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The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

The census for 1910 shows that .aa population of Alaska increased ,aagF zoo n ten years This was d.g to the withdrawals Of Che land ram entry and placing H IH forest reserves. During the period Of if
 rnlhs onjus iH February tais year 11Sa0o white American citizens u-ated to Canada and settled on f- land Alaska population stead. Iy declined sfge 1908 when the laws were arbitrarily sa, aside by President Roosevelt and public land WIS witbdrawr from entry.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

A comparison of the Declaration of independence. setting forth Che reasons why the people who inhah..
 I'd the American colonies rcyol.ea agafust the British ruler shows, In every clause Of the Immortal hoe0. uanG that the people of Alaska are suffering almost precisely Che same b--Hsrfrs and rfusUees. And they
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has made judges dependent on his win alone for the tenure of their offices and the amount and payment CT their salaries.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has erected a multitude of new offices and sent hither swarms of of fcers to harrass our people and eat ou. their substance.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
FROM THE DECLARATION OF JN-
 DEPENDENCE.

The history Of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeat ed injuries and usurpauous all hay. ing in direct object Che establishment, at an absolute tyranny over these states
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly for opposing with manly rrnass his uyasions on the rights of tha people
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has forbidden his governors ta pass laws Of immediate and pressIus importance. unless these people would rglingutsb the right to representation in the legislature. a right inostima. be to them aul formidahla to urants only
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

The history or Alaska l. history al rapeata5 injuries and usurpauon The coal lands were usu,Fud by tha government when several thousand a.r.s of located coal was thrown iU lt no flores. reserve The s. aa,.nmoat not only established but as main0aiuef an aheouta tyranny o.ar Che naorI. of Alaska
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has obstructed the administra- ton or justice by refusing his assent 70 laws for establishing judiciary pow CTS
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

He has kept amongst us in times of peace standing armies without the consent Of our legislature.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

Alaska has always han exposed to anears of attack from without r1a"ne staaa was established by .e government but ua coal was placed In t A couple Of revenue cutters with .a eannoas ]. ah0ut 7I' .h0 protection they have from inFas .r TH0E Haro no legislative powers and therefore those fnH CTS uanna.
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The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
 SALE

The Pack Train Is now selling biz lot of Good Goods st re1uesss prices as they are getting too cta to hold ana sell at a profit Yours, tf Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

THREE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
THREE

The people or AIaskt have no. now 8ad never have u8d representa- Hnn in Cougass. and they Therefore hav nothing Co reIugussh They aarea with .ha sieuers o' Che Im- mortal Document that this is a
 .aHt nasttmab'a. and formidable to wants only. but it is one which Ihuu never hay. enjoyed
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
ALBSEES PARALLEL FUR IT'S.
As Showing How the Provisions of the De- caration of Independence Apply to the Wrongs of Alaska-ThisCOunt Pays the Freight and Has No Representation and is Prey for Official 1ltsrule,
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have endured these wrongs with pa teu1a and fartlude for more than fifty years.
 The Declaration or Independence Is known by heart by almost every American citizen. Knowledge 0f the .rnd.uous existing In Alaska while not SO generally disseminated. is easily susceptible Of iUcontroverHbIe proof
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

Alaska has r0 house or representa- s.as tn he dissolved They have opposed with manly f.ruuess '1vas Has an the. rights and they are
 ale Ha prosecution Therefor
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

For sixteen successive years taa .n.nnra of Alaska have caused tn be .#r.Iuee5 in Congress measure which would give them voice 5n .0 making = the laws which they Hr. forced Go obey The law has never been pas sad
 Tra territorial government for AE .r-Ia bin may be cons darad unc.s sar1 and unnusama for tha North . The country Is overwhelmingly In flavor ur ft
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

Ha has refused his assent Co laws E. most wholesome and necessary Cor che public good
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
EIGHT

