KUSKO
V VOL. VI NO. «8
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1926
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PRICE 25 CE!*T.1
. will spendtthev winter incrafwnhsfwq
tacsquicenten-nial Stadium. Phil'-.del
i.h'r $apt. 23.—Gene Tunm g^iMC-axhe
world s champion heavyweigh’ c..here
ight .when.he .was awarded the.de
cision over Jack- Dempsey, the, cham
pion,.after the end of. ten rounds.
lsmpsey and Tunney fought before
,iu ixcordrbreakixig. CMwd^of I3a<000
.,)ec:ators.
a'e-i.pgey,-defending his title for the
•. t»mc in threg ?years, entered the
r r ns. un-easy -favorite over the
. h. ug hlarine. The champion had
advantage of weight, scaling 190
to-lfSt t-2«pounds for Tungey.
Uu (;:ge. crowd was. wild. Nearly
i.i.ihon admission records were
. locked before, .thgigates. were-opened
c them,.wht n the paid in-attendance,
.surpassing anything before known in
the world's; sport history, was insured
by the advance sale of tickets.
Tont Reilly,.of Philadelphia,, was
r referee: of the fight. The-'two judges
were Frank-Brown, of Pittsburgh, and
Mike Bernstein, of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Atlantic' City,S Sept’. ’23.—Demps'dy j
: moved the beam- at I9©> pounds :when
. he weighed in fifter noon for his fight
tonight at'Philadelphia with Tunney.
Philadelphia, Sept. ? 23.^-Ttmnev,
limping on the scales shortly after
iiis airplane, trip here, weighed 1801-?
pounds
Philadelphia, Sept. 23.^Hath Demp
sey and Tunneynbattlefl from..start'to
finish with fi< t:e fighting in the ninth
„ and tenth rounds.' In the eighth Tun
ing was hsnort-windeil tiy^two Hefts,
? out na»kd;"Jhck with a third as they
* clinched.-fiJacd ducked a rigilt to the
v head, ‘fungey kept Dempsey away
with five straight lefts to the face.
Tunney drove a right to Jack. Demp
sey landed a right to the head and got
. a left hook .in return. Jack drove
both fists to the body, and Tunney
[ complained that. the.Wows were low.
Dempsey forced the fight, with Tun
nev backing away. Tunney landed a
right uppercut. As they clinched Tun
ney poked a long left into Dempsey’s
face as the round ended.
Tenth Round.—Tunney, backing
away from a right to .the head. They
exchanged blows to the body at close
quarters. Tunney landed two light
lefts to the head. Dempsey landed a
right to the. jaw. .Dempsey missed a
left as they clinched. Dempsey’s left
eye has begun to close and he appears
to be very tired. Tunney placed a
hard rrglit to:the jaw and Dempsey
dropped into his chair as the round
ended. His seconds worked frantical
ly over him.
Tenth Round.—Dempsey drove two
rights and Jefts to the body-, and Tun
ney .-backed .away. Dempsey pursued
the challenger, pushing him with body
blows. Tunney drove Jack, forced
him into a corner.. Tunney landed two
lefts and a right to the chin, stagger
ing Dempsey. Tnnirey nooked a.right
to the chin and they, clinched.. Bemp
! sey’s left e>'e has closed. Tunney
drove two rights to the head. Tunney
staggered Dempsey ■ wit n a right to
tlie 'heady backing De.rpjsc <to the
ropes. Tunney drove a right and left
to the jawi and ' Dempsey blindly
slipped in. Tunney. drove Dempsey ti
the ropes. Dempsey was groggy as
the round ended.
Philadelphia, i>ept. 23.—Dempsey
wept when he reached the seclusion of
his hotel rooms. Only Jerry Crick, nis
trainer, and Mike Grant, his compan
ion, were present to comfort him.
Dempsey, \Vith' his: ktr-eye closed and
his right eye blackened, was a pa
thetic figure.
New "York, Sept./ 23,— Abwigton
Square, the Greenwich Village home
of Gene Tunney, ttii enew heavyweigh
champion of the world, is celebrating
t might.
