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( ) Note:— To the Grown Ups of Sew
ard. The following lines have beet,
compiled by your sons and daughter*
who are attending the Seward School.
This is the first edition of the weekl}
bulletin that they have promised to
write.
When the editor can steal a few
spare moments away from his type
writer he will be only too glad to n is
it the school and talk to the children,
but he does not want the bulletin writ
ten along the sterotyped lines of a
daily news article, lie wants it writ
ten naturally and sincerely and he will
reproduce it just as it is received. No
chunges will be made in the origiink
* copy unless it might be the changing
of an accidentiy mispelled word.
SEWARD SCHOOL NOTES
The students of the Seward School
want to thank the Editor of the Sew
ard Gateway for so kindly offering
them a space in the newspaper.
W;ll thy gather material and write
it themselves ? They say they will.
As Mr. Editor issued them an in
vitation, they would like to ask Km to
come and visit the school some time
and give the High School English
class a newspaperman’s point of view
about writing a newspaper article.
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The tryouts for a play were held
last Friday and Monday in the High
School but the results havAiot beer
made public yet
The other day as Miss Don Carlos
was walking down the street she was
stopped by a little bright faced boy
exclaiming, “Oh, Miss Don Carlos, I
didn’t know you was a teacher. 1
thinked you was a lady.”
The new Spanish books have come.
The pupils are very diligently trying
to Y their N’s and Y their LL’s. Thril
ling R’s is practiced, but the fun comes
in hablaning Espanol, “Quien mucho
habla mucho yerra”. This is short for,
“He who talks much, errs much.’*
MILLION DOLLAR
WHISKEY RING
CHICAGO, Oct., 15— Walter Sad
ler a New York broker went before the
Grand Jury this morning to substant
iate his recent confession that a mill
ion dollar whiskey ring had been or
ganized to flood the country with con
trabrand whiskey. .
The liquor was to be released on
forged permits on the bonded ware
houses. Three warrants are said to
have been asked for three agents of
the revenue service who are suspeAed
as being connected with the ring.
OIL TANKS BLAZING AGAIN
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct., 15— The
big oil tanks of the Manhatten Oil
company located at this place are
again blazing. The fire which was
thought to be extinguished last night
broke out again this mornihg. The
loss thus far is morfe than one quarter
foillion dollars.
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.. Bannanaa 50c per doz. at the KEY.
* HOPE SCHOOL NOTES
The following letter and the notes
following the letter are self explani
tory.
Hope, Alaska, Oct., 5— Editor Sew
wd Gateway, Seward Alaska. Dear,
Sir, would like to have the school
children write up .the local news once
•i month if you will be kind enough to
jrint it. I am sending in some items
which I hope you will publish. Kindly
'et me know if you will accept more.
Very Sincerely, Miss Mary Monagle,
Teacher.
The gas boat Cruiser owned by
Captain Clark and Engineer Mathison
arrived last night with a couple of
tons of groceries for Mr. Roll and Mr.
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Martin; some school supplies, and four
sacks of mail.
Hope School is preparing for the
first months examinations^
The Hope Twins are getting along
line, foieir father, Robert Mathison
just returned from a hunting trip up
Big Indian, where he killed two black
bear.
Mope, gave a farewell dance Wed
nesday night in honor of Johnny Kac
iicsky and Jimmy Regan, who left
ast week for California.
Mr. and Mrs. Feiffer and their ne
phew Victor Lindsler left here on the
Cruiser, for the states a few months'
ago. ^
Clide Brenner, Tom and Walter
Russ arrived yesterday in the launch,
Red Bird.
Mrs. L. R. Ferrin is in charge of
die road house and has six boarders.
Mr. H. H. Clark returned homo
the hospital in Anchorage.
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Miss Monagle, the teacher of Hope
is boarding with Mrs. Ferrin this win
ter.
Jack Hirshey has closed his quartz
mine for this season and his men are
here waiting for the Cruiser #io take
them across the arm to Rainbow.
