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GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.)
Harry V. Hoben, President Frank L. Ballaine. Sec.
Elmer A. Friend, Editor
V.trre.1 M eecond-claea matter September 2. 1916. at the l*oet Ofllce at Seward. Ala.ka,
under Act of March 3. 1879.
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and ab*o the local news published herein.
WAR ON HUN ALLIES
The present agitation in Washing
ton of declaring war on the Allies of
Germany is daily gaining ground andj
very probably Congress will be asked
to make the declaration. Yesterday
Senator Cabot Lodge came out thor
oughtly in favor of the declaration.
On November twentieth, Theodore
Itoosevelt in an article in the Kansas!
City Star had the following to sayj
legarding war with the three nations
now assisting Germany:
The attitude of the United States,
at this moment toward Germany and!
its three vassal allies, Austria, Tur-I
key and Bulgaria, is a fifty-fifty atti-j
tude between peace and war. It is!
not honest war, neither is it honest
neutrality. It is the attitude of the
back^woodsmun who. seeing a black
animal in his pasture at dusk and not
knowing whether it was a bear or a
calf, tired so as to hit it if it was a]
bear and miss it if it was a calf. Such!
marksmanship is never happy.
Bulgaria is now simply the tool ol i
Germany and Turkey. I was former
ly a stanch champion of Bulgaria, and
would be again if she returned to her;
senses. But she now serves the devil,
and shame be upon us if we don’t
treat her accordingly. No one can
doubt that the Bulgarian legation is
an agency for German spies in this
country. The administration has pub
lished reports that for over a year
previous to our entry into the war
the German embassy was the center
of spies and dynamiters with whom
Germany was already waging war
against us. These papers show that
Germany’s allies are her mere tools
and that Germany is withheld by no
M^ruple from the commission of ev
ery conceivable treacherous intrigue
and brutal outrages against us. Un
der these conditions it is a grave of
fense against our allies not to declare
war on all of Germany’s allies.
Turkey has been and is the tool of
(iermany, but Germany has permitted
her on her own account to perpetrate
massacres on the Armenian and Sy
rian Christians, which renders it little
short of infamy now to remain at
peace with her. It is hypocritical to
express sympathy with the Armen
ians and appoint messages to be read
in the churches about them, yet re
fuse to do the only thing that will
permanently help them, which is to
declare war on Turkey.
with Austria our present relations
air less definite than our relations
with any other power. No one can
truly say exactly whether our atti
tude is one of peace or war. We have
not declared war on Austria, and yet
we are furnishing money, coal and
munitions to Italy in order to enable
her to fight Austria. If we really
treat peace with Austria we are flag
rantly violating our duty of a neutral
and we ought to be condemned in any
international court.
Crime of Hitting Soft
-- But if we are really at war, then
we are committing the cardinal crime
of hitting soft. If we had gone to
war with Austria when we broke
with Germany, and had acted with
proper energy, the disaster to Oador
na would probably not have occurred.
We arc now taking part in the gen
eral council of our allies. The only
way in which to make our part in the
war the most effective and our lead
ership felt to the utmost is whole
heartedly to throw ourselves into the
war on the side of all om allies and
against all their enemies.
PAPER HOUSES BEAT LANDLORD!
How to beat the landlord has been
shown by the government’s construc
tion of office quarters for the Council
of National Defense. The quarters
are made largely of paper and cost to
build less than the rent would be for
one year in the average up-to-date
office building.
n« v buildings provide all tho
ess * 'eat, light and space.
There are three acres of floor space
(101,000 square feet), steam heat,
ample daylight and electric light.
The total cost was $225,000 or $2.25
a square foot. And this result was
produced in 53 days.
The wipe for this kind of a build
ing inns about as follow's: Take plen
ty of space—ample land is positive
ly essential—order plenty of second
grade lumber for floor, roofs and out
side walls, and do the rest with bat
tens. wall-board (pasteboard) and a
dash of cement. Cut out all orna
mentation. Have all wiring exposed
and don’t even nail strips over the
cracks between wall-board strips.
