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The legislature will have a hard job in the coming session trying to find
something to do. The taxes were fixed by the last legislature and all the*
other bills that anyone could imagine were put through whether the legisla
ture had power or not.
The onlv important work which seems to offer any grounds lor an ex
penditure of time i> the final adjustment of the mining laws if the legisla
ture really has the ability of making mining laws at all.
The members of the legislature certainly have the finest chance in the
world to perform a good bit of legislation il they only take advantage ot
their opportunities to learn just exactly what the people ot the territory
want. It is evident that the mining laws passed in the last session have caused
very serious controversies. Many ol the most prominent people in Alaska,
have stated that no mining law* would have been better, but there are others
who seem to think that they were all right.
There seems to be a general opinion that the last legislature passed
too many laws and that its time could have been used to much better ad
vantage by giving more attention to make the laws distinguished for quality
r; ther than for quantity.
The mining law* of the territory have been so badly mixed up that a.
1 rospector today hardly knows where he stands. It the coming legislature j
can straighten out that muddle it will earn the thanks of all Alaskans.
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Many of us moving along here in our narrow grooves in Alaska seem
t lose sight of the fact that the European war is the greatest thing that
could possibly happen on earth. Me even feel the war news getting tiresome
because there is very little change although today or tomorrow might happen i
in the battlefield something to change the whole world in many respects and j
even alter matters for us, ourselves.
Several tremendous changes may come as a consequence of that war.
Germany may become practically the ruler of the world s politics. France
may rise to the giddy eminence which it occupied in the heyday of the great
Napoleon. \ Mohammedan world power may spring into being that would
compel respect from all the people of the earth where there is now nothing
hut contempt. Nations like Servia, Belgium and Holland may disappear.
Each of those possibilities would affect the whole tone of life hut the
most Important alteration of all would come from the defeat of the British.
At the present time all of us whose mother tongue is English feel a sort .
cf satisfaction in the circumstance that the tongue we speak comes from a
great and powerful nation. There is enough snobbery in the makeup of all of
us to make us feel that when we speak the language of a great nation we
speak a language that is worth speaking. Not many would admit this tact i
without carefully examining it but all who examine it will agree that there
is no denying it. Let England fall to the level of some small European nation
tomorrow and its language would fall proportionately in the estimation of
mankind. Such would be only another manifestation of that snobbery that
makes us respect success in all walks of life whether we admit it or not or are
conscious of it or not.
There is nothing conceivable that comes near the present war in im
portance unless it would be the entering into communication with the other
worlds beyond our ken.
FRANCE GETS
BACK PIETY
\ MOTHER STORY 1LLI STRATIN(5
HOW TROUBLE BRINGS
RELIGION.
(By The Associated Press.)
VERNEUIL, Nov. 28.—“It matters
not!” cried the old Abbe, crossing him
self before the gaping hole in the
front of the parish church at Vern
euil. “God is eternal and by His Grace
we shall survive.”
The six-inch shell that went through
the hole had carried the door with it
and blown out part of the side wall.
A smaller hole in the clock tower
marked where a three-inch projectile
had cut through, and the dial lay shat
tered at Abbe Schmidt’s feet. Another
shot had torn from its hangings the
old church bell, which in its fall had
crashed through the font and obstruct
ed the entry. Another shot had made
a great opening in the roof and the
shell exploding inside had demolished
the altar and the reliquary lay buried
beneath a heap of stone, mortar and
pi inters. But the four walls remained
erect and the steeple seemed to hold
its pointed head up with the same
dignified foritude with which the ven
erable Abbe braved the iron hand of
the destroyer.
Five days before the Germans had
made a short forced halt around Vern- j
euil, and when they passed through it
was to seek shelter for a great number
of victims of the French artillery had
halted in its retreat to check the pur
suers. The vicar of the parish wa?
among the 20,000 priests w ith the
French army, whose line already ex
tended far to the south. Most of the
inhabitants of the parish had fled or
sought refuge, and the Abbe Schmidt
was nearly alone to aid the German
surgeons and nurses to take care of
these grievously torn soldiers, most of
whom lay upon bundles of straw in the
church itself. For three days, night
and day, he cared for the enemy’s
wounded with the same devotion as if
they were of his own country. Then,
in the frantic hurry of the retreat be
fore the Allies, he endeavored, as far
as possible, to ease the pain caused by 1
their transport into all sorts of im
provised ambulances.
The last of the wounded had scarce
ly quit town, when the booming of
cannon was heard from two directions
almost simultaneously, and from the
German lines the shells began to fall
into the little village. When the
French came through, the church was
w recked and no longer a possible shel
ter for the French wounded.
The following day was Sunday, and
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Call and see them. Prices ranging from $27.00 to $4*>.00.
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Twenty cases of Shoe Pacs just fresh from the factories.
Fresh new jjoods, made up with and without heels. All kinds
including the Famous GOLD SEAL SEWARD, The HIPRESS
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SNOW SHOES—Just in from Knik. A fresh stock. While
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Our three pair for a Dollar Heavy Wool Socks has captur
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still on hand and more ordered.
EVERYTHING FOR MEN TO WEAR
THE MINERS’ STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
in the morning Abbe' Schmidt, with
the aid of a few parishioners, succeed
ed in hanging the bell from a beam
saved from the church, dug out the re
liquary from under the debris, erected
an alter in the street and said mass
before the largest congregation that
had gathered in his parish in many
years.
This is only one of many incidents
showing that, after drifting for a cen
tury toward unbelief, France is re
viving to a consirerablc degree its re
ligious devotion under the soul-mov
ing influences of war.
FRENCH FUEL SUPPLY
HELD BY GERMANS.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, Nov. 28.—The approach of
winter, and the continued occupation
of the mining districts of the north ot
France and south of Belgium, brings
up the question of feul supply. Stocks
at distributing points not in the hanrts
of Germans are considered insuffici
ent to last more than a month. In ord
er to avoid unfair distribution of
stocks in hand, the military governor
of Paris has decided that the fuel
shall be divided among the different
dealers by the intermediary of one of
the three coal syndicates. The presi
dent of each has been asked to centra
lize the orders from dealers and con
trol them so that no one gets more
than the approximate stock for one
month.
The public has been advised that
there should be no worry as measures
will be taken in an emergency to bring
feul to Paris by water-routes that are
secured against attacks by the enemy.
The Gateway Job Printing Depart
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We now have in stock a new dessert
which will appeal to all. Snow flap
(marshmallow creme) is a wonder
fully tempting and useful delicacy
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A new shipment of Mallory and
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Tent for sale 16x24. Call at Alaska
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NOTICE.
To the creditors of the estate of
Vivian Miller, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre
sent them, with the proper voucher
and affidavit attached to the under
signed, administrator of said estate,
at my office, over Bank of Seward in
Seward Alaska, within six months
from the date of the first publication
of this notice.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Administrator of said estate.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA THIRD
JUDICIAL DIVISION
George E. Nichols,
and J. F. Stotko,
Plaintiffs.
vs.
F. W. Isham, Trustee, and
Seward Alaska Gold Mining
Company, a corporation,
Defendants.
The President of the United States of Amer
ica. Greeting:
To the above named defendant, F. W. Isham,
Trustee.
You arc hereby required and directed to ap
pear in the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Judicial Division, within thirty
days after the completion of the publication
of this summons upon you, to-wlt: within
thirty days after the 22 day of December A. D.
1914, and answer the complaint of tho plaint
iffs on file herein. Failing to do so. judge
ment will be taken against you for the relief
prayed for in said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain a decree
of this court for the foreclosure of a certain
mortgage described in said complaint, execut
ed by said F. W. Isham. Trustee, on the 19th
day of Jnnuary A. D. 1912, to secure the pay
ment of two promissory notes of even date
there with, in the sum of $7,500.00, described
therein; that the premises conveyed by said
mortgage, to-wit: six mining claims, the same
being those certain quartz mining claims
I known as Utica, Fraction, Sunrise, Texas,
Stewart and Oro, being six full mining claims,
contiguous, each six hundred (600) feet wide
by fifteen hundred (1600) feet long, located on
I the western shore of Resurrection Bay and
about six hundred (600) feet west of Seward
Dock of the Town of Seward, Alaska, in Kcnai
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, may be sold, and
the proceeds may be applied to the payment
, of said notes, and in case such proceeds are
not sufficient to pay the same, then to obtain
an execution against the said F. W. Isham,
Trustee, for the balance remaining due, and
also that the said defendants, and all persons
claiming by, through or under them may be
barred and foreclosed of all right and title,
claim, lien, equity of redemption, and Interest
in and to said mortgaged premises, and for
such other relief as may be equitable.
Date of order for publication 16th day of
October, A. D. 1914.
Witness the Honorable Fred M. Brown,
judge of the above entitled court, this 16th
day or October A. D. 1914.
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of said Court.
By K. L. MONAHAN.
Deputy.
S. O. MORFORD,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
First publication Nov. 10. 1614.
Last publication Dec. 26, 1914.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
United States of America
Territory of Alaska.
In the United States Commissioners
Court, before Thos W. Hanmore, U. S.
Commissioner of Iliamna precinct.
All persons having claims against
I the estate of Ole Hoole, deceased, are
I hereby required to present them with
the proper vouchers, duly verified by
the Affidavit of the claiment within
six months from the date hereof., to
Fred J. Kochi, Administrator, at
Iliamna, Alaska.
Fred J. Kochi,
Administrator.
! Date of first publication Nov. 25, 1914.
j Date of last publication Dec. 51, 1914
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Established 1905 E. ItVIN, Prop.
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T. & M. APPLICATION NO. 01676
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska, September 3, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the Port Heiden
Packing Company of Portland, Oregon, a cor
poration organised under the laws of the State
of Washington, has made application in this
office under the provisions of the Acts of Con
gress of March 3, 1891, and May 14, 1898,
amended by the Act of March 3, 1903, for the
lands embraced In U. S. Survey No. 481 as
a trade and manufacturing site, said lands be
ing located on the east shore of Port Heiden,
Bering Sea. Alaska. In latitude 66 deg, 62
min. N. and longitude 168 deg. 44 min. W.
and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, W. C. Cor. due
E. 1.06 chs., on line of ordinary high tide of
Tort Heiden, thence due E. 26. chs., to Cor.
No. 2, thence due N. 30 chs., to Cor. No. 3,
thence due W. 13.88 chs., to Cor. No. 4, on i
line or ordinary high tide Port Heiden, whence
low point at east entrance bears N. 17 deg.
30 min. W., thence meandering along tho
shore of said Port Heiden, (1) N. 16 deg. 46
min. W. 16.66 chs., (2) S. 26 deg. 07 min. W.
16.61 chs.. to Cor. No. l^the place of begin
ning, containing an area of 26.69 acres, Mag. i
Var. 21 deg. 24 min. E.
Any and all persons claiming any portion of
said lands, or desiring to protest said applica
tion or entry, are required to file their said
advert* claims or protests under oath within
the period of the statute or thereafter they
will be barred.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Bate ef First Pablieatien, Sept. 17, 1914. I
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