Doing Our Part
The growth, prosperity and advance
ment of any community, village or city, de
pends largely upon the enterprise and co
operation of its citizens.
. This bank realizes its duty in this re
spect and its resources and experience are
available at all times for the promotion and
welfare of legitimate enterprises.
Resources $400,000.00
Bank of Seward
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DECEMBER LIST
OF EXPORTS IS
ALMOST-NORMAL
Shipments of Alaskan products
exclusive of gold and silver to the
States during the month of December
had a declared value of §1,678,337,
according to the monthly statement of
commerce issued today by John C. Mc
Bride, U. S. Collector of Customs. It
was §107,513 less -than shipments in
December, 1924.
Declines in the value of canned sal
mon and copper ore accounted for all
the loss. The former dropped §88,964
and the latter §71,189. Halibut ship
ments gained $79,810 offsetting in part
the other losses Herring and other
fisheries products also showed a slight
decrease for the month.
The commodities shipped south and
their values as shown by Collector
McBride’s report, follow:
Animals _$ 12,475
Curios _ 1,399
Fish—
Halibut _ 195,820
Salmon _ 195,8204
All other _ 5,206
Salmon _ 204,440
Codfish _ 6,132
Herring _ 85,801
:Shellfish—
Clams _ v 60
Crabs _ 2,411
Shrimps _ 14,450
Fish oil _ 5,003
Furs and Fur Skins __ 1,670
All other _ 18,906
Ore, matt and regulus—
Copper ___ 848,434
Lead _ 16,239
Stone, including marble _ 22,250
Trophies, specimens, etc. _ 350
Wood timber and lumber_ 26,512
Total value of products
of Alaska _$1,560,780
Products of United States
returned _$ 83,718
Merchandise shipped _$1,678,337
Wm. Midgeley, an old timer from
the Interior passed through Seward
Saturday on his way to Rochester,
Minn., where he will receive medical
aid from the Mayo Bros, clinic for a
minor ailment. Mr. Midgley has been
located in Ruby for the past few
years.
SAFETY RHYME
j Here lies the remains of Percival Sap,
He drove his car with a girl on his lap.
Lies slumbering here one Wm. Blake,
He heard the bell but had no brake.
i Beneath this stone lies William Rains,
j Ice on the hill, he had no chains.
Here lies the body of William Jay.
He died maintaining the right-of-way.
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NEGRO FARMERS WILL MEET
TO STUDY IMPROVED IDEAS
TNSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala., Jan.
18 (JP)—Improved methods of farming
and home-making for the negro will
feature the Tuskegee Negro confer
ence to be held at the Institute, Jan
uary 27-28.
Men prominent in agricultural cir
cles, farm demonstration agents and
farmers themselves will make ad
dresses and participate in the discus
sions, said Dr. Robert R. Moton, prin
cipal of the Institute, One day will
be devoted to subjects of special in
terest to health and social workers
and rural school teachers.
MIKE GALVIN DEAD
Mike P. Galvin, well known resident
of the Third division, was found dead
in his cabin at Kodiak last week. A
resident of the island is being held-in
connecton with the death.
COLD SNAP DUE SOON
A cold snay is predicted within the
next few days, the weather to the
northward having tightened down a
little in the past few days.
The Seward Hotel has installed a
lavatory with hot and cold water in
every room, another bath room and
is renovating the rooms by the use of
beaver board. Proprietor Oscar Dahl
is making _ many important changes.
The steamship Northwestern passed
Ketchikan today.
Mel Horner will remain in Anchor
age for at least another month, ac
cording to reports from the Inlet City.
W. W. Flynn, section foreman at
Mile 20 was a Seward visitor Satur
day night, returning to his home yes
terday morning. He reports Mrs. Flynn
much improved in health.
DR. A. R. ROBERTS
CALLED OUTSIDE
ILLNESS OF WIFE
COLLEAGUE OF FOUR YEARS
WILL ASSUME CHARGE OF
OFFICE IN SEWARD
On account of the continued illness
of his wife, whose recovery since her
departure from Seward some months
ago has been very slight, Dr. A. R.
Roberts, Seward dentist, departed on
the steamship Alaska for Seattle and
his former home, at Ontario, Ore.,
where Mrs. Roberts and son have
been residing. According to Dr. Rob
erts’ plans when he left it was stated
he expected to return in about two
months, but that this depended en
tirely upon the condition of his wife.
During his absence from the local
office, Dr. C. M. Tyler, of Ontario, and
a former colleague of Dr. Roberts for
four years, will assume charge of the
business. Dr. Tyler is due to arrive
in Seward on one of the next boats
from Seattle. Dr. Roberts compliment
ed the work of Dr. Tyler and added
that any work received at the office
during his absence would have the
same careful attention under the ad
ministration of Dr. Tyler as has been
the policy in the past. Any uncom
pleted work of Dr. Tyler’s will be car
ried on and completed by Dr. Roberts
upon his return.
