PROPERTY OF
The Alaska Agricultural^
and School of Mines
- VOL. 1. NO. 69
McGRATH. ALASKA, SEPTEMRBE 21. 1921.
PE1CE 25 CENTS
EXPLOSION
DESTROYS
VILLAGES
(One Thousand ‘People
Killed and Several
Villages Wrecked.
Paris, Sept. SG.-AMore than
one thousand people'vere killed
: and several thousand, others in -1
jured by an explosion in a chetn-!
ical plant atuOppauner, border-1
» ing on the Khane,' according to
> .a messagej just received bV the
Havas Agency.
A»aumber of other villages in
the vicinity also felt' 'the .terrific
force of the shock, (Frankenthal*
being a mass -of wreckage, and
other towns badly shakenmp.
v Chicago! Police*. Capture
Two in Act of Blow
, ing Up Building.
Chiqagor’Sept. "20v—Five men
vwere captured in the act of blow
ing up a business block here to
day.
When discovered by the police
the men poit-up a desperate
tight, in which one of them.
Eichard . JBmrke, was ~ severely
.wounded. A search of the quar
j ters occupied , by .the taen result
. ed in the discovery of fifteen
...hundred sticks of dynamite.
Having Two Cases of
Gordon Gin, Purser of
Victoria Is .Arrested
Seattle.—Through developments to
. day it is-learned that just before the
-sailing <of ,the steamship. Victoria for
Nome, last,Saturday, Federal officars
raided the vessel and found two cases
- of Gordon gin secreted in the room of
, Purser W. A. Hopkins. The latter
was lodged in_ jail, and C. Lu Geiser
: sent out as purser.
.John.Heino returned yesterday from
Nixon, where he.-dellvoted, a load of
freight for Greg Stewart.
W. W. Lukens, Alaska Hoad Com
, mission superintendent, . came, down
, from Tacotna.on the.Alaskan.
3 BANDITS
ROB CIRCUS
Get Away Temporarily
With Thirty Thou
sand Dollars.
Vancouver, <Sept. 1^.—While
i transferring Hie day’s receipts
of cash from the circus grounds
to the treasurer’s car, two em
ployes of the .Selte Floto circus
were suddenly confronted by
! three masked men, two of whom
covered the circus men with
| guns, while the third relieved
j them of more than .thirty thou
sand dollars in cash. Officers
were soon on the trail and with
in a few hours traeed the crime
toi Bert Oreutt, of,-Seattle, and
Roy Moore, of Vancouver.
When .discovered the men put
up a. desperate tight, during
which both were wounded se
verely. .
The cash was discovered later
buried» kt tin boxes -near the
■highway .seventeen miles out of
Vancouver.
“FoughtWomaa’s Rattle.”
Los Angeles.—As he directed the
placing of the floral tribute, Henry
Lehman, of New York, to whom Miss
Viaginia Itappe was affianced, said:
“She died fighting woman’s battle.”
Film Portraying Ar
buckle Is Seized and
Burned in Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyo.—No sooner had
the figure appeared on the screen here
tonight than the crowd attracted to
the motion .picture show seized the
film portraying Arbuckle and burned
j it in the street.
' Geneva.—Films portraying Arbuckie
i have been withdrawn from theatres in
i the principal cities'of Switzerland.
Says Heads of Fami
lies M$y . Make 200
Gallons Wine Yearly
Washington.—Aroew ruling regard
ing wine was made today, when it was
announced that heads of families may,
on filing application with-local'internal
reveuue collectors, manufacture two
hundred gallons of wine.yearly.
Bert Eldridge returned from Nixon
Landing Monday evening, after having
landed at that point supplies for Black
hum, Eldridge & Goebel and several,
-ether outfits, taken up on the Dough
nut King. Coming down on the Dough
nut pas A. D. McDonald, who. after
attending to a few business details, re
turned on. the Alaskan to Nixon Land
ing.
Telegraphic Ticks.
■West Point.—President Harding I'e
vie wed the Academy cadets here this
afternooo.
% London.—The ship Queet< »a which
Shackleton will explore t,he Antarctic
regions, sailed from here today.
New York.—Memorial services for
victims of the. Z’U-2 disaster were held
today at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Davenport, Wash.—Three airplanes
ara aiding deputy sheriffs in searching
for three baod:tsv;bo tried to hold uts
the lieardon National Bank.
Bismarck..—A referendum on recall
of-Governor Frazier will be held on
October 26, the campaign for which
will begin Monday next.
Seattle.—Promoter Vacderlip ar
rived here today, from Los Angeles.
He is endeavoring to interest Seattle
capital in his Siberian concessions.
Seattle.—George, Gilbert AVatchorn,
age 22, a Canadian and former service
mao, committed,, suicide here today,
said to be due to adove affair.
