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VOL. X NO. 20
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. APRIL 26, 1930
PRICE 25 CENTS'
317 Inmates of Ohio Peni
tentiary, Trapped in Cells,
Killed By Smoke and Fire
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FIRE AND SEVERAL LATER OUT
BURSTS BELIEVED OF IN
CENDIARY ORIGIN.
COLUMBUS, O., April 22.—Three
hundred and seventeen inmates of the,
Ohio penitentiary were killed by
smake and fire, last night. Trapped
in their locked cells, the victims had
no chance to escape.
The tire and several later blazes in
the prison yard are believed to ha -e
bteen of incendiary origin, after at
struggle of several hours- with- loose
convicts who refused to return, to j
their cells. Soldiers and guards gotj
the situation in hand at midnight.
Two thousand’ prisoners were loose
at one time-in the prison yard.
COLUMBUSi April 2S.—As the
Governor’s board of inquiry convened
today to renew investigation of the
penitentiary fire, ninety-three prison
ers were fighting for their lives, vic
tims of. pneumonia resulting from
burns and exposure.
LINER PRESIDENT HARDING
SINKS COLLIER IN COLLISION
AT MOUTH OF ELBE RIVER
HAMBURG, April 26.—The Amer
ican liner President Harding sank the
collier. Kilwood in a collision off the
mouth of. Elbe river yesterday morn
ings The crew of the collier were
rescued.
MUSSOLINI'S DAUGHTER WEDS.
ROME,. April 24.—Edna Mussolini,
daughter of Premier Mussolini, was
married Thursday to Signor Galliazzo
Cinao, secretary of the Italian em
bassy, at the Vatican. Mussolini told
the couple that the church believed
«n marriages should bear' fruitful
children.
WOMAN TIED TO HER BJ2D
BABEL YESCAPES FLAMES
FAIRFIELD, Texas—Alleging that
she had been tied to a bed which had
been se afire, Wilma Jones was res
cued ina.hdjtel room today. A few
hours later S. C. Moore, a prominent
business man of Oakwood, was ar
rested, charged with assault and in
tent to' murder. She rolled off the
bed i ntime- to escape being burned
on the feet. She alleged that she was
tied to the bed with lace curtain
srips. She suffered little.
Shte came -here yesterday to answer
charges of forgery in connection with
the attempted cashin gof a $250
check bearing, the purported signa
ture o(f Moore, who is married and
the father oof a child. He denied
any connection with the fire and was
released on* $1,000 bonds.
GODFREY’S $100,000 WILL.
SEATTLE, April 23.—Julia and
Philip Godfrey have instituted suit to
set aside -as will of Mary Godfrey,
second wife 'of the late William God
frey, boiler* maker, in whicn she be
queathed. the Godfrey $100,000 estate
to William Godfrey of Alaska, Julia
K. Godfrey of New York, and Mary
Godfrey McBride of Chehalis. The
contestant is say the property should j
be divided equally among his five
children, as proposed in the first will
•derated b|f“Godfrey,
INVESTIGATION OF PROPOSED i
HIGHWAY BY DOMINION GOVT.
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 25.—
Investigation by the Dominion Gov
ernment of the Yukon section of the
proposed Alaska-Pacific highway was;
promised by Premier Tolmie of Brit
ish Columbia here today on his return
from a trip to Eastern Canada. In
vestigation will be carried out byj
British Columbia in its territory, the
Premier said. '
SEATTLE-JUNEAU AIRPLANE
SERVICE TWICE EACH WEEK
SEATTLE, April 25—The Alaska
Washington Airways today inaugur
ated a twice-a-week service for the
summer between Seattle and Juneau*
with departure today of a large sea
plane.
PILOTLESS GLIDERS MAY
AID IN TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, April 26.—Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh has revealed to
Governmen officials the possibility of
greater air flight transpoortation by
means of pilotless gliders, towed by
I airplanes, as a result qf Mia recent in
vestigations of the study of gliders.
KILLER WOLF DRAWS LIFE
SENTENCE BEHIND BARS
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Old Two Toes,
king of the imber wolves, must spend
the rest of his life behind bars in the
Memphis Zoo as a penaitty foor the
ruthless crimes he committed when
he led a pack through the forests of
Arkansas. After ten years’ freedom
the giant beast was outsmarted by
1 men and dogs and was brough here.
He was named “Two Toes" because
he has lost all except two of the tooes
on his right hand paw in traps.
