" TIT* BAIL'
Track Laying On Government
Road To Be Completed By The
End Of The Present (Month
: laving on the Alaska r»il
,.ii *ith the exception of rails
a structure at Riley creek.
47, will be completed by the
d f November, according to a
»nt sent to the Juneau Em
Colonel Frederick Mears."
an of the Alaska Englneer
•ommission. It is expected that
i; i * reek bridge structure will
place before February 1, 1922,
i :s proiidmg through traffic !*e
. Seward. Anchorage and Ne
N. .• a to Fairbanks traffic
4 t>* a narrow gauge svs
.-d in summer by a fer
re Tanana river and In
narrow gauge track is
. ,i oss t! e ice In the Tanana.
<m Alaska Kailmwl
»l Mears. In the following
i n: gives a resume of the
* activities:
ted States government
. Alaska has been making
-> during thj pasl year
than is generally realti
es of the Congressional
for a railroad from
-ronnd port on the south
v ,ska to the navigable wa
e interior, will have been
> ' member I there was less
r lies of track to lay to
- ? in tl e interior section
•: -. J and twenty-flve miles
ii are no» iu operation
service twice a week in
.'wrr.or Bone's recent
southern end of the
u special train, made up
(1 equipment, traveled a
f r;nS miles during
e > S Alameda was on
"■•on Seward ar.d An
.1 irt\. The Governor
' of the railroad and
spec il was traveling
at the rate of 50 miles
speaks well for traclr
additional trackage
>r operation during the
p: . t" e local business is on
se. and there has been
. >er the road than ever
ring t!ie past II months
JO. OOO reven no passengers have
been carried over the Alaska rail
road—many of thes«, In the old poi
neer days. would hare been requlr
t» travel by dog team.
"The commercial freight received
from Seattle at the ports of Seward
and Anchorage points to increasing
prosperity. Commercial freight re
ceived from ocean carriers at Sew
ard In 1920 totaled 5.9S6 tons. In
1921, It will amount to S.000 tons.
At Anchorage in 1920 the commer
cial frught received was 5.S42 tons.
In 1S21 it will amount to 13.000
tons. Tn addition to the commercal
freight, during 1920. SR.000 tons of
ocean freight was handled over the
docks at Seward at d Anchorage for
railroad construction purposes, and
ahoot SO.OOO tons during 1921
"A very healthy tncrase in freight
and passenger business is expected
over the government railroad as
soon a* track connection is made
with interior Alaska. Fro ght mov
ing to the Interio: via the White
Tass and Yukon railroad, and via
St Michael, thence by river steam
ers on the Yukon and Tanana will
unquestionably be diverted to the
new line and this additional tor
nage should tend to fnbsta&t'aliv ir
crease the earning*, of the railroad,
as well as stimulate and improve
business activities in the Tanana
valley district
Coal Tonnasr
"Other than the inierior business
expected after thrc.igh track con
nection is made, ihe best outlook
for tonnage for t' e ne» railroad lies
:n the direction of the Matanuska
coal fields.
"The Alaska government railroad
kas been mining coal at Kska for
•tone Tears, but orl> as a necessarv
nw«sure to secure coal for railroad
operation and construction purpos
es. N'o specific approp;-!. ion has
been made available to t!>e Alaskan
Engineering Commission for mining
coal on a large scj.V Coal min nc
operations have been limited, there
fore. and it was not until the V S
navy department started investiga
tions at Chickaloon In August, 1920.
that a serious beginning was made
to produce navy steaming coal in
quantities The Alaskan Engineer
r ALASKA*, BUgyW. MJMSKK.
!ng Commission ha* been under con
tract with the Navy department to
mine coal and carry on development
wtrrk. under the direction of a Navy
Alaskan Coal Commission, resident
at Chlckaloon, and as a result,
about 300.000 torn of good stear
ins coal has been Mocked out in
the old railroad workings.
"At the same time, more exten- i
sive coal beds have been under in
vestigation at Coal creek aria ving*
river. The navy coal mining pro
gram. taken into consideration with
the erection of a modern coal clean
ing plant at Sutton, on the Matanr
ska branch railroad, and the devel
opment of one or m sepaiate units
by private coal companies, points to J
future tonnage for the Alaska rali |
road.
