THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL IX
NO. 7
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 19-9.
PRICE 25 CRN*F?
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7 Chicago
‘Gangsters
5 KILLED BY 5 GUNMEN, AFTER
DINING UP VICTIMS WITH I
FACES TO BRICK WALL.
'CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Seven mem
I bers of a powerful North Side gang,
headed * by George Moran, were
trapped in their North Clark street
headquarters today by five'gunmen,
■who'lined them up with their faces to
a brick wall beneath a powerful elec
tric'. light and then shot them to
*. death-with sawed-off shotguns and
machine guns. Every body bore from
six to. ten bullets. i
EDWARD J. H1GCING SUCCEEDS
NEW HEAD SALVATION ARMY
SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England,
Feb. 35.—The high council of the
Salvation Army last night elected
'Commissioner Edward J. Higging
general of the Army , succeeding
.. Beam well Booth.
Airplane Mail
Urom Seattle
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/ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WAY
FFOR SERVICE TO START
THIS SPRING.
SKEATTLE, Feb. IB.-t-Officials of the
\ Wee*. Coast Air Transportatio hCom
pany. and the Gorst Flying’ Service are
. naw. in Seattle, arranging for the es
tabllSnment of headquarters for oper
atic;; two airplane lines, carrying
mail, passenges and express between
" Seattle , and Juneau. Present : plans
are to have the .service Begin this
spring.
SEATTLE, Jan.—Postmaster C. M.
Perkins stated today that he would
recommend Monday the establishment
of tri-weekly air mail service between
Seattle and Juneau. He said he hoped
the new service would begin by June.
. 1st.
Perkins has been studying the pos
sibilities of this run for about a year,
But declared he delaped recommend
ing lit to the Postoffice Department
because no operator would bid.
Today he was advised .that the
• Gorst Air Transports would offer to
handle a mail contract over the route.
Verne Gorst, president of the com
- pany, is reported to have associated
with him Walter Varney, head of the
Varney Air Line, operating between
Pasco and Salt Lake.
Postmaster Perkins said he would
recommend a schedule calling for the
departure of an amphibian plane from (
Seattle at 8 o’clock in the morning,
arriving at Ketchikan at 6 o’clock the
same Hfcht. A shuttle service would
cor.ecnt Ketchikan and Juneau.
He figures an average of 135 pounds
of mail will be available on 'each
Northbound trip and 95 pounds on the
return. Stops would be made at Van
• couver and Prince Rupert.
Mrs. George W. Clyde, who arrived
TTedrcsd^y, returned to McGrath on
Friday, a passenger of Henry Mar
tella.
'Ow«f duty and Peter Jensen, after
; a brief' visit in town, returned to
?> Spruce creek on Tuesday.
Afflictions
JlnUurope
STOJ.MS, COLD WEATHER. DIS
EASE, WOLVES TAKING TER
RIBLE TOLL OF LIVES.
LONDON, Feb. 14.—Since the de
vastating plagues of the Middle Ages
Europe has never been stricken by a
deadlier winter nor in living memory.
Storms, cold weather and diseases
have killed more than ten thousahd
so far- in eleven counties.
Whole Bypsy Band of 34 Are Found
Frozen To Death.
WARSAW, Feb. 14—A whole gypsy
band of thirty-four men, women .and
children were found frozen to death
today in their encampment in a forest
near Lublin.
Pack of 100 Wolves. Kills 16. School
Children and 6 Others.
LONDON, Feb. A5.-<—A Vienna dis
patch to the Express -says a pack of
one hundred wolves yesterday broke
through the mud .walls ofi--a ■ school
I near Javina and killed sixteen cbil
I dren. Two soldiers and four gen
' darmes, who went to the .rescue of
the children, were also killed.
Seine River Frozen Bank to Bank.
PARIS, Feb. 14.—For the first time
since 1896 the Seine river is frozen
| Trom bank to bank, .at Montereau, 50
! miles from here.
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JUDGE OFFERS NEW RUL
ING m LIQUOR TRANSFER
PHILADELPHIA. —The Federal
District Court, in a decision here yes
terday, held that a buyer -of illegal
liquor can be prosecuted if a party to
its transportation. The decision is
regarded by fedearal officers, as one of
, the highest of importance in enforce
| ment of the p inhibition law.
Judge Kirkpatrick said mere pur
; chase is not an offense and the pur
chaser cannot fee convicted'.of aiding
and abeting sale, but where -trans
portation is involved .conspiracy to
transport enters, which made a dis
tinct substantive under the dry. act.
CHAMPS MUST MEET CON
TENDERS OR LOSE TITLES
CHICAGO.—The National Boxing
1 Association, controlling sports in 27
I States, has ordered that rn the future.
; champions must engage in a title con
test against a legal contender within
| GO days or surrender their titles.
