THE KUSKO
VOL* JJ. NO. 59.
mcgrath, Alaska, Wednesday, august 16, 1022,
PRICE 25 CENT
R.R. STRIKE
NO BETTER
President Harding Will
Place Rail Situation
Before Congress.
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Washington, Aug. 15.—Presi
dent Harding will place the rail
strike situation before Congress
and before the country within
forty-eight hours, it was official
ly announced at the White House
this afternoon.
San Francisco, Aug. 14.—Cal
ifornia lost the only remaining
rail line East, so far as freight
transportation is concerned, at
midnight, as a result of the
spread of.-. the brotherhoods’
walkout.
The railroad strike is costing
California fruit growers seven
million dollars a day, according
to latest estimates.
San Francisco, Aug. 17.—The
railway situation of the Pacific
coast cleared up materially to
night, when the Southern Pacific
road lifted thte embargo on live
stock, fruits and other perish
ables.
SITUATION
IN IRELAND
Irregulars Flee From
Cork Before Advanc
ing Nationals.
Cork, August 14.—Irregulars
have evacuated Cork before the
advancing national troops.
Rumors are current that Dan
iel O Callaghan, lord' mayor of
Cork, has been arrested-; as well
as Mary MacSweeney. The
whereabouts of Do Valera still
remains a mystery.
Bethel Radio Station
Ready in September
The new radio station at Bethel,
in course of|construction, will probably
be ready for operation early in Septem
ber, according to late advices. Ser
geant A. J. Payne, who has- been sta
tioned at St. Michael for the past two
years, will have charge of the Bethel
station, and, accompanied by his wife,
is now en route to the latter place.
As soon as completed and in working
order, Sergeant Kaiser, in charge of
the construction and installation of the
new plant, will turn the station over to
Sergeant Payne.
Billy Case was a Sunday arrival from
Candle.
WOULD TM
OVER ROAD
i
Concedes That Legisla
tion to This End Un
der Consideration.
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Washington, Aug'. 14.—Chair
man Cummins, o? the Senate in
terstate commerce committee,
conceded today that legislation
had been under consideration
which would empower the Pres
ident to take over the railro 3
if transportation becomes s< ri
ously paralyzed. The legislation
under consideration by cere a
republican senators provides for
a declaration of emergency and
for authorization of the Presi
dent to take over whatever ra n
r.oads may be deemed advisable.
“If the strike is not settled, and
trial develops that the railroads
cannot operate,” said Cummins,
“then there is nothing left to be
done but for the Government to
take them over and operate
them.” _
Washington.—President Harding ca
bled teis congratulations to President
Ebert on the anniversary of Germany’s
adoption of a republican form of gov
ern naeot.
8 TO 4 FOR
ACQUITTAL
Jury in Trial of Made
lyn Obenchain Fails to
Reach Agreement.
Los Angeles, Aug. 13,—After
deliberating ninety-six hours,
the jury trying Mrs. Madelyn
Obenchain. for the alleged mur
der of J. Belton Kennedy, came
into court with the announce
ment that it was impossible for
them to reach an agreement, the
jury being immediately dis
charged by the court. The jury
stood eight to four for acquittal.
Lord Northcliffe, Brit
ish Journalist, Passes
London.—Lord NorthclifTe, noted
journalist, passed awav this morning,
after an illness of many weeks. He
was the owner of forty odd publica
tions, including the London Times.
Strong Predictions
for Hiram Johnson
San Francisco.—Hiram Johnson will
carry every one of the forty-eight coun
ties in the senatorial primaries to be
held on August 29, his manager de
clared tonight.
Vice President Cool
idge Accorded a Big
Ovation at Portland
Portland.—Vice President G'oolidge
received a tremendous ovation on his
arrival here.
The Vice President, in an address
tonight, stated that the appropriations
for the five fiscal years from the date
of entry of the United States into the
war up to July totaled sixty-two billion
dollars, and that the public debt now is
twenty-three billion dollars,
1 Dead and Score In
jured in Train Colli
sion, Durant, Mont.
