THE
VOL. X NO. 31
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. AUGUST?IQ, 1930
PRICE 25 CBNT?
: Lyl$,Whitney
Now On Trial
rSTitlf WITNESS FOR GOVERN
TJtfEMTTDELLS OF PECULIAR
; MONEY TRANSACTIONS.
V SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—In his open
ing statement in the Lyle and Whit
i ney .case.this afternoon United States |
Attorney Savage said the Govern- ]
irznent-would prove that Whitney ac
« cepted a bribe of f1,500 on one occa
i sion, and that Lyle had been paid
Ib^ibe money of $200 to $6,000. Sav-j
age- detailed, how they had extended
i protectionjArv Olmstead and his men
. for yuars^and then finally knocked
them over- to destroy their credibility.
Walter Pi- King, ^United States At
torney-for* the First district of Alas
ka, zim. attending Hhe trial officially,
„• and-states-that the case is attracting
-) wide attention in Alaska.
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—Six thousand
« dollarswwas paid directly to Roy C.
Lyle>by. Alfred M. Hubbard in the
fall of:lS26. when Lyle and Whitney
were raising' a fund for the re-elec
tion xupipaign - off Senator Wesley
Jones, Hnbbarl testified in the Lyle
v case- this -afternoon! He said he col
lected money from Roy Olmstead and
» other rum runners and gave it per
. sonajly Ao^JLyle. He said Lyle and
* Whitney, appointees of Jones, were
' working, for. his re-election over A.
. Scott-. Bullet, the Democratic candi
date. The charge that the author of
the Jones “five and ten” law and
..a. deader of the prohibition forces of
the nation, was aided by bootlegging
< _caaes»was«the outstanding spot in the
Hubbard .testimony. Hubbard, the
■( Government’s star witness, aston
1 ished. -the court room by testifying
' . that -$250. frnm Olmstead found ts
\ way-jto.the coffers of the Women’s
• Christian Temperance Union. This
money- Hubbard gave Whitney for
Lyle, die testified.
. FLIERS START TO BEAT THE
’RQUND THE WORLD TIME
MADE BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y.f Aug.
. 2.—John Mears, with Henry J. Brown
as pilot, .took off this morning in the
planet Cjty .of New York in an effort
to lower, the ’round-the-world record
. held by.the Graf Zeppelin, and flying
•. east via Harbor Grace, Newfound-^
land, ^Dublin, Berlin an dMoscow, are
endeavoring to make the trip in 20
. daysp possibly 15.
HARBOR GRACE,' N. F.—The
planed City of New York, in which!
Johiu Henry Mears was proceeding
. around .the world, arrived here from
Roosevelt Field an din attempting to
take off for Dublin on Monday the
plane cracked up. The flight has been
i. abandoned.
Oddie Hallson, game warden for
this division, and Mr. now of the Bu
reau .of Education in the Bethel Sec
tion, were Thursday arrivals, coming
op from .McGrath with Einar Carlson.
' They returned to McGrath on Satur
day, iheaded for Bethel. 'Mr. and Mrs.
Hallson, incidentally, will be outgoing;
passengers Aor Seattle on the steamer
Tupper f ok tan qutside visit of severs
■ weeks.
Warren' AlfoVd and John Adams re
turned her A Thursday from a trip to
McGrath. AAjea comm gwith them
was Victoif 'Nystrom.
Max Simel, mail contractor, is due
- ha leave Ophir on. August B4.
Big Take of
Fur Seals
SEALING GROUNDS ON PRIBI
LOFF ISLAND HAVE BIGGEST
CATCH IN 43 YEARS.
JUNEAU, Aug. 6.—The biggest
take of seal in forty-three years was
made last season at the Government
sealing grounds on Pribiloff Island,
Federal Fisheries Commissioner
O’Malley said on his return here
from an airplane tour to that region.
The take this summer totaled 4,247
skins, with 1,000 more to be taken
this fall.
O’Malley further announced, that
with the exceptions of Bristol Bay
and Kodiak Island waters, the salmon
fishing industry in Alaska is in good
condition. He has recommended sus
pension of salmon fishing in Bristol
Bay for a period of five years, to per
mit restocking in those waters.
Drought Hits
Many States
DAMAGE TO CROPS AND LIVE
STOCK MAY REACH A BIL
LION DOLLARS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Government
agences at Washington, according to
advices received today, indicate that
arought damages to crops and live
stock throughout the nation will
reach one billion dollars.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The fed
eral farm board today announced that
it would lend money to farmers in
the drought-stricken areas to permit
them to purchase food for livestock.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion toda yissued an order authoriz
ing efderal freight rates on railroads
in the drought-stricken zones.
