VOL. II. NO. 80
McGrath, alaska. Saturday, October 28,' 1922,
PRICE 25 CENTS
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ELECTIONS
IN BRITAIN
Will Be Struggle Be
tween Lloyd George
and Bonar Law.
Sandringham, Eng.; Oct. 2d.—
■ King George signed the procla
mation here today dissolving
parliament.
The 1 general election, which
will be a show-down between
Bonar Law and,1 .Lloyd George,
was set for November l£. The
n-ew parliament is to meet No
vember .20, according to 1 the
, proclamation.
London. Oct. 27.-aAu . under
standing: has been reached in
-some districts under which the
■ conservatives have agreed' not
to oppose coalition with liberal
. candidates, under the Lloyd
t George banner; who*will pledge
themselves to give-their general
: support to Prime Minister Bonar
i Law.
London, Octy>28.—VThe elec
tion campaign now has reached
the stage where there is such a
number of political speeches and
pronouncements that it is a phy
> sical impossibility for the. news
, papers either to l’eport or follow
v them. We see today the uu
t usual spectacle of two authors
- of coalition, f Lloyd- George and
Bonar Law, writing epitaphs to
* carve upon its tomb,” declared
Asquith this evening.
U-600 Did Not Get
as Far as Big River
Joe Wills, who left here last Monday
with a load of dog fish for.Big river,
returned on foot this afternoon, having
bean obliged to cache his load at Sam
Nesvoog s place, as the Kuskokwim
was too fell of ice for safe traveling.
Mr. Wills will complete his contract
(delivering the fish, which is destined
i for the mail teams, by dog team as
-soon as the trail permits.
Enrico Feruali and Mort Adams,
% who left with..Vlr.vWills on the U-600,
preceeded on their wav to Anehorage,
Mr. Wilis having accompanied them as
far as Crooked creek._
Max Mlnard. who suffered an apo
pleptic stroke at Tacotna some days
ago, and who was brought here to
. receive treatment from Dr. W. F.
Green, is considerably improved, which
cews will be received with pleasure by
his manv friends. This improvement
, is indicated also by the fact that be
. was able to leave this morning for his
home at Tacotna.
Solitary Confinement
for. Prince Andrew
Athens.-—Prince Andrew, brother of
. former.King Constantine, was placed
, in solitary confinement today.
Resignation of Premier
and Cabinet Forced
by Fascists
London, October 27.—Facta,
Italian premier, tendered the
resignation of himself and Ms
entire cabinet to the king to
night, says a dispatch to the
Times from Milan. The resig
nation or the ministry, it is as
serted, followed an ultimatum
issued by Fascisti.
_
London, Oct. 29.—‘Martial law
was proclaimed in Italy today,
to take effect at noon, tut the
proclamation later was rescind
ed, it is stated in dispatches
from the Stefani agency in Rome,
a semi official Italian news or
ganization.
, It is explained that withdrawal
of the proclamation is the result
of an improvement in the situa
tion.
Special dispatches report the
beginning of a concentrated
movement by Fascista against
several*.other chief oenters un
der the control of Fascisti. Ev
erywhere in these towns they
deposed the state authorities and
assumed full command, says a
dispatch to the’Times.
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Opportunity to Help
Out McGrath School
Shortageof funds is responsible for a
general cut in Territorial school appro
priations. The fuuds for McGrath's
school, in company with those of 21
other districts, have been materially
reduced, no allowance for fuei or re
pairs having been allowed.
It-is hoped that the citizens, who so
kindly supplied the needful last term,
will again cotne to the directors' aid.
The following have signified . their
willingness:
N. C. Co., $10; Mrs. E. P. Werner,
$5: L). E. Clough, $o; Bob lioberson, $5;
B. J. Boyd, $5; Harvey Williams, &r>;
Kusko Times, $5.
Miss Dora Werner’s 10th
Birthday Anniversary
Miss Dora Werner entertained the
children of McGrath at her home this
afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, the occa
sion being Miss Dora’s tenth birthday
anniversary.
The children spent the afternoon
dancing aod playing games, enjoying
themselves to the utmost.
Iu an iBterval between games an ex
cellent luncheon, composed of dishes
particularly, favored by youngsters,
was served.
The list of guests were: Mary, Ellen
and Bessie Fred, Josephine Parent,
Bertha Bugge, Freida and Helen
Koenig, Woodrow and Robert Vander
pool, Alexie aod Harry Dulak, Joseph
Link Paul Lisky,,
400 Pounds of Second
Class Mail Due Here
From Ophir Short!?
