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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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NEED FOR SHELTER HARBOR
Every year the need fo ra shelter harbor at eSward
to accommodate the smaller littoral manifests itself.
Today a fleet of halibut boats, driven from the banks by
a severe storm raging on the North Pacific, are clustered
about the government dock, where they may rub and
chafe against each other until weather conditions will en
able them again to set sail for the offshore fishing banks,
While the wind is offshore, small craft may find re
fuge in the harbor, but when the winds are sweeping in
from the ocean they are little better off than if they were
laying-to on the rolling ocean.
Epics have been written about the fishermen of Glou
cester, Mass., and their wonderful courage, but the great
est is yet to be written of the Vikings who “go down to
the sea” in the North Pacific and battle Neptune, Posideon
and the remainder of the mythical ancient gods for a live
lihood on the halibut banks.
The halibut fishermen and others who pioneer the
waters of the North Pacific have asked little in the way
of navigation aids, being willing to chance many hazards
rather than yield the pride of their dangerous calling. It
would seem only reasonable that attention of the govern
ment should be directed to the construction of a break
water affording a safe haven for these brave little craft.
We never thought the American League would Ban
Johnson.
McAdoo says he doesn’t seek the presidency; All
Smith says he wouldn’t refuse. Now let Coolidge tell one.
Now if Seattle and Portland decided to put on their
usual brand of weather Goethals would have to be called
in enlarge the Pacific ocean.
Think of what would have happened to Hatfield and
his rain-making machine if he had been in California dur
ing the past few days!
Gauged by the joker in the literacy test bill, either the
framers of the measure feared being barred at the polls
or there was a super-literate in the woodpile somewhere.
A learned judge and clergyman in the States are
debating the question: “Can the present institution of
marriage be improved.” Why not submit it to the League
of Nations?
The old saw about ‘‘keep a thing long enough and it
will become useful,” has been vindicated in Southern Cali
fornia. The bathing beauties finally got an opportunity
to wet those quarter-piece suits.
An Eastern Governor can see no reason why Alas
kans should vote. It’s the only chance the citizens have
of squaring’with their box-stove orators and getting rid
of them for a few months by electing them to the Legis
lature.
A Monster sea elephant weighing three tons on exhi
bition in London eats 300 pounds of fish a day. That’s
nothing! Sealions camping on the rocks at the head of
Resurrection Bay eat half their weight every day and
most of them weigh a ton.
The five-day week is a st&rt in the direction of mak
ing our week-ends meet.
Those ahs describing the horrors of halitosis fairly
make one hold his breath. ^
The only trust that has escaped the attacks of dema
gogues is the flivver trust.
Evidently it hasn’t occurred to uplifters that pester
ing people doesn’t make them happy.
Red propaganda from Moscow will be, more convinc
ing when Utopia is realized in Russia.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR !
HANDLES MUCH BUSINESS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. (£>)—A
record business was transacted by
the office of the Secretary of the
Interior in 1926 when action was had
upon more than 78,375 appeals, re
ports and other matters, it has just
been announced by the department.
Public business passing through
and .disposed of by the office of the
Secretary of the Interior reached re
cord proportions last year, when
more than 78,375 appeals, reports
and other separate matters were
acted upon.
OFF FOR ANCHORAGE
Members of the student body were
at the depot this morning to bid the
High School basketball team a fond
adieu and to wish them luck in their
coming three-game series with the
Anchorage “Wild Cats.” The squad
Ewen. Jack Rosness and Edward
is in charge of Superintendent Me*
Starr, students, are accompanying
the team as yell leaders.
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Machine guns would be situated on
the vast bag, and inside the ship
the tail, sides and rudder bases of
would be facilities for housing four
to six airplanes which could be
launched as required, from any loca
tion in the air. !
The plans contemplate a struc
ture built on a multiple, instead of a i
single keel, and with special ring
girders so that failure of one part of
the hull would not endanger the ship.
Power would be obtained from
4800-horse power engines, capable of
producing a ninety-mile-an-hour
speed. The cruising radius would be
5,000 to 8,000 miles without reload
ing.
Captain E. A. Lehmann, adminis
trative expert of the former Zeppe
lin -works at Freiderichshafen, Ger
many, heads the staff of designers.
Dr. Karl Arms'tein, who was chief
engineer of the Zeppelin company,
and a small group of experts also
have joined the staff.
PICTURE JOSHES SHEIKS
AND SHEBAS BE SCHEEN
In “Bluebeard’s Seven Wives,” a
Robert T. Kane-First National feature
comedy, now at the Liberty tseatre,
something new and original is said to
have been brought to the screen. The
film is described as a gentle satire on
the prevalent type of screen press
agent, screen sheik and screen yam
, i
pire. 1
Despite its frothy character “Blue
beard’s Seven Wives” has also a se-,
rious underlying theme which runs '
deeper even than the press agent’s
wild stunt to make his movie star
popular by exploiting him as a modern
Bluebeard. This is the awakening of
confidence in the hero. He develops
from a bashful, stuttering bank clerk
to a film hero of importance. The
transformation is accomplished with
a good deal of realism it is said.
In the principal roles are Ben Lyon,
Blanche Sweet, Dorothy Sebastian,
Lois Wilson, Sam,Hardy and Diana
Kane. Alfred A. Santell is responi
i
ble for the direction and Blanche Mer
i
rill and Paul Schofield for the story.
special for Sunday dinner.
New York Ice Cream Satur
day and Sunday. Candy
Cottage.
LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
The Irrisistibly Funny
'Bluebird’s
Seven Wives’
with
Blanche Sweet—Lois Wilson—Ben Lyon—Dorothy
Sebastian in the All-Star Cast ,
AN EXTRA GOOD COMEDY DRAMA
Eight Reels
SEVEN PRIZE - WINNING BEAUTIES FOR
WIVES
A Night of Beauty in Which You Do Not Have to
Think, But Just Laugh
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