VOL. VI. NO. 28
TAK0TNA, ALASKA,. SATURDAY, JULY 17, 192B
PRICE 25 CENTS
SCORED BY
BAR ASSN.
Increasing Paternalism
of Federal. Lrbvt Re*
ceiv.es Rebuke,.
OJiWei*, July 1 .-5-ini»easmg pater
nalism of the aFa’desal IGovemmHnt
was scored today* by the American
Bar Association Thef organization'^*
forty-ninth annual convention placed
itself on■ record*'thtorarh.'the adoption
of the report am American. citizen.
ship, which hard 4hu A naerfcarv citizen
today is bartering his individual lit-*
erty and rights for government boun
tips and 1,onuses,: and he. demanded
government interference in every
thng. and surrenders, his inrliuiduality
in return for Lt. The American.citizen
is being;, puraerized.'! byb government
alms. If he'1, supports the govern
ment, he makes the! government in re
turn, to- support , him, said the report.
Jack Delaney Is New
Light Heavyweight
Chhmpion of World
Ntw I'drk^'July 15.—-Jack Delaney
is the new.vlight-hoawvweight of the.,
world chaJlenger, having dedeatacL
Paul Berliribaaht. in a urchednlert .d l S'
round bout. here>: '■ohight.i Delaney
started off at recast pgae-tmu led duf
ing.the'cacty rnundstrf Chd uHttle. .
Delaney rar awarded' ihfe juagids
decision.*rntalh^'^end of ..the. fifteen
rounds, -i.
ROCKEFELLERS AMONG
H EAVIES’EVONTRIRi TORS
TO 'A NTLSA LOO N L E AGUE
Washingtphv July 14.—Testimony
today before, the .Senate tslush fund
committee disclosed that. John DJ
Rockefeller andvJohnuD.^Jri, were,
among the heaviest contributors to>
the Anti-Saloon, League.
SELLING MOONSHINE UNDER
THE GUISE,OF H AIR TONIC
Seattle, July1 14.—John’ Keilbaml
and son Henry, who have been'selling
moonshine, to a select clientelle: uC
Seattle’s rich professional amejv "inden
the guise of hair tonie and a cure for
baldness, were arrested here today,
charged with violating the Volstead
Act.
A telegram from Mail Contractor
Max Simei to. Postmaster Bolgen, at
Ophir, received by the latter a few
days ago, stated" that Mr. Simei would
leave Ophir with the outgoing mail
“not laterafian July 2K.” This makes
the date of arrival of mail at Ophir
rather uncertain and mystifying, but
that is all that is known about the
mail sit this lube.
Arthur Berry was a Monday arrival
from (McGrath, to which place he
a*rain. returned on Wednesday, going
down * with '.BuB. Hart, in the latter’s
\laplg Leat-.r
Clyde Wann, who left here a few
weeks ago tor FiSt, is now at Mayo,
T. T.^ according:to word, recently re
ceived here.
The power boat Ruby, Ghptain
Louis Knaflich, after a prolonged voy
age, arrived at Bethel-lsite. Wednes
day. i
Knut Lind, coming in his own power
boat.twas a Sunday arrival from Mc
Grath.
Charlie Ross, a Monday visitor, left,
that same day for Ophir.
Nels Vibe, of Little' creek, was a
Tuesday visitor.
The Sea Wolf left for McGrath on
Monday.
Billy McGowan was a Wednesday
arrival for a few days’ visit, here.
:■
ASPIRE TO
FREEDOM
Strong Appeal for In
dependence Voiced in
Filipino Legislature.
Manila, .July 15.—Addressing, the
opening o£ the Filipino legislature to
day, Manuel Quezon, political lemler,
voiced a strong appeal for independ
ence of the Philippines..
“The people of the Philippines now
more than ever aspire, to their free
dom, which, to. them is the paramount,
consideration in their relations with
the United States,” he told the legis
lature, which was also addressed by
Carmist Thompson, President Cool
idge’s special representative to the
islands. The first act of. the legisla
ture was to request Colonel Thompson
to transmit an independence resolu
tion to President Coolidge.
