VOL. IV. NO. 4Q
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Election of CooEdge
Conceded; WEI Have
363, Electoral College
New York. Nov. 5.—Returns
from many states, still incom
plete, indicate that Coolidge has
been elected president by some
thing approaching the Harding
landslide. The bugaboo of throw
ing the presidential election into
Congress was chased with a ra
pidity by which large blocks of
electoral votes fell into the Cool
idge column or gave seemingly
unmistakable evidence of going
there. As the returns continue
to come in. Coolidge, on the
basis of the reports this morn
ing, will have 363 votes Davis
155, and La Follette 13.
Nfew York. Nov. 4.—At nine
o’clock tonight the New York
World conceded the election of
Coolidge and claimed Governor
Smith; had carried New York
state by 250,006.
The New York Times did not
concede the Pfesident’s election,
but admitted he had carried New
York state, including this city,
by a majority of from 70,0()0 to
80,006 over Davis.
Chicago Nov. 4.—The Herald
and Examiner at 8:30 tonight
broadcasted the election of Cool
idge through its system of
searchlights, by which it was
enabled to give election informa
tion to persons within a fifty
mile radius of Chicago,
Washington, Nov. 4.—Cbolidge ex
pects a vote in the electoral college of
350 and a republican wo.iking majority
of 20 in the House at the next session,
it was said todav at the White House.
New York, Nov. 5 —Secretary of
State Hughes, speaking of the election,
said: “This time the expected has
happened, I am very well pleased.’’
Little Rock, Ark.—Pat Harrison,
democrat. Mississippi, was re elected
to the United States Senate. Seven
democratic congressmoo. running for
re election, were also victors
HerriD, Nov. f — National Guards
men, with fixed bayonets, are patrol
ling Williamson county for the purpose
of preventing threatened clashes be
tween tha itu klux klao and their op
ponents.
ELECTION
DISORDERS
Rioting, Burning, Mur
der in Widely Scat
tered States.
New York, Nov. 5,—Riotmg,.
burning and murder marked the |
trait of the national election in
widely scattered states yester
day.
A dozen armed gangmen in
two automobiles fired ubon each
otherin front of a Chicago poll
ing booth, in which John Mackey
was killed. Antone Rudzinski
was shot by gunmen in an auto
aadle left a polling booth. Dur
ing the Chicago violence several
democratic patchers were kid
napped and a polling place was !
burned.
Martial law was declared in;
San Miguel county, New Mexieo, I
and three companies of the ua-1
tional guard were ordered to Las
Vegas in anticipation of general
rioting. _
Crew Rebels, Captures
Brazilian Battleship
Buenos Aires, Not 4.—Tbe crew of
the Brazilian battleship Sao Paulo is
reported to have rebelled and to have
departed from the harbor of Rio de
Janeiro today for an unknown destina
Jion. _
Miss E. Marsh, followjdp a visit of
several days here, left Wedneeday for.
her MeOlrath home.
CHANGE OF
PREMIER
MacDonald Quits; Bald
win Called to Form
New Ministry.
London, Nov. 4. — Premier
Macdonald and Britain’s first
labor government resigned to
day, the resignations being ac
cepted by the king.
Stanley Baldwin, conservative
leader and former prime minis
ter, will be summoned by the
king to form a new ministry.
French Premier Gets
Vote of Confidence
Paris, Nov 5.—The Chamber of Dep
uties this afternoon gave Premier Her
riot a vole of confidence. 410 to 170,
when he demanded indefinite postpone
ment of interpellations, the object of
which was critictsm-of the government
in the matter of renewing the Morgan
loan.
Frank Dawson, who recently disposed
of hie Moore creek interests to J. F.
Keller, and Mrs. Dawson were Wed
nesday arrivals from Flat, en route to
the Outside, where they will make
their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mutchler, after
» visit here of several days, returned to
their McGrath home on Tuesday.
Henry Martella returned Monday
from a trip to A. H. Twitchell’s rein
deer camp, Crater mountain
Killed Friend in Auto
Accident, Indian Pay&
Penalty By Suiciding
Ileno, Nev., Not. 5.—Harry Abe, an
Indian, of Elko county, who drove ao
auto Friday which overturned aod
! killed bis Indian friend, Johnnie Black,
today, in the presence of several of his
(Abe’s) tribesmen, shot and killed him
self.
“My fault, Johnnie Black; T pay,”
said Abe,” a moment before he took
his own life.
He will be buried beside Johnnie
Black, tomorrow.
ALASKA’S
Bids Received for 30
Steel Bridges to Be
Erected Along Line.
Seattle, Nov. 6—Thirteen bids
have been received by Major C.
E. Dole, general purchasing
agent here for the Alaska Rail
road for thirty steel bridges to
he erecied in Alaska. These
bridges will require approxi
mately four thousand tons of
steel, at a cost of about four
i hundred thousand dollars. Bid
i ders are given the option of de
livery, contractors’' works, Se
i attle or Seward.
The structures consist of a
100-foot bridge over the Nenana
river. 37o miles north of Seward;
| twenty-seven bridges of smaller
' dimensions to be erected on the
railroad line from Mile 432, re
placing wooden structures; a
steel viaduct at Mile 292, length
240 feet; a steel bridge over the
Talkeetna river, 400 feet long,
at Mile 227. It will probably be
a week before the successful
bidder is known.
j
Tacoma Church De
stroyed Dv Flames
Tacoma, Nov 5—Fire this morning
destroyed the First Evangelical Lu
theran church, with ac estimated loss
of twentv thousand dollars. There was
great difficulty in keeping the flames
from spreading. It is believed the
heavy wind blew the electric wires to
gether, causing a short circuit.