Finish Truck-laying Before IV.-. I
"The track-laving gangs are now
laying steel over the complete'".)
grade from each esd towards Rile* ,
crock. V;le S4 7, the gateway to Ml
VcKinlev National Park, and It 1
expected this point will he rea'-hei: :
h> the end of November. A stee
viaduct carries the line over Rile\ j
creek on a high lev ,»1 Contract fo
this structure was let to the Phoe
lix Bridie company of Pennsylvan
ia on September 5 and advice has
been received of final shipment, vis
the Panama Canal, d'te in Seattl«
on Novenber 2R It is expected to
'lave this bridge in place, providing
through traffic. Seward and Anrhor
age to N'enana. befo-e the first u
February
"The appropriation asked of Con
gress for the next fiscal year is prir
fipally to provide a permanent
crossing of the Taxana river at Nr
nana which, in itself, is a consider
able undertaking Connection Is
no* made with the <;» milo of nar
-ii* gauge trackage north of th<
anar.a river by means of a ferry in
• 'ie summer time, and by extending
the narrow gauge track over the ice
i:i the winter time When the
Nenana to Fairbanks will be stand
ardized to provide for thronr'
train movement between Nenana
and Fairbanks "
VORTHVRN PAC1V1C
MOVES (imci>
Pacific railway ant..iunced that t •
Western division headquarters ot ]
the road will be transferred to Se
attle. The headquarters of the di
vision have been at Tacema sine? the |
completion of the iine. The trans
fer will be made the first of rest j
year and will Involve as many as)
six hundred families.
Home, an easy chair,
and the Victrola!
What a combination for comfort and enjoyment after
the day's work's done!
You can sit enraptured with the singing of the noblest
masterpieces played by the world s greatest artists: you can
feel the thrill of soul-stirring music by the finest bands and
orchestras; or you can forget your worries in side-splitting
laughter at the merriment of leading entertainers—all in
your own home on the
Victrola
Victor* and Victrolu $10 to $400.
Come in and let ua demonstrate the Victrola. and armnjff easy Terma of
payment, if you demrr.
KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.
TUESDAY, WYEMBER Zfc IPS!
Alaska's Develop
ment Depends On
Centralization
Washington. — Consideration of
hills to consolidate government ao
in Alaska -was begun today
hv the senate committee oa territor
ies and insular t owMttonii The
.wnmittee had before It two meas
ure*. one introduced by Chalrtnar
New. which would place the consol
idated bureaus under the Interior
department and the other by Sena
tor Cummins. Republican. Tow*,
which would place the consolidation
n the hands ot the president
Assistant Secretary Houston of
;he commerce department, the flrst
witness, said his dpparnr.eni cotisid
red the proposed consolidation ad
visahle in the interest of efficiency
1-ieut. Commander S G. Hamlet,
"nited States coast guard. speaking
or the treasury department. stated
l would facilitate the work of thM
ieparcment to hive government
igencies consol dated,. hut he que*-!
ioued the wisdom of the provtskni
f the hill extending regulations
•ver the government railroad until |
i has- a rail terminal in the I'nited I
States. Private enterprise.. he said. I
>"or.ld not famish transportation'
scilities in extension of the present
government railroad, much needed
:or the opening up of the coon try.
ntil the railroad could he placed or.
• paving basis
"1 believe the government should
ITttish Transportation until It is suf
•"'Cient to pa> for itself." be said "It
should, as proposed, furnish a nutn
Vr of vessels from the shipping
>oard The more centralized you
cet control in Alaska, and the more
.va'.ited to the territory itself, the
-loner vou *ill begin to develop1
thst wonderfui country wbich. 1 oor-|
-:der one of the most potential pos
•'.! by the government."
'<»hr K. Ballaipe of Seattle. Wash J
•ircamrer of the Alaska Central rail
•oati declared there was not enough
:-afitc in Alaska to marram the ex-1
perditure of f56.00j.000 for the to
ons on of the government railroad
to continental United States Senat-1
or Cummins. Republican. Iowa, re- j
marked that unless linked to the!
n:ted States by railroad ' Alaska j
n ight as well be giver up."
REVIVAL OF CLASSIC GREEK
Western Newsratw Welcome* D°*
(>biiity of Its Becoming, in
Time, a Wn-ie Language.
TV.'-, une to judge from the fn««
made from rime to time, one would
su|>i«ise there was real ueed o,' ac Hi- j
trrtiaihiba language. In the golden ;
api nf the Ktiglisli language the grvs:
queen addressed the aail>assad«r a;
h«T court in Latin. and all dtpi.>matic ;
co versa! tor and c >rrespondence of
Kar»pe was in 1-aun. Erasmus. the
great scholar and writer. who vlslred
tlie conn of Eizabetfc's father. Henry
VIII. wrote 1atin works that pro- '
duoed an effect comparable to 'ba; '
pnm ni>d hy the «r!ttng» of Voltaire
t«o centuries later.
