THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL VIU NO. 18
TAKOTN ALASKA. SA'J EK15A Y. & i»«.7M
PRICE 25 CENT*.
Spitz’bergen,
North Pole
fc „ MOBILE’S DIRIGIBLE ITALIA
DRAGGED FROM HANGAR,
READY FOR FLIGHT
—
STOLP, Germany, May1 2 —-General
[Umberto Nobile began his second at
tempt to fly across the North- Pole
this morning. With the assistance of
twenty cavalrymen the dirigible Italia
* vas dragged from its hangar and
started on its way to Spitzenbergen
HH on the first lap-of its Arctic flight.
It is 1,700 miles from Stolp to Spitz
|ij, bergen. The iItalia has a cruising
w speed of sixty miles an hour..
PROPOSAL FOR THIRD PARTY
RECEIVES-DISAPPROVAL
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Disap
K, •' proval of the proposal of Wilbur Le
. gette, of California, for-a third-party
in the event that Governor Smith of
\ew York is nominated for- President
by the Democrats* was expressed to
*tay -by Senator- Reed, who wan sug
gested as head of the ticket in a tele
gram to Josephus Daniels, who also
& declined to-connect himself with such.
a ticket. Senator Reed said: “I am
' a Democrat; I shall-go forward .with
|r my- campaign.”
THIS POLICEMAN DENOUNCED ’
AS UNDESIRABLE CITIZEN.
SEATTLE, May 1.—Superior Judge
Webster this afternoon denounced. Po*
liceman Rollo Wilson as am undesir
able citizen and not entitled to the re
spect of the comnunty,. for having
broken up the home of Hjalmar Gus
tafson,) as. shown in. divorce proceed
ings.
SHARKEY KNOCKS OUT JACK
DELANEY IN FIRST ROUND
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, May 1.—Sharkey knocked
out Jack Delaney in one minute and
thirteen seconds of the first round,
Monday night..
ARIZONA REPUBLICANS
FAVORABLE FOR LOWDEN
TUCSON, April 28.—Arizona Re
publicans today in their state conven
tion elected delegates to the. National
Convention favorable to Lowden,.
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Mrs... Clara Taulman, who this; week,
disposed of the Takotna Roadhouse
to Ivai Chilstrom, was an airplane
passenger to Fairbanks on Thursday.
From Fairbanks Mrs. Taulman. will
go direct, to- the Outside, where she
goes ta consult specialists. For some
time past she has been afflicted with
a very-sore throat, which has caused
her some alarm. Prior, to leaving,
Mrs. Taulman requested The Times
to, express appreciation to her many
friends and to* say that she hoped to
return .to Takotna the latter part of
July o* the first part of August.
A real estate transfer of some note
during; the past week was the sale
of the Takotna Roadhouse by Mrs.
Clara Taulman to Ivar Chilstrom. Mr.
Chilstrom took possession; of his new
hostelry on Thursday.
Johnr Auld, well-known Iiiteriorite,
after a winter's visit on the Outside,
principally in Seattle, was a Thurs
day arrival by .'airplane, and is renew
ing acquaintances here among »l<fc
time ftiends. i
Henry Martella and Claude NybergL'
left Monday for Yank**- .. i
Honors For
Bremen Cre w
DISTINGUISHED CROSSES AND
DECORATIONS PRESENTED
BY COOLIDGE..
WASHINGTON, May 2.—American
honors were bestowed today officially
upon the Bremen’s crew.
President Coolidge received the
memhers of the crew in the White
House and presented distinguished
flying crosses and decorations of
merit given to foreigners today for
the first time. Secretary of State
Kellogg, representing the American
Government, extended the greetings
of the nation.
Fitzmaurice told newspaper men'
today that he and his companions may
fly their ship back to Germany.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SO
CIETY EXPEDITION ON WAY
BELLINGHAM, May 2.—Thomas
A. Jaggar, head of the 1929 Pav.of
expedition of the National-. Geo
graphic Society, sailed Monday after
noon with a party for Squaw Harbor,
the Alaska base of explorations. The
party includes C. P. McKinley, topog
rapher of the United States Geolog
ical Survey, Richard H. Stewart; pho
tographer of the society, who will
take moving pictures and color views.
NATIONAL CITY BANK ES
TABLISHES NEW FEATURE
NEW YORK, May 4—The National
City Bank, the largest financial insti
tution in the United States, today es
tablished a personal loan department,
the purpose of which will be to make
loans from fifty dollars to one thou
sand dollars, without collateral, to
salaried men and women.
CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES OF
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
WASHINGTON. May a.—All Pres
idential candidates have been asked
to appear before the special Senate
committee named to inquire into cam
paign expenditures.
McNARY-HAUGEN FARM RE
LIEF BILL PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The Mc
Nary-Haugen farm relief bill passed
the House last night and was sent to
the Senate for adjustment.
