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Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17
THE MOOSE PASS HIGHWAY

Conceding there are other beautiful scenic high ways in Alaska yet it is doubtful there be found construction, built up to the B. P. R. standard an Pass Highway which, after number of years endeavor has ust been completed by the Bureau of Public Roads At every turn of the road of this wonderful piece of road construction built up to the B. P R. standard, ever changing scene is unroled. Towering and rugged snowcapped mountains vie with the sunt valleys where tumbling waters and placid lakes abound.
 There the gamey fish lure fishermen from afar;Big game of varied species tempt the hunter For residents of this district it has always been the ideal place to spend vacation.
 But the highway not built for pleasure seekers but to assist in the development of the mining going for ward there; to make the region accessible to the home steaders those engaged in other pursuits and to afford
 gress and egress to the many residents the other side of Tunagain Am branch of Cook Inlet And with the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars the Bureau of Public Roads have laid down magnificent highway piece of roadwork seldom found in localities with much greater population and excelng many of the splendid roadways to be found inthe States
 The hue and cry in Alaska for years has been need of more roads, We've got up in the Pass which mighty proud of It opens up country hundreds of miles in area; the highway itself is 45 miles in length from the Alaska Railroad station at Mile 29 to Hope
 It IS only fitting that at the completion of project such this due appreciation be extended to the Bureau of Public Roads in behalf of the cens of Moose Pass and Seward the Gateway takes this opportunity of veying congratulations and thanks for giving us high way we may point to with sincere pride.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17
MAYOR ELLIOTT
 DISTRICT ENGINEER
 MAKES CORRECTION
HEAD OF THE ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION SAYS MONEY
 NOT AVAILABLE YET

Writing to the Gateway from his Juneau headquarters Major Mall colm Elliott, District Engineer, United States Engineer Office, War Department, and head of the Alas ka Road Commission, sends the fol- lowing letter which is self-explana- tory:
 "In your issue of the Gateway for November 3, it is stated in the edi- torial column that the money for the proposed breakwater at Seward has been appropriated and that 1t is hoped the Alaska Road Con1mls- sion would start the work next spring.
 Although the River and Harbor Bill now before Congress authorizes this project whenever specific ap- propriation thereof has been made, the Bill in question has not yet been enacted Even if the River and Farbor Bill, when passed and iapproved, contains the authoriza- tiOn for the Resurrection Bay breakwater, construction will not be authorized until the appropria : tion for it has been made.
 "You may be sure the U. s. Ell eineer Department will not delay construction once the authority and appropriation are available. We hope to make the same speed on this work as has been done on the Hume which was appropriated for March 23, this year and is now ap- preaching completion.
 With best wishes to you and other friends in Seward" Yours sincerely, MALCOLM ELLIOTT, District Engineer.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17
AT HE HOTELS

VAN GILDER-P. L. Neil Harry F. Morton, John Hubbard, J. J. Chisholm, E. J. Beck, MT. and Mrs A. H. Foster.
 SEWARD John Roderick, Ray Larson. J. Walker, H. s. Sogn, MT. and Mrs. Teick, Louie Nissen, M. L. Hamilton, Annetta Ressoff, O. Mid thun.
 SEXTO-Mrs. F. E. Wilson, Mrs. J. Martin, MT. and Mrs. G. Brock lin, A. D. Williams.
 OVERLAND James Penny, A. Jacobsen, Mrs. U. L. Johnson, F. Long, J. w. Armstead, J. w. Tarter.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17

Oscar Elk, we'll known railroader and painter of. real ability, ac- companied by son Tom, were ar rivals on the Steamer Yukon. The Eks have been visiting in the East. Tom plans entering the Alaska College.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17

Ray T. Larson, Anchorage bus mess man, returned yesterday from couple of months vacation Outside which carried him East as far as Chicago where relatives and friends were visited.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17

sIenry Sogn, Anchorage post master, returned to Seward last evening from Valdez where he had been called as a government witness before the present term of court.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17
The election is over. Now for the Investigations

Seward is perhaps fortunate than any other Alaska coastal city for the that throughout the way is kept open for traffic The Bureau of Public Roads each winter keeps man and snow blow on the job
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17

Being the lowest of four bidders for construction of the new city dock, Alfred Dishaw was awarded the contract.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-17
CHURCH SERVICES

