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TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT

There is a widespread misconception in the United States that the govern ment can cure almost any i'll by the happy process of passing law. This theory is witnessed almost daily in some act of congress or in some de- mand for legislation made upon con- gress. It is bourne out in the record of our legislative agencies of the country which average about 10000 new Federal and State laws annually.
 Our national passion for law-mak- ing" is phase commonly used to em- plasize the point. Secretary of State Hughes aptly terms our lawmahing machine as an "unexampled producing organization"
 Not only are the state and Federal governments grinding out 10000 laws a year, but in addition there are some 15,000 city, town and village councils, and more than 5000 county legisla lures engaged in law-making.
 It is a dull year when less than 100000 new regulations are applied to the body polite. There is saying that "tbat government is best which gov erns least" Such a generalization IS not strictly true but there is no ques- ton but that we are over-governed. The British parliament enacts an av- craze of about 15O new laws annually. In some respects our laws may be said to be superior to those of the British isles, but in others they are much worse. We have too much quibbling and technicalities which are taken ad- vantage of by astute lawyers.
 We believe that we have too many laws, and that we are too much gov erned. We are paying a huge bill for our multiplicity of laws.
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To ignore the law which permits voters to express preference in a straw vote among those who would so much like to be Governor of Alaska as to file declarations of candidacy in a party primary is not to violate any legislative injunction. There is no law making it a duty to take part m this straw ballot farce. The people are not required to vote in it, and to refrain from doing it is not in viola tion of any law.
 We have laws in some states which permit prize fighting, but that does not mean that he who refuses to take part in prize fight is criminal. If a minister of the gospel in any of those states which permit prize fight ing should preach against the practice and urge his congregations to refrain from entering the prize ring, that would not make the preacher an an- archist, red, an l. W, W. or any sort of an undesirable citizen.
 We have some demagogic politicians who are declaring that those who pro- pose to ignore the straw vote law are lawbreakers. A demagogue is often dangerous, but demagogue who has no sense and does not know that the people have sense, is just a nuisance. Juneau Empire.
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nor is it likely to be. Yet apparent ly there is a lure to public office that has no direct relation to the salary it pays.
 It cost Mayor Edwin J. Brown of Se- attle just $10275.44 to be renominat- ed and reelected this year, according to his filing statement. In view of the disproportion between the salary of the job, which is $7,500 a year, and the cost of getting it and holding it. to say nothing of the cost in peace Of mind that must be defrayed,, there is something of a mystery in the reason why the Seattle mayor who is merely a concrete example of an abstract fact, should be willing to enter the lists. No doubt it is that mysterious element that makes it possible to fill many pub lie offices for if the same duties de- volved upon the holder of place in a private corporation the salary proba- bly, would be several times as great as that the public is willing to pay.
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Ladies and Gents Alfalfa Harvest. ing-O. K. Barber Shop. If.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
 APRIL 29. 1924.