JENSEN DUE THIS WEEK
Tom Jensen, Territorial representa
tive from the Second division is en
route to the coast and is due to ar
rive in Seward this week. Mr. Jen
sen is going to Juneau to attend a
meeting, of the Territorial Game
Commission to which members from
all over Alaska are gathering at Ju
neau.
TO ESTABLISH A
I HOLLYWOOD IN
A FRENCH CITY
PARIS, Jan. 18 (JP)—Anti-feminism
\ still exists in the French Academy of
Sciences, as is shown by the opposi
tion to the nomination of Mms. Currie
as successor td Prof. Albin Haller,
who died some months ago.
France is 'going to have a Holly
wood of her own, a motion picture
center, expected to be in full swing
in the neighborhood of Biarritz by the
autumn of 1927. An article in Le
Soir recently outlined plans for the
new movie city.
Le Serir bewails the decline of the
motion picture ndustry n France and
especially the fact that Germany has
surpassed France in this. field, but:
finds a ray of hope in the extraordi-!
nary suitability of the Basque coast!
for making pictures.
The Riviera is beautiful, said a well
known French director, but beautiful
in the same way as the pretty girls
who make a business of being artists
models and know the price of their
beauty. The French film industry
would do no better at Nice than it has
done in Paris. Let the French direc
tors go to the Basque country.
Charles; Chaplin is one of the ce
lebrities who own property at Biarritz.
A sign conveying the bad news, “No
More Tobacco,” has been displayed in
many of the Paris tobacco stores for
the past few days. Stocks have been
greatly depleted by purchasers with
foresight* who desired to anticipate
the increase in prices whch the gov
ernment’s new taxation program is
expected to put in force.
The run began at the tobacco coun
ters in the senate and chamber. The
tobacco monopoly limits the selling
privilege to those holding a govern
ment permit.
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Khogh of Mata
nuska were among the southbound
Passengers Saturday on the steamer
Alaska. Mr. Krogh conducts a large !
mercantile establishment at the thriv-1
ihg farming center.
VALDEZ MEN INSANE.
Fred Higson and Jake Mencher, old
timers of Valdez, were adjudged in
sane recently and committeed to
Morningside. They left for the sani-'
tarium under care of Deputy Minor.1
Council meeting tonight.
figure it this way—
You know and WE know that when you
get right down to facts—it’s the most for the
money which forms the bases of trade.
FLORSHEIM Shoes offer you the finest
product in Men’s Footwear that can be produc
ed—Better Shoes cannot be made. They will
Out-live, Out-wear and Out-service any three
three pair of questionable shoes selling at half
their price.
FLORSHEIM SHOES — $11 to $11.50
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
“QUALITY FIRST”
TRY IT NEXT!
Howard-Jesson Coal
IS AN ALASKA PRODUCT
NOW ON THE LOCAL MARKET
Phone Alaska Transfer, Local Agents
Alaska-Matanuska Coal Co.
Moose Creek, Alaska
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Kraft & Son
General Merchandise
Meat market with modern cold
storage in connection
KODIAK, ALASKA
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Cordova Insurance Adjuster
On His Way To Interior
D. B. Scrimgeour of the firm of Ford
and Scrimgeous, Insurance adjusters,
of Seattle, arrived in Seward aStur
day from Cordova where a satisfac
tory adjustment of all losses in the
recent Cordova blaze were made. The
beneficiaries were Davis & Phillips,
Dimon Nicholoff, Ross Estate, George
C. Hazelet, M. Halpern, Model Cafe,
and the Northern Drug Co.
Mr. Scrimgeour departed this morn
ing for Nenana in connection with
similar work there. He plans return
ing to Seward next Saturday leaving
on the steamship Northwestern for
Seattle.
G. R. Jackson, president of the Mi
ners and Merchants Bank of Nome,
continued on to Seattle Saturday on
the steamship Alaska. Mr. Jackson
and Mr. Keenan arrived in town last
week from the Norton Sound city.
J. J. Keenan, head of the Nome
Mines, Inc., a branch of the Miami
company, who arrived in Seward last
week from Nenana, departed for Se
attle on the steamer Alaska.
From the Virgin Islands
To ‘Heart, Golden North’
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Chase and baby,
who arrived in town Saturday from
Seattle, left this morning for Fair
banks where they plan remaining for
the next few years. Mr. Chase origi- *
nally hails from Pennsylvania, where
he was an instructor in mathematics
and civil engineering. In a like ca
pacity he later taught in Beirut, Sy
ria. Following the conclusion of this
assignment he returned to New York,
and thence to the Virgin Islands, in
the West Indies, America’s latest pur
chase, where he was technical engi
neer for the government.
He recently was appointed a mem
ber of the faculty staff of the Alaska
College.
John and Robert McCombe, stu
dents of the Alaska college near Fair
banks, departed for the Interior this
morning. The brothers returned to
Seward Saturday from Vancouver, B.
C., where the holidays were spent
with their parents.
Council Meetinf Tonight.