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The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-02-15
.PROSPECTORS DECREASING SAYS
GOVERNMENT REPORT

1.-THE shortage of enterprising prospectors is
serious drawback that has resulted because
wages for comparable work are actually lower
in Alaska than in the States though expenses
are higher. AS consequence, Alaska does not
attract or hold the class of prospectors it for
merly did," according to statement issued on
December 80 last by the Department of the In
terror through the Geological Survey
Usual Correctness OF Bureaus.
This is about as correct as a Washington
Bureau be when dealing with Alaskan af-
fairs. It is indeed very hard to know Alaskan
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-02-15

conditions here 1000 miles from Washington.
And yet the Bureaus think they alone can
govern Alaska. ...
The Trouble
Lower wages is only part of the trouble, al
tho wages are generally lower in Alaska than
in the States.
The other half of the story is this; prospect
ors usually made their stake by going fishing
during the summer. In so days they formerly
made enough to carry them all Fall, Winter
and Spring. With the advent of the fish trap,
independent fishermen have almost disappeared.
Those who remain make less than wages. Con-
sequently afford to go prospecting.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-02-15
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN +KETCHIKAN

The Federal authorities have closed up "the
Line" on "the Creek" This has caused the
Ketchikan Chronicle to publish an editorial.
The doctrine set forth is astonishing and
novel and yet reveals so completely the phi1os-
ophy of Edward c. Morrissey, it's publisher,
the who is honored and advanced on all
occasions by "the leading business men of
Ketchikan" that we wish to reprint portions
of it with our comments, as follows;
"The Abatement Route"
1T was four years ago this coming March
that a hypocrtical official started abatement
called, of Ketchikan."
The raids were started by the pastor of the
Methodist Church, who deserted Charles H.
Miller, the United States attorney, when he per-
formed his duty according to the tenor
of inspired sermons. The hypocrisy in the
church members and in the Ketchikan Com
mercial Club and in the editor of the Ketchikan
Chronicle whose God is Money.
Charles H. Miller was forced out by COM
bination of Arthur Shoup, his chief, and Mr.
Holland assistant to the Attorney General of
the United States. AS a result, (Chronicle)
"The district again Rourished of old. IS * s.
They piled their calling. $ They be
wiped out. And they will be. s. There
will be permanent njunctions against the in
divduals and if they fail to abide by the orders
of the court they will, without jury trial, be
thrown into jail and fined heavily. s There
can be no defense Of crime and corruption, but
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
DODGE BROTHERS MAKE
ADDITION TO SEDANS

Dodge Brothers, Inc, announces
the addition of a new sedan to the
present line of closed cars. 1t is calf
ed the Special All-Purpose Sedan and
is designed especially for the man
who needs car which can be used in
the day time for business and at night
for recreation.
The new car is uique in that, while
it is to all appearances a standard
production sedan, it can be quickly
made over into an ideal commercial
vehicle for carrying light merchan-
disc, salesman's samples, tourists
luggage or other articles.
When used as a passenger car 1t
presents roomy and attractive in
terror. 1t is upholstered in deep, COM
Portable, Spanish grain, hand-buffed,
genuine leather that can be easily
cleaned and has excellent wearing
qualities.
Conversion into a business car is
accomplished easily and quickly as it
is only necessary to open spacious,
snug-fitting door in the rear to per-
nit removal Of the cushions. With
these out, hinged, steel braced floor
can be dropped forward, affording
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

perfect protection for carpet on
the sedan floor and giving a level
loed space a. inches wide and 40
inches long. The false floor and
aluminium skirted upholstery elimi-
nate the possibility of marring the
interior.
A heavy, nickle-plated bra mounted
on the spare tire carrier brackets
protects the gasoline tank and faclil-
tates loading and unloading heavy
commodities. The spare tire is mount
ed well forward on the left running
board, permitting ready opening OF
the front door on the drivers side.
The unique arrangement OF the
special all-purpose sedan allows load
ing and unloading through the side
doors or the rear compartment as
well as through the rear door. Inc
arrangement is especially convenient
when the car is loaded with number
of articles, some of which are not
readily accessible for unloading thru
the rear door.
The uses to which this unique type
of car can be put are practically un'
limited. The salesman selling from
samples finds it ideal for his purpose
"a commercial vehicle in business
hours and a pleasure sedan for his
leisure time. He is able to cut his
automobile investment in half be-
cause of the double purpose of this
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

car.
Tourists find in the compartment
at the rear an exceesnt place to car
ry their luggage on'long motor trips
as it makes it easy to carry even
trunks or complete camp equipment.
The merchant whose delivery re-
quirements are limited also finds the
special all-purpose sedan admirably
fitted to his needs. The car is of
great value to farmers, who, instead
of driving slow moving truck to
town with their lighter produce, can
make the trip much more quickly and
conveniently with this type OF sedan.
Because of its greater utility the
special all-purpose sedan has higher
resale value than the ordinary pleas-
ure car.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

