VOL. X NO. 12
TAKOlNA ALASKA SATURDAY. A PRIL 5. 1:30
PRICE 25 CEN'PK
3 Powers
In Acaord
2 EARLY ADJOURNMENT NAVAL
CONFERENCE IT QUITE
PROBABLE.
LONDON, April .3—An official an
.! nouncement was made from tile
.. American delegation headquarters to
day that the American, British and
. Japanese delegations are in complete
- accord, the Americans and British
in meeting indicated an'.acceptance of
. the Japanese reservations. The only
, points to be. settled are details relat
ing. to .the Japanese reservations on
the scrapping and replacing of ships
. in order to keep dockyards working.
It is. said there was no factor of diffi
culty in any of the reservations.
A Humiliating Surrender, Says Big
Gathering At Tokio.
TUIfilO, April 3.—Under auspices
► of ..the. famous Black Dragon, social
. and .other nationalistic organizations,
. an open-air demonstration against
the ...apanese Cabinet’s acceptance of
the irmdon naval formula, was held
„ at Shiba Park. The The speaker
- saidi.the government’s decision was a
. humiliating surrender of the national
.defense in face of tne American de
. mantis. % Over 2,000 attended, despite
the fact that it was a holiday of the
; .anniversary of the death of Jimmut
i ennor..J e pan’s legendary first em
peror.
Ecezich Demands for Security.
EON DON „ April 4.—The Italian
. naval delegation astounded the Lon
s' don conference .today by issuing a
statement not only pointedly repri
manding to France, but bearing indi
t cations.that Italy is tired of the pres
i ent iAnglo-French negotiations con
> cernjng French demands for security.
Early Adjournment Possible.
' LONDON, April 4.—The signing of
c thetthree-poower pact by the United
States, Britain, and Japan and quick
•..adjournment of the naval conference
v.was .said in an authorized quarter
V. late, today to be quite possible. This
<2 would leave the knotty c^iestions of
Fretfch security and Franco-Italian
parity to be signed in otheer fields.
ARCHIE HIGGINS AN DASSO
CIATES ACQUIRE HOLDINGS
<? OF FLUME DREDGE COMPANY
Emil Anderson, well known dredge
man, following a winter spent at his
1 home in Oakland, Calif., returned
f here Friday, coming via airplane
j from Fairbanks with Pilot Frank
i Dorbatidt.
Speaking of operations hereabouts
i for the coming season, Mr. Anderson
: states (that: the dredges and holdings
of the Flume Dredging Company on
Little umd Yankee creeks, as well as
the Gan es dredge, have been acquired
by Auchie). Higgins and associates.
: Mr. Higgins, former well known Ta
. kotnan, is expected to arrive here at
. an eaj:ly date to give personal su
pervision to plans now maturing. Gil
bert H. Russell, former Flume man
ager, tof course, will not be in this
: year.
Henry Wallick returned here yes
4 terday from Ophir, to which place he
' went to auction oif two half interests
in claims owned by the Hubade He
' bert estate. Sale of the interests
was not made, and they probably will
> be disposed 'of at private sale.
Harry Lohr- returned here Friday
■ from a trip to Poorman, leaving Sat
*-arday for*‘McGrath.
Census Now j
Being Taken
ARMY OF 120,000 ENUMERATORS
NOW BUSY COUNTING U. S.
POPULATION.
WASHINGTON, Aprl 2.—An army1
of 120,0U0 census enumerators en
tered today upon the task of count
ing the population of the United
States, as well as gathering other
prescribed data.
President Hoover, one ojf the first
Washingtonians visited, promptly an
swered ail qustions about the first
family asked by the enumerator.
Centertown, Cole county, Missouri,
located in the exact geographical cen
ter of the state, completed its count
of population today, and the super
visor of the district telegraphed Na
tional Director $tewart here, claim-,
ing the honor of being the first in
corporated municipality to finish its
work.
COSGROVE RE-ELECTED PRES
IDENT OF IRISH FREE STATE
DUBLIN, April 2.—Former Presi
dent Cosgrove was today re-elected
president qjf the rish Free State by
the Dail Eirann.
CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF 2 LARGEST, BEST VESSELS
WASHINGTON.—Postmaser Gen
fial Brown announced today that the
board pf ocean mail in its contract to
the United States line calls for the
construction of twq vessels which will
be the peers of any ships sailing the
high seas.
The contract for carrying the mails
from i\ew York to Southampton stip
ulates that two new vessels be con
structed by the coinpany which oper
ates the beet led by the Leviathan,
which shall cost not less than $o0,
ouo,000. They must equal if not ex
ceed in tonnage ana speed, the De
partment said, any vessel which is
now engaged in trans-oceanic service.
