The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 1

THE DAILY ALAS —— VOL. XXIX., NO. 4346. “/‘[4 ~ JUNEAU, A 3 L. THE Nl:" ALL THE TIME” LASKA, WIDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 19 7 6. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS KA EMPIRE A —— PRICE TEN CENTS PRESIDENT ASKS FOR FOUR BILLIONS B General Improvement Noted in Afla:rska_ A report Interior Governor George second annual retary of the public, 8 reports received nearly all tions of the indicate an improvement ditions that affected Alaska during the ing June 30, 1926 serious epidemics, and health con- ditions generally throughout the Territory are better than they were| last year. He was pleased that commerce, both domestic and| foreign had increased about per cent over 1925 and that the exports | increased in greater proportion, than| the imports. The year closed with| a balance of trade in favor of the| Territory amounting to 024 The Governor making official v ern Alaska, the districts adjoining the Alask Railroad and Richard-| son High the Yukon River Val-| ley below Tanana and the Seward | Peninsula, he found there mistakable indications of provement in economic in nearly every district mentioned | with one notable exception, the| lower Yukon River Valley. He said| “the depression in that district and in a lesser degree in the lower Kus-| kokwim region, may be tributed to the closing of the fisheries. For many years the residents in those districts derived a substantial reve- nue from the salmon fisheries and, as in some other regions, unre- stricted fishing depleted the supply to the point of extinction, hence it was necessary to close the areas to commerclal fishing in an effort to perpetuate the species. The closed season has been enforced for eral years, thus depriving the residents of one of the chief sources of revenue. The res re inevitable, the population regu- lar steamboat transportation below Holy Cross has been replaced by small gasoline launches operating on a bimonthly schedule, many of the tradars are reducing their stocks of goods or closing out their busi- ness, in fact the entire lower Yu-| kon district is less prosperous than| 1t has been for years.” King Salmon Fishing Governor suggested that a relief for the situation the opening, to a limited extent, of the fishing for king sal- mon He 1 that the fishing i dustry continued to maintain i place as the leading revenue pro- ducer in the Territory although the value of the products was somewhat less than in 1925. The total in- vestment in the fisheries is about $4.500,000 greater than last year, and the exceptional feature was the increase in the growth of the her- ring industry in which the capital! investment and value of the pro-| ducts increased more than 50 per cent over the previous high record of 1924, Fisheries Investments The total active investment in the fisheries of the Territory in{ 1925 is estimated to be $67,077,495 and of this sum about 80 per cent is credited to the salmon fisheries. More than 50 per cent of the total investment or $33,695,736 is in Southeastern Alaska, while South- western Alaska with $16,728,700 and Central Alaska with $16,653,- 059 follow in the order named. The total value of the fisheries products, exclusive of aquatic furs, is esti- mated to be $40,038,745 or ap- proximately $250,000 less than in the preceding year. There were 27,685 persons employed in the fish- eries, an increase of 2,491 over 1924, Of these 15,096 were whites, 4,607 natives, 1,278 Chinese, 1,548 Japanese, 2,246 Filipinos, 1,510 Mexicans, 250 negroes, 150 Porto; Ricans, and 95 of other rac Fisheries Protection The policy of continuing the pro-| tection and perpetuation of the! fisheries by the Secretary of Com-| merce, has resulted in some changes in the regulations in closing addi-| tional areas, shortening the periods; of fishing in other areas, and plac-, ing limitations on fishing gear. The| efforts of Federal and Territorial officials were directed to solving the problems involved in the utilization of the waste porducts from the sal- mon canneries and the prevention of the extravagant consumption of herring in the fertilizer plants. Seal Herd Increases The census of the seal herd, taken to the just Sec- | made | from | Territory | in all con-| the welfare of | fiscal year end-| There were ..