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21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
HOTEL ST. CHARLES
When In Seattle, make the
Hotel St. Charlee your head
quarters.
Strictly Modern and
Fireproof
And Managed by an eld
Alaskan
J. A. FARNHAM.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
^ welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
X Stated communications first
''^Gy'and third Wednesdays of each
Arv
>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
_ _ 8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Fred Martiniffes,
N. G.; Chas. Lechner, Secretary.
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
l month in Odd Fellows’
I Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
_ ;ome; 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, 'T G.
SEWARD WATER &
POWER COMPANY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
JOHN NELSON, Manager, WAYNE BLUE, Agent
OFFICE ARCADE BUILDINO
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD'S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMERS
MEET
Vi4iV GILDER HOTEL
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
•TEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
HOTEL SEWARD
OSCAR DAHL, Proprietor
HOMEY, COMFORTABLE ROOMS AND BATH
Convenient to Depot and Dock
Miss Kibe Shdgeno, one <xf the few
female aviators of Japan, has asked
the government to aid her plan for
a flying school for women.. -
Countess Czacka of Poland, after
being blinded /by a riding accident,
has founded a Catholic sisterhood ex
clusive for blind women.
Two Chinese girl students of Whit
worth College, Miss Li Faung Wang
of Hankow and Wei Lei Woo of
Soochow, entertained the Rotary Club
at Meridian, Miss., with musical
selections at a recent 'luncheon.
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Smiling
WALLS i
TRULY, walls can smile
or frown. See that yours
cheer and soothe by har
monious colors and clean
surfaces. Apply Fuller
Washable Wall Finish. It
can be wiped clean with a
damp cloth—makes home
keeping easier—saves re
finishing.
Also, ask for booklet, “Color
Harmony in the Home”—all
about painting or finishing
floors, woodwork, walls, etc.
It’s free.
•w~r TY? carry a full line of Fuller
W X_/ Paints and Varnishes and
can supply your needs.
Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
W. P. FULLER & CO.
301 Mission Street San Francisco
25 Branches in Pacific Coast Cities
Puller
PA INT S VARNISHES
PIONEERWHITf LEAD
2725
ONE THIRD OF
WAR MATERIAL
TESTED A YEAR
CONDITION OF RESERVE STOCK
AMMUNITION IS SOURCE
OF CONSTANT WORRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10. (JP)
—Defects in the war stock of army
ammunition now held in reserve are
disclosed in the annual report of
Major General C. C. Williams, chief
of Ordnance, made public today.
They are due, it said, not alone to
deterioration in storage, but to “hur
ried war design or hurried war pro
duction," and have been discovered
as a result of the careful inspection
system including laboratory tests set
up since the war.
About one-third of the reserve am
munition is overhauled annually, the
report showed, making sure that the
whole stock is inspected and test
flred at the proving ground in per
centages of each lot every three
years. General Williams did not
indicate the exact nature of the
defects except to say that deteriora
tion of the “explosive elements” is
most marked.
“In connection with the rapid pro
duction of the ammunition to meet
the emergency of tih ewar,” the re
port pointed out, “it was necesseary
to adopt new types of explosives, to
permit new and more expeditious
methods of manufacture of existing
types, and to use new methods in
loading the explosives.”
The condition of the reserve stock
of ammunition has been a grow
ing source of worry to the War De
partment and a project for building
up the reserve through a ten-year
replacement program has been work
ed out which involves around $300,
000,000.
* Efforts during the year to develop
a cross-jcomutry, ditoh jumping cat
erpillar tractor car for reconnais
sance work -vfrere' without success,
General Williams said, but remarkable
results were obtained with “a Ford
touring car chassis, equipped with
balloon tires, bucket seats and a low
speed auxiliary transmission. The
machine "apparently fills the military
requirements,” the report said.
A "noteworthy achievement” thru
application of X-ray apparatus to
study the structure of steel and oth
er metals was reported from Water
town, N. Y. Arsenal. Defects not
otherwise discernible have been dis
covered in casting running up to
two and one-half inohes in thickness,
the working having been extended
to experimental testing for commer
cial concerns with the arsenal ap
paratus. The new high pressure
steam power plant line near Boston
was among those so examined.
