SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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WHY TIRES ARE HIGHER
During the past few weeks motor
ists have had cause to take an interest
in rubber—a commodity which has
hitherto attracted little attention and
to which the average persons has giv
en little thought.
The soaring price of automobile tires
has become a matter of practical con
cern to every car owner, who wants
to know the reason for this new sort
of tird inflation. The answer is, nat
urally enough, that rubber is scarce
in the market, demand is ever increas
ing and consequently prices go up.
This scarcity of rubber is caused di
rectly by British control of the crude
product, whereby its production and
marketing has been greatly curtailed
for the purpose of raising the price,
which has jumped from less than 20
cents to nearly a dollar a pound in a
few* months.
It is claimed that during the past
years the production of rubber had in
creased so rapidly that it wTas being
marketed at a loss, in spite of the
growing demand. In order to over
come that situation the British govern
ment placed restrictions on the indus
try which seem to have worked almost
too effectively.
It is believed that the peak of the
rubber priced has about been reached,
how’ever, as too high prices will tend
to cause a reaction by curtailment of
its use. There are enough rubber
plantations to supply the world ade
quately whenever the present restric
tions are relaxed. In fact, rubber
can now be purchased for delivery in
the fall at a much lower price than
now prevails in the spot market.
CHINA’S SIDE OF IT
In connection with the recent anti
foreign agitation in China, a great deal
of criticism has been directed against
that country, some of which is hardly
fair, in view o$ the actual conditions.
In the first place much of! the disor
der has been instigated by irrespon
sible persons, who are no doubt diffi
cult to control in the present state of
general unrest in China.
Back of it all, however, lies the at
titude of the white nations toward
China as a whole. For many decades
that country has been looked upon as
a great land to be exploited for the
benefit of foreigners.
European countries, as well as the
United States, have denied China the
rights which inherently belong to a
soverign people. One manifestation
of this is seen in the extra-territorial
rights established for the citizens of
other nations resident there, who are
thereby made immune from the opera
tion of Chinese laws.
Imagine the resentment of the Unit
ed States were Great Britain for ex
ample, to require that British subjects
in America must be immune from Am
erican laws and that justice for them
inust be administered by British offi
cials. That is just what the United
States and other nations demand and
enforce with regard to China.
Russia and Germany have renounced
such extra-territorial rights since the
war and Russia, especially, has treat
ed China with the utmost considera
tion, thus preparing a fertile field for
Soviet propaganda, and at the same
time turning China against the Unit
ed States and other nations which still
thwart her aspirations for complete in
dependence.
Russia restored to China without
compensation the great concessions in
mines, forests and other resources
which had been practically forced by
the government of the czar before the
war. Because of this and many other
things it is not at all strange that the
Chinese government now looks upon
Russia as her best friend and that her
relations with other nations have been
disturbed as a result.
WHAT AILS THE MAJOR?
Major John L. Griffith, commission
er of athletics in the Western Con
ference deplores the fact that so many
college men are going into profession
al baseball. He feels that the money
devoted to educating these men in the
state universities is not well spent.
We fail to get the logic of the Ma
jor’s idea. Why should not profes
sional ballplayers be educated? Would
not such education tend to elevate the
national game, which is one of Ameri
ca’s cherished institutions?
And what is to be done about it?
Shall we require our prospective stu
dents to sign a pledge or make a bond
not to engage in professional base
ball before admitting them to the col
leges?
We do not refuse education to men
through fear that they might after
graduating engage in rum running,
bank robbing, gold-bricking, or pro
fessional reforming. Why, then, should
we be as apprehensive lest they take
to baseball?
What ails the Major, anyway?
A NATIONAL SCANDAL
That an executive branch of the U.
S. government is forced to dismiss
every official on its payroll in order
to eradicate corruption among its per
sonnel can only be looked upon as a
national scandal.
That is what is about to happen in
the prohibition enforcement organiza
tion of the Treasury department, all
officials of which have been notified
by General Andrews, the new enforce
ment chief, that their services will not
be required after October 15.
While this does not mean that all
of the officfals concerned are corrupt
it does signify that the) situation is so
bad that this drastic action is neces
sary in order to correct it. It is said
however, that some of the force who
have good records, will be reinstated
after the reorganization is gotten un
der way.
