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GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Inc.)
_ _ . Frank I.. Ballaine. See.
Harr? V. Hoben. President
Marry “ - Elmer A. Friend. Editor
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k/n terra u under Art of March 3. IS.*.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
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SELLING ITSELF
Twice within a period of s=x months the credit of the
United States government has gone on the market and
sold itself for a total approximating $7,000,000,000.
There is little hope even in most optimistic thinking
that the war will end before the .-unmvr of 1010. There
is a certainty that if the war lasts so tong the expense of
it will steadily increase, and the repetition of government
loans will follow as a matter of course. Two loans in six
months means at the same ratios eight loans in two years,
and we may be reasonably certain that none ot them will;
be smaller than that just negotiated. Upon this reckon-j
ing we may reasonably expect that the government will'
require its credit to lie sold to a total of somewhere be
tween $35,000,000,000 and *40.000.000,000 before the war
is fought to a finish. Can this be done on the self-selling: I
plan ?
The New Republic is of the opinion that it cannot,
that it will be necessary before the end constantly to em
ploy expert salesmanship, and it suggests that the life in
surance companies may supply that if we shall only make
the arrangement by which thir advisory boards can be
used in the government service.
There may be methods devised for the steady and per
sistent negotiations of national war loans, but it is a mat
ter of serious doubt if such negotiations can ever be suc
cessfully conducted without the potent aid of the great
publicity drive. There is a hsycpological effectiveness in
that method that is of tremendous force. It may be sup
plemented by other methods, among which the employ
ment of insurance companies audits agents does not strike
us as particularly commendable. It cannot safely be
abandoned. • .y *
The German mark, worth 23.8 cents before the war,
is now quoted at 10' - cents in the exchanges of the world.
The decline is about equal to our greenbacks when they
dropped to 40 cents.—the lowest point—in the Civil war.
Rut how much lower will the German mark go before the
Germans lose the war?
“Funds are sought," reads a headline. It doesn’t mat
ter whats ubject the heading covered: it would fit in a
hundred places, and we shall t>e using that headline or its
equivalent a great many times, and almost continuously
until we win the war.
The city of Washington. D. C., is the most uncomfort
able, not to say dangerous, place in the country— for Ger
man aliens. They have been ordered to leave the District
of Columbia.
“The horses that kick over the traces will have to be
put in a corral,” says President Wilson. While the people
east of the Mississippi don't use corrals they will under
hand. The more kicking over the traces the more corrals
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"Things don’t go as well with Hindenburg around
Cambria as they did in Italy. There must be a goocFrea
son.
Speaking of Russian affairs, the allies may say that
Trotsky has gone a dead heat.
Its a dull day now when a new revolution is not pulled
off in Russia.
PERFECTS MAKE
AN IMPERFECT;
FACTS ARE TOLD
BANGOR, Me., Dec. 10. — The
‘ perfect marriage” of the “perfect
woman” and the “perfect man"
was a “perfect failure.”
Dorothy Rice Pierce, brought up by
her mother, the wealthy New York
philanthropist, to be a “wonder wo
man,” is now suing her husband,
Waldo Pierce, raised by his parents
to be a “superman,” and whom Doro
thy Rice once called the “perfect
man”, for divorce.
Suit was filed in the Bangor court
and allegations of abusive treatment
and nonsuppoit were made.
Waldo, famous Harvard football
star, man of refinement, culture, edu
cation and wonderful physical
strength, is now trying to forgot the
wrecking of the “perfect marriage”
by driving an ambulance in France.
The perfect woman has applied to
the United States government for an
aviator’s assignment “as near danger
as possible.”
Dorothy Rice was brought up in a
twentieth century Garden of Eden
from which all men but her instruct
ors were barred. In it lived the won
i dor-womnn-to-bo, her mother and her
tutors.
There she learned everything that
was good and true and sound in life.
Her every thought and desire was
granted. Every bent of her mind was
carefully watched and developed.by
tutors. Particular attention was paid
to her physical culture.
Dorothy Rice went out from her
modern Eden a wonderful girl, phys
ically ar.d mentally.
Waldo Pierce left Harvard at about
the same time and people called him
a rare specimen of perfect manhood,
mentally, physically and morally.
The perfect woman met the perfect
man in Madrid, Spain, where both
were studying art. That was seven
years ago. Both families and all their
friends watched the courtship with
eager interest and they agreed when
the two were married that it was a
“perfect marriage.”
They returned after a romantic
honeymoon to New York.
And not so long afterward Dorothy
Kite Pierce began devoting much of
her time to art, painting pictures of
the people of the down and out world.
She acquired considerable fame as a
sculptor.
The aeroplane enthralled her and
she was the first American woman to
become a licensed aviator.
1 Between whiles she found time to
become a wonderful skater, a daring
motorcycle speeder and a mountain
climber. New York society still re
members with a gasp Dorothy Kice
Pierce’s daring “Salome” dance per
formed in her studio before a select
audince shortly before her marriage.
> Xow she wants to scout high in the
air above German trenches and drop
bombs from her aerial craft upon
German military stores.
Watch Our Windows
For new displays of Xmas
goods and suggestions. We will
be pleased to set aside any item
desired by making a small de
l>osit on same.
We take pleasure in offering
to the people of Seward the fin
est assortment of Christmas
goods ever shown in this city,
consisting of Pyralin Ivory,
Toys, Japanese Ware, Baskets,
Fountain Pens. Manicure Sets,
Stationery, Books, Picture
Frames. Cigars, Ladies Hand
Bags, Mticcasina, Ivory Curios,
and others too numerous to
mention.
AND BY THE WAY
Do you know that wc carry
a big assortment of Liggetts
and Augustine & Kyer Candies,
and also the Famous Bunte
Hard Candies.
