What is a
A modem bank is more than a deposi
tory for money; more than a place upon
which to issue checks.
A modern bank is an institution of help
fulness to its depositors and clients. It
is interested in seeing that they are
prosperous and successful in the-r fi
nancial ventures.
Depositors who let us help them with
advice born of long experience, can tes
tify to the value of our service.
LET US SERVE YOU
Seward, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1924.
COMMENCING on September 1, 1924, the
SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
will distribute electric current through meters
only. The rate for lighting, and all other uses
where the unit demand is one electrical horse
power or less will be fifteen cents per kilowatt
hour payable monthly. Current for motors
and other current consuming devices whose
unit demand exceeds one electrical horse-power
will be supplied at the rate of ten cents per kilo
watt hour, payable monthly, through separate
meters, but the right to regulate the hours for
such use is reserved to the Company.
The minimum charge for lighting, and other
uses where the unit demand is one electrical
horse-power or less, will be fifty cents for each
ampere of meter’s rated capacity per month.
\ The minimum charge for motors or other cur
rent consuming devices whose unit demand ex
ceeds one electrical horse-power will be at the
rate of three dollars per month for each con
nected horse-power or fraction thereof.
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Deposits to the value of meters will be re
quired at the time of installation. They will be
repaid to depositor or order upon return of
[ meter in good condition, less a ten per cent ser
j vice charge, provided all sums then due the
Company shall have been paid. Meters will be
installed in the order of the applications there
I for.
S. M. GRAFF, Manager.
H. V. Hoben
SEWARD
A. F. Davis
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
WANT YOU
TO TRY THE
Baxter
COAL
The coal showing a greater content of heat units
per ton than any coal being mined in Alaska
Delivered to You at $11 per ton
ALSO HEALY LUMP, NUT, OR MINE RUN,
NANAIMO COAL IN SACKS OR BULK
Auto Service
OUR AUTOS MEET All BOATS and TRAINS
Telephone Orders to Main 81
After 5 p. m. until 8 a. m. Telephone Madison 24
81 SNOW SHOES
Heavy snowslides yesterday block
ed the railway at Mile 70, the slide
piling up on the track for a distance
of 500 feet, probably 50 feet deep. A
smaller slide about 70 feet wide and
as many deep is reported near the
larger one. It is not known when the
track will be cleared.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
HITS SEWARD EARLY MORN
One of the heaviest earthquake
I shocks felt here lor many years was
! experienced last night about 2:10..
j The shocks continued for what seern
l ed several minutes, terminating in a,'
' long drawn-out tremble of the earth.
FAR NORTH SCHOOLS
There are three Territorial schools
| north of the Arctic circle, Kiana, I
Kotzebue and Wiseman.
BROCKS OPERATOR ILL
Richard Heyser, in charge of the
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radio station at Brooks, was taken to
Fairbanks last week, where he was
operated on for acute appendicitis.
F1RPO AGREES TO MEET
H. WILLS THIS SUMMER
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Luis Firpo,
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has cabled an acceptance of the of
fer made by the Raymond syndicate
for a fight with Harry Wills in the
United States this summer.
The bout between the Argentine
giant and the negro heavyweight ean
| tender will be held in Connecticut on
I July 19, according to Lew Sayntond,
j spokesman for the syndicate, who add
! ed that the battle would be at fifteen
1 rounds.
Each principal, it was announced,
is to receive $250,000 for his end of
the purse, with the option of 25 per
cent of the receipts and 25 per cent
on the movie rights.
The syndicate will post $50,000 as
j a guarantee of good faith, and Firpo
j will have to do the same, under the
j agreement as drawn by the promoters;
; and accepted by the South American
battler.
; The exact location of the site of
: the fight is being kept a secret, but it
is said to be within an hour’s run of1
! New York. The promoters say work
• will begin at once on the construc
I tion of a stadium and that it will be
1 completed within three months.
