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The raid by the Germans on the English coast seems to most of us to be
the most interesting news received since the beginning of the war. We haw
heard of raids on the Russian coast of the Black and Baltic seas and we have
heard of raids on several other coasts hut the raid on the coast of England
seems to be totally different from all of them. The reason is. of course, that
the raid »as made on the coast of a country whose people seak the same
language a- we speak. When people speak the same language they look like
ourselves.
Secret arv l.ane in his report says that the chief aim of the government
should he to save the Indian and not to get him out of the way. The Indian
is the real father of this country and while there are many agitations for the
preservation of the buffalo and while even the black bear has his friends most
of us are inclined to forget the oldest families in the land—the Red men.
The Alaska native can be saved if he is given the same care as ptarmigan.
Of course his usefulness is not so apparent to us as a blooming bird but we
should remember that the people of the country have been given the native
as a ward and when we let him die from disease or neglect we are just as
much accountable as if we murdered him. ho we always remember that we
are guillty of murdering the poor Alaska savage by omission.
Iii his report Secretary Lane of the interior tells some things that are
worth remembering. By reading that report, as published yesterday, we can
easily discern one predominant circumstance, and that is that the members
of the present administration are essentially men who aim towards oflficiency.
In this respect Secretary Lane leads.
Secretary Franklin K. Lane had hardly entered his office when we heard
he was taking a particular interest in matters relating to Alaska. As a mat
ter of fact his actions caused Alaskans to begin to look up his record to find
how it was that he was so much interested in affairs of this old northland
and they found that he had been a newspaperman in Tacoma and had lived
in the west so long that he had come to understand, as intelligent men do,
that in the west is the real glory of the l nited States.
Lane has been a good friend of this territory. He has done his level
best to elevate it from the status of a no man’s land to a very proud position
amongst the provinces of the continent. In doing this he has been an empire
builder’.* and a worthy backer of the president who when he was elected was
supposed to be an effete easterner who knew nothing beyond Superior street.
Wilson and Lane ought to go down to history as westerners for they
have been able to look through the smokes of Pennsylvania Avenue and see
further off than any other president or any other head of the Interior de
partment ever saw.
ATputs front All
{larts of thr
A'orthlanh U
George Wheeler reports finding
ground on his claim in the Tolovana
which goes $1 to the foot, ‘>0 feet to
bedrock ami workable all the \>ay
down.
Marshall City, on the Yukon, to
which there was a considerable stam
pede the past season, is said to be
desert ed.
Ten live reindeer have been shipped
from Nome to San Francisco for the
fair.
R. p'. Heilig is constructing a cus
toms quartz mill at the head of Fair
banks creek.
JUXEAU.—The Juneau office is in
receipt of many inquiries in reference
to taking up homesteads in Alaska.
There seems to be considerable con
fusion over the number of acres one
may file on in this territory. Many
have the impression that the acreage
has been cut from 820 acres to 160
acres. This is due to the fact that a
bill was introduced in congress limi
ting the number of acres, but it did
not pass at the last session.
VALDEZ.—John Gerow, the Cook
Inlet mining operator, arrived on the
Admiral Kvans Wednesday night and
will remain in Valdez for several
months. Mr. Gerow reports much
activity in the inlet during the past
season and predicts that thousands of
prospectors and farmers will locate in
that section next year and that the in
let will be one of the busiest places in
Alaska. Mr. Gerow is confident that
a great future is in store for the Alas
kans settled in the Cook Inlet region.
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“There is not h petty larceny thief,
caught in the act, with his hand in
' another man’s pocket, there is not a
buiglar caught in another man’s ho.ne(
there is not a murderer caught with
the blood of his victim reeking from
his hands that would not rejoice to
be tried by such a jury as you!
“The law in this case was absoluetly
clear in the Court’s charge to you, and
the facts in the case were undisputed.
You have disregarded both the law
and the facts and found a verdict in
your own caprice! You are finally dis
charged from any' further services in
this Court room!”
Thus Judge Jennings dismissed the
jury which acquitted the officials of
the Astoria and Puget Sound Cannery
Company’s case.
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FAIRBANKS.—It is interesting to
note that on Hearst creek, a branch of
the Tatlanika river, the prospectors
i se local coal for thawing the ground
Lowderback states that they simpl>
knock off a few chunks from the big
veins projecting above the ground and
put them in the middle of a wood fire.
As soon as the coal catches it burns
strong and long, and strange to say
leaves no clinkers. This would indi
cate a splendid quality of fuel. Ia>w
derback is strong in his praises of the
1 coal and believes it would make the
best kind of fuel.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we an
giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
You get locai Ranch Eggs with your
Ham and Bacon at Gamble’s Res
taurant.
COMMERCE CAFE
OPEN PAY AND NIGHT
Established 1905 t. UVIN/Prop.
Some Suggestions and a few Prices:
* In this store you will not find one article that is not the best that it is
possible to obtain from .the Outside Manufacturers. We buy only the best,
and we cater to the trade, that is willing to pay a fair price for the best.
We have found that it is easier to show a customer why a good article
- costs a little more, than it is to explain to him, why an inferior article did
I W not wear.
STEIN-BLOCH SUITS WINTER of 1914-5 models $25.00 to $10.00. Late
styles. New Fabrics. The kind they try to imitate.
KENYON OVERCOAT AND RAIN COATS Balmacaan Models $15.00 to
- . , g - $30.00. All weather proof, some plaid backs, the best coats made in
UApTll America. Remember One Fourth off this month.
FANCY MACKINAW’S Made by Bird Jones and Kenyon $8.00 to $15.00. In
fancy pliads, water proof The Coat for Alaska. Brown, Blues, and
Grays plain colors $3.00 each
SHIRTS PRE SHRUNK FLANNEL Guiterman Bros, make, $3.50 to $8.00.
