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This Bank Has been in
Business Twenty Years
THE MANAGEMENT of this institution
is in full accord with modem 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
Hunchback of Notre Dame
At Liberty This Week
Unusual interest attached to the
presentation of the Universal special,
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” at
the Liberty theatre Thursday and
Friday. For many months it has been
widely heralded as the last word in
cinema art, but this was taken with
the proverbial grain of salt until aft
er the world premier at the Astor
Theatre in New York City. The Go
tham critics shattered all precedent
by using up more adjectives of praise
than even the most intrepid press
agent would dare employ.
Lon Chaney, one of the greatest
character actors on either stage or
screen plays the difficult role of
"Qaisimodo,” the hunchback. He is
supported by such well known play
ers as Patsy Ruth Miller, Ernest Tor
rence. Norman Kelly, Nigel de Bru-1
lier, Tully Marshall, Brandon Hurst
and Gladys Brockwell. There are 75
principals and 3500 extras in the cast.
The entire cathedral of Notre Dame
was constructed at Universal City as
well as eight squares of Parisian
streets and houses of the period of j
Lauis XI.
Several curious persons have asked
if would not have been more feasible
to have taken the company to Paris
for the picture. There is no question
but that this would have cut the cost
of construction work in half, but no
permission could be obtained from the
French and church governments to
photograph the Cathedral. They have
constantly refused similar requests.
The task of building the settings for
this stupendous production was one
of the greatest ever undertaken. Carl
Laemmle sent a staff of twenty ex
perts to Paris where they spent six
months in rummaging thrugh files to
get every detail perfect. Incidentally
this is another reason why it was im
possible to film the production in the
French capital. The French metropo
lis is not the same today as it was in
the days of Louis XI.
This gigantic picture will be shown
at the Liberty Thursday and Friday
only.
Wheat Crop Better
Than Last Year’s
SPOKANE, June 30 (^P)—Predic
tions that the wheat crop is better
than last year’s, despite the recent
heat which caused some damage, have
been made by crop specialists. Pros
pects for a good crop are expected
by members of the Washington asso
ciation. The association decided not
to handle any of this year’s crop.
Band practice is progressing satis
factorily, beginning at 8 o’clock each
evening. Bandmaster Armstrong re
ports.
JAMES FISH GLAD
BE NORTH AGAIN
WANTS TO STAY
OLDTIMER RETURNS AFTER AB
SENCE OF EIGHT YEARS—IS
RENEWING FRIENDSHIPS
“Since returning to Alaska after an
absence of eight years in California,
it is hard for me to think of returning
south,” James Fish, one of the best
known of the old timers of this dis
trict remarked at today’s luncheon of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce,
which he attended as a guest.
Continuing, Mr. Fish said: “For
eight years I have been planning to
make a trip to the Territory and now
that I am here I would love to stay.
I must congratulate Alaskans on the
splendid mail and passenger service
; now in effect in comparison with that !
| of a few years ago. I think it is i
something fine. The Okltimers never
dreamed the present service would
be possible, or that within a few
years the Alaska Steamship Company
would be rendering the service to the
Territory which they now do. On my
recent trip north from Seattle on the
palatial steamer Yukon, many side
trips were made for the benefit of the
large number of tourists aboard, yet
we steamed into Seward six days out
from Seattle. It certainly is depend
able service, one of the outstanding
things Alaska lacked aj fevTyears ago.
“While I am disappointed in find
ing upon my return that the empire
11 fondly hoped to see had not mate
! rialized, yet I can see there are many
improvements and conditions are far
better than in former years.” Refer
ring to Valdez, I agree with my friend
Mr. L. V. Ray, that Valdez has many
warm friends left in Washington, and
that any action on the part of the
government to disturb the town and
institutions maya prove to many that
the town is not half as dead as is re
ported. The residents of the town are
as full of optimism as ever and have
many able boosters among them.”
WELL KNOWN ALASKANS
RETURNING NORTH ON
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN
Among the large number of reser
vations which have been made at
the Sexton hotel from passengers on
the steamer Northwestern due to ar
rive in Seward from the South early j
Saturday morning, is Mrs. E. M. Jun
kin, formerly of Seward who is re
turning from an extended trip to
Hollywood. Other reservations in
clude Dr. A. T. Kingsley of Kansas
City and his son, Albert. Dr. Kings
ley is one of the leading serum and
toxin manufacturers of the United
States. Mrs. J. A. Stewart, wife
The Holes Go
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Uninterrupted Service!
You can’t get it with pneumatic tires no
matter how much you pay. You do get it
with Lambert “Trublpruf” Tire? from the day
you put them on till they have gone ten,
twenty and often thirty thousand miles.
For motor truck and commercial car operators
we have some figures on low tire cost that
will prove a revelation.
Glad to present them any time.
BROWN & HAWKINS CORP.
ALASKA DISTRIBUTORS
"Where Tire Troubles End"
\
Reduce the High Cost of Motoring
With A Tire that Has a Reputation
of the well known Alaska mining
man, a former partner to Hughie
Dougherty of Seward, accompanied
by her children, Margaret, Jennie A.,
and son, Alaska, have also made
reservations at the Sexton. The lat
ter party will join Mr. Stewart in
the Interior.
ARCADE ANNEX WILL BE
MOST MODERN BUILDING
The four story annex to the Arcade
building, now nearing completion,
will be one of the most modern and
convenient in Alaska. A large show
er bath and recreation room will be
constructed in the half basement with
pool and billiard tables for use by
occupants of the building, and a large
cement vault is being constructed in
the basement for the storage of val
uable papers and documents. This will
be burglar and fireproof and a great
convenience to the occupants.
When completed the entire build
ing will be 100 by 125 four stories in
height, and fireproof in every partic
ular.
Stucco work on the new addition to
the Arcade building is now under way
by Gerhard Johnson and crew.
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TOURISTS PLAN TO RETURN
SEWARD FOR 4TH OF JULY
Miss Maria Foria, Miss Margaret
Kane, both of Berkeley, Cal., check
ed out from the Sexton hotel the
first of the week, departing for the
Interior on a sight-seeing trip. They
expected to return to Seward the
latter par.t of this week, in time to
attend the local 4th of July celebra
tion. They were guests at the Sex
ton hotel.
DIVIDEND CHECKS RECEIVED
The first dividend checks from the
Alaska feature film, "The Cheecha
kos” were received in Seward yester
day, from the Alaska Moving Pictures
Corporation. The amounts were not
given out.
A belated announcement today i3
to the effect there will be no rifle
shooting contest held In Seward on
the 4th of July. This is owing to so
many other events on the program.
When the tooth of a patient came
out after a mighty yank, Dr. L. D.
Starier, an Evanston, 111., dentist,
lost his balance and fell out of his
window.
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