“i to note! $29 aid that while| its to Southeast was un-| an im- conditions| The possible might be Parks, in D | foeeeecrrcocosssorcrrsrrrrmrrrrrrerre e 5 | ! z i | | | stimulated prosgecting for both lode in Parks’ Report ) ) ) \ i RECOMMENDATIONS and fish- the Yukon commercial 1 Kuskokwim ing may Investigation of salmon fisheries on Rivers to determine whether or permitted without jeopardizing the future supply. Enactment of law authorizing the of to lease the public domain for grazing puropose. not he a Secretary the Interior Repeal of tax provisions of the Alaska Game Law insofar rritory for as they affect the residents of the 4. the Provision should be made a Government Hospital for insane of Alaska 5. Detention home for incorrigible natives in the Ter- ritory. 6. natives, at 7. Wireless transfer Industrial school, hospital and isolation ward for tuber- cular Tanana station at Kotlik for the season of navigation and of station to Unalakleet during the winter months 8. Repeal of law be located by constabulary restricting the number of individuals placer claims i that may 9. Feedral combining all law enforcement agencies, 10 of aerial al regions of the Territory Continuation mapping until the forested have been photographed | | | ! | | | forests offer excellent for the development paper industries but the Government had not made any serious effort to bring these re-| sources to the attention of the paper | manufacturers. The forests are cap-| able of supplying 1.300,000 tons of paper pulp annually in perpetuity land -the undeveloped water power {for its manufacture is available but the money necessary for develop- | ment was not forthcoming. An in- vestigation developed twe reasons why these resources were not util- ized. In the first place the contract| offered by the Government was un- satisfactory and secondly the manufacturers were not aware the extent of the resour Secretary of Agriculture revis | contract so that it Is acceptable amx} the Government engineers prepared exhaustive reports on the lumber | pro- supply and water pow sites, these esti.| Were presented to the leading pi "I manufacturers throughout the coun-) try and their representatives have| been in the Territory all summer conducting investigations. The pros- pects for early development are ex- cellent. In 1926 57,500,000 ft. B. M. of timber were cut from the National| Forests. This is less than 6 per cent of the possible annual output. Much of the standing timber over mature and is deteriorating. Alaska Railroad The report of the General Man- ager of The Alaska Railroad shows the results of efficient management {The gross revenues increased ap- proximately 25 per cent over 1925 and the cost of operation of all {departments was materially reduced The total cost of operation of the in August places the number of seals of all 050, an increase of 25,892 over 1924 It is of interest to compare this with the census of 1914 when it was esti- mated that here were 294,687 seals on the islands. Th ows that the herd has multiplied 21, times in 10 excluding the seals that have been killed for their hides, and is conclusive evidence that the policy adopted by the Bureau of Fisheries is justified and the seal herd will be a source of large reve- nue in the future. The gross value of the skins sold during the fiscal year was $787,384.50. This is a substantial gain over 1921, Alaska | should have at least 50 per cent of the net revenue from the sale of| seal and fox skins taken from the Pribilof Islands for the support of common schools. Mineral Production value of tne minerals duced in Alaska in 19 mated to he $18,220,692 ing that of the pre little more than three quarters of a million dollars, and bringing the total production of the Territory since 1880 up to $553,304,968. The alue of the copper produced in 1925 was consideraly greater than in 1924, There was a moderate increase in the value of gold, silver tin and lead and a decrease in coal and platinum from placers. Cold Water Thawing i the vicinity of Nome experi-| ments in the use of cold water for! thawing frozen gravels were suc- cessful and as a result large are: of low grade gravels may dredged. Extensive mining oper tions in the Fairbanks district hav opportunities of pulp and until last year The ( In be and 'placer deposits. l)vvelu)mlent}mn line and river boats was 14.2 work has been undertaken on a i iper cent less than it was in 1 number of small quartz mines ad-|anq the total deficlt for all expendi.