THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL X NO. 13
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. APRIL 12.1930
PRICE 25 CENT?
Glean Sweep
By U. of W.
5 DEFEATS CALIFORNIA CREW IN
MILE EVENT, WINNING BY
THREE-FOURTHS LENGTH.
SEATTLE, April. 11.—The Uni
versity of, Washington made a clean
sweep with all three of its crews in
. the freshmen, junior and ’varsity
, races with the Universitty of Cali
fornia on Lake Washington this af
. ternoon,. defeating the world cham
pions by three-fourths length in the
. mile course in the mile course in 10
. minutes and 46 seconds.
HELEN MADISON, SEATTLE’S
, SWIMMING WONDER,BREAKS
TWO MORE WORLD RECORDS
^SEATTLE, April 8.—Miss Helen
i JRadison, recently acclaimed swim
, ming wonder, broke two world rec
. ords, that for 200 yards and 300
r yards, at the Crystal Pool last night.
Broughtam, sports editor of the
, Post-intelligencer, declares she is the
. fastest, woman swimmer of al timle.
, BRITISH COLUMBIA PREMIER
TO INDORSE PROPOSED PA
CIFIC HIGHWAY PROJECT
VICTORIA, B. C., April 9.—Pre
] mier Tolme of British Columbia, who
, s now on vacaffon in Arizona, accord
ing to a wire receiveti here today,
v will proceed to Ottawa at the request
, of the Canadian government to give
: indorsement to the proposed exten
■f Sion of the Pacific Highway from
.Vancouver to Fairbanks before he re
t turns to Victoria.
STARTS SERVING 7-YEAR
SENTENCE AT McNEILL’S
’.TACOMA, April 12.—C. Lewis, for
mer head of tnej Indian Petroleum
, Company of California, today began
serving seven years at hard labor at
McNeill Island prison, following his
. conviction for fraud in the sale of
stock of that concern. Lewis was at
r one time a miner in Alaska.
TO RENAME MOUNTAIN IN
HONOR OF BEN EIELSON
WASHINGTON^ April 12.—Tbi:
[Senate lands committee today favor
ably reported to the Senate Senator
Nye’s bill to name a mountain of
, Mount McKinley National Park in
. honor of Ben Eielson.
Miss Ruth Secor, who for the past
s year has been in charge of Takotna
r school, the term of which ended Fn
• day, wps a yesterday departure by
airplane for Fairbanks, at which
i place $he will visit for a few days
i before, (leaving for the Outside. She
.will probably visit-her mother and
, relatves in the East for a couple of
. moontbjs before agan assuming school
..duties pamewhere in Alaska. Leav
, ing’ here, she carries with her the
*nice esteem and best wishes of a host
{.of friends.
’i'ony Lindstrom, who arrived here
some dpys ago from Flat, was a yes- j
terday .departure by airplane for'
Fairbanks. He is on his way to the
^Outside on matters of business.
Mail.Carrierr-Charlie Konig, bring
- ing the .last ingoing mail, arrived
v yesterday and continued to Ophir to
i day. Accompanying' hi mthis trip is
fiiis daughter. -Miss Freda.
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Conference
Winds Up
UNITED STATES .ATTAINS PAR
ITY WITH BRITAIN; HOOVER
PLEASED WJTH RESULTS.
WASHINGTON, April 12.—Presi
dent Hoover formally announced Fri
day afternoon that the United States
had attained parity with the navy of
Great Britain at the London aroia
mentts conference, adding hat he is
greatly pleased with the final out
come of the conference. I
Nine battleships are to be scrapped
by various nations, and replacement
of sixteen, others wiH be deferred for
six years.
Abolition ,of competitive naval
building and a world saving of two
and a half billion dollars, Hoover
says, are important accomplishments
of the conference.
LONDON, April 12.—Several mem
bers of the American naval delega
tion left here for home today, board
ing the liner George Washington at
Southampton.
LONbu..,. April 10.—The French
delegation tonight made official an
nouncement that a plenary session of
the naval conference will be hem
Monday or Tuesaay, at which time
the naval parley will be wound up.
-ne state treaty will completed and
signed within e. nart two or three
weeks.
PRESS IS UNSYMPATHETIC
TO LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT,
SENATOR JONES DECLARES
WASHINGTON.—Holding that the
public press lacks sympathy with the
prohibition laws, Senator Jones of
Washington issued a compendium of
opinions today of citizens of the
United States and Canada, which he
called the “voice of the multitude.”
Jones asserted the “last and great
est factor in enforcement difficulties
is “the attitude of many newspapers
which, so it seems, publish everything
which may be unfavorably contrued.’'
The statement quoted expressions
from people Jones said he received in
response to a radio address, but he
did not give any names.
