VOL. IV. NO. G
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1324.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Washington, Fob. 2b. — It was
revealed today that the United
States Shipping Board is paying
Sinclair ten million dollars an
nually tor Teapot Dome oil.
Another development in the
oil scandal is that Senators Len
root and Smoot, members of the
investigating committee, held a
secret conference with all.
Senator Moses caused to be
read into the Congressional Rec
ord the speech of Senator Reed,
charging William G. MeAdoo
with "selling his information,”
whereupon Harrison introduced
into the R> cord Hiram Johnson’s
speeches, in which he held Cool
id ge responsible for the oh .scan
dal. Simultaneously, McKellar,
on the floor of the Senate, de
clared: “It is an outrage that
punishment can not be meted out
to these rich oil criminals ”
Then came an announcement
f**Ofn Special Prosecutors Pome.
Tone and Roberts that they in
tend to begin'the prosecuiion of
all revealed oil rascals in the
courts within a few days.
Washington, Feb. 28. — McKel
lar, of Tennessee, late this after
noon introduced in the Senate a
resolution calling -upon Coolidge
to send to Congress the income
tax returns of Sinclair, Doheny
and Fall.
Heflin, in the Senate, sheep
branded Uenroot and Smoot for
their having a secret conference
with Fall as unfit for member
I ship on the Senate oil investi
j gating committee. Lenroot, re
plying, said: “I would be glad
to be relieved of the duties of
chairman, and if this investiga
tion goes on indefinitely I shall
have to have the telegraph com
| panics ordered to produce ail
i telegrams that passed between
■ Fall and McLean subsequent to
[February 1st.”
“McAdoo’s admission at Los
| Angeles that his firm would have
received one million dollars had
it secured the Mexican conces
l sions sought by Doheny was an
! amazing statement,” Chairman
Lenroot said tonight, intimating
that McAdoo may be >■ .•called,
Los Angeles.—William u. McAdoo,
in a statement today, said his firm
would have received a fee of SI,000.000
from Dohenv if it had succeeded in get
ting concessions sought in Mexico.
Washington.—E. L. Doheny, in a
statement, declared that he endeavored
to secure the democratic presidential
nomination for McAdoo in ID20, while
the latter was under retainer for him
as counsel.
The demand that four Cabinet mem
bers b-» called before the Senate oil in
vestigating committee to explain (til
conferences with Dobenv was made in
the Senate this afternoon bv Heflin.
The Senate passed the bill to pay ex
penses in connection with the cancella
tion of the Sinclair and Doheny oil
leases.
The resolution of Wheeler calling
for an_ inquiry into the administration
of Daugherty will also be cleared op in
the Senute on Monday.
Mail Plane Arrives
McGrath, 2nd Trip
With 250 pounds of first class mail
aboard his airship, on its second flight
to McGrath, Aviator Eilson landed at
that-place this morning', ^the trip, ac
cording; io information received here,
being: an uneventful one.
Mr. Eilson left Fairbanks at 8:15 a.
m., passed over Nenana at 8:51, and ar
rived at McGrath at 11:30,
On his return trip, the pilet left Mc
Grath at 1 p. m. and landed at Fair
banks at
.Fairbanks. Feb. 24. — Mail Pilot C. B.
Eilson, on returning;, from McGrath
yesterday, was swerved out of his
course. Owing; to faulty compasses he
landed near Toluvana, and on reaching
Fairbanks was unfortunate in breaking
his propeller and crippling his landing
gear.
Aviator Eilson Ex
presses Appreciation
That Aviator Eilson highly appreci
ates kindly tips regarding weather and
other matters, quite insignificant to
landsmen, but of great importance to
an airman, is shown in the following
telegram from Mr. EiPon to Deputy
Marshal McMullen:
“Wish to congratulate all whohelped
to make success by reporting weather
in aeroplane flight This service of in
formation is very essential *'■ the suc
cess of these pioneer flights.
Fred Morledge, after a couple of days j
'd town, returned today to Yankee.
Carter Is Stopped at
Tomb of Tutankhamen
Luxor.—Carter presented himself at.
Tutankhamen’s tomb today, and was
refused admission b.y the chief of po
lice, who presented a written order
from the governmaa:. Jarter thoa re
tired, refusing to give up the keys to
the tomb. The arrival of.Lord Allenby
on February _!fi is likely to. create an
extraordinary situation, for, as high
commissioner, he desires to visit the
tomb.
