Jmiicrd Bann Gakcm ay
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August IS, 1904
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EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES AMERICAN PIC SS ASSOCIATION
CLEAN THEIR OWN SKIRTS FIRST
Every civic organization should wire a protest to
President Hoover refuting the resolution passed by the
General Federation of Women’s Clubs in which they re
quest the President to appoint a commission to study
problems of delinquent women and girls in Alaska and
make some plan dealing with the situation now alleged
to be existing in the Territory. (The “alleged" is ours)
We believe Alaskans are the most tolerant people on
earth but this constant picking on Alaska by busybodies
in the States who haven’t got the time to clean their own
households, is enough to make a man see red.
Who in H-told them Alaska’s women are mor
ally lax? Who in the H-are they to even suggest such
a terrible thought without knowing what they are talk
ing about? They should bow their heads in shame!
Woman for woman and girl for girl Alaska will
hack them against all members of that women’s organi
zation which has insulted Alaska’s womanhood; the
women who are standing by their husbands and fathers
sides helping to carve out a better land to live in; the
wonderful frontiers-women, God bless them!
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
A holocaust in the Ohio Penitentiary snufs out more
than a hundred lives.
A few days ago the Department of Justice cautioned
a pause in too rigid law enforcement lest the jails and
penitentiaries of the nation are overtaxed.
evolve a problem that had passed
he nation? .
And what answer can those who are daily grinding
out more repressive laws give to the second observation
with respect to overcrowding jails?
It would be interesting to know the nature of the
ciimes for which the 180 men who were cremated had
been convicted of; were they crimes coming under the
common lavg with Hs origin in the Bible, or were they
statutes dealing with personal privileges, -w •-•editions
growing out of this effort of moral reformers to order
men's private lives with statutes?
_ Either we are the most depraved, lawless and vicious
nation on earth or are made so through the multiple laws
pouring from the legislative mills of the nation, ranging
all the way from the tank down municipality to tthe cap
itol at Washington. Until analysis segregates the two
positions and allows of a clarity of understanding with
respect to cause and effect, the entire question of over
plus of what is called criminality remains clouded in ob
scurity.
It seems about time to take an inventory and deter
mine the underlying’ cause for all this alleged' criminality.
It appears to be a case more of personal group opinion
than an outburst of vicious tendencies.
e boast of being the most progressive and prosper
ous nation on earth*
It is apparent thtat what was once defined as crimi
nal law, dealing with the safety of life and property, has
been translated into something entirely different. Old
customs under which we advanced spiritually and mater
ially appear to have given way for the egotism of groups
who consider a difference of opinion a just warning for
imposing further restrictions upon society and its ethi
cal relations.
That old history, the Bible, says: “And false prophets
shall arise.” The difficulty nowadays is to determine
which is the false and which stands the test of time. If
the conditions now apparent in prison overcrowding, re
sulting in such catastrophies as that in Ohio, is a thing
capable of being solved only by further mandates, it
seems that the false teachers are displayed in their most
glaring light, as there appears no rift in the sombre hori
zon as a result of this test of laws of suppression of al
most every natural impulse affecting the individual.
The slogan, following the world war was: “Get back
to normalcy.” It dealt with re-establishment of business.
IsnT it about time to resurrect the slogan and apply it to
society as regards striking off the abnormal influence
that is creating the conditions complained of by the De
partment of Justice? Maybe it will not be necessary to
further burden the taxpayers with appropriations for
larger prisons; many of them might be emptied if only
violators of the common law were restrained.
Today, Seward loses a young
man who is going to be missed; j
one who has added much pleasure !
to the community during his stay
of one year here. J. B. Kuhler.
He boards the S. S. Aleutian {
for Seattle this evening and will
spend the next two months there
and at Tacoma, then goes east to
Sioux City, Iowa where he will ,
teach penmanship and direct
chorus and glee clubs in one of
i the Junior high schools.
Mr. Kuhler, who has resigned
from the Seward school staff, de
clares lie enjoyed his work here
, very much and hates leaving the
many good friends he has made,
; but he sees more of a future in ;
: the larger system. Sioux City has
one of the best school systems in
the entire state and he will, aside
from his school activities, contin-j
ue study of jmcal music, as well as
orchestration. His vocal work here
has been enjoyed thoroughly by
his scores of appreciative aud
iences; a decidedly marked im
provement has been noticed in
his vocal selections, evidence of ,
his unflagging zeal and persever
ance toward realizing his ambition,
tion.
But of all those who will miss :
1 the popular young man will be
his former pupils who hold for !
| him the highest regard. The best:
I wishes of all go with him.
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It has always been said of the
Westward that it is a great country ;
■ lay
.them .isn’t much to do hut fish aiid i
frollic about and in the winter, j
there is no fishng.
And so we come to George Peter
son, of Sanuk, who has attained the '
ripe olci age of 92 years and who
has been in the Westward country
for 62 years. The figures are cor
rect. Fourteen of those years, it is
said, upon good authority, were j
spent an a lonesome island tending
to some one else’s foxes and at the
end of those 14 years Peterson is
alleged to have left the island with
out a dime: and he was no spend- j
thrift. Rather, he never received
compensation for his services, so
goes the story.
The final chapter to his life in
the outermost regions of Alaska
and the United States, seems to be
about written for he is enroute to
the Pioneers Home at Sitka.
The condition of Mrs. Lewis to
day is said to be as good as could
be expected following ner recent
operation at Jesse Lee.
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FOUND—Pair of eye glasses in
case; also an empty glass case, j
Cali at Gateway office.
FOR SALE—One burglar-proof
safe; one National cash register,
modern; one Burrows adding
machine and stand; all kinds of :
new scales-all sizes-including
four large Fairchilds weighing
up to 2,090 pounds; redwood
store shelving, mahognay conn- i
ters; Royal typewriter, large J
carriage. Write Sjoberg & Ment
zer, Unga, Alaska.
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l.Y and economically. Be sure to
describe article desired complet- j
ly and accurately as to sizes,
color, material and amount you
wish to pay. Lucille, 853 East,
j 20th., Eugene, Oregon.
| FOR RENT-Three-room furnished j
I house with bath. Adams 24.
WANTED to bay:- Clean cotton rags
will pay five cents per pound. Gateway _ |
LIBERTY THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — OIMfe SHOW — 6 O'CLOCK
SHOWING TONIGHT
j AND TOMORROW
THE ONE ANTI ONLY
I VICTOR M‘LAGLEN
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One of the screen’s gresi comedians, and most popu
lar men is to be seen in >y just suited to his talents.
STRONG BOY'
i he comical story of the troubles and adventures of a big
strapping young fellow who is in charge of the Lost and
Found Department of a railroad. It is the highest class
COMEDY DRAMA
that will keep you amused every minute, and at the same
time give you many thrills. It is a production far above
the average and will be appreciated by all.
To give you a Hying start on the laughs we
4show a rip-roaring 2-reel comedy of
STAN LAUREL and JIMMY FINLAYSON
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Next Sailing of Steamer Starr out of Seward
JUNE 14, at 6, P. M.
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SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKINGi
COMPANY
JPhone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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Ihere is no need for a shabby looking dress
or suit when our dry-cleaning department can
make them look like new. Bring that dress or
suit in today for a trial and you will be am
azed at the result. Modern machinery and up
to-date methods.
Clothes, laundered—Suits and Dresses, cleean
ed and pressed—Hats, cleaned and blocked.
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY
Harry Kawabe— —Phone: Main 148
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