VOL. III. NO. 10
McGrath alaska
PRICE 25 CEN i
Congressional Excur
sion Will Leave New
York, April 15th.
Washington, Fob. 18.—Secre
tary of War Weeks announced
today that he has arranged for a
congressional tour from New,
York to Alaska via the Panama
canal-. The War Secretary has
invited members of the appro
priations committees, the sub
committees on military affairs of
bothihouses and members of the |
military affairs committees of
both houses to accompany him
on a tour of inspection of all
military posts between New
York and Alaska. He frankly
states he does not think that
members of Congress know
enough about the canal or the
properties under army jurisdic
tion in Alaska, that the way for ^
them to learn is to visit those;
places, and he proposes to make !
it easy for them. To this end
the Secretary has made every
arrangement for the rrmy trans
port St. Millie! to leave New7
York about April 15th,
1
PROMOTE
Made Vice Chairman of
Alaskan Engineering
Commission,
Washington, Fob. 17.—Major
John C. Gotwals has been ap
pointed vice chairman, under
Col. James G. Steese, as chair
man and chief engineer of the
Alaskan Engineering Com mis
sion. Wherever possible, the
two held forces of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission and the
Alaska Road Commission, of
which Steese is also president,
are to be consolidated.
Owen Gray left ftiouday for Big rivet'!
on hia way to Anchorage, whither he
goes to meet L. I’’. Bullard, Alaska
Treadwell mine superintendent, with
whom he will return here some time in
March.
A1 Welch, direct from the Outside,
arrived yesterday, coming via Rainy
Pass route. He had only one hard day
on the trail, that being the stretch be
tween Nan«*y and Susitna.
L. B. Loomis, N. C. manager, re
turned Monday from a busidess trip to
Tacotna. _
George F. Kilroy returned Monday
‘o /Tacotrta.
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Quite ious.
Washington, P* ■ 21 T .h
breach be we. n En_ and and
Prance over tue occupation of
the Ruhr is far more serious'
than th<* public has been permit
ted to learn. This is revea led in ,
dipfom itic advices received here
and is al-o apparent from Brit
ain’s attitude in not acquiescing
in several policies avowed, by
Prance.
London. — Premier Bonar Law
stilted n i he House ot Commons
today that it would not be proper
for B. it in to initiate discussion
with the American government
as to whether French action in
the Ruhr was in accordance with
the treaty ot Versailles, since
the United States was not a
party to the treaty
Alex Haiety left Monday for the
lower river, traveling by wav of Flat.
He goes-direct to A kink, from which
place he- reet-cily received telegraphic
adv-ces that a, young, daughter is ill in
the hnspita1 i here.
Fire Sweeps Wards of
Manhattan Insane
Asylum.
Now York, Feb. 19 -Twont;.
five lives were 1-jst in a fire
which swept three v. a.; ii -of the
Manhattan State Asyluri for the
Insane on Ward's island today.
The disaster was one of the
most pitiful in its details since
the burning of tile steamer Gen
eral Slocum, with its death t>*ll
of 95b.
Tacotna Tinkiings.
□ Tacoma. Feb It) — Reel'1 Behan,
well tino'.'n je.unster. lias left the em
ploy of the Ioo>>ko Dredging Company,
anti may make a trip to the Cripple
country.
A1 Thorns maile a trip to his Ganes
creek residence during the early parti
of the week. He states that the trail
up Ganes is pretty good for dog teams.
Del Thompson, better known as “the
Oregon Kid,” has joined the L D. Co.
forces in the capacity of teamster.
Freighter Billy Jones was a visitor
in Tacotna, coming from Ophir on
Monday last. Felix Rilay and Joe
Ferris are handling the remainder of
ins stock. transporting supplies to Lit
r 'e creek.
V' a. Wm. Jones hxs rented the old
'ioLeitn toabbow.-tf* line. This build:
ig will he remodeled arid fitted up as
;i pooi room.
Andy White is now permanently es
t ;tb!i>hed wit,b the lonoKo Dredging
< rr.puov. And) is hack with the
whi h ‘’ line be has followed for
1 ;e las bund red tntl ti! . years.
Archaeologists Pene
trate Tomb of Pharoh
Tutankhamen.
Luxor, Egypt —The sarcoph
agus of Pharoh Tutankhamen
was found when the inner cham
ber in his tomb wns opened bv
archaeologists this afternoon.
Many articles of furniture were
also found in the mortuary cham
ber.
Some of the priceless treasures
found in the tomb of King Tu
tankhamem saw daylight for the
first time in more than three
thousand years, a few days ago,
when Howard Mace and Arthur
Carter, excavators of the Metro
politan Museum of Art of New
York, superintended their re
moval to the tomb of King Seti
11, a half mile. One of the ob
jects thus transferred was a mag
nificent inlaid box upon which
was depicted King Tutankhamen
and his queen at a lion hunt.
The box contained the queen’s
robes and jewelry, including a
large black amber necklace.
An international tilt between
three powers is expected to take
piece before anv decision can be
reached as to the disposition of
the fifteen million dollars’ worth
of ancient treasures being re
moved from the tomb of Pharoh.
Telegraphic Ticks.
[’.iris—Madame Viviani, wife of the
! : in>-i premier, died here today.
Li nrion —Char le> M. Schwab, Art.er
icari steel magnate, >s seriously ill with
infliiet.za.
Pari Pioletie. in a French military
sen ! i.e, maae a flight of MX and eue
half h airs, \ esierda v.
Paris.—A French squucfrilla of five
leroplaues will start from here March
15 h on a. two vear mar of the world.
San Juan, Pot to R<co.— E. Mont Riley
thL afternoon cabled to President
Harding his resignation as governor of
Porto Rico. _
Constantinople.—Russia’s voice was
heard in the councils of Angora today,
urging that Turkey refuse to make
peace with the allies unless the soviet
government ineluded.
Gaston Sinclair, a well known old
timer, was a Monday arrival.
James Pernie, frern our Salmon way,
was a late Saturday arrival.
French Troops Moving
Toward Darmstadt
and Mannheim.
Essen, Feb. 18.—Two French
soldiers were wounded here last
night by German police, who in
terfered in an altercation. The
tension, already high, was in
creased by the shooting, and to
day the French moved tanks
into the city.
E-son, Feb. 19.—Fighting be
tween French soldiers and Ger
man police in different parts of
the Ruhr were reported today.
A German policeman and two
French soldiers were wounded
at Gelsenkirchen in an exchange
of shots. This clash came after
a French officer was found dead,
having been assassinated by a
German policeman.
Berlin.—A big movement of
French troops is proceeding in
the direction of Darmstadt and
Mannheim.
Artillery Bombardment
Between Poles and
Lithuanians.
Paris, Feb. 19.—Premier Poiu
caire announced to the Chamber
of Deputies this afternoon that
the French ambassador at War
saw had telegraphed that the
situation was most serious. The
ambassador said he could hear
the bombardment of artillery
and that the war between the
Poles and Lithuanians appeared
to be on in earnest.
Woodrow Wilson Im
proving in Health
Washington.—A visitor to the home
of Woodrow Wilson today said the for
mer president shows a remarkable gam
in health during the past live weeks,
notably in recovering the use of his
left leg and arm.
Mrs. Dave Strandberg, of Flat, was
a Monday arrival, accompanied by II.
Grant. Mrs. Strandberg is in poor
health, and is on iter way to the Out
side for medical treatment.
Frank Guskey, N. C. auditor, left to
day for a short visit at Tacotna, with
Ike Haves on the handlebars.
Einor Carlson returned here yester
day, after a trip out as far as French
| Joe’s roadhouse.