VOL. IV. NO. 49
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER t), HLM.
PRICK 25 CENTS
BEAD OUT
La Follette and 3 Sup
porters Dealt With by
Senate Republicans.
Washington. Nov. L7. —Sen
ator La, Follette and three of his
principal supporters in the Sen
ate were virtually read out of
the republican party today at a
conference of Senate repub
licans.
(Jurtis. senior senator from
Kansas, was elec ted successor
to the late Senator Lodge as re
publican leader in the Senate.
The conference adopted a res
olution, introduced by Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania, under
which Senators La Follette,
Ladd, Frazier and Brook hart
will no longer be given repub
lican places in Senate committees
or invited to attend future party
conferences. Thirty two of the
fifty-one republicans of the Sen
ate attended the conference.
Russia Claims Arctic
Islands, Siberian Coast
Moscow, Nov. 15.—Chitcherin, com
roissar for foreign affairs, has dis
patched notes to foreign powers for
mally announcing Russia’s claims to
all Arctic islands off the coast of Si
beria. Russia threatens to ‘‘demand
satisfaction” from ail governments suit
porting claims in opposition to those of
the soviet.
Washington.—The United States is
not involved in any dispute with the
soviet of Russia over islands in Arctic
territory.
Tokotna Wireless
Running Smoothly
Concerning conditions pertaining to
the local wireless station for some time
past, a prominent mining operator, in
one of the last mails, received the fol
lowing communication from Lieut. H.
Messer, radio officer, dated Fairbanks,
Nov. 20: :
I appreciate your predicament, and
beg to advise you 1 took charge radio
system September 9th, but did not
know conditions at, Tokotna until about
25th. and took matter up immediately
with Seattle. As result, am sending
man to Holy Cross to relieve Sergeant
Payne, who will take charge Tokoma.
Payne will.arrive ten days, and is ex
cellent maD, and- no further trouble
should be encountered. Please give all
people this fact. Would appreciate all
complaiatsmiailed direct to me in order
such matter be dealt with at once. Ad
vise you mail all business to Idiiarnd
until arrival.Payne.
iiiKCT. H. Messer.
Radio Officer.
In Connection with the above it may
be stated that Sergeant A. P. Payne
arrived here Wednesday evening, com
ing from Iditarod with Mail Carrier
Jack Lamont, and assumed charge of
the <!ooal station He reports every
thing in connection with the station as
working smoothly.
Scotty Auld, Gaston St. Clair and
JLiars Indegard returned here Tuesday
from a trio to Yankee. All three are
scheduled to leave within the next
few; days £or the Tolstoi section.
I
Alaska Geological Head
Dies While Working
at His Desk.
Washington. Nov. 24—Stricken ;
with apoplexy while at work atj
j his desk in the Interior Depart
] ment, Dr. Alfred El. Brooks,
j chief of the Alaska division of
the United States Geological
! Survey, died this afternoon,
without refraining consciousness
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—Report, 'into the Nation:.]
Capital indicate that Hoy Lloyd, state
prohibition director, F. A. B. leltine,
divisional director, and William Whit
ney. his first assistant, are to be di
vorced from their present wark, for
| the good of the service.
Washington.—A subssantial saving
in the laying of the new cable from
Seattle to Alaska by conversion of a
Shipping Board vessel into a eableship
| is recorded in the annual report of
Major General Saltzinann. chief signal
I officer of the army.
Seattle.—J. L. Pinch, attorney for
Roy Olmsted, a bootlegger, disclosed to
j Federal Judge Neterer Thursday that
four federal prohibition agents secretly
raided his office and removed papers,
memorandum and letters therefrom.
Hampton Roads, V'a.—Two naval
I bombing planes, each carrying nun
j explosive shells, Thursday, failed to
j sink the superdreadnaugbt Washing
ton, which is being destroyed under
j the arms conference a‘"cement.
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Lob Angeles.—Ralph n. Jaunigon,
1 20. and his sweetheart. Ruth G. Wil
son. 1ft. both of Pasadena, were killed
! Thursday afternoon when a small air
I plane he was piloting e l ided in mid
i air with an army plane
j Omaha —Charles R Root, president
loft he Traders Exchange Bank, was
. found dead in his garage yesterday.
