The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-19
CLUB
 ASKING SUPPORT
 OF ASSOCIATION
Wants Juneau Business Men To Aid Tn Creation of New
 Judicial Division.

Judicial Division.
 In a letter just received by tke Juneau Commercial Association from the Ketchikan Commercial Club, the local organization is asked to sup port the movement that has been launched in the southern end of this division for a division Of tna First Division, and consolidating the present Second and Fourth into Gne. We feel that this proposition is to the mutual advantage of both the Juneau and ketchikan districts and believe that it should have the sup port of your organization" deciales Secretary A. G. Shoup, of the ket, chikan Commercial Club.
 Mir Shoup has forwarded the local Association a copy of communica- ton being sent to Gov. Thomas Riggs, and asks that it give the mat ter it's consideration and endorse partment of Justice and the Delegate from Alaska that the necessary leSis- lation be enacted by Congress to ef feet the change. This matter will be taken up by the Association at it's regular bi-weekly noon luncheon meeting to be held tomorrow at the Alaska Grill, according to a state ment made today by acting President w. George Johnson. This is a mat ter of not inconsiderable importance to Juneau and will undoubtedly be given close study all over the Ter ritory," said MT. Johnson, "an1 I hope that every member of th5 As soeiation will make it a point to be present tomorrow and have a voice in it's final action"
 Unanimous Support
 The communication enclosed to the Association declares that th2 pro Club, which coincides with tho rec ommendation of the last Federal Grand Jury in session at KetChikan. that the First Division be divided so that new division be created |. ing south of Cape Fanshaw and Fred erick Sound and east of Cha ham Straits has practically the unanimous support of all the inhabitants in the proposed new division. Such a scheme, it is declared woulG work to the benefit of the remaining DOT tion of the First Division which would then become a separate divis- ion in itself. Tt does not sehm 70 us,' it is said further, that present conditions warrant the creation If five divisions in the Territory, nor do the census or vote show the neces- sity for five divisions But the pres ent First Division should be made into two divisions, and the present Second and Fourth Divisions should be consolidated"
 Cites Population
 Population figures of the latest census returns are cited by the ket- chikan Club to maintain it's position that the proposed change in diviS- ions would be more nearly suitable to conditions than the existing div isional status. It is alleged that The census and vote last year show that more than one fortieth Of the white inhabitants of Alaska reside within the present Second Division. and tha practically one fourth reside il tn Second and Fourth Divisions con bined; that less than one fourth re side in the Third Division. and tha. more than one half reside iI the First Division, and are about equal, divided between the prososed two new divisions"
 Cours Work Ccngested
 As a further argument in favor 0. the plan, the Ketchikan Club al leges that only by the establishment of court headquarters along the In ternational Boundary can there be any satisfactory enforcement of pro hibition laws. declaring: "The Court in the First Division as now consti tuted, has been so overworked that 1 it has not been able to handle the DuSlHeSS lo ulie odtioldClioii ot Flth' section. Whenever Court meets al Ketchikan it has to leave important 1 litigation unfinished at Juneau and l vice versa. Judicial business t steadily increasing in the Ketchikal 1 district of the First Division, and tf make any satisfactory showing Ii enforcing the prohibition laws it is practically imperative that there be l the headquarters of judicial disis i ion on the International Boundary