The Kusko Times
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VOL. 1. NO. ^90
McGrath, alaska. December 3. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Japan Balks; U. S. May
Have to Build Big Navy
to Bring Her to Reason
Washington, Usov. 30. — The
Japanese delegation today issued
a statement at the meeting of
the committee on Pacific and
Par Eastern affairs in which they
•refused to lessen their hold on
‘Manchuria. The positions of
Japan and China on Shantung
also developed to a sharp .point
< of conflict at the same meeting.
Tokio, Dec. 1.—Officials here
state that the Japanese Govern
ment has instructed Admiral
Kato to “stand pat*' on a seventy
per-cent ratio of naval'arma
ments, regardless of the Wash
ington conference.
'.•Washington, Dec. 1.--Japan’s
attitude, both on the naval pro
gram <andfda the .matter- of-- Shan -
i tungi is* blocking the conference
i to the extent that successful de
* liber**appear to he
■ endangered.
Tvato demanded more time to
digest the reports of his naval
experts. The situation is that
Japan has not accepted the ratio
<|n which the whole conference
rested, nor has she stated why.
Her position in the matter of
Shantung is still unknown Fear
that the United States, in case
the naval program is rejected,
will proceed at once to build the
greatest navy in tjie world, it is
believed, may yet influence the
Japanese toward being more
reasonable before public opinion
i becomes too inflamed. Chinese
: students paraded this afternoon,
I berating their delegates for not
taking a tirm stand and demand
ing the unconditional return of
Shantung.
The situation resulting from
Japan's proposal that the sixty
per cent.naval ratio alloted her
under the American plan be in
' creased to seventyeper cent is
viewed by American officials to
day as a most delicate one.
I BANDIT
WOUNDED
: Hundred Lumberjacks
. Near Everett Made
itcr*Line Up.’
' Everett,1 Dec. 1.—More than
one hundred lumberjacks in the
employ of the Sultan Railway
& Lumber Compauy, wera held
up and robbed by three armed
bandits, near here, today.
The lumberjacks were ordered
to line up. after which one of
the bandits calmly searched
them, while his companions kept
their guns on the victims.
The robbers fled, but a dozen
of the lumber crew immediately
armed themselves and pursued,
soon coming up with the bandits.
A battle followed, in which one
of the holdups was so seriously
wounded that it is believed ho
will die. His two companions
succeeded in making their es
cape. _
Carl Thiele, known as “Little Carl”
for identification, arrived at Tacotna
Nov^.28, starting on his return trip to
^Bethel on the following day.
3 BANDITS
GET AWAY
Take With Them Gold
Bullion Valued at
$60,000.
Sacramento. Dec. 1. — Sixty
thousand dollars’ worth of gold
bullion was secured from the
Argonaut mine, Amador county,
this morning, by three bandits,
who held up'the mine employes
and loaded the bullion into a
follow-up automobile.
Following the holdup the em
ployes of the mine organized a
searching party and started in
pursuit, but the robbers had
made good their escape.
Their capture, however, is be
lieved to be a matter of only a
few hours, as all roads leading
from the mine are being guarded
by a horde of deputies who have
been called into service by tele
phone. _
Owen Gray, with a load of freight,
left today for the Nixon mine.
Tim Oates was a Friday arrival from
Tacotna.
Prohibition Party Dis
cussing Bryan and Mc
Adoo for Next Election
Chicago.—President Harding was
8truotoly criticised this afternoon for
alleged indifference to the enforcement
of the national prohibition law, Virgil
Htnshaw, chairman of the National
Prohibition Party, making the charge.
Chicago.—The National Committee
of the Prohibitien Party, in session
Mrere, is drecTJSsing McAdoo and Bryan
for President at the next election, ac
cusing the Republicans of being wet
in ? ntiment and not enforcing the
prohibition law.
SEATTLE’S
BIG EVENT
Parade in Honor of
Foch One of Great
Enthusiasm.
i
Seattle, Nov. 30.—The prin
cipal parade of the day in honor
!of*General Ferdinand Foch oc
Jcurred this afternoon, ty ing ona
in which uniformed Legion meh
featured, and while not" the
largest, was one of the greatest
as to the numbers of enthusi
asts ever held in Seattle. The
parade elosed with a brief re
view by Foch from the stand in
the Times square.
Foch, though seventy, had the
daring stride of a man of forty
in the line of march through
First and Second avenues. He
was attired in the horizon blue
of the French 'Officer, and was
escorted by officer of the Amer
ican and French nations.
CeatraHa.—General Foch, en route
to Portland, and standing where Amer
ican Legion men were massacred some
months ago, eaid: **I have come to
this spot to salute the memory of those
who. having been spared by the hor
rors of war, returned to fall zander the
ballets of assassins.”
Mahoney’s Sister Con
victed Forging Name
to Power of Attorney
Seattle, Dec. 1.—Mrs. Dolores John
son, sister of James M. Mahoney, con
victed wife murderer, wasjound guilty
by a jury today of bavi ng ’ forged the
name of Mrs. Kate Mahouey bo a power
of attorney giving Mahoney practical
control of his wifo’s property, after he
had murdered her.
Mahoney is under sentence to» be
banged, his execution being set for
January 6th.
Max Menard arrived here today,
having come tram Cripple.
KILLED IN
COLLISION
11 High ScbooiStudents
Die When Auto Bus]
Is Hit By Train*
CalifDec. 1.-—This
towu was thrown into mourning
yesterday- when eleven -thigh
•school students were killed when
the auto bus, taking . them> to
school, was struck by a South
ern Pacific tiain. The students
belonged to prominent families
and were popular favorites in
this community.
All business houses will be
closed during the funeral, which
will take place tomorrow.
Pioneers Dinner Postponed.
Seattle.—The anuual dinner of -the
Order of Yukon Pioneers, -scheduled
for tonight, has been, indefinitely post
poned. . Eight hundred pounds of fish,
caribou aBd other meats, sent from
Alaska for the banquet, will be sold.
~~ --
-Gov^fn .a«nt hfLiOof reindeer ,v
due to pass through Ophir. almost any
day, on the wav to the Broad Par:s dis
trict.
SILK-HATTED
Works Several Cafes of
Metropolis and Gets
Away With Plenty.
!New York, Dec, '2 —Several
fashiouable cafes -in ’.this eity
were held-up-last evening1 by a
‘"gentleman’5 tbiwidib—dressed in
evening clothes* and silk-hatted.
This individual, in three* -In
stances, during lull: moments,
malked quietly to the cash coun
ter and in a businesslike way,
with a business-looking gun,
compelled the cashier to hand
over all ..gold-and teurrency on
hand. At tfaeoafe of Max Schun
the bandit-secured more than ten
thousand dollars.
While police were searching
the neighborhood of one exploit
the bandit was holding up an
other -place several bloeks dis
tant.
Louis Susan, more familiarly'known
as ‘-‘Louie the barber,” arrived‘Friday,
haviDgcome from Iditarod.
Al Goslaw arrived y€wteri!a,%.^.ti«‘'“
Tacotoa