At the Aberdeen, Md., proving
ground, General Williams said, im
portant research was being conduct
ed by means of a camera, obscura
in a scientific study study of the
flight of bombs dropped by aircraft.
The experiments were started as an
incident to the testing of the bombs
but have disclosed data which “will
permit the plotting of the trajectory
and development of a suitable range
table for use by aircraft troops.”
According to word received from
Anchorage a baby arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Richardson
last Sunday. They were former res
idents of Seward.
W. H. Whittlesey has been attend
ing court in Anchorage the past few
days.
J. Jordan of the Jordan Valet Serv
ice is carrying at bandaged cranium as
a result of the sudden contact of his
skull with the icy pavement.
Trail Travel Much Less
in Cost Than by Plane
Still another old timer from the
lower river districts of the Interior
arrives in' Seward and informs the
Gateway that contrary to an article
published last week, relative to air
plane travel, in comparison to coming
out over the trail, taking the trail with
dog teams is at least $200 cheaper.
The following figures were quoted:
During the past summer the air
plane charge was $300 per person,
but this winter the price was reduced
$25, making it $275 to come from
McGrath to Fairbanks via the air.
Over the snow with dog teams costs
for one person would not exceed at
the utmost more than $100, it was
stated. This was compiled at the rate
of $6 per day per person and permit
ted a stay at every roadhouse on the
trail of which there are twelve. This
figure also includes the price of dog
feed, say for six dogs, salmon costing
25 cents per pound.
The trial from McGrath to Nenana
is approximately 281 miles in length.
In conclusion the Interior mining
man who gave the facts to the Gate
way, stated that when the body of
Robert D. McKenzie, who died at Can
dle last June- was shipped to Fair
banks by way of the airplane a charge
of $1000 was made.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Heastan enter
tained at bridge last evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Banbury each won a first prize
and Mrs. George Sexton was present
ed with the consolation.
The longest period recalled by local
old timers, that dredges operated in
one season of any year, was when a
Guggenheim dredge operated continu
ously until November 26. This was
many} years ago.
Fresh Haas and Johnson’s fine
boxed chocolates—Alaska Shop.tf.
If You Are Doing Business
With Mail Order Concerns
If you are sending your cash out of town—doing business
with mail order concerns—keep mum about the growth—the indus
tries—the advantages or beauty of the town. You have no boast coming. It
is a good town not because of you, but in spite of you,
If you are not a Home Trader You are a
Traitor to the Best Interests of the Town
This community is made up of individuals. Its prosperity
depends on individual effort. If you send your money away for goods
that can be purchased here, you injure the town—and yourself
When you buy from a mail order concern—your money is
gone for good. Not one red cent of it ever conies back. None of
it pays for taxes. None of it pays store rent, clerk hire—or does a blessed
one of the dozens of things accomplished by home-spent money.
Suppose everyone in this city sent away for their mer
chandise. The town would go to rack and ruin. You wouldn’t be
able to give property away. There would be little employment for labor.
Schools—churches—everything of a public nature would be stripped to poor
house poverty. There’s no reason why anyone should deal with mail order
concerns. Your home town merchant carries the best grades of merchandise
on the market They are goods of recognized merit. They are sold at
practically one price the world over. You know you are getting full value in
quality. The biggest manufacturers in the country insure that with their
trademarks. Your purchases are protected. There is no buying dissatisfaction
—long waits—long distance return costs—or delivery charges.
Your dealer appreciates your patronage. He puts forth
every effort to hold your trade. He becomes intimately acquainted
with your likes and dislikes—consequently can serve you in the most satisfac
tory manner. And to top off all of these important advantages—your local
merchant can save you money.
By all means talk up your town—but first win the right to
speak by spending your money at home. It is the solid worth of home
spent money—not words that establishes the public wealth and welfare
of the community. t
Donate to the gooa of the town by trading IN town—and get the greatest value far your dollars.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.
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