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The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
AMERICAN PROSPERITY AND
 STANDARDS. OF LIVING THE
 HIGHEST IN HUMAN HISTORY

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Ont. 19' American prosperity and standards of living have reached levels never before experienced by any people in human history, President Coolidge said here today in dedicating the Fredericksburg and Pennsylvania Court House battlefield. The Chief Executive traced this prosperity to the Union which the Civil War pre- served.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
Hanged At
 San Quentin
WILLIAM EDWARD HICKMAN pRAYs PENALTY FOR MURDER
 aOF MARION PARKER.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calif-. GOct.. 19.-William Edward Hickman i, vaE hanged here today for the mur- dernof Marion Parker, Los Angeles ! school girl.
 The. trap was sprung at 10:3O a. m. Thes youth walked to the trap, white
 in pallor, but with little other out < ward appearance of emotion. He was
 preceded by Priest William Fleming.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
FORMER SEATTLE MAYOR CHARGED WITH HAVING BoT-
 TILE OF LIQUOR AT HOTEL

: SEATTLE, Oct. 14.-C. B. Fitzger- aid, former mayor of Seattle and one of the leading politicians of the : state, was arrested last night in
 Walla Walla, charged with possession of liquor, the bottle having been :. found in his hotel room. Fitzgerald claims the bottle was left there by ], visiting friends. He was released on I bail.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Five hundred pounds of mail is due to arrive here by airplane on October 27, according to advices received by FIG. H. Spencer, local, postmaster, a few days ago. On it's retura trip to Fairbanks the plane will also carry an equal amount.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
GRAF ZEPPELIN WILL MAKE
 TRIAL FLIGHT TO CHICAGO

LAKEHURST, N. J., Oct. 19.- Next Wednesday the Graf Zeppelin will be wheeled out of the navy hangar here and flown on trial trip over Chicago and Cleveland.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE AND KING ALFONZO EXCHANGE
 GREETINGS OVER TELEPHONE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Speak- ing over the radio and cable circuit of 6,40O miles, President Coolidge and King Alfonzo opened today the tele- phone service between the two coun- tries.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
MELLON BRANDS AS UNFAIR SMITHS ATTACK ON COOL
 IDGEs ECONOMY RECORD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon branded today as unfair Governor Smiths at tack at Sedalia, Mo, on the economy record of the Coolidge Administra- tion.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL lN-
 JURED IN AIRPLANE CRASH

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 19.-W. 0. Chanute, banker, was killed last eve@ ming in a crash of his airplane, in which Thomas M. Byhart, one of Col Charles Lindbergh's packers, and sev~ eral others were injured.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

John sKoski, who arrived from Grip pie on Thursday, left today for Me Grath, from which point he will take the airplane to Fairbanks. He will visit at his old home in Portland for the next two or three months.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 19.-- Senator William E. Borah, in his speech here last night, asserted that Governor Al Smith did not stand for anything the South wants.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon, in a radio address to the nation tonight, declared that Hoover, if elected. will carry forward the Republican policies which have brought about prosperity unparalleled in the history of the world.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
In a Political Way

NEW. YORK, Oct. l4.-Asserting that her speeches had rightly shocked the country, John w. Davis, 1924 Democratic presidential nominee, in an address here last night said the public awaits some rebuke of the ac- tion of MabIe Walker Millebrandt by either Coolidge or Hoover.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

SEATTLE, Oct. 13.-Senator Jo- seph T. Robinson, Democratic vice. presidential nominee, arrived here to- day, and will speak tonight in the Civic Auditorium,
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

John Myklebust was Wednesday arrival from Ophir, and left the fol- lowing day for McGrath, on his way to the Outside.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-When last reported, $50 miles out, Lieutenant Commander H. C. Macdonalds daring British aviator, who yesterday set out from Harboor Grace, Newfoundland in tiny gypsy Moth De Havilani plane, on nonstop flight to Eng land, was long overdue this after noon.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
APPEALS TO WOMEN VOTERS.

