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ARRIVALS FROM KAXTISIINA
SAY MAIL SERVICE IS BAI
Arrivals from the Kantishna (lis
I trict are authority (or the state
meat that there la much complaint
among the miners of that reglor
against the mail service provided
(or them this summer. There wa«
a mallless period o( about twc
months. between the arrival o( the
last winter mail and the first sum
mer mail and. it is contended there
is no assurance o( regularity during
the remainder of the season.
Under the terms of the summer
contract the carrier may leave Ne
iiuna at his own pleasure, so long as
the required number of deliveries
are made during the season. This ar
rangement. while advantageous to
the carrier, is decidedly unsatis
factory to the people of the Kan
tishna. who have no way of know
ing when a mail is likely to arrive.
Many of them are located from
twenty to thirty miles distant (rom
the Kantl:hna postofflce and several
of them made the long journey
from their camps last month, only to
lind that no mail bad arrved. and
the postmaster ccald not inform
when the i-arrier would arrive. One
outfit was compelled (o send a mes
senger all the way to Fairbanks
for moil, involving heavy expense
and much loss of time.
Kuntis.bn.utes are not asking for
more frequeut trips t an the de
parttnent feels ablt to provide for
them, but they do feol that they
have a right to sone kind of regu
larity in the matter of delivery, so
that they can tiuiL their trips to
[he postoRice.
BRITISH <>OVKKVMKVr I'l.AVS
KAIUO SKKVU'K FKOM I". I\.
To ALL OVEK-SKAS DOMINION'
London.— In answer to question?
In the house of commons yesterday.
Fit. Hon. K. G. Kellaway. postmaster
seneral, stated that the government,
u further considering the question
>f an imperial wireless chain. Iiad
Jecided to erect in England a sta
ion of the ultimate power contem
>lated hy i e expert commission, in
stead of a station with smaller
lower, which was first proposed
The government, he said, was ad
• is»-d that this station, with its
:reater power, would provide espe
■ially for direct commercial commit
licalton with India and South Africa
The imperial government, Mr. Kel
away said, would erect a station of
limilar power in India. This station
vould bo capable of drectly com-,
nunicating with England. Sout
Vfrica and Australia.
As a corallory of this decision, the
iropused second station in Egypt ami i
i station in East Africa would be dt
erred and the question of erectlo-i
if a station at Singapore and an
ither at Hongkong would be recin:
idered.
-Mr. Kellaway said the homo ?ov
'rnment was communicating with
South Africa regard ng a station
here. Canadian government exports
vece expected to reach England
oon, he said, in order to discuss the
[uestion of Canada's participation in
he scheme.
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Ol-D LANDMARK RESTORED
Forty-ono yqars ago the bell In
"The First Presbyteriuu Church of
Fort Wrangell" sent its first cull
echoing over the hills and surround
ing waters. But the bell is not as
old as the church organization, (or
First Church was organized in 1879.
nor is the organlza'lon us old at, the
mission, for the mission was begun
some years prior to 1ST9. Statistics
are often uninteresting, but it should
be of interest to Wrangell citizens ta
recall the fact that their old church
was the first American Protestant
church in Alaska. The' Greek Cath
olic church had come with the Rus
sians. many years before 1874. which
was probably the date of beginning
Protestant work In Wranegll. The
old church may well be called "a
mother of churchep," for from tills
center has spread a work that now
reaches to the farthermost limits of
our great Territory. Numerically,
the strongest church in Alaska is the
Native Presbyterian church of Point
Barrow. One year ago there was hat
one new member received into that
church on a profession of his faith,
fie was the only man in the com
munity who was not already a mem
ber. Male membership in the three
churches of Wrangell doesn't com
pare favorably with the Point Bar
row record, as a world tourist re
I cently remarked while viewing our
J delightstiine little home city. But
that isn't what this article set out to
■ talk about.
