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VOL. 1. NO. 38
McGRATH, ALASKA. JUNE 4. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
EIGHTY DEAD IN ARMED
CONFLICT, WHITES AND
NEGROES, IN OKLAHOMA
Ten Blocks of Negro Section of Tusla,
Okla., Burned—Two Thousand Ne
groes Rounded Up and Under Armed
Guards—Martial Law Now Prevails.
Tulsa, Okla., June 1.—Armed
conflict between whites and ne
groes has been in progress here
since last midnight. Six whiles
and fifty negroes have been
killed so far, besides which there
is a large list of wounded.
Ten blocks of the negro sec
tion of the city have been
burned.
Two thousand negroes have
been■ rounded up and are held
under aimed guards at the' city
hall by National Guardsmen,
several companies of whom have
already reached the scene.
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Oklahoma City, June 1.—Sev
enty-five have so far been killed
in the riot outbreak in Tulsa, ac
cording to a message to Gov
ernor Robertson today from the
chief of police of Tulsa.
Tulsa, -June !.—Martial law
was declared here at noon today.
Eighty, at least, are dead, with
scoi’es of wounded.
Tulsa, June 2.—District Judge
Valjean Biddison called a special
grand jury late yesterday for in
vestigation of the race riots in
this city. His action followed
the recent request from Gov
ernor Robertson, who also asked
that conduct of the police
department and the sheriff’s
office, which he condemned, be
investigated. Governor Robert
son charges a complete break
down of the law.
BONE TO BE
BANQUETED
Harding, Members of
Cabinet and a Few
Others Invited.
New York, June 2.—Prior to
his departure for Alaska, Scott
C. Bone. the.Territory’s new ex
ecutive, '-will '-he * the guest of
honor at <.a< banquet given by
John H.‘ Perry, president of the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
President Harding, members
• of the Cabinet, Delegate Suther
land and all Alaskans in New
York at the time will be in at
tendance.
Joe Wills, on the launch Aloha, left
Friday on a trip up river, being accom
panied by Sam Nesvoog.
Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Green returned
on tbe Tana Thursday morning from a
. trip to Berry Landing.
A TALK TO
GRADUATES
President Hands Out
Diplomas to Naval
Class.
Annapolis, June 3. —President
Harding, in presenting diplomas
to members of the Naval Acad
emy graduating class, expressed
the prayer that the newly-com
missioned officers never would
be called into battle. He prom
ised that as long as he remained
President no American would be
called upon to fire a gun except
in a cause harmonious with the
American conscience and for
wnich answer could be made to
God. _
Babe Ruth’s Home Runs.
Washington, June 1.—Babe Ruth
made his fifteenth home run this sea
son this afternoon. Two men were on
bases at the time.
Former Affinity Takes
Shot at Stillman, Big
New York Financier
New York, May 31.—President Still
man, of tb -) National City Bank, just
while his divorce suit was at its zenith,
had a narrow escape from death when
a former affinity gained entrance to
the office of the banker and attempted
to shoot Him, according to disclosures
made this afternoon.
Girl Killed in “Joy Ride.”
Seattle. — Blanche Gordon, a Tacoma
girl, while joy riding in this city with
three men, was instantly killed today
when the auto crashed into a telephone
pole. All had been drinking.
“Rescuing Hero” Meets Sad Fate
Seattle,s June I.—J. A. Clark was
drowned last evening in Green Lake
while playing the part of a rescuing
hero in a motion picture production.
GRAVELS OF
ftOWROK
Looks as Though They
Are to Be Worked on
a Large Scale.
Washington, June 3.—Appli
cation for water power rights in
the Kougarck district, Alaska,
taken together with the recent
sale of a large number of mining
properties at Nome, indicate re
revival of the colossal plan for
the development of the low
grade gravels of that region.
The Sawtooth Power Company
today made application, through
New York attorneys, to the Fed
eral Power Commission. -$or
license to develop the compre
hensive water power system of
Seward Peninsula, the waters of
which will be harnessed, the
tundra muck washed from the
whole area into Bering sea and
the marine deposits dredged, if
present plans are carried out.
Will of Dead Justice
Contained 51 Words
Washington, May 27.—In a will’con
taining fifty-one words, opened today,
the late Chief Justice White leaves
everything to his wife. The will is a
remarkable model of brevity and con
ciseness.
Shipping Board.
Washing^ n.—President Harding to
day- unrojueed that he hopes to be able
to complete the personnel of the Ship
ping Board by Tuesday next
OFFICIALS
| OF ALASKA
D. E. Stubbs Has a
• Remedy.
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Only Bona Fide Resi
dents, by Proposed. Hill,
Would Be Eligible.
Washington, Junel.— Duke K.
Stubbs, of Aniak, Alaska, has
1 prepared a bill for introduction
in Congress, and has requested
Delegate Sutherland to sponsor,
Which provides that only quali
fied electors of Alaska shall be
eligible for election or appoint
ment to public office in the Ter
ritory . of . Alaska, which means
that such candidate or appointee
must have been a bona fide resi
dent for one year preceding the
date of his election or appoint
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ment.
Tana Off for Bethel.
The Tar.a returned to this point from
the Landing early Thursday morning,
&ad departed on her down-river trip
yesterday afternoon, carrying a bum
her of passengers, and headed by a
barge loaded with ore for shipment to
the Outside.
ALASKA'S
GOVERNOR
Bone Didn’t Want Job,
But Urged by Presi
dent to Accept.
Washington, June 1.—Presi
dent Harding today sent to the
Senate for confirmation the nom
ination of Scott C. Bone for Gov
ernor- cf Alaska
Mr. Bone was tendered the
place several weeks ago, but de
clined, and finally accepted when
urged to do so personally by
President Harding and Secre
tary of Interior Fall. As reward
for his services as publicity man
ager of the Republican National
Committee, Mr. Bone sought an
other place, preferably one in
the National Capital. He is a
great admirer of Alaska, having
once made a .tour, of Jthe. Terri
tory.