The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HM.” bT SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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WILL THE COURT HOUSE BE RE
MOVED?
The Anchorage Times of November
20, states that that city has formally
launched a fight to have the court
house removed from Valdez to the
City of Brotherly Love. Despite its
protestations of recent date, the mem
bers of the chamber of commerce be
lieve that Anchorage should have the
court house for several reasons,
among which is quoted the loss of pop
ulation at Valdez, the expense of hold
ing court at Valdez, the increase in
business to the merchants of Anchor
age by the removal, and last the ex-j
pense involved in transporting wit
nesses and jurors to Valdez, instead of
holding a court term where the cases
originate, or at the nearest place.
To the first two indictments, the
Gateway believes that it is a matter of
guesswork and not facts. It is true
that Valdez has lost population, but it
is not certain at this time that An
chorage, Seward, or any other town in
the Third division will hold its pres
ent population long, unless the gov
ernment adopts a policy of develop
ment that can be depended upon for
longer than a month at a time.
The Gateway cannot see where it
would be any cheaper to hold court in
Anchorage than it. wrould to hold court
in Valdez or Seward or Cordova, un
less the court ofihcials resided there.
It is merely a matter of the mountain
going to Mohamet in either case.
In the third bill of particulars the
Times is partly right. While it might
not mean the vast sum stated, to have
court headquarters in Anchorage, it
would increase her payroll.
The fourth plea for removal is the
one farthest removed from the facts,
and yet one having the most truth in
it, paradoxical as tins may sound. The
larger part of the cases being tried at
Valdez at the present time, are cases
emanating from the westward, which
should have been tried at Seward, if
tried any other place than court head
quarters. The three murder cases and
the rioting and murder case from Ko
diak would undoubtedly have been
tried at Seward, had the grand jury
sit at any other place than Valdez. II
it is expensive to go to Valdez to court
why not move headquarters to Seward.
A person coming in by boat could
transact their business and leave on
the same boat, without taking a 200
mile railway trip to the Interior. In
case railway headquarters are brought
back to Seward or the railroad goes
down in winter, what chance would
oourt officials have of getting in and
out to tidewater.
Seward has a first class Fedeial
building large enough to accommo
date all Federal officials. It is much
larger than the present building at
Valdez, but has a slightly smaller
eourt room. It is three stories in
height and a fine structure.
The court officials themselves are
partly to blame for the present agita
tion for removal We believe and have
always believed that a term of court
ahould be held in each of the four
principal towns of the Third division,
with a grand jury term in rotation. It
is the only fair and equitable way to
hold a court term, as business men
would not be put to the loss of attend
ing court at some out of the way town
where he is out of touch with his per
sona! affairs. Court headquarters can
remain a Valdez, and probably will re
main at Valdez, unless the town goes
peluk, w-hich improbable. But a court
term at each place wmuld cement the
friendship of one towrn for another, as
ci* ens w'ould not feel they were he
ir bbed by being called away from
their affairs for weeks at a time.
Many old timers who travel on the
Alaska railroad cannot understand
why the management does not run a
mixed train, or at least allow freight
trains to carry passengers. As it is
now, a prospector or hunter is com
pelled to travel on the passenger and
ship his outfit on a freight train. Ar
riving at his destination he is com
pelled to wait several hours for his
outfit to come along, and time is the
essence of all travel these short days.
By going with their outfits they say
much lime con’d be saved, and less
tree-no •■ •v’ ■- them.
ALASKA SHOULD LEGISLATE
If the State of Washington can pass
a law that canneries must pay their
emploves at the end of the season, in
the presence of a state labor commis
sioner, why cannot the Alaskan legis
lature get busy and compel the can
neries to pay their employes at the
place where they do the work, viz.,
Alaska? Case alter case has come be
fore the grand jury where cannery em
ployes have been brought up from
San Francisoc and dumped on the
beach because of some infraction of
rules, without a dollar in their pocket,
with no grub, and with no place to get
any, as the cannery stores will not do
business with a discharged employe.
