Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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ALASKA GETTING A WARM CLIMATE?
Gradual changes of climate over the world through
long periods of time are settled facts accepted by all as
tronomers and climatologists and geologists. The cli
mate is changing now,—all the time.
Ferns in the rocks and in the coal deposits of Alas
ka prove that a tropical climate once held sway over
these regions. Where Seward now stands on the shores
of Resurrection Bay was in times long past a jungle of
tropical plants and swelter of tropical heat.
After thousands or hundreds of thousands of years
of glacial periods, repeated several times through the
hundreds of millions of years that this ball has been
spinning on its axis through space, the glacial sheets
that once extended south of the Ohio river gradually
melted away, the cold of glacial winters and summers
was supplanted by warming temperatures that made
their way by irregular steps toward the north. At last
we reached the temperature conditions of the present.
But are we still going apace on the march to warm
er conditions, which again will give Alaska a warm or
tropical climate?
That is a question that has occupied the minds of
scientists for the last 40 years with increasing interest.
The concensus of opinion among them today is that;
such a change may continue.
Dr. E. 0. Hulbert of the National Research Labor- \
atory recently advanced the theory that if the amount I
of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere should be doubled |
the effects would be to increase the average temperature !
of the earth by ten degrees. An increase to 65 degrees
would produce profound results, giving Alaska a clim
ate comparable to the present climatic conditions of Mis-j
sissippi and Alabama.
The steady release of carbon dioxide by the burning
of c-cal and the forests may be a small factor in the i
change, but the change is steadily going on before 01110
eyes. Here in Alaska we observe it every year. The
small glaciers that remain in the mountain tops sur- j
rounding Resurrection Bay are steadily and certainly
shrinking to smaller sizes.
In the days of Russian occupation 150 years ago the
Russian maps showed Matanuska glacier in Interior
Alaska 20 miles farther down the Matanuska Valley
that it is at present. They showed glaciers on the Kenai
Peninsula where none exist today, but the areas indi
cated by glaciers then are covered now with grass and
forests.
Of course 150 years is a short period in the millions
of years by which time is measured, but nevertheless it
is a period long enough to indicate a continuance of the
profound change of climate that melted the ice sheets
from the northern latitudes and sent them back from
the latitude of the Ohio river to the latitudes of Green
land and the North Pole.
If that change continues through the ages, and Sew
ard and other towns and cities'of Alaska should be des
tined to have climatic conditions comparable to the cli
mates of New Orleans and San Francisco, as some scien
tists say is possible or probable, the dense populations
of the future would be in the regions of the northern
latitudes of Alaska and northwestern Europe.
Seward might be the metropolis of the world af
ter all.
‘‘The Gateway is just like a pair of pants,” writes
a subscriber in renewing his subscription; “you can’t
get along without them.”
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GO SOUTH ON TOT FUST
LINER SS HUSK!
'
The southbound list of reserva
tions on the SS Alaska, of the
A. S. S. Co., out of the Port of
Seward Friday night, was as fol
| lows:
Seattle—Wm. D. Coppernll, Mrs.
jE. Dodd, Mrs. A. F. Nagel, Forch
iro Arai, J. L. Freeman, Carl Lar
Json, Harry Brown, S. J. Lashier,
j Theresa Guis, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
[Williams, Alma Nukee, Flora Egan,
Fred Johnson, E. Gusefson, John
: Soari, A. Wahler, Paul Prasage,
jC. J. Swanson, Stall Cash, A. J.
| Fields, Andrew Ryning, Bobby
'Dodd, George Dodd, Mr. and Mrs.
|t. A. Tonseth, L. E. Shockley,-Mrs.
R. S. Elms, Miss Ruth Williams, ;
R. C. Kolpack, R. H. Kolpack, Miss
j Constance Wanamaker, Frank I.
Reed, Paul Reed, F. W. Mespeldt,
; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fink, Miss
: Hannah Mellum, E. W. Larson,
' Juneau—Miss Francis Doyle,
jW. L. Harriman, Mr. and Mrs L.
jE. Shockley, R. Mj Wooden, W.!
! J. Harlow.
j Latouche—Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
: Pappadis.
