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The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
Changing the Clock

'No doubt there is something to be said for a 'dayhght-saving scheme when uniformly applied by national law to the compact industrial coun- tries of Western Europe. There would be something to be said for it if it could be unformerly applied to the northern half of that part of the United States which uses standard Eastern time. But that would require uniform action by a dozen states, which We are hardly likely to get.
 As a local movement-involving a change of the clock in one city but not in the next-it would be a great nui- sance, confusing railroad timetables and many other intercity arrange ments. One would not know whether ten o'clock really meant nine o'clock or ten or eleven.
 "The scheme was deliberately dis cussed in England for a number of years and rejected. It is now adopt ed there, and by other belligerents, in the hope-no doubt-of getting a lit tie bigger outturn from munitions factories; and for a compact industrial country, which runs on one time any way, it may have advantages.
 "The United States, from coast to coast, runs on four times. In the vast stretches of country that arc predomi- nantly agricultural no daylight-sav- ing scheme is necessary, for they al- ready save all the daylight there is. Changing the clock has not been ad- vocated here as a national measure or even, seriously, so far as we know, as a state measure. AS a merely local measure it would be a nuisance.
 Any industrial establishment that wishes to save daylight can do so by merely posting a notice that, in sum mer, work will begin and end an hour earlier. There is, of course, no ob- jection to that; and it may have ad- vantages. But there are decided ob- jections to changing the local time. An English contemporary somewhat harshly characterizes the scheme as a new way to play the old game of Let's pretend"
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
BOSTON WINS 2 ID 1
 IN THE FOURTEENTH

No hits, no lfuns. Fourth Inning
 Boston: No hits and no runs.
 Brooklyn: Olsen beats out a bunt to first. Miller sacrifices, Olsen talk ing second. Coombs singles scoring Olsen.
 Z hits, 1 run. Fifth Inning
 Boston: Fails to score.
 Brooklyn: Wheat and Mowery walk and score on OIsen's sIashing triple
 1 hit; 2 runs. Sixth Inning
 Boston: Thomas goes out. Hend rixson batting for Mays, walks. Hoopers long triple to right scores Hendrixson. Hooper scores when Shortren singles HoblitzcI goes out. 2 hits, 2 runs.
 Brooklyn No runs. Seventh Inning
 Foster replaces Mays i'm the box for Boston. Boston and Brooklyn fail to score in this inning, although Dau bert was thrown out at the plate after his slashing triple. Eighth Inning
 Boston Gardner smashes the ball oyer the right field wall for a home run. PfeGer replaces Coombs
 hit, 1 run.
 Brooklyn: Wheat singles and steals second but fails to score.
 hit, no run. Ninth Inning
 Boston; Shortren, HoblitzeI and Lewis quickly retired in order Final Score
 Brooklyn 4; Boston 8.
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Seward Will Soon
 Have An A0rOpIanC

w. J. Stewart went out on the Mariposa this morning from Anchor age to secure an aeroplane which he will fly between this city and IditarOd, and also in the interior, taking in Ruby and Fairbanks. He has decided that Resurrection Bay offers the best place for starting flights and the ma chine will be assembled here and rot at Anchorage. It is said that Mr. Martin of the Martin mine on Willow creek is interested with him, and also some other prominent people on the Inlet.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14

BOSTON, Oct. 9. - Boston won a wonderful game today in the four teenth inning by a score of 2 to 1, giving them the first two games of the series. The attendance on the first day was 3G,6l7 and the receipts were $76,489. This means that fifty players in the worlds series divide $4l ,3O435. The clubs share is $l3,- 769.1l each. The attendance today was Al ,Ol7 and the receipts were $Sl,- ,- G26. The game tomorrow will be played at Brooklyn and Brooklyn will probably pich the old veteran Of the Athletics, Coombs.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HEAD
 IS OUT FOR WILSON

NEW YORK, Oct 10. - President Lovett of the Southern Pacific rail- road stated today that he is for Will son regardless of the eight hour day law. He says he is for Wilson be- cause his administration must be credited with greater achievements than most Presidents. Lovett said Wilson settled the currency question efFectually and his foreign policy is one of the most brilliant pages in American history,
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
Seward Man Wins
 Prize al the Fair