The Egyptian director general of an
tiquity took preliminary steps today to
reopen the tomb of Tutankhamen, fol
lowing the cancellation of the license
under which Carter has been excavat
ing. _
Sec. Wallace Ready to
Resign, Says Report
Washington.—Secretary of Agricul
tvre Wallace Is ready to resign if fric
tion in the government branches oc
curs, it was learned today. Reports
are also in circulation that Wallace's j
resignation is already n Coolidge's
hands.
—
A Dew lent roadhouse on the lino of
the winter trail, six tuiles beyond Slow
Fork and ten miles this side of Taleida,
is now in operation. A frame struc
ture Is planned. The proprietors are
two white men.
W. J. Widman arrived Sunday, went
to Ophir Monday, returned here Tues
day, and left. Thursday for McGrath.
/
Daugherty Is Still
On Job. But His
Grip Seems Weak
Washington, Feb. 27.—Attorney gen
eral Daugherty was ‘‘on the carpet” at
the White lluu -j ,ast night and again
this morning
In the Senate this afternoon, speak
ing of Daugherty’s recent letter to Sen
ator Pepper, in .vkich the attorney
general said he -ould go before the
country and defend himself in a senes
of speeches, if forced out, Senator Car
away remarked ‘lam not sure that
the attorney general knows it, but
everyone else knows it, that he is goiDg
j out immediately.” Caraway also jocu
; iarly declared that Lodge and Pepper
| were applying iy jeh law to the attor
ney general, to ■ hah, ?s a Southerner,
he objected.
Daughe., '■> a letter to Senator
| Willis, admittei to having bought and
i sold Sinclair oil - ok.
Big Tourist Business
Predicted for Com
ing Summer.
Seattlo, Feb. 25. — Manager
Landis, of the .Alaska Railroad,
who arrived here today from a
conference at Washington with
interior Department officials,
says an auto road from the rail
way to Mount McKinley and the
Juneau Hotel, near the Park en
trance. will he*constructed this
year. He says tin; railroad lias
purchased five Mogul engines to
take care of increased traffic.
Landis says the tourist travel
to Alaska will be three times
greater this year than ever be
fore. Ho expects to leave for
California m a w days, and
will make another trip to Wash
ington before returning North.
Gold Ledge, $354 to
Ton, Is Uncovered 3
Miles From Spokane
Spokane.—The discovery of a gold
ledge, declared as carrying values of
to the ton, varying from fifteen to
forty feet in width, was announced here
today by Louis Msfyer, .1 prospector.
The location of the tinu is three miles
east of the city, on a tract of land be
longing to Mrs. Anna 11. Williams, of
Seattle. The extent of the gold con
tent found has been verified by a rep
resentative of the Spocane Chronicle.
Deputy Marshal McMullen returned
Monday from Ophlr, departed Tuesday
for McGrath, returned here Thursday,
anrl left again for McGrath early yes
terday morning, hoping to be on hand
at the latter place to witness the ar
rival of the mail plane from Fairbanks.
U. W. C. Glass, from Canes creek,
was a Wednesday arrival, 'de states
that Freighter Jones is making tine
headway in hauling the Guiuan & Ames
dredge material, an average of tons
being landed daily. The trails are
good.
| McLean and Fall Wise
I to Every Move of 1 nves
tigating Committee.
j Washington, Feb. 20. — The
• Senate Vi vestigating commit
i tec today, in executive session,
| del ved into telegrams seut to
McLean, in which it developed
that Pail, through McLean, was
! in touch with every thought and
j action of tiie investigating com
j mitt.ee sitting in Washington. It
| was revealed that McLean put in
i a leased wire to his residence at
Palm Beach, Fla., and that hun
dreds of telegrams were sent
over it from Washington to Mc
Lean and Fall.
Slemp. Coolidge;s secretary,
told tiie Senate committee today
that he had only casual conver
tions with Fall at Palm Beach,
He decliued to disclose what he
reported back to Coolidge as to
| what Publisher McLean said.
