TIMES
STOL.XX. .' NO. '28
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY .12, 1930
PRICE 25 CIUTS
IHeat \Wave
IlniMidwest
C /QAtSE^ nEATFr. TOLL OF 112 IN
iiSESTEM IHLYS1 m,DEGREES
IN MISSOURI.
^ CHICAGO,/ J»ly *12.—During the
i past seven (Jays. 112 deaths have re
. suited .from. heat wave in the Middle
West States. The thermometer reg
,. istered .122 degrees at Skeston, Mis
* souri,.on .Friday.
CHICA^v^July 10-r-Fifteen deaths
..in th©.Middle West during the past 47
„ hours areattrihut—to the prevailing
... heat. wave.
ST* LOUIS,July 11.—Excessive
. heat killed -killed seventeen and pros
trated twept^rone others here today
* and. yesterday.
MRS. EDISON. URGES WOMEN
XO QUITuBUSINESS AND RE
TURN TO MAKING OF HOMES
NE». - RJC, Jyly 8—Mrs. Thomas
_ A. Edison,. in. an. address here today,
» urged women.tozeturn to home-mak
ing and vtq quit .seeking careers in
. business, and professional paths, add
. ing that ..“a woman who doesn’t want
to make a borne is undermining our
nation.”
. LOCATES. STRONG ROOM
OJLSUNKEN ISLANDER
JtINEA.Ur July 7.—Carl J. Wiley
. of Olypipia. who has been diving at
the scene .of.the wreck of the gold
. ship. Islander,-left today for the
. south. .It is reported that he has dis
.. covered the strong room of the vessel
. and is going south for more equip
ment.
. CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR DE
NIES PARDON TO MOONEY
LOS ANGELES, July 8j—Governor
Young today .denied a pardon to Tom
Mooney.
“Until some further light is shed
upon the case which I do not possess
I must manifestly accept the conclu
sions of. the supreme court advisory
_ pardon board,’’ the governor said. He
considers . the Mooney and Billings
. cases aa. being parallel and in his
. opinion both men are innocent or both
are guilty.
* OUTLOOK FOR FISH BACK
•JS MOST PROMISING
JUNEAU, July 9.—Red salmon in
Bristol Bay and pinks in Prince Wil
liam. Sound are plentiful and indi
cates fiahjpg will be good in Alaska
waters during the summer, U. S.
‘Commissioner of Fisheres Henry
O’Malley .said.
O’Malley is on his annual inspec
tion .trip and plans to cover the coast
district as far north as Bering Sea.
■j. J. Underwood, a former Alaskan,
but now Washington representative
- of the Beattie Chamber of Commerce,
is with him.
Appearance of Japanese Ishermen
alarm, he-itaid, as long as they con
fine their^operations t ointernational
waters, he said.
Miss Elsie* Rieck was a Monday
visitor, coming from and returning to
- Ophir withJP: W. Carlson.
Chris Nelson, after a day in town,
?-returned today to Yankee creek.
4
Figures Of
Population
UNITED STATES HAS A POPULA
TION OF 122,000,000, ANA IN
CREASE OF 17,000,000.
; WASHINGTON, July 7.—The cen
! sus bureau today announced the pop
ulation of the United States to be
! 122,000,000, an increase of about 17,
000,000.
The population of New York is
placed at 6,958,972, an increase of
' 1,338,774, as announced by the census
bureau today.
PITTSBURGH, July 10.—The pop
ulation of the city of Pittsburgh is
669,931, the census bureau announced
today.
NOME, July 9.—The census bureau
gives Nome a population of 1209, a
gain of 357 from figures of the last
census.
ITALY RETASLATES AGAINST
UNITED STATES TARIFF ACT
LOME, July 5.—The government of
Italy, without previous notice, in
creased the import duty on automo
biles between 110 and 120 per cent.
Representatives of foreign car manu
facturers were thrown into a state of
excitement by the new schedules.
They are considered a form of re
taliation against the American tariff.
The new rates apply mostly to small
cars. The average d*ty on Fords was
increased from $350 to $800.
SCHMELLING OUT OF BOXING
GAME FOR THE NEXT YEAR
BERLIN, uuly 8.—Max Schmelling
has been ordered by physicians to
rest for two or three months before
resuming training.
Reports say Schmelling is suffer
ing from varicocele of the right sidd
as a result of Sharkey’s foul. It is
believed the German will not be able
to participate in a championship con
test until next year, if then.
SENATORS NAMED TO INVES
TIGATE ALASKA RAILROAD
WASHINGTON, July 7.—Vice
President Curtis has named Senators
Howell, 1 nomas and Kendricks to be
members of the committee to investi
gate the operation and management
of the Alaska Railroad.
