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EXPENSE OF GOVERNMENT
Just now the dominant question
before Congress is the balancing
of the budget. Taking precedence
over all other methods is that of
reduction in the cost of govern
ment.
The voting mass look to mem
bers of Congress to accomplish
this, but—
The Fairbanks Chamber of
Commerce resolves that “special1
railroad rates be allowed prospec- '
tohs; that the Federal government
erect smelters; that the annual
deficit of the Alaska Railroad be
‘reduced and eventually eliminat
ed by economies in maintenance
and operation and by increased
tonnage,” and “that the manage
ment of the railroad be authorized
to build branch lines, auto roads,
coal bunkers; that the railroad
and Alaska Road Commission be
transferred to the War Department
to be operated. . . that both i
these agencies or projects be at all
times kept in readiness to trans
port troops and munitions of war
from seaports to the Interior of
Alaska in case of an invasion by
an enemy of the United States.
Let’s see. How would we define
“prospector?” Any man seeking
mineral, an opening for a freight
line, store, roadhouse, or any oth- j
er business is but a prospector, j
If they are given special rates why !
not accord them to anyone else— i
a tourist, for instance, or a man j
with a large family and prospects
of the arrival of another!
We have the prospectors’ aid law
designed to supply $150 worth of
free transportation to a man in
seaicn ox minerals. oiitnrv
that of those receiving this ben
efit the majority were trappers,
and in some cases men desirous of
seeing the country by airplane.
Here is a socialistic scheme full
of holes.
Anyone familiar with the smelt- !
nig business will tell you that it is j
net. a toy for small capital to play j
with. At this waiting the Tacoma j
smelter is reported to be contem-!
plating closing down because of!
lack of ores.
Who will supply the ores for a ’
railroad smelter? ;
Such a plant would cost S1.0Q0,- !
000,000.
This means that much additional i
capital account for the railroad '
and the creation of just such a
t-opheavy system of administration
as affects the railroad and eats up
its revenueT It is a governmental
system and cannot be changed
without a complete change in gov
ernmental accounting.
It wrould be difficult to reconcile
this situation with one suggesting
economy in operation and elimi
nating railroad deficits
It would be interesting to know
CARNERA AT IT AGAIN
GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 22, —
Primo Camera, 261 pounds, knock
ed out Jimmy Merrott, 213 pounds,
from Tulsa, Okla., in the first
round of their scheduled 10- round
encounter last night.
BUSINESS PICKING UP
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22, —The Mis
sissippi Power Company announc
ed total operating revenues for
the past 12 months as $1,724,926
against $1,510,791 for the preced
ing year.
AMBASSADOR RESIGNS
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22, —Man
uel C. Tellez, former Mexican am
bassador to the United States and
Dean of the Washington diploma
tic corps at the age of 45, has re
signed as foreign minister.
COACH IS THROUGH
GAINSVILLE, Fla., Dec. 22, —
Chas. W. Bachman, head football
coach at the University of Flori
da for the last five years, resign
ed. He had a record of 27 victories,
18 defeats and three ties during
his regime.
what inspires such fear in the In
terior to warrant an S. O. S. for
the railroad to be kept in readi
ness for transporting troops and
munitions. The Soviets are too
busy with their flve-year plan and
are reported short of grubstakes.
No fear from them.
Japan has the Chinese dragon
by the tail and is becoming dizzy
looking for a soft spot on which
to alight. An ice-strewn Bering sea
would hardly appeal to a proud
and artistic people.
Unfortunately too much atten
tion is being directed to telling the
Federal government how to handle
affairs that are the business of
statesmen and too little is given
to local stimilants which would
go further to produce that which
is desired than all governmental
experiments combined.
Every transference to govern
ment of functions properly the
duty of the private individual only
serves to aggravate the deplorable
situation in the United States
where every interest, from the
hungary man in the streets to
high finance is importuning the
government for aid.
Alaska has too many big things
of her own demanding attention
to justify concentrating all effort
on governmental initiative and
direction.
There is estimated to be $400,
000,000 worth of gold in the un
developed placers of the Fairbanks
district not to mention its lodes.
No one knows how much more is
in the hills roundabout. So long
as this treasure is available to the
man of energy it offers opportu
nities within the reach of all.