Cordova—George M. Marchand,
E. Ligley, Olaf Finks.
Valdez—Norma Perry, Mrs. Lund,
W. A. Winak, A. R. Roberts, A.
Anderson. j
Ketchikan—Harry Colman, S.
Olsen.
The heavy rains of the last
couple of days have raised the
creeks in the Seward area to a
quite noticeable extent. At the
Resurrection River bridge detour,
the water almost completely cov
ered the road last night.
Misses Thelma Hukee and Hanna
Mellum, teachers in the Anchorage
school, departed on the SS Alaska
enroute to Seattle and Honolulu.
AGREE ON DIVORCE
NEW YORK, June 6. (JP) —J.
Kirkland, playwright husband of
Nancy Carrol, famous movie-act
ress, confirmed reports that she
had gone to Mexico to get a di
vorce. They have been married
seven years and have a six year
old daughter. Grounds of incom
patibility were agreed upon by
both.
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A new depot and siding has been
built at Moose Pass station.
EPISCOPAL SERVICE
Thursday, June 11 at 7:30, St.
Peter’s church. Bishop Jenkins
will conduct service and give a
lecture on the famous Oberamer
gan Passion Play. All are invited.
NOTICE
Owing to ill health, forced to
sell the Marathon Golf Greens.
Apply to Mrs. J. H. Flickinger,
Seward.
ji'* Jw,r labor want! with ua; we
PK^fV°*jto s*car* for *ou «»e help des
r-i °.?eo Adanu 126 or call it the M &
Club, Seward. Alaaka
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
RATEfe—F,fteen tents per line first inser
tion. Seven and one half cents per line
tor subsequent insertions. Count six av
erage words to a line. Minimum charge 50
. . female HELP WANTED'
Wanted—Lady to introduce and teach new
fadeless wood fiber flowers. Big money- i
maker. Best imitation of real flowers ever
invented for corsage or decoration. Free
instruction and samples. Send $3.00, $5.00,
or $10.00 for our varied assortment of mat
erials and lessons of best sellers. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money back! References:
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles. Write
Real Art Flower Studio, 754 W. 7th St.,
Los Angeles. Calif.
^OR SALE—Portable sawmill, with tractor
and plow. Wheland mill, with two saws,
capacity about three thousand daily. Two
thirty-six inch saws, one inserted and one *
solid tooth, both new. Mill has cut only
thirty thousand feet, Tractor has pulley,
and is latest McCormick Deering model.
Has plowed but two acres and operated
mill. A very efficient outfit. Just barely
broken in. Two bottom gang plow; 14
inch bottoms. The mill is just the thing
for ties. Price: Entire outfit $1200.00 cash.
Inquire at Gateway for full information.
WANTED TO BUY
Hundreds have sent us discarded jewelry, oh)
gold, false teeth, bridge, crowns, silver,
platinum, diamonds, antiques Mail yours
today. Money mailed promptly. Goods re
turned if offer refused Uhler Sta., B. Brook
lyn, N. Y.
FOR SALE—Boat Emma May, no engine, at
reasonable figure. Formerly on Turnagain
Arm run. Write Hewitt Photo Shop, An
ehonage, Alaska.
LIBERTY
IL THEATER J
Show tonight—8:00 o'clock
Sunday night 7:30 o’clock
COME EARLY
SPECIAL - SPECIAL - SPECIAL
The Great 8-Reel Record
“With Byrd at
the South Pole”
A perfectly photographed story of that tremendous ex
pedition that was successful in every detail, including
the actual dropping of the American flag at the South
Pole. Only part of the record is talking, but there is the
finest musical accompaniment for every foot of the pic
ture, and it alone is worth the price of admission. We
have run the picture through and recommend it without
reserve as something everyone will be more than glad
they saw and heard.
With it we will show for the first time a Talk
ing Cartoon, and a News Reel
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JACK SHEA — ROBERT MANTHEY
PHONE MADISON 65 — P. O. BOX 65
(OLD POSTOFFICE LOCATION)
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MARCELLING FINGER WAVING
PERMANENT. WAVING A SPECIALTY
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. Located in Room 6, Johansen Building
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