New Hampshire W riter Tells Of
* Movement Improve Northern Dogs
Cooperation Urged in Produc
ing Superior Strains
and Types
A letter that doubtless will be
^ read with keen interest by all
Alaskans interested in producing
superior dogs of native northern
strains and in dog racing comes
to the NewsMiner from Eve See
ley, otherwise Mrs. Milton Sec
ley of Monalancet, New Hamp
shire, home of the Chinook Ken
nels, and headquarters of the
Byrd Antarctic Expeditions and
the U. S. Antarctic Government
expedition. Th; letter reads as
follows:
i Interesting Letter
‘‘Dog fanciers and breeders no
doubt will be interested in hear
ing what a few of us here in
the States are trying to accom
plish in breeding and reclaiming
the arctic sled dog types that are
row accepted throughout the
world, namely, the Siberian Hus
kies, altho many of us feel th3t
is a misnomer and this breed
should be called Siberian Chu
chis; the Eskimos of Eastern Arc
tic (Gr enland across to Hudson
Bay); the Malamutes of A'aska;
the Samoyedes of Western Sam
oyede Peninsula.
‘ All these four types of arctic
dogs have been badly confused
in blood lines and descriptive
terms. For several years after my
husband and I had the good for
tune to meet Leonhard Seppala
and A. A. “Scotty” Allen, both
visiting hare at Monalancet, N.
H., our impressions have retain
% ed their description of the true
two types of the two arctic
breeds that we are now reestab
lising—the Siberian Huskes and
Alaskan MalamuLs. Our stock is
descended from dogs that both
u. these men either raised and brot
to the States or assembled and
the stock was left here.
Widespread Interest
“Many letters have come to u;
from all parts of the Wor’d and
several from Alaska and the
West Coast, asking what wt
think we know about these
breeds when we have never been
to Alaska. Thai answer of not
having come to Alaska as more
good dogs came to the States ev
^ entually than were left in Alaska
has been our rep y. I know tha:
most of the tru dog breeders in
Alaska will appreciate that we
have nut tried to breed a new
type of either and have made
efforts to stay by the standard6
that we believ' that Mr. Seppal 1
and Allen undorsiood of the foun
dation stock that they owned or
saw in Alaska during the Alaska
Sweepstakes.
“Mrs. Birdsall Darling is on
our Advisory Board together
^ with Judge E. Coke Hill of our
Alaskan Malamuite Club. Mr. Se"
pala is on our advisory board o’
the Siberian Husky Club. Both
clubs are now well under way
Several of each type are beira
.seen at the eastern dog shows
veld by the American Kennel
Club. Judges are beginning to
know the difference and lately,
■ veral requests have come from
he w st coast regarding the pur.
ha.-e of Malamutes or Siberians.
Freighting Dogs
“I am writing this letter, hop
ing that all who are interested to
help us reclaim the large, freight
ing Alaskan Malamute and the
medium or small Siberian Hus
ky, wll cooperate and let us hear
their opinions and tell of the
| work they are doing in the breed
Ing of northern arctic blood lin
' es. No cross of outside types are
(’allowed. R gardless of the con
it in ued argument about the Mala
mute and Eskimos, let us accept
! both but keep their standards
I apart. I feel that Alaska should
■ have a type of dog that depiats
its country and the Siberian Hus
ky belong to Siberia, much mar?
popular perhaps and have increas
ed in numbers but the old Hud
son Stock Malamute can be brot
back.
“Mrs. Seppala now has a few
snapshots of some of the dogs, of
which we have .used for founda
tion stock. When we d cided
I about the dogs to be sent in the
1939 U. S. Government Antarc
tic Expedition, we bred true to
type and cross bred also. The
results have been most int rest
ing.
“A recent radio from West
Ba-e and another from East Base
Antantica tells us that our home
bred dogs are now out on the
long treks and both the Siberiahs
Mas mutes—a fvv. Eskimos (Hud
son Bay crossed wiht Greeland)
are making good. Also the cross
br ds of the Siberian-Malamutes
that we sent.
