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TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 23, 1930
PRICE 25 CENT€
Says'35140,000 Paid for
Protection By Bootleggers
ASSERTS WHITNEY GOT $50,000,
5 LTLEf^ffJOOO, OTHER AGENTS
SMALLER AMOUNTS.
fc^SEN.’tlDNES. S*ILL HAS FAITH
3N-JUEL. APBOINIEES—MAY
v OR MAY NOT TESTIFY.
_ SEATTLE,-- Ang. 16.—Senator W.
IL. Jones.indicated from his rural re
v treat, near Yakima today that he will
testify, for’ L'Jrle- atld 'Whitney arui
make answer to Hubbard’s charge
that: he. .contributed $6,000 to the
». OInstead, funds to the Jones sena
; tonal campaign.
SEATTLE, Aug. *18.—Hubbard tes
fied this afternoon that the seized ac
count Looks ibf the Newland liquor
ring were returned to them by prohi
' hition officers -so they could collect
: $12',000'' in: accounts receivable. He
* said’ Women’dG Christian Temperance
: Unroirmefnbers'wert taken on an ex
• cu®sion»*)n t:khe rum-running boat
. Alice atWWhitae^ suggestion to
■ show thenr ho,rw(foari the Sound was
‘ free bfr’fcrhiaise^ runners.
WEM A(MHEE*iV Aug. 19.—Senator
' Vesky Lj'Jbwa still has faith in his
- appointees;; *hcf believes the trial of
Koy C. Lyla and William M. Whitney
H jMrre fbr/saTifierht against him. He
c denies!: {knowledge of receiving any
< uunfjgagttxnfilntFibutions from bootleg
ging aanrces.I 'He does not intend to
itestify'*tnwng' the trial and expects to
spend the mext thrty days in retre
ment on the country place of Coffin,
his son-iri-*iaw, near Ellensberg. These
weretitbe-.statements of the Senator
' whencbe?. made a brief appearance
here’(Monday and uttered his first
-comments’on the prohibition trial in
progsessrart* Seattle.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—Concluding
his dirdctetastimony yesterday after
. nojon, Hilbbard said that from 1925
to 1927sher> paid $140,000 for protec
’vtion front bootleggers, Olmstead sup
,plying^$HW>0G of the total. Of this
amount>jne said he paid Whitney
$50,060, Lyle: $20,000, Corwing $25,
000, aanih tther prohibition agents
much snialkr sums.
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Olmstead
testified in ' the Lyle and Whitney
ease -Thursday that in 1924 he con
tribated?f$3,000 to the international
campaign fuhd of Thomas P. Revelle,
then 'Unified States district attorney,
? to p^yr'^oJ*,“insurance” in his rum
running.feperations.
The Borbandt & Cope plane came
Tuesday, tdok Carl Lottsfeldt and
Robert Sommers to Bethel the same
day, xeturated here with same passen
gers on Wednesday. Outgoing from
here'was Mrs. Mabel N. Ranum, for
mer McGkath school teacher, who
will spend d few days at Anchorage,
then visit'Fairbanks for a few weeks,
following- Vhch she will leave for a
vacation fof reom eduration in Cali
fornia.
Arriving today in the Dorbandt &
Cope plane was Dr. Seeley, well
known dentist, on his way to Flat.
The steamer Tana left Bethel at 4
p. m. Sunday; and i sdue tq arrive at
McGrath within the next couple. of
t days.
STARTING WORK ON $3,000,000
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT,
PORTLAND CANAL SECTION
SEATTLE, Aug. 20.—Edwin R.
Wright, heading the first survey
party, sailed for Hyder on the steam
ship Norco this afternoon. The sur
vey party will begin development
work on the $3,000,000 hydroelectric
plant of the Portland Canal Power
Company on Davis river, twelve miles
south of Hyder. Wright is pr?s;uvn'
and engineer of the project.
WAKE CRASHES, ABANDONS
TACOMA TO TOKYO FLIGHT
SEATTLE, Aug. 14—Robert Wake,
attempting Sunday to make flight
from Tacoma to Toklo, via White
horse and Nome, was forced down
Sunday at Vancouver, and in resum
ing his flight this morning crashed at
Lardner, B. C., his plane being badly
damaged. Wake and Brown, his com
panion, escaped wit hminor injuries.
Wake thereupon announced that he
will not again attempt the Tacoma
to-Tokyo flight.
FOR PURPOSE OF STIMULATING
ALASKA TOURIST BUSINESS
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Kenneth A.
Cross and Kenneth D. McKenzie,
traveling passenger agents of the
Alaska Steamship Company, depart
ed last night as passengers on the
Alameda for Skagway. They leave
for the purpose of familiarizing
themselves with the various routes,
stimulating Alaska tourist business.
They will make the Yukon-Circle
route to Fairbanks, go over the Rich
ardson highway, and then gravel over
the Alaska Railroad and visit Mount
McKinley Park.
