THE
TIMES
VOKVIV. NO. 21
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 192J.
PRICE 25 CENT'S
AVIATORS'
BIG FLIGHT
i 878 Miles, Fought Thru
Chill Arctic Winds
Snow Storms,
* Qordova. May 18.-—The United
ir States army world-encircling, fly'
• ers hopped off today from Attu
t- island for Cape Kronatski, Kam
- chatka, and expected to reach
• that position a few hours later.
> From Carte Kronatski the avi
ators will fly down the peninsula
• to Paramushira, the northern
> most point of the Eastern Jap
• anese Kurile group.
' Paramushira, Island of Ku
riles, May 13.—Blazing a trail
5 through skies never before in
' vaxied by airplanes, three United
c States army world flyers reached
this ice-fringed, remote bay, bor
- dering the Arctic, at 11:35 o’clock
’ this morning, thereby gaining
- for their country and themselves
the distinction of being the first
'i to have crossed the Pacific by
. airplane.
' lU Ut^Uliablllg Lilt; iicl-.il lUUU9
f hop-off of. S78 miles fvom ' Attii
« island. Lieutenailt- Smith, Wade
amd/Nelson fought through chill
As0tie^'Vr'i&$&--'Si3It Sti©#-«tor«na
1 that whipped their faces with
the cutting icy grains. Two of
the planes landed in Kashiwa
' dara bayy while the third de
scended in the water off the
near-by harbor of Shimshu.
* Str* Yukon in Colli
sion, Maiden Voyage
Seattle, May 19.—The steamer Yu
- 1 koo, which sailed Saturday on her
■ maiden voyage to Alaska, collided with
the steamboat Sol Due oil' Marrowstone
Point. Neither boat was badly dam
aged, and the Yukon proceeded on her
wav North.
1 Farm Bloc May Block
Adjournment, June 7
Washington, May 23.—The farm bloc
members perfected plans today to
block adjournment of Congress on June
7th, unless farm relief legislation and
the disposition of Muscle Shoals are
taken up in the Senate.
Dave Mutchier left Monday for
*• Ophir, and he and Dolph Mespelt were
schedolod to leave that place yesterday
with the meat barge bn its trip dow.n
the Yukon and thence to Bethel, where
it will receive fresh supplies. Mr.
Mutchier expects the barge to reach
Tokotna during the latter part of June.
The telephone line spanning the To
kotna, after being out of commission
for several days, was fully repaired on
Monday, and is again in working order
between this place acid Candle and Mc
» Grath. __
Nels Vibe, Little creek operator,
was attending to a few business mat
• ters here Thursday, returning home on
< Triday. __
Nels Pearson was a late Saturday ar
> rival, coming from his winter head
<t quarters, up the Tokotna.
BONUS BILL
NOW A LAW
Both Houses Pass the
i.- Measure Over Veto
of Coolidge,
Washing:ton. May 17. — The
House today passed the soldiers’
bonus bill over Coolidge’s veto.
Party lines vanished as the sup
porters of the measure piled up
a comfortable majority over the
two-thirds majority requirement.
On such a vote, the enactment
into law or final defeat of the
bill is now up to the Senate,
where a closer result is expected.
Washington’; May 19.—The
Senate today overrode President
Ooolidge’s veto of the soldiers’
bonus bill, which measure now
automatically becomes a law.
The Senate vote was 59 to 25.
Washington.—The veterans’ bureau
is prepared to issue soldiers’ bonus in
surance policies at the rate of ten thou*
sand a day. Director Hines announced
Tuesday.
Conferees Agree on
Income and Surtaxes
Washington, May 23. —* Unanimous
consent was reached today by the con
ferees on the tax reduction ' bill when
the Simmons democratic income rate
schedule, providing>a 40 per cent sur
tax rate aod a 50 per cent reduction on
normal taxes, was accepted. ,
Ddhenys Give Liberally
to Los Angeles Church
Los Angeles, May 22.-*Mos. Dohenv,
wife of E. L Dobeny, the oil magnate
who handed former Secretary of In
terior Fall $100,000, has given St.' Vin
cent’s Catholic church here another
$100,000 contribution. The contribu
tions of the Dohenys to this church
now Lotal $600,000.
