VOL. II.. NO; 14
McGRATH, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
NOVEMBER
ELECTIONS
Harding May Figure in
Campaign, Returning
From Alaska.
Washington, March 6—Presi
dent Harding’s Alaska trip will
Sgure to a large extent in open
ing the-Republican campaign for
the control of the next Congress,
according to a statement, given
out here todays
On returning from Alaska ir.
August, it is planned to have
the President make several po
litical speeches, thus- formally
launching the congressional cam
paign. It is most probable that
the tirst of these speeches will
be made it* Seattle. In any
event Harding will, in these ad
dresses, outline his ideas of the!
issues of the campaign which is
to <barv waged relentlessly for a
continued Republican Congress.
Telegraphic Ticks,,
Ssaatle.—George A Goetbals, famous*
as builder of the Panama canal, arrived
here today. _
Waukeegan, 111—The case agrinst
Governor Small, charged with con
spiracy to embezzle State funds, went
to trial today.
St, Louis.—Former Senator Kenyon
was sworn in today as judge of the
Eighth district, United States Circuit
Court of Appeals.
Ketchikan.—J. E. Rivard and Ernest
Blue began publication today of the
Ketchikan Daily Press, thus giving
this city two afternoon papers
Saaittla,—John Caster Branner. pres
ident emeritus of Leland Stanford, and
second president ot the university, died
hero today, of heart disease.
San Francisco.—Joseph Blethen, of
Seattle, was married here today to Mrs* |
Florence Gilbert Cleveland. Bletheu’s
relations with Mrs. Cleveland led to a
divorceof his first wife.
New York.—William G. McAdoo,
Secretary of the Treasurv during the
Wilson administration, announced t< -
day that he will soon settle perma
nently in Los Angeles, Cal.
$ Year at Leavenworth
for Embezzling $500,000
Minot. N. D.—David [Jglaod, banker
of Knox. N. D-, was today semeuced
by Judge Andrew Miller to serve a
term of one jear at the Leavenworth,
Kas., prison. Ugland was convicted of
embezzlements aggregating a half
million dollars.
Homer Quinn, from Anchorage, was
araoug today’s arrivals, coming in with
M*il Carrier Beattie.
BONUS FOR
MR VETS
Bill Introduced; Hard
ing Insists on Sales
Tax Method.
Washington, March 7.—Presi
dent Harding “stands pat”
against any method for provid
ing a soldiers’ bonus except that
by a sales tax method it was of-'
ficially announced at the White
House today.
Just before the announcement
of Harding’s attitude the House
ways and means committee ap
proved the soldiers bonus bill
and it was introduced into the
House. The bill approved pro
vides, in substance, cash for the
men whose readjustment of pay
runs under fifty dollars; insur
ance certificates, with a loan
provision for needy soldiers*
who can get fifty per cent ad
vances at once from banks, and
options in the w ay of vocational
training,- farm land grants or
home building aid.
NINETEEN
AMERICANS
Who Fought Against
Moors May Have For
feited Citizenship.
New York, March 7.—Nine
teen Americans who joined the
Spanish foreign legion to fight
rebellious Moors were detained
by immigration officials and sent
to Ellis Island last night, when
they returned here. The immi
gration authorities declared that
the men. by their action in join
ing the Spanish forces, had for
feited their citizenship rights in
the United States.
Epidemic of Flu at Anchorage.
An epidemic of flu is prevalent, at
Anchorage, according to a telegram
received by Mrs l>. E. Clough this af
ternoon from Mrs. Charles Stanford,
and which is also verified by J. E.
Beattie, who arrived here this afier
noon.
Mrs. Stanford says Mr. Stanford left
Anchorage yesserday with the mai ,
which is four days late, owing to trai, a
being held up by storms till yesterday.
Dave Clough and Deputy U. S. Marshal
McMullen also leit with Mr, Stanford,
en route to McGrath.
