NEWS NOTES
A most interesting book dealing
with the legislative houses of Mas
sachusetts has just arrived in Sew
ard. It is beautifully illustrated and
amongst the illustrations is a photo
graph of “Hon. H. C. Foster, senator
ami chairman of the committee of
roads and bridges" anil several other
things that are nice. He is our own
H. C. Foster, now of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission force.
Dr. Sloan nays he saw a moose on
Marathon mountuain yesterday from
a distance. The distance is not stated
although it is a vital bit ot evidence
in the case.
The ladies art' said to have some
extraordinary surprises up their
sleeves for the great Civic Fair next
week. There is some good reason to
believe that they have them sure
that is, surprises.
COPENHAGEN. Sweden. August
16.—A Swedish governmental order is
posted here today prohibiting the ex
portation of sardines packed in oil.
It has been discovered that vast
quantities of tinned sardine> were be
ing unpacked by the Germans and the
oil used on machine guns.
EVERY AMERICAN WOMAN
SHOE Id) BEAK "•
BABIES SHE SAYS
(Special to Gateway uy United Press*
ST. PAUL. August 16.—“There will
be no need of birth control legislation
when women demand that science cope
with the feur of motherhood, which is
the real cause of all this agitation tor
laws permitting the control of the
size of families.’ said Mrs. Robert B.
Liggett here today. She has just
completed a three weeks’ lecture
course on “Twilight Sleep’’ in Detroit.
“American families are decreasing
in size every year even without birth
control laws," Mrs. Liggett said.
“This decrease in our birth rate is
alarming. Every American woman
must bring to maturity at least three
children or our nation will go back
ward instead of forward.
“It is the immigrant woman who is
keeping up the birth rate now.
American woman are dodging moth
erhood, and clamoring for birth con
trol because they are physically
afraid of motherhood, not because
they are afraid of poverty or do not
wish to give their time to the care of
babies.
“The higher education which we are
demanding of our girls is unfitting
them for motherhood, because it is de
veloping them to a high nervous ten
sion and making them more keen**
sensitive to pain. VVe cannot condemn
our women for wanting to control the
size of their families unless we give
them some means of eliminating the
pain which they know they must face
to bring children into the world. With
easier motherhood, there will be no
need of birth control.”
Mrs. Liggett will make a tour of
Michigan and Indiana for the same
propaganda.
Mrs. Liggett is conducting an edu
cational campaign among women urg
ing that they demand emancipation
from the traditional belief that child
birth must be accompanied by danger
and suffering. She has assisted in
raising a fund to be used in establish
ing a Twilight Sleep ward in the
Womans Hospital at Detroit—the first
ard to be made available for
•women who cannot afford ta pay for
the treatment.
' Mrs. Liggett claims that with bet
ter trained physicians for obstretries,
more scientific knowledge by women
of the care they should take of them
selves and a universal demand that
science make some contribution to
ward relieving suffering ineident to
maternity, birth control will not be
necessary.
Long distance letvpnone Dooth at
The Kranch.
MODERN OFFICES
FOR R NT
Ne* Van liilder Block
F.lectric Liifht. Steaiu Heat,
Hot and Fold Water Lavatory
in every Suite.
UKADY AHOl’T OCT. 1st
For reservations see
W. P. HENRY
4th anti Adams Sts.
JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE LINE OF
REXALL
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES
Each Preparation Guaranteed
ALASKA PHARMACY
SEWARD. ALASKA
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Tuesday. Aug. 29. 8:15 p.m.
The Kiupress Circuit presents
PATHE NEWS No. 26 _
The favorite comedian Kdward A boles in the Jesse K.
Lasky Comedy Drama
“THE MAKING OF
BOBBY BUR NIT”
Children under 12 years positively not admitted until further
notice.
Administration Gold Bricks
When Roosevelt was President the Danish West Indies could have
been purchased for $5,000,000. The present administration has no
hesitancy in paying $25,000,000, besides throwing in all American dis
eovery rights in Greenland.
Congress passed the Alaska Railroad Bill, $25,000,000, for the
construction of 1,000 miles of railroad. At the present rate of con
struction, the cost of 1.000 miles would aggregate $110,000,000 ami re
quire 2(1 years to build.
The Canadian government attempted and did build a railroad from
Moncton, Canada, at a cost of $174,000,000, while the engineers' esti
mates for the work was $72,000,000.
Is it possible that President Wilson made a grave error in desig
nating Seward the One and Only Ocean Terminal of the Government
Railroad instead of Anchorage?
