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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-19
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LONDON ANXIOUSLY WAITS

LONDON ANXIOUSLY WAITS
 LONDON, Oct. 19- The eyes of Great Britain are today centered anx- iously upon the first session of parlia- ment after it's summer recess. The people arc hoping that some action might open the way to end the coal strike which is hitting the vitals of the economic structure of the nation. Meanwhile the government is receiv- ing thousands of offers from men and women whose names were registered as helpers during the war in the min .stry of food and transport. =
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Alameda left Cordova 3 A. M. for Valdez.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-19

was q collision between opposing de- .achmenes." but he had not witnessed any of these clashes.
 \ number of Polish officers with whom the correspondent talked said they were forced to admit the French saved the day but the weakness of oher officers was explained by the fact that in former years Poles had not been permitted to hold commits sions in the army, either in Russian, German or Austrian Poland, and that .he time had been too short to develop a staff of highly trained officers. OPEN TRAILS IN SOUTHEAST
 EKN END OF ALASKA
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Bob Guest the local guardian of peace went to Anchorage this morning on the train in quest of . new tooth. This is Bobs first trip away from Seward for many moons and it is to be hoped that the excitement o6 . large town will not cause him to be. come dissatisfied.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-19

Father Markham returned to An chorage this morning after a stay of several days in Seward.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-19
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS:

Carl D. Pollock and F. R. Martin who have been in Seward during the past few days on business returned to Anchorage on the Gateway Flier this morning.
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 An enormous number of reindeer have died on the Siberian coast last winter according to news received at Nome recently. In some eases natives lost as high as 10000 head. The gla- cial condition of the ranges l. report ed to have starved the deer to death. they not being able to paw thru the ices
 LONDON, Oct, 19- The daughter of Sylvia Pankhurst the noted saffra- gette was arrested this morning en tAs charge of publishing seditious Htsra- ture.
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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-19

Seward the Ideal Tourist |. Town of Alaska. Hunting . Fishing and Scenery Best in the Territory.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

n nan to be his wife's first love-"
she added pensively.
Not half so hard scoffed the
Bachelor, "as il is to find a girl like
that-a sweet. trust, romantic, un-
sophisticated girl, with all her illu-
who expects to live up to the
role of a hero out Of a Harold Bell
Wright novel;" broke in the Widow
mockingly. Who Is looking for a
com bination of Adonis, Solomon,
Lochinvar, and Eugene O'Brieni
Who puts you on pedestal. and In
sists that you stay there, no matter
how slippery it is! Goodness gra-
ciousl / wouldn't be a mans first
love for anything in the world
above all. my own husbands! /
couldn't stand the strain Of living
up to that fiawless. impossible COM
bination OF cook-angel-siren-a
sewing machine, of which every man
dreams, until he has known a few
women, and has discovered that
they have moods, nerves, tempers,
md little human failings, like every
body else. And how can a man
stand the strain of living with a
woman who doesn't realize that men
are human and would rather be
cOddled and pettede, than adored and
respected and chung to? 1t must
be a dreadful bore to live with an
angel, with a blank white past, who
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
Mrs. Solomon Says
Being Confessions of Wife 700th

A perfect lady. how shalt thou
know one?
For 10. no longer do a fur coat
and a solitaire make a lady" nor
three motor cars a gentleman.
Verify, verify. thou shalt know a
lady, by her bingham frock-and by
the fact that she looketh like a
lady" in it,
Thou shalt know her by her ''over-
alls." wherein she cleaneth her house
and planteth her garden with her
own hands.
Thou shalt know her by the patch
es on her shoes, by her mended
gloves, and by the scars Of the
cook-stove upon her fingers.
Thou shalt descry her in the
market-place, where she seeketh for
the cheaper cuts; thou shalt spot
her in the tabernacle by her last
years hat; ShOu shalt detect her in
the tea room by her homemade
manicure and her modest tip"
But. most OF all, shalt thou know
her by her Civilizations and her boast
ings when she praiseth her own
frugality. and braggeth OF her
thrift, saying:
Economy is my motto. I she'll
not spend!
Behold. 1 have parted from my
maids. and am doing mine own
cooking. and II is exceeding good
"Of an Irish stew 1 have become
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

