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TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1934.
PRICE, 25 CENTS
Roosevelt
Criticised
ROEJNSON OF INDIANA ASSAILS,
ROBINSON OF ARKANSAS.
DEFENDS"
WASHINGTON.—Fur the firs*
time rjince the convening of the pres
ent session of Congfjjss, President.
Roosevelt was severely criticised on
ti e cor of one of the egislatlve
bran' hes..
Senator Arthur R. Robinson, Re>
publ ' an, of Indiana, said that tthe
Presi ent’s message on the stte of
the Union contained nothing but
“glilttering generalities” and that the
budge'; message delivered the second
day of the session was “amazing.”
“I defy anyone,” Senator Robinson
said, *to read the President’s first
message and gain any enlightenment
whatever with reference to the state
of th Union.
"His second message is more un
usual han his first, certainly more
amazing in content.”
The Senate todaay proceeded, to ask
Administration more questions about
his policies before undertaking con
sideration of a huge batch of presi
dential nominations.
WASHINGTON.—In Congress to
day interest centered in the Senate,
where Joseph Robinson Robinson,,
Democrat of Arkansas, replied to the.
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Milk Strike
Hits Chicago
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
GALLONS OF MILK DUMPED
ON INTERIOR HIGHWAYS
CHICAGO.—Milk deliveires intend
ed for Chicago today were halted as
violence flared over the 100-mile aret
from which the city usually receives
ts supplies.
i h most serious disturbances ooc
t d n Wisconsin where milk trains
on railroads were stopped and ship
ments desttroyed.
Six hundred thousand gallons oof
.ii.k are estimated to have been
dumped yesterday o highways lead
ing into Chicago and hundreds of
thousands of gallons were dumped
today.
Pickets of the Pure Milk Associa
tion, which cabled the strike Sattnr
day to enfoorce better prices, are
maintaining a tight blockade. All
roads leading into the citty swarm
with the Association's pickets.
She ilk Council, Inc., the principal
distributing organization in Chicago,
have abandoned efforts to make home
deliveries.
Enough milk was allowed by the
strikers to enter the citty to supply
hospitals, infirararies and orphan*
ages.
Possibility of peace in the sttrike
loomed late today when, leaders of the
Pure Milk Association offered at eoTro
promise their demands jfor -2.10.. as *
THE MUKLUK
By Bob Bartlett;
necessary money and technical ~ re
quirements,. the F aUbanks district
should yield $80,OOOjOOO . from gold
lode deposits during '.the next . 25
years, according tp aw extimate made
by. Janies M. Hill in- a. newly issued
Geographical Survey bulletin}. *%ode
Deposits of .the Fairbanks District-” ’
Gold recovered;, from placer-de
posits in tjjie Faixtwnka .region from
1904 to 1930- waaryalued at $80,000,
000 and Mr. HiltSJgfcsv reason to be
lieve that placer<production for the
succeeding ’ years...may. be even
greater.
The 20-year ^period beginning in
1910 saw lode HMRtput. totaling $2,—
000,000 and envisioning rapid accel
eration of production from that
source. Mr; Hill Ilmdoubtedly looks
for increasing impetus. on., hard-rock
properties in thir. Interior.
Publication of the bulletin is based’
en a study made .by Mr. Hill in the;
summer of 193K& Every property on
which work w&s-ehging done at that
time is described-.'Sh. detail and. there
are numerous nutfle...
Delegate Dim<nd-has for distribu
tion a very limitenL&upply of this bul
letin and copies,be sent to thane
who first requestatfoem. .
Differences ofe opinion between sal
mon packers asking;.whether the in
dustry should TfMgfqWrtrr the canners’
er fishers’ codenuffefa.apparently re
solved during the epurse of the Ssb- ■
•ries hearing thy? ^yreek when boO*
elements came ojjjt, in. favor of an in
dependent cpde^.vj‘-('
If this planr.is carried through, it
means that industry will he con
sidered by the National Recovery Ad
ministration as a separate and die
| tinct unit. ..
■ . Delegate Dimond and many other
.observers believe the.bskt passible
i choice was made.. TheDelegate lias
1 thought and stated ^publicly from the
[start thatsalnuta packing in Alaska
: had only a distant family connection
; with that branch of the industry
| winch will he represented on the code
i authority of the fisheries code. That
I authority will he . chiefly concerned
I with catching and marketing of fresh
1 fish and the problems of Alaska and
the Pacific Northwest might not re
ceive the attention they ought to
have. In the Delegate’s opinion even
stronger objections could be made to
a subsidary code under the canners’
code. There salmon packing -would
represent only one phase; of a highly
diversified business.
