THE KUSKO TIMES
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Entered as second-class matter August
29th, 1923, at the Post Office at
Toaotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3. 1S19.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. MAY 10. 1925
Photographs Trans
mitted Over Telephone
Washington.—Transmission of pho
tographs over telephone wires 3.600
miles long simultaneously to three
Cities was tested here bv the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
and was declared by officials to have
been a complete success.
It was the first time such transmis
sion of photographs had been attempt
ed to more than one citv at. once and
over so great a distance. Nearly a
do ten picmres were sent to New York.
Chicago and San Francisco, only seven
minutes being required for each print.
Officials of the company here were in
touch by telegraph with their offices in
the three cities and were told that the
experiment was without a hitch.
It is possible to transmit a picture
five by seven inches, which, after ordi
nary development at the receiving end,
is practically indistinguishable from an
ordinary photograph, officials said, and
is ready for reproduction. Time is
saved in transmitting photographs,
they pointed out, because it is possible
to use a dim before it has dried after
“development.
The film is inserted in the transmit
ter in cylindrical form, and a beam of
light is passed through it at uniform
speed, reproducing the picture on a
photo-electric cell. The light beam
passing through the film moves over
it* surface much as a phonograph
needle circles a record. Intricate ma
chinery transfers the light ray to an
electric current in a telephone line,
and iD turn, at the receiving end, the
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
current is transmitted to another light
ray which reproduces the photograph
on an unexposed film.
Remarkable Deeds of
Two Athletic Wonders
Even among those who pay little at
tention to athletic contests, the re
markable performances of two phenom
ioal champions have recently attracted
wide attention.
They are Wayne ‘‘Big” Muon, for
mer Nebraska football star and now
world’s champion wrestler, aDd Paavo
Nurmi, the invincible Finnish long
distance runner.
Muon has within the past few months
vanquished all opponents in sensational
fashion, including Ed ‘‘Strangler’’
Lewis and Stanislaus Zbysko, former
world’s champion, and Mike Romano,
a mighty Italian wrestler. In each
contest Munn has beeo able to nick up
his powerful rival bodily, hurl him to
the mat and leap upon him, holding
him there.
Munn is only a youngster and with
little professional wrestling experience,
yet he heat these seasoned veterans
with comparative ease. He promises
to hold the championship for years to
come. ;
Nurmi, who took praetically all the
ruunibg honors at the Olympic g«mes
last year, has broken more than a
scoieof world’s records since coming
to America, setting many of them that
will never be equaled.
One of Nurmi’s mast remarkable
performances was that of running two
miles in eight minutes fifiy-eight and
one-fifth seconds. It has been declared
by experts that no human being would
ever tuti two miles in less than niDe
minutes. But Nurmi clipped two sec
onds off that imaginary minimum.—
Seward Gateway.
PRES? SQUIBS.
Much valuable information, savs an
admiral, was derived from the destruc
tion of the Washington. It was proved
among other things that it is almost
impossible to sink a battleship bv
throwing sand bags at it.—Detroit
News.
According to a British professor, the
height of the human intelligence is
reached at the age of sixteen. And at
that age they always seem to feel sure
of it.—New York Evening World.
Palm Beach is astir over a new
game called "treasure hunting.” But
one has to be adept at that before he is
able to go down there. —New York
Evening World.
The latest bullet- proof shirt will stop
a shot tired at five paces, recent tests
have proved. The final test will be
made when it is seut to the iaundry.—
Life. _
A city councilman of Bath, England,
has proposed a tax on bobbed-haired
women. The consequences may be
hair-raising.—Louisville Courier-Jour
nal. _
The New York World savs the sal
ary increase bill went through Con
gress "as if it were greased.” Because
it was gravy.—Louisville Times.
Navy says our aviators are all up in
the air. Aviators claim our navy is all
at sea. That leaves our defense up a
tree.—Columbia Record.
The Brooklyn Eagle asks what we’ie
going to do when the land will no
longer feed the population. We shall
go fishing.—Louisville Times.
The modern woman’s idea of being a
real helpmeet is to thread the needle
for tier husband while he sews his but
tons on.—Columbus Dispatch.
“What does a modern girl really
want?" is a question propounded . Mns
everything. we should sav offhand.—
Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
The tobacco now obtainable is bad
enough, but just think what mid
be if we had to bootleg it..— /». iba
Bee.
The man who gels his exercise by
walking needs a gas mask and a pair of
good strong fenders.—New York Amer
i
lean. __
It is nice to read about tenth century
wars and reflect that all of them are
paid for.—Associated Editors (Chicago.)
Perhaps our Dew song, •‘Follow the
Swallow,” was dedicated to the coroner
in a wood alcohol case —Detroit News.
George Washington never told a lie.
But there was no income tax in
George’s day.—Chicago Tribuhe.
Hard to dislike a chap who likes you,
isn’t it? Well, there’s your peace plan.
—Stockton Independent
And the jaythioker is worse than the
jaywalker.—Shoe ahd Leather Re
porter. _____
A school teacher received the follow
ing note:
‘‘Dear Madam: Please excuse Tommy
today; he won't come to school because
he is acting as timekeeper for his
father, and it is your fault. You gave
him an example—If a Meld is 5 miles
around, how long will it take a mao 1
walking <5$ miles per hour to walk 21
miles around it? Tommy ain’t a man,
so his father will walk around the field
and Tommy will time him. But please
don’t give my boy such exam (lies again,
because my husband must go to work
every day to support his family.
Wife—Henry, a fortune teller said
that I was going to Palm Beach.
Hub—Call her up aod make a date
for me. Perhaps she can tell me where i
I can get the money —(5 . frau
script. _
“Liza, you remind me fo' ail the ,
world of brown sugar.”
“How come. Sam?”
“You am so sweet and so unrefined.” 1
—Ohio State Journal.
Notice of Appointment.
Estate of Charles C. VVordeD, de- i
eeased.
Joe Konechney has been appointed j
and qualified as administrator of the 1
estate of Charles C. Worden, late of
Kuskokwim precinct. Fourth division.
Territory of Alaska, deceased.
Dated at Napamute this 4th day of i
April, 1925.
Geo w. Hoffman.
Probate .1 udge of said p- ecinet.
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
George W. Albrecht,
iditarod, Alaska,
Charles E. Tavlor.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Practice in all Courts.
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
Du Rand’s
Cafe and
Hotel
Flat City
Tokotna
Pool Hal!
Ice Cream
All kinds of Soft
Drinks
Stationery
Notions, Etc.
Where Oldtimers
• Congregate
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
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Blackburn
Sc Eldridge
McGrath, Alaska
Hood Rubber
Roots
$10 PAIR
11
Hood
Shoe Pacs
The Best Ever
$8.58 PAIR
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George Mutchier, Proprietor
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napami'.te, Alaska
Good Prices for Your Fur
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
, On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager,