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Seward Daily Cateway Published Doily except Sunday by Entered In the cost office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter E. F. Jesseu Editor and Manager MEMBER of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This Paper reserves the right to reject any advertisement it so desires. , , SUBSCRIPTION KATES Daily, by Carrier, per month, tl.26 Daily, bv mail, per month, ... 1.00 Daily, by mail, per year, .*..10 00 foreign postage (Extra) Daily, SOOissues, ' '.' . 6.00 Weekly Gateway, by mail, per year, ....... .".. 3.60 Eastern Advertising Representative—American Press Association MEMBR of THE INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republicatioo of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise In this newspaper and also the local news published herein. All rights for repubiication of special dispatches herein are reserved. ADVERTISING RATES Per single column, one to six inches, per inch I 60 Per single column inch, tier month, . .i.ao Legal notices, per line, per issue..''.. .15 Classified Advertisements, per line, per issue. 15 Notice of Final Proof Notices .. . .. 12.00 Notice to Creditors Notices . " V . 16 00 W. W. STODDARD Alaska lost another fine citizen Wednesday when W. W. Stoddard, a charter member of Seward Igloo No. 9, Pioneers of Alaska, died at Santa Monica, California. He peacefully passed away from this life and the memory of the kindly, old gentleman will linger long in the hearts of all who knew him in Seward, Anchorage and elsewhere. Mr. Stoddard loved Alaska but advancing age—he was 81—necessitated a change so he went to the States. ' Born in New York State, Mr. Stoddard came to; Alaska in 1900. From 1916 he was intermittingly e m ployed in Seward by The Gateway, Brown & Hawkins I L oi po rat ion and as assistant to the local postmaster. La-i ter, he moved to Anchorage where for years he was a val-1 ued member of the Alaska Railroad headquarters staff, i Vade in Pace. A BRIEF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW I he holiday adjournment of Congress necessarily has curtailed a report on the proceedings of that body. Sena-! tor Walsh has introduced a resolution calling for an in-! vestigation of the causes of the depression and the rela-; tion ot the collapse of the prices on the stock exchange, j It is proposed to place a portion of the grain reserve at! the command of the President, for relief purposes. The | Senate ratified Mr. Hoover’s year of grace for the p a y- i ment of World War indebtedness, by a vote approximat ing six to one. The House has already taken a similar ac tion, on a ratio of about three to one. In the House, legislation is proposed whereby things j may be made hotter for alien bootleggers. Reduction of j the pay of Federal employees is up, with good speaking I talent on both sides. A Representative has it in mind to place interstate traffic by means of busses under the con-: trol of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Indepen-! dence for the Philippine Islands is put to the front by the ! Resident Commissioner. Complaints are being heard continually as to the de-1 ficiencies of the Seward breakwater. North winds and i zero weather have jammed ice against the wall of rocks, which are reported to be giving way from the assault from waves, almost causing disaster a number of times I to. anchored, craft. Local mariners were never in accord with the builders’ location of the breakwater and they undoubtedly seemed to have known what they were talk ing about. ? Alaskans should have no cause to worry over Mel- i JOn s plan to tax single persons with an annual income in excess of $1,000, and 82,500 for individuals having depen dents. There are but few such up here. The above is a reproduction of the 750-foot SS Man hattan which -was launched recently at Camden, N. J. The vessel is the largest American built ship and was built for the United States lines for trans-Atlantic service. The SS Manhattan is of 30,000 registered tons. It will carry ap proximately 1,300 passengers and has a cruising speed of more than 20 knots. LOCAL THESPIS HELD ENTERTAINMENT MEET THURSDAY EVENING What was described as one of the i liveliest of regular meetings of any j ; Seward organization was held last; evening in the Seward school audi- i {torium when the Little Theatre Club held its January meeting. At the regular meeting, at which | about 40 members were present, the ! first order of business was the vot | ing in of a number of new mem- | ; bers. Following this came a report | ; from the chairman of the club’s j i committee which had charge of having the stage in the auditorium built. Chairman Leonard Hopkins, of the Stage Committee, said the I committee did not need to make i much of a report as the stage I “spoke for itself.” He did say, how- j I ever, that it was the purpose of the j I committee when they had the stage j ! built, that it be designed to take j I care of future needs as well as the ! 