THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. II. NOi 56.
McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Covert Threat of Com
plete Tie-Up of Nation’s
Rail System By Big 4
Washington,. , Aug. 5.--—Covert?
threats- of all* railroads’ labor
and the complete' tie-up of ' the
nation’s rail system*, administra
tion officials admitted this morn
ing, are-carried in a telegram of
the chiefs of the, big, four, railroad
brotherhoods asking for a con
ference with the. President. Dis
turbing significance was attached
to the following; .paragraph of
the telegram: :
“We fear that continuation of
these conditions will- inevitably
result in our,.membersv as a mat
ter ofself protection^ being
dnawn into the controversy,, and
we greatly deplore such a con
tingency..”
Washington, July >31.—Presi
dent Harding was said today by
close, friends and advisers, to
have received assurances from
Chairman. Cuvier, of the Associa
tion ©I Rail-way Executives, Vice
President-Atterbury of the Penn
sylvania Railroad.,; and' Jewell,
head-of the striking shopmen,
that they would support his pro
posals for immediate onding, of
the strike. .
New York, Aug* Id-Railway
executives today rejected the
proposal of President Harding
that* striking shopmen be re
instated.without forfeiting their
seniority rights, but accepted
conditionally the other two sug
gestions made by the White
House for the settlement of the
nation-wide strike.
Washington, Aug. 1.—Hard
ing’s proposal provides, with
reference to the controversial
point of seniority, that all em
ployees now on strike are to be
returned to work and to their
former positions, with seniority
and other rights unimpaired.
Washington, Aug. 1.—Harding
had the rail strike problem back
on his hands tonight as- a result
of the refusal of railway execu
tives at their meeting in- New
York to accept the Administra
tion’s settlement plan, so far as
the seniority issue is concerned.
Chicago, Aug. 1.—Indications
pointed to the acceptance of
Harding’s plan to end the rail
road strike by the striking shop
craft workers as they resumed
deliberations here today.
• Chicago, Aug. 2.—The chiefs
of the stalking rail employes to
day voted to accept Harding’s
proposal for ending the railroad
strike. A committee was ap
pointed to draft the text of ac
ceptance and forward it to the
President immediately.
PUT UP TO
THE HAGUE
Controversy Over Un
restricted Use of the
Kiel Canal.
Paris, Aug. 2’.—After a con
troversy of two years between
the allies and Germans over the
unrestricted use of- the- Kiel
canal, the council * of ambassa
dors. has decided to refer the
whole question to the interna
tional court of justiee at The
Hdgue for settlement.
Athens.—Greece** ft &s notified
the allies of her intention to oo
cupy Chnsfantinopie in conneo
tion'With her- intentions respect
ing Asia Minor*
P4ris,—The French govern
ment has protested against the
Greek troops entering Constan
tinople^ .
2 ARE DEAD,
1 WOUNDED
As Result of a Pistol
Fight in ’Frisco; Sus
pect Gets Away.
San Franciseo, Aug. 5.—Mrs.
Robert Castor and Police Detec
tive Tim Bailey were shot and
killed and Detective Ernest Ga
ble seriously wounded in a pistol
fight at the home of Walter Cas
tor, brother-in-law of the mur
dered woman. Walter Castor,
who is believed to have commit
ted the murder, is being sought
by the police.
Dave Glough and Deputy D. S. Mar
shal McMullen returned Monday from
a trip to Big river.
Frit^Tittel and Alex. Mengel were
Wednesday arrivals, coming from up
the Nixon. They report nothing of a
news nature.__
Lee Page, after a couple of days
here, departed yesterday for his head
quarters up the Nixon.
Waters of Tacotna
Rise High at McGrath
Whether expected or unexpected,
the water of the Tacotna, to make the
story short, rose steadily on Sunday,
came over The Times threshold early
Monday morning, and in the afternoon
of that day covered the office floor to a
depth of several inches. This, of
course, put The Times mechanical de
partment to the bad, making it impos
sible to issue last Wednesday.
