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VOL. VI. NO. I!'.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1926
PICTURED
M SULZEB
EWorld’s Greatest Unde
veloped, Petroleum.
<.Goid, Coal Fields.
Seattle. Sect 3.—Picturing- that
r'.section, of Alaska north of the Arctic
Circle as. the work!’?, greatest. unde
veloped gold..field. .and as containing
petroleum and anthracite coal enough
. to. last the entire. .United States fo« a
, thousand years, William Sulzer, one
time governor, of. New ^ ork, speaking
i at the Seattle-Mining Club’s luncheon
„ today, predicted, the early extension
of the Government’s Alaska Railroad
. into the country which he described
, on both sides.of the Endicott-Alaska
. mountains.
..“Some persons,‘'not long ago, thld
. us we should tear up the rails and
«... abandon.ht-he Alaska Railroad,” de
... dared Sulzer. “Absurd! .. Our Gov
. eminent moves slowly, but it always
, reaches, its,objective. And now the
4. great oil «,nd coal fields- that), are in
„ the North -Endicott range, in the
1 great plain that, slopes away toward
L. the Arctic Ocean, are its objective.”
1 Repeal Volstead Act.
. Says Colonel 'Roosev elt
St. Paul, flSept.’. 3.—“The Volstead
Act must be enforced-because it is a
, law, hpt, as enforcement is not P»s
s. sible,. it should he ^repealed,”. Colonel
■, Theodore. Roosevelt declared here to
, day, just before .leaving for Minne
r apolis
; SAYS CONGRESS PREPARED
CTO 35NLAKGK -L’-.K. NiAVA
v Washington* Sept. 2.—Congress b
L .prepared to enlarge .the America*
t.Flavy unless the world powers agret
t to furtherereductions of naval arma
- ments, Representative Butler, ol
Pennsylvania,- chairman, of the Houst
naval affairs committee, declared to
day.
* NEXT OUTBOUND MAIL«1'()
LEAVE OPHIR ON SEPTS"Mt
i. Get those letters ready! The.nexl
i mail outbound, the last of the summei
. series, Ls scheduled to leave Ophir or
. September 16, which means that al
mail going from Takotna .should bt
in the local office at least two oi
i three days before that date.
. Newspapers, of Alaska -may syj»Pa
t tbize with thg people of this sectior
Lin. having a miserable summer-anal
v vice, and people in other parts may
i either pity or throw jokes at us, bul
tithe fact remains, nevertheless, that
; the people, of Takotna, McGrath ant
environs, by having this, service, ordi
narilv—have almost a month to makt
. repliesoto mail received. This is- f
feature hot to be overlooked, foi
about ev£ry.other .place: in the Terri
tory is.handicapped in this-particular
t th< people.of other parts sometimes
not having more than, a day, or .at
least a few days, to give attention t(
: such matters. For. all this* of course
, £nll credit and thanks must bg giver
l4,to the ‘..‘generous" Postal Depart
s ment.
Dr. H. W. Averill, WeH. known den
tist, was a Thursday arrival from Me
( Orath, as a passenger on the Seawolf
and has taken quarters at the Larsor
Hi use.
; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joaquin ant
. .daughters Nellie and Greta, anc
Dolph Mespelt were Wednesday ar
rivals from the Games dredge.
Chris Nelson returried yesterdaj
from McGrath, bringing up a smal
>, Batch of mail, destined mostly for th<
Outside.
James Harlan was a Wednesday ar
rival from Gaines.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oates, on theii
own craft, left Monday for McGrath
i
FUNERAL OF
VALENTINO
Attended By Countless
j.Thousands; Interment
at Hollywood,
i -
New York, Sept. ?.—The funeral
of Rudolph Valentino, yesterday, was
attended by countless thousands, in
cluding Douglas Fairbanks, Mary
Pickford, l’ola Negri .Jean.. Ackers
Swanson, Norma Talmadge and. other
noted film stars.
The disposition of the b0dy will be
announced upon arrival of Alberta
Guglioni# a. brother ot the deceased,
from Europe.
New York, Sept:. 3.~-Hollywood
i where Rudolph-Valentino, rose.jto
world-wide fame as screen’s foremost
lover, will be his final-resting place.
Definite announcement • that bur.ial
would be made in the California city
! came tonight, withthe arrival on the
liner Homeric of the late .star's
brother, Alberta GuglioJini... from
. Italy.