makes you feel like a demon every
tine you look at herr"
"Oh well. a chap gets used to
that" responded the Bachelor com
fortably. Besides, that's much bet
ter than spending your life with a
woman who knows exactly what
you will do or say next, and has
you all diagrammed and tabulated,
and isn't thrilled or disturbed or
surprised at anything
"Of counsel" interrupted the
Widow, with a sigh Of comprehen-
sion, "a man always wants TO play
godfather TO a woman, and to
surprise her. And naturally you
want to marry a girl who believes
in fairies and Santa Claus, and all
that"
mot at ALI" retorted the Bach
elor, Indignantly. "I want to marry
a woman who has flirted with lot
Of men but still has all her illusions.
and Is sweet and romantic; who will
understand me, but still worship
me; who will respect me and coddle
me, adore me, and let me alone"
"A miracle" breathed the Widow,
with a gesture of despair.
"Yes--a sort Of miracle" admitted
the Bachelor. But you never seem
to know when 1 am proposing to
you!" he complained reprOachfully
"Oh, were you?" The Widow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

a past-mistress; from yesterdays
pork chops, I have learned to make
pate-de-fOis-gras, and from leftover
veal TO fashion chickena-la- king!
II have pressed mine husband
coat with mine own hands. and
have mended the pockets thereof.
that his small change may not fall
out.
Three times, have I made over
this frock; and this hat which thou
admirest hath seen as many seasons
as n passee belle.
Surely, surely. I am modishi
For economy is the height Of
fashion, and frugality is refined"
And only the vulgar are extrava-
CAN'T"
Go to. my daughter!
How shalt thou distinguish a lady
from her cook?
Even by the all-silk rustic OF the
cook-and by the cotton hose Of the
lady.
BY the haughtiness OF the hand
maiden-and by the industry Of the
mistress!
For the honest laborer ard his
spouse may rid in limousines and
laugh at the high cost OF "flIvvinR."
But the wife of a poor but worthy
college professor must walk-and
save gasoline!
And a lady is known by the
scraps she savesi
Selah.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

- LIAfAXISGs the separate peace OF Brest-IAtovsk.
1 where Russia deserted her allies and under
- Trotsky. the bolsheviki, entered into nego-
tiatons with Germany. the Knox resolution passed
by congress is up Pres't Wilson. No
ticirates the president Is sufficient OF traitor
10 accept OF it. It too utterly dishonest, and,
~ ousored by dishonest men. narrowly escapes the
reasonable. The proposal the United States
shall approach Germany with plea for negotia-
lions rather than that Germany shall approach the
United States disloyaity enough to justify most
any OF epithet
After the victory of the American army. not alone
but as a revitalizer the allied troops injected
through the presence OF 100000 American boys
and sealed by 10000 American deaths wrought
the fields Germany approached the United States
with plea TO to negotiate peace The anti
administration plan. couched in the Knox resolu-
ton. presumes to the president TO humbly
approach Germany now. with a similar plea is
spectacle that will create no end o nerrirnent IN
Beriin-coincident with utter-shame in America for
Americans who have not lost their self-respect-
The resolution will receive the presidents veto
1t will go back to congress. quite without doubt
with the executives opinion OF the assumption; this
he may treat It with the contempt that really
deserves unworthy of presidential opinion. 1t
IS pretty settled by this time. after a year OF
senatorial wrangling that the League OF Nations
10 De an issue IN the forthcoming cdmpalgn-Separ-
peace resolution, deserving former allied.
no separate peace resolution The League would
still be issue. II the senate to ratify
the covenant now, just It stands. The Lodge ag-
gregation in the senate has snned away its day OF
grace. There Is to be a showdown with the people
Claude C. Bowers of Fort Wayne classified the
situation quite neatly in his Indianapolis speech the
other day. calling attention the fact the
powers of the earth had either Joined the League
wanting join It. EXCEPT bolsheviki Russia
Mexico and the republican party in the United
States; these plus Germany and the Turks temper
arily precuded by the terms OF the covenant
Such alliance may listen well appeal for
the German-American, the Irish-Amercan. and
other such hyphenated votes. but a genuine
American who has left his hyphen behind. never
had one; who IS for America first. last. and always
not a renegade power, but one which stands high
among the nations of the earth. such Isolation
is not OF the that they would splendid"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
BoLsheOiki Russia as Initiated by the american,
Congress Through Passage fthe Knox Proposal
To Negotiate "BreSt-LitoUSk Peace" With Huns

