KUSKO
TIMES
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1930
PRICE 25 CENTS'.
VOL X NO: 34'
From Paris
To New York
FRENCH PLANE MAKES NON
STOP VOYAGE,* WELCOMED
BY THOUSANDS.
NEW YORK; Sept. 2.—The Frence
glane Question. Mark, Captain De
Doane Gostev and co-pilot Maurice
Bellonte arrived at Curtis Field at 3
o’clock this afternoon, having made a
non-stop flight fro mParis to New
York. They took off from Paris at 2
o’clock Monday afternoon. The fliers
were greeted hy Mayor Walker, Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lind
bergh, and a monster crowd of spec
tators. It . was the. first Paris to New
York non-stop flight ever made.
NE WYflRK, Sept. 3.—The French
plane Question Mark iwll be flown
back from New York to Paris by
Paul Cordes, French aviator, as soon
as Costa and his companion have
completed a flight in their plane to
Dallas, Texas, jjnd to Washington, it
was announced today.
DALLAS, Sept. 6.—Pilots Conte
and Bellonte arrived here on the
plane Question Mark on Thursday
evening, having made a non-stop
flight from New York, for which Col.
William Estermood, capitalist, paid
them a $25,000 reward.
AN ALASKA-SEATTLE AIR
MAIL SERVICE IS COMING,
DECLARES POSTAL OFFICIAL
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Warren Irv
ing Glover, Sfecond* Assistant Post
master General, who came here from
Washington to investigate an air line
route fro mSeattle to Alaska, an
nounced today that he will recom
mend to the. Postmaster General that
Alaska be given an air mail service.
“An Alaska-Seattle airmail service
is coming,” he said, “but whether in
six months qr a longer time I cannot
sa yat present.”
TONY FREEMAN WORLD’S
WKLTERWEGHT CHAMPIO
CLEVELAND, Sept. 6—-Tony Free
man of Cleveland was last nighl
awarded-of . world welterweight cham
pion over Young Jack Thompson
Oakland negro, at the en dof fifteen
rounds of. fighting.
HALIBUT SCHOONER SUNK;
NINE OF CREW PICKED UP
SEATTLE, Sept. 2.—Capt. Adolph
Adolph Rodd of Seattle and nine oi
the crew of. the Alaska halibut
schooner,.which, was sunk Monday ofl
' Sisters aland,' British Columbia, by
the Pacific Steamship Company’s
freighter. Admiral Nulton, and latei
with three survivors of the Orient,
have arrived at Bellingham. The
Orient was retwning to Alaska for a
cargo of halibut.
Arriving here yesterday from
Fairbanks, coming over with Pilot Ed
Young, was Virginia Howard, who,
following a visit of several months
“ on the Outside^ is returning to her
Ophir homes'
Jack McDonald, who came in a few
day sago from Ganes, was a yester
day departure for McGrath, going
down on the Sea Wolf.
Charlie Nichols, from1 Ganes creek,
was among the. week’s arrivals
Domingan
Hurricane
THOUSANDS OF LIVES WIPED
OUT, OTHER THOUSANDS IN
JURED AND HOMELESS.
HAVANA, Sept. 3.—El Pais, Span
ish language newspaper, today re
ported receiving advance information
that Santo Domingo City had been
devastated .by a hurricane which
struck there today.
SANTO DOMINGO CITY, Sept. 5.
; —Santo Domingo City, the most an
i cient settlement of white men in the
1 New World, was virtually destroyed
by a hurricane Wednesday, with hun
dreds killed and thousands injured.
SAN JUAN, Sept. 5.—Governor j
Roosevelt is informed that the dead1
in the city of Santo Domingo will
reach eight hundred.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—The
American Red Cross reports the l
Santo Domingo dead at one thousand,
the injured at 2,500, and homes de- j
i c+rnirorl A 7rtft
FAIRBANKS FLOOD FORCED
MANY TO LEAVE HOMES;
DAMAGES ESTIMATED HIGH
(Fairbanks News-Miner, Sept. 2.)
With the peak of the flood appar
ently past, Fairbanks today hegan to
take stoc kof the damage done by \
what has apparently been the most
devastating flood in the city’s his
tory.
Estimates can only be made at this
early date on the damages and they
range all the way from $50,000 to
$200,000. The latter figure is consid
ered by those who have made as care
ful a check as possible as being en
tirely too high.
While many families were forced
to leave their homes when the water
entered them, there were few who
were not prepared for this eventual-!
ity and who had not done everything
possible to protect their household
goods. But damages will be consid- !
erable even in the homes where most
careful preparations were made.