L. L. Bales who went out from Sew ard to establish an Alaskan exhibit at the San Diego fair has won a Grand Prize as the exhibitor of an education al and descriptive exhibit of the terri tory. Mir. Bales has written the Gateway and says he feels more re- warded for his efforts in behalf of Alaska. The exhibit was seen in part here and was most interesting. Mir. Bales took all the trouble and expense on himself and hardly said Q word about what he was going to do.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
BETTING IN JUNEAU Is
 IN FAVOR OF SULZER

JUNEAU, Oct. S.-At the begin ming of the campaign one of the Wickersham partisans bet twenty dollars even money that Wickersham would carry this division but since then the betting is altogether on the side of Sulzer Several bets have been made that Sulzer will carry the division by six hundred and more and all are even money.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
HOMESTEADERS GIVEN
 WARNING BY LAND OFFICE

FAIRBANKS.-Since his arrival in Fairbanks several days ago, the mat ter of compliance with the homestead laws by the homesteaders in the yic.n. ity cf Fairbanks has been brought to the attention of C. R. Arundel, chief of the field division Of the general land office. And having heard that there are a number of homesteaders who are not complying with the law in the matter of living on their home steads for seven months out of each year, Mir. Arundel has issued warn ing to them.
 The noncompliance with the law on the part of the homesteaders, accord ing to Mir. Arundel, means that their homestead locations are subject to contest. And there are a number of homesteaders in this vicinity who are clearing and cultivating their home steads without living on them, as is required by law. Therefore, anyone who wishes to jump their claims may do so, and could probably hold the ground under the law, getting the benefit of all the improvements made by the first homesteader.-EX
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
BUSINESS HOUSES GO
 BACK TO THE OLD TIME

Several business houses have found that the change of time is a nuisance and have gone back to the old time. Amongst those which went back today were Brown & Hawkins, The Bank of Seward and the Broadway barber shop. The saloons all kept the old time on Saturday and this morning for opening. The cable office insists on the old time and the ships can have no other time really. As the Satur- day Evening Post says, the whole thing is a nuisance. One man off the railroad last night called it, asininity.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
CHANGING CLOCK
 IS A NUISANCE

The last issue of the Saturday Evening Post to hand has an editorial which looks as though it had been written for the benefit of Seward. The editorial is on the changing of clocks and it calls such an experiment nothing less than a nuisance and Sew ard by this time will agree with it. The following is the editorial from the Saturday Evening Post:
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
KRAUSE FOUND
 GUILTY OF MURDER

JUNEAU, Oct. 5.-The jury in the ease of the United States ys. Edward Krause returned a verdict against the accused at late hour last night of murder in the first degree for caus- ing the death of Capt J. O. P,unkett. Little doubt existed when the ease was given to the jury of what the yer dict would be- While the evidence in the ease was wholly circumsJantial the prosecution wove a strong chain about the prisoner tracing his prob able movements from the time he left Douglas until the arrest of the ac- cused.
 Witnesses testified to the finding
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14

Democratic gOvenment makes eYerOne very much alike you read the speeches of Wilson, Hughes and the rest outside you will find they just about the same in every sense the speeches of Wckerham and Suzer and the others here There is really great question of any
 kind to be solved in the United States in any of it's home territories If there was a question of great mOrtance to be settled it would have been settled long ago if the people found settlement possible. There is no one in republic powerful enough to thwart the peoples will for tcal Daties have hard time to figure out some scheme by which to get votes Just Wall Street or pro-Ger- manism appears to have the floor Protectivsm is also cutting quite figure but how many people will bother about it?
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14

Brooklyn won the third of the series today by the narrow margin of 4 to 8 after Boston had taken the first two games also by the skin of the teeth. First Inning
 Boston: Two hits. Filled the bases but failed to score.
 Brooklyn: One hit and no runs. Second Inning
 Boston: No hits and no runs.
 Brooklyn: Myers flies out. Dau- bert singles to right. Stengel hits to left. Wheat flies out. Cutshaw singles, scoring Daubert. Mowery goes out.
 Three hits; one run. Third Inning
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SEWARD GIRL RUN OVER
 BY AUTO NEAR SEATTLE

