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and also the local news published H»*aia.
HIGH POSITION
George A. Parks of Juneau Appionted
Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
The appointment of a real Alas
kan, George A. Parks, as assistant
secretary of \he interior and as
chairman of the interdepartmental
Alaska committee by Secretary John
^Barton Payne, and the naming of
the rest of the committee was an
nounced last Monday.
The other members of the com
mittee are: E. A. Sherman, depart
ment of agriculture; Col. Clarence
O. She rill, war department; Capt W.
C. Cole, navy department; Dr. Hugh
M. Smith, department of commerce;
Harry Y. Saint, shipping board;
James B. Corrigan, post office de
partment
Mr. Parks is now in Washington,
having left Juneau last month to
meet Secretary Payne at the former
• city.
The objects of the interdepartmen
tal committee are, briefly, to cut
much of the departmental red tape
and have men at the head of the
various bureaus who are right on
the ground and who can take short
cuts to settle matters pertaining to
Alaska, or, as the recommendations
foxinally read: M(l) That an inter
departmental Alaska committee be
organised, to be composed of repre
sentatives of all government de
partments concerned in Alaska af
fairs. Also the governor of Alaska
to be made an ex-offico member of
the committee. (2) That an ad
• ctitional assistant secretary of the in
terior be appointed who shall be
chairman of the committee and shall
devote all his time to Alaska affairs.
<3) That the chairman of the com
mittee shall spend a large part of
hit' time in Alaska and thus by per
sonal contact becomi intimately ac
quainted with Alaska conditions.”
George A. Parks is at the present
time chief of the Field Division of
the* General Land Office, having been
appointed to that office in 1919 to'
succeed G. R. Arundell. He was
born in Colorado 35 years ago and
graduated from the Colorado School!
of Mines. In i908 he was appoint
ed mineral inspector of the General
Land office, he having come North
several years prior to that time.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Notice is Hereby Given: That the
co-partnership relation heretofore ex
isting between Joseph S. Badger and
Harry Kawabe. doing business under
the firm name and style of
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY, at
Seward, Alaska, is, by mutual consent,
hereby Dissolved, as of the date of
August 1st, 1920.
J. S. Badger,
Harry S. Kawabe.
Dated at Reward, Alaska, December
1st, 1920.
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^^H^madei^onsiderable reputa
tion as the government's representa
tive at the inspection of the famous
Cunningham coal claims a number
tf years ago. During his service as
mineral inspector his duties carried
him to evry section of . the Terri
tory. He is said to know Alaska
perhaps better than any other man
in the North.
Shortly after the late war stalled
Mr. Parks applied for permission tc
enter the officer’s training corps
and it was granted. He was at
Ctmp Meade for preliminary instruc
tion and then was assigned to Camp
Shercan, near Montgomery, Ala
bama, as instructor. He remained
there until the armistice was signed
and was discharged with the rank o
captain.
Having been notified that he han
teen favorably considered for ap
pointment to the position just -creat
ed— which will perhaps develop into
the most important office in Alaska
— when he left Juneau he said ii
accept only with the understanding
that he be allowed to spend most oi
h’s time in the North and that the
committee which he is to head
would have definite authority to act
in matters demanding attention.
Following the announcement Mon
day of the personnel of the Alaska
interdepartmental committee, it has
been indicated that the army is ready
to expand the work of the Alaska
road' commission and carry it aiomc
on more pretentious lines, with the
expenditure of a million dollars a
year for ten years, to give all of the
territory a network of roads and
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trails. This proposed expansion has
been talked of and has been outline
in the press of the Territory for sev
eral months. (Douglas Island News)
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A Washington special says: Mem
bers of Secretary Payne's new inter
departmental committee on the gov
ernment of Alaska declare that the op
erations of their committees are not in
any way to be constructed as an at
tempt to forestall the establishment oi
an Alaska development board, resi
dent in Alaska, in accordance with the
bill on which the house committee o \
territories is to begin hearings in Dec
ember. They point out that necessary
ily it will be a long time before the
development board can be created by
legislative enactment, and that in the
meantime such an inter-departmenta
committee as this can do much to pre
vent overleaping of authority and er
rors such as have characterized past
administrations.
BREEZES
Seward’s pet earthquake awakened
again this morning about S o’clock. It
yawned and stretched itself long
enough to arouse all the light sleepers
The trembl? was not as severe as that
of last Sunday night, but it was strong
enough to make people realise that
Seward is in the earth quake belt.
The American Red Cross, North
west Division, announces that a Div
ision field representative has been ap
pointed for Alaska. Miss Agnes R.
Holland, a Red Cross nurse who has
formerly lived in Alaska and whose
previous training and experience seem
to peculiarily fit her for field work in
the Territory, began her work as field
representative on November 1st. Mis&
Holland will act in two capacities in
Alaska: first as general field worker
promoting any Red Cross activity in
which the chapters are interested and j
advising the chapters on their possible
peace time programs; and secondly,
she will directly act as an instructoi
nu:se foi those chapters which desire
to pul on classes in Home Hygiene
and Home Care of the sick.
