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The Seward gateway., 1915-06-09
COMMERCIAL
 CLUB ELECTS
NEW BUILDING TO BE ERECTED ON ITS OWN LOTS BY
 THE ORGANIZATION.

At it's annual meeting last night the Seward COmemercial Club decided to erect a fine house on the lots which it purchased some time ago. The building will be a handsome one with verandas overlooking the sea and with lots of space and arrangements for comfort. During recent weeks the club has become more popular than ever and has a remarkable period of prosperity ahead of it. The new Of- ficers were elected last night for the coming year. Derrick Lane, the retir- ing president advised a change in the personnel of the officers as he thought such a course the best for all Organiz- ations. Frank L. Ballaine was then unanimously chosen president for the  coming year and the election of Ed. Whittemore as vice-president was al- so unanimous. The other officers elected are: Wayne Blue, secretary; Sidney Anderson, treasurer, Messrs, Sears, Stone and Guy Whitehead, trustees.
 The membership of the club has in- creased immensely since the terminal announcement and it is now we'll on the way to being one of the finest of ing at San Francisco.
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PRISON COMMISSION
 TURNS DOWN FRANK.
Refuses to Pardon Man Condemned Co Death for Mary Phagan's
 Murder.

ATLANTA, June 9.-The prison commission has refused to commute the sentence of death passed upon Leo Frank for the murder Of Mary Fhagan and the only hope now re- maining for the condemned man lies in the possibility that the governor may pardon him. Frank and his friends had been certain of a favor able result of the commissions in- vestigation of the case and their dis appointment is greater than it was when Frank was first sentenced to death. A strong agitation is still go- ing on amongst those opposed to Frank and those who are on his side. The governors decision may be known in day or two.
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LABOR CONSCRIPTION DEFEATED IN GREAT BRYAN
HAVE ANOTHER IDEA
 ABOUT BRYAN'S REASON. Fl PasO Believes Resignation Was Due to the U. s. Attitude
 Towards Mexico. ..

FL PASO, June 9.-It is believed here that Bryan's resignation from the cabinet was due to the firmer at titude taken by .he administration in relation to Mexico. It is stated that strong reasons point this to have been the real cause. Since the news of the resignation came it has been said with good athorn that for some time Bryan was kn wn tc be at logger heads with the president about the Mexican muddl, and that the presi- dents firm stand of a few days ago was taken in defiance of the wishes of the state secretary. Everyone here now expects to see the president be- come more determined in his actions towards the neighboring republic.
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NEW STRIKES ARE MADE
 IN THE TOLOYANA.

FAIRBANKS, May 17.-Encourag- ing reports were brought from the Tolovana camp by c. S. Knutsen, who arrived directly from that place Sat urday evening, coming by way of the Olnes trail, and from there by train.
 Pay dirt has been found in several places, and they have paystreak lin- ed up on on Livengood from 2 to 20 above, a distance of five miles. Mir Knutsen declares that the conditions are encouraging, though but little can be accomplished there this season, owing to the inability to get food brought in. The river route, however, he thinks may relieve the conditions there somewhat.
 Harry Patterson struck bedrock on 6 above, Livengood creek, Friday morning, and found dirt that will run from S2.5O to $S to the square foot of bedrock. On last Thursday, Dave Lowry struck bedrock on 20 above, second tier, Livengood, and found pay Wagner, on 2 above, first tier, Liven- good struck pay Thursday.
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BRYAN WANTED TO
 RESIGN FOR DAYS
He and Wilson Express Friend ship in Letters of Resigna-
 ton and Acceptance.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-It was discovered for the first time this morning that William Jennings Bryan did not resign as the result of any particular argument at yesterdays cabinet meeting but that he had actually considered the resignation for several days. Indeed, he had ar ranged for the resignation with Presi- dent Wilson on Monday. He had sent it in to the president three times but Wilson refused to accept until he found that the secretary of state had absolutely made up his mind to leave the administration. In spite of the differences between the two great democratic leaders they are said to remain personally friendly. In ms letter of resignation Bryan expressed the most sincere personal regard for Wilson and declared that it was for the best interests of the president, the administration and the country that he was deciding to pull out be- cause he differed from Wilson on ques tions of foreign policy and it would be unfair to Wilson to remain. The presidents letter of acceptance ex- pressed regret and strong apprecia- ton of the secretary's work while in office. It is now known that Bryan's attitude has been most embarrassing to Wilson for some time, especially since May 13 when the note to Ger
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BARNETTE MUST APPEAR.

