THE
VOL. II. NO. 74.
McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Mudania Conference
Comes to a Standstill
Halted On the Question
of Evacuation of Con
stantinople, Report.
Constantinople, Oct. 5.--The
British and Italian legations re
turned here from Mudania thi&
evening. The conference has
been halted on the question of
the immediate evacuation of Con
stantinople. The allied generals
have returned here to consult
with the high commissioners.
London, Oct. 5.—The Cabinet
is, holding a midnight session be
cause of “less satisfactory news
from Constantinople,”
London. Oct. 5.—The Mudania
conference is not at an end, it
was officially stated at the con
clusion of the British Cabinet
meeting this morning, but it is
deadlocked, and cannot be re
sumed before the British and
French governments have con
ferred over the situation. Cur
zon, British foreigu secretary,
will leave immediately for Paris
to confer with Poincaire.
Paris, Oct. 5.—'The French
government 1ms instructed its
minister at Athens to protest
against the action of the Greek
government in having sent re
inforcements to the Greek army
in Thrace.
Atheus.—General Nider has
been appointed commander-in
chief of the Greek army. The
government hopes to further re
inforce the army.
Paris, Oct. 7.—Great Britain
and France, as represented by
Foreign Secretary Curzon and
Premier Poincaire, have agreed
in principle that troops of the
Turkish nationalists shall be al
lowed to occupy Eastern Thrace
only after the conclusion of a
peace treaty.
Constantinople, Oct. 7.—The
state has ordered General Mom
belli, its representative at the
Mudania conference, to support
the Turkish claims.
—
Paris, Oct. 7.-—M. Politis, the
Greek minister, tonight informed
Xremier Poincaire that he had
sent instructions to Greece to
stop all further despatching of
Greek troops into Thrace.
AIR RECORD
SMASHED
Army Aviators Remain
Up in Air Over 35
Hours.
San Diego, Oct. Ife*—AH avi
ators’ endurance records have
been smashed by Lieutenants
Macready and Kelly, of the
army, in a monoplane. At 12:11
o’clock this morning the lieu
tenants dropped a note on Rock
well Field, stating that the air
plane is performing perfectly,
and that they will remain in the
air until gasoline and oil are ex
hausted. At that time they had
been in the air nine hours and
four minutes. Macready also
holds the world’s altitude record
of 40,800 feet_
San Diego, Oct. 7.—Lieuten
ants Macready and Kelly alight
ed this afternoon at 5 o’clock,
having been in the air 35 hours
18 minutes 30 seconds.
Bob Hart, with the Maple Leaf, ar
rived last night from the Porks, accom
panied by Victor Sebell ar.d IkeKoski.
No Preparations to Aid
Turks, Says Soviet
General.
Moscow, Oct. 5.—The aims of
soviet Russia are all toward
peace, General Doniloff, chief
commissary of the red army gen
eral staff, stated today, in deny
ing reports that soviet artillery
was being sent to the aid of the
Turks, “because,” he said, “we
must always stand ready and
prepared against attacks, but so
far as the Graeco-Turkish war
is concerned we have made ab
solutely no preparations.”
All Is Not Harmony
With Iowa Republicans
Des Moines, Oct. 5.—Resolutions
were passed at a meeting of two hun
dred Iowa republicans this afternoon
denouncing Smith W. Brookhart, re
publican candidate for United States
Senator, and pledging the support of
the denouncing body to Clyde L. Her
ring, the democratic candidate. Brook
hart is charged with being a radical.
Amundsen Says He
Expects to Take the
Big Hop-Off in Spring
Seattle, Oct. 7.— Captain John Huek
land, of the schooner C. S. Holmes,
who arrived today from the Arctic,
says that Explorer Amundsen told him
that he will attempt to make his pro
posed airplane flight next spring. Am
undsen expects to flv from Wainwright
across the pole in twenty-seven hours.
