THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. XL Na 2T
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. FSETIMBER 5 1931
PRICE *25 CENTS
China Moods
Bring Death
To,350,OOO
FIFTY' MlLftlON PEOPLE. PACING
STARVATION DURING COM
IPffi WINTER,
SHANGHAI,' Sept: 41—Another
great flood disaster was inflicted upon
China? today.^ Already: suffering from
the most tremendous inundation of
modem.' tunes: with:), at > - least three
hundred and fif Of/thousand already
dead/ and fifty million, said by the
government to face starvation this
winter, fcba.-Yell«w rivet overflowed
its banks- in iNorthem Honan prov
ince, - Report* .thah the latest disaster
had caused'huge losses of life were
partly confirmed by-dispatches, which
wld that, seven hundred were drowned
iaijthe Mengtsing district when sev
enty villages, ware flooded and twenty
thousand persons rendered' homeless.
TKe* YeUowvriven, long , known as
China's sorrow, rose to dangerous
helgfrtlfor tour hundred miles of. its
meandering course across Honag and
SKantutfg'.jpr® vinces.-:
I Indications of the widespread
character , of China’s floods were re
vealed in reports , of casualties which
came- fram, Yunnan , province, in the
fat southeastern portion, where the
mighty Yangtze river was said to
have covered the entire northeastern
area of:; the province..
Flying Japan
To Seattle
DO .YMOTLE AND C. A. ALLEN
ABOUT TO START 4,400-MILE
TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT.
TQEJfO, Sept. €.—Hon Moyle and
j <£ A. Allen, California aviators,
j stetted from, the Takieawa airport,
near here, at 1:47 p. m, P. S. T., Fri
day, on a: 375-nuTe flight to Samushiro
Beach* whence they planned to begin
a continuous trans-Pacific flight of
4^400 miles to Seattle. The aviators
soared away in. the monoplane which
failed last year to. bear Harold Gatty
and Harold Bromley on a nonstop
'flight from Japan- to Seattle, and also
failed Thomas, Ash. this year on a
similar mission.
CHINA ASKS' UNITED STATES
TO EXERCISE ITS GOOD OF
FICES WITH MEXICAN GOVT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—A for
mad request that the United States
exercise, its good, offices regarding the
treatment, of Chinese in Mexico was
received today at the State Depart
ment from the Chinese legation.
Yung Kjai, charge d’affaires ad in
terim, mentioned only the state of
. Sonora, although, previous complaints
also have referred to the state of
1 Sinaboa. The expulsion of Chinese
residents was the subject of the dis
! pute..
*
i; i
Alaska Interests At
Tlie Nation’s Capital
<By W. A.. 81
WASHINGTON,. Aug. 10.—It is re
ported to the Delegate from Interior
Alaska/ that the recent increase of
freight and passenger rates on the
Alaska Railroad' had not had the de
sired effect of increasing the- revenues
ofthe railroad!. It is said that much,
ofi thie freight £&r. the Interior is or
derad consigned to Valdez, from
whence it. is; transported hy truck to
Fairbanks and other pointsfl Air
planes also meet the steamers at Val
dez: and: fly with passengers to Fair
banks- hi less than four hours, thus
samngr^nhant three days 'time. The
increased? passenger rates also has
had thfc effect of reducing the num
ber of ’tourists- who might otherwise
halve taken the trip to Fairbanks. It
is expected that these facts will have
am eeet no committees and the In
teVior -Department when the matter
offfreigltfhaad passenger rates are
under discussion this winter.
Indianar-wkb claim to have the
right of fu—resign and occupancy in.
Auk villagei dnut twelve miles north
of’ Juneau/Auite: sent in a petition to
the GenerateI<and Office reqquesting
that their rights be protected and
that leasee'for these lands be opt
given to wttte applicants. Although
this old village is included in the
boundaries of the Tongas Forest Res
ervation^ it is claimed that the rights
of the natives are reserved by an act
ef Congress entitled, “An act provid
ing sr civil* gowevnment for Alaska,”
which act was approved by the Presi
denton May 17, 1884, and which pro
vides: “That the Indians or other |
persons in safddistrict shall not be
disturbed in the possession of any
ands actually in their use o roccupa
tion or now claimed by them, but the
terms under which such persons may
acquire title to such lands is reserved
for future Iegistlation by Congress.”
The status of these Indians is now
under consideration by Secretary of
Agriculture Hyde and Secretary of
: the Interior Wilbur.
