THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. III. NO. 20
McGRATH, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923.
PTUCE 25 CENT.'-s
ADVANCES
IN [SUGAR
Hording Orders Inquiry
Into Facts Concerning:
. Conspiracy.
Washutgtqo. March 27.—Pres
ident Hard in#, w i red tod ay from
[Florida ordering an inquiry into
all faotei, concerning the alleged
sugas conspiracy u«nd the recent
advance.in retail sugar prices.
Leaders of the republican na
tional committee .charge that a
branch of the people’s legislative
service, headed by Senator La
Follette and others, who; are
conducting a campaign against
higher sugar prices, are seeking
to play politics in the situation
and working hand-in-glove with
sugar speculators.
Last minute arrivals today included
Joe McKinnon, dredgemaster of the
tJomuanVf dredge. Otter creek, and
‘Mrs. McKinnon, who will continue
their journey in the tnornintr. Others
arriving were Ira Wood, Austin Cary,
. Herh Riley and John Martin, all of
whom arO'headed for Flat.
SITUATION
IN GERMANY
Billions of Marks to Aid
in Policy of Passive
Resistance.
-j
Esseri, M&reh ill.—A credit of
four hundred billion marks is
understood to have been granted
the German coal syndicate by
the Berlin government to aid in
continuance of the passive re
sistance policy in the Ruhr
--
Amsterdam.—The French have
proclaimed a state of siege at
Emmerich, a Rhine port on the
Dutch-German frontier.
London.—A new warning to
Germany was issued today by
the French military commander
at Dusseldorf.
Frank H. Guskey, N. C. accountant,
accompanied by Jack Stewart, left yes
terday for Tacotna, Mr. Guskey’s mis
sion being to inventory the stock of
the A. Higgins establishment prior to
taking ever of the same by the N. 0.
Co.,, which takes place on April J.
J. E. Beattie, with the incoming
mail* arrived late Monday oigtifc ifroun
Big river. _
IH •Schneirla. well known 1 iLittle
creek mining map, was among today's
arrivals___
Hay Beattie, with tbo octfioisg mail,
arrived this afternoons • ...
STJNNES
American and German
Magnates Confer in
Italy.
Rome, Mar. 26 -Hugo Stinnes,
German industrial magnate, who
is visiting Italy, today inter
viewed Elbert H. Gary, chair
man of the United States Steel
Corporation, and Fred Kent,
vice president, of the Bankers'
Trust Company, of New7 York.
Stinnes came to Rome when he
heard of American proposala
that war debts owing to the
United States would be remitted
after European states had given
assurances that they would put
their finances in order.
Daly Alaska Mfnes,
Near Hyder, Passes
to English Concern
Seattle.—Tha sale of the gold and
silver mines of the Daly Alaska Mines
Company, near Hvder. on option, to H.
S. Denny, mining- engineer, of London,
was announced today by Maurice D.
Leehey, who represented the Dalv in
terests in the transaction. The prop
erty adjoins the great Premier mine,
in British Columbia.
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Thorns,
who are about to leave for the Ruby
district, the citizens of Taeotna wiil
tender that popular couple a farewell
dance oo March 31, at the Larson
Roadhouse. The invitation says' ‘‘If
you haven’t a dress suit, put ou your
old blue overalls aoh jumpers, if you
haven’t a girl of your ow», bring the
.others fellow S. Good lunch anu good
music.”" AS number of McGrathites
will he there, and it is safe to say that
terpsiohorean trotters for many miles
around vsrill be in attendance.
Mary Garden’s Struggle
With Top Note of ‘Tosca’
Boston.—The top note in “Tosea” is
easy when you know how to use auto
suggestion, Mary Garden revealed to a
Boston audience- in introducing Ktnile
Couct
Miss Garden told in detaif the history
of her acquaintance with autosugges
tion, which. she reiterated with en
thusiasm,-not only cured her of bron
chial pneumonia but improved her
voice.
, “v#s know/1 she said, “there is a
note in ‘Tosott’ which often I feel too
tired to take, and so substitute another.
Recently I said to myself, ‘Why, . can
take-that note,’ and I did. A few
night* afterward 1 had forgotten my
autosuggestion at»d said to myself, ‘Oh,
I can cot-do-it, t and I couldn’t. Then
when 1 had left the stage I remem
bered Coue and said, ‘How silly! lt’a
easy l ean do it,’ and I sat down at
my piano and took the top note with
ease.”
" ."
Denote Parent, proprietor of a road
house at the mouth of Crooked creek, ‘
was- anseag today’s arrivals.
j Ex-Marshal Erwin
Succumbs to Death
at Rochester, Minn.
Seattle.—I*. T. Krwin, formerly for
eight years federal marshal of the
fourth Alaska division, died yesterday
at Rochester, Minn., where lor several
mouths he bad been under treatment
(or cancer. David Frwin, his son, is a
resident ef this city.
: 2 Centenarians Pass
to the Great Beyond
Great Darington, Mass.- -Washing
ton Rissell died' at his home here to
nay, death coining within a few days of
his 103d birthday. He enjoyed the
distinction of being the oldest Mason
and the oldest lawyer in the country.
St. Louis.—John Jackson, who cele
brated his 115th birthday on Christmas,
died at ht&botae in Kast St. Louis last
night. _
Gordon Hetties, well known old
timer, was among today’s arrivals from
Tacotna. Mr. Betties is en route to
Fairbanks to join H. McGregor, his
mining associate, with whom he goes
to the Arctic slope on a prospecting
trip. And, he said, ‘'that's all there is
for publication.”
