VOL. VI, NO. 33 .
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY.. AUGUST" 21, IMG
PRICE 25 CENTS
GAINES IS
JTtfry Bays First^Efegree
Mimterarwi Jiecoa&
rnttttcfcl Mhb^insc,. *
SeattIej--Au^J‘il9.^i-Th«i Guinea case!
wais given'di© fchd-'j'tiry -thi* afternoon.1.
The jurors;’-'Under instructions of the
cotfift, afi'ndiGairttesi giittty Of first
degree nuirderI"or ftjay- iicepift him.
In case' defendantuffi fofifld guilty ®f
fir at degree murder, the -jurors 4nust
determine ‘Whnihbr- Hehtfitt be1 hanged »
or ‘sentetfcfted -to life imprisonment, !
ProseciH8>ii Ewihg D.- Colvin- made
the closing’argument in the uftemeon.
dertntiReing'the'defendhht unmerciful
ly imd defrtftrdfhg that -Gaiiies pay Sor
the crime charged against hint with
his^lif&i—
Seattle^ '-Aug. 20.—Robert '(LaArfeS
wab convicted;of firs#‘degree-murder
of his daughter Sytsia-by;lCh* juryin
the-Superior'(Sokirt this'evening.; The
jury ■ recommended -that- - Gaines > -be- ■
hanged. ’•'•
GaAnes,'atterjiW:i^!ga*Pe' fiotice : tKafr
fhdy wobld afek-•bofi' S. rif-wt’^-ial.1
GdliihS^rifgeretarfnHI -after
announcement of the-verdict under a
*leAvy guard; -'
The jOry 'washbfiipbSedUjf oine men
and three women; '
SeSftfle^Aug. T-Gj-^Louta Stern* Pin
teiV former friend-'of 'Gaines, testified
in -effect- thi# afternoon that- Gaines,
confessed hi> Mm he had'-MUrdered'-his
daughter- BjdxStR a
Harry r\V ursfeer, -a finecRanSr. 'testfe
fied -thai-die fifrw-Gawies’fcarf a Buick,
at 4he stdfte dt :-thihtime»the- ‘marder
waS being Committed.- Wursterwas
rhd surprise'witness, and his testi
mfiny created a sensation.
OATS AND WHEAT GROWN
TftlS SEASON IN* TAKOTNA*
On tltt next,. outgoing mail, via*
Qphiry will be a sample paokage of
wkfeat and oats, taken from the field
of‘Mike Hochreter. A sample of -the
vfe'eat can be seen at the- Takotna
Pool Hall- and also at the Times office.
The wheat was sown the latter part
of May, 1925* and attained a height of
4-VPo 8 inches by the 1st of August*
but showed no inclination to head, and
a Cow aud several horses fed.on.it the
rest of the summer.
This spring the wheat came up
lustily, and ithas made a. good yield:
where' it waa -not badly trampled.The
neads are good size on an average,
and the grains are large and! plump.
The wheat has been ripe ton; about
th^ee Weteks:,
There* are several patches- of" oats
•idse to town. One of these patches
is ripe, the others nearly so, and all
show a good yield. The oats were
soared by Joe. Ferris,, and will be cut
and used* by fain*, for feed for hia>
stock for the-eomrng winters:
The seed for the wheat and also the
oafe were* eaten from grain shipped
in -for chfiike* anolhorse fe£<k
The Kii&kb-Tiniest in its issue- of.
August 44?-.%aai*9*mewhat in. error, in,
speaking fbt'-pfl) Ei. Scott, in stating
that he hafcl for! some time been en
gaged at Beari creek. Mr, Scott came
direct from 'BeShe* to-McGrath,, hav
ing made thfe1’ trf^ Trim1 the Yukon
over what is known a3 the Russian
Mission portage: Mr: Scott is travel
ing! over Interior' Alaska this summer
hv an effort to Teach the remote dis
tricts, carrying with, him his old line
of Optical' goods, and is fitting glasses
and making deliveries on the spot..
Mickey MoMrgan and Billy Jbnes,
former Candle employes, were Thurs
day departures from McGrath for
Fairbanks, as airplane passengers of
Aviator A; A: Bennett;
Monday visitors from Ganes creek
Included' Frank Joaquin and two
daughters. Misses Nellie and Greta,
And Dolph Mespelt, _ __
•
Administration Con
trol of Senate {Threat
ened, Says ^Sehi' Fess
'Springfield; Oh'Adg. 18*—1Then tidal
wave of Republicanism, that in 1920
swept more tha-n a score of Repub
lican Senators-into, office with the late
President Harding., in: its recession
this ysaor—t.hxea-tflna tftfe A thru n is trac
tion's-control of the Senate, Senator
Peas,,vice-chairman of the: Senatorial
campaign committee, declared today.
