SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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NEED OF LIGHTHOUSE SHOWN.
The accident Sunday morning to
the steamship Yukon, while but slight,
shows how easily an ocean liner can
be wrecked without aids to naviga
tion. Despite the skilfulness and ex
perience of the master in charge of a
vessel it is impossible to buck the ele
ments in a narrow, land locked bay,
unless lighthouses and fog horns are
at proper places to show the mariner
his position. The Yukon left port in
fairly good weather, but before get
ting to the narrows a blinding snow
flurry hid the passage to the ocean,
with a result that compass courses
and logs were useless on account of
the turns in the channel. Steep, pre
cipitous bluffs on either side of the
waterway make it doubly dangerous.
No lights or aids of any kind are to
be found, save a small blinker on an
outer island of the harbor.
During the past few years thousands
of passengers have been carried in
and out of the bay without accident
of any kind because weather con
ditions were either favorable or the
vessel happened to arrive at the nar
row entrance in daylight. But the
escape of the Yukon from serious ac
cident shows that weather conditions
at times are such as to render it im
possible for any kind of craft to find
the harbor mouth on a night so thick
the encircling hills cannot be seen,
and where a gale is blowing the ship
off her winding course.
President Harding and his cabinet
officers while here two years ago
declared that a lighthouse should be
placed at the entrance to Resurrec
tion Bay. The mafter came up sev
eral times, but was killed in the com
mittee. Will it take an accident like
that of the Princess Sofia to awaken
the nation to our need?
We believe Capt. Glasscock and
Capt. O. A. Johansen to be two of the
most skilled navigators running in
and out the harbor. Both are emphat
ic in their protests over conditions.
Both believe that a lighthouse and fog
signal must be placed at Harding En
trance to safeguard lives, especially
in the howling winter gales carrying
a volume of snow so thick as to be
suffocating.
The Chamber of Commerce should
again secure the cooperation of the
Seattle, Portland and San Francisco
chambers of commerce in presenting
our deplorable lack of aids to naviga
tion. No man can accomplish the im
possible in navigation, but he should
be properly safeguarded while at
tempting it.
FARMERS LAG BEHIND
Children born on a farm ought to
have the same opportunity to secure
an education as those born in cities.
But they are not getting it. They will
never get it until their parents real
ize more fully how necessary it is for
them.
During the last ten years enrollment
of farmers’ children a tthe University
of Illinois increased only 70 per cent,
while those of skilled laborers increas
ed 247 per cent. The highest per
centage of increase was shown in the
children of carpenters.
It may be true that the farmer has
hard times, while the skilled workman
has had comparatively good times, but
the farmer keeps his children home to
help with his work, while the skilled
mechanic is not allowed to do so by
his union. But even this should not
account for the poor showing made
by young people from the farms.
One trouble is that parents do not
take the importance of education seri
ously enough. They do not make the
sacrifices necessary to give their chil
dren a fair start. Unless they want
their children to continue to do the
poorly paid work of the world in larg
er share than is fair, they must give
more attention to their education.
If the boy or girl must remain on
the farm to work, there are still op
portunities for self improvement, es
pecially in winter, and there are many
courses which would be most benefi
cial in preparing them for the battle
of life.
In these days anyone who really de
sires to become reasonably well edu
cated can do so, through determined
and conscientious effort. Parents
should encourage such effort.
But by all means study along lines
which will be of use to you, and do
not scatter your efforts. For example
Latin and Greek is not as of much use
to the farm boy as a knowledge of
soils and plant life.
Being a dumbell appears to be the
first qualification for jury duty.
EDIT
There are 63 million hogs in the
United States not counting the ones
who always want the best of a deal.
Chinese natives who never ate any
genuine American chop suey haven’t
missed much.
It is said that Eskimo parents, like
Americans, never punish their child
ren.
Hints on etiquette: Don't smoke in
the barbershop unless the ladies do.
PIONEER SURGEON
RETURNS ON YUKON
Dr. J. H. Romig and Mrs. Romig,
pioneer residents of Seward, return
ed on the Yukon from an extended
eastern trip, on pleasure and business.
Dr. Romig is in charge of the Fair
banks division of the Alaska railroad
with headquarters at St. Joseph’s hos
pital in the Interior city.
