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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-28
C4laska s Greatest Need,
 Home Rule

ssIEY experience Alaska has M fmed lifelong conviction that-whereve poible-Alaska Legislature by her officials There should be system other of local government w. Troy
 Alaska government per capita less liberty, and harmful Congressional limitations material development wholly neglected by National guardians and like Topy 1t has just growed Nobody a damn about what may become o. % oE, m p ,ee e W Unsd s sa James Wicker sham. Delegate to Congress. l9l0-2l. l929-}l.
 Aaskas land s approximately 59o,0oo square miles Ninety per of still owned by the Federal Government
 Under adopted quarter of ago and oil held PePetuity by the preeudng their possession by private ownership
 It's fisheries are regulated administered solely by Federal Government the admitted disadvantage of resident Aakans.
 It's fur and game likewise regulated controlled and ld mir by the Federal Government.
 Territorial Government and of the municipalities may float bond for unless and until authorized by Congress.
 Congress reserved solely itself the authority pass laws regulating the liquor traffic has euay prohibited right of all communities of fixing the qualifications itself that power Congress has fixed of municipality impose within its own borders
 Congress distant of all of the Terri Western Hemisphere of the most vital powers previous American Territories possessed It has abandoned colonial policy adopted by the first Congress of the Republic public all of their and substituted therefor long distance control and national ownership.
 policies continued, led Gov. John w. Troy hi recent annual report Secretary Harold l. kes Interior Depart preface with unique letter of introduction which IS reprinted below
 My few experience Governor of Alaska has lifelong conviction that wherever possible Alaska should govern herself should be made by her Legislature by her officials There should be system o counties other of local government
 The governmental functions Alaska much IS possible the don of Aakans and people in the should have wide direction and authority act on thH own udqments Alaska those who live here And plenty of capable and women the Territory to fill all of the responsible positions
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Points Out Differences
 Continuing. Governor Troy said.
 Complaint is not infrequently heard from the States about the large cost of Alaska to the Fed eral Government IL is sometimes said that more money is appro- priated annually for Alaska than was ever appropriated for any of the oth CT Territories. But the treatment of the other Territories was far different than has been that of Alaska All of the land and other natural resources of the other Territories were available for the use of the people who came to them they used the resources and brought about the development of commonWealths
 During the period oi Alaskas greatest growth the Federal apprO- priations for the Territory were in- considerable But in that time resi- dents Of the Territory could take over and utilize the natural re- sources. just as could the pioneers in former frontiers when ciylliza tion was quickly and triumphantly advancing from the Atlantic to the Pacific. But the application of so- called conservation policies to AL aska changed things Timber lands coal lands, oil lands, water power and other natural resources were withdrawn from private appro- priation to remain the property of the Federal Government
 Causes ot EroduS ot Residents
 Tt was sometime after the with drawal before the various bureaus
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1.-THE cash debit of the Nation Alaska comprised first o
 original purchase price Second of all expenditures made from Federal appropriated by Congress and expended of Alaska from the date of purchase until
 Thus Uncle Sam expended Alaska all pu S2O9 999 006 That everything including expenditures of the Army and Navy before Alaska had government law, and all other and carried on by the Federal Government
 The treasury receipts. includes the from the Prbo Island sealing industry license business and oeuPa pack salmon and other from fees coal lands and other charges made by for the public bis services with that Alaska
 really all receipts derived by the treasury Alaska development In alone undoubtedly the and credited when properly Alaska should have been credited That The and engaged of fisheries and the large companies. do have their home offices here and largely her So while the which they do actually paid elsewhere and paid from there
 here is by which these be traced. But Il is considerable and that the credited Alaska the Federal far under the actually paid into the Treasury.
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This, of course does not com pare with the returns in like period from the Louisiana Pur- chase which was settled and de- veloped into nine entire States ana the greater part of four others But in time the rate of return may not be far different.
 The slower rate of settlement of Alaska is based upon several fac tors At the time of the purchase, colonization of the great west was just being seriously undertaken When that was complete, the coun- try was in the midst of its trans formation from a largely agricul- tural nation to one iii which in- dustry was playing a leading part
 It was the first overseas iron tier the United States has ever had and the Nation had travelled too far from it's own origin and problems as an overseas colony of another country to remember the lessons of that era Surfeited with the exploitation of the natural re- sources of land and water, 1t was demanding conservation of these things and that led to novel experiment in Alaska that consti- tuted departure from all prior coionial principles of the United States.
 Where land. timber. coal, oil, furs. fish and all other resources had since the beginnings of the Republic been given away to those who would come and take them
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.Iuneau 54
 Years Old
 August I7

