VOL. IV; NO. 34
TOKOTNA,
ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924.
PRICE
CENTS
MURDEROUS
‘KID M’COY'
KiHsOae and Wounds
(Several Others, Los
Angeles
Los Angeles, Aug. 16.—Nor
man Selby, known throughout
his long ring career as Kid Mc
Coy. this afternoon shot and
killed. Mrs. Theressa Morse, wife
of. Albert Morse, former million
aire New York manufacturer, in
aruan apartment in the exclusive
residential district here. Selby
'ihfi.n, according to the police,
went on a shooting rampage and
shot another woman , and two
men- __
Loe Angeles,’-Aug. 17,—Kid McCoy,
who is under arrest, charged with slay
ing Mrs, Theressa Morse, his fiancee,
has confessed to bis sister that he
Stilled the woman, and the theory of
the police is that he shot her because
she was- on the verge of a reconcilia
tion with her former husbancL
Others shot by Selby, otherwise Kid
McCoy, after the killing of Mrs. Morse,
who had> promised to become bis tenth
bride, as charged by the police, were
Mrs. Anna Schaupp and her n.iliiuu -
aire husband. 8am Schaupp, a New
York broker, and William C. Ross, a
Cleveland millionaire manufacturer,
all of whom sustained severe wouDds.
The shooting of the woman took place
in her rooms in the Nottingham apart
ment, from which McCoy was found
running away, gun in hand, when ar
rested. _
Los-Angelee, Aug. 21.—The county
grand’jury late today handed down an
indictment against Kid McCoy, charg
ing him with the murder of Mrs. The
resfa Morse. Another count charges
assault and robbery in connection with
McCoy’s holdup of a West Seventh
street antique shop on Friday. While
this holdup was in progress McCoy shot
and seriously wounded L« Gross, an
Kastern millionaire, and Sam Schaupp
and his wife, Anna, all of whom are re
covering in a local hospital.
Lauder Has a New
. Bootlegger ‘Joke’
London.—Sir Harry Lauder, return
ing from his farewell tour, tells the
• world he has a new jpke which he will
tell for the first time when-he makes
his reappearance on the London stage
next week, anti it’s not a bootleg joke,
either
•'I met several bootleggers,” said Sir
Harry, “but they are all too dear for
Scotchmen.”
He accumulated one joke and four
? songs on his tour. ‘‘Retire? I have
no intention of retiring,” the comedian
remarked. “I just finished my third
t farewell tour of the world, and expect
to start the fourth annual farewell tour
in October.”
Leon Loomis, Frank Larson and Phil
Wilson returned here Wednesday from
a trip about sixty miles up the To
kotna, to which point they assisted
Andy White with his outfit.
The McGrath school opened August
28th, with Miss Helen Becbon in charge
as teacher.
FRANCE TO
QUITRUHR
Agreement Reached to
Withdraw Within
One Year.
London, Aug. 18.—The con
ference between.the French, Bel
gian and German delegates this
afternoon merged with, the coun
cil of fourteen, and the joint
body took up the Ruhr question.
Germany has agreed to the com
promise plan that the French
withdraw from the Ruhr within
one year, France to withdraw at
once four hundred railroad in
dustrials, leaving only enough
Belgian and French trainmen to
look after the troops of occupa
tion. Germany insists that the!
French withdraw all control over
the civil courts.
London, Aug. 18.—The French
and Germans this afternoon set
tled their controversy over the
military evacuation of the Ruhr
by an exchange cf letters, in
which they agree to the prin
ciple that August 15 of next year
be fixed as the final date when
French and Belgian troops must
complete evacuation of Ruhr ter
ritory.
300 Waharis Tribes
men Killed by Brit-]
ish, Trans-Jordania
_
London, Aug. 21.—Three hundred j
Waharis tribesmen ware killed when
they were attacked' by British troops
in Trans-Jordania and driven from
towns they bad occupied, said' a dis
patch from Jeddah tonight.
Chicago Hangs Very
Few of Its Murderers
Chicago.—It is easier to get awav
with murder than any other crime in
Chicago and Cook county, according to
the report issued by the committee on
courts and prosecution. Out of 270
murders in 1923, there was but one
hanging, although nine were sentenced
to death, the report shows.
