YOL X NO. 10
TaKOTNA ALASKA. SATIEDAY. M, RCH 22. ]MK>
PRICE 25 CJSITT
She Breaks
14 Records
HEI F.N M VTHSON, 1G, SEATTLE
r.TUI; II’OVES REAL SWIM
• MINOWONDER.
JAGFuSON \TLLKt Fla., Mar. 19.—
Sixteen-year-old Helen Madison, of
Seattle, today broke world’s swim
ming records during one swim at the
Lake Awana fool, here, setting new
, marks as follows:
200 -lCnrds^r-2 minutes and 22 sec
* onds.
220.-y.ards-T-2 minutes 9.9 seconds.
300. Stards-^-3 minutes 4 seconds.
400 Yardsi—5 minutes-flat.
440 lArds^—5 minutes 31.3 .seconds.
£05 Yards—6 minutes IX seconds, i
_ i
■SEATTLE, . Mar. 19.—The Gham
t her of Commerce and.other organiza
. tions are planning a great reception
- to-Helen. Madison,; Seattle’s winning
girl wonaer, upon her return home
i from Florida, in about ten days. She i
. has broken fourteen wor.d swimming:
_ records and tied one since January. 1
. Monday she set the world's record in
, the 100 yards free-style, doing it in
v 60 and 8 tenths seconds.
SEATTLE, Mar. 22.—Mayor - Ed-1
> wards has proclaimed March 27 as
- Helen Madison home-coming day. He
t #. calls upon Seattle to honor the girl
* who has broken fourteen world awim
.. ming records and tied one.
v COL. LINDBERGH THROWN BY
PONY AND BADLY BRUISED
. DEL MONTE, Calif., March 10.— j
1 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, world
i. famed airman, was thrown from his
^ pony- while playing polo yesterday
. afternoon; sustaining bad bruises on
u both. hips. |
i 150 STRICKEN AT OKLAHOMA
CITY; POISON LIQUOR, MAYBE
‘ OKLAHOMA CITY, March 11.—
*. There are 150 stricken here, none so
far fataLy, with a malady which Dr.
V Walter S.; Miles, city health director,
.- attributes to poison liquor in Jamaica
. ginger.
EARL BALFOUR PASSES.
LONDON, Mar. 19.—Earl Balfour,
* veteran British statesman, died today
i. at his home. He is survived by a
i brotoher and his>son, Gerald Balfour.
A session of the United States Dis
v trict Court, called for naturalization
i' yprf other purposes, will be held at
i McGrath Tuesday, March 25. Judge
c Cecil H. Ciegg and court attaches are
. scheduled to arrive at McGrath to
* dhy.
i Among recent arrivals here head
. ed lor McGrath, most of whom left
i today, were Mr. and Mrs. James
Weiiv George Kangas, Mike Mynti,
< Carl .'Olsen, Evan Jones, Pete Mesich,
. from Xhe Ophir section, and Paul
* Dome, fro mFlat.
George Ewers and Frank McGar
rey, coming from Fairbanks over the
trail witn their own ioam, were Wed
■ nesday arrivals, headed for the Poor*
- man section.
H. C. Wallick was a Friday arrival
- from McGrath, on a brief business
visit.
Milton Kwe"-returned here Thurs
« day j.rom a visit to Ophir.
^ick Stevenson was a Wednesday
Vfewiv: visitor.
Start Action
For Highway
CONFERENCE CALLED TO MEET
IN PORTLANN ON APRIL 14
TOURGE LEGISLATION.
PORTLAND, Mar. 21.—W: Q. Ide,
manager of the Oregon Chamber of
Commerce, announced today that all
persons interested in the proposed
international highway, which would
traverse the western coast area of
Alaska, British "Columbia, Washing
ton, Oregon and California, and coun
tries bordering the Facile in Central
and South America,are are invited to
attend a conference to be held in
Portland on April 14, to discuss sub
jects pertaining to the proposed
highway. Resolutions will undoubt
edly be adopted asking the construc
tion of the highway by the Federal
Government and supporting a bill in
troduced in Congres by Senator Mc
Najry of Oregon providing for appro
pration for a surve yof the route
through Alaska.
A THOUSAND JOBLESS TAKE
CONTENTS OF PASTRY CARTS
TO, STAY THEIR OWN HUNGER
NEW YORK, Mar. 19—A thousand
<>bless men today raided and took
over for their consumption two auto
mobile trucks containing pastry as
they were passing up the Bowery.
WILKINS’ ANTARCTIC EXPE
DITION ARRIVES NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Mar. 19.—Certain
Gecp ge Hubert V. ukins, noted ex
plorer, brought nis Antarctic expedi
tion back home today, after checking
degrees from the edge of the conti
nent, and immediately started plan
ning for a submarine cruise under ice
Hoes irom Spitzenberg to Alaska.
BRITISH FREIGHTER BOARDED,
SEIZED BY DEP. U. S. MARSHAL
SEATTLE, Mar. 19.—Halted in the
Strait of Juan de Puea today, the
steamship Chief Capilano, largest
British freighter on the Pacilc, was
boarded and seized b Ddeputy United
States Marshal A. D. .McDonald on
an order of the admiralty growing
out of the attempt of a Port Alden
concern to collect $ 1:0,000 from the
Canadian American Shipping Com
pany, owners of the vessel making
the survey.
Frank Speljack, following a visit
of a coupl eof months on the Outside,
principally at San Francisco, was a
Wednesday arrival with his own dogs
from Nenana. He reports that C. M.
V, hite, former McGrathite, is now lo
cated near Lake Minchumina, having
started a mink tarm there. Louis
Blackburn, another okjtimer of this
section, was also seen at his farm
near lu.nchumina, apparency doing
well.
Mail Carrier Charlie O’Halloran,
\ the outgoing' mail, arrived on
Thursdya, continuing to McGrath on
Friday.
Mrs. Chester •Bfnk, Mrs. D. E.
Clough, Miss Mary i McLean and
Miss Margaret Cloughiwere Saturday
visitors at McGratn.
The Misses Clara, Helen and Elsie
Kieck were Thursday arrivals from
Ophir, departing Saturday for a visit
at McGrath.
HUSTON, REPUBLICAN COM
MITrEE.MAN, DISCLOSED AS
“HIGH-POWERED LOBBYIST”
W A SH I N U»rON. March 20.—Th*
resignation of Claudius H Huston as
chairman of the Republican National
Committee is declared by Renublican
leaders to. be the result of the grill
ing given him hy the Senate commit
tee, which disclosed hi min the fig.tr
as a high-powered lobbyist, especially
In an e If or t. to. turn Muscle Shoals
over to corporatro- interests.
Bandits Kill
2000, China
CAPTURE TOWN OF FURN AND
TAKE LVES OF OFFICIALS.
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN
SHANGHAI, March 19-—Bandits
according to advices received here,
have attacked and captured Furn, a
town in Central Aianghi province,
killing ail Furn officials and .2,000
men, women and children.
FEDERRAL JUDGE PARKER AP
POINTED ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
TO SUCCEED EL W. SANFORD
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.—Pres
ident Hoover last evening appointed
Federal Judge John J. Parker, of
North Carolina, 44 years old, associ
ate justice of the Supreme Court, to
succeed Edward Terry Sanford, late
ly deceased.
Telegraphic Ticks.
WASHNNGTON, March 20.—One
vote in the Senate today placed a
tariff of $1 per 1,000 board feet on
the free list.d efeating a coalition of
Democrats, Republicans and Inde
pendents in the last major rate con
troversy in the tariff struggle.
i PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 19—“Scar
face” A1 Capone, Chicago racketeer,
convicted on . a charge of carrying
concealed weapon, was freed today,
after spending ten montths in the
state penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, March 22.—The
HawleySmoot tariff bill, carrying the
highest protection in history for ag
riculture and increased sugar rates,
will be voted on Monday by the Sen
ate.
’
SEATTLE, Mar. 20—Frank Water
house, former president of the Seattle
Chamber pf Commerce, and long act
ive in Seattle business and shipping
affairs, died at his home here today.
SEATTLE, Mar. 22.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed for Southeast
ern Alaska ports this morning, carry
ing 235 passengers, including 70 for
interior points, via Seward.
SEATTLE, March 19.—Walter J.
Turrell, one of the founders of the
pioneer shoe house of that name, died
yesterday.
PARIS, March 19-—Primode Ris
tiera, former Spanish dictator, died
here today.
LARGEST BANK IN THE WORLD.
NEW YORK, Mar. 19.—The Chase
National Bank merged Tuesday with
the Equitable Trust and Interstate.
Trust Company, and is now the |
largest bank in the world, with re-!
sources of $3,000,000,000.
Ben Eielson,
Earl Borland
BGFTES AT SEATTLE—CHAMBER
OR i''UMMERCE HOLDS EULO
<1-1‘■TH E SERVICES.
■ SEATTLE, March 22.—The liner
Alaska, bearing the bodies of Eielson
and Borland, will arrive at 7:30 this
evening- Bad •weather beset the ship,
which .had undertaken to reach Se
attle Friday morning.
SEATTLE, March 21.—Eulogistic
services for Carl Ben Eielson and
Earl 'Borland -v rr.e ■ held this after
noon by tme Seattle Chamber of
Commerce,-with a .large attendance
present. Among the speakers were
Brigadier General. Eraser, adjutant
general of North Dakota National
Guard,. L. B. Schwelenbacr, Bruce S.
Later, and Miss Marion Swenson.
SEATTLE, Marcfe 20.—The North
Dakota official delegation, consisting
of eight brother Officers and buddies
of Carl B. Eielson, arrived in Seattle
Wednesday to meet the body of ther
lamented comrade with the arrival of
the liner Alaska. The delegation is
headed by General G. A. Fenser, ad
jutant general of Noorth Dakota.
1'UUK.iViAjN B1 ltiKL LOOKS
GOOD TO CLINT WINAN
That the Toorman section, the
scene of the new finds made there re
cently, is quite promising, was the
cheering news brought here on Thurs
day last by Clint Winan, well known
mining mon, following a visit of a
few days in that district.
Two holes were bedrocked recently
on Beaver creek. One of these is a i
mile and a quarter.up stream from
discovery. The other, put down by'
Ed Terrill, Kennett ad two other as
soriates, i sabout 3,000 feet down
stream.
The first hole, the upper one, re
sulted in a prospect of coarse gold, i
but not pay.
The second hole, 3,000 feet down,
rim was struik, but no gravel.
Wale was encountered on bedrock
Ir. the upper hole.
Indications are that better results
will be had from upstream prospect
ing.
Jack Shropshire, on Moose creek,
has about $2.60 to the fQot, on a
streak about 20 feet wide.
Silly Gragen, on Moose, has about
$1.50 to the foot, on a streak 15 or 20 1
feet wide.
moose creeK is omy aooui a mue
long.
Beaver creek is about four miles
long, and is a tributary of Diamond,
which might be six miles long.
At Placerville, where Jack Shrop
shire is located, there are two or
three prospecting cabins under way.
Dan McUinty and Ras Matson, on .
No. 5 above on Beaver, are looking;
around for a boiler and doing pre
Iminary work.
Half dan Wiig went to Ruby -on,
March 17. |
George Jesse, Poornian merchant,
is quite busy in his store, and is doing
a good business in the roadhouse.
Speaking of the number of people
on the ground, M.r Winan estimates
there may be.oneh undred or perhaps
a little better.. A few are coming in
by dog teams, a few by airplanes,
but they are not coming very . fast.
Jot Ferris staked a couple > et
claims and will do assessment work
on them before returning to Takotna.
Mr. Winan, following a tisit of a|
uay o. better here, left Saturday-for j
Opiiir on his return to Poor man. j
Fairbanks
Dog Derby
NOLLNER COMES FIRST, STICK
M AN SECOND, AND (CLEGG
TEA MTHLRU
FAIRBANKS, Mar. Ur.—The 00
mile race was run here today. The
race was run in a storm. Nollner
came in first, Stiekman second, and
Clegg’s team, with Lawrence driver,
third.
The starting positions were as fol
lows: Sachow first, Stiekman second,
Clegg third, Nollner fourth, Wright
fifth, Hurley sixth.
Time along the course was as fol
lows:
Sachow—At Fox I hour 16 min
utes, at Chatanika 3 .hours 6 minutes,
at Summit 4 hour* 16 minutes, at Kox
5 hours 3 minutes. Finish, 6 hours
30 minutes. »
Stiekman—At Fox 1 hour 4 min
utes, at Chatanika 2 hours 56 min
utes, Summit 4 hours 4 minutes, at
at Fox 5 hours 4 minutes. Finish, f
hours 15 minutes.
Clegg—At Fox L hour 1 minutes
at Chatanika. 2 hours 51 minutes., at
Summit 3 hours 57 minutes, at Fox
5 hours 4 minutes. Finish, 6 hourf
20 rfiinutes.
Nollner—At Fox 1 hour ,5 minutes
at Chatanika 2 hqurs 40 minutes, at
Summit .3 hours 42 minutes, at Fox
4 hours 40 minutes. Finish, 5 hourr
46 minutes.
Wright—At Fox 1 hour *9 minutes
at Chatanika 3 hours 9 minutes, at
Summit, quit.
Hurley—At Fox 1 hour 2- minutes
at Chatanika 2 hours 56 minues, at
Summit 4 hours 3 minutes. Finish
6 hours 21 minutes.
SOVIETS READY TO CLOSE
56 CHURCHES IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Marrh 10.—Official an
nounrement today sain fifty-six.mm
nouncement today said 56 churches
in Moscow and vicinity will be closet?
upon demand of. the people and .pub
lic organizations
MOSCOW, Mar. 20.-AResolution*
have been adopted in various parts of
the Soviet union protesting against
the Pipe’s prayers, said yesterday at
St. Peter’s.
VATICAN CITY, Mar. 19.—Pope.
Pius XI entered St. Patrick basilica
and said mass, protesting against the
religious persecution movement. . in
.Russia.
Carl Lottsfeldc, Alsskh Hoad.Com
mission superintendent for this, divi
sion, and Lars lndegard, returned
here Thursday, following the comple
tion of a 1,000-n ile Jaunt, covering
the trail fro mKanat&k to the. Good
News Bay section, thence to Bethel,
Akiak, Crooked, Flat.
At the Takqtna school board elec
tion, held recently, Mrs. J. P. Taylor
was elected director, Ivar Chilstrons
clerk, and 11. FL Clough treasurer.
Miss Helen Konig and Miss Hattie
Konig, following a visit to Flat, and
who remained at Ophir for a' short
visit, were Thursday arrivals from
the . latter point, continuing "to Mc
(irath on Friday, going down with
Charlie ITHalloran.
Charlie Goebel came in from Anvil
on Thursday for a visit of a«couple
of days in. town.
nris Nelson was a today departnr
for McGrath for a short- visit