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With Home Town Buying
You live here. You make use of the public benefits of this
city. Then help pay for them—and make it possible to increase
municipal improvements.
You can't do it by sending your dollars out of town. Every
cenf you send away to mail order concerns represents so much dead
loss to the community—and no gain whatever to you on good purchased.
Your dealer sells standard goods of the highest quality—
and sells them at honest prices. Merchandise of greater merit can
not be had for any amount of money—and certainly not for less
money. You can inspect the goods before purchasing—a big advantage
over mail order buying. You can see what you are getting. You can
buy in small quantities if you wish, or you can purchase in large lots
and obtain price concessions granted bulk buyers. The goods you buy are
delivered within a few minutes after purchase is made—right into your home—
and free of delivery costs.
If you are not satisfied with purchases—or desire to
exchange goods for any reason whatever — you may do so quickly
and conveniently.
These are a few of the buying advantages to be had
right here at home that can not be offered by any mail order concern
in creation. You benefit yourself—then you benefit the dealer.
You enable him to continue in business. By giving him
bigger business you enable him to give you better bargains.
The profit he makes—a legitimate one—is spent right here
0/home. Some of it is turned over to other dealers. Some of it goes
for rent. Some of it for clerks’ salaries. Some of it for taxes. It assists in
building up the entire town. It helps advance property values. It contributes
to the betterment of schools—which your children or your neighbors’ children
attend. It helps put down better side-walks—and- put up better public build
ings. It pays you actual dividends in development of the town your town.
It makes the town in which you live a better town for you to live in.
It invites outsiders to settle here. It booms prosperity and you share in
that prosperity.
It is your plain duty — to yourself — your family — your friends
— your town—to spend your dollars with local dealers. Do it.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company paid for the
preparation of this article.
Too Pretty Is Husband’s
Excuse for Having Slain
His Wife, Police Say
READING, Penn., Jan. 6.—Because
she used paint and powder, Juzewa
Wichroski, who recently won the title
of “Queen of the Poles,” in a beauty
contest here, was shot to death by
her husband, Anthony, wealthy lead
er of the foreign colony.
Two daughters of the couple, An
na, 13 years old, and Helen, 11 wit
nessed the tragedy.
After shooting his wife four times
as she fled down the stairs of the
house, Wichroski tried to kill Anna.
Her life was saved when the pistol
jammed. Then Wichroski turned the
weapon upon himself, but he could
not fire it. Neighbors overpowered
him. It was necessary for the police
to order a detail of men into the
foreign quarter when residents threat
ened the husband.
Wichroski, police say, confessed
that he killed his wife. He said he
had been jealous of her since she
won the title.
“She painted and powdered too
much,” Wichroski told the police,
“and won the compliments of too
many men. I asked her to stop
using the paint and powder, but
she kept right on doing it and
wouldn’t pay any attention to me.”
The children told police their
father had been drinking strong li
quor and had been quarreling with
their mother on numerous occisions.
Holding Back Coffee
Assailed by Big Daily
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan. 6.—
(AP).—Although the federal gov
ernment has discontinued its eft* rts
to lower the price of coffee by plac
j ing more of the product on the
I market at. Santos, and has trans
ferred the operation of the valori
| zation scheme to the state of Sao
Paulo, there still remains evidence
that the government is not satisfied
with the defense system.
A recent issue of the Journal do
Commercio, the official newspaper
of the administration, carried a three
column article criticising the valori
zation scheme and pointing out Ihe
effects on Brazilian industry and fi
nance. The article was signed anon
ymously.
It is pointed out that the fantastic
sums which growers are receiving
for their coffee have been multiplied
enormously in milreis through in
flation. According to the writer, 110,
000 contos were emitted at the time
the plan was first organized. “This
alarmed the country, and the sys
tem was abandoned, but the same
thing was done on a larger scale
by rediscount, the emission being
400,000 contos. Public suffering
aroused opinion, the rediscount de
partment was discontinued, and the
| same idea again used on a much
I larger scale through the creation
j of a bank of emission which has
j turned out 600,000 cantos.”
The claim is made that the cost
of living for eight-tenths of the
population in Brazil has risen out
of all proportion to the advantages
secured from receiving more milreis.
This particularly applies to the mid
dle class, the laborers and clerks,
whose wages do not respond quick
ly to such changes. Emphasizes also
is placed upon the fact that valori
1 zation is applied to only one Bra
zilian product, coffee, which enables
the coffee growers to receive more
milreis for their crops and to of
fer and pay better wages. This at
tracts labor ; nd is, therefqre, un
fair competition with the growers
of other staple products.
The author, who signs himself
“Spectator,” pleads that Brazil limit
itself to the valorization of coffee
by the system of equalized daily
entries of the crop at the port of
Santos, and not to artificially dou
ble the price in the foreign market
Morrison’s
PLUMBING AND
SHEET METAL
WORKS
Next to Crawford’s
Shop
ANDY'S EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND
TRAINS
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
by holding back stocks, or to quad
ruple returns in milreis by the.
emissions of paper money. He claims
that Brazil is headed toward over
production and a repetition of her
experience in rubber.
BOARD MAY NOT OPEN
SESSION UNTIL JAN.
FIFTEENTH, THIS YEAR
Although the date for the first
meeting of the Territorial Canvass
ing Board falls on next Saturday, it
is not expected that any work will
be done by it before about the mid
dle of January. Secretary Karl
Theile, the only member of the board
that was in Juneau, says the Empire,
intimated that this was the case.
Under the law the Board is direct
ed to start its sessions 60 days after
the date of the preceding General
election, which this year came on
November 4. Thus January 3, accord
ing to Mr. Theile, will be the day for
starting the meetings.
It is possible that neither Governor
Scott C. Bone nor Collector of Cus
toms John C. McBride will have re
turned home by that time. The for
mer is now in Seattle and may not
return until about January 13. A re
cent letter from Mr. McBride said
he had asked for and received an ad
ditional 30 days’ sick leave. He was
under a physician’s care and did not
expect to reach Juneau before the
middle of the month. Under these
circumstances, Mr. Theile said it was
probable that the meetings would be
adjourned from day to day by him
until the return of the other two
members. This, it was pointed out,
would not seriously affect the can
vass of the returns as it has been
found necessary in former years to
adjourn the meetings over a period
of several days, sometimes running
I
into weeks, to await the return from
outlying precincts in remoter parts:
of the Territory. This has been
true particularly where the vote for
legislative offices has been close in
some of the Divisions.
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Keep Us Busy.
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Send your washing to the
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Telephone Main 148
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Rooms with Bath. Sample Rooms in Connection
Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
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