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FKOM THE EDITOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
Scott . Bone, Governor of Alaska, was formerly editor
of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and he was the publicity
manager of the last Republican "national campaign
And he was an able and fearless editor
And when he has anything to Ray in his present position
he Is not backward or mealy-mouthed asout saying it.
, In his report on the condition of Alaska for the last fiscal
year Governor Bone says the territory is suffering from mis
government, that its natural resources are undeveloped by
reason of a false economic policy and that federal interfer
ence has become a barrier to progress The condition, as he
views itUis epitomized in the following paragraph of his
report: fj
., "Alaska needs capital. Alaska needs people. Its
resources are apparent and real. Its opportunities are
inviting and manifold. But a chaotic system of gov
ernment has repelled capital and retarded growth and
population.".
' It is somewhat startling to read such a statement in the
official report of a part of the territory of the United States.
It seems more applicable to conditions in Russia or those
that formerly existed in Mexico. We have heard ' a great
deal from, "progressive" sources during the last ten years
about conservation of natural resources in Alaska. The ar
guments were plausible enough, but the application of those
theories has served only to retard development. Private cap
ital was barred from Alaska by federal legislation, and the
government has not. been in position to do the constructive
work that would have been performed by private interests,
but for federal interference.
Governor Bone both states a condition, and suggests a
as an experiment station for faddists and theorists. He writes
that the pioneer' spirit' that developed the rest of the West
has been Stifled in Alaska by bureaucratic red tape, that the
system of nonresident government has been all a mistake.
Conserving natural resources is an alluring phrase; but
its practice often amounts to keeping a talent buried in the
earth. Undeveloped resources have no present worth. Soil
that is uncultivated is as nonproductive as though it were
barren. Coal that is not 'mined is of no more present value
than, so much rock. . Forests untouched by. the ax might as
Well be so much desert land. .'! .
In his report Governor Bone draws a graphic contrast
between Alaska as it is and Alaska as it would have been if
there had not been so much experimentation with theories
that are economically unsound. Alaska is a Promethus bound
to the rock of inactivity by bureaucratic tape. It contains
sufficient territory and resources to form half a dozen states,
and not enough population for one. Those natural resources
would attract capital if capital could be freed from present
exacting restrictions. Population without capital is a lia
bility. - The whole of the face of Alaska is covered with
"forbidden." r ;v .( ;.' i
'According to the federal census reports, the population
of Alaska1 fell off 20 per cent during the last ten years. That
statement of fact refutes in itself all the arguments advanced
by the faddists, that keeping capital out of Alaska would
Jceep the territory open for the dbmmon people. It reaffirms
the truth written onr so many pages of history that where
there is no capital there is no employment, and where there
is no employment a population cannot long subsist. With
The ralroada have about ex
hausted their surplus equipment
Teach the boys ii mate
all lt vnf wealth in a rr iriiltnrfll land. fnin forests anil . school.
richon-M Alo.U 5a hark. Ifarm life both profitable and at
r;nrrnnr Rvn hth states a condition and SUfiTfirestS a tractive!.
remedy. He says that the federal government must get into
more sympathetic touch with this vast territory, that it must
encourage the development of latent resources by hardy pio
neers, that the investment of private capital in Alaska en
terprises must be stimulated, not unduly restricted.
The Alaska of the future, visualized by Governor Bone,
is a rich, well-cultivated territory' with a sufficient popula-f
tion to form three or four states ; with its mines producing
and the trees of its forests converted into thousands of bus
iness and residential structures. This visiorfis especially al
luring to us of -the Pacific Coast. It means extended mar
kets for our products. Four states carved out of the present
Territory of Alaska would mean eight additional Senators
and fifty new members of the House of Representatives from
the Pacific area.
Such a reformation cannot be accomplished over night.
