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Neutrality in thought and word is an impossibility in one sense in spite
of the exhortation of President Wilson. The Literary Digest is probably'
the most liberal publication in the United States. On all questions it strives j
to maintain an even balance and the name it has secured for freedom from
bias is most enviable, and, yet in its last issue it publishes four parallel
columns two of which consist of extracts from other papers accusing it of
being in favor of the Germans, and two of which are extracts from publica
tions accusing it of being opposed to the Germans. And a fact worth noting
about it is that many of the extracts contain an admission that the Digest had
always previously been broadminded until the war came up.
A few years ago the people were accusing the Belgians of the most
atrocious acts in the Congo. Belgians working for King Leopold were said
to have tortured the natives of that colony and in spite of the denials of the
Belgians themselves the outcry went on. Now the Belgians accuse the Ger-;
mans of atrocities and their tales find credence in many quarters. I he Ger
mans deny the charges as strenuously as the Belgians denied the accusations
against themselves.
We cannot close our ears to the stories which are vouched for by men of
eminence. Judging by ourselves, on the other hand, we find it hard to be
lieve that civilized human beings can fall so low as to torture men of the
same flesh and blood. If we had all been gifted with the judicial tempera
ment we might be able to listen silently and never express an opinion, but
it is a cinch that when we do express an opinion we shall find others objecting
to it.
It is, indeed, mighty hard to be neutral and have people believe you are
neutral. Prejudice is the colored spectacles of the mind and as those spectacles
are tinted so will our views of all matters relating to this war be tinted. It
is human nature to believe what you want to believe. The saying that the
wish is father to the thought is one that embraces an incontrovertible fact. As
a mother believes her child to be the brightest, the handsomest and the
sweetest in the world so will the offspring of our wishes—our opinions—seem
to be the best, the clearest and the only ones.
One can only be neutral in thought when he becomes an idiot without
brain and one can only be neutral in word when he loses or abandons the
ability to talk. But the president meant that if we can’t be neutral we should
be as neutral as we can.
The British government is encouraging its soldiers to marry before
going to the front so that offspring may come to take the places of those
killed and incapacitated by wounds and illness. This item of news opens a
peculiar vista of thought.
Soldiers are selected from the men of “military age which means that
they are men in the prime of life. Each of them is a man whose offspring
would probably average five if they followed the ordinary occupations so
that the loss of a million men may mean the loss of five millions to the
population of Europe. Of course the loss in hint'd, maimed and through
illness will probably be more than one million and to the loss of offspring
is added the loss of the men themselves when they are just at the age to be
useful to their countries.
Let us suppose that Britain puts one million men in the field. This
means one man in every forty of the population of the British islands. These
men will all be of military age whch means that they will be of an age which
is about one third of the time allotted to human existence. That would mean
that the soldiers, practically, will have to be chosen from about one fourteenth
of the population. . And as this one-fourteenth is the effective part, the pro
ducing part, it means a tremendous loss.
Needless to say that when the women are taken into account it means
taking the men from one seventh of the kernel of the population. The result
can easily be imagined.
Nriua from All
yarts of thf
U Northland tt
and oppression on our own people by
the arbitrary increase of the prices of
food stuiTs are so peculiarly reprehen
sible that whenever convictions can be
obtained, the government should insist |
upon sentences of imprisonment—no
fines or civil remedies are deemed ade- j
quate.—Juneau Dispatch.
T. W. Gregory, attorney general of
the United States, wants the investi
gations into the rise of the prises of
food to be thorough. A second circular
has been sent to the district attorneys
in Alaska, which says in part:
“The capitalization of misfortune
The Cordova Alaskan says;
Judge Nathanial Greene, bank ex
aminer, has arrived on his profes
sional tour. He has recently visted
other cites on the coast in his profes
sional capacity and will leave on the
next southward bound boat. Mr.
Total Resources
October 22, 1914
$179,910.00
OFFICERS
Charles E. Brown, President
T. \V. Hawkins, Vice-Pres.
Sidney Anderson, Cashier
White Doesbvhg, Ast. Cashier
Bank of Seward
SEWARD, ALASKA
Greene resides permanently at |
Cordova.—Seward Gateway.
From the above we learn for the'
first time that our townsman is a ter-;
ritorial official.
EAGLE, Oct. 12.—Adam Clark,
aged 70, an old-timer in Alaska, com
mitted suicide three miles above Eagle
at the mouth of Eagle creek. It is sup
posed that the deed was committed on
Thursday night. The deceased had
several hundred dollars deposited in
different stores here, and was appar
ently in good health. The reason for
his rash act is not known. He put the 1
muzzle of a gun into his mouth and
blew his head off. His body was buri
ed here on'Saturday afternoon. j
Thomas Lewis, a Fairbanks photo-,
grapher, recently fell heir to a large
mineral water business in London by
the death of an uncle. Lewis’ wife is |
now in London looking after the busi
ness until he has closed out his affairs
, j
in Alaska.
On the last trip of the Victoria from
Nome she took 420 passengers and
shipments of gold bullion aggregating
$456,000, $145,000 from the Iditarod,
$5,000 from Marshall City and $:106,- j
000 from Nome.
A number of persons living in the
distant parts >of Alaska are not yet
aware that the war is raging in Eu
rope. Two prospectors who had spent
the summer on the upper Porcupine,
returned last week to Ruby and have
since been busy reading war news, j
They state there are hundreds of men i
on the Arctic slope who have not
heard fom the outside for nearly a
year.
The Alaska Garnet Mining & Manu
facturing Co., operating a garnet led- j
ge at the mouth of the Stikine river, |
have made up a 12-ton shipment of
garnets for the San Francisco fair,!
where they have a selling concession.
