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VOL. III. NO. 1(>
MeGRATH, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Increasing Disturbances
in Occupation Region
French May Strip the
Velvet Glove; German
Mavor Held Hostage;
Disorders and Killings
Paris, Mareh 13.—A proposal
to strip the velvet glove from
the Ruhr occnpation and aug
menting the number of effectives
there will be given immediate
consideration by the French cab
inet. Decisive measures, it is
stated, must be taken in conse
quence of increasing disturb
ances in the occupation region.
Berlin, March 13.—The French
have threatened to shoot the
mayor of Buer, whom they hold
as hostage, if any more French
are attacked in the Ruhr. This
was the warning issued today by
General iLaigtenot, commander
of the French forces in Reck
linghausen district.
Berlin, March 11.—Two Ger
mans were shot to death by the
French troops in disorders at
Liofttringhausen and Essen, to
day. A railroad committeeman
was shot at Rofttringhausen and
a firemangkilled at Piramuzens.
Auother German was found shot
to death. Two French colonials
were arrested for the latter
crime, one of whom was said to
have had the victim's watch.
At Essen, on Sunday, due to ■
shortage of protection* the num
ber of criminals in that city had
reached a menacing figure. The!
French arrested over five hun
dred suspects, taken from hotels
and adjacent buildings, during
last night.
Warsaw,# March 12:—Eight
thousand tons of wheat will be
shipped immediately to the Ruhr
for the relief of the distressed
population in that section, fol
lowing a decision made today byj
the Moscow central co operative
com nrttee.
Baris, March 12.—Lieut. Col.
T.'ns Francis Joly, French tech- ;
eian, was assassinated tonight in
the Ruhr.
lioth Sides Would
Welcome Settlement
London, March 13.—Although
offering no very definite evidence
to support their statements, sev
eral British correspondents in
the Ruhr assert that there is a
tendency towards peace and that
both sides would welcome a set
tlement.
SEATTLE’S
NEW P. i
Charles M. Perkins, As
sistant, Elevated to
Postmaster.
Washington, Mar. 3 3.—Charles
M. Perkins was named by Pres
ident Harding today to be post
masteri The new appointee,
now assistant postmaster, has
been connected with the Seattle
office thirty-three^ years. For
some years he was city post
office inspector at Boston, being
transferred from ihe latter city
to Seattle, where he started in
* as mail clerk and later served as
postoffice inspector for 15 years,
following which c^mo his apn
pointment as assistant postmas
ter. His appointment today as
postmaster is regarded as oue
made on it& merits.
E. P. Werner returned hero SuDtlay
from a business trip to Tacotna- ■>
Johir Cameron, Little creek - mining
man, was,a yesterday arrival,.,,
.
Lenin's Condition Caus
ing Gravest Concern
in Russia.
Moscow, March 14.—The sixth
anniversary of the fall of the
ozar finds Nicholas Lenin a hope
less paralytic, with German phy
sicians issuing bulletins as to his
condition, which is causing the
gravest concern throughout offi
cial Russia.
Former Seattle Police
men Under Indictment
Seattle.—Former Police Sergeant W.
P. Piflow and Ed Hagen, ex-polire
mao, crt-prize 6ghter and ex-convict,
were indicted by th# federal grand jury
today, charged with conspiracy in vio
lating the federal prohibition act.
E G 'Wetzler and Sig Wiig, coming
from Tacotna, were among yesterday ’s
arrivals. __
L. B. Loomis left Monday for Ta
coma on a.short business trip. .
Standard Oil Co. to
Commence Drilling,
Cold Bay, March 15
San Francisco.— Brilling for oil by
the Standard Oil Company in the Cold
Bay region, Alaska, will begin March
lf>. according to a radio message sent
from the company’s oil well station
there and received at their office here,
yesterday.
Alaska Boys to Try
for Military Academy
Washington.—Clarence H. Zuercher,
of Nome, and Henry Ltued-Berman, of
Ketehiran. as first alternate, have been
designated for the military academy
entrance examination, beginning March
Hit They are the nominees of Delegate
Sutherland, of Alaska.
Storm Leaves 45 Dead
and Hundreds Injured
Chicago.—Forty-five are known to
oe dead as a result of the storm that
tore across the continent from west to
east last, night and today. The list of
injured runs up into several hundred,
and the property damage is enormous.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Fort Worth—Mrs. Marie Cook was
today grafted a divorce front Dr. Cook,
of North Foie fame.
New York.—After a severe illness of
several days. Samuel Compels wus pro
nounced out of danger la.it night.
Syracuse.—Dr. Janies Iloscoe Day,
chancellor emeritus of Syracuse Uni
versity. died last night at, Atlantic
City.
Chicago. — Convicted <>i poisoning
four husbands. Mrs. Tillic K. Limex
was today sentenced to lift imprison
ment. _
London.—Senator Borah will be wel
c hi:ed on iiis visit to England by Ram
say Macdonald, chief of labmites in the
com 'turns.