The railroads have reduced the cost
of living. Sounds funny, but it's
true. Here's how it was done. Fig.
ure it out for yourself.
Last year the railroads of the coun.
try, as figures made public in Atlanta
show, the average time in transit was
nearly cut in half. This automati-
cally reduced the amount of raw ma
terial which manufacturers have to
accumulate in advance of production.
1t reduced the stocks which whole
salers and retailers must maintain in
order to carry given volume of busi-
ness. The effect was to lessen costs
of production and distribution, and
to diminish the possibility of overpro-
duction and consequent unemploy-
ment.
Practically every element of cost
in the production Of transportation
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
"Turandot" Included
In Atlanta's Operas

Atlanta, Ga.-Officials of the At
lanta Music Festival Association have
announced that the opera "Turandot
will be given on Wednesday evening
of the week of grand opera in Allan
ia, April 25 to April 80. The opera,
according to advance notices is un.
excelled in mass display, regal set
tings and resplendent coloring.
The opera will be given in Atlanta,
exactly one year after its world pre-
miare in Milan and six months after
its first North American presentation
in New York. 1t is the posthumus
work of Giocomo Puccini.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Does automobile owning discour-
age and prevent homecoming?
Some Atlanta real estate men say
yes and think the growing desire to
own a motor is detrimental to the
sounder and saner impulse to own the
roof over ones head.
Other real estate men here-and
they are decidedly in the majority
say that the trend of a few years
ago from the one-family house to the
apartment is beginning to be revers-
ed. For several years more families
sought the apartment rather than the
one family home. But this year, In
fact for many months, the real es-
tate men say. has seen reversion of
the tide.
According to local real estate men,
there is remarkable extension to
the suburbs. One Of the principal
reasons for the increasing suburban
development, it was shown, is the au-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Installing radio sets in farm houses
in Georgia and other southern states
marks probably the greatest advance
vet recorded in farm-home progress
toward town-home advantages, it was
stated here by radio experts in the
Peachtree Arcade, large business
center, in which are located number
of radio establishments. The rural
family it was shown, can get every
wave length on the radio that the
town home family can get, and per-
haps the rural radio set will give
clearer, better service because it is
not handicapped by such interfer-
ences as are the radio sets in the
cities and towns.
AS a step toward the better day
for the rural housewife, and a decid-
ed step towards eliminating the isola-
,tion that surrounds too many homes.
, the introduction of the radio into ru-
raj life perhaps is the most helpful
move that could be made. 1t puts, it
is claimed, the most rural home in
direct communication with the great
cities of the country and even with
foreign capitals. Letters from prac-
tically every part of the southeast
have poured into the office of the At
lanta Journal praising that paper for
connecting its broadcasting station
WSB with the leading super-power
stations of the country.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

tire house, has been set aside for out
of-town patrons of the Metropolitan
Opera company, which will hold its
seventeenth annual musical season
from April 25 to April 80. All mail
orders will be filled in the time order
of receipt, preference being given to
orders for season tickets and where
the exact location cannot be given,
the nearest seats to those requested
by the purchaser will be assigned.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

has increased at least twice as much
as railroad rates have advanced, At
lanta executives assert. But the
railroads, it is claimed, by liberal cap
ital investment for additional facili-
ties and equipment have been able
to meet costs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Atlanta, Ga.-A new industrial erf
for the South is we'll on its way, ac'
cording to Atlanta manufacturers. a
satisfactory start, it was stated, has
been made in developing Southern
power for manufacturing purposes
and in working up Southern raw ma
terials in Southern factories. The
eyes of the nation are on this region,
attracted by the rapid advance and
by the opportunities offered.
1t is for the people of the South
to welcome this new development and
help it every way possible, 1t is not
always easy to change quickly from
a dependence upon agriculture and
the production of raw materials to a
dependence upon manufacturing and
commerce. The one requires more
or less different attitude of mind
than does the other.
And this change in mental attitude
as it comes more or less quickly will
hasten the rate of progress in indus
trial development or retard that rate.
local manufacturers say.
At the present time, business men
and manufacturers in Atlanta assert
and this assertion is borne out by
reports received here-the South is
in the van of industrial progress and
will continue to advance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
NEWS OF ATLANTA, STATE AND SOUTHEAST

, tomobile, and it is known that most
of the houses in these developments
are built for sale and not for rental.
The conclusion therefore is that home
ownership is showing tendency to
increase.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17
The Bow Was Right