! Tom Loughrin, light-heavyweight;
Mickey Walker, middleweight; Joe
i Dundee; welterweight, and .Sammy
Mandell, lightweight, were notified
j that they must fight before March 21.
i None of them have defended their
jjdtles during the last six months,
j which time is allowed between bouts
under A. B. C. rules
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PAY THE PENALTY
^ROCKVIEW PRISON, Bellefonte,
Pa.—Paul Jaworksi, noted bandit
chieftain and killer, who led' a gang
of seven in the robbery '/of 'the De
tVoit News about a year ago, and who
later killed a Cleveland policeman,
-paid with his life for the part, he ad
mitted playing in the death of seven
men. He died as die lived, a man
without religion, going t0‘ the electric
chair unattended except by two
guards immediately after Calvin
James had paid his tollJto society' for
killing a druggist.
Miss Jennie Keith,’ after a few
doys’ visit here, returned to McGrath
on Monday, going do.wn- wiNi Henry
Martella. i
ENGAGEMENT OF COL. CHAS.
A. LINDBERGH, AANETWORUOW;
MRS.HINDBERGH ALSO TO WED
MEXICO' CITY, Feb. 14.—United
States. Ambassador Morrow today an
sounced .the engagement.of hisdaugb
ter Anne to Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh.
NEW YORK, Feb; 15.—The New
York Times today says a report sis
current that Mrs. Evangeline Lind
bergh, mother -of Col.- Charles A.
Lindbergh, will.soon, announce Iter en
gagement to wed Captain F. M. An
derson of the . steamship President
Wilson.
TO PAY SECRETARY OF TER
RITORY $2,000 YEAR, 1927-1929,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The Sen- j
ate bill permitting the- treasurer of 1
Alaska, to pay. the secretary of that,
Territory a salary’of’$2,000 a year
for his services between 1927 and 1929
was passed today by the House and:
sent to the .President. Tue sum was
appropriated by the Legislature of
the Territory, but .payment was with
held because the court ’decided that
payment would ..be.' in violation .of the j
organic act of‘.the Territory.
Projecting
Big Flight
FLANS BEING PERFECTED FOR
FIVE-DAY AROUND WORLD
NON-STOP FLIGHT.
—
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14.—Plans
are being perfected today for a pro
jected five-day’around-the-world non
stop flight by'Ma'joi Art Goebel this
summer, in which' the winner of the
| Dole flight to Hawaii plans to estab- 1
lish records untouched by the United
States Army’s marks. A specially
designed airplane and fourteen other
ships which are to be used in refuel
ing as Goebel circles the globe are to
'be built’.at Wichita, Kansas, Goebel
announced.
Telegraphk Ticks.;
■ SEATTLE, Feb. 16.—T- •• learner
Northwestern sailed for ward'
day, carrying 162 passeng . s, includ
ing Major Malcolm Elliott, L. S. A.,
in charge of the Wrangell Narrows
, project.
HAVANA, Feb. 15.—Alfred E.
Smith, late Democratic presidential
candidate, John J. Raskob, with a
party of fourteen others, arrived here
today from Florida for a visit of sev
eral days.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Presi
dent Coolidge today signed the naval j
building bill, calling for the construe-;
of fifteen cruisers and one air-,
plane carrier.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The Sen-'
today approved the Fess bill to permit
consolidation of railroads.
SEPPALA WINS 2-DAY RACE. !
LAKE PLACID, N. Y.—Leonard
Seppala of.AlasTca won the two-day
sled-dog derby, although, although he
lost Thursday’s race to Walter Chan
ning of Easton. Channing finished
Thursday’s run of 14 miles in 3 min
utes and 11 secunds ahead of Seppala,
who led the field Wednesday. Sep
pa'a’s time for the two days’ events
was 2 hours and minutes. Chan-.
ning’s time was 2 hours and 35 min
utes. !
Wilkins On
Way Back
BIKIJS MENACED HIS PLANE IN
FLIGHT; 1,000 MILES OF NEW
COAST LINK
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. TALCAHJANOi Chile, Feb. 15.— ;
Sir Hubert Wilkins, returning from
his Antarctic air expedition, arrived
here today from Deception island.. He
reports that birds greatly menaced
his planer i i South Polar flights, also
that he succeeded in establishing a
thousand miles of new coast line t<
the ■west of WeddeltSea.
LILY LANGTRY, FAMED ACT
RESS AND BEAUTY, PASSES
AWAY AT MONTE CARLO
LONDON, May 14.—Lady De-bathe,
more widely known sus. Lily Langtry,
famous aetruess, died in Monte Carlo
Tuesday, a .victim of. bronchitis The
famed beauty and one-time friend of
King Edward .VII.,-Had-been ailing for
three weeks.
AWARD FOR CARE
OF ALASKA’S INSANE I
WASHINGTON,. Feh. IS.—A warn
lor the care of Alaskan insane to the
Sanitarium Company of Portland.
