Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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ROBOT SEA CAPTAINS
Will there come a day when Alaskans will roam the
North Pacific in craft piloted by robots? We hope not.
Perhaps the most amazing performance of a radio
controlled ship seen so far was that of the United States
destroyer Stoddert, off San Diego, Calif., recently, when
according to a press dispatch, ‘‘everything from whistle
to rudder was operated by radio from the bridge of the
control ship Perry, which followed in its wake.” The
Perry is the destroyer which visited Seward last year
with the Congressional party.
One maneuver directed from the control vessel by
radio was a 180-degree turn, caused by pressing certain
keys on the bridge of the Perry. The Stoddert, without
a single man on board, turned entirely around without
sleekening speed. The speed was changed at will, search
lights were operated, the whistle was blown, and other
interesting stunts were performed in obedience to the
radio impulses sent from the Perry.
In warfare a ship equipped with this radio apparatus
might be used to ram enemy vessels or carry torpedoes
to b2 automatically released among them and play havoc
generally.
As long as they confine this new idea to battle
wagons, or naval vessels, the public will be satisfied, for
anon, it would be awful for a bunch of static to block
such a controlled steamer and instead of landing in
Seattle, dock at China.
NO REASON FOR ALARM
European news today is watched and read just as
keenly as is news of America. A present instance of
this is with us today, the resignation of the MacDonald
cabinet in the face of a financial crisis. Americans,^
since the war, have come to a fuller understanding-of j
European problems and their relationship to America.
The resignation of certain other cabinets of other
countries have come to be accepted as a matter of course
and take place with little national difficulty or after
maths and in the England situation no dire or grave
resuls will occur. Differences in opinion on the finan
cial budget wall be settled peacefully and amicably.
ALASKA AVIATORS GREATER HEROES
While international and nationally known airmen
make great plans for flying to certain places, Alaska
fliers, like Post and Gatty of the Middle West, do the
job. Regardless of what the Associated Press thinks is
news, The Gateway, reflecting the opinion of many read
ers, does not consider every movement of the Lindberghs
news. We would much rather have news about our own
Alaskan fliers who are daily soaring across Northern
skies and setting a new world record for safe commer
cial flying.
Otto Knudesen, an Eskimo, went crazy upon seeing
his first motion picture and had to be taken to an asylum
for treatment. This wouldn't have happened if he had
seen any of the fine programs presented at the Liberty
Theatre. The local ^talkies” have opened up a new era
of entertainment for everyone. The patronage, howver,
should be twice what it is. Like a newspaper, regardless
what many think, a theatre must be patronized to give
its patrons the best.
Eskimo singing has reached the States by radio and,
according to reports reaching Seward, is said to be
nearly as bad as our own.
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DORBDNDT FLEW FROM
NEW TGRK IN 23 HOURS
• A popular Seward visitor who has
! been absent for many months,
dropped down from the skies Sun
day to say heljo to one and all,
then winged away again soon after.
Pilot Prank Dorbandt, who with Al
onzo Cope organized and operated
the nucleus of the present Pacifc
International Airways, Inc., flew
over from Anchorage on a brief
business flight, remained here
about an hour then took to the air
for the Inlet City.
Dorbandt’s future plans are not
yet known. Together with Mrs Dor
bandt, the well known Alaska ‘ Ace’’
arrived at Anchorage iast Friday
from New York making the long
flight in 23 hours actual flying
time.
Prior to taking the ?ir Dorbandt
said he was returning i.a his plane,
the Nanuk, this week fcr a longer
stay.
SLUMBERING STOCK
MARKET COMES TO LIFE!
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. (JP)—After
slumbering through three extreme
ly dull sessions of the stock mar
ket was awakened by a rather
violent spell. The market was ex
traordinarily inactive during the
| early hours but began to slip down
grade with increasing accent, after
mid-day winding up in a selling
flurry during the last £our.
Losses of one to six points ap
peared throughout the list at the
finish. With the exception of
last Monday’s abrupt slump, it was
the sharpest decline of the month.
George James of the Alasak Shop
departed Saturday for the lodge on
Lake Kenai. Mrs. James is remain
ing in the city for a week owing to
the week’s absence—on vacation—
of Miss Romanoff.
IT TIE HOTELS
VAN GILDER — Marcus Jensen, J
Wrn. H. Estes, Louis Beaudreau,
Helen Larson, Rowland F. Wyatt,
B. R. Hart.
SEWARD—A. M. Carlson, Joseph
F. Herdzich, R. T. Wright, C. T.
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Neilson,
Bill Prussia, E. M. Land.
OVERLAND—Harry Miller, C. A.
Frank, John Baner, Helene Niel
son, F. Frazer, Joe Hanbel, Gus B.
Buhawaka, George Spaulding, Tom
Macfe, James Welch, B. L. Jones,
B. E. Horne, George Horne, J. A.
Gossage Frank Jackley, Walter Sen
naotoff, Jr., Max Fagen.
GILLILAND—Jack Lean, Harry
Nessel, R. Gleason, Bill Neville, An
drew Holman, D. T. Mitchell, Nick
Nekeroff.
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