THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. VI. NO. 23
TAKOTNA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1926
PRICE 25 CENTS
PROTESTED
BY BRITAIN
I
x Latter Charges Soviet
Money * Intended for
Overthrow of Govt.
London, June 11.—The British gov
... eminent has sent a sharp note to Mos
cow, protesting agaiust-th<* endeavors
of the Soviet -governmsn to send
money to Britain during the recent
general .strike. The note sets forth
that this money, was intended to fos
ter a movement.-to .overthrow the
British -Government.
The note declared that definite
i proof is now in the hands, of the Brit
ish Government that a share of the
money offered -the British Trades
\ Union Congress from Moscow during
- the general strike .eame from the So
viet government, itself. This action,
the note states,- is ^regarded as unjus
I. tifiable interference in.the internal af
. fairs. of the. country, and a violation
- of the Angln-Russian . -trade agree
i ment.
’* V alue of W edding Gifts
^ Estimated at $350,000
Albany, June 8.—Miss Emily'Smith,
■ daughter : of Governor Smith, and
Major John Wagner, superintendent
of -State malice, ivere married today, i
■ Cardinal Hayes.officiating. The value
i of the:; wedding-preseris, including
twenty-.fivel’ichests.of silver and fifty
. sets, of imported china, and many dia
. monds, is estimated at §.‘550,000.
I KRAMER .BROTHERS, BRAINS
RRAINSstOF BIG JEWELRY, ROB
HERY.UET 40-YIJAR SENTENCE
New York, June 11.—Leon and
■_ Jacob. Jtrampr*. brains of the Wbitte
more $1,000.000 -tev.elry robbery, were
■ convicted ^yesterday a of first degree
. robbery. The .offenders were sen
.tencedutoday to forty years each in
the State prison.
•. COMMANDER BYRD WILL RE
CEIVE HUBBARD GOLD MEDAL
—
Washington, June 11.—In recogni
tion of his achievement as the first j
t explorer to reach the North Pole in!
an airplane, Lieutenant Commander
Richard E- Byrd will receive from
President Coolidge the Hubbard gold
medal of the National Geographic So
ciety, it was announced today
KIDNAPS 16-YEAR-OLD BRIDE.
Berkeley, June 10.—Orient .Falk,
17, kidnapped his 16-year-old bride:
from, her mother’s home yesterday.
The couple eloped ten days ago and
• were wed. The mother protested the
marriage .locked her daughter in the
house, and hired a guard to watch
over her. The mother started annul
ment proceedings yesterday.
The young Lochinvar entered the
home probably aided by the young
bride and then kidnapped her. The
police have been unable to find trace
' of them.
BELIEVED TO BE WRECKAGE
OF FAVOR-SWINHART LANE
Seattle, June 7.—What is believed
to be wreckage of the seaplane in
•which M. B. Favor and R. W. Swin
.hart set out from Seattle on May 16
locate salmon for Alaska canneries,
has been found at San Josef Bay,
B. C.
SUICIDE OF BARONESS KLINGER.
Vienna, June 9.—The beautiful
Baroness Klinger committed suicide
Friday in her castle when she learned
that her husband, Baron Klinger, and
Cyril Vladimirerloff, Russian prince,
had fought a duel, the result of the
latter’s attention to the baroness.
Frank Lange and Mr. Von Frank,
who were late Thursday arrivals, re
turned down river to McGrath this
morning.
WILL MAKE
U.S.JUGHTj
Polar „ DirigiWe. Norge
Scheduled forCCross- |
Continent Journey.
San Francisco, June 10.—The diri
gible Norge, which lieu over the
North Pole, from Spitzbergen, Nor
way, to Teller, Alaska, is going to fly
across the United States, according to
announcement made late today by the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
The dirigible, according o the Cham
ber of Commerce statement, is to be
assembled at Camp Lewish, Washing
ton. The Norge’s crew will have the
assistance of both army and navy ex
perts in the work of reconstruction of
the dirigible. No definite date for
the flight from Camp Lewis has been
set as yet.
