THE KUS
Vol. 1. No. IX.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY,December 1, 1934,
price, 25 astnot
DUKE OF KENT
WEDS GREEK
PRINCESS
LONDON, Eng. Nov. 29.—Pom;>
iand gayety prevailed in London to
. day at the wedding of Prince George
. of England to Princess Marina of
' Greece. They were married at the
historic Westminster Abbey with the
Archbishop of Canterbury officiat
ing. A second ceremony, in the
(Greek - Orthodox, was performed at
the private chapel <5f Buckingham
. Palace.
Hundreds of thousands lined the
streets and housetops to view the
wedding procession. Many members
of Eurppean royalty -were present
including the king and queen of
"Denmark and the heads of the royal
family of Norway.
After the ceremonies the married
couple retired to the country estate
of England’s royal house. They will
spend their honeymoon in Italy.
MINT ROBBERY OF OVER A DE
CADE AGO SOLVED.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.—The Ion?
arm of the law reached out and sol
ved a daring robbery mystery of 12
years ago. On Dec. 18, 1922, the
Denver mint was the scene of a sen
sational hold up in which four men
and a woman escaped with $200,000.
No; clue could. be . found at. Vio who
the bandits were but federal agents
never gave the case up and' have
now succeeded in rounding up. or ac
counting for all members of the
gang.
Harvey Bailey was the ringleader
in the hold up and is now serving
a sentence. Jim Clark, another -mem
ber also in jail. Rob’t Knapp, dead,
and two other men killed at the time
of the robbery, their bodies being
found several miles from Denver.
Margaret Burns, the woman in the
case, was found dead under myster
ious circumstances.
NO POLICEWOMAN
Mayor I. Goldstein and the city
Fathers of Juneau have claimed
their equal rights with women and
changed their minds about appoint
' ing a policewoman for the city.
This makes "it necessary for the re
newal of the six-year’s struggle. It
may be a mah’s world—so’far. The
regulation of the liquor traffic n
Juneau and the territory quite gen
<■ erally would indicate that it is.
CHRISTMAS CHECKS SENT TO
DEPOSITORS OF CLOSED BANKS
BOSTON, Dec. 1.—Judge Edward
Pearson today allowed a petition for
" 8 closed banks to open provided that
restitution be made to depositors.
1 Over 100,000 depositors will receive
a total of $5,500,000, the checks to
l be mailed this week.
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BANDITS ROB CALIFORNIA
GOLD DREDGE.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.— Two ban
its held up a gold dredge’s crew near
Marysville, Cal. last week and es
caped with $1,600 in virgin gold.
The looted dredge belonged to the
Yuba Consolidated Gold Company.
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JAPS GIVEN WARNING ON NA
VAL POLICY.
LONDON, Eng. Nov. 28.—Japan
was warned today that if she re
nounced the Washington Nava’,
treaty then the United States would
build five warships to every one
the Japs did.
Japanese officials still continue t:’
insist on parity which neither Eng
land nor the United States will
grant.
GERMANY TO TRY AMERICAN
ON ESPIONAGE CHARGE.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—Miss Mabel
Steele, American, held for four mos.
on espionage charges will be releas
ed and deported according to word
received from the American Consul
in Berlin. Richard Royder, also an
American who has been held in
Berlin jail for five months, will be
tried on charges of espionage.
CALIFORNIA
FAMILY MEETS
TRAGIC END
CARLYISLE, Pa. Nov. 'The
bodies of the three little girls found
dead on. a roadside near here several
days ago were definitely linked with
th bodies of a man and woman found
shot to death near a rairoad station
100 mies from here. The dead man
was identified as Elmer Noakes of
Roseville, • Cal.- and the woman as
his niece. The three children iwere
the daughters of Noake.
The three girls were smothered by
the father, it is believed, and their
bodies left on the roadside covered
with a blanket. He then drove away
and shot his niece, later committing
suicide. No known motive could be
advanced 'for - the act although the
perpetrator of the crime is known to
have been out Of work for some time.
A brother 6f Noakes lives in Cali
fornia and is coming to claim the
bodies.
MORO CASTLE OFFICERS AR
RESTED FOR CRIMINAL NEGLI
GENCE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—William
Warms and ship’s officer Abbot were
arrested today in the ederal building
and are hed on $25,000 bail. They
are charged with unlawful and wil
ful neglect to duty in connection
with the Moro Castle disaster which
cost the lives of 135 persons. Both
men entered a plea of not guilty to
the charges.
U.S. ARMY BOMBERS ORDERED
GROUNDED.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 30.—
Thirty-six Martin Bomber - were or
dered grounded today by United
States Army officials. These panes
are the fastest of their kind in the
world. They are now at March Field
Riverside, California, and will re
main there until final inspection and
alterations are complete. Several of
these planes made a trip to Alaska
this summer and officials are anx
ious to see how the planes stood the
long flight.
FED At
6ANGSTERS
DEATH DUEL
The career of Baby Face. Nelson,
killer and former member of the
Dillinger gang, was ended today in a
desperate gun battle with Federal
agents two of whom were killed.
The officers killed were agents
Hollis and Crowley both of whom
assisted in the killing .of . Dillinger
and Pretty Boy Floyd.
The Federal officers who were or
the trail of the desperadoes spotted
them .in a passing car and gave
chase. In the ensuing battle the
bandits car became disabled and the
officers closing in. Hollis rushing to
ward the gangsters with a . machine
gun was .instantly killed and Crow
ley was fatally wounded, dying, the
...jxt day.
Nelson was accompanied by a
blonde woman and another gangster
_e. loved to he John Hamilton who
made their get away. by. taking the
police ^ar of the officers. It was
not learned until the following, .day
that Nelson, whose real name is
Gillis, bad been fatally wounded. It
was thru information given the au
thorities that his body was found in
a ditch beside a lonely read about
15 miles from the scene of the shoot
ing. He had been shot 17 times.
