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The Kusko Times
VQL. H. NO. 9
McGRATH, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 16. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
TEACHER AND 5
PUPILS KILLED
By Explosion of Nitroglycerin in
Hands of School Boys, at
Lawrenceville, 111.
rLia'wre n cevllle, Ill—Emmett Bimyon, teacher,
• and’five pupils were killed here today in an ex
plosion of nitroglycerine. One of the boys,‘find
ing a can^tossed it to a comrade, when the explo
sion occurred, shattering the walls of the school.
Eight toys were hurled fifty feet into the air,
three of whom were injured and may recover.
Several girls on the other side of the school were
i-'knocked-down and stunned.
Crude Oil Takes a Drop.
Kansas City.—Crude oil, in sympathy with
lowering markets, has declined fifty per cent dur
ing the past two weeks. Today the refinery here
announced the price at $1.75 per barrel.
"Some •Sdlt (Lake
•Salt .Eake.—S^etectivo GeorgerHanby «»as shot
- deafr*i«r»sg afraid- ontbhe tooth of Thomas Burns.
The latiter^wasnmortally wounded. Three others
who were -arrested in the raid have confessed to
complicity of robbery.
AMERICAN LEGION
HONORS REAL HERO
Washington.—The American legion "has or
' dered a - headstone to. place over the grave of
Edward Bassett,! com-mander of the Stiver. Bow
Post, mine foreman at Buite, who gave up his
fife when be placed his back against a broken
; ^steampipe-to permit his fellow v/orkers-to escape.
• I'H'e wasiliterally cooked to death.
Sheriff Forgets to Hang Man.
Baton Rouge, Li.—A. X. Grant, sheriff of
^Ouachita county, today notified the governor of
rthe State that he had forgotten to hang Lonnie
.Eaton. >*a negro sentenced to hang on February 4.
‘Theugon/~ennoivfias put the problem up to the at
itorney. general.
Blanket Indictment Names Forty.
New York.—Following an investigation into
the workings of the so-called building ; trust of
'this city, the grand jary today returned a blanket
indictment in which forty members of*that organ
ization are named.
Coal Officials to Face Trial.
Pittsburg, Kans.—Alexander Howett and other
-officers ef the coal miners’ organization who
called the strike here have been arrested for con
tempt in so doing. Their trial will start next
Tuesday.
DEFINITE FIGURES
FOR IMMIGRATION
Washington.—The Senate immigration commit
tee has agreed upon a bill limiting immigrants
from any country to five per cent of the popula
tion of that nationality already in the United
States, according to the preceding censes. The
bill, however, exempts* the nations of -fforpan,
China,' Cuba, Mexico, Central and >S0uth America.
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Surplus War Supplies.
Washington .-kin the sale of surplus war sup
plies, everything needless in the hickory plant
netted fifty^-six per cent, R. C..' Morse, former
sales director, told the; House invdsfcigatEng com
■mitfee today. The property was valued at one
and three-quarter billions. An additional -hun
dred -and fifty million dollars' wo-ith of supplies
were transferred to other departments. The re
maining stock is valued at one million dollars.
Victoria Legislature.
Victoria, B. C.—Mrs. Ralph Smith ’having de
clined the nomination, C. A. Masson was elected
to the speakership. The latter, in his speech of
acceptance, foreshadows legislation to regulate
i the sale of liquor in sealed packages, encourage
industrial mining and to aid the agricultural re
sources.
WILSON TdTsEEK REST
AFTER HIS RETIREMENT
Washington.—Joseph P. Tumulty, secretajrrOi
wresident Wilson, announced todav that Presi-%
dent Wilson will seek rest and, quiet alter htsi re
tirement, but'will coRtia«e to takean active in
tereSt in public affairs and'-not seek to project
himself into polities'or in any way embana« the
Harding administration, but will continue being
available to newspapers.
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Troops Fire On Strike Sympathizers
Albany, N. Y.—State troops ordered to the aid
of the police in the traction company strike today
fired upon a body of sympathizers who were ston
ing-a repair wagon. Fortunately, no casualties
resulted.
Sinn Eeiners Hold Up Train.
Dublin.—One hundred Sinn Feiners .gamed
control today of the Great Northern station,
holding the same for more than an hour. The
train from Londonderry-was derailed, No easa
ties resulted.
Official Electoral Vote.
Washington.—Harding and Coolidge were for
mally declared elected at a joint session of the
Senate and House. The official vote as an
nounced is: Harding, four hundred; ..G0.X, 'one
hundred and twenty-sevau.
MRS.PEET
Says . Jury Trying * Loa
Angeles Murder
Case.
‘ Los Angetee.—Mri. Ij«uise Teet, wh#
has been on trUt here for sevefa* -flay*
charged wftth fcbo murder of fnCob'Den
ton. a ■weaHhy^afti'niag upsetas©.** wat
today declared guilty by^hc-jury «ryiug
the case.
The jury recommended tne penalty
of"life imprisonment.
JIATANUSKA
COAL FIELDS
Soon to *Haire "Modern
Coal Cleaning Plant,
S$ys Mears.
Seattle.—Frederick Mears, head of
the -Government Railway line now
building in Alaska, says that a modern
coal cleaning plant will soon be "under
construction in the Matanuska era!
fields, the operation of which will tend
to remove all doubt regard mg ahe com
mercial utility of the fields. This dis
closure was made during «n address
gwen before the legialatawe committee
of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Wins Sunny South
. Shotgun (Handicap
"■ "Hmistotf, Texas.—Frank T. Roeh, of
'Vancouver, Wesh.v»-.Troa the Sunny
South kandfiap shotgun Champion
ship, breaking niut?iy-uine out of ^one
■hundred’ tiargets,
Tris Speaker, uhe well known major
league ball player, broke ninety-eight
out of‘the hundred.
Louts Blackburn returned yesterday
•from the Tolstoi, he and Charlie'Goe
bel having completed their operations
there for the time being. Jt&tiwGftebdl
took a business trip over tb'4£tat.
Dan M-cDooel) came im-*l<¥«lay from
Candle *to attend lo a few matters of
business.
Fred Carlson, who recently arrtwed
from Ancboruge. left for Candle ou
Monday.
Dan McGinty left. Monday for the
hills, to continue prospecting work.
• dim Burke rerarae^ to bis home at
Nixon on Monday.
R. • B, • Smifch retwofed to Ophir oc
Sunday