| Jacent to Fairbanks and plans areyyreq including the charges to capl under way for the installation or‘wl account was decreased 18.3 per | several new dredges in the Tanana cent jesy than last year. Sixty-five Valley region. This development yp,ugang, thirty-six tons of com- in the interior of Alaska is the re-imorcia) freight were transported, an| sult of the completion of the Al-|increase of 20.8 per cent: 57.567 aska Railroad because without ade-|revenue passengers, an Increase of quate transportation at reasomableiyg s por cent over last year were rates it would not be possible to i 986 ©he liciian 1o mine. Most of the gold mined from is significant not only be- lodes in Alaska s produced in theloiuse’ it s an increase over the Southeastern part of the Territory.|yramic of 1925, but more particu- The Juneau district leads, followed jariy pecause it Indicates a general by Chichagot Island and Hyder. ) geyelopment of the territory tribu- The total tonnage of coal mined|,py o the railroad. Train service was considerably less than in 1924 was improved by adding motor cars and correspondingly the tonnage ofiy, tne equipment and operating imported coal increased. The Al-\ypem instead of heavy trains when aska coal mines are capable of pro- the traffic is light. The boat serv- ducing sufficient coal for domestic ice between Tanana and Holy Cross demands but the operators have not|y.q maintained on the same sched- solved the transportation problem| o .o jaqt vear and the revenue and are Bt able to compete With!ynceqgeq 14,7 per cent despite the imported coal outside of the railroad fact that the mail contract was re- zone. & duced 50 per cent. The cost of the Petroleum Production river service can be materially re- Petroleum production was confin- duced by the purchase of a boat ed to the Katalla field as in former|gq,i;neq with deisel engines to re- vears. The exploration in the Coldpiace the antiquated river boats now Bay district were “h“"d""}’" “""[ln service. The cost for operation the tools and machinery were re- gng mgintenance of way on the rail moved. In the Yakataga field drill-jjineq cannot be reduced to the mini- ing began early in June but theiy,m yntil the railroad is completed work has not proceeded far enough|g.oording to the plans outlined some to enable the operators to détermine|,y., years ago and this cannot be whether or not the field containsiqone "unless the annual appropria- oil in commercial quantities. tions are increased. Pulp Possibilities The construction of many years it has been that the extensive coastal carried traffic 5 roads and For known (Continued on Page Five.) 3 | here Charges Horses Are Killed by Swarm of Bees PASSES AWAY; LONG ILLNESS WINNIPEG, Manitoba, De A swarm of bees killed two at 00, Two farmers of make this charge against Fred Chiv- ers, Winnipeg owner of bees Sanitarium—20 Years i | £ " r in Congress. TERRIFIC WIND STORM SWEEPS WESTERN ALASKA —- Personnel of “quaw Harbor Cannery, Missing—Vil- lages it by Gale. CORDOVA, Alaska, Ded. 8.— A tempest has swept the Ber- ing Sea and Aleutian Islands according to radio reports re- ceived here, None of the personnel of the Pacific Ametican Fisheries can- nery at Squaw Harbor has been seen since the storm started yesterday. St. Paul ”sland reported the wind the highest in years. Judge Draffield has informed the naval radio here that the wind wrecked the cannery and wharf at Unga. Spray flew over all villages and the wind has blown direct- ly into all harbors. The wharf of the Alaska Commercial Company at Dutch Harbor is flifled. [ US’SENATOR V. B.MSKINLEY] MARTINSVILL United States Senator William B MceKinley, of Hlinois, long ill, died late yesterday afternoon at the Home! Lawn Sanitarium. Hs was brough here last Angust suffering from pros tatic cance Sen. McKinley was years of age. Ind., Dec. 8 ¥ | William B. McKinley, wh span | more than twenty years in Con- gress, the latter portion as United States Senator from Illinois, covered the insurgency among mnational legis- lators, the Roosevelt bolt of 19 and the primary scandal of 1926, was| a busin man and philantropist. B: his own avowal, he “blundered int politics” because his business w PRINCE CAROL nator once said. “I was getting | unnecessary in my busfnes Things | went on without me, So when it| was suggested to me that I run for| congress, | accepted just for some jthing to do. [ never regretted it.” McKinley's “blunder” ted from the time the Republicans of Cham- paign, [, and the nineteenth dis frict sent him to the lower house o Congr in 1905 until he was de feated for the party nomination Frank L. Smith, of Dwight, 11, in the 1926 primary as McKinley was finishing his six year term in the Senate, of sl | King of Rumania Is Operated Upon—Revolt Starts in Case of Death. | | | BULLETIN — BUCHAREST, Dec. 8. King Ferdinand underwent a second operation today. 