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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established Au;rust 19, 1904
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ABOUT TIME PUBLIC TOOK A HAND
According to authentic information from Juneau,
school warrants to the amount of $53,999.30 have been |
held up by the refusal of the Treasurer, under sanction of;
the Governor, to countersign the warrants.
Of these warrants two, aggregating $5,815.86, have i
been turned down by the local bank because of the absence !
of the signature of the Treasurer, having been issued by ;
the Auditor, under what he claims are powers given un-1
der the act creating his office.
Available figures show that at the time of issuance of
these warrants, there was a balance in the Treasury of
$162,736.29, which is $400,305.00 less than that shown on
November 30, 1930. This loss is largely due to increased
expenditures, plus some decreases in mescellaneous tax
receipts and a 20 per cent decrease in fish pack taxes.
When informed of the state of the Treasury, and ap
preciating its financial condition, the canners have sent
in their taxes three months in advance of the time when
they usually pay. Under this plan the Alaska Packers'
Association paid $80,000, and several small canners have
paid amounts which will bring the total to approximately
$100,000. This aid will permit the Territory to meet ob
ligations which otherwise could not have been met with
the $162,736.29 balance.
Thus Alaska has been placed in a position similar to
that of Chicago, whose school warrants were issued, but
for which there was no money. Alaska differing in that
it has the money, but for causes as yet not explained the
Treasurer and the Governor refuse to allow them to be
paid.
Under such a condition but one resort is open to those
who are entitled to this money—borrow funds on the
strength of the possible receipt of their due; or await the
pleasure of these officials.
Possibly the Treasurer and Governor can offer some
satisfactory answer to this condition. If so, it should be
forthcoming. The matter passes beyond a mere differ
ence of opinion between the Auditor and his federally
controlled board and becomes that of the people.
It is to be hoped that it will not be necessary, as hint
ed, for someone to start legal proceedings against the
Treasurer to bring the entire matter out in the open.
SANTA CLAUS
In fable he was first known as patron saint of chil
dren. The vigil of his feast is still held in some places, but
for the most part his name is now associated with Christ
mas-tide. The old custom used to be for someone, on De
cember 5, to assume the costume of a bishop and distri
bute small gifts to “good children."
ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE
The Christmas tree, which has become almost uni
versally a symbol, and is by most persons supposed to
have originated in Germany, had its origin in Egypt at a
period long before the Christian era.
The palm-tree is known to put forth a branch every
month, and a spray of this tree, with 12 shoots on it, was
used in Egypt at the time of the winter solstice, as a svm
bol of the year completed.
ST. NICHOLAS
St. Nicholas was the patron saint of boys. He is said
to have been Bishop of Myra, and to have died in the year
326 Tne young were universally taught to revere him,
and the popular fiction which represents him as the bear
er of presents to children on Christmas eve is well known.
He is the Santa Claus (or Klaus) of the Dutch.
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: CORDOVA 9.O.P. ELECTS
' REPRESENTATIVES TO
ATTEND SEWARD MEET
i A letter was received on the SS
| Admiral Evans by Secretary E. P.
Harwood, of the Seward Republi
' can Club, from the Cordova Repub
lican Club detailing action taken
by that organization at a meeting
held in Cordova recently.
The letter:
Mr. E. P. Harwood, Secy.,
Seward Republican Club.
Dear Mr. Harwood,
At a metting held yesterday by
the Cordova Republican Club your
communication of December 15 was
read and action taken.
The following persons were elect
ed to represent the Cordova Repub
lican Club as delegates to the Re
publican Divisional Convention to
be held at Seward January 5:
F. A. Hansen, K. G. Robinson, Dr.
W. A. Rystrom, Dr. T. G. Suther
land, Dr. W. H. Chase, H. G, Steel,
J. V. Lvdick, Mrs. Ellen Chase. Mrs.
Sam Laurie, Mrs. William Phinn,
Mrs. F. A. Hansen.
With greetings and wishes for the
best success of the coming conven- j
tion.
Yours very truly,
E. E. RASMUSSON, j
Acting Secretary, j
Cordova Repub. Club, i
IT TIE HOTELS j
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SEWARD—Oscar Anderson, Geo.!
Harris, Peter Thibarlt, Andrew O.
Olsen, A. H. W. Albinhurst, E. Mil
ler, Chas. Harper, A. W. Murray, H.
G. Kennedy, Lee William, Mr. and
Mrs. John Nelson, Matti Kivi, R.
F. Butler, Mrs. F. C. Heaven, Jack
Ryan, A. G. Nicodet, R. C. Lock
head.
VAN GILDER—Mrs. E. M. Biddle,
Marjory B. Major, Mrs. M. A. Fleck
enstein, John H. Joslin, Catherine
Ann Chisholm, B. C. Elmes.
OVERLAND—John Hubbley, Sr.,
Della Olsen. R. M. Williams, R. C.
Gehling.
GILLILAND—Nels Erickson, El
mer Hedberg, R. Bergland, J. Dale.
FRANCIS LESLIE HOME
Francis Leslie, graduate of the
Seward high school, class of ’29,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Les
lie of this city, who has been at
tending the Alaska College, re
turned home last night from the
Interior to convalesce from a re
cent injury when he broke a bone
in his foot. The injury was sus
tained in a practice game at the
College gymnasium and the foot is
now in a cast. Francis will prob
ably return to his civil engineering
studies at the college as soon as his
foot shows more improvement. In
cidentally he will spend Christmas
and the holidays at home.
John Hubiey, Sr., of Kodiak, is
a visitor in Seward and a guest,
at the Overland Hotel.
R. C. Gehling, resident of Lake- 1
view, near Lawing, is a visitor in
Seward and is registered at the
Overland Hotel.
RACKETEER BURIED
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. (^P)—Jack
“Lees” Diamond, racketeer who was
killed recently, was buried in an
"nsenctified grave on Long Island
Tuesday in a pouring rain. The j
former “Big Shot” was buried with- j
out any nomo or ceremony and;
without elerev. There were two!
cars in the fnnp**! n^o^e^ion.
Mrs. Foster C. Heaven, of An
°horaee. was discharged from the
Seward General Hosrriial ve«terday
where she underwent a recent on
oration. She is a guest at the Sew
ard Hotel.
Chas. H^rp°r, of Yentna, Alaska,
is an arrival in Sew^d and is a
guest at the Seward Hotel.
Make yonr appointments vo«r
at the S?KW*FT>
BEAUTY SHOP. Phone Adams 90.
Kiddles Toyland at Alaska Shop.
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