VOL IX > NO. 15 TAKOTNA AL-ASKA SATURDAY. APRIL 13, 1929. PRICE 25-CEtfTS
1100 Injured
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: RESULT OF TORNADO WHICH
.SWEEPS OVER NORTH AND
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
...LITTLE ROCK, April 11.—A tdr
. Dado swept Northern and Central Ar-.
- Jtansas last night, killing twenty
three and leaving a large list of in
. jured.
-lVtTLE ROCK, April 11.—Known
•dead as a result of the tornado which
. swept Northern and Central Arkansas
Wednesday is now forty-four, and
. the total may reach fifty, wih more
. than, one hundred injured. The dam
. age is appalling.
FARM RELIEF BILL MAY
BE PASSED BEFORE JUNE 1
WASHINGTON, April 10.—The en
. actment of a farm relief bill before
June 1, in order to carry ou the de
. sire of President Hoover that the pro
gram should be under .way in .time to
ne.p market the next harvest, was set
, delnitely as an objective today by Ad
. ministration leaders.
■v COOLIDGE TO BECOME DIREC
TOR N. Y. LIFE INSURANCE CO.
. NEW YORK, April 10.—President
Kingsley of the New York Life Insur
; ance Company announced today that
(. .Calvin Coolidge will become adirector
.of..the company, succeeding the-late
. Myron T. Herrick.
\ TWO MEET DEATH IN
AIRPLANE CRASHES
-J.MEXICO_€ITY, April 11.—Arret
i. A- Eraser, American engineer andson
of A. M .G. Fraser, general manager
of-the Fraser department store at
Little. Rock, Ark., was one of five per
I sans killed yesterday in an airplane
. . crash, at Tampico, Mexico.
X.ONG BEACH, Calif., April .11.—
... Mrs. C. C. McWhinney, society leader,
\ was killed this morning/when the air
plane in .which she and her husband
' were siding crashed at the municipal
- airport. McWhinney, who is a prom
inent-lawyer, was slightly injured.
I MARION TALLY, FAMOUS SO
PRANO, TO RETIRE MAY 4
. NEW . YORK, April 10.—Marion
Talley, famous soprano of the Metro
politan Opera Company, will end her
professional career on May 4.-She has
bought a Missouri farm and will be
like all other farmers, she announced
today.
THIS IS AWFUL!
NEWARK, N. J., April 11.—Sen
ator Wesley Jones of Washington, in
an address here las tnight expressed
regre tthat there are some senators
and representatives who drink.
SEATTLE, April 13.—The steamer
Alaska, for Seward and way points,
sailed this morning with 303 passen
gers, including about. 100 cannery
hands and 120 for the Interior via
Cordova and Seward.
Mrs. Howard Langley, after an ab
sence of some weeks at Fairbanks, to
which place she went to receive med
ical consultation, was a Thursday-ar
rivahat McGrath, coming over "via
airplane. ^She is reported as greatly
impsw^lam '.health.
Biiy Gibbs, coming from the Nixon
+: «uartz mine, was a Tuesday. arrival. ,
Ambassador
Great Britain
CHARLES G. DAWES WILL REP
RESENT U, S. AT COURT OF
ST. JAMES
WASHINGTON, April 0.—The
name of Charles G. Dawes, former
Vice President, has been proposed to
the British government for ambassa
dor to the Court of St. James.
WASHINGTON, April 10.—Formal
announcement of the appointmen -of
former Vice President DaDwes as
ambassador to Great Britain -was
made today at the White .House. i
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LONDON, -April 10.—The Foreign
Office announces itself as delighted
with the appointment of former Vice
President Dawes as. ambassador from
\ the United Staes to Great Britain. i
ALLIED EXPERTS HAND GER
MAN DELEGATION REPARA
TIONS BILL jOF $24,000,000,000
PARIS, April 13.—Experts of the
• Allied powers, who Jifave been study
ing revision of the-Dawes plans, to
day handed the German delegation
'She allied bill for reparations for
damages incurred in (the World war."
amouning to twenty-four billion dol
lars, payable over a period of fifty
-ight years. Discussion -with Ger
many relative, to the-bill will- begin
Monday.
CARL B. EIELBDN HECBIVES
TROPHY FROM.HOOKER
, WASHINGTON, April 9—-Carl B.
Eiolson, who piloted the plane in
which Captain George Wilkins flew
dum.Point.Barrow, Alaska. toi Spits
bergen, received from President Ho»
i ver Monday the Harmon - trophy,
awerded annually for ^ -outstanding
teats in aviation.
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PRANK HAIR TONIC ,THINK
ING JT W&A MEDft-INE
! SAVANNAH, Ga., April 9.-^Mrs.
Gifford Pinchot, wife ofnthe former
i governor of Pennsylvania, is on her
! way to Key West, Fla., today, after a
I short stop here, where she was given
j treatment for possible ill resalts due
to a dose of hair tonic whicli sne
j drank, thinking it war, medicine,
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Mail Carrier Charlie O’Halloran,
coming from Flat, went to McGrath
on Friday, headed far Big River, at
which place he will connect with the
. last incoming mail. The last outgoing
mail via trail went out som edays ago.
