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VOL. VI. NO. 6
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 192G.
PRICE 25 CENT
COMPLAINTS
AGAINST 8
Alaska Federal Officials
Under Fire of Senate
Judiciary Committee,
Washington, Feb. 4.—Complaints
against eight Federal officials, in
Alaska are being heard today before
the Senate, .ihdiciary committee, head
ed iby Senator Cummings.
A long list of witnesses have been
summoned to give evidence on
charges . involving prohibition en
forcement and narcotic trafficing.
Those complained of are:
First Division—Judge Thomas. M.
Keed, Marshal Albert White, and Dis
trict Attorney Arthur G. Shoup.
Second Division—Judge G. J. La
men, Marshal Charles 1). Jones, and
District Attorney W. F. Harrison
Third Division—Judge E. E. Ritchie
and. Marshal i-Henry Sullivan.
Fourth Division—Marshal Lynn C.
Smith- .
Deflate Sutherland Testifies Before
Cotainiittee.
Washington,- Feb. 5.-*-Delejfate Dan*
Sutherland, of Alaska, testifying be
fore the Senate committee today, de
nounced conditions at Ketchikan-and
other places in Alaska, and said he
attributed them to the connivance or
aid-of high federal officials in the Ter
ritory.
The committee* took up the hearing
on-nominations of United States
judges. United States attorneys;, and
marshals for Aldska.
Sutherland centered his fire.mainly
om Judge: Heed, of the First division,
in. which Ketchikan is located. He
charged that Rtjied sent men to jail
illegally, for contempt! of court and
that, he- repeatedly had blocked As
sistant United. States Attorney
Charles E. Miller, who was trying to
clean- up Ketchikan.
Rohs- H. Kidney; until recently in
charge of Alaska Road Commission
affairs in this district, but who was
recently appointed to a similar posi
tion in the Nome division, left here
yesterday on his trip to Nome, going
with Joe Reno, who arrived Thursday
from Bethel. Mr. Kinney, for many
years a member of the A. R. C. forces,
lias always been popular at every
point where stationed, and he leaves
here with- the high respects and best
wishes of the entire communities in
this section.
H. K. Carlisle, fieltl man. of tht
General .Land Office; with headquar
ters at Fairbanks, was a Wednesday
arrival,on his way to the Lower Kus
kokwm. He left Thursday for Opini
on his way to Iditarod, and thence tc
Bethel, and! expects to return herf
within the next few weeks.
Miss Virginia Howard, Ophir, win
a Thursday arrival, anti left Friday
over the trail fqr Nenana. a passenger
of-Chester-Brink, who was accompa
nied by Mrs. Brink. Miss Howard li
on her way to Anchorage, or possibly
the Outside, for medreal treatment.
Joe Mitchell, from Ganes creek. was
a.Thursday arrival, and was a Thurs
day departure, headed for Anchorage
to* which place he goes for medical
treatment. He expects to return here
over the late trail.
Founds W itch. Owner can have
same by applying to J. H. McLear
and proving property.
Jack Mutehler and Bob Shively de
parted Sunday'for Flaffor a visit oi
a few days.
Henry Ci Wallick, aftera town visii
of several days, left Thursday foi
Ganes.
Bob Jauamie, from Ophir, is amonp
recent arrivals, and is quartered ir
Second..avenue heum>_ .
DEATH OF I
6 PRIVATES!
12,000 Army Men, Hon
olulu, Must Undergo
Examination.
Honolulu. Feb. 5.—Every conceiv- j
able form of medical container, in
eluding enlisted men’s personal sup
| lilies of toilet lotions, were seized by
the company commander and e.leven
army post exchanges were ransacked
by officers in their effort to find the
j extra sources of canteen hair tonic
which caused the death of six pri
i vates and. the serious poisoning of
Lthree others.
Every one of the. twelve thousand
men were warned to submit to med
ical examination immediately if they
had imbibed any liquor believed to
have contained alcohol.
Honolulu,. Feb. 0.—Six soldiers of
the American army are dead and six
teen others are in hospital as results
i of drinking bay rum. .
Asks for $250,000,000
Over 5 Years, Build
Up Nava! Aviation
Washington, Feb. 5.—Expenditures
i of $250,000,000 over a five-year period
' to build up navial aviation is recom
| mended to the House naval committee
by the Bureau of Aeronautics. This
money would be expended as follows:
For the procurement of new planes
! and equipment, $133,000; maintenance
I of an air organization, $70,000,000;
! for the construction of a new 23,000
j ton airplane carrier of the Saratoga
| and Lexington type $50,000,000.
APPROVES EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR COMPLETION OF
ALASKA ANTHRACITE R. R.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The House
Territories committee today approved
granting an extension of Lime for the
completion of the Alaska Anthracite
Railroad. The measure, introduced
by Delegate Sutherland, would allow
the company three years from the
] passage of the act to complete its
j main line and branches.
Iking george okays lo
CARNO SECURITY COMPACT
] London, Feb. 3.—Opening Parlia
ment with a speech from the throne
today, King George expressed the be
lief that the Locarno security agree
ment had paved the way for steps to
wards arms limitation.
