THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. VI. NO. 89
TAKOTNA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 19L‘G
PRICE 25 CENTS
JOLT FOB
SINCLAIR
Court of Appeals Re
verses Teapot Dome
Decision.
St. Louis, Sept. 29.—The. United!
States Oicuit Court.of Appeals today
reversed and remanded the decision of
the District Court, of Cheyenne.; up
holding the Teapot Dome oil lease ob
tained by Harry. F. Sinclair and as
sociates from the Government-while
Albert B. Fall was. Secretary of the
Interior.
The decision instructs the lower
Circuit Court immediately to cancel
the Mammoth Gil Company’s oil lease
and enjoins it from further trespass
ing on. Government lamis.
The decision declares the Sinclair
lease to. navi been obtained, emfwff
lease to have been fraudulent.
The lower court is to ask the Mam
moth Oil Company for an accounting
of all oil. and petroleum products
taken from the Government naval oil
reserve during its tenure:
Mining Operations
Of [Present Season
A few days—possiby a couple of
weeks, or even four weeks—opera
tions in a mining way are certain to
be' halted. Up to date, however, the
weather -has been most favorable—
balmy, only a couple of occurrences of
mild frost, and Old Man Winter seems
quite a distance away.
The season’s mining operations, as
well as the operations of the Alaska
Road Commission, in this section have
heen carried on most successfully. As
a matter of fact, the results may be
said to be most gratifying.
“The. close of the season will see a
gold productionTn this section of al
most $o00,000.” in the words of a well
knbwrt operator, one. conversant with
creek operations and well qualified to
speak on mining matters. The amount
paid out for operating expenses. The
Times informant stated, would equal
about SI00,QUO, of which> amount a
large portion, perhaps $25,000, must
be. credited to tne Alaska Road Com
mission. A prettv good,season, we’ll
say.
And, in passing, it may be re
marked that no, small credit for a
splendid outcome1 in these parts is dut
to Frank Joaquin.
Taking hold ot the dredge on no.
<5 Ganes, under lease from the former
L D. Company, which had lain idle
for two or three years, Mr. Joaquin,
after much rehabilitation, put that
machine on to the productive purpose
for which it was originally intended.
This was no small work. The lease of
the dredge, secured for the purpose of
working his own ground, as well as
other chums- on which he obtained
leases, was acquired a little over a
year ago. More than a thousand
cords of wood for its operation were
eut and hauled last winter, this latter
aone affording much emploment in the
cutting and hauling. Woodchoppers
are already at work and another thou
sand or more cords are now being cut
for next season’s operations.
The exact figures are not obtain
able, but the gross production of the
dredge during the present season i»
conceded to he over $100,000, possibly
a few thousand more.
Bob Lowrie left yesterday for
Ojfhir, taking with him a batch of
mail for that place which came up
on the steamer Tana, and brought up
from McGrath by Chris Nelson.
Charlie O'Halloran, who was a
yesterday arrival from Ganes, was a
passenger this morning on the Sea
wolf for McGrath for a short visit.
Summer school vacation days are
over, and Takotna school will open up
next Monday.
Bud Riley left for No. 6 Ganes on
Tuesday.
POSITIVELY
| IDENTIFIED
Fice Face Aimee Mc
Pherson With Accus
ing Testimony.
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* Los Angeles, Sept. 27.—Five per
sons faced Aimee Semple McPherson
! today and positively identified her as
j Kenneth G. Ormiston’s companion at
Carmel Bay last May.
The identification was made by
1 trade delivery boys and citizens of
! Carmel at the opening of the prelim
: inary hearing of the. evangelist ana
, her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, on
j felony charges of criminal conspiracy
j and preparing false evidence.
i Murder Revealed After
a Lapse of 17 Years
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; New York, Sept. 29.—In a copy
j righted dispatch from George. Palmer
! Putnam, the New York publisher, re
! turning from Action on the schooner
I Morissey, the New York Times re
| veals that . Professor Ross Marvin, of
I Cornell University, who was believed
i to have been drowned while on the
Peary expedition to the North Pole in
190!), was slain by one of his two Es
kimo companions.
