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Burke Safe,
1 Sound, Liard
Indians Say
BURKE AND COMPANIONS NOW
AT INDIAN CAMP ON THE
LIARD RIVER.
HAZELTON, B. C., Nov. 27.—
' Captain Burke , and his two compan
ions, who were lost in a flight over
Yukon Territory on October 12, are
safe and all right, according to a re
port brought’here ;today by Indians
from the Liard river. Bilrke and his
I” sompanions made a forsed landing on
Liard river. and.they are now at -an
Indian camp there, the natives re
ported.
PORTLAND CAPITALIST AND
SECRETARY CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF FORMER’S WIFE
PORTLAND, Nov. 21.—Nelson C.
Bowles, 35, capitalist, and Mrs. Erma
Louchs Pairs, 25, his former secre
tary, were formally charged today
* with the murder of Laura Bowles, his
wife, who was stabbed to death in the
. apartment of Mrs. Pairs. Bowles,
who was present, and Mrs. Pairs
. claim Mrs. Bowles committed suicide.
ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
ANNOUCES CORRECTION RE
GARDNGING BEAVER SFASON
* jUNEAU, Nov. ll.—The executive
office of the Alaska Game Commis
sion today announced. a correction in
* the supplemental circular published
* August 30, as Regulation 19b, provid
ing for an open season on beaver in
. certain parts of Alaska.
Through a typographical error the
■ wording of the supplemental circular
stated that: “Beaver may be taken
only by the use of steel traps NOT
more than 25 feet from apy beaver
house, or den.” It. should have said:
. “Beaver may be taken only by the
use of steel -traps more than 25 feet
from any beaver house, or den.” The
word “NOT” was erroneously in
serted.
a«(g£SE
GARNER WANTS INVESTIGA
TION OF TAX REFUNDS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—Repre
. sentative Garner of Texas, Demo
cratic leader in the House, in a state
ment issued yesterday, advocated an
investigation of income tax refunds
- by the next Congres, calling attention
especia-ly to a recent refund of $246,
- 917 to ..th Aluminum Company of
America.
Garner said the total tax refunds
“ V to this company, “in which the Mel
lons are interested," have amounted
to $3,035,0000, and declared the total
' - tax refunds for the last eleven years
to all parties amounted to nearly
$3,000,000,0000.
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GEN. BLISS PASSES ON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—General
Tasker H. Bliss, chief of the army
• staff during the World War, died at
* his home here yesterday.
I -
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. R. C. superin
tendent, and Lars Indegard left yes
„ terday for Ophir, on their way to
^ * the Old Fritz roadhouse, on the Idit
. arod trail, at which point they will
l.^ake a few repairs.
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Big Projects
For Alaska
POWER AND PAPER PULP MILLS
COMING UP NEAR JUNEAU
AND KETCHIKAN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—The es
tablishment of power and paper pulp
mills in Alaska by American inter
ests was virtually assured today
when the Federal Power Commission
granted the applications of George
Cameron, publisher of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, and J. D. Ze.lerbach,
paper manufacturer of San Fran
cisco, for proects.
for the projects.
The projects contemplated are to
be constructed near Juneau and Ket
chikan, Alaska, and each of the pro
jects, it is estimated, will cost not
less than $15,000,000.
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U. S. CIRCUIT COURT COURT
OF APPEALS REVERSES FED
ERAL COURT OF ALASKA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.—The
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals has reversed the Federal Court
of Alaska which upheld the Terri
torial Legislature in imposing a tax
.of $1 on resident trollers and $250 on
non-resident fishermen. The appel
late court holds that the Legislature’s
! tax was in direct conflict with an act
| of Congress.
The decision was handed down in
the case of Wood Freeman of Seattle,
■ who brought suit against W. G.
I Smith, treasurer of Alaska.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCES
REPORTED IN SOVIET RUSSIA
LONDON, Nov. 22.—Reports > of
serious disturbances in Soviet Russia
persisted in most of the capitals of
Europe today, despite repeated . de
nials by Russian spokesmen.
Telegraphic Ticks.
HOUSTON, Nov..21—The National
W o m e n’s Christian Temperance
Union in convention today selected
Seattle for its 1932 convention. The
regional conference, which will re
place the 1931 convention, will be
held in Washington City in December
^ of that year.
' SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—The Rotary
International, an organization with
1385 rotary c.ubs in 64 countries, will
hold its 1932 convention in Seattle,
according to announcement made by
Chicago headquarters yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Presi
dent Hoover attended Thanksgiving
day services in the church where
Woodrow Wilson worshiped, occupy
ing the Wilson pew.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Walter B.
