VOL. I NO. I
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1934.
PRICE, 25 CENM.
Death of
Jack Suutala
S.CAME TO KLONDIKE
in m
Jack Suutala, well known old
timer of these parts, died suddenly
at his home in grosser, Washing
ton. Mr Suutala. since leaving the
North, had been engaged in apple
farming. He was in his sixty-eigth
year. A native of Finland, be came
to this country a young man. He
is survived by three brothers and
one sister, all of them reside in
Minnesota.
Mr Suutala came to the Klondike
with the first rush of gold seekers
in ’98. He iater was in the camps
of Fairbanks and Iditarod. He was
. one of ' the fifst stampeders to
reach Ophir after its discovery. He
still owned at the time of his death,
valuable property on Ganes creek.
Mr Suutala Was well known in
this section and his passing will be
regretted by many old timers.
New Evidence
In Lindberg
Kidnapping
SOME RANSOM MONEY FOUND
HAUPTMANN DENIES ALL
CHARGES.
The net work of evidence is
rapidly closing about Hauptmann,
who was recently indicted by the
Bronx Grand Jury on charges of ex
tortion .inponnection of the Lindberg
ransom money.
Money to the amount of §840
and bearing the serial numbers of
the ransom money was found in
Hauptmann’s garage.
Hauptmann claimed that the
money was a part of $14,000 which
had been left in his care by a man
named Fisch, and said that no more
would be found even if the police
tore the house down.
In the Hauptmann home two
panels were found upon which were
written the home address and tele
phone of Jafsie; also the serial
number of- one of the ransom bills.
Nails heaping the same markings as
those used in the kidnap ladder,
were found ‘ in Hauptmann’s garage.
James Bowman and a woman by
the name of Goldie Ferris have been
arrested in New York and held for
/ questioning in connection with the
Hauptmann extortion case.
After several days of questioning,
Hauptmann still denies any connect
ion with either the kidnapping or
the ransom money.
JAMES DOWNEY DANGER
OUSLY ILL.
Jim . Downey was found unconsc
ious in hiSiC^oin. He was lying on
the floor against the door and it was
with great difficulty that the door
was opened."'
John Kreiger. a neighbour, noticed
Wednesday that Jim had no fire but
upon knocking and asking if every
thing was alright was answered in
the affirmative. Bert Goodpaster
also visited the cabin later in the
day.
Thursday; Miss Ellen Ready went
to the cabin. bn business and could
get no answer. It was then decided
to break open th door. Mr. Downey
lies in a coma, -apparantley just alive.
It ‘ is very evident that Mr. Downey
is too low for any attempt to more
him to a hospital, even if it were
possible for a plane to come in the
present uncertain weather.
Since going to press word has
come to the Times office that Jim
Downey passed away.
Home Speeds
Recovery
RECEIVES HELP FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE
RED CROSS
“The origin of the Nome fire, which
destroyed all of the business section
including several residence?!,' is un
known. Among the buildings saved
• -e the hesmtal, churches, schools,
wireless station, and residences not
located in the business section. In
r.ll, the burned area covered ten
blocks in length and roughly, three
blocks wide. Fortunately, no lives
were lost. The water supply was
delayed half an hour, which gave the
fire such headway that within four
and a half hours it had s-frept the
t wn. According to reports the
wind was blowing forty miles an
hour. The use of. dynamite at the
start of the fire might, have saved
manv of the buildings. The fire was !
finally checked w'th dynamite.
P>efore the embers of the fire had
completely cooled, the work of clear
ing the debris was well under way.
and a week later most of the wreck
age had been cleared off. With gov
ernment aid and the assistance of
the Red Cross, the work of rehab
'’itafion is already in progress. The
''Red Cross is expending §27.000. to
assist in the recovery, the work is
in charge of Mr. McCoy.
There,is at nnssent a shortage of
building* material, hut a million and
a ha’f fret of lumber 'eft Seattle on
the 28 of Sent, bound for Nome. The
Steamer Delhi is also scheduled to
leave Seattle shortly with supplies.
The Steamer Victoria arrived in
Nome soon after the fire so that
there is no immediate shortage of
necessities. Th|o Victoria is sched
uled to make one more trip before
. the frefijse un.
Oscar Winchell, of the McGee
Airways, was one of the first flyers
to reach Nome after the fire. With
him flow Richard Wakelin, represen
ting the M..T.R. coffee, who went to
offer the assistance of his concern
to their customers in Nome. Also as
a passenger with Winchell was Rob
ert Scarce of the Signal Corns sta
- f \ rchoro.ee. Pilot Winchell
L n c< Tvin/ln fwno t A \TAmn nJnnfi
the fire. P turning fi-om his second
trip, Mr. WinchelT stopped ovemite
in Takotna. with him were Richard
Wakelin and Robert Hunter. It is to
Mr. Wakelin that The Times is in
debted for this account of the fire.
