THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. VI. NO. 27
TAKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, Jl LY 10, 1920
PRICE 25 CENTS
A COSTLY
SENATOR
-$2,793,787 to Nominate
a .Republican in Penn
sylvania Primaries.
Washington, July- ' Representa
tive William B. Vare, of Philadelphia,
is the most expensive..Senatorial can
didate in history,-according to official
figures compiled by financial experts
of the -Senate slush fund committee,
today. .They disclose that the Vare
campaign -cost S8i)0,1X4.150. based on
official reports made. by .the various
-campaign committees to the Senate
authorities- in Harrisburg.
The committee’s- compilation dis
closed that it .cost .$2,797,707.02 to
nominate a Republican in. the Penn
- sylvania primaries
. Schooner Boxer. On
Wav to Arctic Ports
Seattle, July 0.—.The Government
schooner Boxer will sail tomorrow
evening-for Bering. Sea and i Arctic
; ports.
The passengers1 include -‘Mr. and
. Mrs. D: H. Mason, teachers ofr-Sela
wik; Miss Gertrud*- Fergus, nurse, and
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Burlingame
teachers an route to the Government
; school.aV (White Mountain; Mr. and
Mrs. Ed-ward NeolyV who will hast
charge of the..school.at Stebbims; Mist
. Ethel-Sages an Eskimo girl; who wil
go to Point*Barrow1* to teach in thi
Government school there.
< COOLIDGES ARRIVE AT SUM
MER WHITE HOUSE, IN THE
ADIRONDACKS MOUNTAINS
White Pine Camp, AdiroadTacks
. duly 7.—President and Mrs. Coolidg/
*, arrived at this camp, which iso to hi
the summer White-House, this after
noon.
Coolidge celebrated his arrival a
White PPines Camp today by catch
ing a three-pound pike in Lake Os
good.
Palmsmith, N. Y„ July 7.—Officia
cares were thrown aside by Presiden
Coolidge yesterday, and he enteret
upon his vacation in the Adirondack;
with enthusiasm and joy. He spell
the day unpacking and establishing
his camp, and in the afternoon fount
time for a motor ride about the lake
.and a cast or two for the finned beau
ties with which the lake abounds.
4TII OF JULY AT McGRATH.
McGrath, July 6.—Excursioning ti
a pretty ibar about eight miles up thi
Kuskokwim for a picnicking spot, Me
Grathit«S'celebrated the national holi
day in a fitting and most enjoyabh
manner. oThere were children’s race:
and ladies’ races, also races for younj
men and the old “bbys,” in all o
which great enthusiasm was shown
An apple-eating contest among thi
kiddies—wherein - - the apples weri
placed in o bife lab of water, and thi
participants, with'--hands died, com
pelled to dig them out with thei:
teeth—was the "“big scream” of thi
day. Then came *Kig!s jumping con
tests for men and kiddie.,.
A dance at McGrath i.-vi.be evening
which lasted until the wet? tima’.houri
of morning, was thoroughly enjoyei
by all present. And there was lots o
good eats at both the picnic and thi
hall.
The Seawolf No. 2, Frank Larson
scheduled two arrivals during thi
week. Leaving here last Sunday, th
Wolf returned here’'Tuesday evening
left Wednesday, and again returnei
at 6 a. m. Friday. A large amoun
of freight marked each arrival. Alsi
coming up on the Seawolf were Johi
H. Peterson, Red Behan, John Dunn
Billy Case, Victor Nystrom and Franl
Lange.
Jesse Baugh was a Tuesday arriva
for a few days in ti wn.
Aimee S. McPherson
Airing ‘Abduction’
Before Grand Jury
Los Angeles, July 9.—Comparing
herself with Joan of Arc, Mrs. Aimee
Semple McPherson today issued a
statement charging that her kidnap
ping was engineered by plotters who
sought to destroy her and her church,
Angelus Temple.
Los Angeles, July 6- -Aimee Sem
ple McPherson, evangelist, and her
mother have been called to appear be
fore the grand jury for an investiga
; tion of the story told by Aimee, ex
plaining her six-weeks’ absence from
the Temple, in which she alleged that'
she was a victim of kidnapping and |
was tortured for several weeks. A
number of witnesses have been called
to testify.