nus NoN lit AJOIs VIII lAitRA AAtf 54th anniversary of the strike Of Richard Harris and Joe Juneau made on Gold Creek Their fortu- nate landing on Gastineau Channel while enroute from Chilkoot Bay to Sitka. marked the beginning of what is today Juneau, Capital City of Alaska
 While several factors in the past quarter century have assisted in spreading information concern ing Juneau, probably no part of the United States and its posses sions is less understood than South east Alaska, where. contrary to general belief in the States. there are a mild climate, modern living conditions and year-around com munication and transportation with the Outside. In an effort to im- part this information to as many persons as possible, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce issues an- nually thousands of information folders to persons in all walks of life in all parts of the world These folders contain both general and specific information regarding Ju- neau and the surrounding terri tory
 Explored in l794
 Information is contained, in fact, of which many Juneauites un- doubtedly are unaware The Ju- neau mining district according to the current folder, was first ex- plored and surveyed in 1794 by the English navigator Vancouver, the first mining operations began in this district in 1869 when placer gold was found at Windham Bay 60 miles from Juneau
 From 1880 the year Juneau was founded until the present strides in the growth of the City and it's surroundings have been rapid. To- beRJ lleiO q llGW SdDiAOl Building, erected at a cost of about one million dollars. There are two fine three-story concrete public school buildings, one each for grade school and high school Each year the increased number of pupils make necessary an increased staff of teachers. The two schools repre- sent an initial cost of S275 ,00000 In addition to the public schools a Catholic Parochial sch ool is maintained Practically all religi- ouS denominations are represented by churches in Juneau The City has many beautiful homes with well-kept lawns and Towering gar dens, up-to-date department, jew elry grocery and merchandise stores, picture theatres. public li brary, golf links, municipal play ground, baseball diamond, numer- ous fraternal organizations: in fact everything that goes to make up the typical modern American com munity of today
 40 Miles of HighpaDS
 Representing a cost of approxi- mately $l,000 ,00000, Juneau's forty miles of gravel surfaced highways extend to Eagle River Mendenhan Glacier, Fritz Cove and Thane Plans are now under way for the construction of a new S250 00000 bridge connecting Juneau with Douglas, on Douglas Island. This will be completed in approximately one year Tn addition to this ex- penditure the Bureau ot Public Roads is rebuilding and restricting eight miles of road north of Ju- neau Only last year the new road to Thane was completed at @ cost of over SIPS, 100000
 Juneau's two banks, B M Behr- ends and the First National two of the strongest institutions in the Territory, have combined resources of over s3,5O0.0o000, while their combined deposits exceed S3.190,-
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Only one real estate deal ever engineered by the United States ever exceeded in volume that by which it acquired Alaska. And probably only one has showed higher economic and financial re- turns.
 The Louisiana Purchase in 1903 brought to Uncle Sam more land, 100000 square miles, as con- pared to 590,000 square miles in Alaska. The cost of the former was about four cents per acre. and of Alaska two cents.
 Trade statistics, taken from of- ficial sources and quoted in the above balance sheet totals, reveal that to date Alaska has returned to the Nation about S8 per acre. This is not an outstanding figure on it's face, although it represents about 4,000 per cent, but when It is a return from approximately two per Cellt LII IllC tONoi "AS"
 in the transaction it does become more than remarkable.
 Held By Nation
 The Federal Government still owns about 98 per cent of the Territory's land and water area. It is from the settlement and de- velopment of the remaining two per cent that a great volume of trade, amounting to $2,615,2 ,279 ,290. has been derived.
 It is on that two per cent that a trade credit of $2,457 ,780 ,284 in favor of Alaska has been created since 1867.
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Alaska' s Trade Volume
 Runs into Billions

