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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-02-17
ANCHORAGE
 GIVEN THE:
 R.R. TRUTH

Anchorage is ready and most will ng to help Seward in every propoSit on that may come up, secure tha coT'- ,letion oi the Seward division rail 'oad, help get the aviation base, m act, everything that Seward is going liter to benefit her own locality or hat of the district, Anchorage will b. light behind her"
 This is the information that Frank !. Cotter brought back from Anchor age last night.
 Mir. Cotter stated that many peo- )le in Anchorage were of the opinion hat Seward was fighting the appro' )riation but he soon showed this sup position up as a most presumptious 'alacy in inane reasoning. Mir. Cotter ct forth his views in decided man Ter and the Anchorage Times of Feb uary 18th, gave Mir. Cotter two col ms in which to show just what Sew lrd was fighting for. The interview vas comprehensive, pointed, no mInc- ng of words and ended with the fol- owing: Eve have no quarrel with any )ne. We want what we honestly feel our just dues and we are willing to 70 to the mat for these same, whether it be with the Alaskan Engineering Commission or any who oppose 's.
 Mir. Cotter told Anchorage that ia the past that city had received the lions share of all appropriations but that in the forthcoming appropriat- on Seward demanded and wanted pos tive assurances that the Seward div sion would be completed with i. and hat the present travelling conditions will never again be possible.
 We want MatanuSka coal instead of the Canadian article, said MT Cotter in his interview in the Times, md we want to be connected with tn ,oal fields, the interior, and we also want fair apportionment of the ma erial and rolling stock on this road.
 In the same issue of the Anchorage lines, there appears an. editorial un- Ter the caption or "Let us have liar nony." The editorial says that Mir Iotter set at rest the wild rumors rom Seward. "Mr. Cotter informs he Times" says the editorial" that lis town is neither fighting the ap- oropriation nor endorsing the bernie ouS activities of John E. Ballaine. Mir Cotter is frank to say, however, tha; is the opinion in Seward that the engineering commission has rather ov' 2rlooked the Seward division in tht past and that the town proposes tc make a fight in it's own behalf to ob' l tain a more liberal proportion of the l railway funds that may be appropri' ! ated.
 eff Stewards complaint rests or this point alone, we are unable to set but that it can be reconciled without any trouble, whatever, for we in An chorage can hartily support a plan. fol the early completion, snowsheds anc
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FARRAGUT ON THE WAY

SEATTLE, Feb, IT. Steamer Ad- miral Farrsgut sailed for Alaska at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. The fol- lowing passengers are aboard for Seward:
 J. A. JonaSon, R. Johnson, Tom Plunkett, Mrs. w. J. Hughes, c. L. 0dy, George Thomas, ]. AllmPn, F.. w. RumSey, II. 4. Smith, Theodore Hansen. Rotert Jones. James Noble Gust S. Anderson, D. Fl. Fisher and wife, R. M. Faram and wife, c. Sundgren,
 George Green, F. O. Thompson, Robert Hoolman.
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ELOISE BOUND HERE

The gasboat Eloise, carrying mai! from Kodiak to the westward, left ko- diak this morning at 9 o'clock for Seward to secure mail Capt. Mellick is in command of the gasboat which should arrive here possibly tomorrow night.
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GOOD TIME OVER TRAIL

Passengers from Anchorage arriv- ing last night made good time over the trail of the railroad. The passeng- CTS rode to Mile S3 on a train, then by sleds to Mile 45 catching the train in- to Seward.
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TRAIN BRINGS 32

The train for Mile 45 left yesterday morning on time, 9 o'clock, the first train out on time for months. Good time was made going north and on the return trip, the train arriving in Seward at 1O:30 o'clock last night with 32 passengers the majority from ,hn inferior.
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SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVING
 ANCHORAGE DURING THE DAY

