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SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
FIRST CLASS
POSTAGE RATES
IS INCREASES
The announcement made in yes ter- j
day’s Gateway regarding the increase
in first-class postage rates was the
first information received here. The j
circular, regarding the increase, re- j
eeived by Postmaster Root is as fol
lows:
Section 399. Postal Laws and Regu
lations, is amended to read as folows,
effective November 2. 1917:
399. Upon all matter of the first
class * * postage shall be charged
at the rate of thre cents for
each ounce or fraction thereof; and
drop letters shall be mailed at the
rate of two cents per ounce or frac
tion thereof, including delivery at let
ter carrier offices. (Acts of March 3,
1885, and Oct. 3, 1917.)
Note—A drop letter is one addressed
for delivery from the office from which,
it is posted. There is no drop rate on
any matter except letters. See Sec.
408, as to rates of postage on ship und|
steamboat letters.
Section 400, Postal Laws and Regu
lations, is amended to read as follows,
effective November 2, 1917:
400. Postal cards shall be trans
mitted through the mails at a postal
charge of two cents each, including the
cost of manufacture. (Acts of March:
3, 1879, and Oct. 3, 1017.)
See Secs. 127 and 128, as to postal
cards.
Section 402, Postal Laws ami Lev-'
illations, is amended to read as fol
lows, effective November 2. 1917:
402. it shall be lawful to transmit;
by mail, at the rate of two cents
apiece, payable by stamps to be af-j
fixed by the sender, and under such
regulations as the Postmaster General
may prescribe, written messages on
private mailing cards, such cards to
he sent openly in the mails, to be no
larger than the §ize fixed by the Con
vention of the Universal Postal Un
ion, and to be approximately of the
same form, quality, and weight as the
stamped postal card now in general
use in the United States. (Acts of
May 19, 1898, and Oct. 3, 1917.)
Office of First Ass’t P. M. Gen.,
Washington, Oct. 4, 1917.
Pursuant to the foregoing amended
regulations postmasters shall, on and
after November 2, 1917, see that the
postage is paid at the rate ot three
cents an ounce or fraction thereof on
letters and other first-class matter ex
cept drop letters. All drop letters,
that is, letters mailed for delivery
from the office at which posted includ
ing those for delivery by city, rural or
carrier of such office, are required to
be prepaid two cents, and, therefore,
the one-cent postal cards must have a
one-cent postage stamp affixed to them
in addition to the one-cent stamp im
pressed on such cards. Post cards
private mailing cards) bearing writ
ten messages must have two cents pos
ZERO WEATHER TAKES
\ HIT AT ANCHORAGE;
It is down to zero at Anchorage,'
according to the weather report issued*
bv the railroad commission up to 7
o\!ock this morning. There was no
wind, being clear and calm. It was
idso one above at Mile 52. l’he tem
perature is falling at the olhci places
along the line but it is generally clear
and calm. The temperature at Gird
wood was S above: Potter Creek, 35-■
10; Matanuska, 32-6; King, 32-0; Dead
Horse Hill, 32-14; Talkeetna, 21-10 and
Caswell, 34-12.
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JAMES DOOLITTLE NOW
IN U. S. AVIATION CORPS
Gus Borgen’s relatives are now rep
resented in the defense forces of the
United States. In the mail yesterday
Mr. Borgen received word that his
nephew, James Doolittle, aged 22, had
entered the aviation corps and was in •
a camp in California. Young Doolit-i
tie was raised in Nome, Alaska, but;
is known here. His father, Frank
Doolittle, recently died here.
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TRAIN FOR KERN CREEK
The Sunday train will go to Kern
Creek was the announcement made
this afternoon. The time of depart
ure is at 7 o’clock in the morning.
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SNOW AT MILE 13
There is three inches of snow at
Mile 13 and about the same amount
at Miles 9, 10 and 11.
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auk banking i p
Men are now working in all parts of
the city preparing for winter and es
pecially banking up around the houses j
and covering the water pipes.
WOM A VS~CLUB’ MEETS
The Woman’s Club of Seward met
at the home of Mrs. A. H. Thoday yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Patton
zcad an interesting article. The aft- >
ernoon was spent in sewing for the j
Red Cross. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lucas next
Friday.