With this agreement in sight* it is
thought that drawing of a code for
the salmon industry can be .expedited,
and Hugh J. Wade, deputy NRA ad
ministrator for Alaska, set out, today
for Washington to hold ia snot, of
hearings on the proposed coda: Be
fore leaving here Mr. Vadejnidibe,
expected to hold the first! hearing: ®,
Seattle during the last weebirf De
cember. Subsequent hearings' are
scheduled for Ketchikan, ^uneauMd.
Cordova.
■ . ..
Alexander Ml ISitady) fSrdtth. ea»J
orfol Alaska pioneer,- paused. Utraagh
Washington, en route tol iitkuTodt
and Bermnda- Hh.plaaa to nspend,
several weeks at tbaj»i#Hbi)iwm ■
resort and wHF prqjbaMyj nWai i to
Juneau, where he h developing"* JWe
mine, in March. ...
Knowledge of Alaska is na*always
what It should be, Mrs. Diraund £»
>CantuMd. on page ^ *
basic price for 100 pounds of milk
and accept nstead $1.85.
The shortage of milk, in the citty. is
now most acute..
Airplanes take Milk to Chicago.
CHICAGff.—— Milk began arriving
by airplane today in Chicago as a
blockade of trains and motor trucks
that usually bring milk into the city
was made effective by dairy farmers
who are striking against shipments
in the hope of forcing an increase
in the price of their products. The
mi'.k shortage in Chicagq is acute.
The first shipment by train consist
ed of 1,000 gallons and wasa consign
ed to the Wagner Dairy Company,
one of the largest independent distrib
uters. Additional consignments are
arriving hourly this afternoon. Po
lice were summoned to the Chicago
airport to guard the transfer of the
milk from there t o the Wagner com
pany’s distributing plants.
Interventtion by the Federal coourt
was soought today in the milk strike,
which is marked by violence as the
embargo movement is recording its
fourth day.
A law suit praying for an injune
tioo was filed on behalf oof the
Medtiow Moor Dairy Company, aan
independent distributor. In the action
the company charges that peace offi
cers in t hree States are in collusion
with t he striking milk, producers
with interstate shipmentts of. milk
and in permitting it .to be dumped.
DELEG ATE DIMOND URGES
URGES S2.10<MM>0 FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY
WASHINGTON.—For survey work
[ on the International Highway and
for construction of roads in Alaska
,to connect with Yukon Territory sys
ts mof thoroughfares, Anthony J. Di
mood, Delegate to' Congress from
^Alaska, introduced today in House of
; Representatives two bills calling for
I appropriations aggregating $2,100,
; 000. The survey work measure pro
’ vides that fbr a survey in cooperation
with Canada of the International
Highway lhe sum of $100,pQ0 be ap
propriated.'.
The bill calling for construction of
• roads in Alaska to connect Alaska’s
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| BILLY GIBBS, CRIPPLE, BOUND
OVER TO THE GRAND JURY
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1 Charged with stabbing with intent
to kill, Billy Gibbs, a well known old
: timer of this section, now located at
Cripple, was haled before U. S. Com
missioner Chris Bolgen at Ophir on
a warrant sworn.to by Albert Peter
son. The actual crime is said to have
been: committed some ten days ago.
Gibbs was brought t o Ophir by
Deputy Marshal Stanley J. Nichools,
the latter having come from Fairb
ankss for the purpose of serving the
warrant.
Gibbs was giver, a hearing before
U. S'. Commissioner Chris Bolgsn and
was bound over to the grand jury at
Fairbanks, to which place he was
taken by Deputy Marshal Nichols.
Chief Deputy Marshal Dixie Hall,
of Fairbanks, returned here from
Be the on bis way to Fairbanks, hav
ing- in charge Martha Parks, a young
native woman of QQuichluk, who was
last week adjudged insane by a jury
at BethnL
Pilot Oscar Winchell, of the McGee
Wincholl, who has been suffering
horn influenza at his home in ' An
chorage. is reported as greatly im
proved .’and will shorttly be piloting
hit plane as usual.
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Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
WASHINGTON. — Legislation to
permit the Postmaster General to con
, tract for air mail service in Alaslca
j Is recommended by Postmaster Gen
' oral James A. Farley fn his annual
■ report to the Presidentt.
The Postmaster General asks that
present laws be amended to authorize
him at his discretion to contract, af
ter advisiing in accordance with the
law, for the carriage of all classes
of mail within the Territory by air
plane and permit payment to be made
for appropriations from the star
route service im Alaska,
road system with Yukon Territory
provides for an appropriation of
$2,000,000.