The result is restful, weather-tight
and entirely satisfactory, and the cost
is something to make a rent-payer
sing for joy.
At §2.25 a square foot a room and
bath occupying 15 by 20 feet would
cost only $675. In order to allow for
hall space, heating, care, etc., raise
this figure to §1000. Figure a rent
on the basis of 20 per cent (which
would pay for the building in five
years) and the rent would bo only
§200 per year; §16.66 a month: $4.16
a week.
If the rent were figured on the us
ual ten per cent basis the above fig
ures would be cut in half, and if the
government were content merely to
g.*t 6 per cent on its money the year’s
n*nt would be $60, or $5 a month, or
$1.25 a week.
Many of the children in the public
schools at Skagway were asked why
they had a holiday recently, the occa
sion being Alaska Day. Finally a
scholar was found who knew the holi
day was on account of Alaska day
but could not tell what Ala ka day
was celebrated for.—Valdez Prospec
tor.
Peculiar things to happen in the
North country. It was discovered che
other day that a marirage license had
been issued from the local office to a
party who had not yet received her
divorce.—Fairbanks Citizen.
SEEK SPIES AMONG WAITERS
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. — Investigation
of charges that waiters employed in
first-class Chicago hotels arc alien
enemies, agents of foreign espionage
corps eager to glean information from
the men of affairs they serve, has
been ordered by the Chicago Federa
tion of Labor.
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SPAIN IS PROTESTING
AMERICAN AIRPLANES
LONDON, Dec. 4. — A Madrid dis
patch says the Spanish government
has issued a special warning that
Spain would regard any flight of
American airplanes over her terri
tories as in violation of neutrality
and would instruct the military to
fire.
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BRITISH GIVE WOMEN
MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE
LONDON, Dec. 4. — The house of
commons has unanimously decided to
extend the municipal franchise to
women on the same terms as they
now have the parliamentary fran
chise.
WAR STAMP TAX I
INFORMATION IS
FOR ALL PEOPLE
New Law Requires Owner of Such;
Material to Secure License
Or Arrest Will Be Made
By Federal Officers
The United States government is
desirious of placing before all people
the information covering war stamp
lax which was effective on the first of
! the present month. The United States i
Cable office received the following in-;
; formation this morning, which is of
interest to all people:
Documentary War Stamp Taxes
The War Revenue Act of Oct. 3fj
1917, imposes stamp taxes on con-:
veyances of realty as follows:
“Conveyance*. Deed, instrument, or
writing, whereby any lands, tene
ments, or other realty sold shall bo
granted, assigned, transferred, or
otherwise conveyed to, or vested in,
the purchaser or purchasers, or any
other person or persons, by his, her
j or their direction, when the consider
ation or value of the interest or prop
1 erty conveyed, exclusive of tho value
of any lien or encumbrance remain
1 ing thereon at the time of sale, ex
ceeds $100 and does not exceed $500.
50 cents; and for each additional $500
or fractional part thereof 50 cents:;
Provided, That nothing contained in
I this paragraph be construed as to im
pose a tax upon any instrument or
writing given to secure a debt."
Relative to the above, the xouowing
though not necessarily controlling fu
ture rulings by the Department, aie
issued for the guidance of all con
cerned:
No stamp is required on deeds)
when actuel value of the interest or
property conveyed does not exceed
$100.
Deeds executed, dated and deliver
ed prior to December 1, 1917, altho
tiled for record on or subsequent to
that date, are not taxable.
Deeds dated prior to December 1,1
1917, but acknowledged before notary;
public and delivered on or subsequent!
to that date, are taxable.
Deeds in escrow are subject to tax
if final delivery is made on or subse
quent to December 1, 1917.
The taxable consideration will be
the actual consideration or value of
the interest or property conveyed,
less the amount of such incumbrance,
if any, as remained upon the proper
ty at the time of sale. In computing
taxable consideration, no allowance
for purchase money mortgages will
be made.
