ALASKA SHOULD HAVE 6REATER
POWERS OF SELF. - GOVERNMENT,
DECLAREMEMBERS OE CONGRESS
(Oowttnued r-rom rage One.)
serve the supply. This done, he de
clared, the fisheries solution will be
simple and easy of accomplishment.
The government will not build fur
ther railroads in the Territory, he de
clared. Nor is it possible that it will
build roads ahead of prospecting and
Industry. The construction of roads
and the building up of industries
must be coincident, go hand In hand.
Reaction from the gold mining
rush of 30 years ago, he added, has
left a sturdy citizenship In Alaska
that is capable in a large measure
of handling its own affairs.
Senator Ladd, following the Arkan
sas Senator, said he himself as a
pioneer has a "sympathetic feeling
and interest" in Alaskan problems.
The trip, he added, had given him
a keener insight and more adequate
knowledge to deal with questions
that may arise and he would do any
thing he could do to aid in the de
velopment of the Territory.
Questions Improperly Handled
Senator Jones. New Mexico, said
“It has been a Joy to me to observe |
the spirit of the pioneers on this
trip. You have the Indomitable will ^
to succeed and I know you will sue-,
feed." He recalled the fact that'
he had held office as Assistant Sec-|
retary under Secretary of Interior]
Fisher during the early days of the
conservation craze, and said he had,
observed then the calamity that felli
upon Alaska. "You have problems
that have not hepn dealt with prep
erly and as Ood Is my helper when [
) get back I shall still be the friend j
of Alaska." he concluded.
Senator Howell said: ‘When 1 go,
back as a new Senator I shall en
deavor to aid In solving yonr prop-1
lems In your Interest and In the in-1
terest of the people of the whole
country."
Winslow Still uPzzled
Representative Winslow, Massa ,
chusetts, In a humorous vein cap
tured the diners by Ills byp.«y ou!
differences of procedure in tlrj S it
ate and House. He frankly admit! -j
ted he was no 'pioneer" ani suW:
he come to Alaska knowing nothing!
about It adding, “and I am not |
Bure I know anything about It now." i
Jt would take study of the balance j
Sheet, of territorial organic acts of i
all circumstances affecting the situa
tion before one could definitely say]
What could or should bo done, and
hb freely declared as far as he was
concerned, he was not ut present
ready to commit himself.
However, he declared, the fi-st j
thing should be to straighten nut I
the muss of having too many depart
rnentg In control.
Alaska To Have Its Share
‘When watermelon cutting time
comes Alaska will have her sna.-e,"
declared Representative Charles It.
Crisp, Qeorgla. and a member of the
Ways and Means Committee. lie
spoke briefly on the difficulty of
raising revenue sufficiently lar^e lo
meet the necessities of govau.iaent
and said If every community s> 'uH
receive what it really believed It
should have in the way of fode’il
aid, the country's tax hill would he
$15,060,000,000 rather than the $t,
000,000,000 now required.
Delegate Sutherland spoke of the
pleasure It had been for Alaskans
to have the members of Congress as]
their visitors and expressed a regret j
that the party did not have 'Imp to!
stop at other prosperous Southeast J
ern Alaska towns. In the name of'
• 11 Alaskans he wished the visitors]
a pleasant journey home.
Wickeraham Outlines Problems
Judge James Wlckersliam. who had
been billed to speak on the division
of the Territory, saying the 10-min
ute limit made It impossible to give]
much ’evidence" put forth his con-1
elusions as to the existing problems1
facing Southeastern Alaska, many of'
which had not been sommon to the]
several states. He said there were
three main problems: 1.—The mat-:
ter of transportation, which, he said.
Is the greatest problem that will .
have to be solved in the develop-,
ment of the Territory: 2—the fisher
ies problem; 3—the forest reserves.
Bfhlch, he said had been administered
by local officials with intelligence
And Integrity. It is a controversal ]
question, he added, whether under!
such a system development can be
had. All of these questions, he con-!
tended, were in the hands of Con-j
gress and it rests with that hody;
to settle them. A fourth problem,]
or question, he said was in the di
vision of the Territory, creating a
•Ingle Territory out of Southeastern
Alaska, This region has an area of
nearly 50,000 squarJ miles with fish
Ing, forest, and. mining industries. “It
is worthy to he state and will be!
one of these days," he declared.
Judge Wickeraham’ told them of a
recent visit to Tongass Island and j
a discovery of a statue of Abraham'
Lincoln near the site of old Ft. Ton ]
gass aand an Indian village. He;
asked that the members of Congress ]
aid In the creation of a national
park there to preserve this statue:
and the other fine Indian totem poles'
there.
