VOL.
V. NO. 24
TOKOTNA ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925.
PRICE 25 CL X i’S
CIVIL NAB
IN CHI
Rival Military Leaders
Battling for Canton; i
Americans Fired On
Hongkong, June 10.—Japan
ese troops* engaged in civil war
with riotous troops, fired on lour
Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Frampfeon and Mr. and Mrs.
Montgomery Ogden, today, while
the party was endeavoring to
cross by launch from 'ionon
jsland to Canton. The launch
flew she American colors.
Canton, June 11.—The Ameri
can gunboat Painpangna was
fired on near Whampoa, an island
between Canton and the sea, to
day, while convoying a supply
launch to the Christian College
at Canton.
Canton, June 12.—Foreign
steamships were fired upon to
day as they moved within the
fighting lines established by the
rival military leaders, who con
tinued battling for Canton, which
is now held by the defending
Yunnanese army.
Manila.—Generals ChaDg Tso Lin,
Manchurian warlord, and Gent; Yu
Hsiang. North China leader, rivals for
1 he control of China, have sem joint
telegrams to Shanghai supporting the
ant* foreign strike. .
Hongkong.—United States marines
have been landed on Hongon island, iQ
Pearl river, near Canton, to give pro
tection to the American Christian Col
lege. _
Hankow.—After hours of sntl-.’eraign
disturbances here today the rioters at
tacked the British volunteer artnv.
B’lre hose was used against, them, but
proved useless, and machine guns were
then turned on the rioters, eight of
whom were killed and many wounded.
Resigns Judgeship to
Become Publisher Se
attle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, June 1?.—Superior Judge
King Dynaeman will become publisher
of the Post Intelligencer, effective June
16. Dynaeman resigned as judge yes
terday afternoon. He will be the lifth
publisher since Hearst became owner
of the paper.
Seattle.—The appointment of Robert
Jones to succeed Dykeman, resigned,
as judge of the superior court, was an
nounced here today by Governor Hart
ley. Jones was formerly chairman of
the King county republican central
committee. ______
- Karl Theile Appointed
Secretary of Territory
Washington. June 11.'—Karl Theile,
surveyor general of Alaska, received
appointment today as Secretary of the
Territory of Alaska.
Bill Goss, who arrived Tuesday, re
’’trned to Yankee on Thursday.
Victors Impose Extreme
Cruelties on Soldiers j
and Civilian Sc
Canton, June 12.—Attacking
the Evangtuug and Cantonese
forces under bolshevist officers,
after a fierce attack on the de
fender.i, the Yunnanese forces*
forced them to surrender Canton j
j and today imposed most extreme!
! cruelties on the soldiers and
civilian population as well. The
I Kwangtung troops gave the sur
; rendering forces no- considera
: lion, although- the* defeated
treops had voluntarily giv-.o. up
their arms,
-_
Can Son.—Ten thousand Can
tonese troops are now on the!
Canton side of the rive . and all
are wearing red necktie-. Their
success in capturing the city is
attributed to the leadership of
Russian officers.
$10,467,064 for Govern
| ment Act;;'ties in Ter
ritory for 1925.
Washington, June il. — A com
pilation of federal expenditures
| in Alaska last. year, totaling]
$10,407,004. made public today!
by Secretary of Itit< : ior Work,
1 shows that twonly-ti\ ■ different
bureaus within nined partments
j expended appropriat ions made
; by Congress for th: 11*25 gov-'
eminent activities in laska.
Based upon the white papula-,
• tion of 27,500 now in the Terri ;
tory, the figures indicate that]
; the cost of federal ad ministration
is §880 per white Alaska person. ;
1 In this connection Secretary
Work stated that 3,000. or more
than one tenth of the white pop j
ulatiou, is in government ser-j
vice.
—
For and Against Revi
sion of Senate Rules
Seattle. June 12.—Senator Weslev L,
Jnes, assistant Hour leader, in a state
ment here today, takes issue with Vice
President Dawes on the subject of
Senate rules, and denies that existing
regulations governing debate throttle
needed legislation.
Chicago, June 12.—Vice Presideni
Dr.wes is considering a far Western
tour, following his Denver speech on
July 24. in support of bis advocacy ef a
revision of the Senate rules
James Downey, who arrived Tuesday
from McGrath, left Friday for Little
creek.
Retail Cost of Food
in the United States
Continues Upward
Washington, .tune 12.—The retail
cost of food continues to increase in the
United States, the department of Com
niercn announced today. The com
putations show that the upward trend
ranged from 3 to 13 percent during the
year ending May 11.
Says Coolidge, Viewing
Affairs Observed Dur
ing St. Paul Parade.
Washington, June 12.—Presi
dent. Coolidge returned here to
day from St Paul, where he
made an address on the occasion
of the celebration of the Norse
American centennial.
“Judged by outward appear
ances, tlie West looked prosper
ous,” he told friends, lie had
observed in St. Paul and Minne
apolis, he confided, that nearly
all women wore silk dresses and
that there was a generous dis
play of silk stockings along the
rout of the parade, a high wind
having made such observation
mpossible to eseap<
Telegraphic Ticks.
S- utle.—C. W. Willey president of
Todd Dry Dock Company, A. VV.
1/i ard, president of the Puget Sound
Light & Power Company, H. F. Os
trander and several oti;e> industrial
le ders w ill shortly depart, for a cruise
of Alas' a waters ou VVillev’s new
yacht, the Aliciau!
