Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. .ALASKA — ESTABLISHED August 19, 1904
Published Daily except Sunday by
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MEN OF COURAGE
Henry Hairiman, president of the United States
chamber of commerce, enters the objection of that body
to President Roocevelt’s plan to open Muscle Shoals, sup
ply the region affected by it with cheap fertilizer and ,
power and thereby carry out his pledge to provide em
ployment for many men. ^
* Which evokes the retort from Attorney General
Homer Cummings: “The financial interests must realize
that the proper scat of government is in Washington and
not in the financial district.”
This is the first challenge of big interests to the new ;
administration.
The manner and words in which it was met goes to j
fortify the confidence of the people in President Roose- i
velt and those whom he has chosen to assist him in re
deeming the nation.
As Mr. Cummings indicates, the impression still pre-|
vails among big business and predatory commerce that:
they are still in the picture. They are evidently unaware j
that with the passing of Herbert Hoover, whom these
same interests betrayed even as Brutus betiayed Caesai,
went the last vertigo of their baleful influence and power.
The adamant attitude of President Roosevelt and Attor
ney General Cummings meets this challenge and at
tempt to again dominate the nation with the appioval of •
every man and woman who place safety of democracy;
above dishonest pelf.
It was this same United States chamber of commerce
which cast a laurel crown of victory over their brows for
having defeated the child labor law whereby the flesh i
and blood and mentality of children are ground into pro
fit by the conscienceless wolves of business.
this, too, has been answered by Secretary of Labor.
Perkins backed by Mrs. Roosevelt, who have the women
of the nation behind them, in waging a general assault j
upon the pernicious system and formulating plans to j
stamp the blight from the nation. ;
An eminent Danish statesman gave voice to the
aphorism: “It is better to be trod upon by a velvet slip-,
per than hobnails.” Mr. Roosevelt is the velvet slipper.
The financial and business powers who have run the
nation almost to ruin should conjure with these words.
The Japanese are using old automobiles import- j
eel from the United States in their warfare against the j
Chinese, by turning the junk into armaments and muni-;
otins. Laying down a barrage of catterpillars, follow-;
with a salvo of touring cars and mopping up with tin j
Lizzies, as it were. j
In exercising leadership, President Roosevelt has'
again demonstrated that only organizations with strong
directing heads aie capable of functioning, and that the
co-operative idea is a beautiful theory—if it would work.
Which it does not.
Just when we had about worn threadbare the old- j
time odious comparisons the gangsters gave us a new
vocabulary in which to say something nasty about the
big shots of the nation.
Great is the radio. All one has to do to ascertain the
state of inebriacy of any great city is to tune in on their
wave length at about eigthth 'drink time.
This year’s medal for outstanding scientific achieve
ment should go to the man who invents a gyro-stabilizer
for lunch counter stools.
It will be observed that while the Alaska Legisla
ture proposed to give the Governor discretionary pow
ers to reduce all appropriations they took due care to
see that salaries of officials were not threatened.
If the Japanese will change some of those Chinese
names full of ding-dong, cling-clang, and whing-bang to
something like Smith and Jonesville, we’ll abandon our
neutrality and put in with them.
Translated into dollars, one ounce of gold is equiva-'
lent to $20.67183462. The .67183462 exactly expresses
our hoard.
FULLER BRUSHES
THE SAME HIGH QUALITY NOW 30% CHEAPER!!
Get a Free vegetable brush; there is no obligation.
See your Fuller Brushman or call Seward Hotel.
MONDAY IN SEATTLE
I
John A. Nelson, respected resi
dent of,Seward for more than 20
years, died yesterday afternoon in
Seattle, according to a telegram
received today by Mrs. Nelson and
children.
Mr. Nelson left Seward several
weeks ago for special medical at
tention but little could be done for
him; it was known that for some
days past he was gradually sink
ing and little hope was held for
his recovery from the illness whi£h
began effecting him seriously a
few £ears ago.
Few details were contained in
the sad message which said their
beloved father had passed on at
I 2:30 p. m. yesterday.
GEODETIC VESSELS
SAIL FOR ALASKA
' The USS Explorer, of the U. S.
j Coast and Geodetic Survey, is now
working off the south end of Duke
Island, Southeastern Alaska where!
the season’s activities began this I
' week.
The USS Discoverer and Survey-1
or sail from Seattle April 20. The
Surveyor, Comdr. A. M. Sobieral-J
ski, with a crew of 100 men, will
i go to Prince William Sound, and
the Discoverer, Lieut. Comdr. H. B.
Campbell, with a crew of 35 men,
will head for the south coast of
Kodiak Island. The Surveyor is to
do considerable work in the vicin
ity of Middleton Island, in the
Gulf of Alaska.
LEADING MAN
Word reaching Seward from
: Seattle says that Francis Leslie,
! son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Leslie,
of this city, and a graduate of the
i Seward high school, has been
picked for a lead in the Junior
j Girls’ Varsity performance at the
[University of Washington which
; is presented every year in May.
Francis is being kept plenty
busy rehearsing for the production
j during the few weeks previous to
! the production. Francis is a soph
omore.
CHARTER FLEET
Word from Seattle says that the
Pacific American Fisheries has
chartered the entire cannery ten
der fleet of the Northwestern Fish-.
eries Company, comprising ap- ’
proximately 70 vessels.
