SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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AFRAID OF WRONG THINGS
You may have heard explorers talk
about danger. They come back after
years spent in deep jungles or arc
tic seas or arid deserts and tell us
that they are afraid of getting run
down by an automobile. They say
they feel more in peril in one week
of going about the streets of a busy
city than in a year among wild ani
mals and poisonous insects, on cruel
ice or under parching suns.
Part of this, perhaps, is a pose.
But it does emphasize the fact that
we human haven’t much sence of
proportion about our fears.
Millions of people live their lives
under the shadow of one fear after
another. And the curious point of it
is that they are afraid of the things
least likely to happen, and careless
of the real risks of life. We worry
about catching some rare disease
and are always letting ourselves
catch cold.
We go out in fear of odd accidents,
such as trees falling on us, but run
down a flight of stairs never think
ing about the great number hurt
every year by tumbling downstairs.
Many young people are so desper
ately afraid of losing their jobs that
they don’t go ahead and do the
things that would win promotion;
they ought to worry about not mak
ing progress.
we are airaiu ol wnai our neign
bors will think of our clothes and
our social standing, and forget what
they may think of the quality of our
minds and our true character.
We must wipe out of our minds
petty and senseless fears. We must
go boldly and confidently through
life. We must be less afraid for our
bodies and more afraid for our
minds.
Above all, let us dread ignorance
and intolerance, crooked thinking,
sour prejudices, jumping at conclu
sions, and hurting the feelings of
others.
The more we know and know tru
ly, the less physical fear we have,
for then we know how to guard
against all kinds of dangers with
out worrying about them. Let such
worry as we have time for be de
voted not to what the world may
i do to us, but to what we may do for
the world.—Ex.
ALASKA
Contrary to expectations during
the first few months of the year, Al
aska has experienced a prosperous
twelve month period. The grand to
tal value of all commerce to and
from the territory shows an increase
of approximately fifteen per cent.
While these valuation totals do not
show tonnage totals and as they are
based on the ruling commodity pric
es, they are only comparative. They
do, however, reflect the general con
dition of affairs in the territory, es
pecially in the development of big
business, notably fishing and mining.
Ketchikan and Cordova continue to
be the two leading ports of the ter
ritory, both in valuation of commerce
and tonnage moved, the former be
ing the center of the fishing indus
try of the Panhandle, and the last
named being the copper port of
Prince William Sound, the terminus
of the Capper River Railway, and
having many fishing enterprises.—
Railway and Marine News.
American Legion meeting tonight.
India is alarmed over the extensive
exportation of monkeys to the Unit
ed States. Haven’t you noticed a big
increase in monkey business over
here?
Referring to the amendment which
would keep everybody from work
ing until he is 18 years old, the Dal
las News wants a law which will
compel all over that age to get busy.
They are celebrating the ter-cen
tenary of forks. And so many per
sons don’t yet know how to use
them after 300 years of practice.
A Peoria man supposed to have
been drowned several years ago now
faces bigamy charges. At least he
finds himself in deep water.
In one and the same breath Mr.
Dempsey declares that when he gets
married he will quit fighting. How
does he figure that out—try that on
your cross-word squares.
This man Paavo Nurmi of Finland
seems to be coming to the front
very fast since he came to this
country.
AT THE LIBERTY
Gloria Swanson appears as a boy
for the first time in her stellar ca
reer in “The Humming Bird,” a Par
amount picture directed by Sidney
Olcott and coming to the Liberty to
night.
As Toinette, idol of the Paris un
der world and leader of a gang of
Apaches, Miss Swanson alternates
from boy’s to girl’s clothing. Her
dual personality as Toinette and the
notorious “Humming Bird,” for
whom the Paris police search in
vain, gives a star a wide range of
dramatic possibilities in this produc
tion of Maude Fulton’s play, which
Forrest Halsey adapted for screen
representation. Edward Burns is
leading man and others in the sup
port are Jacques d’Auray, Mario Ma
ierni and Cesare Gravina.
—
CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
I The Chamber of Commerce lunch- j
| eon today was one of the best held
| in several months. Some twelve or
; fifteen visitors were present, includ
! ing the legislative party. A full re
! port of the affair will be given in to
! morrow’s paper.
GILDA ‘SHIMMIES’
FOR LAND BUYERS
BRYAN ALSO AIDS THE REAL
ESTATE SALESMEN IN
FLORIDA.
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 21.—Big-lime
attractions, which brought enterpris
ing real estate developers and pro
moters here this winter, are cleaning
a lion’s share of public interest and
have crowded the 18-karat winter
colony almost into obscurity. The
“Who’s who” do not seem to mind.
They are enjoying the rest and the
sunshine.
