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Evening star., 1925-01-04

Of 1885 has been passed on and certi-
fed to Congress. The Attorney Cen
eral In his annual report of Decem-
Der s, 1915. announced the final dispo-
sition of all French spoliation claims
remaining on the docket of the Court
of Claims and said that no further
outstanding claims existed.
Those that are now before Congress
and unpaid, and are provided for in
the present legislation which Presi-
dent Coolidge emphasizes should be
paid, amount to $3,24S.202.47. The va
lidity and justice of these claims have
been ratified by the three coordinate
branches of our Government-the ju-
dicial. legislative and executive.
NO interest or costs have been all
lowed to the claimants by the court
nor are any provided for in the pend
ing bill. In fact, the amount of dam
age claimed has been greatly reduced
by the court on account of the inabfi-
ity of the claimants to obtain certain
documentary evidence, much of which
has been lost or destroyed during the
lapse of a century and a quarter. .,
Claimants In Every State.
Although the claimants were orig
inally, from the Atlantic seaboard
running from the coast of Maine as
far south as Savannah, Ga, yet at
the present time the next of kin and
heirs who are the beneficiaries reside
in every State throughout the Union,
and IL these remaining awards are
appropriated for the money will be
distributed to them.
The recommendation of President
Coolidge follows along the line of
that presented by President Taft
(now Chief Justice) in his annual
l.,
the non-payment of these awards I'm
Jures the reputation of the Govern
ment as an honest debtor" Follow
ing this statement on December 10,
1910, President Taft again on Decem-
Der 81, 1911, referred to the delay of
Congress in enacting the legislation
needed to make payment of these
honest debts Of the Nation:
"In my last message, 7 recon-
mended to Congress that it authorize
the payment of the findings or judg-
ments Of the Court of Claims in the
matter of the French spoliation cases.
There has been no appropriation to
pay these judgments since 1905. The
findings and award were obtained
after a very bitter fight, the Govern
ment succeeding in about rs per cent
of the cases. The amount of the
awards ought. as a matter of good
IdlIIl Oh tHc part oI Tie SVNSI
to be paid"
Covers All Remaining Claims.
The bill now pending covers all re-
| naming claims, and only those in
which favorable awards have been
made, and ends the jurisdiction as
stated by the Attorney General in his
report of December s. 1915.
So now, we come down to this
facf. Calvin Coolidge fhaA tight fSfed
| Yankee, known throughout the
country for his integrity and rigid
| economy on governmental affairs as
| he always has been in his private at
fairs-and elected by an overwhelm-
| ing vote just because of his reputa-
| ton for enocomy-tells Congress and
| the country just as the New Year
| dawns-"The United States ought TO
pay its 6shtA" ,.r..
Evening star., 1925-01-04
BY DREW PEARSON.