AIMS AND
$ Charges Against- Them
to Be Pressed ir Los
Angeles Courts.
iLos Angeles, Sept. 18.—With < Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee
. Semple MePherson, under arrest,
charged with criminal conspiracy, and
preparing false evidence,. and the
< evangelist held to- aprear. to answer
similar charges, Disjrict. attorney
Kfjyes today moved to oring about the
apprehension of Kenneth C: Ormiston.
Mrs. McPherson is.confined to her
hod.
District. Attorney. ^Keyes issued- a
r-statement taking official cognizance of
statement of Mrs. McPherson and also
. of her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy,
that they ..have. been the victims of
persecution in the filing of. felony
charge? in criminal rprosecutions,
against them, die said:
f’Aimee never has been’ persecuttd
so far as law agencies are concerned.
Every act of my office has been care
fully considered before issuing com
plaints. Aimee returned home after
a .month’s absence, saying she had
hceit kidnapped and eheld' prisoner.
: She never brought direct evidence, hut
went before a grand jury in an at
tempt to make them playthings by
asking for indictments for kidnappers
\ who did not exist. We have a duty
and must perform it, repardless of
who is hurt.”
In a prior statement District Attor
ney Keyes said
“Legal action will place before tht
public all the facts and circumstances
of this case, which is imperative.
Prom'’tne time the story that Aimee
I was found was broadcast to the coun
i tr>! there has been an atmosphere of a
i gigantie hoax surrounding it. As time
has progressed this has increased.
With the unbelievable story of the
kidnapping and the brazen activities
of Mrs. MbPhtrson and her friends in
building up- false alibis for her, it is
my duty, and I can do no less than to
exert fully the power of my oihce-'in
! bringing this woman before the bar
I of justice, in order thatrshe may have
a-fair hearing.
“It is with regret that i take action
against a person so high in the reli
gious esteem of many; persons, hut
the community and all upright mem
tiers of all religions will welcome a
fair and open hearing 'of'<the situa
tion, which has become., nationwide
scandal.”
L. VV; BUNDY RETURNS'YO
SEATTLE, FROM ARCTIC
Seattle.—Leo \V. Bumly, Signal
; Corps operator, who went with Wm.
C. Lyon, correspondent! of Seattle, to
Point Barrow for the New York
Times, last winter, arrived in Seattle
yesterday. Bundy will soon leave for
Craig, Alaska,'to engage in wire work
for several years.
Bundy and Lyon, hurrying as fast
as they could, were 23 miles from
Pdint Barrow when the dirigible
Norge passed.
A1 Greenberg, who arrived Thurs
day from Ganes, left yesterday for
Ophir, on his way to. Cripple.
A Few of Nation's
Notables Who Wit
nessed Big Fight
Washington, Sept. 21!.—Notable?,
who attended the Dempsey-Tunnev
fight included Viei President Dawes,
| Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mel
lon, Secretary Davis, .Secretary of
! Navy Wilbur, and Governor-elect
Moody of Texas; Governor Ritchie, of.
Maryland; Governor Groesbeck, of
Michigan, and Governor Small, of In
diana.
TOM MARQUAM. INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS,
PAYS TAKOTNA SHORT VISIT
Corning: by airplane Thursday, with
Aviator A. A. Bennett, was Thomas
A. Marquam, independent candidate
for Delegate to Congress. Mr. Mar
quani, previous to his arriv; 1 here,
had paid a visit, to Ophir and Flat, at
both of which places he made short,
addresses.
During his brief stay here Mr. Mar
quam made a short address to Takot
nans, in which he set forth his own
views regarding the issues involved in
the present campaign, stressed many
matters of local and Alaskan interest,
and outlined what policies would be
followed by him in event of his elec
tion as Delegate, of which he firmly
believed there was not the slightest
doubt. His address, though brief, was
an interesting one and welcomely re
ceived.
Mr. Marquam spent only about
three hours here, during which time
he renewed acquaintanceship with
many oldtime friends and formed
many new ones. Taking the airplane
with Pilot Bennett, he left at .'{ p. m
for McGrath,, leaving the latter place
yesterday morning for .Fairbanks.
