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SEWABDt ALASK \. SA Tl'RDAY. MAY 27, MI6. __
If the government of the United States starts to develop* the country
along the right of way of the Alaska railroad, it is to be hoped that the gov
ernment will be ready to spend more than advice and consoling words on the
project.
It will, no doubt, bo the first care of the government, as said so often
before, to develope the country near the railroad if the railroad is to pay, and
lt is very tine to hear the United States at last talking business about the
development of Alaska, but bone and sinew and words alone are not suttieient
for that development. The government of the United States must be
generous.
It is perfectly right that all the fish, farm produce and everything else
local should be used by local people in preference to outside products when
4 verything else is equal. To buy from the local fisherman and local farm is
as needful for immediate development as it is to buy from the local drygoods
man and local hardwareman. Every dollar of protit given to outside pro
ducers or merchants is a dollar lost to the district for ever more. This i> a
fact which should always be kept in mind. The country or the district whose
imports are more than its exports is a district or country which is living bt -
yond its income, and everyone knows that living beyond one’s income means
permanent poverty. This fact goes to show that every cent sent out tends
to reduce the margin of profit
Civilization has advanced as civil government advanced. The spelling
of the word almost proves the truth of this. Government by military is the
government of the feudal times. One does not have to live in a country at
war to learn that military rule wherever it prevails is an abortion.
SWISS BUYS TRAIN
FOR GOOD SOLDIERS
By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
BERNE, May 20.—The average
Swiss man is better physically and as
a soldier than the average American
male, thanks to the system of com
pulsory military training in Switzer
land.
’Gets under the hide, a statement
like this, but it’s true.
Every male Swiss can shoot
straighter, run longer, much farther
and endure more than the average
male American. You have only to
| know what the Swiss is taught to do
and what the average American isn’t
taught to do to realize that this is
true.
Every Swiss school boy MUST go to
a gymnasium. Every Swiss school
must have a gymnasium. It doesn’t
matter whether it’s a church school or
: a business college or a fancy, high
priced school for little Swiss Lord
• Fauntlerovs; it MUST have a gym
! nasium.
In this gymnasium MUST be taught
| daily, certain exercises prescribed by
the government. These are the high
ly scientific product of the deepest
study in physical development.
The average American doesn’t even
known what these exercises arc.
Now and then, it is true, alter he’s
.fattening up at thirty, the American
answers an advertisement and pur
chases some alleged scientific physical
culture book and follows the instruc
tions therein.
Any Swiss school boy of ten could
teach him a world of valuable things
in this line.
HERE’S A THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN CASH
FOR SOME ARTIST
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
NEW YORK, May 15.—A thousand
dollars in cash awaits the boy, girl,;
man or woman artist in the United j
i States who sends the design most
! truly symbolizing America’s Electri
I cal Preparedness in case of war, to
I the Society for Electrical Develop
| ment, Poster Committee, 29 West 39th
j Street, New York, before June 1.
The prize winning design will be
j reproduced millions of times and dis
i played throughout the United States
hoof re, during and after the hundreds
! of Electrical Shows in the cities and
j towns of the country December 2 to
I 9.
Teachers of art throughout the
country in high schools and colleges
have assured the National Poster
Committee, 29 West 39th street, New
York, of many hundreds of original
drawings by school students, on Elect
ric light, heat and power.
Through parades, pageantry, illum
inations and exhibits, the electrical
industry plans to show the part elect
ricity plays in the world’s war and
peace, also the ability of the electri
cal men of America to quickly or
| ganize their industry into a potent
j arm of the nation’s business defenses, j
The prizes are the largest yet oflfer
| ed for poster work in the United
States. The winning emblem will re
ceive $1,000. The second prize isj
$500. That design which is the popu
lar favorite at preliminary exhibits to
bo held in Boston, New York, Pitts
burgh and Chicago will receive $300.
The most original done by a student
j of an art school will be awarded $200
and $200 additional will be divided in
to five prizes for the best designs
' entered by pupils of high schools.
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Mackinaws, Panw, Socks, Soots,
Paeks, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
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We are now baking 400 loaves of
fine bread every morning. Don’t for
get it is 4 loaves for 25 cents.
