THE
VOL.UV. NO.. 26
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1924.
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Smith Is Powerfully Strong
Early Sidelights of
the Big Convention
New York. June2L.—National
< Committeeman Mack announced
’ tonight that fifty thousand' ap
plicants are getting off of every
incoming train. 1 However, the
. husbands of women members of
the convention will have places
of honor on the platform of the
co nvention side • by side with
their distinguished wives.
When asked • whether he ex
pected to make any speeches in
the convention William J. Bryan
replied: “I am like a volunteer
fireman. I hope there will be
no jalarm, but I am ready to fight
a conflagration—L am sleeping
in my clothes."
Mrs. Daniel D. O’Day, of Rye,
wh o has been chosen chairman
of the New York state delega
tion to the convention, is the
first woman ever elected chair
man of such a delegation.
. Pat Harrison’s Key
note *Most Scathing
New York, June 24.—The
rules committee, by 51 to 3,
voted this afternoon for a con
; tinuance of the two-thirds rule
.i in-the nomination of a presiden
tial candidate. Homer S. Cum
* inicgs was elected chairman of
the resolutions committee.
The convention remained in
session two hours, during which
* the cfaaarauah had the national
committee sustained, and there
- was av collapse as Senator Pat
Harrison, of Mississippi, finished
his keynote speech and was car
ried from the platform.
' Flies From Texas to
’Frisco at Speed of
200 Miles Per Hour
>Sah Francisco, June 24.—En route to
- Seattle, biieuteoant John Griffith, of
the army air service, made the flight
from KelljVField, Texas, to San Fran
cisco, at the rale of two hundred miles
- per hour.
Coming up on the Tana barge were
* three •"cows, destined ^for * different
' points. The first, a Guernsey, was con
signed to George Smith, at Akiak.
* George Hoffman, Napamuta merchant,
received a splendid Holstein. Tokotna
' was not to be outdone, for with the
arrival Friday of Frank Larson’s new
boat Michael Hochrlter, local agricul
* tnrist, received a fine animal, described
as a quarter Guernsey and three-quar
1 ter Holstein.1
Frank Larson’s new power boat de
parted Monday evening for McGrath,
and on its return, about 1 o’clock Fri
day morning, due to the low stage of
water, tied up at the meadows, from
which point its freight was hauled up
by horse teams. The water in the To
* kotna at the present time is at about
its lowest stage. A good-sited batch
• " of mail, principally second alass, also
**** srciyed
Harrison’s first mention of
Woodrow Wilson brought a dem
onstration from the large gath
ering that lasted seventeen min
utes.
Striking excerpts from 'Har
rison’s speech are:
“The cornerstone of the re
publican party is special priv
ilege. Crooked business needs
only to gesture to make this ad
ministration understand and do
its will.
“The American people Know
that it was the investigations
conducted by democrats that,
sent Albert Fall to Three Rivers,
a disgraced man and a proven
criminal.
“Starving herds, rotting grain
and rusting spindles have not
stirred the sleeping spirit or
warmed the chilled coldness of
the President.”
Ralston, of Indiana, was for
mally entered in the presidential
race late this afternoon.
Smith Assails McAdoo
for His Oil Connections
The.Missouri delegation, which
had been claimed by both Smith
and McAdoo, declared for Mc
Adoo at the close of a prolonged
conference.
After Texas declared for Mc
Adoo, Governor Smith, of the
New York delegation, withdrew
at the head of his delegates and
issued a public statement assail
ing McAdoo for his oil connec
tions.
^Chairman Hull, of the demo
cratic national committee, is un
der the care of (physicians to
night as a result of collapsing
today from heat, overwork > and
heart trouble.
Prints 1st Photograph
Transmitted by Radio
Paris. Juae.23.—Thu first photograph
ever transmitted by radio, that of Gen
eral Ferris, director of the Eiffel Tower
wireless station, was printed today in
the Matin. The method is declared a
success.
ur. 1. i-i ijane. neausi, coming iroui
Tacoma, and who for three years is
said to hare had charge of the dental
parlors of Mayor Brown, of Seatti8, i»
reported to hare arrived at Bethel on
the Santa Ana, headed for this section.
He is detained at Bethel ten the time
being, giving attention to the needs of
the residents there, and will probably
remain there for about thirty dava.
Dr. Lane, incidentally, is a brother-in*
law of Happy Jack Stevenson, a well
known oldtimer.
Ross Kinney, superintendent of the
Alaska Road Commission, and Mrs.
