The Kusko Times
VOL. 1. NO. 97
McGRATH, ALASKA, DECEMBER 28. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
GENE DEBS
AT CAPITAL
Talks With President
and Embraces Men
and Women.
Washington, Dec. 26.—Eugene
V. Debs, who arrived here yes.
terday. following a conference
with President Harding today,
announced that he would dedi
cate his newly-acquired freedom
to the freedom of political pris
oners and the cause of all pris*
one)s, adding that his future ac
tivities would depend entirely on
how long he will be out.
Attorney General Daugherty,
speaking of Debs, said! “I trust
the notoriety Debs has received
may not be commercialized. I
say this because I have observed
gathering about him men who
have not the best interests of
the country and society at
heart.”
Debs was met at.the station by
a small group of men and women,
several of whom he embraced
and kissed repeatedly.
Speaking of Atlanta prison,
Debs said: “I left twenty-three
hundred men' back there, and
they all should be given then
liberty. They are all my friends.’
The sentences-of twenty -twc
other political prisoners were
also commuted the day before
Christmas, as well as five Amer.
ican soldiers serving sentence
for having killed a British of
ficer. In announcing the com
mutations the President made it
plain that the commutations of
sentence do not question the jus
tice of any action of the courts.
Christmas Entertainment.
The entertainment and dance at Mc
Grath on Christmas night was a huge
success.
The school children rendered theii
program in a manner most creditable,
to the delight of all present.
The dance was largely attended, the
hall being crowded, a number of visit
ors being in attendance. Mr. and Mrs
Bobbie Lowrie furnished excellent
music, the dancing coming to a hall
about 5 a. m.
Nearly everyone present partook oi
and enjoved the excellent supper fur
nishtd^by Dick Rhodes.
E. W. Hard, of Ophir, spent Christ
mas in McGrath, leaving for home or
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nicolet and
Adolph Lind, from the Forks, partici
pated in the festivities here during
Christmas day.
j
EGYPTIAN
DISORDERS
I
Students Raid Govern
ment Buildings in
Cairo.
Cairo, Dec. 25.—Fourteen stu
| dents were killed and over forty
wounded here yesterday in dis
orders which broke out in con
! nection with the Egyptian Na
tionalists movement.
A party of students raided the
government, survey office at
j Giah, a suburb of Cairo, and
| were not ejected from the build -
| ing until British troops were
| rushed from Cairo and five stu
dents killed.
j .Later in the day the students
; reassembled and attempted to
raid the police stations in Cairo,
, and before British troops suc
ceeded in quelling the riot four
of the students were billed and
j many wounded.
{ Cairo. Dec. 26.—A flotilla of
' Nile river boats, manned by meu
from the Royal Navy, arrived
here tonight, called by the riot
ing which has been going on for
several days.
PRISON FOR
MEDAL MAN
Convicted of Accepting
$10 Bribe, He Gets
Seven Years.
New York. Dec. 27.—Because
he accepted a bribe of ten dol
lars from an autoist John F~
| Carroll, traffic officer and wearer
_ of a policeman’s medal of honor,
' was today sentenced to seven
j years in Sing Sing prison.
Carroll protested his inno
; cence, declaring that the autoist
had not been arrested and that
; the teu dollars was simply a gift.
—
Charlie Stanford, who arrived here
today, left his wife in the hospital at
Anchorage, suffering with a slight ail
ment. She expects to be able to ac
1 company Mr. Stanford in on his next
| trip- _
J. Sinclair, of Caodle. arrived today,
11~> attend to a few business matters.
Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen left
today for Ophir.
Two Mails Arrive Together.
Charles Stanford, with mail due last
week, and Henry Martello, with this
week’s mail, arrived here together to
day. Mr. Martello having accompanied
Mr. Stnnford from Happy creek.
Mr. Stanford’s delay was due to a
heavy fall* of very wet snow, which he
ran into aftrr starting from Skwentna
for Mountain Climber, which latter
point he was unable to reach that day.
Harry Stockman, with the outgoing
mail, was breaking trail this side of
Happy creek.
Spirit of Christinas.
Captain George Green and Kdward
Carlson showed the genuine Christmus
spirit by spending the greater part of
last Saturday in breaking and staking
a trail around the lake, just out of
town, on the Nixon trail. In soft
weather the lake crossing becomes
dangerous, and the new trail avoids,
the detour at the same time shortening
the distance about two miles.
3 ARE DEAD,
4 WOUNDED
'Long-Slumbering Feud
I Breaks Out in Clay
; , County,. Ky.,
Louisville, Dec. 20.—A long
slumbering mountain feud broke
out afresh near Portersburg, in
Clay county, today, and ended
only when three were dead arJ
four others wounded.
The Hammond and York fam
ilies have been sworn enemies
for years, but the feud has lain
dormant until today, when it
again burst into activity.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Lisbon.—Parliament dissolved yes
terday. A general election has been
called for January 8th.
Seattle.—Paul Lovegreen. a well
known lumberman, was drowned this
morning in Lake Trademont.
Peking.—The cabinet resigned 10
day, to signify protest to the way mat
ters are gojng at the Washington con
ference.
Dooro.—The German crown prince,
at present interned at Wieringen, is
planning to return to Germany and ex
pects to request the permission of Hol
land for bis departure next spring. It
is said that he wishes to retire to an
estate in Prussia.
Seattle.—Secretary of War Weeks
has authorized officers of the army
medical corps in Alaska to act as med
ical examiners for the United States
Veterans Bureau and to report the con
dition of the world war veterans in
Alaska to L. C. Joseph, of Seattle,
manager of the Northwestern district
of the Bureau. The order is effective
at «nce.
25 BANDITS
IN ONE JOB
Rob Mountain Distill
ery of 335 Cases of
Bonded Goods.
Louisville, Dec. 2".—A gang
of bandits, estimated at not less
than twenty-five, swooped down
upon the Blue Ribbon distillery
at Eminence, Ky., today, com
mitting acts of violence and get
ting away with large stocks of
supplies. Their first act was to
lock the five guards on duty in
the office of the plant, after
which they stole three hundred
aud thirty-five cases of bottled -
in bond whiskey, valued at five
thousand dollars. A large force
of detectives has been called to
work upon the case.
San Francisco. — Hsnry T. Fortmann.
i for twenty-nine years president of the
Alaska Packers Association, which
owns forty-five canneries in Alaska,
will retire in January. He will be suc
ceeded bv Willia^Ximsou, vie* press
dent of the concern.
Seattle.—J. C. McBride is expected
here from Washington next week, re
turning to Juneau to take up his duties
as collector of customs.
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Biu HANSOM
NDED
Wife of Chinese Presi
dent Captured By
Bandits.
Shanghai, Dec. 25.—Madam
Sun Yat Sen, wife of Sun Yat
Sen, president of the South
China republic, was captured by
bandits several days ago and
taken to the mountains, where
she is being held for a ransom of
$500,000.
Madam Sun Yat Sen was en
route to join her husband, who
is at the head of his armies
marching toward Pekin.
Commissioner^!. B. Smith, of Ophir,
arrived yasterday, bringing tne Yukon
mail with him, and departed today on
his return trip.
A. D. McDonald, after spending the
Christmas here, left for Nixon Tuea
day. _
Frank Maestric arrived yesterday
from Nixon.