The Seattle POst-Intelligencer states that Miss Mildred Babcock was recently run over by an automobile at Georgetown near Seattle and injured in the leg and head.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
TRIED TO COMMIT
 SUICIDE ON DORA

A Japanese named John Takahashi who had been pronounced insane at Unga tried to commit suicide last night on the Dora by hanging him. self He had belt around his neck and the other end of the belt was tied to a top bunk when he was discover ed. He is on the way outside to an asylum.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14

The coming of submarines to this side is one more new phase of the great war which may have strange re- suits It is difficult to understand how the submarines can hope to get supplies but there must have been way arranged before they came across. The United States is about the only manufacturing country in the world which is not mixed up in the and Germany probably has decided to nip the supplies for the Allies at their source instead of at their destination AS 1t looks though it seems impossible that this country can avoid trouble now.
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
First Inning

First Inning
 Brooklyn: Johnson flies out to Walker. Daubert fouls out to Gard ner. II. Myers batting for Shenge. hits over Walkers head into deep center and crosses plate for a home run before the ball is returned to the infeld. Wheat goes out. One hit; one run.
 Boston: Hooper retired by Smith. Janvrin out same way Walker fouls out to Daubert.
 Second Inning
 Brooklyn: Cutshaw grounds out to first base. NIowery out on high fly to Janyrin. Olsen fans out.'
 Boston; Hoblitzel thrown out at first by Olsen. Lewis singles. Smith tries to catch Lewis off first. Card ner forces Lewis, Mowery to Olsen to Cutshaw. Gardner out at first, Mil Ter to Daubert.
 Third Inning
 Brooklyn: Miller out. Smith doubles to right field but goes out Hooper to Walker to Scott. Johnson singles but gets out stealing second. No runs, two hits.
 Boston: Scott triples over second base. Cutshaw throws Thomas out at first base. Brooklyn inheld playing on the grass. Scott scores when Cut- shaw fumbIes Ruth's grounder. Ruth out at first. Janyrin forces Hooper at second, Olson to Cutshaw. One run, one hit.
 Fourth Inning
 Daubert walked. Brooklyn trying hit and run. Scott takes Myers grounder and Daubert and Myers out, Scott to Janvrin to HoblitzeL Wheat out. No runs, no hits.
 Walker out. HobIitzee walks. Lewis hits into double play, Mowery to Cutshaw to Daubert No runs, no hits.
 Fifth Inning
 Brooklyn: Cutshaw fans. Mowery out to Janvrin. Olsen singles. Mill Ter flies out to Hooper One hit, no runs.
 Boston: Cutshaw's fast fielding of grOunder retires Gardner at first. Scott out. Thomas triples along left field foul line. Olsen shoulders Thomas at second. Official scorer calls the hit triple. Ruth strikes out.
 Last lz Ninth Inning
 Janvrin doubles to left when Wheat is unable to get under his texas leaguer. Walsh batting for Walker, hits to Mowrey who fumbles and al- lows Walsh to get to first and Janyrin to third. Hoblitzel flies to Myers who throws Janvrin out at the plate. Lewis purposely passed. Gardner goes out. Brilliant fielding by Brook lyn in this inning held the score to a one to one tie and sent the game into extra innings. One hit, no runs.
 14th Inning, Last F
 Boston: Hoblitzel walks for his fourth time. Lewis sacrifices. Hobli- tzel going to second. Gaynor batting for Gardner and McNally runs for Hoblitzel. Gayner singles, scoring McNally for the winning run. Runs 1 hits 1.
 Final Score
 Boston 2; Brooklyn 1.
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We are now less than month from the territorial elections At that election also the people will express their opinion on the liquor question and for that reason the election will be the most important in the history of Alaska Four weeks from tomorrow will be the day
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14

In writing about the Wickersham meeting it was forgotten to say that Judge COppernOll presided,
The Seward gateway., 1916-10-14
TRACK LAID 8 MILES
 THIS WAY ON INLET