Allen, well known attorney, died to
day as a result of injuries sustained
in an auto accident.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25.—Frank B.
Cooper, formerly twenty years super
intendent of Srattie schools, died at
his home here Sunc'ay.
SEATTLE, Nov. 29.—The steamer
Alameda sailed this morning for
Southeastern Alaska ports, carrying
forty-three passengers.
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—Charles H.
Lilly, pioneer grain merchant, died at
Ihis'home here today.
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A GENERATION OP PROPERLY f.
BORN, TRAINED, EDUCATED
CHILDREN MIGHT HELP OK.
WASHINGTON, Nov.: 21.—’/Lf we
could have but one (generation of;
properly born, trained, educated and
healthy children, a thousand > other j
problems of government would van-|
ish,” President Hoover said today,
addrssing delegates to the - White
House conference on child health and
protection.
HALIBUT OPERATORS OPPOSE
PROPOSED TREATY,CANADA
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Many lead
ing halibut operators in attendance at
a Chamber of Commerce meeting,
presided over by Senator Wesley L. I
Jones, protested against the* provi
sions of the proposed halibut treaty
with Canada, which is expected to
come before the Senate at the next,
session. Canada has already ratified
the treaty. Senator Jones declined to
commit himself upon the question.
INSTRUMENT OF LOST PLANE
ALMOST CERTAIN PROOF OF
PILOT R H MERRILL’S FATE
(Anchorage Times.)
What is regarded as positive proof
that the lost Anchorage plane in
which Russell H. Merrill disappeared
a year ago, was wrecked in the |
waters of Cook Inlet, was brought to
town last week by Art Cqates, in the |
form of a banking level which was
loaned to Pilot Merrill by John Cook, j
of the Anchorage postoffice. The in
strument was one of * several pos
sessed by Mr. Cook and was easily
identified by him.
The .instrument, atached to a piece
I of wood, was found on the beach
about, a mile below the J. R. Camp
bell cannery, on the east side of the
inlet. The' board, to which the level j
was fastened when found, was lost;
; on the trip up on the motorship Prin- 1
l cess Pat. last week, but the level is
j in much the same condition as when
loaned to Pilot Merrill, except that it
was covered with mud when found. ‘
Mr. Coates also reports that on the j
same trip and at about the place
where the level was found, the bones
of a human could be seen in the mud
at low tide, and nearby there was
what appealed to be the fabric of an
airplane flapping about in the water.
The discovery was made when the j
Princess Pat was en route down the
inlet and it was intended to make a
more thorough investigation on the
return trip, but the tides were in-j
creasing at the time and it was not
possible to reach the bones when the |
boat returned.
i The finding of the hanking level is!
| regarded as conclusive proof that
Pilot Merrill was forced down in the
inlet soon after taking oc from An
chorage, and it is believed that a
search will disclose the presence of
: the plane’s wreckage near where the
! insti-ument was found and where the
human bones were se ;n.
A plane sighted northeast of Ket
chikan October 14 by hunters, which
j it was thought might have been
Burke’s plane headed southward from
the Laird district, has been identified
as an Alaskan-Washington Airways
plane piloted by Gene Meyring. He
i was forced to take the inland route
from Juneau to Seattle because of
fog.
■ EARTHQUAKE KILLS 250.
1 TOKYO, Nov. 27.—Two hundred
and fifty are reported to have been
killed by earthquake on the Ezu pe
j ninsula, Wednesday. 1
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Power Issue
Corning Up
WILL BE LEADING QUESTION
IN 1832 PRESIDENTIAL CAM
PAIGN, S'AY SENATORS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.— As a
result of the recent election there are
strong indications that the great
power issue, whether by government
or private control, will be one of the
main issues of the 1932 campaign,
Senators Norris and Capper, in uni
son, declared today.
Senator Capper also advanced the
proposal that fifty million bushels of
wheat now held by the Federal Farm
Board, be used to feed unemployed
throughout the country.
CONVICTED BOOKMAKER
SAVED FROM WALLA WALLA
Ejiua i i L.r,, rvov. zu.—irving ureen,
prominent bock dealer, convicted of
book-making on baseball and prize
fights, who was sentenced to aterm
of six months to five years, was to
day granted an executive pardon by
Governor Hartley. Green was pack
inf his valises to leave tonight for
Walla Walla when the governor took
action.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, 11)29,
GOES TO FRANK D KELLOGG
OSLO, Nov. 29.—In recognition of
his services in creating the Kellogg
Briand peace pact, D. Kellngg,
former American Sect ‘ary of State,
Thursday, was awarded the Nobel;
peace pize for 1929.
