Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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THE ALASKAN ESPRIT DE CORPS
The editor of The Gateway has had the opportunity
of observing the functions and activities of many gov
ernment officials but simply for the sole purpose of put
ting it down in black and white, we'll be eternally d
If We ever saw a harder worker—a bundle of concentrat
energy"~than Supt. M. C. Edmunds, of the Alaska
Road Commission.
This is not bdfig written in the spirit of flattery
but as credit to the man with whom ,we are but briefly
acquainted. Among the Alaskan cotps of government
men, one will find few laggards; in time those lag so far
behind they are lost completely. There is an esprit de
corps seldom seen elsewhere. For the benefit of Major
Elliott Edmunds' chief, The Gateway can testify Ed
munds generally “hit the ball" at 7 a. m. or earlier each
morning. The shades of evening would still see him buz
zing around like a cat on a tin roof. The Gateway should
know because Edmunds disturbed us every morning
when he stepped on the stem-winder of his auto and
gassed to the job.
We suppose that when he reads this his face will
burst out in a blush which would make a bride turn green
with envy, but its good to see a man so wrapped up in
his work. Besides, we know the Major will be glad to
get this confidential report on one of his men.
LIFE! LIBERTY? HAPPINESS?
“Not so good," is the reply 99 times out of 100
when Alaskans returning from the States are asked
“How are things Outside?"
These replies make one ponder. We recall a bit of
school days; the history class, and wonder if these so
called optimists we hear so much about are of the same
myopic brood as those French aristocrats who declared
all was well under the crest of the tartarean fires.
Millions of brawny men without work; many with
out food. Certainly, without a leader. Something to
deliberate over, without question. Those millions have
life, it is true, but what of liberty and the pursuit of
happiness?
NEW FARM BUREAU HEAD
The elevation of Edward A. O’Neal of Florence, Ala.,
to the presidency of the American Farm Bureau Feder
ation is a fitting recognition of one of the outstanding
agricultural leaders of the country.
Mr. 0‘Neal is a practical farmer who has long been
identified with organized agriculture and a pioneer in
the movement for cooperative marketing.
In integrity and high purposes, and in his devotion
and loyalty to his fellow farmers, Mr. O'Neal stands
without a peer in American agriculture. It is a great
compliment to the Southland that the greatest farm or
ganization in the world should choose as its leader an
Alabama farmer.
We were watching the stars the other night as
they flashed and twinkled over the massive, snow-crest
ed mountains encompassing Seward. The eternal stars—
each seemed to be silently pouring its stream of sidereal
fire into the great realm of Darkness. They seem to
convey to us the impression of pitying unknowns,
watching man work out, through the long ages, the
mystery of his life, and again impressed us how insig
nificant we are beneath the magnificent canopy of the
universe.
So far, no medicine has been invented to cure the
virulent attack of the “big head,” a really fearful thing.
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SINGLE, MB, i
WIDOWED, DIVORCED
PERSONS ID ILWSKIi
The Director of the Census to-1
day announced the results of the
tabulation of the population re
turns for Alaska by marital condi
tion. The total number of males
15 years of age and over in Al
aska on October 1, 1929, was 26,
350. Of this number, 13,001, or
49.3 per cent, were single; 11,089,
or 42.1 per cent, were married; 6.0
per cent were widowed; and 2.4
per cent were divorced. Of the
14,818 females, 15 years of age and
over, 2,867, or 19.3 per cent, were
single; 10,419, or 70.3 per cent
were married; 8.8 per cent were
widowed; and 1.6 per cent were
divorced.
There has been a decrease in
the percentage of single among
the male whites since 1920, with
a corresponding increase in the 1
percentage of married in the same
class; while among the male In
dians there has been an increase ,
in the percentage of single since
1920, with a corresponding de
crease in the percentage of mar
ried. In the female population, (
the percentage of single is very
small in all biasses, particularly
amohg the foreign-born white i
population. There has been a slight
increase, however, in the per
centage of single among native
whites and Indians. This low per
centage of single in the female j
population is balanced by the 1
Large percentage of married. <
For the population as a whole, j
the percentage of divorced has in- j
creased since 1920, while the per- j
centage of widowed has decreased, j
BASEBALL SUES
NATIONAL
Boston 2, Philadelphia 0.
Brooklyn 5, New York 8.
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3.
Chicago-Cincinnati, rain.
AMERICAN
New York 8, Washington 9; 12
innings.
All other games postponed; rain.
From tne newspapers of 'the
[nterior regions the following items ,
are taken pertaining to ice con- |
ditions:
Snow is melting rapidly. Some 1
have hopes the ice will go out be
fore May 1, a great many, to be
more definite about it. The low
lands are practically free of snow,
in spots, but not so, the highlands.
Oldtimers predict around May 5
will be the date for drawing down j
the grand prize. At Healy, several
fissures in the ice have appeared.
Further south the rivers are" wide
open. On April 13 the river ice
was 42 inches thick. This varies |
greatly according to temperatures.
May 4th is the favorite date this
year, says the Nenana report;
about 5,000 are on this date.
CAPT. WHEELER IN TOWN
The schooner Alaska, Capt. Roy
Wheeler, arrived in port during
the night enroute Westward to
fish for cod. Capatin Wheeler,
brother of Miss Wheeler, member
of the Seward school staff, is busy
today saying “howdy” to his many
local friends. Captain Wheeler
made his home here for a number
of years while an officer aboard
the SS Starr which position he
left to take command of the Al- i
aska Game Commission vessel
Seal, and later the Aleutian Native,
plying to the Aleutian Islands.
Fire Chief Keilcheski and his
of volunteer fire fighters have
been active the last few days
burning dried grass adjacent to
the school building.
IP YOU HAVEN'T TRIED KORLUCK'S
DANISH ICE CREAM YOU HAVE MISSED
SOMETHING GOOD. Sold only at tho Candy
Cottage.
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TOMORROW
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