TIMES
YOL. VI. NO 30 -
TAKOTNA. ALASKA,. SATURDAY, JULY an.
PRICE 25 CENTS
WEST INDIAN
HURRUHNE
Sweeps Florida Coast.
Takes Many Lives-,
Enormau s. Loss^.
Miami, VlfclaJuIy- Sifey-Sfeven
tfcijths and property J damages of
eight mifti«n*-«ioUam'were caused by a
West-ludiahahuertoaw, which origin
ated in <th«i> CarlUbwu* Sea, swept
across Nashua, toee-along the Florida
const. and turned inin-Georgia,-where
today -ft‘ is rt-pomodimmisning.
Fifty-ffctir ‘'bodtekuwere- washed
ashore at > • Saftoa . • from schooners
which wtVe ’ sunku off Sanoa island,
Santo Domingo. Nashua sustained
damages-agfetfegatlng five ■million 'dol
lars.
Iowa Republicans »
Bury thfe Hatchet
Des Moines, Iowa, July 28,—Repub
licans in state convention today buried
their habchefca hik! voiced! approval of
al> candidatesechosea, at^'tho June *7th
primary, and accented- tovtheir arms
Sriilth ,W’>'STO6kha»*t, unseated United
States Senator, -at the outcome.
FORMEtt manager waechter
BROKERAGES RAlX^'ff AR6ES
J.-Wed fttnithOrs; "FsBfbante man
ager for the. Waeobtev Bros. Company,
wholesale- and retail*dealers in meats,
was bound over to,the grand jury at
Fairbanks on a complaint signed May
6,'1926r by* Uavid Runyan* who suc
ceeded Struthers- as-* manager, charg
ing Strothers- with -ettbestSftng $17,
66IL08--money - belonging to--c the
Waeehter Bros. Company, and which
ratne into -possessinn-of Struthers Mur
ing the Mime he- -was -manager for the
company. - Hdiwas-alse; boand-over-On
a Second charge «n a complaint charg
ing'the cmheafclemont Of $2&8, which
vai signed by- David Runyan on May
T4v • Struthers wdB* released after put
ting up a bond of f 12,51)0.
On May-13* 1826, a civil action wat
started by the Waechtei Bros. Com
pany, through their, attorney, John A.
Clark, of Fairbanks, in which they ask
judgment, for the sum of $30,446.29
alleged to have been wrongly convert
edlby Struthers*from 1919 to Febrir
»ry, 1926, at which time Struthers
services, with-the company terminated
Struthers is one of the best knowT
men in Interior Alaska. He was act
ive in the organization of the Fair
nanfes- Airplane Corporation, and b
said to be one of the principal stock
holders ato thte present time. He wise
is-said ,to-have numerous mining in
tetOsts. He imported an automobih
*t-the time of the visit of the Hard
ing party to Alaska, which was t(
have been used to take the late Presi
dent over-the Richardson highv/ay, mi'
which was not. used for that porposc
because the trail trip was abandonee
aftter the pair«y reached Fairbanks.
SAYS U. S. AMBASSADORS
MAY BE ORDERED HOMI
Berlin, July 27r—An article printec
in ithe Zeitung today, of a semi-officia
character, states that President Cool
idge has ordered Alanson B. Hough
tofa and Myron T. Herrick, Unitec
States ambassadors to London anc
Paris, respectively, to return to Wash
ington in September with Secretary
of Treasury Mellon, now on a vacatioi
in Europe^
GUESTS OF COOLIDGE..
Paulsmith, N. Y., July 26.—Thi
start of the fourth week of Presiden
Cbolidge’s Adirondacks vacation to
day found him entertaining Mr. anc
Mrs. Edsel Ford; of Detroit, anc
Richard Washburn Child, former am
bassador to Italy:
Archie Higgins, after a trip tc
Medfra, returned here Thursday, com
ing up from McGrath with Joe Oates
Delegate Dan: Suther
| land, Col. Steese Pay
Takotna Brief Visit
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Blowing into town Friday and blow
ing right out again, after a few
hours’ visit, were Dan Sutherland,
Alaska’s Delegate to- Congress; Col..
James Gordon Steese. president of
the Alaska . Road' Owimisston,. and
Frank Kolzheimer, member of the U.