YF the worlds entire supply of gold
coin and bullion were gathered
together from every corner of
/ the globe, it would not be sufh-
cient to pay Europe's debt to
America.
That is the substance of an inter
view with Albert E. Carlton, veteran
gold miner of the Rocky Mountains.
A. E. Carlton ought to know. His
Golden Eagle Company is the biggest
gold refining company in the world.
and his Cresson mine Is famous for
it's "vugs," or subterranean caverns
lined with gold. Out OF one of these
Carlton took s1,000.000.
/ found Mr.. Carlton in his office,
which is not far from the base of
Pixies Peak, and put this question to
him:
"Is there enough gold in the world
to pay Europe's debt to us?"
Not in Coin or Bullion.
Not in coin or in the bullion re-
serves of the banks" he replied care
fully. There is only about $S,00O,-
600, 900 worth of gold in the entire
world, and Europe owes us around
$40, ,oo0, 100000, in addition to which
she should be paying us interest at
about $1,000 900, 900 a year, but isn't.
But the world has lot more gold
than the reserves in the banks indi-
cate In medieval times, for instance,
our ancestors didn't worry much over
the almighty dollar, but invested
their gold in armor and plates and
jewelry. Between 1892 and 1894
81, 600, 100000 out of the $4,000, 100000
mined was used in this way. Since
1894 we have gone in more for stocks
and bonds rather than armor and
cent Of our gold has been used in the
arts.
eff Europe pays us in cash" con-
cluded Mr.. Carlton, she'll have to
melt up some of the crowns and jew
elry that the Hapsburgs and Roman
offs once fought for"
Can Europe pay us by mining
more gold?" / asked.
Gold Production Decreasing.
Not according to present estimates.
The worlds gold production seems to
be decreasing. 1t fell S50,000,0 last
year below the average production
for the past 10 years. OF course, it
is impossible to estimate the amount
of gold remaining in the earth's crust,
but so far as the mines now in opera
tion go, their life Is limited to about
five years"
Mr.. Carlton paused and looked out of
his window at the snowy summit of
Pixies Peak, up which the railroad that
he built carries thousands of tourists
yearly. Apparently his thoughts were
back in the days when the West was
the West, and those mountains flowed
with yellow treasure. Today black treas
ure is becoming more valuable than
| yellow, and Mr.. Carlton, always abreast
of the times, has organized the Pixies
Peak Fuel Co., largest Ignite coal con-
Germ in the world. He has torn up part
Of his old railroad which once ca I'D
| the gold Of Cripple Creek down to lie
money marts of, civilization and turned
his bridges and tunnels and roadbed
| over to the State for a. concrete high
! way, which cuts the great Continental
| Divide And with the gradual exhaus-
| ton of yellow metal, this gold king has
| turned to oil and sugar, and is now as
| omnipotent over the destinies of great
chain of beet-sugar mills as he once
was over gold mines.
reused Mr.. Carlton from his reverie
| by asking if gold had lost the appeal
! which once drove men to Arctic wilder
ness and blazing desert
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which the Government determined it's
own arbitrator. the court was di-
rected to. examine and determine the
validity and amount of all the claims.
together with their present owner
ship. After the passage of this act
an exhaustive argument for more
than week the court unanimously
decided that they were just and valid
claims upon our Government, the
property of the claimants having
been taken without just compensa-
ton" to pay and cancel our national
obligations to France. These claims
represent the unauthorized sacrifice
Of individuals to save the Nations
honor.
Rehearings, having been held upon
the request of the Government, re-
suited in the court adhering to its
former decision.
Reaf1rmed 25 Years Later.
twenty-five years later, after the
personnel of this court had entirely
changed. the five new judges, on an
independent REORGANIZATION of the
question, reaffirmed the decision of
their predecessors and held the United
States liable to the citizens for all
French cruisers and privateers. Judge
Howry, rendering the unanimous
opinion of the court, said:
'The spoliation claims as a class
were valid obligations from France
to the United States, and our Gov
ernment surrendered them to France
for a valuable consideration benefit
ing the Nation, and this use of the
claims raised an obligation founded
upon right"
The main questionable validity of
the claims and the liability of the
government to pay for the losses
| having been decided and the various
amounts and ownership determined.
they were certified to Congress and
they were paid to a total of $500
$50. .61-as follows: March 8, 1891,
$1.304, ,os5.37; March 8, 1899. $685.
473.04; May 81, 1902, s79s,631.27. and
February "a. 1905, s752.s60.s3. These
four appropriations by Congress COW
ering awards thus made by the court
and the signing of them by the Ex-
ecutive confirmed them as binding and
| valid obligations and debts of the Gov
ernment.
Pay Direct Kin.
All these appropriation acts pro-
| vided that payment be made if a per-
| sonal representative of the original
sufferers should satisfy the Court of
| Claims after the appropriations are
| made that such personal representa-
| tive represents the next of kin OF the
| original sufferers of the loss-a pro-
vision by which, as construed by the
court, Congress wished to protect the
| flesh and blood of the original suffer
ers from any invasion or sacrifice of
| right
Since 1905 the Court of Claims in
sists upon the claimants, whose
| claims were filed by January 20, 1887,
| either presenting the remaining cases
| for trial or, If no further evidence
was obtainable, such cases were dis
missed. This was also insisted upon
by the Attorney General In order that
| Congress might know definitely the
| amount of obligations. Each case
l then fled under the jurisdictional act
Evening star., 1925-01-04

