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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 240.
SEWARD ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
' Alaska Dependent
on Transportation
States Bank Survey
BANK ANNOUNCES FUTURE OF THE TERRI
TORY’S INDUSTRIES DEPEND ENTIRELY ON
THE PERFECTING OF ROAD SYSTEMS
HOI OF IUSKI’5 ECONOMIC PROGRESS IS TRACED
Completion of Railroad Opened Up Vast Area;
* Territory Could Maintain a Population of 10,000,
000 With Ease
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. (/P)—The development of sys
tems of transportation enabling Alaskan products to
reach the outside world in volume has been the keynote in
Alaska’s progress since its purchase by the United States
in 1867, says the National Bank of Commerce, in a survey
of Alaska’s economic progress, and adds that transporta
tion bids fair to be an outstanding factor in its further
economic exploitation.
“Greater facilities for transportation will prove a
( boom to farming, directly through better and cheaper
\ haulage of its produce and indirectly through the impe
tus which they will give to industrial growth on which
agriculture depends,” says the survey. “In fact, the fu
ture of Alaskan farms as well as that of the mines and
fisheries is closely bound up with the perfecting of trans
portation systems.
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HURRICANE SWOOPS
SOWN OVER CUBA;
STREETS FLOODED
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY HOMES
DEMOLISHED IN HAVANA
CITY
MIAMA, Oct. 21. (JP)—The Cuban
consulate announced a hurricane has
demolished 150 Havana homes, cov
ering the western part of Cuba. Wal
ter Bennett, government meteorolo
gist, said the hurricane was apparent
ly headed toward the west coast of
Florida. The steamship TJlua, In the
/ Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles northwest
of Havana, reported excessively high
seas, heavy- rain, and a wind of hur
ricane velocity.
HAVANA, Oct. 21. (£>)—The storm
flooded the streets and stopped
transportation over power systems.
' JAPANESE OIL FIELD
MAY PRODUCE SOON
T H R EE . HUNDRED THOUSAND
TON DAILY OUTPUT ANTICI
PATED
TOKYO, Oct. 21. (5*)—It is report;
ed the Oha oil fields in northern
► Saghalien where Japan has large
concessions from the Soviet promise
a large production and wells will be
brought in soon. It is predicted a
200,000 ton daily output is hoped from
the fields which will reduce the navy
importations from South Sea coun
tries and the United States,
Swell show at Liberty tonite.
■ “Dog and sled, which originally fur
nished practically the sole means of
conveyance of men and goods, have
been supplemented by the railway and
by the wagon and motor car, which
are now coming into general use as
more and better highways open up
districts hitherto inaccessible to mar
kets,” says the bank in tracing the
history of Alaska’s transportation.
Improvement has also been made in
water communication with the Terri
tory. However, nearly sixty years
under the . American flag have seen a
growth in Alaskas’ population of only
25,000 and the inhabitants, including
whites and natives, now totalling
about 55,000, number 9,000 fewer than
in 1910.
Railroad Opens Area
“The completion in July, 1923, of a
Government-owned railroad 470 miles
through the heart of the Alaska main
land from Seward, on the Gulf of Al
aska, to Fairbanks in Central Alas
Tea, opened vast stretches of coal
fields and other mining regions and
farming areas in thej hinterland whose
development has been handicapped
by the absence of adequate carriage
for their products. In localities trib
utary to the new railroad the mining
industry has already benefited and
indications are for gradual expansion
on a more stable basis than has as
yet been known.
“The climate of Alaska is no more
rigorous than that of Sweden or Fin
land, and its agricultural products are
the diverse crops of the North Tem
perate zone. Three-quarters of the
area of the Territory is habitable by
whites, and it is conservatively esti
mated that Alaska, if developed as
Finland has been, could eventuallj
maintain a population of 10,000,000 in
comparison with the scant 55,000 the
land now carries. There are thousands
of acres of farm land Which can be
homesteaded, especially in the rivei
valleys of the mainland, there are
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PAUL ESTLE BACK ON JOB, LO
CAL OFFICE IS NOTIFIED;
DETAILS LACKING
From far away Bethel, down the
winter clothed Yukon river, came a
message late yesterday to the local
radio and cable office headquarters
that at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
Private Paul Estle, Signal Corps op
erator, had returned after his mys
terious disappearance since last Fri
day, almost a week ago. Captain
Guthrie, commander of the second
Alaska division headquarters, who au
thorized search parties to be dispatch
ed-for the missing soldier, has been
notified a full account of the affair is
being mailed to him. Therefore, de
tails are at this time lacking.
Private Estle left his station at
Bethel last Friday at 1 o’clock in the
afternoon in an open scow powered
with a Ford engine. He left in the
face of a heavy North wind, with the
temperature below freezing point. He
had engine trouble prior to his depar
ture, hence he was late in getting
away for Akiak where he was to in
(Continued on Pago Fire.)
INTUCITE EXPORTS
SHOW DECLINE, AUGUST
SEATTLE, Oct. 19. (£>)—'The De
partment of Commerce has just an
nounced that anthracite exports in
August were 395,078 tons, valued at
$4,415,757 as compared with 476,046
tons, valued at $5,380,844 in August
1925.
Bituminous coal exports total 3,
547,791 tons, valued at $16,702,226, as
compared with 1,797,603 tons, valued
at $7,847,715 in August, 1925 Coke
exports were 75,286 tons, valued at
$524,081, as compared with 63,714
'tons, valued at, $482,403.
