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SKWAKI). ALASKA. FRIDAY. SKI’TFMRFR 2D. li)l(i
The merging of the Admiral Line and the Pacilic
('oast Steamship Company is particularly interesting just
now when the condition of the world's merchant marine is
so much affected by the great war. From the accounts ar
riving here it would appear that the Admiral Fine has
bought out the other and buying ships at this time is no
cheap performance owing to the scarcity of ships in all
oceans. We are told that freighters are now sold for $175
a ton, a price which is an increase of 81-5 since the war
began. A vessel of only P.oOO tons was recently sold lor
$1,750,000, and ship brokers say that as the war goes on
and more ships are sunk the price will go to $-00 a ton.
This tremendous increase is said by authorities to he due
to the sinking of so many allied vessels by submarines and
to the interning of the vessels of the Central Powers.
Even now when submarine warfare is supposed to he at
a comparative standstill Germany claims to have sunk
over sixty ships in August. Indeed, there was never a
time when the United States had such a chance to build up
its own merchant marine and if it loses the opportunity it j
deserves to remain shipless. Mavbe, though, it needed a !
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man like Alexander as France needed its Napoleon when
the chance of the revolution came.
The Alameda this morning really ushered in the poli
tical season by bringing the first batch of public men, in
cluding Delegate Wickersham himself. As the delegate to ;
congress from Alaska, the representative of all the people
of this territory, the Gateway here takes the liberty of
bidding him welcome, and this may be said without regard
to political opinion at all.
Have you ever noticed that the run of passengers to
Alaska is like the run of fish. Kaeh kind has it own parti
cular season. The oldtimers who went out for the winter
come back in earlv spring. Then come the tourists and
later the men who went out to prepare for the winter
business, and then come the politicians in the fall of the
election year and so on. What sort of fish would vou com
part* each type of traveler w ith V
All Seward should aid iu making tlu* exhibition of the
districts resources as interesting as possible. It is an op
portunity which few towns receive without cost.
IH UK LEWIS PREDICTS
W VICS END BV SERINE
SEATTLE. Sept. - Senator
James Hamilton Lewi*, the Democrat
whip, who is here campaigning for
Wilson predicts that the war in Eur
ope will be ended before Spring. He
declares that the I’nited States has
recently cemented the idea of “Na
tionalism** and ha.> annihilated sec
tionalism. He a’so predicts that con
gress will pass arbitration acts for all
labor troubles. In a speech later
Senator Lewis declared that the
democratic party has the political
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JUNEAU
battle won now and this is due in a
great measure to the fact that Presi
dent Wilson has maintained peace and
prosperity. He expressed the belief
that a peaceful settlement of the
Mexican question is assured and that
the American forces will be with
drawn from Mexico before winter.
VETERAN HELLO (iIRLS
RECORD IS 2.100.000
CALLS IN 21 YEARS
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 20. — Two j
million, four hundred thousand con
versations on love, business, gossip
and what not is the record today of
Miss Nell Taylor in the 24 yeais’ cot*
tinuous service as a hello girl heie.
Tin* first eight years she spent at
the switchboard handling calls at the
rate of 1,000 a day. She spent an
other eight years as supervisor, an
swering foolish questions.
“Will you marry me’.”' she says, is
tin* silliest and most frequent question
asked. She still is single and glad of
it.
When she started to work 2t years
ago Miss Taylor was K». Then* were
only 1550 telephones in Columbus
then, as compared to 4.‘»,000 today.
Waterfill & Frazier wn>skey at
The Branch.i
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via
Seattle Portland San Francisco
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Three Daily Train*
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SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS
Through Standard Sleeping Curs from Seattle
and Portland to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
I Fining and Observation Cars.
A HE YOU GOING EAST ?