Gilhert Russell, newly-appointed
manager of. the Flume Dredging Com
pany, was a Friday arrival by air
plane from Fairbanks- Mr. Russell
came directly from San Francisco, the
company’s headquarters. Although^
a lawyer, professionally, Mr. Russell,
has devoted a great deal of his- time
to mining operations, principally in
the- Nome section, where he: is well
and favorably known. He has been
quite busy since his arrival familiar
izing himself with his new duties
here.
(.5us Rosen, dredgemaster of the
Flume Dredging Company on Little
creek, was a Thursday arrival by air
plane from Fairbanks, after! having
spent the winter with - hia family at
Seattle. Mr,- Rosen. left Friday, for
Little. —
Emil Artaerson, dredgemaster. of
the Flume Dredging Company, and
Half dan Wiig left'for their headquar
ters at. Yankee on Sunday.
Charlie Kdhietzko left Wednesday
for "Gaoe* creek.' . -
GERMAN AND IRISH FLYERS
SPREAD NATIONAL EMBLEMS
OVER FLOYD BENNETT GRAVE
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Last
evening, Baron von Huenefeld, Cap
tain Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice, of
il.e crew of the ill-fated Bremen, went
to the gravs of their would-be rescuer
and with bowed heads spread the flags
of the German and Irish nations over
Floyd Bennett, along with the Amer
ican emblem. Thii afternoon the
'■vers left by train for New York.
Judge T. M.
JUDGE LOMEN, OF SECOND DIVI
SION, ASSUMES DUTIES OF
FORMER JUDGE.
JUNEAU, May 2.-—Judge Thomas
lieeu, Judge of the Third Division
i ‘ slr.ei Court, died Monday night of
. .. uco heart attack.
Reed
ST. PAUL, May 1.—Judge C. J.
men, f tne Se.ond Federal district
A ujii, tft here last night for Ju
. ea.. ij oake over the duties of Judge
ihomas Reed. Until the latter's death
J udge Lomen has. beeno visiting here,
but was summoned to Juneau when
j udge Heed’s .l.ness became serious.
Telegraphic Ticks.
PORTLAND, May 4.—Edgar B.
Piper, editor-in-chief of the Portland
Oregonian, died at his home here to
day.
SANTA BARBARA, May 4.—Lieu
tenant G. R. Pond, naval aviator, will
hop off from New York in an attempt
to fly around the world in twenty-five
days, traveling by way of the Azores,
Europe, Asia, Guam and Hawaii, he
announced here thi safternoon.
COMPLETION OF AMER
ICA’S LONGEST TUNNEL
SEATTLE, May 2.—The Great
rthern’a Light-mile tunnel through
the Cascades, the longest tunnel in
America, was completed yesterday.
President Coolidge pressed the but
setting off four hundred pounds
f dynamite, removing the last bar
r.er of granite.
NOBILE SAYS HE’LL. NOT SHOOT
LAME IN THE ARCTIC REGION.
STOLP, Germany.—General Um
berto Nobile baa no. intention of
hunting gtme when he takes the diri
gible Italia t© polar regions, the
iiAiiau eiRiorer declared today.
“L am. opposed to the principle of
killing animals, and I wouldn’t have
the heart to kill anything,” he said.
“I am hoping for the day when life
will be regarded so sacred that no
body will go to war. Let us cultivate
kindness to animals, then we will re
frain from taking their lives, even for
the purpose of gaining nourishment.
Once we are imbued with the con
sciousness of the sanctity of life we
will also have taken a huge step,
nearer elimination of wars."
Chariie Konig, accompanied by his
;a ;gMers( Misses Dora and Helen,
a: ,! , eier Snow, were Thursday ar
from Ophir, and left the same
ai.err.ocn for their homes at Mc
Grath.
Isaac Hayes was a Friday depart
ure fer Yankee, after a visit .of sev
eral, days in town. i
Smith Wins
In California
jSECURES MOHE VOTES IN PRI
MARY THAN REED AND
WALSH COMBINED.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.—Gov
.m r A1 Smitli of New York carried
the CaLfomi* primaries yesterday,
•se. urir.g more votes than Reed and
W a sh combined.
Hoover, was unopposed, securing
>: , R..publican delegation unani
mously.
SUTHERLAND A 2 TO 1 WIN
NER; UATHROP, WICKERSHAM,
AND CHASE ALSO ELECTED
JUNEAU, April 27.—Republican
i. rmary returns from 27. precincts in'
be i r.-;t Division, eight in the Sec
j. u i-iV-sion, 23 in the Third Division
- w ;r »iii Fairbanks and near-by pre
c.nvts in the Fourth Division, em
"u ri:; a.l the incorporated towns in
.o ieir.t .ry, assured the election of
i n E. Latlirop, Hoover supporter,
vaAonai committeeman, and
os Wiulcersham and W. II. Chase,
.i a to Hoover, as delegates to
national convention.