Washington Notes
Washington.—The raising of '1200.00Q
b.v hie coi'ix>t'ailAr'° for tbc I's- Service
Men s Anti-Bonus Leaghe to propa
ganda against a soldiers’ bonus bill
was charged by National Commander
Quint), of the American Legion, in a
speech before the National Pres. Club
last night.
Washington.—In the Senate, in sep
arate reclamation legislation, Senator
Ashurst, Arizona, charged Senator
Phipps, Colorado, vith having voted
against a 5200,000 item for the purpose
of putting money into his own pocket.
Washington.—The Senate sent back
; to tiie appropri 1 ■ ■ ns committee the
i Interior Department appropriation bill
because it carried to item of $500,000
i for Howard University, a government
! school for negroes.
Washington.--The American govern
ment war department commission, »
its meeting today, decided not to -ood
further duns to European debtor gov
ernments.
Washington —The railroads of the
|couuiry earned $075,000,000 net last
i year, the Interstate lonunerce Com
i mission announcei today.,
__
Washington.—Co iiei:-. introduced a
resolution in the Senate proposing an
investigation of the bureau of internal
revenue.
Washington.—The House rejected
the amendment to the tax bill to tax
undistributed profits of corporations.
Washington.—The Pacific lleet will
he ordered to Puget Hound for duly and
August maneuvers.
/
Scotty Clark, well known interior
mail carrier, with his big string of
! dogs, is among those with the Alaska
Geological expedition now on route to
the Point Harrow oil fields, having
joined the party at Tunana a few days
ago. Accompanying the expedition
are six teams, of fifteen dogs each, or
ninety in all, but it is understood that
this number will later be augmented
by about l'f>0 more dogs.
AT HOME
Instead Washing Dirty
Linen of All Creation,
Says Senator Reed*
.VTW7C*. sis?
Peoria, III., Feb. 25.—“We.
] should better clean the Na
tional Capital before we under
| take to wash the dirty linen of
j all creation," Senator Reed, o*
; Missouri, avowed aspirant for
i tne democratic presidential nom
j iuation, said in a speech here
last night. “We have eeriou*
i business at home and enough tc
do to attend to our own house
| hold without essaying to run the
world
• Reed dealt bluntly with those,
who behind the mask of legs,
service left government posi
tions and went into the open
market to sell information anc
infuence to those who were con
tending against the government
Chicago.—Senator Reed, on returc
j in# to his Missouri homer said Harding
I had been hoodwinked by Fall - anc.
■ IJenby, both of whom be charged wer*’
' in a coospirrxy to nullify the aota of
| Congrsss. ______
St. Louis.— jtnator Reed, oo arrrra
! from Washington today, declared th*
1 not one-tenth of the oorruption and its*
I iquity which has existed as such baa ae
yet bean laid bare, in referring to th#
| oil leases disclosures.
Telegraphic Ticks
Seattle.—Justice of tha Peace Dal
ion, in declining to bind Harry Derby
over to the superior cjpjrt far ehootlng
Maior Muirhead, declared that Mr*,
j Derby nan unworthy her husbands
! iove, and branded Muirhead as a man
I who both in iaw and honor ie in coa
! tempt.
!
London.—The crowd fronting West
minster Cathedral thie afternoon-saw a
boy and a girl fall from the 300-foot
tower. The bod, of a woman also fell.
Tiie police believe the spectacle was a
double murder anc suicide.
Seattle.—-Mayor Brown and Alfrec
51. Lundiu were nora'aatad for mayor.
Seventy thousand rotes were casts th*
! heaviest primary vote in the history
the city.
Konst-,—Harry S'. Sinclair loses, for
the time being at least, several Italian
oil leases which he fought here, owing
to the Tea out Dome scandal.
London.—England raay attempt %
polar flight with dirigibles as a result
of abandonment of she project by the
United States.
New York.—Willie Foppe, billifcrd
ist, won a divorce front his wife, on th*
—rou'hds’of infidelity, Thursday.
•San Francisco.—Wtlliam Miller, age
72,' wile fatally injured Thursday by th*
explosion of a still at his home.
Nick Sopoff, well known throughout
these earts, returned to ^lat a ffew days
ago from Holy Cross, accompanied by
his 19-yaar-old bride, tc whom h* war
wedded at the Mission at that place
•incordbur to word lately ree*iv*d’h*re