SALISBURY, Mo, Oct. 17.-Sen- ator William E. aBorah, in his speech here last night, appealed to women voters to prevent the overthrow of prohibition by electing Hoover.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Eli Walker, after visit here of three or four days, returned to his headquarters over 1t Ophir.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
NON STOP FLYER, NEWFOUND.
 LAND TO ENGLAND OVERDUE F

ST. JOHNS, \. F., Oct. 17.--Com- mander H. c. Macdonald, English avi- ator, took off from Harbor Grace to- day in a Moth airplane in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic to England
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Ed Poison, after short visit at McGrath, returned here Monday, and left Tuesday fer Ophir, on his way to the Cripple section.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

NASHVILLE, Oct. 15.-Al Smith, in his address here last night, accused Hoover of evasion and ducking and lodging on the water-power issue.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
Big Zeppelin
 At LakehurSt
FIRST NONSTOP TRANsATLAN-
 TIC PASSENGER .AIRSHIP FLIGHT IN HISTORY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The Graf Zeppelin, heading from Fredericks- hafen to Lakehurst, N. J., with 20 sassengers and crew, fearing the pos sibility of a forced landing on the ocean, this morning sent out a re- quest that surface vessels in the vii cin;ty be sent to follow the course of the airship. The dirigible was then 1900 miles east of Charleston, s. C.. The Zeppelin was damaged on the port horizontal, was effecting repairs, and was making half it's speed, about 40 miles an hour.
 LAKEHURST, N. J., Oct. 15.-The Graf Zeppelin arrived from Freder- ickshafen at 5:3O this afternoon in the first nonstop transatlantic pas senger airship flight in history.
 The big Zeppelin encountered a storm off the Bahamas and sustained an accident to her stabilizing fin, which reduced her speed at times to as low as 25 miles an hour. The air. ship was in the air 112 hours. The speed of the craft in fight averaged about 55 miles an hour notwithstand- ing the accident.
 The passengers and crew are all we'll, and were .joyously welcomed on arrival here by great throng.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
CRITICAL POLITICAL SITUA-
 TION IN NEW YORK STATE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Hoover < returned here today from brief cam- i; paign in Massachusetts, satisfied that | the state will be won by him, and to- :. day turned his activities to the crit
 ical situation in New York state. He will speak in New York city on Mon- day.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Eric Hard, after a brief visit here, left today, for Ophir.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20
Photographic Ticks.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 15-Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, famed flyer, intends to visit Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, his mother, who is touring Turkey, and the two plan to make an aero journey to Jerusalem and Holy Land, the birthplace of Christianity.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Del Thompson, local freighter, left today for Qphir.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Billy Senatkas, who arrived from , the Cripple secaion couple of days ago, left today for McGrath, and will probably be an airplane passenger to Fairbanks within the next couple of days.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

LliluUeISl, HIS IuOtucIy Wiio ID IooAA AiS Turkey, and the two plan to make an aero journey to Jerusalem and Holy Land, the birthplace of Christianity.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 17-President He's keith of the city council resigned last night, having accepted the position of secretary-treasurer of the Interna- tional Hotel and Restaurant Elm ployes Association, with headquarters at Cincinnati.
 PEKING, Oct. 17-General Gnu Chin Chung, commander of gen. .darmes, is rounding up 5O,OOO Chinese left with queues, and barbers are shipping them off at high speed.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 13.-The steamship Northwestern was placed on the Southwestern Alaska rhn today, sail ing again this afternoon with forty two passengers.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 17-Frederick Vanderbilt, 23, great-grandson of Commander Vanderbilt, graduate of Harvard, became member of the So- cialist party today.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Benjamin Strong, governor of the Federal Re- serve Bank of New Jersey, died here today.
 COLFAX, Wash, Oct. 17.+-State Senator William B. Kirkman was killed in an auto accident here today.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-Registration for the presidential election totals 142,218.
 SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-The steamer Yukon sailed for Seward this morn
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

Carl lLottsfeldt, A. R. c. road super intendent, returned here Tuesday from brief business trip to McGrath.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-The steamer Yukon sailed for Seward this morn- ing, carrying seventy passengers.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-Registration for the presidential election totals 142,21S.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

COLFAX, Wash, Oct. 17.+-State Senator William B. Kirkman was killed in an auto accident here today.
The Kusko times., 1928-10-20

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Benjamin Strong, governor of the Federal Re- serve Bank of New Jersey, died here today.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

