THE KUSKO TIMES
A. X ©rant, Publisher, Sole
Owner and Editor.
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SSth, i92S, at the Post Office at
ToKotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3. 1870.
rOfcOTKA, ALASX \. APR. 4 1025
A Large Fokker, Six
Passenger, Cabin Mon
oplane, for Fairbanks
nane
real
,'o’jld
Fairbanks News Miner.
At the office of J< hu A. Clai last
•vefliDg an enthusiastic meeting f the
itockholders of the Fairbanks Ai ane
Corporation was held and a la re- 'ok
tor^ six-passenger1, cabin morn ane,
with a flight capacity of nine h
the latest landing and navigati- i tie
vide®, was ordered purchased fn the
Atlantic Airplane Corporate :l->
broiAik Heights, N. J.
Since the advent of the first
in Fairbanks in 1323 it has he
ized that the airu ane business
be ah important factor of traDsnorta
tioD to Fairbanks, and after t? suc
cessful flights to McGrath fas:
in the carrying of mail, and t'.
successful season of Noel Wein,
certain that Fairbanks needed,
dition to the smaller planes,
plane capable of carrying ami
passengers, mail and express
When Noel Wien, the aviator
Rodebaugh Company, left Fa
last fall, he was requested to mvesti
gate:all of the makes of Uyi ma
chines that he considered suit; ie for
Fairbanks, and, accordingly, a the
first taf the year Mr. Wien :uad a trip
lo New York and other Eastern points
and investigated a great nun,oar of
ahips, but his selection fell on Fok
ker plane, equipped with a B W en
gine. Thi9 plane is used altno ,-xclu
sivelv for commercial purposes in Eu
ropet Its engine is of Holland make,
inter
verv
t was
o ad
large
ler of
or the |
banks I
ho
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I Machine, Black
f. *
l smith and
Sheet Metal Work
I
l All Kinds of Repairs
t
| Stoves Built
and Repaired
Robe E, Lowrie
| ToJcotna, Alaska
ind considered bv the Wright and Cur ■
Lis airplane people to be the tinest en- j
jine on the market today. The plane
bus a verv alow land;:;, speed, which is !
tn important factor in this country on
account of the small landing fields. Mr.
Wein, at the present, tune, is familiar
izing himself with the workings of the
ship and engine, at . will leave New
York within the oe ' week, accom
panying the ship to Fairbanks, t is j
pected that Mr. WeitFs brother, who Is i
an airplane mechanic o. considerable ;
ability, will accompany hie erother1
here.
The corporation intends to maintain '
regular schedules to iditarod, Hub',
Koynkuk, Livengoo'i and other poin
in the Interior where demand for air
plane service is found.
fered the company fro- ouvlving places
such aslditarod, Ruskokwitv; and the
Koyukuk. It, is expected that special
service mail contras '- - ill be Secured j
from the Post.odfce Dr; art moot just as
soon as a proper schedule can be adopt- ]
ed by the company. n addition to tin
new plane the company will operate
the three smaller planes now here, ,
whenever the occasion demands it.
Would Prohibit Vot
ers Unabk to Read
Const'll ion of U. S..
Juneau. —Repres' ntative Ben A 1
Grier of Anchorage yesterday intro-j
duced a literacv test bill in tlie Bouse 1
providing for certain educational rr.ali- !
filiations for voters and providing
means of making simple te and.]
specifying penalties for violation :t j
is regarded by the group who are fav I
oring such a test as sufficient to meet i
ihe situation, but: will profcak.lv be ob
jectionable to the ‘’mild t !” advo
cates.
The measure wo^ld prohifc per
sons from voting who are unable to
lead the constitution of tho united
States, and requires all persons to
write the English langt: i e. It pro
vides a method of showing ability to
read and write, and deckst s all votes
cast bv persons unable to show such
ability to be fraudulent rod making
violations a misdemeanor punishable
by fine not to exceed $500 or imprison -
ment for six months, or both.
