SCIENTIST RECEIVES DEGREE
LONDON. May 30. (JP)—Dr. Al
bert Einstein received the degree
of Doctor of Science from Oxford
University prior to his third and
last lecture in the Rhodes memor
ial series.
PORTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE
SAN JUAN May 30. (£>)—Definite
movement for Porto Rican inde
pendence was launched by the
Union party as Governor Franklin
Roosevelt flew to Washington for
a conference with President Hoo
ver.
| Carl R. Carlson, who has been
i in charge of the social science de
; partment in the Ketchikan high
(school for the past two years, has
been chosen as principal of the
high school to succeed George V.
Beck, says the Ketchikan Chron
icle.
Orlander
Jeweler
Dealer in watches and
clocks, nugget jewelry,
old ivory, curios and a
full line of goods usually
carried in a first class
jewelry store.
Watches repaired on
short notice
SOME GOOD ADVICE
“Pick out your enterprise in its
infancy; make sure it is a busi
ness in which big profits can be
made, and that it is honestly man
(aged by competent people, and
j then put your money into it.
“If you wait until it is a money
making proposition, you will buy
on a four or six per cent basis,
| while by investing at the start
you can get the same on a basis
ithat will return a profit of hund
reds and sometimes thousands.”
—Russel Sage
Work has been started on the sur
veying of the Petersburg harbor to
provide an estimate on which Con
gress may be able to determine the
cost of improving the harbor and
provided funds for same, says the
Petersburg Press.
The best ice cream yet! Hortaeks Danish
lee Cream. Candy C-aaage, mw agent.
Overland
Hotel
Oa the Main Street
Seward, Alaika
MEL A. HORNER
Mgr.
-■
Healy River Coal
Economical Dependable
Safe
FREE FROM SOOT
GRADED TO SUIT EVERY NEED
PRICED TO SUIT EVERY PURSE
Healy River Coal Corp.
HOME OFFICE: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
OUT-OF-TOWN READERS
Of these columns—and others—who would
like to answer by letter any advertisement
having just a phone number may do so. Ad
dress your letter to the phone number and
mail in care of THE SEWARD GATEWAY.
Such replies will be promptly forwarded to
the advertiser.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE DAILY GATEWAY
AUDITOR'S OFFICE
WAS NOT SCORED
PRESS COMMENT INFERRING
FAULT IN CONDUCT,
IN ERROR
!
Investigation by a special joint
committee of the recent legislature
into Territorial offices and the
report by the committee of its
findings have resulted in press
comment inferring fault was
found by the lawmakers with the
administration of the Territorial
auditor’s office.
There is nothing in the com
mittee’s findings that reflects
upon Cash Cole as Territorial Au
ditor. In fact, the report does not
mention the auditor’s office, and
any inference as to its failure to
cooperate with other public offi
cials or as to its imcompetent
administration is not warranted by
any expression of the committee,
and is quite untrue.
The committee found that the
system for the conduct of the busi
ness of the Territory had been
built up in a haphazard way.
That is, as needs for offices arose
they were created and the com
mittee concluded there had been
at no time an effort at correlation
of duties. It further ascertained
that there had been a considerable
amount of friction among the dif
ferent offices and it expressed the
opinion that much of the friction
is directly traceable to the per
sonality of the several officials i
and to their attitude toward the]
problems that confront them.
The “haphazard way” in which
! the Territorial government was!
t built up is illustrated by both the:
| legal methods and the extra-legal |
j practices that were used to with- j
! draw funds from the treasury be- !
fore the creation of the auditor’s j
office.
The first Territorial Legislature!
I in 1913 created the office of treas- i
; urer. He was then appointed by
i the governor. The treasurer was !
; charged with the collection of tax
es and the issuance of warrants.
As soon as this form of govern
ment began to operate, the sus- j
ceptibility to criticism of the one-!
man jurisdiction (the governor!
dominated h i s appointee, the j
treasurer) in handling of funds!
was apparent, and an arrange-!
ment, quite outside the law, was j
at once made whereby the Terri- j
torial secretary, who is named by j
the President of the United States, j
should be the officer to issue war-!
rants upon the treasurer. This \
system remained in operation until
May, 1929. or for a period of 16
years.
In the meantime, the weakness
and ex<.ra-legal character of the
arrangement was recognized. Ef- J
forts to correct it were made in i
various Legislatures by attempt
ing to pass bills creating the of
fice of auditor. But it was not
until 1929 that the office was au
thorized and established.
During the 16 years when the
Territory functioned without an
auditor, all that was required to
authorize withdrawal of funds
from from the treasury, or, indeed,
to create a deficit, was approval
of the head of the department
for which the money was wanted.
In consequence, the records show
instances of expenditures of funds
for which there was no authoriza
tion in law.
When the auditor’s office was
established, his duties were de
fined. Under them, he could not
issue warrants unless they were
for expenditures that were au
thorized by law and that were
supported by proper vouchers.
The exercise of his powers ran
counter to the loose methods of
the old system. To illustrate, in
one instance, the auditor’s office
was compelled under the law to
refuse to issue a warrant request
ed by the office of the commis
sioner of education. The com
missioner had not attached to «his
voucher, which requested that the
(Please torn to Pace Three)
COMMUNIST KILLED
BERLIN, May 30. (fP)—A com
munist was killed in riots of un
employed at Essen. Similar out
breaks occurred in other central
German towns and the Ruhr in
dustrial district.
The age of salmon can be told
by the rings on its scale#.
R. H. Stock of R. H. Stock Com
pany of Aberdeen, Wash., who is
in charge of the Mud Bay road ex
tension work in Ketchikan, has been
given contracts for a $20,000 ro^d
projects for the improvements of
Glacier Highway in Juneau , ac
cording to the Ketchikan Tribune.
DEFEATS NEGRO
CHICAGO, May 29. {JP)—Buckv
Lawless, welterweight, defeated
Gorilla Jones, Akron Negro, in a 10
round decision fight here.
NOTICE
Beginning May 1, the price of j
Men’s Half-soling will be reduced
to $1.75 a pair. j
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
Developing, printing, enlarging
and framing at SYLVIA’S.
"THE MAJESTIC."* LAST WORD IN
MODERN REFRIGERATION. AT BROWN
& HAWKINS.
For
Hire
or
Charter
MOTORSHIP
DISCOVERER
Captain Helnle Berger
Seward, Alaska
Miller’s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
Seward’s Pioneer
and Expert Barber
Fred C. Miner, Prop,
m wmmm mmm —in—flw
The Rage Outside
3 PIECE KNITTED SPORT SUITS
Berets to match
Priced $13.00 to $17.50
MICKEY MOUSE PLAY BALL
Priced 75c
BRIGHT NEW SMOCKS
Made of Pamico cloth
Priced $2.75
NEW WRAP AROUND TURBANS
Priced 95c
f NC.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE!
(We Call and Deliver)
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY . Phone Main 148
J. G. Shinowara in charge
SEWARD DRY-CLEANING & PRESSING . Main 148
T. KANEKO in charge
SEWARD HAND LAUNDRY . Madison 126
Mrs. C. M. O’Neil in charge
Harry S. Kawabe, Prop, and Gen. Mgr.
SEWARD
ALASKA
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
of ALASKA
BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS
Operating All Cabin Planes To All Points In
Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled
Operation To Kuskokwim Points
Maurice J. Anderson, Trav
eling passenger representa- Main Office
tire on board A. S. S. Co. Anchorage, Alaska
steamers.