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Pan Six PAILT CAPITA! JOCBSAL, BAIEM, OBEGOIT, MONDAY, FEB RCA HI 8, MS. Inside History of Alaska in the February "Century" The February "Century" contains a noteworthy addition to that maga- zlne's "After-tho-War" series. It Is and Russia had nothing to fear In of the littlo military establishment In 1906, President Roosevelt, acting entitled "Alaska ns a Territory of the yielding Alaska to the United States, betook themselves to hilarities and according to the theories of Mr. Cit Unlted Slates," but its author, Alfred On the other hand, she had much to vices: hut enotich of them did to cive !for(1 Plnchot, and by arbitrary net, Holmnn, editor of the San Francisco "Argonaut," might have called it a secret history of that territory:; for, In addition to a very candid review of Russia's motives in selling Alaska, and nn equally frank and explicit statement of American shortcomings in Alaskan management, Mr. Holinan Ban ambassador even during the per- The left-over Russians, released from reviews the present Alaskan situation iod of tho CVn War, and that he was the feudalists supervision to which with the utmost openness, and does entirely willing to keep alive the sub- they wero accustomed, gave vent to not hesitate to call by name the fin- jeot 0f Alaska. At St. Paul, Minnesota, their pasBlons, nnd the incoming anciers and statesmen who have been iseo, ho declared In a public ad- 'Americnn adventurers joined In a and are concerned. dress that ultimately the American lively race. Sitka took on the char- The "After-the-War" series, as is flag would supplant that of Russia "cter of an American boom town. A now well known, 1b a successor to 0n artlc shores. The subject was again city charter was enacted, streets were "The Century's" famous Civil-War se- and again taken up between Mr. Sew- lud out, and, as usual where specu rles, and deals with great events of ard and Baron Stoeckl In informal but lation, license and Bcoundrellsm pitch American progress occurring since the serious discussions, and somewhere In .their tents, generous provision was close of the great conflict. American the course of those talks a comprom- nn(1e in theory for "education," "re editors of note have contributed, and i8e was struck between the $5,000,000 Hgion," and all the amenities which will contribute, several articles in tho suggested by Senator Gwin and the look well on a boom chart. Nobody series, and in every case the writer $10,000,000 demanded by Prince Gort- planned) to do anything in a produc was a participant in, or personally chakoff. Secretary Seward offered tive way. The whole scheme was de observed, the great event ho describes. $7,000,000, which was ultimately In- signed to make somothing out of some- The failure of Russia in America, creased by the sum of $200,000 to body else, says, Mr. Holman, was due primarily COvor possible demands of Individual j to the Inadequacy of the individual Russians in Alaska, including the 11 was a an early stage of this era Russian to subdue a virgin world. The heirs to the moribund fur-trading In the year 1869 while the country fact Is emphasized by comparison of monopoly, the privileges of which In was Btln under military possession, the promyshlonlk (roving fur hunter) recent years had not been renewed, that Secretary Seward paid his hls wlth the American pioneer, the man These terms were accepted in so far torlc vlslt to Sitka. This vlBlt Is not who at a later time established the as the authority of the Russian am- able incidentally for its sentimental dominion of civilized Ideas and us- bassador went. Thero still remained Interest, but chiefly for an address agog over the Western Americnn as essential to the bargain, the con- Presumed to have been given at a world. The promyshlonlk, if not a sent of the czar, Alexander II, and dinner on board a warship in Sitka erf, was a retainer, a man In whom ratification by the American author harbor. This address in noble phraseB subordination was bred in the bone, ties, Including an appropriation for IaVB Iown Principles and declares Hardihood, patience, Industry, loyal- the purchase price. prophecies which have become fixed ty these he hud; but he lacked tho Frederick W. Seward, the Becre- ln our Patriotic literature. Curiously prowess of independent