The rails have been laid six way from Anchorage The way Anchorage and three track north of Anchorage haS been miles more will soon be a accord laid beyond and will be ing to Chairman w. c. Ed of che King weeks when it Engineering Commission who return will then be m the heart or the coal i this morning on the Aarposa Mr. really the coal E had tried to come back overan country road therefore, this b tr5 the weather on the Arm fall will made n npossbe He win go out from Anchorage The work
 from this end however and look over on almost tb 1round winter supply camp IS suspended Mr. Edes will
 being established at Potter creek near probably go Washington about the where the railroad comes to the Arm the month.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
HENRY |. DAVIS CALLED FROM
 THIS EARTH

WASHINGTON, March II. - Henry Gassaway Davis, who ran as Demo- cratic candidate for yice-president on the same ticket with Alton E. Parker in 1904, died in this city today, Davis was a self made man, who began at the bottom in the railroad business, constructed an important line, be- came president of another. and served on the Intercontinental Railroad Com mission. He served several years in the West Virginia legislature, and af- ter serving two terms as United States senator, declined reelection. The deceased was born in Baltimore, Md, on November Is, 1923.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
IN DARK MOVEMENTS
 FRONTIER

BUDAPEST, March II. - The ac- tion of the Hungarian parliament in consenting to a bill permitting Ger man capital to exploit the new oil fields in Pennsylvania has aroused flood of criticism. The oil fields, un- exploited as yet, were discovered only three years ago. but there has been widespread public belief that they would prove to be a natural treasure worth untold millions to Hungary. Concessions for their exploitation have now been turned over to the Deutsche Bank of Berlin, in return for the lat ter's promise to invest S5,000000 in the work of development. This is characterized by the Opposition as selling our birthright for mess of pottage."
 The center of each of the two Tran sylvanian fields consists of a group of oil springs gushing up from the earth in a quantity sufficient to sup ply the whole of Central Europe with gas and oil not only for lighting but also for industrial purposes"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
TROUBLE JAPAN OVER SALE IF
 MUNITIONS

TOXIC. March II. - The sale or munitions to the entente allies by Ja- pan has been followed by a conflict between the cabinet and the house of peers concerning the budget distribu- tion of the proceeds. The controversy arose from the fact that the proceeds were not placed in the general esti- mates of the government, but were credited to the accounts for military arsenals. This proved displeasing to many of the peers, who believed that the money should be entered in the general estimates so that 1t might be used for any purpose which the gov ernment deemed best or which the Diet approved. They held that the crediting of the money to military ar senals was irregular and expressed ap- prehension that the public would sus- pect the military authorities of wish ing to monopolize the entire funds for military purposes only.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
GERMAN CAPITAL EXPLOIT RICH
 O|L FIELDS

CAIRO, Egypt, March II. - Egypt is still very much in the dark as to what is going on along its frontier. Rumors of the most sensational kinds are circulated, but there can be no doubt that the military authorities are running no risks as far as the defence of the canal is concerned.
 The canal zone was long ago made a restricted are in the most restricted military sense. Any person desiring to travel by railway to any station within the canal zone Is required to obtain a special permit, which is only obtained after searching inquiries on the part of the military officials. The permit may be either temporary - for one trip only - or permanent - for such as require to pay frequent visits to Port Said or Suez for business req sons. Any permit is revokable on the instant at the will of the officials.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

string on him. It is intimated that if the alleged Shackleford and Wicker sham combination is consummated at the Seward convention that Rustgard will be an independent candidate for delegate 10 Congress.
 At Douglas Committeeman NJ. J. O'COnnor, formerly ShacNeford lieu tenant and i-Wickersham, is work ing with Rustgard, in the hope cf carrying this section against the Ju- neau boss. The other former anti Wickersham men at Douglas are still working with ShackIeford and are pledged to Wickersham on the anti O'ConnOr ticket.
 The greatest iDterest has been aroused in the primaries at both Ju - neau and Douglas, and a large vote is being boiled
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
LEADER APPEALS FOR
 RECRUITS

LONDON. March II. - John Red mond, the veteran leader of the Irish Home Rulers, has been conducting a notable and strenuous campaign in Ireland for army recruits. He has held meetings in scores of centers. di- recting his attention particularly to the agricultural classes, and appealing to them to defend the old sod' which they love.
 It is not easy yet to judge the sue cess of his trip. In large measure he hopes that he has sowed a seed which will later bring forth fruit. Even MT. Redmond is a little uncertain as to how much his campaign has done.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