William Jennings Bryan enjoys
the distinction of membership in
both clans, for he also may be
classed with the entertainers. The
commoner is delivering a series of
daily lectures in property values in
a Miami suburb.
iGilda Gray, former Follies star,
shimmies for prospective buyers at
another real estate development. She
also may claim membership in both
clans, for she is here to spend the
winter with her husband, Gil Boag,
famous New York restaurant owner.
Inauguration of horse racing in
Miami’s new $1,000,000 track is tak
ing ranking importance in winter di
versions at this resort. Ivan Parke,
prize jockey of 1924 at northern
parks, is bringing in more than his
snare of the winnings.
The season is young yet and will
not be considered as being well un
der way until Dempsey arrives here
for his annual visit. He is expected
within ten days, to stay a month.
Last winter Jack was one of the
most popular figures on th e beach
and came near making big first page
news when a plane in which he was
riding met disaster. There is great
curiosity in the winter colony as to
whether he will take his bride witn
aim or lea\e her to her contracts
With the movie producers.
TRANSMISSION TO BE
SUBJECT OF RESEARCH
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 24
Transmission quality and reliability
static and fading will become objects
of a thorough investigation in the
new enlarged experimental labora
tories the General Electric company
For the Prospector
Can you make an accurate compass survey of your
claim?
The strange minerals you find in the hills—^can you
determine what they are with the blow-pipe?
Do you know how to test your ore for various meth
ods of concentration such as amalgamation, cyani
dation, jigging, table concentration and flotation?
Do you know how ore bodies form and their habits?
If you do you can pick favorable areas for prospect
ing and eliminate much dead work.
Would you like to be able to assay your ore for gold
I and silver?
Will not these aids better your chances of putting a
I new mine on the map in Alaska?
TUITION IS FREE
This is the nature of the work the prospector takes up
in the Mining Short Course at the Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines.
The first short course of 10 weeks duration begins No
vember 3rd. The work is repeated in another short
course beginning February 2nd.
•
The charge for books and supplies used, totals about
$25,00 for the complete course.
Work is offered in geology, mineralogy, mining meth
ods, ore dressing, and fire assaying.
There are no educational requirements except the abil
ity to read and write.
This is not a dressed-up course. Bring along your wool
shirt and overalls. You will need them.
CHARLES E. BUNNELL
President.
I LIBERTY THEATRE I
m One Show Tonight, at 8 O’Clock Sharp §|
= THE BEAUTIFUL
| GLORIA SWANSON |
~~~ in the unusually fascinating crook ==
| “The |
i Humming I
| Bird” |
g Unexpected thrills run throughout its entire H
M length of ij
| EIGHT REELS |
= rhis is a new role for this star and she makes a tremendous hit EEE
■SEE in it. She is the leader of an Apache gang in Paris EEE
SEE and their dens in the famous Montmartre SEE
5E§ quarter are the setting for the story SEE
AND A ONE-REEL COMEDY
TEA N TEA
DON’T MISS THIS PROGRAMME
has put up near here.
The laboratory buildings and masts
cover an area of 53 acres. Four
steel towers and numerous wooden
masts rise from the ground, for ex
perimentation with all sorts of an
tennae and any variety of wave j
lengths.
Small buildings are scattered over
the lot, in each of which a different
type of transmitter is being tested.
A special plant supplies the power
needed for all these laboratories.
In these huts the engineers are
facing the following problems:
The conversion of ordinary 110,
volt lighting current to 15,000 or
20,000-volt direct current.
Means for holding the radio fre
quency supply constant.
Means of converting this direct
current into radio frequency cur
rents.
Modulation, whereby the audi-fre
queny energy may be accurately
and efficiently superimposed upon
the radio frequency energy.
Wavelengths most desirable for
any given type of service.
In much of his work on transmit
ter circuits, the engineer has to work
with the man testing receiving ap
paratus so that best results may b
obtained from both ends.
BRAZIL BLAMES REVOLTS
ON FOREIGN POPULATION
RIO DE JANEIRO,, Feb. 24.—Eter
nal antagonism displayed by tin
population of Rio de Janeiro toward
all Brizilian government, particularly
noticeable during the disorders with
in recent months, is due to the large
foreign element in the population
of Brizil’s capital city, many
Brazilian newspapers contend.
More than 20 per cent, or somt
thing like 230,000, of the inhabitants
of Rio deJaneiro were born in oth
countries, coming to Brazil for the
most part from Portugal, Italy and
Spain.
The state of Sao Paulo, whose cap
ital city was the site of a rather
serious revolutionary outbreak last
July, likewise has a large foreign
population. Eighteen per cent of the
total population of that wealthy cot
fee producing state, or approximately
830,000 persons, are not native bor:
Brazilians.