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Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14
Community Christmas
 Tree Committee Busy


 Over $50 was collected today by Mrs. P. Anderson and Mrs. Charles Krefting, a committee of two from the local Pioneers of Alaska organiza- tion for the Community Christmas trees which as in past years, will be held this year under the auspices of the Pioneers. A large amount is need ed in order that the plans outlined at last weeks meeting be carried out in full This includes a present for ev- every child in Seward as well as bags of nuts, candy and fruit.
 The committee will call at every business house and residence during the week, and regardless of how small the donations are they will be grate- fully received. The list of donors will be published from day to day.
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President of Alaska
 Dirigible Co.,, in Town

With practically sufficient amount on hand to order the dirigible, the first for the proposed Alaska airship serv- ice, James c. Langley, president of the corporation, returned to Seward Saturday from a few months spent in the Fairbanks district. MT. Langley will take care of the remainder of his local business this week and depart next Saturday for Seattle en route to the East. He is making his head quarters in the Tecklenburg building room six.
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.DR. SILVERMAN DIES PORTLAND

Word was received in Seward on the last boat that Dr. Joseph A. Silver. man had passed away at Portland hospital, following an operation for cancer of the stopach. Dr. Silverman in 1923 was located at Kodiak, Alaska where he performed signal service dur ing the panic attending the eruption of Mt. Katmai. In 1917 he removed to Valdez where he practiced medicine for several years, later removing to Portland. He left a wife.
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MEETING OF MEMBERS OF
 JESSE LEE HOME AUXILIARY

A meeting of the Jesse Lee Home Auxiliary will be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 800 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Wayne Blue for the purpose of making plans for Christmas for the young orphans of the Home. All mem bers and those interested are request ed to attend.
 The auxiliary believes that it is a most appropriate time for our citizens to show a Holiday spirit toward the orphaned children at the Home.
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Official Snowfall Report
 from Railroad Headquarters

Girdwood 16 inches, Moraine 3 it.; Tunnel it.; Grandview 4 to 6 feet; Hunter 2 feet; Moose Pass 15 inches; Divide 26 inches; Woodrow 2 feet.
 The thermometer rose at Grandview last night. from 8 below zero to 28 above this morning.
 Yesterday morning the thermometer registered below zero. This morn ing at 6 o'clock it read 10 above and at 10 o'clock 30 above. Barometer readings at noon today indicated un- settled weather.
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Scout Basketball Team
 Defeats School Five

The Seward school lads and the Ptarmigan troop, Boy Scouts, Basket ball teams, played their first game last Friday night with the Scout five winning the game 2S-S. In the first half the school team held the scouts even, 6-6, but in the latter half the Scouts ran away with them. Com prising the school team were the three Nickeroff Bros., Nick, Peter and Paul, also Paul Peterson, Edward Manthey, Wm Burns and Barton Stanton.
 The scouts were represented by Shellhorn, Manthey, H. Seferovitch, J. Rosness, R. Manthey and B. Hor- ton.
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Tickets On Sale for the
 Firemen's Ball Tomorrow ) Il )v

Tickets for the Firemen's Annual Masque Ball, to be held New Years Eve, will be placed on sale tomorrow With respect to the masqueraders it appears some citizens are under the wrong impression with regards to ap- bearing on the floor without be- ing masked. It is stated that masks will be worn until the grand march, or about 10 or Il o'clock, at which time masks will be taken off. How ever, up to this period, no one will De permitted to dance unless they are masked. After the unmasking anyone may get out on the floor.
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FUR INDUSTRY IS
 GROWING STEADILY

Fur farming in the United States and in Alaska is steadily developing, says the biological survey of the United States department of agricul- ture, and certain phases of the in- dustry are becoming a permanent ad- dition to agricultural production. For the year 1924 there were approxi- mately 1000 fur farmers in the Unit ed States and Alaska, the majority of whom were raising silver and blue foxes. The total investment in the business is somewhere between 15 million dollars and Is million dollars.
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TRAIN DEPARTS TOMORROW

