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Report of Churchmen
Hold Exclusion Act
Needless and Wanton
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 26.—Action of
congress in passing the Japanese ex
clusion act, is termed as “needless
and wanton” in the report of the
commission on international justice
and good will, prepared for submis
sion to the Federal Council of
churches, in session here, it was an
nounced.
The Japanese question also came
before the delegates attending the
quadrennial meeting in the report
of the general secretaries. This re
port asserted that missionary lead
ers in Japan feel that the exclusion
act has "set back the progress of the
Christian movement 20 years.”
"The sympathetic understandings
on the part of the American church
es was one of the most powerful in
fluences iu helping the Japanese to
retain confidence in the American
people.
"The ultimate results of that
needless and wanton act will slowly
disappear as the decades •pass,” reads j
the report of the commission. “A
deep wound was inflicted upon Ja
pan’s feelings of good will and ad
miration for America. Her resent
ment and mortification were reveal
ed by the scores of meetings of pro
test held in all the principal cities
of Japan on July 1, 1924, the day the
law went into effect.
ACTRESS IN “LINCOLN”
FILM WEDS REALTY MAN
COMO, Cal., Dec. 26—Ruth Clif
ford, well known film actress, and
James A. Cornelius, -.real estate
dealer, were married here yesterday,
the ceremony occurring at St. Am
brose church. The newlyweds will
leave today for a month’s honey
moon in Hawaii and on their return
Miss Clifford will continue with her
screen work. 1
Miss Clifford, it will be remem
bered, played the role of Anne Rut
ledge in the picturization of “Abra
ham Lincoln.”
FAMILY TREE OF
AMERICAN PEOPLE
IS BEING TRACED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 26 —
The task of tracing the family
tree of the American people is un
der way, representatives of the sec
retaries of state, commerce and la
bor having begun investigations to
determine the broad lines of national
origin for use as a permanent guide
in fixing immigration quotas.
Ancestors or descendants of parti
cular individuals are not being con
sidered in the study, which was pro
vided for in the immigration act of
.1924, their place for the purpose of
the nation’s genealogy being taken
by statistics of immigration and
emigration, rates of increase of pop
ulation as shown by successive de
cennial censuses and such other data
as may be found to be reliable.
The investigation is expected to
continue a year and the results must
be formulated by April 1, 1927, when
President Coolidge, under the law,
must proclaim the new quotas fixed,
according to the ratio of the alien
origins of the American people. The
present quotas are determined on the
basis of the census of 1890.
RECORD HERRING PACK
The Mclver and McNab Packing Co.
of Seldovia, which closed down this
week, made a record pack of fine
herring. Their crewrs will be in on
the Redondo.
Food for Thought.
Report says $6,000,000,000 is spent
yearly in the United States for food.
Not so many people living on love as
in the old days.
TANANA RIFLE CLUB ISSUES
CHALLENGE TO RIFLEMEN
The Tanana Rifle Club has issued
a challenge to rifle clubs of the coast
towns. While Seward has some good
shots, it has no rifle club eligible to
meet under the rules for competition.
FAIRBANKS GIRLS COMING
TO MEET COAST TEAMS
The Fairbanks girls basketball team
will play in Anchorage this week.. A
series of games will be played there,
and if possible the team may visit
Seward before returning.
Mr. and Mrs. Swain of Fairbanks
left on one of the last boats for the
States.
James Calkins, a Fairbanks resi
dent is spending the winter in the
States.
Allen Williams left on a recent boat
to visit his old home in the States.
NORTHWESTERN DUE TONIGHT j
The steamship Northwestern is due '
in port some time about 1 o’clock to
night.
STARR LEAVES KANATAK
The steamship Starr was due in
Kanatak some time yesterday, and
will not reach port until some time
tomorrow.
Mrs. Fred Parsons, wife of the pro
prietor of the Hotel Parsons, will
leave January 3 for Australia and
Honolulu to spend the winter.
The Alaska railroad is inaugurat
ing a system of charcoal burners on
the passenger trains.
Henry F. Stoy and Milton Rice, An
chorage hunters, killed two moose on
Kenai lake last week.
J. A. Borges, assistant superinten
dent of the Alaska Road Commission,
who has been in the states owing to
the illness of his mother, is an incom
ing passenger on the Northwestern.
Charles Emswiler left today for
Nuka bay, carrying Alex Bolam and
George Thorkilson.
REPRESENTATIVE. FORMER
PARTNER, WOMAN ASSERTS
WASHINGTON, I). C., Dec. 26.—
The assertion that Representative
Samuel A. Kendall, of Pennsylvania,
formerly was in partnership with
her in connection with the sale of
surplus war material to his con
stituents was made in an affidavit
filed today in the supreme court
in the District of Columbia by Mrs.
Margaret B. Buchanan.
Mrs. Buchanan, former secretary
of Representative Kendall, is under
indictment for forgery, and she ask
ed the court to call witnesses in
her defense at government expense
to establish the partnership and her
right to sign the name of Mr.
Kendall to a check made payable to
his order.
DANCE A SUCCESS
The dance given last night by the
Seward orchestra was very successful
a large crowd being in attendance.
