THE KUSKO TIMES
▼OL X NO. m
TAKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY. MAY 17, 1930
PRICE 2f> CENTS
Declares ter
Liquor Repeal
UWIGHT MORROW OPENS HIS
CAMPAIGN FOR NEW, JER
SEY SENATOR.
NEWARK, Nv JUr May 16.—Dwight
StOrrow-, former'-ambassador to Mex
ico, opening his campaign for. the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator, today, declared him
self in favor of.the repeal of the
eighteent hamendment. Devoting to
the prohibition question almost all of
his 3,000-word address, he asserted
that i f elec ted he would be prepared
to vote for a resolution submitting to
the States a constitutional amend
ment which would restore to them
the power to determine their policy
toward the liquor traffic.
Anti-Saloon League. Preparing to
Oppose.Morrow’s Nomination
WASHINGTON, May 16.—The an
nouncement of Dwight Morrow that
he will seek, the Republican senatorial
nomination in New Jersey as an. ad
vocate of the repeal of the eighteenth,
amendment, today brought an ex
nression from Scott McBride, head, of
the Anti-Saloon League, denouncing
Morrow’s stand as an “out-and-out
wet platform.’.’ McBride said a dry
candidate would* probably be put. in
the field.
Senator. Jones of Washington said
the country would not agree with
Morrow...
Representative Port Enters tHe Race
foe Nomination.
NEWARK, May 16.—Representa
tive Franklin. W. Fort, former secre
tary of the Republican National Com
mittee, announced today that he
would, enter the race for the Repub
lican nomination for Senator against
Dwight Morrow and former Senator
Frelinghuysen on a platform support
ing the. eighteenth amendment. His
opponents have both advocated re
peal of . the. dry laws.
MARINES URGE INTENSIVE
ACTIVITIES IN NICARAGUA
MANAGUA, N icaragjia»May 14.—
United States Marines have recom
mended intensive activities in North
ern Nicaragua against groups de
scribed in official statements as ban
dits. In six encounters sixteen ban
dits were killed.
' MICKEY WALKER WINS DE
CISION OVER SWIKERSKI
LOUISVILLE, May 17.—Mickey
Walker, middleweight champion, won
a.newspaper decision over Paul Swi
kerski in their ten-roun dslugging
match last night, though Walker was
knocked down three times and- twice
took the count of nine before return
ing.
A. H. Twitchell, who arrived here
a, few days ago from his reindeer
headquarters on the. Dietna, reports
that on his trip over he saw many
bear and wolverine signs, but nary a
sign of any fur-bearing species. In
cidentally, a. wolf which first made its
appearance at. the camp a little better
than six months ago, is still at large.
This old sinner, quite fortunate up >to
date, lie quite elusive, never permits
himself to bo, seen, and his wander
ings axe known,to be as far away as
26 miies from camp. Mr. Twitchell'
estimates., that this wolf has killed;
about 200.reindeer since hie presence
Kfst horamn manifest.
Bribery and
Corruption
CHARGES AGAINST ROY C. LYLE,
PROHIBITION ADMINISTRA
TOR FOR ALASKA AREA.
SEATTLE, May 16.—Under ex
plicit instructors from Washington,
wth two representatives of the
United States Attorney General’s
office assisting the United States Dis
trict Attorney, a special Federal
grand jury today began an investiga
tion intto the administration of Roy
C. Lyle,, prohibitio nadministrator for
Washington, Oregon and Alaska, es
pecially his record in the Seattle dis
trict.
Charges of bribery and corruption
have been made at Washington, and
a secret investigation by Department
of Justice agents has been in progress
for several months. The chargees are
said to involve Lyle, William Whit
ney, his assistant, and others well up
in the organization.
GOLD STAR MOTHERS
WELCOMED IN FRANCE
CHERBOURG, May 16.—This for
mer wartime port of American de
barkation greeted 231 gold star moth
ers fro mthe United States who ar
rived here today. The liner America
came into port escorted by French
military planes and an enthusiastic
reception was given them. Every
member arrived in fine health and
spirits, but all were greatly affected
by the tumultuous welcome..
SENATORS PLAN RESERVA
TIONS TO LONDON TREATY
WASHINGTON, May 16.-—'The
movement to attach reservations to
the London naval treaty began to
take form today as two Senate com
mittees heard a variety of opinions
fro® high officers of the . navy, It
appeared the reservations would deal
in part with the flexible clause under,
which the United States and: Great
Britain may be permitted to exceed
the limitations of the treaty„ in case
any outside power began .threatening i
with a naval building program..