The southern end of the United
States’ part of the highway extends
from Seattle to the Washington-Brit
sh Co umbia boundary.
Of the 2,256 miles of the proposed
highway between Seattle and Fair
banks, there are 1,000 miles in Can
adia territory that are still uncom
pleted. This uncompleted mileage is
in the stretch of 1,100 miles between
Hazelton, B. C., and the Alaska-Yu
kon boundary. To complete these
1,000 miles will require, according to
the estimate of the Commissioners,
$12,000,000.
WASHINGTON. — P3ans for a
permanent long-range program for
the ncoservation of national resources
is planned by President Rooseveljt.
His intention is to establish a policy
that will extend into the future far
beyond the present emergency ar
rangements.
The President disclosed Saturday
that he is giving much thought to the
formulation of this permanent pro
gram.
His purpose is to perpetuate the
work already s tarted in the Tennes
see vailey and the work proposed for
the Missouri watershed. His perma
nent plan, it is reported, contemplates
the expenditure of abmout $400,000,
000, directed at the conservation of
water in reservoirs in forests, flood
control, elimination nof the use of sub
marginal land and similar projects,
which the Chief Executive declares
are based on “the principle of a bet
ter balanced national life.”
Such a program will not be under
taken until the necessary appropria
tion can be covered wholly fro meur
rent revenues.
WASHINGTON.—Leaders of the
Disabled Veterans Association and of
j the American Legion made public late
yesterday the legislative programs
that these organizations will submit
to the present session of Congress.
Neither program revives the bonus
a i.ia. d, and both programs are mild
in comparison with the previous pro
grams.
WASHINGTON.—Cbngres s broke
all speed records and upset tradition
in true Hooseveltian style, swinging
into legislative work the second day
of the session without even waiting
for the reading of. the President's
message.
Long before the. tensely-awaited
budget documenttwaa received rom
mittees of both houses set to work as
though determined; to live up to the
predictions of their leader about a
short, snappy session to be ended in
| May. The big Democratic majoritty
remained warm in praise of Roose
velt's message . Some Republican
quarters complained that the Presi
dent did not give details of “where we
are going from here.”
The House prepared to plunge di
rectly into a debate on the new liquor
tax bill as soon as they receive the
budget message. Action is expected
by the week end. The Senate made
the budget message its chief point of
business.
WASHINGTON.—A proposal for
the free coinage of silver was made
before President Roosevelit by Sen
ators Wheeler and King, who later
declared themselves very much satis
fied with the interview.
Senator Borah proposed the repeal
of the anti-trust provisions of the
NRA in a bili which is expected to
provide a focus for NRA opposition.
WASHINGTON.—The Government
will spend at the rate of more than a
billion dollars monthly for the first
half of 1934 and a new in the national
debt is forecast in the Treasury’s an
nual report to Congress.
It is estimated that the Government
dwill spend nearly three times as
much in the six months to June 30 as
the first half of the fiscal year for
emergency purposes alone.
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COJLU SPELL HITS THIS SECTION
This section has been undergoing
: a severe cold spell for the past two
weeks. At McGrath the thermometer
several times registered 60 degrees
below zero, while Takotna has ranged
I from 35 to 58 below. Noel Wien’s
i plane and two of the McGee Airway
i planes, with full loads of passengers
| for Fairbanks and Anchorage, were
' lying fog which accompanied the
[ cold. At this date there is little
promise of a rising temperature. At
one time last week the thermometer
at McGGGrath stood at 6 below, while
at McGrath it stood at 56 below.
i The many old friends of Dan Calls
I han, formerly located at Big River,
I will be glad to hear that he is regain
l ing his speech and is slowly improv
ing in other ways. Mr. Callahan has
been in hospital at Fairbanks for
many months, folowing a stroke.
Late news arriving here states
that a daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Ivey at Anchtrage hos
pital January 6. Mrs. Ivey and
daughter are scheduled to retlrn to
their home at McGrath within the
next few days.
Mrs. Thomas McLean, of McGrath,
who was reported as somewhat indis
posed a few days ago, is again up
and giving attention to her usual du
ties.
Mrs. Warner Alford and daughter
are scheduled to arrive home within
the next few days.
Arnulf Hjelfder, of Ganes, arrived
in town a few day sago for a brief
visit.
One of the P. A. A. planes met with
an accident at Eagle recenttly. Par
ticulars are jiat.-available except that
no one was> fturtt. Pilot Jones was
in charge.