To the Qualified Electors of the Towr of Seward, Territory of Alaska, Di vision No. Three.
 Notice is Hereby Given: That pur. Suant to the requirements of Chapter 39, Session Laws of Alaska, 1919, ap. proved May 3, 1919, a PRIMARY FL. FICTION will be held on Tuesday, Apr 18th, 1924 for the purpose of nominat. ing candidates of the various politica parties in the Territory of Alaska fol the following offices, to-wit:
 A Governor of Alaska.
 A Delegate from Alaska to the House of Representatives of the United States.
 An Attorney General for the Territory Of Alaska.
 A Member of the Territorial Senate for the Third Division of the Territory of Alaska.
 Four Members of the Territor- ial House of Representative for the Third Division of the Terri tory of Alaska.
 Two Road Commissioners for District No. Three and for the purpose of electing the following party officials, to-wit:
 A Democratic National Commit teeman from the Territory of AL aska.
 A Republican National Commit teeman from the Territory of AL aska,
 Six Delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
 Six Alternates to the Democrat ic National Convention,
 Two Delegates to Republican National Convention.
 Two Alternates to the Republi- can National Convention.
 The Incorporated Town of Seward Alaska constitutes one voting precinct and the Mayor and Common Council of said Town, by Resolution to such et- feet duly adopted, have designated the Town Hall in said Town as the polling place wherein such election shall be held and have authorized and directed that in accordance with law, notice thereof be given.
 Thereupon between the hours oi Eight (8) o'clock in the forenoon anc Seven (7) o'clock in the afternon o1 said Tuesday, April 29th, 1924, in the Town Hall at Seward, Alaska prl- mary election will be held for the pur' poses hereinbefore set forth. Qualifications of voters: Must Dc a citizen of the United States, 21 years of age; Must have resided in the Ter ritory of Alaska one year continuous lv and within the incorporate limits of the Town of Seward, Alaska. thirty days continuously, next proceeding the date of said election. o. Dated at Seward, Alaska, March A 1924. , (SeaD VIM. H. WHITTLESEY, Municipal Clerk of the Town of Sew ard Alaska. Date first publication March 27, 1924 Last Publication April 28, 1924. Daily
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ADM. EVANS DUE SATURDAY
 The steamship Admiral Evans will return to Seward southbound some time Saturday.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 1924
 Notice is hereby given that final three year proof testimony on Home stead Entry, Serial 04579, embracing lands in Lot 4, Sec. 31, T. 5 s. R. 12 w. and Lot 1 NE14 NWAS Sec. 6, T. 6 s. R. l2 w. has been submitted by George Thomas Press, entryman, and his wit nesses, James Walter Sampson, and Harry Smith, all residing at Homer, Alaskan and is now on file in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska. within the period of publication, May 20, 1924 or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certifi' cate issued.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication March 31, 1924. Last publication April2S, 1924. St Publish each Monday in Daily.
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Parker's Fountain Pens, Schallerers Alaska Shop. IT.
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It does not speak well for the town of Seward that seven columns of her paper, the Gateway ,are required in which to publish her list of tax delln- ouents. It is poor advertisement for any town when the size of it's delin- ouent tax list is wholly out of propor- tion to the size of the town-Stroller's Weekly.
 The Seward tax list is not an index of the prosperity of the town for the reason that the property advertised is that of Frank L. Ballaine and assocla- tes. and has no bearing on city taxes proper.
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AN EXPENSIVE OFFICE

How much is a city office worth from the view point of the prestige and distinction it bestows upon the occupant apart from the monetary consideration involved is something that never has been completely decided
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WANTED-Housework by experienced woman; good cook; would take full charge of motherless home; age 47. Mrs. Tabitha Stank, Box 237, Juneau
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SUITS MADE TO ORDER. At URBACH'S. If
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Warren Presents Credentials
 as Ambassador to Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Apr. 1.-Ambassa- dor Warren presented his credentials today to the Mexican government, and they were accepted by President Obre- gOn.
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BY Lily Wandel.

~ AYCE DAWN banged noisily
N into Jimmie o'Iara's room
at the club. where he
meant to spend what was left OF
the night. He laughed boisterous.
Iy as he flung himself in an easy
chair. 'Jimmie's good for the
night! Hasn't been home for a
week! Attaboy! II he takes my
advice. he'll stay another week.
Great guns, shouldn't a man re-
cuperate occasionally from the
joys Of married life?" His thin,
wide lips curled in sneering
smile.
He did not know Jimmie
O'Hara's wife and he did not want
to know her. He never accepted
invitations to his frie nds' homes.
Their snug wives irritated him.
Each night with that last, quiet
cigarette, he told himself he was
lucky to have lost that girl he
had wanted to marry. The girl
he had met in Jamaica.
The next morning hS could not
find her - she was gone. Left
the hotel with her father, and no.
body knew where they had gone.
) All he knew was that her name
was Winters.
The telephone bell rang.
4. rs this Jimmie's room?" A
sweet. throaty voice.
Yes" He shook, himself. He
must be dreaming, but that
"Oh, it's you, darling!" A
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when did New England re-
ceive it's name?
2-When did the famous phi
losopher Duns Scotus, live?
3-When was L'Abbaye, the ia
NOUS French military prison,
built?
EWhen was the University of
Aberdeen, Scotland, founded?
5-When was Abomey, capital
Of Dahomey, Africa, captured by
the French?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow
ANSWERS
to Saturdays Questions.
flames B. Eads constructed
the steel arch bridge across the
Mississippi at st. Louis in 1867.74.
2-The "Ecorcheurs" ravaged
France and Belgium in 1435.
3-The famous Benedictine mon.
astery at Einsiedeln was founded
In the middle Of the ninth CEN
fury.
Maria Edgeworth wrote "Be-
linda" in 1904.
5-Dalmatia was given to Aus.
tria in 1905 and again in 1915.
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Syndicate, Inc.) ~
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Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries" Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
the Country.

