THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL XII NO 22
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. AUGUST 20 1^82
PRICE 25 CENT#
Ten Miles
Above Earth
PROF.. AUGUST PICCARD BE
LIEVES HR SECURED VALU
ABLE DATA ON COSMIC RAY
OESENZAN0, Italy.—August Pic
card returned tonight from a Jules
Verne halloon voyage into the strato
sphere where he was almost frozen,
while drifting more than ten miles
above the earth. The huge balloon
drifted slowly down from beyond the
towering Alps and landed in a snow
fied hefore the North Italian village
of Cavillaro de Monzanbano, after
being aloft for eleven hours.
“I feared for a. while I would be
frozen to death,” Professor Piccard
said, as he,was greeted by Italian avi
ators from near-by Lake Garda “It
was intensely cold.”
D ESENZANO, Italy. — Professor
August Piccard, rested after his bal
loon voyage into the stratosphere, to
night began planning a third high al
titude venture in, the Hudson Bay re
gion. Declaring that his flight over
the Alps, on which he went farther
from the earth than man ever before
had traveled, had valuable data on
the cosmic ray, the little scientist
said he expected his next ascension in
subarctic regions to be even more
successful..
Deputy U. S. Marshal Stanley J.
Nichols left McGrath last Monday for
Fairbanks, going over with Pilot
Vic Ross. *
Fighting To
Free Walker
FIGHTING DESPERATELY TO
SAV EHIS JOB AND POLIT
ICAL FUTURE.
ALBANY,. N. Y.—Mayor James
Janies W. Walker, fighting desperate
ly to save his $40,000 a year job and
his political future, appealed to the
courts today to stay the hand of
Governor Roosevelt, now hearing evi
dence that is the basis of demands
for his remova. Under an order
handed down today by Justice John
L. Loughran, Roosevelt was prohibit
ed from making a decision on Walk
er’s removal until the courts have
passed on the constitutionality of his
powers to take action. The order is
returnable tomorro wbefore Supreme
Court Justice Ellis Staley. The order
was obtained during the noon recess
of the hearing before Roosevelt in the
executive chamber of the State Cap
itol. It came as the high point of a
tedious day of obstructionist tactics
by John J. Curtin, Walker’s attorney,
who, despite Roosevelt’s many hints
that he was talking in vain, insisted
upon arguing at ength for dismissal
of each of the fifteen conclusions
Samuel Seabury, counsel to the Hof
stander committee, drew from tran
scripts of the committee’s investiga
tions into New York City affairs. He
began his arguments when the hear
ing convened, and he was still at it
when th ehearing adjourned until
Friday.
Alaska * Interests At
The Nation's Capital
By W. A. S.
WASHINGTON, July IS.—Dele
gate Wickersham made a valiant
fight to secure an appropriation for
the Alaska Road Commission in con
ftfrmity /with the sum of $650,000, as
recommended by the budget. But the
House was opposed to granting any
sum beyond a sufficiency to maintain
the roads and trails now in existence,
and without any thought for new
projects. However, the Delegate la
bored with the Senate committee and
indnced an increase of $140,000 in a
recommendation, and which was
granted by the Senate. When the
army bill went to conference the Sen
ate conferees remained steadfast for
the increase, which was accepted by
the House conferees and later sus
tained by the House on the presenta
tion ofTa statement by the managers
of the bill, who set forth: “On No.
77, relating- to Alaska roads and
trails: Appropriates $494,310, as
proposed by the Senate, instead of
$354,310, as proposed by the House,
an increase of $140,000, of which
$4,368 is owing to the redistribution
of travel funds, previousy explained.”
Although the Alaska Road Commis
sion has by statute been transferred
from the Army to the Interior De
partment, the amount appropriated
for the i Commission wil be expended
by the Interior Department, which
has taken over the operation of roads
and trails in Alaska, and will now
have a sum sufficient to perform
some new work.
“Polar Year,” a 12-month period
fdr study of the Arctic and Ant
arcti, with 50 expeditions participat
ing, sponsored by most of the leading
nations, will begin August 1. An ap
, propriation has been made by Con
1 gress for participation by the United
States, and a station will be erected
at Fairbanks, which wil be in charge
of a young scientist ,a son of Repre
sentative Royal C. Johnson, of South'.
Dakota, who is ow on his way to
Interior Alaska. Twenty-eight na
tions plan to take part in the pro
gram, under the auspices of the In
ternation Polar Year Commission.
