THE KUSKO TIMES
I’AKO'I NA ALASKA SATURDAY. MARCH 19 I93fc{
PRICK 35 OfctfW*
7f)L XII NO 8
9
Eighteenth
Amendment
REDICTS REPUBLICAN CON
VENTION WILL TAKE MORE.
“LIBERAL” STAND
(JHIGAGO.—Patrick Hurley, ’ Sec
>a:y of War, in a newspaper inter
Mfew here, predicted the Republican
national convention. wilL take a “more
liberal” stand on the prohibiton
.. sue.
Senator Genn, of Illinois, Repub
lican, in an address made last night,
predicted the prohibition law will be
repealed.
Secretary Hurley said he thought
thte question would be settled on the
basis of States’ rights,, with Federal
enforcement, limited to preventing
liquor traffic in dry States.
Hurley also addressed the Irish
Fellowship Club and predicted Presi
dent Hoover’s re-elction.
Mr. and Mrs. James Weir returned
hare Sunday, from, a visit at McGrath,,
leaving the following day for their
home on Spruce. During their visit
hare they were house guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Taylor.
Miss Helen Rieck was a yesterday
departure for Poorman, going over
with Pilot Barnhill. Miss Elsie Rieck
accompanied her sister to Poorman,
returnng here on thhe return of, the
plane.
Geo. Hoffman
Passes On
MONEER TRADER OF KUSKO
KWIM DIES AT HIS HOME
AT NAPAMUTE.
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Thai v.eorge W.. Hoffman, pioneer
race: of. the Kuskokwim valley* lo
..l-u at Napamute, had passed away,
A*aa the startling and regretful., news
vo reach here a couple of days ago.
Report reaching here was to the ef
ieo>. that death came while My. Hoff
an was sealing some beaver skins,
death, without doubt, being due to a
heart aitack.
Mr. Hoffman passed through Ta
kotna the latter part of December
ast, at which time he was returning
10 his home at Napamute from An
chorage. He had gone to Anchorage
about a month previous for the pur
pose of obtaining relief for heart ail
ment. W hile here he stated that this
trouble had been greatly overcome
and that be felt improved in every
way. He was in excellent spirits,
Christmas Day was only a couple of
days in the future, and his elation
rested in the satisfaction of knowing
that he would be at his family fireside
on that day surrounded by his tribe
of youngsters and those he loved.
Mr. Hoffman, an Englishman by
birth, was one of the early pioneers
of the Kuskokwim section. At this
writing it is not known the precise
year he came. It i» known, however,
I Alaska Interests At 1
The Nation’s Capua, j
By W.A. SL
WASHINGTON, Feb. tl. —Some
proponents of a rivers and harbors
bill, who advocate the appropriation,
of up to $100,000,000 for that purpose,
are hopeful that later o nin the ses
sion the matter will be favorably act
ed on. If. it should be, there is rea
son to believe that some of Alaska’s
meritorious harbor projects would be
provided for. Likewise, if an appro
priation is made for the construction
of public buildings that have already
been allocated Anchorage and Ketchi
kan might be favorably considered.
Word has been received here that
last night Frederick W. Bradley, pres
ident of the Alaska Juneau Gold Min
ing Company and the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan Mining Company, was hon
ored in New York. He received the
William Lawrence Saunders gold
medal from, the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers,
for success in mining gold profitably
from ore containing less than one dol
lar’s worth a ton. For many years
the value of the ore at the Juneau
mine was less than 60 cents per ton
in gold value, with nearly 12,000 tons
handled daily. By opening up new
ore bodies the value has increased to
over 90 cents per ton.
Some residents of Eagle have re
quested the Delegate to secure them
a direct airmail service from Fairr
banks, but Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Glover states that the Depart
ment would not be-justified in author
izing additional service by airplane.
Service is now provided for Eagle un
der contract by a route between -Fair
banks and Circl; -nc. from Circle to
Eagle. Other residents in the Yukon
juntry protest the use of airplanes
n carrying the mail, and the Depart
ment promises more efficient service
by dog team delivery to intermediate
oints.
For a long time past there has been
a desire upon the part of Alaskans
that provision be made for the con
struction of trails as well as roads in
lie National Forests of the Territory,
ileietofore the average annual appro
priation for forest roads has been
about haf a million dollars, although
this sum has been reduced in the bud
get for next year to $350,000. In
many instances the construction of
trails is necessary before the building
of roads, as trails are the first lines
of travel. In order that the Bureau
may expend such sums as mal seem
advisable for trails Delegate Wicker
sham has introduced H. R. 9069, a bill
to allow the appropriation to be ex
pended for either trails or roads. Sec
retary of Agriculture Hyde has been
consulted about this measure, and1, he
recommends it in the following ex
pression: “Such a change would, be
in the interest of both, efficiency and
economy. It would result in furnish
ing low-cost transportation to pioneer
regions wehe the uncertainty of fii
ture needs do not seem as yet.ho-gra
tify a road. Frequently a trail, in
Alaska, will be all that is evermeeded.
