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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 48.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929.
JB.
LUCE TEN CENTS
SSL WET
OF Ml*
I'HIS DIVISION TAKES LION’S
SHARE CONTRIBUTING 60
PERCENT RECEIPTS
JUNEAU Feb., 26.—(Special to
•the Gateway)
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THE TAXPAYERS’ DOLLAR
Educaton S.49
Development of Ter. S.21
Public Institutions, Health
and Charity S.16
Industrial Development $.07
Administration of Territory
Government S.04
investments $.0.1
Total $1.00
Th2 above analysis is presented
in the annual audit of Territorial
business and accounts covering the
■calendar years of 1927 and 1923
luring that period there was e;:
. ended a fota! of $2,376,915.22 or
the basis given.
3n the same penod 'eceiots from
,1 sources, coming ‘nto the Terri
toria. Treasury, were $2 426.164 20
’ Inis there was a balance left ovei
cf .649.749 between cu’Tent re
-.■■ i:'.i ^ n 'iH n'irrent expenditures 1
the biennium.
.-i-„ . -r. --x r”’ op f at c 0
'pnn reporf of audit, presents '
splendid statistical record of thi
sources of income and the avenue.
nf expenditures. It is to be regret
, red that every taxpayer canno
have a conv of it to famiiiarizi
himself with the details of Terri
‘orial d-ovemmenf''’
The fishing industry continue!
to be the most fruitful source of in
come to Alaska. Tt. paid during ihi
two year period the sum of $1 503.
269.34 in general taxes, and $65,
231.08 in income taxes for a total o
51,568,500.42. Reduced; to pere.en
lages, that is 77 40 percent of tin
total revenye. Nor does ttrs in
•hide the industry’s proportion o
shcool poll taxes and mercantil
iicensec. if they were counted in
undoubtedly the total would be ii
excess cf 30 percent.
Other sources of funds enumer
a ted are; Pell tax for schools
170.394.83 or 8.40 percent of th
■ ntal; Income taxes, Mines an<
dining $113 887.09 or 5.77 percent
Pur licenses taxes, $36,227.56 or 1.8
uercent; Business enterprises, $49,
719.03 or 2.45 percent; Insurant*
premium taxes. $43,121.22 or 2.h
. erc.ent, Automobile licenses $32,
T30 or 1.62 percent: Tonnage tax oi
ships, S4.182.25 or 0.21 percent; Pro
torsional tats $3,55'’ or 0.18 pe
cent.
■ SOURCE BY DIVISION
| Statistics of the sources by geo
graphical i\ ns are both interestini
"nd informative. The Third Divi
■ ion takes off the lion's share of tli
honor, contributing exactly 60 pe
tent of all the receipts which n
actual figures amounted to $1,215,
>05.30. The red fish packing in
cuistrv is the largest factor in thi
condition.
The First Division ranked secom
in nreipts It turned in 36.39 pe
cent of the total, which was $737,
166.73 The other two Division
were away down on the scale, th
Fourth’s receipts being $50,996.80 o
2.51 percent of the aggregat
A amount, and the Second’s $22,303.3
or 1.10 percent.
SPENDING THE DOLLAR
In spending the tax papers’ dol
iar. the low cost of administrate!
is one of the most striking am
nio;t highly gratifying features
(Continued »n Page Six)
i W»I. ARTHUR CONFIRMED
i
| WASHINGTON, Feb., 26, (£>)—
jThe Senate confirmed the uom
I ination of William Arthur as post
| master at Nome.
|ll FISHERMEN
SWEPT 0VESB010
SCHOONER VJUVSEE
| IMMENSE WAVE SWEPT DORIES,
l SKATES OF GEAR, AND RAIL
OVERBOARD
j KETCHIKAN, Feb., 26, f/P)—The
i ocean's first toll this season ol
those who brave ite depths for
! halibut and wealth, was exacted
from the schooner Vansee which
lost two men in the Gulf of Alas
! ka about 75 miles from Kodiak Is
! land.
The drowned were Marine An
; derson, 37, whose wife and twc
j children live in Seattle, and Brunc
Svenson, 24.
j Report of the tragedy was mad*
i to the customs office here yester
I day by Christ C. Peterson, skip
| per of the Vansee, who said or
February 19 an immense sea car
ried the men overboard, swept
away four dories, 18 skates of geai
and smashed all other boats aiu
railings.
Failing to locate the men over
board Captain Peterson headet
’ for Ketchikan with 2,100 pound
; cf halibut. Captain Peterson ha
been fishing with the Vansee fo
the last nine years and this wa
the first accident during that pcr
iod.
j Svenson was a brother-in-law o
Captain Peterson. An unconfirmei
. report but which is believed to b
. authentic said the British boa
■ Takla had lost one man overboari
in the same storm and near th
■ : Vansee.
GREATEST FURY AT DUNCAN,
MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS
I MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb., 26, [JP]—
Tornadoes, making an early spring
: visit to three States, left a trail of
122 dead, scores injured, wrecked
I villages and property damage es
timated over a half million dollars.
