Heut nrd Bule Gnteumy
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 186.
SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1926.
PRICE TEN GENTS
ALASKA AN ASSET
NOT A LIABILITY;
ASSERTS SHE.
TO JUNEAU PAPER
PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMAN
TAKES HOPEFUL VIEW OF TER
RITORY BACK HOME; COM
PLETES MONTH’S TOUR
MINING, FISHING, GREAT ASSETS
Operations of Big Company Fairbanks
District Alone Justifies Construction
of the Alaska Railroad
Upon the return of Congressman
Milton W. Shreve, to Juneau from his
recent trip to this and the Interior
district of the Territory, he accorded
9 the Juneau Empire the following in
terview. The complete article follows:
Alaska is a real asset to the nation
and not a liability in any sense of the
w'ord, in the judgment of Congress
man Milton W. Shreve, from the West
ern district of Pennsylvania, who ar
rived here from a trip to western and
interior districts. After spending a
I
month in the Territory during which
time, as he phrased it, “we worked
days and traveled nights,” he is re
turning to hi9 home With -Information 1
to guide him in future legislation on
the Territory in his capacity of chair-1
man of a subcommittee on appropria-1
tions before which most of the Alaska 1
estimates are heard.
Mr. Shreve expressed himself as
well satisfied with his visit and the
knowledge he had gained. “Take it
all in all, I shall take back with me
a very pleasant memory of everything.;
When I return at some future date, as
I desire to do. I want to pick out some 1
selected spots and really enjoy a good
rest,” he said. i
Praises Fisheries Bureau
Mr. Shreve had a word of hearty
praise for the Bureau of Fisheries,
which under the direction of Com
missioner O’Malley, has been endeav
oring to build up the various species
of salmon and protect other food fish
eries without too great interference
with their utilization. “I believe the
fisheries industry is now on a per
manent basis under the regulation of
the Bureau of Fisheries,” he declared.
“And the splendid thing is that now
most everybody seems to be satis
fied.”
In the Cook Inlet, Prince William
Sound and Southeastern Alaska dis
tricts which he has personally visit
ed, and in Bristol Bay and on the Al
aska Peninsula from where he had
had reports, the fisheries generally
are in good shape, he said. One or
two places have been found, he add
ed, where it will be necessary for
Commissioner O’Malley to apply ad
ditional regulations.
Saw Big Development
At Fairbanks *Mr. Shreve was a
guest of General Manager Metcalf, of
the Fairbanks Exploration Co., on
a tour of that company’s workings in
the district. He made a trip out 50
miles over the Circle-Chatanika road
and watched the ditch construction
being carried on there and other de
velopment activities of the company.
The $10,000,000 program of that com
(ObttfSwMd om Pact PUrte)
RETML FOOD PRICES
DROP TWO PER CENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS (JP)—'The
labor department reported that retail
food prices have dropped two percent
during month ending July 15 in 44
or 51 cities where the government
kept a record and index.
CLEGHORN FIGHTS TO DRAW
YAKIMA, Aug. IS (/P)—Walter Cleg
horn, Seldovia lightweight, and Franko
Weeks of Yakimo, fought a six round
draw last night.
U. 5.CUSTOM HOUST
MIKES NEW ROEINC
FOOEICN MAGAZINES
_
NEW YORK, Aug. IS (/P)—1The sol
icitor of the United States customs
house has made a ruling which bars
foreign magazines containing liquor
advertisements. “The Key to London” (
magazine advertised here they were
able to obtain grants for Morelia !
Cherry and brandy.
75 PEB CENT RESIDENTS
SASKATCHEWAN FARMERS
REGINA, Aug. 18. (^—Saskatche
wan is the biggest farm in the world,
in the belief of Hon. J. G. Gardiner,
“farmer premier.” Seventy-five per
cent of the province’s population lives
in rural areas while the other twenty
five per cent, composed of city dwel
lers, is dependent on farming for its
prosperity.
“There are 119,426 farms in Saskat
chewan with an aggregate acreage of
|37,896,320 acres,” said Mr. Gardiner.
“Average size farms is 320 acres, and
average area under crop is 200 acres
per farm. Gross agricultural wealth
of the province is SI,682,473,000. |
I
While Saskatchewan produces about
seventy-five per cent of Canada’s
wheat crop, the farmers also go in
'extensively for diversified agricul
ture.”
DEMOCRATIC RAGE IN
MISSISSIPPI, CLOSE
ISSUES SUBORDINATED TO PER
SONALITIES IN ALL
DISTRICTS
■ -
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 18 (/P)—One
doubtful result was seen in the four
Democratic congressional contests,
held yesterday. Richard Denman of
Charlston received 63,083 votes and
B. G. Lowney, incumbent received,
63,006. The issues were subordinated
to personalities in all districts.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ROANOKE, Virginia, Aug. 18 (£>)—
British ambassador Howard spoke to
day at the celebration of the Roanoke
Virginia anniversary.
The steamer Starr, Capt. Johansen,
arrived at Unalaska last Sunday ac
cording to a wire received.
MAKING THE ROMANS TURN IN THEIR GRAVES
A new and novel sport in the form of motorcycle chariot racing has been
introduced in England by F. Mockford of the Sydenham and District Motor
cycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace, London. The right side of the picture
looks right enough, and so does the left, when each is considered separtely,
but the two together is enough to make the ancient Romans turn in their
graves.
OIL, COM. DECLARED
IS KEY TO WORLD
PEACE, SAYS PROF.
