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VOL. IV.
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TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1L, 1924
Nenana-McGrath Mail
Flier at Seattle, Soon
. On Way North.
Seattle, Jan. 9.—The De Ilaviland
Four aeroplane, in which Aviator C.
li. Eilson, of Fairbanks, will carry
mails between Nenana and McGrath,
has arrived here, crated, ready for
shipment to Alaska, which will be
made on one of the first boats leaving
for Seward. Postal officials here are
confident that the plane will arrive in
Nenana and be assembled there in
time to make the flight to McGrath
early in February. ,
Amundsen Agrees U.
S. Shall Claim All
Land He May Fidd
-"Washington.— The Norwegian gov
‘ srnmaot/fetrviDg declined to finance his
'spring airplane trip from Spitsbergen
to A'iaska, Captain Kaold Amundsen
has agreed that the United States
shall claim all land he mav find in his
exploration. Tn reaching this agree
ment, both governments avoid embar
rassment which might result from any
possible international complication.
Federal R. R. Con
trol Cost Govern
ment $1,696,000,000
Wastwogton.—Director Genera] Da
vis, in his report to President Coolidge,
sayk that federal control and operation
of railroads during the war, together
with the six months’ guarantee per
cent thereafter, cost the government
$1,690,000,000.
KuKlux Klan Slayer
Gets a Life Sentence
Washington.—Silite Carriallo, gov
ernor of the state of Yucatan, and his
entire staff have been executed by
Mexican revolutionists, Mexico City
advised its embassy tie re tonight.
El Paso.—Twenty-two persons, in
cluding about one dozen Americans,
were killed when rebel troops wrecked
a train at Celava, state of Wanajuate,
Mexico, according to arrivals from
Mexico Citv today.
Mex Rebs Execute
Governor and Staff
' Atlanta, Ga.—Phillips, editor of the
iNight Hawk, official organ of the ku
klux klan, slayer of Captain W. Scor
born. attorney for the representatives
of the Simmons faction, must spend the
rest if his life in penal servitude This
was the sentence when the jurv re
turned a verdict of guilty, with recom
mendation of mercy, tonight.
Paris.—Sergeant Hammer, a member
> of the crew of the missing airship Dix
> mode, telegraphed his wife that he was
* rescued oil the coast of Tripoli, and it
was announced officially last night that
the Dixmude went down in the Medi
t Serranean.
Will Apply From Se
attle to Destination,
Says A. R. N. Co.
Special to Kusko Times.
Seattle, Jan. 9. — We have male ar
rangements with ocean connections
which enables us to put, into effect the
coming season a tarilT based on a
weight basis, that will apply from Se
attle to destination. This we do in
compliance with the wishes of various
shippers along the river. It is very
important that river merchants advise
.T. L. Burnside, Seattle, as soon as pos
sible the jeames of Seattle Jumpers, to
enable hirn to reserve space on ocean
steamer sailing May loth.
ai.aska Rivers Navigation Go.
Son of Leonard Wood
Alleged Schemer De
frauding War Vets
Chicago. Assistant State Attorneys
Milton D. Smith and Berthold Cros
mene announced this afternoon that
there are four oil companies in which
Leonard Wood, Jr., was ari officer, and
each of which is alleged to have taken
heavy toll from ex-service men and
then gone out of business. These con
cerns are now undergoing investiga
tion.
Wilson Would Help
to Redeem Nation
Pittsburgh.—It will be a pleasure for
him to take part io an aggressive
movement for the redemption of the
nation from the degradation of purpose
into which it has in recent days been
drawn, Woodrow Wilson said in a tele
gram read at, the Jackson day dinner,
Tuesday night.
Washington. — Woodrow Wileon’s
mail Is more voluminous, and he is
writing more, with the gradual im
provement of his health.
Confessed to Victimiz
ing Banks of $100,000
Los Angeles. —Fred Mayer., arrested
yesterday, confessed to the police this
afternoon that he had victimized a
string of banks, from Los Angeles to
Kansas City, through forged certili
cates. which scheme had netted him
one hundred thousand dollars.
Olympia.—A petition for an initia
tive measure to compel all children in
the stale between the ages of 8 and 1(>
years t,o attend public schools, unless
mentally or physically incapacitated,
as filed today with the Washington
state secretary of state.
