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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 65.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931.
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ident of the Boeing Airplane Co.,
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m. and arrival at New York the
second afternoon at 2:54 p. m.,
after an overnight stop in Chi
cago.
REAR ADMIRAL PLUNKETT
WASHINGTON, Mar., 25, (VPy—
Rear Admiral Charles P. Plun- i
kett, retired, died of heart dis
ease, at the Naval hospital. He
was 67 years of age.
Rear Admiral Plunkett enter
ed the hospital 10 days ago. He
was retired three years ago.
Since his retirement he had
been connected with a New York
banking house. His widow', two
sons and a daughter survive him. |
POLE MOVES NORTH
HOSBART, Tasmania, Mar. 26. j
(J?)—The magnetic South Pole has '
moved 100 miles north westward
since his last visit to it. Sir Doug- j
las Mawson said, when his Ant- ■
arctic expedition returned.
STAMPEDE INTO THE
SIERRA MOUNTAINS
MAZATLAN, Mexico, Mar. 26.(/T>)
—Gillenno Laveaga, graduate of
Santa Clara University in Cali
fornia, and once a Mexican sen
ator, came out of the Sierras
with a story of a gold rush which
has sent 600 prospectors into the
mountains after a veritable trea
sure of natural wealth.
’ A hundred miles northeast of
Maaatlan, he said, 1,200 pounds
of gold, worth nearly $350,000
has been taken out of the earth
iijd from the mountain rivers.
Sometimes the prospector gets
as much as five pounds a day
and 'in some places they are tak
ing the gold out of the rocks with
their hunting knives.
ISLANDS ROCKED
MANILA, Mar. 26. (/P) —Two
sharp earthquakes rocked the Is
lands. Several person were in
jured and some property damage
was caused by the tremors. No
deaths were reported.
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V ILLINOIS HOUSE AND ¥
¥ SENATE VOTE REPEAL *
* STATE DRY LAW *
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* SPRINGFIELD, 111. Mar. 26. *
* (>p)—The senate with a vote of *
* 26 to 24 passed the bill repeal- *
* ing the State’s prohibition en- *
* forcement laws. The law had *,
* already passed the house. It *
* now goes to Governor Emer- *
* son. It was not indicated what *
* action he will take. *
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WILKINS DOFFS LID TO THE
LAW OF THE LAND; SUB
TAKES WATER
NEW YORK, Mar., 25. (/P)—
Cracked ice was used to christen
Wilkins-Ellworth Polar expedition
submarine Nautilus which has
been fully reconditioned.
The expedition plans to cross
the Arctic Ocean next summer.
The cracked ice was in a small
silver barrel perched on the prow
of the vessel and Lady Wilkins
yanked the string and the ice
fell. .
Jean Jules Verne, grandson of
the French novelist, Dr. Hugo
Eckener and Simon Lake were
present at the ceremony in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Ice was used at a last minute
compromise, Sir Hubef-t, -said, in
deference to the law of the land*.,
instead of using stimulating liq
uid.
DECREE CONDEMNS
EUGENIC THEORIES
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
VATICAN CITY, Mar., 26. (#) j
—The Holy See issued a decree ;
forbidding the spread of so- j
called sexual education and sex
ual initiation.
The decree severely condemned
either positive or negative euge
nic theories.
All authors who approve of
such theories are also placed j
under ban of holy office.
SEATTLE, VANCOUVEH
TIED FOR HOCKEY TITLE
SEATTLE, Mar., 26, {^—Seat
tle 6, Vancouver 1.
Seattle’s victory made it one
all in the battle for the league
championship.
Seattle made four goals in the
third period; Savage two, Ander
son to Sutherland, Belleuille to
Boubregs.
Dun made Vancouver's goal on
a pass.
ANOTHER SUSPECT
SAN DIEGO, Mar. 26. (/P) —
Asuspect said by police to be
Neal James Marsh, formerly an
Oakland draughtsman was sub
jected to a grilling in connection
with the Virginia Brooks mur
der mystery.
DEDICATED TO ALASKANS
Aleutian History
J. N. Cannon
The following is practically a literal translation
from the Russian taken from the manuscript of Fr.
Gedeon, priest-monk of the Alexandro-Nevsky Cathe
dral, Moscow, Russia, and was written in Kodiak be
tween 1804 and 1807. It has never before appeared in
print.
GROCERIES IN 1804
The grocery store contained
whale, walrus, sea-lion and hair
seal meats; pickled geese, loon,
swan, tor bans, (ducks) ptarmi
I gans, and dried sea parrots
| (chicken); sarana-wild po^itoes;
j martagon—waterlily roots; shik
isha in whale oil—blackberries;
moroshka—moss or moonberries;
glasnitza—blueberries; malina—
salmon berries; kalina—high
bush cranberries; empetrum ni
grum—focus escelantes or kelp.
Delicacies—fresh, young brown
bear meat. Black strap molassess
—New Orleans molasses. Circas
i ian leaf tobacco. Wood Island
table salt. Apparel—Russian tor
bases—long wrater boots. Beads,
trinkets, gimcracks.
A foonta ($ound) of Circasian
leaf tobacco traded for one sea
otter. Another spark from the
vintage of 1804:
Aleut:—“Can I have a foonta
of Circasian leaf stobacco, today?”
Administrator:—“Very sorry. All
out until the next -boat from the
Outside.”
