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THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL-XX> NO. 2‘2
ITAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 1. 1931
PRICE 25 CENTS
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* PA IH' JliTiMtOTT 1NEWV* TURK' TO
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, IN 19
HOURS :20,'MINhJTBS
NEW YORK) July. dOU-Audaeious
airmen /traced, u.dBeries. :of. speotacnlar
performances across, -the sky.,paths of
* the. world >qBterday.,in perhaps >■> the
greatest day of Jlyingc since ^.Colonel
Charles. A.wLindbergh .crossed, the At
lantia from Newv.York ta'Paris..
With a degree, of.-precision seldom,
if .over, equaled, in ithrii airi.. Riissel
Boardman.and JahruiPolando set their
monoplane, down .in. Jstambul. Turkey*
49J hours, and 2ft. minutes after leav
ing-New viforkYoriW-hak-is believed to
be a jiew>.long-distance nonstop rec
ord. .They..calculated, the. distance at
, 4,986. miles, ps, 85 miles more than
the. former..mark established from
Paris to Manchuria by, the. Erench
lAers * Dieudonne and Coste,. who
skimmed abound-the globe in air. ef
fort to better- the Post-Gatty time.
Hugh Herndon; Jr*,, and Clyde
Paughprn. reached Berlin and .then set
out for Moscow.at 10:49 p. m., 4:49
p.j. rru,-Eastern -standard .time, a fog
over, the. British: coast had shoved
Herndon, .and. Pangborn far hehind
the. Post-Gatty... schedule, but the
hrfevity. >of their stay in Berlin en
abled: them. to- pick up several pre
cious :hours, .-and., when they pointed
►.Weir plpia- toward Moscowvthcy-.wero
13i hours and. 49.minutes behind Post
and Gatty,,
Massacre
Of 18,000
‘DURING REIGN GF TERROR
CARRIED ON BT CHINESE.
COMMUNISTS.
HONGKONG, July 27.—Reports of
the massacre of 18,000 persons dur
ing a., reign off terror' carried1 on by
communists, who.'seized the city of
Tungjan, Kwangsi-i Province, were re
ceived here today, in. messages from,
the interior...
More than TOjOflOt persons were
made homeless hy pillaging and burn
ing by the reds, advices- said, and
damages estimated, ah |B,008*000 has
been done..
The. interior, districts have been
neglected hy the military during the
last several weeks, during the strug
gle of. the. Canton insurgents to as
sert themselvess against the rule of
Chiang Kai Shek and his Nanking
regime. Appeals for aid have been
received from many parts of South
ern Ghina..
PROVISIONAL. GOVT.. OE SPAIN
GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
MADRID,, July 20.—The provi
sional government of President Ae
cala.Zamora was given, a vote of con
fidence by the National Assembly to
night,. The vote, was by acclamation,
following in rapid succession short
speeches by a dozen minority leaders
Alaska. Interests At
Tile, Nation’s Capital
<Hy»WV A.
WASHINGTON, July 6.—Major
General.George S. Gibbs h asbeea at
tached to the Signal Corps for the
D£(st.33J*'ye»*s and- spent much , of his
early .experience in Alaska, where he
had much >touda>with>.the dfevalopment
of< the .sygtem.in.tha North.. Ha final
ly,.became. chief signal officer and
was located in Washington, but at his
request, was^placed. on. the retired list
of the army Jane- 30. He has since
gone-to New York City to assume the
duties ofncetgresident: of the Inter
national Telegrahph & Telephone
Corporation.. Colonel Irving J. Carr,
executive, to. the Assistant Secretary
of .War, has been advanced to the po
sition of chief signal officer.
The official records of the Terri*
tory of Alaaka and of all States when
they were Territories, will be assem
bled and- published under the direc
tion of. Dr.. Clarence E. Carter, pro
fessor .-ofX History at. Miami Univer
sity, Oxford, Ohio. He has been ap
pointed editor, of territorial papers,
Department, of State, under the pro
visions of the .Ralston act of 1925. He
wUl assume his duties on. August. 15»
Dr. Carte* has made a special study
of temtoaaal organizations, and his
work win mean the collaboration of
all. records, of Alaska as a Territory.
Offioencr iof .the. federal Employes
Uhion at Anchorage complain that a
number of .workmen are thrown out
of employment because of a recent
order by the Alaska Railroad man
agement that results in procuring
materials from the. Outside that it is
claimed could be manufactured at-the
shops and foundry of the railroad at
a less cost. It is contended that a
broader and more satisfactory policy
should be maintained, resulting in
the greater benefit to all concerned.
The matter is being investigated by
the Interior Department.
In compliance with .a.petition from,
1 the residents of . Homer word has
been received fro mthe acting com*
missioner of lighthouses that O. D.
