THE KUSKO TIMES
V' >L IX NO; 36
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. NOEVMBER 30. 19*9.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Explorer Byrd.
Crosses Over
South Pole.
HER OOF TWO POLAR FLIGHTS
RETURNS SAFELY TO BASE
AT LITTLE AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—The New
York Times and St. Louis Dispatch,
and newspapers affiliated with them,
announced today that Commander
Richard E. Byrd had flown across the
South Pole and returned safely to his
base at Little America. >
Only Man to Fly Over Both North !
and South Poles.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Wash
ington marveled today at Commander
Richard E. Byrd’s flight over the
South Pole. Byrd now holds the
anique distinctio nof being the only
man to fl£ over both the North and
South Poles.
EMBEZZLED $15,000 TO PRO
VIDE. EDUCATION FOR HER
19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHIITER
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—Having con
fessed to embezzling $15,000 to en
able her to., provide an education for
her 19-year-oal daughter, Mrs. Har
riet Kerens was charged with grand
larceny in a complaint filed yester
day.. Mrs. Berens has be^n employed
as cashier of the Pan-American; Wall
Paper & Paint Company.
ONE HILL WANTS DIVORCE;
ANOTHER ONE TAKES WIFE
LIVINGSTON, Mont.,. Nov. 26.—
Another divorce action, the third in
the stormy career of Walter Hill, the
yqungest son of the late James J.
Hill, was recorded in the district
court here today.
HASTINGS, Minn., Nov. 26.—The'
Guardian Angels Church, built 75
years ago by the Sioux Indians, was!
the scene for the wedding late today
of Louis; W. Hill Jr. of St. Pout and
Miss Dorothy Virginia Milo of Hast
ings.
MILLIONAIRES NUMBERED
290 DURING TEAR 1927
WASHINGTON. — Sixty-two new
millionaires are sh<prn by govern
ment income tax rolls for 1927, boost
ing the total to 290 for the year
included in the group are three
unmarried women and 23 wives. The
total incomes of the 290 was $600,r
640,000, on which they p aid a tax
of $98,657,000.
The total net income of all income
taxpayers for the year s hoowed over
2^40,000 individuals, with an aggre
gate net incope of $22,545,000,000, on
which the total tax was $830,539,000. i
The figures were made public on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berry arrived
at McGrath from Medfra a few days
ago, following which they took air
plane to Fairbanks, whither Mr.
Berry went to secure medical atten
tion.
Misses Frieda, Helen and Hattie
Konig were Saturday arrivals from;
McGrath, and were among those pres-1
eat at the Thanksgiving dance at the
Tfckotna Roadhouse.
Joe Oates Jr. was a Saturday ar
thral from McGrath.
I
WOULD USE AIRPLANE
CARRIER LEXINGTON TO
GENERATE ELECTRIC POWER
SEATTLE, Nov. 30.—President
Hoover was asked personally today
by Senators Jones and Dill and Rep
resentative Johnson for use of the
airplane carrier Lexingtoon, which is
now berthed in Seattle harbor, to
generate electric power for Seattle,
Tacoma and Los Angeles.
H. B. Hershey, in charge of the
weather bureau here, sajfl today that
vast areas of atmospheric high pres
sure, exceeding from 300 to 500
miles on the west coast in the Pacific,
has been responsible for the wide
spread drought this season.
Canneries
Wrecked
HIGH TIDE AND HEAVY GALE
CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE IN
BRISTOL BAY DISTRICT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 27—A message
received by Alaska Cable offices in
Seattle states:
“An extremely high tide, accoasa
pa: ying a heavy southwest gale, on
November 24, caused serious damage'
in the Bristol Bay district, wrecking
some canneries totally, while others,
not heard from, may be in ruins.”
The message came from the radio
station of the United States Bureau
of Education at Kanakanaka, Bristol
Bay.
THANKSGIVING DAY AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-The
National Capital observed Thanksgiv
ing Day in rest, and in expression of
gratitude for the plenty the years
has brought President and Mrs.
Hoover set an example for the nation
to follow Their program included
church services in the morning, an
automobile ride in the afternoon, and
uinnner in the evening with a few
close f’iends as guests.
BILLINGS ASKS PARDON;
SUPPORT FRO MJURORS
SAN FRANGISGO.The' petition of
Warren K. Billings asking permis
sion to appeal to> Governor Young for
a pardn, is on file inn the state su
preme court.
Billings waa convicted of partici
pating in the preparedness day pa
rade bombing in 1916- aong with
Thomas J. Mooney. The petittion
was filed in cqnformiy with a state
law which provides that a person
twice convicted of a felony must ob
tain permission from the supreme
court before he can seek executive
clemency.
