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and School of Mines
The
Times
VOL. 1. NO. 51
McGRATH, ALASKA, JULY 20. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
MAY START
NEW BANK
Depositors of Closed S.
A. Bank May Ulti
mately Recover.
Seattle. July 18—At a meet
ing here today a hundred mem
bers of the Washington bank de
positors guaranty fund -system
agreed that guaranteed banks
throughout the State belonging
to the system would get together
and organize a new bank with a
paid-up capital of $1,250,000 to
assume the deposits and liabili
ties of the Scandinavian Amer
ican Bank, with a view ultimate
ly of getting one hundred per
cent recovery for depositors of
the latter institution.
Better Times for Gold Producers.
San ■Francisco—John Hayes Ham
mond this morniDg said, "Better times
are ahead for thfe producers of copper
and gold.” __
PROPELLED
BY WATER
Hydrogen Gas Motor, a
Late Invention, Caus
ing a Stir.
Denver, ’July 16.—A hydrogen
gas motor, on display here, the
invention of which has just been
announced, is causing somewhat
of a stir m scientific land me
chanical circles.
The new motor depends not
upon gasoline for its propulsion,
the propelling force being de
rived from water.
The motords-the invention of
Merwin Smith, of this*city, for
merly a member of (the -JJniied
States Tank Corps.
Hits Wife in the Leg.
Seattle.—Mrs. Henry Terlicker, wife
of a teamster, had a narrow escape at
her home early this morning, when her
"husband took a shot at a rat gnawing
at a bed post Hitting the bedpost,
the deflected bullet entered his wife’s
leg, badly fracturing the bone. The
rat esoaped.
Andy Peterson and E. Edwards are
*recent arrivals.
OBNOXIOUS
PREACHEi!
Given a Whipping and
a Coat of Tar and
Feathers.
Miami,-Fla., July 18.—Because
lie had been preaching social
equality among negroes and ad
vocating intermarriage, a num
ber of masked men, last night,
at the close of services, waylaid
Rev. Philip S. Irwin, the white
archdeacon of the Episcopal
Church and head of the work of
that chureli among the Southern
Florida negroes, carried him
into the woods and, after whip
ping him unmercifully, applied a
coat of tar and ..feathers. Irwin
is a British subject, and has
been stationed here only a few
months._
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Drs. Carftw anti -Fishburne, who went
to Candle Sunday, returned on their
launch to this place Tuesday evening.
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CANADA’S
WAR BIT
$300,000,000 Will Be Her
Portion of German
Reparations.
London, July 18.—Three hun
dred million dollars will be Can
ada’s share of the reparations
which Germany is to pay the
British empire. This is the
amount fixed by the conference
of prime ministers, now in ses
sion here.
Ex-Candidate Cox and
Other Editors Gather
at the White House
Washington.—James M. Cox, late
-Democratic candidate for President,
was a caller at the White House today
when a high-backed editorial chair
was presented to President Harding by
fellow newspaper editors. The chair
was added to the furnishings of the
presidential study.
A late telegram from Mrs. Werner,
at Dutch Harbcr, says that her mother,
Mrs. Stout is slowly improvinr and
that they expect to leave about August
1st for the Outside.
Karl Thiele Nomi
nated for Surveyor
General of Alaska
Washington. — The name of Karl
Thiele, of Bethel, Lower Kuskokwim,
to be Surveyor General of A las a a, was
sent, to the Senate by President Hard
iug this afternoon. Mr. Thiele is now
in .tuneau.
Fish Salteries Close Down.
The tish salteries at the mouth of the
Kuskokwim have called in their.-men
and will close for the season. The low
price of salt fish is stated to be the rea
son for closing down.
ULTIHIATIi
BY FRANC!
Latter Wants England
to Take Hand in Si
lesian Situation,
Paris, July 13.—No meeting
of the Supreme Councif^'^Tll be
held until England agrees to
join with France in sending large
reinforcements to Upper Silesia,
thus compelling Germany to
cease military preparations
against the Poles. This ulti
matum was sent to England this
afternoon by France, according
to announcement made by the
Foreign Office.
$27.80 for Fvery Alaskan.
Washington.—Alaska and the State
of Washington during the past fiscal
year paid Uncle Sam income and other
Federal taxes amounting to twenty
seven dollars and eighty cents for every
member of their populations, according
to figures just announced by the Treas
ury Department.
Durable Present From
Two Good Fellows to
Children of MeGrath
The children of McGrath received a
pleasant surprise this week when the
new *hand car -swing, • presented to
them by Charles Pearson and John E.
Strand, was installed in the center of
town, from whence it will be removed
to the school grounds at the opening of
school.
Before leaving for the Outside
Messrs. Pearson and Strand left a sum
of money to be expended for the benefit
and pleasure of the children pf this
vicinity, and the swing, which accom
modates four children and is a splendid
physical exerciser, was decided upon
as a durable pleasure.
Jack Stewart, the builder, is to be
complimented upon a nice piece of
work.
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SCRAPPY
SENATORS
McCumber Asks Two to
Come Outside and
Fight.
•Washington,July 16.--rFists
were shaken and a, -free-for-all
fi"ht between Kenatoi\s McCum
ber, Reed, Robinson accKW-atsen
(Ga.) narrowly averted this af
ternoon when Reed charged Me
Cumber, who was explaining
why it was necessary to recom
mit the soldier bonus bill, with
“delivering a canned funeral
oration.” The words were no
sooner uttered than McCumber
invited Reed and .Robinson to
come outside the Senate chamber
and fight. At this juncture a
cloudburst, accompanied by an
electrical storm, broke over the
Capitol, the lights went out, aud
pandemonium reigned, but no
blood was spilled.
A SWEEPING
INDICTMENT
Returned Against For
mer Secretary of
Navy Daniels.
.
Washington, •*' J uly T8. — The
Senate SubrCommitteO'On. Naval
Affairs, in its report made pub
lic today, returned a sweeping
indictment of the Navy Depart
ment under ex-Secretary Daniels
during the war. The report is
based on charges made by Ad
miral Sims, who alleged that
Daniels was guilty of pursuing a
passive, -policy.
E. M, Whelan, from Nixon, in com
pany with Arthur Berry, arrived here
Sunday from Berry Landing, Mr.
Whelan coming down to get medical
attendance for Mrs. Whelan, who was
seriously ill. They returned up river
immediately, Dr. Green accompanying
them.
Robert Henderson, well-known old
timer, arrived cn tbo Tana thjs morn -
ing. He will -make- a trip to Nixon,
after which he will return here and
continue on down river to his home -at
Sleitmute.
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