Olsen will be permanently employed
\ as carekeeper of the Beluga Lake
light. _
Since the Navy has abandoned
their radio station at Sitka residents
of that little city have requested the
privilege of establishing themselves
on the property, and fishermen want
the right to establish their homes on
I Japonski Island, near Sitka.
Various uuriries hav been made as
to the address of Hon. and Mrs. Dan
Sutherland. Until September they
will be at the Ogontz White Moun
toia Camp, Lisbon, New Hampshire.
Kesidetns of Lake Minchumioa
want their community included in* a
mail contract that will soon, be
awarded for carrying the mail be
tween Nenana and Flat and itenrven
ing towns.
The City Council at Fairbanks has
wired a request that th» General
Land Office issue a modified deed to
their park grounds, so> that they
might be held in trust for park and
recreational purposes and for public
utilities, including the establishment
(Continued oa Pag* 8.)
BROADWAY ACTOR, NEWS
PAPER M AN, ,2'CHOEUSdKLS
NARROWLY ESC!ARB BURSJfiSC
GEEENPORT, N. Y, July 27.—
Harry Eichman, Broadway actor ami
night club owner, his chaueur, a
newspaper columnist,, and two> Z5eg
feld Follies, chorus giTis wene burned
severely toda yin an explosion, which,
sank Eichman’s yacht at its dunk
here. The most seriously ihjuEHd. was
Helen Walsh, one of: the actresses. As.
the fire tore through the oaten she
was burned undtr a: falling, mattress.
Richman. seized her andj lumped; with
her into the water. Roth later were
helped to shore. Physicians said her
condition was serious Uut .net critical.
Lindberghs
On Their Way
NOTED FLYERS PASS OTTAWA
ON THEIR WAY TO POINT j
OTTAWA, Aug. l.Colonel and Mrs..
Charles A. Lindbergh,, headed for
Tokyo, left here at 9:49 a. m., East
ern Standard time. Flying at a speed
of 100 miles an hour, they would have
beep due at Moose Factory, 460 miles
distant, at about 3 p. m., E. S. T., The
3. p. m, Eastern Standard time. The
last direct word from the Lindbergh
radio was received here at 1:15 p. m.
5; U. S. NAVY A1RPPLANES
CRASH ON FRESNO FIELD
FRESNO, Cal, July 27.—Five of
the ten United States Navy pursuit:
planes, flying from San Diego to
Oakland, cracked up in landing here
today. None of the pilots was in
lured, but damages estimated at $25,-i
000 resulted;.
David Rittenhnnse, commanding
officer, said the loss was caused byj
the planes grounding on a hard field;
with comparatively dead air, result-j
ing from the high temperature.
SWELTERING WITH HEAT
THROUGHOUT NAITON
CHICAGO, July 28.—The nation
sweltered yesterday from one coast j
to the other. Los Angeles sweltered
in the 90s, and New England, too.
Great sections of the Middle West
simmered under the persistent sun.
Arizona, California and Nevada all
reported deaths resulting from the
heat, the total being 69. Salinas,
Kansas, had thermometer readings
of 110 degrees. The Dakotas, Ne
braska and Oklahoma were also ex
cessively warm.
BRITISH WOMAN FLYER
ARRIVES AT IRKUTSK
MOSCOW, July 87.—Amy Johnson,
British woman Rye; on a trip from
England t» Tokyo, arrived at Irkutsk
this evening, but planned to continue
her journey early tomorrow morn
ing.
Oliver Anderson, N. C. manager,
was a Wednesday arrival from Mc
Grath, coming up with Pilot Blunt.
Following a visit to the creeks Mr.
Anderson returned to town shortly
after noon, leaving a couple of hours
later for McGrath, going down with
Charlie Smith and Charlie Konig.
E. Jefferson, U. S. postoffice in
spector, was a last evenin garrival,
coming up with Pilot Barnhill of the
Pacific International.
Thos. Edison
A Sick Man
DISCONTINUES WORK AT LA
BORATORY; DECLARED TO
BE CRITICALLY ILL.
ORANGE, N. J., Aug. 1.—Thomas
A. Edison, noted wizard, is declared
to' be critically ill at hhis home in
Llewellyn Park. It has been known
for some days that the aged inventor
has been indisposed. His associates
said that Mr. Edison was bothered by
the extreme heat and for that reason
had temporarily discontinued work at
his laboratory Charles Edison, his
son, asked concerning his father, said
be was critically ill.
