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VOL. II.. NO.3
* McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. 1912.
PRICE 25 C ENTS
19,000,000
IN DISTRESS
15,000,000 in Russia to
Die Unless Succored*
Says Nansen.
U’emeva, Jan. 26.—“Nineteen
million people are suffering1 in
tensely for want of food in Rus
sia, and fifteen million of these
will certainly die unless suc
cored,” Dr. Fridt jof Nansen to
day told the League of Nations
international committee on relief
in Russia,-.
Dr. Nansen expressed himself
as greatly dissatisfied with the
manner in which the Russian
government has acted under the
agreement-regarding the distri
bution of relief tupplies.
Mexico Losing in Population.
Mexico €ity.—The ompletion of 'the
ee-nsus indicates Mexico's population to
be about 13,000.000. This is a loss of
2.500,000, over half of whom moved to
the United States, during the past ten
yetire; _
BENEDICT
Body; Dressed in Pon
tifical Robes, Enclosed
in Three Caskets.
ttbrne, Jan. 26.—Pope Bene
dict XV was entombed with sol
emn, impressive ceremonies this
afternoon. His body, dressed in
pontifical robes and enclosed in
three caskets, lies in the crypt
^ under the great basilica at St.
Peter’s, to the righl of the en
trance.
The historic and beautiful rit
ual was witnessed only by mem
bers of the Sacred College, mem
bers of the- pontifical household
and papal nobility, and by diplo
mats accredited to the "Vatican.
Mentioned for Pope.
Rome.—The choice of a successor to
Benedict apparently lies among three
cardinals, as follows: . Cardinal Maffi,
of Pisa; Cardinal Lafontaine, of Venr
ice, and Cardinal Ratti, of Milan.
Efforts are also under way to choose
a Pope from, outside the ranks of
Italian cardinals, the Popolo Romano
a stated today._
Jack Mutchler left Sunday morning
for- Nixon.
KILL BANK
CASHIER
Put Woman and 5 Men
in Vault; Get Away
With $30,000.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27.—Five ban
dits, hoods over their faces,
walked into the First National
Bank at Crafton, a suburb of
this city, shortly after the bank
opened this morning their first
act being to kill Harold Moss,,
assistant cashier of the bank,
who fell with two shots in his
body. The bandits, with leveled
tevolvers, then forced the five
clerks and woman cashier into
the large vault. The robbers
hastily grabbed all cash within
the bank window, estimated at
over thirty thousand dollars,, es
caping by means of the usual
waiting automobile.
WashiDKt.au.—Bishop Rowe, of Alas
ka, paid his respects to President Har
ding today, the two beiog photographed
later on the White House steps.
FISHERIES
OF ALASKA
New Bill Would Give
Much Control to In
terior Secretary.
Washington, Jan. 27. —A sub
committee of the House commit
tee on merchant marine aud fish
eries has completed the draft of
an entirely new bill regulating
commercial fishing in Alaska,
which the committee will submit
to Secretary of Interior Fall on
Ttiesday. The bill has the gen
eral effect of leaving to the In
terior Secretary the regulations
now prescribed by the Secretary
of Commerce much of the con
trol now found in existing law;
for example, the establishment
of fish traps or the entire elim
ination of them is left to the
head of the Interior Depart
ment. _.
Fritz Tittel and Eli Walker arrived
here yesterday, having come from the
head of the Salatna, where they are
engaged in prospecting. Mr. Tittel
declares there is positively nothing
new to report.
Bob Roberson left yesterday for Ta
cotna on his wav to the Tolstoi.
Agreement Reached
On Southern Ireland
Ulster Boundary Line
London.—Sir James Craig, premier
of Ulster, and Michael Collins, head of
the provisional government for Ireland
formed under tho Anglo-Irish treaty,
have reached an agreement regarding
the question of boundary between
Ulster and Southern Ireland, accord
ing to a joint statement issued this
evening. _
Charged With Embezzlement.
Seattle.—Carl C. Hoffman, former
managerotthe Merchants Wholesale
Grocery Company, was arrested yes
terday in the East, charged with the
embezzlement of twenty thousand dol
lars. me will be brought here imme
diatelv for trial.
SUTHERLAND
ON THE JOB
Insists On Reduction of
Transportation Rates
to Alaska.
Washington, Jan. 25.—Dele
gate Dan Sutherland has for
several days been conferring
with the Shipping Board on the
Alaska transportation situation,
in an endeavor to have the Board
either furnish Government ships
for the Alaska trade or bring
about a reduction of rates.
Today, however, the confer
ence was suspended on informa
tion which Sutherland said he
received from Seattle that ship
ping lines there contemplate a
sharp reduction of rates. .
“If they do make this reduc
tion,” declared Delegate Suther
land, “there will be no necessity
for the Shipping Board project
ing itself into the situation.”
Republican Committee
Carries $700,000 Debt
Chicago.—A statement from Treas
urer Upmao, of the Republican Na
tional Committee, given out today, dis
closes that the committee still owes
$700,000. This money was part of that
advanced by New York and Boston
bankers during the last presidential
campaign.
Charles R. Horner, until recently in
charge of mining operations at the
Alaska Treadwell mine, accompanied
by Mrs. Horner, left Nixon on the 25tb,
on their wav to Anchorage, being con
voyed tbither by Owen Gray.
Reval.—Russian soviet authorities
have ended abruptly the career of a
monk who, claiming to be a second
Messiob, attempted to emulate prac
tices of the notorious Rasputin.
*
WOULD END
CONFLICTS
Senate Reports Urges
Tribunal for Regula
tion of Coal Industry.
Washington, Jan. 27.—A Gov
ernmental tribunal for regula
tion of the coal industry, under
statutory codes which would be
enforced only by the power of
public opinion, was recommend
ed in a report presented to the
Senate today by Chairman Ken
yon, of the Senate committee on
labor, which recently investi
grted disorders in the West Vir
ginia and Kentucky coal fields.
The report holds that both the
coal operators and miners were
responsible for the recent fatal
conflicts and property destruc
tion in West Virginia, and adds
that mutual concessions by op
erators aud workers would have
to be made to put an end to the
conflicts.
HOVERING
WAR CLOUD
Guatemala Is Massing
Troops for Purpose of
Invading Mexico.
I Nogales, Sonora, Mex., Jan.
26.—War is threatening between
Mexico and Guatemala. Ad
vices received here today from
Mexico City declare that Mexico
has instructed her minister at
Ouatemala to resign, to with
draw from that state, and return
home immediately.
Guatemala is massing troop*
at Peten, near the Suchiate river
boundary of the two republics,
preparatory to an invasion of
Mexican territory.
Washington. — Republican leader*
are much concerned about the public
attitude of ex-President Wilson with
respect to the ratification of treaties
born during the arms conference.
George Mutchler returned here yes
terday, after a stay of several days at
Nixon, and is scheduled to leave very
soon for Iditarod.
John Vogtor, of Tacotna, arrived
yesterday for a short visit.
Joe Wills returned .Thursday from.**
trip to the hills.