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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904 Published daily except Sunday by THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered in the nostoffice at Seward Alaska *>• second-class mail matter MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS H. V. HOBEN and E. F. JESSEN, Proprietors E F. Jessen, Editor and Manager \ The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republicatlon oS all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise in this paper ani also h* local news published herein All rights for republicatlon of special dispatches herelr. are reserved. ADVERTISING RATES Per single column, one to six Issues, per inch Per single column Inch, per month Legal Notices, per line per issue Classified Advertisements, per line, per issue Notice of Final Proof Notices Notice to Creditors Notices \ 50 3.50 .15 .10 12.00 16.00 SUBSCRIPTION RATER Dally, by carrier, per month Daily, by mail, pet mouth Daily, by mall, per year « 1.25 1.00 10 00 MANY WERE STARTED FROM MINES Banks should be as vitally interested in the progress' of the mining industry as the Illinois bankers are in farm-! ing. Bankers say that investors should consult them be fore they invest. The mining industry in entitled to a: square deal at their hands. They generally get it. Few banks, if any, are in a position to give information re garding mining and oil ventures. The development of our mining and oil resources are vitally important to the' prosperity of the state and nation. The bank should not, therefore, advise against legitimate mining and oil spec ulations. Early-day bankers in Colorado and other West-! ern states got their start from the mines. If the banker of today will treat legitimate mining investments as such there will be greater prosperity in the West, Alaska and the Nation. Thanks to speedy negotiation, the trouble over oil in , Mexico is settled about the time the controversy over oil in Wyoming is half way thru. Golf is now said to be the poor man’s game as well as the rich man’s. Our experience shows that it’s anybody’s game until the last hole is made. j. WHEN “BABY” IS SUPPLANTED The coming of a little brother or sister may stimulate the development of some of the finest virtues in the char acter of the older child and there need be no hint of jeal ousy on his part if the situation is properly handled. But even a thoughtful parent often fails to realize just what a serious shock the advent of a new baby is to the emotional life of the “babyr who is supplanted. This period that furnishes so fertile a soil for the sowing of the seeds of jealousy, cannot be handled too carefully by loving par ents. An astromomer says that if the sun should explode we would have only 133 hours to live. But the newspapers could get out a lot of hot extras in that time. If the farmers ever get as excited over farm relief as the politicans are, look out! Life for a Chicago gang leader may be uncertain, but he is sure of a swell funeral. Probably New York’s Governor figures that accord-, ing to the law of chances we are due to have a President' named Smith. A FIVE PASSENGER OLDSMOBILE SIX SEDAN Tickets $1.00 The five-passenger OLDSMOBILE SIX owned by Sol J. Urie will be given away. The car is in first class condition. Goes to holder of lucky ticket. Ticket. Car will be displayed Saturday at the Candy Cottage comer. Tickets on sale Seward Drug Co., and Candy Cottage SEWARD IS LOGICAL BASE FOR HOSPITAL SUCH AS HERE NOWi bK. R. J. ALCORN DESCRIBES HOS PITAL SITUATION HERE AND WESTWARD DISTRICTS With two nurses now In attendance | and a third due to arrive within a i lew days, the Seward General Hospi tal is preparing to take care of t He vest territory from Seward west, where 5,000 persons may develop ills or injuries to which human llesh is heir. The hospital has come into 1 its own a-gain after seven years of | idleness, under the charge of Dr. R. ; J. Alcorn, who is devoting his life to j tfie cause of better medical treatment j for Southwestern Alaska and the Aleutian Penninsula. Dr.Alcorn passes lightly over the ' rc-establishment of hospital service ' I in Seward, and the fixation of a* thing that means surcease and sue.., i 'hr thousands of people wao for a ■ large part o’ the year are without i medical or surgical attention or gull- : j ’r e. After months of hard woik j during which he has made trips to the far end of the Aleutians, Bristol ! j Bay and the Kttskokwim. in the sav-J | :..g of.-human life he has achieved | accommodation and equipment for | many i atients shoul 1 nestilcn-'e or; calamity ever approach this we ■•tern countrv. ! “In the summer time I may relax vigilance to some extent, says tne doctor, “because the government boats come with their trained sar , peons ra attend the needs of the , people to the We-fwarrl. But there s a long r.e -i om October to | M;u when nv'di science is not : available e • i 1 • i i rt Anchor- • e re. “Do you know ?” asked the doctor, warming up to his subject, “that there is no hopital to the west of us for more than a thousand miles? Do you know that I’ve had to travel 1500 miles to get around to the Kuskokwim on a single case? Do you know .that there are 5,000 persons in all that vast terri tory, a mixture of Russian and Indian blood, now inter-marrying chiefly with Scandinavian fisherman who do not know or appreciate the first prin ciples of human hygene ? I think the government should establish and maintain at least two hospitals far out yonder. Maybe just a nurse at each station but a qualified physician to travel back and forth between them.” Seward is the most logical place in Alaska for a base hospital, Dr. Al corn maintains. From it, with far flung outposts some small degree of human safeguard can be maintained. Out to the Westward the white man is introducing venereal diseases to the extent that infants may be born blind, and untold wroe be fastened upon a new but nevertheless enter prising race. “NOw you take that case in Bel kofsky last February* That was out 800 miles to the west. The son of Father Hotovinsky had his leg so badly injured in an accident that it ! wras practically shot away. The boy s father was in Seattle at the time. It so happened that Miss Richardson, niece of General Richardson of Rich- j ■ ardson Highway fame, was at the | right place at the right time. She j bound the boy’s leg1, but it was eight days before I could get there. That young lady undoubtedly saved the boy’s life.” 1 TWO SHOWS—7 and 9 O'CLOCK ;> The most famous modem novelist SINCLAIR LEWIS Author of <4Main Street” and "Babbitt” wrote tonight’s feature “ Mantrap ” A gripping story of the Canadian Woods And three of the greatest stars ERNEST —TORRENCE — CLARA BOW — PERCY MARMONT in the leading roles give you some fine acting MAGNIFICENT BACKGROUNDS — STIR RING SITUATIONS ~ AND ADVENTURE The great combination of author- play- actors make this a feature you should not miss And at last we can give you the first 2-reel comedy of the famous ‘Collegians series that will run for * some time. This one is BENSON AT CALFORD” The popular Hayden Stevenson, George Lewis, and Dorothy Gulliver Have the leading roles and are wonderful AN EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM SUNDAY ONLY Something unusual again in the form of a mur der mystery detective story A sensational melodrama full of thrills and sus pense, how innocent persons are wronged by police officer’s suspicions. There will also be a 2-reel comedy THEATER 1 > SMITHS BABY And an interesting Pathe News 4 Only 68 Hours to Chicago from Pacific Coast Cities —on the famous— Catthrooms — maid, barber and valet services—library —buffet soda fountain — beautiful observation cars — all steel — newest and finest equipment across America. Leaves Seattle 11:00 a.no. daily for Chicago. KARL K. KATZ, Alaska Representative, 200 L. C. Smith Bldg., Seattle Northern Pacific Railway VAN GILDER HOTEL HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM STEAM HEAT J. S. BADGER <#