VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 172.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.
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KODIAK, July 25, (Special to
Gateway)—After a lapse of more
than a century and a half, or to be
exact 166 years, the Russians will
repeat a landing at Kodiak—this
'► time by air. Thru its representa
tives the Russian government has
just made a telegraphic request to
the W. J. Erskine Co., of Kodiak to
guide the fliers who propose a
flight from Moscow to New York
and around the world next month
which comes by way of Siberia and
Alaska. They ask as to refueling
^ facilities, the placing of landing
bouys in the harbor and the hand
ling of supplies being sent from
Seattle.
The forthcoming event recalls an
interesting bit of history which is
not generally known to Alaskans
and scarcely at all to those of the
states and tells of the time when
Kodiak was the first capital of this
vast Territory.
According to the chronicles, it
0 was in 1763, while England and
France were negotiating treaties at
the close of their inter-colonial
wars, that Stepan Glotoff ,a Rus
sian free-booter, “anchored his
ship off a mountainous island”,
where he sojourned for six months,
building a house on the beach and
making various efforts to subju
gate the natives whom he described
as more manly, more intelligent
more hostile and in every way more
formidable than the Aleuts to the
west. This is the first mention ir
history of Kodiak Island.
Twenty years later, the desultory
hunting then in vogue with far
^ away Siberia as a base was endec
by the formation of the Shelikoff
Golikoff Co., organized for the pur
pose of colonizing and establishing
fur-trading centers in the Nev
World* To this end, Grigor Ivoni
vieh Shelikoff known as the “Fath
er and Founder of Russian Colonie
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THREE SCHOONERS OFF
POINT BARROW HIT
TURNING ICE MSI
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POINT BARROW, July 25, (£>)—
Captain Peterson was the first to
batter his way around to Point
Barrow after three days of con
stant ice breaking. He was soon
followed by the motorship “Old
Maid” No. 2 enroute to Mackenzie
Delta to establish a new Hudson
Bay post.
Captain Peterson and the auxili
ary schooner “Emma”, also round- j
ed the point and the three ships!
are now fast in ice five miles east
of Point Barrow awaiting an op
portunity to proceed.
DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE
LONDON, July 25, (/P)—The j
proposed trip of Premier Mac
Donald to Washington has been j
made the subject of diplomatic
exchange between the British
and American governments in
the last few days but the desire
0 to have the visit act as a stimu
lus to friendly feelings between
the two countries still is cause i
for delay
SITKA ON THE JOB
CHEYENNE, July 25. (/P)—Sitka
was included among the 18 cities
which tendered invitations for the
National Editorial Association to
hold their 1930 meeting in their
city. The convention adjourned
today after electing officeis Limuel
C. Hall of Wareham. Mass., was
elected president of the association.
THIRST. DESERT
FRANTIC SEARCH FOR WATER
HOLE SIX MILES AWAY; DIE
OF THIRST
BLUTHE, Calif., July 25, (/P)—Out
of the desert fastness comes the
meager story telling of the tragic
death from thirst of an entire
Mexican family of seven.
A party of Mexican boys found
the bodies of Enrique Armenta, hi£
wife and five children scattered
about a disabled automobile near
a seldom used mountainous desert
road. The radiator of the car, a
small sedan, was empty. A pair ol
pliers was beneath and the tap was
open, giving mute evidence of the
last drop of water drained in an ef
fort to quench their thirst.
The bodies were at various dis
tances from the car tracks and in
every direction, indicating a fran
tic search for water. A desert watei
hole six miles away was unfound.
FREIGHTER REFLOATED
SEATTLE. July 15, {IP)—Radic
dispatches received here said thal
the “Golden Forest” is proceeding
slowly under her own power tc
Dutch Harbor. It is convoyed b}
the coast guard cutter Haida. Th<
freighter was refloated last nigh
by the Haida which worked ir
haste as a storm was approaching
There is 12 feet of wrater in th<
holds.
NO FEAR FELT FOR CREW OF 35
LOADED GENERAL CARGO
FOR ORIENT
SEATTLE, July 25, (/P)—The
oceanic and Oriental steamship
| “Golden Forest” was driven ashore
on Avatanak Island, in the Aleu
tians yesterday in a westerly wind
while on her way to meet the coast
guard cutter Haida to obtain medi
j cal aid for a second officer who was
: sick of blood poisoning. The offi
cer became sick when the ship was
, several hundred miles south of the
Aleutians.
Various radio reports said no
fear was felt for the crew of 35
men. The Haida is speeding toward
ithe stricken vessel. The ship is
loaded with general cargo from
San Francisco for the Orient and
was in command of Captain L. C
Drewson of Berkeley, Calif.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
| Chicago 3; New York 7.
St. Louis 6; Philadelphia 4.
i Boston 5; Cincinnati 3.
Brooklyn Pittsburgh 4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5; Cleveland 3.
New York 7; Detroit 5.