10 a. m. Sunday School.
 II a. m. Sermon-"The Peace ot God" 7:5O p. m. Sermon-"Something Better than Alladin's Lamp or Mag lie Rings"
 You are cordially invited. R. A. GALLEY, Pastor.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
CHINOOK.
TNg oloMAppERs'LANeUAGg
By Il coNANcHo
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LSKUM-The u Is pronounced as In
Up. Hold the 8. saying I6S-KUM The
word stands for the possessiye mood in
Chinook. and means primarily Get. To
Get, To Take To Yourself. To HAVE
or the whole idea of possessing or ac~
quiring possession Of anything Thus
EPoSE MIKA IsKUM is win you
get dor"
KAH-Pronounee as spelled. KAN
covers the whole idea of Where In
Chinook, and Is used the same as in
English. Thus KAH MIKA CHACO is
Where did you come from?"
KkPHO~~PToDounce the A rs IN
Father. and accent the FIRST syllable.
This word has only one meaning: elder
brother.
KEKWfLLIE Pronounce the Il as in
He. and give the XIV The sound IL q.
hccen. the first syllable saying KE-
QUML-LY This means Under, I'm
aerneath. Below Deep Down or any"
thing pertaining To the bottom or under
side II is the exact opposite OF
EAHAIE, which covers the idea Of Up
and Above Other words are used with
KEKWfLLiE 10 fIx its exact meaning
CHUCK DELATE KEKWILLIE h THE
water ID very deep" MiKA cHACO
KEKWILLIE COPO MIA, is You
came down with me" and WAKE MA
NOOK KEKWILLIE is Don't put It
ogWa"
Evening star., 1928-04-22

when I told him about the wild aerial
voyage, He promptly began to take a
hand in matters aeronautical and put
money into transatlantic tiaght.
was to drive the plane. the Bellanca
ship. but finally Chamber!in did and
went as pilot with Byrd
Taxing them over the bumps is often
a great consolation. / remember the
case OF half a dozen prim and over
critical ladies Vincent Buraneli, the
aircraft designer. was lining up some
money for project Of building several
large planes. A family with big estate
was interested Sundry members came
out TO the field to look over the l6-
passenger bus he had already built
They consisted Of aunts and sisters IN
tow of an old fellow who was a kind OF
legal adviser and guardian, Those
ladies certainly wanted to find out all
about the airplane business. They
looked here and looked there and asked
hundreds OF questions. The old coun-
selor with them told them that they
must inquire about everything and they
did
Evening star., 1928-04-22

Pull up n circle of chairs. one for
each person who wishes to take part
i'll the spelling buzz. A quantity of
paper slips should be prepared before
hand. each slip having word written
plainly and correctly upon one side
The slips are folded and placed in q
shoe box. where they are thoroughly
mixed, There should be no simple
words that every one can spell at an
early age, hut really difficult ones.
Words that often make us wonder II
they are written with an &C" or an H. e
make good teasers,
Az the beginning of the buzz, part
nerS Jake positions back Of the chairs
In which the others are sitting. The
box IL passed To those standing back of
the chairs. and each person closes his
eyes and takes four slips from the hoN
counting them carefully. These he
puts In his pocket 10 use one at time
IA they are needed The one wha
passes the box indicates who will start
the contest, This person takes slip
from his pocket. pronounccs the word
and the person remains in the chair
and the next one standing in the
circle selects a slip and pronounces It..
If sitter Is unable To spell the word
correctly in one attempt. she must cN-
change places with the one standing
behind her chair Either boys or girls
may sit In the ring
When one circuit of the ring iS COM
Evening star., 1928-04-22

Porky around because he was so cheer
full.
1t was really a rather unexcit.ng
game. but an incident in the sixth
inning. although it seemed a small
matter at the time. caused comment
among the spectators and later proved
more serious.
Ed Sand was pitching a nice game
for Ferriston. and when the fifth inning
closed Townsend had but one run.
Ferriston. on the other hand. had five,
two Of which had been driven in by
Reds long and timely hits.
Red was batting fourth. the cleanup
position given to the most consistent
hitter on the team. In the sixth in
ming he was the first man up. The
stands yelled for another hit and Red.
after letting two balls go by. connected
with one that he liked and drove It
low and far into the outfeld.
"A homeri A homerl" cried the
stands. Red was racing toward first
base. and his speed promised that he
would indeed get home run on the
hit The outfelder, after a chase. re-
covered the ball as Red came into third
The coach there motioned him on 10
home. and he raced for the plate as
the second baseman took the fielder
throw and relayed it 10 the catcher.
II was going 10 be close. Everybody
was screaming "Slidei' and sliding
was Reds only chance But 10 the
wonder OF the stands. his teammates
and his opponents. Red did not slide.
/ Although he had been taught how 10
hit the oirt" in practice. he came
! into the plate standing up and vas
tagged out by the catcher
| The stands groaned as he walked TO
| the bench. There his teammates re-
! garded him. some with anger, others
with surprise. Coach Edwards slapped
| him on the shoulder
ITS good thing We didn't need
| that run, Red" he said. half seriously
Why didn't you hit the dirt?"
Il thought could make II standing
up said Red. but he did not meet
/ the coacil's eye
That's the wrong spirit" said Coach
! Edwards. II I didn't know you SO
well, Red. / might think you we're
yellow. Don't let 1t happen again"
The color famed into Reds face
/ and he sat with downcast eyes Bob
Who was sitting beside him, squeezed
| his arm.
Never mind. Red. boy" he said.
! ITO Be Continued Next Sunday.)
Evening star., 1928-04-22

I was the pilot of the big bus. OF
course l had 10 take it up TO show
them that it would fly. But one trip
did not satisfy them at all. had to
take of several times and put the ship
through all kinds of PAGES. I began
to get tired of It, The venerable lawyer
who was the ladies legal guide quite
approved of the thorough trials TO
which they put the craft.
When landed after what had de-
termined was the last trip. they said
that now they would like to take a
hop. ! had already put In a full days
work, but Buranelli asked me. as a
favor. 10 give them short joy-ride
They piled in. The lawyer stayed on
the ground. No sky riding for him.
"All right" said. "Ill give them a
ride" And did, and I'll bet they
will never forget 1t.
We went fence jumping. That heavy
bus swung along like stage coach
taking the hurdles. A lot of treetops
had narrow escapes that day. Once
myself thought we were going to hit
some telegraph wires. The passengers
Evening star., 1928-04-22

ing arm; il his mask does not slip OF
quickly. he will lose many foul 6ies.
Even uncomfortable leg guards may 50
bother a catcher that he cannot do good
work. Never lei any one use your pet
glove. because no two catchsrs receive
i bail alike
:. learn 70 pick the proper position
and distance behind the plate. Never
crowd ~ too close, because a batteEs s
swing or even a fast foul tip may knock
You out. Save your throwing hand al
YOU can. but remember that a catcher
Is almost sure 10 set his fingers hUnged
no sooner or later.
s. Remember that the catcher is the
key 70 the whole situation. Every play
is before him. and he must guide the
team. I often think that ball game
IS played for the benefit Of the catcher.
There are many more things !
might add But these may help the
young catcher some. Remember that
YOU must b. alert. active and game ard
able 70 use your head. II you hope 70
b. q success az catching IL base ball
Here are few Of the famous catch
erS OF 20 years aSo-aSS YOUR father
what teams they played with:
GSaby Street, who caught the first
ball thrown from the Washington Mon
unent; Johnny King. Roger Bresnahsn
and Billy Sullivan.
Evening star., 1928-04-22
BY BERT ACOSTA.