“Hearing that the dogs now be
ing bred in Alaska are called Si
b rian Malamute stock and are
known as Alaskan Huskies, mak
es now wonder if all who are
breeding these dogs, could de
c de which types, now accepted
by the American Kennel Club.
| may be more .fficient. Could
th:.ie reputable breeders form a
| Club, some of the Malamute—if
' y wish the 60 pounds and ov
m type -and others the Siberian
Hu l:y- not mc.r, than 60 pounds
* ni most of the older males are
o’) pounds a”d females, many tim
cs v 43 to 48 pounds.
■ This is merely a suggestion.
The A nskan Malamute Club will
he showing more of this breed
b\ next fall. Most of the stock is
nmv at Antarctica. Sonv western
breeders .are raising and trying
iut their like types. The Siberia-'
Husky Club is well under way
a-'d our fir ’ Specialty Show was
Oetob r 8, 1940 at Waltham.
Mass. The B or Breed went to
one of our male dogs, d scend
e l from I, inrd Seppala’s ste
a d presen’s the same type of
S'bo sn that is so we 1 lik< J by
M'X Seppala himself. Laddy or
Wonrlabcct — a 55 pound male
and standing 22 inches—is one
of my b st racing dogs and is
also a house pet. Another young
male, owned by Marie Turner,
went R. of Winners dogs but had
‘.o meet five ch cm pons. This
young deg is out of the Seppala
Wlr eler dogs at St. Jovite. Wc
all hav our idea; but meet, com
pete and agree on judges, so you
see that the dogs shows are not
a racket if a 1 are willing to be
judged together.
Urges Cooperation
“I sincerely urg, that Alas
kans get together—decide on the
two types to breed and help each
other. In three years, with the
advic: of men like Seppala, Cor
liss and some of the women now
interested in breeding, you will
succeed in forming your clubs,
send dogs to the coast for sales
and thus profit as well as be a
part of the cause to promote the
standards of . ach of the two
breeds and develop better dogs.
Benefit Event
“On November 10, some of the
members of our New England
Sled dog Club gave a ben fit for
the British Workshop Relief at
Hamilton, Mass. Ten dogteams—
hitched to Austin cars competed
and ran in heats. The teams were
sold at an auction the night be
fore and $600 was raisid just on
the ‘teams. The purchasers rode
on our teams the next day in the
i race. I had the honor to carry
| the president of the American
Kennel Club, Dudl y Rogers
■ with me. Mr. Rogers is an ardent
supporter of these s'edge dogs
and owns a pleasure team of Si
berians and Malamutes.
“The entire assembly not only
njoyed seeing the dogs race—9
dogs to a team —but expressed
amazement over the fact that
there were NO WHIPS and NO
FIGHTS.
“A Trophy is offered Dor 1941
to dog (either sex) that wins
most of B. of Breed in Siberian
. Husky Club and A. K. C. Shows
and another for B. of Puppies
from 6 months to 2 years Compet
ition is necessary and open only
to members of the Club. If any
one in Alaska sells dogs and wish
•s to enter, join our c’ub as dog
may be judged out on th._ coast
“A list of judges has been ap
j proved in the East of people
who have been ctj.iscientiou
when judging and learning the
iandards of the arctic breeds.
Malamut.s will be given a Tro
phy far 1941 if we can arrang
enough competition.”
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT —Members of the llOlli observation squadron, Missouri
national guard, inducted (above) at St. Louis into year s federal service, will be at Little Rock. Ark.
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By Drew Pe arson
and Robert S. Allen
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fere must fire from the rear. And
this part of their vessels lacks
adequate armament.
Whether or net this explana
tion is correct, there is no ques
tion that the Briitsh navy has
cut the Egyptian exp-ditionary
force of General Graziani off
from his overseas supplies. Gra
ziani with the reputation of be
ing one of Italy’s most brilliant
desert strategists, has been ma
rooned in the desert of northwest
Egypt for over two months.
Despite the irate demands of
II Duce that Graziani advance on
Suez his army simply lacked suf
ficient water and other supplies
to move. And eventually the Brit
ish took the offensive themselves.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Some American women have
switched to cotton stockings as a
protest against Japan, yet in the
first nine months of this year,
the United Stat s imported 66
million dollars worth of silk from
Japan.
