The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR_(
Entereo as Second Class Matter Sep- (
tember 2nd, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879. j
Published by
8ATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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AN IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT '
In Middle States where elections |
iave raised issues between the farm-j
ers and the city workers it has been,
lorciblv demonstrated that there is a I
conflict of interests between the twoj
that is not easily reconciled.
The farmer wants high prices ioi
what he produces and low prices toi ■
what he has to buy. The worker asks
high wages and cheap provisions. 1 he
attempt of politicians to bring the two!
into a union for political co-operation|
is impossible.
Among the arguments the recent
Minnesota campaign brought lorth
are the following.
It takes 762 eggs to pay a plaster-j
« r for one day of eight hours work. ,
It takes 17% bushels of corn to pay]
a bricklayer for one day.
It takes 23 chickens weighing three j
pounds each to pay a painter tor one
day’s work.
It takes 42 pounds of butter or the
output from 14 cows, led and milked
for 24 hours, to pay a plumber $14 a
day.
It takes a hog weighing 175 pounds
representing eight months feeding and
care to pay a carpenter for one day’s
work.
RELIEF FOR OPERATORS
(Anchorage Times)
More good news for Anchorage and
JSeward comes in the San Francisco
Associated Press dispatch advising
that the Alaskan-Siberian Navigation
company has tentatively arranged
plans to place three large freighters
on the San Francisco to Seward run.
The purpose is to haul Anchorage coal
to Pacific coast ports and compete
with the Australian and local coals.
Plans have so far advanced that it is
safe to say that the service is a real
Ity and will be established this sum
mer. By this service Seward will de
rive material benefits as a shipping
point; Anchorage operators will get a
market for their coal and the Alaska
railroad will receive compensation in
the way of freight money.
CANNOT UNDERSTAND ALASKANS
' Eastern societies are much agitated
over exaggerated reports ol killings
of bald.headed eagles by residents ol' |
the Territory, one magazine stating
that 14,000 birds have been killed lor
the 50 cent bounty offered This
magazine twists the American lan
guage in various shapes in an endeav
or to express its indignation, stating
the eagle is a harmless bird, and that «
they should be saved to posterity for
the sake of their patriotic significance.
Apparently these Eastern critics
have never seen an eagle; do not
know what an eagle looks like, only
from its appearance on United States j
money, and have no idea of how ex-;
pensive it is for the people of Ameri
ca to maintain these birds. The eagle
on American currency resembled a
buzzard more than it does the bird of
prey these alleged nature lovers pro
fess to admire, whereas the eagle in
life is a noble looking bird, despite its
predatory habits and wasteful slaugh
ter of game. It is hard to explain to
Easterners the amount of game killed
annually by a single pair of these
birds and when they are multiplied
by thousands the waste is frightful.
Whole districts are laid waste in cer
tain sections of the Territory where
eagi-.-s abound. Young lambs are kill
ed l. hundreds, deer and fawns kill_
ed, p. nnigan and grouse decimated,
thousands of dollars worth of fur
bearing animals and fish are killed,
and wasted, and Alaskans realize that!
either the eagle or the game must go,1
and self-preservation calls for the
extinction of the eagle. Many sport-;
ing papers tell us that the eagle does
not kill sheep, deer and kids, but the
- testimony of thousands of trappers;
and prospectors proves the contrary.1
Under any eagles nest in a game
country may be found the bones of
these animals, and the waste in wild
life by these birds is appalling. Our
Eastern critics see a bird or so, occa-;
sionally and pay little attention to
them. Here they may be found by;
the hunureds. The writer has seen
75 eagles in an area comprising a few \
acres, killing fish as industriously as
a Siwash. and leaving the fish killed
to go for another. Ptarmigan, which
live on the peaks in an exposed con
dition are slaughtered D> the thou
sands This fall, two eagles were no-|
ticed ‘chasing a flock ol ptarmigan,
and they followed it tor an hour,
and they repeatedly swooped into the
flock killing but not eating their
victims.
The territory has paid bounty on
between four and five thousand eagles
since the award was made. his has
saved the life of thousands of wild
animals and game birds. Alaskans
go at the matter without seutimeni,
believing the game is worth far more
than the eagles.
No sympathy should be wasted on
the eagle. As a symbol ot the nation
it is a joke. It is a scc.vf-uger among
birds, ranking with the buzzard and
jackal. It is a cowardly, destructive,
pest, using it sstrengtl. on weaker
wild life, and killing for mere sport,
when its appetite is sated. If the na
tion needs an emblem of a killer let
it take the mink tr the wolverine.
Both are aristocrats compared to the
eagle.
POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED
ON MONDAY EVENING
Two of the most popular of Anchor
age’s younget set were united in mar
riage Monday evening of last week,
at 6:30 at the Episcopal manse, when
Miss Jeanette Nieminen became the
bride of Mr. George F. Mumford. The
officiate at the ceremony was the Rev
erend Burdette Dandsdowne.
The bride has lived in Anchorage
for the past two years and the groom
has been there for a year and a half.
Mrs. Mumford is cashier in the local
branch of the Bank of Alaska, and
her husband is employed as assistant
in the same bank, resigning from the
staff of the Alaska railroad to accepi
the position a month ago.
The bride was beautiful in a daintj
gown of light blue taffeta and carried
a bouquet of pink bride’s roses and lil
ies of the valley She was attended bj
Miss Lois Price who wore a dress o
coral crepe de chine, which went wel
with a bouquet of red bride’s roses.
