This Bank Has been in
Business Twenty Years
THE MANAGEMENT of this institution
is in full accord with modern ideas.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN as the
bank that renders its customers the kind of
service required for their best interests.
BE ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, and have
the advantage of the kind of a bank you
would like to deal with.
Bank of Seward
SEWARD, ALASKA
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DRY IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER
Balloon Silk, all colors,
$13.50
other kinds at $6.50 up
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
No orders too large or too small
Mail orders promptly attended to
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MUSICAL TREAT
BE PRESENTED
AT LIBERTY
CONCERT ARTISTS ARRIVE IN
SEWARD FOR ONE NIGHT
ENGAGEMENT.
The unusual will take place in
Seward tomorrow evening when Mrs.
Maudeen Fischer and Miss Helene
Sloane, nationally known vocalists,
Seward arrivals yesterday morn
ing on the steamer Northwestern
from Juneau, will render a concert
program tomorrow evening (Tues
day) at the Liberty theater. It is
announced at least ten numbers will
be presented, in which will be in
cluded two grand opera aerias and
aid familiar songs.
The artists have just completed
successful engagements in all'of the
larger Southeastern Alaska towns,
where return engagements will be
made. Press notices, which have
preceded the visiting singers, highly
recommend their entertainments.
The musical treat to be presented
tomorrow evening, is expected to be
one of the finest programs ever
heard in Sexvard.
Miss Sloane conducts a vocal stu
dio in the Hotel Baltimore in Kan
sas City, and Mrs. Fischer has been
soprano soloist of St. James Church
in that city for seven years. After
her Alaska tour, Miss Sloane will
go abroad for a short period, and
upon returning will go to Chicago
to establish a branch of the Paris
Ecole de Chant. Mrs. Fischer will
accompany her to Europe. In ad
dition to taking part in the musical
program. Miss Sloane will give a
group of dramatic and humorous read
ings, from Edgar Guest.
Mrs. Fischer has a mezzo sopra
uo voice of exceptionally fine Qual
ity, according to the press notices,
singing naturally and easily with a
wide range of voice.
Forest Fire Near Lawing
Quenched Out by Rainfall
The forest fire which has been un
der way, three miles East of Lawing
for the last three weeks, was under
control last Friday and due to the
heavy rainfall which has been fall
ing since Saturday, it is believed to
be now’ completed extinquished, ac
cording to Mel Horner, one of the
fire fighters who returned to Sew
ard last week from Lawing. The
cause of the fire which started on a
hillside, could not be determined he
said, but it is the general impres
sion that a camp fire, which was not
completely put out, was the cause.
Textile Operators Ask
Coolidge Adjust Wage
PAWTUCKET, R. I., Aug. 17 {*>)—
The Textile Council of union em
ployes voted yesterday to ask Presi
dent Coolidge to say whether or not
the ten per cent wage reduction by
the New England mills was justified.
MacMillan To Broadcast
Eskimo Program Aug. 19
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 (Jp)—The Zenith
radio corporation received a message
from MacMillan’s ships, saying that
MhcMillan will broadcast an all-Eski
mo program Wednesday from 10 to
12 at night from his base at.Etah, in
cluding music on the kiloute, an in
strument resembling a tennis racquet
strung with walrus gut.
Two Sharks Caught Near
Where Girl Will Swim
CAPE GRIS NEZ, Aug. 17 (/P)—
Fishermen caught two sharks meas
uring a little over six feet in length
off Boulogne last night. Precautions
are being taken to keep the' news
from Gertrude Ederle, arriving tonight
for her last attempt to swim the En
glish channel.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Chenoweth, res
idents of Fairbanks, were Seward ar
rivals yesterday and wil be passen
gers for the South on the Northwest
ern.
Men’s and Boys’ Trousers
GET A PAIR NOW, WIDE SELECTION
TO CHOOSE FROM
MEN’S ALL WOOL TROUSERS, Serges and
Worsteds, at’ per pair - - - $6.00 to $9.00
MEN’S HEAVY WOOL PANTS,
per pair ..$6.00 to $9.00
MEN’S HEAVY CORDUROY PANTS, made to
stand hard wear- per pair - - - $6.00
BOY’S CORDUROY PANTS, double seat and
knee, just the thing for school days, pair $3.50
Just received’ a large shipment of Riding
Breeches, including whip cords, serges, wool
and corduroy lace or button leg, priced
very low.
BROWN & HAWKINS
CORPORATION
“QUALITY FIRST”
IOWA AMATEUR
PICKS UP RADIO
MESSAGE ETAH
SIXTEEN METER WAVE LENGTH
ENABLES OPERATOR ON SHIP
BE HEARD DISTINCTLY
WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 17 (/P).
A message was forwarded here today
by Arthur Collins, of Cedar Rapids,
la,. wh» said that he had established
direct connection with the MacMillan
exploring expedition, now at Etah.
Collins said he had picked up the
voice of John Reinartz, chief opera
tor on the Bowdoin, whose voice came
in an a sixteen meter wave length.
It is said to be the first time voice
communication has been achieved by
an amateur on such wave length at
such a distance.
Voices of the Bowdoin personnel
were heard singing America.
Clerk of Court W. N. Cuddy arrived
on yesterday’s train from Anchorage
and will leave on tonight’s boat for
his headquarters at Valdez. Mr. Cud
dy may return westward on one of
the boats next week.
MacMillan Establishes
Base Ellesmere Land
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17 (£>)—
An intermediate base has been estab
lished by MacMillan on Ellesmere
Land between Etah and Cape Hub
bard. Two planes made a successful
landing at Flagler fjord yesterday and
established a provision depot.
Collision On Canadian
Pacific Kills Two Men
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NELSON, B. C., Aug. 17 (£>)—F.
Midleton, engineer, and J. TindaW,
fireman, both of Hethbrido, were kill
ed and 18 persons injured when a
Canadian Pacific railway train col
lided head on with a pusher engine
near Cowley, Alberta.
Washington Legislature
To Hold Special Session
OLYMPIA, Wn,, Aug. 17 (JP)—Gov
ernor Hartley annouced today that
he had no objection to calling a spe
cial session of the legislature in No
vember if a majority of members so
desired.
This Is the Place
Under New Management
The MARATHON CAFE
ALL that’s good and whole
some, prepared correct
ly and appetizingly will be
found daily on our menu.
REGULAR DINNER SERVED, SHORT ORDERS '
Extra Special Dinners Served on Sundays.