THE
TIMES
'VOL.' IV. NO. 48
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER LB, 1924.
PRICE 25 CENTS
PAYING UP
ON INCOMES
- J. D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and Ford Family Are
Real Big* Ones.
New York, Oct. 24J— John D.
Rockefeller, jr.. paid the gov
eminent a greater amount in in
1 come taxes for the year' 1923
than any other New York mil
iionaire, records of the internal
revenue bureau at the customs
house revealing' today -that he
ii paid $7 435,169.
' The -amounts paid * by other
"t prominent- New Yorkers and
‘ corporations are:
United States Steel Corpora
tiou, $15,930,911.
John f) Rockefeller, $124,266.
Standard Oil Company of New
York. $3 370.015.
George F. Baker, jr., banker,
- $678,664.
George F. Baker, banker,
•* $660,371.
El belt H. Gary, $378,364.
Henry H. Rogers, banker and
railroad director, $373,627.
% Detroit: Oct! 24. —Nineteen
million dollars in income taxes
was paid by Henry Ford and his
family to the government for
the year .1923, according to the
Sgares revealed tonight by the
internal revenue reports of the
customs 1 office. Here are the
figures:* Henry Ford, personal
taxes, i$877,'846; Edsel B Ford,
personal taxpis, $1,984,254.
- De Valera Arrested,
Now in Belfast Jail
‘Cork, Oct?. 24.—The anniversary of
' the death of 'Lord Mayor MacSweney
was commemorated1 here Sunday by
national troops and a republican pro
cession, headed by Lord Mayor French,
‘ during which Anna MacSweney
snatched a wreath for her brother
' from an army officer’s hand and hurled
1 it to' the ground.
London:—De Valera was again ar
1 rested last night while on his way to
address a meeting iD Lindenberg, Ire
‘ laud. _
Belfast.—De Valera, who was arrest
‘ ed-last night in London, was brought
to Belfast today under heavy police
guard and placed in. jail.
That new annex to the Pioneer Hall,
authorized a few days ago ny the local
* igloo, is going up by leaps aud bounds.
Excavation work, which started Mon
day, was all done on that day; side
walls, all but one round, were up yes
terday; the gable was completed today:
1 the roof will be oo tomorrow, and lay
’ iog of the floor will be under way the
following day* Pretty work, we’ll say,
'• and it only goes to show what a few
’ energetic, husky., good fellows can ac
complish when they start out to do
something._
Dolph Mespelt left this moraine for
McGrath on his way to the Slow Fork
roadhouse, from which point he will go
about sixty miles into the Mount Mc
Kinley section and join his brother
*■ Charlie in taming operatienw* in*1 that
«- district. <ii
PEKING IS
OCCUPIED
Fetmg Yusang’s 11th
Division Enters and
in Control of City
Peking. Oct 24.—A brigade of
Feung Yusang’s Eleventh divi
sion quickly and unexpectedly
entered and occupied Peking
last night and took control of
the capital. All communications
are cut off and the eityqs gates
are closed.
Tokio, Oct 21.—Tsao Dun,
president of China, has fled from
Peking, according to dispatches
to the Cosukas News Agency
from Tientsin. IHis destination
is not known.
FOR PUBUG
INSPECTION
Lists of Taxpayers and
Amount of Income
Paid By Each.
Washington. Oct. 23—Com
missioner of Internal Revenue
Blair this afternoon directed all
collectors of internal revenue to
have available for public inspec
tion complete lists of taxpayers,
showing the amount of income
paid by each. This action was
taken in compliance with the in
ternal revenue law of 1924.
Paul Flynn was a departure this
morning for McGrath, Nenana, Seward
and the big Outside. Mr. Flyan came
to Alaska in 18!)7, took in Dawson.
Fairbanks, Iditarod, Ruby and other
camps before coming to this section,
and this will be his first trip to the
Outside in twenty-seven years, which
is made principally to visit his folks,
residing at Everett, Wash. He ex
pects to return here the latter part of
March.
Henry Martelia, bringing up a load
of freight, returned here yesterday
from a trip to McGrath. Coming up
with him was Andy Hansen, who re
ceived a severe scalding on the left
■side of his face through the breaking
of a steam pipe at CaDdle. some days
ago. The scars received by Mr. Han
sen are healing nicelv.