IT wrote Just what you said
about understanding myself and
life better and being home and
wishing he were here. And he
came"
"oh!' I gasped.
1T was hopelessly inadequate,
but what was there ! could say?
I felt that 1 had bungled hope
lessly.
1--WE women of the Haldane
family keep our words" she said
with the note of old.fashioned
simplicity which is part Of her.
when my grandmother and my
mother had plighted their troths
they didn't go about making
friends with other men. They
didn't permit other men to seek
their society. No woman who
acts as / did yesterday is worthy
Of the name bear"
do you love Tom Mason SO
much?" asked.
Again Irma's head went high.
81 summoned him back from
across the sea-" she said. 81 gave
him to believe that his suit was
welcome. The night he returned
--he-kissed me-"
Her face crimsoned at the con.
fession.
"And you feel pledged" I said
thoughtfully.
"A good woman can only love
once" said Irma primly.
"Oh, my dear-but she must be
sure it is love" I protested. mo
good woman wants to live life
time Of lies because she hasn't
the courage to tell painful
truth If she has made a bitter
mistake"
would your" Irma demanded.
I stared at her, aghast at the
passion she had put into her
question.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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; sister in marriage to the man
that would solve the riddle, some
one did"
Good" shouted Bobby. HE
must have been a smart man to
guess that riddle"
HE was" 1 answered.
What was his name, Foxy
Grandpa?" Il
His name was Oedipus. I'll
tell you about him some other
time. But he happened to be in
Thebes at the time and when the
Sphinx came out and asked the
riddle he boldly went right up to
her and answered it."
HE was brave, wasn't he?"
asked Bobby.
"He was" I answered, land he
saved the whole country from
destruction by this horrible beast.
Because when he gave the right
answer the Sphinx rushed up to
a rock and dashed her head
against it and killed herself"
THAT was just good for her."
said Bobby Indignantly. But
Foxy Grandpa, what is It that
walks on four feet in the morn.
ing, two at noon and three in
the EVENING""
"A man, Bobby. Because when
he is baby in the early part of
his life he crawls on four feet.
Later on he walks on his two
feet and in old age-the evening
of his life-he uses a cane"
mo wonder SO many people
couldn't guess It," said Bobby.
II think it's, very hard one
myself"
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THE WIFE OF JIMMIE O'HARA
Being the Story Of Man Who Lost Track of the Only Girl He
Ever Loved and Found Her in a Way That
Surprised Them Both.

pause. Jimmie, dear, I want
you to come home"
There was no mistaking that
voice now. The same low crawl,
! only painted with pleading and
sadness. Who is this?" he man
aged.
"oh, Jimmie! Don't you know
your own wire's voice? Oh, jim
mic, you haven't been drinking
again? This is Louise, dear, the
same Louise you married four
years ago todayw
Louise" he whispered back,
choking.
Jimmie, but had you forgot.
tent" Yes, Jimmie had. He was
downstairs drinking and singing,
but she must not know.
Forgotten, darling?" answered.
he; didn't my flowers conner"
"Jimmie!" so joyous, will you
come tomorrow and we'll cele-
brate and begin anew? Oh, jim
mic. I've wept for days-and I've
wanted to telephone you before,
but my pride, wretched, foolish
nride-I thought you did not love
me after what you said? Oh,
Jimmie, maybe said things, to;
hut I couldn't stand it any longer,
this waiting, this suspense. I'm
sorry.
I've never ceased loving you from
Louise. dearest, listen to me.
the moment I saw you. I'm com.
ing home tomorrow and Wen
have another honeymoon. I'm
going to make up for all the
tears I've caused you to shed.
I'm going to make you happy,
dear, I promise you that"
But you might meet that
Rayce Dawn. and he'll persuade
YOU"
HE won't"
He realized when he hung up
that she had either forgotten his
name or she had never really
known his name that night in
Jamaica. 1t did not take him
long to yank Jimmie O'Hara out
Of the card room and put him to
bed. In the morning Rayce took
him in hand. Easily influenced,
Jimmie was soon making solemn
promises and then off to buy the
prettiest ring he could afford,
while Rayce broke the speed laws
in the direction Of Jimmie's sub
urban home.
Before he was sure which was
the O'Hara house he spied her
reading under a tree to a little
boy with Jimmie's chin. He did
not give the child a second glance,
his eyes riveted on her. Not,
faded, not sad-mouthed, dropping,
but radiant with health and hap.
piness; more beautiful; the bud
Of Jamaica in bloom.
I'm Rayce Dawn" he an
rounced in a carefully controlled
voice.
She looked up with keen smil-
ing eyes, "O-oh! Why-I've met
you before-you're the man from
jamaica" with a little gurgle Of
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WILD LIFE FOR
| OUR BOYS
Noted Lecturer and Authority ON
Educational and Sociological
Subjects.
BY VIM. A. McKeever-

