Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — ESTABLISHED August 19, 1904
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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TERRITORIAL INVESTIGATIONS
The announcement that the present summer will see
a general investigation of the Territory with a view to
creation of a progressive policy may be taken to mean
that the Administration at Washington will take up
where the Wilson administration left off in 1921-22.
It was in those years that Alaska was virtually cast
overboard to shift for itself and all that had been accom
plished was scrapped.
Records of succeeding investigations by the succeed
ing Republican administrations point an era of ruin.
First, there was the pronouncement of Secretary or
the Interior Hubert Work and United States Land. Com
missioner Spry to the effect that now that the federal
government had built Alaskans a railroad it was up to
them to make it a success! A rather staitling postulate
in view of what the party of these gentlemen had done
in point of removing from the grasp of Alaskans 90 per
cent of the natural resources and put them at the mercy
of carpet baggers.
Following came the undoing of all steps taken by
Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne and Secre
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, in an effort to assist
in developing the Matanuska coal fields and exportation
of coal.
Unlike their predecessors who, apparently investi
gated Alaska to learn how best to protect vested inter
ests in the United States, both Payne and Daniels secur
ed their information first-hand, by intimate personal
contact with the people; they crawled thru the coal
mines and saw the coal, provided coal camps and secured
cargoes of coal to be tested by the Navy. These tests are
matters of record, showing that Alaska coal was equal
to if not superior to other naval coals.
Hardly had Payne and Daniels left Alaska when
their successors abandoned all facilities for aiding the
coal miner, including a washery costing $400,000 and
camps entailing an additional cost of $600,000.
Plans for establishing a coaling station in the Aleu
tians for the purpose of combined service to the Navy
and mercantile ships plying the Pacific were halted.
This resulted in turning the Pacific Coast coal busi
ness over to the Utah and Montana mines, owned by men
occupying high positions in the councils of the G. O. P.
Then came the burlesque of the Howell Senatorial
committee with further repressions upon the Alaska
Railroad and the Territory at large. What documentary
fact there were available never found a place in that com
mittee’s record as presented to Washington. Among the
most important of these was that of transporting of
reindeer and freight and passenger rates calculated to
encourage industry and travel. The reindeer industry
was killed as a revenue item for the independent and Es
kimo owners and the railroad, which lost a possible an
nual business of $100,000.
The reindeer investigation was another farce ir
keeping with previous investigations, resulting in break
ing down of the agencies established for the protectior
of the Eskimo and the treasury of the United States. Thij
was accomplished by taking the industry from the Bur
eau of Education and placing it under the Interior De
partment.
Roads built by the War Department for develop
ment of the Territory were snatched awrny by the Inter
ior Department which proceeded to enact legislatioi
compelling frontiersmen to pay tolls for their use.
The Bureau of Fisheries, under O’Malley, was con
verted from a source of livelihood for resident white an
native fishermen to an iron-bound monopoly.
And this program was all the time being followe
in the United States—loot and vandalism hitherto ur
known in America.
The task of undoing this evil and removing its ager
cies and causes is one of gigantic dimensions.
It is fortunate that Alaska’s cause is pooled wit
that of the remainder of the nation.
The time is ripe for Alaskans to begin assemblin
facts and data preparatory to meeting investigatin
committees face to face instead of having hand-pick€
vassals of bureaucrats summoned like culprits before
police court and c o m polled to say what was wisht
of them.
How w-ell Alaska fares as a result of this next inve
tigaiioi will be contingent on how well they prepare the
cause for presentation.
a result of the mobilization of the reforestath
army many gilded youth are discovering that “Magg
and Jiggs” meanse something more in a mess hou
t \n a comic supplement.
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If T. R. was a rough rider, Frank D. is a bulldoggt
cinsits in sent,
COOKING (NO HOME
MUG IINDEOIY
Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen of the
Extension Service of the Alaska
College will be in Seward until
next Saturday to conduct classes
in serving, cooking and homemak
ing.
Those wishing special help on
madeover garments or fitted pat
terns should make appointments
with her at the Van Gilder hotel.
A fitted pattern is a great conven
j ience to the home dressmaker who
! is hard to fit. It is made of mus
1 lin full length and fitted to the
i person, then ripped apart and
used as a foundation pattern to
cut dresses, slips, aprons, night
gowns etc
The portable loom is available
; for weaving scarfs and bags. The
instruction is free but materials
| will cost approximately $1.
! The time and place of meeting
for the demonstration will be an
i nounced later.
SENATOR DIES
BUTTE, Mont., April 29,—Sena
tor Charles R. Eggleston, 75, one
of Montana’s most famous early
clay newspaper editors, died here.
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LIST ON S, S. ALASKA
i The southbound list of reserva
| tions on the SS. Alaska Friday
i night included:
For Seattle—A. H. Mellick, R. H.
i Chadwick, C. Peterson, Mrs. H. Hill,
I C. E. Curtis, Muriel Curtis, Mrs. E.
; E. Hover, D. Curtis, R. L. Curtis,
Mabel Gunderson, Mrs. O. D. Mor
ris, harmaine Morris, Cleo Morris,
J. Heggman, Della Smith, D. E. Mc
Kenzie, Mrs. J. D. Fairham, Mae
Welsh, G. Pilgrim, A. F. Hoffman,
j T. Winn, R. Lawrence, Mrs. L. H.
j Sti^bkland, Mrs. T. Winn,
i For Juneau—W. E. Botsforth, R.
• B. Edwards, Sam Baker, D. L. Hill,
! Chas. Mahle.
