DIGEST OF
TRADE CONDITIONS
ISSUED BY
first National Bank of Seattle
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON
FEBRUARY LITTER:
We are glad to be able to report that conditions which looked
so hopeful at the time our Trade Report was issued a month ago have
not only been maintained but materially bettered. While some im
portant lines may attain much higher points of activity before they
recede, the aggregate of all business cannot increase greally. The
majority of the heavy lines of manufacturing and of trade are operat
ing at capacity and some of them under such a strain of over-produo
tion as cannot be long maintained.
It is much safer not to expect any heavy increase over present
totals in either Foreign or Domestic Trade and it is reasonable to ex
peet within the next few months some decline from the present vol
ume of transactions. Factories cannot run on a three-shift basis or
any night and day hasis indefinitely, and once we are through the
excitement of the present boom in trade, we will naturally settle down
to a more stable and permanent basis of operations.
The customs revenues fell from 284 million dollars in 1914 to -06
million dollars in 1915, a drop of more than 27 per cent. We note
that this decrease, like all other unpleasant things, has been attribut
ed to the war. That the war had very little to do with it is evidenced
from the fact that our Imports in 1915 were only 33 million dollars
less than in 1911 and. taking the average revenues collected on all
imports, the import dut> on this difference would have been less than
four million dollars, which does not account for the 78 million dollar
decline in duties collected. The average dut> collected on all imjorts
in 1915 was 11.15 per cent., while in 1911 it was 15.S6 per cent. . Ihe
notable fact that our imports in 1915 were 1,756 million dollars in
spite of the war compared with 1,789 millions in 1911 and 1,793 mil
lions in 1913 should not be lightly passed o>er.
BWK CLEARINGS for December again showed large gains,
aggregating o\er 20 billion dollars compared with nearly 13 billions
in December, 1911. a gain of 61 per cent. New York City alone re
ported an increase in clearings of 89 per cent., and for the country
outside of New York the gain was 30 per cent.
Bl.SIN ESS FAILI RES during December numbered 1,644 com
part'd vtith 2,025 in December. 1911, and Liabilities totaled only a
little more than 23 million dollar* against nearly 35 millions the pre
viou* cear,. However, the Vssets of the concerns failing in December
were less than st*'en million dollars compart'd *ith 19 millions in
December, 1911. so that the net liabilities were practically the same
for the two months.
We are in a Position to Take Care
of Your Business
BANK OF SEWARD
Established 1905
Resources $288,000.00
EMPRESSTHEATRE
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COLLEAGUES INDORSE
KING FOR SUPREME
COURT BENCH
nL£XMO£R cntop&u Hiric
[Among the men who are mentioned as
possible successors to the late 8upreme
Court Justice Lamar Is Alexander Camp
bell King, prominent lawyer of Atlanta.
Ga. At a muss meeting of the member*
of the Atlanta bar resolutions were
adopted Indorsing Mr. King for the seat
on the United States supreme court
bench. Copies of the resolutions were
sent to the senators and congressmen
from Georgia. Mr. King Is a member of
the Arm of King & Spalding and Is rec
ognized as one of the ablest attorneys
in the south. He Is a native of South
! Carolina, but has practiced law In At
lanta for nearly forty years. He Is flfty
nlne years old.}
"IT’S ALWAYS SUMMER
TIME SOMEWHERE"
For 3oC>T>?g]?n weaRI
[Flneat panama straw, tho wide, floppy
brim faced with old rose satin. Klves this
charmlnK hat. so suitable for Kiris koHik
south. It Is simply trimmed with a
plaited band of old rose moire ribbon
w ith two streamers down the back.]
LOUIS HILL GOES INTO
ELKS AND BUYS DRINK
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 9.—“When
I get this blindfold olf, I’ll show you
a few points,” said Louis W. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail
road, equipped with a pair of boxing
! gloves while being initiated into the
Elks. Some fellow in front of him
j had tapped him several times with a
| gloved hand. Just then the blindfold
| was snatched off. Mike Gibbons,
probably world’s middleweight cham
pion stood in front of Hill, who
bought.
“THE KEY"
Seward-made candies. Johnston
Chocolates fresh from the factory.
Also fniits. 12-16—tf
Ranges, heating and camp stoves
at Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
When you need underwear remem
ber our fine Merino random, at $3.00
per suit. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
First.”
Don’t forget the Gateway is estab
lished at Seward, Alaska.
DOCTORS MAKE
THE DUMB SPEAK
ROME, Feb. 6.—Making the dumb
to speak through mental suggestion
and the power of will is one of the
miracles almost daily being perform
ed by Italiun army surgeons. The
well substantiated stories of what
these men are doing rival the miracu
lous events chronicled in the Book of
Books. The story of the Loaves and
Fishes and the raising of Lazarus, the
widow’s son, from the dead, contain
i little more to marvel at than these
every day battle front winders ol
! 11)15.
Hypnotism and mental suggestion
are being successfully employed by
the surgeons of the Italian army in
helping soldiers who have lost the
power of speech to recover that tacui
ty. Experiments are also being made
to see if the method cannot be em
ployed with equal success on blind
soldiers and deaf men. These experi
ments apply only to those cases where
the nerves of sight and hearing have
been shocked«end not destroyed.
