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4 ” “The Kusko Times
VOL. 1. NO. 50
McGRATH, ALASKA, JULY 16. 1921.
PJilCE 25 CENTS
GEORGE AND
DE VALERA
_ I
Confer Over Two Hours
on Problems Pertain
ing to Ireland.
London, July 14—Lloyd George
■and De Valera had tea together
and spent two and a half-hours j
in making -clear eto each other
the circumstances under which
Britain and Dail Eireann might
be willing to seat delegates at
the conference tables with rep
resentatives from Ulster in an
-effort to compose age-lcng dif
ferences between the three par
ties and settle the t Irish .ques
tion. The conference ended
;amicably, sand -Will be rresumed
tomorrow.
.During f the "meeting • "between
i Ge*»rge>add!DeWalerai Irish men
i-and women knelt in Downing
-•street, reciting the rosary and
singing hymns, and the arch
ibishop of Canterbury.held silent
jOravers in the English ^Church.
TLiondon, July lB^De Walera
and other Irish republican lead
- ers arrived in London tonight.
They received a tumultuous re
ception.
BIG BOATS
FOB PACIFIC
Battle Fleet in Next Six
Months Larger Than
That of Atlantic.
Seattte,.*Julytl5..—The super
, dreadaaugfit^N®w . Mexico, bear
; ing AdmiralJEbele, commander
- of the? Pacific fleet, awitho-iaiss
ing Tennessee and [Idaho are
now lying in Puget Sound. Md
miraliEbele, in an inter\dew to
day, said that within six months
there will be nine of the latest
type superdreadnaughts in the
Pacific armada, which will then
be greater than the Atlantic
fleet. _
Cowles, Isle of Wight.—The Earl of
i Craven was drowned today in the river
. Solent.
QUESTION OF
ARMAMENTS
Favorable Responses to
Harding’s Note From
All Powers.
Washington, July 13.—Favor
able responses were received to
day from all powers, save Japan,
to which the United States sug
gested a conference on the re
ductions and questions related
thereto.
London, July 14.—It is under
stood in Government circles that
'Japan is sending a note accept
ing Harding’s invitation to an
international conference on arm
tament; matters. It is also cur-;
rently stated' th&VKarding may
invite Germany and rRussia -to
participate in the conference, on
account of France’s objection to
disarmament unless those two
powers likewise agree to disarm.
'Washington, July 15.—Japan’s
acceptance of Harding’s sugges
tion that a conference be held to
discuss the limitation of arma
ments was received at the State
Department today, but made no
reference to the question of dis
cussion of the Far Eastern ques
tion. The unqualified acceptance
by the China Government wasj
also received. State Department
officials have made no comment
on the form of the Japanese
reply, which was not made pub
lic in the text.
For Luxuries and Recreation.
Washington.—Tax figures disclose
that the people of the United Stales
during the last fiscal year spent over
thirteen billion dollars for luxuries and
recreation.
Govt. May Operate
Shipping Board Fleet
for Several Years Yet
Washington.—All indications go to
show that the Government will operate
tbe Shipping Board fleet for several
years yet, after which they will be sold
to American operators, according to
the opinion of Chairman Lasaer, of the
Shipping Board.
Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen,
after a stay of several weeks at Flat,
giving attention to official Suties, re
turned to this place early Thursday,
coming down on the Thor.
Upbraiding Harding;
Too Many Plums Are
Falling Wrong Way
Washington.—Too manv plums are
falling the wrong way.
Southern Democrats are warning
President Harding because of his
negro appointments. Western Senators
are also demanding -more patronage,
while Northern States ■ are claiming
that the East is getting nLhe., lion s
share.
Bomb for British Ambassador.
Madrid.—Sir Esme Howard, British
ambassador to Spain, had a narrow
escape from death here, when a bomb
exploded outside his hotel. He was
severely wounded.
BONUS FOR
SOLDIERS
Harding’s ’Reason for
* Opposing Measure
at This Time.
Washington, July 13.—;Enact
ment at the present :moment of
adjusted compensation legisla
tion for veterans of the world
wai would greatly imperii the
financial stability of the country,
President Harding told the Sen
ate today, in an address to.that
body. __
OUTLAWS
Hold Up Bank Messen
gers and Grab $25,o00
in Currency.
Seattle, July 14.—Bandits to
day held up Leland fiigby and
Ctwfei9'Fiskes,'Hi>esseHger3 Of the
Northwest Trust and State Bank
on Second avenue, securing
twenty-five thousand dollars in
currency. The outlaws escaped
in a stolen automobile. The
money was being transferred
from the National City Bank.
Washington.—President Harding ds
now a member of the Order of Red
Men, having been given the final de
gree yesterday.
Denver.—A light fa.ll of snow here
this forenoon.
A MURDER
MOST FOUL
A Roseburg, Ore., Mys
tery, That Police Are
Trying to Solve.
dRosefonrg/.Jttly K.-yTin;..auto
mobile of Dr. R. M.'BraciLteltD a
Roseburg 1 dentist, was rjound
wrecked and buracddn a.revine
near here, today. 'Under t lie
an today the headless body of a
■ man, with no trace of the head,
i Clothing, papers and a watch
belonging to Dennis Russell
were also found at the scene.
.Mrs. Brumfield, wife of the
dentist, says that the body is
■that of her husband, but officers
engaged: im the work-of investi
gation claim the body is not .that
of iBrumfield. Both .Brumfield
and Russell are missing
i/Roseburg. July i* —A war
rant was issued todaj for the ar
rest of Dr, Brumfield, charging
him with the murder of Dennis
Russell, a laborer.
Sheriff ^feamer Charges tha't
Brumfield killed.-Russell at the
latterls home., .-hat1 led-the body
in his. car to1 the - scene of the
wreck,' where he blew off the
head with a stick of dynamite,
after placing his own ring and
other articles of identification on
the slain man.
1 .Brumfield is known to be in
volved. financially., and carried
life and accident insurance total
ing $26,000, all in favor- of his
wife. Brumfield is still missing.
Washington.—The naval bill, carry
ing an appropriation of four hundred
million dollars, has passed the Senate
and is now- in t>he hands of the Presi
dent.
A
Amundsen’s Maude
>fcXn* SafajQtuarier s
At Whiten- Siberia
Washington.—The cutter-Eear, ac
cording to word received here today,
has towed 'Explorer Amundsen’s ship
Maud e from her moorings off Cape
Serge to a point near Whilen, Siberia,
on the Arctic coast, where she is re
ported to be in comparatively safe
waters.
Dr. C, D;‘C,»Tier<and 'Dr..*R. M. Pish
burne, well known' denti9is, arrived
here this forenoon' from a professional
visit to the Nixon Mine, coming down
from the -Landing in their own dauneh.