st. Mark III, part SIS u: "Let us pass
oUer unto the other side"
.</Yr is good for a man to come
AS to a future he does not know.
1t is good for you if God
4 brings you to the border of
some promised land. Do not
hesitate at any experience because of
its novelty. Do not draw back from
any way because you have never
passed there before"
This was Phillip Brooks concep-
ton of the attitude of mind with
which a new year should be faced.
Some years ago l visited the count
ing room of a large commercial con-
Germ in New York and noted stacked
about the walls large boxes marked
with the numerals of past years. Up
on inquiry L found that the boxes
contained the records of the trans
factions, operations, profits and losses
of the house. There are some of
us who have a habit of classifying
and segregating our work according
to the calendar year. We pursue the
commercial practice of inventorying
our stock and making up our business
balance sheets for the purpose of indi-
eating the successes or the failures, the
profits or the losses for a given pc
riod. By this method, one year is
ROod year, dnOtner "1alr ana an
other utterly bad" The latter i'm
plies a readiness to go into voluntary
bankruptcy. We sometimes wonder
whether this is a wise course.
* x x
Life, rightly conceived, must be
considered in its entirety, and while
it is well that we make definite reck-
onings at times, for the purpose of
disclosing our assets or liabilities,
there is a danger in thinking of the
future in terms of the past. 1t is
fine thing to have periodical apprai-
sails for the purpose of discovering
the strong and weak spots. On the
other hand, it is dangerous to unduly
magnify misfortunes or disappoint-
ments, or to carry over into new
period a "bad account" from the past
We must profit, of course, by our ex-
periences, and learn through them
better and more wholesome ways, but
we are bound to believe that no man
or woman can enter, with any de-
gree of assurance upon new and un-
tried paths. unless they are measur-
ably confident of their ability to
carry on" in the face of all diff
cultieS and obstacles.
To carry too much impedimenta has
resulted in the defeat of otherwise eff
cient armies. To carry too much in
the way of accumulated misfortunes or
diSappointmentS embarrasses and
hinders us in our forward movements.
1t is easy to observe that the men or
the women who really make progress in
Evening star., 1925-01-04

Plate did,. he doubts that
- such a man as Christ ever
lived
He is a materialist, through and
| through, yet has possibly written
greater number of sound moral
tory.
He is admittedly a great force for
right conduct and right thinking.
| His critics admit he is good man.
No scandal attaches to his private
| life; he is a good husband, father and
| citizen, helpful man not only in
/, his community. but in the world.
He is not a sentimentalist, but
| finds inspiration for good behavior in
| the truth; in materialism.
| He lives in the modern Sodom,
London. but is IS upright and simple
| in his habits as New England
| farmer.
Truth is his Bible, experience his
New Testament; in the grossest ma
terialism he finds warrant for up
| rightness, for usefulness. He does
not fear either God or the devil, only
! the penalty every one must pay for
folly.
| And you are advised to be slow in
rejecting this mans gospel; he knows
| everything you know, and a good
deal more. There is not living today
a man with an equally clear brain.
And it is fortified with very wide
| learning and experience, for the man
is near 20.
has written more powerfully for
morals than Bernard Shaw, and he
has no devil except the devil of dys-
pepsta, of bust head, of the contempt
| of neighbors: no he'll except con-
science: no heaven except the good
results of behaving himself as best
he can.
| I think 1t remarkable that the best
| women do not more generally oppose
the foolish, mischievous members of
their sex. The best women seem to
believe that their wrongs are so great
that possibly the outlaw women may
get something for them, as respect
able men seem, to believe the outlaw
men may get something for them. ]
believe the decent should stand to-
gether better: that they are too easy
with the indecent.
y x x
People are already too shiftless; ii
is crime to further encourage them
X Y X
AS do not care for preachers, you
| may think I enjoy tough stories on
them.
do not.
I was brought up in a very re-
ligious family, my father being a
preacher, and to this day I expect
men of this kind to be very circum-
spect kill-joys.
/ know a preacher who attends
dances, frisks about with the ladies,
with whom he is a favorite. Some
how the mans conduct shocks me, al
though / know it is proper enough.
At a recent gay party 1 attended a
reverend presided at the punch bowl
and there was a big spike of moon
shine in the punch. AS my readers
/ know, I am tough old sinner, but
L drank none of the punch and didn't
enjoy the scene.
X X
I was lately visiting a man and he
told me in mysterious whispers TO
follow him. Procuring spades at the
barn, we went into the brush and dug
and dug and dug.
And finally we came to a box IN
which there was pre-war whisky. He
offered me a bottle. ! didn't take it
/ wish to say to my fellow fools that
there never was any good whisky
the stuff to be had now is only more
dangerous and villainous than the
old. I have toyed with the bottle
enough to know there Is no good in
1t, for me, and 1 lived long before
prohibition was thought Of
When / read of old wines and the
enthusiasm displayed about them il
disgusts me. The best joys I know OF
Evening star., 1925-01-04
The Mystery of Gold in World
Debt TangIe-

