THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. IV. NO 50
TOKOTNA, ALASKA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 19i4.
PRICE 25 CENTS
REPORT
* Predicts, Great Growth
of Progress in Com
. uig Decade.
Washington; D<*c. 8.—With the
eyes of capital again centered on
the Northland, with enterprises
approaching realisation, with in
dustry expanding on a more sta
ble basis: and with ihe Territory
as a whole better understood.
Alaska is destined to show a
great growth of prosperity in
the coming decade,- Governor of
Alaska Bone declared today in
his annual message to the Sec
retary of the Interior.
For the immediate require
ments of the Territory, Governor
Bone urges that Congress enact
a law granting' to each Alaskan
who served in tlie world war-600
acres of land in Alaska and that,
no requirement of settlement,
cultivation, labor or improve
ment be imposed on the grantee;
that the federal highway act be
exteeded tie -Alaska; and that
continued provision be made tor
the upkeep and operation of the
..jMatlja !R.;, i U-oart
Washington..— G veenor of Alaska
Scott C. Bone,‘ in his annual report,
says that the 'Outstanding achievement
of the vear aifecting and of enduring
benefit to Alaska was the enactment of
legislation bv Congress to protect and
conserve the Bshei ies- Strict regula
tions now coot to! and will continue to
control tbis colossal industry, and. vi
tally concerned in its perpetuity, the
Territory ss supporting-the policy of
conservatimi inaugurated aod cooper
at.ing in the enfoicetnent of (lie laws
»nd regulations
Wtiile not, tippieciablv gaining in
population, the Territory, beiter known
aod understood as an inviting, habit
able lai d, is steadily progressing and
developing, and faith in its future is
strong Camps 'hat sprung into being
• over night id stampede days have
dwindled or passed, but in iheir stead
havecome thriving villages and towns
which havtsacquired a permanency and
are destined to be thriving cities of the
future.) i Industry- is expanding and on
a more stable basis. Capital again has
its eye on the Northland, Enterprises
of utagn-istole, halted by the abnormal
war period, are ovetcm'ng obstacles
and approachirig ealizaiion, and cer
tainly the-decade to come will show
- substantial growt b and prosperity.
■ Tits vOfficial Roster.
The government of A laska. federal
and Territorial, gives employ meat to
3*227 .puM'ns, ur approximately one
mmh of-ihe while population. This
! Includes all officials, the employes of
i the Alaska Railroad, approximately
1.0004 n-number, and the rosters of the
bureaus. Of t he aggregate, the Terri
‘ torial government, conducted with the
utmost siaiplici y anti economy, num
bers only 259. Over nine 'tenths of
those on the combined official pavrolls
are bona fide Alaskans, long identified
with tiie Territory and interested in
t its upbuilding.
Exports and Imports.
« • During the ti«c«l year ended June 30,
'Continued on Pago 4.)
MESSAGE
Advises Congress What
He Deems Important
Work This Session.
Washington, Dec. 3.—Presi
dent Coolidge advised Congress,
in his annual message today,
that perhaps the most important
work it could do at its present
session would be to practice such
economy as to make possible a
reduction of taxes for the next
fisc 11 year. ‘The government
can do more to remedy the eeo
| nomic ills of the people by a sy
! tern of rigid economy in public
expenditures,” he said, '‘than
can be accomplished through
any other action.”
Although stressing economy.
j’Coolidge presented, with a range
| of other recommendations, some
I new and other measures of pro
iposalsmade a year ago in his
tirst annual message. Most of
these related to domestic affairs,
hut the President went into the
Held of international relations to
renew his plea tor American ad
herence to a permanent court of
int i national justice, to declare
the United States not to be dts
posed to join the league of na
tions. to appeal for support by
public authorities and p.ivate for
a European reparations settle
ment plan, and to repeat his
declaration of opposition to the
cancellation by the United States
of debt> due this country by for
eign nations.
___
Depositors of Defunct
S.-A. Bank, Seattle,
to Receive $1,000,000
Seattle. Dec 6. —One million dollars
will be distributed to depositors of the
defunct Scandinavian American Bank
within the next two weeks, as a result
of the state suptente n urt decision in a
case involving shphulding contracts
for a -Norwegian firm
Forced to Become
Bandits’ Accomplice
I Seattle. Nov. 15.— V\ hile two bandits
j kepi bim covered with revolvers, Les
tei Mitchell, hd employe of the Stand
aid Oil Company in U* ntbn, dh. forced
to act as their accomplice io the rob
bing of i wo gasoline Idling stations and
later to act as then chauffeur while
they made their escape to Seattle, last,
i ni ht.