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MAIL COMING NORTH
The steamer Alaska due on Novem
ber 1st, will have six and one-half
days’ mail and the Admiral Evans,
which sailed from Seattle last night at
9 o’clock, will have one and a half
day’s mail.
tage prepaid on them. Postmasters at
office of address shall be careful to
rate up with the proper amount of
postage due all mail reaching their of- [
fices with the postage insufficiently
prepaid.
The failure of any postmaster to ob- j
serve the foregoing shall be reported
to the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Division of Classification.
A. M. DOCKERY,
Third Ass’t P. M. Gen.i
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MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
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Regular dance tonight at the A. B.
; Hall. It
BULGARIANS ARE
READY TO END
PRESENT WAR
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 27.—Kaiser Wilhelm’s navy has
been giving him trouble, the failure of the promised elec
toral reforms have made him another hornet’s nest at
home, and now some of his allies are reported to be think
ing of pulling out of the Teutonic Alliance.
Bulgarian agents are reliably intimated to be endeav
oring to get into touch with the Entente powers in order
to find out whether they cannot make a separate peace.
The little nations seems to fear that Germany and Austria
will be too busy fighting for their, own interests in the in
evitable peace conference, to defend those of Bulgaria.
The recent visit of Wilhelm to Constantinople is said
to have been prompted by suspicion that some of the weak
er parties to the Central alliance were thinking of pulling
out of the fray.
COMFORTS FOR
OUR BOYS NOW
ON THE FRONT
l>i<l you read the letter in last
night’s Gateway from Glen Mahon,
from “somewhere within the British
lines.” a letter from the fighting
front? If you did, did you get the sig
nificance of his concluding statement ?
The statement was this: “The ne
cessities are abundantly supplied, but
the little comforts, such as tobucco,
are often wholly lacking.”
“Comforts.”
“Tobacco.”
“Wholly lacking.”
You see, one does not have to take
the word of the tobacco campaign edi
tor’s word for the previous statements i
in these articles, that unless you and
1 furnish the money for the tobacco,
the boys in the trenches will probably
go without. You have it from one of j
the boys himself.
And then, in another column oi to-]
day’s Gateway you will learn that
“our boys’’ are now really in the
trenches. The boys need the little
comforts, like tobacco. Remember,
every two-bits that you contribute pur
chases 45 cents’ worth of tobacco. This
tobacco is sent to the “hoys in the
trenches” in France, where they now
are, that is some of them. This is tlu
campa’gn for “light a pipe for thft
coys in the trenches” that is being
conducted by The Gateway and which
will end next Thursday, as the total
amount subscribed must be sent East
on the first steamer in November in
order that the tobacco may be pur
chased and then sent to France and
reach the boys about the glad time ot
the year—Christmas. Are you going
to be one of those who will deny your
self a little pleasure here to make
pleasure for those in the trenches ? It
is up to each individual, it’s a per
sonal matter. Are you one?
The following is the list of those
who have contributed during the past
forty-eight hours up to noon today.
They lire among those who are going
to give a “little comfort” to the boys:
Frank Brown .$
Elizabeth Torrey . E00
A. Momarek .
William Fairman . 1.00 \
L. L. James ..
Engineer Party, Residency No. 1 2.00
George A. Thorecn . EOOj
Fred C. Russell ...
Previously acknowledged . 87.50
Grand Total .$96-50
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YESTERDAY’S WEATHER
Maximum . 49
01
Minimum . 01
Current .—• ^
Clear. North wind.
Forecast for next 24 hours—Unset
tled, increasing winds and cooler.
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
Frank Cotter returned last night1
from a pleasure trip down the bay.
Mrs. J. It. McDonald expects to
leave for the south on the next trip
of the Admiral Evans.
C. M. Brosius, of the local lumber j
firm of Brosius & Noon, is returning
on the steamer Alaska which is now1
bound north.
The “Ragging Club” at the Seward
Hotel made it so pleasant for Prop.1
J. 0. Patton last night that he resign-!
ed membership and has now joined a!
pool and billiard club.
