,iool of MiodTSl
VOL. 1. NO. 60
McGRATH. ALASKA. AUGUST 20. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Dail Eireann Will Not
Accept Offer of British
First Open Session of
Irish Republican Par
liament- --De Valera’s
Address Not Hopeful.
Dublin, Aug- 16.—The .Irish
'Republican Parliament met to
day, in the 6rst open session of
its history, to consider the Brit
ish Governments Irish peace
terms. One hundred and thirty
:members were present,'includ
ing those members recently re
leased from prison. A great au
dience crowded the gallery as
De Valera led the members into
(the chamber. Prof. John Mc
JX’eiii"was first chosen Speaker,
after which De Valera, as head
of the government, addressed
the assembly. De Valera, in this
• address, reiterated the •state
ment, “The only government
the people of Ireland recognize
• is the ministry of Dail Eireann. ”
Dublin, Au". 17.—De Valera
declared today that Dail Eireann
would not accept the terms of
fered by the British Govern
ment. He said the statement
that Ireland was offered a Do
minion status contained two
falsehoods. “Where is Ireland?
There is no Ireland in the terms,
but two broken pieces of Ire
land. We are not claiming the
right to secede—there cannot be
a question of secession, because
there has never been a union.”
Dublin.—The leaves of absence of all
Royal Irish constabulaiories have been
canceled, dating from today, it was an
nounced here this afternoon.
London.—“No amnesty has • been
granted to any person in Ireland,” said
Lloyd George, in the Commons, today.
London.—All soldiers on leaves of
absence from Ireland in Aldershot and
Ferttborough have been ordered by
telegraph to return to their regiments
immediately.
Kitchen Breweries and Cel
lar Distilleries Win Victory
W-ashingtion, Aug. IS.—Cellar
• distilleries and kitchen breweries
•scored a victory today in the
House, which passed a substi
tute for the Stanley search-and
- seizure amendment, approved by
• the Senate. The substitute, as
adopted by the House, prohibits
dry agents from searching any
home without warrant, and then
declares that such warrant must
state belief that such dwelling is !
being used as a place in which
liquor is manufactured for sale
or sold. The vote on the sub
stitute was very close.
FATHER OF
PRESIDENT
At Age of 72, Quietly
Weds His Office As
sistant, Age 51.
Monroe, Mich., Aug. 18.—Dr.
George T. Harding, father df
President Harding, was quietly
married here this afternoon, his
bride being Miss Alice Severin.
Though unable to attend the
ceremony, the President -and
Mrs. Harding sent warm greet
ungs to the couple.
The groom is.7£ years of age,
and the bride, for some time the
.doctor’s office attendant, is 51. '
BANK GLERK
DISAPPEARS
Took a Pretty Filing
Clerk and $750,000
in Currency.
Denver, Aug. 18.—Edwin E.
Morse, head teller of the Inter
national Trust Company, has
disappeared. Morse took with
him $750,000 in nothing but cur
rency.
Miss Mabel Penford, a filing
clerk in the bank, is also absent
from her accustomed duties.
Morse has been an employe of
the concern for a number of
years.
Advance Guard Stef
fanson’s Expedition
Starts for the North
-Seattle, Aug 19.—E. L. Knight, of
McMinnville, Gie.: Milton Galle, of
Texas; A. R. Crawford, of Toronto,
and Fred W. Maurer, comprising tl>e i
advance guard of Steifanson’s new ex
pedition to the Arctie, departed for
Nome on the Victoria this afternoon.
They will proceed from Nome on the
schooner Orient for the North.
Maurler is leaving a bride of one
week, having married Miss Delphine
Jones, of Miles, Ohio, at Missoula, on
the 11th.
STAY
P. VIDOViCH
JSL Y. Public Adminis
trator Holds Big Por
tion of Fortune.
New York, Aug. 18.—It was
revealed this afternoon that
Thomas F. Smith, public admin
istrator, holds sixty thousand
dollars in cash, bonds and jew
elry found on Peter Vidovich, a
former miner of Alaska who, ap
parently destitute, was taken
from a train a year ago and died
here.
The Mercantile Trust Com
pany of San Francispo has noti
fied Smith that John M. Vido
vich, of Fresno, Cal., has insti
tuted proceedings against the j
San Francisco bank for .his s
uncle’s will. The trust company
asks that all property be turned
over. Vidovich had twenty-six
thousand dollars in California
banks, also deeds to property in
Alaska.
Two Victims of Alaska.
San Francisco.—The bodies of two
more victims of the steamship Alaska
disaster have been picked up by the
tanker Oleum. One body is that of a
• woman wearing a wrist watch with the
Initials ‘‘If. G. El.” Papers found on
the mah contain the name of Dr. J. A.
Morse, Spokane.
U. S. Merchant Marine
a Big Asset if People
Are Patient—rLasker
Washington, Aug. 18. — Chairman
Lasker, of the Shipping Hoard, is
pleading with Congress for more funds.
He declares the American merchant
marine in a few years can be turned
into a twenty-six billion dollars asset,
provided the people are patient.
Tom Byrne, well known mining man,
who arrived here Wednesday evening
from Nixon, was an up-river passenger
on the Seldema this afternoon.
EQUALIZE
TAXATION
New Bill Would Make a
Reduction in Taxes
of $790,000,000.
Washington, -Aug. 17.—A bill
introduced in the House date to
night by Representative Ford
ney, chairman of the ways end
means committee, to reduce and
equalize taxation, would repeal
the excess profits tax, trans
portation taxes, express and oil
pipe line taxes. The bill reduces
income surtaxes, repeals the ice
cream and soda fountain tax, re
peals the luxry tax, and raises
the exemption to $0,500 for mar
ried persons who signify an in
come of $3*000 or less.
Washington, Aug. 19.—A re
duction of-seven hundred and
ninety million dollars in the an
nual tax bill of the nation will
result from changes in the 1918
revenue act embodied m the new
Administration tax bill, Chair
man Fordney, of the ways and
means committee, declared in a
majority report filed today in
the House.
Telegraphic Ticks
Taeoma.-^J?red Edwards committed
suicide here today. He had been a
heavy loser through the failure of the
Scandinavian American Hank,
Seattle.—Crazed with bootleg vvhis
key, Charles Kurfman took an axe and
split open the head of his brother,
Emmet Kurfman, killing him instantly.
Seattle.—Miss .Adella M. Parker, a
well known Seattle school teacher, is
reported to be in dire peril in soviet
Russia, according to word iustreceived
here. _
Spokane.—Federal experts estimate
the wheat crop of the State of Wash
ington at thirty-one million bushels.
This is a gain of ten million bushels
over the crop of last year.
Topeka.—Thirty-five stores were
raided here during last night and
early this morning by the police au
thorities, who are endeavoring to en
foroethe-State anti-cigarette law.
Washington.—If the Government
closes its inquiry into the mysterious
death of Major Alexander Cronkhite,
his father. Major General Albert
Cronkhite will resume it on his own
accouat, according to statement given
out-today-___ <
Fritz Tittel, well known miEing man,
returned here Wednesday -evening
from a trip to Nixon, on matters -of
business.