Reindeer Moving With
Considerable Difficulty
Word comes from Salmon river that
those in charge of the reindeer herds
which recently passed through here on
the wav to IJroad Pass were experienc
ing oonsiderable difficulty.
Six young deer were lost at Big
river, and between that place and Sal
m iD about twenty-five more wcre lost.
B. B. Mozee, in charge of the herd,
employed Frank Lang, of Salmon, to
haul camp supplies with a dog team,
hoping to conserve the strength of the
deer bv avoiding the excitement of
lassoing the sled deer each morning.
Miss Ruth Reat. had lost compara
tively few from her herd, as her fleer
were in much better condition, having
been driven only from Flat, while the
Government herds have traveled from
Good News Bay
HOSPITAL
IN FLAMES
55 Inmates, Many Crip
pled, Have Narrow
Escapes.
Seattle, March 7.—The City
and County Hospital was totally
destroyed by tire today.
The fire spread with incredible;
rapidity, and many of the in
mates, among whom were fifty
five cripples or sesiously ill, had '
exceedingly narrow escapes.
Attendants and nurses re
mained coolly at their posts, as
sisting in many instances in car
rying the patients to safety.
Off for Nenana By
Way of Menchumina
.
Livingston Wernicke, superintend
ent of the Alaska Treadwell Gold Min
ing Company, arrived from Nixon last
evening, coming down with Owen
Gray. Mr. Wernecke, traveling with
Mr. Gray and his dog team, is sched
uled to stai t in the morning for the
Kantishna section, the route to be
tiken being via Salmon, Nikolai, I'a
: 1 ido and Menchumina. Arriving at
Nenana, Messrs. Wernecke and Giay
wi i leave for Anchorage, faom which
p iut Mr. Wernecke will proceed to
.JuneHU, thence to Mayo, to give atten
tion to the company’s properties iD the
[litter held. Mr. Gray will return here
after a short visit in Anchorage.
> -
Navy Fuel Bill May
Be Cut to One-half
Wafhington. — Fending action by
Co igress on the House appropriatioi a
committee's decision today to cut in
h if the naval fuel deficiency bill, the
movements of many naval vessels, it is
expected. w’M bo «•< need.
J. E. Beattie, wiih the Outside mail,
Arrived this afternoon, as per schedule.
OERED
In Rivers and Harbors
Bill for Several Pro
jects in Alaska.
Washington, March 4.—In the
rivers and harbors bill reported
to the House, authorizing pro
jects preliminary to making sur
veys for them, surveys are or
dered of the following projects,
to be paid for when appropria
tions are available:
Survey of Tolovana river, in
Alaska.
Survey of Yukon-Kuskokwim
p jrtage, Alaska.
Survey of Gastineau channel
and adjacent waters, Alaska,
with a view to improving con
nection with existing steamship
routes. _
Order of Garter for Balfour.
Loudon.—Hint; George conferred the
Order of the Garter upon Arthur
Balfour, today in recognition of hie
services at the Washington arms con
ference. This ic the highest honor
within the gift of the king.
I
AIR ROUTE
TO OPERATE
Corporation Will Give
New York to ’Frisco
Service.
Seattle, March 7.—That a gen
eral airship service between New
York, Chicago and San Fran
cisco will be in operation bv
January 1, 1923, is the statement
made by Wm, E. Boeing, who
has just arrived here rrom the
East.
Mr. Boeing states that a fifty -
miliion dollar corporation has
been formed for the operation of
the airline and that airships will
shortly begin to operate between
New York and Chicago. The
route will be extended to Sau
Francisco by the beginning of
the coming year.
H. K. Carlisle, of Fairbanks, agent
of the U. S. Land Office, arrived her#
Sunday, and left Monday morning for
the Nixon mine.
Harrv Pante , well known Iditarode r
arrived here this afternoon.
Billy Jones, from Opbir, with th#
Yukon mail, arrived thi^afiwrno^j'.