T HAVE heard lot of bunk in my
day. The airplane game is the
place to hear it, But that night
4 the air got so hot that I thought
was in a furnace. 1t got on my
nerves. I began TO grow angry.
The occasion was one that indeed
might be called historical, 1t was one
of the first episodes in the series of
events that ended With the three big
transatlantic flights that had the world
excited.
There were three of us in that hotel
room in Washmgton-Charles A. Le-
vine a promoter and myself. The pro-
moter was trying to talk Levine into
putting some money into the art OF fly
ing--aS Levine aft<rward did. / was to
provide the practical flying knowledge
in launching the project under discus
sion. The project was all right, but the
promotorial genius for painting an ex-
travagant prospectus was wild and
woolly There was one point of his elo-
ouent prose poetry that got under my
skin.
why" he declaimed. lin these other
companies the pilots don't so out unless
the weather is right Fog or storm
stops them That's where We will have
the bulge on them all. I've done a lot
Of flying myself. and I know that this
weather stuff is all rot. I've flown III all
kinds of weather. Our pilots Will go
out rain or shine, storm or fog. Nothing
will stop them.
Now. il you have ever done any fly
ing. you will have learned to respect the
weather. I have done quite bit OF 1t
and my respect for the weather Is pro-
found
It was about daybreak The talk had
cir
pened TO notice that II had started 10
rain a downpour, and the wind was
blowing like fury. l took Levine aside
and said 10 him:
ASK him TO so to New York and set
tie a piece OF business for you that will
have to be attended to before you can
go into this. Tell him it's got 10 be
rush Job and he'd better have me fly
him 10 Mitchell Field and take of right
away
Levine saw the joke and plunged into
1t. Yes. the promoter would gladly run
up to New York and transact the busi-
ness.
You'd better fly 10 New York."
Wont the train be all right?"
mo, the plane is faster. And you'd
better take off right away"
But look at the weather"
We looked. II was Storming.
We'll" commented Levine, you said
our planes will go out in any weather"
That's right. But does Bert want
10 fly in this gale?"
The weather doesn't bother me-" I
announced: lets go"
He had to go. 1t looked as If Levine
was ready TO put up the money.
That fight from Washington to New
York was one of the most perilous !
have ever made The rain was blind
ing. The wind tossed the plane like a
piece of paper. I took care to make 1t
really exciting, diving. zooming, over
on one wing, stalling and slipping.
bumped that plane until II was like a
racing wagon bouncing over rocky
hill. Now she went along porpoising.
pluneing and rearing. Then she went
jumping trees and snokeStacks, On the
Delaware River I darted her between
the maStS Of a schooner. Ny passenger
nearly died of fright ! gave him his
thrills until he was practically nerve
less. then hit out for Mitchell Field.
I'll bet my promoter friend never
talked about the weather again. and as
for Levine. he nearly died laughing
Evening star., 1928-04-22
Conuuerors' Club at Play
BY W. BOYCE MORGAN.

their eternal rivals. the season was
JUDGED a success. But the game with
Favette would not be played until the
end OF the season--thc Saturday follow
ing the production of the class play, TO
be exact. The game on the morrow was
With Townsend, not particularly hard
school 10 beat.
Coach Edwards was considerably
pleased with the prospects for the team.
Bob Miller had developed into PROM
iSing pitcher. and Red added needed
hitting strength, Most OF the players
were veterans, and ii looked like a good
season.
A fair sised crowd filled the athletic
field stands ON the afternoon of the
game. Both Bob and Ed Sand, captain
and veteran pitcher, were tossing the
ball TO a couple Of catchers, and the
Townsend team was having fielding
practice, when Bill and Ruth arrived.
Perky was already there. occupying a
privileged seat on the beno$ by reason
Of his foot ball proweSs and n-s friend
ship With the coach and members OF
the team. Everybody liked to have
Evening star., 1928-04-22
MOUNTAINS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

While 1t is true that Asia and
Europe have higher mountains than
We have III America. the Western
Hemisphere is rich in mountain peaks
and mountain scenery. some OF IL as
beautiful as one can find anywhere III
the world
In British Columbia. which is the
extreme western province Of Canada.
there is an almost unhroken stretch
OF mountains from IT'S eastern border,
near the city OF Calgary, in Alberta.
To the city OF Vancouver. on the arm
of the Pacific For zoo miles along
the lines of railroad that traverse this
region the traveller is i'll the midst of
gteantic peaks glaciers, roaring rivers,
waterfalls. inland lakes and the denSeSt
Of forests.
One Of its largest mountains Is
Mount Sir Donald
Tourists visit this region in ever
increasing numbers every year, even
III Winter time. In fact. many believe
the Winter 10 be the best time III
which 10 view the glorieS Of this moun-
tain country, II Is the time of hockey,
skating, skiing and curling. games
played on the frozen lakes. IL is the
Evening star., 1928-04-22
HOW TO CATCH
BY RAY SCHALK
For Many Years Catcher in the American League

