THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. Vil.
TAM'TNA. ALASKA. SATURDAY, JANUARY L2, 1927
PRICE 25 CENTS
INDUSTRIES
Paper Pulp, Fox Farm
ings j&dndser Graz
ing Roosted.
SEA-tWi^ Fan. 28*—Accomplish
ments fuyiMwrg three Alaska indus
tries pay r. pulp, fox faming and
reindeer .gra^g—were reported here
today..hx^overnor Parks, who re
turned from Washington on Sat
day, airttio'tho will be a passenger on
the next saving of. the liner Alaska .to
Juneau.
“The (Ctyitract under which we ex
pect to .establish a paper pulp -manu
factory,; in Alaska yery soon nq.v - has
been roysed so as to allow more, time
for plant developments and to permit
faster cutting, so that the plant may
have greater capacity,” said the Gov
ernor. “We expect eventually to pro
duce in Alaska pulp for 1,500.000 tons
of news-print annually, and .when this
production is established it will con
tinue indefinitely.”
Regulations are expected soon from
Washington on the. leasing of land
fop fc.x><apn*ing, as provided in a bill
passed by the last Congress. It is
expected the House, will act soon on
a grazing bill that was passed by the
Senate at the last session. This bill
will permit reindeer herd owners to
be assigned definite.i«su.urage, that
will prevent overgrazing.
WASHINGTON,—TO assist in the
establishment of the • paper-making
industry,-yi Alaska, producing at least
a million tops-of-.paper >;yeaply, apd
partwlty. .to- relieve the - necessity of
Americans buying paper from Canada
and Newfoundland, the Government,
through the forest service, will put up
V. VIll^V U1H I I- •JIVIlMlif, V VM«
largest forest tracts ever ofFeed to
the public, both situsyed in South
eastern Alaska.
Each of the tracts embraces five
billion board feet of timber, and each
sale will carry with it the require
ment of an investment of between
$8,000,000 and $10,000,000 in paper
making equipment capable of produc
ing from 200 to 500 tons of paper
daily, in water power development
and logging equipment.
One of the tracts is situated in the
northern part of Tongass forest, near
Jqneau, and bids on this will be
opened April 25. The other tract is
on the southern part of the forest,
near Ketchikan. The bids on this will
be; opened-April Ids
TAX REDACTION PREDICTED
NEXT {SESSION OC ONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Jam 28.—Tax re
duction- during the next session of
Congress was predicted today by
Chairman Madden, of the House ap»
propr'ations committee, after a talk
with Coolidge. He said he foresaw a
redaction of $350,000,000.
Dan McGinty, after » stay of many
months at Ganes creek, was a Thurs
day arrival for a sojourn of more 'or
less duration in town.
Frank Gufckey, who was a Monday
arrival from McGrath, on matters of
business, and left this morning for
Ganes creek.
Miss E. Marsh, after a visit of sev
eral days here, returned today to her
home at McGrath, going down with
M$U Carrier Charles Konig.
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CRUISERS
FOR CHINA
To Give Protection to
Americans and Their
Interests.
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WSHINGTON, Jan. 26,—The Wash
ng'ton .Government is ready to nego
tiate new treaties with China, acting
independently of other powers if need:
be, but cannot abrogate existing
treaties until new ones have been j
signed and ratified by the Senate. In
the meantime the Government is
holding naval forces available in Chi
nese waters to protect American lives
and property should the Chinese au
thorities fail to accord such protec-t
tion. This is the substance of Secre
tary of State Kellogg’s long-deferred
I expression of the State Department’s
Chinese policy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Three
American cruisers were ordered to
Honolulu today, for possible use in
China.
LINDSEY OUSTED*AS JUDGE*
OF DENVER JUVENILE COURT
DENVER, Jan. 26,—Ben B. Lindsey
was today ousted as judge of the
Denver juvenile court by a decision
of the Colorado supreme court, hold
ing his eletctoo illegal.
INCOME.TAX COLLECTIONS,
1926, TOTALED 82,172,321,000
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Income
tax collectons for the year 1926>
amounted to $2,172,321,000, it was an
nounced today by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue.
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WINDSTORM TAKES LIVES IN j
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
LONDON, Jan, 29.—Cities of Eng
landa ndS Scotland were greatly dam
aged in a .wind storm which began i
yesterday and is stil in progress to-'
day. Twenty-eight are reported
killed, while hundreds have be: n been
njured.
