A GERMAN
BLUNDER
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Ambassador Refused to
Lower Embassy Flag
mTribute to Wilson.
Washington, Feb. 7 — Repre
sentation by the State Depart
ment to Berlin for the recall of
Ambassador'Wteafek ana the
scrapping of ail relief measures
!br Germany are likely sequels
to German blundering in order
ng its-embassy here not to half
*taff its flag in honor to to ex
President Wilson.
Berlin.—The German press declares
Shat the action of Ambassador Wied
Jeldt Jn refusing to lower the flag on
the German embassy- at Washington
on the occasion of Woodrow Wilson’s
death waa a serious blunder. Foreign
Mdnteter ^treeseroam called immedi
ately on,. Ambassador. Houghton and
transmitted'to .him what amounts to an
ofBoi^l apology, by the German govern
ment io America, It is freely predict
*d that Wiedfeldt will be recalled.
Washington.—The German embassy
here claims that in failing to half staff
Us flag for Woodrow Wilson it acted
on explicit instructions from Berlin.
A1 Winchell, a well known oldtimer
of th* Idstacod section, apparently in
tends,to settle down in Portland, hav
ing purchased a home there recently,
sccordtesg woed-iustreeeived here.
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Fresh Killed
Reindeer
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At Tokotna
and Ophir
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IBy Carcass or Side,
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Send Orders to
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Ophir, Alaska1
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Say Human-Ape Link
Discovery Is Nearing
Cincinnati, O.—The ‘‘missing link,”
proof of which scientists have sought
in the rocks of unexplored wastes and
the fastnesses of age-old jungles, and
about which they have written millions
of words, is on the eve of discovery,
and mav be found almost any day,, in
the opinion of Dr. H. L. Fairchild,
emeritus professor of geology at the
University of Rochester, who spoke
last night before a general session of
the American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science.
ARRESTED
AT FLAT
Charles Berggren Held
to Grand Jury in
Powell Case.
Fiat, dan. 21.—James Powell, an oid
timer of Dawson and Nome and a resi
dent of this camp since the early days,
met with his death here in a mysteri
ous manner on January 21.
At 5 a. in. Poweli’s cabin was seen to
be on fire. The first arrivals found the
doors open. Thev could see his bed
w»3 not occupied, and thought he
might be away from home, but after
wards his charred body was found on
the floor, just inside the door. A trail
of blood was also found, leading to the
cabin of Charles BerggreD, who was
placed under arrast and-ia being, held
to the grand jury.
Janies Powell w&« born in Nova
Scotia about 65 years ago. Id his early
days he was a millwright. Coming
west in the early ’80s, he was foreman
of a bridge crew on the Great Northern
railroad, and iD 1888 he was superin
tendent of bridges and buildings, with
over one thousand men under him. He
was well known all over the Pacific
Coast, and took first place in his rank
among expert bridge framers. The
whereabouts of his relations are un
unknown.
Oscar Gardner, a well known old
tiiper of the lditarod section, passed
away in Seattle a few days ago, bi9
death being due to heart ailment. Mr.
Gardne? was a veteran of the Spanish
American war. He is survived by his
wife, who resides in Seattle.
Mail Carrier Peter DeMoski* coming
from Flat with the outgoing mall, ar
rived yesterday and continued this
morning to McGrath.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
PRIBILOFF
REVENUES
Bill Provides That Sur
plus Funds Revert
to Alaska.
Washington, Feb. 4.—For the
purpose of making available for
the protection and propagation
of Pribikyff seals the surplus
revenue now collected by the’
government from the sale of
skins, and furs. Senator Jones
has introduced a, bill creating
the PribilotT islands fund. The
sums derived annually from this
source, about $4UO,()00. now go
into the United states treasury.
If the revenue is more than is
needed for the industry, the
Jones bill provides that the re
mainder shall revert to the
Alaska fund, to be spent in de
velopment work in the Terri
tory. _
Denies Theory That
Sky Hasn’t Any Limit
Cincinnati.—Conflicting1 theories on
what would become of an aeroplane if i
it could travel straight up for an in-!
definite number of years were cham- j
pioned by master theorists in tbp Amer
ican Association for the Advancement
of Science.
Dr. Horace Levrson, disciple of Pro
fessor Emsteio, declared all space is
finite; that there is-a limit to tfce 9ky,
and that the popular .conception of the
infinity of space is incorrect.
‘‘If one could but travel far enough
from the earth,” said Dr. Levinson,
“one would eventually find oneself
back at the starting point.”
Such a trip, according to the theory
of Einsiein. would cover a distance of
558,000,000 trillions of miles, but, at the
end there would be Cincinnati, Ohio,
of Winfield, Kan., or whatever point at
which the long journey began.
Briefly, the theory of fioity is that
space is curved—that insofar as space
is concerned ■•goal” is written on the
back of the guide post, labeled “start
ing point.”
Tom SaknofT was a Sunday arrival,
leaving Tnursdav for a trip up the!
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Says Suicide Due to
Loye of Social Life
Hoston.—Following the finding of the
coroner’^ jury that his daughter had
committed suicide, former Governor
Harding,of the Federal Reserve Board,
issued a statement that his daughter
bed shot herself with a gun, saving
that her act was due to her love for
social life, dancing every night, and
the smoking of cigarettes
Joe Ferris returned Thursday from a
trip to McGraib and the Forks, again
leaving this morning for the latter
poiut. _
Gns Wilson ai d John Adams were
Tuesday arrivals, the latter returniug
yesterdav to Y'ankee.
Tokotna Radio Station Schedule.
Following is the schedule now ob
served by the Tokotna radio sta»ioo:
WK1CK DAYS.
9:45 a. ta. —Receive f om Anchorage
ll:4o a. in.—Send and receive iditarod.
11:00 a. in.—Receive from Anchorage.
2:00 p m —Receive from Fairbanks.
2:30 p. ni.—R>ce ve from Anchorage.
'3:30 p. m —Se d and receive Iditarod.
5:15 p. m —'Receive from Anchorage.
SUNDAYS.
9:45 a. m. — Receive from Anchorage.
11:00 a. m —Send and receive Iditarod.
4:00 p in —Send and receive Iditarod.
4:30 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
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