ANCHORAGE LEFT Ot T WHEN
ALASKA AIRMAIL BILL PASSES
WASHINGTON; EL May 5—
li.ipes for a bsancfc a nnail line
*ian Juneau bit wy of Tanana Cros
dog were shattered today with the
v: touu menu the. a senate and house
«e-.’prsunise coufeience had killed an
appropriation. lot that puipose.
: he announcement «u made in con
n. with, completion of congres
»iuriai action on the ;ang ; ending post
...ee and treasury supply hills which
tail for an appropriation of a bullion
end a half dollars.
. he passage of the bill still sheds
ar, fur.her I.ght t-n the proposed new
1-. .erai buildings for. An borage. Its
t. : st ruction del'ends on the amount
«,f u. .n,y allotted to public buildings
ibere is. provision in the post office
fci.U however, for a ycar-aruund air
n -ii Line fr.iu Juneau u> Fairbanks.
The sum of So3xu2 was inseited by
the senate aft-.r strong a -guments
w - re presented by Delegate Dimond
fiiloariug the eiiminaiion of the item
by th_ house. Ibis item provides for
foreign airmail service sin - the route
e. ~ which the ma... .s to be flown is
p ..t icily over Canadian Territory. It
rontprises the air lane from Juneau
to t airnanks by way of Whitehorse
tid . a i. ana Crossing, a ad an extra
appropriation of 51 d.'Jbth oot been
ick out in the conference commit -
Urc esterday, tl.e mail would have
b. .n picked up ax Tanuna Crossing
.n er sub-contra:-ts and down to An
jh rage, Valdez. Seward and Cordova..
Star Routes Proposed
A total of $^’>TJU5 is provided in
the ptstoffice bill for star mail routes
a-ka ex liiite of the $6h.000 for
th “foreign'- route.
Tb-i post office bill contains a grand
total cf $14.t. 0,000 for domestic air
t:ai. service in. :be United States and
teritories.
Three-o.uaru. r> of a million dollars
is also included to start a transatian
ti. curmaiL service.
GOVERNMENT APPROVES
ACTION OF LEGISLATURE
Jf'JiEAU, May 5-—Toe federal so
da! security bfrard approved the Al
aska unec-oJoyo-Bt ct>mf>ensauoti lav
passed at the recent special session
tt* Alaska Legislature. according
Vo a message received today by Gov
ernor Troy from Frank Bane, the fed
e-al director.
The action means that Alaska may
aos participate in the unemployment
com sensation features of the national
secants aft.
A meeting- of the Unemployment
O-n.pensat- n Commission which ad
ministers that phase cf the social se
curity act in Alaska will take place
in trae near future :n Juneau. Man
ser? of the c tht. ission are R. S. Bra
gtw. E. L Bartlett and Richard E.
Hardcastie.
It is estimated that 2OJ)00 workers
come under the previsions of the Al
aska law.
DUNKLE REELECTED TO
HEAD STAR AIR SERVICE
V. E. Dunkle was re-elected presi
2 nt oj the Star Air Service and L.
McGee was formally appointed mana
ger at the annual stockholder’s meet
ing of the air firm recently in the
company's office; in Anchorage. Mr.
Met ee was a: j elected vice president
Charles Ruttan was re-elected sec
retary and treasurer and r-eappointed
assistant manager.
A beam of ..rectors was chosen in
ducing Mr. Dunk!-.. Mr. Ruttan Dor.
Goodman and Archie Lewis.
TOLL GATE IS BECOMING
A VIRTUAL PAWN
SHOP
SAN FRANCISCO. May J2—The
toll gate on the new San Francisco
bridge has become virtually a pawn
shop.
Motorists, forgetting tt carry their
potketbooks, leave gold watches,
chains, cigarette cases, lighters and
many other items in hock until they
return from home with the required
monev. Many of them fail to return
and claim the pawned goods.
TRICKS OF M AGIC
With an ordinary ruler in your hand
announce to your audience that, with
out the use of glue or other adhesive
material, you toll make a ruler stick
to the palm of your hand. Merely as
a pretense rtih the ruler on your knee
and place it across the palm of vour
left hand which is held in a horizontal
position. Grasping the wrist with
your right hand slowly elevate the left
arm, turning the hack of the hand to
the audience, and placing the index
finger of the right hand over the
ruler. With the back of the hand
turned toward the audience, it appears
that the ruler is sticking to the hand.
GOSSIP GAS FATAL?
LONDON—Mrs. O. Farquharson.
mayor of Wimbledon, invited several
hundred women to attend a gas mask
“at home” tomorrow. AH will wear
gas masks lent by the home office in
as effort to interest women in air do
I TAKOTNA *
| SCHOOL NOTES !
One More fteeL'
There is one more week of school
’eft!
Enjoy Short Program—
V> e had a short program Friday
afternoon. Freddie and Henry gave
u. some musical numbers and others
recited poems learned during the
week.
Many Visitors Friday—
We wo re pleased to have Mrs.
Adams ioruj Mrs. Mill.r visit us last
Friday afternoon. Jakie and Georgie
Milhr and Pede Guskey also visited
us that day.
Make- 'Flying' Trip—
Freddie made a 'flying’ trip to
C anes with Don Goodman last Sat
urday and is now more air minded
uian ever.
Vida 111 Monday—
Vida was absent Monday afternoon
due to illness.
Spring Flower Decorations—
Vesta s nd Henry decorated the
black boards for us this week with
some bright spring flowers—and of
course an airplane, by Henry. We re*
decorated the windows this week
also.
New Swing Far School—
We a:* all happy over the pros
pects of a new swing on our play
ground. The poles will be put in as
;ooE as the ground ha? thawed.
