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NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly ap- pointed School Tax Collector for Se- } ward, Alaska, in conformity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
 All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, ex- cept soldiers, sailors in the U. s. Navy or Revenue Cutter Service, volunteer fremen, paupers and in- sane persons, are subject to tax ln the sum of Five ($5.OO) Dollars.
 Tax shall be due and payable be- tween April 1 and first Monday in August 1925. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above mentioned, tax will be delinquent thirty (3O) days after your arrival, or within ten Q0) days after notice is given you.
 All persons, firms and corporations employing labor shall furnish list of employees to collectors and are au- thorized by law to deduct amount ot tax from wages of employees.
 Fines and Imprisonment are pro- vided by the Act above quoted for those who fail or neglect to pay tax ar furnish list of employees.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, April l, 1925.
 J. P. HANNON,
 School Tax Collector, for Seward,
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NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

Department of Interior Unlted 0tdteS Land Office.
 Anchorage, Alaska, June 3, 1925. Final proof testimony on homestead entry, Serial 04066, embracing the SW ASWA, Section 1, NWANWA, Lot 3. Section 12, T. s. R. 13 W. $. M. has been submitted by Jack A. Deitz, and his witnesses, Eward Slavan, and John William Palmer, all of Homer, Alaska, and is now in the files of the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, on or before August 1, 1925, said final prsof will be accepted and final cer- tificate issued.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication June 15, 1925. Last publication July IS, 1925. 26t
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF

Department of Interior, Unlteu 0taIeS Land office.
 Anchorage, Alaska, June g, 1925. Final proof testimony on homestead entry, Serial O4216 embracing the SE A, Section 10, T. 6 s. R. 13 ". 5. M. has been submitted by John William Palmer, and his witnesses, Jack Deltz' and Elward Slavin, all of Homer, Alaska, and is now in the files of the focal land office, at Anchorage, Alas ka. and if no protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, on or before August 1, 1925, said final proof will be accepted and final cer- tificate issued.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication June 15, 1925. Last publication July IS, 1925. 26t
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In Probate No. 20. In the probate court for the Kodiak Precinct, Third Division, Territory of Alaska, at Kodiak.
 In the matter of the estate of Willard Thomas Scott, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned was duly and regu- iarly appointed by the Probate Court of the Kodiak Precinct, Territory of Alaska, on the 18th day of June, 1925, executrix of the estate of Willard Thomas Scott, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given to the cred itors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to said executrix in the Village of Ko- diak, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate in the Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this 18th day of June, 1925.
 IRENE SCOTT,
 Executrix of the estate of Willard Thomas Scott, deceased.
 First Publication June 26, 1925. Last Publication, July 24, 1925.-5t.
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Evening star., 1925-12-26

she admitted. Please forgive me.
All the same, it isn't possible. OF
course, it isn't possible
Think it over" he suggested. II
shall take some one else who wants a
change. if not you. You'll he n foolish
girl if YOU don't come
The vision tantaliZed her. The light
swept across her face. She yielded
for a moment to the joy of the idea.
'But-where should | stayR" she
asked.
al my villa, if YOU are able to bring
a brother" he replied. IF not,
should find rooms for YOU"
She opened her lips. More than
once afterward he wondered what il
was that she had been about to say
Some thought seemed to flash into her
mind. She was a little frightened
she kept silent.
Il am not in position to offer YOU
a ling time to think it over" he con
tinued. 'On the other hand. | cant
believe you'll be quite SO foolish as to
need long to make up your mind
Here is my card" he went on, select
ing one and laying it upon the stool
and ! am going TO dine at home to
night alone You will find me in al
any time up till midnight. l shal
expect you, and bring with you, if yoi
like. your brother or your sister
whichever is available. Remembe,
! that il will not cost you n single
penny. There will be no trouble about
Evening star., 1925-12-26
N,sl0 Reg. u. 8.
SA Patent O@ &c