; FAIRBANKS.ADVOCATES
GOVERNMENT ()W NERKJTIP
MOTION PICTURE .INDUSTRY
| . New York, .Sept. 1.—Douglas Fair
j.banks, noted film star, tudnyv declared
1 himself an advocate of Government
: ownership of motion picture films in
this country. The remarkable results
| o fgovernment direction of the motion
! pictures industry industry in Russia,
! Fairbanks said, led him ■ to advocate
| the plan for. the United States
CHARLIE REBHUN HEARD
, FROM. HOLLY V.UOD. CALIF
1 Mrs. George Mutchler, of McGrath
I in the last mail, received a letter from
| Henry Charles Rebhun, former _Me
j Grathite and well known .oldtinier
i which will bo of interest to many ol
that gentleman’s, friends. The letter
| follows:
Hollywood, Cal., July 19.
Dear Mrs. Mutchler: Left Seattle
I (5th of July and landed here 9th. 1
j was two. days in Uncling my brother’*
! place. They want me to stay here
| with them. My brother is very.feeble
and I am going, to stay. here this sum
I mer. Am going to get a job at some
1 of the picture places as extra man
1 Lots of work here at $5 a.day. I car
get paperhanging at $7-51) a day, but
the folks don't want.me to do any
thing for a while yet.
I came here in a taximotor busv b>
way of Portland, Grant’s Pass, Fresno
Bakersfield and Los. Angeles,, the
finest, trip I ever'took. The farm i*
very cheap, by the Pass, and
by steamer.
My health is fine now. The folk*
are figuring on taking a trip to Flor
ida this fall. They have a very fine
car. Regards to yourself and .all.ole
friends. Yours as eves-,
.Henry CharlesIRebhun,
.’li’25 Genesee Street,
Hollywood, Calif.
W. F. Scott, well known optician
who arrived here a few. days ago, has
taken up quarters in the Larsor
House, where he is prepared to rte&1
all in need of glasses. Best Tork
lenses furnished, and complete, satis
faction guaranteed.
Tuesday arrivals from the AJ R. C
camp included Matt Y aughn, Dav<
Clough, Bert Goodpaster, Bud Riley
Joe Mitchell, Harry Harris, Leo Rod
rigue and Claude Nybgrg.
T. A. MdClure, from the Flumt
Dredge camp, Yankee-creek, was- t
yesterday arrival, and -will depart al
most immediately fori McGrath, or
his way to Medfra.
Jack Guinan, G. & A. dredge super
intendent, after a few days in town
returned to Ganes on Sunday.
Peter Snow was a Sunday towr
visitor.
Sweeping Victory for
Senator Shortridge in
California Primaries
San Francisco, Sept. 2'.—A sweep
in^ victory for United States Senator
Samuel W. Shortridge. a Coolidge
Republican, a candidate for renomina
tion in yesterday’s primaries, is indi
cated by late returns. Shortridge’s
majority over Robert E. Clarke his
anti-world court rival for nomination
at the primaries, is estimates! jit
about fifty thousand. Senator John
son supported Clarke.
Hurrah- Boys! An
other U .S. Girl Swims
- the English Channel
Dover, Eng.. Sent. 1.— Mrs. Clem
ington Carson, of New York, 27 years
of age, the mother, of two children,
and well known as a. long-distance
swimmer, swam the English channel
today. Her time was 15 hours and 2K
minutes.
HARRY STAHL. FAMOUS
CHEF AND MUSICIAN,
TAKES HIS OWN LUFF
Seattle, Aug. 31.—Wanted, in...Ju
neau.on the charge of uttering a false
statement when he obtained a mar
riage license these by giving an as
sumed .name, awL/swearing that h»
was a single man, .when the Govern
ment charges he. ..was already mar
ried, Vernon Grigsby is under arrest
here.
Grigsby is charged with having
sworn that his true, name was Verne
Elliot when h*i> obtained the marriage
license, when hisaname was Vernon
Grigjsby.
Telegraphic Ticks.
j Washington, Sept 1.—.Senator Car
J ter Glass,, of Virginia,, has returned
! to Washington tp nut the finishjnc
touches on a hook he has written in
reply to M. E* (& « in 11 .House's Me
I moirs of the Wilso Administration.
Seattle, Augi31,- John P. Hoyt, 85.
j chief justice of . the Territory of
Washington, and pioneer of the Pa
| cific coast, .died at his home .hero to
day.
