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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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SELFISHNESS
It requires no super-penetration to grasp the sect et
of why the Federal government continues to hold Alaska
as a “subject” entity of the nation rather than allow it
to work out its own salvation, after the manner oi the
United States in its frontier days. Until the power ot
creed is removed from Washington and the nation s;
lawmakers are permitted to view Alaska in its tiue light
one mav look for periodical visitations of supei -con
structionists with platitudinous promises and-no results.
Lying as it does, in close proximity to vast Oriental
markets, possessed of materials that will enter strongly
into the development of the East, every effort will be j
exerted by those already entrenched in the States to;
prevent Alaska’s resources becoming competative.
Hence Alaska, if it would progress, is perforce
compelled to wage a continuous battle to break down
the barrier’s now reared against her rapid success.
While the doles out of Washington in the form of i
annual appropriations may be considered as sufficient
by those who are blinded by the Territory’s ultimate des
tiny, they fall far short of every element entering into
American life, not the least of which is that of reducing
a proud, energetic people to the level of the retainer of
feudal days.
In one breath, the nation boasts its success as the
result of individual freedom of action, while in the j
other it commands the fixation of a system upon an in
tegral part of the same nation diametrically opposed to
the primary principle.
What Alaska wants and must have are the same j
rights as the remainder of the nation. The question is:
how long shall we wait for a leader to take up the
cudgel.
We have been accused of crass commercialism and
gross enffrontery in holding out for the building of j
homes to the Westward. The fact is that there are big
ger and better bear on the peninsula to keep hunters
going for a thousand years and fat cattle can be raised
on Kodiak.
Well, he had his nose to the grindstone. He was a
darned sight better off than some noses we’ve seen late
ly. !
The Alaska legislature provided funds for a veter- *
inarian to visit fox farms. The last reply received by an
Anchorage fox farmer was that the veterinarian was
inspecting cattle at Fairbanks! Which again makes the
Third division delegation ask “How come cattle, when
we designated foxes?”
Crossing the street is exhilarating sport, but it
is humiliating to be tackled by a flivver and thrown for
a loss when only two yards from the curbstone goal.
Speaking of the last game frontier, its rather pe
culiar after all that men want game protected so they
can come and kill them.
Old Man Kant and his brother Hypocrisy got
mad and shot each other. Where they were buried
some Puritans took root.
Lost—A bill passed by the last Alaska legislature
directing the government to employ men to clear salmon
streams of obstructions. The members of the Third di
vision wish to know.
Builders' Supplies
HwrWaflNar*
NEW YORK, July 9. (/P) —
i After drifting two hours on a
raft in the choppy waters of
lower New York Bay four girls
and two boys between the ages
of nine and 13 were rescued by
a motorboat. They boarded the
improvised raft “in search of
adventure.”
NEVER SEVERED
LONDON. July 9, (/P)—Foreign
Secretary Arthur Henderson in
formed the house of commons that
diplomatic relations with Russia
have never been severed. He said
it was an important point in favor
of Russia -trade and jcommercial
relations.
The many friends of Mrs
W. E. Kenyon will be grieved to
learn of her passing in Seattle
recently. She was a pioneer of
the Interior districts and had
also resided at Anchorage for a
number of years.
159 DIE ON 4T3I
NEW YORK, July 9, (/P)—Cele
bration of the Fourth of July cost
the United States 159 citizens, most
of whom lost their lives by drown
ing or in automobile accidents.
CAPTAIN HONORED
An event quite unusual in naval
circles took place May 22 at
Norfolk, Va., when Capt. O. C.
Dowling, former Alaskan, was
the guest of honor at a fare
well dinner dance given by the
crew of the U. S. S. Vestal, the
affair marking the retirement of
Captain Dowling from the sea
to shore duty.
INCREASED OF COURSE
NEW YORK, July 9. (JP)—The
new women’s organization for the
national prohibition reform is
arranging to undertake a census
of the nation’s speakeasies to
determine whether the number
has increased or decreased since
the Volstead law went into ef
fect.
“Adam was a greaat sprinter.”
“How do you know? ’
“ He was first in the human race.”
CALL FOR BIDS
Bids ™ill be received at the of
fices of the city clerk up till 3 p. m.
Wednesday. July 10, 1929, for the
construction of a sewer in the ally
between First and Second Avenues
frem Washington Street south to
beach. All material and labor to
he furnished by bidder. Plans and
specifications can be obtained at
the city office.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 6th
day of July, 1929.
A. D. BALDERSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
tATES—Fifteen cents per line first
insertion, IY2 cents per line for
subsequent insertion. Count six
average words to the line. Mini
mum charge 50 cents.
JloST—Poc ketbook containing
about $30 and life boat certificate
on Fourth. Return to Conrad
Schrader, S. S. Starr.
FOR SALE—Half interest in a
proposition at Grant Lake. The
owner wants the prospective
buyer to come and’ see it. In
quire at Gateway. _15t
LOST—Ford generator on Kenai
highway Friday evening. Return
to Robert Manthey.
FOR SALE—Dreamland hall; a
$11,000 building for $5,000. See
Fred C. Miller.
FOR SALE—First class 1928 Chev
rolet coach, cheap. Ogle’s Garage
WANTED—Work jy hour or day,
house cleaning, window washing,
or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
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The Actress”
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A new version of the never old tale of the aristocrat and
the actress. Why is it near to impossible to blend the
two classes in marriage? Why does such a love affair al
ways mean trouble? And how far have parents a right
to interfere?
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ROY D’ARCY — RALPH FORBES
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