SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home’’
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDING
MARINER QUITS THE FARM
TO SAIL ALONE FOR ENGLAND
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 2.—(/P)
—Commander Eustace B. Maude, 77
years old aud long retired from the
royal navy, is going to sea again,
this time in a 25-foot dory-type sloop
in which he plans to sail from Van
couver or Victoria to England by way
of the Panama Canal. He is now
preparing for the cruise at his home
on Mayne Island, and expects to get
under way within a month.
“I expect to enjoy myself very
much,” said the veteran mariner. “It
will be a long voyage, but it should
be pleasant. I will head for out to
sea after passing Cape Flattery,
pick up the trade winds and boom
down the coast with the wheel lash
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MADE DAILY
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Phone Adams 128
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Meets All Boats and Trains
F. B. MOORE
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
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Also fresh Lettuce, from
our hothouse, delivered
daily by order.
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Seward, Alaska
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ed and canvas taut. I have provis
ions for 100 days and a complete
edition of Shakespeare’s works, so I
will get along very well.”
Despite his age and the disaster
that has overcome many of those
who in the past have undertaken sim
ilar feats, Commander Maude re
gards his plans in a matter-of-fact
way and seems to think them not all
extraordinary. He will land only
once during the long voyage, at Pa
nama, and during practically the rest
of the journey he will be out of
sight of land. He intends to make
hi^1 course with the use of his old
nautical instruments. He has dug
them out of his sea chest and bur
nished them anew. He has a good
sea anchor and will use it when he
wants a spell below in bad weather.
His vessel is a proven sea-boat,
staunch, well-found and equipped with
a five horse-power gas engine, altho
the commander hop^s to cover the
entire journey by sail. Besides pro
visions, he is taking 50 gallons of
fresh water and 50 gallons of gaso
line.
CANADIAN FLIERS COMPILE NEW
RECORD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT
OTTAWA, June 2.—(JP)—Aviators
in the Royal Canadian Air Force set
a new record for safe flying last
year by making up 3,340 hours of
actual flying time without a fatal
accident in carrying air mail, pa
troling forests and fisheries and per
forming other government service,
said a report from the department
of the interior.
More than 3,000 acres of forest in
Alberta were covered twice a day
by air patrols during the season of
fire hazard and in Manitoba. 40,000,
000 acres were under observation.
The forces photographed 40,000
square miles of terrain for the topo
graphical survey.
Dan Dickenson, Jens Isygaard, J. H.
Higgins and H. Ivloss, recent arrivals
in Seward from Seattle, were depart
ing passengers on yesterday’s train
for Anchorage. They are all mining
men from Montana and are thinking
of entering the Alaska prospecting
field.
Attorney L. V. Ray departed from
Seward yesterday with the court offi
cials to attend the jury court term
which convened in the Inlet town to
day.
Brunswick Radiolas, tne Radiola de
Luxe at the Alaska Shop. tf
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
A Stated communications first
''Sttafand third Wednesdays of each
/\r\month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
^«r^Meets every Thursday at
p. m. In Odd Fellows'
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martineides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
some; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and 1
third Mondays of 1
each month in Odd i
Fellows Hall at 8:00 ;
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, Q. <
GOES TO SURVEY
LANDING FIELDS
INTERIOR ALASKA
For the purpose of making a sur
vey of a number of proposed landing
fields for airplanes in the Interior
of Alaska, R. S. Summers, Territo
rial highway engineer, departed for
Fairbanks yesterday morning.
Mr. Summers stated to the Gate
way that he expected to make a num
ber of flights with Pilot Wien, to de
termine the most practical locations
for fields, which will be constructed
in various portions of the Interior.
