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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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INCONSISTENT MR. PINCHOT
Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennslyvania arises
with “virtuous wrath" to herald to the world in stentorian
tones that Senator-elect Vare of the same State should
be denied a seat in the United States Senate, alleging that
“he stole part of his nomination and bought the remain
der or words to that effect.
If memory serves us right, there was a little matter
of $900,000 mingled in Governor Pinchot’s election to his
present position which might be explained while he is be
fore the Senate committee endeavoring to prove his al
legations: against Vare.
The Constitution of the United States restricts the
powers of the Senate, with respect to the election of its
members to the questions of residence in the United
States, the State from which a Senator is elected, the age
limit of the candidate and time and manner of holding
elections, according to Constitutional authorities. The
matter of determining the manner in which a Senator of
a sovereign State received his election, if alleged unlaw
ful, would appear to rest with the State and not with the
Senate. Therefore, if Governor Pinchot has evidence to
sustain his charges against Vare it would seem only reas
onable that he should present it in Pennsylvania, where
the matter could be decided by a jury of Vare’s peers and
not thru overriding the Constitution of the United
States.
But the most ironical feature of the situation is the
ludicrous spectacle of a man like Pinchot assailing the in
tegrity of anyone.
APPRECIATED PUBLICITY
Differing with the pessimistic attitude of Secretary
of the Interior Work and others toward The Alaska Rail
road, the Atlanta, Ga., Tri-Weekly Journal, one of the
largest and most influential newspapers in the South, de
votes a two-column editorial to pointing out how the
railroad gives promise of eventually fulfilling its mission
as a development enterprise. The Journal reviews the re
port of General Manager Noel W. Smith, and points to
the agencies which are gradually if slowly bringing the
railroad nearer to a self-sustaining basis. The keynote
of the editorial is the manifold resources, especially min
ing, which are destined to contribute to its prosperity and
that of the Western, Central and Interior Alaska.
The ediorial concludes with the following observation:
“In light of such development the wisdom of the broad
policy, if not of all the particulars, represented in the
building of the Alaskan railroad is not to be doubted.
Purchased from Russia for a little more than seven mil
lion dollars fifty-nine years ago, the territory has already
yielded a hundred times that sum from its mines and fish
eries. How great will be its returns when another half
century has elapsed, and how great its value to our then
multiplied population!
Over in Denmark a couple may live together three
years and if it ends in a draw they may call in a referee
and make it legal or the one who loses the decision may
quit.
Many a movie aspirant discovers that there is a great
er demand for queens who can fade-out a pair of over
alls on a Chinese piano than for fade-outs with a fudge
eater who looks like a sucking turkey.
The Agricultural Department says there must be
study of the questions of transportation and marketing
of reindeer, evidently overlooking the fact that Uncle
Sam has a railroad willing to solve the problem if the
deer will be transferred to where they are accessible to
an all-year egress to outside markets.
A Wisconsin man has a skunk farm containing 400
animals. Now one begins to appreciate the value of ra
dio as a means of communication in such cases.
DECOMPOSED BODY
THAT OF C. NELSON
REMAINS DETERMINED THAT
MAN DISAPPEARED YEARS
AGO
On the last trip of the Starr from'
the Westward, a letter from H. N. Ev-j
ans, to U. C. Commissioner Stowe at;
Kodiak stated that the body of a man
had been found by natives on the
shore of Lake Becharoff, about ten
miles from Kanatak.
Evans stated he had sent Frank
Stevens and E. Deigh over to inves
tigate and upon their return they re
ported finding the body where the na
tives had stated they discovered it.
Stevens and Deigh said the body was
so decomposed and mutilated that all
they could determine was that it was
the remains of a white man.
It is generally believed to be the
corpse of Charles Nelson, who dis
appeared three years ago. Nelson
was last seen crossing the lake wilich
was covered with scum ice. A few
days afterwards his boat was found
upside down, frozen in the ice.
Evans asked for instructions as to
the disposition of the remains. After
being informed, Judge Ritchie wired
the Commissioner to cause the body
to be buried with as little expend as
possible.
WESTERN 1 EXPRESS
APPLIES FOR CONTRACT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. (JP)—.
Backed by $2,000,000 capital the West
ern Air Express, Inc., has applied for
the contract for carrying air mail be
tween San Francisco and Chicago. The
routes are now being operated by the
government. The Western company
has the Seattle and San Francisco,
Los Angeles service, wThich has proved
so successful that extension of pri
vately owned air lines to include the
transcontinental route is expected.
FIGHT RESULTS
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 5.
(/P)—Battling Finch of Savannah, Ga.,
knocked out Pete Stamaty, both light
:
heavyweights, in the seventh round
of a ten-round bout.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 5. (JP)
—Keyfe Trimble, Chicago lightweight,)
got the decision over Kid Dorland of
Oklahoma. Marco of Detroit won a
decision over Red McGee of New oYrk.
WILKES BARRE, Pa., Jan. 5. (JP)—
Abe Attell Goldstein of New York,
bantamweight, got the decision over
Johnny Dunn of Wilkes Barre.
BASKETBALL BAKE SALE
In order to raise money for basket
ball suits, the girls High school bas
ketball team will give a bake sale
Saturday at McMullen’s grocery store.
Many delicious home-made foods will
be sold from 10:30 a. m. on. We
urge everyone to come early, and pur
chase something, for everything will
be too delicious to last long. Don’t
forget, Saturday, at 10:30, McMullen’s
grocery store.
Due to iced conditions along the
right-of-way the regular train from
the Interior last evening was delayed
for 15 minutes in arriving.
Don’t forget the Girls’ Basketball
Bake Sale at McMullen’s grocery, Sat
urday, January 8, at 10:30 a. m.
Both Anchorage teams defeated the
College basketball teams at Anchor
age last night.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
CLAIRE WINDSOR
AND
CONRAD NAGLE
in
‘Dance Madness’
A fine Comedy-Drama treating an old subject
in an entirely new way
Both stars have parts they never attempted be
fore, and both make a big hit
Dance Madness—Have We Any in Seward?
There is a fine Pathe Review and an Educational
AND THE ORCHESTRA TONIGHT ONLY
JOHN C. WHITE
& CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
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Oh Where! Oh Where!
Can my Bonnie be?
She’s at the telephone,
Can’t you see?
No more she’ll fret,
I No more she’ll fume,
For she’ll order her
[VALUES
Groceries right
Here in the room.
She needn’t worry,
She’ll now get the Best
The groceries will stand
The hardest test.
For they come from
SEWARD TRADING CO. Inc.
Phone MAIN 135 for Courteous Service
JOE STANTON, Mgr.
Agents for Dupont Powder, Caps and Fuses
W. J. Erskine Co.
KODIAK, ALASKA
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