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Call for Bids for Operation of Vessel Along Coast of Cooks Inlet; Sea-
 son 1925.
 Photographic or written bids CT of fers for. subsidy provided by Seventh Alaska Legislature will be received at the office of the Governor of Alaska. Juneau, up to Noon, May 2Oth, 1925, for the operation of vessel, Ameri- can registry, of not less than sixty (6O) feet in length, not less than forty (40) tons under deck, with a passenger capacity of not less than twenty (20) persons, and loaded draft of not to exceed seven CD feet, and of a maximum speed of not less than eight (8) miles per hour; from Anchorage to Iliamna Bay, along the coast of Cooks Inlet touching at Sell dovia, and making regular stated trips and return not less than once in each ten (10) days during the sea- son when navigation is open in these
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


 Department of the Interior, United States Land Office.
 Anchorage, Alaska, April 24, 1925. Notice is hereby given that Robert W. Johnston has submitted final proof testimony on Homestead Entry, Se- rial 04169, embracing the SWA SWA Lot 1, WhW1a Lot 2, WhWa Lot 3, SEA- SWA Lot 3, SWASE Lot 3, Fractional EASEA Lot 3, Fractional, SEANEA Lot 3, Fractional, and Lot 4, Section 12, T. N. R. W. Seward Meridian, together with his witnesses, P. c. McMullen and George J. Laugh lin, all of Seward, Alaska and is now on file in the local land office, at An chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office, at An chorage, Alaska, on or before June 15, 1925, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. J. LINDLEY GREEN,
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First publication April 29, 1925. Last publication June ?, 1925. dIy
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Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Apr. P, 1925 Publish April 29, 30, May 1, 1925.
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GOOD FOR WEAK EYES

The quick action of simple cam phor, hydrastic, witchhazel, etc., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash aston ishes people. One small bottle helps any case weak, sore or strained eyes. Aluminium eye cup free. Seward Drug Store. C-2
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American Legion Auxiliary May Day Dance, Friday, May 1, 1925. Admis- sion soc each, I. O. o. F. Hal St.
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of British history on the theory that the remedy for the new danger is the better use of the new powers.
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Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
 the Alaska Shop. If
Evening star., 1925-10-04
The Five.Pointed Star

ENEN the people OF remote antiq-
~ lIity had dislike of fractions
apparentlv the same as have the
young and grown-upS Of today. All
primitive nations found fractions very.
difficult. and even the Egyptians. who
We're. considered the most proficient.
used methods that We're long and
cumbersome.
Finally standard units came into
use which proved of great advantage
in the fractional stumbling block.
one of these the numeral of D,
symbol of Apis. an Egyptian deity. is
represented in hieroSlyphics by five
pointed star. This symbol is one OF
our inheritances from the past and
appears today in the stars of our
national emblem.
The number II was another unit
and was chosen as the standard unit
because it contains so many small
factors This is the reason why IT is
still retained as a base in spite of the
efforts made to replace 1t with the
metric system and 1t also is the origin
of our modern dozen u,
The Babylonians likewise made use
Of the units and IL in their So
called sexagesimal system. in which
so was made the base or standard
unit. This unit is also of grea ter
value because 1t can be subdiv1ded
to a much greater extent than -
without employing common fractions.
Thus so is another element Of our
ancient heritage and appears today
in our division of time into so min
utes and GO seconds.
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"Night Wells"

IN the deserts Of Western Australia.
there are sources of water supply
called water holes. usually found i'm
the solid rock. Many OF these holes
are shaped like a carafe, with q mar
row neck and wide cavity below, and
some of them hold thousands OF
gallons of water. -
There Is a remarkable kind Of Aus
tralian water hole. known as q
might WELL" which is dry dur3hg the
day, but filled with water at night.
When with the darkness the wsiter
begins to flow persons near by can
hear the sound of rushing air. Ex-
animation has been made of one of
these wells in which the water gath
cred in a long, narrow trench. Near
the bottom of it was found a. f1ori-
Zontal pit that separated a thin layer
OF gneiss from the main mass 1t ris
believed that-in the daytime the high
temperature causes the plate OF
Eneiss to expand in the form of an
arch and that the water In the. trench
retreats into the cavity that 10 thus
formed. When at night the plate
OF gneiss contracts It forces frat air
and thea water into the trench.
