Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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ABSENTEE LANDLORDS
While reservations in themselves are sufficient det
triment to Alaska in point of tying up the country, there
is another evil which has escaped the attention of the fed
eral government and the Territorial legislature. This is
the large area of patented mining ground held by absen
tee landlords and which contribute nothing in taxation.
Efforts to secure correct data on the number of patented
mining claims have not been successful, as it will require
a lengthy examination of records in Washington.
However, much of Interior Alaska, Nome and many
sections near the coast are alienated from the public
domain and in private hands and contribute nothing to
the maintenancee of Alaska or the Federal treasury.
It would not be a bad idea for the next legislature
to look into this matter and secure a survey that will
enable it to take steps to have this idle property taxed.
Canada faced the same situation a decade ago re
garding its coal and oil lands. While it imposed a pur
chase price upon the mineral lands they were allowed to
be alienated by development. A charge of 25c per acre was
imposed the first year, inreased to 50c the second unless
development work to this amount had been performed.
Once the lands passed into private hands they were sub
ject to taxation as wild agricultural lands.
WHAT WOULD OSLER SAY
In the year 1905 Sir William Osier, addressing John
tHopkins University, said:
“Take the sum of human achievement in action,
science, art, literature, subtract the work of men above
40, and while we would miss a great treasure we would
be practically where we are today. The effective, moving
vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of
25 and 40. Men might be chloroformed at 60 for the gen
eral benefit of society.”
Herein creeps an argument. One may grant Sir Wil
liam “action,” but when it comes to “science,” what has he
to say of Marconi, Eastman and Edison? Again what
have we to compare with Rembrandt, Carot, Whistler,
or the old master’s whose work fetch a king’s ransom
while the product of the cubist, futurist, etc., expresses
only the hysteria of a paretic brain. Would he compare
a Homer with a sex-inebriate in considering literature?
As to action, effective, moving, vitalizing work, per
formed within the past decade, or since scrapping of Vic
torian morals and ethics, no one may deny that there has
been plenty; armies of hungry veterans marching upon
Washington, monster parades in protest against prohibi
tion, from seven to ten millions of people idle and in want,
taxes pyramiding to meet the demand for financing the
new idea, etc.
It might be a good suggestion to return again to the
ifield of ripe experience in an effort to effect readjustment.
^ A complacent philosopher has burst into print with
a three-column sermon on the text: “I like the depres
sion.” He finds that conditions enable him to wear his old
♦and comfortable clothes, chat at the blacksmith shop,
and to spend his evenings at home amid a quiet serenity
that he has not known hitherto. The weak point of his ar
gument is that he is asking man to match the resources
of his mind against adversity. Few are great enough to
do that.
A New York scientist maintains that the conduct
of Simian and human infants is not natural but a result
of education. But how do the monkeys transmit this in
fluence to the human race?
MARINE, AUTOMOTIVE AND COMMERCIAL
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High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
HESTER CHIEFMN
REFUSED TO DIKE
HRMESOF KILLERS
NEW YORK, June 20, —Machine
gun bullets cost the life of “Van
nie” Higgins, New York’s toughest
gang chief and leader.
He died at 3:55 p. m. in the Meth
odist-Episcopal hospital after a
blood transfusion failed to save
his life.
To the last he refused to name
the men in the two cars who di
rected the barrage of bullets at
himself, his wife, his mother and
his seven year-old daughter, Jean,
who was wounded.
Scarcely conscious he died with
out knowing that Jean would pull
through, thanks to a one-inch mis
take in the aim of the gunmen
whose bullets whined through a
bedlam of screaming women and
small children emerging from the
Knights of Columbus hall where
Jean’s dancing class had held a re
cital.
ELECTED PRESIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, —Chas.
P. Howard of Chicago, was re-elect
ed president of the International
Typographical Union, with 5,000
more votes than Leon H. Rouse of
New York, it was announced at
the local union headquarters. How
ard received 30,026 votes and Rouse.
25,004.
J. A. Ramsay, general land of
fice official, Department of the In
terior, returned today from Kodiak
on the SS Admiral Watson. Mr.
Ramsay, a guest at the Hotel Van
Gilder, leaves at the first oppor
tunity for his Anchorage head
quarters.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Saturday’s games
Cleveland 9, Boston 2.
New York 4, Chicago 2.
Detroit 14, Washington 11.
Phillies 7, St. Louis 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 4-0, Chicago 2-3.
