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SEWARD. ALASK A. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 . 1919. 1 • N CENTS PER COP*
VOLl ME XII. NUMBER 197. _ . • -_______—
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in Governor Higgs' report, trans
mi lieu to congress by Secreta*>
h ruiiKiin iv. Lane, the subjects of l
erai loahs, teriitoiinl oanks, lunoi
conditions, bureau ol puoltctiy, i*'«. i
annum. trat on. paouc iarui ana navn.
puv oi aiv touched upon . as fo lows.
1-Ydcral Hoads
1• .-via xa road commission, con
stituted by act of congee, a approvcu
January 27, l'.'Oo. is composed o. thrc\
of tic vis of .he army, niio report to tin
uat derailment through the of ice <4
the chief of engineers.
The iota! expended for all cor-true
tion and ma» it nance to June 30, 10Ls
is $1.7ss.:>; i.Ah Of this amount
£2,'S'tMH)P, or .* \ cent, was .;pprr.
printed at different times by congn *
anu Sl.i'ds-ddht*:;. o* 41 per cent, from
the Alaska fund. One thousand am
.*,ix miles of wag >n read., 67:. mile
uf sled toad and 2,:M6 miles of tin.
have been ton Aiact'd and rta atai
ed since UH)o. Api roximately • • > mi
e.? of wagon road iias a light grace
surface.
A tidal of $5.^7,020.If was er.prn
ed during t* ' f:scal year ending Jur.
:\0, H‘i:h Of Giis amount £274, '2S.4
v a f>- m.i d.eaanc*^ of ex sti-.g roa"
bridge's and traits, and $322,-4)1.•
wa- charged to const: uction, ir.-st o
the exp t. v t f con. t. action being " *
♦•x; nsive improvement of presea
roads and tra U During the year th
mileage \ as me leased as follow.-.
Twenty-six miles of wagon road, •**
miies of winter shsi road and *>• mi e
of trail. In audit >n to this new wo.x
several now or.ug* were c<*u .
Apiaoximu:* .y t 2o,o0j is availatu
for road wo.k during ike present I'la
cal year (1919). The crying n,*J o.
the territory i.^ for roads - it will nev
er reach a high state of deve.cpnieiu
until a system of good roads cover.*
the cntiie country. Almost all route
of travel cro. s long stretches of ogg.
country over whim it i. impossible U
»liag a wagon, in consequence, lew
opmont is along primitive lines whei
once the established routes cf ..run.
ponation arc abandoned. The sc..pc o
work of the Alaska Road commi -sior.
ers couid well be doubled or treb »
without incr *w'ng their overhead e\
ponses. Appropriations of $750,000 c
$1,000,000 per tnnum would be or.'y ;
fair amount with which to continu
their -'xeeP-mt and constructive work
Territorial Roads.
In addition to roads con troop'd anf
# maintained by the Alaska road com
mission, the territory has appropri
ated $200,000 yearly for roads m>
otherwise provided for; this amour,
is equally divided among the four ju
dicial divisions, to be expended undo
the direction of a road commisdoi
elected in each division and an ad
visory, body of two assistant road i m
missioners appointed bv the governor.
v*k>u». Petroleum
Petroleum is no a being produce*
in pacing quantities from a few s’ a!
low wells near Katalla, witli furthe
drilling in pi ogress. There are seep
ages and other oil indications cn -hi
Kenai peninsula, ti.e Seward pen i
sula, the Alaska peninsula, Cook in
let. at Yakatuga, and persistent -u
% mors of oil pools found near the lim
of the government railroad north oi
the Alaska range. Ta^ finding of oil
in quantity in any one of the^e locali
ties would be a wonderful boon to the
country* which is rapidly g >ing on an
oil-burning basis as price and sur-p’y
will permit. Tne petroleum found i
of a very high grade and has a par
affin base. The small plant at Kata da
produces gasoline and distillate, fte
residue being sold for fuil oil. As
matters now stand, the oil lands oi
Alaska aw* entirely lied up in govo n
ment v. ithdrawafs. When legislation
now before congrc>.* has been enacted
an attractive field will be opened up
to the prespecto” financially able to
boa;* the expense incident bo oil ex
ploration.
Police Protection
Outside of the incorporated towns
there i * hut little police protect on e\
•opi as afforded »y the various war
U*n and special emp’eyccs for tin
uppre ion of the liquor traff.?
menu* the natives. The marsh: 'd •'!
