SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
SEWARD ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
Published Daily Except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
Selby & Hoben, Proprietors
H. B. Selby, Editor
Entered as Second Matter, Septem
ber 2, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under Act of March
3, 1879. _
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BILL GAINING IN FAVOR
The literacy bill to bo presented to
the next session of the Territorial
legislature is rapidly gaining impe
tus, especially since the women’s
clubs and American Legion posts of
Alaska have endorsed its passage.
This bill makes no special race or
sect its target, but denies every citi
zen unable to read and wrtte the
privilege of the ballot. It is one of
the most progressive and patriotic
movements yet fostered by the Am
erican organizations of a country
loving electorate.
The Gateway lavors this DM, net,
because of political reasons, bat be
cause it will make a better citizenry;
a mere patriotic constituency and
more genuine Americans. No man or
woman at this day and age can
claim to be 100 per cent American
Mho is not able to read or write, and
whose poiit'cal preferences are ring
ed by dollars and cents received for
their vote. Wherever the literacy
bill has been in force it has decreas
ed the number of illiterates and
caused a higher standard of citizen
ship. The man who points with pride
to his Flag and his country should
he able to say what it stands for an^
why he is better off under the crim
son bars and blue field carried so
gallantly through the many victori
ous wars than under the Red Flag of
Russia. H r should have some other
motive in his heart than peisonal
aggrandizemei1 m applying for the
educational privileges so free v pro
vided.
There is no need for the passage
of a cumberso’i c literacy te-f. If the
voter can vvite his or her name in
the election jegister, it shod! suf
fice. provided he can read ‘fit oath
at the top of the page, stating that
the elector has lived in the territory
one year, and in the voting place 30
days, and is 21 years of age. Sure
ly no man >■ ith a love of country
and a desire for a cleaner ballot can
have any objection to a lit >racy test
that does not discriminate between
races, and !or<s to the onughten
ment of the ^eter. The lowest type
of politician .whose thought is not
lo serve but t« obtain an ea • • patri
mony, can give no excuse why the
voter should not be intelligent en
ough to reao and v rite.
In case the next legislature bring
up this bill, and it is practically cer
tain that it will, the women and ex
soldiers should mark those opposed
to it and retire them from public life
if they wish an unpolluted ballot,
free from taint of commercial spoils.
The United States government pro
vides a liberal education for all, free
of charge. Those who do not take
advantage of it are not to be con
demned ,but should have safeguards
thrown around them to prevent their
ignorance contaminating others. On
ly by education and educating our
voters can we remain the foremost
nation of the world.
NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY
National Defense Day, September
12, is next Friday and our patriotic
citizens will celebrate by appropriate
ceremonies. This day is also the
anniversary of the battle of St. Mi
hiel, when the best blood of the na
tion was given to help our stricken
neighbors overseas. No peace plan
which will lead other nations to lay
down their arms and beat the sword
into the plowshare as a guarantee of
(permanent peace has ever been suc
cessful . No engine of war, however
terrible, has prevented nations from
crimsoning the fields of Mars with
the life blood of its physically per
fect.
Frederick Palmer, writer for the
American Legion, whose words have
caused a wave of patriotism to sweep
the nation, has the following to say
in regard to Defense Day. It is a
sermon in prose:
We slipped into unpreparedness af
ter the Revolution and whqn we need
ed a gun and needed it quick in 1812
th British so far had the jump on us
that they were able to burn Wash
ington. After the Civil War wre got
slack again. Our Navy became ob
mlete wooden hulls against steels un
til we started the White Squadron,
mr regular army was reduced to 25,
300 and our neglected National
Guard went into the war with Spain
with rifles that carried less than a
thousand yards against rifles that
carried twice as far.
If we had been prepared in 1812
Britain might have given us our
rights at sea for which we had to
tight. If we had been prepared in
1808 Spain might have freed Cuba
without our having recourse to force.
There are two wars which the Persh
ing plan might have prevented.
But there are people who say that
if you prpare for war you breed war,
if you build an army you are bound
to use it. We have had the armed
strength to overrun Mexico, but we
have not used it. We have kept smil
irg at Mexico .while our loaded gun
has been a restraint on her wild ele
ments.
