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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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DO YOUR STUFF
Commander Byrd soars over the South Pole, and a
nation sounds its hussahs.
Commander Byrd will return to America to receive
other piaucnts ana decorations. He will then go on the
lecture platform and millions will attune their ears for
his lightest word.
Such is the fame of those who “do their stuff” and
surround it with romance and heroic colors.
Somewhere up in the Arctic two men—perhaps
three today, with Joe Crosson still unreported—are batt
ling grim nature to survive until succor reaches them, j
tTiese men, unlike Commander Byrd, cast no halo of
heroics or romance about their mission. They are, like 1
Linagergh, V ikings of the air, blazing the trails and fix
ing the airlanes that will serve communication between
two nations. There are no medals awaiting them, for the
world is fickle in its bestowal of the order of merit. Col- j
onel Ben Eielson and Mechanician Borland were bound1
upon a utilitarian mission as hazardous as was Comman-!
der Byrd’s spectacular polar flight. Like Byrd, Colonel
Nielson may say “vem vidi vici", for he, too, has braved
the south polar regions and accomplished a north polar
flight equal to that of the intrepid idol of popular
thought.
Weeks ago Pilot Dorbandt, one of the constellation
of intrepid airmen who have written lurid chapters of
achievement in Arctic aviation, sent out an S 0 S to the
federal government. Today the Cutter Chelan is coming
to Alaska with additional planes AND CANADIAN
ITLOi S, the great nation of the United States of Amer
ica apparently having only one man recognized as cap
able of navigating in the Arctic, and he at the South
Pole!—with the nation's air bases crowded with young
men and the air about training fields abuzz with the
roar t f amj lanes, and yet it was necessary to turn to
other air pilots who sought no medals or unearned hon
ors, namely Canada's daring sons, to recruit a rescue
force.
Sufficient time has elapsed since Eielson and Bor
land i ailed to return for them to have perished. If they
perish, it will not be far to seek the responsibility. It lies
at the door of procrastination on the part of a lethargic
govmirnxm, apparently too busy drawing the dollar
simi on scratch nod3 to respond to the human impulse
this apparant Arctic tragedy awakens in Alaskans.
Verily the immortal bard was right: “A good man’s
memory might outlive his death by half a year, but he
must build churches then."
Maybe those periodical prison riots are due to the in
troduction of radio and the convicts are simply trying
to get out long enough to lynch a few announcers.
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SEATTLE
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COMMITTED TO STATE INSTI
TUTION BY MOTHER-IN-LAW
OTHER ATTEMPTS
LOS ANGELES, Dec., 21, (/P)—;
Alma Rubens, formerly prominent j
screen actress, was freed from the j
State insane asylum at Patton, j
where she has been under treat- J
ment since last June for narcotic j
addiction, but her exact where
abouts are unknown.
When it became known that she
was released as cured, her family
allowed it to be understood that
she had gone into seclusion on her
mother’s ranch near Fresno, but
her brother-in-law, Bruce Large,
who makes his home on the ranch, j
denied it.
She was committed to the state
institution on the complaint of the j
mother of her husband, Richard
Cortez, movie actor. Attempts to
treat her in private institutions J
failed. 1
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SHOW!
“The Call of the Banshee/'
presented at the Liberty theater j
last evening by an Anchorage I
cast of talented artists, under I
the auspices of the Seward Post |
of the American Legion, delighted
the large attendance and fully
coming up to expectations and
previews.
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PLEASE SEWARD!
EXCELLENT
mere was a tense feeling of
| mystery throughout the perfor
! mance which at times sent quiv
ers, or a rippling sensation up j
one's back, and the mechanical
effects, such as a “ghost” soaring | S
over the audience—in pitch dark- j |
ness—was weird, to say the least. ;
: An under-current of comedy i
| relieved tense situations; the i
I characters were portrayed remark- j i
| ably well. Space does not permit :
j at this time to describe properly 1:
the cleverness depicted and other j
| detail but it can safely be said :
• Director Maurice Sharp, and his ;
able cast, gave Seward one of I
the best amateur performances \
it has ever been their pleasure j:
j to have witnessed. I:
Seward Post, No: 5, and its “
officers, are also to be congratu- ;
iated for their action in bringing ;'
the show to Seward. From a 1
financial standpoint it is doubt- I j
fu! if they come out “even with : !
the board,” but they have the j |
satisfaction of winning the plau- !
dits of Seward citizens and visi- I I
tors, in having made many people l
happy. | |
The cast departed today for j I
Anchorage. \ l
NEW BOAT SERVICE ! 1
Organization of a new transpor- ! I
tation company to adequately pro- 11
vide for traffic between Juneau and ! *
the new Taku river mining camps, j ~
has been completed, it was reveal
poration of the United Transporta- j
ed by the filing of articles of incor
tion Co., says the Juneau Empire, i
The incorporators and owners are j
L. H. Metzgar, general superinten- !
dent of the Alaska Juneau Gold
Mining Co., John B. Stapler, engin
eer in charge of the United Eastern
Camp at Eaton and Capt. William
Strong, pioneer Taku river steam
boat man and navigator.
Watch the Dollar Table at Schal
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Skates on shoes URBACH & VA- J
LADE. 4
HAND PAINTED ALASKA PIC- !
TUBS AT SYLVIA’S. * ■ j
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Fresh Eastern and Olympic Oys- ,
ters for your Christmas dinner, f
BROWN & HOWKINS Corp.
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LAST SHOWING OF
“Half A Bride"
The fine picture of a shipwrecked girl and man. The
showing last Wednesday proved this feature an A-I en
tertainment. With it there will be the fine 2-reel comedy
“SAILOR GEORGE”
A Fable and a reel of Jokes
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Sunday - One Show - 7:30 Sharp
THE VERY FINE SUPER-FEATURE
“Four Sons”
11 REELS
This great picture is heralded throughout the United
States as one of the very greatest human interest feat
ures ever made. It is simply wonderful, and to miss it
is your loss. The great cast was carefully picked, and
contains some actors or unusual note.
ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD of AUSTRIA
COUNT FELIX VON LUCKNER
FERDINAND SCHUMANN-HEINK
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN, JR,
RUTH MIX (daughter of Tom)
JUNE COLLYER
MARGARET MANN
and many others
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING
THAT WILL HOLD YOU SPELLBOUND,
COME SUNDAY NIGHT.
With it there will be an interesting News reel
NOTE:—This is an advanced price feature and admiss
ion will be 50c and 25c.
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We put up a line fresh lunch for you to take on the train
Open from 6.30 in the morning until midnight every day I
Our specialty is good coffee and baked Virginia ham
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Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry
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