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Vol « No 144 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1915. ____Ten Cent» the Cop>
GOVT. AG NT COMMENCES lFBIV R. . SUPPLIES
RAILROAD WORK
ALREADY BEGUN
PURCHASING AGENT OF GOV
ERNMENT ARRIVES AT
SEATTLE.
HAS CALLED fOR BIDS!
LIEUTENANT MEARS EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE NEXT
TUESDAY.
SEATTLE, April 1.—The work con
nected with the construction of the
government railroad in Alaska may
be said to have commenced with the
arrival here yesterday of L. R. Wilson
the federal purchasing agent, who
has come to buy supplies for the en
gineering commission. He has al
ready called for bids for some of the
supplies. Lieutenant Mears of the
commission is expected to arrive here
next Tuesday to begin the preliminary
work for the summer operations. No
confirmation has been received this
morning of the story that General Si
bert and not the commission would
build the railroad and the very fact
that Mears is coming tends to cast
doubt on the information. Seward is
easily now the most important town
in the thoughts of the people of this
city and quite an immense influx of
people may be looked *or this spring,
if the indications may be trusted. It
is believed that the government rather
desires to discourage any great rush
for the present but the genera’ opin
ion is that the Alaskan coast around
Seward and tne interior is about to
have a tremendous awakening.
MORGAN COLLECTIONS
MAY PAY TAXES.
Two end a Half Million Dollar* May
Come to Uncle Sam fiom
Famous Art Works.
NEW YORK, April 1.—The two
years limit by which the Morgan
estate could avoid the payment of
. taxes on the famous art collection ex
pired toda>. This means that if the
collection were given to an institution
within the time specified no taxes
would be charged. The collection is
valued at sixty million hllars and
the taxes on it would be two and a
half millions It contains articles that
are virtually priceless, taken from all
parts of the world by the elder
Morgan.
WATSON AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, April 1.—The Admiral
Watson arrived here this morning.
EIGHT HOUR QUESTION
NOW UP AT JUNEAU.
Stamp Mill* Under Fire May
Be Exempted From the
Measure.
JUNEAU, April 1.—The senate
committee has refused to exempt from
the eight hour day bill the Pacific
Gypsum company. Exemption was
asked by President Nichols on the
ground that the work was not mining.
The senate seems to be favorably in
clined to include a section in the eight
hour bill to exclude stamp mills under
five stamps from the provision of the
bill. This exclusion would be due to
belief that small millis of that kind
are owned by poor people who are not
always able to employ men for their
little mills.
KNIK NOTES.
The “H” Mining Company has re
cently been organized at Seattle and
has taken over for development the
Little Giant group in the Willow* creek
gold camp. John Hamilton, locator
of the group, will have charge of the
work and will arrive on an early
st earner.
William Martin, lessee of the Al
aska Free Gold Mining Company’s
property, will this season install a
cyanide plant for the treatment of
yarded tailings know n to contain good
values. The plant w*aa conveyed to
the mine this winter.
It is understood that Tom Aiken
has -inder option the Cannon quartz
claims on Archangel creek and will
start developments this season.
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•> it the better ami fairer course to <•
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❖ people and its only ambition with •>
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❖ lieves that the majority will ♦
❖ make ts choice for the best in- <*
❖ terests of the city, or what it be
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<• them took sides the aspect of af- <*
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OCR OWN GENERAL VILLA
JOINS THE BANDWAGON.
Promises to Put the Whole Republic
of Mexico on the W ater W agon
For Good.
EL PASO, April 1.—General Villa
is reported here as having made the
announcement that he will establish
prohibition throughout Mexico as
soon as possible. He is quoted as say
ing that liquor has been one of the
chief ailments of the republic and
that the banishing of strong drink
will aid in bringing about peace.
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❖ DROPPING SEATTLE C ASE. <*
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—It has
been learned that the department of
justice advised the Seattle prosecutor
to drop the case against the German
consul, Mueller, who was arrested in
that city on tne charge of conspiring
to bribe officials of a ship construction
company. The officials express them
selves as pleased with the dropping of
the case as new complications are now
expected because of the killing of the
American engineer on the liner
Falaba.
NORTHWESTERN DUE 3 A. M.
The Northwestern is dee to arrive
in Seward at three o’clock tomorrow
morning according to word received
this afternoon by Agent Guptil.