Henry Martelia left this morning for
Ophir, from which ■place ha is sched
uled to leave1 for A. H. Twitcbell’s
reindeer eanfpl CvkiCr thou b tain, on a
mission that'will1 occupy six or seven
days. Andy Hansen also left Jor Ophir
withi Mr. Martelia.
" - ‘ ——rrr-TT rr -rrxr-n „
1 Frkbk Guskey, N. O. auditor, was a
Sunday araival for n few days* visit.
Waioo Puntila returned Sunday from
a trip to Candle.
John Johnson left Monday*-for'Can
dle, ‘ i t*
Persia Must Explain
to U. S. Why Murder
ers Are Not Punished
Teheran, Persia. Oci. 23.—Amer
ican legation has handed, a note to the
'Persian government, declaring that if
I measures are not carried oiit for the
punishment of Vice Coostll Imbr-ie’s
slavers »be relations bet ween A meric*
paud'Persia w !l assume a new aspect.
. W-asSfcwogttm.—Efforts so esplain to
the satisfaction of the United States its
position with respect to punishment of
the instigators of the murder of Vice
Consul Imbrie. at Teheran, will be
made by the Persian government at
once, according to advices received to
day by the State Department.
Sec. Wallace in Poor
Health, and May Quit
'-Washington, Oct. _23.—No 'formal
comment is available at the White
House today on the recurring report
that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
is planning to retire from the Cabinet.
Secretary Wallace is in a hospital nere.
recovering from a recent operation.
He has been in poor health' for some
time, and he may tender his resigna
tion before the opening of Congress.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Chicago.—President Coolidge. in his
.greetings read here today, lauded the
contributions of Lutherans to1 the de
velopment of the original colonies of
this country aod to tiie struggle for
American independence.
Saa Diego.—The dirigible' Sheuco
doah, which arrived Tuesday, resumed
its flight from Camp Lewis to Lake
hurst. N. J., via Fort Worth, Ten., at
11 a. m. Wednesday.
Wash t-n&?ton— Major General William
1 G. liaam. retired, who cmmcanded tne
; Thirty-second d vision in France in
j the world war, died here Friday.
San Francisco.—Lieutenant Smith, a
brother of the around the-world flyer,
was presented with $7,600 cash by Saa
| Franciscans, yesterday.
Seattle.—Elizabeth S. Edmonds, 19.
a University student, was run down
aud killed by a street car Thursday
j morning.
j New York.—Lew Dockstater, cele
, bratod minstrel, died yesterday at the
: borne of Mrs. Warren Paimer, his
daughter.
Peking. — Edward Sell, American
charge d’affaires here, died yesterday
morning, the-result of tv stroke of apo
plexy. _ _
Paris.—The French government to
day officially accorded de jure recogni
tion to the .-soviet government of Itus
sia.
Seattle.—E. J. Hen-mug, assistant,
secretary <>f labor, arrived her® today
on a business auij-political trip.
v A H. Twitcbell, who arrived Satur
day. left yesterday for Ophir, from
which point he will return to Crater
mountain, where his reindeer herd is
earuped. He expects to return here in
the course-of a couple of weeks, driv
iog over a number of deer to be slaugh
tered for local consumption He states
that bears are fairly plentiful in the
vicinity of his reindeer camp, no less
than six of those pests haviog been
killed by the herders the day before be
left caaip.
Al Goslaw, with team,, arrived Sun
day from McGrath.
UNABLE TO
MAKE NOME
Heavy Flow of Kusko
kwim Ice Halts Str.
Apollo Below Bethel.
' Dutch Harbor, Oct. 24.—The
motor ship 'Apollo, Captain E. B.
Hoffmaa. -which bleared Septem
ber 12th from Seattle for Nome
and Teller, via Bethel, put in
here vesterdaiy, httvihg been un
able to make Nome. The Apollo
was forced to turn back when
within iJr. miles Of Apokak, "5
mfiesheiow -Buthbi, owing to he
heavy flow of ice in She Kuske
kwim.
