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Volume xrv, .number lit • ' ~ seward.alamA1. saturday, October 2, im- .'"v ' '
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A Small Town’s Newspaper
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Being »true story of a town and a
newspaper.
Once upon a time there was a town
and in that town lived several hundred
people. In this town there was publish
ed a four page daily news paper. This
paper was printed every afternoon ahd
circulated by carriers among the peo
ple of the town. Some of the papers
thus circulated reached those who paid
so much per month or year for the pa
per. Some of them were bought by
those who did not subscribe and those
who thus bought paid ten ccnt> pet
copy for the paper. In this p:ip. »- wore
advertisements paid for by merchants
who were engaged in business in the
Also were advertisements paid fo: by
town.
ment published by Spckano dunes an.*
then) were advci iisdiionts paid to* bj
merchants who did business in other
towii» situated many niiics away from
the town in which the newspaper wai
printed. Many of the merchants adver
tised because they feit that the pool
struggling newspaper should receive
some kind of a donation to enable it to
exist. They did not feel that the ad
vertisements for which they paid so
much an inch were beneficial to their
business. There were also many mei -
chants and business houses in the
to.vn who did not advertise at all, giv
ing as their reason that they did not
find it necessary to advertise because
th‘*y had no competition or that the
circulation tVrpapw did not wutv
rant their spending money for adver
tising or that everybody who lived in
the town knew where they were locat
ed and were familiar with the goods
carried or a dozen other equally ab
sured reasons. But the fact remained
that the little newspaper continued to
struggle along and fight for existance
Lite rally-living as it did so between the
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The
Devil taking the form of the several
hundred people who lived in the town
and vicinity who never subscribed for
the newspaper or who never purchased
a copy, but who always succeeded in
reading it They borrowed it or begg
ed it or took it or perused it in the
hotel lobbys, the pool rooms, the res
taurants or the private houses and
rooms of those wh > «rribed ti e
newspaper. As nia»<y *s ten big sv- ng
busty a*»r would pounce upon and
handle a single copy of this' little
newspaper and the majority * * them
wh read it would cast ;t aside with a
sn^jr of contemp t or icmark that it
was “A hell of a newspaper.” And
among all of those who sneered at the
little paper and ca- t it aside there was
not a single one who ever bought a
copy. “Something for Nothing,” was
their creed. Thus the Devil was on one
side and the Deep Sva on the othei
and the Deep Sea was represented by
those mesphants and business men
who would not advertise and by those
who would send out to other place.'
for their job work and by those who
subscribed and paid for the little
news-paper but who never received it
because it vanished from the place
where it was left by the carrier. Com
plaints were brought to the little ne^s
paper from these people every day
- that their paper had not been deliver
ed, and because some human leech
had taken the real subscribers paper
it was necessary to give the real sub
scriber another copy. Thus wa» th ?
circulation of the little paper increas
ed-mightely but the increased cir
culation benefitted the little paper
none, it simply exercised the press ov
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er time and depleted the revenue in
stead of increasing it. Then there wore
S many people who came to the oi i ice
* of the little newspaper and asked
questions about tilings of local and^
foreign interest and each and every
one of the things that they askefc
about had been printed on the pages
of the little newspaper. But they read
;t not, even though the little News
paper advertised the fact that copies
of cm* papfcr would be delivered by
carriers to any part of the town for
the sum of one dollar per month, or
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ten dollars per year. Thus it is and
thus it will continue to be just so long
as the people who live in the town fail*,
to take any interest in the community
and the things that are being done. ,
the little Newspaper suggested to one
irate subscriber who was continually j
complaining that he n ever received his
newspaper that it would be a good
id *a lo* him to charge those who took
and read his> paper so much per month *
or year. Another was advised to paste ;
his copy on the window so that those |
wno persisted in reading it could con
tinue to do so withetat it being rices* j
sary to wear the paper out before he
had a chance to read it. Still others
who daily passed the office of the
Little Newspaper were advised that it
would be policy for them to stop in
and get their copy in person thus as
suring themselves that they would re
ceive it
Apn .thus Tfciqg*.*wWX'he people ip I
the town could all read and write and J
the type used by the Little Newspa
per was large and clear but they
would not subscribe for it and because
they did not some merchants would
not advertise on its pages and today
the Little Newspaper is printed every j
day and while it continues to circulate j
’ it is living betw'een the Devil and the
Deep Sea simply because the majority
of the people in the town and the vic
inity don’t seem to give a damn j
whether the town lives or dies. For
the love of Mike wake up you people
of the town and get together.
