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Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-07
ALEUT|AN NATIVES
 HELPING SEATTLE
 AS FUR MARKET
THOUSANDS OF FOX PELTS COME FROM FAR-FLUNG IS- LANDS OF DISTRIBUTION TO CITIES THROUGHOUT U. s.

Busy natives of the far-flung Aleutian Islands, which extend like necklace of jewels from the Southwestern Alaska coast nearly to the shores of Asia, are aiding Seattle in becoming one of the worlds outstanding fur markets.
 Thousands of blue fox, white fox, red fox, silver fox and crossed fox pelts each year are shipped to Seattle and distributed over a wide area of the country Many of them are made into costly furs for milady in the big cities of the Eastern States or are used in trimmings for expensive cloth coats. The fur trade of Seattle has been growing rapidly and has 1 become an important factor in 1 boosting the value of Seattle's i'm ports.
 Taking a prominent part in the development of the fur producing districts of the Aleutian Islands, inhabited by thrifty tribes of Aleut natives, is the Kanaga Ranching Company of Seattle. This firm operates trading posts and stores in these Alaska Islands, bartering with the tribes of Aleuts for their furS.
 Growing Business
 During the last three years the Kanaga company has shipped S450,000 worth of fox pelts to Seattle, comprising the company's own furs, and those purchased from the natives.
 Foxes are trapped by the Aleuts on the various islands of the Western Aleutians and sold by the chiefs of the tribes to the Kanaga company The money obtained from the transactions is divided |equally among the men, women and children of the tribes. An Aleut and his wife with seven lit tie AleutS get nine shares of the fur sales, making this part of Alaska one of the few places in the world where it pays to have big family
 Both men and women work as trappers in the Aleutians, taking a harvest of furs each winter. Among the most skillful of the trappers are Mrs. Nellie Golley and her husband, Willie, and Mrs. Polly Dirks of Atka Village on Atka Island. They were in Seattle recently seeing the sights of mod ern civilization for the first time
 Seven Years Service
 The Kanaga Ranching Company was organized seven years ago. Capt. Harold E. Bowman is presi- dent; Ford Trimble, vice president; c. Y. Bowman, secretary and treasurer, and Miss Nora Green land, assistant secretary and treasurer. The company has three vessels, the Aleutian Native, the Umnak Native and the AlaSco 4, which serve as island tenders and fishing boats, and a codfish ware house and dock BIO feet long, at Kanaga Harbor
 The company not only aids the natives in fur trapping but en- courages them in their efforts to become fishermen. On her last voyage to Seattle, the Aleutian Native brought 2,400 fox pelts. She will arrive in Seattle next March with another cargo Trad
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Matt Wilmulo, better known III Juneau as Matt Wilmer, aged 5o, a native of Finland, died of heart trouble in a beach cabin in Ju- neau recently, says the Empire.
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Have you heard he new "OKEH records at Sylvia's. They are won derful.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-07

AFTER FORTY YEARS, Ency- clical of Pope Plus XII on Labor and Capitol, available at Alaska Shop. 10 cents per copy.
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LITTLE THEATRE MEETING

Regular meeting of Little The atre Club Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 5 To. nl., in Liberty Theatre.
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Phone for HOrluck'S banish Ice Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
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Heinzelman, Mcdonald and Sher man, the three forestry officials, left town Sunday enroute to the Lawing Ranger station.
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Try our Seattle Ice Cream Fresh en every boat at SYLVIA'S.
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Hartman's Genuine Black Raccoons. Registered stock. Prices reason
 able. Satisfaction guaranteed. one of the oldest breeders. E. L. Hart
 man. New London, Ohio, U. 5. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
JULIAN FORCED
FROM OKLAHOMA
OIL PROMOTION

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May
10. U,P)-C. c. Julian, who promot-
ed oil companies in California and
Oklahoma worth $50,OO0,000 stepped
from his last promotion venture to-
day.
When hearing on an application
for permanent receiver opened in
district court today, Julian present.
ed his resignation.
Former Chief Justice Charles w.
Mason of the Oklahoma supreme
court was appointed trustee of the
c. C. Julian Oil g. Royalties Co.,
reputed S10,000,000 company formed
within the last two years.
The application for permanent
receivership had been made by Miss
Marjorie Bennett of Hollywood,
Cal, a holder of six shares of capi-
tai stock valued at $40.
She charged the 46-year-old oil
man with dissipating the assets of
the company by alleged riotous liv-
ing.
Julian came to Oklahoma from
California in 1929. He promised
stockholders in the c. G. Julian
Petroleum Company, that crashed
in California, that if they would
stand by him he would recoup their
fortunes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
YOUTHFUL JAIL
BREAKER AGAIN
TAKEN BY POLICE