The Acting Chief. Alaska Division
of Indian Affairs, writes to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs that here
after when school buildings for the
| natives are to be erected he will en
! deavor to have specifications pre
i pared early enough to permit bids for
finished lumber, frame work, casings,
! etc., to be furnished by dealers in
| Alaska. Local mills complained that
1 recently the material for nine school
buildings was furnished from Seattle,
while Alaska dealers were not given
opportunity to submit bids.
Mrs. Mary Lee Davis, who livedo in
Fairbanks several years but is now a
resident of Washington, has just, is
suedanother new book that treats of
the real folks of the North. It- is en
titled “We Are Alaskans,’’ and" is full
of intimate personal close-ups from
nearly one hundred living' people in
Alaska.
The' request was made1 some time
ago that Lake Minclmmin& be em
braced on the winter mail! route be
tween Nenana and Flat. *££& Post
master General bias just notified the
Delegate that the Department had
(Ooidmitd cm Page ».)
1 imnDll 1 O V7I IWVftA'l I
DUBLIN RAISE STREAMS
TO THE FLOOD LEVEL STAGE
DUBLIN, Sept. 3.—Torrents oJ
rain, beginning yesterday and conti m
uing today, have raised streams te
the flood level. River-bank homes
have been vacated, houses in the low
lying parts of Dublin have been
flooded, and many shops could, not
open for business. At Ballsbridg*
the fields were like lakes and th*
roads were rivers.
KING GEORGE AND PRINCE
OF WALES ASK TEMPORARY
REDUCTIONS IN THEIR ‘PAY
LONDON, Sept. &—King Georg*
announced today, in a letter to Prim*
Minister Macdonald, that he wanted. £
reduction of 50,000 pounds in his cixri
list, which is the annual income pait
by the government to the crown. Th*
Prince of Wales also informed th*
Prime Minister that he intended t*
contribute tten thousand pounds tc
the national funds. The King said, al
the other members of the royal fam.
ily who received parliamentary
grants desired cute in their incomes
It is their contribution in the time o
national financial emergency. Thi
; Kings voluntary reduction is- to con
tinue for the duration of the perio*
of stress.
FRANCE CONFERS HONOR
UPON NEW YORK MAYO!
PARIS, Sept. 3.—Mayor Jimmy
France confers. A though mfwy r...
Walker of New York today was mad*
a Commander of the Legion of Honor
one of the highest distinctions whicl
France confers. Although many
Americans have been made Chevalier
of the Legion, comparatively fev
have been made commanders. One o:
these is Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh.
CHILEAN NSURH KCTION
SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEh
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6.—Avicei
from Chile tonight said that two regi
ments at Valparaiso had revolted anc
joined the Daval mutineers.
! SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 6.—Th<
government announced today that ar
amicable settlement, had been reached
with mutineers of the battle fleet al
Coquimbo but the rebels still held th<
Calcahuano naval base, although the
government was confident the insur
rection had been broken.
Miss Beth Marie Anderson, teachei
of Takotna school, following a vaca
tion of three oar four months, spent
mostly in San Francisco, returned
here last esrening, coming from An
chorage* with Pilot Munson of the Pa
cifie International Airways. Pilot
Munson also brought the regular
first class mail.
Gurley Anderson returned here
last night, following a visit of a cou
ple of days at McGrath, coming up
via airplane.
Charlie Ulch, bringing up a load of
2600 pounds of freight, arrived Fri
day and returned to McGrath on Sat
urday
The steamer Tana is scheduled to
arrive at McGrath at almost any
time, during the next day or so.
Chris Nelson left Thursday for an
I outing of a few days down river.
submarine
Nautilus
' All IS WELL ABOARD SIR HU
BERT WILKINS’ CRAFT, DE
CLARES RADOGRAM.
OSLO, Norway , Sept. 3.—Ail is
well aboard Sir Hubert Wilkins’ sub
marine Nautilus, from which the first
news in five days came tonight. Com
, munication with the submarine now
on an Arctic cruise was established
by the radio station of the Meteoro
1 logical Institute at Tromsoe. In a 20
1 minute conversation Sir Hubert gave
■ assurances that all aboard were well.
i_
J STRAINED RELATIONS BE
TWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA
t
i
I
r
TOKYO, Sept. 4.—Strained rela
tions existed ... between Japan and
China today. The asserted execution
by Chinese troops of Captain Shin
taro Nakamura as a spy in Manchu
ria a month ago and other anti-Jap
anese acts aroused keen resentment.
Newspapers asserted the war depart
ment was resolved to take certain
resolute steps unless the Nakamura
case was satisfactorily settled. The
Asah said the Japanese war office
might resort to force, and the Nichi
Nichi stated the war office might de
cide upon troop concentration some
where in Manchuria.
