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WASHINGTON, Sept., 28— The
steady downward trend of all staple
commodities in no way reflects on the
economic condition of the country. It
is simply a reduction caused by a fav
orable -trade balance and has been ex
pected by officials and the general
public for some time.
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OMAHA GREETS COX
OMAHA, Neb., Sept., 28— During
hit talk here last night Cox stated
if Bryan had received the nomination
at SfT* Francisco he would have given
the silver tongued orator his full sup
port. Ho totker declared that the pro
gressive ideas that he was fostering
pm ideas sained under the leader
ship of Bryan.
SPECIAL MEETING OF
SEWARD’S WOMEN CLUB
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There will be a special meeting to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock of
the Women’s club of Seward at Mrs.
Ualderston’s apartments in the Bank
of Seward building. This meeting is
an important one and all members of
the club are requested to attend.
WEATHER REPORT
^ SEWARD 40 Cloudy Chlm.
Anchorage 34 Cloudy Calm.
Matanuska 38 Clear Calm.
Chickaloofi 37 Gear Calm.
Wasilla 42 Gear East
T&lkeetna 35 Clear Calm.
Goidcreek 34 Gear Calm.
Hurricane 30 Gear Calm .
Summit 22 Gear Calm.
Healy 26 Gear Calm.
Ncaana 22 Gear Calm.
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Fairbanks 24 Gear Calm.
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4WAKT TO NATIONALIZE
FOOD AT PETROGRAD
WASHINGTON, Sept, 28— Drastic
measures .for the nationalisation of
fsod have been adopted by the Soviet
Authorities at Petrogr^d, according to
% tel lit ism received by the state de
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CHICAGO, Sept., 28— The first
three games of the world’s series be
tween the Brooklyn Nationals winners
of the National league pennant and
the winner of the American league
pennant will be played at Brooklyn.
This revei*ses a decision made yester
day that the first game would be play
ed in the city winning American lea
gue pennant.
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FRENCHMAN WINS CUP
ETAMPES, FRANCE, Sept., 28—
Sadi Lecointe, famous French aviator
won the International airplane race
for the James Gordon Bennet cup
w'hen he covered the distance of the
three hundred kilometer course in one
hour, six minutes and seventeen and
one half seconds. E. P. Rayhnham,
sole British contender withdrew' from
the race after the first lap and Major
P. W. Schroeder and Howard Rhine
hart the only Americans in the race
followed suit soon after.
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C. A. Estes, of Brown & Hawkins,
returned from Anchorage on yester
day’s train where he went on a busi
ness trip which was a successful one.
Mr. Estes saystthat Anchorage is a
splendid town, the people cordial and
extend the glad hand in a most friend
ly manner.
Mr. and Mrs. Drayton and children
returned on yesterday’s train after an
outing down into the Kenai lake dis
trict.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Whittemore re
turned on the train yesterday ‘ after
having spent several days in Anchor
age.
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TO BUILD FREIGHTERS
At a meeting of the directors of the
Alaska Steamship company in Seattle
I'ecently it was decided to build a
5,000 ton steel freighter for carrying
ore and salmon.
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AVIATORS GET NUGGETS
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An unique feature of the arrival of
the New York to Nome flyers at Daw
son was the fact that they arrived
there ou the anniversary of the dis
covery of gold in the Yukon and were
guests of honor at the Discovery Day
dance. Each of the flyers was pre
sented with a souvenir of the Klon
dike in the shape of a small gold pan
containing real Alaska nuggets. *.
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Cupt. Mooney, of the cable force,
letumed on yesterday’s train from the
Cook Inlet metropolis where he went
for dental treatment
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Batson arrives in port
Steamer Admiral Watson tied up
at the dock about noon today.
Purser Jerry Bach stated that
nothing unusual had occurred during
the trip nofth. The weather from the
day of sailing from Seattle has been
'ideal. The Watson will unload about
forty tons of freight for Seward after
which she will proceed to Anchorage.
She carries five hundred tons for that
city and three hundred .for Kodiak.
Among the passengers was Dr. F. H.
Burgin and family returning to Sol
dovia in which town he formerly phus
tised medicine. The following people
arrived in Seward:
M ss Helen Van Voorhis,
£. Michaelson,
1). C. Allen,
Herman O’Mara,
J. M. Meyers,
W. J. McDonald,
C. T. Beach,
Gus Sihvon,
Olli Korhonen,
Tom Veittye,
Phillip Sanaye,
Christ Vaso,
Janis Gapantee,
B. Robertson,
Fitzhugh Pettus,
Andrew Brotz,
J. H. Kindare,
Wm. Misich,
Mike Martin.