Wi He the Division is meeting Miss i
Holland's traveling expenses and her |
salary, we feel that those chapter,
that utilize Miss Holland as instructor
nut so shou'd pay the Division some
thing for these services. These pay
r-erta may be on uu b:».ds of $30.00
per \.<ek. She will probably do in
.«»♦ uction work anywhere from two to
tour weeks in a givo.i chapter.
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Reindeer mulligan was served at
the Chamber of Commerce luncheon
on Friday and the novelty was enjoy
ed by all the members present. The
meat was from the big shipment 01
re:ndeer brought from Nome by thej
steamer Victoria on her last trip. {
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Reindeer meat is quoted at 35 cent*;
a pound wholesale when the whole car
caos is taken while forequarters bring
±1 cents wholesale and hind quarters
55 cents.
Organization of the Salmon Pik
ers’ Export Corporation, with .a capi
talization of $20,000, and representing
in its membership more than 2,000,000
cases of canned salmon, will be com
pleted within the next few days. Most
of the packers of Seattle with the ex
ception of those large concerns having
their own export organization, are in
| eluded in the new company, which i*
I organizing under the terms of the
Webb-Pomerene law. The Salmon
Packers’ Export Corporation hope tc
dear from the domestic market large
holdings of canned salmon, both pink
and chums.
WOMAN’S CASE
AMAZES SEWARD
A business man’s wife could not
sew or read without sharp pains in’
ner eyes. For years her eyes were
red and weak. Finally she tried sim
ple witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis,
»tc., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash.
The result produced by a single bottle
amazed everyone. -We guarantee a
small bottle Lavoptik to help ANY j
CASE weak, strained or inflamed
eyes. Aluminum eye cup free. Seward
Drug Co.
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PERT PARAGRAPTH8 OF SENSE
AND NONSENSE FOREIGN AND
LOCAL, CAUGHT ON THE
FLY BY “THE HUMAN
TOOTHPICK * .
The Finance Committee for the
Community Christmas Tree reports
the following amounts collected from
the three collection boxes.
The Key $3'.60
Seward Drug Store $8.18
The Northern $2.16
A total of $13.93. Not bad for the
first xk.y. You people who want to see
ti e kid lie.1 have the time of their live,
on Christmas Eve will make the tim*
an rsFured fact if you will boost fo.
the Community Tree frorh now unti
Cm.Ytmas Eve.
The two keys to success are lucl
and pluck— luck in finding some one
to pluck.
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NOW AND THEN
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1610— “Indians sold Manhatten Isl
and for a keg of whiskey.
1920— Citizens want to trade it back
Sl.OW WORK
Guide— “This wonderful red-wooci
tree has taken centuries to grow to its
present size.”
Tourist — “No wonder.-It's on
a government reservation.”
Do your Christmas shopping early.
Do all of it right here in Seward. On
ly eighteen more days left before
Christmas.
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Pursuant to making any further re
strictions on fishing in Alaskan waters
the I nited States Bureau of Fishers
held a hearing at the Chamber of
Commerce assembly rooms to obtain
the views of all interested potties. The
controversial question involved is tha.
of the Copper River fishing, the con
tention being that the Indians living
lack from the mouth of the river are
not given a fair chance when the can
nery men catch the bulk of the fish
at the mouth of the river.
The leading canning firms of the
Nrth, including the Canoe Pass Can
ning Company, Graham-Haynes Com
pany, and the Northwestern Fisheries
Company, were represented at the
hearing. Arguments for and agains.
the proposed restrictions on fishing
were advanced by Paul Schwartz oi
the Alaska Bureau of Education; \V.
T Lopp, of the Alaska Bureau o
cation; C. D. Garfield and A. J. Adams
of the Alaska Territorial Fish Com
mission, and John N. Cobb, director of
the college of fisheries, University of
Washington. The results of the hear
ing will.be forwarded to the Commis
sioner of Fisheries, Washington, D. C.,
who will probably render a decision
within the next three weeks.
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Seward's Largest Building may soon be the home of several branches of
the government.
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* Mr. E. Mount, Prop, of the Sew- •
* ard Shoe Repair Shop wishes to •
* announce that his shop will be *
v closed for a period of t months
* after the 12th of December. Those *
* wishing shoe repair work done •
* will do well to bring their work in •
* now. Don’t wait until the last min- •
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FOUND— 1 pair new white wool aox
on Main St. owner can get tame by
calling at Gateway Office.
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NOTICE
A WORD * TO YOU;.
At our Seattle Office we have opened a buying department far the
benefit of the Alaska Trade.
We solicit the accounts of individual* firms, andeerporatiena desir
ing closer connections for buying and selling. The service tendered la direct;
*e, at every step, exercise dose supervision over all transaction* thus assur
ing accurate and prompt attention. ,
We mu READY, WILLING and,ABLE to buy right, to ship right, to
insure right — to attend to all matters pa your persona! agent Your inquiries
and wants will receive dor immediate and moat courtesns attention.
WRITE US — there is no obligation. We are just the berimsos cu*r
nection that the Alaska Trade has been looking for In the haying of mioiag,
cannery and fishing auppUe* drygoods, groceria* cigars and tohoce* drug*
rubber good* furniture, household sundrie* slsctrirsl good* gas engines —
is fad, anything that gxeUm&%riuuiafaetuiei,:..-:v
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