Washintrtuo.in-Iiepresentat.i7e Tay
lor, of Arkansas, a member of the
rivers and harbors committee, died
here today, after a prolonged illness. \
Seattle.— James Ryan and Thomas
Atkinson were arreeted here tonight,
charged with haying robbed the Bank
of Los Angeles of•. forty-five thousand
dollars
.‘Washington.—The repeal of the in -
come surtax of on? per cent on net ..in
comes of more than $5,000, and Jess
than $6,000. was agreed upon today by
the Senate finance committee.
_ 1
Seattle.—Clarence Slaigbt, aged 23, 1
was instantly -killed today as he cata
pulted over an automobile with which
his motorcycle collided. He bad only
recently been married.
Washington.-rDiscord and -dissen
sion, which for months has been smoul
dering in the Army air service, result
ed today in the resignation of Major
Genera! Meneher .as chief of the air
service. _
Logan, W. -Va.—A blanket indict
ment against three hundred, and fifty
-striking miners was returned in the
Logan couoty court today, as a result
of the recent disturbances throughout
this section.
.4Los Angeles.—Convicted of 'stealing
three cents from a child’s bank, > Kay
Ivy was today sentenced by Judge
Willis to a.prison term of fifteen years.
Court room spectators. gasped with
amazement.
Seattle.—rPoliceman .K. H. Parker
was arrested-here today, charged with
being implicated in tbe recent thefts
of liquor from the -Government ware
house. I Five cases of liquor were found'
. in his possession.
New fYerkv—-Theeditorial -chair re-J
eentlv,presented to President Harding
by a number-of-editors >was dragged
into- court, -here today. The chair is
made from timber taken-from the war
sloop Kevenge, of Revolutionary- fame,
and tbe action is taken to -determine
who should-receive .credit as its-de
signer.
MAIL OVER
RAINY. PASS
Bid Proposals Altered
for Service Over
Route.
“McGrath. Sept. lt».
‘^Governor Bone,
JUceau:
-‘frust arrived to .‘Hod proposals for
Bainy Pass mail service defective and
no reasonable bids received. Have ad
vised local rx)stma*ter to it ire ’ames,
Cordova, to change proposal to read
from -Nancy* instead • of Talkeetna, oc
the fGoveromect railroad,, .and from
November: Jst to Apcil doth, instead of
frota October 1st to ,April SOth. As I
-advised you before leaving Juneau, f
had already allotted funds for the com
plete rehabilitation of the trail from
Nancy and fora 2,'-mile telephone line
over the summit. Have now completed
arrangements for doing the work, as
soon as the snow comes.. Jf above
change requires approval from Wash
ington, suggest vou take necessary ac
tion to expedite. m.j.StEBSE.”
“MoGcatW Sept. lb.
^JEames, '•Cordova:
.‘•Col. Steese, just arrived, advises,
that bids for, Rainy Pass -mail service
should read from Naqcy, November 1
to April 45. n Suggests yo'i author! e *
-necessary changes :q proposals, as no
reasonable- bids can be obtained for
service you propose. People here -are
anxious. ^Eas* anything been done?
•Wire. j. Kusko Times."
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> ‘tGordo.»a. Sept. 1.7.
“Tn»ES„'SloGrath:
‘•Your wire, can .arrange service as
suggested. .NotifVfP&rties to submit
bid Quick. Eames.”
The above telegrams, in sequence,
are explanatory ■ in themselves. They
-show olearly how matters stand do re
gard to a mail service over* the Rainy
pass route this winter. .When apprised
of the /proposal* sent here-by Mr.
Eames, superintendent of Ariaaka mails,
Col. Steese, .knowing conditions pre
vailing over the Rainy - Sacs trail,
realized at once that the proposals of
.Mr. Eames, in the particulars stated,
would be hard to fulfill. Likewise, the
telegram of Col. Steese shows his
-eagerness and sincerity in having the
Rainy Pass trail used for mail pur
poses during the coming .winter season.
ivlr. 'frames* response to the telegram
•of Tiu-lKuskq . Tjmes, shews bis im
raedietejio&igha into, t/he situation, a*
suggested by Gol. Steese, and as evi
denced. by the,request-foe..bids by the
rriter&d iscfeed ule.
Mrs. D. E. Clough, McGrath's post
'OHstress, has wiredlditarod, asking to
have the substaoce-oLMc- Eames’ wire
published ie the bulletin -at that place.
•She has like wise -notified 'deg mushers
of this-vicinity.
Seattle.T-rDireetor Bain,'of the Bu
reau of Mines* arrived herep today.
Scotty Auld ,went to- Berry Landing
on the Alaskan.