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Gifts Which Reward Ball Players
Who Make Good in the Big Leagues

two Chicago teams won first place in
their respective leagues. an organiza-
tion in the Windy City gave each nine
q loving cup. They were twins In
size. design and workmanship and
were presented simultaneously with
diplomatic impartiality at the begin
ming Of the world series.
One OF the most priced trophies re-
ceived by the Washington Nationals
last year was a silver urn from the
boys at Walter Reed Hospital The
urn was an exact reproduction of the
famous Paul Revere urn, now in the
Boston Museum, and bore the inscrip-
ton: Our Champions. the Washing
ton Base Ball Club. From Your
Friends at Walter Reed General Hos
pital. 1924
Among the more unusual gifts 10
ball players are canes and Govern.
ment bonds. In 1917 Benny Kauf of
the New York Giants received a gold.
en-headed cane. and AL Jolson. the
actor, offered Liberty bond for every
home run made during the series
Happy" Felsh of Chicago won the
first bond.
Offers such as Jolson's are fairly
frequent. In 1915 the Massa achusetts
sunragists gave SO to every Boston
player who scored a run. In the first
game I'oStOH Hlauo nut one run, and
Speaker registered that.
Rober Peckinpaugh. veteran Wash
ington short fielder, who receives a
testimonial this Fall, has always been
popular with the fans. When "Ra ia h .
was captain of the New York Yankees
In 1921 he received a chest Of silver
and last year his friends and neigh
bors in Cleveland sent him a high.
powered touring car.
wild Bill Donovan Of the Detroit
| Tigers. the best pitcher in the Amer
lean League in 1907. had novel
| honor thrust upon him when a break
fast food took his name. A testi
monial stating that Donovan had gain.
| ed strength and pitching power by
| eating this food appeared on each
package.
The Tigers manager Hugh Jen.
nines. also received a flatterinr offer
that year from David Belasco. the
atrical producer. who was willing to
star him In a forthcoming production
to be called The Original Gingerfizz
Man. MIR. Belasco was quoted as
saving at the time: The play will be
a greater success than the Ginger
bread Man. and this man Jennings
would not have to act the part. he
would simply live it,
Latter-day diamond celebrities, not
ably Babe Ruth. have received and
accepted theatrical and film offers.
They have also been asked to write
their impressions of the world series.
and Christy Mathewson. Billy Evans.
Joe Wood. iris Speaker, Walter John
son and Stanley Harris are a few of
the stars who have turned scrihes. to
their own financial enrichment and
the public's satisfaction
Spectators at world series games
usually consider that they pay thei!.
money to get thrills. As a rule they
get their moneys worth. but just be
fore the start OF one of the 1919 games
in Cincinnati the stands had an add.
ed attraction in the way of thrills
that took their breath away. For
some time an airplane had been HOY
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were superimposted crossed bats of
brown flowers. to be presented to both
McNeely and Jimmy OConnell Of the
Giants. But the latter became in
Volved in a scandal, and the piece,
which was almost as tall as man,
was awarded to McNeely alone.
The year that the Detroit team re-
ceived its municipal floral tiger Hugh
Jennings. its manager, received a gold
watch. and Ty Cobb won a diamond
medal for being the leading batsman
of the American Lea que. Cobb was
already n star player and A hero in
Detroit. although he failed to shine
in the 1907 series. At the close Of
the pennant race he was showered
With presents. The one which he
said pleased him more than all the
rest put together" was two big red
pomegranates in neat box with a
spray OF green leaves" from a
Georgia friend.
Detroit won the American League
pennant three years in a row, start
Ing with 1907. and each year Cobb
was the center of attra action. In 1909
he was again the premier hitter Of
the American League. a distinction
which then carried with it a silver
Toying cup. The same year Cobb
received big bat from his home
the series. But the fail was looked
upon as "hoodoo.' and after a cou-
pie Of Detroit defeats was banished
from the bench.
The year 1908 saw two material in
ventions oome into general use at the
world series for the first time, and
newspaper accounts of them seem al
together humorous from our present
day viewpoint:
I'm keeping with the dignity of the
champions 1t was necessary to ride
out to the ball park in automobiles.
Ten of them were at the disposal of
the team.
Look out for the moving pictures
of the game. The manipuiators Of the
rapid d-firing gun caught Jennings in a
fiary argument with Umpire Klein.