There will probably be fifty years of time between the be
ginning and the completion of that development, it is grand
iose, but practical; but it will not be accomplished until a be
ginning is made.' If the theorists are permitted to have their
way, the agricultural areas of Alaska will lie upcultivated
for another fifty years and its mineral resources will still
be locked in the earth. It is high time that a fixed con
structive policy Was. adopted for the development of Alaska
along the lines that led to the winning of the rest of the
West from the desert and the wilderness.
Keeping private capital put of Alaska means keeping out
population and retarding growth. Twenty years of so fal
lacious a policy hould be enough. , ' ' '
Governor Bonn's report has stirred official Washington,
and the dry bones of the faddists are rattling all over the
country.
More power to Governor Bone ! If he can be granted this,
and kept on the job, he will start things in Alaska, and keep
them going till his dream begins, at least, to come true his
dream of a great Alaska. '
I V TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 31. 1922 - "
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The necrology of the new year
of men noted in the affairs of the
world is already significant. The
list Include Senator Penrose, Vis
count Bryce, John Kendrick Bangs
and Pope Benedict; all celebrat
ed in statesmanship, literature
and religion.
About this t'.me of year it used
to be the fashion to print the
number of miles of railroad con
struction that had been completed
during the previous twetve-month.
The shoe is on the other foot
now. The record shows that dur
ing 1921, 1678 miles of railway
track were abandoned.
Melville Stone, at the head of
the Associated Press for many
years, saw and learned a lot of
things of interest, and with bis
retirement from the service, he
is at liberty to speak. The chances
are that in the eyes of Mr. Stone,
all of those who are referred to
as the great ones of earth look
alike to him.
Premier Poincare or France In
timates that the arms parley has
been a failure, and If Raymond
wants to see one of the force?
that have contributed to that re
sult, provided his statement be
true, he has only to look In a
mirror. The shift In the ministry
at this time Is most unfortunate.
FUTURE DATES !
February 1. Vadneiday RoUrtant to
dinner wit member! f cooking
elans at Wathinrtoo junior hieh aeheel.
February 7, Thnitday Naturalization
car in eneuit conrt '
Boy Seont Wtek February 8 to 14
"Waar tha sqvar knot and do food
turn aaiiy.
"February 9. Tbortday Content at Cor
ral! ia between drill teams of Salcn and
.UKen Woodmen of the World.
Febmary 10. Friday Arbor Day.
. February 16 to 19 InelnaWa SUU
CbrUtlaw T.nAmrnr ronentton
not only for the other nations, but
for France as well. Exchange.
President Griffith of the Irish
Free state evidently overiookel
Richard Croker when he made up
his cabinet.
The Irish parliament' will meet
in Dublin, February 14. The re
publican tri-color will fly from
Dublin castle.
It now appears that Senator
Penrose left a cellar filled with
the finest wines and liquors. He
must have hated to go.
A virtual settlement of the Si
berian question has been reached
by the Washington conference.
This is a distinct shock to the
Democrats.
Col. Bryan is now wearing a
high silk hat. He must be out of
politics. x
Ralph Obenchain, the "Young
Lochlnvar," etc:, has gone into
the movies. Well, as Hi Johnson
once put it, a man must eat.
Los Angeles Times.
acqirpd during the period of fe.l-hnercfe shows signs el assure 1 tr-
ral control, and are in tne mar
ket with large orders. It means
it stimulation of manufactures,
and it is an indication of the cem-
fidence felt by the roads that
there will be large Increases or
traffic in the near future.
General Pershing has declined
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a medal ior uisnnguisneu ura
ry in the Phil'ppine campaign,
on the ground that he had done
nothing calling for the honor, and
that he had refused similaV hon
ors for sold'ers who had done
more than he. Isn't that Presh-
ing man a queer fellow?
governmental loan3 are under ne
gotiation and there is every reas
on to expect that the L'mied
States will supply the capital
nfis of Latin America tor many
ears to come. As soon as com-
vival. industrial investment will
certainly increase."
