THE
'VOL. V. NO. 27
TOK0TNA„ ALASKA. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1925.
PRICE £3 CE.Vlo
fakes 12 Lives, Destroys Many Large
Buildings: Property Damage Esti
mated at Ten Million Dollars.
Santa Barbara. June 29.'—AH
brick buildings tb Santa Barbara
were demolished this morning,
including the famous Arlington
iotel, by an earthquake which
tp Tept' the southern end of the
st *te, centering its severity' on
this city. Water mains and river
reservoirs were broken and the
city was partly flooded. Two
large: fires burst forth shortly
.i’ter the earth shock. The loss
of life is unknown, but it is cer
tain that many have perished.
Lies Angeles, June 29.—A se
vere earthquake was recorded in
.ofc Angeles at 5:43 o’clock this
‘Horning. A number of down
town buildings swayed consider
ably. _
Santa Barbara, Jure 29. —
Twelve persons are n. v known
i be dead as a result of this
lorning’s earthquake, while the
1 roperty damage la estimated at
tod million dollars.
Among the larger buildings
destroyed are the following:
Samarkand Hotel,
New California Hotel,
San Marcos Building,
First National Bank,
American Legion Building,
Poblic Library.
Moose Hall,
Kiiights of Columbus Ball,
Presbyterian Church,
Hall of Records,
County Jail Building,
Eh NiQo Building,
Ste Francis Hospital,
St. Vincent Orphanage.
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A. Second Earthquake
Santa Barbara, June 30.—An
other earthquake, somewhat
lesser in its severity than yes
terday’s shock, struck the city
this morning at 1:30 o'clock, re
sulting in much additional dam
age.
Many looters prowled amid
the earthquake ruins during the
night and morning. The Guad
eloupe Catholic Church was one
of> the principal sufferers, from
which the altar vessels of gold
and silver were stolen.
It is detinitely^established that
Mris. Perkins, widow of the late
Charles Perkins, once president
of the Chicago, Burlington &
Qtkincy railroad, perished in the
destruction of the Arlington
Hotel.
Normalcy Returning
Santa Barbara, July 2.---With
250 marines patrolling the earth
quake-torn section of Santa Bar
bara today to preserve order, the
city has resumed normalcy in
many respects.
Virtually all dangerous over--1
hanging: walls were demolished
by firemen yesterday, and during
the night trucks hauled the
debris away and cleared the sec
tion, until there is little left this
morning of wreckage of any
character, sa^?e on the site of
the San Marcos building and in
the park surrounding* the Hotel
Arlington,
The body of S. M’estiers, en
gineer of the San Marcos build
ing, was recovered from the
ruins late yesterday, bringing
the known death list to eleven.
With telephone service re
sumed and prospects of light
and gas service within 24 hours,
citizens are looking forward for
the next few hours to bring nor
malcy conditions to their homes
and closing of the Red Cross
stations where rich and poor
have elbowed one another at
mealtime since the disaster.
Asks Loan $20,000,000
Santa Barbara, July 1.—The
city of Santa Barbara today is
sued an appeal to the nation for
two million dollars, to be used as
an earthquake fund, and to
American bankers and clearing
house associations of the coun
try for a loan of twenty million
dollars, as a reconstruction fund.
A Third Shock
Santa Barbara, July i>.—An
other earthquake shook the city
this morning, tumbling over
many partially wrecked build
ings. Twelve persons were seri
ously injured.
'Chinese Governor
Invites Americans
Attempt Mediation
CaDtoo, June 29.—The American
consul here, accompanied by the com
mander of the U. S. S. Nashville, called
I on the Chinese civil governor here to
day, upon invitation of the latter, to
attempt a mediation of difficulties be
tween Chinese and foreigners.