D^egate Dan A. Sutherland and
Attorney General John Rustgard
Were renominated. Incomplete re
turns follow:
Sutherland 3,740, Howard 1,777.
Rustgard 3,703, Waller 1,351.
Lathrop 2,476, Albrecht 1,836, Aid- '
rich 995.
Wickersham 3,259, Chase 2,048,
Caswell 1,697, Gelles 1,326, Pratt 729.
la the First division the so-called
It illiam Paul candidate for senator1
and three Paul candidates for the
House were nominated. The fourth
place is in doubt. Charles Benjamin
was assured of the senatorial nom-'
i nation.
Grover C. Winn, Peter C. McCor
mack and William L. Paul were nom- i
inated for the House. Noland, ad
ministration candidate, is leading
Otis, Paul candidate, for fourth place
with 1,342 votes, against 1,147. i
In the Third division Gustave Bor
gen is leading Charles Goodall for
senator by over 200 votes. E. R.
Tarwater and J. H. Murray are ad
mittedly nominated for the House on
the Republican ticket.
L. D. Roach, William Phinn, James
McCain, W. B. Dean and Frank Fos- j
ter are in a close race for the two re-j
maining House seats, with 25 votes'
separating the highest and lowest of
the five candidates.
SENATE BACKS COOLIDGE
IN NICARAGUA STAND
WASHINGTON—By a decisive ma
jority the Senate rejected all amend
ments designed to circumscribe the
President's freedom of action in
maintaining marines in Nicaragua be-|
fore passing the annual naval appro-j
priatiem hill of $363,000,000.
A mercantile transaction of some
importance was announced last Mon
day, when F. C. H. Spence acquired
the store, stock and fittings of the
J. II- McLean establishment.
Robert Lowrie and Chris Nelson
ware Friday departures for Yankee.
John Adams left Friday for Yankee
creek.
Charlie Baker, after a town visit of
several days, left Friday for his
home on Little.
Walsh Out
Of Running
SAYS INDICATIONS ARE DEM**
CRATS WANT AL SMITH AS
TIIEIR CANDIDATE.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—Set...
Walsh, of Montana, today withdi -■
his candidacy for the Democrt
Presidential nomination. Writing
one of his chief supporters, Senat •
Walsh said: “The result of the p.
maries of California quite clearly 1 •
dicate that the Democrats desire G«
ernor Smith as their candidate.”
BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SHOW THE
WAY ON NEW YORK TO NEW
ORLEANS AIRMAIL ROUT)'
NEW ORLEANS.—When the ai
planes start speeding over the N
York-New Orleans air mail route,
May 1, big industries and swec' -
hearts, both of whom require f:
mail service, will not be the only ber •
ficiaries. Farms over which plan
will race at 90 miles an hour through
the night, will be as bright as an
city street. Some of the farms wi:
have electric lights for the barns am.
houses for the first time.
Eventually, 2,000,000 candle power,
24-inch revolving searchlights will b
provided, every 10 miles, from Wash
ington to the Mexican border, whei
ever mail plane flyers will be rcquirt l
to fly at night, according to plf ->
being perfected.
GOLOVIN STAMPEDE IS NOT
JUSTIFIED, SAYS ENGINEER
--
AKIAK.—The Golovia bay g-.
and platinum strike does not warn ,rv.
a stampede, according to L. H. Ka.
ler, mining engineer, who made an
vestigation of the district.
Local enthusiasts staked all
ground for speculation and many
claim Kappler's adverse report wj
made to keep outside capital awt,
However, the general opinion is th t
stampede propaganda should i
avoided until prospects ar edefinitely
determined.
Kappler says there is good dredg
ing ground on Allar creek and ther
are prospects that a dredge will In
put in operation there soon.
MELLON SEES NO MATERIAL
CHANGE IN U. SC. BUSINESS
WASHINGTON.—Secretary of th*
Treasury Mellon foresees no materia,
change in business conditions during
the balance of the calendar year fr m
those prevailing the last two year
His views were enclosed in a pvr
pared statement on tax reduction
submitted to the Senate finance co
mittee, in which he predicted lit e
difference in income fren tax receipt
for next year.
Mr. Mellon said it will “take a
mighty wise man to prophesy the
course of business during the ne t
few months. There is nothing to i
dicate business conditions will differ
materially during the balance of tt f
year.”
BRITISH WARSHIP SINKING.
LONDON, May 4.—The British
warship Bacchus, after sinking t'
Greek ship Ioannis Falalois, todav
filled with water, and this afternoor
herself is sinking in the English
channel.
John H. Peterson left Friday tar
Ganes creek.