THE KUSKO TIMES
' VOL. II. NO. 97
McGRATH, ALASKA SATU RDAY, DECEMBER iiO, 1922,
PRICE 25 CENTS
WARSHIPS
OF BRITAIN
Fleet Leaves Malta at
Full Speed for Con
stantinople.
London,'Dec.'29.—The flpet of
! British warships, which left Con
stantinople last week, has been
• ordered to return there immedi
ately -as'-a eonsequence of Tur
' key’s changed attitude at the
1 Laus>wine‘■conference, which ap
pears* to' be' breaking down.
( ■Greecerirrieanwhile, is threaten
Ming"tosend troops into Eastern
'»Thrace. _
'Malta.—The British fleet left
v- here today at full speed for Con
• stantinople.
Lausanne, Dec. 28.—Richard
‘ Washburn Child, chief American
sjKjkesman. joined with heads of
< theiatHled delegations at today’s
i meeting'of * the Near East eon
t ference, * declaring that some
guarantee must be given by Tur
t ke.yoto replace capitu'ations, or
• idBxtra srights of foreigners, which
i thel Kemalists have declared
abolished.
(Lausanne.—Tchitcherin, Rus
: sian foreign minister, addressing
the conference, demanded that
» Germany be admitted to mem
• bership on the commission hav
' ing settlement of the control of
> the Dardanelles.
1 Makes Effort to Gain
Increase in Funds for
Alaska Roads, Trails
Washington.—In a final effort to ob
' tain what is regarded as necessary
1 funds for the building of reads and
trails in Alaska during the ensuing
fiscal year, Col. J. G Steese, president
of the Alaska Road Commission, ap
. peared today before the House commit
tee on appropriations and presented
facts in -support of the commission's re
quest for SI.500.000. However, the in
dications are that the committee will
grant no more than 8465.000, the
amount allowed by the budget bureau
Mexican and Civil War
Vets and Widows Get
Substantial Increases
Washington.—As a Christmas pres
ent to Civil andNl exican war veterans
and widows, President Harding today
- S gned the Bursum bill, increasing the
pensions of veterans from 850 to 872 a
month and that of widows from 830 to
850 a month.
Dick Stevens, after a short visit, re
t turned to Tacoma yesterday.
Sam Kate, Caudle, was an arrival
t today. ____________
Felix Riley was a Friday arrival irom
14Qbeotna.
LOUISIANA
KLANNERS
Alleged Murderers of
Two; State Militia
Called Out.
Merrouge, La., Dec. 26—-The
bodies of Major Watt Daniels
and Thomas Richards, alleged
victims of the ku klux klan, were
recovered today from Lake La
fourche. The murdered men
werenever seen after they were
carried away on August 24 by a
hooded band of robed persons.
New 'Orleans.—Machine Gun
Company D, Louisiana National
Guard, were ordered into active
service tonight in an effort to
bring about the arrest of those
responsible for the murder of
the two men whose bodies were
recovered from Lake Lafourche
today.
Merrouge. La.—-Gov. ’Parker
arrived today, taking personal
charge of the situation here. At
torney General Coco and a spe
cial train, with two companies
of the.Louisiana National Guard,
arrived in Bastrop this morning,
the militiamen having already
pitched camp on the court house
square._
PROPOSAL
OF BORAH
For Another Conference
Opposed by Adminis
tration Forces.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Admin
istration senators, under the lead
of Chairman Lodge, of the for
eign relations committee, began
in the Senate today a determined
fight against the proposal of
Senator Borah for a new inter
national conference in Washing
ton to discuss economic coodi
tions and disarmament. Lodge,
who had ascertained the views
of President Harding, opened
his attack as soon as the Senate
began work on the Borah pro
posal, which is in the form of an
amendment to the annual naval
bill, requesting the President to
call an economic and disarma
ment conference.
Leo Rodriguez and M. B- Vaughn,
coming from the Big river section, ar
rived today for a brief visit.
Eti Gjoluie, from the Niaoa aeotion,
arrived early in tbe week.
Senate Expresses Joy
and Pleasure at Recov
ery of W oodrow W ilson
^Washington. — The Senate today
adopted a resolution expressing “ibe
pleasure and joy of the Senate” upon
the recovery toward health of former
President Woodrow Wilson, who is
today celebrating his sixty-sixth birth*
duy. _
Telegraphic Ticks.
