orders taken for the GOOD- YEAR LINE of Made-to-Meas- ure MEN'S SUITS, OVER- COATS AND RAINCOATS. Pictures, Picture Fram- ing and Tinting under supervision of Mrs. Dempsey Lewis,esuccessor. to Coates Studio. ‘WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER G —. | The Arcade Cafe Special Dinners on Sundays | and Week Days i Scda Fouatain In conmection, | Come in and listea to the radlo. Mary Young, Prop. —r b | Reliable Transfer Phone 149 Res. 148 | COURTESY and GOOD SERVICH Our Motto | 10 Fdncabdi * — n Stock Correct Fashions and Fabrie F. WOLLAND . 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JAMES CARLSON, Dictator. W. T. VALE, Secy, P. O. Box 826 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and Fourth Mon- day of each month in > Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:20 p. m WALTER P. SCOT., Master; CHARLES E. NAGHEL Secretary. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Second end Fourth Tuesdys ot each month, 4” at 8 oclock, Scottish ) Rite Temple. MAY- BELLE GEORGE, Wor- thy Matron; FaNNY L. ROBINSON, Secretary. ENIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Seghers Council No. 176¢ Meetings second and last Monday &t 7:30 p. m Iransient brothers urg: td to attend. Counci! Chambers, Fifth Street. EDW. M. MCINTYRE, G. K. H. H. J. TURNER, Secretary. DOUGLAS AERIE 117 F. O. E. Meets Monday %nighw 8 oclock at Eagles’ Hall, Doug- las. ARNE SHUDSHIFT, W. P, GUY SMITH, Secretary. V'siting Brothers welcome. WOMEN OF MOOSEHEAR' LEGION, NO. 439 Meets first and third Thursdays | eack wionth, 8 p. m. at Moose | | Hall. 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