Wednesday evening the receding
movement began, and at this writing—
4 p. m. today—the water is about to
glide from the top of the river banks.
{AMUNDSEN
SURE TO GO
Expected to Hop From
Barrow to Spitsber
gen in a Few Days.
New York, Aug. 1.—Captain
Raold Amundsen, Arctic explor
er, has not given up his plans to
fly across the North Pole this
summer, and he is expected to
hop off from Point Barrow for
Spitsbergen In a few days, Henry
Woodhouse, president of the
Aerial League of America, de
clared this afternoon.
“The transfer of Amundsen,
Modahl and a third man from
the ship Maude, to include C. S.
Holmes, was in accordance with
Amundsen’s secret plans,” said
wuuuuuudu.
Victoria. — Sir Kirt Smith,
whose brother, Sir Ross Smith,
was killed in England several
months ago, is expected in Vic
to ia from the Orient in Septem
ber in the course of his tour to
map out another world flight,
according to Major Winder, who
arrived today on the Empress of
Asia from the Far East.
Charlie Nystrom, with the launch
Red Wing, returned Tuesday from a
trip to Tacoma, to which point he had
the following passengers: Dr C. D.
Carter, Mike Blanusha, Joe Kermond,
Vivian Howard. Joe Kermond was a
round-tripper.__
Yukon Str. Movements
Victoria at St. Michael -
Teddy H. in the Koynkuk.
Herman and Seattle Sat St. Michael.
Jacobs down Tolovana 5 a. m.
Alaska arrived Tacoma 7:30 a. m.
Sibil la in Tanana.
Carl White up Tolovana for Nenana
3 p. m. 4th.
Kotlik up Koyukuk early a. m.
' Tanana up Tolovana 11 a. m 4tb.
Hazel B. up Circle 9 a. m.
Benchley down Birches 4 p. m. 4th.
Mike Sara, one of four brothers who
own a herd of 16,000 roundeer in the
Hoholitna section, was an arrival on
the Quickstep on Monday.
A. J. Hosmer was a Monday arrival,
coming from his headquarters up Big
river.
HOSTILITIES
IN INDIANA
Striking Coal Workers
and Troops Exchange
Many Shots.
Staunton, Ind., Aug, 4.—The
first hostilities incident to the
attempted operation of mines in
this vicinity under the protec
tion of National Guard troops
occurred today, when pickets
were tired on from ambush. The
fire was immediately returned by
the guards, and later the out
break spread oyer the entire
area under martial law. Auto
matic rifles were brought into
play by the troops, and firing
continued for more than an hour.
The mines have been taken over
by the State, under direction of
the governor.
Quickstep Makes Fast Trip.
The steamer Quickstep. Capt. George
Green, arrived in port Monday, after
an exceedingly fast trip. The trip to
Bethel was made in 2 days and 1 hour,
and the return from Bethel in 4 days
and 2d hours, the round trip, including
loading at the lower port, occupying
8 days and 3 hours.
The Tana, Capt. Wallace Langley,
and the Quickstep left Wednesday af
ternoon for Bethel, where they will
await arrival from Seattle of the ships
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Charles Nicollet, with the Alaskan,
arrived Tuesday evening from the
Forks. The Alaskan departed Wed
nesday forenoon for a trip to Bethel.
GERMANY
GETS BUSY
Anticipating Big Seiz
ure, Withdraws Money
From Paris Banks.
Paris, Aug. 4.—German banks
within the last forty-eight hours
have transferred to Holland and
Switzerland seventy millions of
French francs which have been
on deposit in American and other
foreign banks in Paris. The
money was hurriedly withdrawn,
it is understood, in anticipation
of its being seized by^the French
government as part of the pen
alties to be imposed upon Ger
many for her refusal to pay the
two million pounds installment
due for private debts contracted
with Frenchmen before the war.
Joe Kernv'nd, on his way to the
lower ri\. tage, and Mike Sara,
returning to his reindeer headquarters,
departed yesterday for the lower river,
going down in a small boat.