TIMES
VOL IX NO. 29
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 17, 1929.
PRICE 25 -CffiKTS
Colonization
For Alaska
LATEST PLAN TO TAKE 30 FAMI
LIES FROM NORTH EUROPE
FOR ALASKA HOMESTEADS.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17.—Detais of aj
state colonization project to develop,
Alaska agriculturally were made pub
lic by government representatives
here today. The plan, which Con- j
gress will be asked to approve, is to
take thirty families from the north
of Europe and northern states and to
locate them on homesteads in Alas
ka’s fertile valleys. The details were
outined before the Chamber of Com
merce and members of the Council by
^.nidain C. H. Nelson now co-ordin
afc-r of federal activities in this dis
trict. “The Matanuska and Taoana
.•aJley« are as n;’i as any they have
ever lived in,” Captain Nelson said,
“and there are millions of acres ideal
for farming and dairying.” Nelson
• declared Congress has decided to do
things in a*big way for the develop
ment o fAlaska and looks with favor
upon a colonization plan.
NON-STOP FLIGHT VANCOU
VER TO AGUA CALIENTE, 1350
MILES, IN 13 HOURS 7 MINS.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 13.—Tex Ran
kin landed at Agua Caliente last eve
ning, having made a non-stop flight
of 1350 miles from Vancouver, B. C.,
in the time of 13 hours 7 minutes.
Most of the flight was made at an
■ altitude of 3,000 feet.
ARMS LIMITATION DISCUSSED
AT WHITE HOUSE BREAKFAST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Arras
limitation was the subject at the
'White H<juse breakfast conference to
day, attended by President Hoover,
, Secretary of State Stimson, Secre
tary of Navy Adams, and the execu
tive committee of the general board
of the navy.
OPIUM VALUED AT $1,000,000
SEIZE DAT SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO—Approximate
ly 3,000 tins of opium, declared to be
worth a million dollars at retail, were
found by customs officers in the lug
gage of Mrs. Ying Kao, wife of the
Chinese vice-consul here.
Officials opened seven wardrobe
trunk and four suitcases in uie pres
ence of the consul and his wife, and
in addition to the opium ofi ials said
they discovered hundreds of pieces of
expensive silks and fine lases upon
which no duty had been paid.
Three pieces of baggage .. inch Mrs.
Kao claimed as personal baggage
were not searched, but were sealed
awaiting word fro mWash gton.
Each can contained fiv taels of
opium. Officials said the search cul
minated a two-years’ i .estigation
and said it had some coll ection with
the arrest and convictio.. of William
Ross, former clerk in he United
States court in Hawaii, and two
wealthy Chinese.
FRED HARRISON, NO."IE LAW
YER, PASSES AWAY, JUNEAU
JUNEAU.—Fred Harrison, former
United States attorney at Nome, died
in a local hospital from paralysis. He
remained until the end in the state of
coma which resulted before his ar
rival here three days ago. Funeral
arrangements are pending before the
’■ .bar j association-at-Nomf.
Hoover Tells
About Fisk 'ng
FORMAL WELCOME TO RAP
IDAN FISHING CAMP, WEST
VIRGINIA.
MADISON, Va., A*g. 17.—Follow
ing his formal welcome to West Vir- I
ginia today by citizens of Rapidar
fishing camp, President Hoover, in
his speech, said that fishing afford
ed a navenue througl which presi
dents might escape to their own
thoughts, away from pneumatic ham-1
mers and constant personal contacts,'
and added, “Moreover it is a ■constant!
reminder of democra:y, life of hu
mility and human fralty, for all men,
are efual before this, and it is desir
able that a President of the United
States should be periodically remind
ed of this fundamental rock that
the forces of nature are discrimina
tive for no fan.’’
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WALTER E. CLARK, FORMER
ALASKA GOVERNOR, TAKES
ONTO HIMSELf WIFE, N. Y.
WASHINGTON, Aug." 13. — Two
agents of the Department of Justice
today were en route by airplane from
Washington to Phoenix, Ariz., to in
vestigate the death of Paul E. Rey
nolds, Department of Justice special
agent, whose body was .found yester
day near Phoenix.
CRAZED NATIVE RUNS
AMUCK, KILLS THREE
MOUNT VERNON.—Joe * Dailey.
35-year-old quarter-breed Indian, en
tered the home of Mose Heery^dSO,
rancher of the Edison, to bring away
his sweetheart, Virginia Ray, aind
killed her, Henry, and George Stump,
Everett hotel man, and-probably -fa
tally wounded Mary Hogman, when
they refused to let ithe -Ray .girl de
part with him.
Dailey buried an ax in Stump’s
head and then seized - a shotgun- and
shot Henry and the Ray girl. Again
using the ax, he slashed Miss Hoff
man about the head, -throat and
shoulders.