Oscar Plowman and William Log
man are working in their quarts min*
up Parmer Creek. Every one who has
seen their quartz says it looks fine.
Robert Mathison is going up Re
surrection Creek to look over their
property. -*
Mr. E. E. Carson, a pioneer of Hope
and owner of the placer grounds left
for Seward to spend the winter.
The Cruiser left today with Hir
she/s men for Rainbow, where the en
gineer Mathison will meet his wife.
Mrs. Charles. Mathison has been in
Seward for a month Siting her moth
er and son.
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F. Martin is building an addition to
his store. He says he is getting ready
for a big “boom.”
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Mr. Plowman intends to leave for
Anchorage in a few days where he
will spend the winter.
A1 Ferrin is making new sleds and
patching the dog harness so he will be
ready to start for the mail in Novemb
er.
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CRABS, TROUT, Seward Fish Co.,
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Ayes, E. E.
Banks, C. N.
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Davis, Theodore (2)
Helmer Fred (2)
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Kennedy, Robert
Mann Madrona Miss.
MansikaE.
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Mospered D. C.
Mobey, David
Beilly, W. P.
Stevens,
Williams,
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BRITAIN PREPARING v
LONDON , Oct., 15— The Bullish
government today placed an emba go
on all export coal as a result of the
threatened strike next Monday. More
than a million miners will be affected
by the strike and many other inch st
rifes including the iron, steel and ship
building plants. These plants are all
preparing to close.
The nation has m&de all prepara
tions to maintain the food supplies and
to provide other necessities in case oi
a sympathetic strike by the railroads.
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ALASKA MINERS THREATEN TO
STRIKE
WASHINGTON,^Oct, 15— Word,
has been received here that the com
miners employed in the government
coal fields have threatened to strike on
November seventh ' unless their do
mands for an increase of one dallar
and a half per day are alowed.
The chairman of the Railroad Com
mission stated today that if the coal
miners demands were met all other
classes of laborers now working on the
Alaskan R. li. would make similar de
mands. The DepartmeriPof Labor has
recommended that the increase be
granted but offered as an alternative
to send a concilliator.
The chairman of the R. R. Commis
sion has requested that a Wage Board
be sent to Alaska to straighten out the
difference of opinion between the em
ployees of the rail road and the rail
road commission.
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MANILA, P. I., Oct., 15— Uniform:
for Filipine students in the United
States to distinguish them from Jap
anese, are suggested by Victorio Cis
car, a Filipino student at the College
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, in a com
munication received here today by a
government official. Ciscar urged that
the Filipino commissioners at Wash
ington prescribe such a uniform, par
ticularly for all Filipinos on the Pa
cific Coast.
Mistreatment of Filipino students,
mistaken for Japanese, prompted the
request, Ciscar wrote. He said that he
had been obliged to ask for police pro
tection from a crowd, when mistaken
for a Japanese. Filipinos also find dif
ficulty in obtaining employment for
the same reason, Ciscar wrote.
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FARMINGTON, N. M. Oct, 15—
Abe Howe recently raised a good crop
of corn from two ears of a small blue
black variety be obtained from the
Aztec ruins of this state. He believed
the corn was several hundred years
old.
The corn resembles sweet com in
size but lacks its sweetness. It is ap
proximately the same com raised by
Mexicans of the southwest
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FATHER MARKHAM COMING
Father Markham will arrive in
Seward on the Saturday train from
'Anchorage and will hold mass at the
Catholic Church on Sunday' at 8:30
and 10:30 o’clock, x , #
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The Gateway Limited left this morn
ing carrying fifty passengers for An
chorage and stations along* the way.
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Wanted one complete oil drilling outfit
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HdEKKELEY, Cal., Oct7,~15^~Un
versity of California’s 1921 crew will
be Scrnt to participate in the annua*
eastern regatta at Poughkecpie, New
York, according to present plans. Fal.
crew work on the rowing machines has
started here.