K EM A LIST GOVT. EXECUTES
13 ONVLCTED PLOTTERS,-.
20 MORE NOW ON TRIAL
Constantinople, July 16—The Kemal
ist government, having executed thir
teen. men convicted as plotters at
Smyrna, will place twenty more on
trial at Angora on similar charges
A SURPLUS OF $377,078,000.
* Washington, July 11.—The Federal
Government ‘closed the- fiscal year
with a surplus of $377,078,000.
New Record Non-Stop
Straight-Line Flight
Paris, July 1&.—Captain Girierr and
lieutenant notdilly, wtTo left Le
bourget early, yesterday,' landed at
Omsk,, Siberia, atailioff p.. m. ..today,
covering 2,937 miles, and establishing
>a new non-stop straight-line Sight
record..
RISING FLOOD WATERS
THREATEN MEXICO CITY
Mexico City, July 12.—Rising flood
waters today threaten Mexico City
with complete isolation, and fear 13
expressed here that habitations may
face famine or food hortage uidess
supplies are imported to replace crops
destroyed by floods.
200 MEN COMBING HILLS AND
MOUNTAINS FOR MISSING MAN
Chico, July 15.—Carrying food and
emergency medical supplies, two hun
dred men were combing the hills and
mountain sby torchlight last night,
searching for Albert Lavenson, de
partment store manager of Oakland,,
who has been missing for several'
days. Many elements of the case
point to foul play.
Work on installation of the new
Diesel engine on the Fldme- creek
dredge at Yankee creek, which Has
been under way for the past tew-days
under direction of A. At Williams,
Diesel expert, was practically com
pleted yesterday, and the engine was
to receive its first (uncover today,
according to Superintendent Charles
Kimball, who was a town visitor yes
terday. The assemblage of the engine
for the dredge an Little creek will be
under way immediately, and it is ex
pected that it win lie in-’ operation
within the next few okyss.
Mrs. A. G. Johnson' returned Wed
nesday from a visit 'of a few days at
Ganes creek, where she was the gpeat
of Mrs. Frank Jbaquiha.
The steamer Aanatoelle, Robert
Lowrie, left Bethel yesterday for Mc
Grath, on its way to Takbtna.
Andrew Olson, who returned Sun
day from Ophir, left Monday for the
A. R. C. camp, Ophir way.
Bob Hanrt, who returned Sunday
fro ma visit to Ophi r, ieft‘.Wednesday
for McGrath.
' Activities Against
I Gamblers Bring 5
Bullets to Publisher
Canton, ■)G,Ju]yy! (L—Threats agism
the life of Don PL McIIett, publisher -
of the Canton Daily News, because of
his activities against gamblers, were
carried out here today. Five bullets
brought to an end theecareer of the
publisher, who canu here a year ago
to take charge of the News, owned by
James M. Cox, former governor of:
Ohio.
ATTRACTIVE WIDOW MUR
DERED, ALTER AS* CAL j
i Alturas, Calif., July 14.—Mrs. Pearl ■
Cornell, 40, an attractive widow and I
: part owner of the Surprise Valley
Hotel, was brutally murdered in her
home last night. Fnurrpersons have-*
been jaife din connection with the
crime.
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Telegraphic Ticks.
Munich, July 14.— Frau Rich Luden
dorff has been granted judivorce from
the former quartermaster; general of.
the imperial army. An official county
court statement said that both:parties
were to blame, which amounts to in
compatibility,!
Seattle, Jiily 15.- Berreson Myers,
of. Oregon, the new member of the
United States Shipping Board, who is
visiting iw Seattle, declared today
that the Pacififc Ocean is designed to
rank a:v the world’s foremost com
merce market.
Seattle, July 14.—Corporal Albert
O. Larson, 22, formerly of Seward,
son of Ludwig: Larson, of Seward, for
four years connected with the Seattle
Seward Signal Corps offices, was
killed yesterday in an auto accident,
Seattle, July 15.-—Federal Dry Com
missioner Lyle today announced that
hereafter patrons habiting bootleg
ging resorts will be arrested and
jailed along with the conductors of
such places
San Francisco, July 14.—Victor
Wiley, of Seattle, who shot himself on
June 15, died today from the wounds.
