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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 191
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
ALASKA FROM
. THE INSIDE IS
STORY IN POST
FORMER GOV. SCOTT C. BONE
WRITES ENLIGHTENING AR
TICLE ON TERRITORY.
In Saturday Evening Post
Will Be Read By Over One Millior
People, Bringing Much Publicity
To the Northland.
In the August 8 issue of the Satur
day Evening Post appears a length}
article on Alaska by Scott C. Bone
« former governor of Alaska. The arti
cle called, “Alaska from the Inside,’
is a gem of its kind and undoubtedly
ranks first in attracting the public’*
eye to the Northland. It follows:
Alaska is a land worth working foi
and living in. A country of such in
finite possibilities and resources and
such sterling American citizenshii
cannot fail to progress. Slowly, labo
riously, surely it is going ahead. Bet
ter known and understood, its natur
al handicaps gradually being over
come, its outlook is bright with pro
^mise, and the next decade should rec
ord substantial growth and develop
ment.
Serving 4000 miles from base, with
a maze of governmental bureaus in
dependently operating about him; on
excellent terms with each, but a po
tential part of none; with manifold
departments at Washington figuring in
the overorganized equation and often
functioning at cross-purposes, a gov
ernor's sphere of Federal usefulness
is somewhat circumscribed and limit
ed. Alaska is but a speck on the na
tional horizon that comes into the ad
ministrative and legislative mind in
termittently, and then quickly gives
» place to commonwealths closer at
hand. Thus it has ever been. Yet at
the end of four official years I am
just as sanguine of Alaska’s destiny
as in the beginning. Nine-tenths of
a governor’s performance of these, be
cause of the simplicity and conse
quent efficiency of a system that per
mits things to be done, he finds a
useful and engaging occupation.
Under a limited form of self-gov
ernment, granted in 1912, Alaska has
handled its affairs prudently and dem
onstrations fitness for increased lo
cal powers. Radicalism asserts itseli
continually and noisily, but common
sense has prevailed in every serious
test, and profiting by the experience
of states the territory is building it
self aright. Resisting the creation of
useless offices, its administration is
economical. In ability and person
nel its lawmakers quite measure up
to legislatures in general. The bien
nial session of 1925 gave evidence of
a true progressiveness by refusing to
increase taxes in any direction. Real
sizing that Alaska’s paramount needs
are capital and people, this course
■was -wisely adopted byway of invit
ing both. A trend toward too liber
al paternalism is the one disquieting
phase of the self-governing situation
Uncle Sam in recent years has
dealt generously with Alaska. The
annual appropriations for the main
tenance of a Federal Court system
, "'in four judicial divisions; the opera
tion and upkeep of the Alaska Rail
road; the building of roads and
trails; the supervision and regula
tion of the fisheries, in which the
governor has an advisory connection;
the schooling and hospital care of
Indians and Eskimos; the transpor
tation of the insane to an outside
Institution under the contract sys
tem, and the support of multitudi
nous bureaus charged with diversi
fied responsibilities mount high into
the millions. Such a complicated
^system necessarily involves heavy
.overhead costs, but in the main these
millions provided by Congress are
•usefully expended, with a minimum
of actual waste.
Originally the governorship made
scant appeal to me. The administra
tive status clearly appeared to nega
five the opportunity for service.There
\ fore, when first suggested as a com
promise choice during a bitter strife
over the officeinl921, I demurred
The prospect wras uninviting. Isola
tion w'as not a deterrent factor. I knew
Alaska, having traveled the length
of the Yukon and into the Arctics
and visited all important towms or
[ the coast and in the interior, and
craved further knowledge of the al
i luring laud. Officialdom had nc
charm, liowTever, except as an oppor
tunity to be of service. The deter
mining influence of acceptance was
■ the expressed intention in high off!
■ cial circles to take Alaska in hand
. and do something constructively and
substantially toward its development,
That made the prospect decidedly
inviting.
Life in the last of American from
tiers, off the beaten track, i3 full of
enjoyment, different, and I shall ever
treasure my experience in that won
derland and count it one of the hap
piest interludes of my career. The
adage “Once an Alaskan always an
Alaskan” holds literally true with
me. Juneau, in ,the natural beauty
of its environment and the fine cos
mopolitan character of its popula
tion, if not its physical aspects, is
an altogether charming little capital.
Existence cannot become irksome
there, or, indeed, in any of the larg
er communities of the North.
The late^Pranklin K. Lane, a -man
of vision ana a really great Secretary
of the Interior, in 1914 characterized
the system of government in Alas
ka as heterologous.