Today's regular passenger train for Interior points was cancelled today owing to storm conditions and the heavy fall of snow according to E. L. Sweek, local agent for the Alaska railroad It was thought this morn ing that the train would be able to get away at noon today but transpor- tation headquarters decided later in the day to attempt to get train thru tomorrow morning.
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Sigrid Wallstedt, district deputy and supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose arrived in Seward Saturday from the Interior and departed for Latouche on the steamer Alameda. Mir. Wallstedt is making trip thru Alaska in connection with organiza- tion work.
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Mrs. Romeo Hoyt, wife of the gar age owner of Faairbanks left Seward Saturday on the steamer Alameda for Seattle where she will spend a few months visiting with her folks.
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Happiness prevails about the Pio- neer Club once more for Joe Ramon, the champion solo player of this dis trict has returned from Knights Isl- and where he has been in charge of the cook house at the tie camp for some months.
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SCRUB GAME IS PLAYED

In a scrub game of indoor baseball held yesterday afternoon at the s. Al. c. gym, the Reds defeated the Blues by the close score of to 8. Bud Dyer and Hopkins composed the bat tery for the Reds, and Snyder, Nc Laughlin, Thinker and Shellhorn for the Blues. Tom Dyer acted as um- pire.
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EASTERN STAR TO ELECT

The annual election of officers of the Seward Order of Eastern Star will be held this evening beginning at 8 o'clock at Odd Fellows hall. Every member of the organization is partic- ularly requested to attend.
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Miss Vivienne Hamilton of Fair banks, daughter of the we'll known In terior residents, arrived in Seward Sat. urday en route to Los Angeles where she will attend school.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

J. A. Ramsey, division inspector of the General Land Office, Depart ment of the Interior, left Seward on the Alameda for Cordova- on official business. MT. Ramsey arrived in Sew ard from the Anchorage office Satur day evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

The weekly business meeting and luncheon of the Seward Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow at noon at the Grill. It is requested that a good sized attendance be present.
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TRAIN OUT AT 7:3o A. M.

According to local railroad head quarters at o'clock today the de layed passenger train for Anchorage and Interior points will depart in the morning at 730 o'clock.
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The ladies' calisthenics class will be held tomorrow night at the s. A. c. gymnasium.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

The Alaska Transfer put out team of six horses this morning pulling a snow blow clearing away the streets permitting town traffic to resume.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

Mrs. Charles A. Sheldon, wife of the local postmaster, who has been ill for the past week, is reported to be much improved.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

B. l.. Bedell, resident and former business man of Anchorage, left Sat- urday for Portland on a six weeks business trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

MANILA, Dec. IA P)-Cholera is spreading in all provinces bordering on Manila Bay.
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BANDITS GET 2s YEARS

CHICAGO, Dec. IA P-sentences of 25 years each for the mail bandits were affirmed by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals here today.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

H. s. Balderston, vice president of the Bank of Seward left yesterday for Anchorage on brief business trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-14

Dr. Haverstock, in charge of the Anchorage hospital, arrived in Sew ard Saturday. Dr. Haverstock is reg istered at the Hotel Van Glider.
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Steamer Trunks, Urbach's. 323
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papers and corrected them on the
way to. New York "a few weeks
afterward he boarded ship for
Europe. where he has remained
ever since, studying IN Florence,
Vienna. and Paris.
Mr.. Sheldon originally came from
st. Louis, studied at Amherst. and
then did some reporting Tor the
New York Globe, Six years Oe
ssscuiping as he calls his work,
show that he has really found his
calIing. His work shows an origi.
raj note betWeela1 acadenaistn and
extreulisr1. Architectural sculpture
Is what he Is most interested III
and he III now wording on beauti-
fsIls fountain IN which the head OF
the child of Ralph de Castro WIN
figure. 4
BeautifuI Study
Ia Baigneuse, Z which he. ~ exs
hfbitfng In B tWo.man painter
scuIptor exposition with the water:
.colorist. Fred Pye. Is a most beau-
tifl1I study or b torso in rose MAR
bic. And some charming animals
like penguin. q kangaroOs and q
polar bear show definite style q
the artists very own developed
from the various Influences he has
passed through.
Mr.: Sheldon also does some ppr-
trait and at the moment Isl work.
ing on the head 81 Mrs Hazel Gug-
genheiE1. Waldfnan OF New fork
City. When this exposition Is Tin
isled he expects to take his work
to New York, Palm Beach, Pitts
sburgh. washington. Cleveland CHI
oagO and st. Louis and then re.
turn TO London and Paris.
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| s
RESOLT OF
THRIFT I
Considerable Part Of Nations
Vast Saving Used to
Finance Building

