THE KUSKO TIMES
[ *" VOL. VIII. NO.
25
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 11. 1928.
PRICE 25 CENT.1
AI Smith Denounced
i By New York Pastor
f I^TaCETfoSiR5 "ST SMITH" DEADLI
, EST J?OmiN II, S. TODAY OF
dEORCR OEVMORAL PROGRESS.
S. SHITJi. DEMANDS PROOF OF THE
C CHABGETAND RIGHT TO REPLY
•;;rN,castor’s own church.
. ALBANY, ,-v 4»F-- 8.—Demanding
proof Of the charge, and the right to
reply, Governor Alfred E. Smith to
, day ..took .. Rev. DDrD. John Roach
, Stratton to tpak,far;thetiatter’s dec
laration from his pulpit in Calvary
* ) .Baptist Church, New York, Sunday,
that the Democratic -presidential can
didate as a public man is the deadliest
- foe in America today of the force of
Italian Sub
YieldsDead
-. t-_
• SANK AFTER COLLISION. 1NLAD
t. RIAfl'IC; 31 DEAD-FROM POI
„ SON GAgES
■ ROME. Aug. 8,—rThe .Italian sub
,- maine CXF, with a. crew, of thirty
v . one ,dead from poison gases, was
j,. brought to .the surface today in the
f, Adriatic, in .which it had sunk after
a .collision, thirty-four hours, before.
; FRENCH FLIERS KILLED
ABOUT TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT
FROH OLL YTO NEW YORK
OLLY, France, Aug. 9.—The . tri
motored airplane Rainbow last even
ing, as it was taking off from here in
r an attempted flight to New York,
, crashed on Oily Field, killing Maurice
, Drouhin, noted French flier, and Lau
t net, his mechanic. Engineer Migio
, nolle was gravely injured.
f. HOOVER CELEBRATES HIS
FIFTY-FORTH BIRTHDAY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug.
. 10.—Herbet Hoover, Republican pres
idential nominee, is celebrating his
fifty-fourth birthday at his home here
L today.
Frank Joaquin, who for the past
, ■ couple of months has been giving at
tention to his personal interests out
, on Ganes, was a yesterday arrivaL
j Hq is scheduled to leave on an early
- plane for Fairbanks, from which
place he will leave immediately for
the Outside, going direct to his home
at Orland. Calif., where Mrs. Joaquin
. anfi children are now located.
”Bcey Hayes came in Friday from
the Ganes creek dredge, where he has
been during the present season. He
left Satu^ay; for McGrath, from
. which place he left yesterday for
Bethel. . will return up river on
the Tana.
Charlie Nichols, after a season; at
the Ganes cpeek dredge, was a Sun
, day arrival.
Bud Riley,^tye; a stay of a cqpple
, of months at McGrath, returned here
i Friday, coding up with Joseph.jOptea.
moral progress and true political wis
dom.
Governor Smith, in a caustic reply
to Stratton, requested, in the spirit
of American fair play,.that he be in-,
vited to the clergyman’s church and
given an opportunity to be heard on
his side of the question.
Reverend Stratton last night ex
tended a ninvitation to the Governor,
suggesting that the discussion be
held in Madison Square Garden in
stead of the church.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 8.—Justice
William Harmon Black, of the New
York Supreme Court, and president
of the board of trustees of Calvary
Baptist Church, in an informal state
ment here today took sharp issue with
the attitude of Dr. John Roach Strat
ton, his pastor, toward Governor A1
Smith.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF GENE TUNNEY AND MISS
MAY JOSEPHINE LAUBER
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Mrs. Kath
erine Rowland Lauber, of Greenwich,
..Conn., tcday formally announced the
engagement of her daughter May
.Jose. Josephine to Gene Tunney,
heavyweight champion. Mrs. Lauber
is the widow of George Lauber, steel
magnate.
INDICTED AT MEXICO CITY
ASSASSINATION OF OBREGON
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5.—Mother
Superior Concepion, Acvedo de la
Lata of Espirito, Santo convent, Se
nora Maria Lupia, Lupia Pena Alt
mira and Jorge Rerando Gallardo Pa
von, cousin of Toral, were indicted to
day in. connection with the assassina
tion of General Obregon.
GEO. E. BRENNAN, LEADER OF
ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY, PASSES
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—George E.
Brennan, Democratic national com
mitteeman, and master mind of Illi
nois Democracy since the passing of
Roger Sullivan, died at his home here
today.
John Jacobson, after a summer at
the Ganes creek dredge, was among
Sunday arrivals, having been brought
in by auto truck, owing to the fact
that h ewas suffering intensely with
pains somewhat akin to rheumatism.
