THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. V. NO 43
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Renews Many Recom
mendations Already
Made to Congress.
Washlngtr>.ns..Be:f.' JO.—Renewing ;
number of Eetonimendations he al
ready has made to Congress, Presi
;2*f jCodlidge, in his annual message
—• • -:r,;tted today to theflcmse am
S nate, outlined a comprehensive leg
;i ve. program, dealing with press
.ii.v domestic and international prob
'en s. Ills suggestions include ta3
r- ductkins along the line.- mapped ou
by the llouser ways and means com
itiee, adherer.ee to the world court
a continued effort to strengthen avia
tion without radical change in organ
izir.g the apmy anchnavy air service
curtailment! of the U. S. Shippinf
Board’s powers, with the governmen
fleet undeh the control of a single -ex
ecutive.
Seattle Physician May
Have to Stand Trial
as Evader of Drafl
Seattle, Dec. 11.—The trial of Dr
Arvir Silverberg, Seattle physician
by a general court martial on charge;
of being a wartime draft evader, wa
recommended today in a report sub
mitted by Lieutenant Colonel H. G
Davis, commanding officer of For
Lawton, by First Lieutenant "J. F
Marshall, Jr., detailed to investigati
• evidence against Dr.' Silverberg.
McCOEMICK GIFT OF <1,000,000
Y. W. C. A. ANNOUNCE!
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Chicago, Dec. 11.—The 'gift, of om
million dollars by Cyru'i H.-McOor
mick to the Young Womeifs (5htist>iai
Association, in memory' of.' 4 McCor
mick’s wife, * was announced here to
day.
Andrews Will Quit
at End of Year If
Enforcement Fails
New York, Dec. 11.—If in a yea:
he has made no real progress towan
prohibition enforcement, Lincoln C
Andrews will resign as assistant sec
retary of the Treasury, in charge o
enforcement laws, he declared hen
today.
FORD WEALTH NEAR
BILLION, REPORT SHOWS
Lansing, Mich.—Surplus and asset:
of the Ford Motor Company withou
subsidiaries have reached $644,624,
468, according to the corporation ta:
report made public by the depart
ment df state. Other Michigan prop
erties of- Henry Ford will bring hi:
total wealth at least to the bilion
d'-llar mark, corporation division at
inches expect.
The netv high total for the Fore
Motor Company shows an increase o:
nearly $170,000,006 over last year’:
report. A- letter accompanying the
report says. Ford now owns the fol
lowing Michigan concerns, whose re
ports will- be:reached in a few days:
Lincoln Motor Car Company, Granc
Rapids Land and Lumber Company
GV F. Stearns Land and Lumber Com
pany, Ford,• Hydro-Electric Company
Stout MtetaLAirplane Company, Ford
son Power Company, Fordson Coa
Company, Dearborn Publishing Com
pany, and the Dearborn Realty anc
Construction. «Cnrnpany.
VICTORIA MAYORALTY.
Victoria, B. C., Dec. 11.—J. C. Pen
dray was retarjiyd as mayor today bj
acclamation. <
Mr. and -Mrs. John H. Peterson ar
rived at Mc-Grath from Jfenana on the
Xd instant
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M'GORD IN
LIMELIGHT
All Because He Wishes
to Adopt Pretty 14
Year-Old Girl.
Seattle, Dec. 10.—Jack McCord,
picturesque Alaskan, who has been
• i attending the Western Division of the
, United States'Chamber of Commerce,
l, in session here, as Alaska representa
• tive, left this morning for Missooula,
Montana, to try to win the consent of
■ the parents of Victoria Deschamps to
: his adoption of the girl. She is only
. 14, and McCord’s attentions to her
• recently, while in San Francisco, pre
, cipitated action on the part of the
• | juvenile auto taroilnu hrdl rdlu rdl
• i juvenile authorities there. Victoria,
,! however, was accomp:. ” d in Califor
; | nia by her elder sister.
; j McCord declares his intentions to
wards pretty Victoria are the no
blest.
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jCoolidge Says Mini
mum Cost Running
Govt. About Reached
Washington, Dec. 11.—President
Coolidge, in his annual message to
day, informed Congress that the min
imum cost of running the government
had been about reached and that the
normal expansion of a growing na
tion would henceforth involve added
expenditure to keep the government
machinery in motion. The budget es
tablished a total expenditure of $896,
267,921.
IN-BEHALF
Big Commercial Body
Adopts Resolutions
i of Importance.
[ SeaiUg, Dec. 9.—The Western Di
vision of- the U;..'.ed States Chamber
. of Commerce, at its closing session
■ here today, adopted two resolutions
. affecting Alaska—one urfging con
tinued development and maintenance
of the Alaska Railroad, and another
that the national policy for Alaska
| generally be the retention of the
present mail service, with essential
> improvements, and continuance of the
. present tariff duty on frozen and
• fresh fish, and development of the
: wood pulp and paper products of the
■ Territory.
