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VOL. X NO. 45
THE KUSKO TIMES
TAKOTNA ALAHKA. KATUHDAY. DR3EMHICU <5 MilMi
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I'UJOK 25 OftNTH
Congress
Convenes
WITH COMMUNISTS AND POLICE
BATTLING OUTSIDE OF CAP
► ITOE BUILDING
, ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 2^-Cengresx
convened Monday, with much fist
fighting between communists and the
police on the outside of the building
as the session opened.
In the rivers and harbors bill only
$22,500 is estimated for the next fis
cal year on Alaska projects, and all
" of it is for maintenance of*the Nome
harbor. New projects for Ketchikan
harbor, Port Alerander arid Seward
$
harbor are listed for postponement,
and no work is contemplated at Tolo
vana harbor, recently adopted for im
provement. Likewise, there will be
I no expenditures for Wrangell harbor
and narrows.
L . DOESN’T LIKE SALMON
TREATY WITH CANADA
_ i
.SEATTLE, Dec. 5—Governor Hart
- ley announced last night that will
I urge President Hoover to withdraw
the salmon treaty with Canada, now
before the Senate for ratification.
MELLON SAYS BUSINESS
REVIVAL IN MIDSUMMER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5— Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon, in iu» annual
report to Congress today, indicated
• that there will be a revival of busi
ness in nrcidsnwmier.
MYSTERIOUS POISON GAS IN
MEUSE VALLEY KILLS 64
BRUSSELS, Dec. €-•—A mysterious
poison gas,, which had blanketed the
» Meuse valley for over a week, caused
the dentL of sixty-four person* and
many heads of livestock.
Vt ARKANSAS AND 7 KEN
TUCKY BANKS SUSPEND
PEND PAYMENTS FIVE DAYS
CHICAGO.—Thirty-nine banks in
Arkansas Monday suspended pay
ments to depositors for five days un
der the state law allowing that time.
Two other Arkansas banks closed
for liquidation.
Seven Kentucky banks closed as a
precautionary measure, while during
the past fortnight four Tennessee
banks have closed. Since Saturday
five Illinois banks have closed. Four
small banks in Missouri closed on
* Monday.
FIEND ATTEMPTS J O «KECK
HOSPITAL WITH EXPLOSION
CHICAGO.—Passible death oj in
jury of seventy nuns and patients in
St. Mary's hospital wa> narrowly
averted early Sunday when an at
tendant came upon the body of John
Weber, night fireman, slumped on
the floor of the engine room near the
dry and steaming boiler. Weber had
been shot to death.
The large boiler had apparently
been purposely drained of water and
war on the verge of an explosion.
Police said they believed a plot to
blow up the hospital had been frus
trated. with little time to spare. They
believe the plotter let the water from
the boiler, knowing it would blow up,
and started search for a man with
whom the slain fireman had quarreled
when he was discharged. The man
said the mother superior he would
•*th»w up the place.”
To Relieve
Unemployed
IfOOVKR’H RKCOM M KN OATIONH
fIMI'LY EXFENIMTUHK OF
$650,ooo,aoo.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Poised
for immediate aetiqn, Congress today
received from Hoover his rwummcn.
dations that unemployment he afford
ed relief and that relief legislation
he given priority.
The President in his message also
asked authority to make increased
temporary advances for federal road
aid, toguther with the request for ■
$ 15QJW0JM0 to expedite construction
and provide work. .Such action, the
President said, “will imply an ex
penditure of more than $650,000,000
James J. Davis, former H<«retary
of Labor, was seated as Senator from
Pennsylvania today, over the protest
of the Senate's campaign fund com
mittee, pending an investigation as
to the amount of money the Senator
elect had spent in his campaign.