The Territory is assisting financially
in the building of fields to the extent
of appropriating the sum of $10,000
from the road funds of the districts
where the fields are to be made. Con
trary to the statement published re
cently, no restriction has been placed
on the amount which may be ex
pended on any one field but, accord
ing to Mr. Summers, should it be
found that $200 will suffice to build
a landing field at any given point,
no further sum will be paid out. On
the other hand should tne cost of
clearing a field at another location,
exceed $1,000, the work will be car
ried out just the same. It is antici
pated another $10,000 will be used
for the same purpose next season.
The brief history of commercial
airplane service in Alaska, which
has been carried forward to a much
greater extent in the Fairbanks dis
trict than elsewhere in the Terri
tory, brings to light the fact that
many lives have been saved by the
quick service rendered, especially to
those in need of medical attention.
Aside from this point it is estimated
many thousands of dollars have been
made by many operators of the dis
trict, by the fact that they have been
able to keep operating their gold
properties until the absolute close of
the season, or when the freezeup
comes. In past years it has been
the customs of the operators to shut
down weeks ahead of the freezeup in
order that they may leave while nav
igation is yet open. In the annual
production of gold, it will be readily
seen, the inauguration of commercial
airplane flying, renders a great help.
NEW SANITARY HOUSES FAIL
TO ATTRACT SLUM DWELLERS
EDINBURGH, June 2.—(/P;—Slum
dwellers in Edinburgh and other
crowded Scottish cities have showed
in more ways than one that they
preferred bad environment, and all
its attendant evils, to new houses
fitted with every modern convenience
it was asserted recently by Dr. Wm.
Robertson, medical health officer for
the city, in addressing a meeting of
the municipal council.
Dr. Robertson declared that today,
Evhen new houses were being pro
vided, he had found it very difficult
:o convince slum dwellers that the
>lums were not a place for decent
existence. Once people become ac
mstomed to the tenements and crowd
ed districts, it was a hard task in
leed for the authorities to get them
o feel at home in new and more san
tary quarters. The way to solve
die problems, he believed, was to
provide decent houses in the out
skirts of the cities for all, and in this
vay prevent families from ever ac
luiring the slum dwelling habit.
LIFE IN GERMAN ARMY
NOT ALTOGETHER HAPPY
BERLIN, June 2.—(/P)—There were
100 suicides in the German army a
year during 1923 and 1924, and the
authorities, investigating causes, lay
the blame largely to the long period
of enlistment, 12 years, prescribed
by the Treaty of Versailles.
Soldiers get despondent at the end
of four or five years, it is pointed ■
out, when they are not made non
commissioned officers. Naturally the
number of such commissions is lim
ited. Those who are not selected 1
3ee ahead of them only eight more i
pears of drudgery. <
On the other hand, men who serve 1
out the full 12 years are given pref- 1
orence in the allotment of civil serv- 1
ce positions, which means that they
ire practically taken care of for life.
Brunswick Bnonographs and Re- 1
sords. The Alaska Shop. tf <
TO OPERATE LARGE
SCALE THIS SUMMER
TO THE WESTWARD
Among the recent departures for
the westward, from Seward, was Jo
seph Kildall, sometimes called the
“Daddy” of Petersburg, owing to his
early fishing activities in that dis
trict. He is now the president and
general manager of the Alaska Con
solidated Fisheries, Inc., which com
pany is engaged in ice manufactur
ing, cold storage plants and general
merchandising of fish products.
The company recently bought at
auction of U. S. Marshal’s sale, sev
en cod fish stations located in the
Aleutian islands and all the equip
ment and gear and boats. It will
use these for the present as fishing
stations.
The company’s ship, the La Merced
2,500 ton capacity, is now at its des
tinations in Alaska with 1,800 tons of
general freight valued at $30,000. The
company is the agent for the Stand
ard Oil Co., at Portlock City, and
Chatham, and also for the Arden
Salt Works.
Besides engaging in the general
merchandise trade and cold storage
and mild cure fish products, Mr. Kil
dall says the company acquired a
sawmill which it will operate.