5 i Dec. 8. It was reported night that King Ferdi- Rumania, was to undereo intestinal operation today and if he should die, the follow- ers of former Crown Prince Carol plan a move to place him on the throne which will be followed b the establishment of a Fasci=! Gov ernment Another plan Crown to an unnamed Prince after a period of rule as at present It is reported the Army is ready| declare in favor of Carol Queen Marie, of Julo-Slavia pleads with her mother for reconciliation} with Carol but opposed his ascend- ing the throne, It is possible the! Jugo-Slavia troops will aid Marie against Carol PARIS, last nand, of an that Campaign was the huge that last campaign that brought { Senate investigating committee to Chicago after the Pennsylvania prim ary expense scandal had aroused national attention The Chicago hearing developed that while Senator hel MeKinley had spent about $350,000, Britlsh) § - wag virtually all his own money Hogenoy wagers of his suceessful oppon ent, Colonel Smith, who chair man of the Illinois commerce com | mission, ac counted for approximately $300,000, much of it contributed by utives of public utilities, gn in- field fn which tor Kinley had made a fortune and interested for 5. His defeat was immediately fol- lowed by Smith's decline in health and serious illness of sciatic rheuma- tism. Aside Investigated expenditures in a It is to hand over was 0 exe dust heen -2 from his political career, Senator McKinley was best known for his contributions to educational |and religious institutions. His phil- |anthropies, were unattended by pub- {licity, but his friends estimated in that his gifts to education had ssed the million dollar mark. Cardinal Principle Party regularity was a cardinal {principle with McKinley. He was a friend and neighbor of “Uncle Joe” ! Cannon, of Danville, who represented the eighteenth congressional district, adjoining McKinley's old district, the nineteenth, in the days when Cannon was known as the “czar” of the house of representatives and insur- gency arose among legislators be- cause of party discipline. McKinley and an uncle were in the banking business in Champaign and branched into the public utilities in- dustry, acquiring traction, electric light, gas and other interests which eventually were known as the Mc- Kinley Syndicate. Their chief prop- erties were the Illinois Traction Sys- tem which built the McKinley bridge More Shopping Days Before Christmas —— .l (Continued on Tage Two.) |Senator from Illinois Dies in AT0CIATED PRESS CH.-F. OUNCAND 3 | by Mec- | ‘Up(’n Auto Door; Gust of Wind; Woman Is Dead TACOMA, Wa Gahart Wolftrin wife Ashford reached out to close the door which the wind had Auother gust of wind door further {her out to the pavement. from her injuries DENBY APPEARS AS WITNESS IN OIL LEASE CASE |Former Sccn':ar_y Testifies at| Trial—Doheny May Also Testfy. sh., De aged Mrs years of an garage owner of hey swung sedan open Jthe forced threw She died open and | | | COOLIDGE PUTS ANNUAL BUDGET UP TO CONGRESS l"(',l'(‘as(' 0‘- Sixt(‘f‘n Ml“inn Dollars Over Present Year Is Wanted. PRESIDENT TALKS ON DEFENSE OF NATION States Reasons for Properly Defending Ourselves— Many Cuts Are Made. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.— President Calvin Coolidge in his Budget address today before the United States Congress asked for $4,014,571,124 in appro- WASHINGTON, Dec Secretary of Navy Denby today as a defense witness in the/ | trial ot L. Doheny, oil magnate,| land tormer Secretary of nterior A.| B, Fall, i It was also disclosed that Doheny | [ will probably take the stand during| the trial John MeCormack listed as a character Former Secretary Denby testified | that shortly after he entered Presi dent Harding’s cabinet, he heard re-| | ports of private taterests drainin the Navy oil lands from (he wells near the edge. He said he did not now who gave the advice and ought cooperation of Fall and urged | vesident Harding to transfer the | reserves to the Interior Department. | Denby said Fall assisted in the or-| | der | Dr. Y Former| was called | noted tenor, is| « witness., | | George Davidson, rector of s»,t Joh copal Church, of Los An geles, testified that Doheny was a “man ct ideals, integrity