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TAK0TNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1930
PRICE 25 CENTS
LATE ADVICES INDICATE THAT
HE IS LEMHIHS; GRIGSBY
BY ABOUT 100 VOTES*.
Whether / Jaimes. WickersHara* or:
George B. .Grigsby .. has been, elected*
Delegate to Congress from Alaska is
still a big. interrogation- point.
However. Jate advices received .yes
terday from-Fairbanks. indicated that
W'ickersham was leading:. Grigsby by,
. about 100. voltes, all of which would*,
indicate-the. election .of Mr. Wicker*
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FOURTH DIVISION.
A compilation of votes of' the
Fourth division, including returns
from Fairbanks,. Eagle, Fairbanks
Creek. . Gilmore,. (Iraehl, Lower
Cleary, Ester,. Bethel, Upper Cleary^
Richardson,. Hat.- Springs, Wiseman,
Healy, McKinley... Park, Suntrana,
Koyuk Station, ..Nutato,.Ruby, Crook
ed Creek, Tanana^Livengood, Miller
House, Circle, . Nenana, D tad wood,.
Fort Yukon, and Holy, Cross, com
piled by the Fairbanks News-Miner,
shows, how. vthei. vote .atood. on the af
ternoon. of*. -November 6,, with*, still
many refcufcn&.dtaa.fik>in outlying dis—
-rjcta: -
Grigsby .79(1, jVickersham* 902,.
Hardcastle 392,,Smith. 1,099..
Cqle 828, Gaffney 729.
Karnes 615, -Keller 882..
Hesse 824, Johnston 137,. Uhner
594.
Dunn.. 1.066,, Hodgson 423.
Donnelley .,91*4, Johnston 839, Me*. |
Donald 1,084, Nerland 990, Rothen,
burg 794, Sheldon 874,
TAKQTNA ELECTION..
For Delegate .to . Congress—
Grigsbyv.31; Wickerham, 7..
For Territorial Treasurer —
Hardcastle. £, Smith 29..
l or Territorial Auditor—
Cle 22, -Gaffney. 16.
For Commissioner of Education—
Karnes 15, Keller. 23.
For Highway Engineer—
Hesse 13, .Johnson 2, Ulmer 23..
For Territorial Senator—
Dam*. 37, Hodgson 1.
For Territorial. Representatives**—
Donnelley.,25, Johnston 21„ Jb>
Donald. 25,. Nerland. 22,. Rothenburg
17, Sheldon 12- •
McGRATH ELECTION
For. Delegate To* Congress—
Grigsby:. .6,. Wiakersham 25,.
For Territorial. Treasurer*—
Smith 27i .
For Territorial. Auditor—
Cole 21,vGacney 6.
For Commissioner of Education—
Karnes ), Keller 21.
For Highway.. Engineer—
Hessae 8,* Johnson 2, Ulmer -3..
For Territorial Senator—
Dunn 16, Hodgson 8.
For Territorial Representatives—
Donnelley .27, Johnston 13, McDon
ald 11, Norland- 18, Rothenburg 24,
Sheldon 7. .
Fairbanks.
Grigsby 4W, Wickersham 367,
Harrdeastte 195;'*S«nith 493,
Cite 399, ^Gaffney 332.
Karnes 306, Killer 3901
Hesse 414, Johmtw 61, Ulmer
Dunn 471, Hm&mi; 203.
Dmmelley *43gSl. Jbhnston 382, Me
Dfinald 617, Norland 473, Rothenburg
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Republicans
Still Control
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HAVE A BARE MAJORITY OF I
IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER
HOUSES OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—'The Re
publics a> party returned a majority of
one in'the* National House in Tues
day’s election on. the basis of com
plete but unofficial return*.. The re
election of Richard Yates as con
gressman-at-large from Illinois
brought the Republican total, barring
any upset caused by returns and con
tests,, to 218,. the exact figures neces
sary for a majority. The Democrats’
total was 216,. with' one Farmer-La
bor completing the . membership of
435. !
The Democrats’ prospects for con
trol of the House were destroyed
earlier in the day with the re-elec
tion of Representative Vestal, Repub
lican, from Indiana.
The Senate stands: Republicans,
47; Democrats, 47; Farmer-Labor, l.j
SEATTLE.—Horr, Rep., defeated
Heifner, Dem., for Congress in the
First district hy about 12,000. Had-;
ley, Rep., incumbent, was elected in
the Second district. Johnson, Rep.,
was unopposed in the Third, and
Sumner, Rep., was unopposed in the
Fourth'. T, B. Hill, Dem., was re
elected in the Fifth. ,
Otis W.. Brinker and MacFarlane
were elected judges of the superior
court. John C. Bowden, Dem., de-.
feated Maude Sweetman for the state
senate in, the Thirty-fourth Settle
district. The Republicans won all
other legislative districts of King
county.
Adam Beeler was elected a member
of the state supreme court.,
eluding Bannick for sheriff and Urr
termeyer for treasurer,, was, elected.
NEWARK,—DwigM W. Morrow
was elected Senator from New Jer
sey.
THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
Robert. J. Bulkley, Dem., anti-pro
hibitionist, was elected Senator, from
Ohio*
Giord Pinchot was re-elected gov
ernor of. Pennsylvania.
Mayor Janies Rolph, Jr., was elect
ed- governor of California.
Julius L. Meier, of Port!andr de
partment store magnate, was elected!
governor of Oregcyn.
John H. Bankhead, Deni, was elect
ed Senator from Alabama,, defeating
Heflin, beating that incumbent 2 to 1.
William R. Barak was. re-elected
Senator fra Idaho by a. 3 to 1 vote...
Coolidge, Deni., anti-prohibitionist;
defeatel Butler for: Massachusetts
Senator
Secretary of Labor Davis has been
elected Senator- from .Pennsylvania!. j
The RepubBiean /county ticket; in*!
Senator Walsh, of Montana was re* •
elected, defeating. Galen.
Franklin -Bt' Roosevelt was re-elert
ed goi^rnor. of New - .York, defeating I
Charles lUTOtlbby 700,00«. j
In IlinKMsV.James Hamilton Lewis,,
Pi m . walijfllsfi ali il RuthHhnna Me
CornaoiAfOir tha Senate bfv45(k000. j'
Robert .M. LaFollette, Rep., was
sleeted" Sditator from Wisconsin,
aiMfe hm^bdather PhsGp iLaSoUette,
ftepi, waa elected, governor,..
George White was elected .governor
>f Arizona for the sixth time.
, Texas- returns one. Repyhlican andj4
18 Democrats to Congress- Ross M.!
Sterling, Houston publisher, was j
elected governor.
McNary was re-elected Senator j
fronj, ©fegon.
Arthur Capper was re-elected Sen-;
tutor from Kansas. McGill, .of Wich-i
ita, Bern., was elected to the Senate,!
In Ohio, Nicholas Longworth was
hard pressed by John W. Pattison,,
Dem.„but finally won. George White,.)
was elected governor. The Demo«-j
crats also, increased their representa
tive list in the lower house of Con-J
gress.
WET AND DRY.
Three States—Illinois, Massac).u-!
setts end Rrode Island, holding rel'er
rndums on the liquor issue, voted!
overwhelmingly for repeal. Rhode
Island, which had never ratified na
tional prohibition, gave 172,545 votes
for repeal, against 48,540. Incom
plete returns in Massachusetts gave
a majority of 100,000 for repeal, and
in Illinois the incomplete returns
gave repeal more than 200,000 ma
jority.
Anti-prohibitionists made their big-'
gest raid in Ohio, electing Buckley,
Democrat and repealist, to the Sen
ate, ousting McCuUtfch, dry Repub- j
lican.
James Hamilton Lewis, wet Demo
crat, defeated Ruth Hanna McCor
mick for the Senate in Illinois by
450,000.
Coolidge, wet Democrat, defeated
Butler, dry Republican, in Massachu
setts.
in Pennsylvania, Secretary of La-!
hoc Davis, regarded as a dry, won
over Kistler, repealist.
In Delaware, Hastings, dry, defeat
ed Bayard, wet Democrat. )
In Montana, Walsh, dry, defeated
Galen, wet Republican.
Dickinson, dry Republican, defeat
ed. Stack, wet Democrat, in Iowa.
Other drys returned to the Senate
were Borah of Idaho and Sheppard
of RhnHp Island,
Telegraphic Ticks.
NE WYORk] Nov. 1.—Harry
Payne Whitney, f.Aned as a sports
man, and possessor of one of the:
greatest fortunes in America, died
unexpectedly at his Fifth avenue
home last night, death resulting from
pneumonia.
SEATTLE,. War.. £—Claude Ram
say, pioneer,. Inner prominent in busi
ness affairs and former member of
the Washington state legislature,
died. at. his. home' Tuesday night, fol
lowing. am attack of pneumonia,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Presi
dent Hoover, in his proclamation des
ignating November 27 as Thanksgiv
ing Hay, calls upon the people to ob
serve the day by extending aid to
those who are in need.
WASHINGTON,. Nov.. 7.—Hoover,
in a public statement last night, said
the job- of the country now is to con
centrate «*n further measure* for
economic recovery, and forget politics.
CHICAGO, Nov. ft-Mayor Thomp-j
son is in a serious Condition as the
result of an operaticpn yesterday for
acute, appendicitis., j
WOULD PREVENT SALE OF
BOOTLEG TO SENATORS
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Alcohol
Commissioner James M. Doran said
todayv am undercover prohibition
agent was placed in the Senate office
btriUSig; some months ago _^at the
runialt of Vice President Curtis, who.
desired to prevent the sale of boot* '
tag liner, to Seuteps.
Northwestern
Loses Rudder
ACCIDENT OCCURS WHILE SHIP I
IS CRiaSSING ALASKA GULF;
sb> r&sskngers o. k.
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—The steamer:
Northwestern, Seward bound, lost its j
rudder while crossing the Gulf of
Alaska at a- point two miles south of
Cape Spencer early this morning.