adherence TO the Jeffersonan limitations this
vanced and more complex age. would be just In
sensible and reactionary strict adherence TO the
dictums OF Washington infallibilizing his
"entangling alliances" etc. evolved from
entirely different set OF conditions
Democracy empowers the people to do as they
please long as they follow the due processes OF
law. Back OF a fundamental belief in a largest
possible OF home rule; that government
should be kept close 20 the people whom It eff
fects. is possible for efficient results Jefferson
strong for sovereignty. yes. but because
OF misconstruction OF that doctrine we had the
rebellion. The doctrine has its merits, but when
der IT, a state undertakes to nunfy the Of the
United States as recently tried in New Jersey. a
proper antidote found in the treatment that
Andrew Jackson promised John c. Calhoun incident
to the Carolinian attempt at tariff notification.
When one state becomes a menace to another
through the entertainment of evils that spread dis
regarding state lines. and cannot be confined with
in It's own borders. the constitutional authority to
provide for the common defense. promote the gen.
eral welfare. etc. extends to the federal govern
ment If by constitutional amendment ratified by
two-thirds OF the states, the federal government
sumes control over that evil.
The vice presidents apparent peeve at the pres-
dent however. is the main thing to which we meant
TO refer. The other perhaps sop" than
anything else The edge OF his anti Wilson semi
sneering easily outclassed by the other speak
that succeed him; former Gov Ralston Mr..
Claude G. Bowers ex-sen Taggart. Mrs Kellogg
Fairbanks-and they got fuller consideration when
the convention adopted It's resolutions AS a trad
ing-post for the Indiana delegation to San Fran
cisco. Mr. Marshall is we'll worth sending along but
when It IS he should join the forces of the
Wattersons the Harveys the Baileys in the
acadt my Of "is-wases'-a good place to rave on to
his hearts content.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
The Man Of It-AS Woman Sees Him

Dress for the opera in two min
utes,
Carry her own travelling bags,
Clean the fiivver,
Wash the dog.
Punish the children.
Browbeat the iceman
Bully the landlord,
Water the lawn, set out the ger
aniums, foil the prohteers,
And climb TO the second balcony.
when she goes TO the theater!
And all this does not absolve her,
OF course, from counting the laun-
dry, planning the meals. darning
sox, wiping dishes, singing iullabies.
And looking sweet and fresh and
dainty and kissable at breakfast
Or from going TO church for the
family.
And trying 10 hang onto Heaven
with one hand. while she holds onto
her husband with the other.
Or, from being bright, and cheer
full, and soothing and charming when
he comes home tired and grouchy.
evenings
Or from-but therei a man
never does anything by halves,
He adIniAs, at last. that woman is
not only his equal
But a little more so,
That's tho man OF It!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

Aren't men liberal-and generous,
and broad minded
And all that
They never do anything by halvesi
They are no "pikers!"
Once started in any direction, they
keep right on going that way until
they reach the limit.
For instance.
Now that they are handing
Woman the vote, piece by piece Cor
state by state). they are simply
overwhelming her with honors. and
privileges. and CONCESSIONS
And responsibilities!
Now that man has at last been
convinced that a woman has the
ability 70 cast the ballot.
He seems 10 think that she has
the ability
To carve the chicken,
Run the lawnmower,
Hoe the garden,
Clean his safety-raZor,
Paint the piazza,
Lock up the house.
Wind the clock.
Put out the cat.
Run a typewriter,
Mend the morris-chair.
Fix the lock,
Kalsomine the kitchen,
Stand up in a street car.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
Why Like tn Weekly Sliphorn.