HERE THE PELLY RIVER
RIPPLES ’NEATH THE ICE
The following description of what
is only an incident of life in the in
terior appeared in a late issue of the
Dawson Daily News: ,
Chilled to the morrow in the icy wa
ters of the Pelly River, all hope of res_
cue of escape abandoned and still live
to tell of it was the awlul experience
of Frank Chapman, one ol Ur owners
of liie Pelly river .unch
Thursday afternoon, Chapman drove
his fine lour-horse team from his
ranch down to the Pelly River road
house to have life horses clipped m
preparation fcr a trip to Dev,son wiih
a load of the ' n ous Pelly Rivei bc< i.
it was alter dart when he started
back for his home, alone, driving on
the Pelly River ice. When about half
a mile from the roadhouse the team
dropped through the ice, and Chap
man crawled out of seven feet of wa
ter by getting on the backs of the
plunging horses. The horses were
: rescued after being in the water lour
I hours, one of them dying from the ex
’ posure. The escape of both man and
! horses is considered miraculous.
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I LATE HOTEL ARRIVALS
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Hotel Van Gilder—Paul Corovich,
[Latouche; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rode
j baugh, Fairbanks; J. F. Miller, Flat;
j Sam Applebaum, Iditarod; Mrs. Madi
I gan Harry Donnelly, Victoria, B C.;
| B. G. Lewis, San Francisco; Peter
i Franklin, Anchorage; Mr. and Mrs. A.
I H. McDonald, Anchorage; Mrs. H. C.
| Kavanaugh, Anchorage; Lt. Col. and
iMrs. Stewart, London; M. Johnson,
Healv.
Hotel Sexton—F. C. Hall, Nushagak,
Edgar B. Murphy, Valdez; Wm. Corey
| Anchorage; Joseph Mafrice; Phil By
' ers, Wm. Morrison, Anchorage; I. T.
j Haustad, Seattle, J. B. Laughlin, A.
.1 Wilson, Harry Revelle, Chas. A. Wil
| Hams Bernie C. Smith, Anchorage;
■j Fred Martin, Mile 40.
!L Hotel Overland—T. P. Wetherall,
jlTalkeetna; Chas. Olson, Fairbanks;
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Department of the Interior
The Alaska Railroad
(The McKinley Park Route)
A Standard Gauge Railroad operating the
year round via the Green Fields of South
western Alaska, from the Ports of Seward
and Anchorage into Interior Alaska. Low
rates, Homestead and other opportunities.
Write for information, folders, etc., to
LEE H. LANDIS,
General Manager, Anchorage, Alaska
Liberty Theater
tonight
THE FAMOUS ENGLISH BEAUTY
LADY DIANA MANNERS
-IN
“The Glorious
Adventure”
THE ENTIRE FEATURE IS IN THE FULL
NATURAL COLORS AND IS SOME
THING UNUSUAL
CHARLES CHAPLIN
-IN
“PAY DAY”
ALSO A PATHE REVIEW
AN EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM
Fady, J. M. Collins, Anchorage; F.
. Irvin, Fairbanks; Adolph Engstrom
oose Creek; Mrs. W. B. La wing,
oosevelt.
Hotel Seward—Miss Sally Landis;
. Biesold, Pat Herald, J. Johnson, G.
ox, John Groth, Thos. Brown, An
lorage; Glen Bower.
BILLIE SCHULTZ ILL
“Billy," the six year old son ot Mrs.
iatherine Schultze, is seriously ill
ith pneumonia at Anchorage, and
s under care of Capt. W P. Dingle,
rmy surgeon. On Saturday the boy
ad a high fever and was in a danger,
us condition. “Billy" is well known
i Seward, where ms mother resides
t times.
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
Pool Soft Drinks Cigars
FURNISHED ROOMS
Phone Mam 55
Everything
Ladies & Children
Wear
Special Attention Given To
NAIL ORDERS
Ellsworth’s
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
iCE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
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Cottage Cheese
CARTON CHEESE
50 Cents
CORTON CHEESE
AND HALF PINT OF
WHIPPING CREAM,
75 Cents
Seward Dairy
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
WALL
PAPER
Jordan’s
Valet Service
CLOTHES CLEAND AND
PRESSED
If you consider your time pre
cious and valuable remember i
only takes from 15 to 20 min
utes to press your suit with i
I Sanitary Hoffman Presser.
L
J. J. JORDAN. Propr.
Phone Madison 103
STEAMSHIP STARR
*
M
STR STARR WILL MAKE JANUARY SAILING
FROM SEATTLE, DATE GIVEN LATER
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON i3*. SEWARD, ALASKA
BENSON & VVHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
*
Chop Suey
Noodles
Harry \ago
Phone Madison 16
Gateway, $1.25 per mo. delivered.
DR. O. A. BRAAFLADT
Dentist
Office Hours 9 A. M. 5 to P. M.
Office open Evenings by Appointment
TELEPHONES
Office, Adams 111 Res., Adams 21
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RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harrlman 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
°L EASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tablet, Candles,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHERTY, Sec.
A
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Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER, N- G.
VIDA RICH. Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219. a
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
come. W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
I. O. O. F.
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 i
CAL M. BROSIUS. Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sea
SEWARD FUST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesday!,
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant. ^