Coolidge Hurries to
Visit His Sick Father
Plymouth, Vt., June 29.—Called here
by the illness of his father, President
Coolidge had the assurance of physi
cians today that the patient is improv
ing and resting easier, after a minor
operation yesterday. Colonel John
Coolidge, himself insisted that h9
would be on his feet again in a few
day &_
Plymouth, July 1.—President Cool
idge left here today for Swampscott,
Mass., with the assurance that his
father virtually had recovered from his
attack of illness
Something Must Be
Done to Check Flow
of Farmers to Cities
Great Falls, June 2ft —Observing
that one-half million farim in the
United States had been abandoned last
year, Secretary of Interior Work, in
an address here, said:
"Speaking broadly, with the whole
country in mind, something must be
devised quickly that will eheck the
flow of farmers to cities to become day
laborers.”
Canned Salmon Is
Becoming Popular
in American Homes
Washington, July 2 —Canned salmon
is becoming more popular in Amerteun
homes, according to a statement in a
bulletin on the world’s trade in canned
ealmon by the Department of Com
merce, which shows that the United
States’ per capita consumption in
creased from 1.42 pounds in 191ft to 3 24
pounds in 192.3.
A. R. N. Company
Acquires Argonaut
The Alaska f\i- -ors Navigation Cora*
pany, Captain Wallace Bangle v man
ager, has purchaset from Churlen Nic
olet the power boat Argonaut, accord
ing to Mr. Nicolet, who arrived here
lute Tuesday. By the terms of the
merger agreement, Mr. Nicolet be
comes a stockholder in the A. It. N.
Company and will ai-> > be a factor in
the operation of one of the company’s
boats, assumedly the Argonaut.
August Smith was a Tuesday arrival
from the Flume Dredging Company
'camp, Yankee creek.
Betties Hits Cinnabar
Ledge, Kolmakofskv
Gordon Betties, former Tokotnan and
well known oldtimer, is understood to
have struck a good ledge of cinnabar
! just bars; of Kolntakofsky, during the
i past, winter, acordmg to recent arrivals
i from down river. Mr. Betties was a
| passenger to Seattle on the Santa Ana,
i but is expected to return to Kolma
kofsky within the next few months.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—The $4.600.00©Carmaa’s ex
clusive Woman’s Apparel Shop, owned
and directed by Mrs N. M. Carman,
was purchased by Livingston Bros.
Ihrig, of San Francisco. Thursday.
Omaha.—John W. Mahan, of Helena,
w as elected national commander, and
Atlanta, Ga., selected for the 102(1 con
vention of disabled war veterans of the
world ftar.
Swampscott, Mass.—Mrs. Coolidge
barely escaped being run down by a
motorcycle Thursday morning, while
taking a walk, a leap to the side of the
road alone saving her.
Los Angeles.—During the earth
quake, Monday morning, a 7-pound
l>oy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Chaplin. _
Spokane—Secretary of interior Work
arrived here Thursday for an inspec
tion of the Columbia basin and Kittitas
reclamation projects.
London.- -The Norwegian govern
ment has decided to double the Amund
sen award, maklng-it 12,000 kroner
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FOILED BY
JACKLING
U. of C. Student Fails
in Attempt to Ex
tort $50,000.
San Francisco, June 29.—D.
C. Jackling, widely known cop
per magnate, has successfully
foiled the attempt to extort fifty
thousand del tars from him. un
der the threat that Mrs. Jackling
had been kidnapped and would
be murdered.
The unraveling of the plot
was exposed today when Bliss
Baker, a University of California
student, now under arrest, con
fessed to his mother that he was
responsible for the attempt.
Airplane Landing
Field for Tokotna
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Tokotna will have an aviation land- j
ing field, and it. will, without doubt, be i
ready for the first airplane within the j
next few davs.
