VOL. VL. NO 8
T \KUTNA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY i5. 19 7
PRICE 25 CENT.S
JUDGE OF
3D DIVISION
E. Coke Hill Nominat
ed $y Cooiidge to
Succeed Ritchie.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Nomina
tions san^ to the Senate today includ
ed E~Gak,e Hill, of San Francisco, to
be United States judge for the Third
judicial division of. Alaska, and Justin
W. Handing, of Franklin, Ohio, to be
United: States Attorney for the First
division of Alaska.
DejLogate. Sutherland, of Alaska,
was not surprised when he heard of
the : ^appointments. “I protested
againstiihe appointment of outsiders
:o Alaskan offices,” he said, “but I
:.ave -understood the President
-bought it best to name men from
the States to fill these positions.”
HARRY F. SINCLAIR TO BE
ARRAIGNED FOR.'CONTEMPT
WASHINGTON, Jan. cltWHarry
F. Sinclair, oil operator: will be ar
raigned in the District, .of Columbia
Supreme Court next, week on charges
• of contempt, growing out of his re
fusal to answer questions of the Sen
ate oil committee.
Telegraphic Ticks.
WASHINGTON, -*.n. 20.—With
the approval ofTfJoolidge, Hines^,.di
rector of the Veterans’. Bureau, will
ask Congress to pass promptly legis
lation enabling "the Veterans’ Bureau
. .to.make loan on adjusted .compensa
tion certificates. Hines discussed the
y proposal with the President today.
SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—Police Detec
tive Peter C. Christensen was today
charged with manslaughter in having
run down and.-.killed with his car
Mrs. Carl Hunter Segerth. Christen
sen ran away at-first, then denied, but
later confessed.
BELLINGHAM, Jan. 19.—George
. F. Shellard, wanted in Seattle on. the
charge of having skipped with $150,
000 cash securities, and his wife,
. Sarah Smith Wilbur Shellard, were
. arrested here today. A Burns detec
tive found Shellard n the company of
. his former wife, Maude E. Harvey.
SEATTLE, Jan. 21.—Henry Hereth,
of Seattle, indicted for obtaining
V $150,000 by issuing worthless checks
i on the Hamilton National Bank of
- New .York city, arrived today in Van
couver, B. C.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The
1 House todiiy passed the $366,000,000
army supp.y bill for providing an
. army of 118,750 men next year.
LRUSSELS, Jan. 19.—Marie Char
.otte, widow of Emperor Maxmilian
of Mexico, died here today, death re
sulting from influenza.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Presi
dent Coolidge today signed the rivers
and harbors bill.
' $175,000,000 FOR REFUNDING IL
LEGALLY COLLECTED TAXES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The de
ficiency appropriation bill, carrying
$175,000,000 for refunding illegally
collected taxes, was passed by the
House today.
Pete Jensen was a Monday depart
k jjjra for Gaaes.
U. S. STATE DEPARTMENT
ORDERS EXODUS OF AMER
ICANS FROM INDOCHINA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The
State Department today ordered the
exodus of all Americans from Indo
China ports, from which they may be
transported out of the country on
merchant vessels to be commandeered
for the purpose. Four hundred Amer
ican marines stationed at Guam have
been ordered to China.
YOUNG CANADIAN SWIMMEH
TAKES THE 825,000 PRIZE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. lit.—George
Young, 17, Canadian, a resident of
Toronto, Saturday night completed
the 22-mile swim of the channel from
Catalina island to the mainland, win
ning the prize of $25,000.
MARATHON WINNER RECEIVES
A LETTER FROM MOTHER
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—When
George Young, winner of the Santa
Catalina island swimming marathon,
went to a Hollywood studio today for
motion picture screen tests, he car
ried in his pocket a telegram from
his mother in Toronto admonishing
him to “read your Bible and remem
ber your prayers every night.”
SERIOUS, SAYS KELLOGG.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Secre
tary of State Kellogg regards the
Foochoo incident, involvng the first
direct attack on American nationals
during the present anti-foreign move
ment in China, as particularly serious
from an American view point.
SALE OF C., M. & ST. P. RAILW AY
CHICAGO, Jan. —T.he sale of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway for $40,01)0,000 4*) Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. and the National City
Bank, of New York, reorganization
managers, was approved today by
Federal Judge Wilkerson, in whose
court the railroad went into receiver
ship.
[ QUARREL LEADS TO STAB
| BING AFFRAY AT FAIRBANKS
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Janies (Red) McDonald is confined
to St. Joseph Hospital with a deep
knife wound in his right .-.breast, and
Clifford Simonson s held in the local
federal jail as the result of an alter
cation terminating in a fight early
yesterday evening in the yard of a
i home occupied by Mrs. Lillian Ken
nedy, on Third avenue, between Lacey
and Noble streets. McDonald lately
was employed by the Fairbanks Ex
ploration Company as a truck driver,
and Smonson, who has been in Fair
banks since last fall, is attached to
the local radio station.
