THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL IX
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BOEING SEAPLANE, JUNEAU TO
SEATTLE,; BATTLES RAIN
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AND f>$NtfW STORMS.
KETCH(JuAN, March 27-^Five pas
sengers aooprjd the Boeing seaplane,
fly:ng fjifW). Juneau to Seattle, includ
ing two ijoinen, are safe here today,
after a wasfific battle with snow and
rain sto-ripts last night, until they ran
out of gasoline and were forced down
near Gunr^ island. They drifted hope
lessly to I*:? hours before they were
fbund jyya native, who towed the
plane u>x-«rd Ketchikan until the
Coast Guard cutter Cygen took them
in-.stow, landing the party here.
MARSHAL FOCH LAID TO REST
UNDER DOME OF INVALIDED
P March 26.—Marshal Ferdi
nand Foch was laid to rest this after
noon under the dome of the Invalides,
in ^company with Napoleon and other
grfat^tytKves of military history. Two
cajpjinjfcltj, efeven bishops and papal
nuncios, as personal representatives
of fPop® Pi Us XI, attended the funeral
in jNpire Dame- Cathedral.
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDA*
TIONS TO LEGISLATURE
,i —Before a joint session
of ,the two houses of'the legislature,
Go.veunor George A. Parks, in his bi
ennial message, recommended the
adypti©» of a public institutions build
ing program covering a period of five
or-ten years; creation of the office of
Terri|prial Auditor, to Be selected by
popaUutA'ote; tax reduction; encour
Hg&nept of foreign capital for indus
trial development; training of a per
sonnel for predatory animal control;
establishment of a bureau of animal
husbandry at the Alaska Agricultural
Coilegje and School of Mines; disposal
of Territorial fish hatchery property;
rvipion of the laws relating to the re
lief of destitution, pensions, pioners'
hom, rlif of indignts, medical and den
tal boards; continuation of Territorial
aid, to prospectors; adequate appro
priations for roads and trait building';
continued promotion of aerial trans
portation hy the construction of air
plane landings; improvement of school
facilities; enactment'of an effective
Territowaljaudgtft law; funds for pub
licity.
Mfs. Georgie Hagen and Charlie
Goebel- returned here yesterday from
McGrath, and were among those who
faced the storm most of the way up.
Ikey Hayes, after a visit here of
some days, returned to his home at
McGrath on Friday.
Messrs. Dakin and Smith left Mc
Grath Wednesday for Fair-banks, via
airplane.
Frank Larson, from his headquar
ters up the Kush ikwim, was a Tues
day arrival at McGrath.
«arsrr"STTv> srettawiRiflaa
Carl W. Fromm returned here
Thursday from a brief visit at Mc
Grath, and left for'Opfoir on Friday.
<f. It. Petersop, coming from Ganes,
was a Thursday arrival.
Eric Ra^et **^ among1 Tuesday ar
rivals.
Axel Petemem was araonj*, Thurs
4,000 Are |
Back to Work!
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HOOVER TAKES ACTION FOL
LOWING BIG WALKOUT ON j
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TEXAS & PACIFIC RY.
DALLAS, March 30.—Four thou
sand employes of the Texas & Pacific
Railway, who had walked out, re
turned to their jobs today as the re
sult of action by President Hoover
late yesterday. The orders for the
strike were withdrawn fcy officials of
four big brotherhoods after the Presi
dent had issued a proclamation ere
atlng an emergency board of inquiry
to investigate the dispute and report
on .its findings.
SEATTLE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES
IN JAIL, ALLEGED EXTORTION
SEATTLE, March. 30-rSheriff Ban
nick has two of his- deputies, A. L.
Cameron and Ernest Kaltz, in the
county jail today, charged with extor
tion, from the negro proprietor of an
underworld cafe and popl room.
MURDER AT ANCHORAGE.
ANCHORAGE, Mqrct 27.—W. S.
i Ivlycrs is in jail here today in connec
tion with the shooting, to death ,yes
; terday of Matthew Muiphy, an em
ploye of the Anchorage Light and
i Power Company.
MR. AND MRS. I OTTSFEI DT
ARE AMQNG’-AtCRIVALS
Carl W. Lottsfe'dt, A. R. C. super
r.tendent for this .division, after, a
visit of two or three months on the
Outside, returned here yesterday; ac
orn panied by Mrs. Lottsfeldt, his
br'de of only a f^w weeks. News of
he i .arr;age..of; Ml*. Lottsfeldt is
eng received with, pleasure hy his
my fr end-, al of whom to extend
to him arid to Mrs: Lottsfeldt their
art est c ngratv.lal'ons and best
\v ?hes, to which The Times wishes to
addsSts-share.
. From Nenana, Mr. and Mrs. Lotts
feldt were accompanied over the trail
by Matt Vaughn. The ast lap of the
journey yesterday, from McGrath to
this place, was made under far from
favorable conditions, a blizzard of no
small proportions having set in short
ly after-the party left McGrath.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.
