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The Kusko times., 1929-04-06
WiSconsin'S..>
 Referendum
TO REPEAL LAW TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION CARRIED BY
 175,OO0 VOTES.

MILWAUKEE, April 3.-In the referendum election, Tuesday, to re- peal the. Wisconsin law to enforce prohibition, the proposition was car 9t@d by 175,O00 votes..
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ABOUT s5.O00 ,0O0 600 CHANGES. :;
 HANDS THRU DEATH YEARLY

WASHINGTON, April 5.-About five billion dollars of American wealth changes hands through death every year, Joseph s. Mccoy, government actuary and estate. expert, estimated today.
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Dr. L. W. Fromm, dentist, and c. F. Fromm were among Thursday ar- rivals, coming from Flat, and are making aastay, I,ere of few days.
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Herman ,9bran and Mike McCor- mick were recent departures from Me Grath for Bethel, going down on the Anchorage airplane.
The Kusko times., 1929-04-06
ATTORNEY ASKS .$50, 900 FROM . ANCHORAGE TIMES FOR AL
 LEGED LIBELOUS ARTICLE
Anchorage Times.E

! Based on pakrs advertisement, ap~ bearing in The Times on October 3 last under. the heading stJpe Magill,s Answer to Dan Sutherland" Arthur Frame, Anchorage attorney and sen ator in the present Legislature from the Third division, yesterday started suit against the Anchorage, Daily Times and Chasles J. Fisk, editor, for $5O,0OD, alleging that by reason of the publication of the. advertisement, which is described in the complaint as ssfalse, scandalous and defamatory lihel," the plaintiff has been Drought into public scandal and disgrace and greatly injured in his good. name,, and lpumiliated and caused to. suffer great menta ldistress," for which he seeks damages in the sum of 30,0OO.,
 It is further alleged that, in "pub-- fishing the said libel the defendants were actuated by hatred, malice, spite and ill-will toward the plaintiff and by a. wanton and reckless disregard for his rights, and by the desire to injure him." and that for this reason the plaintiff is "entitled to have and recover from the said defendants and each or either of them the further sum of $2O,OOO as punitive damages ''
 The Diamond Dick Roadhouse was the scene of pleasant dance on Sat urday evening, lasting untili late the next morning, at which all present enjoyed themselves to. the fullest Dancing was to the music furnished by Dr. Fromm, Pete Jensen and J. H. Mclean, and an excellent lunch was served at the midnight. hour
 F. J. Hart, we'll; known oidtimer, was a Saturday over4ttfe-trail arrival. returned here Saturday, following q visit to the Outside, in n@which: Seattle Hoonah Hot Springs for. month, Ju- reau. Anchorage and Fairbalks were also visited,
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Charles Ammilon was q Thursday arrival from Flat.
The Kusko times., 1929-04-06

Victor Nystrom, after an. absence If some months, returned to McGrath }n Wednesday from his headquarters over near Minchumina.
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Owen Gray, who arrived Thursday, and Charlie Goebel, following visit f sevara. days, left this morning for their Spruce. creek headquarters.
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Joe Mitchell, who was avWednesday arrival, departed Thursday for Flat.
The Kusko times., 1929-04-06

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The en- foreen.nt of federal prohibition has est twarty-five lives in thel last 15
 njhs, Assistant Secretary of the eas " bowman announced today
 VICTORIA, April 6.-Horace Sims,> ljrather of Ed Sims, widely known 5 asl of Washington politician, was 'rowned on the west coast of Vancou- yer island today.
 WASHINGTON, April 6::-Presi- lent Hoover is fishing today sona the Rapidan river, in Virginia.z < WASHINGTON, April 7.-Repre- sentative w. P. Martin. Democrat of Louisiana, died today
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Ielegraphie. Ticks.

SEATTLE, April 6.-The steamer Aleutian sailed for Seward this morn ing. carrying 40 passengers, about half of whom were cannery hands and 8 hundred for the Interior.
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Walter Sachow, one of the lucky winners in the Fairbanks dog derby, was a Thursday arrival, leaFing7 Sat urday for Ophirs on his swaytto Flat.
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Joe Oates returned Wednesday from trip to McGrath. MT. Oates, 1t is stated, has acquired ::he East Forks Roadhouse.
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Chales Amalong was "Wednesday arrival from Flat, headed forANenana.
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John Novak, after a. vlsit of sorne days, returned here :Thutsday from McGrath:
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John H. Peterson, after asvisit rere of three or four days, and Glaud Ny- berg left for Canes on. Wednesday,
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John Geargras, Wednesday --xf. rival. left Thursday for Flat.
The Kusko times., 1929-04-06
DEVICE INVENTED BY CONVICT
 MAY BE AID AGAINST STATIC.