He was the son of G. W. Wiley, pres
ident of the Todd Drydocks Company,
Seattle^
Washington, July 15.—Uncle Sam
is reported to be having great success
locating illicit stills by taking photo
graphs from planes, enlarging them
and putting them under a magnifying
glass.
Redding, CallL, July 14.—Snow and
hail sent campers and tourists scam
pering yesterday. After the flurries
were over several hours the snow
measured one inch on the level.
Seattle, July 12—Attorney Mon- 1
cleiff aCiheron today pleaded guilty to ■
embezzling-$3,000 from the funds of a
client, for which he will receive sen
tence on Monday.
San Francisco, July 14.—Mrs. E. L.
Bliss, sister of Mayor Dryer of Los »
Angeles, was killed today when she <
fell dowa a. stairway at her home. i
Nome; July 14'.—A Ilussiap expedi
tion is on its way today to colonize .
Wrangell island, in the Arctic, and to
rename it Lenin MitrofF.
Seattle, July 14.—Joe Warren, for- 1
mer chief of police at Nome, this af
ternoon announced' his candidacy for (
sheriff of King county.
Rome, July L4J—Pope Pius today *
received in audience Charles Evans
Hughes, Cornier Secretary of State of
the United States.
Seattle, July 15.—Police Captain
Claud G. Bannick, former chief, to
day announced his candidacy for ’
sheriff. <
New York, July IX—Edward Rus
sell Thomas, pnhG&hct of the Morn- i
ing Telegraph, died fast night.
Seattle, July H.—Delegate Dan
Sutherland sailed for Alaska today on '
tfie steamer Yukon. 1
PASSING OF
J. W. WEEKS
Death of Former War
Secretary At N. H.
Summer Home.
Washington, July 14.—John W.
Weeks, former Secretary of War, died
at his summer home in New Hamp
shire, today.
John Wingate Weeks, of West New
ton, Mass., was born in Lancaster, N.
1L, April 11, I860; graduated at the
United States Naval Academy in
1881; served, in the United States
Navy from graduation until 1883;
served in the Massachusetts Naval
Brigade 10 years; served in the Vol
unteer Navy during the Spanish
Aurericaji war; was for three years
alderman and two years mayor of the
city of Newton. Mass.; was elected to
the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, Sixty-first,
Sixty-second and Sixty-third Con
gresses; was elected to the Senate
July 14, 1913, to succeed the Hon.
Winthrwp Murray Crane; received 105
votes for the presidential nomination
in the Republican national convention
at Chicago in June, 1916; this support
came from 25 States, and was second
only to that of the nominee; his term
of service in the Senate expired March
3, 1919; he took the oath of office as
Secretary of War on March 5, 1921,
which office he resigned some months
ago on aclount of continued ill health.
Another Chapter in
Career of Aimee Mc
Pherson, Evangelist
Los Angeles, Ju*.y L—-Aimee Sem
ple McPherson, Angelus Temple evan
gelist, has been identified as the
woman who accompanied Kenneth G.
Crimston, former radio operator at
the Temple, when he drove his auto
mobile into a Salinas garage on the
morning of May 2!), eleven days after
the evangelist had disappeared.
STORM AND HEAT TAKE MANY
LIVES IN THE MIDDLE WEST
Chicago, July Id.—Twelve persons
ire reported to have been killed by
storm and heat in the Middle West
yesterday. In Chicago the burning
leat took ten lives.
Carl Ixjttsfeldt, A. It. C. superin
tendent, returned here late Saturday ■
i'om a trip to Flat and Iditarod, codi
ng with Joe Ferris as far as Ophir.
Vlr. Ferris left Ophir the following
lay for ltuby, where ht will meet Col.
Fames G. Steese, president of the
Claska Road Commission,
Arriving yesterday from the Canes
Iredge were Frank Joaquin, Archie
ligginst and Dolph Mespel, and Jack
iuinan, superintendent of the G. & A.