Bradley On Mining
P. R. Bradley spoke briefly on j
mining, urging the necessity of the
paasage of legislation which will!
mgkd If possible ta get prospectors!
to go >Atk ip to the hills. He denied]
that .there Is any’ need for llheralir
ing the mineral land laws now in
force in the Territory.
Mr. Bradley said the procedure of
the Government in the Cunningham
coal claims and the policy of re
serving title to the government in
coal and oil and forest lands has
created a suspicious attitude on the
part of the prospector who was forced
to the conclusion that it wasn't
worth while any longer to continue
his efforts, which, if successful, might
be fruitless as the Government might
come in and take it away from him.
The mining industry, and others,
he declared are handicapped by the
leasing system wht( h was brought
about by a mistaken idea of the
value of Alaskan resources capable of
development. "All that 1 we ask is
the correction of this mistake,” he
concluded.
Conservation Is Assailed
J. A. Hellenthal assailed the policy
rf conservation in the Territory. A1
aska has a problem, lie argued, that
no other part of the country has
It has forests and no pulp: coal but
no coal mines! railroads but no ton
nage: a vast area but no prospectors.
The Territory, 20 years ago, he
said was prosperous. Railroads were
built by private capital; money was
available for development of legiti
mate enterprises: prospectors combed
the country, The change came about
overnight, he asserted. With the ere
ation of the reserve system with
drawals of coal, oil and forest lands,
this prosperity vanished overnight
and since then 20,00(1 people have left
the Territory. The -theory of con
servation as practiced in Alaska, he
adgued, is a fallacy and doesn't con
serve anything. “Mines do not con
sume coni but furnaces. If you want
to conserve coal, shut down the fur
naces, not the mines. Oil wells do
not consume gasoline, but automo
biles. If you want to conserve gas
oline, tie Henry Ford, not Alaska”
he asserted. In conclusion he ar
gued for a restoration of the right
of private ownership to replace the
present leasing system.
Elsmore On Narrows
T. S. Klsmore, Mayor of Petersburg,
cited figures on Wrangell Narrows
improvement and gave the history,
briefly, of past investigations by en
gineers of the cost of improvement
so that it would be available for all
ship traffic between Seattle and Al
askan ports.
Need of Capital
The need of capital for develop
ment of Alaskan resources was em
phasized by H. I,. Faulkner, who said
that much of Alaska's troubles came
from the fact that it was advertised
too strongly as a land that could
pay the Nation's war debt and still
have enough left over for a liberal
soldiers’ bonus fund. Wealth is not
found here waiting to he picked off
trees or from the ground he said.
He said he didn't believe there
would he any change in the present
conservation policy. Referring to the
pulp and paper industry he declared
that when capital was secured, he
was confident that the Department
of Agriculture would he ready to
meet the investors half way on
terms and would provide a contract
agreeable to them. He said he had
found the department fair in all
matters taken to It by him.
W. E. Britt gave a condensed state
ment of the value and variety of
Alaska fisheries resources, particu
larly those of Southeastern Alaska.
He described the depletion of the
salmon supply and argued in con
clusion for Territorial control of its
fisheries.
Hall Is Crowded
The big hall was filled with ta
bles, approximately 180 persons be
ing present, including not only the
members of the Congressional party
but officers from the Oambrai and
from Chilkoot Barracks.
The dinnet was prepared by the
Gastineau Cafe and served under Its
direction.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH
at
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Everybody Welcome
* STEAMER MOVEMENTS-?
ADMIRAL. ROGERS is due to I,
arrive Saturday night u* Sun
day morning.
Scheduled Sailings
! ESTEBETH will leave for |
Sitka 11 p. m. Thursday.
I MAIL BOAT GEORGE. JR , sails I
! 1 for Petes^burg and way ports j
next Saturday noon.
JEFFERSON .scheduled to sail j
from Seattle June 14th.
1 ALAMEDA scheduled* to sail
from Seattle June 16, 9 a. m. j
j PRINCESS LOUISE scheduled
to sail from Vancouver, June j
16, 9 p m.
1 ADMIRAL EVANS scheduled to j
j sail from Seattle June 21. J
Southbound.
PRINCESS ALICE sails south- |
I bound Friday morning at 8
| o’clock.
ALASKA is due to arrive here
Southbound June 19.
ADMIRAL WATSON due south- j
bound about June 20.