Europe owes America ten Dill
lions.
There are but nine billions OF
gold in the world
VIII Europe try to get rid or
the gold standard eventually as
a way out? Can she do 1t?
If not, how can she' pay her
debts? Where is the gold to
come from? Or can she find an
other medium?
The accompanying article con-
tains the answers of the great
est gold miner in America, and
are interesting for their bearing
on problems now being dis
cussed by the nations of the
world.
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Among the valuable relics in the
Vatican in Rome are two crowns, one
given by Napoleon to Pope Plus XII,
containing the largest emerald in the
world, and another given by Queen
Isabel of Spain to Pope Plus TX. The
latter is said to be worth $2,000,000
alone
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Fateful Period of War Debts
J Adjustment Begins This Week

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r f the worlds entire supply of gold
coin and bullion were gathered
together from every corner OF
the globe, it would not be sufh-
niant To nav Eurone's debt to
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Congress to Start New Year
Right With Old Debt PAYMENT

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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- HE following is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended January B.:
Evening star., 1925-01-04
A NEW BEGINNING.

st. Mark iv, part SIS u: "Let us pass
oUer unto the other side"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
BISHOP ROWE TELLS A
 GOOD ONE ON HIMSELF

Bishop Rowe, who visited in An chorage recently, told good story on himself. The bishop said, while coming over the trail to Nome on one of his trips that he was forced to put up for the night with his dog team at the cabin of a couple of prospectors. After they had helped him put up the dogs for the night they adjourned to the cabin.
 One of the prospectors, not know ing who the bishop was, and also not knowing that the clergy wear their collars buttoned at the back, said: Well, partner, better join us in lit tie drink
 Bishop Rowe thanked him and said, No, thank you, I don't drink So the oldtimers took a little liquid re- freshment without him.
 Just before the beans were ready to serve the bishop was asked again to have little nip, with the same reply as previously
 Where do you get that stuff" one of the prospectors said. Why, you're so drunk now you don't even know you have your collar on back end to-
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Fri day, January 16, 1925, special cleo tion will be held for the Town of Seward under the provisions of Chap ter 97, Session Laws of 1923, Territory of Alaska, to vote upon the following question:
 Shall the Town of Seward, Alas ka, constituting the Seward School District, request permission from the Congress of the United States of America to issue bonds, not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars 100000 for the purpose of erecting school house for the public schools of said district. The polls for said election will be situated in the Town Hall and will be open from 500 o'clock on the morn ing of Friday, January 16, 1925, until ZOO o'clock on the evening of Friday. January 16, 1925.
 Qualified electors are those who are citizens of the United States and who have resided continuously in the Town of Seward, for the period of one year preceding the day of election.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, January 5, 1925.
 VIM. H. WHITTLESEY,
 Municipal Clerk.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
CHAPTER, o. E. s.
 INSTALL OFFICERS
Fairbanks News-Miner

Mary Kimball Collins, now past ma tron of Midnight Sun Chapter, No. 6, Order of the Eastern Star, installed the officers for the ensuing year at the regular installation services held last week at Masonic temple, with the dig nity and composure that she alone pO- sesses. The jewel of the Eastern Star was presented to her by Harriet T. Hess, in behalf of the chapter, and to all who attended the services it indeed marked one of the beautiful ceremonies of the year.
 Cora Wier was installed as worthy matron; Robert E. Sheldon, worthy patron; Marshia Lavery, associate ma tron; E. H. Mack, secretary; Mildred Chilson, treasurer; Harriet T. Hess, conductress Minnie A. Clark, assO- ciate conductress; Myra Clausen, Adah; Nina PinkertOn, Ruth; Louise Gilmore, Esther; Ruth Barrack, Mar tha; Mary E. Peterson, Electa; May Evans, chaplain; Evelyn Houck, Mar shal; Bertha Selberg, warden, and w. Hunter, sentinel.
 After the ceremony, program un- der the direction of Dr. Beegler enter tained the guests until late hour when refreshments were served
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
MISS SPAULDlNG WILL TAKE
 PIANO AT LIBERTY THEATRE

Mrs. Anita Spaulding, former plan ist of the Liberty theatre, and former ly connected with the Empress cir cult at Cordova, returned from An chorage last night and will resume her position at the Liberty theatre. Mrs. Spaulding will have complete charge of the musical end of the show house, and on Thursdays and Sundays will have a real live orchestra to enter tain patrons with. Anyone desiring to display their talent before the pub lie, or who wishes to improve their playing should communicate with Mrs. Spaulding.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 No. p.