Oregon, for another term of years,
was forecast yesterday after opening
of bids at the Department of the In
terior. The company’s made a bid of
$47 per month per person, or $48
coupled with an expenditure of $1,000
for improvements.
MELVILLE E: STONE PASSES.
NEW YORK, Feb. IS.—>Melville E.
Stone, retired head of the: Associated
Press, died at his home here . last
night.
NORTHCOTT TO HANG APRIL 15. j
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 13.—Gor-i
uon Stewart Northcott, convicted of
fr.ordering three boys, was today-sen
tenced to hang on April 15.
An item of news, leaking out, only
during the past few days, was the
marriage of George IV . Clyde, former
Takotnan, but now 'inerted with the
N. C. Co. at .Mi \'h. "mid Miss
Jeanne Daniels, a mier Takotnan.
The ceremony w) vd<* one of the
twain was celeb at the N. C.
residence .at Met- .‘>. with Commis
sioner W. T. Van.^ pool officiating,
its occurrence being about six hours
before the ushering in. of New Year,
thereby giving the happy couple a
full-flelged start on the breaking of
1929. They are receiving the well
wishes of many friends.. The Times
extends congratulations.
Paul Looman, well known oldtimer,
was a Friday arrival, having made the 1
trip over from Flat traveling with
Mail Carrier Charlie O’Halloran on
the latte’s regular outbound trip.
Henry Martella returned .yesterday
from a trip te McGrath; bringing up
Miss Pauline Kozevnikoff and her
sister, Mrs. Ralph Anderson; recently
from Fairbanks
A. H. Twitchell," fri.m-iris; reindeer
headquarters, Crater mountain, was a
Thursday .anrivi.!, departing today for
Ophir on his wmy‘ hinm;
Harry Menzotf retuhetf .-yesterday
from a trip to McGrath, with Mrs.
T"ar Chlistrom as passenger.
Del Thompson returned Friday
from a trip to Ophir. I
Marquam In
Capital Court
PLEADS NOT GUILTY; COUNSEL
GIVEN 30 DAYS TO CONSIDER
ATTACK ON INDICTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IK.—Thomas
A. Marquam, attorney of Fairbanks,
Alaska, indicted for alleged violation
of tbe corrupt practices act, entered a
plea of not guilty in the District of
Columbia Supreme'Court today.
Simon Muchtlel, Marquarn’s coun
sel, was given thirty days to consider
what attack he would make on the in
lidictment,. and defendant gi.ve bail for
$1,000
The indictment alleges that Mar
quam, a-candidate for Delegate front
Alaska in 11*26, received contribution?
amounting to »3,080, but that hr
failed to file am aeconrrt of his ex
penditures with the House of Repre
sentatiw s within future dates of tin
election
A Seattle
Tragedy
AN ALLEGED FORGER Tv ILLK
MOTHER OF 11 CHILDREN,
THEN TAKES OWN LIFE
SEATTLE, Feh. 14.—While three
of her eleven children played down
stairs, Mrs. Nor: Mae Haskett, .37
was shot to death yesterday after
noon in her home hv Earl Mabhutt.
36, a roomer. Mabhutt then killed
himself. Mrs. Baskett had threatened
to trn Mabbutt over to the police, who
sought. hi«r <m a charge of forgery..
Miss Virginia Howard who -arrlvec
from Ophir late last night, traveling
with Chester Brink, left today for Mc
Grath, whither she went to give med
ical aid to Mrs. Howard Langley
Mrs. Langley, .according to word from
McGrath, has not her n feeling weV
for several days past, her condition
yesterday and the day before being
such as.to .cause apprehension Re
ports from McGrath this morning
were to the effect that Mrs. Langley
was slightly better, which is most
cheerful news. She will probably be
an Krplane passenger tomorrow foi
Fairbanks, that plane having passed
over Takot na today on its way 10 .Mc
Grath on its return from An vile, tc
which place a couple of days ago it
took over a quantity of antitoxin 'fat
smallpox, a breaking-out of which is
feared at that point
Mrs. Ivar Chilstrom a no Miss
Pauline Kozevnikoff returned yester
day from .a short visit at McGratb,.at
which place they welcomed their sis
ter, Mts. Ralph Anderson, who was &
recent airplane pasenger from Fair
banks. Mr. Anderson is expected al
most any d^y from Fairbanks.
Mail Carrier Charlie Konig -arrived
Tuesday, bringing up the incoming,
mail. He was accompanied to this
place by Mrs. Konig, who returned to
McGrath the following day,, going
down with Johnson Sozov.
Frank cGuakey, N. C. manager at
><"rath,-and Halfdan Wiig, after a
'e of days’ visit here, Irfftmor Mc
Grath on Tuesday, going down with
Henry Martelln.