FAIRBANKS-POint number one was scored yesterday morning by Fernand de Journel, attorney for Re- ceiver F. G. Moves, when Judge Bun nell signed an order citing E. T. Barnette and Isabelle Barnette to ap- pear in court and show cause why they should not be declared in con- tempt of court for suing the receiver of the Washington-Alaska bank, with out first obtaining permission from the court.
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many was sent. His resignation is the direct result of his opposition to the wording of the note and this leads to the general belief that the message now being prepared for dispatch to Berlin will be sharp and will admit of no temporizing on the part of the German government Some of the papers which have been hostile to Bryan now see or pretend to see in his resignation some political pur- pose but the weight of opinion seems to be that he has acted from purely conscientious motives. He has not yet made any public statement although one is expected today and it is thought that he will explain his action by reminding the country that during his administration of the state depart ment he had brought several nations together in signing his famous peace plans which bound the nations to ar bitrate and pause before declaring war, and that he could not consistent ly adopt a different plan for himself when dealing with other powers. The resignation is the political sensation of the day. Prominent republican in- dividuals and newspapers see in it the beginning of a political war between Wilson and his former supporter and friend. Conjectures are already rife as to what effect the action will have on the presidential election and the selection of democratic candidate.
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GERMANS LAND TROOPS.

BERLIN. June 9-We have succeeded in landing troops at Lbau by way of the Baltic and have now started great offensive movement to the south and east of that city Russian forces are between Libau and Riga and between Lbau and Meme 1t is reported here that the attempt of the Russian fleet to prevent the landing of the troops was easily defeated but official nfOma ton has been given out here concerning the matter and as the landing has been made there every reason to be- eve that the warshpS conveying the troops were success full in beating off opposition Our first objective in the
 march east will be Riga which is hoped to capture. The movement south will be for the purpose of threatening the rear of the Russians defending Warsaw and compel
 ling them to fall back The task is large one but the general staff seems to be confident of the result.
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+ * * e * e. < < % * * { * WHEAT CROP WILL BE | * LARGEST ON RECORD.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-The gov ernment experts estimate that the wheat crop in 1915 will be nine hund- red and fifty million bushels which will be the greatest in the country's history. The amount is sixty million bushels more than that of last year.
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CORDOVA TEAM IS
 SURE TO COME HERE.

From the communications which have passed between Cordova and Se- ward ball players it now seems cer- tain that the Cordova team will be here to play Seward on the Fourth of July. Seward will pay the expenses of the visitors.
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BRITISH LOSS
 WAS 258,OOO
PRIME MINISTER ASQUITH AN NOUNCES FIGURES SINCE
 BEGINNING OF WAR.

LONDON, June 9.-Prime Minister AsQuith announced today in the house of commons that the total losses to the British forces from the beginning of the war up to May 5l were two hundred and ffty-eight thousand men killed, wounded, prisoners and miss ing. These include the losses in the navy also but the loss at sea was com paratiyely small It was also learned this afternoon that Peter Bencken- dorT, former ambassador from Rus sia to London. has been killed in bat tie at koynO
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 THIRD AVENUE * : PETITION KILLED. @'

The petition for the improvement of Third avenue has been killed as it was found not to contain names repre- senting a sufficient amount of prop erty. The survey of Fourth avenue is proceeding now. A rise of one foot only was made on Washington street but only two property holders there are affected by it, and that effect is slight.
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FIGHT GETS GENERAL

ROME June 9-The main armies of Italy anal Austria are now reported to be closing in each other near the frontier and fighting between advanced bodies is becoming continuous Several more or less important srnishes of that kind occurred yesterday but our ad- vance was not checked Germany has not declared war
 likely that the German government will leave the task of meeting our army entirely to the Austrans The repuse of the Russians in Gaca has been of great aide to the enemy in enabling him to detach achievements but the Servians are now recognizing with view to general advance
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SKEEN-LECHNER C'SE TIP.

