THE KUSKO TIMES
V')L IX NG>» 37'
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. FLCEMRER 7, 1929.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Congress
Convenes
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1,COO,000,000 TO RUN GOVERN
I
MENTi FOR NEXT FISCAL
YEAR, SAYS HOOVER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—With a
ftction-split Senate and Republican
on trol'ed House, the Seventy-lrst
C n re- s a. rembied at noon today fdr
a session beset by difficulties over
tur.ff revision and other controversial
I._0is ation that may keep it working
until next June, when the fall elec
tions w.U be wel under way.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—A pro
gram weighted with specific recom
mendotions was submitted to Con
gress today by President Hoover, who 1
suggested legislation for more effect-1
ive tax regulations, more effective
enforcement of prohibition, observ-,
ance to tfie. world court, and a multi- j
tude of questions touching the domes- j
tic and international concerns of the
American people. His message,. \
which contained 13,000 words, was!
hig., first state paper of the kind. The
./document was sent to the Capitool'by
special messenger only a few minutes
before the two houses had convened.
It was read separately in the Senate \
and House by the clerks.
Hoover informed Congress that it
would require more than four billion
doi'ars to run the federal government i
fo rthe next fiscal year, but in doing ;
so he presented7 emanuring figures j
on the Treasury Inances and reiter-1
ated his recommendation for quick ;
reduction in taxes.
PATRICK J. HURLEY, OKLA
HOMA, SUCCEEDS JAMES W.
GOOD AS WAR SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, Dee. 6.—Patrick j
J. Hurley of Oklahoma has been se- j
lected by President Hoover to succeed
James W. Good, deceased, as Secre
.ai yof War. Hurley has been act
ing Secretary, having taken over the
duties of the War Department upon
the death of Good. Prior to that he
was Assistant Secretary of War.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT SAYS
NOT PLEASED WITH U. S. NOTE
MOSCOW, Dec. 5.—The Soviet
government notified the United
S.a.es t-day that it could not con
sider the American noote reminding
h Kuor'a-t and Japanese govern-!
ant.n of their Kellogg pact obliga
tions as a friendly act.
YOUTHFUL BRIDE KILLED
WHEN SHE RECOGNISES
BANDIT WHILE HELD UP
LOS ANGELES. — Mrs. Lucille
Bolton, 20, a bride of a few weeks,,
was shot to death as she sat in her
new automobile, and her husband,
John Bolton, 26, is believed to have
been fatally wounded, by two robbers
last night.
The brutal attack followed appar
ent recognition of one of the men. by
Mrs. Bolton, as they jumped into the
car after taking $37 from the couple.
Bolton, who was found by passers
by, gasped out before he lost con
sliousness that his wife shouted as.
Hie man walked away: “I know you.
Your name is Woods.”
Without a word, the husband re
lated, the man turned and stared at
IBs wife* then fired a bullet that
Locomotive,
Auto Crash
SIX KILLED WHEN SANTA FE
LOCOMOTIVE HITS HONEY
MOONERS* AUTO.
WHITTIER, Culif., Dec. 2.—Joseph
McCann, former University of Wash
ingt r. football star,, his bride of two
weeks, formor y Mary Louise Fields,,
a girl and University of
Washington scoc: .y g.rl, and four
others were killed when the honcy
moontrs’ auto was struck by a Santa
Fe locomotive at Myers Crossing,
near here, Sunday. Others killed
were: W. R. Deford, football star, a
graduate of the University of Wash
ington; Charles Bike, a senior law
student of the University of South
ern California; Arlene Herr, 19, post
graduate of the Cannon School of
Los Angeles; Audna. Shoeiru.ker Day,
23, estranged wife of Gilder G. Day,
daughter of Frank Sohocmaker, Los
Ange.es attorney,
KILLED HIS WIFE WITH HAT
CHET AS SHE SLEPT; SAYS
GOD TOLD HIM TO DO IT
SEATTLE, Dee. 5.—William H.
Howard, wealthy, one of the pioneer
salmon packers of Seattle, killed his
wife, Harriet Howard, while she was
sleeping today in thevr apartment.
Howard told the officers that God
told him to do it. He was removed
to a sanitarium, after Jps ^tvyaician
had declared him irresponsible.
COMMANDER JOHN FRANCIS
PRATT, RETIRED,. PASSES ON
SEATTLE, Dec. 6.—Commander
John Francis. Pratt, retired, 79, who
spent fiftty years with the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
| died last night at his home. here.. Foe
! three d eeades he was connected, with
the survey seryica in'Alaska.. In 1875
: he served as engineer' in.- tie United
; Sia.es navy yard commission, which
selected the site of Bremerton for a
navy yard. He also served as Ametv
i an representative on survey parties
marking the Alaska boundaries in
1891. 1892 and 1898.
