The Seward Gateway
PUBLISHED DAILY
at Seward, Alaska
HAL B. SELBY
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
tntereo as Second Class Matter Sep
tember 2nd, 1915, at the Post Office at
Seward, Alaska, under the Act of
March Third, 1879.
Published by
CATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Seward, Alaska.
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BETTER TO PAY TAXES
Here is something to give the shiv
ers to our best minds. England is se
riously discussing a levy on capital,
which means solving England’s finan
cial situation by simply taking a large
part of everybody’s lortune, noi ilu
income, but tlie actual capital, prop
erty ot all kinds. Only $20,000 would
be exempt. From a man will a mii
lion dollars, $(juo,0<i0 would be taken
We imagine that here where we uo
not even pretend to collect income
taxes on great fortunes, that there
would be an awful howl go up and
capital would be tucked away so rap
idly and securely that the nation
w ould go bankrupt.
EVERY MAN TO HIS TASTE
WE WANT VOI R EGGS
AND WANT THEM BAD
PORTER AND YOUNG
—A display advertisement in the
Le Roy (Minn.) Independent.
EASY FOR THE DOGS
WANTED—A woman to nurse a
family with four dogs.—Greeley Advo
vate.
McNEERS IN RICHMOND, VA.
Mail advices received in Seward
state that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McNeer
are living in Richmond, Ya., and that
Gordon is attending Princeton Univer
sity.
FRANK LAWSON IN TEXAS
Frank Lawson, an old time Inte
rim ite who left for the Outside recent
ly to complete his discovery is visit
ing with a brother in Texas.
“TWO-STEP” JAKE LEAVES
ALASKA FOR NEW ORLEANS
“Two-step” Jake Hirsch. after an
eventful career of more than forty
snows in Alaska has gone to New Or
leans where he will spend the wintei.
Jake was in Juneau in 1884 when Joe
Juneau and his partner Harris, first
discovered gold in the Silver Bow ba
sin, and has been in every stampede
and every camp in Alaska.
For the past five years he has been
living on a ranch near Talkeetna.
NELLIE CASHMAN ON WAY TO
NEW YORK BUY MACHINERY
Nellie Cashman, one of the old tim
ers of the vintage of >98, was an out
going passenger on the last boat en
route to New York where she will
purchase the necessary machinery to
work her ground on the Xoyuhuk.
ED TYNDALL OUTSIDE
Ed Tyndall, who is interested in the
Mohawk property at the head of St.
Patrick creek, left on the last boat
for Seattle. Mr. Tyndall rtates that
he worked his property up to Novem
ber 26th, an unprecedented occur
rence.
W. H. Toms, a hydraulic mining op
erator from Iditarod, left on one ot
the last boats en route to Chicago to
fpend the winter. He had a very suc
cessful season.
Mrs. A. O. Adams, wife of the as
sistant master mechanic of the Alas
ka railroad left on one of the last
boats in visit relatives in the East dur
Jug tic- v.inter.
Women and girls are husking corn
in ! ,:liana. It must be done'jto save
the expense of hiring buskers, who
ask cents a bushel or $4 a day and
bo and room. Few farmers can af
ford o pay such wages, nor should
the\ he compelled to.
BURIAL OF A CREMATED PERSON
No grave is dug to inter the ashtc
of a cremated person. Instead a hole
is bored to the regulation six foot
depth and the urn cou’aining the
ashes dropped in. The urn is enclos
ed in a tin can which co/ers the urn.
If you have never seen such a burial
the time is coming when you will as
eventually cremation will supersede
the present unsanitary method of bur
ial. !
you < •'-! n ■)' i spot the man who
dip ks ’ii- c o'fee out of a saucer be
cause In spots his vest.
The n-al proof of the pudding is the
Indigestion following its consumption.
Toys and Novelties, J. L. Graefs. tf
Gentlemen: Kindly give publicity
to the fact that a campaign was re
cently launched by Gus Gelles, sales
manager of the Evan Jones Goal Com
pany lor a tariff on imports 01 foreign
coal into Alaska of at hast j4.0 • pet
ton. Such a tariff would automati
cally drive Canadian coal out of Alas
ka and give Alaskan coal operators a
market they are justly entitled to.