Come in and see 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
WANTED, Miscellaneous
WANTED—Woman for ironing. Ap
ply Dee Sing Laundry. G
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FOR KENT—Large furnished front
room, well lighted and heated.
Corner Washington and Third. DO
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FOR SALE—An automatic piano,
suitable for private' home or place
of business. Inquire Gateway. I >10
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Well made steel frame suit oases,
leather straps all round. 24 in. size,
$4.00. Drown & Hawkins, “Quality
First.” .
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Kayo Table Lamps witli shades at
Gruef’s. Ol5tf. ;
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Mclver, licensed undertaker. ,
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For sleds and ice skates see Graef.
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City Express. Phone Main 122.
Meet me at The Branch.
Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 14!i
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i Long distance ttiepnone immn at
The Branch.
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CABIN FOR RENT—See McIntosh
at the Fairbanks. Dll
WOOD CUTTER WANTED-Pay $3
for two Rick cord. Finest Standing
second growth timber in the coun
try at Milo V.2. Independent Wood
Co._ ^
WANTS CAPITAL
BONE-DRY BILL
IS PRESENTED
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. — Repre
sentative Charles H. Randall, of Cal
ifornia, introduced a bill this forenoon
making the District of Columbia bone
dry, instead of only being governed
1 by a prohibition measure.
During the day Senator Shafroth
introduced a resolution for national
prohibition during the war.
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iMACHINERY to
BE INSTALLED
AT NUKA BAY
MACHINERY TO K B
William Martin, the well known
| mining man of the interior, especially*
1 the Willow Creek district, has taken
an option on mining property on \Tu
ka bay. The option is now on file in
United States Commissioner Whittle
1 sey’s ofliee.
| j. C. Clark, who arrived from Seat
| tie last night on the Alameda, will go
! to Nuka Bay at the first opportunity |
and make an investigation for the in
i stallation of machinery in the spring.
Mr. Clark, six years ago, brought)
north and installed the present mach
inery for Martin on Willow Creek.
Now he is returning and will put
machinery on the ground at Nuka
Bay.
At the Sexton hotel this morning
j Mr. Clark said that he certainly was
j surprised at the growth of Seward
and when the present war is ended
capital will come to Alaska in great
amounts for development and per
manent work.
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ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 10.—It is
believed that eleven have been lost
when the tug Eugene Moran founder
ed off the inlet this afternoon in a
gale. Life guards have saved four
but the remainder of the crew are
missing.
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ScrippsEDGrayEiOoman
Gas Engines
When you want an engine for n
“gus boat'* or anything in the line i
or accessories or fittings for one, i
send us an order and try out our
thorough knowledge of the bus!
| ness, get to know our prompt ser
vice, our interest in your behalf
(we do not pack a hundred wounds
: in three boxes), and you will than
understand why our service to
Alaska purchasers (where the dis
tance from shipping point makes
absolute correctness in filling or
ders so vitally imporatnt) is fam
ous all over that territory.
S. V. B. MILLER
72 Marion St. Seattle
We have been here 10 years.
Seward Light &
Power Company
Main 153
STEAMSHIP win
COMPANY «**«,*.
Sailings from Seattle
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Alaska, Dec. 8th; Victoria, Dec. 16th; Alameda,
Dec. 27th. Alaska, Jan. 1st. Northwestern, Jan. mm; Aiameoa, Jan. nun,
Alaska, Jan. 24th.
Sailing of Alaska Dec. fcth, connects with Dora to the westward
Sailing of Victoria Dec. lfith, is via the outside passage.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
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The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS !
booksellers. Newsdealers and Stationers j
SAILINGS 1
FROM SEATTLE: i
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f ADMIRAL KVA NS . 1W. 11
i Captain C. A. Glasscock
I Admiral Kvans Goes to Kodiak on
this trip
Through Tickets to Fastern Points at Reduced Rates.
For full information on sailings from Seattle to San Francuco. ad
dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Sewa rd, Alaska.
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HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Dor# and Window* Gasoline Stoves Oil Stoves Ammunition Gnsolin#
IXL Parlor Healer* UotuWiing Felt Spark Plugs Bench Forge* Bellow*
Air Tight Heater* Weather Strip* Jump Coll* Brushes Cutlery
Aluminum Ware Blacksmith'* Coal Batteries Varnishes Fire ( lay
P, B. Paper Wheel Barrow* Asbe*to* Turpentln* .title*
Malthoid Roofing Fishing Tackle Tar Papei Japan Fire Brick
Marine Engine Oil Alcohol Stove* Valve Oil Coal Tar lime
Gaa Engine Oil Seine Twine Floor Oil latmp* (♦meat
Lacquerefc Paint Granite Ware Linseed OH luinterns (ilas*
Denatured Alcohol Cook Stove* 3up Grease Tent* Rop*
Lang s Ranges Camp Stoves Paints Shot Gun* Mercury
Phone Madison 87 J, L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska j
Certain-teed Roofing. Guaranteed
.0 and 15 years. J. L. Graef’s. tf.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Waterfill and r ratter whiskey at
he Branch.
MEN’—Read Cotter’s. Ad today.
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Taylor’s Express rneeta all boats
ind trains. Phone Main 122.
Subscribe for The Gateway.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
fne Rraneh.
Men’s Black and Oxford Gray cash
mere sox, 30c, 3 pairs for $1.00.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First"
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
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Ask your grocers for Seward
Bakery Bread.
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YOUNG foreigner, man, wants a
careful teacher of English. 44 A. B.
I T’\ Box 1505, Seward, Alaska. N2(>
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Pearl Oil JUTS a can at GraeTa. tf
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
A new thing
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