"c 's are hemnn d around with « o tr •*
on * con«,c,*iU’\r expenditure f>r th
V.« tion of crime, which nte.Ves i*
hno> • imrossibio to prevent ev*me <** ]
0 nti ' n lawb : ’ tr af r a ci«m
>as b cm ecimnilted. A recommendut
on is toad* for th* establish.n* mt oi
» federal constabulary to enfor ** lav
mi pi event erme.
\las\a Game.
The pame la ws are unsuitod to th
1 t is oi the territory. Confjn us ea?
>t devote the ti.iv necessary vo th*
nat tment ot laws winch will meet th
lany di\ersifi d conditions ■ one*
cd in a ccuntry uo larpre u A'usk
Jame should be protected by 1 e v r.
crcemcnt of stringent lav*. . but o
aw; made by peop!c inmiiia wit
ante and he count r •. Th< r • hou
. h il onserv< : im<.
it which will still allow of its so b.
po pula tion dependent upon i . T:
o\’( rnor *tv;»;nmends that the e» nt:o
f Alaska jr' '' :,e passed to the ter
vied legislature. A* nres^nt the for.
f frame wardens is entirely inade
;”aio, particularly when the y ml::,
m is ho. t*’» to the unjust p o ns’on
f the law and tt*"ulation«t.
territorial Ranks
At the cl' c of the fiscal y a: th?v
f re sixteen t *riitorlal banks a '
hrec national banks / the sam • nur
cr as at the close cf the previor
•ear. Now banks were eetab’idv
t rairb nks and Cordova during tl'
ear. and there was cno failure, :
mnk in Fairbanks having having he'
1 >sed ;n August, H>17 by the terr:
o>ial banking board. The Hank e
'”by. aftm* slightly more than •
■a ** existence, voluntarily liquid?4
d its affairs.
Labor Conditions
It is safe to fav Pmt e. hj f
' • t r»itory is feeing from
• <rn ” hihm*. Mbps, mih *. fi h
« ar.d railroads are a” w«v
nq . ’ >rt h.uVed. P< ak prodm ’
pry whore ha Iwen rendered imno
h:e. In many* instances men 1 a*
:vcn up gc*o«i wages with contiiv
iv otnp’oyment. urged to other or.vi
aments by the national restle.-»<n« ss.
At Nome a most serious st*ik' :
n progress. The Miner’s Unio
4mck for an eight hour day a-* pre
dod by tern to rial law and would n
pt no compromise, although the 1«
ad hern found unconstitutional h
he judge of the Fourth judicial dis
ict. An attempt'd appeal wa ; de
ied by the attorney general » f th
mited States. Until thevalidity o
he law is finally settled there ,44ir b
r 'c ud;': “nee of labor troubles.
A * provided in the aet und°.* In
tretions of the Council of D fens
| he eight-hour workings of tho la
ere set aside by proclamation of th
"'v erf nor xs applied to fisher as fe
he ik nod of one year, unless tl:e wc
ooner terminates.
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Bureau of Publicity
A territorial bureau of publicity ;
^ng conducted for the purpose c
,?.-*s«im:nat’‘ng literature conoerrin
he tc'T’tory jmd for interacting pro
•ecnve investors by furnishing re1 ip
!e speck. 1 information. A central la
>or bureau is maintained and is do
ng much toward a general distrilmt
>n of labor. Results are comm* ncim
to ho shown.
Food Administration
P c food administrator, with head
quarters at Juneau, reports many ini
nortant results aceouirdirtird, the rnos4
;mportant of which has been the fix
ing of the price to be paid for salmor
and other fish. In this connection th'
duties of the food administrator for
Alaska are among the most import
ant in tho country. A number of mat
ters, such as stimulating the product
ion, creating a demand for fish other
than salmon, aiding in the preservat
ion of the fish of the territory, secur
ing the co-operation of dearlcrs other
than those handling foodstuff's have
been handled by the Alaska tood ad
ministration. The co-oporati' n a v.l
willingness of Alaskans to comply
with the rcugulations of the food ad
ministration have been most gratify
ing.
Public Lands
During the year sixteen townships,
whole and fractional, of the Sewn** ’ i
meridian, and ten townships wu*; ^
, and fractional, of the Fairbanks me
•idian, were surveyed.
