THE
TOKOTNA, .ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 192'
PRICE 25 CENT?
VOL. IV.
NO. 30
Interallied Conference
Turned Into Delicate
Waiting Came.
London, July 24.—"With the
French maintaining the sanctity
< of the Versailles treaty and in
ternational bankers equally linn
in their demands for definite
guarantees to satisiy investors
in America and elsewhere who
wil 1 be asked to support a Ger
man loan necessary to launch
the Dawes reparations plans, the
interallied conference has re
solved itself into a delicate wait
1 ing game.
London, July 25.—Although
the interallied conference marked
time today, there is an observ
able hardening in the attitude of
all delegates against submitting
to the dictation of international
financiers in formulating a pro
tocol to launch the Dawes plan.
Dept, of Agriculture to
Appoi nt Game W ardens
A Washington dispatch, under date
of June 15; says:
“Last week the ‘louse passed the
Senate bill, the provisions of which
will entirely transfer the administra
tion of the Alaska game laws from the
Governor of Alaska to the Secretary of
Agriculture. At the present time the
governor virtually has the appointment
of game wardens, three or four from
each division, excepting the First,
where John Hancock of Nome performs
all the duties. It is designed now to
have all these men selected by Depart
ment of Agriculture officials, to whom
they will report and be directly re
sponsible. At present the chief fur
warden and United States game war
den for the Territory is Ernest P.
Walker, with headquarters at Ju
neau.”
U. S. Marshal Stevens I
Weds Mrs. H. Lynch
Anchorage. — Gilbert 13. Stevens,
United States marshal of the Fourth
division, and Mrs. Helen Lynch, for
mer resident of Anchorage, were united
in marriage at Seward yesterday after
noon, and are now in AnchnmoA
their way back to the Interior, to make
their home in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Stevens is also a sourdough, and
is probably as widely known in Alaska
as her husband, through her connection
with the Pathfinder, 1’ioneer maga
zine, for which she acted as field repre
sentative and special correspondent for
a number of years
Manager L. B. Loomis, of the N. Co.,
and Miss Grace Anderson, who were
Tuesday arrivals from McGrath, made
the horseback trip to Canes on Wed
nesday, returning here Thursday.
A1 Guinan, of the Guinan & Ames
Dredging Corporation, arrived today
from Ganes.
Taking Tokotna outgoing mail, Con
tractor Billy Jones left Friday morning
for Ophir,
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FRENCHMAN
DEFEATED
Carpentier Loses Out in
15tli Round With
Gene Tunney,
New York, July 24. Georges
Carpentier, of Prance, was de
feated by Gene Tunney in the
fifteenth round of their go at the
Polo Grounds, last night. Car
pentier’s claim of having been
fouled in the fourteenth round
was disregarded. Thirty thou
sand were in attendance.
Woman Reprieved
on Eve of Execution
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.—Mrs.
Katherine 'gratch, originally sentenced
to be banged tomorrow ior the murder
of her husband last fall at Fish Oreek,
Saskatchewan, has been reprieved, ac
cording to official word received here
Her sentence was comm ited to life im
prisonment at the Kingston, Ontario,
penitentiary.
Official Vote of Terri
torial Primary Election
The official count of the votes cast at
the Territorial primary election on
April 29, 1924, as reported by the sev
eral clerks of court, is as follows:
Republican Candidates.
Delegate to Congress
Dan Sutherland .4717
Governor—
Cash Cole 2560
George D. Schofield . .. 577
K. Valeutine. 1702
Attorney General—
W. D. Coppernoll .1592
John llustgard 3040
National Committeeman—
Arthur Frame.. 2281
John Frame .. 2611
National Delegates—
Dawes . 2901
Sexton 2404
Kobertsou. 1972
Stlel... 2028
‘ Democratic Candidates.
Delegate to Congress -
Frank A. Boyle 813
National Committeeman—
T. J. Donohoe 810
National Delegates—
Ashbv.. 550
Casev.„.-. . -. 648
Connors . 652
Grigsby .. 734
Hellenthal 481
McCloskey . 620
Shattuck.. 497
Troy. 565
August Scbarfe came Tuesday from
Yankee creek, and left Wednesday
with Joe Oates for McGrath.
Miss Grace Anderson, of McGrath,
is making a short visit in Tokotna, the
guest of Mrs. Leon G. Loomis.
