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TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1034.
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Dillinger
S ill at Large
cut: aw who escaped from
“5 SCAPE I ROOF” JAIL STILL
BEING HUNTED.
CFXWN POINT, ind.—John Dil
fc'.'g , i.ojir.ou:, killer and bank r b
i_>: htev, vho was awai ig kind -'o*
i. ui. er walkeu out f. the “escape
proof’ Lake county jail today \v Hi a
negr prisoner, Herbert Youngblood,
ex-c uviet and also accused of mur
der. Each, armed with a machine
gun., is at large.
Mis. Lillian H. Olley, sheriff of
Lake county, had remarked that Dil
lingev never would escape from her
jail. Her husband was killed by an
insane man and she succeded to the
office of sheriff. !
The escape cimaxed weeks of plan
ning on Dillinger’s part. He whit
ttled a dummy pisto out of wood and
used it to threaten a guard and forced
him. to unlock the first-jiloor cell in
which Dillinger, Youngblood and
three other prisoners were kept.
Once outside the. cell, Dilinger and
Youngblood went into the warden’s
office, and seized two machine guns
juid> departed with Deputy George
Blunt as * hostage. At a nearby
garage the: criminals: stole an auto
mobile and forced Deputy Sheriff
Blunt and? Edward.! Sager to. accom
pany them ini a'motor, car. The fugi
tives headed the- machine toward
Gary, Ind., and Chicago.
To Crown Point Blunt and Sager
sent word from Peotone, Ills, that
they had been released there.
When Dillinger and Youngblood
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Japanese
Worried
|u .UR FACT THAT TOO MANY
L’. S. AIRPLANES ARE BEING
SOLD IN CHINA.
SUAGUAI, China.-—Japanese mili
! tary authorities, self-sttyled guar
I i. - mis of ‘the peace of the Far East,”
I want to know more about the Amer
cun airplane salesmen who are ob
I raining orders in ever-increasing
| numbers in China.
The recent discussion in the Japan
ese Diet in Tokio, where it was charg
ed by some Japanese statesmen that
the United States had agreed to as
sist China in developing an air force
indicated the concern of the Japanese
over the aerial activities of Americans
n China.
The denials from Washington that
■neither the United States Government
or any of the Unnited States army
or navy officers are participating in
such activities have lessened the ear
nestness of Japanese military observ
ers in China.According to the latest
reports current in Shanghai, noe of
which, however, is verified, Japanese
agents are making thorough investi
gations of al American fliers in
Ghana, going to considerable trouble
in many cases to ascertain if there
is any connectionf between any o
them and the United States Govern
ment.
These, investigations are now stim
ulated by the arrival yesterday in
Shanghai from the United States of
Frank Hawes with a giant bomber
plane, which will be demonstrated to
officials of the Chinese national gov
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THE MUKLUK TRAIL
(By E. L. Bartlett)
VvASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—With I
transmission by President Roosevelt
to Congress of of the budget for the
fiscal year 1935 opportunity was '•
given. to. .’compare estimated Alaska!
appropriations with those for the cur-|
rent fiscal year. Yet no exact com-,
parison can be made foil the reason;
that the Government’s present system j
of bookkeeping provides that separate
accounting- shall be shall be made of
regular and emergency auppropria
tions* thus while the Alaska budget
Rems: for 1935 may he, and in most
cases, are below- those of 1934, emer
gency allotmens may swell them to
much- higher; figures, This is notably
true or those Alaska agencies carry
to the Alaska Railroad, the Bureau
ing on public works and applies also
of Fisheries; and the Office of. Indian
Affairs..
Only in one ihsance is the appropri
ation totally eliminated for a bureaau
whose work has-,extended over a con
siderable period o time. That is the
appropriation foul the suppression of
traffic in intoxicating liquors among
the natives of Alaska.
Listed belowares the specific Alaska
items appearing ?n the 1935 budget,
the comparathre&934 figures being in
clude d: :
1. Appropriatenn of receipt from
cannery and fishing leases for com- ‘
wmunity purposes for the residents of
the Annette Islands. ( 1935 estimate, i
$40,000; ISM appropriation, $15,000.
2. International Boundary Com
mission. 1935 estimate, $38,895; 193-1
appropriation, $40000. The majority
of this appropriation is expended on
boundary work between Canada and
United States.
3. Care and custdy yo Alaska in
sane. 193 5estimate, $178,340; 1934
appropriation, 1$61,G00.
