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Alaska Agricultural
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McGRATH, ALASKA, MAY 14. 1921.
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MARINE STRIKE BECOMES
A NATION-WIDE STRUGGLE
Ship Owners Prepare for a Prolonged Fight—
Alaska: S.Su Co* Discharging 50 Per Cent of
Its Forces—Davis Despairs of Settlement.
Seattle, May 13.—Barring un*
expected developments, the na
tion-wide strike of marine- work
ers promises to be a- > prolonged
struggle—a fight to the finish.
The latest advices from Wash
ington are to the effect that Sec
retary Davis, of the Department
of Labor, has been compelled to
abandon his - efforts to bring
about a satisfactory agreement
between the contestants.
The striking engineers and
firemen claim.that-they,are fight
ing not onlyv for a* living wage,
but for the life of their union.
The shipowners assert that
they cannot continue in business
and* meeti the demands of the
strikers.
Seattle', May 12.—The Pacific
Steamship Gbmpanv this scorn
ing began discharging ‘fifty per
cent of all the land forces
throughout their entire system,,
as a result of the nation-wide
marine strike. Manager Hines,
of the company, expresses his
belief that the strike will de
velop- into a prolonged struggle,
probabi-y rat® months.
OIL HELDS
OF ALASKA
Survey Work May De
velop an Important
New Industry.
Washington. May 12^Testi
mony submitted to the Hdnse
Committee on Territories- today
portends the development o?
great oil fields in Alaska.
Random prospecting bas dis
closed indications and evidence
of oil from H the< Arctic coast to
the Aleutian islands, as well as
at different points im. the In
terior.
The Geological Survey^ and
the Coast Qeodetici&urvey' have
joined foroes Jo urging an additional
appropriation to tenable the makings of.
v a complete survey and the charting, of.
the Alaskan coast.
'Such a survey, in which probable-oil
lands, would be de$Ded« would tend to
induce capital to prospect on. a»large
scale and doubtless develop an< import
ant Dew industry for the Territory.
Michigan Congress
man Takes Own Life
Battle Creek, May 12.—Congressman
Frank Hauser, representing the Third
Michigan district, committed suicide
here today. Poor health is assigned as
the cause.
WALLACE
IS ACTING
American Representa
tion at Allied Confer
ence Resumed.
Paris* May 12.—American rep
resentation at the Allied confer
ences was resumed today,, when
Ambassador "Wallace, represent
ing the United States. took bis
seat at the Councils of Ambassa
dors here.
Wallace, received instructions
last night fromu Secretary of
State Hughes to represent the
United States at all ambassa
dorial conferences.
Harvey Says America
Feel& a Strong, Moral
Obligation to Britain
Southampton, Eng., May 12.—Am
bassador B&rvey* in an.address here
last night, said that never was there a
time when:America felt so keenly the
moral obligation she now feels toward
the mother country, declaring that if
Britain and the United Statee-work to
gether they cannot fail ta save them
selves and the worM.
Iditarod Postmaster.
Washington, May 12.—H. Rothaeber
was today appointed postmaster at
Iditarod, Alaska.
Asks for Withdrawal
of American Marines
From Island of Haiti
Washington, Mav 12.—Charging:
many atrocities by American marines,
said to be continually in conflict with
the native constabulary in Haiti, and
demanding the withdrawal of United
States forces, three Haitian delegates
arrived here today for the purpose of
presenting a memorial to the Presi
dent, State Department and Congress.
ULTIMATUM
IS ACCEPTED
BY GERMANY
Unconditional Accept
ance of Allied Terms
Delivered to Lloyd
George in London.
Berlin, May 11.—The reichstag
tonight accepted the Allied ulti
matum, requiring that the Ger
man Government pay the first
installment, amounting (to one
billion marks, of a total of one
hundred and thirty-two billions,
within twenty-five days. Chan
cellor Wirth, prior to the vote,
announced that the government
accepted the ultimatum and
asked that the reichstag give an
immediate decision^
LondoD,.May 12.—Germanyrs uncon
ditional acceptance of Allied repara
tions demands was delivered to Lloyd
George today by St. Hamer. German
minister to Great Britain.
Nothing to Be Spared
in Bringing Bergdoll
Back to United States
Washington, May 12.—Grover Cleve
land Bergdoll is still weighing heavily
upon She minds of the Army authori
ties. Despite the fact that the United
States has bad to apologize to a nation
with which she is technically at war
because some over-zealous doughbovs
attempted his capture, Chief of Staff
March, testifying before an investiga
tion committee today, declared that
the Army is-determined to get Berg
doll out ef Germany and back to the
United States, at any cost.
Would Protect Fisheries.
Washington, May 11.—Commercial
interests, before the House Committee
on Territories, today, asked for addi
tional funds for the protection of Alas
kan fisheries.;
MURDER MAN
AT TACOMA
FOR CAR
Rob Driver of $2.10 and
Attempt to Escape
In His Car.
Seattle, May 11.— Karl Timbs,
a Tacoma taxicab driver, was
found, murdered, in a body of
brush near the Pacific highway,
in this county, yesterday. He
His pockets had been rifled, and
no money was found on his per
son.
Investigation disclosed that
Timbs had left Tacoma Sunday
night, driving four passengers,
all of whom were later appre
hended while attempting to cross
snowbound Snoqualmie Pass in the
murdered man's sedan.
The murderers—Sergeant George W.
Sharp, Carl Terrin, Hobart Scott and
Edward J. Filton—proved to be desert
ers from Camp Lewis.
Two young women of Tacoma. Misses
Lorinne Spencer and Nellie Tillman,
have beeu arrested in connection with
the murder.
Filton made a full confession to the
authorities, in which he admitted that
he, Scott, Sharp and Terrin hired the
taxi, intending to murder the driver
and thus secure the car for a means of
escape from the strict military disci
pline of Camp Lewis.
Timbs was enticed from the car, and
Filton, according to his own confession,
felled and s^uuned him with a rock.
Sharp, Terrin and Scott then lifted
Timbs into the car and finished him.
The body was then searched and
robbed, the murderers securing but
two dollars and ten cents.
The murder was committed in Pierce
county and in the midnight hours the
body was driven through the streets of
Seattle and thrown into the brash
about twelve miles out.
The murderers, who range in age
from 18 to 21 years, then made their
desperate attempt to escape in the
murdered man’s car.
Upon Fihca’s confession that the
murder had occurred in Pierce county
the accused men were transferred to
Tacoma.
Timbs leaves a widow and one child,
at Tacoma
Prominent Seattleite
Meets Asphyxiation
Seattle, Mav 12.—Frank H. Rennich,
State senator, aud well known pioneer
and business man,, was found dead in
bed at bis home here today. Death re
sulted from asphyxiation, but whether
accidental or with suicidal intent has
not been determined.