The school board election on Satur
| day resulted in the election of Ches
ter Brink for treasurer, Ivar Chil
strom for clerk, and Dave Clough for
director.
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< Unannounced and somewhat unex
pected was the arrival in Takotna a
few, days ago of a fine litter of rab
. bits, of the chinchilla variety, which
1 made their appearance in Mike; Hoch
riter’s barn. The little fe!16w«> stow
about four inche sin lengthy are quite
lively, and are being given every
; kindly care and consideration •,
Frank Meier and Fred Roethlisber
ger arrived here Thursday, left for
! McGrath Friday, returned Here yes*
terday, coming up throng the worst
of a bad blizzard, ..and 'left for Ophir
this aftemooiu ,
i Mail Carrier Charlie Konig, bring
, ing the incoming mail, arrived Tues
day, and conutiuod op his'. way on
. W edhesday.
i H. C. Wallick, after a. visit of a
1 couple of days, returned to McGrath
on Thursday
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SUBMARINE TOY AGE UNDER
ICE OF 'ARCTIC?,' FROM SPITZ-'
BERGEN TO THE BERING SEA
NEJV YORK, March 30—Captain'
George H. Wilkins, noted explorer,)
has been holding a series of confer
ences here with navy officials on the
possibility of making a submarine
voyage under the ice -of the Arctic j
from Spitsbergen to Bering Sea. “I
consider such an exploit feasible,” he j
said.
HENRY J. ALLEN TO SUCCEED ' '
CURTIS AS KANSAS SENATOR
WASHINGTON, March 30.—Henry
J. Allen, former governor of Kansas,
a prominent figure in national politics
and journalism, will succeed Charles
Curtis in the United States Senate.
Governor Reed of Kansas, following a
conference with President Hoover, an
nounced today that he would make the
appointment on his return to Topeka.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Mar. 30^—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Southwestern Alaska
this morning, carrying 375 passen
gers, including 90 for Seward, nearly
all of whom were interior bound,.and
cannery crews for t ganik, Zachary
Bay, Shakap and Cordova.
WALLA WALLA, March 29.—
Baker walked to the gallows in the
■tate penitentiary this morning and
iked for.-the murder of Sheriff Lester
L. Wood, of Clark- county.
WASHINGTON, March 25.—Presi
dent Hoover issued ' a proclamation
this afternoon designating May 1 as
h <1 hea tth day. v
WASHINGTON," March 29.—Presi
dent Hoover has. accepted the honor
ary presidency of the Boy Scouts.
A FEW OLDT1MERS.
Excerpts from a- letter recently
from the Outside say:
“Saw Walter Stephens last even
;rg. He is well and looking fine. He
and Jack Nixon h&ve been traveling
jyound together. - Had just come up
from ’Frisco, where they met Mr. and
Mrs. Peter McMullen.
“Dr^W: F. Green; former McGrath
ite, is practicing medicine and den
tistry in Pasadena; Mrs. Green is
uite we’1.
“Archie Higgins-is doing fine in a
contracting business in ’Frisco. He
builds houses by contract and sells
them to workingmen.
“Felder is doing well. They had an
increase in the family last week; a.
girl.” j
Another letter from the Outside
states that Mike O’Malley, a former1
well known oldtimer, after having
spent a year in each of the states of
Oregon, Wahirigton and Idaho, has
fina'ly settled down at Long Beach;
Calif. ' !
, T ars Indegard, well known old
timer, returnel here today, coming
the greater part of the way up from
McGrath with Henry- Martella, who
left this morning to meet him. Mr.
Indegard spent most of his winter va
cation in Seattle-and San Francisco.
H. K. Carlisle, inspector of the De
partment of the Interior, General
Land Office, arrived here a couple of
days ago, following a trip to Bethel
on official business. He is scheduled
to leave tomorrow, <headed for his
headquarters at Fairbanks.
Mail Carrier -Charlie O’Halloran,
with the outgoing mail, arrived here
on Thursday and continued to Mc
Grath on Friday*.
Had Suitcase
Full of Liquor
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WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST
OF ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN,
BACK FROM CUBA
CHICAGO, March' 29.—A warrant j
for the arrest of Congressman A. M.
Michaelson, rcpne- tin.-r the Seventh
Illinois district, i said to have been
issued in Florida today. He is charged
with bringing a suitiase.of liquor into
Florida from Cuba.
*49 PERMITS FOR OIL PROS
PECTING TO' BE REVOKED
WASHINGTON, March 30.—Secre
tary of Interior Wilbttr announced to
day that 349 permits for oil prospect
ing on gas permits ■wilt be refused,
and 326 holders of oil and gas per
mits have been called on to show
cause why their permits should not
be revoked.
