SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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MOTHER’S DAY
Mother’s Day, which comes on the
second Sunday in May, tomorrow, will
be observed throughout the United
States in response to the annual proc
lamation by the President.
As is well known, the object o£ the
day is to recall memories of the
mothers who have passed to the be
yound and to pay special tributes of
affection to those living. The badge
for the day is the white carnation,
emblamatic of the purity, beauty and
fidelity of a mother's love. By some
the red carnation is worn in honor of
living mothers.
Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia
originated the idea of Mother’s Day.
which was observed in several cities
in 1910, the custom being extended
rapidly in the following years.
Congress in 1913 passed a resolu
tion offered by Congressman J. Thos.
Heflin of Alabama (now senator) rec
ommending observance of the day by
its members and by the executive de
partments at Washington. In 1914
Congress authorized the President to i
designate the second Sunday in May
of each year as Mother’s Day, the
first proclamation under this authority
being issued by President Wilson on j
May 9, 1914.
Few of us reflect as often as we I
should on the debt of love and grati
tude we owe to our motors. By
thoughts and acts of sincere affec
tion on Mother’s Day, we not only
honor them, but also honor ourselves.
MECKLENBURG MYTH?
On May 20 there will be celebrated
at Charlotte, N. C., the 150th anni
versary of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion of Independence, a set of resolu
tions said to have been passed there
in 1775, asserting the independence
of the inhabitants of Mecklenburg
county from British authority.
While the tradition concerning this
action by the Mecklenburg citizens
has persisted throughout a century
and a half, there is little to establish
it as an historical fact.
The alleged resolutions were first
published from memory in 1819, or
44 years after their reputed adoption,
and as then published resembeled in
part the true Declaration of Independ
ence of July 4, 1776.
It is established, however, that
resolutions of considerable vigor in
opposition to British rule wrere pass
ed in Mecklenburg county on May
31, 1775. Due to the fact that both
the old and new style calendars were
used in the colony, the discrepancy
between dates may be explained, as
the date of May 31 new style would
correspond to May 20 old style.
WThether the resolutions actually
declared the county’s independence
or not, the patriotism of Mecklen
burg citizens of that day is unques
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ioned and the celebration as planned £
vill be a fitting recognition of their t
levotion to the cause of freedom. i i
May 20 has been « legal holiday in e
SJorth Carolina since 1S31.
WHAT FOLKS WANT l
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If one were to ask a number of s
people to say what*the national, state,
ind local governments should do for
the benefit of the public, the answers 1
received would probably include the '
following:
Reduced taxes.
Reduce the number of public offi- !
cials and employes.
Reduce all public expenditures.
In the same breath many w'ould
probably demand that the government
should also:
Build more roads.
Provide better schools.
Enforce the laws more effectively.
Erect more public buildings.
Pay off public debts.
It does not require a great deal of
intelligence to comprehend that the
accomplishment of these directly op
posing objects is impossible.
If people continue to vote bonds
for roads, bridges, schools and public
buildings, if they demand more effi
cials of the law, better sanitary and
health measures, and/ so on, it is
going to cost more money, with an
inevitable increase in taxation.
Some economy and increased effi
ciency in government might be ef
fected, however, if it were possible
to make public office holders and
employes perform an honest day’s
work for a fair day’s pay.
BIBLE ANNIVERSARY
The American Bible Society and
kindred organizations are preparing
to commemorate this year the 400th
anniversary of the first printing of
the Bible in English in 1525, begun
at Cologne, Germany, and continued
at Worms.
At first only the gospels of Mat
thew and Mark were printed, follow
ed shortly by the entire New Testa
ment and later by portions of the
Old Testament, all being translations
of William Tyndale, a Protestant
; martyr, who was strangled and his
body burned at the stake on October
6. 1536, for heresy.
Prior to this, however, Caxton had
printed an English translation of The
; Golden Legend, a popular religious
I work which contained portions of the
scriptures.
