THE
KUSKO
TIMES
VOL. V. NO.' 8 -
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY it/ 1
PRICE 25 CENTS
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OLMSTEADS
RELEASED
Govt. Without Evidence
on Which to Bring De
fendants to*'Trial..
Beattie. Feb. 17.^-Ro.y Olm
stead and Mm Oltnstead and
nine of their guests, arrested' in
connection with the federal pro
faibition' raid "^n ithe1 -Oltastead
home on the.night< of November
17 last, were released and the
charges of -violating the national
prohibition law tiled ■ against
them after the-raids were dis
missed at the- hearing before
United States Commissioner- El.
liott today. The government
produced no evidence on .which
the defendants could bar bound
over for <triait
The dismissal of the federal
agents, it is said,- wiH not .affect
the indictments charging con
spiracy to violate*the' national
prohibition act, returned by the.
federal grand ijury against all,
except one of those- who- were
released by the commissioner. -
Says Minnesota Boot-*?
ledgers G4Ve $7O,0Q0 (
to EtectSchall Senator
Wasbfngt®n,> Feb. 1C—Charges of
extortion of #70.000 from Minnesota
bootleggers for use 10 the senatorial
campaign of Thomas D. Schall are
made in the petition of contest filed to
day in the benate by the defeated op
ponent, Senator Magaus Johnson,
farmer labor.
Wealthy Daughter
Weds Stable Boss, 40
Sait Francisco, Fob. 18.—Miss Waits
Linford, daughter of Walter Lioford.
one of the wealthiest and best known
lawyers in California, it was revealed
today, was recently married to William
S. Tbrelkeid. 40, stable manager for
Irving P. Heilman, millionaire Los
Angeles banker.
Woman Figures in
Seattle Holdup Job
Seattle, Fob. I#.'—Aided by a well
dreeted young women armed with an
automatic, .** bandit held up John
Thtockmorkra, a driver for the Red
Top Cab Company, this-meraing, and
obtained $80.1 n cash.
Seattle.—Mrs Case, wife of William
Case, fire boat captain, who was shot
Thursday night, <by a bandit, died last
sight. _
Mr. and Mrs. John Hi Fetarson ar
fl*od here Thursday from Opbir
where Mrs. Peterson has been visiting
for the past three weeks. They left
yesterday for McGrath*
Frank Guskey^, G. accountant, was
a Wednesday arrival from McGrath
for a stay of several days here.
Pete Michele was a yesterday ar
rival dsoae McGrath.
WARSHIPS
BUILDING
Says Naval Supremacy
Is Still Foremost in
British Minds.
London, Feb. 17.—Naval su
premacy holds the foremost,
place in British minds today be
cause of the forthcoming naval
budget. A new race for su
premacy is under way, accord.
Hig to the Express, which says
that the five signatory powers at
Washington have 289 warships
building and -projected, compared
with but 226 building and pro
jepted in 1914.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Vancouver —Because the had re
fused tn marry him. Mildred Nelson.
25~a nurse at .Traill, B. C., was shot
and killed by P. Hanley in the corridoi
of the hospital there, Monday after
noon. Hanley is- a returned soldier,
aad a shell shock- victim.
Seattle— Charles Kione.., 22, and
Guy Rutherford. > 23, au.pecis in the
fatal shooting of Harry Scbmidt, man
ager of the South Tacoma branch ol
the National Bank of Taeoma, a few
uays ago, were arrested he e Tuesday.
Seattle.—Information was tiled Mon
day formally charging Blmer L Men
hart with the murder of Mrs. Lilliat
Helen Murley. Ad an hart admits hi
was infatuated with the woman, bu
claims bo did not kill her.
Seattle.—Federal prohibition agent!
hereafter will not be allowed to cbecl
liquor seizures or hare anything elsi
to do witb police acting on liquor oases
according to an order to Ubief Sev
eryns from Major Brown, Tuesday.
Seattle.—John A. Jeffrey, exaltec
cyclops of the ku kluz kian in thii
state, must pay his divorced wife, Oelli
Jeffrey, $3,000 back alimonv, extend inf
over a period of ten years, the superioi
court ordered, Tuesday afternoon.
