MAN ADMITS SERIES OI-' MANY
CRIMES IN ELEVEN YEARS
Seattle.—T. Johnson, alias Smith,
alias Kelly, appeared at the police sta
tion Saturday night and related how
he had been confined among the crim
inally insane in Missouri. He.said he
started a career of misdeeds ekvcr
years ago at the place of his fiirth, at
1 Salmon Anm, iBritish. Columbia.
Seattle.—When Thomas Johnson
wasr. told-the authorities of Mankato,
Minn., denied any murder m that .city
during' the. last. twenty years he
laughed and;said: “Tell them to look
behind the ice house. Tin y will find
Scotty, which is the only name I knew
him by* f wanted.to hold up the hank
at Kumars, Iowa, but he didn’t, so we
decided'to shoot it out. 1 killed ’hr
and stink his body back-i ‘„i;t
house.”
Johnson also ml mitt t d r.d- Ke ting
from the United States.'.navy ft) years
ago. Ho said navy life .wr*. to.tame
Despite two days’ efforts to disprove
his statements that he had killed 14
persons, he remained for ..the most
part unshaken.
Seattle—Thomas Johnson expressed
sorrow that .the authorities of Sioux
C City, who decided not to'.i.ang him for
- the killing of Walter A. Ballard in
MS18. Minneapolis authorities-report
ed they intend-to send Johnson to
prison for lift fei • staying Erdall.
Johnsonoreiterated his desire to give'
his life to atone for his victims.
Minneapolis.—Five thousand peoph
thronged the'railway’Station us Tom
Johnson returned to face the Erdall
slaying charge before thf Htnnepn
county grand jury, which today will
' rhear details of the confession. Three
victims of holdups identitied Johnson,:
who was taken to the scene of the Ei
dall killing. He quickly picked out
the place, then was taken hack to jail,
where he went over a lot of robbery
• complaints,'now and’then picking out
-one with the remark, “I did that one.”|
When asked how it felt to he a mur-!
derer he said: “Yon walk the floors
: night and day; anyone who knew me
in Minneapolis knew i was never J
1 quiet for more than fifteen minutes at
a time, because of the hate and feai
which was in me, but today I’m sane.
I get down on my knees every night
and pray to the Lord; and I open my
heart. I must learn the Lord’s
prayer.” Tttey, indicating the’officers
who' brought him from ' Seattle J
“helped me a lot, and I can recite
most all of it-now.”
HERO FINALLY REWARDED.
Washington.—Clyde I. West, who
volunteered to submit to the bites of
infected mosquitoes during the study
of yellow fevei in Cuba, in 1900, and
who was stricken with the disease,
has been awarded $100 monthly for
his heroism,'together with the suffer
ing endured and the permanent disa
bilities contracted in the interest of
humanity and science
“What are those bathing girls doing
over there in a bunch?”
“Holding a one-piece conference, I
guess.”—Boston Transcript.
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Large picture hats have been seen.
Bit by bit women seem to be losing
all their manhood.—Eve (London).
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ALASKAN LEGISLATION, 1ST
SESSION 69TII CONGRESS
In a communication to The Kusko
Times, dated Washington, July 10th.
says:
The following measures have passed
Congress during this session and are
now law:
H. R. 6573—Anthracite Railroad
(Controller Bay), extension of time to
complete.
H. R. 0210—Amendment to fisheries
act; provides for' taking bait at all
seasons.
H. R. 3053—Homeste. ! claims; au-|
thorizes departure from rectangular
system of survey, and provides for’
I survey of points of land jutting into
, land jutting into lake or ocean.
; H. R. 8048—(By Mr. Sinnott, of;
Oregon) To lease public lands for furl
farming
H. J. lies. 139—Autli n ization for
construction of Government dock at
JJ Juneau.
H. R. 8192—Postal .-vice; pro-!
vides that postmasters ii Alaska may
act .as disbursing ages in paying
mail contractors.
If. R. U2t!l—To permit, export of
lie domain.
timber from National fm-csts or pub
H. R. 9178—(By Mr. Moran, Penn.).
To pay actual traveling expenses of
army, officers in Alaska.
H. R. 9,>08—(By Mr. Hnnott, Che.)
Authorizes the issuance of deeds to
certain Indians or Eskimos for tracts
set apart for them ii urveys of
townsites in Alaska, and to survey;
and sub-divide such Ira
Senate Bill 3213—Authorizing dis
position of money of insane persons
from Alaska at Morn i _■ -ide Sani
tarium.
H. R. 6117—(By Mr. Curry, Calif.);
Authorizes exchange of passes for
Alaska Railroad employees with pri-1
vate railroads in the United States.
H. R. .‘14'4—For the relief of cer
tain Indian policemen.
H. R. .'1448—For the relief of John
Solen.
H. R. 10901—Authorizing the town:
of Wrangell to issue bond - in the sum
of $50,000 for constructing and equip- |
ping a public school building.
