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SEWAim ALASK V, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1913.
A cable came to the Gateway yesterday telling that some gentleman
named Wade William l. Wade to be correct—had tiled charges against
Governor Strong, but. somehow, the cable didn't sound just right to print it.
The fact that a gentleman named William I. Wade had filed charges against
J F. A. Strong didn't seem to be sufficient reason for publishing to the world
that any charges whatever had been made against our old friend and a good
oldtime Alaskan tike the governor of the territory. This was the cable
message:
“Seattle rdvicos this afternoon are to the effect that charges have been
filed with President Wilson by William 1. Wade against Governor Strong. The
specific charge is that the governor retained William M. Shorthill. a republi
can, us secretary. Wade writes that he resigned from a position in the
governor's offic* to he in a position to file the charges. He declares that
Shorthill is drawing four thousand dollars a year and that he has several
positions by virtue of his official position. Wade is unknown at Washington."
Wade is also unknown in Alaska, or at least he was unknown until he
managed to break into print by bringing charges against a governor who
has never had charges brought against him before' except that he is too
popular to he governor. When Wade says that he resigned a position in the
governor's office so that he might he able to bring the “charges" he lets the
cat out of th' hag. Everyone knows that Strong retained Shorthill, a re
publican. and they have known it for years. l>id Wade hold his position all
those years knowing those facts and seek this moment as the “psychologi
cal" one for the great expose? Or did Wade stick on to his position until
th* “psychological" moment came when he could be able financially to
“resign ?"
But. really, the remarkable thing about thi> is that any correspondent or
any pres.-, association would think it worth while sending a dispatch to the
effect that this Wade had filed such charges against Strong. The only ex
planation possible is that the papers outside must have played the thing up
and made it look important while real news was scarce and the correspond
ents fell for it.
There is something, you Know, apparently mg in cnarges against a gov
ernor. The title of governor sounds much bigger than it deserves. It is a
relic of the dark and slavish ages but even now when a governor is nothing
much more than a secretary or something like that the name still retains
some of its bygone dignity and the newspapers use this false brilliancy to
hang a story on. Therefore doe« Mr. William I. Wade reach the pinnacle of J
fame, as fame is known in newspaper circles, by bringing “charges.”
Governor Strong has been for many years a resident of Alaska. If Al
aska had to elect a governor Strong would be where he is now if he decided
to become a candidate. When he was appointed governor the strange thing
happened, for the first time in history, that the government selected the
people's choice. It has often been said that he should not have kept Short
hill but the po< pie of Alaska generally believed so much in Strong that
Shorthi!! didn** really count. And now we have those horrible charges com
ing from thi- eminent Wad** whoever in blaze* he is and whatever in blinkers
he amounts to.
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NEWS NOTES
Robert Scott, the Juneau brokerage
man, left on the Evans this morning
for Cordova.
E. Gustafson, who came in from
! Mile 2G day before yesterday return
ed this morning to the K. A. G. mines.
Owing to a temporary breakdown
the small gasoline car did not get
past Mile Seven yesterday.
Crit Tolman, George Kosinos and
Tom Finnegan returned this morning
from a hunt over on the Inlet with
J. Uihlein and E. Uihlein, the Mil
waukee and New York brewers and
bankers. The hunt mainly took place
around KussilofT lake and Snug har
bor. The hunters succeeded in kill
ing four brown bear, three black
bear, six mountain sheep and four
moose.
There left Anchorage on the Evans
142 passengers, of whom 07 were for
Seattle and the States.
H. T. Fowler, the wholesale mer
chant at Anchorage, and his son pass
ed through Seward on the Evans this
morning on their way' outside.
What nearly proved a serious fire
last night was discovered by Arthur
Spekker while returning from his
work on the warehouse about supper
time when he saw a barrel of papers ^
and waste matter on fire, on the porch ,
of one of the Komig and Koch cabins
near the Cable office. It was put out
before any damage was done.
H. E. Revell returned from a trip
over to Anchorage on the Evans this
morning and says everything has been 1
completed for the handling of the first j
mail of winter between here and Idita
rod starting November first. Mrs.
Revell is again very sick and will be
brought to the city.
J. C. Tolman passes! through Sew- j
ard on the Evans this morning on his !
way out to Seattle, where he will j
spend the winter.
