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OIL LAND WITHDRAWALS
While President Hoover’s -recently issued executive
order withdrawing areas in the vicinity of Yakataga,
Port Graham, Cold Bay and Wide Bay for use of the
Navy is consistent with the oil conservation policy
enunciated last fall, those following the trend of inter
national events see in the action something more far
reaching and of equal importance with oil conservation.
Shorn of its camouflage, these withdrawals present no
tice to the world that Mr Hoover, while trusting to the
Lord with respect to thwarting war by securing a re
duction in naval construction, believes in keeping his
powder dry.
According to reports of the conference between
Premier Ramsay McDonald of England and President
Hoover, the British statesman returned to England
with a complete, frank understanding in his pocket.
Now we read of perfect unanimity in the commission
headed by Secretary Stimson and which will present
Mr. Hoover’s disarmament program agreement be
tween the two dominant naval powers of the world.
But what will be Japan’s attitude? We gain a small
idea with today’s Associated Press dispatch in which
Japan’s spokesman stated Japan is hardly ready to
accept McDonald’s idea owing to the conservative feel
ing of the populance against scrapping good ships for
which the citizens of Japan sweated to pay.
The shrewd Nipponese may be found prepared to
resist radical paring down of navies. And there is a
reason. Japan has her foot in Manchuria, through
which her railroad runs, connecting with the now dis
puted Transiberian line. By stealth she has encroached
until she might be said to dominate this, one ot China’s
most prolific provinces, rich in minerals and metals, all
of which play an important part in Japan’s naval ex
pansion. Will she be willing to relinquish her grip along
with curtailment of her navy?
This is one of the knotty points looming in the
coming naval conference.
Should Japan find herself unable to agree with
the two great powers, and the conference comes to
naught save with respect to the United States and
Great Britain, Japan still looms as a potential danger.
In the event of trouble with the United States,
Alaska would be her first objective. Here she would
find the most important element in maintaining her
fleets away from home—oil for fuel.
It will be observed that the withdrawn areas are
small, but are so situated as to supply splendid strat
egic points in meeting Japan’s assault should she de
cide to take the chance.
The regions at Cold Bay and Wide Bay command
the half-way point between Japan and the continental
United States. Port Graham is a natural naval base.
Once fortified they afford the arm of a pincers with
the other arm stretching across the Hawaian Islands.
Thus we have a situation analagous to that of
1920-24, when the Navy Department was engaged in
developing coal at Chickaloon—a silent hint to Japan
that she will be expected to abandon any ambitions
that rest upon the maintenance of a strong navy.
Satisfaction is felt throughout the Railroad Belt,
which is not effected by the withdrawal order. Now
that greater restrictions have been placed upon drill
ing of the public domain in the United States, the out
look for development of oil along The Alaska Railroad
looms brighter. It is the only region left to adventurous
capital, and should prove a magnet to attiact develop
ment in the region.
While it might take more than one swallow to make
r spring, it only requires one shot of post-\olstead lic
ker to make a man jump out of his boots.
OID STOPES OF |
TRAFFIC IS SUSPENDED BE
TWEEN JNEAU AND TOWN
OF THANE
JUNEAU, Jan., 18, (/P)—A sub
marine landslide, perhaps a cav
ing in of some of the old stopes
in the Treadwell mine extend
ing half-way across Gastineau
Chennel in some places, is given
as the cause of the collapse of
the Standard Oil Company’s
dock and warehouse last night.
Products from the warehouse,
which were strewn in the Chan
nel, and other wreckage were
washed up on Douglas Island
I Skiffs were used to salvage oil
| and gasoline cases. Thane High
j way, near the scene, is also cav
j ing in and traffic is suspended
between Juneau and Thane.
LOW TEMPERATURES OF 26 BE
LOW REPORTED IN EAST;
HIGH WATER, MISERY
UNDATED, Jan., 18, (/F)—King
Winter held the north and middle
west and several of the southwest
ern states and made his* influence
felt thruout the western half of
Dixie.
In Arkansas and Tennessee he ;
hampered levee workers who are
battling with high water in the
Mississsippi valley’s interior ■
streams, while in Indiana the cold
clasts brought added misery to
marooned families in the flooded
districts.