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SEWARD METHODIST CHURCH j
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Open Forum Class 10:15 A. M.
Sunday School 11:00 A. M.
Evening So*vice 7:30 j
Subject for Open Forum Class:—
“The Divinity and Humanity of Jesus
the Christ as seen in the Gospel of St.
Matthew.”
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Subject of Evening Sermon:—
“The Face of The Christ as seen in
the Four Gospels.”
To these services you are invited.
D. E. CARTER, Pastor.
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NEWS OF STEAMERS
Steamer Admiral Watson is expect
ed from the westward early tomorrow
morning on her way south.
Steamy Alameda is due to arrive
here tomorrow noon. .enroute south.
• The Alameda goes via the outside
passage to Seattle from Cordova.
Steamer Admiral Evans, now enroute
north, is supposed to have sailed from
JUneau early this morning for Cordo
va. . . .
Steamer Northwestern reported
northbound from Ketchikan this after
noon.
. THIRTY ON THE TRAIN
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The Gateway City Limited left An
chorage at 9 o'clock this morning with
30 passengers for Seward.
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A pamphlet is being circulated in.
tills division of Alaska purporting to i
be a reproduction of a speech deliver- f
ed bf John Rusfcgard, Candidate for'
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Attorney General, at Wrangell, Alas-.
ka. on August 20th last. This pamphlet
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is entitled: “THE CAPITULATION
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OK GEORGE B. GRIGSBY TO THE;
SEATTLE STEAMSHIP TRUST/’ ,
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The charge is giade that Grig 'by «
failed to lift his voice in protest again-!
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st the passage of the Merchant Ma ine
Bill, which was passed by the hist
Congress on June 4th, 11120, and wv ch ■
contained provisions designed to put
the^j&ajudtgjj steamship Upes out of.
business in Alaska waters. It is con- j
tended that the interests of Alar.ka,1
pa:ticularly southeastern Alaska, re
qn .e the continuance ef this Car. ad-;
ian competition and sei*vice, and that.!
the elimination of this Canadian c>m-!
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petition would result in a monoply ror!
the two American lines, and conse- •
quently a raise in rates and inade
quacy of service. Mr. Grigsby for the;
first time was handed a copy of this
Rustgard pamphlet at Anchorage on
the 20th of September, and immedi
ately sent telegrams to Members of
Congress to prove his activity aga.nst
the Jones Merchant Marine Rill.
Among others, he received the follow
ing answers which have been exhibit
ed to the Gateway, and which com
pletely refute the accusation made by
Rustgard:
TULLAHChMA. Tonn. Sept. SO 1020
GKO. 11. 'GKIGSBY,
Delegate *
Seward, Alaska.
Your telegram twenty ninth In
stant received. You certain openly i.nd
actively fought the Jones Merchant
Marine Bill on account of the Alaskan
provisions. You filed with me and
members of the Merchant Marine
Committee strong signed argument
against the bill with particular refer
ence to the Alaskan provisions ex
. pressly charging such provisions were
written by an attorney of the be it tie
steamship trust and in the inieie.si of
such and contrary to the interest * of
the Alaskan people. You made the
same arguments among members 0.1
tiu; floor of the House and endeavored
to procure time to speak against tie
Bill but 1 understood at the time that
the Chairman of the Committee refus
ed to grant you time upon learning
that you would speak in opposition to
the Bill. The Congressional Record
shows that ap a member of the Mer
chant Marine’ Committee I fought and
spoke against the Bill chiefly because
it was too favorable to special inter
est and you frequently consulted and
cooperated with me in the fight. I
know that you were strongly opposed
to the Bill because of the Alaskan pro
visions and any accusation that you
capitulated to the Seattle Steamship
Trust is false and wholly unwarranted.