MACKENZIE KING WILL
FORM NEW GOVERNMENT
Ottawa, Sept. 26.—Premier Mei
ghen’s Conservative government, de
feated in the recent parliamentary
elections, presented its resignation to
Governor General Byng this morning.
The resignation was accepted, and
Mackenzie King, former premier and
leader of the Liberals, will form a
new government.
SENATOR BORAH AIRS VIEWS
ABOUT THE 18TH AMENDMENT
Moscow, Idaho, Oct. 1.—Efforts at
nullification of the eighteenth amend
ment strike at the foundation of the
entire constitution, Senator William
E. Borah, of Idaho, told the Steuben
Cody University of Idaho at the con
| vention here today.
Aviator Young, with a'Fairbanks
| airplane, landed here yesterday, and
(with A. M. Rice as a passenger left
j shortly afterwards for Ophir. Mrs.
| Victor Hill will be a passenger from
Ophir to airbanks, on her way to the
Outside for the winter.
Otto Hallson, game and fur warden,
who recently arrived at McGrath on
the Tana, left a couple of days ago
for his headquarters at Bethel, after
giving attention to official duties in
this section.
Bill Hummel, wel known oldtin\er,
was among those who arrived here on
the Seawolf lats Sunday, He returned
to McGrath on Monday en route to his
winter quarters on the Tuluwiksak.
Postoffice Inspector Fitzgerald was
a last Sunday arriva Ion the Seawolf
on an official visit for a few days, and
will probably leave within the next
few days for Fairbanks, via airpane
Passengers on the Seawolf arriving
last Sunday includen Mrs. B. J. Boyd,
Miss Bessie Boyd, Miss Rose Oates,
Miss Elizabeth Egsak, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Demientieff, Emma Owe.n. A. M.
Rice and Anna Wilson..
The steamer Tupper; which left
Bethel September 15* is scheduled to
-arrive at Seattle tomorrow noon, ac
cording to word received, today.
Mrs. Frank Joaquin and daughters,
Misses Nellie ann'GreU, returned on
the Seawolf yesterday • from a. brief
visit at McGrath.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dbrnientielf and
Miss Elizabeth Egsak were Wednes
day departures for No. 6 Ganes;
Pete Jensen, coming from Gaines,
was a Wednesday arrival.
A1 Smith and Ogden|
F. Mills Nominated
for JN. Y. Governor
Syracuse, Sept. 29.—Governor A1
Smith was renominated yesterday at
the Democratic State convention.
Madison Square Garden, New York.
Sept. 29.-—Representative Ogden F.
Mills, wealthy scion of the old New
York family, was nominated by the
Republicans at their State convention
here today to oppose Governor Smith,
the fifth-time Democratic nominee, in
November.
Takotna River Not
Reliable; Why Not
Road to The Forks?
The moods of Old Takotna river
this year demonstrated largely that it
i is a very fickle affair, that it is not re
j liable, and that it is not at all times
1 ready to funition to the wishes or ar
! cording to the needs of the people of
this section. It is much like a balky
horse—refhses to work when most
needed.
The low stage of water during the
! present season, at least until about
, three weeks ago, was the cause of
; much worry, due to the fact that the
i operation of the larger power boats
was practically impossible. What
j little freight was delivered here dur
ing the low stage of water was
brought up by small boats, at neces
sarily' high rates, and this, of course,
at no fault of their operators. Run
ning over riffles and bars, with prac
tically no water, is no pleasant task;
anyone who has worked at it will say
that it is a hal'd game. That, how
ever, was the only method hy which,
for instance, many tanks of oil, so
necesasry to the operation of dredges
hereabouts, was transported up rive in
small boats for many weeks. The
landing of this oil meant a great
deal—meant continuous operation of
three dredges, meant a prosperous
season to the operators, meant a
steady payroll to the workers, and
meant that much more prosperity to
the community in. general. Inability
to operate meant misfortune for all.
