SEASON IS NOW
CLOSED WATER
FOWL AND DEER
UNSATISFACTORY HUNTING SEA
SON ENDED; FEW LAW VIO
LATIONS ARE REPORTED
The open season on migratory birds
and deer came to an end a few days
ago. The closed’ season on the for
mer extends to September 1, next
year, and on deer to September 15.
Generally the open season are said
ot have been disappointing for both
birds and deer. The mild weather ex
perienced thruout the Juneau district,
rather than any real scarcity of game
is believed to have been the main fac
tor in the absence of both birds and
deer from their accustomed haunts as
far as this particular locality is con
cerned.
The lack of heavy snow in the hills
is believed to have resulted In deer
remaining up around the higher alti
tudes much later than is normally the
case. Until very recently most of the
animals killed were found back from
the beach near the peaks.
Continued mild weather with open
lakes and streams in the interior and
to the westward reulted in a scarcity
of flight ducks, geese and other migra
tory birds in the district. Few suc
cessful hunts were reported by local
sportsmen.
Reports Conflicting
At the headquarters of the Alaska
Game Commission at Juneau it was
sair that reports it had received from
throughout Soutiheastern Alaska on
deer were conflicting. Some observ
ers claimed a great decrease in cer
tain areas while other reports indi
cate at least a fair number of animals
seen. The records of the Commission
show that not a single instance of ex
cessive killing feithef of deer or migra
tory birds was officially reported, no
case being filed up to the end of No
vember in which killing of more than
the legal limit was charged.
Since the new Alaska Game Law
became effective only 26 cases have
been filed in which violations were
charged. Of this number 26 were con
victed or pleaded guilty and one case
was lost. Three of those charged
the killing of does. One or two charg
ed possession and sale of game by
restaurants and most of the others
were prosecutions of aliens for pos
sessing fireaarms.
The provisions of the migratory bird
treaty act forbids possession of birds
longer than ten days after the closed
season. There is no limit to the time
which deer legally killed may remain
in one’s possession.
The commission is scheduled to hold
| its second meeting in Juneau begin
i ning February 1. At that meeting it
will formulate regulations for next
! year. All members are expected to
I be in attendance.
WATSON DUE IN MORN
The Admiral Watson, of the Pacific
Steamship compnay, is scheduled to
arrive in Seward tomorrow morning
from the westward. The Watson will
await the arrival of the tiain from
the Interior, departing for Southeast
ern Alaska points, and Seattle at
about 9 o’clock.
Helium has been melted by a Ger
man process at the exceedingly low
temperature of 437 degrees below
zero.
With a now vacuum system one
man with a 3-inch hose can unload
12 tons of grain, lime, cement, sand
or similar substances in an hour.
A map showing unevenness of rail
road tracks may be made with a de
vice that records oscillations and
jolts on a roll of paper.
I
GIANT ALASKA
KING CRAB IS
POPULAR FOOD
DEAN COBB, U. OF W. FISHERIES,
BEEN EXPERIMENTING FOR
YEARS SPIDER CRAB
Anybody knows that red and white
striped candy is more delectable than
uncolored sweets. And the same line
of reasonipg applies to the prosaic
crab. That’s the reason a brand new
crab may soon be introduced to the
American dinner table.
Not that the crab meat at present
canned on the Pacific Coast—“Dun
geness” it’s called—isn’t delicious. It
is—but it lacks color, and color makes
food, just like clothes make the man,
according to Dean John N. Cobb, of
the University of Washington school
of fisheries.
Dean Cobb is sponsoring the move
ment to introduce the King crab into
American canneries. At present the
American concerns are suffering
from competition with Japanese can
neries because the Oriental sea-food
has bright red stripes in it and that
according to epicureans, is the acme
of oxcellence.
But the King crab, asserts Dean
Cobb, has all the rosy-hued attractive
ness of its Eastern cousins, thrives in
Alaskan waters, grows bigger and
tastes just as good. Because its fa
vorite abode is under 1200 feet of wa
ter, fishermen have ignored it in favor
of the most accessible “Dungeness.”
This latter variety, which averages
eight or nine inches in breadth, lives
in shallow water.