The lowest temperatures report
ed were in Duluth and Des Moines
of 26 below and in Chicago the
temperature is 15 below.
I
DISCUSSION ENTIRELY GENER- j
AL IN NATURE; TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS NOT TOUCHED
| LONDON, Jan., 18, (JP)~The full;
American delegation to the Naval j
Conference, headed by Secretary of ;
State Stimson, chairman was re- j
ceived by Premier McDonald at a
meeting which lasted one hour and
a quarter, during which time the
entire American delegation, for the j
I first time, conferred with the en
tire British delegation.
I The pressure of duties and final
rush in preparations became so
heavy for most of the officials con
cerned, that they cancelled week
!end plans in order to hold them
! selves ready for an immediate call.
| It is stated authoritatively that
the dscussion was entirely general
in nature, technical problems not
being touched upon.
Hl PISSES BILLIONi
IN FINANCING FOR 1929
i
CHICAGO, Jan., 18, UP)-For the ■
I first time in its history Chicago |
passed the $1,000,000,000 mark as a
| security market in 1929, according
i to Lawrence Stern & Co.
The survey shows that the total
stock and bond issues underwritten
by Chicago investment houses dur
ing the first 11 months reached
| $1,115,000,000.
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SHOWING AGAIN TONIGHT ONLY
LAST SHOWING OF THIS
MAGNIFICENT FEATURE
“KING OF KINGS”
in 12 reels
THE LIFE AND PRINCIPAL ACTS OF JESUS CHRIST
Greatest Cast Ever Assembled
H. B. WARNER — JACQUELINE LOGAN
ERNEST TORRENCE — W M. BOYD
ROBT. EDESON — THEODORE KOSLOFF
RUDOPLH S CIII L A K R A UT — JULIA
FAYE — JOSEPH SCHILAKRAUT — V1C
TOR VARCONI - MONTAGU LOVE
GEORGE SIEGMAN AND OTHERS
NOTE:—A large extra fee for this fea
ture necessitates raising the admiss
ion to 75c for adults, 50c for youths
and 25c for children.
Sunday
One Show
7:dU Sharp
We are giving you a special program this
evening. The feature is a fast action thriller,
having for its star
Colleen Moore
The story concerns the daughter of an Earl who gets
into a mixup with rum runners who rescue her from
her sailboat. The rum runners take her on to America
where funny complications pile up to make you roar
THE NAME OF THE FEATURE IS
“Oh Kay”
With it we will show you one of the funniest two-reel
comedies seen for some time. It is
LUPINO LANE
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"HALF PINT HERO”
THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEWS
Special Music
Before the feature there will be a 20 minute
concert of the new music apparatus that has
just been installed. A variety of records to
show the power and quality of this music
have been selected for this performance.
TRADE COMMISSION
INVESTIGATION POWER
ACTIVITIES, IS ENDED
WASHINGTON, Jan., 18, UP)—
The Federal Trade Commission’?
inquiry into the publicity activities
of the Public Utilities, ended with
Commissioner McCulloch declining
to accept documentary of detailed
evidence presented by the power
companies in an effort to show how
much of their propaganda was
against the government ownership.
This was issued as a defensiee
measure.
Bernard F. Weadock, counsel for
the Utilities and McCulloch clashed
frequently when Weadock attempt
ed to place in the record 96 exhibits
which he said showed the extent
the proponents of government own
ership had gone toward circulating:
propaganda.
COURT POSTPONED
Because of the unavailabil
ity of airplane service, Judge Clegg t
of Fairbanks, has found it neces
isary for a second time to postpone
| terms of the district court in the
j Kuskokwim district. Winter terms
were to have been held there es
pecially for the purpose of natur
alization of aliens. Court was to
convene at McGrath and at Bethel.
Judge Clegg has now set the dates
ahead to March 25 and 28.
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FLARED UP AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Jan., 17, (IP)—
The capitol’s prohibition contro
versy flared up again with a declar
ation prepared for the house by
Representative La Guardia of New
York, who said there was “more
drinking per capita in the state of jr
Idaho than there is in the city of
New York/’