Los Angeles, July 7.—Aimee Sem
ple McPherson, noted evangelist, ap
peared before the grand jury here
yesterday and started to tell the
story of her kidnapping and torture
at the hands of her alleged abductors.
She was allowed to proceed until she
reached that part of the story where
she and her secretary, the last to see
her, varied so widely. Here District
Attorney Keyes stopped her and
| started cross-examination. The hear
ing will he continued today.
Los Angeles, July 7.—Aimee Sem
ple McPherson has asked the sheriff
to furnish guards for her during the
I grand-jury investigation of he tale of
i being kidnapped and tortured for five
weeks.
During the da’ subpoena servers
have been busy calling a score or
j more witnesses to tell their part of
; the story to the jury.
Los Angeles, 3-uiy 8.—Armed with
; what. they , believe may prove Vital
j evidence in the -Aimee Semple Mc
i Pherson alleged- abducting case, Fed
1 i eral officers last night started for
! Mexico. They seeTT a known as
’Felipe, who is said to be the het^1 of
a huge white slavery ring. Mean
wffiil Aimee’s radio aide is being hunt
ed by federal and county officers for
questioning. e
Diesel Engines for
s Flume Dredge Co.
J An air of contentment beams over
[! the countenance of Charles E. Kim
; j ball, superintendent, of the Flume
i Dredge Company, just at present, due
. | to the arrival of two Diesel engines,
I; brought up from McGrath on the last
| two trips of the Seawolf.
The engines are massive affairs,
; each one, set up, weighing about nine
I tons, and being of 60-horsepower.
The base of the engine, the largest
! piece, weighs about four tons. Bob
Roberson, with his power tractor, has
charge of haulage and has already
moved several loads to their destina
tion.
One of the engines will be installed
I on the Flume dredge at Yankee creek,
and the other on the company’s
dredge on Little, i A. M. Williams,
Diesel engine expert, who’ arrived
here several days ago tcKtake charge
i of the installation,* lost no time in
getting busy, and was at .work al
most immediately superintending the
assemblage of the engines.') It is ex
pected that both engines will be turn
ing over and doing duty in the mini
mum of time.
Fully replenished with as fine a
, stock of meats as < ever.i came North,
the Dave Mutchler icold storage barge
j arrived at the Landing* a couple of
miles helow town,! Friday night, at
which time Mr. Mdtehler came up for
’ a couple of hours’ visit. The barge is
due to.arrive at its moorings here al
most anv time, according to Mr.
j Mutchler, who returned to the boat
the same."''pnins.
* Lester P. Gossard, who was among
1 last Tuesday ariivnls, left this morn
’ ing for Ophir, from which place, with
• Joe Ferris, he will take the summer
tail to Ruby.
I D. W. Peek was one of the week’s
arrivals.
SUBMAR
8-51 RAISE!
Men Died at Posts Like
Heroes; To Be Buried
at Arlington.
New York, July 8.—The submarine
S51, which went aground in the East
river while being towed to the Navy
Yard here, the submarine which-sank
last September u!F Block Island with
the loss of thirty lives, war. hrouah*
to the surface Monday.
New York, July 9.:—Slowly and re
luctantly the crypt that was once the j
submarine S51 yielded seventeen of its ]
dead yesterday. Ten of these have i
been identified by fingrprints and
identification tags.
Dewey Kile. ope.of the three, sur
vivors of tiie disaster, led the rescue,
work. He was visibly nervous as he
entered the hull and stumbled over
his former shipmates, all of whom
were found at their posts where they
died, upholding the most glorious tra
ditions of the American army.
New York. July 9.—The men of the
submarine S51 died like heroes at
their posts and will be given heroes’
Burials in Arlington cemetery, or at
their homes. “Every man was at his
post and died a hero’s death,” said
Lieutenant Commander Richard Ells
berg, who had charge of raising the
craft.
New York, July 7.— Fi I teen bodies
will be recovered from the submarine
S51, according to .an examination of
the underseas boat yesterday. Twelve
of these will l>e. in the forward tor
pedo room, -and the othe- three in the
engine and radio' rooms; The body of
the radio operator was foifnd in the
room where he.- hod died at his key.
Commander JSllsherg .aid the exam
ination proved that the submarine did
everything possible to avoid the col
lision with the steamer, last year.