W anted
Immediately
100
Citizens
of Seward |
To make j
money on their
real estate
holdings
• I
. List it with us
We have a habit oi
selling everything
we get our hands on
WHITEHEAD
REALTY and
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Two doors below
The Gateway
T. * M. APPLICATION NO. 61676
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska, September 3, 1 • 14
Notice is hereby given that the Port Helden
Packing Company of Portland. Oregon. a cor- J
poratlon organised under the laws of the State |
of Washington, has made application In this
office under the provisions of the Acta of Con
gress of March 3. 1891. and May 14. 1898.
amended by the Act of March 3, 1903, for the
lands embraced in U. S. Survey No. 481 as
a trade and manufacturing site, said lands be- 1
ing located on the east shore of Port Helden, |
Bering Sea. Alaska, in latitude 66 deg. 62
min. N. and longitude 168 deg. 44 min. W.
and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. W. C. Cor. due
E. 1.06 chs., on line of ordinary high tide of
Port Helden, thence due E. 25. chs., to Cor.
No. 2, thence due N. 30 chs., to Cor. No. 8,
thence due W. 13.88 chs., to Cor. No. 4, on
line or ordinary high tide Port Helden, whence
low point at east entrance bears N. 17 deg.
30 min. W., thence meandering along the
shore of said Port Helden, (1) N. 16 deg. 45
min. W. 16.66 chs.. (2) S. 26 deg. 07 min. W.
16.61 chs.. to Cor. No. 1. the place of begin
ning, containing an area of 26.69 acres, Mag.
Var. 21 deg. 24 min. E. .
Any and all persons claiming any portion of
said lands, or desiring to protest said applica
tion or entry, are required to file their said
adverse claims or protests under oath within
the period of the statute or thereafter they
will be barred. _
C. B. WALKER.
Register.
Date ef first Publication, Sept 17, 1914.
HOTEL OVERLAND
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
The Coleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric lights. Electric bell. Modern bathrooms. Rates reasonable.
FOURTH AVENUE . SEWARD, ALASKA
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. GRAFF, - President and General Manager
Clothing, Furnishings, Footwear, Tents,
Tarps, Rugs, Etc.
S. L. Colwell
PIONEER MERCHANT Fourth Ave
Commerce Cafe
Short Orders at All Hours
Bread for Sale
Board, family style. Breakfast, from 6 to 8 a. m. Dinner, 11 a. m.
to 1 p. m. Supper, 5 to 7 p. m. Rate, $1.00.
Service at Counter, Tables E. LEVIN
or Private Boxes Proprietor
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
——-•Ocaltrs In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
WATCHES
Howard
Hamilton
Elgin .
Waltham
Illinois
The Celebrated
Chat. Mllen
Repeater
George The Jeweler
Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry Repaired
GOLD NUGGET GOODS Made to Order
CEO. A. MIRLACH
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
Incorporated November 1905 under ttie Laws of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
- i . . ..... — 1 1 ■*
CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN
Electric Supplies and Appliances
Office At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN 133
Location Notices & Gateway
Evinrude
Motors
2 and 3 1-2 h. p.
With Magn to.
J.LGraef
Agttit
SEWARD! SEWARD! SEWARD! SEWARD!
Ocean Terminus Government Railway
Don't Forget This
The Seward Commercial Company will give the I'ublic tl>*
Bargains in All Lines of Merchandise (except groceries) for the next
30 days that ever was pulled off in Alaska. Look at a few of them.
20 per cent Off 10 per cent Off
Men's $8.00 Shoes.$6.40 $5,00 Oold Seal Pacs ... $4.50
Men’s 7.00 •* 5.60 $4,50 4‘ “ “ •••
Men's 6.00 44 4.80 <6.00 Hlpress White Pacs $5.40
Men's 5.00 *4 4.00
Men’s 6.00 Union Suits 4.00 Hen’s Wool Sox
. 25c to 65c per pair
Men'# 5.00 4‘ 44 4 00
Ladles' 5.00 Shoes .4.00 We have 60 dozen on hand
Men’s Mackinaw Warwick China
$8.00, Now.$6 40 $25.00 Sets, Now.$20.00
$6.50, No v.. $6 00 $20 00 Sets, Now ...... $16.00
$6.00, Now.$4 80 $12.00 Sets, Now.$ 0.60
$5.00, Now.$4.00
Full Lines Stetson tlats-Crossett Shoes-Women’s Men a and
Children's Underwear — Chippewa * Shoes--Ladles’ Knit Skirts,
Swerters, hosiery. Cotton, Cashmere and Silk. The same Bargains
In All Lines (except (Iroceales). We mean to Oct the Business.
Seward Commercial Co.
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors Bl Windows
Lang's Ranges
I K L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Makhoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Niariue Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery •
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Tw ine
J. L. GRAEF
PACIFIC ALASKA
HAVIGATIBH tOMfAHY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8- CO._ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
ADMIRAL WATSON AND ADMIRAL EVANS
via the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat.
Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND*CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B F. WATSON, General Agent WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent
\r~^T\ ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. •§$
Steamers Alameda, Mariposa and Northwestern
sail from Seattle every six days tor Ketchikan.
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and
Seward. Direct service to Knik Anchorage via
Alameda and Mariposa
$. 1 Dlrlfo'leaves Seward 15th of each oioath for Cook lolet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. Sth;
S. S. Latouche, 1 Sth; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
0*Right reserved to change this schedule without notice'll
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
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W. A. M'NEILEY. Prop.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.60 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELEOTRIO LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canoed Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Pr»p.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations