Sin RETURNS TORT
FROM WESTWARD
WITH GOOD LISTING
—
Completing an excellent round
trip voyage to Westward regular
ports of call, the mail steamer,
SS Starr, Capt. C. E. Anderson,
of*the San Juan Fishing & Pack
ing Co., returned to port at an
early hour today. With the ex
ception of a few flurries of snow,
weather conditions were not so
bad for this period of the season,
reports Captain Anderson.
♦Incoming passengers included
Zachary Taylor from Unalaska,
Mrs. Wagner from Kodiak, Nick
Kristensen, F. Hendrickson, from
False Pass; Mr. and Mrs. Axel
Williamson, R. Gilley, from King
Cove; Mrs. R. Oatch, Florence
Hatch, Rev. E. Reisner, Frank
Raby, Mrs. L. Haskins, Mrs. A.
Johnson, F. Mykles, Frank Coop
er, Ted Crawford, Anton Nelsen,
J. Call, from Seldovia; George
Cartox from Unga, R. Mathews
from Kanatak, H. Hyland from
Uyak and Ole Ansen from Sand
Point.
The Starr is scheduel to sail
March 9 on its next run West
ward.
NOTICE
J. H. Sanderson, manager of
the Elecric Bakery, announces
that the shop will have birthday
cakes, made with real butter
sponge, for $2.50; also Moca cakes,
Puff paste, assorted French past
ry and various other kinds of
cake. Genuine Pumpernickle
* caraway rye and orange rye
and Vienna bread. Cakes and
pastries made to order.
PROSPECTORS ACTIVE
The next two or three months wriil
tell the story of Nevada and El
dbrado, two new creeks in the Poor
man district, according to the Fair
banks News-Miner- Considerable
optimism prevails as to the future
of the two creeks and intensive
prospecting is going on now.
PITIFUL CONDITION
Gus Haag, found paralyzed and
speechless in his cabin on Caribou
Creek in the Saleh i country 20 days
ago by Ed Kreaker and his part
ner, is in the Fairbanks hospital,
having been flown from No-Grub
Creek by Pilot Fred Moller, says
vhe News Miner. After having his
speech restored in the hospital
Haag said that he suffered a para
lytic stroke three months ago. He
was not entirely disabled and for
tunately had enough wood cut and
piled close by to keep his cabin
warm. He could not walk to the
river for water so melted snow. He
was in serious condition when lie
was found by the No-Grub men but
is somewhat better now.
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great mineral, agricultural and
other resources; will provide a
tourist highway over w h i c h
| thousands may travel through
a wonderland of scenic beauty
unsurpassed; will promote trade
and good will between adjacent
friendly nations, and will bring
about such * increased commerce
between Alaska and continental
| United States that the United
States will reap rich returns for
'its share of the investment.
That such highway is an eco
inomic necessity, in that Alaska’s
j resources can never be fully de
j veloped without it.
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i WHEREFORE, y o ur petitioner
respectfully and earnestly urges
that the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States endorse and
recommend the following action
in behalf of this project:
; (1) Cooperative action between
the United States, Canada and
the states, provinces and terri
tories directly concerned, to ob
tain thorough consideration and
| study of the benefits to be de
i rived from such highway, and
i
12) Appropriations to cover the
cost oi surveying, locating and
constructing the United States i
and Alaska sections of the most
advantageous route for the pro
posed highway that may be feas
ible and economically practica
ble.
Your petitioner further urges
tliat the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States give every
aid to the United States and
Canadian commissions appointed
by their respective governments
to study the project, and that it
use its influence to the end that
the utmost publicity be given
the proposed highway.
BE IT RESOLVED by the
Seward Chamber of Commerce,
of Seward, Alaska, that a copy
of this petition and resolution
b e immediately forwarded
to the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States.
Tlit foregoing petition and re
solution was unanimously adopt
ed at the meeting of February
24, 1931.
Leon Urbach, President, Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce, Sew
ard, Alaska.
Attest: Leonard Hopkins, Sec
retary.
PROTESTING SALE
In a telegram received yester
day from the Ketchikan Cham
ber of Commerce, by President
Leon Urbach, of the Seward or
ganization, local cooperation is
sought in restraining the govern
ment from disposing of Alaska’s
cable system to private interests.
The executive committee of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce
is considering the request.
POETRY CONTEST
At the last meeting of the Fair
banks Ladies Aid Society it was de
cided that a poetry contest would
be held for all residents of Fair
banks and vicinity, says the News
Miner.
NENANA TICKETS
The Gateway today completed
the largest run of Neana ice
breakup tickets in local history
and same has been expressed to
i the Interior metropolis. A num
ber of thousands will probably
| be on sale in local stores within
!a few weeks. Judging from the
size of this order the annual
event will be bigger and better
than in previous years.
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EINSTEIN IS LEAVING
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb, 26, (/Pi
—Professor Einstein again went
to school despite the fact he is
leaving tomorrow at 1 p. m for
Berlin with a short stop in New
York.
He appeared for an hour today
before 3,500 students in the Pasa
dena junior college.
The last speech he will make
in the United States will be March
4 at a Jewish banquet in New
York.
He expressed satisfaction with
his visit here both as to studies
and interest of Americans Tn sci
ence as well as receptions tender
ed him.
ALAMEDA TONNAGE
The SS Alameda of the A. S.
S. Co., in port this afternoon
from Seattle, has about 350 tons
of freight for discharge here. Of
90 tons for Seward town, 12 tons
comprise petroleum products for
the Standard Oil Co. The remain
ing tonnage, for points on the
Alaska Railroad, include a truck
and 60 tons of mining machinery
for Fairbanks, a tractor and plow
for College and a tractor for Ek
lutna. The Alameda will sail
south again Saturday morning.
HERD DISAPPEARS
A herd which three years ago
numbered 6,000 animals and be
longing to the Waecher meat firm
of Fairbanks today is practically
non-existent, according to the Fair
banks News Miner. Last April the
herd’s numbers had been reduced
of 800 and when they went on the
ranges in the fall the wolves scat
tered them and they were assim
ilated in the first big caribou run
to go through that district in years.
Sixty of these animals were later
rounded up and slaughtered.
The first number for the year
1931 of Jlie Alaska Churchman,
published quarterly at Cordova in
the interest of the Church’s work
in Alaska, has been received by The
Gateway. The January number,
Rev. Michael J. Kipenbrock. editor
and business manager, is replete
with interesting accounts and
pictures telling of the church’s work
in Alaska.
THREE FROZEN
Three persons were frozen more
or less seriously about 60 miles from
Tanana while mushing to the Koy
ukuk, according to the Fairbanks
New's Miner. Full particulars were
not given but a fourth member of
the party succeeded in reaching a
cabin ahead, made a fire and then
turned back after the others.
DANCE Tonight
In I. 0. 0. F. Hall 1
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Music by the
JOLLY THREE
Dance Orchestra
ADMISSION $1.00 LADIES
FREE
2 Dancing Starts at
10 O’clock
Seward’s weekly
big social event