The cost via California is practically the same
as on the Northern routes. For information
call on or write to
0. M.' ANDREWS
l>, K. I*. A., 712 Second Avo.,
SEATTLE. WASH. I
Southern Pacific Lines
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Get it at COTTER’S
Whalebak Stags Hipress Pacs
Neustadter Bros. Stags Arrow Pacs
Dry Sox ShoeS"Black and Tan
Patrick Mackinaws Kenyon Mackinaws
KENYON RAINCOATS
Just Received
DOGG-DERENDEN SHIRTS
New Fall Patterns
STRAIGHT LINE GOODRICH RUBBERS
Storm and Everstick
THE MINER’S STORE
"THE PLACE WHERE MEN OUTFIT”
riK>M: is FOR ANYIIIINU WE’LL UFI IT ___
“MONEY
BACK”
11 you are not satisfied. Some
thing new. One and one-quar
ter lbs. in glass jars lor
fifty cents
Gill I Medal M'llfa-a Award P. P. I C j
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Sanitary Packed Quality First
BROWN & HAWKINS
Exclusive Agents
THE SEWARD TAILORS j
—HAVE—
Moved Up Broadway
Next to Graef’s Hardware
SPECIAL DRY CLEANING
O. K. BATHS
Broadway Seward
A Neat Haircut and Easy Shave*
Our Specialty
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BILL HENRY '
THE LIVE REAL ESTATE MAN
For I lie Best Beal Estate
Deal in Seward
Office 4th & Adams.
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC CO.
S. M. ORAFF
President and General Manager
We can s a complete stock ami are prepared to supply your wants
from the most carefully selected line of Drug's and Sundries in Alaska.
Send us your orders.
Prescriptions
Face and C old C reams .
Rexall Household Remedies
Patent Medicines
Cotton & Bandages
Plastic Stockings
Trussess Ac Crutches
Abdominal Belts
Suspensories
Hand Mirrors
Bath Requisites
Safety Razors Ac Blades
Syringes Ac Hot Mater Bags
Brushes
Russian Ac American Oils
h odaks
Thermos Bottles
Candy
Flashlights
Magazines
Pictures
Moccasins
Post l ards
Stationery
Pyralin Ivory Ware
Blank Books
Waterman Pens (Fountain)
Typewriter Supplies
Hand Bags & Purses
Cigars & Tobacco v
Agents for—
AUGUSTINE KYER CANDIES
EASTMAN KODAKS
WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PENS
REYALL HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES
TYRRELLS CASCADE INTERNAL BATH
SEWARD DRUG CO.
Successors to the ALASKA PHARMACY
SEWARD ALASKA
_ _ _ a a. ^ a a jm*. A A
the PAL AGE BAR
SHERMAN HAYNES, PROPR.
Service Best Liquors
Cigars
Pool and Billiards
Cafe and Lunch Counter in
Connection
H. V. HOBEN A. P. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-Dealers In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
HOTEL OVERLAM >
E. L. WHITTEMORB, EROI*.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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THE BEST IN EVERYTHING
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
LOUVRE BLDG. OPP. A. B. HALL
ALASKA COHPANY S,spVid
SEATTLE SAILINGS
\ ALASKA, Sept. 26
HARIPOSA, Sept. JO ALAMEDA Oct. 10
NORTHWESTERN, Oct. 5 Connects with S. S. Dora
All ships via inside passage. The Alameda and Mariposa touch
at Skagway.
Right reserved to change tins schedule without notice V*
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. IL McDONALD. Agent
THE SEWARII LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November lt»0?> under the Laws of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Contractors and dealers in Electric Supplies and Apparatus.
Oftice At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN 123
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MIMfR’S AND GOLD MIMfR’S SLffl IfS
Doors & Windows
Lany’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 Rootiny
Tar Paper
Deafeniny felt
Weather St rips
Gasoline
Gas Hnjfine Oil
Niarine Hn^ine Oi<
Valve < )il
HI a me Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Taints
Lacqueret Taint
Asphaltum Taint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONt MADISON 37
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Taekl*
Giant 1‘owder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith's Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Tw ine
Jr L. GRAEr
A0ELMAN & GUILTY milk & cream
SfWARD DAIRY [Why Not Try Our Buttermilk?
MILK -STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
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Open Day and Night!
I OPENED JAN.I»T, 1913
“Cke HOTEL t kais BF.ST
In all the WEST" ,
REDUCED RATES VIA THE
Are made from SEWARD to many Eastern Cities
To get benefit of reduction tickets must be purchased with
steamship ticket
Full information and tickets from A. II. McDonald, Alaska Steamship
Co., Wayne Blue, Admiral Line
A. S. DAUTRICK, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent,
Room 18, Valentine Building, Juneau.
| T. J. MOORE, City Passenger Agt., Second and Columbia, Seattle.