SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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Entered in the postoffice at Seward,
Alaska, as second-class mail matter.
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BIRCH.
Of the one hundred and thirty-tw’o
uses to which all the vroods of North
America may be put, but one, and
that birch, is useful for one half of
these commodities. Some woods are
restricted in their uses while others
are very versatile and may be used
in a variety of ways under their own
name, or as substitutes for other
woods. To the latter class belongs
birch, as it has the necessary hard
ness to make it desirable whereaver
a hardwood is needed, either for its
strength or smoothness of surface;
and its beautiful grain and satiny
texture combine to make it one of the
most satisfactory woods for interior
finish, or for high class furniture.
Laboratory tests in the Forestry
Department have proven that Birch
is one of the hardest of all hardwoods
and is especially adapted to the pur
pose of flooring where a fine polish,
combined with long wearing qualities
are desired. As proof of its desira
bility along these lines, reports of
building operations in the east and
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‘Resists Water, Weather,
Wear!
Wherever you need varnish,
inside or out, FuUerwear will
give you great service. AFuller
product—it must be good. But
the practical test of time and
hard, exacting usage, has
proved FuUerwear of excep
tional value and economy—
especially for boat owners.
FuUerwear is a high grade,
quick-drying Spar Varnish,
Resists salt water, sun heat and cold.
Flows on well—dries hard overnight.
Forms a durable, tough, protective
coat Next time use FuUerwear.
I THERE’S a Fuller Paint'll
for every marine purpose. Jj x
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carry a lull line of Fuller
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can supply your needs.
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301 Mission Street San Francisco
25 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
FULLER
PAINTS VARNISHES
PJONEE^wHITE LEAD
middle west show an ever increasing
consumption of this valuable wood
for the above named purposes, where
the builders have had the choice of
all the hardwoods of the wrorld.
As a cabinet wood Birch has few
equals, and no superiors, for in the
hands of the skilled craftsman, it will
show with perfection any finish, light
or dark, natural or stained, and its
wide range of grain furnish many
pleasing effects when properly handl
ed by the finisher. Owing to its fine
texture and lack of coarse pores, it
furnishes one of the best bases for
white enamelled wrork.
Once thoroughly seasoned, Birch
does not wTarp, twist or split. The
texture always remains firm, the grain
does not rise, nor are there those mi
nute pores which are so common in
some otherwise fine hardwToods; and
wrhich after a time absorb the finsh
and cause the job to look shabby.
The ever diminishing supply of
eastern birch and other hardwoods,
together with the fact that very lit
tle useful hardwoods grow west of
the Rocky mountains, has served to
draw attention to Alaska’s wonderful
supply of this most beautiful and use
ful timber which is just beginning to
be placed on the market, and is des
tined to become in the near future,
one of the important exports of the
territory.
Wm. G. Marsh.
REVOLT IN THE AIR
Disgusted and sickened by the med
dlesome tactics of self constituted re
formers and uplifters, an increasing
number of citizens of this great coun
try are getting cocked and primed
for a genuine revolt against a lot of
foolishness which is being practiced
under the guise of reform.
Every dyspeptic individual who
has lost all zest for life wants to
make it impossible for his fellowmen
to enjoy even the most harmless
forms of amusement, excepting un
der such regulations as may be pre
scribed by the busybodies.
Another class would stifle free
thought and speech; many even try
to injure a fellow citize!| n his busi
ness because he does not subscribe !
to the same creed as that professed
by certain self-appointed guardians
| of religion and morals.
From one angle or another, prac
| tically every security vouchsafed to
Jan American citizen by the Bill of
| Rights is being attacked. It is time
to call a halt to this petty tyranny
of a fanatical minority and assert our
traditional rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
Judge R. L. Wiliams of McAles
ter, Okla., recently delivered a scath
ing rebuke from the bench to prom
inent citizens who buy liquor, being
quoted as saying: “If I ever get one
of those white-collared fellows in my
court I will set him afire.” If the
w. c. f. has a few drinks of moon
shine beforehand, he’ll be afire al
ready.
Vice-President Dawes is making
speeches in support of his demand
for a revision of the Senate rules.
Some astute critics profess to see
in this move an early bid for the
presidency in 1928. The Senate might
deprive him of his pet issue by ac
tually changing the rules.
Emphasizing the brotherly love
existing among the Tennessee fans,
the Nashville Banner rhapsodizes ed
itorially over a baseball incident, as
follows: “The Memphis first baseman
made one of those miraculous catch
es. Applause from Nashville fans
was spontaneous and generous. It was
an indication of a fine spirit of sports
manship. Long may it continue to
exist and grow in favor.”
Abandoning hope of improving
conditions in regard to the class of
films being produced, the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs and
the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers have withdrawn from
the public relations committee of the
motion picture producers’ organiza
tion. The good ladies may now en
joy the pictures with a clear con
science.
Voting on the proposed merger oi
the northern and southern wings ol
the Methodist Episcopal church ap
pears to be fairly unanimous—
the North being unanimously foi
and the South being somewhat less
unanimously against.
Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the American
Museum of Natural History, one of
the world's greatest anthropologists,
declares that it has been definitely
established by the latest investiga
tions that man descended from the
anthropoid apes.
ROGERS FIRST”
TOURIST SHIP;
IN S.E. ALASKA
Inaugurating the tourist season to
Southeastern Alaska of the Pacific
Steamship company, the steamer Ad
miral Rogers arrived in Juneau re
cently with Capt. Frank Landstrom
as master. She is making the trian
gular run, going to Skagway and then
to Sitka and back to Juneau before
going south.
It was not learned how many tour
ists were aboard the ship on the first
trip of the season but it is expected
that starting with the Rogers all
steamships will be loaded to capacity
as the influx to the Pacific northwest
has been enormous so far this year.
AUTHOR OF ALASKA BOOK
ADDS INTERESTING LEGEND
Elizabeth C. Hazeltine, of Seattle,
author of “Alaskan Forget-Me-Nots,”
one of the prettiest little Alaska sou
venirs ever issued, has just put out a
second edition which is quite an im
provement over the first in that it
contains the Dedication and Legend
of the Forget-Me-Not, both of which
are interesting and romantic. The
author states in a letter to the editor
of a Juneau weekly that she is now
handling the distribution of the book
let herself which enables her to re
duce the price just one-half, selling
the booklet at 50 cents where the for
mer price was a dollar. Copies may
be ordered from her direct at her
home, 906 Boylston Avenue, Seattle.
According to reports from railway
headquarters, the Cordova Lumber
company, Chas. Godall, manager, is
at work on a tie contract for the
railroad.
Alaska Cafe For Sale
Well established, ne”' three-year
lease, fixtures and equipment all
standard restaurant equipment;
three-oven French brick range;
10-hole, 2-roast pan copper steam
table; 12 stool counter, five dining
tables, two boxes, new meat block,
O. P. Co. Syracuse China dishes;
low rent, an A-1 location; an ex
cellent buy for man and wife.
ALASKA CAFE
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UNGA, ALASKA
The LIBERTY
ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8:00 SHARP
A Laughter Program
Buster Keaton
In the roaring 5-reel comedy
Sherlock, jr.
A CYCLONE OF LAUGHS
Fast, furious fun that will make you young if
you are old, and old if you are young. This is
considered the best thing Buster Keaton has
ever done.
The is also another comedy, “STAY SINGLE,”
in two reels that will add to your side ache
And as a safety brake we will show a late Pathe
News reel and a Graphic Reel. A program that
will wake you after after the two-days shut
down.
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