THE KING AIDS
PROHIBITION
GEORGE THE FIFTH BEGINS BY
CUTTING OUT BOOZE
IN PALACE.
LONDON, April 1.—That Great
Britain will soon be a “dry” country,
at least for the period of the war’s
duration, is now almost assured by
the promise of King George that he
will aid the movement inaugurated for
the purpose by Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Lloyd George. The king
himself has, indeed, taken the first
step to bring about prohibition and to
give the first exant pie has excluded
liquor of all kinds from the royal
household. While the proposal of
Lloyd George has been warmly receiv
ed in many quarters prohibition will
be fought determinedly in many
circles. Several powerful members
of the house of lords have already
signified their intention of fighting
the idea to the last. Amongst the
most powerful opponents of the meas
ure are Lords Iveagh and Ardilaun
Whose family name is Guiness and
who are the manufactures of Guiness’
stout.
The head of the Bass* Ale company
is also a member of the house of lords.
More than a score of the members of
the upper house of parliament receive,
probably, their chief incomes from
distilleries and breweries while many
others of them as well as members of
the lower' house are financially inter
ested in similar business. From them
prohibition will receive oppositon to
the last but as matters look nowr
Lloyd George is promised success.
The Seward Tailors are moving in
to the Daggett block at the rear of
the moving picture show*. They carry
on a tailoring and cleaning establish
i mtnt.
ELEVEN MEN OUT
FORJLECTION
THREE MORE CANDIDATES
SHOWED CP YES
TERDAY.
Three more candidates for the city
council showed up yesterday and the
number in the field this morning is
eleven. The chances are good that a
few more will show up today, maybe
before this is printed. The eleven
name's now up are: Daggett, Youngs,
Myers, Ray, Revell, Borgen, Sawyer,
Chovin, Boe, Crawford and Chamber
lin. Up to the present there seems
to be no issue brought up. The
chances for or against any particular
candidate depend rather on the per
sonal relations he has had with other
people during his residence here.
The likelihood is that a new man in
the town will have a better chance to
get elected than an old timer. Pos
sibly frameups are being attempted
on the quiet but such things seldom
pan out right in these latter days.
They are even disappearing from
American politics where they had the
longest life. In a small town they
are never effective and next Tuesday
without a doubt each man will go to
the polling booth figuring on nothing
but what lie personally thinks of each
candidate in private or social life.
The great body of voters will vote
that way in spite of any old system
worked and the only way we can
guage the results is to learn how each
candidate stands in a personal way
with the majority, not with his own
circle of friends. Good night to the
man who lets his social ambitions is
olate him from the majority. That is
the awfully momentous question, and
about the only question, facing our
beloved citizenship.
There has been talk of “compro
mise” tickets and other kinds of
tickets but the nature of these tickets
and their component parts change
with kaloidoscopic quickness. The
fact of the whole matter is that we
all like to do politics. It is a pleasant
game and w'e “do” it just to—be do
ing it. It is probable that every man
in town has drawn up a ticket or two
just as kids at school play fox and
geese on their slates. For the next
four or five days that government
railroad must take a back seat.
We are going to have a few' more
candidates yet. To be mayor this
year will be to occupy a place of some
little importance because of the
presence of government people and
the necessity for representing the
municipality in dealing with them.
That position is probably the real and
only “plum.”
Charles Crawford brought to the
office today the ticket known aj “The’
People’s Ticket,” or, at least, that is
the name those on it have called it.
All those on the ticket have agreed to
their names thereon according to Mr.
Crawford. The ticket is made of Boc,
Borgen, Crawford, Chamberlin, Chov
in, Daggett and Myers.
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❖ TO RE-ORGANIZE *
* THE U. S. ARMY. *
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—The
officers of the garrison here are now
at work on plans to re-organize the
United States army. The lessons of
the great European war have chiefly
resulted in teaching the public men
of this country* that a much stronger
army is advisable. It is regarded as
more then probable that in the next
session the strengthening of the army
will be one of the main questions.
F. C. Hall who got frozen a few
months ago in the Portage bay dis
trict is now around towrn on crutches.
He lost most of the toes of one foot.
Several more real estate deals have
been made today and yesterday but
most of them were small ones that
some people do not like to have men
tioned.