SCOUTS SEATTLE
MOUNTAINEER
CLUB ARE HERE
Will Look Into Possibilities
for Members of Club to
Climb Mt. Fairweather.
To look over the vicinity of Ll
j tuyia Bay and Glucier Bay, for the
t pcrribiliMes of inducement for a
camp there next year by the Seattle
I Mountaineers Club, Irving M. Clark
and M. H. Playter, mem'bera of the
‘club, left Juneau ‘this morning on
the U. S, Forest Hanger Tahn, as
I the guests of Charles H. Flory, U. S.
Forest Supervisor B. F. Ueintzle
man, Assistant Supervisor is also a
member-of the party and Mr. Flory
and he will make an inspection of
the .timber areas in that district.
Mr. Clark and Mr. Playter arrived
; here on the Alaska from Seattle,
i Mr. Clark Is secretary of the
j Mountaineers Club and he and Mr.
Playter are acting as scouts for the
club, to detrc.mine a new location
I for the annual outing. The object
of the Lltuyla Bay and Glac-ier Bay
district, Is the possibility of the
members of the club who plan to
make the trip for climbing Mt. Fair
weather and the scouts will especial
ly look into conditions effecting
this feat.
Mr. Flory was advised of Mr.
Clark’s and Mr. Playter's plans to
spend several weeks in this vicinity
on a scouting expedition some Mine
ago and made plans for the trip ac
cordingly. The party will return to
i Juneau about July 3.
YOUNG BASEBALL FAN
JOINS WOODARD FAMILY
A new player has arrived in Ju
neau to enter the Juneau League
and while he admits he will be un
< able to play for a little while he
I dares anyone to defy him first place
I among the rooters. The fan is little
i Baby Woodard, born to Mrs. J. J.
Woodard Monday last at 5 o'clock
in the morning at St. Ann Hospital.
He is the second son to the Woodard
family.
Mr. Woodard Is with Marshall &
Newman Company and has been ac
i tlve this Spring and Summer in
j the City Baseball and Recreation
Park.
i * , *
'charged with operating
SALTERY WITHOUT LICENSE
J. S. Killeen of Seatle. was arrest
ed at Juneau Tuesday on a bench
warrant having been indicted at the
i last term of court at Ketchikan for
'carrying on the business of salting
j saaimon without a license at Port
' Conclusion. The case has been trans
1 ferred to Juneau. Killeen gave
, bond for his appearance.
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WHITE LEAVES HOSPITAL (
T. T>. White, of the El Nido Gold
Mining Company, has left the St
Ann hospital ,/or his apartments al
the Gastlneau Hotel. Mr. White lias
been at the hospital some time re
covering from an operation to hie
neck.
BOY SCOUTS RETURN
FROM CAMPING TRIP
—
Juneau Boy Scouts returned to the
city last evening after spending nine
i days at their camp at Glacier Glen
I on their annual outing trip. The
Scouts had planned to remain at j
camp two weeks but business com
pelled their Scout Master, R. L. j
Redlingshafer to come in to town
and the Scouts decided they had i
remained in camp iong enough.
All spent a glorious time, despite
i mosquito bites anr. the outdoor life.
I Several good hikes and climbs were
made and scout tests gone through.
Each of the Scouts passed at least
one test and one passed eight and
another five. The Scouts are com
pleting a short diary of the life at I
camp for publication
WflRBENSAYS
CONGRESSMEN
BEHIND ALASKA!
Will Work for Development
of Territory—Commends
Governor and Citizens.
"Speaking for myself and 1he
other members of the Congressional
party I say we will do all in our
I power for the devleopment and pro
! gross of Alaska," declared Senator
I.FranciR K. Warren, of Wyoming,
last night in an Interview with a
^ representative of The fOmpire. "This
(trip to the north has been a revela
j tion,” he continued. "While I have
i been informed to some extent as to
(conditions in Alaska in my close as
1 soeiation with Aleskan affairs this
opportunity for tifst hand informa
tion has been a valuable education.
I "It was a m&fnifiront sight, and
I speak not emotionally, when I sat
at tlie head of the table, at the
banquet given the members of the
Congressional party by the Juneau
Commercial Club, and looked
down at the twoTBhg rows of guests
at either side, to see the expression
'I will!' written on the face of
every man of ithis locality present.
Men with such determination and
I enthusiasm are liound to succeed."
Senator Warren, commended Gov
' ernor Bone and said he has not
i been surprised at the many expres
sions of esteem for the Governor,
: given him by the people of Alaska.
("Alaska is fortunate in having Gov
I ernor Scott C. Bone, who is so well
known in Washington, as its Gov
! ernor,” he said.
