THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL VIII- NO 4
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY, MARCH 3, iy*78
PRICE 25 CENTS
‘Lindy* Lands
' I v TTTERE TO GREET IIIM;
v \ED OT $25,000 ANH
. ’WivTE.SON MEDAL.
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ai bu'Sri lov, tandcd at the Boston air
, 4V.,., Afitecr a (light from
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WASHINGTON,. March 1.—The
fir.se today voted to award a go d
jC.nl Jv •€&!. Charles A. Lindbergh,
fcr ir^ritiirlous services
\ ..SilEsGTON.l—The Senate judi
ciary c ;r-.nittee was directed by the
e. at yesterday to take cognizance
of the fact that Thoma »M. Reed is
fiiMng the nffice . f judge of the First
judicial division of Alaska without
apyointnienat a d w-t, .at confirma
tion of the Senate, under the terms of
a resolution introduced by Senator
K'ng, of Utah, democrat.
i lie resolution pointts out that
Judge Reed was appointed to the
office by President Coolidge in Decem
ber, 1925, and that the sub-committee
of the Ser.aate judiciary committee
recommended t that he be not-1- coos
firmed. The PPresident theen with
drew bis. name, it was pointed out,
and no other persoon has been nom
j.f-n.l nnH .'ilt.hfHiirh- Reed’s
. -Col. Charle
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MA JOR SEEKS
iO OUST JUDGE REED
..;m expired in August, 1925, he con
• to, serve, the Senate is in
1 rnied..
In the resolution the judiciary com
Uee, is asked to report to the Sei
ate whether or not Reed is legally
holding the office or is an intruder and
usurper.
Tlie resolution also aseked as to
whether any proceedings are available
by which to recure Reed’s ouster if he
is illegally holding office and whether
a:,.y legislation is needed to deal with
the matter.
KARL THIELE, ALASKA SEC
R IT ARY, BECOMES BENEDICT
JUNEAU.- Karl Thiele, secretary
cC-. Alaska, was quietly married to
Miks> Celia-McLaughlin Monday night
aid rhe couple left on the PPrincess
Mary 1 n a honeymoon trip to Seattle;
Francisco, Los Angeles, San
D'cgo and Now York to visit with
fine s. They wi.l return to Alaska
si tv days. The bride has been
chief clerk in the Secretary’s office for
the past three years.
ESKIMO DOESN’T LIKE NEW
YORK; BOUND FOR HOME
SEATTLE.—Harold lutofc and his
wife and three children arrived at Se
attle on their way home, from an ex
tended tour of the country. They
went East early in the winter with
reindeer; barnstorm in gfor Santa
Claus.
Iutok said; “New-York is place
where man stay all t'me in hotel or
get killed. New York very bad for
Eskimo man. People run all around
fast like crazy. Kill somebody all
time. Air bery bad, too. Tall build
ings shut out fresh air. I go back
Kotzebue.”
Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen
was a Takotna visitor on Friday* on
lfSciaal business.
SINCLAIR CONTRIBUTED $1«0,
000 TO REPUBBICAN NAT'L
COMMITTEE IN 1920 CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, March 2.—Harry
F. Sinclair, oilmagnate, contributed
$10 . 00 to the Republican national
committee in the 1920 campaign, Will
Hay;, farmer chairman of the com
n itloe, testified today in the Senate
Teapot Dome investigation.
TOM HEENEY WINS DECI
N OVER JACK DELANEY
[X FIFTEEN-ROUND BATTLE'
HEW YORK, Mar. 3.—Tom Heeney
He i y won the decision over Jack
eianey in their fifteen-round battle
at Madison Square Garden last night.
CHARLES DUBULTON, ALASKA
MINER, SUING FOR $150,000.
SEATTLE, March 2.—Charles Du
bulton, an Alaska miner, is suing E.
Olwin, Carl J. Bailey and F. C.
Townsend, of an Alaska gold mining
company, for $150,000, alleging that
.he defendantts failed to pay him for
a half interest in his gold mine on
S.wash creek, near Yale. The trial of
: he case began here this afternoon.
DIRIGIBLE LOS ANGELES
COMPLETES NON-STOP FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, March 2.—The
dirigible Los Angeles today complet
ed its non-stop flight from Lakehurst,.
N. J .,to Panama.
Democracy
ENDORSES AL SMITH FOR PRES
IDENT AND GEORGE GRIGSBY
FOR DELEGATE.
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SEWARD.—Launching the Smith
Presidential campaign, the Demo
cratic convention selected six dele
gates and alternates to the national
convention and instructed them for
Smith, who was indorsed in a resolu
lution. The Alaskan organization is
the first state organization, to indorse
Smith.
George Grigsby; of Ketchikan, was
nominated for congressional dele-!
--ate. Judge James Truitt, of Anchor- |
age, was unanimously nominated at-1
torncy general. A'. J. Nirdale, of.
Fairbanks, and F. J. Hayes, of Gor
elova, were elected chairman and sec- i
- etary, respectively, of the permanent
party organization. J. J. Connors, of
Juneau, was named nationaal com
mitteeman.