State Department is getting a
heavy volume of mail from all
parts of the country urging
strong U. S. assistance to Greece.
Josephus Daniels, Ambassador
to Mexico, is the only Ambassa
i dor appointed by Roosevelt in
1933 who still remains at the
same post.
Experts of the House m;grant
investigating committee estimate
that at least four million job
hunters are constantly on the
move in the country.
Notice of Final Settlement
_
In the Probate Court, Cape
; Nome Precinct, Territory of A!
1 aska:
I In the Matter of the Estate o
CHAS. C. BRILL, Deceased:
Notice is her by given tha
Dave Gray, Administrator of tin
Estate of Ciias. C. Brill. Deceas
ed, has filed in said Court hi
Final Report and Account; anc
that Monday, the 10th day ol
March. 1941, at the hour of 1
o’clock p.m.. at the Court Roon
of said Probate Court, in Nome
Alaska, has been set as the tim
3nd place for the hearing of ob
jections. if any there be. to said
Report and Account, and the set
tlement of the same. At said
time and plac , the Court will
adjudicate and decree who are
the Ivors and distributees of said
deceas d.
Dated: Nome. Alaska, January
8, 1941.
Dave Gray, Admini-trntoj
Publish Jon. 8 15 22 29. 1941
HOUSING SITUATION IS
ACUTE AT BREMERTON
SEATTLE — “By June they'd
be sleeping in the streets,’’ says
one of the architects connected
with the F-deral housing pro
gram here.
The big factor in the demand
for housing is the Puget Sound
' Navy Yard at Bremerton, across
the Sound from Seattle. Many
i workmen in the yard, unable to
find homes >in Bremerton, are liv
ing in S attic and Tacoma: they
got to ther jobs by ferry, spend
ing three and four hours a day,
' in travel.
Hotel men at Bremerton have1
complained that publicity given;
to overcrowded conditions has j
hurt their business. But the facts !
are that many navy yard work
rs are living in trailers, and a
few even brave the weather ir.
tents. Rents have jumped.
The ten-year average employ-'
, ment at the navy yard up to 1939
was 2,500 Today the total is 10,-j
■000. Th-rre has also been a huge]
, inor> ase in the rolls of workers
! -it the Boeing Aircraft plant,
where fiy;ng fortresses are made.
I At E rton 2,200 housing
; units ciuie,' have been started |
j or are in th. planning stage by
j various arms of the government,
i Private enterprise is expected to!
put up at least 500 units, and
much of this work already is un
! der way.
NO DRINKS ON CREDIT
I AUSANNE, Jan. — Swiss ho
tel keepe rs will have to think it
over before giving credit to cus
tomers, following the sad exper
ience one had with a farmer who
knew the law.
The farmer made a deal with a
hot 1 keeper whereby the farmer
would furnish his products to the
hotel to be marked to his credit
against drinks.
All went well until the hotel
keeper found that the farmer
drank a lot more than he was
entitled to on the strength of his
deliveries of vegetables. ,
Therefore the hotel keeper de
manded a settlement because the
farmer had delivered $45 worth of
goods and drunk $98 worth of
wine and brandy.
The farmer invoked an old law
which forbids tavern-keepers
from dispensing drinks on credit.
The case went as far as the
Federal Supreme Court which
ruled that the hotel ke'-per was
not entitled to his money.
The Seattle Real Estate Board
:md the Apartment .Op.rators’ As
sociali >n hold that there are
pli nty of houses aavilable for de
force purposes and are generally
to i i j.r. . f the government build
ing.
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•anee tor your subscription.
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DEEP IN BOOKS—N 0 W !—Out of books as well as
the sea do navy men set their training. These students are I'.S.
nasal reserve midshipmen in New York aboard the naval train
ing ship Illinois, before a call to dance came.
C’MCN, LET’S DANCE —Pook Icarnin’ gets a go-by when girls appear, to teach dancing
aboard training ship, Illinois. Men arc Chas. Ware (left), Pomona, Cal.; Robt. Ross, Robinson, 111.