THE
VOL. V. NO. 14
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925.
PRICE 25 CENTS
DECISION
REVERSED
Fall, Doheny and Son
Score a Big Victory;
Probably End Case.
Washington, April 4.—The in*
dictroents returned by the grand
jury here against Albert B/.Fltllv
Edward L, Doheny and Edwara
L. Doheny, Jr., were quashed
today by Chief Justice McCoy in
the supreme court of the District
of Columbia.
The court’s opinion was based
on the ground that Oliver E.
Hagen, past Assistant Attorney
General, had been present dur
ing the consideration of the cases
by the grand jury.
These indictments had to do
with revelations in the Senate
oil inquiry, but constituted a sep
arate proceeding from the civil
suit reunnuy oroopno u> trial in
Cheyenne. They charged crrm
inal conspiracy in connection
with the oil leasing program.
Should the courts uphold the
ruling today, and no new indict
ments be returned, it would mean
the collapse of the government’s
criminal proceedings in these
cases.
F. F. Stimson, Seattle
Millionaire, Arrested,
Driving Auto, Drunk
Seattle, April 2. — Fred F. Stimson,
scion of the rich Stinisnn family, was
arrested here tonight on the charge of
driving an auto while drunk Stimson,
who is a millionaire in his own right,
was accompanied by Harriet While, a
beautiful model, and both were intoxi
cated when their car was wrecked.
Private Secretary
Embezzled $47,000
Seattle, March 31.—Arrested this af
ternoon, L. Stewart Bruekwav, private
secretarv to the late J. C. Smith, coa
fessed to having eoabe/: led $47,000
from the Washington Securities Com
pany and other corporations controlled
by Smith. Urockway, in his confes
sion, stated that he lost the bulk of the
money in oil stock gambling.
Major George W. Albrecht, of the
firm of Albrecht and Taylor, Iditarod
attorneys, driving his own team, ar
rived here last night. Major Albrecht
will leave in the morning for McGrath
for a short visit, following which he
will return here ar.d again continue
homeward.
C. L. Baker, Little creek, arrived
Mouday, for a visit of a couple of days
in town.
Joe Ferris returned Thursday from
McGrath, and left today for a trip to
Ophir.
Dau Callahan, after a dav’s visit
here, returned Thursday to McGrath.
Ale* Egberg was a yesterday arrival
from McGrath.
Harry Meehan was a Thursday vis
itor from Yankee.
GIGANTIC
AIR LINE
Henry Ford’s Son Heads
New Corporation of
75 Business Men.
New York, April 2 —A group
of seventy-five business men,
beaded by Edsel B Ford, have
.jijst completed the formation of
La corporation to be known as the
American Airway. Efimited. The
corporation will begin operations
over aci ua! air routes in the next
six months, carrying express,
mail, valuable light cargo and
bank paper. Ita operations, it is
asserted, will. be extended over
the entire continent.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Boston,r— Charles li. Forbes, former
I director of the war veterans' bureau,
recently sentenced to a term of two
■ years in the Leavenworth penitentiary,
j sustained a* paralytic stroke at the
home of his-sister here. Thursday
Fort Worth.—‘•Doe'T Cook, fortner
Arctic explorer, and sentenced to a
; term of 14 vears for using the mails to
defraud id oil company operations-, will
be taken to Leavenworth penitentiary
next week,
Atlantic City.—Following an explo
sion on a federal patrol boat, last
night, the crew of a rum runner, which
was being chased by the former craft,
turned about and rescued their pur
suers.
Seattle.—The inteicoastal freighter
Lewis Luckenbacd is loading for At
lantic ports with eight million feel of
lumber, the largest load of that caa
| terial ever taken by a single vessel.
oa irsaenio —ina ore sen Cation ot
I the governor's budget bill is the Seia
ate today disclosed total proposed ex
penditures for the ensoiug biennium of
*159.000,000.,
Seattle.—James M. Rourke, for 20
years a conductor on the White Pass &
i Yukon railroad, died at his home here
, Thursday night.
Seattle.—Mrs. Doaue. wife of R. B.
Doune, a prominent Seattle druggist,
was killed in at auto accident near
tJeniraiia, Thursday.
Pittsburgh.—The school building at
Swishvale, a suburb, was blown up by
a bomb. Thursday. The school janitor
; is missing.
Seattle.—John P. Mark. 34. a world
war veteran, met death Tuesday in aD
auto accident
Roosevelts Get O. K.
for Tibetan Expedition
London, March 31.—The viceroy ot
India baa reformed Kermit and Theo
dore Roosevelt that they have permis
sion to enter Pamirs, on the Kashmir
border, for their coining Tibetan expe
dition through Leb Pass. The Indian
government, it was added, will give the
party ail possible assistaoee.
Harry Stei n returned here Thursday
from a trip to Flat.
Big Bankers Acquire
Ownership of Dodge ,
Brothers Motor Co,
New York, Marafe 3*—After a spirit !
ed struggle betwaea powerful financial:
interests, the ownership of Dodge i
Brot hers Company, one of the conn- !
try’s largest automobile companies, |
passed today to Dillon, Read &, Co.,
New York bankers. The transaction
tion is said to have involved 9175,000,
000.
FOR ARCTIC
Says U. S. Should Ac
quire Lands Within
Arctic Circle.
Washington. April L.—The
United Status should acquire
title to lands within the Arctic
Circle, primarily for the use of
was advised today by Donald B
Macnaillian, the Arctic explorer.
Oiher nations, particularly
Denmark, at oiannin*? similar
strategetic tnov s and this coun
try should com once explora
tton and settled at the earli
est possible daU V tcmillan told
the President
Says Booze Was Used
to Debauch Witnesses
_
Chicago, April 2.—Booze was used
bv government agents in Washington
to debauch witnesses called before the
grand jury which indicted him. Sen
ator Wheeler charged here today,
while eo route to Great Falls, Mont.
