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The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
RITCHIE SAYS
 JUDGE RIGHT
VALDEZ LAWYER SHOWS UN- TRUTH OF DISGRACEFUL
 CHARGE MADE HERE.

The charge recently made by a member of the Seward city council that Judge Brown of the district court decided the Valdez Dock Com pany cases in favor of the company because he is a stocllho.der of that corporation was put up today to E. E. Ritchie, one of the attorneys for the dock company who is now in Seward. He made the following statement:
 If Judge Brown had owned a dol- lar of stock in the Valdez Dock Com pany he would have been disqualified by law to hear the case at all. No jury can try a case when he has any interest in the event, or when any near relative is interested. The code particularly specifies various grounds of disqualification.
 Judge Brown was averse to hear ing the waterfront case because he was one of the owners when the wharf was built in 1902. He sold all his interest about 1905, but stated at the outset of the hearing that on ac- count of his intimate knowledge of the history of the dock he believed it would be more satisfactory to both sides to have a decision from another judge. The city council statesmen insisted on proceeding with the case before Judge Brown although the at torneys for the defense were indiffer- ent as to who should occupy the bench when it was tried. They knew the case could only be decided one way by a lawyer.
 'Every lawyer knows the freak ordinace under which the case was instituted hadn't leg to stand on in law. When I say every lawyer knows it, include L. " Ray, who was retained at the eleventh hour by the council to try to make something out of an impossible case. He made a plausible showing but he couldn't make something out of.nothing. The case will never be appealed because it would last as long in the appellate court as a snowball at sea level in the tropics"
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
WINSTEDT ONCE
 MORE HITS OUT
BOASTS CITY COUNCIL IN SPEECH AND GETS SMASH
 ED FOR HIS PAINS.

c. w. Winstedt, who has come to be known as the Tribune of the PeO- pie, rose once more last night on the floor of the city council chamber and delivered a Philippic whose mordant power can be guaged by the fact that the municipal governing body, nem. con-, decided to condemn him to an eternal silence so far as that dis tinguished body is concerned. In other words Mir. Winstedt rose to re- mark that the members of the pres ent city council, because they granted a right of way on a street to men who wish to build a wharf, were a dishonorable bunch and that at the next election the voters would express their opinion in no unmistakable terms. Unfortunately the parliamen- ary correspondent of the Gateway was not present at the time but it was later found that one of the mem bers of the council moved a resolution that Mir. Winstedt never again be listened to in that house and the resolution carried. "The silv'ry voice that cheered us is silent evermore."
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

Special to Gateway by United Press)
 WASHINGTON, Feb 2.-ActuaI development of the fabulousIy rich Natauuska coal fields in Alaska win begin this year. The small, iudcpend- ent miner will have a chance, under the lease system Secretary of the m- terior Lane is expected to announce within the next few weeks, to work this coal field Uncle Sam has so care fully guarded from being gobb,cd up by the Coal Barons. This Is the pre- dic,ion from Secretary of the Interior Lane. By fall he plans to have the government railroad built to the coal fields An army of railroad builders will begin about March l to complete the line to the Matanuska fields. "Our immediate objective is the
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
LITTLE CITY PRINTING
 GAME BROUGHT TO END
Mayor, YOungs and ChOyin Place the
 City's Interests Ahead.

At the meeting of the city council last night a motion was put to have the new election ordinance printed but the mayor, Councilman Youngs and Councilman Chovin thought the mat ter of using the city funds for certain purposes had gone far enough and the little game was stopped. The ordin- ance would have cost in the hundreds of dollars, and may have been in- troduced for that purpose, and a man whose name was published as a stock holder in a certain concern moved that the ordinance be printed. The mayor, Mir. Youngs and Mir. Chovin said that all that would be needed would be to tell the people that the ordinance provided for the Australian ballotting system and they would know the rest without digging again into the pockets of the taxpayers. Daggett, Borgen and Crawford, all of whom had their names published be- fore as stockholders in the concern that would profit by the grab, voted, of course, for the motion but Messrs. Myers, Youngs and Chovin voted that the ordinance be posted as was the case before any of the councilmen entered the newspaper business. One of the councilmen who voted for the printing later as usual tried to square himself, as is his wont, by seconding the motion which opposed the mo- tiOn he supported before. As the vote for the printing was a tie the mayor declared the motion lost.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
METER FOR HOSPITAL

The city council after a lot of dis cussion voted last night to permit the Electric company to place meter in the Seward General Hospital. Only one member voted against it and he declared that he only did so because he thought there might be some jok- CT in it. While this member was talk ing he tried to make it appear that it was the Electric company that drew up the franchise granted some time ago and not the city. He did not say who made the amendments, though,
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
TO SHIP ORE FROM
 THE RAMBLER MINE
Rock Assays Over Two Hundred
 Dollars a Ton.