American members of the commis
sion Are: Captain N. H. Heck, of the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey, and Dr. John Fleming, di
rector of the department of terres
trial magnetism, Carnegie Institu
tion. All expeditions will follow the
same program, use the same instru
ments, and at the conclusion of the
year compare resuts. They will study
magnetic forces and weather near
the poles which affect the temperate
zone.
The postoffices at Haines and
Bethe have been advanced from the
fourth to the third cass. As a con
sequence these offices will, become
presidential appointments.. At. pres
ent Mrs. Nellie Berry is the post
master at Haines, and Glaude M.
Link presides over the- office at
Bthel.
The other day a resident of Alaska
who had come to Washington with
the soldier boys informed the Dele
gate’s office that if he could receive
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BROWN ABANDONS ATTEMPT
TO FLY SEATTLE TO TOKIO
SEATTLE.—Nat C. Browne, New
York ex-Army flier, announced here
today his abandonment of plans for a
third attempt to fly nonstop from
Seatte to Tokio, when he learned that
a new monoplane donated for the
venture was incapable of lifting
enough fuel for the trip. He said he
may try again next spring. Two for
mer attemptts failed his own plane.
The Lone Star developed motor trou
ble on the first trial, and on the sec
ond attempt it fell into Puget Sound
while refueling in the air.
—
500 Illinois
Coal Miners
FACE WARRANTS OF ARREST
ON CHARGES OF INCITING
TO RIOT.
TAYLORVILLE, 111.—Two justices
of the peace late today issued more
than one hundred warrants for arrest
of striking miners who marched here
to picket Taylorville’s four big mines.
The warrants, charging the men with
inciting to riot, were obtained by Nat
McFadden, an officia of the Peabody
company, owners of the four shafts
in Christian county.
L. J. Traylor and Charles McMillan,
the justces, were asked to issue five
hundred warrants, all charging in
citement to riot. The 15,000 miners
who invaded Christian county to
close the coal mines decided mean
while to return to ther homes after
accomplishing their objective. Their
publicity committee said they prob
ably would move early next week
upon Benton, where several large
mines are operating under the new
protested $5 wage agreement.
OAKLAND BOY FALLS IN LOVE
WITH HIS FATHER’S WIFE
OAKLAND, Calif.—In his jail cell
today, 28-year-old Roy Linn an
nounced his intention of marrying the
Woman who is hs father’s wife and
the mother of his two half-brothers.
He was arrested on charges of his
father and rival, Charles Linn, 57,
who alleged the son beat, him during
a quarrel over Mrs. Linn, who is 27.
“I love my stepmother; I think she
loves me,” police quoted young Linn
as saying. “As soon as my father
gets a divorce, we will marry.”
The triange arose when the elder
Linn went to Siskiyou, leaving his
son and his young wife here. When
he returned he found his son and wife
in love. The younger Linn was or
dered to leave the home. He denied
fee had struck his father. “I merely
grabbed him by the shoulder when I
thought he was reaching for a gun,”
Linn said.
Charles Linn and his wife were
married four years ago and they
have two children.
SPAI NCURBING GMONARCHISTS
SEVILLE, Spain—Far-reaching or
ders fr confiscation of property of
monarchists and nobles were issued
by the local government in the clean
up of the abortive monarchist rebel
lion. The government took posses
sion of a chalet belonging to the Mar
quis Esquevel and announced it would
take possession of other noblemen
who are found to have aided the re
bellion financially. A maniffest to
the people urged calmness during the
revolt inquiry.
Items of Importance
In Reecnt News Events
SAN FRANCISCO.—Holding that
the large oleomargarine license fee
collected by eleven California counties
was in effect a measure to restrain
trade, the District Court of Appeals
today granted a writ of habeas corpus
to H. J. Beck, Marine county, who
sought the order after he had been
arrested for failure to pay the license
fee. The court rued that the SI,200
Marine* county license fee and similar
fees collected by other counties
throughout the State was partial to
dairy interests as against the oleo
margarine industry.
NEW YORK.—Speculators took a
fling i nthe wheat and cotton markets
late today when it was widely whis
pered that a billion-dollar commodity
poo would be announced tomorrow.
A scramble of shorts to cover sent
wheat up almost two cents a bushel,!
lifted cotton prices about 50 cents a j
bale and jolted some life into the j
stock market, which, after wobbling
about uncertainly throughout the day,
closed with gains of fractions to two
points. Bankers who will put up the
money for the commodity pool, which
it is understood wil operate as the
Commodity Financing Corporation,
were reported to have ironed out
their differences, mainly revolving
about the purchase of Farm Board
wheat and cotton.
