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MONEY IN
NEW FORM
Government Currency to
Be Made Materially
Smaller in Size.
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Washington. Sept. 12.— The j
Government will soon radically j
change the form of all denomina- 1
tions of its paper money, accord
ing to announcement coming 1
from the Treasury Department, j
The new currency will be made ;
materially smaller in size, the j
plates for the various denomina
tions being now in course of pre
paration by the department’s
skilled engravers. The present;
currency has remained unaltered j
almost since the foundation of i
the Government. i
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Says U. S. Will Soon
Give Recognition to
Obregon Government
Tacoma.—That the United States
will shortly recogalae the Obregon
government in Mexico is the predic
tion made ,by Elmer Dover, a personal
friend of President Harding and who
officially admits that he is Gbregon's
personal representative in this coun
try- _
Swan Holm left yesterday for Berry
lianding, going up witn Ilalph
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THE KUSKO J1MES
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OPEN DOOR,
SAYS CHINA
But She Herself Should
Be Privileged to Open
It From Within.
Pekin, Sept. 12.—Departing
for the ‘Washington disarmament
conference today, Dr. F. K. C.
Tyane, secretary of the Chinese
delegation, said that China want
ed the open door, but proposed
that the door should be opened
from within by China and not by
others.
Tokyo.—Crown Prince Hir
sito, in an address here tonight,
urged establishing a world peace
and the necessity for doing
everything possible to contrib
ute to the success of the forth
coming Washington conference.
Washington. — The President
has brushed aside as unimport
ant the protests against the ap
pointment of Senator Lodge as a
delegate to the disarmament
conference, made chiefly on the
ground of his anti-Japanese
speeches.
Washington—The Canton gov
ernment, South China, has noti-:
tied Secretary of State Hughes
that it will not recognize any ar
rangement made with the Peking
government at the disarmament
conference.
Peking.—China will refuse to
entertain Japan’s proposal rela
tive to a settlement of the Shan
tung controversy.
Dr. S. Hail Young, author of several
books on Alaska and a pioneer mission
ary of the Territory, recently gave an
illustrated lecture at Wrangell entitled
“New Alaska.” The receipts derived
from the entertainment were turned
over to a fund to startan Alaska library
at the juiblic school.
Notice,
In the Probate Court for Innoko Pre
cinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alasaa.
Before B. B. Smith, United States Com
missioner and ex-oflicio probate
judge. '
In the matter of the Estate of Robert
Evans, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed Evan L. Jones and Daniel
Nicholson executors of the estate of
Robert Evans, deceased, all persons
having claims-against the estate of said
Robert Evans, deceased, are required
to present them, with proper vouchers,
within six months from the date of this
notice, to said Evan L. Jones and
Daniel Nicholson, executors of said
estate, at the office Of B. B. Smith, at
Ophir, Innoko precinct, Alaska.
Evan L. Jones;
Daniel Nicholson,
Administrators of the Estate of
Robert EvanSj deceased.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, July 30,1921.
News Notes From
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All Parts of Alaska
Tbe Ketchikan city council has in
dorsed the establishment of a sailors’
Dome in that. city.
Although having a population of 300
people, Hyder needs one more child of
school age to secure a school.
Rev. F. A. Buck, of the Dawson Epis
copal church, has accepted a call at
Welland, Out. He is known as a great
mustier.
Stamps will be dropping at the
Hirst-Chicagoff property within four
months, according to A. W. Castleman,
the President.
A suspension bridge across Skagwav
river at a point near the end of Third
aveuue is now almost an assured fact,
according to the Skagway Alaskan.
Marshal Erwin, of Fairbanks, has
bought an extensive tract of land in
Oklahoma, and as soon as relieved by
his successor will go there for a time.
Earl Reuter, the boxing plumber,
now located at Chickaloyn. near An
chorage, comes out with a defi to box
four to six rounds with any man in
Alaska.
Telegraphic advices have been re
ceived al Hvder that Pat Daley has
paid to Dan Lindeborg $10,000 as the
first payment on the Big Missouri claim
which he has bonded.
Merchants of Ketchikan are.,peti
tioning the Canadian Pacific steamship
line to,route its boats so they will ar
rive at,that place in the ^day time and
give the ^tourists opportunity to see
something of the city.
Some Fleischmann yeast cakes in a
sack of first class mail that was carried
bv Ketchikan on the Admiral Watson
f )r a long voyage to the westward ar
rived at its destination a few days ago,
but the postal clerks were compelled to
wear gas masks.
Dispatches from Dawson recently say
that sulphur from some volcano in the
unexplored North or the pollen from
pine trees in less strenuous climates
climates Jwas released by the clouds
and the evidences of its fall were seat
tered*on the ground. It is described
as both sulphur and pollen, a chemical
analysis to establish the point not hav
ing been made.' A similar phenomena
was observed two years ago
In dismissing the case of Furnival
against the trustees of the Alaska
Trust and Investment Company, Judge
R. \V. Jennings, it is said, criticised
the plaintiff in the strongest terms that
have been uttered by him in his eight
years on the bench.
Dr, George E. Dickinson recently
received compensation in the sum of
$1,857, with 8 per cent interest, in a
suit against the city of Petersburg for
services rendered in a smallpox epi
demic in that city. The case was tried
at the Ketchikan term of court.
Edwin A. Hall, an auto driver in the
empjoy of the Alaska Hoad Commis
sion,^was drowned a few days ago when
a Holt 45 tractor he was driving went
through a bridge over Shaw creek, be
tween McCarty and Richardson, on the
Fairbanks road. Hall was in charge of
one of tha new tractors. Whfle cross
ing the creek the bridge collapsed and
the tractor fell into 25 feet of water,
pinning him underneath the hood. The
tractor was salvaged, but the body of
young Hall was not found, although a
diligent search was made. The fatality
was caused by the weakened condition
of the bridge, which had been under
mined by high water.
Nick Sopoff, who arrived Saturday,
left Monday morning for Candle.
Probate Notice
In the Probate Court for Mount Mc
Kinley precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
Before W. F. Green, United States
G'ommissiouer and ex-officio pro
bate judge.
In the matter of the estate of Michael
Sullivan, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed James Foley as ex
ecutor of the estate of Michael Sul
livan, deceased, all persons having
claims against the estate of said
Michael Sullivan, deceased, are re
quired to present them, with proper
vouchers, within six months from the
date of this notice, to said James Foley,
executor of said estate, at the office of
W. F. Green, McGrath, Alaska.
James Foley,
Administrator of the Estate of
Michael Sullivan, deceased.
Dated at McGrath. Alaska, August
27, 1921. s
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