NO NEED OF PARTIES
There may he reason?, imag
inary or otherwise, why Alas
ka's voting population shook
be divided into political parlies,
but to this writer, for the pres
ent at leftist, no valid reason ex
ists for such political divisioi
among our people. With the
exception of what little influ
ence our delegates may exer
cise in the National Conventiloi
every four years we have m
part, and can have no part, in
formulating the National pol
icies of the Government, and
therefore no parly or National
principal is involved in our lo
cal elections, and will not hr
until such time as Alaska be
comes a State and entitled to r
vote in the halls of Congress.
Our local legislafure is not
called upon to elect a United
Slates Senator, which fact
should elimina'e all politics
from that law making body.
The legislature, therefore, is
biennially sent to Juneau, no!
for the purpose of spending
sixty days in wrangling over
political questions, but on the
rontrftry. to legislate in the in
terests lof the people regardless
of political partisanship. Our
local log dal me also, under
present conditions, should be
kepi free from the c‘hicaner>
and bargaining of politicians
who seek to further their fu
ture ambitions at the expense
of the people who elect them to
make laws, mud for no other
-purpose. It follows, then, that
politics and partisanship should
have mo place in the Alaska leg
islature. The party man with
a political axe to grind will
prove la polar servant of the
people.
The employer does not ask
the employed ns to what politi
cal party lie belongs. lie is in
terested only in knowing that
the service for iwhich he is paid
will be performed. S.o also
with the people when they em
nlov a legislator. They want
to know, and have a right to
demand, that ttie service for
which they play will he perform
od in their interest, and the leg
islator’s politics, in this Terri
tory, is not a donsideration.
We assume that every voter
in the Territory is interested in
the enactment of only such leg
islation as will prove most ben
eficial to Lihe people generally,
and this result can more near
ly be obtained by the election
of only men, or women, whose
entire time will be devoted to
the enactment of such legis
lation ias iwill accrue to the
benefit of all the people, and
not spend their time playing
politics.
Therefore is it not apparent
to any reasonable person that
better results can lie expected,
from a legislature selected
without regard to former politi
cal affiliations than from a
strictly political body which
will waste, at least a consider
able portion of its time, quarrel
ing over political patronage,
present and future. There ap
pears but Pile reasonable an
swer: Elect a legislature whose
business it will be to legislate,
whose members have no politi
cal fences to repair, friends to
reward or enemies to punisb;
who will represent, n'o* politi
cal parlies but the people.
CONTRIBUTED
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Jack Ryder, the Montague is
land trapper, returned to Val
dez recently, bringing a Large
whalebone he secured on the
bland and also reports that he
I hoovered a dory with an eight
horsepower engine in it, which
had drifted to ttie island and
which the owner can have by
nroving property. lie also
bronsrh’t to town a number of
''eftT skins, which he had taken
while hunting ion the island.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
London, Sept. 29—It is ad
litted by the Wiar Office that
lie terrific lighting of the past
two weeks has resulted in ab
olnlely nn advantage to !lhe
Yllied forces. Little gains have
been made of course in var
ious places, but the loss tof men
is so doing has made the vic
tories barren.
Say Allies Are Weakening
Berlin, Sept. 29—War offic
ls are more optimistic than
ever today, stating 'that there
is no question about the ulti
mate outcome of the war, as
he Allies .in France have put
be limit ml' their men and re
• oiirecs in*lo the field without
■ ffeet on the Imperial forces.
Hie latter will now move for
vard and resume the aggres
sive program mapped out at
lie beginning of hostilities.
Cholera Threatens Troops
Budapest, Sept. 29—Fifteen
new cases of cholera are re
norted during 'the past Iwenty
four hours among the Austrian
‘roops, and the hospitals are
Bill of sick men. Several deaths
have occurred, but the doctors
hope to keep the affected
roops isolated from 'the main
'Orly of the army.
Thousands Suffer Jn Canada
Montreal, Sept. 29—Owing
to the suffering among the
no or of the eastern provinces of
Canada as the result, of the
duitting down of mianufactor
dig plants owing to the Great
War, the Canadian Pacific rai'
mad has decided to draw on its
surplus and push new work
Six thousand men were put to
vork yesterday, practically all
of whom are married men with
families.
Fighting Continues
Paris, Sept. 29—Fighting in
the neighborhood of St. Quen
tin continues as heavily as ever,
charge and counter charge be
ng made with small gains for
'lie Allies.
