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DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK
(By EDSON R. WAITE, Shawne, Oklahoma)
The following editorial, solicited from the Seward Gateway for Edsen R.
Waite’s copyrighted service under the above title, was syndicated and pub
lished in practically every newspaper in the United States:
EDITOR E. F. JESSEN OF THE SEWARD (ALASKA) DAILY GATEWAY
SAYS:
That Dorothy Dix says, “Woman is happiest when she has some secret
sorrow,” to which I will amend, “Some men are happiest when they are pos
sessed of a pesimistic grouch.”
The grouch is the man who stands on the sidewalk while the procession
of progress is passing and hopes somebody stubs his toe and bursts the bass
drum.
The man who beats his town’s bass drum is the man, who will eventually
gather a procession to follow' him, while the fellow' who is content to shrill
the piccolo will eventually have to move out of the neighborhood.
Beating the drum keeps the live ones awake and halts the moribundity of
the grouch. Hence w'hen it comes to the question of making the noise of
your town heard beyond its immediate confines, the bass drum is the instru
ment with which to tell the w'orld that the parade is ready to march.
George Carmack had only a w'ashtub, belonging to his squaw, to sound
the tocsin which brought the stampede to Dawson. Since then the drul has
been beaten until a world has learned that Alaska is a place where modern
towns have supplanted igloos and dugouts.
Therefore if you cannot beat the bass drum and are unwilling to carry it,
fall into the procession and help others carry on the w'ork of attracting capital
and development to your town.
EVEN THE WOODPECKER HAMMERS A HOLLOWT LIMB TO WARN
HIS MATE THAT HE HAS STAKED OUT A RICH PAYSTREAK OF
WOOD-WORMS.
FORTY-EIGHT INVESTIGATIONS
An article in The Post reveals that 48 inquiries and
investigations are under way or proposed by Congress,
mostly by the Senate. The “probes” deal with practically
every subject of passing interest or curiosity. They are
ostensibly intended to find out what various executive
departments and establishments have done or not done,
and why. Special committees are proposed in many in
stances, apparently because the regular committees of the
Senate and House are lacking in imagination. It is often
suggested that the real reason for demanding special
committees is to give the authors of the investigations a
chance to exploit themselves or their constituents a sthe
only simon-pure cleaners of the Augean stables at Wash
ington. But this suggestion is evidently inspired by
jealousy or envy on the part of legislators who fail to ap
preciate the vast possibilities of investigations in develop
ing valuable publicity.
The inquisitorial powers of Congress have proved to
be very useful to aspiring politicians who might other
wise be outshone by the colleagues. Now that those pow
ers have been extended, it is a poor politician in Congress
who can not think up an excuse for demanding an inves
tigation, with himself as the chairman ofthe special in
vestigating committee. When there is nothing to investi
gate, Congress itself furnishes a fruitful field of explora
tion. It can inquire into its inquisitorial powers, for ex
ample—that is an unknown region, a twilight zone be
tween the legislative and the other branches.
Another subject that calls for inquiry is whether or
not the Supreme court acted constitutionally in deciding
that the President had powers to remove all officers ap
pointed by him. A special committee of the Senate
should dig into this matter, by all means; for the Supreme
court’s decision, unless overruled by the Senate, will se
riously curtail the Senate’s acquired powers.
Some anxiety is expressed by private citizens lest the
preoccupation of Senators in making investigations will
prevent them from attending to necessary legislation.
But this is a baseless apprehension. The Senate is so
nicely organized that legislative and inquisitorial func
tions never conflict. Senators engaged in investigations
never do any legislative work, anyhow and those who at
tend to necessary legislation are plodders engrossed in
routine, destitute of the imaginative faculty which illu
mine investigation and transforms them from dull fact
into romantic fiction.
IIMEE'S FIRST LECTURE !
IS F1NCIAL FIZZLE!