Argentina disposed of $63,000,
500 worthof boads in this toai
try in IS 21. Th' resources of
Argentina are very greatand the
EC eminent is in food stiape,
hence investment in Argentina
bonds i. not sUendei by;ex laor
dinary risk. I'.er roielgn debt in
1918 was fSGC, 000,1)00. B-Mhia
placed loans Amounting .to $2.
253, ono in the United States last
year. While- sh is somewhat
backward, corup:tr!t with her sis
ter republ'cs. and her i fore'gt
debt in 1919 was 126,00.000.
her present necessities should not
Judge Bingham yesterday de-t unduly tax her resources." C'ail
nied a divorce to a local -cop!ehas floatedMoans in this country
who were granted a legal separa-
tion In June.lS. and were rc- j
marriedin November of the same
year. That wouldn't vbe a bad
principle to follow, generally One
divorce should bo enough for any
couple. It is one too many for
most of the couples who ask for
t.
Washington is governed by con
gress. The national law making
body would better take some les
sons from tome of the cities of
the United States, where no such
conditions are allowed as led to
the fearful disaster caused by the
collapse of the Knickerbocker
theater there on Saturday night.
THE REFORMERS
If we understand the situation,
England will give France moral
support. That's what we gave
Georges Carpentier last July.
Exchange.
Albert E. Roberts, internation
al Y. M. C. A. worker, who tail ed
at tha Salem Commercial club
luncheon at the noon hour yester
day, is right The country boys
should be kept In the country,
and many city boys should find
their occupations there. This is
a powerful argument for an agri
cultural course In the Salem high
frtooi
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Cbprrfght, 1022. JUsociated Editors
The Biggest Little Paper in the World
Edited by John H. Miliar
REAL WRESTLING
LESSON 1
V ,i By FRED MEYER.
17fr and Heavyweight Champion Amateur Wrestler in the United
" States.
f For the boy ot thirteen or four,
teen yeari or older, wrestling Is
not too strenuous an exercise if in
dulged In sensibly. For the be
ginner, five minutes on the mat
at one time is sufficient. -
The -referee's hold," which us
ually starts as a catch-as-catch
can wrestling match. Is Illustrated
on the left aid of the picture
printed with th's article. In this
position neither wratler has the
advantage. It Is merely a start
ing po!nU'.'"'M' " "
The wrestlen stand about four
feet aoart with legs spread to get
a rood brace. Both feet are firm
and flat on the floor One wrest
ler places h'a right liand on the
other's aeek. and with hla left
takes hold ot Ms opnonent's right
upper-arm. , The other wrestler
grasps . h!s opponent's , neck wUh
his r'ght hand, and with hla lert
takes hold nf tb other's right up
per urmi Thr lean forward with
head together.
Unbalance" Your Opponent '"
Iii this position you should try
.- ppt your opponent orf balance
tu-t he falls to the floor. One
against yon, by shoving and push
ing him around yourself, being
careful, however, never to assume
any unbalanced position yourself
Then when te gives a hard shove
against you. Instead of resisting.
Dull him toward yon and then
down, and step aside, quickly. He
will fall forward on his hands and
knees.
But be very-very careful that
in pushing the other man around
rou do not unbalance yourseu
Never cross your lers and do not
lean too far forward or to either
side. ';
When your opponent crouches
before you awaiting tor a chance
to attack, he may try one of tne
clever mat stunts to catch you oft
your ruard. - Yon, too. might try
it on him. Here's how: .
: Pretend you are about to d've
at his head. . ITake the dive. But
Instead of grabbing his head; drop
down and get a firm hold on his
knees. Then, acting swiftly so
that fc has no opportunity to try
a breaV, Jerk rour opponent's legs
forward. You know the result
He will fall backward.
now to Avoid the Attack ;
Dv.t tow can you protect your
self If your opponent should try
this feint on you? ;
When you ree that he is going
to dive for your knees, kick back
your legs with a movement Just
as quick as bta or quicker. Get
your legs out cf his reach.
