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— N l 8l_SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRU UtY. 23, 1916_____ ^_Ten Centa the Copy
DRILL IS COMING TO
TEST SEWARD PLACER!
Professor Hersohell Parker Tells
of The Affair in Which
Henry Ford is Concerned.
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A ilwll is now being manufactured
in Seattle to prospect placer ground
along the right of way of the Alaska
Northern railroad and Professor Her
schell Parker, who arrival on the Ala
meda, will perform the work, A tele
gram from the outside a tew days ago
>tated that the Professor wti on the
way here and when h»* was interview
ed this morning he gave tul!»*r de
tails of the proposed work and also,
by the way, of the statement he made
regarding the action of the famous
Henry Ford with respect to an in
vention made by the professor of a
submarine.
Mr. Parker took part in the survey
of the country tributary to the right
of way of the government railroad
and expresses the opinion that thou
sands of square miles of placet*
ground, that can be worked by im
proved methods, are stretched along
that country. The drill to be brought
here is of the latest kind. It can dig
by suction to a depth of forty feet by
hand power and ca^ be used for
much deeper ground if a two-horse
power engine is added to it. Mr.
Parker is reported by telegraphic ad
ASK WIRELESS
FORJHIS CITY!
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE SENDS RESO
LUTION TO PHELAN.
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The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce has forwarded to United States
Senator Phelan of California a resolu- j
tion asking for the establishment of
thre wireless stations on the coast of
Alaska. Or.e of the stations would be
located at Seward. On the last boat
came information that the Marconi
company has pretty nearly decided ab
solutely to establish a wireless sta
tion at this place. In the meantime
Senator Phelan says he will urge the
necessity of hastening the establish
ment of government stations and the
other places on the Alaskan coast.
MINING EXCITEMENT
Sam Silverman, the well known |
Alaskan mining man, who is inter
ested in a number of mining ventures
on the Stikine river near the bound
ary line believes that one of the best
miring camps of the north will de-!
velope there. The»*o is considerable
excitement at Wrangell over the find
and scores of miv-r* ure reported as
Ica' i' g every week f r the new dis
tret —Ex.
SEATTLE HOl’SES RAIDED
Eight thousand dollars worth of
liquor was seized in a raid on the
Hotel Savoy, Seattle, recently accord
ing to John Kacerosky who returned
on the Alameda. On the 9th of this
month the Alaska lunch stand, form
erly the Alaska Bar, was also raided.
The place is in the Arctic Brother
hood building.
LADIES AID MEETS
The Ladies’ Aaid of the Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
at the home of Mrs. M. A. Martin.
ADDRESS TO WOMEN
The Rev. E. H. Molony will talk on
“Woman and the Church,” to the
women of the parish tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 at the
residence of Mrs. Erich Lucas. All
women interested in the parish are
earnestly invited to attend. Tea will
be served at 4.
vices to have immense capital at his
back.
In the Ford matter Mr. Parker re
iterates the statement that the now
famous peace man borrowed, to use
no stronger terms, the plans which
Hr. Parker had made of a submarine
which could run just under the sur
face of the water. This submarine
can be handled by two men and would
be perfect for the work of defending
the coast. The professor says he
sent the plans to Ford to use them if
he so wished and that Mr. Ford took
them before the secretary of the
navy and said they were plans formu
lated by himself. Mr. Parker also
says that he got an answer from
Font’s secretary but that Ford denied
later that the plans had been receiv
ed. Another invention made by Mr.
Parker is a searchlight by which sub
marines could be seen under water.
Both the New York Times and the
New York World recently carried
long accounts of both inventions.
On his way here Mr. Parker had a
drill but left it in Seattle when he
learned ef the new drill v hv'h he has
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ordered made.
