The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-09

societies in behalf of the noble red men" there are thousands of white people in every state suffering for the necessities of ilfe Is there jus tice in this?
 IT seems that the Progressives have ceased to progress.
 THIS lull following tre political storm is decidedly soothing.
 THE allies are preparing for a big Turkey shoot" over in Europe. and if things go as they wish they may divide Turkey up at a great Thanksgiving feast.
 PERHAPS it is just as well that Manufacturing is an American holi- day. and is seldom observed in Eu- rope, for this year the people certain ly have little to be thankful for in the Old World
 THE States of Oregon and Wash ington are said 10 have become dry That may be true figuratively speak ing. but anyone who has lived in either state will not believe that they have literally become dry.
 JUST now it seems that the names of Black sea and the White sea are appropriate, for press dispatches from Europe state that the one is in the shadow of great war cloud and the other will soon be white with ice and frost.
 CLIFFORD PINCHOT. the man who bottled up Alaska's resources. was defeated in his effort to become a United States senator from Pennsyl- seem to have "pinched out" as far as the public is concerned.
 MANY American newspapers are designating Europe these days as the slaughter house" Under present conditions. it seems that the name is appropriate. though not at all suggestive of the high state of civil ization of which Europe has been boaSting.
 IN the electing of professor to be President of the United States so much good resulted that the State of Oregon has followed the example and has elected a professor as gov ernor Dr James Withycombe, who was elected governor of Oregon last Tuesday, was professor in the Oregon Agricultural college
 TT is intimated that Whitman. the newly elected governor of New York, will be boosted for the Presidency by the Republicans at the next na- tional election. Thus it seems that Theodore Roosevelt. the creator of the Bull Moose party, will not be taken back by the Republicans. Poor Teddy, His little Progressive party received such a trimming last Tues day that it can hardly hold out any promise for him two years from now.
 ACCORDING to an Eastern maga- zine the plan adopted in some parts of the Western states to build school houses only one story in height for the protection of school children from dangers of fire, is becoming popular in the East. There is little chance for children to be burned to death in low buildings. and if life can be saved by utilizing more ground for building sites, it would seem that every locality should adopt the plan.
  or of San Francisco, and a leading Democrat of that state, is reported to have defeated Francis J Heney, the noted prosecutor, in the race for the United States senatorship in California. Everyone who knows the two men personally must realize that the people made no mistake in their choice. MT. Phelan is one of the most progressive citizens of San Francisco but unlike Heney, he is not an egotist
 ONE of the interesting features of the election in Arizona last week was the defeat of bill by a vote of the people prohibiting capital This is surprising as there is a growing sentiment that the state has no more right to com init murder than does an individual. That capital punishment is legal murder can hardly be doubted. When civilization is perfected, there will be no more taking of human life in the name of justice.
 MONEY sent to the American Red Cross will be used to aid the wounded and suffering of all the nations at war, and no matter how little man or woman can spare for the cause. some should be don ated by each person. The man who will deny himself few cigars, or the woman who will deny herself some little luxury for the purpose of using the money for the aid of suf- fering humanity, will increase their own self-respect as well as do some other persons kindness.