The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Entered as Second Class Matter Sep.
tern be r 2nd, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
Published by
GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
Subscription, $1.25 per Month
BURDENS SHOULD BE EXACTLY
EQUAL.
The rule “make ihe outside man
Pay.” will not bring capital to Alaska.
People who live in the States will not
want to invest in Alaska just for the
privilege of bearing the cost, of the
government and all public improve
ments here. Outside capital should
bear i<s just share of the cost of gov
ernment and all public improvements
here. Outside capital should bear its;
just share of the cost of government
and no more. It should be taxed ex
actly upon the same basis as local
capital.
“On the other hand, it would be a
good <hing all around if those on the j
Outside who have interests in Alaska ‘
would cause more of heir owners and I
high officials to live in the Territory. I
If they would, it would go a long!
way toward alleviating any prejudices:
that might exist in the Territory!
against them, and it would facilitate!
the education of the people of the
North as to the needs and hazards of j
the industries in which they and their
capital are engaged.—Juneau Empire, j
The above article is the reply of the
Juneau Empire to an editorial in the;
Gateway advocating taxation of home
canneries at a less rate than those |
paid by Outside canneries. The Em
pire takes exception to the sentiment
expressed believing that Alaskan con
cerns should pay as much, or more
as the case nowr stands, than those
from the Outside.
The idea is not original with The
Gateway, but is taken from the fact
that the states of Washington, Ore
gon and California, which are now
so strenuously opposing the increase
in cannery taxes, have these same
laws on their statute books. If the
editor of the Empire lived in Alaska
and attempted to do business in either
of those states he would quickly be
disabused of his "equal rights” ideas. j
A non-resident pays more every time.;
He pays more for a fish license, for a
hunting license, for a license to do
business where he would not operate ;
ior a longer period each year than do
the canneries; he would pay more
taxes for being a non-resident, and
would certainly not be allowed to pay
less than the residents of those states.
If it. is wrong to charge aliens more
than residents, what about the pro
posed tax of $15 on alien fishermen,
and $1 on local residents; why charge
a non-resident hunter $100 and allow
the resident to hunt for nothing? Be
cause we need the revenue, and resi
dents have been taxed to the limit.
Unless this tax or revenue is raised
from the vast resources of the Terri
tory, resources which are rapidly be
ing looted by Outside capital, resi
dents of Alaska will be forced to pay
greater taxes to meet expenses. Why
not make our resources pay all taxes
and absolve the resident altogether?
Our fish alone should keep our home
government financed amply to meet
all obligations.
The Gateway believes in being fair
to Outside cannery concerns; but it
also believes in being fair to local
capital, vainly striving to get a foot
hold in Alaska. It believes that Out
side capital should be protected by
sane laws from radicalism. There is
no question but that many companies
leave much money in the Third divi
sion, especially around Chignik and
Kodiak island. Many of these con
cerns have enormous sums invested,
and any sudden or radical change in
expenses cause them to lose money.
But The Gateway maintains that
the fish belong to Alaska, and that j
the legislature should have the right
to change any laws governing the
disposition of these resources as may
seem beneficial to the Territory at
large. Its chief concern is not for the
powerful and wealthy outside compa
nies, but rather for the small home
concerns.
INSANE BIGOTRY.
A few days ago in an Indiana com
munity a number of men wearing the
white hoods and gowns of the K. K.
K. wrested a cross from a Catholic
church in a small town and carrying
iit to a place of rendezvous set it on
fire and burned it.
They did this, they stated, to show
their contempt for a religious organi
zation that displays the Cross as an
emblem of its faith in Christianity.
An act of this kind is hard to ex
plain to the normal mind. It is ut
terly without defense or excuse. It :
is not only sacriligious but it is dis
playing the same kind of bigotry and
unreason that led the founder of the
Christian religion before a biased
court, compelled a weak Roman tri
bunal to pass judgment, and sacri
ficed His precious life on a hurriedly j
erected Cross outside the walls of Je-1
rusalem.
Not alone does the Catholic church I
in America make use of the Cross as
an emblem of religious faith, but it is I
used by Episcopals and many other.
DOUGLAS
FAIRBANKS
PRESENTS
‘‘ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL.*’
The Three
Musketeers
12 WONDERFUL REELS
With nothing that has ever been done
in the vast multitude of films given
to the world, can you fairly compare
this supreme picturization of a story
that has made millions of men and
women in every country on the face of
the earth laugh and sob with unfor
gettable emotion. And Douglas Fair,
banks as the noble D’Artagnan has
caught, with rare feeling, that inde
scribable “something” that enables
him truly to live the part.
Adults, 75c Children, 25
AT THE
LIBERTY
a '>
■ Protestant bodies. In one of the larj
, est cities on the Pacific coast an illi
“ minated Cross that is seen for .mile
r is displayed. On a prominent Baj
- tist church in the same city the Cros
■ is a conspicuous part of the arch
• tecture. Christianity without th
I Cross is an empty shell. Around i
■ clings the hope of uncounted million
in all parts of the earth. It is th
• emblem of Faith and has been th
comfort of thousands when all earthl
powder has failed.
