THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL VIII. NO. 41
TAKOJ'NA ALASKA SATURDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1928.
PRICE 25 CENT,*
Hoover At
Mo Janeiro
BIS VISIT T0‘SOUTH AMERICAN
COUNTRIES WILL EN.I3* AT
ONCE.
RIO ■ DE JANEIRO, Dee. SET—|
Hdov'er htnded at Rio de Janeiro this :
afternoon in the midst of a great
popular demonstration. Hoover a~d
President Washington Luiz of Brazil
rode by automobile at he head of a
Ion ■ procession through three miles
of streets to"the presidential palace.
BATTLESHIP UTAH, En Route to
Rio det*Janeiro, Dec. 19.—President
» e.eot Hoover's visit to South Amer
ican countries -will end at Rio de Ja
neiro. He will.- proceed directly from
Rio without, other stop to the United
States. This program was officially
announced today on board the Utah.
KING GEORGE CONTINUES
TO MAKE SLOW PROGRESS
LONDON, Dec.. 19.—Ary 8 p. m.
bdl.etin by the King’s physicians
said:
'“K’Scg pa'ssed a; quiet, day. Both
gpneraL and local conditions are con
* tinning to make slow progress."
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The
qi'&.i'ter-billion dollars prohibition'en
fofcement item was passed by the
Sdnafce this afternoon. * *
’ DISTTNGUISHE FLYING CROSS
FOR WRIGHT BROTHERS
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—A bill
conferring the army’s distinguished
» flying cross on Orville and Wilbur
’• Wright' as inventors of the first flying
r.’.a h:ne was approved by the House
military affairs-committee today.
** HOOTER’S PLURALITY OVER
SMITH WAS 6,432,812 VOTES'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Hoover’s
plurality over Smith in the November
election was 6,432,812. The total vote
cast, the largest in the history of'the
United States, was 38,789,869.
ALL IN READINESS FOR BIG
CHRISTMAS DOINGS, McGRATH!
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TAKOTNA, Dec. 18.—The school j
program will be given the evening of'
* December 24 at the McGrath Road- j
house. The Takotha< and' Ophir
friends, as well as any others who are ■
interested,’ are 'cordially invited' to at
tend.’.
The program will consist of half a
dozen readings, several musical num
bers, and a one-act play. A CTrrist
, mas tree and all thie fixings will also
be in evidence. The children are work
ing hard' to gain the approval of those
„ who expect to attend, as well as that
of Santa Claus.
The general idea is to give the chil
dren of the community a chance to
* show what they can do, also to give
them a Christmas hat they will re
member.
The following evening, December
25, will be devotel for the most part
to;the adult population, at which time
a dance will be held in the roadhouse.
Preceding the dance Mr. Kruhm will
serve a Christmas dinner which he
promises r/ill exhaust even his utmost
* ska’ll.
f A goodtjr crowd is desired, expected,
looked f.-.r, longed for, and insisted:
upon. Cnmer&Tehds, one and all.
. Joe Ferris1'and team left Friday for
Little creek-.. J
Influenza
Spreading
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400,000 NEW CASES HAVE DE
I
VELOPED IN THE PAST TEN
DAYS.
! WASHINGTON, Dee. 21.—Four
hundred thousand new cases of influ
enza have developed in the past ten
days throughout the country, the
Public Health Department announced
today. Kansas City has been hardest
hit in the development of new cases.
24 Cases A Hoonali, Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The
coast guard cutter Umalga today re
ported 24 cases of influenza in the
village of. Hoonali, Alaska, whose- pop
ulation is 450..
AIRPLANE PASSENGER AND
EXPRESS SERVICE BETWEEN
SEATTLE AND ALASKA COAST
SEATTLE.—Daily airplane pas
senger and express service between
Seattle and Southeastern Alaska by
which' the trip will be made in a few
hours will sart April I by means of
three giant 14-passenger amphibian
, p anes.
These plans were disclosed today
by Charles V. Eakin, president and
general manager of the Union Air
lines, who has been in Seattle during
recent weeks planning for the pro
posed service. “This means that he.
business man in Juneau may arrive
,'n nine hours and from Ketchikan in
six hours,” Eakin declared. “Passen
gers from the north may spend the
night in Seattle and then be in Los
Angeles the next evening by means
f the West Coast Air Transport and
affiliated services."’
