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SLICE COOKE IS SOLO FOR ALASKAN TRADE After many years in the Puget Sound-Hawaiia-n route as a lumber carrier, the sailing schooner Alice Cooke, built in Port Illakeley 36 years ago, is to enter the Alaska fish trade. The vessel was sold by L. E. Geary, Seattle naval architect, tothe North ern Products Corporation, which has chartered her to the Aurora Fish com pany. The Alice Cooke arrived in Port Angeles in February, 1926. from Ha waii in a waterlogged condition and later was brought tothe plant of the Lake Union Dry Dock '& Machine works in Seattle. ‘ She was purchased by Mr. Geary, from Sewers & Cooke, Ltd., of Honolulu. The vessel, it was ; announced, will leave for Southwest ern Alaska in a month and will be used as a floating warehouse for her-1 ring and mild cured salmon and to | bring the fish to Seattle. She will go | off Cape Flattery to Southwestern j Alaska under sail, her new owners said. The Alice Cooke is a wooden vessel of 782 gross and 722 net ton* register, 185 feet long, 39 feet beam •and 15 feet in depth. ETIQUET TREATISE. HOLLYWOOD. Calif., April 16. (/P) —A treatise on the etirpiet of the movies is being prepared by Merwyn LeRoy, scenario w’riter with Colleen Moore. The power boat B. F. M., Capt. Andy Peterson, is loaded with 22,000 pounds of freight for the Alaska Hills mine at Xuka Bay. and has six passen gers booked for the same destination, awaiting favorable weather for sail ing. The schooner Clara, Captain Stem land of Halibut Cove, arrived in port today with a crago of bait herring for the halibut fleet. ___ There is an Easter egg waiting at Brown & Hawkins for every child up to ten years of age. \ All the latest sheet music on sale until April 18. At Schallerer’s (Continued from Page 4.) large quantities of chalco-pyrite, which would have to he smelted on the ground. In addition to these known proper ties there are the holdings of the N. A. T., or Cidahv, Swift and Armour group, and the Green Butte, a pat ented group owned bv a Massachusets i ■ ! millionaire. i Mr. O'Hara says there is now avail able for extraction a body of ore capa j ble of producing 150 tons a day for three years. If Mr. Sulzer carries out his plans—! and he generally succeeds where he ' starts-^T-tliere are possibilities for de veloping several Kennecotts in the White River country, as stated by Dr. Brooks and mining men who- have vis ited the region, which would mean a possible extraction of between $30, 000,000 and $50,000,000 annually, and a payroll exceeding 5,000 men. i It is said Mr. Sulzer is pressing for the connection of the copper region with the Matanuska coal fields and to I tidewater at Seward because of the; need of Matanuska coal for smelting, ' the Copper River Railroad being en-; grossed with its own primary objec tive, the serving of the Kennecott mines and not caring to extend into territory where they do not hold cop per mines which they contemplate j developing. Mr. O’Hara departs on today’s out going steamer for Cordova, from which point he will go to the mine. Dr. A. R. Roberts brother arrived from Ontario, Oregon, today from which point he accompanied Mrs. A. R. Roberts and son. . Mr. Roberts will probably remain in Seward for a period visitin? his brother. • Lucky says: “Things are' seldom what they seem.,, It feels like winter yet it’s spring. So buy your seeds now at Lucky's. Fresh Velvet, Maple Nut Ice Cream today and tomor-; row. Candy Cottage. QUALITY FOODSTUFFS FOR A PERFECT DINNER V Faste to ? Strictly Fresh Eggs, dozen. 50c Fancy Stuffed Olives, bottle. 70c Hawaiian Pineapple, can. 35c Crisp, Delicious Celery. 25c New Potatoes, lb.25c “Our Best” Coffee, lb. 60c Finest Carrots, bunch.. 15c Peaches, No. 2 can. 25c Strawberry Preserves. 55c Selected Cauliflower, lb.. 30c B. & H. Brand Mayonnaise. 35c Phone Your Order “QUALITY FIRST” BROWN &• HAWKINS CORP. Seward, Alaska •' . ■ i From Paris to You /fokproof jSbsfeiyi $1-65 Sheer weight full fashioned ice hose. Exceptionally uniform texture and even appearance. Pure thread silk to mercerized flare top. Heel, Ex Toe, and sole reinforced with lisle. New Paris colors. Sheerest Chiffon—All silk from top to toe. Full fashioned of the finest quality China silk. This safeguards against shadow rings and streaks. The hem and foot are innerlined with finest lisle. The hidden reinforcement at the tip and over the top of the toe gives 3 to 4 times more wear. Offered in very newest shades. These silken stockings with a French accent in colors created by Ludle of Paris. N New Today! Petale T)ETALE — new and chic, is the latest 1 H jf Hosiery shade to come across the seas from France. A flower-like delicacy of tint, like the inside of a tea rose — ever co smart. Selected for Holeproof by Lucile of Paris— world-famous stylist. Do try Petale today in one of t he many cor rect Holeproof styles. The two numbers fea tured here are typical values. Only in Hole proof can you obtain Lucile created shades. URBACH’S ..........— There is an Easter egg waiting at Brown & Hawkins for every child up to ten years of age. Don’t forget to get your Easter ! basket at Schallerer’s. The Gateway leads—others follow. FOR SALE—Quartz aad placer not ices, proof of labor blanks and any other legal blanks applying to the Terirtory, at The Gateway office, tf. The finest Safety Razor in the world at $15. Schallerer's Alaska Shop. The Best in the “Belt”—Gateway. HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES Inside frosted Electric Lamps, Ship Chandlery, An chors, Rope and Twine, Paints and Oils, Sheet metal, Plumbing Shop, Gun repairs. i j; Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention i J. L. GRAEF i j j_^ ^ne Madison 87Seward Alaska