THE
. MUKLUK
TRAIL
(HV E. L. BARTLETT)
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WASHINGTON, Dec: 2, — Ap
pointed head of the Civil Works
Administration in Alaska, Govern
or John W. Troy has been devot
ing much of his time during the
last several days to perfecting the
Territorial organization under
which the administration will op
erate. It is intended to start work
there within the shortest time pos
sible, as OWA rules provide that
all funds must be expended by
February 15.
It is probable that Governor
Troy will be in Washington for
another week or more before start
ing on the return trip to Juneau.
The grand jury for the Third
Division, in preBentingv its final
report October 28, recommended
that a light be installed at Cape
Whitshed, near Cordova, for the
protection of shipping
Taking cognizance of that re
commendation, Delegate Dlmond (
presented that matter to the Com
misisoner of lighthouses, calling
attention of the grand jury's re
port and personally urging that
the light be established. The
Delegate was informed by the
Commissioner that an investiga
tion would be ordered immediately
us to the practicability of placing
a light in service at this time.
Tlie winter scenes which are
usually associated with Thanks
giving day were altogether lack
ing in Washington and as a result
the members of the Alaska colony
found the day strangely different
to the Thanksgivings to which
they have been accustomed. The
temperature rose to a maximum
of 75 degrees in this city on the
holiday, with a warm wind add
ing to the heat.
Miss Josephine Miller of Fair
banks has commenced her duties
us a Rteiiographer In the Public
Works Administration. She was
met at Seattle and accompanied to
Washington by her sister, MisS Al
bina Miller. The latter has since
returned to Chicago, where she is
secretary to Harold W. Snell, In
charge of the Alaska Railroad of
fice 'n that city.
Lowell W. Lee, who spent some
time in Alaska as traffic manager
for the Pacific Alaska a Airways
during the organization period of
that campany, and Mrs. Lee are
in Washington. They plan to stay
here about two weeks. Mr. Lee
is doing special work at the Pan
American A’rways office, having
come here from New York.
Mrs. H. W. Miller, mother of
Mrs. Dimond, departed yesterday
for New York en route via the
Panama Canal to her home In
Oakland. Mrs. Miller, who form
erly resided at Valdez, has been
visiting Delegate and Mrs. Dimond
f(,r the past several months.
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Hugh J. Wade, newly appointed
deputy administrator for the Na- ■
tional Recovery Administration in
Alaska, and Mrs. Wade, vill pro
bably leave here earjy next week.
Mr. Wade plans to spend several
days in Seattle and while there
expects to confer with represent
atives of the fishing industry with
respect to proposed codes.
Mr. Wade points out that all
codes approved up to this time by j
the President, and all codes which j
will be approvedin the future, are ■
applicable to Alaska and (he in-1
dnstries affected by thOSe codes
are required to comply with their 1
terms. I
But —and it vyas for this reason j
that an NIRA board for Alaska
was named, if industry feels that j
the national codes work hardships J
because of the special conditions
obtaining Ih the territory it is
entitled to appear before the Ala
ska board and request amend
ments.
It is planned to set up local
compliance boards In the several
communitea, similar to those now
existing In the States. The exact
form these will take has not been
determined.
Of tiie several forms provided
for in the sale of n^wly mined
gold to Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, only two have been
printed to date. When teh others
are issuer Delegate Dimond will
I send copies to banks and other in
terested parties,
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Ike P. Taylor, chief engineer of
the Alaska Road Commission,
plans to leave Washington for the
west, en route to Juneau, by air
plane next Wednesday. He will,
break his journey at Boise Idaho,
so that he may be present at the
funeral of his mother, who passed
away in Juneau shortly after his
arrival in Washington.
In the minds of most persons,
the terms hobo, tramp and bum
have practically the same mean
ing. But this idea is wrong, ac
cord'ng to Mr. Leinen, agent for
a large New Y ork employment
company, who declares that he has
hired as many as 133,000 Bowery
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hoboes for railroad work in a sin
gle year, and says they were ‘‘a
fine bunch of men."
Mr. Leinen describes the differ
ence between the three classes
mentioned somewhat as follows:
A hobo is a travelling worker; a
tramp is a travelling non-worker;
a bum is a stationary non-worker.
Wh'le the three, intermingle in
the large cities during the winter,
and the classes are not strictly
defined, when the' opportunity
comes the hobo is willing to work,
while the others are not.
Hoboas travel from place to
place seeking seasonable employ
ment, such as harvesting, railroad
and other construction work, as
common laborers, so they till a
real place In the country';' ecou
1 omlc system. While they are n*t
'always exemplary in morals, and
! conduct, they are honest and in
' dustrious, as a rule.
And they have a sense ot pride
as well. The holfo wants to be
known as a Ihobo, and ha is in
sulted when called a tramp . r a
turn.
POLYGAMY HAS ITS COMPENSA
TIONS For women, says ama
zon TRAVELER
| Wives of the head-hunters of
South America find polygamy a
more comfortable and pleasant
j inode of life than monogamy, ac
cord'ng’^to Carl Liddle. who has
given an account of his adventures
during a long sojourn among this
strange race in his novel, “Tunchi”
named after its heroine, a head-hun
ter princess.
ine average number of wives in
atr Indian household Is three, Mr.
Middle sa!(T in an interview today.
A well-to-do and prominent war
rior with immense gardens will
have as many as seven wives. The
warrior with only one wife, who
makes no effort to provide for
more than otie wife, is looked on
with disfavor, and the lonely one
w'fe who shares his leaf-thatched
shelters cannot hpe for very much
social standing until her un-enter
prising husband takes unto him
self at least one or two more
mates. Under the circumstances,
a lonely one wife is the first to
urge him to additional marital
conquests; in fact, she makes I fe
absolutely intolerable, until he
finds her some additional female
companionship. Ajid, when the
second wife does put in her appear
ance the first wife is quite hap
py; at last has some one to talk
to during the long- tedious hours I
of a savage work-day, ■while their I
husband in common goes chasing
around the damp forests, trying
to scare up a little game to flavor
tile vegetable stew.
“Probably one reason why the
head-huntev women approve of
polygamy is that it makes their
work easier,'' continued Mr. Liddle.
“In a country where the women
out-number the men more than
seven to one, polygamy gives them
congenial companionship in a life
Which otherwise might be rather
lonely or to say the least, extrem
ely hungry, because the head-hun
ters live, nOt in villages, but in
isolated family plantation groups,
and they do not associate much
with their neighbors, unless to co
operate in wars, hunting and fish
ing expeditions or great feasts.
"Illicit relationships are prac
tically unknown, and on rare oc
casions when they occur, they arc
| immediately punished by the one
law — death. Marriage, how
ever is so simply and easily ar
ranged that there is on reason for
illicit unions; and, during my sev
eral years with the head-hunters,
I never heard of anyone getting a
divorce; in fact, no head-hunter
ever heard of such a thing. If he
cannot get along with one of his
wives, or she cannot get along with
him, they both just go along eat
ing and sleeping in the same hou9e
leaving each other happily and res
pectfully alone.”
Kissing is said to be the most
practical way to remove paint in
some • cases.
DR. L. W. FROMM
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