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70L X NO.’ 35
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMEBR 13 1930
PRICE 25 CENTS*
Results Of
Priinaries
11 OF 35 SENATORS UF FOR RE
ELECTION ARET ELIMINATED;
GREAT CHANGE ASSURED..
WASHINGTON, ,Sept. II— Resig
nations or<v defeats, in the primaries
already have, emanated eleven oS the
th'rty-five members of the Senate
Senate who wre. up. for re-eection
thk year, assuring, one of the great
est changes- in the Senate makeup in
recent years*
AUGUSTA* Me.M Sept. 8—Cover
» nor William T. Gardiner was re-elect
ed. governor Monday. Representative
Wallace H. White, was elected senator,
and three.. Republican incumbesnts
re-elected to. the .lower house of Con
gyess. Gardiner, won by 16,000, and
White by 30,000.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—With repeal
of the eighteenth amendment and.
anti-VoIsteadism as. his issue, Ralph J
• A. Horr defeated John F. Miller for;
the Republican, nomination to Con
gress in the.First. Seattle and Kitnap
county yesterday by 4,000*
In Tuesday’s Statewide primaries,
Charles G. Heifne.was nominated for
Congress in_the First by the Demo
crats. Bannock waB renominated b
the Repuhicans for county treasurer,
«* defeating William A. Gaines. Robert
au. ux g uuuci.< wvu uie Acpuuuuau
nomination, for. prosecuting attorney,
defeating John EL. Dere by 5,000
votes. Charles. Miller, former Alaska,
federal .officeholder, was defeated for
the Democratic senatorial nomination
by James. Byrnes.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10_Jo*
seph E. Ransdell, veteran inchmbent,'
was defeated, for the Democratic sen
« atorial nomination by Governor H. P..
Long.
• TACOMA, .Sept. 9.—Albert John
son, incumbent, won the Republican
nomination.fog Congress in the Third,
district, defeating McCutcheon by
ab’out 2,QQ0l. Jqhn W. Summers, in
cumbent, was unopposed for renom
' tion in the ^Fourth, district.
DETROIT* 3ept. 10—Senator James
Couzena won. the Republican sena
torial nomination in Tuesday’s pri
maries.. .
SEATTLE, .Sept. 10.—Horr’s ma
jority, in Seattle is 2,880.
ABERDEEN, Sept. 10.—Ed. Bent
was nominated by the Republicans
• for the State Senate from Grays Har
bor district, , defeating 'Martin F.
Smith of -Hoaquim.
DENVER,., Sept. 11.—George H.
Shaw and Edward P. Costigan won
the Republican and Democratic sen
atorial nominations, respectivey, for!
V. Colorado..
SEATTLE, Sept, II,—D, E>- Doug
las, of baseball fame, won the Demo
eratic aonuiistlbm for sheriff of King
county.
» ATLANTA; .SfepL 11.—William P.
Harris was renominated for the Sen-1
ate by Georgia1'Democrats.
► * CHICAGO; Sept. 11.—James Ham
ilton Lewis, runnng against Mrs.
. Roth Hanna: McCormick for the Sen
ate, opened his campaign today, with
thr mrelie& unemployment and pro1
hthitioa as main issues.
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Domingo’s
Hurricane
DEATH LIST TOTALS 4,000; GAN
GRENE AND LOCKJAW TAK
ING MANY VICTIMS.
SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 8—Gan
grene and lockjaw, from which many
victime are suffering, have increased
the hurricane death list to 4,000. A
food riot broke out today, but was
stopped by the military.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—A naval
destroyer has been dispatched to
Santa Domingo with medical relief
and suppies for hurricane victims.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—A sur
vey of Santo Domingo gives 1,000
cases of gangrene, 8,000 injured, and
2,700 homeless.
MEDAL COMING UP FOR COL.
EDWARD V. RICHENBACHER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—Amer
ica’s premium fighting flier. Col. Ed
ward V. Richenbacher, is to receive
next mointh the decoration of his
country from- President Hoover, the
Pnn rrrneoi nn a 1
ALAN, SON OF C. B. BLETHEN,
MEETS DEATH IN VIRGINIA
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—Alan Joseph
Blethen, 20, son of C. B. Blethen, -was
killed yesterday in a motorcycle acci
dent in Virginia, where he had been
attending the August Military Acad
emy.
Matt Vaughn Hit Hard With Sciatica
Matt Vaughn, well known A. R. C.
man, formerly stationed here but for
the past three or four years stationed
at Flat, who left the lattdr pace a
few days, ago- headed for the Outside,
is reported to have been overtaken
shortly after leaving with a severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism. So
acute was the attack that at Holy
Cross a plane was requisitioned to
take him to Anchorage.