THE TERRITORY'S NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET Purchase price of Alaska 100000 Total expenditures by the United States in Alaska 202.799006 Total cash account of the United States
 States Against Alaska 209,999006 L ess Treasury receipts from Alaska 52.500000* United States debit of cash against AL
 aska l57.449006 Alaska's rade Credit rUth the United States Merchandise purchased by ask from
 United States 924704196 Products of Alaska gold and other min
 erals etel l.69O.575o94 Total Alaska trade credits S26l5.279.2 200 Less United States debit of cash against
 Alaska l57.499.006 Trade credit balance favor of Al
 aska S2457.780 284 Receipts for l9323} estimated remainder official figures of United States Treasury
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Gold Belt of Juneau
 Productive
DV B. D. STEWART

A notable feature of the recent progress of the mining industry in Alaska has been the steadily in creasing yield of gold from the lode mines of the Territory during the past decade, within which period the output of gold from this source has doubled
 This feature was particularly marked in the year just passed, during which the value of the out put of lode gold in the Territory increased by nearly one million dollars. as compared with the pre- ceding year and slightly exceeded that of the placer mines; nor does this increased value take into ac- count the augmented market price of gold that has been in effect since August last If the value of the gold produced since that date were computed on the basis of the current market prices paid for the Hltld1 bI1t lOldl hdluC OA hiit OhhEdt for the year 1883 would reach a sum in excess of $6.000 600. This is by far the greatest value the an- nual yield of gold from lodes has attained in any year since 1916. Otherwise stated the progress Of the lode-gold industry of Alaska since 1917 has been such that the major losses in production sustain ed by the flooding in that year of the Treadwell mines on Douglas Island. at that time the outstand- ing producers of gold on the con- tinent, and the subsequent collapse of the extensive Alaska Gastineau mining enterprise at Thane, have, several small properties that have time, been entirely offset by in- creased production from other lode properties.
 Kenai Belt Attracts
 An important factor in the ad- vance that has been made has been the development of new pro ductive gold lode enterprises in in terior Alaska and on Kenai Penin- sula. the enlargement of produc- tive operations by mines in the Willow Creek district and the re- sumption of operations at many small gold mines in the Fairbanks district that have been idle since before the World War
 Material contributions to the en- larged production have also been made by the gold mines of Chi chagof Island, and minor ones by several small propertie sthat have been operated at various localities in the Ketchikan and Wrangell precincts.
 The major portion of the output of gold from lodes continues to be derived, however. from the prop erty of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, the production from which has placed Southeast Alaska among the major gold pro- ducing districts of the world. The distinction thus given the Terri tory and the manifold benefits en- joyed by the people of Alaska from the operations of the Alaska Ju- neau enterprise are the heritage derived from the genius of the late F. w. Bradley, but for which the enterprise would have been non- existent
 Mines Are Important
 The outstanding importance of the mines of Southeast Alaska in the field of gold production is demonstrated in official statistics recently issued which show that they were the source of nearly 10 per cent of the total gold output from both lodes and placers of the United States during the past year.
 The present outlook for con- tinuation of the favorable condi-
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and Departments in Washington worked out plans for the utiliza- ton of resources through leases. etc. In the meantime, many thou sands of people who probably would have been employed in private en- terprises if conditions had been left as they were. left the Territory,
 This evacuation was accelerat- ed. of course. by the World War and resulting enormous wages and profits in the States.
 T believe, however. that so-call- ed conservation has been accepted by the American people as a set tied National policy. I believe, further, that while transition from development through private enter prise to utilization under govern mental regulations was costly, de- velopment is now proceeding and will continue to proceed under the changed conditions
 Nation Large Property Gunner
 However, the change made the Federal Government the permanent owner of large proportion of the wealth and resources of the Terri tory that would be paying taxes into local treaSurieS if it had not been for the interruption of private ownership of resources. That makes it the plain duty of the Federal Government to take the place of potential taxpayers and contribute largely for the development of the resources owned by itself.
 Nothing less would be fair play for those pioneers who have come
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The Washington times., 1934-01-10
AIMS.
FOR FAVOR

