NATIVE BOY CREMATED,
SAM DUBIN BADLY INJURED
AS LAMP EXPLODES, BETTLES
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
In a fire in Sam Dubin’s store in
Betties, which wa scaused by the ex
plosion of a gasolin elamp, Stephen j
Bergman, native boy, aged about 18
years, was cremated and Mr. Dubin
was. painfully burned. The store was
destroyed.
Radio and aircraft bent their re
sources to the call for aid which came
for Mr. Dubin. He reached St. Jo
seph’s Hospital about 11 o’clock this
morning, having come bv airplane
from Betties.
The Ire occurred about 3:30 p. m.
Thursday. Mr. Dubin was piling a
gasoline lamp when Stephen entered
the room with a lighted mach. An
explosion immediately followed and
Stephen received the full force of the
blast. He had no chance to escape
from the .room, nor had Mr. Dubin
any chance to save him. The room
almost instantly became a blazing in
ferno and it was all Mr. Dubin could
do to escape.
A number of Betties residents had
been i nthe store just before Stephen
entered it. They started out for the j
roadhouse, a block distant, and before j
they could reach it they were recalled j
by Mr. Dubin’s shouts. He was wan-;
dering aimlessly outside the building- ■
Efforts to save the structure, a two
story log building of substantial con
struction, were unavailing.
Josph M. Smith immediately set
about to dressing the wounds of the'
ipjured man. It is said of him that
he never left Mr. Dubin’s side until
the latter was lifted into the plane'
which brought hi mto Fairbanks. He
cut off all the burned skin he could
and after pouring Mazda oil over the
burns bandaged them carefully. The
oil was all that was available for such
a purpose.
As soon as possible after the fire
Elias Hansen, a native, left for Wise
man, the nearest point from which
aid could be secured, by dog team.
He got away at 10:30 p. m. Thursday
and was in Wiseman before 2 o’clock
the following afternoon, having cov
ered the distance of 60 miles in what
is said to be the fastest time on rec
ord for that means of travel
Joe Ulen, Wiseman radio operator
started calling the Fairbanks radio
station right after Hansen arrived.
Ordinarily such such an effort would
have been unavailing, as Wiseman
works Fairbanks through Hot
Springs and there was no scheduled
run on at the local station at that
time.
But chance here worked in favor of
Mr. Dubin. Sergeant Clarence J.
Wooften happened to be at the key
and merely by alcident tuned in on
W.seman’s wave length.
Sergeant Wooften put through a
telephone call to the. Pacific Alaska
Airways office. Just as the phone
was being answered Pilot S. EL Rob
bins walked in the door. He was told
of the emergency, and so he and Me
chanic Fred Moller hastened to the
field to prepare a plane for the flight.
Twenty minutes after Sergeant Woof
ter had received the message they
were in the air.
A landing was made on the river in
front of Betties at '4:45 o’clock, the
plane having flown for some time in
darkness. Afire had been .made to |
aid in the landing, which .was made
without incident.
Pilot Robbins said he could have ■
started back at once despite the dark- i
ness, but in view of the fact that Mr. j
Dubin’s condition ‘was . not extreely I
perilous it w sadecided not to risk it,I
and the trip to Fairbanks ^was made
this morning.
Mr. Dubin’s physician said .he had
deep burns on his ihands and more
superficial ones on his ‘hips. His in
juries are painful, Ibut are not con-!
sidered serious.
The store was insured for a small
amount. The '-insurance will,not even
come close to covering the'loss
After the .fire had died out -the re-'
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mains of Stephen'were removed from .
the .ashes.
Through hard’work .the fire was
confined to the store. 'Had the ware
house'burned, there’would have been
no provisions left in Betties for the
winter. Those assisting in fighting
the fire beside Mr,’Smith were Frank
Smith, Austin Duffy and several na
tives.
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FOURTH DIVISION.
Refur rrr.rpiied by the Fairbanks
News-Minor up to last Wednesday
i fternoon showed the following vote ,
n the Fourth division:
?'or D:'legate—
Dimond, 1480.
Wickersham, 484.
For Attorney General—
Paul, 1178.
Rustgard, 681.
Truitt, 835.
For Auditor—
Boyle, 1184.
Cole, 617.
Commissioner of Education—
Karnes, 851.
Keller, *87.
Highway Engineer—
Hessee, 1154.