Telegraphic Ticks,
Los Angeles, Sept. 21.—Mabel Nor
mand, film star, arid Lew Cody, film
idol, were married last night at the
Beverly Hill home of the bride.
Mexico City, Seri 21—1Three ban
dits brought into M xioo City, who
confessed to partici at inn in the kid
napping of James Rosenthal, Amer
I ican, of New York, were executed hist
| night.
_
Chehalis, Sept. 22.—F. M. Roberts,
sheriff of Lewis county, and L. B.
Fallon, Chehalis patrolman, were ar
rested here today, charged with con
spiracy to violate the national prohi
i bition law.
I PRESIDENT AND MRS. COOL
1 DCE RETURNING TO CAPITAL
1 Gabriels, N. Y., S. pt. 20.—President
and Mrs. Coolidge left here by special
train today on their return to Wash
ington from their vacation in the Ad
irondacks.
NOBILE PLANNING FLIGHT
ROME TO RIO L»E JANEIRO
Rome*—Commander Umberto No
bile plans a non-stop flight from
Rome, to Rib de.Janeiro, the greatest
distance a dirigible has ever covered,
and--twice as long as the Berlin to
New York route covered in the flight
oT the re-christenc 1 Los Angeles of
the American navy.
Recent word ir< m Mrs. \V. H. Jones,
dated Fairbanks, Sept. 20, is that she
had just returned t'rom Anchorage,
where she underwent X-ray observa
tion, which was necessary to fully de
termine her ailment. Mrs. Jones, in
her telegram. to Mrs. Brink, stated
that she expected to undergo opera
tion at the hand^ of Dr. Romig in
the Fairbanks hospital on Sept. .22,
since which time nothing has been
heard regarding the outcome.
An item overlooked in the last issue
was the fact that the Dave Mutchler
meat barge had been moved from its
former landing and is-now moored at
its regular quarters, just above the
mouth of Clear creek.
Dan McGinty.'who arrived Saturday
for a short town visit, returned to
Ganes on Monday.
Thousands Dead From
West Indian Hurricane;
Loss, $150,000,000
West Pa-m Beach, tv pt. 19.— A
death list of five hundred and .prop
erty damage estimated $25,009,000 to
$100,000,000, is the toll attributed to
night to West Indian hurricane
which raged along the East Florida
coast. Friday and Saturday and passed'
‘ into f ht Gulf of Mexico,.^headed to
wards Southern Alabama and .Louisi
ana. Thirty-eight thousand are home
less.
Miami and Fort Lauderdale bore the
brunt of the storm. Miami is prac
tically in ruins. For nine hours Fri
day night the storm raged over Miami
Beach.
Miami, Sept. 20.—It was estimated
that five hundred to one thousand six
hundred had perished in the Miami
disaster here, this morning, as the
first contact with, the outside world
was established by airnlane and auto
mobile relief trans. The damage is
estimated at fifteen million dollars.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 20—The
estimated loss of life from the hurri
cane which swept Lower .Florida
amounted to 1,215 late last night, in
revised figures from the stricken r.rt a.
Efforts t.o communicate with six
towns northwest of here and near
Pensacola ;n the path of .the 100
mile-an-hour wind was unavailing at
J0:40 a. m. today.
Jacksonville, Sept. HO.—Tin West
Indian hurricane reached a velocity of
100 miles .an hour. Miami Beach is
under three feet, of water- A forced
out, tide at Tanjpa Bay Jett many
boats ashore. Eighty miles of tele
graph pole, -are dcwn. Train service
has been stopped. House roofs have
bpen torn off. The total loss of life is
estimated jit mart than en^ thousand
West F,.lm Heath, Septi 20.—Thr
■death list .approximates. five .hundred
Property damage is placed betweer
$25,000 000 and $125,000,000. Thf
homeless number. 38,000. Many are ii
urgent-need of food and medical suj
plies. Miami Beach and Fort Lauder
dale, are the hardest 'hi*
Miama,' Sept. 20.—The estimates,of.
dead range from .000 to L500, an<
damage to.an extent of $150,000,000
Airplanes, automobiles and relief
trains established:the first .contact
with the outride world this morning
Relatives of over two hundred chil
dren who have been found wandering
through the devastated area are
sought.
