NOMINATION CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Bee., 9, (A>)—
The senate confirmed the nomina
tion of Julius Harold Hart to be
District Attorney for the Second
District, Alaska.
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ER'S*ALASKA SHOP.
FRATERNAL GROFRS
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER OF
EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Mondays of each month in ;
Odd Fellows’ Hall at 8 p.m,
jt’isiting members always wel* ;
/come: Miriam Painter, W.
M.; Martino Johansen,
Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1125. L. O. O. M.
Meets every first and
third Fridays each j
month at 8 p.m. at ;
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
All welcome. Peter
N. Anderson, Direc- j
tor. M. A. Horner,
Sec re tar j’.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO NO. 9
C. M. Brosius, Secretary-Treasurer
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO. 6-A.
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and *
third Mondays of each j
month in Odd Fellows’ '
Hall at 8 p.m.. Visiting
members are a Iways
welcome. Mrs. Marie
Osho, N. G„ Ludwig
Larsson, Secretary. >
RESSURECTION LODGE NO. A-7, I.O.O.F.
Meets every Thursday at 8:00
P m. in Odd Fellows’ Hall. Vis
iting brothers welcome
Dow I. Galloway, N. G., Ludwig Larsson,
secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219, F. *. A. M.
Mated communications t and
third Tuesdays each mo...... Vis
iting brethern welcome. I. **.
Flickinger, W. M., Martin Ban
bury, Secret! ry.
NO LIVES LOST; STRUCK AMID
SIIIP AND LISTED BADLY
BEFORE SINKING
NEW YORK, Dec., 19. (/P)— Ram
ed by the liner Algonquin while
enroute to Galveston with 189 pas
sengers, the liner Fort Victoria
with 280 passengers, sank near
Ambrose Lightship after the pas
sengers, officers and men had been
taken off No lives were lost.
The passengers were returned to
New York by tugs and a pilot boat.
The Algonquin, with a large hole
in her bow, was anchored in Am
brose Channel with all aboard, pro
bably for all night. The Fort Vic
toria was struck a midship and list
ed badly before she sank.
McNAMAMY ELECTED
WASHINGTON, Dec., 19, (/Pi
Frank McNamamy was elected
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, for 1930., suc
ceeding Ernest I. Lewis. The
chairmanship rotates from year
to year.
New work shoes at SEWARD
LEATHER WORKS. Ten percent
off on all sizes left. Old prices $4.50,
$5.00 and S6.00.
GIFTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
WITH LARGE ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL
NOVELTIES ALONG
With our regular line of Ladies and Children’s
Wearing Apparel, gives you a wide range to
select your Christmas Gifts from.
TREE DECORATIONS ANI) TOYS IN OUR
TOYLAND BASEMENT.
Store Open Evenings until Xmas
Overland
Hotel
''On the Main Street
Seward, Alaska
MEL A. HOKNER, Mgr.
JOHN C.
WHITE and CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
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LOS ANGELES, Dec., 19, </P)—
Tom Vernon, confessed tYain wreck- '
!er, escaped the death gallows for
ithe wrecking and robbery of the
|Southern Pacific passenger train
on November 10, when he was sen- !
fenced to Folsom prison for two j
life terms as a habital criminal and
train wrecker. He served five other i
prison terms in California, Ohio j
and Pennsylvania.
LOS ANGELES, Dec., 19, (/P)—The
superior court granted Alexander
Pantages permission to leave his
cell in the county jail for a brief
period to visit his wife who is ill
at their home. Pantages asked the
court’s sanction for the visit which
wall be made late today. After ob
taining affidavits from three phy
sicians that his wife was unable to
go to his cell. He said he wished to
hold a “business conference” with
his wife.
MELLON SAILS FOB |
3-WEEKS VACATION!
MIAMI Dec., 19, (A5)—Andrew
Mellon, secretary-treasurer, sailed
for a three-week’s holiday in Baha
mah waters, after touring the city
in a rented automobile while city
officials hunted for him in vain.
Secretary Mellon is accompanied j
by his son Paul, his daughter and ;
her husband David E. K. Bruce and '
Francis Carmody, Paul’s college
friend.
UNA A CAULDRON
OF IHLT: THOUSANDS
SHANGHAI, Dec., 18, (/P)-China
continues to be a cauldron of re- |
volt against the Nationalist govern- ;
ment. Many thousands were report- j
ed killed or wounded in a battle :
or the possession of Canton, rebels
and loyalists battled in Honsn and
Anhwei provinces and thousands of
Chinese were made panic stricken
by fake reports of rebel approaches
against the native section of
Shanghai where they were prevent
ed by armed white police from en
tering the city’s foreign section.
Nanking, the capitol of China, was
virtually denuded of foreigners
seeking safety.
All kinds of fresh fruit and vege
tables for Christmas. BROWN &
HAWKINS, Corp.
Skates make an ideal Christmas
present. URBACH & VALADE have
a large assortment.
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BUICK
LEADERSHIP
OUT OF EVERY 100
CARS SOLD BY THE
15 MANUFACTUR
ERS IN THE BUICK
CLASS DURING
AUG, AND SEPT.
41
WERE BUICKS
P. M. OGLE, AGENT
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A. L. MEETING
A regular stated meeting of Sew
ard Post No. 5, The American Le
gion will be held in the quarter
master’s office, warehouse “A” Sew
ard, next Wednesday evening, Dec
ember 18. All members are urged
to be present and hear the final
report on committees in reference
to preparations made for “The Call
of the Banshee’ to be given at the
Liberty theatre this coming Friday
evening. Visiting comrades are
cordially invited to b present at
this meeting.
S. H. Hunsicker, Adjutant.
HAND PAINTED ALASKA PIC
TURS AT SYLVIA’S. *
«'l. .""ranSjgj -yjlFn »"W»1»,
Men’s White Broad Cloth Shirts
32.50. Urbach & Valade.
Fresh Hass San Francisco b and
ies at Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
URBACH & VALADE for Kates.
VICTKOLA — Splendid condition
$65. Hardware Dept.. BROWN &
Hawkins.
With $100.00 purchase in tlie
clothing department between now
and Christmas-—Free Mignonphonp
four records and case, value $30.00.
BROWN & HAWKINS Corp.
JUST UNPACKED
LOVELY SILKEN PAJAMAS WITH
MATCHING COATS, PADDED ROBES.
CHILDREN’S FROCKS, NECKWEAR, LA
TEST STYLE SPORT SUITS, SWEATERS
THE BLUE SHOP
If Your Meal Is Planned
Around A Frye
Bruhn Product It’s
The Best Meal In
The Town !!!!
Frye-Bruhn Company
Phone Main 94
Cal M. Brosius
HT : . SEWARD, ALASKA
Construction Lumber
Builders’ Supplies
Boat Lumber
Mill Work
RADIO SUPPLIES — SOCKETS - BUSStL
JACKS—CONDENSERS—SWITCHES. ETC
TUBES AND BATTERIES
Flooring Cement
Ceiling Lime
Rustic Plaster
Bevel siding Lath
Fir Finish Plaster Board
Mouldings Chimney brick
Windows Fire brick
Doors Fire day
Plate and Window glass Beaver Board
Alaska
Seward