THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL IX
NOr M
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1929.
PRICE £5 G£N*T£
Doings At
Washington
f LOS ' ANGELES BANKER MEN
TIONED AS A CABINET
POSSIBILITY. j
' WASHINGTON, Feb^‘21.—Presi
« Jeot.-Elect Hoover conferred several
1 hourfc today with Henr^ U7 Robinson,
■ Losr.Ajigieles banker and closefriend,
whorhas been prominently i mentioned
v as: 4“ Cabinet possibility.
WASHINGTON, ^Feb. 22.—An-at
tack most scathing on< persons who1 at
tempt to. cast aspersions on Whshitig
‘ tonwwas made today by Representa
tivealames Beck,'who read >the Fare
' welL Address of the First President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Vice
President-Elect: Charles Curtis 're
signed today from the Senate, his
resignation to become effective >on;
i March .3.
: BIG'SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
NEXT 50 TEARS, SAYS EDISON
.^jORT MEYERS, Fla., Feb. 1.—,
' Thomas A. Edison prophesied today j
that the next fifty years will bring;
farrniore stately scientific develop*!
merits than the period his inventive
genius has dominated.
‘ AIRWAYS LIGHTED OVER
7,000'MILES OF ROUTES
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S3CHICAGO.—Seven thousand miles
of Jighted' airways, extending from
the' Atlantic to the Pacific, mow pro
i vide a network of routes for the night
.. air mail.
A lthough tfie air mail has been the
■ jaanver in night flying as‘well as in
' other regular schedule service, sev
f oral .companies interested in the de
velopment of commercial passenger
"feiec-are considering the use of light
i ed airways for night flying.
I Beacons, perched mi 60-foot towers
'ocated from three to ten miles apart,
; show the way to scores of pilots now
. -flying the night air mail despite
1 weather conditions.
men FINANCE METHODS
ADDOPTED BY FISHERMEN
PORTLAND, Me.—Wholesale fish
eoi cerns here complain that some
. scallop fishermen have emulated the
methods of get-rich-quick financiers.
They assert they have been buying
' “watered stock.” Some of the Casco
Bay small boatmen, who are dragging
* giant scallops this- winter, the buyers
aver, shuck out the meat and soak it
overnight in fresh water.
This, it is said, causes the scallops
to swell appreciably and take on much
•' weight. Twenty pounds in their nat
ural state grow to 25 pounds after 12
hours of soaking. It is hard to detect
such doctoring by appearances, al
though the “fresh water cure” is said
to detract considerably from the fine
flavor of the scallop.
Mike Rocki,, well known oldtimer of
’’ these parts, after an absence of four
or five years, was an arrival at Ophir
last Friday, having come from Ruby
' with Mail Carrier Chalie Ross. Mr.
^ Rocki was one of the original stakers
• of Canes creek, about twenty-two
• years' ago. Since leaving here he
spent<*omc time at Fairbanks, but re
centjjr*eai».K .from the Koyukuk.
Drf^CAtei" Pollard, dentist, was anj
earTynh-thc-week arrival, after-hav-j
!. tagKjBfhtt some days, at Ophir. i
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THAT WILLIAM S. VARE BE I
DENIED A SEAT IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Sen
ate special investigation committee
today submitted its final Teport rec
ommending that William S. Vare be
denied ~a seat as Senator from Penn
sylvania.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR GIVES
PRAISE TO GEO. WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, FeW- 22A-Address
:ng the Daughters dnd‘Sons of Amer
'can Revolution, .imJ"praising the/Kel
logg treaty as an instrument that
“must weigh heavily in the balance
for the cause of peace,” -Sir Esne j
Howard, British ambassador, declared
today that George Washington must
eventually prove to-be the greatest
link in the chain of' friendship and
common' understanding between the
United States and Oreati Bnitain.