It has never hesitated Q be on tn
poplar side regardless of its own
opinions.
II leads all others on recipes fer
carrots.
It's long an determined fight fer
hitchin' racks when tn issue threat
ened Z divide tn community.
Its open an above board policy
toward India.
It's wide an diversified patent med
icine advertisement.
It's fearless an readable style O.
handlin' tn weather.
Its tolerant views on matters re-
latin t tn tastes an preferences an
ha bits OF it's customers.
Its commendable attitude toward
cider.
Its independent an logical logical
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
THE VICE PRESIDENTS PET PEEVES
AND HIS INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH

yICE PRIEST MARSHALL said very little. II any.
V thing in his Indianapolis speech to increase
his personal popularity presidential timber-ex-
oeIt with reactionary democrats with whom he IS
popular already. and republicans who worship
dictionary tendencies among democratic preachers.
OF course. he was applauded, for certain OF his
utterances. Most OF them deserved it. He ap-
plauded under the spell OF Former Gov
Ralston's attempt to launch presidential boom
for him but It was noticeable that the applause was
much the louder when he dubbed it "sweetened
air." like Caesar Of old only in different way. turn
ing down the crown
The vice president will doubt furnish good
trading post the Indiana delegation Fran
cisco.-but read his Indianapolis speech, then
the Indiana democratic platform, and If we may
Judge the convention by the platform-which
theoretically. at least an expression of the con-
venton's views,-the platform is by
Endorsement OF the speech. The platform committee
wiser than the keynote" orator.
Really there was very little applause. If we get
the story straight for the vice presidents "damna-
with faint praise" of his chief. His hope
1.-The president and the will get together" on
the Versailles treaty and League of Nations might
have drawn a spontaneous Endorsement had
ne hoped that "the senate and the president will
get together" The way he put It reminds of
what Pr4s't Wilson told Sen. Simmons when the
latter visited the white house with a handful Of
compromise reservations affecting the League.
ing the executive consent 10 such a surrender.
eff you democrats down there would connne your
self to the principles involved and be less
ed about politics, devoting your energies TO the
conviction OF the opposition more and TO less
] am OF the OPINION that the treaty and League
might have been ratified" and after hearing Vice
PreSt Marshall at Indianapolis. might almost
wonder II he wasn't slightly stung along with
the others. Anyhow. that the president hasn't
always pleased the vice president-and Marss Wat
terson. and Col. George Harvey. and Joe Bailey ct
cetera,-ls very evident Exactly why. particularly
tho OF the vice president nobody knows
Perhaps NOBODY cares. II may be that he is peeved
because he called IN the reins
OF government during the presidents Illness but let
It pass. While the Indiana platform in a brief para
graph deals the vice president bit OF "sweetened
air" there isn't any question about the sincerity
OF its Endorsement Wilson his administra-
that the senate and the president may get
gether, rather than the president the senate
II you say our distinction is a mere play upon
words. we answer. no. not that alone. II is that
plus tone OF voice" The vice presidents veneer
not thick enough 20 conceal his design. but
81 is neither here there except as IL draws at
tenton to tendency that may we'll serve to warn
many right ideas OF government: OF how far II
SHOULD. ard how far Il should not go but strict
dOtags- Fundamentally. Vice Prest Marshall has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

TIL Weekly Slip Horn is runnin'
a contest amongst its subscribers {
md out which o them like tn paper
tn best. Each cOntester must have
his subscription paid up until at least
1918, an he must give evidence o.
deep thinkin' an a familiarity with
tn complicated conditions o. Euro
pean affairs. His reasons fer likin'
tn paper must be sound an logical
an not gotten tgether mere [ win
tn plug hat. He must back up his
reasons with unanswerable argy-
ment. TIL first prize fer likin' tn
paper tn best is a handsome plug
hat; tn second prize fer likin' tn
paper tn best is fine German sill
yer ear spoon; tn third prize fer
Bkin' tn paper tn best is a valuable
buggy whip. These useful an at
tractive prizes may be seen in tn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
Worlds Biggest Hotel
Planned For Chicago