The central committee was picked,
with J. T. Donohue as chairman; John
\v. Troy and Simon Hellenthal, from
and Hugh O’Neill, from the Second;
the First division; Thomas Gaffney
A. A. Shonbeck and P. C.. McMullen,
from the Third, and A. J. Nordale and
Luther C. Hess, from the Fourth.
National convention delegates are
Simon Hellenthal and John W. Troy
of Juneau, A. A. Shonbeck of An
chorage, William H. Whittlesey: of
Seward, Thomas L'svane ofi Ruby, and
Thwmas Gaffney cf Nome.:Alternates
are James McCIoskey of Jtineau, Mrs.
A. J. Dimond of Valdez, Harry F.
Morton and J. R. Campbell of Anihor
age, J. B. Powers of Eaglet and T. H.
Deal of Fairbanks.
Following is the platform:
“The Democratic party of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, in convention assem
bled at Seward, Alaska,- reaffirms its
a'lcgiance to tha; historic Democratic
{Continued..on Page. 2.)
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Did Lindfors
Murder Kirk
BONES FOUND IN FURNACE RE
TORT BELIEVED THOSE
OF A HUMAN.
(Anchorage Times.)
In view of all the money that has
been expended by the Government in
Alaska in recent years in its efforts
to convict those whom it suspects of
robbing the United States mails, old
timers of the Iditarod and Kusko
kwim districts are wondering how it
is that there is not a little money
available when it is needed to investi
gate more heinour offenses against so
ciety—the murder of a miner by his:
partner, for instance.
Almost a year has elapsed since;
Arthur Kirk was last seen in the
Kuskokwim district, and notwith-!
standing the fact that the circum
stances surrounding his disappearance
early aroused the suspicions of his
friends, there were no funds at the
disposition of the Department of Jus
tice to einduct an investigation. The
evidence of foul play, when it finally
was unearthed, was brought to light
by an inquiry started by United
States Marshal Lynn Smith of Fair
banks, not as marshal of the Fourth
Division, but as a private citizen and
personal friend of the missinng man.
And so much time had theen elapsed
that no trace remained of the man
who is suspected of the crime. If the;
Government since that time has made!
any further investigation of the case {
or made any effort to find the man I
responsible for Kirk’s death,: the fact
is not known to residents of the dis
trict where the rrime was committed.
Some there are in the Kuskokwim
who believe that Kirk’s slayer com
mitted suicide after he had killed his
partner, but evidence to support such
a belief is lacking, and there are more
who believe that the partner made his
escape from the country before dis
covery of the evidence which brought
him under suspicion.
Were Mining Quicksilver.
A year ago this winter Arthur Kirk
and his partner, Charles Lindfors,
were engaged in the operation of a
cinnabar mine on the divide between
lditarod and Kuskokwim rivers. One
iot of quicksilver, having a value be
tween $3,000 and $4,000, had been,
shipped to the General Electrict Com
pany, Seattle, in Lindfors’ name-, and
Kirk had not received his siiare of j
the returns. There was naother and j
larger shipment ready to send to the j
States, and the story is that Lindfors)
wanted to send that out in his name
also, and to accompany it to Seattle,
to which Kirk objected. That much
Kirk confided to friennds o nthe occa
sion of a visit at the Harry Stevens
camp, on Crooked creek, on May 10. j
He was then on his way back to the j
quicksilver camp, and was last seen •
after he had crossed Crooked, creek,
waving a farewell to apprise his
friends that he had made a safe cross
ing of the rotten ice.
Twelve days later, on May 22, Lind
fors appeared at the camp of A1 and
Barney V. alsh, on Donlan creek, which <
is one. of the forks of Crooked creek,
and informed the men there that Kirk
had drowned while trying to cross :
Crooked creek on. May 19, after the '
ice had gone out. Friends of Kirk i
wanted to start out. immediately to ■
search foro the body, but were dis
suaded by Lindfors, who argued that j
it was needless for them to leave :
their work, since it was his intention 1
to get some Indians to make a sparch, :
(Coat.nued on Page 3.1
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SENATOR REED, MISSOURI,
BERATES PRES. COOLIDGE
AND HERBERT HOOVER
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LOS ANGELES, March 3.—“I
charge President Coolidfe with mis-|
feasance in office,” Senator Reed, of j
Missouri, said, in speaking he reyes- j
terday. He declarced Coolidge was
inactive during the Senate investiga j
tions of the naval oil leases an dhad
neglected at Ml times to remove At- i
torney General Daugherty. The Mis- -
souri senatoor ref. rred to Herbert
Hoover as “Hoover, late of England.”
FIVE YEARS PRISON AND $10,
000 FINE FOR VIOLATING
NATIONAL PROHIBITION LAW ^ ,
WASHINGTON, March 1.—-Thej ’
House was urged by its judicial com
mittee today to pass the Walker bill,
making five years in prison and S10,
D00 fine the maximum penalty for vi-!
olating the prohibition law. The
present maximum penalty is one year '
in prison and $10,00 Ofine.