CHURCH NO PLACE FOR
THIS KIND OF PARTY
- WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept, 28
Much interest was created by a speech
made before the National Conference
of Catholic Charities, by Miss Agnes
W. Mahoney, an employee of the In
dustrial and Research Bureau in this
city. Miss Mahoney said in discussing
the family problem, the divorce pro
blem, and the situation of children se
parated from their homes and parents,
that there would be fewer home., in
America broken, if fewer wives de
pended on “ready cooked tin can food,
and I vote for the abolition of tho
corner delicatessen store.” N *
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INDIAN CHOSEN HEAD
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
CANTON, Ohio, Sept, 2S— Jim
Thorpe famous Indian athlete, has
been chosen as the head of the Amer
ican professional football association.
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A. D. Smith, from Nenana, on his
way to the states on a business trip,
is registered at the Hotel Seward hav
ing come in on yesterday’s train from
the Interior.
H. V. Hoben and H. 0. Roberto,'
both in Anchorage on^ business, re
turned on yesterday’s train.
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Read what is written here and then
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act upon the suggestion. You know
right now who you are going to vote
*<*«• qpnong the candidates who are
!.running for office in the Territory and
I knowing that you know' we are going
1 to ask you to help this straw ballot
feiime along. Won’t cost you a penny
in money and only a wee small mo
ment in time for you to mark one of
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the ballots on the cigar stand in the
.Seward Drug Co., and drop it in the
little box you will find there for that
mn pjre. Every man and woman in
Seward has the priveledge of doing
We want to get your idea and
ihe general idoa pf every man and wo
man in Seward district as to just how
the majority of you feel toward ^he
candidates who are running for office,
•lust a minute of your time and a few
crones with a pencil on a ballot and
in the space of a few weeks time we
will be able to print the final decision.
Every day, starting with Wednesday,
Sept., 29th, we will print the days re
sults and show the standing of each
eai.diriate. 1’he names of the presiden
tial candidates appear on the ballot so
imagine that you can really and truly j
cast a vote for them and do It on the
little ballot. You'll all be highly inter
ested in this game in a few days and
will await the results of the election
e/ery day with keen interest. Read
the sign iu the window of the Seward
Drug Co. and then step in and cast
your vote. Everybody do it - Every
qualified woihen in the town of Sew
ard is urged to cast her ballot in the
Gateway Straw vote. In order to in
sure accuracy and the truthful fore
cast of local conditions none is ex
pected to vote but once. A woman's
vote this year, means far more than
ever before. Why ? Because the re
spective leaders of the two great part
ies are utterly at sea as to just how
the women will vote. Each believes
that the grand aggregate of Women
Voters hold the key to the November
elections. The ballot you cast will be
secret Mark your ballot, fold it and
, deposit in the ballot box. The womens
vote in the box marked “For Women*’
and the mens’ vote in the box marked
“For Men”. Here Ib an opportunity for
every qualified voter in the town of
Seward and the Seward district to re
gister his or her preference for the
Presidency and Territorial Delegate.
The daily results of the vote will be
posted in the window the Gateway
every day at noon. Lets Go.
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REACHED AGE OF U* AND
OLD ENOUGH TO BIS
VICTORIA, Sept,HanyRe*
But, an Indian, dted an the'reserva
tion Soankrf, at tSe age of 110 yuan.
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BELFAST Sept., 28— Night riot
ing was resumed here last night The
crowds'were all in a fighting humor.
Seven men were sriously wounded.and
it was necessary for the police to dis
perse the crowds with bayonets. At
Trim County, Meath, the Black and
Tan constabulary decended in force
upon the town and wrecked a swift
v^ngence on those who had burned the
police bai racks the night before. Thir
ty homes were fired and many casual
ty reported. The Sinn Feintrv in
dulged in indiscriminate shooting.
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NEW YORK, Sept, 28— Senators
McNary of Oregon and Handsel! of
Louisiana with several others were
added to the committee that now num
beis more than one hundred prominent
men of this country. The committee
has been formed to investigate Irish
conditions and has wired a number of
prominent Irishmen requesting them
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to come to Washingfcyi to testify at
the public hearings that are about to
be held at that point.
The Irish question is a vital one
for Englahd and possibly the medla
our country who are trying* to ^pted K
satisfactorily are very sincere but Ujd't
cannot help by t wonder what the Daft
ed States would say if the people of
England headed by a few men would
demand that our government at Wash
ington give Alaska its independence
and relieve it of its diaddeo of red
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LONDON, Sept, 28— Newspaper*
printed today throughout
manifest a serious enxiety over the re
prisals ^aken by the Black . and ^U>
constabulary last night at Belfast and
call upon the British government to
immediately halt what they term semi
official lynch law.
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FISH CASE DECISION
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The Alitak Packing company lost
their case against the Alaska Packing
Association when Judge Brown ruled
that owipg to the fact that the plate-,
tif had fatted to-.show where the naf
of the defendants trap had caused
! it did not end the matter fqrthe Alas
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