WISCONSIN GOVERNOR NOT '
GUILTY CORRUPT. PRACTICE
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., May 16.—Ex
onerating Governor Kohler, who was,
charged with violating the state cor
rupt practices act, p circuit court jury
yesterday answeed- negatively eight
questions in a special verdict. Judge
Gustav Gehriz no wmust formulate a
final verdict, which need not agree.
with the jury’s findings. I
Archie Higgins, former well jknown
Takotnan but who* fot thq past sev
eral years has- maintained his resi
dence in Frisco*, and Gus Rosep, well |
known dredgeman, were arrivals j
here Sunday. Mr. Higgins comes, to
give personal supervision, over, the
operations of dredges and dredging
interests recenttly acquired by. him
self and associates, located! on Yankee
and GAnes .creeks. Messrs. Higgins
and ROsen teak the boat at Seattle at
9 a.m. on . May 17, stopped 12 ’hours
at Juneau, several hours- at another
point* took:- plane at Anchorage on
Sunday aqd.^afrive^l here at 3 o’clock
that afternoon*, making the .trip .from
Seattle to Takptna, in 8 days and ■ 6
hours. Rather speedy, says Mr. Hig
gins- .
“LINDBERGH OF MEXICO”
KLLED WHEN HIS PLANE
MAKES PLUNGE INTO SEA
MEXICO CITY, May 13.—^Colon*!
Kapadly Hider, the “Lindbergh of
Mexico,” was killed Sunday when the
plane in which he was attempting a
non-stop flight from Mexico City to
Buenos Aires, dived into the sea off
the coast of Costa Rica.
KILLED 4 BOYS AND GIRLS,
FREED OF MANSLAUGHTER
SEATTLE, May 14.—E. A. Jensen,
33, whose auto collided with a party
of high school coasters last January,
killing four boys and girls, was ac
quitted by a jury today of the charge
of manslaughter.
Ruby Hard
Hit By Ice
MUCH DAMAGE DONE ALONG
WATERFRONT;SEVERAL
CARNS WIPED OUT.
That the to wnof Ruby was hard
hit by the recent fre$kup of the Yu
kon, due to the ice jamming: several
miles below town, was the informa
tion received here during the past
week.
The N. C. Co. store, located on what
was always considered safe ground,
was inundated with water to a depth
9 feight feet below floor level. The
damage, to stock, the advices 3state,
will total several thousand dollars.
The ice and water covered the
lower side of Front street, doing dis
astrous damage to what few struc
tures still remained thereon.
Six cabins located opposite opposite
the N. C. Co. cold storage plant were
hit by the ice and completely demol
ished.
The high-water mark reached was
from one to two feet higher than
that made many years ago, marksd
on the zlutf below town and noted by
L. S. Kobe, civil engineer, probably
many years after occurrence.
Telegraphic Ticks.
YAKIMA, May 15.^John Truax,
superior court judge for Adams, Ben
ton and Franklin counties, drowned
last night when he became confused
and drove his car otf the Highland
ferry into Columbia river.
SEATTLE, May 14.—The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed this morning
for Southwestern Alaska ports, car-i
rying 107 passengers, mainly cannery
crews for Kodiak and Port Graham.
SEATTLE, May 14.—The steamer
Victoria sailed for Aleutian islands
and Bristol Bay ports this morning,
carrying 225 passengers, principally
cannerymen for Nakeen and Akutan.
SEATTLE, May 14.—M. M. SuIIen
ger, manager of the Bass-Hunter
Paint Company, long in business here,
was killed toda yin an auto accident.
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GENEVA,. Ma yl3.—The resigna
tion of Charles Evans Hughes from
the permanent court for international
justice was aecepted today.
DALLAS, Texas, May 17.—John
W. Brady, at Austin, Texas, former
high court judge, was sentenced to
serve three years on his second trial
for the stabbing Lelia Highpmitb, hjs
Y stanog^phar.
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Hoover Signs
Highway Bill
BILL PROVIDES FOR A STUDY
OF PROPOSED ROUTE TERMI
NATE AT FAIRBANKS.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Hoover
today signed the bill providing for a
study of the proposed highway to
connect the Pacific Northwest with
Alaska through British Columbia and
Yukon Territory, and terminating at
Fairbanks.
It is expected that an investigtion
into the proposed route will be made
at as early a date as possible.
ADMITS SLAYING OF
COMMON LAW WIFE
SAN FRANCISCO. May 16.—Miss
Pearl Lambert, 28, mother of three
children, was found strangled to
death in her apartment Thursday,
and a shdrt time later Daniel Pitt,
30, of Portland, surrendered to the
police and announced that he had
“killed a woman.”