While no attempt is made Co re- . fleet upon Che integrity Of the judi gisry in Alaska. it is nevertheless |ulc that they are dependent upon MT Tafgs Twill for their tenure in oruc, and "sbe payment Of their salaries" Incidentally. one judge. ] arthur Moves. and several other fed Hefal officers. received these salaries
 through the bars of a prison cell for Ia year after they had been convicted |of a conspiracy Co steal gold mines |ai Nome
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
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GIBSON RYE Bottled in Bond. Tn Bulk or in staes At -he Board of Trade. t
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23
NINE

' The presenl administrator, pariiu-
 mly Che forestry seruce, has creat ed a mult.tu5s of offices and sent saarms Of officers to hlasRg "to has7ass our r,ople." A government . organization costing upwards Of ST. 000 a day is being maintained in Sc atul at the present time for the pur- pose of investigating coal land frauds in tbs North TEN
 A standing army of about 800 or 6)} men is kvp, in Alaska without t5e consent or its legislature. Ii hasn't any legislature 10 give con. seae
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

HOW ITS PRINCIPLES ARE hP
 PILED TO ALASKA.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

! Alaska has no voice in the selee- .sn Of its Judiciary. The benches. Itza every other federal office are W'ed with carnelbaEEcrs from Wash
 etou
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

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The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

Well Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout c
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Prosperity In the South

within the past three weeks I have visited the principal towns of Flor ida and of Texas and have found bus mess very good indeed" said John Quinlan of Chicago.
 T was in Atlanta day before yes terday. There was talk of dullness in that prosperous city; and I find here In Birmingham quieter condition than usual. But wherever conditions seem quiet in industrial centers there Is something to offset this lack of brisk ness. The agricultural resources of the south are so much greater now than they were a few years ago that even a city like Birmingham can keep a-going on rural prosperity, even If every furnace and mill were shut down. The same can be said of Atlanta. At lanta, by the way, Is a great manu- featuring town. While it has no blast furnaces and no rail mills, it has a great pay roll from diversified indus tries. But If all it's industrial life Jagged there would be great commer- cial activity based on agricultural re- sources.
 "The agricultural progress of the south Is really phenomenal, and it is this fact which makes for rapid in- crease in population. The next census will show marvellous growth in Geor- gia, Alabama, Florida and Texas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

may be manipulated by themselves in
 the committee rooms.
 The thirteen progressives will not
 be powerful in the two leading com mittees. In the Senate itself they will, however, be heard from, for they are a forceful, alert lot of men with the added strength of public senti- ment. The old guard is under a cloud. It has virtually been repu- diated.
 It is not easy to say what the sharp lewiston in the republican party in the Senate means. Thirteen senators standing together can accomplish a good deal. They distrust MT. Taft and are distrusted in turn by him. This breach in the party cannot be healed, especially before 1912, and no one can foresee just what the faction led by Senator LaFollette will at tempt or will accomplish. All that is known is that the republican party is devided close to the time of hold ing a national convention, and that this lewiston is based on personal dis like that cannot be overcome by MT. Taft. Some think the progressives will bolt in the convention hall of 1912 itself the renomination of the man they distrust and that Robert M. LaFollette will himself become pres idential candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Democratic Tariff Policy

The New York Evening Post is considered a republican paper with independent leanings. Perhaps we should call it republican paper that discards protection for protection's sake. It wants minimum of that kind of protection, if any at all, and in reviewing Chairman Underwood's speech on the Free List bill it rejoices that the democratic party stands at last for a virile policy of tariff re- duction for the benefit of the whole people. Instead of grabbing protec ton swag as they did two years ago the democrats in Congress are this year ably led, and they are acting with boldness and decision with the party squarely behind them.
 The Post comments Mir. Under woods ideas of a tariff policy for the democratic party because he desires to lower the tariff in such a way as to tighten the burdens of the people while maintaining the revenue-pro- ducing quality of the tariff as a whole. But best of all, says the Post, is the reassertion of political courage in the democratic party. It has in few months mastered all difficulties of organization, and it stands today unit in a clear-cut programme. That the representation of the tariff policy of the party should have cen tered in the person of MT. Underwood is," says the Post, peculiarly fortu- nate. Nothing could more effectively emphasize the revival of a real spirit of achievement in this domain than the championship of broad policy of tariff reduction by the man who represents the greatest manufactur- ing district in the south, and who thereby challenges at once the pro- tectionist sentiment naturally to be expected in such a community and the hostility of the greatest industrial corporation in the world.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Big Money for a Bible