I was impressed with the courage dis
played by you in the bold signed char
ges you made hgainst this trust and
part it had played in the preparation
of that Sill. Your defeat, would be a
distinct loss to the country and the
Alaskan people whose interest you so
f*ithfnlly; represented and I sincerely'
trust thatyou m*v bs reelected. ,
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esi you so faithfully represented and I
since rely irust that you may be re
elected. '
(Signed ) ERVIN L. DAVIS,
Member of Cong jss.
To show the bud faith of Rustgard
in this accusation, Mr. Grigsby calls
attention to the fact that as long age
03 last June the Juneau Daily Empire
published in full Grigsby’s brief again
st the Jones Alerchjiiit Marine Bill.
Another telegram received by Mr.
Grigsby from William S. Green,’Con
gressman from Massachussetts, Re
publican Chairman of the Merchant
Marine Committee of the House of Re
presentatives, is as follows:
“FALL RIVER. Mass., Sept., 30 1020.
Honorable George Grigsby,
Seward. Alaska.
You asked for time to speaK agrins*
Alaskan provisions in Jones Merchant
Marine Bill. 1 refused because an
lime had been allotted.
(Signed) WM. S. GREEN.”
Mr. Green was'Chairman of , the
Mer^iant Marine Committee, and had
control of the time which was limited
to one hour on a Bill which was 59
pages long when it came out of Con
ferenced.
Two other telegrams already received
ny Grigsby, with reference to this
matter, read as follows:
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“NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept., 30, *920
C'ROiCC'iE 13. GRIGSBY.
Anchorage, Alaska.
The Merchant Marine Bill was un
doubtedly rapidly and expeditiously
q;mk.J tmougn tin; House. Many
members that favored its general pro
visions and underlying principles vot
ed against it because of the lack of
liine to study and debate its detail. I
remember that you complained of
Chairman Green’s refusal to afford
you time. I thought you managed the
Alaskan Railroad appropriation bill
v. ith legislative skill and diplomacy.'
(Signed) JAMES O’CONNOR,
Member of Congress, First Congress
ional District, New Orleans.”.
JASPER, ALABAMA, Oct., 2, 1920.
HON. GEORGE B. GRIGSBY,
Seward Alaska.
Your wire to effect that you were
being adversely criticised for not op
posing Jones shipping bill this bill was
-passed under whip and spur last hours
of session democrats only allowed
twenty minutes to debate conference
report as member of Merchant Marine
committee I voted for Bill despite
some bad features with hope of
amending next session many Demo
crats did likewise you asked me for
time toi oppose Alaska feature and ex
pose its vice you- were bitterly oppos
ed to that feature and wanted time to
show its bad effect upon Alaska in
terests
(Sigcsd) W. B. BANKHEAD,
M. C. 10th ALABAMA DISTRICT
The telegrams above quoted speak
for themselves, and the people of
Alaska should resent by their votes
the dastardly attempt of John B^xst
gard to discredit ) an official who is
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r.ble to show by indisputable evidence
that he has been faithful and zealous
in the interests of the Territory of
Alaska.
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* 80 ROD STRIP
* BILL IS A LAW •
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The $0 Rod Strip Law which elim
inates the eighty rod strip heretofore
reserved between homesteads and nav
igatable waters was passed by the
Senate on June 5 and signed by the
president. A number of people in Sew
ard are under the impression that this
bill has not yet bkn passed. The man
who was responsible for the passage
af this bill is at the present time in
Seward. He was compelled at the
time of its passage to poll the senate
territories committee on the floor of
the Senate which he successfully did
at the eleventh hour and by so doing
,vent on record as the first congress
man other than a Senator who haM ev
er done this. This man is the Hon.
3eorge Grigsby, Delegate from Alas
! Ica, who is stopping at the Hotel Ov
erland and we *feel sure t)utt he will
answer any questions any of you may
wish to ask about this law so neces
sary to those taking homesteads in
Alaska.
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VVICKERSHAM TO TAKE"
UP RESIDENCE AND TO .