When Doctor Diven came to First
Church last summer, he found a
flourishing Sunday School and a
happy group of older workers. His
eart'was quite won by the spirit of
the church people and the communi
ty at large, lie saw a work tb be done
and set about his task. A new manse
was secured before the first summer
was over. Thorough renovation of
the old church itself was a crying
need, and that work hits just now
been completed. The building will
lie reopened next Sunday for all reg
ular services. Old friends and new
are alike invited tc join in the sim
ple worship of the old sanctuary,
now so tastefully renewed without
and within. Here is the inscription
that was cast in the side of the bell
when t a Meneel.v Bell company pro
duced this sweet-toned reminder of
the place and day:
Presented to the First Presby
terian Church of Fort Wran
gell. Alaska, by the Christian
Troy. N. Y . 1881.
" Let him that heareth say come"
I.KADS WORLD IX RKDUC.
TIOX OK W AR COSTS
Paris. July.—France. "In spite of
the heavy burdens which the cafe
<>r ensuring her i-afety and of ful
filling her international obligations
has imposed." is leading the world
military expenditures, according to
an ollieial memorandum respecting
the military budgets of eleven lead
ing countries compiled by the French
government and submitted to the As
sociated I'ress.
Italy, with an increase of 390 per
cent., in her \yar budget over the
year 1913-14, stands far ahead ou
thelist. the memorandum points out.
while France, with an increase of
but 52 per ceut. Is at the bottom.
Other countries. the compilation
shows, range in the following order'
Japan. 290 per cent; Spain, 2T5
per cent: Norway, 195 per cent;
Great Britain, 1S1 per cent; United
States, 174 per cent; Sweden. 155
per cent: Holland. 138 per cent:
Denmark. 125 per cent, and Switzer
land. 73 per cent.
Elaborating upon the French re
duction. the memorandum adds that
in 1913 the military branch absorbed
fully one-third of Hie general bug
get. or l.li.ri7,574,736 francs from a
total of 5.06fi.000,090. In 1922, with
li.e military expenditures Increased
by various international obligations
such as the maintenance of troops on
the Rhine and elsewhere, the de
fense arm required but one-fifth of
the general appropriations, or 5.
056.000,000 francs from a total of
approximately 25.000,000,000 for
the entire government.
The military expenditures of the
five great powers, based on a gold
franc standard, are set forth In the
memorandum as follows:
United States, 6,10(Jf, 000,000;
Great Britain, 4,300.000.000; Japan.
1.900.000.000 francs from a total of
approximately 970.000,000.
TWO ARMY AVIATORS
Bl'RNEl) TO DEATH
Middleton. N. Y., July 31.—Lieut.
Tracey Lyons and Augustus Altemey
er, Jr. two army aviators, were burn
ed to death at Port Jervis, yesterday
afternoon, when the plane in which
they were flying crashed to the earth
and burned.
NEW SPUR WILL DEVELOP
HEALY'8 GREAT COAL SKA MS
Convinced of the value of the
Inunouse coal seam* on Hoaly river
as a producer of tonnage for the
I Alaska Kallroe.d, the Alaskan En
gineering Commission has decided
to expend upvards of $200 000 In
the construction of a spur track and
bridge in order that the coal may
be made accessible at all seasons
of the year. Contracts already have
been let for grading and it is expect
ed that the four miles of new track
will be ready for use before the end
summer.
The spur, which will connect with
the main line at Healy, will extend
up Healy river to the coal lease of
the Healy river con! corporation,
said to contain some of the largest
deposits of lignite coal in the world.
Mining operatoins were.started there
during the last winter and a large
amount of coal was taken out be
fore the spring thaw compelled a
partial suspension of activities be
cause of tlie lack of adequate trans
portation facilities. Sufficient work
had been done, however, to demon
strate the value of the coal and the
need of track connection with the
main line of the Alaska Railroad.
And it was not long afterward be
fore engineers wer« on the ground
making the necessary surveys. The
major' portion of the cost of build
ing the spur will be assumed by
the railroad organization, but tho
coal company will be ruqulied to
put up $30,000 as Its share s.t evi
dence of good faith.
since me commencement ci min
ing operations 011 Healy river, tbe
Healy River Coal corporatioi. hat.
shipped a large quantity of coal to
Anchorage and other mast points,
and new markets arc uniting to l>e
supplied with the excellent fuel
as soon as deliveries can lie made
in quantities to meet requirements.