There was no truce in the struggle
of the desert clans. The Mongols were
still the weakest of the nomads who
ranged the barrens beyond the great
wall. The protection Of Toghrul made
Temujin safe for some years from the
westernmost ring of tribes, but the Taid-
juts and Buyar Lake Tatars harried
him on the east with all the bitterness
of old enmity.
The Mongols were not Tatars, al
though early Europeans mistakenly ap-
piled the name Tatar to them and re-
ferred to the empire Of the Mongol
khans as "Tatary."
Only a body of exceeding strength
and VOLTS instinct for scenttng out
danger kept young Temujin alive. Once
wounded by an arrow in the throat, and
two comrades, discovering him, sucked
the blood from the wound, melting
snow in a pot to wash out his hurts.
The devotion OF these warriors was no
lip service--they stole food from an
enemy camp when he lay Ill. and again.
when a blizzard arose on the plain, held
leather cloak as shelter over him
while he slept
While visiting the yurt Of khan
supposedly friendly, he discovered that
a pit had been dug under an innocent
seeming carpet upon which he had
been invited to sit. Temujin was soon
called upon to extricate his whole clan
from as bad q dilemma.
p
THE Mongols, now grown to the
strength of 10000 warriors. were en-
route from Summer to Winter pastures.
They were scattered down a long val-
lev, their covered wagons, the kibitkaS,
or tent carts. trundling along within the
slow-moving herds. when word was
brought to the khan that horde OF
Evening star., 1928-05-20

A IL sorts OF wild exaggerations exist
( as 10 the feeding habits OF ser
perts, the simple truth in respect to
which Is sufficiently interesting. En-
tireiy outside of the literature OF fable
one reads OF boas and pythons consum-
ing cattle. tapirs. jaguars and the like,
But Ditmars found q 40-pound pig to
be almost too much for . 22-foot
python to manage.
It Is obvious that q snake 20 feet or
SO long. half foot thick and weigh
ing several hundred pounds can crush
a tiger, q stag or even COW, but COM
mon sense tells where to draw the line
when IL comes TO the question OF swal-
lowing. Doubtless such a monster
and on the Amazon some grow To be
much larger~-could crush the life out
Of man If II got fair grip upon him
in its mighty folds. but Its mouth
could not reach around his shoulders.
Reliable records are said to exist. how
ever. of Indian children having been
caught and eaten. Small game, al
though Of bulk apparently far too big
for the snake. are so crushed ana
mangled that 1t all turned into the
shape OF a sausage preparatory TO the
long process OF swallowing.
This process is serious matter for
any serpent, which must draw itself
painfully over Its prey by hitching It's
Jaws, armed with backward-eurving
teeth. forward, on one side and then
the other and by similar movements of
the neck, ribs and skin until the whole
mass has finally reached the prolonged
stomach. The snakes Jaws are at-
tached to the skull. and the bones OF
the head and neck are connected by
elastic ligamentS. which may be so
stretched that an object considerably
larger than the head itself may be swal-
lowed II rightly seized; hence. prey Is
usually turned about after killing if un-
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Of Lake Erie frozen across, right from
Port Stanley over TO cleveland"
For the matter Of that" said an
other, you take those big lakes up
North. even the great big ones. they al
freeze solid-Temagami and MtstaSSlns
ali of them"
''They say they'll have hard time
for Ice this year. though" said another
man. shaking his head There were
q lot OF places where the cut was no
good-~couldnt set more than 8 inches
or foot"
well, I don't know" said the man
ice at aliF You can get factory Ice now
nearly everywhere. In eur business
we're putting In a frozen air plant that
will cut out ice altogether"
Al this point. just prosidentially and
without design, there fell little pause.
and the Adventure Man got started
again.
well, anyway" he resumed. II kept
going along through the bush as hard
as ! could pes on my SnoNShoes. for !
knew II didn't meet the other man
before dark couldn't do IL at all. You
see. after while the tran wasn't broken
at all and It wasn't hlaEed; IL was Just
straight III q compass line,"
Gsutite oI TIC 4iSVencIS nOd0e0 ana
gruntcd, The word compass" caught
their fancy for a moment,
Well. began 10 reckon by the dis
tance had gone that ] must pretty
soon meet this other man. and iusl then
i came to a spot where the trees thinned
out y little 50 that there was sort OF
open spot with the last Of the daylight
showing on 1t. And there l saw right
bang in front at me, say. so yards away,
not one timber wolf but about = dcnen
OF them, They were ell packed TO-
gether, and oil working away AZ sonAe-
thing that was lying In the SNOW,
stood stock atlll IN my tracks. ! didn't
dare move, And then Just for q minute
l got glimpse Of what was Ning IN
the snow, and can tell you my hlocd
just ran cold when ! saw what Il IVES
that was attracting these WolveAs
Evening star., 1928-05-20