Having stamped himself indel-
IDLY as a croWd-pleaser against
big Jim Browning last week, the
acrobatic and colorful Count
zarynoff will advance still more
ambitious bid for local wrestling
favor here tomorrow night at the
Washington Auditorium.
In a double wind-up that also
headlines Jim Clinstock VS.. Ernie
Dusek, the bald headed Count
stacks up against the Masked
Marvel, another major build-up
locally.
A big card throughout New
England and upstate New York
for several years. the Count is
considered by many an even finer
entertainer thRn was the cele-
brated Fritz Kley, the German
pretzel bender.
Supporting features we'll in
eping with the double-header
toplineS offer excellent workers.
Sam Cordovano opposes Sid Ma
bors, Hans Kampfer faces Bruno
Gorasini, and Joe Wilcox meets
Vic ChriSty.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
College Results
BASKETBALL
DIAO1AL ADtAAH
Baltimore, A; Wheaton, II.

Baltimore, A; Wheaton, ii.
Clemson, 81; Tennessee, 30.
Davis-Elkins, As; Fairmount, 80
Duquesne, IS; Westminster, 81.
Louisville, so; Geor town
KY. II.
Manhattan, SO; Seventh Regi
ment, 18.
Mississippi Coll, 40; Louisiana
Normal, 43.
Mississippi State, At; Louisiana
State, 46.
Nebraska, "a; Kansas, 81.
North Carolina State, 27; Wake
Forest, 10.
Notre Dame. 80; Marquette, %
Princeton, AZ; Columbia, 81.
South Carolina, "A; Wofford, SO
Temple, %; Carnegie Tech, 81.
Tufts, 81; Brown, 33.
Tulane, As; Sewanee, %.
Virginia, AZ; w. & M, 81.
Washin. State, SO: oregon, 80.
HOCKEY
Michigan, 2; Kitchener, Ont, 4
Princeton '37, 2; st. Nicholas
2ds, /.
Williams, 6; Middlebury, 0.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
GOOSE IS HAPPY.
AS A TIGER

Before he went to Detroit,
Mickey Cochrane, the new man
ager of the Tigers paid visit to
Goose Goslin, his new right
fielder, and Goose told him he
could count on some long drives
out there in Detroit next season.
'Ill get my share of hOmers,"
am glad to be with the Tigers.
Any player would like to work
for you. Mickey, and I am
happy, too. I'll be in tip-tOp
shape when 1 report next
spring"
Cochrane gave it as his opinion
that the Tiger pitching staff
would be the surprise of the
league next summer.
The Tigers are set for 1884
with a good catcher, the best
Detroit ever had. Five top-notch
pitchers, a heavy hitting first
sacker in Greenburg, the best
second sacker in the country in
Gehringer, a fair shortstop in
Rogell and a smotth third sacker
in owen. The outfield of Fox,
Goslin and Walker, ought to click
with the leaders of the league.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

The game was under the aus
pices of the Municipal Department
of Fairgrounds, and was the Sec
ond and deciding game of this
seasons tournament. Parkview
won the first game, to 0 after
a gruelling battle.
Put Up Great Fight
Burroughs put up a great fight,
quite as in the first contest of the
tournament about two weeks ago,
but didn't have the punch to score
or the stamina to keep up the fast
pace set by Parkview.
Even at that, the ultimate losers
held Parkview scorelesS during
the first half.
SteIIOne Stars
Parkview got started shortly
after the intermission, and led by
Stellone totaled the three goals
which proved enough for victory
by the time Referee Adams
sounded his whistle ending play.
Walsh, Boss and r. Collette
were the best Burroughs players
while Lynard and Ehrlich were
prominent for Parkview besides
Stellone. The line-ups and sum-
marieS: ---.
III DAS
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