>! Boston 9; St. Louis 7.
•; Washington 3; Chicago 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
' | Hollywood 9-0; Seatle 4-5.
1 Portland 0-0; Missions 3-9.
• j Los Angeles 3; Sacramento 2.
'| Oakland 8; San Francisco 2.
SCHOONER AGROUND
PRINCE RUPERT, July 25, (/P)—
The United States halibut schooner
[“Gloria 2nd”, ran ashore near Kit
katla when traveling at a good
speed. An attempt will be made
to salvage the vessel. It had 6,000
1 pounds of fish in its holds which
iwere sold today on this market.
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FOREST RISER
i EUi
SAVED LIFE OF ONE; DRAGGED
ANOTHER WHO DIED LATER
GETS REMAINING BODY
! WASHINGTON, July 25, (IP)—
The first citation of heroism ever
issued by the Interior Department
was given by Secretary Wilbur to
Park Ranger Charles B. Browne ol
Mt. Rainier National Park, for the
I
rescue work and recovery of bodies
j early in July when a party oi
j climbers fell in a crevasse on Mt
Rainier. There were six in the partj
itwo were killed and four injured.
Without ice equipment, Browne
rushed to the scene and saved the
‘life of one; then dragged anothei
| from the crevasse who died late]
ifrom injuries and exposure. On £
* subsequent trip, Browne recoverec
the body of the remaining vitcim
RAISES EMBARGO
| WASHINGTON, July 24, (/P)—
President Hoover issued a proclam
ation raising the embargo on th<
j shipment of arms and munition:
to Mexico.
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FLY TO JUNEAU
SEATTLE, July 25, (IP)—Ernes'
Lee Jahncke, first assistant secre
tary of the Navy, and a party wil
| leave here tomofrow for Ketchikai
on the destroyer Moody. They wil
be met by the planes of the Nav:
map making expedition. They wil
then fly to Juneau.
AUSTRALIAN ACE TURNS HOPES
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TOWARD ENGLAND—AMERICA HOP
Si
uapt. unaries Kingsford-Smith (center) and Capt. Charles T. P.
Ulm (lower right) are deliberating whether to fly to the United
States by way of Spain, Senegal and South America, or whether to
try the Northen route. The Southern Cross is the plane with which
they have won fame
T i THE
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MRS DEDiviAJN, P U BL I C I T Y
CHAIRMA NQF CLUB TELLS
STORY
SKAGWAY, July 24- (Special to
the Gateway)—Another year has
| passed and again the Alaska Fed
! eration of Women’s clubs closes
I it season’s activities, to reopen in
the fall.
The Federation now consists of
nine clubs—the Women’s clubs
of Anchorage, Juneau, Douglas,
Kodiak, Seward and Skagway;
the Women’s Civic Clubs of Ket
chikan and Wrangell, and the
Business and Professional Women’s
Club of Juneau.
The officers of the Federation
are: Director, Mrs Harry Cribb
of Anchorage; president, Mrs. H.
jS. Abbert, of Kodiak; secretary.
(Mrs. C. M. Ha verson of Kodiak;
: treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Erwin of
Seward; custodian; Mrs- Louise
Norton of Juneau.
There has been no one out
standing Federation project dur
; | ijag this past year. Probably the
1' greatest good that has been ac
• | complished for the clubs and
i Alaskan towns was the passing
by the last Legislature, of the
Library Bill, which provides fin
‘ ancial aid from the Territory
J for libraries in small towns. This
5! bill, was sponsored and originat
ed in the Skagway Women’s Club.
, Several of the clubs of the Fcdera
j tion have established and main
; j tained wholly or in part, the
■! libraries in their towns, and it
I j is hoped that they will avail
II themselves of the aid so gen
l1 erously provided for by this Act.
j i The Women’s Civic Club of
1 Ketchikan is one of the young
iest clubs in the Federation, hav.
| ing joined last year, and it is
| also one of the most ■ active.
' They have carried on splendid
j work, establishing comfort sta
tions near the beaches and on
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TROOPS OPEN FIRE
LONDON, July 25, !(/P)—Reuters
dispatches from Tokio quoted a
telegram from Manchuli saying
that the Chinese troops had fired
on five Soviet airplanes which flew
over the border town. Later, dis
tant sounds of firing were heard
but soon died down. The shooting is
believed to have been caused by
excitability and nervousness of the
1 Chinese troops.
| Other reports said the Chinese
jand Russians had opened fire on
jeach other when 16 Russian air
i planes appeared over Manchuli.
REMOVE FROM OFFICE
NEW YORK, July 24, (/P)_Wil
liam Allen, manager of the insti
tute of public service, asked Gov
ernor Roosevelt to remove Mayor
Jas. Walker on the grounds of
! misconduct in office..
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LOANS INCREASED
WASHINGTON, July 24, (£>)—
Brokers loans in New York increas
ed $58,000,000, the federal reserve
board announced.