BROOKHART
A WINNER
Beats Cummins in Sen
atorial Race, Iowa
Primaries.
Des Moines, ' June 8.—ieSmith W.
Brookhart, recently unseated from the
Senate irf farorfof'-Daniel F, Steck,
Democrat, was ^nominated by the Re
publicans in ,-yesterday's primaries to
succeed Senator- Albfert If. Cummins.
Brookhart’s vote equals about-that of
all four of; his opponents,,i including
Cummins, whom.he.led by 5,000.
Des Moines, Jon&'^.-Mvefcurns from
1924 precincts out of. 2447‘tor United
States Senatoi from 7 Iowa gives
Brookhart 17,117, Cumninsr 13,097,
Fickelberg 1,004, Reardon 379.
Advises Against ive
vetment, Fort Yukon
Washington, June 10.—A report ad-j
vising against the improvement of
Yukon river near Fort Yukon was
submitted to Congress today.by Major
General Harry Taylor, chief army-en
gineer. A request had been made for
revetment of the river-bank, for pro
tection of the townsite, but General
Taylor held that the interest of the
Federal Government was not sufficient
to justify a survey.
ALASKA MINER CHARGES
ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS
Seattle, June 11.—John Newman,
Alaskan miner, is suing Martin Mon-j
ser in Judge Hall’s court for ?25,000j
for allege d alienation- of affections of i
Mrs. Liza Johnson Newman, now Mrs.
Monser. The trial developed that I
Mrs. Newman divorced John. Later,:
Alaska newspapers reported Newman
met his death at Dan.creek.
CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES, j
San Francisco, June 10.—Pasture
and timber lands along the California- j
Oregon line in Siskiyou county have
been swept by fire, causing scores of
ranchers and their families to flee for
safety. More than two hundred men
fought the flames.
TUPPER EXPECTED TO SAIL
ABOUT TUESDAY NEXT
Bethel, June 12.—The steamer Tup
per, Which arrived here on Monday
last,’is expected to sail about Tues
day.
It rained here all day yesterday
and all of last night.
The first auto reached Little creek
on May 29, Charlie Kimball, with his
Ford car, making the first trip.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Union City, N. J., June 10.—Anger*.
Sacco, his wife. and seven chiklrer
narrowly escaped .death here today
when Sacco's restaurant was wrecked
by a bomb. The police believe Sacco’s
life was sought because he soon will
testify in a murder trial.
Oakland, June 9.—The crew of 31
Chinese aboard the oil tanker India
Arrow mutinied last, night and es
caped into the city, after overpower
ing the deck watchmen. The police
later rounded up, the entire crew and
returned them, to, the ship,
San Francisco,. June. 10.—A . Pbj
Deta Kappa honor student honor stu
dent confessed yesterday to writing
bad check.-, to provide, funds with
which she and her husband could
finish their university education.
San Francisco,! .June 10 —Charles
Lovelace, well known Pacific Coast
newspaper man, .was fatally injured
when struck by an automobile here
last night lie died, shortly after
wards in Emergency Hospital.
Honolulu, June 8:—Fishermen in
catching a shark found the remains of
a man in its stomach. .The.bathing
trunks indicated that the victim had
probably been bathing and. had been
washeil out, to sea.
Campaign .managers for- all candi
dates in the recent Pennsylvania sen
atorial election will be. called to the
Capital fo»- questioning i during, the
Senate nub of the slush fund cam
paign.
Klamath Falls,. Ore., June U.—
Fanned by big winds and aided by ex
tremely low humidity a great forest
fire near Hornbrootk, California, last
night was sweeping ovor a thirty-mile
front.