Hot upon the decision Of
Monk" Fraser to hold a closed
preliminary Saturday at p. m,
which will be a closed affair,
limited to IL outstanding women
bowlerS, comes the announce
ment of Tad Howard to the effect
he will hold an open preliminary
the same day at 4 p. m.
Two Free Entries
Fraser will give free entries to
the two high bowlers and Tad has
promised to give a gratis entry to
the highest pinette out of each
10 participants in his trials. He
confidently expects to draw a ma
jority Of the best performers in
the Washington Ladies League
and Ladies District League, as
well as the leaders in lesser cir,
cults.
One advantage the fair rollers
will have in working out at
Rendezvous is they will get the
feel of the alleys on which the
first block of the Ladies Dixie
is to be run-off. The women's
''blue ribbon" event will be held
January 20 with the first block
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being rolled at Rendezvous at l
p. M; the second block at 4:30
p. m. at Columbia and the :inal
block at Lucky Strike at 8 p. m.
The entry fee for the event is
$3.50.
Last year the Dixie title went
out of town, Lotta Janowitz, of
Baltimore, proving the most
skillful of So women in toppling
the pins. She knocked down
1,027 pins.
Katherine Wick, of Norfolk, was
runner-up with 1,011, and Polly
Dozier, of Richmond, took third
place with 1,004, pushing Lor-
raine GULL down into a fourth
place tie with Frances Krieg, of
Baltimore, each having 1000.
Miss GULL won in 1882 with a
LOST.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
U.S.L.T.A. Made Life
Miserable,' Says
Vines on Radio

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Ells-
worth Vines, tennis ace, turned
pro. because he was "hounded"
by the U. S. Lawn Tennis AS
sociation and because he was
"disgusted" with it's officials,
he told a radio audience last
night.
"They made life miserable
for me-" said Vines, "and /
couldn't do myself justice. Even
while 1 was a member of the
Davis Cup team they kept
bounding me, wanting to know
If / had signed a pro contract
and they wouldn't accept my
denialS,"
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ED HARGADEN.
HOYA STAR,
To REST
BY GARRETT WATERS

Georgetown plays its second
home game of the basketball sea-
son tonight at Tech gymnasium,
when it meets William and Mary.
But quite in contrast to its
debut on the same floor about a
month ago, the team will go into
.tion somewhat chastened as
far as prowess is concerned.
A month ago the Hoyas were
just commencing their campaign.
They were rated very highly be-
cause of the talent which pre-
vailed in their lineup. In fact.
it was difficult to imagine how
they were going to travel through
the saeson without making one
of the best showings Of George
town team in moons.
Things Happened
But things began to happen.
A certain smoothness lacked in
the teams play. The accuracy
which was there in the scoring
ability u the performers missed
fire, not once, but several times.
Tonight the team is back
home again to begin what it
hopes will be new start to
important triumphs. There's no
doubt class predominateS the
team-class which needs only
two or three inspiring victories
to get the performers into that
winning momentum which has
been long in coming.
"Siss" Essenstad and Jerry
O'Connor will hold down the
forward positions. Bill Connors
will jump center, while Joe Cor.
less and John Crowley will play
guards, against a William and
Mary five that is expected to
furnish plenty of opposition be-
fore the evening is over.
One important cog in the Hoya
machine will be missing tonight
as the lineup will be without
the name of Ed Hargaden, stel-
lar forward and high intercol-
legiate scorer last season. Many
fans know by now that Har-
gaden sustained an eye injury
in Georgetown'S game in New
York last week.
will Play Friday
Early reports had it the in
jury promised to keep the lad
out of basketball for the re-
mainder of the season, but to-
day it is a we'll known fact that
Hargaden will be ready to play
again by Friday when the Hoyas
travel to Pittsburgh to meet the
Carnegie Tech five.
The youngster had a special
operation performed on Monday,
and it proved so successful that
Georgetown basketball chieftains
were told hat his presence would
be available. If needed. And how
the Hoyas will welcome his return!
One other game is on tap to-
night and it schedules the George
Washington five against st. Johns
of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
This will be the opener of a two
day trip to the "big city" for the
ColonialS, as Long Island Univer-
slty is listed tomorrow night.