NEWS NOTES
Rev. E. H. Molony of St. Peter’s
church also had a letter from Dublin
this morning but it was dated March
23, long before the outbreak. It has.
been opened by the censor, however, j
One bit of news contained in it is that j
property in the Irish capital now is
taxed actually more^han fifty per
cent of the valuation because of the
war. Some property is taxed ten
shillings and ninepcnce in the pound
and other property is taxed over i
eleven shillings. In Seward that
would mean that a man having a
thousand dollars worth of property
would have to pay more than five hun
dred dollars a year in taxes alone.
A letter from Dublin, the latest
capital city to get scrapping, which
was received this morning says that j
all expect taxation after the war to
be crushing. Prices of the necessary
articles of food are now soaring.
Good tea is 75 cents a pound, sugar
8 cents, eggs five cents apiece, coal
ten dollars a ton within a few hours
journey of the mines, and other things
have advanced accordingly.
Mrs. He veil and her boys returned
this morning on the Alaska.
W. K. Martin of Ruhstallcr’s came
from Juneau thw morning. He sa>*
all the next three boats are sold out
for Anchorage and this district.
The Seward Pharmacy has been en
larged to about twice its former si/.o
and will be one of the finest drug
stores in the territory,
Arthur Jett, the local mining man
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Sunday, April 30. Ty!Rn5*°X!,s
“Pathe News'*
Now York Saks Biggest Kogiue. etc.
iVlable Irunnelle and Gladys Hulette
IN 3* ACT Ft: ATT RE OF ISTBIQCK
“The Wrong Woman”
•■The Fable of the Night Given Over to Revelry"
George Ado Fable.
ARE WE JUSTIFIED?
JitERHA PS we ought to In* satisfied with present achieve
Xj ment. But you know, “the more a man gets the more
he wants.” This l**ing true, we are justified in solicit
ing new business; and especially so since we are so well
equipped to handle it.
Resources $330,000
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SOLICITED
Open an Account Today
Bank of Seward
ESTABLISHED 1905.
HARDWARE *!!° FURNITURE
VANOPHONE
Only
$12.50
Shipping W«lght.
F. O. B.
Seward
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17 Pounds
J. L. GRAEF
Rainier Buffet
THE BEST IN EVERYTHING
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
LOUVRE BLDG. QPP. A. B. HA! L
THE ALASKA SHOP
JACOB PHILE, Proprietor
SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIRING—DOG HARNESS TO ORDER
SEWARD, :: ALASKA
who was associated with Charles E.
Herron, is now in Honolulu,
j Amongst those going to Anchorage
on the Alaska this morning were
Harry Steel, of the Cordova Times,
j and Charley Kennedy, the Seward
i Peninsula mining man and a member
of the first Alaska legislature.
Judge Jennings has received word
from the Department of Justice^ that
Judge Brown will preside at the
Ketchikan term of court beginning
j May 8. Judge Jennings has to try
the Krause and other cases in Juneau.
Three sisters of Dan Dunlap, city
engineer of Seward, passed by on the
j Alaska this morning enroute to An
; chorage.
Mrs. Hallett went to Anchorage
this morning on the Alaska with a
1 stock of fashionable hats and other
sorts of goods for sale.
Sam SoupcofT, the mining engineer,
went to Anchorage on a business trip
this morning.
J. J. Finnegan returned from Val
dez on the Alaska.
Mrs. Stull sold the building occupi
ed by W. P. Henry’s office building to
D. C. Matheeon today. The sale was
made through Mr. Henry.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays: Communion Mass at 8:30
a. m.
Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school after Mass.
Rosary, Instruction and Benediction
| at 7:30 p. m.
Weekdays: Daily Mass at 7:30 a.
!m.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
“The Branch.”
Oyster Cocktails at “The Branch.”
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Job printing of every description at
rh*» Gateway.
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High-Class Millinery
| Establishment
: Beautiful Hats (or Ladies’ and
; Children.
SPECIALTY', Old Hats Remodelled.
! New Waists at Reasonable Prices.
, Cotton Gabardine—Latest Thing for
Sport Skirts.
