THE BANK OF SEWARD FOR SERVICE
Every seat in the hist banquet room
at the Grill was filled today, when
the Chamber of Commerce met at its
weekly luncheon. President Rinde
again was compelled to leave before
the meeting adjourned, owing to being
alone at the bank. Treasurer Fliekin
ger taking charge of the meeting. The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and1 approved, and no communications
other than inquiries regarding Seward
were received by Secretary Hannon.
The Secretary recently purchased
a new typewriter, and at a recent
meeting a filing case was ordered pur
chased through Leon Urbach. The
case with freight and transportation
from the dock cost the chamber ?50.
which was paid.
Considerable discussion ensued over
the building of coal bunkers at Sew
ard, and it was resolved to write mine
owners and offer help by the Cham
ber, in case they desired bunker serv
ice. One hundred tons of coal a week,
are shipped out of Seward by the Evan
Jones company, and it is desired to
increase these shipments if possible.
The committee in charge of compil
ing the booklet for the chamber are
busy with the proofs and the matter
will be printed some time this week.
A number of cuts were received on
the Alameda from the Pathfinder, and
these will be used in the publication.
Holy gee! Everybody who owns
a car these days are just talking
cars—and balloon tires. It puts the
rest to wondering where the winter’s
wages disappeared to. No car—no
money—-but there are hopes.
Read The Gateway “Ads.”
POLISH JEWS HAVE
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC
(Bv Associated Tress)
WARS HAW, March 17.—An unpre
cedented epidemic of suicides is rag
ing among Jews who were ruined
by the recent economic crisis in Po
land. The Jewish press asserts that
at no period of Jewish history have
so many cases of suicide among the
Jews been recorded as during recent
months in the big cities of Poland.
Most of the suicides are among
people who lost their fortunes in
speculation. But there were many
cases of suicide among owners of
old firms who were unable to stand
the nervous strain of the critical
time.
It is said to be significant that
suicides have occurred not only
among unorthodox Jews, but also
among the orthodox ones.
To combat the spirit of despond
ency among religious Jews, the
Council of Warshaw Rabbis issued
a manifesto exhorting the congrega
tions to help their members in dis
tress and prevent them lrom com
mitting desperate acts which are
contrary to the Jewish religion and
traditions. A similar condemnation
of suicides was announced in a reso
lution of a Jewish Merchant Con
gress held recently in Warshaw.
A college athlete by any other
name earns just that much more
money.
“Ah,” sighed the lather, “it’s a
j girl.” “Am,” argued the jury, “she’s
| a girl.”
There must be something in royal
blood. Wales didn’t look this funny
in a blue shirt.
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NDIANS OF NORTHWEST
WILL MEET AND DISCUSS
PRESSING LAND CLAIMS
(By Associated Press)
EVERETT, Mar. 17.—Members and
delegates representing the Indian
tribes of the Pacific northwest be
longing to the Northwestern Feder
ation of American Indians will meet
in Marysville Saturday near Tulalip
reservation to consider methods to
be used in pressing land claims
against the federal government un
der old treaty rights. About six
hundred are expected to attend thQ
gathering.
SCREW HE SWALLOWED
IN ’96 TAKEN FROM LUNG
(By Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Mar. 17.—A one
inch brass screw, swallowed twenty
eight years ago, was removed from
the right lung of Frank Crawford
by Dr. J. Homer McCready, here.
A tube, equipped with a small
electric light bulb, was inserted
through the mouth, and after the
screw had been located, a long for
ceps was used in its removal. The
patient’s condition is reported as
being “good.”
BRANDING SCENE IN
PICTURE THR4LL
One of the most trenuous scenes
of her career!
This was the opinion of all who
witnessed the filming of the brand
ing episode in “The Cheat.” Starring
Pola Negri, produced by George Fitz
maurice and which will be Shown at
the Liberty theatre tonight. Jack
Holt has a featured role and Charles
de Roche leads the supporting cast.
It was the latter, who played the
scene with Miss Negri, and after it
was over, both were exhausted by
the strain, and several bruises tes
tified to the realism injected into
the dramatic action.
The episode shows de Roche in
the role of a crook parading as a
Hindu prince, branding the beaut
iful star on the shoulder with a
tiger’s head—denoting that she is
ins property. This, is afier she has
become financially indebted to him
and then tries to pay him with
money. He calls her a “cheat” and
brands her. Later this brand saves
her husband and her own peace
of mind, after she has shot the
Hindu, and the burden of guilt is
assumed by the husband, played by
Mr. Holt.
The scene had to be made with
every realistic touch to be effective;
worked up to a high nervous tension,
The two players went through sev
eral rehearsals, and finally “camera’
was called. Then with redoubled in
tensity they proceeded to enact the
situation which, on the screen, is
said to be one of the most tre
mendeous ever , filmed.
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'SEATTLE NOW WORRIED
BY BIRTH RATE SLUMP;
LOWEST IN THIS STATE
SEATTLE, Mar. 17—This matter
of having babies—it apparently isn’t
done so much any more.
“Year by year, in every sphere,”
murmured Dr. Paul A. Turner, state
director of health, yesterday, as he
perused the 1924 vital statistics,
“they’re getting lesser and lesser.”
The figures for the year, just
passed show;
A decline of the birth rate per
100,000 of population from 1,797 in
1923 to 1,780 in 1924.
That Seattle has the lowest birth
rate of any city in the state.
That Japanese babies are being
born at three times the white birth
rate. For every 1,000 whites in the
state last year there were seventeen
white babies; for every 1,000 Japa
nese there were fifty-five Japanese
babies.
Births are still keeping ahead of
deaths, however, numbering 2’,634
in the state as against 14,550 deaths.
There are more births on the pop
ulation basis in Yakima than any
where else in the state, the figures
show, that city being credited with
a birth rate of thirty per 1,000 of
population, as compared with Se
attle’s seventeen.
A sordid money grabber is any
body who grabs more than you can
grab.
Borah is a queer chap. He thinks
repudiation means repudiation.
Our idea of vulgar ostentation is
tipping the tax collector.
Starr Sails Today
For Port Aithorp
The steamship Starr sailed today
for Port Aithorp, southeastern Alas
ka, to tow up a piledriver belonging
to the San Juan Fisheries to be used
at Sawmill Bay. The driver was
towed as far as Port Aithorp by one
ol the company’s gasboats, but the ^
Starr will tow it across the gulf.
Supt. Henderson was a passenger on
! the Starr.
AGED BACHELOR BARS
FLAPPER IN HIS AD.
FOR 25-YEAR BRIDE
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(By Associated Press)
DANVILLE, Mar. 17.—“No flap
pers for me,” says P. T. Harvell, 55
year-old widower, who is advertis
ing for a bride of from 24 to 25 who
wears “her hair long and knows
how to cook.”
His advertisement declares: “I
don’t care how ugly her face is, so
she has good character, long hair
and wears a white waist and black
skirt. She must wear long sleeves
and high top shoes, not over 4 or 5
size. Must be able to read and write
the English language and not be over
24 or 25 years of age and weight not
over 125 pounds.”
Harvell admitted some discour
agement when the day’s mail reveal
ed one post-card from an out-of-town
concern offering to teach him how
to play the piano through a cor
respondence course at bargain rates.
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