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ANOTHER “NOBLE EXPERIMENT”
Among the ‘Noble Experiments’ warranting a place
in the list of obtrusive abominations of governmental
function is the leasehold system for mining coal.
The latest chapter in the history of the Premier coal
mine lease, reveals to what length government-owner
ship and control may go in throttling legitimate private
industry.
As shown elsewhere, the Premier has been compelled
to adopt the split-check system to prevent suspension.
Frankly, what the new Premier interests faced was j
possession of a non-negotiable asset in a mere lease on a j
coal mine, involved in pyramiding costs imposed by the
government which makes of it a poor risk for invest
ment or loaning money on.
Thus fettered, it was not permitted to issue bonds or
stock with a titled area of coal land behind them. They
could not sell their leasehold without permission of the
Secretary of the Interior.
As pointed out by former Secretary of State Kellogg,
referring to an attempt to make Mexico abandon the
Alaska leasing system and restore titles to the oil octopus
which had grabbed Mexican lands by financing revolu
tionary aspirant0, “a lease to a house cannot be sold as
easily as a title!”
Thus we aie in good company when we set up the
same postulate and point it as the answer to the question
of mining coal in Alaska.
As a sop to prevent the total eclipse of discrediting
of the coal leasing system, the government abandoned
its rule that ah dealings above the amount of S500 must
be by competitive bid.
The result was the splitting up of coal contracts with
the Alaska Railroad among operators whereby neither
could hope to make money or risk introduction of more
money to capital account.
Now we have following the successive experiments
practiced for the past 15 years, the injection of another
complication. It is the equity of employees in coal mines
working on the split check system. If the leasholder de
faults, the best the workers can do is to levy on
surface improvements. If the lessees abandoned the mine,
it aaain falls back upon the intervenors' eights.
It can bt stated without fear of cont’ .diction and re
gardless of the juggling of figures, that the “people”
whom the Tory policy of conservation was supposed to
protect against “big interests,” have not received one
cent return from coal mine royalties. It has been eaten
up in administration, or returned for the purchase of
up in administration, or returned for purchase of coal
with which to operate the Alaska Railroad.
There is but one answer to the problem and that is
to permit of acquiring title to all conserved resources on
an annual payment plan wThich will allowT anybody to ;
acquire ana vend these resources in the accepted manner
of sound business.
Here might bo found the solution of the question
of why capital shies ?A Alaskan resources.
Rep. Joseph B, Shannon of Missouri claims evidence
has been presented to the special congressional investi
gating committee that the Federal government is com
peting with private business in more than 42 different
lines;( including the trade). This, after the Alaska Rail
road went out of the general merchandise business.
Insull will doubtless get along fine in Greece until
he opens a rival restaurant.
There appears to be two kinds of screen actresses:
those before and those behind the screen.
It’s just about time for a major war to break out and
relegate the depression to a back seat.
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MIL BINS IN
PORT: SHI ED WEST
Under the command of that
veteran skipper of Northern Seas,
Capt. A. W. Nickerson, the SS Ad
miral Evans of the Pacific Steam
ship Company, arrived in port
Saturday night at 10 o’clock, con
tinuing on Westward at 4:30 a. m.
Sunday.
The Admiral Evans, according to
the local office, returns from the
Westward Tuesday sailing for the
South at noon.
Incoming arrivals were Joe Free
man, Lee M. Carrigan, Mrs. J. Co
vich, Allen Elliott, K. W. Nesse, J.
S. Peterson.
OLD FRIEND ARRIVES
Mrs. Stanton, fromer resident of
Seward and mother of Mrs. R. J.
McKenna, also a former local resi
dent, but now of Juneau, arrived
Saturday from Anchorage accom
panied by Mrs. Mabel Bender. Mrs.
Stanton continued on to Juneau
on the SS. Alaska. Mrs. Bender
returned to her home at Anchor- i
age Sunday.
FAILED TO SHOW
No reason is known why KFQD
Serenaders failed to arrive from
Anchorage Saturday to make their
first local appearance at the pub
lic dance in Odd Fellows hall,
where one of the largest crowds in
years filled the dance floor to over
flowing. However, with the Sew
ard Serenaders and the ship’s or
chestra from the Admiral Evans
on hand, a delightful evening was
enjoyed, regardless.
Postal Inspector George Mar
chand left Sunday on a brief of
ficial tour to the Nenana airmail
divisional office.
