MOVIE CO. TO
FILM DAYS OF
SOAPY SMITH
ONE-TIME DESPERADO TO BE
ILLUMINATED ON SCREEN;
AN EASY CHARACTER
All of the exterior scenes for
“The Eternal Frontier,” the George
Edward Lewis production for the Gt.
Northern Film Co., have been com
pleted and the cast of actors, togeth
er with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis recently
left Skagway en route to San Fran
cisco and San Mateo, California,' and
there the interior scenes will be tak
en.
Mr. Lewis made the announcement
that an entire block had been pur
chased in the center of Skagway bus
iness district and a studio which will
compare favorably with the best in
the south will be erected there early
in 1925. Mr. Lewis will return with
bis company in March next year and
start the filming of “The Days of
‘Soapy’ Smith,” one of the five pic
tures which the Great Northern Film
Company are to make in the Skag
way district.
Most of the scenes of “The Eter
nal Frontier” were taken at Carcross
and along the White Pass & Yukon
railroad. For the scene depicting the
stampede, the entire town of Skag
way and all of the railroad force turn
ed out to make the picture realistic.
Mr. Lewis asserted that the stampede
scene in “The Eternal Frontier” is
much better than the same one in the
Cheechakos” which he also directed.
The scenario for the “Days of
‘Soapy’ Smith” has been completed
and when the company finish “The
Eternal Frontier” work on the first
picture which they declare will be an
epic, will be started. Following this
picture “Seward’s Folly,” the great
Edison Marshal novel, will be filmed.
Many of the local people in South
eastern Alaska have shares in the
newly organized Great Northern Film
company.
BIG CORN CROP
IS PREDICTED
CHICAGO. Dec. 9—The “killing
frost” predicted for the 1924 corn
crop did not materialize, according
to a Chicago Creamery Agricultural
Institute report. The frost came,
the report states, but the warm
weather which has followed put it
into the discord, and as a conse
quence more than $100,000,000 will
be added to the value of the nation’s
corn crop.
The rise in temperature during Oc
tober averaged five to ten degrees
above normal, and matured a large
portion of the growing, or green corn,
and dried much of the soft immature
grain. The unusual weather condi
tions, also, have increased the feeding
value of the corn crop.
In a survey of the situation, based
on Weather Bureau statistics, the in
stitution has informed the farmers of
the corn belt that there need be lit
tle fear of a killing frost, giving the
danger-point dates.
The institute has estimated the
1924 records will show a $3,000,00,
000 corn crop, against the $2,G50,
UU0.000 crop of 1923, as no killing
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frosts have as yet been reported in
any of the seven leading corn belt
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ana, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio. In
production, the institute experts say,
there probably will be an increase of
50,000,000 bushels in the seven States’
crop.
PARTY GIVEN PIONEER
A farewell party was given recent
ly for L. E. Larson, pioneer carpenter
and contractor of Fairbanks, at the
Presbyterian church, after the night
services.
Mr. Larson, who has been a resi
dent of Alaska for many year pass
ed thru Seward yesterday on his way
to Seattle. He plans to remain until
May, when he will return to Fair
banks for the summer months.
This is Mr. Larson’s first trip to
the great Outside in 26 years and he
is expecting to see and hear many
things of interest. Somewhere be
tween Seward and Seattle he will
celebrate his 70th birthday.
His many friends, both in Seward
and along his route wish him many
“thrilling experiences.”
CALLAHAN IN THE LEAD
The official records at the office of
the clerk of the court of Fairbanks
' show that Dan Callahan is leading H.
! H. Ross in the contest for territorial
' representative by 31 votes. Thirteen
j voting precincts have not sent in its
returns by mail as yet, and it is esti
mated that they will return a total of
about 200 votes.
Unofficial returns have been receiv
ed from the majority of these pre
cincts by telegraph and give Ross a
slight lead. The race is so close that
| election will not be assured for eith
| er of the candidates until the final
! precinct has reported in.
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furnished; J. Eamon, Seward., tf
OLD PAPERS for sale at the Gate
way, two large bundles for 25c; or
one for 15c; fine for building the
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INCREASED USE
OF ALASKA’S
RED SALMON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—There is
considerable consumption of canned
salmon in the Swansea consular dis
trict, England, and the demands
tend to increase, AmericanyConsul A.
B. Cooke informs the department of
commerce. The red salmon is in
great favor, but the pink has no ap
preciable demand.
Local wholesale provision mer
chants obtain their stocks from the
jobbers or wholesalers in Liverpool
or London. An interesting feature of
this trade is the fact that the central
wholesalers label the cans themselves
with their particular brands or they
label them to the order of local whole
salers if so desired. In some cases
they will sell to, local wholesalers un
labeled leaving the latter to apply
their own labels. In many instances,
local wholesalers do not know the
source of the canned salmon they
handle—that is, they cannot say
whether the salmon is of American,
' Canadian, Japanese or Siberian ori
gin. The local retail dealer therefore,
never knows (except in the rare case
where the cans bear distinctive la
bels) the origin of his stock.