manhood,, the tary'a son, has told a graphic story enough, as I have been told by Judge breeding and training In Initiative nnd of the success of tho negotiation. On Surrey, ex-Chief Justice of the Su Indlvldual self-control, the spirit nnd the evening of Friday; March 20, 1S07, Preme Court of California, and still, iioikj or me man wno Hopes and plaiiB for himself. He lacked, too, the In spiration most potent of all the forces In civilized life of domestic surroundings and domestic ties. The Americnn pioneer brought wife nnd children with htm; tho promyschlenik, when he snlled from his unlive shores, left behind him that which in tbo civilized sense might have made him a man, Russia's retirement from the Amer ican continent emphasized the humil iating truth that in tho competitions of empire she was no match for Eng- land. Her ambition In tho direction of Constantinople nnd the Mediter ranean hnd been baffled ln the Crimea, and although tho war between Eng land nnd France had left tho posturo of afralrs nominally aa before, there had been Imposed upon her a deep seated hatred and an embittered sense of resentment. Englandi came out of the Crimea relatively stronger than before! she might snll tho seven sens undisturbed by any protest IiUBsIa could mnko. England might tuko possession of a country so re- m4n .....1 ..... . '""''eiimmn as AiasKa. A -...., .,y uay mrougii narnnnf .sealed, and ready for transmission to the account, w? find tliat more llmn'finii .u v., Castle would have turned the trick, the Senate. Thero was need for haste. : 000,000 of conLTw" al.h ' 1' " T rm-Sem,nry FlBher' The prize was templing, and Russia 'for Congress was in the final nnd air, dy been ..vporied Vrom t tor 'l " elements novel and dls k"fiW " "-'"' of lis session, and there approximately fir, t!l Us ' J ? n tr PI her" ""l" wns ""t time for consideration of purchase price, while the exolol.n.lon ' !' ' . Mr 8her "rP80nlB riainiy every day of continued Rus-ia filan possession of Alnska wns a day of hazard. Ily what course could tho interest of Russia best bo served innmgu us aiminlonniPiit? Obviously the best chance of naming British nniblllon on the Americnn continent, ! nnu ner Hopes in Iho Pacific Ocean, wns to enlarge the territorial strength nnd nniblllon o( the United Stale Here wo have the secret the whole N ll 11 11 n t! II It ti u ri u M ti Ef si n ti M mm 1 ti ti -1 ti ti n ii ri it M MX JJ 1:1 A.iVV PX. JJ VV-i ,V- i v V T i mu Krusoii o iuimon.q ta tWond cm, various circumstances anaTondiUonsrbUhVy m ...... v, uiuv.'j ll kit tl IV L I'ICHJIIlJi THE NEW AND THE OLD WAY. In the old days when circulations wore small, and it wns impossible to reach all the people through the newspapers, it was necessary to use auction bills. But that (lay is Rone by. Advertising U so cheap and so wonderfully effective, that the auction bill has became a back number. In this territory the use of advertising space in Tho Capital Journal has superseded auction bills, just ns it has altogether superseded the use of bills by mer chants. Why is this? 13 M M THE CAPITAL JOURNAL argument. Russia and the United States stood upon a friendly footing, gain through bridling the Imperial spirit of her hated rival, There Is ronunn in lwliovn tlu,t s. rotary eward, with who mnatlonal ex- tension was a passion, was an caKer listener to the sucnestkms of thn H' the secretary was deen In n irnmn nf whist with bis family and a few friends at his own house when at nn unconventionally late hour Huron Stoeckl, the Russian ambassador, was announced. Upon entering, Baron Sloeckl said; "I have a dispatch, Mr. Seward; irom my Government by cable. The emperor gives his oonscnt to the ces- slon. Tomorrow, If you like, I will come to the department, and we enn enter upon (lie treaty." "Why wait till tomorrow, Mr. Stoeckl?" replied Secretary Seward. j"Iot us make the treatv tonlirhl." 