NRSERV FOB ORPHANS AND
OTHER CHILDREN, NENANA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. —John
Cooper, Commissioner of Education,
in his general report to Sec/etary of
Interior Wilbur today, announced
that one of the buildings at Fort Gib
bon, Alaska, has been transformed
into a nursery for Alaska orphans
and other children too young to at
tend schouL
WORLli COURT PR</rOCOL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. - Presb
dent Hoover announced yesterday
tha. be will submit tl»e revised prot
ocol of the world -ourt to the Senate
for ratification at ti e December ses
sion.
MEL DAUGHERTY, HK'/IHEK
OF FORMER ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL, INDICTED, 5b COL'NTS
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE,
O., I>ec. S'.—Mai Daugherty, brother
of former Attorney General Harry
Daugherty, and president of tike de
funct Ohio State Hank a*, this place,
hat been indicted on bfc counts charg
ing embezzlement, misapplication of
funds and falsification of the bank’s
condition. He is chargee with mis
appropriating
AERIAL SMUGGLERS INDICT
ED; 80 AIRPLANES USED
DETROIT.*—Operation. of two
aerial smuggling syndicates whose
planes brought liquor and aliens
from Gatiada was revealed in the in
dictment of ten inei by a federal
grand jury.
Government information said the
syndicates operated thirty planet,
taking off in Canada and iandign on
remote fields in the United States, it
was said the planes lauded contra
hand in the vicinity of Oliio, Indiana
and Illinois cities.
The evidence was obtained by un
dercover agents who joined at he ago*
dicats and worked with the smug
glers for several weeks.
Max Simel, well known oldtiiner
and pioneer tradei who now conducts
a trading station at Eairview, on the
Innoko river, was a Thursday arrival
here to give attention to a few busi
ness matters. He leporte conditions
fairly quiet over in his section. He
left for Ophir yesterday, beaded for
return to his headquarters.
MKH. I.KONK C. HOW I,KM
WAS MIIKDKHIO, AHHKKTM
COItOM'K’H JIIMY. POKTbAM*
PORTLAND, !)«•<■ f.««»•«
C. Howh-s was murdered, either by
Irrna llhtwku or Nelson <3. liowleo,
her husband, or by both, was the ver
diet returned by a roroner'a ury hei*
lust evening.
In Honor of
W.H. Seward
KIM, CAIXH FOU A MOM.MKNI
ifIMTOUK’Af. Ml Kl.l/M TO MK
KKKbTIil) A'I MKWAUO
WASHINGTON, !}>-<■. 4.- Senator
Jloyal K. Copeland of New fcork in
trod need a bill in tin- Satiate yestei
day author)/.am an appropriation of
one hundred thousand dollars fni a
monument and historical mmseurn at
Seward, Alaska, in lomnutmuntiauu
of William Henry Seward, statesman
who negotiated tin- pun base of Alas
ka from ttussia
AIHHTIONAL FI N I/S FOtt
LHLCATIONAL AN It HEALTH
I'liOGltAMH WITHIN AJ.AKKA
WASHINGTON, Her. «. Add)
Uonal f unds for Uie educational ami
health programs in Alasla were con
tained Way in the bulge*. estimates
for the off Me of education, submitted
to Congress by Hoover. l'or educa
tiow, was recommended,
against this year's appropriation of
$7!>2,blr0. The budget pi' v ide.' $314,
020 for medical relief
An estimate of $100,000 was sub
initted for the completion of au in
dustrial school at Shoemaker Hay.
Twenty thousand dollars fiom a spe
ciaJ fund, receipts from < annery a<*d
fishing leases on Annette island, to
be used for a residence and also for
community purposes, was recom
mended.
.NEWSPAPKK KKJ'OBTKK 'I AUKS
A SH</J AT SPAINS Pit KM JEM
MAJyRIJJ, ]->**. 5.—Jouaum Ui/«,
a newspaper reporter, tom a shot at
Premier Jjereuigier ui> Wednesday at
a protest against conditions in Spain.
The bullet went over the premier's
head. LUzo is under arrest
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEA'JTMB, Nov. J«.- John father,
former foothaii star of Puget Sound
College, surrendered to tl» police last
night, confessing tiial 1* iu»d partiei
paled in ter hoidupt ii Seattle anC
vicinity.
