SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
SEWARD ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
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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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ANYHOW, IT IS TO LAUGH
(Traffic World, Chicago.)
It may be a serious situation that
the gathering together of half-baked i
economists, fishers in troubled wat- ;
ers and addicts of self-pity, by La
Follette has brought about, but the
temptation to laugh, nevertheless,
cannot be resisted, by those who
know about joint transportation rates
and the division thereof, at the
speech Wheeler, La Follette's running
mate, made at Seattle October 6th.
Wheeler frothed at the mouth, rhet
orically speaking, because, he said,
the Secretary of the Interior, as the
operator of the Alaska Railroad, had
made a “secret” contract with a
steamship company supposed to be
controlled by J. P. Morgan. The lat
ter is the arch field who invests the
savings of folks so they get a return
therefrom in their old age, in use
ful enterprises, thereby giving em
ployment to thousands of those who
think LaFollette, who never start
led a factory or kept one going, un- j
less it was some mill furnishing pa
per on which speeches are printed, is |
a saint. Wheeler invited his audi
tors to quake over the impending cat
aclysm due to that “secret” agree
ment about the division of rates. His
friends in Washington hope that S.
J. Wettrick, the Seattle traffic man,
was at the Wheeler meeting so that
he could be thrilled by the revelation
of such an infamous contract. Of
course, Wettrick and a few other
traffic men may have been so phyeg
matic as to remember that, except
and unless, the Commission com
mands their production, all contracts
for the divisions of rates are kept
secret and revealed confidentially on
ly to the employes of the carriers
whose duty it is to apply them. It
GIANT PLANE OF ITALIAN FLYER LOST
Lieutenant Locatelli and his three flying companions who were saved
by the U. S. cruiser Richmond, 125 miles off the coast of Greenland. The
plane, badly damaged, was destroyed by gun fire.
may ne mat w neeier intencieu to !
criticise the Commission for not re- 1
quiring all such agreements to be
made public, btit, if so, his point was
not made clear in the notices of the
speech sent to the east. As to the
particular Alaska Railroad and its I
contracts, of course, the Coninns-;
sion has no jurisdiction. Wheeler
was reported as flaying Secretary
Work of the Interior department for
not canceling such a contract. If he
did so intend, then, it might be sug
gested, it might be wise for the Com
mission to take thought of the mor
row by considering what would hap
pen to it in the event of the election
of any such candidate. For years it
has been cajoling and ordering car
riers, such as the Alaska Railroad j
and the Alaska Steamship company,
to make joint rate and, necesarily
contracts or agreements for the div
ision of such rates, every one of
which is secret, when they are made |
by the carriers, without the help of |
the Commission. The theory has
been that, by means of joint rates, |
the shippers get lower charges than
by combination of the locals. But,;
now that Wheeler has told the pub
lic about the awfulness of secret con
tracts for the division of the money
carriers obtain from the public, it
may be expected to about face and
put everything on the combination of
locals, even if those combinations are
higher than joint rates. Perhaps
Wheeler is trying to force such a
situation so that he can make his
point about high freight rates more
penetrating. However, a suggestion
is that he is just plain “dumb” about
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CHRIST LARSON Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS, HIGH
GRADE CANDY
THE SEATTLE HOUSE
Under New Management
STEAM HEATED ROOMS BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. FAIRMAN, Propr. SEWARD, ALASKA
Over the Liberty Theater
WHEN YOU HAVE REPAIRING TO DO GIVE ME A CALL
PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING AND GAS ENGINES
We Repair Washing Machines and Clean Sewing Machines and
Repair Guns. Nothing too large or too small
R. F. TILLMAN, Next to Crawford’s Shop
Tis not the gift but
the spirit of the giver
Christmas Cards, steel hand engraved, are
much more appropriate than costly gifts,
and a great deal more economical.
For those many friends and acquaintances,
the Christmas card carries the real holi
day spirit.
A very elite and distinctive line of hand en
graved cards has been added to our com
mercial job department.
Twenty-five to the box, envelops to n atch.
Please place your orders early.
COME IN TODAY
such matters. In passing, it may be
fair to say that Secretary Work says
Wheeler was talking about transac
tions that took place before he be
came Secretary, that he was conduct
ing an investigation to find whether
there was such a contrast, and that
he certainly had not written any let
ter asking that the agreement be
kept secret. Among people who
think the Alaska Railroad, built pri
marily to haul coal to a navy that
wsa being turned into an oil-burning
one before the road was near comple
tion, is another example of ineffi
ciency of government in business.
Wheeler would be doing a real serv
ice for the country were he to have
that Alaska Railroad forced to keep
accounts according to Commission
rules. In that way the people could
learn, month by month and year by
year, how much that road was cost
ing them.
