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NEED FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF
To thwart possible suffering during the period of
unemployment the federal government has prepared a
program of public works throughout the United States.
Unlike frontier countries, where the dweller is ac
customed to live off the country, and, barring certain ex
traordinary hazards and restrictions, can do so, the
worker of the congested centres of the United States
must have work or go hungry.
But Alaska will feel the pinch of'hard times in cer
tain branches of industry unless some measure of re
lief is offered. This condition now confronts the trappers
and prospectors who take fur.
It does not demand expenditure of public moneys to
relieve the situation but greater elasticity in the admin
istration of this important branch of Alaskan industry.
The ban upon trapping beaver should be lifted as an
emergency measure, for to date practically no fur has
been taken by those who went into the hills last fall. The
reason ascribed is the long open season proceeding the
freezeup, with the fur migrating to higher reaches and
away from its usual haunts.
As it is, many men will return to civilization penni
less, many merchants who granted them credit will not
be able to collect, and the effects of the iron-clad res
trictions will extend into every branch of commercial
activity. This resource means approximately a half
million dollars to the Railroad Belt.
A 150 YEAR JOB
The government’s basic survey of the United States
has been in progress TO years and at the present rate
of progress would require 80 years more, according to
an official report.
Believing this pace too slow, President Hoover fav
ors a plan whereby the remaining work may be com
pleted in 18 years instead of 80, at a cost of about a
million dollars a year.
Adequate maps have never been made of more than
one-half of the country. This is only one illustration of
the necessity for the survey, and the plan to hasten its
completion should receive the earnest attention of Con
gress.
“I would rather see a race of ‘boozers' than a race
of bondsmen.” — Braan.
1
1 he "North Coast
Limited” eaves a full business
day between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago—61^ hours east
bound, 63 hours westbound —
No Extra Fare.
This famous train is now ex
clusively Pullman, with obser
vation-club car and diner,
servin g"f amously good” meals.
leares Seattle
6:15 p. ni. daily
Two other trains east daily.
Write or cable for details of
a trip anywhere . . . . •
KARL K. KATZ
Alaska Representative
200 Smith Bldg.
Seattle
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I SENATE ICE
WAS REFUSED SENATE SEAT
LAST MONTH ACCOUNT
ACTION LAST RACE
PHILADELPHIA, Jan., 4, (/P)—
Senator Vare announced he is
still a candidate for the United
States senate and that his name
will appear on the Republican
j primary ballot next May.
I Vare, who was refused his
seat in the senate last month on
account of his primary expenses
j in the senatorial campaign in
; 1926, made this statement as he
j was waiting here for a train to
j Florida.
| The announcement was prompt
ed by reports that he might not
be a candidate because of his
health.
MIUIT RECORD
Appointment of Capt. Harold
Dale Hincklev of Mobile, Ala., as
commander of the Northwestern
.Division of the United States Coast
Guard, brings to that position a
veteran of the Guard and a man
with a brilliant war time service.
Capt. Hinckley has already reach
led Seattle headquarters from Mo
bile and has taken over the duties
of Coast Guard Commander, suc
ceeding Capt. J. P. Hottel, who has
been transferred to the east coast* j
During the World War, Captain
Hinckley commanded the troop
ship Princess Matoika which car
ried a total of 28.000 American j
troops across the Atlantic. Two of j
the voyages were made before the !
armistice and five after the armis- j
tice. Four thousand men were car
ried on each Atlantic crossing.
VESSEL INTERNED
The Princess •Matoika, formerly a
German merchant ship, was in- j
terned at the outbreak of the war
in Manila. She operated in peace
times from Bremen to China. The
ves'el was seized by the United
States government, manned by a I
.Navy crew, taken to New York and
converted into a troop ship. Dur
ing the war she carried more troops I
than any other ship of her tonnage
in the transport service. The Prin
cess Matoika had several narrow
escapes from German submarines.
Before becoming commander of
the Princess Matoika, Capt. .Hinck
ley commanded the converted yacht t
Galatea of Detroit. She was sold
to the government by a Detroit
capitalist named Ford, not the au
tomobile manufacturer, Capt in
Hinckley said. The Gal:»tea was
sent to Brest in 1917 un'ier com
mand of Captain Hinckley and
bristling with guns, acted as con
voy for merchant and troop ships.
The vessel had at least one exciLng j
experience. She was chased by a
German submarine which came
very nearly bagging her prey. \
RECORD IS SHOWN
Capt. Hinckley graduated from
the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn., in 1899. His first
service was in the cutter Dexter,
stationed at New Bedford, Mass, j
Coming to the Pacific in 1904, Capt.
Hinckley was in the cutter McCul
loch one season, sailing out of San
Francisco. The McCulloch was with
Admiral Dewey at the battle of Ma
nila Bay and it was after her re
turn to San Francisco that Captain
Hinckley joined the vessel. Other
coast guard cutters in which Capt.
Hinckley served included the The
tis, the Perry and the Bear. He spent
several months in the Arctic in the
Thetis and one season in the Bear
in the Far North. He cruised the
Bering Sea in the Perry.
WEATHER STRIPS at J. L. Graef j
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LIBERTY THEATER :
SHOWING AGAIN TONIGHT ONLY
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 6 O’CLOCK
Phyllis Haver
Supported by a special cast' in the fine dram
“SAL OF SINGAPORE”
A big 8-reel feature of the sea and the port of Singapore. A
production filled with colorful dramatic scenes. Something
different. No storms, no ship-wrecks, no mutinies, but an
interesting and thrilling tale. And as a
SPECIAL ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION
we will show you something new; a two-reel historical drama
IN COLORS. The love drama of
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE JO^.PHINE
Sunday
One Show
7:30 Sharp
One of the screen’s most famous actresses, considered
the greatest dramatic
NORMA TALMADGE
Supported by
NOAH BERRY
and
GILBERT ROLAND
in the big special United Artists feature
it
The Dove”
IN 9 REELS
An absorbing story of that most romantic and
passionate country, Spain, where the beauti
ful Spanish dancing girl is pursued by the
unrelentless Dictator. It has most
BEAUTIFUL SPANISH SETTINGS
A fast action story of hot Spanish blood with superb
acting. Norma Talmadge does some very fine acting.
This is a tale of exciting life and adventure on thej
Spanish coast. One of those fascinating plays with not
S a slow minute in it.
SOMETHING EVERYONE WILL ENJOY
With it there will be a News reel. No advance
= in admission.
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