VOL. II. NO. 87
McGRATH.
ALASKA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Newberry Resigns Be
cause of Defeat of
Townsend.
Detroit. Nov. 20; — Senator
Truman H. Newberry resigned
his seat in the United States
Senate today, and his resigna
tion was accepted by, Governor
Groesbeck
Newberry, in a lengthy letter,
in part, said that he was com
pelled to take this action because
at the recent election, “notwith
standing his long and faithful
public seryice and his strict ad
herence to the basic principles
of conservative republicanism
which E hold in common with
him. Senator Townsend was de
feated.”
Newberry said he was thank
ful for having had the satisfac
tion of aiding by his vote in
keeping the United States out of
the League of Nations.
EXECUTED
BY TURK
Eight Prominent Ones
Found Guilty of
Treason.
Paris, Nov. 19.—Eight 3xecu
tnons were carried out last night
by the Turkish go.v eminent at
x\ngora. The men shiin were
charged with treason, and in
cluded the former minister of
justice and former military gov
ernor of Constantinople, and the
former director of the military
section now policed by British
Sroops.
Jerome Warren, operator of the
promising quartz properties over at
Fiat, was a Sunday arrival. Mr. War
ren slates that the properties are look
ing better as the work progresses. The
▼.-in has been traced for a» distance of
t*<> miles, and ten. men are at present
employed. Mr. Warren is on his way
So the Outside on matters of business
in connection with the working of the
propei ties, and will return to Flat at
as early a date as possible.
J-fiiius Saupe, superintendent of the
"Flume Dredge Company’s operations
on Yankee creek, arrived Saturday
evening, leaving Sunday morning for
Anchorage on his way to San Fran
cisco, where he will spend the winter.
Mrs. V. Meyers, of Opbir, was a
Monday arrival, a passenger of the
Malamute Kid. She is on her way to
Anchorage, where she hopes to obtain
medical relief.
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five Chinese bucaneers, who
might have stepped from some l
ancient’og of tire Spanish main,
traveled as pass* ng-rs aboard
the British steamer Suian when
she left Macao for Hongkong!
yesterday a fternoon. Seizing j
the ship a few miles out from
Macao, the pirates held her for
thirteen hours. The crew and
passer; rs of the Suian made
Hongkong, their captors having
been driven away in sampans
only after a tierce battle, in which
two were killed and several
wounded, including the captain
of the Suian. a French priest
and another European passen
ger. The pirates, who were
heavily armed, were disguised
as first or second class passen
gers.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Berne.—Robert. Coimesse, former
president of Switzerland, died, tonight.
Victoria.—The motorship Anvil, un
der convoy. passed up for Seattle Sat
urday afternoon
Elyria. O. — William Graves Sharp,,
former ambassador to France, died at
his home here today.
Seattle.—J D. Turkleson. 70, and
Harry Seheoltz. 7, wets run down by
an auto today. Both are probably fa
tally injured. _
EJoquitim.— Mia. Call Johnson and
Daisy Bolton. 18, were killed tonight
by Hjalmar Anderson, a b--otlegger,
who later cotnn died -tiictde.
Seattle.—Theodore Nelson, 17, shot
and kilie i his brother, Walter, with a
revolver which lie supposed unloaded.
I They are the sons ol Jacob Nelson, a
lumber mill owner.
Herman Uiusth-e, well known old
timer, left Tuesday akoruiug for Au
ehorage an.<l the Outside. This will oe
‘ his first trip outside in many years. He
will spend his tune in Dae i tic coast
cities uuriug the winter and will re
turn here v. lit) tile opening of naviga
tion. '_
Com mi S-. .lh i Li. ii. Smith-,of Ophir,
arrived Monday, to give attention to
business matters bteve. leaving for Ta
coma on Tuesday.
W. J. YV id-man was a Sunday arrival
from Berry Handing, aod left Tuesday
for Ophir on a business trip.
John Sinclair was a Suuday arrival,
returning to Candle on Monday.
Bob-Hart returned Sunday from a
trip to Tacoma.