Without first-class catching, no base
ball team has good chance Of winning.
Bad catching makes base stealing easy
upsets the pitcher and generally de-
moralizes the entire team. A catcher
who cannot throw accurately and
swiftly to bases is of little use He is
called upon mostly TO throw 10 second
base. but should be alert and ready at
all times to make perfect peg to
either first or third.
The catcher gets very little credit for
his work. His back is to the stands.
If he throws his man out and catches
and returns the pitch. that is about all
the average fan expects of him. But
1t is the opposing team that quickly
understands the faults or good qualities
of the catcher
There should be a perfect under
standing between the pitcher and CATCH
er on what to expect when a runner
Evening star., 1928-04-22

reaches first. without the proper as
sistance from the pitcher. a catcher is
made to look foolish. Often wide
awake pitcher can make his catcher
look ike a good thrower TO bases. II
other words. the battery must work to-
gether always.
The catcher must understand the
quickest kind of action. Years ago the
big league teams wanted powerful catch
erS who could stand the daily grind and
who possessed a strong throwing arm.
but now the smaller. alert catcher is
the one in favor.
The backStop'S work is never done
He can put III more time practicing
than any other man. He must love his
position and study 1t and be willing 10
take the physical hard knocks that so
with IL.
Here are few pointers tor beginning
catcherS:
/. The catcher must back up all
throws TO first base, even though he
may have 10 run down there time after
time. One OF these trips may save a
game. or course. you must understand
me, this does not apply when there are
runners on second or third base.
:. Make your job easy The catcher
must be around home plate and in a
position 10 throw 10 the right base q;
all times
Evening star., 1928-04-22
The AnOeba.

When you think CT an animal you
r. jIy hink os living creature pos
ssssing bones, SKIN. muscle, nerves and
bloody yeasfls and the various sense
organs You also imagine & is as having
some definite shape and slze But here
ls an animal. the anoeba one Of the
erlalle&. We know. which has none Of
these characteristics II has no eyes
nose. ears. legs arulS nor bones AND
ss " ~aape. i has nane. Or rather, IL
has many for IL y4asnges its shape and
size continually
Since 81 Is only one-hundreth of sn
incn "a diameter Il can be seen only
through a microscope and 9nen 1t Is
80 observed Il resembles merely piece
Of transparent Jelly with & few dark
spots scattered throughout its mass.
II e carr appts represent particles of
food and some very elementary digeg-
tiye organs a small bgDbie like stFuc-
Evening star., 1928-04-22
WITH THE PUZZLE EDITOR

vance a runner.
4. Kllolitsr tabbb
S. The great American game.
6. Tests.
7. Incorporated (abb1.
3. A page Of manuscript.
II. Measure of cloth.
I3. Greek letter.
IS. Perform.
20. Wild pitch tabb.).
-. Near.
%. Sailors cry.
In this sentence the omitted words
have the same sound but different
meanings. Guess them.
He was told that he was as ----
as the cock on the weather -.
Answers.
/. The terms in the picture puzzle
are sacrifice. bunt. single and base on
balls
2. HIT hut rut. RUN
WALK. balk. bale BASE.
3. The words IN the square are out.
Use and ten.
L. The words In the crossword puz-
2le are: Horizontal. mask; 5. basalt. 4.
7. If. 0. sour: 10, ye IL. none IA, idol,
i6. club: II. foul: IS, anti: 10. owl; 81,
player; "a, to. Vertical-.1, ma; . as;
3, sacrifice. a. Kl.: S. base ball 6. try
outs: Z. Inc: 8. folio; IL. ell; -. Nj.
Is. do; 20. w. p, -, at; %. yo.
5. Vain, Yanc.
Evening star., 1928-04-22

The hsskeS bail season hsvinE closed. o.
four members of tho ConOuerors, Club 4 IN
their attention 10 base bail. Bob MtlicF'
president Of the yilh and of ihc Sophonicv
IiaSS IS 3 candidate for pitcher on me
FsIvl>ton EiEAs School team, Ia Sand ceins
ne oaly, res0lar pitcher left On the squad
Re$ honktas Is showing promise as sirens
q tier and NAV wiz 2 nlatr iN The oUfneiu.
NN~Av Jones the Ia: member Of ihe club. Is
nei o3gt Tor the team, nor. Is Bill IenSinS
" no had been tAa star of She SOPHOMORE
basket bali sonaa Bill instead Is trying
Sor he niale lead in. 1hc class plsy, and
= 3th .>suers his host <rend. .aesrt from
the other CeuoucruIs - ETNtnE for the part
ot }es5l0S lady After base hsn practice
one afternoon ibe CeOGticVols al attend the
f~NORtS and B4li AAS Ruth arc chosen for
The PARTS ihev want M,sS HalneS the dFa-
r'stic roach ANNOUNCES that nobody has
dare Eaa iLlcs lor lhe nars ana GETS Il.