ALASKANS ARE
APPOINTED ON
TRAVEL COM.
L. V. RAY NAMED MEMBER OF
ALASKA COMMITTEE—TO
ENCOURAGE TRAVEL
The Service Veterans of the
United States, an organization com
posed of war governors, members of
national and state councils of de
fense and selective service officials,
have adopted as an emlblem a rib
bon service bar of national blue as
a base color and vertical stripes of
red and white.
Hon. Frank Comerford, national
president of the organization has
been making an intensive study of
the increased European travel and
is preparing a pamphlet for general
distribution urging Americans to
first visit their own country.
Pleasure, comfort, education and
patriotism should urge all citizens
to do so.
He has appointed committees of
the service veterans representing
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico, and
pledges to these committees assur
ance of support of any plan they
recommend for the purpose of en
couraging travel in the United States,
its territories and insular possessions.
The Alaska Committee is as fol
lows: M. J. Conroy, Anchorage; L.
V. Ray, Seward; Dr. W. H. Chase,
Cordova; Charles Ott, Eagle; Colon
el Sol Ripinski, Haines; Hon Arthur
G. Shoup, Juneau; Dr. George Edward
Dickenson and M. K. L. Steberg of
Ketchikan; Hon. G. J. Lomen and
M. O. Solberg of Nome.
Member “Flying Squadron”
of Alaska Tourists Last
Season, To Tell the World
F. G. McCoy, Los Angeles news
paper man, who while in Seward gave
an interview’ to the Gateway with
reference to tourists being kidded,
which article wras either republished
in most of the Alaska papers, or ed
itorial comments made, writes The
Gataw’ay that beginning in next
month’s issue of The Santa Monica
Bay District Masonic Review’, a pub
lication devoted ty the interests of
the Masonic Order, the first part of
Iris Alaska trip, Seattle to Ketchi
kan, w’ill be published and that he
will forward each succeeding copy
to the Gateway.
His first article in the * Masonic
Review, bears the caption, “On My
Trip To Alaska To Get Data for a
Book I Am Writing.’’ “What To See
and What To Do and What Not.”
“The Land of the Midnight Sun.”
Who remembers when they used to
laugh at the fellow wTho predicted
that someday automobile traffic would
become a problem? A Seward sour
dough just returning from Seattle
exclaimed it worse than that; It’s a
menace.
PRODIGY AT AGE OF FOUR,
ENTERS COLLEGE AT AGE 14
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 24. (£>)—
Matthew’ Marsh, of this city, wrho at
the age of four was declared by Dr.
Maria Montessori,* noted educator, to
be “the brightest boy in California,”
» lias entered the University of Calif
ornia at 14.
Marsh is small for his age and so
has been barred from the R. O. T. C.
ranks, but otherwise he is taking
part in all the normal activities of
a freshman. In ceiebi ation of his
admissic n, Marsh d:.L;;ej his first
long trousers.
Drinking may decline, but drinkers
seldom do.
Women reduce because they do not
desire to occupy a wider sphere.
Eastman Koaaa Agency, The Alas
ka Shop. tf.
SUITS PRESSED from 15 to 20 min
utes with Sanitary Hoffman Press
er—Phone Madson 103.
JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
Flashlights and batteries, Schaller
er’s Alaska Shop. tf.
COMMISSION URGES AUSTRALIA
TO CONTINUE SEARCH FOR OIL
MELBOURNE, Oct. 24. (/P)—While
the prospects of the discovery of oil
in commercial quantities in Austra
lia are generally unfavorable, indi
cations in t'ne Roma district of
Queensland and the Kimberley dis
trict of western Australia justify
the recommendation that further de
tailed geological mapping should be
undertaken and trail boring conduct
ed, says a report of the federal joint
committee of public accounts on oil
exploration in Australia anad Papua.
The prospects in Papua are gener
ally hopeful and the report adds,
work should continue to be carried
out by a private company on behaif
of the federal government such as
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company which
is now operating in Papua.
FIRST WATER MAINS OF WOOD
LONDON, Oct. 24. -(/P)—Remnants
of London's first water mains which
were of hollowed oak were unearthed
in Red Lion Square. Experts estimat
ed the wood was laid approximately
300 years ago by one of the first
utility companies in this country.
JUDGE RITCHIE
IN BANK CASE
NO COURT COULD SIGN JUDG
MENT BOTH IN FAVOR DE
FENDANT AND PLAINTIFF
From the official court reporter,
the Gateway quotes the last portion
of the statment made by Judge Rit
chie in the recent case of Bank of
Alaska against Matt Raich, where
the verdict of the Serward jury was
set aside. It hardly seems further
comment is necessary:
“When the court is satisfied there
has been manifest error in the rec
ord, when the court itself been guil
ty of a fataal or reversible error, it
is the duty of the court to set aside
its own judgment, its own orders.