Wm. Prendergast is in town from the Rambler mine securing sacks for shipment to be made in about two weeks to the Tacoma shelter. The Rambler and Dora A. belong to Hub bard, Preudergast and Norton and is located four miles from Mile IS adjacent to the Primrose. About twelve tons will be shipped. The value is stated to be over S2OO per ton. If the ore sacks arrive on the .vans Mir. Prendergast will leave i'm mediately for the mine.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
LANE AND EDES
 TELL OF ROAD
LATTER SAYS TT WILL COST NEARLY A MILLION TO MAKE
 THIS RAILROAD FIRST CLASS.

That it will cost S95O,OOO to put che Alaska Northern railroad in first class shape, that is to make l, a first class railroad was the statement made before a subcommittee of the ap- pripriations committee of the house by Chairman Edes of the Engineering Commission some days ago when the Urgency Deficiency bin was being discussed.
 In the Seattle Post Inteuigencer of January 26 two columns are devoted to telling what Secretary Lane and Chairman Edes told the committee and the story, which is by Ashmun Brown, the Washington correspondent of that paper, is well worth reading Mr. Brown says that Lane told more than had ever been told before as to the reasons for choosing this route instead of others and what is prob ably the most pleasant information given by him is that Kenai Peninsula 'is a country that has a real future" He stated that he has had two repre- sentatiyes in here and that they have spoken highly of the Peninsula and of it's prospects.
 Other facts stated by the secretary in his testimony are:
 It will cost SlSO,OOO to place the road in such condition that the gaso- line cars can run the whole distance to the end of the road.
 To put in condition so that heavy cars,of coal can run over it will cost S4OOOOO.
 To tunnel at Portage Bay would have cost S2IOOOOO.
 If S6OO,OOO is spent on the Alaska Northern in addition to the purchase price the road will cost about S25,OOO a mile while it would cost S4OOOO or S5O,OOO a mile to construct it.
 When Edes said it would cost S95O,- 900 to put the Alaska Northern in first class shape he meant by putting in new rails altogether and supplying rolling stock. The new rails would be seventy pound ones and Edes stated in answer to Cannon that fifty five miles of the road now have sixty five pound rails and can carry heavy traffic for years.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
WILL PUSH WORK FROM
 KERN CIR. EDES TELLS U. P.
Lane Also Tells United Press Matanuska Mines
 Will Be Reached and Opened Soon.

mska. "We plan to build this sum- mer as much as possible of the road from Kern Creek to Anchorage, said Chairman Edes. The final pay ment for the Alaska Northern Rail. road, bought by the government, will be made July 5, according to Chair man Edes. The whole purchase price was $l,l5O,OOO and the government already has paid a half million. That the Alaska Northern can be put into shape for $4OO,OOO is asserted by Sec retary Lane. He insists the govern ment got a bargain in acquiring it, as it cost S2,75O.OOO. Seventy pound rails are being laid on the new gov ernment road and new track of 15 miles from the end of the Alaska Northern has already been laid, and 20 more miles graded.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
% q 6 q . $ e . . C . Q
 e LADIES WHO WILL e RECEIVE AT HOSPITAL |:

At the Seward General Hospital reception next Thursday afternoon, February 10th, the following ladies have offered to receive the callers:
 Mrs. J. M Sloan, Mrs. T. NJ. Ward, Mrs. Alex Mcdonald, Mrs. A. G. de Sberbinin, Mrs. Erich Lucas, Miss Ryan, Mrs, Gustav BOrgen, Mrs. Chas. Myers, Mrs. J. J. Finnegan, Mrs. Molony, Mrs. R. J. Weir, Mrs. Merrill Martin, Mrs. Anton Eide, Mrs. B. M. Stone, Mrs. SoupcOf, Mrs. w. E. Root, Mrs. BalderstOn, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. L. L. James, Mrs. J. D. Phillips, Mrs. Tamblyn, and Mrs. J. H. Romig will pour Mrs. Taylor will have charge of the refreshments and have able assistants in Mrs. Ennis, Mrs. Nickerson, Mrs. Province, Mrs. Me Iver and Mrs. Chovin.
 Anyone wishing to donate towels, sheets, trays, linens, dishes and such articles will be very much thanked. But you are just as welcome if not donating a thing. Just call and show the founders their efforts are ap- precisted
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
HOSPITAL RECEPTION
 WILL BE PLEASANT