W rite To Mothers—
The second graders wrote letters
co their mothers last Friday to give
them a Mother’s Day message.
Have New Rope Ready— -
We at least have the new.rope for
our flag. (We positively and abso
lutely give up. Our handy man not
rdy failed us. He disobeyed orders
and wii! have to submit to punish
ment, but so far we have been un
able to d fide on the extent nor tbe
method of said punishment.)
RETURNS TO REST ME
WORK WITH DREDGE
Dan Victor arrived last Saturday
with three passengers: Frank Gagen.
T. Rosander and a passenger for Foi
ger.
Mr. Gagen is bookkeeper and time
keeper for the Felder £ Gale dredge
on Yankee Creek. He just returned
from Outside where he spent the win
ter.
Gagen w on out to the dredge
with Pilot Victor- along with some
freight for the dredge and returned
late the same day. The snow is still
too deep to start operations as yet,
so Mr. Gagen decided to remain in
Takotna until such time as work can
be started on the dredge.
PROSPECTOR ARRIVES I.V
TOWN TODAY FROM OPHIR
Del Thompson arrived in awn early
this morning (Friday) from Ophir.
Del and Evan Jones have been pros
pecting this winter on American
Creek, a tributary to the Innokc.
They arrived in Ophir from-that dis
trict about two weeks ago.
Del states that he an! Jones sank
two holes on American Creek and did
not find a color. One hole was put
| down 20 feet and the other 60 feet.
| That kind of prospecting is rather
discouraging.
REINDEER BILL INTRODUCED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 5—The
senate’s Indian committee today ap
proved a bill to establish a purely Al
aska native reindeer industry and a
measure appropriating $2,000,000 was
introduced by Senator Thomas. A
similar bill was introduced in the
house sometime ago by Delegate Di
: mon<L
BRANCH POOL HALL
FLAT, ALASKA.
HOT LUNCHES
Served Anytime
EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS .
“Where Sociability Reigns”
CHARLES YOST
BEER
WIRES
CANDIES
BIRD TABLES
BARBER SHOP
ANDREW MISCOVICH
FEARS ARE HELD IF
COPPER ADVANCES
NEW YORK, May 5—Stephen Birch
chairman of the beard of the Kenne
cott Copper Corporation, declared at
a meeting that the recent price cf
copper at 17 cents a pound is too
h.gh and uneconomic "
“It is unfortunate to get the price
up to high as it may kill the goose
that .aid the golden egg. Present in
cii'.atior.j point to good business pro*
vided there is not too much interfer
ence and prices do not advance too
rapidly.”
Over a period of years. Birch said;
Kennecott averaged 121* cents a
pound for its copper. The Kennecott
copper properties are now producing
about 40,000 tons a month. He also
announced Kennecott’s earri ngs for
the first quarter of this year would
pay better than 50 cents a share.
SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS
RECORD ATTENDANCE
Memory verse: “Behold, I am.-With
thee in all places.”
Genesis 28:15.
This week's lesson: “Jacob's-wen
derful dream.”
Genesis 28:7, 10.13J 5.18.22.
Cla.-s attendance has been steadily
increasing with each Sunday. Last
Sunday the attendance reached the
high mark of 24. Only two more
Sundays remain bef re our teacher
will he leaving us for the summer.
Let’s all turn out and set a real re
cord.
NOLLET IN TC/WN FROM CREEK
Ed Nollett was an arrival in-town
this morning from his claims on
Yankee Creek. He reports there is
four feet of snow on his ground, de
laying him considerably in getting
started with the season's work. He
will return to his camp toroorow.
XAl'TTS LEAVES FOR YANKEE
Casimir Xautts (did we spell it
right, Casimir?) plans on goir»~ out
to Yankee Creek next week where he
w'll ;o assessment wrrk on his claims.
Foil owing- the completion of this
work, he will go hack on his old „iot>'
"or Waino Puntilla on the Little
Creek dredge. Casimir hhs been
working for Puntilla for the npst:
several seasons.
PLANES UK ABLE TO LAND
Ralph Savory landed in Takotna
last night, gassed up and took off
for Candle wih a passenger. He re
turned and stopped over night here
returning to Anchorage Friday morn
ing. Planes are unable to land at
McGrath. They can land at Flat with
wheels but no skis.
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LOYALIST AIRMEN SINK
LARGE REBEL BATTLESHIP
BILBAO. Spain. May 5—Govern
ment airmen today sank the insurgent
Spanish battleship Espana. There are i
believed to be hundreds of casualties
in the sinking- of this first vessel ever
sent to the bottom by ar. airojare
bomb in warfare.
Only 110 members of the rrew had
been picked up and early reports said !
it had" a full complement of. 850 offi
cers and men.
"pie Espana was a 16.000-ton ship ]
and carried among its armament eight •
12-inch guns.^ The vessel had once
visited the United States on a cadet
training cruise.
The vessel was hit squarely amid ,
ships near a funnel and sank almost;
immediately.
Meanwhile, insurgent planes were
bias* — g the bes’eeed seaport at-.
tempting to clear- the path for ar
army of 30,000 advancing from tht
south.
The insurgents had virtually des
troyed the city before the government
planes arrived. The city has a pop
ulation of 350,000.
TIPPER LEAVING 20th
The Steamer Tupper is scheduled
to leave Seattle May 20 for Goodnews
Bay and Bethel, acording to reports
received here today. The Tupper was
originally scheduled to sail north on
May 15. It is not known what caused
the delay.
SEE KISS SUES KISS
CHICAGO—A smack on the cheek
has parted the Kisses. Mrs. Susan
Hardy filed a suit for divorce against
Michael Kirs. She charged cruelty,
claiming he slapped her.
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