Chris Nelson, of Tacotna, came Sun
day for a brief visit.
D. J. Crawford was a Monday ar
rival
Chita Govt. Abolished,
Joins Moscow SovLts
Chita.—The government of the Far
Extern Republic of S heria was abol-j
isbed today. T'oe a-semily voted to
unite with the Moscow soviet govern
ment.
Deputy Marshal McMulien left Mon
day for the coast, having :n charge VV.
G. Evans, who was recently adjudged
insane and committed to Morningside
asylum. Mr. MoMeileo, it. is under
stood. will go as far as Anchorage with
his charge, after which he will imme
diately return hera.
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Mohammed VI, Suiten
of Turkey, Floes From
Constantinople.
Constantinople, Nov. 18.—Mo
hammed Sixth, su tan of Tur
key, has fled from Constanti
nople on a British warship!
j bound for Malta, and the na
tional assembly of Turkey, at
j Angora, has adopted a resolu
tion, submitted by Mustapha
Kema! Pasha, to place the sui
tan and his ministers on trial. A
decision on the question as to
how the resolution is to be en
forced was deferred.
Constantinople, Nov. 20.—The
Angora government will make
formal representations to wait
for the return of the sultan, the
Kemalists pointing out that only
the national assembly of Turkey
lias authority to direct the sul
1 n’s movements and declaring
that he must face trial as or
dt>red by the government. The
K for Pasha national govern
ment of Constantinople has sent
a message to the Angora assem
bly urging the immediate con
ven'ng of a national assembly to
select a new caliph.
London. — A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says
t i Turks contemplate suddenly
taking over the business of the
Eastern Telegraph Company.
Constantinople. — Hussien Hti
mid Bey. president of the Turk
ish socialist party, was assassin
ated in Constantinople today.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morn
ings. 8 o’clock readings showed the
thermometer around 30, or slightly
below. This morning, at the same
hour. 40 below was registered. The
Times' thermometer is one of the mod
est, conservative kind, seemingly not
going to the extremes of others here
abouts. some of which registered sev
eral degrees colder.
The Times barometer at 8 o'clock
this morning stood at 29.71; at 6o’clock
this evening,129.X5).
Not Eligible to Natur
alization in U. 3., Says
Supreme Court.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Japan
ese are not eligible to naturaliza
tion in the United States, it was
held today by the Supreme
Court in the case of Takuji
Yarnashita and Charles IJiokoko
against the Secretary of State,
Washingtan.
Both Japanese had been nat
uralized by the court of the State
of Washiugton, but were refused
incorporation as a real estate
firm on the ground that their
naturalization had been illegal,
j The question largely turned upon
whether Section 2109 of the Re
vised StatiPes, restricting nat
uralization to free white persons
'and those of African descent,
i was still in force.
4 Found Guilty of Un
lawful Possession
of Revolvers.
Dublin, Nov. 18.—Four civil
ians—James Fisher, Peter Cas
sidy, Richard Tulhy and John
Gaffney—were executed here to
day. Thev were all Free State
residents. Following a trial by
military court they had been
found guilty, as charged, with
the unlawful possession oi re
volvers. _
Ora Barnhart, well known trader at
Tuluwiksak, arrived here Monday,
coming with two natives. Mr. Barn
hart has been ill for some timo. and he
c line for the purpose of medical con
sultation with and treatment from Dr.
VV. F. Green, lie is somewhat im
proved, and is scheduled to leave in
tiie morning for his down-river home.
Max Menard, who suffered an apo
pleptlc stroke some weeks ago, was a
Monday arrival, on his way to the Out
side. Ho is much Improved and will
return to the home of his son, near
Montreal.. _
The incoming mail via Mencbumiua
left Kobi, ou the line of the Govern
ment railroad, twenty-two days ago.
Nothing further regarding the mail is
kuowu. _ _
Walter Stephens and Frank Maej
stric left Mi nday tor the coast, on their
way to the Outside.
Tom Shallow was a Sunday arrival
from Tacoma.