VOL. III. NO 61
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Gillette Chosen Speaker
After Deadlock Last
ing Two Days.
Washington, Dec. 3. — The
Six'y eighth Congress assem
bled today, facing: many uncer
tain ties, both as to its ability to
organize promptly and to enact
even a major portion of the
pressing legislation confronting
it. With the progressive bioc
wielding the balance of power
and prepared to make a deter
mined tight for the reorganiza
tion of committees and for its
legislative program, the new
Congress faced a situation un
paralleled in a number of years.
Washington, Dec. 4.— A fight
to the finish was threatened to
day by a score of republican in
surgents of the House who pre-i
vented the organization yester
day of the Sixty eighth Con
gross. The progressive bloc to
day kept its forces intact and
showed no signs of weakening.
The fifth, sixth and seventh bn]
lots, taken in the opening hoot
of today’s session, showed little,
change in. the alignment of
forces. The seventh ballot gave
Garrett 198, Gillette 19U. Hooper
17, Madden 5.
—
Washington, Dec. 5. —G'llette!
today was elected-speaker on the I
ninth ballot since balloting be j
gan, Monday. Hib election end
ed the deadlock which lasted
two days, following the success
ful demands of the progressives
for free debate and a chance to
vote on libera,' House rules. The
vote was: Gillette,. 215; Garrett,
197; Madden, 2.
Lodge was renamed' majority
leader of the Senate, and Long
worth republican leader of the
House.
The republicans will control
the Senate by a majority of six
over all opposition, and the
House by a majority of fifteen.
President Coolidge’s message
will be delivered’ to the Senate
and House shortly after noon to
morrow. Definite decision as to
the time of his appearance was
reached today after the White
House had been in communica
tion with leaders at the Capitol.
Washington U. to Get
Fine Forestry Building
Seattle.—Ib memory of one of the
state’s pioneer lumbermen, the late Al
fred H. Anderson, the University of
Washington is to have a $250,000 for
estry building, his widow pledging
that, sum to the University regents this
afternoon.
Alex and Hugh Matthewson, well
known dredging operators in the Idit
arod section, were Wednesday arrivals
from Flat, od taeir way to Nenana
Hugo will return to Flat almost im
mediately. while Alex will continue his
journey to the Outside and probably
Speed the winter in 6an Francisco.
Boy Comes to Slates
to Claim His Share
of $30,000,000 Estate
Oklahoma City.—Gregorio Carmi
chael, the son of an American soldier
and Filipino wife, will arrive in Se
at tje on the steamer President Madison
on December 7th to claim half of his
father’s $30 000,000 estate in the Tonk
awa. Oklahoma, oil held. P. A. Fox.
who has been appointed guardian for
the boy. left today for Seattle to meet
young Gregorio, who is accompanied
hy his mother.
Indicted for Forgery
and Embezzlement
of $155,000.
Indianapolis, Dec. ■>.— Gov
ernor McCray was indicted for
forgery and embezzlement by
the Marion county grand jury,
today.
All told, eight true bills, with
ninetpf n counts, were returned
a gainst McCray by the grand
jury. Among other charges, the
governor is indicted for embez
zling $155,000 from the state
board of agriculture The third
count of the seventh bill charges
that McCray, as governor and
acting governor arid acting mem
her of the state board of agricul
ture, stole, appropriated and em
bezzled for bis own use the sum
of $25,000.
Washington Notes
Washington.—Charges that the vet
erans’ bureau kidnapped Charles Ka
a world war veteran, from the
asylum for the insane in the state of
Washington ami took him to a hospital
in Pennsylvania, was made lodav be
fore the Senate veteran-.' commit tee l>v
Representative Albert Johnson, Wash
ington. _
Washington.—All radio transmitting
stations in the United Slates are called
upon by Secretarv of Commerce
Hoover to remain silent from 7:30 to
8:4A p. m. Eastern time next Monday
night, to clear the air for sending
Coolidge’s address on behalf of the
Harding Memorial Association.
—
Washington —Dwight t* Morrow, a 1
partner of J. P. Morgan, was a White
House guest of Coolidge on several oc
casions during the preparation of the I
message of the President to Congress.
Morrow and Conhdge attended Am
herst college together
Washington. — The soldiers’ bonus
question, in the opinion of Quinn, na
tional commander of the American Le
gion, is not a matter for controversial
discussion with the President.
Washington—Mrs; Wm. R. Hearst
had tea with Mrs. Cooltdge at the
White House this after noon.
Washington.—Congress was in re
cess today until Monday, out of respect
to the late President- Harding.
AND M’ADQO
Get Boosts for Nomina
tion at Pierre, S. D.,
Conventions.
Pierre. S. D., Dec. 4—The
tirst selections lor the 1924 pres
dential primaries were made to
day by state proposal conven
tions of the democratic, repub
Mean and farmer labor parties.
Democrats of the convention
declared for McAdoo over Ford,
the only contestants. The Mc
Adoo delegates represented 39.
01b votes, and the Ford d- le
gates 5,033 votes. Liu Follette
was gi\en the farmer labor pres
idential indorsement by a vote of
4 to 1 over Ford.
The democratic delegates who
backed Ford for the, party presi
dential nomination walked out
in a body from the convention,
following the rejection of a pro
posal for fusion with the farmer
labor delegates.
Pierre, S. D , Dec. 4 —Cool
idge tonight was given the ma
jority nomination for the presi
dential primary by the South
Dakota proposal convention,
winning over Hiram Johnson by
the vote of 5(1,57" to 27,340
Coolidge and Johnson were the
only n>mes before the conven
tion. Senator Capper, of Kan
sas. was unanimously indorsed
for vice president.