He will be s' coped over. Throw
yourself forward, ; placing your
hands on his back. Put all your
weight on top of him. The posi
tion is shown by the figures on
the right side cf our pictue. Force
him to his hands and knees. You'll
be on top and have the advantage.
When yow do get your man
down use your weight to help
keep h'm there. It you are so
unfortunate to be the under
man, don't lie still on the mat.
Move around, squirm as much as
much as possible. ;j If you lie still
the position and the force of your
opponent's weight wlll tire youi
(Next week Mr. Meyer describes
the halt Nelson hold, the wayto
evade it. and, a clever way -of
throwing your opponent on fa s
back.) f '
TODAY'S PUZZLE
Curtail the name, of a certain
furbearing animal and leave
where it is found. Curtail the
name ot an animal of the pHr fam
ily and leave a kind of snake. So
lutions tomorrow, t
! ONE REEL YARNS
: . ;
IN THE CORXER
"Wnw!" sueeted the Diction
ary. "I'm so covered with dnst l
can't breathe. This is a fne way
to treat a useful volume like me.
I'm getting rretty tired of it
- The dictionary sighed and
thought wistfullv of the bygone
days of its usefulness, it remem
bered the white-ha'red old gentle
man with the big glasses who bad
nored over it. studying out all fits
little meanings and making little
note in his queer, cramped hand
writing, s
"He was a rent scholar.: 'all
rrlsM.' the dietfonarx said dream
ily. "I was proud to have him
owning me. Ho wrote long, learn
ed papers for big societies. 1
don't know what they were all
about, but they must have been
very fine and very deep.
"And I remember other import
ant looking men that used to
come to visit him in bis study,
and they would sit around having
long, long talks. Some times they
would have arguments, and then
they would come to me to settle
the question ns to what some one
meant when he said this or that.
"I had a n'ce stand all to my
self then. And now that old man
is gone forever, his family have
put the stand in the attic because
It lookedr 'queer' and here I lie.
shoved yin among a lot Of strange
books. If only "
Some one was coming into the
room. Footsteps sounded near.
The Dictionary held its breath as
some one stooped over and picked
it up. The layer of dust envelop
ing it was whisked off with an
apron. "At last." said the Dic
tionary, "soma one in this Ignor
ant family is going to notice me
and once more I can take my
rightful place."
"Here Millie." said a woman's
vo'ce. "Put this dictionary on Jthe
chair. It will make it Just the
right height for the baby."
Can government be reorgan
ized? Walter Brown, the Toledo
expert who was appointed by the
president to formulate plans for
the readjustment of the various
departments of the government
along practical business lines, ha3
prepared a tentative program. All
he will need to complete his plans
s the consent and co-operation of
the president, the cabinet and
congress. That should be about
as easy as it is to make an angel
out of blue mud. In the first
place the expert proposes to do
away with the war and navy de
partments or rather to consoli
date them into a division of na
tional defense. He would also
create a department of public
welfare, in which the present de
partment of labor would be mere
ly a bureau. He would move a
tot of the bureaus around ntil no
body but the Janitor could recog
nize the furniture. He would give
prohibition and the secret service
exclusively to the department of
justice. The secretary of the
treasury should be just that and
not- much more. He should be
the arbiter and watchdog of the
nation's finances and not have to
do with lighthouses and levees.
Some of this reorganization
sounds very sensible, but as it pre
sumes to take the status quo and
break it up into junk, the program
has hard sailing ahead. Congress
and the cabinet cling rather
heartily to red tape. The old or
der doesn't change easily. Men
who have had jobs for a genera
tion are not to be pried from
them without indignant protest.
