THE
HARRIMAN
NATIONAL BANK
OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
MEMBER BANK
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
EMPRESS THEATER
FRIDAY NIGHT Al’G. 3. 1917.
8:00 l*. M.
Watch this space for the Big
Program Friday night.
The hall will be given over
to the Baseball Bays’ Dance
Thursday night.
The Empress will present an
extra good program Friday
night.
L. E. THOMPSON, Mgr.
FIRE INSURANCE
JOE CAMPBELL
B£fy4r m - ’ Successor to
ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA
See Our Stock
Ladies’ Summer Under
wear, Waists, Sport
Skirtsand Middy Blouses
We have the largest line of Comforters
and Bedding in Seward
If prices cut any figure with you---We
will get your business
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SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
HOTEL SEWARD
FORTY ROOMS-OUT OF FIRE ZONE
J. 0. PATTON, Prop. Rates by Day or Month
Modern Conveniences Well Lighted and Heated
SUITS! SUITS!! SUITS!!!
Serges, Cheviots, and Tweeds.
Late Models—Conservative to Extreme.
Belt Back Norfolks.
$25.2 PHI SUIT $25.2
COTTER’S
All Alaska News
Hal McMicken, ensign in the United
States navy, has arrived in Juneau
on a mysterious mission. McMicken
stated that he was in Juneau waiting
for further orders from his superiors.
James Lampton, of Juneau, the
diver using the Stagger deep-sea out
fit. has returned after sixteen success
ful undersea trips to adjust web at
Carlson traps. Lampton and assist
ants returned yesterday.
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The Drange barge used by Peter
Twait as a fish receiving depot at
Taku was almost totally destroyed by
tire Saturday afternoon and Twait and
others narrowly escaped death when a
drum of gasoline exploded.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
CAR STRIKE AT SEATTLE ABOUT OVER
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, Aug 1.—After reaching a tentative basis
of agreement the street car strike is practically at an end
and it is expected that cars will begin operating tonight oi\
Thursday.
OFFER NAVY ALASKA SURVEY BOAT
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1The coast survey steamer
Surveyor, built for Alaska service, has been offered by Sec
retary Redfield to the navy department. The Surveyor is
here receiving equipment._
NIGHT LETTER
RULE UNFAIR
Prevents Alaskans From Sending Out
Hut Allows People Outside to
Send Messages In
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There has been considerable discus
sion concerning the recent action of
the signal corps in canceling night let
terservice from Alaska to outside
points, and it is apparent that many
people misunderstood the situation. To
make the matter clear The Gateway
publishes the following explanation
written by one thoroughly competent
in telegraphy, which puts the matter
in its true light.
The night letter service on all busi
ness originating at any point in Al
aska or in Seattle, Washington, was
suspended by order of the officer in
charge of the signal corps system on
July 11th, the inference being that by
reason of withdrawing a number of
the employes on the cable system for
use in the field, it bitame necessary
to reduce the volume of business in
some way or other so that the cablej
staff could handle the business. This j
suspension did not at that time, or |
does it at the present time, prohibit |
the sending of night letters from any |
point in the States outside of Seattle |
proper, to any point in Alaska, but it
does prevent the people of Alaska
from sending nighc letters to any
point where the business passes in part
over the lines of the signal corps, ir
respective of what the destination may j
be. Under a ruling made by the sig-j
nal corps this suspension was so in
terpreted as to have this effect, while
the apparent meaning of the first or- i
der of suspension merely covered the
signat corps lines, and under that in
terpretation, a person in Seward could
send a telegram to New York, for
instance, paying regular night mes
sage rates to Seattle over the lines
of the signal corps, and then take the
j benefit of the night letter rate Seattle
. to New York.
This practice was carried out for a
time, and it resulted in the signal
corps making a ruling that such busi
ness should bear a straight rate only,
which results, that the night letter ser
vice to any point is denied to people
in Alaska, notwithstanding the com
mercial companies in the States are
willing to accept such business at
night letter rates under the prescribed
rules.