MORE WORKERS, SHORTER
HOURS, LATEST RELIEF PLAN
WASHINGTON.—The Cabinet un
employment committee today awaited
the arrival of Col. Arthur Woods,
former New York police commis
sioner and head of President Hoover’s
unemployment commission.
It is indicated the plan of the com
mittee will be to employ more work
ers for shorter hours, thus dividing
up the jobs so that everybody can get
a meal ticket. This plan is already
in use on War Department engineer
ing projects
An -fficial estimate sets a total of
o,500,000 unemployed, inclusive of the
normal 1,000,000 floaters and others
who won’t v/ovk.
ALASKA’S POPULATION DEFI
NITELY PLACED AT 59,278
“That is gratifying—Alaska is
going forward,” commented Governor
George A. Parks, as he held in his
hand a telegram from William Steu
art of Washington, I). C., director of
the census, stating that the Terri
tory’s rate of increase in population
in the decade from 11)20 to 1930 was!
7.7 per cent, says the Junead Empire.
In the two previous decades the
Territory sustained losses. Alaska’s
official enumeration, as announced by
the census director to the governor,
is 59,278.
Jack McDonald departed a few
days ago for the Nixon quartz mine.
A. H. Twitchell, after a couple of
days hereabout, left yesterday for
Ophir, en route to his reindeer head
quarters.
Henry Martella, after a town visit
of some days, returned yesterday to
Yankee creek.
Dynamite Plot
That Failed
THREE ARRESTED IN ATTEMPT
TO BLOW UP SPOKANE
NEWSPAPERS
SPOKANE, Nov,’. 27.—Henry A.
Ilse, former Spokane city fireman;
Thomas Boyle, San Francisco book
keeper under arrest, at San Francisco,
and John Farley, ox-convict, held at
Tacoma, are charged -with attempt to
bomb the Spokane Chronicle building.
Boyle has confessed to having
transported 250 sticks of dynamite
and to mailing the infernal machine,
which was received at the Chronicle
building but had been Tendered harm
less.
ILse plotted the affair fcr revenge,
Boyle claimed, because the Chronicle
and Spokesman Review ruined hi?
bootleggiDg business by publicity.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO STUDY
ALASKA REINDEER INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 —Seere
tary of Interior V. ilbur today named
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming, Rep
resentative Leavil of Montana and
Assistant Attorney General Sisson *
committee to study the Alaska rein
leer inlust.ry and propose methods tr
place it on a sound foundation.
IJTTO SVERDRUP. ARCTIC EX
PLORER, PASSES IN NORWAY
OSLO,. Norway, r„T .27.—-'Captarir
Otto Sverdrup, commander of Fridt
jof Nansen’s famous Arctic ship
Fram in 1893, died here yesterday
Next to Amundsen ; nd Nansen, Sver
drup was Norway’s greatest Arctr
exploder
1930 POPULATION OF UNITED
STATES, ACTUAL. 122,775,041
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.The 193(
population of the United States it
122,775,046, the census bureau an
nounced today as its final total.
The State of Montana is the only
one that lost in population.
NEARLY A BILLIO NDOLLARS
FOR JOBLESS OF STATES
NEW YORK.—Drafted dollars
990,000,000 of them, constitute the
restorative to be applied to bringing
color and health pack to American
prosperity.
Cities, states and t-he nation are
marshaling monies for the work
which means relief from the depres
sion.
The Pacific coast leads in the
amounts provided for unemployment,
relief with 0475,000,000. In the Mid
dle West the sum made avaiable is
$285,000,000 in the South, $75,000,
000; Southwest, $74,000,000; Eastern
states, $4,000,000; mountain states,
$25,000,000; Northwest, $1S,000,000.
The monies will be used in private
and public works which are designed
to give employment to thousands of
men during a normally slack winter
which has been enhanced by the de
pression.
Mail Carrier .Charlie O’Halloran
arrived Tuesday, continuing to Ophir
on the following day. Accompany
ing him W'as Mrs. George W. Clyde,
to meet Mr. Clyde at Ophir, from
which point they went ti the Tolstoi
section, to remain for a period Lf'
o:ne weeks.