VOL. III. NO. 56 „ V?
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1921
PRICE 25
Washington, Nov. 1.—Forbes,'
former directing head of the
veterans’ war bureau, was
late this afternoon charged be
fore the Senate investigating
t committee with entering into a
conspiracy with contractors,
from whom lie was to receive
’ §£t,y thousand dollars per hos
pital for awarding contracts to a
favored group. On trips of in
spection for hosp tal sites from
' coast to coast it was read into
the record that Forbes was a
leading figure in a series of wild
parties at which liquor floated
for men and women. Parties to
the revelation were . stifled by
Ellis H. Mortimer, vice presi
dent of the Philadelphia Coal
Company.
Washington, Nov. It —It is de
clared that the investigation of
the veterans’ bureau ns adminis
tered by Forbes now gives prom
ise of developing into the great
est government scandal of a de
cade. Senator Reed, of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the coin
mittee, said that the committee
looks to the Depart’ nit of Jus
lice to do its.duty, that its duty
is obvious, and tb^-the commit
tee will be specialized if the At
President’s Proclama
tion Recalls Two Sad
Events of Year.
Washington, Nov. 6.—Presi
dent Coolidge’s Thanksgiving
■Day proefla{nation, issued today,
calls to mind that the year has
brought to the American people '
two tragic experiences, the death 1
of Harding and the Japanese1
earthquake, but says that such
experiences serve to test and re
tine men’s natures. During the
year also,.the proclamation says,
the nation has been blessed with
much material prosperity^ The !
President asks t hat the people ,
gather in their homes and places
of worship on Thursday, Novem
ber 29, to give expression to
their gratitude and “seek the
guidance of Almighty God, that
they may deserve a continuance
of His favor.”
The outgoing mail from Flat left
that place on Nov. 1, while the incom
ing mail star ted from Nenana on Nov.
2, there being no snow at the latter
place on that date, according to ad
vices received here.
August Smith and Peter Snow, who
arrived Wednesday, returned Thurs
day to their headquarters in the i)ig\
< creek section.
tornoy General lias not acted be
fore its report and recommenda
tions to Congress.
Washington, Nov. 7. The late Pres
ident Harding called for the resigna
tion ef Forbes as director of the vet
erans’ bureau as a result >f the V’erry
ville, Md., surplus su|>j> v sale transac
tion, Dr. C. E. Sawyer, physician to the
late executive, testified todav before
tbe Senate veterans investigating
committee. Sawyer tes ilied that
tbe fuee of an older that shipments of
supplies from i’erryviile be stopnid,
carloads of materials v.< .e sent out for
two or three days after sums.
Washington, Nov. 5. Tne payment
of an additional $33,000 to Matthew
O’Brien, of San Francisco, architect,
for the revision of hi- plan- for the
government hospital at Livertmre,
Calif., to make them ac- ding to the
terms of his original coni; at, was dis
closed before the veterans' bureau in
vestigating committee this afternoon.
Seattle, Nov. 3.—It was disclosed to
night that Forbes, form ■ director of
tbe veterans’ bureau, mi under lire at
Washington for graft n onnection
with tbe awarding of contracts for gov
e ament hospitals, was secretly di
vorced by Kate Forbes in the King
county superior court, sn days ago,
the grounds for granting the uivor^e
being cruelty and personal indignities
to plaintiff.
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Rhineland Separatists
to Haul Down Flags
and Evacuate.
Aix la Chapelle, Nov. 3. -rtop
aratists who established the
Rhineland republic here on Oc
tober 2\ admitted their defeat
this afternoon. All separatists
flags will be hauled down from
the town hall and government
quailers before being evacuated.
London.—The government has for
mnllv protested to France and Belgium
that it cannot view with equanimity!
the creation or separate states in Ger- j
many or the dismemberment of that:
country.
Govt. Plans to Place
Agents in Breweries
and Increase Patrols
Washington.— 1'lie United States)
plans to plane an agent in every brow-1
ery and distillery to slop the many
leaks and to increase border patrols to
the highest nflieienoy in order to stop
the smuggling of liquor, the Treasury
Department announe. i today as its
proposed plan to force the dry law.