Henry E. Huntington, nephew of the dead and gone railroad magnate of California, bought at the Hoe sale in New York a Bible, paying there for S50,000. The text of this Bible is in Latin, and it is believed to be one of seven books in existence first printed from movable types by Guten- berg at Mentz, Germany, at some time between 1450 and 1455. J. P. Morgan owns one of the seven copies in existence, and the other five copies are held by public institutions in Eu- rope. The copy purchased by MT. Huntington is inclosed in heavy oak boards covered with pigskin and bound with ornate metal clasps. Against Mr. Huntington the British museum bid up to $30,000, and the later bidding was between MT. Wide ner of Philadelphia and MT. Hunting ton.
 No such price was ever before paid for a book. In the present instance the money is paid for something that cannot be produced again-for some thing rare. The buyer will derive no pleasure from the Latin lines. He will simply know that he has the book and that it is locked up safely against robbers.
 The book in question cost the late R. M Hoe of printing press fame $20,000 fourteen years ago. This book has not the beauty of a great painting. It is simply rare and his toric. It was printed by the man who made the modern book possible. It stands for printing with movable types. Possibly fourteen years hence it's price may go up again, for there will probably be no more copies of the vellum Bible printed by Guten- berg in the middle of the fifteenth century discovered. It is one of seven rare pieves of history, and bibliophils with full pockets will want it as a curiosity to be placed in a glass case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Organization of the Senate

The open and pronounced progress sives in the Senate are Messrs. Clapp, LaFollette, Bourne, Borah, Brown, Dixon, Cummins, Bristow, Crawford, Gronna, Poindexter, Works and Ken yon-thirteen all told. These men are the heart and hope of the republican party in the Senate, for they have public sentiment behind them. The regulars, or old guard, are largely hold-overs waiting their turn, as a rule, to be driven out.
 This old guard is, however, incor- rigible. It is too old to learn. 1t is determined to go down with it's flag flying. This is made manifest in the way it has reorganized the Senate committees. It handed over to the progressives all sorts of assignments except on the finance and the inter- state commerce committees. To each of these one progressive only was as- signed. As representatives of special interests the regulars propose to re- tain control of these two important committees to the end that all tariff, currency and railroad regulation bills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Peace Conference at El Paso

Judge Francisco Carbajal of the Mexican supreme court is the federal commissioner who is to meet at Ell Paso the commissioner to be named by Madero, probably Dr. Vasquez Gomez. These two are to draw up the peace terms to be signed by Diaz and Madero, two rival presidents in one republic. It is situation pecu- liar to Latin-America and absolutely unknown in the Anglo-Saxon sections of this part of the world.
 Very little doubt over the outcome of the Fl Paso conference is felt in Mexico or elsewhere. Limantour and De La Barra are much more in con- trol of things than is the aged Diaz, and they know that Mexico cannot become peaceful and content except through concessions that cover nearly every demand and every reform. They will grant whatever is necessary to prevent intervention, stop insurrec- tion and bring back peace and pros perity
 President Diaz will be eliminated but not immediately, and prehaps the world will not be told when he is to resign. He will resign, however, in due time and the leaders will know when the event is to take place. This movement will leave Francisco l. Ma dero strong in the hearts of the peo- pie, and he may become Mexico's next president, always provided the insurrectos are able to secure to the people real elections. Today De La Barra and Limantour are governing Mexico and both are believed to be broad and patriotic Mexicans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
A SCHOOL OF HUMOR.