Seattle.—Dn Linda Bui Geld was
zard, starvation specialist, who servei
lime for second decree murder follow
isg the death of a woman patieut, wai
arrested Moods/ us a new charge, thai
of operating without a license.
Seattle.—Bound fur tue halibut fish
log baoks of Alaska, where she wil
enforce the closed season law aoc
treatv with Canada, the coast guar«
cutler Umalga, Cooietaader Rose, lefi
here Monde/.
London.—American Ambassador Kel
logg and Mrs. Kellogg, Tuesday night
were hosts to King George and Queer
Mar/,, whea the rulers were enter
tained, for the first lime in histor/ in i
private home._
London.—Beatrice Lille, oomedienne
became Lad/ Peel, Tuesday, through
tbe death of her father-in-law, Sii
Robert Peel. Sir Robert's soa sue
ceeds bint in baronetcy.
Boston;—Mrs. Katherioe Bowlder,
sister of President Lowell of Barters
Uoiversit/. was killed when she fel
from a window of the fifth Boor of lh<
Ho tel Vendorne, Thnrsdy.
Freshman at Ohio U.
Charged With- Death
of 2 Fellow Students
Columbus. O., Fsb. 16.—Louis Fish
a freshman in the College of Phar
macy at the Ohio State University
was held todav for further questioninc
in loves'iraiion into the death of tw<
students and the illness of others, aftei
his admission that, without permission
be had diapause.! poison capsules u
David I. Puskin, a fellow student
which caused his death.
BOOSTING
Because He Dared- Re
veal to Nation Lack of
Real Air Defense.
Washington, Fob. 18—More
than two thousand American
civilians who in wartime wert
wings of the army air service to
day wired to the United Statei
Air Force Association urging
that Congress and the Presideni
fittingly promote Brigadier Gen
eral William Mitchell, because
he dared to reveal to the natiot
its lack of adequate air defense
Hartley Stays Execu
tion of Murderer Grassi
1 Seattle, Feb. 19.—Governor Hartley
tonight wired Warden Long, of th<
state penitentiary. orders to stay th<
execution of Guido Grassi, under sen
teoce to bang at daylight tooeorro*
morning for the murder of three met
on November 10ih, at Aberdeen. Gov
ernor Hartley explained that strom
representations had been made to bin
that Grassi was insane.
I Bank Records Open
in Income Tax Cases
Washington, Feb. 14.—Bank record!
are open to inspection bj the federa
government in the assortment of in
come taxes, the supreme court de
dared in effect today in affirming th<
lower court's decision in the casi
' brought bv the Pirn National Bank o
Mobile.
2 Bod Marche Defend
ants Fail to Appeal
, Seattle, Feb. 18.—After Joe O’Neill
the central figure in the 422.000 Bot
Marche robbery case, and bis wife
May O'Neill, failed to appear ia cour
today, the trial of the remaining threi
defendants, charged with robbery, com
me need before Superior Judge Giitsm
The bunds of $10,000 posted by O'Neil
end $5,000 posted by his wife were for
feited end bench warrants for theii
i arrest were Issued.
Gaston St. Clair and Lara Indegard
after an absence of several weeks it
tbe Tolstoi section, giving attention u
raining operations, returned t here Sun
day. Scotty Auld, the third mars be;
ef the party, returned as far as Ophir
i where he is making e few days' visit
follow lag which he will return here.
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ELiHU ROOT
HONORED
State Secretary Hughes
Pays Tribute to Illus
trious American.
New York, Feb. 19.—Secre
tary of State Charles E. Hushes,
in a speech last night at the din
ner in honor of Elihu Root, ele
vated the latter on the American
( nobility, placing him “in our
hall of illustrious men who hold
the only patent on nobility in
this republic—that of worth, of
character, distinction of attain
! tnent, and prominence in serv
ice. This,’’said Hughes, “is the !
nearest approach that we can
make in this country to the gift
of an earldom.”
Frame Asks That Gov.
S. C. Bone Be Removed
Juneau, Feb 16—Governor Scott C.