Mrs. W. H. Jones left Wednesday for
Ophir, aud returned here Friday night.
Charlie O’lJalloran was a Thursday
arrival from Yankee.
Bob Schively arrived Tuesday from
Yankee.
Jack Duna arrived Wednesday from
Yankee.
Two Killed When Air
plane Crashes to Eartti
Olympia, uly J — Roger Goudy aat
Li. Farnsworth. Thurston county boys
were killed today when tba engine o
their airplane s!o ped while making ;
loop and the machine crashed hun
dreds of feet to th ground. They wen
returning by airplane to their orivatf
field here from Sa..d Point.
LA FOLLETTt
& WS-ELER
Personnel >f Executive
Committee to Man
age Campaign
Washington, July 24.—tleadet
by Representative John M. Nel
son of Wisconsin as chairman
the personnel of the executive
committee who will manage am
select the policy of the -ha ol
latte and Wheeler campaign ,va
announced tonight. The com
mittee, which consists of nim
members, is as follows
.John M. Nelson, represents
I live of Third Wisconsin district
Hudolph Spreckles, . an ran
cisco, civic reformer and banker
Mrs. Ed wal'd P. Oosligaa, o
Colorado, vice president of ih<
National Consumers league;
William H. ""ohnston, presi
dent of the International Asso
ciation of Machinists;
Morris Hillquist, of New York
lawyer and author
Basil M. Mauley, economist
former director of United State
commission on industrial rela
tions;
Mrs. Elizabeth ' ilendowe
Evans, of Boston, member o
Massachusetts minim-urn wag
commission;
C. B. Robinson, president o
Brotherhood of .ocomotive Eire
men and Engineinen;
Robert M. LaFollette. -■ r.
Mental Defectives to
Undergo Sterilization
Detroit.—An operation for sterili .8
i tioa upon two boys and two women ba
been directed by K d ward Co nmaot
I judge of probate court. AH of the op
erations, which wore requested by rai
atives and recotnmended by physician.
will be spersormed at the Michiga
Home and Training School at Lapeer
The boys are 12 and 12 years old, an
the women 22 and 24 years old.
The law under which the operation
will be performed was enacted by th
1923 legislature, it rovides that vvhe:
application is made by a relative or i
county officer, the governing body of
state institution or other rsspousibi
persons, the court shall order the de
fective examined hv three reputabl
physicians, and if they deem such ai
operation necessary fo. the good of th
person or the community at large th
operation may be or dered.
Any defective has the l ight to ap
peal, and the court is -di red ted to sus
pend the sterilisation order pending
the appeal.
It is not unlikely, according to stall
officials, that a test case to try out tin
constitutionality of the act nay be in
stituted.
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Young Vife Gives Ap
plication to Spouse’s
\ffinity
'I ~."
j Frederic^:, Md„, j uiy 2 ..—
Mrs. Elio Shank, 20. wife of
Lloyd Shank, ot My.-rsvillc, de
fiantly told the court that it was
she who had beaten and applied
,!a coat of tar and feathers to
' Dorothy randan, age id, las':
night, on a suburban highway.
Fifty business man. and leading
citizens of Meyersville . uerrlly
h dped ii said the witness,
who alleged that she found Miss
I <C ra.idon v. th her arms around
Shank.
II Fairbanks Optimistic
| Over Mining Outlook
» Fairbanks News-Id inert Last /ear a
■ mining engineer, James F. Foraa, came
i to this camp vith a theory as to how
deep diggings of low-grade ground
coma oe worsen to a prout vv.ieo . uyy
; could not be dredged or hard worked to
■ advantage. ’> took a lease on the
", Burns properties on Bittle ldoraho,
f where he has four miles of ground un
i tier lease, w^th work ahead of him ''or
twenty years, -and weet to
•* Today Mr. Horan is confident t_ut
• his theory is right tie is getting re
suits that satisfy him, and is greatly
s enthused over the future of Ms propo
sition.
• He drills to bedrock and then
’ “shoots” the works. He believes that
" it is the detonations of the powder
anyway, whatever it is, the ground is
f soon thawed at bedrock, and by shoot
• ing all the wav down it can be thawed
3 all the way, wbi h makes working in
expensive.
f If this proposition works out, as ,t in
" promising to do hugely, that system
will add billions of dollars to the gold
output of this camp.
