THE
WOL.OT NO. 80
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY.26, 1930
PRICE 25 CENTS
Earthquake Southern Italy
,1293ns 85 Towns Grumbling
Ruins; Death Toll of 2,93C
rthousands injured—Naples
iVSWEPT BY HURRICANE—PEO
i PXJUGREATLY DISTRESSED.
. NAPLES, July 23.—Two hundred
i end .seventy have been killed and a
.thousand, injured in an earthquake
which.-rocked Southern Italy shortly
1 after last-midnight. The town of
_ Meifiv with a hundred dead, has been
« completely demolished.
. ROME* July 23.—The earthquake
1. tolls at Naples and other districts
2 ha» readied 553. Three hundred and
fifty, wer ekilled at Villa Nova, in the
1 province .of Potenza, which was the
V hardest hit.
ROME, July 24.—The latest official
^Detroit Mayor
.Recalled
\ VICE CONDITIONS RESPONSIBLE
- ^MURDER FOLLOWS; COUN
V OIL. OFFERS $50,000 REWARD.
. DETROIT, July 23—Mayor Charles
Z Bowies> was recalled in Tuesday’s
s ^>eaisl election. Vice conditions pre
* cipitated his downfall, after having
t beenrin office only six months.
.Another tlect’on, thhe third mayoT
■, alty .contest in nine months, will be
l beld at the end of thirty days.
herald E. Buckley, radio announcer,
'. wa&'kilfed at 2 o’clock this morning
* . kt'ihfe lobby of the La Salle Hotel. He
Jr' had.taken an active part in the recall
t -of. Howies. The counlil this morning
i offered a .reward of $50,000 for the
.. amestimnd lonvihtion of Buckley’s
slayers.
I 50 &FKES LOST IN CELEBRATION
EVACUATION OF RHINELAND
QOBZLENZ, Germany, July 23.—
■£ the.celebration of the evacuation of
o the£ Rhineland by the last French
forces :of .occupation a pontoon bridge
over the Woselle river collapsed, and
5 fiftjr persons lost their lives. Presi
* dent von Hindenburg, in conseqhence,
. abandoned his Rhineland tour.
C CHESTER BRINK HURT.
An casdident most unfortunate oc
* curredfrthis morning to Chester Brink
whale ■hey working with Dave Clough,
at. their mill, was badly cut through
the breaking, of a knife on a planing
machine. .The broken knife portion,
parbably six, inches or more in length,
in. its flight struck Mr. Brink on the
right leg, just below the groin, mak
ing a dfepfi nasty gash of several
inches dneftength across and through
• the muscular portion.
A doctotuhas been summoned from
Fairbanks.
Chris Peterson> .in need of a slight
vacation, made two round trips yes
' terday to' Yankee creek, in company
- with C. S.’. McGovern.
Joseph'Oates returned this morn
ijngfrom a trip. to. McGrath.
reports at noon today place the nuni
ber of earthquake dead in Souther
Italy at.l,'n8, with 3,264 injured.
Eighty-five towns are in ruins.
Naples was swept this morning b
a hurricane, which drove huge wave
ashore, adding to the fears of th
people.
ROCHES ANTAONI, Italy, Jul
25.—General Balst Rochi, command
ant of the Neapolitan zone, toda
said the total dead in the province c
Avelino was 2,573. His figures ad
375 deaths to the total of other pro\
inces, bringing the grand total in th
earthquake to 2,930 killed.
NAPLES, July 26.—Continuin
earth shocks are causing great dis
tress to the people.
TO RECONSIDER CASES OF
BILLINGS AND MOONE'
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.—Juj
tices of the California State Suprem
Court have agreed to hear the nei
application of Billings for executiv.
llemency. Governor Young will als
reconsider the application of Thoma
Mooney for pardon. These actions, i
is stated, are taken as a result of th
confession of one John McDonald ths
he gave perjured" testimony at th
time of their trial.
JOHN EDWARDS PASSES ON.
John Edwards, well known ole
tinier of the Ophir section, died s
the Navy Hospital, Seattle, on Jul
119, following an operation of thre
days prior, and from which he r<
mained unconscious till the end.
Mr. Edwards left here a little ove
a month ago, first going to Anchoi
age to have his case diagnosed. H
remained in Anchorage only three o
, four days, following which he wen
to Seattle, where he hoped that hi
case, under the care of specialist!
might receive beneficial treatmen
While not positively known, he wa
I undoubtedly operated upon for car
! cer, but the disease had evident!
| gone beyond the stage where medic*
or surgical aid would be of any aval
The body was buried in Seattle, th
funeral being attended by a few for
I mer friends, among whom were Mi
and Mrs. Thomas Price, forme
Ophirites.
