SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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CANNIBALISM IN CHINA
One of the most horrible peace
time tragedies in the world’s history
is being enacted in the Kweichow
district and other portions of China,
due to famine, according to recent
dispatches.
Millions of unfortunate people are
not only desperately hungry, but are
starving to death by the hundreds
daily. Reports say that cannibalism
is being resorted to in the elemental
struggle for life.
So widespread is the disaster that
1here appears no possible hope for
relief of consequence until the next
rice crop is matured. One dispatch
says “the roads are littered with
dead, while hungry families creep
forward toward the towns, where
many die on the doorsteps as they
beg for food which is not to be had.”
From this gruesome picture we
may imagine the possible fate of a
large portion of the human race in
the centuries to come. The world
has doubled in population in the last j
90 years. With better sanitation
and health measures and their con
sequent prolongation of life, the in
crease in future will be even more
rapid, especially if losses from war
can be minimized.
Civilized nations will feel the in
creasing pressure of overpopulation
more and more. The habitable and
food producing surface of the earth
is limited. Growth of population is
unlimited and unless some means be
taken to check it there can be but
one ultimate result.
We may frown on birth control to
day, but there appears to be no al
ternative for the people of the fu
ture, excepting death from starva
tion.
SOME BOY
Robert Session*:, 15-year-old high
school student of Birmingham, Ala.,
is the winner of the national oratori
cal contest recently held in Washing
ton, D. C., in competition with six
other regional champions represent
ing the entire country.
Robert was the youngest of the
seven competitors, two of the others
being 16 and the remaining four 37
years of age.
The prize was $2,000 in cash and
he proposes to donate the entire sum
to his school to be used in the pro
motion of good citizenship.
While the winning of the prize was
a splendid achievement, the laudable
and patriotic purpose to which he
intends to devote it indicates that
Robert Sessions possesses the highest
ideals, as well as remarkable orator
ical ability. He is “some boy.”
STANDARDIZED BRAINS
With the best intentions in the
world, the National Parent-Teachers’
Association, numerous organizations
of educators, fraternities and others
are agitating for a new government
Department of Education, with a
cabinet officer at its head.
These citizens, or the great major
ity of them, have a sincere desire to
aid the cause of education, hence
their views are entitled to respect.
They believe that with Federal sup
ervision there may be secured more
uniformity and efficiency in our
public schools. Bills incorporating
their ideas have been before Cong
ress for several sessions, but with
out action.
Opponents of the plan declare that
it means a lot of additional Federal
office-holders, meddling with state
functions, and the building up of an
other Federal political machine.
Another objection is that it tends
toward standardization in education,
which may be productive of more
harm than good. Uniformity may be
desiidble enough in dealing with ma
terial things, but it is of doubtful
value in matters affecting mental
ralnnig.
Stv.iduidized machines a..1 one
thing; standardized brains are an
other. Federal establishment of a
sort of intellectual goose-step is not
desirable. Some room tnust be left
for individual initiative and individ
ual expression.
Federal red tape plays too large a
part in our daily lives already and it
would be unwise to have it further
entangled with our educational sys
tem.
YOUR FRIENDS
Remember your friends, the mail
order houses. You ought to patron
ize them, because they will always
stand ready to help you when you
need it.
If you are a little short of cash,
all you have to do is to send to Rear,
Sawbuek & Co., and tell them what
you want. They will sent it prompt
ly and wait until fall for their money.
DoD’t be backward about calling
on them for these little favors. They
will consider it a privilege to accom
modate you.
(Editor’s Note—The poor fellow
who wrote the above was sent to the
lunatic asylum next day.)
Ed. Engstrom Joins
Forces with Bowers
Ed. Engstrom, a cheechako, but
outside of that an expert tonsorial
artist from Seattle, has taken up his
abode in Seward and will remain
here, he hopes, permanently. Ed is
a brother-in-law to George W. James,
of the Seward Grill, who is responsi
ble for his coming to Alaska.
When James wrote him of the op
portunity to line up a job in Sew
ard with Harry Bowers, who recent
ly became the proprietor of the bar
bering establishment he has wielded
a pair of scissors and a razor for
lo, these many months past. Ed
turned in his resignation with a Sec
ond Avenue barber shop in Seattle,
propped his new model Chevrolet car
up in the garage and caught the
next steamer north, the S.S. Yukon,
which arrived last Friday.
This is hie first trip to the coun
try and though it has been raining
considerably since his arrival, he
likes it very much. At least it is a
pleasant change, he said. It is re
ported he is a keen follower of Isaac
Walton. In this respect he is look
ing forward to the time when he can
take a few days off and drorp a hook
into some of the surrounding
streams.
In last Sunday’s baseball game at
Anchorage 'between the Soldier and
the Firemen teams, the Soldier boys
won the game by the close score of
6 to 5. Johnston twirled for the Ar
my and Norene, a new man, heaved
the leather for the Fire lads.