It is .understood that an airplane mail
service, calling for one mail during"
April and one during. May,'< has been
accorded Takotna hy-thei Postoffice
Department.
| Arthur L’heurcu xandiAl Goslaw,
I former well known oldtimera off this
! section hut who are mow located at
Fairbanks, are planning a prospect
ing trip up in the-Arctic, traveling
via airplane .according t* late advices
I received here.
■ Eric Hard was a •*ecfcntv deporture
from Ophir lor 'Griiiple, headed for
the scene of his coming summer op
erations, preparing for removal q!
freight, etc. Aecompanyisg him were
John Koski and AwtoiuJHolm.
Andy Hansen, weB'larown Ophirite,
was a Thursday arrival, .returning, to
Ophir on. Friday.
STATJJS NORMALLY ACCORDED
WIFE OF A VICE PRESIDENT
GIVEN TO CCRTIS* SISTER
WASHINGTON, April .10—The
Diplomatic •Corps, at .a-meeting1 at
the British Emhassv .today,, decided to
accord Mrs. Edward Everett Gann,
sister-and > official hostess* of Vice
President Curtis, the < social -status
which-would normally be .accorded to*
the wife of •» Vice President, Thft-de •
cision of the corps-was reached after
more than an hour’s discussion and
was contained in a letter sent to-See
reary of .State Stimson kt; reply- to
one which the Secretary communicat
ed to the Corps- yesterday through
Sir Esme Howard, British ambassa
dor an ddean of ..the Corps.
Bomb for- N.
Y. Governor
WEIGHTS* 6 CTONCESfARRANGET*
TO EXPLODE A&RECIRfENT
'' -OPEJTEIksJPr.
NEW YORK,.April 8.—A dynamite
bomb, weighing six ounces, addressed
to Governor Roosevelt at Albany, and
arranged to explode -as he opened it,
was accidentally discovered and .acci
dentally rendered harmless by a por
ter in> the.-maln postoffice here Sun
day afternoon.
Telegraphic Ticks.
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.SEATTLE, April 10.—The engage
ment of Oelestevon Phul, society girl
daughter of Dr. and'Mrs. P. V. Venn
Phul,-and Fritz S. Frohlich Jr., of the
Nakat Packing Com nany, was an
nounced this afernoon. Frohlich, who
is late of the king’s guards, Norway,
and a friend, and classmate of Prince
Oiaf, will sail Thursday for Alaska,.a.
passenger of the Admiral Rogers.
SEATTLE, April 12.—Mrs. Glass
cock, -wife of Captain Charles ■ A.
'.Glasscock, master of the Alaska
steamship Yukon, who died Wednes
day, -was- buried today. .Captain
-Glasscock was unable to attend the
■funeral,, as the Yukon did not reach
■part from the. North until Sunday.
NEW YORK, Apriu 13.—The body
of Myron T. Herrick, late.ambassador
to France, arrived today, having been
brought over by the cruiser Tourville,
pride of the French navy, which was
given an ambassadorial salute of lit
guns.
- SEATTLE, .April 1).—In the matter
of the abatement case of he Hotel
Butler, Federal Judge Netterer’s de
cisioi is that the famous Roseroom
shall i be padlocked at f> each night.
An appeal is heing taken.
.LAKEWOOD, N. J., April !>.—John
D. Rockefeller has mailed to friends
here-cards bearing a twelve-line poem,
said by the aged millionaire to have
beein.'written “by an English servant
girl:"
S AST "FRANCISCO, April 8.—The
Alaska? Packers’ sailing ship Etar of
Alaskaecleared for the Alaska salmon
packing' grounds, via Puget Sound,
yestasrd* yafternotn.
NEWPORT:, April 9.—Frank Mun
sey, pifbliiihcr, left an estate of nine
teen million^dollars, according to an
appraisal fflAfctwday.
WASHfNKKM.. April 10.—Sena
tor Borah is’* urging upon President
Hoover arid Sfonifetary of State Stim
son the recojfenition of Russia.
3 Months
In Ba&tile
SINCLAIR, OIL MAN, MUST GO TO
JAIL,. SAYS DECISION OF
SI RREME COURT
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Harry
F. Sinclair, oil man, must serve three
months in jail, the sentence imposed
- for-contemp of court in refusing to
answer the Senate Teapot Dome com- |
mittee’SWEp.estions in 1924, the United
-.States .Supreme Court decide.d today.1
The high court affirmed the decision]
of- the DistriG of Columbia Supreme
j Court, in which Si nolair was convict
ed two years ago.
MATTER-OF CANADIANS
CROSSING BORDER TO WORK
OR SEARCH EMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON. April 8—The Su
preme Courb-today-ruled that natural
ized Canadians and other <iuota im
migrants are prohibited from cross
ing the border to -work or- seach for
employment -without presenting unex
pired consular immigration visas.
The controversy-did not involve- the
-status of- native-born Canadians,-who
are exempt from quota provisions.
