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Or SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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A VIKING SPIRIT RELEASED
“This dull chrysalis
Cracks into shining wings, and hope ere death.”
How aptly trite are Tennyson's flute-like notes in
epitomizing the passing of Colonel Ben Eielson and.his
equally brave companion, Borland.
It was mete that the spirit which found unrest be
low the high horizons of etheral infinitude should have
burst its chrysalis and soared on and on to the Valhalla
of his viking forbears. It was as he would have had it—
a plunge from the limitless skies, to rise again to min
gle in the great mystery of the beyond; perchance to
return again a traveler of strange countries unap
proachable save through the great adventure, death.
And in returning to again pioneer the frontiers still
challenging man from far beyond the present known.
Without wresting one leaf from the laurels won
by his compeers of the air lanes Colonel Eielson may
be said to have contributed more to utilitarian air trav
el than any man since the pioneer days of aviation. He
was indeed a pioneer of a distinctive field, that of prov
ing that the airplane was suitable to the work of pen
etrating trackless reaches, including the Arctic with
its low temperatures, and multiple hazards not con
fronting the average flyer in the more settled portions
of the nation. This work measured up to the most he
roic exploits of the World War.
Colonel Eielson and his courageous aides have em
blazoned their names imperishably upon the history of
Alaska. They remain enshrined in the hearts of their
pioneer compeers who will share with their loved
ones the grief of their taking. Possibly the outside
world will never know and appreciate the task that
was theirs, but among those who understand and whose
understanding has emanated from close personal con
tact with and participation in the little army that is
gradually shoving back the frontier and conquering its
vast areas they occupy a position that time cannot
eradicate.
A son of the viking breed, Colonel Eielson died as
a viking with his face to Valhalla, with his aerial val
kirie as his sepulchre.
SEWARD THANKS ANCHORAGE
There is a poem which in part runs something like
this: “It isn’t who won the race that counts but how
well you played the game, etc.” Indirectly we refer to
the members of the Seward Volunteer Fire Department
basketball team which was vanquished by the Anchor- i
age Moose team. .
Though they lost by wide margins yet they played
their best until the final blast of the referee’s whistle
and thereby gained the admiration of not only those
who witnessed the Anchorage series, but also of the op
posing team. They gave their best and congratulated
the winners with such sincerity that it left no doubt in
the minds of all that the Seward aggregation are a
mighty fine bunch of good sports—and gentlemen, all.,
The hospitality extended to both visiting players
and fans alike, was a source of keen pleasure to the
Sewardites. The Anchorage Moose Lodge and many
others are to be commended for their efforts to make
the visit as enjoyable as possible; which they did, and
the Sewardites take this means, through The Gateway,
to express their appreciation.
R. B. McLure of Oakland, Calif., seems to think
that his wife is not quite up to the desired standard in
temperament and habits. In his divorce complaint he!
charged that she was ‘sullen, mean, irritable, morbid,!
disagreeable, nasty, gruesome, cool, bitter, heckling,
jealous, picayunish, loathsome, insulting, brazen, mis-!
eriy, gluttonous, temperamental, selfish, contemptuous,,
inattentive, uncivil and inconsiderate.”
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ESSIFLETES tssk of
OTHER G0LH1
ST. HELENS, Ore., Jan., 28, (/P)
—The crunch of ' steel against
the solid ice pack echoed a note j
of triumph over the winter as
the steel-prowed coast guard cut
ter Northland, equipped to nav
igate Bering Sea in winter, cleav
ed a water route through the
ice-bound Columbia River from
it’s mouth to Vancouver.
En route from Astoria the
Northland ploughed a furrow
through which the lighthouse ten
der Rose brought a cargo of
food stuffs to inhabitants of a
half-dozen fishing villages which
had been isolated for more than
a week.
The Northland docked here
last night.
FIE HEN, 111 LEGES
EBIMEITESS, K
BED ST POMj
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan., 28, (JP) '
j —Authorities announced the ar
rest of five alleged counterfeit
I ters who flooded cities in three
| western states with spurious dol- i
i lar bills.
The five arrested are Florence I
Mott, 15; Ed Mott, 20, her hus- j
band; Dorothy Fearn, 23; Theo- I
dore Fearn, 50; Archie Fearn, 23.
A complete plant for the man
ufacture of silver dollars from
an alloy, is said to have been op
erated at Sparks, Nevada, Sac
ramento and at Portland.
TO EASE EXECUTIONS
BOSTON, Jan., 27, PP)—Jrisoners
facing death in the electric chaid in <
Massachusetts would have the priv
ilege of having an anaesthetic ad
ministered before execution, if pre- \ t
posed legislation is adopted. The j jj
use of the anaesthetic would be!
optional. ! 4
MINING AND COMMERCE
In this, as in every age of the \
world’s development, we find that \
the mining industry lies at the j
heart of all commerce.—Arthur J. =
Hoskins, E. M. \
PRESERVE FLAGSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan., 27, j
(/P)—Preservation of the flag- ! \
ship “Olympia”, used by Admiral i \
Dewey at Manila Bay, as an ob- ; j
ject of historic devotion, is be-; \
ing urged by The American Le- i
gion in accordance with a res- j
olution adopted at the Louis- j ®
ville, Ky., national convention.
TRAIN ARRIVALS
Incoming arrivals last evening
included L. W. Bishop, the host
of Bishop’s Place, Russian Riv
er; Miss Bennett, schoolteacher
from Cooper’s Landing, here* on
her Christmas vacation; George
Nelson and Henry Lucas, licensed
guides; Mrs Roy croft, the well
known resident of Moose Pass.
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BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
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sociation of Omaha, Nebraska.
All forms of life insurance
written by our company,
which hai assets of more than
$135,000,000 00 If you are
interested, please write to
W. A. FRASER, President j
Woodmen ol the World
Life Insurance Assn.
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