Washington Notes
Washington. — An agreement was
reached today by the Senate foreign
relations committee to finally dispose
on Monday of several propositions be
fore it dealing with American adher
ence to the world court.
Washington.— The Senate and House
conferees on the supply bill for ahe de
partments of state, commerce and labor
increased the appropriation for coast
geological survey work from $250,000
to $314,000._
Washington.—Formal denial of Brit
ish press charges that large , quantities
of poison gases are being manufactured
in the United States was made by the
War. Department, last night.
Washington.—Secretary of Treasury
Mellon went to the White House yes
terday afternoon and urged Coelidge to
veto the tax bill when it reaches him
next week.
WaibingtoQ. — President Coolidge,
Thursday, for 45 . minute*} breathed
chlorine gas to obtain relief from a se
vere cold.
Poor Widow's Horse
Wins the Kentucky
Derby and $52,775
fl Louisville, May 19. — Black Gold,
owned by Mrs. R. M. Hoots, of Tulsa,
Okla., won the Kentucky Derby, worlta
852,775 to the winner. Saturday after
noon. Seventy-five thousand people,
the greatest crowd erer witnessing an
American race, were present.
LA FOLLETTE
LOOMING
Certain to Be Nominal
ed by Progressives at
St. Paul, June 17
St.. Paul, May 23.—Unless he
forbids it, Senator Robert M. La
i'Follette, of Wisconsin, will be
nominated for president on an
independent ticket that will be
named at the national conven
tion of progressives to be held
at St. Paul on June 17.
;Por the second place on the
ticket, eithor Senator Wheeler
of Montana or Senator Shtpstsad
of Minnesota will be named, ac
cording to the present tentative
program.
La Folletie Indicates
Willingness to Run
. as 3d Patty Nominee
Washington, May 21.—Robert >M.. La
Collette will run as an independent
candidate for president if called upon
by substantial progressives of the coun
try, is was authoritatively indicated to
night. The statement was evoked by
pressure coming from all sections o 1
the country.
Martin’s Opportunitv
Lies Wreck in Alaska
Washington. Mav 20.—It is intimat
ed tbat, unless he is able to give satis
factory explanation -of his two Alaska
mishaps, Major Martin will not be al
lowed to rejoin the round-the-world
army flyers.
Ketchikan.—"The greatest oppor
tunity of my life lies wrecked in
Alaska,” Major Martin observed today,
as he was passing on his way to Bel
lingham, en route to Washington.
Kentucky Congress
man Draws 2 Years
Covington.—A jury in the iecteraJ
court here Thursday night found Con
gross.nan Langley, of Kentucky, guilty
of conspiracy in connection with wbisky
transactions in 1021. Langley, on Fri
day, was sentenced to two years in the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., but watt
almost immediately relea odon bonds,
pending appeal of his case.
L. B. Loomis, N. C. manager, going
down in the cotnpaayJs launch, is
scheduled to leave early next week for
Bethel, to await the arrival of the
steamer Santa Ana. Also making the
round trip to Bethel will be Miss Grace
Anderson and Miss Heine Benhon. 1
NICE PIECE
OF CHANGE
Witness Says He Paid
Friend of Daugherty
$250,000 Protection
'Washington, May IV.—George
Rews, millionaire bootlegger,
now serving time in the Atlanta
penitentiary, appearing today
before the Senate Daugherty in
vestigation committee, testified
that he paid ,150,000 ,o the late]
Jess -Smith, intimate friend of
Daugherty, this amount being
paid for proteetioh. Te also de
clared that James Linton, whoa
he described as a special assist
ant to the former attorney gen
eral, helped to defend him and
paid him $9,000.
Telegraphic Ticks.
• 1 1
Seattle.—Thirty former IT. S. Ship
ping Board wooden hulls, which have
been laid up for six years in Bake
Union, 'were purchased yesterday b?
Captain J. O. Brownfield. They will,
be used largely as barges in the Alaska
cannery trade.
Seattle.—Mayor Brown will be a
member of the <’*. t. oher nf Commsro*
excursion to Ala:c aon the “15th, and
uoon bis return «s on June 2 will
leave at ouce to at fed the democratic
natirual convention, New York.