Old Takotna river, as said before, is
not dependable. What has happened
this year in the way of low water
only indicates what may occur during
any future season.
Right now it looks as though the
salvation, at times, ol' this section, or
at least its main reliance, can be
gained through completion of a road
to the Forks, the point of high water
navigation on the Takotna. Part of
| this road—a stretch of about two
miles—is already completed.
1 he distance from iakotna over
i land to the Forks is about 16 miles.
’ The road. The Times understands,
would not be a hai-d one to construct,
! no harder, at least, than the. road to
| Ophir.
With that road completed there
1 would, at least, be some assurance
that freight could be landed here, of
course at somewhat higher rates than
by water haul, but at by no means as
high as that by small craft carrying
only a few hundred pounds and unable
to take care of the demands.
The completion of that road means!
much to this community—it might at
some time save us from a season of
industrial dormancy- and the people j
of Takotna and these parts should;
lose no time in asking for its early
construction..
McCLURE-BEKRY.
Mr.. T. A. McClure, well known Mc
Grathite, and Miss Bertha Berry,
daughter of Arthur Berry, were mar-!
ried at the home of Mr. and Mrs.]
Berry, at. Medfra, on Monday last,]
United States Commissioner W.. T.
Vanderpool officiating as master of
ceremonies, those present being the
immediate relatives and friends. Mr.
and Mrs. McClure arrived at McGrath
Tuesday, and have taken up residence
in the former wireless station at that
place. The Times extends felicita
tions.
Pete Carlson, of Carlson & Hounan,
Ophir, waa a Sunday visitor, driving
over in his own car.
TO HANG
ON DEC. II
I - I
Gaines Says His Con
viction a Miscarriage
of Justice.
Seattle, Sept. 25.—Wallace Gaines,
convicted of the murder of his daugh
ter Sylvia, was sentenced to hang by
Judge Jones this afternoon.
“I am innocent, and there has been
, a miscarriage of justice,” Gaines an
swered, when asked by the court if he
had anything to say.
Life Imprisonment
for Seattle Bandit
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Seattle, Oct. 1.—Edward J. Devlin,
1 one of the five bandits participating
in the robbery of two Brewster Cigar
Company collectors on April 1 in a
; street holdup, was found guilty of
first degree murder and robbery to
day, the jury recommending life im
prisonment.
World’s Champions
Are Now Battling
—
Chicago, Sept. 29.—The World’s
: Championship Series, with the New
! York Yankees, of the American
i League, and the St. Louis Cardinals,
j of the National League, contesting,
will begin on October 2 in the Yankee
Stadium, New York.
The first, second, six and seventh
1 games will take place in New York,
while the third, fourth and fifth will
I occur in St. Louis.
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| New York, 'kept. 25.—The New!
York Nationals landed safely in port ;
today with the 1925 National League I
championship nailed firmly to the
mast, having defeated the New York
Giants by a 5 to 4 score, thereby
eliminating Cincinnati’s mathematical;
! hope in the line of pennant pursuit.
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Telegraphic Ticks.
Tokio, Sept. 29. Several hundred
members of the Farm Tenants’ As
sociation were arrested at Matsuyana,
Oska, Kyoto and Nigata when they
attempted to hold a scheduled nation
wide demonstration against high
rents.
lies Moines, Sept. 29.—Frank A.
Walsh, of Milwaukee, was elected
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic at the end of
the session of the sixtieth annual an
nual encampment, today.
Seattle, Sept. 30.—Sam R. Sumner,
of Wenatchee, and Frank W. Hull,
manager of the Olympia Hotel, were
elected chairman and secretary, re
spectively, of the Republican
Central Committee, today.
