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WE BANK OF SEWARD FOR SERVICE
BRAZILIANS EMBARK
UPON CAMPAIGN TO
REPRESS DRINKING
RIO I)E JANEIRO, Mar. 25.—
(AP).—Reports from Sao Paulo an
nounce the opening of a prohibition
campaign, the publicity to be in
charge of a prominent newspaper
O Estado de Sao Paulo.
There are three temperance organ
izations in Rrazil, the International
Order of Good Templars, with three
chapters; the National League
Against Alcohol, whose president is
Dr. Miguel Calmon, minister of ag
riculture. and a municipal club in
Porto Alegre. Rio Grande do Sul,
where the medical students have in-1
iriated a fight against intoxicating;
drinks.
Drunkenness is not a vice of i
wealthy and middle class Brazilians,
who prefer light wines, soft drinks1
and mineral waters. Public saloons ;
in Rio de Janeiro are as respecta
ble anil quiet as tea shops, and it is '
not uncommon to see a Brazilian
and his wife enter a saloon at mid
night for ice cream. Although the
city has more than 1,000,000 inhabi
tants, there are only three saloons
which cater to prosperous business,
the Brahma, the National and the
American Bar. There are four ad
ditional public saloons in the city
located in the principal hotels. All
tea and coffee shops serve beer.
Brazil’s problem is among the la
borers, who drink large quantities
of very strong rum. Scores of beer
and rum shops are scattered thru
Rio in the districts inhabited by
the poor people. The drink habit
in the rural communities is said to
be universal.
Students of social conditions claim
that a growing problem in Brazil is
(he increase of the drug habit, es
pecially cocaine, morphine and hash
ish.
MANY NORWEGIAN
PULPITS ARE EMPTY
OSLO. Norway, Mar. 25.—(AP).—
The government department respon
sible for the administration of reli
gious affairs is showing concern over
the shortage of clergymen in Nor
way. The latest figures issued set
forth that, calculated over the whole
country, one church in every five
is without an incumbent. Although
the number of theological students
who are coming forward for ordina
tion shows an increase, it will be
many years before every vacant
church can again be filled
SPANISH WOMEN ARE
SEEKING EDUCATION
MADRID. Mar. 24.—(AP).—Span
ish women, albiet slowly, are seek
ing higher education. During the
academic year that ended in 1923
there were 363 female students at
the institution as against 60 in
1917.
Pharmacy attracted 128 women,
philosophy 105, science 78, medicine
46 and the law 6. They are good
students, and their work is much
more brilliant than that of the men,
according to the university authori
ties.
Eastman Kodaks anu supplies at
the Alaska Shop. tf
CAN USE A FEW MORE CUS
TOMERS AT THE 0. K .BARBER
SHOP.
Holland Seeks To Lay
Tax Burden on Luxuries
THE HAGUE, Mar. 25.—(AP).—
A widespread system of sumptuary
taxes is about to be introduced by
the Dutch government as a substi
tute tor certain concessions and re
ductions in the direct taxation. This
latter has been extremely heavy
during and since the war, and has
caused much popular discontent. The
income tax has been raised again
and again, owing to the necessity of
providing funds for keeping the
country in an efficient state of de
fense.
Now a bill has been drafted grant- j
ing increased relief from taxation to '
married couples, and for children, ;
and also reducing materially the <
death duties. This would cost the <
state about 28,000,000 florins annu- I
ally.
Against this it is proposed to im
pose a consumption tax of ten per
cent on all hotel and restaurant
bills. The same- amount is to be
levied on the sale of luxury articles
such as jewelry, antiquities, porce
lains, gramophones, pianolas, tapes
tries, perfumes and garments for
men and women, the sale price of
which exceeds an established mini
mum figure; also on confectionery
canned goods and games.
Automobiles, pleasure craft, wire
less and photographic apparatus,
sporting guns and paintings will pay
five per cent.
A noteworthy innovation in the
project is that charitable bequests,
which have hitherto been duty-free,
are now to be taxed ten per .cent.
“The Covered Wagon”
Sunday Papers Described
As Pagan and Ungodly
LIVERPOOL, Mar. 25—(AP).—
Sunday newspapers in England have
an aggregate circulation of 11,000,
000, according to the Rev. J. J.
Armitage, who finds the influence
of those journals to be lacking in
Christianity. To their readers they
say in substance: “You can do with
out God; let us be pagans.”
Dr. Armitage declares that in 887
columns of reading matter, only six
columns mentioned anything suggest
ing the Christian religion.
Sheaffer's Life Time Pens, at the
the Alaska Shop. tf
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In some sections of rural England ;
belief in witchcraft is still common. !
LADIES PLEASE NOTICE—that
Sclnveizer’s Spring samples are now
on display at Urbach’s Store. k31
‘DRESS WELL AND SUCCEED”
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Stvles in
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Leon Urbach
Quality Clothier
Irish Islanders Suffer
As Storms Sweep Coast
TRALLE, Kerry, Ireland, Mar. 25.
—(AP).—The inhabitants of the
Blagkett Islands, off the coast, who
ran short of food recently during
the gales which swept over this part
of the world, lit bonfires at night
as signals of distress. The fires were
seen by people along the coast and
life savers were sent to the rescue.
The islanders who were able to tra
vel were brought to the mainland,
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and food was sent to those who re
mained behind. A bad fishing sea
son. due mainly to the stormy weath
er, was the principal cause of the
distress among the island people.
ALASKA CLEARS JUNEAU
The steamship Alaska cleared to
day from Juneau for Cordova.
LOST—Gold Eversharp Pencil, re
turn to Gateway office. tf
Register If you want to Vote.
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| SATURDAY MARCH 28,1.0.0. F. HALL |
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on during the dance. Everybody come!
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