f ctuarD idilti Bateman
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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IMPORTANCE OF MINING
The average business man does not realize the mag
nitude and significance of the mineral industry. One
hardly realizes for example* that the total production
of nonmetallic minerals alone in the United States ex
ceeds in value the total production of cereals, including
corn, wheat, oats, barley and rye and that the production
of petroleum in the United States exceeds in value the
total value of the great cotton crop.
How many know that the coke produced in this coun
try is of greater value than all the potatoes* and that
there is no single agricultural product which begins to
equal in value the total of the annual coal production in
the United States? Few are aware that, as a whole, the
minerals produced in the United States are equal to more
than half the total wealth of all the agricultural products,
including live stock.
If one is not aware of these facts* and there is no rea
son why one should be if they have not been called to their
attention, one is apparently no worse off than the Con
gress of the United States, which appropriates each year
between $125,000,000 and $130,000,000 for the United
States Department of Agriculture but only $3,000,000 or
$4,000,000 for the United States geological survey and
the United States Bureau of Mines, the only two agencies
of the federal government which are in position to render
direct assistance to the mining industry.
JUST ONE SUGGESTION
Have no fear, the beast in human form who killed
little Marion Parker in Los Angeles, will eventually be
caught. In the meantime ways and means of how to
mete out the penalty should he arranged. One sugges
tion would be for the executor to slice off portions of the
assassins flesh, a little at a time, with a razor blade, the
entire proceeding to take as long as he or they live.
Upon his release from Leavenworth, Col. Forbes
said he would expose a lot of other fellows. His 20 months
confinement at least gave him a chance to think up a lot of
good ones, and a few not so good.
Old age can best be achieved by eating onions, apples
and brown bread, chewing same thoroughly; and by swal
lowing whole all stories heard about rattlesnakes, poison
booze and dangers of motor traffic.
“One of the indictments of civilization is that happi
ness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same per
son.^ Baltimore American. On the contrary, misery
and ignorance usually go hand in hand.
PlaJMrtolftari
N°,
matter what class, quality
or quantity of Lumber you
may need, we carry it in our
yard. Estimates will be furn
ished without charge or obliga
tion.
Agent for
PORT BLAKELEY MILL CO.
CAL M. BROSIUS Seward, Alaska
i
PUT ON FRIDAY
NIGHT BY CHILDREN
:
DANCING, SONGS AND ACTS;
DAINTY LITTLE STARS AND
BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES
The grades, one to the eighth in
clusive, are combining forces and tal
ent in presenting a 'pageant of the
seasons which will be presented Fri
day evening, beginning 8 o’clock, in
the Liberty theater. The pageant is,
as in former years, sponsored by the
Pioneers, but credit for the (affair
must be given, principally, to the
school teachers w’ho, assisted by a
few other ladies, have devoted the
major portion of their time for many
days past in perfecting the children
in their parts. Judged from the re
hearsals the pageant will astound as
a wealth of remarkable talent has
been developed and beautiful cos
tumes and effects attained.
The thing which especially charac
terizes each month is presented in
songs, dance or act, as follows:
January—Dance of the Snowflakes.
February—Minute (Colonial)
March—Irish Jig (St. Patrick’s)
April-r-rClown Drill.
May—May Basket Dance.
June—Rose and Butterfly.
July—Patriotic Flag Drill.
August—Bathing Beauty Contest.
September—School Days.
October—Pan and Dance of Leaves.
November—Patriotic.
December—TheLiving Christmas Tree
It should be recalled that the pag
eant will be presented on Friday eve
ning and not on Saturday as many
are under the impression.
The S. S. Alaska, scheduled to sail
from Seattle December 24 for Sew
ard, and which will make a special
trip to Halibut Cove, will depart for
the South, it is thought on January
2
The S. S. Admiral Watson, of the
P. S. S. Co., will sail from Seattle
tomorrow for Seward.
The Anchorage city council will
ask Territorial aid to light the avia
tion field. The cost is estimated at
$1,800.
I
NEW UO WELL IS
LAS CRUCES, N. M., Dec. 20. (IP)
—Oil in paying quantities has been
struck on an abandoned cow ranch
on the Rito Livestock Company ranch
60 miles south of Gallup, N. M., and
60 miles due south of the Zumi Indi
an reservation located directly south
of the San Juan Basin where large
oil fields have been developed, ac
cording to H. H. Lisle, who was the
former owner of the property. Lisle
said the well in runnng about 8 bar
rels daily at a depth of 263 feet.
NEED GAME REFUGES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (£>)—Need
of a Congressional measure under the
terms of which a system of refuges
would be provided at important con
centration points of wild foul and fur:
animals in the United States is em- j
iphsized by the Chief of Biological
Survey, Paul G. Redington, in his ann- j
ual report to the Secretary of Agri
culture, W. M. Jardine.j
“Colleen Moore at the Liberty.
I LIBERTY I
One Show Tonight 8 Sharp
THE SCREENS MOST POPULAR ACTRES
COLLEEN
IN A GREAT 7 REEL COMEDY DRAMA
And there will be a fine PATHE NEWS, an
EDUCATIONAL and a reel of FABLES.
SOME PROGRAM !
New Ford Cars and
Trucks
LIST PRICES F. O. B. DETROIT
PHAETON $395; ROADSTER $385; CHASSIS $325; COUPE
$495; SPORT COUPE, RUMBLE SEAT, STANDARD, $550;
TUDOR SEDAN $495; FORDOR SEDAN $570; ROADSTER
WITH PICKUP BODY $395; TRUCK CHASSIS $460; DUAL
HIGH TRANSMISSION TRUCK CHASSIS EXTRA PRICE TO
BE ANNOUNCED LATER; TRUCK CAB $85; EXPRESS
.BODY $55; STAKE BODY $65; PLATFORM BODY $50;_.„
STARTERS NOW STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK’
WHICH WILL HAVE TON AND ONE-HALF RATING; 30 X 5
TIRES ON FRONT, 32 X 6 ON REAR; STANDARD EQUIP
MENT ON ALL TRUCK JOBS; BUMPERS FRONT AND
REAR ALL CARS .$15 PER SET EXTF&; SPARE WIRE
WHEEL STANDARD EQUIPMENT.
Seward Machine Shop
After business hours call Jack Shea, adiscr. Zl.
For Travel Comfort
Going East, seasoned trav
elers always choose the
Northern Pacific. They
know by actual compari
son the superior service of
this pioneer system—
“North Coast Limited”
Extra Comforts—No Extra Fare
Leaves Seattle daily for
Chicago—no better train
in America.
“Famously good” meals,
through to Chicago. Let
us help plan your next trip.
Karl K. Katz,
200 L. C. Smith Bldg.—Seattle
Phone ELiot 5560
Northern Pacific Ry