SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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INDIANS HAD OWN THEORY
OF EVOLUTION ROCK SHOWS
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 4.(/P)—'The
research of Dr. Jean Allard Jeancon,
curator of archaeology for tihe Colo
rado museum, has disclosed that the
North American Indians devised a
theory of evolution which antedated
that of Charles Darwin, by some 3,
900 years.
Written on rocks in symbolic lan
guage, wTiich archaeologists have
found in ruins, tihe Indian’s legend of
the creation and evolution of man
was that he -was born of Mother
Earth in her innermost recesses and
after four stages of development
found his way to the surface where
he attained physical perfection..
FORMER BREWERS NOW SERVE
AS U. S. PROHIBITION AGENTS
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4. (£>)—A num
ber of former brew masters in the
recast role of prohibition agent, now
are on duty at cereal beverage plants
in this district, to prevent the mak
ing and distribution of beer contain
ing more than the legal alcoholic
content.
Frederick C. Baird, prohibition ad
ministrator, hit upon the plan of
utilizing the export knowledge of for
mer brew masters in spotting the
flow of illegal beer into tihe Pitts
burgh district.
The breiwmaster-dry agent Is sta
tioned at near-beer plants suspected
of violating the law with instructions
to tst each bartel of product that is
hauled to the loading platform.
CHESTNUT FACES EXTINCTION
AS AN AMERICAN DELICACY
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ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 4. (/P)—The
chestnut as an American delicacy is
facing extinction. Plant pathologists
and foresters at Cornell University
say tJhe reason is a serious flight
communicated from tree to tree by
the wind, a contamination whiieh has
been unhampered during the last 20
years.
The disease, which these patholo
gists dscribe as incurable, makes the
situation more serious. The blight
was first discovered in a Brooklyn
park in 1904, but it was not until
two years ago that it was discovered
in other partis of the country.
FOX TERRIER BEST HOME DOG
IN BRITAIN; AIREDALE NEXT
LONDON, Jan. 4. (/P)—The fox
terrier is the most popular home dog
in the United Kingdom.
The shaggy airedale, which many
o'wners believe to be the most hu
iman, ranked second. Kennel club
statistics showed that already this
year, 7,000 fox terriers have /been reg
istered.
The dachhund continued to slump
in popularity. The pre-war number
was 232 and in 1924 it was 154. Reg
istration the first eight months of
this year totaled 117.
The dog population in the King
dom is approaching the three mil
lion mark.
STYLES IN HEARSE FOLLOWING
DICTATES OF THE LIMOUSINES
QUINCY, 111., Jan. 4. (/P)-^Man’s
last earthly ride has undergone some
style changes in recent years. The
ornate hearse is out of date and most
i citizens now go to their final rest
in a vehicle not greatly different
from the family automobile.
One of the country’s largest hearse
makers, located here, manufactures
a plain coaoh resembling a limousine
ibut with the door in the rear. Ex
cept for the vehicles sent to Latin
American countries and a few to
•large cities having numerous foreign
I residents, this is the approved type
of funeral carriage for Americans of
all classes.
J. Vance, one of the well-known old
! timers of the Interior, was a Sew’ard
| arrival Saturday on his way east for
j special medical treatment.
FRESH VEGETABLES
received on every boat
Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
No orders too large or too small
Mail orders promptly attended to
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ATHLETICS UNDER
WAY ONCE MORE
AT THE LOCAL GYM
REGULAR SCHEDULE RESUMED
NOW THAT HOLIDAYS ARE
IN BACKGROUND
Athletic activities in the local gym
of the Seward A. C. will be resumed
today as the pupils of the grade
schools, after being dismissed from
classes, take the floor again, indulg
ing in various games and exercises
prescribed by their instructors.
No changes were deemed advisable
in the schedule that has been ih effect
and working satisfactorily up to the |
time of closing the gymnasium for ho-11
iday affairs. As usual, therefore, the
various indoor pasttimes will be in
dulged in according to the following
specified periods:
Indoor baseball—Mondays, Thurs
days at 8:00 p. m.