Riga. —A. Stuliginski was elected
president of Lithuania, today.
Paris.—Sara Bernhardt ia danger
ously ill. _
Loodon —Lloyd George left today
for a ten da>s’ rest at a Spanish water
resort.
Seattle.—Celebration of Christmas
progressed wlih alternating showers
and sunshine.
Seattle.—The council this afternoon
voted ten thousand dollars for the re
lief of Astoria tire sufferers.
Tulare, Cal.—A group of farmers are
arranging to attempt the feat of sow
ing their grain acreage from an air
plane,
Washington.—The House judiciary
oommittee has completed the taking ol
testimony in the Daugherty impeeoh
sneut case. _
Seattle.—The aggregate value of new
buildings erected in Seattle during the
year 1922 is estimated at twenty mil
lion dollars,
Washington.—The nomination o<
Butler, to be associate justice uf the
supreme court, was confirmed by tb«
Senate late today.
Washington.—A Senate committee ii
investigating the Standard Oil Com
pany to determine the cause of the stiff
1 urine of crude oil.
Washington.—Chief Justice Taft t<«
dav comic tied to show improvemei t
from the effects of an operation per
formed yesterday.
Washington.—Christmas day at tb*
White House lacked much of the usual
spirit of times.goue bjr. because of Mrs
Harding’s long illness.
St. Louis.—The collector of a dry
goods concern, who was guarded by e
policeman, was neld up this afternoon
and robbed of live thousand dollars.
Rio de Janeiro.—Ad American naval
in gsion, headed by Rear Admiral
Vogel-Gesantr, arrived here today foi
the purpose of training the Braxiliac
navy._
Washington.--Every employe of the
White House on Christmas dav re
ceived a i5 gold piece, with the per
s ual -compliments of President and
Mrs. Harding._
Seattle. -* Pa trot man R W. Morris,
37, wos probably fatally wounded today
when he was accidentally shot in the
back by Patrolman J. A. Collier while
on duty in a police car in the pursuit
-of bootleggers.
If France and Italy Do
Not Ratify Agreement
Tokio.—If France and Italy fail to
raufy the Washington naval treaty, an
agreement for carrying it out might be
arranged between England, America
and Japan, members of tbe House of
Peers were told today by Adom-al Ide,
speaking in plaoe of Premier itato,
(who is indisposed.
CHANCELLOR
OF BRITAIN
-
On Way to America to
Confer Regarding
| Big Debt
London, Dec. 2b. — Stanley
Baldwin, chancellor of the ex
chequer, on leaving London, to
day for America to confer with
Washington officials regarding
the British debt, said: “We hope
to fund the debt and get the
burden and interest-eased nat
urally. The . last word is, .with
America.”
Montague C< Norman', gov
ernor of the Bank of ^England,
is accompanying Baldwin, to
J Washington.
Bandits Grab Satchel
With $20,000 Currency
Pittsburgh.—Four bandits shoS sad
wounded Ross Dermis, paymaster o*
the Pittsburgh Coal Corsnarrv,. today,
and escaped with a satchel, Gontalnicg:
twenty thousand dollars in currency.
57,000,000 Ruble! for
One American Dollar
Moseow. — A Do! tec S tates do list
brought fifty-seven rsillva® pubics or.
the Bourse, today.
3 KILLED IN
TRA6EDY
Spurned l ov er Tries to
Wipe Out Entire
Family.
Seattle; Bee. 26.—Three chil
dren of Mr.and Mrs. D. C. Engel
were shot in the Engel home,
Othello street, this morning, by
Eocwl Neuriter, 85, who commit
■ ted suicide shortly afterwards.
The dead chiidreu are: Anna.
17, Sway high school pupiL;
Hans, 14; Lilly, 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Engel and theiir
daughter, Helen Engel, 16, and
Ernest Engel, 15, escaped from
the house unhurt.
Seattle.—Neuriter, the slayer
of the three Engel children,
loved Helen, 16, and tried to kill
her because she spurned bis af
fections, she told the police this
afternoon.' In his deadly assault
Neuriter used as weapons two
Colt revolvers and an automatic.
Jims Wills and Halpti LH»lao arrive*
Monday, having brought* 800 pouofls o*
mail from Miochumitja