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The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17

THE IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE ARCHIBALD.

TT HE evidence the impeachment proceedings in the United
 States against Judge Robert w. Archibald has been
 concluded which reminds that impeachment pract cal and expeditions process for the recall of unfit officials helped the public md when the Senate last summer put over the trial to the short session.
 The proceedings developed obstructive and hairspng ten dences in the attitude of Senators to the cae told Not alone has Judge Archibald been trial The impeachment cess itself trial and the Senate in it's handling of that process has been on trial.
 Judge Archibald charged with having accepted substan a favors from Htgants before his court Notwithstanding criticisms of the Senate it's delay in its hearing of the case it would if the proceedings have been brought to-
 fairly quick conclusion AS court of law however the Sem ate bound only by board and elastic constitutional provision which in effect makes any act inconsistent with and unbiased conduct the office ground for conviction and M which recognizes that standards of private conduct do change If the Senate shall early decision of the caseas probabe- will have demonstrated the needessness of radical changes the procedure of removal for unfit public officials The founders of government intended impeach
 ent to easily workable process but in the few times that it has been tried it has proved cumbersome and datOry
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
SECRETARY FISHER. AND A TRUNK RAILROAD.

c ECRETARY of the Interior Walter L. Fisher favors trunk O line railroad from tdewaer that will first reach the Mat
 anuska coal fields and then point the Panama or the Yukon While the press dispatches do not state the point dewaer preferred by the Secretary the inference is that Seward is the place. The Alaska Northern railway eX tends toward the MaanuSk coal fields for distance of seventy one miles, Fisher probably has in mind the leasing or purchasing of this road.
 The American Mining CongresS-and we scarcely know what to make of that bodgoes Mir Fisher better for it recommends that build two railroads from the coast probably the theory that road is a good thing two will be better.
 That trunk railroad needed will be admitted; and the point ewaer that shall be selected of importance only to those towns which would like to be it's terminus One rail road however would very nicely at the beginning and the recommendation of the American Mining Congress for the con- srucon of likely to meet with faint response The time will when the need for two railroads will be demonstrated, but that time is not yet
 There little upon which to predicate an opinion as to what Congress and the incoming administration will do in the settlement the railroad transportation question The Democratic policy regards the opening up of Alaska has been oreshadowed the national platform of the party but the building operation of government railroads not men toned liberal policy however is predicted and this may well include governmental aid in the important matter of rail road transportation the coal fields and the interior country
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
GETTING THE BEST OF UNCLE SAM.

ONE otherwise good people think that there is no harm in C cheating the government in matter of business. If they
 by devious few dollars from the govern ment labor performed rendered than they would private citizen they easily it with their conscences harm overcharge the government they reason The government is everbodys prev these folks believe.
 This seems been the view taken by Messrs Bullock they boosted the price of coal that they sold Uncle Alaska much above the price paid by ndivd ual No need waste sympathy these their gener The who steals from the government is just thief the who steals from his next door neigh bor It question of morals but such morals turpitude sell dom receives the condemnation that it merits
 Tere are men who would defraud the government who would think of cheating their fellow Such is the rai ty of human nature These belong the class of who false oaths except at the customs houseanoher favored way of getting the best of the government
 Houston and Bullock were both "good business men," They arrived the years discretion long before they cousion to get easy money Alaska coal contracts Of they did count the cost of their act They specou reasoned that everybody doing it. why should they take little of Uncle Sams usuruc The ps house did not loom upon their vision-then.
 the end yet. The government which these defrauded knowingly and wfuy demands restitution and bad matter is thus further complicated and the principals held accountable for the acts of their agents Defaud ing he government is really getting to be crime of consequence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
THE ALTERNATIVE PRESENTED TO THE TURK.

THE Balkan States delegates in London for the purpose
 of arranging peace with Turkey quoted
 ing that peace will be concluded before New Year. failing that will be enforced at Consannope with and bay before Easter This direct threat and omnous coming from the mouths of whose mission peace.
 The day of diversity upon the Turk and kindly words said of him because he possesses engaging qualities His moderation his honesty have been praised and pondents attest his patience and his valOr.
 The trouble with the Turk is not his personality but his governmental system which he inherited and his faithful adherence religion which handcaps progress His political ideas those of the eighteenth century but this ngg to the remnants of his rule Bgaans Serans and Greeks is not without parallel in recent times.
 According statements made by missionaries and others the ourages marked the rule of the Turk have often been committed by onscrpts who not Turks and sometimes by Christians fighting the Turks Worship under the Christian religion has long been permitted Turkey and Tu ksh Sutans made less political of the Paarchs than Christian Emperors did before them
 But the Turk has business ordng other Europe That stopped That continued long not his than is that of the Christian powers Where predomnates any other it does Constantine p he may be best left control with the reflection that he stronger without his unwilling subjects Perhaps then his courage his generosity and power command may be turned to home needs and political progress.
 The map of Europe however is about to undergo change whether be accomplished peacefully at London with bay onet and cannon at Constatinople.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
TEN COMMANDMENTS
 GIVEN FOR HEALTH

