SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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THE CALL OF THE NORTH
If possessed of great wealth, the
average mortal would hardly seek
diversion or thrills in an airplane
bound lor the North Pole, with
chances of death about ten to on?
•against him. But that is wThat Lin
coln Ellsworth, an intrepid young
American millionaire, did and in the
language of the street “he got away
with it.”
Mr. Ellsworth, who returned to
the United States a few days ago,
was the only American with Roald
Amundsen in his recent Arctic flight,
when all hands missed disaster by
a slender margin.
Speaking of the adventure, which
took the two planes within 157 miles
of the Pole, Ellsworth paid a high tri
bute to the superb courage of Amund
sen, who never lost confidence, even
when one plane was crushed and the
other seemed hopelessly grounded
amid the rough Arctic ice.
The expedition was financed by
Mr. Ellsworth and his late father
at a cost of about $150,000 and the
attempt to fly to the North Pole
was perhaps the most daring enter
prise in the history of polar explor
ation.
About 6,000 feet of films were
made by the explorers and these
are said to have turned out to be
excellent. Speaking of lectures, Mr.
Ellsworth said: “Certainly there will
be lectures—and the profits will be
put right back into the next venture.”
Plans for the “next venture” will
be discussed when Amundsen arrives
in the United States in October.
Evidently the narrow escape ex
perienced has not silenced the call
of the North for these Argonauts of
the air.
BOLIVIA’S CENTENNIAL
This month a great permanent
industrial exposition in celebration
of Bolivia’s century of independence,
achieved in 1825 after 300 years of
Spanish rule, was opened at LaPaz,
the capital.
After the conquest of the empire
of the Incas by Pizarro, the Indians
were governed with extreme cruelty,
more than eight million having
perished in the mines of their native
country during their centuries of
enslavement by the Spaniards.
Finally an unsuccessful revolution
occured in 1780, followed shortly
by widespread revolts among all the
South American colonies, led by a de
termined group of patriots, of whom
Simon BolfViar was the most famous
For him the republic of Bolivia was
named.
Even after independence was
achieved, Bolivia suffered much from
civil wars, which greatly retarded
the country’s development. In re
cent years considerable progress has
been made, which will be fittingly
illustrated by the great exposition at
LaPaz.
REVERSED PROCEDURE
Most young men with an ambition
to go to Congress become lawyers
first, this appearing to be an almost
indispensable step toward a legis
lative career. Congressman Lamar
Jeffers of Alabama .reversed the
customary procedude by getting
elected to Congress first and study
ing law afterwards. He has recently
been admitted to the bar.
VIRGIN REMOVED
Many strange objects are brought
back to America by visitors to
foreign lands—art treasures, bric-a
brac, relies. An unusual one is the
body of the martyr, St. Christine the
Virgin, recently secured in Rome by
Bishop Joseph Schrembs to be placed
in its final resting place in the Catho
lic cathedral of Cleveland. The
body was removed from the cata
combs of Rome nearly 200 years
ago and was worshipped in a near
by monastery.
TIE 'EM DOWN
If any husband should feel secure
in the belief that his spouse would
not run away, a Mr. DePuller of
New York, whose wife was born
without legs, should have had that
comfort. Yet, it is reported that Mrs.
DePuller, a sideshow freak, did skip
out with all her costumes, $2,000
worth of jewelry and $100 in cash,
which, constituted all the DePuller
! hoard.
A PERFECT DIPLOMAT.
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The Roumanian minister to Wash
ington, Prince Antoine Bibsco, has
made a strong bid for popularity
among the ladies of the capital. In
his latest encomiastic utterance he
declared that “it has been left to
America to produce women both beau
tiful and brilliant; the American
women must have come from
Heaven.” It may be added that it
has been left to Roumania to pro
duce the perfect diplomat.
SETS AN EXAMPLE
Quite a number of magistrates
have obtained publicity by fining
themselves for speeding and other
offenses, but it remained for T. E.
Jones, justice of the peace at Beggs,
Okla., to send himself to jail for
fifteen days. Explaining his action
from his cell Mr. Jones said: “I
wanted to put myself where I
couldn’t get any liquor. I was not
doing myself or my friends any good
sitting in my office drunk half the
time, so I sent myself here.” So far,
his original idea has not been pla
giarized.
FROM A TEACHER.
A teacher of Oakland, Calif., re
cently declared that “if you will
teach a boy to blow' a horn he will
not be so apt to blow a safe.” That
is a terse statement in behalf of the
refining influence of music and is
w'orth thinking about. if jyime'
could be reduced thereby, wTe might
even tolerate a wider employment of
the saxophone. -*
LIFE, FUNNY PROPOSITION
An Oklahoma newspaper expresses
just indignation over the brutality
of a young wanton who deliberately
ran down and killed a valuable dog
on the street with his automobile.
Yet, if he ever reaches the prison cell
to which he seems to be headed, the
sob-sisters will probably regale him
with flowers and delicacies.
Sales of baseball equipment to
boys of the country have fallen off
35 per cent in the past ten years,
according to a large manufacturer of
sporting goods.
Zaza Pitts, a motion picture ac
tress, plunged down an embankment
150 feet high in her car in the Santa
Cruz mountains, escaping with an
injured shoulder and some minor
bruises.
Mrs. D. E. Fitch of Burt, la.,
painted several school houses in her
county under contract.
More than 15,000 Canadian women
are actively engaged in agriculture
as owners or managers of farms.
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Billie Burke, now Mrs. Florenz
Ziegfield, one of the most popular
actresses who ever graced the Amer
ican stage, celebrated her 40th birth
day this month.