Government Aids Destitution
SI. Petersburg, Sept. 20—The
Government ii.as appropriated
one million dollars and dis
tributed it through the banks
of the country to aid destitu
tion among (he families of the
soldiers at the front,
Typhiod Prevalent In France
London, Sept. 20—The Med
ical Department announced
'■his morning that typhoid was
becoming prevailed among
lie armies in France, and that
hundreds of men are doiwn with
the disease.
Russians Advancing Steadily
London, Sept. 20—From the
Hattie via Denmark comes
word that the Russians are a
suin advancing in the north
the entire German Frontier be
ing assailed.
Austrians Retreat
Washington, Sept. 29—The
Vustrian ambassador in this
city stated today that the forc
es of Austria-Hungary had
been compelled to retreat south
from Przemysl, .and 'that fort
ress is sure lo flail into the
hands of tihe Russians.
At Berlin January 1st.
St. Petersburg, Sepf. 29
VY ager.s are being laid here that
the Russian army will enter
RcWin on ior before the first, nf
Hie year. The government is.
preparing to keep the army ir
Die fielil in spite of (he winter,
believing that the Russian'
(uoops can stand the extremes'
of the cold better than the
Germans.
Germans are Concentrating
St. Petersburg, Sept. 29
Russian spies bring information
(hat the Germans are buildinp
immense fortifications along
lUe Marta river (n (head off if
possible the mam Russian
army, which is now advancing
from Mlir.saw.
Russians Reach Tarnow
Rres'lnn, Germany, Sept. 20—
rlie Russian army advancing
west through Galicia reached
Tarnow yesterday. This puts
them within fifty miles of the
German frontier.
Can’t Bury The Dead "
Brussels, Sept. 20—It is re
ported that the Germans are
unable to lmry the dead of the
present battle iand are ship
ping them lo the rear by the
train loads to avoid an epidem
ic.
Using Barbed Wire
Paris, Sept. 29—'The Allies
failed in an attempted general
advance in the neighborhood
of SI. Quentin this morning,
when they discovered the Ger
man front strung with line after
line iof barbed wire, which the
soldiers were luroable to gel
'h rough and had Ho retreat in
Ihe face of a muderous fire.
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PROIW WEDNESDAYS DAILY
London, Sepl. 30—The dog
ged determination of the Allies
n France has won at last, and
the German right is broken,
and the Allies are now actively
pursuing the fragments of what
vvas von Link’s wonderful fight
ing machine, in the effort lo cut
it up further and prevent ik
■e-organization. They are
pressing it north and wesit in
he effort to drive it back and
away from possible assistance
md a id from the balance of
he German army operating ii
■’ranee. The victory is believ
'd to have been a decisive one,
nit the loss of the Allies in
tilled and wounded in accomp
ishing if will stagger the world
or not less than one hundred
thousand men in killed and
.viounded have been sacrificed
ii accomplishing it. A British
urce has advanced from Os
end, and a considerable body
>f French from Amiens, which
.villi (lie troops from the main
ine of attack now has the Ger
man right ivving completely
surrounded in the Department
f Somme, where they must
■ither surrender or be extermi
lated. The fortified town ol
Peronne, which the Germans
‘vere using as a base, has been
■ecaptured, and a heavy line ol
lie Allies is being installed
rom this point toward Mons to
irevent an advance of the Ger
nan either toward their slial
ered right wing or a retreat
•astward by way iof Belgium.
Noted Scotchman Killed
London, Sept. 30—Among the
ist of notables killed in tin
a-d few day’s fighiting ii
•’ranee appears lhat Gol, \V.
1. Gordon, commanding fh;
lead iof the Gordon Gian. Ik
fell leading his regiment in the
final charge that resulted in
he retreat of tile Germans.
Exchanging Prisoners
Rotterdam, Sept. 30—It is re
'orted here that the German
ind British governments liav<
•eguii the exchange or pris
mers. Ambassador Page ol
lie United States is acting an
iie interests of both govern
units interested.
German Line is Breaking
Paris, Sept. 30—'From sever
d points ion the front cornei
-vord that the German line is
(radii,ally disintergrating. Every
nailable man is being rushed
o file front from this city k
(ive the final blow and driv.
ihe invaders back across the
line into Germany.
Servians Retake Semlin
Belgrade, Sept 30—It is of
ficially stated here that the
Servian army under tile Grown
Prince has captured the city o
-semlin taken by the Austrians
ii the beginning of the war
The Austrian loss was heavy.
