Kusko Times
VOL. 1. NO. 93
McGRATH, ALASKA. DECEMBER 14. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
United States, Britain,
France and Japan Sign
a Ten-Year Agreement
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Washington, Dec. 10. — The
Anglo-Japanese alliance, long
regarded with apprehension by
America, was broken today when
spokesmen of both nations at
v the conference accepted in its
stead a new four-power agree
ment for preservation of peace
in the Pacific, to which United
States and France became par
Viviani, head of the French
delegation, declared he adhered
to the pact without reservations,
^ties.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The
, conference today recorded in
open session its first success
when Lodge presented the quad
, ruplicate. treaty between United
^States* Britain and Japan.
These signatory powers agree
t to respect tbeir rights4n relation
«,■ to their insular possessions and
i insular dominions in the region
ofx-he Pacific ocean. If any dis
pute arises the powers agree to :
, submit it to a joint conference,
and if the rights of any power
. are threatened by the aggressive
action of another the powers
. agree to communicate with one
another fully and Trankly in
. order to arrive at an understand
ing as to the most efficient meas
ures to be taken, jointly or sep
arately. to meet the exigencies
of the particular situation. The
agreement is for ten years, and
any power may terminate it upon
twel ve months5 notice. As soon
as ratified the British-Japanese
alliance is terminated.
Washington, Dec. 12. — The
terms of settlement of the Yap
island dispute, as announced
this evening, give the United
States and Japau equal rights as
regards caoles and wireless sta
tions.
Tokyo’s reply on the question
of a naval radio has been re
ceived, but the nature of it has
not been announced.
Washington, Dec. 13. — The
new quadruple treaty to preserve
peace in the Pacific was formally
signed today by the plenipoten
tiaries of the United States,
Britain, France and Japan. The
signatures -were affixed in the
office of Secretary Hughes, there
being no formal ceremony and
no one present except the pleni
potentiaries, their secretaries
and advisers.
The four-power Pacific treaty
will be sent to the Senate at
oncd.
CONVICTS
AT LARGE
- Grab Automobiles and
Flee; Armed Men
in Pursuit.
Little .Rock, Dec. 13.—Bandit
‘ Slaughter, the killer, who es
. caped in the State prison break
here yesterday, also escaped
from and fought •off a posse who
had succeeded in partially sur
rounding him.
Seven of the convicts who es
caped in the break are believed
to have passed through Benton
.• last bight in automobiles which
» they had stolen. Armed men
are ou the highways and scour
ing the country *n efforts to ef
fect the recapture of the desper
ate men, two of whom were serv
i, ing life sentences.
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GRIFFITH’S
FOLLOWERS
l May Be Strong Enough
to Secure Ratification
Anglo-Irish Treaty.
DuHin, Dec. 10.—The sensa
tion following the revelation of
a split in the Dail Eireann cab
[ inet over the ratification of the
> Anglo Irish treaty yielded to a
more calm attitude tonight.
There seems to be grounds for
• the belief that Arthur Griffith,
1 who headed the delegation which
1 signed the agreement in London,
1 will have sufficient following in
1 the Sinn Fein parliament next
Wednesday to insure ratification
• of the agreement by a consider
able majority.
j Sam Nesvooj; was a Tuesday arrival
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle — R. Sattori, wealthy Ikiuor
deale>- and well known pioneer of this
city, dropped dead today of heart dis
ease. _
Washington.—President Hardiog in
dicated today that he still has tn miod
a trip next summer to the Pacific coast
and Alaska. _
Washington —The early reduction of
railroad rates is indicated in the an
nual reportof the Interstate Commerce
Commission, issued today.
Seattle.—The steamer Starr, which
is to inaugurate the new Alaska mail
service reaehing as far westward as
Dutch Harbor, sailed for the North
yesterday. _
Seattle.—J. L. McPherson was today
i removed as manager of the Alaska Bu
| reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
' mcrce, the dismissal coming from Pres
ident Bovne.
Riga.—Emma Goldman, after visit
ing various sections in Russia, arrived
here today, aod, despite her deporta
tion some months ago, is seeking to
again return to the United Slates.
New York.—The rubmarioe S-48
sank off Bridgeport today. All mem
bers of the crew are safe, having made
their escape through the torpedo tube.
All were rescued later by a Staudard
Oil tanker. _
Havre. — Charles W. Morse, New
Yortc shipping plunger, is detained
j aboard the liner Paris, arriving today,
on tostruotioos from Washington,
where American merchant marine
guards are being investigated,
Ottawa.—Parliament was elected
mainly on the issue of lower tariff and
reciprocity. Mackenzie King will be
come premier. In Toronto the Lib
erals won 121 seats more than the com
bined votes of alt other parties.
London.—The bodies of T. V. Knud
sen and Y. Tessen. seamen missing
from Amundsen’s expedition, were
found a few days ago at the mouth of
the Yenisee river, in Siberia, accord
ing to advices fust received here.
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Chicago.—Two changes, which mean
a -sa v i n g of fifty million dollars 10 rail
roads Hooualli, ace features, of Mew
working - rules governing four hundred
tbousaud members of six federated
railroad shop crafts, as promulgated
day by the United States Railroad
Board. _•_
Washington—The movement launch
ed by thirty of tbe communist inter
national at Moscow to control anions
throughout the world is meeting with
marked success in so far as *t relates
to syndical unions in the United States,
according to the annual report of At
torney General Daugherty, issued to
day. _
Chester.Brink, from Flat, with the
Outside-wail, arrived Monday, -depart -
ing Tuesday for the coast.
A. D. McDonald , arrived Monday
from.Flat, and left Tuesday morning
for N txou.
-Owen Grat left today with a load of
freight for Nixon.
Biily Jones arrived today, bringing
the Yukon mail.
MEET DEATH
mSLIDES
Worst Rain Storm Ever
Known In and Near
Seattle
Seattle. Dec.12.—A > dozer
lives, at least, have been lost in
and near Seattle in slides and
floods caused by the^most violent
rasintorm ever known here, the
precipitation for the last 36 hours
being over five inches.
In West Seattle a slide buried
the home of Samuel Adams, re
suiting in the death of .his wife
and two'-children. While res
cuers were attempting to exca
vate the Andrews home a second
slide occurred, burying nine of
the rescuers, several of . whom
were found badly injured .when
extricated.
In a landslide, at Aberdeen
four, persons were ( killed and
about a dozen injured.
All steam and electric traffic in
Western Washington is tied up.
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Gardner Jury Disagrees
‘■Phoenix—The trial of Roy Gardner,
escaped McNeill ieian&.bandjt. result*
ed today in a disagreement of the jury,
winch was- dismissed after announce
menu Gardner was charged with rob
bing a mail train, upon which he .will
again have to stand trial.
MEXICO’S BIG
VOLCANO
Breaks Into , Violetit
7 JSraption;, Reigaof
* terror Ensues.
Mexico City, Dec.. 12.—This
city has been enduring a reign
of terror since yesterday after,
uoon, when the great volcano of
Popocatepeila,-southeast of this
city, burst into violent eruption.
An immense volume of ashes
was thrown 2,500 feet into th6
air. '-Molten .lava poured down
the sides of the mountain. The
eruption was. accompanied by a
rumbling . and quaking of the
earth fonrailes around the vol
cano. The inhabitants, to a large •
extent, are terror stricken. Many
-who are able are fleeing the qitj\, .
•while thousands of others are
waiting dumbly, feajing. theiat*
of Pompeb
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