Mrs. D. E. Clough, local postmaster,
received word Thursday from tire pos -
tal department,author!.;ir«g her to send
for 4C0 pounds of the second class mail
dow held in Ophir. This is about half
of the mail Destined for Tacoma and
McGrath. We are thankful for small j
favors: however; large onrs in propor
tion.
The mail will be brought ,.>ver by
Bob'Roberson'aDd John Dnnn, who left
for Tacoma on thsir way to Qpjii»'> this
morning. They will probably return
here withtn five or sis days. Depend
ing largely upon the condition of She
trails.
ON STRIKE
24 HOURS
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All Public Utilities at
Mexico City Stopped
By Workmen.
Mexico City, Oct. .28. -‘-’.Mexico
City is without watez-, light,
street cars, cabs or telephone
service tonight, all owing to a
j 24-hour general strike bv labor
'unions in protest against the
death of Florentino Ramos, a
union member.
j Ramos was killed during £tn
’encounter between the police
!and striking workmen. The po
I lice had tried in vain to disperse
the workmen when several shots
were fired, each side accusing
the other of opening the fusil
lade. __
Warrant for Arrest
of Sheriff Starwich
Seattle.—A warrant for the arrest
of Sheriff Starwich, who is charged
with swearing falsely in taking his
naturalisation oath, was issued today,
j the warrant beiDg placed in the hands
I of the coroner for service.
1
Telegraphic licks.
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Dublin.—The new Irish constitution
passed its final reading in the Dail
Eireann today._
Tokio.—Japanese evacuation of Vlad
ivostok has been completed, according
to dispatches reaching here tpday.
Seattle.—Secretary of Labor L'avis
arrived here today. Be will-campaign
the state in the interests of Senator
Miles Poindexter.
Seattle.—Major ^Jeoerai'1 Morton,
commander of the Ninth army corps
area, arrived at Port Lawton- on a tour,
-of inspection, today.
Tokio.—Troeps of the red army, rep
resenting the Far Eastern republic in
Siberia, are in complete possession of
Vladivostok today.
Renae.—J. Pierpont, American hnan
cial magnate, was received w»tmdience
today by Pope Pius XI. Morgan pre
sented a special album to the pontiff.
RELEASING
OF VESSEL
And 1,#00 Cases Liquor
Removes Delicate
Situation.
Washington, Oct. 27. The.
Canadian schooner Emerald, or.
orders of the Government, was
released by customs inspectors
^.t New York this afternoon, to
gether with a cargo of one thou -
sand cases of liquors. The re
lease of the Emerald closed what
threatened .to create a very,deli
cate international situation -with
Britain. __
Pershing Urges 1 hat
U. S. Bo Prepared
for Any Emergency
' El ,Paso, Texas.—General John J
Pershing, speaking at the chamber of
commerce dinner in his honor, today*
urged that the Halted States “be pnt
i»are'd.;:jEw>pi a military, standpoint, to
meet any . emergency which may fie -
■ velop.”
Pershing is on a trip of inspection o'
military ferces in the West.
Tacotna Ice. Conditions.
The .Tacotna river,. ^enerall# speak
ing, may be said bo have become frocer.
over during tpe_ night of October 2£,
the lice of eougealmc-nt yesterday
morning .ex tending from above the N.
G. Go. store to directly in front of the
radio station, that line having moved
down street perhaps one hundred feet
since yesterday, morning. Several
times yesterday boats passed over from
in front of The Times office to the op
posite side.
Louis Halverson and ,Ma;; Minard
crossed th e-ice from tbp ,.upper end of
town to a point near tbs Tana station
about 0 Q^clock this morning, and sc
far as known at •this writing these twe
are the first to cross on the ice this
season.
This afternoon, about I o’clock, Mer
lin Clancy established a new trail bv
crossing the ice just- below tho N. (1
to a point midway between the homes
of Dr. W. F.. Green and Charles Nys
troro, shortening the distance to some
extent.
The thermometer yesterday at 8 a.
m. indicated 2 below zero;-at £ p. m., 8
above. At 8 a. m. today it stood, at
zero.
Alienation of Affec
tions Case, -.Tacoma
■ \
Tacomr.—li. T/Brittain,‘ proprietor
of the peoule’s store of this city, today
entered suit against Major Joseph E
Carberlyr of Camp Lewis, and a West
Point graduate, arlieging alienation of
the affections of Mrs. Brittain
Harry Miller arrived this afternoon
from Candle, and will leave within the
next few days for Anchorage, on hi*
way to Sam.-Krancisco.
Han«McQintT, in all probability, twill
he among those-who willdeave shert!’’
o spend the.wlnter on the Outside