According to passengers from An choragc, a special train with 15 or 20 passengers for Seward, leaves An chorage during today. w. A. Ryan, who has been making an investigation 1f the A. F.. C., and connected with Secretary Lanes Department is among those coming to this city.
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PRICE BOARD TO
 BE ORGANIZED

WASHINGTON, Feb, IT. Pres cent Wilson has wireleSsed from the transport George Washington approv al of the proposal to establish a gov ernment price adjustment board to stabilize conditions during the post war period.
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FORMER PREMIER LAURIER
 STRICKEN CASE HOPELESS

OTTAWA, Feb, IT, By A. P.--' Former Premier Laurier was stricken with paralysis yesterday afternoon and is unconscious today. Attending physicians state that the case is hope less and death is only a matter of hours.
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RED CROSS MEETING

The executive committee of the Seward Chapter of the American Rec Cross will hold an important meeting tomorrow night at 7;30 o'clock in the Railroad building. All members of thc are requested to attend a business will be transacted
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alI, of the line connecting the two places in interest.
 "Therefore, let's get together and boost for the big appropriation"

The above is just what Seward is trying to do and furthermore, fight ing for, yet there are those in this city Seward who are lowing down and becoming subser- vient to the Alaskan Engineering Commission which has double crossed Seward for three years; and is now planning to get even", according to lumors, to all those who oppose it in the least. But of this latter move, that is a matter being probcd now and if thcra is any truth whatsoever there will be an expose of chicanery in Sew ard that will make good reading, de- pend upon that.
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MILLION DEMOBOLIZED

WASHINGTON, Feb, 17- By A. D. One million. one hundred and sev- enty thousand, five hundred and forty five officers and men in the United States army were demobolized up to Saturday. One million and half is assigned for demobolization.
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HUN ARMY MUST LEAVE

BERNIE. Feb, r. Lithunia, Po- land, has agreed that the Tenth Ger man army leave Lithunia and the Pc fish army occupy all of the evacuated territory.
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SPARTACANS FIGHTING

BERLIN, Feb. IT. The Sparta cans have overpowcrcd the military and local forces at Gelzenkirchen, in West Taalia, and plundered the city. The Spartacans blew in the doors with hand %rvrtaeS.
 Gelzenkirchen is a city of 10000 po- 3u ation.
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SITUATION AT BUTTE

BUTTE, Feb, IT. The city iS practically normal again. The number of miners returning to work is larg" although the strike has not yet beer officially declared off.
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ONE OF THE LONG RANGE
 GUNS OF GERMANY ORDERED
 TURNED OVER TO THE ALLIES

COBLENZ, Feb, IT. By A. P.-. The Allies commission at Spa has de- manded that the Germans surrender one of the long range guns used to lombard Paris. Little is known con corning the fate of the monster wea- pons since the signing of the armis- tice.
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FOOD PRICES DROPPING

SEATTLE, Feb. IT. Prices of foodstuffs are dropping slowly but surely. Eggs and butter took a ten per cent drop today and will not advance. Condensed milk has also taken de- cided drop. Clothing has dropped six per cent and woman's dress goods have dropped from s to l5 per cent.
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CURACAO DUE TOMORROW

Steamer Curacao is due tomorrow from the westward. Agent Blue, at ? o'clock this afternoon, had received no advices from the steamer as to the time of probable arrival.
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NEW RESOLUTION FAVOR
 OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
 INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Feb., IT, By A. D. Senator Wesley L. Jones, today introduced a new resolution for the submission to the states of consti- tutional amendment granting women suffrage. The resolution is almost identical to the one the Senate has al- ready rejected.
 G. McNicoll, Ed. Stone, M. Mustan- en, F.. H. Fewath and V. Yohannan all from the Nenana district, arrived last night on the train and are guests at the Hotel Seward.
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IN CONTROL OF NUREMBURG

COPENHAGEN, Feb, IT. The Spartacans have occupied the tele- phone and Telegraph offices also thl newspaper offices at Nuremburg. Ba- varia.
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 IN WAGES

