Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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ALASKA TAXATION
Land or property outside of incorporated towns is at
present not subject to taxation in Alaska. All male set
tlers between the ages of 21 and 50 years are required to
pay a school tax of $5 per annum. The funds of the Ter
ritory are raised by licensing certain industries including
fisheries, cold storage plants and mining. A settler who
owns an automobile which is operated purely for pleasure
or for family use is required to pay the Territorial auto
mobile license fee of $10. Automobiles wdiieh are equipped
with truck bodies for use on farms are exempted from
taxation.
From this it is clearly recognized that the .bulk of the
I'ifnmnl fovoc o ro rlornro^ 'flYim Aluslffl^S flshPl’lPS!
Territorial taxes are derived from Alaska’s fisheries;
though paying taxes up to the hilt, for years past, yeit
there are residents who believe the fishing interests
should bare even more of the burden, entirely overlooking
the spirit of fair play. Propaganda has misled many to
believe the cannery interests are thieves but a personal
and unbiased inquiry wrill quickly dispell that erroneous
thought and one wiil find that those interests are four
square and honest.
FEW IMPEACHMENTS
Only eleven Federal officeholders have been impeach
ed since the foundation of the United States government.
Of these, three were removed from office, one wras ex
pelled from the Senate and another rssigned his judge
ship. ThosS impeached were:
Senator William Blount of Tennessee, charged with
conspiracy, expelled by the Senate in 1797 and impeach
ment dropped. He later served as president of the Ten
nessee State Senate.
Judge John Pickering of New Hampshire, removed
from office for drunkenness, 1804.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase, acquitted of
misconduct, 1805.
Judge James Peck of Missouri, acquitted of mistreat
ing counsel, 1831.
Judge West W. Humphreys of Tennessee, removed
for supporting the secession, 1862.
President Andrew Johnson, acquitted of charges of
high crimes and misdemeanors, 1868. The vote, 35 guilty,
19 not guilty, wTas less than the two-thirds necessary to
convict. . .
Secretary of War William W. Belknap, acquitted ot
bribery charges, 1876. .
Judge Charles Swayne of Florida, acquitted ot mis
conduct, 1905. ,T. . . . , ,
Judge Alston G. Dayton of West Virginia, impeached
but proceedings abandoned, 1915.
Judge George W. English of Illinois, resigned under
impeachment, 1926.
ALASKA FOSSIL OPPORTUNITY
Casting the humorous viewpoint aside, those old gags
about Alaska’s ivory fossils, boneheads, etc., there realty
appears to be an opportunity for an Alaska fossil industry
Where ancient relics of past generations are exca
vated or discovered in such vast quantities as in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, there ought to be a market for sucl
curios. In fact, there is a market — souvenir devotees
museums, schools and so on.
Along the coast of Alaska, especially in those area*
west of Seward and in the lower river country of the In
terior, strange things of historical value are constantly
being unearthed, rangingfrom weapns, utensils and mum
mies to mastodons. These, together with modem handi
work of Alaska Indians and Eskimos, certainly should af
ford a far better commercial value than present spas
modic sales; a world-wide business awTaits some one here
National Editorial Association
IN NEED OF MONEY
Good cheer sparkles in the greet
ings brought from the enduring old
gold diggings of the Fortymile
country to Fairbanks by Ole Tweed
den, sourdough placer operator,!
who was in Fairbanks recently, re
ports the News-Miner.
Mr. Twee den is one of the most
successful miners of that pioneer
placer field of Alaska, and he
brings word that despite the fact
it has been more than 35 years
since the Fortymile began to pour
its golden stream into the world
marts, it continues to contribute
its share of that alluring form of
wealth, and promises to do so for
many years. He spent more than
10 years minnig on Myer’s Fork,
where he owned a number of good
claims and from which he garner
ed enough to acquire for himself
a good home in his old home port
of Tacoma, for which he is bound,
and where he plans to spend his
future years in comfort.
Mr. Tweeden reports that many j
of the prospectors in the Fortymile
are now working their placers by
the hydraulic process, and it was
that means by which he worked
his ground for several seasons. He
recently sold his interests in the
district to Purdy and Arthur, who
will continue to operate by the
same method. He states that a
number in the district are working
also by the old steam thawing pro
cess, some with more modern dig
ging and dragline methods, while
on adjacent creeks in the Sixty
mile district dredging operations
also are under way.
“The famous Fortymile river gold
bars also continue to be kindly to
the sourdoughs in need of ready
grubstakes and pocket .money. Not
a few of the old boys have been
sniping there this season, and for
years many an oldtimer has dipped
into these seemingly inexhaustible
pockets of nature for his daily
wants. Many a man is satisfied to
make his home in the region with
comfortable cabin, and to help him
self to the bounties of nature in
the way of moose and caribou in
the back yard, fresh fish in the
streams skirting the front door
step and the free water that flowed
past the door and the wood on the
nearby hills, has been able to ga
ther from this garden of gold along
the good old bars all the dust need
ed to purchase his simple addition
al wants in way of a little chee
chaco grub and clothing. So nature
is kindly to the sourdough who is
satisfied to dwell there nearer to
nature.”
GOLD SUSPENSION
BOOSTS SILVER PRICE
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. (JP)—The
old saw about the “silver lining on
the darkest clouds” had a rather
literal significance this week with
active speculation in silver which
only a few months ago was friend
less. This came following the sus
pension of gold payments by Great
Britain for the future and silver
had risen more than three cents
an ounce in a few days.
Although silver obviously profited
by the gold’s temporary adversity,
there is no serious expectation in
Wall Street that England or any
other country will secure financial
prominence and find it necessary to
adopt the lesser of the two metals
as the foundation of money credit.
It is still a gold world, Wall Street
says.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday School. 11 a.
m- morning service. Remember
Our Creator. 7:30 p. m. evening
service. Heaven. Everyone wel
come.
Ladies —SPECIAL this month:
Your permanent $12.50 complete.
First following shampoo and fin
ger wave. free. SEWARD BEAUTY
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Theatre
All Talking Pictures Theatre
SATURDAY 8 P. M.
SUNDAY 7:30 P. M.
THE TALE OF THE GREAT
OPEN SPACES
‘Sante Fe Trail’
A Thrilling and Comical Story of the
Early Day West.
The Scenes Are All Laid in New Mexico. Even More Than
Usual in Frontier Pictures, This One Has Plenty
of Comedy, to More Than Offset the
Many Thrilling' Episodes.
*****
And to Further Amuse You, We Will Give You an Up-to-date
Two-Reel Comedy Entitled—
“HE TRUMPED HER ACE”
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