REINDEER MEAT MAY
BE USED IN ARMY
WASHINGTON, March 26.—Rein
deer meat from Alaska for the army
is being considered by>Quartermaster
General Chestham, who believes this
meat can be had for less cost than
beef, and he is studying on plans for
adding it to stock commLsaries as a
sales article.
’ IT LIAM PAUL FOUND IN
CONTEMPT OF COURT, FINED
KETCHIKAN—Judge Justin Hard
rg fired William Paul, attorney, $175
w r counts of: contempt of courts
In a 'engthy decision Judge Harding
found Paul “fraudulently violated his
duty of beiny honest and behaved
temptuously and insolently to the
d. strict court” in connection vrith the
Maxfield Ealton case.
The deeison found that the writ of
; rejudice which Paul filed after the
judge had censured him for state
ments in a, petition for a writ of re
view win “e esslve and unneces
sary” and Fay filed ’.c prejudice af
i.davit w th “contei: ptuous and inso
lent intent ar.d purpose” of discredit
ing and embarrassing the court."
aui filed notice of appeal.
BUNNELL SELECTS FACULTY
FOR ALASKA COLLEGE
The following faculty appointments
for the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines for .the year
1929-1 ."33 have been announced by
President Charles E. Bunnell:
Ernest N. Patty, dean of school of
mines; George W. Gasser* agricul
ture; F. M. Potts, business adminis
tration; Ruth Moodey, accounting;
Alfred W. Bartress, chemistry; Ro
*ar;d V Cha e civil engineering and
mathemati'i:; Albert S. Wilkerson,
^eol gy and mining; Hugh M. Hut
ton, metaLurgy; James G. Ryan,.edu
cation, MiL sc; J. Oi-Shales,, tv thing
engineering; Vema . Sammons, Spar -
i»h; Veryl R. Filler.-physics.
* The following', furuity- members
have resigned, effective .at the. end of
the term: Lydia O. Fohs-Hanson,
professor of ban®, economics; Martha
A‘. Clark, instructor home economics;
Win A, Cvershirer. professor in dhril
•ugir.eeririg and mathematics; Otis D.
Richardson, English and French; Her
schel I, an dr u, history and American
government.
Martin C'ancey was among Thurs
day's visitors.
For Pleasure
Of Alaskans
ISOLATED COMMUNITIES TO BE
CONNECTED WITH OUTSIDE
WORLD BY RADIO.
SEATTLE, Mar. 28.—Dwellers in
isolated Alaskan communities will be
connected with the outside world by
radio during the spring and summer
months through an agreement just
completed by canneries owners and
government radio authorities. A
hundred canneries equipped with radio
transmitters have received special au
thorization from the Federal Radio
Commission to act as feeders to Alas
ka army and navy radio stations from
April 1 to September 1, L. E. W.
Lovejoy, district radio supervisor, an
nounced today. Permits were issued
on condition that cannery stations be
thrown open to general correspond
ence as well as transmitting private
matter. Stations included in the fed
eral recognition order are scattered
along the southeastern and Central
Alaskan coast.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE,
NEW YORK, Mar. 26.—New York
Stock Exchange sales today totaled
8,250,000 shares, the highest on record,
Coall money soared to 20 per cent.
POISON DRINK KILLS FOUR
TEEN AX*J§f>RI\, ILLINOIS
PEORIA, 111.'—Fourteen persons
died of poisonoys bootleg: liquor dis
tributed in Peoria over the week-end.
Tbe coroner’s inquest is being delayed
awaiting the death or recovery of
others who imbibed.
Ben Teel, 60, the latest victim, was
one of a group of stockmen who be.
came ill after a hotel party Thursday
night.
Maurice Mansfield, arrested as the
local distributor, is reported to have
admitted that he imported fifty gal.
ions of liquor from a Chicago bootleg
syndicate, but refused to name the
source.
It is rumored that the same liquor
was shipped to other Illinois towns,
r»... i,eupie who drank the liquor
died yesterday, following the deaths
Saturday and Sunday of seven others.
Several are receiving treatment in a
hospital, two of whom are not expect
ed to recover.
PEORIA, 111.—Two men and two
women were named in murder war
rants late yesterday as the sixteenth
person died from the etfeetts of drink
ing poison liquor. "(Three other deaths
in near-by towns :(re also believed to
have been the resr't of drinking the
same brandd of liqv. r, shipped out by
a bootleg syndicate.in Chicago.
C. O. Guffin, a bootlegger, and his
wife were accused of murder, and
Maurice Mansfield, a liquor distrib
utor, and his wife are being held with
• nt bail.
A chemical analysis shows that the
iqcer contained 10 to 15 per cent of
wood alcohol.
Jack McDonald returned here Wed
nesday from a trip to the Iditarod,
and left Thursday for McGrath on
his way to the Nixon quartz mine.
Henry Martella and Halfdan Wiig
r t rned here Thursday from a trip
;> Canes.
R* vs Matson arrived Wednesday
from Ganes.
Henris McGinty left Friday cfor a.
short visit at McGrath.