CHICAGO, Feb, IT. Federal ar bitrator Judge Alschuler today award d tl.e puckimg.-- house employees a ,en per cent wage increase retroact- i've to November 10th; time and half for overtime after eight hours. The new wage scale is effective on the tenth of next montil.
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ODD FELLOWS TO GIVE
 DANCE ON WASHiNGTON'S
 BIRTHDAY NEXT SATURDAY

The Odd Fellows will give the next public dance in Seward and this will be next Saturday night, Washington's birthday.
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P. c. Morris, members of the firm of Fowler & Morris is enroute to the states, thence to England on visit of several months. This is Mir. Morris first trip outside in 13 years.
 Mrs. L. Courtland, keeper Of the hotel Talkeetna, arrived on the train last night and is registered at the Seward. Mrs. Courtland is enroute 70 the states on visit.
 William L. Haker and E. s. Jac- card, two of the commission men who went south to join the colors, arc rs- turning to Seward on the Alameda. Mir. Haker has recently been in an eastern hospital.
 Robert Romig, honorably discharg- ed from Camp Lewis, is returning home on the Alameda and will be em- ployed with the commission.
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BILl. l. ARMED
 AT \. " ".
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb, IT. Sen ator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington today introduced bill which is aim ed pointedly at the I. w. w. element and al.o any Bolshevilli movement in the United States.
 The bill as introduced will pun ish persons urging resistance to the law or urging q change in the govern meny. The punishment. if convicted, '.' five years in prison at hard labor, with a fine of S5,OOO also. Aliens so convicted will be deportcd after serv- ing their sentence.
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HUNS ACCEPT
 NEW TERMS.
By Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Feb, IT. 1t is reported that German has accepted the Allied terms for the extension of the armiStice. Part of these terms are understood to be complete demoboliza- ton and disarmament.
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TWO BOATS ON WAY ID
 SEWARD
B Associated Press

SEATTLE, Feb. r - StcamH' Alameda, sailing last Saturday for Alaska ports, had the following 4j passengers aboard for Sewad:-- J. Elton Niven, H. c. Kavansugh, Carl Larson, J. J. Chisholm. Walter Blantou. F. 4. Policy. 4. Haag. Emily Borgen. Mrs. Gus Borgen. Hazel Borgen. Eddie Borgen. E. P. Hedberg, ". D. Stearns, William Ludwig HaSer, F.. s. Jaccard, Emmit Ball, Fl. A. Blyth, C. B. Monroe. H. C. Fehrman, s. B. Gordon, F. E. Friedell and wife, J. E.. Futile, L. Burrell, F. Campbell. Tom King, William McGinnis, Miss C.. Halferty, ". ". French and wife, Robert Romig. Miss l.. Houston, K. s. Hatcher, F. Hope, T. W. SecriSt and wife. William Secrist, A. E.. Murphy, A. F.. Muir, Mrs. Jack Collins, Mrs. A. ". Roberts, Steve Bunash, Y. Allen.
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COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

The City Council will hold re- gular meeting tonight in the Fire hall at s o'clock.
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BOUND FOR LEGISLATURES
 WHICH MEETS AT JUNEAU