"Ten commandments of good citi' aenshlp" issued by the housing com mittee of the Chicago Woman's Aid are included in the health bulletin, which declares Chicago to be the healthiest big city in the world. The commandments are: I. Thou shalt honor thy city and
 keep it's laws. IT. Remember thy cleaning day and
 keep it wholly. III. Thou shalt love and cherish thy
 children and provide for them
 decent homes and playgrounds. ". Thou shalt not keep thy windows
 closed day or night v. Thou shalt keep order in thy
 alley thy back yard, thy hall
 and stairway. VI. Thou shalt not kill thy neigh
 bor's bodies with poisonous air,
 nor their souls with bad com
 panions.
 VII. Thou shalt not let the wicked
 fly live.
 VIII. Thou shalt not steal thy chil-
 dren's right to happiness from
 them.
 TX. Thou shalt bear witness against
 thy neighbor's rubbish heap. x. Thou shalt covet all the air and
 sunshine thou canst obtain. Health Commissioner Young ac- companies the commandments" with warnings against insufficient ventila- lion. His "airy paragraphs" follow: Dirty air kills more people than dirty milk, water and food combined" "The best method of ventilation is to open the window"
 "Too much fresh air is just enough" Good housing promotes health, life. morality, success and ambition" Bad housing promotes failure, stu pidity, crime, disease and death" The annual board bill for Chicago's
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
CULLOM KEPT PROMISE
 HE MADE TO LINCOLN

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, of Illinois, oldest member in point of service in the up. per branch of Congress, entered on his eighty-fourth year, on Nov. 23
 The aged Senator, who, when he leaves his seat March {, will have completed thirty years of continuous service in Congress, is looking for. ward to a well-earned rest. He told friends today how 1t was he first decided to come to Congress.
 "The night Abraham Lincoln left Springfield for Washington to be in- augurated." said the Senator, "T at tended a reception given for him. I said to him;
 CT am coming to Congress while you are President
 He replied:
 Well, Mir. Speaker, come on.'
 q was then Speaker of the Hin, ois Legislature. I kept my word and was elected when he was reelected. but he was assassinated before I took my seat"
 The Senator was to have studied. law in the office of the great enamel pator but he said that Mir. Lincoln felt he could not give to the young. asplrant the time and attention that were necessary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17

have a lot of beautiful gold mount ed fountain pens, of every make. They make inexpensive, useful and beautiful Christmas gifts
 D. Valentines Jewelry Store, Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
The United States of America,
 District of Alaska.

WHEREAS, on the 18th day of De cember, 1912, B. B. Metz and F. M. Fisk filed a libel in the District Court of the United States for the District of Alaska, against the launch "Murre- let" her boats, tackles, apparel and furniture, in a cause of wages Civil and Maritime.
 AND WHEREAS, by virtue of pro- cess in due form of law, to me di- rected, returnable on the 18th day of January, 1913, have seized and talk the said launch "Murrelet" and have her in my custody.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a District Court will be held in the United States Court Room in the City of Juneau, on the 18th day of January, 1913, for the trial of said premises, and the owner or owners, and all per sons who may have or claim any in- terest, are hereby cited to be and ap- pear at the time and place aforesaid, to show cause, if any they have, why a final decree should not pass as prayed.
 Fl. L. FAULKNER,
 U. s. Marshal shackleford & Bayless, proctors for hbellants.
 First date of publication Dec. 13, last date, Jan. 1. 1913.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17

rat population exceeds $S,OOO,OOO ac. cording to the bulletin, which esti- mates that there are two rats to each human being in the United States. Rats cost England and France $1OO,- 900 a year, while in India there are ten times as many rats as human be- ings.
 Comparison of death rates in the large cities of the world show Chlca. go has the lowest of all, the deaths per thousand during the last ten years being only 14.7. New York is seventh on the list, with IS per thous- and. Calcutta has a death rate of S1 per thousand, the highest in the list
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-12-17
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
Case No. 94o-A.
In the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division No. 1, at
 Juneau.

