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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
land to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dining
v and Observation Cars.
ARE YOU GOING EAST?
The cost via California is practical}1, the same as on the
Northern Routes.
Call or write for information
C. M. ANDREWS,
712 Second Avenue.
1). F. & P. A.
SEATTLE, WASH.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC LINES
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to
Electrification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable
accommodations and you’ll like the little
courtesies incident to “Milwaukee” sendee.
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.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
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Seattle Seward
Dec. 1 Mariposa ..Dec. 8
Dec. 8 Alameda .Dec. 15
Dec. 16, Mariposa.Dec. 23
Dec. 24, Alameda .Dec. 31
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l Seattle Seward
Jan. 1, Mariposa .Jan. 8
Jan. 8, Alameda .Jon. 15
Jan. 16, Mariposa .......Jan 23
|Jan. 24, Alameda.Jan. 31
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, F. B. TRACY.
Agent. General Agent.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. I
ADMIRAL LINE |
Sailings from Sewanl to
Seattle and Alaskan Ports
Date Steamers
Dec. 7 . WATSON
Dec. 17 .EVANS
Dec. 27 . WATSON
Sailings Seattle to Seward
10th, 20th, and 30th each Month
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
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.
For Full Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
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OTTAWA, Nov. 20.—The depart
! ment of naval service has received
a bundle of reports from Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, who is exploring in the
Arctic regions for the Canadian gov
ernment. The reports have not as
yet been studied by the department,
but it is expected that they will
prove to be the detailed stories of
Stefansson’s long sojourn in the Far
North, his discovery of new land,
and the various other events of
which the government was informed
briefly some time ago by wire.
Stefansson is believed to be win
tering in his new ship, which was
provided by the government after the
loss of the old whaler Karluk in the
northern ice fields.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—From the
Arcttic has come the first direct
news of Vilhjalmur Stefarusson, head
of the Canadian Arctic expedition,
received since he announced, under
date of Aug. 22, 1915, the discovery
of a new land at 78 degrees north
latitude and 116 degrees west longi
tude. The New York Times has two
mailed dispatches from the explorer
himself, dated from Banks Land, Jan.
15, 1916. In these Stefansson states
that there is no need to worry and no
cause for anxiety should there be lack
of news rfom him before November,
1918. He announces that he will con
duct two investigation parties, apd
states his work was delayed when the
ice did not move during the summer,
as expected. The dispatches, which
are signed by Stefansson himself, are
in part as follows:
Held by Heavy Ice.
“The Polar Bear, one of the ves
sels of the expedition, with eleven
whites and thirteen Eskimos at Ivel
lett Base ,on the afternoon of Sep
tember 13, 1915, attempted the round
ing of Cape Kellett, going north, but
was prevented by heavy ice brought
down by the northwest winds of the
previous night and forenoon. For a
full month previous to September 3
there was no ice on this portion of
the coast. On account of the freez
ing temperature 'and northwest winds
we headed southeast to try to reach
Melville island by way of Prince of
Wales strait, but were stopped by
heavy ice on the Victoria island coast,
ten miles east of Princess Royal is
land.
“We are wintering on the ship,
sheltered by grounded ice, and are not
in danger before the ice moves in the
summer of 1915.
“I sent a party to survey as mufi
*s convenient of the northeast coast
of Victoria island. The party got
back to the Polar Bear on November
z.
“I learned here that Wilkins with
the North Star (another vessel with
the expedition) was wintering on the
west coast of Banks island, 74 de
grees north latitude.”
The Return Journey.
Concluding the first letter, which
deals with work attempted during the
fall and winter of 1915, and prospects
for the following spring, Stefansson
closes:
“Should the Polar Bear penetrate
to Welville island or further north she
will attempt returning by the Atlantic
or Pacific route, according to the con
venience of the plan of maintaining a
base at Kellet to retreat upon in case
of the wreck of the Polar Bear further
north. There would be no need to
worry about us because of mere lack
of news before November, 1918.”
In the second dispatch, which is
headed, “North latitude 78 degrees,
west longitude, 116 degrees,” but
bears no calendar date, the explorer
says:
“Because of a misunderstanding, re
sulting in lack of co-operation between
the ships Polar Bear and North Star,
the work of moving had to be post
poned till the spring of 1917.
Survey of New Land.
