OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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LEVEES TOO WEAK
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, so is a
levee only as strong as its weakest point. That there
were many weak points along the levees of the Mississippi
is evidenced by the terrible toll of lives and property ex
acted by the recent floods.
Levees which are too weak to withstand any possible
flood pressure are worse than none, because they give to
the menaced population a false sense of security. Many
lives were lost in the recent floods because people trusted
the levees to hold, and they did not hold. Then when they
gave way it was too late for the victims to escape.
If the people of the Mississippi Valley are not to live
under a constant menace, it appears that the entire sys
tem of flood control must be revised and enlarged. The
damage wrought during the past month is staggering. It
would have gone far toward affording adequate protec
tion to this fertile region.
How to prevent the recurrence of such a calamity
presents a serious national problem.
FAITH OF PRESIDENTS
In view of the controversy now raging over the fit
ness of a Catholic to be President of the United States, a
glance at the religious faiths of former Presidents may
be of interest. There have been 8 Episcopalians, 6 Pres
byterians, 4 Methodists, 4 Unitarians, 2 Reformed Dutch,
1 Baptist, 1 Disciple, 1 Congregationalist and 2 belonged
to no church, as occupants of the White House:
Episcopalians—Washington, Madison, Monroe, W. H.
Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Pierce, Arthur.
Presbyterians—Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Cleveland,
Benjamin Harrison, Wilson.
Methodists—Johnson, Grant, Hayes, McKinley.
Unitarian—John Adams, J. Q. Adams, Fillmore, Taft.
Reformed Dutch—Van Buren, Roosevelt
Baptist—Harding.
Congregationalist—Coolidge.
No denomination—Jefferson, Lincoln.
From above it will appear that matters of belief have
not in the past served to impair one’s chances for the
Presidency, save in the case of James G. Blaine, against
whom it was claimed a report was circulated to the effect
that he was a Catholic. The opposition to a Catholic, as
such, appears to be based on the idea that a communicant
of that faith owes a certain allegiance to the Pope, a for
eign potentate. The argument now going on hinges prin
cipally on this point.
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Leaves Seattle daily for
Chicago—no better train
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“Famously good” meals,
through to Chicago. Let
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LOS ANGELES WATER
SYSTEM DYNAMITED
SUPPLY
LAST
WEEK
LOS ANGELES, June 2. (/P)—Los ;
Angeles officials announced their In
tention today of appealing to Gov- j
ernor Young for the state malilia. to
protect the city’s aqueduct which'
runs through Owens valley, 200 m’lco j
north of here, where two sections o;
the long watercourse which supplier .
tnc ujetfopolis has teen dynamited
within 24 hours. The dynanvte at
tacks were said to be resul+s of tne
efforts of certain land owners in
Owens valley, to force the board to
buy their land at exborbitanf prices.
ARBITRATION NEEDED
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 2. (/P)
—State Senator Ralph E. Swing,
personal representative of Governor
C. C. Young, in an investigation of
last weeks dynamiting of the Los j
Angeles Water Supply System in
Inyo county, declared that some
form of arbitration of water right ,
and reparation contraversy between ]
the city and the Owens valley ranch-;
ers was necessary immediately to
prevent further violence.
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UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY
MANILA, June 2. (/P)—Red lead
ers and societis are under close
scrutiny here in the Philippines as
the result of the disclosure of a com
munist plot to blow up the American
naval arsenal at Cavite.
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LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
The Charming Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes in
in
“The
Scarlet Saint
From Gerald Beaumont’s famous story
A very interesting drama of a young American
girl forced to enter a disagreeable life from which
she escapes after many exciting adventures
Many actual scenes of the New Orleans Mardi Gras
Carnival are woven into this play
And there will be another fine Our Gang two-reel
Comedy
“BOYS WILL BE JOES''
There is no thought of education or propaganda in
this program—it is just pure entertainment
There Are None Better
IN OUR cold storage plant is always found
* the largest selection of choice cuts in
Southwestern Alaska.
WE ARE HERE TO PLEASE YOU
Carstens Packing Co.
CLIFF RUSCHER, Mgr. PHONE MAIN 130
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
THE spirit of service which exists in the
* operation of The Alaska Railroad, has
made our patrons our friends, and the safe
guarding and transportation of their ship
ments to stations on our line, to their entire
satisfaction is our ambition.
During the month of May the season of
river navigation will augment our rail serv
ice, and freight and passenger travel will
receive the benefit of our experience.
Trains will connect with all sailings on
the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Timetables, descriptive literature, etc.,
will be gladly furnished on request.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
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Alaska
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