SEWARD* DAILY GATEWAY
OP SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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Eleven Fishermen
Arrested On Inlet
Capt. Cole of the Bureau of Fish
eries department, skipper of the Kitti
wake, arrived in Anchorage yester
day, according to telephone reports
to the Gateway, with 11 violators of
the fishing laws in custody. They
will be given a hearing before the An
chorage court.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathison and daugh
ter, Lucille, plan leaving Seward for
Hope shortly after the closing of
school. Miss Lucille graduates from
the local high school this year.
DEL BROWN TRANSFERRED
TO HUNTINGTON BEACH
Del Brown, former special agent
on board the Alaska Standard tank
er, of the Standard Oil company, is
now residing at Huntington Beach,
Calif,, where he is in charge of a
large oil plant for the company.
Brown is well known in Seward
having many friends here who wish
him well in his new position. He
married about a year ago, and short
ly after, was transferred to a tem
porary station Outside prior to the
opening of the position at his pres
ent location.
Mrs. S. Merritt, who is employed
at the Ellsworth store, has moved
into Mrs. Ellsworth’s home. Mrs.
Merritt and daughter expect to move
later into one of the Paulson apart
ments.
UNGA MERCHANTS BACK
FROM WINTER OUTSIDE
Alfred Komedal, merchant, fur tra
der and codfish man of Unga, was a
passenger on the steamer Santa Ana
which passed thru Seward early this
morning bound for Bethel. Mr.
Komedal has been in the States all
winter purchasing merchandise for
his thriving Far West business.
Much of the winter was spent at
Seabold, on Hoods Canal, Wash.,
where his family reside. “Alaska isn’t
in it when it comes to bad weather,
in comparison with the climate of
the past winter on Hoods Canal,”
Mr. Komedal remarked. “The weath
er was very disagreeable on the can
al and I wished many times I was
back in Alaska,” he said.
Reports from Kanatak are to the
effect the Standard Oil company has
begun drilling another well at the
foot of the hill where drilling has
been under way for months past.
J. S. Rodebaugh, oldtime employe
in the train service of the Alaska
Railroad, arrived in Seward last even
ing.
The next oil tanker due in Sew
ard is due at the local Standard Oil
station in July.
For Electrical Work
CALL TOM OSBO
Residence—Madison 123
DEAD LETTER OFFICE
WASTE IS AVOIDABLE
POSTAL CHIEF AVERS
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 28.—
(/P)—Postmaster General New has
determined to attempt to curb care
less correspondents and prod parcel
post users who are responsible for
a drag on the postal service which
causes an enormous economic and
considerable financial loss each
year.
With a view to reducing dead let
ters and parcels, now going to the
dead letter office at the rate of 21,
000,000 letters and 803,000 parcels a
year, the postmaster general has
designated the week of June 1 to V
as “Better Mailing Week,” during
which a nation-wide campaign will
be conducted to educate everyone
to use more care in the addressing
of mail.
“If everyone who mailed a letter
or parcel put a return address on the
envelop (and the proper place is the
upper left-hand corner, not on the
back),” says the postmaster general,
“the dead letter office could be clos
ed and a vast amount of money, time
and energy saved. More than 99
per cent of dead letters contain no
clue to the sender on the envelop.
"Mistakes are bound to occur, but
investigation of claims and com
plaints divulges that in the vast ma
jority of cases it is the mailer rather
than the postal clerk who makes
the error. We are going to try to
do better. We are striving for that
goal of perfection, and we would like
for you to cooperate with us and
help reducing that appalling dead let
ter revenue. It can be done by:
“Addressing letters plainly, leaving
out nothing that will help the car
rier make delivery;
"Putting return address in upper
left-hand corner;
“Using strong cord and stout pa
per.”
Of the 21,803,000 pieces of mail
which went to the dead letter of
fice last year, 100,000 letters were
in perfectly blank envelops. Cash
j removed from dead letters amount
I ed to $55,523 which was turned into
the United States treasury because
its owners could not be located ow
ing to lack of return and. other ad
dress. -s Postage stamps ^amounting
to $12,165 were similarly' found in
undeliverable and unreturnable mail.
Checks, drafts and money orders
[amounting to $3,546,542 likewise were
found but they represented only so
much paper because they could not
be cashed and have to be held a year
for reclaiming, then to be destroyed.
The revenue of the dead letter of
fice is sufficient to keep that insti
i tution functioning but it is not near
ly enough to pay the annual bill for
support of the “Nixie,” as postal em
ployes call a letter or parcel so im
properly addressed that it cannot be
delivered to the addressee nor re
turned to the sender without special
treatment. This special treatment,
called directory service, costs the
taxpayer $1,740,000 a year. In New
York City alone it costs $500 a day
to look up addresses. Approximately
200,000,000 pieces of mail yearly are
given directory service. The simple
addition of a return address would
obviate it entirely post officials sav
_
Mrs. Charles Hubbard, wife of the
owner of the Primrose mine near
j 18, was a visitor in town last
evening. Mrs. Hubbard is a guest
at the Hotel Van Gilder.