A. G. de Sherbinin has entered in
to partnership with G. S. Whitehead
in the portable house business. One
sample house is already on the way
here. It is said in behalf of these
house? that they can be ordered and
be placed ready for occupation on the
ground a few days after the receipt
of the order.
Mrs. E. Miller goes out on the
Northwestern for a holiday.
Job printing of every deaeription at
The Gateway.
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« WHOLE VILLAGE WIPED ♦
•> OUT IN NEW YORK STATE. •>
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NORFOLK, N. Y., April L—The
whole village of Norfolk was wiped
out by a tire which occurred last night
Four lives were lost and property
damaged to the extent of four
hundred dollars was inflicted. Hardly
a houso has been left standing.
COPPER CO. RAISES WAGES.
HOUGHTON, Mich., April 1.—The
Copper Range Consolidated Mining
Company raised the wages of its em
ployees ten per cent yesterday. The
wages were lowered by the company
at the start of the European war but
the conditions have been such since
that the increase has beer, found pos
sible. Three thousand men are af
fected by the raise.
VERDICT SUICIDE IN
JACK DUHOLM CASE.
Shot His Dog First and Then Turned
a Thirty-Forty at His
Own Heart.
The verdict of the coroner’s jury in
the case of Jack Duholm, whose body
was found dead in a cabin in Moose
Pass a few days ago, was that he com
mitted suicide. Commissioner Conroy
and Deputy Marshal Ike Evans re
turned at noon today after holding the
inquest. They found that Duholm had
shot himself clean through the heart
with a 30-40 rifle and that the oc
currence took place about the twelfth
inst.
A remarkable fact connected with
the suicide is that Duholm shot his
dog before turning the gun on him
self. For a long time he had suffered
from despondency and spoke of taking
his own life. When he spoke in th;
manner he usually .‘*4* that before
killing himself he would shoot his dog.
Joe Lynholm who found the body
came to town some day or two before
the man killed himself. As he was
leaving the place Duholm asked him
as a favor not to pass by the cabin
on his way home without going in.
From this it is supposed that Duholm
had decided to take his life and wish
ed to have his body buried. He left
no word and had in his possession only
a couple of dollars. Neither did he
leave any account as to where his
relatives lived but it is known that
he was bom in Schleswig Holstein,
Germany. The body was buried.
JAPS AND CHINA
MAY m FIGHT
PEKIN SAYS SITUATION BE
TWEEN NATIONS AGAIN
SERIOUS.
PEKIN, April 1.—The situation be
twoen this country and Japan has
again become very serious according
to the information leaking through
from official channels this morning.
The change for the worse is said to
have been caused by the wording of
the document in which China declares
that she is ready to come to an agree
ment. This wording is not definitely
given and all that is really know'n is
that matters have once more assumed
a very grave aspect. The feeling in
this country is such that she would
unquestionably declare wrar if there
existed the least hope of success. The
army is in such a condition that a
victory' over the Japanese would be
out of the question and the people
know' it so well that the government
will probably be forced from this
time forward to be prepared for the
final struggle which must come soon
er or later. The negotiations are still
proceeding.
TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH.
The maximum temperature in Se
ward for the month of March wras 64
above and the minimum cwas 16
above. The weather for the month is
as follows:
90 hours of wind, 11 days rain, 3
partly cloudy, snow', 9 clear days, 8
cloudy days, average temperature 36.9
10 days above 40, 1 day below 20, 20
days betw’een 30 and 40.
Joe Morris’s bears have come out
after their hibernation and Joe says
they showed up on the very day the
purcahse of the Alaska Northern wfas
announced.
MAKE ALASKA
A FULL STATE
WICKERSHAM OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR STATEHOOD AT
JUNEAU.
JUNEAU, April 1.—In an inter
view her® today Delegate Wickersham
states that he is now starting the
campaign to secure for Alaska full
statehood. He will make the question
an issue from this time forwaid and
wHl introduce a bill at the next ses
sion of congress. He contends that
Alaska cannot have “full home rule"
under the Territorial act no matter
how liberal such an act may be as it
cannot control matters and tax the
important industries and be self sup
porting as it could be under statehood
He will make a public address Mon
day starting the campaign.