V jiains Have r»en erfw-mni; in
fabricating artificial such
a* ! »]»erawo to «erv-? as the medium
of communication. Bo: such construc
tlojis ha\v no chance of practical adop
ter. nor could they answer as well as
actuai ■ language wl^ilwr ti<nd like
Latin or living like Eng'tsh.
Tliore Is a language. hnwever.
which U gradually becoming again e
* :ng one. and w hich as a world lan
guage would I# Ideal. The Greek unl- I
verslttes and Greek men of culture.
t uriing Ven;zeto>s h:mse!f art- en
iiagvd n an at'empt to rvstore classi
cal purity and perfection to modern
litvrk. It Is said ilia; the endeavor
is h> no means vain, and that gradu
ally the ancient model Is being ap
proached We may yet have the speech
of Pericles, the written language of ,
J'laio, employed In social Intercourse i
and commercial transactions. In coo- 1
tracts. In courts of law. Hi houses of
assembly.—Minneapolis Journal.
Plants That Mimic Stone*.
In South Africa a plant of the genus
Mesembrynnthemura. pro wins on stony
ground. so closely resembles a pebble
'hat it ha« been picked up In mistake
for a stone. Another apecies of the
same plant, growing on the hills
around the Kami, produces two
leaves about as large as ducks' e.ggs.
having a surface resembling weath
ered stone, of a brownish-gray color
ringed with green. These plants look
like stones, but for a short time they
put forth bright yellow flowers. StJU
another species of the same plant re
sembles the quart! pebbles among
which It grows.
Armenian Mult
The melodies and composltloo of
Armenian music are unique, although
iii recent years Russian. Italian and
English styles have been Incorporated
in her music, and many Armenian
operas are sung tn other countries.
The national marching song of Tur
key. oppressor of Armenia, was writ
ten by an Armenian 1c the national
rtjle a* tb* Turks.
FOW**CE Of RIVER LIGHTS
Mruipt Fly Between
Lobt jm The Huiaon and Crla
Acfcof* In Nrw York.
Slrni^ It 9*'' apartment windowi
06 *nn» <■ ,mer luctii* trying tti
set cum f. > girls al.nic tUnnMf
lirive at •» iheniselee* by "Wink In*"
„<>* t>y flashlight to thr sailors
AO \lw njnj craft anchored to th*
Hurts'* tl»* V.-w York Sun states.
1 »l*h I had eorocThtnc tip
read i wiah 1 had something to read.'
aras tb* tm-ssag* whlcb *w qnarti-r
»««■ was blinking a way aitnH><«lj
th* otb*r nlgbt when:
■\v"l.ai do you Ilk*—mnanT kw».
mj-s'*fj. sea adrrrror* or detectlr*
atorleaT" cam* th* barely discernible
rwtnkb f*om th* elevenTh floor win
dew of a IH| apartment hotme in th*
X*
-Romance." flashed bark th* roh
"Real *mff"
And th«i th* first chapter of a won
derful romance was blinked off and the
•econd chapter wan belhg ett V tyed
when tb* mint and fog deacetnled wi
th* rtver
"Sorry. hot cant road any longer
tonirtt," blinked the pntv who al
ready had tn*t th* young woman of
th* Mint** romance which la taking
a wrti ti* torn.
"Ton watt and a**." predlda on*
young lady who la Intercepting th*
tnf«aiw earti nlctit. "Those tn*««aco«
an- endearing and. oh. well. what girt
wonldrt crVir being courted an nv
manttcalh T
EASY WAY TO GET MONEY
lnd<anapoU« Vou-vpater Pr*fpr-*<! CooO
Timt at Lawn Frtf to Pea
eeaaien r* Tnw Teeth.
This young roan of eight years has
boon suffering the low of bla first
teeth, and his mother his ba<1 hint In I
tb* dentin chair a* vera I Tim**. As
tb* teeth show an Inclination to part
company with the boy, the dent)n'«
bill ia runnltig up. I'nlil last week
tb* boy positively refused to perni"
hh. tnmher to poll hla teeth. She told
l.'.tn filially that b* could pull them
and ah* would plv* hlra W cents for
*a~h one. He thought It over a.id de
cided to pull two loose ones himself.
It *» easy and b* got fl.
