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THE KUSKO TIMES
TAKO'iNA ALASKA SATURDAY. APRIL II 1931
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Ousted As Chicago; Mayor
\l£ii10[ Wi- 'CCKM AR-; OCR AT.,
wirM^sattr^ftfinr votes aiw<>
s«re*t*K iiti>as mayor, ,
' Apfi 8.*~ Folio wHig-one*
of* thf>i. bitterest political' contest
kiiowo -in. Chicago^ ArtrHhrrJ.' Cermak,
Democrat, * w«as yestdcdfep' elected1
mayor, defeating' William/’ Bale'
rheropaen, .Republican*, incumbent,. by
vnjomx'.
The primacies of^' February 2<th,
which, for the. Republican candidates
fdr mayor,.. pave • Thompson > 2«6,242,
Municipal- Judge Lyle‘228,400, Arthur
Alberta .4195600, .and > Schmidt 11,000,
and m<. which,, for; thtev. Democrats,
Cfenrifal*;.received 255,260 as against
lees than >.10,000 for his main oppo
ertt, gave no near indicafcidmaS to the
oatcotne' of* yesterday’s- struggle be
tween Thompson and Germak, which
rdmaaned mystifyng up°untfl almost
the end of elect km., day. • When* the
viStoftti wore counted, .however, it was
aJSpa'tieiit that* the ' forces behind.
Lyle, Alberts and Schmidt,, largey,
had thrown thair adherence to Cer
mitak.l Chicago >Demoertt8y} went-wild'
last night, the: results far- exceeding,:'
aAy expectations.
CTeetaak, in*'an * announcement last
night,’’'d&ta#e* he Tdll pttt an. end to*
gang rnle-iitcOhioagovi
Cerniak Takes Oath of Office,
CHICAGO,, April 9.—Arthur J.
Gerntak, chosen mayor, at Tuesday’s
election, «as sworn in as mayor at
aeon today.
BOWLES AND MISS LOUCKS
BLEAR GUILTY TO STATU
TORY CHARGES; FINED $600
PORTLAND,. April 9.—Finanrier
Bowles and Miss rma Louhks, his
secretary, who were acquitted last
week of causing the death of Mrs.
Bowles, todays pleaded guity to stat
utory charges and paid fines of $600,.
as the last chapter in the affair for
which they were arrested on Novem
ber 12.
OVERS MENT' LOANS TO
FARMERS TOTAL $27,000,000
WASHINGTON, April 9.—Govern
ment loans to farmers in the drought
area, exceeds . $27,000,000, Secretary
of Agriculture Hyde announced to
Jay,.
BLACKMEE FINED $60,000.
v ASHTNGTON, April 2.-—Harry
R’acKnorr was !oday fined $00,000 for
contempt of" court in refusing to re
i urn ffam France in the oil trials of
Harry Sinclair and Albert B. Fail..
Qblsom Urges Support
For Alaska’s Railroad
(Anchorage Times.) |
While the-Tiecessity for increasing
pissenget*' artd' freight rates on the
Alaska Railroad is a- matter of sin
cere regret’to°Getiefal aMnager Otto
F. Ohlson, it1 is pointed out by him
that the situation is not so serious as
most Alaskan* have been led to be
lieve. In a statement given to the
Times, following his return to An
chorage headquarters Saturday from
ait official vKHttbolh‘0 n,&tionai capital.
Colonel Ohtsoft explains that Alas
kans will be required to absorb- only
* small part of the increase, the msu
i*r portion of-the burden falling, upon
various departments' ef the- govern
ment^ antsHeowred companies and
tourists. Audi it is the belief of the
gwieml^ manager that with the right
sort; ofocaepertition the government's
transportation1 system can be put on
* self-sustaining basis within a
period* of flve or six years, with the
possibility1 dP a gradual restoration
of lower rittgei
Colonel Ohlson believes it will be a
serious mis taka for Alaskans to give
encouragement! to any form of trans
portation' Which will compete with
the rallrd&L The system must have
all the* sdppotb the people of the Ter
ritory can- gWe it; otherwise there
^31 he the danger of suspension of
operations^ as in-the case of the Chat
dnikrf tfcsneh, > which was abandoned
Jest ytlur becaUfee of the diversion- of
mis intis torighway transports.
fll-1 reviewing the events leading'to
the decision of Congres to reduce the
AUskw rttilrbad appropriation, Col.
