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RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
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AN ALASKAN NAVAL BASE
A move has been started in Juneau for a new nav
al district in Alaska. Such a district would mean the
establishment of a base from which battleships could
operate.
The suggestion is worthy of consideration by the
navy, if and when future bases are established.
In the past few years districts have been set up
in Honolulu, and the Virgin Islands, and the Canal
Zone, far-flung regions of our American domain. Al
aska is an equally important factor in our American
life.
Such protection as it would get from a navy dist
rict would be of more importance to our northwest
states and cities than it would be to Alaska itself, for
Alaska would offer great possibilities as a military base
to an enemy in wartime.
The time may not be quite ripe yet for an Alask
an naval district. But at least, when the government
does establish its next naval district, we of the north
western states should demand that it go to our friend
and neighbor, Alaska.-Seattle Star.
ALASKA HIGHWAY AND DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMS
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
The general program for development of Alaska’s
potentialities from the quick yielding placers to the
longlived quartz properties and the inland auto tourist
possibilities necessitates a careful study and practical
application of construction and extension of land high
ways.
No empire ever will be made fully accessible and
developed to the maximum without a complete system
of land highways. Heavy traffic, including the hauling
of supplies and heavy tonnage output demands such
roads. The auto tourist travel, a future great asset de
mands it.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific International Highway
project is one aimed along these lines, and is under
stood to have the sympathy and backing of the present
administration. Still it does not materialize.
Failure of the Canadian government to meet the
necessary expenditures is said to be the stumbling
block. In time this will be overcome. When the whole
project does get under way it will open a vast area to
heavy travel and speedy development.
All this will come in time. The sooner it comes
the sooner will the country benefit and thousands of
men given much needed employment.
In the meantime Alaska’s highway system can and
should be developed internally—a system of its own,
particularly branching out from the present splendid
initial system radiating out of Fairbanks to numerous
goldfields—the premier assets of Interior Alaska.
LINE LOGIC
(The Houghton Line)
Nearly every new opinion is an old idea that has
been forgotten.
Cowardice loves company, which accounts for the
courage of mobs.
A man bent on marrying a woman may be broke
before he marries her.
Remember that nearly every one would sooner do
business with an optimist than with a pessimist.
Fall colors—black and blue.
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SAFETY IN THE AIR
Two or three outstanding air tragedies in recent
months have concentrated public attention on the dan
gers of flying to such an extent that it has retarded the
development of air transportation to a considerable
degree. No place in the world is air transportation of
more importance than in Alaska and it therefore seems
to us worthwhile to call attention to actual facts con
cerning the dangers of this form of travel. Here are
the figures for the last eight years in the United States:
Passenger
Passengers Miles Passengers
Year Carried Flown Killed
1928 . 47,840 24,703.000 14
1029 . 159,751 41,640.000 13
1930 . 374,935 84,014.572 24
1931 . 469,961 106,442,375 25
1932 .. 474.279 127,038,798 19
1933 . 493,141 173,492,119 12
1934 .. 461,743 187,858.620 17
1935 . 746,936 313,905.503 15
We thus see that in 1928 and 1929 the air trans
ports of the nation flew 2*460,000 passenger miles per
passenger death. Last year they flew 20,927,034 pass
enger miles per death.
In eight years flying has become nearly ten times
as safe in terms of passenger-miles and more than 15
times as safe in term of passengers carried.
Can any other industry or mode of transportation
show progress in safety greater than that?—Alaska
Weekly.
The “naval building holiday” turned out to be
nothing more than a week end.
Many American who are willing to write a new
Constitution have never bothered to read the old one.
Horse-power multiplies man-power, but human
brain-power must still do the thinking for machinery..
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Bitterness Is
Apparent In
Court Ruling
(Continued From Page One)
only charge directed against SEC
has been that it had neglected to
use its powers, was much too
lenient, and favored promoters
as against investors by failing to
insist on full truth in registra
tion statements.
Wall street applauded the work
of Joe Kennedy as SEC chairman
and warmly greeted appoint
ment of his successor. Jim Lan
dis. That’s one reason for the
common belief here that the
court was just letting off steam.
The bitter split between con
servative and liberal justices on
ly becomes more intense. Strong
fundamental differences of opin
ion, repeatedly expressed and
with increasing acidity, probably
do the court’s prestige no good.
One begins to hear criticism of
Chief Justice Hughes, one of
whose traditional jobs is to apply
the old oil in such instances.
If Hughes had felt like being a
good horse-trader, he might have
persuaded both Sutherland and
Cardozo to modify their langu
age in the SEC case.
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Devane One Vote
Ahead Of Rivers
In 4th Division
The following account of the
primary election in the fourth
Division is reprinted from a late
issue of the Fairbanks News-Min
er of May 25th.
Devane now holds only a one -
vote lead over Rivers for senator,
Ghezzi gained 2 votes on Thomp
son, leaving Thompson two a
head of Ghezzi; and Ross is with
in one vote of Rogge for high
man among the representatives
in the primary election race, as
the result of Democratic election
returns received today from Jack
Wade, Cripple, Medfra and Frank
lin precincts.
No republican votes were cast
at Jack Wade and Franklin.
Division Totals
Democratic—Dimond 1063: Tru
itt 883; Boyle 778; Hofman 268;
He se 920: DeVane 562: Rivers
561:'Rogge 619; Ross 618; Green
598; Thompson 470; Ghezzi 467;
Smith 402; Anderson 389; Palm
385.
Republican—Gore 491; McCain
440^ Cole 408; MacSpadden 135;
Storey 123; Wann 420; Hurley
462; Nerland 464; Johnston 349;
Colbert 268; Boswell 247; Edmun
son 222; Buzby 225; Samuelsen
144:Rickert 184; Cosslett 85.
VOTE FOR
ANTHONY J. DIMOND
For Re-election On Democratic Ticket
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
His Work For The Territory Is The
Best Argument For His Re-eleetion
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