According to Father
of Famous Dry Law
Granite Fails, Mini ; Prohibition
has reduced the prison population of
this country- ami grea y increased the
church membership, acci ;-!mg to An
drew J. Volstead, former Minnesota
congressman and father > i the prohibi
tion enforcement act.
“Under the old rule of a hairs,” Mr.
Volstead recently wrote a personal
friend, “the saloon never obeyed any
law, while now, desyite our increased
population, there are fewer prisoners,
there are fewer jails, by several thou
sand, than before.
“There lias been a decided increase
in the church membership since the
eighteenth amendment became a law.
The average length of h has been in
creased three years; people are saving
money and buying homes; slums in the
cities are no more; gone are the ribald
songs and foul stories.
“There is no constant, violation of
the prohibition law, generally known,
which goes unpunished, it is unfor
tunate that certain large newspapers
labor to encourage resistance to law
enforcement. Nothing is perhaps bet
ter calculated to effect that, purpose
than to extol the alleged high charac
ter of those who are breaking the law.
“That prohibition cannot be en
forced that the difficulties are funda
mental and inherent in the character
of the legislation and the nature nf the
people, is pot only clearly disproved by
>ur experience in the prohibition
.tales, but by what we have accom
[ lished under national prohibition.
"Public opinion, reflected in more
drastic and adequate punishments, <*
/rowing stronger, and the organization
for enforcement is steadily improving
• nd becoming more effective.”
hurcbes Crowded to
Welcome Ex-Convict
Minneapolis.- man who as a con
fessed criminal and an uudesirable left
Minneapolis 23 or more years ago, bv
>r r of the police, recently returned,
i codvi'i t, to Christianity and a leader
it; welfare and criminal reclamation
lie is John Callahan, superin
! t'nrens of Had lev Rescue Hall, famous
rescue mission ia the Bowery, Mew
. urk, and chaplain of the Tombs
prison.
Conditions .-utrouuding the man's
.leparture fr >ri: Minneapolis and his
subsequent return, according to Calla
han hiii: elf, otTi r a great contrast.
Driven from this eitv in its infant days
a t nviet “m o crooked to tend ba>**'
it.-1 -• confer..- -ii thief, Callahan on
i i rn fou. Minneapolis pa. Ing
lion, i.M to him ir almost unpreuedeo
ed manner.
Welcomed hv the bench and bar, the
. pit and the home, Callahan had a
program, of activity which engaged his
rime on an average of 14 hours dailv.
lie spoke before many of the leading
ioca! civic, business and church clubs,
addifii:ri ro innvmerabie other gath
ricgs. Cn the only Sunday spent
e.r. Callahan visited different churches
ro speak briefly and special afternoon
- rvices were held to give the parish
ioners an opportunity to hear him.
‘Taut in the Bible." Callahan told
i is audiences, "made me good and
kept me good. ’ He still carries the
- i e little copy o_ the Mew Testament
gi >n bias on the night of his oonver
-non. i_
■cn scientific expeditions are comb
ing the v. ilds in search of an ancient
civilization, and not one of them
thought of starting in with Herrin,
Illinois.—Ohio State Journal.
There is talk of higher bread prices.
1 appears the bakers always knead tbe
dough.—St Paul Dispatch.
PROFESSION A1
Albrecht and Taylor
Iditurod, Alaska,
LAWYERS
Practice in all Courts.
Leon G. Loomis
Notarv Public
Tokotna, Alaska
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
! Du Rand’s
i Cafe and
Hotel
Flat City
I
Tokotna
Fool Hall
Tee Cream
All kinds of Soft
Drinks
Stationery
Notions, Etc.
Where Oldtimers
Congregate
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
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Blackburn
McGrath, Alaska
Fresh Goods
Provisions, Notions
and Hardware
Hood’s Rubber Goods
The best, Shoe Pac. They stand
the wear.
Fish Netting
Fur Bought and Sold
Brinjjr us your fur to be made up.
We represent a good and
reliable house.
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McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietor
Cigars,Tobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson - - Proprietor
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ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.