Washington. — .lumping from the
top of Washington modun.eut.ai man
Ci allied to his death yesterday -titer
no >n. The body lies at the morgue,
UDtdentilied.
Washington.—Ghurles K Cramer,
general counsel of the war veterans’
bureau until a few weeks ago, was
found dead in his home here today,
having committed suicide.
Portland.—George IJ. Piper, collector
of customs for the Oregon district, and
f n mer owner of ihe Seattle l’ost Intel
ligencer, died at his hotne here today,
death being due to a stroke of apo
Washington.—The American debt
funding commission today completed
a draft of the agreement which em
bodies the terms iff the debt refunding
settlement recently negotiated with
G, eat Britain
The U. S. marshal's office at Nome
is in receipt of a telegram from St.
Mi.-hael stating that Commissioner
Williams has bound over to the grand
jury Robert Arnold, who is charged
with manslaughter in the matter of the
shooting of J. D Shelton, some days
since,on the south mouth of the Yukon
While the marshal’s office was not in
formed of the findings at the inquest,
it is reasonable to presume, from the
subsequent act of the commissioner,
that he found e>f>deno.e of foul nlay.
IS COMING
Sutherland On Way to
Alaska to Battle
‘Fish Trust.’
Seattle, March 13.—Declaring
that the Department of Com
merce, by its new fisheries reg
ulations, has virtually turned
over to the “fish trust” the sal
mon industry of Alaska, Dan
Sutherland, Alaskan Delegate to
Congress, who arrived in Seattle
day from Washington, said he
would continue to fight against
the granting of exclusive fisher
ies rights in the North to the
bitter end.
i Delegate Sutherland will leave
Seattle Wednesday for Juneau,
where he savs he will marshal
forces in Alaska opposed to the
ruling of the federal bureau and
carry the fight from Detcbikan
| to Nome.
Soldier Charged With
Slaying His Comrade
Seattle.— Douglas D. Caule.v, a Fort
j Lawton soldier, was indicted today bv
'the federal grand jury, charged with
murder in slaying his comrade, Frank
E. Peterson, on January 27. Doth were
1 pi i u’es of the first class.
In Accord Not to Ac
cept Simple Promises
From Germany.
I Brussels, March 12.—A com
munique issued late today, fol
i lowing the conference between
Premiers Poincaire and Theunis,
says, in part: -
‘•TheFrench and Belgian gov
ernments are in common accord
not to accept simple promises
from Germany concerning evac
uation of tiie Ruhr and the terri
tories recently occupied on the
right bank of the Rhine, but
such evacuation will be carried
out gradually following the exe
cution by Germany of her rep
arations obligations.”
Paris, March 11.—France has
declined Germany’s offer to pay
total reparat ions of seven billions
five hundred millions.
Deputy Marshal McMullen and S. T.
Pinkhatu, coming from Flat, were Sun
day arrivals.
EXECUTIONS
IN IRELAND
Two Pay the Penalty
at Dublin and One
at Cork.
Dublin, March 12.—Michael
Creevy and Henry Keenan, re
publicans, were executed toda3'.
They were arrested after the
raid on the bank at Old Castle
and were convicted on charges
of possessing arms as well as
large sums of money taken from
the bank.
William He^ly, convicted of
having firearms in his posses-'
sion, was executed at Cork by
; the Free State authorities, this
* morning.
I ‘ -
Dublin, March 14.—Four Irish
insurgents were executed at
Drumboe, Donegal, today. They
faced the firing squad shouting
“Up with the republic!” Ten
insurgents have been shot dur
ing the past two days by order
ui r ree ouiut; auiuuuuitjs.
Savings Deposits Gain
Half Billion in Year
Washington.—Heavy increases in
the total savings deposits for the year
1922 in the 880 savings institutfons re
ported to the federal reserve board
were shown in a report made public
last, n.ght by the board. The average
increase ot the reporting institutions,
said to represent about 77 per cent of
ttie total savings for the country, was
given as more than hplf a billion dol
lars in the 12-month period.
Savings doposits in the 880 banks ag:
gregated $5,857,263,000 on January 1,
1922, and $0,282,172,000 on January 1,
1923. a gross iucrease of more than
$445,000,000. The increases shown were
almost equally distributed over the
country, the board’s figures showing
that everv federal reserve district had
greater savings deposits- than on the
preceding January 1.
During December, according to the
hoard’s analysis of the figures from the
880 institutions, the savings deposits
increased 3 per cent over November,
while the month's deposits showed an
increase over the previous January 1 of
more ihah 7^ per cent.
Huston Resigns, to
Accept $100,000 Job
Washington.—Assis'ant Secretary of
Commerce Huston tendered his resig
nation today. It is stated that he has
accepted a large corporation job. at
tached to which is a salary of one hun
dred thousand dollars per year.
Neilie and Greta Joaquin will escort
their mother to sunny California on
toe first sailing this summer. Inci
dentally, the Joaquin children will be
making their first visit to the great
Outside, both being true Alaskau pro
ducts. Mr. Joaquin will stay on Ganes,,
where his family will rejoin him this
fall.