VOL VIII NO.- 15
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATCKDAY. MAY 19. 19*78
PRICJC 25 CENTS ^
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Jap Troops
Take Tsinan
PEKING THREATENED BY AD-'
VANCING NATIONALIST??—DE*
TENSE PREPARATIONS,
TOKYO, May 13.—Japanese troops
have captured the- entire walled city,
of Tsinan, according to official an»
nouncement this afternoon.
PEKING, May 17.-—Threatened by
advancing nationalist troops, Peking
is' tense today in preparations for de
fense of legation quarters have been
made by guards, whose senior officer
is Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hol
comb, of the United States marine
corps. The Japanese soldiers have
been strengthening their defense.
British nationals have, been warned
by1 their legation.to be in readiness
to -move into the legation quartes at
short notice. Valuables are being
sent for safe keeping by both Chinese
and foreigners to various legations.
BIG CANNERY PROPERTIES
BEING TAKEN OVER BY PA
CIFIC AMERICAN COMPANY
BELLINGHAM, May 16.—The var
ious canney properties and alien in,
terests of the Pacific American Fish
ies- Company are being taken over by
the' Pacific Canneries Company,,capi
talized at seven and a half million
dollars, with E. B. Deming, oC Bel
lingham as president. Ther no wor
ganization-will be the- largest salmon
concern in the •‘WCiBldJ.
INSTRUCTED TO VOT3K FOR A
DRY NOMINEE AND PLATFORM
COLUMBIA, Sc C., May 17.—The
eighteen delegates; elected to the
Houston convention" by the Democrats
in State convention last night were
uninstructed as to-'Presidential candi
date, but with’directions to work for
a dry nominee and platform.
AMERICAN MARINE KILLED, 2
OTHERS WOUNDED IN A RE
VOLVER FIGHT, NICARAGUA.
MANAGUA, May 17.—One United.
States marine and one member of the
Nicaraguan constabulary were killed,
and. Captain Robert J. Hunter, of the
maines, and another unarmed marine
were wounded today in a fight withi
revolvers, near Penablanca..
DOMINATED BY COOLIDGE.
WASHINGTON, May 16—Ckricton
W. Sturievant, of Now York, was to
day nominated by President Goolldge
to ’ be civilian member of. the new.
Mississippi river flood control board,
created; under the flood, control bill.
WASHINGTON, May 17.—Patrick
J.--Farrell, of the District of Colum
bia, was nominated by President
Ceolidge today to be a member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,, toe
suceeed Each.
Tte President also appointed
Hutcht L Cone, of Florida, t» be a
member of the United States Ship
ping Board, to succeed Admiral Ben
ssm.
WILKINS AND EIELSON
ARRIVE TROMSOE, NORWAY
LONDON; May 16.—Capt,. George
H. Wilkins and. Carl -Eielstfiiy trans
Arctic flyers, arrived at , Trofnsoe,
Norway, Tuesday ’..joordHJg,:.. ,frofi»
Spitsbergen. ...
Str. Tupper .
For Bethel
TO MAKE THREE TRIPS THIS
SEASON, OWING TO HEAVYi
FREIGHT SHIPPINGS.
SEATTLE, May 19.—Twenty-four
passengers, including United States
Marine Inspectors Kraft and. White..
Louis Knaflich, Messrs. Bernard and.
Mein, postal inspectors, F. C. Wise
man, Charles Landar, the latter head
ing a party of nine employees for the-!
New York-Alaska Gold Dredging;
Company, departed today for the Kus-j
kokwim district on the steamer Wm.1
Tupper, bound for Bethel.
The vessel has 2,000 tons of general
freight.. Sailing July 1, the Tupper'
will make an extra voyage, three for
the season, owing to heavy freight
shippings.
GOVERNMENT SUIT FOR $7,000,- j
000 AGAINST SKINNER & EDDY !
TO BE SETTLED OUT OF COURT i
SEATTLE, May 19—The $7,000,000 j
suit of the Government against Skin
ner & Eddy is to be settled out of
oourt,. and will he so announced Mon
day,, according to word received from
Washington today. The action is one
in which the Government sought to
collect seven million dollars paid to
the firm in unfilled World War ship
contracts..
RECOMMENDS EXPENDITURE
OF $17,000,000 ON 99 BUILD
INGS THRUGHOUT COUNTRY
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The ex
penditure of seventeen million dollars
on ninety-nine public buildings thru
out the county, including a new post
office building and Federal court j
house building for Seattle, was rec-1
ommended to the House today by its
appropriations committee in reporting
the second deficiency appropriation
FLOOD CONTROL AND M’NARY
HAUGEN FARM RELIEF BILLS
NOW IN HANDS OF COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, May 16.—The
Senate today passed the Jones flood
bill, the bill to develop the merchant
marine, and the McNary-Haugen
farm relief bill. The House having
concurred in the measures, both were'
sent today to the President.
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, May 17.—Harry Manca
and Harry B. Collins sailed today ore
the cutter Northland for a summer’s
study of buried skulls and pottery.' of
St. Lawrence Island, as represnnUw
tives of. the Smithsonian Institution.
The Northland will proceed to Point
Barrow.
SEATTLE, May ltL—The: steamer
Starr, Captain Albert Barron, sailed
yesterday to resume service* as mail
carrier between Seward, TInalaska
and way ports..
BELLINGHAM; May IB.V-Charles
H. Stoll and*:wife, sailed yesterday ore
the steamaitiivKidwood Tor KalsePaaB
to join the Atnerican Museum natural
history party, engaged in -s scientific
research-in*-that'■section of Alaska.
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WTLLIAMSPORT, Pa, May IB.—
Herbert Hoover is fishing ire Larry
creek mountains, far from railroad or
telephone lines. , .
WILLIAM HAYWOOD, FORMER
I_W. W. LEADER, DIES IN
RUSSIA. AFTER LONG EXILE
MOSCOW, May 18.—William Hay
wood, former uncrowned king of the
Industrial Workers of the World in
the United States, died in self-im
posed exile here today, in his sixty
sixth year. Diabetes was the cause j
of his death. |
Haywood had been a fugitive from
American justice since 1921, when he.
came to Russia to escape serving aj
20-year prison sentence for obstruct-1
ing war, the sentence imposed on'
Big Bill by Judge Kennesaw Moun
tain Landis in Chicago.
New Judge
First Division
E. J. ADAMS. OF EUGENE. ORE.,!
SUCCESSOR OF LATE JUDGE j
THOMAS M. REED.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—E. J.!
Adams, of Eugene, Ore., former sec- j
retary to former Senator Stanfield,'
has been appointed district judge of
the First Alaska Division, to succeed j
Thomas M. Reed, lately deceased.
I
DICK STEVENSON RECEIVES
SEVERAL BITES FROM DOC
Dick Stevenson, who left here ]
Thursday afternoon, returned to town j
late the same night, after having;
been badly bitten by a dog, the bites1,
and lacerations having been inflicted!
as he was nearing his camping place
on the Innoko river, two or three
miles this side of the Goss Roadhouse.
Leaving here in the afternoon, Mr.
Stevenson took with him two dogs—
one, named Prince, belonging to Nets
Pearson, and another, a female, i
largely wolf, belonging to Ivar Chil
strom. j
Near the bank of a small stretch;
of water, which she had just swam'
across, one of the female’s hind feet
got caught in a trap. She howled—
pitifully, plentifully. Laying his gun
on a log, Mr. Stevenson went to the
rescue of the dog. Holding her head
away from him, he released the en
trapped foot, but he had no sooner
done this than the wolf, having freed
herself from his hold, turned upon
her rescuer. Her first bite, a nasty
one, went clear through Mr. Steven
son’s left wrist, the result of which
was to render that arm practically:
useless. second uiie maue <x nasty t
pash about an inch long, just above
the thumb and index finger of the
right hand. Two or three bites were
made ox the- left leg and a couple of
others «n the Ight leg. - At this
point in the near-tragedy Nels Pear
son’* dog. Prince, took a hand in the
proceeding. The wolf was making
another lunge at Dick, and just as
she did so Prince grabbed her by the
throat, held her in place and indi
cated to her exactly where to head
irr. A few taps on her head and she
was subdued. The day was saved for
Richard. Prince, however, played a
wonderful part; he showed most dis
cerning, unerring instince, and quali- .
ties bordering on the human.
Mr. Stevenson, as related above,
reached town late that night, first
coming to the Dave Mutchler cabin,
where the latter and Pete Jensen ren
dered first aid and washed and
dressed' the wounds.
Mr. Stevenson’s wounds, though
still quite sore, are healing nicely; i
all danger has seemingly passed, he .
is able to move about, and will be
himself again ere many days have
passed. i
Italia Starts
Polar Flight
SKIRTS NOVA ZEMBA AND RE
TURNS TO SPITZBERGEN—
NO NEW LAND.
ROME. May ](>.—The dirigible
Italia has reached Ihe hithertofore un-'
explored parts of the Arctic, accord
ing to a radio message from General
ilmberton Nobile received by a Rome
news agency here, which stated that
no land had been sighted up to 9 last
night.
The Italia took off from King’s
Bay for the North Pole on Tuesday.
ROME, May 17.—The dirigible
Italia will return by way of Nova
Zembia to Spitsbergen from its cruise
over the Arctic ice fields and unex-!
plored lands. General Nobile, com-!
mail ding, radioed today.