Kinney were yesterday ■ arrivals from
Holy Cross, to which point Mr. Kinney
left some days ago to great his wife on
her incoming trip. f Toa* trip from
Ophir to Ganes was made do peling
boat, captained by Harry Eckstroen.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinney will soon be quar
tered in their new bungalow, which Is
now almost in readiness for-accuoanoy.
Rousing Reception for
Senator Tom Watson
New York, June 25.—Thewcon
ventioa today, after perfecting
itg .organisation, gave a rousing
reception to its permanent chair
man, Senator Thomas.J. Walsh,
of Montana, tremendous applause
marking the conclusion of. hie
address.
The convention then listened
to the .naming of presidential
candidate's. Voting on nominees
will v not begin, however, until
the convention has received and
adopted it3 platform, which is
assuming shape in the hands of
a sub committee.
Avalanche of Demon
■A. strations for Smith
New York, June 28.—-Having
given a renewed but brief.,dem
onstration for McAdoo, the con
vention today plunged into an
other • demonstration for Alfred
3. Smith. This demonstration
was aided and pushed along by a
complete organization of demon
®trations, hundreds of whom
marched mto the hall from the
outside ..beaming banners *and
nofee-jcaaking device".
•Franklin K. Roosevelt, in-plae
intr Smith in nomination, said?
‘‘Smith is the most dangerous
man that the republican party
ever had to fearr and his name
spells victory.”
. Pr4d Van Nuya, :of" Indianap
olis, placed -Kalston in nomina
tion* and Senator Bayard named
Willard 'SauJabury as Delaware’s
candidate.
The platform is not >ezpeetsd
to be ready for presentation
until tomorrow morning.
Seattle Police iiead
Summarilv Dismissed
by Acting Lady Mayor
Seattle, Juae 23.—Chief of Police
Seferyos was sotnmaily dismissed to
day as head of the Seattle police foroe
by Mrs. Landis, a* acting mayor, in
-uc Atsmsucu ui iaruTiu, wuo :.a iu
attendance at the democratic national
convention in New York. The reason
given for Severyn’s dism-isai was that
be had fallen down in enforcement »i
law. The police department, by the
same order, was placed in the hands of
Inspector Joe Mason.
Earl S\ Hammond, coming from Se
attle, who was a Tana passenger, was a
a Friday arrival f~OEi McGrath, and
will probably remain her® for some
time. Mr. Hammond will have an air
plane in Seward early asst spring, and
the purpose of his trisit here at this
time is to look'over the Sold with view
to the asiablishtnont of'airplane ser
vice to and from the Kuskokwkn sec
tion. >
Jack Mutchler, who left early Mon
day for Me*2ra*h, returned here Tues
day evening,. after a feirlr ’bard trip
up, due to the low stage of water. 'Also
returning 'here were Leon-4}. lotomis
and Lee Rodrierue
Str. Tana Returns
First Trip to fietkel
The steamer Tana, Captain C.aorg9
Green, arrived at McGrath at 8: JO
Monday mornings bringing up a good
sized consignment of freight. 'The
date of arrival—June 2€th—is also one
of the earliest on record for,an,up*
river steamer,
Paatentrera opining, up.- on„ the T*a&
were: Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Gale,
of San Francisce: Ray Me.lish, xri Spo
kane; Al.Guinan, of Yakima: Harvey
Williams, Earl F. Hammond, Bertha
Bern, Jesse Yoder.
Washington Notes
(Washington. —!Coolidge will order an
investigation of the charges that a “se
lect, butterfly ring of Washington line
officer# have dominated the aa?y” and
that favoritism has been practiced in
the promotion of officers, that White
House announced Monday.
Wasaiogtoa.—Chairman Sutler, Sec
retary of State Hughes and Ambassa
dor to, Mexico Warren, representing
the three generals upon whom Cool..
idg» relies.it) his campaign, conferred
with the. president aboard the . May-,
Sower, Thursday.
Washington,—Senator Jtobinson^. of
Arkansas, jarred the Chevy Chase golf
links etiquette. Saturday afternoon
■when he felled Dr. Joseph F. Mitchell
on the courts with a blow from his fist.
Washington.—Dr. Sawyer was re
lieved from afty as Coolidge’s Physi
; cian at his own request, Tuesday ‘
i ... Washington.-—Mrs. Charles Curtis.
| wife of the Kansas senator, died- Sun
clay auernooa.