Germans Driven In
Tokio, Sept. 30—-The Japan
ese commander of the troop?
now operating against file Ger
mans in Ghina, reports by wire
loss ilhat I he Germans have
been driven in behind the mail
efenses of Kaaochou. Th<
lapanese seige train is expee
ted to arrive at once, when tihe
/
OLYMPIA.
WASHINGTON
Oil Service for
Motor Boats
Wherever you cruise, you can obtain Zerolene
cither from dealers or from the numerous agen
cies and water front supply stations of the
<=Cv.^ Standard Oil Company.
The Standard Oil for Motor Boats
This avoids changing oil and
the consequent injury from poor
lubrication. Ask our nearest agency
for list of our water front supply
stations.
Standard Oil Company
(California) »
Ketchikan
reduction of (he place will be
begun.
Chinese and Japs May Mix
Pekin, Sept. 30—Chinese
roups have destroyed the
n'idge across the Tayhn river.
Phis is on the direct route of
he Japanese advance against
lie German fortress of Ivaio
■hau. It is feared here ithat
his act of the government will
irecipitale trouble between
lliina and Japan.
Germans Suppress Paper
Berlin, Sept. 30" On the
,mound that Us utterances were
iltogeiliher loo near to treason,
he government lias ordered
te total suppression of the
Teat paper Vowa'rts. The
>aper has been criticising the
overnmen’ts war policy.
Germans In Retreat
London, Sept. 30—Word
times (his afternoon that the
Ierman main forces are reilir
ng from Lie Ainse river, fall
ig back (o the east and south
oward Verdun and Metz.
Communication Is Cut
Paris, Sept. 30—All lines of
ommiinicatioii of the German
irmy through Belgium have
•ecu severed, an(] it is believ
'd that an attempt will be made
y the Belgians to recapture
N’amur. The capturing or lh<
ailnoads through Belgium,
orces bhe Germans lo look to
VIetz as their only point of sup
-1 y. It is estimated though that
lot less*lhan a quarter O'!' a mil
lion men of all arms of the
Ierman troops remain in B:U
?ium. They are constructing
nine immense field works to
ie used by their army in tin
vent of the- retreat from
•’ranee being made through
hat country.
Germans Bombard Malines
Berlin,So pi. 30—'The Imper
il troops have been actively
lomharding the Belgium (own
if Malines fur the past thirty
ix hours, preparatory to attack
ig and taking Antwerp. No tic*
if the bombardment was given
in advance so that Ihe place
vas enetircly deserted by its.
(habitants.
Burgomaster Is JaMed
Ostend, Sept. 30— Burgo
naster Max of Brussels was
ocked in jail by the German
•‘Omrnandment lof the city yes
erday because lie refused to
»ny the war lax levied by the
Germans in gold. Ife offered
)onds In the extent of six mil
'ions of dollars, bu't the Ger
mans demanded cash. The
•ankers of the city came to his
relief today, paid the cash and
he was released.
Neutrals Must Stay Away
London, Sept. 30—Fearing
he planting iciif more mines a
'ong the east coast of England,
the Admirably has sent out
patrol boats throughout the
North Sea warning all neutral
trawlers that they must not
venture wilbhin fifty miles of
the coast of Great Britain in
their fishing operations. The
belief is general thar German
trahvlers, disguised as Nor
wegians ihave been soiv.ug
mines broad casl, hence (lie
order.
Jew Guns On German Ships
Copenhagen, Sept. JO—It is
reported here that (he entire
German fleet has b.*en re
armed with Krupp guns of a
new pattern and the declara
tion is made .at Kiel that llhey
will soon come forth and give
(ho British fleet battle.
Germany Bringing New Troops
The Hague, Sept. 30—The
Germans are evidently running
hiort of men, as over one hun
lred and fifty' thousand ftroops
d (lie line have been sent with
n the past few days into Bel
jium. It is understood that
hey are doming from the gar
isons of Keil and the mou'th
:'f the Elbe heloiw Hamburg.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court
or Ketchikan Precinct No. 8
! a s k a.
In I he matter of the estate of
’. F. Houghton, deceased.
Notice is^ hereby given that
he undersigned has been ap
minted administrator of the a
ove estate, and all persons
wing claims against the said
date must present them with
"opcr vouchers, within six
'.ontlis from the date or this
dice, to myself 'the said admin
drator, at the office or Glia.-.
Ingersoll in the Revilla Hotel
mi!din,g, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dated September 24, 1914.