Every effort looking to stimilat
ing the greatest source of income
within the zone of influence of
the railroad has met with either j
scorn or opposition. And this at!
a time when the outside mining I
communities are increasing their i
production and creating new en
terprises.
With each intrusion of the Fed
eral government into private j
business comes a new army of bu
reaucrats. At the rate they have j
been growing it is only a question J
of time when the strain will be
come too great.
* * * *
Predictions that King George’s j
realm is fading are premature. It
appears his son will never sit.
* * * *
A New York architect grows grass
on his roof. One wav of getting a
little long green.
* * * *
There’s no chance to get legal
ized beer before Xmas and neith
er will there be any chance to get
any “mule” if the “Geoducks”
stick around here.
RECOVERY DOUBTFUL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Deo. 22_
The condition of Representative
Butler of Oregon, who has been
critically ill for a week, took a
turn for the worse yesterday and
his recovery is doubtful.
“LEFTY” WAS CHAMP
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, —Robt.
“Lefty” Grove, veteran fast ball
hurler of the Philadelphia Athle
tics, was the most effective pit
cher in the American League last
season. Grove allowed tthe lowest
average of earned runs per game
for the fourth consecutive sea
son, though his average last year
was not up to 1931.
MORE “JUICE” USED
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, —Produc
tion of electricity in the United
States in the week ending Decem
ber 17 totaled 1,563.384,000 kilo
watt hours as against 1,518,922,000
hours in the preceeding week, ac- j
cording to the National Electric
Association.
Sourdough Bill says: About the
only thing these disarmament
meetings seem to have accomplish
ed is setting a bag limit on shoot
ing wild doughnuts.
cm BLUE FOX PELTS
■HE FROM HUM ISLE
With a hold-full of blue fox
pelts, Capt. Peter Sather is in port
with his vessel the Rolph 111, from
Nuka Bay. The pelts are from his
farm on Nuka Island.
Ice conditions in the bay are
bad, Captain Sather reports, and
he was unable to complete his!
regular voyage to all points.
Two passengers returned to i
Seward, Ingwald Jacobsen and
Bert Lee.
Captain Sather leaves port to-'
day for Prince William Sound for
mining equipment for Ogle and
Patterson. He expects to return to
Seward about Sunday, thence to
Nuka bay.
ENGAGEMENT RING A LOAN j
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22—An en- j
gagcment ring, whether it be a dia
mond or just a plain gold band, is j
only a loan until marriage, when j
it becomes the real property of the;
bride, according to a ruling made;
here in the case of Miss Louise I
Spence, who sought to keep a large i
diamond ring.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, Dec. |
22.—While this city and surround- :
ing area may be in a state of siege j
because of rebellion instigated by
former government officials, no in
dication of such a state of affairs
is apparent. Public meetings have
nat been prohibited, but attending
church is.
ASK TO WITHDRAW
CHANG CHUNG, Manchuria,
Dec. 22, —The News agency Nip
pon Dempo reported that the i
Manchukuo government has de
cided to ask Japan to withdraw
from the League of Nations rath
er than permit the League to dis
tub the present situation in tlife j
Far East and endanger the peace 1
of Asia.
China, the home of Confucius,
is still in confusion.
Thirsty? Try SYLVIA’S fountain.
Reserve your cut flowers now for
Xmas. Brick ice cream perfectly
cared for in our new frigidaire
plant. The Alaska Shop.
FOR EXPERT
BARBERING
GO TO
Miller s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, —Selling
subsided but the list rallied some
what before the close; the gener
al tone was steady.
Anaconda and Kennecott were
under pressure and lost some
fractions.
Leading issues eased off but
bonds remained firm. Cotton lost
a few points. Wheat closed at
44%. The days turnover was 730,
000 shares.
At Chicago it was reported that
Liverpool wheat broke to a new
all-time low, the lowest since 1588.
The United States winter crop is
reported to be the smallest in
years. Large eggs sold for 29c, me
diums 26c, smalls 22c per dozen;
call butter was quoted at 27 cents
a pound and cheese at 13 cents.
Chrysler 16%, Dupont 36%,
Eastman 55%, General Electric 15,
Gen. Foods 24%, Gen. Motors
12%.