Frank Guskey was a Friday ar
rival from ^IcGrath, coming up with
Pilot Hamhill. Incidentally, Mr. and
x.xrs. Guskey and uaughter. will be at
home in Takotna within the next few
days in the F. C. H. Spencer bunga
low on Front street.
Departng from here..at an early
hour yesterday morning by airplane
with Pilot Barnhill were Miss Ruth
Secor, Miss Clara Kieck and Tony
Lindstrom. A message received in
the afternoon stated that the plane
arrived there at 10:45 a. m.
Matt Vaughn, well Ifnown A. R. C.
man, is reported to haye arrived at
Flat a couple of days ago, following
a trip of inspection. ,.JdLr, Vaugn, it
is stated, still carries, his left arm in
a sling, the breakage, pf. which—the
arm, not the pling—occurred near the
shoulder, some weeks ago.
John Krieger left Friday for Ophir,
headed tor Tolstoi on a business mis
sion,
Billy Sanatkas was a Thdrsday ar
rival from Cripple, to which place he
again started to return on Friday. »
ASSERTED 3 REAL OIL WELLS
HAVE BEEN PROVED NEAR
BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
•SEATTLE, April 9^—_.»ose in on
the “Know” say t hat-;: three reel t it
wells near Bellingham. have be* n !
proved and that within the next fort
night a. very strsacpnal announce
ment regarding discoveries and, oe
veiopment will be made. It is stated |
that many/leases of lapd-in Whatcom,!
Cleelurmafld Snoh* miah cnun...3 have :
been*; executed recently
n. r. i-».exander, Jotm :cen ana
other and Lalil ; ■. - en are
backing the developments.
FORD MOTOR CO. MADE A
PROFIT OF 882,000.000 IN 1929
BOSTON, April 10.—The Ford Mo-'
tor*. Company made a profit of $82,
000,000 in 1929, and have a surplus
profit of $664,000,000, according to a
report filel with the Massachusetts
commissioner of corporations.
35-STORY HOTEL HQTEL FOR
.SEATTLE, TO COST $2,000,000
SEATTLE, April 10.—Gardner J.
Gwinn has taken a lease of the Trum
ble. property, Times Square, and will
erect a ,35-story hotel, the approxi-!
mate cost of which will be $2,000,000.
Telegraphic Ticks
. SEATTLE, April 10.—The Lomen
Reindeer Corporation, in conducting
its operations in Alaska, will dis
patch three .vessels, the motorships
Silver Wave and Sierra and steam
ship . Annette Kolph, to Bering Sea
and Arctic ports during May and
J une.
SEATTLE, April 12.—A lone ban-1
dit held up one of the tellers in the j
Metropolitan National Bank during
the noon hour Friday. The bandit
secured $750 and made good his es
cape.
SEATTLE, April 8.—Leo S. Schwa
bacher, 59, who was born in Seattle,
and president of the Schwabacher
Hardware Company, died Sunday, the
result of acute indigestion.
SEATTLE, April 9.—The steamer
Admiral Watson sailed for Kodiak
and way ports at noon today, carry
ing 124 passengers, including 80 for
the Kodiak cannery.
SEATTLE, April 8.—A granite
monument, a memorial to the late
Judge Thomas Burke, was unveiled
in Volunteer Park this afternoon.
NEW YORK, April ll.-fln an ar
ticle appearing today in the Cosmo
politan Magazine, by Calvin Coolidge,
he says he will not again seek any
public office.
LONDON, April 12.—Lord Dewar
passed away at his home here today.
CHARACTERIZES HARTLEY
AS A “SUPER-HYPOCRITE"
OLYMPIA, April 8.—Governor
Hartley was characterized "a super
hypocrite" by Land Commissioner
Savidge today in their bitter contro
versy over the handling of State
timber lands.
Frank Lange was a Friday arrival
from McGrath for a few days’ visit
here, coming up via airplane with
Pilot Barnhill.
Mail Carrier Charlie Kdnig, with
the outgoing mail, passed through on
Thursday. He was accompanied by
itis son Edward. j
Daughter of
Mark Hanna
WINK NOMINATION FOR SEN
ATOR FROM ILLINOIS, BEAT
,:INGuJ}ENEEN BY 221,000.
CHICAGO, April 5).—Mrs. Ruth
Hanna MeCorr ck, daughter of the
late Mark H rma, won the Repub
lican nomination for United States
Senator from llinois Heane and Sen
ator Deneen by about 170,000.
James Hamilton Lewis was nomi
nated in the Democratic primary.
Both candidates stressed opposition
to the World Court, and League of
Nations in their campaign.