Senator Hubbard introduced a reso
lution today in the upper house in
favor of statehood for the territory
but it was turned down in favor of
Millard’s resolution for fuller territor
ial powers. . In this matter it is likely
that lines were drawn for and against
Wickersham so that the vote may be
regarded as a setback for the Wick
orsham forces.
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❖ SAY 58,000 RUSSIANS *
❖ TAKEN IN LAST MONTH. ❖
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BERLIN, April 1.—It is officially
announced this morning that fifty
eight thousand Russian prisoners
were captured by our troops in the
month of March. This number does
not include the numbers captured in
second battle of the Mazurian lake3
in February. Very little is told of the
progress of the fighting in recent
days except that the operations arc
proceeding in a normal manner to
wards their object.
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK.
PARIS, April L—The French
steamer Emma has been torpedoed by
a German submarine in the English
channel and sunk with the loss of
nineteen lives. No losses to British
shipping have been reported this
morning.
TWENTY THOUSAND TO
RAISE U. S. SUBMARINE.
Pantoons to be Used to Try to Bring
F-4 From the Bottom at
Honolulu.
HONOLULU, April 1.—The navy
department has authorized the expen
diture of twenty thousand dollars for
the work of raising the U. S. sub
marine F-4 which is now lying at the
bottom of this harbor. Pontoons will
be constructed with tho money to aid
the work. All attempts so far have
failed to bring about any result worth
speaking of although everyone con
nected with the undertaking has ex
erted a feverish energy.
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❖ TO PROTECT FUR ♦
❖ BEARING ANIMALS. «
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—The
Ways and Means committee of the
house will initiate legislation next ses
sion for the better protection of fur
bearing animals in the Alaskan
waters.
BUYS LEEHY’S LOTS.
Robert Asland ard Charles Teck
lenburg have bought 'he four lots
above the Bank of Seward from
Maurice D. Leehy of Seattle. The
price paid is said to hav been nearly
ten thousand dollars. They take in
the comer opposite the M. E. church.
MARIPOSA PASSENGERS.
SEATTLE, April 1.—The Mariposa
sailed last night with one hundred
and twelve first class and one hundred
and thirteen steerage passengers for
all places. For Seward she has the
following first class:
F. Tiffany, E. Greenband, W. J. Mc
Leod, A. G. Ainsbury, F. Anderson,
W. H. Gorman, Eugene Volger, R. E.
Chastein, Vick A. Scmidtz, Frank
Scully, M. E. Morse, F. F. Meloche,
J. C. Tolman, H. T. Schultz, T. H.
Schuster, P. R. McGuire, A. F. Peter
son, Fred Laubner and sixteen
steerage.
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❖ mrs. McManus gets *
❖ TWENTY THOUSAND. ❖
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—Mrs. Mc
Manus, the widow of the man who was
murdered by the Zapataistas in Mex
ico City, has received twenty thousand
dollars indemnity from the Villa and
Zapata party. The apology to this
government for the killing of the man
and the trampling of the United
States flag that flew over McManus
house has already been forwarded and
the incident has closed.
AMERICAN KILLED
WHEN LINER SANK.
Leon Thresher of U. S. Was Engineer
of the Falaba Sunk by
Submarine.
WASHINGTON, April 1.—Serious
troublo is again looked for between
this country and Germany as a result
of the fact that the engineer of the
liner Falaba, sunk oflT Wales by a
German submarine, was an American.
His name was Leon Thresher and he
went down when the life boat to which
he had taken was swamped by the ex
plosion of the torpedo that sank his
vessel. The state department has
been formally advised of Thresher’s
nationality and will at once take up
the matter with the German ambas
sador. The loss of American ships
and cargoes sink into insignificance,
according to officials here, when con
sidered in comparison with the loss of
American life.
OLYMPIA BEER TURNS
INTO PURE MILK.
Famous Brewery Will be Converted
Into a Dairy on June
First.
OLYMPIA, April 1.—The famous
Olympia brewery will soon become a
dairy. On June the first half the
brew’ery will be put to the use of
dairy work for a beginning and
on January first, the day when the
prohibition law comes into effect in
the state, the whole brewery’ will be
come a dairy.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
TO CLOSE SATURDAY.
The registration books for the city’
council election will close Saturday
evening so that only two more full
days are left. The number registered
today at noon was 228.
HUERTA ON WAY
TO OLD MEXICO
LEAVES MADRID TO START
ANOTHER REVO
LUTION.