Afew fears ago Mr. Vaughn, while
in the Copper River section, suffered
many months with the same ailment,
the dread affliction leaving him sud
denly following a visit to the Outside.
His many friends, hosts of them not
only in this section but throughout
Alaska, are strong in the hope that
relief: will come to him at an early
moment.
Max Sim el, Ophir-Holy Cross mail
contractor, left Hal; Cross on the
13th and is expected to arrive at
Ophir about the 27th. Mr. Sim el has
a limit load, notwithstanding; which
it was necessary, according to word
received here, for him. to leave about
1JM0 pounds, presumably parcel post
matter,, at Holy Cross. The latter, it
is assumed, according to past custom
followed in the carrying-out of our
wonderful mail service.
Eli Walker, after a visit to. Little
creek, left a couple of days ago < for
McGrath, which place he, in.company
with Happy Jack Stephenson, left
yesterday for down- rim.. Mr.
Walker is headed for Napamute, .near
which place he. will be engaged in
prospecting; during- the cenring-win
ter, while Mr. Stephenson is headed,
for his lower river headquarters.
Captain-, George A. Green, master
if the steamer Tana, was'.scheduled
to leave by pane today for Fairbanks,
»n route to his home in Seattle to
ipend tHh coming winter;.
GOVERNMENT OF IRIGOYEN,
ARGENTINE, OVERTHROWN BY
MILITARY; NUMBKR KILLED
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 9.—The
government of President Irigoyen
was overthrown by the army Sunday
night. A dozen persona were killed
by the military in the struggle for
possession of the government build
ing. The overthrown president, who
is now ill, is confined to La Plata
Post.
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Telegraphic Ticks
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WENATCHEE, Sept. 10.—Lord
I Dawson, personal physician to King
George, arrivet here yesterday for a
visit of severa days with his brothers,
A. H. and Frank Dawson, residents of
Wenatchee.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Melhorne,
who disappeared some days agb, was
ousted today as manager, of the Esner
& Melhorne establishment, and Major
George R. Drover appointed perma
nent receiver.
TROMSOE, Sept.. 9.—The bodies of
Exporers Andree and Stromberg were
deposited today in a provisional
crypt, pending arrival of the body of
I Knute Francel, third member of the
ill-fated party.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—Norman B.
Hannay, one of the vice presidents of
the International Bank of Commerce,
died last night, as the result of in
juries sustained in an auto accident
Wednesday.
OLYMPIA, Sept, lSWustice Wal
’ ter M. France, member of thd State
supreme court since 1926, died today
at St, Peters hospital. He was
stricken a week ago with a heart
complaint.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Senators Rob
ert B. Howell, John B. Kendrick and
John Thomas* members of the Senate
committee investigating the Alaska
Railroad, left today for Washington.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—Dr. Merle
Smith and W. L .Smith, prominent
! New Yorkers, sailed on the Yukon
this morning to hunt big game in
Alaska.
SEATTLE, S^pt. 11.—Patrolman
George Tinnell was placed under ar
rest today. He is charged with
having stolen 860 from the till of a
Pike street gasoline sgation.
BOISE, Sept. 9.—Mervin Gordon
Neale, dean of education of the Uni
versity of Missouri, was elected pres
ident of Idaho University today.
.^..BRUSSELS, Sept. 8.—A son was
born Sunday to Princess Astrid and
becomes heir to the Belgian throne.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—S. W.
| Strauss, prominent banker and phil
I anthropist, died here today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Presi
I dent Hoover publicly welcomed Coste
j Belleonte Monday..
I -
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA
ASSURED, SAYS SEC. WILBUR
SEATTLE, Sept. 1L—Secretary of
Interior. Wilbur, no win Seattle, in an
address here, said the development of
Alaska has been halted; only for the
ests, minerals and reindeer will have
a profound influence in the economic
advancement of the country.
■lack McDonald, after a visit ef
several days at McGrath, returned
here yesterday, coming up with. Ber
Demientieff.
For World
Disarmament
BRITISH FORI EON SECRETARY
HOPES FOR WORLD CONFER
ENCE NEXT YEAR.
GENEVA, Sept. 11.—Henderson,
British foreign secretary, told the
League ©f Nations Assembly this af
j ternoon that “we hofiF before 1936
! that an agreement will be made
whereby no more capital ships will
ever be constructed. We hope the
I Council of the League of Nations will
be able to call a great wojrld disarm
ament conference next year,” he said.
ROY C. LYLE DENIES ALL
OF HUBBARD’S CHARGES
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Roy C. Lyle,
testifying in his own behalf, denied
the charges of Hubbard, asserting
the latter had never paid him money
for protection of Olmstead and other
hootleggers.
