VOL. IV. NO. 19
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1924
PRICE 25 CENTS
Possibility That It May
Be Piped to Yukon
Tributaries.....
*
Seattle, May 5.—News from
DriP. F. Smith, chief of the Ge
ological Survey party exploring
the Endicott range, that he has
discovered mountain passes that
will make the naval oil reserves
south of Point Barrow accessi
ble has just been received. Dr.
Smiths statement is interpreted
as meaning that a pass has been
fo und through the range which
is low enough to permit oil to be
piped to tributaries of the Yu
,, kon, and thence shipped to Fair
banks and the government rail
road.
6,000-Lb. Piece Being
Moved to Candle Ck
Arriving here at 4 o’clock this morn,
ing, Bob Roberson, dmlng eight head
o f horses and assisted by a number o!
m en. brought from the I. D. dredge at
Ganes creek a piece weighing practi
* sally 6,000 pounds, known in dredge
parlance as an upper tumbler abaft,
that part on a dredge which turns or
draws the bucket line. The siart from
the T. D. camp was made at 2 o’clock
yesterday morniug„
Mr. Aitken, who arrived here Wed
nesday morning, and who is personally
superintending the moving of the big
piece, stales that this tumbler will re
place the one uow in use oo the Candle
dredge, which a few days ago, while
beiag overhauled, was discovered to
have suffered a Haw, thought to be so
0 serious as to impair its further use or,
at least, to make such use most uncer
tain. Mr. Aitken states that the flawed.^
. piece might possibly ■ go through the I
season and then again it might not last
a day, tor which reason, of course, it is
out of the question to take any chances.
Also coming from Candle to assist in
removal were Austin Uorner, Carl [
Schuttler and A1 Colwell, as well as
four horses.
Series of Tornadoes
Sweeps Six States
"
Atlanta, Mav 6.—A series of torna
does, and whieb dipped down into six
southern states early today, took a toll
of ten lives and caused damages aggre
gating mil lions of dollars iu the states
of Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi,
Texas, -Louisiana and Arkansas.
Cooiidge Likely to
Vdto Soldiers Bonus
Washington.—Likelihood that Cool
idge will veto the soldiers' bonus bill
is seen bv bis indorsement of the views
expressed by Borah during an address
in the Senate Tuesday in opposition to
the measure.
Erie Hard, after a stay here of 3ev<
eral weeks attending to mechanical af
fairs, returned to Ophlr on Monday.
Andy Hanson, who arrived late on
Saturday, left Sunday, lorLandle
Autopsy Reveals In
ternal Organs Frank
Lawson All Reversed
Seattle, May 6.—Frank Lawson, the
Alaska miner who died at Phoenix,
Aria., last week, had his heart ou his
right side, instead of on his left, and
all other internal organs were similarly
reversed, it was revealed by an autopsy,
according to the statement. of his
hit brother, E. F. Lawson, who arrived
hera today with the body for burial.
Frank Wiseman Dep
uty Marshal, Bethel
Fairbanks, May 6.—? rank WisemaD,
a well knowD Alaskan, hae received ap
pointment as U. S. deputy marshal at
Bethel, succeeding Jack Herrin, whose
death was recorded a few days ago.
Mr. Wiseman this afternoon said be
heard that J. W. Felder was on the
way in and that he might travel with
him from here to Bethel, over the Rus
sian Mission portage.
Washington Notes
Washington.--Edward B. McLean,
publisher, and J. VV. Zevely, of counsel
for Sinclair, oil magnate, were called
as witnesses today before the special
oil investigation grand jury in the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court.
Washington.—“Only 20 out of every
300 immigrants come to the United
States to work, with the other 280 com
ing to work us,” Secretary of Labor
Davis told a conference of republican
women, Thursday afternoon.
Washington.— Americana residing
abroad were held by the supreme court
todav to be subjeet to federal income
taxes upon incomes entirely derived
from sources within another country.
Washington.—President Coolidge to
day commuted the sentences of Frits
W. Bishoff and William Seiumeyer,
j Germans, serving terms for destroying
American ammunition supplies.
! Washington.—Coolings today -vetoed
the Bursum pension bill, holding that
the measure would entail an unwar
ranted drain on the treasury,
Washington.—The Senate and House
adopted the report on the soldiers’
bonus bill, which now goes to the Pres
ident.
