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and also the local news published herein.
KK’Iv LESS; ALSO EAT LESS.
To kick is one of our national born American privil
eges. But it is a privilege we sometimes overwork and
abuse. Too many of us are disposed to do that very thing
with resj>ect to high prices. We overlook the fact that in
war high prices are inevitable: that they obtain all along
the line; that they raise income as well as expenditure in
nearly all cases, except those of people who have fixed in-J
come from securities investment. And in a large class of i
industrial securities high prices are but the reflex of great j
er profit.
Never m the history of any other war has the agency
of government done so much to insure something like fair
dealing with the multitude as it has done in this war. That,
is true of the government of every nation now engaged in
war. Among them all, in this respect, the United States
government has rendered as efficient service to the people
as any other. Perhaps it would be correct to say that it
iias rendered more efficient service than any other gov
ernment.
Facts are .illuminating. Suppose we consider a few
of them! Indisputably war furnishes incontrovertible
reasons for high prices. In the matter of food prices, be
ginning with the farmer, theie is increase in the cost of
all material and producing equipment, the rise in the price
of labor of approximately 100 per cent, and the difficulty
of getting adequate labor even at that. Going from the
farmer to the distributor, who buys his products from the
farmer, we again encounter increased cost of material
and labor. When this class of distributor has turned the
product over to the retailer and the retailer sells to the
public the process has to sustain an additional increased
cost. Added to these facts is that of traffic congestion,
which has the effect of lessening supply, and the lessened
purchasing power of the dollar, liecause at the present
time war conditions have piled up such a huge volume of
the world’s standard money in United States’ coffers.
There may lie and doubtless lias been price inflation be
vond anv and all of these causes—inflation due to the
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greed of gain; but it will he admitted upon examination
of the record that the government has pretty effectually
drawn the sting of that sort of profiteering.
In the one instance of flour prices we have an illustra
tion of how the government .extracted the speculative
sting. Last summer Sid and a little better was the record
high price, and there was talk of S20 flour. But instead
No Membership or Withdrawal Fees
Wo Employ No Solicitors
k THE LAW GUARDS YOUR MONEY
I WHEN YOU send them to this insti
tution.
B Every operation of this Association is
governed and directed by the laws of
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 run
P ning expenses, are paid to those who
L leave funds here, twice each year.
I YOU CAN DO BUSINESS WITH US
BY MAIL.
I We accept any sum from $1 to $5,000.
Booklet Mailed free.
Pl’GKT SOUND SAVINGS & LOW
I ASSOCIATION
Established 1901.
Piks and Third Strsets SEATTLE. WN.
CARING FOR LITTLE REFUGEES FROM FRANCE
Ill Switxerhiml llie Ued cross. In lulillllnii to ns oilier work, gives niucli
ii I tent Ion to hildren who have come there from llie occupied part of north
ern France. The photograph shows the nursery where these little refugees
are bullied and clothed.
of $20 flour, the price is now at half that figure, and the
lid is clamped down so tightly on speculative inflation
that there is no chance to pry it off.
One other instance, that of sugar, will serve sutlic
ientlo to elaborate the point. During the Civil War, with
no sugar shortage, the price went to 30 cents a pound, and
Wr Babst, than whom there is no one better informed on
'•ugar conditions, declares that if it had not been for the
restraining hand of federal food administration we now
would be paying that price for our sweetening.
It is not only our right, but it is our duty to kick,
against high prices where we have reason to believe they
•>re due to profiteering. But we should not waste enei gy, j
‘noil our tempers and vitiate our loyalty by unwarranted
kicking over conditions which war has imposed and t a
can not be avoided.
ARGENTINE HAS
TURNED DOWN A
GERMAN REQUEST
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BEENOS AIKES, Keb. 15. — Thej
Argentine Government has received aj
note from the German government
>rotesting against the confinement of
Count von Luxburg, former German
minister to Aigentina, to 4 hospital,1,
contending this is a continuation of)
air, detention on ihe Island of Martin
Garcia.
Germany admits the justice of the
detention of von Luxburg on the isl
and for punishment for leaving Buen-j
>s Ai.es without permission, but ar
gues there is no excuse for contin
iance of a guard at the hospital.
In reply the Argentine government
aas transmitted to Berlin certificates
)f physicians, a^se» ting .1 is absolute- 1
jy necessary to keep von Luxbirg
, losely guarded until he is able to
l<*ave Argentina, because of bis men
tal condition.
The German note also requests the
Argentine government to recognize
as Charge D’AfTaires ad interim Sec-1
rotary Count DonhofT, of the German
legation, until a successor to von
Luxburg has been appointed.
