Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
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MARVIN HART
In his entire career, Marvin Hart, one-time-heavy
weight champion of the world who died Friday at Louis
ville, Ky., he was knocked out once and that happened
when Billy Hanrahan landed a first round haymaker in a
fight, at Milwaukee in 1901. Hanrahan’s record before
and after that bout was not impressive and Hart was gen
erally believed when he said the knockout was an accident.
The Kentuckian won his way into the front rank of
heavyweight contenders when he took a decision over Jack
Johnson after 20 rounds at San Francisco on March 28,
1905. Johnson was three inches taller than Hart and he
told friends of his opponent afterwards that “that little
fellow Hart gave me the toughest fight of my life.”
In later years with his prestige gone, Hart retired to
a small cottage near his birthplace where he farmed,
hunted and fished. His only connection with the prize
ring was as referee and he made a reputation as an
efficient “third man” in the ring after the Perry-Bryson
bill had legalized boxing in Kentucky in 1920.
The former champion had to give up refereeing in
December, 1930, when he became ill after supervising a
bout in Louisville. His physician ordered him to bed pro
nouncing his ailments liver trouble and high blood pres
sure.
WHAT OF OLD AGE?
While not a pleasant subject to dwell upon, an occa
sional look ahead to the condition which may surround
old age would be advisable, even for those whose circum
stances in early life was satisfactory and whose future
seems secure.
We may well be reminded that nearly 80 per cent of
all old people are dependent upon others for support. Yet
many of these in early and middle life were prosperous;
some even wealthy.
Who can not look about him and see acquaintances
who were once the envy of their neighbors, but who thru
business reverses, accidents, illness or extravagance are
now brought to feel the sting of poverty ?
Usually such disasters might have been averted by a
reasonable exercise of prudence and thrift. Keeping up
with one’s neighbors in a false display of prsperity is one
fruitful source of old age poverty, and there are many
others. Much of the misery which usually accompanies
old age might be avoided by looking ahead before it is
too late.
MODERN HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT
A Heidbrink anesthizer is the newest of modem
pieces of hospital equipment to be added to the Seward
General Hospital by Dr. A. D. Haverstock. It is believed
to be the only one in this part of the Territory.
The anesthizer is a re-breather; unlike ether, there is
no odor; neither are there any ill after-effects. The patient
takes about five deep breaths and is whiffed away to com
plete uncqnsciousness. The writer should know, for he in
haled three lungfulls to verify Technician Sogn’s state
ment. He was correct.
Hardly a month goes by but what new and modern
equipment of some kind is installed in the laboratories of
the Seward General Hospital, making for greater effi
ciency, treatment and care of patients. The new anes
thizer is the most recent of medical science research de
velopments ; a marvelous aid to the ill.
“All that is needed to restore prosperity is confi
dence,1” says a Wall Street trust president. What! Didn’t
they get it all in 1930?
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NEARLY NUDE BODY
i OF COMELY WOMAN
I FOUND NEAR BEACH
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept , 18, UP)
| —A grewsome murder mystery
i was uncovered with the discovery
| of the almost nude body of an at
| tractive woman of 30 near a high
way, three miles south of Rock
away Beach, San Mateo county
The woman’s head had been
j crushed in by repeated blows from
a club. There was a wound in her
; forehead, that may have been a
bullet wound. The victim had
been dead about 48 hours.
The body was clad only in a
white silk vest of expensive de
■ sign. Neither the body nor the
single garment held the slightest
| clue to the identity of the woman, j
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ALASKA ITEMS OF
INTEREST AT THE j
NATIONAL CAPITAL
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 7.
(By W. A. S.)—Seventeen of the
resident painters of Juneau have !
sent in a protest against the firm i i
that has the contract for paint
ing the new Federal and Terri
torial building. It is claimed that
only $6.00 per day is being paid -
master painters and $4.00 to help- 1
ers, while the prevailing scale at
Juneau is $8.00 and $6.00. The
contract provides that the pre
vailing local scale should be paid
and Delegate Wickersham has sub
mitted the matter to the Treasury
Department, with the result that
; the Supervising Architect is in- j
jvestigating the matter and an in
creased wage scale may be or
dered.
Edwin P. Dillon, of Ketchikan,
served his country during the re
cent world war but has never
been able to secure his certificate
of discharge. He was accepted
j for enlistment July 26, 1918, at;
jthe American Embassy in London,
i but he had previously been a
| member of the British military
j forces and through some techni- ■
; cality his enlistment was not j
completed before peace was de-;
dared. The matter has been taken i
up by the Delegate with the War
Department but the Adjutant
General's office decides that Mr.
I Dillon’s enlistment in the U. S.
! Army was never completed, and
consequently there is now no au
thority to furnish him a certifi
cate of discharge therefrom.
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Those who dwell in the far
reaches of the Arctic circle, where
the Eskimos have come to know
the call letters KDKA as their
synonwm for radio, are to receive
an expanded service. For eight
years past there has been a week
ly broadcast of special programs
on Saturday nights. Beginning
October 7 the Westinghouse Com
pany will send out a similar pro
gram on Wednesday nights. The
story of these broadcasts to the [
desolate wasts of the North, where
thousands of Americans and Ca
nadians live their lonely exist
ence, is one of radio’s real sagas.
Letters and messages are read to
individuals, missionaries, trappers,
fur post employes and explorers.
It is stated that the Army gen
eral staff is giving continued study
to the reorganiaztion of America’s
coast defenses, with, particular
reference to Alaska’s! fortifica
tions. It is deemed essential that
more adequate protection be es
tablished in Alaska, as that sec
tion, with the possible exception
of the Philippines, would be hard
est to defend. Plans will be kept
in abeyance, however, until after
the nekt Geneva armaments con
ference, at which President Hoo
ver hopes he will be able to reach
agreements for sweeping changes
in world armaments.
The plans in a general way
contemplate the concentration of
more aircraft and antiaircraft
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All Talking Pictures Theatre
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SATURDAY 8 P. M. SUNDAY 7:30 P. M.
THE GREAT CAST :
CHARLES FARRELL
MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN
H. B. WARNER
IN THE DRAMA
“The Princess and the
Plumber”
A Very Interesting Play of High Life and Low Life and
How the Two Mix. Staged Wholly in Europe.
A Story That Will Both Amuse
and Interest You.
WITH IT WE WILL SHOW YOU THE GREAT
TWO-REEL COMEDY
“THE MAD HOUSE”
And an Interesting News Reel
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PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
of ALASKA
BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS
Operating All Cabin Planes To All Points In
Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled
Operation To Kuskokwim Points
Main Office Anchorage, Alaska
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material at vulnerable points and
entirely new scheme oi defense
employing the other elements of
the Army and Navy.
The many successful flights
from Alaska to the Asiatic main
land have convinced the Army
Board of Strategy that in the
event of a war with a far eastern
country it could base its airplanes
on Alaska and from that point
fly up and down the Pacific, Coast.
Plans must provide for an ex
tensive base in Alaska, which is
now totally defenseless, it was
said. This base would consist
principally of fighting planes, as
the Territory is so vast that anti- g
aircraft artillery would not be |
of much value. The Army also #
plans the massing of more anti
aircraft artillery and other anti
aircraft weapons at the larger,
cities.
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Another postmaster has resign- /
ed in Alaska and is urging his re
lease. It is Harry Swarburg at f
Hot Springs.