Some phases of the case of Hansen vs. the Skeen-Lechuer mine occupied the attention of the court today. The matter was postponed to 4 o'clock this afternoon. The arguments on a demurrer in the case of Haynes vs. Boyle are fixed for this afternoon but a decision is not likely before press time.
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. < < < q 2 . % . ; ( * LAUNCH ARIZONA
 * JUNE NINETEENTH.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The sup erdreadnaught Arizona will be launch ed at the New York navy yard on June 19. She is a sister ship to the Pennsylvania which was recently launched at Newport News. She will cost seven and half millions when launched and sixteen million when completed.
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CHRIsTY MATHEwsoN OUT.

CHICAGO, June 8.-Chrsty Mathewson has been ordered to quit the game for several weeks owing to a nervous trouble in the shoulder. His loss is expected to be a big handicap to the team.
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GERMANS LAND IN
 LIBAU FROM BALTIC
Begin Great Offensive Move ment to East and South
 in North Russia.
BEAT CONSCRPTION

LONDON, June 9.-By the aid of the Irish National st members of the house of commons the conscptOn bill has been defeated and anti-cOnScrptOn bill passed The opponents of the idea of compelling workers to labor in getting out munitions of war made strenOus fight but would have been in minority had they not succeeded in securing the aid of the Irish party. Redmond the chair man of the NatOnastS and the who refused place the cabinet says he and his party voted as they did because he believed that conscrpton would divide the people and kill the unity much desired at the pres ent time.
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ALASKA NORTHERN
 MORTGAGE FILED.

BickneN. BaiD and Co.,. solicitors of Toronto, Canada, have filed in the Surveyor Generals office a mortgage deed of trust from the Alaska North en Railway company to the Trusts and Guarantee Company, Ltd., of To- ronto, to secure the issue of first mortgage 35 years 5 per cent gold bonds to the value of S5O0OO0O. The money was borrowed for the purchase of a piece of railroad from Seward to the Yukon river via Tuwagain Arm on Cooks Iulct.-(Juneau Empire)
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CAPTURED THOUSANDS ..
 OF RUSSIANS AGAIN.

BERLIN, June 9.-It is officially an- nounced that Austrians have captured four thousand five hundred Russians at Stanislaus. The Austrians captur- ed that city yesterday on the way north from Bukowina against the Russian flank.
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Royal Bakery, Third Avenue, now under new management. Home Cook ing. All kinds of pastry and bread, fresh daily. Meals and lunches at all hours. Steady bOarders, $1.OO per day. 6-9-1 mo,
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

The Ladies Aid will give an Ice cream social, Thursday evening at Methodist Church beginning at 8:30 Everybody is cordially invited, especi- ally strangers.
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FIVE BLOCKS IN CITY
 OF PORTLAND BURNED.
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Lost When Great Blaze Hit
 Waterfront.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 9.-Five blocks were destroyed on the water front today by a great fire. The loss in property is estimated at three hun dred thousand dollars. The efforts of the fire department to subdue the flames in the beginning were frustrat- ed by the inAammable nature of the goods stored in some of the buildings.
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GOLD FROM RENAL RIVER.

Some of the prettiest gold dust i'm aginable has been brought to the Bank of Seward from Kenai river by Tom Towle. The dust is almost as fine as beach gold and the quantity of it tells a most pleasant story of the prospects on that stream.
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LOMBARD VENICE

bardment yesterday by Austrian aviator who dropped several powerful bombs that wrecked many buildings and killed two people, None of the great historic buildings were injured however whether because of bad aim or desire not to destroy such edifces
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-09

A great many people outside and inside Alaska are now anxious to get any news they can of the place where the government railroad will be. To save writing letters you could send the Gateway, either your own read copy or get another.
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CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
 STRIKES VIENNA.