LINCOLN, Neb.-The days now are passing rapidly for Louis Clernt. Ne braska convict, masteryeiectrician and radio specialist, whose prison-made device may be a static tliniinator.
 Until year ago Clernt's days be i.ind the bars were gray and almost Ii. pa!ess. Ther enow is sunshine. for him, because manufacturers have in crested themselves in his contrivance, eerfected in the prison workshops. .
 It is a static eliminator, and it will reduce much. of the annoying crack .ng, whistling and srieking, Clernt alaims. He has a patent pending and at least one set maker wants to- buy ..,s apparatus, he said.
 Mail. Carrier. Charlie O'Halloran, with the Outside mail, arrived Tues
 ay, and left Wednesday for Ophir. oil his way to Flat. Accompanying him was Lars Lndegard, who goes to Flat to assume his duties for the con- ing season.
 Andrew Olson, well known oldtimer, was among returning ones during the week from visit to Seattle. After a brief visit here he left this morning f4r McGrath.
 Owen Gray, who arrived Thursday, and Charlie Goebel, following visit f sevara, days, left this morning for their Spruce. creek headquarters.
 Victor Nystrom, after an. absence f some. months, returned to McGrath. 3n Wednesday from his headquarterss over near Minchumina.
 Walter Sachow, one of the lucky winners in the Fairbanks dog derby, was Thursday arrival, leaving Sat urday for. Ophir5 on his .wayetto Elat..
 Joe Oates returned Wednesday from trip to McGrath. MT. Oates 1t is stated, has acquired :he East Forks Roadhouse..
 John H. Peterson, after asvisit rere of three or four days, and Glaud Ny,-5i berg left for Canes ons Wednesday,
 John Novak, after a. vlsit of some days. returned here .Thutsday from McGrath:
 Joe Mitchell, who was asWednesday arrival, departed Thursday, for Flat.
The Kusko times., 1929-04-06

Andrew Olson, well known oldtimer, was among returning ones during the week from a visit to Seattle. After a brief visit here he left this morning f.lr McGrath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11