The speaker stopped with q dramatic
pause. challenging attention. Then he
lit his pipe. quietly and firTnly. to lend
emphasis to what he was going 90 say,
But he was too late.
II see the Ontario government IS 60
ing TO raise the bounty on wolves" SAID
one Of the others quietly.
II don't think they need to- said an
other, "AS u matter Of fact. the wolf 5
pelt is quite worth while IN itself. OF
course. there are some Of the timber
wolves that are apt TO ee III poor con-
dition I'm in the fur haSineSsl. ARD
YOU can't use the pelt, Rat with others
there's good value In IL.
They're not IN IL with fox" said a
third man, and then there was another
chorus; i've seen the time when black
foxes were rs thick Il tell you
itS all right II YOU can get them in tae
bush, but this fox farm industry Is 81
Of" "An of. Why. there was a tel-
low down home that got for Siagse
pairN--a single pair. mind ycst--$s, ,eoelN
IL took some time for the speakers
10 remember the Adventure Man. S0t
at last he managed 10 start again.
II knew 1t was my turn next ne
said, II had no gun On nae. but hao
\ sheath knife, ] reached down QllSetly
and cut the thongs Of the Snowshoes,
There was BIG pine IuSt beside me,
and by good luck \ branch not more
than or & feet on the ground, ! got
all ready for Spring, but Just at that
very nlaMent~~-~"
nut Just at that very moment the
ear conductor put his head IN thronsh
the doorway.
~0stawal ottawa" nc called. AL
change. gentlemen"
"QreAt Caesarls exclaimed all the
eruwd once. OTTAWA. all Teadyt"
And With that they broke. scattered
and dissolved.
hut no doubt the Man with the Ad-
venture Stary Il Stin telling d seEne-
where, somehow. h somebody.
sgsassvxtaAa anNaA
Evening star., 1928-05-20
THE FEEDING OF SNAKES.

til its nose Is foremost, when the un-
dertaking begins.
once Started. q snake never knows
when to stop. He has little ability to
do so, indeed, and the prey rarely Kicks
loose. It has happened frequently In
zoological collections that . large snake
has swallowed O smaller one nechani-
cally. as it were, when each has seized
the same food animal. Both swallowed
It until the larger reached the nose OF
the smaller diner and then kept right
on as long as there was anything IN It's
mouth. unless the victim Of this dis
courtesy managed quickly to let 50 OF
the fare and escape.
Bartlett has related how, in the Lon
don Zoo. a boa constructor dcvuured
q cage mate nine feet long who did not
feel disposed to let 90 OF his hall OF q
pigeon. Next morning this boa could
not curl up. but had 70 lie straight out
for several days. and a month was
spent in the digestion Of this inhospita-
bic meal. Snakes win keep pushing
their laws over string of frogs or mice
tied together until they have got out
side OF the whole chain. These ami
mails have little, II any, sense OF taste,
and when they get their teeth into
anything soft. try to eat il.
Between these large meals are long
Intervals of fasting. weeks and weeks
of no feeding at all.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Man With the Adventure Story

Eve seen the time" interrupted an
old man In the corner who hadn't
sposcn yet, when YOU could buy all
that pine you wanted at &T--yeS, SIR. at
s7-~right there at the Sawmill, or they'd
dress IL for YOU at 3l-~and hemlock,
the very best of IT, at So"
Not at $SP" said one OF the listeners
inoredulously, "you mean 50 thou
sand feetP"
Yes. sir, that's what dos a
thousand, board measure"
All men, at least all men who smoke
In tho end OF a pullman car. know
about the prices OF lumber. Just as all
women know about the prices OF dress
material, SO there broke out another
little chorus OF Interruptions.
We'll. paid s4s for hemlock when !
built my garage" Il can get all the
hemlork want at $50" i've seen the
time" and SO forth.
Till at last the old man Ia the corner
brought tho talk back onto the track
by saying TO the Adventure Man, What
was you saying about that cheap pine
you seen up Northe'
II didn't say It was cheap pine" he
answered. II don't know anything about
that, was only talking Of marrow
escape had while back when ! was
prospecting up there and started to walk
through the hush-~.this big pine bush~-
Just about dark, l hadn't Got more
than half mile or so into It." con-
tinued the speaker, warming at last to
his narration aS he felt his audience at
last becoming silent before began 10
feel something about the stiffness that
began To get me 1t was oil 30 quiet,
no wind. the trees absolutely still, and
the white snow with the night shadows
falling ON it~-there was something
apooky about II. something eefie-~~~~"
Did YOU zee where those fellows out
on Lake Erie got lost ON the ieee"
eheerily interrupted man who hadn't
spoken yet. Certainly q cerker, wasn't
ite"
u mind the time" said the old man
Ia the corner. when I've seen the whole
Evening star., 1928-05-20
We Men Are Becoming Cuckoo
Fashion Magazine Throws Light on a
Modern Tendency-They All Look So
Funny Because They Are Watching
Their Styles - Biscuit-Colored
Stripes.