The reception at the Seward Gen. eral Hospital opening will be a most pleasant affair it is now evident. Lest there might be any doubt on the matter it is better to say that it is absolutely free. Several ladies will receive and the city council has ac- cepted an invitation to attend in a body.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
PLACE BIG MILL ON
 INDEPENDENCE MINE
Property In Which Seward Men Inter ested to Be Worked On
 Large Scale.

L. S. Robe, general manager of the
 Independence mine on Willow creek, is now on the way east to secure a
 mill which will have about forty stamps capacity and which will be placed on the mine as soon as pos sible for the purpose of operating the property on a very much larger scale than ever. A meeting of tha com pany was held in Seattle on the first of the present month when new of- fcers were elected and when the de- cision was arrived at to secure the mill immediately, Mir. Robe gave a most glowing account of the property and it was decided to place either a Lane, Denver or Chilean mill in oper-
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

Matauuska fields" said Secretary
 Lane today. We want to push the railroad through so that we will be in the coal fields by the end of this
 year. We have drawn a lease on these coal lands. We hope within 30 days to be able to announce those parts of the coal fields that are re- served to the government. At the end of this year we hope to have a line from Anchorage up to the Mata- mska fields, and We ought to press on from the Matanuska River through the Susitua valley" The immediate work this spring and summer on the Alaska railroad according to Lane and Chairman Edes of the Alaskan Railroad Commission, will be to com plcte the road from the deep water terminal at Seward through to Mata-
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
STRIKE ON MOORE
CREEK IS GOOD

That the strike on Moore creek, near the Iditarod, is richer than had been supposed is the statement made by Mir. Engquist, the IditarOd hotel man, who arrived a couple of days ago This strike, as stated before was made on the property in which Bennett James and L. L. James, Jr., are interested.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
OLDTIME SOCIAL AT
 CHURCH TOMORROW
At 8 P. NJ. Wednesday Rev. Mir. Cook Will Welcome All at
 Parsonage.

Tomorrow evening, Wednesday, at 8 o'clock, an oldtime social will be given by Rev. Mir. Cook at the Metho- dist parsonage to which everyone is invited. especially strangers. A most pleasant evening is assured.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

J. Frank Waller and D. E. Large, of the Engineering Commission force, appear in illustrations in the last is- sue of the Geographical Magazine to hand. They are seen surveying on the Nenana George Colwell just escaped gaining immortality by being out of the focus.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

John Reichart, of Susitna, arrived in the city last evening.
 J. Cox, of the Western DrygOOds company, and T. M. West, of the Sellers company, went out this morn ing on dog teams for Anchorage.
 Harry Ellsworth left with pas senger for Anchorage this morning.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
LADIES TO RACE DOGS
 OVER THERE THIS MONTH
If Dogs Can Advertise @ Town An chorage is Surely a Sue
 cessful Barker.

ANCHORAGE, Feb. Miss White, Miss Ashton, Miss Howard of Knik and Mrs. Dixon will drive dog teams here on February IA over the course to Whitney's ranch and return for a purse.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
RIGHT TO CLEAR WAY
 TO WHARF GRANTED

The city council last evening grant ed Derrick Lane and his associates the right to clear the street near the ap- proach to the proposed new dock near the hillside.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
AUSTRALIAN VOTING
 SYSTEM ADOPTED

The city council last night adopted the emergency ordinance providing for the Australian system in muni- cipal elections here. The ordinance will be posted but most people know what the system is or can learn it even at the polls,
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

The city council last night passed the first reading of an ordinance pre- venting people from taking electric current without paying for it.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
MAKING PLANS FOR
 COMMISSION BUILDING Anchorage Says There is Much Actiy- fly in Real Estate Now.

ANCHORAGE, Feb. S.-Plans have been prepared for new general office building for the Commission and also for the enlargement of the post office. The present quarters are wholly in- adequate.
 Considerable activity in real estate is now evident.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

ation with about the capacity stated. T. W. Hawkins of Seward was form erly president of the company but at the meeting held in Seattle in Feb- ruary 1 George J. Dang was elected president and Mr. Hawkins was elected yice-president. c. l.. Hib- bard was elected secretary treasurer and Sidney Anderson was elected as- assistant secretary. l.. s. Robe was elected general manager It was also decided to secure a crusher, a stoping drill, air compressor, jackhammer drill and other equipment, all of which will be brought in this spring. Horses and all the necessary equip ment for moving the outfit will also be brought in.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
KENNEL CLUB DANCE

ANCHORAGE, Feb. 7.-The big Kennel Club dance takes place here this evening.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

go @ * " |" % % @ % % q $ Q: SPECIAL TO " * THE GATEWAY" % % Several items of news appear {" @ ing today marked Special to "' * Gateway are sent specially '@ @ through the mail by the United * * Press of which the Gateway is < 60 a member. They are dated just '@
 .: as they came. |" 60 (: 3 e C e $ q q 3 < .
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08
THE WEATHER

Feb. ,: Max. 32, Min. 16 1 D. m. 24. Light N. Wind. Clear. Feb. z: Max. S7, Min. 19 4 p. m. 30
 Light N. Wind-Clear.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-08

LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATE ON
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08
ITS GOING To
Be BIC NIGHT

With blare or trumpet and roll OF
drum the nrst annual high school fair
VIII open this evening at the high
school building. All day long the stud
ents OF the high school have been ac-
complishing a real feat: reciting rea-
sonably well and. at off periods. pre-
pairing for the entertainment OF the
crowd that is expected tonight.
And now that the sound OF hammer
Monticello UndD Herald wagered $500
have put on the finishing touches, the
high school building looks like diff
ferent place. Sedate class rooms have
been transformed into dens OF horror,
three ring circuses. Christmas bazaars.
The library is ready for the persuasive
auctioneer; the halls are lurid with
painted canvases which bear pressing
invitations TO the hsh pond, to the for
tune tellers' booth and to the native
hunt of the humanophone.
There isn't any question that the
first annual high school fair will Ne
the biggest high school event Of the
wear
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08

when money Is so cheap: $1,000 TO
10000 at legal rate of per cent per
month Provident Loan Co. 312 Ham
mond Bldg. Phone 323. 12-6tf
Mr. and Mrs. George witt were
guests last evening of Mr.. and Mrs
Otto Burke Of Hammond, at a dinner in
Robertsdale.
Mrs. c. P Holway will leave tomor-
row for Lafayette Ind. her old home
town, where she will spend the week
end. She will be the guest tomorrow
evening at a reunion OF the Girls club
to which she belonged when girl.
Mrs. Kate cowart and daughter. Mrs
Hall and son OF Toronto. were Chicago
visitors yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs l. w Saric have re-
turned from Terre Haute and Indian
apolis, Ind
II Miss Ruth Berry Of Fir street. was
among the Chicago shoppers yester-
day
Special at the Columbia Theatre to-
night The Greater vitograph Com
pany presents Ethel Clayton and House
Peters in the Great Divide and five
part drama that no one should miss
seeing at the Columbia Theatre to
night 1881
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08

Ek.L.ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08
East Chicago
Her People and Occurrences