Wann, 635.
Senator (Long Term)—
Hess, 1116.
Ross, 696.
Senator (Short Term)—
DeVane, 1086.
Donnelley, 693.
Representatives—
McDonald, 1295.
Nordale, 1064.
Lingo, 833.
Fohn-Hansen, 823.
Norland,- 819.
Johnston, 736.
Rothenurg, 673.
Buckley, 458
Buzby,- 293.
WASHINGTON.—America’s voters
conferred on Roosevelt such a tre
mendous victory that it not only gave
his party unshakable control of Con- i
gress but elected nearly all Demo
cratic State officials.
As the popular vote mounted to1
dizzy heights, heading towards forty
millions or more, returns from Con- i
gressional races indicated that Demo- ,
crats would hold the next Senate with
a majority of score at .least and would
clinch mastery of the House of Rep
resentatives with a possible two
thirds membership.
Of the 35 governorships at stake
the Republicans onl ywon two, and
definitely appeared likely to win no
more than four additional.
The Republican casualty list hi
Congress was terrific.
Senator Smoot of Utah, Senator
Watson of Indiana, .Senator Moses of
New Hampshire,. Senator Bingham of
Connecticut, and Senator Jonens of
Washington, the heart of the Repub
lican old guard in te Senate, wen* de
feated.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Taylor were
hosts to a number of friends at ann
excellently prepared turkey dinner,
at which nothing-was lacking. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Dubois, Messrs. R. E. Lowrie, Chris
Nelson, Misses Grace and Betty Tay
lor, A. X. Grant.
Arriving .'from Little creek Wed
nesday .last were Waino Pnntila, Mr.
and Mrs. George Cartlenian, Arvid
Larson and.Swan'Anderson, all of
attendance at the? highly enjoyable
Thanksgiving night -dance -at Pioneer
Hall.
Jesse Baugh' was an early-in-the
week visitor for a day or so.
Good Advice.
Doctor—Well, did you take: my ad
vice .and sleep with all the windows
open?
Patient—Yes, doctor .
Doctor—Good!t And you’ve las
thati-enld you hadi
Patient—No, doctor. Only my best
suit and my watch and chain.—Vart
Hem (Stockholm).
McGRATH NEWS NOTES.
McGRATH.—Mrs. Winntfned White
acted as hostess to a number of her
.'.iends on Thanksgiving day At the
Clough Roadhouse. .An exdbilrtjit. cHj
; r, with turkey and all the trim
. was prepared hy Chef D. E.
Clough. The following..were present.:
...Sin-lair, Mrs. O.iver Anderson.
..ii jilcjJrnell, Thomas. Saknof, .Yic
• or _.\ard , Jack-Morris, Marguerite
. 1: e and Margaret-Glough. Stanley
icbcJ-i, Martini.C an,cy.
J' Jge Vanderpool .and Mrs... Man- V
. ; -y '. eiii teitainned a nnumber of
lu.ds at dinner on Thanksgiving
• .ay.
. . II. Twite hell returned) here yes
day from a trip to his . reindeer
ad quarters.
Coder New Management
Fresh Fruits
Candies
Tobaccos j
Pipes ; |
Cigarettes 4 \
Soft Drinks
; Cigarette Holders
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mvern Roadhouse . 17Vfc
K .light's Hoadhoime . 23K>
Vneteen-Mikr Roadhouse 58
Diamond Roadhouse .-. 76
• ■spveli 68
LakeiMinChumina . 116
i rappers’ Cabin . 132
i.< ne Star Roadhouse 160
i'olida -Roadhouse . 169Vj
"i"W Fork RmmJhouse 187
r.«st Fork Stiitidhotise ) 206
iierry’s Lamiing 'Rotoihotise '227 V
Jig Rivrt Rouiihouse 241 <
■ ■(•rath 263
T aketna .r.. 280
Bill Goss'i-Rottdhouse . 291
Ophir . 300
MoChfferty .—J 906
Brown C ree kehel ter-eabin_j. 818
Fritz shelter cabin . 386
First Charn e shelter cabin _ 346
Schermeyer RjfH. 860
Idtlarod . 336
rlat 384
Bonanzas sheler cabin 12 mil—
front Flat
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| With . best wishes to all .'for a
Merry ^Christmas and ;a‘ 3|appy
and Prosperous New Year
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