nosquiet, There is one place in there
where Il says II has a "waisted look"
Say have been in style all my life and
dident know IL II that wasted look
means what IL says.
Did you ever have trousers with a
biscuit collored stripe? Say there is not
two women that make biscuits the same
color. 80 any stripe Is biscuit colored.
And then IL says, THE stripes OF Bis
cult and white are not close enough TO
lar" Nov Just how close viii one stripe
larr another one7 Some viii jarr cyi-
IDENTIFY quicker than others. so you got
10 be careful. You may have on pair
Of pants. and you feel something funny
and It's your pants 1arring They are
Just liable TO jarr right off you cant tell.
There is nothing worse than jarring
pair OF pants.
IT tells about how the men OF Palm
| Beach that are We'll dressed" change
fye tins q day. Green is the color that
has made its appearance In mems Jack
cts, L0yatta blue green, grey green's
Iapels are Of STUDY character. rs made
by English tailors, small patterned neck
wear In fouiard continues" So watch
your Jackets. Lack Of pea green
| Jacket has held many good man back
Nov don't by any chance throw away
! your old foulard ties they are going 10
get some mileage out Of them. You
take good small pattern tie on q
smooth neck, and IL ought TO do from
| two 10 hye hundred cocktails without
showing wear OF course on rough
neck. It viii gradually wear Itself frayed
~ ths edges.
| Have you given any thought much 70
your batirobs2 There Is thing that
| you must decide on. They have bright
c0l0rEd terry robes, ard elaborate de-
signs, and solid color contfasted TRIM
miugs," Those are mostly worn by men
that buy on margins. | have become
sO discouraged over the selection OF my
bathTGbe that 1 sometimes think / will
just get out Of the tub and get right
into my clothes. like have been doing.
and not monkey With one OF the things.
There IL new Gocesflut straw hat
that IL being worn by just few Of the
very snaaTtiy dressed men of Palm
Beach and Nassau Its got high
' '''puggaFTee' band and q careless" curl
70 the brin, Maby 1t will help you get
Evening star., 1928-05-20
By WILL ROGERS.

A LII know Is Just what read in
n the papers. Say did fashion
"a Magazine ever fal into your
4 j handg9 don't mean q woFn-
ans fashion one, Lord We have
al spent half our life looking CO ''Laun-
Rerle" adds. Bug what mean did o
mems fashion Magazine ever drop
across your traSs3 Well my wife dug
ons I'd soraewtasfe. and she has got a
pretty gooo sense Of hun10r. and heard
her giggiing At this thing. and asked
what It vas. and am telling you that
u VIA . great big prosperous Magazine.
There must b. focks Of enn that take
that stuff serious
Row II you never landed good job
Coaldept seem TO grab Of your second
million, cOlident get 30 tropical win
tks Ladies. why IL was because fnAbJ
you 0ident have on the following "a
that Ia given in the Magazine as the
@Resl ultra Calls DTains":
BLACK Jacket single breasted fairly
e1apely, IL buttons with two medium
wide notch iapels. The waist coat il d0I~
bic breasted, narrow In It's lap, With a
Jikabie roll in It's collar, and q much
wasted look. Below tfas jacket and
wsaste0zt, are null grey trousers with
Out piestS or turn ups. These have q
double stripe. One line Of white thf
other OF biscuit color. The stripes are
far enough apart 70 not jarr. Tbs
poou are black, the lowers are var.
nislaed with yaTniah. mixed with littls
cleret 70 make the enagnied more bril-
Liant, and piisbie, The button tops ars
6of dun finished French cnlfEkin."
Now you farmers that's been holleriTif
for relief, naaby tllata Nhs1a the mattel
With you, you haven't had this "yarnlsf
mixed with y iittIe ciaret." That maj
ba jsast the Mary NcIss0gflfn bill yol
STE Looking for, Ila says; Below tfl'
wgistnoas and jacket appear the tEouG
eFe." how you DemocFAA that haven
got anywhere IN years maby you haven
been WfeTanR your trousers below you
Walstcoat. In face some 0f you NAB
haven't mad trousers either above Q
below. They say tbs boots are black
END then it says tilay button. Did yoi
ever see q button b00t7 II looks nkl
the bunGns would catch on the bIllsi
when bu are riding through tn