After the killings Dailey sped sin
his car to Stanwood. -where he gave
himself up. Dailey teld officers he;
killed Stump when the latter threat-;
ened to kill him if ie tried-to take,
the Ray girl away.
“They had robbed me of my money!
and things, so I thought I would end'
the whole business,” pailey said. “I j
should have killed myself too.”
Dailey was crippled as the result
of a logging accident in which both
of his legs were broken.
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PERSIAN PLOODS f-AKE 375
LIVES; CROPS DAMAGED
TERHERAN, Persia.—At least 375
persons were killed and several vil
lages wiped out in the recent flood at
Tabriz. The flood is believed to have
been caused by a cloudburst.
A number of bodies have been re
covered, and fears are felt that the
loss of life will be heavier than the
present estimate. Roads were entire
ly destroyed. Two thousand houses
collapsed- and others partly de
stroyed. Crops were seriously dam
aged around Tabriz, the second larg
est city in Persia, with a population
of about 180,000.
The flood is but one of a series of
misfortunes for that district, earth
quakes having recently destroyed
much property.
ALASKA JUNEAU TO SPEND
$200,000 IN DEVELOPING NEW
INTERESTS, JUST ACQUIRED
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—The Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company>ha&.-ac
quired a 55 per cent interest in .prop
erty about fifty miles from Juneau,
and it is authoritatively stated ’that
the company proposes to spend $200,
000 developing their holdings before
December 31, 1931. The prOpt3rty.; is
reported to contain gold, silver, pop
per,-‘lead and zinc* ore.
Graf Zeppelin
Going Good
LAST REPORT STAES THAT SHIP
WAS NEARING TOKYO, TAAV
ELLNG 75 MILES HOUR.
LONDON, Aug. 15—The Graf Zep
pelin was speeding over Lithuania at
5 o’clock this afternoon at- 65 miles
an hour.- Chief Eckner expects to
reach-Moscow tomorrow morning and
to be in Tokyo- Monday afternoon.
FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Aug. 15.—
The Graf Zeppelin took off at 4:00
o’clock this morning for Tokyo on the
second leg of her around-the-world
flight.
- -MOSCOW, - Aug. 46.—The Graf
Zeppelin passed midway between this
city and Leningrad at 2 o’clock this
morning, and during the- afternoon it
crossed the Ural mountains into Asia.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug. 17.—
The Graf Zeppelin reported last night
night that it was 300 miles northwest
of Tokyo, headed for-the :north«m
end of Lake Baikal, traveling at 75
miles an hour.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—Fred Mullen,
formerly many years prominent
councilman, died this morning as a
result of injuries received when lie
was run down late yesterday by an
auto driven by Roy G. Murphy, Los
Angeles tourist.
SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—Albert 3.
Lowe, former U. S. marshal at Nome,
and later located at Iditarcd, Alaska,
died here yesterday after a long ill
ness.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Seward this morn
ing, carrying 131 passengers, includ
ing 20 excursionists.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—Senator
Wesley L. Jones of Washington was
removed today from hospital' to his
home, nearing recovery.
WASHINGTON-ALASKA CABLE
SYSTEM REFORTS INCREASES
WASHINGTON.—A revenue gain
of f60,000 over the preceding yearns
operations of the Washington-Alaska
cable was reported to the War De
partment by the officer-in-charge.
The report covers the fiscal year end
ing July 1.
Traffic amounted to $577,000, in
cluding $217,000 for government traf
fic and $309,000 for commercial traf
fic from the offices of the system.
Fifty-one thousand dollars in com
mercial traffic was from other tele
graph companies.
Early Days
Of Klondike
—
33D ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOV
ERY OF GOLD CELEBRATED
IN' -SEATTLE.
• .SEATTLE, Aug. 16.—The thirty
third anniversary of the discovery of
gold in the Klondike was celebrated.
The celebration started with the big
parade -on Sesond avenue, hundreds
of sourdoughs participating. Includ
ed in the number were 36 parka-clad
Canadian mounted police. Marshal
Pete F. Warren, former Alaska-Yu
kon .pioneer, led the surging stream,
with steamboats, long chains, mush
ers, prospectors, •dance hall girls,
malamute pack • trains,. Eskimos and
northern sunsets in review.
PANTAGES. THEATER MAG
• NATE, CHARGED WITH AS
- SAULTING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.—Alex
ander Pantages, well known theater
magnate, was bound over to .the Su
perior Court1 today for trial an two
charges of assaulting Eunice Pringle,
17, University- of California co-ed.
Judge Leonard Wilson “There is suf
ficient cause to believe -that Alexan
der Pantages is guilty.”