A personal investigation made by
the consul disclosed only two brands
of canned salmon, out of a dozen,
that indicated on the label the origin
of the contents; one of these was
of the product or the firms that handl
ed them in Great Britain. In this re
spect, the canned salmon trade of the
district differs from practically every
other line of canned foods. Every
can of fruit sold bears a distinctive
label indicating origin of the fruit,
and in nearly every case the name of
the packer. Even if the fruit is actu
ally packed in Great Britain—as is
clone in the case of fruit salads which
some British firm import in bulk, and
pack locally—the origin of the fruit
is usually indicated on thelabel. Jams
and jellies and canned sardines also
as a general rule, indicate their ori
gin on the label.
Swansea dealers in Wales believe
that most of the salmon they handle
comes from Canada and Alaska, but
there is considerable evidence that
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Pacific Coastwise .Service
acadmiral line
IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails From
SEATTLE
Dec. 10
Jan. 7
Arrives
SEWARD
Dec. 18
Jan. 15
Calling at all regular S
western Alaska ports in
Kodiak.
South From
SEWARD
Dec. 21
Jan. 18
oulheastern and South
eluding Seldovia and
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Res.. Madison 40
Telephone Main 81
STEAMSHIP STARR
Starr Sails Dec. 7th, connecting with Northwestern
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADtSON 13*. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
the consumption of Siberian salmon
is growing, camouflaged under a trade
brand, and bought by the consumer
under the impression that he is get
ting Canadian or Alaskan salmon.
The Siberian article, while it is not
so fine a quality, is said by local firms
handling it to be quite a saleable com
modity and is cheaper in price.
MUSEUM SHOWS TOPAZ
THATi WEIGHS 90 POUNDS
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—A white topaz,
weighing ninety pounds, large enough
to make 205,120 dinner rings of one
carat and said to be the largest pre
cious gem,'has been placed on exhibi
tion in the Field Museum here.
It was brought from Marambaia,
Minas, Brazil, by O. G. Farrington,
head of the museum’s department of
geology, who headed one of Captain
Marshall Field’s South American ex
peditions.
If placed on the market the stone
would supply the demand for many
years, museum officials said.
There is absolutely no comparison
between wine and women; wine im
proves with ago.
Advertising has put Murine in your
eye, sold you Cuticura for pimples,
Pears soap for your bath and Ivory
soap for the tub.
We don’t ask anything for ourself,
wrote a Seward high school girl, but
give mamma a nice son-in-law.
Are you a subscriber to the Daily
Gateway? If not ,why not?
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Haviing purchased the interest of
John Morrison in the Seward Plumb
ing Company, I will be responsible
for all debts owed by the concern,
and all bills due the company should
be paid to me.
HENRY RICHARDS.
Seward, Alaska, Dec. 3, 1924. 5t
Join the Chamber of commerce.
SOME DELAY ENCOUNTERED
An aged couple hurried into the
commissioner’s office at Fairbanks i
recently and asked for a marriage li- ^
cense. After they had given their
names and ages the clerk said to the
man, “whose children are those with
! you?”
“All ours,” was the proud reply.
“Why haven’t you been in before,”
the dumbfoundetj commissioner ask
ed the father.
“Well,” said the man, “the roada
were so bad we couldn't get here.”
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KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and
Sweden.” Direct over the Atlantic
and the North Sea in Large, Mod
ern and Comfortable steamers.
Frequent sailings.
Christmas Excursions to Sweden
and Finland
S. S. STOCKHOLM—From New
York December 2; from Halifax
December 4.
S. S. DROTTNINGHOLM—From
New York December 10.
Also Earlier Sailings
For further information and res
ervations apply to
WAYNE BLUE,
Agent for Seward. Alaska
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Northwestern.Nov. 29th
Alaska.Dec. 6th
Alameda.Dec. 13th
Northwestern. Dec. 20th
Alaska.Dec. 27th
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Doc. 6th
Dec. loth
Dec. 2Cth
Dec. 27th
Jan. 3rd
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Dec. 6th
Dec. 13th
Dec. 20th
Dec. 27tb
Jan. 3rd
NOTE—Ships In above schedule sail from Pier Two, Seattle, at 9:00
a. m. each sailing date and will call at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau
Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and Seward, both north and southbound.
Northwestern and Alameda will also call at Petersburg both ways.
Steamers leave Seward at MIDNIGHT on sailing dates shown.
Steamer Redondo is scheduled to saial from Seward December 6
and 13 for Seldovia and Halibut Cove.
J. H. FLXCKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
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any enterprise that is genuinely interested in the
growth and development of a community; and it is
the constant aim of The Alaska Railroad to at all
times render such service as will aid most materially
in the healthy growth and consistent development
of the Territory.
The Alaska Railroad operates year round
freight and passenger service between Seward, An
chorage and Fairbanks and over the Chickaloon and
- Chatanika Branches. For timetables, descriptive
literature, etc., write
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