At Geological Surveys..
Mr. Sutherland, would have tarried
a while longer, but he was following
on the trail of Colonel Steese to Idit
arod, and Dan is not a bit backward
in saying that the Colonel is some
live wire whether, on the trail or irr
arranging for construction of roads.
Takotnans, however, enjoyed Dan’s
brief visit, and .all-the oldtimers were
glad to see him. The Delegate is a
pioneer of ancient vintage, and all
those old fellows who came here in
their buoyant, youth remember him as
| one of them. Dan seems to hold his
i own against Advancing age very well,;
and his life in Washington does not
seem to make any material change in
his manner of hailing.his old friends.
There are men in the Takotna and
Ophir section who were neighbors of
Dan in almost every camp from Coun
cil to Fairbanks.
Speaking of. mail, matters, Mr.
Sutherland urged the sending of peti
tions and personal letters to the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
praying for ifproved mail service in
this section, and Dart promises' to
exert his best efforts to obtain results.
He tells us that>the mail service to
the Kuskokwim and Innoko section is
the very worst in the Territory, and
The Times'- is certainly in agreement
with him so far as the summer ser
vice is concerned..’
Delegate Sutherland’s trip will con
tinue to Flat and Iditarod, and then
on to Holy Cross and Nome. He
plans to return to* Fairbanks about
September 1, and will conduct his po
litical campaign there and along the
line of the roalroad until October,
when he will enter the First division
and end the campaign at Juneau or
Ketchikan. The many friends of the
Delegate regret that his stay here
was so brief, that they could not see
more of Dan and learn more of his
work in Congress, but he says that
^he next mail will probably bring a
esume of Alaska legislation during
the past session.
Colonel James G. Stcese, president
of the Alaska Road Commission—that
buoyant, energetic spirit, alwoys on
the job, and who be’ieves in making
things move—was also greeted on all
sides by his many friends. He was
largely occupied during his brief visit
here in consultation with Carl Lotts
feldt, A. R. C. division superintend
ent, regarding road matters in this
section. That the consultation was a
happy and satisfactory one may be
gleaned from the fact that Colonel
Steese, later in the afternoon, stated
to The Times man that an extra al
been authorized to Mr. Lottsfeldt And
this allotment is said to be a most
substantial one.
“The boys will have a long season,”
said the Colonel, beamingly, “and that
road to Ophir will be completed this
fall, if men and money will do it.”'
All of which, it goes without say
ing, is most welcome news and quite
gratifying.
Frank Holzheimer, of the United
States Geological Survey, was biisy
' during his stay here in giving atfen
‘ tion to matters and gathering stalis
1 tics pertaining io that department
From Flat and Iditarod he will' go to
Crooked, thence down the Kuskokwim
1 going as far as Bethel, and in ay pos
sibly pay another visit to Takotna
within a few weeks on his way to the
Outside..
The Annabelle, Robert Lbwrie, ar
rived at McGrath yesterday afternoon
from Bethel, and is understood to be
' on its way up the Takotna tdday.
Chris Nelson, with the mall, left
Thursday for McGrath
Charlie Nichols was among Thure.
day arrivals.
I
GAMBLERS
AT CANTON
Guards Stationed About
Homes of Many City
Officials.
Canton, Ohio, July 2C.—Armed
members of the Ohio National Guard
patrolled the immediate vicinity of
homes of several f antan officials all
last night, . state rung guardsmen
about the homes of officials, following
the receipt of continued threats un
less they abandoned their search for
the slayer of Don R. Mellett, pub
lisher of the Canton News, some days
ago.
Mexico Orders Dis
armament.All Cath
olics That Country
Mexico City, July 29;-—Attorney
General Ortega has ordered the dis
armament of all Catholics throughout
Mexico. Ortega explains that this ac
tion was taken because of reports of
the holding of night sessions by vari
ous groups, which the authorities
feared were for the purpose of devel
oping opposition to religious laws.
Mexico City, July 80—Large crowds
stoned Attorney General Ortega and a
party of the Department of Justice
tonight while officials were closing
the annexes of -St. fCatherine’s church.
