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Modern Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Wanted By FBI For Many ( rimes
WASHINGTON. May 21 — Carl Straka, modern
counterpart of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is wanted by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for violation of the
National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. He is known to
have committed at least 57 burglaries in Ohio, West
Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and he has a long criminal
record as a robber and automobile thief.
Carl Straka was born in Austria-Hungary. He came
to this country as a young boy with his parents and
settled in Steubenville. Ohio. There is no record that
he has ever become a citizen of the United States.
About 1921, he became associated with bootleggers
in Steubenville and began his long chain of criminal
activities. After a number of arersts and serving time
activities. After a number of arrests and serving time
the jail at Cambridge, Ohio, on August 31, 1933, and
proceeded to Bellaire, Ohio, where he settled down
and obtained employment as a salesman for an elec
trical shop under the name of George Greschner. Here
he was looked upon as a respectable businessman, as
sociated only with the best people, kept steady com
pany with a girl from a good family, and was well
liked by all who knew him.
While living as a reputable citizen at Bellaire, Ohio,
during the day, Straka would steal across the river to:
Wheeling, West Virginia, at night where he led a band
of thieves who were responsible for at least forty bur
glaries in that city.
Mr. Greschner, the respectable citizen of Bellaire, ^
Ohio, was not suspected, although the Wheeling, West!
Virginia, Police Department was looking for a notor-1
ious Carl Sraka as a logical suspect in connection with
these burglaries.
In the early morning huurs of October 3, 1937. Straka
and his gang, after looting a baking company in Wheel
ing, fled the scene of the crime in an automobile be
longing to the baking company and drove to Bellaire.
Several hours later, Straka was sitting in a parked
automobile with one of his accomplices when officers
of the Bellaire, Ohio, Police Department approached.
Although his accomplice was arrested, Straka managed
to escape. It was not until this time that Straka was
identified as being identical with businessman Gresch
ner.
’ Indicted In November, 1937
On November 17, 1937, an indictment charging Stra
ka with violation of National Motor Vehicle Theft Act
was returned by the Federal Grand Jury at Elkins,
West Virginia, and since that time he has been a Fed
eral fugitive.
Investigation has established that Straka hid out in a
shack about seven miles from Bellaire, Ohio, during
the summer of 1938. It is known that from October,
3938, to March, 1939, Straka lived at Worthington,
West Virginia. On March, 1939, law enforcement of
ficers close in on the house where he was staying in
Worth ngton, but Straka was successful in effecting his
escape although the other occupants were apprehended.
From about December 1, 1940, to January 11, 1941,
Straka is known to have lived with several confeder
ate's in a farmhouse near Florence. Pennsylvania.
From June, 1940, to January, 1941, Straka partici
pated in at least 17 burglaries in the states of West Vir
ginia. Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
On the night of January 12, 1941, Straka had his
most recent encounter with law enforcement officers
near Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. On this occasion
three police officers observed Straka and another in
dividual removing license plates from an automobile.
When they approached the two men, Straka fired four
wild shots and took to a nearby field thereby making a
clean getaway. His companion, a fugitive from the jail
at Hancock, West Virginia, was captured.
Carl Straka brags to his hoodlum friends that he is a
‘‘notorious character.” He is considered very treach
erous and has instructed his accomplices to “shoot it
out” although he has usually preferred to run from
law enforcement officers. It is reported that he seldom
sleeps at night, preferring to sleep in the day and al
ways with a .45 caliber automatic under his pillow. He
is known to spend considerable time practicing with
firearms and information has been received that Straka
carries a bottle of nitro-glycerin on his person with
which he intends to blow himself to pieces before sub
mitting to apprehension.
Reads Almost Continuously
Straka reads almost continuously. His favorite lit
erature consists of detective stories although he habit
, ually reads several well known weekly magazines.
During his career of crime, Straka has used many
aliases, among them being: Robert Gaterill, George
Greschner, Paul Hollett, George Morris, Joseph Ran
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Search Is On For
Strategic Minerals
R. S. Sanford, District. Engin
eer in charge of strategic min
eral surveys for the United
States Bureau of Mines for the
Territory of Alaska, arrived in
Juneau by plane recently and
left for Yakobi Island where re
connaissance work will begin
soon.
Mr. Sanford was accompanied
to Juneau by William M. Travers
Jr., who is project engine?!- for
Southeast Alaska. Stuart Bjork
lund and Raph Tatton will join
the party on Yakobi Island in]
the near future. Mr. Bjorklund,
will be assistant engineer on thej
Yakobi project for the time be
ing and Mr. Tatton will be clerk. |
In connection with the same j
program, J. W. Cole, of the U. j
S. Bureau of Mines, has already
1 gone to Kenai Peninsula where
he will be project engineer in
charge of the exploration sur
veys in that area.
Early next week Mr. Sanford
will return to Juneau to employ
a crow of about twelve men to
go to Yakobi Island where the
work is to be started soon.
Mining Engineers Wanted
A couple of young mining en
gineers are particularly wanted
to work on the reconnaissance
I project in this vicinity and those
interested are requested to con
j tact Mr. Sanford at the Baranof
Hotel where he and Mr. Travers;
! are staying while in Juneau.