I GOVT. PERMITS CHAPLIN TO
HAVE $500,000 N. Y. FUNDS 1
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2(1;—The gov-'
rnment today agreed to permit
Charlie Chaplin to obtain a half mill
ion dollars he has in New York banks
and against which income tax liens
have been placed, after the film actor
had given the required bond.
?170,000,000 FOR PAYMENT
OF INCOME TAX REFUNDS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20^The.Sen
ate today passed the deficency..appro- <
'nations bill carrying $170,000,000 ,
for paying tax refunds made by the
Treasury Department..
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
SEATTLE, Jan. 26.—Dr. S. C. i
'Dobbs, a Kirkland dentist, was today;<
charged wth murder n the-slaying of;
Letitia Whitehall, a school girl . pa-!
tient. 1
Mrs. Frank Joaquin and daughters, <
Misses Nelllie and Greta, after a visit i
of about a month at McGrath, were!
Tuesday arrivals, coming up with
Tohn Peterson and team. Mrs. Joo* 1
quin and daughters are scheduled to -
leave tomorrow for Ganes, going oat f
with. Henry. Martgfia and team- | '•
( OOLIDGE TELLS AMERICANS
IN CHINA U. S'- WILL GIVE j
THEM EVERY PROTECTION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—President
Coolidge today told Americans to stay
where they are in China, if they wish,
and that the United States will pro- •
tect them and their property, a White J
House statement says.
MEXICAN REBELS TAKE
LIFE OF FORMER GOVERNOR
LAVIN AND TWELVE OTHERS
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27.—Former ‘ ]
Governor Ureano I.avin, of, Guerero, j
smd twelve others were killed when j j
rebels attacked Cochippilla, in Puebla,1
yesterday.
LATE
Beattie Pleads Poverty; |
Govt. Sends Plane for ;
Her Witnesses. <
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 1 — Nellie Beat
tie, under indictment in connection
with the Iditarod mail jobbery, pleiad
ed poverty, .and' the Government is
sending a plane to secure some of her
witnesses. Her case will come up on
the 3d of February.
Nick Kane, an oldtimer of Flat, and
well known in other parts, drew a (
i>GOO fine and. six months in jail on a
bootlegging charge. Another indict j
ment against him charges him with
cdllino muln In kiirh cnKnnl nViilrlnon I
Fred ''Lemon, a. well known mail
carrier, formerly on the Ruby-Ophir
and Nenana-Flat run, dropped dead at
the Pioneer Hotel on Friday ast. He
was buried by the Moose Lodge, the
ceremonies taking place at Moose Hall '
an Sunday.
PAROLE FOR FORBES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—A parole :
■ is been granted Charles R. Forbes, 1
former director of the War Veterans
Bureau, serving a two-year prison 1
sentence. 1
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Telegrapher Tiiks.!
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—Davis H. j
Shoemaker, a Cosdova railroad man, <
md a well known member of the i
Cordova Elks, died here Thursday. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The era- ’
jargo on the shipment of aircraft into
VI exice was restored today by Secre- j
.ary of State Kellogg. ,
BONNER’S FERRY, Idaho, Jan. 29. j
—Sheriff Harvey Washburn, of Boun- (
iary county, was held today on a (
charge of violating Federal prohibi
tion laws. 1
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Repre- '
;cntative Oldfield, of Arkansas, was 1
ludafcr re-elected chairman of the Dem- |
>cratic National Committee.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26.—Frank *
Harris, fundamentalist Baptst preach- 1
sr of Fort Worth, was today acquitted l
>f the charge of murdering Dexter E. 1
Ihipps, of Fort Worth. ‘
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28.—The t
Jnited States Mine Workers of [
America in convention today voted i
town a resolution indorsing the Rus- c
tine soviet government.
Mines of Terrivory i' re
duced $17,499,000 In
Year 1926.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—The De
>artment of the Interior announces,
hrough advance statements prepared
iy the Alaska branch of the Geolog
cal Survey, that mines in Alaska pro
luced minerals to the value of SI 7,-'
,90,000 in 1926, as against $18,220,682
n 1925. The total value of the min
ral output of Alaska since 1890 is
>ver $570,000,000. The figures for
926, which are estimates and conse
[uently subject to revison, are taken j
rom the Geological Survey’s annua!