COOPER’S CAFE.
ORDER YOUR SUMMER SUIT TUDAY
Right now is the best time to get that new Suit that
you have been planning on all winter. By placing your
order now you will have the opportunity of selecting from
the most complete stock of “up to the minute” fabrics that
have ever been shown in Seward, made up in the latest
style, and in addition to these two important factors,
your suit will be here just when you will need it.
Come in today and see the new samples.
Big Line of Spring and Summer Weight Underwear
We have just received and unpacked a big line of light
weight underwear, both in the union suits and two piece
suits.
A wide range of weights and fabrics and priced in
accordance with the times. All prices from One Dollar up.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NEW LINE OF SHOES ?
The best line of carefully selected shoes that we have
ever had the pleasure of showing to our patrons. Not a
poor one in the lot and every shoe selected with a parti
cular need in view. Come in today and have a look.
Rubber Boots Shoe Pacs
Overalls Khakies Working Shirts Jumpers
Blankets Quilts Sheet Blankets Tents
HARDEMAN HATS and CAPS
Fancy Spring and Summer Shirts.
In fact we have everything that the well dressed man
or the working man may require in the line of wearables.
The Prices are Right
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER. Manager
ANCHORAGE “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” SEWARD
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TO MEET STEFFANSON
SEATTLE, May 17.—John Borden,
multi-millionaire explorer and sports
man of Chicago, is in Seattle anxious*
ly awaiting the launching of the
schooner Great Bear, in which he,
with a party of friends and Capt.
Louis L. Lane, will make a trip to
the Arctic ocean to meet Vilhjalmar
Steffanson, who is now somewhere on
Banks!and. For the past two weeks j
Mr. Borden has been living at the,
home of W. E. Boeing, making fre
quent trips in Mr. Boeing’s big yacht,
the Taconite, to Fort Blakeley, where
the Great Bear is rapidly nearing
completion.
The schooner, which will be the
sturdiest little vessel eve;* constructed
in the United States and designed to
combat ice floes of any size, will be
launched some time next week. Sal lie
Lane, the 5-year-old daughter of
Capt. I^ane, who is well known for his
Arctic voyages and especially for his
discovery of StefTanson after the ex
plorer had almost been given up as
lost a year ago will act as sponsor.
The work of preparing the schooner
for her fur-trading and whaling trip
will begin immediately. The party
expects to sail from Seattle about
June 10.
John Borden and Capt. Lane enter
ed into a partnership for the construc
tion of the vessel and also for the trip
which will be one for commercial gain
as well as pleasure. Norris Bokum, a
| Chicago life insurance man; C. K.
Knickerbocker, vice-president of the
Griffin Wheel Company, of Chicago; J
Rochester Slaughter, a Chicago capi
! talist, and Reginald Ferr.ald, publish
er of the Santa Barbara Press, will be
guests of Mr. Borden and Capt. Lane j
on the voyage. H. A. Erickson, a
Southern California photographer,
will accompany the expedition to get
photographs and motion pictures of ,
animal life in the Arctic.—Ex.
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THE YELLOW PERIL.
We have been threatened with the
Yellow Peril, war with Mexico, and
a break in diplomatic relations with
Germany. Well, the war with Mexico
| is a reality, in the United States and
the Y’ellow Streak in Seward—just
watch the car with the paystreak
shade and you will know just where
to get the Best Goods, Best Treat-!
ment and Best Pricos, of any place*
jin Alaska. Ask the man in the Yel-!
| low Car. Always ready to give you
a ride.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
We carry the genuine imported
white enamel ware only. It is priced
within your reach. Brown & Hawk
ins, “Quality First.”
Meet me at The Branch.
Ashcroft’s doughnuts are clean,
good and pure; that’s sure. 5-25—tf
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! Keep the Sanitary Wrappers that
I you get on Snowflake bread, they will
be valuable in the near future. 5-25tf
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No advertiser can afford to omit
the Seward Gateway.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
Royal Bakery has reopened. Fresh
Bread daily.