Washington, June 10,—Thealeasing
of public lands in Alaska for fur
farms would be authorized under a
bill passed by the House and sent to
the Senate to da;
Chicago, June 1).—-The engagement
of Charles H. Swift, vice president of
Swift & Co., to wed Miss Claire Dux,
Metropolian grand opera star,, was
announced here yast night
Berlin, June 10—The German Chan
cellor has pledged protection to Amer
icans who have bought property in
Germany, assuring them that their
titles will be respected.
New York, June 10.—Edward P.
Weston, noted transcountry hiker,
was found wandering in a dazed con
dition, in the cit> last night. The aged
pedestrian is ove” SO years old,
Washington, June 10.—■-Chief Jus
tice William H. Taft is confined to his
home by illness. The report of hi*
physician says the former President
is not seriously ill
Seattle, June 8.—Watson G. Squire,
former territorial governor and the
first Senator elected from Washing
ton State, died today at his home in
this eiey.
Oldlyme, Mass., June 8.—Constance
Binney, film and stage star, and
Charles Edward Cutting, Boston
banker, were married here yesterday
Detroit, June 10.—Three men con
fessed today thai atrolman L. Darsee
slain in his auto, was shot while
prowling around h blind pig.
' Chicagu, June 8.—-Sixty-five thou
sand dollars in jewels were stolen by
the shifting of trunks of jewelry b\
salesmen here yesterday.
Seattle, June 6.—Lieutenant' Wyatt
plans to take "flight for Ketchikan or
the Alaska mapping expedition at ,S
o’clock tomorrow morning.
Portland, June 9.—Mrs. Grant Mil
ler, wifg of Alameda county coroner
was killed in an auto accident here
yesterday.
London, June 10.—Lord Willingtor
has been appointed Governor Genera!
of Canada, to succeed Lord Byng
HE HURLED
AN INKWELL
Nearly Started a Riot
at Session of House
Judiciary Committee
Washington,!' June 0.—Represent
tiven Rankin, 'oi .Mississippi, oearl\
started <• riot in the House judiciary
romintvw yesterday, when h. hurled
■mi intern 1 at. Attorney Prank Hogan
during the Frederick Femum im
peachment proceedings. A one-legged
veteran /> the. World War crowned
the attorney for an alleged insult
fTogan retaliated -with a water glaso,
the missil* missing Rankin's head b>
an inch. Hogan left with a hirge
lump on his head, caused by thf vet
eran’s punch, and an abrasion from
the contact, with >the inkwell heaved
byRankin.
MONROE
DOCTRINE
Britain May/Have Acted
in Defiance in Purchase
5,000 Sq. IVLPanama.
Washington, ijime 8.—The Senate j
today passed the Borah resolution1
calling for .art investigation regarding
the acquisitinrTot&ve tbouesi d square ,
miles in Pamua;. JB: ireh corpora
tion. Fear Mess'expressed that such
acquisition was in defiance of the
Monroe Doctrine.
It is reported, tnat the British pro
pose to use the property for rubber
growing, but this i« given little cre
dence, it being held that the eorpora
tionis concerned over the rich mineral
deposits said -to i epose in the region.
Veteran Seattle Atty.
Convicted on 2 Counts
Seattle, June10.—'Thomas J. .Casey,
veteran Seattle attorney, and at one
time candidate fur < king reus. was
found guilty on two counts of narcotic
charges by..a jury in the Federal court
today.
Caseys was -charged on two < aunts— j
the first of having narcotics in his
possession; Ah* second of-attempting j
to smuggle narcotics to a prisoner in
the King county ini!
ALASKA BH I> IN CONGRESS.
Washington, June 9.—Bills author
izing Juneau t- issue 5100,000 bonds
for schooli-purposea, and Fairbanks »
like; sum -for construction of an elec
tric light--power system and telephone
.plant;. Wrangell, 550,000 for a school
huiklingv -and fllU.OOQ for -water works,
passed the- House today. The bill far
5750,000. for .the Seward Peninsula,
tramroad was held up for further i
consideration
SIDNEY. MARSHALL DEAD AND
WIDOW ATTEMPTS SBICiDE j
Seattle, June 'h-r-Sidney Marshall
president of the Prince William
Sound Light* ower, Water and Tele
phone Company of Yaldt z, died Mon
day, following which, on Tuesday, his
widow, Jennie A. Marshall, attempted
suicide by asphyxiation.