4. Alaska Railroad. 1935 estimate,
$1,000,000; 1934 appropriation, $250.
000.
5. Contingent expenses. Territory
of Alaska. 1935 estimate, $14,720;
1934 appropriation, $16,520.
6. Education of natives in Alaska.
1935 estimate, $572,600. 1934 appro
priation, $600,000.
7. Enforcement of Alaska Game
Law. 1935 estimate, $66,598; 1934
appropriation, $90,000.
8. Legislative expenses, Territory
of Alaska. 1935 estimate, $42,320.
As Legislatre has not and will not
be in session during 1934, there is
no appropriaion for that fiscal year.
9. Medical relief for natives. 1935
estimate, $263,555. 1934. appropria
tion, $281,600.
10. GGeological Survey. 1935'es
timate, $29,150; 1934 "appropriation,
(30,000.
11. For carrying out. extension
work under the Hatch'and’! Sttith
Lever Actts. 1935* estimate work,
(11,250; 1934 appropriation, $15,000.
12. Protection, of Seal and Salmon
fisheries of Alaska. 1935 estimate,
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A FAREWELL I
;- !!
It is with regret that the pub
lisher announces that this will be I
the last issue of The Kusko Times,
so far as the present management \
is concerned.
The reason for this is to be I
found in the continued ill health j
j of the publisher. Aside from this,
business and family matters ne
cessitate a visit back to his home ]
at this time, which would pobably !
prevent an early return.
The publication of The Kusko
Times will in all probability be |
resumed at an early date, steps al
ready being under way toward j
that eid.
To the many who have shown
steadfast friendship to The Kusko
Times, especially to those who
have shown so many courtesies to
its publisher, sincere thanks are
hereby tendered.
For my successor, whoever he
may be, I bespeak the same kindy
consideration and courtesy as have j
6 been shown to me.
| I will remain in Takotna for ;
the next two or three weeks, giv- j
ing attention to the winding up
of business alfairs,
A nuhiber of unfinished matters j
will require attention following
my departure. These will be taken |
care of by Mrs. B. J. Boyd, to ,
whom will be turned over quite a
few affairs of a fiducial and rep
resentative nature.
A. X. GRANT.
I)R. MEYERS MAKES VISIT, j
| Dr. Morton Meyers, Bureau of Eflu- j
! cation physician from Akiak, recently j
j made a trip through this section,;
i looking into the health of the school1
j children and natives.
He visited McGrath, Takotna and1
I native villages between McGrath and !
! Nicolai. Several of the children lost
! their tonsils. Dr Meyers reported
| general conditions good, but ' found
j many of the children in need of dental i
attention.
j Such visits are a move in the right
; direction and much ppreciated by res
; idents of this distinct, where the
| nearest medical help is at Ancljorage.
Charles Cowan, administrator of
j the estate of F. C. H. Spencer, de
ceased, recently sold at auction the
entire personal prooperty, including
! the stock of the Takotna General
Store, Oliver Anderson, agent for the
Northern Commercial Company, being
1 the highest bidder. Mr. Anderson,
after putting the business in order.
! returned to Bethel where he is sta
; tioned, leaving E. A. in temporary
j charge.
Administrator Cowan will sel the
nam property of the estate, consisting
of the store, residence and warehouse
buildings, at auction, in Takotna, on
March 23, at 2 p. m.
Waino Puntila spent a eouple oof j
i days in town the past week, making j
a business trip to McGrath while
here
Among the early arrivals from the
Outside this spring will be Mr. and
Mrs.. Archie Higgins, according to re
cent: advices.
E® Ncdlett, Yankee erecK, was a
town* visitor during ‘he week.
Pete Jensen spent a few days in
town recenty, giving attenton to :
business matters.
Items of Imp
In Recent
MOSCOW. — Cracking ice added ;
new perils to the dangers confront
ing; 89 men on the ice floe in the Arc
tic oceans near Bering Straitt.
Their wooden barracks were split
apart by the cracking ice. The camp
kitchen was also split, and one part
was carried some distance away. A
radio message says the ice is continu
ing to pile up in the camp, causing a
recurrence of crevices.
The women and children who slept
in the barracks were rescued just in
time. Airplanes, ships and a number .
of dog teams are working to save the
others marooned on ice floes.
McNEILL ISLAND, Wash.—Ralph
Capone, brother of A1 Capone, Chi
cago gangster, paid a fine of $10,000
and was released from the United
States penitentiary at McNeil Island.