Miami, Soot. PO.—Miami's property
[damage is estimated at $100,000,000
Thirty-five persons were drowned
aboard .a barge in Miami harbor,
where 150 boats -sank, A huge
fr- ighter w as driven high and dry in
Royal Palm Park, which was com
! pletely wrecked. Th> Miami Tribune
j building ;,n<l_ plant was wrecked, and
| city docks completely destroyed ir
Miami, Hialeah, . Hollyw ood-by he
Sen, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale
and Pomona. Every building in Mi
ami was damaged.
The streets of Miami are blockec
with the roofs of ^buildings. Trans
portation is paralyzed, and there hai
1 been nr -water t^p^j-Thk since late Sat
urday.
KLANNEfiS
GiVE OKAY!
Senators Borah, Reed
Acceptable for Presi
dential Nomination.
Washington, Sept. " 21,’.—.Senator
William E. Borah, ol Idaho,.and Sen
ator James A. Reed, of Minssouri,
were proposed today as available for
the presidency in 11128 by Or. Iliram
W. Evans, imperial wizard of the ku
klux klart.
Evans said Governor A' Smith of
! New York had ru> chance to win the
; presidency. Th< ruler of the invisible
i empire made it plain that klansmen
! would disregard the Democratic party
I and go into the Republican ranks if
Smith were nominated I*y the Demo
crats.
ASSISTANCE ASK El> FOB
THOUSANDS OF SUFFERERS
A1 G. Johnson, head of the local N.
C. Co., on Mond y n-cHved a wire
from George Preston, of the N. C.
Co., Fairbanks, chairman of the Fair
banks Rod Cross Chapter, asking aid
for stricken thousands, as follows:
Fairbanks, Alaska; Sept. 21.
A. G. Johnson,
Takotna, Alaska:
Terrible torn, do disaster Florida.
American Red Cross asked to handle
relief situation devastated area. All
local Red' Crcrfcs Chapters called on for
relief contributions. Will thank you
to taky up with others your com
munity start local relief fund immedi
ately in namh of American Red Cross.
Telegraph contributions this Chapter
and I will ^transfer headquarters.
Please do your utmost Tor this hu
mane cause.
George Preston.
Fred Morledge, a Sunday town vis
itor, returned to Ganes on Monday.
AIRPLANE
AFLAME
2 ‘Perish- Others Leap
to Safety From Big
Transatlantic Flyer.
Westbury, N. V.. Hept. I'l.—Two
lost.their lives this morning when the
trans-Atlantic airplane of Captair
Rene Fonck crashed in tinilies in at
attempt, t.o .take off in a 2000-mik
non-stop .flight to ..iris. They wen
Charles Clavkr. French radio oper
ator, .and Jacob BilanofF, Russian me
chanician.
Captain Fonck, Frencn ace, who
was in command, and Lieutenant Law
renee W. Curtin, of the 1'niud Stater
Navy, American alternate pilot,
leaped to safety before the plane
burst into flamts.
Igor Sigorsk, Tlussian designer and
builder of the plane, begged in tears
■ last night that the flight be post
poned because a cross endangered the
take-off.
FIVE HOLLARS TO EIGHT SONS
Seattle, -:Sept. 14.—The will of the
fate Will Peabody, whose estate has
just been proiKit. d, bequeaths the es
tate, valuel at $750,000, to his widow
excepting five dolLa's to each of his
eight sons.
Among arrivals at McGrath, com
ing up on the Tana from Bethel, were
Mrs. B. J. JBo&’d, Takotna school
teacher, and M iss Bessie Fred, after a
visit of sever..] months •• witrt Mrs.
Boyd’s daughter at LongvieW, ash.
and Miss Rose Oates, after a visit of
about a year witn friends at Seattle
All are due to arrive here .tomorrow
■coating rip an. the geewolf.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kkol«t anc
young son and daughter, after a short
town visit, returned to No. 6 Gan-'
on Monday.