ScmardyailnGaicwan
SEWARD, ALASKA
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first division alarmed
The First division is becoming al
armed ever the Rustgard drive to line
up the Indians against the whites, and
voters now threaten to go to the polls
and cast an emphatic protest against
the menace foisted upon the electors
of the Territory by a few destructive
politic!;',ns, There is no doubt but
such a movement will result in strain
ed relations between the white and In
dian electors, the latter being patted
on the back by the Rustgaid adher
ents and told their votes are needed
for certain, Indian candidates, the
white politicians believing they wil
gain a lea over more favored oppon
ents by this method. We believe tha'
every man and woman in Alaska wh<
, '_ •_ _*>Y
believes in unmixed blood and me ex
clusion from our school of undesir
able natives should protest against,
the methods employed by these un
scrupulous men. There are many In
dians who are a credit to any race,
such protest is not aimed at these, but
at the uneducated and ignorant, who
still live in tribal relations and ven
erate ancient rites and customs. Tf
you believe in preserving for the child
ren of the Territory the right to say
who shall and shall not he their as
sociates in the public schools, go to
the polls and vote against Rustgard
and his supporters. The danger is
greater than one can imagine. Be
warned in time.
ALASKA’S INSANE
Deputy Marshal H. I. Staser, of An
chorage.' who recently returned from
Portland, where he had been with in
sane prisoners, describes conditions in
the sanitarium where Alaska’s insane
are confined, as ‘“shocking.” And
we have no doubt that conditions are
as Mr. Staser described, as he is a
man of unusual ability and great pow
ers of observation. While it must b*
remembered that about eight\ poi
EIGHT wool dresses
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HIGH GRADS
CANDY
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
and
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We have new Dresses
in Poire! Twill, Canton,
nd Georgette Crepe.
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COME AND ASK US
ABOUT A P. N. PRAC
TICAL CORSET
Banbury and Ogle
cent of the insane at Morningside
credited to Alaska, are brought into
! the country by the canneries, the re
remaining twenty per cent are old
sourdoughs who have lost their mind
by dwelling too long alone, their
minds being shattered by hardships
' and loneliness. These men are nearly i
all curable, and should receive the best j
, of care, even if their cases are hope
less. The main cause of conditions
at Morningside is lack of room. We |
have heard no cases of brutality to
prisoners rg^orted, and haev no doubt j
that Dr .Cco does all in his power tC
alleviate the condition of these unfor- j
tunates. But Alaska should care for j
, its own insane, sending out only those j
who are not citizens. It would bank-;
, rupt the Territory if it attempted to
. care for the drug addicts brought;
here by the Bristol Bay canneries, and j
dumped onto the Territory when they; _
become deranged. The next legisla-; .
tuve will propably devote considerable^
time this phas", and we hope will
solve the problem.
DOUBTING THOMASES
It was one of the apostles who had :
to stick his finger in the wounds of ■
his savior before believing his identi
ty. And this age is but little differ
ent, many of us having to be shown,
before we acknowledge we are wrong. I
For some time rumors of the pulp
mill have caused a laugh among these
doubting Thomases, but recent (level-;
opments are beginning to shake their;
faith in their judgment. Within a few:
weeks a contract will be let in Seward!
for the cutting of sixty thousand cords;
of pulp wood, and we invite the pes-1
simists to go down and bite on the
sticks and see that they are genuine.
PIONEERS LEFT TO FATE
I The Pioneers of Alaska face an
emergency. Altho it is over a year
to the time when the legislature meets
the funds appropriated at the last ses
sion for the maintenance of the aged
Alaskan are nearly exhausted. When
the money runs out what will the pen
sioner do for a livelihood? For many
years an effort has been made to force
the aged and dependent to enter the
Home at Sitka, where they may be
looked after by the Territory. Natural
ly there are many vigorous old men
who are able to work around their
places and they prefer the pension,
small as it is, and remaining in the
environment to which they have grown
accustomed. It is said to cost the
Territory between $60 and $70 per
capita tor me care ui muse
Home. Why not give the money di
rect to the oldtimer and save expen
riG HEARTED UNCLE SAM
The farmers of the Matanuska Val
ley in Alaska had better be careful
and not show for a while that they
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“THE INVISIBLE FEAR
A DRAMA IN MARRIAGE AND FORGIVING IN MARRIAGE
IT’S A FIRST NATIONAL ATTRACTION
DANCE TONIGHT, A. B. HALL
ire able to make a living on a farm 1
n Alaska or their Uncle Sam will sad- j
Lie them with a special tax that will
ake all the joy out of their cane free
lappy lives.
Look at the Fox Farmers for in
aance. Now, fox farming is what one j
night well term an infant industry; j
is a matter of fact—it is largely so <
;ar a matter of experiment. The rais- j
rs and breeders are still working out •
.heir problems of proper feeding and
nousing the animals and the industry
:an hardly be said to be on a perrna-;
ne-nt paying basis—but— it has pros
pacts and a few hardy and intelligent j
pioneers are really beginning to get
some of their investment back.