The officials took refuge* in the in
terior of the church buildings, where
they remained fori a' while and then
forced their-way out by discharging
their i pistols iii>'thfe air and using
whips and -cane. Che .rtUwking
parties.
LACK OF LAW REGARDING
RADIO BROADCASTING
Washington, July 20.—The Govern
ment is without power to make any
regulations governing radio in the ab
sence of any specific laws from Con
gress, Secretary, of Commerce Hoover
was advised today by the Department
of Justice.
Washington, July 27.—Secretary of
Commerce Hoover today made public
the opinion by Attorney General Sar
gent, holding that the Government is
without power to refuse broadcasting
licenses, to fix power or designate
wave lengths upon which stations may
operate.
800 EXCURSIONISTS SAID ON
STR. ALEXANDER FOR ALASKA
Seattle, July 30.—Burnsly Mann
Smith, owner of the forty-two-story
Smith building, and family, sailed to
day on the Dorothy Alexander for a
pleasure trijy fn Southeastern Alaska.
The vessef carried 300 excursionists.
ROBERT TODD LINCOLN.
Manchester, Vt., July 26.—A report
is current here today that Robert
Todd' Lincoln, son of Abraham Lin
coln, died Sundey at his summer home
neat here.
GOOD BY, “MA” FERGUSON.
Austin, Tex., July 26.—Attorney
General Dan Moody won the Demo
cratic nomination for governor of
Texas, defeating Mrs. Ferguson, the
present incumbent, by about 150,000.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle, July 28—The steamer Com
mercial Guide, owned by Moore &
McCormick, New York, the largest
freighter ever sent to Southeastern
Alaska, returned here today, after
having loaded a full cargo while a(
Ketchikan and Wrangell for delivers
at the metropolis.
Chicago, July 23.—Vive President
Dawes passed through here last night
on his way for a fishing trip for. trout
in the Colorado Rockies,
Dry Administrator
Entertained With
Confiscated BoozC
i
Washington, July 26.—Colonel Ned
Green, San Francisco prohibition ad
ministrator, who nays publicly that he
has been giving parties with eonfis1
cated liquor, was suspended from
office today by the action of Secretary
Winston, of the Treasury department.
All charges of misconduct against
the administrator have been canceled.
They were personal irregularities,
Winston said, and there were no
grafts involved.
Col. Samuel L. Johnston, assistant
administrator at San Francisco, has
been directed to take charge of the
office vacated by Green.
THOMAS RIGGS, FORMER
ALASKA GOVERNOR, INJURED
IN AUTO COLLISION, FRANCE
Chamberly, France, July 30.—
Thermos Riggs, former governor of
Alaska, was severely injured in an au
| tomobile collision near here today.
! SECRETARY OF NAVY WILBUR
SAILS FOR ALASKAN WATERS
i Seattle, July 31—Secretary of Navy
I Wilbur sailed today for Southeastern
; Alaska waters on the destroyer De
| catur, Admiral Hughes, to inspect the
j work being done by navy flyers in the
| photomapping of Alaska from the air.
DOLPH SMITH. FORMER TA
KOTNAN. KILLED, KANATAK
Dolph Smith, a former resident of
Takotna, and well known in these
parts, was shot and killed at Kanatak
some weeks ago by Tony Perich, a
tractor driver. Mr. Smith, who had
many friends here, left this place in
the fall of 1921 for the Outside. The
following account, telling of his mur
der, is taken from Ae Alaska Weekly:
Dolph Smith, one of the best known
pioneers of the Valdez and Copper
river valley regions, was shot and
killed in his roadhouse, between Ka
natak and Pearl Dome, in the Cold
Bay oil fields, in an altercation with
Tony Perich, a trac er driver for the
Standar till Company of California,
who was engaged In hauling equip
^ ment from tiie Lee claim to Kanatak.
Perich, who had taken a room for the
night in Smith’s roadhouse, and Smith
became involved in a row, and in the
heat of the trouble Perich pulled a
gun and fired, the bullet inflicting a
death wound. Perich is being held
under guard at Kanatak, pending the
arrival of Deputy U. S. Marshal Nels
Sorby, of Kodiak.
