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When President Hinde called the
Chamber of Commerce to order yes
terday, every seat at the long table
was filled with an enthusiastic mem
bership. After partaking of an excel
lent luncheon the minutes of the pre
vious meeting were read, and a large
number of communications requesting
information on various subjects were
read. The Haines Packing company
in a lengthy communication, asked the
chamber to protest against closing
the upper end of Lynn canal to fish
ing. stating that if this were done,
their investment of $100,000 would be
lost. The company is composed of
Alaskans and financed by Alaskan
money. The matter was referred to
the secretary with instructions. to
send the communication to Commis
sioner O’Malley.
A communication was received from
Washington stating that owing to lack
of funds the lighthouse and foghorn
recommended for Resurrection Bay
could not be built this year. It was
stated that only $44,000 would be
available for the completion of the
lighthouse at Cape Spencer, and that
there would be only sufficient funds
to maintain the bugs and lighthouses
now installed.
A query was received from a Cali
fornit correspondent asking for infor
mation. and wanting to know if it
would be cheaper for him to drive to
Alaska in his car or come by steamer.
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Several schools and individuals ve
! quested information and pictures of
! Seward, and a general interest was
manifested in agricultural lands in
j and about the city.
L. V. Ray gave an interesting talk
on his recent trip to Washington,
and declared that the appropriation
for the glacier stream was being look
ed after. He said that he was assured
the pulp mill would be built at Sew
ard by Washington individuals, and
said that Delegate Sutherland and
Senator Jones were working on Alas
kan projects. Mr. Ray said there was
a disposition to ignore Alaska in the
matter of appropriations, legislators
saying that Alaska was going back
and that it was useless to spend mon
ey here badly needed in the States.
He said that the Territory was being
injured by the many political squab
bles with their numerous affidavits of
wrong-doing on the part of officials,
and believed that Alaskan towns must
pull more together. Mr. Ray was very
well pleased over the consideration ac
corded him in Washington, and be
lieves that Alaska will increase in
population this year,, through efforts
of tourist bureaus and government
help.
Gilbert C. Henderson, manager of
the San Juan Fisheries and Packing
Company, spoke briefly on the halibut
situation, giving as his belief that
more fish would be sold here this year
than in any year previous. He ex
plained the present low price of hali
but by saying that many large com
panies had been forced to carry over
a big supply of frozen fish, and that
(he eastern market was bad.
The road situation was discussed
at length, it being the opinion of the
members that something must be done
to gard against the encroachment of
the streams at Mile four.
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Coolidge Signs Bill Increase Pay
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 4 —
President Coolidge signed the legisla
tive appropriation bill increasing sala
ries of congressmen and cabinet offi
cers from $7,500 to $10,000. The vice
president’s salary was increased to
$15,000. The bill was signed in the
Presidential room at the capital where
the President had gone at 1 o’clock to
take the oath of office.
Many Bills and Resolutions Signed
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 4.—
President Coolidge signed 108 bills
and resolutions today. Among them
were the Interior department, appro
priations and rivers and harbors bills.
Coolidge Signs Omnibus Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 4.—
President Coolidge signed the Naval
omnibus bill providing for moderniza
tion and new cruisers and gunboats.
He also signed the second deficiency
bill 'which the Senate had passed
within an hour after its passage.
New Rules Create Astonishment
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 4.—
Dawes pronouncement of Senate rules
created astonishment the Senators ap
plauding fainty. The members of the
House seemed to enjoy it.
BALTIC STATES FIND
COMMON GROUND IN
WORKING FOR PEACE
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Mar. 3.—
The conference of representatives of
the Baltic states, which closed here
recently, wras not convened for the
establishment of any entente or al
liance as has been suggested in- many
European newspapers, Dr. Procope,
the Finnish minister of foreign af
fairs told the Associated Press to
day. In this connection he pointed
out that a plan for such an alliance
had been rejected by the Finnish
parliament, and the situation was
still unchanged.
Dr. Procope declared, however, that
the Baltic states were in complete
accord, particularly with regard to
measures intended to secure peace.
“In all questions touching on the
world’s work for peace,” he said, “we
agree. We are ready to reduce our
military expenditures, but subject to
the provisions that we get sufficient
protection against any danger that
might menace us from the east. I
am very happy to add that the for
eign ministers of Poland, Esthonia
and Latvia, during the recent con
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! to conpulsory arbitration.”
Dr. Procope, after pointing out
Finland’s intimate relations with the
Scandinavian and Baltic states, brot
about by conunon racial ties, pro
pinquity and cultural influences, de
clared that his country was continu
ally widening its sphere of interest
with regard to other nations.
“We endeavor to keep on friendly
terms with everybody,” the minister
said, “and we have been fortunate in
extending our connections, diploma
tically and economically, with a great
number of states. Thus the trade be
tween Finland and the United States
increased rapidly during the last few
years. Finland has been introduced
to the American money market, and
loans to the amount of $29,000,000
have been absorbed by American in
vestors in a year’s time.”
While declaring that Finland would
never submit to communism, Dr.
Procope declared that his country de
sired especially to maintain peaceful
and friendly relations with Soviet
Russia.
President Coolidge recently made a
remark favorable to the wearing of
suspenders and a suspender factory
has thank him for his kind words and
also has presented him with a half
dozen pairs of their best make. Bri
tain has its order of the garter—we
may soon have our order of the gal
luses, writh the president as the first
member.
American men spent 750 millions
in barber shops last year, of which 300
millions went in for fact massageing
and hair tonics. In view if this fact
it does not seem in order to chide
the ladies about the beauty parlor
habit.
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head of the year old “Christian Sci
ence Parent Church of the new Gen
eration,” who charges that her organ
ization, with American and London
branches, is the logical Christian
Science Church, as tue Mother
Church has ceased to function, hav
ing been in a bad sta4e since 1910,
the death of the founder, Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy, who was the guid
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that the New Chorda is following the
original Eu'.* M ir uaI in e rt^irous
ly than the Mother Church.
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