In case of exchange of properties,
the deeds transferring title to each
are subject to tax; the tax will in
each such case be reckoned upon the
value of the interest or property con
veyed, with allowance for the existing
incumbrance thereon, if any.
Sheriffs’ or referees’ deeds to cover ,
transfer of property sold under a
foreclosure or execution are subject
to tax, the stamp tax to be computed
upon the amount hid for the proper
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Watch Our Windows
For new display# of Xmas
goods and suggestions. We will
he pleased to set aside any item
desired by making a small de
posit on same.
We take pleasure in offering
to the people of Seward the iin
est assortment of Christmas
goods ever shown in this city,
consisting of Pyralin I\ory,
Toys, Japanese W are. Baskets,
Fountain Pens. Manicure Sets,
Stationery. Books, Picture
Frames. Cigars, Ladies Hand
Bags, Moccasins, Ivory Curios,
and others too numerous to
mention.
and by the way
Do you know that we carry
a big assortment of Liggetts
and Augustine & Kyer Candies,
' and also the Famous Bunte
Hard Candies.
Come in and sec for yourself,
and remember the old saying,
SHOP EARLY
We Thank You
SEWARD DRUG CO.
CHOP SUEY
AND NOODLES
Specialties at the
MOON
RESTAURANT
W ash. St., Between
Broadway & 3rd Ave
CLASSIFIED AD COLUMN
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—One Nome hickory basr.
ket sled. See Sexton. tf.
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FOR SALE — One squirrel parka,
hand-made. See Sexton. tf.
WANTED* NiscelliniMi
Well made steel frame suit cases,
leather straps all round. 24 in. size,
$4.00. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
First.”
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Kayo Table Lam pa* with shades ul
GraeTfl. Ollitf.
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Mclver, licensed undertaker.
MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
For sleds and ice skates see Graef.
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MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
City Express. Phone Main 122.
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Meet me at The Branch.
Oyster cocktaile at The Branch.
Andy's Express, phone Madison 143.
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Long distance teiepnone oontn at
The Branch.
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MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
LOST
On Thanksgiving eve in the A. B.
Hall, gentlemen's silk scarf. Finder
kindly return to the Gateway office,
and receive reward. 05
FOR SALE—Lot 24, Block 15, on
Broodway Ave., Next the Alaska
House. Price, twenty-two hundred
and fifty ($2250.00). dollars.
P. 0. Box 1455. B4
CABIN FOR RENT—Foot Adams
street. See McIntosh at Fairbanks
hotel. _ ^4
ty, plus the costs if paid by the pur
chaser.
Quit claim deeds given for no or
merely nominal consideration for the
purpose of correcting* flaws in title
are not subject to tax.
Deed to mortgagee in satisfaction
of mortgage is subject to tax to be
computed on the full amount of the
mortgage and the amount paid for
the equity, if any.
Deeds of release and deeds of
trust, and mortgages, are exempt
from stamp tax.
Deeds to burial sites which do not
convey title to lands but only a right
to sepulture, to erect monuments, etc.
arc exempt.
Deeds issued to cover a gift of
property from husband to wife, or
from parent to child, or from an in
dividual to a municipality, or other
political subdivision, wherein the con
sideration named is “Natural love and
affection and $1.00,” “Desire to pro
mote public welfare and $1.00,” or
“$1. 00 and other valuable considera
tions” are not taxaxble.
Contract for the sale of real es
tate providing for the future issuance
of deed upon the fulfillment of cer
tain conditions is not subject to tax;
deeds issued on and after December
1, 1917, pursuant to such contracts
are taxable on the basis of entire con
sideration paid for the property.
Leases, oil leases, leases of mining
property, long term leases, etc., which
in themselves convey no title to or in
terest in real property, are exempt
from stamp tax.
No tax is imposed upon notarial
certificates ctf acknowledgement, or
other certificates, or upon jurats or
affidavits.
Stamps must be canceled when af
fixed by writing or stamping thereon
the date and initials of the taxpayer.
