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THE KUSKO
VOL IX NO. 12
' TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. MARCH 23. 1929.
PRICE 25 CLI$WI
Gen. Foch
Masses On
i SURRENDERS TO DEATH ONLY
AFTER BATTLING TO LAST
' OUNCE OF STRENGTH.
PNRIS, March 20—Marshal Foch,
;■ supreme commander of the allied
< armies of the World War, and prob
. ably.'tht world’s most brilliant mod
- ern anilitary strategist, died at his
I home:1 here, today. The mild ■ little
Frenchman,*who never before had
known, defeat,, surrendered-‘to^-death
only, after he had battled to ;the last
< ounce of strength in his slender,
shruhken body. Heart trouble - and
complications which developed . into
• uremia caused his death.
The body .of General Foch will be
. placed in.its final rest under the dome
‘ of the Invalides, where ■ Napoleon
sleeps.
Foch will be given a, national fu
. neral Tuesday.
' WASHINGTON, March 20.—Presi
i dent. -Hoover, in a formal .statement
i this afternoon, said, he learned with
< deep regret of the' death of General
^ Focht with whom he was closely asso
e.eiatfed in various activities after the
' World War.
■ WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.—Ambas
■ sadur Herrick was designated today
t hy- President -Hoover .to be his per
■ sonal representative at the funeral of
’ Marshal Foch. General John J. Per
shing was designated by the War De
> pattment to represent the army.
?-PARIS, March 22.—“How unjust he
' vmsr younger; yet it is I who come to
aahite him,” Clemenceau said today as |
' he «tood by Ithe bier of Foch.
I BRINCE OLOF OF NORWAY,
if TRINCESS "MARTHA, SWEDEN
*©SLO, March 2L—Crown Prince
t Olof’fof Norwr.y and Princess Martha
• of "Sweden were married today at the
< oldwtiurch of Our Holy Savior.
■' GENERAL HARR ALL, DEFENDER
OF VERDUN, PASSES AT PARIS
PARIS, March 23.—General Mau
rice E. Harrall, defender of Verdun
and commander of the Third French
army in the -battle of the' Marne, died
ihere today.
THIRTEEN VESSELS ARE
PROTECTING SEAL HERDS
SEATTLE—Fur seal herds on their
annual journey from Southern seas to
the Pribilofs this spring will have the
added protection of 13 vessels of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries,
says a fishing -service bulletin just is
sued.
Under the terms of the order patrol
vessels allocated to the Alaska service
since 1924, including the Widgeon,
Murre, Auklet. Petrel, Eider, Kitti
wake, Brant, Teal, Crane, Blue Wing,
Merganser, Coter and Penguin are re
assigned to the service this year.
They are instructed to seize any
vessel engaged in‘ pelagic sealing and
to bring it to the nearest port with
officers and cr w. The seagoing cut
ters Snohomish, Northland, Haida,*
Unalga and (.'helan will be ordered out
later to guard the migrating herds.
“Ejnor Carbon and James Davidson
are among late arrivals at McGrath,
having-exJsiFi from up the South Fork.
Jehn’TJtmn was a Wednesday vis
■ Jtor from McGrath. ;j
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Tennessee
Cloudburst
SWEEPS AWAY COTTAGE' CON
TAINING 28 BOY SCOUTS,. ALL
THOUGHT TO BE DEAD.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Mar, 23.
—A cloudburst swept .away a cottage
in which twenty-eight Boy Ssouls
were camping near- Rockwood, Tenn.,
today, and- all appear' to haove per
iched.
WM. L. PAUL CHARGES JUDGE
HARDING TS PREJUDICED
KETCHIKAN, Feb.—Creating a sit
uation unique in Alaska jurisprud
ence, William L. Paul, Ketchikan at
torney-,.has filed anaffidavit of preju
dice in the United States district court
against Judge Justin Harding, former
United States attorney who was re
cently elevated to the federal bench
and is now holding court here .
The prejudice affidavit, was made, by
Paid’s client, Maxfield Dalton, who'
pleaded guilty to illegal fishing in the^
United States commissioner’s court at
Craig, Alaska,.last August, •- and was
fined $400.
Paul on .Saturday narrowly escaped
contempt of court proceedings when
Judge Harding caled for a hearing on
the petition, 'which Paul had signed
and filed, asking for- a writ of review
in the Dal tort case
in the petition it was alleged
among other things that the United
States attorney, who at the time in
questioh was Harding, threatened
Dalton with the loss of his boat and
other prosecution, untoss:he pleaded
guilty.
When Paul refused to summon Dal
ton to giving testimony backing up
the petition .for- a-writ of review,
Howard D. Stabler, present district
attorney, put.Dalton op.-the stand, and
' under questioning Dalton denied most
of the allegation in Paul’s.petition, in
cluding tiie one that he had been
threatened by the United States at
torney.
