KUSKO TIMES
VOL VLll NO. 14
TAKO'l'NA ALASKA. SATURDAY. MAY 12. t927tt
PRICE 25 CENT*
€ompletely Surrounded
By Chinese Nationalists
f
i APANESE TROOPS R1 3HING TO
ASSISTANCE OF BESIEGED
FORCES
TOKYO, May- 5.—With many
Ariwricans and other foreigners
within the cordon, Japanese soldiers,
at Thinan, capital of Shantung, and
3,000 Nipponese troops today are
holding out against Chinese nationals
ist troops, which total 40,000 men
from Tsingtao. Two thousand Japan
ese troops are rushing to the assist
ance of the besieged forces, but be
cause of the wrecked railway line the
troops will be forced to march 200
miles.
Bank Merger,
At Seattle
—
■KARINE BANCORPORATION AC
QUIRES CONTROL NATIONAL ’
BANK OF COMMERCE;
> SEATTLE;. May 7—The Marine
Sancorporation has acquired control
of the National Bank of Commerce,,
with its deposits in excess of twenty
million dollars, it was announced to
day, The Bancorporation now owns
fie banks in Seattle, one each at
Olympia, Aherdeen, Hoquim and. Ab
erdeen, with aggregate resources of
114,000,000 and deposits of about
$45,000,000
Negotiations are nearing cample*
tion for hanks at each: Tacomav. Ever
ett and Bellingham. The new concern
has the largest hanking capital of
any concern north of. San Francisco
and west of Denver.
STEAMER YUKON BRINGING
PARTY OF BIG GAME HUNTERS
SEATTLE, May 5.—The steamer
Yukon sailed for Alaska this morn
ing, with a passenger list of 318, in
eluding one hundred bound for the in
terior via Seward, and crews for sev
eral canneries.
Prominent passengers include
Harry Payne Whitney, millionaire
sportsman, of New York, who is on a
month’s expedition to hunt and study
big game. With him are John Scully,
Chicago hunter, Paul G. Reddington.,
chief of the United States Biological
Survey, who leads the distinguished:
party. At Seward they will leave the
steamship and move to- the Biological
Survey1 ship Seal and set out. to study
at first: hand', the big game of . Alaska
on a wide sealfe.. Theywill l travel
through parts of the interior of the
Territory aand explore to the far west
west of Unimak .and Aleutian islands.
$43,000* TOX’ARRY CALIFORNIA
PRIMARIES FOR AL SMITH
NEW YORK, May 10.—George R.
Van Dhmee, his New York manager,,
testified before the Senate committee
today (that • the Smith organization
had exn«aded f43,000 in carrying the
California primaries for A! Smith.
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR ASKS
CITY- TO FURNISH AIRPLANE
SAN FRANCISCO^ May 12.-4
• Rolph wants the city to furnish Him
^ an airplane, and he so petitioned, to
LONDON, May 5.—Reuter’s Tokyo
advises say the Japanese war office
is reticent regarding fighting at Thi
nan. and it is the general belief that
the war office is withholding facts.
LONDON, May 9.—A state of war
exists between Japan and China and
4,000 Chinese troops in Tsinan, prov
ince of Shantung, are completely sur
rounded by Chinese nationalist
troops,. says a Shanghai dispatch to
the Daily Express..
TOKYO, May 9.—Orders have
been issued for two additional divi
sions of troops* in addition to a third
division, to embark fo China. The
War Office is mobilizing fifty thou
sand men.
S. S. GORGAS AND SCHOONER
RUBY HEADED FOR BRISTOL
BAY, CREWS AND SUPPLIES
SEATTLE, May. 9.—The steamship
General Gorgas, with six hundred
_cannery hands and full cargo of sup-,
plies, sailed yesterday afternoon for
the Bristol Bay - canneries of Libby,
McNeill & Libby.
The Bureau of Education power
schodner Boxer sailed: Monday night
for Bristol Bay via Southeastern and
Southwestern ports. Her passengers
include Mr. and Mrs. William Walker,
bound for industrial school- work . at
Kanakakanak. Otto W. Geisfc, of the.
Alaska College at"- 'Fairbanks, . will
board the vessel at. Ketchikan . to
study life of the natives at Bristol,
Bay, St. Lawrence Island andi Nelson*
Island. William Jones and wife took
passage for Nelson Island, Bering
sea., for educational work there.
VETERAN SEATTLE POLICE
MAN SHOT DEAD WHEN HE
FOUGHT A YOUNG BANDIT
SEATTLE, May 11.—Patrolman
Fred Ivey, veteran policeman, was
shot dead last night when he fought
it out against odds with a young ban
dit who had held up and robbed the
Bartels drug store, at Second avenue
and Pike street. The bandit escaped.