Iredge, Canes. Mr. Higgins will re
nain in town for a few days.
The steamer Tana, Captain George
Ireen, returned to McGrath on Mon-!
lay from its second trip to Bethel,
iringing up a large freight consign |
nent.
Pete Carlson, of Carlson & Hounan,'
)phir merchants, was a Thursday ar: j
ival, coming over with Transporter J
Jilly Jones.
A. G. Johnson- returned Thursday
rom an overnight visit at the iGufne
Iredge Company camp, Little' creek:
John 1L Peterson, who arrived
Vednesday from McGrath, left Thurs
fay for the Ganes dredge camp.
Claud Nyberg, after some months
n the Nixon district, was an early
'hursday morning arrival.
Arvid Repo and Casimir Naudtz
cere Tuesday departures from Ophir
or the Cripple section.
GIRDLERS
iOF GLOBE
Establish Remarkable
Record of 28 Days
12 1-2 Hours.
New York, July 14.—More than a
week wuis cut from the time in which
man circled the earth when Edward
■S. Evans and Linton 0. Wells arrived
at the Pulitzer Building at 3 p. m. to
day.
Evans and Wells left on their
world-girdling race against time at
1:30 a. m. on June 15, making their
elapsed time 28 days 12 1-2 hours.
The previous record—35 days, 21
hours, 35 minutes—was made in 1323
by John Henry Mears.
The girdle employed many convey
ances, covering a lot of the distance
by airplane.
President Coolidge
and Gov. A1 Smith
Eat Trout Together
Paulsmiths, N. Y., July 16.—Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolidge had as lunch
eon guests today Governor A1 Smith
and Mrs. Smith, the guests eating
trout caught by the President in the
tumbling mountain brook.
ILLEGAL LIQUOR PASSING
SUMMMKR WHITE HOUSE
Paulsmiths, .V. Y., July l-L—Deter
mined to stem the vast flbw of illegal
liquor across the Catiadion- frontier
during the presence of President
Coolidge in New York, State police to-'
day captured a heavily laden rum car
in front of the summer White House,
after a chase of ten miles.
ANOTHER “DIVVY” FOR DE
POSITORS OF DEFUNCT SCAN
DIN A VI AN-A M ERIC A N BA N K
Seattle, July 14.—Depositors of the
defunct Scandinavian-American Bank
will be paid another five per cent divi
dend on July 19, which will make ao
total of 80 per cent paid to that date.
Reginald W. Fidgeon, for the past
year operator in charge of the Ta
kotna wireless station, will leave with
in the next three or four days for
Ophir, from which place he will be a
passenger on the Max Simel boat for
Holy Cross. At the lattc'r place he
will connect with carrier for St. Mi
chael, on his way to Nome, to which'
place Mr. Fidgeon recently received
assignment, and where he will he
joined by Mrs. Fidgeon in September.
Mr. and Mrs. Fidgeon are held in high
esteem here, and to their new field
they will carry with them the best
well-wishes of a host of friends made
during their stay here. To Mr. Fid
geon, the Times man, in this connec
tion, wishes to make acknowledgment
and eXbetuL thanks for many kindly
and thoughtful- courtesies extended,
principally in a1 pi*e!iminary course on’
‘How to Tame a Gasoline- Engine.’’
Carl Bader,- who recehtly arrived at
McGrath; a‘ paksbnger on the Tana,
was among Thursday arrivals here,
on his first visit to this section. Mr.
Bader, who formerly resided at Fair
Ivatiks, speht the- last winter at his
former home in Toledo, Ohio.
Knute Lind returned here today
from a trip to the' Forks, from which'
place-' he brought up a quantity of
needed supplies for the Flume Dredge
Company.
Tuesday visitors from Ganes creek
included Frank Joaquin, Dolph Mes
pelt, Misses Helen Fred, and Nellie
an Greta Joaquin, all of whom re
turned to Ganes that same evening.
Tuesday departures from Ophir for
the Cripple mining section included
John Vogtor, Charlie Ross and Sozov
Johnson.