SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
.OP SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
Gateway Publishing Co.
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Alaska, as second-class mail matter.
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
A number of! inquiries have come to
the Gateway the past few -weeks re
garding responsibility for the trap
ping license passed by the legislature
of Alaska. One trapper to the west
ward w-rites: “We wish to know
which members of the legislature
framed this obnoxious bill and who
voted for its passage in order that wre
may go to the polls and vote against
them if they ever run for office in
this division again.”
Unfortunately the editor of the
Gateway has no record of the vote
on the bill, and therefore cannot say,
but there is a strong sentiment in
favor of its repeal by the trapper.
QUOTE THE LAW
On a recent visit to Sewrard Game
Warden Hardy warned restaurant
keepers that they must refrain from
placing ptarmigan on their bill of
fare. A careful perusal of the law
shows that w'hile it is illegal to serve
these birds on trains, in mess houses
or river steamers there is no mention
in the law* of restaurants, hotels or
lodging houses. Several lawyers to
whom the bill has been referred de
clare that ptarmigan may be served
legally in restaurants during the open
season while others are silent on the
matter, refusing to render an opin
ion.
The matter has been put up to the
Gateway and legal advice Is being
consulted in order to see whether the
ruling is a legal one, or an arbitrary
decision by the game warden, who
is interpreting the law for his own
convenience.
While the ptarmigan may be class
ed as a game bird it is so plentiful
and is so much a part of the regular
menu of Alaskans that the question
has aroused considerable interest in
the minds of local hunters. Serving
the birds in local restaurants is not
the greater of existing game evils, as
they are used and not wasted. If not
killed when numerous the large flocks
die off or migrate to parts, unknown
and do no one any good. Any. game
that is used to cheapen the high cost
of living, whether by family or by
restaurant patrons can hardly be call
ed wasted. The real waste is by the
big game hunter who kills for tro
phies and uses but little of the meat
which is killed at a time when the
rutting season is on, and when the
I animals have the least sense of fear
of man. Were a law passed compell
ing hunters to bring in all marketable
meat and it was used in the reastau
rants of the city it would be far bet
ter than to allow the meat to go to
waste.
The Gateway believes that no man
who is living in the hinterland of
Alaska and kills game for his own
i use, wasting nonq tff it, is doing an
illegal act. It can be put to no better
use. To allow game to die of old
age, or to save it exclusively for the
alien head hunter is a wrong done to
the pioneer settler.
A number of evils exist in the pres
ent game laws which will be called
attention to from time to time.
POLITICS ARE SEETHING.
The political pot is beginning to
bubble and many of those who served
the Territory in the recent legislature
at so much per diem in the recent leg
islature are beginning to cast their
eyes toward the flesh pots and will
ask the electors for their return.
The trouble is that Alaskans play
politics around the edges only. They
elect a man without due regard for
his mental ability and forget him
him until some fool law is passed
trampling upon their rights, and then
they roar. The time to roar is before
the election. If a man hasa cham
pioned a bill which is a detriment to
his constituents why return him?
If a legislator has shown that he de
sires to obtain publicity at the ex
pense of his constituents it would be
far wiser to relegate him to oblivion
and try another man. It is true he
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Liberty Theater
ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8 SHARP
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eg A thrill-filled story of California in 1850
“The Devils Cargo
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Sacramento the worst town on the face of the earth, exactly portrayed
as it was then.
ACTION! ACTION!! ACTION!!!
A town without law, until a Vigilance Committee started to clean house.
A wondeiful story of the old six-shooter days, when the surest shot and
the quickest to draw, was boss And this nlay shows
WALLACE BEERY at his best supported by
PAULINE STARKE — WILLIAM COLLIER
RAYMOND HATTON — CLAIRE ADAMS
A tale that will make you sit up and take notice from start to*finish.
With it there is a one-reel comedy
“CAVE INN”
showing Cave Men and Women
Saturday’s showing proved this a fine feature,
especially the acting of WALLACE BEERY.
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may be just as useless and as radical
at the one retired but the chances are
all in his favor.
The last legislature went on record
members at Juneau apparently forgot
for economy and upon arrival of its
their platform, as no evidence exists
of any lessening in tax rates, licenses
or other revenues. On the contrary
they were increased by the passage
of new revenue producing bills. It has
always been our notion that the re
sources of the Territory should pay
all its bills up to a certain point, if
real economy w'&re practiced.
There is no doubt but that the Ter
ritory needs the money as badly as
the local municipality needs it, but
there are too many boards and com
missions drawing from the revenues.
Taxes should be sent in by mail to
the collectors, without paying a col
lector a large salary to go and col
lect them. In many cases the cost
of transportation eats up the tax col
lected.
Alaskans have only themselves to
blame for the condition which con
fronts them as party lines have been
drawn and men elected wrho have been
The Alaska Railroad
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’ TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
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WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
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worse than useless to their constitu
ents. The man himself has been lost
sight of in a desire to serve the party.
Many good democrats and many good
republicans have been elected or de
feated by party votes or by indiffer
ence in going to the polls. The only
remedy is- to carefully examine the re
cords of legislators and if they pass
the test send them back again and
again, and continuous service better
fits them for the positions they occu
py. But above all insist on strict
economy in Territorial affairs with the
bills paid by taxing the exportation
of natural resources.
Mannie Senft, local citizens, left
this morning for Mile 18 in which
neighborhood he will remain for a
week and attempt to bring down the
big moose which has been prowling
about the flat for seme days.
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In a swimming race near London,
Webster, 75, by the length of his
nose. »
A St. Louis bandit fired four bul
lets through Policeman O’Brien’s hel
met without wounding the officer.
The parent-teachers association of
Kansas City has declared war on hip
flasks and petting parties and de
mands that young people have chap
erones.
George Condon, 17, admitted hav
ing “borrowed” 12 automobiles at
different times in which to ride to
his work on a farm four miles from
Vineland, N. J.
A handsome Christmas box will be
given with each purchase at Urbach’s
the rest of the month. tf
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In extending the Season’s Greeting to all its
friends and patrons, The Alaska Railroad takes oc
casion to announce a
. .CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
EXCURSION FARE
of one and one-third the regular one-way fare, for
round trip, between all stations. Reduced rate tick
ets may be purchased at all agency stations Decem
ber 21st, 1925 to January 1st, 1926, inclusive; final
return limit January 5th, 1926. Passengers board
ing trains at non-agency stations may avail them
selves 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 1926 will be most progressive and pros
perous for all Alaskan activities, and towards the
accomplishment of this purpose The Alaska Rail
road will continue to lend its earnest and whole
hearted cooperation at all times.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)