At intervals of a few hours wind
storms dropped down into North
1 east Texas, Northeast Mississippi
and Southeast Arkansas striking
i with greatest fury at Duncan,
Mississippi where 14 of the 45 pop
ulation were killed and the village
; left in wreckage.
Fourteen stores, a two-story
brick hotel, eight residences and
a number of negro cabins were
leveled. Troops were ordered out
by Governor Bilbo to prevent loot
ing and vandalism.
Rev. E. McKeithen of the Meth
odist church said “There was
much noise sounded as if every
, house was being torn to pieces and
nobody had time to do anything;
| it was all over in a few minutes.
The tornado was followed a scene
I of awful confusion with men, wo
men and children screaming and
running in all directions.”
Of the 40 injured in Mississippi
four are reported to be in a ser
ious condition; 10 were severely
hurt.
1 EARLY POLITICAL ENTRY
? SELBY, S. D„ Feb.. 26, (£>)—Aug
L ast F. Hagan already lias announc
1 cd himself as a candidate for the
i Republican nomination as State
Treasurer in 1030.
REV. HILLIS PASSES
NEW YORK, Feb., 26, (/Ft—The
Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor
emeritus of the Plymouth church
in Brooklyn, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Robert S. Kel
logg, in the Bronx. He was 71. ■
TAinir fto.ttrus t'WO MEN AT
TEMPTS to ktt>'tAP HIM;
RETURNED LATER
MIAMI BEACH. Feb.. 25, Mb—An
unidentified prowler entered Jack
hemp^v’s room at 5 a. m. and sho
cnee a* Dempsey the bullet going
.widt. Dempsey made a report, to
inis effect tc the police late todav
Den psey was sleeping witn Floyd
Fitz.vmmons, Detroit promotor, .. ’
oe home of Harry Moire, on the
oeean front. He was awakened at
ft a. m and saw a figure of a man
■ilium' fed in •: nix «ov.. Den.p
sey said he thought the man was
tin hurt until Fitzsimmons Reside
him called out "What do you want".
The man replied “Turn on those
iu his" and addressing a supposed
‘.eoernplice :n the hallway said
1 C one on in Joe."
When the man spoke Dempsey
.taped out of bc-d .and the intruder
re'rented firing once wildly as ne
becked out oV the window. Demp
sey later said he believed tire two
men plotted to kidnap him and
he'd him for ransom until after tire
Shrek. v-Stribling tight.
T he men returned to tire Moire
heme naif an hour later and flesh
id 'hi i from an airtcirnbile on the
house then drove away.
iTssemoR-1
SEWARD RADIO STATION ROAD
AND BRIDGES WILL BE
WORKED OVER
The Gateway is informed by the
Cordova, forestry office that the
fallowing road projects within tlic
Chugnch national forest have been
approved by the Secretary of Agri
culture for construction this year:
Seward-Radio Station. The Bu
reau of Public Reads recently took
over the maintenance of the road
I’ etwoon Seward and the Govern
.Tient Radio Station. About $25,000
j will be spent on the reconstruction
l.'F the road this year This inclua
| dudes the replacement of two
;rmall bridges.
j Eyuk Lake Highway. No exten
, s'on rf the road has been authoriz
ed for this vear, due largely to the
excessive cost of construction as
Isnowr by the survey made last fall.
Nowever. the sum of $15,000 is to
be expended on the present road
for widening in places and provid
fig additional surface material.
'••ivl-.vood-Crow Creek Highway
This is an extension of 1.8 miles to
the existing road leading into the
minoveli7ed region tributary to the
Alasltn Railroad. The extension
will rc-=cli a group of active quartz
rerorpeots and wdl add greatly to
•rhe usefulness of the road.
Afoenak Lake Highway. Tins
project is located on Afognak Is
i-'nd. It will extend from the head
r>; Afogr.ak Bay to the Federal Fish
Rate aery on Afngnak Lake, a dis
tance of about three miles. The
project will greatly benefit the Bu
•eau of Fisheries hatchery which
carries on extensive fish cultural
.operations
The total amount of road money
•’i be expanded in the Chugach
. Jona’ forest tins year, including
onsiroetion and reconstruction is
7o,l)b0
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ALMOST DOUBLE AMOUNT OF
REINDEER SHIPMENTS FOR
THIS YEAR
—
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SEATTLE, Feb., 26, (A3)—About
! 20,000 Alaska reindeer, almost dou
ble the shipments of last year,
| will be distributed from Seattle this
; year by the Lomen Reindeer Corp
oration thereby making Seattle
the world’s largest reindeer distrib
uting point, announces Carl Lo
men, president of the corporation.
Last year's shipments doubled
1927, Mr. Lomen said. The rein
; deer herds of Alaska, according to
| an estimate up to July of this year,
will total 1,000,000 head of which
the Lomen Corporation own 200,
000.
I TKF WASHINGTON’S HOME
CHICAGO, Feb., 25, The
clubhouse under construction at
Vashingtcn Park race track will
I'e furnished and decorated to re
isemble George Washington’s home
I at Mi. Vernon, Va.