Corsage Bouquets and Boudoir Caps
Made to Order.
j UATLETT & SCOTT’S
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Men’s Light Weight
MERINO UNDERWEAR
$1.50 Suit
Urbach
Launch “Pioneer”
j Tom Parker with the
Launch “Pioneer” will
hereatter be at Kern
Creek on the day fol
lowing the dav that train leaves
Seward prepared to take freight
and Passengers for Anchorage.
Howard and Hamilton
Watches!
George the Jeweler
“CHICKEN JOE,” SLAYER
OF WARDEN’S WIFE, HANGED
(Special to Gateway by United Press!
JOLIET, 111., April 21. — “Chicken
Joe” Campbell, convicted slayer of
Mrs. Odette B. Allen, wife of former
warden Edmund M. Allen of the state
penitentiary here and victim of the
honor system, paid the penalty for his
crime today by being hanged.
Mrs. Allen, “angel of Joliet” was
found dead Sunday morning June 20,
1915 in her bed in the Warden’s suite
at the penitentiary. Her skull had
been fractured and her body fearfully
burned.
The bed in which the body lay was j
atill in flames and the room thick with I
smoke when the prison fire depart-,
mcnt broke in upon the fearful scene.
From the first it was believed Mrs.
Allen was murdered by a product of
the “honor system” she and her hus
band built up.
The only persons who had access to
the warden’s apartments were trusted
convicts who acted as household ser
vants, by virtue of the honor system.
On one of these honor convicts,
“Chicken Joe” Campbell, convicted of
slaying his employer who discharged
him in Chicago five years ago and
sentenced to serve an indeterminate
sentence of from one year to life, the
investigators centered their attention.
So far as was known, Campbell,
chosen as Mrs. Allen’s personal ser
vant by the warden several months
before the crime, was the last person
to have seen Mrs. Allen alive.
Bits of a broken jug that had con
! tair.ed wood alcohol were found in
j the wreck of the charred bed.
At the time of the crime Warden
Allen was in West Baden, i'nd. Be
cause her dressmaker had failed to
finish a new dress, Mrs. Allen, who
I had expected to accompany her hus
( band to West Baden, stayed in Joliet.
A N N O U N C E M E N T
We carry the genuine imported
white enamel ware only. It is priced
within your reach. Brown & Hawk
ins, “Quality First.”
Mens’, womens’, boys’, girls’ white
canvas, rubber sole oxfords for street
wear, very swell, $1.75 and $2.00 per
: pair. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
| First.”
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| Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots,
j Packs, Underwear. Anything you
! need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
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SPECIAL! Men's worsted derby
ribbed union suits, $2.00. Brown &
Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Best cigarc ana reireshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
Long distance teiepnone booth at
The Branch.
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
Royal Bakery has reopmed. Fresh
Bread daily.
Pool and Billiards at Butts.
Good Eating!
Every Day Something Good at
the COMMERCE CAFE.
Everybody Knows Ernie Levin, Prop.
ALASKA JINK CO.
OF JUNEAU, ALASKA
DKA1.KHH IN
Rubber, Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc,
Sacks, Rags, Rope, Scrap Iron
For Sale!
Seven Room Modern
House, 3d Avenue
One National Cash
Register—New Machine
Cost $435 for $200.00
One Ford Auto, Bargaiu
--r- INQUIRE
Stevens & Van Pelt
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THIS ONE TIME
FAVORITE OF THE
RIVIERA NOW RETURNS
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(All ovei fiowei h«u* ««>8t*8. Violets, May
flowers and blossoms not yet eutaloffued
In botanies, but nevertheless bcautlful
aro much In vokua iikiiin. 1 he cut pic
tures one of bronzy kreen leaves and
flat maroon roses The veil of krapevlns
pattern und chenille clusters Is also
chic 1
APRIL HAS BEEN THE
MONTH OF WARS FOR
THE UNITED STATES
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
April has been the “month of wars”
for the United States.
First hostilities of the Revolution
ary war occurred April 19, 1775.
The Black Hawk Indian war start
ed April 21, 1831.
First fighting on the Mexican bord
er on the War of 1845 was reported
April 24 that year.