Mis Agnes Pratt of London is
employed by large theatrical mana
gers to revise and improve plays sub
mitted by playwrights.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
D. H. WILLIAMS,
FAIR MANAGER,
NOW IN SEWARD
ANCHORAGE ANNUAL FAIR OFFI
CIAL VISITS SEWARD COM
PLETING LOCAL EXHIBITS
D. H. Williams, manager for the
Second Annual Fair at Anchorage, is
in Seward and according to present
indications, the event is going to be
bigger and better than ever he an
nounces. Exhibits from all over the
Territory have been received, partic
ularly from districts along the rail
road belt and the Cook Inlet region,
and gangs of workmen have been en
gaged for some weeks building addi
tional buildings, all permanent and on
which quite a number of thousands
of dollars are being expended. Every
exhibit will be in under shelter. Stock
corrals are going up also pens for the
many foxes which are now arriving
at the fair grounds. Practically all
of the booth space has been sold out
and the entertainment committee has
arranged many numbers in which is
included vaudeville stunts, music and
dancing, Days of ’98, side shows and
on the closing night a big Mardi Gras.
In fact, Manager Williams says, the
thousands of visitors wrho will throng
the fair grounds from the opening
day, September 14 to 19 inclusive, will
not only have the time of their lives
but will have brought to their atten
tion facts about this region and the
Territory as a whole which will sur
prise even the old time sourdoughs.
Among the prominent Alaskans who
will speak on the opening night, 8:00
o’clock, will be Governor George A.
Parks, President C. E. Bunnell of the
Alaska College; Noel Smith, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad, and
several others.
Miss Florence Marks of St. Louis
■was fined for punching George Pritch
ard’s nose on the street.
Resolutions asking Congress to
modify the Volstead law were pass
ed by the Ancient Order of Hiberni
ans in convention in Atlantic City.
At the trades and labor congress
to be held in Ottawa on August 31,
old age pensions, immigration, un
employment and working hours will
be Reading topics of discussion.
Forty carloads of Missouri mules
were recently shipped to Africa for
use with the Spanish ^army on the
Riff front.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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ready. Make $75 week and up sell
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in advance. Prices as low as $19.50.
24-h0ur service guaranteed. J. Wal
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FOR SALE CHEAP—Bungalow at
Mile Seven. Ideal location. Com
pletely furnished. Garage. Inquire
T. J. S., Gateway. tf.
FOR SALE—Ford Bug Auto, light,
classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
age. tf
FOUND—Keys of all descriptions; if
you have lost any keys lately come
to the Gateway.
Cabin for Rent
On Fine Trout Stream
Bungalow with fine fire
place. large living room,
furnished for six persons,
plenty of bedding and
essentials, stove and all
cooking utensils. Will be
rentedoy the day or week
end to responsible parties.
Good fishing in lake and
stream and hunting in
season.
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SEWARD, ALASKA
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TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
THOMAS HARDY’S GREAT NOVEL
TESS of the
D’Urbervilles
TURNED INTO A GREAT PICTURE PLAY
WITH
BLANCHE SWEET, CONRAD NAGEL
STUART HOLMES AND
GEORGE FAWCETT
HAVING THE LEADING PLACES
A CHILD OF NATURE AND THE SOCIAL
LAW
A STORY OF THE DOUBLE CODE OF
MORALS
AND A BEAUTIFUL PATHE REVIEW
Pinned under their automobile
jdien it turned turtle, four mem
bers of the family, of Art Williams
of Lexington, Ky., were extriacated
without injury.
The historic automobile in which
Archduke Fredrick and his wife were
assassinated was sold at auction in i
Budapest for $80.
A Liberty bond, a fountain pen,;
two wratches and a pipe were found
in an old sock on a Chicago garbage
dump.
George Brassin of St. Louis was
very appropriately fined for peeping
through a window at a young couple
courting.
James Curran of Hull, Eng., was
freed of the charge of taking wagers
after eating the memorandum book
which furnished the only evidence
against him.
A mother whale released her
baby by a vicious attack upon a net
in which it had been caught off the
English coast and both escaped.
During services in a Hammond,
Ind., church, Mrs. Catherine Merriam
stootl up and Screamed “I am dying,*’
then fell back dead.
Mrs. Emma Flynn was discovered
stealing money from her employer
in St. Paul, a week after she had
bought a $600 piano.
Although every bit of clothing
was torn from Herbert Law of Wau
kegan, 111., when he -was caught in
engine room machinery, he escaped
without injury.
Mrs. Eliza Cornish of Hull, Eng.,
is the mother of triplets at the age
of 19.
W. G. Davis, a Liverpool widower
without children, left an estate worth
$60,000 in trust for his nine dogs.
Benches reserved for women and
marked “Smoking Permitted” have
been installed at Nantasket Beach,
Mass.
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Mrs. Mary Ennis of St. Louis told
officials that she did not worry about
her husband leaving her for another
woman, but objected to his taking
the family radio set. "
A hen belonging to Mrs. George
Morris of Leona, Iowa, was found
trying to hatch 60 eggs in one nest.
Henry O Lloyd of Chicago got
a divorce when he proved that his
wife had fallen in love with bis
younger bi other.
Chas. L. Parsck sent money from
Australia to pay a tailor bill owed
a New York firm for 40 years.
Blind students of Worcester, Eng.,
won 13 of 16 chess contests with
opponents who could see.
William Scoble of Denver was
arrested for stealing a bulldog left t
to guard its owner’s automobile.
Climbing a mountain near Bangor,
Wales, Dr. John Evans, aged 90,
was badly hurt in a fall.
FOR ONE WEEK
Lowered prices on all
merchandise.
Friday and Saturday
we will have a DOLLAR
SALE.
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