THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. V. NO. 15
TOKOTNA, ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1925.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Blocks Sale of 5 U. S.
Shipping Board Ships
to the Dollar Line.
Washington, -'April 6 —The
United States Shipping Board
today accepted the1 bid of the
Dollar Line Steamship Company
for five president type ships,
now operated in Oriental trade,
for which tiie Dollar Line offered
$0,625,000. _
Washington.—Admiral Ben<on
this afternoon assailed the action
of the United -States Shipping
Board in accepting the bid of
Stanley Dollar for hye president
type ships, declaring' that it
gives the Dollaro'interesfcs com
piete control of America’s com
bined passenger and freight
steamship service in thfe Pacific
ocean.
Washington, April 9.—A'tem
porary injunction blobbing the
sale of the United States Ship
ping Board’s California Orient
line of steamships was issued to
day by Justice lilts, of the Dis
trict of Columbia styfreme codrt.
The injunction was issued on the
petition of the Pacific Mail Com
pany, which m>W' operates the
line, and which was--an unsuc
cessful bidder for its purchase,
against the Dollar interests.
Wife Refused to Bear
Children^ Professor
Is Granted Divorce
Seattle. April 10'. — Professor Steven
son Smith, lj“ad <»rthe*psychology de
partment of the University of Wash
in g ton, and one of t lie most, noted ex
perts on child welfare, was granted a
divorce today on the ground that his
wife, formerly Miss Ruth Arvilla Mor
uia, refused to hear childtpn.
Insane Asylum for
Young Murderess
San Francisco, April 10— Dorothv
Ellmgsou, 17 vears old, slayer of her
mother, was found insane by a jury in
the superior court here today. The
verdict demaods that the girl be com
mitted to an inso.p asylum
On Saturday evening, April 4:,b. To*
kotnans gave a dance complimentary to
Deputy Marshal Peter and Mrs. Mc
fiSulleu, who unexpectedly dropped in
on the town for a short visit. Every
one attended and thoroughly enjoyed
•themselves. The music was furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. Lowrie. Sandwiches
stud c< tlee, prepared by Al Smith, were
served at midnight, alter which every
one returned to dancing, which con
linued until 2:30 a. rn.
G. W C. Glass, after several weeks’
drilling operations on Moore creek, re
turned here Thursday. As to theje-,
suits of his work, Mr. Glass was non
committal. Also returning here were
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glass and Ophir.
Glass. I
THEY ALL
GO TO PEN
Two Years for Master
and 10 of Crew of
Str. Quadra.
Seattie, April 7. —Charles H.
Belange. Vancouver capitalist.
Captain George Ford, master,
and ten of the crew of the Ca
nadian rum runner Quadra were
found guilty of conspiracy in vi
olating the national prohibition
law by a jury in the federal
court last night, and were sen
t< need to two years each in the
penilentiary at Leavenworth.
I -
J. E. Baker Cremated
and Ashes Are Cast
Into Resurrection Bay
At the last meeting of Tokotna leloo
of Pioneers letters were received from
two daughters of John E Baker, who
died some weeks ago in Seattle. Each
of these letters contained heartfelt
thanks to the local it'lno for tbe kindly
assistance given their fa'tier in his last
illness.
> it was Mr. Baker' •« Sat his
body be cremated . t iev ie
turned to Alaska i , ; . with
this wish, the u*h»& «*•.■» 'ut;hi to
i Alaska by Grant Mmd. ck. w ho cast
them into the waters of- -Hnsurrectioo
| Bay, tbus-fulSUiog one of Mr. Baker s
i last desires.
I Telegraphic Ticks.
—
I Delraold, Germany.—Fifty members
of the reiebswar were drowned in the
river Weser Thursday morning, when
a bridge which was being construe! ed
in couueotiuu with reiebswar maneu
vers collapsed.
Paris.—University modems in all
parts of France weut on strike Tuesday
against tiie suspension if Dean Bar
thehny, of the Law ochool. seventy
tive thousand students are oul.
Home. — Annouucemeut was made
Thursday of the resignation of General
Di Giorgio. Italian war minister. Pre
i mier Mussolini has assumed the port
I folio ad interim.