\LAMEDA BRINGS A
LONG PASSENGER LIST
The Alemade arrived Monday even
ing with a large passenger list She
had more than two hundred passen
gers when she left Seattle, many of
whom were people who got off at Cor
dovaan dw ent over the trail to the
interior. Amongst her passengers to
Valdez were Judge Brown and Mrs.,
Brown, and also Royal Gunnison,
formerly district judge. The follow
ing came on her to Seward:
Capt. Gus Swanson, Mrs. C. Dehne,
L. Montgomery, Elliott VV. Smith, R.
VV. Feltham, G. VV. Herman and wife,
R. H. Leverick, F. D. Quigley, A. J.
Hewitt, Mrs. Silber, F. Jackson, S.
Jackson, Mrs. L. Jackson, C. Gregory,
Mrs. C. P. Gregory, J. Kacerosky, I.
H. Fleischman and wife, H. L. Park
er, Mrs. Jos. H. Smith, Harold Smith,
J. E. Wooley, H. B. Nielsen, A. Haag,
D. Stnwulberg, Mrs. G. Lewis, G.
Lewis, Frank Goyne, Miss N. Goyne,
G. H. Pike, I. Knickerbocker, Mrs.
Knickerbocker, H. Laudermilch, H.
Van Ermen, H. D. Stearns, F. Tyrer,
C. C. Tolman, Otto Anderson, H. Mar
cus, Oak Olson, W. Aiken, T. J. Mor
tell, J. F. Chamberlin, C. J. Atkinson,
H. Siedenberg, Geo. A. Thayer, Gus
Gilles, A. Shyman, R. H. Chadwick
and 5 steerage.
JAPANESE PERISHED
FROM COLD IN CABIN
Dispatches have been received by
the officials n Fairbanks, stating that
George Kaga, a Japanese, was found
in a cabin about thirty miles below
Fort Gibbon on the Yukon river,
frozen to death. The man had evi
dently been tarveling and when
caught by the extreme cold weather
had sought shelter in the vacant cab
in. but being without an axe, had been
unable to keep himself from freezing.
—Ex.
HEINIE HAASCH QUITS
The local sensation today was the
story that Heinie Haasch had resign
ed from the position which he held as
manager of one of the departments
of Brown & Hawkins. Mr. Haasch is
going to stay with us, however.
Buster and Harry Revel! left on the
Alameda to attend school at St.
Martin's college, about fifteen miles
from Olympia, Washington. The
very minute the two famous boys
went aboard they appeared on the
captain's bridge just as though they
owned the blooming steamer.
PARTY GOES TO HELP
“SPARK PLl’G" SCHAEFFER
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 21.—Nehf and
Wilkinson, members of the Onward
party, left this morning to carry re
lief to “Spark Plug” Schaeffer who
was left with the boat. The relief
party was outfiitted by public sub
scription.
MASONS TO DANCE
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 21. —The
Masonic Club will give a mask ball
here tomorrow night.
Mrs. Jos. Smith, of Iditarod, ar
rived on the Alameda.
Crit Tolman returned on the Ala
meda after a visit to the outside.
ANCHORAGE BOWLERS
ALL SWELLED UP
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 21.—Anchor
age hereby challenges any bowling
team in Alaska for a purse of a
thousand dollars. The easy defeat of
Seward has created a tremendous
amount of interest in the bowling
game here.
MOVABLE GUNS AND PLATFORMS ARE FEATURES
OF NEW PROPOSED COAST DEFENSE PLAN
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PROPOSED MOVAtMX COAST DEFENSE. ■•■;
fRenrenentatlve J H Capstlck of New Jersey has Introduced a coast defense bill asking $. O.OOO.oOu for largest <uns and inor*
a^ ^rn at/etUly n ou ted on especiady constructed railroad cars which. It Is asserted, can be quickly transported to
« ”'H«Vre To’'k«i upon prevlouslv constructed heavy concrete baaea distributed on ahort apura In railroad cut. behind
J , r..iir.v.ds along air coasts nnd Interior. This new plan for national defense is the Invention of Lawrence VV Lu
h"1* °" /fJlST p Lawson both of New York city. The bill calls for an immediate appropriation of JIO.OOO.OW for an
tnatalhitlon covering terrltorv to be .elected by the war deportment to demonatrato Hi practicability heforathe remain
S * The eatImated coat of a concrete baae la HOOT, and of gun and car 1150.000 each " la «« d that
’ , ,, .1 , , t. t tail, wnre could he covered by the first Installation. Ounflre ashore Is about eight time*
the coast hie from Mat. e to he law.e rar „ ab(lu, a for„eth of a battleship. Low coat.