A lawn fete was to be tfven In the
neighborhood the other n'.ght. and the
boy wished To go The day before th*
affair was scheduled ha brought fonr
teeth to bis mother and demanded
His mother was shocked, examined
tb* teeth and found they wen* sound
and would have lasted a Ions time
Th* youngster said be needed the
money. hj he expected to attend th*
lawn fete. He pot It.—Indianapolis
Newv
Mud Pi* Ceoaua.
rwror Tittssen wbc tells na that In
a apoonful of good arable land there
are morr living organisms than therv
are p>-oj>le in tb* Cnlted Klnr'-n
ha« pr.>t>ah!y not wasted his Km;
ciaklnc an accurate count, but tli-r
la no doubt he la wol] wiThln the marV.
obsenes the Lcmdon (Tironlcle
A l>encb bacrerlolocist recently
Caupht his lltTl* son play I tic » « .
mod pie. and. borrowltuc a atnal p-c i
ttoo of th* mixture, carefully ana
!t Ic his laboratory. He found li 1
teeming with microbe*, but oti)y '
a census of the harmful rarteite»
He found when be bad finish**
labor that the Uttl* bit of th* ~t
h* dealt wtth contained th* Ml' ™ i
(rerrns: P:phtb*rta. l.W.'V*', mw
; amallpcx. 5>0n : W*
S.MA1H0; dvsent*T. KW,flW : *r
tconla ,Vft,0i>0; Tuberculosis.
And the total of hearty 11 million »s<
only a percentase of the orpinis!ii» In
the delicacy.
Vacuum Ptay* Havoc With Bc-f
The usually lmperoTtlhle two "f
■ni!"sp!wric iweRMirr iifWi rrvrr. -- ft
^ jon* uoevtwted and peculiar
tricks One of the latest of ».» p- r.k
«» to mimptt- tlt*> shell of a hesvy
si.*! holler tn n* near Otmnic—
Ofcla. The «team within th> •» Her
had twt allowed to o»l. an 'n . <«♦
Inf condensed. All of the h<»l!er fit
ting were »c rtfht that t »ti
pel Into the boiler to tsfcf tlie p:- t
of tbr * -en*. whlcb *as o«» v.-tt
mu-h •-»(.' *d It) to! Time awl a
vacuum ~aa thus created In The *l*el 1
The resuli va« that the pnwure «-f
the outside air crushed the M or
stiell.—Popular Merhanlcs Mncar tie.
To Cure a QoM tn One I>aj
Take GrOT«'« LAXITirE BR»MO
QTOfTVE tablets The rsnuine bear*
th« aiETiatur* of K. W. Grora 30c
SuMrrib* for the DaHT Alaskan
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mm In A. B. Hall flm MoadaJ la
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•on If hall. Brrt H<
third Friday, of w*
month, «t 8 o'clock. Vt»
Itlnc nwmtwr* wur—i.
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NOTICE
TTVph too want anytblair morri
rurks Iiacpait* or anything
all np the John WTilltma. C. 8.
"Transfer Co Al»o wood. 1* Jech.
doiivered. 14 BO. and roll, per ton.
delivered. 118.
How's This?
**"» off** Of" Ron '-«il TVs!hi
for any caw of Catarrh that okbbM bt
nm«a by Hal in Catn-rTi
t Cw.rrt »»►•: : < hu bt«a f
Vy eatarrt» *ulT«»r» fir l^(
ntort r*!labt* rmnofti' for Catarrla
C»t»~h JUxStrtOf a-T1 th-n F'ood am
»h* Wi; m» aorta'-** * i p^TVnr Ifca Pt*
aer from th» Bloo^ and hpaltm tlia dl»
aaiusj portion*.
Aftar roa havf tak*n RaH't CatirrTi
M«Sictnr for a ahorr utna rmj wlB aa* a
pryat trnprc"T»mant la yoor e«n^a)
health Fmrt taktn* Hal"'» Oatarrk BJa#
cfn* at onr» and JO' rli of catarrh. Band
fpT tratimonlata
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Bote by all Drucruta. Ac. . 4
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DISCHARGES
• $xe u* t naw
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White Pass & Yukon Route
TTWE TABUS ?«*. 4«.
Tnesdnrti snd mdtr*
Xo. 1. X. Bontil.
1M Clam.
S:SC i_ m Leave*
10:45 a. m.
IS :30 p. IB.
2:00 p. m. "
4: 25 p. m. Arrtree
No. a. s. Bob»<'
1« Clan*.
ArrlTM S.St p m
1/MTW 2:0$ p ™
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IP SS *. m
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CARCROSS
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Pawwjipert njn« J* at the depot !n time to Ba*r*r» In
spected. and cheeked. Inspect ion li Hopped thirty tclsntM befo;e
ieavln* time of train*.
16# pounds cf Barrage ▼111 I* checked free *1t\ each roll far*
ticket, and T6 pounds with each half fare ticket.