'lint your department Is dosed,," replied tho Russian. "You have no clerks, und my secretaries aro scat tered about the town." "Never mind that," responded Sew- to Amerlcan statesmen, we should be nrd. "If you can muster your lega- wltnqut some of tho most notable and tlon by midnight, you will find me ,ni,ce(i the noblest expressions of no awaiting you at the department, which "llt,nI Philosophy. I will be open and ready for this blisl- nesss, mo Minns inter tno Department or Slate was ablazo with light and vi- brant with energy, nnd by four o'clock ion t no morning of Saturday March .... mo treaty was engrossed, signed, matter which was certain to en- omiter differences or opinion nnd call "'"o for explanation and persuasion Hardly bad tho Stars and Stripes been raised above Baranof Castlo when thero began a veritable car- nival of extravagances, est ending over two full decades. Government there I was none exeepl wllhln tho narrow military Imlsillei Inn nf sllka and even now noro in mi ( ih'iikt m imvt FIRST IN NEWS. that partook of the general license, Not all the officers or all the men to the military occupation an ill re- pute, the stain of which has hardly l,ien romnvp,! hv mtmnniiPiit irnnd 'services on the nart of the arm'v. Rv all reports, avarice, whiskey, and lust were the dominating influences 0f Alaskan life at Sitka and elsewhere. at the great ago of ninety-eight, in nientlll and bodily health, Secretary Seward never delivered this nddress nt all. "Seward told me at San Fran cisco, upon his return from Alaska," Oo,.n T...l.n ,l,..l ll , 1 .... wu.icjr, mm. mere neen a little nanquet on shlpbnnrd, and thnt ho and others had exchanged ou'"u u,ll!r u"".r Peasantries, i no BV"'" "enig rignc, ami navmg time on ,llB hands, the secretary sat down his cabin, and in the course of the next few days worked out the classic utterance which goes by the name of the 'Sitka address.' " Lives of greut men oft remind us that the devices of the polite faker nro not limited to quacks and frauds. indeed, without the aid which polite fiction has rendered more than once After a lapse of forty-five years we can afford to smile nt the higgling of tho more foreslghted statesmen who brought about the acquisition of Alaska, nmi n iha littio fnith nf tw . i.vint ui im,.. who opposed, , , , ""-' has only fairly begun. The average yearly balance of tradn lo be charged, to the credit ncrnnnt nf Alaska is about fourteen million dol lars. In round numbers, In the pres ent stale of production, Alnska has , for a neilml nf , limn ,,,,, ,,,n,. 'eximrtlnc nbnm "rive tin,,,, it, :clinse price. Tho ultimate wenlth nf Alaska Is beyond calculation; the only It viu, 4i i j i BZ " REASON WHY. The Bill reaches only a few hundreds; the Capital Journal reaches thousands of readers. The Bill covers only a limited section; the Capital Journal covers a large territory thoroughly. The Bill is seen only by the people when they are away from home. The Capital Journal goes into their homes and finds them. The Bill is not seen in bad weather, because the people stay at home; that is just the time The Capital Journnl is more carefully read. -44.44 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL FIRST IN ADVERTISING. attempt to estimate It has been lim ited to a single Item. Professor Brooks of the United States Geologi cal Survey places a value of seventeen billions of dollars upon the mineral resources of the country alone, of which. he sets down $15,500,000,000 to the account of coal doposlts. , The coal land controversy has now been running bIx years, and It stands precisely whore It did when It began. '"Kirew all Alaskan coal lands from I cmr'' on ",6 Belll'r tl,at Privileges or !entry had been abused. This order iluul the effect of sealing up the Alas- ikiln POul nMa Involving practical jnulllficatlon for tho time beln of ojie of the Breatest resources with which nature his endowed the country. Put for this ordor the Alaska syndicate (Morgan-Guggenheim) long before now, would have been operntlng the coal field upon a largo scale. Presldont Roosevelt's net undoubt edly thwarted a large business pro ject on, the part of men of colossal wealth; likewise it thwarted and de layed the development of the country. Those who hold extreme vIowb, be lieving It to be better to hold great resources in disuse rather than to permit capital to make large profits by their exploitation, approve this pol icy. Those who hold that the utiliza tion of natural resources the devel opment of the country Is the nll- Imiiortant consideration, regard this policy 08 illogical, whimsical, and stupid. In direct conflict with the Roose velt policy stand the views of ex Secretary Palllnger, a much criticized man, none the less a man of high Intelligence nnd positive Integrity. In 