For Valdez—W. L. Shield,
i For Cordova—Phyllis Downing,
L. L. Trimble.
For Latouche—Mrs- J. Balios,
Mrs. A. L. Renshaw. %
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George Greenly, former member
of The Gateway staff, now owns
and operates a large Chicago
printing shop; owns a fine home
a big automobile and a large fam
ily. And he longs to return North
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I FOUND—Golf club. Enquire Gate
way office.
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Having shoes repaired with first
grade materials and good work
manship saves money for you.
Worn down heels and runovej
i soles look bad. For economy, com
! fort and appearance have then
i rebuilt.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
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IDENTIFIED
OAKLAND, April 28, —Oakland
i police were checking a report that
j Raymond E. Walker, murdered in
‘ the East Bay taxicab war last win
I ter, might have been Charles Sib
I el of San Francisco, reported to
have disappeared from his home
about November 1.
The possibility developed when
Joseph Donham, auto salesman,
identified a photograph of Mr.
Walker as that of Mr. Sibel.
isweIiociitm
Nil Ml CIP
“In the person of Bob Waskey, I
Nuka Bay may now boast of a first j
class assayer and mining engin
err,” according to Pete Ogle, of the
Gold Standard, Ogle & Patterson
gold mine in Surprise bay, who has
just returned from a 10 day’s vis
it to the mine.
Mr. Waseky is a son of Frank
Waseky, Alaska’s first Delegate to
Congress, who has been living in
the remote Westward area for a
number of years past. Bob is em
ployed by Ogle & Patterson, but
at the same time is now equipped
| and able to handle any kind of
| assay work as well as make reports
i on properties.
| Mr. Ogle said the company’s tun- j
nel has been driven in 145 feet
j with the values running from $10
I to $15 per ton.
Capt. Pete Sather, president and
i geenral manager of the Nuka Bay j
| Transportation Company, sails j
, Monday morning on the return
| voyage to the famous gold mining
j camp.
Shipments of canned salmon
| from Puget Sound by water lines
| during March totaled 273598 cases,
j compared with 173,794 cases the
! same month last year, an increase
I of 52,862 cases.
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! Marty Skinner, who has been
laid up with a bum leg since Jan
uary, expects to throw his crutch
es in the bay in a few days “for
ever more.”
THE SPRING HEGIRA
It is claimed swallows ride the
backs of geese coming North.
First Swallow—What made you
late in arriving?
Second Ditto—I was riding a last
year’s model Honkabout, and his
carburetter was on the Fritz.
First Swallow—Why didn’t you
j turn him in for one of the sport
! model Gannets? I’ve been loafing
I around here for three days.
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Sunfreze brick ice cream in
Neopolitan and Princess flavors,
frozen just right in our new frigid
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EXPERT \
BARBERING 5
Barry Bowers |
NEW SHOP »
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p_ p ClCtq Orq
: Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc.
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OFFICES
ANCHORAGE—FAIRBANKS—NOME—-SEATTLE
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R. C. REEVE, Pilot
Based at Seward Airport
AIR SERVICE TO ANY PART OF ALASKA
FREIGHT, PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
AT REASONABLE RATES
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SEWARD DRUG COMPANY, Seward, Alaska
Five-place Fairchild plane; Wright-Whirlwind motor
(Seward, the Gateway, coming and going)
LIBERTY THEATRE
Satuj^lay _8 oVlock___(P;M.) Sunday 7:30
The Great Legal Play
‘Attorney For The Defense*
Giving a chapter from the career of a great attorney—Sensa
tional events leading up to a murder—The shrouding of res
pectability—The mystery—The strained trial—And the thrill
ing defense
EXTREMELY GOOD AND INTERESTING
EDMUND LOWE
CONSTANCE CUMMINGS
EVELYN BRENT
who do some very clever acting
And we have an exceptional good music vaudeville reel showing
several righ class acts.
There is also a good News reel and a Music comedy
Seward General
Hospital
Seward. Alaska
The Alaska Railroad
Passenger Train Arrives
Passenger Train Departs
Mixed Train Arrives .
Mixed Train Departs .
. Friday 6:30 p. m.
. Saturday 7:30 a. m.
. Wednesday p. m.
Saturday not earlier than 10 a. m.
Effective April 20th lound-trip tickets on sale between all
stations at 1 1-3 of the one way fare. Passengers from Seward
would leave on a Saturday; return following Friday. Passengers
for Seward from stations Curry south would leave on a Friday,
return on Saturday. Consult Ticket Agent for further particu
lars and rates.
Hub’s Taxi
(Successor to Bill Patterson)
AT THE &AME OLD STAND, THE NORTHERN
Day Call, Main 118
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Motorship Discoverer
THE 1933 SAILING SCHEDULE BETWEEN SEWARD
AND ANCHORAGE AND WAY-PORTS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
Captain Heinie Berger, Master
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
LARGEST ,x 4V
FLEET Af
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Steamer
Taken
Alaska
f .Yukon
Alaska
Yukon
* Aleutian
Yukon
Aleutian
Yukon
Lv. Seward
May 5 9 pm
May 12 9 p. m.
May 19 9 p. m.
May 26 9 p. m.
June 2 9 p.m.
June 9 9 p. m.
June 10 June 16 9 p.m.
June 16 June 9 p. m.
June 24 June 30 9 p. m.
Lv. Seattle
Apr. 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
Ports of call: Ketchika n, Wrangle, Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez, and Seward
Alaska will call at Latouche up to, including
May 20
Sailings marked * connect with SS. Starr at Seward
from Seattle at 9 a.m. on dates shown
J H. Flickinger, Agent
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