THE KUSKO TI
VOL VII NO. 14
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1927
PRICE 25 CENTS
5 Powers Unite in De
manding Adequate Res
titution From Cantonese
SHANGHAI,, April 14.—The con
suls general of the United States,
Britain, France; Jfcpan and' Italy to
day presented' a .yiots to the Canton
ese containin gthree demands in con
sequence of.fthe~anti-foreign ’ rioting
at. Nanking on "March 23.
The note,; first, demands punish
ment of the commander and troops
responsible for the killing and wound
ing of foreigners, for indignities to
which others were subjected, and for
material damage done Second, a
written apology by the commander -
inrchief of the Cantonese armies,) and
formal promise to abstain from vio
lence against foreigners’ lives and
interests. Third, full reparation for
injuries and damages.
Unless the Cantonese prove their
intentions and comply without delay,
the powers warned that they would
be compelled to take such steps as
they consider necessary -
TOKIO, April 15.—Correspondents
at Hardin report large concentrations
of Russian and Chinese troops on the
Siberian border,, preparing for possi
ble: hostilities growing out. of strained
relation between Soviet Russian and
Northern China—
SEATTLE;, April 1(L—With .. 150*
marines sailing today, from... San
Diego for China, the Navy continued
preparations to send additional
troops across the Pacific, Captain P.
A. Olmstead, of Seattle, assistant
commandant of the Thirteenth naval
district, asserted, in response to the
Government's orders as to assembling,
information as to sailing dates and
capacity of vessels on which marines
might be called from Puget Sound.
Such inuiries are also being prose
cuted at Portland, San Francisco and
Seattle, as well as at San Diego.
PEKIN., April 10.—Dr. V. K. Wel
lington Koo tendered his resignation
as. Premier today, to Marshal Chang
Tsao Lin.
PEKIN, April 10.—Severed rela
tions between Pekin and Moscow was
regarded as imminent in many quar
ters today in consequence of yester
day’s raid on several buildings of the
Soviet embassy in Pekin.
SHANGHAI, April 10—Soviet Con
General William F. Linde today called
on the Norwegian consull general, as
dean of the diplomatic corps, and
announced that the Soviet consulate
in Shanghai was raided, as were
buildings attached to the embassy,. in
Pekin, yesterday and that he would
hold the consulate body responsible.
There have been rumors that such a
raid was contemplated.
WASHINGTON,, April 11.—The
third shipment of. American marines
to China will be made shortly after
the 1500 men now. in transport to
San Diego completer their arrival at
that point. The decision to move adr
ditional 1500 marines across the Pa
cific has been reached by the Wash
ington government. The negotiating
of their transportation by commer
cial lines is progressing.
WASHINGTON, April 10.—Eight
hundred additional Japanese sailors
were landed at Shanghai last night,
after an attack by Chinese troops
upon the Japanese guards along the
N<Jrth Seachwan, Rear Admiral Wil
Hams, American commander in China,
reported to the Navy Department.
SAN FRFANCISCO, April 12.—
The Seattle liner President Grant has
Teen..requisitioned to carry U. S. ma
rines • to China.
FOUR-CONTINENT FLIGHT OF
ITALIAN FLYER COMES TO
A MOST DISASTROUS END
ROOSEVELT DAM, Ariz., April 9.
—The four-continent flight of Com
mander Depinedo came to a disas
trous end today when the Santa Maria
caught fire as the plane was being
way, preparatory, to taking off for
San Diego from Roosevelt Dam.
WASHINGTON.—An offer of the
of an army air corps airplane with
which to complete his flight around
the United States was made to Com
mander Depiendo today by the War
Department.
PHOENIXX, Ariz. —Commander
Depinedo intends to resume his inter
national flight just as quickly as he
can arrange' a sister ship to the de
stroyed SaattaHtni'toi bemnit to the
United Starts*, from Italy,. He mX
'Preased appreciation'wfftia offer of
*an American' army; mrtehina,,hut de
clined to use it.
CHARLIE HOXIE STARTS TD
SERVE TWO-YEARS' SENTENCE
JUNEAU.-—Charles Hoxie, pioneer
| ilaskan and member of the first city
1 council of Nome, left here today
.rboard the Yukon in custody of
| United States Marshal White, to be
I gin a two-years’ sentence at McNeill
I island for conspiracy to violate the
| prohibition laws.
I IIrtvin onmriofcul o VPJir- JHTD 1M
{the distric tcourt here before Judge
! Reed, the circuit court of appeals at
: San Francisco* affirmed the decision,
and the United States supreme court
refused to review the case.
The evidence showed that Hoxit
: headed a ring which smuggled liquor
into Southeastern Alaska from Prince
Rupert.