Moscow.—Fifty persons were Killed
and one huuured injured in a bead-ou
Coilisiou between a Tashkent express:
and a Moscow suburban tram, Thurs
day. _
Portland. — Most Kevoreuil Alahder
Christie, Human Catholic archbishop
ol Oiegon. passed awav Tuesday alLei
noon.
Oivmpia —Forest tires were reported
Thursday from Whatcom and Skagit
counties and tiouthe.ru British Colum
bia.
Leaven worth.—Dr. Frederick A.
Cook has begun serving his sentence
here for stock gambling.
Cordova.—fc. V. Ouyte elected mayor
iu Tuesday 's municipal eiectiuu.
Niioiu.—Mayor George Maynard was
re-eiected in Tuesday’s eiectioa.
Nice,France.—Jean De Hesike died
here, Tuesday.
German Presidential
Election Undecisive,
Hindenburg Will E«n
Berlin. April 8.—Returns rroita the
presidential election ta Germany snow
thai none of r.be serea candidates re
ceived a ii aj rity. as required hv - the
constii uiion, thus making a 'second
election necessary. The second .polling,
day has been Lixed for April 28.
—
Berlin.—Field Marshal Von Hinden
burer was nominated today as a candi
date for president oj the German ro
puqlic by the national-eoDservative
bouryeois hloe. It was announced that
i he field morsbal had agreed to stand
for office.
u.sTnavy
Will Participate Next
Summer in MacMillan
Arctic Expedition*
Washington. April 9.— Air
planes of the United States
"Navy, according to announce
rnent made this afternoon, will
participate next summer in the
MacMillan Arctic expedition,
which has for iss object the sur
veying of a million square miles
of hitherto untraveled territory
lying between Alaska and the
North Pole.
Jap Navy Dept. Plans
Building 22 Warships
Tub to, April 8.—Tbe navy depart
meat today -made aoni'Uoeeroent of
plane fur tbe construction of twenty
two warships, with a total tonnage of
154 000. The projected ships include
eight first class cr uisers, three second
class cruisers, ten destroyers, and an
airplane mother-hip
A letter recently receiver! from Dr.
W. F. Green, former well kt.owD old
timer, now located at Long Beach.
Gal., who has beeD in extiemelv pre
carious health for some time, stated
that he was rapidly improving, so
mucn so that he had gained 20 youuds
during tbe previous month.
Major George VV. Albrecht, of Al
brecht and Taylor, [dnarod attorneys,
returned here early Monday from a
trip to McGrath and departed that
afternoon for Ophir, beaded home
ward.
Pete Michels returued to McGrath
a few days ago from Neoana, bringing
with him his sister, who came directly
from the Stales.
Recent arrivals at McGrath include
Jack McDonald. Moody Green and
Ernie Gove, all well known oidtimera,
coming from the Outside.
A1 Colwell, after wintering' Outside,'
spent almost entirely at his told home
in Maine, was amonrg thos» who ar
rived on Thursday.
Grant Murdoch and Frank Hart were
Wednesday departures for MdGrath.
Charlie Koniizkeo left Tuesday for
Candle. •
2 ACCUSED
; OF MURDER
Charged With Slaying
Capt. Giiiis and Son
on Rum Runner*,
Victoria. April G.—After lis
tening to the court accusation
that they had slain Captain
William J. Gillis and son on the
rum runner boat Beryl G., Last
September, ar.d throws, their
bodies overboard, Owen Baker
and Harry Sowash were tociay
committed for trial ia the assize
court by Magistrate George J.ty,
following a hearing which lasted
three days.
Embezzled $47,000*
Gets 5 Years in Pen
Seattle. April 7.—L. Stewart Brock,
way. formerly secretary to the late
Captain .1. C. Smith, who coofess<-'d to
the embezzlement of #47.000 oI funds of
corporations owned by Smith, wa^-.-so
tenced today to a term of Jive years in
the penitentiary. The bulk of the
monev was lost in oil stock dealings,
according to Brockway.
