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VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY
GREAT DEBATE I
ON IN THE ROUSE!
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Washington, March 23.—The great
debate has commenced in the house
on the repeal of free tolls through the j
Panama canal. The question of limit-1
ing the debate to two hours is under j
discussiou. Advocates declare free j
tolls will only bene (it railroads and the j
oil trust, who own all the American j
vessels. Speaker Clark says he is op
posed to the two hour rule and says he
does not believe in ramming such a
rule down the throats of the members.
TWENTY LOST IN
STEAMER WRECK!
lb Onne, \u?>t fa I ia. March 2$.—The
Krench steamer St. l*a*il sunK today in
the cuti nice of this harbor. Twenty j
people were drowned.
FOR CACHE CREEK
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Olympia, March 2S.—E. Smith, b
Reed and others have incorporated 'tie
Cache ('reck L>» cd^Misr con p *. y. '{'he 1
corporation is eapiu ized at one nun
dred and titty thmi'und doiiar&.
DEMAND THEIR
RESIGNATIONS
Juneau, March 28. — The Dem
ocratic club of this city met last night
and demanded t he resignations of dis
trict attorney John Rustgard and U.
S. Marshal Faulkner.
A resolution was submitted asking
the club to go on record as being op
posed to the candidacy of Delegate
Wickersham but the measure was de
feated. __
BERING RIVER
COAL IS POOR
Washington, March 28. — Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has reported that
the Bering river coal is unsuitable for
naval use. Tests made by the geodee
ic survey boats, the armored cruiser
Maryland and also tests made at Ann
apolis proved that the coal was incapa
ble of generating sufficient steam.
The coal would generate only half
power efficiency.
Dr. Holmes, of the bureau of mines,
reports that the mining cost of the
coal is excessive and that it is chiefly
valuable for coking.
Asbestos lined mattresses at J. L.
•raef’s. _ i
Brass and iron bedsteads at J. L.
•raefs. ____ ^
Your eyes fitted with glasses by
•torge the Jeweler. I
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Three meals for one dollar and din
ners a la carte. Commerce Cafe.
Knik, Alaska, March 18, 1914.
Editor of the Gateway,
Seward, Alaska, i
On my leeent trip to Seward i was j
convinced that the policy ot the Gate
way is to treat everyone wilii justice
and fairness, even a iederal employee,
and wuiie it is my wish to avoid any
semblance of notoriety or personal ad
vertising, it seems to me, that in view
ot the persistent malicious attacks that
have been made on me by a clique ol !
irresponsible local agitators, to remain
silent might he construed by anyone
unacquainted with the real I acts to
signify a tacit admission that the ac
cusations were not wholly groundless.
While everyone should desire that his
neighbors should think well ol him, in
the present instance lam more anxious
that the service winch i represent and I
the judgement and integrity ol those ;
officials who honored me with my pres- ;
eni assignment should be vindicated
than that 1 as an individual should
be vindicated. I would therefore ap
preciate the publication of a brief
statement which Is will endeavor to
make plain but conservative.
The assaults on my administration ot j
affairs in benaif of the Alaska Goal j
Expedition in this district have been ,
systematically made, or inspired by a j
very few persons here, who, by unsup- |
poced allegations and innuendo, have
enlisted the support of a few well
meaning hut gullible persons, and a con
sul* t able number of another class who
are eager to join in any movement
which promises an opportunity for j
cheap distinction, and are keen to fob ;
h#w any carrion scented insinuation
During rav recent absence from here
in Seward this element manipulated a ,
so called mass meeting that certainly j
was not a representative community j
movement, but one that was selected |
and controlled. Two communes were j
appointed and each evolved a set of i
resolutions which were intended to act |
as executioners to my otlicial career,
alleging broadly but vaguely that I
had opposed the work of getting the
co; 1 out. Not a single detinate act
was cited and no concrete evidence
given of any wrong doing on my part,
in fact no evidence ot any nature was
attempted to be brought out at the
meeting or in the resolutions. I have
no doubt you are in possession of copies
of the resolutions. If so please note
that the personnel of each committee
is the same with one exception, ag
gregating five persons. There were a
few others at the meeting, besides
Dalton, but safe and dependable tools
were evidently scarce, and if the ones
used are known to your readers no
statement will be needed that their j
average or aggregate weight is not
ponderous.
When I learned what action had
been taken I went to each one of the
signers and asked them to give me a
signed statement of the specific things
which I had been guilty of and on
which they had based their actions.