King crabs are caught by lowering
nets weighted with leads to the bot
tom of the sea. The victims are in
veigled into the meshes by means
of bait. But the net has to be strong
THE SEWARD
Weekly Gateway
Will be published every Friday, the
first issue appearing in February
THF SEWARD WEEKLY GATEWAY WILL BE A NEW DEPARTURE m
the fiekl of Alaska journalism, and will start off with a oireulatwn of nearty 1000
copies. It will contain the Associated Press News of the week, local n ^
ritorial News, as well as news of .the mining and fishing industries. ^
f&stk^ssaz
tising medium for outside advertisers to reach the westward public.
While The Seward Weekly Gateway will be published “ Sward, ^ a tone ®t
least it will be distinctively an Alaskaupublication, by Alaskans for Alaskans. A
vertising rates will be 50 cents per inch per issue or $2.00 per mouth.
Only $3.00 the Year
because this variety is a mean fighter
and grbws to a breadth of four to six
feet.
The King crab used to be called
the “spider” because of its long
grasping claws, but because of the
unpleasant association of ideas caus
ed by the word spider its name was
changed to King.
Triple Play In Last
Night’s Ball Game
In outdoor baseball the feat has
only been equalled twice in the an
nals of baseball, but in tne indoor
game, no record could be obtained
last evening or this morning, with
regard to the triple play made by
the Merchants in their game with
the Nile Park nine. It is believed
among the local fans that the triple
play of last night’s game was no!
only the first to have been pulled
off in Seward, but for the entire Ter
ritory.
'The play came so fast even the
members of the teams were confused.
With three men on the Nile slugger
slapped a fly down the third base
line which was caught; simultane
ously the third baseman stepped on
•third, making the second out, then
threw to second, catching the run
ner between bases.
The argument which followed this
play, and two proceeding ones, was
one of the features which marred an
otherwise fast game of ball. With
•few exceptions all the members of
both teams joined in the battle of
words which ensued the umpires en
deavoring in vain to cope with the
situation. It is planned from this
time forth to either suspend or fine
players in an effort to quell the near
riot.
A new devices, resembling an alarm
clock, has been devised to turn a
radio set on or off at any time de
sired.
Miniature watches, set in dia
monds, to be worn on the finger
have been introduced in France.
A motion picture camera recently
invented weighs only five pounds and
will carry a film 30 feet long, con
taining 1,200 individual pictures.
An all-metal airplane, construct
er entirely of duralumin has been
built in England.
THE PALACE
John Mattlch, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
» CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
CHRIS’ PUCE
Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and Candles
CARD TABLES
Phone -s- Madison 54
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
r
F. B. MOORE
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
ING, and PAINTING
TINTING
OGLE’S GARAGE
GASOLINE AND
WARM STORAGE
EXPERT MECHANICS
Phone Mad. 66.
WOMENS (RIGHT TO HIT
HUSBAND WITH TOMATOES
A woman in Berlin, accused of hit
ting a stranger on the head with a
Ibag of tomatoes as he passed under
her window, has raised the novel plea
that she thought it was her husband,
who deserved the sallute. Apparently
her explanation satisfied both judge
and complainant.
The movement for equal rights has
(brought many strange things in its
trail, so perhaps it would be churl
ish to question the right of a ■woman
to bounce a bag of tomatoes on the
head of her husband, or to any man
she thinks may be her husband.
It has certain elements of danger,
however. The feminine marksman
should be sternly restricted to to
matoes or equally yielding missiles.
if they go in for throwing bricks,
men may have to paint numbers on
the crowns of their hats 'so that
ladies in the windows will not mis
take them for their husbands.
Dr. Arthur MacDonald, noted
Washington brain specialist is said
to have found a way to weigh the
brains of living persons.
Or. J. A. Baughman
Physioian and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska ’
W. D. CoppernoII
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW
Will Practice In All Courts of the
Territory
SEWARD, ALASKA
8EE
Curtis R. Morford
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General
X-RAY WORK
New Tecklenberg Bldg.
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114
Hugh Dougherty
REAL ESTATE AND FIRE
INSURANCE
AGENT FOR
Equitable Life Assurance
Society
TELEPHONES
Bus. Adams 152 Res., Madison 58
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
FRAMED PICTURES, CURIOS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS
SYLVIA'S
Phone Adams 128