EVO LEEKNECHT DEAD- .
e Evo Leeknecht, , former Takotnan
passed away at Fairbanks some days
ago, according to word* recently . re
ceived-here. The cause of death is
not known. Mr. Leeknecht, who had
been ailing for some time, left here
late in March in quest of medical- at
tention, going directly to Anchorage,
where he was in hospital for some
weeks,>■ Leaving, Anchorage, he went
to Fairbanks, from which place re
ports came that nA-was ^partially re
covered -and- under employment. Ap
parently, however; he--never fully re
covered from the illness which afflict
ed him at the time of his departure
from here,.
Mr. Leeknecht' came- to Takotna
about two years ago. He was a Bel
gian, by'Hirth. and; a part of his life
was spent in Belgian possession* in
Africa, further than which ^ery little
is known of the-departed;'
AIRPLANE- LANDING FIELDS?,
i An- item of news' inadvertently
omittad 'in last week’s issue WffS-the
fact thafe-the sum of ?3<K> had; bden
authorized' for an* airplane landing
field at-McGrath and $200 for a land
ing field Ut;lOphin ■
Other Territorial landing fields re
cently authorised are as follows: At
Solomon, Gdhrtin, Urmlaklik, Kee
walik, and at Moses Place, the loca
tion of the latter being on the north
side of. Nurtou-Smm-t luslf way be
tween Honanaa and Tojlcok.
McGRATH NEWS NOTES.
McGrath, Augs, IS.—“Hootlanana”
Miller came up from Bethel a few
days ago with his own gasboat. Com
ing up with him as passengers were
Cap Girlsoa and Jack Stewart, who
have been working on Bear creek all
summer, and W. F. Scott, optician,
who is paying McGrath a professional
visit..
* * *
Greg Stewart, after a few days’
visit, has returned to his Bif^ River
headquarters.
* * *
Fred King, after a short visit here,
left a* few days ago for his winter
headquarters.
* * *
The ladies of McGrath gave- a fare
well dance in the Langley House for
Miss N. C. Halbach, which was large
ly attended. The occasion was en
joyed by alk Dancing lasted until the
wee sma’ hours of the morning, an ex
cellent Inch- being served at the mid
night hour.
* * *
Mrs.. George Mutchler gave an
afternoon tea on the 10th for the la
dies of McGrath. The guests werec
Mrs. N.. G. Hanson, Miss N. C. Hal
bach, Mrs. Thomas McLean, Mss. Ji
H. Peterson, Mrs. Peter McMullen,
Ml's. Howard! Langley.
* * *
Miss N. C. Halbach was a passen
ger on the Tana for Bethel, on see
way to the Outside. Mrs. Howard
Langley accompanied Chief Howard
Langley to Bethel on this trip' offhfl
Tana, just for the trip. Mbs. Didlie
Woo, on her way to the Outside after
a visit to her brother, was alho a*:pas
senger.
• * *
Dr. H. W. AverilL who arrived here
by airplane from Ftirbufet a i few
days ago, has opened up Kixsddntal
parlor in the same place 'for medy oe*
cupied by him.__
The BfatHewson dredge, operating
on Otter creek; in'section,
was most unforttmate a •* con pit of
days ago in the brisaking'of a shaft,
according to word received here. The
break, it is understood, will cause only
a temporary close-down.
STR.TUPPER
\ EH ROUTE
Left Seattle for Bethel
August 288—List of
Passersr^rm.
Seattle, Aug. 20,—The Steamship
William Tupper, Captain Wallace
Langley, sailed today f<fr‘Bethel; car*
rying usual freight1 consignments for
the Kuskokwim river section. . Her;
passengers includedt>:
Mildred O.C.hortnsonjfdrrAkiak;
Katherine Williams, fdriBethhl;
BerthU Leakf , for Akiak;
’ Lulu- Heron, for Bethel;
E. M.-Forrest, apfrinteodenT. of
"Western Alaska district if dr the Bu*
reau of Education, accompanied hy
his family;
Mrs. B. J. Boyd, Mi** Bose Oates,
Miss Dolly Berry, .Miss' Btessie Fred,
for Takotna. ‘
ADDITIONAL ROFNItTRIP,
MAIL, IN SEPTEMBER
The* following telegram from Dele
gate Dan- Sutherland, now at Nome,
who interested himself in the matter,,
indicate** that an additional'mail will
he given this section this fall:
Postmaster;* Takotna:
PostdflRce Department has au
thorized additional round trip in
September,1 • Dan Sutherland.