Included in the Apollo’s cargo
was a large amoant'bf material
for the cohstraction of a large
cold storage plant at Bethel.
DRASTIC
ECONOMY
Urged by Cooiidge in a
Rad:o Broadcasting
Address.
•'Seattle^- Oct. 23.—In the first
transmission of his voice from
the Capitol to-Seatlle for red is
tribution through twenty two
radio broadcasting instruments.
President Coolidge. speaking in
Washington to the United States
Chamber of Commerce, declared
for a policy of drastic economy.
The President expressed « his
opinion to the effect that the
economic condition of tho coun
try is good.
With drill parts and other essentials
loaded on two two-horse sleds, Thomas
McKinnon. George W-eseh, Joe Ferris
•and Anthony Sweeney left yesterday
tmorniog for up the west fork of the
Nixon, their destination being what is
known as the Frits Tittel miDiDg
ground, in which Mr. McKinnon ia in
terested aud uuou which the drill will
be placed in operation. Tho trip over'
will probably occupy several days.
Julius Saupe, Flume Dredge Com
pany manager, and N. D. Ulm, each
with bis own team, were Friday depart
ures for McGrath, on their way to the
•Outside for the winter.
John Jacobson, Billy OPaliie and
Fred Wdiitehead, of Candle, deoar ted
from McGrath a couple of days ago for
the coast. ___
Berman Saupe, who arrived Friday
from Candle, hit the trail do 'Saturday
for McGrath, headed for the Outside.
Miss Elisabeth Marsh, of McGrath,
was a Sunday arrival for a visit of a
few days here.
..... .
Jobs Sinclair, well known Candl®
man, arrived here Thursday, for a few
days’ town visit.
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•• BiUv Case left Friday for McGrath.-. |
STRIKING
3D PARTY
Says La Follette’s Can*
didacy Manufactured
by Revolutionists.
New York, Oct. 23.—Martin
W. Littleton, prominent lawyer,
in an address last night, told the
American Defense Society th#hi
the candidacy of Robert La Pot
lette was m an n facte-c in dune,
1.921, by a combination of revolu
tioastry forces which are pledged
te the overthrow of this govern
ment. in one way or another.
Chicago, Oct. 24.—Secretary
cf .State Hughes, in an address
j here last night, said ; “The third
barfcy seems to live on suspicion
and Calumny’' ‘and attacks
everyone and everything itself.
It would not take much to de
stroy our prosberity. Ail you
have to do is to shatter eonti
dence. This would result in the
third party producing ss, dead,
lock in this election.”
Washington—Contributions recalle
from fiew York and Chicago today hat
raised the campaign fond collected b;
the retubliean national committee tc
two million- fid fare.
Fritz’s Roadhouse
Burned to Grount
What was known as Fritz’s road
house, on the Ophir-Iditarod trail,
was burned to the ground a few days;
ago, according to advises received
h ;re early in the week. Details as to
bov? the structure caught fire are lack
ing.
The roadhouse, located at a spot
about 36 miles out of Ophir, was built
by Fritz Wolter several years ago, at
the time Tom Boyd put the mail routfa
that way, and which has since been the
route generally traveled. The house
later became the property of A. H
''Twitebell, and until last spring, during
the previous tisreo or four years, was
operated by Jerry Wyrue, whose death
occurred at Flat during the pact sum
mer.
Two dog houses and a dorse Oam,
adiaueDt to tbe old structure, are still
standing, according to report received
here
In case a new roadhouse is built ic
that locality, which is probable, it will
undoubtedly t>e located about two miles
this- side of tbe old site, up stream*
where timber is said to be more plen
tiful.
Frank J. Hart left this morning for
McGrath, headed for Nets ana, Auchor
age aDd possibly a trip to San Fran
cisco. He will probably return bere
some time in March.
Incidentally, don’t forget that func
tion to be given by tbo crew of tba
steamer Pioneer on Hallowe’en night,
Friday, October 31. An eo oyable liras
is assured._
Leon G. Loomis, local N.C. manager,
returned Friday from a business visit
at McGrath.
AI Colwell, after a season on Can: ie
was a Sunday'arrival, driving up from
MfGrath