EAST through the
California Summer-Land
Low Round Trip Fares
Four
f 'u>t, comforimble,
v!nd convenient
trains daily
■over the
Shasta %pute
- each direction.
Sun-swept beaches—flower-bedecked cities—glow
ing life, cheer, happiness.
Visit this wonder-land on your way East this win
ter. Join in the healthful, outdoor recreation—
golfing, swimming, motoring.
Go via the scenic Shasta route to California. Thence
via any one of Southern Pacific’s great transcon
tinental routes to the East.
Go on one— return on another if you choose
Southern Pacific low round trip fares will make,
your trip surprisingly inexpensive. *
B. C. Taylor Gen. Agt., 314 Union St., Seattle, Wash.
For full information ask your local agent or write to
Southern Pacific
MOVE TO RESTORE TARIFF ON SHINGLES
TO BE MADE BY CONGRESSMAN HADLEY
“If any Hopeful Action” Can Be Taken At Short Ses
sion, He Will Do So, But Move May Await Inau
guration of New Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Congressman L. H. Hadley, during the early
days of the session will confer with other members from the west and with
associates on the house way and means committee to determine what his
course should be with reference to his bill for a tariff on shingles.
His object will be to obtain passage of such legislation at the earliest
date, he explains,, but he does not wish to take a position advancing the
bill against a stone wall, if it seems impossible to secure action at the pres
eni session, rne tendency or many
of the leaders is to discourage any
effort in the way of tariff revision
at this time, believing it better to
wait until the republicans have an
assured majority in the new cong
ress .
An alliance between the democrats
opposed to the tariff on principle
and a group of Middle West republi
cans in the senate wedded to the idea
of free lumber killed the shingle tar
iff when the Fordney bill was pass- '
ed. and many believe that it would j
fare no better now particularly in
the rush of a short session of cong- |
ress.
“1 intend to look the matter over 1
carefully before taking any action,’'
said Mr. Hadley. “It may be better
to wait until the next congress, al
though the situation is serious, and
means continuation eowanceallyws
if no extra session is called this
means continuation of present con
ditions for more than a year. If any
hopeful action can be taken at this
session I will go ahead, and I shall
consult -with the leaders of the par
ty and the interests concerned to de
termine what is best.
WHOA, MINN!
An Englishman was sitting beside
Harry Ellsworth one evening near
Grouse lake. He suddenly asked “And
what is that weird noise?”
“Why, that’s an owl,” said Ells
worth.
“I know it han ’owl; but who in
the ’ell’s ’owling?” said the English
passenger.
“I never saw but one man,” said
Old Bill, “that I thought had a chance
fooolin’ with bootleg liquor. He was
a swrord swrallower and his wife a
snake charmer.”
Slogan for sale: “If you don’t use
our soap, for heaven’s sake use our
perfume.”
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
Mandy to Sambo, reading the even
ing paper.: Lis’en heah, niggah! Ah
didn't buy dat paper foo’ entertain
ment. Jus’ confine vo’se’f to dem
want ads, niggah!”
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81
Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
^admiral line
H.F. ALEXANDER.
PRESIDENT^^^^^S
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. STARR SAILS JANUARY FOURTH
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MAD180N 13*. SEWARD, ALASKA
FRAUD IS CHARGED
SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
HEARING MAYFIELD CASE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
Thesenate’s election sub-committee
hearing the contest against Senator
Mayfield, democrat, of Texas, was
called today to hear witnesses on the
charge of George E. B. Peddy, defeat
ed opponent of Mayfield of fraud and
intimidation in the election two years
ago.
On the basis of evidence of eight
witnesses selected by Peddy from Na
varro and Burlson counties, the com
mittee will decide whether to reopen
the hearings to go into this phase of
the charges brought to unseat May
field.
At the request of counsel for Ped
dy that the fraud charge be taken
up, the committee instructed the at
torneys to select eight witnesses from
the sections believed by the contest
ant to present his strongest case.
After extensive hearing last spring
the committee fouund the evidence
did not uphold Peddy’s charge of ex
cessive expenditures in the election
campaign. /
CASUALTY RATE IN
CALIFORNIA RAISED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.—The
activities of the safe cracker, the
bandit, the burglar and the footbad
in alifornia and Washington have
forced the increase in casualtty in
surance rates in these states to as
high as 400 per cent in some instanc
es, according to a new rate manual
made public today by the National
Surety company. The new rates are
effective on Jan. 1.
