NATURALISTS OBTAIN
RARE COLLECTION ON
TRIP TO SOUTH SEAS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 13. (/P)—
The U. S. S. Ortolan, a minesweep
er detailed by Secretary Wilbur for
temporary duty with the California
Academy of Sciences, has returned
here from a trip of several months
to islands off the west coast of Mex
ico. whither it took a party of sci
entists. The expedition brought
back many rare specimens of birds,
plants, fishes, reptiles, fossils and
insects for the museum of the acad
emy.
The party, in charge of Dr. G. Dal
las Hanna, curator of poleontology in
the academy, sailed April 15, bound
particularly for the little known Re
villagigedo islands, 400 miles west
off the Mexican mainland.
“One of the most striking collec
tions made,” related Dr. Hanna, ‘‘was
of fishes about the coral reefs of
these islands. Here abound great
numbers of gaudy and grotesque spe
cies showing close relationship to
the fishes of Hawaii. These species
are slow swimming and persistent
ly live in shallow waters. The ques
tion for the ichthyologists to ans
wer is how did they get where they
are. Vast abyssmal depths separate
the Revillagigedo islands from all
other known land. Can it be that
these volcanic peaks are the above
water remnants of a former conti
nent or archipelago now lost be
neath the waves?
‘‘The deep canyons of Socorro Is
land are heavily forested and here
we found a veritable botanists’ par
adise untouched by human hands.
Strange trees, flowers, vines and
shrubs were on every side. Among
the trees was one which immediate
ly attracted our attention because
o! the large number of parrots and
other birds which were feeding on
the fruit. Our Mexican companions
informed U3 that they knew of no
similar fruit in Mexico and thus far
it has not been learned even to what
family it belongs. It is about the
size, shape and color of a ripe olive
but there the similarity ceases, be
cause the pulp is sweet and deli
cious. It was very useful to us on
some of our long journeys overland,
where all food and water had to be
carried on our backs. A sufficient
supply of seeds of the tree was brot
back for experimental purposes.
“We found the region about the
Revillagigedo islands inhabited by
many whales, mothers and young,
just as our fathers did in the early
days of whaling. They called the
place the Cow Pasture for that rea
son.
“A spring of fresh water was re
located on Socorro island and mark
ed in such a way that hence forth
it can be readily found. This, the
only fresh water within hundreds of
miles, was first found by Colonel
Grayson, a California pioneer who
was wrecked on the island in 1869.
While getting his scant supply of
water ashore from his stranded A*es
sel his Mexican boy noticed a small
land bird drinking from a tide pool.
Investigation shows a large spring
of excellent water flowing out of a
lava wall below high tide line, and
the lives of his entire party were
saved thereby. Although he describ
ed thelocation of the spring and
printed it in 1872, many people who
searched for it after failed to find
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THE FAMOUS OLD
MANUSCRIPT FOUND
LENINGRAD, Aug. 13. (£>)—An old
manuscript discovered in the archives
of the Leningrad library is claimed
by the Academy of Science to be the
original manuscript of the famous
Oriental tales “A Thousand and One
Nights.” As early as the 15th cen
tury it was believed that this manu
script had been destroyed. This rare
find has now been incorporated in
the Russian National Museum of
Moscow.
The whole town of Lavoye, Wyo.,
is being moved to a new site four
miles away, as it was on govern
ment land which must be vacated for
oil development. It has a population
of 1.800.
“Smile With Nile” Saturday night.v
VIENNA COMMUNISTS
EMPLOY NEW WAYS
IN DEMONSTRATION
VIENNA, Aug. 14. (/P)—A
new method of demonstrating
has been hit upon by the com
munists o-f Vienna. Effectually
to stop all traffic of a street,
several hundred unemployed
communists and war invalids
lay down on the rails of the
street cars in the city’s prin
cipal street. It took the police
more than an hour to clear the
tracks so that traffic could be
resumed. Whenever 30 or 50
of the weary communists had
been induced to get up and
seek their repose elsewhere,
the same number would stretch
out on the rails farther on. The
entire performance was a source
of unalloyed pleasure for the
humorously inclined Viennese.
ARMY DIVISION
MOBILIZES QUICKLY
CAMP LEWIS, Wn., Aug. 13. (/P)—
The third army division here can
mobilize and be ready to entrain in
one hour and 45 minutes. This was
determined recently in a test mobili
zation ordered by Major General W.
