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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE SMALL HERRING
While not possessed of the knowledgeor experience of
Mr. Henry O’Malley, Commissioner of Fisheries, and are
unwilling to delve into the technical side of herring pro
duction, we cannot fully agree that the conditions under
which Alaskan herring are marketed is the final word in
fish distribution, as covered in his letter to the Gateway,
which appeared last week in the Gateway.
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we agree
that Mr. O’Malley is handling the fisheries question as effi
ciently as the exigencies of his position permits, hence
there can be no argument on that matter.
• But, is Mr. O’Malley willing to rest upon the state
ment that only by selling Alaskan herring by the herring
in the city of New York it is possible to market them?
And are the consumers of herring so changed within a
decade or more that they no longer consume the smaller
fish? Possibly this may be true of New York, which has
prided itself upon having the first and best the market af
fords, even to follies girls and old vintages while the sour
dough must be content with a pint of white mule and a
squaw.
If the press agent of the herring industry has utilized
all of his ingenuity in educating the public up to consum
ing Alaska herring, it might be in order to suggest that
the Fisheries Bureau, like the raisin growers of Califor
nia, the orange growers of the same State and the apple
growers of Washington, adopt the slogan of “a herring a
clay” keeps the fliver in gas and the family at home help
ing each other get their shirts off on Saturday night in
time to be ready for church Sunday morning.
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iiictL is uie way me average Dig industry proceeds
to create a movement for a commodity sought to be in
troduced and made a staple household necessity.
There is too much in favor of Alaska herring to ne
cessitate creation of artificial merits for it. The little her
ring may be given a place alongside of the big fellows, for
it has much to recommend it. Few persons can consume
one of the big Katchemak Bay herrings, hence it is ne
cessary to carve the fish at the family table. How much
more convenient would it be if mother could cook a small
herring for each member of the family and thus escape
refereeing a squabble between her hopefuls because one
secures a tail cut and the others are compelled to wrestle
with the shoulder-blades and midship timbers!
Some of the oil extracted from the undersized
herring is employed in the manufacture of oleomarga
rine. We are glad to know this, for there has always been
a deep mystery lurking behind that alias for butter which
is no longer a secret. We often wondered what gave axle
grease that peculiar odor.
The herring meal is used to feed chickens. Fair
enough. When the man of family complains that he can
not afford big herring, emulate Marie Antoniette and tell
them to eat chicken. Some of the cold-storage variety in
the States might pass for a halibut if taste was to be the
factor of determination of species.
Past experience with respect to the salmon industry
should be a warning on the matter of selecting only the
choicest fish. . Practically all varieties of salmon are mar
keted, and this might be. said to be the restilt of supervi
sion by the Bureau of Fisheries. It appears reasonable
that the same thing can be done with the herring. It is
debateable whether the Fisheries Bureau should assume
any part of the responsibility of marketing fish, but rather
adhere to a rule that is considered equitable and just with
respect to salmon, allowing those who would enter the
business to care for such matters as disposing of the pro
duct.
On her arrival home from the United States Queen
Marie of Rumania announces she will soon begin writing
fairy tales. The title of the first story should be “Free
dom in the United States.”
The government is puzzling over how to assist the
farmer and save agriculture. Why not hang a few lead
ing food speculators and hire the remainder out to the
farmers? -
ESKIMO DOS TEAMS
| CARRY MAIL N. E.
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POSTMASTER OF MINOT, ME.,
DRIVES DOGS ON 600-MILE
MAIL TRIP
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! ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 9. (#>)—'The
first two dog teams ever to carry
mail in New England are approaching
Albany and the end of a 600-mile jour
ney with a load of letters to Governor
Smith from Governor Brewster of
Maine and other New England execu
, lives.
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The teams left Minot, Me., January
10 with the expectation of reaching
here February 10. The drivers,
i wearing heavy fur coats, andthe dozen
Eskimo doge have suffered some from
the ehat, as the mercury has been
above zero most of the trip.
The drivers are Postmaster A. W.
Pulsifer of Minot, and E. W. Clark
of Milan, N. H. The party has rested
i in roadside groves at night, the men
in sleeping bags. The teams stopped
ni New England capitals en route to
deliver and receive mail,
i Clark, a trader and dog driver,
brought the teams from Baffin Land.
GUARD PRINCESS OF
JAPAN FROM INSANE
TOKYO, Feb. 9. (/P)—Body-guards
always accompany members of
Japan’s Imperial family when they
journey on the public highways.
High government officials also have
their police protectors at all times.
The reason is not that the Princes
and government functionaries are
beset with murderous enemies, but
that the streest of Tokyo and other
large cities contain many imbeciles
and half-wits who are liable to create
scenes or attempt an assassination.
Japan ha-s her asylums for the in
j sane, but only the most dangerous
! and deranged persons, who have no
relatves to care for them, are taken
! into thses institutions. The Japanese
custom is that families must look
'after their j-own feeble-minded and
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this custom is religiously followed,
with the result that they roam the
streets at will.
The Gateway leads; other follow.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. (^P)—Gloria
Swanson has devised a new coiffure.
The hair is worn long. Yet by
being pulled taut from the fore-head
and against the head, “off”’ the ears,
the effect is similar to that of a
“boyish bob.,, Hence the name “boy
ish bob”.
Miss Swanson evolved it as a mat
ter of expediency. As a young girl
in her latest picture her hair is worn
long to express unsophistication. In
the same film she plays the part of
an ultra-sophisticated prima donna.
Gloria did not want to bob her
hair after letting it grow for five
months. The “unbobed bob” result
ed.
The hair is pulled streight back
from the forehead, leaving both ears
fully visible. A knot rather than a
ball is made at the nape of the neck.
The hair is parted low on the left
side. A marcel wave tends to give a
soft effect.
The Candy Cottage, the
home of Velvet Ice Cream,
the best on the market.
Coleman’s Gas Lamps and Lan
terns. J.' L. Graef.
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8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
'Rose of the World'
KATHLEEN NORRIS’
* Famous Story
with
Patsey Ruth Miller—Allan Forest—Pauline Garon,
Reckliffe Fellows—Alec Francis—Helen Dunbar
In the Fine Cast
A Beautiful Eight-Reel Feature
DIFFERENT AND BETTER
This is one of the so-called Newer and Finer Pictures
and will provide entertainment for everyone
With it there’s a fine Pathe News and a reel of jokes
NOTICE TO PARENTS—Because of the great number of com.
plaints every week from our patrons, we are compelled to take dras.
tic action to put a stop to the unreasonable yelling and noisiness of
the children. We have talked to the children and some of the pa
rents in vain and so have to resort to other methods to cure a condi
tion that has become unbearable. As a first step, we reserve the
right to eject any chi/!d or youth who, in our opinion, makes any un
reasonable noise, and to forbid them entrance thereafter as long as we
deem necessary to secure their future behavior. We will use the
greatest care to make no mistakes, but it is impossible to always
pick the exact guilty one, and so if you don’t want to run the chance
of having your child excluded in the balance of the noisy group you
will! please keep them by your side.
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CLEVELAND, Feb. 9. (/P)—Jack
McCalLLster new manager of the
Cleveland Indians, owes bis high
place in baseball partly to an injury
which 25 years ago robbed him of
his chance to play in the big leagues.
Jack once had one of the fastest
pair of legs in baseball, and as a
youngster, fresh from the sand lots
of Marietta, 0., he raced through
the minors straight for stardom und
er the big tent. But he never made
the big leagues and he 'will be the
only manager on the major circuits
next season who never played a
game of big league baseball.
Have 701
Weekly Gateway.
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