Mrs. F. Klaus left for a trip j
to the State* on the Admiral Evans
today. On her trip outside she
will take in the San Francisco ex- j
position and pay a visit to her family
and friends in Tacoma. Mrs. Klaus 1
ha* been in Seward for the past six
teen months and expects to return
here in the near future.
Philip J. Hickey, Jr., has been sick
in bed for the past two day's with the
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NEW YORK BANDITS ARE
DRIVEN OFF BY RIFLES
East is Fast Gaining a Reputation
That Leaves the Wild and
Wooly West In the Shade.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Bandits
i early this morning attempted to hold
I up the “Silk Express” but officers
surprised them in the uct and drove
them off with rifles. A veritable
I epidemic of lawlessness is now pre
valent in the east and is supposed to
be due to the hard times. Attempted
train robberies are more numerous
than they ever were in the west.
SNODGRASS MANAGES LEAGUE
NEW YORK, Oct 21.—Fred Snod
grass, formerly of the New York
Giants, will manage the Vernon Coast
league team of New York next year.
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PRESIDENT SIGNS EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Presi
dent Wilson today signed the embargo
on arms consigned to all enemies of
Carranza in Mexico. The recognition
of Carranza as the provisional presi
dent of the republic places all his
enemies in the status of rebels so far
as the nations recognizing Carranza '
are concerned.
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STOLEN TOMBSTONES
Sacramento, Oct. 20.—A man nam
ed Ted Quinn was arrested here this
evening on the charge of stealing
tombstones from the cemetery.
Quinn is said to have taken all tomb
stones that contained metal which
could be used over again for manu
facturing purposes.
TOLOVANA WIRELESS TALKS
WITH EUREKA, CALIFORNIA j
Charles L. Stevenson, operator in
charge of the wiroless station in the
Tolovana country, reports that the
radio plant is now working well and ]
that he was able to hear all of the in
terior Alaska government stations.
Ho reports that he has succeeded in
talking with the wireless station at
Eureka, California.
Mr. Stevens has written Falcon
Joslin, owner of the wireless plant,
that the receiving apparatus has been
working three points above perfect
for sending messages 250 miles by
day and 500 miles at night, and his
assertion that he was able to hear
Eureka station, is a corroboration of
othat fact.
SEARCH WARRANT IS
SERVED ON CAPT. HOFSTAD
JUNEAU—Capt. Richard Hofstad,
of the gas boat Helen, of Wrangell,
was arrested at noon yesterday by
Deputy Marshal James Manning, up
on a complaint sworn to^by Capt. E.
B. Hoffman of the P. J. Alber, in
which he charged the former with
larceny of portions of the cargo and
equipment from the P. J. Alber, which
recently was destroyed by fire in
Gastineau channel.—Dispatch.
Thin People Made Fat and Fat peo
ple Made Happy at PALACE GRILL.
IN PROBATE COURT FOR KENAI
PRECINCT OF THE THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF No-....
JOHN A. MATHISON.
DECEASED.
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR PROOF
OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY.
Notice is hereby given that Tues
day, the ninth day of November, 1915,
at two o'clock P. M. of said day, and
the court room of the above Court in
the office of the U. S. Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct, Third Divisiot
of the Territory of Alaska, at Seward,
Alaska, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the will of
the said John A. Mathison, deceased,
and for hearing the application of
Charts S. Mathison for the issuance
to him of Letters Testamentary with
the will annexed, heretofore filed and
made in this court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, M. J.
Conroy, United States Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct of the Third
Division of the Territory of Alaska
and Ex officio Probate Judge for said
Precinct, has hereunto set his hand
and affixed the seal of said court at
Seward, Alaska, within said precinct,
this 1st day of October, A. D.f 1915,
(Seal) M. J. CONROY,
United States Commissioner and
Ex officio Probate Judge,
The All-Alaska Review
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Richardson-Wickersham Controversy
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, ' Stories of Discoveries in Alaska
The Discovery of Chisana
The Discovery of Nelchina
The Discovery of Nome
Alaska Gold Mines
By Eminent Engineers
Rise and Fall of Alaska’s Home Railroad
Alaska at the Panama Exposition
Personal News from Every District
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