The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
MARSHAL ERWIN
 IS BACK AGAIN
 FROM OUTSIDE
FEDERAL OFFICIAL RETURNS HOME AFTER AN ABSENCE
 OF SEVERAL MONTHS.


 From trip to the Outside where le has been spending the past four months, United States Marshal L. r. Erwin arrived in Fairbanks on he stage last Saturday evening Despite the fact that he was very ill part of the time while on the trip. and underwent an operation for Jowel trouble at Battle Creek. Michigan. sanitarium, Marshal Er- win is looking well. and states that pe is rapidly improving in health since the operation. although he still has occasional dizzy spells
 POLITICAL NEWS
 Marshal Erwin brings much news of importance to Northerners gen erally and to Democrats in particu- T. He states that everybody on the Outside is expecting sweep ing victory at the next presidential election. and is himself of the opn- .on that President Wilson will be eturned to the White House by an overwhelming vote Many people NpeCtcd that the of year" as the iiSI year Dl du aUlllllllSlIdllbn IS called, would be a deathblow to the Democrats on account of the radical hangcs in the tariff. but on the con rary says the marshal it is the 3rst time in history that the party T power has so predominated in congress. The people of the Out .o" tIirk [ n' tro 1c- "ii''r rau co by the change in the tariff is now over and that conditions will soon right themselves to normal again
 There is much dissatisfa ction on the Outside over the attempt of the Republicans. backed by the corpo- rate interests of the country. 10 block the new shipping bill. ac- 2ordins to the marshal However, all are of the opinion that it will pass and that the public in the flu -ure, will enjoy the benefits ol loweI hipping rates.
 ABOUT WICkERSHAM.
 Concerning Delegate Wickersham md his doings at Washington Marshal Erwin has little to say. He lid state. however, that he had been informed on good authority that the delegate does not intend to press the matter of the building of a new courthouse in Fairbanks, but in 5tead will push the bill for the con- 5tructiOn of new capitol building [ Juneau.
 HAS NEW POWER.
 Marshal Erwin now has a power which was granted him by the at Jorney general the like of which is not given to any other marshal in the United States. and that is the power of regulating the salaries of is deputies. The salary allowance Q the marshal's office of the Fourth liyision is S45.000 a year, and the marshal may distribute it as ha sees fit among his deputies The eason for this is that it is next to impossible to get men to take posi- salary is low, and the salary must therefore be increased at the mar shals discretion in order to get competent men to take positions
 THE RAILROAD
 Marshal Erwin is of the opinion that if any construction work is done on the Alaska railroad this summer, as much of il will be done in the Interior as on the coast His opinion was gained from several conferences held with federal off cials, among whom were Engineers Edes and Riggs. He thinks that the 5000 ,O00 appropriation recently ask ed for by Secretary Lane is for the purpose of defraying the expense of he permanent survey.
 All of the thinking people in the United States are now turning their eyes and thoughts toward Alaska md her enormously rich resources. according to the marsnal. Especially is the interest keen at Washington. and there is no doubt that the friends of Alaska at the capital city will see that the territory experience es boom the like of which was never before known. and the Interior will come in for it's share of what ever good things the boom brings.
 TOLD THEM ABOUT IT.
 Marshal Erwin had the pleasure If speaking on several occasions while on his trip Outside. his subject being Alaska. His last long talk was made at the sanitarium at Bat tie Creek to crowd of something over thousand guests of the insti- tuition, and five minutes after he fin ished his speech he was on the operating table under the surgeons " fc Just before he concluded hje talk the marshal told the assemblage that he was going under the knife and that, although he expected to come out all right, still he was glad that his last talk could be on Alas ka, which he had made his home for nearly twenty years.
 The marshal states that he is glad to be home after his 15OOO rie trin. He is also corten' 10 stay and says that the next time some one from the marshals office takes trip to the Outside it will De "one of the boys"