The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL
(The Alaska Weewly)
“We have come under the lure of
Alaska. We go away with tine impres
sions and with many suggestions
which I hope will be helpful to you an j
your government. Alaska is a great
and glorious part of tne American Un
ion, and I hope for the ultimate de
velopment to bring you into full sister
hood.”
Such were the parting words of the
President to Alaska, spoken in the
course of his address at Sitka, the an
cient capital, and the last city of Al
aska to be visited by the presidential
party. It is a message tliat every Al
askan and everyone who has lived in
Alaska will readily understand and ap
preciate. The lure of Alaska, the fine
impressions, recognition of the terri
tory as in integral part of the union—
these are things that crowd this one
short paragraph with meaning for Al
askans; with encouragement that can
not fail to be increased by the Presi
dent’s address on Alaska delivered in
Seattle this week.
What President Harding said in Sit
ka, and elsewhere in Alaska, as well
as what he says in Seattle, gives di
rect contradiction to the pessimistic
reports sent out from the North by
some of the newspaper correspondents
who accompanied the presidential
party. With a perversity that has been
most exasperating to all Alaskans,
these correspondents have persisted
in depicting the Alaska tour as a fail
ure, a useless undertaking. They have
tried to show that ti is impossible
that anything whatever should be done
lor the relief of Alaska, and in so
many words have said that the Presi
dent and his cabinet officers have de
termined upon more restraints for Al
aska rather than any enlargement of
opportunity.
Alaskans sojourning in Seattle, and
former Alaskans who live in that city,
have been peculiarly afflicted with
these discouraging reports. Seattle
newspapers, three to one, have given
them no other information on the tour
of the President. The exception has
been the Seattle Times, which has car
ried fair and accurate reports of the
Associated Press and from its own
special correspondents, showing the
President and his cabinet secretaries
to be most friendly toward Alaska's
....
interests, encouraging to hope of ben
eficial changes, and in some cases ex
plicit in promise of relief.
Newspapers elsewhere, by far the
great majority of them, have been
equally honest in their reports. The
Portland Oregonian, the Tacoma Led
ger, the Spokane Spokesman-Review,
leading papers in the Pacific North
west have carried the truth about the
presidential tour daily on their first
pages, with many helpful and hopeful
editorial comments. A little farther
away the San Francisco Chronicle and
the Los Angeles Times have done like
wise, while reputable newspapers in
all parts of the country from those of
such pre-eminent standing as the New
York Times and the Christian Science
Monitor, on down the list to the small
est of those affiliated with the Asso
ciated Press, have helped to spread
the encouraging news.
The deliberate miniterpretation of
the President’s thought and purposes
with respect to Alaska may be some
thing of a puzzle to Alaskans. The rea
son for it is not far to seek. Certain
newrs distributing agencies, represent
ed in the presidential party, are deter
mined to give the whole of Harding’s
tour the color of failure. Their tactics
were disclosed with the President’s
first speech at St. Louis and have con
tinued without change. The President
is depicted as making an unfavorable
impression wherever he appears, and
as holding out no hope to people any
where of change in conditions that
give them cause for complaint.
The purpose in this journalistic en
terprise is entirely political rrom the
viewpoint ot seitir.hly controlled n-*ws
agencies Alaska is merely an incid- nt
of no consequence except as its griev
ances may be twisted to the political
disadvantage ox the Harding adminis
tration. That Alaska is being made to
suffer in the good opinio*n of all who
read and believe these false and mis
leading reports, doesn t matter at all.
The object is to injure Mr. Ilarding
politically, and no opportunity that
will work to that end can be overlook
ed.
The Alaska Weekly doesn’t feel call
ed to take up the cudgel in defense o:
tne Harding administration. Our con
concern is for the effect of the help
ful and hurtful publicity on the wel
fare of Alaska.
We would not have Alaskans misled
by the fact that three of the Seattle
newspapers have preferred to publish
the adverse reports, while only one
has shown a disposition to be helpful
and encouraging. The great mass of
publicity attendant upon the Presi
dent’s tour of Alaska, as it has appeal
ed in the newspapers throughout the
country, has been and will continue to
be beneficial to the territory.
After all is said and done the re
sults to accrue to Alaska will depend
upon the decisions of the President
and his advisers, without any refer
ence whatever to the twists and turns
and inferences of prejudiced news
paper reports. Everything that Presi
dent Harding has actually said about
Alaska is most encouraging. Secretar
ies Hoover, Work and Wallace have
1 spoken even more definitely and to
the point.
And even without the official assur
ances that have been given, Alaskans
should be able to find a little cold com
fort in the fact that since conditions
cant be made much wnr:e they are
rtasv-naMy certain 'o at- n ac'e better.