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24. (/P)—j
Albe to sell only 75 tickets priced at
SI.10 to hear Aimee Semple McPher-.
son preach, the promoters threw open
the doors of the convention hall free
of charge. Mrs. McPherson said she
set the price of admission to barthe
i purely curious.
George Guest, member of the local
Signal Corps, was among those leav
ing Saturday on the S. S. Alameda for
Seattle.
The Eastern Star, which meet this
evening, will hold a social session
following the business meeting.
Tomorrow’s regular meeting and
luncheon of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce will be held at noon at the
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Seward Grill.
John S. F. Schengler, fur buyer, who
made the round trip to the Westward
on the S. S. Starr, departed for thei
Interior today.
m THE HOTELS
VAN GILDER
Mrs. 0. O. Krogh, Matanuska; Miss
Dora Davis, Washington, D. C.; O. A.
Waechter, Seattle; J. A. Ramsey, An
chorage; W. H. Toms, Seattle; C. W.
Brokaw, Stanwood, Wn.; John J.
Donovan, Fairbanks; Leo Preg, Fair
banks; Gust Haller, Anchorage; L. W.
Hartley, Anchorage; Elmer T. Smith,
Eklutna; Elsie R. G. Johnston, Seat
tle; W. A. Conden, Cordova; Mrs. M.j
Lutcavish, Cambridge, Neb.; Mr. and
MMrs. R. B. Heaston, City; B. H.j
Howard, Juneau; L. Rotman, New,
York; D. L. Macdonald, Candle, Aa.; j
H. W. Alberts, Sitka; Mr. and Mrs. R.
H. Hale, A. R. R.; A. H. Anderson,
r.
Fairbanks; W. C. Steinmetz and fam
ily, Anchorage; Chas. H. Forward, Ju
neau; W. J. McDonald, Cordova; W.
A. Doyle, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. B. B.
Mozee and daughter, Anchorage; How
ard Romig, Fairbanks; B. C. Elmes,
Anchorage; Ralph Kitzmiller, Anchor
age; Mrs. R. O. Albritton, Anchorage.
OVERLAND
William Bergan, John C. Schuegler,
D. Walker, Uyak; Ed. McKelevery,
Ruby; N. W. Rothaeher, La Grande,
Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wilson, An
chorage; Mrs. Alice Small, Seattle;
H. M. Dirk, Mrs. Jomes McDonald,
Fairbanks; Miss E. Lewis, Fairbanks; j
W. A. Floyed, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs.j
C. W. Mark, Ketchikan; Mrs. A. M.
Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.’Neill, An
chorage; Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Laska,
P. D. Carson.
SEWARD
Albert Lind, George Peterson, Geo.
Bennett, J. Colberg, Ole Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Kramer and family,
Carl A. Johnson, Mike Krassnitzer,
Edgar Brooker, H. H. Landis, Mrs. E.
Underwood, R, Miller, Lillian Keeley,
John McMullen, Edw. Michael, John
Chickawich, T. Hogan, Mrs. A. Graves,
Mrs. R. Patterson.
SEXTON
J. H. Levengood, Sandusky, Ohio;
Sam Paik, E. E. Ritchie, Valdez.
TOO LUTE 10 mm
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lady. Call Amanda’s Laundry, or
phone Madison 126.4x
WANTED—Work in private family I
by young girl. Enquire Jesse Lee!
Home. 4x
Strictly fresh candies. Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop.
Monopole cigars sold exclusively!
at The Northern.
Meff Orel's fresh ranch!
eggs. Seward Trading CoJ
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LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
A Laughter Program
mm DENNY
in a good comedy drama
‘Skinner’s Dress Suit’
This is one of the funniest things Denny has done,
and will sure entertain you.
Supporting him is the beautiful
LAURA LA PLANTE
and that combination you can’s beat.
If you want to enjoy yourself to the limit, come to
this show
And there is also a one-reel comedy, “OFFICE
HELP,” and a Pa the Review.
Some Show!!
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