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VOLUMEXfv, NUMBER 208. ' =—SEWARDrALASKAr TufcsDAfTNOVEMBER ====r TEN CENTS PH CSTT
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov., 16—
The French government officially as
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sumed the protection of Crimean re- j
fugees in Constantinople. The Rus- j
sians are being fed by American and
French soup kitchens. The French
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commander of th Black Sea fltet sent j
a*wireless message to the Bolshevik ,
forces after the evacuation of Sebasto-1
pol by General Wrangell in which he
threatened reprisals if the town was,
looted or the population molested.
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Wanted one complete oil drilling outfit j
ALONG THE RIGHT LINE .
Indications point to the year 1921
being the greatest year tor develop
ment along all lines in Alaska that
the territory has ever experienced.
Eastern papers, papers that are read
by millions of people, papers that
guide public thought and determine j
the policies of the nation, are tak
ing Alaska seriously at last. Not
only are they taking the territory
seriously, but they are, without ex
ception , advocating a wider free
dom for the people here, a release
from a bureaucratic government and
from a tangle of departments that
duplicate each other’s work when
they are not absolutely antagonistic.
The nation is being taught to
realise that Alaska is an asset of
untold permanent -value instead of
a flimsy treasure box to be lootec
as quickly as possible and then de
serted. The United States is begin
ning to learn that the wealth of
the territory will steadily increase
if its natural resources are properly
developed and fostered.
The Cordova Times is one of the
best newspapers in the Territory and
the man who edits it, H. G. Steel, is
a live wire. His editorials are full of
pep and the right spirit. The above
hues are a sample of the way he
v thinks and feels.
NOTES OF COUNCIL ]
MEETING NOV„ 15th.
The City Council met in regular
session last night. In the absence of
Mayor Chamberlin, President pro-tern
Ellsworth filled the chair.
Members present were Councilmen
Ellsworth, Homer, Graef, fllcNeer and
Orlander.
The Finance and Printing Commit
ties were asked to confer with Town
Clerk Estes regarding the installation
of a permanent system for taking care
of Certificates of Sale of Delinquent
Lots and redemption Certificates, and
report back at the next regular meet
ing, the result of their finding.
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CULTIVATE THE HABIT
To The People of Seward and
Vicinity.
E ery evening as you read the '
news colums of this paper, do not '
forget |he message contained for 1
you in the various advertisements 1
appearing on its different pages. 1
Notice the entire back page and 1
the inside pages of the Gateway ’
and you will see the advertise- '
ments of the great majority of '
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the wide awake merchants in the 1
town of Seward. Values are offer- 1
ed in these advertisements which '
it will do you good to note. They '
are well prepared and presented
to you in a way that in themsel
ves make interesting reading, and
you will benefit by heeding them
and taking advantage of the op
portunities offered. .
The Gateway Publishing Co.
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 1G— The
long standing controversy between the
State Department and the Western
Union Telegraph company reached a
stage of an open break today when
the company refused to handle cables
for the department except an a pre
payment basis of tolls. The company
stated that their action was based on
the delay which the department makes
in payment on all cable messages.
NEW YORK, Nov., 1G— The West- (
ern Union Telegraph company today j
announced that it had completed ar-,
rangements with the German ttele
graph administration for the handling
of cable traffic between the United
States and Germany.
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NO REDUCTION IN WAGES
FALL RIVER, Mass., Nov., 1G—
\\e wages of thirty five thousand cot
ton mill operators at this place will
remain at the same scale as that in
force during the last six months. This
is according to an agreement made
between the manufacturers and the
employees.
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Seward’s Future is Assured.
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SUGAR PRICE DROPS . . _
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 16— Re
fined cane sugar declined today from
ten fifty to ten dollars per hundred
lbs. Best beet is quoted at nine eighty.
LOCALS
ALL ABOARD
George Schmidt, proprietor of the
Seward Bakery left for Anchorage
this morning on a business trip.
W. 0. Coppemall left for Anchor
age this morning to give the Commis
sion town the once over and transact
business.
Bert Higgins, old time, mining
man was a passenger on the Gateway
limited. He will visit Anchorage and
other points before returning to Sew
ard.
A1 and Chas. Harper, Cash Creek
mining men left on the train this
morning. Charlie goes to Anchorage
to get a little touch of civilization and
A1 will leave the train at Mile 23 and
spend a few weeks at Grant Lake do
ing assessment work on the mine and
hunting.
Hugh Dougherty took a business
trip out the line this morning on the
Gateway Limited.
Billy Bryan, superintendent of the
Resurrection Bay saw mill went to
Anchorage on a business trip.
J. M. Myers of the Bureau of Bub
lie Roads left this morning with a
complete pile driving rig and crew for
mile 23. The outfit will be transported
six miles to the lower lake district at
Schooner Bend. Operations will com
mence at once on the bridge at that
point
The snow plow was sent out last
night to clear the track on the sum
mit
A large number of People are ex
pected to return on the train to meet
th«* S. S. Northwestern that sailed
yesterday from Seattle.