The next thing is a robbery or murder,
to secure funds or a boat to get away
on. We believe the Bristol Bay com
panies and other concerns to the far
west, should be compelled and should
give bond to the Territory, to take
back to the States on one of their ves
sels, or provide other transportation
for discharged employes. They should
also be required to pay him his wages
in full. This would prevent much
cause lor crime and would be fair
and just to all concerned. Another
provision that should be incorporated
into the law, is a section providing the
quantity and quality of grub provided
each employe. Cases have come to
the attention of the Gateway where
employes claimed they were led noth
ing for breakfast but oatmeal, with
out butler, sugar or milk. They also
testified that after working long hours
on this diet they were compelled to
labor far into the night.
Conditions aboard the sailing ves
sels bringing cannery employes to
Alaska, were described as little less
than hell afloat, by workingmen, who
claimed they were forced to pay the
China bosses for water, that gambling
games were run by the bosses, and ev
ery possible means taken to get their
money before they drew it.
We cannot vouch for the accuracy
of these stories, as men are grouches
and disgrunteled and many times im
agine greater hardships than they are
forced to endure, but so long as an in
vestigation is being made, let it be a
thorough one, and give the cannery
men a clean bill of health or force
them to provide sanitary conditions,
decent grub, and transportation to and
from the fishing grounds.
At the present term of court in Val
dez there are two murder cases be
ing tried arising over evils cited
above: One over the quality of grub
| served at a cannery, and another ovei
an employe being thrown on the beach
without means of support.
As we said before, Alaska should
do the legislating on wages, hours
and working conditions of men em
ployed in her industries.
FINE WEATHER. WHAT?
We do not claim to be In the banana
belt of Alaska, in fact, we have no ba
nanas, but it would be hard to con
vince residents of the States that at
this 61st degree of latitude we have
no cold weather yet, that the sun
shine warmly each day, and the mer
cury has not yet reached as low as 24
above zero. Yet such is the fact. Sew
ard very seldom has snow before
Christmas, and instead of skating on
Thanksgiving as we used to do in the
States north of Ohio, our citizens doll
up and ramble around in the sunshine
and wonder how the old turk is going
to taste when mom yells “come and
get it,’* We Alaskans lay it on to the
Japan current, but whatever is the
reason, a streak of weather like we
have between Thanksgiving and Xmas
would bring forth many words of
praise from residents north of the Ma
son and Dixon line.
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATION
PASSES UP-LIFT RESOLUTION
The last session of the Legislature
of South Dakota passed the following
resolution:
“That the churches and Sunday
Schools be constrained to intensify
their work and to extend it to every
child within their respective spheres
of influence. That parents be adjured
to exert every effort to restore the old
time influence of the home in mould
ing the lives of their children for the
development of conscience and moral
ity; that the family altar be restored,
and that in self-sacrificing love the
little ones be trained in the simple
virtues of truthfulness, honesty and
respect for the rights of others.”
Kansas has produced the skull of a
marsupial that is declared by scien
tists to be 4,000,000 years old. And a
party of explorers returned from Mon
golia recently with a setting of dino
saur’s eggs said to be of the vintage
of 10,000,000 B. C. Age is nothing to
a scientist.
There is no place in the world so
lonesome as a big city, and the sour
dough who goes Outside with the in
tention of spending the winter soon
finds this out, and worries until the
sun crawls far enough around tht
Smith building to indicate that spring
is at hand and he can trek back tc
the Homeland. About the time the
water begins to trickle down the sides
of the mountains in tiny rivulets, the
old timer is back with us. He throws
open the old cabin door, splits up a
few spruce knots, and has the old
stove producing sourdough cakes with
in a short time after his arrival. It is
a grand and glorious feeling to go > >
the States once in a decade, but it is
rapidly getting so it is not worth it.
One can have a better time in Alaska.
Alaskans wno are leaving tor the
States this winter will do well to take
their parkas, mukluks and pacs along,
as you may need them. The climate
has changed here so rapidly in the
past ten years that the Outsider now
suffers more with cold and storm than
do Alaskans. At any rate it is better
I to be safe than sorry, and those of us
who are used to sleeping with our
i socks on and our fur caps tied down
around our ears, should take no
chances of meeting balmy zephyrs and
j Chinook winds.
