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VOL. 3. NO. 23
McGRATH, ALASKA, APRIL 6. 1921.
PRICE 25 CRNTS
STR. GOVERNOR RAMMED ]
AND SUNK OFF TOWNSEND
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Six Passengers and Three of Crew Drowned;
Awful Moments for Devoted Mother—Gov
ernor’s Boilers Explode After Collision. t
Seattle, April 2.—The st^ame Governor was rammed into and
sunk by the steamer West Hartlan I, near Port Townsend, today,
Six passengers and three of the crew of the Governor were
drowned. The passengers and crew of the Goveunor were trans
ferred to the Hartland. The known dead are: Mrs. W. W. Wash
burn and two daughters, of Neah Bay; C. Christensen second
engineer; C. Maubrietton, fireman; IT Webster, gallev hand; V.
Bruiseman, J. Clancy, F Sheek. Mrs. Washburn might easily
hive been saved, but refused to leave her two daughters, who
were pinned beneath fallen timbers. She was taken away from
them by force, but bi'oke away and ran back to them. The Gov
ernor’s boilers exploded shortly after the collision and she sank
quickly. Many barely escaped in the small boats in time. There
was no panic aboard. The quick work of the crew is responsible
for the small loss of life. Federal inspectors are holding an in
quiry as to'the cause of the disaster. . Many passengers declare
t lat the-Bart land had the right-cf way, and it is thought the
Governor's? pilot mistook her lights for shore lights. The body of
Mrs. Washburn is the only one so far recovered, it having been
washed ashore a>n Whidb.y island beach, near the scene of the wreck.
Bergdoll, Notorious
Draft Evader, Caus
ing Lots of Trouble
Mosbach Baden, April 2.—Carl NeufT
and Franz Zimmer, the two Americans
charged with attempting to kidnap
y Bergdoll. notorious draft evader, who
escaped from officers in charge of him
while at his home in Philadelphia,
were todav found guilty as charged and
sentenced to prison terms. Pour Ger
mans, alleged accomplices iD the at
temptto kidnap, were also found guilty
and sentenced.
Washington, April 2.—Secretary of
War Weeks announces that the War
Department ha-, transmitted all papers
in the Bergdoll case to the Depart
ment' f State, requesting consideration
o? the same from an international view
point.
Many Deaths Among
Lower Kiver Natives
During the past few weeks many na
tives have died on the lower Kusko
kwim liver and at Russian Mission on
the Yukon, according to word lately
received here. Just the nature of the
malady is not known. YouDg Mrs. An
drew at Kolmakoff died of typhoid
fever, and Mrs. Julias at the reindeer
camp died of tubercular trouble.
Inviting1 Sec. Fall to Visit Alaska
Seattle, April 4.—Many Western
cities have joined in an invita'ion to
Secretary of Interior Fall to visit the
Northwest and Alaska.
| New Gusher at Fort
Norman Spurts 1,000
Barrels of Oil Daily
Fairbanks, April 3.—Reports ]ust
received here from the Fort Norman
oil fields say a gusher has been encoun
tered there which throws a thousand
barrels of oil a day. The field, several
miles from Mackenzie river, is said to
cover a half million acres.
Twenty People Killed
In Italian Theatre By
Bomb of Anarchists
London, April 4.—A dispatch from
Milan. Italy, says that a bomb explo
sion in the Diana Theatre at Milan,
Italy, was the cause of killing twenty
people and injuriug at least one hun
dred others. The outrage is declared
to be the work of anarchists in &a at
tempt to force a gederal strike
Supt Wernecke At Nixon.
L. C. Wernecke. superintendent of
the Treadwell Mines at Nixon, travel
ing with Owen Gray and his fast team,
is reported to have arrived at Salmon,
going from the latter place direct to
Nixon. ______
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Walter Stephens, Jack McDonald,
Olaf Waagen, Frank Widegar, Ed
Carlson, John Jacobson and Eli Azbaha
departed toda;. for Candle.
Arthur McClure, well known in the
Interior, was aim og those arriving
here on Tuesday.