Mr. Edwards came to Ophir abou
15 years ago, and for many year
past had been a resident of Sprue*
creek, associated in mining opera
tions with Dan Nicholson. He wa
a native of Wales. He was a mai
highly respited by all who knev
him and his passing is a matter o:
general regret.
Robert Lowrie was a Saturday ar
rival from Little creek, and is a<
present giving attention to somi
dredge repair work in his own shop
Axel Peterson was a Saturday ar
rival from Little creek.
The Sea Wolf, Frank Larson, ar
rived today, bringing .up. a good-sired
load from .McGrath.
Josie Sheehan, * former" Takotnan,
after a visit of a couple of days here,
returned, to, herbome at Ophir today.
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IOWA DEMOCRACY INDORSES
STATE SALE OF LIQUOR, REF
ERENDUM 1STH AMENDMENT '
DES MOINES, Iowa, FJtfbe®**
Democrats of Iowa, in State comaen •
tion here today, deviated a large per - <
tion of their platform advocating the > j
State sale of liquor and a referndnm
on the eighteent hamendment,
HUSTON WILL RESIGN CHAIR
MANSHIP REPUBLICAN COM
MITTEE; SEN, FOSS SLATED
WASHINGTON, July 2E.—Hons- 1
ton, following a conference withtfl
Hoover, last night announced that he1
will resign as chairman of the Repub- :
lican national committee some time j
next month. i
Senator Fess of Ohio, it is stated,
is slated for the chairmanship.
SALMON RUN, COOK INLET,
THE GREATEST EVER KNOWN
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ANCHORAGE, July 22.—The big- 1
gest salmon run ever known in Cook
Inlet waters is in proress today. |1
With the canneries jammed, every- j1
one is working desperately to keep up '
with the run, 1
Telegraphic Ticks.
SEATTLE, July SA—Ralph S. Horr
filed Wednesday afternoon for Re
publican nomination for , Congress
the First district, stressing in his an
nouncement the need of development
of Alaska and the Puget Sound Navy
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LONDON, July 22 j—-Bishop James
Cannon Jr., of the Methodist Epis
copal Church South, United States,
was married here todgy to-Mrs-Helen
Hawley, a widow, *if New York City.
Thee ieremony was performed i in
Christ Church, Mayfair.
SEATTLE, July 25.—Seventy-two
indictments, fifty-two, of>.■ which. are
for violation of the national prohibi
tion act, were returned today by .the
federal grand jury.
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SEATTLE, July 25.—-Jack Deipp- 1
r|sey refereed the fight last night .at 1
"I the Ice Arena, in which Wildcat *
e Slater knocked out Doc Snell-an. less i
* | than two minutes. 1
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8 j NEW YORK, July 22,-Jniense <
!* heat throughoht the Eastern States m
~ has taken forty-five lives during, the j
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BUFFALO, July 23.—-Glenn "H.
Curtis, noted aviation pioneer, died.at
his home here this morning.
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HEADED FO RNOME.
.i SEATTLE, July 25.—Julette Gaul
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tier, New York student singer, and
| Mrs. N. Bernard, head of the Cleary
l Creek Gold Dredging Company of
5 Alaska, woman mine operator, will
i sail for Nome Monday on the Lomen
. | Reindeer Company ship Arthur J.
i Baldwin.
FIRST RECORDER OF KLONDIKE
SEATTLE, July 24.—The body of
Dr. McKay, reputed tty have been
the first mining recorder in the Klon
dike, was found today. McKay had
been missing for several days. Indi
cations are that he wandered from
his home here to the woods in the
butskirts of the city, where he shot
himself to-death.
Jack Smeaton, well known lower
river trader, after a couple of days
here, left yesterday for McGrath,
headed for down river.
The Little creek dredge, after op
erating for a month, closed down on
Friday last, most of the crew being
transferred to Yankee creek.
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Minerals ol
Territory
WCREASE IN VALUE OF OUT
PUT OF GOLD, COPPER, LEAD,
AND OTHER MINERALS.
; WASHINGTON, July 1.—Mines in
Alaska produced $16,060,(500 worth of
ninerals in 1929, as aga'.nst $14,061,
100 in 1928, .recording t» an an
nouncement made t)y the Interior De
nartment. today through the Geolog -
cal Survey. The total value of the
nineral output of the Territory since
880 is $615,501,000.