Every once in a while we have
: some well-meaning but misinformed
I citizen say they enjoy reading the
| Gateway on account of its editor be
ing such a monumental liar. After a
decade spent in Alaskan towns extoll
ing the virtues of the climate, and
holding up some crab as a pubilc-spir
ited, free-handed citizen, we are will
ing to concede that the Alaskan edi
tor could qualify in any finals. The
people do not want the truth; not
“just like it been,” at any rate. So
why kick at an accomplishment that
rakes a life-time to acquire, and that
few recognize unless it is called to
their attention.
Four carloads of coal were received
by Brown & Hawkins on yesterday’s
j train. It is from the Evan Jones
mine.
Thanksgiving Cards. Seward Drug
Co. tf
New shipment of Men’s Overcoats,
Urbach. tf
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FORMER ALASKA BUSINESS
WOMAN NOW IN SEATTLE
Miss A. Hamilton, who will be re-j
membered as having spent several,
years in Juneau, where she designed;
and made fur garments is now located
in Seattle.
VOD-A-VIL SONGS PLEASE
AUDIENCE AT LIBERTY
|
Miss Margaret Whitens Vod-a-Vil;
songs at the Liberty Theatre last I
night were heartily appreciated by aj
large audience. She has a pleasing
stage presence and the confidence
born of experience. We regret the
young lady is leaving on the next
boat, but hope she may again visit us.
Charlie Chaplin was not to standard
in his two-reeler, but the feature film
and Vod-a-Vil reel were good.
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PIONEER DILS AT HOME
Marshall Ward Faisons, who ent**»
ed the Pioneer’s Home from Wrangell,
died at Sitka last week. Deceased'
was born in Cass counly, Michigan, in
1860, and came to the Copper lliver
district in 1897, residing there until
1902, when he removed to Wrangell,
where he engaged in fishing. He was
admitted to the home December 26, of
last year. He had no known rela
tives.
Miss Inez W7augh entertained the
members of the Bridge Club with a
luncheon at the Seward Grill yester
day, following which the members re
paired to Miss Waugh’s home and
played bridge the remainder of the
afternoon.
During the winter months phone
your grocery orders in early. Brown
& Hawkins Corp. tf
H. V. Hoben
SEWARD
A. F. Davis
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Want "V OU
to try tine
JL
COAL.
The coal showing a greater content of heat units
per ton than any coal being mined in Alaska
Delivered to You at $11 per ton
ALSO HEALY LUMP, NUT, OR MINE RUN,
NANAIMO COAL IN SACKS OR BULK
Auto Service
OUR AUTOS MEET All BOATS and TRAINS
Telephone Orders to Main 81
After 5 p. m. until 8 a. m. Telephone Madison 24
LIBERTY THEATRE
tonight
SPECIAL SPECIAL
A ATTRACTIONS 4
Miss. Margaret White
VOD-A-VIL VOCALIST
Will Give Several Action Songs
The Movies will be a fine Western Feature by
Dorothy Dalton
A wonderful two-reel comedy by
Charlie Chaplin
which has been declared his best
AND AN EXTRA GOOD VOD-A-VIL REEL
A special entertainment at the regular
prices
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves Arrives South fm
Seattle Seward Seward
Nov. 21st Nov. 28th Dec. 3rd
Dec. 19th Dec. 2i»th Dec. 31st
Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone, Main 81 Residence, Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
sfcADMIRAL LINE
Will Sail for the Westward
about December, 5 th
CONNECTING WITH STEAMER VICTORIA
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADISON 13* SEWARD, ALASKA
V
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BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Mam 55
BARBER SHOP
BATHS
F. C. Miller, Prop.
DR. O. A. BRAAFLADT
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5 to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appolntmenl
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 21
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harriman Bank Building
DR J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office in Arcade Building
'PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
Residence Phone. Madison 58
Office Phone, Madison 136
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
LAWYER
Seward, Alaska
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Bill]) Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
Seward Chapter No. TO.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
_ Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHEBTTY, Sec.
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and Srd
Monday's of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcoiho
RHODA COOPER, N. O.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes- 1
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel.
«ome. W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Visiting
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTINO, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
I. O. O. F. 4
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome. ANDY NOVAK,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s HalL
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
8EWARO PuST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays,
ELWYN 8WETMANN, COUL
A. E. RUCKER, AdJ.
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