Leaving Seward about two months
ago, Dr. and Mrs. Romig went thru to
Kansas, where they visited Dr. Ro
mig’s father. From there they went
to Pennsylvania, where they visited
the relatives of Mrs. Romig, as well
as her daughter. Miss Elizabeth, who
is studying nursing at the Johns Hop
kins hospital.
From Pennsylvania Dr. and Mrs.
Romig visited Washington, D. C., in
terviewing many prominent men. He
met with members of the Senate and
House committees and boosted Alaska
and Seward in every way possible
while absent.
On the way west Dr. Romig and
Miss Elizabeth went to Mayo Broth
ers’ Institute, where Miss Romig will
take a short course in laboratory
work after which she will return to
Fairbanks and assist her father in
hospital work.
Dr. Romig brought back a very fine
X-ray and ultra-violet ray equipment,
as well as other hospital and labora
tory equipment.
Japan’s House Peers
Have Power Curbed
TOKIO, Feb. 2.—The reform of the
house of Peers probably will be the
most important problem to come be
fore the Diet at its impending ses
sion. The reform bill probably will
come up in March and, according to
the Japanese press, may create the
gravest crisis that the coalition gov
ernment has faced.
At present the House of Peers has
virtual control of the Diet and can
block the lower house on any pofnt.
A change in the powers of the two
houses will be attempted. The es
sential objective, however, is a change
in the manner in which the member
ship of the upper body is selected. At
present half the members hold office
by hereditary right, and the other
half is equally divided between those
appointed for life by the Emperor and
those elected by large property own
er./ The proposed reform contem
plates the reduction of the first half
to about one third of the member
ship, to be elected by peers from
among their ranks, and reduces the
imperila appointees to the same num
ber but for terms of only seven or
eight, years. The remaining seats
would be elective.
Yukon Sails South
Bound Sunday Morn
The steamship Yukon, which arriv
ed in port Saturday afternoon, sailed
ed southbound yesterday morning
with a fewr passengers, and light cargo
of freight. When the vessel cast off
from the dock the night was bright,
but before the vessel could get out of
the bay a heavy snow squall came up
forcing the vessel batk to port. In
making the turn the big ship scraped
slightly on a steeple rock, but no dam
age to speak of was ddne, a survey
of the ship showing a dent in one of
her plates. As the squall was a heavy
one and no lights or fog signals are
placed at the narrows, it is a wonder
that mariners can find their way in
or out of the winding channel in thick
weather.
After an examination of the ship’s
hull, the vessel left for the southward
with the following passengers:
For Latouche—W. Galen, S. Kelai
dis, John Hoglund, E. J. Davis, J. J.
Luke, Clias. Knernvik.
Cordova—H. B. Wolking, D. J. Cur
tin, Wm. Lewis.
For Juneau—G. Kristiansen. Jean
Cilker, B. E. Berry, L. Edlive. Thos.
'B. Johnson.
Ketchikan—Wm. F. Moore, Bessie
Thatcher, L. Sanback.
Valdez—Harry C. Johnson.
For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Weckwerth and daughter Jean, Mar
tin Batitch, Mrs. R. G. Brown, Marion
Herzer, Mrs. R. La very, Will Lavery,
Lucille. Lavery, F. B. Bingham, D. D.
Phillips, W. C. Erwin, C. M. Brosius,
Doris Weckwerth, Thomas Charles,
Tony Wezzaroffer, J. Valentine.
The Yukon took on a load of ore at
Latouche, the railroad being down at
Cordova when she passed through on
her way north.
WORLD’S GREATEST FLYER
TO BE BUILT AT AKRON
AKRON, Jan. 31.—Dr. Karl Arn
stine, designer of the Riant ZR-3 which
crossed the Atlantic ocean from
Germany in a non-stop flight has been
selected to draw the plans for the
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation's pro
posed giant air liner. When com
pleted the zeppelin will be twice as
large as any ever built and will be
able to go half way around the world
without a stop. Dr. Arnstine for
merly was chief engineer of the Ger
man Zeppelin company and has made
plans for more than one hundred dir
igibles.
