VOL. II.. NO 17
MCGRATH. ALASKA SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 192L.
PRICE 25 CENT
Senate Rejects Robin
son’s Amendment to
Pacific Treaty.
Washington, March 15 —By a
- vote of 55 to 30, Robinson’s
amendment to the Pacific treaty)
was defeated in the Senate late ,
this afternoon.
The amendment sought to
pledge the four signers not to
attack other nations, and, pro-,
vided that outside countries en
gaged in disputes • with the sig
natory powers.should be invited
to a conference,
Johnson, /Borah, Prance and
La Follette, all R ‘publicans, vot
ed for the amendment, and Uu
. derwood. Williams, Poraerene
and Ramsdell, all Democrats,
voted against it. . Both sides!
were disap-painted at the show-1
ing in this first test of strength, j
and there were not enough votes
to ratify in case that had been I
attempted.
i
• Seattle-Sitka Cable May
Have to Wait An
other Year.
Washington, March i'G.—In a
drastic reduction below the esti
mates submitted, the House up
propriations committee, in re-;
porting the army appropriation '
bill, failed to include $1,500,01)0,
recommended by the budget bu-1
reau for relaying the Seattle-!
Sitka section of the Alaska
cable. This means that, unless
the Senate restores and obtains
a greement of the House to res
ts oration, this cable will not be
provided fcr. at least another
year. The bill carries the usual
$140,000 for maintenance of the
. c ible, also $235,000 to be expend
ed by the Alaska Road Commis
sion pn trails and bridges.
Dave delicti, looking- Hue, returned (|
yesterday from a trip to „ Anchorage. 1
He reports meeting many old-time
friends, and says that betjnmyed every 1
day of his trip. (
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Los Angeles.—The j y in the case t
. of Madalyoe Obenehul /is deliberating 11
oo a verdict. » 1
Will Commence April
1st, Says Japanese
Announcement
Tokyo, March 10.—Japanese
evacuation of Shantung under
l ie agreements reached at the
Washington conference will com
mence on April 1, according to
announcement made today. Ma
st noa Hanihara, former vice
minister of foro'gn affairs and
d degate to the Washington con
ference, will be named as head
of the commission to put the
Shantung agreement into effect.
Toe Japanese government is
proceeding on tiie assumption
that the Washington agre ‘meats
will be ratified by the Unite ’
States Senate.
Returning McGrathiies speak with
great e>t pleasure of the enjoyable tune
they had at Taeotoa last night, while
attending the Pioneer ball.
Tom SakinotT, coming from Ophir,
arrived here late this afternoon.
Attempts to Land Cargo
of Liquor; 24 Men
in Toils.
New York, Marcj/i 17.—After
a battle in which many pistol j
shots were exchanged, fifteen |
revenue officers succeeded in nr
resting twenty-four men who!
were attempting to land a cargo
oi contraband liquor from a two
masted schooner, in East river,
today.
When the revenue officers at
tempted to board the vessel to j
search for liquor, the crew made
a hurried attempt to escape with
the schooner, and when over
hauled opened tire, which was!
returned by the officers.
The schooner had on board a
full load of case "roods.
Cdpi. and Mrs. George Green attend
ed the Pioneers dance at Taeotna last
nLht. They were accompanied by
Mrs. W. F. Green, Mrs. £1. E. Carter
and Iky Hayes.
L. F. Bullard, resident superintend
ent of the Alaska Treadwell mines, re
turned to Nixon this morning, after a
brief business visit here.
M. 3. Ozmo Scheduled
to Sail From Seattle
for Bethel on May 20
Seattle, March 18.—The motorship!
Ozmo is scheduled to sail on May L’O h
for Bethel, with Captain Wallace
Langley and v. number of Alaska ;er
i
aloes as passengers.
J. Howard Langley, brother of Cap- ^
tain Langley, will sail March 25th fo” |
Anchorage, from which point he will
1 proceed to McGrath by dog team.
Rev. C. E. Eetticher Dead.
Nt w York.—Rev. diaries Eugene]
i Bet*iciier, Episcopal clergyman, editor
of The Spirit of the Missions, died to-1
day at Coscob, ('"iia. For seven years !
i he was missionary in Alaska, whe<-e he i
! married Margaret C. Graves, of Balt:- j
more, also a missionary,
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Stations at Fort Gibbon
and Fort Liscum to
Be Abandoned.
Washington, Mar. 17 —Because
of impending reduction in the
size of the arrnv, the General
Staff is preparing to m ke sev
eral changes in stations of the
army in Alaska. It is indicated
that the stations at Port Liscum
and Port Gibbon will be aban
doned, but that the establish
rncnt at St. Michael will be re
tained. A detachment wiii he
maintained at Nenana .ntil the
raih-CiJ bridge at that point has
been completed, after which it
will probably be removed to An- .
chorage, where a larger force
will be maintained that hereto
fore.
Delegate Sutherland
Will Open Campaign,
Ketchikan, March 28
New York, Mai eh IS.—Delegate Dun
Sutherland, of Alaska, arrived heie
this morning from Washington, ard
will leave within the next couple of
d ijs for Seattle on his way t.o Alaska. ;
Delegate Sutherland is scheduled to
sail from Seattle on March ?ih for1
Ketchikan, at which place lie will!
open the catnpaitrn for his re-elect.ion, J
Tony Bcsio to Go to Anchorage
Tony Bosto, who sustained injuries I
at, lire Nixon mine soma days ago, will
be conveyed to Anchorage for medical j
treatmeut. Dr. W. F Green who ha., i
attended Mr. Bosio through his iilner,.-. !
will accompany him to Anchorage, as j
will It. Al. White, who will also give
Mr. Bosio every attention
Dr. Green, who will travel with Joe
Wills and-his team, will probably not
return here until after the opening of
navigation.
9
Mark the Outbreak of
Labor Strife in
Chicago.
—
Chicago, Mar. 16.—Bombings
! and sluggings marked the out
break of Chicago’s labor war to
[day. Th homes of John White
and Peter Fortier, officia’s ol
| the Continental Can Company,
were shattered by bombs during
the night This was followed at
daylight by a reign cf terror, in
which non union workmen on
a number of buildings were se
verely slugged and beaten. The
war, according to the police, is
the outcome of dissatisfaction
with the arbitration award in the
budding trades made by forme'
Judge and is.
Andrew Hansen, veil known Gphn
ite, was a McGrath • isi tor cn Tkurs
day. noidentallv. this was Mr, Ran
sen s first visit to McGrath, notwith
standing he has been a resident of the
Optiir section for about thirteen year-;.
Big Skyscrapers Burn.
Causing Loss of Ten
Million Dollars.
Chicago, March 1". Fire yes
terday morning destroyed an en
tire block near the Coopt district
Among tne -several big struc
tures'destroyed vas the twenty,
one story Burlington Railroad
building.
Wind and extreme cold made
fighting the fire unusually haz
ardous One fireman was killed
and several others injured. The
loss'will exceed ten million dol
lars
$10 000,000 for Pro
Iiittition Enforcement
\\ aldington.—Prohibition enforce
ment for the year endir-g June 30 will
have cost seven ana oae- half million
dollars. For the new fiscal year ten
million dollars is being asked, and Con
gress 1-s liketv to give it.
Mrs. D. E. Clough, accompanied by
Misses Josephine Parent and Rose At
water, attended the Xacotna, dance last
night, Peter Snow and 1'a■ -1 M.irj*rc'
acting as_oh.auffen''~