The schooner President has been
run onto the beach where a new rud
der will be placed on her. The Pres
ident arrived in port a few days ago
with a jury rudder attached, the dam
age ocurring when she was caught
in the recent heavy seas off the
fishing banks.
Eight graduates of the Seward
school have completed the Territor
ial examinations, wrhich were sent
here by Commissioner Henderson. A
number of the tests have been cor
rected and were found to be fairly
accurate.
Dr. Fach and Dr. Fredericksen, Se
attle Eye Specialists at the Overland
Hotel May 28-29-30. Eyes examined,
glasses fitted.
A banquet in honor of the Seniors
of the High School will be held this
evening at the Seward Grill. The
festivities will begin at 6:30 p. m.
Higher Education Does Not
Lead Girls from Marriage
LOS ANGELES, May 28.—(^—Au
thorities at the University of South
ern California, making public the re
sults of a questionnaire of 992 wom
en graduates of the institution during
the period of 1920-1924, declare that
a university education does not lead
women away from marriage. The
questionnaire was intended to ascer
tain whether a majority chose ca
reers rather than marriage.
The tabulation showed that more
than a third of the feminine gradu
ates who replied were married, eith
er while attending the university or
within four years after their gradu
ation.
A total of 610 answered the quer
ies. Of this number, 262 chose the
profession of wife, homemaker and
housekeeper.
Nine engaged in commercial pur
suits, including banking.
Fifty-two took up fine arts, includ
ing music, dancing and painting.
Twelve turned to the law, three to
medicine, and three entered the min
istry. Other occupations—such as
nursing, agriculture, journalism, pub
lic service and social service—claim
ed 28, and 139 became teachers.
Excavating Contract
Awarded to McFeeley
George McFeeley and associates
were the successful bidders for exca
vating 1700 yards of earth at the
Jesse Lee Home site, and were award
ed the contract yesterday. Mr. Mc
Feeley started a crew of about ten
or twelve men to work this morning.
The excavating for the basements will
be done by pick and shovel and handl
ed with wheelbarrows. According to
the bond posted the work must be
done on the first building within ten
days and on the other building in
time to occasion no delay.
McFeeley is a new arrival in Sew
ard coming here from Fairbanks,
where he has been located a number
of years. He has also been engaged
in work along the railroad line.
Gateway wani-ads bring results.
Alaska Cafe For Sale
Well established, ne’" three-year
lease, fixtures and equipment all
standard restaurant equipment;
three-oven French brick range;
10-hole, 2-roast pan copper steam
table; 12 stool counter, five dining
tables, two boxes, new meat block,
O. P. Co. Syracuse China dishes;
low rent, an A-1 location; an ex
cellent buy for man and wife.
ALASKA CAFE
Seward, Alaska
LOOK UP
Cameron’s Cafe
WHEN YOU ARE IN
ANCHORAGE
Good Coffee, Good Food
Good Service
CHAS. CAMERON
PROPRIETOR
CUMMINS
OIL ENGINES
FULL Deisel Engine working
at fuel pressure of only 20
to 30 pounds. No wires or
electrical apparatus, no heating device,
no high pressure ignition, no tricky
valves, no inaccessible parts, and no
carbon trouble. Amazingly low cost
of operation from any free flowing oil.
12 TO 75 HORSEPOWER
Prices for complete outfits, including
shafting, air starter and propeller, f
zo n. p..
37 1-2 h. p....3150.00
60 h p. 4300.00
75 h.‘ p. ...-.. 6100.00
C.W. SNOOK, Agt.
UNGA, ALASKA
The LIBERTY
ONE SHOW AT 8:00 O’CLOCK SHARP
GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING SAID
“f have seen ‘The Silent Command,” and I
consider it an effective inspiring picture that
should stir the patriotism of every American.”
Silent Command
A BIG EIGHT REEL PICTURE FULL OF
ACTION FROM START TO FINISH
A wonderful sea story of spies, a vamp, the
U. S. Navy, the Panama canal, a furious storm,
a smashing play of international intrigue of
which
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Says:
“Nothing like this was ever done before
for the Navy. The picture thrills me,
and my opinion is that it will thrill the
whole country when it is shown in the
theatres.”
So if you wan tto see something different, come
Tonight
SPECIAL MUSIC TONIGHT
The Seward Orchestra Will Play new Selections
A.B. HALL
40 x100
FOR RENT or FOR SALE
With 5-Room House
See Fred Miller
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OD
House Dresses
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SEWARD CLUB
Under New
MANAGEMENT
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
ED ERICKSON
Crown Clour
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Ham - Bacon
BROOKFIELD
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