“Instead of one government,” he
said, “we have a number, interlock
ed, overlapped, cumbersome and con
fusing, each intent upon its own par
ticular business, jealous of its own
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FORTY MEN WILL
BE EMPLOYED ON
MOOSE PASS ROAD
BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS DE
PARTMENT WILL DO WORK
ITSELF; DAY LABOR
All Bids Were Turned Down
Highway Engineer J. B. Reher Now
In District On Official Trip
of Inspection.
Forty men will be at work in a
few days on Section No. 3. Moose
Pass road, under the supervision of
C. H. Keil, of the Bureau of Public
Roads, for, according to information
from the local office today, a tele
gram was received from the Juneau
office to the effect the department
itself will construct five miles of the
road this season and complete the
remainder of the section, of four
miles next summer. This piece of
road construction was recently ad
vertised by the department and nu
merous bids were received, among
which was that of Seims & Carlson.
The decision to carry on the project
under day labor by the department,
was reached after several days of
close scrutiny of the bids.
Other road work in the Moose Pass
district has kept about 15 men em
ployed. Twenty-five more men will
be employed immediately. One camp
is already established but it is be
lieved two more camps will be erect
ed at advantageous points along the
new road. With the shipping of an
other five ton tractor from Seward
to the district there will be two
tractors of this type on the ground;
two road graders, three trucks and
1000 feet of track, stationed with
dump cars.
'j
OFFICERS BELIEVE
SCHWARTZ RILLED
VICTIM FOUND
CHARRED BODY FOUND IN RUINS
DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN
PLACED THERE
MARTINEZ, Calif., Aug. 5 (#>)—
Charles Henry Schwartz, vice presi
dent and general manager of the Pa
cific Cellulose Company is a fugitive
from justice, charged with the mur
der of an unidentified man whose
charred body was found in the ruins
of the cellulose plant Thursday.
Schwartz has been! missing from his
jhome since Thursday, the date of the
explosion which destroyed the plant,
and officials are convinced that the
body found in the ruins is not that of
Schwartz, who "was insured for over
§100,000 at the time of the apparent
accident and death.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Schwartz, following the un
ceremonious appearance of Joe Rodri
gues, a laborer, whom the authorities
believed was the dead man.
Sheriff Deal said, “I still am con
vinced it was murder by hammer
blow's upon the head. The condition
j of the lungs of the dead man show'
that he wras dead before the explosion
took place.”
The authorities believe that the body
is that of an unknown man who came
here in response to an advertisement.
Schwartz’ wife, w'ho insists that the
; missing dentist is dead, stated that he
( had advertised for a helper, and told
j her that he had one coming from New
i York.
'Russia Be Americas
Competitor In Meats
OMAHA, Aug. 5 (JP)—Russia will be
America’s greatest competitor in the
production of meat when a stable gov
! ernment is established in this country,
IE. S. Waterbury, representing P. D.
i Armour, told the Fortieth annual con
' vention of the. National Association of
j retail meat dealers.
FRENCHWOMAN
| FAILS TO SWIM
ENGLISH CHANNEL
GETS WITHIN MILE AND HALF OF
SHORE WHEN IS OVERCOME
BY COLD WATER
DOVER, Eng., Aug. 5 (/P)—Mademoi
selle Sion failed to swim the English
channel yesterday. She was within
a mile and a quarter of Dover at the
time she gave up, overcome by the
cold w’ater. The nearest any other
woman ever came to finishing was
within five miles.
Mademoiselle Sion is 48 years of
age.
Dempsey Announces He
Will Fight Harry Wills
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 5 (£>)—
Floyd Fitzsimmons announced today
after a conference with Dempsey that
the champion had agreed to fight
Harry Wills, “somewrhere near Chica
go” July 4, 1926.
J. M. Davidson, wife and family,
were passengers on the Alaska Sun
day for Seattle. Mr. Davidson is
noted in the Territory for the con
struction of the big ditch at Nome.
From Seattle he will go to Nome, it
is stated. During the past month
he has been in the Fairbanks dis
trict on business, believed to be in
connection with the construction of
the big ditch in that region.
Senator Moses Urged To
Vote for World Court
CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 5 (/P)—
Governor Robert P. Bass, of Peters
boro, called upon Senator Moses to
follow the lead of Senator Pepper and
come to the support of the Hughes,
Harding and Coolidge plan for Ameri
can participation in the world court.
Bass stated that he would seek to be
elected in place of Senator Moses in
case the latter did not advocate the
world court plan.
POLISH GIRL IS
ADOPTED BY A
N.Y. MILLIONAIRE
MAN RECEIVES 12,000 LETTERS
IN ANSWER TO ADVERTISE
MENT IN PAPERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (JP)—Mary
Louise Spas, an 18-year-old Polish girl,
who has lived at Astoria, Long Island,
was adopted today by Edward A.