If you are particular about the
kind of bread you eat, if you feel that
the best is the only kind to buy, it
j will pay you to demand from your
grocer Snowffake Bread. It is wrap
ped in sanitary wrappers. The
grocer’s clerk sweeps the floor, and
the dust settles everywhere, but the
sanitary wrappers keep Snowflake
bread clean and pure—that’s sure.
: 5-25—tf.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays: Communion Mass at 8:30
a. m.
Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school after Mass.
Rosary, Instruction and Benediction
at 7:30 p. m.
Weekdays: Daily Mass at 7:30 a.
m.
METHODIST SERVICES
At the M. E. church tomorrow at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m., services will be
held. The respective subjects will be
used: “In Patmos for Others,” and
“Vows of the Outward Bound.” Sun
day school at 12. A cordial invitation
is exteneded to all. %
C. T. COOK, Pastor.
For a delicious salad try our new
line of Tuna Fish, “The chicken of the
sea." Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
First."
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L. F. I*. & s.. OIjwuow.
J. W. SLOAN, M. D., C. M.
OVER OATEWAY
Office Hours, I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Fohmhri.t or Nomk.
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE FOURTH AVENUE
Phones: Residence Adams 48
Office Adams 93
Hours: 10 to 12 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m.
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office Over Harriman National Rank.
Hours b A M. to 5 P. M.
L. L. J AMKS, JU. J. K WOOI.I.KT
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meots tho First and Third Tuosdajr Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer Uulh
IEANDER l. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC IVANS,
President. Secretary.
Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday night at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY. f. R. BIOfORD,
Dictator. Secretary.
Miller’s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
Ladies’ Shampooing
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Read)
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club nidtr, SEATTLE. WASH
ZBINCEN BROS.. Prop*.
lvuh*lfalh°ii.50 Special W.»H» R.i.s
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON & D. TURCATTE, Props.
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HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Cor. 3rd and Adams, Saward
Good Eating!
Every Day Something Good at
the COMMERCE CAFE.
Everybody Knows Ernie Levin, Prop.
Launch “Pioneer”
Tom Parker with the
Launch “Pioneer” will
hereafter be at Kern
Creek on the day fol
lowing the day that train leaves
Seward prepared to take freight
and Passengers for Anchorage.
pMapStcTcakl
MRS. E. AYERS, Prop. X
| Washington St. near 4th Av. jjj
I HOME COOKING f
| Meals at All Hours ]<
LUMBER!
Alaska Lumber Made by Alaska Labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
in Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
in Any Quantity Soon
-THE
SEWARD SAWMILL CO.
A. F. RASMUSSEN, Prop. Phoae Keoal 2
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HOTEL OVLRLAN I
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - • - ALASKA
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Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO HA It
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Tkeatmknt
15 ESI A CC() M M 01) ATIO N S
AOELMAN & GUILTY MILK & CRhAM |
SEWARD DAIRY Why Hoi Try Our Buttermilk ?
fYl IL K STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
Rainier Buffet
THE BEST IN EVERYTHING
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
LOUVRE BLDG._QPP, A. B. HA L
THE ALASKA SHOP
JACOB PHILE, Proprietor
SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIRING—DOG HARNESS TO ORDER
SEWARD, :: ALASKA
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
"THE ADMIRAL LINE’’ .
Vessels Leaving Grand Irunk Dock Lvery Sunday Morning at I 1 a ni.
First Sailing for Anchorage Sunday, April loth.
For SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA PORTS
Vessels leaving on ihird Sunday of tach Month tails lihamna und Kodiak.
All Vessels cal! at Knik anchorage During Open Season.
- -CALIFORNIA-—--—“
Seattle to San Francisco, every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting
with Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California Points
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates wit nous otter
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Manager. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
ALASKA S
Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 0 p. m. thelOth, 20th and 30th or each
month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of rath month for lnalaska, and in
May, June, July and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, V\ rangell, Juneau, I hane,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without notice V5
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. H. McPQNALP, Age
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
ORE TREATED s—“l
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Alining AlrKkd
and Technical Determinations OyrTUI /llUJilll
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I X L 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
Asphaltura Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE MADISON 87
Rifles
| Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forces
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
OPENED JAN. I>T, 1913
“ClwHOTEL than BEST
In all the WEST'
STOP at the NE^