State
Hongkong, Sept. 30.—Ninety fish
ing boats were wrecked in a typhoon
which swept M&cap, a Portuguese set
tlement near the sea. Several fisher
men were wdrowned.
Los Angeles, Oct. 1.—Mrs. Ella A.
Bool, of Brooklyn, was re-elected pres
ident of the National Woman’s Chris
tian Temperance Union by its conven
tion here today.
Seattle, Sept. 28.—Mayor Landes
broke the ground this morning for the
$2,000,000 theatre to be erected in the
Times Square.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.—Vice Presi
dent Dawes arrived here today, eti
route to Wood Lake, Neb., on a hunt
ing trip.
ASKS DIVORCE AND $5,000
A MONTH ALIMONY
St. Paul, Sept. 28.—Suit for divorce
and $5,000 a month permanent ali
mony was filed today by Mrs. Pauline
S. Hill against Walter J. Hill, son of
I the late James J. H:l'
HURRICANE
AFTERMATH
American Red Cross in
Charge of Relief and
Rehabilitation.
Ascunscion, Paraguay, Sept. 25.—
One hundred and fifty were killed and
four thousand injured at the city of
Encarnacion, according to a wirt from
that place, stating that the hurricane
was similar to that which visited Mi
ami, Florida.
New York, Sept. 25.—Thirty thou
sand dollars for storm relief in Flor
ida was pledged aboard the liner Le
viathan last night, according to radio
messages from Captain Herbert Hart
ley, Will Rogers, and T. V. O’Connor,
chairman i ' the United States Ship
ping Board.
New York, Sept. 27.—The American
Automobile Association, which has
conducted a survey, stated today that
the property loss in South Florida
amounts to §150,000,000.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 25.—The
American Red Cross today officially
took over the direction of relief and
rehabilitation work in Florida, with
the announcement from Washington
that the relief fund now' being raised
by the Red Cross had reached nearly
$700,000.
Miami, Fla., Sept. 25.—G. C. Steub
ler, general agent for fifteen insur
ance companies, said today that the
property loss in Greater Miami
amounts to more than $50,000,000
TUNNEY, WORM* CHAMPION.
RECEIVES A PROMOTION
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.—Gene Tun
ney, heavyweight champion of the
world, was informed today that he is
to be commissioned as a first lieuten
ant in the United States Marine Re
serve Corps.
BLINDNESS HALTS WORK OF
MAX KOLLM, ARTIST-PIONE1U
The career of Alaska’s pioneer art
ist came to an end at Skagway re
cently when Max \Y. Kollm, who had
previously lost the sight of one eye
as the result of getting a piece of
steel in it, becem • totally blind. He
had rubbed the good eye with his
finger, and, it is believed, induced poi
soning from oil u’cl pigments with
which he had been working. Nev.-s of
the misfortune was brought to Fair
banks recently by George Buldrv,
former mining operator, who passed
through Skagway recently, returning'
to the Fairbanks district after an ab
sence of many years. Mr. Kollm h id
been in Skagway painting, having
found that location a good one to dis
pose of his landscapes to tourists.
After becoming blind he returned to
his home in California.
Max Kollm stampeded to the Daw
son country in 1898, and was one of
the organizers of the Arctic Brother
hood. He spent a number of years in
Dawson, and then, after everal trips
to the -States, located in Fairbanks.
While at Fairbanks he organized tin
Native Sons and Daughters of the
Golden North.
SEA WOLF LOG.
Arrived Sunday 6 p. m.
Left for McGrath 6 a. nt. Monday
Returned here 8 p. n.. Tuesday.
Left for McGrath 11 a. in. Wednes
day.
Returned here Friday 2 p. m.
Left for McGrath today 9 a. m.
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. Ei G. superin
tendent, after an official visit at Med
fra, returned here yesterday, coming
up on the Seawolf from McGrath.
Joe erries was a Seawolf passenger
this morning for McGrath, for a brief
visit.
B:l’ was a ^-T-dav ton?"