SEATTLE, free. 6,- The winter
schedule of tin A task. Steamship
Company becomes effective With th»
sailing of the Y ukon on Cecembei IV
for South western Alasi. No saliutg
today.
WASttINCTON, Lh*.. 2.-“Mother"
Mary Jones, noted defenuer of wort,
ingmer, died at her home here Sun
day, at tlw age otf 1U0 year*.
NEW YOKE, lie* t. John V.
Rockefeller yesterday gave one mil
lion dollars to the fund for relief of
unemploy ment in this city .
UlNliVK, Nov. m>.—Pieuuer ten
nett of Canada war received by King
Ceorgr in Buckingham Palace today.
Hoover Asks
150 Millions
HI/I'I'HHMI'NTAI. KH'IJYIAIJ Hill
I
I’UUI.U HI IIDINI.N < ON
HTItl i I ION
— -
WASHINGTON, Dec. I, 1'iesidenl
Hoover today Lruiii-injtted lo i'oii
Kress the supplemental i .-l imati <<1
fI‘,i()pUU/)()<) fi,r public huildini<a eon
atrui’lUM), and < hauiuan Wood:-. ol
the House appropriations committe*
immediately introdueed a hill nulhoj
i/in(f the expenditure.
H M. N HOAti SI < < :KKHH HA VIS
AS SKIIOIAKV OJ- I.Alton
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2‘.i I'rcsi
dent Hoove/ today appointed William
N. Ooak, j/ene/ul offuer of the Hrotil
erltood of Hail way Trainmen, Seen
lary of I arbor, to huo-eed •lame - Join
Oavix, recently eleei.ed Senator fron
IV/xosyJ vania
President Gree/i of the America;
federation of Labor opposed I he np
pointmeut
kkcommkmi no j auoon i ok
ftfiJ.INCS AM) MOONPV
KAN PBANCJSCO iM Tht
California State Supreme Court
which rectatly conducted another in
j veatipation, yesterday recoinmender
1 to the governor that tie deny tin up
plication for pardon t/ t/KUngs. 'J i<>
; div ision also upectec looney ud
i versejy.
( AI.IKtKMA CAINS' V HOI SI*.
SKATS; MICHlCtN CAINS 4
WASHINGTON, JM Keappor
lionmcat of the Houst .del the lust
j census will give ('.alitor' a nine add:
tiotiai sets, Michigan four, and Texas’
! three.
Census figures whic- w ill tar truns
untied tor congressiora action give
fAWUaecticut one, TTor.m one, New
Jersey two, New Yo<> two, Norti
<>arolme one, Ohio tw and Wash
uigton one additional si-- ••
Missouri loses thre< Ceorgia two
i Iowa two, Kentucky tw and Pern
syjyamu two.
The following state, lose one each:
Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Maine
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missis;
sippi, Nehraska, rtt. Dakota
Jtkod. Island, South ' aiolina South
Dakota, Tennesse, Vermont, Yii
K«'u and Wisconsin.
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OOtJJ PKVKK STKlhJtS
KKSIDKNTh Ot ON JAKIC
KIT. LAKJf, i ~Z. i gold strike
lias broken out he , an< .-.eveial hun
diod prospectors are massing u ban
nockiiUii township, til . miles north
whee rich gold uiacoi erics are re
ported. One prospector .ampler av
«iot>u 4>»t a ton.
Mn>s lrts Client* witl McCiatl.
acboo teacher, win* la oeei feeling
i«onr too weli for son-1 time, will be
a departure from McC/ati or one ol
the lust planes. bucefcoding her
will 4*t- a Mr William.- now in An
chorage, who is due t arrivt or one
of the first incoming plane.-.