TANKER FOR OIL J
COMPANY AT RATAL LA
The Eering river Coal company’s
new oil tanker to handle the pro
duction of the Chiikal Oil company
m Prince William sound ports, ar
ived at Katalla this morning. • It is
mown as the “Margaret,” and ha^
jeen named after President Falcon
.•osclin’s young daughter. The tifm
jraft was brought north by Captain
Jen Durkee and James Hardnett.
The vessel has a beam of 18 feet
and a moulded depth of 6 feet 1
aches, being 65 feet in length. It
,s equipped with cargo tanks haviyg a
capacity of 12,000 gallons. In ad
dition, she will carry 1,500 gallons
n tanks for her own use. Ec.v.dc,
vhe oil in her tanks she will be able
.o carry aproxiraately 1,600 gallons
n drums on her dc.:
che little tanker represents an expen
utur of $35,000. .
The ship is provided with twin
JO-horsepower Enterprise eng'nesf
giviiyr a total of 120 horsepower. This
will enable her to tow scows loaded
with coal or with oil in drums. Pilot
House control of the engines is being
nstalled, making it possible for tw*
men to operate her, one having
haige of the wheel and the other be
ng stationed on deck to handle the
ines. (Cordova Times.)
BOLLES REAPPOINTBED
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct., 15— Lem
ael olles of Seattle has been appointed
to succeed himself as National Adju
taut of the American Legion.
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SAME AMOUNT HERE
The Cordova Times stated in a re
cent issue that their are people in
Jordova who have the sum of five
hundred dollars which amount they
are willing to wager on Harding be
ing the next President. The editor of
the Gateway was asked today to noti
fy the people of Cordova that there
were also some people in Seward who
had the same amount of money which
they were willing to wager identically
the same as those in Cordova wished
to wager theirs.
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WASHINGTON, Oct., 14— The
farthest east, west, north and south
points on the United States mainland
have been determined by the United
States Geological Survey which an
nounces that the easternmost point is
West QuMdy Head, near Eastport,
Maine; the westermost point, Cape Al
va, Washington; the farthest north, a
small detached land area of northern
Minnesota ending in latitude 49 de
grees, 23 minutes and logitude 95 de
grees, 9 minutes, the southernmost
point,* Cape Sable, Florida, whila the
Florida keys extend farter soutfi
Boo* Seward but Never Knock.
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ALASKA WILL UAVUi
BOOM NEXT SPRING
Dr. Alfred J. Broolu Confirms Predic
tion Made by Dispatch
Some Wcews Ago.
RUSH TO RIVAL KLONDIKE
With Start of Oil Drilling Next Sea
son Another Big Rush Will Start
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Northward— Extensive Oil Pools
in Alaska to Be Drilled.
A prediction published in the Dis
patch a few weeks ago that the JL921
rush to Alaska oil fields will rival
the famous Klondike rush of 1898
has been confirmed by Dr. Alfred
J. Brooks, head of the U. S. geo
logical survey work in the Territory,
n an interview with the Post
Intelligencer during the week, Dr.
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Brooks said:
, Declaring a belief* that Alaska
will become an oil-producing district
next spring and sounding a warning
to the public against “wildcat” pro
motion, Dr. Alfred H. Brooks, geol
ogist in charge of the Alaska di
vision of the United States geologi
cal survey, made a statement to the
effect that he is convinced that the
Territory has tremendous oil-produc
ing possibilities. He has just re
turned from an inspection of the
northern fields and left for Wash
ington.
“Claims for oil are being filed on
all over Southern and Southeastern
^laska,” said Dr. Brooks, “but the
actual development of the properties
has been held up by the failure of
the permits to be issued and news
that the government has actually
granted the first permit since I left
Lhe Territory is very gratifying. It/
will mean that in the sp *ng there
will be a tremendous activity in the
oil fields. x
“In looking at the oil situation in
-the Territory it must be remembered
that the oil excitement in Alaska
first started in 1900. Just at the
time work was being rushed on
promising claims, California oil sec
tions gained prominence ^nd people
put their money into the fields that
lay closer to home and a market.