The Nome bank was swept by the
fire but fortunately, the papers and
safety deposit boxes within the you It
remained unharmed. It was not con
sidered safe to open the vault until
several days later.
The warehouse of A.Pollet escaped
destruction and Mr. Pollet is cond
ucting business there.
The buildings and office of The
Nome Nugget were completely des
troyed. However, with such material
as can be had, The Nugget continues
to issue a small bulletin. '
The merchants of Nome have de
cided to rebuild.
HOOVER ASSERTS INDIVIDUALS
SHOULD BE FREE TO
EARN AND SAVE.
NEW YORK.— Herbert Hoover,
'in a “challenge to libert” ” recently
published, declared the policy of nat
ional regimenation “is a vast cas
ualty to liberty if it shall, be con
tinued. For the first time in two '
generations the American people are
faced with the primary issue of
humanity and all the government
issues of human liberty. !
Liberty conceives tnat the. mind j
and spirit oilmen -cun be free only '
if the individual is free to choose his 1
own calling; free' to. earn and save '•
and to accumlatc property. It there
fore holds no man or group may in- (
fringe upon others.’
Harry Dulac and Fred Marks J
arrived in town with, several hundred f
ooiujds of perishable freight for the »
Ilf.C.CO. This the second trip the c
bjiys have made in their outboard
motor boat- v
Gen Johnson
Resigns NRA
ro RECUPERATE AFTER HARD
RECOVERY ORDEAL.
» _
HYDE PARK.- Hugh S. Johnson
resigned last night as administrator
jf the Nit A and the president ac
cepted his designation. The pres
dant and Johnson apparantly parted
>n the best of terms.
It is believed generally that after
die weary and tired general recuper
ates from the arduous emergency re
covery ordeal he will be willing and
acceptable to a new assignment.
Johnson said he feels there is no
Jse staying, as after reorganization
)f the NRA the position he held will
ae superfloua. His resignation be
comes effective October 15.
Chris Nelson
Passes Away
WAS ONE OF TAKOTNA’S
PIONEER RESIDENTS
Chris Nelson, for more than 25
,-ears a resident of this vicinity,!
massed away suddenly, at Puntilla s |
-lanes creek dredge. Mr. Nelson
vas in Juneau in 1895 employed in
luartz mining. From there he went
to Dawson in ’98. He wasamong the j
first arrivals at Fairbanks. From j
there he came to Ophir and Takotna j
n 1908 and remained in this vicinity j
antil his death.
Of a genial open hearted disposi
tion, always willing to share with a
friend. Chris leaves behind him
many sorrowing friends.
Age and hard work had taken!
their toll and he well knew that this ]
ivould be his last seasons work.
Because of ill health, he had made ]
arrangements to leave the dredge
v.: — .. t.i. wi_ _; —
about his work he suddenly collapsed
and wa^ already rfiead when fellow
employees reached him.
He left no known relatives. Chris
was a native of Sweden.
Takotna and McGrath Pioneers
conducted the funeral services and
the remains were buried at Takotna.
Mining Gold
at 8,300 Feet
TREMENDOUS HEAT MAKES
IT NECESSARY TO USE
REFRIGERATION.
NEW YORK. — A new era in
penetration of the depths of the
;arth opens with the breaking of the
leat barrier which has slowed prog
ress of the “hard-rock men” in the
world’s deepest hole 8,300 feet, in
;he Robinson Deep mine of the Rand
'oldfield. South Africa.
This hole is one of the three on
liflerent continents, all almost
iqually deep, all gold mines, and all I
low reaching ' the barrier where
•ocks are eternally hot.
Th heated rock is onv the topmost
larrier which science faces. Deeper j
ie others, which if they should ever
>e penetrated probably would re
■quire the had-rock men to wear
irmor.
The first barrier' is about to be
racked at the Robinson Deep mine
py erection, on the surface, of a
laif a million dollar refrigeration
ifant by the Carrier Corporation, It
i ill send cold wind down a three- j
pile long shaft to the 8,300 foot:
jvel. It will relieve a temperature i
flOO to 120 and a humidity of 100
er cent at which the strongest j
ard-roek huskies wort; at only 30
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
DUBLIN.- -v/ ter nine months
without newspapaers, Dublin resis
dents heard yesterday that striking
printers have agreed to settle their
differences with the publishers and
are going back to work.
The newspapers’ strike grew out
of the strike ofr the Transport Gen
eral Workers' _"1 on.
WASHINGTON.— The hum of
looms from Maine to Alabama sang
an end to the textil strike and also
signaled a fight t ■ unionize the in
dustry one hundred per cent. As
Gorman said, “'We will organize all
textile workers to that exteft.’'
GOVERNMENT PLANS BIG
PROJECT AT LONGVIEW.
In pursuance of a substantial home
stead plan, Secretary Ickes an
nounces the purchase of one hundred
and forty acres of land at Longview,
Washington. The amount of the
purchase price was $28,000.
