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VOL.; IV. v Na 29
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924,
PRICE 25 CENTS
Duller Blades Broken,
Many Dents inSides*
Washington j Jnlfir i 16. *>- The
cutter Bear, in all certainty, baa
made her last cruise -to Arctio
waters. She is 'pinched- in the
ice<one>itheusand>miles aOBthtof
CJcfala&ka^ with two of hen- pro
peller blades! broken* and a score
of dents in her1 sides, and. coast
guard headquarters ha& radioed
ccder® to her to gnsemp the hot.
tie* .arnSnuefcarBi to Seattle from
he# fiftieth annnal cjruisa of the;
BeHug. Seh and*thei Aretienc Thfe
*' radio thab^ca men through: from
Captain Cochran today- told* it he
story of the: disappointment iof
the crew1 and " the* < insurmounti'
able ice. Cochr&n also indicated
that he eowldgefctheivessel back
to^Seatttei’
NJY.Mi^orSaysDavis *
WilBBe'EB&tedlf He*
Kfep^ Out^f Wall St.
E»flf'Frs®ci»e6» JuIt ’lS.-i-'J. F.’ Hylan,
zusyorof NewYork. arrived here this
aftsrnooo, and is the guest of William
R. Hears* at the j latter's •■' Saa Simeon,
home." Sjfcto, speateing of the political
situation*-said* that Dhvis will* be elect
ed president, provided he proves him
selfn©t»arepresentative of) Wall street.
Sdverai'Lives I&st in..
f Disasters Near Victoriia
*
Victoria** July 16>—Marie Watson,
wife of Naval-Lieutenant-RiWatsen,
was drowned at Rose Bay byahe cap*
sizing of a sailing boat. Watson and
three sailors-manning: the-craft are
missing..
Captain • William. Carter,* master of
ahetTacoma gas boat Tunas,, perished
when hisorafu followin^ an explosion,
sanlf- in the straits of*San Juan de
Fuda." Victor Williams and John
Brofwn,- who were rescued, and- -brought
here, say-the vessel was rum running.
EMwairdMenth Shot andv
Killed by FrisoitGuard
Walla * Waffa, July T5. — Edward
Weuth,- of -Tacoma* died-in the peniten
tiary here tonight. Meuth, who was-a
fbrmer state- treasurer, was shot and
billed by A. Lechener, a^niard, as he
waa walbing through * grounds,
Lechener believing Meuth to be an
escaping prisoner. -
Coolidge Family Re
turns to Washington
Lad low, Vt.r July J 2.—President, and
Uh. Coolidge left here tonight-ou tbeir
retarn to Washington. John C. Oool
Sdge, lather of the President;.. left his
41 home at namoath to go back-withthe
. bereaved family. The strain-* of tha
pant few days has had a moat noticeable
effect upop Mrs~ Cooiidge*...
T
FALL SAYS
Arraigned at El Paso
on Indictments Made
at Washington.
M’Pbso, Jtil.y 1ET.—Albert B.
Pall*, former secretary, of in
terior, today pleaded not guilty
and waived, preliminary hearing
when arraigned before United
States -Commissioner Schmidt on
charges growing out of indicts
ments i returned by the-federal
grand jury at Washington. To
; all interrogatories Pall positive
ly refused to make any cooa
' ment. __
Fbencft Not Satisfied
: With the Dawes Plan
y i _
IjGti4t)Bv JxAj M.—Premier Macdon
ald, is reporting his Paris conference
to 'the< Bouse this evening, revealed
that the French are unwilling to allow
the Dawes reparations plan to become
a substitute for the reparations clause
‘of the 'Versailles treaty.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—Leaving a note in which
she said she had been falsely accused,
.Mi's*. Dim pie Hollingsworth. Hilton, 20,.
and 6i2r nuu&the bride of Gerald Hilton,
took poison while standing in Wood
land' Park zoo* Thursday afternoon,
and died a suicide.
Seattle.t—Mrs* McKinnon-began > suit
for divorce Thursday.afternoon.against
Dr. G. McKinnon,- prominent physic
cian, naming.Mrs. DavidEldere as co
respondent. Plaintiff-asks* alimony at
$500 por month.
