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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 18. 1804
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THE ALASKA RAILROAD “DICK”
“Anchorage business men are going to make Heinie
Berger the ‘goat;’ authorities have Berger lashed to
the mast. They are going to confiscate his boat and
send him to the ‘pen’ for two years.”
The above statement was peddled about Seward
yesterday, along with much other scandal monger
drippings, by one Walter Culver, Alaska Railroad
“dick,” who, each time he visits Seward, immediately:
begins telling the world what he alleges to know per
taining to the real “inside dope.” Culver seems to be of'
that peculiar type of human being who delights in see
ing a fellowman suffer. He’s out of tune.
While his boss, General Manager Ohlson, precedes |
Culver with glib tongue in an effort to create harmony
between towms of the railroad belt, the ‘‘dick” agitates
until he upsets peaceful morale and stirs factional
and inter-city disputes. Mr. Ohlson has been informed
by many of these facts, nevertheless, Culver contin
ues to “strut his stuff” telling the world what a wise
“guy” he is. From which it can be determined that Cul
ver is the type of employee Ohlson desires.
We are* not so much concerned about what dirty
gossip Culver spreads around Seward, but we are won
dering what Anchorage business men will have to say
with regard to the opening statement above; and what
Capt. Heinie Berger will have to say; what action he
will take, when he learns he has been tried and convict
ed for an alleged something, by Culver, without the
formality of being heard or a trial.
ECHOES OF YESTERYEAR
Here is what the Los Angeles Sunday Times of
October 21, 1917 had to say about Alaska, when the
world seemed young and everything was in the making:
‘‘The coal question will be solved, so far as the
West Coast is concerned, with the completion of the
new United States government railroad in Alaska in
the spring of 1918.
‘‘Government contracts will be awarded to South
ern California corporations for the construction of gi
gantic colleries.
“Steel factories will be established in Los Angeles
for the handling of iron ore from Riverside and San
Bernardino comities.”
“The reindeer ranches of the Far North are des
tined to settle the meat question of the United States.
“The fisheries of the North Coast waters will be
able to furnish practically all the sea food for the en
tire country within the next century.
“The gold, copper and other valuable mines of
Alaska have scarcely been scratched and the next few
years will see an Alaskan boom not now dreamed of by
the most optimistic business man of the United States.
“These are some of the predictions of F. R. Feit
shans, president of the Los Angeles Desk Company and
a prominent mining engineer who has just returned
from a visit of two months in the northern territory,
during which time he was the guest of Governor Strong
and other prominent government officials at Seward
and other points along the new railroad.”
Just about that time the writer's pipe burned
low and went out.
WHAT’S THE USE!
!
She was demure, dainty and diffident and had her
war paint attractively distributed. She smiled coyly and
lowered her mascaroed lashes. “What the H—!” she
asked quaintly. “I’ve trekked all the way up here to |
Alaska thinking I might find freedom of spirit and ;
surcease of soul. Now I understand they are knocking1
over one-armed widows who only had a bottle of beer.;
Down in Chicago and New York I couldn’t move myj
legs in a cafe without kicking over a bottle of Scotch, j
“These wide open spaces are the bunk.” I
WHITE FOX SHINS INI
BRIGHT-EYED GIRL GO
TO S. F. BRIGHT LIGHTS
The freighter Patterson of the j
Northern Whaling & Trading Co., j
recently put in at Unalaska on her
way to San Francisco with 13,000 '■
white fox skins from the Arctic, j
according to the Southwestern
District News Bulletin of the Bur
eau of Education.
This vessel must have had many {
hazardous experiences during its
traveils. Bulletin says in part: It
goes as far north as Herschel Is
land off the mouth of the Mc
Kenzie River. Part of the cargo
this year consisted of 13,000 white
fox skins. This represents consid
erable wealth and is the largest
catch of fur that has ever come out
of the North, at one time.
Mr. Charlie Brower, the well
known Point Barrow trader, was
one of the few passengers that the |
‘•Patterson” carried. Mr. Brower
had with him his 12-year old
daughter.
It would be interesting to know
the child’s first impressions of ci- |
vilization. She has seen and known
nothing but the Arctic all her life
and is nowr to have the hurry and
bustle of San Francisco, with its
ultra-modern city life, thrust sud
denly upon her; to drive in a train,
street car and automobile; view
the lights of the city from the top
of Twin Peaks; go to the beauti
fully decorated picture houses and
hear the “Talkies,”—this will be
about all one little girl would want.
in the way of thrills. Too bad Ed- j
ison or somebody does not invent
an Impressiongraph to record the j
reactions in a case like this!
PLAN MINIATURE GBLF
IT VETERANS' HOSPITAL
TOONERVILLE TOUTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (/P) —
Miniature golf courses will be es
tablished at veterans’ hospitals
wherever it is belived they will
benefit the patients.
The veterans’ bureau believes
that besides having recreational
value the courses will be benefic
ial as another form of occupation
al therapy
Construction of courses at se
veral hospitals already has been
authorized and it is planned to
install them as promptly as pos
sible.
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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The ideally matched pair of comedians have
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A hilarious tale of two couples—orte just married—and
the other about to be—with a little Pekinese dog
the innocent cause of all the trouble and mixup.
This is the picture version of the famous
GEORGE ML COHAN
stage play. Not a dull minute in the whole seven reels.
And to start the laughter we will give you a
good Charley Chase two-reel comedy “Thin
Twins.” A laugh in every foot. There will
also be one of those interesting Educational
reels and a late News reel.
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