rapidity and accuracy or tire. mobility. applicability and practicability are celled th. fenturea of the ayatem. but coaat
defense exp»*rts have not yet reported on It.]
OFFERS PEACE
TO CANADIANS
PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
MAKES REMARABLE
STATEMENT.
OTTAWA, Feb. 20. — Premier
Hughes of Australia sent word today
that the German government has of
fered a separate peace to Canada and
Australia. The message of the pre*
mier was sent officially and has caus
ed amazement and amusement. Some
of the papers are inclined to believe
that the prime minister of the An
tipodes was merely making a joke.
WAGE SCALE ASKED
BY ANCHORAGE WORKERS
ANCHORAGE.—The union issued
the following to all those interested:
Federal Labor notice, to all whom it
may concern:
The following is the wage scale ad
opted at the meeting held Friday,
February 11, 1916, to go into effect
immediately:
Teamsters, $90 per month and
board, for two horses.
Four or more horses, $120 per
month and board.
Cooks, for from 1 to 12 men, $90
per month; 12 to 30 men, $100 per
month; over 30 men, $125 per month.
Flunkies, $75 per month.
Mechanics, 75 cents per hour; a
minimum wage of 50 cents per hour,
time-and-half for over time; double
time for Sundays.
All other employes engaged in
labor of various kinds are to receive
50 cents per hour.
The office of the secretary at pres
ent is at the Model cigar store,
Fourth and E street, where union
cards can be procured. The initiation
fee is $1.
The president can be found at the
Montana pool room, where any ques
tions will be cheerfully answered.
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METHODIST SOCIAL
FOR THIS EVENING
The regular social given by Rev.
Mr. Cook will take place this even
ing at the Methodist parsonage. A
popcorn ball will be a prominent
feature of the occasion.
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❖ COUNCILMAN HITS *
❖ SNEAKING BLOW *
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Just after the adjournment of the
city council on Monday evening a
councilman named Borgen sneaked up
to the reporter of the Gateway and
struck him on the face before the re
porter had even seen him. The Gate
way man was finishing up some notes
at the time with a pencil on paper
and iieard a remark which caused
him to look up. Then the blow was
struck. The remark was made by
Borgen to cause the reporter to raise
his face and expose it. The Gateway
man did his best to get back but the
chief of police and the bystanders;
stepped in and held him. Just before
adjournment Borgen made an oration
against the Gateway which so moved
iimself that he seemed to have lost
his senses. He recovered them suf
.cicntly, though, to make a sneak in
stead of an open attack. The whole
trouble is that Borgen has been driven
to a cowardly rage because he has
failed in the effort to hurt the Gate
way, an effort in which he has been
one of the chief parties. The only re
grettable fact, so far as the Gate
way staff is concerned, is the nauseat
ing feeling of having one’s name con
nected publicly with a wretched oaf
of the Borgen type.
HOW THINGS ARE DONE
AT THE CITY COUNCIL
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening the minutes were, of
course, read and Councilman
Chamberlain discovered a peculiar
little fact. He had not been present
at the previous meeting, or meetings,
and he asked how it was that the city
clerk received a hundred dollars at
one meeting for registration work
and at the next meeting was permit
ted to hire an assistant whom he him
self was to pay. Mr. Chamberlain,
however, did not have it explained to
him how the city and the city clerk
could both pay the wages of the same
employee.
WOMAN'S CHALLENGE
FOR RACE IS TAKEN
ANCHORAGE, Feb. ' 21.—Mrs.
