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Vol. 1.
No. XIX.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY.FEBRUARY 16, 1935.
PRICE, 25 CENT&
N9 T»AO£ a? lillSSifiQ PLANE
F03 SEVEN DAYS; JAY B't
DOWN IN MSINITY K. FOR
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General uneasiness is felt regard
ing the McGee Airways plane, pilot
ed by Donald Goodman and carry
ing as passengers, R. E. Lowrie,
well known business man of Takot
na, and Paul Keating a trader of
Holikachuk.
Pilot Goodman left Takotna Sat
urday fnorning, in fair weather, ex
pecting to reach Anchorage shortly
afternoon from where he intended to
proceed to Seward.
Mr. Lowrie, locally known a£;
Bobbie, had been called out on im
portant business and it was he whom
Pilot Goodman expected to fly to
Seward in an effort to catch the
Str. Northwestern for Seattle. Mr.
Keating was bound for Anchorage
to enter the hospital for medical
attention.
Fog had been reported between
McGrath and Anchorage and whm
the plane did not reach Anchorage
Saturday it was thought that Pilot
Goodman had been forced down by
weather conditions and would be in
on Sunday. All pilots following the
route on Monday were notified to
look out for the plane. The follow
ing day several planes joined in the
search. Wednesday .and Thursday •
the searchers were seriously ha. a.
capped by stormy weather and yi
Friday they were obliged to give up
ROY TIPTON LOSES ALL TOES
AND PART OF FOOT*'
VALDEZ—Roy Tipton, who re
cerii.y under went a -harrowing ex
perience cn the Valdez Glacier at the
time George Martin lost his life, is
in the Cordova Hospital, where he
was sent for treatment by Dr. E.
E. Wise. Mr. Tipton had his ten
toes and part of one foot amputated
and may yet lose his leg, according
to the Valdez Miner.
By an ingenious surgical opera- j
tion the stump of Mr. Tipton’s leg
was inserted in a flap of flesh at-!
tached to the other leg, with the i
hope that it will attach itself to the I
protuding bones and eliminate tak- j
ing off the entire foot and ankle, j
Mr. Tipton, who was an unusually j
active man, will be crippled for life.
He is a miner and .pantryman.
MEXICO PROPOSES CHANGES IK
PENAL CODE.
MEXICO CITY. —Sterilization of
criminals has become a matter ox
public comment and reliable sources
say the second session of the Mex
ican congress is considering a pro-'
posal in an amendment to the penal j
code embracing the action.
Passage of such an amendment
would constitute a radical step for
1 Mexico.
1 his nation is one of two in the
world that not only takes no steps
to prevent propogation by criminals
but incurs such a risk by its prison ■
regulations.
In Mexican penitentiaries all!
good behavior prisoners are allowed
to have their wives spend two
hours with them each week.
Prisoners who have lost their
civil rights are allowed „ to marry in
, prison.
about noon. Jack Elliot ajpd Qddie
iloiison, wiih the Holson plane have
been searching on this side of the
i ass. Don Glass, Inspector Murray
Hali and several other pilots are
expected to take up the search when
ever weather permits.
From the fact that Bob. Stone of
North Fork reports hearing a plane
pass over his camp Saturday after
noon, it is thought that Pilot GooJ
fi.an, off his course and perhaps
hort of gas, may have been forced
m iana in that vicinity.
ine plane carried a small amount
ox emergency rations, an ax, a gun,
~nu ammunition.
Apprehension is lessened by the
xuct that both Mr. Lowrie and Mr
xv^aing are resourceful old timers
anu will be able to cope with tne
situation if uninjured.
Pilot Goodman is a new man in
. h.s locality having recently come
from Xalifornia to fly for the Mc
Gee .Airways. Mrs. Goodman is no v
n Anchorage.
As v/e go to press radio broad
casts that the lost plane had been
found near Rainy Pass, by Pilot Call
f the McGee Airways. Mr. Keating
was reported slightly injured, fur
thur details lacking.
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FLEMINC-TON, N. J. Feb. 13.—
Eleven hours and six minutes after
hr3 case had been given to a jury
of four women and eight men,
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
found guilty of the murder of Chau.
A. Lindbergh ,JrM and sentenced to
die in the electric chair during the \
week of March 18th, 1935.