WELL! WELL! WELL!
LONDON, July 8.—The News
Chronicle today says QQueen Mary
for several years past has smoked
two cigarets daily—one after lun
cheon and one after dinner.
STEEL PLANT FOR VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 8.—The
Coast Range Steel Company today
announced completion of financial ar
rangements for the erection of a v^3,
000,000 steel plant for handling ores.
The building formerly known as
the Larson House is new undergoing
dismantling, the building . having
been acquired by Aarort Erickson and
Fred Roethlisberger jof JQphii A A por
tion of the material will >he. used by
Mr. Erickson, irt building a roadhouse
at Ophir ia .replace the one recently
burned, the balance of the ma
terial wdlKim: .used by atrj Roethlis
berger rin the construction of a new
pool (hall to replace the, one also re
cency .consumed.
65 MOVIE STARS HEADED FOB
ALASKA TO FILM “THE SILVER
HORDE,” SALMON CANNERI«S
SEATTLE, July 7.-^SixtyfJvvc
movie people, including Evelyn Brent,
Louis Wolheim, Raymonl Griffin ahd
other stars, sailed today on the
steamer Lakina for Southeastern
Alaska. They go for the purpose .of
filming Rex beach’s .“Silver .Hordfi,”
also salmon cannery operations gen
erally.
HILLS MAKE UP. AND DIS
MISS DIVORCE ACTIONS
SEATTLE, July 10.—Walter J.
Hill, son of the late James J. Hill,
and his wife, the former Mildred
Richardson, follies beauty, have dis
missed their second divorce actions,
which were begun in the coprts of
Montana, and will come.to Seattle to
live permanently.
Telegraphic Ti.cks
CORPUS CRLSTl7 Tex., July 11.—
Murat Doyle, president of the Texas
Bar Association, and R. J. Delano,
president of the Kansas City Repub
. lican Club, were killed yesterday
when their airplane crashed in Ar
kansas Pass.
SEATTLE, July 11.—Bannick, the
present incumbent, and Matt Star
wich, former incumbent, filed fat the
Republican nomination for sheriff to
day. D. E. Douglas, of baseball fame,
filed for the Democratic nomination.
SEATTLE} July 7.— Ajury last
night found Dan Hagen, , dismissed
patrolman, guilty of ..helpijng and
causing a prisoner to escape and that
he was not guilty of having accepted
money for one prisoner’s release.
CHICAGO, July 1.—An. indictment
! charging France Foster, «' Chicago
gunman under arres tat Los Angeles,
with the murder of Alfred Lingle was
returned by the grand jury today.
SEATTLE, July 10—Noble L. Wal
lingford, pioneer operator of Alaska
and Yukon Territory, died at his
home here last night.
SEATTLE, July 10.—Mr. and Mrs.
James Wickersham sailed for their
home at Juneau this morning, fol
lowing an extended trip throughout
the States. ,
OLYMPIA, July 11.—John F. Mil
ler, congressman from the First dis
trict, filed today for the Bupublican
nomination for that office.
HcJATTLiEi, July v.—canaries u.
Heifner today announced his candi
dacy for Democratic nomination for
Congress from the Seattle district.
SEATTLE, July 12.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Seward this morn
ing, carrying 137 passengers, includ
ing 35 round-trip excursionists.
LONDON, July 7.—Conan Doyie,
creator of “Sherlock Holmes" and
widely known spiritualist, died today,
due to heart diaease.
SEATTLE, July 7.—Colvin today
announced that he will retire from
office on January i.
.
.
SAYS ALASKA PROSPEROUS.
SEATTLE, July 9.—Arrifing here
today from a month’s trip in New
York .and in Eastern and Western
cities, Inyard A. Rasmussen, owner of
banks at Cordova, Skagway and
Wrangell, declared that Alaska is a
prosperous part , of the United States,.
N^gro Gold
^Star Mothers
.REFUSED TRANSPORTATION TO
; {FRANCE BY REGULAR PAS
. sender lines.
^oldiararmothers .it21—Dlt hrd gs
NEW YORK, July 12—rSixty negro
gold star mothers embarked on a
steamship of the. American merchant
marine today for France to-visit the
graves Hot their sons. The 'regular
steamship .passenger lines refused to
carry them, and. the War Department
came forward wit ha vessel.
FOKKER FINED *300 FOR FLY- )
ING.OVER ROOSEVELT FIELD
WASHINGTON, .July 7.—Anthony
Fokker, famous builder of airplanes
bearing his name» .was fined $300 to
day by the Commerce Department for
flying a plane over Roosevelt Field
without a pilot’s .license.