But regardless of any motion by Mr.
Ray it is my opinion that it is such
a gross irregularity that it is the
duty of the court on its own motion
to make an order setting aside the
verdict for the reason it is such an
improper verdict such as would not
be properly received in the case and
one on which no valid judgment
could be based.”
The verdict rendered was as to one
cause of action only, and was silent
as to the second cause of action,
and as such was incomplete, said
Judge Ritchie, but the Court then
stated the absurdity of two judgments
in the same action, and it was evi
dent no court could sign a judgment
which was both in favor of the
defendant and in favor of the plain
tiff.
The case having been submitted to
the jury, said the Judge, no stipu
lation or agreement could be made
contrary to law, and where the stip
ulation or agreement with the jury
permitted them to return a verdict
upon which no valid judgment could
be based, it is self evident a mis
trial was had.
** Neither Mr. Frame nor Mr. Ray
made any comment as to the action
of the Court, but agreed the whole
cause should be tried at some later
term in accordance with the decision
announced by the Court.
WHAT MY NEIGHBOR SAYS
Is of Interest to Seward Folks.
When one has had the misfortune
to suffer from backache, headaches,
dizziness, urinary disorders and other
kidney ills—and has found relief from
all this sickness and suffering, that
person’s advice is of untold value to
friends and neighbors. The following
case is only one of many thousands.
Who could ask for a better example?
Mrs. R. V. Rowe, Box 683, Juneau,
Alaska, says: ‘‘I was in bad shape
from kidney complaint. I had terri
ble pains in my back. Mornings I
could hardly move and it took some
time to straighten my back. I tired
easily and didn’t feel like doing
my housework. I was nervous and
couldn’t sit still at time. I read
about Doan’s Pills and after using
three boxes I felt like myself again.”
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Pill—the same that Mrs.
Rowe had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs.,
Buffalo, N. Y. adv.
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SEALS OF PUGET
SOUND ARE NOW
MENACE SALMON
Hair seals have increased in recent
years to such numbers that they are
becoming a menace to Puget Sound
fisheries. As a means of getting rid
of the menace, Arthur S. Einarsen,
formerly with the Washington state
fisheries department, has suggested
that the aid of American sportsmen be
enlisted in a drive against the animals.
Sportsmen, he declares, would find
seal hunting a game worthy of their
skill and one which would enable them
to fill in July and August when the
season is closed in most localities.
Puget Sound Indians formerly hunt
ed seals for food and material for their
mocasins, and since the white man
makes no use of them whatever, the
seals consequently have greatly in
creased since the disappearance of the
Indians. In a recent check Mr. Einar
sen reports that he counted 7,600 of
the hair seals sunning themselves on
the beaches at low tide. Rookeries |
invariably are established at the en- ]
trances of salmon streams and the ani- j
mals take heavy toll of this food fish. !
Feeding tests have shown that an
adult seal requires about thirty pounds
of fish for a meal.
At present the only checks on the
increase of the seals are the operations
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE,
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV
EN that under and pursuant to the
provisions of a judgment duly made
and rendered and entered on Septem
ber 28, 1925, by and in the District
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, in that certain action
in said court wherein ORA B. HUB
BARD is plaintiff and PRIMROSE
MINES CORPORATION, a corpora
tion, is defendant, being cause No. S
207 of said Court, and under and pur
suant to the provisions of a writ of
execution and order of sale issued out
of said court in said action on said
judgment on September 29, 1925, and
to me directed and delivered, I shall
at the hour of two o’clock in the af
ternoon of November 7, 1925, at the
front door of the court house of said
District Court, at Seward, Alaska, sell
at public auction to the highest and
best bidder for cash the following de
scribed property, to-wit:‘
Those five certain lode mining
claims situated on or near Porcupine
Creek, in the Kenai Recording Pre
cinct, Third Division, Territory of Al
aska, and known as and called: EL
FAVOR, EL CAPITAN, YO TOMBI
EN, BOW BELL and PRIMROSE lode
mining claims; together with all im
provements, tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances, rights and privi
leges, thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining. Aui also the fol
lowing described personal property
situated upon or near said lode claims
and used or designed to be used in
connection with the working or oper
ation of said claims, to-wit: one Holt
five-ton caterpillar tractor; on >. ten
ton Herman ball mill, peripheral dis
charge; one Senn-Batea concentrator;
one Wilfrey table; one three-cell At
kins flotation machine; one amalga
mating plate, about 4x8 feet; one
Dodge crusher, about 8x10 inches; one
seven by six IngersolHRand compres
sor; one fifteen horsepower Fairbanks
Morse gas engine; one 18 inch by 78
inch air receiver; one jackhammer,
Ingersoll, BCRW; one jackhammer, In
gersoll, BR; one Ingersoll No. 33 drill
sharpener; four sets machine drill
steel; one ten-ton primary grinding
mill; one ton of grinding balls for
mill; one machine shop power drill;
one set bolt dies and taps; one forge
and anvil; one Pelton wrater wheel;
1250 feet hydraulic pipe, various sizes.
