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DOES SECRECY PAY?
The railroads having complained that their returns
lor carrying the mails have been inadequate, the United
States government is now weighing every parcel of mail
carried by rail to ascertain whether payment for trans
portation should be made on a weight or space basis.
An investigation conducted by a postal committee a
year ago disclosed, among many other interesting things,
that the government was paying the railroads to trans
port lot) pounds ot mail from New ^ ork to Chicago, con
siderable more than the price of a first-class passenger
fare between those points.
The price paid the railroads for this character of ser
\ ce was long a sore spot, aggravated by frantic effoits to
keep the exact figures from the public, and possessing
other incidents exhibiting the symptoms of a suppressed
scandal.
The present plan to put the matter on a strictly busi
ness basis, and give it the same publicity as other routine
activities of the government will appeal strongly to com
mon sense.
There is nothing more destructive to confidence than
concealment of facts in such matters, and nothing more
silly; as in such cases imagination paints the facts blacker
than they actually are as a general rule.
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JUST ABOUT
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Advice is an interesting thing to think about. It is
generally free, and as a rule is worth as much as other
free things. There are two principal incentives which in
fluence the advice giver: one to advertise his own pretend
ed superior judgment, and the other to convey an expres-j
Aon of disapproval to one whom he has not the courage to1
criticise directly.
The njost prolific advice givers are invariably those |
who know the least of the matter about which they proffer
advice.
Persons of tine discrimination never gratuitously of-j
fer advice, and usually sidestep when asked to give it; j
principally for the reason that if the matter advised about
turn out well thev will receive no credit, but if it turn out!
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iU thev will assuredlv receive ail the blame.
Moreover, advice giving is an absolute waste of in-'
tellectual energy, for nobody ever acts upon advice of
another, unless it be to do the thing he has already deter-1
mined to do. Advice generally is worth its weight in gold!
—just about.
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Fred Billingsley says he “kicked himself into jail,”j
and Logan sawed his way out. which shows the difference1
in temperment, even between brothers.
Logan Billingsley writes that he will not give himself1
up. If he means that it will not be necessary we agree:
*vith him.
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The Germans are concentrating in Santa Catherina.!
Guess Brazil would rather have them all together anyway.
Admiral von Capelle reports the German submarine
mpaign a success. .Must have sunk another hospital
ship last week.
Because the editor of tlie “Weakly” Democrat at An- j
e-borage failed to secure a job of deputy marshal from thei
marshal’s office at this place, it attacks the territorial of
ficials and Marshal Brenneman in a manner both unseem
iv and libelous. It is reallv no cuticle off our anatomv, but
judging the man by the language he uses we believe Mar
shal Brenneman showed unusually good judgment in re
fusing to consider his application for an office where a
man must have both judgment and courtesy in dealing
with the public.—(Valdez Prospector.)
ft.
In the case of Herman Fors we are again forcibly re
minded of the urgent necessity for a detention hospital in
the territory, where mild forms of insanity may be treat
ed. There are many cases of insanity which would re
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spond to proper treatment, and it seems a shame that a
jury has no other recourse than committing to an insane
asylum, a patient who is in a temporarily weakened men
tal condition, and not a logical candidate for such an in
stitution.
_A._ - .. .
Champ Clark thinks we should wait for the flower of
youth to volunteer. It is all very true, but this is still earlv
4 4/ 7
spring and it seems slow in budding.
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The kaiser’s immediate following is bringing pressure
to bear upon him to abdicate. If pressure is a new brand
of shoe in Germany, we hope they apply it in the proper
place.
“THE CALL.”
— Boston Journal
THE CHURCHES
Methodist Church
The Sunday school will meet
promptly at 10 o’clock. Morning wor
ship and sermon at 11—text: Pro
verbs 11 :P»0; Young peoples’ meeting
at 0:M0; Kvening worship and sermon
at 7:‘U)—theme: “Our Nation’s Ap
peal for Loyalty.” The Ladies Aid
will meet with Mrs. M. A. Martin
Thursday afternoon at -:”0.
Catholic Church
Sundays—Communion Mass at 8:80,
Mass and sermon at 10:30 a. m. Sun
day school after mass. Itosary, in
struction and benediction at 7:30 p.
m. Week days—Daily mass at 7:30. i
Community Church
The public is cordially invited to at-1
tend all the services at the Commu- j
nity church, which will he as follows:
Sunday school at 11 a. m., evening
worship at 7:30 p. m., subject: “Why
[ Don’t (lo to Church.” The Dorcas
society meets with Mrs. Munro on I
Thursday afternoon.—Mrs. Munro.
Should Say Not!
Burnap Cole, of Findlay, Ohio,
wants to know if he can take care of
the Club furnace next winter.
No. 31
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATRIX WITH WILL
ANNEXED, and NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
IN THE PROLATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, KENAI PREC
C1NCT.
In the matter of the estate of
ADAM BLOCH, Deceased.
Notice is hereby Riven by the un
dersigned that she has been appoint
ed administratrix with the will an
nexed of the estate of Adam Bloch,
deceased.
All persons having claims against j
! the said deceased are hereby notified
to exhibit and present such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within
six (6) months from the date of this
! notice, and the first publication there
of, to the undersigned, ANNIE
CHRISTIANSEN, said administra
trix, at the office of L. L. James, Jr.,
in the town of Seward, Territory of
Alaska, which said office the under
| signed selects as her place of business
! in all matters connected with said
estate of ADAM BLOCH, deceased.
Dated: Seward, Alaska, April 10,
11917.
ANNIE CHRISTIANSEN,
Administratrix with the will annexed
of the Estate of Adam Bloch, De
ceased.
L. L. JAMES, Jr.,
i
Attorney for said Administratrix.
April 21-28-May 5-12.
Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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IN' THE I’RORATK COURT FOR
KEN AI PRECINCT, THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, REFORE THE HON.
FRANK ENNIS, U. S. COMMIS
SIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PRO
RATE JUDGE.
In the matter of the estate of ANNA
NIMMO, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un- ■
dersigned, administrator of the estate!
of ANNA NIMMO, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to j
exhibit such claims, with the neces- j
sary vouchers, within six months af
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tor the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at the of
fice of the undersigned in the Bank of
Seward building, Seward, Alaska.
LEON C. BOOKER,
i
Admisistrator of the estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased.
Dated and first published on this
18th day of April, 1917.
Apr. 18-25-May 2-9-lf>.
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