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(lit? £>rutarii (Satnuay Published Dally Except Sunday by The Seward Gateway Publishing Co. BERNARD M. STONE, President. Subscription Rates: Dally—One dollar per month Ten cents the copy. By mail, $10 per year. Weekly—Three dollars per year. (Payable strictly in advance). Advertising Rates: TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. Readers, 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line each additional insertion. Legal notices, 60c per line. SEWARD, ALASKA. Tl KSDAY. MAY 16. 1916. One has to live in a country to know how many lies can be written about it. Alaska has been pretty well written up and all oi us know that volumes have been printed of Alaskan “facts" which were as far from the 11 uth as it is possible to get without being found out too easily, ^o much accustomed are Alaskans to read ridiculous untruths about the territory that they hardly pay* any attention any more to the most glaring lies. Keeently the papers in different parts of the territory have been reproducing and commenting on a story about a mining man named J. C. Brown of Nome. I his story appeared in an outside paper and some of the Alaska papers speak of the story as if Crown were the greatest romancer on earth. He told in the simplest way of finding the third beach line at Nome and of its wealth and what he took out. It was so remarkalbe a tale that the papers here at home ridiculed it, but the strange thing about it all is that the yarn was not only fact but was actually understated. Probably the same could be said of stories about the great war. Un doubtedly we hear thousands of lies but the chances are that some of the things we never hear of would make more extraordinary reading still. By reading some of the papers from Kurope and by taking note only of what is casually mentioned one can obtain sometimes a more vivid idea of matters. Under a small head such as “military intelligence" you will see something i.bout “Lieutenant Jones tried by courtmartial and discharged from the Service." That little line alone lets one see the other side, the cowardice, the villiany, perhaps. And those stories appear very often, and what stories they would make if only all could be told. DRl'NKENNKSS OK VAKIOIS KINDS Uy Samuel (l. ihvon, M. I)„ l.L. I*.. (Penn. Commissioner of Health) (Special to Gateway by United Press) A drunken man is the most danger ous. demoralizing factor in civilized life. The wild beast of the forest is a plaything in comparison. He sets all laws at naught nad be comes an instrument of the devil. Man crazed by any kind of mental over-exertion is drunk ami a menace to every one wfth whom be comes in contact. The wild dash of mind and body during the stage of over-stimulation may be fascinating to the individual, but. when the inevitable reaction comes, death may ensue or. that which is worse, returning conscious ness bring a realization of a horrible crime committed. Body and mind are weakened and less able to control the insane desire to exhilarate again and again until untimely death ends a life that might have been a boon to humanity in some useful path. Some temperaments be come sloth-like and are oblivious to the past ami reckless as to what is to come. In such the harm to them and others comes through neglected duties. Drunkenness is over-stimulation that destroys normal conditions. ANTIDOTE DISCOVERED FOR BICHLORIDE (Special to Gateway by United Press) CINCINNATI. May 10. — The dis covery of an effective antidote for bi chloride of mercury poisoning is an nounced by Dr. J. II. Wilms, and en dorsed by city health officers; and our despondents may now be deprived of their favorite method of committing slow suicide. ORDER YOUR SUMMER SUIT TODAY Right now is the best time to get that new Suit that you have been planning on all winter. By placing your order now you will have the opportunity of selecting from the most complete stock of “up to the minute” fabrics that have ever been shown in Seward, made up in the latest style, and in addition to these two important factors, your suit will be here just when you will need it. Come in today and see the new samples. Big Line of Spring and Summer Weight Underwear We have just received and unpacked a big line of light weight underwear, both in the union suits and two piece suits. A wide range of weights and fabrics and priced in accordance with the times. All prices from One Dollar up. