SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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PAGE MRS. MUNCHAUSEN.
Alaskans are again under heavy ob
ligations for the publication of “facts”
concerning the Territory, which had
up to now escaped their observation.
Fair, finicky and fifty, Mrs. Jen
nie C. Law* Hardy, of Tecumseh, Mich
igan, descended upon Seward last
May, with the celebrated Jones-Hardy
party. While the male members of
the party hunted the fierce brown
bear, it appears that Mrs. Hardy hunt
ed for her facts no less eagerly. Upon
the arrival of the female explorer in
Seward, our citizens aroused from
their hibernations, crawled out of their
igloos, took one look and rolled over
w’ith their paws raised in supplica
tion. Mrs. Hardy, upon her arrival,
snuggled down in the Van Gilder hotel
and started “seeing things” shortly
after being bedded down. It must be
remembered that Tecumseh, Michigan,
is a town of about 2500 inhabitants,
in the state Henry made famous,
which accounts for the “rattle.”
Mrs. Jennie C. IJardy descended
upon Seward May 10th, well in the
van of the school teacher contingent
of explorers. At the time of her ar
rival we were swinging around in
our usual orbit, contented and sane,
with no thought of the dire exposition
of their shortcomings awaiting them.
The sun shone brightly, the birds
sang sweetly, and the moose called to
its mate, in the birches along Resur
rection river. Tecklenburg’s building
was nearly completed and we looked
for a prosperous summer. Then came
the Princess Pat and the little Pats.
Our troubles were brought about by
a speech made at Detroit, illustrated
by stereopticon views purchased at
the Alaska Shop at 10 cents each, by
the talented statistician. In this talk
the lecturer unloaded “facts” so freely
that many of her auditors are said to
have gasped with amazement. She
dwelt upon the weird, wild lonesome
ness and desolation, our wild women,
our halfbreeds, our bachelors, and our
alleged insane. Following the speech
even the earth in Alaska shuddered
and shimmied. The lecturer dwelt
upon the hardships imposed upon the
white women of Alaska, who heroi
cally take “coffee and” in bed. while
their husbands play ten-year-old re
cords on the phonograph. With tears
streaming down her face the* lecturer,
with trembling voice, told of the poor
bachelors washing their own nighties,
longing for the sight of a white wo
man; and the touch of a comforting
hand. Her hearers writhed with sym
pathy as she told of the numerous in
sane sent out on each boat. Their
heartbeats slowed up as she decribed
the rigors of Alaska in May. With the
removal of the slush we may now go
on with our tribulations.
The lecturer saw snowflakes as
large as teacups (maybe quart cups),
bachelors, halfbreeds, bare hills, mis
erable women, and many hardships.
In fact, she exercised her optics in
discriminately and too well. She
never “saw so much desolation in her
life.” Think of that and weep with
her.
Paved streets, electroliers, good
light and telephone service, four story
concrete buildings, sewer systems,
good libraries, women’s clubs, fine
schools, large1 stores, summer weather
and snowballs. Desolation, indeed.
In four years wre have seen no in
sane sent from Sewrnrd. The com
missioner’s office will show the re
cords. The temperatures while Mrs.
Hardy was here ranged from 58 on
the day she landed to 73 above. We
have few desertions, no divorces and
less sickness than in Tecumseh. Also
less bachelors. There are two Aleuts,
two Tyonic natives and two halfbreeds
in Seward. Modern buildings with
furnaces, hot and cold water and sew
er systems, are the rule. Our women
study Ibsen, art and isms, wear ball
dresses to the dances, and are men
tally the peer of those in the States.
And why should they not be. They
come from all parts of the world, and
are here from choice. There was noth
ing the matter with Mrs. Hardy’s re
marks with the exception that they
were all wrong. Her travels in Alaska
were limited to two blocks and her
bedroom. The terrible storm spoken
of was a 40-mile gale of no conse
quence, the captain had fits and his
party followed suit. Imagine a whale
blowing in a gale of wind on the Ka
talla flats. It simply isn’t done, you
know.