The Northwestern is being towed to
Dundas Bay, across the sound, by the
gasboat and the fishing schooner
Tordenksjold.
The Northwestern will be towed
back to Seattle. She has fifty pas
sengers and a crow of eighty, with
Captain Glasscock in command. The
passengers will be taken off and to
their.' destination hy the steamsrip!
Alameda, which sails today from Se
attle for Seward.
LONDON NAVAL TREATY
PUT INTO FULL EFFECT
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Final action in
the program of putting the London
naval treaty into full effect was per-1
formed at noon today, -when the
American, British and Japanese rati
fication documents were deposited at
the British Foreign Office. Ambassa
dor Dawes deposited the American
ratification in person. Prime Minis
ter Macdonald and Arthur Henderson
were present at the many for tfR
British. Ambassador was present
for Japan. The ceremony-was held
in the Locarno room of the Foreign
ffice and lasted about ten minutes.
ANOTHER PLAN TO HELP
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—Congressman
Albert Johnson, of the Third district,
at present acting chairman of the
Hguse committee on territories, in a
Chamber of Commerce address yes
terday announced, announced that as
acting chairman he would introduce
a bill authorizing the Secretary of
the lnt^%r open large tracts of
Alaska land for development, free
from legal restrictions. He declared
that one-fourth of Alaska should be
opened this way.
Leaving Wednesday for McGrath,
headed up the Kuskqkwim on their
way to the sheep hills, were Frank
Larson, Frank Gnskey, Joe Oates,
Joseph Oates and Warren Alford.
They expect to be absent for about a
month.
Dr. von Zesch, dentist, arrived
here from Flat a few days ago, going
from here to McGrath and taking air
plane from there to Anchorage, on
her to Oakland, Calif.
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FLAT AMD ID1TAROD
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FLAT, Nov. 7.—Tljathe North
American Dredging Cormapy at Flat
closed its season yesterday, after a
ran of five months. Most of'tbe crew
will leave almost immediately by
plane for Anchorage.
IDITAKOD, Nov. 8.—One thousand
reindeer, driven ijFrom Shageluk under
direction of tftsnrgri Turner and John
Garide and ten herders, arrived here'
at 10 a. m. today. The herd will j
probably ho bam about <wo weak. i
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Interior Air
Mail Service
PLANE TO FLY FROM ANCHOR
AGE TO TAKOTNA, McGRATH,
FLAT, EVERY TWO WEEKS.
(Anchorage Times.)
Beginning November 10, the Alas
ka Airways will inaugurate a regu
lar bi-weekly plane service between
Anchorage and Flat, with stops en
route at Medfra, McGrath and Ta
kotna. A week later, or November
17, the Airways will begin the opera
tion of planes on a similar schedule
between Fairbanks and Nome. It is
understood that the purpose of the
new service is to demonstrate that
planes can be operated on regular
schedule, thus encouraging the postal
department to give favorable consid
eration to the mail carrying propos
als which have been submitted by the
lompany. E. G. Wetzler, of the pos
tal service, is said to have assured
the company that he will give his
cooperation to the effort which is
being made to induce the govern
ment to inaugurate an air mail ser
vice in the Territory.
The Alaska Airways invites the
public to have shipments of Outside
goods sent in care of the company at
Anchorage. The company will pay
advance charges, including thoe on
C. 0. D. shipment, for an adnitional
charge of 5 per cent 0)f invoice. If
fpHy prepain, tljy^r«-$^l be no charge
Regular expres rates’ will be chargen
to final destination. Light, bulky
goods will tafcjB, a displacement rate
of one cubic fdjjt, the euivalent of
nine pounds. • 1
The announcement of the new ser
vice is made through the local office
of the Alaskan Airways at the re
quest of General Manager Arthur
Johnson, and the belief is expresed
locally that the Anchorage-Flat ser
vice very likely will be extended to
Nome eventually because of the time
that can. be aved by routing mails
from Anchorage. It already has been,
demonstrated that plane can fly this
route at all times of the year.
HARRY DONNELLEY
EXPRESSES THANKS
To those who stood by me so loyal
ly and who in their efforts contrib
uted to my election as a member of
the Territorial Legislature, I hereby
wish to express my fullest apprecia
tion. Respectfully,
HARRY DONNELLEY.
Dolph Mespelt, a member of the
Nixon quartz mine, departed from
McGrath a couple of days ago via
airplane. Mr. Mespelt, it is said, is
on his way for a visit at the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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Fritz Tittel, who was so unfortu
nate as to again injure a badly dis
located shoulder, left a few days ago
Fairbanks, going over with Pilot Joo
Crosson.
Gus Heiberg, who was taken to
Anchorage by Pilot Matt Nieminen
some days ago, underwent operation
it the hospital there the day after
nis arrival.
Charles *<}uxtler, coming over the
;rail from Flat* arrived here a few
lays ago, headed for a stay of some
months on' the big Outside.
Dan S. McDonell was a recent de
parture over the trail from McGrath,
Ljnriel viaijt at .Fairbanks.
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