Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-07

all dulOmOUlle Iodu IlOiu MShiAiOy Park station into the heart of the park will undoubtedly attract more and more visitors each succeeding year.
 Changes in the boundaries of the land districts make them conform to the boundaries of the judicial divisions are recommended to facilitate the ad- ministration of public land laws. The Governor asks for removal of restric- tions on the number of trade and manufacturing sites that may be ac- quired by an individual or corpora tion. He points out that the require ment of the homestead law that sur veys be rectangular and boundaries follow cardinal courses, is impracti- cable in coastal Alaska, oftentimes making it impossible for pioneer homesteaders to acquire the deslra- ble agricultural lands. He also asks for the inclusion of Alaska in the program for a national topographic survey authorized by Congress last winter and requests annual allotments as funds are available.
 Governor Parks reports a marked increase in the death rate during the year Reports on the condition of pub lie health, he points out, are very in- complete and received from sources so varied as to detract from their reliability Tuberculosis exacts heavy toll among the aboriginal tribes and during the year severe epidemics of measles in all four divisions, influenza reaching epidemic proportions in three divisions, smallpox in two and diph- theria in three, were reported.
 The condition of the aboriginal races | is deplorable and no great improve ment is believed possible until some form of Territorial contact is made with the various services and agen- cies engaged in medical relief among 1 them No one knows the number of hospitals in the Territory nor their equipment, the number and locations of physicians, nor even approximately the number of people, whites and na- tives, depending on them for relief. Areas containing thousands of natives never have seen a physician, and in matters of sanitation are still in the Stone Age. Arising from such condi- tions each year are emergencies which demand, or seem to demand, immedi- ate attention, costing many thousands of dollars annually. Much of this money is wasted because of imperfect knowledge of conditions in isolated districts and for want of cooperation between such relief agencies as are available.
 Governor Parks cites the Bristol Bay area containing an aboriginal population of more than 5000 people and the Yukon River valley and trib- utary regions as specific instances where more efficient health service is needed. For the latter he recom- mends hospital boat for service on the Yukon River and tributary streams for summer relief work and suggested the advisability of extending this work throughout the year by reopen ing the hospital at the abandoned mil nf Cihhnn alcC urged that funds be made available for a medical and sanitary survey ot villages inhabited by the aboriginal tribes in the Bristol Bay area.
 Eight agencies for law enforcement under as many heads without any method of coordination has brought about much duplication of effort re sulting in inefficiency and extrava gance, declared the Governors report This was not attributed to the person nel of the various agencies but was said to be inherent to the method in vogue and impossible of elimination until responsibility for law enforce ment should be vested in a single or ganization under one chief having headquarters within the Territory Hence he recommends that Terri torial Constabulary be created as of fering the most practical solution O 3 the problem, which would not only ef feet material economy, but would in crease efficiency and eliminate tn , confusion of conflicting efforts. Gov
 Parks said: Properly organized an'
 in charge of efficient officers, a cor
 stabulary with headquarters in Alas
 ka can patrol the Territory, enforcin
 laws, at a minimum expense"
 Recommendations:
 1. Enactment of law authorizing tn
 Secretary of the Interior to lease pull
 lie domain for grazing and for tn
 propagation of fur bearing animals. ! 2. Amendment of the present la
 which limits the number of trade an
 manufacturing sites that may be a.