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MCGRATH, ALASKA. JAN. 18, 1922;
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Alaska R. R. Wages
to Be Reduced—New
Scale for Coal Miners
Washington.—All Government em
ployes on the Alaska railroad and in
the coal mines at Chiekaloon will be
notified that their wage scale will be
reduced April 1. Railroad wages will
be cut ten percent, while mine wages
will correspond to those fixed under
the new agreement between the United
mine workers of America and operat
ors. which will be negotiated between
now and Avril 1.
Successor of Penrose.
Philadelphia.—George VV. Pepper,
prominent lawyer of this city, was ap
pointed United States Senator by Gov
ornor Sproul today, to succeed the late
Senator PeDrose until his successor is
selected at the November electioa.
Seattle. —Because of her age, Mrs.
ftvther, 83. is being deposed as head of
the noted Rytber home for orphan
children, which she founded forty
years ago.
Cannes.—Lloyd George left Cannes
for London this evening. He may stop
in Paris en route to coufer with Mil
lerand.
J. G. RIVERS
Attorney At Law
Flat, Alaska
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
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Steamer Service On the Inolca
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Telegraphic Ticks.:
Washington.—Persia has become a
member of the League of Nations.
Seattle.—.Hubert Adams, for 64 years
a resident ofSeattle, died at his home
here today. _
Tokio.—Viscount Okuuia, premier of »
Japan during the world war, died in
Shis city today.
Cairo.—Twenty-seven participants in
She recent anti-British riots here were
Loday seutenceo to siz months in
pnsun.
Washington.—The.House appropria
tions cuimnittee reported lavorabiy the
audual postuffice bill, carrying $o54.~
duO.UOu. i
Londun.—Amnesty, effective imme
diately., has been .granted all . I rise po
litical prisoners by .King Ceofcge, . it
was announced today.
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Seattle—The Deiaer-Horioa National
bans took out a permit loday to con
struct a million-dollar home and office
building in this city.
Johannesburg.—A strike of geld
aimers in all mines of the Transvaal
became effective lodav, w.itn little hope
ol au early settlement.
VV'ttbinuytoo.—Drafiiqg of tbe annual
arrn^ appropriation, which was com-1
ineuceu here today, calls for uu army ' I
ui 14o,UuU men alter July 1.
Wasuingtou.—F'raun F. Tbici, of
Foi l Wayuc, was.huiuinated by Fresi-;
dent maiding .today u> be assistant
treasurer of the United JaLaies.
.St. Paul.—Clarence B. Miller, secre
tary of Uie Republican National Coui> V
miuee, and former member of Con-j;
gress, died ai ins dome late today, fol-!
lowing an operation lor ndpenuicius.
iNetv York.—A bronze tablet to Ihefc
dure Roosevelt was unveiled at police
neadQcarters bere tins afternoon, in
recognition of bis services as a uiem- ,
ber ol tne New York police couimis-;
Sion.
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VVaalisuntou.— ibecity of Wrangell,
Alasaa, bas applied to Lbe Federal
power cumnnssion lor permit to de
velop one tuousand Horsepower on Nlui !■
creek and transmit same eight miles to i
W i augeli.
Washiogtou.—Seuator Smoot bas in
troduced an amendment to tne Foruuey i
Land bill, designed to Authorize tbe
President to increase or decrease tariff
tales u> not exceeding fifty per ceut of
tbe .rates fixed in tile bill.
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Washington.—McC’umber, of North
Dakota, was selected loday by tbe com
mittee ob committees as cbaumau of
tbe Senate ffuauce committee to suc
ceed tbe late Senator Penrose, while
Frelinghuysen was seiecteu to fill tbe
vacancy on tbe buance committee. j<
First Lady Canadian Parliament. [.
Ceylon, Got.—Rules of etiquette re* j
QuiriDg gentlemen to .remove their j;
bats in the presence of ladies will be
versed when Miss Agnes MePhail. of l
Ceylon, takes her -seat as the first
woman .member of the Canadian Par- p
fiameot. Shewrill be the only member ^
with head uncovered.
Male members (if Parliament, main
taining a tradition of years, habitually
wear their bats except when -rising to
address the chair., Asked as to bow
safe would manage the doffing and don
ning of headgear ^without the aid of «
mirror. Miss MoPaail retorted that
e le planned to sit without a hat.
“I.don’t want ■ to become bald like,
: most Canadian sbate&meo.” she said.
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