Browning, a millionaire realtor, after
a three weeks’ advertising quest thru
the papers of this city. The girl read
the Browning advertisement, and
walked five miles to the office of the
aged realtor. She is the third child
adopted by the millionaire.
Shipping Board Sells
200 Vessels To Ford
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 1The Ship
ping Board yesterday consummated a
deal disposing two hundred war built
ships to Henry Ford for scrapping at
a lump sum of $1,760,000.
Bar Association Would
Nominate All Barristers
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 (JP)—1The State
Bar Association, by a narrow margin
resolved yesterday to urge a law
be passed at the next legislature vest
ing the nomination of candidates for
judges in a convention of lawyers.
The people would then vote on the
candidates from the list provided by
the lawyers.
Regular Meeting of
Odd Fellows Tomorrow
The regular meeting of the local
organization of Odd Fellows will be
held tomorrow (Thursday) night at 8
o’clock at Odd Fellows hall. Initia
tory work in the first degree will be
given. Friday night there will be a
special meeting of the order at the
usual hour.
nous coal vein was discovered last
week in the Premier Coal Mine on
Moose Creek, according to Seward
arivals from Anchorage on last even
ing’s train.
Mrs. D. D. McLennen and daughter
Gene, and Miss Priscilla Garvin of
Billings, Mont, who have been visit
ing Mrs. J. B. Beeson of Anchorage,
departed for Seattle Monday on the
steamer Alaska. Mrs. McLennen is
a sister to Mrs. Beeson and Miss
Garvin is a cousin.
MacMillan Party Have
Planes In the Water
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 5 (£>)—
A MacMillan radio message says, "all
planes are assembled and two are in
the water at Etah ready to test out.
The weather is in fine condition for
flying with no wind and a glassy sea |
with very* little drift ice. A short test
flight was made yesterday testing
compasses and studying ice conditions.
COAL MINERS
AND OPERATORS
FAIL TO AGREE
BELIEF EXPRESSED STRIKE BE
CALLED UNLESS DEMANDS
UNIONS GRANTED
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 5 (^—An
thracite wage scale negotiaitons were
broken off here today and the confer
ence of miners and operators report
a complete disagreement by the min
ers on wages and hours. Further ne
gotiations appear useless, union offi
cials stated today. It was declared by
prominent coal operatives that it is
impossible to grant the demands of
the men as 75 cents out of eac-h dol
lar paid in coal production now goes
to labor, and that the operators must
receive a reasonable profit from their
investment in order to operate.
Look for Complete Shutdown
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5 (/P)—The
belief was expressed today that a sus
pension of hard coal operations woul«|
be ordered by the United Mine Work
ers officials at the expiration of the
present wage agreement, August 30,
unless intervention is made, which is
not likely. The situation is virtually
the same as in 1923 when negotiations
failed and suspension of mining re
mained effective until Governor Pin
chot intervened. Both sides then
agreed, and as a result the miners re
ceived a ten per cent increase.
At the present time 158,000 men and
boys are employed in the hard coal
fields.
The miners are asking a ten per
cent raise in wages for tonnage and
a dollar a day increase for men em
ployed outside of mining operations,
with a two years’ contract and com
plete union recognition.
Pinchot Declines to Talk
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Aug. 5 (/P)—
Governor Pinchot declined today to
state what action he would take in the
approaching anthracite strike.
WAR VETERAN
COMES CLOSE TO
M AKING RECORD
WITHIN SIX HUNDRED YARDS OF
ENGLISH COAST WHEN IS
FORCED TO GIVE UP
LONDON, Aug. 5 (/P)—Lieutenant
Colonel Bernard Frevburg, a world
war hero, and holder of the Victoria
Cross, was forced to abandon an at
tempt to swim the English channel,
after battling with treacherous tides
and currents for 16 hours and 45 min
utes. He started from Cape Grisnez
and stopped 660 yards from the Eng
lish coast. Freyburg was so over
come by the long, cold swim, that ho
had to be lifted from the water intot
a boat which accompanied him.
Alaska Visitor Tells of
Undeveloped Reources
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 (£>)—Francis S.
Trust Company of New York, told the
Sisson, vice president of the Guaranty
Coast Bankers’ Convention after a
trip to Alaska that there was nothing
the matter with Alaska. “The trouble
is with the rest of the United States.
We haven’t grown up to the resources
of our northern territory.”
He declared “Alaska has tremen
dous resources, barely scratched yet.
The question is, how soon shall it be
developed? There is power going to
waste there that makes Muscle Shoals
look like a plugged quarter.”
T. H. Burman, fur buyer, departed
for the Westward on the Evans Mon
day night. Mr. Burman was located
in the Interior for many years.