EUROPA BEATS FASTEST
TIME ACROSS OCEAN
NEW YORK, March 29.—A new
speed queen of the seas has been en
throned when the North German liner
Europa, on her maiden voyage, wrest
ed the crown by 18 minutes from her
sister ship Bremen.
The 51,000-ton racing greyhound
passed Ambrose Lightship, crossing
the tape at 5:54 o’clock this morning,
making the 3,100 miles crossing from
Cherbourg in 4 days 17 hours and 6
minutes.
Stormy weather prevailed most or
the way or better speed would have
been made, navigating officers and en
gineers said.
Returning here today from a visit
to Ophir, where they were in attend
ance at a two-nights featuresession
of dancing, said to have been a mokt
enjoyable affair, were Mrs. Oliver
Anderson, Mrs. Chester Brink, Mrs.
D. E. Clough, Mrs. Charles Ulsh and
Miss Rutn Secor.
Mrs. Olver Anderson, wife of Man
ager Anderson of the N. C. Co. at
McGrath, and Mrs. Charles Ulsh were
Thursday arrivals fravxnMcGrath for
a fe wdays’.visit here.
Del Thompson returned- here yes
terday froima business trip to Ophir.
Pete ' Jensen returned here Friday
from. atrip to, Ophir.
H. R. ALEXANDER’S DAUGHTER
STARTS ACTION..FOR DIVORCE
SEATTLE,. April 4.—Dorothy A.
Carmen, daughter of H. R. Alexander
began action in - the superior court
yesterday to divorce Joseph L. Car
men Jr., president of the Washington
Alaska Airways Company. Mrs; Car
men alleges her husband cold and re
pellant. and has told her. he has. lost
his affection for her.
PLANE AFIRE 3.000 FEET IN
AIR, TWO Jt'.VIP TO DEATH
TULSA,<L).kiiU,. April.4.—Louis A.
Criapen and Joseph Bryant of Clare
more, trapped without parachutes in
their burning plane, 3,000 feet in the
air, jumped to their death here, to
dry.
SHOW KANSAS, TENNESSEE
AS ONLY BONE-DRY STATES
NEW YORK, April 4.—Kansas and
Tennessee are the oply bone-drp
States reported in the tabulations
from forty States contained in the
fourth week's returns to the Literary
Digest on the national poll on, prohi
bition.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, April L—Announce
ment was made today that three hun
dred members at the naval reserve
will leave here on July 5 aboard a
...ted States destrpyer for a two
.. .oks training cruise of Alaska
waters.
SEATTLE, April 3.-—George F.
Reynolds was lined $25 upon convic
tion of gambling and then dismissed
from the police force for playing
poker in a public house.
SEATTLE, April 3.—Meyer, sus
pected slayer of Bassett, was com
mitted to the state penitentiary to
day to srve life term as a hahitual
criminal.
WASHINGTON, April 1.—Hoover
today appealed to the nation to co
operate whole-heartedly in order that
the census to be started tomorrow be
effective
BciKIiIN, April 1.—Frau Wagner,
widow of the famous Richard Wag
ner, died here today.
BERLIN, April 1.—Heinrich Bnien
ing appointed chancellor today.
FACES CHARGES OF ROBBING
FROM DEAD MAN’S CABIN
CORDOVA.—Paul W. White, of
Lima, Wash., was taken to Valdez on
the steamer Northwestern to face
charges of robbing the dead.
White is alleged to have confessed
to United States Attorney W. N.
Cuddy and Assistant Attorney Clyde
W. Ellis that he found the body of
Charles W alien, a trapper, frozen to,
death on the trail. White then went
to Wallen's cabin and took furs worth
$260, and then reported to the com
missioner that the body had been
found. He is alleged to have admit
ted his guilt. I
On federal instructions White
brought the body of Wallen to Chit
.na, where an investigation was
started.
• j ' i| **»*!}* jpTWir '
Walter Sachow, a participant in
the Fairbanks dog derby but who
was unfortunate in bringing home no
bacon, returned here yesterday, leav
ing in the afternoon for Ophir, on his
way home to Flat.
Charlie O’Halloran, with the out
going mail, passed throough on Fri
day- *
Nome Has
Bog Kace
PETER OLSON WINS 166-MILE
J’YFNT, NOME TO GOLOVIN
. AND RETURN.
NOME, April 1.—Pete Olson is
being acclaimed here today as Alas
ka s champion musher, after driving
his.dog team' to victory in the 160
mile. race from here to Golovin and
return. lie was awarded $L,000.
Olson's time in c«jp/ering the dis
tance was J7 hours and 10 minutes.
Edward Pungnuk and George i.*c
Londeer came in second and third, re
spectively, both being close up.
APPORTIONMENT OF WATER
SUPPLY OF COLUMBIA RIVER
WASHiNG'iONL April 1.—The
henate today passed the hill granting
Congressional permission to Oregon,
Washington, Id aim, .Montana and
Wyoming to negotiate agreements
tor apportionment of the water sup
ply of the Columbia river.