EXCURSION RATES
Holiday excursion rates on the
Alaska Railroad are now effective
to December 31 inclusive. The fin
al return date is January 5. The
special rate is one and one-third
for the round trip. On December
23 a special trip will be made to
Portage; a coach will leave Sew
ard between 9 and 10 a. m.
A freight train arrives this eve
ing, so it is recorded on the black
board, and Saturday evening, the
passenger train from the North
Pole arrives, returning to Interior
points Sunday morn.
FREE! FREE! FREE!
A box of Haas candy with ev
ery $1.00 purchase in any depart
ment excepting news. Saturday,
December 24. The ALaska Shop.
Excellent assortment of fresh
candies at Sylvia's.
'tir
g A Masters Work
Jonas Bros, offer you a com
plete Fur, Taxidermy and
Tanning Service — unexcelled
anywhere.
Game heads, fur rugs, birds,
etc., mounted true to nature.
Your raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
chokers.
Write for free catalogue.
JONAS BROS.
1030 Broadway, Denver, Colo.
Seward Bakery &
Lunch Room
WE BAKE EVERY DAY!
Special Orders Promptly Filled
Qualify and Service, Our Motto
Our terms are strictly cash
ALL PRICES DRASTICALLY CUT
The Blue Shop
Pacific Alaskan
Airways, Inc.
(Formerly The Alaskan Airways, Inc.)
Serve all of Interior Alaska
Weekly schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For rates, information, etc., see
£lwyn Swetmann, Seward Representative
Clark Bassett, Manager Anchorage Base
K. K. Kate, Seattle agent, 16 Ray Street
McGee Airways
SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY
Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks Air Service
AT YOUR SERVICE ANYTIME
Rates: Seward to Anchorage $15; Seward to Fairbanks
$65. Ten per cent less on round trip lares.
(Joy hops, 3 passengers, $5 each, 30 minutes flying)
LIBERTY THEATRE
Show Tonight at 8 o’clock
AGAIN WE HAVE THE GREAT
MARLENE DIETRICH
supported by
WARNER OLAND —CLIVE BROOK
GUSTAVE VON ELM — ANNA MAY WONG
heading the great cast in the thrilling melodrama
“Shanghai Express”
A fine 9-reel feature dealing with Chinese bandit rebels back of
the great Chinese city. Directed by Joseph von Sternberg. It is
rated as one of the big productions. A story centering around a
famous girl of fortune “Shanghai Lilly” who was both good and
bad with the power of fascination over men high and low in the
international settlements and sought after even by the
Chinese bandit lord.
WONDERFUL ACTING—BEAUTIFUL STAGING, THRILLING
ACTION, LOTS OF LAUGHS.
There is also an interesting News and a Fable
Seward General
Hospital
Seward. Alaska
The Alaska Railroad
(mt. mckinley park route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Saturday 6:30 p. m. Each Sunday 7:30 a- m.
Mixed train between Anchorage and Seward.
SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND
Each Thursday Each Sunday
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points
leaves not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Sunday.
Mixed train carries a coach and passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Next Sailing About January 5
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
ADMIRAL Um SAILINGS
S^YTiU Leaves Seattle North
SAN FSANC’SCO EVANS .Dec. 20
LOS ANGELES
SAN D'EGG
N£W YORK
EVANS .Jan. 14
EVANS .Feb. 4
EVANS .Feb. 55
EVANS .Mar. 18
Leave Sewara South
EVANS .— Dec. 31
EVANS .. Jan. 25
EVANS .Feb. 15
EVANS .-.Mar. 8
EVANS .Mar. 29
Wayne Blue, Agent.
Phones
Main 81, Madison 40
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
Northwestern
Alaska
Northwestern
Alaska
Northwestern
Yukon
Northwestern
Yukon
Northwestern
Dec. 25
Jan. 8
Jan. IS
Jan. 29
Feb. 5
Feb. 19
Feb. 26
Mar. 12
Mar. 19
Ports of call: Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg,
Juneau, Haines, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, and
Latouche, North and South, except SS. North
western does not call Latouche either direction.
f. H. Flickinger, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co