RELIGION CAUSES RIOTING IN
STATE OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO
JAP ABA, State of Vera Cruz,
Mexico, July 28.—A young man who
.attempted to assassinate Governor
Tejeda was in a hospital today and
many mob leaders were in jail, after
a night of rioting. Four of the prin
cipal churches were damaged by fire
and a shot struck the governor in the
ear- In the city of Vera Cruz two
priests were killed in a raid on the
Ascunsion church. The governor had
warned that unless the Catholic
church complied with the new law
limiting the number of priests in the
State of Vera Cruz he would take
measures to enforce it. After the at
tac kon the governor a mob obtained
gasoline and fired the church.
2,000 EXTR APOLICE, 80 FIRE
MEN PATROLLING EVERY
CANNERY, SAN JOSE. CALIF.
SA NJOSE, Cal., July 28.—With
two thousand extra police sworn in
and eighty firemen detailed for police
duty, every cannery in this district is
patrolled by armed guards, marking
the development of the third day of
disorders growing out of the cannery
workers’ strike over a wage cut.
*uc tuici Ui puiitc lUUtt) ICiC*
phoned to Department of Justice offi
cials in San Francisco asking an in
vestigation by immigration officials,
with a view of deporting alien reds
charged by the chief with being the
agitators in the present trouble.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE. OPER
ATED ON, IS REPORTED SAFE
LONDON, July 28.—David Lloyd
George, who underwent an operation
yesterday, was reported today to be
in a satisfactory condition. Mr.
George had had a restful night, said
a bulletin issued at his home, with
his strength well maintained.
The steamer Tana is: scheduled to
leave McGrath Monday or Tuesday
for Bethel, to be on hand to meet the
Tupper, which is scheduled to leave
Seattle about August 4.
MARIETTA, O., July 27.—Edward
J. Hill, of Detroit, flying the balloon
W. J. R. in the Detroit News trophy
race, landed today five miles east of
here, an estimated distance of 460
miles from tte starting point.
Mrs. W. A. Vinal, Mrs. Louise
Livenhagen and Andy Hansen were
Monday visitors from Ophir, coming
from apd returning to with P. W.
Carlson.
Fred Dubois returned Thursday
night from a business visit to Yan
kee creelu
Minerals of
Territory
INCREASE IN VALUE OF GOLD
AND COAL OUTPUT; DECREASE
IN OTHER COMMODITIES.
WASHINGTON, July 6:—Mines in
Alaska in 1930 produced minerals
i worth $13,812,000, as against $16,
i 066,000 in 1929, according to an an
■ j nouncement made by the Interior De
i partment today through the Geolog
j ical Survey. The total value of the
i mineral output of the Territory since
j 1880 is $629,313,000.
i.j The following table shows in sum
. mary form the mineral output of
Alaska for 1930 and for comparison
the production of the same minerals
in 1929:
Value of Mineral Output of Alaska
in 1930 and 1929.
1930. 1929.
Gold .$8,476,000 $7,761,000
Copper . 4,244,600 7,130,000
Silver . 157,300 252,U00
Coal . 631,000 528,000
Tin, metallic .... 9,300 35,000
Lead . 136,500 166,000
•Miscellaneous
minerals . 157,300 194,000
Totals . $13,812,000 $16,066,000
(•Including petroleum, platinum
metals, limestone, etc.)
Trom the table it will be evident
that there was a substantial increase
I in the value of the output of gold,
and some increase in coal. The de
crease in the other commodities is
interpreted as being due not only to
the very low prices that prevailed for
the metals such as copper, silver, and
lead, but also to the deterrent effect
i of those low prices in discouraging
i the undertaking of new' enterprises
i and dissuading operators from mak
i: ing even as large an output as they
■ | ordinarily would from the mines al
' ready operating. The world-wide
■ stagnation of business and the ac
companying depression seem really
to have been felt less in Alaska than
in most other regions. Instead, there
ford, of regarding the foregoing rec
, ord as one to cause alarm for the
: future of the Alaska mining industry,
it seems that when all things are con
sidered the record of a decrease of
only 15 per cent compares favorably
with the records of similar enter
' prise sin the States. Each year brings
more and more general development
throughout the Territory, and these
improvements in genera lcondition3
j are stimulating prospectors and
I others to undertake the development
j of deposits that had previously been
to difficult to exploit. Such improve
ments are exerting a continuing and
growing force, so that each year
Alaska is becoming less and less an
I unknown frontier, and the hazards of
i mining under pioneer conditions are
being correspondingly reduced.
The output of gold was distributed
j between lodes and placers approxi
! mately in the proportion of 43 to
i 57—$3,639,000 from lodes and $4,
! 837,000 from placers. The producing
' gold lodes are widely distributed
through various part sof the Terri
tory, but more than 93 per cent of
the output came from lodes in South
eastern Alaska, where accessibility to
deep-water routes of communication
and other favorable conditions have
permited the successful mining of
immense tonnages of low-grade gold
ore.
The output of placer gold was naar
(CoatiavML.en Pare-2.1