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SEWARD. ALASKA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1916. _
Alaska has always found exceeding difficulty in getting in on tho pork
barrel and will probably continue to have the same experience for a long
time. We have nothing to offer members of congress in the shape of a quid
pro quo for their support for any Alaska measure. We have tusked for the
insane hospital recently but we have just learned that we cannot secure it.
We may ask for many other things but it is sate to bet that we shall not
get them until the government itself finds the granting of them a necessity.,
There may be exceptions found in some small local urgent steps such as
the work to have the assistant district attorney’s office revived here but in
the greater requirements we are probably doomed to wait until Washington
is ready. In the meantime it might be advisable to keep pressing for some
one concession that would be ot real advantage. By asking for evetything
under the sun at once we present a picture which has a too sinster similarity
to tho monkey* that tried to hog all the nuts and lost them.
That Lewis river strike seems to bear out the old belief that Alaska
needs population far more than resources. It has the resources hut it has
never had the men to ti d them and develop** them. The crowd following
the railroad excitement is already beginning to prove this.
Some brands of newspapers sometimes mnk* apparently veiled allusions
which lead the public to believe that another paper or person has done some-1
thing mean. That i- the method pursued by cowards to tell lies—the same.
method pursued by cringing assassins ot the physical being.
It is too bad that Seward, a city which is known nationally, should be
placed in the same position as some village in Persia or .Afghanistan so far
as quick communication with the outside work! is concerned. Of course this
cannot last. The government must see to it that the terminal of the great
railroad is not isolated in future.
A wireless plant was established once in Seward but, it is understood,
it was not successful. It is said that its failure was due to the high en-j
circling hills and it i> generally believed that when hills are too close to a
station tho sound waves run into them and are absorbed as the earth will
take the curreu. from wires. But to surmount this does not seem so difficult.
But, really', this is one case in which the government will have to take action
pretty soon, even without agitating the matter.
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If Washington ever decides to install a wireless or some other means of
communicating with the outside, and if the installation is done under the'
auspices of the Railroad Commission, let us hope that Seward will for once
be considered first. It might he that wireless communication with Anchorage'
could be established without placing the plant on top of a hill and that wet
could have everything forwarded from that town, but Seward should surely
object to such an arrangement. Talking on this matter brings to mind the
fact that because the Commission knows not whether the emergency money
is ready the work cannot be proceeded with. •
GREAT STRIKE
WASJFEARED
MINERS MEET OPERATORS
TO MAKE NEW WAGE SCALE
Special to Gateway by United Press.
MOBILE, Feb. 2.—Should the coal
miners and operators of the entire
United States fail to agree on new
wage scales at their conference
scheduled to begin hero today, it is
not impossible that a general strike
may indefinitely tie up all the mines,
paralyze American industries and
work a hardship on the family man
who buys by the ton for the home
furnace. A general strike, however,
is considered a remote possibility for
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two reasons: First, men who claim
to be in a position to know say the
operators are enjoying so much pros
perity as the result of the war-busi
ness boom in the United States that
they will avoid a coal miners’ strike
I above all things:
Second, that the miners are not in
I the best financial shape to carry on a
long strike. The Colorado mines*
j situation had been a financial drain
on the miners and besides, the soft
coal miners received substantial con
cessions from the operators not so
very long ago. In short, it is believed
there is no disposition on the part of
either the miners or the operators to
precipitate a general strike. It is
believed that this is the first time
since the miners have been organized
that all the wage scale agreements of
all the 300,000—odd miners have ex
pired simultaneously. The anthracite
miners have not had a raise since the
Roosevelt award and their demands
doubtless will be more insistently
made that those of the soft coal men.
TOZIER IS AT HEAD OF CLUB
FAIRBANKS.—At an enthusiastic
meething held Saturday night Leroy
Tozier was elected president of the
Tanana club. In making the nomina
tion, John A. Clark spoke of the good
work done by Mr. Tozier, in reviving
interest in the club, and in getting
members, and of his labors in beauti
fying the rooms. His election was al
most unanimous. R. T. Kubon, wha
; has been an enthusiastic worker also,
was elected vice-president. E. H.
Boyer, the secretary and J. G. Mor
row, the treasurer, were re-elected.—
News-Miner.
Note: Tozier was in Seward year
before last and is well known here.
Our three for $1.00 “Bargain Sox”
are the best in town for the money.
White and gray. Brown & Hawkins,
! “Quality First.”
A NEW DISCOVERY
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Stampede to the Miner’s Store and stake a claim while
you have a chance to get in on the pay streak. We just
opened a new one when we unpacked our new tine of
Schoenbrun samples for Spring and Summer 1916. There
has never been a better line of samples exhibited in Sew
ard. The styles and fabrics are strictly up-to-date and
the prices are within every man’s reach. Come in and
prospect the line N 0 W and we can take your measure
anytime.
While you are getting to bedrock on the suit proposition,
better have your partner do a little prospecting on the
benches. He’ll make some discoveries there in A L L
KINDS OF MEN’S FURNISHINGS that will
not only be interesting, but will mean a grub stake saved
for both of you when you get ready to outfit
We handle a complete line of furnishings for every man,
no matter what his profession may be.
Don’t stake any claim in the clothing line until you have
prospeetd our stores. The quality of our goods will speak
for themselves and the prices are RIG H T.
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
ft
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t forget the Parcel Po*tM Seward, Alaska
SUTHERLAND IS
STILL IN PARIS
Former Fairbanks Physician Engag
ed in Hospital Work Among
Allies’ Troops.