MRS. B. J. BOYD AND BESSIE
BOYD LEAVING FOR OUTSIDE
Awaiting arrival of airplane here
for-transport to' Fairbanks are Mrs
B. J.Boyd and foster daughter,.Bessie
Boyd.
Mrs. Boyd for many months has
been a patient sufferer from a severe
affliction, and from Fairbanks ah*
will go direct to the Outside ih the
hope of obtaining relief from compe
tent specialists. She will take <up her
residence at Longview .Wash.,. where
her daughter resides,, and near, which
place during the past couple, of years
she has acquired property holdings
which will demand her attention.
Mrs. Boyd, one of the best and most
popular school teachers, leaves behind
her here and at other points .on the
Kuskokwim many friends, from whom
she carries earnest hopes for ultimate
recovery as. well as best wishes foi
her future.'
Mail Carrier Charlie Konig arrived
on Saturday last, bringing the last
mail of the winter schedule.
Ikey Hayes, after ar visit here' oi
about a month, departed for McGrath
THOMPSON WINS OVER DEVER
FOR CHICAGO MAYORALTY
CHCIAGO, April 10.—William Sale
Thompson, Republican, former mayor
of Chicago, was chosen for the third
time to that office in Tuesday’s elec
tion, defeating William E. Dever,
Democratic incumbent, by 83,000
votes. There were 094,000 votes
polled.
COMMANDER FOCH SENDS MES
SAGE TO AMERICAN LEGION
PARIS, April 11.—A message to
the American Legion today by Gen
eral Foch said:
“A splendid meeting of the Legion
in Paris will be a confirmation of our
resolution to love one another and al
ways to help to bring peace and good
will on earth, as you have designated
in the preamble of the American Le
gion constitution.”
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, April 10.—Expenditure
of $3,000,000 in the construction of a
cement plant here and in the develop
ment of quarries in Southeastern
Alaska was announced this afternoon
by the Pacific Coast Company,
through its president, Walter Bar
num, of New York.
SEATTLE, April 10.—Chester
Rothernell, serving a life term at
Walla Walla along with three other
men from Seattle convicted of slaying
Louis Baric, moonshiner, in 1926, in
« highjacking plot* haa fcaaa granted
a parol* by Governor Hartley, on rec
ommendation of the trial officials.
OAKLAND, April 10.—Washington
took the initial crew race from Cali
forms today when the Huskies’ fresh
men dashed over the estuary line
winners by half a length.
SEATTLE, April 15.—Paul Sny
der, pioneer cigar stori' proprietor
and long prominent in county poli
tics, died at his home here today.
ROME, April 13.—The sacred tril^
unal of the Rotashi has granted Mar
coni a divorce from the former Be
strict' O’Brien.
LOS ANGELES, April 14.—Cap
tain Raold Amundsen, famed Arctu
explorer, is confined to hospital here
quite ill.
SEATTLE, April 10.—Eamon I)<
Valera, Irish patriot, arrived here to
day, on a speaking tour.
LONDON, April 11.—Ramsay Me
Donald sailed today for the Unitet
States.
PEREDICTS COOL IDG E WILL
NOT BE CANDIDATE IN 192>
NEW YORK, April 10.—Coolidg<
will not be a candidate for presided
in 1928, Senator Moses, chairman o1
the Republican senatorial campaigr
committee and president of the sena
torial campaign committee, predictec
here last night.
Arriving here by the Bennett air
plane a few days ago were Miss Paul
ine Kazevrikoff, sist erof Mrs. Ivoi
Chilstrom, who comes to make hei
home with the latter, and Miss Vir
ginia Strand, wh ohas taken up resi
dence at Ophir.
Vance R. McDonald, well knowr
representative of several Outside con
cerns, was among recent arrivals
coming up with Lara Nelson frorr
Big River, to which Mr. Nelsor
brought the last mail of the wintei
season. Messrs. McDonald and Nel
" son, on Wednesday last, departed foi
I Minchumina.
TELEV
PERF
j _
I Distant Scenes, Persons
in 'Action Shown
Over Telephone.
NEW YORK, April 15.—Television,
a scheme of transmitting distant
scenes and persons in action over
telephone and radio circuits, made its
formal public bow this afternoon. It
demonstrated Secretary of Commerce
Hoover at Washington talking with
President Grifford, of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
while the apparatus threw on the
screen clear animated pictures of the
Secretary as he : poke, two hundred
miles away.
TO INVESTIGATE WAR CON
DITIONS IN NICARAGUA;
WASHINGTON, April 12.—Henry
L. Stinson, of New York, former Sec
retary of War, has been commis
sioned by President Coolidge to in
vestigate conditions of war in Nica
ragua, with a view to the early with
draway of the American forces
there.