EXPERIMENTAL STATION AT
RAMPART TO BE CLOSED
Washington, Feb. 4.—On Saturday,
: January JO, the Department of Agri
j culture Experimental Station at Ram
j part is to be closed the coming year
j and the work transferred to the sta
1 tion at Fairbanks.
j To Mr. and Mrs. Bert Demientieff,
! at Ganes creek, on Tuesday, was born
: a seven-pound girl. Mrs. Frank
; Joaquin was on hand to greet the new
| arrival, an dmother and daughter are
| reported as doing- nicely.
Mrs. W. H. Jones returned here
Thursday, after a visit of several
| days with Mrs. Victor Hill, on Victor
; gulch.
j Mail Carrie Charlie Ross, with the
i outgoing mail from Flat, arrived on
i Thursday, and left yesterday on his
; way to Big river.
Del Thompson, from Ganes creek,
i arrived yesterday.
Hubade Hebert left Wednesday for
a trip to Ophir.
Freighter Billy Jones returned
Thursday .from..a. trio .to Ophir.
War Department Ap
propriation Bill Asks
Large Expenditures
Washington, Feb. 4.-—The War De
partment appropriations bilJ, calling
for an army of 118,583 enlisted men
and 11,739 officers, was reported to
day to the House. It recommends ex
penditures during the next fiscal year
totaling $33,958,100.
In the rivers and harbors allotment
the bill calls for $149,500 for Alaska.
The roads bill calls for $900,107 for
Alaska for construction, extension
and maintenance of roads and
bridges; $751,000 would be set aside
from receipts of the Washington
Alaska cable for deposit in the United
States Treasury, and $155,103 would
be appropriated for extension and
maintenance.
FELINES F
DELEGATE
Sutherland Opposed by
Former Senator F.
J. Aldrich.
Juneau, Feb. 3.—Filings for Dele
gate to Congress closed last evening,
with Delegate Sutherland seeking the
Republican nomination, and opposed
by former Senator Frank Aldrich, of
Juneau, and Harry McCain, of Ket
chikan.
Candidates for th, lemocratic nom
ination are Frank Coyle, of Juneau,
and Gilbert A. Adams, of Nome.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Washington, Feb. 4.—Asserting in
the Senate that Coolidge today had
warned newspaper men that speeches
in Congress are political, Senator
Harrison. (Dem., Miss.) declared such
a remark was unworthy the President
of the United Siatfl®..
Washington, Feb. 5.—The Senate
oday voted a reduction of the maxi
lum income surtax rate from 40 to
20 per cent, thus bringing the total
tax reduction for this year alone of
5120,000,000.
Los Angeles, Feb. 5.—The theory
Jiat human beings, descendants of
uirvivors of lost whaling ships, are
iving at the North ole, was advanced
iere today by Explorer Roald Amund
sen.
Balboa, Feb. 5.—W. L. Manother,
(/resident of the Louisville At Nash
ville railroad, died suddenly this after
noon at Ancon from heart failure.
liCKMAiV 1 S ItiN 1 I ■*' * w
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Berlin, Feb. 5.—The foreign rela
tions committee of the Reichstag to
I lay approved Germany’s entry into
he League of Nations by the vote of
18 to 6.
Grand and petit juries for the, gen
i oral February, 1926, term of ths Dis
j trict Court, as ordered by Federal
i Judge Clegg, were drawn a few days
i ago. The grand jury will convene on
February IT, while the petit jurors
have been ordered to report on 1‘ eb
ruary; 24.
G. W. C. Glass, who has been on
! the Lower Kuskokwim on a mining
I mission, left Akiak on Monday on his
j return to this place.
Jack Lament, with the incoming
: mail, arrived Tuesday, leaving Wed
nesday on his way to Flat.
Bob Roberson, from Games, was a
Wednesday arrival for a few days'
town visit.
Manager A. G. Johnson, of the N.
C., left Wednesday for Opliir on a
business trip
«
ALASKA AIR
I MAIL DID
If Eielson’s Bid Wins,
Hangars to Be Built
at Many Places.
i -
Seattle, Feb. 5.—Lieutenant Ben
Eielson stated today, if the Alaska
I Air Transport Corporation, of which
j he is the head, is awarded the con
| tract on the $127,000 a year bid sub
[ milted for carrying air mails in In
terior Alaska, that hangars will be
established at Nome, Solomon, Golo
vin, Unalakleet, Nulato, Koyukuk,
Ruby, Kokrines, Tanana, Tofty, Hot
Springs, Livengood, Nenana, Roose
velt, McGrath, Iditarod, Fairbanks,
Circle, Fort Yukon, Beaver, Eagle,
Wiseman, Coldfoot and Betties.
| New Effort to Be
Made to Locate Oil
in Arctic Regions
_
I Washington, Feb. 5.-—A new effort
will be made to locate oil in the area
oT Arctic Alaska, it was announced
today by the Department of the In
Government Geologists Gerald Fitz
Gerald and W. R. Smith will leave
Washington shortly on a trip which
will last for e ' 1' months, in an ef
fort to find ~ to the question
as to wli :e really great
oil depot-' vr.t ry.
