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TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. NOVMkbfcK Id U ii*
PKICK -J5 CKNTrf
Democracy Triumpiiuat;
SooseteL Wi 1 Hare 462
Voxes in Electoral College
t max.have. h_en other Spread
po..ui. al up:ieava.sv but ..tie one occur
ri p; .uai Tuesday in this year. <>i
giac 1332,. in. which the hosts oi
Df.. o i’i«y swept the Nation, was
or.- of tb« most decisive verdidts evei
leaded by tha. Ameriraw people.
Resitts. oi. the.. election came in
quite .cjOiiy. As a matter of fact, a
th hour of jvp- m., w.th the loca.
-pe ls fetul'.ttto remain, open tiU % i
wU knu.Ytn-.hy radio reception that
Rolpeyeit.. and. Garner had. swept the
country,.. . .
The first broadcasts, recta red indi
cated that Roosevelt had carried New
Y(iik,..States. life 800,000 over Hoover;
That California hv.d goae V*aw*
cratic by, 8kta, 16
That Roosevelt’s electoral vote
vote would he 4S2, Hauver’s SB;
That repeal or modicatiion of the
t.8tti. amendment was carried by a
vole of. 4'_U>. L..
A little after 5 p. m. came the
statement that the New lork limes
and the Chicago Daily News conceded
the election of Roosevelt.
A little later in the evening came
the statement that Hoovar hao' sent
his congratulations to Roosevelt, in
which the President extended hij best
wishes a,id proffered any service that
he might be ahle to render to his
successor.’
Later Outside broadcasts state that'
11 '’esieent Hoover, who left his Palof-j
A:to home a couple of days ago, had i
. sent a telegram to. Mr. Roosevelt, in-:
v.ting liim and.other Democratic lead
i us to sit in. at. the forthcoming con
ference. at the White House on t he
matter of foreign debts.
Regarding the Eighteenth amend
ment, its repeal or modification now -
being absolutely certain,, broadcastt
from tbe Outside state that from now
on there will be. general laxity over,
its enforcement; that beer will be
pur.haseable after December 8; that
many law. enforcement, agents are
ahout to be dropped; that courts are!
to dispense with future hearings on i
violations, etc.
Territorial Election.
Returns from the Territorial elec
tion are far from completed and act- i
ural figures are not available. How- j
ever, it is known, from Anchorage l
broadcast, that Anthony J>. Diniond
has been elected Delegate to. Congress
from Alaska. It is also stated that
James S. Truitt has. heen. elected Ter
ritorial Attorney General and that
Anthony E. Karnes has been elected
Commissioner of Education- over W..
K. Keller, present incumbent.
Pete Jensen, was a last Tuesday ar
rival from Ganes, creek, and is making
a short town visit..
Alaska Interests At
The Nation’s Capital
ByV. A. S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—'The De
partment of Commerce informs Dele
grate Wickersham that certain expen
ditures for the lighthouse service in
Alaska will he- made, in a very short
time. To complete, the new station
to a point back to the crumbling
elit'fs at Point Hinchinbrook the sum.
of S48.000 has been set aside, and
will be all that will he necessary ta
complete the work. It. is expected,
huow.ver, that, the winter weather
wiil cause some delay and the station
will not be completed until next. sumr
mer. The big expenditure will be
$28b,000 for a new lighthouse tender
to .rebate, the Fern. It will largely
be of a standardized plan, with some
changes., in. interior construction to.
meet northern requirements. It is
expected .that some building company
on. the Pacific coast will secure the
contract** For the. construction of a
buoy >jhed.At Ketchikan and other
small .wojcki. $12,500 has heen set.'
aside. k. But~.it must be understood
that und-xtfhfc. economy, law the
amounts designated for each project
will be. .cutuJLQl per cent.
Soma emwc^Sa ot the Alaska KaiU
road are desirous. of. purchasing the
houses and Aotuiphich they have been
occupying auiiiifhicta. were built by
the Government. Delegate Wicker
sham has takfirwahtat matter up. with 1
the General Baiifi.V.'Jffice, and is in
formed . that unitd** the regulations
governing thereakSwi; lots’ in Anchor-;
age, on which In'must, have been built
bylthe Alaska;’Englinewnitg Commis
sion. a provision is made that the *
lots shall ha appraised by. the super
intendent of. saies for railway town
sites in Alaska, who is now James A..
'Ramsey, and the houses by the gen
eral manager of the Alaska Railroad
The lots and houses, may he offered
at public sale- hy Mr.. Ramsey, Of
the amount, to be paid., gne fifth. must
be paid in cash at the time of sale,,
the balance payable in monthly in
stallments, The regulations., provide
that the property must be offered at
public sale before becoming subject
,o private: sale..
A wire recently sent from Seattle
was as follows: “A dispatch re
ceived here, ami. confirmed from
Washington, says, the Treasury De
partment ha ^approved of a border
immigration, station at Ketchikan.”