War Stamp Taxes
Ronds, debentures, or certificates of
indebtedness issued by any per
son, corporations, or association
on each $100 of face value or
fraction thereof ... $.05
Indemnity and surety bonds.60
Where premium is charged for
the execution of each bond, on
each dollar or fractional part
thereof, 1 per cent.
Capital stock issue: On each origin-:
al issue of certificates of stock,]
whether on organization or reor
ganization, on each $100 of face]
value or fraction thereof, per
share .05
Capital stock issued without face
value, on each $100 of ’ actual
value or fraction thereof, per
share .06
Capital stock, sales or transfers:
On all sales, or agreements to
sell, or memoranda of sales, or
deliveries of or transfers of legal
(Contniued on page three.)
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mu m IS ML STEAMSHIP SAFFTY
ALASKA company
x Sailing* from Seattle:
\ Victoria.Nov. 27
Alaska . Dec. 8
Alameda . Dec. 1
Alameda . Hex?. 27
Alaska, sailing Dec. 8, will connect with Steamer Dora at Seward.
For particulars of Rervice and rates, apply to Agent.
A. H. McDonald, Agent.
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The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
( ADMIRAL EVANS . Dec. 11
SAILINGS \ Captain C. A. Glasscock
FROM SEATTLE: (
I Admiral Evans Goes to Kodiak on
( this trip
Through Tickets to Eastern Points at Reduced Rates.
For full Information on sailings from Seartle to San Francisco, ad
dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Sewa rd, Alaska.
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sassEESStg amshipAgent will
sell you a through
i ticket via this line
To Portland, Spokane, St. Paul, Chicago, Kansas City and East ard
South
Through Trains—Good Meals—Quick Time—Fine Service
Try it on Your Next Trip
REMEMBER, YOU SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR TICKET
HERE
HARRY R. TAYLOR, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent
Room 18, Valentine Bldg. Juneau Alaska
T. J. MOORE, City Passenger Agent,
Second and Columbia, Seattle.
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Doors sod Windows
lXi. Parlor Haulers
Air Tight Heaturs
Aluminum Ware
P. k B. Paper
Malthold Roofing
Marino Englno Oil
Goa Unjdnd Oil
Lacquorat Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Laos's llangaa
(ja*olln* Etuvw
Deadening Pelt
Weather Stripe
Blacksmith'* OhJ
WUeol Barrow*
Fishing Taclde
Alooho! Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Wan*
Cook Stoves
damp Stove*
Oil Stove*
Spark Plutfi
Jump Coll*
Battarle*
Aibeatoa
Tar Papei
Vat.o OU
Floor Oil
IJn&oed 011
Oup OreaM
Paint*
Ammunition
bench Forget
Brush**
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
I .amp*
Lantern*
Tents
Shot Guns
Caroline
Bejluwe
Cutlery
Fire Clay
aiOee
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glue
Rape
Mercury
Phone Madison 87
J. L. GRAfar
Seward, Alaska
Certain-teed Roofing. Guaranteed Men's Black and Oxford Gray caah
10 and 15 years. J. L. Graefs. tf. mere sox, 30c, 3 pairs for $1.00.
-*-- Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”
Andy's Express, phone Madison 143. ** ~
__ Proof of labor blanks for sale at
VVaterfill and I rafter whiskey at Gateway.
the Branch. — ♦
\ ' & Ask your grocers Tor Seward
MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today. Bakery Bread.
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I Taylor's Express meets all boats YOUNG foreigner, man, wants a
and trains. Phone Main 123L careful teacher of English. " A. B.
.-*- T". Box 1505, Seward, Alaska. N26
Subscribe for The Gateway. -♦
--*- Pearl Oil $1.76 a can at GraaTa tf
Waterfill & Frasier whiskey at -»■ —
The Branch. Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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of the male persuasion,
with all the qualities of a
shore enough man,
only them qualities is
gentled a little to
smooth out the rough
ness. VELVET is a
“gentleman” tobacco.
VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, has all
the pipe qualities of Kentucky Burley de Luxe gen
tled*' by ageing.