Naturally, enemies of the Volstead
act point to the breaking down of the
enforcement machinery as proof that
enforcement is impossible. Friends
of prohibition blame the present sit
uation on the fact that officials have
been selected as a result of political
influence, without regard to fitness
of the appointees. As to these differ
ing views, each must draw his own
conclusions.
The fact remains that a sorry mess
has been made of enforcement so far
and if general Andrews can create an
effective and trustworthy organization
he will have an outstanding accom
plishment to his credit.
A girl may talk a lot and still be a
dumbell.
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Borrowing trouble is foolish, but not
so foolish as marrying it.
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Density of population does not nec
essarily refer to numbers.
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Cartoonist—A person who draws
pictures of apes and monkeys.
8 8 8
Texas and Wyoming are famous for
their he-men and she-governors.
8 8 8
In the present shortage, even rub
ber can not be stretched enough to
go around.
8 8 8
Some women are so determined to
let their lights shine before men that
they never use dimmers.
8 8 8
Pictures of candidates tacked up
everywhere do not improve the scen
ery very much.
8 8 8
Enthusiasm for our special weeks
is strong among people who make
money out of them.
8 8 8
Even rouge and powder are not so
deceptive as the old fashioned bustle
worn by our grandmothers.
8 8 8
If any were curious to know how
the back of a woman’s head looks,
the shingle bob certainly satisfies.
8 8 8
Henry Ford is fighting jazz by fos
tering a revival of old-fashioned dance
THE LIBERTY THEATRE
TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
WALLACE BEERY
PAT O’MALLEY
WANDA HAWLEY
IN THE EXTRA FINE COMEDY DRAMA
“LET WOMEN
Last night the audience was kept in
an uproar of laughter all the time* and
so we know it will please you.
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WITH IT THERE WILL BE A TWO-REEL COMEDY
Getting Gertie’s Goat”
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numbers. His flivvers are responsi
ble for a lot of the shimmying that
has been going on.
8 a n
We often wonder how a high-power
ed salesman makes out when trying
to convince his wife of something.
8 8 8
One Nebraska community is rais
ing so much cabbage this year that it
contemplates starting a cigar factory.
8 8 8
A noted war-time aviator in Belgium
has absconded with a lot of money.
Still, according to the rules the ace
should take the jack.
8 8 8
When the professor remarked the
deplorable tendency to the use of
slang, the flapper agreed by saying:
“You sure slobbered a bibful, sir. ”
Four men were employed locally for
the Alaska Railroad and left town for
their respective stations. One went
to Mile 20, another to Mile 40 and
two were sent to Indian.
From Hope comes the news that
the Sumner Smith quartz mine is run
ning full blast and is very profitable.
A big cleanup was made last week.
The steamer Redondo of the Alaska
Steamship Company departed from
port yesterday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock. The vessel will not return
to Seward Sunday but will meet the
steamer Alaska at Halibut Cove.
Cabin for Rent
On Fine Trout Stream
Bungalow with fine fire
place. large living room,
furnished for six persons,
plenty of bedding and
essentials, stove and all
cooking utensils. Will be
rented by the day or week
end to responsible parties.
Good fishing in lake and
stream and hunting in
season. ,
Apply A1 Davis
SEWARD, ALASKA
Gateway want-ads bring results.
Brunswick monographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
FALL AND WINTER SUITS
My fall and winter suit and over
coat samples are now on display. If
you are planning a new suit or over
coat it will be to your advantage to
look these over.
tf JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—Fruit Jars. J. L. Graef.
WANTED—A man washer at the
Seward Steam Laundry. tf
FOR SALE—Ford Bug Auto, light,
classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
age. tf
WANTED—Go to camp, man and
wife, cook and helper, will go any
where. Apply Gateway. tf
FOR SALE—Ford Touring car, self
starter, demountable rims, new, one
spare tire, car 1925 model, run but a
few miles. See Fisher’s Cafe. tf
FOUND—Keys of all descriptions; if
you have lost any keys lately come
to the Gateway.
FOUND—One corkscrew and bottle
opener; no attachments; call at the
Gateway and recover property.
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