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THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL VIII. NO. b7
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1928.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Financiers
InJMg Gasp
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WliEN :THET L’EAKN THAT H. F.
WHrrXEV^EFT AN ESTATE
OF $154,328,54,4' .
N E'JfiS YORK, Nov. 22.^ Even- the1
world's financial center gasped ? EtJ.-tfey
when,-it learned through transfer in;
the tax j bureau that the late Harry
Payjiei Whitney left an estate of;
S154,.i.2&,514.
The iifedieral government and the
State of New York will collect about
$2f>,000,000 . from the estate. His
w.dow-.receives a, life income from;
. Forty-five million dollars |
is -gives* Ao educational and charitable ‘
institutions. . The properties of the
estate, tndudei-j$88,000,000 worth of
Standard Oil Company" stock.
WIDOW OF WM. EDDY, FORMER
ALASKAN, PASSES ON, IN PEN
NILESS CONDITION, SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov. 23.—Mrs. Mildred
Eddy, wife of William Eddy, former
ly’of Nome, and later-deputy United
States- marshal at Douglas, died at
the county poor farm hospital here !
Thursday night. Her father, an ex-1
judge of Hawaii, was reputed a mill-1
ioriaire at the time of his death. "Until'1
a few years ago she had been fairly
well supplied with money, but poor
financial- venture^- following closely
upon each other* are said to have re
duced - her to -straitened circum
stances. She lived at expensive hotels
and apartments and spent lavishly,
hel- friends say, until the money from
het late husband’s life" insurance was
exhausted.
SAYS WEDDDING NOT TtY
OCCUR IN WHITE HOUSE
NEW" ORLEANS, Nov. 20.—Miss
Florence Trumbull, daughter of Gov
ernor Trumbull of Connecticut, in an j
interview given here today, told news
paper men that she and John Coolidge
are to be married but that the wed
ding ceremony will not occur at the
White House.
IN A SOCIAL way:
Either Dan McGinty or Pete Jensen ;
Tlad a birthday on Wednesday last, or
ft might have been a double one; at
any rate it was made the occasion- for
a big feed at their home that night,,
and a mighty good one, too. Their
, guests were: Billy Gibbs, Robert E. ;
Lowi-ie, Chris Nelson, Frank Guskey,!
Charlie Konieftko, Martin Clancey,
Cftftrlie Goerfel',. Miss Jeanne Doniels,
A. X. Grant.
Jeanne* Daniels left" Friday for-Me-4
Grath, going down with Harry. Men.-!
*off. Miss Daniels will be a .passen-f
ger to Fairbanks on one of the next
planes, probably for a visit of several
weeks.
FrankJauskey, N. €. Co. manager,!
went to McGrath on Thursday with
Pilot Merrill of the Anchorage plane, i
and again returned here yesterday,
coining urw, with Chester-Brink. ..
Fred Padersen and John Ogriz,
from Flat, driving" their own team,!
passed through t« McGrath .on - Fri
day, heniind for Fairbanks and . the
Outside J\*r a winter visit.
, CharH' -'*Koniet2ko, after a stay of
two or ,hvee mouths on Bear creeks
Lower (i'.ifcftoSbriiu;, arrived at Me-,
Grath l«st" MHhday, coming up with
* R. H. Merrill in the Anchorage plane.J
He, aj-viyed in Takatna on Tuesday, j
Record Day
N. Y. Stocks
SALES ON EXCHANGE FRIDAY
ANNOUNCED AS 6,942,500
SHARES..
NEW YORK, Nov. 20^-Sales of
stock on the New York Stock Ex
change today totaed 6,811,900 shares,
establishing* a new high mark.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—A seat on
the New York Stock Exchange sold
today for- $525,000, the highest ever
paid for membership..
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.--A new rec
ord for total sales was established on
the New York Stock Exchange today
when the total was announced at
6i,942,500 shares at the close of busi
ness.
STEWART ACQUITTED
OF PERJURY CHARGES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Robert
W. Stewart, of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Illinois, was acquitted today
of the perjury charges, under which
he was arraigned from his testimony
before, the. Senate. Teapot Dome Dome
investigating committee.
EKENER TO ASK MILLIONS
FOR FASTER ZEPPELINS
NEW YORK.—Hers Sterner, con
structor of the Graf Zeppelin, said he
hoped to induce an American capital
ist to contribute $14,000,000 to; finance
a regular trans-ocean air service.
Ekener plans to have four ships
running' on a 50-hour schedule be
tween Switzerland and Baltimore: The
dirigibles will cost $2,000,000', and the*
hangars $6,000,000.
He said the Graf Zeppelin is too
slow and he plans to build ships with
an 80-mile hourly cruising speed. Let
ters will be carried for 50 cents each,
and passengers at $3,000.