and with a high character.” Former Secretary Admiral Robison represented him fin | all Pearl Harbor negotiations. | Under cross examination, Denby | said, concerning the \ negotia- | tions: “I do not remember exactly, | but the matter i the hands of | agents whom I trusted.” | Denby explained this when pressed to tell, why he approved somethin | he did not understand | A. W. Ambrose, formerly of the uBreau of Mines, testified, that with| the approval of his superior, he took | trip on Doheny's yacht. The | | Denby said |Il=ll’ gOv ernment gave him a daily allowance ut he paid no fare. - > - a MERS A GAME HEARING NEW YORK, Dec America’s frontier in the plush rs in the lobk of the Hotel Pennsylvania J [delegates to the thirteenth ann {conference of the American Game| Protective Association and listened | to experts tell how to save ducks. | Among the oldtimers were Ezral Meeker, survivor of the Oregon trail ys: Sandy Smith, of Point Bar-| row, Alaska, and Dr. E. W. Nelson, | lof the Biological Survey ! | Dr. Nelson said western irriga-| tion was drying up the lakes and {depleting the game supply. He| declared Federal ‘investigation of| control was imperative. AIR MAILMAN - BEING SOUGHT Contractor Rushing East on New Propostion—May Lose One He Has. SEATTLE, Dec. 8§ Vern C. Gorst, of Portland, President ot the '~ Pacific Air Transport Com- pany operating a mail line between Los Angeles and Seattle, speed- ing to Washington, D. €., to sub- mit to the Post Office Department a bid for the purchase of the New York-Chigago-San Franclsch mail lines Meanwhile, 'W. Trving Glover, Second Assitsant Postmaster Gen- eral, is in Seattle hunting Gorst to inform him the Government is considering cancetlation of his coast contract 'hetau.fle he opposes the | | | | 8 d chi Oldtimers | of day | yester sat as | | | is | to | his Government's proposal to establish a flat rate of 10 cents an ounce on long flight mail, priations, which is an increase over the present fiscal year of $16,543,728. The largest increase is for the Department of the Interior, $3,275,528 for higher pension payments, making a total of $28,571,759. The largest decrease is $30,- 000.000, interest on the publiv debt. The next cut is in the Navy Department of $9,246,475. The appropriation, however, in- cludes the five-year aviation programs of the Army anl Navy Departments. President Coolidge asked Con- gress to postpone construction of the remaining three of eight light cruisers which construc- tion was to have been started before July as the United States is now engaging in negotiations “to broaden our on'mn% trea- . ties with the great Powers which deal with the elimina- tion of competition in naval araments.” Speaking on the War De- partment appropriations, the President said “this is a very considerable amount to spend for protecticn in time of peace. Our intent and attitude is one of peace and friendly regard toward all nations and peoples. This is not sufficient to war- rant neglect of defense and de- fault on necessary precautions.” Thirtv million dollars are provided in the Budget esti- mates for Prohibition Enforce- ment. —_———eo————— RUM PLOT IS NOW EXPOSED Special Agent U. S. Intelli- gence Bureau Asked to Be Bootlegger. 8, — agent VANCOUVER, B. €. Dec Michael F. Malone, special of the Intelligence Bureau of the United States Treasury, told the Dominion Commission investigating rum running, that he was invited to become a partner in the purchase of 21,000 es of liquor on the steamer Chris Moeller, now held at Victoria He swore the cargo was be landed at Monterey, Califor- nia, although clearance was to be made to Mexico. Malone testified meeting of bootl geles and discussed the cargo R. Swanson, Acting Manager of the Consolidated Exporters, told the Commission his concern was en- gaged in selling liqour for consump- tion in the United States. He said organization consisted «f 19 liquor exporter houses capitaliz:.d at $1,200,000. he attended a ggers in Lo An- disposition of Tax Reduction Bill of Democrats Introduced WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. — Repre- * sentative John N. Garner, of Texas, today introduced the Democratie tax reduction bill. Chairman Butler of the House val Committee, at the first meet- ing of the committee, expressed ap- prehension lest the Navy is falling to far behind other nations in the construction of light cruisers. The tax reduction bill includes a reduction in corporation taxes g half per_cent to 11 per cent.