1909, Mr. Palllnger urged, thnt "Ihe most advantageous method for dis position of the coal lands will be found In a measure to authorize the salo of the deposits In the lands." This, in brief, Is the traditional Amer ican policy. In 1910, Mr. Jacob Schlff, not, I be lieve, a member of the Alaska Syndi cate, but a typical mnster of "lllg Business," after a visit to Alnska, sur- nrlsed the 'cnuntrv with n onm-H ' " """U that Alaska's coal iimi. Mannas com coma no developed under control nf n I'nllnH sintna ., jmB8nili BomothliiK like the Interstate : Commerce Commission, a bod y wblch should determine how fast coal may be taken ont and timber cut, what royalty should be paid to the Govern ment, and perhaps what per cent of profits should be permitted to be made by the promoters and corporations who desire to work these resources." A suggestion so radical from a source so authoritative In the business world nn8 Imd a marked effert c ,nollgnt ous(1e Alni)kiu u )n. dlcated to many minds the practic ability of a scheme of government ownership, with i.tual exploitation In private hands. The fact apponrs to have been overlooked that Mr. Schlff's plan simply substitutes lease rights for ownership rights, no great change except In theory. The latest ftllCCPHl Inn with rnmioM j to the development of Alaskan coal ! " J"' '? " h't'i'"""'"!!! cuiiHirucuon or rnn- j roads connecting the coal fields with i tide Wor i,,vi.. n, ,ii j '' t "..,.6 uui;iwmicui I n lm!ii,ii ,i.,i.. . I of Individual mining properties to in-. urged to make tho necessary prepara dlvldual private ca'pllnl, tho whole to tlons. A copy of this bill will be sent be under the leasing system. Whether jthem In time for this event, or not this Idea could bo worked out This measure plnns to extend the In effective practice Is a mntter of benefits of the Oregon Agricultural opinion. Frankly, I doubt It. I hold College to every county In Oregon. Co to the old and tried theory (hat the operative demonstration farms will be best results In any business cnllln one of the chief mrnni tnoo.i r-nh of Holding h ..- K Tffl8? The Capital Journal territory. THE CAPITAL PRISE. tor Initiative, sustained energy, and the qualities which may be summar ized In the word thrift, can best be secured under the principle of in dividual ownership or under long lease. The effect of such supervision would be, I think, first to disgust and than eliminate bold operators, men like the late Collis P. Huntington and James J. Hill, men of a type which every new country unfailingly produces, men having the Inslgth, the foresight, the hardihood, to take oondltlons in the rough, and mold them to the uses of society. Two other plans of Alaskan devel opment have been proposed, one by Mr. Gifford Plnchot for working the coal fields In five- and ten-acre tracts, with production limited to, "sny.'a thousand or two thousand tons a year." Mr. Plnchot would have made his plan more complete by requiring that there should be precise harmony of color between the socks and neck-. ties of the workmen employed, and that the tools be limited to oyster forks and dessert-spoons. ' I believe that this generation, and half a dozen more, will bo comfort ably asleep ln their graves before Japan will venture an aggressive course toward the United States. Put I do sea that Japan is expanding in population beyond the resources of her own territory that, ultimately, In the phraso of the late Mr. Harrlman, "Japan must go Bomewhere." I see, too, in Alaska a country precisely suited to Japan's national genius and to her national needs and ambitions. With Alaska, the United Stntes. Is, and may remain, master in the Pacific Ocean. Japan with Alaska would ho Its master. I Bay "with Alaska," be cause ln Alaska are to be found the timber, coal and food supplies essen tial to naval efficiency, even to naval supremacy. These facts write plainly on the wall of national prudence and caution, "Have a care!" If Alaska is to remain American territory under any condition which may arise, we must have a defensive policy, nnd we must sustain defensive forces ade quate to any possible demnnd upon them. We must have a care. "BETTER FARMS WILL . BUILD THE STATE" Portland, Ore., Feb. 3. Further ex pression to the sentiment In favor of "earth education" that is so strons throughout Oregon today, will be