“The survey of the new land was
Well begun. Prom hills a thousand
feet high, inland from Cape Murray,
water and sky can be seen trending
north northeast ten.miles (estimated),
but the coast line can not be distin
guished because it is low and snow
has covered it.
“The Polar Bear has orders to meet
us if possible at Melville island next
August to winter there.
“My last news from the Polar Bpai
was in the first week in March at
which time all were well. Engineer
Jones died without warning of heart
disease Nov. 22.
Mr. Stefansson closed with the an
nouncement that he had sprained his
anakle badly a week previously and
would not be able to walk for some
j weeks. “The conditions are annoying,
but not serious,” he concluded.
Try a Want Ad in The Times.
(Christian Science Monitor)
The economic reasons for present
high prices in the United States are
axiomatic almost to the point of trite
ness. But at the risk of indulging in
the obvious, and in view of some
statements bearnig on the subject re
cently made by the treasurer of the
United States, a restatement of a few
of the causes of high prices may not
be amiss, s a matter of fact, it is not
the value of the article in ordinary
use that has gone up; what has hap
pened is that the purchasing power
of the dollar has gone down. If the
standard value of gold were today
what it was two years ago, its pur
chasing power would be the same,
and it would go just as far as it went
two years ago in exchange for house
hold supplies. But the gold standard
has been lowered, or the purchasing
power of the gold dollar, which af
fects the purchasing power of all oth
er dollars, whether represented by pa
per or by fractional currency, has
declined, so that a larger part of it
than formerly is necessary to buy a
loaf of bread or a pound of sugar.
The reason why gold is not so valu
able in the United States now as it
was, say, two years ago, is that there
is a great deal more of it on hand
now than there was then. This plen
tifulness of the fellow metal in the
United States may easily be explain
ed by pointing to the country’s extra
ordinary export trade, which brings in
an unprecedented quantity of gold.
But other causes are operating. Plen
tifulness of money means expansion
of enterprise and plentifulness of
work. This means, in turn, a higher
wage for the worker and a seemingly
progressive bloc pointed out that the
greater purchasing power for the
worker’s wife. But it also means
higher cost of production, and the
worker’s wife discovers, sooner or
later, that while she has more ready
money to spend, it does not go so far
as formerly toward meeting the de
mands of her household.
Of course, if there is, as happens to
be the case at present, a great de
mand for American products, natural
and manufactured, abroad, the prices
of these goods become stiffer at
home. Many commodities that enter
into the daily needs of the people, are
not affected by the export trade, or
particularly so by the influx of gold,
are advancing sympathetically with
the market in general. It would be
possible, if space permitted, to show
that there is little or no excuse for
advances in a long list of articles, but
the fact will still remain, speaking
generally, that while prosperity has
its advantages it also has its defects.
Or, to put it in another way, econom
ics are immovable on the proposition
that what is commonly called pros
perity ' is usually an abnormal state
of business exaltation from which
there must be recovery before real
prosperity prevails. Real prosperity
is that condition springing from pub
lic stability and private solvency
which makes for the comfort of all.
It means fair earnings on invested
capital, and fair compensation for la
bor. Unreal, because impermanent,
prosperity, is that based on inflation
of values. Inflation is invariably fol
lowed by contraction. Prices of com
modities and of labor fixed at a level
that can be maintained is the great
desideratum.
For Billiards and Pool try Peter
son’s. 46
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s.
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NORTHERN
TRANSFER
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CORNER FOURTH & U.
PHONE 47-Y.
C. P. PEDERSON, Mgr.
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Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
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HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage - - Alaska
The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT AT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
The new eating house on Fourth Avenue
Caterers to first-class trade.
Boxes for private parties.
Lunch Counter.
ATHANS & PAPPADOPOLOS .... Props.
304 Rooms All Outside Rooms
Absolutely Fire-Proof
REST IN THE CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
SEATTI.E
RATES—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 R. C. McCORMICK, Prop.
M. K. MacRAE, Mgr.
The Lang Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Bust
Resisting Iron. 1
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire 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 tbs
Lang Stove. They all know it.
1 F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE. WN.
FRISCO CAFE
Everything in Seasog and Sen-ice the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
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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. • j
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.
When at the Junction stay at the
New Malanuska Hotijl
Cafe, Barber shop, News-stand and Cigar Store in Con
nection A
Just opened
M. J. ROCHE, Prc