Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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BUREAUCRACY GONE MAD
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A most striking example of a government body gone]
mad through lust for power is seen in the activities of the ]
Federal Trade Commission.
* The idea which inspired the Commissions creation
by Congress in 1914 was probably sound. That idea was
to prevent “unfair methods of competition in commerce.”
Some of the earlier activities of the Commission in pur
suance of that idea may have been of benefit to the pub
lic, but in recent years the power conferred has been
grossly abused.
Of late the Commission has interested itself in a cen
sorship of advertising, and has thereby placed an undue
burden upon publishers. It seems that according to the
Commission's view, a publisher is under the necessity of
establishing that each and every advertisement published
by him is absolutely true in every w*ord.
The most trivial discrepancies in this respect have
been seized upon by the Commission as a pretext to har
ass newspapers and their advertisers.
Some of the complaints and orders of the Commission
have been based upon such flimsy grounds that the courts
have rejected them as entirely unwarranted. An action
brought against advertising agencies, for example, was
abandonee! by the Commission itself after five years of
futile proceedings which cost the taxpayers and the ad
vertising agencies large sums.
In the light of its activities in this and other respects,
it appears that the Federal Trade Commission has so far
departed from the idea which inspired its creation as to
become a rather expensive public nuisance.
Many millionaires are puzzling about what to do with
their yachts. Well, they might try halibut fishing for a
season.
WHO LIKES HIS JOB?
Several instances have come to notice recently which
seem to discredit the old theory that in order to be a suc
css one should follow a congenial line of work.
It is said that the late Joseph Conrad, the most fam
ous of recent authors of sea stories, hated the sea and de
tested writing.
0. 0. McIntyre tells of a leading and successful New
York theatrical producer who has a deep antipathy to
actors and actresses and despises the theatre; also of a
man who has made a fortune as a florist, but who does not
care for flowers and is nauseated by their perfume.
Now comes Irving S. Cobb, one of America’s most
famous writers and humorists, with the statement that
he utterly dislikes writing, but keeps at it because he
doesn’t want to be a loafer, or words to that effect.
The average newspaper man will tell you that he
loathes- the eternal grind, but somehow you could not
drive him out of it. Many musicians suffer mental torture
when before an audience—and so it goes.
These may be exceptions to the rule, but the lesson to
be drawn from the instances noted is that determination
to do good work will develop ability and bring success,
whether one likes his job or not
Capone doubtless has discovered that there's one
racket bigger than his—tax collecting.
Judged by what they promise to do to Signor Capone's
bank roll, he w$s wise in establishing his own bread line.
The way to solve the breadline situation would be
to swap places between steatapygeous diet fadists and the
big truck driver in need of a three-pound bull steak.
Member lg3E
National Editorial Association
EXTENSION OF UI0U1V
COMPLETED BY CHUR
The terminal facility of the Sew
; ard-Kenai Lake highway, at Mile
18, has been greatly improved
through the efforts of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce, who with
volunteer labor and aid from Sew
ard and Lake Kenai residents, com
! pleted the project Tuesday.
The project called for the ex
| tension of the present highway for
a short distance so as to permit
autos to drive up to the Frederick
son Lake dock and make it easier
| for the handling of Lake freight
and passengers. The work included
| a dirt-fill and considerable clearing.
| With the improvement, autos now
! are able to negotiate the short dis
' tance from the previous terminal
| to the dock with no difficulty.
I L. J. Chilberg was temporary
| chairman of the Chamber of Com
Imerce’s Civic Improvement Com
| mittee, which undertook the work.
Mr. Chilberg was complimented by
President Leon Urbach, of the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce, at
Thursday’s meeting for his making
the project a success.
' In turn Mr. Chilberg compliment
ed residents of Seward and those
| of the Lake area for their volun
(teer aid in making the improve
i ment.
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
DIVISIONAL CONVENTION
A Democratic Divisional Con
vention for the Third Division is
hereby called to meet at Seward,
Alaska, on the 8th day of Decem
ber, 1931, at 2 p. m., for the pur
pose of nominating one candidate
for the Territorial Senate, four
candidates for Representative for
the Territorial House of Represen
tatives, 15 delegates to the Terri
torial convention and to transact
such other business as may pro
perly come before the convention.
The representation to said con
vention shall be one delegate from
each voting precinct outside of
incorporated towns; 10 delegates
from Anchorage, seven delegates
from Cordova, six delegates from
| Seward and five delegates from
Valdez.
The Democrats of each voting
; precinct are requested to call
i meetings (or caucuses) November
;3, 1931 and elect their proportion
I of delegates and forward a dupli
cate copy of the credentials of
such delegate or delegates to the
Secretary of the Division Commit
tee, C. H. Wflcox, at Valdez, Alas
ka.
C. J- TODD,
Chairman Third Division Demo
cratic Committee.
Attest:
| C. H. WILCOX, Secretary.
Paid Adv.
REWARD
For information leading to the
arrest or conviction of anyone who
is scattering nails and tacks on the
city streets.
D. C- BROWNELL, Mayor.
GUESS WHAT! Halloween sur
prise for the kiddies. Where? AL
ASKA SHOP!
f. TIRE
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