An inquiry at the: Delegate's office is
made as t»< just what this means.
The Lahor Depart menu states that j
the erection of am immigration sta- '
tion is not contemplated!at .Ketchikan
and that only two; on three rooms are
necessary to accommodate the re
quirements at Ketchikan.. The Treas
ury Department further adds that
the only building: selected:for Ketchi
kan i sthe $400J1Q0‘ allocation that,
will house the gostiffict^ court offi
STals, such offices as are.needidlhy, the
immigratiani officials., and. any.; other
seleitions.
Alaska is one <af tturJurniii^t-where
Federal officials: .tb ,ainrtrmiimftcsign,
at least postmasters.. • (Jnh of the
latest is Samuel 6. Dava, who hasj
been postmaster at HylMterg, First;
(Continued on.3-X, ,
ITLRC i HULBARD FORGE!)
LAND NEAR TALEIDO
Percy Hubbard, flying a Stinson
Junior mon .plane, equipped with
skiis, left Nome November U, beaded
for Flut, Takotna. and McGrath. Ar
riving over Flat in the afternoon, he
noticed rocks sticking through the
snow of the landing field, so headed
for McGrath, landing there to take
j on gas. He then departed for Fair
. banks. Near Taleida his motor de
; veioped trouble, the cause of which
1 is unknown, and he was forced U>
land about four miles from Taleida
on a small lake. Arthur Hanson,
flying for the Northern Air Trans
port, departed from Eagle Rock to
i look for Hubbard and located him by
h.s ship. Hansen made a landing and
took Hubhard to. Fairbanks.
A N. A. T. plane, piloted by, Pilot
Brown, accompanied by. Ronald Tay
lor as a mechanic,, arrived at Mc
Grath yesterday to recondition the
plane and take it. out.
ELECTION. RETURNS*
Takotna
! Deiegae to Congnessr—
Dimond, 31;;
Wicker sham, ID.
Attorn. eyGenerati—
Paul, 4;
Rustgard, 29;
Truitt, 9.
Territorial Auditor—
Boyle, 30;
Cole, 10.
Commissioner of Education—
Karnes, 11;
Keller, 30.
Highway Engineer—
W. A. Hesse, 36;
Wann, 4.
Member of Senate (long term)—
L. C. Hess, 28;;
Ross, 9t.
Member of Senate (short term)—
DeVame, 24;;
Donnelley, 17..
Four Memhers of. House—
Buzby, 9;
Buckley, 7.
Fohn-Hansen, 20..
Johnston, 8;
Lingo, Id;
McDonald,. 27T;;
Nerland, 17;
N'irdale,, 34;;
Rathenberg, M..
McGrath.
Delegate to Congress—Dimond 29,
Wckershaan 7.
Attorney General—Paul 8, Rust
gard 6, Truitt 20.
Auditor—Boyle 23, Cole 11.
Commissioner of Education—Kel
ler 18, Karnes 19.
• Highway Engineer—W. A. Hesse
i 30, Wann 4.
i Member of Senate (long term)—
| Hess 26, Ross 10.
i Member of Senate (short term)—
i DeVane 25, Donnelley 10.
Four Members of House—Buckley
| ff, Buzby 2, Fohn-Hansen 16, Johnston.
, 6, Lingo 18, McDonald 29, Nerland IQ,
Nordale 25, Rathenberg 11.
Opftir.
Delegate to Congress—Dimond 15y
Wickersham 9.
Attorney General—Paul 2, R ust
gard 9, Truitt 12.
Auditor—Boyle 12, Cole 11.
Commissioner of Education — KeT
ler 18, Karnes 4.
Highway Engineer—W. A. Hesse
17, Wann 6.
Member of Senate (long term)—
L. C. Hess 12, Rosa 9.
, Member of Senate (short term)—
DeVpne 19, Donnelley 5,
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
i
SAN FRANCiSf-lO —Nakard Ma
' louf, a salesman, shot and killed his
; cousin ^.nd her mother fhursday
! night, then committed suicide, be
cause his courtship of the girl had
I been spurned
MUNICH, Bavaria-r-Iaiading brew-1
! ery issues continued to advance on the
I . iunich bourse today, gaining* as
1 ,:'.uch as 27 per cent,.over recent.quo-.
| rations on the strength of the wet
I showing in the United States presi
I dential election.
—
ROME—A flight of.21).Italian sea.
i planes to the United .States and re
i an;, next June, was announced .to-,
j day by the Foglio Dordine, .(official
i rgan of the Fascist party. .The 20
i.panca will visit Chicago .. and New.
i York from and returning to Rome.
i MOSCOW.—Johef V. SUIin, lea Ur.
of the Soviet regime, walked with
( bow. d head today behind the red.
hearse that carried the body of his
ijoung wife from Red Square to her
• grave at the New Virgin monastery.
