THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL IX NO. 9
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. MARCH 2. 1929.
PRICE 25 CEN<&C
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Lindbergh
In Crash
LOSES RIGHT WHEEL OF PLANE
' WHILE ON PLEASURE FLIGHT
WITH FIANCEE.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. ‘ 27.—Colonel
‘•'Charles^ A. Lindbergh, noted flier,
crashed his plane on landing at Val
buena'Field today. The machine
turned completely over. He was' ac
< compani'ed on the flight by his fiancee,
Miss Anne Morrow. Both escaped in
jury in the spectacular accident. Just
; after the plane ihad landed from ■ a
flight .of three hours, the plane had
come to the ground safely, and was
taking across the field when the ac
cident happened. After it had gone
thirty yards, the plane suddenly up
ended and landed on its back.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—It is
’earned that Lindbergh and his fiancee
had landed at an unrevetflcd destina
tion w^ile they were on their pleasure
flight, losing the right wheel of the
.’an" in that larding. Consequently
che r )’d aviator had a difficult feat
fn bringing his fiancee safely to earth
while the machine was minus one
• wheel. It was Lindbergh’s first of
such accidents.
Presse dfor details, Miss Morrow
said: “Charles will speak for me.”
p Charles refused to talk.
MEXICO CITY, Feb 28,—Undaunt
• ed by yesterday’s mishap, Lindbergh
and Miss Morrow today flew thirty
rdnrJtes over the Valbuena Field. The
Cs'lcmel used one hand in handling the
plane, having dislocated his shoulder
n yesterday’s accident. The plane
.vas a borrowed one, his own being a
‘ntsl wreck.
MEXICO CITY, Mar. 2.—A heavy
: arti'lery escort was provided Colonel
* C' ar'es Lindbergh, Ambassador Mor
r w and his fai r y by the Mexican
■ Government this morning for their
40-mile trip to the Morrow country
" Home at Cuernavace.
u. s. Steel corporation
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Its direct
ors today voted to increase the capital
stock of the United States Steel Cor
poration to $1,250,000,000 and to take
up all of its outstanding indebted
ness.
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. R. C. superin
tendent for this division, who left
here in Oecember for a visit on the
Outside, left Seattle yesterday on his
return to Takotna, according to a tel
egram received yesterday by Matt
Vaughn.
Dr. Von Zeseh, dentist, recently
from Nome, was a Tuesday arrival,
traveling with August Misck, with
whom she departed on Wednesday for
McGrath, headed for Nenana and the
Outside.
Mail Carrier Charles Konig, bring
ing the incoming mail, arrived Tues
day, and continuing to Ophir on
Wednesday.
Mail Csi vicr Charlie O’Halloran,
with the outgoing mail, arrived
Thursday, continuing on his way on
Friday.
Elf’WUfcrer' was a Tuesday arrival
from Li&'-r creek, for a few days in
town.
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Members of
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New Cabinet
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LIST OF THOSE SO FAR NAMED
BY HOOVER FOR VARIOUS
PORTI<X)LIOS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Hoover
' as completed his Cabinet, with the
retention of Davis as Secretary
Labors and-selections for Secretarie.
f Agriculture and Commerce of tv;
ne who are described as surprise
appointments. Mellon > -remains as
head of the Treasury.
* WASHINGTON, March 1.—Follow
lowing appointments are announced
for membership in President Hoover’s
Cabinet:
Henry L. Stimson,:of New York,
Secretary of State;
Andrew Mellon, "of 'Pennfcylvania,
Secretary of Treasury;
James W. Go:>d, of lowai Secretary
of War;
William D. Mitchell", Attrney Gen
eral:
Walter F. Brown, of’Ohio, Postmas
ter General;
Charles Frances Adams, of Massa
chusetts, Secretary of Navy;
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, of Califor
nia, Secretary of Interior;
James John Pavis, of Pennsylvania,
Secretary of Labor.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—Hoover
completed his Cabinet- today, "appoint
ing Robert F. Lamont, Chicago en
gineer, Secretary of Commerce, and
former Governor Arthur M. Hyde, of
Ch'cago, Secretary of Agriculture.
COLD STAR MOTHERS’ BILL
IN HANDS OF PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.—The Gold
S.ar Mothers bill, providing for the
Igr’r.age f mothers and widows of
ail American World WaT dead buried
E rope, was passed by the House
ast night. The bill passed fhe Sen
ate yesterday, and it now goes to
Tresident Cool:dge for his signature.
The bill prvldes the pilgrimage sha.l
be made between 1930 and 1932, with
' all expenses to be paid by the Govern
ment,
SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—The steamer
Alameda, with the Aleutian’s passen
j gers and freight, sailed for Seward at
j 9 this morning.