With the petition, letters were of
fered from Duncan Matheson, former
captain of detectives, District Attor
ney Matthew A. Brady and three of
the jurors who convicted Billings..
Brady’s letter contended) there had
not been sufficient evidence to> con
vict Billings.
The letters of the three jurors as
serted they baaed their verdict on
the testimony, of Estelle Smith and
John MacDonad and they now "doubt
the veracity of the testimony.”
Mooney’s petition for a pardon has
been under consideration by Governor
Young for several months.
Bernard and Albert Ivey were Sat
urday .arrivals for a brief .town visit.
Clemenceau,
French Idol,
Passes On
BURIED STANDING BESIDE THE
FIGURE OF HIT I SFATHER
ON VENDE1 INSTATE.
PARIS, Nov. 25 M Clemenceau
died at 1:55 Sunday morning.. At
noon today he will be buried/ standing
erect: beside-the figure of his father
on the family estates at Vendee. As
requested, there will be no regular
rites or ctremony.
PARIS, Nov. 25.“—The Cannon af
the Armistice" at noon ntoday began
its 101-gun salute, which was notifi
cation to the populace that the body
of Clemenceau, father of victory, had
been lowered to its last resting place
in the hills of his native Vendee, near
Mouchamps.
Telegraphic Ticks.
TACOMA, Nov. 26.—Charged with
grand larceny in connection with an
alleged forged mortgage and note, by
which he defrauded Mrs. Jessie Marl
Field, wealthy Tacoma widow, of
$12,500, C- R. Craudell Bubb, promi
nent Tacoma real estate dealer, is
held in the county jail today in lieu
of $5,000 baiL
SEATTLE, Not. 27.—Irvin Green,
well known cigar dealer, was found
guilty of bookmaking by a jury, the
the result of his having placed $240,
000 in bannk for Elmhart, foormer
deputy treasurer of Whatcom county,
now serving time for embezzlement.
Medium penauty is five years in the
penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Rev.
Francis A. Tondorf, head seismo
graph me ber of the Town University
and one of the best earthquake au
thorities in the world, died here yes
terday,
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—Frmer
Governor A1 Smith was tooday elect
ed chairman of the County Trust
Company,, vested with powers of
president of the concern,
NEW YORK, Nqv. 29.—Benjamin
F. Yoakum, one of the best known of
Western railroad executives, died at
his home here early today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Senator
Warren of Wyoming, dean of the
Senate, died suddenly at his home
here today.
ON INSPECTION TRIP.
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. R. C. superin
tendent for this div sior.., left Sunday
for Nenana, on the first leg of his
j'aunt of inspection, covering about a
thousand miles. From Nenana he
will, go to Anchorage, where he will
remain for about a month, and then
proceed to Kanatak nad to Bethel and
then return up the Kuskokwim. He
is accompanied by Lars Indegard.
They are scheduled to return here
about March 1.
Clint Winan, well known operator
in the Medfra section, after a visit of
a. couple of days here, departed yes
terday f or McGrath, headed for his
headquarters.
Lars Indegard, after a season at
Flat, arrived here on Thursday, com
ing over with Mail Carrier.- Charlie
O’Hallooran.,
RECOMMENDS THAT BUREAU
OF EDUCATION AFFAIRS BE
TAKEN CARE OF IN ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Com
masioaer rif Education W. J. Cooper
of the Bureau of Education recom
mended in his annual report today
that the office of bureau administra
tor of the Alaska Bureau of Educa
tion be transferr d from Seattle to
Alaska. Tic- ". "mer urged
that the el affairs be
stationed ir., Ala ;..’, r - than Se-1
attic. The rcpooct ,:c; ended large!
distxibut iiia.1 * that many:
matters now . i ashington
may be taken ci- i .a Alaska.
‘Lie Detector,
Truth Serum’
METHODS EMPLOYED BY SE
ATTLE PROSECUTOR CEN
SURED BY COURT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Regarding
the confession of Mayer, that he mur
dered Bassett, to Prosecuting Attor
ney Colvin in the hearing of three
other unseen persons, Colvin declared
late this afternoon that the statement
was made after Mayer’s denial that
he had made any confession, after
subjecting to a lie-detector machine
had convinced him that his cause was
a hopeless one. The witnesses, Colvin
said, were Leonard Keeler, assistant
Illinois state criinki^ogist and in
ventor of the lie detector, and Deputy
Sheriff Way Pollock and A. T. Bev
creau.
