SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON
BONE DRY ACT FAR REACHING
WASHINGTON.—In declaring pri
vate dwellings in Alaska and other
territory under jurisdiction of the j
States could not be searched on a
mere charge of possession of liquor
and i nholding that the search and
seizure provision of the Alaska bone
dry law has been superseded by the
national prohibition act, the Su
preme Court stated the national pro-1
hibition act had imposed limitations
on the right to search private dwell
ings which applied to Alaska equally
with other portions of the United
States.
Tiie opinion was written by Justice
McReynolds in a case against Ole
Berkeness of Fairbanks.
“Notwithstanding the known diffi-'
culties attending the enforcement of
prohibition. Congress was careful,’'
•the opinion said, “to declare in the na
tional prohibition act that mere pos
session of liquor in one’s home shall!
not be unlawful. The act forbids the
procurement of evidence through
warrants directing search of dwell
ings which are strictly private and
are not alleged to be used for unlaw
ful sale.”
Referring to tho contention that
both bone dry a2.d national prohibi
tion laws are in effect in Alaska, the
Court is “emphatic in the declaration
that no private dwelling can be
.searched except under special circum
stances which are disclosed. The gen
eral policy is to protect the home
.against intrusion through the use of
search warrants.
“There certainly is no adequate
reason suggested for withholding
from those who reside in Alaska the
safeguards deemed essential in all
.other territory subject to the juris
diction of the United States. The
provision of the earlier special bone
.dry art is hostile to the later declara
tion of Congress and must give way.”
TWO INQUIRED FOR.
Information is desired at the Gov
ernor’s office, Juneau, Alaska of the
following persons:
Patrick F. or Philip F. McBride
(sometimes used both names.) Has!
been in Alaska for thigty yean; last
heard from on the upper Yukon. Is;
some sixty years old; a miner; far-1
merly lived in Rhode Island .
William C. Moore, who is known to
have resideed in Alaska about seven
and one-half years ago; also was em
ployed for a time in Juneau.
Any farformation regarding the
above should be sent to the Gov
ernor’s office, Juneau, Alaska.
Alaska Notes
Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Under assignment to duty in Alaska
as president of the Board of Road
Commissioners of Alaska, Major •Mal
colm Elliott, Engineer Corps, U_S. A.,
arrived at his Juneau headquarters
from New Orleans a few weeks ago.
Major Elliott relieves Major Doug
las H. Gillette, who has held the pres
idency of the Commission since the
retirement of Col. James G. Steese.
Leicester F. Kent vasrecently ap
pointed archbishop of the Yukon by
Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe. He will
leave in the spring to take up the
work of the archdeaconry, which ex
tends over an area of SJXX) miles.
Mr. Kent graduated from a Virginia
seminary in 11125. His first parish
was the Cordova Episcopal church.
His new position is next in import
ance to Bishop of the Territory -
The powerful group of English cap
italists represented by George G.
Lemmons has recently dosed a deal
and taken options wherdby they will
enter into possession of .valuable min
ing properties in widely scattered
sections of Alasa. Mr. Lemmons has
closed negotiations for the purchase
from Sylvester Howell of an exten
sive tract of tin .and gold-bearing
ground in the Manley Hot Springs
district. The property is located on
Sullivan creek and is composed of 60
claims. Mr. Lemmons has also taken
an oDtion on six miles of .- Kokomo
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P. O. Box, 1608, Anchorage, Alaska
Eiderdown Robes
WE are Agents for Wood’s Canadian Eiderdown Robes. None better.
We hare them in all sizes, the largest being 90x90. the next being
78x90, and 72x84, and smaller if desred.
Complete Line of Gents7 Furnishings
McGrath Roadhouse j
Where Trails and Rivers Meet
You Are Cordially Welcomed
and Heartily Greeted.
Wvn. Kruhin
Proprietor
creek, owned by Jade Egan, Georg*
Griffin, Billy Jameaaad the Charle
Wylde estate. It iauafoo understood
that Lemmons has^nany other rain
ing projects, under .consideration.
The Government realized $9,53'
from, the sale of confiscated furs a
public auction in the commissioner’
court room- at Fairbanks, a few day*
ago. The pelts were sold in lots, oui
bringing nearly $5,000 and anothe
$3,010. United States Marshal Lym
Smith, who acted as auctioneer, ha*
the buyers bidding against each othe
in lively fashion. The sale was at
tended by buyers from Juneau, Cor
dova and Anchorage. Many loca
buyers were also present.
Lot No.-1, consisting of 10 beave
skins, sold to I. Koslosky of Anchor
age for $217.
Lot No. 2, (a) consisting of 41
mink, 21 red fox, 32 lynx, 5 cross fox
1 silver fox, 8 land otter, 38 rauskra
and 13 ermine, was bought by Kos
losky for $3,010.
Lot No. 2 (b), consisting of 2 mink
2 red fox, 1 lynx, 19 beaver and i
marten, was bid in by J. C. Lien, 01
Cordova, for $485.
Lot No.'3, consisting of 23 beaver
was sold to Vance R. McDonald, ol
Fairbanks, for $580.
Lot No. 4, consisting of 21 beaver
was sold to Charles Main, of Fair
banks, for $420.
Lot No. 5, consisting of -239 beaver
was bid in. by J- C. Lien for $4,295.
Felix Brown, a resident of Anchor
age Tor many years and. a pioneer o!
the Northland, who left for the States
during the summer for the benefit ol
his health, died, a few weeks,ago ir
St. Luke’s hospital, Seattle, where he
had been under treatment.
Reports o.f an eagle carrying, a bel]
beneath its hreast and. flying some
where in the Wrangell Mountains,
were brought to Cordova recently bj
Carl ^Vhitham. As Mr. Whitham
told the story, he was going up the
’Xtreme head of the Tanana into the
Wrangell Mountains-with. a.string ol
horses', when he heard a horse bel:
rinkling behind him. - He though)
here must have been a horse loose ir
the timber, tail'd, hi? ausptoianjsteemed
arified when the bell came closer
Just about the time he* "expected tc
see a horse come out of'the timber
the noise passed over hi&: bread. Look
ing up, Whitham saw an eagle wend
ing its way overhead. Beneath its
breast it carriede an ordinary horse
bell and seemed to be flying with dif
ficulty.
REED SAYS HE WILL NOT BE
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
WASHINGTON, Dec; 21.—Senatoi
James A. Reed today authorized the
announcement that he Will not agair
be a candidate for the Senate from
NOW WE CAN’TELL WHAT
WE HAVE
Cash Movlety
McGrath
' New Fors
Ready-to-Wear Coats
Robes Mitts
Allkinds of Fancy Goods
Clean; New and Cheap
Silks and Woolen Goods
Dresses, Crepe, Silk, Cotton
• The Very Latest of Everything
<Don!t Forget to Call and See.
Miss E. Marsh
Proprieor
Misousri, no matter what may be the
result of his presidential aspirations.
Game preserves. iiH Ohio now oc
cupy more than MMMXtO acres.
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The earth
the moon.
is 83 times the size of
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Following are the approximale dis
tances from Nenana to Telidar
ICSes
Nenana to Tavern___17
Tavern to Knight’s_24
Knight’s to 19 Roadhouse_ 19
19 Roadhouse to Riffle Pole Road
house_g
Riffle Pole Roaflhatua.to-’Diamond 11
Diamond Roadhouse to Roosevelt.. U
Roosevet to Lake Minchumina .... 25
Lake WHufliumina to Lone 'Star
Roadhouse .^..34
Lone Star to TeKda. 18
Total
169
The following figures, showing the
listances from Nenana to Flat are
umiahad by Matt Vaughn, of the
Vlaska Road Commission, who re*
u.ncd here recently from a trip as
far as Telida, during which the
nCasurements were made:
From Telida -to Flat.
faleido .
31ow Fork..
East Fork ..
Berry Landing ..
McGrath ..
rakotna ..
Yankee Creek ....
From
R. R.
169
186%
206
227%
263
269%
£91%
300
306
Dphir.
McCafferty
Brown Creek shelter cabin.318
Fritz shelter cabin __;333
First Chance shelter cabin '346
achermeyer R. H. _....... 360
ditarod ...376
Flat ...384
Bonanzza sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Drooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
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Wiier* Everything Is Homelike and
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