Qhlsoat expressed the belief that Sen
ator Howell ahd the other members
df his select committee made the
journey to' Alaska last summer for
1
the purpose of ascertaining what
could be done to reduce the operating
deficit of the railroad and. had reach
ed the ronhlusion that the oiify solu
tion lay in increasing rates. They
'earned that the rates, as originally
established, were 100 per cent higher
than the western.classification ri 1 it
was their opinion«that if the higher
rates were justiledlat the commence
ment of railroad- operations they
should! Be1 lir force at the present
time, particularly in view of the an
nual deficit resulting from operations
under existing schedules.
Of the half million dollars which
must.be added-to the income of the
railroad this year, it is estimated that
the Fairbanks Exploration Company
will absorb between $90,000 and
$100,000, other concerns which are
owned outside of Alaska will con
tribute $35,000 to the increase, vari
ous government departments will
take care of $100,000, and tourists
will bring in an additional $40,090 or
$50,000, leaving Alaskans to absorb
only about $200,000 of the amount
needed to keep the railroad, moving.
Assurances have been given to> Col.
Ohlson that he will have- the cooper
ation of - the larger shippers, includ
ing the F. E. Co- and> operators in the
lower Yukon coont^ and he is hope
ful that other shippers and Alaskans
generally will view the situation in a
friendly- light- and- continue to give
their fuBfest- support to the railroad.
The enterprise is one which must
have cooperation in all sections of the
Teratosgt- s
In outer' that the people of An
chorage may know, just what the in
raease in rates means tot them as len
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bug; POWER PLANT,. i»fi090»- ,
HORSEPOWER CAPACITY,. TO
BE BUILT. HYDER: DISTRICT
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9 —A
license for a power plant, which, will \
ultimately be of fiO.OOO-hor.'iepower
apacitjr. on'Davis river, near Kyder,
Alaska, was granted today by the
Federal Power Commission to the
Commerate Mining & Engineering
Company. The power will be sold tc»
mines in the Sagon and Bear river
watersheds and to the towns of Hy
der and1 Stewart Cty.
Bronchitis
Prevalent
!
SISTER OF LONGWOBTH CRITIC
ALLY ILL IN AFRICA, MARY ,
GARDEN. KING GEORGE^
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TURNE, Africa, April 9.—Count
ess DeChambxun, sister of Nicholas
Longworth, is seriously ill with bron
chitis.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco, April 9.
—Mary Gardner is dangerously ill as
a result of bronchitis.
WINDSOR, Eng., April 9.—King
C eorge, who has been gravely ill for
-v.veral days, is declared to be some
v, iu.v improved. He is suffering with
•j^cate bronchitis.
i ROSE OF GOTHAM MAY
SOON HE UNDER WAY/
ALBANY.*—By a strctly party ,
algnment, the New York State Sen
ate yesterday adopted a resolution,. '
by a rote of 26 to 24, calling for an
investigation of the affairs of New
York City. The resolution provides;
for the appointment of a committee j
consisting of three senators and four
-ssemhlymen.
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Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, April 7.—The Canadian
Cank of Commerce, in the heart of ,
the financial district, was held up at ‘
noon today by a lone bandit, who it is
claimed got away with only $105.
SEATTLE, Apri 11.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Seward and way
ports this morning,, carrying 360 pas
sengers, including about 200 cannery
men and 100 lor interior points. 1
JUNEAU, April 9t—The legisla
te committee, with Senator Hess as ,
i tar man, to> examine into the con- c
-■it of territorial offices, started its ^
irt-mngs today. {
SEWARD, April 7^-D. C. Brow- ‘
nail was elected mayor of Seward in t
Tuesday’s election.
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SEATTLE, April 7.—Morgan J. c
Carkeek, 73, wealthy pioneer builder, c
died at his home here last night.
DEATH OF E. G. WETZLER. »
CORDOVA, April Sd—E. G. Wetz- d
ler, oldtime Alaskan and for many ^
years chief clerk of the railway mail v
rv'ce In Alaska, died here today. ^
lie had not been well for some is
r.iocths, having suffered a mild a
stroke of paralysis about a year ago. <1
Dan S. McDonel, Candle operator,
arrived here today for a brief visjt, to a
give attention to a few business mat- d
hers. |F
Would Sell
Alaska Radio
RECOMMENDS THAT SYSTEM BE
SOLD TO PRIVATE INTER
ESTS FOR OPERATION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.—
The Hoover interdepartmental com
mittee, appointed to study govern
ment-operated communication sys
tems, today recommended that the
Navy’s Alaska radio system be trans
ferred to the Army and sold to pri
vate interests, except the stations at
Dutch Harbor and Squaw Harbor.
SEATTLE AIR LINE TO
CUT TIME TO ATLANTIC
SEATTLE. — Announcement has
been made by P. G. Johnson, presi
dent of the Boeing Airplane Com
pany, that beginning in April passen
gers and mail will be carried from
Seattle to New York in 32 hours, it
being the intention of the company
to inaugurate a new day and night
through passenger and mail service
between the Pacific and Atlantih
*asts.
Under the new schedule a plane
will leave Seattle at 83 Oin the morn
ing and arrive at New York at 7:24
>n the evening of the following day.
\ second daily schedhle provides for
.he departure of a plane from Seattle
it 6:25 p. m. and arrival at New York
;he second afternoon at 4:54, with an
>vemight stop at Chicago.
More Trouble
For Hoover
;haracterizaion of virgin1
ISLANDS AS “A POORHOUSE’
MEETS RESENTMENT.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Island, April
>.—The St. Thomas Mail, in an edi* j
orial today, declared Hoover’s recent'
haracterization of Virgin Island as
t poorhouse an insult to the inhabit- i
nts of the island, decaring that such
haracterization was devoid of de
ency, even though the individual
^ho uttered it be the president of the
Tnited States.
Stanley J. Nichols, who recently
ssumed duties as Deputy United
states Marshal at McGrath, was a
’uesday visitor, his visit here being!
aore for a purpose of getting ac-j
uaintod as well as familiarizing
limself with matters coming under
he scope of his office. • Also ioming
p was Charlie Cowan, well known
ldtimer. They returned to McGrath
n Wednesday.
Charlie O’Halloran, with the last
igoing mail of the season, left to
ay for Ophir on his way to Flat.
.Iso going with him as far as Ophir'
ras Frank Beckman, who returned
ere a cohple of days ago after a
■ay of several months at Anlhorage,
ad who is on his way to his head
barters in the Tolstoi section.
Tom SaknofF and Bernhard Ivey i
ime up from McGrath on Wednes- ;
ly, through plane passengers to i
lat with Pilot Barnhill. i
Longworth
Passes On
HOOVER. MANY SENATORS AND
CONGRESSMEN ATTEND FU
NERAL SERVICES.
AIKEN, N. C., April 8.—Nicholas
Longworth, Representative from Ohio
and Speaker of the National House
of Representatives, died here today,
death being’ due to pneumonia.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9.—
The funeral of Nicholas Longworth,
whose death occurred yesterday fol
lowing an attack of pneumonia, will
be held Saturday afternoon at Cincin
nati, the family home of the Long
worths. President Hoover will at
tend, as will also numerous Repub
lican and Democratic national figures,
all of whom, numbering about one
hundred, will travel by special train
to Cincinnati.
The death of Speaker Longworth
removes an outstanding figure in na
tional political life. He was born at
Cincinnati November 5, 19G9; gradu
ated A. B. from Harvard University
1891; spent one year at Harvard Law
School and graduated at the Cincin
nati Law Schoo 1894; was admitted
to the bar 1894; was elected to the
Ohio House of Representatives 1899,
and to the Ohio Senate 1901. On Feb.
17, 1906, married Miss Alice Roose
velt, daughter of President Roosevelt.
Was elected to the 58th, 59th, GOth,
01st, 62d, G4th, G5th, 66th, 07th, 68th,
09th, 70th, 71st and 72d congresses.
Elected speaker of the 69th and 70th
congresses.
CINCINNATI, April 11.—The fu
neral of Nicholas Longworth here to
day was marked by simple, impres
sive services. Among those who at
tended were President Hoover, Vice
President Curtis, and many senators
and congressmen and congressmen,
as well as many in Washington offi
cial life. The body of the late Rep
resentative was placed alongside
those of his ancestors in Spring
Grove cemetery.
NEW ATTEMPT TO BE MADE
TO GET ISLANDER TREASURE
PORTLAND.—The wreck of the
steamer Islander, which refused to
give up its golden treasure to the
Wileys and which finally wa3 aban
doned by them, is cbot c-..nzgpjm m
doned by them, is to be attacked
anew by the Curtis brothers, who are
engaged in house moving in Portland
and Seattle. . Frank Curtis, spokes
man for the firm, has announced the
completion of arrangements with the
Wileys for the use of their patented
diving bell, the contract calling for
an equal division of loot.
The principal treasure sought is
$3,000,000 in gold which is said to be
in the ship's safes. The plan is to
anchor a barge above the wreck, with
lifting equipment, and to gradually
move the wreckage into shallow
water and ultimately to the beach.
C W. Franklin, representative of
:he West Coast Compimy, after a
arief visit here, was a Wednesday
leparture via pane for Flat.
H. C. Wallihk, after a visit of sev
eral months on the Outside, spent
principally in California, arrived yes
;erday, homing over from Anlhorag*
vith Pilot Barnhil.