When Judge Harding asked Paul 'if
he had a statement to make, Paul
I took the stand and apalogized, saying
' he believed the statement in his peti
tion to have been correct, but now
asked permission to file an amended
petition.
j The judge granted him the permis
sion requested, but refused the orig
inal petition and testimony and took
' the whole matter under considera
j tion.
In the affidavit of prejudice filed by
Paul Tuesday, it was revealed that
the Alaska Native Brotherhood, of
which Paul is president, in convention
at Sitka last November, passed a reso
I lution which was filed with the United
j States Senate judiciary committee,
then considering Harding for the ju
dicial appointment he now holds. The
affidavit charges that last /Thursday,
in conversation with Paul, Judge
Harding referred to the convention
resolution and told Paul he resented
! it and held Paul responsible.
The Alaska Brotherhood resolution
was based on the cases of five men
charged with illegal fishing, one of
whom was Dalton.
After the prejudice affidavit was
filed, Judge Harding arcncnJnced that
he would say nothing “about the mat
ter at present.
Harry I.ohr and Masers. Dakin and
Smith, all from the Dillingham , a
tributary of the South Fork, are re
cent arrivals at McG'rttth. They re
port wolves quite plentiful. j
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR CON
VACTED ON FIRST CHARGE.
GENERAL INCOMPETENCY
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OKLAHOMA CITY,-Mar.. 20.—Gov
ernor Henry P. Johnston was convict
ed on the first impeachment charge',
that of genera lineampetehcy, ■ voted
upon by the Senate late today. - She
conviction removed him automatically
from office, making W. J. Holloway j
governor, Holloway being lieutenant
governor.- Johnston was acquitted'©rt
other articles of impeachment.
$.1,000,000 PULP AND PAPER
MILL FOR EVERETT, WASH.
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SEATTLE, Mar. 2fcch—The Puget
Pulp & Timber Company* a newly
formed $12,000,000 concern, today
purchased the Bellihgham-Anacortes
pulp plants and will -build at once- a
$3,000,000 pulp and paper mill at Ev
erett.
EIELSON AWARDED. DISTIN
GUISHED PLYING CROSS
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WASHINGTON, Maech 21.—Lieu-j
tenant Carl B. Eielson, former Alas
kan flfer, was today awarded the dis
tinguished flying cross by Assistant
Secretary of War. for Aviation .by F.
-Trubee Davison.
ROOT - EL1EVES lE’S .WILL
ACCEPT NEW PROTOCOL
GENEVA, March 21.—Elihu Root,!
noted American jurist, today issued a1
statement to the effect that he be
lieves the United- States will accept
the new protocol for American ad
hesion to the world court of interna
tional justice.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, March 23.—The liner
Alaska-sailed far'.:Seward and way
ports this morning with 328 passen
gers, including «bout 70 for the in
terior, cannery crews for Trenter Bay,
Cordova, Tenakee and Ketchikan.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.—
Henry’ C. L, .Stinson, newly appointed
Secretary of State, arrived here today
from Manila, and is scheduled to leave
; immediately, for Washington to as
! sume-his new duties.
RED -LAKE FALLS, Minn., March;
I 21.—Co ,nel Charles A. Lindbergh has
a half-sis.*:r living here in the person
i Mrs. Eva Lindbergh Christie, wife
| of George Christie .editor of the
' iown’s only newspaper.
SEATTLE, March 20.—Dr. W. A.
Newhall, only physician at far north-'
ern point, died Sunday at Point Bar- j
row, according'to .radio word received
here.
TOKYO, March 21.—Both houses
today passed a new higher tariff on
lumber, most of which comes from the
American Northwest.
SEATTLE, Mar. 20.—Edward Bow
den, pioneer capitalist, died at his
home .here today.
Washington Notes
WASHINGTON, March 23.—Secre
tary of War Good today announced
that General Summerfll will continue
as chief of army staff.
WASHINGTON, March 22.—Major
neral Saltzman, retired, was today
appointed; a’vanember of the federal
radio commission from the fourth
WASHINGTON, March 23.—Presi
dent Hoover-attended-the funeral of
Melville E. 'Stone, held today at the
Washington National Cathedral. t
W. H. Holmes
Now In Texas
HAS ASPIRATIONS TO SUCCEED
GEORGE PARKS A® GOVER
NOR OF ALASKA
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There is a -movement on foot in'
Texas to obtain the appointment of
W. H. “Doc” Holme*, former resident
of the North,-hs governor of Alaska,
to succeed Gobernor George Parks.m
Holmes is said to have the Repub
licans of tne Lone Star State solidly
behind him, and it is expected that
strong. pressure will' be brought to
bear upon President Hoover to name
him as Alaska’s nfext Territorial ex
ecutive, says the Anchorage Times
Holmes left Alaska about eighteen
years ago, after having lived in sev
eral sections of the Territory, includ- ^
ing Nome. Iditarod, Ruhy the Yukon'
river district and Southeastern Alas- I
ka, in which last named locality he
was deputy'under" Dan Sutherland
when the Delegate was United States
Marshal. Holmes is said to have ac
cumulated a fortune during the years
he has Jived in Texas. He is located
at Amarillo, where: he is associated
with Tex-.Mttlroy, former well-known
resident of Fairbanks. An- Amarillo
newspaper has the following to .say
about the aspirations of Holmes:
“Republicans -of • Texas -have
launched a campaign to have W. H.
