VOL. V. NO. 32
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TOKOTNA,. ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 19l5
PRICE 25 CENTS
A WILSON
MEMORIAL
Mrs. Wilson Plans to
Present Home to
Nation,
Washington, Aug. 7.— Reports
are current here today that the
Woodrow Wilson street and the
home where the former Presi
dent died 3,re to be presented to
the nation by Mrs. Wilson as a
memorial to her distinguished
husband.
Mrs. Wilson’s plan contem
plates leaving the house exactly
as it was equipped for the recep
tion of Mr. Wilson when he left
the White House, the library and
bedchamber in which he died to
be left in the same condition as
when used by the late President.
The library contains a fine col
* lection of books carefully gath
ered by Mr. Wilson, which would
be at the disposal of recognized
scholars. -__
Str. Tupper to Leave
Seattle On Aug. 18th
The steamer W. £1. Tupper is sehed
tiled 10 leave Seattle for Bethel on Au
gust 18, according to advices received
, bv Captain George Green from Captain
Wallace Langley. The steamer Sauta
Ana, it is understood, will not mrak8
another trip to Bethel this y ear.
The steamer Tana, Captain George
GreeD, is scheduled to leave McGrath
for Bethel on August 18.
Charged With Embez
zlement of $800,000
Pittsburgh, Aug. 4.—The Carnegie
Trust Company closed its doors today.
John A. Bell, president of the com
pany, is charged with the embezzle
. rnentof eight hundred thousand.dollhrs
of the institution’s funds.
Local Radio Station
Affected by Weather
The local radio station; for a number
of days past, has been much disturbed
by ‘ atmospherical conditions and- in
tensive electrical disturbances in the
ether. This will no doubt last until
the present dry spell is over.
Dan McGinty returned here yester
day after an absence of about three
weeks, during which he and Tom Shal
low made general improvements to the
* summer trail between Opbir and Poor
man, such as removing windfalls, fresh
sniog-old blazes aud attending toother
, minor matters.
Superintendent Ross Kinney, of the
Alaska Road Commission, left Thurs
day for Iditarod. He will probably
make a visit to the Lower Kuskokwim
section before returning here.
Another advance in the road to
- Opbir was marked during the present
■week when on Wednesday the Alaska
Road Commission camp was moved
’rota California to Gases creek.
HE LEFT |
4 WIVES
Asserted Against J. E.
Fansler, Deceased Se
attle Capitalist.
Seattle, Aug. 3.—Charges that
James E. Fansler, Seattle cap
italist and manufacturer, who
died suddenly last spring, had
married three other women, who
at the lime of his marriage with
Alice E. Fansler were iving and
undivorced from him, are made
in the petition and final report
of the administrators of the
$300,000 estate, tiled in the su
perior court today. Fansler and
his wife, Alice E. Fansler, died
within seven weeks of each
other..
$2,000,000 Raised for
the Proposed Bryan
Memorial University
New York, Aug-. 6.—Two million
dollars has been raised for the pro
posed Bryan memorial university at
Dayton, Tenn., Alfred D. Bairbairn,
originator of the idea, announced to
day. Bairbairn said a nationwide cam
paign is planned for the rest of the
funds necessary to begin construction
next spring on the fundamentalist in
stitution. _ _
Manchurian Bandits
Still Hold American
—
Peking, Aug. 7.—Dr. Haryev J.
Howard, of Peking Uuion Medical Col
lege, who was captured bv Manchurian
bandits on July 20, wheD Morgan Pal
mer, an American, was killed, is held
‘ bv the bandits at a place twenty miles
from Fuchowhalen, the auttiorities
i have learned.
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Seattle Has a Half
Million-Dollar Fire
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j Seattle, Aug. 7.—The Coleman Creo
| soting Works was destroyed by tire
! this morning, causing a loss of one-half
| million dollars.
While watching the tire Warren I
Hannum, 17, fell into the eay and was
drowned._
A. G. Johnson, local N. C. Co. agent,
paid a visit to Little creek yesterday,
making the round trip with Billy
! Jones, in the latter’s car.
_
R. M. White and Knut Find, in their
own craft, left yesterday for up the To
kotna, expecting to be gone three or
four days.
Joe Ferris, who returned here Thurs
day from log-yarding operations up tne
Nixon, left yesterday for Ophir.
Frank Beckman arrived Wednesday
from Ophir, and left that afternoon for
a visit of a oouple of days at Candle.
Louis Suzanne was a yesterday ar
rival from the A. R C. camp, Gaues
creek, _
Charlie Woods left Wednesday for
McGrtlh.
Final Drive to Clean
Up $7,500,000,000 Due
From Foreign Nations
Washington, Aug. 6.—The woi\d
war debt funding committee today
began a final drive to clean up the
87,500,000,000 funding debts owed this
country by foreign nations. J3y Janu
ary 1, it is expected, funding agree
ments with all delinquent nations will
have beer completed and in the hands
of Congress.
Ceremonies to Be Held
i
at Fairbanks, Seward,
Cordova, Anchorage.
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Seattle, Aug. 8.—Three cere
monies, at which one hundred
Alaskans will be initiated, will
be staged by representatives of
Nile Temple, headed by Illustri
ous Potentate Walter H. Meier,
during the Morthern pilgrimage,
which began this morning when
the Shriners departed on the
steamship'North western.
Ceremonies will be held at
Fairbanks, Anchorage and Cor
dova before the first ceremonial,
which is set for August 28 at
Fairbanks. The Anchorage ini
tiation will take place August
23, and the Seward initiation Au
gust L7.
C. P. R. Str. Princess
Beatrice Goes Ashore
Victoria, Aug, 4.—The Canadian Pa
cific Railway steamship Princess Be
atrice went ashore this morning, south
of Skidged, Queen Charlotte island.