John Heino returned Monday frontal
trip to Ophir, bringing over a supply!
5f meat from the eoM <-’ora"o barge
Gov. WaUcn Haled
for Trial, Oklahoma
Impea hment Court
Oklahoma ( ii \.—Governor vValton
was arraigned f >r ii‘iu.1 today before
t.he senate court of Impeachment, the
charges confronting him being orrup
tion in office, "j >ral turpitude, ••vili'ui
negit -t, of duty nd pent ral inconipe
reocy. Teen • k»o specific all-gations
re in t’ne i n-pi hment ind;.ament.
4 Democrats and :> Re
public r.s Elected i
Lower House.
Washington, Nov. 7.—Missis
sio 'i and Ma: , land ole tod denc
! *;:• i'iit ic go- noi s j o,sterday
ont del Led . •J. Pot
: iar. . a cousin of Coolidge, re
turning Porter H. I)a!e to the
Senate.
Pour democrats and three re
publicans v re elected the
lower house of Congress through
out the several states.
tn New York state the repub
licans retain control of the gen
era! assembly, but toe demo
cratic judiciary ticket in Man
i hattan and Ri mx was swept
I into offaee o. •rvvhelniing’y by
i the republican .id independent
tickets, .support 'd by Iluirst.
i In Illinois, Miss 'iary M. Bar
j tel me; the first woman to be e!e
| vated to a circa. court judge
ship was elected in Cook county.
She is a reput'd, m, and ! *d tin
ticket.
To Arrange for Conference.
New York.—YVi li. Jioot.h, presi
deni of tae In ten 1 - ral i ui.i.d-r
Commerce, sailed r ; v for i’itris,
where he will make .mgi tn< uis for
i{)9 opferenoe of d- ; from thirty
eight nations, to 1 rcconimentla
tions regarding the proposed repara
tions diseusgioa, as oeated sy Sec
retary 'm'.-aate .da
Lloyd Geor<r~ Deliv
ers Partir ? Address
in N. Y.; 8 Arrests
Richmond, Vu , Viv. >.■ ".President
Coolidge’s efforts t;> -rule the repara
tions controversy ill be completely
nullified if France n s;>ts upon full
payment of the sum ass sscti against
Germany,’1 Lloyd G-n-rge declared ben*
this afternoon. ‘•There will have to be
a reduction from the 1.12.000.000,000
gold marke, the figure ori jinailv set.'
Lloyd George said, “or Germany will'
become as inert as a tadpole, not even |
wiggling its own tail ”
H. C. \\ allrek, who t.•'turned ’.ester
day from* McGrath, ! 1 ;
steps to that point m. -t ...
for the 'oast Sanlr.i ism nn . .si
to his old li..rne in Mo: an", 'a!if.
Herman Saupe, w o art .veil . irr
day from Yankee. j
McGrath, on his wa o to. >uiside.
LPu't Good iir.ster, m ’ 'nhir was a
Monday arrival
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Washi* qton, Nov, —As the
first step towards he . >i ,11 uS.:
tion of o 'iDiviie i nv. scheme
of road mldinq in Alaska, gov
ernor f.fono has recommended
that road construction activities
in. the T.' ritory be transferred
from tiia .Yar .Department to he
bureau A roads divis: >n ' 1 e
Department'of Agrionltttr ■ Che
interior, Yar and x\«rr> ;i! are
Departments acquiesce e the
recoin tn* . Nation.
The bureau of public r.> - Is has
charqo of the admin.si -ati-.m of
l be federal highway ;icf, ami an
effort will be made lo place
Plau •< Extension of
Ser Ice Outlined by
New Manager.