Senator Aimee Rydeen, from Can dle. enroute to the territorial legislat ure at Juneau, arrived last night iron, the interior and is registered at the Overland. Senator Rydeen made the trip out from the interior to Anchor age by dog teaA.
 Representative elect John W. Dunn from Ruby, also arrived last night on train and is stopping at the Overland
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Richard, too, saw mans figure out
side the screen door. The Mexican
woman pressed a frightened hand to
her heart. OF course it was the venge-
full Maldonado-he would kill her
eff 1 am intruding," 1t was the
soice of Hardin.
"Come right ill.," welcomed Richard.
fGet along, sonora" The Maldonado
clipped out into the night, her hand
still against her heart.
Hardin, q roll of maps under his
arm, entered with a rough sheer on
his face. A dramatic scene that, he
had interrupted! And Richard, who
did not like to have women in camp.
White women!
Richard, still sleepy, asked him to
ST down.
st wanted to speak to you about
those concrete aprons. They tell me
you've given an order not to have
them"
Richard resigned himself to q long
argument. It was three o'clock when
Hardin let him turn in.
When he was getting ready for BED
he remembered the melodramatic
scene Hardin had entered upon. He
stared comprehendingly at the screen
dOCr-seeing with understanding Har-
din's coarse sneer--the MalGcnado,
breathing fast, her hand over her
heart. "Of course he'll think-good
lord, these people will make me into
an old woman! | don't care what the
whole caboodle of them think -
Five minutes after blowing out his
candle he was deeply sleeping.
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.artful, subierranean, such stalking!
That was why she had come running
back to the Heading! That the reason
of her anger when she had limited OF
the Maldonado. She learned to hate
Innes. Bitterly she hated Richard.
"Tom," she said one day. He
turned with a swift thrill of expecta-
ton, for her voice sounded kind; like
the Gerty of old. II have always
heard that Mr.. Marshall has terribly
strict ideas. / think he ought to hear
of that Mexican woman. 1t is demon
alizing in camp like this"
ST tell Marshall anything against his
pet clerk?" The Hardin lip shot out.
"He'd throw me out of the company"
The pretty scene was spoiled. To
his dismay, she burst into storm or
tears, tears of self-pity. Her life lay
in tatters at her feet, the pretty fabric
rent, torn between the rude handling
of those two men. She could not have
reasoned out her injury, made it con-
vincing, built out of dReams as it was,
heartless, scheming dreams. Because
she could not tell it, her sobbing was
the more violent, her complaints inco-
herent. Tom gathered enough frag-
ments to piece the old story.
ASHAMED of him. He had dragged
her down into his humiliation" His
sweet moment had passed.
He spent a few futile moments try
ing to comfort her.
Don't come near me-" 1t burst
from her; a cry of revulsiOn. He
stared at her, the woman meeting his
eyes in flushed defiance. The hatred
which he saw, her bitterness, cOrrOded
his pride, scorched his self-lOve. Moth
ing would kill his love for her; he
knew that in that blacklist of mo-
ments. He would never forget that
look of dread, of hate. He left her
tent
That night, the cot under the stars
had no tenant. Hardin had it out
with himself down the levee.
That valley might fulfill Estrada's
vision and his labor; might yield the
harvest of happy homes; but his was
not there. He had been the sacrifice.
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rest of related big endeavor; but that
was not IL. way her host was looking
at it. He was too courteous to give
her discomfort; he had not said it di-
rectly. But always it met her, rose up
to Smite her, wherever she was. Was
it not egotism, personal pride, that was
making her cover her eyes, like any
him anybody else's brother! The
dredge fasco-the wild night at the
levee-no isolated accidents those
Hardin's luck!
A flush of miserable shame came to
her. How they had all been trying to
spare her-Eduardo, these kindly Mar
shalls---MacLean! She was turning,
impulsively, to ask Tod Marshall if he
thought, could he think it probable
that they would fail, when step that
sent the blood to her face took the
cars stairs Mt two leaps. Now, in
deed. the dinner was spoiled.
That's Richard / forgot to tell you
that asked him to dinner. He couldn't
get away. He said he'd run in for cot.
fee. Hello, Kickard. Thought you'd
forgotten usr'
She hadn't thought OF that contin.
gency! She found herself shaking
hands with him. Could he not hear her
mind, ticking away at the Maldonadc
episode?
OF course he would insist on seeing
her to her tent. Punctilious, alvey
Well, she just wouldn't. Perhaps she
could slip out some way. She would
watch her chance.
Can talk shop for whilew asked
Rickard.
Continued Next Week)
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CHAPTER XIV.
Snnudue.

