THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL XII NO. \i
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. APRIL 30 JH32
PRICE 26 CENTS
President of France Meets
' Death at Hands of Assassin
SEW. PRESIDENT TU BR ELECT
ED AT. VERSAILLES ON
TUESDAY;..
PARISH—A national funeral and
forty days’ mourning were decreed
y<day„ fi6r,< President Paul Dtoumer, be
* kwed pere of the French nation,, who
died from the bullets of a Russian as
sassin* Dr.. Paul Gorgouloffi. The Na<
lional Assembly will elect a new
president at Versailles Tuesday-.
The state funeral in which France
will honor the President, with, the
highest civil and military tribute in
her power,.will be held Tuesday..
President Doumer. died/ without
being able to. speak to his. relatives
and; collaborators. Shortly before
midnight, however, he rallied suffi
cienity to ask what happened1 to him.
: * The President was tod that he had
been in an automobile accident.. “It’s
strange; I don’t remember anything,"
* he murmured;.
Doumer will he buried at the Pan
theon, national politica shrine, hold
ing the remains of many French
heroes. He wlil rest alongside Presi
dent Sadi Carnot, who was assassin
■*«' ated in 1894, the only other French
president to. have heen murdered in
office:
The President’s assassin spent an*
uneasy night, at Sante prison, but
continued, to insist, he had no accora
pliees. Witnesses to the shooting,
however, told police that Gorgoulo
was accompanied by a man and a
Woman, and that the woman was
liverheard to say as Doumer fell, “He
didn't miss.” The man and woman
disappeared in the crowd. According
Oi police information, investigation
proved that the Russian fascists, of
which’ the assassin was the self
styled head, or the Green Russian as
j sociation, another organization with
which he claimed to be associated,
ware practically nonexistant. One of
Gorgouloff’s associates gave the po
: lice files and records of the organ iza
i tian, which were studied to determine
i the extent of their foreign political
connections.
ADVERSE REPORT ON
SOLIDERS’ BONUS
WASHINGTON.—The House ways
and means committee refused to
change its adverse report on soldiers
! bonus legislation today, thus practi
cally kiling all possibility of a vote
by petition in the House before June
13. Bonus advocates had hoped that
the committee would tahle the two
billion dollar Patman bonus bill, in
stead of adversely reporting it. Had
it been tabled, bonus leaders believed
: they would have been able to obtain
the signatures of 145 members of the
1 House, so that the bill would be voted
1 on by May 23.
» t Alaska Interests At
, I_The Nation’s Capital
By W„Ai S.
WASHINGTON, April. IS.—The
Senate on Aprl 12 confirmed the
nomination of Charles D. Jones as
U. S. marshal of the Second or Nome
division, and of. William J.. Shephard
as postmaster at Cordova.. Both are
reappointments
An. arrangement had been; made by
Delegate Wicker sham wtih the
chairman of the House Jhdiciary
oommittea that he was to appear he*
fore the committee when the bill was
considered to merge the Nome and
Fairbanks judicial divisions into one
division, with one set of court offi
cials. At a meeting of the commit
-ee on April 5 the bill was inadvert
ently taken up and favorably report
ed, because of the presumed saving
to the Government of $25,000. yearly..
When the Delegatee learned of the
action taken he requested of Chair
man Summers that he hold up the
report until he could be heard in op
position to- the bill:- This was agreed
to and April 13 was fixed as the time
fbr the second hearing, when the
Delegate-presented his objections and
secured an annulment of the previous,
favorable report. Thus the ball stands
as it formerly did, and is in the same
position as is the Sense bil on the
same subject, and neither will move
forward until a favorable report is
filed in Congress.
For a few days the - Interior* and
Navy Departments were concerned
over the safety of the small steameir
Euniee, whch left on March 9th from
Una tasks to carry supplies of the
Radian Bureau to Atka. There were,
also a few passengers aboard, includ
ing an agent of the Alaska Commer
cial Company and Bishop Antonin of
the Alaska Greek Church. A request
for assistance was made to the Navy
Department, and the Coast Guard
...hip Tallapoosa was dispatched to
the rescue. On April 14 the Depart
ment at Washington was informed
chat the Eunice had been found safe
at Atka, with a broken shaft.
Grant R. Jackson, president of the
Northwest Alaska Chamber of Com
merce and president of the Bank of
Nome, spent several days in Wash
ington last week, accompanied by
Mrs. Jackson. The latter was a guest
on April 12th at a breakfast given
for Mroa. Hoover by the Congres
sional Club, at which the wife of the
President wore a dainty old-fashioned
dress of white with sprays of blue
flowers, a concession to a notable
trend to> Colonial style. Mr. Jackson
was busy before various departments
and committees concerning matters of
.ntcrest to the people in the far
North.