J. E. Fullerton, George Hamilton
and II. A. Grant, from Flat, arrived
Thursday, and left Wednesday for Mc
Grath, on their way to Seward, from
which place Messrs. Fullerton and
Hamilton will continue their journey
to the Outside, stopping en route at
Hyder for a few days.
Mail Carrier Fred Lemon, with the
outgoing mail, arrived Wednesday,
and continued Thursday to McGrath
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—The fate of sixty officers j
and men of the Harold Dollar and the !
crew of the Kvosei Maru remained a
mystery today, although wireless sta
tions along the coast and Alaska have
made every effort to communicate -with
the vessels.
Seattle. -Anthony VVettinieh; and his
two children, Evelyn and Joseph, .1 and
•6 years, are dead, and his wife and an
other ohild are near death, as the re
sult of his having used kerosene on .a
tire, which caused explosion.
Philadelphia. Police records show
that there were two hundred and fity
arrests for drunkenness on New Vear's,
day, of which over one hundred lAses
were treated in r>ospitals for alcoholic
poison.
Pierre.—The papers necessary to
place the came o. .Strain Johnson on
the ballot as an ndependent repub
lican candidate .. he March primaries
were hied this afternoon.
Indianapolis.—Lemuel Holies, na
tional adjutant of the American Le
gion, today announced his resignation,
to accept a position with a New York !
publishing house.
London.—Ramsay MacDonald, soon
to head the British Labor government,
and Lady Aster received the greatest
ovations on the reassembling of Par
liament this afternoon.
Pasadena. -The Udiversity of Wash
ington and the naval academy team of
Annapolis battled to a 1114 tie ‘-core
at football -before 1YQ0O s pectators.
Tuesday afternoon.
-Seattle.—Having borrowed two dol
lars, with which he |>ut 'based a second
hand weapon, A. R. Purdy, a former
Alaskan prospector, shot himself to
death today.
Tokyo.—The American embassy to
day turned over $1,500.)00 from the
American relief fund for use in reliev
ing destitution riowin ; out of the late
earthquake.
Walla Walla.—A pan e among- the
inmates of the penitentiary was pre
cipitated by three sharp earthquake
shocks at 5 o’clock Sunday morning.
Smyrna. President \ mal, of Tur
key, had a narrow escape froniS'assas
sination ■yesteroay. T ■ bomb missed
him, but seriously jnju ed his wife
Tokio.—Viscount Kioga Kiura, of
privy council, was sum noned today by
i the prince regent to A n a new cab
| Inet. _
Rome.—Former Crown Vince >.’red
! arick William of Ger lanv is attenil
j log the winter sports at Merun. Tyrol.
Cheyenne.— Jamds 'loore, mail
i pilot, was kijled today when his plane
; crashed to earth at Guru Wyo.
Bremerton. — The new ’$3 0(10 .00
scout cruiser Cincinnati was placed in
commission this aiternoon
Seattle. — Alexander Mien, pio
neer shipbuilder ana civil war veteran,
diek at his home here today.
London.—Boudoirs for < ight women
snem“ers are being fitted up in the
Parliament building.
Seattle.—Captain George A. Crock
ett, veteran Alaska pilot, died at his
home here today.
Paris.—Alexander Gustave Eiffel,
ouilder of the Eiffel Tower, died here
today.
San Diego.—Mrs. John O. Sprecitles
died this morning
Threatens Daugherty
With Upheaval, If
Prosecuted.
Washington, JaD. V.—O. S. ' 'or’oes,
former dir* ' ./• o.’ the war veterans'
bureau, -har; itten to Attornev Gon
axel T)a-igheri daring him to prose
cute for irregularities charged in the
conduct of ttir veterans’ bureau, ar.d
threatening to oreseut evidence which
will cause a greater upheaval in „ov
erntneot envies than was caused by
the testimony adduced before the Sen
ate inquiry.
That Forbes was the head devil in
"an established conspiracy to defraud
the government” was charged today
by Ryan,- general counsel, in his report
to the Senate veterans committee.
Washington.—The unpaid ;k>. lion of
the line of Louis Grimstadt, who '.'as
convicted at nga. Alaska, on the
charge of as sault and battery, and sen
tenced to imprisonment for six months
and to pay a fine of $500, has been re
mitted by ' ’resident ' ’oolidge. Grim
stadt has served his time, but has been
held in the ’mga utH-for non-; ■ • ",?r •
o! the fine assessed a rainst him.