H. Johnston, camp commander. The
mobilization plan was kept secret
until the orders were issued. Every
unit in camp packed up and was at
the railroad station within the time
stated.
Miss Katherine Beir, Boston, soci
ety young woman, has given up so
cial pleasures to study medicine in
San Francisco.
MACCABEES WILL HOLD
CONVENTION IN WASH.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 14. (/P)
—Ten thousand members of the fra
ternal order of the Maccabees will
assemble here Monday for the four
days quadrennial convention of the
order, according to advance regis
trations received at Maccabees’ head
quarters here.
An outstanding feature of the con
vention is that virtually all the 10,
000 delegates are expected to arrive
by automobile. During the past year
the fraternal order has been prepar
ing an international automobile car
avan to bring its members to the
convention over the motor highways
from every part of the United States
and Canada. More than 2,000 auto
mobiles are registered for the cara
van. They will take part in a par
ade which, with its allegorical floats
and bands in motor cars is expected
to be the largest automobile parade j
ever known.
On the evening of parade day there
will be the largest class of initia
tion ever celebrated by a fraternal
body, 5,000 candidates being taken
into the order at once. At this con
| vention women members for the first
time will take part in the activities
of the Meccabees, the order hav
ing thrown open its doors to women
June 1, with the installation of Mar
tha Washington Hive No. 1, in Wash
ington. The 200,000 men of the or
der are divided into tents, there be
ing 4,000 in all parts of the United
States and Canada.
On the last day the convention
will adjourn to Chatham, Pa., to in
spect the International Home and
Relief Association for orphans and
aged members of the order.
Now
it’s flower-time in sunswept
California
Now plan the annual pil
grimage to the warm, inviting
playgrounds of California.
Every day, comfortable
•leepers leave Seattle for the
southward journey over the
Shasta route.
Straight to San Francisco
and to Los Angeles—a com
fortable, ever-fascinating
journey.
From the observation car,
endless vistas of scenic loveli
ness. In Southern Pacific din
ing cars, wholesome food of
tempting variety.
Low cost—this way. Reduced roundtrip fares with
stopover privileges.
Learn more about this finest vacation trip. For
booklets, fares, reservations, schedules, etc, write
now to
Southern Pacific lines
B. C. TAYLOR, Gen. Agt.
314 Union Street, Seattle, Washington
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TREE PRESERVATIVE
KILLS SOME BEES
WERDER, Germany, Aug. 13. (/P)
—Millions of bees In the Werder
district have been killed supposedly
from chemicals sprinkled upon fruit
trees. Only the insects that were
near the orchards died.
When it was rumored that he was
to be discharged for sake of economy,
Kazo Hirano, a Japanese watchman,
began setting fires and reporting
them to hold his job. He is in jail
! and has confessed.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
Mon.—Wed.—Fri.
A train leaves Seward at 8 :C0 a. in.
Sundays for Anchorage and interme
diate points. Arrives Seward at 2:15
p. m. from Anchorage.
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:00 P. M.
Tues.—Thurs.—Sat.
5
STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING TO WESTWARD SEPT. 10
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON !3». SEWARD, ALASKA
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Regularly and .Dependably
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle—
August 11
Arrives at
Seward—
August 18
South from
Seward—
Aug. 25, 9 p. m.
Aug. 25
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
Sept. 1 Sept. 8, 9 p.m.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak. rt
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
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Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Aug. 8
Aug. 15
Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Aug. 15
Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
Aug. 16
Aug. 23
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 19
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m Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska. 1
rk.^1^8 in above sckedule will not leave Seward earlier than FOUR
CLOCK Sunday afternoon, sailing date.
abore'steamers'^V caarryin,g and passengers, connects with
land points Suhi»„ ?ewtrd' week!y' for Cook Ialet aad Kodiak Is
na points, subject to change without notice.
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Excursion Rates
DURING
Shriner’s Ceremonial
For the interest of those who wish to journey to Fairbanks for
the Shriner’s Ceremonial in that city August 19th and 20th, the
regular Excursion Fare of one and one-third the one-way fare, for
round trip, will be in effect.
Sale Dates
Sale dates for tickets from points south of Curry will be Au
gust 15th, 16th and 17th; sale date for tickets from Curry and sta
tions north will be August 18th.
Final Return Limit: August 25th
Stopovers, with final return limit date, allowed on all tickets.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Seward Anchorage Curry Nenana Fairbanks
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