Deputy Marsha! J. H .Hubbard, fol
I lowing a trip to Tolstoi, returned here
Friday, bringing with him frpm that
place a native woman, said to be
slightly demented or possibly quite ill,
and who will probably be sent over
to the detention hospital at Fair
banks. . Deputy Hubbard, with hi.
charge, left for McGrath yesterday.
Jo Oates left left Tuesday, headed
for Nenana, .to which place he, goes
for the purpose of transporting Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Alford, son-in-law
anid daughter, respectively, to this
place. Mrs. Atfird will he better re
called as the former Miss SRose Oates.
Georgie Hagen and! ifoiie Sheehan
are recent arrivals here, coming up
with Chester Brink Tuesday from Mc
Grath, to which p’ace they had made
the trip from Fairbanks by airplane.
Mrs. Howard Langley? of McGrath,
and Mrs. Art him Berry, of Medfra
are reported as recent’ depatures for
Fairbanks.
BEAVER GUILTY OF FIRST DE
GREE M CRUDER; SENTENCED
TO HANG, FAIRBANKS, MAY 18
A verdict of guilty of first degree
murder was returned by a jury ir the
DDistrict Court at Fairbanks/ a few
days ago, against Constantine Bea
ver, charged with killing Andrew
Necketta. Judge Clegg sentenced
Beaver to be hanged at" Fairbanks or
May IS.
Th r'me for which Beaver was
rred at a place called
\V>. V: lage, aiiout 50 miles up
: juth of the Holitna river,
vombev 15 last Beaver,
N , clta and the other natives had
been drinking brew. In a quarrel that
ensued Beaver shot Necketta with a
revolver, the charge entering his left
eye.
Jack Sharkey
Gets Decision
WINS OVER YOUNCT STRIBLING
NI BIG "ELIMINATION BOUT,
MIAMI BEACH.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb; 27.—
Tack Sharkey of Boston won the ten
rour.d decision over Young JBtribling
f Cerg'a in their heavyweight elim
natioh bout here tonight.
The gate receipts for the fight,
tota’ed §305,940.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Fet.'28.—Daniel Kelle
her, well known” pioneer banker, who
I died on the "21st,, 'left an estate of
13,6001000, according to his will, filed
tday. Save a trust fund of 830,000,
everything is bequeathed to his widow
and two sons, Campbell and Hugh
Ke'leher. The latter is a resident of
w York, while Campbell is a resi
dent o fSeattle, and is made sole ex
ecutor.
’!ASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Repub
’'s and Democrats expended six
e., and ore-ha’f. million dollars in
conducing the November National
State elections, the Senate campaign
fund investigating committee report
ed'this afternoon.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Rev. Dr.
Newell DDwighi Hillis, pastor emer
itus of Plymouth 'Church, Brooklyn,
died at his home here this morning.
WASHINGTON1, Feb.z 28.—The
Housd late today passed the Jones
b:ll to provide more severe penalties
for violations of the prohibition law.
r : I.*.’! rr.Tl March 2.—-The steamer
d for Seward this morn
tssenger list of 178, many
are bound for interio rpoints.
N \VY DEPARTMENT NEEDS
Of) COMMISSIONED AV-ATORS
WASHINGTON.—With its five
year a'rp'ane construction program
•vo >-r.<’er way, the Npvy has but few
more than half the commissioned avi
ator? :t W’ll need in 1933, when con
dr iotir.n w:!T be completed, Edward
rr. r, Assistant Secretary of the
1 . • i'.’fl the sv.b committee of the
House appropriations committee to
”ay.
Warner sold that whTe the Navy
w-,l need at .-east 800 commissioned
fi’ers four years hence, it has only 469
today, or one fewer than it had two
years asro. «
S. S. Aleutian
Hits Ground
PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED TO
ALAMEDA; ALEUTIAN OFF.
RETURNS TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—The steam
ship Aleutian, Captain Nord, which
sailed Saturday morning for Seward,
ran aground Saturday night off Maude
island, in /Seymour Narrows.
The passengers were transferred to
attle Saturday morning.
The Alameda, with the Aleutian’s
passengers, will sail for Seward to
morrow morning.
The Aleutian, under her own steam,
returned to Seattle at 7 o’clock this
morning to he surveyed and to deter
mine her damages.
DEATH OF BILLY JAMESON,
AFTER TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
IN WILDS OF LOWER YUKONj
Speaking'of the miseries of this old
world, here is u tale, taken from the
Anchorage Times, that certainly
sends a chill through one:
One of the North's most widely
knwn old-timers reached the end of
the long trails this winter; having suc
cumbed to a stroke of paralysis at the
government .hospital at Akiak on the
lower Kuskokwim river, after both of
his legs had been amputated. He was
Billy Jameson, a pioneer of the Fair- j
banks district, where he operated. ex
1 tensrvely in the qariy days, and more
recently a resident at the lower Yu
kon country. The news of his pass
ing reached .Anchorage in a letter
from George Pilcher.