Personnel of Present
Territorial Legislature
Following is the personnel of both
branches of the pn sent Territorial
Legislature:
SENATORS.
First Division—Forrest J. Hunt and
Frank Aldrich.
Second Division—Fred Ayer and
Charles Brown.
Third Division—A. J Dimond ant?
Bartley Howard.
Fourth Division—John W. Dune anti
Harry E Pratt.
KEPKESEN TATIVES.
First. Division — Grant. Ferguson,
Hardv and P&uk.
Second Division—Hvler, Sundquist,
Jensen and Elliott.
Third Division — Sherman. Grier,
Murray and Wilcox.
Fourth ©i vision—Watson, Moody,
Sheldon and Ross.
Grant Murdock, after spending most
of the winter on the Outside, mostly at
his former home in Seattle, was among
those arriving yesterday.
Charlie EImss, from Flat. with the
outgoing mail, arrived yesterday noon
from Ophir, continuing to McGrath in
the afternoon.
Scotty Auld, after spending most of
the winter in the Tolstoi, was a yester
day arrival frens Ophir
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Federal Grand Jury at
Washington Sustains
Conspiracy Charges.
Was!) in "ton, March 31.—Sen
ator B. K. Wheeler, Edwin S.
Booth and Gordon Campbell
were indicted here today by the
federal grand jury on conspir
acy charges. Campbell is an oil
operator in Montana, and Booth
is a former solicitor of the In
terior Department.
The indictment is the second
returned against Wheeler and
Campbell, who were indicted in
Montana on charges involving
allegations that Wheeler improp
erly represented Campbell be
fore the government depart,
ment.
Seattle Prosecutor Per
sonally Conducts Raid
on Big Gambling Den
Seattle, April 3.—Prosecution Attor
ney Colvin last night personally con
ducted a raid on ti e U ,nn t;Jub, a bin
gambling in* 'bicb has been
running for hs unmolested
by the police r the bead men
were arre* <- names of a hun
dred patrons •, \
Washington Notes
Washington. — Brigadier Geoert 1
William Mitchell, assistant chief of
the army air service, will be assigned
on April 2(i as air officer of the Eighth
area, with headquarters at Fort Sara
Houston.
Washington.—A special series of
three postage stamps, to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the battles of
Lexington and Concord, will be placed
on sale April 4.
Washington.—President Coolidge is
still unresponsive to suggestions from
am quarter that the administration's
policy with regard t< Russia will be
changed.
Washington.—The Baltimore con
vention of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South voted against unification
of Northern and Southern churches,
Thursday.
Washington.—The dirigible Los An
geles will make a trip to either Porto
Rico or Cuba after a second flight to
Bermuda, now planned for April 12.
vv iaow oi rompers
Loses in Will Contest
Washington, March 31.—The will of
Samuel J. Gompers, late president of
the Ameniaan federation ot Labor,
was snstained here today by a jury in
the District of Colombia supreme
court, which decide 1 against the
charge of Mrs. Gertrude A., Gompera’
widow, that the labor leader had been
unduly influenced.
Harry Panther came from and re
turned to Ophiron Thursday, ou his
way to Plat.
VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
3 New Structures for
Eskimos and Indians
of Alaska.
Washington, March 8!.—Plans
for the construction of three
buildings, to form the nucleus of
the first industrial vocational
school system for Eskimos and
Indians of Alaska were outlined
today by the Interior Depart
ment. These three structures
will include two to cost $2,000
each at Eklutna, in Central
Alaska, and at White Mountain,
near iSome. and another to cost
$1,000, at Kanakanak, in South
eastern Alaska. The erection of
several other schools is also con
templated.
Callahan, Bon Marche
Robber, Sentenced to
a Term of 20 Years
Seattle, March 28.—John C. 'lahan
pleaded guilcy this afternoon to a rob
bery charge in connection with the
robbery of the Bon Marche, August 8,
last, and was sentenced bv Judge Ron
ald to a term c* tw»c.ty years in ti>»
penitentiary.
After an absence uihd Tokotna of
more than eighteen months, spent ia
the head waters country of the Stony,
Swift and Tuluwiksak rivers, where he
was prospecting, trapping and explor
*ng. F. B. Camp returned to this place
ye;., rday, well satisfied with the re
sults obtained from his term of soli
tary, voluntary confinement. Mr.
Camp is planning on a trip Outside in
the near future, where he expects to
form a company to exploit his findings.
He will return late in the summer.
Leo Rodrigue, after a winter on the
Outside, spent mostly with the home
folks in San Francisco, arrived Mon
day, after having tarried sevsral days
at McGrath.
Among Thursday arrivals here were
Bill Toms, Ira Wood, Billy Duffv and
Mrs. Nellie Bates, all headed for Flat,
and all of whom left for Ophir that af
ternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Lane and Miss Mary
Snyder, piloted by Happy Jack Steph
enson, returned here yesterday, after a
atay of several weeks at Flat.
Dick Stevens, after a visit here of
several days, left Sunday foi Ophir, on
the wav to his workings in the Poor
man section.
Waino Puntila, of Goebel <Sc Puntila,
Hidden creek operators, was a Wed
nesday arrival, for a few days’ visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Mathowson,
who were Thursday arrivals, left yes
terday for Ophir. headed for Flat.
Mike Kerrone, after a winter spelt
in the Moore creek section, returned
here yesterday.
Tom Saknoff, after an absence of sev
eral months at Candle, was a Thursday
arrival. _____
Jack Lamont, with iacominp: mail,
arrived Tuesday.