BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest. *
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE - - WASHINGTON.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and/ Seward.
^.eave i^eave
Seattle Seward
Dec. 1 Mariposa .Dec. 8
Dec. 8 Alameda .Dec. 15
Dec. 24, Alameda .Jan. 2
Jan. 2, Mariposa.Jan. 9
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Seattle Seward
Jan. 1, Mariposa .Jan. 8
Jan. 8, Alameda .Jon. 15
Jan. 16, Mariposa.Jan 23
Jan. 24, Alameda.Jan. 31
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oat notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN,
Agent.
P. B. TRACY.
General Agent.
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Sailings from Seward to
Seattle and Alaskan Ports
Date Steamers
Dec. 27 . WATSON
Jan. 7 .EVANS
Jan. 17.WATSON
Sailings Seattle to Seward
10th, 20th, and 30th each Month
Sailings from Seattle to
# CALIFORNIA
j Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San Francisco to Los Angeles, daily except Sunday.
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
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For Full Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchcrage, Alaska,
Going East
Through Rates from Anchorage to
Eastern Destinations Are in Effect
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
To California and the South via Portland and the mag
nificent steamships “Great Northern” and “Northern
Pacific.”
A. S. DAUTRICIC .Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Room 18,
Valentine Building.
T. J. MOORE* City Passenger Agent, Second and Columbia, Seattle
Wash.
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jg Of the taking over of the Wible & St. Clair Stock by
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H New heavy Wool Malone Pants, Summit Leather Vests.
Also fine high-grade Sweaters, and Stag Shirts.
Closing out complete line of high grade Suits from
jj§ $7.50 up.
Bills payable to the firm of Wible & St. Clair are
now payable to me.
ROY FAIRBANKS
Cor. 4th and D St.
TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
SEEK TO CURE
8-HOUR LAW
WASHINGTON. D. C—Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, announced yes
terday afternoon that the senate in
terstate commerce committee, of
which he is chairman, will meet to
morrow to consider further steps in
the program of railway legislation
outlined by President Wilson in his
message read at the joint session of
j congress Tuesday.
In his message the president spoke
of the "imperative necessity of giving
the railway legislation earliest possi
| ble consideration and action in view
1 of the ‘public dangers’ involved in
; the difficulties which still unhappily
continue to exist between the rail
roads of the country and their loco
motive engineers conductors and
trainmen.”
One of the bills now before the sen
ate interstate commerce committee is
similar to the so-called Canadian dis
putes act, forbidding strikes or lock
outs on interstate roads before ef
forts are made to conciliate the dif
ferences through a federal board of
mediation. Another measure would
give the president the necessary au
thority to operate railroads for mili
tary purposes when their functions
are suspended or hindered such as in
time of war or other like public emer
gency.
Then there is a bill providing for
an increase in the membership of the
interstate commerce commission from
seven to nine members, empowering it
to sit in groups. The president ear
nestly renewed his recommendation
for reorganization of this commission
and increasing its facilities for per
forming its manifold duties.
Senator Underwood of Alabama has
introduced a bill proposing to give
power to the interstate commerce
commission to fix wages and hours of
labor of employees of interstate rail
ways at its own discretion or at the
request of the employes, the roads or
the public.
Another measure pertaining to the
railway situation has been introduced
by Senator Townsend, of Michigan.
This is to authorize a presidential
; commission to investigate railway
j controversies, including wages, hours
j and conditions of employment.
I It is not expected that these new
i u^J fWill be conjidcrad by the com
mittee this week. While the inter
state commerce committee is to give
the president’s program early consid
eration, it is said to be problematical
as to how soon it will have the draft
ed bills ready to present to the sen
ate. It is understood that not all of
the members of the committee are
favorable to this program, although
Senator Newlands is recorded as be
ing in complete sympathy with the
proposed legislation, holding it to be
“well balanced.”
Another member of this committee,
however, Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
who has devoted considerable atten
tion to commerce problems, is under
stood to be vigorously, opposed to the
proposal for a compulsory govern
mental investigation of all controver
sies between the roads and their em
ployees before the latter can put into
operation strike or lockout methods.
He argues that such a law might be
found unconstitutional and contrary
to the provision prohibiting involun
tary servitude.
a petition seeking an investigation
by a commission of the hours of labor
and wages of all interstate state rail
way employes and the establishment
of an equitable scale of wages, was
presented by Senator Newlands in
behalf of a committee representing,
it was said some 300,000 railway em
ployes on interstate roads.
These employes are those, not af
fected by the Adamson eight-hour
law passed by the present congress.
