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TAKOTNA ALASKA SATUKI AY.. NOEVMBER 9. 1929.
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Sutherland’s Last Term;
Wickersham, Rustgard
Aspire for Ddegateship
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5 —Dan A.
and, De’.egaU from Alaska.
6?id today that his biographical
skbteh appearing i’i the next Con*
gpcssional Record would read “his
•»:<t and last term.'’
“I think that in plain enough to
ridicate that I am retiring when my
term is over,” he said.'
Brevity has always marked the bi
ographical sketch of Delegate SSuth
er’and in the Congressional Record.
Ip May and December, 1924, the
sketch read:
“Dan A. Sutherland, Republican,
second term.”
In January, 1929, it read:
“Dan A. Sutherland,. Republican;
ip art h term.”
i mii i i ini i » i«nrnnwwrmwiif—
JUNEAU, Nov. 6.—Following re
ceipt. here of the announcement of
Delegate Dan Sutherland that this
would be his last term as Delegate
from Alaska.. John Rustgard, present
Territorial Attorney General, an
nounced his candidacy fbr Republican
nomination for Delegate to Congress.
JUNEAU, Nov. 7.—Judge James
Wicker sham, former Delegate to Con
gress, announced Wednesday that he
will be a candidate Delegate to
Congress in the Republican primaries
next April.
The announcement of Delegate
i Sutherland came most unexpectedly,
creating some stir among local poli
ticians, and all indications point to a
warmi contest in'the April primaries.
Tells of Wall
Street Dinner
tVIIEKE A NUMBER OF SENA-,
ATTENDED AND HIP FLASKS >.
WERE PROVIDED.
WASHINGTON, Nw. 5—The story
of aWall Street dinner was told to
the Senate today by Senator Brook
hart, who said he sat by Otto Kask
arid E. E. Loomis,- of Morgan & Co.
Brookhart said he was urged to go to
the dinner by the distinguished presi
dent, in protest. Brookhart referred
to Senator Moses in the reception
room. He said there was a rack at
tT.e end and when someone lifted a
curtain there was revealed rows of
hip basks, “and I was told to help
myself. A consMerabletlot there did
help themselves, but Smoot, who was
there, did not help himself and was
as much disgusted as I was and as
much against -it. Senator Gooding
did not take a flask, and' a few others
too who were there—they can say for
themselves whether they helped
themselves.. Then wa went in to
dinner, given by Waiter J. Fahey, a
Wail Street broker.”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Senator
Erookhart today appeared bef :ve the
District of Columbia grand jury to
tell of the big Wall Street booze
party and dinner given for a number
of members of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—Senator
Gillett, former speaker of th. House,
told the Senate today that he fre
quently saw men participate in the
work of the House wliilet under the
influence of liquor.
RUSS PLANE LAND OF SOVIETS
MAKESS LANDING, NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Nov; 4.—T’« or Rnssian
airplane Land of the Soviets landed
Saturday afternoon on Long Island,
completing its flight from Moscow
via Alaska. Colonel Chatties Lind
bergh greeted the fliers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. The four
Russian aviaters, membecs' of’ the
crew of the Land cf the S acts, have
cabled Soviet officials for ocrmlssion
to fly across the Atlantici ..-:ean.
Mrs. George W. Clyd was a Fri
day arrival from McGrath, comingrup
Eddie. Carlson
In Cahoots
With Bandit
i
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-CHARGES THAT TELLER OF SE
ATTLE BANK HAD $7,000 TO
j
HAND OUT ON DEMAND.
SEATTLE, 6.—Floyd Sprague,
.tclir in the Marine State Bank, was
arrested today, charged with having
been implicate in a. holdup of that ih
. stitution fifteen months ago.
Joseph Miller, who confessed to the.
robbery, .charged that Sprague knew
he was coming and Lad $7,000 ready
■ to- hands Put .on demand.
\I.ALFINK PARTY, LOST SINCB
SECT:; .23, LOCATED BY<RES- -
CUING PARTY IN ARCTIC
WINNIPEG, Nov. 5,—The McAl
pine party, composed of eight explor
ers, geologists and men, .which haa
been lost since September 28 in the
barren, lands of Northern Canada,,
was found tod^, alive and safe, on
Stickoria island, in the Arctic, accord
ing-tot word just received from rescu-.
ing parties.