subjects.
rs it natural or necessary or
desirable for half-grown
II boys to stay about the
house. keeping their clothes clean,
reading? I doubt it.
Recently, on a Sunday, travel
ed all day on fast moving train.
1t was cold, raining and almost
freezing. You might have expect
ID everyone to be enjoying the
warm, quiet comfort of indoors.
But here is what / saw:
Five boys behind an embank-
ment, out of sight of house and
home, wet and bedraggled. but
dancing around a smoldering bon.
fire.
A dozen urchins out on muddy
back lot playing shiny with all
the energy Of athletes.
A half dozen other young Amer
leans near a woodland, with long
spears and bows and arrow, stag
ing an Indian battle.
What is the lesson for parents
and teachers, as we find it in all
this interesting boy behavior?
To me the answer seems clear.
The nature of the growing boy
longs for crude and primitive sit
uations as means Of growth and
spiritual embodiment. No matter
how refined and clean our home
and schools and streets may be,
the wild and savage disposition
Of the twelve-year-old will tend to
burst into action.
To suppress this conduct Of the
growing boy is to hinder his
growth and leave a valuable part
of his inner nature unexpressed.
Our entire system Of modern
education is too gentle for nat
ural boyhood, too refining and
too perfect" And, were it not
that the powerful nature Of boy
hood revolts, our perfect" stand
ards of education might suppress
all spontaneity.
The true course Of training for
American boys calls for mud
holes, bonfires, spears, caves and,
shiny clubs. Where are we 60
ing to get this indispensable lab.
oratory Of efficient American
manhood-to-be? Even our parks
and Fairgrounds are too artificial
and refined.
Before any such thing as q
golf course or a country club
should be permitted why not re-
quire that every city provide
large section of land, water, tim
Der and stone in their primitive
state, and here so provide a lab.
oratory for the making of real
American boys and girls in Gods
great natural out.of doors? .
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THE STORY OF THE SPHINX

wv E WE'RE in Egypt. and as
" we stood before the
w great statue Of the
Sphinx, pictures of which 1 am
sure you have seen, Bobby said:
What kind of thing IL It any
way. Foxy Grandpa? 1t looks like
q woman. 1t has wings and yet
its paws look like lions paws"
THAT is so. Bobby. And the
ancient Greeks used to believe
that such terrible animal ex-
isted."
Tell me about it, begged
Bobby.
So we sat down on the hot
!. sand and 1 commenced.
"The Greeks believed that thou
sands Of years ago there dwelt
in Thebes terrible monster,
which looked just like this statue,
and she plundered the country
all about, killing people and their
flocks."
Awful" said Bobby. Couldn't
anyone kill herr"
THAT was the trouble" re.
piled. 1.-THE people were so dis
couraged and distressed that they
went to the oracle or the god
Apollo and asked him what to
do"
What did he say?" asked
Bobby.
He said that there would be
no relief until someone could
solve the riddle which the Sphinx
always asked"
What was it?" queried Bobby,
breathless with excitement WAS
1t a good one?" Because Bobby
loves riddles.
1t was a good one. 1t was so
good that many Of the Thebans
who tried to guess the answer
Jailed and were quickly eaten up
by this wicked creature"
What was the rtddle?" per-
sisted Bobby.
1T was this" I replied: What,
animal is that which goes on.
four feet in the morning, on two
at noon, and three in the eve-
ningE"
THAT is a hard one," said
Bobby.
YES" said 1, "but after the
kings son had been killed by
the Sphinx and the king issued a
proclamation that he would give
his throne and the hand Of his
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the Country.

