If you were the only person in town that traded with
mail order concerns—it would hurt some—but it wouldn't paralyze the
prosperity of the community.
The greatest injury would be in the influence your out
of-town-trading exerted over others. Other people might follow in your
foot-steps of foreign trading and that following would prove detrimental to
home business development and betterment of public welfare.
Set a good example. Be a home buyer. Take pride m
your community. Feel that money spent here at home is playing an
important part in building up the town. Know that it buys the goods
you want and goes towards some public good. That it helps increase the
efficiency of schools—puts down better street crossings—erects better
libraries—brightens the town’s lights—-makes the parks more attractive—pays
for better police protection, etc.
Instead of fostering the mail order habit—fight it openly.
Teach the truth of home trading. Preach home patronage. Show mail
order buyers the error of their ways—and go out of your way to do it.
Local merchants handle the highest grade merchan
dise. They carry advertised brands. They sell at a proper
price-—makes of goods that bear the stamp of honest manufacturers.
They deal open-handedly. They don’t cover up questionable quality
with private labels. They offer you the latest and most dependable
lines—in all lines of merchandise. Their stores are conveniently at hand. You
can reach them in a few short seconds—over the phone—or step right into their
places of business—give or leave your order—and have the goods delivered
straight to your home—all in a few minutes time.
They willingly accommodate you. They take particular
pains to give you just what you want right when you want it. You
don’t have to buy in big quantities to save freight or express charges. You can
spend less at a time—and save considerable sums in cash, to say nothing of the
great saving of time and trouble.
Advocate those advantages. Do mail order traders a
good turn by turning them away from away-from-home buying—liven
up local business, and by so doing speed the town along the road of progress.
Spend your money where it will in turn be spent for
local improvements instead of sending it away to fatten business and
better conditions of e/Zzcrcommunities. Support the community that supports you.
The CaSumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
U. S. Non-Mineral Survey ..
No. 1420.
Serial No. 054? 8
United States Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska.
In the matter of the application of
Wilbur J. Erskine, for leave to en
ter as a Soldier’s Additional Home
stead a tract of land situated on the
north-east shore of the north-east
arm of Uganik Bay, Kodiak Island,
Territory of Alaska, and containing
2J.03 acres.
Notice is hereby given that Wilbur
J. Erskine, a citizen of the United
States, whose Post Office address is
Kodiak, Alaska, as assignee of James
M. Wyrick, a beneficiary under Sec
tion 2306 or 2307, United States Re
vised Statutes, has filed application
to enter the lands embraced in U. S.
Non-Mineral Survey No. 1420, which
are situated on the N. E. shore of the
N. E. arm of Uganik Bay, Kodiak Is
land, in the Territory of Alaska, Lat.
57 deg. 46 min. 30 sec. N., Long. 153
deg. 23 min. 30 sec. W., containing
21.03 acres, and more particularly des
cribed as follows, to-wit:
(Mag. Var. 23 deg. 45 min. E.)
“Commencing at Corner 1, whence
U. S. L. M. No. 1420 bears S. 41 deg.
20 min. 16 sec. E. 9.96 chs., thence me
andering mean high tide line N. 75
deg. 17 min. W. 1.29 chs., N. 87 deg.
12 min. W. 4.74 chs., N. 53 deg. 47 min.
W., 1.39 chs. N. 36 deg. 40 min. W.
3.27 chs., N. 84 deg. 50 min. W. 4.98
chs., N. 52 deg. 58 min. W. 2.61 chs.
N. 22 deg. 43 min. W. 1.78 chs, to
Cor. 2; thence N. 7.57 chs. to Cor. 3,
thence E. 16.72 chs. to Cor. 4; thence
S. 15.27 chs., to Cor. 1, the place of
beginning.
Any and all persons claiming any
portion of the above described tract
are required to file in the United
States Land Office, at Anchorage. Al
aska, their adverse claim or claims
during the period of publication, or
within thirty (30) days thereafter.
Dated this 1st day of May, 1924.
J. LINPLEY GREEN,
Register U. S. Land Office.
First publication Nov. 14, 1924.
Last Publication Jan. 27, 1925.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 22.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE SELDOVIA PRECINCT 3RD
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF AL
ASKA, AT SELDOVIA.
In the matter of the estate of James
E. Hill, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been appointed
and has qualified Executrix of the
estate of James E. Hill, deceased. In
accordance with an order duly made
therefor, Notice is hereby given to the
creditors of and all persons having
claimms against said deceased, to ex
hibit such claims, with tne necessary
vouchers, within six months from the
date of this notice to the said Execu
trix at her place of residence at Sel
'dovia, Alaska.
Dated at Seldovia, Alaska, this 1st
day of January, 1925.
MINNIE LOUIS HILL,
Executrix of Estate of James E.
Hill, Deceased.
Published,, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb.7.
GERMANY IN 1924
RECORDED PROGRESS
UNDER SOUND MONEY
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. 26.—The year 1924
in Germany was one primarily of
i financial adjustment. Economic ques
| tions have overshadowed everything
j else. Strive as they would to create
party issues, politicians were never
| able to get away from the reparations
question, which underlaid all the fin
ancial uncertainty that was holding
back the new republic.
The year opened with sound money.
The rentenmark banished the spectre
of worthless paper money and Ger
many was ready to start on the best
year it has had since the close of the
war. There was faith in the renten
mark. The money printing presses
had been stopped, and Germany was
[ in line with nations which had stab
ilized their exchange.