The petition urges that steps be tak
en by congress to prevent the inter
ruption of interstate commerce by la
bor difficulties and seeks compulsory
arbitration of wages and hours of
service.
Mr. Newlands said he understood
these employes are not organized as
are the members of the railway broth
erhoods, and that they were employed
outside of operation of trains and
yards. The senator did understand
that this petition was a protest
against the movement of the brother
hoods but aginst “preferential legis
lation.” The petition was referred to
the committee on interstate com
merce.
Senator Gallinger introduced a pe
tition from certain employes of main
tenance of way departments of rail
ways seeking to be included in the op
eration of the eight hour law.
Senator James, <# Kentucky, intro
duced in the senate a bill to provide
for the creation of a commission to be
known as the American Illiteracy
commission. It is proposed to give
this commission the power to investi
gate conditions and causes of illitera
cy and to devise plans “for interest
ing men and women, and for methods
of instructing illiterates, both native
and foreign born.” An appropriation
of $100,000 is carried by the bill,
which was referred to the committee
of education and labor.
THE STAMPEDE TO MARSHALL.
(Iditarod Pioneer)
It appears from the Nome news
papers just received that there was a
considerable stampede to the Marshall
diggings just prior to the freeze-up,
which, in view of the reports received
from that thriving little camp, appear
ed unwarranted. The Industrial Work
er of September 18th said:
“The stampede to Marshall is one
of the most remarkable facts in con
nection with this camp that has ever
been noted in the matter of stam
pedes. While it is recognized that
some claims are paying on Willow
creek, the number is so few that un
der ordinary circumstances they
would be negligible. Certainly noth
ing given out for publication would
justify any large number leaving, as
they are. The wages are good, $5 for
eight hours, and Delbar, who is in
business, has been doing a roaring
trade. But it is altogether improb
able that such a rush would be notice
able unless some person has inside
dope of a startling nature. The camp
is a summer camp, and yet it is point
ed out that this stampede is taking
place right at the tail end of the sum
j mer. Arrivals from Marshall are some
of them wondering why the miners are
going there.”
! AH, NOW YOU MUST SING YOUR
NEW GOWN FOR YOUR HUBBY
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Singing mod
els, the first in the history of fashion,
it is said, made their appearance at
the convention of the Designers’ As
1 sociation of Women’s Clothes here to
( day. Special melodies are sung with
j different styles.
A brown or black suit takes a som
bre tune, a green or pink suit a dash
ing strain, grey requires something in
a reverie. It’s to illustrate the psy
chology of clothes and to impress wo
men with the fact that their person
ality is shaped to a large extent by the
taste with which they dress.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Best cup of coffee ? Don’t you
know ? North Pole Bakery. 206
New Furnished Rooms at Peter
son's Hotel. 46
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
There’s a reason so many people eat
at the North Pole Bakery. 206
Full size pocket Billiard Tables at
Peterson’s. 209
See Bartholf for that new harness.
Call between 5th and 6th, near C. St.
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To Whom It May Concern. All
persons are hereby notified that from
and after the 26th day of November,
1916, the undersigned will not be re
sponsible for any debts incurred eith
er by J. A. Spenard, personally, or by
said Spenard on account of the Re
sort at what is called Lake Spenard,
nor for any supplies or material or
labor furnished for or used in, on or
around the roadhouse and buildings
connected therewith at said Lake
Spenard Resort. 84
HENRY MARTIN
The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT AT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
Parties.
The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
Northern Transfer Company
COAL AND WOOD.
GENERAL TRANSFER BUSINESS.
PHONE 47-Y.
C. P. PEDERSEN, Mgr.
4th and D
The Lang Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Bod}r made of Armeo Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold lire overnight with
wood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang
Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us
Our line is complete from the small
est camp stove to the largest hotel
range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove. They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE, WN.
’FRISCO CAFE
Everything- in Season and Service the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
ONCE A PATRON ALWAYS A PATRON
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
WHEN you come to Seattle, remember the
Hotel Savoy extends you a hearty welcome.
All the Alaskans who have made their headquar
ters with us in the past, and those who are con
templating: coming to Seattle in the future will
find the Savoy the right hotel in the right loca
tion and at the right price. It goes without say
ing, if you come once, you will come again.
Our hotel is in the very heart of the city,
most convenient to the shopping district, thea
tres, churches and public buildings, absolutely
fire-proof. Rates: $1.00 per day and up, without
bath; $1.50 per day and up with bath.
Don’t forget the place—the Savoy Hotel.
W. G. KING, Manager.
TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
Territorial Depository Foreign Exchange
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
ESTABLISHED 1916
RESOURCES OVER $600,000.00