"1 have lived in a Territory be
lt ore it became a'State and 1 have
! been Governor of that Territory.
And so I feel 1 am familiar with
the problems which confront the
people of Alaska and their Gov
j ernor."
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(COURT Wl Li. RETURN
TO JUNEAU ON JUNE 17
j Word received at the office of the
I Clerk of the District Court Is to the
| effect that Court will return to Ju
1 neau from Ketchikan on the lt7h
| of the month.
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BANQUETS GIVEN
FOR WOMEN OF
OFFICIAL PARTY
100 Women Attend Banquet
Friendliness nnd cordiality werej
emphasized at the banquet given last
evening for the women of the Con
gressional party, in the lodge room
at Elks Hall. Wit and humor and
a bond of understanding made the
six talks given by four Juneau wo
men and two women of the party,
most interesting and lively.
Covers were laid for about 100J
guests. Those attending from Gas
tlneau Channel wore women closely!
allied with the Territory or womenj
who have resided in Alaska for at
least 20 years.
The tables were beautiful in color ]
schemes of red and white Himbrant;
tulips of red, raised in Juneau, and j
red candlesticks were arranged on
the tables and other Alaska wild ■
flowers w-ere arranged In artistic (
profusion .about the room.
Mrs. Stewart Toastmistress
Mrs. B. D. Stewart, wife of the;
Supervising Engineer. Bureau of I
Mines, in Alaska, was charming in
the role of toastmistress. She was
delightful in her efficient manner
and her wit, in making the opening
and closing remarks and in the in
troduction of the speakers.
Speaking on the lore and customs j
of the Indians of Alaska, Mrs. Rob j
ert Simpson, first speaker,
intensely interesting address..
dealt especially on the legend* affiT
religious rites of the Indifut*
gave explanations of the totems.
Mrs. F. A. Metcalf treated an en
tirely different subject in a most In
teresting and entertaining manner
when she spoke on Alaskan homes
She described housekeeping conven
iences as they are offered in Alas
kan homes, showing favorable | com
parison with homes in the States.
Mrs. Janies Christoe of Douglas
gave a clever and witty talk on
people.
Mrs. A. Y. Kleinschmldt entertain
ed with descriptions and interesting
facts in her talk on “The Lure of
Alaska."
Mrs. Burton I,. French, wife of the
Representative from Idaho, delighted
Given Last Night
Guests and Visitors
nteresting Speakers
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with an interesting discussion on the
expense account and financial statue
of the members of the Congressiona
party in making this trip to Alaska
The members of Congress and theii
families making the trip, are paying
their own expenses entirely, she said
The government is repaid in sending
the Cambrai to Alaska as the shii
brought in heavy freight cargoes fot
the army posts in the North.
A charming and capable speaker
Mrs. Percy E. Quin, wife of the Rep
resentative from Mississippi, gave an
extemperaneous talk in response to
those given by the Juneau women
in behalf of the Congressional Wo
mens'* Club at Washington, D. <1.
Mrs. Quin, who is vice president ol
the club, gave a splendidly interest
ing discussion on the Club and its
activities at Washington.
Mrs. Crystal Snow Jeune sang a
solo and responded to encore, with
the song, ‘Alaska, My Alaska," oi
which the words to the melody ol
“Maryland, My Maryland." were writ
ten by her brother, Monte Snow
when he was a school boy in Juneau
Mrs. Jennc was accompanied by Mrs
L. D. Henderson on the piano.
Following the banquet the guests
went to thj Gcvernor’s House fot
the reception there in iwrnor of the
Congressional party.
The banquet was served by the
Arcade Cafe, the menu being the
same as that served at the banquet
for the members of Congress and
business men of the channel.
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ELKS OBSERVE tf
FLAG DAY; BID i
PUBLICATTEND
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Will Hold Exercises Tonight
at Elks’ Hall—L. L. Hard
ing Will Make Address, {
Every effort is being made by the
B. P. O. Elks of Juneau to make
their annual Flag Day exercise* to
be held tonight at 8 o'clock at
Elks’ Hall, one of the beat attended
and most successful ever held by the
lodge; In fact Elks all over the
country make It a point to attract
their meeting on this date to the
greatest possible number of citizens
for observance of the day.
The address of the evening will
be by L. L. Harding. Vocal eolos
i will be given by Mrs. Crystal Snow
Jenne and W. O. Culver. B. A.
Hosselle will give the story of the
Flag and there will be music by the
i orchestra and singing by the audi
ence.
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