VOL VI11 NO U
TAK e 1 - ALASKA SA'ILKLAY, JANUAR7, Y l»r7H
PRICE 25 CENT-S
Trouble In
Mcaragua
. A H LLSHIL'S,, 5 DESTROYERS,
INFANTRY COMPANIES ARE
ON THE WAY SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Rein
^.ae.jts of one thousand marines
.. o ia'.brr... y, ore. ordered to Nica
t.; a tecay. aa. a-result-of the seri
. of the situation there con
ro, t. g the. American forces in
h.e.r efforts to clean up outlaws
headed by General Sanding.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua,. Jam. 4<—
United States marines, after's terrific
bombing attack by airplanes,, massed
today for an attempt to storm the
position of. the strongly eretreneheec
* rob el Gi.rjerrd Augustino Sindino
with, well trained forces. One thou
sand men. held aistrong position al
E, Chipote.r
SAN DIEGO,'Jan. 5*—Offers to or,
gqnize .three infantry companies, m*>
chine gun and howitzer- companies
and battalion headquarters,.,,and tc
dispatch this battalion to Nicaragus
from San Diego oil the • submarine
‘tender Argonne, were.received fron:
Washington today.
BOSTON, Jan. 5.-^-Two battleships
’ and a fleet of five, destroyers, with c
mine layer, are -rushing out of this
I ort today for SautheJm waters.
FEDERAL. C0NSO3XUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS SHOULD* GO TO
REFEKENKUM/iSAHSJAL SWLTI
ALBANT.iN. Y.,- Jam 4.—Gbvemoi
Smith, in his eighth; andvlaat annua
message to. the' Legislature today
recommended^tnat ' fiiture Federa
constitutional amendments be submit
ted to popular.-.referendums in thi:
•State before they, are voted upon bj
the Legislature. .The suggestion wa:
made that it wasnthe State’s sacre<
duty to sustaia the prohibitioi
amendment and the Volstead law.
Th big NewtVdtofc dainga at Me
G'r&th were most successful in ever;
particular, according to the member,
of the Takotna contingent who ,wer<
present on that • occasion. The. ■seem
for the merry affair, was, of couorse
the McGrath Roadhouse, at whicl
place farewell was bid to 1927 anc
greetings extended* to 1928. Twi
/..ghts tof dancing weree requireed t<
satisfy the crowd*, the music beinf
i furnished by Mr; .and Mrs. Robert
' Lowrie and Pete . Jensen.. An excel
[lent dinner was served at the Road
[house by Mine Host-.Kruhm, who wa;
(always on the job. .in looking aftei
[the welfare of his guests. About. 3i
[Takotnans were present..
Matt Vaughn, Alaska Road Cbur
nission foreman,! who returned hen
hursday from anc.Qffieiar.trip> to th<
feripple-Poorman- section, left this
horning for. McGrfitfe, on Ws way t(
lenana, from which" place he will at
rnst go as far- as^Anchorage, anc
(lay possible continue for a brief visii
the Outsidbe.
That Mrs. James Weir, well known
opular and highly esteemed lady ol
[le Ophir community, is seriously- il
; her home on Sprnce creek, was th«
(iplcasant news brought here this
prning by Robert Jaquemai, wh(
ne for the purpose of telegraph'
for an airplane to take* Mte
£ir tb the Fairbanks hospital'. Th»
ess of Mrs. Weir is said! Co hiedw
; >gyous breakdown.,:
Lindbergh
At Managua
COMPLETES.FIFTH LEG OF GOOD
WILL FLrGHT—MOTHER IS
BACK IN DETROIT!.
—
j DETROIT, Jan. 3.—Hope that avia*
, hen jray help greatly to open the
• door of the people of the earth to.
greater and better miracles, under
. landing and friendship was voiced
today by Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh,
ba.k in her school room after her
flight to Mexico City and return.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 3.
Charles Lindbergh completed the
fourth: lap of hi* Central American
flight today, when he landed safely
here from San Salvador.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 4.
Lindbergh will., avoid the district of
Northern Nicaragua* which recently
has been the. scene: of fighting, be
tween United States marines and
rebels, on his flight to. Managua* Ni
.. earagua.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. S*—
Captain Charles Lindbergh, completr
g the fifth leg of his Central Amer
ican good-will flight, landed safely
here from Tegucigalpa*. Honduras,
this afternoon.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 6.
Nicaraguans, from peon to president,
today took delight, in honoring1 Lind
bergh.
HICKMAN WILL HAVE TRIAL
FOR INSANITY, JANUARY 25
LOS ANGELES*' Janr 21^-Wflliam
p _h Hickman today pleaded not guilty
1 p the charge of kidnapping and
.urdering Marion Parker, by reason
f the insanity trial set for January
’ J5th.