With the death of Gillis, Hamilton
was named Public Eoeipy No. 1.
■ rs. Gillis, supposed to be the
blonde woman with the gangsters at
the time of the shooting, has been
named a pubic-enemy, the first wo
man to be so dishonored.
STANFORD TO PLAY UNIV. OF
ALABAMA NEW YEAR’S DAY.
.LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30.—The
University of Alabama was chosen
to play against Stanford University
at the annual football game held on
New Year’s day in Pasedena at the
Rosebowl. Stanford has been un
defeated in . 10 games and was tied
once was by Santa Clara. The U.
of Alabama has been undeafted in
its nine games and is considered to
have the strongest team ia its foot
ball history.
FOUNDER OF HILLLS BROS.
COFFEE COMMITS SUICIDE.
LOS ANGELES.—R. W. Hills,
founder of the Hills Bros, brand of
coffee, committed suicide recently.
Hills- who was in his 78th year is
said to have been despondent over
ill health.
GREEN GIVES UNEMPLOY NT
STATISTICS.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—William
Green, president of the American i
Federation of Labor, says times are
improving. Quoting figures, Green
i says, that the unemployed in the
United States for the month of
November totalled 16,671,000 against j
10,951,000 for the preceeding month.
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DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ALASKA GIVES VIEWS OJN NRA
. ACTIVITIES.
Operatiqn of NRA codes is now
almost frictionless, with industries
falling into line and cooperating
with earnestness toward fulfillment
of the plans mapped out by the ad
ministrators to make the system a
success in every sense of the word,
said Hugh H. Wade, deputy admin
istrator in Alaska, to the Seward
Gateway.
He added that the NRA is fre
quently , held responsible for arbi
trary price advance, all of which is
a snare and delusk~ d.. a
fiction encouraged in order to get
by with wartime prices.
As a matter of fact, he said, the
lumber code is about the only one
that incorporates price fixing sched
ule, and this was done to lift the
industry out of the slough of des- i
pondency into which it had fallen.!
He named ii.slances in the territory
where the system had lifted com
panies out of the “red.”
The NRA prefers to remain aloof
from labor disputes, he pointed out,
but finds it xpedient at times to
intervene on behalf of industrial
peace, and it was said that in botn
Anchorage and Cordova fish contro
versies, this arm of the recovery
program intervened to bring about
settlements that accorded with needs
on both sider
VIOLENCE \U
LOS ANGELES
GAR STHIKE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30.-With
no evidence of comprimise the bus
and street car drivers strike of the
Los Angeles Transportation Co. con
tinues. Efforts of the Company of
ficials to maintain schedule with
strike breakers has been followed
by violence. During the week sev
eral street cars were overturned by
strikers and sympathizers. Four
arrests were made today.
P. S. Donahue regional adjuster
for the NRA arrived from Seattle
with orders from Washington to
endeavor to effect a truce.
Dec. 1—Tear gas was used today
to disperse a mob gathered in Los
Angeles downtown section during
the rush hour. Strikers and sympa
thizers halted traffic in their efforts
to tie up car service. Three men
were arrested charged with viola
tion of the anti-picketing laws.
However, NRA officials say pro
is being made towards an early
settlement.
GENERAL CARDINUS BECOMES
MEXICO’S PRESIDENT.
dj MEXICO CITY, Nov. 30.—Gen.
L. Cardinus took the oath of ofii :e
today and became president of Mex
ico succeeding Rodrigue. A crov'd
of 60,000 witnessed the inaugural
ceremonies and heard the ngw pres
ident outine his policy on unemploy
ment and social economy. Although
he made no direct statement it is
understood that the same Rr.Jiey pi
prosecution toward the Roman Cath
olic Church will be carried on.
Cardinus is only 39, the youngest
to ever hold the- presidency in the
republic.
FUR PRICES SHOW INCREASI
OVER LAST YEAR.
TACOMA, Wash.— Alaska mink
fox and muskrat skins found
ready sale recently at the Fur Aue
tion in Tacoma. Of the fox skins
the greater number were white fox
In the matter of prices, Washing
ton and Oregon skins were thf
leaders. Prices generally ranger
from 15 to 20 cents higher tbai
prices in November last year.
Fine quality was high.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—In a start
ling- verdict a jury acquitted Saniue
Insull and his codefendents of m'6-i
fraud. Dwight Green progecuti -
journeyed to Washington for a con
ference with officials of the. Eed.eiH
government and it was decider, no,
to press additional charges. . How
ever, the state of Illinois will try
the Insulls on embezzlement charges
the trial being set for some time it
December. Records of the Insull
trial were turned over to Illinois
authorities for use in the case again
st the former utilities czar.
Insull happy over his victory -itr
confident that he will win acquita.
on any additional charges. He may
even make an attempt to regain his
former position in tre utilities field.
FRANCE VOTES HALF A BILL
ION FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.
PARIS.—The French Chamber cu
Deputies recently voted half a bill
ion dollars for military purposes
next year after it had been: told by
Leon Arehimbaud, representing the
Chamber’s finance committee, that
Germany was preparng for war anti
that Russia would back France i«t
the event of war.
Archimbuad said, “Russia has *>
strong, well-equipped army whici
she offers us in case of a conflict
with Germany or with any other na
tions that fail to observe the Ver
sailles treaty.”
Mrs. J. McClung was a passenger
with Pilot Winchell, McGee, for An
chorage today.
Other passengers on the same
plane were Waino Puntilla going •
Anchorage and Ralph Courtnay \> •
is on a business. ..tripJMfcft'PSL