VOL. VI11 NO. 38
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY, DBUEMBKR 1. 1»£8.
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PRICE 25 CENT.*
Greetings
To Hoover|
-ENTHUSIASTIC OVATIONS FOR
JHSTINGUTSHED VISITOR AT
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ALL S. A. PORTS.
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PE'iTA ARENAS,: Costa Rica,
f Nov.'1.8.—President-Elect Hoover was
? given.* noisy welcome when he land
ed .here today on his -good-will mis
sion.
CORINTO, Nicaragua, Nov. 28.—
Presidentelect Herbert Hoover ar
rived yesterday on the battleship
t. Maryland and was given a great ova- j
guests President Diaz and President- \
v tion.' The President-elect had as his;
. luncheon guests President Diaz andj
President-Elect' Ttoncada. The latter |
announced that his government will
co-operate in every way with the|
United States. Hoover expressed his|
r ’gratitude and satisfaction and con
gratulated the leaders of the nation;
on the prospect of permanent peace in
1 Nicaragua.
ABOARD.. BATTLESHIP ..MARY-;
? LAND, Nov. 29. — President-Elect
Hoover is moving southward today,
on his way to Guayaquil, Ecuador,
which will be the first of a half!
i dozen stops to be made in South j
/. America before he returns In tliej
United States, in January.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 1.—
' President-Elect Hoover arrived at;
Guayaquil this afternoon. He will re- i
main here overnight and sail tomor- j
t row afternoon for Callao, Peru, and j
’ ^he«c< to Lima, the capital, where he
• will be entertained by President Le
grria
fCOOLTDGES SPEND THANKS
GIVING AT FAMED HOME
OF THOMAS JEFFERSON,
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TEE SWANNANOA CLUB, Near
Waynesboro, Va., Nov. 29.—President j
and Mrs. Coolidge turned from their j
quiet week-end country residence to- !
day and joined with the citizens of \
( Charlottesville, the home of Thomas j
Jefferson, in Thanksgiving worship, j
Governor Trumbull of - Connecticut!
affd Mrs. Trumbull also formally an- j
nounced the engagement of their j
daughter Florence to John Coolidge, |
son of President and Mrs. Coolidge. |
DR. C. A. POLLARD, DENTIST,
WILL ARRIVE ABOUT JAN. 1
A telegram from Dr. C. A. Pollard,
well known Anchorage dentist, to the
Kusko Times says:
“I will be in Flat during the month
< of December. Am leaving here in a
few days by ’plane. Should be in Ta
kotna just after the first of the year.
Am prepared to give the people
good, clean dental service.”
Mrs. Mabel Nigh Ranum, McGrath |
school teacher, and W. J. Widman,
who were among those who partici
pated in the doings at Ophir Thanks
giving day and the day following, re
turned here Sunday and departed for
McGrath yesterday, with Mr. Widman
at the handlebars.
. Miss K-.ry McLean x.nd Harry j
Menzof, who were present at Ophir'
on Thanksgiving day, returned home
on Saturday.
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Charli d"Tf6nig, with the outgoing
mail, arrived Thursday noon and con-1
i tinned that.afternoon to McGrath. j
King’s Life
In Balance
LATEST BULLETIN SAYS HIS
AILMENT BEING HELD
IN CHECK
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LONDON, Nov. 28.—'The ‘Prince of
Wales has cut short fib South African
hunting trip and is returning home on
account of the illness of King George.
LONDON, Nov. 28.—A letter from
the King’s physician, Lord Dawson,
which was submitted to the Cabinet j
this morning and ordered published,1
said the major part of the King’s,
suffering came from congestion of
the right lung, with extensive plasN*
pleurisy on the right side. There is
anxiety, the letter said, due to the in
fertion, whirh nathrally .mhst be seri- i
ods. The condition of the lung, how- i
ever, is somewhat improved, and the
letter pointed out .'that the King’s
strength has been Maintained.
DARESSALAAM, Tanganyika, No- .
vember 28.—The Prince of Wales, j
speeding to the bedside of King
George, arrived here late (today.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-—The King’s ail-:
ment is being held in check ,t.o(Jay, .a
"bulletin announcing that His Majesty
passed the night perfectly.
LONDON, Dec. 1..—A slight rise in
George’s feverish condition was an
nounced hi a bulletin issued today,
giving a tinge of uneasiness to public
feeling.
HIS LIFELONG AMBITION WAS
TO BRING HELP AND HAPPI
NESS TO CRIPPLED CHILDREN
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1.—With his
lifelong ambition to bring help, and
happiness to crippled children "ful
filled, William Henry Eustis, Phila
delphia lawyer, -and former mayor of
Minneapolis, died here yesterday,. at
the age of 83.
NEW AIRPLANE COMPANY TO I
OPERATE FROM FAIRBANKS j
FAIRBANKS, Dec.J.—Lynn Smith,:
United States Marshal.at Fairbanks,!
Everett McBride and Harry E. Coffie, I
aviators, embarked for Fairbanks on
the Victoria, which sailed for Seward
this morning.
An airplane company has been
formed by McEr-ide and Coffie, who
will do commercial flying fromFair
banks.