The films will show both gesticulating
wildly. Also note Jennings f1orid
complexion, meaning anger
Jewelry has also always been a pop
ular present for ball players. Morde-
cal Brown. star Chicago twirler back
in 1907, received a diamond and gold
scarfpin as a surprise from the fans
prior to the world series Of that year
George Stallings. the miracle man.
who led the Boston Braves to a pen
nant and world championship in 1914
received a diamond ring from the
hand of the mayor OF the Hub. A
golden hat and a golden ball were be-
slowed upon his players at the same
time.
Silver bats are not infrequent gifts
IIeinie Wagner of the 1912 Boston Red
SoX received one, as did Goose" Cos
lin, Washington slugger. last year
The Goose" received his when he re-
turned to his home town of Salem
y. j.. and upset all precedents by
knocking a home run Immediately aft
erward. 1t has become customary
for players to acknowledge gifts by
striking out that It is almost consid-
cred poor etiquette for them to do
otherwise.
Numerous cups have been awarded
pennant winners. In 1906. when the
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Hunter Has Hand to- Hand Encounter With Savage Pol

boats and strikes out rapidly for q
small foe. Grimly tho Chukchi urge
forward their skin boat, humping the
two kiaks out Of their road. One Of
the men stands up in the bow with
spear poised, a wild and vigorous fig
ure. Suddenly his right arm shoots
out and tho spear Is dispatched with
the lire streaming back in It's wake.
1t Is a long shot and a difficult one,
because of the obtuse angle of thrust
and the DETECTING influence of the
water. But the skill and physical
strength of tho hunter surmount
these difficulties.
The follow through Is put into the
stroke with q forward and downward
motion Of the spear arm and a per-
fectly timed half swing of the body to
the left. The spearhead has bitten
deep into the bear at the base OF his
neck. There is a mighty plunging and
fOundering in the water, which is
quickly discolored with gore.
Two additional boats have been
launched from the ship now and join
in the kill. Soon all hands are ha auling
on the two spear lines and on another
that has been thrown, lasso fashion,
over the head of the bear. They hoist
the great carcass up to noe about a
hundred yards away from the ship.
All CAAy Hy ID ucltiy
neuvering the ship close up to the foe
whore tho orgy is in progress. The
fall of tho derrick is thrown out to
the hunters and they pass 1t about the
carcass. Soon the winch hauls the
bear of the foe, washes him OFF in
the brine and hoists him up over the
deck out Of harms way. And there is
great feasting in tho Arctic that
night.
The next day we organized another
bear hunt, this time A Joint one of
four Chukchf and An equal number of
Eskimos working together. We spot
ted bear asleep beside the remna n s
OF seal and closed in upon him.
The Chukchi, trying to get ahead of
the Eskimos, showed great daring
Two OF them dashed in to close quar-
ters to engage the bear. who. finding
himself surrounded, showed his teeth,
and. lunging forward with angry
growls. struck At his assailants with
his murderous claws At this obtec.
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| tionable behavior on the part of Ma
nook his attackers fell back in dis
may.
Indeed. the hunting party was
| thrown into such a state Of disorgAn.
| ization that Mr.. Bear seized the op-
portunity to turn on his heels and
make off at a smart trot. Before tbs
hunters had pulled themselves to-
| gether sufficiently to give chase he
had got enough momentum TO bring
him headforemost into open water
unscathed.
He unwisely came to the surface
within 10 yards OF the side of the ship
and a walrus- hide moose was thrown
by the up-and coming Putunuk deftIy
over his head. And now appeared as
unusual sight, probably. as the his
| tory Of polar bear hunting has to re-
! cord. Nanook fought desperately with
| the line. which was paid ont to him
| somewhat to ease the strain.
! A small foe was handy. He made
for 1t. and, climbing upon it. deliber
| ately turned his head, gnawed savage
| ly at the line and succeeded in sever
| ing 1t. He then Topped off and dived
below the surface of the water But
a large foe barred his way, and he
| had to climb on it and cross It.
Here l obtained my great picture OF
hand-to-hand fight with a polar bear.
| Putunuk had landed on the opposite
! side Of the foe and came. spear in
hand, over a ridge just as the bear
| passed within 10 feet OF him. He
raised the shaft and hurled It like a
lance behind the left shoulder Of the
bear. So close. so sudden was the un-
| expected encounter that cry of
| alarm rose from every man, whether
| Eskimo or Chukchi.
| The tremendous thrust carried Putu-
nuk past the bear and kept him &C.
| Ing till he saw the animal turn n
! SomerSault and then lie outstretched
| on the ice. In wears 10 coma there
! will be told in the icloos Of King Is
! land the story of how the mighty
| Putunuk faced and killed a great Ma
| nook with no weapon hut a spear.
| This carca SIS / took back with mo 70
| Nome, dressed and slung up on the
| rigging. AS It was 1t tipped the
| scales at 915 pounds.