1 PROGRESS TO CONTINUE, 1928.
1 WASHINGTON, Dec„ 31—During
the year 1926 the country Has given
unmistakable evidence that under
lying- . conditions are- sound and that
vve may look. forward' to continued
rogrK>3 in..the: year ahead.
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—President
’ Coolidge. believes the United States
| -as every reason to look forward to a
prosperous year, the White House an
nounced today.
MACNIDER RESIGNS AS AS
SISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Hanford
MacNider, assistant Secretary of
L War, resigned today, and President
Cooiidgee nominated! Charles Burton
Robbins, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa;, to
succeed him.
The Larson Roadhonse list Satur
dmay evening was. the- scene of a
pleasant gathering, comprising mem
bers of the chivalrous home, guards,
who were on hand for the purpose of
b:dding farewell to. Old-Man. 1927 and
greeting Kid! 1928. Dancing, was the
big pastimes both in winding up the
; old yeas and in welcoming the new
one, the occasion fating? a mast enjpy
1 able one.-.
r Miss- EXMUrslv of McGrath, was a
today arrival,' coihing up with Mr.
and Mrs. Jde Cotodry and family..
Peter- Snow, with the outgoing
mail, arrived Friday, oontaintny to
day, to Mnfleeth,...,
t
I'
SIX DESTROYERS, CARRYING
S00 NAVAL RESERVES, TO
VISIT ALASKA NEXT JULY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Secretary
of Navy Wilbur today authorized the
statement that a'divi of six de
I stroycrs will carry Sl/il Washington
naval resrves- on a practice cruiaa of
Alaska next summer. The reserves
are to assemble at Seattle, Tacoma
| and Aberdeen, embarking from these
ports from the 7th to the 15th of
i July. All principal ports in. South
eastern and probably Southwestern
Alaska will be visited.
LINDBERGH AWARDED GOLD
MEDAL FOR PPERFORMING
GREATEST AIR ACHIEVEMENT
PARIS, Jan. &.—Captain Charles
Lindbergh, of the United States,, was
today awarded the gold medal of the
International Aeronautical Associa
tion for 1927 for having performed
the greatest air achievement in his
flight from New York to Paris.
FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF 4,085 MILES OF AIRWAYS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Funds
for the construction of 4,085 miles of
airways throughout the country were
provided today in the annual appro
priation bill far the State, Justice,
Commerce and Labor Departments,
which was presented to the House.
Telegraphic Ticks.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—Kidnapping
the teller of the Eavenwood National
'Bank at his home, then forcing him
to admit them to the bank and open
the safe, robbers escaped with $80,000
early this morning.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The N.
P. Severm Company, of Chicago, was
awarded the $895,155 contract by the
Veterans Bureau for a 313-bed hos
pital to he constructed at Portland,
wruguiu
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Secre
tary of Navy Wilbur announced to
day that S31 prisoners from the navy
and marine corps were granted
Christmas pardons.
SEATTLE, Jan. 6.—A. McIntosh
was installed as chief of the A tasks
Yukon Pioneers tonight, with Mrs. A.
McIntosh as president, of the Ladies
of the Golden North
SEATTLE,. Jam. X—William K.
Langdon, 73, nationally known gam
bler and confidence man, died at his
home ham: today.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—Alcoholism
caused 731 deaths in this city last
year; Health. Commissioner Harris an
nounced today..
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS
LINING LP FOR HOOVER
WASHINGTON, Jan. X.—Senator
Edge announced today that the reg
ular Republican organization of New
Jersey bad fined up for Herbert
floover for President
EL Y. Groshong, well known old
timer, and^ for several years past to
uted in the Nixon section,.is reported
to be at Medfra, where he is await
ing an airplane to take him to Fair
banks. Mr. Groshong is said to be
suffering with stomach trouble.
Harry Lohr, partner of' Robert
Jones in their roadhouse on the Ne
nana trail, is said to be quite ill, suf
fering with stomach trouble, accord
ing tea reportx lat ftly received been.
Loughran
Vs. Lomski
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP.
BASELY SAVES TITLE IN
RATTLE WITH LOMSKI.
HAH ISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, Jan, 6.—Tommy Loughran,
champion light-heavyweight, came
back tonight after suffering two
knockdowns' iv, the first round to whip
Lomski, Aberdeen, Wash., challenger,
in a fifteen-round battle for the
championship title.
Lomsk iscaled 174 pounds, and
Loughran 174 1-2.
Lomski made a great effort to end
fight in the first round, when his
terrific swinging attack twice put the
champion on the floor, but Loughran
took nine counts on both occasions
and saved himself by clinching. In
the tentth round Lomski made an
other terrific rally and had the cham
pion in distress, but again Tommy
clinched his way to safety, and took
the remaining rounds by successful
boxing.