Drug stores and jewelry stores
throughout California an 1 in King
county, Washington, must pay the
400 per cent increase because the
robbing and safe cracking gentry
have a great liking for these estab
lishments. In Los Angeles burg
lars have forced a 50 per cen: in
crease in the residence burglary rate.
“Inside holdups” have become so
popular in King county, Washing
ton, according to the manual figures,
that a 100 per cent insurance in
crease is demanded there. King coun
ty’s city is Seattle.
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TRY THIS ON YOUR MACHINE
A Virginia gentleman of color says
he does not hit his wife any more
since he got fined in police court.
“No, sah, from now on when dat
wife zassperate me, I’se gwine kick
’er good—den she can’t show dat scar
to de Jedge.”
Rheumatism and St. Vitus dance is
about as painful a thing as one could
have, we imagine.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
George W. Carver, a negro scien
tist of Tuskogee, Oklahoma, claims
to have developed 118 commercial
products from sweet potatoes, 176
from peanuts, 85 from pecans and
more than 300 from clay. He would
be a good man to handle the surplus
snow shoveled off Alaskan roofs.
What is said to be the largest me
teorite to reach the earth from the
depths of space has been found in
the desert region of Nfcrth Africa. It
has a volume of 160,000 cubic yards
and contains some rare metals.
Signor Flamma, the Italian inven
tor, who has produced a device for
directing lying machines by radio,
claims that his invention may be ap
plied to autos, ships and other motor
driven carriers, as well as airplanes
and dirigibles. He predicts the use
in the near future of freight carrying
aircraft to cross the English Channel
with no one aboard, and controlled
by radio from London.
Miss Vera Bloom, the talented
daughter of Congressman Bloom of
New York is the author of the “Life
: of Princess Eugenie,” recently pub
lished, though she is but 19 years of
age.
Radio saved the lift of Harry Bing
ham at sea on the Atlantic by calling
another ship alongside with a sur
geon who performed an emergency
operation.
Two-year-old Arthur Barney of Chi
cago got his head stuck in a brass
jardiniere, and the metal had to be
cut away before he could be released.
Rastus—Ah wants a divorce. Dat
woman jes’ talak, talk, talk night an’
day. Ah can't get no rest and dat
talk am drivin’ me crazy.”
Judge—What does she talk about?
Rastus—She doan say, jedge.
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Airplane service has been main
tained between London and Cologne,
Germany, two years without an acci
dent.
Following an old custom the aider
men of certain English towns are
weighed daily and their weights re
corded in the city records.
Airplanes now transport diamonds
to the coast from mines in the inte
rior of British Guiana. j|
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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
I
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Swedish American Line
“Only line between America and
Sweden." Direct over the Atlantic:
and the North Sea in Large, Mod-'
em 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
*
As,
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
YUKON-.Jan. 3rd
ALAMEDA.Jan. 10th
ALASKA...Jan. 17th
YUKON...Jan. 24th
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
Jan. 10th
Jan. 17th
Jan. 24th
Jan. 31st
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
Jan. 10th
Jan. 17th
Jan. 24th
Jan. 3ist
Steamer Redondo will continue calling at Seldovia and Halibut Cove
each week until further notice.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle January
Send orders by mail.
30th.
J, H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
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®>rerttng!
In extending the Season’s Greetings to all its friends and patrons,
The Alaska Railroad takes occasion to announce a
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S
EXCURSION FARE
of one and one-third for the round-trip, between all stations. Reduced
rate tickets may be purchased at all agency stations December 20th to
January 1, inclusive; final return limit January 6, 1925. Passengers
boarding trains at non-agency stations may avail themselves of this
Special Excursion Rate by purchasing reduced rate tickets at first
agency stations.
It is the sincere wish of The Alaska Railroad that the year 1925
will be the most progressive and prosperous for all Alaskan activities,
and towards the accomplishments of this purpose The Alaska Railroad
will continue to lend its earnest and whole-hearted co-operation at all
times.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKinley park route
ANCHORAGE ALASKA