We have given the remarks by Mrs.
Jennie C. Law Hardy more attention
in our issue than they deserve, but
they are so absurd they will take the
place of today’s comic supplement.
Snowstorms in May, whales broaching
in a storm, no timber, desolation, and
crazy people. We’ll say we are!
Much of the misinformation con
cerning Alaska has been brought
about by lecturers of the type of Mrs.
Hardy, who look for the bizarre and
unusual and, not finding it, use their
imagination with injurious results to
the Territory. The writer has seen
deeper snow, more isolated commu
nities. and colder winters in Michigan
than experienced in Alaska.
And apparently more insane people.
And that’s that!
Puget Sound Coast Guard
Girds Itself for Battle
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 23.—More than
$1,000,000 is to be expended by the
United States coast guard service,
thirteenth district, embracing Puget
Sound, the west coast of Washington
and Alaska, during 1925 in waging a
relentless war against British-Colum
bia rum runners, according to Cap.
F. G. Dodge, commander of the dis
trict. A fleet of 22 speed boats each
30 feet long, aided by 15 craft of 75
feet, has been commissioned and as
signed to patrol Puget Sound and the
western coast of the state. It has
been estimated that the monthly out
lay will be $40,000. The construc
tion of the boats cost $410,000.
’’The coast guard service is closing
up the gaps,” said Captain Dodge.
“Orders have been issued to com
manders to shoot to sink and kill
if the liquor runners do not heed the
stop signals. If they have no liquor
aboard pick them up for violations of
the navigation laws. Harass the
rum runner in every possible manner.
“The government has appropriated
$15,000,000 to stop the smuggling of
liquor. We are going to do it to the
best of our ability. We have the
equipment, men and money.”
South Carolina Revives
Sport of Olden Times
(By Associated Press)
CAMERON, S C., March 23.—Re
viving an old southern sport which
has fallen into disuse for nearly 50
years, the people of this little South
Carolina town have reinstituted the
annual custom of holding tilting tour
naments.
Harking back to the days of chiv
alry, the sport of tilting now* consists
of a series of charges by horsemen
down a course in attempts to secure
upon their wooden lances small
rings suspended above the track.
Following the tournament, the most
colorful event of the day is the coro
nation of the queen at the town au
ditorium where surrounded by her
attendants, the reigning lady of the
tournament is enthroned. Knights,
ladies, pages and heralds in full re
galia contribute to the picturesque
ceremony. Plans for the holding of
a tournament here during July aie
under consideration, it is said.
Originating probably in the “quin
tain,” a sport of old France, in which
five, instead of three, rings were
used, the southern sport ,of tilting is
thought to have been introduced in
to this country by early settlers of
Fi each origin.
Well Known Fraternity Will
Dedicate South Memorial
WILLIAMSBURG, March 23.—A
copy of the Apollo room of the Ra
leigh Tavern, famous old colonial hos
telry where the international honor
ary scholastic society of Phi Beta
Kappa is believed to have been found
ed, has been provided for in plans
drawn for the construction on the
College of William and Mary campus
here of a $100,000 memorial building
honoring the 50 men who founded
the society in 1776. The building
will be of red brick and will con
•form in its outlines to the general
style of the rest of the college build
ings.
From the campus of William and
Mary, the Phi Beta Kappa society
has extended over most of the civil
ized world. Chapters are situated
at the majority of the larger Ameri
can colleges and there are alumni
chapters in many foreign countries.
All these will be asked to take part
in the dedication of the memorial,
which probably will be in December,
1926.
Bored by Society, Wealthy
Miss Disposes of Fortune
LONDON. March 23.—Because she
was bored with London dances, thea
tres and dinner parties, Miss Vera
Pragnell, 28-year-old daughter of the
late Sir George Pragnell, wealthy
linen merchant, gave away her for
tune and retired to a tiny plot of
ground in Sussex, near Chancton
bury Ring, where she has founded a
small community of “back-to-the-land
ers.”
