VOL Viil NO 9
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TAKOTNA ALASKA SA'I! hi) AY, PRIL. 7.
PLUCK 25 CK’NTft
Business Section of Town
of Fiat Wiped Out By Fire
J t VOTUING LEFT OF BUSINESS
SECTION EXCEPT SMOUL
DERING RUINS.
[ Si»efcial to The Kusko Times.
» IDITAROD, April 7.—Fire broke
i out. in Fiat C.ty in Henry Du Rand’s
Ho to , around the chimney, about
a. m., April 5th. Despite the efforts j
of the fire fighters, the flames spread |
to the esitire business section of the
. city in two hours.
Manuel Gularte, Donnelley & Shep
pard, Andy Miscovitch, Henry Du
Rand and Bismarck sustained the
heaviest losses, which are only partly
covered by insurance.
The safe in the marshal’s office was
CALIFORNIA DEFEATS WASH
INGTON VARSITY CREW FOR
SECOND TIME THIS YEAR
SEATTLE, April G—California this
i afternoon defeated the Washinton
Varsity crew for the second time in
succession this year, when the Golden i
Bear crew swept first across the line
■* in the Pacific coast championship re
gatta, at Lake Washington.
Washington had the solace of win
j*| ning both-the freshmen and junior
varsity events.
/ ARCTIC CLUB, SEATTLE, WILL
BUILD 14-STORY STRUCTURE
w
SEATTLE, April 6.—The Arctic
C i:b has perfected plans for the con
• tniction of a fourteen-story building
n the site of the old Providence Hos
.oi.al, on Fifth avenue between Spring
itid Madison. The estimated cost of
who proposed structure is $1,000,000.
VNCIIORAGE CABIN PLANE
BRINGS THREE PASSENGERS
The Anchorage No. 1, cabin plane
of the Anchorage Air Transport, with
Pilot R. H. Merrill at the stick, ar
■ rived here Wednesday afternoon,
after having first landed at McGrath.
The plane brought three passengers
from Anchorage, Mr. and Mrs. James
Wc'r, who landed at McGrath, and
Ernie Gove, who continued to . this
place. Pilot Merrill reported a splen
did trip over from Anchorage. ,
The Anchorage No. 3, which re
mained here over Thursday, left Fri
day mornin for Bethel and lower Kus
kokwim point, where large consign
ments of furs are awaiting transpor
tation to Anchorage and the Outside.
*K^-’rr,y.
Mr. and Mrs. James Weir, who left
Ophir early in the winter on account'
of the ill health of Mrs. Weir, were!
Wednesday asrivals at McGrath, hav- I
in come from Anchorage on the cabin [
plane of the Anchorae Air Transport, \
with Pilot R. H. Merrill. The many j
friends of Mrs. Weir will be pleased
to learn that her visit to the Outside
has proved most beneficial and that
she returns with health fully restored.
Mr. and Mrs. Weir, following their
arrival at McGrath, left immediately
for Candle.
Mail Carrier Konig, with the out
going mail, arrived this morning from
Ophir and departed immediately for
McGrath.
. Carl Schuttler, well known- Me
( Grathite, was a Thursday arrival, for
a short visit.
Sid Paulson was a Thursday vis
itor for a few hours, when he aagin
returned to Ophir
moved out by three men when the
flames threatened the building, but
the wind shifted and saved it from
destruction. It took seven men to
carry the safe back into the marshal’s
office.
A store is being openeed in the old j
iriig store till the new structure is j
built.
Carl Lottsfeldt, Alaska Road Com
mission superintendent, had a narrow
escape, rushing from the hotel in his
underwear.
Nothing is left of the business dis
trict but a mass of smouldering ruins.
Everyone performed heroic work
fighting the fire, especially Jerry
Baker, Tony Gularte, Miss Faye:
Cypher and Hugh Mathieson. No one '
was injured.
ANCHORAGE AND SEWARD AU- i
THORIZED TO FLOAT BONDS|
- |
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—Presi
dent Cooiidge today signed the meas
. x'es authorizing Anchorage and Sew
ard, Alaska, to float bond issues of
5100,000 and $50,000, respectively.
The Anchorage issue will bear six
per cent interest for the erection of
school buildings, while the Seward
bonds, which also will o for school
construction, will bear interest of 7
per cent.
FORMAL REPORT ON $273,000,000
FLOOD CONTROL MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—Stand
ng squarely on the policy that the
Government should bear all costs for
guarding citizens of the Mississippi
river valley against floods, the House
flood control committee today made
ts formal report on the §273,000,000
Reid bill, which was approved a
month ago.
iVAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TRY
ING TO INFLUENCE HARDING
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Birch
Hearms, of the firm of Blair & Co.,
New York bankers, testified today be
fore the Senate Teapot Dome com
mittee that he unsuccessfully tried to
have President Harding force Fall to
permit other oil companies bid on the
Teapot Dome leose, which Fall se
cretly granted to Sinclair.