Seattle.—Melvin Gallagher, a chauf
feur, complained to the chief of police
this morning that his wife attempted
suicide as a result of last night’s raid
on his home by police for liquor, none
of which was found there.
Seattle. —Walter H. Peterson, cleric
in the postoflhee here, and two months
married, was arrested today for rob
bing the mails, which he claims he did
in order to get out of the clutohes of
loan sharks.
Los Angeles.—After despatching nis
will in a letter to Grace Wilson, pastor
of the Wilshire Boulevard Congrega -
tional church, W. G. Ross, a wealthy
Seattle sealtor, committed, suicide
Thursday afternoon.
.New York.--Surrogate James Foley
declined yesterday t$ accept th8 Tam
many leadership,.as successor to the
late Charles F. Murphy, to which he
was elected by the executive commit
tee..
Juneau.—Three were killed and fiv®
seriously injured in the Alaska Juneau
mine Thursday, when an ore chute ia a
rise became stopped up and water ac -
cumulated above th^ore.
1*09 Angeles.—Olo Hanson, former
mayor of Seattle, was arrested hero
Thursday on a warrant charging hina
with horse stealing. Be was released
on $1,000 cash bail.
San Francisco.—Alfred Greoabauoij
president of the Alaska Codfish Com
| pany, and a prominent state politician,
died at his home here today, from
pneumonia. _
New York.—Senator Fat Harrtsou,
of Mississippi, has been selected for
temporary chairman aud will sound
the key notes of the democratic national
convention.
SANTA ANA
FOR BETHEL
With Number of Pa*
sengers, 900 Tons
of Freight
Seattle, May 17.—The steame
Santa Ana, Capt. Wallace Lang
ley, sailed at noon, via Ketch
kan, Seward, Kan&tak, Ungaanc.
17 pi m air Pass, having on board
cine hundred tons of general
freight.
Among the passengers are the
following
For Bethel—Dr. C. W. La©
and wife Steamboat Inspectors
White ar.d Craft; Robert Gierke
wife and two children, Private
Paul Esteli and,wife.
For Sleitmute—B>. Brocks.
For McGrath—Jesse Yoder
A. F. Guinan, Bertha Bering.
For Georgetown—H. Meikec
McChester, and a buyer, name
unknown.
M. 8- Carolyn Francis
On Her Way to Befche*
Seattle, May 22. — The znoioraaiy
Carolyn Francis sailed for Bethel yea
tprdnyrCaiwfliiS r' «*t**a‘- - —■-T-tti'
geaeral freight fori > vkwita poitiji
Ko- passengers.
Right of Pi e&ident to
. Pardon in Civil Case?
Chicago, May 2J.—The right ol to*
president ot the Uolted States to rar
doa in civil cases was won today in as
opinion signed by Federal District
Judges George A. Carpenter and J. A
Wilkerson in the Philip Grossman CM3,
which was considered before. Va»
Daugherty investigation committee.
•©as steamer Tana, Captain Georg*.
Iree2i is ssbeduteJ to leave McGrath
j on-May 28th Ion Bethel, whwre u. will
await the steamer Santa iinu and be ou
hand to -receive first shipments dee
tined for up river.
Rosa RmfidJ. C- superintend
ent, left fburedry *or Ophlr on hi*
way to Ruby, whither he £ben w> -samm
Mrs. Kinney. Mr. and Mrs. feiOiiB'?'
are expected to arrive tu about a
month, to make theis home bere
-——«—«
The Billie, Skipper Chris Nelaon.
! left Sunday ior McGrath, taking down
Mike Thompson and .ot KermenJ, and
returning here early Tuesday morning
with Alike Thompson and Sterling
Dark. . . _ .
"The Redwing, the first launch of the
season from McGrath, arrived JJboday,
bringing up Charlie and Vic Nystrom,
Trank Guskey; Charlie O'HeU.oran and
John Dues.
- ‘ * ■
Ice in front of Holy Cross broke on
the 20th, with <ho up-ri'ver 1c» coming
down on that date, according to worf
received here on the 22d.
Anthony Sweeney, after a day 4®
town, -returned this aftdt'noon to ifce :
■D. camp on G'anes.
Julius Saupe, a passenger of ^Ohrir
Nelson, returned early Thursday iaorr
ing from a business trip to Met1 ratK