There are about a dozen people in
the colony, one an athiest, another a
communist, and a third a poet. All
are artistically inclined, and make
their living by handiwork and culti
vation of the soil. Twenty acres
have been set aside as common land,
upon which has been erected a guest
house that not only serves as a gen
eral community center, but also as a
haven of refuge for weary tramps.
Each night food is placed in a spec
ial room known as the ‘tramps’ room
and as there are no locks or bolts,
passing wanderers have no difficulty
in getting board and lodging.
Miss Pragnell lives in a small hut
in the center of the common ground
and a broken down motor omnibus
has been converted into a school
building for the children of the col
ony.
Argentines Like Baseball
But Lack Good Pitchers
BUENOS AIRES, March 23—Base
ball has at last gained a place among
Argentine sports, though as yet a
small one. Two teams composed of
natives have been organized, coach
ed by Americans, one representing
the Buenos Aires Y. M. C A., the
other the Gymnasium and Fencing
Club, the principal athletic club of
Buenos Aires.
Increasingly large numbers of spec
tators watch the games which they
play with each other; with teams of
American residents and one of Jap
anese residents. They field and bat
well, but-have yet to develop pitchers
able to fool their American or Jap
anese opponents often enough to win
a game from them.
DRY BILL DEFEATED.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Mar. 24—The
House today defeated the United dry
bill providing for the licensing and
inspecting of breweries and distiller
ies.
Haas Fresh Candies at the Alaska
Shop.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
Chris’ ske
SMOKES CARDS
AND TALK
Come On In!
CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
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LIBERTY
ONE SHOW AT 8:00 O’CLOCK SHARP
Your last opportunity tonight to see
Saturday night’s fine prgrara.
THE ACQUITTAL
IN SEVEN REELS
This is as fine a mystery drama as we
have ever shown. Way above the aver
age. The plot, the presentation, back
grounds, and actors, are all unusually
good. You can’t look away for fear of
missing something, it is so interesting.
And the two reel comedy, “GIANTS
VS. YANKS, was a laugh getter from
from start to finish.
TWENTY-SIX TOWNS HIT
CHICAGO, Mar. 23. -Twenty-six
cities and towns were hit by the tor
nado which swept Illinois, Indiana,
and Missouri Wednesday afternoon.
The tornado started in the Ozarks,
TORRENTIAL RAINS IN PERU
LIMA, Peru, Mar. 23—Reports from
Trujillo, the third cityv in Peru, say
that torrential rains have destroyed
that town and inhabitants have fled
to high lying fields nearby.
THE HOME OF THE STORK
LESSAU, Germany, Mar. 23—All re
cords for Germany were topped here
when Frau Becker wife of a manual
laborer bore her twenty-seventh child,
a husky boy. Only 11 of the former
children are alive. Frau Becker is 47
years old and her husband 48.
CHAMBER LUNCHEN TOMORROW
Chamber of Commerce luncheon at
the Grill tomorrow noon. The new’
booklets printed by the chamber will
be ready for distribution.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
NORTHWESTERN HAS MANY
IMPROVEMENTS THIS TRIP
The steamship Northwestern which,
arrived in port Saturday on her first
trip in 1925, showed that many im
provements were made this -winter
while the vessel was in dry dock. New
berths were built in all cabins on th*
upper deck, reading lamps installed in
the berths, hot and cold water placed
in all rooms, the social hall improved
and a broadcasting outfit was added
for entertainment of the passengers
The Northwestern is now one of the
most comfortable boats on the run.
COMMERCIAL AIR LINE
NEW YORK, Mar. 23—The New
York World declares today that a con 4
mercial airline is to be established
between Boston and St. Paul to carr>
passengers for 15 cents the mile, mak
ing the 1400 mile journey in 14 hours
i Stops at New York, Buffalo. Detroi'
I and Chicago are planned.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobson re
j turned to their home at Latouche or
| yesterday’s boat.
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on during the dance. Everybody come!
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