In such cases the saving between brail |
costs and road costs will hearaqgnuub-;
stantial.” j
“A bill to protect labor irwolB hge,”
(Continued on Pajfe&.V
that about the year 1908 he was as-.
sociated with George Fredericks anri
Mr. Lind (father of Adolf Lind, .for-:,
mer resident of this section) in . a.i
mercantile enterprise at Georgetown.
Fo.lowing dissolution of this business -
Mr. Hoffman finally located at Napa
mute, there to remain until the final
summons came.
Mr. Hoffman was an excellent busi
ness man, of high integrity, made
many friends and held them, and was
held in high esteem by al. At the
time of passing he was about 56 or 57.
years of age. His first wife, (laugh*
ter of Mr. Lind, his former associate,
died several years ago. To mourn
him he leaves his widow, by second
marriage, and Quite a large family of
children, the fruits of both his first
and second marriages..
NATURALIZATION PAPERS
uRANTED TO FOUR CITIZENS
Judge Cecil H. Clegg arrived at
M.Grath on Friday last, and on Sat*
urday a term of court, for naturaliza
tion purposes, was held Among those
granted citizenship papers on that
occasion were the following: John
A.fred Tengbladt, a resident of.the
Medfra section; Chris Nelson, of .Ta»
kotna; Mrs. Margaret Weir, of the
Cphir section; and Ingebrecht Ballan,
of the Flat district.
Judge Clegg left via airplane on'
Sunday for Bethel, to hold another
.-.ession for naturalization purposes,
after which he is scheduled to leave
immediately for his headquarters at
Fairbanks.
The masquerade dance at McGrath
on Saturday night is reported to have
been a most enjoyable affair and.
largely attended. Among those pres*!
ent from Takotna were Misses Helen
and Elsie Rieck, who went from here
with Woodrow and Robert Vander
,.ooi via dog team, and returned on
S-nday with Pilot Barnhill; Mr. and
Mrs. Mrs. Warren Alford; Joe Oates.'
jr.; Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clough and,
Miss Margaret Clough.
-.
Oliver Anderson, N. C. manager at
McGrath, returned to his post at that,
place yesteday, after an absence of
almost a month, during which timej
at Seward he underwent an appendec
tomical operation. He returns in fine
spirits, reports himself greatly im
proved, although yet in the stage of
convalescence.
Casimir Naudta.was a Friday ar
rival from Yankee, continuing the1
same day to McGrath, in order to be
in attendance at the naturalization
court there on Saturday. He returned'
here yesterday, and is scheduled to
leave almost immediately for his
headquarters at Yankee.
Mrs. Mathilde Peterson, well known
proprietor of a roadhouse at Cripple,1
was a yesterday deporture via plane
for Anchorage,, possibly for the Out
side. She has been feeling none too
well for some time past
J. P. Taylor, operator in charge of
Takotna radio station, returned to his
duties here Friday, following a busi
ness visit, of several days at Mc
Grath..
Alfred Johnson, well known Ophir
oldtimer, returned here Sunday from
McGrath, leaving for his Ophir home
on Sunday..
A. H'; Twitchell returned here a
couple of dayk ago from a brief visit;
at McGrath.
Charlie O’Halloran returned Sun
day. from a. visit at -McGrath.
Rems of Importance
1 In Reecnt News Events
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WTLL..JSSE FOR DEATH
OK TXHILiC&LLttWK.
HIWffOtTJLU.—Death on the gal
lows ■will; be the punishment asked i
Joseph Tianng.. 2ft, accused of attack- t
ing Eerxrice Luw, 17-year-old Chinese t
girt. last: night. Young-, also known 1
as Jon. Slack .and “Blackie,” was
pointed aafc hythe- girl today as the p
man sko choked and attacked her t
last night, after .ordering her male es- t
cert, t> leave-them, t
Vntag, police—safdy. was a familiar
figure in so hue sections of .Honolulu, a
They said be hataocsisible means of i
support. | p
“1 will ask. a grand-jury session to- !
morrow to indictYoupg," Police Chief 1
Weedersaid. “If he.offers to enter I
a plea uf guilty T will not-accjept it.” t
If. Young ia convicted by. a jury he
will be liable .to. the death penalty p
under a statute: passed at a special
legislative. sessions, affce a. Mr3.T Thalia r
Fortexcue Massie was attacked last. 1
September.
Young was.at sl party attended by, t
Miss. Lan last night. He allegedly j
followed ber and her escort when they v
eft. lie was foundnwJkedrthis mom
.ng and arrested. ,Th& girl, hr throat a
discolored and braised-' where, her, as
sailant choked her, .told .police Young a
was the attacker. 11
PATRONAGE OE. SOUEIKLTCH
ENS TAKES A DECLINE. >
VOSi ANGELES. ^ tttfronage ■ wth
,soup kitchens took: a; JHiddeiv- decline' J
when customers were compelled to
show cards. provipg/tij»jMhapd,.i£.Bjby- 1
sically fit, worked three hours- a -day, '
on a public project: :fortj»thrir>tWo'
meals. j ^
The kitchen operated it by 4. Aivte
McPherson Sutton’s Angelus Temple. *
fed only 32, of-whom 25 had physical
disability cards, on Thursday, where- 1
as the daily average last-week.-was^t
2,100.
L. J4. Watkins, who for nine months s
fed an average of 900,, persona--daily c
at a cost of $20,000, closed hia.estab-i-t
lishwent when the workrcard require
ment reduced his pat ccuiS-tdnSkMarvy 1
of his former patrons,-he:, said,^were /
regularly employed, but were: hittng
his place for a daily lunch. -I I
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THREE SHOT LN HOLDUP
ATTEMPT, SEATTLE. ; ^
SEATTLE.—Three men. westushot
Thursday night when two .robbers' at- ^
tempted to hold up the,®rac$rj!f.store ^
of Geeege Ikdar, in the residence dis- j
trict. i a
Forewarned of the robbery^ police ^
hid in a back room. Ikdar: was .shot'
twee ia the abdomen and., later., died j
of his injuries. j j
Others wounded were i Detective1 ,
Lieutenant W. D. Rehmke,,who was/
shot through a wrLst„an<k»ne of the
robbers, who was captured, later. The c
other escaped in an antqnipbile.
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1 KILLED, 3 WOUNDED,:IN’ c
GANGLAND WAR,. DENVER. o
DENVER.—Climaxinggaj year of c
intermittent gangland -^udence which c
began St. Patrick’s. Owiaa^ear ago,
shots from a gangland, execution car “
Thursday mowed domra four men, two >
of them known .to.'dtqagapgsters, kill
ing one and wounding_lhe others. n
The dead man .ii“'.Vincent "Mortel- n
laro, believed to-be a whisky runner, b
None of the wounded:men was seri- a
ously hurt. 1 g
IOUSE VOTES AGAINST
.IQUOR LEGISLATION.
WASHINGTON.—The House voted
27 to 187 against taking up legisla
ion designed to return liquor control
0 the States. The wet vote was
arger than had been expected.
The wet bloc obtained the vote by
etition on whether the House wished
» consider a reaolution for . an
rtendment placing liquor control in
he hands of the States.
Democratic Floor Leader Rainey
nd Democratic Whip McDuffie voted
1 favor of consideration of the wet
roposal.
The roll call showed 114 Democrats,
12 Republicans, and Kvale, Farmer
aborite, opposed to consideration of
he wet proposal.
Favoring consideration were 07 Re
ublicans and 90 Democrats.
OIL PLOT TO KILL I’NION
ABOR LEADERS.
WASHINGTON—Police said a plot
j kill C. E. Haury, John Possehleand
rank Langdon, union labor leaders,
•as foiled by an eleventh hoar raid,
l which four men and & woman were
rrested.
Police said they obtained evidence
fter listening in on conversations of
ie group after anonymous telephone
lessages had warned the victims.
A similar attempt was raada last
ear. Langdon ha dan eye shot out
hen. Arthur Hud«fell, another u&i#c
fficial, was saved when his pocket?
odk stopped a bullet. Haury was
lublicly horsewhipped by a woman
fho accused him of keeping her hast
and out of work.
iERMAN ELECTION FAR
ROM DECISIVE.
BERLIN.—Paul Von Hindenburg
ailed of re-election in Sunday’s elec
ipn.
Tabulations on Monday morning
bowed he lacked the few votes nec
ssary of the majority to keep in
ffica *a president.
Another election will be held April
0, at which time a plurality of votes
rill be sufficient for the election.
Unofficial compilations Bhowed von
lindenburg failod of re-election by
12,000 votes.
Von Hindenburg received 78,659,000
otes; Adolph Hitler,, Nazi candidate,
1,325,000; Ernst Thaelman, Com
lunist, 4,970,000; Theodore Dueeter
erg, Nationalist, 2,479,000; Onstav
Winter, Independent, 109,000.
Hindenburg has consented to run
gain on a second ballot, April 10.
[is ultimate election is regarded as
ertain.
NCOME TAX RATES
,RF. SURE TO GO UP.
WASHINGTON.—The House ao
epted an amendment to the tax bill
lcreasing rates on incomes of more
lan $8,000 a year from 5 to 7 per
snt.
The House also approved increases
f from 11-2 to to 2 per cent on in
ames of $4,000, and from 2 to 4 per
ent on income# from $4,000 to $8JO00.
SINKING,” MANCHURIAN i ... ■
[ANCHURIAN CAPITAL.
CHANGCHUN, Mahchuria. — The
ame of Changchun, capital of the
;w Manchurian federated state, has
jan changed to Sinking, 'which
eons “new capitaJL'lhy^onlerjif. fahe
jvernma»|.