\Y. W. RUSH, administrator
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IOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In the Commissioner’s Courl
■r the Precinct of Sulzer, Ter
’itory of Alaska, In Probate.
In the mattei of the estate of
vValter Yellatzie, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
final account of Jacob Lauth.
idministrator of the estate ot
iValter Yeltatzie deceased, has
been rendered to this court for
-elllement and that the 21st
lay of September 1914, at 2 o’
■lock p.m., has been duly ap
pointed by said court for the
settlement of said account, at
vhich lime any person inter
ested in said estate may appear
and file his exceptions in
writing to said account and at
test tire same.
Dated, August 17, 1914.
W. J. PIGG, U. S. Gornmis -
ioneT' and Probate Judge.
JACOB LAUTH, Administra
tor.
First Publication Aug. 21, 1.914
Last Publication Sept. 18 1914.
Berlin Denies Defeat
Berlin, Sept. 30—In spite of
all the Allies can do, the Ger
man line remains intact and
will advance as soon tas the
necessary supplies and am
munition can lie distributed
along the front. The Allies
have worn Ithemsclves out with
useless attacks, and cannot
now preveutt lie advance of the
Imperial forces on Pairs.
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Order To Show Cause Upon
Sale of Real Estate
Before the U. B. Commission
er and Ex-Officio Probate
Judge tat Sulzer, Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate
of John Fintzen, Deceased.
To PeJter Fintzen, Dollamp
Kreiss, Flensburg, Germany
To Hans Fintzen, Dollarup
Kreiss, Flensburg, Germany
To Julius Fintzen, Flensburg.
Germany, and to all other heirs
at Law, of John Fintzen, De
ceased, late of Sulzer, Alaska:
You and each of you are here
by notified that a petition has
been filed by the Ad uinislra
tor for a sale of all the real
property of the estate of John
Fintzen, deceased, wherein if b
recited 'that there is no per
sonal -properly, same having
been sold, and a total sum ol
$181.45 realized therefrom;
that at the time of his death
-aid John Fintzen, deceased.
Left cash money amounting b
$20.10. That Ihe real proper!)
consists of certain interests ')
unpatented mining claim,
therein described, and the cs
late is without sufficient fund
to pay the expenses of adminis
ration and the'cost of the an
anal assessment work required
by law upon said mining claim:
md Ihe claims of creditors a
gainst said estate, which hav:
been presented and allowed
ind that it is therefore neces
sary to sell all the real proper!)
if said estate for which and b
lo* so is prayed.
The real property of said es
tate which is sought to he sob
ncludes an undivided one-hal
uterest in certain unp.atente>
nining claims known as lh<
(cole Tulot No. 1 Lode am
veele Inlet No. 2 Lode am
veete Inlet No. 3 Lode claims
ilualed near the head of Keels
nlet, situated on Die W si
toms{ of Prince of Wales Island
Ylaska, and described in the.
ication notices recorded al
>ages No. 170, No. 224 and No.
’52 in volume VII and volume
III of Mines in Ihe office of
he U. S. Recorder at Ketchi
kan, Alaska.
Deer Park No. I Lode claim,
dilated on Fintzen Mountain.
’ 1-2 miles S. W. of Sulzer.
Vest Coast of Prince of Wales
"land, described in Hie loca
ion notice, recorded at page
• o. 511 in volume VI of Mines
l the office of the U, S. Reo
rder at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Deer Park No. 2 Lode claim,
ituated on Fintzen Mountain
’ 1-2 miles S. W. of Sulzer.
Vest Coast of Prince of Wale
stand, Alaska, described in the
ication notice, recorded al
'age No. 512, in volume VI ol
lines in the office of the IJ. S.
ecorder at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Bonanza Lode claim, situated
n the West side of ITetta Inlet.
’ miles south of Sulzer, Wes1
’•oast of Prince of Wales Jsl
nd, Alaska, described in the
malion notice, recorded at
age No. 250, in volume V of
lines, in the office of the IT. S.
ecorder al Ketchikan, Alaska.
Bonanza Extension Lode claim
dualed on the West side of
'elfa Inlet, 2 miles south ot
, ulzer, West Coast of Prince of
Vales Island, Alaska, described
i (lie location notice and rec
eded at page No. 251 in vol
me V, of Mines in the office
f {he IJ. S. recorder at Ketehi
nn, Alaska.
