Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — ESTABLISHED August 19. 1904
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A MI C1I NEEDED REFORM
A fill has been introduced in Congress calling for
the letting of contracts for public works only to Ameri
can citizens and stipulating that all material entering
into such construction shall be7 products of the United
States, save where they are capable of being supplied
within the United States.
This bill is sponsored by the Tennessee delegation and
appears to have kberal support.
As time unfolds revelations come to light showing
that all legislation for many years has been directed to
favoring manufacturing and business and that directed
to the public has been almost negligible. It is refreshing
to note a turn in the tide and a tendency to embrace all
people within the scope of legislation.
If the bill vefei red to above passes it will solve a
problem confronting Alaska. As pointed out by M. D.
Williams, district engineer of the U. S. Bureau of Public
Roads for Alaska, he has no option but to accept bids
from alien firms for public works in the Territory and
has no power to compel the employment of Alaskan labor.
All that can be done is to force contractors to specify a
minimum wage to be paid on projects on which they bid.
Pic law comes under the favored nations clause of
treaty arrangements, whereby U. S. contractors are en
titled to bid on foreign projects. As will be seen this law !
is directed solely to favoring big organizations of capi- :
tal but scouts the economical effect upon American labor
and materials. 1
It is about time to begin “rendering to Caesar those ]
things which are Caesar’s.” The McKellar bill will reme- *
dy this class legis'ation situation. !
Geological survey work began in Alaska in 1896 with
an appropriation of $5,000. Since then approximately
one-half of the area of the Territory has been mapped, <
and these maps serve the aviator, traveler and prospector. 1
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Science is puzzled over the freakish weather in the P
South. Well, if they were compelled to suffer the din of j"
Tin-Pan Alley for k4 hours on a stretch they’d shiver too. j 1
Prof. Rene Thevenin suggests darning the Gulf (
Stream as a moans of changing climatic conditions, '
thereby making Scotland as cold as Greenland. Too much
money for the mere purpose of making Scotchmen put
on breeks.
Soviet1- Russia ana Mexico last year each appropriated j
more money for geological survey work than the U. S.
ANCHORAGE UTILITIES
The announcement that the Fed
eral government had disposed of
the electric light distributing sys
tem to the city of Anchorage for
approximately $22,000, at first
glance appears to have been a gen
erous gesture. It was not so long
ago that an appraisement of
$70,000 was made by the govern
ment as the value of this system.
But, under the rules of business,
the distributing system has de
teriorated 20 per cent each year
of its existence. This deterioration 1
has been prevented each year by
renewals at the cost of the tax
payers of Anchorage, or instead
of the system being worth $22,000
it had been written off twice with
in the past 10 years.
Thus, instead of Anchorage be- i
ing compelled to dig up for its
purchase, the little city was com
pelled to pay. for something which
did not exist.’
The situation ended happily, but:
for fear that Nebraska's Howl
will accuse the Headquarters City
of having mulcted the government, |
it may be said that his idea of;
running governmental institutions.;
for blood was carried out to the
letter.
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AMERICA FINDING ITS SOUL ]
As events unfold themselves un-1
der stress of pressure exerted by
the depression, America again
finds itself at the point where it
becomes necessary to take stock of
our human assets and begin a
classification to determine what
was American in principle and
patriotism and what was quasi
American, or wholly foreign.
Thus it was not a question of
blood or previous nationality, but
one of principle. This might be
hirther enlarged by pointing out
*v>at or the United
States, is a principle rather than i
a national identity.
It is for this reason that every
national of every other country
has enjoyed rights and privileges
under the Stars and Stripes which
would not be accorded by any
other nation foreign to their birth
place.
Again it is discovered that what
we have of viciousness, crime and
lack of patriotism is not only for
eign in blood, but foreign in prin
ciple.
One does not have to look into
the ranks of racketeers and gun
men to find this expression of an
ti-Americanism. It stalks in some
of the highest places in the nation.
This comes to light annually
among the tourists numebring for
I the most part those who never
have severed their sentimental ties
with the land of their birth and
those pseudo Americans who be
lieve that possession of great
wealth and power rear them above
the common herd of democracy
and accord them a pedestal, which
| they term internationalism.
If the influence ended there it
would be easy of condonance, but
it creates an awkward situation for
I those statesmen burdened with
| conducting international affairs.
i With these myriads of false am
I bassadors holding the ear of the
| foreigner on his own soil, it is lit
■ tie wonder that America is held in
contempt.
Each day shows up this canker
on Americanism, and each day
we learn more about the cause of
the present effect.
When the liner Titanic wallowed
in the throes of death in mid-At
lantic, Captain Smith steadied
his crew with: “Be British.”
It appears time to adopt this
slogan and translate it into
“Be A m^’ve^n.”
MINE SNORT COURSE
NEARING AN END AT THE
ALASKA COLLEGE
The group of 18 prospectors
taking the Mining Short Course
this year at the Alaska College are
busy these days studying maps of
various sections of Alaska in an ef
fort to pick out likely areas for
their prospecting trips. Their
practical 10-weeks’ course ends this
week.
