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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — ESTABLISHED AUGUST 19, 1904
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SAINT PATRICK
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday in some parts of
Ireland, and open season on all orangemen. Many of Ire
land’s most prominent citizens have been Scotch, French
or Italian. Eamon DeValera was an Italian, St. Patrick
was a Frenchman, and Tammany Hall was reared in New
Yor^.
Wherever you see a green ribbon worn today you
will know the wearer is not an Irishman. Ireland is dear
to the most of us on account of the pleasant memories of
leaving it for America. Ireland’s principal industries are
famines and fights. Most gosson use a shillaleh to cut
their teeth' on, and grow up with the laudable ambition of
becoming policemen. Practically all of them succeed.
Thomas Moore and his brother, “Dinty”'are the best
known among the Irish poets, with Alaska Egan, the as
tute Gateway staff representative and linotype operator
a close second. Personally we favor Moore’s poetry to
Shakespeare’s, as it is shorter and easier to read. Pat
rick Henry, a celebrated Irish politician, first called atten
tion to conditions in the Emerald Isle when he exclaimed,
“Give me liberty or give me death.” He had his choice
and later died.
Ireland was governed by a large number of kings be
fore it was conquered by Norway, and most of us can claim
to have royal blood in our veins. Ireland has produced
more poets and politicians, better whiskey and prettier
colleens than all other countries combined. St. Patrick is
reported to have run the snakes out of Ireland, but there
is no one who can substantiate his claim.
The Irish race was invented by the Lord for the pur
pose of providing optimism for the rest of the world. Had
Noah been an optimist he would have eaten the dove and
not cared whether he found dry land or not. The Irish
are the bravest, the most patient and for many years the
most persecuted of all civilized races, yet they have grown
and populated the rest of the world.
THAT LITERACY QUESTION
There is no doubt in any American citizen’s mind that
a man not able to read and write and in some cases not
even understanding the English language should not be
allowed to nullify that carefully considered vote of an
American citizen who has read and studied the issues be
fore the people.
We have known illiterate voters to be given a careful
ly marked sample ballot to take in the booth with them for
guidance with no idea of what or for whom they were vot
ing for.
But why select Alaska’s illiterate? Why not a gen
eral law? We cannot see any justice or patriotism on
the part of Congress to specify Alaska and stoop to Ter
ritorial politics—a parallel to the Jones Shipping Act.
Our Delegate is also running true to form, and in
stead of advising and assisting Congress to get a good and
true solution of this problem raises his old war cry: “Be
ware the fish trust!”
We do not believe for one moment the packers care a
“continental hoot” who votes or who does not vote in Al
aska. In fact the kind of men that an illiterate voter
would vote for is usually the easiest for the “slick” law
yers and lobbiest to handle.
As for Dan Sutherland’s remarks on Tony Dimond,
We of the Third Division, know him. There is one man
Dan cannot besmirch by his insinuations. Tony is one
clean and straightforward lawyer and Dan knows it!
It was just a few years ago when when Alaskans for
three or four years heard the battle cry of Wickersham,
“Beware of the Guggies!”
MARION TALLEY’S TRIUMPH
Leaping to world-wide fame at a single bound, Ma
rion Talley, 19-year-old daughter of a Kansas City tele
graph operator, scored a notable artistic triumph in her
debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on
February 17. The youngest prima donna since Adeline
Patti and the youngest ever to appear at the Metropoli
tan, Miss Talley captivated her 4000 auditors in the diffi
cult role of Gilda, in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” As high as $100
each was paid for admission tickets and thousands were
turned away, while several hundred stood during the per
formance. At the end of the second act Mrs. Talley was
called before the curtain ninse times and at the final cur
tain was given an ovation that brought her back twenty
times. She charmed her audience with her naturalness
and composure, as well as with her golden voice. Four
hundred admirers journeyed from Kansas City to wit
ness her conquest of sophisticated New Yor£ Her father
took his first vacation in years to i>e present and her i»o
sTlster were also with her to share the Joy of her'
success. In % ownion of eminent critics, Anffiroca has
SSSS SjfragB'Jp raSPS
DISTRICT HEADS
OF COMMISSION
TO HOLD MEETING
ANNUAL MEETING OF A. R. C.
FIELD CHIEFS AT JUNEAU
THIS WEEK
For the purpose of attending the
annual meeting of district superin
tendents and engineering heads of
the Alaska Road Commission which
will open at Juneau this week, Haw
ley W. Sterling, superintendent from
the Anchorage office passed through
Seward yesterday en route south.
Mr. Sterling came over on Saturday’s
train.
Instituted some three years ago,
these meetings have increased in im
portance annually. Through them
the field program of the Commission
has been advanced materially and a
more highly developed spirit of coop
eration between the several districts
themselves and with. Commission
headquarters has been made possible.
At the meetings the Commission’s
seasonal programs, details of its
work and other matters connected
with the construction and mainten
ance of roads and trails and the in
vestigations of. new .projects are dis
cussed and fiscal accounting methods
studied.
Personnel of Conference
Attending .the coming conference
will be Maj. Oliver, Lieut. H. E. Fisher,
Ike P. Taylor, assistant engineer, and
district superintendent M. C. Edmunds,
of Fairbanks, Hawley W. Sterling,
Anchorage, T. H. Huddleston, Valdez,
and J. R. Shepard, Chitina, and Mech
anical Engineer Frank McCafferty.
Col. Steese will not reach Juneau
in time to take part in the meeting.
Advices received from him in Wash
ington at Juneau Commission head
quarters which said he expected to
leave there for Seattle March 21, and
would proceed to Juneau on the first
steamer after that date.