going. Some of the party were fearful
that the strong wind then blowing
would carry the foe down the straits
and perhaps break it up. The Eskinos
assured us that the wind would die
down during the night. The colonel,
Bob Baker, and crawled into our sleep
ing bags, and doubt that was never
more tired in all my life. had'to be
awakened between cups OF tea.
Colonel Didn't Complain.
"The colonel was in agony from
chafed feet, but never complaint from
him.
"As the Eskimos are still up, an OPP
portunity is given to bring up the diary.
BIZ we are getting near the post, and
Sunday should see us there, unless we
run into more grief.
"The colonel just told Bob that he
had a bunch our fortunes were going
to switch tomorrow. Our bad luck mad
passed and better things were in store
for us. Then no more of trying to keep
up this record with half-frozen fingers
in the away below freezing temperature.
"An igloo is being built with a sweep
ing wind searching us to the marrow.
The colonel aIM I are unable to do
much, except a little chinking and a
few other such minor things, such as
trying to move snow blocks into position
for Jack to work. AS Bob Is skilled in
that. Jack prefers his assistance to any
the colonel and I can offer, but we had
to do something to keep warm. so the
colonel and I helped hold tarpaulin
on the top of the igloo while Jack COW
cred the edges with small snow blocks.
My frozen mocassins slipped in the
dark, and I crashed in a part of the
house. Jack flew up for a few seconds
at my clumsiness. but cut now blocks,
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momentous part of our whole expert
ence. Quotations are taken verbatim
from the diary. 1t reads:
Diary Account.
SATURDAY. November 2--Had a Won
derful breakfast of three cups of tea.
a half hammock and big slice of boiled
Barren Land trout. The hour APP
proaches, hope, when we spend the
The following was written that night:
What tough day, hour after hour
trying to pick course through large
ice foe, wandering this way and that
for the best going. Sleds were tugged
and pushed over ice hummocks that
seemed to us uninitiated as impossible
to cross. And there was the scrambling
out of the way as we tumbled into holes
between ice cakes. 1t was all nerve
racking, and, oh. so firing Narrow
leads of unsafe ice had to be crossed.
but before doing so the Eskimos tested
them with spears.
Alice, wife of the Eskimo with whom
McAlpine. Baker and were travelling,
took her boy. 3 years old. after he had
been tossed from the sled several times.
stripped him naked and tied him on her
back under her clothing. This did not
stop her from continuing a mans share
of the work of urging on the dogs and
helping tug the sled over the most diff
cult spots.
Crossing a weak spot of ice, appar-
emily frozen only on the night before,
Alice broke through to her knees. In
stead of trying to scramble out and
probably sinking deeper. she lay fiat
and one of the Eskimos rescued her.
On we went for quarter mile Then
Alice stripped off her clothing and
changed into dry clothing out in the
open without any apparent great dis
comfort, even though the temperature
was we'll below zero. The experience
might have been tragic to one of us
whites. but Alice when redressed calmly
lit a cigarette, made with a toilet paper
wrapper, and carried on as before.
AT pm. we struck thin ice that
the ESkimos could find no way to cross.
1t was then a matter of parking for the
night on the ice, hoping that in the
morning the thin ice would become safe
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and we were eventually settled for the
night
For the final day of the trip to Cam
bridge Bay the diary is also quoted, as
follows:
Might of nights We are at Cam
bridge Bay. Messages have gone out
to our families, and We can go to bed
in peace. But what dayl 1t started
at am. with a very scanty breakfast,
and then a race across thin ice. The
colonel. who was in apparent great dis
comfort, got q ride part way over the
FIRST flve-mile stretch but the rest Of
tus had to run, lodging the dark-green
spots in the ice that one could see
'wavering under the man ahead.
Dogs were urged by word and lash
ito keep moving. and we had to keep up,
knowing that If anything happened to
lone of US there would be real danger in
the other stopping to try to help. My
second wind passed by without recogni-
ttion, and 1 was running on my fifth
about the second mile. How we kept
going I don't know, except that we
had to.
by the time we got on safe ice 1t was
early. Our legs were tired. sore and
ichapped. and the bitter wind, combined
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with 81 below zero temperature, bit into
our lungs. Even with the strenuous ex-
ercise, faces and fingers were frost Bit
ten. The thin ice had layer of salty
siush on it, which worked into our
footwear. and in no time moccasions,
duffleS and socks were frozen together.
Poor Don't Can see his face as he
struggled along with feet frost bitten
from the day before. AS we travelled,
one member of the party close to an
other, hurried search was made for
frost bitten features. Your chin or
Your nose is frozen would be heard.
-Four times my nose had thawed out
during the day.
my personal casualty list for the day
was. Six finger tips, 10 toe tips, both
cheeks, chin and nose frost bitten. This
was probably an average for the rest OF
the party, excepting Don, who was
worst hit.
I'VE had IL miles to go. but we must
have travelled at least 80, lodging
around foes to get the best going. Just
when we needed the rest most, the dogs
played out and it became a question Of
a continual walk or trot, as the going
permitted.
None of us will ever forget Novem-
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enough of it to use for fuel. 1t did,
however. give of a dull light, but that
was little comfort to US, who wanted
cooked food. The Eskimos offered us
blubber. but one trial convinced those
of our party who tried it that blubber
is an acquired taste, and we had not
then got to the stage where We could
stand it. Two 4-gallon tins of 1t
were alongside my head all night, and
the smell alone was nauseating.
Food Almost Gone.
! At this time the total food supply for
The party. humans and the dogs, was IL
pounds of herring and the skins OF per-
hapS dozen or more others.
When Charlie and Jimmie got back
they usnered in another reversal OF
conditions for which our stay in the
Arctic had been replete. They brought
fish, ptarmigans, ground squirrel, flour,
sugar, coffee and tobacco. 1t did not
take long for the Eskimo women TO
make hammock, and even though it was
cooked with seal oil, it tasted wonder
fully good to us. And the tobacco was
an unhoped-for treat.
The EskimoS told us that on October
81 the Eskimos who had stayed behind
at DeaSe Point had heard a plane, but
could not see it, No better news could
have been brought us, as it showed a
search was being carried on and pros
poets were good for being picked up at
any time.
Efforts to persuade the Eskimos to
start for the post on November were
not successful, though from all appear
ances the straits had closed up again.
Another suggestion that one OF their
number take a note to the post was re-
fused. They said the day was to be
spent on feeding up, and it was.
The morale of the whole party rose
to a high point again late that after
noon when it was announced that we
were to start in the morning for Cam
bridge Bay. It was II days since we
had left Dease Point-days when pa
thence was tried to the limit. If there
had been any encouragement from the
heads of our party, other members no
doubt would have tried to make the
crossing for the actual crossing Of the
straits. which I feel sure was the most
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FROST BITES PINCH
HAMPEREDFLYERS
Stranded Canadians Made
Way to Safety Despite Cold
and Food Shortage.