Gov. Scott C. Bone has endorsed the
movement and the aid of Delegate
Sutherland is pledged. Congressman
1 Charles F. Curry and United States
Senator Wesley L. Jones have been
appealed to and word will undoubtedly
come from both in the ven near fu
ture that they will co-operate.
It is to the interests of all Alaskan
coal ’essees to supplement the work
already done in this matter with let -
! lets to as many Senators and Con
| grespmen as possible. The writer will
gladly furnish all interested parties]
with full particulars as to why the
duty should be at least $4.00 and all
other statistics pertaining thereto.
Driving Canadian coal out of Alaska
would mean the hauling of at least
100,0^0 tons of coal over the Alaska
railroad and the employment of many
hundreds of miners and additional
train crews.
The coal mines of British Columbia
are wonted with Chinese and Hind i
coolie labor and yet Alaskan coal op
erators employing American labor
that is well paid are selling cheaper
—
at the mine than is our unfair compe
tion. With the large margin of profit
that those foreign mines have, due to
this difference in labor cost, what is
to stop them from greatly reducing
their price whenever our compeuon
is a factor in the Alaskan ;■ <_•
and thus putting us out of business
over night. With such a candotioit
confronting us, it is up to everybody
to unite and keep hammering away
until we are protected by a tariff wall
ample enough to enable the infant
Alaskan coal industry to become
a grown up.
Very truly yours,
GUS GELLES.
GETTING WARMER AT THE POLE
The Far North is steadily getting
warmer, tho very slowly, according to
the Smithsonian institute. In seven
years many glaciers have retreated
northward several thousand feet and
temperatures have raised several ue
grees.
FINED HIM SIXTEEN BilLIONS
NEW YORK: Samuel Miller was
passing out bunches of German marks
in 10,000 mark packages lor one cent
today on a street corner and making
a big profit, when a policeman arrest
ed him for having no license. He
was fined 16.000,000,000 marks or $2.
Miller is the only man in the United
States who has been fined 16 billions.
As we understand it r*orcs stand
on the presidential question is that he
will refuse it unless he accepts it. I
Generally an anti-anything is not'
broad-minded or tolerant.
LOST—Silver belt buckle with Ma-I
sonic emblem. Return to Seward
Drug Co. k-306
——■*'
H. V. Hoben
SEWARD
A. F. Davis
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
Want YOU
to try tine
Baxter
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
Cecil DeMille’s
GREAT SUPER-FEATURE
“Manslaughter”
10 REELS
A great picture with
Thomas Meighan
Leatrice Joy
Lois Wilson
in the principle roles
SOMETHING SPECIAL
A ONE REEL COMEDY
USUAL PRICES
SYLVIA’S
FRAMED PICTURES
ICE CREAM
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS.
CURIOS
PHONE ADAMS 128
I
1
Use More
i
Milk
Seward Dairy
ARON ERICSON
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
MADISON 130
SIGNS
WALL
PAPER
The Frisco Club
NICK POOLOS, Propr.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies,
Soft Drinks
TRY OUR CARD TABLES
Corner Fourth and Adams Sts.
SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSEN
Card Tables, Candies,
8oft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves Arrives South tin
Seattle Seward Seward
Dec. 19th Dec. 26 Dec. 31st
Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 27
Making all regular Southeastern and South
western ports including Seldovia and Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Sailings from Seattle every Tuesday, Thursday
arid Saturday for San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and San Diego.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone, Main 81 Residence, Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise service
!H.F.ALEXANDER. PPES'DENT
STEAMSHIP STARR
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 .3* seward, Alaska
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.
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
CITY EXPRESS
Billy Patterson
Meets All Boats and Trains
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
RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
8EWARD& 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 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.
1 *
Seward Rebekah
Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets lBt 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
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 KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
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
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
EARL DURGIN, Sec.
SEWARD POST, NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays,
ELWYN SWETMAXN, Com.
J. P. HANNON, Adjutant.