! POPULATION OP IMTKI»
STATES MOVING TO'CITIES
Tulsa, Okla,—-The prahahle popula
| tion of .the;United Sti.tes in 1850 will
be approximately 145.000,000, accord
ing to working estht. ies biviaght re
I cently before th National. Associa
; tion of Real tistate Boards by E, N
Widon, of St. Louis commercial en
1 gineer of thes’Southw fcstei;n*B» lhTele
phone Company..
By that time the urban regions,
which he said contain I>1.4 per cent of
the total population, .sill hawe a total
of about 00,500,000, or an increase of
07 per cent over the I'..<20 total. Rural
communities,' Mi-. WAden's figures
I showed, would then have a total popu
lation of approxim. tely £5,500,000.
Their population may be expected to
increase only 8 pel cent over the
period.
“The population expectancy for-the
United States in 1850 is now 4,000,000
less than it appeared to be several
1 years agb,”-he said. “The revision is
due principally to changes in the ini
migration outiooK, and the accelera
tion of the movement f rom farms and
| smaller towns to ’the b rger cities.”
i The present trend of ho me-hunters
Ts toward the outskirts of the cities
via the best auornobik- roads, asserted
J. E. Miller, of Genetu, O., vice presi
dent of the farm lands division. He
I predicted a smoll per cent of growth
within cities and a great increase in
! the population’of areas just outside
the corporate limits. Two acres is his
; ideal size for a suburban farm, and he
advised against novelty advertising in
selling them. The local papers were
said to be the best media.
The steamer Amia Belle, Robert E.
Lowrise, which has been moored some
miles down river for a few days past,
arrived last evening
ON CHARGE
OF MURDER
Meihodist Pastor and 3
Pry Agents in Jail
at Tacoma,
Tacom i, fient. .*5.—Rv\. Gt orge A.
Selle.v, Free.Mathodist pastor of Ort
irig, and editor of the Ortirtg Oracle
is held without hail on ; murdei
charge in the Pierce eo.niit jail this
afternoon, 'harmed jointly with tiire«
Federal prohibition agent.-. of the
fatal shooting of Emile. Matsumoto ir
a moojishin. raid made by tt e office’s
and I)r. Soekv during \estcrday af
ter nooj'
F- A Boveu l>emo
crat, llesi^ns as Can
didate for Delegate
(Seward Gateway.)
Frank A., B y!e, Democratic norni
nee for Delegate to Congress fron
Alaska, in a letter to-th* Territorial
Secretary today, withdraws-from the
race.
In the following letter tt Thomas
J. Donohue, Democratii .committee
man, Mr. Boyle sets forth bis reasons
for his actions, saying
“Aft< r .serious -.consideruiioi- of all
the political conditions in Alaska J
have cqticIuclcui ukwithdraw from thf
contest for D* legatt to Congress as
the Democratic nominee for reasons
as follows.
“First, when I file d tuj d« claration
of candidacy 1 naturally su-ppo-er
that there■ vouM bo a democratic leg
islathas-tiok'i m ttto four 5tail
cial divisions o’ .the Tearriteny. ^In
stead of that wc find that ir. only the
Third division is trtert ■« complete
Demoertic ticket. The Demccrata in
the First, Second and Fou th df. isions
elected to join, independent movements
based upon loc.J an * Territorial is
sues rather than alone National patty
lines. The effect of this situation, if
I should remain » candidate^ would he
that in three of the four divish ns
would he th eonly Democratic nominee
in the field, and would hav» to msk* a
campaign without local organizations
behind me, -which in my opinion would
make success impossible
"Second, in the First nd Fourtli di
visions th& Democrats and others \vt o
generally supported ruv candidacy? for
Delegate to ^Congress in 1*124, have
united in. bringing-out the straight in
dependent candidacy of Thomas A.
Marquam for . Delegate . to 1 ongre-vs.
Under the circumstances 1 could net
hope for general support from thoSe
divisions or even the normal Demo
.cratic vote
“Third, the. fact tnat die Demo
crats in mosirepart; of the Territory
, have joined independent movements
which have endorsed the candidacy of
Mr. Marquam in Alaska public mat
ters would be divided and weakened if
l simuld remain in 'he field a*; a can
didate.