MADRID, June 9.-It was officially announced here today that an epi- demic of cholera has broken out in the city of Vienna. The announcement was made in order to put people on their guard in this country.
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LOMBARD FIUME

ROME, June 9-An Italian drigble balloon lombard ed the city of Fume, Damatia, yesterday and some that Drgbes are perfectly capable of crossing the Adriatic doing effective work and returning home
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SINK TRANSPORT

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 9-One of the trans ports of the Allies sunk yesterday the entrance to the Dardaneles by Turkish submarine but state has been made to whether the troops were aboard the ship at the time Severe fighting is proceeding in the Dardanees region the Allied forces having started a strong offensive movement. This fgthng is proceed ing favorably for us.
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MARIPoSA IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, June 9.-The Mariposa arrived here last night.

Judge Tucker of the Second division recently ruled that the law passed by the Alaska Legislature permitting any person of legal age to serve a summons is void, but a later ruling by Judge Bunnell of the Fourth division implies a contrary opinion.-(Ex)
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o {" * * * e '" * * .: z |" |: STONE SELLS THE "
 {: PAPER AT KNIK. *'

B. M. Stone has sold the Knik News to the Cook Inlet Publishing company which is now publishing the Cook h. let Pioneer at Anchorage. L. F. Shaw is the manager and editor of the and Leopold David is the sec retary of the company.
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ALLIES LAND TROOPS

ATHENS, June 9-The Allied powers have landed fresh troops on Gapo peninsula and have started new general attacks the Turkish positions In conjunction and covering the land attacks The report from COnstan tnope that the Turks drove back the Allies not credit ed here.
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Ollie Reese has been very sick for the past week in the hospital but is now said to be progressing very we'll.
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FIX ORDNANCE

The Bundesrath met again last night and put the building ordinance through one of it's final stages.
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BRITISH STEAMER SUNK

LONDON, June 9-Another British steamer was topedoed today outside the mouth of the Thames The people aboard saved by the of the small boats
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LONDON June 9.-A Russian steamer was torpedo ed and sunk by a German submarine yesterday off the coast of Scotland without warning Two of the crew were killed but the remainder managed to reach shore.
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Experienced girl wants day work or cooking. Apply Gateway office.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07
Gaining on Tuberculosis.

According to a census bureau re.
port just issued the death rate In the
United States in 1913 was about one.
fifth of one per cent greater than in
the year before, but for the same year
the deaths from tuberculosis dropped
from 1895 In the 100, 000sto Hts. That
is to say, the general death rate rose
little, while the rate from tubercu.
losis fell perceptibly in the same pc.
Rod. Tuberculosis Is the disease which
has attracted the greatest amount Of
public attention, and the one against
which preventive measures have been
most vigorous of late years. The peo-
pie understand the danger, know some
thing about how to avoid it, and are
treating the prevention of the disease
as a public problem. The figures
which the census bureau gives are EVIL
dence that they are succeeding and
should give new courage to the fight
not only against tuberculosis but
against preventable disease Of all
kinds.-St. Louis Republic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07

though they have tracked and helped
to kill opossums and raccoons, the fe
lines are used principally in hunting
rabbits, squirrels and quail.
Mr.. Nimmo says that on sight Of
game they assume rigid position, like
that of pointer, except that they
move their tails slightly, and wait for
him to come and shoot the game they
have found. Never, he says, have
they rushed forward to kill the game
or to stalk it. When Mr.. Nimmo
shoots they retrieve the fallen game,
and If it is not dead, kill 1t by biting
it in the neck.
tom and jerry" says Mr.. Nimmo.
will follow me like dogs for miles
through the woods until they see or
scent rabbit or squirrel. Then they
squat down close to the ground, wag
their tails from side to side, and re-
main motionless until l see the game
and shoot. Then they dash forward,
selling the animal or bird and hold It
until arrive"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07
Animate Monuments.