The general election in May brot
few changes. Dr. Marx still remained
as chancellor, although he headed a
coalition which did not have a ma
jority in the Reichstag. He had, how
ever, the confidence of the public and j
handled the German interests in the I
London conference in such a manner
that he not only won world confi
dence, but also retained popular sup
port at home and was able to get the
Reichstag to support the plan evolv
ed in London for putting the Dawes
plan into effect.
Seymour Parker Gilbert, general
agent for reparations payments, arriv
ed in Berlin in November and the
plans worked out in London for the
setltement of entente reparations
claims against Germany are gradu
ally being put into effect.
The French evacuated sections of
the Ruhr and other parts of Germany
which they had invaded in protest
against Germany’s failure to comply
with treaty terms. This evacuation
came a few weeks after the London
conference in August and helped to
clear the atmosphere along the Rhine.
Railways were again able to operate
more freely in the Rhine districts, and
workers returned to their homes.
Capital, so much needed by indus
tries for the purchase of raw material
has been coming into Germany rapid
ly since the acceptance of the Dawes
plan. It is estimated in banking cir
cles that the United States has loan
ed a total of $100,000,000 to Germany
wihtin the last year. This includes
loans to municipalities as well as to
corporations. The total amount loan
ed by England to Germany during
1924 is estimated at $150,000,000. .
Living costs are high and sadly out
of proportion to wages. There is much
uneasiness and uncertainty in indus
trial circles. Nevertheless there is a
hopefulness in the bearing of the av
erage German not discernible 12
months ago, when the financial situ
ation of the republic seemed very
black in spite of the stable renten
mark.
Domestic interest rates are still so
high that internal business is hope
lessly cramped, and prices in the lo
cal markets on staple articles stand
well above world figures. Loans from
abroad are gradually bringing intre
est rates clown, but many firms with
Rood security frequently pay from 20
to 24 per cent a year for money.
Foreign financiers have predicted
that the United States and England
each will have $1,000,000,000 loaned in
Gremany within another 12 months.
All eyes are turnd toward the
United States for money, and the gov
ernment has been compeled to take
steps to prevent wildcat concerns
from negotiating loans which are not
in the interest of sound business and
might prejudice American lenders
against legitimate enterprises.
No decisive step has been taken in
Germany this year about joining the
League of Nations. Overtures were
made through the MacDonald govern
ment in England to have Germany
enter the league, and there has been
much discussion of the subject, but
no concrete results.
The flight of the ZR-3 to the United
States, and the good feeling created
between Germany and the United
States by the hospitality shown Dr.
Eckner, commander of the airship,
have been outstanding features in the
foreign relations of the Germany re
public. With the adoption of the
Dawes plan and better relations with
nations to the west, Germany is ap
parently looking less and less toward
Russia.
German cities, especially Berlin,
took on renewed activity during 1924.
Motor traffic has increased to a
marked degree. There has been little
tourist business from outside coun
tries because of the high prices, but
hotels are crowded with Germans, and
there is a general air of hopefulness
in commercial circles.
The creation of the so-called Re
publican army in Germany has been
an interesting development of the
year. This is an organization design
ed to offset the monarchial forces and
combat the efforts to upset the repub
lic. General von Schoenaich, one of
the prominent leaders in this army
attracted much attention during the
World Peace Congress in Berlin this
year by appearing on the platform
with General Verraux of the French
army, in suppport of a general strike
on the part of military men to prevent
future wars.
Hawaii to Furnish Sports
For American Bluejackets
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU, T. H., Jan. 62.—All
sport facilities of the territory, base
ball diamonds, football and basketball
fields, track and field grounds and
harbor crewrace courses, will be at
the disposal of the men and officers
of the United States fleet during its
visit and maneuvers in Hawaiian wa
ters next spring.
The sports sub-committee of the
territorial fleet committee is prepar
ing a map of all athletic fields and
facilities on the islands. Copies will
be forwarded to the fleet several
months before its arrival.
It is hoped that the fleet baseball
championship may be decided here.
Several track meets are being sched
ELLIS BALL
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ALASKA AGENT•
Write for information to
P. O. Box 1105
SEWARD, ALASKA
uled for the fair grounds. Boxing and
wrestling also are on the program.
The rowing course in Honolulu har
bor, where the ancient kings of Ha
waii held their races, will be thrown
open to the fleet crews. In whaling
days the harbor used to accommo
date 500 vessels.
66,647 Japanese in Hawaii
Have American Citizenship
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU, T. H„ Jan. 26.—A to
tal of 1,265 American citizens of Jap
anese ancestry registered as voters
in the territorial election in the last
fiscal year, according to the report
of Governor Wallace R. Farrington,
to Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Work. The number of American cit
izens of Chinese ancestry who regis
tered was 1,840.
Of the Japanese population of 125,
368 in the territory, 66,647 were born
in the islands and therefore are Am
erican citizens, Governor Farrington
said.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
Stated communications first
tor and third Wednesdays of each,
month; visiting brethren wel
come, J. P. Hannon, W. M.; Harold
Painter, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
w^^^SiOO p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martineides,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary. _
AMERICAN LEGION, SEWARD
POST NO. FIVE
Meets the second and Fourth
Tuesdays of each month,
at Fisher’s Cafe. Visiting
members are always wel
come. J. S. Bogart, Commander; L.
W. Olson, Adjutant.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows’ Hall; John
Flowers, President; Coll A. McDou
gall, Secretary.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
zome; Goldie Blue W. M.
Mrs. Viola T. Swetmann, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Mrs. John
Rosness, N. G.
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