Much of the wonderful growth, OF
the United States and the marvel.
GUS prosperity which exists in all
parts of the country today is due to
the development of the habit of
thrift
In the thirteen years from 1912
to 1925 deposits in the savings banks
of America have grown from eigh.
billions of dollars to over twenty
three billions. In 1912 there was an
average of $50 on deposit for every
man, woman, and child in the
United States. Today, based upon
population figures Of June 80 last,
there is on deposit an average of
$3.50.
According to figures compiled by
the Union Discount Company ac-
counts have grown from IL ,584.316.
e. over ~ 600, 900, and these figures
do not take into consideration the
billions invested by individuals in
first mortgage bonds or money on
deposit in the national and State
banks.
A considerable amount of the vast
sum represented by these savings
now is being used in carrying for
ward the building construction pro-
gram of the nation, which returns
II TO American labor in the form OF
wages and other compensations.
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for new construction continues very
strong.
Middle Atlantic States
Building and engineering con.
tracts awarded last month in the
middle Atlantic States eastern Penn
sylvania, southern New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, District Of Co
Iumbia and tVirginial amounted to
$5i, I447, 800. Although this was an
Increase Of 6 per cent over Septem.
Der, ii was q decrease OF 8 per
cent from october of last year. The
months record included: $50, 400, 800,
or So per cent Of all construction,
for residential buildings; $3.50 300,
or II per cent, for public works
and utilities; 1856, 700, or IL per
cent, for commercial buildings; So
$4,000, or. per cent, for industrial
buildings; and $2;794,0O0, or s per
cent, for educational buildings.
During the past ten months there
has been $476. $50, 900 worth of new
construction started in this district,
this being a Is per cent increase
over the building volume of the
first ten months of last year, and
being very nearly equal to last
years total volume.
Contemplated new work reported
for this district IN October amounted
TO $96,521;800, a "a per cent IN
crease over the amount reported In
September, and II per cent In
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$3.50 PRIZE OFFERED
FOR ANTI CRIME PLAN

NEW YORK, Nov. Il The
Society for the Prevention of Crime
announced an award Of $500 to
be given for the best program for
the reduction Of crime in New York
City. The contest will close Jan
uary IL, 1926. There viii be seven
Judges, including william Traverss
Jerome, former district attorney.
PracticabiIity will be one Of the
first tests applied to the submitted
plans. The contest is open to all.
The number OF words in each paper
is limited to 1000. All manu-
scripts must be typewriter, and
sent to the Society for the Proven
ton Of Crime. 1919 Broadway.
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3 n s
crease over the amount reported IN
October Of last year.
New England
october building and engineering
contracfs in New England amounted
to S3S,776, $780, decrease Of POI per
cent from september and an in
crease of "a per cent over October,
1924. The months record included:
S17. 79S, 100. or 46 per cent of all
construction, for residential build
ings: 81. O34, 900, or 16 per cent, for
Industrial buildings; $4,807 900, or
10 per cent, for commercial build
fngs. $4.407, 800, or IL per cent, for
educational buildings, and $2,7S5, 200,
or per cent. for public works and
utilitiesl
Total new construction started in
New England during the past ten
months has amounted to $405, 997,-
400 This was an increase Of S6
per cent over the corresponding
period Of last year, and it was also
Is per cent greater than last years
entire construction volume.
Contemplated new work reported
In October amounted to $56,254 800,
being q 48 per cent increase over
fhA amount reported In September
and e. AZ per cent increase in the
amount reported in October Of last
year.
New York and New Jersey
Last months building and en-
cheering contracts III New York
State and northern New Jersey
amounted to 1913 500, this being
an per cent increase over Septem-
Der and q 81 per cent increase over
October. 1924. Included in the DC.
tober record were: &92. 500, 900, or
Sc per cent Of all construction, for
residential buildings; $12 1850, 500, or
9 per cent for commercial buildings;
So, 142. 400, or 8 per cent, for social
and recreational projects; 81 ,919, 500,
or 6 per cent. for public works and
utilities: Sc, 500, 100, or per cent,
for educational buildings ard
SIS, 1866 400. or per cent, for indus.
trial buildings
New construction started In this
district during the past ten months
has reached total of SLIPS, 237, !
500, which Is a 10 per cent increase
over the corresponding period OF
last year.
Contemplated new work reported
for the district in October amounted
to $271, 934,2O0 This was an in
crease OF So per cent over the
amount of contemplated work re-
ported in September and Of 1856 per
cent over the amount reported in
October, 1924.
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DR.. GARRETT TO TALK
ON THE LocARNo PAcTS