He returned here Monday from a trip
to Ophir, where Miss Howard ten
dered medical advice, and he is at this
time feeling somewhat improved.
Rasmus Mattson, coming, from the
Ganes creek dredge, was, among .Sun
day arrivals.
Miss E. Marsh, well fknown eld
timer of McGrath, where she for
merly conducted a notion and .novelty
store, is now located in Seattle, where
she recently opened up. a new store
at 454 Twelfth avenue.
Christian Bolgen, United & States
Commissioner at Ophir, iwas -Tayester
day>arrival here on matters/of busi
ness, again returning ta, Ophir today.
Andy Peterson, well jknopi i .TJ* wan
derer, is among recent and
is scheduled to leave almosb^anj^day
for some unheralded section.
-' i
John Krieger was a Sunday arrival
from the Ganes creek dredge.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS AP
mEAL TO FARMERS AND
WOMEN, MIDDLE -WEST
CHICAGO, Aug. i.—45eventy-4wc
Republican leaders from the MiddI"
West sought in conference today. ,aj(>
open sesame to presidential votes of
corn-belt farmers and women of .the;
Midwest. Hubert Work, chairman s* I
the Republican national, committee,
made the principal address.
1 AMERICAN MARINE, 10 IN
SURGENTS KILLED, IN EN- (
COUNTERS IN NICARAGUA
_ I
PUERTA CABELEAU, Nic-, Aug.1
9.—One American marine, was killed
and three wounded in an encounter 1
with rebels, sixty miles , from Bocay,'
on the Coco river, Tuesday. Ten in
surgents were, killed.
TOM HEENEY, HEAVYWEIGHT,
TAKES WIFE UNTO HIMSELF
NEW YORK.—Tom Heeney, well
known Australian heavyweight, and
Miss Marion Nutt, of Long Island,
were married Thursday night.
Takes His
Own Life
PETE FOX, IDITAROH LABORING
MAN, SHOOTS SELF, DIES AT
HOLY CROSS.
IDITAROD, Aug, 10.—Peter Fox, a
laborer, formerly in .the employ of
the Alaska Road Commission, shot
himself with a .22 pistol at Holy
Cross yesterday, dying this morning
on the hospital boat there. Fox
placed the barrel of tre pistol in his
mouth, the discharge blowing out a
portion of the brains.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Aug. 10.—Stockholders
of the new Pacific National Bank,
with a capital of two and a half mil
lions, today elected George H. Green
ward president, and William Calvert
chaiman of the board.
SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—Mayor Ed
wards today announced the appoint
ment of George B. Avery as super
intendent of public utilities. Avery
at present is assistant supervisor of
the State Department of Labor.
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 3.—Physi
cians attending William S. Vare, Sen
ator-elect from Pennsylvania, say
his chances for life are extremely
doubtfuL
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.—The hydro
graphic office today reported that
ships at eea had sighted the Polish
trans-Atlantic plane Marshal Pilsub
ski. The plane was headed back to
wards Europe, never having cached
the Azores on the flight to New York.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—Governor XI
Smith of New York and a party of
Eastern Democratic leaders attended
the private funeral services for
George E. Brennan, Illinois Demo
cratic chieftain today. Following the
funeral service, Governor Smith re
turned at once to New York.
DU PONT OUT FO RAL SMITH.
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 9.—
Pierre S. Dupont, chairman of the
board of General Motors, announced!
today that he will vote and work far!
Governor A1 Smith for President. I
■JUU ---J5—J, .fl.’ ■ «
Woman Dead
gy fist Blow
SHY? HAD MOVED ASSAILANT’S
{ UAE IN ORDER TO PARK
HER OWN.
.SEATTLE, Aug. 10.—Mrs. D. H.
Brown, of the suburb of Tukwila, was
killed last night. bv a body blow from
the fist of an. unknown man. who flew
into a rage when he found she had
mnve<L bis ear in order to nark her
own.. Both were, attending the Moose
carnival here. The. murderer escaped.
WEALTHY LOS ANGBLES
WOMAN, BEUEfED MURDERED
BY BUTCHER BOY “ERIEND ’
LOS ANGELES, Aug. ..9.-—Leo
Keoly, handsome butcher boy friend
of Mros..Myrtle i '■■llus, uwis today in
dicted by the county.,grand jury on a.
charge of haying murdered lurin her
palatiale-home during the ..absence of
her husband, Frank Melius. Mrs.
1 Melius, was wealthy and .prominent
I socially.
| WILKINS PREPARING FOR
SOUTH. POLE FLIGHT
.SEATTLE, Aug. _Capt. George
H. Wilkins, well known .explorer, ar
rived here by airplane yesterday from
Ran .Francisco. He will purchase here
much of the plane equipment for his
South Pole flight.