His death, it is said, was due to carbon
monoxide gas passing from the engiue
of his automobile.
Washington. — Eight, ruiilion cattle
are under supervision throughout the
country for the eradication of tuber
i culosis, according to a statement given
• out bv the Department, of Agriculture.
Washington.—Mrs. G-.lvin Coolidge
. will christen the dirigible Los Angeles,
now the ZR 3. at the naval air station,
at Bolliug Field, within the next few
davs* the oavy department announces
Vancouver.—Congressman Albert
Johnson of Washington bought a taxi-:
cab for two thousand dollar* at the
boundary line, last night. in order that
he might catch his train for Montreal.
Washington.—Governor Bone. of
Alaska, arrived here Thursday, after;
attending the annual conference of
governors, held in Florida. He will!
return to Alaska about December 15.
Cairo.—The entire Cairo brigade of
British troops again paraded the
streets of European and native quar
ters with fixed bayonets. Thursday,
Beautiful Young Model
Goes Wrong in Seattle
Seattle, Nov. 20.—Madeline Senna, a
beautiful ymmg model, who recently
posed for art classes at the University
of Washington, ha:. seen arrested bv
the Vancouver poll e, and is being
held pending her return to Seattle,
where she is wanted for grand larceny
in having purloined, asalleged, cosily
dresses and wearing apparel from Mrs.
J. C. Johnson, at whose home she was
a guest.
3«Senators, Brookhart,
Bursurr. and .Johnson,
Mas': D< nd Title.
Washington, Nov. 20. — The
Senate at its next session will be
called upon to decide three elec
tion contests.
Senator Bursum, republican,
of New Mexico, will contest the
election of Sara G. Bratton, dera
ocrat, who was awarded election
by the official count.
Senator Brookhart, repub
Mean, of Iowa, will be forced to
defend his election, as Daniel J
St°ck, democrat, is contesting.
Senator Johnson, fa r m e r-1 a bo r,
of Minnesota, will contest the
] election of his opponent, Repre
I sentative Schall, republican.
Late News From Am
undsen’s Ship Maud
Copenhagen, Nov. 20—Amundsen’s
Arctic ship Maud is free from ice and
safe, four miles north of I5ear island,
west of Ssberia, according to a radio
message from the vessel today via
Spiizbergen. The ere* are all well,
says the dispatch.
Howard Lanclev, vrl. arrived Mon
day. returned to his borne at McOrath
vesterday. While here Mr. Langley
received a telegram from Mrs. Langley
staling that she had left Seattle on
Nov. 29 and would ar ive in Neuana on
\ Dec. 9. Mrs. Langlev. as a passenger
of Henry Martella, wid leave Nenana
Dec. 10. aud is expected to arrive at
McGrath on the 18th.
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Jack Guiuan, G. <& A. dredge man
ager. and W. C Guinan were Thurs
day departures for Nenana, as passen
get s of Owen Gray, on their way to the
Outside. Messrs. Guinan will winter
in Walla Walla, and both will return
here in April.
Don't forget that, dunce to he given
bv the people of McGrath nest Satur
day evening, Dee. lit. A number of
Tokotnans have declared sheir inten
tion to be present, anil a good time is
assured all who attend.
Ed Stevenson, after a visit here of
some days, returned to McGrath on
Thursday, going down with Pete
Michels.
Fred Mnrledge, after an absence of
some weeks returned here Wednes
day, coming from McGrath with Gwen
Gray.
Pete Michels, atier a visit of two
days, returned to McGrath on Thurs
day.
Both Houses Do Little
Prelimi nary Work
and Adjourn.
Washington, Dec. 2. — The j
;Si#tv eighth Congn>*s assem
bled today for its farewell ses
siou, with little prospect for the j
pasVing of appropriation hills.
The gavels fell at noon, with
Cummings, president pro tem |
pore, presiding in the Senate anti ;
Gillette in the House. The oath
was Hdiinnistered to the new
nit'll h" .umittes were named
to i '-’resident that the
Cot ■ eady to receive!
co - from him, and j
n i he deal h of mem-1
t e i cess were present-!
<d . : opted. Adjournment
w s then taken out of respect to
departc-d senator and represent
atives. The adjournment was
until noon tern or row, but neither
house will begin work until the
n ceipt of President Coolidge’s
annual message.