To take that emblem and do vie
lence to it is not merely to destro
or to insult an inanimate figure tha
has been fashioned from the element
of the earth—it is to treat with con
tempt a figure that typifiies a grea
idea; that dishonors the symbol o
hundreds of millions of the best peo
pie who have ever walked this earth
One can pity the fool who wouli
in his ignorance attempt to destro;
something that is the Rock of Ages
one can pity the man who by shuttinj
his eyes to good imagines that al
things are evil; but what can you sa;
to an organization that has no respec
for its constitution or its governmen
which gives every man the right t<
worship in his own way.
LATOUCHE ITEMS
LATOUCHE. May 3.—Mr. Georg*
Hanmer was a southbound passengei
on the steamship Northwestern. Mr
Hanmer will visit in Juneau for a few
days before proceeding further south
He expects to leave on the Princess
Mary for Vancouver en route to his
home in Eastern Canada. Mr. Han
mer came to Latouche about a year
ago to accept a position in the engi
neering department. Later he became
a shift boss in the mine which position
he held up to the time of his depait
ure.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Shoemaker return
ed to their fox ranch on Eleanor isl
and on their gas boat Agnes. They
took with them supplies and lumber.
While in Latouche Mr. and Mrs. Shoe
maker were the house guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Bank.
Master Kenneth O’Neel celebrated
his sixth birthday with a party at the
Seeley Hotel, on Friday, April 27th.
The little folk were made very happy
by the beautifully decorated cakes and
the huge plates of icecream. The in
vited guests were Muriel Hill, Rober
ta O’Neel, Katherine Hjort, Mollie
Karabelnikoff, Mary Anderson and
Frances and Elizabeth Bohall, Billy
Hjort, Milton O’Neel, Edward Neilson,
and George Guliffson. Kenneth is the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
O’Neel.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis P. Lain enter
tained at bridge on Friday evening.
Prizes for high scores were won by
Mrs. Margaret Barbour and Mr. Lau
rence S. Cheetham, while Miss Emma
Perelle and Mr. Be Van Presley were
awarded the consolation prizes. Those
who enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Lain were the Misses Mary Stu
art Smith, Clara Powell, Emma Pe
relle, Mrs. F. J. Hart, Mrs. Margaret
Barbour, Mr. and Mrs. BeVan Pres
ley, and Messrs. E. J. Duggan, L. S.
Cheetham, W. B. Buege and J. A.
Richards.
Mrs. D. J. Garrison who has been
confined to her home for the past
week suffering from a severe attack
of the grippe is greatly improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis P. Lain, Mrs.
Margaret Barbour, Miss Mary Stuart
Smith, Miss Emma Perelle and E. J.
Duggan, F. B. Bethel, W. B. Buege
and K. Leahy were the guests of Mrs.
F. J. Hart on Saturday evening.
Clarence M. O’Neel and R. A. Mur
ray recently purchased a motor boat.
Mrs. E. J. Duggan and little daugh
ters, Mary Ellen and Margaret, will
arrive home on the Alameda. They
have spent the winter visiting with
Mrs. Duggan’s parents in Monrovia,
California.
Mr. Bert O’Brien of the San Juan
Fishing and Packing Company arrived
to take charge of the season’s opera
tions at the San Juan plant in Saw
Mill bay.
The halibut steamer Zapora was in
port Saturday night loading fuel oil
She left for the halibiut banks early
Sunday morning.
Mr. W. J. Imlach, of the Imlach
Packing Company arrived on the
Northwestern to take charge of the
saltery at Port Benny.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson are
leaving on the Admiral Evans for
Seldovia.
CHIGNIK BRIEFS
CHIGNIK, Alaska, April 30.—Mrs.
Don Carlos, Mr. Duke Stubbs,
Mr. Nick Bruin and Mr. Mel Horner
of Seward came in on the steamer
Starr and went up the river about 12
miles to look after oil claims. They
will remain about a month.
Miss Meta Anderson, who tau ’
school in Seldovia this year has come
to Chignik to take charge of the Ter
ritorial school at the Alaska Packers’
Cannery. The school will be in ses
sion for at least four months.
Dr. Clayton Pollard and assistant,
Mr. Jack Hunt of Kodiak, are doing*
lental work at the Alaska Packers*
cannery. About May 1st they moved
. to the Northwestern Fisheries Com
s pany’s cannery where they will re
i- main until the steamer Starr makes
s its first trip (to Nushagak.
[. Miss Stella Fuller, the Denalo Red
Cross nurse has been working in this
t section for the past week. She re
g turned to Seward on the Starr.
The Annie, a gas boat owned by
Pete Peterson, was dashed on the
y rpckS Saturday night. She was later
hauled off and placed on the 'beach
for repairs.