During Thursday. Major Oliver, of j
the Alaska Road Commission and Rob
ert Sommers, of the Territoria Road
Commission, made inspection of the
hill back of town as a suitable spot for
a landing field. Following this inspec
tion it was stated that the Territorial
Road Commission would co operate
with local citizens in the work of con
struction, the Com mission to make ex
penuiturea up to Sl.uOO, while residents
so inclined mav matte their contribu- '
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Hons either in money or labor.
j A number of Road Co . rr. :* oa men,!
i horses, scrapers and other equipment,
! it is understood, will be busy on top of
i the hill within the hex; ds v or two.
Major Oliver and Bob
Sommers Arrive From I
Nenana, Record Time'
Major L. E. Oliver, engineer olhcer
of the Alaska Road Commission, in
company with Robert Sommers, of the
Territorial Road Commission, arrived
in Tokotna late Tuesday, after having
i made t.be trip through from Nenana,
j via Lake Minchumina, to McGrath in
| six and one-half days, coming from the
! Kuskokwim side of the portage to Mc
! Grath in Joe Oates’ launch.
The visit hereof Messrs. Oliver and
i Sommers was very brief. They made
i a road inspection trip to Ophir and re
turn on Wednesday, and on Thursday,
j in company with Superintendent Ross
KiDney, took the automobile to the!
Flume Dredge Company camp, Yankee
creek, where Tom Shallow, with
saddle horses, was in waiting to escort
them over the trail to Iditarod. From
iditarod they will connect with boat, at
Holv Cross. Ross Kiuney. when leav
ing here, expected to continue his
journey to it « lower Kuskokwim, but
that will be determined, upon his ar
rival at Iditarod.
Major Oliver, so far as known, was
non-committal regarding the practica
bility oi a summer mail route via Lake
Minchumina.
Louis Suzanne, Ophir. was a Tuesday
arrival.
DUEL W TH
REVOLVERS
Results in Killing of 2
Bank Bandits, Near
Seattle.
Seattle, -July 3.—la a revolver
duel which followod the robbery
of the State Bank at the town of
Burkley, yesterday afternoon,
two unmasked and unidentified
desperadoes were killed. One
of the bandits was shot from the.
running board of his automobile
speeding away with the loot,
while another was killed when
he drove back to rescue the body
of his dead comrade.
William Rose, 54. a business
man of Burkley, is dying in the
hospital as a result of revolver
wounds received in the spectac
ular battle.
Frank Joaquin Takes
Over I. D. Co. Dredge
Frank JoaquiD, whb recently ac
quired a lease of the dredge and the
"round holdings of the Innoko Dredge
Company, left Sunday for Ganes creek,
accompanied by Mrs. .Joaquin and two
daughters, Neil,,. ~ ad Greta.
Tbe dredge will not. of course, be
put in operation this year, but Mr.
Joaquin states that everything will be
in readiness for its operation next sea
son. The ground to be dredged r uns
from Nos. 5 to 12, inciusive, above dis
covery, of which Mr. Joaquin himself
is owner of Nos. 8 to 12, inclusive.
Harry Greb Wins
Over Mickey Walker
New York, July —Harry Greb,
middleweight champion, was given the
decision over Mickey Walker in their
fifteen-round go last night. Though
Walker took lots of punishment in the
fourteenth rouQd, he was lighting the
strongest at the close.
Haynes May Resign to
Run for Ohio Governor
Washington, July If.—National Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes author
ized the announcement today that he
is likely to rosigc in order to become a
candidate for the Ohio governorship oa
the republican ticket.
President Digs Down
Into Jeans for 15c
Swanipscott, July —President Cool
idge returned here list ni»ht At
Charleston, N. It., he was assessed the
usual 15 cents for usi^ig the toll bridge
over the Connecticut river. ,
An item of interest to their many
friends is that, L. 3. Lioomis, former
manager of the N. C. Company, sta
tioned at McGrath, and Miss Grace
Anderson, both of whom, in company
with Miss Helen Bechoa, left for the
Outside early in April, were married
shortly after their arrival in Seattle,
according to word just received here
The Times extends congratulations.