SAN FRANCISCO.— Internal
strife rocked the Ame- ican Federa
tion of Labor, as leaders strove'to
restore solidarity which National
President Green declared vital.
At the annual convention opening
he intimated that the refusal of the
building trade.- department to recon
sider the ousting of delegates of
carpenters, bricklayers and electrical
workers will be carried before the
convention, because, he said, he
pledged “his sacred honor that these
unions would be admitted" Green
said the o«k*v k;. illegal.
Chicago.— Ralph Stoltzmann,
president of the union which called
the strike against the Chicago Motor
coach Company, is accused of
connection with the killing of James
Kelly, bus dispatcher, slain during
the outburst of violence in the labor
dispute. He was accused by Earl
Renner of giving him $400 to hire
men to commit illegal acts in con
nection with the strike.
Stoltzmann denied tfce accusation
and asserted he never saw Kenner
until the latter confronted him in the
state attorney’s office.
Kelly died after he was beaten and
shot by several men. Renner, the
the police say, was identified by
Albert Semple and two other men
as the man who gave them ten dol
lars each for the attack on Kelly.
GENEVA.- With Russia occupying
a permanent seat in the League to
which she was electd recently,
France and Britia.n denounced the
Paraguay-Bolivia war as' .debacle
which must stop.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams .arrived in
town from Medfra a few days ago.
The A. R. C. work at Medfra is
finished for the season and Mr.
Adams is putting a crew to work
at Takotna and they will be kept
busy as long as weather permits.
Mr Adams is very hopeful that
money will be appropriated for the
construction of .a road from Takotna
to Nixon Forks.
per cent efficiency.
Since the mine worked at full pace
it grows deeper at the rate of about
1,0Q0 feet in five years, the air
cooled system ,i.-. •bunted to add
seven and a half years to its life.
As to how niuc'*' deeper the gold
goes, geologist’s estimates differ.
They range all the \vay from 15
miles to 40: miles.
Below The heat barrier , the next
one promises Jto bi t’ock pressure,
the squeesj£ due to weight of the
earh abpv . This pessure probably
accounts for. most of the heat, such
as th-.:lQk degrees oV all the rock
at the bottom of thi South African
holt
If the loek is orntte, this pressure
may cause fragments to pinch off
and shoot out ^ith explosive force.
Chicago.- Samuel Insull former
Uilites magnate, was arraigned in
Chicago charged with $163,000,000.
fraud. The aged financeer is basing
his defense on the depression. He
contends that the corporations that
failed under his directorship did so
because of the depression rather
than thru embezzlement.
Port Arthur.- Gold brought into Pt.
Arthur by a native, started a rush
of gold seekers to Lake Nippigon
which is in the n orthern part of
Ontario.
Knoxville, Term.- Former Sen
ator Shields died here recently
a heart atack, at the age of 76. Tie
senator’s wife proceeded him
death by two weeks.
261 DIE IN MINE DISASTER
IN WALES.
Wreckham. Wales.— The d^ath
list at the Beath Gressford Col!Fr
was officially placed at. 261, and it
is classfied as one of the worst mine
accidents in the history of Wales.
So far onb 15 hodies have been
recovered. The mine is closed and
fires are raging.
ALASKA JUNEAU SHOWS
$141,000 PROFIT AUGUST.
Juneau.— An operating profit of
$141,000 wp.f reported for the month
of August by the Alaska Juneau
Gold Mining 'bmuanv, it was an
nounced yesterday by General Super
intendent L. H. Metzgar, who de
parted today for Seattle on comp
any business.
The production for August was
$356,000. A total of 357,750 tons of
ore was mined and trammed to the
mill. The average value of recovery
was 99.51 cents per ton.
NRA Mining
Code Severly
Critized
DEAN PROBERT OF UNIV. Of
CALIFORNIA ASSERTS THAT
LABOR BOARD’S ACTS ARE DUE
TO MISUNDERSTANDING.
i SAN FRANCISCO.— Criticism*
and defense of recent governments,
reforms imposed on industry were
heard yesterday at the American
Mining Congress, western division
the second day of the week-long con
vention.
Frank H. Probert. dean of t hr
College of Mining, University o4
California, sharply challenged whn.i *
he termed experiments of th ■ govern
ment in regulating industrv ""t
warned of dictatorship. He was
especially vehement in d m arcing
Section 7-A of the NRA, Labor
Rights section.
He made assertions at the •• 'm',
table discussions that the r ebon
Board’s acts sometimes hav been
based on misunderstanding dr *
lack of knowledge of -be ■ ••• -v i'F’'
phases of individual disputes an i
that industrial unrest is then pro
moted.
Some operators said thov -rev
had trouble with labor blit, fce.red
troubles might arise through the
meddling of some theorist
One speaker said proper fin-n-uw-r
is made difficult by state and federai
laws governing the issuance of sec
urities-. It is also p inted out, that
industria accident insurance
taxes place heavy burdens u<. j •—
ing operators.