Smu0ge.
From her tent, where she was writ
ing letter that Jagged somehow, In
nes Hardin had seen Richard go to
her sisters tent. She did not need to
analyZe the sickness of sight that
watched the dancing step acknowl-
edge its intention. 1t meant wretch
edness, for Tom. At time when he
most needed gentleness and sympathy
rasped as he was by his humiliations
and disappointments-ho could any
woman be SO cruel? AS for Richard
he was beneath contempt-if it were
true, Gertys story, told in shrugs ard
dashes. She had Tilted him for Tom
and this his revenge? She had not
known that she had such feeling as
the thought reused in her. 1t proved
what the blood tie is, this tigerish
passion sweeping through her, as her
eyes watched that closed tent-it was
for love for Tom, pity for Tom. Sex
hOnOr-Why, Gerty did not know the
meaning of the words!
How long would it be before Tom
would see what every one elEe was
seeing? What would he do when he
knew? Hating Richard already, bitter
as he was
She was not so biased as he. She
could see why Marshall had had to re-
organize. Estrada had shown her;
and MacLean. Her sense of justice
had done the rest. Richard had proved
his efficiency; the levee, the camp, the
military discipline all showed the gen.
eral. Whether he were anything of
an engineer, time would tell that. 1t
was q long call he was making! Sup
pose Tom were to come back? She
must watch for him-make some eX-
cuse to pull him in if he should come
back before that other went Hate
full, such eavesdropping! A prisoner
to that mans gallivanting
For an instant she did not recognize
the figure outside Gerty's tent. Her
fears saw Tom. She reached the
screen door in time to see Richard lift
his hat to disappearing furry of ruff
fles. Angry eyes watched Richards
step swing him away.
From the levee that day, she had
glimpse of the Mexican woman on her
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CHAPTER XXVl.
Time the Umpire.


The river was low; it's yellow wa
ters bore the look of oriental duplicity.
Each day was now showing it's prog
reSs. The two ends of the trestle were
creeping across the stream from their
brush aprons. A few weeks of work,
at the present rate, and the gap would
be closed, Hardin's big gate in it; the
bypass ready; the trap set for the
Colorado. The tensity of q last squirt
was in the air.
It was inspiring activity, this pitting
of mans cumulative skill against an
elemental force. No Caucasian mind
which did not Jingle, feel the privi-
legged thrill of it. To the stOlid native
this day of well-paid toll was his mil
lennium, the fulfillment of the
prophecy. His gods had SO spoken.
Food for his stomach, liquor for his
stupefaction the white mans money
laid in a brown hand each Sunday
morning was what the great gods fore
spoke. The completion of the work.
the white mans victory, would be an
end of the fat time. Hasten? Why
should they, and shorten their day of
opportunity?
Between the two camps osciliated
COronel, silently squatting near the
whites, jabbering his primitive Els
peranto to the tribes. His friendship
with the white chiefs, his age and nat
ural leadership gave him a unique po
SitiOn in both camps. AsSiduOuSly,.
Richard cultivated the old Indian who
crouched days through by the bank of
the river.
The engineers felt the whip of ex-
element. Never a man left the camp
in the morning who did not look to-
ward that span crawling across the
treacherous stream, measure that
widened bypass. Would the gate
stand? The Hardin men halloed for
the gate, but looked each morning to
see if it were still there. The Reclama-
ton Service men and the engineers of
the railroad were openly skeptical;
Sisyphus outdOne at his own game
Estrada and Richard looked furtively
at the gate, with doubt at each other
Hardin, himself, was repressed, an
eager live wire. His days he spent on
the river; his nights, long hours of
them, open-eyed, on his back, watching
the slow-wheeling, star-pricked dome
of desert sky. His was the suspense
of the man on trial; this was his
trial; Gerty, Richard, the valley, his
judge and jury. The gate grew to be
symbol with him of restored honor.