Washington Notes
Washington April 8.—Gaston H.
Means was indicted here today for for
gery, the indictment being in connec
tion with the Senate committee’s
Daugherty investigation, in which he
wae a spectacular witness.
Washington—Assurance of increased
business prosperity was voiced by
Cooiidge in an address to the National
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association.
Washington.—War Secretary Weeks
sustained a slight paralytic stroke at
his home here. Thursday.
Troubles of Stimson,
Seattle Millionaire
Seattle, April 9.—A state charge of
driving an automobile while drunk was
tiled today against Fred S'. Sticneon,
voung millionaire. Ee was also served
with papers ir. a 826.000 damage suit
brought "ov Miss Juanita White. ■ with
whom he was joy riding,-for injuries
sustained when his machine crashed.
Chicago.—Fred F. Stimson, youthful
I Seattle millionaire fugitive, wanted .in
that city for driving an automobile
while drunk, surrendered to the Chi
cago police this afternoon, and w.as
later released on $1,000 bail.
Charlie Goebel, after a visit bare of
sonaerdnyc, left Tuesdav for McGrath,
on the way to the scene of Hfa tanner
operatteoo, on Hidden creek ,
Adolph Carlson. Yankee creek, was
amOug the week’s town visitors.
George Mutchler. McGrath, arrived
todayiera brief visit.
W. J. Widman. after a day in town,
returned Thursday to McGrath.
Andrew Ols^-, ..fter a day’s visit
here, returned to McGrath Thursday.
ON HEELS
i OF SHAKEUP
Army Officer Virtually
at Head of Prohibi
tion Enforcement
Washington, April'7.—On the,
heels of e shake-up which has
| placed Co!onel Lincoln C. An
drews, an army officer of thirty
years5 standing, virtually in su
preme command of prohibition
enforcement,1 the Couzens Sena
torial committee today resumed
its investigation of the clash be
tween the Department of Justice
and the Treasury Department
over the enforcement of the dry
law.
Ross Kinney, A. R. C.
Supt, Returns Here
Coming direct from Seattle, Ross
Kinney, superintendent of Alaska Roar
Commission affairs to tbis section, ar
rived here Thursday, coming from Ne
aana with Bill Ferabiuger, A. R. C,
functionary, who was Sir. Kidney's
companion in bia recent trip OTer the
trail from this place to Bethel, thanes
to the Cold Bay region.
Mr. Kinney returns with soBise er
thusiasm regarding the outlook tor the
coming season’s operations. He states
that ac up-to-date tractor and a read
grading machine will arrive on one of
the first boats, both off which will
- greatly facilitate road-building ander
j takiage.
Mr. K!.cb87, io company -with Sir
Fershinger, left yesterday morning for
the Cripple section, where fce goee fur
the purpose of faau.icg up two boat:
from Cripple to tbe Folger creek cross
ing. on the summer trail- betweec
Gphir and Poor into, on the way sc
Ruby, and also to iospect tbe new wie,
ter irail between Cripple and Cripple
creek.
Russ Soviet Votes
to Invite Capital to
Enter Trade Field!
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• Moscow, April 9 -->Far“tm8b log dis
> cussions affecting the future ■ economic
, policy ot RusNiii; taken by ths council
, of labor and defense, indicate that
i coeautete "overnmeitt control* of trade
■ and industry i» a failure, and tha
council has directed that- private cap
ital be invited to enter the field of
trad®. __
> ‘•Eenry M&rtella, with Waino Puntil»
and Tom Saknof, left Tuesday for Mc
Grath, from which point he wa«s sched
uled to take up a load of freight to
) Hidden creek for Goebel & Puntila.
Jerry Franki. well known chef, left
Monday for Bear creek, Lower Kusko°
kwim, where he has acaepted engage
ment with the New Yerk-Alaska Gold
M icing Com pan v.
Mrs. C. .W. Lane and Miss Mary
Snyder were late Sunday (departures
for Flat, with Fred Morlidge actiag ae
convoy. _
■ -Jan Nicnolson, Little creek, arrived
! today for a brief stay.
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i Cheater Brink left Monday for