MOOSE PASS MINER
Bv L. H. Allen . _
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PERHAPS NOT ON THE UP-AND-UP
The Anchorage Times has been conducting
an open forum of letters and votes « By
means of the letters its readers were in
vited to express themselves for or against
removal of The Alaska Railroad terminus
from Seward to Portage Bay. The Times
printed voting coupons inviting votes for
the same object. At the expiration of the
time allotted, the Times announced that the
votes cast had been 3 to 1 in favor of
Portage Bay.
BUT- no votes nor letters were required
to be signed with real names.
Anchorage people MAY be fish enough to
think that that sort of poll decides some
thing - but we doubt it. All of the let
ters in favor of Portage Bay sounded as if
they had been written by one and the same
person. Certainly there was a chance for
one person to cast all of the votes favor
able to Portage Bay. A shoddy way of at
tempting to shift public opinion!
The most enlightening point brought out
by this open forum and poll was that every
letter contributed that was signed "Rail
road Employee" or "Anchorage Taxpayer"
wanted the railroad left right where it is.
American organized labor does not hes
itate to spread propaganda that dictator
ships promote the economic security of in
dustrial workers, despite the fact that all
intelligent persons know that no government
offers a greater degree of social security
than is found in the United States. The
following facts are from a study pade by
Hartley W. Barclay, editor of Mill & Fact
ory, of production under the American sys
tems
In the United States there are 800 auto*
mobiles for every 1,000 families as com
pared with 70 in Germany and 30 in Italy,
Twenty-four per cent of the American
people are enrolled in schools or colleges
as compared with 13 per cent in Germany
and 12 per cent in Italy.
The United States has 549 telephones
per 1,000 families as compared with 198 in
Germany and 54 in Italy.
Shoe consumption in the United States
is 12.9 pairs per family of four per year
as compared with 4.6 pairs in Germany and
2.9 pairs in Italy.
Americans have $3,249 of life insurance
per average family of four as against $273
in Germany and $103 in Italy.
The American per capita consumption of
milk is 39 gallons as compared with 23 in
Germany and 7 in Italy.
American wages for one hour's work willj
buy 10.01 loaves of white bread as com
pared with 4,31 loaves in Italy and 2.73 •
in Germany,
SEWING CLUB MEETS
The Sewing club met last Wednesday with
Mrs. Harry L. Smith. The members pres
ent were Mrs. E.L.Robbins* Mrs. Glen Col
lins, Mrs, Fred Laubscher, Mrs. Jake Laub
scher, Mrs. Roy Thurston* Mrs. Sam Estes,
Mrs. Harry V. Johnson, Mrs. L.H.Allen and
the hostess. At the close of the after
noon ice cream, chocolate filled wafers,
coffee and tea were served.
On March 8, Mrs. Roy Thurston entertain
ed the club. Present were Mrs. Leora
Roycroft, Mrs. John L. Nelson, Mrs. E. L.
Robbins, Mrs. Harry V. Johnson, Mrs. Glen
Collins, Mrs. L.H.Allen, Mrs. Fred Laub
scher, Mrs. Harry L. Smith. The hostess
served aople pie topped with whipped cream,
coffee and tea.
The Library Board, Mrs. Harry L. Smith,
president; Mrs. Fred Laubscher, secretary;
Mrs. Ralph Reid, treasurer and Mrs. E. L.
Robbins and Mrs. Roy Thurston the other
members, is raffling a handsome all-wool
blanket, hoping thereby to increase the
maintenance fund of the Community Library.
There was splendid attendance at the
dance given at Lawing Roadhouse on the eve
ning after St. Patrick's Day. Refresh
ments were in the fora of a Jigg's supper,
Mr, and Mrs, Ray Stafford and Miss Mary
Stafford were Sunday dinner guests of Mr,
and Mrs, Jake Laubscher.
The Antoine Velanis family have recov
ered from a serious bout with the flu.
There waB excellent attendance and ev
erybody had a good time at the dance held
last Saturday evening at Hielo's Roadhouse.
A delightful feature of the occasion was
the showing by Ed. Estes of the pictures
he has taken of Alaska game and other
Alaska scenes. Some of these were in
color and all of them were marvelous to
see. Of considerable interest and the
first time shown were some scenes of the
disastrous flood which occurred la3t Fall
in the Moose Pass and Lawing section.
Gilbert Witt has returned from the
States where he spent the winter months.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brosius returned to
Seward on the ss Yukdn from an extended
trip Outside when they visited Chicago,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Canton, Middletown,
0., Pittsburgh, Denver, and spent three
days at the San Francisco Fair.
Miss Evelyn Goding of Skagway, sister
of Mrs, Warren Neil of Seward, was mar
ried in Fairbanks recently to Joseph
Fratiich. The bride was a stenographer
for the lawmakers during the recent session
of the Territorial Legislature and she
went to Fairbanks from Juneau by plane.