LINDY GOES INTO SECLUSION.
SANTA BARBARA, April 4.—
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, world
famed flyer, has gone into seclusion
on the estate of Mrs. Harry F.
Knight, near Santa Barbara.
Frank Speljack returned here Sun
day from a trip to Fairbanks, leaving
on Monday for Ophir. During his
sojourn in Fairbanks Mr. Speljack
attended the Alaska Agricultural Col
lee and School of Mines, of which in
stitution he is most loud in his praise.
Nels Vibe, well known Little creek
operator, returned here early in the
week, followin a visit of several
weeks on the Outside. He left Friday
for Little creek.
Jack Whittaker, after several weeks
over at Fairbanks, arrived here Mon
day, on his way to Flat, for which
place he departed on Thursday.
Miss Jeanne Daniels,, after a visit
of several days at McGrath, returned
here Friday, as a passeper of J. T.
Melbger.
Henry Martella returned here today
from a trip to Cripple.
•V. E’KE LIVING IN COMPARA
TIVELY YOUNG WORLD,” SAYS
PROFESSOF.OF PRINCETON l<
LOS ANGELES, April 2.—"This is
a comparatively young world and we
are beings who have just acquired the
capacity to contemplate our origin,”
said Dr. Henry Norris Ruscell, profes
sor of research and astronomy of
i rinceton university, in an address
here; “we are racially in our infancv
and not at the end of time.”
WILL HAYS TRIED TO SMOTHER
TEAPOT DOME INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—How
Will H. Hays, overlord, tried to
smother the Teapot Dome investiga
tion for a few months after Harry F.
Sinclair had advanced him $260,000
Liberty bonds fof aid in cleaning up
the deficit of the Republican national
committee, was told today to the Se.n
ate committee by A. V. Adams, for
mer United States Senator from Col
orado.
RUBBER SLUMPS TWOPPENCE j
PER POUND IN LONDON1
LONDON, April 4.—Premier Bald
win announced in the Commons today
that all restrictions on the export of
rubber from British Malay and Ceylon
will be removed trill December 1. The
announcement caused a slump of two
pence per pound in rubber.
SINCLAIR TRIAL POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, April 4.—The
trial of Harry F. Sinclair for conspir
acy in connection with the Teapot
Dome lease was postponed today
until Monday,
MELLON OFF TO BERMUDA.
NEW YORK, April 4.—Secretary
! of Interior Mellon sailed today for hisj
annual Eastern vacation in Bermuda.
Telegraphic Ticks.
PHILADELPHIA, April 4.—Joseph
Hoffman, noted pianist, and Miss
Betty Short, now 21, were married
shortly after he divorced his first wife
four years ago, it was revealed here
today. Hoffman is 52 years of age.
JUNEAU, Mar. 31.—F. L. Higgins
. rn.erly of the Minnesota School of
Agriculture, has been appointed su
erii.tencent of the agricultural sta
L.on at Fairbanks.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—The De
partment of Agriculture appropria
tion bill, carrying $138,000,000 foi
next year’s activities, was passed to
day by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.—Con
cessional leaders are making plans
uday to adjourn on May 13.
SEATTLE, Mar. 31.—Carl Scher
mcr, well known clothier, died at his
home here today.
NEW YORK, April 4.—The price of
crude rubber dropped to 61.2 cents a
pound today.
SMYRNA EARTHQUAKES.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 31.—
eight are dead and fifty-five injured
as a result of a series of sharp earth
quakes which shook Smyrna early
morning.
Harry Panther, after an absence of
several weeks in Fairbanks, and hav
:ng Mary Marcelle as a passcner, ar
rived Wednesday, continuin on their
way to Flat on Thursday.
Pete Michels, of McGrath, was a
Sunday arrival, and left on Tuesday
for a brief visit at Flat.
Lars Indeard returned Thursday
from a trip to Ophir.
He Is Shy
I $200,000
SEATTLE REALTOR GOES TO
AST. £UW ; < LIENTS CLAMORING
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
SEATTLE April 4.—A shortage of
.wo hundred thousand dollars of the
funds handled for his clients has been
.iscovereed in the accounts of Henry
C. Ewing, prominent real estate man,
who was committed to the insane asy
lum on Mohda The victims are
clamoring for the criminal prosecu
tion of Ewine
SENATOR FESS NAM Ell
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
KANSAS CITY, April 4.—Senator)
Fess, of Ohio, today was named tern- \
porary chairman of the Republican :
national convention and will deliver .
the keynote speech.
CORPORATION* TAX; REDUCTION
WASHINGTON, April 4.—A re
duction of 131.2 per cent'of the cor-'
poration tax to 112- per cent rather
than 111.2 per cent,-££ ’proposed by
the House, was voted today by the
Senate finance committee.