away from the city where Tom
Mason was. I recalled her anguish
at the thought that Tom had
gone across the sea to search out
Daisy Condor again. Irma's
voice cut into my reverie.
DO you remember that after
I'd poured out all my unhappi-
ness to you / begged you to write
to- Tom and tell him that was
here waiting II he wanted to
come back to me?"
Yes" murmured.
"And you told me that If I
wasn't big and brave enough to
write that to Tom myself. it
wouldn't mean anything. can
recall your very words, Anne. /
said j couldn't write such a letter
to man who'd never spoken
who'd never declared in words
that he cared. And you reminded
me that / knew he cared. Can
you think what it was you said at
the last?"
mo, I can't remember" L
gasped, knowing only that
would give much to recall the
advice I'd offered SO honestly
then,
you said," Irma went on in a
dreary little monotone, that If I
were brave enough to write Tom
that I'd come back to the city
understanding myself and life
better, and that I wished he were
here, it would be enough. You
said if he couldn't meet the sum-
mons of that letter, I'd just have
to build my life without him and
that I ought to have the truth at
any price. You said if lost,
only my pride would go and
false belief in Toms ability to
measure up to my needs. Oh,
Anne-do you remember"
Eyes, I remember" 1 said at
last in husky voice.
"Well-I wrote that letter."
said Irma in husky little voice.
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gladness as she held out a cool
hand.
He dropped her hand quickly,
fearing she might press Il too
fervently, bowling with impersonal
politeness, I've come to assure
you that I will do all in my power
to keep Mr.. O'Hara''
She was not listening. ''To
think you-Rayce Dawn, are the
man from Jamaica-oh, don't let's
talk about Jimmie-he doesn't
matter just now" Rayce felt his
head swimming. Its been ten
years ago, do you know" with
charming frankness, that fell in
love with you that night-hope-
lessly, permanently, that thought
you would find me, that"
Rayce felt he must stop her. It
would not do. There's Jimmie
you spoke to him last night"
you know very well l didn't!
He wouldn't come to the phone SO
I asked him for you and pretend
ed thought you were Jimmie!
She laughed joyously, "and you
were so nice. I knew If any
body could influence Jimmie, it
would be Rayce Dawn! You see,
I couldn't stand seeing two fool
lsh persons running their haopi-
ness. couldn't bear to see poor
Louise crying her eyes out and as
her sister, I felt I had the righe
to take things in my own hands.
decided I'd speak to Jimmie, pre-.
tending was Louise and make
Ter say she was sorry, but he
wouldn't come to the telephone
hut now everything's lovely.
''I've told Louise that 1 spoke
to Jimmie, pretending I was shei
And now I'm minding little jim
mic while she's dressing-she's
the happiest woman in the word
excepting perhaps, her sister,
Helenv'
He took her hand again and
whispered a bit brokenly, God
bless Jimmie's wife, because
through her I've found you
again."
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By Ann Isle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won q Big Popular
Success.
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Syndicate, Inc.

r.
Copyright, 1924, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
"Y HEN I look back on the
NV drive home from Grand.
w ma SIMPSONS farm
can think Of nothing but mist
and chill winds. Ralph made a
valiant effort to keep the party
to the high level Of cheer it had
sustained earlier in the day. But
Irma didn't lean pack from the
front seat to fling US gay bits of
chatter. and Peter was driving
doggedly along.
Somehow the guinness which
Irma's sudden frosty manner had
brought into our party the eve
ming before persisted in my heart
all the next mornings routine,
and when Irma herself came into
my office shortly after lunch, /
found myself resenting her high
color and sparkling eyes.
1T had to come" she said
abruptly. II had to talk to you.
I walked down-to get the cour.
age. But even the sunshine and
the fresh air can't chang9 things,
can they?''
''No," I said, searching my
mind for a reply and finding one.
"Are you too busy to see me?"
asked Irma. you didn't seem
Glad"
I'm always glad to see you, my
dear" managed.
do you remember the evening
when got back here to the city
from. visiting my sister," asked
Irma, leaning forward, intently.
The color began to drain out Of
her cheeks, and I could see how
white she was under the flush
she'd brought on by her brisk
walk to my office. do you re-
member how I came to you and
you gave up an evening with
that wonderful Betty Winston to
talk to me?"
Ir1na leaned back in her chair
and I let my thoughts travel the
path / knew her mind was TAX
ing. Bit by bit I reconstructed
the sentence 1rma had spoken
that night. I remembered her con-
fession that she had come back
because she couldn't stand being