Did it ever occur to Delegate Wiekersham that every knock
against the Alaska Road Commission is a boost and belittles his
chances politically? With wagon roads and trails tributary to the
Government railroad you will develope Alaska ten fold. Seward is
getting her first real recognition this year from the Alaska Hoad ( om
mission as Congress in its wisdom aaw fit to appropriate the reason
able sum of $500,000 for wagon roads and trails. If congress recogniz
ed the true conditions in Alaska they would unhesitatingly vote $1,000,
000 annually for that purpose.—Why even British Columbia appropri
ate $3,000,000 annually for Wugon Roads.
If we can afford to spend $130,000,000 to catch one lone Greaser,
we ought to have no trouble in getting one million dollars annually for
the next ten years.—For Wagon Road*.
In the meantime while the political pot is boiling, it will pay you
to call en the Seward Commercial Co., and see what they have to offer
in the way of Bargains in Merchandise. Don’t forget the famous
Universal Stoves and Ranges. Victrolas and Victor Records, every
thing for the Home or Trail. Don’t forget Seward’s Fair Week, under
the direction of the Womens' Club of Seward.
The Seward Commercial Co.
D. Al. STKWAKT RR1NGS
GOLD KRO.M THE CREEKS
Duncan Stewart has arrived with a
bunch of nice gold from Canyon
creek and Lynx creek where he is now
working thirty-live or forty men.
Operations were retarded eil'c» in
season because of a shortage of men
but work is now proceeding very well,
lie recently paid a visit to Anchorage.
W A \ T E D
Smart boy at Gateway office.
1
It is recalled by the pioneers of
Seward that the first day they landed,
August 2S, thirteen years ago was
just like today so far as weather is
concerned and Fat Hewitt says drinks
>vere two bits apiece. Mr. l*at will
leave in a month or two, by the way,
to visit his longing friends outside in
^Nebraska, Iowa and several other
places and will be absent for some
| months.
FOR SALK CHEAP
Best paying boarding house in
! town. Enquire Germania Cafe. 8-210
Just arrived from San Francisco, a
pretty line of
FALL SFORT HATS
1'rices very reasonable. Call and inspect.
I lay your material for fall shirts and
have them cut and fitted free of charge
from some of the pretty Pictorial Patterns
CPFf IAI W Al F ECONOMY JARS. PINTS. $1.15 Doz.
orLlfl/AL O/nLL •• QUARTS. 1.25 Doz.
• In* BAZAAR ana ..ter Variety Store
w
The Seward News Company
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SEE
BILL HENRY
THE LIVE REAL ESTATE MAN
For the Best Real Estate
Deal in Seward
Office 4th & Adams.
New assortment of Fancy Cookies,
BROWN & HAWKINS, “Quality
j First."
“MONEY
BACK”
If you are not satisfied. Some
thing new. One and one-quar
ter lbs. in glass jars for
FIFTY CENTS
Gold Medal Mt^hrat Award P. P. I t.
Sanitary Packed Quality first
BROWN & HAWKINS
Exclusive Agents
WE NEVER SUBSTITUTE
JUST RECEIVED, our fall and
winter stock of “Patrick Duluth” and
“Oregon City” mackinaw coats for
men and boys. Beautiful designs in
all wool fabrics.
BROWN & HAWKINS, “Quality
First.”
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Fresh Popcorn anu Peanuts.—Sew*
1 ard Club.
Noodle Cafe. Phono Main 111.
; Tray service 25c extra, receives
*
! prompt attention. 8-1—tf
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FOR THIS WEEK ONLY—
Thirty-five cent Norwegian macker
el for twenty-five cents.
BROWN A' HAWKINS, “Quality
First.”
No advertiser can afVord to omit
the Seward Gateway.
Coffee and Sandwiches. Myers’
Bakery.
Always Reliable
JEEEERSON SHOES
URBACH’S
! Inferior grades of chocolates
! in place of tin* highest.
< who pretended to be our friend
told us a trade secret how to re
•duce the cost of manufacture
! It meant an additional profit to
us but wo spurned the sugges
ition. Why? Because we re
j solved always to give the public
only pure candy, up to the high
'est possible standard.
HETTELS The Kodak Store.
Broadway. Seward
Agents for Kalman Kodak Sup
plies and Ansco Cameras
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Service and Economy
The experienced clothes-buycr in
sists on service-value first and last.
Ed. V Price fe? Co.
Our Chicago tailors make clothes
to individual order from your own
choice of fashion and fabric—
result, economy!
Have us prove it—Today.
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First"
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Cigars
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