Washington,—Ex-Secretary of Navy
Dehby called on Coolidge today.
Side Glances at
Political Doings
Seattle.—Senator Dill, Robert P.
Old bam, Mrs. Hugh C. Todd, George
P. Fishburn, Mrs. William Matthews,
Preston M. Troy, Mrs. Arvilia Beavers
and Mrs. Frank Reeves were elected
delegates at large to the democratic
national convention, the delegation
being instructed for McAdoo.
San. Francisco.—Coolidge defeated
Hi Johnson in the latter’s home state*
having carried California, on a basis of
returns from three-fourths of the state,
by 20,000 votes. McAdoo won the dem
ocratic entries, five to one.
Indianapolis.—Coolidge carried In
diana primaries, defeating Johnson by
six to one.
Baltimore.—Coolidge won the Mary
land delerraticm in Tuesday's primaries.
NO TRACE
OF MARTIN
—
Had Emergency Food
Supplies to Last for
Several Weeks.
Bremerton, May 5.—The three
army planes which took of! from
Dutch Harbor at 11 o’clock Sat
urday arrived at Nazanat, Atka
island, four heurs after, accord
ing to a wireless received here
last night. Today’s advices state
that a thorough search of the
Bering sea side of the Alaska
peninsula for the missing Com.
tnander Martin has been started.
Lieutenant Smith wired from
Dutch Harbor today that Mar
tin’s plane carried matches and
emergency rations to last sev
eral weeks.
Washington, May &—The army‘air
service this afternoon ordered the
threa aviators circling the globe, now
at Dutch Harbor, to proceed as soon
as the weather permits, with Lieut,
Smith in charge. Lieut. Bissel, now at
Dutch Harbor, will continue to direct
tbe search for missing Commander
Martin.
Cordova.—A wireless from 11. W.
Sachenroder, a trapper in tbe Cbignlk
lake country, says that he observed
Martin’s plane passing above his cabin
Wednesday beaded for Bering sea
Seattle, May 1).—Orders were re
ceived from Washington today to send
an airplane from the Sand Point aero
drome here on tbe cutter Bear to Chig
nik to search for Martin and Harvey,
missing army airmen. The Bear is
scheduled to sail Sunday for Nome.
False Prss, May 5.—Martin was seen
100 miles west of Chignik seven hours
ago. Ho took, gas at that place Wed
nesday, according to a report received
here last midnight.
Henry Martella, with twenty-one
dogs, twelve of which were his own,
left Tuesday for McGraih on his way to
Crag Stewart's camp, where the dogs
will be placed in summer quarters.
Going down, Mr. Martella was on tbe
skiis and Tons Bare on the handlebars.
Mr, Martella continued to NixoD. where
he will remain until next fail.
A. R. Eldridge, of Blackburn & El
dridge, McGrath, was a Sunday visitor
in Tokotna, giving attention meanwhile
to a few business matters. Incidental
ly, it was his second trip here during
the past eight years.
G. W. C. Glass, after a couple of days
in town, returned to Ganes creek on
Alonday. He reported excellent pro
gress in dredge assembling and all
other woptr. at the Guinan A Ames
cam p._
Jack Hornella’s cabin at Ophir was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon,
none of the contents being saved, ac
cording to Billy Jones, who arrived to
day. _
Billy Gibbs, who returned to Nixon
from the Outside a few weeks ago, was
a Monday arrival.
Bob Shively, after an absence of sev
eral months uj» Nixon wsv^ returned
here Sunday
Fire Destroys Road
house at Rhone River
Kinor Carlson and Bob Davidson, ac
cording to word received here, arrived
at McGrath a couple of days ago from
their headquarters on Rhone river,
bringing news of the destruction by
fire of the Rhone river roadhouse and ,
the loss of their whole outfit. They j
were several miles away when the fire
started. aDd on their return in the
evening they found the buildings re
duced to ashes, leaving them without
even a change of socks or a bite of;
food..
Hudson’s Bay Co.
Quits Kamchatka
Chita, Siberia, May 7—As a result
o? the withdrawal of the Hudson’s Bay
Company from the Kamchatka district,
the Far Eastern economic council has
formally approved a state limited com
pany to export the fur aDd fisheries
products of that region. Tt is probable
that the American firm of Olaf Swen
son & Co., of Seattle, with extensive
capita! investments in Kamchatka,
will be joined to the new company.