SEATTLE, Sept 10.—Dan Suther
land, Delegate to Congress from
Alaska* testified this afternoon that
the repotation of Roy C. Lyle, prohi
bitio nadministrator and dry leader
of the Pacific Northwest, and William
Mt Whitney, Lyle’s legal advisor, was
good.
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—Thomas Re
veller former United .Stfcfats-.attorney,
under cross-examination, Corroborat
ed Whitney’s testimony that prohibi
tion agents worked with bootleggers
only to trap them.
Revelie accued Hubbard of threat
ening to have l&n indicted if he did
not agree to testify that Lyle, Whit
ney and Corwn were corrupt.
The Government sought to have
introduced in evidence letters from
Revelie to the United States attorney
general expressin ghis belief that
Hubbard Was untrustworthy and
probaby gtfflty of acrepting bribes,
and the prosecution then introduced
letters written by Revelie after Hub
bard’s suspension as a dry agent inb
bard was described as “capable, dili
gent and honest.”
E. R. Small, former prohibition
agent, and W. H. Kinnard, deputy ad
ministrator at Tacoma, denied Whit
ney had ever attempted to get them
to slack their work against bootleg
gers. On the contrary, he urged
them on, but said, “Leave the little
fellows alone and get the big guns,”
they testified.
Ike Taylor, well known A. R. C.
man in charge of road affairs in the
Fairbanks ection, was a yesterday ar
rival here for a brief visit, coming
from Fairbanks with Pilot Elliott.
They left last evening for McGrath,
to which place they were accompa
nied by Carl Lottsfeldt.
Married At Bethel.
Ed Stephenson of McGrath, en
gineer on the steamer Tana, and
Miss Mollie Charles, , of Bethel, were
married at the latter place on August
10. The newly-weds are now at Mc
Grath, where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Victor - Hill and Mrs. James
Weir were Monday arrivals for a
brief visit here, coming from and re
turning to Ophir with P. W. Carlson.
Mra. John Rieck of Ophir, coming
over from Ophir with P. W| Carlson,
was an early-in-the-week visitor.
Eighteenth
Amendmeet
GOV. ROOSEVELT, NEW YORK*
DECLARES FOR REPEAL AND
OFFERS SUBSTITUTE.
ALBANY, Sept. 11.—Franklin D.
! Roosevelt, Governor qf New York, to
cia> declared for repeal of the l?th
amendment and substitution of a
federal statute grantin gto each State
the right to control the sale of intox
icants. These are his views as made
known in a letter to Senator Robert
F. Wagner.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—A fresh
trial, submitting the prohibition ques
tion to the States or the people for a
ne wdecision, caused the Anti-Saloon
League today to reaffirm its opposi
tion to any such project. F. Scott
McBride, superintendent of the dry
organization, characterized such a
proposal as “impossible and ridicu
lous.”
WIDOW’ OF EARL BORLAND
MAY GE TAWAR DOF $6,00*
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Judge Ches
ter A. Battchler has granted the
widow of Earl Borand permission to
accept $6,000 from his employers, the
Alaclfu \ irwnvc Tnr
A. J. NORDALE, FAIRBANKS
PION-EER VOSSES AWAY
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—&. J. Nor
dale, pioneer Alaskan, proprietor of
the Nordale Hotel, Fairbanks, died
here Tuesday. He had arrived from
Fairbanks for treatment Saturday.
Mrs. Peter McMullen Passes
Away At Alhambra, Caif.
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Mrs. Peter McMullen, the former
Miss Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, died in
Alhambra, California, recently, ac
cording to word received by local
friends. News of her death was not
entirely unexpected, as she had been
in ill health for a number of years.
The body was sent to Kansas City,
where her mother and a sister and
brother reside.
She was married in 1924 at Man
hattan, Kansas, to Peter McMullen,
then deputy United States marshal
for the upper Kuskokwim district.
They returned to Alaska following
their marriage and lived at McGrath
for some time before going to tha
Outside to make their home.
Mrs. McMullen was the first pro
fessor of home economics at the
Alaska College. She was head of
that department from 1923 to 1924
Surviving her are her widower and
a daughter, Marion.
The Sea Wolf, Master Frank Lar
son, left yesterday for McGrath, hav
ing completed transportation of all
freight to this place for the present
season. The Wolf wil go into winter
quarters at McGrath immediately.
Going down on the Sea Wolf was
Frank Guskey, whq came up to give
attention to business affairs. Mr.
Larson is expected to return to Ta
kotna within the next few days and
will take up his residende here for
the coming winter.
Dr. Seeley, dentst, .was a recent ar
rival, comin gwrer tfrom Flat with
Ed Young. Returning to Flat, Pilot
Young had Milton Rice, well known
A. R. C. man as pasaenfer.