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McGRATH, ALASKA, APRIL 16. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
WHOU BE
GOVERNOR
J. J. Underwood and L.
E. Jones Are Being
Considered.
Washington, April 14.-^Secre
tary of Interior Pall, upon whom
President Harding depends for
advice regarding the-appoint
ment of the Governor of Alaska,
is inclined to disregard the en
dorsements of both Hazelet and
Wickersham. because of the bit
terness of the fight.
It is understood that Secretary
Fall’s mind is made up that the
-appointment of either would
mean to continue disruption in
■ the Territory’.
Many sympathize with the views oi
President Harding and Secretary Fall
that the Federal Government should
be responsible Sar a large- part of the
• development of Alaska.
Score taw Fall -is inclined -to take
upon his* own‘shoulders’a great deal ol
Territorial-"vdrk and the- solution ol
* many of its problems.
Among those now being considered
for appointment to the gubernatorial
office a.ie J. J. Underwood and Col. E.
Lester Jones.
'Mr. Underwood has for years' been
the Washington correspondent of the
Seattle Times. He was among those
who went to Dawson in 1898. Later he
went to Nome, in which camp he spent
- several years. He is an able newspaper
man, the author of a most interesting
i. and widely-read volume, “Alaska In
the Making,” and a capable mining
man us well.
Co). Jones is chief of the Coast Geo
odetic--Survey, to which he was ap
pointed as a 'Democrat, and was re
cently reappointed, because of his effi
ciency, besides which he is credited
with knowing a great deal regarding
Alaskan iff tirs.
Ten Fishing Concerns
Charged With Non
-Payment 1919 Taxes
Juueuu, April 14.—The grand jun
’ today returned indictments against tet
fishing companies. „The indictments
< charge non-payment of taxes for the
year 1919, involving revenue from twc
hundred thousand cases of fish.
.T. E. Fullerton, the well known Flal
merchant, arrived here Monday and
departed Wednesday on his homeward
journey. Mr. Fullerton reports a most
-successful business trip, his purchases
on the Outside amounting to 250 tons
or over of general lines of merchan
dise. _
Dan McGinty returned Tuesday from
. atrip to-Nix on.
Special Session of Con
gress Now Working;
Big Number of Bills
Washington, April 12.—Congress
convened yesterday in special session,
according to program.
After marking time awaiting the
President’s message, which will be de
livered today, Gillette was re-elected
speaker, and Mondell, of Wyoming.,
republican floor leader. . Kuchin, of
North Carolina, will be democrat floor
• leader.
A Successor for Gibbsne ,
Rome, April 14.—The belief prevails
iu the Vatican that another American
cardinal will soon be created to succeed
Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop Mu
nelien Hayes, of New York, is sug
gested. __
ON SOIL OF
NEW JERSEY
—
Bout Betwaen JHempsey
and Garpentler Will
Take Place July 2.
New York, April 18. —Tbe Dempsey -
Carpentier championship bout will be
held on July 2, either at Atlantic City
or Newark, N. J., Tex Rickard, pro
moter of the match, announced today.
Rickard says that the match will be
held under the New Jersey laws, the
bout being limited to twelve rounds,
and that if both boxers are on their
feet at the end of the match no official
decision will be given.
John Burroughs, Nat
uralist, Dies On Train
New York, April 13.—John Bur
roughs, world renowned naturalist,
died today on a train at Kingville,
Ohio, while en route from California to
New York.
O’Callaghan Must Leave.
Washington, April 14.—O’Callaghan
was todav ordered to leave the United
States within sixtv days try the State
Department, which holds that he is not
entitled to remain in the United Spates
as a political refugee.
Fast Time Made in Los
Angeles Auto Races
Los Angeles, April 14.—The auto
1 race here today was won by Jimmy
Murphy. In the fourth heat Murphy
( averaged one hundred and seven miles
] an hour, and in the final heat his av
| erage was one hundred and nine miles
an hour.
— — - .
