VOL. III. NO. ‘25
MsLKATH, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 14,
PRICE 20 CEN J .
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i Says Govts, of Europe
Not After Peace (m
Fair Terms.
Now York, April 13.—Senator
Borah, replying here tonight to
the league of nations s| eeches
of Lord Cecil, declared that no
peace league can “function for
peace” until war has b- n out
lawed as aninstitution and ihat
the proper place for the dissem
ination of the doctrines it peace
was the Old World, not the New.
“It may seem harsh,” said
Borah, “to say that the govern
ments of Europe do not want
peace upon terms compatible
with equality and justice be
tween nations, but the record is
there and anyone can read it -i»
is written in blood.”
Co-Discoverer of King
Tutankhamen’s Tomb
Seriously 111, at Cairo
London.—Howard Carter, co-discov
erer with Carnarvon of the tomb of
King Tutankhamen, is seriously ill. i
and Lady Carnarvon is delating her
return to England in consequence, ac
cording to a dispatch from Cairo.
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Republican Will Lose'
Unless League Court
Idea Is Dropped.
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Washington, Apt’il 1H.—Sen
ator Watson, of Indiana, told j
President Harding this after
noon that the republic an party i
will be made easy prey for the.
. democrats if an attempt is made1
to induce the Senate to give rat-;
ification to the plan of American j
* membership in the couri of the
League of Nations. Watson pic-'
tured certain defeat for the re-:
publicans unless the interna
tional court idea is dropped.
Julius Saupe, superintendent. of the
Flume Dredge Company, attd Herman
Saupe, piloted by Fred Morledge, were
Thursday i arrivals from K< hi. after
spending the winter on ihe Outside.
Superintendent Saupe says ho left Se
attle on March 28, the trip from that
point to McGrath being’ »«mde in six
teen days, which appearo to be some
record.
Jock Wair was among! today’s ar
f rivals, on his wav to €air l<'
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Over Being Placed in
Altitude of Av»/*v ed
Candidate.
Washington, April Id -Hard
ing is vexed over being plashed
in the attitude of an avc • ! can
didate for President for another
term. This was made plain to
day when he had his first direct
contact with newspapermen since
Daugherty’s ^r: noun cement that
the Executive would s'and lor
renomination.
Tired of Trouble, Se
attle Jap Kills Wife
and Three Daughters
Seattle.—Because he was tired of
havener so much trouble at home, M.
Endo, a Japanese merchant of tnis city,,
slut arid killed his wife a.el three
daughters in their home, this morning.
To make sure of his deadly deed, Endo
cut his wife's throat after shooting her.
liay Beattie, who arrived yestereay
from Fiat, started on his return trip
this morning, talcing with him the in
bound mail brought here Thursday by
Joe Wills.
flalfdan Wiig, who arrived yester
day from Nixon, left this morning for
Candle.
Add i ess Before N at ion al
Lc ague of W e men
Voters,
J)i s Moines, April ;2. —To
night's session of th INationa
League of Women Voters was
featured by the address of Mrs.
Harriet Tav'or Upton, of Elyria,
Ohio, we ncn’s chainti >n of the
national republican committee.
Me mber -t of the League are ask- j
ins whether Mrs Upton's ad
dress was to be interpreted as an
invitation for the League, as an
organi ;at<on, to affiliate with the
republican party.
Pt . Pedersen, well known old
timer of Plat, was married at Seward a;
u w :'.aya ago, according- to recent ar-*
rivalo here.- Mr. and Mrs. Pedersen, it
is m •stood, are now en route over •
the tirr.il, on their way to Plat.
Clint Winan, a late Wednesday ar
rival from Nixon, left Thursday for
1'aeotna. _
Billy Case, from his Nixon head
tuarters, was a Thursday arrival.
Sen. Juries to Spend
Part of This Summer
Investigating Alaska
Washington.—S a a..or Joses, now
motoring to his ho.:, in Seattle, old
bis eol leagues as 1 i, e parted that be
irtended to spend the greater part of
the summer in .via ska investigating
the c ha eyes made .... uust the United
Stales Bureau of i- tstieries and other
matters relevant to tbe-development of
the Territory
Editor Savs Amer
ican Soldiers Bums,
Tramps f Arrested
Chicago. Arthtir Is mens, editor of
the Illinois Staats /,euung, a German
newspaper pubic-ic-! in this citv, is
under arrest in St "id, charged with
criminal itbel in hi.» lipg “American
soldiers bums and t'lnps.”
No Evidence of Graft
in War Vets’ Bureau
Washing :n.—No .».idenee to sup
port the charges of graft against the
War Veterans Bureau olfieials has
been found by Director Hines since he
took charge, six weeks ago. Further
inquiry is now being conducted by j.
Senate committee.
Telegraphic Ticks.
San Francisco.— W. Morrow. Cali
fornia uuihor, passe-'] av ay today at his
Ventura county home.
Paris.—France is conferring: the
grand corduti of the Legion of Honor
on Premier Mussolini, today.