ALBERT BARLOW, ALASKAN
MINER, FOUND NOTV4.UILTT
SEATTLE, April 12.-*A-8«J in
the Superior Court returned-* verdict
of not guilty in the case of Albert
Barlow, an Alaska miner, on the
charge of having employed Jack
Kinsley and Rex Allen to beat and
rob his partner, R .V. Jewitt.
DAN McGINTY AND MISS ELLEN
fKHlJ liJNlltilJ IN VIAKKIAUr,
At the Commissioner’s office in Mc
Grath, at 7 o’clock last evening, oc
curred the nuptials which united Dan
McGinty and Miss Elk 1 Fred in the
bonds of holy wedlock, U. S. Com
missioner Vanderpool performing the
ceremony.
Charlie Goebel acted as bridegroom,
while Mrs. Joseph Condry, sister of
' the bride, 'acted as bridesmaid. **
i Following' the ceremony a big din
J ner was served at the McGrath Road
house, thirty-five, invited guests par
taking of the most, elaborate spread.
Both the bride and groom are well
. and favorably known, and exceeding
[ ly popular, and have hosts of friends
throughout this interior section, all
of whom are extending congratula-1
tions for a happy voyage over the
marital sea, in which The Kusko.
Times unites in most happy accord.
HUGE ZEPPELIN BEING BUILT
AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GER.j
SEVILLE, Spain.—-Dr. Hugo Eck-j
ner, noted airship expert, announces
that a huge Zeppelin is being con-!
structed at Friedrichshafen, Ger
many. The airship will be used to
make flights to the North Pole and
Tokyo, after a flight to Buenos Aires
in the autumn of 1!>28, Dr. Eckner
said. He asserted that the flight to
the Pole would be made in two days
and Tokyo would be reached in four
days.
Mrs. Frank Joaquin and daughters,
, Misses Nellie and Greta, were Satur
day arrivals from McGrath, coming
; up with Charlie O’Halloran, with
' whom they proceeded to Ganes creek
on Sunday. Mr. O’Halloran returned
• here Monday, leaving for McGrath on
! Tuesday.
IN AIR 51
HRS. 12 M.
I r; ilian Aviators Set
w Record for En
durance Flying.
MINEOLA, N. Y., April 15.—Bert
Vcosta and Clarence D. Chamberlain,
;ivilian aviators, landed at 12:42 p.
n. today, after setting a new record
'or endurance flying by remaining 51
lours 12 minutes in the air. TheThe
'armor world’s record, 45 hours 11
minutes 50 seconds, was established
~>y French flyers Droubin and Landry
it Etaupes, France, in August, 1925.
KING COUNTY OFFICIALS
INDICTED AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, April 14.—Frank H.
Paul, chairman of King county com
missioners, was named in a secret in
lictment returned by the grand jury
late last night, which accused him of
Fraudulent payment of bills for
oridge steel never received by the
;ounty.
Lafe Hamilton, road supervisor in
the south district, and George H. Par
sons, county bookkeeped, were also
indicted on the same charg e.
AVIATOR AND 3 PASSENGERS
LOST BETWB1N NOME-CANDLK
SEWARD, April 10.—Dog teams
wer eatarted fr» both ends of the
route between No fee and Candle to
day in search of R. H. Merrill, avi
ator, and three passenger*, overdue
several hours on a flight between the
two towns.
Deputy Marshal I'eter Mcmuueo
and R. M. White returned to McGrath
on Monday last, following a trip down
the Kuskokwim as far as Tautluwik
sak, their mission having been that
of distributing food supplies en route
to a number of native reported in dis
tress. Over a thousand pounds of
necessities were taken on the trip,
two large sleds being used, and relief
was given to many of those in need.
The dance given by Ophirites last
Saturday night was a most enjoyable
affair, being largely attended. Among
Takotnans making the trip to Ophi*
weVe "the following ladies and their
escorts: Miss Rose Oates, with Dave
Mutchlcr; Miss Pauline Kazevkoff,
Harry Menzoff; Mrs. Ivor Chil
ao with Lars Indegard; Mrs. Wm.
I’h.l ips and Miss Emma Owen, with
Joe Oates, jr.
Clara Taulman, after a visit of
several days at Iditarod, returned
here last Friday, having made the
round trip with Peter .Snow.
Tom Saknoff, McGrath Roadhouse,
proprietor, was a Takotna visitor on
Tuesday.
Frank Larson arrived Saturday
from McGrath for a ptay of several
days here.
""Victor Nystrom, after a stay of a
couple of days here, returned to Mc
Grath on Tuesday.
Mrs. Owen Gray and John T. Mel
berg, after a visit of a couple of days,
returned to McGrath on Wednesday.
Charlie Goebel left Monday for Mc
Grath, headed for Nixon.
Olaf Waagen, after a visit o fa few
days here, departed Friday for Ophit,,