(Copyrght 1921
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CAILLAUX is OPPONENT
OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE

and triumphantly, as If intimating that
that was political influence enough for
any woman. His eyes flashed in salts
faction. he Strengthened himself exag.
geratedly. beaming.
Il say. if we give the women the
vote"-the minister paused. his eyes
opened wide. one finger on his lips and
trim mustache, typical gesture with
him. and suddenly shot it forward to
shake 1t at his questioner as he finish
ed his statement then they would
vote twice, once themselves and once
as they influence their husbands. No,
l would not give them the vote"
The interviewer. weakened-as NJ.
Caillaux must wickedly have mea mt
her to be. by this homage to the power
or woman's political influence with
the male members of her family-could
not shake the finance minister from
this position. He graciousIy and smil.
lngly reiterated it, until the pressure
Of another enga cement caused him to
bow in farewell.
SO we learned two things about the
great finance minister. Holding the
floor In the presence OF a group, or
talking informally with a fortunate in
terViewer. he is the same vivid. ami
mated. arresting personality. What.
ever the quantity and quality of his
audience. he Is voluble. witty, startling.
Never for an instant does he lose the
attention Of his listeners. Secondly,
we learned that NJ. Caillaux Jumps
woman suffrage with that other great
American institution on which he has
been called upon to express an opinion.
Suffrage and prohibition. both. we may
infer. are all right for some other
country, not France. With which
mental observation the interviewer
| walked thoughtfully out of the em-
bassy into the darkness. thankful that
suffrage invaded America before NJ.
Caillaux. for with such magnetic op-
ponent the women Of America might
still be storming for the masculine
right to ignore the responsibilities Of
the ballot box.
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ering over the field when suddenly a
man was seen to fall from it. He
landed with a resounding thump be
tween second and third base and Il
policeman rushed out to his rescue.
The joke was on the crowd when
the man turned out to he a dummy,
but the crowd didn't relish that kind
of joke.
The day before, in the same grounds.
the fans had a more a agreeable kind
of a thrill when they Witnessed John
Phillip SonSa, noted band leader, CON
duct the music prior to the opening
of the first game Of the series.
Men Of national prominence have
always taken an interest in the Fall
base ball struggle. \ typical example
| is to be found in the presence Of
George Ade and Billy Sunday at a
| banquet of the PLAYERS during the all
| Chicago series in 1906.
In 1915 President Wilson and his
fance, Mrs Gait. who had been visit
| ing in New York City, stopped over in
| Philadelphia to see the second game
of the series. The President insisted
on paying for his tickets, and threw
out the first ball at the start of the
game. He enjoyed the battle, but re-
mained the perSonification Of neutral
tty throughout the contest.
Our thrilling national pastime and
our StnGlnE national history were
brought together by suggestion when,
at the close of the 1912 games, the
victorious Boston Red SoX team was
rendered a reception at Faneuil Hall,
the cradle of American liberty"
Big league base ball gave way to
the bigger game of war in 1918. when
| for the first time the world series
was played in September because of
| a curtailed schedule. General interest
was relatively lacking. as evidenced
| by the attendance at the opening
game. which was $1,000 less than the
| year before. So completely were the
lattentions of most of us taken up by
! the war that large portion of the
public failed to note. or has since for
gotten that Babe Ruth was pitcher
for Boston then and shut out ChicaC"
! in the first battle.
| After America had helped put it
over over there" base hall again en-
crossed the Nation every October. but
that people are still mindful of their
real base ball heroes was indicated in
1922. when. at the opening game at
the Polo Grounds. New York, the
PLAYERS of both teams marched to cen
ter field and there, bareheaded, placed
wreath on the monument Of Eddie
Grant. Giant player, who sacrificed his
life for his country.
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nearest edge of the foe. my lens
trained on him as he ran. He did not
look ba ok. but applied himself strictly
to the business of reaching the water
was glad that he got away, for we
are by no means done with him yet
We shall see him again more than
once before the day ia out. In polar
bear hunt you can keep going all day
after the same bear. following him up
and heading him off by utilizing the
winding leads between the foes on
your kaiaks and staging drives and
stalking parties one after another.