Death Penalty for
Japa^se Assassin
Tokio. Nov. 20.— Daisaka Namba, a
yming radical, was sentenced today to
death for his attempt to assassinate
Prince Regent Pirosito, last December.
"Long live the soviei! Long live
Japan!” Nanibw shouted as sentence of
death was passed.
Shenandoah to Fly
California-Honolulu
Washington, Nov. 21.—The dirigible
Shenandoah is to make a flight from
California to Honolulu early next year,
in connection with maneuvers of the
Pacific fleet, according to plans recent
ly perfected hv the navy department.
Mail Carrier Jack Lament, coming
In m Flat with the outgoing mail, ar
rived Wednesday. Accompanying him
from Iditarod was Louis Sousan, who
stopped at Ophir, and Sergeant Payne,
who came to take charge of the To
kotna wireless station. .Mr. Lament
reported three d ;.s of rain prior to
leaving Iditarod.
Bert Eld ridge, of Blackburn A: El
d ridge, McGrath merchants, was a
Sunday visitor to give attention to a
few business ail its, departing for
home on Monday.
Frank Speljack, of Little creek, who
was a Thursday arrival, is scheduled
to leave tomorrow on his way to Fair
banks, on murr.ets of business.
Happy Jack Stevenson, after a trip
some distance down the Kuskokwirn,
Jeturnad here Monday, coming by way
of Fiat, __ __
| Jerry Franki, who recently disposed
of his holdings in the McGrath Road
house, was a Thursday arrival, for a
visit of a few days.
Freighter Billy Jones, Billy Lodge
and Bob Roberson came Thursday
from Ophir. __
Jack Mutcli!eu ipado the trip to Mc
Rrath and return, on Thursday.
2 Prominent Canadians
and Captain and Crew
British Ship Quadra.
——
San Francisco, Nov. 19. —
' Twenty-four men, including a
j distinguished barrister of Van
jcouver, B. C., and a millionaire
importer of the same city’, were
I indicted here late today by the
federal grand jury r n charges of
violating the nationa prohibition
law and also violating the tariff
laws.
Those indicted were F. R. An
| derson, wealthy head of one of
the oldest legal firms of Van
couver and legal advisor to the
Dominion government; Russell
■ W. Whit leu, of Consolidatod Ex
porters, Limited, of Vancouver;
Captain George Ford, of the
British rum runner Quadra, and
twenty-one members of the
Quadra/s crew.
The indictments came as the
biggest surprise yet sprung by
the federal government in its
war ayainst the Pacific coast
rum traffic.
619 Alaska R R. Work
j ers Dropped in 1 Year
Washington. Nov. 21. —A reduction
of 1.428 in the number of Interior De
partment employes during: the past
fiscal year was announced hv Secretary
| Work todav. The number now on the
j rolls is 17,724.
The greatest decrease was on the
i Alaska Railroad, where 619 workers
I were dropped.
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Bert Stewart Buys
McGratn Roadhouse
The McGrath Roadhouse has been
acquired by Bert Stewart, that gentle
man having purchased the property
from Miss Grace Anderson and taken
over the lease held in the same by
Jerry Franki.
Mr. Stewart is well known in these
parts as an excellent chef. On the oc
casion of the forthcoming dance at Mc
Grath, on Saturday evening, Dec. 13,
Mr. Stewart plan- an excellent spread,
such as fresh killed turkey and all
other good things that go with it. Un
der Mr. Stewart’s management the
McGrath hostelry is sure to become a
popular one.
Ed Nollette, Yankee creek, arrived
yesterday for a brief town visit. He
has just completed a five-mile right-of
way from No. J9 below, right limit, to
tbe mouth of Yankee creek, condecting
with the government road.
The Tokotna school is busy prepar
ing a program, which will be given at
i Pioneer Hall December 24th, followed
by a social dance.
Harry Pauther. from Flat, was a
Thursday arrival, for a >hort visit.
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i Andy Hansen was a Mon lay arrival
from Ophir for a short visit.
Freighter Joe Ferris, from Ophir,
arrived Tuesday.
Fred Spencer, Med fra, was a Sunday
I arrival