G. W. C. GLASS RETURNS
FROM MLOWER RIVER TRIP
Coming up the Kuskokwim in small
| boat relays to Croaked, and thence by
' trail to Flat, G. W. i Glass returned
| here Monday front Bethel, covering
: the distance in about fourteen days.
I Mr. Glass left here some weeks ago
; to investigate the quartz property of
j Herman Oman and Alfred and Ole
i Anderson, located on Canyon creek at
a point about 80 miles east of Akiak
I by winter trail. Speaking of his mis
| sion, Mr. Glass said that, owing to
j water and frost conditions, he was
| unable to see the best part of the ore
j chute, for which reason he was un
! able to determine the ore values until
further developni 'n* shall have been
made. One vein, running true north
west and southeast, he says, shows
fair values, likewise an east and west
vein shows fair values, all of which,
■however, will need further develop
ment to determine true values.
Coming up river, a forest fire of
large proportions was seen raging be
tween Crooked atui Napamute, one
stretch of the burnt area covering
about seven mih . Another fire at
Sleitmute, a few days before endan
gered that community for a time, the
village being saved only through hard
work on the part of Jack Smeaton
and the native residents.
Charlie Lindfors and Arthur Kirk,
operating in the hills about 25 miles
northwest of the mouth of Crooked,
are reported to have sent out • 37
flasks qf quicksilver, worth about $76
or $80 a flask.
Coming up on the Seawolf on Fri
day was a Ford truck, said to be of
the most up-to-date pattern, which
will soon be rambling back and forth
on the highways. The truck is the
property of Carlson & Hounan, Ophir
merchants.
Ed Nollette, after a couple of days’
visit in town, returned to Yankee on
Tuesday.
Ordered to Investi
gate Liquor Selling
Alaska Roadhouses
Washington, July 9.—Federal in
vestigation of charges of liquor sell
ing in Alaska roadhouses was ordered
today by Attorney General Sargent,
upon *v mmendation of a district -at-!
torney of Alaska. i
Tne order stipulated that tire dep
uty marshal for the Ketchikan «ii«- j
trie* investigate conditions, particn,-j
larly in roadhouses upon public lands
and fort s es“rves.
DEATH' 0>’ SON OF IRA I)
<'R:i O\. NOME ATTORN KY
Seattle Jul 8.—Ira I). Orton. Jr..
17, born m N'i me, star student at the:
Broadway Hici School, died last i
night at the Swedish Hospital, follow
ing a brain operation. He was the:
son of Ira P. Orton, a member of the j
law firm o Orton A Lyons. Ira Lb |
Orton, the father, is now at Nome.
The son was a star both in scholarship j
and athletics
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MURDERED SYLVIA GAINES
Seattle, I ily 8.—Private funeral
services for Sylvia Gaines, 22-year
old girl who was murdered and crim- j
inally at tacked, will be held"Saturday, j
Her ashes will then he sent East to ;
her mother.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Chicago, June 8.—The gianf Si
korsky plane, en route from "New I
York to Seattle,, arrived here, this |
yesterday. At Seattle it will meet i
tv i globe irdlers. OH a dash around |
the world and carry then* to New
York.
San Leandro,'Cal., July 7.—Norman {
I’erotto, 15, was .attacked tv.. a .tiger ,
shark while swimming, in Kan Fran
cisco bay ve sUn^ay. He-managed to.
escape, faowev d a. rescue boat
took him out of o>- water.
Los Angeles, July 9,—The vsi. le of.
Gene Stratton Porter, author, who j
was killed in ati auto accident here!
several months ago. amounts to near- j
Iy $500,000, according to the will filed
for probate here yesterday.
Washington, July 8.—Secretary of.
Navy Wilbur ■usterday stood flatly
against the San Francisco bay bridge
north of Hunters’ Point, saying that |
it would prove a block to the Navy in
case of war.
Sydney’, July 8.—The. Australian!
steamer Cooma, with two hundred';
persons aboard i< ashore1 or- a eef
near Percy islands, and has sent, out
urgent calls Tor aid_
Washington, July 7.—The United;
States Shipping Board yesterday oust- i
ed E. E. Crowley as president of the (
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Chicago,' July 7.—Chicago’s heat
wave set a new high record for 1926
yesterday, when thermometers soared j
to 96 degrees.