First National Bank of Juneau, Plain.
 tiff, vs.
 Ellen G. Bach, Frank Bach, North
 west Rubber Company, Schwabach-
 CT Bros. & Co.,, Inc, defendants.
 To the NORTHWEST RUBBER COMPANY and SCHWABACHBR BROS. & CO.,, Inc, defendants, GREETING:
 In the name of the United States of America and pursuant to an order of the above entitled Court in the above entitled cause made on the 5th day of November, 1912, you and each of you are hereby commanded to be and appear in the above entitled court said Territory, and answer the com plaint filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty days from the date of the last publication hereof; and if you fail so to appear and answer for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the Court for and the Court will grant the relief demanded in said complaint, to-wit: Judgment on a promissory note against Frank Bach, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), with interest thereon at the rate of twelve per cent (12 per cent per annum, from the 24th day of May, 1909; one hundred dollars ($100.00) attorneys fees; together with it's costs and disbursements herein in- cured; further for a decree foreclos- ing certain mortgage upon certain property situate in Douglas, Alaska, against all the defendants herein.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the. above entitled court this 9th day of November, 1912.
 D. W. PETTIT, Clerk
 First publication, November 5, 1912. Last publication December IF, 1912.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XV. Executive and Administrative De- partments

Section i The executive, admin istrative powers, authority and du- ties of the city, not otherwise pro- vided for. shall be distributed among the chief officials of the city, here matter referred to, who shall have charge of and be responsible for the proper administration of the duties of their respective offices or depart ments and who shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commission.
 Section 2. The chief officials of the city shall be a city clerk, city assessor, city treasurer, city collec- tor. city attorney, city engineer, chief of police, fire chief, street superin- tendent. and such other heads of de- partments as may hereafter be ere ated or designated by the cOmmis- sion. All such chief officials shall be appointed and may be removed by a majority vote of the commission. The commission, at any time when in it's judgment the interests of the city so demand, may consolidate and place in charge of one such officer the functions and duties of two or more of such officers. The commits sion shall by ordinance prescribe the duties of all the chief officials
 Provided, however, that until such designation is made, all of such chief officials shall perform the duties and have the rights now vested and i'm posed in them by law or existing or dnance, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter
 The Commission shall at the first regular meeting after the election O! its members, or as soon thereafter as practicable proceed to the appoint ment of the chief officials of the city and the determination of their dutie: as provided in this chapter
 Section 3. The commission shal have power by ordinance to create and discontinue offices, deputyships assistantships and employments Othe than those prescribed for in thi Charter, to provide the modes of fill ing them, to prescribe the duties per taining thereto, according to it's judg ment of the needs of the city, and t determine the mode of removing an such officer, deputy, assistant or em ployee, except as otherwise provide in this Charter.
 The Commission may by ordinanc appoint an officer who shall be
 head over the appointive officers an departments; and delegate to hir
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XVI. DepartmentaI Divisions

Section 1. For the purpose of sim plifying and conveniently conducting the government of the City of Phoe- nix under this charter. the business affairs of the City shall be divided into three divisions, which shall be designated as follows:
 A Division of Public Safety; a Division of Public Finance. and a Division of Public Works, all of which shall be under the supervision and control of the commission.
 The mayor shall have charge of the Division of Public Safety and he shall designate the commissioner to have charge of the Division of Public Finance and the commissioner to have charge of the Division of Pub lie Works.
 In the Division of Public Safety shall be included the Police Depart ment, the Fire Department and the Health Department, together with the equipment, apparatus and parapher- nalia pertaining to each of said de- partments and necessary to operate the same. In the Division of Pub lie Finance shall be included the Tax Department, the License Department the Accounts Department, and Lii braries; together with the equip ment, apparatus and paraphernalia pertaining to each of said depart ments and necessary to operate the same. In the Division of Public Works shall be included the Street Department the Water Department including the city's irrigation sys- tenn, the Sewer Department, the Building Department, Public Build ings and Parks, together with the equipment, apparatus and parapher- nalia pertaining to each of said de- partments and necessary to operate the same.
 Section 2. The commission may by ordinance, include additional de- partments in any of the said divi- sions, or transfer any department from one division to another Section 3. The mayor and each commissioner shall devote all the time necessary to fully and faithful ly discharge their respective official duties
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XIV,
Meetings of the Commission