Washington.—Replying to the pro
test of republicans :>f the Iowa senate
to Coolidge against the nited States
Grain Corporation making a profit of
fifty million dollars m wheat, u tls,
reoublican whip of the Senate, aid
foreign nations had no money to buy
American products, an 1 that Congress
could Dot remedy stub onditioa.
Washington. May t 'rederick Mar
tin, Lieutenants Lowell P. Smith.
Leigh Wade and !lr ■ 1. Nelson were
designated this afternoon by Ma or
General Patrick, chi' f of the air -er
vice, to make a 'rou,. i-the world High'
for the army. Martin > i i h . t *
of the High*..
Washington, - Le ■ , . vop.’.-e-i
i).y President Hoove- i t -y •
Commerce Hoover ?< - a !»•*.i< tu
ot civil aeronautics die ,) i ,rt•>=. -nt
of Commerce, was a, roved ti -aft r
dood by Senate com: rtees.
Washington. -The validity of tlie
Alaskan poll n\ of dollar on non
resident. fishermen, sich was raised
in the case of Sven i /ik against the
Alaska Packers' Asv itioti, was > is
tttined Thursday by t i-> suprem ? court.
Washington.- Sot • • Carper *o 'a ■
predicted the amr.tn.. on of Coolidge
by the republic ins at Me \doo by the
democrats, with the lection of the
former.
Washington.—The Senate Tuesday
confirmed the nomu. tion of Colonel
Charles Saltman as ..brnf of tlie Signal
Cones.
Washington. -Rear Admiral Painter
was formally elected president of the
emergency fleet corporation, Tuesday
Washington.—IJorait urged Russian
recognition in the Senate, which was
bitterly opposed by Lodge.
J. W. Franklin, from Flat, arrived
Wednesday, leaving Thursday, headed
for Nenarut, and probably the coast
Farm Blocs in Both
Houses Are Strong
in Opposition.
Washington, Jan. to.— Senate..• ap
per, chairman of the Senate farm bloc
declared this afternoon that the farm
blocs in both the Senate and House had
joined h opposition to Secretary Via’
ioc s tax plan, in order to Insure relie
for farmers.
Senator Copeland, in a speech, caliec.
upon Congress tc grant the soldiers
bonus us a simple act of rational ju#
tice. and at the same time ho charged.
Mellon with an attempt to sandbar? th
bonus. _
Sen. Caraway Asks
for Cancellation of
Teapot Dome Leas*
Washington. Caraway, in a Senate
speech Thursday afternoon, chargee,
that the lease given Harry Sinclair
by former Secretary of .ttterior Lai
for development of the Teapot Don:
naval oil tract ws^n corruptly obtained
fn a resolution presented bv him u
asked for outright cancellation o> ti
French Statesman De
plores That No Relief
Is Coming From U. S
'i -'ar,s. Deputy lieoaud s>pors. Wife;
! i-iujr to interallied debts and their e.
| feet upon Europe, said; ‘Americfc
; weighs upon England's shoulders, -ling
i :and v.e'ghs on ours. ai d wo are a bur
den to Germany. This in a strangling',
i Impressive pyrami .. America will
’• never relieve us of paying oft what, we
! owe.” __
Rum Runners Arrest
ed. 11 Shots Exchanged
New York.— in a battle Gay be
! da” between federal dry forms. led by
t Prohibition Enforcement Director Mer
' rick and > 'e<l States District ' ttor
I nev Mosser and it group of bootleggers
I on the south -do ■ >,»f Dong island,
j eleven shots wen e-charged. Eight
; of the rum runners were dna f
' rested, after two others were ba H"
' wounded.
Ah Embargo .Against
Munitions for Mexico
Washington.—Secretary o Sii-.ts
Hughes announced today that the
.-•hipoient of war munitions from New
Orleans to Pe la Huerta- revolutionists
in Mexico is against <•<: •- content poli
cies an.’, that the Nc&te T‘apartment
does nothiok With f-*ci on such eater*
prises.
Washington. President Ooolidge
Tuesday issued a proclamation creating
an embargo against the jhipment o'
arms to Mexican revolutionists.
A term of court may be held at Elat
on April 1, thereby doing away with r
summer session, according to kite e
Oops from Fairbanks.