Dayton, July 8.—Heavy wind and j
rain storms which swept Dayton yes-;
terday caused damages amounting to
$100)000.
Seattle, July 8.—Defense counsel
this afternoon had Robert Gaines ex
amined by Dr. D. A. Nicholson, noted
alienist.
Los Angeles, July 7.— Ben* Turpin,
movie star with funny eyes, was wed
ded to Miss Babettc Dietz, yesterday.
Los Angeles, July 8.—Ralph luce
1 and Miss Matilda Mendez, movie ae
I tress, have taken out a license to wed.
ROCKEFELLER’S BIRTHDAY.
Tarrytown, N Y., July 7.—John D.
Rockefeller, Sr. began his 88th year
yesterday by spending most of the
day on the golf links.
Tarrytown, J uly 8.—John D. Rocke
feller, celebrating his 89th birthday,
said: “I am thankful every day for
the contentment I enjoy living in the
Opiet and simple life.”
SWAMPED IN
BREAKERS
Seattle Expedition ^for
North Meete Misad
venture Off Unimak.
Washington, July 9.—Swamped ii
breakers off Unimak Island during at
eruption of 1'ioi'n' Shishaklin volcano
the American Nature Association ex
pedition, headed by William L. Finley
naturalist, lost much of it> equipment
and supplies July 7th, but all band.*
got safely ashore,/Finley reported to
day in a telegram filed at St. Paul
Alaska
The expedition sailed from Seatth
Inst month to take pictures below tht
Arctic f'irco-, to make motion pic
tures recording lb' salmon industry
and seals un Pribilof islands.
Epidemic of Meades,
Indians Yukon Yallej
Tnnanu. duly 8.—An epidemic o:
German measles is -reported among
the Indians of the Yukon valley, pur
icnlarJy forty miles .np rire* fron
here and -it .Old Fort 'Gibba- inc
Coschaket.
PERMIT F(TK SAN FKANClSCO
BERKELEY LINK OP KERRIES
San Francisco, July 8.—The long
sought permit ftyr the Golden Gatt
Ferry Company to establish o Sat
Francisco-Berkeley line of ferries
with a 20-minute service, wat finally
approved -the State Rail. Hoard
yesterday.
IN A SPORTING \\>vl
s Angeles, J.u*y K.—Fidel h
Barba defend d his title last night at
Los Angt^r defeating George
Rivers in ten fast and furious round?
Rivers knocked the champion dowi
;wice, and La Kartu* upset fhe chal
lenger twice.
Mrs. Frank Joaquin; with her
laughters, Nellie -uid Greta, Lars In
iegard and Fred Morlidgo were Fri
lay arrivals from Gainer for a biei
town visit. The paty returned t»
Lanes the same evening.
Jack Mutchler returned late Wed
nesday from a point about 16 miles
k»wn the Take’ na, from which place
tie brought wa his ,l..nm rj • which bat
seen moored'.there 7or-*erae'»iays, due
to the low water stage
Archie H-iggins and Billy Lodge
former we ll known Takotnans, were
Friday arrivals at the Ganes creel
dredge carpp, bri.iging with them twi
horses over the summer trail fron
Ruby.
A Fairbanks airplane passed ove:
Takotna on Thursday, headed for
Flat, from which place it. is reporter
to have had two children a ■ passen
gers on iits return trip -to Fairbanks.
Charlie Bakei alter some days ir
town ,during , which he .underwent
much rejuvenation from a ^period of
several weeks’ ir.disposition* returned
to Little bn‘’Tuesday.
The Maple Le-af,' lorn McGrath, ar
rived Wednesday, bringing up its
owner, Boh Hard, and Andrew Olsen
Mr. Hart left Thursday for a brief
visit at Opbir.
A- forest fire at Spalding* creek, of
several days’ duration, did much dam
age, a great amount of standing tim
her and-wood being dastrdjjee
Jamas Wilnan. Cripple owning man,
was a Thursday arrival, afeh left for
Ophir on Friday.
The Billy,’-Chris Neisoc master,
hove into port Thursday ttom a trip
to McGrath.
Paul Heinrkr. , after a few days in
town, left .Fria*-j for Ophir.
J. P/ oner man was among la.-A -Mm ■
day arrivals