This is the third inStaiIment OF the
thrilling adventures and rescue OF Col
c. d. II. McAlpine, Cdnad;dn millionaire
punions. on a treasure hunt bV Girpldne
was lost in the Arctic for tho months.
Richard Pearce OF the party Kept. diary
Alter landing rear the Eskimo settle
1reaf Of DeuSe Point, tar above the
Arctic Circle, the party fought their Bdv,
Vita ESkimoS guiding them, oUer ice ana
snow to Kent Peninsula, across Dedse
Strait from the tracing post OF Gam.
BRIDGE Bay. The party rested at KENT
Peninsula, AWAITING cold heather, so the
mater mould freeze, and prepared TO
start across on october rs.
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Canalization of St. Lawrence.

Chairman Smell of the House rules
committee announced yesterday he
would sponsor at the regular December
session bill to authorize the canaliza-
ton of the st. Lawrence River, con-
Meeting the Great Lakes and the At
lantic, to cost between $225 900, 900 and
5000. 900 900.
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ELKS EvADE HUNTERS.
Bombardment on Opening Day q
Season Causes Retreat.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, November
IL (P).---A plethora of hunters has
saved the elk of jefferson National
Forest. Six hundred huntsmen en-
tered the woods yesterday on the first
day of the open season and great
slaughter was expected. Frightened by
the veritable army of men and boom
ing guns, however, the elk retreated
to a part of the forest designated as
sanctuary and less than 40 casual
ties resulted
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Mr.. Pearce's next article will tell
OF the joyous welcome at Cambridge
Bay,
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Der 8, 1929. We had every reason to
remember it, miles away from Cam
bridge Bay. Those miles seemed extra
long. We could see what looked like a
beacon post for ships"
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-27
FIVE YEARS AND NOT
 ABSENT OR LATE
Record For School Attendance Made By Arthur Bove, Grad uate P. H. S.-Pauline Chan dler Completes Four Years With 100po.

Five complete school years and neither absent or tardy, is the dis tineti0n of arh~r Bcye. who grad uated from the Putnam high school this year. Miss Pauline Chandler held a record an, ng the girls with perfect attendance during her four years in high school. Those not ab- sent or tardy during the school year just closed were:
 Philip $. Arnold. John F. Ash, Jr, Stella Barker. Arthur Bove, Rose Bove. Richard Browfilee. Maleda But Ter, Alphonse Cartier, Pauline Chand- Ter. Reynold DeBerardinis, Frederick Franklin. Norman Green, Beatrice Greene. Chester Hale. Charles Hol- brook, George Holbrook, Clayton Hurlbut. Muriel Johnson, Edna Kent, Nelson King, Stella Kubaska, Sybelle Labossiere, Carmine Leo, Dorothy Mansfield. Allard Melbert, Richard Morris. Myron Perry, Stella Pieeyk, Charlotte Ralph. Beatrice Sochor, William St. Onge. Marie Stoumbelis, Martha Thayer. Albin Vaida, Helen yaTbetian, Weston walien, Harry Wheaton, Helen Young, and Walter Ze.voronek.
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-27
COUPLE MARRIED
 ON JUNE 20, 1869
Mir. and Mrs. Simon Farley, Formerly of Putnam, Observe 60th Anniversary at Home In Pawtucket.