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NEW LINE OF SHOES ? The best line of carefully selected shoes that we have ever had the pleasure of showing to our patrons. Not a poor one in the lot and every shoe selected with a parti cular need in view. Come in today and have a look. Rubber Boots Shoe Pacs Overalls Khakies Working Shirts Jumpers Blankets Quilts Sheet Blankets Tents HARDEMAN HATS and CAPS Fancy Spring and Summer Shirts. In fact we have everything that the well dressed man or the working man may require in the line of wearables. The Prices are Right. THE MINER’S STORE FRANK J. COTTER, Manager j ANCHORAGE “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post’* SEWARD j FROM BANDIT TO PRESIDENT AND BACK AGAIN, CAREER OF VILLA i] PHOTO (£> BV~AMERICAN peess association >1 . -.-.... M. ~ ■ .. FRRNCtSCO VILLR [Francisco Villa, raider of Columbus, N. M . reported dead a» the result of wounds received possibly In the attack on tho American town, has been the most pic turesque figure in the Mexican news for the past five years. Hvo years ago he was a bandit, skulking for his life In the mountains and known for Ms fe rocity and the murders he had committed Four years ago he was one of Ma dero s trusted leaders and transferred his allegiance to Carranza when Senor Madero was killed. A few months later ho broke with the man he had elevat ed to power und became for a few brief weeks the de facto president of Mex ico. l?ut he could not maintain himself, and last spring his fortunes began to fade! _ ■== The remedy consists of calcium sul phite, given int’-avenously groin for ' grain, of the poison taken; one grain of calcium sulphite to one ounce of | water within 48 hours after the poison has been taken. NOT1 C E. Go to Brown & Hawkins for all kinds of mechanics’ tools and build , ers’ hardware. “Quality First.” We are now baking 400 loaves of fine bread every morning. Don’t for get it is 4 loaves for 25 cents. COOPER'S CAFE. - Royal Bakery has reopened. Fresh Bread daily. Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, boots, Packs, Underwear. Anything you need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Alaskan Engineering Commission ADVERTISEMENT Sealed proposals are invited for furnishing and delivering standard railroad cross ties and piling to the Alaskan Engineering Commission for | use in the construction of the Alaska Railroad, as hereinafter described. Class I. 100.000 Standard Railroad Cross! Ties to be used in the construction of section of line aloug north shore of Turnagain Arm between Kern Creek and Ship Creek Junction. Class 2. 150.000 Standard Railroad Cross lies to be used in the construction ol Matanuska branch Line and Main Line from Matanuska Junction north ward to Willow Creek. • Class 3. 2.000 Standard Piling in lengths 25 to 40 feet to be used in same territory as material called for under Cluss 2. Native spruce and hemlock timber lor making cross ties and piling can be secured from certain designated sections of the Chugach National i'urest Reserve and from other public lands lying without the Forest Re-! serve as described in the General, Conditions and Requirements. One-half of one per cent of the tot al amount involved in the bid must oc deposited with each proposal as a guarantee that the successful bidder will execute formal contract with oond, if required, within lifteen days after receipt of notice of award. No bid will be considered for less than 50,000 ties or 600 piling. On or about the 15th of each month, payment will be made for all ties and piling accepted during preceding month, less 15 per cent, which will be retained until completion of entire, order. Specifications, Form of Proposal, Generul Conditions and Requirements, Form of Contract and further in formation may be had at the Offices of the Alaskan Engineering Commis sion, Anchorage and Seward, and at the offices of the Alaska Road Com mission in Valdez and Juneau. Bids will be opened at the Office of I the Alaskan Engineering Commission, j Anchorage, Alaska, at 2:00 o’clock P. M., June 15th, 1916. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. No bids will be consider ed from employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission. Alaskan Engineering Commission. HEN LAYS EGG WITH WORD “WAR” WRITTEN ON SHELL (Special to Gateway by United Press! LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 4.—There have been war* and rumors of wars, but Delphi comes to the front with I a sign which is regarded there as an f unquestionable prediction of wa *. ! Mrs. Thomas Smith took from a hen’s I nest an egg of ordinary s/zc, shape | and color which had on its surface the word “war.” The letters are truly there. They have been scratched and submitted to acid tests and have not I faded. The egg has received much ! attention and aroused much interest, j —Ex. h H r S < Edinburgh. L. P. I*. & S.. Glasgow. J. M. SLOAN, M. D., C. M. OVER GATEWAY Office Hours, 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M. FOKMKItl.Y or Nomk. J. H. ROMIG, M. D. OFFICE THIRD AVENUE Phone Main 48 DR. O. J. KEATING Dentist Office Over Harrirnan National Bank. Hours i) A M. to 5 P. M. I* L. JAMK8. JH. J. K. WOOIXKV j JAMES & WOOLLEY Attorneys and Counsellors at Law j Over Bank of Seward j SEWARD, - ALASKA ROMIG & ROMIG REAL ESTATE AGENTS Houses for Rent, Rents Collected, Titles Examined, I»ts for Sale. Large Listing. Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska. Igloo No. 9, Order of Pioneers Meets the First and Third Tuesday Nights of eaeh Month at the Pioneer HalJ. HANDER E. JAMES. Jr. ISAAC EVANS, President. Secretary. Loyal Order of Moose Meets every Friday nitfht at 8 o’clock, B. Hall. M. J. CONROY, f. R. BIGfORD, Dictator. Secretary. Miller’s Barber Shop Shower Baths Ladies’ Shampooing Hot and Cold BATHS Always Read) HOTEL SEWARD 511 THIRD AVE. Arctic Club Bid*. SEATTLE, WASH. ZBINDEN BROS., Prop*. with BathVso Special Weekly Rales THE ALASKA HOUSE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Warm Rooms First-Class Rates Reasonable BILLY PETERSON & D. TIRCATTE, Props. HARVEY & CO. Contractors and Builders ESTIMATES FURNISHED Cor. 3rd and Adams, Seward Good Eating! Every Day Something Good at the COMMERCE CAFE. Everybody knows Ernie Levin, Prop. m Capitol Cafe MRS. E. AVERS. Prop. Washington St. near 4th Av. HOME COOKING Meals at All Hours LUMBER! Alaska Lumber Made by Alaska labor DIMENSION LUMBER In Any Quantity Now DRESSED LUMBER in Any Quantity Soon -THE SEWARD SAWMILL CO. A. f. RASMUSSEN, Prop. Phone Kenal 2 HOTEL OVEREAN I K. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP. Headquarters for Mining Men SEWARD, - - - ALASKA 1 Jk Pioneer Hotel F. U. CANNON, Prop. Knik Alaska KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL NO 15AR Accoinmodutions for Ninety Lnests Largo (ieneral Lobby Private Lobby for Ladies Ukst Paths : : Hhst Tkkatmknt 15 KS1 A CCO M M OI) A T1 () N S ADELMAN A OUILTY SfWAHU DAIRY MILK & CREAM Why Not Try Our Buttermilk? MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHFR SHOPS Rainier Buffet THE BEST IN EVERYTHING WINES LIQUORS CIGARS LOUVRE BLDG. _QPP. A. B. HA1 L THE ALASKA SHOP JACOB PHILE, Proprietor SHOE AM) HARNESS REPAIRING—DOli H VRM:S> Til ORDER SEW A HD, :: ALASKA PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY' "THE ADMIRAL LINE" Vessel-. Leaving (iraml trunk Dock livery Sunday Morning at I I a m First Sailing for Anchorage Sunday, April loth For SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA PORTS Vessels leaving on Ihird Sunday of taih Month tails llliarnna and hodiuk. Ail Vessels call at Knik anchorage During Open Season ----- CALIFORNIA Seattle to San Francisco, evary Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California Feints Right reserved to change steamers and sailing date s w itiiuu: • so RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Manager. WAYNE BLUE. Local Agent. ALASKA sS,Sr S Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from Seattle at 9 p. m. thelOtli, 20th and 30th of each month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordo\a, Valdez and Seward. DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for Ualaska, and in May. June. July and August she goes through to Vushagak. Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, W rangell, Juneau, lliane, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche and Sew ard Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th ( S. S. Seward carries Explosiv es) Right reserved to change this schedule without notice-^ F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. H. McDoN VLD. Ag«-1 H.V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS ALASKA TRANSFER H. V. HOBEN, Manager ---Dealers in COAL, WOOD AND ICE General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41 ORE TREATED H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist A Complete Equipment for Mining AlrKkrl and Technical Determinations _ OvnUl u«i FURNITURE AND HARDWARE COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MNfR’S SUPPLIES Doors & Windows Lang’s Ranges I X L Parlor Heaters Gasoline Stoves Cook Stoves Camp Stoves Air Tight Heaters Oil Stoves Alcohol Stoves Spark Plugs Jump Coils Batteries Granite Ware Aluminum Ware Asbestos P & B Paper Malthoid Roofing Tar Paper Deafening felt Weather Strips Gasoline Gas Engine Oil Marine Engine Oil Valve Oil Elaine Oil Floor Oil Linseed Oil Cup Grease Paints Lacqueret Paint Asphaltum Paint Brushes Varnishes Turpentine Japan Denatured Alcohol Coal Tar Lamps Lanterns Tents PHONE MADISON 87 Rifles Shot Guns Ammunition Fishing Tackle Giant Powder Caps Fuse Bench Forges Blacksmith’s Coal Bellows Wheel Barrows Cutlery Fire Clay Fire Brick Lime Cement Glass Rope Mercury Seine Twine J. L. GRAEF OPENED JAN.I5T, 1913 “ChaHOTEL thou BEST ]rv all the WEST’ STOP at the FIREPROOF OUTSIDE ROOMS I ISO WITH BATH 420 W. 2NO ST,NEAR HILL NORTHERN HOTEL CO., PROP. TRANK L CRAMPTON. MGR. RATES *1.00 PER DAY*"<> UP