 Section | The commission shall meet for the regular transaction of business at least once every week; the day of meeting shall be fixed and determined at the first meeting of the commission: said first meet ing shall be called by the mayor elect as soon as he and the other commissioners shall have been duly elected and qualified.
 Section ?. Special meetings may be called by the mayor, or by any two members of the commission.
 Section 3. Any citizen of this city may have access to the minutes up- on application to the city clerk.
 Section 4. Any citizen of this city may appear before the commits sion at any of it's regular meetings and may present a written motion; such motion shall be acted upon by the commission, in the regular course of business, within fifteen days.
 Section 5. Two members shall constitute a quorum to transact busi- ness, but a smaller number may ad- jOurn from day to day until a quor- um can be obtained
 Section G. A majority vote of all the members of the commission shall be necessary to pass any ordinance resolution or motion.
 Section :. No member shall be excused from voting except upon mat ters involving the consideration of his own official conduct In all other cases a failure to vote shall be en- tered on the minutes as a negative vote.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XIX.
Franchise and Public Utilities

Section 1. No franchise shall be granted by the city, except upon the majority vote of the qualified tax paying electors voting in favor there of, and the question of its being granted shall be submitted to such vote upon deposit with the city clerk of the estimated expense Oo be de termined by the Commission) of such submission by the applicant for said franchise
 Section 2. All franchises or privi- leges hereafter granted shall plainly specify on what particular streets, al- leys, avenues or other public proper ty the same shall apply and no fran chise or privilege shall hereafter be granted by the city in general terms or to apply to the city generally.
 Section 8 The power to regulate the rates, fares and charges for ser vice by public utility corporations is hereby reserved to the people, to be exercised by them by ordinance of the Commission or in the manner herein provided for initiating or referring ar ordinance. Any right or regulation shall further include the right to re-
 
 adequate service to the public and reasonable extensions of such service and of such public utility works.
 Section 4. No franchise, right ol privilege or license shall be consid- cred as granted by any ordinance ex- cept when granted therein in blair and unambiguous terms, and any anc every ambiguity shall be construed ir favor of the city and against the claimant under such ordinance.
 Section ,. Every ordinance grant ing any franchise shall prohibit tht issuing of any stock on account there of by any corporation holding or doing any business under said franchise, tC an amount in excess of the sum Whicf shall be fixed for said purpose by th' Commission whenever requested so t' do by the holder of said franchise the said sum as fixed by the Com
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02

ing of the commission held not less than one day after the meeting at which such motion was made.
 Section 13. All ordinances shall be signed by the mayor and at tested by the city clerk, transcribed in the book of ordinances and pub lished in the official newspaper not less than ten days before taking eff feet.
 Section IA. No ordinance shall be revised re-enactCd or amended by reference to it's title only; but the ordinance to be revised or re-en- acted, or the section or sections thereof to be amended or the new section or sections to be added there to- shall be set forth and adopted in the method provided for in this chapter for the adoption of ordi- nanCes.
 Section 15. No ordinance nor sec tion thereof shall be repealed or sus- pended except by ordinance adopted in the manner provided in this chapter.
 Section 16 A true and correct copy of all ordinances and resOlu- tions shall be kept and certified to by the city clerk in a book marked City Ordinances; such record copy, with such certificate, or the original ordinance. shall be prima facie evil dence of the contents of the ordi- rance or resolution. and of the due passage and publication of the same, and shall be admissible as such in any court or proceeding. Such rec ords shall not be filed in any case, but shall be returned to the custody of the city clerk Nothing contain ed herein shall be construed to pre- vent the proof of the passage and publication of an ordinance in any other way provided by law.
 Section r. The commission shall, within one year after it's organiza- ton under this charter and from time to time thereafter, cause all ordinan- ces and resolutions at such time in force to be classified under apprO- priate heads, and together with or separately from the charter of the city and such provisions of the Con stitutiOn and laws of the state as the commission may deem eXpedient to be published in book form; pro- vided, however. that the said com mission may cause to be omitted from such publication all such or dinances or resolutions which have been enacted for temporary purposes and have become for all practical purposes imperative or of no prac- tical value.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XVII. Finance and Taxation

Section 1. The fiscal year of the city shall commence upon the 1st day of January of each year.
 Section 1. The commission shall by ordinance provide a system for the assessment, levy and collection of all city taxes, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter.
 The commission shall have power to avail itself by ordinance of any law of the State of Arizona, now or hereafter in force and comply with the requirements thereof whereby assessments may be made by the assessor of the county in which the | City of Phoenix is situated. and taxes | collected by the tax collector of saiG county for and in behalf of the sai6 City of Phoenix. Other provisions o1 this charter concerning the assess ment, levy and collection of taxe: shall be subject to the provision! of any such ordinance while thu same shall be in force
 Section 3. On or before the frs
 Monday in November in each year or on such date in each year a shall be fixed by the commission