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Vok'io. No. W. SEWAKI). THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1916._Ten Cent, the Copj
SEWARD DISTRICT HAS TOTS
OT ANTIMONY THAT WITT PAY
Last evening a certain man came to
the city with a chunk of antimony
ore that is almost pure antimony. He
found it in a certain district that is
not a thousand miles from the right 1
of way of the Alaska Northern rail- j
road. It is not the first showing of
antimony from the same place but it j
proves that this district has ore that
is richer than had ever been suspect-.
ed. This man refuses to let his name
be mentioned and he very positively
declines to let the location of the;
place where he found the ore be made
public. The ore specimen brought in
by him is apparently much more than
Workmen Cannot
Go To Register
Hours Preclude Possibility of Engag
ed People Getting Votes.
It has been pointed out to the Gate
way that the hours fixed for register
ing for the municipal elections pre
vent many men from doing so if they
are engaged in occupaGons which
they cannot leave. The^ hours are
from 9 to 12 u. m. ami from 2 to 5
p. m., hours when men on the dock,
along the railroad and in the woods
will find it impossible to show up.
These hours were fixed, strange to
say, by men whose hearts bleed for
the horny handed sons of toil. The
Gateway would have drawn attention
to this fact before but it had not been
notified, as such a notification would
have, no doubt, removed the neces- i
sity for blowing in some more money
of the taxpayers on unnecessary
printing. But the chief thing to re
member is that those hours ought to
be changed. Seward wants all the vot
ers possible registered if only for the
effect outside. An cffice whose very
rent is being paid by the city should
do its duty to the city. Change those
hours.
SAYS OCR DOGS HERE
VINT l*P TO MI CH
Sport Smith has again arrived in
the city after having acquired an al
most inexpressible contempt for the
dogs of Seward and Anchorage. He
just took a trip on what he calls a
“so-called racing team" to the Cook
Inlet metropolis and he has become
mighty reminiscent of the days when
the dogs up at Nome stopped in the
middle of a race to round up a herd
of reindeer just for exercise. “Them
dogs at Nome was DOGS," he says,
“but the dogs here—well I guess
they’re all right for haulin' coal-oil
cans of water from door to door when
the pipes bust." That’s just clannish
ness.
TWO MORE TELEPHONE
POLE CONTRACTS LET
J. D. Johnston and George I.aughlin
received additional contracts today
for getting out more telephone poles
for the Engineering Commission.
The poles must be delivered between
Miles 6 and 7.
TELEPHONE LINE MAY
BE UP NOW ANY TIME
At 1 p. m. today Operator Moyer of
the Engineering Commission’s line
thought it possible that the line would
be up in a few hours. It went down
last night at Mile 29, measuring from
Seward, and between Bird Creek and
the Summit
EVERETT SIMPSON CUTS
HIS ARM SERIOUSLY
Young Everett Simpson suffered a
severe cut when he struck his left arm
with a sharp tool above the wrist
this morning. He cut a small tendon
and the implement carved down to
wards the hand. Dr. Romig put in
seven or eight stitches and says the
wwntd is not at all dangerous.
c
ninety pt*r cent, pure antimony ami
when it i.s remembered that fifty per
cent, ore can be profitably shipped
from even outlying creeks in Fair
banks district it is evident that only
very little would be required of the
ore found here to make an important
industry. The mining of the rock is
usually hardly worthy of being
described as mining at all. The ore is
usually found where it can be cut out
from the surface like an ordinary
slate quarry. This is the third re
ported discovery of antimony ore in
the district tributary to Seward with
in a month.
RUSSIA GETTING HER
MUNITIONS FAST NOW
PETROGRAD, Feb. 2.—Watchful
waiting, that well known American
policy regarding .Mexico some months
ago, sums up the war situation in
Russia today, but watchful waiting in
Russia has a meaning all its own.
Whereas Uncle Sam, after experi
encing a few pin-pricks in his pati
ence, remained passive, the great
i Russian bear after sustaining a
| healthy, life-sized wallop on his tend- j
- er snout let out a roar that shook the j
earth continents away. Reduced to
plain English the roar was:
“Give me munitions; IVe got;
enough men.'*
That was several months ago.
Russia’s greatest arsenal, near Pet
rograd, had been blown to smither- •
eens; the armies of Grand Duke
Nicholas, yielding to the Austro- Ger
man steam roller, had been driven
from the Carpathians back into Rus
sia and had lost Warsaw and the j
whole of Poland; there was political
dissension in Russia; alarming semi
revoluntionary outbreaks were occur
ring here ami there; the ever advanc
ing enemy was threatening even Mos
cow, and the greatest seaport in the
Baltic, Riga, appeared to be about to
fall.