1 present. This, it was thought by i the committee, had been achieved, i The club voted, upon a sugges- j | tion made at the meeting, to inves j tigate the musical prospects of the I club with a view to ascertaining if ; material was available to put on a I musical and vocal program. Here- I I tofore, the club’s activities have <! | been limited to the production of i i plays alone. j! At the adjournment of the busi- j ness meeting a mirthful “School j Days” playlet wras presented. Mrs. i R. D. Sullivan took the part,of the 1 school teacher, who presided over the schoolroom of 11 children. The action of the playlet was based on the mischievous pranks of school children. Mr. Hopkins j took the part of the “fat” boy and had a waist line of about 87 inches and a weight which should equal about two normal persons. As the playlet drew to a close, the odor of fresh coffee announced that a repast was being prepared and as the class was dismissed the entire assemblage was served with baked beans, coffee, sandwiches and apple pie. The next regular meeting of the Little Theatre Club will be on Feb ruary 11. NOTICE Monday, January 18, is the last special date for the “Low Winter Rate” on cleaning and pressing. After that date the regular rate will be charged as Mr. T. Kaneko, in charge of this department, will be leaving for a vacation of-two months. SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY. NEARLY STARVING ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 14. (/P)— i Nearly a thousand inhabitants of the town of Urla, near Smyrna, and several thousands in 12 nearby vil lages are on the verge of starva tion. The newspaper Yonigun said the Turkish Red Crescent Society i is sending relief. ] CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING I RATES—Fifteen cent* per line first inser- ; tion. Seven and one half cent* per Ihie i for subsequent insertions. Fount six av erage word* to a line Minimum charge j*J cenu. _ TRADE 160 acres Ozark Mountain farm, 50 acres in cultivation; 4 room house, all household furni ture; good well; smoke house, 2 lien houses, all fenced and cross- ! fenced; 1931 Model A Ford car; 2 : mares, 1 horse, 1 young mule; 3 cows; 2 heifers,'all bred; 1 sow; 100 hens; farm implements, for an improved farm or business in Seward. What have you? Mrs.! S. E. Meyers, Box 532, Rolla, Mis souri. MAKE vcur own Candies, Flavor- j ing and Coloring at little expense, j Send for Candy Recipe Booklet, postpaid 25c. Home Recipes, Box 4192, Portland, Oregon. vOR SALE—Saw mill, American i portable, complete. 2 M feet per day. Just the thing for tie camp. Eargain. Inquire H. W. Nagley, Talkeetna, Alaska. FOR SALE—The Mountain Home. | Inquire E. L. Sweek. I ? Show tonight—8:00 o’clock WITH THE STARS AND MOST OF THE PLAYERS EN TIRELY NEW IN THIS PICTURE, WE NEED NOT GIVE THEIR NAMES— BUT after you see the play you will most certainly want to know’ who they are. THE PLAY— IS A FINE DRAMA MADE FROM THE STORY “BARBER JOHN’S BOY,” WHICH I\IADE SUCH A HIT IN THE SATURDAY EVENING POST MYSTERY—COMEDY—PATHOS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND GOOD With It We Will Show The Two-Reel Comedy. "VACATION LOVES" AND A NEWS REEL IHE LITTLE THEATRE CLUB —PRESENTS— ''Nothing but the Truth Seward High School Jan. 23 and 27,1932 THE CAST: BOB BENNETT... E. M. RALLSTON. BISHOP DORAN. CLARENCE VAN DUSEN. DICK DONNELLY. GWEN RALLSTON. MRS. RALLSTON. ETHEL. MABEL. S ABEL.. MARTHA. .NORMAN NILSON .E. L. SWEEK LEONARD HOPKINS .QUENTIN SMITH JOHN NELSON, JR. .VIVIAN NILSON ...MRS. F. E. LESLIE ... EDITH KAEMMER .CLARA SKINNER .ANNIE HORTON .DORIS SULLIVAN ACT I—Brokerage office of Rallston, Donnelly and Bennett in New York City. ACT II—Parlor in Summer home of E. M. Rall ston. Long Island. ACT LEI—The same as Act II. General Admission 50c Reserved Seals 75c GOOD MUSIC VAN GILDER HOTEL HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM STEAM HEAT J. S. Badger, Prop. e PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS of ALASKA BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS Operating All Cabin Planes To All Points In Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled Operation To Kuskokwim Points Main Office Anchorage, Alaska A