MACDONALD IS OSLIGED
MOVE CAUTIOUSLY
—
| Premier MacDonald, head of the la
bor government of Great Britain,
j seeks set at rest any fears that the
: labor regime is planning to take dras
tic steps that will imperil the equi
librium of the government. MacDon
j aid represents the “Conservative”
I bloc of the labor party and for that
j reason—apart from his native Scotch
1 caution—he is not likely to be as ra
! dical as his opponents fear he will
be. More important, however, is the
fact that his is a minority govern
ment. He can get through his pro
gram only by sufferance of and with
the support of the liberals under
Lloyd George and Asquith. Should
this group desert him and support the
tories his hands are tied. He frank
ly confesses that he does not expect
to get through the capital levy
scheme, which caused chills to run
down the spine of the British proper
ty holder, and intimates that in truth
he doubts the advisability of such a
program. It is much easier to frame
a “perfect” system of government
than to nut it into effect and Premi
er MacDonald is canny enough to
avoid foolish rashness.
TEA AND COFFEE BANNED
BY VOLSTEAD ACT, SAYS
FAMOUS U. S. INVENTOR
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Hudson Max
im, scientist and inventor, believes
tea and coffee to be intoxicants within
the meaning of the Volstead act and
threatens to bring suit to close cafes
in which these beverages are served,
uless the enforcement authorities do
something about it.
He told the Free Thinkers’ society
last night that he first would ask the
federal authorities to act against the
sellers of tea and coffee.
Should they fail to do so, he said,
he would begin an action such as he
would have a right to do against a
saloon which the authorities would
not raid and close.
“I have consulted many of the
most eminent legal authorities in the
country,” he said.
Suits made to measure, see Urbach.
SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—A. L. Brad
ley, and C. W. Jewell, former presi
dent and cashier of the State Bank
of Gilman, Montana, were arrested in
this city today on a criminal charge
in connection with the failure of the
bank
UNION CHIEF DENIES HE
TOOK CRACK AT M’ADOO
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 25.—William
H. Johnson, president of the Interna
tional Association of Machinists, to
day denied responsibility for a pub
lished statement, purporting to have l
come from him that William G. Me- j
Adoo’s association with the Doheny ■
oil interests made his availability as I
a presidential candidate doubtful. Mr. I
Johnston is president of the National j '
Conference for Progressive Political j
Action, which has been in session in
this city.
c; a . <
Mr InlinQfnn'a
“When discussing the question of 1
whether or not the conference would :
indorse any candidate for president | 1
or vice president I replied by stating '
that in my opinion there would be 1
no indorsement ol any candidate. ! 1
Such action would be premature. j 1
“I did say that Mr. McAdoo had'
the support of a very considerable
portion of organized labor and with 1
reference to his possible nomination
thta his enemies would doubtless use
the iact that he had been counsel for |
Mr. Doheny as an excuse, seeking i
to prevent him from securing the no
mination. Personally, I have a very:
high regard for Mr. McAdoo and noth j :
ing has taken place that has in any I
way lessened my regard or caused j
me to question his integrity.”
PARTY OF CANADIANS
WILL CLIMB MT. LOGAN
McCarthy, Alaska, Feb. 25.—A let
ter was received here this week from
H. F. Lambert, of the Canadian Geo
detic Survey, in which it is stated
that a party of Canadian mountain
climbers, headed by Albert H. McCar
thy, a wealthy Canadian, will attempt!
to climb Mt. Logan during the sum-j
mer of 1925. This summer a party1
will go over the ground, making ob-!
serrations to be used by the moun-!
taineers. A party will be taken over
the glacier camp to the Logan glacier
and if conditions permit to the foot
of the mountain itself.
Observations have shown that the
mountain can be climbed but from one
side on account of massive glaciers
surrounding it.
Mount Logan is the second highest
peak on the North American conti
nent, towering 19,540 feet above sea
level. Glaciers extend for miles in
every direction from the mountain.
UZINKI GUIDE IS BUSY
PREPARING TOURISTS
A letter received ou one of the last
boats from Roy Gilley, of Uzinki,
states that he is very busy making ar
rangements for conducting tourist
parties to the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes this season. Mr. Gilley stat
ed his rates would be $20 per day
to tourists from the time they arriv
ed in Uzinki until they left again for
Seattle. This charge includes lodg
ing in Uzinki, transportation to Kat
mai Bay, provisions, packers, tents,
etc., and parties are limited to eight
persons until further notice. Mr. Gil
ley will try to get in touch with Earl
F. Hammond wdio is arranging for
seaplane service in a Alaska.
There is no doubt but that many
parties will visit Katmai this season,
as the Valley is becoming better ad
vertised each year and is one of the
wonders of the world.