He was famous in song and story
and belonged to the Eastern Arkan
sas pack which killed sheep and goats
1 by the hundreds. Cows and even
bulls were pulled down last week by
| the pack, whic hslaughtered 14 goats
I in one day. A posse which started
; afte rhim found him exhausted in a
| holow log.
To give attention to preliminary
work in moving dredge equipm
j from itO. 14 above to No. 2 above on
Y ankee, as well as mess house' to
Discovery, Emil Anderson, superin
tendent of the Higgins & Co. dredge,
left for Yankee on Thursday, going
out with Henry Martela. Also leav
ing were Chris Nelson, Ernie Gove
and Fete Jensen.
Dick Rhodes, well known road
house man, has purchased the well
known East Fork .Roadhouse, on the
line of the winter trail, and will as
sume occupancy of same in the early
fall. Joe Oates was former owner.
Robert Lowrie, afer a visit of
about three months on the Outside,
spent principally in visiting relatives
at Missoula, Moot., and Seattle, re
turned here- Wednesday.
Charlie Goebel was a Tuesdays ar
rival from Anvil for a brief visit.
Nete Vibe, after a brief visit- here,
returned to his headquarters on Lit
tle on Tuesday.,.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS KILL
ING OF TWO WEALTHY WO
MEN AT LONG REACH, CAL.
LONG REACH, Calif,. April 24.
Adele Ritchie Post, divorced wife of
Ouy Bates Post, noted actor, and Mrs.
Doris Palmer, wealthy theatrical
woman, end noted beauty, were shot
to death last night, the circumstances
indicating that Mrs. , oat killed Mrs.
Palmer, They were living together
in a luxurous apartment.
Doings At
Washington
ADVERSE REPORT ON PARKER
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
Supreme court .
WASHINGTON, April 21,—An un
favorable report on John J .Parker,
nominated by Hoover to be associate
justice ot the Supreme Court, was
voed today by the Senate judiciary
committee.
WASHINGTON, April 23_Presi
dent Hoover will submit the London
I naval armament pact to the Senate
foor ratificaion immediately upon its
arrival in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, April 23.—The
Senate today defeaed, 41 to 23, the
Shortridge amendment to the Harris
immigration bill to exempt all Fili
pino labor. The amendment was sup
1 ported by 9 Democrats and 14 Re
publicans.
j WASHINGTON, April 25.—The
Senate today voted to cut down im
migration from Europe to this coun
try from 150,000 annually to 80,000
I annually. Also it later voted to strike
from the pending immigration legis
lation a proposal to repeal the na
‘ tional origins provisions of pending
, laws.
I WASHINGTON, April 26.—The
Senate yesterday afternoon passed
; the rivers and harbors bill, carrying
' an appropriation of $110,000,000.
The Senate judiciary committee
favorably reported he House bill to
transfer prohibition enforcement
; froom the Treasury Department tot
' the Department of Justice.
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BOY GANGSTERS BATTLE
WITH BUFFALO POLICE
BUFFALO.—Four men were killed
in pistool duels with detectin':* and
: a tifh escaped efrom a hosptal, al
though u.wrided.
Those killed were: Walter Kra
| jewski, 21, sought by the police for
I killing Patrolman Carl Wunderlich;
Henry Piotroski, 20, with a police
record; Edward Dombiewisz, 17,
brother of Peter, who recently tried
to eu the throat of Uavid Glick
stein, a jeweler, in the supreme court,
and John. Dszdynski, 22.
All were fatally wounded in the
clashes with police. Eight automo
biles were reported stolen in a short
time Saturday night.
The police said Krajewski was
wounded eleven times with shotguns
and pistols before his car crashed
int oa hole. Two ohers died on the
operating table of a hospital.
Warren Alford, arriving Wednes
day, returned the same day to Mc
Grath;
Frank Speljack, Little creek, was
a Thursday town. visitor.
Lindbergh’s
Big Flight
FROM GLENDALE, CAL., TO NEW
YORK IN 14 HOURS AND 23
MINUTES; 10,000 FEET UP.
NEW YOKE, April 22.—Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lind
bergh landed at Roosevelt Field at
11 o'clock last night, having flown
across the continent from Glendale.
California, in 14 hours and 23 min
utes and lowered the cross-continent
record established in June, 1929, by
Captain Hawks by 3 hours and 15
minutes.
The flight was made at an altitude
of 10,000 feet. One stop, of about 20
minutes, was made at Wichita. Mrs.
Lindbergh acted as co-pilot, did the
navigating and kept the charts.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, April 25.—Heading for
Petrolaulovsk, Kamchatka, the Rus
sian steamship Lake Fandon sailed
last nigh, laden with 3,000 tons of
cannery machinery and supplies. Also
aboard the big freighter was the air
plane brought to Seattle recently
from Alaska by Commander Slipnov
and Fasig, Russian fliers who assisted
in the search for Eielson and Borland.