And also all other property of said
Primrose Mines Corporation situated
upon said claims or any of them, or
used or designed to be used in connec
tion with the mining or operation of
said claims.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, October
7, 1925.
H. P. SULLIVAN,
United States Marshal, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska. 4-ts.
Publish October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1925.
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF
United States Land Office.
Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 14, 1925.
Notice is hereby given that Harry
V. Henrikson, together with his wit
nesses, Heitman Kristiansen, and Ed
ward Vogl, has submitted final proof
on his commuted homestead entry,
Serial 06249 for the E^E^SE^SE^
Section 11, T. 1 N. R. 1 W. S. M. and
is now on file in the local land of
fice, at Anchorage, Alaska, and if
no protest is filed in the local land
office on or before November 1, 1925,
said final proof will be accepted and
final certificate issue.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First publication, Oct. 1, 1925.
• Last publication, Nov. 5, 1925.
of a few professional hunters who pur
sue them for the $3 bounty offered for
their scalps, by the state and the oc
casional forays o flocal sportsmen.
“In view of these facts, unless the
state wishes to subsidize the extermi
nation, the most logical solution of
the problem lies in soliciting the aid
of interested sportsmen.” The sport
is a keen one and requires skill and
returns a greater thrill than anything
we have except big game hunting. The
seal is a sagacious animal and perse
cution leads to extreme wariness on
their part. The fact that there is
such an element of chance in seal kill
ing discourages any great effort to ex
terminate them by professional seal
hunters.
While the orginal method of hunt
ing seals was to approach them from
the shore at low tide and shoot them
with a heavy rifle or buckshot, the use
of a semi-speed boat by sportsmen is
adding zest to the chase.
The 14-year-old child is 11 when buy
ing a railroad ticket, and 16 when it
comes to driving a car.
WILL SEEK DESIGNATION OF
NATIONAL GOOD ROADS WEE*.
RALEIGH, N. CM Oct. 24. (^^ob
servance of “Good Roads Week1'
thruout the United States in con
junction with the annual convention
of the American Road Builders’ As
sociation at Chicago, next Jan. 11-15,
is the aim of Charles M. Upham,
state highway engineer, and manager
for the road convention.
Governor McLean has been reques:
ed to so designate the week in North
Carolina and governors of "the other
states and President Coolidge will
be asked to issue similar proclama
tions.
The purpose is to center the atten
tion of the citizens on road problems
while the road convention is in ses
sion, where the latest contribution-,
to the science of roadbuilding will
be on display and prominent speak
ers will tell of road improvements.
Neighbor ladies probably saw little
that they considered fascinating about
Cleopatra.
Cal M. Brosius
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.Glass, Locks, Hinges,
Stockholm Tar, Roof Pitch,
BB1. Lime, Paints.
Glass Cutting,
Terps, Oils,
Fibered Plaster,
Stains,
Hyd. Lime,
Plate Glass.
Colors,
Chimney Brick,
Varnish,
Corner Bead,
Mirrors,
Medusa,
White Atlas,
Keens,
Metal Lath,
Cedar, Oak, Maple,
Arch Brick,
Fire Clay,
Plaster Paris,
Hickory, Iron Bark
Beaver Board,
Gal. Cor. Iron,
Pulleys,
Flooring,
Fir, Spruce, Maple,
Ceiling,
Rustic,
Putty,
Corner Lath,
Belting, Cement
Doors,
Windows, *
Lumber,
Fir Lath,
Fire Brick,
Spruce Finish,
Mouldings,
Z-Lath,
Plaster Board,
Mahogany,
Roof Paper,
Building Paper,
Asbestos Paper,
Shingles,
Sash Rail,
Fir Finish,
LIBBY-OWENS WINDOW GLASS, Single and Double Strength,
Standard Oil Products, Rubber Matting, White Sand,
ASBESTOS STRIP SHINGLES, HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS,
METAL BASEMENT SASH AND FRAMES,
Sidewalk Coal Hole Covers Sidewalk Walk Lights, Etc.
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