Telegraphic Ticks
Seattle, Aug. 17.—Lawrence Richey,
assistant to Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, sailed today. on the fisheries
steamer Brant for Cook Inlet, where
he will observe the workings of the
newly-adopted Government fisheries
regulations.
Seattle, Aug. 18—Stephen T. Math
ers, director of the National Park ser
vice, sailed for Alaska this morning
on the steamer Northwestern. He
will inspect the Mount McKinley Na
tional Park and visit Fairbanks.
Des Moines, Aug. 19.—Rice W.
Means, United States Senator! from!
Colorado, was elected commander-in
chief of the-United Spanish War Vet
erans at their annual encampment
here today.
Spokane, Aug. 20.—Secret toy of
Commerce Hoover was shown the Co
lumbia river basin Irrigation project
today.
Seattle,. Aug. 19j—Secretary of
Lahor Davis, director- general of the
Order of Moose* arrived here today.
Eollowing an. absence of some
weeks,, during-.which he escorted Col.
James G. Steese, president of the
Alaska Read1 Commission, Delegate
Dan Sutherland and Frank Holz
hetmec front Ruby to Ophir, and also
accompanied them to Flat, Trans
porter Joei-Fecm, with three horses;
returned-''here yesterday. Mr. Ferris
also made a trip from Flat to Crook
ed, ltd-which- place he accompanied
.Mr; Holzheimer, a- Member of the
Unittd States Geological Survey, who
is making a professional visit W the
Lower. Kuskokwim. In a minihg way,
says Mr. Ferris, conditions art Very
quiet in the Flat section, all owing to
ithe lack of rain.
A wire from Fairbanks, received to
day, states that the Fairbanks air
plane, A. A- Bennett pilot, will arrive
here tomorrow, weather permitting.
Airplane passengers will be Thomas
McKinnon, who is returning to Fair
banks after several weeks spent in
this section, and Mrs. W. H. Jones,
who is quite indisposed and who wi'I
go to Fairbanks in hope of securing
medical relief
W.F. Scott was a Tl»ursday,am'val,
and will remain here for a few days.
Mr. Scott is prepared to test all in
need of glasses. Best Toric lenses
furnished, and complete satisfaction
guaranteed.
Open and Close Sea
sons Certain Game
Animals and Birds
(From Regulations of Alaska Game
(Commission.)
Regulation H.—Methods of Taking
Came Animals and Game Birds.
Except in areas closed to hunting j
under Regulation 14 and as otherwise 1
specifically permitted by Regulations j
22. and 23, game animals and game
lards may be takbn during the open
season in the numbers mentioned in
Regulations 11 and‘13 with a bow
and arrow, spear, pistol, rifle or gun
not larger than No. 10 gauge, by the
use of decoys, and from a blind or j
floating device (other than- an- air
plane, s-teain or power launch, or any t
other boat than one propelled by pad
dle, oors or pole); but no personshall
take auy game animnl-or game bird
with.the air or use of a pit, deadfall,
fire, jackiight, searfchiightj or other •
artificial light, or any game animal
with the aid or use of a dog, or while
swimming.
Regulation 10.—Open Season on Cer-I
tain Came Animals.
Except in areas closed to hunting!
under' Regulation 14, game animals
may he .taken during the following
open seasons;
Bull Moose (except yearlings and
calvos)i—September ! to December 31.
Caribou (except fawns)—In Fur
District 3, September 1 to March 31.
In all other parts of Alaska, Sep
tember December 31.
Male i.»*er (having horns not less I
than 3: inches in length above the top
of the skull)—East of longitude 141
aegrees in aouineaseem nia.-nu, oep- ;
tember 1 to November 30.
Mountain Sheep (except females!
and lambs)—August 20 to Dee. 31,
Mountain Goat (except kids)—Sep-1
tember 1 to December 31.
Bear (large brow* and grizzly!—j
September 1 to Jam' 20; Provided, j
That any person may kill a largej
brown or grizzly bear at any time or;
in any manner when such animal is
inflicting or attempting to inflict in
jury to either the person or personal
property of any individual, or may
kill such bear in a pursuit commenced
within 48 hours after the commission
of such offense; Provided further,1
that such bear may be killed at any!
time in any manner when found with-1
in half a mile of a person’s regular
place of residence and such person has
just cause to fear injury to persons or
his personal* property by reason
thereof. No steel traps shall be used
for the purposes permitted herein.
Regulation 11.—Bag Limits on Cer
tain Game Animals.
A person may take during the open
season prescribed thCref >r in Regula
tion 10 and have in* possession at any
one time not to exceed the following
iroaribers of game animals:
Moose—One.
