THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. VII.< NO. 10
TAKOY2SA' ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, iy27
PRICE 25 CE?
Washington, !
f Mexico Cityi
* LINDBERGH IN BIG FLIGHT COV
ERS THE DISTANCE IN 29
HOURS 10 MINUTES. .
, WASHINGTON, Dec. .13.—Charles
Lindbergh sailed away today in the
Spirit ofr, St, Louis for a non-stop
flight to*-Mexico City, a> distance of
* 2,000 miles of mountains, plains and
valleys. The flight is being made at
r,he invitation of President Calles of
Mexico, .
VALBUENA FLYING FIELD,
Dec. 14.—Otflohel Charles Lindbergh,
in his famous Spirit of .St. Louis,
landed here at 2:29 p. m. today, Oen
, tral standard time. Thirty-five thou
sand greeted, him. .
Lindbergh’s time was 27 hours and
10 minuses.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.—Lind
bergh announced today, that he will
fly back to Washington probably by
way of Havana. He expend to re
main here for a week.
DETROIT, Dec. 15.—“Tfe: : s all
* that matters," Mrs. . Lindbergh,
mother of Charles Lindbergh, said to
day when informed that heir son had
* completed the flight to Mexico City.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—A Con
gressional medal of honor, the high
est award Congress can bestow, was
unanimously voted" Chdrlfcs •'ffioJ
bergh by the House today a few min
utes after the youthful flyer had
been acctrreled a hearty reception on
Ult 11UU1 ui Ititav wvujri
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 16.-rCJentral
* Aiperich will be the next air conquest
of Lindbergh. The American flying
ambassador qf good will intends to
’ fly from Mexico City ,.to- Guatemala
City, San Salvador,. Honduras, Pan
ama, possibly Nicaragua, then prob
ably Havana.
GIBBS APPOINTED, CHIEF
OF THE SIGNAL CORPS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Colonel
George S. Gibbs was today appointed
chief Signal Corps officer of the
army, with the rank of major general,
succeeding Major General • Charles
McKinley Saltzman, retired. Gibbs
was with the Dellwood during its
Alaska cable laying expedition.
SENATOR-ELECT VARE DENIED
RIGHT TAKE OATH OF OFFICE
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WASHINGTON, Dee. 12—The Seir
] ate yesterday afternoon denied Sen
, ator-elect William E. Vare, of Penn*
'sylvania, the right j to take his oath
of office, and referred his case to the
,special Reed committee for' further
Investigation.
j Christmas this year, owing to the
C5th falling on Sunctay, will be given
Observance on the 2tith, Monday next.
A'hat Takotnans will have their enjoy
,'ment' on- that day is also assured.
'First will come tile big turkey dinner;
fiat the Larson House on Christmas
jeve (Sunday}. Following the dinner
the Takotnav school children will en
tertain with their exercises, always a
pleasure to- those witnessing those
yjevents. After the school exereises
* the floor will be cleared and the big
dance wail be on and will be continued
until thte merry throng has. had/ ffcll
satisfaction.
Nationalists
Victorious
CANTON RECAPTURED—TH3EKE
THOUSAND'KILE6IX IN TfUf.
FIGHTING .
SHANGHAI, Dec. 14.—Tfife naXian
;lists have recaptured Canton "City,
which was takan by eummunials. last
. e?k. Three thousand were kiHrd in
,e fighting, and a wholesale ex ecu -
,on of reds followed the. reoccupa
.011 of the city.
CANTON, Dec. 16.—The Mivnsal
;st government today arrested fiiir
een Kussianists, charged with 'hemp
responsible for the recent conmrursrsi
uprisings. Three of the Russia®
were shot, while others were jratradad
through the streets and will be 'err
cuted later.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 16.-^The su*i®r
alists government today handed
Soviet consul general at Shanghai M->
passports. He was requested t» leave
the nationalists territory with in a
week.
4 Senators
Make Denial
CHARGED WITH BEING INTKtlJ
ED RECIPIENTS MEXICANS
SIA SH FUND.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Aibsbdjs
to clear itself of the cloud ssLhk**
upon it by the public stafc merit in
Ilearst. newspaper charges that
president of Mexico had anfteiasri
$1,200,COO paid four United Staten
senators,. the Senate lnunediatsdy .h**
gan investigation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—aPteu
United States Senators—Borah. Hef
lin, LaPollette and Norri*—
named today as the mysterious ugaax -
tet recently described in Hearst ae*s
papers as intended recipidSbt <ui
$1,215,000 of the Mexican
ment slush fund.