Flour is being made from both
white and black beans in Brazil.
Bread is sliced and the slices but
tered by a new machine for restau
rants.
FOR RENT—Furnished house, si
rooms and bath, furnace. See Dough
rety. tf
WANTED—Active representative to
handle clams and crabs in your dis
trict. References required.
D. J. HALFERTY, Cordova.
New shipment of Men's overcoats
Urbach. tf
Snowshoes and ice creepers,—J. L.
Graef. tf.
Light Weight Raincoats. Urbach’s.
New Spring Suit Samples now on
display—We guarantee a fit—Prices
$30 and up to $55; at Urbach’s.
Buy Now--- i
IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR RUBBERS.
WE HAVE A LARGE AND COMPLETE
STOCK FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN.
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DOINGS AT NAPAMUTE
NAPAMUTE, Feb. 26.—Chas. Wor
len and Joe Koncheny, who have
>een prospecting in the Russian Mis
sion mountains, 20 miles below Napa
nute, have struck a lead ol' peacock
;opper, running into a 12-foot vein at
he end of a 140-loot shaft, 300 feet
Tom the surface. Returns from as
says show they have high grade cop
per, carrying gold and silver. Messrs.
A or .'on and Koncheny, both wei:
uiown throughout Alaska, have been
irospecting this property for the past
wo years. Mr. Worden is now in
Hat, securing powder with which to
svork the property till next summer.
It is also reported that W. Y. Fisher
,vill arrive early in the summer with
nachinery for the operation of his
property on Marvel creek, which he
expects to open up during the season.
Marvel is a tributary of the Aniak.
DANCE A SUCCESS
The dance given by the young la
lies composing the Seward Serenad
es in A. B. hall, Saturday night, was
i great success, one of the largest
crowds of the year turning out. The
roung ladies will give another dance
Saturday, March S.
KETCHIKAN FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Feb. 26.—Fish prices
today on fresh halibut are 3 5 and S
cents. None pickled.
WANTED—Ten thousand men with
long hair and whiskers to call at the
0. K. Barber Shop. __ tf
Fresh Haas Candies—Alaska Shop.
r
. At a special election of Seward
Chapter, No. 10, O. E. Star, held at
their regular meeting, Feb. 25, Mrs.
Wayne Blue was elected Associate
Matron, succeeding Mrs. Chas. Smith.
I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinde were in
itiated into the order. After the
j ceremonies were concluded, Henry
' Frost royally entertained the Chap
ter with a delightful spread. Mr.
Frost was ably assisted by Mr. W. C.
Ervin.
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC
E. E. Kurtz will open the Carsten’s
Packing company’s market March 1.
with a full line of fresh meats and
I provisions. k-Mar.l.
Brunswick Phonographs and records
at Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf
Highland Linen Stationary, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
FOR RENT—Three room house. See
| Chas. Cooper. tf.
FOR SALE—At a sacrifice, six
rooms and bath; see Doughertv. tf
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
FOR RENT—Furnished apartments.
1 See Mrs. Paulson. 23tf.
Eastman Kodak Agency, Alaska
i Shop. tf.
Remington Portable Typewriter, at
$60 —Schallerer’s. tf
FOR RENT—Clean, furnished cab
| in, $10 per month. Mrs. L. V. Ray.
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R G. McMullen
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Wheatena—
The nut-brown whole-wheat dish you can’t
resist.
Chinese Jasmine Tea—
New shipment just received. $1.25 per
basket.
Apples—
Several choice winter varieties at $3.75 per
box.
P. C. M’MULLEN
Telephone Main 34.
DUNN FOUNTAIN PENS
Holds nearly three times more ink than and rubber sac pen of
the same size.
Transparent barrel shows ink supply at a glance.
Every pen sold with an iron clad guarantee.
PRICES RANGE $2.50 AND UP.
Try one on approval.
Seward Drug Co.
Headquarters for Dunn “Camel” Pens.
SHELF and HEAVY
HARDWARE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Fishermen’s Supplies, Gasoline and Distillate
Hardware, Stoves and Ranges, Powder, Ammunition, Caps, Fuses,
Guns, Paints, Oils, Furniture Rugs, Linoleum and Congoleum
TELEPHONE MADISON 87
J. L GRAEF