One man and
his town
A man by himself is just— one man.
Multiply him by hundreds or thousands
or millions and he becomes a town or a
city or nation.
If he gets on in the world so will dozens^
or hundreds or thousands of his asso
ciates. If he fails, so will a greater or
less number of others—for no one man
can succeed by himself.
Because of this fact of human nature
our bank exists to help you succeed.
You are invited to take advantage of
this service.
Bank of Seward
CONNECTICUT SEEKING
TO SAVE SHORELINE
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8.—Hoping
to keep in pace with the neighbor
ing New York state, directors of
the Connecticut State Park and For
est commission are asking the state
to furnish $5,000,000, of which $3,
000,000 is to be used for parks and
$2,000,000 for forests. This is ex
pected to give results proportionate
with New York state's proposed
$15,000,000 state park and forest
fund, and to aid the state in saving
some of its shore lands from the
hands of wealthy residents, who are
fast closing the shores of Long
Island sound to the public, as well
as to aid in preserving the state’s
trees.
CAN USE A FEW MORE CUS
TOMERS AT THE 0. K .BARBER
SHOP.
Eastman Kodaks and Supplies at
the Alaska Shop. tf
A
Pioneers °f Alaska
Will give a Boxing Exhibition in
ODD FELLOWS’ HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT, JAN. 9, AT 9:30 P. M.
Sourdough Beans, Sandwiches and Coffee
Will be served after the bouts. Everybody
Invited to attend. Ladies admitted free.
ADMISSION, $1.00
RED CAMPBELL ENNIS, THE KID,
vs. vs.
ROY LAWSON A DARK HORSE
“SMOKY JOE,” Referee.
JACK PETERSON, Timekeeper.
ONE PRICE OF ADMISSION
Covers Bouts and Supper
RUM FIGHT NOT
WON BY OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—Prohibition
conditions, present and prospective,
were pictured to the House last week
in the report of the appropriations
sub committee which drafted the an
nual supply bill for the Treasury and
Postoffice Departments.
The hearings of records which was
conducted in executive session, dis
closed that Rear Admiral F. C. Billard,
commandant of the Coast Guard, told
the subcommittee his anti-rum run
ning fleet would be in full operation
by July 1, next, and that “there has
been little, if any, reduction in the
amount of liquor smuggled by sea”
since he appeared before a House
committee early last year.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
said, however, there is unquestionably
a distinct improvement as regards
the quantities of liquors being smug
gled into the Atlantic ports at this
time.”
345 Vessels in Fleet
The new coast guard anti-rum fleet
will comprise 20 destroyers and two
ships of the mine sweeper class trans
ferred from the Navy and now being
reconditioned, and 223 cabin cruiser
type motor boats and 100 picket boats
now being constructed at various
points.
Admiral Billard was unable to es
timate the exact quantity of liquor
landed on American shores. Seizure
of vessels disclosed, reached its
peak in August with 31, and Septem
ber with 33.
The old type of moonshiner, he as
serted, is virtually a thing of the past.
There has been a decided decline in
the use of pure alcohol, he said, add
ing that prohibition was more effec
tive now than last year, because of
the curtailment of the supply of bond
(ed whiskey from 12,500,000 to 1,700,000
gallons, and because of illegitimate
permit holders being weeded out.
Assistant Commissioner Jones dis
closed that more physicians are taking
out permits to prescribe intoxicating
liquors for medical purposes, while
3,300 such permits were revoked last
year on account of bad faith on the
part of the holders.
PRIDE OF TAILOR LEADS
TO THIEF'S ARREST
LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 8.—The
pride of a local tailor in his work
manship and the alertness of a mill
employe were the sole caused that
led to the arrest and sentencing of
Charles Montwell, of Popperell to 30
days in the House of Correction.
Montwell, in need of a suit of
clothes, stole the required amount
of goods from the Arlington Mills
and took it to a local tailor to have
a suit made. Proud of his work,
the tailor exhibited the suit in his
window. An employe recognized the
BLAZERS!
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Men and Women
A COMBINATION SHIRT
WAIST OF ALL-WOOL
FLANNEL WITH KNIT
WRISTS AND BOTTOM
PRICED UNUSUALLY LOW
$5.50 AND $6.50
URBACH’S
Everything that Men Wear
goods as a product of his factory
and told the police.
CAN WE AFFORD IT?
Presupposing the fact that Seward’s
school building is antiquated and in
need of betterments, the question aris
ing before us today is : Can we afford
it? The town is unable to meet its
expenses at the present time, and we
understand is working on borrowed
money. In case the town is bonded
for $100,000 and the bonds sell at four
or four and a half per cent, this means
that $4,500 additional revenues must
be raised to pay interest alone. In
case the bonds are retired in 25 years,
as is customary, $4,000 per year prin
cipal must be raised. This means
$9,500 added to our taxes. Add to this
th£ commission paid to some broker
age house for the sale of the bonds,
the printing of same, and the other
incidental expenses, and it appears
to the overburdened taxpayer that it
would be a better plan to build on to
the present school building or other
wise improve it until such time as the
town builds up to where its tax roll
will pay its expenses.
We have no argument against a bet
ter school building. The children
need every convenience we can af
ford; but honestly, do you believe the
city can afford to place $9,500 per
year additional on the struggling bus
iness and home owners of the town?
Remember when you say “Charge it,”
that there is always a payday.
A TAXPAYER.
The Seward basketball team is
practicing each night and will prob
ably leave for Anchorage to play a
series of return games about January
19th. The boys are rapidly improving
in their game.
EYEBALL IS PIERCED,
BUT HE WILL SEE
GENEVA, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Physi
cians at Geneva City hospital recent
ly found that although the eyeball
of Elmer Salisbury, who resides in
Orleans, near here, was pierced in
two places by a limb of an apple
tree, the patient would not lose the
sight of the eye.
Salisbury was driving along the
road near his farm when a branch
of a tree caught in his team’s har
ness. The branch sprung back, when
released, striking the driver across
the eyes. He was temporarily blind
ed by the blow.
Bath Brushes, 50 cents at J. L.
Graef’s. tf
Remiigton Portable Typewriters at
the Alaska Shop. tf
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