HORNSBY GOES TO CHICAGO
RECORD BASEBALL DEALj
• NEW YORK.—The New York Sun j
in a copyrighted story says Rogers!
Hornsby has been bought by- the Ghi-1
cago Cubs for $200,000, plus players
Heathcote and Maguire. ' The story
says Hornsby received a bonus 'of:
$25/100 for signing to play - -second i
base for the Cubs for fhernext. three!
seasons at a salary of $40',000 a year. I
The deal by which William Wrig
ley, Jr., obtained the iright to sign j
Hornsby from the Bostoii Braves is 1
bailed as the biggest in baseball his- j
tory. The payment 3oC* $200,000
breaks all records.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester 'Blink were!
among those who were ■ present at
Ophir on Thanksgiving (toy, return
ing here Saturday.
John Krieger-was among those whoj
went to Ophir on Thanksgiving day,1
•cturning here yesterday.
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DIRIGIBLE GRAF ZEPPELIN
WIL MAKE TWO FLIGHTS TO
ARCTIC IN SPRING OF 1930
BERLIN, Nov. 29.—Th* dirigible
Graf Zeppelin will make- two Arctic
flights in the spring of 1930;-tire Ger
man air ministry announced today.
The necessity for long preparation
caused delay until 1930. “Whether I
shall command the ship is still uncer
tain” he sir id. “Anchor masts must
be built at Nome, Alaska, and Lenin
grad, Soviet Russia. The American
and Soviet governments have agreed
to pay the costs'for", the same. ’
Found Dead
On the-Trail
BOBBY JONES, AVEL^L KNOWN
OLDTIMER, FOUND NEAR THE
EAST FFORK ROADHOUSE.
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The body of Robert Jones, well
known oldtimer, was found on the
trail near the East Fork Roadhouse,
on Thursday last, the news of the
finding of which was brought to Mc
Grath by a native who found the;
body. Heart failure is thought to
have beer, the cause of death. U. S.
Commissioner W. T. Vanderpool left
McGrath on Friday for the purpose
of making an investigation.
-Mr. Jones was an cldtime Alaskan,!
having been at Juneau many years;
ago. .He iater went to Valdez, to
Cache creek section, and to other sec- ]
tions. of the interior. About ten yet 9?
ago he and his partner at that time,
James Davidson, had a roadhouse at,
Rhone river, on the Rainy Pass trail, j
Several years ago, with Carl Fors-1
berg, he started thf East Fork road-j
house, at-which’place he had since!
been located, although Mr. Forsberg
passed away .about two years ago.
Telegraphic Ticks.
NEW YORK; Det. 1.—Estelle Man
ville, daughter .of H. E. Manville,
heiress to .ene of America’s greatest
fortunes, and Count Folke Berna
uotte, nephew of the king of Sweden,!
were married here this afternoon.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 28.—L. A. Mor-|
row, veteran high school teacher, was i
dismissed today by the Board of Edu- |
cation. He was charged with having’
kissed pretty girl pupils.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28—George Mc
Manus was hurried to the office of the,
district attorney yesterday and was 1
formally charged with the murder of
Arnold Rothstein, noted gambler.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1.—Emilio;
Portes Gill was inaugurated yester-,
day as president of Mexico.
CAPITAL CITY HAD VERA
TAME THANKSGIVING:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The!
Capita! welcomed Thanksgiving with
simplicity rites, considering the usual
turkey sacrifices. Coolidge is in Vir
ginia, and'Hoover in South America. :
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Mail Carrier Charlie OTIalloranJ
bringing the Outside mail, arrived:
Tuesday and continued on his way to |
Ophir and Flat-oil Wednesday.
Mts. Howard Langley, who was
among those’present at the Thanks-!
giving day festivities at Ophir, de-j
parted today for her home at Mc
Grath. witK .Henry Martella as chauf- ,
feur.
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Pair Pearl
Shirt Studs
THAT IS WHAT ALLAN F. RYAN
IS BEQUEATHED OF S3ft0
000 ESTATE
NEW YORK, Dec. I.—The will of j
the late Thomas Fortune Ryan leaves
the bulk of the §300,000,000 estate tc
members of the family, but only a
pair of pearl shirt studs to Allan A.
Ryan, a~snn, from whom the traction
magnate became estranged several
years ago.
MUSSOLINI lTTEKS LITTLE DIS
SERTATION ON PEACE PACTS
ROME, Dec. 1.—“Preparedness
must e.ver he the watchword of any
conscientious government,” said Pre
mier Mussolini today in a letter of
congratulations to General Cava Hero,
Italian army commander.
Mussolini wrote: “Much has been
done, but. much remains to be done,
since, despite the sublime character]
of the Kellogg peace pact, everybody,'
nof "excluding th ehomr land of Mr. j
Kellogg, continues to arm ”
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TAKOTN A NS, McGRATHITES
MAKE GOOD-WILL JAUNT TO j
OPH lit THANKSGIVING DAY i
; .journeys. Lindbergh started it. then I
i Hoover was the next prominent one to,
take a hand, .and now they are-com-!
■ mencing. ■ to he the proper thing.'