Organized labor will fiercely fight
any suggestion to" reduce the
standing of labor from a depart
ment to a bureau. There is good
fighting all along the line. Off
hand, it' is safe to eay that any
man who plans to reorganize the
government machinery over night
no matter how practical or
praiseworthy his program is go
ing to know how it is for a worm
to have a fight with a steam rol-er.
aggregating $11,000,000; Jiirins
the pa.t year. Her foreign ti?bt
in 191S 851228. 000.000. The
government appears to be sound,
and the Tacna - Arica dispute
which threatened the financial
status of Chile and Pern bids fair
to be amicably settled by refer
ence to the United States state
department. Uruguay borrowed
$7,500,000 in this country last
year. Her foreign debt in 19 IS
was $164,000,000. The : govern
ment is in splendid shape and the
probity of the people is well
known. Though a small country,
her resources are great. Her
capital, Montevideo, is reliable.
The resources of Peru are un
told. Her foreign debt in 1916
was $34,000,000. She boasts of
large American investments and
her customs house is being ad
m'nistered by an American. So
much for the South American
countries.
Cuba, by the Piatt amendment.
is restricted in making loans to
such sums as this government will
permit. Her debt in 191S was
$63,000,000 and she has been
through an industrial crisis in
ner attempt to noid up sugar
prices. New York financiers are
not Unanimously in favor of such
a large loan at present, Haiti
has beenrfull of trouble, but there
is a rift in the clouds and the
United States extending a guid
ing hand., Haiti's debt in 1917
was $25,000,000. Nicaragua has
a public debt of $18,600,000 and
she, too, has been having her
troubles.
American investment" in the
Lat'n Americas means Increased
business with them and a larger
influence ia that quarter of the
globe which should be of peculiar
interest to us. But, of course, the
American people., before they will
risk their money in bonds of these
countries, will first wish to be
convinced that the governments
are in sound shape. There is no
question that the resources and
possibilities of development in
practically every Latin American
country are ample security for
these loans.
sweetheart and recalls her prom
ise of rjiarrlage the engagement
ring mTst be returned to th
blighted; lover. He is entitled to
that much recompense for his
ruined life. In the case in point
the youas man had given the girl
a $4 00 sparkl-r when she prom
ised Us- wed. . Afterward , she
ehangediher rainl and decided to
marry somebody else, but she per-
isted tu clinging to the d'amond
token. ;Now the court has taken
it away from her. As a gsneral
proposition the worlJ does not
think highly of a sirl who breaks
her engagement, but persists in
keeping the ring with which it
as sealed. On the other hand
t docs '; not particularly cherish
the young man who su?s (he girl
for the return of the ring he gave
her. It. is home and horse. It
:s interestingto know, however,
:hat the; judgment of the Jury is
that when a girl breaks an en
gagement as her own act, the
ring should always be returned to
the-jnan who gave it.,s
The ring is like the signature
on a note. When ft iscanceled it
belongs to the man who made It.
Whether the kisses should also be
returned is another matter.
AMERICAN INVESTMENT IX
THE LATIN AMERICAS
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room. The big city n wa w
be short nearly 100.000 tome),
and this program would ease $hJ ,
situation. The reduced rental
would be ! especially attractive, o
people who are now paying $73
a month for quartera that once
went for $20. It la the poorer
and - middle classes that suffer
most in the housing shortage.
THE 1910 LEVEL
RECOMPENSE OF LOST LOVE
An Illinois court has decided
that when a girl goes gack on her
The total of all appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1916, the year before the war,
was $1,114,937,000, including
?121,ri67.000 for "permanent an
nual appropriations," mostly In
terest and sinking fund for the
public debt. It ia estimated that
the total appropriations for the
fiscal year 1923 will be $3,500,
00,000' about $2,000,000,000 of
which will be for interest, sink
ing fund, and soldier relief inci
dent to the World war; The house
appropriations committee Is striv
ing to cut the expenditures by an
other quarter cf a Lit.ioa, and it
is declared that when all the ap
propriation bills have been writ
ten their, total will not be more
than $250,000,000 in excess of
those for 1916. When we take
into consideration the present re
duced purchasing power of the
dollar, it is seen that the amount
of actual material and labor Con
sumed id the operation of the gov
ernment has been brought down
to about the 1916 level.