A large part of the cr,al ih»9 far
shipped to the coast was used in
the boilers of the power plant at
Anchorage.
The building of the spur will en
able the coal company »o rtduce
the cost of mining operations ,wl,ich
will result in a very material reduc
tion in the cost of fuel to the con
sumer. This in turn will roiult, it
is believed. Is greatly stimulated
gold mining activities wherever it
is possible to deliver coal
It Is planned by the coal com
pany to employ a Government coal
expert to supervise the mining op
erations and a large number of
miners will be employed in taxing
out the coal when the new work is
fully under way.
Horses and sleigl.B were used dur
ing the winter to haul the cool from
the mine to the company'3 uuni'.ers
at Healy. After the breakup, when
the river ice couij no- lonper be
used as a roudway, a tractor war
secured and the coal hauled '»er a
crude road along the river bank J
and cabled across the river by aeral
tram to the Healv Dunkers, neces
sarily a slow and expensive process, j
Manager R. S. Donaldson, of the
Healy River Coal Corporation, who
was in town this week, snvs that I
the company is ready to put up its
proportion of the cost of th espur
and that the mining of coal oa a
large scale will follow me comple
tion of the project.
As a matter of precaution, the
Government has reserved a large
body of coal between Het'.l/ and
the property of the Healy River Coal
Corporation. This coal will bo made
accessible by the spur and will be
held In reserve for use in case of
emergency.
U. S. OFFICIAL
IN HURRICANE,
Sail Francisco, July 23.—Tossed
about for forty-eight hours ou board
the I'nlted States army transport
Ruford. in an Alaskan hurricane,
floating subsequently on the quiet
ing seas in a shroud of fog and of
then landing at night In small boats
at Tort William H. Seward on the
Alaskan Coast, were incidents of the
honeymoon trip being made into Al
aska by Major-Generai Charles G.
Morton. Ninth Corps Area command
er, and his bride, according to In
formation which reached San Fran
cisco today.
Approaching Fort Seward, the
Buford nosed into a whipping
storm that lasted for two days and
was followed by such masses of fog
that the "honeymoon transport" had
to shut down her engines and float <
about in "110 -man's sea" for a day
and a night before she could pro
ceed. •
Adding to the thrills of the
storm and the fog was a midnight
landing In small boats at the fort.
LOST—Pair bone rimmed glasses.
Please return to Pacific S. S. ofUcs.
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BIBLE THOUGHT
FOB TODA1
ASA'S PRAYER:--Lord. It Is noth
ing with thee to help, whether with
many, or with them that hafe no
power; help us, 0 Lord our God; for
we rest on thee, and in thy name we
go against this multitude.—2 Chron
icles 14: 11.
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GOOD HUNTING AND FISHING AT THE DOOR
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GREAT WASTE IN Fit A I'D Ai»
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AND CANTEEN ROARI)
London, July 22.—Amazing charges
of waste and fraud are being made
today against the army and navy
canteen board and it is openly stat
ed that at least four million pounds
which ought to be available for so
cial welfare work of all kinds among
ex-soldiers has been frittered away.
When the expeditionary forces
canteens which had a monopoly for
supply of such things as canteens
furnish in the overseas areas during
the war came to cast up a cash
balance it was found there was a
profit of fourteen million pounds.
This sum was spoken of as available
for distribution among various vet
erans' institutes, and Lord Byng was
chairman of the united services
fund until he left for Canada to
assume hig duties as governor-gen
eral. Lord Byng fought hard to gel
the whole sum from the war office,
but was continually met with pro
crastination and evasive answers.
Eventually barely four million
pounds were handed over to the
united services fund for distribution
and the remainder Is now shown to
have been muddled away and lost.
A royal commission with full pow
ers to investigate and absolutely
divorced from government interfer
ence is foreshadowed.
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