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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 219. SEWARD ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1926 PRICE TEN CENTS
MURDER COMMITTED
YEARS AGO IN ARCTIC
IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT
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PROFESSOR MARVIN OF CORNELL MEMBER OF
PEARY EXPEDITION, MURDERED, NOT DROWN
ED—NEW YORK TIMES RECEIVES DISPATCH
FROM GEORGE PALMER PUTMAN, NOW EN
ROUTE FROM GREENLAND
> [SIIMO CONFESSES WHEN EMBRACED CHRISTIANITY
Kills Professor with Seal Gun to Save Life of Another
Eskimo—Peary Himself Accepted Story of Drowning
and Published Account in Book which Missionary Read
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (/P)—The remarkable story
of a murder committed in the Arctic on a North Pole ex
pedition and how the secret was kept>17 years is publish
ed by the New York Times in a cabled dispatch from
George Palmer Putman, now retiring from Greenland.
- , The victim was Prof. Ross G. Marvin, group leader of
>l Admiral Peary's North Pole expedition, in 1909. He was
reported drowned and Peary himself accepted this ex
planation. Now it is revealed that Marvin was not
drowned but was shot by an Eskimo member of the party,
named Kudlooktoo. According to the confession, Kud
looktoo killed Marvin to save the life of another Eskimo
named Inukitsoo but known as Harrigan. After the kil
ling they agreed on telling the story of drowning and
stuck to it until Kudlooktoo embraced Christianity and
unfolded the old tragedy to Knoul Rasmussen, explorer.
> PIERS URGED MAKE
ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING DANGER
OUS TO PRESENT TRADE
CONDITIONS
GENEVA, Sept. 27. (/P)—Unless the
Powers immediately make new trea
ties with China, based on reciprocity
and equality, anti-foreign feeling will
increase and it will be dangerous for
foreigners to trade peacefully, Chu
Chao Hsin, the Chinese delegate to
the League of Nations said. He told
the Associated Press he had no apolo
gies to offer anybody for the action in
bringing the British bombardment of
Wanhsien before the assembly and
said, “I was educated in the United
States and we are following other
Powers in enjoying extraordinary
political economic privileges and im
munities in China.’'
FLOODS IN MEXICO
CAUSE LOSS OF LIVES
HUGE PROPERTY LOSS; FOUR
TEEN PERSONS INJURED;
FARM CROPS RUINED
NOGALES, Mexico City, Sept. 27.
(jP)—Dispatches to the Herald said
more than 14 persons were killed and
property damage estimated at sever
al million pesos and a total loss of all
farm crops for a radius of 300 kilo
meters, was caused by the floods in
Central and Southern Guanajuato.
Harrigan Confirmed Story
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (/^—Eski
mos Kudlooktoo and Inukitsoo, the
latter called Harrigan, left Peary at
86 degrees and 38 minutes on the ex
pedition which reached the Pole and
the Eskimos told Bartlett, master of
the Roosevelt, that Professor Marvin
was drowned while trying to cross the
thinly iced water. Last year when a
Danish missionary converted the Peary!
Eskimos at Greenland, Kudlooktoo
said he had a sin to confess; that he,
shot Prof. Marvin and that Harrigan
helped concoct the drowning story, j
He declared Prof. Marvin was in a
weakened condition and had ordered:
Harrigan turned adrift, foodless and j
shelterless. Kudluktoo and Marvin
were ahead reconnoitering and Har
rigan was with the dogs. Marvin
raged when Harrigan appeared and
declared Harrigan shouldn’t have fol
lowed and ordered Harrigan away.
Kudlooktoo pretending to see a seal
seized a rifle and fired. He then
went to the sled and told Harrigan
Prof. Marvin was dead. Kudluktoo
said Marvin had thrown Harrigan’s
things off the sled. Harrigan con
firmed the new story.
Legal Action Unlikely
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (>P)—Pro
fessor Marvin headed the third sup
porting party, accompanying Peary
toward the Pole from the ship Roose
velt which remained in winter quar
ters at Cape Sheridan. Two Eskimos,
Kudlooktoo and Inukitso, with Prof.
Marvin left Peary at latitude 86 de- 1
grees and 38 minutes to Return to the
ship. When Peary returned from the ^
Pole, Captain Bob Bartlett told him *
the Eskimos had returned reporting *
that Marvin drowned in crossing an
ice lead. Their story ,in Peary’s book
last year wasi read by the Danish mis- *
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ENTIRE Mil
LOWER RIVER THIS
COME OUT; MARQUflM
OLDTIMERS SURPRISED TO HEAR
SUTHERLAND RESPONSIBLE
FOR HEARST ARTICLES
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 26. (^—Re
turning from the first airplane cam
paign trip in Alaska, Thomas A. Mar
quam, Independent candidate for Del
egate to Congress, flying with Pilot
Bennett, landed here yesterday after
noon. Leaving Fairbanks Tuesday
morning he visited McGrath, Takotna,
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Ophir and Flat, making speeches at
each place. The entire population of
each town and the immediate vicinity
turned out in force to hear him. Mr.
Marquam i3 extremely well pleased
with the outlook in the sections visit
ed and the intense interest in the
election is apparent on the part of j
the people who were particularly
surprised to hear that Mr. Suther
land in his Fairbanks speech ack-;
nowledged responsibility for the
statements in the Hearst press. Mr.!
Sutherland failed to mention these:
matters in his speeches in those j
places. Mr. Marquam leaves by air
plane for Nome within a few days.
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REPORTS J. MU
SELDOVIA HAS VERY BRIGHT
FUTURE, STATES “FATHER”
OF PETERSBURG
Joseph Kildall, president of the Al
aska Consolidated Fisheries, Inc., ar
rived in Seward yesterday on the
steamer Starr bringing the cheering
news that herring are running splend
idly and good catches and packing is
being made and the quality is excel
lent.
Seldovia is building up some splen
did new industries, he reports, and all
indications point to the fact Seldovia
in time will become a most important
industrial and shipping center. Two
canneries are already located at Sel
dovia and a third is under construc
tion. Several herring saltery plants,
controlled by local capital, and fur
nishing employment to many Cook In
let residents, are also running to capa
city.
Mr. Kildall is convinced that the
people of Seldovia are following along
correct lines in the upbuilding of their
particular section for not only are
;hey directing their energy toward in
creasing the salmon, herring and cod 1
ish business, but are backing up the <
rarious enterprises with their own
noney. From his personal observa- <
ions Mr. Kildall feels there is no dis- :
rict in the Territory has greater na- ]
FOOTBALL SCORES
Columbia 14, Vermont 0.
Pennsylvania 41, Franklin and Mar
shall 0. - .
Dartmouth 59, Norwich 0.
Syracuse 18, Hobart 0.
Pittsburgh 9, Alleghany 7.
Brown 14, Rhode Island State 0.
Penn State 82, Shsquehana 0.
The S. S. Starr left today for Saw
Mill bay but will return to port on
Wednesday. On Thursday the Starr
is scheduled to depart for Knight’s is
land to tow the barge Lawrence to
this port.
MAYOR WALKER RECEIVES HIM
AT CITY HALL; MEN PROMIN
ENT IN INDUSTRIAL LIFE AT
TEND LUNCHEON
TUNNEY READY MEET ANYONE
Will Give Dempsey Return Bout is
Pubic Wishes; Mrs. Dempsey Says
Jack Will Come Back; Gene Draws
Color Line
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (£>)—Gene
Tunney will arrive home tomorrow
and receive royal welcome at the City
hall from Mayor Walker. He will
then be guest of a luncheon at the
Biltmore hotel. All fight critics hail
Tunney as the great champion. His
failure to knock out Dempsey is ex
plained as due to caution, since Tun
ney felt he had the title secure on
points and played safe.
Tunney says he will fight all com
ers, bar none, but it’s understood he
will draw the color line against Harry
Wills. Gene said if Tex Rickard
thinks Dempsey deserves a return
battle, he will agree to it.
Dempsey remained in seclusion in a
Philadelphia hotel where he was join
ed by his wife, Estelle Taylor, actress.
Mrs. Dempsey insisted Jack will come
back. Jack is badly scarred but phy
sicians said he will be all right in aj
fewr days.
Official attendance at the fight was
144,468 but only 118,736 were paid ad
missions. Receipts totaled $1,895,733.
Arrives in New York
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (/P)—Gene
Tunney. new heavyweight champion
of the world was |iven a great wel
come on his arrival, Mayor Walker
receiving him at the City hall while
men prominent in industrial life at
tended the luncheon in his honor at
the Hotel Biltmore. Tunney announc
ed he was ready to meet anyone his
manager, Billy Bibson, might select
including a return bout with Jack
Dempsey if there seemed to be public
lemand. for it.
;ural advantages for an all year round
ndustry. 5
Mr. Kildall, who is noted as being
he founder of Petersburg, in South
eastern Alaska, is well on the way to
mild up another large and prosperous
:ommunity at Portlock, where the '
:ompany’s plant is located. Mr. Kil
lall is en route to Valdez on business
natters. During his stay in the city 1
ie is registered at the Seward hotel.
IKS WIN PENNANT
AMERICAN LEAGUE;
TO OPPOSE CARDS
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TAKE DOUBLE HEADER FROM ST.
LOUIS BROWNS; TWENTY
THIRD ANNUAL WORLD SERIES
BEGINS NEXT SATURDAY
FIRST GAME, YANK STADIUM
Meusel and Gehrig Hammer Out Hom
ers Clinching Struggle; “Babe”
Ruth Slams Out Homer with Bases
Full
The Yankees became champions of
the American league and will oppose
the St. Louis Cardinals in the world
series as a result of winning a double
header from the St. Louis Browns.
Cleveland and Indians did not play
because of rain but victory in a
double bill by the Yanks ended all
chance for tl^em to win.
The twenty-third annual world’s
series will start at the Yankee stadium
next Saturday with a game on Sunday
also in New York. Monday will be
spent on a train and on Tuesday St.
Louis will entertain the first world
series game in it’s history ^
The Yanks were on a batting ram
page in games which clinched the
struggle, winning both ends of the
double header by big scores. Meusel,
Gehrig made home runs.
Chas. Munson, former well known
railroad man of Anchorage, who has
been in the States for the last year,
returned on the Alaska yesterday.
He is en route to the Inlet city.
The halibut schooner Atlantic, Capt.
John Gjerde, arrived in port this
morning with a cargo of 1,300 pounds
of fish. The halibut is being dis
charged at the S. J. F. & P. Co.
The local Eastern Star organiza
tion is giving a special entertain
ment this evening for members only.
NEW PLmSMflDE
WILL SURRENDER IF IMMUNITY
IS GRANTED AND WILL RE
LATE ALL FACTS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27. (£>)—A
new plea was made to the District
Attorney today by S. Hahn on behalf
of Kenneth Ormiston wanted in con
nection with the Aimee Semple Mc
Pherson inquiry. In Hahn’s appeal,
he’ states that the public is entitled to
know the facts of the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Aimee,
that Ormiston is able to furnish this
information and the District Attorney
should grant him immunity for doing
so. Hahn declared he represents Or
miston and will surrender him if the
mmunity be granted.
The principal statement issued by
he District Attorney today was mere
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