The “Cook Inlet Kid” vs. Alex Ag
ner of McCarthy, is the headline
attraction for the coming Anchorage
Elks’ smoker to be held on July 4.
These lads have not met before, and
as both are ring exponents extraor
dinary, the Kid being the champ of
the middleweight division in Alaska,
a snappy battle is looked forward to.
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WILL GIVENS DIES FAIRBANKS
William Givens, who has been em
ployed by William Gilcher for the
past two years, died last Wednes
day, a week ago, at the Fairbanks
hospital. Mr. Givens lial been ill
about ten days with pneumonia. His
residence in Fairmanks dates back
23 months, during wilich time he had
been with Mr. Gilcher. Previously
he had lived in the upper Yukon
country since about 1914. He is
survived by a sister and father, liv
ing in Los Angeles and a sister liv
ing in Seattle, all of whom have
been notified of his death.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
Anton Stander, Once
An Alaska Millionaire
Was Seward Visitor
Anton F. Stander, who with his
partners, Clarence and Frank Berry,
took out almost three millions in
gold dust from Nos. 4, 5, and 6, on
Eldorado, during the stampede day
to Dawson, was a visitor in Seward
the first of the week, according to
Chas. Fisher, proprietor of Fishers’
Cafe, an old friend of the once pros
perous operator. The old friends held
quite a reunion during Mr. Stan
dee's brief time in the city. Natur
ally those hectic days were gone over
and many incidents dormant for
years, were recalled during the con
versation.
Mr. Stander has gone to Anchorage
for a few days on business after
which he will proceed to a near-by
district to look after a number of
mining properties he owns and is
interested in. After his departure
from Alaska for the States, many
years ago, he had erected in Seattle
the well known Stander hotel, locat
ed on Yesler Way, between Sixth
and Seventh streets. He has been in
Seattle practically ever since he
departed from the Territory.
ELKS’ CONTEST WON
BY MISS LOIS PRICE
•Miss Lois Price won the Elks’
convention contest which was decid
ed Saturday night, and will be the
representative sent from Anchorage
by the Elks to the Big Elks’ conven
tion to be held at the Rose City,
Portland.
Following is the final count in the
contest:
Lois Price . 32,211
Alice Bayer . 10,591
Alpha Pedersen .- 2,430
Ophelia Howard .*. 500
Mrs. Frank Martin . 395
Happy Elliott . 2S0
Laurette Taylor Superb
in Manners’ ‘Happiness’
When it comes to really first-class
comedy our hats are off to Laurette
Taylor and the Metro Company for
their production of “Happiness.”
which is at the Liberty Theater
tonight. It is an aeon since any
thing has appeared on the screen so
light, deft and amusing as this pic
turization of J. Hartley Manners’
play, which came as sort of a sequel
to his famous “Peg O’ My Heart.’”
PLAN MIDNIGHT
SUN EXCURSION
Headquarters of the Alaska rail
road announced that arrangements
are being made for a Midnight Sun
excursion from Seward to Fairbanks,
which will be handled on the regu
lar passenger train. The round trip
fare will be fare and one-third.
Those wishing to take in this ex
cursion can leave here June IB and
return any time up to June 28. This
will not only give them a chance
to attend the “Midnight Sun” carni
val at Fairbanks, but also a chance
to attend the American Legion con
vention to be held in the interior city
June 24-25.
Aerial Mapping To Be
Tried Out In Alaska
Aerial mapping in Alaska will prob
ably be undertaken next year, accord
ing to information received here on
the last boat. The work is expected
,to be done by the Army Air Service
in co-operation with the U. S. Geolog
ical Survey.
It is understod that General M. M.
Patrick, chief of air service, has giv
en his approval of the Alaska under
taking. The plan will call for the
use of three planes, two officers and
six enlisted men to be detailed for a
period of 135 ays. It was said that
Loening amphibian planes will be
used on the expedition.
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
the Alaska Shop. tf
Haas Fresh Candies at the Alaska
Shop. —
Eastman Kodaks ana supplies at
the Alaska Shop. tf
The LIBERTY
ONE SHOW, 8:00 O’CLOCK TONIGHT
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THE JOYOUS COMEDY-DRAMA
“Happiness”
A VERY CHARMING EIGHT REEL
PRODUCTION
WITH AMERICA’S BEST LOVED
STAGE ACTRESS
Laurette Taylor
as the Star
This star has made the famous play,
“Peg o’ My Heart” a success. She gives
to this plav the sparkle of the very wine
of life.
A DELIGHTFUL PLAY OF A LITTLE SHOP
GIRL WHO BRINGS THE JOY OF LIVING
TO TWO BLASE SOCIETY FOLKS—
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THERE WILL ALSO BE A ONE
REEL PRODUCTION
Under Cover”
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NOTE—The Seward Orchestra has dis
banded for the summer vacation, but there will
be special instrumental music every Thursday
beginning a week from today.
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