The following table, shows in sum
nary form the mineral output of
Vlaska for 1928 .and for..the sake of
:on*parison the production of the
same minerals in .1928:
1929 1928
lold . 47,761,000 $6,845,000
Hopper . 7,130,000 5,985,000 ;
silver . 262,000 265,000 :
Hoal __ , 528,000 662,000
fin, .metallic ... 35,000 41,000
L,ead . i 166,000 41,000 ;
Miscellaneous
mineral pro- 1
ducts,petro
leum, plati
num, marble,
gypsum, etc... 194,000 164^000
. Total .. $16,066,000 $14,061,000
Prom the table it will be evident ,
hat there .was a great increase in the
ralue of the output '.of gold, copper,
eed, and..miscellaneous mineral ■out
)uts. This increase is to be attrib
ited to.th .ekpgwwiMjd sellin.gprice of
opper and a very ndtable increase in
he output of gold from both lodes j
tnd placers. There .was alsc an in- j
xease in the quantity! of silver, ^
hough theavalueof the silver was
omewhat less, than.' in 1928. General' ^
onditions .affecting mining were fav- ^
irable, and although no notable new ^
tevelopments were recorded. a num
»er of the large enterprises that have
teen in the process of organizing for ^
everal years were beginning to real- t
ze on the preparatory work and show ;t
eturns. At most of the placer camps (
ehere successful operation depends f
m an adequate water- supply for c
luicing and other purposes there was t
hundant rainfall, so that the rivers y
nd other sources were maintained at s
. good stage. The year, so far as j
oncerns the opening and closing of
he outdoor working season, was es
entially normal.
The output'of gold was distributed
etween lodes iand placers appraxi- ]
lately in the proportion of 47 to 63, s
r $3,664,000 from lodes and $4,117,- E
00 .from pdacers. The producing g6ld
Dues are .widely aistrioutea tnrougn
arious parts' of the Territory, but
lore than 9 5per cent of the output
ante from" lodes ~ in Southeastern
.laska, -where accessibility to deep
rater routes. of communication and
ther favorable conditions have per- j,
litted the successful mining of im
lense tonnages i of low-grade gold
re.
The output of-placer gold was near
r three quarters of a million dollars
irger than irt 1928. Hundreds of
amps contributed to the output, but
lose in the Yukon basin contributed
le greatest amount and those in the
ewand Peninsula came next. More
lan 70 per cent of the total placer
roduction of' the'' Territory was
lined by dredges, of which there
ere 30 active during 1929—12 in
sward Peninsula, 17 in the camps of
le Yukon valley, and 1 in the Kus
>kwim valley. Together these
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Explosion of
English Air
Craft Kills 6
DISTINGUISHED SOCIETY FOLK
WERE RETURNING TO MAY
FAIR FROM FRANCE.
EPSOM, Eng., July 22.— persons
jf prominence, including Viscountess
Ebby, a woman of rare beauty and a.
dose friend of the Prince of Wales*
plunged to their death Monday when
i midair explosion tore into shreds
:he air taxi of the speeding party
rhe distinguished society folic were
>n their way to Croyden from their
week-end at Letourget, France.
Mrs. Henrik Loe After, famed for
;he beauty of the receptions she gave
it her borne, Gresvenor Square, May
fair, was a victim. Marquis Dufferin.
Sir Ava Beard, Lieut. Col. Merge, JL.
?. Henderson and Pilot Sheering com
peted the death roll.
Doings At
Washington
SENATE RATIFIES THE LON DO?
NAVAL PACT BY VOTE OF
57 TO 9
WASHINGTON, July 22—The Sen
te Monday afternoon ratified . tt>'
.ondon naval pact by a vote of .1»7
o 9, It was «arried> oniy on the
eservation,; that submitted «by N»r
is, outlawing* any secret-, agreement
hat might have been made in con
;ection-With'the treaty.
WASHINGTON, July 22.—P.resi
ent Hoover signed the London nava?
reaty today. The treaty become*,
ffectrve ivwlth its .ratification by
hceat Britain and Japan. Hoover re
erred to the treaty as a great ac
omplishment, saying it was a. matt
es of great satisfaction in that it
ad been eaaried through step by
tep with the cooperation of both the
Republican and. Democratic parties.
DROWNING AT MeGRATH.
At .McGrath, on Saturday last
ttle-Rudy Anderson, two years old,
on of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson
let death by drowning.
The little fellow disappeared while
is mother was attending to her
ousehold -duties, about 6 p. m. 3V4th>
mdersen, noting the child’s absence,
a me out npon the waterfront to
iok for him. He was nowhere to be
sen, and neighbors immediately
lined in a search. ’Milton Rice, in
small boat, going up and down the
iver bank, discovered t&ie body of
le child about 800 feet below the
:ont of the Anderson dwelling. The
ody was recovered about 8 o’clock,
>o late to do any good, so far as
forts at resuscitation were con
jrned.
Mr. Anderson went to Bethel on
e last.trip of the Tana. The parents
ive the sympathy of hUf ' *
Monday arrivals from Little creek
eluded Mrs. M. N.- Raourn* H. C,
allick and Ernie Gove.
F. C. H. Spencer irtade tbecround
in to Ophir on Monday.