As with the lamages, only esti-|
mates could be made of the number;
of families who evacuated their resi- [
; dences. and they ran all the way from
100 to 200. The hotels were filled to 1
, overflowing, and in some heat and
water were cut off.
A large area of the city was flood
ed, the water flowing through many
streets in swift streams. Even in;
sections where the water did not!
homes, many cellars were flooded and
caved in.
Because of the fact that wells, have
been contaminated by Chena slough
water, Dr. J. A. Sutherland, Terri
torial health officer, advises that all
drinking water be boiled
The peak of the flood was reached
yesterday. The highest point rtgis
tered on the gauge at the bridge was
121-2 feet. Water then in many
streets was from several inches to
two or three feet deep.
On First avenue fro mthe bridge :
west to Cowles the slough had poured
over the hanks and was crossing the,
road, while all the district west of;
Cowles' was under water. A large
part of the western end of the city
was under- water, as were many
streets- fiar back from the stougb.
Near Mel S&bin’s the water was
four and a half f feet deep, blocking
automobile transportation. Beyond (
that point the road was in good ]
shape. Traffic was impossible be-1
tween Fairbanks and the College,
rhe first bridge out of town is afloat
and there is much water along the
road.
The first 26 miles out from Fair
banks on the Richardson highway
ire the worst. There is considerable
water in spots, but the road is ne-j
gotiabe by automobiles. Over the
week-end it is said there were four
feet of water on the flats at Munson..
rhe water is dropping rapidly there
and in the Tanana river.
Damage to St. Joseph Hospital and
to the Catholic Church is estimated
at ?4,000. Supplies and medicines in
the basement of the hospital were!
ruined and the heating system was
put out of commission. A hook-up
was made with the Alaska Railroad
power plant and steam was supplied
from there.
A report from Nenana over the;
week-end said water in the Tanana
river had risen to a height of 13 feet,
i inches and had flooded the north1
ind south ends of the city. Many
people in the nort hend were forced;
to leave their homes. The water in
the river was level with the dock.
Telegraphic Ticks
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Charles J.
Steinberg, who is being sued by the
Government for $1,892278 income tax
mi his profits in bootleggin gin 1921,
was placed under arrest today as the
bead of the rum-running fleet which
operated three secret radio stations.
SEATTLE, Sept.'6.—The real es
tate firm of Osner & Melhorn was to
day placed in the hands of ar eceiver.
Its indebtedness is alleged to be one
million dollars. August Melhorn Jr.,
head of the concern, has disappeared.
SEATTLE, Sept. 5.—D. C. Jacjcson,
merchant, was shot and critically in
jured last night by O. S. Olts when
Jackson attempted to force an en
trance into the home of his estranged
wife, where Olts was a lodger.
SEATTLE, Sept. 5.—About $300,
000 will be expended during the next
two or three years in extending
Alaska radio communication, Lieut.
Col. Griffin, head of Signal Corps op
erations, announced today.
“WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Weather j
Forecaster Mitchell predicted today I
that remnants of the late destructive;
tropical hurricane would break the
drought which has aceeted so many
sections.
TIRESTE, Sept. 6—Four men were
executed today for their activities
against the fascist regime and at
tempt to kill Mussolini
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Salmon fish
ing in the waters of Bristol Bay will
be indefinitely closed in 1931, Henry
O’Malley,. Federal commissioner of
fisheries, announced here today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant died at her
home here last night.
ARGENTINE PRESIDENT QUITS.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6.—Presi
dent rigoyen of Argentine resigned
office Friday, delegating the powers
of chi,ef executive to Dr. Enrifue
Martinex, vice president. The resig
nation was due to disorders through
out the republic. An attack on the
city hy revolutionists is expected.
Captain J. H. McLean was an
early-in-the-week arrival from Ganes
lor. a faw days’ visit in town.
Ordered To
Leave France
W. It. HEARST WAITED UPON BY
AGENTS OF REPUBLIC ANI)
NOTIFIED TO LEAVE.
PARIS, Sept. 2.—William Randoph
Hearst, American newspaper pub
lisher, following his arrival here, was
officially requested Monday to leave
P’rance, and immediately. Hearst
was waited upon by agents of the re-!
public, who explained this action was i
because of his generally hostile atti
tude towards France.
—
LONDON, Sept. 3.—W. R. Hearst,;
on arriving here last night from
Paris, speaking of his explsion from
France, said: “I have no complaint
to make against France for consider
ing me a danger in their midst.”
JUNEAU LARGEST CITY IN
TERRITORY; KETCHIKANNEXT
Preliminary fifteenth census ie
f.nrn« 14 Alinakn cVinw -Til
neau t obe the largest city in the
Territory, Ketchikan second in size,
Anchorage third, and Fairbanks a
close fourth. Juneau’s population last
October, when the census was taken,
was just over the 4,000 mark. The
cities in the order of their size are:
Juneau ..
