fwar&l)<ult)(§atftt>at)
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered in the postoffice at Seward Aiaslia as
second-class mail matter.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
H. V. HOBtN and E. F. JESSEN, Proprietors
E F. Jessen. Editor and Manager
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tne use for republicatioa
of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
All rights for republication of special dispatches herein are reserved
ADVERTISING RATES
Per single column, one to six issues, per inch .... $ .50
Per single column inch, per month ____ 3.50
Legal Notices, per line per issue __ _ ,1ft
Classified Advertisements, per line, per issue_ .10
Notice of Final Proof Notices ___ 12.00
Notice to Creditors Notices _____15.00
—----—*-:—
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Dally, by carrier, per month ..$ 1.25
Daily, by nihil, pet month . .._ 1.00
Daily, by mail, per year .. . . ____ __ io.OO
MEN OF WORDS, NOT DEEDS
“We are”, a Congressman informed Congress the
other day, “chasing rainbows in Alaska.” The only real
assets of the country, he went on, are the fisheries and
the pulp mills.
You may guess, says the Seattle Star, and rightly,
that this seer came from the east. He did. His name is
Treadway and he comes from Massachusetts, whose two
real assets, we have been taught, are the bean and the cod.
Mr. Treadway doesn’t want to spend any more money
opening up Alaska, which is a long way from Massachu
setts, Lowells, Cabots and God.
“We are”, Daniel Webster said in substance some
years ago, “chasing rainbows in the far west. Civiliza
tion will cross the Rockies.” Mr. Webster, also, was of
the east. ,
The men who open up new lands seldom talk; they
chase rainbows instead. And it is remarkable how many
of the rainbows have pots of gold at the end.
Bunnell is right! If Alaskans cannot make Alaska
prosper how can we expect Europeans to do so? Throw
off a few bureaucracy ball and chains and watch our
smoke.
That old adage; '‘Did you ever see a horse fly?” is
now a fact. See today’s dispatch from London.
Holding the Democratic convention in the greatest
cotton state doesn’t augur so well for the woolen boom.
Colonel Lindbergh showed a) lot of common sense yes
terday by not putting his “foot in it” in answer to Porto
Rico’s plea for freedom. He talked on something he was
familiar with, aviation.
Dollars to doughnuts Hickman will go free, is the1
betting average today.
“That’s a horse on me”, said the London plane which
carried the “corn beef” from Paris to London. A horse
laugh resounded. - , gg
Appropriately enough, Pittsburgh’s largest food
store is run by a Mr. McCann.
So Porto Rico wants the same kind of freedom we
enjoy. The poor saps!
*
^c'V\3a\*9CA*$G/^
fjenuine superior roasts and fowls, backed by
^ the Frye—Bruhn Company reputation fur
quality, and sold at reasonable prices.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
A. C. GRAUNSTADT, MANAGER
We deliver in a hurry at anytime
FRYE BRUHN & CO.
SUICIDE, WITH BIG j
1101, WHS SHORT
- !,
WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN J
ENJOYING $1,000 TO $3,000 PER
MONTH
SANTA FE, Feb. 4. (/P)-—William
Barton French, 31 years of age, son
of the late Seth Barton French of the
Morgan Banking House of New York, J
i
committed suicide at the home of Guy j
Shannon, a friend.
Nervousness and despondent over
a love affair, led him to shoot himself
thru the head. Mr. French, who had
i
been living on his ranch near Bland,;
Mexico, joked with his friend shortly
before he did away with himself. He j
was supposed to be enjoying the in-1
come from $1,000 to $3,000 a month,
but it is said he was in dire financial
straits.
SETTLEMENT OF OIL
FIGHT IS IMPENDING
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. (#)-—'The an
nouncement that Sir Henry Deterding,
managing Director of the Royal Dutch
Shell Petroleum Co., sailing for the
United States, brought expression of
opinion among those intimate with
executives of both the Dutch Shell
and the Standard Oil Companies, that
a settlement of the fight impends.
PLOT AGAINST LIFE
LONDON, Feb. 4. (£>)—Following
reports that a plot against his life
was being formulated in London Jas.
McNeill, newly appointed Governor
General of the frish Free State left
for Dublin.
BUYS ART GALLERY
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. (/P)—Cortland
Field, Bishop of Lenox and New York,
has purchased the Anderson Art Gal
leries at Park Ave. and 59th St., New ■
-e
York. The amount paid was not re- .
ported.
MAY STAY SIX MONTHS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. (/P)—Mad
singer, has been granted temporaly
visitors passport which will allow her
to remain in the United States six
months.
THREATS OF UPRISING
BERLIN, Feb. 4. (£>)—'Twenty thous
and representatives of Germany’s
farming organizations, at a mass
meeting in Berlin, listened to threats
of peasants uprising unless their
wishes are fulfilled. The statement
was made by Count Kalckreuth, lead
er of Landbund.
GIRLS SCHOOL CLOSED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 4. (/P)—
The education minister, after investi
gation, has closed the girls school at
Broussa, Turkey, which is conducted
by the American Board of Foreign
Missions. He accuses the school of
proselytizing.
BURIED AT MENTON
PARIS, Feb, 4. (JP)—'Wrapped in a
silk flag with emblems of a legendary
Spanish figure, the remains of Vicente
Blasco Ibanez, Spanish author, were
laid to rest at Menton, France.
1’ou read it in The
Frye-Bruhn’s Baby
celled.
Gateway first.
Beef is unex
... School supplies. Schaller
er’s Alaska Shop.
iiiufiiiiiiiaiiniiiuiioiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiic'
*
^3iiutuiiii!C3nRiiii!iiiC3iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimiC2tiiiiifiimmniiiititiic]iinniiiiifniiiiiiiiniic2niiittiiiiit3iitiimmtt3imtHiiii<Q»
LIBERTY 1
THEATER |
*MiiiiiiiiiiHmiiiiiiiiitjiiiimiHHC3iiiiiiiitinKmiiiii!iiit3iiiiiiiiiiiit3iiiiimmiuiiiuiiiiiiiniiuiniiiiit3uimiiminm;miinii*j*
TONIGHT—TWO SHOWS 7 AND 9
The big special production
With the two great stars
LILLIAN GISH - JOHN GILBERT
Heading the cast of prominent actors, which in
clude RENEE ADOREE, KARL DANE, ROY
D’ARCY, EDWARD HORTON
Taken from the famous opera of the same name
ONE OF THE FINEST PICTURES
OF THE YEAR
Laid in the student-art quarters of Paris.
The story and acting are magnificent
Miss Gish does the greatest work of her career
In this play. This is a 9-reel super-feature that
everyone should see. No story, or opera ever
written has been loved more than this one, as
the gripping interest holds you all the way thru.
Higher admission was charged for this feature both in Anchor
age and Fairbanks, and the play is worth it, but owing to not hav
ing to pay extra for this program we are going to let it go at the
regular prices in the hope everyone will come to see it.
AND A PATHE NEWS
SUNDAY ONLY
MONTE BLUE-PATSY RUTH MILLER
In the great 8-reel comedy drama of New York
WOLFS CLOTHING”
A side splitting feature of a riotous New Year’s Eve
DON’T MISS IT
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON REQUEST OF SHIP.
PERS. ADVANCES MADE ON SHIPMENTS WHEN
REQUESTED
65 MARION STREET VIADUCT
V SEATTLE. U.S.A.
SALES
EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR
1928 SALES DATES
February 21, March 21, April 26,
May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19,
October 24, November 21, December 12.
Builders’ Supplies
C.M.B