A1 Quinao, o? the sSuinaa 4 Ames
Dredging Corporation, was a Tuesday
arrival, having been a Tana paeeenger
from Bethel. Mr. Ouinan is a 'well
known oldtimer of the North, especially
in the Nome district, Where he resided
and carried oa mining operations for a
number of years. Me left Wednesday
Tor Qaaes creek on a trip o! inspection
o1 Vae company's operations.
Dare Hutchler, with his cold storage
o*rjf«.-js due to arrive within the next
few.daya, irk?ine lelt -Betael -on Vn*
22d. Also coming: up is Dolph'SIsspelt,
who left with the barge at Optair, and
Bill Hu;atuti, who joined the boat at
Holy Cross.
Kay MeiMso, U. S. postal inspector,'
who was a Teesdayarrlval oa the Red
i wing, after having l>een a Tana passen
ger from Bethel, ‘left Thursday for
’Ophir,- returned here yesterday,' and
will leave tosaorrow for Flat.
after about a Tear on the Outside, was
-a passenger oa ?ih<e ► Santa Ana to
Bethel, and left the latter place for
the workings of 'FeHx Biley and Billy
Duffy, up the George river
The Carlton Houcan soow arrived
at Gpfair on the evening of the 26th,'
baring on board the following oasian
gera: JMr. and Mrs. Roes Kinney, Cas
per J&Uinger, A. Higgins- and Charles
Isaacson. . ,__
Great difficulty ha4 hteetl experienced
during the last few days* at the local
station in the handling ol cbmrhunica
tioxs, due to static conditions, accord
ing so Fred C. Anderion, a'parttor' in
charge .
Among outgoing passengers -hrj1 the-1
Santa Ana were Dr. Fi Reside;'unrilre
eently head of the AkiaV hospital *ttnd
lire. Fireside.
IN MEXICO
British Govt Acts te
: ■ Save Agent From
Expulsion.
Washington, June 25.—Secre
tary of State Hughes has or
dered ‘.he American charge d'af
faires in Merico City to take
over the-archives and effects o'
the British, legation in Mexico
City, whose charge has been be
aieged there since he began re
sisting expulsion for alleged hos
tile utterances.
Mezico City, June 2G.—The proceed
ings cf the Mexican government tc
ejcpei Eerbert C. Cummings Britieb
a*f3nt, were ordered stopped today by
Obregoa. This action was -taireG, by
the president after it was learned that
Britain had ordered Cummin?’ with
drawal tomorrow.
With the Around
- the-World Flyers
j Eaaffooa, British 'ndia, June 22.-—
Following ins.arrival oi the /iinsrinas
1 filers hare vesierriav. a cart"o boat laet
njgbt cam* into collision with oc6 of
the around-tfae-rorld planes, datnaginf
Us wings, but it is believed that re
pairs can be made, enabling '.'a? bymt
to hop o" Tuesday for Calcutta
Calcutta, June 36.—The Anuencsa
around-tbe-world dyers, who hopped oS
i from Rangoon this morning, arrived at
Chittagong, Bengal, this *4 fern eon.
Akyao." Burma, June 25.—Macisrec
British world flyer, hopped oil today
for Rangoon. He has been here since
May 16. making repairs
' Lisbon, *fttU3 26.—Two Portuguese
army aviators, who ses out in April ta
fly from Portugal to Macao, Cnina,
have reached their destination.
Archie Hlpgiu& former 'Tokotne
merchant, who, with Mrs. Higgins
left-for the Outside about a vee: ago,
was an arrival here last night. During
! bis et&TBa the Outside he made ® visit
cT severel weeks at *» fc rroer home ir
Nova Scotia, the 64lh3see of the time
for the most part being »h Sac
Francisco, where Mrs. Higgins pfiil re
mains. ^ _
The C. & A. dredge <Xi Canes creek
started digging on Wednesday and ite
operation is described an perfect by
Billv Jones, who returned here Thurs
aay irorn & trip to me Ttsitcbelr rein
deer camp.
Phil' Riley, welf known oldtimer,
%ho recently eanslf from Plat to Little
creek, was a Sunday Visitor, retdi-nicf
to the latter place on Monday
The Alaska, Charles Nicollet’s’’boat,,
arrived at McGrath from Betnel last
Tuesday.
' Del Thompson, who arrived Moaday,
returned to Optir ca Thursday.
P£te Donnelley was a yesterday ar
ri?al from McGrath.
Charlie Jackson was a •TJawraday *t
'fbdc Candle.
BiUy'Cafee returned Wednealrf fnew
a trip to Ophir