M/hllO The ,ale8t ideas in 8hirt8* Sarffent Collars, serges tweeds, cassimeres,
|| 111 ||j and Cheviots. You should see them.
STONY CREEK TROUSERS a complete stock of the very best dress pants
and working pants made in America. All sizes and all weights. $4.00 to
$6.00.
DUXBAK RIDING BREECHES Reinforced knee and seats Made to lace
I llT I below the knee. Fine for the trail. $4.00.
MACKINAW RIDING BREECHES, Duxbak faced. The greatest winter pant
made. W arm and durable $9.00.
HEAVY W’OOLEN BLANKETS Ten pound weight. Regular Hudson Bay
| ■ type. Fine for winter $9.00.
|fl\ DAHMNEREDOWN QUILTS, DAMHNERESILK COVERED Light as a
feather warm as toast $7.50.
DOE SKIN TRAIL VESTS Come in Corduroy and Mole skin, knit Ne<k
and W ristlets. The best trail garment made $6.00 to $8.00.
|X I UNDERWEAR All kinds, all weights prices from $3.50 to $8.00 Pure wool,
silk and wool, Union and two piece styles.
SOCKS All kinds all weights from gauze to heaviest 3 for $1.00.
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
GERMANS CUT OUT
INSULTS TO ENEMIES.
(By The Associated Press, i
BERLIN, Dec. 17.—A semiofficial
request has been issued to the press
through the North German Gazette, to
avoid insulting language about the
rulers of the countries with which
Germany is at war. It quotes 'I reit
schke’s word: “War is a sacred mat
ter,” and says that the present war
has called forth and intensified all the
noble qualities living dormant in the
I souls of the people. The newspaper
j declares that caricatures of King Geo
rge, the Czar, and President Poincare
are often exhibited in shop windows
which do no credit to the dignity of
the German people, and it contends
that Germany must show itself super
ior to her foes not only on the battle
field, but also in the intellectual weap
ons of warfare employed.
LONDON, Dec. 10.—Most of Lon
don’s Christmas turkeys come in or
dinary times from Servia, Hungary,
Russia, Italy and Southern France,
and all of these sources will yield only
a fraction of their usual supply this
year. The shortage is expected to
bring a corresponding increase in
prices.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we are
giving away. Brown &. Hawkins.
•‘Quality first.”
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Job printing of every descripuon at
The Gateway.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we are
giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
Long distance telepnone booth at
The Branch.
We can do it. Jod printing of e\ ery
j description.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
The Gateway Job Printing Depart
ment has just received the very latest
in new type ahd machinery. Dor’l
i send outside for your job printing
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Ask to see the New Corset designed
for outdoor sports and dancing at
Ellsworth's.
YOUR RESPECT
And good will we would like
to have, no matter where you
live. If you live in Seward or
vicinity we would like to have
your banking business also.
BANK OE SEWARD, Seward, Alaska
IT DA VC TO GET IT
I 1 rAT d FROM THE
STANDARD TORNIIIIRT CO.
SEATTLE- "It’s Better and Costs Less”
RADIANT
Empress Heater
$13.75 $15,75 $17.75 $21.50
A hiith-irrade Colonial drained auuare oak
atove fitted ahaolutely airtight. Thia heater
ia built heavy and made to laat.
Every precaution haa been taken to prevent
fire cracking and with the proper eare thii'
. atove will laat a lifetime.
1 The ateel body ia made of heavy jjauKe non
ruat ateel. The aah door on thia atove ia diac
inround, makinK it ahaolutely airtight.
Nickel Parte: Urn baae, nameplate, de
flector panel, foot raila, baae, door handlea,
dami>er and fancy urn.
No 712 haa 13- in. firepot, 38 in. hiirh: 113.75
No. 714 haa 15-in. firepot. 40 in. hl*h ; $15.75
No. 716 haa 17- in. firepot 43 in. hitrh : $17.76
No. 718 haa 10-ln. firepot. 45 in. hitfh $21.50
PANSY
Empress Heater
$4.95 $6.50 $8.50
Air Tight—Burns W ood
A low-priced and very aerviceable caat top
airtight heater; haa awing top and caat awing
bottom door with nickel airtight acrew draft.
Thia heater ia made of heavy ateel and full
atecl lined. In three aiaea:
No. 18 . 9495
No. 120 ... 96 50
No. 126 . 98 60
Write for our Heater and Range Catalog
Mailed Free on Request.
Standards tn*C°
Second Ave. at Pine St. 1 SEATTLE
1Y[0\V i» the time to select your Xmas Presents. Get
^ in early while we have a nice assortment to se
lect from. All useful presents:
Cut Class, Plain and Decorated China
Ladies’ Silk Hose
44 Silk Gloves
44 Handkerchiefs
44 Sweaters
44 Knit Goods
Anything you could wish lor in the way ol presents
for Men.
Just received a fine lot of Holland
Bulhs.’ If planted now will flower for
Easter. Easter Idly, Narcissus, Dado
w
dils, Hyacinths, Tulips and Crocus.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MISER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Knjjine Oil
N'lArine Kujfine Oil
Valve Oil
HI a i no Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacquoret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant I’owder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forces
Blacksmith's Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
PACIFIC ALASKA
HAVICATOH COMPAHY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S- CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
ADMIRAL WATSON AND ADMIRAL EVANS
Via ’the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
* Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
Rightjreserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. S
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova.
Valdez and Seward.
S. S. DORA leaves'Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. Sth;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
ItftrRight reserved to change this schedule without noticed
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL#, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEY. Prop.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES SI.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Bight -Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer
Hotel j
F. B. CANNON, Prop. j
Knik
Alaska j
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations