VOL. III. NO. 52
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Lloyd George Arriv
N. Y. and Receives All
Varieties of Receptions
New York, Oct. 5.—Policejre
serves today broke up a parade
of middle-aged women who were
carrying banners denouncing
Oreat Britain, outside of the
City Hall, where the crowd gath
ered to greet Lloyd George, fol
lowing his arrival on the Maure
tania. Twentv women carried
the banners, some of which read:
“JJon’t Let England Pull the
Woo! Over Your Eyes” and
“British Bootleggers Are Flood
ing America'With British Booze.”
Thejaolice grabbed the banners
and tore them into shreds.
“The unhappiness and difficul
ties resulting from the war have
been caused by an improper, in
effective operation of the provi
sions of the treaty of Versailles,”
Lloyd George declared, shortly
after his arrival.
New York, Oct. G. — At a
luncheon given in his honor by
the United Press, today, Lloyd
* George said: “I claim that the
real foundation of the British
Empire today was laid by George
Washington. He taught us to
become democratic, which has
been the salvation of the British
Empire. ”
Of America’s par; icipation in
the world war, the ex-premier
said: “We owe a debt of grati
tude we can never repay, for
with your bbys we worked to
gether and saved the world. Eu
rope is now in a desperate con
dition/’ he '■ d; “fift ->n millions
have been killed, twenty millions
maimed, and billions of dollars
scattered.”
New York, Oct. 7. As Lloyd
George was leaving the theater
tonight a band of disturbers,
waiting outside, started throw
ing eggs‘at the British states
man. None of the missiles found
its mark, although s verai inno
cent bystanders were spattered.
The police soon dispersed the
crowd. During the erformance
forty taxieaSs carrying Irish
sympathizers had driven up to
the curbs, their occupants, most
ly women, shrieking obstreper
ously at the police.
Lloyd George to Be
Made Sioux Indian
Washington.—Lloyd George, former
premier of Great Iirit.aio, will be made
a Sioux Indian and given a Sioux name
v wLen he reaches Minneapolis, October
. 15, according to Secretary of Interior
Work, who has made every arrange
mene for the ceremony. The ceremony
will be conducted by a group of Sioux
, from the Cheyenne reservation, in
South Dakota.
Wright.Sutler, assistant secretary,
I has beeu chosen .to welcome Lloyd
George on behalf of the President oo
his arrival here, Friday.
Alaska Gets Appor
tionment of $48,000
Washington.—The apportionment of
$699,000 allowed by Congress for the
resurvev of the public domain of the
United States during the current fiscal
year was divided among thirteen land
districts today by land office apportion
ments, including Alaska, which re
ceives $48,000. This sum equals that of
any other district.
' Colt Selected to Race
Papyrus, October 20
New York.—Rex, Harry Sinclair’s
colt, has been chosen as the American
horse which will race Papyrus, the
’ English Derby winner, at Belmont
Park,, on October 20th.
Eric Hard, well known Ophirite, ar
rived last night* and was a passenger
today on the Thor for McGrath on mat
ters of businosc.
Paul Heinrich, a Wednesday arrival,
returned to Ophir Thursday.
John Vogtor returned Sunday to
* Ophir.
Permitting Railroads
to ‘Rob the Farmers’
Helena.—Charges that the L.: 'state
Commerce Comm: sion is permitting
railroads ‘literall to rob farmers''
through the impos • n of unreasonable
freight rates, based on fictitious invest
ment values, were made Today at the
grain rate hearing before Examiner
Meeklev by Attorney General Rankin.
Cotton Crop Shows
Remarkable Increase
Washington.—The cotton envy inis
year will be larger by a million and a
quarter bales than last year crop, ac
cording to a forecast given out today
by the Department of Agriculture,
which places the production at 11
000 bales.
Mrs. E. Marsh, at McGrath, has just
opened for public us her recently com
pleted hostelry. The new inn has
furnished rooms, also a commodious
bunk room. Traveling from Tokotna
over the winter trail, the new olace is
located about a hundred feet before
the river approach is reached.
Julius Saupe, Flume Dredge Com
pany manager, war. a Thor passenger
today for McGrath to give attention to
business matters.
John Williams vnd John Manaki,
from the Nixon section, were Tuesday
arrivals on the Thor.
Mrs. J. H. McLean returned on the
Thor Tuesday from a brief visit at .Mc
Grath.
Hank Wallick .was a passenger on
the Thor today for McGrath for a brief
visit
St. Louis.—The ZR-1 arrived at 1 a.
m. today, after completing s 1200-mile
non-stop flight from Lakehurst, N. J.
Sutherland Urges Re
tention of Steese as As
sistant on Alaska R. R.
Washington, ’at. , 3—Recommenda
tions were made to Secretary.of In
terior Work by Delegate Sutherland,
| today, that Col James G. Steese, act
ing head of the laska Railroad, he re
tained as assistant under General Man
ager Landis. Col. Steese is expected
to continue as chairman of the Board
of Road Commissioners for Alaska, and
because of his intimate knowledge of
the Alaska Railroad it is believed, in
Delegate Sutherland’s view, that he
should be retained in some capacity
with the railroad.
| Grab $75,000 Cash Pay
roll of Western Union
Tel. Co., Seattle.
.
Seattle, net. 9. - -Three ban
dits, at 2 o’clock this afternoon,
hold up S. M. Fowler, cashier,
and L. R. Williams, timekeeper
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, getting away with the
$75,003 cash payroll. The rob
bery occurred ,:i the hallway of
the Western Union’s main office,
at Second avenue and Cherry
street. Williams was severely
beaten over the head in strug
gling with the baadits, who had
no trouble in making their es
cape.
Washington Notes
Washington.—Through distribution
received by the government for timber
sales, grazing permits and other uses
cf national forest lands, Alaska has re
ceived $10,778 for the fiscal year 182.S,
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace an
nounced today._
Washington.—The congested' condi
tion of the courts of the country was
discussed at a conference this after
noon -onesided over ' y Supreme Jus
tice Taft and alien ' by senior federal
circuit judges.
Washington.—Invitations were sen:
out today to the governors of 43 states
for a conference with President Cool
idge on October 20, to discuss law-en
forcement, particularly as applied to
prohibition,
.
Washington.—.Governor of Alaska
Scott G. Bono-held a conference with
President Coolidge this afternoon, in
which reorganization of the Alaska
Railroad was discussed.
Washington.—Out; divorce to 7.6
marriages in the 1 nited States last
year—that is the record disclosed to
day by the census bureau of marriage
and divorce survey
Washington;—The federal pension
list decreased by 7,2bO names during
the fiscal year, although expenditures
increased $8,20#.
—
Athens.—The island of Corfu, occu
pied bv the Italians on August 21, was
returned to the Greek authorities this
morning.
Oklahoma Legislators
Win Out Over Walton
in Election, 3 or 4 to 1
Oklahoma City, Oct. 3.—The
amendment authori; "'the state
legislature to conven itself to
consider impeachment proceed
ings against Governor Walton
and other officials was carried
overwhelmingly, probably by a'
vote of three or four to one. The
i measure authorising a soldiers'
bonus of thirty million dollar
appears to have been defeated
A long-drawn-out court tighu.
aimed at testing the legality of
the election, is planned by Gov
ernor Walton.
Oklahoma City, Got. ~L—To
day’s election, unequaled in the
records of America, drew the in
terest of the whole state of Ok
lahoma to the polls. Rumblings
of intimidation and violence were
heard an thousands o: special,
deputies took their stations at
precincts and booths throughout
the state, out no disturbance
narked the opening.
A report from Tulsa states
that voting ia that county began
promptly at 7 this morning, a
guard of 1,500 armed deputies
doing service under Sheriff San
ford, _
Oklahoma City, Oct. 3.—-Twen
ty restraining orders, preventing
the election board from certify
ing the returns from yesterday's
election were started in the
state district court here today
for Governor Walton. The cap
ital is again under the guard of.
.state troops today.
The impeachment of Governo*
Walton will be attempted by the
legislature on October 17.
Harvey and Child Re
sign Ambassadorships
Washington,— George Harvey, am
bassador to Great Britain, and Richard
Washburn Child, ambassador to tally,
have resigned 2heir resignations to
become elective January 1, ne.t. Both
resignations were o^'ered to the late
President Harding 'ust before starting
on his Alaskan trip.
S Alternative **iven Se
attle Labor Council
Portland—Tne Seattle uabor Council
is given thirty days to reaffirm its al
legiance to the American Federation
of Ijabor, with tb- alternative of for
feiting its affiliation with that body, by
the terms of a deei tion reached by the
I executive comrrii: e of the Federation,
according to an pnnounoeaiea'u taade
| tonight by Savnuel Gotnpe-rs.
A scow load of fraight, principally
jor the Tnnoko Dredging Company and
Sid Paulson, in charge of the latter,
arrived at Ophir last Monday evening
from Cripple. Mr Paulson reported
an excellent stage o' waier and that
very good time was made corning up.
Two horses of the (. D. Co. furnished
the means of locomotion, Mike Thomp
son acting as engiuocr and 'pilot. Ac
companying the shipment were; Sid
Paulson, Andy Hanson and A1 Green
berg. __
Advices received by Pete Carlson at
Ophir from his partner at Holy Cross
are to the effect tha’ he last freight
of the season arrived on the steamer
General Jacobs at Holy Cruss'on .Sept.
JOth and that slush '.je r/an running in
the Yukon at that time. This would
indicate that the Outside arrii way mail,
destined for Ophir, Tokotna and Mc
Grath, may not reach the former place
before October 14ih or 15th.
A party of travelers, consisting of
Charlie Lovett. Felix Boucher, A. IT.
Twitehel) and son Benny. went over t’
summer trail between Ophir and F iat,
via Meore creek, arriving at Flat on
September 28th, just in time to escape
the severe fall of snow in tha hills.
Turks Want American
Destroyers Withdrawn
London.—A dispatch from Goostan
tinople says the Turkish government
has decided to press Tor withdraws,,
from tho straltc '»S-.-Sot-ilia of Amei
i. an destroyers stationed at Constanti
nople. and it is stated that the natior
ahst representative at Constantinople
has made repress tation to that ehec‘
tc the States hip commissioner there.
Poinriextei May Enter
Race for Governorship
Seattle.—A report irom Peru indi
cates that Miles Poindexter contena
i-lat's giving up the ambassadorship
and returning homo in order that he
may run lor governor of Washington
state next year.
Practically-a’• -ptne raitesria: CQt«tkr
Gninan &■ Ames Corporation dredge
has been landed at the meadow.-,, _ust
below town. The Pioneer, arriving
Sunday and Thursday, brought i.‘ and
26 tons, respectively, while . the Thor,
arriving Tuesday and Friday, landed
26 and 31 tons. The above material,
however, does not include oil and some
other shipments still to come not es
sential to the assembling o? the dredge.
Een-y Martella and Hairy Brink,
bringing with them thirty-eight dogs
from their summer post, fifteen miles
down river from McGrath, were yes
torday arrivals on the Thor.
Bob Roberson, after a summer speut
in the Nixon section and a few weeks
in the now-developing Crooked section,
was a Tuesday arrival from McGrath,
Coming up on the Thor.
Charles E. Taylor, of the tlyrn of Al
brecht & Taylor, Iditarod attorneys,
was a Wednesday arrival, and left to
day ou the Thor for McGrath on t
short business visit.
Hank Wallick, Harry ^Harris and
George McKenzie were Tuesday ar
rivals from the I. P. camp.
Gaston Sinclair, from Mccro ofee<t
was a Wednesday arrive*