SAYS NO REDACTION IN MEAT
PRICES DURING NEXT'2 YEARS
CHICAGO, Feb'. 21.—There will be
no reduction in the price of meat dur
ing the next two years, in the' opinion
of Harold FI Swift, "vice-president' of
I Swift & Co., according Ho - an an
i nouncement today.
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; WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY AN
I NIVERSARY PARTY AT OPHIR
WAS AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
The celebration of Washington’s
Birthday anniversary at Ophir on the
j 22d was one of the nicest functions
j hereabouts in many months. Danc
; ing, of course, was the big feature,,
| and the Pioneer Hall, where the fes
i tivities occurred, was cmfortably filled
with the merrymakers, who persisted
until a late hour.
The Paulson House, where all fore
j gathered, was crowded -with the many
| visitors. An excellent dinner was
j served in the evening, and a most pal
atable lunch at the midnight hour.
Among the oldtimers seated at "the
dinner on Friday evening and present
at the ball were the following:
Mr. and Mrs. John Rieck, Miss Elsie
Rieck, Minss Clara Rieck, Miss Helen
Rieck, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brink,
Mrs. Ivar Chilstrom, Mrs. Ralph An
derson, Miss Pauline Kozevnikoff, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Hill, Peter Jensen,
i Owen Gray, Charlie Goebel, Mrs. L.
! Livenhagen, Henry Nicholson, George
| Cangas, Dick Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs.
, Joe Oates, Charlie Smith, Freddie
Oates, Joseph Oates, Chris Bolgen,
Frank Lange, John Edwards, Ne'ls
Vibe, Eli Walker, Johnson Soxov, Mrs.
Charles Konig, Miss Freda Konig,
Miss Helen Konig, Edward Konig;
Henry Martella, J. H. Hubbard, John
Krieger, Halfdan Wiig, John Repo,
Arvid Repo, Miss Mary McLean, Carl
Olson, Frank Meier, Charlie Ross,
Katt Klvi, Andy Hansen, Frank Mc
Cafferty, .Mike Rocki, Pete Carlson,
j Ed Nollette, A. X. Grant.
I Mail Carrier Charlie O’Hallortn,
I with the incoming mail, arrived Tues
day, continuing on “his way en Wed
nesday. Accompanying him on the
trip to Flat was paul Loeman, after
a visit here of some days.
Joe Oates returned Wednesday from
a trip to McGrath.
Mail Carrier'Charlie Konrg, with
the outgoing mail, arrived Thursday,
continuing on his way on*triday.
Nels Vibe was a-y«*erday arrival
for abrief visit
Owen Gray, after a day’s visit here,
j left today for Spruce creek.
Gasoline At
10c Gallon
BIG OIL COMPANIES ENGAGED
PRICE-CUTTING WAR OVER
PACIFIC COAST.
SEATTLE, Feb. 23.—Big olT com
panies are engaged in a price-cutting
war throughout the Pacific coast, as a
result'of ■ which automobile owners
are buying gasoline at 10 centts-a gal
lon, with indications that the price
may drop to eight cents a' gallon.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Feb. £8.-^Daniel Kelle-'
her, chairman of the -board of direct
ors of the Seattle National Bank, who
died at his home on .the .21st, follow- j
ing a heart, attack, was laid to rest
today in- Lakeview cemetery. The
funeral was' held-from St.-James Ca-.
thedral, and was largely attended? by j
many pioneer* .and'-leading' .business j
men.
NEW'YORE, Feb; 20.—Mrs. Evan
geline Lindbergh, mother of Colonel
Charles Lindbergh, arrived today
from Turkey, in which; country she
has been teaching school far the past
year.' .She was meC-by her son.
TACOMA, Feb. 21,—Mayor Ten
nent today informed the Council that
I if it fails to discharge Corporation
j Counsel Ernest K. Murray he will re
! sign as mayor.
PARIS, .Feb, 53.—General John J.
Pershing, .himself just recovered from
an attack of influenza,-called today
on Marshal Foch-i^ xi latter is now
out of danger.