Hoover, before leaving today, sum
moned Denny, Hyde and Stone, farm
board mefbers, to his camp on the
Rapidan for further conference on
the drought situation.
• WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Govern
ors of the various drought-stricken
States, including nearly all of New
England, Southern, Central and Wes
tern States, have been called by Pres
ident Hoover to meet him in confer
ence Thursday to take steps to meet
the national emergency. Farmers
are being hard hit, as it is shown that
about twenty million head of horses,
cattle sheep are affected, the Presi
dent said. There will be food enough
for human consumption, he indicated.
Charles Seelye, Pat Naghel and
Walter Gerwels, of the U. S. Land
Office, were recent passengers for
Fairbanks, after having given atten
tion to official duties hi this section.
At McGrath the homesteads * of !W. T.
Vanderpool and Dan Sprague < were
surveyed. While in Takotna the Qua
Christensen homesteadrwas smjveytd.
Pilot Matt Niemien^of the Alaska
Airways arrived at MtGrith yester
day, having-as a passenger Miss ris
Chenowith,i-, who will teach the Mc
Grath schdoL .during the coming year.
Frank Lange and Harry Dulac
were. Thursday . arrivals, from Mc
Grath.
HOOVER APPOINTS COMMIS
SIONERS TO STUDY PRACTI
CABILITY OF NEW. HIGHWAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. V 5.—Presi
dent Hoover today appointed Ificnest
Walker Sawyer oil California,. Her
bert R.’ Rice of Michigan, ancF’Majoi'
Malcolm Elliott of the -Armjf Ehgi
neerr Corps as special commissioners
to investigate the practi«®bilityuo£: a
highway from the northern qaart .'of
the United States ito Alaska. The
three commissioners are to co-operate
with representative;!, _»fC Gansda i.in
this study.
England’s Big
Dirigible
FLIES FROM CARDINGTON; ENG.,
TO MONTREAL IN 75 HOURS
35 MINUTES.
LONDON, July 29.—Tfae British
dirigime it-100 took off at mo an.today
from the northwestern tp of Ireland
for Canada. The new dirigible, the
largest airship in the world, carries
forty-ifiur persons, including seven
passengers.
ST. HUBERT FIELD, Montreal,
Aug. L.—The British dirigible R-100
arrived over St. Hubert Field this
morning from Cardington, England,
having made the flight<.in 75 hours
15 minutes.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Ju}y 28.—William Del
bert Barkhuff, .Seattle city engineer,
[ and for many .years a public servant,
was killed .yesterday afternoon in a
triple crash on' the ^verett highway.
He had just completed plans for a
trip around the .world, ,
SEATTLE, Aug. 9.-^H. F. Alex
ander resigned as president of the
Pacific Steamship Company today.
He will devote his time to private af
fairs, especially oil interests , in this
and other States.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.—Senator Oddie
of Nevada sailed on the Aleutian this
morning for an inspection of. .the Mc
Kinley National Park. He is accom
panied by Mrs. Oddie.
NEW YOKE, July 28.—Miss- Ruth
Ederle, now teaching swimming at
the Board Walk Pool at Rye, N. Y.,
is nearly dead as a result of her feat
of swimming the English channel.
RIO JANuiuO, July 28.—JoasPes
soa, candidate for vice president of
! Brazil, is reported assassinated as a
result of disorders in the state of
Parahyda.
SEATTLE, Aug. 7.—Col. Thomas
H. Lantry, manager of the Northern
Pacific and Seattle organization of
World War Veterans, dropped dead
here today.
EVERETT, Aug. 5.—Lyle A. -Car
penter, one of the richest lumbermen
of Washington State, was killed last
night when his automobile crashed
into a street car
ST. PAUL, Aug. 5.—Joseph A.
Pyle, former editor of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, authorized biogra
pher of James J. Hill, died last night
at his home here.
. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—Chauncey
If.'Depew left an estate of $15,000,
000, the tax commissioner revealed
today. I
Conservative
;Party Wins
CANADIAN LIBERALS OVER
THROWN—BENNET TO SITC
5 JCEED . MACKENZIE KING.
• OTTAWA, July 29.—After twelve
years in power, the Liberal govern
j ment of Mackenzie King has been
' overthrown. The Conservative party,
I headed by Richard Bedford Bennet of J
Calgapyv won a majority of seats in
i-the House of Commons in yesterday’s
general election. Bennet will be at
the headLof the new government.
OTTAWA, Aug.. 11.— Burnett, Con
servative leader, was sworn in today
as Prime Minister ..of Canada, Mac
kenzie King and his ministry having
resigned.