EPITAPH LIES’ON TOMB
STONES NOW PASSING
CHICAGO.—The old days of epi
taphs on tombstones , that so long
marked grief for departed ones, •*■>«
gone forever. This was the message
brought to Chicago by delegates to
the annual convention of Memorial
•Vraftsircn of Aoe'-ca.
“The reason," Levy Cross (ft'North
field, Vt., said ,‘hes in the fact that
most epitaphs wire lies. It oan best
be explained by a case I know of, a
widower, who, in the fresh hurt of
his loss, had the tombstone marked
with this sentiment: ‘The light of
my life has gone forever.’ Soon the
gentleman married again and, be
thinking himself of the epitaph, was!
forced to go to the expense of?"hav
ing a carver add thpj liner ‘But. I
have struck another match.’ ’”
Mail Carrier Charlie O’Halloran,
from Flat, with the outbound mail, ar
rived Thursday and proceededion .his
way to McGrath on Friday.
x Martin Clancey, well known old
timer, was a Tuesday- arrival from
McGrath, andt is paying Takatna. a
short visit
Mail Carrier Gharlid Konig,; bring
ing the inbound mail, arrived. Tues
day, and: departed for-Ophir cm Wed- :
nesday.. j
Jki&n Griffin; after a town visit of
two or three days, left MiWaMfy for
Ganes, going, out with Henry Mas-!
tella. i
Washington u. student
ADOPTED AND FALLS INTO
! ESTATE OF ABOUT $200,000
SEATTLE, Nov. -22.—Bernard
Mulligan,,a.student working his way
through' tire University of Washing
ton, was today given, the $200,000 es
tate of the lute H. Reisener, Willapah
Harbor theater owners through, a.
court decision. It was established,
that Reisener adopted the youthi
shortly before he died and willed him.
the property.
KING GEORGE, WHO HAD
SLIGHT FEVER, REPORTED
A SVERY MUCH BETTER
LONDON, Nov. 23.—King George
Is ill, and all England is alarmed and j
awaiting more definite information.
His ailment at first was announced as
a slight fever.
LONDON, Nov. 24.—King George’s
condition is very much ’better, said
Queen Mary today.
HALIBUT INDUSTRY IN SERI- j
OUS STRAITS, SAYS O’MALLEY ‘
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.—The Pa
cific coast halibut industry is in a seri- j
ous condition, and the fishing banks
cannot long survive the present rate
of capture, according to Henry O’Mal
ley, commissioner of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries, in his an
nual report, made public today.
Telegraphic Ticks*
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—R. G. Audeny,
Alaska tin mine operator, and. his
wife are among sixty passengers on j
the. steamship Northwestern, which!
sailed this morning for Seward . Au
deny is returning from a trip to Lon
don..
OLYMPIA, Nov. '23.—The appoint-;
ment of Will C. J. Millard, State law.!
librarian, as justice of the State su-i
preme court, to succeed Askren, re
signed, was announced by Governor
Hartley today.
* NEW YORK, Nov_23 —George L-!
Harrison, deputy governor of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank, was to-!
day elected governor of the bank, to.
succeed the late Benjamin Strong.
OLYMPIA, Nov.. 22.—Justice WmJ
D. Askren of the State supreme court !
resigned today to engage in the prac-|
tice of. law. in. Seattle. He was for
merly. a resident of Tacoma.
SEATTLE,. Nov. 22.—William Mc
Intyre, 75, former publisher, of the
Dawson Daily.. News, underwent an
operation for appendicitis Wednesday
at Providence Hospital..
WASHINGTON,.Nov. 24.—A coun
trywide radio* hookup will be assem
bled tomorrow night for President
Cotdidge to read to the country bis
Thanksgiving day proclamation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.—Eu
gene E.. Sohmitdt, three times mayor
of' Sam .'Francisco, died at his home
here* todays heart failure.
NEW YORK , Nov. 23.—Thomas
Fortune- Ryan, financier, died at his
home here this afternoon..
BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—Jacques of
Dhcmude, noted Belgian war general,
died '£nd«w.from pneumonia.
Dick'Rhodes, better known by his
friends” aa Diamond' Dick, was a
Thursday arrival, coining up from 1
McGrath- aa a-passenger of James
Ebna M^. Rhodes has acquired the
Larson Roadhouse, where he will be
pleased to .meet all of his friends.. ■ 1
Hoover Has
Big Program
WOULD CREATE RESERVE OF
THREE BILLIONS FOR USE IN
TIMES OF DEPRESSION.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.—Gov
ernor Ralph O. Brewster of Maine,'
acting upon the request of President- j
Elect Hoover, outlined today before
the conference of governors here, the
plan for creating a nation-wide con
struction reserve, placed at $.‘1,000,
000,000, to be released in times of
overproduction and unemployment.
PROSPECTS OF AIR MAIL
SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
SEATTLE, Nov. 2v.—Postmaster
Perkins announced today that he had
been checking conditions of prospects
for a Seattle-Southeastern Alaska air
mail service, which he believed could
be made pay within six months.