In Winter bears usually hibernate,
but all these things and more which
happened to the Russian bear in the
Summer and Fall of 1915 precluded
any idea of his going into winter
quarters this year. Russia is today
the most active winter bear extant.
Russia has now mobilized her in
dustries and shells and other munf1
tions in great quantities have begun
to flow from the factories and shops
in every important Russian city; the
Russian cabinet has been reformed
with particular reference to a more
active conduct of the war; the peas
ants who used to drink vodka have
become used to a vodkaless Russia
and are putting their profits from
vodkaless harvests-hence bigger har
vests—into the provincial banks;
Grand Duke Nicholas has been super
seded by the Czar as Commandor-in
Chief and has taken hold of ti e im
portant campaign in the Caucasus.
Stirred to renewed vigor under its
Ruler, the army has used the shells
bom of the industrial mobilization
and repulsed the enemy in the vicinity
of Riga,'besides putting nim on the
defensive elsewhere.
These and many more things have
happened in Russia since the double
eagle whacked thj bear on the snout.
The roar for munitions which the
bear let out soon reached Japan, Eng
land, and America, and for the last
three months rifles, shells and cannon
have been pouring into the Pacific
and Arctic ports. Canadian ice
breakers will keep Archangel open all
winter for munition-laden ships from
America. Heavily loaded trains are
crawling across the Siberian plains in
almost endless procession, stopping
here and there to deposit rifles and
cartridges for the men who have been
training with sticks and only lacked
the arms we re with to join the armies
now preparing for Russia’s future
campaign.
STEAM SHOVEL READY
The Railroad steamshovel had tne
work on it completely finished today
and is now ready for buaineas.
WAR ORDERS REOPEN TEXTILE
MILLS LONG CLOSED DOWN
BOSTON, Feb. 2.—The woolen and
worsted mills in New England are
thriving, according to the statistical
review of the Textile World Journal.
This condition is said to bo represent
ative of the entire country. Idle mills
were started, partly owing to the war
orders and it is difficult to find a mill
capable of manufacturing profitably
without extensive rebuilding, that has
not been leased or purchased and put
in operation. The American Woolen
company has acquired another mill in
Maine, besides making many import
ant improvements and increases in its
various plants. The United States
Worsted Company has largely re
equipped and started up the Iroquois
Mills at Saugus, Mass., after an
idleness of many years. The Bige
low-Hartford Carpet Company is
bringing about manufacturing econo
mies by building new mills at Thomp
sonville, Conn., and at Clinton, Mass.,
and converting machinery from
Lowell, Mass. Extensive rebuilding
operations are under way at the San
ford Mills at Sanford, Me.
STRIKE AT ANCHORAGE
SPOILING BUSINESS
In a letter from George Cotter to
Frank the writer says the labor strike
over there is just destroying business.
George uses language so forcible
that the destruction must be terrible
to the point of damnation. The Ken
nel Club dance, however, was a howl
ing success and a lot of money was
realized.
The locomotive ami caboose were
sent out the line this afternoon to ^
clear the track of snow in preparation
for sending out the trains.
Oddfellows Decide
To Establish Lodge
Meeting Held Last Evening Shows
Most Promising Condition.
At a meeting of the Odd Fellows
held last evening in the office of Dr.
0. J. Keating definite steps were
taken for the institution of a lodge
of that order in Seward.
As stated by the Gateway last
month, local Odd Fellows have been
considering for sometime the advis-;
ability of instituting a lodge in Sew- j
ard. Recently the matter was taken up
with the district deputy grand sire of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the,
World, and also with the district
deputy grand master at Valdez. At .
the meeting last evening lengthy
communications were read from the ■
grand officers in which they clearly
outlined the method of procedure for
the institution of a new lodge. A
number of those present pledged
themselves to withdraw from their j
home lodges in order to become:
charter members of the new lodge in j
Seward, which will be the seventh |
Odd Fellows’ lodge in Alaska.
The cosmopolitan character of the
population of Seward was shown at
this meeting by the fact that the
grand jurisdictions of more than a,
dozen different States of the Union
were represented.
The year 1916 will see the organi-!
zation of several different lodges in ’
Seward, but it is reasonably certain
that the Odd Fellows will be the first
to institute.
The Odd Fellow organization has a
membership of over two million and
spends millions of dollars annually
for mutual relief and chanty.