Eldorado Lode claim situated
n the West side of Delta Inlet,
’ miles south of Sulzer, Wesl
'oast of Prince of Wales T>l
ud, Alaska, described in the
ication notice and recorded al
age No. 252, in volume V, of
lines in Ihe office of the U. S.
e Ford or at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Flensburg Lode claim, situ
led on Ihe West side of Detln
ilet. 2 miles south of Sulzer,
Vest Coast of Prince of Wales
Viand, Alaska, described in the
’ ication notice recorded at page
"o. 253 in volume V, of Mines
i Ihe office of Die U. S. record
■ al Ketchikan, Alaska.
You and each of you, and all1
I
unknown heirs at law of the
said John Fitftzen, deceased, are
hereby cited and ordered to
show cause be l ore the under- -n
signed U. S. Commissioner and
Ex-Officio Probate Judge at
his office in Sulzcr, Alaska, at
10 o'clock a.m. of Saturday,
October 3rd, Oil, why such
order of sale should not be
granted as prayed for in said
petition, and why such sale
diould not ba made in the mau
ler provided by laiw.
This order to show cause is
issued and dated at Suizer, Alias
'sa, this tile first day of Septem
ber, A. I), 1014, aiul service
therefore is ordered by publi- *
■ation for four successive <•
weeks in not less than four con j
secirlivo regular issues of the
Ketchikan Miner, a weekly
lewspaper published at Ketch
ikan, Alaska, and of general
•irculatiou in the vicinity of
Suizer, Alaska, in which pro
duct no newspaper is published
md it is further ordered that,
i ropy of lids order lie posted
for a like period at the Post
Office in Sulzcr, Alaska, whirl)
is nearest the place who « the
! cedent resided ml the time of
his death, and at two Other
niblic places within this pro
duct.
W. J. PIOO, IT. s. Commit- j
doner and Ex-Officio Probate ; -
Judge.
JACOB EAIJTII, Administra
tor of the estate of John Edit
ion, deceased.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In the Commissioner’s Court
'or the Precinct o'' Suizer, Ter
•itory of Alaska, In Probate.
Ei the matter of (lie estate of
Ered Ishuara deceased. .Notice
:s hereby given that the final
lceount of J. I). Wynne, ad
ninistrator of the estate of
Ered Ishuara, deceased, has
been rendered to this court for
ettlement and lliat the 21st t
day of September 1914, at 2 ^
1 clock p.m., has been duly ap
vointed by said court for the
ettlement of said account, at
which lime any person inter
'sled in said estate may appear
and file his exceptions in
veiling to said account and at
est the same.
Dated August 17, 1914.
W. J. PIGG, U. S. Commis
ioner and Probate Judge.
J. D. Wynne, Administrator.
First Publication Aug. 21, 1914
East Publication Sept. 18 1914
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H. A. No. 01679
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office
luneau, Alaska.
July, 15, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
Felix it. Fiedler, whose post
ll'ii'e address is Ketchikan,
Uaska, has filed in this office
lis application and proof of
'inat entry in support thereof,
or the following described
rac.t of land situated on Gra
'■ina Island in Lat., 55 deg. 20
nin. North, Long., 131 deg. 41
nin. 30 sec. West, and Tongass
Narrows, an,| directly across
aid Narrows from |he town of
Ketchikan, Alaska, saidappliea
ion being under the homestead
aws and the Act of March 3,
003, modifying tlm came in
Uaska:
Beginning at Cor. No. I,
ueandcr corner on line of or
Iinary higti tide of Tongass
Narrows whence U. S. I.. M. No.
\ bears N. 82 deg. 58 min. E.
34.89 chs., and witness corner
‘ears due south 2.07 chs.,
hence Northerly meandering ,
dong the shore of said Ton
res.-, Narrows, 39.92 chs., to
Cor. No. 2, meander corner, on
ine of ordinary high tide said
Narrows, whence W, C, bears
s. 55 deg. .07 elis., Ilienee S.
>5 chs., to Cor. No. 3, ilienee
111o W. 0.37 chs. to Cor. No. 4,
Ilienee due S. 30.0 1 elis., to Cor.
No. 5, thence due East 57.54
• !is., to Cor. No. 0, thence due
N. 34.54 elis., to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing
an area of 280.33 acres. Mag.
Variation 20 deg. 40 min. E. Be_
ing U. S. Survey 1081.
Any and all persons claiming
any portion of said land or de
siring to show ils mineral char- t
aider, arc required to file their
protests yr adverso claims
under oath within (lie period of
publication of this notice, or
within thirty days thereafter.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First Publication Aug. 21 1014.
Last Publication Sept. 18 1914.