RECOMMUNDATIONS MADK
BV ALASKA COMMISION AT
RECENT SESSION IN JUNE A l
Oddie Hallson, Alaska game war
den, stationed at Bethel, wlfo arrived
at Takotna last week en route to his'
headquarters, reports a very pood fur
catch and a substantial increase of ali
game animals throughout all sections
of the country through which he
patrolled. When leaving here he ex
pressed sincere appreciation of the
splendid co-operation and assistance
of all the old-timers in work of the
Alaska Game Commission which
makes it possible to efficiently patrol
such large areas. Mr, Hallson left
Bethel on Christmas morning, travel
ing down the coast as far as Good
News Bay, then through the Ahklun'
Mountains to Togiak, on Bristol Bay.
The fox this far were very' numerous.
Calling at Dillinham, Koggiung, Nak
nek and Egigik; thence across the
Alaska range and Becharoff lake t.«
Kanatak, where he boarded the
steamer Starr, traveling to Seward,
and working along the railroad. One
of the cases on the railroad was that
in which an alien received & sentence.
of three months in jail and a $250:
fine on a secon doffense of killing'
mountain sheep during the closed sea-.
son.
I ho fourth annual meeting: oi the
Alaska Game Commission convened in
the offices of the commission at Ju
neau on February C. Two changes oc
curred in the personnel of the Com
mission since its first meeting, Irving
McK. Reed succeeding Dr. Preston S.
Whitney from the Fourth division,
and J. G. Widstead succeeding Thomas
D. Jensen from the Second division.
Upon completion of its work the Com
mission adjourned on February 21.
It isthe desire of the Commission
to make as few changes as possible, in
the present regulations. It was found,
however, from recommendations re
ceived from trappers and other resi
dents interested the wild life of the '
Territory, and from recommendations
of the Commission's field force, rliat
some changes in seasons for the tak
ing: of fur-bearing animals were desir- ]
able to allow trapping to be done
when the fur is more fully prime.
These changes in the regulations pro
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Looks Good
For A1 Smith
HE HAS LSh OF THE 268 DEMO
OR AT 1C DELEGATES AL
I
READY SELECTED,
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Of 286
Democratic delegates already select
ed, Governor AI Smith today had 186
as a result of his sweepin up the en
tire 124 chosen in New York, Wiscon
sin and Maine.
NEW YORK, April 4.—Twenty-two
Republican and thirty-two Democratic
women will be elected to attend the
national conventions of the two par
ties. #
WATERVTLLG, Nj. Y„ April 3.—
Democrats in convention today voted
to send their twelve delegates to the
national convention instructed to vote
as a unit for Governor Smith of New
York.
ARTHUR li. VANDERBERG NEW
SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN
LANSING, March 31.—Arthur II.
Vanderberg, Republican, editor of the
Grand Rapids Herald, was today ap
pointed United States Senator from
Michigan, succeeding Woodbridge N.
Ferris, deceased. The appointment
was made by Governor Green.
DECLARES LINOY HAS ACCUM
ULATED A MILLION DOLLARS
S A N ’ F R A N 0^S( 10.—Accord ing to
an urticle copyrighted tty Interna
tional News Service, received here
yesterday. Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh. through no effort of his own, b
well on the way to his first million
dollart
Lindbergh’s income has been argrc.
gating at an average of $100,000
monthly since his Paris flight, hit
writings including royalties amount
ing to more than $200,000 on “W,’
have netted him approximately $300,
000. As a director of the Guggen
heim Foundation for the PPromotior
of Aeronautics, Lindbergh receiveo
an annuity of about $100,000.
His all United States tour addec
$100,000 more. St. L< uis gave hin
$30,000 for his Paris Might, and hi?
Pan-American tour added still mort
to his fortune.
Added to all that comes the Hub
bard medal award, amounting to mort
than $100,000 in cash.
Ernie Gove, after an absense o'
several months on a visit to the Odt
side, returned to Takotna on Wednes
day, having coming from Anrhoragt
as a passenger of the Anchorage Air
Transport, with Pilot R. H. Merrill
Mr. Gove spent considerable time ir.
Seattle, and also visited ’Frisco one
other coast cities.
AE Walsh and Sig Wiig, both of
whom have been over at Fairbanks
for several weeks, were Wednesday
arrivals, remained here over Thurs
day and continued on their way yes*
terday to Ophir, from which point Mr,
Walsh will continue to Flat and Mr
Wiig to Cripple.
Hans Erickson, from his Ganes
creek drede headquarters, was a
Thursday arrival for a brief business
visit.
Peter Snow, with the incoming
mail, arrived Thursday, continuing
1 ‘' y to Ophir.
Jonn Novak left today for « »h(v>
visit at McGrath.