NATI8UALS
ARE AHEAD
Two Games in Lead of
Yanks, World Base
ball Series.
Polo Grounds, New York, Oct.
4.— The New York Nationals
won the first game of the world
series today, defeating the Yan
kees by the score of 3 to 2 before
a crowd of 38,000 spectators.
Babe Ruth was the first hero of
the game, breaking the ice by
driving in the first run in the
sixth inning, after t ‘3 ■ teams had
battled without scor.ng for five
innings in a pitching duel be
tween Bush and N hf. Ruth’s
hit, a single, scored Witt.
The first six g nes of the
series will be pla.yei on consecu
tive days, and if a s venth game
is necessary to decide the series
:t will be played after an in
terval of one dav.
New York, Oct—The Yanks
and Nationals played a 10-inning
tie game today, the score being
3 to 3, and the game being called
on account of darkness.
The Yanks tied the score in
the eighth inning. Ruth scored
the run that evened the count at
3, when he doubled. The Yanks
scored a run in each the first,
fourth and eighth innings. There
were two home runs, one by
Ward for the Yankees, and one
by Meusel for the Giants.
The entire receipts from to
day’s world’s series game will be
given to disabled soldiers and
charities of New York city, Com
missioner Landis announced to
night.
New York, Oct. 6.—The Giants
went into a two-game lead for
the world series honors today
when they beat the Yanks by a
score of 3 to 0. Scott and Hoyt
were the rival pitchers chosen
to star. _
The Thor, which arrived Wednesday
evening, again left for Tacoma Thurs
day morning with the following pas
sengers for the up-river town: George
F. Kilroy, Walter Stepheus, Anton
Indegaard, Jerry Frank, Rasmus Mat
thewson. the latter being a vound-trip
per.
Gets a Jolt in Decision
From U. S. Supreme
Court.
Washington, Oct. 7.—All ves
sels, American and foreign
owned, are prohibited from hav
ing liquor on board in American
territorial waters, under an in
terpretation of the prohibition
amendment and enforcement act,
handed down this afternoon by
the Department of Justice. More
over, the transportation and sale
of intoxicating liquors on Amer
ican craft, wherever operating,
was held to be inhibited, and
the President has issued orders
placing the ruliug in effect with
I he arrival of any American ves
! sels, government or private, in
j port. Foreign owners will take
the case to the supreme court.
The ruliug applies also to the
Philippines and Alaska
Herman Hinsche Arrives.
And who she aid arrive on Wednes
day evening, just after The Times was
distributed—none other than Herman
Hinsche. who came down from McKin
ley Fork with Hob lCoberson and John
Dunn. Herman says he has nothing to
say: Kusko Times, ditto.
Chats With Father in
London With Ordinary
Telephone Transmitter
San Francisco, Oct. 7.—Seated iu a
department store in this city, today,
Gordon Selfridge, jr.. with an ordinary
telephone transmitter, chatted with
his fattier in .London in a conversation
lasting several minutes.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Dublin. — Parliament today passe
the clause of the new Irish constitution
containing the oath of allegiance.
Seattle.--The steamer Victoria sailed
today for Nome, on the last voyage of
the season, carrying thirty-live passen
gers. _
Ottawa.—Forest fires, which have
beeu ragiQg for the past 24 hours in
Northern Ontario and Quebec, have
cost a number of lives, besides destroy
ing six towns.
New York.—James A. Stillman in
dicated today that he intended carry
ing tde divorce case, recently decided
against him, to the supreme court of
the United States.
San Diego.—Lieutenants John Mac
ready and Jack Kelly, army aviators,
who started today in the Giraud mono
plane T-2 iu an attempt to fly from San
Diego to New York without stepping,
were compelled to return here, aban
doning the flight because of the heavy
fog encountered in the mountrins.
Bob Roberson and John Dunn, after
a trip of several week- up the North
Fork, returned here Wednesday even
ing.