Preva'Is Am ing Na
tives of West End of
Alaska Peninsula.
St. Paul, Pribiloff Islands,
■Juno 3.—An epidemic of indu
ce :n exists among the natives of
the western end of the Alaskan
Pen asula, officers of the coast
guard cur er Haida reported to
day. upon arrival of the vessel
here, in the course of its annual
patrol of the Bering sea. Eight
natives died at King Cove and
Belkofsky, and five succumbed
at Morzshovoi. The Haida sup
plied food and medicines at the
places visited, and did every
thing possible to relieve the dis
tressed conditions of the natives.
Fa * - ions of Hatred,
Prejudice, Violence
Washing-con.—“We have our fac
tion nist who seeks to promote this or
that interest without regard to the re
ationship of others and without regard
01 Lie c i mmonwealthy we have fac
tions of hatred, prejudice and vio
lence, President Harding said in his
address at the unveiliDg o-f the Alex
ander Hamilton statue on the south
plaza of the Treasury building.
Tide Strong" Demo
cratic ir Miie States
Washington. — An examination of
-spring municipal elections throughout
the country, according to a statement
coming from the democratic national
committee, show that the tide has run
strongly democratic in nine states,
'namelv, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, Illinois. Michigan and Iowa.
Walter P. Scott, accountant of tl e
Tnnoko Dredge Company, was a Mon
day arrival and is giving attention to
business matter? here.
The Maple Leaf lef' this afternoon
'for McGrath, having Billy Rodi as a
passenger.
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the 1’eople of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
On Trial Trip Maintains
Speed of 35 Knots
an Hour.
Seattle, June 4.—The naval
cruiser Milwaukee, recently com
pleted at the Todd shipbuilding
y ai’ds at Tacoma, was given her
initial trial today. In this trial,
in the Strait of Juan de Fuca,
the new cruiser maintained a
speed of thirty-tive knots an
hour, the fastest time ever made
by any vessel of over thirteen
hundred tons’ displacement. At
full power her one hundred arid
five thousand horsepower was
brought into play, driving the
seventy-two hundred tons of
steel through the water.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Chicago.—Sugar gamblers have two
hundred million pounds of the product
stored in Chicago warehouses.
Seattle. -The Glory of the Seast, the
fastest clipper ship in the world
burned in the harbor, last nighf.
Manila—Pa atic A k bar a and twenty
four of his followers were killed in a
clash with Philippine constabulary at
Kiput, in the district of Jole, yester
day. ____
Washington.—Edward P. Farley, of
Chicago, has been appointed chairman
of the United States Shipping Board,
to succeed Lasker upon the latter’s re
tirement.
Vancouver.—The Hudson Bay Com
pany power boat Baychime sailed Mon
day for the Arctic, the passengers in
cluding Malcolm Smith, noted English
explorer.
Seattle.—Thirty Queen Anne high
school boys left Thursday for Alaska,
where thev will remain for two months,
working in the salmon canneries of
Bristol bay.
Seattle.—The Admiral Evans had as
passengers the geological and geodetic
survey parties for Seward and Kana
tak, respectively, with a total member
ship of twenty.
Seattle.— Balph S. Hopkins, pioneer
and wealthy club man, committed sui
cide today. He had the distinction of
having owned the first automobile ever
seen in Seattle.
Vienna, Lemberg.—The police have
unearthed a plot, originating with bol
shevists in Ukraine, to attempt the as
sassination of Marshal Foch. Thirty
plotters have been arrested.
Seattle.—The Alaska Steamship
Company has purchased, subject to
drydock inspection, the freighter Lake
Fielbert, for the Alaska service, to
take the place of the wrecked Lake
Gebhart. _
Dublin.—The round-up of irregulars
is progressing in the mountain county
of Wicklow Heavy firing was heard
this morning near Bleasington, after a
dozen prisoners bad been brought into
that town.
Conty, France.—Laurence von Post
Schwab and Miss Juanita Bates, both
Americans, residents of New York, and
four Europeans, were killed Friday af
ternoon, in the wrecking of a Paris
and London aeroplane.
McGrath Notes.
McGrath, June 15.—James Pernie,
from up the Kuskokwim, arrived here
a few days ago.
John O. Sf is spending a couple
of days in town, and is scheduled to
return to Nixon in a day~or two.
F. C. H. Spencer, Medfra postmaster,
is a recent arrival.
Ed Johnson is a late arrival from [up
the Kuskokwim.
Lick McArthur, from ibis headquar
ters up the Nixon, arrived[a couple of
days ago for a short visit in town.
A.| It. Eldridgo returned yesterday
from a business trip to Medfra.
Bob Roberson left a couple of* days
ago |for the camp of Blackburn,i;El
dridge & Goebel, on Hidden creek.
A. D. McDonald, after a stay of|,'sev
eral months up the Nixon, arrivedj[a
couple of days ago, for a short visit in
town.
Joe Kermend departed during the
week for the lower river, going down
in his own boat.;
Tom McLean, who left a low days
ago on a prospecting trip, was unfortu
nate in breaking a crank khaft, com
pelling him to return here.
t harles Nicollet (Gasoline Nick) has
a complete crew to operate his boat,
including engineers from the States,
and was scheduled to leave Bethel five
days after the arrival of the Caroline
Francis, according to late advices re
ceived here.
Court Sustains Valid
ity 1921 Fur Tax Law
Commissioner W. F. Green, at Mc
Grath, is in receipt of the following
telegram, which pertains to the case
brought some months ago to test the
validity of the 1921 fur law:
Juneau, June 9, 1923.
W. P. Green,
Commissioner, McGrath:
Decision of appellate court, San
Francisco, in fur tax cases, sustains the
validity of taxes imposed by Chapter
12, session laws of 1921. You should
now insist upon payment of such taxes
by all delinquents, reporting facts to
attorney general and district attorney,
also this ortice. Smith,
Treasurer.
Chris Nelson’s new boat is assuming
shape, having been ribbed and its gun
wale put on during the past week. The
craft is 38 feet long over all, with a
beam of about six feet.
D. W. Stacey and Ophir Glass left
this forenoon for Iditarod.
Battle Between Bank
Guards and 3 Bandits
San Francisco.—A bank chauffeur
and two automobile bandits were shot
late yesterday in a battle between
bank guards and three bandits who
held up the collection auto of the Wells
Fargo and Nevada National Bank.
Ralph Carlisle, bank chauffeur, was
shot in the head, and his injuries are
so serious that death will' probably re
sult.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Harold Seddon. bis heirs and as
signs:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended for labor and improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year for each of the years 1915, 191C,
1917, 1920 and 1921 upon the Yellow
Jacket Association placer mining claim,
situate on Marvel creek, in the Kusko
kwim recording district, Territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of law respecting
annunl labor on mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail to
pay your portion of such expenditure,
your interest in said claim will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner, ac
cording to the provisions of Section
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Luther C. Hess,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
First publication, .tune 9, 1923.
Last publication, Sept 8, 1923.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
McGrath
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The Handy Man
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
If you want the best and most serviceable
line of Clothing, ask for the
Patrick Brand
We are the sole agents of the F. A. Patrick
Company, Duluth, Minn.i
Patrick for Quality j
Call on us after the first boat arrives and
convince;: yourself.
We Buy and Sell Fur