Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
Published Dally except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered In the Dost office at Seward, Alaska, as second-class matter
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A BAS LE ALASKAIRE
“Certainment,” says Jean Allou
cherie, voluble Gascon, writing in
the newspaper Paris-Soir, between
copious gulps of vin rouge and
goodly portions of frogs legs, “I
will tell you all about Alaskaire.”
Then Mons. Alloucherie gets the
following off his chest, after which
the Parisians read it, don those
seven-bushel red trousers, march
under the Arche de Triomphe sing
ing the Marseillaise, and something
akin to the Dreyfus case is opened.
And here Mons. Alloucherie some
what resembles the Irishman at
tacking a Jew. He has just heard
it reported that the Israelite had
crucified Christ.
But get an earful of this:
The Canadian Mounted Police
.... “In Alaska, to the contrary,
on the American side of the aurif
erous Arctic, as Fairbanks, Nome
and Skagway, crime and vice de
veloped in terrifying proportions.
At Skagway, an Alaskan town which
served as a landing port to gold
seekers enroute to the Klondike,
a saloon-keeper, Soapy Smith, be
fore knowing of Chicago and its
gangsters, caused to disappear a
hundred and fifty men in the space
of two years. He rarely put his
hand to the work. He had a gang
of four killers, and some expert
and unprejudiced dancers. A pat
ron, possessor of a number of dol
lars or a lot Of beautiful nuggets,
had not many chances of leaving
Soapy Smith’s saloon alive. Be it
in the dance hall, or in the gamb
ling room, or in any particular
room, a quarrel well-prepared in
advance, a powder easily poured in
a whiskey, rabidly put an end to
his career. Powerless or compliant,
the police of Skagway let things
run on.
“Since then prohibition has
come to Alaska, but the mentality
has not changed much. Soapy
Smith has long been dead, killed in
his turn by a member of a vigi
lance committee, but murders and
holdups continue to be regular oc
curences.” .....
Now let us tell one: f
Over in France about May 31,
1793, prospectors for a substance
variously described as Liberty,
Freedom, etc., struck pay near the
Elysees palace causing one of the
biggest stampedes in history. A
frog named Murat set up business
along the Seine river with a little
machine called the guillotine. Un
like Soapy and his congressional
delegation, Murat and his pals re
lied upon the Commune to supply
th edancing girls and stage props.
Any man or woman whose hair
gre wan inch above their eye
brows was suitable grist for the
guillotine; if he or she had two
francs in the pocket so much the
better; to wear a white collar and
have the face washed was like tilt
ing a hefty poke onto Soapy’s bar.
The collar was removed by taking
off the head first. While this was
going on the “bulls” albeit gend
armes flirted with personable
Communists pushing perambula
tors bearing the remains of the
offspring of the intelligentsia, roy
alty, nobility, lady barbers and
others. All those who failed to es
cape across the border supplied
a sluicehead of blood for washing
liberty and a few penny-weights
of “jack” from the raiment of
what had been the intellect and
culture of France.
Soapy’s 150 victims would not
have supplied a curtain-raiser for
the deluge of blood which poured
over the cobbles and reddened the
Seine.
The reason why the Germans
did not repeat the dose on Mon
suer Alloucherie’s compatriots in
1917 was because of the presence
of some millions of Yankee dough
boys who abominate nasty spec
tacles, told the krautsters to go
back home to their long pipes and
bratwurst, put out the cat, wound
up the clock and recently, and
now, are besieging Washington to
dig up enough bacon and beans
to last thru the winter because
Monseur Alloucherie’s orderly gov
ernment believes that it is more
polite to obtain a grosos 'of mil
lions of American “jack” by subtle
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies—de
veloping, printing, enlarging and
picture framing. Alaska Shop.
ty and repudiation than to muss
things up with such contraptions
as Soapy Smith utilized in his day.
It’s funny what absynthe will
do to a Frenchman.
Bolivia reports having slain
9,000 Paraguayans in one battle.
Which proves that the spigotys are
becoming as good liars as our war
correspondents during the World
War.