Schmidt Fays Penalty
for the Murder of
3 Seattle Policemen
Walla Walla, Wash., April 2. John
Schmidt, murderer of three Seattle po
licemen, was executed here today,
going to his execution without a
tremor.
The crime for which Schmidt today
paid the penalty was the murder of Po
lice Detective James O’Brien and Po
liceman Neil McMillan and W. T.
Angel, in a guolfght on Second avenue,
Seattle. When placed on trial before
Judge Fraser, Smith said: “I don’t
want life imprisonment; I want the
whole works.” The jury gave it to
him. _
R0A9S AND
HIGHWAYS
i
Must Be Provided to
Maintain Alaska
i Rail road.
Washington, April 4.—It is aow re
garded as practically certain that the
| Administration will make adequate ap
propriation for the construction of
roads and highways in Alaska.
The Administration fully realizes
that unless lateral roads are built the
railroad cannot he made to pay interest
on the investment.
The feeling is general that the Ad
ministration will make gr^ive mis
take if it carries on construction of the
railroad without at the same time de
vising means to populate the region..
Flu Reported Tn American Camp.
Coblenz, April 2.—An ep detuic of
flu, described as jquite severe, has
broken out among the American occu
pation forces. Forty -cases were re
ported today.
Arthur Berry Out of Danger.
Arthur Berry, so badly injured by
t’»e accidental discharge of his gun
some weeks ago, is now considered out
of all danger, the wounds healing up in
fine shape, according to Harvev
Williams, who recently returned from
the Landing. Mr. Berry is so much
improved that Mrs. Horner, -who gave
such valuable and timely assistance in
caring for bis wouuds, has returned to
her home.
A. Higgins On Way Outside.
Archie Higgins, well known Tacoma
merchant, arrived here yesterday and
departed this morning for Anchorage.
Mr. Higgins is on his way to the OuL
side, wherehegoes to purchase large
stocks to be shipped in on the first
boats.__
Charles Bates is a recent arrival
from Anchorage.
Sam Pay son, of San Diego, is a late
arrival, registered at '.lie Clough.
ALASKA'S
GOVERNOR
Expected That Ques
tion Will Be Settled
Quickly.
—
Washington, April 4.,—The
controversy over the Governor
ship is tc be settled ..without
much further delay!
Secretary of Interior iFa.ll, it
is understood, has already made
recommendation to President
Harding, and it is announced
that he will confer with the
President regarding the appoint
ment during the coming week.
It is expected tne matter will
be settled at this conference and
the man of highest qualifications
named.
Juneau, April 4.—Both bouse* of the
Legislature, under a suspension of the
rules, have passed a resolution urging
President Harding to appoint only a
bona fide Alaskan as Governor.
Cordova, April 5.—The Cordova
Chamber ,of Commerce has passed a
j resolution similar to that passed yes
terday by the Legislature. It is re
: ported here that similar action will be
! taken by all commercial bodies iu the
| Territory.
Would Give Territory
| Complete Control of ^
Fisheries By New Code
Juneau; April 4.—A complete fishing
code bill was introduced in the upper
house today by 'Senator Britt. The
new code contains sixty eight sections,
and ould give the Territory eomplet
control over the fisheries of Alaska
under a commission of Alaska resi
dents.
Robert Burns, Ketchikan, Dead.
Seattle, April 2.—Ilobert Burns, of
Ketchikan, died at the Providence hos
pital here today.
For. Shooting; of Maj. Cronkhite.
New prkj April d-.*—Robert J’osen
bluth, former captain of engineers, was
arrested here todav in connection with
the shooting of Major Cronkhite at
Camp Lewis in 1918.
Ira Wood, Iditarod transportation
man, and Harrv Panter and Frank
Larson, both well known old-timers in
the Interior, arrived over the trail
from Anchorage on Monday, departing
yesterday for Flat
L. B, Walbridgev cf >icwA-or It, *uhI
i P. B. Wies’lli.g. of Seattle, arrived
'Tuesday with C. II. Stanford over nhe
; trail from- AtfCbntage