CALIFORNIA
QUICKLY REACHED
via
SEATTLE-PORTLAND-SAN FRANCISCO
On the ALL RAIL
Scenic Shasta Route
THREE DAILY TRAINS
SHASTA LIMITED — CALIFORNIA EXPRESS
—SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS—
Through Standard Sleeping Cars from Seattle and Port
Iland to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dining
and Observation Cars.
ARE YOU GOING EAST?
The cost via California is practicaly the same as on the
Northern Routes.
1 Call or write for information
2 C. M. ANDREWS,
I 712 Second Avenue.
D. F. & P. A.
SEATTLE. WASH.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC LINES
Take the “MILWAUKEE”
On your next trip to the East
Electrification of its main line over the backbone
of the Continent has eliminated all soot, smoke and cinders per
mitting an unobstructed view of the magnificent panoramas
through the Bitter Roots and Rockies.
Both Steamship Co.’s act as Milwaukee agents in Anchorage.
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Juneau.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Going East
Through Rates from Anchorage to
Eastern Destinations Are in Effect
via the
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. DAUTRICK .Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Room 18,
Valentine Building.
T. J. MOORE, City Passenger Agent, Second and Columbia, Seattle.
Wash.
'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.
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.
UNCLE SAM ADVERTISES
FOR GOOD LOOKING GIRLS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—The
United States army authorities here
have advertised for women to aid in
securnig recruits for the army. The
advertisement, inserted by Lieutenant
John H. Gardner, retired, who is in
charge of the recruiting staation here,
j called for twelve girls for the U. S.
| army.
The advertisement specified that
; they must be “attractive, intelligent
and industrious,” held out the induce
ment that here was a good chance to
“make money and do your country a
service,” and concluded with the
warning that “no triflers need apply.”
Col. Gardner’s plan is to secure a
store on Market street and install
therein an exhibit which will demon
strate the life of a soldier from camp
cooking to irfrantry drill. The wom
en recruiters will work out of that
station and will be paid .$1 for every
recruit they secure.
TWO RADIO MEN ARE
MISSING SINCE SATURDAY
George Parker and Mr. Crowell of
the naval wireless station at Whit
shed, left Cordova on Saturday after
noon at 2 o’clock in the radio power
boat to return to the plant, and fail
ing to show up there considerable
uneasiness was felt for their safety.
Capt. George Scott and Al Hamilton
started out today in a launch to hunt
for the missing men. Late this after
noon it was reported that a boat had
been located anchored out in the hay j
and friends of Messrs. Parker and
Crowell are hoping that it is the radio j
boat and its occupants are safe.—Cor-,
dova Times.
STRYE PHOTO STUDIO
(Next to.Empress Theatre.)
Your PHOTO makes a nice
Xmas gift, appreciated by all.
Also the latest Photo Frames.
Photos Enlarged to any size.
We Do Kodak Finishing.
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Butts’ Parlor
FOURTH, BET. G AND H.
Hot Chocolate,
Hot Malted Milk,
Fox Oyster Cocktails.
Hot Fox Famous Clam
Nectar.
Hot Beef Tea.
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General Merchandise
SUSITNA, ALASKA
Branch Stores:
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WATCH MAKER AND
JEWELER.
Anchorage, Alaska.
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Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage • • Alaska
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. — Public
officials here are giving serious
thought to the proposition of devis
ing some means by which persons ab
sent from their legal residence may
register and vote by mail.
Washington’s population is made up
to a large extent of persons who have
legal residence and a right to vote in
some state or other often very distant.
Every year some of those persons
travel hundreds of miles to cast votes
and every four years when there is a
presidential election there is a verit
able exodus from the capital. The
same is true to a certain extent of
such great centers of population as
New York city, Chicago, Philadelphia
and Boston.
Troops Vote by Mail.
Recently a special arrangement
was made whereby the national
guardsmen “doing their bit” on the
Mexican border might cast their votes
in border polling places for candidates
in their home state. It is not believed
here that an extension of this system '
would prove practicable as a mail
voting system.
Under the proposed mail system a
man or woman who is a legal resident
of an equal suffrage state, would reg
ister by mail in his home jurisdiction.