CHICAGO, April. 10.—Mrs. Ruth
Hanna McCormick’s plurality over
Ueneen reaches 221,000
ORGANIZED LA$OR OPPOSES
CONFIRMATION', OF PARKER
AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, -April 8.—Organ
ized labor today presented a vigorous
protest to the Senate judiciary com
mittee against the confirmation of
John J. Parker as associate member
of the Supreme Court.
PATTY' REPORTS ON PROS
PECTS POORMAN DIGGINGS
RURY, JUarv 29.—Ernest N. Patty,
dean of mining ^ftfgltaeering at the
Alaska College, returning here Fri
day from the new placer camp on
Reaver creek, reported that; prospect
ing is in full swing and that prospect
ors soon will give a definite answer
to various opinions advanced as to
the valpe of the diggings in the vi
cinity.
A checkup of the formation shows
the geology as previously reported to i
be correct. While there are indica
tions that the floor of Reaver creek
will be 2,000 feet in width, the run of
gqld-bearing ground will not exceed
50 or 60 feet. Prospecting materials
are not adequate. The country gen
erally is wet and some prospect holes
are being lost, or top of the gravel
before any information could be had
as to whether they carried gold or
not, while tunneling has been put of
the question in boles sunk to bedrock
in which favorable indications were
found.
September 1 is considered the earli
est date that definite information will
be available. In the meantime there
is nothing that can be done except to
prospect, which is slow and expen
sive, according to opinions expressed
here.
H. U. Wallitfk returned here Wed
nesday from a trip to MrGrath, to
plare he again : nrn*’don .Thursday.
Rilly Gibbs, -who r: turned here Fri
day from a trip ■*> Ganes, again de
parted for the same place today, ac
companied by Charlie Goebel, who
took out a load of freight.
Vic Nystrom was a recent depart
ure from McGrath for his, headquar
ters in the vicinity of the Lone Star
roadhouse.
Emil Anderaon, who has been quite
indisposed for several days, suffering
with flu, is well on the: road .to re
covery.
Harry Lohr, after a visit to Mc
Grath, returned here on Wednesday,
and left Thursday for Ophir on his
aturn to the Foorman section.
Doings At
Washington
TREASURY BILL CARRIES S.r5f
006,000 ANNUALLY FOR PRO
HIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
WASHINGTON,-April 8.—The bill
introduced by Delegate Sutherland to
turn over to Wrangell. Alaska, the
federal school building there as a site
under agreement whereby the town
assumes responsibility fqr teaching
native school children, was passed by
the House and Senate on Monday anti
sent to the Preside®! for signature.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Brook
hart in the Senate today accused Sec
retary of Treasury Mellon ef con
ducting a campaign against prohibi
tion, and referred to John J. Raskob,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, as a Republican who was
beguiled by Wall Street to run the
Democratic party.
WASHINGTON^ April 9.—The
Senate on Tuesday passed the bill
permitting Cordova, Alaska, to issue
bands for its proposed trunk sewer
system.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Th.
Senate late yesterday adopted the
resolution proposing government op
eration of Muscle. Shoals.and sent the
measure to . the. House, where its fate,
Republican leaders, say, is quite, un
certain.. -f'S,? ,
WASHINGTON Aprii 10.—Tht
Treasury ano Prsstoffice Department*
appropriations bill, arranged to carrj
$16,000,0000 annually for prohibition
enforcement, was passed today by thr
Senate, which also passed the Interior
Department appropriation bill.
The Senate today ordered an inves
tigation into the campaign expendi
tures of candidates in this year’s con
tests.
FISHERMENS LICENSE
ACT IS RULER LEGAL
JUNEAU, March 31.—The validity
of the Territorial license tax of |250
per year on non-resident trailers was
upheld in the federal district court
here Saturday by Judge Harding, who
also sustained the demurrer filed s
week ago at Ketchikan by Attorney
General Kustgard to the complaint
of Wood Freeman, Tacoma trolley
against Territorial Treasurer Smith,,
The judge held the tax is nqt an
effort to conserve salmon fisheries
and that it is '“not unreasonable and1
arbitrary as to amount to no tar at
all," and that it does not violate any
constitutional rights or proper guar
antees claimed by the plaintiff.
The ruling- was largely based or
Alaska, eases- involving fish taxes
heretofore decided by the United
States supreme court.
Mrs. Oliver Anderson and Mrs
Charles Ulsh, after a Takotna visit
of several days, departed for their
homes at McGrath vn Wednesday*
Mrs. Anderson being transported!
thither by Mrs. Chester Brink and
he fast team, while Mrs. Ulsh drove
her own “speed burners.”
Mall Carrier 'Charlie O’Halloran, on
his last trip to Flat for the winter'
schedule, arrived here on Tuesday,
continuing opt his way cu 'Wednes
day.
Miss Clam and Miss*’ Helen
were Friday arrivals from Ophir£r
a brief visit.