The exploration work for strat
i egic minerals was carried out in.
the Territory last year when Mr.
Sanford was project engineer in
Western Alaska.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
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To GEORGE H. THOMAS, i
HENRY MEF.GAN, JAMES H.,
KENNEDY. PETER McINTOSH,;
WILLIAM H. PAOKWOOD, W.!
J. SOMERVILLE. J. G. GALVIN, J
W. A. BOWLES, KNUTE
□RANGE and ALASKA HOME- (
STAKE GOLD MINING COM-!
PANY, A Corporation, and to i
j your and each of your heirs, re-1
; presentatives and assigns:
You and each of yon are here- i
| by notified that the undersigned
CHARLES V. OLSON is a Co
owner of each of the following
I gold mining claims located in the
j vicinity of Bluff, Alaska, to-wit: ’
Esquimo Chief, Eskimo Chief
No. 1. Eskimo Chief No. 2, Es- !
quimeaux No. 3, Idaho, Idaho No. j
1, Idaho No. 2, Idaho No. 3, Sea
' Gull, Sea Gull No. 1, Sea Gull
No. 2, Sea Gull No. 3.
That for and during each of the
annual mining assessment years j
ending respectively July 1st,
years 1935. 1936. 1941. the said i
Charles V. Olsen expended in :
work, labor, improvements and ,
money at least $100.90 on and for ;
the benefit of each of said min- t
ing claims. That said expendi
tures were made for the purpose
of complying with the mining aJK
essment laws relative to said j
j claims and for the years herein I
stated.
j And you and each of you are
further notified that if within
i ninety days of the completion of
: the publication of this notice
! (said publication being for a
i period of ninety days) you fail
j or refuse to contribute to the 1
undersigned Charles V. Olson
| /our proportionate share of said
: expenditures, as a co-owner, your
j interest in said claims and each ,
of said claims will become the
property of Charles V. Olson co- j
1 owner, who has made said ex
penditures.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, this
14th day of March. 1942.
CHARLES V. OLSON,
Co-owner.
Bluff. Alaska. .
Publish March 16, 23, 30, April 1
6, 13, 20. 27, May 4 11 18 25;
June 1, 8, 1942.
Fingerprint Classifiers and
Nurse Consultants needed
The United States Civil Serv
ice Commission announced the
need for additional public health
nursing consultants in Federal
war work. Three higher grade
positions were added to the nurs
ing consultant positions for
which the Commision has been
accepting applications. Salaries
now range from $2,600 to $5,600 a
year. Wide latitude in planning
and carrying out nursing and
nursing education programs is
given appointees in the higher
grades. There will be no written
test, qualifications being judged
solely from a review of the ex
perience, education, and training
of applicants.
Consultants will be appointed
in the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice. Federal Security Agency,
and also in the Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor. Register
ed nurses who have completed a
4-vear college course with one
year’s special program (if approv
ed studv in Public Health Nurs
ing. graduated from an accredit-!
ed school of nursing with a daily
average of 100 or more bed pa
tients, and had general public
health nursing supervisory exper
ience, may apply. Additional
credit is given for the comple
tion of certain college courses
and for anpropriate experience;
as instructor, consultant, or in
vestigator. For positions in the
Children’s Bureau, additional pro
gressive experience in specializ
ed fields of maternal or child
health is required frr the topi
grade; and rrffiv be substituted1
for a part of the general exper
ience prescribed for the other,
grades.
The Commission announced al-!
so that positions of Assistant Fin
gerprint Classifier. $1,620 a year,
will be filled in the Bureau of j
Navigation, Navy Department, |
Washington, D. C., and possibly |
in the War Departmnt and other!
agencies in Washington. Applic-1
ants must have been instructed;
in the Henry system of finger-'
print classification and have hud,
at least 3 months of experience
in classifying, searching, and fil-i
ing fingerprint under the Henry;
system. Proof of experience must:
be shown. Perfect vision is nec
essary, because of the severe,
eyestrain involved. A practical {
test will be given on the identi- j
ficat.ion of basic fingerprint pat-;
terns and classification under thej
Henry system.
For both of these positions no!
age limits have been sot. Ap
plications will be accepted until
the needs of the service have
been met, and must, be filed with
the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C.
Full information as to the re
quirements for these examin
ations, and application forms,
may be obtained from Loren P.
Leech, Secretary of the Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at
the Federal Building in Nome, or
from the Secretary of the Board
of U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
at any first or second class post
office.
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dall, Carl Strake, Carl Straker, Earl Straker, Carl j
; Strikey, Carl Strika, Carl Striker, Earl Striker, Carl
Strikey. He has also used such monikers as “Bob ”
“Buck" and “George.”
I Straka was born May 10, 1902; is five feet seven in
| ches tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds. He has
a heavy build and a paunchy stomach. He has hazel
: eyes, dark brown hair .and a light complexion.
In the event any information is obtained concerning
; Carl Straka, it is requested that the nearest field office
: of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Depart
ment of Justice, Washington, D. C., be notified im
mediately. I
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