RECOMMENDS SIGNAL STA
TION FOR CAPE DECISION j
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23—The rec
ommendation for an appropriation of
$75,000 for a signal station and lights
at Cape Decision, Alaska, with $15,
000 additional for other Alaska navi
gation aids, is made by George R.
Putnam, commissioner of the light
house service, in. annual report,
made public today.
LIVED OFF MONEY AND BONDS
STOLEN FROM WOMAN CLIENT
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Henry C.
Ewing, former prominent real estate
man, was today denounced by Judge
John B. Lindsay, as “a thief and em
bezzler, who lived off money and
bonds stolen from a woman client.’'
Mrs. *j. O. • i ilda of B >s‘ -n, who
suad Ewing, appealed to che superior
court for the •■•turn o" Sllu.,)f,n cash!
an<f bonds entrusted to him. Judge!
Lindsay f ve Mrs. Childs i'moment |
for the full amount.
BAD REPORTS COME FROM
NUSHAGAK RIVER SECTION
SEWARD—The Nushagak precinct
has been without a commissioner
since Julp 1, and the United States
deputy marshal has. been powerless
in his endeavor to suppress lawless
ness, moonshining, bootlegging, drink-:
ing and carousing, a condition de
clared the worst ever knoown in the
history of the Nushagak river sec
tion.
The Nushagak river for the, past
ei|fht years has been one of the worst
drinking places to be found within
the realms of the United States, it is
reported, and it has become so bad
that respectable people are trying to
dispose of their property and to move
to some locality where they can rear j
their children in a more moral atrnos- i
phere, according to .the Seward Gate- j
way lhformant.
Lars Indegard, after a season at
Flat, arrived here.on Thursday, and
left Friday on his way to-Fairbanks
and the big Outside. Mr. Indegard
expects to spend most of his winter
vacation in San hjrancisco.
Billy Gibbs and Gasimir Naudtz
were Thursday departures for Mc
Grath, from which place they will
proceed to the Nixoirquartz mine.
M. E. Bondixen was a Thursday ar
rival for a town visit of a fe.w days.
Hoover Off
On Big Trip
FIRST STOP AT HONDURAS;
BATTLESHIP RUNS INTO A
SEVERE GALE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The bat
tleship Maryland, which sailed Mon
day from San Pedro, conveying Presi
dent-Elect Hoover to Central and
South America, advised the Navy De
partment this afternoon that it will
arrive at Amapala, Honduras, on the
25th.
ABOARD BATTLESHIP MARY
LAND, Nov. 24.—President-Elect
Hoover and members of his party are
today riding a gale, which at one
time attained a velocity of 70 miles
an hour.
OFF FOR FAIRBANKS.
The Fairbanks plane, Pilot Bennett,
and the Anchorage plane, Pilot Mer
rill, got away from Mcrath yesterday
for Fairbanks. Passengers on the
Fairbanks plane were Miss Pauline
Kozevnikoff of Takotna, who will
make a visit of a few days at Fair
banks before returning to her duties
here; Robert Lowrie, who is headed
for the Outside for a visit of a few
months; Mr. Holmdorf, radio operator
at Holy Cross, who will go into hos
pital on arrival at Fairbanks; A. M.
Rice, A .R. C. employe, who is return
ing to Fairbanks fcF the winter.
The Anchorage plane had as pas
sengers Manuel Gularte and son, of
Flat, and one other.
The planes left McGrath at 9:45,
landing on the Fairbanks field in 2
hours and 50 minutes afterward, ac
cording to word from Bob Lowrie, re
ceived by Chris Nelson.
BIG DANCE AT OPHIR ON
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
Word from Ophir is to the effect
that all arrangements have been per
fected for the big dance scheduled to
occur at that place on Thanksgiving
night and that a pleasant time is as
sured all who attend. A number
of MsGrathites and Takotnans have
signified intention of being present.
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
Information is desired concerning
the whereabouts of the following per
sons:
H. V. Morton.
Per Persson, a native of xSeden,
who came to Alaska in 1905. He is
of small stature, has black mustache.
Any information regarding the
above should be sent to the Gov
ernor’s Office, Juneau, Alaska.
FAST ON ROCKS, SCHOONER
GOES UP IN FLAMES
SAN FRANCISCO—Fire last night
destroyed the lumber schooner Coos
Bay, which was fast on the rocks at
LanSshead, just inside the entrance
to Golden Gate harbor.
The schooner’s eventful career on
the seven seas ended a year ago lack
ing four days, when it*piled up on the
reef in a blinding fog. Coast guards
men rescued the crew of 35 men in
breeches buoys as the raging seas
pounded her sides.
The cause of the fire that wrote the
final chapter in the ship's life is un
known. The blaze spread through the
ship, then wrapped the entire hull in
flames, while thousands of spectators
lined the shores.
Johnson Sozov returned Tuesday
from a business..trip to McGrath.