Beyond turning white and tottering
slightly when requested to stand for
sentence, Hauptmann showed no e
motion and walked steadily as he
was escorted back to his cell.
Attorney Reilly gave notice of
appeal and asserted that Col. Lind
bergh’s great popularity had infu
enced the jury.
iidupuiuujn uetuijy wmic
struggled to keep back the tears.
When asked if he would confers
Hauptmann replied, “I will never
confess. I have nothing to confess.
My conscience is clear and if I must
die I will meet my death like a man.”
Hauptmann will be moved from
Flemington to Trenton on Saturday
and lodged in death cell Number 9
from where he will see four doomed
men march to the death chamber
befoe the date set for his own end.
Newspaper reports that police
were searching fo an alleged accomp
lice of Hauptmann were denied by
officials of the Department of Jus
tice.
RESOLUTION SEEKS TO HAVE
NR A INVESTIGATED.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 15.—
A resolution was introduced in the
Senate today asking for an investi
gation into the activities of the
NBA. President Roosevelt com
menting on the resolution stated that
no changes in the Recovery Admin
istration would result from any in
vestigation.
Italy Mobilizes
200,000 Men For
. African Service
ROME, Italy, Feb. 12.—Italy iss
ued an ultimation to the Abyssinian
government demanding an apology,
indemnity and a salute to the Italian
i'iag for the slaying of 120 Italian
troop;, by Abyssinian tribesmen.
Mussolini has called 200,000 men to
Gie colors and they are expected to
embark for the Italian colony of
Somaliland during the week.
The Ethiopian minister at Rome
officially announced that Abyssinia
will not pay indemnity and if nec
essary is prepared to defend her
country.
England has offered to act as
mediator in an effort to avert the
.mpending hostilities.
The Italian troops will probably
be undei the command of General
Balboa, who led the flight of planes
to America last year. Balboa, tho
ugh not on the best of terms with
Ii Duce, is the most nopular officer
in the Italian army and it is likelj
that he will be placed in command.
Planes are expected to pla> an im
portant part ’ in the event of
hostilities.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla Feb. 35.
—Death was fixed as the maximum
penalty for kidnappng in this state.
The measure passed both houses
and becomes law upon the signature
of the Governor.
PIONEER OF FAR NORTH,
WOMAN IS DEAD AT S3.
SASKATOON.—Mary Ellen Rus
sell, believed to be the first white
woman to travel the Dawson trail,
is dead. She was 88 years old.
Micheal John I^us-Sell, her hus
band, traveled to Winnipeg in 1868
by Hudson Bay boat and ox cart
before the railway was built .They
reached -Ft. Frances, north of Port
Arthur, in 1871 q,nd were present at
the agreement made between he
Indians and Queen Victoria.
FEWER LYNCHINGS LAST YEAR
In 1934, 15 persons,; all Negroes,
were lynched by mobs in this coum
try. In 1933, lynchings numbered
28; 1932, 8; 1931, 13; and 1930, 21.
All mob executions of 1934 occurred
in Southern States, Mississippi lead
ing with six, Forida and Louisiana
had two each, and Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas one
each. In 51 other instances lynch
ings wrere prevented in 1934 by
officers of the law, seven of these
being in northern and western states.
It is a sad commentary on our civ
ilization that .all vvyre n* t prevented.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.—Five
fifteen p. m. a wireless flashed the
message that the- U. S. Navy airship
Macon had suffered a bad casualty
and that officers and crew had
prepared to abandon ship. The huge
lighter than air c^aft crashed into
the sea 3 miles off Pt. Sur, 100
miles south of San Francisco and
sank in 20 minutes. Eighty-one men
under the command of Herbert B.
Wiley, sole surviving officer of the
ill-fated Akron, sister ship of the
Macon and which crashed into the
sea off the New Jersey coast less
than two years ago. were rescued
by Navy ships cruising in the neigh
borhood. Ernest Daley, radio oper
ator, and EJ Kwinday enlisted mem
ber of the crew, were reported lost.
Survivors related that an unex
plainable explosion tore open the
rear The commander tried to
right the ship but as she was falling
fast the men were ordered to aban
don the crafc. Rubber rafts weie
thrown out to which the men made
their way until picked up by rescue
boats from the Navy ships.