HONOLULU—Coleman Cartwright,
20, grandson of the founder of the
game of baseball, today fell a thou
sand feet from the Pali Cliffs, while
hunting goats at Napoli, on the Kauai
coast. Egorts were being made to
reach his body by boat. There is"no
other approach to the spot where he
fell.
ROTHESAY, Scotland—The Amer
ican yacht Jill made it two victories
to none against the Scottish defender
Maida tdoya, when she beat the Brit
ish boat by 1 minute and 35 seconds
on the second 14-mile run of the
Seawanhash cup race in the river
Clyde. Two more winnings of the
seven runs will enable the Jill to re
turn the cup which was taken from
the United States in 1929.
SAN FRANCISCO. —The Right
Reverend Michae D. Donnoly, for 30
years pastor of St. Paul’s church,
died here today. FatherDonnolly has
been in San Francisco since 1869. He
was born at Tyrone, Ireand, in 1861.
BERLIN.—The assumption of
power by Adolph von Hitler in Ger
many would unavoidably lea dto a
German war against Soviet Russia,
the famous Leo Trotzky, former Red
army leader, said today. Trotzky,
now in exile from Russia, advised the
Soviets to mobiize clashes of re
serves the moment a telegram ar
rived announcing a successful Fascist
upheaval in Germany.
ROME. — Approximately 130,000
tons of Italy’s Tghting ships will he
retired, beg’nning August 25, as the
result of an economic move.
A sweeping reorganization of the
fleet will retire two battleships, three
cruisers, nine light cruisers, 25 de
stroyers and a dozen submarines, all
within the r. > The ships will
b r,crews, but will
not L• scrap p'*. fi.m- ’dfately, thus
:• hart ring point at the:
i a • t nt conference lhatj
resumes this fall at Geneva.
HALIFAX, N. S.—Three $20 bills,
two $10s and two $5s were identified
by police as bearing special numbers
corresponding to those on ransom
money paid in the Lindberg kidnap
ing case.
Police said they did not know
whether the plate number, a small
series in the right-hand corner of the
bills corresponded with those on the
$50000 in bills thrown over a ceme
tery wall in the Bronx by Dr. John
F. Condon last April 2, a month and
a day after the Lindbergh baby dis
appeared.
The bills were deposited by Mis3
Carrie Andefson, a nurse from Nor
folk, Va., at the Bank of Nova Sco
tia at Albert, New Brunswick, last
week. ( She said she had obtained the
$90, all the American money she had,
from a bank in Hampton.
ENGLEWOOD, N. J.—Another son
was born to the Charles Lindberghs,
bringing happiness back to the home
darkened by tragedy.
The child was born 5 months and
16 days after their first son was kid
naped. The babe was born at the
Dwight Morrow home. Mrs. Morrow
recently returned from Europe. It is
considered likely that the baby’s
nurse will be Betty Gow. Although
she was questioned closel yin connec
tion with the kidnaping, the Lind
berghs have always expressed com
plete confidence in her. She is now
visiting her home in Scotland.
Major Charles Schoeffel, of Tren
I ton, assistant superintendent of State
police, said a guard would be fur
nished for the Lindbergh baby if it
is requested, but no request has been
; received as yet.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.—The Dmham
Hosiery Company ordered a blanxot
increase of TO per cent in wages at
its silk mills at Greensboro, and at
Kernsville ordered a wage increase of
from 10 to 12 per cent.
Many cotton and silk mills report
' they havj orders enough on hand to
keep running six months.
NEW YORiC. —Negotiations were
virtually comolited for Max S:hmel
' ling, former heavyweight champion,
j to meet Mickey Walker in a Jo-round
bout at the new Long Island bowl, on
j September 19 if 2t>. Madison Square
Garden is exoeered to announce a
definite day later.
j. -*
PORTLAND.—Jack Dempsey, in
Portland from Salt Lake City, said
that he definitely was out after Jack
Sharkey, world's heavyweight cham
pion.
Dempsey said that ho already had
been offered n championship light
with Sharkey, but that no definite
arrangement had been reached.
GAFFNEY, S. C.—Approximately
two thousand men and women were
back to work yesterday as the Ham
rick group of mills, on half-time
schedule since curtailment of opera
tions last year, started full-day sched
ules and some will run at night.
WASHINGTON.—The Navy De
partment announced yesterday that
Admiral Richard Leigh would *as
sume command of the entire United
States fleet oday, succeeding lAdmaal
Frank -H. .Schofield.