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VOL. 1. NO. 56
McGCATH, ALASKA, AUGtfJST 6. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS'
DIES FROM
OPERATION
Enrico Caruso, World
Famous Tenor, Passes
Away at Naples.
Naples, Aug. 4.—Enrico Ca
ruso, world famous tenor, died
here today, following an opera
tion -on his throat on Sunday
■last, which was made necessary
*by the bursting of a blood vessel
while singing in New York in
December last, the operation
having been performed in an ef
fort to -save the voice of the
■ noted-singer.
Caruso's voice had earned him
;a vast fortune, and by a will
made in America, during a seri
ous illne^sc last year, he left
;more than six million dollars to^
srelatives, the greater portion to
-his wife and two-year-old son.
SAWYER’S
Widow Who Kills Hus
band Gets a Small
Fortune.
-Seattle. Aug. 5.—Madge Saw
yer. who -shot and hilled her
husband,’Howard I. Sawyer, in
May <df last year, was today
today awarded his property.
Mrs.'Sawyer was acquitted on
her second trial, the tirst jury
having disagreed. Her defense
was that she loved her husband
and was crazed with the fear of
losing him.
The tparartts -of ‘Sawyer, who
petitioned the-ecurt not to award
the estate to Mrs, Sawyer, .al
leged that she had killed their
son in order to secure possession
of his property. The estate' at
present is valued at fifteen thou
sand dollars, but a gas engine
accessory invented by Sawyer
has proven successful since his
death, the estate having been of
fered one hundred thousand dol
lars for the invention.
John Heino and Harvey Williams ar
rived Thursday from the Forks.
WOULD OUST
BOLSHEVIKS
Conspirators Want a
Czar to Govern the
Russians.
Berlin, Aug. 5.—Dispatches
from Petrograd tell of a wide
spread conspiracy against the
Lenine-Trotzky government.
Headed by Prince Demitri
Shavosky, the Russians in the
Petrograd garrison mutinied,
and it is asserted that the move
ment is financed by French con
spirators working in conjunction
with Polish military leaders
through the French embassy at
Warsaw.
Many’ of the streets of Moscow
aie posted with placards which
read, “Down with Lenine and
Trotzky! Gnlv a czar can rescue
Russia!”
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KILLS TWO
POLICEMEN
Welch, W. Va., Scene
of a Second Deadly
Gunfight.
Welch, W. Va., Aug. 4.—Sid
Hatfield and Ed Chambers, po
licemen, were killed in a gun
fight in the courthouse yard here
this afternoon by C. E. Lively,
a private detective. Lively was
a witness at the trial of Hatfield
and Chambers, both of whom
were acquitted of charges of
murder in 1920, when seven pri
vate detectives, the mayor and
►three .civilians were slain.
Seattle-Alaska Mail Bids Asked.
Seattle, Aug. 6. —Bid3 have been
called for by Postmaster Battle for
carrying, mail for five years, beginning
July.l, next, as follows: Prom Seattle
to Skagway: from Seattle to Nome;
from Seattle to Bethel; from Seattle to
Seward; from Seattle to Nushagak:
from Seattle to Kodiak. Bids will be
received until December 6.
The launch Gaille, Capt. J.L. Berry’s
new boat, equipped with a new Caille
engine, left Friday for Berry Landing.
William D. McGowan and James Pir
nie were passengers.
Guy Erwin Nominated
for District Attorney
for Fourth Division
Washington, Aug. 4.—The President
today sent to the Senate the nomina
tion of G-uy Erwin. of Fairbanks, for
the office of District Attorney for the
Fourth Division.
Off for Bethel
The steamer Quickstep, CapUGeojge
Green, departed Friday noon, and the
steamer Tana, Capt. Wallace Langley-,
at 6 o'clock this morning, both boats
! headed for Bethel to meet the Ocmo,
due there within the next three or four
days. _
MARYLAND
SENATOR
Will Advocate Renewal
of Trade Relations
With Russia.
Riga, Aug. 4.--Joseph
United States Senator from'
Maryland, returned hero today
from Moscow, declaring his de
termination to advocate the re
newal of trade relations with
Russia, and possibly diplomatic
relations. He brought with him
Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, a
bolshevik prisoner, freed by his
own efforts, independent of the
aid of the American Govern
ment.
E. P. Werner received a telegram
from Mrs. Werner., at .Unalaska, yes
terday, siatiDg that the health of her
mother was much improved and that
they would leave there for the Outside
about August 15 on a navy boat, a phy
sician being aboard to give her mother
proper medical attention.
One-half Billion for
Disabled War Vets
Washington, Aug. 5.—Under the
Sweet bill, now before the President
for .signature, disabled -war veteraes
will be paid over one-half billion dol
lars^ year.
Mrs. Louise Long was a passenger
on the Tana for Bethel, en route to Se
attle, from which place she will go
East for a few weeks to visit friends.
Mrs. Long expects to return here
about Christinas time.
The Thor left Friday for Salmon
river, taking up a large quantity of
freight for several roadhouses.
Joe Blanchell left Friday on the
Thor, en route to his headquarters on
the South Fork.
ASTOUNDING
CONDITIONS
Surround 850 Former
Service Men Near
Hospital.
Washington, Aug. F.—Eight
hundred and fifty .forme:- service
men, receiving ^hospital treat
ment.in the Old Soldiers.to me
at Johnson Cv*y, Tent;., are liv
ing under astounding conditions
of vice, corruption and immoral
ity, according to Director Forbes,
of the war insurance bureau,
■testifying today before a Senate
committee. . Forbes asserts that
Johnson City is reeking* w.th im
moral women, morphine and
moonshine whiskey.
' .7t>hn’ A. *01son, well known Yankee
creek mining man, has beer, spending
the last couple of days here, attending
to business matters.
SB*
JMUijor X C. Gotwals
Due to Arrive Here
Early in September
-Major J. C.' Gotwals. head of the
Alaska Road Commission, is due to
arrive'-bere withir. the next few weeks,
•according to information received yes
terday.
J. L. Berry left I McGrath yesterday
afternoon in response to a message
from Major Gotwals. who asked Mr.
Berry to meet him on August 25th at
Herman Hlnsche’s quarters, up on the
•North Fork, in order to pilot Major
<Gotw>aIs and* party to Nixon.
Nothing definite ic known regarding
the reason . or Major Gotwafc’*-coining
at this time, other than the probability
that he is reconnoitering on possible
new roads and trails or that it is for
the purpose of watching progress of
work on the highway between Tacotna
and Ophir.
Mr. Berry’s new launch, the Caille,
equipped with new-Caille engine, will
be employed in bringing the party
down the East Fork.
Activities Which Have
Made America Famous
Portland, 'Me., Aug. B.—“I would
like to restore-to America those indus
trial activities whieh have made Amer
ica famous,” President Harding said,
in his address here, adding that “it
will not be long before America comes
to a newly-established commercial
era.”
L. N. Wilson spent Friday in tcrwo,
departing for his home down river -ec
the Tana