The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
TOO MUCH BALLAINE
 CAUSES CALL DOWN
Official Representative of Seattle Chamber Of Commerce at Wash
 ngtou Takes Hand.

A Washiuetodn special mys Et- focuyo steps were taken by Che sea.- Gle Chamber Of Commerce Co offset Che campaign ol misrepresentation that hos been conducted at Washing ton. D. c. for some time paat d.rcct- ed against soatIo business men. The Seattle Chamber ot Commerce through iu Washington repro snto- uyc. J. J. Underwood. put into One record ol he Senate committee oH territories telegram pronouuciur
 false and misleading testimony which has been offered Co tho committee by John E. BoIh.uc Go tho effect that Che Alaska bureau ol the Chamber ol Commerce was controlled by Che Gue- rcuhcIm interests. At tho same tmc. Senator New introduced u evidence Che telegram hc had received direct from Che Seattle Chamber Of Conn morcc and from tlo San Juan fish- mr and Packing Co. denying other portions of Bala'uea testimony uu- dcrwood wired Chr.s.y Thomas. exec uuyc secretary of Che Chamber chat Bauauo hm officially diae.a.mod che remarks hc made before Che sen1tc territories committee when hc ai. legged chat until recently tho Gus eenhoims controlled Che Boarl ol Trustees of Che Chamber This ac- aon was taken after Senator Harry s Now or Indiana. chairman of thc Senate committee ou territories iu- roduccJ into Che record Che lolow- nr telegram from Che Seattle Cham ber. "sutcmcut of John E. naInuc before your committee aa reported In
 hc prea u which re s quoted aa
 saying chat until recently GuHon helms controlled tho board of uus.- eos oi Che Chamber is muuthfm and without amy basis or act Mr. BaIauc does not raprecn, Seattle or
 Che Seattle people or as far as we can learn any Alaskan locality or group Of AasRus"
 Private operation of the present Alaskan government railroad upon
 ts completion Is being proposed by Secretary Of Che Interior AIbcr. B. Fou according to Cecil ciesF oi Fairbanks newly appointed judge for Che Fourth Judicial Division who arrived u Seattle from Washington.
 Alaska within ten youa win be a great oil producing territory a Che
 .atcmcn, Of Che Associated Ol Ca. of California. as a result oI summor iu- yaueauous wrr'el ou by company cxncrts iu Che west ncId of Cold Bay during thc past scaaon. Reports reached Seattle during Che week tha'
 ho Associated had sout out tenders for supplies. transportation. otc. in connection uIth drilling ou Che Lee holdings at Cold Bay mex. sea.ou. This ycrucs reports earlier pub- ushod u Che Aasta papers, Indie cations now point to at leas. a dolcn rigs In ,he Alaska uolds next season. Cold Bay Kmohot Yaka,oea and Kauua win bc Che fields drilled.
 Tho War Department Is asking tl.-. 5OO.OOO for repairs to ,ho Washing ton submarine cable. occord.ue to inc formauou rc1clne saulo from thc. Chamber of Commerce. of Che United states rho War Department sub- mIts a deficiency estimate ot fl.-. 500.0OO for repairing Jho Washing ton-Alaska cable Present cable was Installed number Of yoars ago and is now badly worn. 95 per cent of Che current cscap.ug through grounds abras.ou and mechanical dofccts Revenues from commercial business are approximately fl9oo0o yearly Tho department plans to make tho iu-
 tauaIon Of Che now cable .tsolf