Many manuscripts of parts of the
Bible in English existed before the
art of printing had been invented
but most of these were in the old
English which would not be intelligi
ble to modern readers of our lan
guage.
Of Tyndale’s first printed edition
of the gospels only one fragment of
sixty-two pages is now in existence,
being in the British Museum. Of
the second printing one perfect copy
is preserved in the Baptist College
at Bristol and one imperfect copy at
St. Paul’s London.
Many later translations of the
Bible were made, the one longest in
use being the “Authorized Version,”
published in 1611, better known as
the King James Version. The Brit
ish Revised Version, completed in
1885, and the American Standard
Version, published in 1901, are the
texts now in general use.
While theological controversy still
rages today, freedom of thought has
made much headway in the 400 years
since William Tyndale perished by
the cord and torch.
MUST HAVE CRIME NEWS
After trying the experiment of
omitting all news of crime from its
columns for a week, the Daily Ob
server of Fayetteville, N. C., an
nounces the plan to have been a com
plete failure and will return crime
news to its place in the sun—on the
front page.
It states that the no-crime experi
ment is being abandoned “in re
sponse to an overwhelming public
demand.” It is declared that in a
poll of its readers on th£ subject,
the vote in favor of crime news was
6.0 to 1.
Not only did the readers complair
of the omission, but the circulatior
of the newspaper fell off material^
during the week in which the experi
ment was tried.
Like those of many other attempt
ed reforms, the plan adopted by th<
Observer in this instance was to<
drastic. Its failure does not necee
arily imply that crime news must
>e played up in all its sordid details j|
n order to satisfy the average read
er.
Persons of morbid tastes no doubt
elish exaggerated and horrible nar
atives of crime, but it is sale to say
hat a majority are content with a
limple, matter of fact statement of
vhat occurred.
In handling news of crime, as in
landling all news, a newspaper should
)e guided by gold motives and good
judgment, neither of which lead
o extemes of elaboration or suppres
sion.
Expedition is Now On Way
To Ascend Mt. Logan
CORDOVA, May 9.—Eight mem
bers of the Mount Logan expedition,
leparted by train from here for Mc
Carthy, where they leave the 12th
with a pack train when the horses
return from Hubricks camp. Com
munication with the explorers bv
a cut off. Captain McCarthy, the
leader of the party met the group
here and declared everyhing was in
readiness and weather conditions
favorable.
THE TRAIN SITUATION
Just before going to press The
Gateway was informed that all slides
on the Anchorage end have been
cleared and that all efforts are be
ing made to have a train in from the
north sometime Sunday night. A
train will leave here Sunday morn
ing.
KEEP TAB ON FOODSTUFFS
LONDON, May 9.—The Royal Com
mission on food prices dismissed in
preliminary reports the idea that
state trading would be beneficial to
a community. It recommends that
a food counsel be set up to supervise
and watch prices of wheat flour and
bread and meat, and later look into
other foodstuffs.
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have advised me to offer extra pair
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ly free of charge. Remember this
holds good for one month only,
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LOOK UP
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WHEN YOU ARE IN
ANCHORAGE
Good Coffee, Good Food
Good Service
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(NOTE: Parents are advised that this pfay is consider
ed too strong for youthful minds.)
WITH IT WE WILL SHOW; A PATHE
NEWS AND A FABLE REEL
SPECIAL MUSIC TONIGHT
There will be two selections of Hawaiian
Stringed music
SUNDAY— The splendid feature “FLAM
MING BARRIERS” with Jacqueline Lo
gan Antonio Moreno and Walter Hiers.
Also a 2-reel comedy of Lloyd Hamilton:
“MY FRIEND.”
ENGLAND’S SLUMP IN WOOL
LONDON, May 9.—Trade has lost
between fifty and one hundred mil
lion dollars through a slump in wool.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
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IN THE HEART OF TOWN ;
Reasonable Rates )
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BARBER SHOP
Fred Miller, Prop.
BATHS OPEN SUNDAY A.M.
Whoever it was that named it the
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sense of humor.
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