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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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A TIP TO POLAR EXPLORERS <
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Since Capt. G. H. Wilkins and Ben Eielson, our own ‘
intrepid pioneer of the air-lanes of the North, have an
nounced their intention of spying out the blind spot of the
Arctic in search of land, it might be well to warn them
that if they contemplate visiting the Pole they will discover ]
that Commander Byrd and Admiral Peary had J
been preceded by a little matter of twenty-nine hundred 1
odd years by a gentleman named Odysseus, whom Homer
styles “the fosterling of Zeus, and of many devices.”
The time of Odysseus’ adventurous journey to the Pole 1
may have even antedated the time stated, as there is no A
record in history of just what was going on around Ithaca 1
and its sub-divisions when Odysseus started out to clean c
up the Trojans. Hence Wilkins and Eielson may not be
surprised if there has been a few changes since the in
trepid Archaeans fled from the harbor of Lomos in time <
to get from under a bowlder the size of a Congressman’s 1
ego, hurled by one of the retainers of Antiphates who, ac- ]
ccording to Odysseus, was mayor or chief of police of Lo- 1
mas about that time and enjoyed nothing better for his
lunch than a half-dozen Ithacans filched from the voy
ager’s ships and stuffed into the pockets of the giants 1
after demolishing a fleet of ships with bowlders. (
We will not vouch for the truth of the yam Odysseus j
swapped to the good Alciones and others in return for *
hospitality, and with which he explained to Penelope why
he had been detained at the office 20 years and
therefore was late for supper, but there is plausibility in t
that statement about having lingered about the Pole for ^
a few hours while other members of his company “gave it *
the once over” to see if there was anything not nailed -<
down and that they could secure merely by slugging the (
King Antiphates with a blackjack or making proper ar
rangements with the police for a cut in the spoils.
But let us get at that bit of Homeric history: ]
Odysseus says what struck him most forcibly in the <
land of th Lastrygons was the fact that a sleepless man (
might earn a double wage, so near are the outgoing and .
incoming of night and day; one herdsman was exchang- «
ing greetings, as he returned to the corral with his flocks, \
with another taking one last yawn before bracing him- “
self for the task of listening to sheep bleat until the bell
rang announcing time to do the chores, wash up and “sit
in.”
Which shows that Odysseus was not in harmony with
Henry Ford’s five-day week, but might have made a few
calculations on what he would have to give up to the in
come tax man with all of that overtime at a price and a
half, with the Bolshevik six-hour day.
Proceeding further in his report to the Bureau on
North Poles, Odysseus gave the place a black eye with re
spect to its adaptability for raising a family. He claimed
# the island had but one harbor, while the remainder of the
coast line was composed of sheer walls as smooth as cop
per and towering thousands of feet into the air. From
the way his party was pelted with stones by the giant
Laestrygons, it might serve as a good naval base for a
gang of Shadegys from Connemara.
To end his narrative, Odysseus told Alciones that the
Sheepherders, union had the place picketed with giants
who, after smashing eleven ships with bowlders, ‘“ran
their fingers through the waters and picked up the Ar
chaeans like little fishes” and then went home to make a
meal of them.
What the world will be most interested in is whether
Odysseus filled up on post-war mule after he and Aga
memnon lost that decision to the Trojans, and it took him
20 years to come out of it, or whether Doc Cook took the
same route of HomeFs hero, and if he did how he got past
Scylla and Chirobdis.
There is a broad field for activity north of Point Bar
row, and who* knows but Eielson, like his Norse ancestors,
might get to snooping around and discover that histori
ans have been only speculating on where Troy actually
stood, and instead of its being of Phonician origin,
was in fact a part of Alaska, and that its siege was not
laid by the Argyves clad in a ‘‘fair tunic and doublet,” but
a bunch of ancient sourdoughs wearing parkas.
SUBMIT MANY DESIGNS
Twenty-six Alaska flag designs
were submitted yesterday by local
High school and eighth grade stu
dents. Some of the designs were
very clever as well as beautiful, it is j
stated.
Council meeting Monday night at 8
o’clock.
A public dance will be held tomor
row night, announces Manager An
derson of Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. W. S. Van Voorhis of Anchor
ige, who has been in the States for
several years, is a returning passen
ger on the S. S. Alaska.
Thomas Gaffney, Representative to
he Territorial Legislature from the
Second division, will arrive in Seward
omorrow evening en route to Juneau.
Next Tuesday’s regular weekly busi
less meeting and luncheon of the
leward Chamber of Commerce will be
leld at the Seward Grill.
J. J. Chisholm, merchandise broker,
srho has been in the States for some
reeks on business and visiting his
amily, is among the Anchorage resi
lents returning on the S. S. Alameda.
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Sam R. Weiss, pioneer mining man
if the Chatanika district, who has
ieen in the States for a number of
uonths, is en route back to his min
ug property.
In observance of the borthdavs of
Lbraham Lincoln, February 12, and of
leorge Washington, February 22, a
oint holiday is in effect today in the
;rammar and High school.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Keist are among
he returning Alaskans on the S. S. .
Uaska. Mr. Keist was the proprie
or of the former Palace of Sweets in
Anchorage. They have been visiting
)utside for several weeks.
special for Sunday dinner. ^
^ew York Ice Cream Satur- j
lay and Sunday. Candy I
Cottage. I
DANCE
TOMORROW
:
ODD FELLOWS
HALL
MUSIC BY
THE JOLLY THREE
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
AND A PATBtE NEWS
VAN GILDER HOTEL
hot and cold water in every room
•TEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
A Complete Line of
GROCERIES
Fresh Vegetable Received
Each Week.
PHONE MAIN 34
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