Pitt told the police he killed Miss
Lambert becaus eshe had “taken all
my money, been unfaithful to me and
made a fool out of me.”
Pitt said they went through a fake
marriage at Goldendale, Wash., in
1028. He said he has a wife in Can
ada.
RESCUE MAN ENTOMBED
IN ’FRISCO BANK VAULT
SAN FRANCSCO, May 16,—Fire
men and safe experts rescued a 70
year-old depositor, Raymond Wolf,
fro ma three-hours ’imprisonment in
a safety deposit vault of the Mission
street branch oaf a San Francisco
bank, using electric torches to cut a
hole in the vault. vVoif was near col
lapse from fright, but otherwise un
harmed. He walked into the vault
just before closing time and failed to
notice the huge doors closing.
NANSEN, NORWEGIAN EX
PLORER, GOES TO FINAL REST
Of-l GNU, May 13.—Napsen, fa
mous explorer, died here today.
OSLUND, May 17.—Nansen, Nor
way’s illustrious son, was buried to
day], the king and government offi
cials attending the funeral.
DECLARE FORD INTERESTS
NOT BUYING BANK STOCKS
DETROIT, May 14.—Flat deial
that l ord iterests have been buying
stock in the National City Bank of
New fork, reported last Saturday by
the Journal of Commerce, was made
yesterday in the f ord office in Dear
-Anq qou are pao^ aqj ‘ujoq
ihg any bank stock anywhere, the
statement said.
URGES INDEFINITE SUSPEN
SION OF ITALIAN PUGILIST
CHICAGO, May 15—Indefinite sus
pension of Primo Camera, the giant
Italian pugilist, was recommended to
the national boxing commission con
trolling boxing in 29 states, by the
committee appointed to investigate1
Camera’s bouts since his invasion of
the United States, a few months ago.
Del Thompson, following a visit of
so om yaedsat cmfwy fwy wk
some days at Spruce creek, returned
to town today. j
Doings At
Washington
SENATE PASSES MEASURE TO
TRANSFER PROHBITION
ENFORCEMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The
Senate today passed the Waner bill
to establis ha national employment
system and provide for Federal aid
in settling unemployment problems,
in co-operation with States.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—The
Senate today passed the House bill to
transfer prohibition enforcement
from the Treasury Department to the
Depatir.ent of Justice. It now goes
back to the House for concurrence in
several minor Senate amendments.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—Former
Senator Augustus O. Stanley of Ken
tucky was today appointed by Presi
dent Hoover as a member of the in
ternational joint commission which
handles controversies between the
United States and Canada relative to
boundary matters.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—The
Senate lobby committee revealed to
day that the Anti-Saloon League had
collected ?5,500,000 for its work.
SOCIAL LADDER FOR 8
AMERICAN DEBUTANTES
LONDON, May 3£.—In a maginli
cent setting of golu aud scarlet, King
George and Queen Mary last night
sped a hundred palpitating debu
tantes, includin geight Americans, on
their way to socia careers, Jhe
Prince of Wales was present in the
uniform of a Welsh guard. Princess
Mary wore a gown of pale blue. The
King wore the scarlet full dress uni
form of colonel-in-chief of grenadier
guards. The Queen wore a gown of
blue silver brocade with the famous
Kohinoor diamond glistening from
her breast.
WILKINS ASKS NAVY DEPART
MENT FOR SUBMARINE 0-12
W ASHINGTON, May 13.—Captain
George Hubert Wilkins, noted ex
plorer, today asked the Navy Depart
ment for permission to charteer his
old submarine O—12, which he pro
pooses to rebuild and use in an at
tempt to navigate undeer the ice from
Spitzenbergen via the North Pole to
Point Barrow.
THREE SISTERS INHERIT
TWO MILLIONS EACH
SEATTLE, May 17.—Mrs. Ellen
Moody, of Everett, wife of a paper
mills clerk; Mrs. Ada Post, of Ev
erett, wife of the manager of the Ev
erett Pulp and Paper Company, and
Mrs. Lillian Meadowcroft, wife of a
Tacoma dentist, will receive $2,000,
000 each under the terms of the will
of their uncle, Conrad Howard, lum
berman and publiic utilities magnate,
who died Monday at a sanitarium in
California, leaving an estate, of ten
million dollars.
Carl Lottsfeldt, A. R. C. superin
tendent, and A. M. Rice returned
here a couple of days ago,'following
a trip of a couple of hundred pailqtj
down the Kuakokwrm.
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