Th ('•• have been surveyed to da » I
‘he foPowim; town h»p surveys*. vhoV
•in;! fractional, viz.. Seward meridian
*i; Fi irba llcs m nidian, 32; ( op
vivor meridian, 13.
Naval Patrol
On account of seemingly wo ! id>
staniiated rumors of 1. W. \\. an
Hi)- German threats again, t t ie >r»
lustries of Alaska, and part^r’a-h
.gainst iho fi h canncrie , the nav.’
v iKirtmcnt established a p« * °1 *’
Vlaskan waters to last during th
ishiug and packing season. 11'° i-'; I (*
* on. i. ted of four small ship*. act
arrying a naval intelligence oTic'
;nd an officer of the derartrr
I: ■. sir ry wa '
Vv. V/.. and alleged pro-G
vere interviewed, and several a:
if dangerous characters wen run
On German arrested had formula
nd material for making high
'v,‘ . Through the a:-*-d-tar.ee el in
a4 ml a number of slackers hjvv be?
nought in. The presence of tln p«>
ol has without doubt, kept i” « "<r«
voposed outbreaks of ci.loya w ar
'estruct’on of property v
ave injured tho fisheries a* a 4 ini
ken the United State- is in n • 1 <
koir products*, and has lent cni •
o and encouragement to operators
solated localities.
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P.y Associated Press
SEATTLE, Jan., 2:.— Gov. .nor.
Uiggs, Jr., of Alaska is expo
iv tomorrow morning and 2a»: <1.
!l Iv a guest o. the Taco pi a Coi
iciai Club. Ail Tacoma sour i n g
,-e been asked to sugg :st ne ;::i > f
niq jc ent tainment. There will .
’unehccn and an automobile < •
m Tacoma to Camp Lewi;
oposed.
Hy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23— J)
.mciican Rod Cross tias anno»r r
n appropriation of $25,000 for r« lie
oik for influenza in Alaska. Gov
grrs , before leaving for Alaska, r.7i
1 the Red Cross for relief p«*udin.
•n;:re> ;onal action.
HAVE MUSIC WITH MEALS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. , 23
n the principle that music puts 4pe
ito the workmen, adds to their cor
ntment and perfects digestion, n?a
* all the shipyards of Jacksonvir
nd Brunswick have started to fu*
i h bond music , especially at me?
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SACRAMENTO, Jan., 23— An in
nsivo campaign for the eradicatio
f destructive rodents has been und
etaken by George H. Hecko, state
ommissioner of horticulture. He ba;
een advi-ed by the United State
rorcau of biological sur/cy that $10,
’00,000 of the $300,000,000 annual los,
to crops in the United States due t
v dents, has been confined to Califoi
nia.
By Associated Brens
SEA E Jan . 23
.di al Wat. on v ill b' una le t; ha\c
•ejKiiiv* made to h(*r crank shaf' on ac
count of the st ike in .he . h pyanv;
ind \.*;'! not :;*i! for Ala.ka r.e t Sat
mlay.
Stra.ne" Cu aca* will take tl: p’a< ,'>
!* th • A lmi : I \7a son accoiVuifr to,
, ip jffl ial and v 1 ••
•nr. ho.-«* next Saturday for faith
a tern an-! Southwestern laska
ports.
KTKT vE MAY SBBEAT)
>E \TTJ.E, Jan. 23— The Centra*
koine Count'll and Union* i c to
ake a r fc • mini.; vole • n cr7 in£ v
• ecu a! j trik' in connection \\\ !i the
trike ca V-! b\ tk * Meta! 'bad's
loaned i ’ • hi >ya It i i
o*th . ‘ t* and \ ooden shipb
ards.
