KUS
TIMES
VOEL II. NO. 54.
MCGRATH, ALASKA,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2(5, 1922,
PRICE 25 CENTS *
Government Assumes
Control of R.R. Rolling
Stock: Through L G. C.
Will Direct Distribution
Food, Fuel .and Other
Necessities*^ td Sustain
the Life of the Nation.
Washington, i. July L6,—War
time measures went into effect
today as the United States Inter
state Commerce- Commission,
holding that a .national emer
gency existsibecaus© ol the rail
road shopmen and coal workers’
strikes* assumed .sweeping con
trol of railroad rolling stock and
took over the direction of dis
tribution of food<"fuel and other
necessities required to sustain,
the life of the nation.
Chicago, July i-r-With the
GEovernmenfc assuming control of
freight traffic through the Inter
state Commerce Commission,
with Eastern railroads continu
ing their efforts to organize new
unions, and .1 with ; indications
from Montreal that a » walk-out
of.forty thousand Canadian shop
men has been authorised,, peace
im the railway v strike today
seemed most remote. The as
pect, in fact, seems filled with
gloom.
—
Austin, Texas.—Gov. Neff to
day declared martial law in Den
ison because of several outbreaks
of violence, owing to the rail
road strike.- Five companies of
the National Guard are now on
their way to Denison.
Chicago, July 24.—A fight to
the-finish in the railroad strike
was seen in the announcement
coming from New York that rep
resentatives of forty big Eastern
roads had met in that eitv for
the purpose- of. organizing com
pany unions
Washington, July 24—Chair
man- Hoover, of the Railroad
Labor Board, arrived this morn
ing from Chicago, and went into
immediate conference with Pres
ident Harding on the strike situ
ation.
Omaha.—The American Federation
of Labor is called upon, in a resolution
adopted by. the Central Labor Union of
Omaha, to> “call a national strike, to
bring She full power of labor to bear in
one grand national protest against the
Slavery conditions being imposed upon
os.”
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Locked in Mail Com
partment, .From De
troit to Cleveland.
Cleveland, July 26.—After the
aero-marine flying cruiser Wol
verine, carrying eleven passen
gers, arrived today, after its
regular daily flight from Detroit,
It was disclosed that the mail
compartment, which is equipped
with a spring lock, was occupied
ft»y Mike Stone, whose extraordh
nary feat brings him into promi
nence as. America’s, first aerial
stowaway.
Harvey Williams was an up-river
passenger yesterday morniDg with Ar
thur Berry, on fairway to'the Nixon
Pork, whither he>goea.to<bring back a
highly-priced canoe which he failed to
bring down early this spring.
Vic Nystrom, with the Red Wing,
left yesterday morning for Salmon,
taking up.Prank Cioli, who is return
ing to hia roadhouse at Peluk, and A.
E. Bartlett, who is making, a -trip to
Berry Landing. _ n
FREE STATE
VICTORIOUS
Capture Bally Haunis
From Republican
Irregulars.
Dublin-, July 2-1.—The national
army troops have gained a fresh
victory its West Ireland by cap
turing Rally Haunis, in County
Mayo, from republican irreg
ulars, which was announced to
day. The Free State triumph in
the capture of Limerick was
swiftly, followed by several suc
cesses in surrounding districts.
M. S. Anvil Certain to
Make One More Trip
Prince Rupert, July 22.
Ktisko Times, McGrath:
\ Anvil is due to arrive at Bethel on
August 4th. Will make one more trip,
as there isfreigtyt in sufficiency.
Louis Kna flich.
Paul Flynn, after a sojourn of a
eoupie of weeks here, departed yester
day morning for Nixon, going up to
the Landing, with Arthur Berry..
France Is Willing to
Give Germany Mora
torium of 2 Months
Paris.—^remier Poincaire has in
formed the reparations commission
that France is willing to give Germany
a cash moratorium of two months’ im
munity, stating that one for a longer
period cannot be considered.
AIL
SERVICE
WINTER
Looks Good for Rainy
Pass Route, But Not
Yet Certain.
Washington, July 25.
A. V. Thorns, Secretary Tacotna
Commercial Club:
Regarding record mail service,
Seattle informs me that bids
were advertised on June|twenty
second for carrying mail from
Nancy, Healy Fork and from
Kobi to McGrath. Bids should
reach Washington about August
Oth. Have no doubt of continua
tion of service for this winter.
Understand bids call for eight
hundred pounds.
Dan Sutherland,
Delegate from Alaska.
The above telegram from Del
egate Dan Sutherland is in re
sponse to an inquiry regarding
the outlook for mail service this
coming winter sent the Delegate
by A1 V. Thorns, secretary of
the Tacotna Commercial Club,
frJ lr\n7o *
McGrath, July 21.
Dan Sutherland, Delegate from
Alaska, Washington, D.C.:
Kumor current that the most
satisfactory and prompt winter
mail service we ever had, which
was over the Rainy Pass last
winter, is to be discontinued and
be routed via Ruby. Please wire
if this is true, in order that we
can take matter up with depart
merit.
TACOTNA Com’L CLUB,
A. V. Thorns, Sec.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Hillsboro. Ore. — Two men were
killed instantly here today when a
motorcycle crashed head-0D into an
auto truck.
Washington.—Richard Randolph Mc
Mahon, of Virginia, was nominated by
President Harding today to be solicitor
of the Treasury.
Austin.—Texas Rangers were or
dered on duty at Corpus Christi today
to maintain order at the polls during
the democratic primaries.
Seattle.—The bond selling campaign
for the erection of a new hotel closed
at noon, a total of three million dollars
having been raised for the proposed
structure.
Moscow.—The executive committee
of the third international has sent an
appeal to the proletariat of the world
recommending the taking of a grand
offensive^
TO FURNISH
PROTECTION
Policy of Government
Towards Workers in
Coal Mines.
'
Washington, July 25. —The
immediate policy of the Govern
ment in the coal strike situation
was declared at the White House
today to be a continuation of its
endeavoi’s to furnish protection
to men willing to work in the
coal mines throughout the coun
try.
The creation of a federal coal
commission of three members,
to be appointed by the Presi
dent, to investigate the coal in
dustry and recommend legisla
tion to Congress, was proposed
in a resolution introduced today
by Chairman Borah, of the Sen
ate committee on labor. Recom
mendations would be required
from the commission on the ad
visability or necessity of nation
alizing the coal industry, accord
ing to the provisions of the reso
lution.
Operators from six states, in
conference this afternoon with
Hoover, agreed in principle with
the Administration’s plan for
maintaining prices and insuring
fuel distribution.
AMONG THE
POLITICIANS
Rebuke for Poindexter;
Hi Johnson Opens
in California.
Seattle, July 26. -To Senator
Miles Poindexter, for his part in
raising the presidential campaign
slush fund of eighty thousand
dollars, the Post-Intelligencer
tomoirow will say:
“You delivered to the enemies
of good government the power
the people vested tin you. The
honest citizenry at the polls this
fall, by its vote, will place upon
you the brand of dishonor.”
Omaha.—Complete returns of
tho primaries give the repub
lican gubernatorial nomination
to Charles H. Randall by 531.
Sacramento.—Hiram Johnson
opened his campaign for the re
publican nomination for senator
this afternoon. He is opposed
by C. C. Moore, of San Francisco
and Los Angeles.