Argentina also refuses this request 1
and declines to permit DonhofF to con
tinue to act as Secretary of Legation,
maintaining that all legation em-1
ployes lost their official status when
vor. Luxburg was given his passports.
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To the Producer .
clean it - distribute it
equitably
To the Rd ill Odds
Speed it
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To the Consumer
9a\ie it
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WEATHER OX R. R.
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Zero weather prevails at Anchorage
and it is foggy but calm. Other re-*
ports of weather conditions along the
railroad received* at 7 o’clock this
morning are as follows:
Oirdwood. 8 below, foggy, calm.
Matanjska, 20 below, clear, calm.
King, 2 below, clear, calm.
Talkee'na, 24 be’ow, clear, ca*m.
Deadhorse, 20 below, clear, calm.
War Bread for Sale—at the Broad-1
way Bakery. Three pounds for 25c.
M5.
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FOR RENT—Three room apart
ment at Coopers. ^ 1**
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT CO
OWNERS
To GEORGE R. KING and DAVE;
BAUMAN, and to their, and each
of their heirs and assigns: j
You, and each of you, are hereby!
notified that during the years ending
December 31, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, i
1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, and 1917, the
undersigned has expended more than
One Hundred Dollars in each of said
years, or a total of $900.00, in labor
and impiovements upon the Social
Group sulphur placer mining claim,
situate on Makuskan Mountain, Una
laska mining district, district of Alas
ka, in which mining location you, the
said George R. King claim an undiv
ided one-eighth (1-8) interest, and
you, the said Dave Bauman claim an
undivided one sixteenth (1-16) inter-1
est, as shown by notice of location
thereof and deeds of conveyance of
said interest of record in the record
ing office of the aforesaid mining dis-1
trict. The said labor was performed
as and for the representation of said
claim for the yoars as aforesaid, as
required by the laws of the United
States and district of Alaska concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims
and the same was the amount requir
ed to hold said claim for said years.
The amount required for each of said
years being the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars ($100.00).
iou are lurther notmed that un-|
less within ninety (90) days after the
last publication of this notice you
contribute your proportionate share
of said expenditures, as such co-own- l
era, to wit: You, the said George R.
King, the sum of $112.50, being yourj
proportionate share of said represen
tation for the years ending as afore
said; and you, the said Dave Rau
man, the sum of $56.25, being youi
proportionate share of said lepresen
tation for the years ending as afore-1
said, your interest in said claim will
be forfeited to the undersigned co
owner, who has made such expendi
tures and will become his property in
the manner provided by law.
Dated at Seattle, Washington, this
fifteenth dav of December, 1917.
FRANK MEERWALDT
Co-Owner.
Date of publication Dec. 24th, 1917 to
March 25, 1918.
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ALASKA COWIPA NY* ** sfsVffo
Sailings from Seattle
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Victoria, Feb. 1, Northwestern, Feb. 8
Alaska, Feb. H>, Victoria, Feb. 24.
Sailings of Victoria Feb. 1 and Feb. 24 is via the outside passage.
Steamer Northwestern sailing Feb. 8th. connects with the Dora.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationer*
Sewanl, Alaska ADMIRAL BUILDING I'hone Main 81
/ Spokane Feb 17 terminates at Sewaid
Captain Johnson
SAILINGS ) Evans, March 1st, Goes to Kodiak.
( Captain C. A. Glasscock
^¥„ . rr,fll¥ ¥¥ 1 Spokane Mar. 10 terminates Seward
I1 ROM SLA T 1 LLt 1 Captain A. McKay
\ Evans, March 25, Goes to Kodiak.
Captain C. A. Glasscock
Through Tickets to Eastern Points at Reduced Rates.
For full information on sailings from SeaMle to San Francisco, ad
dress Wayne Rlue, A^ent, Seward, Alaska.
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HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Doors and Windows
IXL Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heaters
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Marine Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lacqueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
ling's Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith's Coal
Wheel Barrows
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Papet
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Fonres
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
Shot Guns
Gasoline
Bel [owe
Cattery
Fir* Clay
Rifle*
Fit* Brick
Urn*
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
■ Phone Madison 87 J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska |
Rubber ice creepers at J. L. Graef's.!
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Taylor's Express meets ail 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.” tf. j
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Pearl Oil $1.7o n can at Graef’s. tf
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For sleds and ice skates see Graef.
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
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KAWABE & BADGER
Best of Work—Quickest Deliv
ery. Family Work. Roush
Dry 12 */2 cents per pound
Advertise in The Gateway.
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