! McCullough named as
SENATOR FROM OHIO
!■ COLUMBUS, 0.', Nov. 6.—Former
Representative Roacoe C. McCullough
: of Canton was today appointed
j United States Sfihabor .from Ohio by
' Governor Cooper :-td fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Bur
ton.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.—The steamer
Yukon sailed foe1 Seward this morn
ing, carrying 69 passengers.
PARIS, Nov.jL—A ne wcabinet Las
• been formed, with Andre Tardieu as
premier.
SEATTLE! Nov. 8.—The steamer
Victoria, with 250 passengers, arrived
yesterday from Nome, closing the
season.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—Accom
panied as usual by his understrung
pipe, Charles G. Dawes, ambassador
to Great Britain, arrived here today
| for a conference with Hoover on the
naval armament cosference in Lon
■dlML. !
WICKERSHAM BOOSTS PRO
POSED AUTO-PLANE ROUTE
TO INTERIOR OF ALASKA.
i —
(Seattle Times.)
Judge James Wicker sham of Ju
neau, here on a brief visit, spoke en
thusiastically of the benefits to ac
crue to both nations through com
pletion of the visualized project.
As Alaska’s delegate to Congress
for 12. years after serving the Ter
litory as federal judge for seven
years, Judge Wicker sham is secretary
of an orrganization with headquar
ters at Fairbanks which seeks finan
cial aid fro mthe United States and
Canadian governments to make the
highway project a reality..
‘■A combined airplane and automo
bile highway from Seattle through
British Columbia and Yukon Terri
tory to Alaska,” said Judge Wicker
sham, “would be of far greater hen
eht in securing the further settlement
of these territories and the develop
ment of their great natural resources
than would the construction of a
much more expensive railroad along
the. same route. It would bring pop
ulation into the central parts of
those regions, give close personal
contact and create a feeling of friend-1
ship and common interest which no
other project coould do. It would es- |
tablish towns along its line and give-t
settlers and prospectors an oppoc-j
tunity to develop the agricultural
and mining resources of the regions
: opened, better than any other possi
j hie plan.
“Ihe extension of the automobile
i highway idea to include combination,
with an airplane route ought to j
strengthen public support for both
projeetts and insure official recogni
tion and appropriations froom both
the United States and Canadian gov-|
. ernments. Such a.combined highway,
the airplane route above the automo-1
bile road, both to folio wa. common J
I course, with common supply bases.,!
landing fields, roadhouses and hotels,
wiil make travel bp airplanes and au- i
tomobiles safe and more interesting
to travelers and. double the benefits
to the regions traversed by the great
highway.
“The region to be traversed is an
. untracked wilderness, covered by
uark forestts and mountains, while
unbridged rivers add danger to air
' p.ane service. A plane forced down
in such a country would be lost and
its occupants would mu great risks
: of suffering or death before they
I could be rescued, even if they should
land in safety- If, however, the
iright .of. way. along such a highway
I through the forested areas would be/
cut a hundred feet wide, a plane fob
lowing, its. general course would be;
enabled to land safely on the road
way at any point along its thoousand
miles of< length. Even if it were
• forced to land off the roadway, its
nearness to the highway and fixed
bases of, supplies would enable avi
ators to secure assistance quickly
and also to repair any damage to
their plane and continue their jour-!
ney with little delay or danger.
| “Settlers will quickly erect homes
: along such a road, and every valley j
would be opened to agriculture and
every mining region to prospecting.
As an exaample of what always has
: followed and naturally will folloow
road-building in the western wilder- j
ness, the government of the United
StSates has in the past three years;
oonstructed a good graded highway
from Juneau, the capital of Alaska,
for 40 miles north of that town, and
during the progress of the work more
T an a hundred settlers have built
uomes along the line, and new homes
are being built aa .the road progresses
i and reaches new good locations. This
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Graf Zeppelin
to Make Polar
Flight in April
BIG SHIP TO TAKE ON SUPPLIES
AND RETURN TO FAIRBANKS
AFTER FLIGHT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The diri
gible Graf Zeppelin will make flight
to the North Polar regions next
April and is making preparations to
carry members of the Arctic Explora
tion Society, which will sponsor the
flight, according to announcement
made today. According to present
plans, the dirigible will start from
Friedriqhshafen, fly over Norway to
NNome, thence to Fairbanks, Alaska.
On landing at Fairbanks the ship will
take on supplies, and then start on
its polar explorations. When these
are completed the Graf Zeppelin will
return to Fairbanks, from which it
will make flig ht to its home port.