Marvilla Jones has accepted the chal
lenge of Miss Pichette for a dog team
race to Eagle river and return for a
hundred dollars.
ANOTHER' BIG
DUPONT FIRE
HALF A MILLION LOST AGAIN
BY COMPANY WHICH HAS
FIRES ALL THE TIME.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 20.—A fire oc
curred in the Dupont Chemical plant
here today which has caused a loss
of half a million dollars worth of
property. The cause of the fire is
either not known or is being kept a
secret but the general belief is that
it was accidental, nothwithstanding
the fact that the plants of the same
company have fires almost every other
day and that they are engaged in
manufacturing munitions for the al
lied nations.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
WILL SOON MEET
A meeting of the Democratic Club
of Seward will soon be called, Secre
tary George Phelps announces. The
date for the primaries will be fixed
at the meeting and it is thought by
some Democrats that the primaries
will not be held until after the Re
publican primaries.
INSPECT FLUES
It was announced Monday evening
that the flue inspector had examined
262 stoves, etc. and 204 pipes, etc.,
and had found six stoves defective
and dangerous.
TO FORTIFY SEWARD
Information came in the last mail
that the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce has presented a request to
Congress through Senator Phelan to
fortiy some places in Alaska, includ
ing Seward.
I. H. Fleischn.an arrived on the
Alameda and will take a position with
the Engineering department at An
chorage. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Fleischman.
When sl certain S. S. agent was
asked for the outgoing Alameda pas
senger list today he said: “Frank
Cotter, three steerage and a dog.n
Mr. Cotter will be absent about thirty
days on business.
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Seward May Have
Fine Show Soon]
Women's Club of This City Takes
Steps in Right Direction.
The Women’s Club of Seward met
February 21st. The meeting was well
attended by the members. The club
wishes to express their sympathy to
Mr. J. N. Sloan in her bereavement
in the death of her brother. A com
mittee was appointed, consiting of
Mrs. Sauers, Mrs. Baughman, Mrs.
Chambers and Mrs. Schaleben, to in
terest the public in working for a
flower or vegetable show sometime
near the first of next September. We.
desire old and young children and j
parents, and anyone enjoying the
work to compete. Any suggestions
or plans to make this a success will
be gladly received by the committee.
Fuller particulars will be given later.
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Moloney join
ed the club.
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Ellis.
Press Committee.
SEWARD AVAITOR IS
GETTING ALONG FINE
Norman H. Reed, who was injur
ed by a fall from an aeroplane on the
French front, is progressing finely
and will soon be able to return to
active service. Mr. Reed spent sev
eral months in Seward and the vicin
ity the year before last and immedi
ately after leaving here he joined the
British army, first in the ambulance
corps and later in the aviation service.
The accident, the report of wnich
Gateway readers will remember, oc
curred when the airship was 150 feet
in th2 air, Professor Herschell Park
er says. Mr. Reed w’as not driving
the aeroplane at the time. His in
jur)’ was tc the spine. Mr. Parker
also says that Reed just before the
accident made an elevation of 3,000
feet in practise.
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❖ ELKS KEEP UP *
❖ THEIR RECORD ❖
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It is hardly necessary to say that
the dance of the Elks last night was
one of the most enjoyable possible as
everyone in town was there and those
who were not there have heard a
thousand times about it since. When
it is said that the Seward Elks kept
up the social reputation of their order
one says something in a nutshell
which could not be said otherwise in
volumes. The hall was most tastily
decorated and made a splendid frame
for the very large number of well
dressed dancers. Senator L. V. Ray
made a talk on “Elkdom.” The strik
ing of the bells at the Elk hour added
the impressive touch which is peculiar
to the great orders Then came the
cheers of the visitors for the Elks
and of ihe Elks for the visitors
These were only items but they added
the finishing touch to the most pleas
ant affair. About a dance like that
one need not say much. It speaks for
itself. Those who got invitations,
and they were all who dance, owe a
vote of thanks to the Elks. It was
carried unanimously in spirit if not
in fact.