I got one such statement signed jointly
by two of them in which they admitted
that they did not know any concrete
act- of mine that was in the nature ot
opposition to the work of the expedi
tion, but that they thought that the
general impression was that l had op
posed it, and Dalton had said so, but
he had gone or they could probably
find out what 1 had done. I promised
to send these statements to Washing
ion wit bout comment s by me, but none
of the others would make any state -
ment to mein writing and ail admit
ted that they could not- give any spe
cific facts about my opposition. Still
they signed the resolutions asking tor
my recall. 1 obtained several amus
ing admissions in the course of mv in
terviews, one estimable man saying
that ho did not approve ol my adminis
tration because 1 had empoiyed a cer
tain man who had insulted him once.
I have implied above that a lev per
sons here have persistently attacked
me with an ulterior motive. l'he evi
dences ot this are unmistaKablc, and l
should like to outline the nature ot
their ar.imus. It would, however, in
volve a step in the direction of muck*
taking, and matters of such a sensa
itonal character tiiat I do not feel at
liberty to do so hut will say that it has
no personal elements in it, further than
that personal palms have itched and
are still itching vigorously and des
perately. Anyone with ordinary ac
cumen will have no difficulty in
gathering my meaning from well
known recent incidents. The fact
that no definite or specific charge ol
my misconduct has been made is very
substantial proof that their broad and
general insinuations are utterly with
out foundation,for if there had been any
known improper actions no time would
have been lost in formulating concrete
charges.
My interest in the success or this ex
pedition has been equal to that of any
Alaskan and l have never done any
thing detrimental to the cause know
ingly, but have worked unremittingly
for its best interests since ray assign
ment. If I had wished to make a fail
ure it would have been easy for me to
have done so with certainty in many
ways. I beieive that my earnest re
gard for its well fare has been recog
nized by reputable and fair-minded
people here and elsewhere who have
had any personal knowledge of my
actions.
The coal has been delivered at the
mouth of the Matanuska aud those who
have been instrumental in the ac
complishment of the work deserve
much commendation. Much hardship
and hard work were bravely borne by
l he rank and file of the employees all
along the line. It is indeed regret
table that a few persons have stooped
to the task of spreading sensational
and scandalous reports, and that those
who have contributed most to these
have not contributed in any way to the
work in hand, but have hovered like
vultures*with nose and eye alert for
otTal.
With best wishes for the continued
success of the Gateway, I am,
Respectfully, John W. Swift.
MUNICIPAL STORE
j PROVES SUCCESS
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Chicago, March, 28.—The municipal
store for the needy in this city is doing
a nine hundred dollar a day business.
The store does not deliver goods and
purchasers must submit to a searching
examination.
Meet me at the Branch.
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe.
TELEPHONE GIRL
PROVES HEROINE
Portland, March 28.—With her phone
afire, Nell Pegg, telephone operator in
the Perkins hotel warned all the
guests that the building was burning.
Many of the inmates left the building
by way of the fire escapes.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
Dog harness at J. L. Graef ’s.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
VAUCIVILLE XING
Kansas City, March 28. Marcus
Loew has bought from Sullivan Con
sulate t went > -ei t western vaudeville
theatres for six million dollars. Loew
is now the biggest theatre holder in
j the country.
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Pekin, March 28. Two secretaries
i to the president, live former leeislal
j ors and twenty others have been court
j mat tialed and shot lor complicity in
the revolution/
Abbey, Ireland, March 28.—Suffra
gettes have burned the residence of
General McOalmunts in this city. Thu
loss is one hundred thousand dollars.
Picture Companies Agree.
I New York, March 28.—The kodak
trust and the An-»co company, holding
Goodwin patents, have arrived at an
agreement. The consideration is uu
announced.
The articles of the Seward Building
and Loan Company were dispatched
(o Juneau, to be tiled with the territor
ial records, on the Alameda last night.
The Seward Building and Loan As
sociation was formed by a syndicate of
Seward men, for the purpose of erect
ing buildings and leasing propertyf
and generally carrying on a building
and loan business. The incorporators
are: H. V. Hoben, T. W. Hawkins,
E. O. Sawyer jr., F. L. Ballaine, C. E.
Brown, J. T. Harvey and S. M. Graff.
The company was incoporated for $50,
000.00, and has already secured options
on a number of residence lots in Sew
ard and will begin the construction of
bungalows at once. Ground was
broken today for a cosy little bungalow
to be erected on Third avenue between
Adams and Madison streets. It is the
intention of the association to build
cottages and sell them on the install
ment plan, and the buildings will be
put up in accordance with the ideas of
the intending purchaser, or on plans
in possession of the association. J. T.
Harvey, an experienced architect and
builder will have active charge of con
struction work, some of which is now
under way.
W. H. Whittlesey returned on the
Alameda from a business visit to Val
dez. _
Meet me at the Branch. *
Lon# distance telephone booth at the
Branch. _*_ *
Finch’s Golden Wedm*# rye at the
Branch. _ *
Watch the window. Geer# the
Jeweler._I
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef ’s.