Eight vessels are in Seattle and!
more than 60 in Alaska.
The Alaska Fisheries have an
nounced that they will not operate j
its Alaskan canneries this year. 1
THE WEATHER
Seward 34 above, Divide 24 above,
Moose Pass 12, Hunter 24, Grand
.view 32, Tunnel 30, Moraine 28,
Girdwood 28, Anchorage 30, Curry
24, Broad Pass 18, Healy 15, Nena
na 26 and Fairbanks 30 above.
General Situation—Low pres
sure is started over continental
United States and Southwestern
Canada, with major disturbances
overlying the Great Basin and
Rocky fountains, with minimum
29.30 at Salt Lake City. A new
disturbance is forming oyer Brit
ish Columbia and a third is indi
cated over the upper Gulf of Alas
ka, with minimum estimated to
be 29.08 inches near and south of
Cordova. A fourth is indicated
over middle latitudes west of the
165th meridian, but no data are
available. High pressure is chart
ed over the ocean between the
130th and 170th meridians except
for the depressions mentioned and
maximum is probably above 30.50
inches in^O north and 155 east.
Winds and Weather Off Pacific
Coast—North of Cape Blanco,
fresh to strong northerly winds
and overcast, with showers Tues
day. Between Cape Blanco and
Point Conception, strong northerly
winds and partly cloudy Tuesday.
BOSTON DEAD
The many Seward and Alaskan
friends of Wilbur Boston, ex-radio
operator on the SS Starr for many
years, will be grieved to learn of
his death at New Orleans on De
cember 31.
Boston, a veteran of the World
War, was buried in the National
Cemetery on January 3- Prior to
his fatal illness he was operator
on a Swayne — Hoyte freighter
running from New Orleans to
South America.
The motion to quash service of
summons in the Fairbanks case
of Joseph Mitchell against the
Beaver dredging company, was
overruled.
-«
J^E. Berg of the Marlyn Fish Co.,
posted notices recently in Ketchi
kan that his company would pay
13 cents per pound for halibut,
ling and black cod livers, delivered.
Louise Hawkins who was grant
ed a divorce in Juneau, from a
former husband, was married the
following day to Eik Simon Gran
er. Cyril Seeds and Karl Togg were
witnesses.
EXPERT
BARBERING
Harry Bowers
NEW SHOP
Next To Orlander’s
Bakery and
FULL LINE OF BREAD AND PASTRIES
SPECIAL ORDERS New Dutch Oven
Any Amount Shipped Anywhere Telephone Madison 82
Lunch
Seward
Hub’s Taxi
(Successor to Bill Patterson)
AT THE SAME OLD STAND, THE NORTHERN
Day Call, Main 118 Night Call Madison 60
Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc.
SPEED- - -COMFORT- - -DEPENDABILITY
Running on Regular Schedule
AND
PLANES AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER
RADIO EQUIPPED PLANES
OFFICES
ANCHORAGE—FAIRBANKS—NOME—SEATTLE
REEVE AIRWAYS
! R. C. REEVE, Pilot ; i ! ;
Based at Seward Airport
AIR SERVICE TO AN ' PART OF ALASKA
FREIGHT, P -ENGER TRANSPORTATION
AT RL YSONAL E RATES
Telegraph or \vr. or information
SEWARD DRUG COM- \'Y, Seward, Alaska
Five-place Fairchild p e; Wright-Whirlwind motor
(Seward, the GaiL. ay, coming and going)
LIBERTY THEATRE
.at 8 o’clock
SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
“The Dark Horse”
Aii 8-reel laugh getter showing a red hot political campaign
where one of the candidates was a “Rick from the Sticks”.
. A COMEDY DRAMA . , .
that will shake your sides with the clever tricks and funny
situations trying to make a Governor out of a village Fire
Chief. The leading roles are played by
WARREN WILLIAMS — BETTE DAVIS
GUY KIBBEE
With it wc will show you another two-reel RUTH ETTING
playlet And of special interest is the News Reel which contains
FIRST TALKING PICTURE OF THE POPE
taken in the Vatican at Rome. It is the best moving
picture of the Pope ever taken.
Seward General
Hospital
SewardAlaska
The Alaska Rail road
(MT. MciUNLEY *»ARK ROUTE)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m.
Mixed train between Anchorage and Seward.
SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND
Each Wednesday Each Saturday
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points
leaves not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday
Mixed train carries a coach and passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing to Seattle April 21
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
Pacific Steamship Lines
LINE SAILINGS
* " SEATTLE '
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
ADMIRAL EVANS SAIL
SOUTH APRIL 18
Steamer Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward
r '■ .
Yukon Apr. 15 Apr. 21 9 pm
aia«ka Apr. 22 Apr. 28 9 pm
Yukon Apr. 29 May 5 9 pm
Alaska Way 6 May 12 9 p. ***•'
oYukon Way 13 May 19 9 p. m.
Alaska May 20 May 26 9 p.m.
Yukon Way 27 June 2 9 p. m.
Ports of call: Ketchikan, Wrangle, Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez, and Seward
Alaska will call at Lato uche up to, including
May 20
Sailing* marked • connect with SS. Starr at Seward
Sail'r.BS from Seattle at 9 a.m. on datea ehown