Her-See here! What the devil DO
you mean by kissing me?
HIM coldn't help myself, my
love.
Her-But you did!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

School physicians discovered that
the heart of Needham Pearsall, 3,
Charlotte, N. c., is on his right side.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Automobiles continue to go down"
says an advertisement. And flivvers
continue to 60 up and down.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Those who have greatness thrust
upon them don't always know what
to do with it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Blessed is the influence of one true
loving human soul on another
George Eliot.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Here's something of news nature
from the barber shops.
The "long pompadour" for men is
fast going.
The short one also is becoming
more infrequent. You know what is
meant by the long pompadour. That
bird who from the moment he sits
down in barber chair until the mo-
ment he gets out is enjoining the
barber from touching one single hair
that begins at the nape of the neck.
He is the one who when he bends over
suffers the excruciating calamity of
having the whole mass of his long
hair fall down like curtain below
his chin. BARRIERS in Atlanta say that
the long pompadour is just about
gone. And thus the story ends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

ALMOST any man will agree that his life is
II more valuable to himself than the things he
Il Il owns. Now he can have the comfort OF
knowing how valuable his life is to others-from
dollars cents standpoint,
Today it is known that the lives of our men,
women and children the nations greatest asset.
The economic value of these lives completely over
shadows the value of all of our material wealth.
Recent computations made by statistcians of the
METROPOLITAN Life Insurance Company show the real
economic value of the lives of people from baby
hood to old age These figures are based on the aver
age family with an average income and take into
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-17

Perhaps the easiest way to realize this stupendous
figure is to compare it with the total value of the
entire material wealth of our country.
The latest available government reports show that
everything own-land, buildings railroads. mines
rawmaterals manufactured products, crops live stock
everything included-was 321 billions. Our lives
are worth nearly five times as much as property
America can well be proud of the additional insur-
placed the valuable lives of her people IN 1926
More than l6 billion dollars ($16,OOO, ,oooYo0o) was
written and revived during the year by about 800
life insurance companies making the total amount
of life insurance in force approximately 80 billion dol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

about after passing the half-century
mark. Yet in these fiivver days more
Of the ancients have taken to the road
and gone sightseeing. 1t Is not un.
common to observe a grandfather or
a grandmother in tourist car laden
with the household goods, equipped
for long distance travel. And the ell
ders take the keenest interest in the
unusual items observed on the road,
perhaps with less enthusiasm than
the younger folks, but with a quiet
notation of the evidences of progress.
When the roads were bad. with deep
ruts and sink.holes. there was more
home-staying than in these days of
hard-surfaced avenues over which the
most isolated could reach the city"
Maryland has done some wonderful
things in the way of road making,
and it seems q bit strange that there
remains any person who has never,
in the course of seventy years of life,
ventured to the county seat. Per.
haps this old ladys home lies on
one of the byways yet to be brought
up from the slough condition The
fact that she has just come forth to
see her first street car and typewriter
might well be taken into considera
ton by the highway commission of
that State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
A Curious Accident.

A man at Berkeley, Calf, shot
when the machine picked up a So
caliber cartridge that had been drop
ped in the grass and exploded it into
his face. Luckily the victim suffered
only a flesh wound.
Such an accident as this belongs to
the category Of those against which no
man may be prepared. Thousands of
everyday accidents are preventable. A
little more forethought, some use of
ordinary common sense and a modi-
cum of the sense of self preservation
would prevent thousands of accidents
that happen every day in this country.
Leading the list of the preventable
accidents comes the lamentable habit
of loading the family into the car,
driving squarely upon the one place
in the landscape where death comes
and allowing the whole to be hit by
an express train.
Taking Of poisons by mistake and
(AC bdUy W Nip SCdlQ4Ii6
water over itself or to get hold of a
carelessly left medicine bottle are just
two more of the accidents that might
be prevented if every one made care
fulness an end. Thousands of need
less fires, entailing huge loss of prop
erty, and sometimes life. also result
from carelessness.
In contrast with those are the acct.
dents. such as the curious one at
Berkeley, against which no man can
guard himself. 1t would seem that
since this class of accidents exists, it
might be wise for men and women
everywhere to put some real thought
and effort toward making the other
class, what the name implies, prevent.
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01

entered the war it was forced to spend
| 81, 00o ,o00. 900 to build a fleet Of mer
chant vessels to carry our trade and
our forces and supplies for the allied
armies. The American people, less
than ten years from the close OF the
war, surely must remember these les
sons. But they give little indication
that they do.
Under the late President Harding a
great drive was made for Government
aid to American merchant shipping.
But it failed. The Government has
continued to keep the flag floating on
the high seas, itself operating the
United States Lines and, through it's
agents, hundreds of freighters, in ad-
dition to passenger ships to South
American ports which also carry
freight. Time is the essence of the
situation. Unless ships are built to
supplement those now In the service,
and to take the places of others as
they become obsolete, American over
seas shipping is doomed.
/ When Congress reconvenes one Of
its principal duties will be to deal with
the shipping question. Too much time
already has been lost. Senator Cope
land, a member of the Senate commit
tee on commerce which handles legis-
lation in relation to merchant marine,
and other members of that committee
and the House committee. will per-
form a valuable service if they keep
the matter before the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
The Old Lady Of Damascus.