BIRCH REPORTS
INCREASE IN 1924
In his annual report for 1924 to the
stockholders of the Alaska Steamship
Company. President Birch says that
compared with the previous year his
company experienced a decrease of
ten per cent in freight and an increase
of thirty per cent in passengers. The
increase! in passengers was due to ad
ditions to the tourist fleet.
There were no losses or accidents
of any consequence during the period
mentioned.
Dividends paid at a quarterly rate
of 1.5 per cent totaled $270,000. Sur
plus after dividends paid totaled $270
539.91.
Operating expenses in 1925 will in
crease over those of 1924 owing to
an increase of 37 1-2 per cent in the
price of fuel oil. An increase of ap
proximately 11 per cent in passenger
fares effective in February will only
partially offset this.
The floating equipment of the com
pany plying in Alaskan waters is val
ued at $4,6S0,501.85.
YESTERDAY’S BASEBALL
American League,
Cleveland 2, St. Louis 10.
New York 3, Washington 5.
Boston 5, Pliila. 3.
Detroit 8, Chicago 6.
Pacific Coast League
Portland 11, Los Angeles 10.
Seattle 7, San Francisco 2.
No other games.
National League.
Phila. 12, Boston 10.
Brooklyn 4, New York S.
Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 5.
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 3.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For those who are busily employed
and unable to receive dental atten
tion during the regular hours in the
day, Dr. A. R. Roberts wishes to an
nounce that he will be in his office
each evening from 7 to 9, during the
month of June. 129tf
CACHE CREEK OPERATORS
TO PROSPECT NUKA BAY
The Harper Brothers, operators in
the Cache creek district, Frank Case,
Hugh Dougherty and Captain Charles
Emswiler, departed from Seward yes
terday on the gasboat Chase for an
sxamination of the Nuka Bay fields,
rhe party took a good sized outfit
tvith them and will spend consider
able time prospecting.
MASCOT FOR THE STARR
It is reported the crew of the popu
ar mail steamer Starr are negotiat
ng with J. DD. Meenich for the pur
chase of Spark Plug, the midget mule
>rought from the States, which will
>e presented to Capt. Johansen as 1
i mascot.
NIZINA BRIDGE NEARLY DONE
The carpenter work on the Nizina
iver bridge has been completed and
i large part of the crew laid off.
Robert S. Hurley, Anchorage attor
ney who has been in Seward for the
last ten days on legal business, de
parted for the Inlet town yesterday.
Claude Shea, Federal prohibition
officer, departed for Anchorage on
yesterday’s train. He will return on
Saturday’s train.
Eastman Kodaks anu supplies at
the Alaska Shop. tf
Marathon
CAFE
JOSIE EMSWILER, Prop.
THE HOME OF WELL
COOKED FOOD
SEWARD, ALASKA
FOR SALE
Pool and dance hall, bakery and res
I taurant in connection,, barber shop and
moving picture house, rooms. Four
room residence, Electric light and
water system. Price $12,500.00. $7,
000.00 cash, balance terms. Good In
vestment in live fishing town.
C. W. WAGNER
SELDOVIA, ALASKA
Get This jEjk
Point, It’s Hi !■
Important
—the point of a Parker A Duofold
is made of genuine S native
Tasmanian Iridium which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / /ordinary
fountain pen / / points. That’s
why the Parker If Duofold is
called the 25- Ij y e a r point.
That’s why it//V is the cheapest
pen on earth at $7 — because its
usefulness 4^f is everlasting.
Lady Doofold or Duofold Jr., $5
Gold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
included free.
Paek along a Duofold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
0RLANDER, the Jeweler
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
W. D. Coppernol!
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice in All Courts of the
Territory
SEWARD, ALASKA
SEE
Curtis R. Morford
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General
X-RAY WORK
New Tecklenberg Bldg.
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
Dr. J. A. Baughman
Physician and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
Hugh Dougherty
FURNISHED HOUSES FOR RENT »
Real Estate and Insurance
Business Phone Adams 152
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114 ]