MOOSE MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the Seward
Lodge Loyal Order of Moose will be
held this evening. The organization
is in a splendidly solid condition and
contains in its membership a sterling
lot of men.
SHOT IS FIRED INTO THE
BROWN & HAWKINS STORE
Peculiar Accident Takes Place With
a “Gun That Was Not
Loaded."
The trigger of a gun which was
supposed not be loaded was pulled
last evening on the upper story of
the Brown & • Hawkins building by
Mrs. William Ellis and the weapon
went off with the result that a bullet
was sent through the floor and into
one of the stores below. Mr. Ellis
and Mrs. Ellis were visiting with the
Stito and Lavarne families who re
side in the rooms above the store
and Mrs. Ellis took the gun to ex
amine it. She asked Mr. J. F.
Lavarne if it were not loaded and
when he answered in the negative she
expressed the intention of pulling the
trigger.
“I’d better not point it at anyone,"
she said as she turned the muzzle to
wards the floor, and pressed with the
finger. Bang!
The gun-was a revolver. Some
men were in the store at the time
but only the good die young.
REPORTED TO HAVE LOST
MONEY IN KENAI RIVER
It is reported today that C. L.
Votaw fell into Kenai river a few
days ago and lost quite a lot of money
and other personal belongings. He
recently, it is said, came in for quite
a bunch of money. It is also said he
fell into the same hole in which moose
fell through and were drowned some
time before.
TODAY’S ODDEST STORY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—An order
of dismissal has been filed in the case
of a cigar manufacturer of Jersey
City, N. J., who through his attorney,
Josph P. Tumulty, sued the William
G. McAdoo Tunnel Company for
damages before Vice Chancellor Gar
rison. After McAdoo became Secre
tary of the Treasury, Garrison Sec
retary of War and Tumulty Secretary i
to the President the case was settled.
RIGHT OF PASSENGER SHIP TO BE ARMED
MADE ACUTE QUESTION BY VERDI’S GUNS
GIUSEPPE VERDI wd ITALIAN SAILORS HANDLING ft AVAL, GUN +J
Photos by American Press Association.
IThe new Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi arrived in New York on her second voyage from Genoa with her 997 passengers on
board and two three-inch rapid Are guns mounted on her after deck. When the steamer arrived at quarantine the guns
had white canvas covers over them, but no attempt was made by Captain Luigi Zannonl or his officers to sgusew
they were The matter aroused keen interest in view of the disputed right of merchantmen to carry guns for either
offensive or defensive purposes. "The guns were placed on the ship at Genoa this time, said Captain Zannonl or t e
Giuseppe Verdi. "They are to be used solely to protect my passengers, the malls and cargo If wo are attacked. These
are 77 millimeter guns which Is a little more than three Inches caliber. They are rapid Are guns with a capacity or
tSw-Tour.h.U.?“in»t. »d amn of four an,! a half rn.lo. Tho ahell .«. « Wo* whloh to .bom our.oon
pounds." When asked if the guns could be Ared by any member of the crew of the liner Chief Officer Magg replied that
all seamen and Aremen In the Italian merchant service had served In the navy, but thut they were not all capable of
hstiSiiiU in 1 nrooer manner this requiring special training. "On this voyage," he said, "we shipped two former
^nnir*f ,« takJ^^arge of the two Juns, and from what I have seen of their marksmanship In practice on the
~ W?.Wl2 «Vi5» SSt" Picuro. .how Italian rw-rei*. mOn on th. O.usoppe Verdi and
Italian sailors handling gun.J --
SEWARD SCORES 41
EESS ONSECOND DAV
Wires Go Down Before Anchorage Score
Is Known, But May be Up Tonight
For Third Games.
The second game of the bowling
tournament between Seward and An
chorage was pulled off last night at
the Northern, but owing to the fact
that the wires went down, just before
the total score for the first game
from Anchorage was received, the re
sult is in doubt.
H. J. Ilaasch started in place of
Sidney Anderson last night for the
Sewardites and aside from that
change the lineup was the same as the
night before.
The Seward team started off with a
rush and looked like a four time win
ner up until the wires went down.
The entire team semed to hit their
stride at once and the spectators were
given as good an exhibition of the
German game as could be wished for.
Andy Anderson was back in form
last night, and rolled the game that
his friends know that he is capable
of rolling. In fact all of the boys
showed good form in the opening
canto,, but took a decided slough as
soon as the second frame started.
