COST LOTS OF MONEY
WASHINGTON, March 14. (£>)—
Repmsentativte White, chairman jof
the House Merchant Marine Commit
tee, said Goveiliment operation of
ships cost tax payers $250,000,000.
FOUND—Portion of a skid-chain.
Owner may have same at Gateway
office. *
FOR HIRE or charter—Gasboat Stan
ley—15 tons net—Capt. Jack Wil
^ kanson, Seldovia, Alaska.
FOR SALE—Edison diamond disk
phonograph with reproducer; also
a few records. Plays all records. A
bargain at $40. Phone Adams 22.
NO PROSECUTION
NEW YORK, March 14. (/P)—That
there will be no prosecution 'of Mrs.
Florence Knapp, former secretary of
the New York State on charges of
forgery and grand larceny, appeared
practically certain, after Attorney
General Herick told Governor Smith
that conviction was impossible.
JACK WINS CASH
NEW YORK, March 14. (/?)—'“Dr.
Wilson” Jack Dempsey's thorough
bred, won $30,300 for his owner by
capturing the Tia-Juana Derby. The
prize fighter and his trainer, Gus Wil
son, are reported to have reaped a
enormous sum in bets.
The best of meats all the time at
Carstens.
A,***
First Showing of
Spring
COATS, DRESSES, ENSEMBLE SUITS.
EVERY STYLE AND MODE REPRESENT
ED. PRICED FROM $14.75 TO $29.50
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New assortment of Betty Baxley house dresses
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MORE THAN A NEW MODEL
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expression of a wholly new idea in
modern, economic transportation
SIMPLE, GRACEFUL, YET UN
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Twenty to 30 miles per gallon of ,
gasoline is one of the outstanding
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RELIABILITY, ECONOMY AND
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General machine work and boat repairs.
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ary and Marine Engines
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Seward Machine Shop
FRENCH CHAMBER
VOTES SETTLEMENT
IN RUSSIAN MOVE
PARIS, Mar. 14'. (TP)—1The French
Chamber votes Russian bond settle
ment in stabilization move. Poin
eaire wins asking confidence vote.
By a vote of 390 to 130 the Cham
ber passed the bill urged by Premier
Poincaiire, which advanced the French
Treasury a long way towards the set
tlement of its accounts with the Bank
of France and preparation for return
to legal stability of France and con
version to a gold standard.
During the war the Bank of France
advanced payment of munitions
bought in France for Russia and for
payment of Russian bonds held in
France—3,240,000,000 francs. This
has appeared on the bank’s balance
sheets as French treasury bonds dis
counted for advances by state, to
foreign governments. In the last 13
years this sum has increased to D,
914,000,000 francs.
Under the agreement reached by
the government and bank officials
in 1926, the total of the French debt
would stand at the later figure, dat
ing from the time the Chamber rati
fied the pact. Under this agreement
France will pay interest of only one
per cent, half of which willgotoward
amortization of the account. The
treasury will keep record of the total.
a
at normal interest rate to be used
when, and if Russia decides to pay
debts incurred ifcder the Czarist re
gime.
STARR DUE IN MORNING
The S. S. Starr will arrive in port
tomorrow morning at 3:30, according
to a wireless message received from
the vessel at 3:30 this afternoon, and
will sail for the Westward tomorrow'
evening. This announcement is later
than another item appearing in this
issue.
RESIGNS FROM CABINET
LONDON, Mar. 14. (/P)—Egyptian
Premier Sarwat, after declaring the
proposed Anglo-Egyptian treaty was
unsatisfactory, resigned from the
cabinet. He will remain in office
until a new cabinet is formed.
The Best m tne “Belt”—Gateway.
A freight train came in from the
North last evening at 5 o'clock.
i
LEGAL HE j
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
SEWARD PRECINCT, TERRITORY
OF ALASKA,-THIRD DIVISION.
In the matter of the estate of
CHARLES G. ANDERSON, De
ceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned was on the 6th day of March
1928, appointed Administrator of the
Estate of Charles G. Anderson, de
ceased, and, to the Creditors of and
to all persons having claims against
the said deceased to exhibit them with
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this no
tice to the said Administrator, at his
office, the Belmont Hotel, Seward,
Alaska, the same being the place for
transaction of the business of said
Estate in said Town of Seward, Sew
ard Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
Third Division.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, March 7,
1928.
J. S. HOFMAN,
Administrator.
Date of first publication March 9, 1928.
Date of last publication April 14, 1928.
$20,000 SALARY
NEW YORK, Mar. 14. (£>)—Dazzy
Vance, Brooklyn star pitcher, came to
terms with Wilbur Robinson, manager
He will sign a one-year contract, at
a salary reputed to be $20,000.
ARON ERICSON
Signs Wall Paper
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ADAMS 131
genuine superior roasts and fowls, backed by
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