I That U iikins A*r Ex
I pedition Soon Ready
to Leave for Barrow
Seattle, Feb. 4.—Lieutenant Carl
Benjamin Eielson, world war aviator,
one of the two central figures in the
Wilkins polar expedition, has arrived
here.
Captain Wilkins and Major Lam
phier left Detroit today for Seattle.
They were given a public send-off and
official godspeed by Mayor Smith, of
Detroit.
Kansas City, Feb. 6.—Captain
George Hubert Wilkins and Major
Thomas G. Lamphier, of the air ser
vice of the U. S. Army Detroit Arctic
expedition, left here late last night
for Seattle, via Omaha, after a day
devoted to celebrating in their honor
and after Captain Wilkins had made
what he expects to be his last air
plane flight before he starts testing
the expedition monoplanes at Fair
banks, Alaska.
Seattle.—Gordon Scott, of Detroit,
has arrived from the Kast and has
begun the assembling of three snow
motors which are to be used to haul
the supplies for the Wilkins polar
flight to Point Barrow. A. Malcolm
Smith, sourdough Alaskan, and Earl
Rossmau, photographer, also have ar
rived, and the three will sail for Sew
ard on Saturday, en route to Nenana,
where the overland expedition will
start its trail journey. The sleds for
the outfit are being made at Seward,
and will be ready by the time the
party arrives there.
Lieutenant Scott, who has had
wide experience in the south polar re
gions, explains that the snow motors
will be put in operation at Nenana.
One will be left there to clear the field
for the planes of the expedition, and
the other two will haul the five sleds,
carrying a total of fifteen tons of pro
visions and supplies, largely oil and
gasoline for the planes.
A. Malcolm Smith will act as guide.
They will go from Nenana to Tanana,
thence north to Betties, up the John
river and along the Anakovik to the
Arctic ocean, thence along the frozen
sea to Point Barrow.
Smith made this trip a number of
MITCHELL
IS READY
As Private Citizen, He
Resumes Attacks On
National Defense.
Washington, Feb. 5.—Mitchell has
j resumed as a private citizen the at
j tucks he launched as an army officer
: against the administration’s national
defense policy and which led to his
resignation from the service.
Mitchell issued a statement today
attacking military bureaucracy, and
declared his intention to talk straight
to the people, that they may realize
the true conditions of our national de
fense.
AIRPLANE SERVICE BETWEEN
LONDON AND TOKIO, BV WAY
OF BERLIN AND MOSCOW
Moscow, Feb. 4.—Negotiations are
in progress between the soviet gov
ernment and the Aero Lloyd Air
Transport Company of Germany for
the establishment of an uirplane ser
vice between London and Tokio by
way of Berlin, Moscow, Irkutsk, Si
beria, and Peking, China.
DELEGATE’S BILL APPROVED.
Washington, Feb. 3.—The House
public lands committee today ap
proved the bill introduced by Delegate
Sutherland authorizing the exporta
tion from Alaska of timber cut in the
national forests or on public lands.
years ago, and is familiar with the
| route.
They expect to make 35 miles a day
with the snow motors, and the trip to
! B •;-tw from Nenana will take 35
days. The food supplies will consist
mainly of (lour, sugar and salt, it
being the plan to live off the country
chiefly. They hope to find plenty of
caribou along the route to keep them
well supplied with food. Smith says
they probably will not be able to get
away from Nenana until February 15
because the gasoline will not arrive
in time.
Two planes are to make the flight
from Nenana to Point Barrow, no
with Captain Wilkins in command,
| and the other piloted by Ben Eielson,
i former Fairbanks (Iyer. Only the
j Wilkins plane, however, will attempt
! the polar (light. After Wilkins hops
off from Point Barrow the caravan
j will wait a week, and if he has not
; returned by that time the other
! planes will fly back to Nenana on the
j assumption that Wilkins has reache.
, Spitzenbergen. In case Wilkins
sights land in the vicinity of the pole
he is to return to Barrow and then
i ny oacK to expioru uit- uuiu.
Acting on the advice of Explorer
j Stefansson, Captain Wilkins will not
burden his plane with provisions. All
the tonnage is needed for fuel, and if
Wilkins should be forced down in the
polar region he will have to take care
of himself, much after the fashion of
the Eskimo. He will have a large
knife, rifle and 300 rounds of ammu
nition, and in case of emergency he
will be compelled to build himself a
snow house and live on seals until he
can lind a way back to civilization,
lie could make a canoe out of one of
the wooden wings of the plane and a
sled out of the other, and the seals
would provide him with heat, light
and clothing during his exile.
Stet'ansso nhas stressed the import
ance of making the start in March,
before the polar fogs arise. A start
at that time also is necessary in
order to reach the pole before the
polar expeditions planned by Norway,
Germany and France. Wilkins fig
ures that if he starts from Point Bar
row in the morning he should reach
the heliographic pole at midnight. The
sun at that time will just about touch
the horizon and will immediately be
gin to arise again.