Immediate’y after their namawst
disclosed, Borah, Heflin and La toi
lette appeared before the special Sen
ate committee investigating Sflw
charges and denied that they ewes1
had received, money from sssu«te
sources ■ or had been approached ii«
anyone. Senator Norris, from Ms
Bick« room, also denied any knowledge
of a Mexican slush fund.
ALASKA BONE DKY LAW
IS NOT VALID, RUISB1
U. S. SUPPREME VOEXT
WASHINGTON.—The XL f£- Sta
preme Court declared' the search war
rant section- of the Alaska "in' tear
was repealed by the national jwrafc -
bition act. The test case was en
titled the United States vat,
Berkeness and decisions in Ida infcww
have previously been.' handed dmm dry
Judge Cecil H. Clegg of the < JP»i*rtk
division, of Alaska and the C&rmal
Court of Appeals, Ninth ifiatrkL..
Under the Alaska dry Uhk iwuauLh
warrants against private ruudem
can be lawfully issued when thtmr m
proof of intoxicants on the iMomet
The national law provides that mm
residence can be lawfully MHbi
except Upon proof of sales
TERM OF DISTRICT COURT AT
McGRATH. JAN. 20, FOR NAT
URALIZATION OF ALIENS
A term of court will be held at Mc
Grath on January 20, at 10 a. m., ae
1-mliiif to an order jrst issued, the
tsxt of which is as follows:
"Statics is hereby given that a spe
-ciol term of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Fourth Judicial
Division, will be held at the Court
'Hume at McGrath, Alaska, beginning
I at 10 o'clock a. m., January 20, 1928,
far the purpose of naturalization of
aliens especially.”
EIGHT FOREIGN GOVERN
MENTS MEET SEMI-ANNUAL
PPAYMENTS TO THE U. S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15;—The
Treasury today received $96,544,830
irura eight foreign governments in
aesai-amuial payments on their in
debtedness to the United States.
Great Britain paid $92,575,000.
' HKK IN ORPHANAGE, QUE
UEC, TAKES LARGE TOLL j
OF LIVES OF LITTLE ONES |
QUEBEC, Dec. 16.—Thirty-three i
bodies have been recovered, while 21
persons are still missing late today in
[-She fire which destroyed the hospital
of St. Helena Ohphanage, last night.
TW victims were nearly all orphans.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
CORPORATION PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The cre
ation of a Federal agricultural cor
poration, with capital stock of $1,
9©0,000,000, was proposed in a bill in
terlaced today, by which the board of
■directors would be composed of the
Secretary of Agriculture and eight
j individuals to be appointed by the
! J’PPiwident
Telegraphic Ticks.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.—The
| House today voted a complete repeal
|af the sales tax on automobiles, ap
! proved the provision of the revenue
hill for a 10 per cent tax on amuse
, mnt admissions more than $1, and
'woted a complete repeal of the fed
eral inheritance tax, rejecting an
amendment to eliminate the levy
from the new tax bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Differ
ences between Senate Republicans,
' members of the old guard, and five
; Western independents over organi/a
; tkm of the Senate were amicably ad
■ juEsted today after a long series of
i conferences.
j WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The Mc
■ &axy-Haugen bill, vetoed at the last
^ session by President Coolidge, has
> ibeen started on its way through Con
Igress again.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Calling
Sar a tax cut of 5289,770,000, the rev
enc bill was passed tonight by the
Haase and sent to the Senate.
MOSES ELECTED PRESIDENT
, PRO TEMPORE OF SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Moes
•f New Hampshire today was elected
giresndent pro tempore of the Senate,
«n a strict party division, 42 to 49.
Sd .srge Nightingale, well known in
; thnw' parts, and who several years
. ago was engaged at Candle, is now
apening up a mine in Sierra county,
Calif., according to word recently re
<«aved here..
New Salmon
Regulations
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RESTRICTIONS ON FISHING OP
ERATIONS ANNLNCED BY
COMMERCE DEPT.
WASHINGTON,, Dac. M.—Restric
tions on salmon fishing' operations in
Alaskan waters* were announced to
day. Traps-acac prohibited in alii
waters at ahrutfeesnte?n Alaska ex
cept in. Uffc cfaaeLy limited places.
It is expected that in 192S there
will be allowed- 160 fewer traps than 1
in 1927. All fishing on Bristol Bay
has been restricted to four places.