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WINDSOR, OnL, Feb. 23.—George
Haldeman, pilot ifm Ruth Elder in her
unsuccefesfai'attempt to span the At
lantic, left trere today in an attempt
to make a. nonstop flight to Havana.
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FAVORABLE REPORT FOR ACT
EXTENDING AIT) TO ALASKA
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' WASHINGTON, Jan.—A favorable
report oh the House bill extending the
benefits'of the ’Hatch and Smith-Lever
acts to Alaska was ordered today by
he Senate agricultural committee.
The act provides for the establish
ent of agricultural experiment sta
[ t'ons and for co-operation and exten
‘on work between agricultural col
leges receiving itsbenefits.
Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, president
1 cf the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines, who appeared
(before the committee in support of
1 the bill, said Alaska wouid receive an
1 appropriation of %2u,0u<Wn» the twi
ac:s.
The bill pi c ' ides tha: the Secretary
i of Vgricultor- approve tl.- ppropria
j Estimates ,re to'be asked onTiis find
1 iugs as to the ability ot the Territory
to make effective the u«e of 'he fund:.
i -s :
Miss Virginia Howard, after a' visit
of a few days at McGrath, during
wh'ch she consulted with and rendered
all aid possible to Mrs. Howard Lang
, ley in the latter’s recent illness, re
| turned here on Monday and left Wed
nesday for Ophir, traveling with
Chester Rririk. j
Frank J. Gusteey, N. C. manager at
McGrath,twas a Manday departure for
Fairbanks; vis airplane. Mr. Guskey
left to give uttentkm to personal af
fairs, and will probably be absent for
about two weeks.
APPEALS TO PEOPLE TO BE
GUIDED BY WASHINGTON’S
STALWART AMERICANISM
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 23—An ap
peal to people to be guided by Wash
ington’s stalwart Americanism was
the keynote of the apeeeh delivered by
President Coolidge last night at the
commencement" extremes of the
George Washington-University. While
he cautioned against alliances with
any nation, he said {his nation shoulo
maintain friendly relations with all. |
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LINDBERGH APPOINTED AD
VISER TO FLYING DIVISION j
OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21— Colonel.
Charles A. Lindbergh has been ap
pointed technical.«dviser to the aero
nautics branch of tb« Commerce De
partment. His entrance into Govern
ment service will not keep him here
permanently.
—
BILL PROVIDES $5,000 YEARLY
. TO MRS. WOODROW WILSON
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The pen
j'skcn- c&mthittee of the House today
! approved the bill to provide Mrs.
! Wbodrow Wiison a pension of Sf.000
per year.
SCIENCE PLANS TO TELL
STORY OF MAN IN PLAY
NEW'"YORK.—Plans for a science
theater here, to bring home to the
average playgoer all the wonders of
man’s increasing .knowledge of the!
universe, was outlined today by Ed
j win Forest Murdock,-president of the'
American Institute.
A drama will be Offered, based on
anthropology, unfolding-the story of
man’s development through the ages.
Dr. Fay Cooper Cole* anthropologist,
I and Dr. Harveyi Grace Lemon, phy
] sicist^ have been engaged ,t® prepare
a preliminary synopsis.'-They-will col
laborate with a playwright, not ?yet
chosen.
The story of the ages, before men
| appeared on tljie planet, the days of
i giant reptiles .and glaciers, will be
j narrated in a' prologue by an on
! nouncer, who will be assisted! by a
| combination of - film, lighting -and
! stage effects.
Life of the caveman in Europe, his
! struggles with giant animals and his
! cultural development will' be shown
[ by living actors. A typical scene will
present the invasion of the Cro-Mag
non men who, antropologists say,
drove out the earlier Neanderthal peo
i pie and introduced new weapons and
! ideas.
One of the most enjoyable parties
of the season was that given last
evening at the Diamond Dick Road
house, in courtesy of Charlie .Smith
and Prank Lange, well known old
j timers, at which a largev’gfctberrng
wasf present. Dancing lasted until'5
a. m. The music, provided by Mrs.
