DIVIDEND
PAID SEMI-ANNUALLY
We recently distributed a Semi-Annual Dividend
of $3,000.00 to our Savings Depositors. If you
were not one of the fortunate ones why not open
a Savings Account and profit by your thrift?
WTe pay 4% on Savings Accounts.
Bank of Seward
ESTABLISHED 1905
Oscar Dahl, operating a hydraulic j
on Canyon Creek, Moose Pass, is|
handling what is said to be extra- j
ordinarily rich gravel and recent:
arrivals from Moose Pass are con-1
fident he will close down this Fall!
with a record season.
I
PAULSTEINER’S
MARKET
Armour’s Quality Meats
Blue Ribbon Poultry
Hams, Bacon
Fish and Oysters
Fresh Eggs and Butter
PHONE ADAMS 56
GO TO WASHINGTON
NEW YORK, July 20. —General
Italo Balbo and 39 of his flying of
ficers took off this morning for
Washington to be the guests of
President Roosevelt. They were
flown to Washington in Army and
Navy planes.
Mrs. Webb and son Jimmie ar
rived in the city last, night from
Moose Pass and will remain until
Saturday when they will leave again
accompanied by daughter Marjorie.
Marjorie will then visit in the Pass
for about three weeks before re
turning to Seward.
Seattle men are planning to get
consessions for gold operations in
Siberia when the United States re
cognizes Russia.
Seward Hotel
Mrs. D. J. McKenzie, Prop.
SEWARD, ALASKA
MODERN
REASONABLE
Rooms with or without bath
SPECIAL RATES BY
WEfeK OR MONTH
5 For proper Auto Repairing, Plumbing, General Machine Work, 1
J Aceteylene Welding, Steamfitting, Tinning and Auto Servicing J
J let a properly equipped Machine Shop do the work. All Work *
l Guaranteed. Phone Madison 56. J
■ SEWARD MACHINE SHOP ;
Hub’s Taxi
(Successor to Bill Patterson)
AT THE SAME OLD STAND, THE NORTHERN
Day Call, Main 118 Night Call Madison 66
SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
Seward, Alaska
“Good water a necessity In every home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building—Phone, Main 81
Coal
YOU CAN PURCHASE IT FROM
US BY THE
SACK OR IN CARLOAD LOTS
EVAN JONES, Lump, Pea, Nut and mine run
PREMIER CtoaJ, HEALY Lump or Nut
WOOD, COAL, ICI f'-ir, GRAIN, and TRANSFERING
Alaska Transfer
Office in Aicade Building Phone Main 81
H. V. HOBFN A. F. DAW
HIGH LIGHTS OF
ACTIVITIES THE
73RD CONGRESS
With the thought that a digest
of some of the more important acts
passed by the first session of the
73rd Congress and of the adminis
trative policies may not have been
made available to the Gateway
readers, the high lights are briefly
sketched here:
Economy*
To effect total economies of
$500,000,000. Retrenchments to date
total $168,000,000. Among the ec
onomies are: 15 per cent pay cut
to date in the salaries of 950,000
federal workers; Department of
justice completing 40 per cent cut
in present force of 3,000 dry agents.
Banking
Activity of conservators under
the emergency enactment gradual
ly lessening with 5,536 member
banks of the Federal Reserve Sy-j
stem now licensed to reopen. One I
thousand, 163 banks are still wait-1
ing for licenses to reopen.
Loans and investments increased
; $525,000,000 between March 1 and
'June 1.
American prices of six basic com
imodifies—cotton, lard, silver, cop-:
per, tin and rubber—reported 60 i
per cent higher in .Tune than in
| February.
Luring the month after the gold
embargo (April 20) the exchange
value of the dollar fell to 83 per
cent. Commodity price advances
corresponded to the^ rieclne in the
dollar’s value.
Veterans
Arrangement were announced for:
selecting reviewing board members
■early in July. Boards to act in field
were cases arise.
The original enactment modified 1
4s as follows: 1. $15,000,000 addi
tional cost to the government as a !
result of the Spanish-American war
veterans’ benefits. 2. 154.000 ‘pre-,
sumptive” war cases continued on
pension rolls until October 31. 3.