According to the Manhattan Mercury, Prof. E. Kant Wright is fully cognizant of Long Felt Want when it crosses the line of his vision. In other words, he knows it when he sees it. Professor Kant announces that he will establish school of humor.
 One may now learn by mall how to dance, how to play the piano. how to cut hair and to hypnotize. With half dozen easy lessons one can fit himself for any vocation in life. But the most desirable human attribute known to civilized man, a sense of humor, is entirely neglected and no effort is made to cultivate it. Realize if you can, the folly of teaching people how to be horse doctor or a soda fountain clerk or a crayon portrait artist when not one person in ten knows a joke when he sees it. For beginners the pro- lessor will take up the comic supplement and try to show them the inherent humor of Happy Hooligan' and The Katzen- jammer Kids; next will come the broad CT newspaper and vaudeville jokes; for the third class the professor will teach his pupils the difference between true and false humor, six simple rules for rec ognizing satire, sarcasm and irony; the next class will take up the study of Wait Mason, Ed Howe and Kin Hubbard, and the senior class will be taught to distin- guish between new wheezes and chest nuts. For those desiring postgraduate work for masters degree Professor Wright will give a course in the humor of George Bernard Shaw and C.. K. Ches- ter."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
GIFTS AND THEIR MEANING

From the Boston Transcript.
 Adolphus inquires if there Is lan- guage of gifts. There is, Adolphus, and we give below as much of it as we can remember.
 The gift of an inkwell means-I think that you are "dippy.'
 Of an alarm clock-For goodness sake. wake up. Of a valise-I do hope you'll go away somewhere.
 Of an umbrela-You haven't sense enough to go in when it rains.
 Of a necktie-I consider your own taste simply execrable.
 Of a piece of jewelry-You are so plain little decoration will improve you
 Of purse-You should take better care of the little money you have.
 Of book of poems-You are clod Read this and get little sentiment into you.
 Of wastebas|xet-You should throw away lot more of your trashy writings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

From the Washington Herald.
 Brazil is a land surging with the ex- uberance of life. It is passionately and ioyously alert It is emotionally on tip toe. Such Is the impression of the Coun- tess Eleonora de Cisneros of the Chicago Grand Opera company, who was seen here recently at the New Willard
 we went to Brazil,'' said the song bird, with an opera company in 1903. Never shall I forget the beauty of that wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro, seen from the harbor as ve landed neither can I forget that we paid 34,OOo reis to be taken from the steamer to the hotel
 "Yes; S4O00," in response to an exclama- ton of surprise from her interviewer.
 "Oh, they think in large figures down in Brazil. They have to. We spent mill liens and millions of reis while we were there. Every one is a millionaire In that country. The fact is that at the time we were there- 1000 reis was worth in our money about IS cents. Since then that coin has risen in value, and 1000 reis is now worth from % to 23 cents. But this makes the people think in exaggerated terms.
 But beautiful women I never saw a greater number of notably handsome women than I did in that country. The men? Oh, they are not handsome. It's a queer thing, too, because the Brazilians, you know are really of Portuguese de- scent. In Portugal I noted the extraor- dinary beauty of the men, while the women are plain. And in Brazil 1t is just the opposite. The characteristics of the5s two countries are very different. The Portuguese are a rather phlegmatic peo- pie. while the Brazilians are amazingly viyacious"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
WILLIAM J. BURNS, DETECTIVE