Whichever YOU have who can he
spared. will pay the whole of your
expenses and the expenses of your
outfit-yours and your companions. OF
course. ] will arrange for your alb
sence from your occupation. When 7
have done all this it will cost me as
| little in proportion to my income as
the shilling or 8 pence YOU have spent
upon your luncheon. Now do you
! begin to understands"
But why should YOU do this for
me- she asked breathlessly
Because" he answered patiently
you are the first person whom | have
come across who exactly fulfils the
conditions since | determined to ma Ike
my experiment. | offer YOU two
months in the sunshine without a
| thought or responsibility in the world
, If YOU care for it. and | guarantee
| that so far as | am concerned it shall
! not cost YOU a single shred of your
SelfreSpect."
1 "Of course. I was silly just now .
Evening star., 1925-12-26

clothes. and I shall arrange for your
absence from your work.
She was too hewildered even to
thank him for the customary Tip
which he laid upon her stool. He took
the ticket from -her unresisting fingers
and with q brief good afternoon
passed out-a tall, distinguished look
ing figure, with his long. serious face
and air of complete detachment. She
sat there with the card crushed up in
her hand, looking after him.
Violet. notwithstanding her shabby
. macintosh and doubtful hat. excited
more than one glance of interest as
she passed with flying footsteps M
Regent street. across the Circus, and
turned into Shaftesbury avenue. For
the first time for many weeks there
was something outside the dreary day
| by day routine to think about: a
dream. perhaps utterly impossible. but
something the mere thought of which
I had reacted upon her warm. fresh
youth and brought the color into her
cheeks and the light back into her
tired eyes. The young man whom she
met at the corner of one of the streets
near the palace stared at her.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
ONCE UPON A TIME
THE STORY
UP TO NOW

In A VILLAGE At
rHg FOOT or THE
kArskul MOUNTAINS
THERg LIVED Rip VAN
| WtNklG. Ne WAS A
oaGAT pAvoaiTE WITH
GYgRYose BUT AIS
WIFE. WHO scolpEo
KIM BECAUSE ne
WOULD 90 NO WORK
oNH pAY ATTN
HUNTING IN THG
MOUNTAINS IA
sTsRTso HONE AT
DUSK. AE MET A
sTsAhog LITTLE MAN
CARVING A kE6. AND
seLPgo HtM FINALLY
rHgY CAME TO A
HOLLOW IN THE WOODS.
WHERE ThET FOUND
MANY liTrlE MEN
PLAYING AT NINE PINS
lrAEY SILENTLY
norIoNEp RIP TO
isEavg THEM WITH rHE
lLlaUOa IN TAg keS. AND
lhI TAsTEp lTElMSEA
Evening star., 1925-12-26

continued tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

why. what's the matter, Violet"
he demanded. ANY one left YOU
fortuhe?"
She thrust her arm through his. He
was wearing threadbare overcoat
which bore the hallmark of the ready
made tailor's appeal to the would-he
smart youth of few sea sons ago.
His turned-up trousers displayed eX
ceedingly muddy boots and he carried
neither stick nor umbrella. His fea
lures were without distinction. but
fairly good of their sort. although his
mouth was querulous. His tone indi.
Gated i'll temper.
No one has left me anything" she
declared but / have had good tip
and / have and pence halfpenny
left of my weeks money. No tea and
toast tonight, Robert. We are going
to the Cafe Rose"
Cant he DONE" he replied gloom
| lily. You know jolly well it's =
shilling dinner and 1 can't afford it..
III go on to my rooms and get Mrs.
| Smith"
Don't be an IDIOT" Violet interrupt
ed. AS though 1 should leave you
alone. Didn't l tell you I'd had good
| tip? It's my treat. It's a filthy day.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
INSTtLLNE\T vi.
\ TantaIiZinc Vision.

AZ ISS MARTINS fingers trem-
N N bled as she handed Wendever
Vl the slip. The look in her
eyes. too. hurt him.
I'm sorry you asked me
that" she said. Il suppose it was my
fault. though.
He spoke almost sharply--perhaps
the best thing he could have done.
Don't be ridiculous" he begged.
You haven't even heard my offer, and
I can't imagine why you should think
I am the sort of man to make an ugly
bargain with you for the sake of two
or three months pleasure. Look at
me and be honest. Do YOU think
ann"
Il didn't think So she admitted
No"
Don't be absurd then" he went on.
II am rich. If | told you how much
money ] am worth. you would think
was romancinG. ! told YOU false
hood when ! said | was writing a
book. but all the same | want to make
an experiment. ! will explain it later
on. but all that you need know now
is simple enough. | will take YOU to
Monte Carlo, and a sister or brother
Evening star., 1925-12-26

and a filthy climate, and filthy life.
but we're going to forget 1t for half
an hour"
Whom did YOU get good tip
from he demanded suspiciously.
"a regular customer" she assured
him. "Only he happened to come in
twice today. Don't he absurd. please,
Robert I'm so hungry.
He was easily persuaded. He gen
Evening star., 1925-12-26
CHRISTMAS .HOOCH
TRADE FALLS OFF
Most Drink Absorbed in
Homes, Poison Fatalities Nil.
New York Reports.
By Consolidated Press