Basketball—(men), Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 8:00 p. m.
Basketball—(girls), Monday, Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday, from
5:00 till 6:00 p. m., and on Tuesday!
evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p. m.
Ladies Calesthentics—Tuesday at
8:00 p. m.
Handball—Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday and Saturday from 6:00 to
8:00 p. m.
Boy Scouts—Friday evenings at
7:45.
In all probability the next four weks
will see the high school girl’s team
making full use of the periods allot
ted them on the gym floor for they
have a lot of work ahead to prime
themselves for their anticipated ser
ies in Anchoragp. When coach Mc
Ewan decides that it is necessary the
men’s basketball team will be given
additional time on the gym schedule
in which to train.
In indoor baseball this week, the
Merchants team meets the Nile Park
aggregation tonight and the Bankers
clash with the Cable Office gang on
Thursday.
Interior Mining Promoter
En Route To England;
Will Head Own Company
G. G. Demons, recently ifasigned
manager of the Tanana Valley Gold
Dredging Company, Ltd., accompanied
by Mrs. Lemons, were among the Se
ward arrivals Saturday from Fair- j
banks, en route to London, England.
Mr. Lemons resigned his position with
the Whitworth company owing to an
independent promotion business he
intends to embark on. Previous to
disposing of his placer holdings on
Fish Creek, to the T. V. G. D. Co., Mr.
Lemons promoted the Stewart river
and Indian river projects in the Daw
son country At one time he had the
Chicken creek placer district under
option. He has also, in the earlier
days, engaged in mining in Arizona,
and British Columbia. British capi
tal is interested in the Interor dis
tricts and he anticipates returning
North in a few months as head of his
own company.
AT THE HOTELS
Van Gilder—Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Flannigan, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Scanlon,
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Carlisle, Frank
Carlquist, C. H. Keil.
* Hotel Seward—W. Baldwin, W. W.
Cooley, Robert Carlson, Dan Bissoff,
W. R. Sherwin, Joe Laughlin.
Hotel Sexton—Arthur Skulstad, T.
Skulstad, Mrs. R. Grosvold, F. D. Estes,
J. C. Wingfield.
Overland—D. M. Keillor, John Me
Millan, H. H. Mitchell, E. Ericksen,
J. C. McEachern, Mrs. Nell Beattie.
The gas boat Chase, Captain Charles
Emswiler, which has been under char
ter to the Days Harbor sawmill for the
past few months, arrived in port Sat
urday.
Mrs. Grace Corson, Seward resident
for many years, departed for Seattle
Saturday on the steamer Alameda. It
is understood Mrs. Corson expects to
locate permanently Outside.
Cal Townsend, Bureau of Fisheries
agent on the Yukon and Interior rivers,
passed through Seward Saturday en
route to the states. Mr. Townsend
arrived direct from Fairbanks, his
summer headquarters.
LIBERTY THEATER
ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8 SHARP
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LON CHANEY CONWAY TEARLE
DOROTHY MACKAILL RICARDO CORTEZ
LOUISE DRESSER
A UNUSUAL CAST OF STARS
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The Next Corner
The story takes you into
France Spain Argentina
A wonderful Tale in a wonderful setting
WHAT IS AROUND YOUR NEXT CORNER?
ARE YOU GOING TO FALL-OR GET BY?
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Looking Ahead!
Alaskan progress of the past forecasts the future greatness of
the Northjland, and justifies all Alaskans in holding to their firm faith
in the Territory’s possibilities and worth. By aiming high and
working together—actively and steadily—those having to do with
Alaskan progress can accomplish much. Looking ahead to still
greater things, and planning and working accordingly, is the one
way that a high purpose can be realized.
The Alaska Railroad—a pioneer system—is gradually and pains
takingly striding towards a great goal—the greater development of
Alaska; and, that the future is bright and promising is attested by
the steady and consistent upward trend of past and present activi
ties. The Alaska Railroad is “Looking Ahead.”
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage Alaska
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Having Old Shoes
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