The cause of this possibly may be
traced to the fact that in the interval
betwen the close of the first game
and the opening of the second the
> LITTLE NEWS 0’ THE DAY *
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 2.—Horse
racing on ice was a feture today of
the Northwest Outdoor Carnival that
vill last until Feb.5. Purses aggre
gate $2,000. Horace Irvine is spon
soring the race program.
WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 2.—Drys
and wets were today in the midst of
the campaign preceding the vote to
be taken on prohibition ir. Manitoba,
at a general election March 10.
WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 2.—The al
most extinct buffalo may roam the
northern plains in great herds once
more. The Canadian government is
today conducting experiments looking
toward that. Four bulls and sixteen
females of the species catalo, hybrid
buffalo, have been placed in Buffalo
park, Wainright,, Atla.
HASTINGS, Minn., Feb. 2.—Club
women of this little city, proud of
being located on the Father of Wat
ers, tired of eating the stream and
organized a pure ice plant, after
someone wrote a popular ballad,
“Frozen Mud for Lemonade." At the
end of the first year the women re
bated $169.29 to their customers.
YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Guests of
honor at a McKinley birthday ban
quet held here today were: Governors
Frank B. Willis, of Ohio; Charles
Whitman, of New York, and Martin
Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania.
LAWRENCE, Kan., Feb. 2.—The
youngest Mason of his degree in Kan
sas and probably in the United States
is H. A. Basdel, 21, of Garnet, a
junior in the state university. Blas
dell took his first degree orchis 21st
birthday and by special dispensations
reached the thirty seceond degree
two weeks later.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2.—More
than 98 per cent of the convicts in
the Oregon State Penitentiary are
freed before the expiration of their
terms, figures compiled today show.
In the five years from 1910 to 1916,
1226 were sent to the penitentiary
and 1210 of those were pardoned, con
ditionally pardoned or parolled.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 2.—Detroit
will entertain more than 200 conven
tions during 1916, according to figures
announced today by the Detroit
tourist and convention bureau. These
will bring more than 260,000 visitors
to the city, it is estimated.
team loafed around and got cold and
could not hit their winning game in
the second and the result was dis
astrous. It is safe to assume that
the Anchorage team pulled down the
lead the locals piled up the first game
in this second heat. The team with
out an exception went to pieces and
three scores of 135 each will testify.
In the last game of the evening, how
ever, the team pulled out and rolled
a good consistent game and made a
fair average for the three games.
The results of the Anchorage
games will be posted as soon as they
are received which will be as soon as
repairs can be made in the line. The
same officials acted la^t night as in
the opening game.
The last game of the series wi’l be
staged tonight and if the wires are
in condition, the results will be given
out at the alleys.
When the wires went down Seward
was 91 ahead for the first game of
the evening counting all that had been
made up to that time by Bush, of
Anchorage, whose full score had not
arrived. Up to time of the loss of
communication he had 55. The fol
lowing is the detailed scores, includ
ing the unfinished figures for An
chorage:
Seward
A. Anderson .178 161 126
H. Haasch .177 135 169
G. Johnston .135 143 186
Geo. Kosmos .170 135 155
Gus Manthey .186 135 176
846 709 812
Anchorage
Wagner .151
Blanton .188
Davis .149
Bush . 55
ERECT BUILDINGS FOR
COMMISSION AT NENANA
Howard Curtis, of the Alaska En
gineering commission, who was left
in charge of the commission head
quarters at Nenana by Commissioner
Thos. Riggs when the latter left for
Washington last fall, is reported to
have erected several fine buildings at
Nenana for the use of the commis
sion next summer. About February
I, or after the days lengthen out, the
party will move across the Tanana
and start in on some work to be done
on the townsite which was surveyed
last summer. It is believed that the
land office will probably arrange the
sale of lots in the townsite next sum
mer.—Ex.
BETTING ON BOAT
Several bets have been made in the
last twenty-four hours on the time of
arrival of the first steamer. One bet
at least that she would be here at
noon today was lost. Another in the
railroad building was that she would
be here at 3 p. m. and a man has been
stationed on the roof to watch at a
dollar an hour.
PERFORM OPERATION
Dns. Romig and Sloan today per
formed the operation for rupture on
Mr. Teekoff today at the General
hospital. The patient is progressing
well.
WANTED.
TWENTY EXPERIENCED
TEAMSTERS wanted by the
Alaskan Engineering Com
mission for work freighting
in supplies in Matanuska
Valley; pays seventy five
dollars -S75- per month and
board. For further inform
ation apply Room No. 7,
Alaskan Engineering Com*
mission, City,