THE
VOL. II. NO. b5
MCGRATH, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
CAUSE QF
OVERTURN
Harding, Wilson and
Walsh Comment on
Election.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Presi
dent Harding and the members
, of his cabinet blame the< repub
lican leaders in Congress for the
. overturn in the election, holding
t that the reactionary legislation
• enacted and failure .to enact leg
isl ation of a progressive charac
acter brought rebuke, from, the
• voters.
Clinton, la.—W/alsh,-chairman
* ©f the democratic senatorial cam
paign committee, declared, that,
the election was not so much a
i democratic victory as it was a
rebuke to the standpat and re
troactive forces now in control
. of national policies.
Washington, Nov. 13. —Ex
President Woodi’ow Wilson, in a
letter toSenator 'Caraway con
< cerning the recent elections,
said
“We must now fciear our minds
and purify our hearts to offer to
the country in 1924 exactly the
- services it needs most and the
candidate who can best render
i that service.”
Captain and Mrs. Wallace Langley
are scheduled to leave within the next
i few days for Anchorage on their way
to Seattle, for a winter’s visit. Accom
j panving them, and driving another
team, will he Mt F. Miller, who will go
as far as Nancy, taking the train at
the latter point for Fairbanks.
£. M. Whelan returned Monday from
* Opbir, and.left thie morning for Nixon.
Mr. Whelan will leave in a few days
for Anchorage on hie way to Seattle to
spend the winter with Mrs. Whelan'
and young son. Mr. Whelan will re
turn over the trail In the latter partof
March. ____________
H- E. Carter, former local manager
, .of the N. C. Co., but now a resident of
Seattle, left the latter city on Nov. 11
headed for Anchorage and McGrath,
according to word received here a
, couple of days ago. His mission here,
it is understood, is in connection with
mining affairs.
Amanda Hoy, coming from Flat, and
driving her own team of seven dogs,
was among yesterday’s arrivals, and
will be among the bunch who will
leave in the morning for the coast.
Billy Jones, Ed Morgan and Harry
Miller, well known Candle employes,
j left over the trail yesterday for An
chorage, all headed for the Outside.
Grant Murdock returned today from
a trip to Tacotna, and will be among
those who will leave in the morning
headed for ihp coast and the Outsidr. j
Jack McDonald and George Walters
arrived yesterday from Candle.
Bill Thoms, Flat mining man, left
i i*ft yesterday morning for the coast.
Allied Commissioners
Make Demands On
Angora Govt
Constantinople, Nov. 13.—The
allied high commissioners this
afternoon handed a note to the
Angora government demanding
(the repeal of all measures relat
ing to the public debt, sanitary
and other services which conflict
with the stipulations of the
Mudros armistice agreement of
1918. Otherwise, says the note,
the commissioners will be com
pelled to refer matters to their
governments for necessary ac
tion.
Constantinople.—A note from
Secretary of State Hughes to
the Turkish nationalist govern
ment, concerning Thrace, is
causing the Kemalists to charge
America with interfering in Tur
key’s international affairs.
London —Two British soldiers
have been killed at Constant!
nople, apparently in a •clash with
Turks, and the situation is ex
tremely grave, according to
latest advices from the Near
East.
London.—The situation at Con
stantinople, where Turkish na
tionalists want the allies to get
out, and where the allies are de
termined to sit tight, is still crit
ical, says a dispatch.
British reinforcements were
| dispatched to Constantinople to
day: _____
Wm. Gos», well know a old-timer,
was among those who arrived today
from Tacoma. Mr. Goss, driving his
own team, is on his way to Anchorage,
whither he goes to obtain medical re
lief. Bill carries with him the best
wishes'and the sincere hopes of host
of frieods that the object of his trip
will he speedily and permeasmly
realized.
GusGunta, well known old-timer,
after a successful season on Granite
creek, was an arrival today from Flat,
en route to his former home in As
toria, Ore., whither he goes to rejoin
his family—wife, daughter and son—
none of whom he has seen in twenty
two years.
Herb Riley, well known Flat mining
man, aarived yesterday, and is among
those who are scheduled to leave n
the morning for the coast. Mr. Riley
will spend the win>er on the Outside.
L. F. Bullard, resident superintend*
ent of the Alaska Treadwell mine at
Nixon, was a Monday arrival, coming
down with Owen Gray.
Joe McKinnon, dredgemaster of the
■ Otter creek dredge, arrived here to
day, on his way to the coast and Out
side.
Anthony Sweeney, well known old
timer, was among today’s arrivals, on
,his way to the coast.
Belated Returns
Recent Election ;
Siin Francisco.—The Wright prohi-!
bition enforcement amendment wae <
carried by a majority of 25,000.
Chicago.— The proposed constitu
tional amendment, which would have
legalized wine and beer in Ohio, was
turned down by a majority of 187,854.
Paris.—‘French newspapers Interpret
the result, of the American election as
a blow at the prospects for war debt
cancellation. _
Seattle,—W. & Ketchum, Seattle |
sporting man, won three hundred thou
sand dollars on the New York election
principally on the governorship.