MADRID, Spain, April 1.—Huerta
the former president of Mexico, has
taken ship from this country’ to re
turn to Mexico and start a revolution.
Before leaving he stated that he had
been invited by people representing
the majority of the Mexican people
who have got tired of the marauding
scoundrels who are now destroying
the country’ to further their personal
ambitions. He expressed perfect con
fidence in his ability to collect a force
sufficient to overwhelm either of the
present contending parties or all to
gether. On his arrivel in the republic
he has been promised to be met by
a strong body of well equipped men,
most of whom were his supporters in
the revolution when he lost the presi
dential chair. It is also rumored that
he has been financed in this country'
and will receive the aid of the Span
iards resident in Mexico. He is ac
companied on the journey by only a
few faithful adherents who followed
him-into exile.
EITEL COALING.
NEWPORT NEWS, April 1.—The
Prince Eitel Frederich is now coaling
and will probably leave this port for
the ocean when the work is concluded.
No one seems to know exactly how
many warships are watching for her
but it is believed some fast cruisers
have been sent to catch her.
Frank Cotter has received word
from W. A. Gilmore that he will come
to Seward this spring. Gilmore de-;
cided some time ago to come and set-;
tie where the railroad terminal is '
established.
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RUSSIA QUITS
THE BOSPHORUS
—
I LONDON RECEIVES REPORT
THAT ATTEMPT IS
ABANDONED.
CARPATHIANS IN DOUBT
VIENNA CLAIMS ONE THING
AND PETROGRAI) AN
OTHER.
LONDON, April 1.—That the Rus*
sians have abandoned the attempt to
take the Bosphorus by bombardment
is the report arriving here today. The
news has not been officially' confirmed
but there is reason to believe that the
Russian fleet has been found unequal
to the task of reducing the fortifica
tions to the easteward of Constantin
ople. No information was given out
up to noon today as to ihe progress
of the attack by the allied fleet on the
Dardanelles where the bombardment
was renewed yesterday. The British
owners have asked permission of the
government to be allowed to arm then
ships as a protection against German
submarines and the request may be
granted. Conflicting reports come
from the fighting in the Carpathians.
Vienna claims that the Russians have
been decisively repulsed in their of
fensive and particularly in the effort
to reach Hungary. Petrograd on the
other hand claims that the losses to
the Austrians are heavy and that the
fighting is now proceeding in the
northwest of Hungary. The latter
statement may be quite correct but
that would not mean that all the
mountains have been passed. 1 he
Germans have abandoned ti e attempt
to reach the coast through the Yser
region and are shifting their main
forces to a point west of Brussels
evidently for the purpose of launching
more extended attacks with the same
goal in view.
TEN THOUSAND MEN
RETURNING TO WORK.
Chicago Steel Mills Reopen and Men
Idle Since New Year Will
be Employed Again.
CHICAGO, April 1.—Ten thousand
men are returning to work here as a
result of the re-opening of the steel
mills which were closed or partially
shut down at the beginning of the
present year.
The closing down was due in a
great measure to the business dull
ness caused by the war.
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❖ GREAT ACTIVITY IN *
❖ THE ARGONNE REGION. *
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PARIS, April 1.—Great activity is
reported from the region of the
Argonne but no definite result is re
ported. In other parts of the western
line matters are comparatively quiet
The general belief is that rothing of
a decisive nature need be expected
until the general spring campaign
opens.
NORTHWESTERN AT VALDEZ.
The Northwestern arrived at Val
dez this morning at 11:30.
RUSSIA CLAIMS LARGE
LOSSES TO AUSTRIANS.
Also Says that the Way Through the
Dukla Pass to Hungary
is Cleared.
PETROGRAD, April 1.—'I'he Rus
sians are now occupying the way
through the Dukla pass to Hungary
and the advance into the kingdom will
be pushed at once. Fifteen thousand
Austrians were captured in three
days’ fighting in the mountains and
the other losses to the enemy were al
so 'evere. The Black sea fleet has
bombarded three Turkish towns anil
inflicted severe damage.
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❖ TO APPEAL CASH ♦
❖ REGISTER DECISION. ❖
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—The at
torney general will appeal from the
dccisicn of the federal courts in Ohio
which reversed the decision in the
cash register case.