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HINDSLEY ELECTED
CAGARY, Jan. 23, — Norman
Hindsley. an Independent with
Conservative endorsation, was
elected as Representative from
Calgary in the provincial election,
defeating his nearest apponent,
Miss Amelia Turner, by 1.800 votes.
RIOTERS CLASH BERLIN
BERLIN, Jan. 23, —Communists
and Fascists or Nazis clashed Sun
day in widely separated sections
of the capital as a violent after
math to a Fascist demonstration
in memory of one of their number
slam in similar outbreaks with
Communists three years ago.
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THE STOCK MIRKET
AT. Chem. 86%, Am. Can 60%,
Am. Smelt. 13*4. Am. Fone 105%,
Am. Tcbac. 64%, Auburn 47%,
Baldwin 5%, B. & O. 9%, Beth.
Steel 15%, Cal. Pkg. 9. Can. Pa.
13%, Case 46, Chrysler 14, Cons.
Gas 59%, Dupont 40, Eastman 58%,
Gen. Elect. 14%, Gen. Foods 24%,
Gen. Mots. 13%, Goodrich 5, Good
year 16%, Int. Tel- 7%, Loews 17%,
Mont. Ward 13%, Dairy Prod. 15%,
Pac. Gas 29%, Penn. RR. 18%,
Pullman 22%, Radio 5, Radio Keith
2%, Simmons 7, So. Pac. 18%,
Std. Oil Cal. 25, Un. Carbide 25%,
Un. Oil Calif., unquoted; Un. Pac.
75%, Steel 29%, Steel pfd. 63, W.
U. 26%, Westinghouse 29%, Wool- !
worth 32%, Wor. Pump, unquoted, j
Pound sterling 3.35%.
IT THE HOTELS
VAN GILDER—J. D. Harlan, B.
C. Elmes, L. M. Carrigan, J. L.
Freeman.
SEWARD—Mrs. J. Richards, M.
E. S. Brunnelle, Mr. and Mrs. S. T.
Young, Mrs. Stephan Ostrander,
Mrs. A. Nelson, A. Lakshas, Sara J.
Howard. W. A. Taylor, F. L. Knight,
Chas. Fairnier, Mrs. J. Carlson
and son; S. Peterson, K. Neese, C
Williams.
OVERLAND—A. Jacobsen, J. T.
Coffey, Mrs. J. J. O’Connors.
OFFICER ABSOLVED
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, —L. E.
Patrick, radio patrolman, was ab
solved of blame in the death of
Maure King, 28, a victim of the
officer's aim during an attempted
automobile theft.
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LIBERTY THEATRE
.Showing AgainTtiesday
THE NEW STAR:—
WARREN WILLIAM
blazes a b«i!Iiant trail in the fine 9-reel feature
“The Mouthpiece”
A very mteiesting play based on the true history of a very
famous criminal lawyer teeming with clever wit and fascinat
ing legal, tricks.
SENSATIONAL — HIGHLY COLORFUL — RICHLY DRAMATIC
A new plot with a new handling. With it we have an unusual
comedy with the following stars in the cast.
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON — PATSY RUTH MILLER
BOBBY VERNON — LIONEL BELMORE — MACK SWAIN
LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD
and a host of other familiar faces. There is also a
Fable and an interesting News reel.
A GREAT 13-REEL PROGRAM
Seward General
Seward, Alaska
The Alaska Railroad
(MT. McKINLEY p*RR ROUTE)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Saturday G:38 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 FEBRUARY 5
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS |
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
Leaves Seattle North
EVANS .Feb. 4
EVANS .Feb. *25
EVANS .Mar. 18
Leave Seward South
EVANS .Jan. 25
EVANS .Feb. 15
EVANS ...Mar. 8
EVANS .Mar. 29
Wayne Blue, Agent.
The Admiral Evans
will call at Yakutat
north and southbound.
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
S tea me*
\laska
Northwestern
Yukon
Northwestern
Yukon
Northwestern
Lv- Seattle
Jan. 21
Jan. 28
Feb. 11
Feb. 18
Mar. 4
Mar. 11
Lv. Seward
Jan. 29
Feb. 5
Feb. 19
Feb. 28
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.
Sailings from Seattle at 9 a.m. an
dates shown.
I■ H. Flickinger, Agent