SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
. Published daily except Sunday by
Gateway Publishing Co.
Entered in the postoffice at Seward,
Alaska, as second-class mail matter.
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FIGURE IT YOURSELF
Sometimes a little illustration is 1
worth more than a lot of argument, j
and so it happened in the case of a •
customer who thought his home mer-1
chant was asking too much for an ar-!
tide which he priced at S3.25.
“Why,” said the customer, “I can j
get the very same thing from a mail
order house for $2.89.”
“Well,” said the merchan, t'tco ‘I
“Well,” said the merchant, “it cost
me more than that, but to show you
that I'm a good spoi*t I’ll sell it on the
same terms as the mail order house !
offers.”
“Very well,” said the customer, “de-j
liver it to my house and send the bill;
the first of the month.”
“Oh, no,” replied the dealer, “mail
order houses do not do business on
credit. Fork over the cash.”
The buyer paid the cash.
“Now two cents for postage and five i
cents for the money order.” ■
Sheepishly the customer paid over
the seven cents.
“Now thirty-five cents expressage.”
“Well, I’ll be hanged,” exclaimed
the customer, but he came across and
then said: “Now give me the ar
ticle and I’ll carry it home and be
through with this foolishness.”
“Give it to you? This is not Chi- :
cago, and you’ll have to wait a week, '
at least.” Then the merchant put
the money in the cash register and 1
the article back on the shelf, adding:
“That makes $3.31, so it has cost you
more than if you had paid my price
in the first place and you still have
to wait a week.”
WHAT ONE BOY DID.
Forty odd years ago a boy worker
in a knitting mill saw the picture of
a typewriter in an advertisement and
formed the desire to write on one. He
had never seen a real machine for
they were few in those days but from
the picture he made a keyboard for
himself and practiced upon it so dili
gently that he later got a job as typist
and was able to hold it.
Promotion for such a boy was nat
urally both sure and rapid. Each
new position was used by him as a
stepping stone toward a better one.
A few weeks ago he reached the top.
His name is George H. Jones, re
cently elected chairman of the board
of directors of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, one of the most
important positions in the world of
business and industry.
He is a living rebuke to the care
less and incompetent worker, whose
only ambition is to “get by” for the
time being. While every boy cannot
be expected to reach such a high place
all might greatly profit by the exam-'
pie of determination and industry set
by George H. Jones.
NEW MESSIAH IS DUE.
Early in 1925 we witnessed the ca
pers of a religious sect who confidently
awaited the end of the world on a cer
tain set date as many deluded follow
ers of crazy prophets had done before
them. •
Now we are promised the second
manifestation of Christ by a branch
of the Theosophisls who have hand
picked Messiah for the occasion.
Press dispatches of the past few
days have carried announcements
from the high priestess of the cult,
Mrs. Annie Besant, who proclaims the
second coming of Christ in the person
of one J. Krishnamurti, a 30-year-old
Hindu of Adyar, province of Madras,
India, who has been in training it ap
pears for the important role he is
supposed to shortly play in spiritual
iffairs.
Mrs. Besant has also chosen seven
‘disciples” for the new Messiah, it
s announced from New York, while
five others are to be designated in
fndia.
The expectations of the Theso
ohis<ts are disclosed rather vaguely in
i dispatch which says: “The manifes
:ations are looked for during the
Christmas season when Krishnamurti,
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Mail orders promptly attended to
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who is now in India, is to be hailed
as the human vehicle carrying the
manifestation of Christ with a mission
on earth aas a world teacher.
Theosophy is more of a philosophy
than a religion, one of its central
features being the doctrine of reincar
nation, and is an interesting system
which has appealed to many bright
minds. But it is doubtful whether the
present Messiah stunt will make much
of an impression in this somewhat
skeptical age.
ECONOMIZE ON TIRES.
While the price of crude rubber
has dropped materially during the past
month, it is still much too high. Last
week the price was around 88 cents
a pound as compared with $1.11 a
month ago. One year ago the price
was only about 40 cents, which was
considered high at that time.
Secretary Hoover of the Department
of Commerce urges that all users of
automobiles should endeavor to get
as much mileage out of their tires
as possible. Tires should be repaired
before they become too far gone and
all old rubber should be saved. By
these means he declares that the
amount of rubber now used may be
reduced 25 per cent without lessening
the driving of automobiles a single
mile.
No prospect of a speedy return to
former rubber prices is in sight as
production has been curtailed by the
British monopoly, and even if Ameri
can concerns start rubber plantations
as they expect to do, it will be sev
eral years before they will yield suf
ficient rubber to make this country in
dependent of foreign control.
Economy in the use of tires Should
be considered a duty of every auto
mobile owner at least until such time
as rubber may be brought down to a
price somewhere in reason.
LADIES’ NIGHT AT GYM
Tonight (Tuesday) is ladies’ night
at the S. A. C. gym and every indi
cation points to the largest turn out
to date owing to the announcement
published yesterday that indoor base
ball teams will be organized. Calis
thenic exercises will begin promptly
at 7:30 p. m. Prior to 7:30 an hour’s
basketball scrimmage will take place;
by the girls high school team.
SAYS PROHIBITION HAS
BEEN A DECIDED FAILURE
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (JP)—Declaring
that prohibition had broken down and
was a decided failure, and that the
Jry laws should be made optional by
yote of the electors of a state, Gov
ernor Ritchie of Maryland addressed
i Democratic Jackson Day dinner.
RHINELANDER WANTS DIVORCE
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (£>)-—Leonard
Kip Rhinelander is reported to have
established a residence in Connecticut
n order to secure a divorce from his
legress wife, Alice Jones.
0. K. BARBER SHOP
Clean, Sanitary Baths, Expert
Barbers and Reasonable Prices
Keep Us Busy.
JESS LANDER, Propr.
For Electrical Work
CALL TOM OSBO
Residence—Madison 123
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
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Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY,
CIGARS AND FRUITS
LIBERTY THEATER
One Show 8 Sharp
THE GORGEOUS
Gloria Swanson
-IN
Her Love
from the great story
“HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN”
By
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
The right of everybody to love is here shown
in a very interesting tale.
‘ALL’S FAIR IN OVE AND WAR”
With the Star are Jan Keith and Geo. Fawcett
\\ ith it there is a Pathe News and a Fable Reel
ALSO TOPICS OF THE DAY
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Looking Ahead!
Alaskan progress of the past forecasts the future greatness of
the North/land, and justifies all Alaskans in holding to their firm faith
in the Territory's possibilities and worth. By aiming high and
working together—actively and steadily—those having to do with
Alaskan progress can accomplish much. Looking - ahead to still
greater things, and planning and working accordingly, is the one
way that a high purpose can be realized.
The Alaska Railroad—a pioneer system—is gradually and pains
takingly striding towards a great goal—the greater development of
Alaska; and, that the future is bright and' promising is attested by
the steady and consistent upward trend of past and present activi
ties. The Alaska Railroad is “Looking Ahead."
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage
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The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
Thin Soles and Colds
Go Together
Good thick leather is
here waiting to be used.
Seward Leather Works