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GREEK NATION TO HAVE CHANGE OF GOVERNM3NT
Premier Venizelos’ cabinet resign
ed today. Admiral Coundouroitis the
regent of Greece sent for George
Rhallis to whom it is expected will be
entrusted the fomiation of the new
Greek ministry. Complete victory for
the opposition seems almost certain.
Rhallis is eighty years of age, ex-pre-’
mier and minister and a strong friend
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of the Bourse Minister of Finance.
The Bourse at Athens#has been closed
because of the fear of a panic. The
troops fired from a number of points
yesterday to dispose of after election
trouble makers. Rhallis has accepted
the ta.dc of foiming a new cabinet. •
. ATHENS, Nov., 16— Stores, banks,
and theatres have been closed and the
soldiers are patrolling the streets. The
population of the* town is confined ip
iheir homes. Disorders began with a
parade of opposition adherents and an
attack on the Liberal Club. Troops
stationed within the club fired on the
marchers. The m% itia later attacked
f*'
the opposition headquarters from
which a few shots were fired at fhe
troops. The soldiers are guarding all
public places and the homes of bqth,
of the leaders.
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WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 32 Clear North.
Anchorage 10 Clear Calm.
Matanuska 4 Clear Calm.
Chickaloon 11 Clear Calm.
Wasilla 26 Clear Strong East.
Talkeetna 10 Clear Calm.
Goldcreek 6 Clear Blast.
Hurricane 4 Clear East.
Summit 0 Clear Calm.
Healy 10 Clear Calm.
Nenana 8 Clear Calm.
Fairbanks 8 Clear Calm.
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TANANA PLACER MINES
PRODUCE $1,660,000 IN GOLD
There will be $1,660,000 in gold pro
duced in the Tanana valley placer min
ing district this season, according*to
information gathered by commercial
companies at Fairbanks, and the total
gold production for interior Alaska
for 1020 will be about $3,000,000 with
the output for the Dawson district set
at $1,500,000. There has been a short
age of water for sluicing in the inte
rior camps, some of which had to sus
pend operations.
The estimated production by camps
for the season now closed is: Fair
banks, $750,000; Tolovana, $750,000;
Iditarod, $500,000; Takotna and Ophir,
$500,000; Hot Springs, $100,000; Ruby
$100,000; Koyukuk, $750,000; Circle,
$70,000; Marshall, $50,000; Fortymile,
$50,000; Rampart, $20,000; and Chand
lar, $20,000.
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DENVER, Col., Nov., lb— High
war time wages in the United States
crippled gold mining in Alaska by at
tracting miners from the north accord
ing to an address read today by Dr.
Alilnor Roberts, Dean of the College
of Alines at the University of Wash
ington, to the American Milling Con
gress. The indications are that the
production of gold this year will fall
nine million dollars below that pro
duced in 1919. Alaska producers are
unable to pay the scale of wages pre
vailing on the Pacific coast in the
United States and make both ends
meet . Regardless of profits another
distressing phase encountered in Al
aska is the high cost of operation.
This has not only lessened the actual
mining but has discouraged prospect
ing and the development of mines al
ready made.
DENVER, Col., Nov., 16— Gold
production in the United States will'
steadily decline unless the industry is
given more support by the Federal
government was a statemnt made by
George E. Collins governor of the Col
orado chapter of the American Min
ing Congress today to the delegates
and gold producers at the convention.
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JAPANESE STUDENTS
TALK WAR
TOKIO, Japan, Nov., 16— The stu
dent societies of three of Tokio’s Un
iversities organized metings today to
discuss, “Shall Japan fight America".
The police twice unsuccessfully at
tempted to persuade the students to
change the subject.
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GERMANY TO PAY
FOR LOST FLEET
PARIS, France Nov., 16— The Coun
cil of Ambassadors, in conjunction
with the Reparation Commission
continues, in the state of divergence
of views between England and France.
Thus it was decided that, by way. of
compeosation for deliberate destruc
tion of the German fleet at Scarpa
Flow, Germany should deliver 192,000
tons of port material immediately , be
sides supplementary tonnage to be
subsequently fixed.
The Reparation Commission has
now fixed supplementary tonnage j
amounting to 83,000 and the Council j
of Ambassadors is forwarding the de
cisions to Berlin.
Two items today tend to increase the
tension between France and England
It is remarked with disapproval that
Arthur J. Balfour , the British repre
sentative at the Brussels meeting of
the League of Nations, expressed the
hope that the League would shortly
comprise representatives of all coun- j
tries, evidently alluding to the early
entry of Germany. Severe comments
are made in France.