PASADENA FATHER SHOOTS
AND KILLS TWO SONS AND
THEN ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
PASADENA, Dec. 15.—Francis E.
Stevens today shot and killed his
sons George, 13, and Francis, 20. He
then ended his own life.
Stevens was vice president of the
First National Bank and first vice
president of the Trust and Savings
Lank of Pasadena.
Northwestern
Wrecked
107 O FPASSENT, ERS AND CREW
TAKEN OFF BY-STEAMER
ALAMEDA,
SEATTLE, Dec-13.—Otoe hundred
and seven passengers and members
of the crew of the steamship North
western, which was wrecked Sunday
morning off Cape Mudg.e while the
vessel was on its voyage from Seattle
to Seward, arrived today on the liner
Alameda, which also brought the
Northwestern’s first class mail and
express.
The steamship Admiral Rogers,
sailing tomorrow for Skagway via
Petersburg, will take the Northwest
ern’s mail and express. Owing to the
approach of Christmas the Alameda’s
sailing date has been advanced, and
the vessel will sail for Seward on
Thursday instead of Saturday.
SEATTLE, Dec. 15.—The Alameda
sailed for Seward this morning with
125 passengers, including nearly all
those on the wreckede liner North
western.
SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—The Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company today or
dered the freighter Lakina, home
ward bound from Alaska, to call at
the scene of the wreck of the steam
ship Northwestern, at Cape JCndge
and take off Captain John Livingston
and three of his men. They will be
brought to Seattle.
WILBUR TRANSMITS NAVAL
PROGRAM TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Secre
tary of Navy Wilbur today trans
mitted to Congress a naval building
program, providing for seventy-one
vessels costing $SQO,000,000, with a
letter stating that this program was
not in conflict with the financial pro
gram of the President.
Dick Stevenson was a last Sunday
town visitor, agaift, departing on
Monday
Measure For
Flood Control
CALLS FOR ABANDONMENT
FIFTY-YEAR POLICY OF
LEVEES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—i
dent Coolidge today transmitt*
Congress a comprehensive Missi ,.i
river flood control bill, which ca1
a minimum expenditure of $29T.
000 and which definitely aba
levees, and the only policy fol
by army engineers for the past '
years.
•POLL ON PROHIBITION TO BI
TAKE? BY AMERICAN I
GION AND AUXILIA1
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—A poi. n
the prohibition question is to be i
ducted among the members of
American Legion and its auxii.
legions.
“The Legion is neither wet ;
dry,” said Spafford, of the ratio*
committee, in announcing plans i i
the poll, “but in a democracy no 1
should be enforced except such as 1
the approval of the majority.”
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR CALLS
OUT NATIONAL GUARDS?" \
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec
Governor Henry today or^ere
tional guardsmen assigned to 1
hotna capital to prevent a se
the self-convened lfet-'r«i?.0 '*V/
mit the Senate to meet in its ch
her to consider impeachment
charges against himself and
othr Stat officials.
GOVERNOR OF PHILIPPINES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Henm
L. Stimson, of New York, was no; ;
nated today by President Goolidge tc
be governor-general of the Phili;
Carl Lottsfeldt, Alaska Road Com
mission superintendent for this div:
sion, arrived at Akiak yesterday, at
cording to a telegram received thi.
morning by Miss Virginia i^trand
Mr. Lottsfeldt, in his telegram, state;
that he found a heavy trail all th<
way from Iditarod, which latter plac<
he left on December 5. From Akiak
Mr. Lottsfeldt goes to Bethel, from
which place he, accompanieu by Lari
Indegard, starts on the big mush to
Cold Bay, and thence to Anchorage.
A real estate transaction of son *
importance occurred at McGra*h «r
Monday last, when William Kruhn
purchased the McGrath Roadhous
Tom Saknoff retiring.. Mr. Kruhi .
well known throughout the Interior
and who came recently from Fiat, i
a caterer of merit, and the McGratt
j Roadhouse in his hands ,'s certain t>
be a popular and successful institu
tion.
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Unable to cross Ganes creek, due t
high water and overflows, Freighter
Joe Ferrisv after an attempt t<
reach Hans Erickson’s ramp, re
turned to town Wednesday night,
having been compelled to bank his
freight several n iles this side of its
intended destination.
Bill Goss, Yankee creek roadhouse
proprietor, returned Tuesday to his
headquarters, after a town visit of a
couple of days.
CharFo Konig, with the outgoing,
mail, arrived Thursday, leaving yes
tarday for MqGraU»