Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE DEMO ROAD “PLANK”
The recent editorial of The Gateway, “Roads and
Candidates,” not only created Territory-wide interest
with each mail bringing orders for additional copies but
was Number One Plank in the platform suggested by the
delegates to the recent Democratic Divisional Convention
held in Seward.
Naturally, The Gateway believes the Democrats have
shown excellent judgment. We thank them for helping
pm across legislation which has too long been in the Ter
ritorial cob-webby archives of forgotten revenues; whence
they came and whence they went.
HOW LIKE A MINER
Whatever might be said respecting Mr. Hoover's
ability it must be admitted that he has forsaken none of
the characteristics of the miner. He clings to noble ex
periments like a prospector clings to a cropping of quartz
convinced that if he stays with it long enough he will;
either have opened a bonanza or proved that it is not there j
regardless of the cost involved in the process. Such j
things as the “old ‘oman” being short on groceries and!
being compelled to evolve lingerie bearing the name of j
several distinctive brands of cereal from rolled oats to
corn meal, are mere incidentals when it comes to proving!
an idea.
Among the noble experiments to which Mr. Hoover |
has committed himself and refused to abandon, despite,
the fact that they have pinched out or are badly faulted,j
is prohibition, disarmament and trying to maintain an
increasing civil list loaded down with investigating com
missions, unemployment commissions, and bureaus ad
infinitum.
Joining the President in this experimental stampede
has been a Congress innoculated with the same gold fever
ready to spend every farthing in the Treasury in pros
pecting along divergent experiments in government, not
halting to ascertain where the money was coming from to
pay the expense.
Before making another raid on the public purse with
increased taxes, Mr. Hoover might begin experimenting
with paring off some of the deadwood carried on the civil
list without attacking such things as necessary employees.!
The Postoffice Department could save many millions!
simply by scrapping about three-fourths of the literature I
disseminated by a corps of experts who tell a weary worldj
how many swallows to take in drinking a glass of water,!
how deep to plant radishes and what to say to the family
hopeful when he keeps the household awake while teeth
ing. All of this stuff is turned out by men who cannot dis
tinguish a cabbage from a cauliflower or an old maid.
A noble experiment along this line would help re
store confidence. It would have the effect of stimulating
the belief among the masses that the nation has not gone
haywire on the question of standardization of everything
but incomes.
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Alaska’s coal resources are computed at a hundred
and fifty billion tons—far more than in the largest coal
producing State in the Union, Pennsylvania.
The drys claim the millionaires want modification so
they may escape taxation and the wets say they want it
so that the millionaire booze hounds will be compelled to
donate to the revenue. Wets have it, and so ordered.
/r Member 1q3P^
National Editorial Association
HANGAR FOUNDATIONS
NOW GOING DOWN FT
• The Seward Airport hangar site
j was squared off yesterday by Con
I tractors Thody and Senft and ini
tial work started on imbedding
deep wooden foundations, which
will reach to the underlying gravel
1 bed. Oie Sandbeck is employed on
' the job.
: Actual building of the hangar
proper will begin with the arrival
| of a carload of timbers and lum- j
ber, supplied by the local building |
material dealer, Cal M. Brosius, j
which is now enroute.
Among the proposed improve
ments at the Seward Airport is a
new central runway from the field
over the highway and beyond to
the meadows and beach, these lat
ter two to be cleared of all stumps,
logs and beach debris. This will
give an additional emergency field
of almost one-half mile over the
present.
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will not be cut down for they willj
serve as natural wind-breaks.
For night landings, it jis pro- j
posed to use, at least temporarily, j
railroad “fuses” emitting a 10-,
minute red flare. The smoke from :
these flares will give airmen the |
direction of the prevailing wind, j
Two flares will be set off at one •
end of the field against the wind
while a third flare wTill be lighted
at the apex of the other end. This
is in conformity with the Depart
ment of Commerce night signals for
plane landings; planes land be
tween the two lights and run down
field to the apex light or flare.
When Pilot Barnhill took off the
other day with a 1,000-pound load
his plane was in the air, running
from north to south, in half the
field.
When Pilot Crosson landed a few
days ago from Anchorage, south to
north, he touched the field slightly
ahead of the radio station road,
coming to a full stop practically less
than half the field length.
Barnhill took off with wheels
and Crosson landed and took off
on skiis. But in any case, as a
safety measure, the north end of the
field should be lengthened several
hundred feet with additional fall
ing and slashing of trees beyond
that.
The attendance at the Seward
schools is showing daily improve
ment with the majority of the
school children back at their stud
ies.
PORT OF MISSING MEN !'
Inquiry has been received con
cerning the following persons sup
posed to be in Alaska:
FRANCIS J. MALONEY — Dis
charged from the United States
Army November 12, 1922, and gave
his future residence as Minto Road
House, Minto, Alaska. He is five
I feet six inches tall; weight, 148
| pounds; brown hair; blue eyes; no
| tattoo marks; clean shaven; was
i born in Delaware, May 27, 1900.
I Anyone having any information
| about the above person, please com
: municate with the Governor's Of
fice, Juneau, Alaska.
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IN ADMIRALTY
No. S-312
NOTICE OF ARREST
| In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
I GILBERT M. CHAMBERS, doing
; business under the name, style
and designation of Chambers and
Colwell, Libelant,
vs.
THE AMERICAN OIL SCREW
“BLANCHE” (224785), her en
gines, tackle, apparel and furni
ture, Respondent.
ATLAS ENGINE COMPANY, a cor
poration, Intervening Libelant.
United States of America,
Territory of Alaska, ss
Third Division.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
all whom it may concern that I
have arrested the American Oil
Screw BLANCHE, her engines, tack*
le, apparel and furniture upon the a
intervening libel filed herein by ]
Atlas Engine Company, a corpora- :
tion, in a cause of contract, civil <
and maritime, amounting to Three
Hundred Eighty-two Dollars ($382.- ■
90) and ninety cents. Process re
turnable and cause heard in the
courtroom of the District Court of
the Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision, at Valdez, Alaska, on Decem
ber 19, 1931, at the hour of 10
o’clock in the forenoon of said day,
md all persons interested must ap
pear at said time and place or de
fault and condemnation will be
>rdered.
Dated at Seward, Alaska this 8th
lay of December, 1931.
H. P. SULLIVAN,
United States Marshal,
DONOHOE & DIMOND,
Proctors for Atlas Engine Company,
intervening Libelant. Address i Val—
iepowShDec. 10 and 11,1031.
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