Paris.—Joseph Cadaux, who- was
banished, from. Paris by a vote of the
high court, was granted amnesty and
restoration of his political rights by
the French chamber of deputies, Tues
day night. _
Seattle.—Thomas D. Pages a- well
known Seattle- attorney, was bound
over to the federal court on charges of
violatiomof the liqqor laws, Thursday
afternoon, by Commissioner Elliott.
Seattle.—Captain . W. C. Reinhardt,
former master of the ill-fated South
Seus trading schooner S. N. Castle,
committed suicide in a local hotel,
Thursday, .
i, Melbourne.—The Australian, govern
ment has fallen, through an adverse;
vote in the commons. The labor party
will probably form a new government..
Seattle.—Mrs. Rachael R. Nolan, 86,
second cousin of Henry Ford, was- run
down, and killed, by an autastage, Fri
day. morning. _
Seattle:—James B.. Metcalf,> 80, first
territorial attorney, general of Wash
ington state, died - at his home here,
Monday,. _
Sbattle.—J. F. A< Strong, former
governor of Alaska, returned here to
day, following a tour of the world..
Cairo* Egypt.—Premier Said Zang U1
Pasha was.shot in the right hand by a
would,be assassin. Thursday.
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T
HuUJfceIihessto€ei&~
tinue as~ Chairman of*
DemocratioCoimnittee
New York,-July 12.;—Gandixlste John
W. D»vu has incited democratic'chiefa
to a conferonc® Tuesday» night at th«
residence ef Frank Li Polk to discuss
the chairmanship of the national com
miiteei
Da^ris-re^iested-Cordell.'Hull,*. letic
ing chairman of the-committee. to con
tinue to serso -and. conduct his cam.:
paign, but the latter declined.
Frazier, Nv D) Senator.,
to Aid L&Follette iit
Presidential Race..
i*
Washington, July 18.-—Senator
L. J. Frazier, of North Dakota,
today announced that'he will ao.
tively support theoandidacy of
Robert; Mv La Fdllette in the
coming presidential campaign.
Frazier declared ’ he would bolt
Coolidge because the chief mag
istrate does not represent his
brand of republicanism.
“I will support Senator La
FolleWe lor president ir> the
same manner as pi edged; by Sen
ator Wheeler.” Frazier said,
“and. we will probably make a
number of speeches together in
behalf of LaFoldette^
Side Glances at
Political Doings
New York.—William G. McAdoo,
recent aspirant lor tbe democrafoc
Domination for president, sailed fijlQn^
day for Europe. Id a statement issued
just before his departure, McAdoo said
he would give Davis his cordial sup*
port and take part in the campaign.
New York.—The ceremony of official
ly notifying Davis of his nomination
for president will take place at his
home, Clarksburg, W. Va.
•V -_.. *
Seattle.—George B' Lamping has an*
nouDced his candidacy for the repub
lican nomination for governor.
Moore Creek Mining:
Operations Retarded
Miaiirg' operations- on Moore- creek
are somewhat at a- standstill, owing to
tbe laok- of- water, and- what- w-ork is
being done is-oarried-on under difficult
ties, according to-word brought hero
last Tuesday by Tom Shallow on his
return from Flat.
Mr. Shallow also brought word that>
Mrs. J. F. Keller- beeame- quite- indis
posed on July X presumably from, pto
maine poisoning, and that Cecil Barlow
.went to Flat on July 4«nd. returned im
mediately with Dr Moore. At last ac
counts, however, Mrs. Keller was re
ported somewhat improved.
Paul Reamer.. In charge of tbe big
ditch finished last year, is just waiting,
but be is hopeful lor a downpour-at an
early date.
CIVIL WAR
IN_BRAZIL
Four Hundred Civilians
Meat Death in Insur
rection, Sao Paulo.
Btienos Aires, July 16.—Four
hundred civilians have been
killed during the fighting in the
insurrection at Sao Paulo, where
civil war appears to have result
ed from an insurrection with the
provisional government, estab
lished: by rebels opposed to the
federal government.