BOOTLEGGING STUDENTS
WORK1N GWAY THROUGH
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
DETROIT, Nov. 5.—A charge that
three students were paying their way
through the University of Michigan
by selling liquor to other students
was made today by the police, after
a raid Saturday night, in which ten
cases of whiskey were confiscated in
the men’s dormitory. Harold Mc
Kee, 24, of Pittsiiu g, is being held in
jail, while two others, whose name3
are known, are being sought. The
liquor, according to the police, was
orougbt from Canada and smuggled
into the dormitory.
ACTION OF SENATOR BING
HAM CONDEMNED B YSENATE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Con
(k"i.nv '-.n of the acm n of Senator
Bingham was again a.mi in tiv >«-ii
ate today. Followi’.c: a spec ill by
Norris, the Corine..client serator read
to the Senate a defe*.r e of his use • f
Charles L. Fynnson, an officer of ilu.
Connecvticut Manufacturers’ As io.na
tion. in i.si.ding him on the tin'ft
hill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—The Sen
ate today voted to condemn Congress
man Bingham. It was the first act
of censure passed by the Senate in
?.l. years.
MACDONALD EXPRESSES PLEA
SURE OVER HIS VISIT T OU. S.
LONDON, Nov. 5.—Premier Mac
doonald, making a statement today
upon his recent trip to the United
States, expressed thanks to Hoover
and members of his cabinet, the Sen
ate and House of Representatives for
! he welcome they gave him. They
shoowed the best kind of friendship,
he said.
LONDON, Nov. 8.—Macdonald, in
a speech last night, appraising Presi
dent Hoover, said he felt like calling
him “Dear did Quaker.”
399 DEAD AS RESULT OF
VOLCANO IN GUATEMALA
..TJATEMALA CITY. Nov. 5.—The
estimated death lists due to erup
tion of Sanagmarin volcano stood at
hree hunndred today in the village
and country above the volcano base.
Ceorge W. C'yde was a yesterday
arrival fro mMcGrath.
International
Highway Is
Sure to Gome
CONTINUOUS FROM TIA JUANA.
MEX., TO FAIRBANKS MAY
SOON BE REALITY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—A con
tinuous highway from Seattle along
the coast to the interior of Alaska
may soon be completed by the Cana
dian and United States governments
if plans already under way are car
ried out.
The Department of the Interior, re
vealing the plans for the highway to
day, explained that it will be continu
ous from Tia Juana to Seattle and
; will form a continuous boulevard
' from Mexico through California, Ore
gon, Washington, Canada and Alaska
j to Fairbanks. Spur roads will con
nect with Prince Albert, Wrangell,
Juneau, Cordova, Dawson, Circle City,
Seward and Valdez, and the towns of
Telegraphic, Whitehoorse and Tanana
Crossing are included.
For the purpose of carrying out
| these plans bills have been introduced
! in the House by Delegate Sutherland
! of Alaska and in the Senate by Sen
ator McDay, providing for the open
j ing of negotiations and co-operation
] with the Canadian government.
—
November
Elections
I WALKER DEFEATS LA GUARDI \
j FOR NEW YORK MAYOR BY
ALMOST HALF MILLION,
NEW YOLK, Nov 6.—Walker vast
ie-elect-1 may >r in yesterday’s eloo
tion, d ‘featinjr LaGardia, Republ
ican, by 497,'.65. Norman Thomas,.
Socialist, polled 175,000 votes.
RICHMOND, Nov. 6.—Dr. John
Garland, Democrat, was elected gov
eruor of Virginia bj a two-thirds vote
over Dr. Julian Mosley Brown, lie
! publican, and Smith, Democratic can
j didate, in Tuesday’s election.
BOSTON, Nov. 6.—James Morloy,
j for the third time, was re-elected
] mayor in yesterday's election.
INDIANAPOLISS, Nov. 6.—Ralph
P. Hale, who is under liquor conspir
acy indictmentt, was re-elected mayor
of East Chicago.
NOVEMBER 11 PROCLAIMED
ARMISTICE DAY BY HOOVER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—In order
that the people of the United States
may reca'l the high purposes for
which this nation entered the World
War, President Hoover issued a
nr n1<v’ at'nn today naming Novem
ber 11th as Armistice Day. The Pres
ident aiso said it was fitting that on
this day the nation should recall its
obligation to the dead to apply itself
to measures to prevent the repetition
devastation and loss of hu
manitty aa occurred in the World:
Y\ ar.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. C—President
Hoover today issued a proclamation!
’emigrating November 28 as ThanJsa
givinjj; D.ay.
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