Doctor James Clerk Maxwell Gar
nett, C. B. E., Sc. d., noted British
astronomer and educator, viii ad-
dress the District of Columbia Chap
ter of the League of Nations Non
partisan Association at a meeting
to be held at $3.50 this evening in
the shoreham Hotel. The subject
Of his address willsbe the 'Locarno
Pacts.
Doctor Garrett. who is also an at
torney. was educated in ST. Paul's
School and Trinity College, Cam
bridge, England. He has for years
been q lecturer on scientific and
mathematical subjects and is the
author of a. number of papers de-
voted to the same subjects. He has
been principal of the College of
Technology. England. and dean Of
the faculty off technology in the
University of Manchester
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The months record included the,
following important stems: $262. 727,-
500. or 81 per cent of all construc-
ton, for residential buildings: &c.,
0O6,5 800. or ID per cent, for public
works. and utilities: $50 1916 100, or
IL per cent, for industrial buildings;
$55 ,912, 100, or IL per cent, for COM
mercial buildings; and $2S, 1872 600, or
5 per cent, for educational buildings.
The entire construction volume Of
last year, which was the record year
to date, has already been exceeded in
the first ten months Of this year.
Construction started during the past
ten months has amounted to 81, S46,-
266, 800, compared with $4,479, 307, :
900 for all OF last year and with
3.772, 593 500 for the first ten
months OF last year The increase
over the 1924 total has been per
cent; over the total for the first
ten months Of last year, 2S per
cent. Four large districts have all
ready exceeded their 1924 totals:
New England. the Pittsburgh dis
tricf, the central West and the
Southeastern States.
amounted to $3.50 ,049, 300. This was
an increase of 81 per cent over the
amount reported in September, and
50 per cent over the amount re-
ported in October of last year. This
large volume of new work in the
plan stage indicates that the demand
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GREENSBORO IS
TO HAVE BIG
Hotel.
Norm Carolina City to Build
Modern Hostelry to Cost
$1,35o, 600

GREENSBORO, N. c., Nov. H.
Greensboro, the third largest city
in North Carolina and destined to
become one Of the leading cities In
the South, is soon to have 81 mod.
ern steel, concrete and brick fire.
proof hotel costihg over 81 1856, O00.
The King Cotton Hotel Company
has commissioned Shape, Bready q
Psterkin, Inc, Of New York city,,
to prepare the plans for q building
that will rank with any hotel OF its.
size In the South only the very
latest developments in hotel con.
struction and equipment to- be em-,
ployed
The new hotel win occupy q con-
spicuous site at the corner of East
Market and Davie streets, and viii
contain 240 guests rooms and every
feature for furnishing the travelling
public with the utmost hotel COM
Tort.
Greensboro Is in the midst of the.
greatest building boom in its his
tory and news OF the new million
dollar hotel caused great rejoicing
by the Greensboro newspapers. The
city OF Greensboro is the trading,
center for population OF over 300, Z
900 people; it Is. the hub Of thou
sands OF miles Of good roads and
carries on an extensive manufactur-
ing business in cotton, drugs, hard.
ware, canned goods, and about
thirty other lines. Prosperity in
this section iS unprecedented.
The Magazine OF Wall Street Is
current issue, calls attention 10 thu
rapid strides made IN such cities
as Greensboro. It says: There
are two major Developments IN the
United SNates in which those who
are participating hardly seem corl-
scious OF the large part they als
destined to play In American MIS-
tory. These developments are the
rapid growth of the South IS an IN.
elustriaI factor Of prime, Importance
and the growing industrial IN
dependence Of the Pacific states.
''Tho boom in Florida real estate
seems to have obscured the fact
that the South. III recent years. has
shown q new aggressiveness In de-
yelopinE its industrial facilities.
"Thus, the great coal and iron
districts OF Alabama, the huge
textile mills Of North Carolina, the
cigarette and cigar factories of
North Carolina, the extension Of
railroad facilities and many other
similar factors point to the steady
industrial growth Of that section
of the country.
THE prosperous condition Ut
Southern banks. likewise, is an in
dication Of the healthy condition
Of Southern growth. 1t is obvious
that business men Of vision will
find new opportunities Of importance
in this new industrial empire south
Of the Mason and1Dixon line
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TWO TOWNS IN FIGHT
FOR RADIO PRESTIGE