Jameson left..Marshall about the
middle of December with a dog team,
accompanied toy ;Slrm Housler, :their
destination being a trapping cabin
some distance from the settlement.
Housler left Jameson and his outfit
and hurried back to Marshall, intend
ing to return t othe Jameson cabin
in ten days, but was prevented from
doing so by toad weather. Thirteen
days had elapsed before he finally set
out, and when he reached the cabin
he found the door open.and Jameson
on his back, with both feet frozen.;
The stove which Jameson , had taken
out with him had not been set up, the
stove pipe was crushed and battered, i
and provisions were scattered over
the floor of the cabin. The oldtimer
explained to Housler that when he at-!
tempted to put the pipe together his
hands setmed paralyzed and for a
time he felt as if he had lost his mind.!
He spent most of the 13 days in bed
and was without fire during all of
that time. His dogs also had been i
without food during that time.
Housler set the stove up as soon as
he had made a survey of the'situation I
and after getting a fire started he set
about thawing the crfdtimer’s feet,
using a combination of snow and
wattr with what seemed to be good
results. As soon as possible Jameson
was loaded on Housler’s —sled and
taken to Marshal!, and from, there to
he government hospital at Akiak.
i on arrival at-the hmpitsl the con
dition of Jameson’s feet • was such
that amputation was-■adeemed neces- J
sary, and both were removed, the op-!
eration appearing to be successful.
a.er, however, a stroke ofr para lysis
came on, and th> otavimer- did not
long survive.
Nearly all of the oldtfcnters of the
Fairbanks district and in many other
sections of Alaska ir wm- .
son, and he was mgiuy
wherever he was known. He was well
along in years when the end came.
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Alaska Air
Mail Service
FEASIBILITY OF SERVICE TOLB
CONGRESS BY 2D ASSISTANT
POSTM ASTER GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 27.—W Lrv
ins Giver, Second Assistant Postmas*
ter General, told committees of Con
gress todsy that information reach
ing him is to the effect thst the oper
ation of airplanes in Alaska is as
profitable relatively as it is anywhere
else on the continent. There, are s
good many Alaska air routes and
money is being made on all of them,
Glover seid. He asked an ’additional
appropriation of $10,000 for increased
need for airplane service throughout
Alaska as a whole.
LINER FROM ORIENT BRINGS
11 CASES SPINAL MENINGITIS
SEATTLE. Feb. ?G.—The liner
President Linoc In arrived from the
Orient last night, with eleven cases of
spinal meningitis aboard, and war
placed ir quarantine
N ICAR AG U ANfCAN'AL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The Sen
ate today adopted c resolution au
thorizing a survey of the propose®
Nicaraguan canal.
VALDEZ POSTMASTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Post
masters u<ii.niiu\ted,by Coplidge todaj
included that of George Warner, a:
Valdez, Alaska
DIVISION MEMBERS OF 1929
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU.—Following is the official
list of members of the Senate one
House of Representatives of the Ter
ritorial Legislature for 1929, whict
will convene-here next week;
First Division.
Senators—W. A. Steel. Charles
Benjamin.
Representatives—P. C. McCormick.
Allen Shattuck, Grover C. Winn,- A
H. ZeigLer.
Second Division
Senators—fiichu-d N. Sundquist.
James Anderson.
Representatives—Clarence J. Wot
ter, Henry Burgh, Alfred Lome.n. An
drew Nylan.
Third Division.
Senators—Arthur Frame and As. ,1
Dimond.
Representatives—d. H. Murray,
Frank H. Foster. E. R. Tar-water, II
II. MeCutcheon.
Fourth Division.
Senators—John W. Dunn and L* C
Hess.
Representatives—Harry Donnelley.
Walter Fisher, Joe McDonald, R. C
Rotheriberg.
Hugh Matheson, well known old
timer, driving his own team, was a
Tuesday arrival. Mr. Matheson went
to Fairbanks last August, at which
place he spent the.intervening months,
and is now returning .to Flat .to pre
pare for the coming summer opera
tions.
Frank J. Guskey, N. C. manager at
McGrath, who has been visiting in
Farbanks for the past couple ol
weeks, was expected to return today
via airplane to the former town.
John Koski, after a visit of.*” couple
r* »-onths at his o’d home ia-iEcntland,
-, a Wednesday ^tfiiva'., and
left Thursday for Ophir, on his
to the Cripple section