The report shows that tiie criminal
court has adopted an unsym pathetic
attitude toward gunmen, as ia 1923
penalties in cases of robberies with a
gun increased to nearly 54 per cent as
compared with 21 per cent in 1921.
The committee agrees with leaders
of thought throughout the United
States, that predatory crime, as a na
tional problem, is becoming more and
more serious and that the number of
youthful offenders is decidedly on the
increase. The remedy, it is stated,
will be found only in tne cultivation- of
an American system of education and
home life.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clough, now at
Eagle creek, will winter at Tokotna,
and are expected to arrive here within
the next few weeks.
Scotty Auld is among recent arrivals
from Yankee.
Gertrude llody left Monday for
Ophir.
i
Plane of Maj. Martin,
Former World Flyer,
Found at PortMoller
Port Molier, Aug. 18.—William Sul
livan, a fireman at the fish hatchery,
reported to the I'a i(le American fish
eries cannery station here today that
he had found the ai, lane wrecked on
April 30th of Major Martin, then com
mander of the Uoited States army avi
ators in their around-the world flight..
Sullivan said the plane had struck on
gradually sloping ground, but that
there was no mountain within a mile
of the spot.
i;
May Be Dealt to Rum
Runners at Coast and
Border Points.
Washington, Aug 18.- -A drive
to put rum runners in prison for
long terms was started by Attor
ney General Stone tlii.s after
noon, when he recommended to
United States attorneys at coast
and border points that they
prosecute rum runners under the
tariff act of 1922 instead of under j
the prohibition law.
Mail Carriers to Help
Fight Forest Fires
Washington. — An array of 44,00n j
rural lettei carriers and 12,000 star:
route carriers has been added to the ]
government forces for protection
against devastating fores' tires, it was
announced by Postmaster General New
today.
While letter carriers arc not asked
to stop mail deliveries to light woods
fires, they will perform an equally im
portant service by notiying proper
state or national officials of the pres
ence of such lires.
Many incipient blazes, which other
wise might cause damages amounting
to thousands or even millions of dollars
when left undisturbed, may be averted 1
bv prompt action, and prompt action
in such cases is contingent ut >n prompt
early information.
The plan of co-operation was ar
ranged at request of the Sei retarv of
Agriculture.
M. S. Kilby to Leave
for Bethel Sept. 8th
Late wires from Seattle state that 1
Captain Louis Knaflich. in charge of,
the motorship Ruby, will caye that j
port on Ssptember 5 with a full load of'
freight for Bethel and lower river'
points.
Tokotna School to Open Sept. 8.
Mrs. B. J. Bovd, who will teach the j
Tokotna school during the coming:
school year, arrived here Friday, com
ing from Medfra with Chri Nelson in
his launch Billy.
Due to the fact that two families
with children of school age are coming
to Tokotna by the first up-river boat,
the opening of the school has been
postponed from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8.
Thousands ol’ Villages
Submerged by Devas
tating Floods, China.
Shanghai, Aug, IPs.—Millions
of people have been render.>d
homeless an . over fifty thou.- and
have been drowned in dcvastat
ing floods which are sweeping i
over widespread areas of China. ;
Thousands of villages have been 1
submerged,
Washington, Aug. 10. Amer
ican Minister Sohurman, at Pe !
king, China, today ah vis ! the!
State Department for the ped
Cross that twenty million dollar.'
is needed for relief work in the
flood and famine stricken areas ;
of China. 11 says ten mi lion !
people nave b en left, homeless.;
American Myers Safe
ly Negotiate Longest
Leg of W! ole Jc; rney
I Reykjavik. Am. ' i’l /.„• i - > r.
around-the- world iD rs safely nego'i-!
ated the longest If of their whole!
journey when they landed at f- i-t? . J
ericksdahl, on the vvt. •• t. • of Green-;
land, at U o’clock ton; . They made !
the s-i'i ij. Ic-' iti elc' : i- >nr*.
Charles Goebel, wedi known Hidden
creek mining man, lad hi-, ltd < \i
seriously injured by a flying piece of |
steel. Iasi week. Fit-' aid was driven
by Mrs. Arthur lien and Mr. Got hr'
has returned to wot : somewhat ini- ,
proved, according to recent won, from
Med fra.