Mir and Mrs, simon Farley observ- ed their sixtieth wedding anniversary, last Thursday. at their home in Paw tucket. The family was for many years residents in Putnam, where Mir. Farley was at one time city tax col- lector. Mir. Farley, who is eighty three, is still active and is engaged iu the real estate business.
 Mr Farley was born in Berthieville P Q. His first employment was in a store in Sorrel, Canada He saved his maney and came to the United States He first settled in Minneapolis, thence Co SC. Paul He left there and went south. to Memphis, Tenn, and from there Co New Orleans. He returned north, locating in Danielson,
 in Danielson he met Miss Metilde Reeves, whom he married June 20thi 1869. After fifteen years the family came Co Putnam, where Mir. Farley, at different times was engaged in a number of retail store ventures.
 Five cildren were born to them. two of whom are living. Miss Louise Far ley. a music teachcr, and Dr. Arthur Farley, a dentist.
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-27
On Trip to Los Angeles
 And Elks' Convention

Keyreu II. Cottor, past exalted ruler Of Putnam Lodge of Elks, left Putnam Sunday afternoon to board the Elks special train from Boston at Worcester on the first lap of its jour- uey to Los Angeles and Che national convention of the order. The dele gates from New England have an in- teresting itinerary and will visit many points Of interest, stop at prin- cipal cites for automobile tours. and have m opportunity of seeing both the north, west and south sections of the United States before returning east in about four weeks
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-27
LATE
 JUNE WEDDING
Miss Ruth Fallon, Former School Teacher, Bride Of
 Theodore Gagne
Couple Will Live in Home on Grove
 Street

One of the outstanding late June weddings of 1929 took place at half past six o'clock. Monday, at St. Mary's church. when Miss Ruth Fallon. form CT teaeher in the Smith street school, daughter of John Fallon of Westiield, N. J., and granddaughter of Mrs. D. C. Park, matron of the Windham County Temporary Home, and Theo- dore Gagne. sen of Eugene Gagne, Putnam, were married by the pastor, Rev. U. O. Bellerose, who was also celebrant of the nuptial high mass.
 The bridal party entered the church as the wedding march from Lohen- grin was played by the organist. Miss Rose Metras. The bride was attend ed by her sister. Mrs John r. Cronin, as sHatron of hcnor, and Mir Cronin, former football ace of Boston Col lege. acted as best man.
 The Brides Dress
 The bride wore a wedding dress of peach colored French chiffon trim med with duchess lace, a picture hat in harmonizing shade and carried a bridal bouquet of brides roses.
 The matron of honor wore a dress of period blue crepe and large black straw hat and carried an assorted arm bouquet.
 At the conclusion or the mass Men delssohn's wedding march was played for the recessienal.
 The bridal party and members of the immediate families left at once for the former home of the bride in the Sawyer District where a wedding breakfast was served. During the day Mir. and Mrs. Gagne left for q wedding trip. Mrs Gagne wore an ensemble of French blue and a white felt hat as her travelling costume. Upon their return they will live in a newly furnished home. if4 Grove street.
 Beth Mir and Mrs. Gagne are wide ly known. Mrs. Gagne has made her home in Putnam for some years. She graduated from the Putnam high school in 1924 and has taught in the schools of Putnam for several years. Mir. Cagne was born in Putnam and has always lived here. He is man ager of the commercial department cf the Putnam Buick Company. He has been in the employ of Fred M. Bruce almost from the time he start ed in business as an accessory dealer on Canal street. Both are popular in the younger set.
Putnam patriot., 1929-06-27
DECOMPOSED BODY OF
 WEBSTER MAN IN SWAMP
Workman Makes Gruesome Find and Mystery of Disap-
 pearance Is Solved
Posses, Boy Scouts, Officers and Dog
 Failed in Search

The mystery of the disappearance of William Ryan, 50, of Webster, was solved, Tuesday afternoon, when his deeomposed body was found in a swamp in the outskirts of Webster by a laborer. The body was in such con- dition that immediate burial was nec- essary.
 For two weeks officers in Massa- ehusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Is- land, have sought the missing man. Posses cf Citizens, Boy Scouts and 8 police deg had run down clews and obtained what they thought to be evi- dence that Ryan had reached Provi- dence. All of the past two weeks his body had lain in a swamp, now dry for lack of rain, to be accident- ally discovered by a workman.
 The body was face down iu the swamp and it is thought that Ryan walked out of wood into the quag- mire and that n his weakened phys ical condition was unable Co free him. self from the sticky. elinging mud which held him fast until so exhaust ed he dropped with head in the water.