TLo Alaska Weekly loc for much
more good than that in consequence
of the President’s visit; and feels
competent to say that something will
be done for Alaska in spite of the ef
forts of Mr. Harding’s political ene
mies to prove that he is incapable of
doing anything for anybody.
Gainsborough Hair Nets, single
mesh 10 cts. Seward Drug Co. 184-ti
WANTED—Five or six room house
unfurnished; phone or call at Gate
way office.
Kodaks and Films, Seward Drug
Co. 184-tt
For tan and sunburn, Cream of Al
mond Lotion, 50c. Seward Drug Co.
184-tf |
Ml HUM SCHEDULE
Time Table in Effect May 7, 1923
Through Service Seward to Fairbanks
Train Leaves Seward Mondays and
Thursdays, at 8:00 a. m.
Arrive
1:45pm
8:10pm
5:00pm
S:4Spm
9:45pm
Northbound
Seward
Anchorage
•Curry
Nenana
Happy
Fairbanks
Leave
8:00am
2:15pm
7:30am
5:15pm
9:15pm
Trains leave Fairbanks Southbound
Tuesdays and Fridays
Arrive
Leave
7:00am
8:00am
11:35am
7:30am
2 ;05pm
Southbound
_ Fairbanks
7:32am Happy
11:20am Nenana
9:10pm *Curry
1:35pm Anchorage
7:50pm Seward -
•Train ties up at Curry over night.
Equipment will consist of buffet
observation, day coach, smoker and
baggage car. This schedule will give
patrons of the road an opportunity to
pass through the Broad Pass and Ne
nana canyon district in the day time.
Trains both north and southbound
stop over night at Curry, where excel
lent hotel facilities are available for
the public.
River steamers leave Nenana every
Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for points
down river to Holy Cross, and con
necting with gas launch at latter point
for St. Michael. Arrive Nenana every j
Monday or Tuesday.
Liberty Theatre
Thos. Meighan
The
A play full of real comedy and love
a roaring 1-reel comedy
The Spendthrift
ALSO A PATHE NEWS
AGREEMENT TO RECOGNIZE
MEXICO BY UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—An agree*
ment for the recognition of Mexico by
the United States is expected here to
be concluded at Mexico City within
two or three days.
Up to the hour of going to press no
list of the sailings on the Admiral
Evans had been received. It will be
published tomorrow.
TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST, tf
For Live
INVESTMENTS
SEE
Don Carlos & Don Carlos
SEXTON ANNEX
OIL LOCATIONS, FOX ISLANDS
AND MINING
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
SIGNS
WALL
PAPER
ALASKA CAFE
CUISINE OF THE BEST
POPULAR PRICES
F. J. FINN, Propr.
Wall Paper
LATEST DESIGNS
1923 STOCKS
Painting Paperhanging
TINTING
F. B. MOORE
GORE BLDG MAD. 145
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
and
Watch Repairer
Andy's Express
Meets all Boats aRd
Trains
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
THE NEW MOTORBOAT
ORMA
FOR SALE OR CHARTER
Hunting and pleasure trips will
be made Sundays and evenings.
LICENSED FOR PASSENGERS
Howard Long
SEWARD, ALASKA
BARBER SHOP
F. C. Miller, Prop.
SEWARD, ALASKA
s. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
August 16 August 23 August 29th
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
August 2 August 9 August 16
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Ports, including Anchorage and Kodiak.
For freight space or pas?enger reservations wire
or write
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Seward, Alaska
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
^ADMIRAL LINE
■HHH.RALEXANDER. PRESIDENTSHHSE53HHEBI
4
STEAMSHIP STARR
Will sail from Seward for Westward Alaska
on or About
SEPTEMBER 10th
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON )3*. SEWARD, ALASKA
I.
BENSON & WHITTEMORE, Proprietors
Exclusive distributors of Budweiser, Bevo and Monopole Cigars.
The Finest Billiard and Pool Hall in Alaska
V.
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
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When In need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
MORFORD
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
General Repair Shop
PHONOGRAPHS, SEWING MA
CHINES CLEANED ANu
REPAIRED
Light Machinery a Specialty
OLD FURNITURE REPAIRED
ELECTRICAL WORK
PHONE ADAMS 66
INQUIRE OF GEO. THORKILSEN ;
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candies,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD LODGES
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 DOUGHEHTY, Sec.
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.
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
eome. W. 0. 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 KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
J
I. O. O. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7. )
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome GERHARD JOHN
SEN, 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.
SEWARD POST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com. ^
A E. RUCKER, Adj.
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