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HOWLING LIKE A MALEMUTE
We note in a recent issue of the Chicago Tribune, the
lilly-white paper in that crime-infested, cut-throat city,
where it spouts off again about the Alaska Railroad. The
crimes at its very door is ignored but the alleged crime of
operating the Alaska Railroad at a small loss to the gov
ernment, is something terrible, to their one-sided slant.
The mud is so deep and foul in Chicago that the Tribune
must find fault with clean, far distant fields, else it would
suffocate in its own mire. We’ve racked our feeble brain
for months endeavoring to find out what it is all about
and why they have taken such a vicious and un-American
attitude against a pioneer country’s only railroad which
was built to assist in the development of America’s last
frontier. Surely the Tribune has not forgotten the mid
dle west’s struggle upward. Government ownership must
he the “bugaboo” for we have read in the Tribune other
tirades against Muscle Shoals and other governmental
projects.
The Tribune should confine its efforts to cleaning up
its own city—the foullest in America—before going be
yond the confines of its own bailiwick.
Here’s their latest hymn of hate; use any tune!:
S799,095 LOSS CHALKED UP FOR ALASKA RAILROAD
(Chicago Tribune)
Operating deficits of the government's white elephant
in Alaska, the Alaska Railroad, amounted to $799,095 during
the fiscal year which ended on June 30, according to com
pilations just completed by the Interior Departement.
This deficit, which the government makes' up, was a
little less than in fiscal year 1927, and was the second year
in which it has fallen below $1,000,000. The operating loss
in 1923 was $1,800,846; in 1924, $1813,000; in 1925, $1,673,000,
and in 1926, $1,169,000. The totals represent differences be
tween expenses of operation and revenues and do not in
clude depreciation or other items which would be comput
ed by a private company.
Total operating deficits since the government first be
gan the operation of the railroad amount to $11,224,803.
The net investment of the government in the road, in
cluding capital costs and deficits, on June 30, 1923, was
$65,312,878. Congress between 1914 and 1928 appropriated
a grand total of $66,690,180 for the railroad.
The original Alaska Railroad act of 1914, which was
enacted during the Wilson administration as a result of
representations that 'it would mean a speedy development
of Alaskan resources, specified $35,000,000 as the limit of
cost for the road.
Problems involving the railroad will come up for dis
cussian again at this winter’s session of congress. There
has been agitation for the abandonment of part of the
road and the curtailment of its operation to a point which
will reduce the government’s losses.
Now that you have read the above “brain-child” for
get it! Alaska has many'staunch friends in Congress and
few enemies. Alaska is still a political football and un
doubtedly will be for years to come. Some of our members
of Congress are trying to obtain recognition by standing
on Alaska’s carcass. Every time the Tribune takes a wal
lop at the Alaska Railroad we suspect that something
“rotten in Denmark” is happening: that these 'attacks
are but smoke screens behind which murder, arson and
graft are rampant elsewhere.
- The dignity the Tribune assumes is laughable:
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LATE MAH DATES
TO FOREIGN LANDS
For the benefit of those who
plan sending gifts to foreign coun
tries, Postmaster Chas. Sheldon i
has drawn up the following list
which gives the final date for mail
ing from Seward in order to reach
destinations before Christmas:
Canada, lower Provinces, Dec
ember 8; Canal Zone, December
1; Denmark, December 1; Finland,
December 1; France, December, 1;
Germanyy, December, 1; Great
Britain and Ireland, December, 1;
Holland, December 1; Hawaii, De
cember 1; China, November 24;
Honolulu, December 8; India, No
vember 10; Italy, December 1; Jap
an, November 24; Korea, November
24; New Foundland, December 8;
New Zealand, November 19; Nor- ;
way, December 1; Philippine Is
lands, December 8; Manila, No
vember 24; South Africa, Novem
ber 10; Sweden, December 1.
The S. S. Starr, of the San Juan
Fishing & Packing Co., nay not
arrive in port from Seattle until
Friday, it is reported.
The high school glee club met
again last evening in the assembly
room for practice. The male
voices fairly made the rafters
tremble.
SI TIE UBEml
For sustained interest, and doviot
;as to tire outcome for spookines
jvet logical, the Lon Chaney picture
;at the Liberty last night takes the
cake.
Chaney did not have the oppor
tunity to display his great talent in
.this as in some of his other plays
for this would have been a fiiot
class feature if Chaney hadn't been
ir it at all, and the interest did no'
center so much in him. But at that
he carried his part perfectly as
usual. There has never been a more
clever detective story shown here
and the breathless interest of the
audience proved its great entertain
ing power.
Dr. Dutton of Uiamna, who re
cently returned to Seward from an
extended trip in the East, leaves
for his Westward home on the M.
S. Discoverer.
GIVING AWAY RADIO
A superhetrodyne, new model, A.
C., 9-tube set, is being given away
by the Cordova Tennis Club at a
dance to be given November 28.
jeonard Hopkins has been sent a
number of chances with instruct
ions to dispose of them here.
JUST RECEIVED NE.W STOCK
OF ALASKA FAT HERRING.
SEWARD TRADING CO.
IIESSON PIPES WON’T LEAK,
WON’T DRIP, WON’T SMELL,
CANNOT GET STRONG. YOU CAN
SMOKE IT EVERYDAY—YET IT
STAYS CLEAN ALWAYS $4.00 AND
$7.50. Scliallerer’s Alaska Shop.
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ONE SHOW ONLY AT 8 O’CLOCK
AGAIN WE HAVE THE GREATEST
CHARACTER ACTOR ON EARTH
Lon Chaney
In an entirely new role, that of a
SCIENTIFIC SCOTLAND YARD DETECTIVE
in the great absorbing drama
;
A super detective story of the greatest city in the world
where the master brains of police force and criminals
fight one another for supremacy. A most unusual and fas
cinating tale. Vampire bats—hypnotism—wonderful dis
guises—murder—charms—empty graves.
Can Hypnotism Make a Criminal Confess?
Supporting Chaney are
HENRY B. WALTHALL—POLLY MORAN
CONRAD NAGEL—MARCELINE DAY
CLAUDE KING
This is one of the latest and best of Chaney’s pictures:
And to counteract the spine chills we will give you a little
side-shaker in the form of a
MERMAID COMEDY
AN EXTRA FINE li REEL PROGRAM
NOTE:—Admission will be adults 50c and kiddies 25c.
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