Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 10, 1904
Published Dally except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered In the nost office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter
II. V. HO BEN and E. f! JESSEN, Proprietors
E. F. Jessen Editor and Manager
Otto G. Sandbeck. Associate Editor Bdwln A. Sandbeck, City Editor
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NEED FOR HOSPITAL INSURANCE
The surrender of control of the Seward General Hospital might
never have been made possible had the question of workman’s hospital
service been taken up by the Legislature many years ago.
Now that we have said that much we suppose the Valdez Editor
will hurl another verbal bomb at The Gateway for critizing
past, legislative bodies, like Editor Wilcox slyly did a few weeks ago; not
only did we get it Oldtimer, but a number of so-called friends called
our attention to it. They wanted us to “burn” you up, old chap, but we
have too much respect for the Valdez Editor to ever do that He is one
of the very few Alaskan “Fourth Estate” with “guts”; right from the
shoulder, so to speak. Lord knows we need a few outspoken men up here.
But this was not intended as a dissertation on Editor Wilcox.
The only employees guaranteed hospitalization in case of-illness
< r injury are those of the Federal government’s railroad and those
working under group insurance provided by a few large employers, cap
able of maintaining their own physician.
Under plans that are operative and successful in many states and
the provinces of Canada, the cost of protection against injury and sick- :
ness is divided between the employer, the employee and the state,
whereby the former two are assessed nominal sums. With these funds
it is possible to contract with hospitals for the care of the sick and in
jured, and from the joint fund compensation is provided for those to
tally or partially disabled in the work they are performing at the time.
As matters now stand, employees numbering many thousands are
thrown upon their own in case of illness or injury’, thus imposing bur
dens upon physicians and hospitals startling in their immensity when
one delves into the receipts and expenditures of these ministers to
health. Under the ethical obligation imposed upon all physicians they
must respond without consideration of when they will be paid. Hospi*
tals must admit all who apply under the same condition.
It developed that more than $60,000 was owing the Anchorage hos
pital when a senatorial investigation probed its workings. In addition
som° $25,000 was owing to physicians for private calls.
All this could be obviated if the Legislature brought down an enab
ling act whereby employers could protect themselves and employees
could have the best medical attention money can buy, have their fam
ilies protected and all for a nominal sum provided by the parties most
vitally interested in the matter.
Scientist Alex Hrdlicka claims cannibals once dwelled on Kodiak
Island. They are still in Alaska, Doc, at least one would think so just
about the first of each month.
A Gateway editorial was again chosen recently, this time by the
National Editorial Association, of which this paper has long been a
member, as one of the best four published in the United States for the
month. Excuse us for mentioning it but if we did not tell you. who would?
There must be a lot of gold in the Territorial Auditor's office the
way the policitians are stampeding after it.
Sourdough Bill’s daily gift to humanity: "Howr can this depression
be cured? Huh! Easy! Let everybody pay the other guy what he owes.”
The idea was recently promulgated to put Alaska Indians on re- i
Nervations. Goodness gracious, Agnes! Does that mean Alaska whites j
will have to protect themselves whenever the Indians leave their re- j
vservations for the war-path, dressed in a “G” string, feathers and |
wield tomahawks?
A dreadful thought has occurred to us today. What if the earth’s
axis shifted? Like it did some 16,000 years ago and flooded a portion of
the Asiatic continent? Weather such as Seward has had these last few
weeks gives one such morbid thoughts.
This is the .season of the year when “able editors” and “prominent
politicians" are indulging a defenseless reading public with jejune spec
ulations anent the salvation of the political feline next April, and Nov.
Yes, my children, this is the year of the big snowu
VAN GILDER HOTEL
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
STEAM HEAT
J. S. Badger, Prop.
Overland
Hotel
On the Main Street
Seward, Alaska
MEL A. HORNER
Mgr. t
Seward
General Hospital
Seward, Alaska
RIFLE CLUB PROPOSED
The local organization of the
American Legion will soon offer
the people of Seward the oppor
tunity of enjoying the privileges of
a full-fledged Rifle Club.
A meeting is to be held Tues
day evening, February 2 at 8 o'clock,
in the American Legion Club
rooms, to which everyone who is
interested is invited. The Legion
naires will organize, at this meet
ing, a Rifle Club which has long
been the object of much discus
sion and anticipation in Seward
and though they have all the pre
liminaries and detail attended to,
it is stated that this proposed Rifle
Club is not to be strictly a Legion
undertaking; the members of this
organization are merely getting
under way and in full swing, a
club which every man and woman,
young and old, may join—and this
Rifle Club will then be turned over
| to the towns-people and the offi-;
cers selected for the various posts. |
Anyone who wishes to do so is !
again urged to attend this meet- j
ing and offer their aid and sug- ;
gestions to the Legionnaires.
