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Knterad as second-class matter August
10th, 1923, at the Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. JULY 11, 1925
Budget Bureau Plans
Slash of 300 Millions
Washington.— The administration
plans to cut governmental running ex
penses at least $300,000,000 during the
next fiscal year, it was learned today ut
’Ibe budeet bureau. This cut can be
accomplished and still permit a 12 per
<eeut slash in taxes which the adminis
tration plans to recommend to Con
gress, it was declared.
Estimated cost of the government for
the year ending JuDe, 1926, is $3,267,
651,000. This figure can be materially
reduced, if federal departments will
wield the pruning knife unsparingly
against overhead and unnecessary ex
penses, the bureau said.
Among the reductions regarded as
certain is a cut of approximately $60,
000,000 in interest costs because of les
sening of the public debt.
Officials declared there were no un
usual expenditure#in sight to increase j
operating costs, and for that reason are ,
hopeful that witn strict economy all i
along the line running costs can be ]
trimmed without curtailing any need
ful activities of the government.
The campaign to reduce expenditures
will be launched formally by President
Ceolidge and H. M. Lord, budget di
rector, at the semi-annuai business
meeting of the government. During
the summer, too, Lord will carry the
•eonomv drive to the country through
a series of addresses. Aside from im
pressing the economy program on the
people, Lord will suggest to the states |
•the value of following the federal gov
ernment’s cost-cutting policies.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
PIONEER
SHOP
Machine, Black
smith! and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
andRepaired
Robt. E. Lowrie
Yokotaa, Alaska
feels that, a big portion of the heavy
tax burden of the country is occasioned
by heavy static and municipal expendi
tures. Ti e government feels that the
subordinate authorities should co-oper
ate to lighten the load.
Lord,*; believes that governmental
economy cannot be accomplished if
every city, county and state insists on
new postoflices, federal buildings, locks
and dams and other improvements that
must be paid for out of federal appro
priations. No such expenditures will
be approved by the director unless they
appear to be essential to the local oper
ation of the government.
Charges Volstead Act
Is ‘Dead’ in Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.—Prohibition enforce
ment in Wisconsin is ‘‘up to the fed
eral authorities,” Herman Sachtjeo,
state prohibition commissioner, de
clared today. With members of the
Wisconsin legislature in open reoellion
against the Volstead act, openly defy
ing arrest for dry law violations,
Sacbtjen today ruled that possession of
intoxicating wine and beer in the home
cannot be prosecuted under the Sever
son enforcement act, a state law for
prohibition enforcement.
Sacbtjen frankly admits that the
Volstead act cannot be enforced in
Wisconsin. He threw the matter
squarely up to the federal authorities.
‘‘it is up to the federal authorities to
investigate the eas'e of Senator Gettel
man,” Sachtjen said. ”1 am not in
terested.”
Sachtjen, who was appointed prohi
bition commissioner by Gov. Blaiue in
1923, is speaker of the Wisconsin as
sembly.
informed of Sachtjen’s ruling, D. L.
McBriee. state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, announced that
his organization would take no action
against Senator Geftelman, who earlier
in the week told a Senate committee
he had a cellar full of fruit wines and
home brew in Milwaukee and was ‘‘not
keeping it a secret.”
The Milwaukee solon’s revelations
featured hearings on the Gattelman
joint resolution to memorialize Con
gress to modify the Volstead act to le
galize 2.75 per cent beer.
"Local enforcement officials have
failed to do their duty.” Mciiride de
clared "There is nothing we can do
in the matter.”
The Anti-Saloon League is not a law
enforcement body. McBride pointed
out.
“We will do all we can to aid in en
forcement of the eighteenth amend
ment,” the dry leader said, "but we can
do nothing where sentiment against
prohibition is so flagrant thatstate offi
cials can openly encourage law viola
tion and go unpunished.”
“Wisconsin is the wettest state in
the Union,” D. K. Cruea, head of the
Madison Anti-Saloon League, said. “In
the East they may think thev are wet,
but thee is bo state where the Vol
staad act is held in such contempt and
violation is openly condoned as in Wis
consin. The situation is deplorable.
Juries refuse to convict for liquor law
violations. Local oflibials refuse io
prosecute and citizens refuse to obey
tbe laM. The Anti-Saloon League is
powerless in the face of such opposi
tion.”
PRESS SQUIBS.
Id some families thrift consists of
worrying about what became of last
month’s money.—Anderson Herald.
Even in cheap magazines there is
good literature, but it is provided by
the ad writers.—La Porte (Ind.) Argus.
The only real obstacle to everlasting
peace is that there are more dogs than
bones.—Sherbrooke (Que.) Record.
The price of wheat has droppec, but
it will rise again when it comes in cop
tact with the veast in the bread.—Cin- I
cinnati Enquirer.
“To loosen a fruitjar cap, soak it.’’
That is the orthodox method of making
the taxpayer loosen, also.—Spriaglield
State-Register.
If all the mortgages in the country
were placed end to end, it would seem !
scarcely possible there was enough gas
oline in the world to run them.—Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
A defaulting Spanish public official
has.been sentenced to 308 years in
prison, but we presume there will be
the usual reduction of time allowed for
good behavior.—Columbus Dispatch.
Perhaps, when they return home,
and look back over their accomplish
ments for the state of Montana, our
two senators and our pair of congress
men will send their 82,500 salary t'&ise
I to the federal conscienbe fund.— Helena
| Independent. _
There’s small choice. Refuse him
ten and you lose a friend; lend it and
you lose the ten.— Huntingtoa Herald.
One trouble with the so-called pro
gressive movement is its failure to pro
gress.— Rochester Herald.
To make it perfectly fair, bow’d it do -
to let Mellon and Couzens make out %
each other’s tax returns?—Dallas
News.
Another of the very desirable fea
tures of honesty is that practically no
confederates are needed to carry it out.
—Detroit News.
General Allen says Germany will re
main republican, but what the attenu
ated saints of an imperishable de
mocraev want to know is, when will
this country go democratic?—Houston
Post-Dispatch.
PROFESSIONAL
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Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
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Tokotna, Alaska
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
George W. Albrecht,
Iditarod, Alaska,
Charles K. Taylor,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Practice in all Courts.
J. H. McLean
Tokotna
Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
King^Island Mukluksj
Mild-Cured Ham
and BaconJ j
Star Ham 45c [Bacon 50o
'Oregon City
Mackinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs
Leather* Vests
Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
Tokotna
Pool Hall
Ice Cream
All kinds of Soft
Drinks
Stationery
Notions^ Etc.
Where Oldtimers
Congregate
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
B.&E. Store
McGrath, Alaska
Arriving on first boats
will be a complete as
sortmentof the very
best goods, con
sisting of
Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of All Kinds
Ladies’ Furnishings
Salmon Netting
Furs Bought
A. R. Odridge
McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietor
Cigars Jobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses.
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Frank Larson - - Proprietor
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COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.