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. V\ halen, who
| have been visiting in McGiath for sev
j eral da s, will leave in the morning for
| their home at Nixon.
fKeen and Continuing
Interest in Welfare of
Alaska,’ Says Harding
Juneau, April 14.—Through Delegate
Sutherland, President Harding sent
assurances of his “keen and continuing
interest in the welfare of Alaska,”
which message was read before both
houses.
The soldier bonus memorial is now in
the hands of the senate, and it is be
lieved that it will pass promptly.
Big Bug of Other Days Passes On
Brooklyn, April 14.—William Ho
garty, backer of John L. Sullivan when
the latter was defeated by James J.
Corbett*. died here today. Hogarty
was in Sullivan’s corner during the
Sullivan-Paddy -Ryan championship
bout. _
PAYS THE
PENALTY
Murderer of Riley Ex
piates His Crime
On Gallows.
Fairbanks, April 15.—Milo Seguro,
who in the spring of 1918 shot and
killed George Riley at Iditarod, was
hanged here today, the drop taking
place at 1:39.
Former Senator Ankenny Dead.
Walla Walla, April 13.—Levi An
kennv, former United States senator of
Washington State, died at his home
here today.
Bandits Secure $20,000
From a St. Paul Bank
St. Paul, April 14.—First striking
down the cashier, then gagging the
woman teller to prevent screaming,
bandits today got awav with cash and
bonds amounting to twenty thousand
dollars, the holdup taking place in a
bauk in the suburban district.
Fast Time in Bicycle Races.
Chicago, April 14.—Madden and
Magin won the six-day bicycle race
here, in whieb time they coveted two
thousand one hundred and eighty-two
miles.
Dr. W, F. Green, who khas been at
tending to professional work over at
Flat, is expected to arrive home on
Monday. While in Flat, Dr. Green
purchased the splendid dental equip
ment of Dr. Biehla, which will arrive
with him on Monday.
Harry Yeager, well known repre
sentative of the Union Construction
Com pan v. arrived here yesterday from
Anchorage._
Billy Jones and Herb Kearney have
purchased the Higgins pool hall at Ta
coma.
AT MINING
CONGRESS
Falcon Joslin’s ¥iaws
Regarding Alaska’s
Many Ailments.
Portland, April 14.—Falcon
Joslin, while addressing the
Mining Congress here iodav- de
clared that Alaska is one- o‘ the
richest territories in the world,
but that it would never develop
under Government ownership.
“We have Government owner
ship of telegraph, railroad biriia
ing, fur seals and mines, and
these industries would develop
with a more healthy growth un
der private enterprise,” said Mr.
Joslin. “Development, will be slow
■under a, leasing system with Govern
meet reguiat.ons.
•'Words cannot, describe, without
disrespect, the penurious, oppressive
policy of the Government relative to
the development of the coal and oil re
sources of the Territory.
“If capital had been given fair and
liberal treatment, Alaska would show
a growth instead of decline in popula
tion.
“The real trouble is bad govern
ment. The seat of government at
Washington gets its information of
Alaskan affairs by hearsay. The gov
ernment will never tit the needs of the
Territory until it is placed in the
bauds of the people themselves.
The convention adopted- resolutions
unanimously 'favoring' toe McFadden
gold bonus bill. It also gave indorse
ment to a protective tariff on American
lead, mercury hnd'manganese. as well
as the Pitman bill establishing the
price of silver.
Jack: Stevenson retaraed* here today
from Anchorage, having as a passenger
Mrs. Stoltman, Who comes to join her
husband at Nixon.
Former Empress Au
gusta Victoria of Ger
many Dies at Doom
1 ?Doora,-lRwa» 13.*--former Empress
Augusta Victoria of~ Gominj died
yesterday morning ait 6 o’clock, just
about a year after she was first stricken
with heart failure. The body wi.l be
taken to Potsdam.
Captain Wallace C. Laogley, man
ager of the Alaska Rivers Navigation
Company, and Captain George Green,
well known navigator, arrived yester
day from Andfcorage.
Ij. F. Bullard*, assay er of ‘‘the ^'read
well Company, arrived here on Monday
from Nixon, eotning down wjih' Owen
Gray.
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