George McKenzie, former Takotnan,
but for some months past located at
Flat, recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis in a Fairbanks hos
pital. Late advices state that the op
eration was entirely successful and that
the patient is getting along nicely,
Grant Murdock was a Wednesday ar
rival from Candle for a few days here,
j following which he is scheduled to
I ieave for a trip to the Outside.
A. R. Eldridge, of the firm of Black
burn & Eldridge, well known McGrath
merchants, arrived Saturday to give
attention to business mutters.
Chris Nelson returned Saturday from
a trip to the Forks, going down oa
skiis.
Ed Paulson is among the recent ar
rivals from Flat
GRATITUDE
Coolidge Tenders His
Thanks After Elec
tion Assured.
Washington, Nov. 5.—Presi
dent Coolidge. having received a
vote of confidence from Amer
ican voters, today expressed his
simple thanks as one of his first
acts after hi- election was as
sured.
“It H eem possible to
me,” C a said in a state
ment w hi !, n-ad to newspaper
j men, "to uii.c an adequate ex
pression concerning the presi
dency of the United States. No
honor equals it, no other respon
sibility approaches it, and when
it is conferred by an overwhelm
ing choice of the American peo
pie and the vote of the electoral
college they are all the greater.
I can only express my simple
thanks to all those who have
contributed to this result and
plainly acknowledge that it has
been brought to pass through
the work of a Divine Providence
of which I am but one instru
ment. Such powers as I have I
dedicate to the service of all my
country and all my countrymen.”
Telegraphic Ticks.
Washington.— The assignment of
Major General William H Johnston,
commanding: the Fourth coast artillery
district, stationed at Fort MacPherson,
Ga., to command the Third division,
with headquarters at Camp Lewis, was
announced today.
Liverpool. Nov. 6.—Twelve persons
were killed and many others injured
when the Liverpool Express to Black
pool was wrecked near Lytham, In
cluded among the killed were several
prominent Lancashire merchants.
Seattle. — All of the larger hoteis of
Seattle opened an hour later than usual
on Tuesday morning iD order to give
their employes full opportunity to vote.
Los Angeles.—The University of
Southern California, backed by the
faculty, has canceled the scheduled
Stanford football game here Saturday.
London.—Victories in favor of the
conservatives caused gilt-edged securi
ties to advance a point on the stock ex -
change, Friday.
San Diego.—Headed by Lieut. Smith,
the armyaround-the world flyers took
off at 10 a. m. Tuesday on a non stop
flight to El Paso.
Marion, O.— New complications, as
yet undefined, are causing considerable
apprehension to the physicians attend
ing Mrs. Harding.
Tientsin.—A cavalry force of General
Fing, also in control «t Pelting, entered
thiseitv, after quelling slight resist
ance.
Los Angeles. — Der.'h- ai Guadaloupe,
Venezuela, incre-i * me pneumonic
plague fatalities to total of twenty
five.
Paris.—Gabriel Faure. composer and
director of the National Conservatory
of Music, died Tuesday.
FAKE FILMS
OF ALASKA
Ketchikan Coml. Club
Sends Protest to
P. O. Dept.
Ketchikan, Nov. 5.—The Ket
chikan Commercial Club has pro
tested to the Postmaster General
that the Laskey Corporatien is
using the mails to defraud in
connection with their picture of
“The Alaskan,” in advertise
ments.
The producers said the picture
“was actually made amidst proud
Alaskan snowcapped mountain
tops.
The Commercial Club charges
that Thomas Meighan and other
players of the company never
came within six hundred miles
of Alaska and that they are
using the mails to defraud when
they advertise that the picture
was made in Alaska. People of
the Territory are annoyed that
many motion picture companies
ad vertise that their pictures were
made in the North, whereas they
were actually made in .Southern
California.
At the time Meighan was mak
ing the picture it was heralded
through the papers that he was
on his way to Seattle to leave
for Alaska to make the picture,
and even Seattle papers pub
lished such a story. He arrived
at Seattle, but that was as far as
he ever got, except to go to
Vancouver, B. C., where he
found luxurious notels, but no
hardships.
Big Fire, Pittsburgh,
Causes Loss of $500,000
Pittsburgh, Not. 6.—Fire today de
stroyed thousands of tons of grain and
the large elevator and building of the
Dwight & Hamlin Company and also
burned six box cars on an Allegheny
Valley railroad siding. Many families
were driven from their homes. The
damages are estimated at five hundred
thousand dollars.
Martin J. Claucey, well known Mc
Grathite, was a Wednesday arrival for
an overnight stay, returning home the
following day. He is scheduled to de
part almost Immediately for the Out
side, on a visit to hie old home in Min
nesota. _
Leon G. Loomis left Tuesday for Mc
Grath, from which place he and Frank
Guskey left a day or two later for a
trip into the Rainy Pass section.
Axel Peterson, of Strand, Gibbs <fc
Peterson, Eagle creek operators, was a
Wednesday arrival, returning to Mc
Grath on Thursday.
Waino Puntila, after a visit here of
some days, left Thursday with Henry
Martella for McGrath, headed for
Nixon. __
John Edwards, after a visit of a few
days here, returned to Ophir on Fri
day. _
W. J. Widman, who returned Mon
day from Ophir, left Tuesday for Me
Grath