LOS ANGELES, May 18. UP
Willie Soslofsky, 13, hoy bandit"
from New York, was back in juve-
nile hall today after an escape last
week by climbing over a roof and
down a wall.
Willie was captured by four po-
licemen late Sunday at Seal Beach,
an ocean amusement place. He
shamefully admitted in juvenile hall
that he temporarily dropped his
"hard-boiled" role to look at the
seals, eat ice cream cones and do
other things that young boys like
to do.
Willie, contended after a warm
and busy day on the ocean front,
was an easy victim for the police
He only had the pep to run about
half block when he turned up a
blind alley to hide and was caught.
But the self confessed boy BAN
dit, who about month ago shot
and slightly wounded 15-year-old
"pardner" who threw soapy water
on him, had a partial alibi.
Jimmy Smith, Is, Long Beach,
who escaped with Willie from Juve-
nile hall, sold out" on the New
Yorker. He saw his father ap-
preaching with the officers and ran
without warning his companion.
When Willie finally discovered the
police it was too late.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
Hunter Killed By
Accidental Shot

LOS ANGELES, May 18. U.P)-
One of California's best known
sportsmen, Fred S. (Dad Skinner,
was killed yesterday when return
ing from hunting trip near En-
senada, Lower California, according
to advices received today by rela-
tiveS.
Skinner was accompanied on the
hunting trip by Nelson Howard.
Howard had just finished packing
the car for the return trip when
Skinner went back to the cabin to
get his shotgun.
In lifting it off the rack the
weapon slipped from his fingers
and fell. The impact discharged
the gun, and heavy charge killed
Skinner, according to the report
received here.
Skinner was president of the
Lakeview Oil and Refining COM
pany and resided at San Bernar-
dino.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
AkWlLL-

SANTA MONICA, May II.
(SpeciaD Mighty exciting
weekend out here in this land
of sunshine and second mort
cages with Aimee getting home
and Clara Bows life story start
ing in the papers in the morn
ing.
But do you know that I never
saw people moving around as
much? Everyone of us hust-
ling from bank to bank trying
to renew our notes. A man has
to be mighty careful nowadays
or he will burn up more gaso-
line trying to get loan than the
loan is.
One fellow paid the bank
his interest the other day and
the police heard about it, fol-
lowed him and sure enough he
had been in some of the late
robberieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
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ASKS
OTHER STATES
TO AID COPPER

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 18. U.P)-
Governors of II states were asked
today by Governor George w. P.
Hunt to join Arizona in its fight
to strengthen the copper mining in
dustry in the United States by
placing a tariff on foreign-produced
metal.
Declaring the condition of the in
dustry had seriously affected Ari-
zona, Hunt appealed to the govern
ors of Montana, Utah, Michigan,
Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee,
Virginia, North Carolina. Pennsyl-
vania, California and Washington
for cooperation in the fight.
ut is obvious that the destruction
of such an industry would be seri-
Gus to the country and a calamity
to copper mining regions of the ma
tion,' Hunt stated in a letter to the
executives.
A crisis in the industry has been
reached, Hunt said.
1.-The destruction of the existing
industry means the killing of all
hopes for the development of mines
in states having copper potentiali-
ties" Governor Hunt said. "The
evident remedy for the malady is
the levying of a copper import duty
to protect the domestic industry"
Hunt blamed unrestricted entry o1
copper into this country from Afri-
ca, South America, Canada and
Mexico for the present depression
In the industry.
The low price of copper, the
cheapest it has been in 35 years
has forced Arizona to appeal for
aid.
The United Verde Copper COM
pany at Jerome, Ariz., recently an
nounced it would cease production
activities by June /. This is one
of the largest copper mining en-
terprises in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
TWO INJURED
in CAR CRASH
NEAR BRAWLEY