FAIRBANKS.—In the mail which
arrived in Fairbanks recently, letters
and postal cards were received from
I)r. and Mrs. Sutherland. The form
er Fairbanks physician is still engag
ed in hospital work in Paris. He is
now on the staff of one of the large
hospitals and daily is witnessing a
number of operations, some serious
and others of minor consequence.—
Ex.
Note: Dr. Sutherland is married to
a sister of Mrs. Guy Whitehead.
NATIVES DROWN
NOME, Jan. 12.—According to re
ports which reached here today, three
natives were drowned a few days ago
in a slough off the Kuzietricn river.
The bodies were later found by other
natives and buried.
As near as can be learned from the |
natives, the three Indians were a
man, who was crippled, his wife, and
a baby. It appears that they were
traveling along the slough with a dog
team, when the whole outfit broke
through the ice, falling to five feet
of water. From the appearance of
the place where they were drowned
it was evident that the Indians had
made a fight for their lives, but had
fallen back into the water, exhaust
ed after being unable to get out.—Ex.
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HENKY F01U).
Henry Ford has been called a jack
ass and a clown because he hired a
ship and sailed across the sea to
stop the most frightful slaughter the
world has ever known. The big thing
in his action is not the question
whether he will or will not stop the
war, but the fact that he is willing to 1
try! It was by trying that he got
where he is. But still he keeps on
trying.
In the face of overwhelming odds,
in spite of a world-wide criticism, he
is willing to undertake the greatest
job that ever fell to the lot of a
human being in the world's history.
He brushes aside the thousands of
columns of newspaper criticisms, he
ignores the public utterance of so
called statesmen, ho sets his face to
ward tho most glorious goal that any
man ever hoped to achieve—and goes
on his way Trying.
So far, he is the only person who
has taken a definite step toward end
ing the war. True it may not be the j
right step, you get that by trying.
The men who sit in swivel chairs and j
sneer and make funny jokes about
that man Ford are not taking steps of
any kind to end the wrar. The job
looks too big and too hopeless to1
them. It looks big to Ford and may
be it looks hopeless to him. But he's
got the nerve to try and spends his
owrn money. Asking aid of no man.
What a nation this would be, if each
industry could be headed by a Ford
w'ho was willing to try, what chance
would any other nation under the sun
havo with us. What if more of us
w'ere willing to try and less of us
were slaves of convention and
creatures of habit. There is a word
in the dictionary called can’t, leave it
there. Never use it. Well we’ve been
“Henry Fording” it for the past
tw'elve years, and expect to keep right
at it, until the Powers that be, and
the Engineers that direct it, awaken
to the fact that Seward is the Begin
ning and Final jumping off place of
construction of Government railroads
in Alaska. In the meantime, w'e have
plenty time and help to serve you.
Best treatment, best price, and sure
ly the Best Goods.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
GERALD S CAFE 1
Clarence J.Gerald, Proprietor
824 First Avenue
Seattle, Wn.
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' Eating House
Everything Fresh from the
Famous Gerald Ranch
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ALASKA ELECTRIC CO.
S. M. GRAFF
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President and General Manager
Jj H O S < Edinburgh
I* F. I*. & S„ Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. I)., C. M.
OVER GATEWAY
Office Hours, I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Fohmkhi.y or Nome.
M. 8. COBLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon,
OVERLAND HOTEL
PHONE MAIN 120
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J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office Ovor Harriman National Rank.
Hours ft a m. to f> i\ M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments
Fourth Avenue
SEWARD, ALASKA
F. A. Stkvkn.h <). J. Van I'ki.t
STEVENS & VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law
SEWAKO, - ALASKA
LEANDER L. JAMES, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Otfer Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Daggett Block, Seward, Alaska
THE ALA8KA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON & D. TURCATTE, Props.
Seward Water
and
Power Company
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office-Benk of Seward Building
SEWAHD. - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lois for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
the First and Third Tuesday Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer Hall.
IEANDER L JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
President. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Seward No. 21
Meets every Monday at 8 p. tn. at their
Hail, Cor. Wash in Eton and 5th A ve.
PERCEY PIUEN. E. 0. ENNIS,
Arctic Chief. . Arctic Recorder.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
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ALEXIS BENJ. WOCH
MADISON 132_
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Beer
Sacramento, Calif.
SERVED AT ALL CAFES
FRYE & BRUHN
COMPANY
SEWARD, - - ALASKA
Choice Fresh Meats
Hams, Bacon and Lard
%
Butter and Eggs
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ASHCROFT HOME BAKERY
Bread, Rolls, Doughnuts, Cakes, Pies, Pastry
Only Unbleached Flour Used, which insures Bread without any
Chemical Impurities.
PHONE YOUR ORDER PHONE ADAMS 115
HOTEL OVEREAN I
E. L. WMITTEMORE, PttOP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - * - ALASKA J
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Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
ICnik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTI L
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests*
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
! Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Besi Accommodations
ADELMAN & OlllLTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
Cottage Cheese and Butter
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November 1903 under the Law* of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Controctor* and dealers In Electric Supplies and Apparatus
Office At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN I2J
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H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-Dealers In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
[A I ACKA STEAMSHIP ««"
M L M O IV M coriPANY SPUO
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Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 9 p. m. the IOth, 20th and 30th of each
month for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for iinalaska, and In
May, June, July and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, I hane,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th,
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
( S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
<4?* Right reserved to change this schedule without notice'VJ*
F. B. TRACY, General Agent_A. R. McDONALD, Age^
ORE TREATED SSle?““
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PWrlPd AlrKkrl
ami Technical Determinations OvttQI ll^ /I^Qonu
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND COLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s I tangos
I X L 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
Makhoid iioofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
^■phaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpontine
Jr. pan
Denatured Alcehel
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE MADISON 8T
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Twine
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