Seattle.—George H. Laub, express
messenger, was killed and a score of
passengers injured when the North
Coast Limited crashed into a freight
train one mile east of Durant, Mont.,
at nooa today.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Washington.—The House of Repre
sentatives reconvened today, after a
recess since July 1.
Seattle.—Veterans of foreign wars of
the United States opened their twenty
third annual national encampment here
today. _
Petaluma. — Luther Burbank, 71,
turned several handsprings today for
the benefit of the forthcoming egg fes
tival _•
SSoattle.— FeariDg’ a second Stroke of
naralysis, Mrs. Minnie Hadlock com
mitted suicide by asphyxiation at her
home here, last night.
Heading, Mass.—William M. Wood,
Ji., son of President Wood, of the
American Woolen Company, was killed
today in an auto accident.
San Francisco.—The American Bar
Association convention closed today.
John W. Davis, former ambassador to
great Britain, was elected president
Seattle.—Harry G. O’Brien was to
day appointed inspector of the polire
department, succeeding Hans Damm.
ilrien saw service in the world war.
Washington.—Col. iiobert Courtney
Davis was nominated today by Presi
dent Harding to be adjutant general of
the army, with the rank of major geu
eral. ______
Christiana.—A safe belonging to the
former Norwegian consulate in Moscow
was blown open and robbed of import
ant Norwegian, American and Ru
manian consular records, last night.
Seattle.—Allen I. McDonald, 14. is
dead, and Freda Rogers, 17, is dying,
while Clyde Emery, 19, the girl’s
sweetheart, is in jail, as the result of
tneir auto colliding with a motorcycle.
London.—As a result of the conver
s ion between Premiers Poincaire and
Idoyd George, it was decided to refer
back to the committee of experts Poin
caire’s plan for the control of German
finances. _____
Montreal. — When Frank Guilbert
d.-covered that the shot he fired at his
wife today had missed her and killed
their baby instead, he committed sui
cide by shooting himself through the
heart. _
Walla Walla.—E. D. Laman, pioneer
newspaper man of the Northwest, died
at his home here last night. He was
founder of tho Juneau Dispatch, and
was prominent iu newspaper work in
the coast states.
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Operators and Miners
Ratify an Agreement
for Settlement.
Cleveland, August 15.—Both
mining operators and striking
miners today ratified an agree
ment to bring about a settlement
of the soft coal strike. Formal
signing of the agreement went
over until a joint conference to
be held this afternoon.
Cleveland, Aug. 17.—Immedi
ate resumption of coal produc
tion in bituminous mines scat
tered over seven States was or
dered tonight. In a number of
places the cutting of coal will be
started tomorrow.
Cleveland, Aug. 16.—The soft
coal agreement, signed here last
night, is regarded as a victory
for the miners. The mines will
be producing full capacity within
a fortnight, it is predicted.
Philadelphia. —Tile hard coal
mines of Pennsylvania are ex
pected to reopen in the near fu
ture as a result of negotiations
between mining operators and
m i n o i* c
COAL FROM
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Battleships New York
and Texas Will Make
Special Tests.
Washington, Aug. 14.—Alaska
coal will compete with products
of the Eastern mines if the tests
just arranged tor by the Navy
prove satisfactory. When the
battleships New York and Texas
and the collier Jason depart
southward from here the latter
part of the month their bunkers
will be full of coal recently se
cured from the Matanuska coal
fields. The New York will make
what is called a “straightaway”
test, that is the vessel will pro
ceed to southern waters at an
ordinary rate of speed. The
Texas, however, wall make a
number of special tests to deter
mine the steaming value of the
Matanuska coal.
Fred Spencer, with the Dora, left
Sunday morning for Berry Landing.
Going up on the Dora were A. .T. Hos
mer, on the way to his headquarters up
Big river, and Jess Yoder.