Washington.—Tbe reported evacua
tion of the citr of Sao Paulo by the
Brazilian ; federal authorities is con
firmed’Id an- official dispatch received
at the State Department tonight.
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Release of De Valera
and Others Probable
Dublin, July 16.—The release of
Eamonn De Valera, Austin Stack and
other political leaders now in prison is
believed to have been decided upon by
tbe Free State government.
Washington.—Robinson, democratic
leaders the Senate, has been expelled
from the Chevy Chase club as a result
of bis recent attack upon Dr. William
Mitchell on the Washington Club golf
links. ___
Washington.—Six out of ten counts
of the indictment of Harry F. Sinclair,
oil magnate, for contempt of the Sen
ate were sustained Thursday in the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia. _
Washington;—Former Senator Du
bois, of Indiana, has been) appointed a
iber of the iniernatiqfthl bound ^yi
commission, controlling the United
States and Canadian boundary.
Washington.—Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur will fly across the United States
in a dirigible this fall, it was announced
at the Navy Department on Thursday.
World Record for Con
tinuous Seaplane Flight
Norfolk, Va., July 17.—The world’s
record for continuous dying in a sea
plane was ’>1 uken at 4 a. m. today by
Lieutes:*;;'-'* George C. McDonald aDd
R. IX Smith. In a test flight of a new
type naval seaplane the flyers re
mained in the air 1% hours and 23 min
utes.. and were going strong at the end.
A term of court is due to open at
Flat (Mi July 24. Judge Cecil H. Clegg
and other members of the eourt party,
aocording to recent advices, were ex
.peoted-touacrive at Flat on Wednesday
last. ________________
Mt& .Clyde Glass, after a short town
Visit, returned Thursday to Ganes, ac
companied by Ophir Glass.
Dan Callahan left Wednesday for
McGrath..
Charlie Lovett, of Flat, was a Tues
dsy. arrival- -——
HE’LL STAY
WITH PARTY
Bryan Struggled With
Conscience to Justify
Nomination of Davis.
New York, July 12.—William
J. Bryan, in a public statement
tonight telling of his struggle
with himself to remain in the
democratic party after the nomi.
nation of Davis, in part, says:
“I was mindful that the demo*
cratic party had made me what
ever I am and had given me
whatever influence I possess. I
decided I was not willing to de
sert, and even had I been, I
could see no way in which I
could have brought the masses
of the people more good than
through the democratic party.
So have decided to stick.”
Democratic National
Convention Aftermath
New York, July 14.—Candidates
Davis aDd Bryan today waited upon
the democratic national committee and
requested that its ^reorganization be
postponed till a later date. Their
wishes will be respected.'
London.—The nomination of John
W. Davis for president of the United
States is commented upon with great
satisfaction here, due to the nominee's
popularity when he was ambassadoi to
Great Britain.
Chicago.—Charles G. Dawes, repub
lican nominee f^r-vice president, ex
presses pleasure that the demoeratio
vice presidential. nomination has been
conferred upon his old friend, Governor
Bryan. _
New York.—If John W. Davis is
elected, he will be the eighth Presby
terian presidentof the United States.
Joe Ulmer, of the Alaska Road Com
mission, and-Owen Gray returned Mon
day from an overland trip to McGrath.
Several cut-offs from the regular sum
mer trail were blazed, elimination of
these kinks reducing the distance be
tween Tokotna and McGrath about
four and one-half miles, according to
Mr. Ulmer. The new trail, barring a
few fpots, is declared to be high and
dry._
Jack Guinan, manager of the Gulnan
& Ames dredging operations on Ganes
creek, was a Tuesday arrival. He re
ported the dredge working well, hav
ing so far covered an area 350 feet long
and 150 feet wide.
Outside and way mail via Holy Cross
is expected to arrive at Ophir tomor
row, although nothing positively defi
nite regarding same Is known this af
ternoon. _
Grant Murdock, who arrived late
Saturday night, returned to Candle
Sunctay*afternooD.
■ ■ *v 1
Charlie' Jackson left Thursday lor
Yankee creek.
R. M. White left fyesterday for
Ophir. , '
KnuteXind. left yesterday forXieele
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