(
:
i
GRAF ZEPPELIN BACK HOME
FROM PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Sept. 9.—
Graf Zeppelin landed here at 3:45
o’cloek this afternoon, completing a
round trip to Pernambuco, Brazil. It
was her second round trip to Brazil.
She sailed on August 19, reached Per
nambuco in early September, and took
off for home again last Friday after
noon. On the way over she carried
thirteen passengers and a cargo of
mail and freight.
MORE TOUGH LUCK.
PORTLAND, Sept. 8.—Mrs. May
Holland was jailed here today when
police hurried to her hotel room and
reported they found her beating her
husband. She was charged with dis
orderly conduct.
Leaving Thursday for Fairbanks,
traveling with Pilot Blunt of the Pa
cific International Airways, were Leo
Hardy, lately of the A. R. 6. forces
in Flat, Carl F. Lottsfeldt, A. R. C.
superintendent for this division, and
Oddie Hallson, warden of the Alaska
Game Commission.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Stanley J.
Nichols, after a couple of. days here
giving attention to duties in connec
tion with his office, returned to Mc
Grath last evening, going down via
airplane.
Taking airplane last night for Mc
Grath were Charles O’Hallqran, Ivar
Chilstrom, Mts. Ivar Chilstrom, and
four daughters, Vera, Viola, Velma,
Vesta and Vida Chilstrom.
Mrs. Chester Brink, who has been
somewhat indisposed for the past two
. or three weeks, is reported to be
on her way to recovery;
Miss Mary McLean, coming from
the Higgins dredge headquarters at
Yankee, was a Saturday arrival.
nere's a neai
' Flying Record
JIMMY DOOLITTLE FLIES FROM
BURBANK, CAL., TO NEWARK,
N. J., IN 11 HRS. 15 MIN.
CLEVELAND, Sept. . .—After set
i ting a new transcontinental speed
record from Burbank, California, to
Newark, N. J., today, Major Jimmy
Doolittle returned to Cleveland to?
•night. Thrilled by his record-break
ing feat, a crowd of several thousand
persons cheered wildly as Doolittle
came into sight in his fast flying
green and yellow biplane.
Doolittle left Burbank at 4:35 a. m.
Eastern standard time today. After
refueling at Albuquerque, N. M., and
at ansas CiKty he arrived at Cleve
land at 1:40 p. m. More fuel was
given the plane at Cleveland, and
within a few minutes he again hopped
off for Newark. He arrived there at
3:50 p. m., making his trip time 11
hours and 15 minutes, compared to
the previous record of 12 hours and
; 2g minutes and 3 seconds, made by
Captain Frank Hawks in 1930. Paus
ing at Newark about an hour for an
other refueling, Doolittle again took
to the air for the return trip to
Cleveland.
NEWARK, Sept. 4.—Gas was the
main concern of Major Jimmy Doo
little when he set his plene down at
the Newark airport with a new trans
continental record. “I had good
weather except for a few thunder
storms,” he said. “My motor worked
beautifully. My best time was 240
mile san hour, between Kansas City
and Cleveland, but as I circled New
ark airport for a landing I was mak
ing 2g0 miles an hour.”
5* HULKS INULtSSAKV TO Kh- >1
STORE LIFE IN DROWNED MAN 8
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Believed
drowned after five minutes at the bot
tom of Laurel Lake, N. J., William
Duggan was alive and well today. For
nine hours physicians and nurses at a
hospital made efforts to revive him,
although his heart and pulse had ie
stopped and his body was blue and g
cold. n
He was wrapped in blankets, lined >d
with.hot-water bottles, was given fre
quent hypodermics and inhalatcrs, j
were used. Finally he sighed and a
opened his eyes. sa
“It was so comfortable just resting ir
in space,” he said. “Yet I had a feel
ing I had to rouse myself, to make
an effort to go somewhere. Then
from a great distance I heard my IS
mother calling and I had to answer
her. After a great efFort I opened1'
my eyes.” Q
He had a feeling of “oblivion—*1
peaceful oblivion, and a long sleep in11
! which there were no dreams,” before'3
he heard his mother calling and ral-’f
lied. 3
- ;j
Pilot Munson, of the Pacific Inter
national Airways, who landed her^
yesterday with the mail, departe>r<
this morning on his way to Flat. ..
Fran Guskey left this morning fo
McGrath, traveling with Pilot Murr
son of the Pacific International. i
-- s
A. H. Twitchell returned a.’cqup^
of days ago from a brief viaituatlMi1
Grath. V
— — • 13
a
s
M
Ml Ml