Two persons were injured in an
automobile accident three and a
half miles south of Brawley on the
Brawley highway at BIS last night
when car driven by Mrs. Leone
Cary of Ell Centre, collided almost
head on with one driven by B. Yo-
kayama of Brawley.
Shirly Mae Cary, 14-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Cary, and Yoka-
yama were injured. -Four upper
teeth were knocked from Shirly
Macs mouth. and Yokayama was
taken to the Ell Centro hospital with
severe cuts and bruises.
The accident occurred when Mrs.
Cary tried to pass another car, and
could not. In slowing down her
car hit that driven by w. K. Daniels
of Brawley, and glanced off, collid-
ing with Yokayama's Car in an al
most head on crash.
Mrs. Cary and another daughter,
Margin, were thrown from the au-
tomobile, which was badly dam
aged. A report in the state trait C
office placed fault for the accident
on Mrs. Cary.
Another accident report current
in Ell Centro today was that of an
automobile which ran over the grade
into a canyon just east of Boulder
Park on the San Diego highway.
An old man was driving the car.
He escaped without injury. Neith-
er the sheriff's office, the stste
traffic office nor officers at Boul-
der Park knew any details of the
accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
ROYAL JAPANESE
COUPLE GREETED
BY COUNTRYMEN

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May 18. U.P)
Hundreds of Japanese fishermen
welcomed Prince and Princess TAX
amatsu, of Japan, on their arrival
here at noon today.
The couple, completing a honey
moon tour of the United States,
walked to the jetty at the foot of
Fifth street between two long rows
of japanese fishermen, their wives
and children, who turned out to
get a glimpse OF them as they
passed through here enroute to the
U. S. S. Texas.
The royal couple were guests of
Admiral Jehu Chase, in command
of the U. S. fleet here, aboard the
Texas. After having lunch aboard
the battleship the royal guests were
taken to the U. S. S. Baltimore
where reception was held for
them.
The prince and princes were met
at the jetty by Captain Watt T..
Cluverius, chief of Rear Admiral
Chase's staff
AS the party approached the
Texas in a naval launch, which was
bedecked with flags, the band
aboard the battleship played the
japanese national anthem.
A twenty-one gun salute was ac-
corded the royai couple.
All the ships in the harbor flew
flags in their honor while national
flags were at premium in the
Japanese colony which turned out
enmass to greet the brother of EN-
peror Hirohito of japan, and his
bride.
On their arrival in Los Angeles
from the east yesterday. Prince and
Princess Takamatsu were greeted
by approximately 5000 fellow coun-
trymen. The Japanese Chamber of
Commerce held banquet last night
in their honor. w. J. Sanborn.. act
Ing mayor, in an address extended
an official welcome to the couple
on behalf of the citizens of Los An
geles.
Tomorrow Prince and Princess
Takamatsu will visit several motion
picture studios. They leave We'd
nesday for Del Monte and San
Francisco, from where they sail for
Japan on May %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
Robinson Home
From Sacramento

Sporting fine cold, acquired on
the homeward trip, and consider
ably tired from the lengthy ses-
sions that wound up the legisla-
ture, Sam Robinson, assemblyman
from Imperial county, arrived home
yesterday.
In a telephone conversation with
the Press the assemblyman stated
he was satisfied with the progress
made at the capital. particularly
the approval of a bill for the erad-
ication of camel thorn weed which
he stated presents serious problem
to many parts of the state.
He expressed the hope that a sat-
isfactory bill limiting voting in I'M
perial Irrigation District matters to
property owners, can be drawn up
and presented to the legislature
two years hence.
Several bills in which Imperial
county is interested were still to be
acted upon when he left Sacra-
mento. somewhat prior to the ac-
tual adjournment, and he was un-
able to state what their fate had
been.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
GOVERNMENT TO
BE CAREFUL AT
DAMSITE CITY

WASHINGTON, May 18. W.P)-
Boulder City, New, the model town
which the federal government is
building in the wilderness at Hoo
yer Dam, may with ease adopt as
its slogan 1.-THE Spotless City of the
West" if plans of former Rep.
Cramton. Republican of Michigan,
are realized.
Cramton, known chiefly as a pro-
hibitionist, and defeated in the last
primaries. was designated by Secre-
tary of the Interior Wilbur to take
charge of leasing building sites on
the government-owned land. His
prospectus, just issued, calls for a
city which would be the complete
antithesis of Reno, in the same
state.
Applicants for leases will be
judged on the basis of character,
personal fitness, personality, age,
physical condition. financial and
service fitness, and training and
experience" Only United States
citizens are eligible. Leases are re-
vocable on evidence of gambling or
other tabooed enterprises.
Permittees may, it is said, arrange
their own quarters, business and
residential, but all plans must b.
submitted for approval. and all
buildings must be of specified
Spanish design.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
CHECK PLACED
ON REPORTERS
BY SUPERVISORS
Chairman Notifies Writ
ers They Must Remain
Outside Rail.

A routine session of the county
board of supervisors was interrupt
ed for a while this morning while
A. Y. Preble, chairman, informed
newspaper reporters that in the flu
ture they must remain outside the
railing that guards the sacred pre-
cinctS of the county fathers, and
shall not have access to records of
the board until board meetings are
adjourned.
This information was passed on
to long-suffering reporters after the
supervisors had heard the request
of Lee Liebert and A. T. Arena,
representatives of cantaloupe pack
ers, that six additional cantaloupe
inspectors be appointed for the
current season, due to the rush o.
business. The request was referred
to the district attorney.
Those whom the boards ruling
on the newspapermen effects, de-
clare that it is not showing the
proper cooperation by the supervis-
ors in getting before the voters OF
the county, news to which they are
entitled, with reference to the
boards deliberations.
Reporters were informed of the
new rule governing themselves
when one, in an effort to find what
county business had been transact
ed so that he might write the story
in time for his paper, inadvertant-
ly peered over the shoulder of the
clerk.
In the future, according to Preble
reporters must occupy one of the
chairs outside the railing, if they
wish to attend the supervisorial
meetings at ALL Since this railing
is a distance of six feet or more
from the board table, the supervis-
ors can lower their voices in dis
cussion of county business SO that
none but themselves may hear. Un-
less some action is taken on the
matter under discussion, no account
of it can appear in newspapers.
The county purchasing agent was
authorized to buy two new automo.
biles for the use of the district at
torney's office.
w. j. Lorenz, justice of the peace
in Calexico, appeared to ask for ar
allowance of $50 month for hi.
clerk, as provided for in the recent
/ county government act. He wa.
instructed to provide for the allow.
ance in his next budget.
Other busfles7 OF a routine ma
ture was transacted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
STUNTING FLYER
PAYS WITH LIFE
TO SAVE CROWD
Speed Holman Sends Ship
Into Fence To Prevent
Hitting Grandstand.

OMAHA, Neb., May 18. U.P)-
Charles H. (Speed Holman. 80, ia
nous aviator, chose certain death
rather than imperil the lives of
spectators at the Omaha air races,
pilots who witnessed his fatal
plunge agreed today.
Holman died as spectacularly as
he had lived when his plane struck
the ground at speed of nearly 300
miles an hour before the eyes of
10000 persons packed in the grand
stands at the air races yesterday.
1t was his desire to give that
crowd a greater thrill than any they
had seen during the afternoons
program that caused his death.
AS Holman flew, Joseph Boudwin,
inspector of aeronautics for the de-
partment of commerce and officials
OF The local air meet anxiously
awaited on the ground for him to
landA
Had he ddle SO safely, his IL
cense would have been taken away
from him, it was learned, Because
in furnishing the crowd it's big
thrill Holman was endangering
spectators lives as we'll as his own.
Suddenly Holman shot his plane
toward the ground. His was flying
upside down and the craft was
travelling at terrific speed.
Holman apparently ha d mis-
judged his distance from the
ground. The craft swung down to
within 10 or IS feet of the ground.
1t would have taken a tremen-
dous effort for Holman to right his
ship, with every likelihood that it
would have hurtled over a low
fence and into the grand stand.
The ship wavered not a foot from
its direct path as Holman, still
flying uside down, tried desperately
for altitude.
His ship was so feet from the
| fence when it plowed into the
| ground and was splintered into
| hundreds of pieces. When the
speedometer was found the indica-
tor was frozen" at 259 miles an
hour.
The body of Holman will be sent
tonight to his home in Minneapolis
for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
POLICE CAPTURE
TW0-CUN BANDIT
IN STREET FIGHT

LOS ANGELES, May 18. U.P)-
A two-gun bandit, who police say
is an escaped convict from Okla
homa and wanted there on murder
charges, was captured early today
after running gun fight with po-
lice.
When captured the man gave his
name of Fred Martin, %, Of Long
Beach, but a check made by finger
print experts identified him as
Avis Fears, police stated.
The battle, which ragged over a
route of more than a mile of city
streets and alleys, started after
Mrs. Rena Mosso, cafe proprietor in
the Wiltshire district, reported she
had been held up and robbed of
500. She gave description of the
man to police and members of the
radio car squad were ordered to
proceed to the scene.
Before Policemen st. Charles and
Treehorn heached the cafe they
came across Martin, who seemed to
answer the description of the BAN
dit. They drew their car into the
curb and Martin, according to po-
lice, whipped out both his guns and
commenced firing.
The two policemen jumped from
their machine and gave chase, fir
ing shots after the fleeing bandit.
Only after Martin had emptied his
guns was he cornered in a blind
alley.
Taken to police headquarters it
was discovered he had a record and
answered the description of bandit
who had carried out several other
holdups in the Wiltshire district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
DRIVE AGAINST
VICIOUS RUMORS
WILL BE- WACED
Imperial County Said To
Be At Fault In Cam
paign OF InnuendO.

District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
today promised immediate action to
halt the activities of persons en-
gagged In spreading rumors in Impe-
rial Valley aimed to injure the fl
nancial standing of banks and
building and loan associations.
A statewide campaign against
spreading of malicious rumors re-
suited this morning in the disclo-
sure that Imperial Valley is one of
the chief causes of worry to the
states attorney general and his
aides.
In letter to the district attorney
here. the attorney general stated
that characteristics of methods
used in disseminating the rumors
are SO similar as to justify the in
ference they are a product of COM
bined effort to influence public ac-
ton and adversely affect the public
welfare
A statement prepared by the dis
trict attorney today said:
Section 563-B of the penal code
of the state of California, provides
that: Any person who willfully and
knowingly makes, circulates or
transmits to another or others any
statement or rumor, written, print
ed or by word of mouth, which Is
untrue in facts, and is directly or
by inference derogatory to the fl
nancial condition or affects the SOL
vency or financial standing of any
bank doing business in this state,
or who knowingly counsels, aids,
procures or induces another to start,
transmit or circulate any such
statement or rumor, is guilty of
misdemeanor punishable by fine
of not more than one thousand dol
lars or by Imprisonment for not
more than one year, or both
1T is the intention of the district
attorney of the county of Imperial
to prosecute vigorously any violation
Of this section of the penal code
where evidence can be procured
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
Wartime Hero
Slain By Wife

NEW ORLEANS, May 18. W.D -
Edward Bouligny, hero of the For
eign Legion and the first American
wounded in the World war, was
killed at his home here today by his
French wife.
She told officers in stumbling
English that Bouligny had whipped
and slapped her.
The shooting occurred in the
French quarter apartment occupied
by the couple shortly after Boulig-
ny had finished dressing.
Bouligny, winner of the Croix de
Guerre. was a direct descendant of
General Dominique de Bouligny,
who led Napoleon's troops i'll Lou
iSiana.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
Germany-Austria
Union COllapses
BY HENRY WOOD

tIutttu 100 SAdti SOhAtsPpAAhtssV
GENEVA, May 49, W.P)-The pro-
posed economic union of Germany
and Austria was temporarily halted
at the opening session of the league
council today.
Johann Schober, Austrian foreign
minister, after a short period Of
meek resistance, collapsed in the
face of such stubborn insistencc by
Arthur Henderson, British foreign
secretary, that Austria suspended
negotiations on the proposed "An-
schluss."
Schober agreed that the parleys
with Germany would be halted until
the council can act on a basis Of
an opinion by The Hague court Of
International relations, probably in
September 1t was construed as sig
nifying that Austria accepted the
councils temporary injunction
against conclusion of the customs
union, and such action likewise tied
the hands of Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
WORLD CONFERENCE SEEKING
SOLVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

da. The Germans favor reg
ional abolition of tariff walls.
The French, a Pan-EurOpean
economic union. Other lesser
nations have their plans.
In Sac Paulo, Brazil, a world
coffee congress meeting today
to consider price stabilization
of this vital commodity. Over
production again has forced the
price SO low that the planters
are burning thousands of sacks
in an effort to stem the declin-
ing market tide.
In New York, Thomas l..
Chadbourne, attorney and au-
thor of plan to stabilize the
prcc Of sugar in world markets,
predicted higher sugar prices In
the United States as a result
of the recent accord signed i'm
Europe by seven sugar produc-
ing nations, designed to "fix"
prices and end overprOduction.