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Will the business men of Seward take the advice giv
en yesterday by George F. Forrest at the special luncheon
of the Chamber of Commerce?
Will Seward awaken and seize an opportunity that
1ms arisen, stand together in this and bring to the city
part of one of the greatest industries of Alaska?
Can't the Chamber of Commerce or the City Council
take some action and reach out and make this port a fish
ing center?
Mr. Forrest gave good advice yesterday; told what
was needed: told how to go after it and get it—and all
this from actual experience, for Juneau was confronted
with the same proposition, acted and received.
Robert J. Weir, representing the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission, wiil help the city, help secure desirable
locations for floats for the fishing boats.
The merchants will put in suitable stocks, stocks re
ouired by the fishermen, etc. All that is required is ac
tion and that immediately.
Seward is nearer to the fishing banks around Mon
tague Island, than is Valdez, but the latter city is making
inducements and always has secured the bulk of the fish
ermen's business. Steamers sail from Seward just as of
ten as they do from Valdez. In fact everything is more
.favorable to Seward for a fishing center than any other
place within a hundred miles.
There are plenty of men in Seward with money who
will finance any feasible proposition. It is not a question
of^oney, it is simply a question of “push" at the right mo
ment which is right now.
Organize a fishing exchange in Seward; have all
kinds of fishermen supplies; soil at the right figure; pur
chase the wares of the fishermen; pay the square price
and Seward will take a new place in commercial import
ance. The war is on, mining is being retarded somewhat,
but the fishing business is THE industry, and Seward can
get it's share by making an effort, by displaying some
energy.
We are under state
supervision and the
law does not permit
us to guarantee our
| rate but for over 1*
Fears we have never j
paid less than —
[■ N* M«mber*kip or Withdrawal Frti
| I Wo Employ No Solicitors
I THE LAW GUARDS YOUR MONEY
| WHEN YOU send them to this insti
. tution.
Every operation of this Association is
governed and directed by the laws of j
the State of Washington—one of the
strictest savings and loan laws in the '
United States. '
This is a Mutual Savings Society
and all our earnings, less actual ruu
ning expenses, are paid to those who
leave funds here, twice each year.
YOU CAN DO BUSINESS WITH US .
BY MAIL.
We accept any sum from $1' to $o,000.
Booklet Mailed free.
PI GET SOUND SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Established 1901.
Pih« sad Third Strosts SEATTLE. WN. .
The Sower
WILL PREVENT
SECRETS FROM
BEING KNOWN
WASHINGTON April 4. — *Th
War IV| ailment gives no lndicat'on
of yielding in its determination to
withhold the home addresses of sol
diers killed or wounded, or who die ol
other causes in France.
llasing its position on the objections
the French government made to Gen
eral Pershing against the American
ncthod of issuing casualty lists, the.
lopartment intends to meet objections
in Congress and from the public \vifh
the answer that the old system ho
*t..»ys-valuable military infoimation to
the energy, and the Jact that the near
est relatives of the soldiers are offi
cially info*m**d h'-ors Iwlo e they
could get the information from the
i
newspapers.
1 ho committee of public Infoima
i op nointains its stand that 4h«*
lames of soldiers, without home ad
dress tt> identify them to neighbors
• nd friends, or prevent confusion with
other men of similar name, are so de
void of news value, that it will not
'ssue the lists. Therefore the lists will
continue to he issued once a day from
the office of adjutant Geneial McCain.
Pointing out that the French pub
lish no casualty list at all. but merely
notify the relatives, War Departm* nt
officials give as their explanation of
the new move, that the enemy by
.-canning the complete casualty list
as they have previously been issued
is enabled to piece out a fair idea of
the identity of th* t"oo; s confronting
him.
Although under the new plan, rela
tives will be notified and officials ex
pect, publication of names of troops
will find their way into local papers,
it is ft It that the publications w ill be
widely scattered and that the task o''
assembling the names from all the
newspapers of the country and consol
idating them into military information
would be such a tremendous task, that
from the aspects of a spy system it
is practically impossible.
In the smaller cities and towns it
is assumed the mere mention of a
soldier’s name wall lead to ready iden
tification and publication without a
great effort, bat in the gie^xt cities
this is accounted weii nigh impossible
unless relatives themselves notify the
newspapers as they receive telegrams
f:o;n the War Department.
In promising to quickly send official
notifications to relatives, however, the
War Department is careful to warn
the public that it must not
identify men by their names alone,
because there are many similarities of
names in the army. * Unless a man’s
relatives have received an oificia' tele
gram concerning him, the department
says they must assume that some
other man of the same name is re
ferred to.
» Until some other arrangements, if
any; are made the War Department
plans to issue the casualty list once
each day, and persons finding names
they recognize wiil have to communi-i
cate with relatives of the man listed
to Irani if it is some one else of the
same name.