After the Spanish War we trebled
our regular arm and we reorganized
our National Guard and whole mili
tav system. If we had not and, in
1!)17, had had only our pre-Spanish
war nucleus we should have been
moreunprepared than we were for
the World War. We should not have
been ready for St. Mihiel as soon as i
September 12, 1918, which was sev
enteen months after our entry into
the War.
After the World War we again in
creased our regular nucleus, applied
the lessons of organization learned t
in France and provided for an or
ganized reserve, by the Defense Act
of 1920.
On September 12th, St. Mihiel
Day, we are having a Defense Test.
This does not mean that we are go
ing to mobilize all our forces on an
actual war footing. We are to have
the answer to the question, “How
ready are you?” to all who can help
and offer to help in the defense of
the nation. As a people we are to
think and act in terms of defense on
that day. To those who say that
here is no danger of war in sight
the answer is: “Who would have thot
in September, 1913, that we should
have an army at St. Mihiel in Sep
tember, 1918?”
Whatever the size of our army,
whatever the nature of our defense.1? j
we as an efficient people want them i
efficient' for their size. Otherwise
we are wasting our money and do:
not know how we stand. Defense Day j
is a test of efficiency ,taking account!
of stock, an inspection in each corp’s
area acording to the local command
er’s direction, and in keeping with
the sentiment of the community. We
are simply going to see in what con
dition our gun is if we should need
to use it in a hurry as we have had
to in the past. We are not going to
draw our hat brim down with a
frown and put a chip on our should
er. We are going to smile, or if we
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are not, we are not making a fair
test of the American spirit. And the
spirit is what counts.
A brawling spirit would mean that
we wanted to pick a fight. Pershing
is not a brawler. The American peo
ple are not brawlers, and our ex-ser
vice men are not. Buddies know
what war means, and on that day
they and all the people will have, if
they will make it so—and otherwise
they have missed one of the big val
ues of the test—a reminder in re
newed familiarity of the terrible pro
cesses of war as warning to keep
out of needless war. It is often the
1 forgetfulness of this which allows
nations to be drawn unwittingly into
war.
* * * * *
Armies stand for material force.
But so do the police. So do firemen
who fight not men but fires. The po
liceman smiles on his beat, but we
know he has a gun anda club to use
if need be. He does not go about
nicking quarrels and beating and
shooting people because he had a
club and a gun. Public ooinion com
mands him. It also commands the
soldier who makes war only under
orders. It sets the spirit of the De
fense Test.
When you pass a fire engine house
you do not say: “This town must be
fond of fires.” School fire drills do
not encourage fires, but awaken the
children’s imagination to the mean
ing of fires and how to guard against
them. Forest rangers, who are train
ed to fight fires, also put up signs
not to throw lighted matches about.
But people continue to throw light
ed matches about. Human nature is
careless; it has many passions. Fires
have a way of breaking out and wars
have.
Defense Day presents no picture
of the assembling and maneuvers of
vast armed hosts of conscripts such
as regaled the eyes of the European
war-lords before the war. Our na
tion depends upon all our people if
war does break out.
“Now I don’t want to fight with
you,” said a Western cowboy to a
tenderfoot in the old days, “and I do
not want you to pick a fight yith me.
Before you do let me show you how
I can shoot at a target and then let’s
speak fair and see if we can’t settle
our differences in a friendly way.
Take it from me, this shooting is no
good unless you just have to do it.”
Compare this view with that of a
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Seward, Alaska, Box 1J61
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Seward, Alaska
COPPER BLOCK HOTEL
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Steam Heated Rooms; Solid Comfort
HOT BATHS
Balerv FISHERS **
Where Meals Are Enjoyed
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Phone — Adams 108
SEWARD CHAS. FISHER, Prop. ALASKA
Balkan officer whom I heard say:
"Of course, we’re going to have an
other war. What would we do with
out wars? They’re the big sport.”
