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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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WILL WE GET THE FACTS?
In the trial of former Secretary of the Interior Fall
and Edward L. Doheny before a jury in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia one invisions what appears
to be a test between the masses of American citizens, as
representing the government of the people, and officials
chosen to administer their affairs. At the outset it would
appear that those responsible for the unsavory conditions
at Washington have a slight edge over the people in the
interlocking of interests which compel both Doheny and
those alleged to be responsible for his actions to cling to
gether. The fall of one means the fall of all.
Without endeavoring to convict anyone of a specific
act, it#may be pointed out that the expression “the oil octo
pus/' for once has been vindicated. There is Secretary
Wilbur, successor to Denby, recruited from the oil dis
trict of California; Rear-Admiral Robison, who tells us
that, despite the fact that we are the richest nation in
the world, he emplored Edward Doheny, as an act of pa
triotism, to accept the Elk Hills oil lease, and build an oil
storage station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands, to
safeguard our coasts from ravages of an enemy. This
revelation of the poverty of the nation is interesting. He
claims Doheny said there would be no profit in the deal,
yet Doheny testified at the Senate hearing that his com
pany expected to make one hundred millions of dollars
out of the transaction.
It will be recalled that this same Rear-Admiral Robi
son was the man who succeeded in placing the crusher up
on the Alaskan coal fields in co-operation with H. Foster
Bain, then chief of the Bureau of Mines, also a protege of
the California oil interests. Now we have Secretary Wil
bur, who would not be a Californian were he not affected
by the oleaginous interests, which constitute California's
greatest source of wealth.
Sometimes it requires an intricate and roundabout
trail to discover a fact, but in the revelations in Washing
ington one gains some inkling of why Alaska is being
throttled. On the one hand we have the stentorian cry
coming from Washington to the effect that “big interests
are endeavoring to Steal Alaska's resources," and at the
same time view the unedifying spectacle of the same
shouters parceling out conserved resources to favorites
of the crown.
The only theft evident in Alaska — accepting the
time-honored phrase literally—is an endeavor on the part
of those who have laid the foundation for its civilization
trying to filch enough from the bulging coffers of an over
avaricious government to keep body and soul together.
It was very thoughtful of Rear-Admiral Robison to
ask a private individual to save the nation from an inva
sion by erecting an oil tank in the Hawaiians. But the
question naturally arises: What is Uncle Sam main
taining a Navy Department for, if such matters must
be turned over to billionaire oil corporations; and who is
the Government, the oil interests or the rag, tag and bob
tail of American plutocratic society.
The next award of the Nobel prize should be made to
the man who can build a restaurant counter so that a
stool- balancer may cross his legs without barking his
shins.
An Eastern spellbinder announces that “Whatever
may be said, we are progressing." Yes, -it would appear
that some of the politicians are progressing toward jail.
A paris dressmaker says women's skirts will look
longer next year. This means that the men will not look
as long as they do this year.
It must be awful to think prize fighting brutal and
then have a son get three ribs cracked in a football game.
Oh boy, be sure and read the Parade of Fashion to
day! .... ..;
YUKON TAKES SOUTH
CAPACITY LISTING
POUT OF SEWARD
ALL FIRST CLASS RESERVATIONS
SOLD OUT; MANY ALASKANS
OUTBOUND
The southbound list of reservations
on the S. S. Yukon which left port at
midnight, Saturday, was a follows:
For Seattle—Walter Hansen, Lo
gan Stipp, A. Baumberger, G. John
sond, M. B. Vaughn, E. Fredrickson,
Oscar Erickson, M. A. Pilnska, E.
Townsend, Wm. Sargent, S. Freeman,
Chas. Peterson, Richard Cunningham,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rathjens, R. E.
Gudersin, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Ander
son, J„ C. Wingfield, J. H. Bolem,
Chas. Petry, Ernest Petry, Tom Web
ly, Adria Cramor, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Kurtz, W. H. McFarland, J. G. Brady,
John Gustafson, Mrs. Anne McKilrery,
A. Kinkella, Hona Hess, Mrs. Kate
Woolard, W. S. Hall, Ada Penning
ton, John Hering, Wm. Hering, Mr.
and Mrs. Hansen, Inez Hansen, Abe
Stein, Margaret McMahon, Darlyn
Berry, Ed. Strain, Mr. and Mrs. A. •
McDonald, Roy E. Clark, Auguc Mc
Phail, Roy E. Clark, W. S. Hall, Mrs.