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THE BIG THREE
SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
The pedestrian has finally been
lerognized. A new concrete side
walk is to be built to cover the
distance of 17 miles between Al
bany and Schenectady. N. Y. It
will be exclusively for "citliens
on foot." Tho fact Is. however,
that so many pedestrians were be-'
Ing bowled over by the autos that
the motor'sts themselves suggest
ed the' sidewalk In self defense,-
Their mudguards were becoming
clogged with pedestrians.
ciaiM.s of itrsstA
There Is intimation that soviet
Uussia will orf set the debts,
claims and obligations to other
peoples by making claims of her
own. She, will wish to hold that
the allies are responsible for all
her troubles; ' that they 'dragged
her Into war and precipitated the
whola train of events that re
sulted in the present hardships
and past revolutions. To offset
the million owed by Russia to
other nations there will be de
mand for billions to recompense'
her for all ber physical and po
lUtcal hardships. The allies may
be expected to not only pay for
Lenin and Trotzky. but to endure
them. This is advanced book-,
keeping for the Russian mind.
IN OLD MEXICO V
It Is announced from President
Obregon that after February 1 no.
passports - will be necessary for
the admission of Americana into
Mexico. 8ome one suggests that
folks who cross the border, how
ever, will still do well to sew re
turn fare in the backs ot the'.r
shirts. . . -
BREAK CHEST
Iryan; Governor Cox and Joe
Tumulty; are getting together to
discuss the future of the Demo
cratic party. The grouping of
the conferees Bonds like a war to
begin with. They haven't much
in common save the right to wear
neckties. Some one suggests that
if th's trio is to program the fu
ture of the Democratic party, de
mocracy"; will be wearing brass
knuckles.
HOUSING THE PEOPLE
Prominent financiers and phil
anthropist of New York are back
ing a $00,000,000 housing pro
gram for the big city. They are
to build i or create apartments for
45,000 families and these will be
rented to all tenants at the aver
age rental of $8 a month for each
COLDS
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According to .figures recently
published, several countries are
now seeking, or in the near future
will seek, accommodat ons In the
United States by way of bond
issues. The total given by a Bos
ton paper approximates . $300.
000,000, as follows:
Cuba. $50,000,000: Haiti, $16.
000,000; Peru. $50,000,000; Can
ada various sums; Italy, $25,
000.000; Bolivia. $10,000,000 to
$25,000,000; Chile, various am
ounts; Argentina, $50,000,000;
Department of Seine, Paris, Per
sia, $1,500,000; Montevideo, Uru
guay, $10,000,000;; Nicaragua.
$3,000,000. and Uruguay (natiou
tl) $25,000,000. In addition the
Italian cities of Milan and Flor
ence are mentioned, and Austria
and Germany are spoken of as
striving to obtain credit here.
Several of the governments
mentioned have already foand ac
comodations In this country. The
W. R. Grace company recently
ttated: "The financing of gov
ernments through the bond mar
ket In the United States has ex
ceeded all expectations, the Issues
during the year reaching an. ag
gregate of $42,2S2.16e since
January I,'"' 19211 A numbar cf
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gestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up
in Just a short time. v -
"Red Pepper Rub" is tho cold
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certainly seems to end the tight
ness and drivo the congestion and
soreness right out.
Nothing has such concentrated
penetrating heat as red peppers
and when heat penetrates rikhl
down into colds, congestion, ach
ing muscles and sore, stiff joints
relief comes at -ence.
The moment you apply Red
Pepper Rub you feel the tingling
heat. In three minutes the con
and through. When you are suf
fering from a cold, rheumatism,
backache, stiff neck or sore tnus.
cles, just get a jar of Rowles Red
Pepper Rub, made from red pep
pers, at any drug ttoro. You wHI
have the - quickest relief known.
Always say "Rowles." Adv.
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