The other day three of Delegate
Wickcrsham’s bits were favonahly re
ported by the rivers .and v harbors
committee. They provide fox.harbor
work at Kodiak, Wrangell, the
Stikine river. There is noa^aurance
yet that there will be a rrittra and
harbors bill reported at tMsc session.
Telegrams are being received by
the Delegate from Alaska: inquiring
u to the status of. an “Executive Or
der” presumably made tin March to
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Local Mention
Archie Higgins, manager of the
Hig&ins dredge at Yankee, was -a
last Monday arrival, following a win
ter spent at his home in Oakland.
Also coming at tho same time was
Miss Mary McLean, who also spent
the winter at the Higgins home.
This was that young lady’s first visit
to the Outside, one which she declares
she thoroughly enjoyed.
At McGrath the ice in the Kusko
kwim, according to word received to
day, was in full movement, with the
ice in the Takotna also running. A
jam of the Kuskokwim ice a short
distance below town yesterday gave
some apprehension, but the jam
broke this morning, and everything’s
all well once more.
Johnnie Adams was a last Monday
arrival, following a winter spent at
his former home in San Francisco, it
beng his first winter on the Outside
for severa years. Incidentaly, Mr.
Adams, during his visit on the Out
Side, suffered an afflliction in the loss
of his mother, who died during the
month of January.
Frank Lange was a last Monday
arrival from McGrath via plane, and
is spending a fe wdays here, giving
attention to overhauling and repair
ing the craft Annabel, which will be
put in serviie on the river some
where during the present season.
Carl Lottsfeldt, following a visit of
a few days here after his arrival
from.! ichorage, left early in the
week via plane for Bear creek, lower
Kuakokiwim, where he is under en
gagement for the coming summer.
Emu Anderson, dredge master, J.
H. Peterson, Henry Martella and
Peter Jensen were early Thursday
morning departures for the Higgins
dredge at Yankee creek.
Pilot Mat Nieminen, bringing the
last mail, and the last flyer to land
on the local field, was a Thursday ar
rival, staying only a few minutes be
fore leaving for Anchorage.
U. S. Commissioner Christian Bol
gen arrived Thursday to give atten
tion to official matters,, again return
ing to Ophir late Friday night.
Emil Anderson, dredgemaster of
the Higgins dredge at Yankee, was a
last Monday arrival via plane, coming
over with Pilot Barrows and Cope.
Miss Jean Dempster passed through
here a few days ago, a passenger of
Pilot Coll from Flat to Anchorage.
A. H. Twitihell left on Thursday for
his reindeer headquarters, but plans
to return here at an early date.
Charlie Goebel and Hans Erickson
departures Friday for their head
quarters on Ganes.
Winners of Nenana Ice Pool.
The Tanana ice at Fairbanks broke
at 10:15 a. m. on May 1. Winners of
the Nenana ice pool were: Captain
Heinie Berger, of Seward; Captain J.
M. Clark, Juneau; Christno & Co., of
Healy, in whose ticket one other par
ticipated. I is understood the pool
contained about $55,000.
Dr. Charles D. Carter, well known
dentist, and former well known old
timer of this interior section and of
the North generally, was a recent ar
rival at McGrath. Dr. Carter will be
in this district to serve the people
professionally till about the 1st of
July, following which he will go to
Flat for the. balance of the summer.
Items of Importance
In Reecnt News Events
CAPONE SULKS IN HIS CELL
() NEVE OF HIS TRANSFER
TO FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
CHICAGO.—A1 Capone sulked in
his county jail cell today, cursing
those who sought to see him before
he starts -tonight for a Federal peni
tentiary to begin serving the eleven
years he must spend behind bars for
income tax evasion. The Scarface
belowed whe newspaper men ap
proached his cel. “Want to take me
for a ride some more, eh? Well, I’m
not talking, see! Get out of here!”
The 265-pound gangster trembled
with rage. His. face went a sickly |
purple. He shook his fist. While the
man who. orrce^ ruled .the Chicago
gangs with machine guns and bombs,
making this his capital of crime,,
whence he drew millions in revenue j
from liquor, - vice ~and gambling,!
stormed in bis rell, last arrangements;
were, being made for heading him to}
the Federa penitentiary.
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I MICKEY W ALKER WINS
OVER KING LEVINSKY.