By Consolidated Press.
NEW YORK. December 2G.-Ne,-
York s Christmas drinkers staggered
through the great day without single
fatality from poison hooch this year
according to hospital returns tahu-
lated today.
Nearly a hundred imbibers. how
ever. beca me candidates for hospital
treatment for cases Of alcoholism
more or less acute. and some Of thesc
it was said. gave evidences of having
got hold of some pretty bad stuff.
Clubs Disappointed.
Proprietors of Broadway night clubs.
~ of whom had been presented with
Federal paddock" summonses, were
Just little bit disappointed at the
Christ mas trade Faced with the
necessity of making enough during
tho holiday season TO carry them
through the paddock period they rc-
ported the Christmas eve and Christ
mas night trade had provided them
( with little enough chser.
The great hulk of this years holt
T day drinking. apparently. Is bein-
done in tho home. Prohibition en-
forcement authorities insist the rela
tive uuietude along Broadway was due
TO enforcement activities. which in
I Guided fairly tight net about the
Christmas rum feet. But hootlezeere
/ who purvey direct to the consume
said they heard differently Their
! Christmas business was reported aS
/ brisk AZ ever. and nobody who had tho
I price and the inclination was COM
PEELED to 20 dry.
Murder Mars Brookiyn's Monstony.
Aside from its triple murder, Brook
lyn waE about the quietest of all thH
borouchs from an alcoholic point of
view Last year II carried off the
palm with respect To arrests for
drunkenness. hut the police renort
that this time the number Of drunks
4 arrested was negligible.
The trade now is preparing for the
New Year eve celehrati and most
. of the rum merchants. cheered by the
good publicity of Christmas without
n single rum death. are predicting =
wow" of a nartN.
Evening star., 1925-12-26

orally was when il was matter which
ministered 10 his physical comfort. He
even hreathed a sigh of relief as they
sat down in the stuffy little restaurant
and studied the menu.
Hot soup he exclaimed That's
good. Violet. | wonder-
lie felt in his pockets. Violet held
out her hand.
Il told YOU it was my treat" she In.
sisted.
That's ali right. he repeated. As
a matter of, fact. it would have to he.
! was just wondering whether / could
raj Use the price OF two gins and hit
terS.'
You don't need to- she replied,
promptly ordering them. I'm rolling
/ in money Didn't | tell YOU | actually
! got a tip today like the other girls get
! sometimes
Not for the same reason, / hope.
| he grumhled.
"As YOU very we'll know. so shut
up" she retorted calmly.
/ The gin and bitters came. He began
/ TO crumhle his bread
! "Win YOU hear my news first? he
asked
AN right" she agreed. Mine
wants a lot IF talking about
Mine doesn't" he reioiced. i've
got the sack
/ Robert" she exclaimed.
No fault of mine. he assured her
! I've got good ndation, n
that's anything. Its the firm that :
doing no good. I've been expecting
. it for long line. l knew some Of us
would have to go. and the others had
all been there longer than | had. Tho
manager of orr department came and
told me himself that he was sorry
She was thoughtful. il was rather
q shock but in one respect ii simrli-
= fed matters. She glanced at the
menu.
After the soup" she said, there 5
fish. and some beef. When we've had
the soup and the fish. and when We
begin the beef and when you've fin
ished Your Gin and hitters and drank
your first glass Of claret, III tell you
my news.
| tCcpyright. 1878. by r Phillips oppenhsim.l y
tCoptiDue1 tomorTOwA \
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Bl ". l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Don't say
mathematics are an interesting
: udy.' Say is"
often miSpronounced: Vagary. Ac-
cent the second a, not the first
OFTEN mispelled: Hundredth. Not err
synonyms: Ignorant illiterate un-
educated. unenlightened unlearned.
unlettered, untutored.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours. Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
ostensible: apparent: professed or pre-
tended. With ostensible modesty he
entered the room
II you want work, read the want
columns OF The Star.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
MONTE CA&RLO &
pIIIIIIpS Reg IS
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
SNNOi'SI

continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star., 1925-12-26

SYNOPSIS.
Sir Hargraye Wendcver. country gentle
man and fnancier. calls on famous Lon
don physician tor eXamination. The doctor 5
diagnosis shocks the baronet. That night
Sir Hargrave dimes with friends: Philip
Gt.rse. a clergyman: Lord, Edward PellinS-
ham. politician. and John MarstoB. "A
stock broker. Sir HarErave asks his friends
how they would spend the interval if they
wire suddenly faced with the knowledge
thai their careers would terminate at the
end of six eight months. Each answers
i'll characteristic fashion.
GCrsc stays on after the others leave.
and Wendever tells HIM the doctor has given
him his marching papers. He says he IN
tend TO go : If nothing had happened
but would like to give lift to some poor
ttllow being. Gorse tells HIM to keep his
rysS open and he viii soon find some ont
III need of help.
The next day Wendeyer experiments or
the peopie ne comes IN contact with until ht
finds who is III need of hit II
proves TO be delicate looking manicure
girl and while she is serving him ne asks
her i! she would like to 20 fo Monte Carrie
for two months.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Murder Mars BrookIyn's Monatony
LIVELY FETE AT Y. w. c. A.
Phillis Wheatley Girls Assembl
Gifts for Weaver Orphanage.

Girls of the Phyllis Wheatley V. W.
e. A. had lively Christmas ohserV-
ace which began with the assembling
on Christmas eve of gifts brought for
the Weaver orphanage
The younger girls Joined in pro
gram of carol singing on Christmas
eve from To 7:30 and the older girls
had their hour of Christmas musi"
from II To l..
On Christmas day. the Girl Reserve
croup had Christmas tree for the
children of the community and the
Mothers Club had 4 tree for the
smaller children.
Girls OF the industrial and business
group carried the spirit of Christina
to St Eliza bcth's Hospital. with gifts
and entertainment for the inmates.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Lessons in English

conyriGht. io"5 ;
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
SAN MARCOS CUBS
ROMP ON CORPUS

SAN MARCOS, Oct. 31.-San
Marcos Baptist Acadeny's Cubs
romped on Corpus Christi Highs
buccaneers here Saturday afternoon,
% to 0.
The dope favored Corpus before
the game, since the buccaneers tied
Austin. and Austin beat the Cubs in
the early season.
Despite a slow field, due to rains,
the Cubs opened with running at
tack and Taylor and Boctcher gal
lOped around ends and off tackle in
thrilling fashion while Corpus got
nowhere through the Cub line.
Taylor scored in the first period
on line play. He kicked field
goal in the second. In the third,
Tackle Davis recovered tumble
across the goal-line for a touchdown.
End runs by Taylor added another
score in the fourth quarter. The game
ended with the Cubs a yard from
another touchdown.
The Cubs still have Allen Academy,
Terrell School Of Dallas, the San
Marcos LObos November III and st.
Mary's College Of San Antonio mo
vember II, in San Marcos to play.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
Police Chief
Makes Play
That Gets Cheers

Willie Dunsm0re, Main avenue
end, was not the only hero Of
football fans Saturday.
Willie made the touchdown
that won the game with Austin
High.
But Chief of Police Il. O. Miller
made a play that won him fifteen
rousing cheers and the hearts Of
80 ardent fans.
Traffic Cop Jack Weight mis-
took an impromptu parade of
the school boys for a Halloween
demonstration. Thirty of them
were arrested at Houston and
st. Mary's streets.
Friendly policemen an news
papermen explained the siiua-
ton, attributing the boys elation
TO the Main victory over Austin
High.
Chief Miller ordered the bcys
released.
They quickly formed in front
Of the station and gave a yell
that could be heard for blocks,
cheering the chief.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