No reduction in any pension by
more than 25 per cent, average 18
per cent. 4. Veterans to receive
pension if disabled 10 per cent with
disease from the war.
Reforestation
One thousand and 433 camps now
have enrolled about 240.000 men.
Thirty-five thousand expert woods
Seward Fraternal Orders
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Monday’s of each month
in McMullen’s Building, at
3 d. m. Visiting members
always welcome. Mrs. Bessie
Malloy. W. M.; Mrs. Joso
ph ine Sheldon, Sec.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO. 6-A
L O. O. F.
Meets the first and third
Monday’s of each month
in I. O. O. F. Hall at
8 p. m. Visiting mail*
hers are alwaya welcome.
Grace Neville. N. G.
Ludvig Larooan. Sec’y
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7
L O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at 8 p.
m. in Odd Fellow’s HalL Viait
„ brothers welcome. Gustave
~» tiu! Ludvig Larson. Secretary.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No. 5
Meet the first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. hi the
Harrimon Bank Building.
Post Commander. L. J.
Chiliberg; Adjutnat Glenn
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219
F. & A. M.
Stated communications first and ,
third Tuesdays of each month.
Visiting brcthern welcome.
Charles Lechner, W. M.
E. P. Harwood, Secretary I
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Osbo’s Electrical Supply i
House Wiring:, Boat Wiring: J
and Repairing:. *
We stock up-to-date Light i
Fixtures *
Radios and Radio Supplies I
For Service CaU Adams 82 j j
REEVE
AIRWAYS
R. C. REEVE, Pilot
Air Service to Any Part of
Alaska—Freight and Passenger
Transportation at Reasonable
Rates
No. 1 One-Panel Door
fl'6"x6'6'
NOW
Doors, Saih and $005
Millworlt, beauti* • "
fulhy designed, of fin* ma
terials, from manufacturer
at money saving. Complete
service. Estimates prompt
ly. Write for Catalog.
9*97 First Ave. So., Seattle, Washington
pien have been hired with about
18,000 other civilians on staff jobs.
Forty-million dollars of the antici
pated $250,000,000 already expend
ed. Additional lands purchased to
be used in development projects.
Railroads
Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman
of the Interstate Commerce Com
misison appointed coordinator of
the railroads and plans initiated
for setting up regional coordinating
committees:
Home Owners* Loan Act
Directors announce organization
will employ aproximately 6.000 per-1
sons. The corporation will be re-1
presented every place where bus- j
iness warrants it. All applications
for loans must be made through ;
the state for territorial) managers J
Only home owners facing foreclo-;
sure will receive federal aid_. Dur
ing organzation period President
requests creditors to refrain from
bringing foreclosure proceedings.
National Recovery—Public Works j
Industries are now drawing up!
codes, and hearings are in progress,
while the public works administra
tion is preparing to launch a long
list of projects at the earliest pos
sible moment.
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Sales
Every Month in the Year
1933 Auction Sale Dates
July 25 October 24
August 29 November 21
September 26 December 21
Special Sales Held on
request of shippers
Advances will be made as usual
when requested. Transferred by
telegraph if desired.
The Seattle Fur Exchange
1008 Western Avenue
Seattle, U. S. A.
Frank Hielo, well known placer
miner of Moose Pass, is now em
ployed on the Bureau of Public
Roads crew and will be with them
for the remainder of the season.
Wm. B. Lawing arrived in town
this morning from the famous
summer resort at Lawing.
Cameron’s Cafe
THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cameron, Props.
JOHN C. WHITE
High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
and
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN AI.Afiiri
Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc.
SPEED - - - COMFORT - - . DEPF.NnAim.rryj
Running on Regular Schedule
AND
PLANES AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER ]
RADIO EQUIPPED PLANES j
OFFICES
ANCHORAGE—FAIRBANKS—NOME—SEATTLE
I
Woodley Airways
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Lowest Rates Consistent With Safe Flying:
RADIO EQUIPFED
BELLANCA—Six Place Cabin Plane, Powered By
Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior Motor.
LATEST TYPE FLYING AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
NEW LOW RATE! Russian River and return $10.