Now comes Uncle Sam, under the
head of the Forest Service, and raises
the rent on the Fox Farmer. A fox
farmer from the very nature of his
enterprise seeks isolation; he usually
prefers an island out of the beaten
track of commerce. If he were not
there, the average fox farm would be
only a parking station for wing-weary
seagulls.
There is seldom timber enough on
a fox island to interest a camper; in
fact if it were not for the raisers of
foxes the place would be what it has
been for centuries—a deserted pile of
rocks in the Pacific Ocean. But the
fox farmer is trying to make the land
produce; he is putting it to the only
use that can be made of it and Uncie
Sam raises his rent about a thousand
per cent. In some cases the rental has
been raised from $25.00 to $250.00 per
year, and in the face of the fact that
the Fox Farmer has not yet started
to produce.
The fox farmer in Alaska was al
ready paying a fair rental for his is
land, he was paying an animal license
and he was paying a tax on exery
skin that he marketed. All fox islands
in Alaska are not subject to the raise
in rental—only the ones within the
confines of the Bureau of Forestry or
under the jurisdiction of the Forest
Service.
It looks like a cteiiDerate aaempt
to strangle a growing industry that
should be subsidized rather than over
taxed by a Paternal Government. Pos
sibly Uncle Sam wants to conserve the
barren rock piles in Alaska for future
generations and after his experience
j in the fur seal business it would seem
j that he might be willing to allow some
I one else to try to make a living out of
I f\:r without such taxes and reconstruc
tions.
if Uncle Sam must tax the Fox rais
ing industry why not base the taxation
on a basis of skin production and not
on the size of the farm!—Alaska
Weekly.
The unfortunate accident to Major
Martin’s plane on the fourth leg of his
round the world flight while regret
table, has shown that it takes unceas
ing toil to keep a high speed engine
■ in condition for any length of time,
i Had the Major been cast away ir
Isome more out-of-the-way place he
(might have suffered from the ele
ments before being rescued, if no1
from actual hunger. Kanatak resi
dents received the Major and Sergt
Harvey with open arms, and are vie
ing one with the other to show theii
appreciation of his enforced visit.
Alaska need not worry about th<
hoof disease becoming prevalent, bu
really some persons should take tin
precautions to tie their heads up.
,VANTED—Housework by experienced i
woman; good cook; would take full ;
charge of motherless home; age 47.
Mrs. Tabitha Stank, Box 237, Juneau j
Suits maae to measure, see Urbach, i
FOR RENT—Furmsned house. si
rooms and bath, furnace. See Dough
rety.
Parker’s Fountain Pens, Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. tf.
For Sale Cheap
Lot 26, block 10. with two-room j
furnished house; price $1,000.
Lot 31 and south half of lot 32, ;
two five-room furnished houses, at
$5,000; basement and heating plants 1
in each.
Lot 10 and north half of lot 9, block
12; 4 room furnished house, $2,000.
And other lots from $100 to $500
each.
All houses have baths.
OWNER
Trains leave Seward northbound 8 a
m., Mondays and Thursdays, for
Anchorage, Curry, Nenana and Fair
banks.
Trains arrive Seward 7:15 p. m. on
Wednesdays and Saturdays from
the North.
All baggage must be checked 11
I minutes prior to departure of trains
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GERHARD JOHNSEN
Mason and Plasterer
Phone Adams 60 Box 1423
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Andy’s Express
Meets ait Boats and
Trams
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Rails from
Seattie
April 8
April 22
Arrives
Seward
April 15
Seward
South fm
April 20
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
April 29 May 4th
Calling at all regular Sculheastern and South
western Alaska ports in .hiding Anchorage and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
~~ Telephone Main 81 lies., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
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H>‘. ALEXAN^F.R. P ^ E € 5 O »* HT'.
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Next Sailing about May 11th, connecting
witk steamship Northwestern
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
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SEWARD, ALASKA
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Second Avenue
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harnman Bank Building
DR, .1. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at I^aw
Office in Arcade Building
’PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Renl
Residence Phone, Madison 53
Office Phone, Madlscn 136
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
VIOLA T. SWETMANN, W. M.
CLARA PERRY, Secretary.
Seward Rehekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
L O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
of Each
5 j, -■ - m. Visit.
fng members welcome
MRS. A. H. THODAY N G
m $&■<&] Monday’s
Month, 8 p.
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Seward Lodge No. 219,
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednea
S days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
W. 0. Perry, Secretary.
Resurrection Lodge
" No, A,?.
Meeie Thursdays at « p. rv Visiting
Brothers welcome. Frank Lagerquist,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, See
IGLOO no, nine.
PIONEERS op mlAAKA
'dects every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’* fJad.
F. B. MOORE, Pres.
C. A. M’DOUGALL, Sec’y.
SEWARD '*c3f, NO *JVE
AMERICAN LECHCN
Meets Second and Fourth Timpdaya
ELWYN SWETMANN Com.
X- P. HANNON, Adjutant.
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Seward, Alaska
D. II. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hswkine
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. GENERAL SURVEYING AND
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Phone 113-R
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