If there is .my man in the United
States who feels in this way, wheth-1
er he is a soldie ror not, he is a '
fool and the kind of troublemaker
who misuses the Defense Test. Ev
ery word and act which promotes the
growth of fair play, of justice, of
good feeling among nations is in
keeping with the right spirit of our
people in responding to the call to do
their part on September 12th as on
all other days. Peace is what we all
want and we may have peace in our
hearts while we make ourselves |
strong within reason, not as a
threat, until there is some betteri
guarantee than we have now for the j
ideal end we all desire—that there |
will be no more wars. v
Fresh cigars and tobaccos at Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.!
Men’s Second Hand Clothes bought i
and sold at Jordans Valet Service.
Phone Madison 103.
Remington Portable Typewriters at i
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop. tf. |
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Rapids Road House
138 MI.’S FROM FAIRBANKS
where the tourists meet for car
ibou and sheep.
Excellent Meals and Clean Beds.
RATES—$2.00 per meal.
Beds $1.00.
CHAS. NEVELIUS, Prop.
Mrs. V. Corning, Mgr.
GOOD QUICK
EATS SERVICE
ALASKA CAFE
Private Dining Rooms
F. J. FINN, Prop.
SEWARD GRILL
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Pleasant Surroundings
Courteous Treatment
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
TO NUKA BAY GOLD FIELDS
GAS BOAT MAY
$50 PER TRIP PER LOAD
Plying between Seward and Nu
ka Bay, carrying freight and
passengers. Will carry one to
four persons and outfits.
CHARLES EMSWUER
SEWARD, ALASKA
Boat Service
Come to Lake Kenai for your
Moose Hunt, camping outfits
for rent. Write or telephone «
reservations to
Howard Long
LAKEVIEW, ALASKA
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Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
Framed Pictures, Photographs,
Curios
SYLVIA’S
Phone Adams 128
LIBERTY THEATRE
Adults 40c —ADMISSION— Children, 15c
8:00 O’Clock ONE SHOW 8:00 O’clock
MIRIAM COOPER AND GEORGE WALSH IN
‘SERENADE’
A thrilling and beautiful story of Spanish brigands won
derfully acted by the two stars. Something out of the
ordinary.
Y\ ith it there will be a two-reel Mermaid comedy
“THIS WAY OUT”
AND A PATIIE NEWS
Dance Saturday Night A. B. Hall
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SECT A WHITE
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High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, &
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
Seward Chapter No. 10
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
VIOLA T. SWETMANN, W. M.
SEWARD REBEKAH
LODGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Mondays of Each Mo.
8:0 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
MRS. A. H. THODAY, N. G.
SEWARD LODGE NO.
219, F. & A. M.
Stated Communica
tions 1st and 3rd Wed
nesdays or each Mo.
Visiting Brethern Wel
come.
H. V. HOBEN, W. M.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A-7.
I. O. O. F.
Meets Thursdays at 8:00 p. m. Vsit
ing Brothers Welcome.
FRANK LAGERQUIST, N. G.
CHAS. LECHNER, SEC.
SEWARD POST NO. FIVE
American Legion
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays
A. E. RUCKER, Commander.
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant.
IGLOO NO. NINE
Pioneers of Alaska
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
F. B. MOORE, President.
C. A. M’DOUGALL, Secretary.
ANDY'S EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND
TRAINS
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
ARON ERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
Fine Watch Repairing
Ivory Curios
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
From Anchorage
8:00 A. M.
Sunday
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the palace
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND 1
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
Ray & David
attorneys at law
Seward and Anchorage
SEWARD OFFICE:
Harriman Bank Building
W. Edmunds, Oph. D.
and Dr. ETHEL A. K. EDMUNDS
Doctors of Ophthalmalogy and Gradu
ate Optometrists
E>es Examined, Glasses Correctly Fit
ted. Optcal Department Fraser-Patter
son Co. Office Telephone Main 2174.
Second at University St. Seattle, Wn.
20 Successful Years In Seattle
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Located In Harrlman Bank Bldg,
until permanent quarters arji
completed in Tecklenborg building.
Dr. J. A. Baughman
Physician and Surgeon
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
Hugh Dougherty
FURNISHED HOUSES FOR RENT
Real Estate and Insurance
Business Phone Adams 152
Residence Phone, Madison 58
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Arcade Building
Phone Adams 121 Seward, Alaska
SEE
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FOR FIRE INSURANCE