$150,000,000 IS ASKED
FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 26.—
The expenditure of $150,000,000 for
construction of new federal govern
mental buildings be authorized under
a bill introduced today by Represen
tative Elliott, republican, Indiana, act
ing chairman of the house public
buildings committee.
Determination of what buildings
should be constructed and selection
of sites would be left to the secre
tary of the treasury. Not more
than $25,000,000 would be available
for any one year.
Robbers entered a serve-yourself
store in Michigan and served them
selves to the contents of two safes.
Never laugh at a pug nose! You
can never tell what’s going to turn
up next.
Some men are entirely too literal.
For instance, the Anchorage fellow,
who, on leaving a local hotel room,
read a card on the door—“Stop! Have
you left anything? “And then went
back and took the soap'and towels.
Irene Castle doesn’t need the pub
licity, neither do her former hus
bands, but they-re booth on the front
page again.
Be on the level and you’re not
likely to go down hill.
Yet \Ye Call ’Em the “Heathen
Chinee.”
I suppose we think we are smarter
than the Chinese.
Aren’t we?
The Chinese are not saying a
word. They are getting wheat and
pork in exchange for Mah Jongg
sets.
Pacific Coastwise (Service
^admiral line
South from
Seward
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Arrives
Seward
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
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5H.F.ALEXANPP-R. PRESIDENT|
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. STARR SAILS JANUARY FOURTH
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co. !
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 73*. SEWARD, ALASKA
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GATEWAY UNDER OBLIGATIONS
FOR SMOKES AND CANDIES
The Gateway’s employes are under
many obligations for cigars and can
dies received from the Alaska Shop,
the Palace, Mr. H. V. Hoben and the
Northern. The rule “No se permitte
fumar” has been abolished and dense
clouds of smoke are rolling out of
the windows of the city’s largest and
best daily. For which we return
thanks.
TELEPHONE GIRLS REMEMBERED
The switchboard operators at the
city telephone station received nine
boxes of fine candies from grateful
patrons yesterday. Dr. Baughman is
standing by ready for a hurry up call.
FIVE FORAGING ELK
KILLED BY DEPUTIES
OF YAKIMA COUNTY
YAKIMA, Dec. 26.—Deputy State
Game Warden George Harris and
County Game Warden W. B.' Gun
noe, of this city, Saturday killed
five bull elk out of a band of sev
enty-five animals that was return
ing to the hills from a night of
foraging in the farms of the Oak
creek district. The action was taken
at the request of ranchers in an
effort to stop depredations. There
are more than 500 elk in that re
gion, Gunnoe said the other day.
The hunters went up Friday night
and reached their station early Sat
urday, after a hike through three
feet of snow. The elk appeared soon
afterward and the hunters opened
fire when they got within range.
The carcasses were cut up and
packed and brought to this city
and put in cold storage to be sold
for Christmas trade. The teeth were
preserved and will be sold later. The
proceeds will go into the county
game funds.
CAN USE A FEW MORE CUS
TOMERS AT THE 0. K .BARBER
SHOP.
A TEAM OF TAME BEARS
Mrs. W. B. Lawing of Mile 23 hag
her bear cubs broke to harness and
is driving them hitched to a sled. She
'says they make a speedy team and
ean pull anything they are hitched to.
ANOTHER RAILROAD RUMOR
According to an item printed in the
Anchorage Daily Alaskan, a new man
ager will be chosen for the Alaska
railroad in the person of A. Buckley,
division superintendent of the South
ern Pacific railroad with headquar
ters at Portland.
Subscribe for ihe Seward Gateway
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Gas Launch
KENAl
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES. CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAl FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and,
Sweden.” Direct over the Atlantic'
and the North Sea in Large, Mod-*
ern and Comfortable steamers.
Frequent sailings.
Christmas Excursions to Sweden
and Finland
S. S. STOCKHOLM—From New,
York December 2; from Halifax
December 4.
S. S. DROTTNINGHOLM—From;
New York December 10.
Also Earlier Sailings
For further information and res
ervations apply to
WAYNE BLUE,
Agent for Seward, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
YUKON_Jan. 3rd
ALAMEDA_Jan. 10th
ALASKA__Jan. 17th
YUKON_Jan. 24th
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Jan. 10th
Jan. 17th
Jan. 24th
Jan. 31st
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Jan. 10th
Jan. 17th
Jan. 24th
Jan. 31st
Steamer Redondo will continue calling at Seldovia and Halibut Cove
each week until further notice.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle January 30th.
Send orders by mail.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
Greetingx « ll
In extending the Season’s Greetings to all its friends and patrons,
The Alaska Railroad takes occasion to announce a
x CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S
EXCURSION FARE
of one and one-third for the round-trip, between all stations. Reduced
rate tickets may be purchased at all agency stations December 20th to
January 1, inclusive; final return limit January 6, 1925. Passengers
boarding trains at non-agency stations may avail themselves of this
Special Excursion Rate by purchasing reduced rate tickets at first
agency stations.
It is the sincere wish of The Alaska Railroad that the year 1925
will be the most progressive and prosperous for all Alaskan activities,
and towards the accomplishments of this purpose The Alaska Railroad
will continue to lend its earnest and whole-hearted co-op6ration at all
times.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKinley park route
ANCHORAGE
ALASKA