feed, but the shooting is hard and
calls for all the skill q hunter pos
sesses. Canyasbacks. red heads and
blue bills are exceedingly swift filters.
have vigorous constitutions and are
heavily coated with feathers. 1t re-
quires accurate aiming. quick shoot
ing and the heaviest loads 10 make
anywhere near n decent showing and,
as these birds are expert divers, it Is
almost impossible 10 retrieve a wound
ed one.
OF the two kinds Of shooting. the
former viii likely appeal 10 the hunter
who j. lazy and IS out 10 get the
limit but for real sport he who can
shoot will choose the canyasback and
red head flight every time for be gets
more Of a thrill in making a good
clean kill at q swiftly-moying bird.
inst which is the best gun for
duck-shooting is a question which has
never been settled and which. owing
10 the wide divergence Of opinion,
never will be. except in so far as it re-
lates to individual preference. The
majority Of shooters prefer the u
bAuEt loE NAt reason lAdl il uauulfn
heavier shot charge than the smaller
bOres. Others. who care more for the
sport Of the thing than trying % get
the limit. seem content with the small
er-bOred weapons. but il may be stated
as a certainty that any shooter skillful
enough 20 kill ducks regularly with
the former is going 10 give a good ac-
count with the latter, notwithstanding
the disparity in loads. Up TO within
30 years ago nothing smaller than the
l2-gause was thought permissible 0s
a duck gun. but the steady improve
ment in firearms and especially in the
matter Of ammunition makes the 10
guage and even the 20 Of today the
equal OF the 12-gauge Of that time and
the number Of those using the small
bores is constantly on the increase.
II is quite true that the heavy -
gauge, using / IA ounces Of shot, pos
sesses advantages over the %, using
but rs ounce, but this superiority is
in d measure nuIlified by the lighter
weight Of the latter and the greater
ease with which the slendcr-tapering
barrels can be aligned and il must
be remembered that the man who.
using a small bore can cover a swiftly
moving duck even the fraction Of a
second faster than be with the heavy
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
BOBBY GREEN, BADLY
HURT, QUITS RING

Bobby Green, one of the gamest
fighters who ever took a battle on a
minutes notice, has retired. The San
Antonio welterweight, a veteran in
his twenties, was seriously hurt by
Speedy Sparks while substituting for
a turnout" boxer on the Pacific
Coast recently, and was threatened
with paralysis. Hc's home in San
Antonio again, resting up and grad
ually recovering. but the doc" says
he will risk his life if he ever fights
again.
Sparks was the second left-hander
Green had ever met and. while Bob
by was cloutinG him about the head
with a justly-celebrated right, Sparks
was planting terrific lefts in Green's
side. Internal damage resulted, the
nervous system was affected and Bob
by was put in bad shape.
he plans TO build up a stable Of
young boxers this winter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
BUCKEYES DEFEAT
TARANTULAS, OLD
RIVALS, "a TO 6

Renewing a rivalry which began
four years ago, the Buckeyes were
victorious over the Tarantulas. "a to
6, at San Pedro Park Saturday morn
ing. Both eleyens are composed OF
youngsters in the Beacon Hill dis
trict. and they would rather beat one
another than cop the state champion
ship.
Carr, Buckeye fullback. was the
star OF Saturdays win. He carried
the ball across for two touchdowns
and otherwise conducted himself
nobly. Kulen and Gregg. linemen,
each made n touchdown by recover
ing Tarantula fumbles. Each try for
extra point was unsuccessful.
Rice was the bright particular star
for the Tarantulas, making their lone
touchdown.
The Buckeyes lined up as follows
Keulen, left end; Thornton, left
tackle; Ezzell. left guard; Timer. CEN
ter; Campbell, right guard; Gregg,
right tackle; Simon, right end; Tai
bot. quarterback; Carnahan. left
half; Priest, right half; Carr, full
back.
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[ENCHO-POWELL
FIGHT TOPS
KELLY CARD

Kid Leneho. speedy border bantam,
and Sox Powell, local favorite of war
days. just back from a campaign on
the Pacific coast. are the headliners
on boxing card arranged for NOvem-
Der 10 in the hangar gymnasium at
Kelly Field.
They are down for one of three
eight-rOund bouts. Jack Fowler and
frankie Mcfarland, well-known local
13C-pounders. will meet over the same
distance. Rabbit Palmer will meet a
man to be selected in the third eight
round battle.
A four-rounder in which Bill Fisher
Of Fort Sam Houston will fight some
suitable opponent from Kelly Field
will open the bill.
Quick, convenient transportation
will be arranged from the city and
an effort will be made to get the
downtown fans to turn out for the
Kelly Field fisticuffs.