A son was born on Monday to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles M. Link, and the
little one has already been named C.
M., junior, in deference to the wishes
of proud papa.
PREPARING
FOR SURVEY
I -
Large Party May Go
Into New Arctic Oil
Field This Summer.
Washington, March 2” —Offi
cials of the navy department are
joining forces with other depart
ments with a view to working
out a plan under which a recon
naissance survey can be made of
; the reserve recently created on
the north shore of Alaska. If
present plans mature, -a large
party will go into that field this
summer and remain there next
winter and the following year.
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Kept Gun to Guard
$1.25; Must Spend
Six Months in Jail
Washington.—Willissw Hesiry Gil
bert, alias Galbraith, was suspicious of
everybody he met. H© said he {jot that
way from hearing’ of ail the robberies
that have been staged here. As a re
sult he was sent to jail yesterday by
Judge Mo Mahon in police court, to
serve a sentence of si» months for^ar
rying a deadly weapon.
Gilbert said he had the pistol, which
police testified they found on him, for
protection against robbers. Asked how
much money he had when arrested, he
refilled 91.25. Judge McMahon warned
him of the dangers of “gun toting”
without a permit
BERNHARDT
PASSES ON
Curtain Drops for Cele
brated French Actress
After Brief Illness.
Paris, March 26.—Sarah Bern
hardt, for years the foremost
French actress of her day, died
tonight at 8 o’clock, in a room
on the second floor of her home
on Boulevard Peri, at the age of
78. Her death was due to an at
tack of uraemic poisoning, which
began Friday. The widow of
Edmond Rostand, whose fame is
linked with that of Bernhardt,
and the poet’s son, Maurice Ros
tand, were at the bedside of tiie
renowned when the end came.
Mme. Bernhardt’s grandson, M.
Crosse, brought the first flowers
into the death chamber.
The last sacrament was admin- i
tered to Mme. Bernhardt late .in
the afternoon. |
Cost of Allied Armies
On German Territory
..- _ *
Berlin.—The treasury department
announced today that the grand total i
cost of occvpation of German territory
by the allied armies for the four years j
siaee the armistice aggregates one j
billion one hundred and twenty-five
Warren Stewart, son of Greg Stew
art, after a visit of several months on
the Outside, arrived a few davs ago at
Berry Landing. where he lias rejoined
his father.
Ales. Alengel, associated with Frit i
Tittel upon the west fork of the Nixon, J
was a yesterday arrival.
August Smith left Sunday for Ta
coma, headed for his Big creek head
quarters. _
Chris Peterson, after a brief visit
here, was among those who returned to ■
Tacoma on Sunday.
Knute 1*. Bind, who arrived several
davs ago from Waldon Fork, left yes
terday for Tacoma.
Telegraphic Ticks.
St. Augustine.—President and Mrs.
Harding expect to spend Easter in Au
gusta, Ga
Denver.—Samuel D Nicholson, Sen
ator from Colorado, passed away at his
home here last night.
Seattle.—CTfeorge William Fischer,
president of the Fischer Bros. Whole-;
sale Grocery Gompanv, died today, fol
lowing a brief'illhess from influenza.
London.—Mrs. Wilhelm Hohenzol- j
lern. wife of thm fbrraer German em
peror. has gone to Germany, says a dis
patch to the Times from The Hague.
New York.—Miss Abfgail IT. Hard
ing, sister of President Harding, did a
stunt in slumming New York last
night, and declared today that she
horoughlv enjoyed the experience.
BIGGEST
AIRSHIP
To Cover Both" Poles
and Make ’Round
World Flight.
Washington, March 2~-—The
navy department announced to
day the officers personnel of the
ZRL on her spectacular attempt
to reach the north and south
poles and fly around the world,
as follows: Com. Frank R. Mo
Crarv, Com. Ralph D. Wyer
bacher, Lieut. Com. J. H. Nor
llet, Lieut. Joseph It. Anderson,
Lieut. Arthur R. Soughton. L.
T. Roman, J. Miller, Lieut. J.
Roth. John G. Raymond, Far
rington Tyler, Ensign Charles E.
Bauch; Shine Spotswood, chief
machinist: Emmet Clark, second
machinist.
In addition to her officers the
ZRL will carry a crew of twenty
five enlisted men. The trial trip
will take place on July 1. accord
ing to today’s announcement.
PROTEST BY
BIRKENHEAD
Sounds Alarm as Result
of French Airplane
Development.
London, Mao. 27. — Lord Birk
enhead, in the Fall Mall Gazette,
today sounded an alarm as a con
sequence of French aircraft de
velopment, saying:
“France could tomorrow de
stroy not only London but all
of our great industrial centers.
Our people are tired of the par
rot-like protestation.- of Lord
Salisbury and others of the de
votion of France to Britain."
Mrs. B. ,1. Boyd, for the past three
years o eG rath's popular and efficient
school teacher, and Miss Bessie Fred,
traveling with H. A. Grant, left Mon -
day morning for Kobi. with Mrs. Boyd
on the handlebars. Mrs. Boyd's con
templated trip to the Outside was
hastened somewhat by telegraphic ad
vices stating that her presence was
needed in connection with the settle
ment of her father'/, estate.
Paul [limer, better known as the
Budweiser Kid, a recent visitor here,
has sold his pool room in Flat and en
tered into the mining game, having
purchased the interests of Del Thomp
son on Moore creek. Mr. Rimer plans
to place a hydraulic plant on the prop
erty, and ;j akiDg preparation,
towards getting the ground ready foti
the operation of the outfit