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE SELDOVIA PRECINCT 3RD DIVISION, TERRITORY OF AL ASKA, AT SELDOVIA.
 In the matter of the estate of James B. Hill, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified Executrix of the estate of James E. Hill, deceased. In accordance with an order duly made therefor, Notice is hereby given to the creditors of and all persons having claimms against said deceased, to ex- hibit such claims, with the necessary vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice to the said Execu- trix at her place of residence at Sel- dovia, Alaska.
 Dated at Seldovia, Alaska, this 1st day of January, 1925.
 MINNIE LOUIS HILL,
 ExecutriX of Estate of James E. Hill, Deceased.
 Published, Jan. 10, IT, A, 31, Feb.7.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Charles K. Settlemeier, for many years editor of the Dawson News, and his associates, have leased the Mastiff and Arctic mining claims owned by them, located on Galena Hill near Keno Hill, in the Mayo district, to Erwin, Carpenter and Mo Lean, practical miners. The pro- perty was prospected last summer and two ore bearing veins uncovered. The laymen propose employing as much help as they need to work both veins. They are now erecting buildings and getting ready to devel- op the ground.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

c. B. Smith, first United States commissioner for the Valdez record ing precinct, is now living in Elmira, New York, his home before he went to Alaska in 1898. MT. Smith, in the early days of Valdez, was known as "Connecticut," Judge" and "C.B.," !" to distinguish him from Kid" Smith, Frying Pan" Smith and c. Parker Smith, who in later years. was a United States commissioner at Cop per Center and at Mccarthy, where he died.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Mel Horner has been authorized to act as outside agent for the Seward Steam Laundry and will make all collections of laundry, and is also au- thorized to collect all bills. I will de- vote my time to inside work.
 HARRY KAWABE, St Seward Steam Laundry.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
ALASKAN PIONEER WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Nettie Baatz, 65 years old, died the other day at her residence at 125O Cloverdale Ave. She is sur- vived by her husband, Henry Baatz, and a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Sutton, of Salt Lake City.
 Mrs. Baatz has been a resident of Seattle for five years. Prior to moving to Seattle she had lived in Alaska for eighteen years. Funeral services will be held at the George town Undertaking company and burl al will be in Mount Pleasant ceme ry.-Seattle Times.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Billy Moore, "K. F." king of the Frys, who has been connected with the A. Ry., at Curry, is a Seward visitor. Billy is chef and known all over this section of Alaska He remarks that business has been exceptionally good at Curry and is in Seward on a we'll earned vacation
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

According to word received by Rob- ert H. Romig, Dr. J. H. Romig is now at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, will arrive home about the first of February. Dr. Romig has visited all the big hospitals of Washington, D. c !, and Philadelphia, while making tour of the eastern states.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Dr. H. R. Moore, oldtimer of the ln- terior, arrived in Anchorage recently from the Iditarod district. He will leave for Seward soon to connect with an outgoing steamer on his way to the Outside.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15
PAGE FIVE

Arrivals from the Interior report that radio concerts at the Curry ho- tel are almost nightly occurrences, being a source of much pleasure and entertainment of guests on the train night
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Frank P. Wood, of Fairbanks, mem Der of the staff of the First National ard on the S. S. Alameda, on his way to the interior metropolis
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

Tie cutters in the vicinity of Seward are beginning to make some headway in their work. Numerous stacks of ties along the railroad are rapidly growing and by the coming of spring will have reached immense propor- tions.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-15

A cord from Rudolph Elmquist, formerly member of the Valdez sig nal corps force, states that he and Mrs. Elmquist are now residing at Cresco, Iowa, and also announce the arrival, on November 4, of Rudolph E. Elmquist, jr.