■ McGrathites an/1 Takntnans, not to he
outdone, ai e also “next to them- j
selves,” for a number of them matlej
i the good-will jaunt over to-Ophir not1
! only to show their good will hut to be '
; in attendance there on the occasion i
j of the Thanksgiving dunce Ophirites, j
i as usual, left noth'ng undone in vvel-!
i coming and caring for her guests, i
I r-ai’cing, the big event, started oil' at!
1V ]■. m ,.nd continued until 5 o’clock I
: the nex* morning, and that was not
. enough. ior a second dance was held
i
j the following night, lusting until al
! most 2 a. m. Yes, everyone had a
i good time—many returning one speak
: of it as “a wonderful” one.
At the Paulson House, where every-j
| body was cared for and made hem
selves at home, hospitality reigned to
the utmost. The turkey dinner was a1
big feature, the excellence of which
brought forth many praises for Mrs.’
Paulson.
The guests seated at the evening .
dinner included: Mr. and Mrs. Vic-i
tor Hill. Owen Gray, Charlie GoebcL I
Mrs. J. II. Langley, Mr. and 'Mrs.!
James Weir, Henry Martella, John
Krieger, Eli M. Walker, Wm. H. Goss,;
Tom Bare, Mrs. John Rieck, Miss |
Helen Rieck, Miss Elsie Rieck, Miss
Clara Rieck, Dick Stevenson, Frank !
Speljaek, John Rieck. II. C. Walliek. i
John E. Edwards, Del Thompson,!
John Adams, Christian Bofgeiu Jesse |
Baugh, N. J. Vibe, Mr. and Mts. Ches-I
ter Brink, W. J. Widmanjt-Mxs Sid
Paulson, Sid Paulson., Frank McCaf
frey, John Collins, Joari Repo, Mrs.
Louise Livenhagen, Andrew.. Hansen,!
Mrs. Mabel Nigh Rarumi! Frank
Beckman, Arvid Repo, Martini
Clancey, Miss Mary McLean,. Harry !
Menzof, Joseph Oates, Prink Meier,!,
Alfred Johnsohj Eric Hard, iixt 1 Pe-j
terson, George Congress, Pi W. Carl-! ,
son, Carl Olson, Harry Nicholson. ,
Frank Guskey, N. C. Co. manager,
returned to his headquarters at Mr- ]
Crath yesterday, going down with I
Charlie Kouietzko. ! 1
Nurse Kills
Her Patient
THEN Tl RNED GUN ON HER
SELF; AFFAIR SHROUDED
IN MYSTEK5
DENVER Nov. 28.—Ronert K
Evans, a Denver policeman, confined
in a hospital bv a wound received in s
pistol fight last week, was shot and
killed, as he laid in his bed this morn
ing by Miss Ear ice King, a nurse at
the hospital. Miss King then turned
the gun on herself, from the wound
of -which she may die.
No reasons for the shaotinp are
known, but it is supposed to have
been.due to-an old love affair
FLATS NEW COMMUNITY
HALL OPENED THANKSGIVING
FLAT, Na\. .'{0.—The new com
munity dance hall in Flat was offi
cially opened lest night, starting with
speeches by Patrick Savage and San:
Kincaid. A solo was rendered by
Captain Bpcker.
Dancing continued until 4 a.. m.
with a record-breaking attendance
Lunch was served by the Henry . Dr
Rand Cafe.
The..building was made .-possible by
public subscriptions and donations
and the N plans and erection were-un
der the direction of Alex. Mathieson.
and the dance hall floor is said .to-be
the finest west of Dawsor.
SEATTLE TURNS ON NEW
$900,000 LIGHTING SYSTEM
SEATTLE. Nov. 30.—Th * new
$900,000 lighting system for the
downtown business district ifa,‘
flashed on tonight, presenting a mar
velously beautiful illumine tiffin-’ of
that section of the city
URGES PARITY OF BRITISH
AND UNITED STATES NAMES
LONDON, Nov. -9—-Viscount Cecil,
who was cloas lv associated with
Woodrow Wilson in the formation of
the League of Nations, favors "parity
of the United.States navy with that
of Britain. Speaking before the par
liamentary -committee of the League
of Nations Union, today, Cecil urgee
an absolute mathematical equality it
both tons-and guns brtwf er. the na
tions.
EIGHT SMALL GEORGIA
BANKS CLOSE DOORS
ATLANTA, Nov. .28.—Eight small
Middle Georgia banks closed their
doors Tuesday, owing to the failure
of the Fourth National Bank of
Macon.
ADMIRAL FLETCHER PASSES.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—-Admiral
Frank Fletche, retired, died today.
The seizure and occupation of Vera
Cruz during the Mexican trouble, it
April, 1914, was the most famoas ex
ploit in Fletcher's career in th< r.avy.
G REEN RE-ELECTED.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28.—Wil
Green was unanimously re-elected to
day as president of the American
Federation of Labor. Toronto, Can
ada, was chosen for the next animal
convention of the Federation.
Mrs. Louise Livenhageri 'bind John
Repo were Saturday arrivals broil
Ophir, and are making ;i "hord-Tal
kotna visit. I