■When McDonald’s • condition was
discovered he was taken to the Golden
Gate Hotel until a truck .could be
found to convey him to the hospital,
where a physician had been called .to
attend him. It is said his right lung
was penetrated by the knife, and it
is also stated that the wound has not
been completely closed, for fear of
internal bleeding. It is believed he
will recover, although he is greatly
weakened from loss of blood.
Simonson was placed under arrest
by'Deputy Marshal Pat QfConnor, who
was summoned shortly after the af
fray. No one witnessed the affair, it
is said.
Recent events at McGrath included
a housewarming party of the new In
noko Lumber Company structure,’> at
which Mr. W. J. Widman acted as
7iost and at which practically all Mc
Grathites were present. rrhe lunch,
prepared by Mrs. Thomas McLean,
is declared to have been a most excel
lent one.
i DIVORCE
Film Comedian Seems
to Be Losing Out
On Ail Sides.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19,-^-In- the
1 preliminary hearing here of the Chap
lin divorce suit, today, Judge Guerin
i ordered that Lita Grey Chaplin he
! given custody of the two children of
Charlie Chaplin and $4,000 a month
for their maintenance. Also, the
the United States Government today
stepped into the Chaplin divorce and
financial battle by laying claims to
$1,079,721.48 in liens on income taxes,
covering a period of six years. The
liens were filed by the Collector of
Internal Revenue in the District
Court.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.—Though the
Government seized about .$,1,500,000
of Charlie Chaplin’s funds in various
banks here, Chaplrn succeeded in
wthdrawing $500,000-. from the Bow
ery and East River -National Banks
fifteen minutes before liens, could be
filed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21^Liens of
$158,000 were filed today in the
United States District Court against
Charles Spencer Chaplin, motion pic
ture comedian
LOS ANGELES,’Jan. 21.—Lita
Gray Chaplin foday obtained an order
from Superior Judge Guerin, in order
ing receivers for the property of
Charles Spencer Chaplin to pay her
temporary alimony and attorneys’
fees of $14,400 outride of. the property
now in their hands.
(OHIO GUNMAN FOUND GUILTY
! OF KILLING CANTON EDITOR
i CANTON, O.—rPatrek C. McDer
I mott, hired triggerman, charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the death last year of Don R.
Mellett, newspaper reformer, was
, found guilty by a jury here yesterday,
just one hour being required to reach
a verdict. The.report of the jury con
tained a recommendation for mercy.
SMEDLEY BUTUER CHANGES
J VIEWS »N VOLSTEAD ACT
j OAKLAND., Cal.—Brgadier General
! Smedley Butler deserted his rigid
stand on prohibition, when he de
nounced “this fool Volstead act” as
class legislation. He originally be
lieved, he said, that the act was writ
ten to apply to everybody, but learned
that ti appled only to the non-influen
tial.
I Returning from a trip to Nenana, a
few days ago, Greg Stewart and son,
Warren, brought with them . to their
Kuskokwim headsuarters ten silver
foxes, the first stock to be placed in
the pens of their new fox farm. To I
these other additions will probably be
made shortly, Warren Stewart having
arrived here a couple of days ago on
his way to Ruby, from which place he
is expected to return within the next
: few days with several others to be ,
1 added to the stock now there. (
Deputy U. S. Marshal Peter Mc
was a Sunday visitor on matters of
business in connection with his offi- (
cial duties. I
Miss Elizabeth Marsh was a Wed
nesday from McGrath, to remain here i
for several days visiting friends
ARBITRATION FOR SETTLE
MENT OF DIFFERENCES BE
TWEEN U. S. AND MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Secre
tary of State Kellogg will welcome ar
bitration with Mexico, he declared to
day in a.formal statement issued fol
lowng the production of a resolution
tion in the. Senate by Senator Robin
son, of- Arkansas, Democratic floor
leader, urging this manner of settling
the:'diplomatic crisis with Mexico
growing' out of the alien land and pe
troleum laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Presi
dent, Coolidge’s position, that there is
only one question at issue between
Mexico and the United States, that of
whether American property is to be
taken from its owners without com
pensation, was reiterated with em
phasis today at the White House.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21.—The Mex
ican government accepts in principle
the arbitration of its differences with
the United States Government, the
Foreign Office announced in a written
statement today. If the Washington
and Mexican governments can agree
upon details, arbitration will prohably
be invoked.
SMITH DENIED OATH OF OF
FICE AS ILLINOIS SENATOR
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.—Frank L.
Smith was denied the oath of office
today as Senator from Illinois.