“We have not seen any hew lands
in Nicholas regime,” the message |
said; “in the thirty-fourth hour of our
Right we decided to return.”
KINGS BAY. Spitzbergen, May 18.
—Members of the polar dirigible!
Italia said after their return here
today that they believed they had dis
covered new land in the vicinity of
Novazembia.
ASKS MORE ART AND
BEAUTY IN DAILY LIFE
WASHINGTON, May 16.—A plea,
for more art and beauty in the daily
life of people in order that their
moral standards might be raised,
were made today by President Cool
idge. in addressing the American
Federated Art Society.
TAXI DRIVER FOUND GUILTY
OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER
SEATTLE, May 19.—George H.
I):eb«?d was found guilty today by a
superior court jury of second degree
murder. While drunk, Diebold ran t
down with his taxicab a group of Gar-j
field high school girls, two of whom'
were hilled.
Mike Hochriter, well known horti
culturist, on his premises at the up
per end of town, has just completed
a splendid addition by the erection of
a new hothouse. The new structure
is 14x19 feet, and will help materially
in early production of many plants.
The growing of strawberries, started
last season by Mr. Hochriter, proved
quite a success, and that they will be
more of a success this year is quite
certain. This year the growing of
musk melons will be given a thorough j
trial and Mr. Hochriter has every
hope of their successful raising.
The work of launching the Dave
Mutchler cold storage barge, after its
winter’s rest in safe quarters on the
bank on the opposite side of the
river, was completed late last Tues
day night, and the barge is now tied j
up at its quarters on this side of the
river.
Frank Larson and Frank Guskey
were the first arrivals of the open
season from McGrath, coming up in
George Walter’s gasoline launch.
They returned to McGrath- on Wed-1
nesday. being accompanied on the trip
down by Dr. L. W. Fromm, Carl
Fromm and Carl Lottsfeldt.
Bill Goss, proprietor of Yankee j
Creek Roadhouse, was a Wednesday
arrival for an overnight in town.
Andy White m Among the latest ar
rival*.
A1 Smith Has
606 Pledged
NEEDS 733 1-2—HOOVER HAS 1G7
AND HE NEEDS A TOTAL
Ol .713.
WASHINGTON, May 17.—William
E. Kenny, of New York, contractor,
and William H. Todd, noted ship
builder, told the Senate committee to
day that Governor A1 Smith could
have all their money he wanted for
his campaign.
WASHINGTON, May Id.—Dele
gates to the Democratic convention
at Houston pledged to Goivernor A1
Smith today totaled G03 1-2, as the
result of primary conventions in
three States yesterday. A total of
733 1-2 is necessary to nominate.
WASHINGTON, May 1G.—The del
egates to the Republican national con
vention at Kansas City instructed for
Herbert Hoover for President total
4G7. He needs 545 to attain the nom
ination.
PORTLAND, May 19.—Governor
A1 Smith won the delegation to the
Democratic national convention, de
feating Senators Reed and Walsh ini
Friday’s primaies.
Hoover, unopposed, secured the Re
publican indorsement.
19 ALLEGED VIOLATORS, SE
ATTLE, FOl'ND NOT GUILTY
SEATTLE, Mu* 19-—Fdlice Lieu
tenant George H. Comstock, eight
other police officers and ten civilians
were found not guilty by a Federal
court jury today. All nineteen were
charged with conspiracy violation of
the Federal prihib’tion law,
SCREEN SAAKS MARRIED.
PARIS, May 16.—With twenty per
sons, including eleven photographers
watching, Adolph Menjou and Kath
eryn Carver, American screen stars,
were married in the city hall of the
Sixteenth wrard this morning. Fol
lowing the nuptials the bridal party
left for London on their honeymoon.
PLANS FOR NEW CAPITOL
CALL FO rbh; BUILDING
Alaska’s new capitol building, funds
for the erection of which are included
in the general building bill recently
approved by Congress, will be six
stories in height and cover an area of
130x200 feet, according to tentative
plans which were received at Juneau
recently from the office of the super
vising architect of the Treasury De
partment. The plans were sent to
Collector of Customs McBride for in
spection to ascertain if such a build
ing as was designed would meet the
capitol requirements at Juneau.
The building will be six stories high
and will have space for all Territorial
and Federal offices, court quarters,
Alaska museum, legislative chambers,
and offices for various department
and bureau headquarters. The build
ing ^rill be built of concrete and will
be fireproof in every respect.
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. R. C. superin
tendent, returned here Thursday
from a trip to McGrath, coming up in
his newly-acquired launch.
Gilbert Russell, superintendent of
the Flume Dodge Company, loft yoa
terday for a visit at Little and Yan
kee creeks, being accompanied by
Ernjtc Gove and Petf Jensen.
Fred Dubois, head ?d for Vaffltae
creek, is a late departure.