j Seattle, Imw <j.— JMans for the
! f\xt nsion ot rail service in Alas
ka
. ar:
or i lined last niuiit by
Lee L-ovdi s, manager of the
hla ska Ha;Ir >';(!, .-.peaking be
fore tiie Ai ■ i Coniinitt.ee of
the i. bomber of Commerce at a
banquet iri hi :on< : at * he ai
mer Club. The Government
hopes soon ; ■> build feeder lines,
Landis said, i -lading a branch
line to Mount McEieioy National
(»i* >
and to provide accommo
dations in the 'dark for summer
tourist travel. Additional sleep
ing cars will be put on, and the
iiotel facilities at Curry Station,
t lie presentee ranee to the Park,
will be augmented. “\Ve are
going to develop not only indus
trial tonnage, Landis an non nc
,\i, -‘but we .men 1 to make the
tourists pay new .ermine for th"
railroad, for .he tourist nnootov
spends none , on
is a potential -
vest or.*'
iis travels but
Ltler and hi
lany Ca -Allies From
Oisortk . '"i Germany
B *rlio, Nov. Seven :'»uJioenie n
»v;T8 killed a:ui ]'» wounded.' and ii
!>»•: -was w • re kill, i and 103 wounded,
in ii uhj's > in tiamburj;, aeoord*
! ! ” lu ac% .t'l Ii i i ll! in 1 i 11;Ij to
mght.
London, Xu . '! A C.'entr:.! No, t.
dispatch from 'j !■ . at n’fflook t.bis
afternoon says l.i,*.: -j.it-. of eoainuin
isis are march: ^ n *' ■ ■ Lei a an e»’»
i t a I and that compa: ret i • i e have
been rushed'nor m > — im.
Berlin. - -The mod
by the situation ,y ' t Vartan
r.:ni-onaliSt> pi • i ,» '.he i*
vari»n-Tbi*rkrgien in mi i os or
dered -three ivy > mem s to he ;•< /ion.
Many Jews suffered in outbreaks oi l
plundering In ut l',t :iiv *.hi.-* !
rtlir i
Alas,:;, under the provisions oi
this statute, Governor Bone said
today, delegate Sutherland has
prepared a bill, which is now
being considered by the chree
departments mentioned. This
measure wiH be introduced as
soon as Congress con venes and a
- ihous ebort made to enact it
intoriaw. if this effort is sue
(*.-ssfu4, Alaska will obtain fr>n?
tho'foderal highway funde a sun,
exceeding one million dollars a
yt•;n‘ for road construction in the
Territory and the bureau of
1 public roads will establish this
. tricL oi ices in Alaska, with head
io; carters either at, bo ward or An
; uborage.
Shoots Two Pedestrians
in Wildfiring on Se
attle Streets
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Se.ittle, i\ov. 4.—Isaac Ham
burner, secretary to Federa*
.ludye Cushman arc Mrs. V iol <
Da '-ere fiber, and both, dan
yr I’ousiy.iwounded tins afternoon
by ] oliceman S. H. Short. whe
was bring at a. trie .of fleeing
shoplifters. The liv*os of scores
' f other pedestrians were endaru
<o red, as the streets were crowd
ed at the time. Short turned ir
Lbs; star soon after the affair.
Ceatfie, Nov. 7.—Isaac Hamburger,
:,hot two days ago by the wild-tiring of
1 olieetr.an Short, died today, withic
half on hour after the arrival of hi;
v.ifv from Paradise, < ali'. Short v/i'
be prosecuted oc a charge of mac.
slang htor.
Germany Forced Into
i>rganized Bankrupt
cy, Declares Poincaire
\ fivers, France, Nov. ,i.—Premier
i oincaire, speaking at the inaugura
•on •? the sol titers’ memorial here,
»tu n.ai Gent.at.y hc.il been fereef
into systematlealiy organised bank
: "up’ey and that certain c?.. :ses of the
; ; r.nu!at,inn had been reduced to misery
l lor the sole bc-neSt of wi.ait.ny indus
• tidal and commercial lend. :s. For hit
| reason he deems it accessary, he said
| to bold Germany t.o its edj’es until
rttcrce is paid fn fud.
Ross Kiunev. A. K. (.' superir °nd
Alt, Jfift Ti : river, ?*• r.
which noint thi ! • i < -.mission will
stabt-dc viotset 11 v vk to Med fra
and tb'-iV.-o tc ' c 1 a.-:t ’orfc. Fol
lowing the completion rf this work,
Jr. Kinney is scheduled to Gate lor
the Outside, (<
James Harlaod, after a few davs'
visit in the Crooked creek section, re
■.'!•{• •••■ .Th'.-.rs av Pom McCrat1’