Oil was not scarce in those days
and Alaska was simply discarded by
men who had the funds to drill. To
day the situation is different The
world is facing a shortage of oil.
This country has just passed through
an acute gasoline shortage. Men
are willing to spend big sums to bring
in wells something they would not do
in 1900. • *
"People should be cautioned
against wildcating t in Alaska, ana
there are some evidences of that al
ready, but it is safe to say that seep
ages indicate that theje are exten
sive and valuable oil deposits only
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awaiting drillingjigs.”
Dr.'Brooks’ primary, mission on
this trip to the Territory was to de
termine if Alaska copper ores coul .1
be concentrated or smelted in the
Territory, thus avoiding expense oi
shipment to Puget sound for treat
ment The report, compiled with the
aid of metallurgists, will not be
made public until it has been received
at the national capital. ' <
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STEAMERS LEAVE DAWSON
DAWSON* Oct, 15— The White
horse and Casea sailed for Whitehorse
this morning carrying ninety passen
gers for the coast These are the last
two boats to leave here this winter.
They will attempt to tow the damaged
steamer Selkirk which struck a rock
recently while making trip i'wm
Stewart to Whitehorse.
Remember the Straw VoU Corniest
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FLASHES
FACING STARVATION
SEATTLE, Oct, 15— The steamer
Saturn sailed last night with eight
hundred tons of food supplies for the
natives of the Pribiloff slands. Owing
to severe storms on the last trip of the
Saturn she was unable to land these
supplies and consequently the native
population is in dire need. Should cir
cumstances prevent the Saturn deliv
ering these supplies on this trip the
natives will face semi-starvation to/r
s
the winter.
' SHIPS COLLIDE
PRINCE RUPERT ,Oct. 15— The
Trawler James Carruthers collided
with the United States ship Surveyor
near White Sand Island last Tuesday
according to latest advices received at
this place. Twenty six of the crew,
were landed on the island after being
rescued by the Surveyor, James Mans
field, Alex Murray, Cathel Kere and
George Anderson of the Carruthers
are reported missing.
COTTON GIN OUTRAGES
FORTHSMITH, Arkansas, Oct, 15
— Four cotton gins at Lavaca were
warned today to cease operations but
will operate tomorrow under a strong
guard. The four at Vivian who wfere
warned yesterday are operating today
under guard. The burning of another
gin at Somerville with * loan of twelve
thousand dollars added another leaf in
the book of outrages now being per
petrated in the southern states.
The attempted closing of the cot
ton gins by force is being dene by
people who are interested in keeping
the present price of cotton up.
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HUGHEY JENNINGS RESIGNS
DETROIT, Oct., 15— Hughey Jen
nings for many years manager of the
Detroit Tigers American League
Team tendered his resignation today.
It is to take effect immediatly. No
reason has been given.
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% BUDAPEST, Oct, 15— Flogging
as a punishment for convicted profi
tee rs^ has proved so satisfactory to the
public that the Ministry of Justice is
considering infliction for other of
fenses .
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Oct, 16
Red and black with a Maltese cross
long an unfamiliar sight among the
silks at California race tracks- may be
seen again soon. This combination, the
insigna is the noted “Lucky” Baldwin,
is being used by his daughter, Mm.
Anita Baldwin, who has six horses in
training at her home at Santa Anita.
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. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct, 16— A
arge wireless station is to be erected
here in the near future for the pur
pose of communicating with and
checking on government mail air
planes, according to Ray E. Brunner,
and Eugene Libley, representatives of
the wireless signal . terviep of the
United States Aerial Main»service who *
vere in Salt Lake recently. Similar
jtations arp to be put up itCheyenne,
tfyo., Reno, Nevalb and Ran F>apde
ca '?
The ^alt Lake station wilt consist of
two 100-foot towers, 800- feet apart
and will be built near the
cipal landing field*
—1 by a force
i Brunner and
i_, equip each
wireless Nappar“'—
erator aboard,
touch