The following bills have passed the
House and should pass the Senate in
Decembe1 :
H. J. Res. 100—Authorizing appro
priation of SI2b,0011 for control of
waters of -Louj 11 ./<■, k, near Seward.'
H. R. S.TfT—Fo1 uniform system of
registration of m> r‘ u.^tte’ This 'bill
purposes to increase the amount for
which one may register and insure
mail. It would permit tin registra
tion of gold dust uv furs in one pack
age to the value of s 1,000 instead of
8100, as at present.
H. R. 1J,803—{11; Mr. Curry, Cal.) t
Authorizes the town of Juneau to
issue bonds for school building to the
amount of $100,000.
H. R. 11,843—Authorizes town of
Fairbanks to issue bonds to amount
of $100,000 for electric light plant.
H. R. 10,000—Authorizes the town
of Wrangell to issue bonds to the
j amount of $30,000 for the purpose of
1 improving the town’s water works
; system.
The following hills are reported on
the House calendar:
H. J. Res. 90- For the relief of spe
. cial disbursing agents of Alaskan En
gineering Commission.
II. It. 0572 To amend the mining
law. This bill would make the law of
I the United State . conform to the Tct
, ritorial mining law in respect to lo
cating in more than one recording dis
trict within a calendar month.
H. J. Res. 90 To pay sums agreed
on for services of surgeons on Alaska
Railroad.
II. J. Res. 7'-’, To improve overland
communication.' on Sewhrd eninsuh..
II. R. 9211- -(By Mr. White, Me.)
To prescribe certain qualifications for
voters in Alaska.
Appropriations for Roads.
Alaska Road Commission, $900,000.
Bureau of Public Roads (estimat
ed), $520,000
Rivers and Harbors.
The rivers and harbors bill, held in
the Senate, with action deferred until
December, carries an item of $29,000
for the improvement of the Tolovana
river; and the following examinations
and surveys are authorzied:
Ocean frontage at Afognak, with s
view to providing ; harbor;
Nome harbor;
Sitka harbor;
Cordova harbor,
Anchorage harbor;
Dry Pass;
Portage Bay, and adjacent bays,
with a view to providing a practicable
harbor accessible to the Cold Bay oil
fields;
Gastineau channel.
Port Frederick;
William Henry Bay.
In every election scant---man has the
solid backing of all the righteous peo
ple who don't vote.—Duluth Herald.
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ALASKAN DAYS.
(By George B. Smtih, of Dayton, 0.
Tune: “Annie Laurie.*’)
We are up in fair Alaska,
Where the Yukon river flows;
And it’s there the kills are lovely,
The grandest Nature knows.
We love its hays and streams.
Its mountains, every am.
And Its people are. as loyal
As .e’er the sun shines on.
We looked on bonny Wrangel,
On busy Ketchikan,
We took one glance at i'uneau,
Ami vowed we’ll coma ssgain.
The Gulf was wild and blue,
Its waters are so deep.
It lulled us with its billows..
And l ocked us all to sleet.
Wen oft recall its 'beauty
Its evergreens and itawets
And we’ll sing the Iere.afid legends
Ot this siste; land of anrr.
We’ll tell its wonders e'en.
Our hearts will glow with praise,
And we’ll cherish lasting memories
Of our Alaskan days,,
Wolves are blamed for the alarm
irig spread of rabies in Russia. Our
theory is that ii originated in a wolf
that had been bitten by & Bolshevist.—
1’unch.
“Ysobel—No, daddy; 1 won’t need
any elothr s this summer.
Father—Ye Gods! I wasoafraid it
would come to that.—Life..
OPERATION OF LARGE CON -
PAN 1' JUSTIFIES RAILROAI
■ Cordova.-—Congressman Milton. W
Shrove, or Pennsylvania, on his ar
' rivRl here from Fairbanks, said he be
j lieves the operation of the Fairbanks
' Exploration Company alone more thai
justifies the money spent in the con
struction of the Alaska Railroad
“Somebody once told me that ir
Alaska it was the case of the survival
of the fittest. AH the men I meet
here seem to be the fittest. It seems
to me you ere running your country
welL”
Little Hans came home with twf
black eyes und a battered face.
“Fighting again?" said his mothei
“Didn’t I tell you that when you were
angry you should count .to a hundrer
before you do anything?’
“Yes, m tht r but the other boy’
mother tia'd told him only to count uj
to fifty"—Dr i Qoxs' (Vienna!.
Larry—T)io M-ou gex , vacation this
year?
Lea—Yes,‘ trie wife’s going away'for
? month.—A list n Recorder.
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Puhlt*.
To koto a, Alaskr.
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! VOTE FOE
Thomas A. Marquam
.1 ndependent Candidate for Delegate
to CongresF.
if elected, he will jpei something for Aiassa Desides nntavorahle
and. false nateriety hy th< public press uf tin United States.
Eauf Advt.
.Candidate for Re-electioi
for
Thrice elected, he has served you 3 terms,
faithfully, conscientiously. His record
proves him an Alaskan who works for
Alaska.' Keep him there. Show you"
appreciation of his efforts—do this
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1926
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