TOLOCfA. Okla. Nov. 14.-Dewey
county towns have set up an argu-
ment by radio.
While Western Oklahoma was lis
tening in on reports Of q recent
sports contest, telegram was
broadcast, reading: Six hundred
fans listening IN at Oalwood, Okla.
in the center of the white corn dis
trict"
Then lakewood fans pushed their
chairs back when this one was
broadcast later: Eight hundred
fans are listening at Fay. Okla. Onr
white corn has Oakwood's beat in
quality and price"
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WOULD SERVE
TERM FOR
BROTHER
Only Kid. " Says Baltimore
Man, Offering to CO % Jail
III Run, Case
b IpleInatIonal News serviea

BALTIMORE, Md. Now IA. les
.cnlysa kid and don want 70 see
his life ruined by going to prison.
with this plea, Jesse Baker fcdaz
asked District Attorney Woodstock
to be allowed to serve the prison
term OF his brother, Charles Baker.
The Bakers were sentenced to one
wear and & day In Atlanta peniten-
ffiary IN connection with the Mary
land Drug and Chemical Company
alleged liquor conspiracy case.
Jesse asked that he serve two
years ana his brother Sc set free
Woodcock said the law prohibited
granting of such request
Winfield Jones and his brother. 81
yVarhlnwfofl. were convicted ana
sentenced in this Same case.
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Killed by FAN From Ladder.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Nov. a.
John w. Highbarger, fifty-four, al
former resident here, died yesters
day In Waynesboro Of injuries re-
ceived in falling from ladder
while repairing an electric light
wire at the plant of the Frick Com
pany where he was employed. Mr..
HIghbarger was injured about the
flea6 and body.
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Re PQRTER WINS
SOUL Or
FA|N|E
American Now '.Sculping il.
Paris, Strikes Original
Note
h international News Service

PARIS, Nov. IA Roy Van
Auken Sheldon. one Of Americas
most enterprising young artists liv-
ing la Paris, woke up one bright
and snowy morning to find himself
d better sculptor than teacher.
1t all happened when Mr. Shell
don was teaching English In Union
College, New York "a heavy snow
storm had stopped classes for three
days and wrecked the lighting syss;
tenn. The professor lighted a
seven branch candle stick to read q
story In bed and fell asleep over
ii. The next morning he awolke to
find the wax had run all over
everything in beautiful and odd
shapes. He couldn't keep his hsiids
Off OF 1t and an day long nodded
women,s forms and queer animal
shapes.
Quit Teaching
This was the last week Of teach
ing for the young artist. He gath
cred together some examination
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Neuu Record IS Set in
October Building

month had the largest October construction volume
record according F. w Dodge Corporation Building
engineering awarded during the month in the
States (which include about 70 of the total
volume of the country amounted
This per greater than the volume of the previous
October However, there per cent decline from Sep
ember which unusual October customarly has some
what larger building total than September
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Schooner and Men Lost

HUELNA, Spain. Nov.
fishing schooner Luis has hem
wrecked and its crew u fixe drown
ed, ii was reported here today
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Preserve Lions ! Menace

JOHANNESBURG. Nov. If.
Game preserves IL the TranayaaI
have become overs 0clked WITH Hons.
. ,ssEs are nlenacing the lives Of