$2^0sa0j)j000 FOR PUBLIC BUILD
INGS GETS HOOVERS OKAY
WASHINGTON, April 1.—Hoover
today sigrea the bill authorizing the
appropriation of $230,000,000 for
public buddings.
alcana
ONTARIO PROVINCE PROFITS
FROM ITS LIQUOR CONTROL J
OTTAWA-—Tile Ontario Liquor!
Control Commission reported to the
legislature a profit of 89,661,000, re
sulting from sales totaling over $55,
000,000.
Commenting .upon the operation of
the eontraol system, the report said:
“The evils resulting from the abuses
of liquoor have ever been present.
The sin of drunkenness is still with
us, and probably will remain with
most other sins.”
During the year 1920 550,000 per
mits were issued.
WILKINS GIVES. ARCTIC
SHIP TO ELDER EIELSON
HATTON, N. f>.. -March 29.—Sir
Georye- Wilkins is to yive the plane
used in establishing the .base for the
famous flight of Wilkins and Colonel
Ben Eielson across the “top of the
world” to Ole Eielson. He said the
plane is now in Seattle and was pre
sented to Wilkins by the Detroit Avi
ation Society, sponsors for the Wil
kins Arctic expedition. Ole Eielson
said the planne will probably be given
to the State of North Dakota or the
Eielson Memorial Association to be
placed in a museum.
Wilkins said he would also aid in
the negotiations to recover the plane
used in the flight from Point Barrow,
to Spitzenberg, now said to be owned
by the Argentine government.
Frank Walker, with the inbi^nd
mail, passed through on Tuesday, on
his wry to Flat, from which point he
will proceed to Anvik, while Charlie
Konig will arrive here with the next
outgoing mail. Accompanying Mr.
Walker from McGrath were Jthe son
and daughter of James Ebanoff, on
their way to Holy Cross.
Judge Cecil H. Clegg and Miss
Parsons, stenographer, got away
l-yrn 'McGrath Wednesday for B.t’nol,
m'aMng the y,cyage*witmPilot Frank
Dorbandt. t
Commission
Study Alaska
HOOVER NAMES COMMITTEE TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATION'S
FOR BETTERMENT.
WASHINGTON, April 3— Seere
tar yof the Interior Wilbur today an
nounced that President Hoover has
designated three commissioners as
Alaska members of a committee to
recommend steps for improving gov
ernmental administration of that Ter
ritory. The committee will .study
whether it will be possible to place
more authority and control of the
| Territory in Alaska rather than a»
I Washington, thereby increasipp -op
| portunity for economic development
in the territory.
The .first meeting of,the committee
wilt be held at Juneau.this month,
j The commissioners .are: Governor
Parks, representing .the Department
of Interior; Dennis Winn, represent
! ing the Departmennt of Commerce is
charge of the risfaing problem in
Alaska, and Charles U. Flory, repre
senting the Department .of .Agricul
ture, supervisor of farms,..stock and
forestry problems. Each will retair
his post as representative of his de
partment and will add to his duties
that of commissioner.
One of the first problems to be
taken up will be that of sanitary and
medical work in the Territory. An
other considerate”*, will be the/ad vis
ability ot a reorganized educations
system. Secretary Wilbur said that
while they would be ex-officio com
missioners, they will have no author
ity on final actions. All recommenda
tions will be submitted to the Pre&i
dent, which wil make it possible fen
hi mto bring about any needed .* co
ordination.
$'25,000,009 ANNUAL?/* FOR
ROAD-BUILDIN (• OK A YEI
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Hoover
today signed the hill authorising the
su mot $125,000,000 annually for
road-building program of three years
PROHIBITION
"WASHINGTON, April 4.—John J
llaskob, chairman of the Democratic
natonal committee, today testified be
fore the Senate lobby committee that
he had no light to commit the Demo
era tic patty tin either side of the
question of prohibition.
Fra*ik Meier, coming -with Pilot
Frank Durbandt, returned here Fri
day, following a visit among relatives
and friends at his old home in Ger
many, where he sojourned for about,
four months. Incidentally Mr. Meier
made a rather speedy trip back to
Takotna. .Leaving Hamburg March
5 on the liner Bremen, on the arrival
of which at New York he took a taxi
for the Union Station, boarded a 20
hour train to Chicago, transferred
there to a Milwaukee train, he landed!
in Seattle on March 15, ten days after
leaving Hamburg. Had it, not been
for delay at Seattle in boarding a
a boat, another delay at Curry on the
Alaska Railroad and three 4ays spent
in Fairbanks, he would undoubtedly
have established a Hamburg-Takotna
record.
Johnson Sozov left yesterdpy for
Ophir, on his way to Fiat, wfcar* he
will be engaged during vthe .camjflf
season.