VOL. II. NO. b6
McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
BONAR L
A WINNER
Decisi vely Defeats Lloyd
George in British
Elections.
London, Nov. 15.—Bonar Law
has decisively defeated Lloyd
G*eorge, the former apparently
winning the majority of the par
liamentary seats his government
requires.
London. Nov, 115.—At 4:30 p.
m. returns from the elections
showed that the conservatives
have more than the necessary
308 for a majority in the new
commons. With only 70 divi
sions missions they have elected
319 members. Asquithian lib
erals have 55, labor party 120,
national liberals or Georgeites
38, and other parties 13. Out of
thirty-three women nominees,
only two had been retnrned up
to this afternoon, these being
Viscountess Astor and Mrs. Mar
garet Wintringhain.
Twenty million votes were
polled, this being the first party
election Britain has had in twelve
years. _
The bunch from Flat have departed.
These included J. E. Beattie and Billy
Duffy, driving the gold train, assisted
by Paul Omi and John Shaller; Herb
Riley, Amauda Roy, Cathryn Byrn and
several others, who all got away Thurs
day. Joe McKinnon got away Friday.
HI. S. ANVIL
IN DANGi
Helpless, Through Lack
of Fuel, 14 Miles Off
Vancouver Island.
Seattle, Nov. 17.—With a pas
senger list of twenty-three and a
cnew of seven, the schooner
Anvil, Captain Hanson, bound
fr om Bethel, is helpless, through
1 ick of fuel, fourteen miles off
C^pe Beale, Vancover island.
The coast guard cutter Haida is
hastening to her assistance, car
rying a snnn'y of fuel oil,
John deck, well known mining man,
after a day here, returned Thursday to
Tacotna. Mr. Kieck will be busy this
winter over in the Tolstoi section, for
which he is ahout *<> lpave.
Nick Sopoff and Joe Pero were Wed
nesday arrivals from Flat on their way
tO'Anchorage and the Outside, the for
mer expect,ng to cominue his journey
toihis old home in Russia, which place
heileft six years ago.
Wirth Cabinet Resigns;
Riots and Revolts on
the Rhine Front.
Berlin, Nov. 16 —The cabinet
of Chancellor Wirth resigned to
night, the resignation coming
after the united socialists had
voted not to participate in a coa
lition ministry which included
members of the German people’s
party.
Berlin.—Rio ing and revolt,
due to the high cost of living,
are continuing at Co'ogne, Dus
seldorf and other points 'a the
Rhine industrial regious.
Berlin. — The Btvarian gov
ernment is showing anxiety at
constantly increasing activities
of nationalists socialists, known
as “German Fascistis ” Speak
ing in the Bavarian district, Pre
mier Knilhng declared tiiat “the
country is in a dangerous mood
and that there is widespread
feeling at the new menace.”
Berlin —Government officials
and international experts, after
a conferenoe of several days,
have failed to work out a plan to
stabilize the German mark.
Berlin.—British troops were
called upon and assisted the
German authorities in handling
the Cologne riots, in which com
munists played the leading' part
; in fomenting" trouble..
Turkey Says She Will
Respect Mudania
Agreement.
Constantinople, Nov. 16.—The
Turkish nationalist government
has given formal assurance to
the allies that the Mudania con
ference agreement wilL be re
spected.
London.—The British foreign
office has telegraphed both the
French, and Italian governments
a memorandum in which Britaiu
declared that* the main Turkish
which: are to come before the
Near East conference at Lau
sanne are not regarded favor
ably by the British government.
J. F. Keller, Moore creek mining
tnan, left Friday for the coast. He will
spend the winter in the States, mostly
at bis old home in Ohio.
Pilotless Army Air
plane Acts Wei! | for
Distance of 90 Miles
Washington.—A pilotless army air
plane. with automatic control device
which is said to be more accurate and
! dependable than a human pilot, has
beeu developed to the point where it
has made successful flights for a dis
tance of ninety miles, it was announced
today by officials of the army air ser
vice.
| Haines Theater Pro
s’ prietor Shot Down by
an Old-Time Alaskan
Haines, Alaska.— Hubert H. Ferry,
! proprietor of the Haines Theater, was
'shot ano killed last nigh; by Ernie
Bryson, former head packer for the in
ternational boundary survey and for
thirty years freighter on gold trails.
| Brvsoo ib under arrest.