Hartford.—Young John Coolidge,
son of President and Mis. Coolidge,
left, for Amherst Coliegi Thursday,
following a visit of sevetal da\~ a> the
i.omo ■ Miss Florence, daughter of
(..ov m t and Mrs. Trunihull. Mrs.
Trumbu.. denies all reports of any en
gagement.
Tacoma.—Merritt J. Georgen. a for
mer member of the s ate supreme
court, and Mrs. Lena Bradley, wife of
l-». H. Bradley, a salesman were killec
when a dt iverless autorrr Tie careened
d< wn a hill into the but ' - district,
Thursday- _
Seattle.—John Lusk, a armer was
shot and killed by fetier.. prohibition
Agent A. F. Sadler, Tuesday morning.
Sadler claims that Lm •• operated a
still and resisted arrest
Nome.—The liner Viet Fa. bringing
over four hundred passengers, arrived
From Seattle last night.
Fairbanks Airplane
Makes Trip to Nome
Nome, June 10.—A pusseuger-carrv
ing monoplane, which left Fairbanks
Saturday, arrived here yesterday, after
having been forced down at Ruby early
Sunday morning. Aboard the plane
wore Pilot Noel VVein, and his brother,
Ralph a VVein, the mechanician, and
Richard C. Woods, a banker of Fair
ha TVfcS
Given to Mexican Gov
ernment by U. S. De
partment of State.
Washixgton, June 11.— “The
i Administration will support the
| government in Mexico only so
; long as it protects American
j lives and American rights and
i complies with its international
! engagements and obligations,”
l Secretary of State Kellogg de
clared today, in a formal state
ment. “Our relations with the
government of Mexico are friend
ly, but, nevertheless, conditions
are not entirely satisfactory,”
the Secretary’s statement said.
Mexico City, June 1'.’.—British
and American circles, as well as
Mexican, art1 excited by advices
from Washington that Secretary
of State Kellogg had issued a
stern warning to the Calles gov
eminent that American rights in
Mexico must be protected.
!
—
If Elected Senator, Se
* attle Mayor Says He’ll
Ask Alaska Statehood.
Seattle, .Tun*' 10.—Outlining
■ the issues on which he will make
his campaign against Jones lor
United States senator, Mayor
j Brown said: “If I am elected to
the Senate I shall work for state
! hood for Alaska and for laws
| that will encourage immigration
! there. We should remember that
when Alaska has tive million in
• habitants Seattle will have
j gained one million.”
Plenty Revolutionary
P ropaganda in U. S.,
Says Secretary State
St. Paul, June 9.—The American
people would be amazed if they knew
;be amount of revolutionary propa
trends now being circulated through
out the country by foreign influences,
Secretary of Slate Kellogg declared
here today in his address at ihe Norse
American centennial
Bill Hertzberger and Charlie Woods
were yesterday arrivals from McGrath,
coming up with Chris Nelson on the
Billy._
The launch Billy. Master Chris Nel
son, left Thursday for McGrath, takiug
down Manager Frank Guskey, of the
N. C. Co.. Miss Rose Oates, Marian
M c Dona t d.__
John Oeino left Thursday for Yan
kee creek
CLiNED
WILBUR
Navy Will Not Send
Dirigible to Search
for Amundsen.
Washington, June 0.—Secre
tary of Navy Wilbur has no in
tention of sending either the
dirigible Los Angeles or Shen
andoah in search of the missing
Amundsen polar expedition.
In announcing his refusal of
the request by the Norwegian
Aero Club that an airship be
sent to rescue the party, the
Secretary declared: “We are
not going to send an airship on
any wild goose chase to the polar
regions.”
Oslo, June 8.—The Amundsen
auxiliary committee in New York
is to be asked to take charge, in
co-operation with Macmillan's
all-American expedition, of the
work of reconnoitering West
Greenland for traces of the
1 members of the Amundsen polar
! Hying party.
I States Cannot Compel
Children to Attend
Only Public Schools
I
Washington. June 10.—The action
I before the supreme court to compel
' children to attend only public schools
' was n r sustained. The court, in its
decision handed down today, held that
| the states in enforcing compulsory ed u
| cation laws cancot require the attend
| ance of children io public schools to
i the exclusion of private or parochial
i schools.
.
Coolidge at Norse
American Centennial
St. Paul, June 9. — President Cool
! dent Coolidge, iu bis address before
| tlie Norse American eeotennial, de
clared that a vast title of immigrants
have come through the national melt
ing pot with pure patriotism and a
[ fraternal spirit that stand as examples
| to all other nations of the world.
Str. Tana to Arrive at
McGrath on June 23d
—
! Word from Captain George Green.
, now at Bethel, states that he expects
, to arrive at McGrath with the steamer
; Tana on June 23, and that the Tana
! will depart for Bethel about Julvjl.
Carl Lottsfeldt, lately of Juneau, ar
rived here Tuesday, coming from Ruhr
with Bill Pershinger. Mr. Lottsfeldt
is a member of the clerical force of the
Alaska Road Commission and has al
ready assumed his official duties here,
Chris Nelson, with his launch Billy,
returned Tuesday from McGrath with
the followi ' passengers: Mrs. W, U»
Jones. Miss Rose Oates, Marian Mc
Donald, Frank Guskev, John (Jeino,
James Dowuey, Frauk Cioli.
Mr. and Mrs. Gup Gullikson returned
Tuesday from McGrath, coming np ou
the Maple Leaf,