SEATTLE GOtflifeit. VOTES
HALE MILANO®* YEARLY -IN
CREASES ;/N CITY SALARIES
SEATTLE, i ug.- 15.—-Salary in
creases totaling A half million dollars
yearly-was voted yesterday afternoon
by; the'-couficil W municipal, street
railway* men,- technicians, engineers
and other city employees.
PLANNING TO ERECT $250,900 -
MEMORIAL TO TEX RICKARD
HENRIETTA, Tex., Aug.15.—This
town, of which he v.as marshal, and
which was Ions: his home, prior to his
stampede to the Klondike, is* planning
to erect a $250,000 memorial.to Tex
Rickard, late lamented sportsman.
?LOKD HOME PASSES ON.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—Lord Home,
famous British first army ■comman
der during the world war, .fell dead
yesterday while Shooting grouse on
his estate in Scotland. He was 68
years of age.
—
ISLANDER SAFE HUNT ENDED;
TREASURE NOT RECOVERED
JUNEAU.—Efforts to -salvage ia
reputed treasure from the steamer
Islander, which went daw nin 1901,
which have been in progress for, near
ly two months, have .been discon
tinued.
How much success rewarded the ef
forts is more or less a secret,, but in
dications are that no money was
found. S. H. Finch, nwith Captain S.
H. Finch, <Jr., in charge of diving op
erations, has quit the search.
If they found any treasure - they
have not reported the facts to the
customs house.' Captain Finch de
clared they had found "nothing. He
remarked that .his ofctlt was under
contract for salvage* ^operations for
60 days. This time-has expired and
there was no use fat' remaining, it
was said. (On June 25 it* was. reliably
reported that Finch*had located the
purser’s safe and -would have it
raised within a few', days. Since then
nothing has been heard .regarding the
operations.
12-Year-Old
School Girl
FOUND MURDERED IN MINNE
APOLIS STREET GUTTER, HER
BODY IN 2 GUNNYSACKS.
MINNEAPOLIS, Am- ‘I*.—Dora
thy Aune, 12 years of age, a high
school girl, was loand murdered in s
street gutter today. The body was
found hound with wine-thrust through
two gunnysacks. Dorothy, the daugh
ter of Andrew W. Aune, a carpenter,
had been missing since Tuesday when
she left home on an errand to a near
by grocery.
DIRECT AIR MAIL AND PAS
SENGER -SERVICE BETWEEN
SEATTLE AND KANSAS CITY
SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—Plans for the
establishment of a direct air mail and
passenger service between Seattle
and Kansas. City were announced to
day by Conrad Mann, Kansas City
aviation magnate, who is here on hi#
way to Alaska for-a two^weeks’ va
cation eruise.
SPOKANE SUN GKD'IN ENDUR
ANCE FLIGHT TO NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO, A«g. 16.—The
Spokane Sun God continued its round
trip non-stop endurance flight from
Spokane to^ew -York today, aft*r
successfully 'taking gasoline her#
from a refueling -ship.
LINER PURCHASED TO RE
PLACE .STEAMER ALEUTlAN
SEATTLE.—.-For service on the Se
attle-Alaska route the Alaska. Steam
ship -Company-has purchased the At
lantic passenger liner Mexico fVoir
•the New 1?ork Ward Line.
The ship, which was built .in lh08.
wiH' be brought to the Pacific about
September 15. The Mexico will re
place the steame Aleutian, which
sank in-May ofFEodiak Island. It h
a steel, twin-screw cra£t of 6207 tons
gross and 3,826 tons registry. ft v
416 feet overall-and has four decks,
Extensive alterations will be madr
and idle fcfiip will be given an Alaskar
name before .being placed in service
The Alaska Steamship- Company will
take delivery at New ..York on Au
gust 20.
ALASKA CENSUS ^ILL BE
<TAKEN NEXT OCTOBER
The fallowing telegram was recent
ly received from Delegate ©an Suth
erland:
■“Enumeration ofr the Alaska cen
sus -will be made in October of this
year. Provision-will he made- for per
manent residents departing for -the
Outside prior. -to October to "register
fo the census by a system of blanks
furnished by j the enumerators, it is
probable that outside of incorporated
towns the census will be taken by
government school teachers.”
It is desired to get full census re
turns «>n all permanent residents,-and
for this reason delegate - Sutherland
urges that all-permanent residents in
tending to visit the. States should1 file
with - the enumerator ‘-before leaving
Martin J. Clancey, after some
weeks over in the Cripple section,
was a Wednesday ^arrival. -’ Speaking
of mining, Mr;-Clancy says all seems
bo be going well over in that section,
is evidenced by cleanups by; Sid1 Paul
son, Jones a id Greenberg
ind Wikion
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