Some wonder Is expressed at the fact
that a woman living within twenty
miles of the District of Columbia has
tust seen a street car and typewriter
for the first time In her life, which
covers a. span of seventy years. Hav-
ing occasion to visit Rockville on
court business, she was amazed at the
great buildings Of that metropolis and
expressed a desire to see the marvels
Of Washington. A treat is in store for
her.
While il is somewhat remarkable
that there is anybody within such
close range of the National Capital
TO whom commonplace like electric
cars and typewriters are novelty.
it is probable that there are many
persons living in this country who are
unacquainted with any OF the features
of modern life beyond the range OF a
few miles from their homes. Not all
of the isolation of rural life has been
destroyed by the advance of civiliza-
ton.
Tales OF marveling country people
seeing the sights" of the big cities
are told from time to time. The Ameri.
cans are not all restless: they do not
all rush about IN trains and in motor
cars good many thousands of them
stay at home, tending their fiocks and
tilIing their fields. perfectly content
to live In the quiet Of their back
| woods" area of industry.
This Maryland woman of Damascus
must have had numerous opportuni.
| ties TO travel TO the county seat, but
| evidently until now there has been
no occasion for her 10 do SO. Life has
not been complicated for her. Neces
| sites have been met from nearby
sources. Responsibilities have been
| confined to narrow area. Who can
say that she has been less happy in
| her restricted environment than il
l she had sooner seen the street car
and the typewriter that have just
| given her a thrill?
Rarely does a person start jaunting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
Canadian Blasphemy Hearing
Criticized by American Press

American opinion on the Canadian
blasphemy trial, which resulted in the
conviction of Ernest Victor SterTy in
Toronto, upholds the thought that un.
warranted dignity was given to the
offense of the newspaper writer who
f1ippantly criticized the Old Testament
conception Of the Deity.
Conviction of Sterry seems an error
of procedure" in the opinion of the
Louisville Times, ''in that it dignifies
in the eyes OF atheists, and perhaps in
the eyes of many eager advocates of
liberty, action which might have been
punished as disorderly conduct if it
occurred in such circumstances that it
tended to create disorder. 1t is not
conceivable to most persons that bias
phemy can be considered sincerely
libel of God. Libel is a tort upon the
ground that it constitutes substantial
injury"
Maintaining that 1.-The only result of
the Toronto case which is at all inn
portant is that it may call attention
to defects in the law which ought to
be remedied," the Peoria Transcript
remarks: THE Toronto editors TRADE
was doubtless in bad taste. 1t was
certainly an attempt to be facetious
when righteousness was not in order.
which is designed to appeal to the
northumberland of the bourgeoisie
class takes on this character. 1t is
not higher criticism as intelligent
agnostics or non-believers use the
phrase. 1t is mere ridicule of a Grass
and vulgar kind. Consequently, al
though liberals-as a matter of princi-
ple-supported the editor. they will
not feel he Is a martyr to individual
thinking or genius who is perse-
cuted because of his irregularity. The
stuff upon which the blasphemy con-
viction was based was too regularly
irregular, too conventionally in revolt,
to be particularly important even to
the rabid free-thinker."
X y X
His attack will injure no one who
has even a slight acquaintance with
the conception of Deity held in these
days." AYERS the Rock Island Argus.
ut has always been our idea that a
religion worthy of belief can take care
of itself, and that the oftener 1T Is
brought out into the limelight and
dissected and investigated the better
While we hold no brief for the par
ticular form in which this editor has
voiced his criticism OF an Anticipated
theory of God, we think it is folly to
send such a man to Jail and make a
martyr of him. To take the. initial
step in faith and admit that a large
number of accumulated evidences
point to the existence of God involves
the further admission that if there be
God at all He stands in no fear of
what any newspaper editor or other
critic might say about Him. Lots of
men persuade themselves for a time
that there is no God. But by and by
they get over it-as they did the
measles"
George Bernard Shaws statement,
II don't agree with anything" is
quoted by the Fort Worth Record