and School of Mine
' VOL. II.. NO. 6
McGRATH, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1912.
PRICE 23 CENTS
ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
Comes to Adjournment,
'With Farewell Talk
By Harding.
Washington. Feb. 4.—Besides
the various treaties and agree
ments respecting China, the con
ference approved the supple
mental four-power Pacific treaty,
clearly stating that the home
land of Japan is excluded from
the provisions of the pact. This
action of the conference is des
tined-to; insure peace in the Far
East and brings to an end all de
liberations of the conference,
the only matters remaining
being-signing of the pacts and a
farewell address by President
i Harding on Monday.
At the plenary session this
< morning the conference, without
• discussion, approved the general
’ Far Eastern treaty, embodying
also the principle of the open
door for China. Nine powers
participated. A declaration by
China not to alienate, any por
tion of her territory was also put
on the conference record.
Washington, Feb. G.-^-Thecon
ference adjourned sine die at
11 :13 o’clock. The farewell ad
dress and;the remaining treaties
constituted;the .business of the
li nal session,, which was of an
hour’s duration.
Six completed treaties, two
others agreed to in substance,
fourteen resolutions and tea sep
arate or joint declarations re
garding national policies com
pose the formal and tangible
contribution of the arms confer
ence negotiations to history.
“Since this conference of na
tions has pointed with unanimity
to the < way of • peace today, like
like conferences in the future,
under appropriate conditions and
with aims both well conserved
and definite. ..may illumine the
highways and byways of human
activity.” President Harding said
in hi saddress formally briuging
the disarmament conference to a
. close.
Joe Wills left, this morning for An
chorage, having, as a passenger Dick
Berntesen, who goes for the purpose of
obtaining further medical relief fol
lowing the successful operation by Dr.
Green, some weeks ago.
Jim Blodgett, over at Flatt,'charged
•with violation of the Alassa bone dry
law, to which he pleaded guilty, was
t. 'iced *1,000 and costs.
President Will Suspend!
Operations on Vessels j
v Now Building.
'Washington, Feb. 7.—Presi
dent Harding will suspend all
work on -vessels now building
which are destined for the scrap
heap under the naval treaty, but j
i will issue no dual orders for the j
| discontinuance-of work until the;
treaty is actually ratified.
Harding already has ordered!
suspension cf work on construe- j
tions on the island of Guam and
I
the Philippines. The President
believes that some reductions in
the personnel of the army and
navy may result from the arms
conference, but they will be only
of ‘treasonable relativity.”
Seattle.—Samuel .K. Bull, a Cana
dian, suicided at his lodgings early
this morning. In his pockets were
found $2.000cash and other valuables.
AN A01RESS
BY GEORGE V
Address From Throne
Praises WotK of Arms
Conference.
London, Feb. '.7.— Parliament j
reopened today with the reading 1
of the speech fro® the throne by
King George.
Regarding the Anglo Irish
treaty the King said that Parlia
ment will be called upon to “con
sider such measures as may be
necessary to give effect to the
agreement.” He also touched
; upon the negotiation for the
pact with France to guarantee
action in event of an “unpro
voked attack by Germany,” and
also paid tribute to the work ac
complished by the Washington
j can fere nee.
John Allman, formerly of Iditarod,
and well known througnout frhe In
terior, was recently married on the
Outside, and is now located at Anchor
age, according to recent arrivals from
the coast town.
I - -.
R. S. Boyd, well known N. C.
countant, left Monday morning for An
chorage, traveling in company with
Mail Carrier Beattie. Mr. Boyd is en
route toahe Outside for medical atten
tion.
Soldiers’ Bonus Leg
islation Soon Ready
for Consideration
Washington.—Soldiers' bonus legis
lation. which is now under considera
tion by the House ways and means
committee, will carry a provision for
raising the necessary funds to -finance
it, Chairman Fordoey, of the commit
tee, announced this afternoon, after si
conference with President Hardinfi.
Fordney expects the bill will be
ready for consideration by the House
in two weeks, and thinks only n few
days will be required to enact the
measure ioto law.
A FARMER
KL9NDIKER
Meets Death, With His
Family, in Austral
ian Waters.
Seattle, Feb. 6.—August An
derson Frojendahl, a former res
ident of Douglas, Alaska, his
wife and their four ehildren all,
perished, when his fftbasure
yacht foundered in Australian j
waters, according to a cablegram
received today by Andrew Chi.!-J
berg. Swedish vice consul.
Frojendahl was an early day j
Klondiker. from which camp he
wrested a large fortune. For
some time past he had been liv
ing in his former home in Swe
den.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Blomfonten, S. A.—General Chris
tian DeWet, a leading figure daring
the Boer war, died at his home here
today. __
Tokio —One hundred and ten passen
gers were killed when a way train was
buried by an avalanehe at Jtoigawa
Station. _
Rome.—Cardinal O’Connell. ardh
bisbop of Boston, arrived in Rome just,
one hour after the election of Cardinal
Ratti as the successor of Pope Bene
dict. '
Waukeegan, III —Judge Edwards to
day set the trial of Governor Small,
charged with conspiracy to defraud in
connection with the handling of State j
funds, to March 6.
Washington. — Appointment of an
American ambassador to the Irish Free
State was proposed in a resolution in
troduced in 'he House today by Repre
sentative Rainev.
Washingtoo.—Another White Hous8
dinner to consider the Administration’s
legislative program has been arranged
for tonight, with members of the Sen
ate and House Republican steering
jommittees in attendance.
James Hansen, of Candle, spent Mon
iay in town.
ARBUCKLE’S
2ND TRIAL
Jury Disagrees; 10 for
Conviction. 2 for
Acquittal.
Sar: Francisco,_Feb. 5.—I>e
spite the confident assertions ol
counsel for Roscoe Arbuckle,
on trial in connection with the
death c? iVfiss "Virginia Rappe,
that a second trial was certain to
end in acquittal for their client,
matters looked very serious for
5he movie actor today when the
second .jury* after being in ses
sion many hours, entered the
court room, declared they were
unable to agree, and ■ were dis
missed
A poll of the jury showed tec
for ^conviction and two for ac
quittal—a reversal of conditions
when-the jury in the first final
failed to agree.
Arbuckle’s third trial was to
day «etfofcMareh -
Eight Buildings in the
Business Center Are
Wiped Out
Anchorage, Feb. S..—Eight
buildings on Fourth avenue, in
the heart of the town’s business
center, were destroyed by-fire
here yesterday.
Thefire originated Jb the rear
end of the Royal Cafe: building,
the names spreading with Ja
pibity, due to-the heavy wind
prevailing.
The heaviest losers are W m.
Logemann, dealer in kodak sup
plies; B. C. Nichols, Jeweler, and
Fred Carlson.^
Hurry Sheppard, a well known old
timer. formerly ,U. S. deputy marshal
at Flat and in the Inncko section, wa«
among yesterday’s arrivals from An
chorage, leaving this morning for Ta*
cotua. _
Evan Jones and John GrifliD,- well
known mining men, arrived yesterday
both leaving this morning on .their
way to Ophir
Billy Jones, from Ophir, bringing
the-Yukon mail, arrived yesterday.
Auna Mackey was among yester'day V
arr i vals f rpjm. Anchorage