The first successful experiment j
with dumb soldiers were made in the |
military hospital at Ancona, but have,
since been repeated at Cava dei Tir
reni and elsewhere. Dr. Gustav j
Modena is tltf* origniator of the
method. In his first successful appli-;
cation Dr. Modena had for his subject
the soldiers Giuseppe Valeri and Naz
zareno Aquillini. Neither man had
spoken a word for six months. The
first day Dr. Modena subjected the
men to an electrical current and to
the mental suggestion that they must
speak.
Twenty-four hours were allowed to
elapse that this suggestion might
work in their minds. The ^second day
the doctor again applied the current
and, ordering the patient to look him
squarely in the eye, exerted all of his
hypnotic and will power in imposing
on his patient the command to speak.
Almost instantly Valeri, the first
subject, began to mumble inarticulate
sounds. A little later he formed the
first two words every child speaks—
Mamma and babbo (papa)—and fin
ally began speaking almost with the
same degree of facility he had en
joyed previous to his injury at the
front. Equal success was met with
in the case of Aquillini, the second
patient. The method now is generally
employed in Italy.
Experiments looking towafd the re
storation of sight and hearing in the
same way have not met with a full
degree of success, but encouragng
progress has been made.
DON’T FORGET:—“The Key” is
! the original place. Always try “The
Key” first.
See us Delore sending outside toi
vour iob printing.
“Jersey Cream Kisses ” VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key. ,
Ladies' and childrens' furnishings
; at Butt’s.
Fox’s Oyster Cocktails at the
Branch.
All kinds of tools and builders’
| hardware at Brown & Hawkins,
“Quality First.”
Star Naptha Washing powder
makes washing easy. Twenty cents
per pkg. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
First.”
Hi Press white rubber boots and
shoe pacs. URBACH’S.
Meet jne at The Brandi.
PROTECT
YOUR PLACE
WITH
Pyrene
F=1 M. A. HORNER
Agent:
AMERICANS ARE KILLED
IN BATTLE FIGHTING ON
THE SIDE OF CANADIANS
OTTAWA, Feb. 7.—Two well
known Pacific Northwest Americans I
have been killed in action with the j
Canadians on the European fronts. I
Private Stewart Eaton, of Seattle, is
among the dead. Private Henry
Hardy, of Bellingham, Wash., is also
listed among those killed. Lance
Corporal John M. Boucher, of Aber
deen, S. I)., is in the list of wounded.
This information is contained in the
Overseas casualty list made public to
day by the militia department.
ST. PETER’S
Rev. E. H. Molony.
Hours of service, 11 a. m.; 8 p. m.
Sunday school, 12:15. p. m.
NOTICE
“Christianity and War,” will be the !
topic at St. Peter's church, Sunday,'
8 p. m. Men especially invited. Ap
propriate hymns.
CAPITOL CAFE RE-OPENEI)
The well known Capitol Cafe, Mrs.
Ayres, proprietor, is open again for
business. Beat of cooking and ser
vice, and a big bill of fare to choose
from. tf
Childrens' rubbers, shoe pacs and
rubber boots. URBACH’S.
Diamond Brand T. C. Oleomarga
rine at Carsten’s Packing Co.
Best cigarc ana refreshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
Dry gootu at Butts.
ALL WELCOME
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THE SEWARD CLUB
HOPKINS & TORREY, Props.
Billiards, Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies
and Fruits
The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Pool Hall in Seward
CASH OR COMMISSION
Second-Hand Goods Bought ^ Sold
MATT BUTTON, 4th and Railroad Ave.
PQLLEY BROS.
TOWN CENTER
Anchorage, - Alaska
CLOTHING- HARDWARE- OROCFRIIS
PRICES LOW QUALITY HIGH
The Seward News Company
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Location Notices at Gateway Office
HARDWARE _FUBNI7UHE
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First”
A Strenuous
Objection—
If your coal dealer de
livered only three-quar
ters of a ton of coal ^
and charged you for a
full ton, you. would ob
ject—and refuse “to pay (
the bill. The same
i
i
quarter of your
fuel?
Great western OaK
consumes all carbon and ^ases—none es
capes up chimney. Scientific flue system
discharges heated air through slotted open
ings rhfht over fire, and through mica door
you can clearly see the shooting flames —
representing tne burning £ases In actual
use, you can feel the increased heat ——
and decreased amount of coal used Be
convinced by an inspection.
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CLOTHING _GROCERIES
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
The Outside Bunch are milling
Like flies around a lamp
Because we’ve got $2,000,000,
And it’s bound to make a camp.
Hard times are soon forgotten
Now let every fellow try
To paint m rosy future
With a drop of Sherwood Rye.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS
Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection
BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
There’s a welcome at the Palace
That makes good with the Bunch.
So call and join the booster's Club,
When next you get a hunch,
Come try our Scotch or Sherwood,
Or smoke a good cigar.
And then you’ll boost for Sherwood,
And The Famous Palace Bar.