EXPERTS SAY MEXICAN
DOCUMENTS WERE FAKES
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.—The code
messages in the Mexican documents
published in the Hearst newspapers
were described as fakes today by
United States navy experts, who tes
tified before the special Senate inves
tigation committee. ** *
DELEGATE SUTHERLAND
INTRODUCES RESOLUTIONS
WASHINGTON.—Election of the
governor of Alaska by the people of
the Territory was asked in one of a
number of resolutions introduced in
the House of Representatives by
Delefrate Sutherland. The bill, which
is in line with the recent, govern
mental policy of increasing authority
of reaidentts in Alaskan affairs, would
take selection of the executivee from
the hands of the President. The first
popular election would be held on the
first Monday in November, 1990.
Other resolutions introduced by
Delegate Sutherland asked that the
salaries of Federal marshals in
Alaska be fixed at $6,000 a year; that
$50,000 be appropriated for acquisi
tion of a herd of musk oxen by the
Federal government for experimenta
tion and domestication in Alaska; au
thorization of appeal of all criminal
prosecutions in Federal courts to the
Ninth Circuit Court o fAppeals, and
empowering the town of Anchorage
to make a $100,000 special bond issue.
Other resolutions asked authoriza
tion for patenting of public lands
near Seward to the Women’s Home
Missioarny Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; transferring crim
inally insane persons in Alaska to
St. Elizabeth hospital, in Washing
ton, at the Government’s expense, and
establishment of a land district in
Southeastern Alaska, and appoint
ment of a receiver and register of
the land office at Juneau, to relieve
Alaskans from the necessity of filing
bonds in legal proceedings.
Harry Menzoff returned here
Thursday froom a brief visit-at Mc
GSrath.
Mrs. W. H. Jones was a today de
parture for McGrath for a short visit,
making the trip down with Peter
Snow.
Charlie Konig, with the incoming
maO, arriveod Wednesday, -and pro
ceeded ea bin way o» Thursday.
Assault On
High Seas
CHARGED AGAINST CAPTAIN
GLASSCOCK, OF LINER
ALAMEDA
SEATTLE, Jan. 5.—A charge of
assault upon the high seas has been
instituted against Captain C. A.
Glasscock, commander of the Alaska
liner Alameda, by Mrs. L. A. Peter
son, an Alaska passenger of the ves
sel on its last voyage from Seward.
The case grew out of the attempt
of Mrs. Peterson to carry parrots in
her stateroom. Captain Glasscock de
clares he did not strike the woman,
but that he was badly scratched by
her.
The case will be heard on January
20 by the Federal Commission Board
on the return of the Alameda, whic
sailed this morning for Seward.
SINCLAIR AND SIX OTHERS
CHARGED WITH CONSPIR
ACY TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The Dis
trich of Columbia grand jury, after
investigation of the Fall-Sinclair mis
trial, today returned presentment
charging conspiracy to obstruct jus
tice against Sinclair and six others.
FOUR DROWNED AS LIQUOR
RUNNER CRASHES ON REEF
VICTORIA, Jan" 6.—Captain J.
Kerr and three members of the crew
of the motor schooner Noble, notori
ous liquor runner, were drowned late
yesterday when the boat crashed on
Excalante reef, on the west coast of
Vancouver island.
TRAPPER NEAR DEATH FOL
LOWING FIGHT WITH BEAR
CORDOVA.—After lying for more
man a munm uiunt: iu tuc wuua ui
Interior Alaska, with one leg burned
off nearly to the knee and the other
foot badly burned, Nick Raworth,
young Canadian war veteran, was
taken to the Kennecott hospital to
day.
On November 3 Raworth, who was
operating a trap line on the Gulkana
river, was attacked by a bear. His
dog fought nobly to save his master’s
life, but lost his own in the attempt.
The bear then turned on Raworth,
knocking him unconscious.
What happened next Raworth does
not remember. He evidently came to
and started a fire, but shock and loss
of blood carried him into a coma.
When he next became conscious one
leg was burned off to the knee and his
other foot was badly injured.
Sucering intense agony he crawled
15 miles to one of his cabins, where
he lay week after week, scarcely able
to secure food and water. He was
found in this condition this week by
an Indian, who packed him by dog
team to Copper Center, 30 miles
away.
Raworth was then taken to Chitina,
where he was placed aboard a Copper
River & Northwestern railroad train
and taken to the Kennecott hospital.
It is undetermined whether he has a
fighting chance to live.
Noel Wien, flying his Stimson-De
troit plane, who brought Sam Hounan
to Ophir on December 23, and who
started on his return to Fairbanks on
the same day, is reported to have
landed at Minchrumina, at which place
he remained .at last accounts. Noth
ing is known here as to the reason
for., his Jala delay..