Berlin. War,aw advices this morn
ing state that Poland isa_aiu invading
the German port of Silesa.
New York,.—-William . Har.en, for
mer chief • the federal arret service
died at his home here today.
Washing in. —Miles Gannon, ilaho
was today appointed reclamation com
missioner of the Ulterior uuuartment.
i r Seattle Despondent because of ill
ness, P auk A. lt.ipp, a ity bridge en
gineer. shot and killed himself this
morning.
Washington. - Sweeping changes in
the high command of the navy may he
expected > follow Secretary Denb.'L
return from nis visit to the fleet.
Seattle. —Crack-men blew open the
safes in tin: pu., toflic^s at 1 loch ester
and Oak V.."my, this state, early this
morning, securing cash to the extent of
several t! m-iand dollars.
Salt Lake* ity.—M. Arri lerand John
M. Browning, Jr., charged with lirst
degree tncrtl -r, when ini .-viewed by
tiie county attorney today, divulged
that they are tons of Browning, famous
inventor.
Vance R. McDonald, well known .n
terifir Alaska represent.,! ive of the
West Coast Grocery Company and the
A. V. Love ' Jrj Goods Company, both
of Tacoma, Wash., and several other
Outside houses, arrived bore Thursday
evening, having come by way of Ruby.
After a busy day here yesterday, Mr.
McDonald left this morning headed fori
Kobi, tm bis way to Fairbanks, his
home town.
John Savola was among today’s ar
rivals.
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Rev. Fr, O'Neil Michi
gan Pastor, Shot by
His Assistant.
Kalamazoo, April Id. — Revjj
Fr. Henry O'Neil, pastor of St.
Augustine Catholic church, was
shot and killed last night by
Rev. iV. Charles Dillon, assist
ant pastor of the same institu
tion. Following the murder,
Fr. Dillon calmly called the po
lice over the telephone and told
of his act, justifying his act by
claiming that Fr. O’Neil had
mistreated him.
Two Attempts Made to
y Assassinate Mussolini
Paris.—Confidential reports receiver
here from Homo >jy two attempt", have
eeeo made to t.• i duato Premier Mas
■oiiai. and ton; three day . ago he wac
twice fired u'io:i \hile iifiag in ;ab
ioet meeting
Joe Will,., with last incoming
mail of the winter service, arrived
Thursday, bringing Vu ^(jpks for the
ideal ortioe.
Frank ijussey, N accountant, is
attending to buaine>-> affair. i Ta
eotna.
Wife of Nicholas Le
* nine Not Wanted in
This Country
Washington, April 13. The
State Department has canceled
its authorisation .or a vise to
permit Madame Kaianin, the
wife of Nicholas Lenine, to visit
the United States. ‘‘The pres
ence of Madame nhiianin in this
country, ” the State Department
.aid in a l'o mai r.iatement, 4‘is
rendered wholly undesirable by
the deep feeling which has been
aroused by the execution of Vicar
General Butchkaviteh
Hugh Matheson, A. Matiiesoo, Dan
McKenzie, J. Morgan an i W. P. Me*
Keagiie were arrant yesterday’s trail
arrivals, ail beaded for flat, for wliich
place they started this morning'.
,]. 1-. Peterson, from his down-river
headquarters,- is spending a few lays in
town. _
John O. Strand, from Ninon, is down
for a short visit.
Greg Stewart, from Medfra, arrived
today for a short visit.
N RUHR AND
RHINELAND
More Talk of Repara
tions and New Meas
ures of Pressure,
Berlin, April 18.—( eroaany u
ready to accept unconditionally
the verdict of an impartial inter
national commission as to the
sum she should pay as repara
tious, after an examination of
her capacity to pay, as signified
by United States Secretary o'
State Pughes.
Paris,—The premiers of iiei
gram end 1 ranee, with their
principal ministerial advisers
met here today in support of i:
conference on reparations cues
tions.
Paris.—The >' reach and - el
gian government ministers at
their meeting here this after
noon decided upon new measures
cf pressure to be applied to Ger
many if she-still reayains to ur.
yield on the quest*' n of repara
tions,.
’oblenz.—The Prench com
- inisiioner has ordered four hun
dred and eighty-three more.faui
i dies deported from iris-.sector
BRITAIN’S
WAR VET
Grievances of ex-Ser
vice Men lie Salaries
lo Be Investigated.
London, April AThe (Jo
eminent today bowed to the wi
of the opposition m the House r
Commons on the nuestion <
treatment of wcr veterans, whit
brought about thei*- defeat on
snap division Tuesday by ti
small majority of seven in a t!
house on a merely tec h dp
point. The chancellor cf t
exchequer tonight annoanc
that a committee would be
pointed to investigate the grit
ances cf ex-service men in t
gard to tlie salaries they are r
reiving in tlie civil service
Chris Nelson, n late Wednesday t
rival, returned to Tacotna Thurs*
cvening.
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Itinor Carlson ret urned today 'ran
trip to the Forks.
Dan MdGinty, of Candh. \s*g to
’•oit.or todav.