Ketchikan ..
Anchorage -
Fairbanks ._
Petersburg .
Nome .-.
Sitka .-.
Cordova .
Wrangell ..
Seward .
Douglas ...
SJtagway ..
Valdez ..
Haines .
. 4,016
. 3,780
. 2,268
. 2,072
1,217
. 1,213
. 1,053
977
916
832
. 591
. 5071
4411
_,, I
DRY TRIALS AND STILLS
INCREASED IN YEAR 1929
WASHINGTON.—Prohibition en
forcement, during its last fiscal year
of operation under the Treasury de
partment, resulted in 68,186 arrests
and the seizure of 24,373 stills.
These figures show an increase of |
more than 2,000 arrests and the seiz
ure of more than 7,000 stils as com
pared with the previous year.
In the seizures, about 1,320,000 gal
lons of spirits were taken, together
with 8,000,000 gallons of malt liquor.
Other property seized included 7,788
automobiles.
These figures, it is said, do not in
clude small seizures wherein persons
were apprehended for petty viola
tions. They are confined chiefly to
larger operators.
McKinney acquitted.
SEATTLE, Sept. 2.—By directed
verdict, McKinney, one of the defend
ants in the Lyle-Whitney conspiracy
case, was acqutted late today.
U. S. Commissioner W. T. Vander
pool was a Wednesday arrival from
McGrath, coming op to give atten
tion to official duties. He returned to
McGrath yesterday, a passenger on
the Sea Wolf.
Del Thompson was a Wednesday
arrival for a visit of a few days in
TuLotna.
U. S. Commissioner Chris Bolgen
Bolgen wasa a yesterday arrival
Ophir, giving attention to a ft. v j
business affairs, I
Andree Body
At Tromsoe
DIED GUARDING TO THE LAST
HIS STORY OF ATTEMPT TO
REACH NORTH POLE.
TROMSOE, Norway, Sept. 3.—Ex
plorer Andree was found today to
have died guarding to the last the
story of his attempt to, reach the
North Pole by balloon, protecting
with his body even in death tre two
note books containing his records, an
examination of his body^ by experts
in the Tromsoe hospital today re
vealed. This was in addition to his
two diaries and a navigation log. The
two notebooks were wrapped up in
his undershirt and frozen to his bacl^
The diary of Andree reveals that
Knutt Frankel, a third member of the
expedition, died while the party was
on its way to White sland.
CORRECTIONS.
Ed'.tor Kusko Times:
In the issue of The Kusko Tunes of
August 30 you give me credit for
saying that Del Thompson struck
Koj, Bergstrom several times with a
bottle. This is far from correct
What I heard and did say was that
he struck him only once on the head
with b attleo, it being my under
standing that the obttle was then
broken.
I will «ls<f say t.Vja* ipVjthmjr, I did
say was what I was told and it was
farthest from my thoughts to give
an incorrect impression.
P. W. CARLSON.
Takotna, Sept. 9, 1930.
Ophir, Sept. 11, 1930.
Editor Kusko Times:
In your report of the awful trag
edy connected with the death of my
nephew, Carl E. Bergstrom, there
were two terrible mistakes, which I
wish you would be so kind as to cor
rect. *
Your report says he was on most
unfriendly terms with me (his aunt).
Please correct that, for it looks like
we had quarreled, and it goes hard
against me. I never had any harsh
words with him, although he might
have been a little more friendly
toward me. He had a sort of way to
keen one a certain distance, and I
feel like I never was able to get ac
quainted with him. I had never seen
the boy before he came here this
spring
And he had not been in town sev
eral days, drunk. He was there
Tuesday and Wednesday, and I saw
him off and on Wednesday afternoon
and evening till it began to get dark,
and he was strictly sober and as
bright as a silver dollar. After that
I don’t know what happened. One
hour later he came home, raving, in
sane. Respectfully,
MRS. P. A. ANDERSON,
H. C. Crook, associated with Frank
Manley in the latter’s operations in
the Flat section, was a yesterday ar
rival from Fairbanks, coming over
with Pilot Ed Young. Mr. Crook left
Flat several weeks ago for the pur
pose of receiving medical attention at
Fairbanks. During his absence ho
spent about three weeks at the Circle
Hot Springs, taking baths at the lat
ter place, and is returning to his
home at Flat greatly improved in
health.
Milton Rice, well known A. R. C.
man, was a today departure for
Flat, going over with Pilot Ed Young,