CHICAGO.—Qversoming the hand
icap of a knockdown . in the first
round, Mickey Walker, courageous;
little Jersey Irishman, fought his way
to a ten-round victory over King Le
vinsky,Chicago heavyweight, here, on
'tAdday night. Though-he was out
weighted 23. pounds, Walker iame
from behind with' a whirlwind r blow
which wiped out Levinsky’s early
lead. Walker weighed 172, and Le
vinsky It)5. A. terrific left which
landed .flush .on Walker’s jaw after
abut two- minutes offightipg in the
first rpund sent Mickey, sprawling on
the canvas. Dazed and . bewildered,
Mickey gayly pulled, himself to; his
feet withoot taking a count and re
treated across the ring. Levinsky
caught Walker in. a corner, but the
Irishman clinched. In-an attempt to
break them Referee Purdy lost . hi^
balance and toppled over, giving
Walker the advantage of a longer
clinch. Walker started the rally
which swept him to victory in the
fifth round. He won the next three
rounds in succession. , In.rthe seventh
round Walker dropped Levinsky to
his hands and knees with a short right
to the head.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Charging be
trayal by the Government, Califor
nia’s $300,000,000 grape-growing in
dustry today demanded, alteration of
prohibition laws to permit the sale oaj
light wines for use in homes, hotels
and restaurant. The demand was con
tained in a 10,000-word report submit
ted to the directors of the California
Vineyardists Association, at a meeting
here by Donald D. Conn, managing
director of the Association. Conn’s
report declared ths -berpyal came
when the Government, on the single
opinion of Federal Juji^e Oisof Mis
souri suddenly reversed its previous
interpretation of the Volstead Act,
blocked the grape concentrate outlet
for the grape surplus,-and cast a slur
on the efforts of the. .growers to earn
a decent living.
OKLAHOMA CITY.—A vlroman
robber, identified as Jjena Hurt, 25
years old, was shot jt«n death today as
she fled with $8 ahe' had' «taken from
J. H, Jackson, operatorinf the Econ
omy drug store. Jackson told police
he shot the woman as she ran down ,
the street.
FIGHTING FOR $2,000,000,000
SOLDIERS’ BONUS IS ON.
WASHINGTON.—Leaders in the
fight for the two billion dollars sol
diers’ bonus lined up behind the Oa.n
T'i i.u plan today u< L re t 1 H i
.va. * and means coi 'tni'teo and made
sharp attacks on Seevecary of the
Treasury Mills, one of the ■wminis
tracion opponents of tiie mease ie.
Representative Patman, Democrat,
Texas, author of the bonus bill, at
tacked Mills’ participation in the tax
bill hearings. At one time he charged
that the Secreary was instrumental :>i
framing a section of the tax bill, per
taining to revaluation of estates for
tax purposes. He said that Mills waa
likely to be the largest beneficiary
under that section. Patman later
withdrew the statement when com
mittee members protested.
The decision to back the Owen
Thomas bill instead of the new cur
rency proposal of Patman’s, means
(hat bonus proponents have partially
avoided an out-and-out fight over the
efficacy of an issuance of two billion
dollars in currency to provide for
issuance of government bonds to
Federal Reserve bank^^n return for
which the banks will issue Reserve
notes, with which the Government
would pay the veterans.
WASHINGTON.—Alfred E. Smith,
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee’s execu
tive committee, and John J. Raskoh,
National Committee chairman, met in
secret conference here today, sup
posedly as an outgrowth of Smith’s
startling speech at the Jefferson Day
banuet. Smith, in his speech on that
occasion, proposed that the United
States forget European war debts for
twenty years. Then he turned to de
nounce demagogic politicians and
promised to fight them to a bitter
end. His attack was accepted as
aimed at Governor Roosevelt of New
York.
LOS ANGELES.—Urgent need of
the United States encouraging a large
volume of trade with Russia, to im
prove its own business conditions, is
to be discussed at a symposium on
Russia to be held in Los Angeles oiji
May 10, under auspices of the Uni
versity of Southern California. Otie
of the speakers is to be Thomas D.
Campbell of Montana, recognized as
one of the ablest American experts on
Russian conditions. He is owner of
one of the largest wheat farms in
this country. He was formerly agri
cutural advisor to the Moscew gov
ernment.
JOLIET, Ills.—Two threatening
letters, purportedly from the kidnap
ers of Gustav Miller, 23, son of a
wealthy Joliet dealer in malt and.
hops, were received today by the
father, Max Miller. One letter, post
ed in Joliet, demanded $25,000, gave
instructions for placing the money
under the Ruby bridge here, and car
ried, the warning, “Act quick.”
PHOENIX/ Ariz.—Bobby Merrill,
13, sought since Saturday night for
the slaying of his father, atGilberl
and wounding of a younger brother,
was captured in the stockyards here
today. When captured Bobby carried
the 3R-faliber revolver with which he
did the shooting. Bobby told officials
re shot his father, R. W. Merrill, 40*
and brother, and grazed his motherla
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