LARGE SUMS BEING SPENT ON
LINER TO RUN TO ALASKA
JUNEAU, Feb. 10.—Advices re
ceived in Juneau today are that over
$100,000 are being expended to place
the Alaska, formerly the Kansas City,
in the best of condition for the north
ern run, when she will leave Seattle
Feb. 26. A shelter deck is being built
the entire length of the vessels. Ac
commodations are being provided for
additional passengers in twenty new
two-berth staterooms. A cold stor
age plant is being constructed aboard
capable of taking care of fifty tons of
freight. A smoking and observation
room is being built aft on the upper
deck. When thoroughly overhauled
and refitted the Alaska will have ac
commodations for 160 passengers in
two berth rooms opening on the deck
and will berth about 100 in the steer
age.
F. E. Whelpley, the fox man, left
for home on the Dora.
KAMERUN LOST
TOGERMANY
ONLY ONE AFRICAN COLONY
NOW LEFT UNDER SWAY
OF THE KAISER.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—lhe Germans
have capitulated in Kamerun, Africa,
and the colony nas passed into the
possession of the British crown. Only
one other African colony remains in
the possession of the Berlin govern
ment. The lighting for Kamerun, or
the Kameruns, has been going on al
most since the beginning of the war
and was participated in by some of
the forces of the British South Afri
can colonies.
CLAIMS CRIMINAL LIBEL
AGAINST GEO. WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Feb. 20.-.One of the
most remarkable facts on record be
came public today when it was learn
ed that a man named Colonel Joab
had filed suit for criminal libel
against a man named I’aul Hasser for
publishing a letter in which it was
stated that George Washington was
profane and intemperate.
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❖ WHAT DEMOCRATS .*
❖ WILL ANSWER//
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Particular care is to be taken by
the local Democratic organization this
year, ami the following statement sent
to the Gateway by the Democratic
Club shows what will be required:
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Qualification for voters at the
Democratic primary election for 191b,
by order of the Democratic Territorial
central committee:
The proposed voter must be a
Democrat, and, if he voted at the
election of November, 1914, that he
voted for the moninees of the regular
Democratic party; that he intends to
support the nominees of the Demo
cratic convention to be held at Ju
neau, Alaska, on the 24th day of May
191b, at the next regular election;
that he has not voted at any pri
army or taken part in any caucus of
any other political party during the
year 1916, and, if the proposed voter
is challenged, he shall be questioned
by the Board of Election of the pri
mary or caucus at which he proposes
to vote as to his qualifications as
hereinbefore set out, and if the said
Board of Election is satisfied that the
propsed voter is qualifield as herein *
stated, he shall be permitted to vote;
otherwise his vote shall be rejected.
SEWARD MAN EXHIBITS
AT SAN DIEGO FAIR
L. L. Bales and Mrs. Bales will
open an exhibit of Alaskan articles
at the Pan-Pacific Fair which opens
at San Diego on March 18 but he will
come here for a trip in the early part
of the summer. He writes for copies
of the Gateway and All-Alaska Re
view which he wants for the exhibit.
Mr. Bales will go back from Seward
to the Fair in July or August with
more Alaska exhibits.
TRAVELER’S ORDER
HAS BEEN DISBANDED
The organization established by the
traveling men of Alaska has been dis
banded as it was found there was no
purpose to be served. Oak Olson who
was elected president of the organi
zation is now in Seward and is the
authority for the statement. Among
st others of the same genial fratern
ity who have just arrived in the city
are Messrs. Aiken, Cradwick, Mortell,
Chamberlin and Atkinson.
NEW ATTORNEY COMES
J. E. Woolley, a young attorney, ar
rived on the* Alameda and will
practise law here in partnership with
L. L. James, Jr. Mr. Wooley has
been practising in California where
he has held a very prominent posi
tion in the legal profession for one of
his years. He looks for a big stam
pede into this part of Alaska this
spring as all California and the peo
ple of other places are talking that
way.
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