Clemenceau On Way
Visit United States
Paris.—Clemenceau, on the eve of
his departure fur the United States,
declared the onjeci of bis trip to be ‘'to
I create a state of mind in the United
i States which will permit in the near
future of negotiations between public
| bodies of producing results.” Clemeu
, ceau added that h« believed the peace
j of Enrope was based upon friendly re
lations between America, England and
j France. _
Telegraphic Ticks.
Lisbon.—-The government has at last
put down the communist revolution.
Memphis.—General Luke E. Wright,
former secretary of war, is dangerously
ill at his home here.
—
Seattle.—George Erickson, 60, shot
himself to death, while his family was
attending the fuueral of an old time
friend.
Jersev City—Edwards has received
| a letter from Woodrow Wilson con
j gratulatiug him on his election to the
Senate. _
Seattle. — Having failed in a rooming
house venture, Ered Paulson, fi4, for
mer Alaska miner, asphyxiated him
s If, last night.
New York.—Following the $2 000,000
failure 01 the stock exchange firm of
| Wasserman Eros., James A. Wasser
mtin committed suicide.
Washington. — Unemployment this
winter will be at its lowest ebb since
toe war, the Department of Commerce
aud Labor announcek today.
Seattle.—Gamma Fonda, president
j of the Yesler estate, one of Seattle’s
wealthiest men. aud for fifty years a
r sideut of this city, died today in San
Francisco. _
Paris.—Premier Poincaire, address
iog the senate, said t he French govern
meat would act alone with respect to
Germany if the Brussels conference
failed to give France satisfaction.
I Mrs. W. A. Vmal w.is a Thursday
arrival from Ophir on her way to An
chorage, where she will spend the win
jt“r with Mr. Vinal. Accompanying
; Mrs. Vinal was O'af Waagen, who is
acting as chauffeur, and who will re
turn from the coast almost immedi
ately. _
Scotty Auld, after several days here,
returned to T&cotna on Thursday.
Harding Wants Ship
Subsidy Bill Taken
Up First.
Washington, Nov. 16.—Prom
the White House today definite
announcement came that the
passage of a ship subsidy bill
will be the first business to be
considered at the extra session
of Congress, called to convene
on the 20th.
Senator Borah, following the
White House announcement,
threatened to filibuster against
the Administration’s ship sub
sidy bill in the extra session.
Any attempt by the Administra
tion to enact a ship subsidy bill
at the extra session would be a
second attempt at party suicide,
| he said.
Lausanne Bolsheviki
Seize Two Steamers
Home.— A Constantinople dispatch
reports the seizure =v bausanue col
sheviki of the Italian steamer Graz and
the French steamer Phragie at Batum.
, The seizures are understood to be in
; reprisal for Peeraier Mussolini's se
verity towa.id Italian communists.
Newburg, N. Y.—William R. Per
kins, Orange county fuel administrator,
begin distribution today among the
residents of Highland Fulls of 353 fons
of coal which he seiz d on the estate of
J. Pierpont Morgan in that. city.
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Sk
v^yu
Greek Prisoners Burned
and Many Christians
Massacred.
Paris, Nov. 16—A message re
ceived from the Greek consul
general at Beirut says that the
Turks have burned many Greek
prisoners in the concentration
camp at Caesare and massacred
the Christian inhabitants of that
city. Eight Greek officers, says
the dispatch, were shot to death
by the direct orders of Kemal
Pasha.
Captain Wallace Langley and Mrs.
Langley, with their own team, aud
Howard Langley and M. 1*\ Miller,
each driving ^separate teams, got away
this morning for the coast.
W. W. Lukens, Alaska Road Com
mission superintendent, was among to
day’s arrivals.
Billy Lodge was a Thursday arrival
from Candle.