insr UMi: v' oecnis in
iMWTNnismi* or thi: >■ 'irrsi
TV ronv’.noe of l’*'' YcVo wo*
'rvar better illustrated than in th-'
• • of V/PVam Seouse, who was
•at on the Princess Sophia. Sc oil ;c
a a real nurdoufth and va ■ the
m f ) 1 w * first bueket of nav on
b'* fnnrn? • EVorado Creek. It was
i February, 1896 that vv?th V’illiai
Moau-, Jack Wdk’nson. vd Thoma*’
1.*u- k, all of Nanaimo, I». C.. ’ c so*
for tY Northland. rr> ;t von
• s, a wed a to reo pert t’ c four-1
ry, about wb: b little n • ! re wn a'
he Outfit*dr'* at J"nor,i tin
arty crossed the CMkoot Pa -« in’c
he Stewart Pium* country, wbe*e the;
rospected for most or me s mine
‘thout v »*V much :’U( COS'?. •? nu’r'
’-ort of sunp’ir-, they dcci Wl V
’0-k into tho Yukon, where r’ b dA
o”*u had just been rPc-cov'* rn o*
'ena"7n C'Tok. When thev tr,af,be<
Mr. c* e^k all the ground had b^e
Mlmd. and they fnrn-d a kin t
'rhi’>r>V C’*erk, l°ter to t e T:n» "*n r
Un •’>. On 9 >* t. 7. ldOO. ^ ’or
4eked No 14 E*dorado and othe
'aims wore located bv thn rert of t1,
arty. IV■1’ore these had been mov^
’*e partr' ship was stonrburke, a
’Vane expre* ed *t and the day P*
;r.st fro’d va- hoi ted saw them st'”
' a. condition of comparative affh*
nee. When the four Nanaimo mA*
porn ted after thrir surerv the
Treed to meet apron on the 2e*h an
*e sary of the Eldorado strike, aT
'injar alive, however fav thov mipd*
ave to travel* to celebrate th' dav
their pioneering. Sconse's dea ’
*akes the first break in the pr.rtne**
hip.
ERMAN ANNUAL TAX
A STAGGERING IDAD
LONDON, Jan., 23- Lon! Em
U'tt# calculates that Germany mm
lire by direct taxation from a billio
nd a quarter to a billion and thre<
lartcrs dollar? in annual revenue t
icapc bankruptcy.
Germany has raised, by ext a tax
tio i during the war about $3,240
JO,000, as against $8,003,000,$$$ i
\gland.
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ERMAN AMBASSADOR
TO MEXICO RECALLEI
MEXICO CITY, Jan.* 23— Heinrisl
on Eckhardt, the Gefman minuter t<
Jexico since 1015, and the diploma
ho figured in the Zimmcrmar.n dir
losures early in 1017, when the Ger
nan government made a futile at
empt to line Mexico , up against tlv
United States, has beer, recalled b;
he present German government.
TOKTO,i Jan., 23— Barqn Shibu •
uva, is planning to establish an orgo
'or the purpose of bringing togothc
nore closely the capitalists and labor
ers of Japan.
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Tii Lcaal Council oi Del'.:: • l.v •
. . tad by cafcil . ■ * * i • i > -
e nor LJ. C ark. on, L)i: octer, < .unr!
if I tional Deferu to a i
a! hali! Memo hi! T rice., o. h
• v, C biliary ninth, sml: . . ■ ly
liar s. o bo he
hv’s cf Cuur.oy-; on that <ta; .
The in tructloiv-. ivcelwd i\ * \ in
rF'Caice, a:< follow; :
dii ti n of tl ; . y
k».” . ovr unit cf 'Ir Council of \ku
nml Do ^nso i; di oct d to do * 'Ay
r/t poslble to make ?ucc .• a i t’».
Con wide iv imyenv r.t for m mo**
:k mVe' to b‘ held rimidtar
:i Fi u nary Xir.th, the da' *! f ti e
w>jo cd Memorial Sorvi.ro ip ’ n
jr-jss.
The honoring of the rr.e;v. >ry r.f
V odo e TlooP'wrjH r. rent ev *vki. ’
•an ^end ; party belief au.d pumpa’
irojudice.
M ' lived tfv atlv for ►' ipi • v" '
’ at is enouq h to jus
,v,o opposed him in mourn'r.rr h
leath.
With iron courage hn performed •
uijoi ope alien on the public own’
r his count y at a time when prb!:t
*'* • • had become' chilled, and wi'h
"•ring and unfaib'ng dignity he rr as
'vd)V incv^a'Od the prestige o’ \r»
rica abroad.
Of no American can ;t bo rw-T
nithfullv said “chat his heart vai in
’nndined vith the flag.*'
For the?: thing a’ono o.M
nn: who lived in his t’rue should ^oM
’^m solves in his debt, ami rbcu’d
^ so, and t’MP a'ido on the nui'h dav
’ February to honoi* liis passing />om
National State.