---- —
Word readied tjeie yesLeiday that
the dance scheduled to take place at
McGrath tonight had been postponed
till New Year’s eve, Wednesday night,
Dec 31 i he postponement was made
necessary, of course, owing to the pit —
vailing cold weather. The new date,
however, sounds somewhat more invit
ing. and the travel will be McGrath*
ward on t bat day.
Freighter Billy Joue- and Bnb L4ob
ei-sou arrived Imm Ophir Tuesday,
bringing with them t>2 carcasses of
reindeer from the A. ti. Twucbell
reindeer camp t
Smith Submits Pro
gram for Oomoletion
of Alaska’s Railroad
Washington, D:>c. 8. — A program for
the completion of thevAlaska liailroad,
involving hr exppnd4tt»reot'811..8'79.’?81,
and (severing a six tear period, was
recommended to Secretary of Interior
: Work today bv his .special assistant,
I Noel W. Smith, 7;ho v.as placed in
oharge of the railroad on August 2f>.
Smith's report disclosed that Colonel
Landis resigned November 10 as gen*
eaal manager of the railroad.
Tied to Anchor, Father
and Son Thrown
OverBoard.
Seattle. Dec. 1. — Application
has been made for extradition to
Canada of Morris Crager Cheat
wood, who, with three others, is
charged with having murdered
Oaptiin W. C-. Qiilis and son
William. In the application, re
ceived this afternoon from the
Victoria authorities, h was fur
ther developed that the two
Gillis bodies are -known to have
been handeuflVd together the
barrel anchor tied to them, and
both castoverbo u d in the waters
off Sidnsv island.
I
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Dr. FI. K. Moore, for a number of
years located at Flat, aad well Known
throughout this interior sect ion, was a
J yesterday arrival, on his way to the
Outside, where lie stales he will take
up permanent residence: [le will first
visit on the coast, and will then leave
for his boyhood home, near Harper s
Ferry, Va. The departure of Dr.
Moore, we ref ret. to say. leaves this en
the section without a ph\sician.
Dr. Moore will remain here for a few
dais, or until such time as Mrs, Mc
Kenzie. who has been quite ill at the
Larson House for the past week, de
veh ping last night into pneumonia, is
at least on 'he road i > recovery.
Harry Oounedy, merchant, banker
ami man of affairs in t lie Flat and Idil
arid sec ion. arrived yesterday and
c nlinued to McGrath this morning,
despite the 50 degrees below weather.
Mr. Donnelly is on his way to the Out
side. Ffe will co first to Stock inn, Ca! ,
t > meet Mrs. Donnelly, and will then
make a visit in the East. He expects
to return over the a'e trail.
—
Mr and Mis. T. IJ. A it ken. of Can
dle, left McGrath a couple of days ayo
f r Fairbanks, being accompanied by
Grant Murdock and i’ete Michels, with
two teams. With the departure of Mr.
and Mr Ailken, John Sinclair took
Charge of tjoir affairs at Candle.
Mr. hoc! .Mis Arthur Berry, und
daughter Snookie, after a visit of three
or four days here, departed Wednesday
f r McGrath on ttieir wav home.
| Bob Lowne, nnviug three bursas,
left Sunday for F.at, and will probably
D'it ret urn hi re tiro 11 aboiii i.ti< 20th.
Frank Becktuat , com , mGphir,
was a yesterday . at i snort
t viait
Arrest of Olmsted Only
Small Detail in Gov
ernment’s Plan.
Seattle, Dec. 1.—Lyle, federal
prohibition director, declared to
day that the arrest of Olmsted is
only a detail in the government's
plan of prosecution that involves,
he said, a score of other persons
whose names are well known ic
legitimate business circles as
sellers of contraband liquors and
take twice that many citizens of
equal prominence a- nuvers of
intoxicants
San Fianci->c
merits in iD\e> «
smuggling act i.
nent men in <1
were predicted wi
Attorney CmsoM
■ndict
<r- liquor
m promi
od Mexico.