WOE TO ALASKA, the day of free
garden seeds is past. No more can
the frugal voter write to the Dele
gate and receive free a large package
of seeds which when planted turn out
to be something else other than what
was expected. For many years the
free seed graft has been the Con
gressman’s most patent vote-getter in
the agricultural district, and in past
years had invaded Alaska to some ex
tent . The luscious radish and the
succulent lettuce must now be pur
chased by the small gardner from his
local dealer, and he will undoubtedly
get what he pays for. In the old
days one planted cabbage and ruta
bagas came up. Protests were of no
avail as congressmen had paid their
debt to the voter with a package of
garden seeds franked to him at the
government’s expense. Now that this
pernicious habit has been stopped let
us concentrate on the government's
competing with the small printery by
sending out printed and stamped en
velopes at a price which would throw
an Alaskan printer into bankruptcy.
Get the stamped envelopes and have
the printer do the rest.
A representative of a Seattle firm
who recently canvassed the Territory
informed the Gateway that he had
about $5,000 in orders for printing and
stationery in his order book. This
sum v’ould enable the piunteries of
Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks to
VIOLA T.
Seward Chapter No. 10
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
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. 0. O. F.
Meets Thursdays at 8:00 p. m. Vsit
ing Brothers Welcome.
FRANK L VGERQUIST, N. G.
HAS. 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
ADOLPII ZUKOR PRESENTS
Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee In
NE’ER-DO-WELL
8 Reels aiul A Topics of the Day
His reckless spending helped to keep the bright
lights shining on Broadway.
MASQUERADE
at the A. B. Hall, Friday, October 31.
PRIZES AWARDED
The first prize for the ladies at the
masked ball, -Friday, at A. B. Hall is
now on display in the window of Or
lander’s Jewelry Store. The second
prize is on display in Ellsworth's win
dows.
MASQUERADE SUITS ON SALE in
the building next to A. B. Hall.
each employ another man who would ,
soend his money with the merchants I
and firms securing the printing. We j
do not know how the other towns are
but we’ll bet a plugged nickel the can- j
vasser received few orders in Seward, j
The Gateway has met all prices quoted
by Seattle firms and is still meeting
them.
One thing is very noticeable in the
present campaign, and that is the
mud-slinging indulged in by the op
ponents of President Coolidge. Not
one word is said as to the qualifica
tions of the men seeking office, who
apparently want election on their op
ponent’s faults rather than on their
own merits. LaFollette is a brainy
man, but his war record alone will
defeat him.
EXCHANGE OF COLLEGE
CADS FOREIGN LANDS
URGED AS PEACE AID
LONDON, Oct. 24.—Another big
scheme for the interchange of col
lege students as a means of promot
ing friendly relations "between na
tions is being promoted in Europe
by Marcus M. Marks, of New York,
former President of the. Borough of
Manhattan.
Marks’ scheme is for an exchange
of students between the United
States, England, France and other
countries. The movement has been
approved by the American Council
of Education and is now being dis
cussed with leading European edu
cators.
“There are a million college stu
dents in the world,” Marks said, “if
we can only give them opportunity
to travel and spend some time at
the universities of other countries
they will become an important fac
tor in determining general public
opinion. Their minds wil be broad
ened, prejudices will be removed,
and a kindlier feeling toward men of
other races will be engendered. It
will be a sound move toward uni
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WANTED—to rent 3 or 4 room
house. Permanent tenant if we
get what we want. J.P. Gateway.
WANTED—Salesman or woman to
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new. Good proposition. Average $50
per week. Write O. M. Sinclair,
5018 43rd Ave. S., Seattle, Wash.
FOR SALE—Some slightly used over
coats at a bargain while they last.
See JORDAN VALET SERVICE.
WANTED—A few more boarders by
the week or month, also steam
heated rooms, reasonable. Mrs.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In Probate No. 14.
In the Probate Court for the Kodiak
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska, before the Hon. Sid S.
Bettman.
In the matter of the estate of An
drew Wanberg, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Andrew Wanberg, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit such claims, with the neces
sary vouchers, within six months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, to the said adminstrator at the
law office of John F. Coffey,at Ko
diak, Alaska, which said office the ad
ministrator selects as his place of busi
ness in all matters connected with the
said estate of Andrew Wanberg, De
npocpn
KARL ARMSTRONG,
Administrator of the estate of An
drew Wanberg, Deceased.
John 'F. Coffey, Attorney for Admin
istrator.
First publication October 20, 1924.
Last Publication, November 10, 1924.
versal peace.”
The plan contemplates the raising
of an international fund to assist
students who are selected for study
at foreign colleges.
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GOOD HEAVY WOOL
SKIRTS
$4.50 and Up
BOY’S HEAVY WOOL
SWEATERS
$1.75
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CIGARS AND FRUITS
The Alaska Railroad
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Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Keen Reductions on
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-at
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Plumbing
Company
Sheet Metal, Heat
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Where Meals Are Enjoyed
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