Funston pursuing Villa into Mexico, and it is thought probable that such a reciprocal arrangement will not re suit in a single Mexican soldier cross ing into the United States. It is very unlikely that the bandits will take re fuge in American territory, as their chances of escape would be practically nil in such an event.
 None of the American troops will enter Mexico before tonight. It is now believed that the Mormon colony in the Casas Grande district are safe, as Villa will probably be forced to re treat southward. The exact number of dead Mexicans found in and around Columbus is now fifty-eight, the earlier reports having been exagger- ated. Eighteen more are reported as lying in the brush, making seventy six in all. Pablo Garcia, one of the wounded Mexicans, who held an off cer's rank under Villa, and who was
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
MANY RESIDENTS WANT BE
 NATURAL|zED

During the past few days Miss Kathryn Monahan, of the clerks office of the district court, has been in Cor dova to receive for record the papers of all those desirous of becoming citi- zens of the United States. Twelve filed their declaration of intention, as follows: Catherine Casey, David Thos. Phillips, Paul l.. F. Lechevallier, John Joe Panarian. Angel Harry Chalos, Joe Grande Petranech, Mijat Velasevich. Anders William Ander- son. Vicktor Alfred Becks. Trans Emil Hernonen, Albin Ragnas Nelson, Theros Crist Valmas.
 H. Edward Lindberg and Archibald McNellage Field petitioned for their second or naturalization papers.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

tier into the United States whenever it became necessary in pursuit of the Villa bandits. The matter is being considered by the President and Sec retary Lansing, and upon the answer of this government makes will pro bably depend the attitude of the Mexi- can government towards the pursuit of Villa in Mexican territory by Gen eral Funston and his United states regulars. Secretary of War Baker has notified Funston to choose what ever route was best suited for his means of pursuing Villa, and he has authorized Funston to take as many men with him as the general deems necessary.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

WASHINGTON, March II. - The request of General Carranza, president of Mexico, for permission to have the Mexican troops pursue the bandits across the American border, is re- ceived with equanimity here, and is looked upon simply as an effort on the part of Carranza to satisfy public sentiment in Mexico It is also taken to indicate that he will not protest about the American soldiers under
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
B|G r D H I FUR ARMORED FORT
 AT VAUX

PARIS, March H. - The war office issued an official communique today reporting violent fighting for the pos session of the armored fort in the viii lage of Vaux, near Verdun. The Ger mans have made some progress, ad- vancing along the slopes leading to the fortified position, but have not yet reached the barbed wire entangle- ments stretching out before the fort, The Germans have penetrated the viii lage of Vaux, and now hold some houses in the eastern portion of the town. but the French are strongly en- trenched in the western part.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

WASHINGTON, March II. - Senor Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador here, today informed the state de- partment that he had received off cial advices from Mexico, telling of the arrival of General Villa and three hundred followers at Ascension, south of Palomas, yesterday.
 COLUMBUS, New Mexico, March II. Seven wounded Mexicans, who were captured when Villa and his band of outlaws raided this city Thursday morning, are to be arraigned in the criminal courts, and put on trial on charge of murder. The specific charge will be for maliciously and with reconciliation causing the death of the eight American soldiers who were killed in repulsing Villas band.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12

COLUMBUS, March II. - A large number of Carranza troops has reached Palomas, supposedly to assist in the pursuit of General Villa and his band. Latest advices state that Villa and his men left the Boca Grande ranch last night and proceed ed southward and eastward, follow ing the course of the Boca Grande river.
 FL PASO, March II. - General Gavira, the Carranza commander at Juarez, received the news of the pro posed American punitive expedition into Mexico with good grace, but de clined to comment on it. Gavira to
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-12
BENSON CHOICE SOCIALISTS FOR
 PRESIDENT

CHICAGO, March II. - The nation al convention of the Socialist party was held in this city today, the first party convention to nominate candi- dates for the national offices to be contested this fall Allan A. Ben son was nominated by a referendum vote as the standard bearer for presi- dent, and Benson is a resident of Yonkers, New York. George Kirk patrick, of New York city, received the nomination for vice-president.