SILVER FOX FOUND
IN COLORADO AND
THIS IS UNUSUAL
DENVER, Colo., April 4. — What
federal officers said was a genuine sil
ver fox was trapped recently in Sa
guache county by hunters in the em
ploy of the biological survey. It li
ronsidet rd extremely unusual for such
fox-, usually found in the aictic re
gions, to wander as far south as C ro
ndo. #
I *The E! Roi Tan Cigar is particu
larly mild. Try one and you v-'ill be
a regular imoker of the brand. J3
DEPARTMENT OF
WAR HAS WOMEN
. POLICE FORCE
✓
WASHINGTON, April T — The
War Department has established a
woman police fore •.
With more than a million and a
half men already in* khaki, and mil
lions more awaiting the call to the
colors, the Department has turned to
the so-called weaker vex f n assist «nce
in disposing of a vital wartime prob
lem. -v
Thousands of young women have
•rone to the vicinity of the military
camps. To see that these girls are
l»i otectecl fion dangers, the Depart
ment's Commission in Training ( amp
Activities has appointed fifty-five wo
men deputy sheriffs to do scouting and
patrol work. In all parts of the cou»*
try the women are on duty under the
supervision of especially established
Girl's Protective Bureaus.
Girls actually resident in the vicin
ity of the camps are protected. Runa
ways are restored to their parents,
and amusement places are scrutinized
earofulyv. liTe work offers an oppor
tunity for the officer to exercise dis
cretion, sympathy, and a knowledge
of human nature that particularly ar
h» r own.
These women are trained sociologi
cal workers and so peculiarly equip
ped for efficient service. Their duties
are intensely personal, in character
and are concerned chiefly with indiv
icc.aN. Although, cooper ling, closely
with the military authorities and loca1
I olice, they wear no uniform, badge
or distinguishing mark of any kind.
“Often,” says Miss Maude Miner,
chairman of the Committee on Pro
tective Work for Girls, “the women
protective officcis find girls in the vi
inity of the camps who are attracted
by the prosit•> of the uniform. Some
of those are girls who have answered
advertisements and who arrive in
camp cities with insufficient f mds;
o hei-s art runaways from the ir homes
in nearby cities and country towns. A
girl resident of the town, who is dis
posed to resent discipline, is taken to
her home by the woman officer and her
mother warned of her danger. The
officer* aNo visit nearby amusement
places to discover young girls who
seem to need protection and to see
that local ordinances are obeyed.”
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• \RMY OFFICER SHOWS
HE IS AN ADVOCATE
OF WAR SAVINGS'STAMPS
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EL PASO, Texas, April 4. — Colon
el Harry 0. Willard, United States
cavalry stationed here, has started a
t movement among his friends in the
service to buy war stamps. Every
time Colonel Willard attends a moving
picture theatre or takes a party of
friends to the theatre he buys war
stamps equal in value to the amount
lie spends for the entertainment of
himself and his friends. The move
ment has “caught on” and several
other officers have adopted the pa
triotic plan.
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The El Roi Tan Cigar makes your
bit 'worth wThile. They are mild, burn
even and satisfy. J3
The Delicatessen
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COOKED FOODS, HOT AND
COLD TO CARRY HOME.
ORDERS FOR DINNERS,
BANQUETS AND LUNCHES
GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION
Seward Light &
Power Company
Main 0
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
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Sailings from Seattle
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Northwestern, March 24th; Alameda, Apiil la*:
, , Alaska, April 8th; Northwestern, Apt il, 1Mb,
Alameda, April 24th.
Beginning with the sailing of the Alaska, April 8, all steamships wi l
i go to Anchorage.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
sgh c i v » r * fc astit^rrgcMPAN?;
paasteamship, -,v '■:
Seward, Alaska ADMIRAL BUILDING Phone Main 81
- J S. S. Fnrragut. March -4
y Goes to Kodiak
[ S. S. Admiral Watson . April #j
) Goes to Anchorage
FROM SEA r 1 LE: \ s s Admiral Farragut. April If.
Goes to A nchor ge
Sailings from Seattle for California, Wednesdays, hridays, and
Saturdays. For further information address Wayne l>lue, Agent,
Seward Alaska. _
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SEWARD. ALASKA
wh ittemorE# MAC6U Ld
We are
Now
OPEN
EOr
Business
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Doors’ urn! Windows
IX L Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heaters
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Marine Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lacqueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang’s Ranges
Gasoline Stovea
Deadening Felt
Weatiier Strip*
Blacksmith'* Coal
Wheel Barrow*
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stove#
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stove*
Camp Stovea
Oil Stoves
Spark Pluars
Jump Colls
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Papet
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Forge*
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
l4tmps
Lantern*
Tents
Shot Guns
Ge*>ltne
Bellow.
Catlerr
Fire Cloy
Rifle.
Fit* Brick
Lime
Cement
Glee.
Rope
Mercury
Phone Madison 87 J. L- GRAEr Seward, Alaska
Rubber ice creepers at J. L. Graef’s.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Taylor's Express meets all boats
and trains. Phone Main 122.
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Subscribe for The Gateway.
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City Express. Phone Main 122.
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“Ooligan nets on hand at J. L.
Graef’s.” *f.
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Pearl Oil $1.76 a can at Graefa tf
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For sleds and ice skates see Graef.
i Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
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KAWABE & BADGER
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ery. Family Work. Rough
Dry \2Yi cents fH»r pound
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Andy's Express, phone MadUon 143.
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