The resolution providing that he be
seated without prejudice to any future
inquiry into his fitness was voted
down by the Senate. This means that
his certificate 'of appointment will be
referred to the elections committee,
which .will coquet further inquiry
into the financing of his senatorial
campaign before the. Senate .finally
seats him
ANVILS SONG SWEETER
T THAN VOICE OF GOLD
SAN- JOSE, Cal.—RnssrJl P. Ken
yon, 67-years old, expects, to continue
to work at-bis,trade of blacksmithing
even though he is to receive $o00,000,
willed to him bv his brother, the late i
Charles A. Kenyon, raincoat manu
facturer.
Kenyon was notified Chat he, uit.h
four brothers and three sisters, was
to share in the $5,GfHl,000 estate of
the dead brother. Each ■will receive
About holf a million dollars.
Kenyon, who has owned a .black
smith shop here for 22 years, admits
hat since the horse and buggy days,
backsm (thing “hasn’t been so good.”
“But. I’m still ahk> to earn a com
fortable living and I’d feel lost away
from the shop. I’m going to stay
■ight here with th ean.vil for a while
onger.”
The news that Frank Larson, upon
bis arrival at .Fairbanks some days
»go, underwent ooeration for the re
breaking and resetting of his wrist
jone, broken many months ago, and i
which was never properly set, was re- i
:eived at McGrath a couple of days i
since. Mr. Larson, in . his telegram,
states that the operation was most ]
successful and that the wrist is.nl- i
■eady giving every indication of -bet- i
;erment, all of which will be most <
bleasing news to his many friends. ]
- 1
Ernie Gove'returned here a couple
>f days ago, following a visit of some
lays days at the Greg Stewart fox !
arm. <
Hans Erickson left Sunday for 1
)phir for a short visit, after which l
le will continue to Ganes. b
Claude Nyberg left yesterday morn
ng for Ganes, probably to be absent 1
’or a couple of months. I
MISSOURI
SENATOR
Reed Announces Him
self Candidate, Presi
dential Nomination.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Senator
James A. Reed, of Missouri, address
ing the National Boot and Shoe Man
ufacturers’ Association last night,
virtually disclosed that he was a can
didate for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination next year.
Reed scathingly inveighed the es
tablishment of paternalism among
the ruins of liberty and declared that
to enforce the innumerable laws, regu
lations and rules a horde of officials,
tax gatherers, snooping here and
there, swarm over the land like the
lice of Egypt devouring the substance
of the people, prying into their pri
vate affairs, regulating their business
and then poisoning their supply of
alcohol.
TWO THOUSAND FISHER
MEN FROZEN TO DEATH
LONDON, Jan. 22.—Two thousand
Caspian fishermen have been frozer
to death xit Astrachan, a dispatch
from the Moscow Daily Mail said to
day.
EX-CONGRESSMAN FROM KEN
TUCKY GRANTED A FAROLF
WASHINGTON,—John W. Lang
ley, former congressman from Ken
tucky, was paroled dsoday after serv
ing one year of a three-year sentenct.
for violation of the prohibition law
Attorney General Sargent, approved
the parole on recommendation of thf
Department of Justice parole board
No White House action is required.
jjangtey was convicted wniie serv
ing in the House. The charge against
fiim was that of conspiracy in connec
tion with liquor withdrawals. He was
re-elected 'after his conviction, but re
signed. His wife was elected in No
vember te serve in his place in tht
llomse.
WILKINS PREPAAHJNG FOR
SECOND ARCTIC QUEST
NEW YORK.—Hughes .DunCar
Irani. former British naval officer, is
issociated with George H. Wilkins it
the latter’s second polar expedition
[t is said the party- will use two Stin
son planes, capable of a range of 1,50(
niles, with 73-foot wing spread, anr
ilso a Fokker monoplane. They plat
;o fly 600 miles northwest' oS Point
iiarrow. The party will leave Seattle
‘or Fairbanks on February 12.
T. A. Parsons, well known ihgent ot
he N. C. Company, stationed at Ne
iana/ was a Tuesday arrval. com
ng up in Company with N.'G. Han
ion, N. C. agent at McGrath. Mr
’arsons, who is making his annual
'isit to these parts on company busi
tess, and Mr. Ilarson returned yester
lay to McGrath, from which place Mr
’arsons will Leave shortly for his
lome station.
The McGrath Roadhouse. ’ was the
cene of an enjoyable party a few
■venings ago, at which whist was the
eature. Incidentally, the McGrath
toadhouse will soon be in ctear go of »
lew chef, Mrs. Robinson, now on her
vay from Nenana to McGrath.
Joe Ferris was a Sunday de par Iter
or McGrdth, *t>n ■ his way >t<, Koi*.
ianks.