S. S. Buford, With 124
Passengers. En Route
to Nome and Siberia
Seattle.—The steamer feuford sailed
at 10 o'clock last night for Nome and
Siberia via Southeastern and South
western Alaska ttorts, Akutan and the
Pribiloff islands, with 124 passengers,
including 96 I round-trip excursionists,
of whom 22 are members of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce. The
other excursionists are principally Cal
ifornians and Bostonians, the more
prominent San Franciscans being J. C.
Ogden, 13. H. Hubo (colored): W. P.
Hammond, head of the Hammond min
ing interests on Seward Peninsula; L.
J. Calender, director of the domestic
trade bureau of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, and Charles
H asse. -
Lloyd George Bitterly
Denounced by Poineaire
Paris,—Lloyd George, because of his
criticism of France, because of her in
sistence that Germany make complete
reparations, was bitterly denounced by
’rentier Poineaire in a speech this af
ternoon at the unveiling of the me
morial at Vi Hers Cotterets, before
which the Second division of the Amer
ican army advanced in some of its
heaviest lighting.
French Courier Arrest
ed; Riots at Frankfort
Berltn.—German police today arrest
®d a French courier belonging to the
French embassy in Berlin, the arrest
occurring in an express train running
rota here to tlagen. on the edge of the
Ruhr. Important documents intended
Z<>r the commander of the French Ruhr
army were taken from the courier.
Berlin.—Seventeen were killed and
several score wounded in heavy rioting
at B'rankfort, today.
Albert Petdrson left Monday for
Ophir, on his way to the Outside.
Dan McGinty returned ModWuy from
a short visit at Ophir.
Blaso Crists was a Thursday depart
ure,; headed for Flat.
Rasmus Matson was a Wednesday
arrival from Ganes.
L. B. Loomis returned Tuesday from
a trip to Ophir.
Anthony Sweeney, from Ganes, was
a Monday arrival.
Frank Monk man arrived Monday
from Ganes.
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer^ Service On the Inoka
JRiver.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
FairvieW. Innoko River
(Speech Harding Was
to Have Made, ’Frisco
San Francisco, Au?. 1.—The speech
which President Harding was to have
delivered here on foreign relations was
! made public tonight. It defends and
praises the negotiation of the four
power treaty and extols the proposal to
have the United States become a mem
!>er of the world court, concerning
which he said, in part: “I would be
insensible to duty and violate all senti
ments of my heart and all my convio
j tions if I failed to urge American sup
I port to the permanent court of inter
| uatioual justice.”
_______________________
Sayings and Doings
of Nation’s Statesmen
New York.—Senator Hiram Johnson
has worked up a March hare scare
about the world court, whicn Woodrow
Wilson adjudged the big issue in his
article on “The Iload Away From Rev
olution,” Senator Couzens said today
od sailing for Europe.
Washington. — “There will be no
third party if the republicans and dem
ocrats nominate libera! men,” Senator
LaPollette said on the eve of his de
parture for Europe.
Minneapolis.—“The inequalities of
our economic system have forced the
farm bloc, the labor bloc and the sol
diers’ bloc to consider their own prob
lems, the same as a business man fig
ures his business,” Senator Brookheart
said in an address here today.
Seattle.— President Harding. when
here, asked republican leaders why
Poindexter had been defeated. One
asserted, “Because he was despondent
in politics.” “I can’t believe that,”
the President replied.
Washington.—“I don’t think I could
be nominated if I wanted to be, and I
wouldn’t want to be if 1 could,” former
Vice President Marshall said today,
discussing the presidency, w'hich he
said he might be willing to take if he
could have a night shift to escape the
kicking..
Seattle.— A Jermaine special from
Washington to the Times says: “The
death of Harding will throw the repub
lican national convention wide open
and possibly result in the nomination
of Hiram Johnson, who at the present
has a distinct advantage over every
body else.”
San Francisco.— Booms for Hiram
Johnson for president are already un
der way in California and Oregon,
Johnson having indicated that he
desires these delegations. •
Washington. —President Coolidge to
dav conferred with James B. Reynold;.,
manager of Coolidge s campaign for
the republican presidential nomination
in 11920. . .
Tom McKinnon left Thursday for
Ganes, where he will spend a few days
and then proceed to Iditarod.
A. H. Twitehell and son, Ben, de
parted Monday for their reindeer head
quarters.
All Kinds of
Rough Lumber j
Tokolna Deliver
S80 PER M
John Heino
i
The postoflice was moved Monday
into^the store of J. H. McLean, To
kotna’s new postmaster.
Billy Moore, who camo in Sunday
from the f. D. camp at Gunee. -left
Monday fod McGrath.
Not?ce of Forfeiture. ,
To Michael Lucey, his heirs and ..as
signs: .
You, and each of you, aro hereby
notified that we, the undersigned, your
eo-ownors, have expended in labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars for the years 1920
and 1922 upon placer mining claim No.
5 Above Discovery on Moore creek, in
the Mt. McKinley mining and record
ing precinct, Territory of Alaska, in
order to hold said claim under the pro
visions of Section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United State and the
amendments thereto concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said mining
claim for the period ending June 30,
1923.
And if, Vrrtbin ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost
of recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interest in
said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owners, who
have made the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
KKLi/KR ot Dawson,
Co-Owners,
By J. F. Keller.
Date of first publication, July 21, 1923.
Date of last publication. Oct. 20, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture
Tc Harold Seddon fcis heirs and as
signs:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended for labor and’ improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year for each of the years 1915, 1910,
1917,' 1920 ar.d 921 upon the Yellow
Jacket Association placer mining claim,
situate on Marvel creek, in the Ku.-,ko
kwim recording distFci, Territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of l&w respecting
annual labor on mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail to
pay your portion of such expenditure,
your interest in sard claim will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner, ac
cording to the provisions of Section
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Luther C. Hess,- '"
Fairbanks, Alaska.
First publication, June 9, 1923.
L:\st publication', Sept 8, 1923.
Herd of 200
Reindeer
For Sale at
$20 Per Head
Inquire or write James Wen-’
berg, Napamute, Alaska.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
McGrath
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
SRde Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
Th£ Handy Man
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL GO.
OF ALASKA .
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
Our New Shipments
Have arrived, and we are quoting
‘ the following prices:
Oranges, $1.00 per dozen
Apples, 75c per dozen
Eggs, 75c per dozen
Armour’s Star Ham, 65c lb.
Armour’s Star Bacon, 70c lb.
All Flour Lowered Practically $1
per 100 pounds
Butter at Same Old Price, $1.50
per 2-lb. can