The proposed ship will have a gas
capacity of more than 5,000,000 cubic
feet, twice as great as either the new
ZR-3, now christened the Los An
geles, or the Shenandoah. Officials
have not definitely determined wheth
er the dirigible will be constructed
for commercial or government purpos
es.
The dirigible would be equipped
with a passenger cabin hanging from
the keel of the vessel, with a prom
enade deck and steamer chairs, com
fortable berths, dining room service,
shower baths and all other modern
conveniences. It. would maintain a
regular two-day schedule between
New York and London, if used for
that purpose.
Engineers plan the new ship to be
nearly nine hundred feet long with
a maximum diameter of 120 feet, the
control car hanging ten feet lower.
NURMI WINS TWO MILE
EVENT IN SUNDAY RACES
BOSTON, Jan. 31— Nurmi, holder of
24 world records, won the two mile
event here last night but failed to
break a record. Willie Plant beat
Ugo Frigerio walking three thousand
meters, clipping one and one-fifth
seconds from his twenty-two records.
THREE YOUTHS ARRESTED
FOR STEALING AUTO
TACOMA, Feb. 2.—Joseph Ward,
twenty-seven, George Meyers, thirty
three, W. J. Murry, twenty-eight,
were arrested for stealing a car here
when the owner upon seeing them
take it called the police. Authori
ties gave chase and caught the trio.
Murry admitted the theft of the au
tomobile and was recognized as an
employe of the Bothell Bank. Ward
and Meyers were identified as the
two men who escaped with two thous
and dollars from the bank in its hold
up yesterday.
Nowadays most stories about out
door he-men are written by puny
authors in steam-heated apartments.
p> »Ymi
Liberty Theatre
TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
If you did not see this show Saturday, don’t miss it this
evening—It will be the last chance. Everybody was wild
about it.
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AS IT IS—NO EXPOSE OR PROPAGANDA. IT IS NOT A
TOUR OF HOLLYWOOD BUT—
a fast-moving, absorbing and thrilling
story.
In the Cast and having distinct parts in the play are:
Cecil DeMille, Pola Negri, Thomas Meighan, Bill Hart, Agnes
Ayres, Jack Holt, Walter Hiers, Leatrice Joy, Jacqueline Lo
gan, Nita Naldi, Betty Compson, Lila Lee, May McAvoy, Theo
dore Kosloff, Lois Wilson, Mary Astor and fifty other famous
Screen People. Never before have so many movie favorites
taken part in one picture—
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ALSO A PATHE NEWS
BURNS SELF TO DEATH
BECAUSE OF SCOLDING
WAILUKI ISLAND, Mauith, Feb.
2—Grieved because of a scolding, lit
tle Cecilia Punohu, sixteen years old,
saturated her clothes with kerosene
and ignited them, burning to death.
TEMBLORS ROCK BUDAPEST
BUDAPEST, Feb. 2.—Serious trem
ors were felt northeast of here and
twenty-five thousand in the town of
Eger fled panic-stricken to the open.
Damages are estimated at a billion
crowns.
It is easy to make a strong argu
ment when you are not hampered by
facts.
Having no wagon, John Taylor, a !
Kentucky farmer, borrowed a hearse, |
in which h ehauled his tobacco crop
to market.
Jurors drank nearly a quart of “evi
dence in a Porto Rico liquor case and
the judge ordered a mistrial.
A white whale which had traveled
300 miles from its habitat in the Arc
tic ocean was seen in the Mackenzie
river near Ft. Good Hope, Canada.
Twin boys born to Mrs. C. B. Dan
iel, of Amarillo, Texas, arrived four
hours apart, one on December 31 and
the other on January 1.
Clyde Bracco, 13-year-old Globe
Arizona, school boy, swallowed a small
watch, but brought it up two hours
later by aid of an emetic.
Indians of the Hobart reservation
in Ontario, traveled 400 miles through
the snow to get Christmas presents
for papooses of the tribe.
When he swore off drinking, Grain
ger Cunningham, of Kingston, N. C..
made affidavit to his pledge before
a court clerk.
Operation of pool and billiard halls
in Tennessee would be prohibited un
der provisions of a bill introduced in
the legislature.
Yes! no autos
today!
But you auto see our shipment of fresh
Goods that auto satisfy the most auto
cratic appetite in Seward.
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