.ttlAltft i PJjnUML*. UtJW-i •
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR SEN
ATOR, WASHINGTON STATE
OLYMPIA, Macintosh, chief jucii e
of the Statu Supreme Court, author
ized the announcement today hat h
will resign from the Supreme Court
on Tuesday to open his campaign for;
the Republican nomination for United
States Senator.
Conflict At j:
Nicaragua
1 AMERICAN MARINES KILLED «
AND 9 WOUNDED IN ENCOUN
COUNTER WWITII REBELS.
fi
—
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, 'larch 2. — j«
Four American marines wer • killed i
aid nine wounded in an encounter to-j •
lay between American forces and fol
lowers of the rebel leader Augustino i i
Sandino. '1
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Telegraphic Ticks.
MANILA, March 1.—Henry L.
Stinson arrived today to assume the i
luties of governor-generaal of the ; <
Philippines.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—’The •,
lew French arbitration treaty was an 1 ■
proved today by the Senate foreign <
-elations committee.
nan of the board of directors of the
CHICAGO, March 2.—Robert W. .
stewart was today re-elected chair
standard Oil Company, indirectly,
without the support of the Rocket !
er interests.
MARSHAL DIAZ, FAMED ITAL- i
IAN COMMANDER, PASSES ON j:
ROME, March 2.—Marshal Ar- j ]
nando Diaz, commander-in-chief of | ,
he Italian army in the World War, j
lied here today.
Elizabeth Egsak, after an illness of
;onie months, passed away at her ; ?
lome on the Lower Kuskokwim, near ;
Jetthel, a few days ago, according to4 <
vord received here on Friday. Miss I >
•Igsak waas a sister of Mors. Bert!
lemientieff, of McGrath, with whom !
he lived foor som etime, and had a ’
urge circle of friennds in this yeti m
;ection, all of whoom will he pained
,o hear oof he rdemise.
Seattle’s
Primaries
ViPS. LANDES AND EDWARDS
NOMINATED FOR MAYOR;
BROWN LANDS THIRD.
SEATTLE, March 1.—Mrs. Landes
...u Edwards were nominated for
.ayoor at today’s primaries, which
i . resulted in a record primary
rote of 91,000 votes.
.urs. Lands sreceived 25,711, Ed
vards 25,488, Brown 22,792, while
Christensen, Grenell, Cosan, Miracle
md Clark, in the order named, re
vived a total of about 6,000.
Ericson, Case and Blaine were re
tominated for the council.
Mrs. Landes openeed heer cam
;aign iast night, challenging Edwards
o a ser.es of joint meetinngs. She
nurged, in eifect, that he hada at one
;ime beeen n’anager of a saloon.
In the mayoralty run of Edwards,
v’,.i was already a favorite in the
.... g, Sid Barrington, well known
1-1.1..e river operator, lost 865,000 in
. g that Brown would be nomi
.ated.
MR INDUSTRY TO ADOPT NEW
SYSTEM TO BENEFIT PU BLIC
NEW YORK.—Representatives of
lie fur industry have agreed to adopt
t system naming and matching furs
inder which the collect names of
mimals from which the pelts was ob
;aineed be steair:y;d nlon the
ikin.
This moove was made at a meeting
>f the fur indusl: -y trade commission,
rhe plan will be forwarded to the
lommission at Washington an 1, pro
dded it meets approtal, w.11 he adopt
'd as the standard ny the industry
Hiv.1 vi 1x4 uc ciuvi Lilt: l'
;ion.
The misleading trade r.a "es, such
is “Hudson seal,” for which skin
nuskrat is dyed to doe colder <f seal,
tnd names designed to cover ua the
'act that rabbit fur is dyed to simu
ate other fur, are practices against
vhich complaintts have : made to
he Federal Trade Commissi..n.
2ZRA MEEKER, PIONK .
NEARING CENTl h MARK
NEW YORK.—Ezra Meeker, who
rossed the plains to California in
852 by oxen and who recently re
amed over the same rooute at 102
Riles per hour in a government plane,
re. T.-rday celebrated his 97th birth
lay.
The big derby of the y.r.ks
fennel Club is scheduled to '' off
• n Wednesday. March 7. Th, o
v i a the same a slast year—i, f ,»8
uke jaunt to Chatanika via Ohies and
■- turn via the summit. The team of
ack M -itchier, which won last year’s
. o, covered the course in 5 hours 59
ainute sl.°. seconds. Entries this
car will include teams of Jack
dutchlcr, Chester Brink, and also
drs. Brink, t ie latter probably being
contender in both the men’s and
/omen’? derbies.
BERT M.-GEE. RUBY, BASSES.
RUBY.—Beit Met ee, who h as been
ro'ghting in the Ruby camp since the
irst stampede, died Thursday from
ropey, after an illness of three
r. oaths.
' ester B. Walbridge is no longer
,..i.acted with the New York-Alaska
hedging Company, according to re-,
out advices received f ro mthe-foc-mm
dive of the company