^ The Victoria arrived in Chignik via
t outside passage April 22, bringing
5 crews and supplies for the canneries
here and for the whaling station at
t Akutan.
f The freighter Del Rosa came in
. Friday with live stock, sheep, pigs and
chickens for the Northwestern Fish
1 eries. On her return from the west
- ward she will leave more supplies for
: the canneries.
' Capt. John Brotkob, superintendent
! of the cannery operated by the North
western Fisheries company has one
t hundred men, mostly Orientals, mak
ing cans for the season at the rate of
• 100,000 cans per day. Salmon fishing
will begin about the middle of June.
Mr. Lemuel Wingard and Mr. Chas.
Petry of the U. S. Bureau of Fisher
ies, have arrived in Chignik. Mr. Pe
try will be stationed here until the
latter part of December. Mr. Win
gard will travel on the peninsula un
til August or September.
The natives from Perryville will be
coming to Chignik soon to work in
(the cannery. Mrs. Fred Tait, who has
been teaching at Perryville, will have
charge of the native school at Chig
nig this summer.
Duck hunting is a favorite sport
at Chignik. Hunters go out in the
morning and bring back twenty or
The Tonawanda, a large sailing ves
sel owned by the Columbia River
Packing company was brought into
Chignik on April 26th by the steamer
Starr. The Tonawanda came from
San Francisco bringing the crew and
supplies for the cannery. Capt. James
Osmond, superintendent, and wife,
have been at Chignik for three weeks.
About twenty men have been work
ing getting ready for the season.
WOOD ISLAND NOTES
WOOD ISLAND, May 1.—The new
chief for the Kodiak naval radio sta
! tion, Mr. Mitchell and his wife and
1 daughter, arrived on the steamer Ad
miral Evans. Mr. Mitchell is to re
lieve Mr. Klann, who leaves on the
I U. S. S. Gold Star, due here some
| time in May.
Deputy Marshal Willard Scott of
j Kodiak visited at Wood Island one day
last week. After having luncheon at
the mission he returned to Kodiak
without having secured any prisoners.
Wood Island folks must be following
the straight path.
Mrs. Bowsher of the mission is just
;recovering from an attack of influ
enza. Hard lines on the mission folk
when the cook is sick.
Mr. G. A. Learn returned on the
Admiral Evans from Anchorage where
he has undergone medical treatment.
At the school election held last ,
week N. W. Pavloff was elected
school clerk; Mr. G. A. Learn treas- ]
urer, and Nick Fadaoff director.
Appropriate Easter services were
held at the mission chapel Easter
morning under the auspices of Miss (
Hines and Mrs. Cable.
A dinner party was given at the '
mission last Monday in honor of the
birthday of Willie Robertson. Covers
were laid for eight. Those present
were Messrs. Robert Brooks, Guy
Cable, J. C. Robertson, Willie Robert- •
son, the Misses Lucie Mattison, Mar- ‘
chie Hines, Mesdames Guy Cable and
Alice Bow’sher. Every one had a
very enjoyable time and hope Mr.
Willie will have another birthday
soon.
The Junior Red Cross of Wood Isl
and held their first meeting April 9.
After the program the work of the
evening was making bandages for the
Delano nurse. .
Mrs. Guy Cable, finishing her school
here left for the States on the April
boat, where she will attend summer
school, returning to Wood Island in
the fall for the new school year.
Kodiak is such a popular place that
three of our young men braved a
stormy sea recently, only getting a
wetting in crossing the straits; but
what is that when a day can be spent
in Kodiak.
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A decision was handed down at
Ketchikan recently by Judge Reed,
which clears away all legal obstacles
for the closing and abatement of the
red light district, by ^denying a mo
tion for non-suit and signing a tempo
rary restraining order abating a build
ing occupied by lewd women.
STEAMSHIP STARR
Will sail from Seward for Westward Alaska
on or About
MAY 10, 1923
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
W. I. WHITING, Agent.
PHONE MADISON 139. SEWARD, ALA8KA
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SHELF
and
HEAVY
HARDWARE
1 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
i Fishermen’s Supplies, Gasoline & Distillate
£ 3
| Hardware, Stoves and Ranges. Powder, Ammunition, Caps Guns, Fuse *
Paints and Oils, Furniture, Rugs Linoleum and Congoleum. 1
J. L. GRAEF
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AAR0N E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office in Arcade Building
'PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
MRS. RICHARD M’NALLY
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER
Office of City Clerk
3ank of Seward Bldg. Seward. Alaska.
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
D.H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
rOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
CITY EXPRESS
Billi) Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
General Repair Shop
PHONOGRAPHS, SEWING MA
CHINES CLEANED ANu
REPAIRED
Light Machinery a Specialty
OLD FURNITURE REPAIRED
ELECTRICAL WORK
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INQUIRE OF GEO. THORKILSEN
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD LODGES
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
en *
_ Members Welcome
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHERTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday's of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER, N. G.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each montn.
visiting Brethern wel
W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Visiting
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
I. O. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A-7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome GERHARD JOHN
SEN, N. G., Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s Hall.
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD PuST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
A. E. RUCKER, Adj.