Affidavit would have to be made be
fore a notary public as to the facts
set forth in the application for regis
try. Then, again, at voting time, the
voters would appear before a notary
public and make another affidavit to
the effect that he had previously reg
istered and complied with such regu
lations as should be promulgated.
In all probability if such a system
were adopted special forms would be
provided for the making of those af
fidavits and the casting of votes by
mail. The well-protected sanctity of
the seal of the United States mail
would keep the ballot as secret, if not
more so, than it is under the present
polling system.
All mail votes would have to be re
ceived by the hour.the polls closed at
the voting place where they are to be
counted. Such a mail-voting system
would save a tremendous amount of
money spent in traveling and other
expenses at such election and would in
many ways, simplify the casting of
thousands of ballots.
On account of the expense of trav
eling, many persons having the legal
right do not vote, and therefore are
practically disfranchised by the lack
of such a mail system.
HOLDS HEARING
FREIGHT RATES
CORDOVA, Nov. 13. — Examiner
Wilson, representing the interstate
commerce commission, held a hearing
here Saturday on Alaska transporta
tion rates. Delegate Wickersham led
the fight against the steamship com
. panies implicated, while Judge Bogle,
chief counsel for the Alaska Steam
ship company and the Copper River
and Northwestern railway; Attorney
Grosscup of the Pacific Steamship
company, of Tacoma; Traffic Agent
James, of the same company; Judge
i Gorham, of Seattle, counsel for the
I White Pass railroad, and Traffic
j Agent Zipf of the same company, ap
i peared for the companies interested
i in the hearing.
! I. B. Hurd, of McCarthy, appeared
j before the commissioner, in behalf of
I the merchants of that town, and testi
[ fled that the rate on shipments from
I the states to McCarthy were exces
> sive.
! James Flynn, manager of the Co
Operative store in this city, declared
that the new tariff established by the
Alaska Steamship company discrimi
nated against the smaller merchants,
and introduced way bills in support of
his testimony. He stated that the
company gave the canneries a rate of
$6 a ton, while local merchants were
compelled to pay $14 per ton for the
i same merchandise. He also stated
| that cooling room charges were levied
| by the steamship companies on ship
ments of perishables which were nev
er placed in the cooling room, but
carried on deck. William Clayson, a
clothing merchant here, also introduc
ed freight bills to show excessive
freight rates.
Attorney O. P. Hubbard, of Valdez
also appeared before the commission
er in behalf of certain Valdez merch
ants and testified that excessive
freight and wharfage charges prevail
ed at that place.
Examiner Wilson, Judge Wicker
sham and the attorneys left for Ju
neau on the Northwestern yesterday,
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BATES—Rooms with private bath,^
$1-50 per day and upwards. Rooms
without Bath. $1.00 per day and up
wards. —A FREE AUTO BUS.
R. C. McCORMICK, Prop.
M. K. MacRAE, Mgr.
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. 1
ADMIRAL LINE
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Sailings from Seward to
Seattle and Alaskan Ports
Date Steamers
Dec. 3 . EVANS
Dec. 9 . WATSON
Dec. 17. EVANS
Sailings Seattle to Seward
10th, 20th, and 30th each Month
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Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
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, 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. S
For Full Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska, u;
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Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
l^eave
Seattle
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
Nov. 29
Northwestern
Alameda
Mariposa
L.eave
Seward
Nov. 23
Nov. 29
Dec. 6
i^eave L,eave Jl
Seattle Seward
Dec. 7 Northwestern Dec. 15
Dec. 14 Alameda Dec. 21
Dec. 21 Mariposa Dedjk
Dec. 28 Northwestern Ja^R>
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN,
Agent.
F. B. TRACY.
General Agent.
The Lang Stove, born in <
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with
wood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
I Ask your dealer for a Lang
I 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.
When at the Junction stay at the
New Matanuska Hotel
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Cafe, Barber shop, News-stand and Cigar Store in Con- |
nection
Just opened
M. J. ROCHE,
where the hearing will be continued,
and later a further hearing will be
had at Seattle.
Green Express & Taxi. Garage Sev
enth and F streets. Phone 55-K. tf
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE. 5
Arctic Club Bldg., SEATTLE, wISH.
ZBINDEN BROS., Props.
Rooms $1.00 Special
With Bath $1.50 Weekly Rate*