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MINING LEASES RETURN
JiB,411,781 anil
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19. (JP)—
The Department of the Interior, thn:
the General Land office, has jus1
made public orally figures showing
Aiat receipts to the Federal govern
ment under the Mineral Leasing Acl
of February 25, 1920, from coal, oil
gas, sodium and phosphate from th€
date of the act to June 30, 1926,
amounted to $56,400,749.15.
Receipts from Wyoming were the
largest for any one state, amounting
to $39,920,688.23. California came
next with receipts of $14,749,644.67.
S. S. YUKON AT CORDOVA
The S. S. Yukon is due to leave Cor
dova at midnight, tonight, according
to the latest news received from the
vessel at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs! J. Protzman have
moved into the residence of 'Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. L. Meyer and the lattei
have taken one of the large apart
ments over Brown & Hawkins.
FIUNKS CLOTHING
STORE MM BY TIRE
A fire occurred in Fairbanks at
noon today in one of the large cloth
ing stores, according to a meager re
port received by The Gateway, which
said more damage was created from
the water than from the fire.
A rumor went the rounds of the
city with extraordinary rapidity that
all Fairbanks was ablaze, that the In
terior city had been destroyed by
fire, and what not. Today’s rumor
was similar to last week’s when it
was' rumored the steamer Starr had
sunk with all hands on board.
VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO CAN
CELLED ACCOUNT RAIL
ROAD COMPANY
ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 21. (^—Boom
ing guns welcomed Queen Marie and
party to the academy. The royal
party traveled 40 miles over rain
swept roads with police as an escort.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (fl>) —
Queen Marie declared the Diamond
crown on bobbed hair is not the only
sign of feminity for she smokes Amer
ican cigarettes and uses lip stick. Col
onel John Carroll, general counsel of
the Baltimore, Ohio railroad, who is in
charge of her itinerary said the refu
sal of the Southern Pacific to trans
port her on a special train for one dol
lar caused the elimination of San
Francisco from her trip.
FIRST INDOOR DISFBIILL
COME BE MID T0N1TE
Joints will crack and muscles pro
test from long disuse and many $
groan and many a “hot one muffed'
will be witnessed by the crowd that
goes to witness the first indoor base
ball game of the season tonight a
the S. A. C., where the Pirates anc
Giants will meet in combat. The ole
masters will be on tap to demonstrate
• to the Chechako talent just how the
game should be played. Poxy Dyer
captain of the Giants, refused to an
nounce his lineup at this early hour
giving his reason 'that he did not warn
to “tip his mit” to his opponents wh<
will be lead by McLaughlin, king pii
clean-up swatter of last season.
The game will start promptly al
8 o’clock, it is announced. The Pir
ates line-up will be Shellhorn, catch
er; Valade, pitcher, McEwan, first;
McLaughlin, second; Andresen, third;
Willis, ss; Lee r. f.; Roberts, 1. f.
MUCH CROUP AMONG CHILDREIN
Several cases of croup among child
ren is reported by Dr. J. A. Baugh
man who advises parents to use pre
caution during these changeable days
E. L. Sweek, agent in charge foi
Seward, Alaska Railroad, returned U
his local office last evening from ar
official trip to the Anchorage ral
headquarters.
Subscribe for the Dally Gateway.
QUIZ. STATE OF 1.
TELEGRAM SENT TO REPUBLI
CAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN
FORMS THEM $100,000 SPENT
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MONEY PUT UP BY FRIENDS
Bullitt Declares Did Not Receive One
Dollar from Outside of State and
That He Paid for Paper Advertising
CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (£>)—'The Re
publican campaign committee re
ceived a copy of a telegram address
ed to Senator James A| Reed, chair
man of the Senate committee, regard
ing the investigation of campaign ex
penditures in which Sam. R. Sumner,
chairman of the Washington State
Republican Central committee asked
the Senate committee to investigate
Bullitt’s expenditures. Reed said he
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had not received a telegram and in
dicated it would be difficult for the
committee to travel to Washington to
hold a hearing before the election.
The telegram said “it is estimated
| $100,000 was spent in behalf of Bullitt
| by wealthy relatives of his and he
was quoted as intending to spend
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BIDS EXPENDITURE
REPORT IS FALSE
FRIENDS RAISED $25,000 FOR
HUGH MAGILL, NOT STATED
SUM OF $400,000
CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (/P)—Julius Ro
senwald, Chicago merchant, told the
Senate Campaign Funds committee,
that friends of Hugh Magill, Indepen
dent Republican Senatorial candidate,
raised a fund of $25,000. The state
ments that it was from $300,000 to
$400,000 were branded “as absolutely
untrue/’ he said.
ODD FELLOWS NOTICE
1 Work in the Third Degree; also
1 nomination of officers at tonight’s
regular weekly meeting. *
GEN. BUTLER IN COMMAND
SAN DIEGO, Oct 21. (£>)—General
Butler has been ordered to assume
command of the Western district,
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Marine Mail Guards.
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CAFE OWNER ATTACKS WOMAN
AND THREATENS TO
KILL HER
SAN JOSE, Oct. 21. (ff)—J, E. Ross,
cafe owner, is under arrest on suspi
cion of being the strangler who killed
« Mrs. Laura Beal here in March and
i assaulted two others. Mrs. A. Di
. Fioli, 20 years old, declared he attack
[ ed and threatened to kill her yester
day.
Take in the Liberty tonight
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