—
Telegraphic Ticks.
Bremerton. -The Bureau of Fisheries
vessel Eider was unable to take food
from St. George island to starving cat
tle on St. Paul island, according to a
wireless message received Tuesday
from St. Paul island.
Newport, B. L— Arrangements for
the Atlantic fleet to join the Pacific
fleet at San Pedro next January and for
the comSineed fleet to proceed to Ha
waii. were made known in naval circles
here today. __
Seattle.- Milo Kelly, a well known
Alaskan, has arranged with Seattle
interests for the logging of twenty
thousand acres of land near Anchor
age, carrying ODe hundred million feat
of birch.
Washington.--Senator Borah, ad-i
dressing delegates to the international
congress of peace and freedom, said; “1
am not in favor of allowing my country
to become the prey of other nations.”
Seattle.- Mrs. Florence King Hard
ing, widow of the late president, was
elected to honorary life membership by
the Seattle Press Club, Thursday.
Seattle.—President Alexander Tues
day announced that work will begin
immediasely on the $4,000,000 terminal
for the Pacific Steamship Chmpany.
Seattle. -Sydney Heuner, grieving
over the loss of two fortunes, commit
ted suicide by hurling himself under a
moving street car.
Buenos Aires.—A general strike, ef
fective throughout the country, was
ushered in bv bombs, by which many
were injured.
Honolulu.—A. B. C. Denniston,'Se
attle pioneer and Paeifie C’oaat trans
portation man, died here today.
Bucharest.—A defensive treaty of
alliance between Rumania, Poland and
Turkey has been signed.
Seattle.—The Delwood, with half of
the new Alaska cable, arrived from
London, Thursday.
Benin. — Saturday’s parliamentary
elections resulted in an endorsement of
the Dawes plan.
Seattle. — The motorship Carolyn
Francis is scheduled to sail for Rettasl
on .May b>t!-'.,.
TAXATION
MATTERS
Congress to Adjourn on
Enactment of Reve
enue Measure.
Washington, May 8.—Coolidgs
let it be known today that he re
garda as very undesirable some
amendments made to the tax bill
by the Senate. The amendment*
named by the President as prac
tically undesirable are those re
lating to taxation of corporations
and to publicity of income tax
returns.
The Senate today accepted as
an amendment to the tax reduc
tion bill a proposal reducing
postage rates on newspapers
sent as second class matter.
The Senate has begun holding
sessions nightly, in order to
bring about adjournment of Con-,
gress early in June.
Restraining Order,
Strandberg v. Thom#
.■■■—
Fairbanks, May 6.— In Anchor***, on
! April 15th. Judge Ritchie signed a re
straining order in the case of Da*i#.
Strandberr reran* W. H. Thoms, re
straining ar i enjoining Thoms from iu
any ms interfering with Strand
berg’s dienes in connection with the
Upgrade claim, at the head of Flat.
This case was filed at Fairbanks, #nd
the order is temporary, the defendaet
being ordered to appear before th*
l court at Flat oo July 22, to ahow cause
why it should not os made permanent.
Nothing has been heard of late from
Judge Clegg, eince it was rsported that,
his operation for ingrowing goiter was
very successful. A term of court has
been called here for June 10th. and it
is quite possible th* Judge will return
by that time.
Ice Moves at Eagle,
Holding at Dawson
Eagle, May 7.- A big jtm of ice Is
passing F.agle this afternoon. Tb* iee
is still holding at. Dawson, with a big
jam at Big Salmon.
Mrs. James Weir, who was the guest
of Mrs. J. H. McLean for a couple of
daya in the early part of tb# week, re
turned Wednesday to her home ee
Spruce, going over with John Edwards.
Tom Bare, who arrived Monday, left
Tuesday for McGrath, and was among
those who witnessed the arrival of th#
mail plane on Wednesday.
Eos* Kinney, Alaska Road Commie
sion superintendent, returned hire
Thursday from a trip to Hat,.
Lara. Indegard, Fred Morledgs and
John Adams were Thursday arrivals
from Yankee.
Carl Westberg, who arrived last
night, returned today to Little creek.
Brian McLaid was a Sunday depart
j ure, headed for Candle.
Gaston St. Clair, from Yankee - reek
arrived lav. night.
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