POLISH AIRMElVif&CMBGWIffl
MING IN SEA AND RESCUED
LISBON, Aug. Rr-^E&kevs, . Idzi
kowski and -Kubala, Polish airmen, at
tempting a t 'ane-Atlantur flight, were
found swimming in the sea near then;
crippled plane,. sixty miles off«Cape
f inisterre and rescued by the German
steamer Samos
ROY C. LYLE NOW PERMANENT
PROHIBITION ADMINISTRATOR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Roy C.
| Lyle, of Seattle, was ti-day appointed
permanent prohibition administrator
for Washington, Oregon; ruaifl Alaska,
I under the civil service, at a'salary of
; $6,000 a year.
EIELSON TO ACCOMPANY WIL
I KINS ON SOUTH POLAR FLIGHT
_
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 8.—
Lieutenant Carl Ben Eiejson, well
! known Alaskan and Arctic flier, who
is now visiting .here, has agreed to
accompany George Hubert Wilkins on
the latter’s South Polar flight.
JARDINE BAILS FOR ALASKA.
SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—Secretary of
Interior Jardine sailed for Southeast
ern Alaska yesterday on. the Bureau
of Fisheries steamer JBrant. Jardine
is making the trip fo& the purpose of
recuperating-his.health and also for
the purpose of inspecting the opera
tions of his department' in the Terri
tory.
Frank J. Guskey, C. manager,
was a Takotna visitor "during the
week, coming up with Ed Young on
the Fairbanks plane
Ed Nollette, Ta It .'■••• vas among
town visitors fcr .m.y during the
past week.
Andy White left yesterday for Mc
Grath on a short business trip.
As*i Peterson is among recent
town arrivals.
Hurrah For
: California U
EftMT-OAREI) CREW DEFEAT*
1 ENGLISH EIGHT FOR WORIJ#
c CHAMPIONSHIP.
SLOTEN, Holland, Vug. 10.—Th<„
University’ of California eight-oared
crew won the blue ribbon event in the
Olympic rowing races for the United
States today, defeating the English
cght ia the final for thp world’s
championship.
SIGNING OP KELLOGG ANTI
WAR PACT* OCCASION FOR
PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING
. LONDON, Ant. b—The .Archbishop
of Canterbury today issued a state-'
merit advising the clergy of parish
churches in .Eneland to offer prayers
and thanksgiving on the occasion of
the..signing of the Kellogg anti-war
LOWENSTEI* LOST $36,000,0(>f»
3 WEEKS BEFORE DEATH;
k OflO LEFT Til WIDOW AND SON
LONDON, A.ug. fljfc—The Evening
News says Cants in Loewenstein, Bel
gian financier, who was killed in the
fall from an airplane while fling over
the English channel, lost 536,000,000
. three weeks before his death, but that
he left 540,000,000 to be equally di
vided between his widow and son.
3 MEMBERS OF * >i*4BLED
SEAPLANE ARE RESCUED
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—Frank
Courtney and three members of the
crew of their disabled seaplane were
rescued by the steamship Minnewaska
at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
Bert Eldridge, well known Mc
Grath merchant, was a passenger
with Ed Young on the Fairbanks
plane a few days ago. Mr. Eldridge
is headed for the Outside for a visit
of some months, this being his first
visit to the Outside since his arrival
North in 1898. After a short visit in
S'eattje fie will heal for North Dakota
for a visit of a few weeks, and will
then visit other relatives and friends
in the East. During his absence Bill
Wiseman, well known McGrathite, is
in charge of the McGrath establish
ment, giving every attention to Mr,
Eldridge’s affairs.
The Ganes creek dredge, under op
eration by Hans Erickson, closed
down for the season on August 11,
the halt in operations being due to a
lack of wood supply. The halt came
at a time when the dredge was work
ing in excellent ground. The short
season's results, however, are said to
have been quite satisfactory.
The Tana, Captain George Green,
got away from McGrath on the 7th
for Bethel, at which place it will con
nect with the steamer Tupper on the
arrival of the latter. Going down an
the Tana were Dr. L. W. Fromm,
Carl F. Fromm, Oddie llallson, game
warden for the -Kuskokwim section,
and Jimmie Brown, who made the
trip up in company with Mr. Hallson.
Chester Brink, with his rerently
acquired meat barge, got away from
McGrath yesterday for Bethel. Also
going down on the boat were Charlie
Konietzko, Charlie Konig and Ikey
Hayes.
John Krieger left yesterday lor ♦
short visit at Opbir.