Ira Bailey, J. D. De Mars, Goo. H. Her
man, Mrs. Geo. E. Anderson, Mrs. J.
D. DeMars, Mrs. C. D. Bolders, Mrs.
Ira Bailey and baby, Stanley Bailey,
Robert. Bailey, William Morrison,
Geo. Dinnis, James Byrns, Lawrence
Feeley, Joe Berven, Dr. H. A. Haver
stock, Lieut, and Mrs. Pence and son,
Capt. L. V. Amo$, Mrs. L. W. Amos,
Lieut and Mrs. H. E. Berger and baby,
Major an4 Mrs. Josiah Kemp, Mr. and
* ! V
Mrs. Thomas J. Keene, Allen Sea
vers, James J. Powers, Robert Eusley,
John A. Dockery, "Wm. B. Schmitz, Le
Roy Luher, L. J. Smuh, Jessie O.
Welch, Robt. L. Cox, Peter Zeetz, Or
no Lepisto, Edwin Booth, Robt. E.
Dunbar, Peter Atschil, Harry Brown,
Lawrence Barnhart, August T. Alt
dorf, Geo. R. Donovan, Joseph A. Co
dene, Robt. R. Brown, Archie P.
Evans, Isaac H. Heffentrager, Geo. C.
Edwards,' E. C. Fisher, Leonie Manuel,
James F. Johnson, Sherman C. Fra
ser, Jess Mangers, Thos. Long, Gar
land E. Funk, Pat J. Geary, Tom A.
Wiltrout, John Jasiniske, Paul F.
Gonros, Mathew Barbarich, Arthur
Hanie, Raejoh Pelosi, Sqonaeio Ram
erez, Geo. S. Kenworthy, Wm. F. To
malla, Leon A. Lethieweky, Raney
Kaniuff, Harold P. Walker, * Lisle T.
Walker, Edward Uzaravity, Raymond
Johns, Geo. Stegeman, John Cham
bers, J. Davis, Ron E. Clark, Clarence
Ritz, Stanlow Noonan, Harry G. Goe
bel, R. E. Danrow, Thos. G. Munter,
Andrew Orr, Prisoner Heck, Prisoner
Miller, O. T. Nelson, Mrs. H. C. Scott,
Mrs. R. E. Danrow, Mrs. P. O. Sund
berg, Mrs. James Welch, Miss Nellie
Rice, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Silver, Miss
Mable Welch, Archie M. Johnson, N.
Ring, Arthur Borell, Elmer Sandstrom.
Clayton Canterbury, J. D.| Borham,
Hilmar Olsen, Carl Carlson, Douglas
Clemmens, J. M. Steinbeck, Alfanar
Bampelli, T. Bortz, Hans Schant, Dan
Chott, P. D. Carroll, Erick Wisk, John
Connor, F. H. Smith, John Walsh, Ed
die Edlind, Wm. A. Ewing.
For Haines—Mr. and Mrs. tSanley
Koler, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kramer,
Lieut, and Mrs. J. E. Kramer, Lient.
and Mrs. W. J. Garney, Frank Pennell,
John R. Stewart, John O. Young,
Fred A. Bailey, James B. Ellsworth, .
Leon B. Wood, Arthur E. Johnson, |
Chas. Ward, John Elder, Eddie L. J
Melloth, Harry Quinn, William E. a
Ritz, Frank G. Wilson, Herman J. Mer- I
ry, Jack Brighton, Joseph H. Lewis, 1
For Juneau—Carl L. Lotsfeldt, Mar
tin Erstad, Mrs. Martin Estad, Mrs. I
Character
The standing of a financial institution is re
flected in the character of those with whom it
does business.
We are proud to number among our corres
pondents the leading banks and trust companies
both here and abroad.
In choosing a Bank choose strength, service
—and character.
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Bank of Seward
Established 1905 ■
RESOURCES $400,000.00
targaret Schlosser, Mrs. O. Sippola,
. R. Corney, B. Vaso, August Heap
nea, John Wilson, Wm. Carpenter,
L E. Kistrainor, Martin Lien, G. Mil
sr.
For Cordova—John Larson, Adam
'etrich, Mrs. J. England, Mrs. P. Kal
ley, Pat Murphy.
For Latouche— Swan Lierd, Sam
Lescih, M. Anderson, E. Nilson, C.
Abrahaman, S. Holm. Thomas Walshi 4
For Wrangell—A. H. Bryant.
For Valdez—R. B. Hampel.
For Ketchikan—Ira Bussard.