At the regular Sunday moot ng of
he Local Council of Defense, plans
'll b‘ submitted and perfect'd to
ary out tl e instructions received.
AM persons who can and will aid in
he observance of the Memorial Ser
ies, are requested to communicate
ith either Judge Whittlesey, Vcre*
ay, or L. V. Ray, Chairman, ■ > thru
he T ocal Council mnv have the brno
f volunteer services and ir
w'nt suggestion, in order to
‘award, representing this rar'
'vtlon ef Alaska to pav our h n on'
nth dignified simplicity, to a rifc •'
reeminont usefulness and stre g1’ .
A
OLDFIELD RETIRES
CLEVELAND, Jan., 23— T r--.
Oldfield announced today that H had
•etired from the tracH* The f
•uto rarer will hrad a new tire ch~'
■>anv.
PARIS, Jan., 24— Professor r' ’
*e has bepfirn his course on Amnr’rnn
'iteraturo and civilyication *h•' So»*.
honne. This course n^-nUy ere:it
”*d by the Minister of Public In: ‘j
'on and the University of Pari>. The
public was. admitted to the lc?tv,vv
hall.
I'v Associated Pro**
CATTLE, Jan., 23— Rail and wire
communications from Seattle arc crip
pled t. day by high water and numer
ous land, lidos. The Associated Pro.-;
v' e arc also badly crippled. There is
’it*! <>r.t. Id • news being received from
he \u ious ra Crn news centers ow
ing to wires lying down and men un
able to reel:' ouich repairs.
Crm* Northern and Northern
nri dTc ha suspended train service he
S‘ 1 t’e and Tacoma. Trains an'
v'.o \y'*r\'* he’d 'it Ontrab'a, Wadi.,
on ;e ro’int • f trnebb* between Cen
fr- : »‘d Tacoma. SPdes end fresh
; e * m r« > ♦ 1 in the no»*therr.
• e * t of 4 he state.
3fMh IN SEATTLE
^CtTTr.E. Jan.. 23— The 3r,4th
A” TV.lt the first unit of the
n* .< y iviNon to re’rrn home from
. or Ved he-o this afternoon,
y* t rr» * -tailed by a slide just
evt 'd^ cf the eitv.
T,,/% -> ’ r* ndml the streets thi
. ■ «,'>on of thousands of
f1or s he * ' tve principal decorations.
'!’* ru ' > 1 >f peorh' ar<' on the streets
-» »«-->g r’pe h >vs. The R ni Cross gave
ft. , rnembers a luncheon at the
'vn! v’*c e the boys were joined bv
tV- V- t‘vea who marched with
tb » “* In C'o earn do.
Tl*' -‘Y'th T’n t is on th.o way
y,.: fv d'm holization.
P.y Aicir.Ud Pro**
PARIS, Jan, 2>— Samuel Gom
p >v lias unproved of the decis’on of
tiie Peace Congress to invite all the
Pm ’’.i f: A ions to meet the Allies.
Gomp rs said that he believed that
this will again place Russia again in
comity with the world’s great powers.
RRSI’MES WAR COrXCIL
PARIS, Jan. 2H— President Wilson
has docid d to resume the sessions of
the \V. r Cabinet on Wednesday. The
cabinet will di cuss the economic pro
blems involved in the peace discuss
ions. The sessions will be attended by
Baruch, Hoover McCormick and Hur
ley, La t night at the first session, the
cabinet d'.cirrcd the blockade and
b?pi ing of food for relief of Russia.
ALLIES MI'ST DISPOSE
OK WIRELESS STATIONS
"VRIS, Jan.. 23— The Inter Allies
,*'n - *r ation Congress meets here
n:v lay to p’an speedy disposit
c"' c»yrmous wireless plants the
A.Uin~ Vr.ilt during the war. America
b’uH stations in France and
•.hese r a t be sold to France.
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MPVTE ACTRESS* HUBBY
MAY BECOME THE KING
OF PORTUGAL REBELS
PARTS T~e. 23— It is reported if
r .••• T"" Manuel of Portugal does
pv th throne, if the Monar
ch: -ts \v»n t!ie present movement, it
will h2 offered to Don Miguel of Bra
ganza. He is the husband of Anita
Stewart, the American movie actress.