Chicago, the supreme exponent OF
the American penchant for gran
deur proudly announces the pro
posed construction Of the large
hotel In the world" II is 10 have
1000 rooms. The cost, as might De-
assumed, especially IN this year OF
high building prices, will likewise De
a record breaker-S15 ). 100000.
Among the various novelties con-
templated are a theater seating %
300 people, 400 kitchenettes fDr
those desiring TO cook their own
meals, and one story devoted entire
y TO the comfort OF bachelors
There are some attractive things.
unquestionably, about this wonder
full hosiery. II will minister 10 hl-
man comfort in many ways uu-
dreamed OF by former generations.
and in some ways hardly ina ginab. -
as yet by the present generation. IL
Will have n beautiful location front
ing on Lake Michigan and one OF 80
City's finest thorOughfares. But
goo rooms, A whole townful o.
people under one roof Thousands
OF men, women and children con-
Centrated. on one spot. swarmins
like a vast colony OF ants IN a great
ant hill The thought rs almost
overwhelming TO any normal man
or woman living normal eNiStC nee.
And Is that hotel prophetic ~
the way the race IS destined 20 live
in the future Heaven forbid Dc
may content some Over-civilizcd. hot
house specimens Of humanity per-
nanently: IL may interest normal
beings transientlv as noVclts; br
surely II viii not long sItisfy real
men and real women, not Ca mem
ton r0al children. Think OF grow
ing Up in q place Ike that The
mind turns from the thought almost
with horror. and with renewed APP
probation OF the modest little house
and yard that are the rightful herr.
tage Of every American family.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

east show window o tn Palace
Bazaar where they'll remain until
tn evenin' tn prizes II be awarded.
Follerin' is a letter from Lille Nu-
gent settin' out why he likes tn
Weekly Slip Horn tn best:
1 like tn Weekly slip Horn be-
cause
1t stands firmly back o. tn great
geological Investigations in northern
Montana.
1t has a whole week t sort out
what's fit t print.
It's swimmin' pictures are true Z
life.
When IL says a story is continued
on page nine it haint on page leven.
Its fight fer oiled streets has been
unfinchin' in tn face O. powerful
influences.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23
Obsolete Training Of
West Point Men Hit
Hard By Its Critics

II seldom occurs 90 the majority
OF Americans that there g. anythinE
10 criticise about West Point. TX -
one Of the institutions whose excel
lence is taken for granted. some
drastic criticisms however. have
been made lately by DR.. Charles 81
Eliot. president emeritus OF Har-
ward.
He finds fault with the West Poir.
system for having its teaching don
almost exclusively by its own recent
graduates, who arc not teacher.
and who serve FOR short terms" Tn
natural tendency OF this. he points
out. is 20 make the instruction inef
fective and unpro gressive.
The graduate OF West Point
during the world war" ne SAYS. g,
both In the field and I'm the
business office, did not escape
with few eXceptions-from the
method. which they had been
taught and drilled in during
peace. Methods OF lighting were
in the main new. and the meth
DDS OF supply and accounting
ought 10 have been new. The
red tape methods prescribed 90
the American army in peace
times and the acquired habit
among Americans res QlaT army
officers OF passing the buck
were very mischievous ali
through the actual fghting. and
remain a serious tnpediment 10
the efficiency OF the war de-
partment OF this day"
IN matters OF education, not OK
cepting military education, DR.. Eliot
is a recognized authority. Tile
American army did not fail in tho
big war, and did not really breaE
down in any essential particular. but
there is no denying that 81 might
have done its work more effectively
II its training had been thoroughly
modern. There is no profit in dwell
ing on the past, where the past was
imperfect. but there IS much prot
in looking 10 the future ThOuE.I
the war is over, this Is certainly NJ
time for the American army 10 fos-
silize, as IL viii inevitably do II the
trained officers who constitute is
brains and backbone are allowed 10
fossiliZe.
The regular army is 10 be three
times as great az il was before the
war IL Is also likely TO face great
duties. IL should be Differed b
men equipped with the best military
training the world has 20 offer. D.
the present system does not provide
such training. II should be- "scral.-
ped" like an obsolete gun.