In commenting upon this, Dean
Patty of the College said: “In the
face of economic distrubances
there are more of our short course
men going into the hills this sum
mer than ever before. Despite
popular belief, prospecting is not a
lost art and in recent years we
note that more of the younger men
are getting into the game. For the
most part the younger men are
awake to the fact that the easily
j discovered outcrops have been
found and they desire to go into
the hills better equipped for find
ing than were the old timers. The
most effective and direct way to
increase the scope of gold mining
in Alaska is the discovery of new i
deposits and as yet we have no
substitute for the prospector as
the initial starting point. They are
our pivot men—the most valuable
clan we have in Alaska. Our pur
pose here at the College is to re
cruit their dwindling ranks with
vigorous young blood. Some say
that the younger men refuse to get
out into the hills and dig. Like
most generalizations this isn’t even
half true. Give them the incentive
that the men had in the early
days of Dawson, Fairbanks and
Nome and they would dig just as
fast and furious as any other
group. Human nature hasn’t
changed much during the past 30
years. Our problems here in Alas
ka aree not so much a shortage of
prospectors as it is of financing
the men who should be in the hills.
Lode prospecting can only be done
during the summer months and it
is then that most men have to be
busy earning enough to carry them
thru the year.”
The majority of the men taking
the short course this year were '
from Fairbanks District but there ‘
was a sprinkling of men from oth- ,
er districts who came to the Col
lege expressly for this work. These
men were from Chandalar, Idita
rod, Willow Creek districts and
one man from Cordova and anoth
er from Juneau. Present indica
tions are that about one-third of
these men will spend next summer
prospecting. All of them would be
in the hills prospecting next sum
mer if it were not for the necessi- ■
ty of summer employment. •
OUR SPECIAL DAY
Next Monday, Feb. 20, another {
one of our half-price special days ■
for dry cleaning and pressing. |
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY.
MORTON GOING EAST
i H. F. Morton prominent attor
ney of this division who has been
endorsed for the Judgeship by the
Democratic party, is expected to
arrive from Anchorage this even
ing enroute to Washington, D. C.
Attorney Morton had planned to
come over earlier in the week and
spend a few days here but busi-;
ness did not permit the time.
President Hoover signed the
Seward Lowell Creek flood control
appropriation bill yesterday. Re
pair work is expected to begin in i
a few weeks. •„ j
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A bunch of “geoducks” was re- i
! ported to have arrived today on |
the steamer Alaska from Cordova J
where they have been trying to J
clean up a clean town, cleaner, i
And repeal so near! |
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anywhere.
Game heads, for rugs, birds,
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Your raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
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NANCY CARROLL
RICHARD ARLEN
PAULINE FREDERIC
have the leads in the fine drama
“Wayward^
An 8-rcel play of human emotions and jealousies showing what
powerful ending? may come from small beginnings. A produc
tion perfectly suited to these stars. A plot that wJjhave not had
for some time With it we have an unusual 2^reel comedy
because the two stars
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CHARLIE MURRAY and GEORGE SIDNEY
are the comedians. We need say no more.
AND A NEWS REEL
Seward General
Hospital
Seward, Alaska
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The Alaska Railroad
<mt. mckinley park route)
TRAINS ARRIVE , TRAINS DEPART
Each Saturday 6:30 p. m. Each Sunday 7:30 a- m.
Mixed train between Anchorage and Seward.
SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND
Each Thursday Each Sunday
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points
leaves not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Sunday.
Mixed train carries a coach and passengers.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING MARCH 11
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS
Leaves Seattle North
EVANS .Feb. 25
EVANS .Mar. 18
Leave Seward South
EVANS ..Mar. 8
EVANS .Mar. 29
Wayne Blue, Agent.
The Admiral Evans
will call at Yakutat
north and southbound.
Pacific Steamship Lines
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
Steamer Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward
Alaska Feb. 11 Feb. 19 11 am
Northwestern Feb. 18 Feb. 26 11 am
* Alaska Mar. 4 Mar. 1211 am
Northwestern Mar. 11 Mar. 19 11 am
Alaska Mar. 25 Mar, 31 9 pm
*Yukon Apr. 1 Apr. 7 9 pm
Alaska Apr. 8 Apr. 14 9 pm
Yukon Apr. 15 Apr. 21 9 pm
Alaska Apr. 22 Apr. 28 9 pm
Yukon Apr. 29 May 5 9 pm
P«rt» of call: Ketchikan, WranteU, Petersburg, Juneau.
Hainea, Stairway, Cordova. Valdes and Latooehe, North
and South, except SS. Northweatem doe* not call Latoacbe
either direction.
Sailings marked * connect with SS. Starr at Seward
Sailing* from Seattle at 9 a.m. on date* shown
J. H. Flickinger, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co