Dolph Smith went to Valdez in 1898
as a member of the Major Abercrom
bie party, which built the first trail
from the coast to the Y'ukon, He
hailed from Miles City, Montana, and
was among a party of hardy Western
men who accompanied the army officer
on his trail-making mission. Smith
served as a head packer for the Aber
crombie party until the road was
finished. lie then engaged in pros
pecting in the Copper river country
and on Slate creek. He then estab
lished the famous old Senate saloon
in Valdez, which he operated when
Valdez was the only means of ingress
and egress, during the winter period,
from the coast to the Fairbanks dis
trict. Later he sold out his Valdez
business, and for some years ran a
roadhouse on the Richardson high
way, from Valdez to Fairbanks, and
as a side issue started a black fox
farm.
When oil drilling operations started
in the Pearl Creek Dome, Cold Bay
district,, Smith went there and opened
a roadhouse on the road between Ka
natak and Pearl Creek Dome, and his
resort was a popular stopping place
for travelers to and from the oil re
gions.
Waino Puntila returned here Wed
nesday from a trip to Flat, from
which place he brought over a span of
horses, intended for use at the Nixon
mining property, in which he is asso
ciated with Charles aud Dolph Mes
peltand Leo Rodrigue. Mr. Puntila
and team will leave in the morning,
headed for Nixon.
AIMEE ASKS
SHOWDOWN
—
Demand May'Be Met by
Presentation of Start
ling Testimony.
| -
Los Angeles, July 30.—Aimee Sem
j pie McPherson’s demand for a show
; down by the authorities investigating
her disappearance has been granted.
District Attorney.’said today
i that her demand would be met in the
form of presentation of new and
| startling evidence before the grand
1 Jury, which will reconvene next Tues
! day. Also the grand jury will be
asked to consider whether any wit
nesses at previous sessions, including
a Los Angeles pastor, were guilty of
perjury.
Says U. S. Army Is
Being Organizd as
a Huge Corporation
Seattle, July 29.—The United States
army is being organized as a huge
1 corporation by fifteen nationally
I known business men, working under
; the direction of Assistant-Secretary of
j War Hanford MeNider. This was
| disclosed today by General Samuel H.
' Wolfe, one of the council of officers,
j who arrived at Seattle on a tour of
j inspection of national parks.
Wants Majoriy Rule
1928 Dem. Convention!
■ New York, July 28.—JbhiT W. D&viS'
i has joined the^vv -jrent for the abo
lition of the Lk~ ' ' ational Con
vention rules, w.-ch were largely re
sponsible for bir being the party’s
presidential cane date in 1924. Davis
says he is oppose i to the two-thirds
and unit rules, and intends to work
for a majority rule in the 1928 con
vention.
VARE SUPPORTER REFUSES
TO TESTIFY AND MAY BE
CITED FOR CONTEMPT
Chicago, July 27.—Flatly refusing
to answer questions today before the
Senate campaign funds committee,
Thomas W. Cunningham, of Philadel
phia, was advised that he would be
cited before the Senate for contempt.
Cunningham is a strong Vare sup
porter.
U. S. DETERMINED TO
MAINTAIN ITS HOLD UPON
FOREIGN WORLD MARKETS
Paulsmith, N. Y., July 27.—The
United States is determined to main
tain its hold upon foreign markets of
the world, despite any sentiment that
may be stirred up by foreign na
tionals in an attempt to break it. That
is the confided view of Coolidge, ex
plained here officially in his behalf to
day.
BORAH WANTS TO KNOW.
Washington, July 28.—Senator
Borah, chairman of the Senate alien
property investigation committee, to
day demanded a copy of the contract
by which $1,245,000 in American rail
road and corporations securities are
alleged to have passed into the hands
| of the British government.
3 KILLED AND SCORE INJURED
IN A WISCONSIN TORNADO
Ashland, Wis., July 28.—Three are
known to have been killed and a score
injured in a tornado that swept over
upper part of Wisconsin, 15 miles
south of here, today. The property
damage is estimated at upwards of
$100,000.
Among Wednesday visitors were
Mrs. Frank Joaquin and daughters,
Misses N-ip ’ Greta, Miss Ellen
Fred and Dolph ‘ Mespelt, all of whom
returned to Ganes the same evening.
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