SEATTLE, April 26—William Wil
iington, pioneer pok&sirijuyp'^j^geyed.
out of his room by a telephone call, i
was shot and killed in the hallway
of a pumc hotel last nigh by an un
known man, who escaped.
WINDSOR, Eng., April 25.—The
Prince of Wales arrived today from
an extensive hunting trip in South
Africa. 'The las leg of the journey,
800 miles, was made in airplane.
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SEATTLE, April 26.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Southwestern Alas
ka this morning, carrying 295 pas
sengers, including Bishop Rowe, and
54 for Interior points, vi aSeward.
SEATTLE, April 24.—Merchants |
here are urging the government to j
esablish a weather bureau and radio i
station at Attu Island.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 23.—The
American delegation to the London I
naval conference sailed for home to
day on the liner Leviathan.
SEATTLE, April 25.—The steam
ship General Gorgas, carrying 700
fish cannery hands, sailed today for
Bristol Bay.
PONT AU PRINCE, April 21.—
Eugene Roy was elected temporary
president of Haiti by the council of
state today.
LONDON, April 26—The dirigible
Graf Zeppelin, on a good will visit,
flew over London and Paris today.
SEATTLE, April 20.—McDonald
E. Smith, Seattle stock broker, was
killed yesterday in an auto accident.
WIDOW FAILS TO COMMUNI
CATE WITH HOUDINI’S SPIRIT
MIAMI, Fla.—Mrs. Houdini, widow
of the magician, said she abandoned
hope of communicating with her hus
band in the spirit world. She said
athat lor three years she had sought
to penetrate beyond the grave and
communicate with> her husband, but
she had noow renounced faith in such
a possibility.
3 Powers OK
Naval Treaty
UNITED STATES, BRITAIN AND
JAPAN SIGNIFY ADHERENCE
TO NEW PACT.
LONDON, April 22.—The naval
treaty was signed at St. James Pal
ace today. It carries forward the
work' of the Washington naval con
ference, prescribes limitations and
restriction of naval armament for
three signatory nations and agree
ment on same phase of naval disarm
ament problems for the five nations
participating in the conference here.
The three limiting nations are the
United States, Japan and Britain.
France and Italy did not enter the
limitations section of the treaty and
signed only those sections referring
to the humanization of submarines
and a capital ships holiday.
LONDON, Aprl 21.—uie heads of
vve delegations to the naval confer
ence met today and formally ap
proved the draft of the treaty, which
was then sent to the printer.
OHIO VILLAGE UNPREPARED
FOR CRIME OUTBREAK
FREEPORT, O.—Freeport, which
has often been cited as the model law
observing community, had its first ar
rest since the world war when two.
... ifiuagir 60 fraltofts of
liquor through tbtPvillage were ap
prehended and hel&lin the jail, whtch
the village council had atempted to.
dispose of recently owing, to the fact
that the vilage had had no crime in
12 years. The* council had failed to
enact an ordinance covering liquor
violation, and now is confronted with,
the problem of how to prosecute..
TUNNEY, FORME RCIIAMP, IS
FREE OF COURT SHACKLES
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-With J„
F. Fogarty s withdrawal of his $500,
000 alienation of affections suit, filed
last May against Gene Tuney, the
former champo nis free qf court liti
gation for the first time in nearly a.
year, when he became involved with
the filing of two $500,000 suits. He
recently got a favorable judgmen in
the breach of promise suit brought by
Mrs. Fogarty.
Dolph Mespelt, of the well known.
Nixon quartz mine, following a visit
of some months, on the Outside, was
an airplane arrival at McGrath a
couple of days ago, from which latter
place he left a. day or so ago for the
mine, going up with Charlie Konig.
Mail Carrier Charlie Konig, follow
ing completion of hs last mail trip to.
Flat, arrived here Tuesday, leaving
for McGrath on Wdenesday. He was
aceompaniea by his (laugher, Mias
Freda.
Casimir Naudtz, following comple
tion of representation work, returned
Friday from Yankee creek.
Frank McCafferty, well known old
timer, after a visit of several days
here, returned to Ophir on his way
to his headquarters on the Innoko.
Miss Jennie Kieth, after a sfcdrt
visit at McGrath, was scheduled to
W&ve tha ptace via airplane today for
Fairbanks..
Mrs. Anderson* Ophir, was a ffla*.*.
kotna visitor on Friday.