■eport on the mineral resources of
Alaska, now in preparation. The j
iource cf this mineral wealth s ap
iroximately as follows:
lold . $6,360,281 $6,620,000
Copper....... 10,261,236 9,500,000
Silver__ 482,495 420,000
loal . 404,617 400,000
Ither minerals
(lead, petroleum,
marble, tin,
marble, tin, plat
inum, etc.).. 611,963 500,000
Totals . $18,220,692 $17,490,000
General Conditions.
Although, as shtyvn b« the oreced
ng table, the Geological Survey esti
nates that the value of Alaska’s min-j
:ral production was not as great in 1
L926 as in 1925, the decrease in value
>y no means indicates a decrease in !
nining activity or even an equivalent
lecrease in quantity of certain of the
netals produced Considerably more
han half of the decrease in o,
lirectly attributable to the lower price j
>f the product, which of course was a I
:ondition in no way confined to the1
nining industry in Alaska. For ex
imple, in 1926 the average price of
silver was 7 cents an ounce less than
1925, the price of copper was about
'our-tenths of a cent a pound less, and
■he price of coal, lead and palladium j
vas also less. The value of the yearly
nineral production of Alaska, how-]
;ver, is even more sgnificant than ap-<
lears at first glance, because the ratio |
letween this value and the estimated
Kipulation of the Territory is about
en times the similar ratio for the,
•est of the United States. Even the j
:urrent reduced annual value of the
nineral production from Alaska is!
iractically two and one-half times the]
irice orignally paid for the entire
territory.
Viewed broadly, the mining condi
ions through the Territory are en
ouraging , not ony folr the the con
inuation of production at the present
ate. but for a general increase, Many
if the operators have important devel
ipment work in progress to put their
iroperties into more efficient working
omdition, and capital for this new
vork and equipment si being made
.vailable. The improvements already
irought about are reflected by some
ncrease in the production of gold, and
urther developments are under way
hat should be still more* productive in
927, though ib will be several years
lefore all these projects will have
heir full ecect in increasing the pre
diction.
There are still large areas n Aiaska
hat have not been adequately pros
>ected, and many promlsig properties
re now lying idle because of lack of
apital for the necessary equpment.
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12,000 Soon On Way to
China to Give Pro- J
tection.
LONDON*, Jan. 26.—Twelve thou
sand men, supported by artillery, arm
ored guns and equipment, and under
command of Major General John Dun
can, will soon be on the way to China
from England. They are being sent
to protect the British Concession in
Shanghai.
A LONG Ml SH WITH A
3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
NENANA, Jan. 27.—Accompanied
only by his three-year-old daughter
and dog team, D. F. McDonald today
began his mush to his home at Can
dle, Alaska.
667 DEATHS IN ONE WEEK
FROM INFLUENZA. ENGLAND
LONDON, Jan. 29.—A total of six
hundred and sixty-seven deaths from
influenza throughout England were
reported for the week ending Wed
nesday.
CHAPLIN PUTS UP $760,000
BOND, GOVT. LIFTS LIENS ...
on ms l j'.’i :V.' York
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NEW YORK, Jar 28.—After he
had posted a $700.bond, this af
ternoon, the Government lifted its
liens on Charlie Chaplin’s funds in
New York, recently 'ttached because
nf inpnmo tnv irriio1
ARBITRATION OF CONTRO
VERSY W ITH MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—’The Sen
ate today adopted the Robnson reso
lution proposing arbitraiton of the
controversy with Mexico over the pe
troleum and land laws. The vote was
unanimous.
AIR MAIL CONTRACT, CHICAGO
AND SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2‘J.—1The
Postmaster General today affirmed
the contract for the Western section
of the transcontinental air mail route,
between Chicago and Sail Francisco,
to the Boeing Airplane Company,ivnd
E. Hubbard, of Seattle.
S. S. ADMIRAL FARRAGl T
FOR ALASKA SERVICE
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—The Pacific
Steamship Company’s S. S. Admiral
Farragut, which is now operated -be
tween Portland and San Francisco, is
to be withdrawn from that route and
paced on the Southwestern Alaska
service.
MARINES SAIL FROM BREMER
TON UNDER SEALED ORDERS
BREMERTON, Jan. 28.—A de
tachment of marines sailed from here
tonighf, under sealed orders. Their
destination is supposed to be either
China or Nicaragua.
Ivan Chilstrom, wife and child are
on their way here from Nenana, and
are scheduled to arrive at tmy time.
Mr. Chilstrom, on arrival here, will as
sume management of the Larson
House, which means that that hos
telry will soon be open to the public.