FINE PLANE FOR CATHOLC
MISSION, YUKON RIVER
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.—George
J. Feltes and Rev. Philip L. Delon,
superior of Jesuit missions in Alaska,
have arrived here in a new diesel-en
gined plane that they will take to
Alaska to use there in flying between
mission stations.
HAWKS BETTERS LINDBERGH’S
TIME BY 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y„ Aug.
IB.—Captain Frank M. Hawks ar
rived at Cuitis Field this afternoon,
having flown from Glendale, Califor
nia, in 12 hours 25 minutes elapsed
time, lowering Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh’s record by 2 hours and 20 min
utes. >
EX-CONGRESSMAN CHARGED
WITH OPERATING A STILL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Former
Congressman Manuel Herrick of Ok
lahoma, was arrested here today by
prohibition agents on the charge of
operating a still in St. Mary’s county,
Maryland.
BRITISH DIRIGIBLE Tt-100
LANDS BACK IN ENGLAND
CARDNATION, Eng., Aug. 16.—
The British dirigible R-100 .today
completed its voyage ioi' Casihda and
back, and moored atl 3 >'o’clock i this
morning without incident. The ship
left Montreal. Wednesday r. afternoon
at S o’clock.
NOTED EASTERN MAN MEETS
DEATH BY FALILNG OFF HIS
YAChT, NEW YORK HLABBOK
BALTIMORE, Aug. *20.—Vanleai
Black, owner and publisher of thf
Baltimore Sun, basleer, noted ’round
the-world flier, and many times mil
lionaire, fell overboard from hii
yacht in New York harbor last nigai
and was drowned. Many governmenl
boats, private vessels and dirigiV :
are searching for the body today, al
to no avail. Black had previouslj
entertained a party of 900, including
Governor Franklin Roosevelt and Ad
miral Byrd, aboard the yadht.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE.—G C Dickens gen
eral passenger, freight and immigra
tion agent of the Alaska Railroad
with headquarters in Chicago, sailec
for Seward in connecton wth th«
forthcoming investigation of tb<
Alaska Railroad by investigating sen
ators. -The investigating committee
of Senators will visit every town- or
the Government railroad ilne.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18.—A. R. S
Thompson was appointed by thf
mayor today to succeed the late G
Bardhaug as city engineer. Thomp
son formerly served in the same ca
pacit yaboui twenty years ago, hav
ing put through all .of the city’s ma
jor engineering projects.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.
James D. Phelan, who died last week
willed $200,000 to Helen Wills, work
champion tennis player, and $1,000,
000 for the James D. Phelan Founda
tion for nursing the needing. sick oi
San Francisco in their homes.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—Couneilmei
Case and Laube came to blows, dur
ing an argument on the city's budgel
in the Council lobby room yesterdarj
afternoon. Councilman Carrol, work
war veteran, separated them.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—Charles Evai
Hughes, Chief Justice of the Unitec
States Supreme Court, addressing th«
American Bar Association today, ad
visecl the States to resist infringe
ment upon their authority.
SEATTLE, Aug. IS.—Chairmai
Frank JVIcManamy of the Interstate
Commerce Commission is accompany
ing the special senatorial commissioi
bound north for study and invest!
gation of the Alaska Railroad.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.—Join
W. Leavitt, prominent automobih
dealer, yesterday shot and killed A1
bert D. Plughog, his business assodi
ate, and then took his own life.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.—Rob
ert E. Proctor was elected nationa
president of the Eagles at their an
nual convention in session here.
UAKLiANU, AUg. 18.—Lrranvim
Davis Abbot, wealthy ATaska and Ne
vada mining man, died at his hom<
here last night.
SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Joe Crosson
noted aviator of Alaska, and bride ar
rived in Seattle from Fairbanks 01
Thursday afternoon.
GLANOIS, Scot., Aug. 22The Dudi
ess of York last night gave birth U
a girl baby.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—John Marve
of Wilmington, Del., was again elect
ed president of the American Bar As
sociation.
HANKOW, Aug. 23.—Eighteer
communists were executed today, ii
.the ^presence of a huge crowd.
I. C. H. Spencer Drowned
Hear Victoria Bar, Believed
| < That "F. C. H. .Spencer, prominent
1 Takotnan, had met death by drown
ing about 4 o’clock Monday afternoon,
was the.. shocking, saddening news to
reach here about 8 o’clock that even
ing upon the arrival fro mMcGrath of
Mr. and (Mrs. Warren Alford and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Oates.
■j Mr. Alford ,in relating details here,
| stated that while eating. lunch at Vic
| feoria Bar, about 4*p. m., the party
heard the sounds 6f--a boat coming
| from up-river, the noise of the pro
: peller dying down .shortly after being
•j first heard. Following lunch, the
! party again totfk -their--boats, -headed
for Takqtna, Mr.-aiid Mrs. Alford
, being in one boat, .and Mr. and Mrs.