Caribou (except fawns)—
South of the summit of the Alaska
Range and Ahklun* Mountains, resi
dent and non-resident, 2.
North of the summit of the Alaska
Range and Ahklun Mountains,, by a
resident, 6; by a nOB-resident, 3.
(Fn caae part of*the limit is taken
north of the summit and part south
thereof, a resident tuey take 5 and a
non-resident 3 in* ally but in no event
shall a person take more than 2 cari
bout south of said summit.)
Deer—Three- •
Mountain Sheep—South of the Arc
tic circle, 2. North of the Arctic cir
cle, 3.
(In case part of the limit is taken
north of the Arctic Circle and part
south thereof,- a person may take 3 in
all, but in' no event shall a person
take more than 2 mountain sheep
south of said circle.)
Mountain Goat—Three.
Bear (large brown and grizzly)—
Three in the aggregate.
The Secretary upon proper showing
by the applicant will grant permission
to persons located in that area de
scribed under Regulation 0, where the
sale and serving of game is permitted,
t ohave in possession at one time an
excess of the number of game animals
permitted under this regulation. Ap
plication for such permission should
(Continued on Page 4.)
TUNNEY,
DEMPSEY
Will "Meet for Heavy
weight Champion
ship, Sept. 23.
New York, Aug. 10.—Jack Dempsey'
and Gene Tunney will meet for the
heavyweight championship in the Ses
quicentennial stadium in Philadelphia
on September 23, Promoter Tex Rick
ard announced this afternoon.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y„ Aug. 2fi.—
Cool, snappy weather ptit plenty of
pep into Jack Dempsey’s road work
today at White Sulphur Springs, near
here. Dempsey returned to his quar
ters after a five-mile jog.
ASKS PONTOON BRIDGE
OVER LAKE WASHINGTON
Seattle, Aug. 20.-—A petition was
filed today by Henry L. Grany, of Se
attle, and E. W. Chandler, asking the
city council to grant a franchise for
the construction of a pontoon bridge
across Lake Washington from .Mad
ison Park, at an estimated cost of'five
million dollars.
WITNESS WRITES ABOUT THE
KILLING OF DOYPH SMITH
The manner in which Dolph Smith,
former Takotnan, came to his death
at the roadhouse on the Kanatak trail
on May 23, at the hands of Tony
Perich, tractor driver, is more fully
described in a letter received a few
days ago by the- Anchorage Times;
from one o£ the men who were
at the roadhot*tt*i» -nmTvb*t»iigeUv oc-•
purred. '
“I guess you ha\e beard by this
time about Dolph Smith getting
killed,” the letter reads. “I happened
to be out at the roadhouse when it
happened. It occurred the 23d of
May, about 6:15 a. m.
“The night before Dolph was drink
ing and told Tony that after he had
breakfast next morning to take all of
his stuff out of the house and to never
:ome in the place again. Well, every
body got to bed about 12 p. nu, and I
heard nothing more until about 6
o’clock in the morning, when someone
started a fire and Dolph started get
ting breakfast. Then everybody start
jd to get up, and the subject came up
again. Dolph ordered Tony out of
the house, and he refused to go. After
L-alling each other names, Dolph hit
Tony a lick in the jaw and put him
out. Dolph then told Tony he was out
and to stay out and leave him alone
and that he would leave him alone.
“Tony asked Dolph to come outside,
which Dolph refused to do. Then Tony
:ame in the front door of the bunk
bouse, and Dolph was -standing in the
ioor leading into the dining room. I
thought they were going to have an
other scrap. Tony pulled a gun and
aegan firing. He fired four shots,
Dolph retreating' all the time, and fell
at the little hallway at the back door.
“Tony is here in town, and we are
expecting the marshal at any time. It
,vas certainly a cold-blooded affair,
and there is quite a little feeling in
town, and I wouldn’t be surprised to
see more trouble before it is over.”
Wireless advices received by th»
Anchorage Times at the time of the
shooting stated that there were sev
eral caterpillar drivers at the road
louse when the tragedy occurred, and
t has since been learned that the fol
owing were among those present:
Elmo (Eddie) Deigh, Ed Maddox, Jim
Deerline, Cliff Sharp, Ole Lindberg,
and Farrell.
It is hinted by oldtimers of Kanatak
;hat there was something behind the
•ow between Smith and Perich, that it
was an old quarrel in which other* fig
ured than themselves.
Joe Condry was a Thursday arrival
from McGrath.
Leo Rodrigue, of the A. R. C. Sorer ,
ivau among Sunday town viiiky*