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SEW VKD VI.ASK A, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2b. 1915.
It is now i Ic a- that Delegate Wickeeshum is about to open the campaign
for statehood this session. The most of us probably cannot very clearly
understand what A’aska wants statehood just now lor. It may be all right.
It may be the best form of government ami it would give the people control
over mattters which now in a sense control the people, and this would be
hm\ but is it possibU under the present conditions, the scattered sort of
population and the size of that population, to secure statehood at
present ?
The papers n Juneau seem to he making a big hubbub about the relative
value of ti'i r lorta. form of government and statehood. The Empire, the
democratic paper, is apparently in favor ot asking for fuller territorial
1 wers ins tea 1 of for the greater form and, it may be safe to say. it expresses
the opinion of the otlicial democrats ot the capital city.
It savs in a recent issue:
“There has never bee a time when the Delegate from Alaska could not
defeat propos'd legislation that i> purely Territorial in its character and
which concern, only the people whom he represents, and The Empire
has said that many times. That does not mean that he can secure the adop
tion of constructive legislation, and it does not mean that he has had anything
to do with the formulation of the administrations Alaska policies. It is a
lot en.der to defeat legislation for a remote people than it is to secure legisla
tion for it.
-The President has declared for full territorial form of government, the
people of Alaska through their legislature and conventions have declared for
it and Congress will grant it if the delegate asks for it.”
On the other ham! the Juneau Dispatch is fighting tor statehood and it
seems to see many advantages in it. The Dispatch is a strong Wiekersham
paper and ma. be influenced by that fact, but this is what it says:
•'Put once the p< >p!e get statehood, once they can elect their own officers
and administer their own laws and tax ami develope their own resources,
Alaska will then cease to be a dumping ground for political hacks. Let’s be
plain about this thing. To go to sleep at the switch now and allow self-seek
ing individuals to put over on us that hyphenated dummy called a “full ter- j
ritorial form” at this time will delay the tight for statehood indefinitely and j
continue to make Alaska subject to federal patronage and federal rule. If
Delegate Wiekersham should allow any such act to go through without pro- j
testing and making the best tight there is in him for statehood he would not
be fit to again represent the people of Alaska. Ihere must be no compromise
this time—it must be statehood or nothing."
MAUIKTTE, Wis.. Nov. 24.—Mem- potato growers are exhibiting their
bers of the potato family, from Irish products. A potato hospital where
to sweet, were here by thousands to- l\ S. experts diagnose ami prescribe
day to attend the opening of the N'a- for all the diseases of potatodom, is
tional Potato show*. Six hundred a feature of the show.
TELLS HOW BIG
GUN WAS LOST
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SKY CAUS
ED RUIN OF DUNKIRK’S
DESTROYER.
(Special to Gateway)
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN j
CHAMPAGNE, Nov. 16.—(By Mail) |
—The aviator who discovered the big
680 milinieter gun which bombarded ,
Dunkirk, today told me how he did iL !
He is a French captain, but beyond
that the censor commands silence.
“I was flying in Flanders,” he said,
“when Dunkirk underwent her flrst j
bombardment. It seemed that the
big shells must come from warships
at sea, but as you know, they were
tired from a point in Belgium some
two miles back of the German lines,':
or about 20 miles.
"it takes a tmei to eaten a tmei, so
as German aviators gave the range '
to the big gun, French aviators.'
watched them ami gave the range to ‘
the Allied artillery. We photograph- J '
ed the position from several thousand
feet up and from this photo marked
on our large-scale artillery maps the «
exact point of the shells’ departure.” «
The captain, young, clean-cut, 1
wearing a monocle; his redish mus- { '
tache cut American fashion, opened '
an album such as you probably have 1
at home. Turning a few pages he
stopped at one he said was the Dun- j
kirk cannon. Small, but distinct, the
cannon could be seen in a circle of '
whitish-gray — the cement base.
Leading up to it was a double thread
—the tramway over which the mam- J
moth shells were hauled. Nearby '
was a highway; elsewhere darkish ;
fields; beets, probably. j1
"All that remained,” continued the
boyish captain, “was to ‘spike’ the '
enemy’s howitzer. This was done ‘
systematically. The Germans say we ;
waste ammunition, but the silencing
of this piece refutes that. We photo- :
graphed the position after each shot. -
Look at those photos: j:
Turning the pictures slowly, one'
could see the spots, representing holes
dug by the guns searching for Dun
kirk’s hombarder, getting closer to
b'r
Ilie
Miner’s
Store
FRANK J. COTTER,
Prop.
The Joys and Clothes
| of Yule tide 4
/CHRISTMAS without mistletoe and holly,
without songs and festivities, without house
adornment and good looking clothes — would
still be Christmas. The joys of Yuletide are of
the spirit. Yet how much more keenly do we
feel these joys because of the century-old Christ
mas customs! And one of the best of these
customs is that we be dressed well for the gather
ings of Christmas time.
Schoenbrun aisg Tailoring
Say “ShayttC’Brun**
irvill appeal to you at this time because it’s tailoring that
mkes you look well in any gathering—so rich is it in
variety of woolens, so modern in its fashions, so well
itting, so excellently tailored. For your Christmas clothes
:e measured by:
SEWARD,
ALASKA
the target. It was like the Pit and
the Pendulum all over again. The
German gunners must have seen
death drawing closer and closer, but
there was nothing for them to do. The
shells were closing in rapidly and
their howitzer was too big to be un
bolted from the cement and hauled
about.