Dr. I. L. Dune, dentist, now at Akiak.
has rented the A. Higgins residence,
and is ex pee ed to art A hi re who } >
family bv tin- lirst bo, , om ;: i*c 1.
Mrs. Do Kinney, a::.; :■ visit of i
several weeks here, w a Wedncsd ;y •
departure for Uphir, en route to Iter!
home in Seattle.
George Mutchler, at>er a business
visit, hete of three r hi,.r days, re
turned Monday to .V Urath, going !
Juvvu on the Maple Leaf.
Hans id nek sod arriced Wednesday :
from Canos creek, anti left Thursday !
for Ophir.
Bill Uertzberg, wht ; ■ : ved Wed
nesday from Yankee eta • i left yester- j
lay for McGrath.
Mr. and Mrs. .Joe Oat; and son Jo- j
•eph arrived Wednesday from Mu
Joe Safarnek and Mattriimonek were
Wednesday arrivals from Yankee.
Dob Roberson was a yesterday ar
rival from Yankee.
John Holm was a Wednesday arrival
from Yankee.
Charles Nichols arrived Wednesday
from Yankee.
John Melberg arrived from Yankee
,his afternoon.
Gus Ilundgren came in Friday from
Yankee.
Mints a4 German-Rus
si.m-C nesc-Japan
ese Combination.
Chautauqua, N, Y.,'Auy;. 21.—
Wn min# o’ a Gorman Kussian
C11iiu■ .ii J ,! use « enbination
vva^ cxji ' t d • by Major
(ionera I' - > ner
deputy cl . staff, in i ad
dress ill'! « , ; r. ill'- n. ip.
ternational relations. Fr mi a
Christian pYA of vi . w h • you
adequate ru: menfc and o.ler
natioiml co-op.-ration limita
tion of cou'ii. itivo .uauinif. lie
declared that Russia and Ger
many won I i >i reruai i content
to be exclnb .1 from the Far
East, and th . our unhappy man
ner of doi- .. tiiinys which we
had a riylm to do may h ive lost
us the warm friendship of the
Japanese.
Telegraphic
K .iltl .— '> ' j ■ i!i
atf !• ', ..’'■ :• "pci ..re
one of Se
i eiders. and
aD Alaskan sou -uouyh. died from heart
failui ; . P ma, Thurs
day. lie wa- cuav -t with a friend
just ai rived from when the end
came.
Seattle.— ill ward -. , a clerk in
tie' ■ i...: dt'p'i: ; ->ftiie Cana
dian i’.ui Coo i soaitle, is
under at-rest. char. wo, furling
draito the aimunit •• ..1.
S '!ii id ', ...mini, 73, pio
n<•---■ i• Seat.i foere! i,."l at his
him,'1 in. re. iro: i du Monday.
Goldsboro' i. ivi dlnro s Mary,
wii • of Visi'ii; :• La ,i , pave birth
to a son, Friday.
London.- i.oi Kno,
ret ary to the Irio Kin
Tuesday.
The I niioko ijiitnhor P.mipany has a
full force of m :i at w rk ia its saw
mill at ]’• , • CaiJili r. , Mini; out
50,000 ii.it .nC umhi parties at
( rn n Ir. • man will de
liver urne.- ' . n t Whittier and
sen ", leavrto: tiio Luuo a in about a
w c’s tit: r . at* will start
movii," the • p.uiy’ i.Ii to a new
location ou ■ . o i. . v a .-horn
distance above MnGrm
? v
.. vurd, died
William Mol.vneaux, in his i-elf-pro
pellcd ladnc.’i, and head: d for McGrath
a s an M
par tine, -dr, Mulyueuiix was not cor
tutu as to iii-. destination -whether it
would be b;t ic home, U.• wrt in South
America or A' traiia- imt he's on his
way.
Ai Guioan, of Gants creek, was a
Thursday visitor, and !> :t Friday for
Ophir. hea <: for the t rside!
Bob Shively uuci EJarrv Meehan re
turned here Tuesday ft .a it few days’
visit m the Tolstoi sectii .
Paul Flynn, who armed Wednes
day, returned yesterday to Little
creek, _
Harry Harris came in Thursday from
Yankee.