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Of SEWARD, ALASKA
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WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND
Everyone leaves behind some impression on the
world, whether for good or evil. Often what the
world calls success during a person’s lifetime turns
to dross in the final accounting. Mere accumula
tion of wealth is a poor standard by which to judge
the usefulness of one's life.
When the late Franklin D. Lane, former Secre
tary of the Interior, died in 1921, it was said that
he left no estate whatever. Yet he was one of the
finest public servants who ever graced a President s
cabinet.
The estate of the late Samuel Gompers amounts
to only about $30,000, an insignificant sum in this
age of multi-millionaires, but the influence of his
life work will be felt for many generations yet to
come.
Hundreds of instances may be recalled in which
men who have a powerful impression on the world
have died comparatively poor in material posses
sions.
After all, the most priceless legacy one may
leave to his family and to his country is a Record
of duty well performed. While material success
is not to be despised, it should never be sought thru
the sacrifice of ideals.
Service to humanity is of more consequence
than the accumulation of wealth, and true success
depends upon what we contribute to the betterment
of our fellow men.
ENCOURAGING CRIME
Carelessness and stupidity on the part of the
victims is responsible for much of the thieving and
swindling which has reached such alarming propor
tons in this country, amounting to approximately
two billions a year.
Some of the specific weaknesses of our easy
marks” are pointed out by a leading criminologist,
v,ho enumerates cashing checks for strangers, leav
ing automobiles unprotected, carrying unnecessai ilv
large sums of money, buying real estate without see
ing it or investigating its title, investing in stocks
and schemes without consulting ^ banker, tryng to
beat gamblers at their own games, lending money
and extending credit to persons of doubtful honesty,
and so on.
If people fail to exercise any caution whatever
in these matters, no law or official action can ef
fectively protect them from thieves, swindlers and
dead beats.
While the punishment of criminals often oc
curs, it usually happens too late to do the \iccim
any good, so far as recovering his money or prop
erty is concerned.
j Join si people have it in their own power to
greatly reduce losses fiom the a nv3 mentioned
cause.'-, by merely exercising ordinary good judg
m, j- j instead of indulging in reckless practices which
enco.n ages crime.
This section of the banana belt has demonstrat
ed that it can have some very chilly weather. It
also has frequent gales. When the two are com
bined even a boil more or less would not have the
effect on Job that the weather does on our citizenry.
Especially is this true of the women folk, who han
dle the coal shovels of the city, while the men play
pan, and tell how cold it was in previous years.
Some day it will become warm again and our trou
bles will be forgotten, but until then get a South
Sea story and a palm leaf fan and be happy.
With all due respect to Orcella Iiexford Greg
ory, our complexes cease to vibrate when they are
frozen. Consequently we are as discontented as
Editor Thompson with a prohibition officer around.
L-iiberty Theatre
ONE SHOW 8:00 P. M.
BETTY COMPSON
and Conway Tearle
IN HERBERT BRENON’S
“The Rustle of Silk”
A SEVEN REEL FEATURE JUST SUITED TO THE POWERFUL ACTING
OF THESE TWO STARS
AND AN EXTRA GOOD TWO REEL PATHE COMEDY
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A QUIET STREET”
The cold weather has also caused a crop of spring'
poets to burgeon and offer their rondelays and mad
rigals for publication. It is hard for our color
scheme to coordinate when everything tastes a pale
lemon color and even the eggs require more cover
ing nights. At times a splay-footed darkey in a
lime grove has more pleasure than an Alaska news
paper editor, while at other times our vibrations
synchronize with the rest of the family. Hell may
be all that it is painted, but the stinger has been
pulled during the last few days.
Kodiak, the hustling little town to the westward,
is to have a deputy collector of customs, and several
other governmental offices, and is already beginning
to take on metropolitan airs. The town is ideally
situated in regard to fishing and grazing, and we
look for some really big projects to develop there
this year. Seldovia has also increased largely in
population and industrial plants the past year. The
westward district at present is marking time, wait
ing for oil to be struck at Kanatak. ’In case any
thing big is struck the westward country will in
crease several hundred per cent in population over
night.
We recently witnessed several hundred mem
bers of Congress gravely deliberating over the prac
ticability of changing the name of a mountain. Not
withstanding the press of business before the ques
tion was threshed out pro and con and it was final
ly decided to allow the name to remain unchanged.
For many years Tacoma has endeavored to have
the name of Mt. Rainier changed to Mt. Tacoma.
Seattle has nullified its efforts, on account of the
possible advertising given the town. The whole
thing has been a tempest in a teapot, because no one
outside of the participants cares whether it is called
one or the other. But it illustrates the small affairs
the nation’s congressmen are called upon to ad
minister.
STAR PLAYER MINUS LEG
It is safe to say that if he should lose a leg the
average boy would immediately give up the idea of
becoming a football player—and with good reason.
But Buck Cole, of Raleigh, N. C., refused to be
deprived of the excitement of the gridiron, although
his right leg had to be amputated a few inches be
low the knee, as a result of an accident when he
was seven years old.
Young Cole is no wl7 and for two years lias
been the star right guard of the Metrodist Orphan
age team of Raleigh. Jack Cameron, the team coach
declared that Cole is faster than many boys with
two good legs and gets over the ground with a sort
of springing jump that is surprising. lie does not
use an artificial limb while playing the game.
As a result of his good work, Cole will be cap
tain of his team next year. Ilis success under a
great handicap is another fine illustration of what
may be accomplished by pluck and determination.
PREMIER PAINTS GLOOMY
OUTLOOK FOR BULGARIA
(By Associated Press)
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 22.—Bulgaria
is plunging into a hard winter, said
Premier Alexander Tsankoff recent
ly to The Associated Press. “The
feeding of the country is a grave
problem,” he continued. “Although we
grow wheat we have had a short
crop, and also we have had to turn
over a large quantity of grain to Ju
goslavia under the restitution treaty.
“We are trying to develop a new
granery in Southern Bulgaria,” the
premier went on to say, “but the
money is lacking for development.
Our payments to the allies amount
to 157,030,000 levy annually, and we
are meeting them fully and prompt
ly. The support of the reparational
and military commissions alone
costs us 30,000,000 leva. To Serbia
we are paying 116,000,000 annually,
in addition to her share of the gen
eral reparations. There is nothing
left for improvements of any kind,
either agricultural, railway or educa
tional.
“And one of our most distressing
burdens at the present time, as win
ter approaches, is the constant flow
of refugees from Macedonia, Thrace
and the Dobrudja. The shortage of
food and of money makes this prob
lem peculiarly distressing.
“We are doing our best to pre
vent further depreciation of the leva
which is now stabilized at 137 to the
dollar. Another drop in exchange,
however, is not impossible unless we
receive the support of the great pow
ers. In that lies our hopes of salva
tion.”
LIBERTY THEATRE CHANGES
BACK TO OLD MANAGEMENT
The Liberty theatre yesterday was
transferred back to Chas. Tecklen
berg, former manager, Joe Burns, the
lessee retiring. Mr. Burns asked the
Gateway to thank the patrons of the
theatre for their liberal patronage in
the past year. No information has
been given out as to the new manager
for the theatre.
The Bridge Club will postpone its
meeting tomorrow until the time for
the next regular meeting.
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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