THE PALLADIUM
Across a creek, opposite the
church on an elevatin, stands
a wooden fortress—Fort Baranoff
in the shape of a ‘semi-circle,
one-third of-.^hich .Js broken off j
through age, and there remains
only an apartment, barracks for
the promishleniki (hunters), fur
warehouse and a store house
with a cellar.
Further back stands the black- j
smith and locksmith shops. All j
these structures are in n^ed of j
repairs; beyond at the foothill |
is the old government house, now |
occupied by the Russian-Amer
ican schoolhouse; decrepid house
of the Ecclesiastical Mission; the
company’s banya (bath-house).
A round kazhim occupied by ser
vants and the sick. The new
kazhim, a short distance from
the latter kazhim, is resident
administrator’s Banner’s.
Besides the above named set
tlement, there are situated on Ko
diak the following artels (settle
ments). All food supplies are
brought from these outlying ar
tels and the mainland.
SAPSN1KOVA (MILL BAY)
Sapsnikova is situated near St.
Paul Harbor. Here are wooden
barracks for the Russian prom
ishleniki (hunters), cattle yard,
balagan and Aleut huts. More
cattle are kept here than any
other artel. It is doubtful if
these Aleuts will ever accustom
themselves to agriculture, for with
a great deal of grumbling and
distaste, they planted a little
barley and oats. Sokha, a wooden
plough used by Russian peasants
was dragged by the Aleuts by.
the neck, instead of oxen. Bom f
hunters seldom turn yokels. (The j
first flour milled in Alaska, was
milled at Mill Bay over 100 years j
ago and was shipped to Califor
nia and China on sailing vessels).
IGATSK ARTEL (Portage Bay)
On the south side of Kodiak is
situated the Igatsk Artel, on a
bay of the same name. Here all
buildings are built of cottonwood
and alder. There are buildings
for the bidarschik (foreman).
Russian promishleniki (hunters),
barabars for stores, cook-house,
try works for whale oil, a banya
(bath-house), provisions ware
j house, new barn for cattle, an
Aleut kazhim (house), a shed
and two balagans (caches), two
labazes (fish racks)—posts with
crose pieces for drying fish.
(Continued tomorrow)
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CHICAGO; C. 0. P.
HIT AT NEW YORK
—
EVERY PROBLEM HERB UNDER- j
TOOK, LEFT IN GREATER
CONFUSION
WASHINGTON, Mar., 25, (.<?)—
While major political parties
wrangled over alleged corruption
in New York and Chicago, Pro
gressives are trying to eliminate
differences in preparation of a
legislative program which they
expect to force thru the next
Congress.
A statement from the Republi
can National committee said in
effect that New, York was a sink
of corruption.
Chairman Shouse, of the Dem
ocratic organization, a n swered
with reference to “Big Bill Thomp
son and the A1 Capone combina
tion."
The Progressives are watching
Senator Norbeck and Represent
ative LaGuardia’s efforts to set
tle their differences on farm re
lief plans.
Shouse said; “The corruption
charge is of course a complete
answer to the criticisms of Hoov
er’s record which must be the 1
issue in his campaign for re
election.” He said it had’nt oc- 1
curred to the Democrats * that
conditions in Chicago were “proof
positive that Hoover has failed 1
in the presidency” and said it
was safer and easier for Repub
licans to talk about New York,
than to explain Hoover’s two j
years of failure and that he left <
every problem he promised to i
solve in greater confusion than (
ever before.” i
PRESIDENT STEPS
ASHORE ON ISLE
GOES ASHORE MID LANE OF
.... FLOWERS AND FLAGS:
REVIEWS PARADE
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands,
Mar., 26, (^—President Hoover
landed yesterday morning through
a line of boats decorated with
flowers and flags and received a
great ovation from a large crowd.
He immediately went to the
governor’s house where he re
viewed a colorful parade.
As he landed, gun?- '
sa'v kVnd -resident’s flag
was run up on the governor’s
house.
After lunching with Governor
Paul Pearson, the President as
sisted at tree planting ceremonies
then visited the Colonial council
chamber.
ALASIOSS~
START GRINDING
OOT BILLS. ETC.
INVESTIGATING C O MMITTEJE.
IS AUTHORIZED BY LEG
ISLATORS
JUNEAU, Mar., 26, Special to
The Gateway—-The Senate pass
ed the House resolution author
izing a probe as to the conduct
of all Territorial offices and
appropriating $500 for clerical
hire.
The investigation is to be made
by a committee of four members
from each house including the
president of the Senate and the
speaker of the House.
Revision and codification of
Territorial jury laws is sought
in the Winn measure in the
House which provides that the
name of all persons voting in
the last previous election be put
in the box before drawing jury
panels.
Allyn introduced a bill for ex
emption from municipal taxation
on non-commercial property own
ed by organizations of ex-service
men and women.
Johnson of Ketchikan intro
duced a resolution calling upon
th e Alaska inter-departmental
commission, headed by the Gov
ernor, to require contractors en
gaged in public works in the Ter
ritory to give the same prefer
ence to local labor as is now
given to local materials.
The Senate passed the measure
for relief of George Wagner of
Nome for $2,605 for services ren
dered Seward Peninsula during
the small-pox epidemic of two
rears ago and also the bill fixing
Tees of commissioners and wit
lesses in children’s guardian
jases.
BIG PRESCRIPTION RING
NEW YORK, Mar. 26. (JP) —
Forty five persons, including 12
lectors and several women, were
ndicted as member of a $5,000,
M)0 drug store liquor prescription
ing.
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