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The Kusko Times
YOM, l.i NO. 35
McGRATH, ALASKA, MAY '25. 1921.
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PRICE 25 CENTS
FIRST BOAT
TO LEAVE
Northwestern Has 300
Passengers and Big:
Cargo for MasKm .
Seattle, May Is.—The-steamer
Northwestern, the first vessel
dispatched to Alaska since the
inauguration of the marine
strike, sailed tonight at 8 o’clock,
having on board three hundred
passengers and a capacity cargo
of food supplies.
The Northwestern went out
under charter to the Govern
ment. Several hoars before her
sailing Federal Judge Cushman
issued an order restraining the
marine unions from picketing
piers or docks whfere G'bvernv
ment-owned*or>operated vessels
moored«i also fromi interfering
with non«unk>n crews after once
signed. ..
Tfot-ofcorth western will make
Ketchikan,. Juneau,- Gbrdova,
Valdez, Seward and Anchorage.
The issuance of the restrain
ing order i silenced the strikers*
A/su»t; for*damages has also been
instituted against the marine.
nn inns.
LINDEBERG
WINSPOINT
Superior CSourt Says In
dictment Didn’t State
a Specific Offense.
San Francisco, May 19.—The
Superior Court, in .a ruling to
day, holds that the Tacoma in
dictment against i Jafet i Linde
berg in connection with ;the fail
ure of 'the Scandinavian. Amer
ican Bank does not state a.spe
cific extraditable offense. It is
understood, however, that the
Tacoma authorities will renew
their efforts to bring him to the
State of .Washington on another
indictment.
Britain’s Five Billions Debit. .
Washington, May 20.—A request has
been received by the Treasury Depart
ment for funding Britain’s fi*e billion
dollars debit to the United States -into
long-time obligations.
TO SETTLE
THE STRIKE
Mediation Seems to Lie
With Secretary of
Labor Davis.
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Washington, May 23.—A ray '
of hope was given to the marine
strike situation today when rep
resentatives sent here by the
seamen, radio operators and
marine engineers organizations
to make a settlement for them
with the Shipping Board and
ship owners regarding the strike
gave full power to Secretary of
Labor Davis to settle the wage
controversy for them.
_
New.Work, May 23.—The ex
ecutive committee of the steam
ship owners' organization de
clared-': here today..' that they
would accept the proposals which
Secretary Davis has introduced
lio bring about a settlement Of
the marine*strike.
Chief Justice White Near Death.
Washington, May 20.—Chief Justice
Whits* who underwent an operation
some days ago, is reported very ■ low
and close to death.
SAILING IS
POSTPONED
t
.—
Str. Ozmo Now Sched
uled to Leave Seattle
on May 28th.
Seattle* May 23.—The date of
sailing of the steamer Ozmo for
Bethel, on the Kuskokwim,..
which had been scheduled for
today, has been postponed till
Saturday, the 28th, according to
announcement made at the com
pany’s offices.
The launch Snookie, with Captain
McMullen at the tiller, left today for a
trip up river. Jesse Yoder, with
Salmon river as his destination^ was
aboard; also Jack Stevenson,- who w-illi
get off at Sara Nesvoogis- and return*
hero es-Thursday.
Bee Lamprecht, who has been in
town for several days, will be a passen
ger on the Tana for Berry Banding, on
bis way to the Nixon mines.
Population of Conti
nental United States
Placed at 105,710,620
Washington, May 22.—Final figures,
corrected, iust announced by the Cen
sus Bureau, give continental United
States a population, of 105,710.620, an
increase of 25,000'over preliminary fig
ures. _
President Still Thinking Alaska.
Washington, Mav 20. — President
Harding indicated to Minnesota callers
today that he ba^not altogether given
up the idea of visiting Alaska this
summer, and said, if he did so, that he
would ineludre Minneapolis in his itin
erary. _
FRANKLIN K.
LANE DEAD
Operated On for Appen
dicitis—Passes Away
at Rochester, Minn.
Rochester, Minn., May 18.—
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of
Interior during the administra
tion of President Wilson, passed
away at the Mayo Brothers Hos
pital in this city today.
Mr. Lane underwent an opera
tion at the hospital on May 6 for
appendicitis. He rallied some
what from the operation at first,
after which came a relapse, and
gradually grew worse until the
end came.
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Among the familiar ones to ■ arrive
on the Tana, either as crew or passen
gers, were Engineer Howard Langley,
Captain W. E. Geiger. Captain George
Green, I«key Hayes, Curley York, G.
Mitchell, Dick Rhodes, and Messrs.
Beaulieu and Miller.
Steamer Tana Arrives
From Winter Quarters
The steamer Tana, Captain W. C.
Langley, arrived in port on Monday,
with two barges ahead of her. Quite a
large quantity of supplies was unloaded
here, after which, early Wednesday,
the Tana departed for Nixon Forks,
taking with her a barge load of material
for the Flume Dredge Company. Upon
returning.here the Tana is scheduled
to make a trip to Berry Landing be
fore starttng down river for Bethel.
For Minister to China.
Washington, May 19.—The name of
Jacob Gonld Scburman, nominated for
minister to China, has been sent to the
Senate for confirmation.
Sam Hounan, Ophir merchant, is a
late arrival, this being his first visit
here, in a number of years.
THE WATSON
GETS AWAY
Has a List of 265 Pas
sengers and Cargo
of 2,300 Tons.
Seattle, May 19.—The steamer
Admiral Watson, the second
Alaska boat to sail since the in
auguration of the strike, sailed
from this port at 7:30 o’clock
this morning, having been de
layed ten hours in getting her
cargo aboard.
The Watson has a list of 265
passengers, and has a cargo,
nearly all foodstuffs, aggregat
ing 2,300 tons, for every prin
cipal port, save Skagway. on
the southeastern and southwest
ern coast.
Among the passengers aboard
are S. R. Capps and F. H. Mof
fett, at the head of geological
survey parties, bound for Cold
Bay and Snug Harbor.
The strikers, though in evi
dence, awed by the array of
Federal, State and city law en
forcers, attempted no violence.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Saupe are late ar
rivals from Taeotna, having come
down on the Alaskan.
beaFfor
FAR NORTH
Geodetic Survey Man to
Mark Alaska-Canada
Boundary Line.
Seattle. May l9.r—The revenue
cutter Bear, Commander Coch
rane, sailed at 11 o’clock this
morning for Unalaska, Pribiloff
islands, Nome, Point Barrow
and Demarcation1 Point. At the
latter place C. L. Watkins, of
the Coast Geodetic Survey, will
endeavor to permanently mark
the boundary between Alaska
and Canada, after which Watkins
is likely to push on and make
magnetic records about the
mouth of the Mackenzie river.
The Bear carries a heavy mail
and some supplies.
The power boat iThor is scheduled to *
start for Taeotna on Thursday.