No one can take exception to the
signal corps making an effort to re
strict the business over a line con
structed primarily for the use of the
government alone, so that the force
FISH PRICES
Prices at noon July 30, at
Seattle, as reported by the Bu
reau of Fisheries, are:
Halibut, 12V6c.
Sable Fish, 4c.
Red Snapper, 3c.
Pickled Sable Fish, $13 per
bbl.
SCRIPPS—GRAY—DOPIAN
GAS ENGINES
If you will write for our
prices and descriptions on any
thing in the line of gasoline en
gines, propellers. reverse
gears, and the hundred other
fittings and accessories used on
gas engines and boats, you will
find that we have only first
class goods, that we charge
no more than other firms
charge for inferior goods, and
that we handle orders with in
telligence and promptness.
S. V. B. MILLER
72 Marion St., Seattle
i
• Established 10 Years
available can handle it with some de
gree of dispatch, but it does not ap
pear on the face of it to be entirely
fair to place all the burden upon the
people of Alaska. If it is a necessary
measure, it should apparently be ap
plied to every point as well as to
Alaska.
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
Manager Thompson of The Empress
has kindly agreed to change the pic
ture show to Friday night to allow
the home fans to give a big dance for
the boys of the ball team.
Attorney L. V. Ray’s power boat
swamped during the night as the re
sult of a line fouling under a pile
brace at low tide. It was hauled up
on the beach this morning and will be
baled out.
One of the Alaska Transfer Com
pany’s horses, which became lame and
seemed incurable, was shot this morn
ing to put it out of misery, and the
body towed down the bay to a point
where it would float to sea.
SOCIAL CHAT
Members of the Seward Women’s
club are urged to attend the meeting
of the club to be held Friday after
noon. Details concerning the coming
civic fair are to be considered, and
every member is needed.
Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard, wife of
l the owner of the Bluebell and Prim
rose mine is returning on the Mari
posa after an extended visit Outside.
The Bridge Club will meet this week
with Mrs. Root on Saturday after
noon.
The Ladies’ Aid will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. L.
Ballaine.
Mrs. C. E. Martin sailed from Seat
tle for home on the Mariposa today.
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NOTICE
Regular meeting Seward Lodge No.
219 F. & A. M. tonight at 8 o’clock.
Work in the M. M. Degree.
J. M. SLOAN, W. M. It
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2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.00—
Seward Drug Co.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station
ery. Seward Drug Company.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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Legal blanks at the Gateway.
The HANNAN Shoe
Stetson Hats
Earl & Wilson Shirts
Hart, Schaffner &
Marx
CLOTHES
ur (Ac:
BROADWAY
PHONE MAIN 134
MONEY LEFT
FROM YOUR ALLOWANCE
When we supply the
groceries.—Make this
Grocery your Grocery,
and Reduce Expenses.
BORGEN GROCERY
STORE OF PROGRESS
VI^HEN a dog bites me once,
* ’ I’m through with it. Same
way with a tobacco. it**
VELVET is aged in the ASi
wood for two years to £f IF
make it the smoothest
smoking tobacco.
ANCHORAGE VIA RAIL AND WATER ROUTE
The fast power-schooner, “Kumback,” running between Kern Creek
and Anchorage and way points, meets all Seward trains at Kern Creek.
A chance to see the new road on your way to Anchorage.
CHARLES NUTTER, Manager. E. J. MOORE, Master.
Chas. E. Brown, President
Sidney Anderson, Vice Pres. S. Balderston, Cashier
Kobt. H. Komi", Assistant Cashier
BANK OF SEWARD
SEWARD, ALASKA
Established 1905
7C'VERYTHING of a banking nature en
Tw trusted to our care, receives our best
attention. Having gained a reputation for
careful, conservative management, we shall
steadfastly endeavor to maintain it.
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