Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1920, Page 2

. ANCIENT RACE DUG FROM ICE Hidden for Centuries Under the Icex Fields North of Alaska. WIPED QUT BY GATASTROPHE Village of Six Igloos Discovered at ° Northern Tip of Alaska by Van Valin Expedition—Not Like the Eskimos. Philadelphta.—Hidden for centuries under the ice flelds north of Alaska, a scientific. expedition, headed by Wil- Ham Van Valin of the University of Pennsylvania has discovered the re- mains of a’ prehistoric arcti¢ race. This remarkable find Includes the fully’ clothed remalns of no fewer than 100 individuals who apparently met sudden death-In a village of six igloos, afterward covered by ice and ‘snow, where they rematned sealed un- tl ;the present time. The life, habits and physical ap- pearance of this remarkable people bore little resemblance to the Eski- mo. They were seemingly more near- 1y related to the natives of Siberia, and the sclentists are proceeding on the theory that they constitute the long-sought link between Asia and Amerlca. j Northernmost Tip. The discovery was made near Point Barrow, the northernmost tip of Alaska. Mr. Van Valin, head of the expedition, was sent out two and a half years-ago by the University of Pennsylvania to make an exhaus tive study of the Eskimos. He was investigating a shallow swall in'search of Eskimo relics when his’ attention was attracted by the peculiar character of some debris. This led to a still further examina- tion. Burled beneath four feet of ice, snow and tundra were uncovered what was recognized at once as the wreckage of a collection of ancient huts, or igloos. They had been con- structed of drift woods of various kinds, covered with dome-shaped roofs cut from the tundra. The roofs had long since fallen in, while little remains even of the sides of the huts. The great discovery, however, was made when the explorers came upon the first of ‘the frozen bodies. In many instances {fe positions of the bodies, all in perfect state of preser- vation, frozen in solld blocks of ice, suggested that death had overtaken them unexpectedly. Some had died in the act of drinking, at least that is the supposition from the presence in their hands of what appeared to be long tubes, one end of which was held between the lips. Of the hundred or more hodies, nearly all were fully attired. Many were lying on beds of musk, often under polar bear skins. The apparel worn by some showed that the race had learngd to fabricate ¢lothing from the skins of birds and that they also understood the art of tanning or cur- ing skins of animals. ** One thing seems certain. The com- munity was overtaken by some sud- denly developing catastrophe, Inclnded among the bodies found in a perfect state of preservation were men, women and children of all ages. The clothing, furs and skins were in perfect condition. Exposure to the air, however. quickly sed much of it to disintegrate. As a resulf but few spectmens of the clothing are in- oluded in the collection brought back by Mr. Van Valin. : No Means of Preserving. Unfortunately the fate which befell the skins and furs and birdskin suits awalted the wearers as well. Al- though when discovered many of the hodies still retained their flesh there was no means at the command of Mr. Van Valin for preserving them. But a few hours’ exposure to warmer afr was required to cause the fleshy portions to shuff_away. Fortunately, however, the skeletons remain intact, l]mr‘l’ovrly articulated. and within a very short time will be in the Uni- “versity museum. B Many interesting and valuable yelics were discovered in the ruins of the igloos. Some idea of the anomalous relationship between the inhabitants and the Eskimo is sug- gested by picces of pottery found amid the ruins. The Iskimo of to- day uses soapstone utensils. No trace of such utensils could be found in the igloos. Among the implements used by the ancient race some are of similar con- struction and shape as those used by the Eskimos. Of particnlar interest is the fact that jade was used by the lost race. It must have been secured from points as far as 500 miles away. Inquiries by Mr. Van Valin among the Eskimos proved that the latter race had no traditions connected with the inhabitants whose remains he had discovered. This is takep to Imli- cate that the race must have dis- appeared centurles ago, for the EsFKi- mo’s “ancient story” goes far back. Fox Hunter Gets Wolf. Lafayette, Ind.—A fine specimen of gray timber wolf was shown here re- cently by Willlam O'Herren, a West. Lafayette grocer. O'Herren was a member of a fox drive and while sep- arated from others in the party saw the wolf skulking In the woods nearby. The carcass weighed forty pounds. The wolf is the first animal of the kind to be shot here In-many years. Roger C. Sullivan of Chicago an- ‘nounced that he I8 about to retire as an active leader in local, state and natfonal Démocratic politics. ficial connection avith inside manage- ment of party affairs is to cease. with the adjournment of the national con- vention next June at:San Franclsco, With the Democratic candidate for 1920 nominated, Mr. Sullivan pro- poses to step aside for younger bloed. He will be one of the delegntes at large from Illinois and the chairman of the delegation of fifty-eight from linots, and the delegation, wider the unit rule, will vote just as Mr. Sullivan desires when the showdown comes at Frisco.. That having been accomplished, Mr. Sullivan becomes an observer of matters political, always reserving, however, the right to a ringside seat at any major bout. In this connection it is to be noted that Mr. Sulllvan and former Mayor Carter H. Harrison entered the meeting of tlie Democratic national tommittee WHOS WO 'ROGER SULLIVAN TO QUIT IN ‘JUNE His of-: The ¥ CLEANING 11O ANSON also Pipes. arm in arm. Mr, Sullivan and Willlam Jennings Bryan have traveled together, ratified a peace treaty and settled gll past differences. signed up whereby there can be no Terms have been pairinx. ocratic primary fight in Chicago or Tlinols during 1920, and the Sullivan organization takes unquestioned control of party affairs for four years, Has Disrupted Rail System and Bad Coal Problem. On Hand Now By Canl D. Groat (United Press Correspondent) Berlin, Jan. 25. (By Mail.)—It Germany escapes bolshevism this win- ter—and many hard-headed sound- thinking Germans believe she will— then bolshevism is dead for keeps as far as Germany-is concerned. This is no individual prediction, but the admission of men who are more or less closely identified with the movement. Germany has been thinking and talking bolshevism a whole lot for a year or more. Some of the talk and thoughts emanated from a real genuine fear of this social system; some of them arose from propaganda motives. For several months past bolshevism has been on the wane in Germany. It can blossom forth between now and April, it is true. Germany has a disrupted railroad system, and a bad coal problem. Of course, on these things depend large- 1y her industrial life, and there has been a slumping of industry as the winter wore on. And there will be more slump between now and April according to many thinkers. On the other hand, there appears better than a neven chance that Ger- many “will pull through the winter,” and then, according ‘to industrial leaders as well as radicals,” the red danger is past. ] " One of the chief factors in tiding the nation over the winter is the fact that a conisderable contract for lards and fats has been concluded with an American corporation—running into $25,000,000—while at the same time semi-charitable relief work is getting well underway. Between the Quaker organization in the States and the proposed system of providing means for German-Americans to assist rela- tives in Germany, it appears likely that the spectre of famine will not stalk through Germany as it has through Austria and as it is increas- ingly doing in Hungary. A full stomach and sufficient work constitute the anti-bolshevist pana- cea insofar as Germany is concerned. And, as above stated, the chances are better than even that there will be enough food and enough work—not an abundance in any sense of the word—but enough to stave off the red peril, The bolshevists—or communists, as they are known in Germany—are by no means out of the running. While their hands do not show as plainly in German affairs as last winter, they are sitting by, scheming and plotting and hoping. A slump of the feeding and industrial situations will be a signal for them to come into the open again. And if they do, bolshevism will be up for its final test in Ger- many—to win or lose. The betting at the moment is that it loses. “BEE'S” GUESS. 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