Coolid^e Acknowledges
Action of South Dakota
Washington. — President Coolidge
has acknowledged the action of the
South Dakota republican proposal con
vention in granting him preference for
the presidential primary and will send
a communication to the republican
leaders of that state, which may go a
long way towards indicating his atti
tude for the 1924 nomination.
Geraldine Farrar Not
Popular, Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.—After having been de
nied the use of the auditoriums of the
Bapi ist Tabernacle and Wesley Met h
odist Church, Miss Geraldine Farrar
was heard iD a concert here last night.
The performance took place in the
City Auditorium, the space of which
was only about half occupied.
Plays Clarinet Solo,
Takes His Own Life
Seattle.—After a clarinet solo at an
afternoon musicale in the home of Dr.
F. EJ. Whitney, Dr Alhert G. Mattice,
a well knnwo local oculist, shot him
self in the herd before the guests, and
died a few minutes later. Mattice,
who was unmarried, leaves a brother,
Dr. Clyde Mattice, a dentist.
Mail Carrier Fred Lemon, from Flat,
wit h the outgoing mail, arrived Wed
ne-dav, and continued to McGrath od
Thursday.
Noted Film Star Dies
From Burns Received
When Dress Set Afire
San Antonio, Tex. — Martha Mans
field, noted film star, who was burned
about the body and face yesterday
when an actor struck a match to light
a cigaret. the flames from the explosion
igniting her dress, died in a hospital
here this afternoon, after hours of in
tense suffering.
The entire moving picture is grieved
over the death of the popular star.
Items Contained in Bud
get Submitted to
Congress.
Washington, Dec. 3—The budget
submitted to Congress todav asks $11,
026 for Ml. McKinley Park; 91,500.000
for expenses arid operation of the
Alaska Railroad, besides which a sup
plemental amount of $-’>0,000 is asked
for expense of maintenance and opera
tion of steamers on the Yukon river.
For the new cable $750,000 is asked, iu
addition to $140,000 for maintenance.
Other im.ponant appropriations rec
ommended for Alaska are:
Contingent expenses of the Terri
tory, $10,000.
Legislative eXpC* SV J4?,lil0.
Governor's salary, $7,000. fctfr
For continuing survey of Alaskan
Canadiao boundary. $38,015. 21
Continuing construction of Alaskan
roads and trails. $600,000.
For protection of sea! fisheries and
provision for natives of Pribiluf islands,
$217,500.
Care and custody of insane. $150,000.
Suppression of alcoholic traffic, $15.
000.
Public schools. $50,000
Education of natives, $355,740.
Medical relief of natives. $93 940.
Support of reindeer stations and in
struction of natives in care and man
agement of reindeer. $12,500.
□ To complete c structien of Cape
Spencer, Alaska, lighthouse. $99,000.
Winter Trail, 16 Miles,
Medfra to East Fork
The Dew winter roud connect!ng
Medfra and the East Fork has just,
been completed by the Alaska Road
Commission, with a crew of about ten
men, nnder the supervision of Superin
tendent Ross Kinney. The distance
between the two points over the new
ryute is 16 miles.
Superintendent. Kinney and crew, it
is understood, will sooq be at work cut,
ting a trail from Medfra to ihe Eagle
creek section, which is much needed
bv the miners and prospectors now in
that district.
W.J. Widoian, of the Innoko Lum
ber Company at Medfra. was a Friday
arrival from McGrath, and is scheduled
to leave Sunday morning for Optnr.
Joe Neville, from Flat, was a Thurs
day armal, on his way out over the
trail. _
L. B. Loomis, N. C. Co. manager,
was a Thursday arrival.
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
Striking Points in Pre
sentation of Legisla
tive Program.
Washington, Dec. 6.—A legis
lative program touching almost
every aspect of national life was
presented by President Coolidge
today in his first message to
Congress. He indorsed Hard
ing’s proposal for American
membership, with reservations,
in the world court; approved
Melton’s tax reduction plan and
announced his opposition to the
enactment of soldiers’ bonus leg
islation He also went on record
I as favoring stimulated consolida
tion of railroads, reorganization
of the railroad freight structure
as applied to farm products, and
government assistance in the
disposition of exportable wheat;
disposed of the bonus in nine
words; declared for the creation
of a commission of judges and
lawyers to simplify federal court
procedure; for limitation on child
labor through a constitutional
amendment; tor the promotion
of highway construction, and re
forest ition.
The President prefaced his
with > tribute to H rd
ltig. He n- J.iVed the world
knew his kindness and his hu
manity, his greatness and his
character, and that he has made
justice more certain and peace
more secure.
Strange Case of Se
attle School Teacher,
Located in Vancouver
Seattle.—Nellie Austin, 23. a Seattle
school teacher and choir singer. who
has been mysteriously mission for the
past four days, w >s picked up on the
streets of Vancouver, B. C., last night.
She was in a delirious condition and
suffering with hallucinations. She left
home Sunday night to take part in her
choir work, hut failed to appear. The
identity of the young woman has been
thoroughly established.
Though tier two sistess deny it, Se
attle police officers, whose information
led to the discovery of her where
abouts, say Miss Austin left her home
because of a family quarrel.
Vancouver.—The Misses Leila and
Georgia Austiu have requested the
Vancouver police department to drop
further investigation of the case of
their sister, Nellie Au-tin. who is in a
hospital here", following her sorange
disappearance from her Seattle home.
White Cannery Labor
Mulcted by Chinks
Seattle.—Charges of mulcting white
contract labor of Ala'ka canneries by
Chinese boss and substitute boss con
tractors, together with reports that
large quantities of narcotics are being
sold to laborers at the plants, were
made today by H. 1’. Everett, state su
pervisor of industrial relations.