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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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COUNTRY BECOMING CIVILIZED
The time has arrived in Seward when it has become
necessary to lock up one’s house or business establish
ment when departing, owing to the increasing number
of petty thefts reported daily. The thefts run the ga
mut of practical articles to food stuffs.
This is a strange situation for Seward, in fact, for
any part of Alaska which, since days of the first gold
discovery, open-houses have been the rule rather than
the exception.
There are no dire cases of starvation nor unemploy
ment crisis in the Territory such as have confronted the
States for these many months past; perhaps the slightly
increased influx of Cheechakos has brought in a few
petty larceny, ignorant saps but certainly not many, be
cause any man who feels the urge to come to Alaska
must, fundamentally, be imbued with four-square prin
ciples and, at heart, a square shooter.
HENRY “DAD” BAXTER
The passing of Henry Baxter at Anchorage last
week removes another prominent Oldtimer of the North.
Familiarly called “Dad” by his hundreds of friends, his
death Will be felt poignantly. “Dad” was one of those
who never turned his back but marched forward; his
interests in Alaska were many at various periods of his
active career. His love for Alaska was great.
From the “Idylls of the King,” dedication—Tenny
son, we quote:
“We have lost him; he is gone.
We know him now; all narrow jealousies
Are silent; and we see him as he moved,
How modest, kindly, all accomplished, wise.”
One by one the real pioneers of Alaska are slowly
being called to rest and in this class was “Dad,” who was
always foremost in his desire toward adding his bit for
the betterment of Alaska and Alaskans.
Vade in pace.
Off the French coast, they ar still working to get
$5,000,000 in gold from a sunken vessel. Sheffield, Eng
land. reports the discovery of a cheap composition which
cannot be distinguished from the precious metal that
the divers are after. Here is the germ of a new in
dustry. Why not sink barges of the Sheffield “gold” in
the waters of England? People will work twice as hard
to find something as to make something.
New York is to have a new skyscraper which will
cost $250,000,000. The names of those in charge suggest
the Tower of Babel and the confusion of tongues. They
are Gahagan, Hofmeister, MacMurray, Harrison and
Foulhoux. Seriously, where would we be, without the
labor, mental and physical, of Americans of foreign
descent?
The Wickersham report scores deportation methods
employed by the United States in dealing with immigra
tion problems, stating that they divide families, and
work other inhumanities. In this connection, re-read
Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” It will freshen the mind
on the subject of deportation, and recall a poet whose
placid and quieting pages are seldom turned these days.
A Vienna newspaper is trying out college freshmen
on its editorial staff. But that’s old stuff over here,
judging from some of the editorials we read in the big
papers.
It is a consolation to realize that others have trou
bles just as perplexing and maddening as our owm.
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MOOSE COW AND CALF
STOAT USUAL DANCE
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The nucleus of a moose herd j
was seen recently in Fish Creek j
basin on the north end of Doug
las Island, it was reported to the
Alaska Game Commission by Jack
Smith, Douglas, who has been
prospecting in that district all
summer. A cow moose and a year
ling calf were seen by him, and
it is believed a bull moose is in
the basin, says the Juneau Em
pire.
This is the first time on record ■
that moose have ever been seen
on any of the islands in South
east Alaska. Their range is large
ly in the Interior back of the
coast mountains. They are seen
and killed each year in the Taku
and Stikine valleys but they enter
there from the hinterland. How:
or where they came from to Fish j
Creek is uncertain, but undoubt- j
edly they traveled through some j
of the more favorable low passes j
in the coastal range.
BUFFALO, Sept. 8. (/P)—Records
of a girl saved from dwarfism, of
insane persons cured by hormones
and the discovery that sugar can
be fed to diabetics were reported
in an endocrine symposium of the
American Chemical Society here.
Endocrines are the ductless
glands, whose secretions, the hor
mones, are held by some scien
tists, to account for the differ
ences between the races.
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(Special Gateway Feature)
E. M Elliott is a prominent real
estate man in Birmingham, Ala.
In 1923, accompanied by Mrs. El
liott, four daughters and a niece, i
he came to Alaska, taking the trip j
into Fairbanks over the Richard
son Highway and out via Seward.
After his return home, he wrote
me, parts of which are as fol
lows:
“Your very welcome letter came
a few days ago, and was gretaly
enjoyed by our entire family. We
certainly appreciate your think
ing of us and will never forget
the many courtesies that you and
your friends showed us while in
your city. It will be a pleasant
memory to us in years to come.
“It has been my purpose to write
you ever since our return, but im
mediately upon my return I had to
be away from home on business for
about a month, and you can eas
ily imagine the accumulations in
a busy office for that length of
time, and I have been so engaged
with other matters that 1 have
neglected my personal correspond
ence.
“We never get tired of talking
about our trip to Alaska, and one
of the impressions that remain
and will perhaps last the longest
is the universal kindness and
courtesy of the citizens of that
country. After leaving you, we
had a delightful trip on the
boat to Seattle.
“All my family send you greet
ings and want to repeat our ex
pressions of appreciation for your
many courtesies while there.
Please express our regards and
best wishes to the boys in the
bank who contributed so mater
ially to our comfort and pleasure
while in Cordova.”
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