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ANOTHER SLAP AT ALASKA
IJere is another example of editorials being published in
"leading papers in the United States reflecting against
Alaska using Senator Howell's recent tirade, which came
following General Richardson's outburst in the Atlantic
Monthly, as a basis—an untrue basis.
And we might add here that we have been wondering
for weeks why the Alaska delegate at Washington has not
reared up on his hind limbs in defense of the Territory he
is supposed to represent.
The Chicago Tribund', as will be seen, is evidently
against Government ownership; that's just another slant,
or slap, regardless whether or not the railroad could be
operated more efficiently under private ownership. The
point is this is just a portion of the aftermath of the Rich
ardson article and subsequent utterances of Howell and
Treadway.
ALASKA
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
There is talk in Washington of a thorough inquiry into the expenditure
of Government money in Alaska, with particular reference to the Alaskan
railway. The line cost the taxpayers of this country §60,000,000 to buila
and it has never paid. The deficit is estimated at §30,000,000. Those two
items are §200,000,000 in Alaska from which the returns have been, at best,
doubtful. The white population of the Territory is only about 30,000 and
probably is dwindling.
Senator Howell of Nebraska lias taken the lead in demanding an inquiry.
He has been supported by such stalwarts as Smoot and Overman, ranking
members of the Senate’s Appropriation Committee, who for years have ques
tioned the wisdom of sinking money in Alaska.
When the Government has gone into business it has been hard to get it
out. The Government is one of the few institutions in the world to make
a virtue of throwing good money after bad. The ordinary commercial max
im that the first loss is always ignored. The Shipping Board is atn example.
Muscle Shoals is another. All the evidence we have seen points to the dis
posal of the Alaskan Railroads for what they will bring to put an end to the
waste. But Bureaucrats being Bureaucrats, that will take some doing.*
Any candidate is likely to slip running on a wet pl.at
for.m N
Latest Chicago salutation—“Good morning, have yon
been bombed yet?’
Well, what do you think about it now, Hickman?
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like an arrow from a bow
Buick for 1928 gets away in traffic like
an arrow from a bow!
Watch the Buicks next time you drive
downtown. See how easily they step out
in front when the signal changes. And
note how they give other cars the slip
in the friendly rivalry of traffic.
You cannot say you know the full
meaning of “performance" until you’ve
driven a Buick for 1928.
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH.
Division of Control Motors Corporation
BUICK>I928
Ogles Garage
STRUTHE1S SENTENCED
TO FIVE YEARS III PEN
J. Fred Struthers, convicted recently
in Fairbanks of embezzlement from
Waechter Bros. Co., on four counts,
was sentenced to serve five years in
the Federal penitentiary at McNeil
Island. 1
The News Miner reports that on
count one Struthers was sentenced to
five years and counts two, three and
four to one year each but as the sen
tences will run five years, less time
off for good behavior.
The maximum sentence under the
law would have been 10 years on each
count. Struthers was remanded into
the custody of the United States mar.1
sftal after sentence was pronounced, j
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BUILDING NEW FLOAT
Mr. Holmes, superintendent of
bridges and buildings, Alaska Rail
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I road, arrived in Seward last night to
supervise the construction of the new
floating dock for small craft. B. B.
crew No. 1, Oscar Pearson, foreman,
is in charge of this well known and
efficient crew.
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SCOUTS ATTENTION
Cub Scouts will meet tomorrow
night at 7 o'clock and the larger boys
at the regular time, S o’clock.
DIXIE CAMPS
MERIDAN, Miss., March 2G. (/P)—
The Jersey City club of the Interna
tional League is the first club to train
in Meridian.
A large electric recharging plant is
going up on the Seward dock.' Elec
trician Stoll is installing the plant.
THE GREAT FOREIGN MASTER
PIECE “FAUST” AT THE LIBERTY
TONIGHT.
FREE, SPECIAL, A .75 ENLARG-j
MENT WITH EVERY $5.00 WORTH
OF DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. \
COME IN AND ASK. ABOUT THIS.
SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
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| Vou read it in The Gateway flrsr
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 24TH. 1928.
| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
PRIMARY ELECTION will be held
on Tuesday April 24th, 1928, in the
Town Hall, Seward, Alaska for the
purpose of nominating candidates of
the various political parties of Alaska,;
'for the following offices to wit:
A Governor of Alaska, An Attorney
General, A Delegate from Alaska to
Congress, One Territorial Senator,
Four Territorial Representatives, Two
Road Commissioners, and for the pur
pose of electing the following party
officials, to wit:
A Republican National Committee
man, A Democratic National Commit
1 teeman, Two Delegates to the Repub
lican National Convention, Two Al
ternates to the Republican National
Convention, Six Delegates to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, Six Al
ternates to the Democratic National
Convention.
The said election will be in the vot.
ing precinct of the City of Seward,
Alaska, and at the polling place here
in specified._The said polling place
will be open between the hours of
8 o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clock p. m. of
said day.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 23,
1928.
By order of Common Council.
(Signed) J. P. HANNON, Municipal
Clerk, City of Seward, Alaska, Third
Division, Territory of Alaska.
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8 O’CLOCK
ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
ONE OF THE GREATEST GENUISES OF ALL TIMES
GOETHE, WROTE THE MASTERPIECE
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A deep drama that portrays the struggle between GOOD and
EVIL in a most powerful and vivid way. The celebrated com—
poser GOUNOD set the work to music and created the immortal
opera, and the stage play has always been rated as a classic.
Now comes a wonderful moving picture of the
story MADE IN EUROPE
entirely by the greatest director and actors
STARTLING LIGHTING EFFECTS
AND BACKGROUNDS
make this picture the most weird ever seen in
the city of Seward| The great EMIL JAN—
NINGS plays the role of the Devil and the most
talented and beautiful young girl actress in
Europe plays Marguerite.
A DEEP AND TERRIBLE PLAY
WITH AN AMAZING ENDING
It is not a child's movie, nor a “best seller,” but a classic in
moving pictures.
> WITH IT THERE WILLlBE A PATHE NEWS
NOTE— We are going to let this great superfeature go at an
admission orice of 50c for adults and 25c for children.
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