I Oates and sen Freddie in . another.
| Arriving at .a point stated as about
1 two turns above Victoria Bar, the
members1 of the party noticed a boat,
without, occupant, run up the river
bank. Going over to the boat and
making observations, it was noted
that the boat had run into a bunch of
.willows. The propeller of the boat
was entangled with willows and of
course had ■ brought about its stop
page. No response came to yells and
shouts made by the visitors. On the
stranded boat were seen two guns, a
parka, a raincoat and a satchel. On
the floor of the boat was a one-gallon
, can, half filled with gasoline, while
1 the cap from the gasoline tank was
lying between the two guns on the*
seat.
' From all indie^ions, .it is general
ly believed that Spencer, anxious
to make a quick tf\ to McGrath, was
trying to fill the t^soline reservoir
without stopping the engine, and that
while preparing for this filling, while
he was on his feet, the boat hit some
obstacle, causing a sudden lurch and
also causing him to shoot head-first
overboard.
1 U. J3. Deputy Marshal Hubbard at
1 McGrath was immediately notified,
1 and about 10 o’clock Monday eveninp
Frank Larson, with, the Sea Wolf,
with a number, of McGrathites
aboard, started for the scene of the
supposed disowning. The Sea Wolf
L
Ask Repeal
Of Dry Laws
DO AWAY WITH 18TH AMEND
MENT AND JONES LAW, SAY
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
SPRINGFIELD, IU-. Aug. 21—The
Democratic State .convention, in ses
' sion here Wednesday evening, de
clared for repeal of the eighteenth
’ amendment and the Jones “5 and 10
law.”
The convention indorsed the candi
’ dacy of James Hamilton Lewis for
Sem tor
t
CHICAGO,- Aug. 21.—George W.
• Wickersham,-. addressing, the Arne’
1 lean dry sq- ad in session here, de
clared the Hoover Jaw ».ehforcement
commission, of which he is chairm
' i is unanimously opposed to the Jones
“5 and 10” law.
Del Thompson, among; the week’s
visitors, was ’saddened on receipt of
newB that his mother had passed
awajh.la$ Friday .at Escatada, Ore.
returned to McGrath about noon on
Wednesday, with no further detail?
than above related- All effelts of the
missing man were taken in charge by
Deputy Marshal Hubbard. Dragging
of the iver near -the scene was re
sorted to, without result.
F. C. H. Spencer, according to cu»
rent accounts, was born in Maine, and
celebrated his ft6th birthday a fe'V
weeks ago. Early manhood found
hi mengaged in railroading, and ;<
few years later he was busy in sev
eral Western mining camps. He was
one of the earliest arrivals in this in
terior section, having come about the
year 1906 with Thomas Ganes, John
Mackey and Michael Rocki, all of
whom established themselves on
Ganes creek. After following the
mining game for a number of years
Mr. Spencer opened up a .mercantile
establishment at Medfra, alruut 192?
or 1923, in the conduct of which he
was quite successful. Disposing of
the Medfra station, ..he came to Ta
kotna in the spring of 19k3 and.ac
quired the J. H. McLean commercial
establishment, and about a year later
the N. C. establishment her >. He was
regarded as an excellent business
man. He was never married, so far.
as known, and leaves not a living vel
auve.
Nothing, of course, can he said at
this time regarding the future of the
Spencer establishment. Chris Peter
‘son, able assistant of Mr. Spencer for
the past twq^.y.ears, is conducting af
fairs as usuaT. until regular legal
procedure is carried out. U. S. -Com
missioner Vandeipool arrived Tues
day evening from McGrath, and. fol
lowing a conference with John Griffin
intimate friend and closely associated
in a financial way with Mr. Spencer
appointed A. Higgins, George W
Clyde and Dan Nicholson to invoice
and appraise store stocks, following
the completion of which an adminis
trator for the estate will be appoint
ed. Also coining qver yesterday from
Spruce creek was Dan Nicholson, whe
has take nover the work of auditing
the books.
Find Body Of
Andre, After
33 Years
BODY IN GOOD STATE OF PRE
SERVATION—GOT WITHIN
475 MILES OF POLE
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 23.—A • 33
year-old mystery of the Arctic was
solved by the finding on August S on
White Island, Fridtjof Nansen Land,
0(f the body of Andree, Swedish bal
loonist-evxplorer, by the Norwegian
Scientific expedition, lod by Dr. S.
Horn.
Explorer Andree took olf in a bal
loon from Dane Island, oc Spitzen
bergen, in July, 1897, intending o fly
over the North Pole. He and his two
companions were never seen or heard
of again.
Captain Earl, who is returning
with the remains of Andree, wire
lesses thabthe body is in a goou state
of preservation.Tiie explorer’s papers,
uiou found, indicate that Andree got
within 475,miles of the-Pole.