giv en February 12, which bus been mude children's day in the Country Life movement. At that time schools of the state are expected to pay special at tention to the subject of the develop ment of Oregon's soli, the improve ment or our farms and tho betterment of country Ilfo generally. Special programs will be arranged In the various schools, and in ninny towns and villages parades will be held by school children. The slogan decided on for the occasion will be; "Better Farms Will Build the State." The idea to be worked out every where 1b that the movement to make better farms and to Improve the farm homes of Oregon Is a step that makes for the prosperity of all the people, Life on the farm, if made more profit able, will become more attractive and happier homes men.i more contented pcoplo and nn Increased country pop ulation. It is desired that senate bill 72, a measure before the legislature to pro vide for extension work by the Oregon Agricultural College, be discussed by ......II.. ... I mi: iu,iio ui uiu BiHiiiuiH on I'coruiiry 12, and teachers and Bchool bonrds are a Successful Auction Sale A sale insufficiently advertised cannot possibly The Bill makes the busy man stop when he is in a hurry, in the wind and cold, and maybe take out his spectacles. The Capital Journal finds him at home in a comfortable chair, leisurely reading his rmper. The Bill must be tacked up and distributed a day or two of hard work for a man with a rig. The Cap ital Journal distributes the same information to nearly every louse all at the same time, without trouble or extra cost. THE GREAT AUCTION PArER. Remember, it is not enough to simply put your ad. in some newspaper. It must be in a paper that reach es the People You Wish to Interest in l'o?t Sale, and 4 4 JOURNAL FIRST IN ENTER- county or district of the state will be supplied with these Institutions and the experts of the O. A. C. ln charge will go into partnership with the farmers la solving soil problems, and in exploiting agriculture to the limit of Its possibilities. Somite bill 72 asks that the state this year appropriate a sufficient amount to start this work on a satlsfctory basis, the counties to share in the benefits, also being expected to set aside funds to carry the project along. The federal government, too, will be drawn upon for money, It having made provisions for extension work of the various states. It Is only by such an arrangement that the government funds can be ob tained to further demonstrate farm work In this state. To get what It Is entitled to in this direction, the state must show its interest by taking thtB movement up ln earnest, and all those who favor the development of Ore gon's agricultural possibilities, Its big gest asset, are behind tho proposed measure. At a recent rneetlng held in Port land, the Central Oregon Development League, which drafted the bill, the Oregon Development League and the State Ranker's Association, the su perintendent of public Instruction, the Oregon Agricultural College, the live stock interests, the railroads and the business men of Portland were all represented and agreed that the need of the hour Is agricultural extension work that shall reach to every part of the state. All present pledged their support to the bill now before the leg islature and pointed to the wide spread benefits that will follow Its passage. DOX'T KXOW THEY HAVE COST US 1(100,000,000 San Francisco, Feb. 1. Keep the American flog flying in the Philip pines. This is the stand taken here today by 365 tourists who have just ended a globe encircling cruUe on the Hamburg-American lino steamer Cleveland. Alleged plans of the Wilson adminis tration to give up the islands was made the subject of an indignation meeting while the Cleveland was one day out from hoe, and resolutions signed by all the American citizens on board; both men rnd women, wero adopted. After commenting on the "astound ing achievements attained in the islands under American occupation," and "their stragetic position in the ocean," the resolutions say; "Resolved, That the passengers of the Cleveland, Irrespective of party affiliations, realizing that these islands are self-supporting, and in view of the nnval obligation which clrcumstnnces have plnccd upon us, to aid ln the pro motion of civilization, do earnestly j protest against the lowering of the American flag in the Philippines." The tourists today viewed the sights 'of an Francisco, Oakland and Berke ley. An entertainment program has I been arranged which will keep them I busy until Monday, when most of tho globe trotters will Btart overland for i their homes. SEW Y01IK OIX.MEX' GET AXOTIIEH VICTIM JerBey City, Feb. 1. Believed to have been shot by a New York gunmnn as tho result of the mysterious labor row, Thomas Conroy, prominent In the Building Trades Council here, Is dy ing at his home today. Ernest Wll haber, arrested after the shooting stnted thnt a New York gangster, known as "Kid Dynamite,' was Con roys assailant. Wllliaber declared he and "Big Slim," another New York gunman were hired on tho Bowery by "Kid Dynamite" for $,"0 each to come here for a "Job," and tho shooting of Con roy followed produce the best results. one which covers the Whole Territory. It is astonish ing how far men will go to attend a sale and bid on some particular property advertised ; these are the very man you want to reach, for they come to do busi ness and not from curiosity. YOU HAVE ONLY ONE CHANCE. Bear in mipd that all your goods are going to be sold in One day, and on that day depends whether you make or lose perhaps several hundred dollars. A few dol lars' expense is absolutely nothing at all compared with the importance of advertising your sale Right. You Cannot Take Chances Advertising. MM THE CAPITAL JOURNAL HOME. TONIGHT TAKE A "CASCAREF'SURE XO SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUS STOMACH, COATED TOXGUE OH CONSTIPATED DOWELS BI MORXIXG. Turn tho rascals out the headache, the biliousness, the Indigestion, the sick, sour ' stomach and foul gases turn them out tonight and keep them out with Cascarets. Millions of men and women take a Cnscaret now and then and never know the misery caused by a lazy liv er, clogged bowels or an upset stom ach. Don't put ln another day of distress. Let Cascarets cleanse and regulato your stomach; remove the sour; undi gested and fermenting food and that misery-making gas; take the excess bile from your liver and carry out of the syBtem all the constipated waste matter nnd poison ln the Intestines and bowels. Then you will foel great A Cascaret tonight will Biirely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep. A 10-cent box from any drug Btore means a clear head, sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver and bowel action for months. Children love to tnko Cas carets because they taste good never gripe or sicken. WEST VIKGIXIA HATIFIES THE IXCOJIE TAX It'NITKD 1'IIESS LEASED WII1H. Washington, Feb. 1. With West Virginia today ratifying the income tax constitutional amendment, the 35th state to full ln line, ratification by only one more state Is necessary to make the amendment elective. The states or Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Ver mont turned down the proposition, while Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Florida, New Mexico, Virginia and Wyoming have not yet acted. The state department will not for mally announce Its decision on the amendment until two more states have adopted the plan. Congress is then expected to ennct tho bill, KYAX'H BONDS ACCEPTED WILL BE Fit EE TOMORROW UNITED I'llKSS LEASED WlllB.) Chicago, Fob. 1. The release of Frank M. Ryan, president of the Inter national Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, one of the 33 union men convicted or unlawfully transporting dynamite, was ordered this aftemon by tho United States circuit court of appeals here today. United Statea District Attorney Chns. W. Miller, or Indianapolis, -approved the $50,000 bonds otfered for the re lease of the labor leader. Ryan will be released from the government pris on nt Fort Leavenworth, Kan., tomor row. UKAINU Tuesday, Feb. 4th J Cohan and Harris present f Geo. M. Cohan's lntest and X smartest play "Broadway Jones" I The play critics concede to bo the best sent on tour in years. San Francisco press endorsed this as the best play seen ln years. Prices 50c, $1.00, $1.50. n 11 ll II M 11 II El CI II M tf 11 U n M II El 11 II 11 U M M mm ti II El II II II It n n !! 11 11 U The prices at all of these sales will A sale well advertised will always on Scrimping on Your 4 - FIRST IN EVERY i imlllnB i ma a M M U tt i BBaBBBaaaarcasaasrsansBSMasBasaS