PETROLEUM SUPPLY NOW CHIEF
IRRITANT, AMONG NATIONS,
INSTITUTE TOLD
PEPPED GAS IS DESCRIBED
WILLIAMSON, Mass, Aug. 18 (£>)—
World peace depends more upon coal
than disarmament conferences, R. T.
Haslam, professor of chemical engin
eering at the Massachusetts Institute
for Technology, declared today before
the Institute of Politics.
One of the prime factors in future
international relations, he said, will
be the conversion of coal into oil.
Such conversions, in his opinion,
would from a satisfactory solution of
the petroleum supply problem, which
at present is one of the principal in
ternational irritants.
Applying the discussion to the auto
mobile industry, he showed how, by
use of certain chemicals, tetra-ethyl
lead, aniline, and iron carbonyl, the
efficiency of engines has been greatly
increased by increasing the compres
sion of the gasoline and air mixture
at the same time nullifying the deten
tion.
“It is safe to say that the develop
ment off these anti-detoning com*
ponds such as tetra-ethyl lead will
permit the saving of about 40 per
cent of our gasoline,” he said. “With
our consumption of gasoline exceeding
11,000,000,000 gallons this year, this
chemical develppment undoubtedly
means a saving to this country of
over $800,000,000 yearly, or enough to
pay the interest on the entire national
debt of the United States. Thus at
one stroke, chemistry takes the first
rank in promoting national economy.”
B. B. Mozee, head of the Bureau *of
Education activities in this and the
Interior regions, returned to Seward
this morning from a brief inspection
trip of schools to the Westward.
J. Meherin and A. A. Humphrey,
two of the best known brokers in the
Territory, arrived back in the city
this morning from a brief trade trip
to their many Westward clients.
TANANA ARRIVES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. IS (/P)—Stowed in
the hold of the A. S. S. Co. freighter
Tanana among 50,000 cases of sal
mon was the dirigible Norge, enroute 1
to Rome.
2.
DISARM: TO RESIST
I $300,000,000 IN CLAIMS FILED BY
AMERICANS RESULT CALLES
REVOLUTION
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18 (/P)—Ag
rarians are relinquishing their arms
with the greatest reluctance and are
objecting to being forced to live with
out weapons. Peasants in the state of
Colime, fled to the mountains, saying
they would rather fight than disarm.
They are in general, preparing to re
sist the government disarmament
order. Americans have filed 3.000
claims against Mexico totalling $300,
000,000 damages sustained by the
Calles revolution.
MILITARY EXPERTS
FAIL IN AGREEING
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF
ARMAMENTS VS CONTROL
OF DISARMAMENT
GENEVA, Aug. 18 (JP)—Military ex
perts failed in their daily meetings to
reach an agreement as to whether
international control of armaments
will be unable to agree on methods
* ,
j of measuring naval strength or that
| methods establishing the control of
J disarmaments. The experts will ad
journ within a fortnight but will meet
again in October.
BISHOP ROWE HERE SUNDAY
Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe is ex
pected to arrive in Seward either this
evening or Saturday and on Sunday
will conduct services at the Episcopal
church. Special music is being ar
ranged for the services.
Don’t overlook the Liberty The.
ater fer tonight.
MILES AWAY SHORT
TIME IFIQIMUROER
TESTIMONY CLOSED LAST NIGHT
DEFENSE RESTED; GAINES
ON STAND
SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (J-P)—Testimony
closed in the Gaines case at five
o'clock when the defense rested after
calling John A: Billings, a city fire
: man and John Leneve, a student, who
! followed Gaines on the stand. The
: prosecution offered in rebuttal, Doc
: tors Arthur P. Calhoun, and Frank T.
Wilt, aleinists, Mr. Stern, Mrs. Mem*
j mer, Mrs. Gaigley. Billings testified
: that five or ten minutes after 9 o’clock
on the night of the slaying of Sylvia,
| he saw Gaines two miles from the
, killing scene. Leneve swore that near
ly four hours after the death he saw
ja roughly dressed man within the
! grove of trees in which the body was
I found. He declared the man re
i sembled. Gaines in no detail. After
I three and one half hours of gruelling
cross examination, Gaines stepped
! off the stand and asked MacFarlane,
j “How did I do?” His face was pale
but he spoke plainly. Just before Col
vin excused Gaines he asked “could,
you, from the place where you were
practicing fly casting, see the spot
across the lake where your daughter’s
body was found?” The witness re
plied, “I don’t know.” He denied he
looked across the lake.
F.G. EMERSON LEADS
WYOMING PRIMARY
IS TWO TO ONE WINNER IN RE
PUBLICAN GOVERNOR
PRIMARY RACE
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. IS (JP)—
Returns from the primary election
yesterday from 1S7 out of CS3 pre
cincts in the Republican nomination
j for governor gave Frank C. Emerson,
i state engineer, 4,496 votes, Frank E.
I Lucas, secretary of state 2,072, Doc
tor H. R. Lathrop 179.
BUSINESS MIN MINES
OFFICIAL BOW, CHAMBEB
It was with pleasure that members
of the local Chamber of Commerce
welcomed one of Seward’s rising
young business men to the weekly
meeting held yesterday at Fisher’s
cafe. The young man in question was
Joe Stanton, proprietor of the ^Seward
Trading Company, and the occasion
heralded his- first attendance. Upon
being officially welcomed by President
P. C. McMullen, Mr. Stanton was
called upon for a few remarks. Re
sponding nobly to the occasion, Mr.
Stanton said, “Being a resident here
there is little I can say. Naturally, I
am glad to be with you and will say
that I expect to be at these meetings
every week and so, in time, to become
one of you.
At this point, Mr. Orlander spoke
up and said, “Remember Joe, that’s