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THE NOTORIOUS SEATTLE SPIRIT
The following, taken from a Seattle paper, illus
trates clearly the so-called “Seattle Spirit’’ which has al
ways existed with respect to Alaska and is another rea
son Alaska, as a whole, would prefer to deal with other
coastal cities. One day Seattle extends us the glad-hand
and on the morrow slips us a whallop:
FINDING GOLD BY INTUITION
Bound North, Mias Beverly Baird is in Seattle. She is going to find h.
gold mine, she says, “by intuition.” Well, there’s nothing to stop her from
trying, bu*t we ho-pe her intuition tells her to take along a good grubstake.
Some folks have made fortunes in Alaska by finding gold. Some of them,
3>edbnfMir “'played hunches,” but the majority depended on hard work amd
what scientific information they could gather.
But as a ma/tter of cold fact, itj lg easier to make a fortune in Seattle to.
4ay than it is to make one gold .hunting in Alaska. There are more chances
to “strike it rich” right on Puget Sound than in the Nof*th.
Farther fields always look greener—but they seldom live up to their
promise. Right where you are is as good a place to make money as anywhere
on earth.
The last sentence is something Alaskans should re
member always, keep our money in Alaska and we will
ait make money; if we can keep just a few of the millions
we have been spending in Seattle we will be following out
vdiat the Seattle editor advises. Alaska has always been a
gold mine to Seattle. It is about time for Alaskans to
drop Seattle and send her millions elsewhere, at least to
where they will be appreciated.
The new Alaska Railroad literature seems to be made
up of about 90-percent of publicity for the fair town of
Anchorage, with the remainder devoted to Interior
points along the line. It has all the earmarks of being
another one of those gems from the transportation de
partment which handles the truth carelessly, sometimes,
in particular to promises made to tourists arriving at the!
Park.
Campaign song for 1928: “Ain’t we got funds!”
Political Conventions to Lead
Varied Summer Radio Program
' '‘There will be a great many radio
listeners this summer who will for
sake their tennis, their golf and their
garden for the radio." says William D
Terrell, Chief of the Radio Division.
D. 8. Department of Commerce “The
political conventions and the many
political speeches broadcast will add
to radio Interest, in addition to the
baseball and other radio attractions
of the summer months."
Formerly, radio was thought of only
In connection with cold weather. The
extension of broadcasting, the im
provement In programs and the ad
vent of the A. C. receiving set will, it
Is expected, keep radio sets in use
this summer to a much greater de
gree than ever before In the summer
months.
To the A. C„ or house current set.
Is attributed much of the credit for
the sustained Interest In radio in
cities and towns where house current
seta can be operated. Many farm
homes, however, are now equipped
with electric current but farmers who
still have to use battery sets are said
to be showing a year round interest
In radio reception because of the good
things they are receiving over the air
Formerly, the farmer got only weather
and market reports: now, he hears a
variety of programs specially pre
pared for his entertainment and in
struction. v
“The farmer is being supplied with
more material this summer than ever
before," Morse Salisbury, in charge of
Radio for the D. 8. Department of
Agriculture. 6ays. "And radio stations
are not slacking off for the summer
months at all. They protest against
the Idea that radio is not a year
round avenue of information and en
tertainment. We are continuing to
supply cooperating stations, which
now number 135 So the farmer has
his supply of information by radio
coming in Just the same—more
variety this summer than ever be
fore."
Reports from the radio Industry
Itself would seem to confirm these
views. Usually, radio manufacturing
plants are shut down in March, since
distributors find the demand for re
ceiving sets does not Justify any con
siderable factory orders in Spring and
Summer. This year, however, the
Atwater Kent plant, largest of the
radio manufacturing companies, is
still busy turning out receiving sets
and speakers and had to Increase
production 500 sets a day over what
Mr. Kent had estimated would be
sufficient. The factory is turning
out over 1,250 sets and speakers a day
at a time when, ordinarily, the radio
manufacturing business Is at a stand
still. This factory turned out over
200,000 receiving sets and speakers In
the first four months of 1928. This is
six times as many sets as the big
plant ever turned out before In the
same period of any previous year.
Mr. Kent will produce his second
millionth set this Fall.
That Atwater Kent, conservative
manufacturer, believes the public de
mand may tax the facilities of his
15 acre factory at Germantown is
shewn by the fact that he is in
stalling new machinery and taking
advantage of every spare foot in his
factory to add to his production.
POSTS! EMPLOYS
DISCHARGED ERAFTING
OTTAWA, June 21. (#)-—'Two bun.
dred and 43 Canadian <postoffice em.
ployees have been ousted from their
positions as a result of graft disclos.
ures. One hundred of them are al.
ready in jail or are facing criminal
charges, aften the cleanup by the Gov.
eminent.
THAW LANDS FRANCE
RETURNING TO U. S.
OHERBOUGH, France, June 21. (JP)
—'Harry K. Thaw, barred from Eng.
land as an undesirable visitor, landed
in France. He gave no reason lor re.
versing hie decision, announced in
Southampton, of returning to the
United States immediately.
DUCHESS OF BEDFORD
FLVING TO INDIA
LONDON JJune 21. (£>)—'The 60.
year old Duchess of Bedford started
on a flight to India wfth Capt. C. D.
Bernard and E. H. Alliott as pilots.
They had a narrow escape on the take,
off, when the wheels of the plane just
grazed telegraph wires. They aim to
reach Karachi In four hops.
BREAKFAST SERVED HIGH
IN LOS ANGELES SKY
LOS ANGELES, June 20, (£>)—
Breakfast, several thousand feet up
in the air, will be the novel repast
of members of the exclusive break
last club. The affair will be in honor
cf Arthony H. K. Fokker, noted air
plane designer, who will be the chiop
guest. The breakfast room will be a
Fokker plane.
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8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
Again we have the old reliable
WESTERN THRILLER
type of play on which tfcd movies were built
“The Valley Of Hell”
A rapid action feature in which you see
THE DARING HOLDUP
THE RUNAWAY STAGE
THE THRILLING RESCUE
THE GIRL'S ESCAPE
THE THUNDERING CHASE
THE TERRIBLE FIGHT
And the “Big Horn Ranch” Rough Riders
STAGED IN THE WILDS OF NEVADA
Played by a cast of new stars
With the feature we will give you a 2-reel
BOBBY VERNON COMEDY
“TILL WE EAT AGAIN”
Also a 2-reel Our Gang comedy
“WAR FEATHERS”
And an interesting Pathe News
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