Brooklyn 3-3, Cincinnati 2-1.
Pittsburg 2-1, Boston 0-2.
Phillies 5-6, St. Louis 4-3.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
New York 1, Chicago 0.
Cleveland 5-6, Boston 3-3.
St. Louis 3, Phillies 2.
Detroit 8, Washington 5.
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies—de
veloping, printing, enlarging and
picture framing. Alaska Shop.
CHANGE PROPOSED
A change is proposed for the lo
cal baseball diamond near Harri
man lake which will greatly aid
future fielding. At the present
time the fielders have to pick out
the horse-hide covered “pill” from
the dark background of Marathon
mountain; it is proposed that the
home-plate be shifted so that a
whiter or lighter background may
be obtained. It is thought a point
near the road enters the field,
would be alright.
The U. S. S. Cedard baseball
team defeated the Seward nine on
Sunday by the close score of 7-6
H. W. Terhune, head of the
Alaska Game Commission, returned
to Seward today from the West
ward. Mr, Terhune is registered at
the Hotel Van Gilder.
Th local dance-going public was
rather reluctant to turn out at an
early hour Saturday evening. Nev
er-the-less, before a late hour ar
rived there was an excellent crowd
in attendance.
Vessels in port at an early hour
today included the SS Admiral
Watson, the U. S. L. H. S- Cedar,
MS Kodiak, MS Picaroon and the
MS Roy.
They had new neighbors and the
wife was much interested in them.
In a few days she reported:
“They seem a most devoted cou
ple, John. He kisses her every
time he goes out, and even waves
kisses to her from the sidewalk.
Why don’t you do that?”
“Why don’t I?” replied John.
“Good heavens, I don’t even know
her yet.”
TODAY’S WISECRACK
“Have you anything to say be
fore sentence is pronounced, “asked
a New York Judge of “Mugsy, the
Gorilla.”
“A mouthful.”
“What is it.”
“De law says a man must be tried
by a jury of his peers. What is
a peer?”
“An equal.”
“Dere’s only t’ree big shots on
dat jury. De rest of dem mugs is
moll buzzers an’ dips.”
Flowers made to order for all oc
casions. SYLVIA’S.
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for that emergency,
have extra fuses on hand
Osbo’s Electric Shop
Everything electrical
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Elwyn Swetmann
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.™TUESDAY *
The one and only j
Ceorge Arliss
The screen’s greatest actor is to be seen once again in the \
pictorial play «
“ALEXANDER HAMILTON” l
A fine 8-reel feature written by the great star himself. An ab- ]
sorbing drama of George Washington’s time, ) ■
HISTORICALLY CORRECT j
showing the first Washington of our country. Full of wit and ■
humor. A picture everyone should see, both for its historical S
interest and for its great acting. George Washington and other a
great characters are represented in the special cast. *
We have also a nunusual two-reel comedy in full colors, *
“SPEED,” and an interesting NEWS s
The Alaska Railroad
(mt McKinley park route)
t,TRuAIJs arrive trains depart
Each Thursday 6:30 p.m.. _ Each Friday 9:00 a. m.
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Wednesday p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handle* pauengeri.
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
Sailing for Nushagak and Way* Ports July 11
SAN JU AN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
Next Sailing Out of Seward June 28
Sajis from Seward every two weeks for Anchorage and
Cook Inlet ports. Phone 111, Anchorage for schedules, rates.
CAPT HEINIE BERGER, Master
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS j
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
Leaves Seattle North
Leave Seward South
EVANS . July 4
WATSON .July 11
EVANS . July 25
WATSON . Aug. 1
Wayne Blue, Agent
Phones
Main 81, Madison 40
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
EVANS.Jane 22
WATSON.June 29
EVANS . July 13
WATSON .July 20
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
FINEST
STEAMERS
LARGEST
FLEET
Steamer— Leave Leave
Seattle Seward
YUKON- - . --- June IS June 24 9 pan.
ALEUTIAN:.- Jane 25 July 1 9 p.m.
* YUKON-- July 2 July 8 9 pan.
ALEUTIAN.- July 9 July 15 9 m
Sailings marked (*) connect with steamer Stair
at Seward. All Sailings from Seattle At 9 A* JDBU .
on dated shown.
> . Freighter Lakina sails from Sea
ttle June 18th, will handle explo
sives and general cargo inaugurat
ing Prince William Sound feeder
.«r, service.
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co