II. S. Vice Consul Ad*
mils lie Took Bribe
Washington. .'.Vic*. C I'err, Amer
ican vice consul i;t . accouver, 15. C.,
admitted he had accepted money to .in
fluence1 his’decision ia grunting pas3
‘ ports to barred Chinese seeking admit •
sion to this country, it was brought
j about in a preliminary hearing before
a United Suites .jomsnission hero Sat
urday,
3
A written cook-,.on oy verr oo tno
[ consul general, that he was hard up
| for funds and had accepted bribes ia
some cases, was introduced in evidence,
* J. Fred Ganders, who said he was a
notary public, b it who, the evidence
showed, was acting in the capacity o.
a labor agent, te-u ied that ho gave
Kerr 55. at a secret meeting in a iaa
3
Co over Chinese cafe to get Kerr to
issuo pa-sports to iiino Jan "usd, who
was inadmissible.
Kerr was released on 35,000 bonds,
r pending a grand ’ iry investigation of
his ease. He was arrested Thursday
' on ciiarges of bribery and malfeasance
in otiice, preferred by Consul Gsneru.
Sorter.
Headed tor Bethel, aac
Bringing Govt Teach
ers5 Nurses, Freignt
oeatt'ie. July 19.—Tho motor
ship Carolyn Francis sailed atr?«
o clock this afternoon for Bethel,
having as passengers govern
ment school ■ teachers, nurse,
and wireless operators, as well
as a large amount of freight tor
way points .and the huskckwiir.
section,
Lmo.:" the passengers are the
following Farl Howland and
wife, for Quigelignok Marvir.
Howland and wife, for Quin
hagak Oliver Olson and wife,
"or ' arlult; J. KerenofF and wife
for \leit! ute. Mr. SchramneL
and wife, for Hooper Hay; .Mrc
Alma Anderson, for Bethel’ Mrc
V1 acl;bnrn, for h anatalr.
Excessive Tippling
On Atlantic Linen
i\evv ork.—The ratification oi the
li uor treatv between the Ifnitec
ritates and Great Britain will end ex
ees.Ti e Lippiicgr on trana-Atlantic
liner.-, according to officers e*' the
i':‘.n:cnia, vrh' :h arrived today iron:
. ,1. erpooi act! faaliia..
j The 1 raneouia, is the last Cunarc.
i 'ir.er to arrive at this port without z
i supply of liquor on board for the east
ward trip. Under the treaty eqougt
. vi-'t te . ept under seal in i<orfc- to nay*
! a plentiful supply for the passage back
Purser F. E. /- lien said r rohibition.
regulations encouraged bringing on
i board eastbound vessel:: by individuals
i much more liquor than they vtouid or
; dinarHy drink. Tipplers feel bound tc
' joDb'.me all the liquor before the ves
sel lands. With a bar on board they
will drink r/o-o moderately, in the
view of ’ ’urser Alien.
Charles Nicolet, operator of the
power boat Argonaut and Alaska, was
a Monday arrival, coming up with Bob
I,o. rie from a point twelve miles down
river, where the Argonaut and the
Pioneer were held uo on account of ihs
Lor water. Hr. Nicolet, returned to
1 the Argonaut Thursday, transferred
i cargo, and left immediately 'or Bethel,
! where his new barge is under way, aud
which will be completed before ha
again returns up river. Mr. Nieolet
states mi at ue ana ms wmuj aio pic
pariug to make their home at the
Fork«« the rousing winter.
Manager L. 13. Loomis, in the N. C_
'auuub, returned yesterday to Mc
Grath. Also going dov/n were Charlie
O’lla'.loran and Jauk Dunn, who will
leave shortly for lup the Kuskokwioi,
and Fred Spencer, on hrs way to Med
fra. __ , ■ „ __
■M re tfoeOatec was a passenger oa
the Argonaut for Akiak, for treatment
at the A k hi,k hospital. Miss Rose Oates
accompanied her mother.
Mu u ager George ■ WosC he' and H. C.
Wallick-were today arrivals from the
1. D. Co. headquarters, Ganes.
are Mutchler and Lars 1 ndefcard
returned tnSar'wv" * trin to Mrtfrjvt*