Utilled States
Telegraphic Ticks
St. Paul.—A suit at lacking the order j
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion reducing express rates was tiled]
in the United Stales district court here
todav by tifiy-thrae railroads and the
federal gjA^jffiEftpeot and American
Rail wav 1
Jompanv,
''p
Washington.-—Co.didge feels that if
a reduction of freight rates is marie at
this time it, should be accomplished
through redaction in operating costs
rather than at the expense o! wages of
railroad employees.
Washington — i he annual fiscal re
port of the United States Shipping
i Hoard, handed to Congress by Chair
j man O’Connor, calls for continued vig
orous government operation of the
merchant marine for purposes of trade
2,nd national defense.
Seattle. — Eight itumired and fifteen
cases of French champagne and Scotch
ca^e whiskey, shipped for the Seattle
h didav trade, and valued at 885,000,
were seized in a barn on a poultry farm
on the shore of Lake Washington, yes
■terday._
Washington.— At a meeting of the
Baltic Monuments Commission and
General Pershing an agreement was
reached e<> erect chapels >>r memorial
hrlls io ettsh of the eight American
military cemeteries in Eur ipe.
Seattle—*Capiin Knald Amundsen
has ordered that his ship Maud, which
has been trying to drift across the
polar basiu, return to San Fraccisco
next summer, to he sold.
Washington.—The republican na
ltoualeoiTimitt.ee expended $30,003,952
and has $355.20-1 in its treasury. Chair
man Butler reported in a statement
made public M< ndav.
Wasbiogtoo. — Postoffice department
rereoues for the ear totaled $402.120,
853 Postmaster General New, tu his
annual report, announced today,
Seattle.—Edwin D. Colvin has been
appointed prosecuting attorney, to sue*
ceed Douglas,-who was recently elected
superior judge
Seattle.—Cap' Hirke-jy
president of '( raua«
ptMrtation Comp*-.,, ~.*.A iuateiny,
GOOLIDGE’S
VIEWPOINT
He Propounds New In
dustrial Golden Rule
in Chicago Talk.
Chicago, Dec. 6.— President
I Coolidge propounded a new in
dustrial golden rule which, he
declared, must be applied be
I tween agriculture and commerce
! :f the former 4s to survive and
the latter is to continue to pros
per. “Prosperity cannot be di
vorced from humanity,’’ he said.
The President’s message was
delivered at a luncheon tendered
him by the Chicago Commercial
Club. He urged the commercial
and industrial side of the nation
to pay less attention to “wheat
and corn and hogs, to their
transportation and their prices.”
| and to give more thought to men
land women who produce them
Anderson, Canadian,
Indicted at ’Frisco,
Jumps $30,000 Bail
San Francisco, Dec. 8.—United States.
'Superior Judge; Partridge today for
'•ited the 530f ‘(> ;t 1 IP. It. Aoclcr
G m, prominent Victoria. B. C-, attor
ney, who fieri from the court’s uuisdie
tion after having: been indicted aloar
with the captain and twenty-one mem
bers of the crew of the British steamer
Quadra for conspiracy to violate tb?
Volstead act.
George B. Wesch and Anthony
Sweeney, who left here several weeks
ago with Tom McKinnon to give as
| sistance to the latter in drilling opera,'
lioDS on what is known as the Frits
Tittel ground, on the west fork of the
Nixon, returned here Tuesday, coming
l up from. McGrath. The result of tha
i drilling work is not stated. Mr. Mc
] Kinuon left McGrath Monday for Fair
banks, and the drill, it is understood,,
will be returned here on the opening
of navigation. Messrs. Wesch and
Sweeney left Thursday for the I.<D.
headquarters. Ganes creek.
J. E. Fullerton, well known Flat
merchant, accompanied by Ben Muruni
end Charles Utila. passed through Sun
day to McGrath. Mr. Fullerton is oa
his way to the Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
at Rochester, Mine., Id the hope of ob
taining relief for his ailments, which
are said to be in the nature of a gen -
eral breakdown.
A. H. Twiichell aud C. A. Fowler
I were among yesterday’s arrivals, com
ing from their reindeer camp and
bringing in a supply of that meat.
Ren Richardson, from up in the
Nixon section, was a Tuesday arrival,
for a few days’ visit.
John Sinclair, who arrived Sunday,
left Tuesday for McGrath, on his way
to Candle._
| A. J. Hostner was aThuisday arrival
for a few days’ visit.
Fifty-two below this morning by tha
Times’ thermometer.
Bill Wiseman was a Thursday a
rival from McGrath, for aahort.v.P-i;