1 Bone commented today on a complaint
i filed in the White House at Washing
' ton yesterday by John W. Frame, of
Ketchikan, asking that Bone be re
moved from the ofliee of governor of
tbe Territory.
*'Tnia is one f the vicious political
outbreaks that has characterized the
presence of certain elements in Alas
kan affairs for rnaDj years,’* said the
; governor.
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Washington Notes
Washington.—Evidence on which
the Department of Justice has an
nounced its purpose to bring new pro
ceedings here in the case of Senator
Wheeler was laid before a special
grand jury Monday in the District of
Colambia supreme court.
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Washington.—The electrical horse
used by Onhidge for exercise, at the
W hite House, w t he text for a humor
ou potato rear to the House today by
Rep:*rents:live Fred Vinson, of Keo
tucky.
Washington. — Mitchell. assistant
chief of the army air service, denied
( before the House aircraft committee,
f Tuesday afteroitoi. that he disobeyed
[ orders in 1321 in bombing tests off Vir
gioia. _
Washington.—The House commerce
committee Tuesday declined to report
the Godding bill, prohibition a higher
railroad-freight rate for snort hauls
than for long hauls over the same rail
, road.
Washington. — The nomination of
- William E. Humphrey to be a member
> of the Federal'Trade Commission was
■■ approved-Monday by the Senate inter
state commerce committee.
Washington.—Cooiidge has issued a
call for a special session of the Senate
on- March 4v to eonftrm Cabinet and
other appointments.
! Washington — Secretary of State
, Hughes-will go to Bermuda for a long
. rest, fallowing his retirement from
. office.
Washington.—The Senate Friday
i confirmed Kellogg for Secretary of
State
COOLIDSE
ELEGTI
Republicans Spent Five
Times as Much as
Democrats.
Washington, Feb. 19. — The
election of Coolidge cost the re
publican party five times as much
as was expended by the demo
crats in their unsuccessful drive
for Davis, it was announced to
day by the Borah committee,
which investigated the matter of
campaign expenses. A report
filed with the Senate showed
that the republicans collected
$4,860,476 and spent ?4.'270;‘469,
while the democrats collected
1821,037 and spent.$903,960.
Geological Head Says
Big Boom Coming to
Alaska Before Long
Wasbnigton, Feb. 16.—George Otis
Smith, head of the geological survey,
is busv these days telling congressional
committees of the work doDe by his
force in Alaska. Smith is telling the
committees to prepare for the boom
tnai IB cwnirvt ere tong, and 't is evi
dent that Con^ = - r*. disposed to pro
ceed with the uec rtsary preliminary
work as rapidlv as the funds are made
available._
Wrangell Island Es
kimos Arrive Seattle
Seattle, Feb. 16.—Eleven Alaska Es
kimos of the Charles Wells Wrangell
island expedition arrived here from
Vladivostok, via Japan, this afternoon,
as passengers of the Iko Maru. Three
of the original fourteen members of
the expedition died. Two, including
Wells, died at Vladivostok, and one in
China.
Driver, Who Kills Boy,
Nearly Meets Death
Seattle, FeD. 14,—James Johnson, six
years old, was run down and killed to
night by an auto driven by Charles
Monett. The latter was chased six
blocks by Fraok Johnson, the boy's
uncle, the police interfering; ]ust in
time to prevent another tragedy.
Jack Welch, while chopping wood at
McGrath a few davs ago, was so un
fortunate as to have a small narticle or
splinter of the frozen wood shot into
the eyeball of his left eye. Several at
tempts were made to remove the par
ticle from its lodgment, but without
avail. There being no relief at hand,
Mr. Walch, accompanied by Sterling
Dark, left for Fairbanks or the coast
to consult an oculist, where it is hoped
relief may be obtained and the eye
saved._
Jack Lamont, with the Inbound mail,
arrived Wednesday, continuing to
Ophir on Thursday.
Charlio Ross, from Flat, bringing the
outbound mall, arrived Thursday and
continued yesterday to McGrath.
Dave Mutehler returned here Thurs
dav from a business visit at Flat.