PRIESTS CONVICTED OF VIO
LATING RELIGIOUS LAWS
EXPELLED FROM MEXICO
MEXICO OTT, May 10.—Presi
dent Calles has signed an order de
creeing that all foreign priests* con
victed of violating religious laws be
expelled from Mexico.
NENANA ICE POOL, $60,000,.
SHARED BY FOUR WINNERS
—
FAIRBANKS, May 6.—The Nenaua
ice went out today at 4:25 p. m. The
ice pool, approximately $60*000,;, will
be cut up into four pieces, the win
ners being I. B. Wickstrom, of Fair
banks; Mrs. E. Lasher, of La touche,,
and V. Borg and Mr. Berg.
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GIANT MONOPOLY OF RADIO
INDUSTRY, SAYS SEN. DILL.
WASHINGTON, May 12J-A. giant
monopoly of the radio industry was
charged in the Senate today by Sen
ator Dill in introducing a bill to regr
ulate the use of patents,
Casimir Naudti was a Tuesday ar
rival foa a brief town visit.
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-Del Thompson, returned. .Friday
from a trip to QpbUv_.
HERBERT HOOVER SOMEWHAT
PEEVED WHEN QUESTIONED
ABOUT CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Herbert
Hoover, Presidential aspirant, under
went a searching examination today
at the hands of the Senate campaign
funds committee. Hoover testifying
that his personal expenses might
total $200 and telling his interroga
tors that he wondered if they were
not dealing in a pretty low type of
street slander.
Ed S. Vilamore, treasurer of the
Reed campaign organization, testified
before the committee today that re
ceipts by his organization had been
$35,414.
Lightning
Hits Italia
BIG DIRIGIBLE WAS STRUCK
WHILE REFUELING AT VAD
HOE, NORWAY.
LONDON, May 7.^-The dirigible
Italia, in which Captain Nobile is at
tempting another North Pole flight,
was struck by lightning yesterday af
ternoon,, damaging the envelope. The
casualty happened while the dirigible
was refueling at Vadhoe, Norway,
WATSON OF IN WAN A* WINS
OVER. HDOVERl BY, 25,000
INDIANAPOLIS; May 9.^-Senator
Watson, Indianans candidate for/ the
Republican Presidential nomination,
won in yesterday’s state primary, de
feating; Hoover by,, about 25,000..
JAPANESE YEN TAKES DROP.
NEW YORK, May 9.—The unset
tled condition in the Far East is hav
ing a depressing effect on the Japan
ese yen in the foreign exchange^ mar
ket today, the rate falling to 4S3T-4
cents, a drop of 50 points.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, May It).—The Goast
Guard steamer Northland, Comman
der J. F. Hottle, has arrived in Se
attle from California waters, on her
annual voyage to the Bering Sea and
Arctic..
SEATTLE. May 10.—Roy C. Lyle,
prohibit!'in administrator, will be
married Saturday evening at Olympia
to Cleo Dezette, a well known chib
woman of Seattle.
SEATTLE, May 10.—Former Sen
ator Miles Poindexter arrived in Se
attle today to open his West Side
campaign for the Republican Sena
torial nomination.
WASHINGTON, May 12—The can
didacy of Governor A1 Smith for the
Democratic presidential nomination
was indorsed today by Senator
Wheeler, of Montana.
ST. PAUL, May 10.—Judge Walter
H. Sanborn, of the United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals, died suddenly
at his apartments here today.
SEATTLE, May 12.—Capt. S. D.
Gibbs, veteran marine surveyor and
shipmaster, died at his home here to
day.
i TACOMA, May 10.—H. L. Quigley,
of Seattle, has been elevated Grand
Master of Washington State Masons.
MARSEILLES, May 12.—The for
mer maharajah of Indore, Maharnee,
entered Fanes this afternoon..
Big Industry
For Seattle
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORA
TION TO START CONSTRUC
!
I TION $3,000,000 PLANT.
SEATTLE, May 11.—The General
Motors Corporation will start con
struction here at once of a $3,000,000
•* body manufacturing plant,
«K£c& It is estimated win l.
jpJ&yment to approximate y
ixiuu&and men. The plant will cover
the old Meadow Race Course, com
j prising twenty-nine acres.