Further, the reply of Mr. Lloyd
George to a question in the British
Parliament denying the promise of aid
to Belgium'in case of a new attack,
adds to the discontent that is felt
pbout England’s separation from the
alliance*
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NEW ALLIANCE IN EUROPE
INDICATED
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Understanding Between Hungary Ru
mania, Poland and Finland, If
Confirmed, Will Be Serious Blow
to the “Petite Entente”
PARIS, France Nov., 16— Persist
ent reports of a new European alliance
between Hungary, Rumania, Poland
and ‘Finland cannot be desregarded.
Although the representative of The
Christian Science Monitor cannot ab
j solutely confirm the accuracy of the
information, it is believed that there
^ exists an understanding between these
four countries. The presence of Ru
mania in this combination is perhaps
surprising, since she forms part also
of what is known as the “Petite
Entente” of Rumania, Tzecho- Slovak
I ia and Jugo-Slavia.
The Petite Entente was formed to
prevent any aggression on the part of
Hungary. in so far as France sup
, ported Hungary for political and com
mercial reasons and thus necessarily
encouraged her ideas of expansion, the
formation of the Petite Entente was
considered to be directed in some sense
even against France. Certainly
France made great efforts to bring
about the rapprochement of Rumania
and Hungary.
Such rapprochement, while not al
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together incompatible with the ex
istence of the Petite Entente, un
doubtedly weakens it. Even a partial
detachment of Rumania from the
group, and her alliance with Hungary,
means, broadly speaking, the collapse
of the Petite Entente.
Still the news of the quadruple al
liance deserves serious attention. Two
facts are closely connected with it.
One is the announcement -that the
entente, through the good offices of
Fiance, has permitted a fresh delay
to Hungary for ratification of the
Trianon Treaty, Which Hungary hopes
to have revised. The other is the
absolute transference of Bessarabia to
Rumanian sovereignty.
It is suggested that Take Jonescu,
the Rumanian Foreign Minister, has,
in return for this consummation of
Rumanian wishes, made certain
promises to President Miller&nd and
George Leygues, the Premier. Mr.
Jonescu’s journey to Warsaw is al
leged to be connected with the plan
of a quadruple alliance.
The point of the new combination
is that it is hostile to Bolshevist Rus
sia. The attitude of Finland, Poland,
and Hungary has long been known,
but Rumania, like therest of the
Petit Entente, has been opposed to
any action against Soviet Russia.
Bessarabia, however, supplies a pos
sible cause of quarrel with Russia.
It is considered likely In political
circles that a new move against Rus
sia will be made next spring by the
four nations, and that General Wran
gel, in the meantime, will! endeavor to
hold the Russian armies in check.
HAUdOT PRICE
SEATTLE, Nov., 16— Halibut &c
per lb. Chicken halibut 16c per lb.
Sable fish 6c per lb. Red and Ling
Cod 8c per lb. ’ 1
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BARRACK NOTES
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It has been reported that the re
cruiting officers, who are enlisting
men for the twenty first, are having a
cinch. Almost every recruit, before he
signes his John Henry, expresses his
desire to be sent to Alaska. We wond
er why they should all want to be sent
here. The gold producing ptarmigan
have nothing to do with the recruiting
of these men, because the news of the
find has not reached the states yet
The writer of the “Barrack Notes"
has been requested to find the reason,
for this military stampede, and after
reviewing the twenty two men who ar
rived on the last Alameda, he learned
that reports were promulgated
throughout the .states that this is the
land of golden opportunities. They
were told that the old timers , now in
Alaska, did not have enough life to
grasp these opportunities.
The younger element mentioned in
the above paragraph knew that the
future possibilities of Alaska wiled
that of the states so they made up
their minds to come here. Not having
the enormous fares, which are requir
ed by the transportation companies,
these men have decided to come via
the infantry; and they will ask the
government to discharge them here at
the expiration of their terms.
The older generation, who are now
existing in Seward and other similar
towns, are helpless. You will note that
emphasis is placed on existing because
these old timers are living up to that
word. Yes they are living up to that
word, if living up to could be used ia
refering to the dead. Those who think
that these old men are not DEAD arc
just fooling themselves. They are dead
but owing to the fact that we have no
undertaker in this town the funerals
have been postponed. Some day some
body will order, from Sears k Saw
bucks, enough crepe \o cover the whole
town. In spite of the fact that we have
a Resurrection Creek, a Resurrection
River and a Resurrection Bay we find
that the town needs resurrection also.
Now it is up to the younger ele
ment to apply the pullmotor to the
town and save the day.
Some more ptarmigan have been
bagged on Marathon, hot they were
not the gold producing land. Some day
we 4ill leant what the diet of this
bird is. At present we are of the opin
ion that they eat gold and drink ends
oil.
One of the local hardware mer
chants sent us a catalogue covering
all tools and equipment requited by ft
prospector.
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