Political Pot
•Warming Up
OHIO OEMS DECLARE TOR RE
PEAL OF THE.NATIONAL
PROHIBITION ACT
COLUMBUS, AugV 13.—Democrats
in the Ohio State-primary Tuesday
voted for repeal ut the national pro
hibition act and nominated Repre
sentative Robert J. Buskley for Sen
ator. George White of Marietta was
nominated for "Governor
SEATTLE, Aug. " lO^-Governor
Roosevelt Of New York' atands -head
and shoulders'above any other Demo
cratic presidential pjossibHities at
this time, declares Senator -C. C. Dill, i
who arrived here yesterday.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug'. 8.—
Al. Smith, former Presidential candi
date, John J. Raskob, chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
and Governor SRoosevelt held.a closed
conference here today, it is generally
believed on the issues of the next
presidential campaign.
TOPEKA, Aug. 6.—Allen was re
nominated for Senator in Tuesday’s
primaries. Clyde M. Reed, incum
bent, was defeated for the Republican
nomination for governor by Fraftk
Hauka, former state commander *f
the American Legion.
POISONOUS LIQQUOR.
LOS ANGELES, Aug.’S.—Michael
Codahy, son <of the noted Chicago;
family of meat packers, sustained
paoalysis of .his lower limhs as a re
sult of drinking poisonous liquor at a
Hollywood hotel party. Mrs. J. P.
Cudahy, his ttriot'ner, said today that;
he -may regain the use of his limbs.
Y30UNG STRIPLING HAS EASY
TIME WITH PHIL SCOTT
WIMBLBDON STBIUM, London,
July 28.—Young St.-ibling, from Ma
con. Georgia,.atapped, back into the
eon, Georgia, stepped back into the
front rank/Of heavyweights tonight
by knocking but" Phil Scott, the tall
JUnglMhmau^dnxtwor , rounds, after
flooring hun*£our : time., in the first
session. >
Axel Peterson left a few days avo
Little credit.
H. C. Wallick left this morning for
a brief visit at Ophir.
Doings At
Washington
WILL ASK CONGRESS FOR FIVE!
HUNDRED ADDITIONAL
DRY AGENTS
WASHINGTON, Aug. Prohibi
tion Director Woodcock, announce?
today that he will ask Congress foi
five hundred additional dry agents.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—Hoover
is creating a commission, the per
sonnel of which will be announced in
a few days, to work out solution of
the unemployment problem
Nicholas Roosevelt of New York
was today appointed vice-governor of:'
the Philippines.
President Hoover today, ata a cot
ference with Attorney General Mit
chell, ordered drastic enforcement of
the dry law.
WASHINGTON, .Aug. 7—Major
General MacArthur today was ap
pointed chief'of sta ffof the army by
Hoover.
Chairman Huston of the Repub
lican national committee, resigned to
day, following wljich Senator Fess^of
•Ohio 'was appointed chairmar.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Presi
dent Hoover today announced aban
donment of his proposed Western va
cation trip, and will remain ir or
near Washington to direct drought
belief program.
SENATORS TON WAY NORTH
TO INSPECT. INVESIGAT AND
STUDY ’ALASKA’S RAILROAD
SEATTLE, Apg.tllVTinSi-a States
Senators. Robert B..Hcweliiot .Ne
braska, John Thomas qfvTdahe, and
John B. .Kendrick of Wyoming, •CL- C.
Dill of WaahihSton- aiu1 Rear Ad
miral, Robert E. Countz. sailed tonight
for Alaska aboard .the naval destroy
ers .Berry and Wansuth. The Sen
ators are (bound on an inspection and
investigation of the Alaska Railroad,
to study its .economic conditions And
future possibilities.
Chester Brink, who some days age
suffered.a.'severe cot across his right
leg through .the breaking of a knife
on .a planing - machine, is still icon
fined to his.bed. The wound is heal
ing nicely, and it is possible the pa
tient will be .able to he out of bed
within the next few days. Incident
ally, at may ./be stated that the knife
piece which hit Mr. Brink weighed
about .a pound, and a half and made s
gash, ahoid five inches in length, in
tha course of which it also made a.
cut into the .leg bone. and loosened
the muscles from the. .same. Two
other pieces of the knife were fotind,
one imbedded.in the mink house and
another still farther away; possibly
100 or more feet from the planing
machine.
The Sea Wolf, Frank Larson,- re
turned' here early in the* week-from
McGrath, bringing up the C
tractor and other equipment nhea in
improving the McGrath aviationifield.
Also coming up were Miss Fred* fend
Miss Hattie Konig, Milton Rice, Casi
mir Naudtz, Hanther, AVX. Grant.
The steamer Tapper, from Seattle,
reached Bethel at. «T .o’clock Friday
night. The steamer Tana, in all prob
ability, will arriver at McGrath *about
August 25 oh 26.
Owen. Gray was s yesterday artam
from Yankee.