Think OF III Cheap Money. Xmas
Funds 20 YOU for a mere charge OF
per cent per month. Loans $1,000 TO
$4,000 in few hours time. Don't
cramp yourself for Holiday Money
when We stand ready to help you,
Provident Los CO.. 2l2 Hammond
Bldg. Phone s2s. 12-6tf
Mrs. c. c. Hughes OF Northcote ave-
nue. is one OF the Chicago shoppers to-
day.
East Chicago Chapter O. E. s held
their regular meeting last night and
edected the following officers for the
ensuing year Worthy Matron. Mrs.
cordelia Andersen; worthy Patron. Mr.
Charles l.. Andersen. Associate Matron
Mrs Lola Ross. Secretary. Mrs. Ada
BielSeli. Treasurer. Mrs. Bessie FIGHTER;
Conductress. Mrs. Ethel Petersen. As
sociate Conductress, Mrs. Mary viii
liams
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Swed-
ish Lutheran church were entertaine5
yesterday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. E. W. Anderson on Barring avenue
Mrs. Herbert Reese was hostess yes
terday afternoon 10 the Thursday Five
Hundred Club at her home on MaEoun
avenue. In the card games the prizes
were won by Mrs. Steve Purdy first;
Mrs John Sterling, second. and Mrs
Reese the drawing prize. Miss Myrtle
Alexander and Miss cecilia Cohen were
guests. After the games delicious
two course luncheon was enjoyed. In
two weeks the club will meet with Mrs
Bert Clapper on Magoun avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Norris were CALI
Cd last night by wire to LAGRANGE. Ind
Miss Ruth McCluskey entertained the
Pedro Club last evening at her home
on Olcott avenue. In the card games
prizes We're won by Miss Ruth Nc
Cluskey. hrst Miss Katherine Sch
wanS, second. and Miss Hazel Nc
Cluskey. consolation. The next meet
ing viii be held at the home Of Miss
Janet McNab on Forsyth avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08
SMALLER
TAXPAYERS
NOT HURT.

In the recent discussions that have
taken place in East Chicago on the in
equalities and discrepancies IN the tax
able valuations of property in that
city, there seems to be quite number
that anticipate as a result OF this dis
cussion a rise in their personal and
real estate property valuations and a
consequent increase in their taxes.
This is an entirely wrong conclusion.
couple OF years ago. an architect
was secured in each end of the city. to
assist the assessor in determining in
dividual propert values and as a result
Of the work that was done at that
time. the small property holder sus-
tanned an increase in the aggregate
of over million and a half dollars.
The present agitation will have no
tendency to increase the valuations on
this class Of property. The readjust-
ment that is demanded at this time is a
adjustment OF plant valuations and
IF such is secured II Will very ma
terially lower the individual property
tax.
II VIII be seen that should the vaIu-
ations reach the sum Of $4,000 O0a and
the individuals valuation remain the
same. the totsl tax would be only Is s
Per cent Of the present tax: should the
valuations reach s26.00000O i'd would
only be So per cent Of the present tax.
almost cut in two.
valuation OF So. 600. 600 would
double the present bonding power Of
the city and would permit improve
'nents and developments that are ut
terry Impossible at the present The
school city would be no longer 80
handicapped that it could not properly
house the school children and furnish
them with needed facilities for en-
larger opportunities along academic
and vocational lines. The bonding
power at two per cent would amount
% $4,000. Should the valuations
reach $4,000 o0o. the bonding power
would reach $4,000.
The publicity given to this move
nent by the press has induced other
bodies outside Of the chamber Of com
merce to become Interested and ii i
understood that Mr.. Harmon has al
ready been approached about givin;
his talk before certain classes of pee
pie IN various sections Of the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08
THE SARICS
SEE RALSTON

Mr.. and Mrs. l. ". Saric OF Indiana
Hsrbor who were in indianapolis yes
tcrday on business called on the gov
ernor and being very graeiously re-
oeived entered into conversation that
lasted nearly an hour
Mr. Sar.c was able to throw consid-
cradle light on activities in this dis
trict and his exposition of our improve
ments and present day prosperity We're
listened To with much interest on the
part Of his excellency. Governor Rails
ton said that he realized that Lake
county was one OF the most prosreS-
sive and prosperous counties OF the
state and one that constituted a real
force in aI OF the affairs of Indiana
He spoke highly of our representative
men and said that some Of them We're
among his most valued personal
friends.
The governor stated however, that
not-vv Outstanding all OF our good
points, some complaints had been com
ing to him recently from the clergy Of
this district VINO apparently believed
that there We're conditions here ar
fectng the liquor traffic that might be
materially improved.
Mr. and Mrs. SarIc were very much
pleased with their reception and their
visit and as a result of the call they
brough away with them a very IA
voraole opinion Of Governor Ralston.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-08
The ouinine That Does Not Affect the

Because Of its tonO and laxative effect.
Laxative Brono Quinine can be taken
by anyone without causing nervous
ness nor ringing in the head There is
only one "Bromo Quinine." F.. w.
GROVES signature IS on box. CSC.