SEATTLE, Nov. 28.—Mayer and
his mother, Mary E. Smith, will now
be pr oos ecu ted for the murder of'
Bassett, Prosecutor Colvin announced j
today, claiming that through his lie
detector and truth serum methods
both have confessed that Mayer killed
Bassett.
SEATTLE, Nov. 29.—Judge Mal
colm Douglas, in giving a decision,
ordered Prosecutor Colvin censured
for his “truth serum and lie detector”
tests on either Mayer or his mother,
Mary EL Smith. “This is the twen
tieth century, and not the thirteenth
century,” Douglas declared in de
ncautcmg the methods employed by
Colvin.
The Seattle Bar Association also
passed a resolution condemning Col
vin for the tactics resorted to.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED WHEN
‘FIEND* LIGHTS CIGARETTE
ELYRIA.. :’ < ?• persons were
killed ar?/ .r r ■ hree women
probab’y tatol'y . , v : a gas ex
plosion which rip- < ?■ walls of
the Times Spr.r. ■ >\y building.
A flaming col ." ' I gas spurted
more than 100 f * to the air and
the walls of the ' .vnt crumpled like
paper. The b ast occurred when
workmen entered the gas-filled room
in the building and one of them
struck a match to light a cigarette.
The detonation was heard for sev
eral miles. It rocked buildings within
a radius of a mile. All surrounding
structures were splintered by flying
bricks and timbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Alford were
among Saturday arrivals and were
among those present at the doings at
the Takotna Roadhouse party.
Charlie oebel returned here Friday
from a trip to McGrath, i
Big Airplane
Crashes On
First Flight
32-PASSENGER FOKKER MONO
CRASHES INTO HOUSE, IN
JURES OCCUPANTS, BURNS.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., Nov.
27.—The F22, recently completed 32
passenger Fokker monoplane, the
largest airplane ever built in this
country, crashed intto' a honse in the
hamlet of Carl Place, adjacent to
Roosevelt Field, today. Its two oc
cupants escaped, although with seri
ous injuries. The airplane and two
dwellings were destroyed by fire.
The craft had just taken off from
Roosevelt Field for Teterboro, N. J.
JAMES B. HOGE, WEALTHY
SEATTLE BANKER, PASSES
SEATTLE, Nov. 26.—Janies B.
Hoge, vice chairman of the recently
merged First Seattle and Dexter
Horton Banks, one of Seattle’s rich
est men, died last night. He had been
a resident of Seattle for forty years.
He inherited four million dollars
from his uncle, the late John Hoge,
Ohio industrial magnate.
DRIPPING TAR, AND BODY
COVERE DWITH FEATHERS
PENTICTON, Nov. 29.—With drip,
ping tar and with the lower nortions
cl' i is body eovtitTi *ith featheri, ffc.
V E Latimer, widely known in the
West as an eye and noose specialist,
staggered into town late last night
and told police that Charles E. Oliver,
son of the late Hon. John Oliver, for
mer premier of British Columbia,
responsible for causing him great
bodily harm. Oliver was arrested and
later released on $1,000 bail.
PANTAG ES’ HOPES FOR
NEW TRIAL BRIGHTENS
LOS ANGELES.—Fear of radio
utterances against them by the Rev.
R. P. Shuler innfluenced their voting
in the conviction of Alexander Pan
tages on a statutory charge brought
by Eunice Pringle, three women
jurors stated in connection with the
theater man’s plea for a new trial.
The jurors whose statements were
included among seven affidavits filed
were Mrs. Christina D. Ulrich, Mrs.
William Ingles and Mrs. Lotta C.
Steiner. They swore they were in
fluenced also to switching their early
votes for acquittal by the inclusion
of the words “with clemency” in the
verdict. They were under the im
pression that such direction made it
mandatory for Judge Frick to pro
nounce a light sentence.
Affidavits were also filed by Gar
land Biffle and his wife, both of whom
testified for Pantages. Attorneys W.
I. Gilbert and Joseph Ford, defesne
lawyers, said the Rev. Shuler’3 radio
addresses affeected the trial.
Biffie said his arrest on a perjry
charge unnerved him, and he was un
able to give further straightforward
testimony.
‘It seems rather sttrange to me,"
said District Attorney Fitts, “that
since the verdict was returned the
jurors had such a sudden change of
heart.”
Mrs. George W. Clyde and Miss
Bertha Albi were among those who
came from McGrath on Saturday to
be in attendanre at the doings at -tin
Takotna -Rondhouse .party.