Otto II. Poehlmann, city clerk and
pharmacist at the Seward Drug Co.,
expects to leave on the first steamer
for Valdez where he will be a witness
in a case before the District Court.
Nifty invitations are out announc
ing a Goblins' and Witches' party to
be given at Pioneer Hall next Wednes
day even. The affair is purely invita
tional and costumes will be worn.
Those returning on the last boats,
from Valdez bring the information;
that A. J. Dimond, of the firm of Don- j
ohoe & Diamond, has been appoint 'd*
assistant district attorney for the
present term of court.
Telegraph operator in charge, \V. L.
Guy, of the A. E. C. forces, stationed
here, is wearing a smile today that
won’t come off. Mrs. Guy, son and
daughter, are passengers on the Ad
miral Evans and will spend4he winter
in Seward.
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A jolly crowd of young people met
at the home of Miss Ethel Leslie last
evening and thcf time was spent in
sewing. Those present were Misses
Edna Robb, Margaret and Elizabeth j
Romig, Vida Rich, Nellie Shea, Jess
Hansen, Ruth Colton. Cornelia Cooper |
and Messrs. Virgil Rich and James r.:
f.lomb.
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WANTED — Three boosters to eat
Chili Con Carne. Spoons have a
hole cut through the bottom. Owl
Lunch. •:
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“Why Praying People Have Confi
dence to Ask God to Give Our Armies
Victory,” to be theme at the Meth
odist church Sunday, 11 A. M. All
arc invited. ** ;
| Specials
Woolen Dress Goods
Winter Underwear
Hosiery—Yarns
Fianelette Gowns
Skating Sets
Golf Gloves and Mittens
! HALLETT & SCOTT I
j (Of Course) J
CHURCHES TO
OBSERVE DAY
FOR PRAYERS
In keeping with President Wilson’s
proclamation that he desired the na
tion to observe Sunday, October 28th,
as a day of prayer for our nation in
the war, the prayer and sermons at
the Episcopal church will be specially
selected to bring out the thought em
bodied in the chief executive's mes
sage on the subject.
Rev. 7anil's themes of the sermons
will be based on the idea that “we
should pray to be on God’s side in this
great world struggle rather than to
pray that God be on our side, because
if we are on God’s side, then we shall
know that we are lighting for the prin
ciple of God's justice and rights.”
Rev. J. J. Patton, of the Methodist
church, has made careful preparation
for his sermon along the suggestion
of the President’s proclamation and
his subject is “Why praying people
have confidence to ask God to give vic
tory to our army.’’ This will be the
morning subject.
Ketchikan A. P.’s, celebrated Alaska
day by keeping open house during the
day and a public dance at night.
Regular dance tonight at the A. L».
Hall. It
SURPRISES TO
RE SPRUNG ON
THE PIONEERS
If the reporter on The Gatewuy
could only tell something, there would
be a wild scramble of members to the
Pioneers’ meeting tonight. it is,
there is a steel mallet suspended over
his head which will suddenly drop if
he should peep about what is going
to happen. The reporter values his
“bean” and is remaining perfectly
dumb but there is going to be a sur
prise, in fact several, and it is doped
out that the standing room only sign
will be hung out early.
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MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
Kayo Tuble Lamps with shades at
Graef's. 015tf.
BRACKET LAMPS
85c
Embroidery Silks
Four for 25c
at THE BAZAAR
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THE
HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
\
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
« Local and^ Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
f>oo! .i and Windows
IXL Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heaton
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthoid Rbofing
Marine Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lncqin-ret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang's Ranges
Gasoline Stove*
Deadening Felt
Weather Strip*
Blacksmith’* Coal
Wheel Barrow*
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stove*
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stove*
Camp Stove*
Oil Stoves
Spark PIuks
Jump Coils
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Papei
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
"up Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bunch Forces
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coa) Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
Shot Guns
Gasoline
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Rifles
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Phone Madison 87 J. L. GRAEF Seward, ftiaska
SEWARD WATER anil POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office-Bank of SeWard Building
SEWARD ALASKA
JUST ARRIVED
A fresh shipment of Augustine & Kyers’ and Lig
gett’s Candies. A big assortment to choose from.
SEWARD DRUG CO.
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