The Macon was enroute to south
ern waters for navy mano vers. At
a cost of $2,400,000 the Macon was
completed in 1934. The airship was
'85 Met long and 123 feet at its
:i:<i xlm am d ian. eter.
Jt ordinarily
. an
enlisted men.
The Macon sank in fathoms
of water. No effort will h emade
co salvage her.
Opinion was expressed that^there
will be no more lighter than air
craft built by the United States for
the present at least.
UN ALASKA, Feb. 13.—A scuffle
in the store of V. Sharpe following
the refusal of credit to a customer
for a box of shells he had just pur
chased, resulted in the accidental dis
charge of a gun carried by the cust
omer and the instant killing of B.
A. Turner, an innocent bystander.
Stanley J. Nichols, formerly U. S.
Deputy Marshal at McGrath was
recently appointed U. S. Deputy
Marshal for Valdez to succeed J.
J. Eckles now Secretary to Delegate
Dimond.
HALF A MILLION
IN ADVERTISING.
Among other kerns showing the
distribution of $9*633,161 in the
State of Washington reported by
Sears, Roebuck & Co., during the
period from January 1, 1930. and
December 31, 1933, is that of $635,
662 for newspaper advertising. This
company also uses other forms of
advertising liberally, including the
familiar catalog, backbone of its
huge direct selling effort. Those
who are backward about investing
in advertising may find inspiration
in this.
A new world’s speed record for
Diesel powered motor cars was es
tablished recently at Daytona Beach,
Florida. A speed of 125.065 miles
an hour on a mile course was
attained.
First Liquor Bills
In Legislature
JUNEAU, Feb. 7.—The first liq
uor bill to appear at this session of
the legislature was introduced in
the House by Representative H. u.
McCutcheon, of Anchorage, which
provides licensing of dispensar.es
where liquor could be sold by the
glass, says the Seward Gateway.
The measure divides dispensaries
into three classes: .wholesalers, r>
tailors and manufacturers.
The first would be required te
pay a license of $1,500 a year and
sell only unbroken packages.
Manufacturers include breweri s,
distillers and provides a license of
$5C0.
Retailers are divided into throe
classes: general, clubs, roadhouses.
General dispensaries, where liquo>
is sold for consumption on tht
premies, bottle or glass, and a lic
ense of $1,000 a year. Clubs—fur
only recognized clubs and a lirens?
of $250 per year. Roadhouses eighi
miles outside of incorporated towns,
a license of $100 per annum
The measure provides that nr
liquor license may be issued to any
place, which principal purpose i?
amusernen-, or social entertainment
No dancing or entertainment will
le allowed in general dispensaries
This provision does not upp-.y ic
lubs or dispensaries outside of in
coi t,o; ated towns.
Licenses would be bandied by
district courts and the money turn
mn.i itu i:t y
which cffice wil] refund 50 pe cent
•f i!.« revenue to incorporated towns
Applicants for license must be 25
years of a^e, a citizen, native bore
or naturalized, and be a resident of
a division for not less than a year
No license would be issued ,tc ai^
person who has been found puilt.v
Of a felony.
OHAS. COW AN
PASSES AWAY
AT FAIRBANKS
Word received from Fairbanks
this morning stated that Charles
Cowan, 73, well known resident o
Takotna and McGrath, passed .away
at St. Joseph’s hospital Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Cowan, who had been quite
ill writh the flu was taken to Fair
banks, February 8, but w»s npt
thought to be dangerously .ill.
Mr. Cowan went to the, Yukon
Valley in 1892 and prospected on
various creeks until 1896 when he
heard of the Klondike strike. He
went to Dawson and remaned in
that vicinity until 1899 when he
joined a stampede to Nome. Fron
Nome he went to Fairbanks from
where he came to the Irmoko ir
1908 after which he remained in the
Kuskokwim and Yukon Valk-ys. For
more than forty years he did not
get as far as the coast until last
fall when he made a trip to Anchor
age.
In his youth Mr. Cowan lived a*
Cumberland Gap, Kentucky. But
little is known of his relatives. H*
was married many years a^a f-n'.
is known to leave a datfj. hte>
ing in Texas