: Ivar Chilsbrom, pianist, and Cap. J..
H. McLean, violinist, was of the excel
lent order and thoroughly efcjoyed by
’ the dancers. Features' of the evening
were Mrs. Joe Oates iznrf Owet> Gray
in jig-dancing, Jtnd‘tfaevreridition of
“The Sailor's Hornpion the piano
by Dennis J. "MhGinty. An excellent
lunch was served att tlero midnight
hour.
Jack Smeaton, weil known Kusko
j kwim trader, after an absence of some
months on the Outside, (arrived here
on Wednesday, 'leaving Thursday for
his headquarters at Sleifmute.
Frank Lange, owner of the Pool
TIa!\ was a Tuesday arrival, headed
for Ophir for the hig doings there.
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Descendant
2 Presidents
SAYS CHARLES FRANCIS ‘ADAMS
CERTAIN TO BE NEXT SEC
RET A RY; OF NAVY
i BOSTON. Feb. 21.--The Pest today
| says it has learned upon excellent au
thority .that Charles Francis Adams,
descendant of two presidents and
treasurer o( Harvard, will be Secre
tary of Navy in the Cabinet of Preai
' dent Hoover
POSTM ASTER AT NOME.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—William
Arthur was nominated yesterda* tr
. be postmaster at Nome, Alaska.
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ALLEGED FIREBUG-SWINDLER
NABBED AFTER ,2 YEARS’ TRAII
YAKIMA, Wash.—A flaming .vol
ume in what W. A. Groce, assistant
; state’s fire attorney, terms the “big
gest arson case in the world,” closed
; last night when Sheriff W. A. Shay of
San Bernardino county. California,
telegraphed that. R. B. McCreary was
under arrest and held for half a dozen
i Ires in Pacific Northwest cities
j McCreary is accused af leaving a
j trail of hotel fires, Tobberies, forged
checks and unpaid bills behind him as
he trawled through Washington and
I Oregon..
j His bumL^k’^tiu, Groce asaid start
led with an early morning fire in the
j Portland Hotel in Portland, April J,
j 1927. An unpaid sixwlay hotel bill
. was credited to McCrearv in additior
: to the $1,500 blaze.
At midnight of the same day' the
| Tacoma Hotel in Portland experienced
! a $4,000 fire-, and several roe.ms were
burglarized, while McCreary, left ar.
i unpaid. hill and bad ^checks
j Five days.late*- he left a three days
bill at the .St.Jtegis Hotel in Seattle
which sufferod-a small blaee.
Nothing mart' was chalked ' up
‘ against him until December 6, last.
|. when.1 he iis.accused of having fired
! the Ashland Hotel in Ashland, Ore.,
causing $600 damages.
On December .19 the Commercial
Hotel at Yakima burned, resulting ir
$3,500 damages. McCreary left a
three-days’tbdl) unpaid .and numerous
bad checks.
Two days laiter a hotel rr< ‘ Olympia
burned, after many had checks had
been passed.
! The day After Christmas the Os
born Hotel in Eugene, Oregon, was
burned,. anti .more bad check- were
burned.
All the fires were started in line!
closets or toilets.
| Dick Stevenson left Ophir yester
| day for Poorman, going over with
: Mail-Carrier Charlie Ross. Mr. Ste
vensn goes over to join a mining
| partner in the development of some
ground in which they are mutually in
terested and 'which is looking quite
i promising
Deputy Marshal J. H Hubbard was
a Monday arrival, remaining here for
a couple of days and then 'leaving
for Ophir. This was his first wisit to
| Takotna and Ophrr, in which "he is
forming new acquaintances and giving
attention to the duties of his office.
Mrs. W. H. Jones left today for a
visit at-Ophir, going over with Ower,
Charlie Smith, well knowpVjdtitner,
was a Tuesday arrival, headed foieths
, big doings at flphir.