Marshall was a second cousin Of!
the late Vice President Marshall and
former consul general to Mexico.
STRIKING CARPENTERS
San iEcancisco, June 10.—Six men
were beaten, four are in hospital .and,
twenty-one in jail as a result of -.the j
rioting of strikers here yesterday, as!
violence growing out of the local car-1
penters’ strike is resumed.
Iditarod, June 12.—It rained quite s'
bit during last night.
PENNSY'S
PRIMARIES
Huge Sums Expended
in Republican Sen
atorial Contest.
Washington, June 9.—Outstripping
the spending orgy oi the notorious
Newberry election of a decade ago,
the huge sums expended in the Penn
sylvania Republican senatorial contest
were slowly unfolded before the Sen
ate slush fund committee yesterday.
Governor Pinchott admitted % 195,OOP
was spent for his campaign alone.
Washington, June 10.—C. C. Me
Govern, Pinchot manager in the Penn
sylvania primary, told the Senate
campaign committee today that it war
“a common practice” irt '‘portions oi
Allegheny c-unty” to “switch ballot
boxes” b substituting ■ boxes into
which ballots had been pieced before
election day.
Washington, June 11.—-The sum oi
S305,29f> was spent dby the Pepper
forces during the recent raenatoria
campaign 'inf'thirty western counties
alone. Wilha.ni L Mellon, nephew ol
Secretary o': Treasury Mellon anc
overlord o' <tht campaign, told the
Senate eotrtnritteev probing the'matte’
of slush funds. Secretary MeUcn, he
said, contri! ute’e. S2f ,09"
No Alaskan.^point
men FresenKSesoBOi
Washington, JTin"*3‘- 'Wi is' huae r
stood too Senate Judiciary'camniittet
in tht matter bt Alaskan appoint
ments, will recommend the confirms
tion (if CatiE.. , J^rnes as Martha
of the Second oiv isiou, whose nomina
tion was held up with others, hut con
cerning whom nt-tk testimony was in
troduced by those opposing him.
The White House indicates that nc
Alaskan appointments will he made v
this session
$28,000,000 1 N STOCK FOE
STANDARD Oil. KM PROVES
San Francisco, June 10.—Twenty
eight, million dollars in Standard Oi
stock was distributed by the Stan dare
Oil Company to employes yesterday
It was stock which tne employes ha<
purchased on tm installment plan.
Many Homes 'Frisco,
Destroyed By Flames
'San Fraincis. o, June b.—Ewing
Field taday was left a heap of smoul
dering ashes, following a fire, thf,
burning embers from which were
blown to man; homes.
The-roofs of several homes were de
stroyed, the frame structures going
up like tinder. Tut smoke and par
ticles of burniny material were cur
ried by the wind for miles east of Ma
son and Geary streets. More that
twenty-five roof tires were reported
CfflCAGt) > GANGSTEfiS.
Chicago, Juih il>.—The grand jury
probing the murder of William 5L Mc
Swiggin, ussi-tent state’s attorney,
reported a conspiracy oJ silence
among gangsters, and intimidation of
witnesses make it almost impossible
to solve gang- murders.
S1MKITUA1; SON- OF-JESUS.’
Bordeaux, June P.—Monsieur Boi
who announced he was the spiritua
sen of Je&us, is .languishing- iw jail
Boe professed he could cure* persons
of many illness^. The rure*consints
of whipping. One woman -objetetefi
so strenuously tha* she cel lad the po
lice
DEATH OF JOHN D. SPRECKEL6L
3an Diego, June 10.John *. IE
Spreckles, sugar lung, du*d liQWt yes
terday, at the age of 13. He hadieer
ill for several mouth