STORING ICE CAKES
Alaska Transfer teamsters are
busy hauling in blocks of ice for
storage in warehouses. The ice is
stored to supply Seward consum
ers with ice throughout the com
ing year, A number of tons of crys- '
tal blocks have already been brot!
in from nearby lakes.
CHURCH SERVICE
Church services will be held in
Seward next Tuesday at 8 p. m.,
February 2, by Rev. R. Frieling of
Anchorage, he announces in a let
ter.
Fresh Eggs at Brown & Hawkins;
delivered twice a week from Seward
Dairy.
ALASKA JUNEAU NET
December’s net operating sur
plus for the Alaska Juneau mine,
amounted to $77,200, according to
figures published in the Juneau
Empire. The average value of the
ore milled was 80.73 cents per ton,
of which 80.27 was gold and .46 was
lead and silver. The tonnage min- i
ed and trammed to the mill was1
• 324,540.
John W. Troy, veteran Alaska
editor-in-chief and publisher of
the Juneau Empire, is now in the
States—California to be exact—
for a few months vacation.
Permanent offices of the Wills
Navigation Company which oper
ates the MS Zapora, will be estab
lished in Juneau, says Stroller’s.
Leroy Johnson and Annabel Rice
of Juneau were married there last
week, according to the Empire.
Complete line of Leather Goods j
at the .Alaska Shop.
CAN ENJOY
HEALTH
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Leon Ensch,»c.
LEON ENSCH, D. C.
Chiropractor Radionist i
HERE IN SEWARD
FEB. MAR. and APR.
Make Your Appointments Early
H1R0PRACTIC
—way —
MARINE, AUTOMOTIVE AND COMMERCIAL
MACHINISTS and ELECTRICIANS
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
—DEALERS IN—
BUICK, CHEVROLET and DELCO LIGHT
P. M. Ogle Garage
HUFF and BACON, Mechanics PHONE MAD. 66
FAST SAFE
Fly With the I
NORTHERN AIR TRANSPORT, INC. j
NOME AND FAIRBANKS
WRITE OR WIRE j
Airplane Service to All Parts of Alaska
COMFORTABLE CABIN PLANES \
The Alaska Railroad
(Ml McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Tuesday 6:30 p. ra. Each Wednesday 7:30 a, m.
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Sunday, p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Wednesday.
Mixed train Carrie* a coach and handle* passenger*.
Alaskan Airways
Serve Ail Interior Alaska
Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
Elwyn Swetmann
SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
CLARK BASSETT KARL K. KATZ
Manager Seattle Representative
ANCHORAGE BASE 16 RAY STREET
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
of ALASKA
BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS
Operating AH Cabin Planes To All Points In
Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled
Operation To Kuskokwim Points
Main Office Anchors-e, Alaska
Liberty Theatre
SATURDAY 8 P. M.
SUNDAY 7:30 P. M.
THE FAMOUS STAGE ACTOR
OTIS SKINNER
in the magnificent 10-reel drama of life in India
“Kismet”
A wonderful new talking picture of the play that made
such a world hit as a stage and then a silent production.
The absorbing story of a beggar who stole into a king's
harem and who, through scheming, went through many
adventures to high position and then back to his old life.
The beggar’s beautiful daughter escaping many terrors to
find final happiness.
SUPERB SETTINGS—BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUNDS
Rated as a super-feature in every respect
There is also a one-reeler of singing and music; a News Reel
Telephone Main 34
M’Mullen’s Grocery
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1932.
SAN JAUN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Chas. A- Jansen, Agent
. J 39 Seward, Alaska
Travel by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves Arrives Leaves
\ essel Seattle Seward Seward
Evans Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Feb. 6
Evans Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Feb. 27
Evans Mar. 8 Mar.16 Mar. 19
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Admiral Li a* tmmIi km baas aam
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will Had tfeam *arr attrarttra aad
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WAYNE BLUE, Agent
ADMIRAL LIME
•Steamer Iv. Seattle Lv. Seward
VICTORIA... Feb. 2 Feb. 10 11 a.m.
NORTHWESTERN.Feb. 9 Feb. 17.11 a.m.
VICTORIA.. Feb. 23 Mar. 2 11 a.m.
NORTHWESTERN.Mar. 1 Mar. 9 11 a.m.
VICTORIA.Mair. 15 Mar. 23 11 a.m.
Freighter Oduna to sail January 30
Reduced Round-Trip Fares in Effect
Upper Deck $125.00—Lower Deck $112.00
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent