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OP SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19,
Published daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904
Entered in the postoffice at Seward, Alaska as
second-class mail matter.
H. V. HOBEN and E. F. JESSEN, Proprietors
E. F. Jessen, Editor and Manager
C. J. Lincke, Associate Editor
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise in this paper and also
ihe local news published herein.
All rights for republication of special dispatches herein are reserved.
UNCLE SAM PUBLICITY “MOOCHER”
From every department and bureau of the govern
ment there comes from week to week a mass of publicity j
matter which the newspapers of the country are expected
to publish, “in the interest of their readers ”
Some of this material carries real information of val
ue, but a great deal of it is merely propaganda or adver
tising, for which publishers should be paid. The people
who prepare, print and mail this matter are paid as gov
ernment employes. Why should the newspaper man,
whose space costs money to produce, give it free to the
government? .
This question is especially pertinent in view of the
persistent competition of the government in the printing
of envelopes, thereby injuring the smaller newspapers!
having job departments.lt would be just as reasonable for
a mail order house to ask a local merchant to distribute
its catalogues, as for the Post Office Department to ask
for free publicity. j
The Eighteenth amendment to the Constitution was
passed by three-fourths of the Legislatures of the various
States, without the question having been submitted to a
vote of the people. That was usurpation of liberty as
x conceived by the framers of the Constitution. The Alas- j
ka House of Representatives seeks to enact a change in:
the Constitution of Alaska by the same method and with
out taking a vote of the people. It is not so much a ques
tion of claimed temporary good for the measure as one of
allowing nine men, elected unpledged to any such course,
to usurp powers belonging to the whole people.
Switzerland and the Soviets have re-established frien
ly relations after Switzerland said she was sorry a Bol
shie was asssassinated by a Swiss. Evidently he mistook
the Soviet for a wild Swiss cheese.
The man who told a recent visiting California tour
ist that the Nome serum race was a motion picture fake,
is the same one who bites his nickels for fear someone
has shoved a lead slug off on him.
It has been recommended to Congress that State Leg
islatures meet on alternate dates instead of all at once.
Look what the hot air has done to Texas, Arkansas, Okla
hima and Colorado.
Kansas and other States are considering the passage
of a law making it a crime for a man to steal another’s
wife and vice versa, just like any other theft. Gauged by
the calibre of stealable wife or husband the best they
could hope for would be a case of petty larceny.
Fairbanks Airplane
Corporation
—The Pioneer Liite—
FLYING TO ALL PARTS IN ALASKA
OUR NEW SWALLOW PLANE
Joseph Crosson, Pilot
(Alaska’s Ace)
has just completed a record flight
from Fairbanks, to Point Barrow,
returning via Kotzebue and Ruby.
For information as to Flights, Rates, Etc., write or
wire at our expense
ROBERT LA VERY, General Manager
Fairbanks, Alaska
DURING THIS YEAR
ST. LOUIS CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE PLANS TOUR ALASKA !
THIS SUMMER
ST. LOUIS. April 21. (A3)—An Al
aska tour this summer by a large
| party of St. Louis business men with
j their wives and other relatives is
planned by the St. Louis Chamber of
i Commerce.
The announcement says arrange
ments are being made for two “good
will” tours to be conducted by the
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St. Louis Chamber of Commerce this
summer. More than 40 cities and
towns in Oklahoma will be visited by
this year’s tour of the Sales Mana
gers’ Bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce. The trip will start Sunday,
May 8, and end the following Sunday.
Tentative plans have been announc
ed for a trip to Alaska. According to
present plans, the trip will require
about a month, the party leaving St.
Louis July 28, Lake Louise and Banff
in the Canadian Rockies, and Skag
way, Alaska, are among the places
to be visited.
Approximately 125 sales executives,
representing a cross section of the
city’s business interests, are expect
ed to make the Oklahoma tour, which
will be through a section of the
city’s trade territory not visited by
a similar delegation for 15 years.
HUT SEEKS WORD
OF MISSING BROTHER
The Bank of Seward is in receipt of
a letter from J. W. Goff, president of
the Goff Mercantile company, Enter
prise, Ala., asking the aid of the bank
in locating a brother supposed to be
in Alaska. The letter, is as follows:
“I have a brother w’hose present ad
dress is unknown. I have not heard
from him in 13 years; have informa
tion that he is somewhere in Alaska.
He is now about 35 years old. When
he left home he weighed about 135
pounds. Am of the opinion that he
grew stouter as he grew older. His
height is about 5 feet 4 inches, wears
No. 6 shoe, has blue eyes and dark j
hair. Dresses neat and has pleasing
disposition. He likes to smoke. He
was educated for a bookkeeper or of
fice man. Am of the opinion he is
still doing this kind of work. Don’t
think he is working as a laboring
man. * * * His correct name is
Hugh Goff. Am of the opinion that he
is living under an assumed name, as
he thinks there is criminal proceed
ings against him in this section, but
there is none, and this is the reason
he don’t write home.
"Any information that you can ren
der in locating this man will be high
ly appreciated. *****
“Yours truly,
“J. W. GOFF.”
WASHINGTON, April 21. (#>)—
Strict inspection of the diet of the
thousands of world war veterans now
in government hospitals, including
the partaking of three meals a day
in the patients’ mess hall, is a new
duty given officers of the day in
Veterans’ Bureau institutions.
Ladies Aid Food Sale Saturday
means homecooked foods. At the
Seward Trading Co. store beginning
at 11 a. m.
Seward Fish Co. Adams 56. Lund
blad, Prop., Adams 19.
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LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK —
ONE SrlOW
— 8 O’CLOCK
LOWELL SHERMAN
and a strong supporting cast
in
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THE
ROMANCE
LOVE
FIGHTS
TOY
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A play from the popular book of same name
Beginning in America and Ending in Europe
Beautiful Scenes and Fine Acting
And with the Feature We Will Show Another Fine
OUR GANG COMEDIES—
“SH00T1N’ INJINS”
And an Educational Reel, “STORY TELLER”
An All-around Good Program
On Our Shelves
NEW STOCK OF OLYMPIC ASTOR DINNER
WARE
This is a beautiful pattern of very moderately priced
dishes—32 and 42-piece sets; also open stock*
A NICE LINE OF TABLEWARE
We can now fill all yours orders for hardware
....Our grocery department was never as complete
as a present
.Mefford’s and Long’s Alaska ranch eggs arrive
twice each week.
WE FEATURE THE FOLLOWING BRANDS:
Swift’s Premium Ham and Bacon—White Nugget
Eggs—Gold Nugget Butter—S. and W. Canned
Goods—Hills Bros.’ Coffee—Carnation Milk.
Seward Trading Co.
Inc.
For courteous service phone Main 135, day or night.
SEWARD WATER & I
POWER COMPANY j
SEWARD, ALASKA !
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“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home” ?
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John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent ‘
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 17 j
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C.M.B.
Builders’ Supplies
OVERLAND GRILL
Gabriel Santos
Next to the Overland Hotel
Open Day and Night
Private Boxes
Proprietor and Chef