InracncE law in juneau
James Wickersham, former dele
gate to Congress from Alaska, has an
nounced that he has located at Juneau
tor the practice of law. Mrs. Wicker
sham recently went to Juneau to join
her husband.
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DANCE ON TONIGHT /
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The big amusement feature tonight
is the dance at Odd b ellows Hall. The
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.Inner ‘ is scheduled to begin at 9:30
o'clock’ sharp. Everybody is going, ac
cording to the indications and remarks
jf the townspeople and visitors.
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CHAUFEUR CELEBRATES
DECADE OF NO MISHAPS
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct., 2— A
ocal motor car driver, happy bet
in 10 years as chauffeur he has not
been involved in any accident, has
just celebrated the occasion by of
fering a special thanksgiving mass.
Officials statistics just made public
show a marked decrease in the num
bers of street accidents of all sorts
in this city , including those due to
automobiles. I
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16 YEAB OLD SEATTLE
GIRL "SOME" SWIMMER
' SEATTLE, Wash* Oct, 2- Swim- ^
ming circles hdre have discussed,
recently the feat of Rose-i Frieman,!
16-year -old ' Seattle £irl, who, swam
the mile and three quartet stjretch
l^tween Leshi Park and Merced: In
land in Lake Washington, in an hotur
and fifteen minutes. She never had
been to deep-water 17 months ado. i
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GRASS WIDOWRR’S CLUB.
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A "Graar Widower's Club" ha*
been organized Ik Wrb^goll* It if
reported, that Several- Wr^ngelli tea are
endeavoring to inducettodr bettor
| halve* to take a ‘ vacation trip to
Lite State* ao thal'taw' wlll be *«#•
gible for mea&eraUp. '
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COPENHAGEN, Oct, 2— An enor
mous mass meeting gathered at Pet
rograd passed a resolution favoring
immediate peace with the entire world*
The strike movement is rapidly
spreading throughout Russia and in
resulting in serious d^turhJuace3*
Street conflicts in the streets of Pet
Yograd have resulted in the deaths of
seVei al Soviet commissioners and per
sistent rumors continue to state that -
Trotsky has been wounded and that'
General Budeny is being tried by court
marshall.
• R1GGA, Oct., 2— The Polish arm
ies today by a huge encircling move
ment captured the Fourth Bolsheviki
Army. More than twenty thousand
prisoners and many machine guns
were captured when^the city of Vilna
was occupied by the Poles. The Reds
admit the capture of Vilna.
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TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES OF IN
TEREST RECEIVED TODAY.
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Washington, Nations grots debt re
duced two billion, thirty seven million
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during September. :<
Mexico City— 'British Government
secured control of the petroleum in
dustry of lower California. Jape* dom
inates tiie industry in the •' State of
Sonora.
Washington— Baron Avesanna
Italian Ambassador to'"the United
States, has been transferred to anoth
er post. . - V *
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New York— DistrictAttorney
Lewis of King County stated today
that the investigations that he had
been conducting failed to disclose any
plan to fix this years worlds series
and that all members of the Nationals
had been exonerated of the charge.
SPOKANE, Oct, 2—. Plan^for the
Organisation of thirty sik ^-Operative
farmers; banks in Washington and Ida
ho with a capitalisation of oriife million
dollars was announced'today.
AUSTIN , Texas, Oct., 2— Gover
nor Hobby ordered the captain of the
Texas Rangers H. B. Brooks to far*
nish adequate police protection for the .
Galveston water f tont if t^took Mg
entire National Guard arid every avail*
able man In Teu^ ^ ;
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NO UOTTLBS— NO JHLK
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SPOKANE, Wbah, Oct, *- “Nr
bottle— Nfjhnilk* ‘Nipt Ib jImtiM*
incntpubWih^>^ S#rf^|Nr«>m4 .
milk producers. The Sdwrttamert
states that^a serious nation-wide niik
shortage .meat be uttered at epee, if
the delivery of bottlod milk js to com- ‘
tinne, ai*l declares that thobe wt» re
tain milk bettta dor priests ease will
not be supplied with milk hereafter.
AftB DROWN**
Seventeen ttdmmm wtftlMMI,
daring tia^aeM«e»Wtb.^
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