From the crest of ridge we kept
an eye on our elusive quarry. We saw
him going in bee-line from foe to
foe, swimming the intervening leads
and to all appearances coming to a
halt on large foe about mile away
and about the same distance from nv
ship, which, with the bear and our
present position. constituted the three
points of an equilateral triangle.
~
WE would return to the ship for
breakfast. A watch in the rig
ging would keep tab on Nanook s
movements. till we were ready to re-
sumo the chase.
AS 1 was enjoying pipe after
eating knock came on the door
and Ipnorak popped his head in.
"kabloni Chukchi.' he an
nounced. laconically, with a jerk Of
head and thumb over shoulder. OF
course. our Chukchi friends of yester-
day. Instantly l formulated a plan
TO stage polar bear hunt with
these fellows. I would persuade my
Eskimos to content themselves with
the role Of spectators this afternoon.
Putunuk was impressed into service
once more as interpreter. and soon
he was busy with eloquent hands
arms and visaGe outlining my pro-
posals for the afternoon hunting ses-
sion. The Chukchi took TO the idea
with will and were for tumbling
into their skin boats and making
of after Nanook on the moment.
My plans were little different.
wanted to maneuver my ship as close
UP to the lee side of the bear foe as
l could work her and have the bear
driven in our direction, while my
ships company remained aboard and
watched the proceedings as from a
stand on race track. Then would
set up my camera and crank 1t from
that vantage point. a.
Two fellows among the Chukchi, to
whom the rest appeared to look for
orders. climbed up into the rigging
took survey of the ice. They To-
Gated our bear of the morning and
two others farther off. Down they
came in great haste and filled with
excited energy. This hunting by ship
appealed to them tremendously
The hunters consisted of six of my
Chukchi guests. Two parties of two
each went out to work around to
windward of the bear, as in the morn
svS%~ - f,-s-
to play the leading roles, advanced
about halfway toward a pressure
ridge. spreading out about a hundred
yards apart and taking cover behind
sheltering hummocks OF ice. They
were armed with bows and arrows
and spears with walrus.hide lines at
tached. Firearms were taboo today.
A keen wind is blowing full in our
teeth. Our faces are blue and our
Evening star., 1925-10-04
ONSIEUR G ALL L A u x.
why doesn't France give
the women the votee"
Tho Hnonrn y,,{nisf A.

standing at the head Of
the graceful staircase leading to the
reception room of the French embas ssy
and agreeably occupied with the
thought that once more he was saying
Eau revoir" to the last of the horde of
correspondents who swoop upon him
at his nightly press receptions, looked
startled at the question. II was so far
wide of his previous cross-examina-
! tions. But this interviewer, together
with the rest of the press representa-
tiveS. had been highly entertained and
! aggravatingly uninformed concerning
| the debt proceedings by NJ. Caillaux's
incompatible conversational fencing.
J Now was the honorable moment to
tackle him in private. on something on
which he could express himself freely
He did. Not only freely, but surpris-
| ingly.
At first the minister was quite calm
! about the question. "Ah." he smiled
! brightly, that you should ask some
| one who wants to give the women the
vote"
1t was the interviewer's turn to be
| startled. But you do. OF course" A
| politician in these days must be in ia
| vor Of woman SUFFRAGE!
mo, no. I would not give it to
them. 1 won't give the women the
vote, 1 won't" M. Caillaux, gestur-
! ing. bowling. shaking his very distin-
guished, If very bald and rosy head,
became chara racteristically excited and
| emphatic.
! but don't the women in France
want the vote?" r-.
mo. no, they don't. There has been
no such agitation for woman suffrage
in France as here and in England"
Don't they take any part in poll
tics at all7"
! well, they tank to their hus-
bands. M. Cafllaux smiled brightly
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Putunuk has thrown his spear and
lodged 1t below water In the bears
back.
Again he dives. and as the line runs
out through Putunuk's hands he and
his kaiak are taken in tow. Ipnorak
has now closed in, and the two Chuk-
chi hunters, in their heavier craft,
manage to get in some arduous pad
ding. which brings them within range
of the bear as he comes to the sur.
face. with his black muzzle and sill
very white coat churning the icy
water.
For a moment he seems to be
spent. Then he turns away from the