, IF UNITED STATES FAILS TO
ENTER WORLD COURT
Seattle, Dee. 11.—If the United
[ States fails to enter the world court
■ it will be the result of the power of a
; j group of irreconcilables in the Senate
. | and not because of articulate voices of
j public opinion are against the move
. -ment, declared Chester H. Rowell, one
■ of the leading figures in the world
court movement, at a mass meeting
here last night.
Talk about speed! It was had
enough when Outside mail of vintage
of April and May reached The Times
on September 23, but we’ll have to
take our hat off to the batch which
came in last Sunday, some of which
was just six months from Chicago.
Can you beat it?
Mr. andx Mrs. Bert Demientieff
were Thursday arrivals from Mc
Grath, and are guests of Mrs. W. H.
Jones. They expect to leave for
Ganes creek within the next couple of
days.
White Stone Crosses
to Mark Unknown U.
S. Army Dead, France
Washington, Dec. 10.—Upon 1082
white stone crosses, that mark the
resting places of the unknown Amer
ican army (lend in France, the Amer
ican government will chisel this le
gend:
“Here rests in honored glory an
American soldier known but to God.”
The epitaph was selected by the
Battle Monuments Commission, head
ed by General *J. J. Pershing.
Chinese Battle Stops
International Train
Peking, Dec. 11.—Chinese artillery
men today fm,d on an international
train en route to Tientsin to Peking,
with American and European passen
gers, including the widow of former
American Minister Calhound, of
China.
Peking, Dec. 12.—Twenty American
and several British passengers on the
international train which left Peking
for Tientsin yesterday, were caught
in the midst, of a battle between the
troops of Feng Yu Hsiang and Chang
Tao Ling Yang Tseuan, north of
Tientsin, last night. The train also
carried fifty talian marines on their
way to guard the coast., after doing
guard duty in the capital. The pas
sengers, l.icluding some women and
children, laid down between the tracks
under the stopped train, in order to
escape Chinese shells.
Final Tributes Paid
Judge Thomas Burke
Seattle, Dec. 11.—The riags of
three foreign governments were
drooped above the bier of Judge
Burke today. Clergymen of four de
nominations conducted the public fu
neral service in the First Presbyterian
Church, while the Federal Court here
recessed in tribute to his memory.
A military guard of honor escorted
the body of Seattle’s first citizen t.o
its last resting place in Lakeview
cemetery. A great crowd, including
every pioneer, attended the services.
ASKS $20,000,000 FOR FIVE
YEARS FOR AVIATION
Washington, Dec. 11.— The expendi
ture of $20,000,000 annually for five
years for procurement of aircraft for
the army and navy is recommended
in the reporto f the special House air
craft committee, as agreed upon to
day. Accompanying the recommenda
tions, which contemplate the creation
of a department of national defense,
covering land anil air, were concurred
in by all members.
Gas Explosion in Ala
bama Mine Kills 55
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11.—Fifty
one bodies have been recovered from
Overton Mine No. 2, in which seventy
were imprisoned yesterday by gas ex
plosion. Fifteen only escaped alive.
McCAMANT NOMINATED.
Washington,.Dec. 11.—The nomina
tion of Wallace McCamant, of Oregon,
as judge of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Ninth cir
cuit, was ent to the Senate today.
Charlie Ross, bringing the outgoing
mail, arrived yesterday, and contin
ued to McGrath today, with the ther
mometer hovering around the 50 de
grees below mark.
Fred Paderson, coming from Flat,
was a yesterday arrival. He is on his
way to Nenana, where he will meet
Mrs. Paderson, and return here im
mediately.
Dave Strandberg was a Tuesday ar
rival from Flat, and left Wednesday
on his way to Nenana, headed for An
chorage.
Henry Martella, after a trip to Ne
nana, returned here Friday.
SPEEDING
IS URGED
i
In Matter of Roads and
Trails Construction
in Alaska.
’Washington, Dec. 11.—Road and
trai construction in Alaska should he
speeded up, so as to get the maximum
benefit .-from work already accom
plished; toe- Board of Road Oomrnis
ioners for Alaska stated in their an
nual report, submitted to Congress to-,
/day.
The Board, asks an appropriation
of $1,750,000 for the fiscal year 1027.
Of this amount $800,000 will be
spent on new construction, including
Southeastern Alaska, $30,000; Val
dez, $100,000; Fairbanks, $200,000;
Southwestern. Alaska, $50,000, and
the Kuskokwim section, $45,000.