“Under.... all the circumstrnces,
therefore, I fn ' ‘hat 1 *■ m betraying
no trust h' ing, fo-- the is
sues for \v , .. Democrats of
Alaska sta. . j ni capable hands. 1
cannot escape ihe conviction that my
withdrawal will lay the foundation
for unification of effort and make suc
cess for tht issue Democrats goj.ev n
ly favor more certain."
In.a statement made *oday Thomas
J. Donohoe, Democratic national com
mitteeman, who is in Juneau, said:
“Upon receiving Mr. Boyle’s lettei l
immediately got in communication by
wire wilh the leading Democrat., in
all parts o'f the Territory, -informing
them 6i Mr. Boole's decision to with
draw and his reasons for his action,
The replies I-received, with two ex
ceptions, unanimously approved Mr,
Boyle's action. Under all the circum
stances and for the reasons set’forth
in Mr. Boyle’s letter I believe his ac
tion in withdrawing is justifiable and
.wise ”
DEATH OF
; RODGERS
Here of Hawaiian Sea
plant Flight Killed
Landing Flare.
Philadelphia. Aus,'. 2i».—*3r mmande
John Rodger.-,, he o of tin Hr-uaiiai
seaplane (light. was killed 'here thi
aft. rn< on when landing-the plane* he
was fljint'. which pinned int< the Del
aware nver. lie died sno aftei
being taken te the hosnifca!
Accompanied by a mechanician
Commander Rodgers had down fron
Anaeosta Field, nea- Washington, or
s a trip her" t< inspect seme new planes
j of the type used in the Hawaiiar
•light
j Comma-' nd> i. Kddgers will be buried
j in Arlington National Cemetery, with
I naval honors.
veal Loaf Blamed lor
Illness of 200 Persons
Peoria* .111...' Sept. .2.-—Canned vea
S loaf was blamed today for the illness
| of two hundred .persons stricken with
ptomaine DoEonine after the tmnua)
! picnic given by the Citv Christian.En
; deavor- Societv. A half dozen case?
| were so serious.as to.cause removal
I o fthe patients from then homes tr
hospitals. Physicians believe that twc
j girls will 'lie
IIK WANTED MARRIAGE Id -
CENSE AND SWORE FALSE
LY .AS TO HIS TREE WAIF
Seattle, Aug. dll.—Harry Stahl*. b
well known Seattle restaurautcr. ant’
at one time chef of the Waldorf-As
toria, New York City, hanged himself
at the Meadows Sanitarium tr.dav. Ht
also at one time nlayed in the Schu
mann-Heink orchestra.. IT health i>
the cause assigned for him taking hit
own life.
UNITED STATES WIPES OFF
DEBT TO COLOMBIAN GOVT
Washington. Sen1. 3.-—A romantic
chapter of Latin .American diplomatk
history was brought to an early end
today, when the United States Treas
; ury paid to Oolomhia the last £5,000,
000 installment of the £26,000.000 the
latter demanded as a result of cir
cumstances attending the building of
| the Panama Canal
| Construction work on tin Ta! otna
; Ophir highway came to a halt oi
Monday last, due largely t< unfavor
able weather. Six and three fourths
miles of road havi been compltted
during the present seasce ;uid therf
only remains about three-fourths mile
to complete*. This season's operations
were of a record xht ranter. for which
much credit is due ’o Carl Lottsfeldt
A. R. C. division .superintendent, whe
had strong hopes of complet :nfg the
work this fall,- and in w hich hc was
ably seconded by Matt. Vtiughr well
known construction foreman 1 he
! work this year started at Mile Post
; 15, and is now at Mile 21 1-41A bout
15 days’ work still remain to be don*
-Seated bids w ill r» received tho
office of the Alaska Rond Com mission
at Takotna, Alaska, ui 'i' 6 n. it Sep
tember ldth, .covering *he sale v>f twc
horses. Ona>.r>ay he,4s(, named ' dub
and one Chestnut hcrsr named iJick
Bids will i>e acceptable for eaii, stp
arate horse, or for covering hotii
C. F. LcttsfeLdf,
Supt. A. E C.
Leo Rodrigue, who armed Monday
from.-the A. R. C. camp, Idit Wednes
day for McGrath, an nk way ■ tc
to' Nixon, where he will join his as
sociates, Mcssts. llespelt and Pun
tila, in the working ol t-hein i.iuartE
properties in that disti ict.
Pete Carlson, well known < Ot.hi
chant, was a Tuesday arrival..saw
ing to that place on. Tiigsct*