On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was j
fired on, stirring the nation to civil :
war. First bloodshed of the Civil;
War came April 19, 1861 when Mas-1
sachusetts regiments, marching to j
Washington, were fired on in Balti- j
more streets.
Congress dated its declaration of
war on Spain in 1898 as of April 21.
United States marines landed at
Vera Cruz April 21, 1914.
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MOTHER OE ALLEGED
“FAKE BABY” ON TRIAL
(Special to Gateway by United Press) j
CHICAGO, April 24. —Mrs. Annie
Dollie Ledgerwood Matters, wife of
the late Frederick Matters, wealthy i
business man of Areola, 111., indicted
with Charles Mellon, a private de
tective, on the charge of foisting an
alleged spurious heir on the estate of i
her husband, was placed on trial here
today.
Mrs. Matters’ efforts to gain control
of her husband’s $200,000 estate on 1
the ground that Irene Matters was
born to her and her husband, was
contested by her brother-in-law,
James Matters. He contended the
girl w'as no relation of Frederick
Matters. Mrs. Matters sought to
prove that it was.
Just as the case was ending Dr. L.
Emil Broard, head of the Misori
cordia Hospital at Ottawa, Ontario,
ami Miss Marie Louise Des Ronrere.s
head nurse, who had previously testi
fied in support of Mrs. Mutters' claim,
repudiated their testimony and said
the child was not the daughter of
Matters. Mrs. Matters in a .settle
ment with the heirs to the estate re
ceived $50,000 as her dower right.
FOR SALK: I .ease by owner, busi
ness lot on Fourth Ave., block and
half from wharf, Lot 10, I'lock 10. I\
W. Allen, 2133 Western Ave.. Seattle.
4-28—31.
All sizes boys’ “Boss of the Road"
overalls. “Koverall” play suits for
S little tots, in khaki and blue denim,
| Special 50c. Brown & Hawkins,
| “Quality First.”
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
•veil \s outside.
ALL WELCOME
- at-—
THE SEWARD CLUB
HOPKINS & TORREY, Props.
Billiards, Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies
and Fruits
The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Pool Hall in Seward
CASH OR COMMISSION
Second-Hand Goods Bought^Sold
MATT BUTTON, 4th and Railroad Ave.
POLLEY BROS.
\ TOWN CENTEH
j| Anchorage, - Alaska
CLOTHING- HARDWARI-GROCIRITS
PRICES LOW QUALITY HIGH
Nettleton Shoes_Walkover Shoes
/'AUR Large and Complete stock of SHOES for
_ Spring and Summer has arrived.
Come in and look at the newest and most stylish
lasts for Men, Young Men and Boys.
We know that an inspection of our “New Ones”
means a purchase, and a purchase results in a satis
fied customer.
Men’s Tan and Black Russia Calf, English last, PP HO
blind eyelets. .. 00*""
Men’s Tan and Black Russia Calf, English Bals, P PH
Rubber Sole, blind eyelets, a favorite with young men, Q ■ U U ji
Men’s Tan and Black Button, “Whip” last, C fifl
very dressy.. u.UU
Staple and comfortable lasts in the “Nettleton” of Calf Skin
and Glaze Kid.
Boys’ Heavy and Light Weight High Top and Tow Top Shoes.
Men’s and Boys’ Outing Shoes.
A large line of Men’s and Women’s White Tennis Shoes,
$1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50.
Irown & Hawkins
"Quality First”
Anchorage SEWARD Knik
PHONE MAIN 1
Hole-Proof Hosiery Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
PALACE JINGLES
The Outside Bunch are milling
Like flies around a lamp
Because we’ve got $2,000,000,
And it’s bound to make a camp.
Hard times are soon forgotten
Now let every fellow try
To paint a rosy future
With a drop of Sherwood Rye.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection BILL DEVIN&
PALACE JINGLES
There’s a welcome at the Palace
That makes good with the Bunch.
So call and join the booster’s Club,
When next you get a hunch,
Come try our Scotch or Sherwood,
Or smoke a good cigar.
| And then you'll boost for Sherwood,
And The Famous Palace Bar.
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