It is hoped. Maj. Oliver stated in the
Juneau Empire, the field work of the
Commission can be started this year
earlier than is possible under normal
conditions. Mild winter weather thru
out the Territory with light snowfall
almost everywhere indicates this pos
sibility. In order to take advantage
of any favorable conditions, the Com
mission has already landed most of
its supplies and materials at various
points in the interior which it is ne
cessary to transport over the snow.
While the entire program for the
season has not yet been announced,
Maj. Oliver has indicated that work
will be concentrated on the Chatani
ka-Circle road construction and on im
provements on Richardson Highway.
It is now planned to complete the
Chatanika-Circle project in the next
three seasons thus opening it to traf
fic for its entire length by 1929. Dur
ing the same three season period, the
Commission plans to bring Richard
son Highway up to automobile stand
ard.
The Commission is concentrating
on these projects, owing to the inter
est manifested in them by members
of Congress. One of the main rea
sons which guided the House Commit
tee on Appropriations in increasing
the Commissdon’s funds over the suxn
recommended by the Director of Bud
get was to provide additional funds
for these routes and make it possible
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets Ail Boats and Trains
Barber Shop
FRED MTLLER
BATHS-:-OPEN SUNDAY A.M.
0. K. BARBER SHOP
LADIES HAIRCUTTING
AND SHAMPOOING.
CLEAN SANITARY BATHS
Jess Lander, Prop.
■ When shoes are resoled
■ they last as long again
« and save over half the
■ cost of a pair.
Mr i, y A
to complete them in three more work
ing seasons.
The Director of Budget submitted
estimates amounting to $600,000 for
the Commission. The House Com
mittee raised it to $751,000. Recent
advices from Col. Steese said the
Senate Committee on Appropriations
had raised the item from $751,000 to
$1,000,000.
The meeting will last for about one
week and at its conclusion Mr. Sterl
ing planned returned immediately to
his office in this district.
Hoffman Sanitary Presser and Va
cuum Dry Cleaner—New Method
Cleaners. tf.
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
on Tuesday, April 6th, 1926, the annu
al election of City Officers and mem
ber of the School Board, for the City
of Seward, Alaska will be held. The
polls for said election will be situated
in the City Hall of said City. The
polls will be open fronr8 o’clock a. m.
on the morning of ^Tuesday, April 6th,
1926, until 7 o’clock p. m. on the even
ing of said day:
Qualification of voters: Every per
son twenty-one years of age who is a
citizen of the United Slates and who
has resided in the Territory of Alas
ka continuously for one year next pre
ceding the election and within the lim
its of the City of Seward, for six
months preceding the election shall
be qualified to vote.
The following officers are to be.
elected at the annual election on Tues
day April 6th, 1926.
iw AI UK
THREE MEMBERS OF THE COM
MON COUNCIL, FOR TWO-YEAR
TERM,.
ONE MEMBER FOR COMMON
COUNCIL'FOR ONE-YEAR TERM.
ONE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 25th
day of February, 1926.
J. P. HANNON,
Municipal Clerk of the City of
Seward, Alaska.
Publish Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 1926.
Dr. J. A. Baughman
Phyaioian and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
W. D. Coppemoll
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice in All Courts of th^
Territory
SEWARD, ALASKA
SEE
Curtis R. Morford
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FOR FIRE INSURANCE
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTr8T
Dental aad General
X-RAY WORK
New Teeklenberg Bldg.
Phone Had. 108 - - - Seward, Alaaka
Aaron E. Rucker
Attorney at law
Office In Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA f
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
* 1 OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the ' second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Dorothy Urbach,
E. L. SweSk, Secretary.
W. M.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
f. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. Gust Peter
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, sec’y.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
A Stated communications first
'tnuf and third Wednesdays of each
/>T\month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary. 1
libertu theatre
ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8 O’CLOCK SHARP
Once again we have one of those great Spanish plays
“THE SPANIARD”
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A colorful picture centered around two great bull fights
ACTION!—ACTION!—ACTION!
A wonderful movie of passionate Old Spain and her
NATIONAL SPORT
And the actors were selected just to fit the place; they are:
NOAH BEERY — RICARDO CORTEZ
JETTA GOUDAL
Blood-thirsty bandits and wild bulls, are the thrillers worth
seeing. „IT’S GOOD!
And there is a fine two-reel comedy:
“THE HOtLYWOOD KID”
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that adds some more to this good program
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THE SURROUNDINGS
Service and Food are the best at
FISHERS’ CAFE
PRIVATE BOOTHS DANCE ROOM
CHARLES FISHER, Prop.
You’ll Enjoy our Bread and Pastry
Quick Lunches Served at any hour
Seward Bakery
W^hen things Look
BLACK Phone the
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Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO
Vessel
Alaska
Northwestern
Yukon
Alaska
Northwestern
Y kon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Mar. 13
Mar. 20
Mar 27
Apr. 3
April 10
April 17
.r»r ; it,
Scheduled
At. Seward
Mar. 20
Mar. 27
Apr. 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
Scheduled
——
So. fm. Seward
Mar. 20
March 27
Apr. 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
Steamers in the above schedule will mane all regular porta of call in
Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than MID
NIGHT, sailing date.
, J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
Pacific
WAYNlj) BLUE, Agent ai „
Telephone Main 81 Reaidence Madison 40
S.S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from Seattle Arrives Seward South Seward
Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar. 31
S.S. ADMIRAL EVANS
Mar. 30 April 6 April 13
* Connecting with train.
M.S. PEARY—April 1, with coal oil and explosives,
for freight space wire or write Seward or Seattle.