I On the Seattle-Alaska cun a plane
will start each morning from, each'
end of the route. Landings in Alaska
will he water landings^, and! in Seattle
at Bolling Field, which will be operat
ing headquarters for. the service. Con
struction of hangars at Bolling Field
starts today. Eakim said,. “Capital for
the Seattle-Alaska service has been
oversubscribed, here in Seattle by can
nery men and others to whom I have
presented the' proposal.’1
The company also plans a new
triangular service between Seattle
and Vancouver and Victoria. Aircraft
for both services have been ordered, j
referring to which Eakin said: “The
five Sikorsky amphibian planes we
have ordered for these two services
cost $60,000 apiece. On the Alaska
run, which we propose to maintain on
daily schedule from April 1 to Novem
ber 1, we shall have on each ship a
licensed marine navigator in addition
to an air pilot and mechanic. The
planes will be built so that the cen
tral portion will be a boat and there
will be no pontoons except lateral-j
ones on each side to aid in balancing.j
the rcaft. As a matter of fact the!
planes will be able to taxi on the sur- j
face of the water at 60 miles am hour j
ps easily as they fly. EacKvplahe will1
have twin motors, either moto?4>«ng
capable of flying the ship easily a at:
capacity load. We shall' supply seat
ing space for eight passengers on
each of the three planes -on* th$ Alas
ka route.”
The planes will have a: cruising
speed of about 110 miles an hdur and;
a maximum speed of 135 miles. The;
planes will fly low, Eakin said, fol
lowing the- inside passage.' All planes
will be- equipped with radio and will'
be in continuous communication with
stations on both ends. {
JULIAN A. HURLEY NOMNAT
ED FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON, Dec. L9.—JUlian
A. Hurley, of Fairbanks; Alaska, was
today ruminated by President Cool
idge for reappointment as United
States Attorney for the Fourth divi
sion of Alaska.
EDWARD HUBBARD, SEATTLE
AVIATOR, DIES AT SAIT LAKE
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Edward Hub
bard, Seattle’s pioneer aviator and
founder of America's first contract
air mail route, died last night of
stomach infection in a Salt Lake.
Utah, hospital.
PRAISE FOR ALASKA
NAVY RADIO OPERATOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The in
itiative shown by Gordon Pebbles, op
erator of the navy radio, station on '
St. Paul’s Island, Alaska, when he
handled alone the distress signals of
the Canadian American liner Chief
Maquilla, wrecked in a storm in the
Gulf of Alaska on November 29, was
especially commended to the Navy
Department today by Rear- Admiral
Ziegemier.
Telegraphic Ticks.
LOS ANGELES* Dec. 21.—Lieut.
H. H. Ogden, former army around
the-world flyer, and Miss Eulela
Snook, formerly of PFlint, Mich., a
Junior League society member, were
married here today, leaving shortly
after the ceremony- on an aerial hon
eymoon.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—Albert C.
Ross, a pioneer Alaskan, former op
erator of the Kodiak trading station,
and prominent as a blue fox rancher,
died in a hospital here yesterday.
PRINCETON, Dec. 22.—Professor
Henry Burchard, dean of the depart
ment of science of Princeton Univer
sity, died todrtjr from injuries received
in an auto accident.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit.—The
House last night passed the Boulder
Dam bill as amended by the Senate,
and the measure now goes to-- the
President.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—James Fisken, i
pioneer banker, executive vice presi-i
dent of the Washington Mutual Sav
ings Bank, and, prominent clubman,
died at his home here today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Chair-j
rran Abram F. Myers of the Federal
Trade Commission has forwarded his
resignation to Presidetnt Cbolidge.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21'.—The Wal
uorf Astoria will be razed and a 50
story office - building - erected on the
site during the coming summer.
JUNEAU, Dec. 22.—Smallpox in
Alaska is under control, Harry G. De
Vighne, health commissioner of the
Territory, said today,
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—J. Hartley
Manners, noted playwright and actor,
and author of “Oh, My Heart.” died
at his home here today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—Congress
will adjourn Saturday for the Christ
r.-a? hi lui-ys, and will reconvene on
January- 3.
VICTORIA; Dec. 21).—Walter C. '
Nichol, lieutenant governor of British
Columbia, died at hiw home here last
night.
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WASHINGTON;. Dec. 21.—Harry ]
L. Todd was today appointed postmas- j
ter of San Francisco.
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Big Boulder
Dam Project
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PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL APPRO
PRIATING $185,000,000 FOR 1
POWER WrORKS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Presi
dent Cbotidge today signed the Boul
der Dam bill, making effective the act
providing for the reclamation of flood
control and a power project on the ■
Colorado riter. The measure pro
vides that the Govenment shall sup- j
ply $185,000,000 to construct the dam j
and accompanying works in Black i
Canyon, the money to be repaid under!
an. amortization plan from proceeds
of the sale of power.
SENATE PASSES INTERIOR
DEPT. APPROPRIATION BILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The Sen
today passed the Interior Department
appropriation bill, carrying S286,000,
000, including funds for many re
clamation. projectst in the West.
TWO SEATTLE FLYERS ARE
KILLED IN AIRPLANE CRASH
SEATTLE. Dec. 21.—Ensign Floyd
E. Hanck and Cadet Denton L. Board -
man, Seattle flyers, both graduates of
the University of Washington, were
killed' yesterday in airplane crashes j
In California. . - |
PRIZES OFFERED TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN FOR BEST ESSAYS \
—
II is a matter of general interest1
that the First National Bank of Fair
banks has offered cash prizes to ourj
school children for the best essays on 1
the subject, “The Establishment of
the United States Mint.”
It seems likely that most of them
will want to compete, for besides the I
prizes they have the inspiration of a |
stirring picture by the great painter, |
John W. Dunsmore, showing Presi- j
dent and Mrs. George • Washington,'
Secretary Jefferson and Secretary i
Hamilton inspecting the first coins to
be struck in the new mint at Phila
delphia, in the autumn of 1792. A
copy of this picture has been present
ed to the local school by the First Na
tional Bank of Fairbanks.
For the best essay, $10 will be
awarded, $7.50 for the second, and $5
for the third.
A group of citizens who will be an- j
nounced later will judge the essays1
and award the prizes.
A. uniform currency is fundamental'
to every sort of business transaction.
How could we ever buy, sell, hire and:
earn without coins whose value we!
know ? Yet that is the condition the ;
early Americans were in. until the es-1;
tablishment of the Mint gave them i
dependable United States coins to 1 .
carry on their business. Therefore,
this great picture of Dunsmore’s calls J i
our attention to the beginnings of our j
national prosperity. It is- well worth ]
the close study of our boysi and girls.
KELLOGG PEACE PACT. ,
WASHINGTON, ' Bee. 20.—Post- r
ponement of consideration of the Kel
logg anti-war treaty until after the '
Christmas recess has been :. decided i
upon by Senator Borah, in charge of
the treaty figh.
PENSION FOR MRS. OBREGON. i
MEXICO CITY, 'Dec. 19.—The
Chamber of Deputies today awarded \
Mrs. Obregon, widow of the assassin- c
>ted president, a pension of $1,400 per11
nonth- ! (
Nomination
Roy O. West
ADVERSE REPORT ON NOMINA
TION SUBMITTEDDD BYN.
DD. SENATOR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—An ad
verse report on th<? nomination of
Roy O. West as Secretary of Interior
was recommended to the Senate
lands committee late today by
Chairman Nye, in the presence of
West.
Nye, who submitted the report
shortly after he had been called to
the White House to discuss the nom
ination, described the appointment of
West as unfortunate. He based his
objection on the connections of West
with the power monopoly of the Sam
uel Instill utilities interess.
WALTER STEPHENS NOW LO
CATED AT CENTRALIA, WASH.
Walter H. Stephens, former well
known oldtimer, who left the Nixon
section a couple of years ago, is now
located at Centralia, Washington. In
a letter to FF. C. H. Spence the old
timer states that he started for Alas
ka last spring, but did not make the
grade. He says he met Charlie King
on the boa when he left Seattle.
“King was going to the Cassiar, up
in. British Columbia, and I went in
there with hiitr just got ’out Of
there about nine months ago. We did
not make any money in there, but
found a little gold and broke about
even on it. The Cassiar is a tough
country. It cost us 10 cents a pound
freight to get our stuff out, about 100
miles from Telegraph creek.
“I bought a car when I got back to
Seattle, and have been busy trying to
learn to drive it. I have had one
V^reck so far. The car went in the
ditch w:ith me one night, and when it
stopped it was on its back with all
four wheels up. It did not hurt me
at all, but I had my aunt with me
and it bruised her up ciuite badly, but
did not break any of her bones.”
Jack Nixon, another well known
oldtimer, is in Vancouver just no\v.
says Mr. Stephens, who says he also
met Tom and Mike Connelly during a
visit at Marysville, near Everett.
NEW YORK TO HAVE BUILDING
TALLER THAN WOOLWORTH
NEW YORK.—The project to erect
the tallest building in the world on
Lexington avenue, opposite the Grand
Central station, has been taken over
by Walter P. Chrysler and the build
ing will becalled the Chrysler build
ing, it was stated today.
The W. P. Chrysler Building Corp.
has acquired the (56-vear lease on the
property which extends from 42nd to
4'id streets, from Senator William H.
Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds said the
transaction was entirely personal and
in no way connected with the Chrys
ler Motor Corporation.
Plans call for a 68-story building,
808 feet high, erceeding the height ot'
the Woolworth building by 16 feet.
The project, appraised at $14,000,000,
will be financed by S. W. Straus &
Co. through a $7,500,000 first mort
gage 6 per cent bond issue. Work
men began clearing the site today,
Find it is planned to have the building
completed in 18 months.
Max Sinel, Fairview merchant.atid
well ' ai Holy Cross-Ophir mdil
contractor, was a Tuesday arrival for
» short business visit, returning ia
Ophir on Thursday.