LOUIS F. HART, FORMER GOV
ERNOR OF WASHINGTON, DIES
IN SLEEP, SEATTLE HOSPITAL
TACOMA, Dec. 5.—Louisi F. Hart,
former governor of Washington, died
last night in a hospital here during
his sleep. He had entered the hos
pitalto re rest up prior to having his
teeth removed.
STIFF SENTENCE FOR FALS1<
FYJNG INCOME TAX REURNS
LOS ANGELES.—Miss Marjorie
Berger, Hollywood income tax coun
sellor, was sentenced- by a f-;dernl
court to two years and six months in
the fcdeial prison foe women at Al
rierson, West Virginia and fined
$5,000.
Both penalties are the result of
her recent convictiom on a; charge-of
aiding in falsification? of the income
tax return of Dorothy? Maskaill, well
known screen actrnsss.
H. C. Wallick returned litre Thurs
day from a business trip * to Ophir,
leafing for his home -.at. McGrath: on
Friday.__
A session of the District Court,
held for. naturalization purposes, is
scheduled to be held at McGrath on
December 13, ,
JAMES B_ HOGE LEFT BULK
OF SEATTLE ESTATE TO HIS
WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—James Bt Hoge
left the Bulk of his estate of several
millions to his wife and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Louise Hoge Sullivan
and Mrs. Anna Robertts. Hoge left
the bulk of his insurance placed in a
trust fund, though his wife is given
the palatial home and $150,000, and
the daughters $25,000 outright. Be
sides these Hoge made nineteen be
questst, ranging from $500 to $35,
000, to retailers, personal friends and
charity organizations in the will filed
today.
Senate Seat
Not for Vare
ENATE, BY VOTE OF 58 TO 22.
BARS HIM FROM TAKING
SEAT.
WASHINGTON, Doe. 4.—The Sen
ate elections con m., "e today voted
agaiust seating V>. ilbam B. Wilson,
Democrat, in his ronlmt against Sen
ator-Elect William Vare in' the
lv2d Pennsylvai.ii senatorial elec
tion. . •
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The Sen
ate tr.day witnessed a dramatic-scene
when SSenator-Nlo.:l William Scdi
Van. of Pennsylvar a appeared in
demand his seat. His paralysed'arm
was stack in his trousers - pocket, and
he leaned heavily against the desk to
keep himself from falling as he read
a 000-word speech in which he de
manded his seat.
WASHINGTON, Dec. t>—The doors
, of the Senate were closed tightly and.
; definitely today a gain William S.
; Varus, for years a power- in Pennsyl
vania polities. By a vote of 58 to* 22
it was decided that an expendturei of
$785,000 in Philadelphia in the pri
mary election of 1926 and charges of
fraud and corruption .in that contest
barred him from taking the seat to
which lie had been. certified as elect
ed. A few minutes later the effort of
William B. Wilson, Vare’s Democratic
opponent,, to obtain the piace was
thwarted, the Senate approving a
! resolution, based on he report of its
election committee, hat the former
I Secretary of Labor in the Wilson
'Cabinet had not he 3 . e.ieted.
REP RESENT ATI VE! HILL. JAMS
PIPE THROUGH ROOF OF HIS
MOUTH, SEVERING ARTERY
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2-— Repre
sentative Sam B. Hil of Washington
j was severely injured today hwen he
. slipped on an icy pavement and
. jammed, the stem of the pipe that he
was smoking through the roof of his
mouth, severing an artery. He is
very low from the loss of blood.
Tefegraphk Ticks.
W AS HINGTON, .^ember 5.—The
House, today pap»ojjp®e Hawley reso
' 1 union to provide fo||Sl50,000,000 tax
; re-iXtctforu . ■:%!
CHICAGO, Dec. T.-$The last of the
public utility holdings’'] of the Dawes
family in Chicago Wer4 told today for
•50,000.000. |
ROME, Dec. 5.—Kirife Emanuel and
Queen Helena of Italy paid their long
awaited visit to tlpo Pope today
Anxiety For
| Ben Eielson
A SQUADRON OF AIRPLANES
COMING NORTH TO JOIN:
IN SEARCH!!-' • , ;
SEATTLE, Dec. Z.—A squadron of
airplanes that will search for Carl
Ben Eielson, poted 4-^as'c^n flier, and
his companion, Earl Borland of Se-;
attle, •wiU. be mobilized here and at
; Vancouver, B. C., by the three-wing
| folding Fairchild planes. Two from |
i San - Francisco and one from Quebec
'have been ordered to the Northwest
1 for shipment to Alaska. Another
plane is flying from Los Angeles' and.
i a fifth from Chicago. All five will be
| shipped aboard vessel from Seattle or
■ Vancouver, according to/ present
plans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Secetary
of Interior Wilbur today suggested
to the War Department that i tor
ganize an expedition to search for
Airmen Carl Ben Eielson and Earl
Borland, who hat r been lost in the
Arctic for almost . month.