, A crowd of one hundred thousand
, persons stood along the five-mile
I route of the funeral party, which was
, heavily guarded and headed by an
j pressive military escort..
ST. LOUIS.—A. Hadley, chief en
gineer of the Mosouri Pacific Kail
j rad since 1918, died here today of
heart disease. He was one of the
| most widely known railroad engi
neers in the country.
! ABOARD S. S. CONTE GRAND.—
; James, J. Walker, New York’s once
j ;■pcctaeular mayor, his political tte
i reer cfenitely ended, was in strict se
[elusion aboard ship today,, en route
I aboard for an indefinite stay. Also
| ..board was Miss Hetty Compton, the
| actress, who has admitted being- the
mysterious madame of the Seabitaj
hearings when Walker was on trial
on charges of official misconduct-..
WASHINGTON.—.Officiate.. of the
Reconstruction Finance Oufc|»o ration
today said they were hopeful that
| one of three banking; methods would
j enable the Wingfield chain of
banks in Nevada. Uwreopen... Corpora,
. u cpresentatives are now confer
I l ine: with Nevada State bank officials
and representatives .of the closed in
stitution.
HAVANA. — Antonin Martinet
Valle, mayor-elect, of., the town of
Santa Cruz Del Stir,.shot and killed
himself today whan he learned that
his entire family,-was drowned in the
! tidal wave that, devastated Santa
Crm district,, according to word re
; reived here today;
SAN FRiAN tSjSGQ.—An, epidemic
of influenza struck the Stanford
j campu* -Xidij .. Fifty-two students,
j were confined to the University hos
pital for treatment, although scat*
teredi <sasests of iflthe malady were re
ported during the past week. The
epidemic reogtuid its present propor
tions almost,overnight, according to.
tint Stanford Daily.
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Ef K-MJLV [LITE, _,T*«in.—T he- bodies
eff J»u«phpliluv>i‘3t i3, Fort Lauder
tfdtt? hiM'vtfe,their daughter
amf rwrsgrandci’lildren' were found
toaky.ailihe wreckage of .their air
plane. near here.
CHICAGO.—A toothpick brought
death today to Dr. William Klujj.
The physician swallowed the bit of
wood accidentally and suffered *
lung abscess, frum which his death
resulted..
NEW YORK.—James J. Walker
Walker is eh route to India, it was
reported here unlay from apparently
relialde sources.
KANSAS- CITY.—An attempted
break from the Kansas State peniten
tiary hy five convicts was frustrated
here today bg authorities, who used
hand grenaes and tear gas bombs.
Prison officials had been warned of
an impending break, and were ready
to stop it.
WASHINGTON.—The Navy De
partment was advised today that the
;tug Sieiola, reported sinking 200 miles
destroyer Dahlgren was standing l»y
east of the Bahamas, was safe. The
to render assistance.
LONDON.—Directors of the Bank
of England today agreed to recom
mend the re-election of Montagu Nor
man as governor next April.
'HARBIN, Manchuria.'—The Japan
ese military position in the northern
hal fof'Manehuria is menaced by a
powdrfhr'Chinese wedge aimed from
the northwest at the strategic of
Tsitsihar. * The operation of the
wedge is noted in Japanese military
reports, and discloses the fact that
two fierce battles were fought about
a- hundred- miles north of Tsitsihar
and- fhat'dimese troops already are
controlling- northwestern Manchuria,
massing troops along the western
front and tTiinese Eastern Railway.
Several battles were fought Sunday
and Monday- between strong columns
of Japanese reinforcements and Chi
- nese irregularsT The Japanese claimed
victories in both engagements, but at
the cost of 33 killed and 44 wounded.
It is said the*Chinese dead and in
jured number at least a thousand.
NEW YORK.—That the five great
world powers—Great Britain, United
Sfat'-s. France, Russia and Japan—
are- seeking new alignments intended
to promote peace and security, is re
flected in dispatches from the several
capitals.
The activities of these powers have
introduced into the international prob
lems three powerful factors,. irami-fy:
Improved re'ations between Russia
a".-' Jr pan despite troublous M'anctru
ria, lying between them.
A proximity treaty.- of non-aggres
sion between France.'and Russia, stip
ulating that France not aid a’cy
country attacking- Russia and' vice
versa.
A- parent A'nghVAnierican unity at
Geneva. :rn[living the world’s two
largest naval powers have reached un
agreement in principle to- harmonise
disarmament views.
BERKELEY. - The West Coast
Army was defeated by the West
Coast Nawy. by score of 38 to 0.
HAMBURG'.—A number of serious
no&v, ja«r«u« l in this city- yesterday
when I£li5*ists and Communists
ef-iSiHsd-tliuritfibfttfenti-al portions of tFae
city. Twelve persons were- ,--* *ij.ir<1--l
in a..pistol battle.