WOLD’S CHAMPION POLE
VACLTER ON WAY TO li. S.
New YorkcDi c. 11.— Charles Hoff,
world's champion pole vaulter and
Norway’s greatest ’athlete, will sail
for the United States on D*;cember
30, to compete in big indoor track
meets.
I) \ WES SUBJECT OF S ATIR
ICAL ATTACK BY HARRISON
Washington, Dec. 11.—Vice Presi
dent Dawes was the target of e. sa
tirical attack made from the flooi of
the Senate today by Senator Har
rison, of Mississippi, who quoted
speeches the Vice President mad. in
his tour over the country in advo
cacy of a change of Senate rule;
FLOAT!
PITALS
On Rivers of Alaska
Are Asked for Ben
efit of Natives.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Diseases are
constantly menacing the welfare of
the natives of Alaska and an urgent
need exists for immediate medical re
lief, according to the annual report of
the Commissioner of Education for
the fiscal year 1925. The entire In
terior and Central Alaska are practi
cally withour hospital facilities, the
report continues, and the Com mis-'
sioner of Education recommends that
funds be provided for the operation
of floating hospitals on various riv
ers. It is planned that these flouting
hospitals • shall visit native villages,
caring for the sick and rendering
other necessary medical aid.
FOUND GUILTY OF SELLXNC
LIQUOR TO JAIL PRJSQXKKS
Seattle, , Dec. 12.—Dave v Morgan,
late assistant superintendepf. id the
King county jail, was today ound
guilty of the charge of possessi n of
iitiuor, of whieli he was 'Originally
charged with having, ‘sold to prison
ers.
KARL THIELE NOMINATED.
Washington, Dec. It.—1The nomina
tion • of Karl Thiele for .secretary of
Alaska was sent to the Senate today
by Coolidge.
PIONEERS, ATTENTION.
Special meeting ..of Pioneers next
nnensday night, Dec.. 16, at Pioneer
Hall. Business of importance, and
every member is urged to be present.
Jack Lamont, bringing the Outside
mail, arrived Sunday, and left Mon
day on his way to Flat.
A CHANGE
OF VENUE
| Seattle Mayor’s Fight
to Expunge Report
On His Office.
Seattle, Dec. 10.—The state su
preme court, has issued an alternative
writ of mandamus requiring Superior
Judge Everett Smith to grant a
change of venue in the mayor’s fight
to expunge the recent King county
grand jury’s report on his office or to
appear in supreme court December 18
to show cause why he should not.
The writ was obtained after the
attorneys for the mayor filed an affi
davit of prejudice against Judge
Smith, who had complimented the
jury on its report.
>Jayor Drown believed today that
the only fight he now faces is over
the grand jury’s report. He is con
vinced, he said, that the city council
will not start impeachment proceed
ings, a sasked in a petition by Dr.
Ambroe M.s Bailey and his followers.
‘Complete Worldwide
Stabilization Is Fore
seen By Sec. Mellon
Washington, Dec. 11.—The early
accomplishment of complete world
wide economic stabilization is fore
seen by Secretary of Treasury Mel
lon, both at home and abroad.
The Secretary declared, in his an
nual report submitted to Congress to
day, that developments of the last
ye ar have been so satisfactory that
“the way is now clear for a more
complete world recovery.” Underly
ing that, the factors of the business
• ituatioi, nitre were fundamentally
sound and “warrant optimism for the
i irture.”
LONCWORTH ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 10.—Representa
tive Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio,
was elected speaker of the House to
day.
House Republicans
Eject 2 Insurgents
.Washington, Dec. 11.—House Re
publican? today ejected two members
of the Republican insurgent group
from committee chairmanships, in
completing its organization. The ma
jority _repoc* removed Representative
Lamberttlro.. the head of the patents
committee, and deprived Representa
tive Nelson from his place as chair
man of the ‘JetLions committee. Both
are Wisconsin Republicans.
The outlook on life w’as not very
• good last Monday and Tuesday, when
the thermometer commenced to cut
^capers and registered around 42, with
the wood pile at least 195 per cent
of what it ought to be. Things since
then, however, have gone from bad to
worse, with the thermometer yester
day and today registering as high as
54 below. The wood pile is another
.story—a distracting one.
Jack Guinan, who left here some
days ago, headed for Nenana, was
still in McGrath at last accounts, but
expected to be on his way almost any
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brink, com
ing from among Tuesday arrivals,
and have taken u’p residence in the
Higgins home.
Charlie O’Halloran arrived Thurs
day from McGrath, and left the fol
lowing day for Ganes creek.
Owen Gray, after a trip to Nenana,
returned to McGrath on Thursday.
Charlie Konietzky , returned here
Monday from a trip totMcGvath