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Of" SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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A SECOND PORTLAND
Somewhere on the high seas just out of Seward his
tory is being made. The good ship Lassen, under com
mand of Capt. C. P. Pedersen, coal-laden and with her
prow cleaving the fleecy foam of the North Pacific, is
plowing her way to the coast of the United States.
This is the first commercial shipment of coal to go
from Alaska to the States and marks an epoch only second
to the sailing of the Portland, gold-laden, to Seattle.
Captain Pedersen is flying in the face of what ap
pears to be an organized effort on the part of someone in
Federal government to stifle exportation of coal from
Alaska. From time to time official reports from Wash
ington have been broadcasted through the press to the ef
fect that “scientific problems,” high mining costs and oth
er agencies stand in the way of exporting Alaska coal.
Captain Pedersen, backed by Alaskan capital, has
challenged this expert opinion. His experiment will go
far toward answering the entire matter.
If Captain Pedersen succeeds in introducing Alaskan
coal into the States coast markets he will have performed
a service almost equal to those who took the first cleanup
of gold from Alaska. It means that surpluses above the
needs of the Alaska Railroad and home consumption may
be disposed of, which will in turn mean payrolls in the
coal fields and greater prosperity.
All hail to the courage of the veteran pioneer and
sourdough and godspeed to the good ship Lassen.
When Lindbergh was a youngster, all his mother had
to do when she wanted him was to stand at the gate and
call. It required an order from the President of the Unit
ed States and a battleship to bring him home. And there
are those who claim the old-fashioned mother lacked in
influence and power.
In summarizing the countries where democracy has
been supplanted by dictatorships, the foreign and States
press expressed the confidence that neither Great Britain
nor the United States stood to establish dictatorships. Of
course, we could not expect that these learned journalists
could know anything about Alaska and its 57 varieties of
bureaus.
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is your protection when buying coffee. The
superb aroma and rich full-flavored goodness
in every' cup of GOLD SHIELD assures you
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BROS. & CO., INC,
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON
BELIEVED APPALLING
LOSS BF LIFE RESULT
BE RECENT QUAKE
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ANCE IN REMOTE KANSU
PROVINCE OF CHINA
WASHINGTON, June 3. (£>)—Ali- i
lief that an appalling number of lives
may have been lost in the terrific ;
earthquake of May 22 was expressed
by the National Geographic Society.
The location of the earthquake, which
was registered with unusual force on
the seismographs of three continents,;
has been definitely calculated as in ;
the remote Kansu Province, the Wild
West of China. In that same region;
in 1920, 100,000 were killed by a quake.
TURS standard oil
NEW YORK, June 3. (/P)—E. G. j
O’Conner, pastor of the Franklin
Methodist church, of this city, yes
terday asked Secretary of State Kel
logg to investigate the kidnapping of
Cecelia Eastes, lawyer, sentenced by
Mexican courts to prevent the Stand
ard Oil Co., from annexing any of
the Mexican holdings in Sonora,
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HIGHEST HEADWATERS
KENTUCKY 40 TEARS
PAINTSVILLE, Ky., June 3. (/P)—
The highest headwaters in 40 years
! were sweeping down the big Sandy i
valley today, leaving nine known!
dead and unestimated property dam
age. Rain storms of cloudburst pro
portions, struck southeastern Ken
tucky last night and continued for 11
hours.
Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal-;
ierer’s Alaska Shop.
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I
DANCE
TOMORROW
Admission Charge: Men
75c; Ladies 25c
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MUSIC BY
THE JOLLY THREE
ODD FELLOWS
HALL
I
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
The Charming Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes in
in
“The
Scarlet Saint”
From Gerald Beaumont’s famous story
A very interesting drama of a young American
girl forced to enter a disagreeable life from which
she escaped after many exciting adventures
Many actual scenes of the New Orleans Mardi Gras
Carnival are woven into this play
And there will be another fine Our Gang two-reel
Comedy
“BOYS WILL IE JOYS”
There is no thought of education or propaganda in
this program—it is just pure entertainment
There Are None Better
IN OUR cold storage plant is always found
* the largest selection of choice cuts in
Southwestern Alaska.
WE ARE HERE TO PLEASE YOU
Carstens Packing Co.
CLIFF RUSCHER, Mgr. PHONE MAIN 130
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
THE spirit of service which exists in the
* operation of The Alaska Railroad, has
made our patrons our friends, and the safe
guarding and transportation of their ship
ments to stations on our line, to their entire
satisfaction is our ambition.
During the month of May the season of
river navigation will augment our rail serv
ice, and freight and passenger travel will
receive the benefit of our experience.
Trains will connect with all sailings on
the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Timetables, descriptive literature, etc.,
will be gladly furnished on request.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage Alaska