Holmes of Amarilo appointed gov
ernor of Alaska, which is one of the
prize plums to be handed down by the'
Hoover administration.
“Announcement to this effect was
made yesterday by Hugh Exum upon
his return from Houston, where a
meeting of the Texas. Republican or
ganization was held.
“The party leaders of the ' State
unanimously endorsed Mr. Holmes for
the Alaska appointment and 1 Started
their plans for carrying their request j
before President Hoover at an early
date. R. B. Creager of Brownsville,
national committeeman, from Texas
will make the formal request of Mr.
Hoover, in Washington, ih the near
future, Mr. Exum reported.
“There .-was much sentiment at the
Houston -meeting of Mr. Holmes being
given the governorship of Alaska for
the next four years, Mr. Exum report
ed. Approximately BO party leaders
were present at the meeting and the
appointment of Mr. Holmes was fav
ored by unanimous vote.
“Mr. Holmes was the Republican
candidate for governor of Texas last
fall, and was the party’s nominee for
lieutenant-governor in 1926. He has
been active in party politics for years,
and has been credited by Republican
leaders with much of the gains .the
party has made in -Texas’ in recent
years. Mr. Exum, who attended the
Houston meeting, is the’ executive
committeeman from Amarillo.
“In addition to the support of the
Texas organization, Mr. Holmes has
the backing of some fthe national
leaders of .the ,RepubK«3n«:;pi?Tty for
the Alaska honor, M-.. Exurr' ietated
last night.
“Many prantmcnt ' and influential
Republicans of the 'So*fctraeatvare act
ively interested in teeing; turn gel the
appointment and -will send their en
dorsements •to~Mr. H.oover,',' 'hfc said.
“Mr. Holmes is A.dormer Alaskan,
aving lived 'there for tw elve years,
i d is declared by his many friends
to be unusually 'capable1 for the
ernorship of the Territory.”
Henry Martella and Half dan Wiig
left yesterday for (Janes creek. j
Air Survey
Of Alaska
EXPEDITION NOW Ol TFITTINt
AND PLANS TO START WORK
ON MAY 25
SANTOIEGD, March'23.—Tre ex
pedition to continue the. aerial map
ping of Alaska is im>w outfitting at.
the North Island naval air station
There are three Boeing Ol, eight am
phibian planes and tMe U. S. S. Gan
nett. The main base will be at Thane*
Lieut. A. W. Radford will be in com
mand of the expedition.
The .area to be mapped comprises
the Tongass national forest, and takes
in Chicagoff, Baranoff and Ruin
islands and the mainland of South
eastern Alaska. The planes will leavr
here May- 15, and the work .will start
on May 25
MEXICAN REBS ABANDON
TORREON AND DESCEDON
MEXICO CITY, Mar. 20.—General
Excobar and his revolutionary army
abandoned Torreon .and Escedon and
are retreating northward today • tc
Chiuahua, the presidential headquar
ters here announced today.
ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS,
HOTEL BUTLER .SEATTLE
SEATTLE, March 21,—In abate
ment proceedings instituted against
the -Hotel Butlea-j.Ttbiwtal Judge Net
I terer late this afternoon ruled that no
I liquor had been sold by John E. Sav
age, proprietor, or the management
that the -only question to be consid
ered was whether the bringing ot
liquor into the house by patrons, whe
consumed it there, constituted
grounds for-declaring .the -hotel a com
mon nuisance-under-the prohibition
i law.
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INVESTIGATION OF NEWSPRINT
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.—Investi
gation of -the. newsprint manufactur
ing and distribution industry, to de
termine whether, a monopoly exists
was started today by the Federal
| Trade Commission, in response to a
Senate resolution. Small daily and
weekly papers are chiefly affected, in
formation sent to the commission by
the Senate indicates
| HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN
■ FAIRBANKS LADIES’ RACE
Genevieve Parker, dfv. ing Frank
| Wright’s team, first.
Mrs. Padersen, driving Judge
Clegg’s team, second.
Hortense Parker, driving Hurley
l Corey team, third.
COOLIDGE MOVEMENTS.
NEW YORK, March 23.—Ex-Pres
ident Coblifige passed Thursday and
| Friday in this city at the Hotel Cora
modore. Following a conference with
his publishers, he returned to North
ampton, Mass.
Sinks Esai, about 25, a son of Esai
at Big River, came to a sudden death
near his home about March 19. He
is reported to have been chasing a fox
on the river, during which he eol
apsed. He is thought to have broker*
a blood vessel, the hemorrhage fol
lowing undoubtedly causing his
death. His death occurre&tthiie his
father, Esai, was visiting'Hi 'Takotna
Deceased leaves a wife and child, now
| at Big River.