Burns left San Francisco and came east. and was preparing to take an European trip for the government when he got a. wire from Chief Willxie to report in Wash ington. Wikie had been sent for by Sec- retary of the Interior Hitchcock. who informed him that extensive land frauds involving millions of dollars had been dis covered
 So they started Burns out on May 1. 1903, and 1t was not until September. 19Oe that his task was finished, resulting in the conviction of United States Senator Mit- chell of Oregon; Hyde & Benson, wealthy land owners of Califarnia, and numbers of others.
 In addition to this work Burns was at the same time Investigating other mat ters. Nor should his work in the Henry Orchard case be allowed to pass without comment. It was Burns who was largely responsible for that horribly frank con- fession of murder and outrage-much like the latest tale of atrocities he has suc- ceeded in drawing from the Los Angeles Times dynamiters
 Before these land cases had been dis posed of Francis J. Heney, who was at- | torney for the government in November. lsoo' in the municipal campaign in San Francisco. had made the declaration that if called upon by the people of San Fran cisco he would undertake to prosecute , Abe Ruef and the other grafters in the graft-ridden town. Reufs candidate Schmitz. was elected. Later on Fremont Older editor of paper that had fought Ruef and the boodlers. came on to Wash ington representing committee of citi- zens headed by Rudolph Spreckles and James D. Phelan. and asked Heney if he would come back to San Francisco and carry out his promise. He said he would on condition that Burns could be got to investigate and procure evidence.
 Burns was allowed to go by President Roosevelt's own order, and he dug about in San Francisco for three years schmitz was convicted and sent to prison for five years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Farm Work Is Delayed

Farm work is considerabl delayed over north Alabama by the heavy and continuous rains that have prevailed for the past two weeks," said a tray cling man in Birmingham yesterday. Only about one-fifth of the cotton has been planted in the Tennessee valley and but little of the corn.
 "The valley lands are too wet to work and have been for almost two weeks and the farmers on the noun tains have had but few days for plant ing. The heavy rains have done great damage in washing lands in most sec tions of north Alabama. It is said that some of the rains that have fallen re- cently have been the heaviest for many years.
 Tt Is reported that in the southern part of Lawrence county an immense bluff overhanging a small stream gave way during one of the big rains and that thousands of tons of dirt and rocks fell into the valley. Some of the rocks that fell are said to be as large as an ordinary residence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Sheriff Jinwright Impeached

Governor O'Neal declined to inter- vene in the case of the Bullock coun- ty sheriff against whom impeachment proceedings have been instituted in the supreme court of Alabama. The case had passed beyond the governor of the state, and it is plain the gov ernor desired to have the case tried and determined by the supreme court.
 When a prisoner, be he white or black, is taken from a jail and hung the presumption naturally is that the sheriff of the county was lacking in alertness or something worse, and the constitution provides for the trial of such sheriffs by the supreme court.
 Governor O'Neal declined to come to the aid of Sheriff Jinwright. He prefers to see the case sifted and de- termined as the constitution and the laws provide, and when the supreme court has rendered decision in the Jinwright case all will know just what the merits and demerits of the sheriff were when a negro was lynched at Union Springs several weeks ago. In the meanwhile sus pension of public opinion would seem to be fitting and appropriate. The case is to be heard by the supreme court on May II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 man cuts across lots to vices, but goes the long way round tu virtues
 Where a bride Is so clever is being able to learn so many things she knew before.
 To be success at writing love letter $ one needs only to be a master of nom sense.
 The price of two cigars looks bigger to a man who is putting it ill the collection plate than a months salary.
 Even when a man can sleep all through sermon he Is so ungrateful he will grumble about hoy uncomfortable the pew was. 41 M fA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD


 I wandered lonely as a cloud,
 That floats on high in wales and hills. When all at once I saw a crowd,
 A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine, And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of the bay. Ten thousand saw them at one glance, Tossing their heads in spritely dance. The waves beside them danced, but they Outdid the sparkling waves in glee- A poet could not but be gay
 In such jocund company. I gazed and gazed and little thought What wealth to me the show had
 brought. For oft when on my couch lie,
 In vacant or in pensive mood. They flash upon that inward eye,
 Thatis the bliss of solitude. And then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils. hn s.,4rao