I ROCKEFELLER ASKED STEW
ART TO RESIGN AS CHAIRMAN
OF STANDARD OIL, INDIANA
NEW YORK, May 9.—John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., today made public
correspondence revealing that he had
asked CoL Robert W. Stewart to re
sign as chairman of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana. Rockefeller’s
1 action is the outgrowth of. Stewart’s
connection with the Continental Trad
ing Company Liberty bond transac
i tion under investigation by the Sen
ate Teapot Dome investigation com
mittee.
, 17 MEMBERS O FA RUMANIAN
I REGIMENT SENTENCED TO BE
SHOT FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
BUCHAREST, May 10'.—Seventeen
members of a Rumanian infantry
regiment were sentenced to be shot,
after having been convicted of
! charges of embezzlement. Two others
■ died recently In prinson before they
; could: be tried.
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I
TWO KILLED WHEN PLANE
i CRASHES NEAR FLYING FIELD
NEW YORK, May 9.—Lieutenant
Royal V. Thomas, former army flyer
j of Oakland, was killed at Tetersboro,
| N. J., today. During the week he
i broke Lindbergh’s solo flight record,
when he remained in the air for 35
; hours.
Thomas was killed along with Me
vsw;an Vamrhn Weatherby when
tha plane crashed near the field.
HOOVER’S CAMPAIGN, SAYS
MANAGER, HAS COST $241,274
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The cost
' of the campaign of Herbert Hoover
i for presidential nomination has cost
| $241,274, Manager Good told the
Senate committee today.
Charlie Konig, who passed through
Takotna last week, coming from
Ophir, after having returned from
Flat, to which latter place he carried
' the last mail of the winter schedule,
had the misfortune of losing sixteen
dogs by drowning while crossing the
Takotna at McGrath. Mr. Konig was
driving a string of thirty-eight dogs
at the time the ice gave way under
' neath the team. He was able to res
cue some of the dogs, and he himself
I had a very narrow escape.
Joe Ferris, with his team of horses,
MHunpuiiBil by Rasmus' Matson, re
turned here yesterday from Ganes,
after having completed a contract for
tiie hauling of wood to be used in the
operation of the Hans Erickson
dredge on Ganns, creek during the
coming season.
John Auld left Monday for Ophir,
and from that place will take the first
airplane headed for Flat.
Buys a Slice
Of Ketchikan
W. R. FORSHAY, MINNEAPOLIS
FINANCIER, ACQUIRES MANY
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
—
SEATTLE, May 11.—VV. B. For
shay, Minneapolis financier, in Seattle
today purchased for $2,000,000 a
large part of Ketchikan, the purchase
including the Citizens’ Light, Powe
and Water Company, the motorships
Norco and Bellingham, the Ketchikan
Cold Storage Company, and the
Northland Investment Company,
holding title to business and unim
proved properties in Ketchikan. Se
attle and Ketchikan citizens ’ owned
the rpoperties.
Forshay this morning announced
that the properties will be combined
with a group o£, other public utilities
holdings in the United States and
Panama, with assets of $9,000,000.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE OR SEN
ATE ON DUTY IN AN OBVIOUS
LY INTOXICATED CONDITION
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The
Washington News announced editori
ally today that that paper proposed
from, this time forward to publish as
| news the appearance on duty of any
member of the House or Senate in an
obviously intoxicated condition.
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JACK JOHNSON, V ^FPAN NE
GRO FIGHTER, DECLARES
HIMSELF AGAINST LIQUOR
KANSAS CITY, May 12.—Jack
Johnson, veteran negro fighter, de
clared before the conference of the
Methodist bishops here today: “I am
against liquor, because I do not be
i.eve liquor helps the human body at
all.”
SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD
BARS UNION TEACHERS
SEATTLE, May 7.—The Seattle
School Board has issued an edict bar
ring all union teachers from employ
ment in Seattle schools for the next
year. Many teachers belong to a
union which is affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
WASHINGTON’S 17 DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED FOR HOOVER
YAKIMA, May 7.—Washington
Republicans, at their state convention
today, instructed Washington’s 17
delegates to the National convention
at Kansas City to vote for Hoover.
FLOOD CONTROL BILL NOW
IN HANDS OF PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The
House and Senate this afternoon
adopted the conference report on the
flood control bill, which was sent at
once to the President.
S. S. DONALDSON, WITH MAIL,
PERISHABLES, OFF FOR NOME
SEATTLE, May 10.—The Arctic
Transports Company’s motorship
Donaldson, laden with mail and per
ishables, sailed this afternoon for
Nome, via Ketchikan and Seward. The
Donaldson will ply between Nome and
St. Michael during the summer.
Christian Bolgen, U. S. Commis
sioner stationed at Ophir, was a Tces
day arrival here on matters of busi
ness, again returning to Ophir
Wednesday.