NOME, Dec. 7.- Search for Eielson
still continues, w i no trace so far
found.
STANLEY DOLLAR’S BAGGAGE
HELD BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS |
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The baggage
of Stanley Dollar, president of the
Dollar StSeamship; Company, who
1 arrived on the Leviithan Friday, was
held by customs officers today for in
quiry concerning $3,500 worth of un
declared merchandise.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
IN FAVOR OF PROPOSED
INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Secre
! tary of Interior Wilbur today public
! ly declared that he favored the pro
posed extension of the Pacific high
way to Fairbanks, Alaska.
ALASKA NATIVE CONFESSES
TO KILLING THREE MEN
CORDOVA.—A weird story of!
three killings was told Saturday by ■
Robert Davis, Umatilla Indian, who
is being held in the federal jail at;
Valdez awaiting indictment by the'
grand jury.
He was brought a thousand miles j
from Kanatak, where he surrendered
to the government school teacher.1
Davis said he killed one trapper for
an axe and traps, another for a boat
after the victim had given him shel-,
ter for the night and rowed him;
across the lake to save him a walk,
, and then he killed a half-breed Indian :
named Williams after a quarrel j
while on the way to Kanatak.
Davis changed his story somewhat
when a search failed to reveal the
bodies of the trappers. He was held,
ho.wever, for investigation.
It was said an investigation re
vealed that Davis had served terms
in a California reformatory and- st
Washington penitentiary for larceny,
; and at San Quentin for attempted
murder and had been sentenced’ to
1 Folsom prison in California for rob
bery.
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1 Mail Carrier Charlie O’Hal'oran is
( reported to have le^t Flat yesterday,
1 being accompanied >y .Bernard Ivey,
who accompanied him over, and Tony
j Linds trow, a resident of FigJ:,,
Interior Dept.
Supply Bill
$283,189,973 FOR CARRYING ON
ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT FIS
, C ALf YEAR REPORTED.
...WASHINGTON,. Dec. *5.—A bill
carrying an appropriation of $283,
189,9*73 for carrying on the activities
of the Interior Department for .the
next fiscal year was reported today
to the House by its appropriations
committee as the £rst of tVe big "sup
ply measures to be worked into shape
for action by. Congress., An increase
was allowel for the Bureau of Educa
tion to assist in research work in
teachers’ Draining' and secondary ed
ucation, as well, as for education aVjd
medical aid for Alaska. ■ For the In
terior Depactmenl’s activities in the
Territories of Hawaii and Alaska and
for the Alaska Railroad §1,315,800
was provided, which is $1,246,000 less
than for 1930. -
MANAGER ALASKA RAILROAD
FORECASTS SINCREASES IN
EARNINGS FOR YEAR 1931
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—A mod
erate increase in freight and passen
ger earnings for 1931 was forecast
today by O. F: Ohlson, general man
ager of the. Alaska Railrogd, who tes
tified before the ■ House comnpttee
considering appropriations. There
are fair prospects for mineral devel
opments, he saidj addjrjg that a num
ber of miners in the Valdez civek dis
trict during the summer had ‘fair
success” in the gold output, while ad
ditional land is being cleared foor
crops.
BANDIT^ WRECK S. 1*. TRA'X;
GET AWAY WITH ABOUT S-TOO
LOS ANGELES.—Two robber; who
pried loose ten lengths of rail on the
Southern Pacific tracks six miles
west of Saugus, California, Su iday
night, wrecked a West Coast passen
ger train, killing the engineer, and
then held up twenty persons.
The speeding locomotive turned
over as it hit the damaged truck, car
rying the baggage and mail cars and
two coaches intto the ditch. The
seven other cars remained on the
rails.
Engineer R. C. Ball was scalded
fatally as the engine boiler exploded,
but no others were hurt.
The wreck was staged at a curve,
the outside rails being weakened by
the removal of bolts and spikes. Ti e
robbery occurred about 8 p. m. The
train was bound from Los Angeles to
i Sacramento.
As the train jarred to a stop two
masked men slipped out of the
shadows and leaped aboard a sleep
ing car four lengths from the end of
| the train. They herded the occupants
1 of the last four cars into the end
coach and robbed them.' It is esti
mated the value of the loot amount
ed to. about $500.
DECLARED NOT GUILTY OF
MURDER OF ROTHSTEIN
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—George Mc
Manus was found not guilty of the
murder of Arnold Rothstein by a
jury yesterday, which broought in
such a verdict on instructions from
Judge C. N. Nott, who declared “lack
of evidence.”
Polaud spent over 85 million '/.loti
on its exposition. That’s zloti money.
|—WUndsot Bordet pities Star.