“When we had given approximately
the proper range by the aid of our
photos,” the officer said, “we over
flew the gun and gave directions by
wireless and got the gun.” The last
photograph showed a veritable pit
about the German piece; it must have
been hit repeatedly. The captain did
not say so, but his work was done
Linder hot fire from anti-aircraft guns
below; and while fighting air duels
with German aeroplanes sent up;
against him.
The officer showed me his photo
graphing aeroplane. The camera is
in front and screwed, lens down, to
Lhe plane’s floor. To prevent vibra
tion the apparatus is mounted on 4
;oft rubber cones. A telescopic lens
•egisters objects a mile beneath it.
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:• HOW CHRISTIE *
:• DISAPPEARED ❖
:• _ <•
The case of the kidnapping of
William Christie now promises to be
ttnie a famous one in the annals of
•rime and the following account of
iow he disappeared, taken from the
lome paper, the Douglas Island News
>f November 3, ought to be very in
,cresting in view of the interest with
vhich we are bound to watch the de
velopments:
“William Christie, a Scotchman, by
lirth, aged 33 years, employed at the
WO mill at Treadwell, a resident of
Douglas Island for about live years,
las disappeared. He went to his
vork Saturday afternoon as usual,
ind in about an hour a stranger, who
rave his name as Miller, and claimed
0 be a deputy U. S. marshal, appear
'd and served a subpoena on Christie,
lemanding his presence in Juneau as
1 witness. He required Christie to
dgn the paper, and told him he had
i gas boat ready to take him over to
Juneau and would bring him back in
in hour. Christie asked Foreman N.
King to get some one to take his
111 ace, and departed, starting toward
Douglas. They were seen coming
dong St. Ann avenue, in the neigh
borhood of the hospital, and from that
Lime disappeared. Mrs. Christie
awoke about 2 o’clock Sunday morn
ing and finding her husband had not
returned home, went down stairs to
see if the door was locked. On the
second step she found a note signed
by Christie, sating that he had been
railed to Seattle and would write
more later. And the question is what
has become of Christie? The man
Miller is not a deputy marshal. No
process was issued for Christie in a
Juneau court. Christie is known as
a sober and industrious man. Mr. and
Mrs. Christie were married about
three weeks ago, and as far as any
one can discover, no cloud had marred
their domestic horizon. It is indeed
a mystery."
Boys ribbed cashmere and fleece
lined stockings, shoe pacs and high j
top leather shoes.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Fresh Bulk Oysters at Carstens.
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSEN, Prop.
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC CO.
S. M. GRAFF
President and General Manager
“Jersey Cream Kisses/' VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
ROMIG & ROMIG
HEAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Kent, Kents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Red 1-6 Seward, Alaska.
Miller's Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Heady
PALACE OF SWEETS
ICE CREAM
Cigars Cigarettes Tobacco
Stationery Candy
Post Cards
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Seward Water
and
Power Company
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office Hank 6f Seward Huildlng
SEWAKD. - ALASKA
Woodrow Park
SIX Milts fROM CITY
I test Creek and Lake Fishing
Most beautiful of Playgrounds
Perfect Accomodations for Visitors.
Ig'oo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First and Third TuesUuy Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer Hull.
J. UNDLLY ORttN, ISAAC EVANS.
President. Secretary.
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE TIIIKD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
HOTEL SEWARD
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"GERALD'S CAFE
Clarenuk J.Gkrald, Proprietor
824 First Avkxhk
SKATTLK, W.X.
Seattle's Best
Eating House
Everything Fresh from the
Famous Gerald Ranch
-—
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Ruhstaller’s
Gilt Edge
Beer
Sacramento, Calif.
SERVED AT ALL CAFES
FRYE & BRUHN
COMPANY
SEWARD, - - ALASKA
Choice fresh Meats
Hams, Bacon and Lard
Butter and Eggs
Brown &
Hawkins
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Eor
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ORE TREATED SSS“”*
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PWArfl. AlfKkf)
and Technical Determinations OvVfgi
GEO. MITCHELL CHAD WILLIAMS
The Seward Grill
COOKING FOR THE CONNOISSEUR
Alaska Game and Sea Food
Sourdough Breakfast Merchants* Lunch Society Dinners
Open all night, every night. Fourth Avenue, Seward
HOTEL OVERLAND
li. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
Ji
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON. Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Largo General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
] J ESI A 3COM MOD A 'I' 10 N S
ADELMAN & QIILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
See Us About Your Cream Orders for Tbanksgiving.
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November 1905 under the Laws of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Contractors and dealers in Electric Supplies and Apparatus
Oflice' At the Station. TELEPHONE .MAIN 123
k _ ■
a S Alaska Lumber
Lumber ”^i3bor
DIMENSION LUMBER IN ANY QUANTITY NOW
DRESSED LUMBER IN ANY QUANTITY SOON
The Seward Sawmill Co.
A. F. RASMUSSEN. Proprietor Phone, kenai 2
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold
If you have anythin? to sell and we cannot avrrooon price, leave
your vroods on sale with me, state your price,and I will charge you
5 PER CENT COMMISSION WHEN SOLD
BUTTON S SECOND-HAND STORE
Now ?dods of many kinds always on sale. Fourth and Railroad An l.
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
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND COLD MINER’S SliPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’9 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 Roofing
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
Aaphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
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Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant I'owder
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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