Ralph Capone was sentenced to
three years imprisonment, besides
having a $10,000 fine imposed on him
for evading the payment of income
taxes. He has served his term, it
having been shortened by several
months because of good behavior.
Capone declared he felt no bitter
ness because of his imprisonment. He
said that he was going to return to
Chicago to make his home there and
that he might enter the horse-racing
business.
WASHINGTOr < —Anthony J.
Dimond predicts v prohibition will
be repealed in Alaska n t biter than
April 1.
With legisation repelain the Lone
dry law and sections of the Volstead
act as applied to Alaska, already ap
proved by the Senate, Dimond says he
has been promised early action on
the measure by the House territories •
committee. , _ j
When the repeal is effected regula
tion of liquor traffic will be under the
jurisdiction of executive officials of
the Territory pending the meeting of
the Legislature in 1935.
I
NANKING, Crina.-Recognition;
of the -kingdom of Manchukio, organ
ized by Japan from territory taken
from China, will not be accorded by
China even after the enthronement
Hsinging, captal of Manchukio, of
Henry Puyi, former boy emperor of
China, as emperor of Manchukio.
The Chinese national governmentt’s
foreign office at Nanking announced
today that after Puyi’s enthronement
it would issue an official statement to
the effect that its non-recognition
policy was unchanged.
Puyi, who has been administrator
of Manchukio, will be made emperor
late today.
ATHENS, Greece.—-Within forty
eight hours Samuel Insull, public util
ities organizer and wrecker, who is
a fugitive from justice from Chicago,
was today ordered to leave Greece.
Insult’s expulsion from Greece has
been delayed for several weeks on
account of complaint of his relatives
to a heart ailment. A heart specialist
has been called to make an examina
tion of the fugitive.
WASHINGTON.—Effectiveness of
licenses for dealing in gold has been
extended from March 15 to May 1,
according to a formal statement is
sued late yesterday by Secretary of
he Treasury enry Morgenthau, Jr.
ortance
News Events
WASHINGTON.—Advancement of
the date for the holding of general
elections in Alaska appears to be uni
formly favored by Congress, but re
peal of the dry law prohibition act in
the Territory is encountering opposi
tion.
The bill to advance the election
date from November to the second
Tuesday in September was reported
favoably yesteday to the Senate by
the commttee on teritories and in
sular affairs. The measure has al
ready passed the House.
WASHINGTON.—Passage by the
Senate of the bill suspending assess
ment work on mining claims and al
lotment of additional Civil Works Ad
ministration funds for Alaska are
two matters of action at the national
capital today of special interest to
Alaska.
The suspension of assessment work
is for the year that will end next year
July 1. Having passed the Senate,
the measure now goes to the House.
Information relative to allotments
of additional Civil Works funds to
Alaska was conveyed to Delegate An
thony J. Dimond by the Civi Work*
Administration. This allotment equals
SI 20,000, which makes a total of 9420,
000 that has been giYen to the Terri
tory for relief work.
WASHINGTON, I). C.—On increas
ed compensation to war veterans,
restoration of pay cuts to federal
employes and planned restrictions in
connection with the retturn of air
mail transportation to private com
panies, President Roosevelt is en
countering such strong opposition in
Congress that his policies in these
matters are almost certain to go
awry.
In regard to £350,000,000 added to
appropriations for wan veterans and
federal employes, President Roosevelt
gave his views late yesterday to Dem
ocratic leaders in the House of Rep
resentatives, but House Democrats
today overrodehis proposal.
There are signs that the Chief Ex
ecutive suggested a compromise that
would keep veterans' allowances and
government salaries within his budget
limitations.
As this compromise was not ac
cptabe to House Democrats, the Pres
ident is said to be ready to veto the
bill, which has aready passed the
Senate.
House Democrats put the seal of
doom on the Presidents policy at a
four-hour caucus today. The rank
and lie scuttled their leader’s plan to
bind the Democratic membership to
a Presidential compromise.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Valuable
information on early life in Alaska
and on the migration of North Amer
ican peoples will be ascertained by
excavations on the mainland of Alas
ka and on islands of Bering Sea, Dele
gate Anthony J. Dimond predicted
late yesterday in discussing the $45,
000 Congressional appropriation for
continuation of excavations on St.
Lawrence island, in Bering Sea.
WASHINGTON.—Support of the
President’s recovery program by re
fusing to pay in 1934 the veterans'
adjustment compensation which is
not due until -3.., is urged in a letter
:hat the National Economy League
?ent yesterday to Senators and Rep
resentatives .in Congress.