Washington:—Sam Compere, presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, expressed great satisfaction .at
the result of the national election.
Washington.—Frank W. Mondell, re
publican House leader, was defeated
for the Wyoming senatorship bv John
B. KeDdrick, democrat,
Seattle.—All five republican con
gressional candidates of this state havt
bean elected.
Portland.—Walter M. Pierce, demo
crat, was elected governor, defeating
Olcott, the republican incumbent, by a
large majority,
■St. 'Louis.—James A. Reed, detno
oral, has been re-elected senator by s
mast decisive vote.
Indianapolis—Former Governor Sam
uel Preston, democrat, * defeated Bev
eridge. republican, for the Senate by
; about 20,000.
-i
W. G. Evans Adjudged Igsane.
At a hearing conducted before TJ. S.
Commissioner W. P, Green, vssterdav
■afternoon, W. G. Evans was adjudged
insane by a jury of sis men and was
turned over to the custody of Deputy
Marshal McMullen to await his re
moval to Mornlngside asylum.
Universally liked and respected, Bill
Evans has, for tbe past week, evi
I denced svmptoms of mental derange
ment, until pronounced dementia ne
cessitated his being taken into custody.
Evidence during the trinl disclosed
the fact that business worries in tbe
administration of his brother's estate
was the cause of his affliction. It is
hoped, however, that tbe trip Outside
and change of surroundings will soon
restore him to a normal condition.
M. F. Miller represented the defend
ant. The jury was as follows: D. E.
Clough, T. F. Roberts, Bob Roberson,
Dan Sprague, T. K. O’Brien. Albert
R. Eld ridge.
Nixon Election Returns.
Nixon.—Sutherland 15, White 2,
Dunn 5, Nerland 12, Rickert 5, Snod
grass 12, Cailahao 4. Johnston 9, Keys
11, Miller 12, Protzman 6, Ross 13,
John Baker 4. John Dunn 1,. Sabin 16.
John lleatoo, P. G. Pedersen, Dan
McKenzie and Charlie Bates, ell from
Flat, were Sunday• arrivals, and left
Monthly morning for Anchorage, on
their way to the Outside.
J. E. Beattie and Billy Duffy, driv
ing the gold train teams, and accom
panied by John Shailer and Paul Oini,
arrived here yesterday afternoon, and
are scheduled to start tomorrow morn
ing. on their rrip to the coast,.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Aitken were town
visitors Sunday for a few hours.
Frank Speliack left Monday morning
for Anchorage en route u> the Outside.
PICTURED
BY GEORGE
Says Britain Faces the
Same Danger That De
stroyed Russia
London, Nov. 13.—In, an ad
dress at Havereord, before a
large assemblage, Lloyd George
declared that Britain faces the
same danger which destroyed
■Biissia. This menace, he said,
is attacking, the very life blood
eft ^ho lUation and, unless resist
ed, Britain, the mighty, will be
come a poor thing, crawling
along, with its world supremacy
gone. _
Telegraphic Ticks.
New York.—The late Isaac Guggen
heim left one-fifth of his $lo,000,0QC
estate to his widow.
Chicago.—James Hamilton Lewis
being groomed a a democratic cand
date for taoxuayoraity
London,—Sir William Uorwood, chief
-of Scotland Yar.d, was poisoned to ay,
it is.believed mallei,yrsly.
Washington. — Mrs. Harding, a
though improving slowly, is now able
to stand and take & 'ew steps.
Seattle.—Captain J. L. Stuart, a vet
eran member of the Seattle police de
partment,, passed a way this morning.
Chicago.—"Winfield Scott reencen,
-nephew of the famous General Winfield
Scott, was divorced by his wife, today.
London.—The British treasury de
partment announced today that Brit
ain's public debt totaled $34,00">,000,000.
London—Cissie Lofius, world famous
actress, was placed under arrest today,
charged with being a morphine addict.
Hilo, Hawaii.—Cocoanut island, in
the harbor oil this place, was com
pletely submerged today, as the result
of a tidal wave.
London.—Another fifty million dol
lart will be paid November loth on the
interest due the United States on.
Britain’s war debt.
■Plymouth, Mass.—Mrs. Mary Smith
Lockwood, founder of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, died at be’
home here today.
Houston.—Ligbimug hit one of ttm
tanks in the Humle oil fields today,
resulting in a fire which, cause':1 a loss
of one million dollars.
Seattle —A special grand ury wat
sworn in today by Superior Court
Judge Griffith to again investigate the
Scandinavian American bank failure.
Dan McGinty will be among those
missed during the present, winter, hav
ing left a couple of days since for An
chorage on his way to Seattle.
Ed Goode aud Dick Stevens were
Monday arrivals, both returning yes
terday to Tacotna.
Dan Nicholson, after a brief visit
here, returned. Monday to Tacotna or
his. way to Ophir