.teste Agricultural iw
and Su.ool of Win
Times
VOL. 1. NO. 30
McGRATH, ALASKA, MAY 4. 1921.
PRICE 25 CfiNTS
MARINE STRIKE BECAME
A REALITY LAST MONDAY
—
125,000 Workers and Practically 2000 Ships Are
Affected—Admiral Line Will Endeavor to
Keep Alaskan Boats In Commission.
Washington, May 3. ,— The
threatened marine strike became
a reality Monday, <when ships
tied up in many ports.
The White House announced
the appointment of a mediation
commission, which awaits own
ers’ acceptance of the Govern
ment’s offer to mediate.
Union leaders claim that Chair
man Benson’s suggested fifteen
per cent reduction of wages
means virtually a reduction ol
forty per cent when working conditions
are considered. Three New York
unions have voted to reject the fifteen
per cent cut uccil working conditions
. are modified.
Yore than one htradred and twenty
Eve thousand workers and practically
two thousand ships are affected. The
total tonnage affected aggregates thir
teen millions, of which seven and one
fa ilf millions are operated by the Ship
p;ng Board.
ETnion leaders today predicted a
walkout within twenty-four hours that
will tie up all American shipping.
Shipping is virtually suspended at
San Francisco.
At Seattle the Admiral Line an
nounced its intention of signing up new
crews if the present crews failed to
take their places on Tuesday on vessels !
sailing for Alaska.
Only one Shipping Board vessel was
scheduled to leave Seattle on Monday.
The crew failed to respond, and the
ship remained in ocrt.
Four Shipping Board vessels are tied
> up at Portland, and six at Galveston.
OfiftNS ARE
Ihscussed
Harding and Cabinet
Studying Alaska’s
Resources.
Washington May 3.— Presi
> dent Harding and Cabinet today
discussed plans for the perma
nent development of Alaskan re
- sources, particularly the pulp in
dustry, with the relief of print
paper situation in view. No de
tails of the policy to be pursued
were outlined, but the Adminis
tration is hopeful that a way
may be found to; make Alaskan
pulp available for American pub
lishers. iOne of the suggestions
advanced was the establishment of a
Government steamship service between
Seattle and Seward, and this .proposal
is expected to receive the considera
tion of the Shipping Board.
Naval Appropriation Bill.
Washington. May 3.—The naval ap
propriation bill has been reintroduced
in the House in the same form as last
session, and carries approximately four
hundred and ninety-five million dol
lars. _
Clyde Wann arrived here Sunday
Vrom" Anchorage, and left early Mon
day morning for Tacotna
8 MISSING,
I PERISHES
Jap Steamer Tokio Maru
Burns to Water’s Edge
Off Oregon Coast.
Seattle. May 3.—The Japanese
steamer Tokio Maru, bound from
Portland for the Orient, caught
fire at sea and burned to the
water’s edge off the Oregon
coast, last evening.
One of the crew perished, and
eight are missing. The remain
der, both passengers and crew,
were rescued by the army trans
port Buford and are being
brought to Seattle.
Police Reserves Fail
to Hold Back Crowds
Eager to Rescue Beer
New York, May 2.—Police reserves
today failed to hold the crowds with
pitchers and cups who tried to break
through the lines when a huodred bar
rels of real beer werebeiDg poured into
the sewers.
Mrs. E. P. Werner has been codfined
to her home for several days on ac
count of the flu, but is reported some
what better todav.
Senator La Follette
Pleads Recognition
for Irish Republic
Washington. May 3.—Senator La
Follette. in a speech in the Senate to
day, pleaded for recognition of the
Irish republic. He declared that such
recognition would be but following the
principles which resulted in the De
claration of Independence.
Stolen Checks Recovered
Chicago, May 2.—Checks for thirty
eight thousand dollars, stolen from
bank messengers at the Illinois Central
depot two weeks ago, were today recov
ered in an abandoned caboose.
BOARD OF 4
FOR ALASKA
Rep. Curry Would Alter
Present System By
a New Code.
Washington, D. C., May 3.—
'Representative Curry, of^ Cali
fornia, chairman of the commit
tee on Territorial affairs, is soon
to introduce a bill to create an
Alaskan Development Board,
composed of the Governor as
Chairman, without a vote, and
three members to be appointed
bv the President for six-year
terms. This would centralize the
administration of Alaskan affairs
as the Committee would have
offices in the Territory. The purpose
of the committee is to utilize the re
sources of the Territory, to create
local industries, and to encourage set
tlement by a home-owning citizenry.
The bill will be an administration
measure and, to a large extent, will
follow the lines of civil administration
of the code recently enacted in the
State of Washington, which would re
place the present cumbersome bureau
cratic form of Alaska government now
so hampered by departmental red tape.
The Board, if the measure carries,
will begin to function January 1, next.
Hearings upon the bill to be intro
duced will be held immediately. All
bureau heads concerned, as well as
Territorial residents and others inter
ested, are to meet and discuss Alaskan
affairs with Secretary Fall on Tuesday.
John Id. MacPhersoD, of Seattle, who
will be in attendance, will present
Secretary Fall with an album contain
ing Alaskan views and other data per
taining to the Territory.
May Drop Landis Charges.
Washington, May 3.—The impeach
ment charges against Federal Judge
Landis will undoubtedly be dropped,
udess new charges are filed, as Welty,
who filed the charges, is not now a
member of the House
[PROPOUNDS
INQUIRIES
Alaska Delegate Asks
j Regarding Status of
Bunnell and Roth.
Washington, May 3.—Delegate
Sutherland, of Alaska, has asked
the Department of Justica to in
form him if Judge- Charles E.
Bunnell, of the' J ourth judicial
division of Alaska, is entitled to
continue holding court, in view
of the fact that Bunnell’s last
appointment by President W il
son was not confirmed by the
Senate.
Incidentally. Delegate Suther
land also propounds an inquiry
concerning the legality of the function
ing of Reinhardt F. Roth, United
States attorney for the same dictrict,
who is also performing the duties of
that office without having received the
Senate’s confirmation.
T ^r
RECEIVES
A THREAT
Tacoma Judge Trying
Bank Officials Told
to Shoot Straight.
-- t
Tacoma, May 2.—Judge Askren, who
dismissed tive indictments against Ole
Larson, president, and Charles Drury,
director of the defunct Scandinavian
American Bank, today received a
threat against his'life in the mail, say
ing: “Shoot straight, or I will call
and do better than that woman.”
The letter had reference to a woman
now serving a term in the penitentiary
for the shooting of Judge Askren.
about two vears ago.
900 Charged With War
Crimes to Face Trial
Berlin, May 3.—Nine •bucdred'•Ger
mans, charged with 'war erimes, are
soon to face court, consisting of -seven
judges. Those first to be tried will be
officers who are charged with advising
prisoners.
Would Extend Assess
ment Work Till 1923
Washington, May'3.—A -bill- h&a been
introduced in the Senate providing for
the extension until 1923 of the measure
suspending the assessment work re
; quirement-on-mining '.•(aims