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$50 000.000 DAMAGE BONE/TO
CALIFORNIA’S FRUIT KELT
SAN FRANCISCO. April 10.—The
California fruit sustained -fifty
million -dollars’-d»rt«ge from- frost
several days ago, according- to- the
federal crop reprtoing service,
HEADS INDIAN AFFAIRS
. WASHINGTON. April l(L—Charles
James Rhoads,^Philadelphia banker,
was today appointed Commissioner of
Indian Acairs.
LEON TROTZKY DENIED
ADMISSION TO GERM ANY
- BERLIN, April 11.—-The s cabinet:
today decided to refuse the request of
•■■Leon Trotzky, former soviet- leader
and now in exile in Turkey, for- ad
mission to Germany.
PA U LSON HOUSES CH A NOES.
Advices from Ophir are to the ef
fect that the well known Paplson
Roadhouse at .that place -changed
hands a few days ago, the interests
f Mr. and Mrs. Paulson having been
acquired by-Aaron Erickson, who is
now in charge of -the excellent hos
telry.
Word recently received from Mrs.
Paulson is to' the effect that she
came out of Seattle hospital some
days ago and is -now convalescing at
the home of Mrs. Tom Price, a sister
of Mrs. James Weitv where'she will,
still under the doctor’s care, remain
for a short time, following which she
will return as sodn as possible to her
home at Ophir.
Wednesday arrivals from OphiT in
cluded John Repo cand ■’-tttso’rpfoi Kan
sas, who went to-McGrath on Thurs
day, returned Ikerd ’dn Friday and de
arted for Ophir oh KUtMttay.
Clint Winan arrived orv^Tutsday,
made a trip out to- GaieJF.&n'-'Wednes
ay, and departed today for'McGrath.
Honrv Martel’a and fifefcHdan Wiig
left Friday if or Ophir,.
A-el Peterson left -lor'McGrath to
day for a short visit.
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Billy Lodge was a recent departure
from Ophir for Cripple. •
Being Sued
For $50,000
MOTHER OF ArMEE SEMPLE MC
PHERSON WILT. NOW QT
f'LP.Y spotlight
-SEATTLE, VL—iVlr.-v. Minnie
Kennedy, mother of Aimee Sempls
McPherson, evariKelist, is being sued
for $50,000 in Seattle courts by Rev
H. M.-'dark, who -charges she jilted
him after she had courted him and
won his promise to marry her. .In his
petition,"film? in the superior court,
Clark charges that Mrs. .Kennedy
promised to supply him with, a gespef
ship to be used in missionary work
in Alaska.
POUTLAND,- April y.—Rev Harry
H. Clark of Seattle is ow degree
lower than the man -who kisses and
tells 'abou it/ declared Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy, evangelist, on learning that
Clark had filed a $69,000 breach of
promise suit .-against ‘(her in Seattle.
“Clark didn’t kiss* bnt he tells, any
way.” she, continued.
HARTMAN RETIRES AS HEAD
OF ALASKA CABLE SYSTEM
SEATTLE, April 9.—C-oL Harttnar
retired today from his long duty it
Seattle .in charge of the Alaska cable
system, his post .being taken over bj
Lieut. Col. Frank J. Griffin formerly
in charge of he Ninth corps area Sig
Qfiws#» £a» ,^r*Ociavu ; tjfijfir
will be in charges v uie cable service
and radio service from central cable
points throughout Alaska
Hartman will be on leave of absfinct
for several months and at the termi
nation of that, period will retire iron
service.
5 ‘INMAN CHIEFS PAT V1STT
' T0^‘«fG CHIEF' CLTlTH
' WASHINGTON, April TL—Five
chiefs <tf the. Hojh Indian tribe, whe
arrived .yesterday,' Sailed on Vice
PresBdeht‘Curtis today ‘-to s-cHtair
fences to protect their eattsle. The
Indians‘appeared in f either ■ head
dress and were ’painted
L. D. HENDERSON DEFEATED
FOR RE-ELECTION AS ALASKA
COM HESS KjNERr OF EDUCATION
•JUNEAU.—rL. D. Henderson, com
missioner of education for the past It
years, was today defeated for re-elec
tion -when the 'board -of education
eloced L. 'W... Breuer, superintendent
of the ..Cordova schools, tw su'-cee<?
him by .a vote of three to -two.
Senators Steel, Frame and Ander
son voted for Breuer. and -Governor
Parks and .Senator .Dunn voted for
Henderson.
Hendersodis cs ndidag) 'was en
dorsed by school boards, Parent
Teachers' organizations -arid individ
uals in all .parts of the Territory,
more than fiO cablegrams-is nd letters
being sent tto the hoard of education
urging hi.s reappointment. Only- a
few of these were actually read-.by the
board, as Senator Steel sai dht had a
date with his dentist and did not have
time to listen to or read any 6f them.
Mail Carrier Chariie Konig, with
the Incoming mail, arrived Tuesday,
continuing to Ophir an Wednesday.
Miss Helen Konig accempanied her
father on this trip.
Jbhn H. Peterson -aiid *J08t)py In*
cobson, who were iimongJ,‘Wednesd;.y
arrivals, departed to«lay fop -tfhei
heedmiarters on Ganes.
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