The monument to the cat that saved
Lieutenant Lloyd from perishing from
cold, which 1t is proposed to erect at
Newport Castle, England, will not be
the only monument commemorating
the devotion of a dumb animal
Crouched at the feet Of William the
Silent on his tomb at Delft lies an
exquisitely chiseled ef1gy of span
lei. This dog saved his masters life
by scratching his face and barking
when, in night attack on the camp
before Mons, a band of Spanish SOL
diers were on the point of entering
his tent. He and all his guards we're
fast asleep, and there was but just
time for the prince, after the spaniel
had reused him, to make his escape
through the darkness. 10 his dying
day." relates Motley, civilian ever
afterwards kept a spaniel of the same
race in his bedchamber."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07
AFRO-AMER|CAN cUlL|NCS

In an interview at New York Mr.
Percy Granger. noted Australian
pianist, said: Frederick Oelius has
a harmonic and polyphonic sense thai
makes him like a modern Bach, and
it is easy to see how he could be at
tracted by the improvised songs
which he heard on his fathers plan
tation. 1t is not so much the melody
In these songs which attracts one as
1t is the method of singing-especially
the part singing"
He then referred to his stay IN
New York and the pleasure he mad
had in meeting several OF the negro
composers whose work he had previ'
ously known, and in hearing them
play.
when arrived in New York" Mr..
Granger said, 1T was a very great
pleasure to me to meet Mr.. j. Rosa
mond Johnson, whom l had long ad-
mired as composer. having fallen in
love with his delightful song Under
the Bamboo Tree several years ago
when ! first heard it while on an ex-
tended tour in Australia, my native
country. There were several good
singers with me, and I choralized 1t
and we sang it often. An American
creative genius that l am particularly
interested in is the colored composer,
VIII Marion Cook, whose choruses,
Rain Song and Invocation'-to men,
ton only two-are works of great
and true inspiration, and
have a suitable harmonic flavor all
their own.
II have had many delicious musical
while in New York, but
none Of my hours has been more hap
PLY spent than at the Music School
Settlement for Colored People, over
which Mr.. Rosamond Johnson pre-
sided, and where l first heard the
Hampton quartette, Mr.. Henry Bur-
leigh and several other fascinating
Negro artists"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07
ENEMY Of MOSQUITO
Ducks Feed Voraciously on Pes
tiferous Insect.
Experiment Proves Ability to Clear
Ponds Of the Larvae and Pupae
In Short Order-Are Better
Than Goldfish.

The duck is one of the greatest
known enemies Of the mosquito
Therefore, it is also the sworn enemy
of the diseases transmitted by. this
pestiferous insect. II you are fearful
Of malaria or any other disease car
ried by the mosquito. keep ducks
This advice comes from DR.. Samuel
G. Dixon, state health commissioner
of Pennsylvania, who says OF the
efficiency of the duck as febrifuge:
After trying the ability of fish to
devour larvae and .pupae OF mos
quitoes, with varied success, l built
two dams near together on the same
stream, so that each would have the
same environment for the breeding
of mosquitoes. Each covered nearly
1,4O0 square feet. In one 20 mallard
ducks were permitted to feed, while
the other was entirely protected from
waterfowl but we'll stocked with gold
fish.
1.-THE one in which the ducks fed
was for several months entirely free
from mosquitoes, while the pond pro-
tected from ducks and stocked with
fish was swarming with young In
sects in different cycles of life.
ITO the infested pond ten well.fed
-mallard ducks were then admitted,
and as they entered the pond they
were first attracted by tadpoles. They,
however, soon recognized the pres
ence Of larvae and pupae of the mos.
quito and Immediately turned their at.
tention to these, -ravenously devour.
ing them in preference to any other
foodstuffs present. At the end Of "a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-07
An Odd ldea,

ITO him who keeps his ears open,
ideas come from the most unexpected
sources"
The speaker. William J. Burns, was
lecturing on Alcoholism and Crime. !"
in Pittsburgh. He resumed:
Thus, on the way hither this eve.
ming passed two ladies', one Of whom
was limping slightly. As I walked by
the limping lady groaned:
!" These shoes certainly do hurt.
They're too tight "a NJ
Well. dear said the other lady,
soothingly shoes are like husbands
better bit tight now and then thar,
.tno loose.,," 4