Ail of the passengers ere ashore.
A piece of road work of considerable
importance is that rerentlv completed
by the Alaska Road Commission, ex
tending from the Flume dredge, Yan
kee creek, to No. 6 Ganes creek. The
new stretch of road is about six miles
long and leads Jdirectlv to the Frank
Joaquin properties, upon which dredg
ins operations will commence next
vear. Automobiles are making the
trip to Ganes, and the road is declared
to be in excellent condition.
Former United States Commissioner
Bonham, of Bethel, passed away at hie
home at that place on Sunday last, ac
cording to advices received here.
Tuesday arrivals from the Flume
dredge road camp were Fred King.,
Charlie Woods, Fred Dubois, John
Holm, Andy White and D. H. Peck.
Dolph Mespelt, returned here yester
day after an absence of a couple of
weeks, during which he and Jesse i
Baugh made a trip into the Twin
Buttes section.
Andy Peterson, with small boat and
outfit, was a Tuesday departure for up
the Tokotna.
Ber tPeishinger was a yesterday ar
rival from Ganes. for a few days in
town.
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May Fight at Michigan
City, Next July, for
Title Honors.
Los Angeles, Aug. 7.—Jack
Dempsey last night announced
that he had signed with Floyd
Fitzsimmons. Chicago promoter,
to fight Harry Wills, colored
heavyweight, at Michigan City,
on July 4, for the championship
title. According to the an j
nouncement, Paddy Mullen,
Wills’ manager, has agreed to
the match and has wired the
promoter to come East at once.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle,—-Opie Reah and Archie
Roosevelt arrived Thursday for a Se
attle visit. Roosevelt is looking into
the Milwaukee railroad bond situation,
while Read is heading a party of forty
rich golfers who are touring the coun
try and who are branded as profes-!
sional reformers and professional poli
ticians.
Washington.—Senator Swanson, tha
leadiug democrat the Senate com
mittee on foreign relations, said Thurs
day that he expected to see the world
court? accepted, if President Coolidge
Coolidge enforced the terms he himself
had laid down.
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Washington.—Coleuian E. Byram, of
Kelso, Wash., has been commissioned
major, army chaplains reserve corps,
and William Moor technical sergeant
in the financial corps of the financial
administrative reserve.
Seattle.—Fred Stimson. youthful heir
to the StimsoD millions, who is serving
a month in the county jail for driving
an automobile while drunk, spends his
time peeling potatoes, Sheriff Starwich
annoutie* - _
Wash' u.—The United States
j Shipping l4. ai d fbursdav accepted the
i bid of Henry Ford for two huudred
; Shipping Board vessels. Ford’s bid
, was $1,706,000.
Bremerton.—Rear Admiral William
H. Whiting, retired, third commandant
of tiie Puget Sound navy yard, died in
Berkeley, Cal., Thursday.
Seattle.—Theodore Teepe. a Seattle
music teacher, was killed accidentally,
Thursday, while mountain climbing in
Yellowstone Park.
Los Angeles.—Hancock Banning, a
noted California pioneer, former owner
of Catalina island, died at his home
here, Friday.
Swampscott. —President Coolidge
will call ao agricultural confereuce to
map out a legislative program for farm
aid. _
El Pas©.—Following several weeks of
exceedingly torrid weather, a flurry of
snow unexpectedly made its appear
ance, Thursday.
Wilmington.—Former United States
Senator George Gray died at his home
here, Friday, following an illness of a
‘t-w days.
ATTERS
Haynes Becomes Mere
Adviser on Prohibi
tion Subjects.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Dry en
forcement has been ordered to
be taken definitely out of tho
hands of Prohibition Commis
sioner Blair, of the internal rev
enue bureau, who has had juris
diction over the prohibition unit.
The signed decree strips the
present enforcement headquar
ters of its powers.
The latest official explanation
of the status of Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes is that he will
be the “right arm’’ of prohibi
tion enforcement. Assistant Sec
retary Andrews, who recently
deprived the present commis
sioner of a;l his present author
ity over the dry forces, softened
the blow today by stating that
Haynes would become his chief
adviser on prohibition subjects.
117 Ounces of Cassiar
Gold Reaches Wrangell
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Wrangell, Au*' 7.—A shiprneut of
117 ounces of gold from WHM-im
claim. on Gold Pan <Teek. in the new
Cassiar district, was received here to
day. and is the cause of some excite
ment. _
Dividing Up Estate
of Late Janies J. Hill
St Paul, Aug. 8.—-The James ,1. Hill
home here, one of the major conten
tions iD the division of the $11,250,000
Hill estate among nine contesting
heirs, was sold at public auction today
for $90,300. It cost over $^50,000.
Eastman, Kodak King,
Is Off for a Big Hunt
Vancouver, August 6 —George East
man, American kodak king, arrived
here today and will leave tonight on a
hunting trip iti the interior of Alaska
and British Yukon, traveling via the
Oassiar trail.
R. M. White and Knut Lind, coming
in their own power boat, were Thurs
day arrivals from McGrath. Also re
turning here were Joe Perris and Evo
Lechnecht, both of whom were passen
gers from the Porks.
Tom Shallow, who for the past three
weeks, with Dao McGinty. has been
improving the summer trail betweeu
Ophir and Poorman, arrived here this
afternoon. _
Pred King left Thursday for the
Forks, near which for a few days ho
will he engaged in making general im
provements to the summer trail.
Jack Mutchler returned Monday
from a couple of days’ visit on the
creeks.
John Holm left yesterday for the
A. K • ' camp, Ganns creek.
Harry Harris, from Ganes, was a
Monday town visitor