Overland
Hotel
On the Main Street
Seward, Alaska
Mel A. Horner, Mgr*
MERCHANT'S GRILL
Under New Management
Open Day and Night
NOONDAY LUNCH PRIVATE BOXES
FINEST PASTRIES PARTIES SERVED
Meal ‘a La Carte and Tabl d’ Hote
Short Orders, Bakery Goods
The Choicest of Foods Perfectly Cooked and Perfectly Served
Bakery in Connection—Bread, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Etc.
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Home office at Anchorage, Alaska
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Hospital
Seward, Alaska
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Card Tables
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
A Masters Work
Jonas Bros, offer yon a com
plete Fur, Taxidermy and
Fawning Service — unexcelled
anywhere.
Game heads, fur rugs, birds,
etc., mounted true to nature.
Tour raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
chokers.
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JONAS BROS.
1030 Broadway, Denver, Colo.
SEWARD WATER SlIPPLV
Seward, Alaska
“Good water a necessity in every home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building—Phone, Main 81
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MARINE, AUTOMOTIVE AND COMMERCIAL
MACHINISTS AND ELECTRICIANS
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Seward Hotel
MODERN
REASONABLE
Rooms with or without bath
SPECIAL RATES BY
WEEK OR MONTH
Seward, Alaska.
Mrs. D. J. McKenzie, Pro.
AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUES
ALL PRICES DRASTICALLY CUT
The Blue Shop
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Pacific Alaskan
Airways, Inc.
(Formerly The Alaskan Airways, Inc.)
Serve all of Interior Alaska
Weekly schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For rates, information, etc., see
Elwyn Swetmann, Seward Representative
Clark Bassett, Manager Anchorage Base
K. K. Kate, Seattle agent, 16 Ray Street
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McGee Airways
SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY
Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks Air Service
AT YOUR SERVICE ANYTIME
Rates: Seward to Anchorage $15; Seward to Fairbanks
$65. Ten per cent less on round trip tares.
(Joy hops, 3 passengers, $5 each, 30 minutes flying)
LIBERTY THEATRE
~ 0NE SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK
ONE OF THE SCREEN’S FOREMOST ACTORS
GEORGE BANCROFT
portrayeir of strong roles in the play well suited to his talents
“Rich Nan’s Folly”
A Big 9-Reel Feature With a Plot Centering Around a Man Hav
ing One Ambition to Which He Sacrifices Everything In life
SEETHING FORCE, INDOMITABLE WILL DRIVING OBSESSION
A great character study given in an absorbing play
With it is an interesting one-reeler of oldtime
Movies and a News
MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
Sails from Seward every two weeks for
Anchorage and Cook Inlet ports. Phone 111,
Anchorage, for schedules and rates.
Capt. Heinie Berger, Master
The Alaska Railroad
(mt. McKinley park route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a.m.
*v • • ' ,5 . . V v. - ,
Mixed train from Anchorafe and intermediate points
arrives each Wednesday p. m. Mixed train for'An
chorage and intermediate points leaves not earlier
than 10:00 a. nL each Saturday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handles passengers*
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS !
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
Leaves Seattle North
EVANS . Oct. 5
EVANS . Nov. 2
EVANS . Nov. 30
Leave Seward South
EVANS . Oct. 18
EVANS . Nov. 15
EVANS . Dec. 11
The Admiral Evans
will call at Yakutat
north and southbound.
Wayne Blue, Agent.
Phones
Main 81, Madison 40
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THtAlMK4iiNE
steamer—
Leave
Seattle
Leave
Seward
YUKON .. SEPT. 24 SEPT. 30 9 P. M.
ALASKA . Oct. 1 Oct. 7 9 P.M.
YUKON ....’..Oct. 8 Oct. 14 9 P. M.
ALASKA.. Oct. 15 Oct. 21 9 P.M.
YUKON.Oct. 22 Oct. 28 9 P.M.
ALASKA.Oct. 29 Nov. 4 9 P.M.
Steamers Yukon and Alaska, call at Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez and La
touche both ways. Steamer Alaska calls at Pet
ersburgh both ways. Sailings from Seattle at
9 A. M. on dates shown.
J. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co