Cut Heiberg, wiio ieft hen some
weeks ago to receive medical alien
tioci at the Anehoragi iiospital, is
expected to return lieu on one of the
tnsl planes
£nk Cove returned yesterday
from a trip to McCiati
600 Millions
For Defense
II i ONOKIHH AlillliHKM TO III II
OKI F.STI WA I ttti I OK (TOM
JNO ^ IHOAI. A KAK
I WAf'IIINUTO:., Jleii./uhi 1 ;i. Thu
United Mtate-a i 11 pend .ix hufahed
lulllion dollars 1.1/ national defe/i •»
j during iht coifting fiscal yeaz if Con
pze;- adheres I./ Il/c l/uiiK1 1 • ll/ziatirf
; forwarded today I/> |'ii : /i|< »»l lion
j v,-r
'j he House ..ppz opriatioils loZzi/ZUt
| fee repozUd tin bill fi/j l lie 'i n asm y
; Itepazt/i i ..I .j/i<1 the Foi-tulfice lie
i/lent, cai/yinj/ 11,(183,000,000 fur ihu
| liscaf yea/ 11182.
chair//.a// Johnson of tin House
ift/ft/ig/al ill eo//i///itl ee intzoduced a.
zei-oIutLO) »//day • <i . iijsj/e/dl all il/ih/i
grat/on hn five ytazs
Al.lliNb tSKINO I/KI'OUIA
11( / v IN I.AHOK N I VIKI.KS
.SAN !• KANOJSCO, Nn, 1'J
Allent. wli. want to kv hail-, to their
//a 1 vt land.- a/e giving the ante Ives up
U/ iuiuiign '■ ••/// authorities will/ the
hope of hi . depo/Ud in such iaij/e
/tO//;be/> l).. they lu/jnot he handled.
Only the ft,■.•.*/ urides/rahU .* a/« being
I deported, due to lain of funds for
j that purpu.-< . increased u/iemploy
.me/ll is the u.-.o/i given for requests
for depvrta /.
I-KI'.M II KKKMIKl. kfcSH/Nfc,
NO \OTK Ol (.ONHIfhN' It
KAKJS, Irci . 6. i'ruii cz far they
resigned las night, thi KinaU ha.
• iiyr denied t m a voU of conhdem i
FAK1S, J u. h. Fr« .-iuent J*vu
imirat ton.., i.mled I.j . Jlaitl iu
pri inie-r and if ted ii./i. ’.o *oim a
new l/iiftist*-.
TKANSA1 I.AN'j H AfK MAJ1
Vv A SHI NO'J ON, Nov. 2’j. J he
Kostothce Jli partnunn. ha.- i alieei to/
bids for a trans-AtianUc an mail se/
vice- vaa iii/muda a/id i A /.oz1 .
Mb II i/lV Cl I .Ml. U Ul . . I II.
JN< KfcAfch DH'l A</K.N'J h
WASHINGTON. Kepi i. ntutivt
Britton of Tiinoi* predicted ti,a> tire
“howl of prohibition fanatic* lor f ui
ther waste and corrup'.-on in enforct
merit of ui impossibit law will /i
1 ceivc little favorable consideration
from tilt p/1 . • nt Goi.giess."
Britton, long an ad.ocuti of mod
fication, as-ahed tin. Mc-thodiat Bpui
copal Board of Tempciance wx Bui.
Ik’ Moral* on its recommendation
that OtHi additional agent* be a.
.signed to tla- prohibition department.
“If Methodists art since)i'ly inter
ested in the cause t|* tern peram.t and
public cor air tikty would luiimi.ti.d
.inn.ea.ate modification of il< t ol
.stead Act to permit tin manufacture
and sale of non-intoxicating beer,
which would satisfy million.- of our
ptopl* who an now feeling th< *n
tolerance of prohibition
He challenged the Boatd to main
pdbiic the date, the meeting plant and
the name* of those prt sent who ap
proved the request f r Obi additional
agent* and u aj. additional
appropriation to enfoiee the act. Hi
chageti no sucL meeting w a» lie Id.
Deputy U. S. Marsmi! J. H. Hub
oard war a 'Thursday arriva oi mat
ter* of business, retui ning to Jftc
Grath on T riday.