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VOL. 1. NO. 102
McGRATH, ALASKA, JANUARY 18. 1912.
PRICE 25 CENTS
ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
Articles on Scrapping of
Ships Modified; Poi
son Gas Outlawed.
Washington, Jan. 15. —The
conference has modified the ar
ticles on scrapping of ships to
permit the conversion of vessels
agreed upon to be scrapped into
aircraft carriers
Albert Sarraut, head of the
French delegation, declined to
attend the meeting of the United
States, BVitish, Japanese and
Italian delegations this after
noon to consider the naval pact,
because of Briand’s resignation.
President Harding, however,
does'not believe Briand’s resig
nation will affect the ultimate
results of the conference. A
White Hcmse statement said the
President did not know where
Briand got- authority for his
statement that the United States
would participate in t he Genoa
conference. Harding is quoted
as saying that the conference is
going on “hopefully, success
fully, swimmingly,”
The conference today tackled
the Shantungs problem* earnestly
hoping .that the settlement of
that controversy,', may make it
easier te go ahead with other
troublesome problems of the Par
East,
The conference will report no
less than ten treaties,-all requir
ing ratification by the Senate.
Poison gas as an instrument
of warfare-was outlawed today
by Great Britain, Japan, Prance.
Italy and. the United States.
The conference decided that
Japan must dismantle the forti
fications investing the sfcatioh of
Saipan, just north of Guam.
Terriffic Storm Grips
Atlantic Coast; Vessels.
Unable to Reach Port
New York.—A terrific atorm-has the
Atlantic.coast in its grip today. .
Twenty vessels are outside the har
bor, unable to enter until the storm
subsides.
A number of fishing boats and other
small vessels bave been driven on the
coast, and it is almost certain that a
number of lives have been losti
Harry Stockman, with the outgoing
mail, arrived Monday night, leaving
Tuesday morning for Nanc;.
Billy Jones arrived yesterday from
G^Utir,.bringing the Yukon, mail .
NEWBERRY
WINS OUT
After a Bitter Contest*
Senate Seats Him by
Vote of 46 to 41.
Washington, Jan. 14. — The
Senate late today voted New
berry his seat, after a contest
lasting many weeks, and during
which both Newberry and Ford
received harsh criticism.
Newberry secured his seat b'js
a vote of 46 to 41.
Nine Republicans joined* the
Democrats to oust the Michigan
man from his seat, as follows:
Borah, Capper, Joues of Wash
ington, Kenyon, Ladd, La Fol
lette, Noibeck, Norris, Suther
land.
FREE STATE
UNDER WAY
Provisional Cabinet of
South Ireland Takes
Over New Govt.
Dublin, Jan. 1 4*—The South
Ireland parliament today unani
| mously approved the treaty with
! Britain establishing the Irish
Free State.
'
j- The British armed forces are
; now evacuating Iceland. The
black and tans entrained from
Dublin last night and embarked
at Kingston for Holyhead,
Dublin, Jan. 16.—Ireland to
day became a self governing
state when Lord Fitzalan,. vice
: roy to Ireland, turned over the
powers of government to Mi
chael Gollias and the provisional
southern cabinet in a dramatic
meeting at Dublin Cistle^
London.—Irish political pris
; oners in London jails, Brixton,
Ponton ville, Scrutba and Worm
wood were released tod ay -
Deputy U. S. Marshal left Monday
morning for Plat, from-which place he
is under instructions te take Tootsie
and Bismarck to FairbaukSj at wbiob
latter place the prisoners will serve the
jail sentences recently imposed for vio
lation of the bone- dry law. Deputy
McMullen wili (return here with his
! prisoners, and thence to Nancy, where
the party will take the train fur Fair
banks.
Customs Man Cnarged
With Supplying Mor
phine to Sweetheart
_
Seattle.—A. R. Hamer, for 17 years
customs officer here, was arrested by
Federal authorities today. Hamer is
charged with supplying Mae Butchart,
age 18, his addicted sweetheart, with
morphine. Canon Bliss, of Trinity
Parish Church, is aiding in the prose
cution of Aamer.
San Francisco—A jury of eleven men
i'nd one womau was completed this
evening for the second trial of Koscoe
Arbuckle, in connection with the deaih
of Miss Virginia liappe.
PROJECTS
PROMISED
Improvements Aggre
| gating Twenty Bil
lions for U. R.
Cleveland, Jan. 17.—At the
opening session of the thre»
i days conference of General Con
: tractors of America it was an
| nounced by the president. W. O.
Winston, that construction pro
jects aggregating more than
twenty billion dollars have been
planned for the United States
during the ensuing year.
The conference has a large at
tendance, nearly every State in
the Union being represented.
TROTZKY
ALARMED
Says Briand’s Resigna
tion May Mean War
With Russia.
Moscow, Jan. 17.—“‘Premier
Briand’s resignation probably
means that Prance is preparing
to attack Russia.'' declared Leo
Trotzky today, in addressing a
mass meeting for the betterment
of the red army.
The bolshevik government is
using every possible argument
to cause the red army to remain
loyal to tbe soviet government.
The preparedness drive lately
started has deeply impressed tfje
laboring classes, many of whom
now believe their very existence
depends on their power to resist
an attack which may come from
1 Japan or Europe.
TO CURB THE
LAWLESS
Gamblers and Bootleg
gers To Be Halted at
Mexia, Texas.
Austin, Jan. 13.—The opera
tions of gamblers and bootleg
gers have compelled the Gov
ernor to proclaim martial law
over Mexia. Texas.
The oil fields have drawn
many questionable characters to
the locality, and gambling and
bootlegging has passed beyond
the control of local officers.
Governor Neff has announced
his intention of enforcing the
law, if he has to call on the U.
S. army for aid in so doing.
SUTHERLAND
CONFIDENT
Tells of Bill Providing
Agricultural Entries
On Coal Lands.
Washington, Jan. 17. — ‘‘There
is no doubt that the House will
accept the Senate amendments
to the House bill providing for
agricultu? al entries on coal lands
in Alaska and that the measure
will become a law in a short
time,” said Alaska Delegate Dan
Sutherland today. “Thus,” he
added, “will be opened up to ag
ricultural entry large areas of
land heretofore unavailable to
I
settlers because of suspicion of
mineral content. ”
Hilly Putfy, wiih the Outside mail,
arrived here Tuesday coon, having
left (Nancy on the 7th, and cutting
about a day and a half from the usual
twelve dav trio.
Five Die From Effects
of Poisonous Liquor
Hoboken—Five men died here to
day, all apparedtly from the effects of
wood alcohol. '
The poisonous drink is believed to be
of the home brew variety, and police
officers are making a thorough investi
gation with the purpose of charging
the manufacturer with manslaughter. *
Dr. W. F. Green and Game Warden
Hately paid Candle a visit.
Dan McDonell and —Frank Dawson
left today for Tacouut.