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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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DOING SOMETHING FOR ALASKA
Among the items carried in the budget of Chair
man White of the House fisheries committee is one
calling for the expenditure of $50,000 for the estab
lishment of a fisheries laboratory in Alaska.
It is assumed that this institution of research
and eductation is intended to assist in solvng the sal
mon conservation question. If established it will be
stow a certain amount of revenue to the community that
secures it. in the form of lumber, supplies and main
tenance for the added bureau officials sent in from
the spates.
Thus it is proposed to stick the treasury for
$50,000 to discover something that every man, woman
and child, white or native, in Alaska already knows.
That is, there is more destruction of salmon by preda
tory animals, birds and fishes than by all the can
neries combined.
If the Bureau of Fisheries desires information,
it will be supplied free by any man engaged in the
the fisheries business. As far as the scientific side of
the question is concerned, it might best be confined
from the actual subject matter. It would at least;
serve to prepare the prospective young fish wardens,
for their duties and enable them to escape embarrass- j
ment on arrival on the job by mistaking a salmon for
a stickleback .
It is not knowledge that is needed; it is more of
a matter of utilizing that at hand, gained by the ex-1
perienee of those vitally interested in conserving sal
mon as are the theoretical apostles of conserving eveiy-1
thing but the public treasury.
Any fisherman will tell you that a white fish j
consumes from 20 to 50 baby salmon every day where-!
ever tidewaters surge into spawning creeks, and dur- ^
ing the time the young fish are migrating to deep
water. If one wishes further proof, ask the small boy
with willow and hook, who after catching the first1
whitefish, chokes enough small salmon out of his
mouth to serve as bait for the day’s fishing.
In the. face of such facts, it appears ludicrous to
see otherwise astute men juggling with the scientific
side of the question of fish depletion.
SETTLE THE DUST
A few of the business people of the city have
called the attention of the Gateway to the matter of
wettihg down the main thorofares in an effort
to halt, to some extent, the clouds of dust from pass
ing vehicles
The point is well taken and without doubt, the
street committee of the City Council will suspend
other activities for a moment and take immediate
action. . But along with this thoughtful and timely
suggestion it might be well for the various firms
and residents along the main avenues to cooperate
to the extent of dragging the old hose out and wet
down their portion- of the block. This would help a
whole lot during these hot, dusty days. i
Although the sentiment has not become strong
enough to defeat the pressent delegate to Congress there
is a growing conviction among thinking men that he
does not represent the real Alaskans in Congress. He is
carried into office by the vote of many who do not know
what it is all about. After he gets to Washington he
carries out the letter of his contract—he doesn’t know
either.
The expression “barber shop chord” is said to have
originated through an old custom of keeping in barber
shops an assortment of musical instruments with which
the customers amused themselves while awaiting their j
turns. Modern chirotonsers might make a hit by in
stalling ukeleles, on which every chord is a barber shop I
chord.
Fewer college girls marry, which may be proof j
that a higher education improves their judgement.
, Henry Larson, a resident of
Seward, was granted his citizen
ship papers after a hearing in!
the District Court yesterday after- j
noon. A. H. L. Meyer and C. E. |
Orlander appearing as witnesses. I
The jury in the case of U. S. j
vs G. E. Rockefeller was com- j
pleted shortly after court con- j
vened yesterday afternoon, the j
jury having been filled from a
special venire of 10 drawn just j
before the noon recess, and as i
completed is as follows: W. Ab- ;
bott, Mrs. Marie Osbo, H. H. Mit- |
chell, Mrs. W. D. Laughlin, Mrs. ]
B. Wolfe, W. C. Erwin, J. H. |
Flickinger, Elwyn Swetmann, Paul j
J. Grote, H. Painter, Leonard Hop- :
kins and R. C. Ingram. Owing to j
the nature of the case all spec- i
tators were excluded from the j
court room, the court stating j
that only court officials, mem
bers of the press and relatives j
might be admitted. It is ex
pected that the case will go
to the jury late this afternoon.
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The Rockefeller case got un-!
der way this morning. Witnessesi
for the government, during the;
morning session, were Mrs. John
S. Johnson, mother of the child [
upon whom the crime is alleged J
to have been committed; I. Bayles,!
Anchorage business man; and H.
I. Staser, deputy U. S. marshal I
i at Anchorage. Prior to the noon j
| recess Attorney H. F. Morton, re
I presenting the defendant, en-:
I quired of the court if it werej
possible to hold a night session
i providing the case was not com
pleted during the afternoon, bas
ing his request on the fact that
a number of Anchorage business
men, witnesses in the case, de
sire to return to Anchorage • on
| tomorrow’s train, providing this
; met with Judge Hill’s approval,
j Judge Hill stated there was no
! objection to continuing the case
this evening, if it was found nec
essary. Couri then adjourned un- |
til 12 o’clock this afternoon. j
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| Fred Modac, at this morning’s j
court session, was given until to- j
morrow morning t oenter a plea. ;
Horace Caldwell entered a plea '
against him by the grand jury
to the indictment returned j
charging him with rape.
IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED FRYE !
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
certainly missing something.
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NOTICE—Player piano for sale or
rent. Phone George Anderson,
Seward hotel.
OR SALE—White electric sew
ing machine; A-l condition. En
quire at Gateway.
FOR SALE—Dreamland hall; , a
$11,000 building for $5,000. See
Fred C. Miller.
VANTED—Position as cook by ex- j
pert Japanese chef; in or out of
town. Inquire Gateway.
FOR SALE—First class 1928 Chev
rolet coach, cheap. Ogle's Garage
WANTED—Work ’jy hour or day,
house cleaning, window washing, j
or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
CAR FOR SALE—A 1927 Todor
Nash Sedan in A-I condition,
at a very low price. It is a Spe
cial-Six model. Enquire at the j
Cash & Carry Store. j -
FURNISHED House—Four rooms "
and bath. Very cheap if sold j
this week. Enquire room 22, Se- !
ward Hotel.
LIBERTY THEATER
ONE SHOW TONIGHT 8 0‘CLOCK
A New Combination of Stars
CHARLIE MURRAY — JACK MULHALL
SUPPORTED by a Picked Cast in
THE POOR NUT
A comedy drama of college life, similar, but
much better than the old “Collegians.” The
greatest picture of its kind during the year.
SIDE SPLITTING COMEDY
and yet a fine, exciting tale of a boob who was
forced to make good. You will probably want
to shout at the finish.
And to start the fun we will show you a
MERMAID COMEDY
PLUMB DUMB’
with the champion clown Poodles Hanneford
in the star part.
There will also be a reel of Jokes
An all-comedy program that will entertain all
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