GRAND LODGE OF ELKS TO
MEET IN SEATTLE NEXT YEAR
SEATTLE; July 7.^-Seattle, Wash,
was announced yesterday as the 1931
convention city of the .Grand Lodge
of Elks, now meeting at Atlantic
City. Lawrence H. Rupp of Allen
town, Pa, was elected grand exalted
ruler of the order.
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
. CUTS SALARIES 10 PER CENT
DETROIT, July 8.—*Ault) per cent
reduction in. th epay j3f.aU salaried
employes was announced by the
Chrysler Corporation today.
AVERS ALASKA INDUSTRIAL
DISTRESS CHIEFLY DUE TO
FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON.—Declaring that
Alaska’s “industrial distress” is the
result of “unfair discrimination,” Del
egate Dan Sutherland urged the
House marne committee yesterday to
favqf the bill to place the Territory
in the same status with the rest of
the United States on land and water
hauls.
Under the merchant marine act,
Sutherland said, cross-Canada freight
can be turned south into the United
States but is not allowed to turn into
Alaska.
The Delegate* declared he had been
forced into -“baiting capital” because
“monopoly has my 'district by the
throat,” adding* that “Congress and
the Postoffice Department are main
taining a monoply.”
Henry ' Coving, ‘ representing the
Alaska Steaihship company, denied
Sutherland’s' charge of a monopoly.
HEARST OFFERS $50$00,060
NEWSPAPER STOCK, SALE
NEW YORK; July 7.—William R.
Hearst, newspaper and magazine
publisher, is offering for sale ?50,
000,000 worth of stock in thirteen of
his leading -newspapers, including the
New York Evening Journal, San
Francisco Examiner, and Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
•The See Wdlf, Fsaflk Larson, ar->
rived yesterday Irom.iMcGrath, bring
ing up a good-sized load of freight,
a large portion of which was ma
terial for the building of the new
dredge boat on Yankee creek, also a
fine enclosed truck for P. W. Carlson
and automobile for A. Higgins.
Doings At
Washington
SENATOR SWANSON (I/E\L, VA.)
CHAMPIONS LONDON NA
VAL FACIE
WASHINGTON, July 3Tne na
val treaty was championed at the
outset o fthe Senate debate by Sen
ator Swanson, wartime chairman of
the Senate navdl committee.
In a 12,000-word address Swanson
made .a detailed analysis of the agree
ment and called for ratification for
the “beat interests of the United
States.”
The treaty gives America a well
balanced fieei arm for the first time
establishes the national supremacy of
this country xn die wes'ecn hem
isphere, hi said.
WAamwwuN, . July iu.—
Senate today adopted a modiled reso
lution requesting Hoover to turn over
to the Senate all .letters and cable
grams, exchanged among .the powers,
prior to the London naval parley.
The opposition began hammering
the Londqn naval treaty itself today*
headed by Senator Copeland.
WASHINGTON, July 7.—“If era
fail now, tbe world -will again bt
plunged backward from, its present
progress towards peace,” President,
Hoover -said, in his message to .the
Senate today in urging ratificatkn
of the London, naval .treaty .
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•WASHL.v.. ... Jp!y l2.-r-HooT*r
motored awmy jit d. o'clock this morn
ing for his- ca^ap^on the. Rapidan.
WASHINGTON x Jply Genefa
Wendell C. Neville died yesterday, ass
the result of a.', heart attack.. .He hoc
been ill for some time.
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Hoever
today rejected the Senate’s latest re
quest for secret documents relative, to
the London naval treaty.
WASHINGTON, July 11—Hoover^,
refusal to submit to .the Senate the
secret documents of the London naval
treaty prompted Senator Norris to
offer the first reprobation to the pact
today. .The President’s action .was
also assailed by Senator Johnson of
California.
WASHINGTON, xluly .10^—Dan
gers from, increasing federal control1
of education, constitutes a main prob
lem .found by Hoover’s committee;
studying government activities. This
was shown today in a memorandum
of progress prepared to stimulate
public consideration of the situation.
WASHINGTON, July 8.—Briga
dier General Hie will be appointed
administrator., of veterans’ affairs un
der the new consolidation of veterans
agencies, Hoover announced this af
ternoon.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER CELE
BRATES HI9 81ST BIRTHDAY
TARRYTOWN, N. Y., July 8—In
the privacy of his Pantico Hill estate
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., is observing
with utmost simplicity today his 91st
birthday. Around the estate is-a 15
foot wall, and on his birthday as on
other days nobody gets in who is not
invited. Very few were invited to
day—only a f© wneigfahors to -play
golf. Members of the family will be
at the birthday dinner; tonight. John
Jr. in the West on a business