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VOL. 1. NO. 91
McGRATH, ALASKA.. DECEMBER 7. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Ireland to Have Recog
nition as Independent
State Within Empire
London, Dec. 6.—England and
Ireland rearched a conditional
agreement at 1 o’clock this
morning, which in all probabil
ity will bring about a peaceful
understanding.
Ireland is to have recognition
as an independent state, and.
clearly the principle advanced
by the Government is that of
trusting Ireland fully and giving
her power of decision in govern
mental matters, without ham
pering conditions.
It is understood that ar
rangements satisfactory to the
Sinn Fein was reached regard
ing the control of Irish ports by
the British navy. The agree
, ment has been sent to Premier
i Craig at Ulster, but*an ‘ unfavor
able^ decision from him will not
r prevent the plan from maturing..
A provisional government will
be formed in Southern Ireland
at once.
Meanwhile the’British Parlia
ment will carefully consider all1
. details of the agreement.
It was officially announced to
day that Lloyd George will not
visit Washington, owing to the
early meeting of Parliament to
act on the Irish question.
Parliament will meet on the
14th specially to pass on Irish
settlement. The kiug will open
the session. The agreement pro
vides for an oath to bo taken by
the Irish, which, in part, reads
as follows: “That I will be
faithful to King George V, his
peers and successor by law, in
virtue of common citizenship of
Ireland with Great Britain and
her adherence to and member
ship of the group of nations
forming the British common
wealth cf nations.”
The article provides that a
representative of the crown in
Ireland shall be appointed in a
like.mauner as the governor
general of Canada.
London. Tec. 3.— The Sinn Fein has
been offered a free state within the
empire, with a lega. Dominion status,
effective a year from the date of its
acceptance. *..<t provision that Ulster
c:tn enter after six months, it is de
clared today. The plan a iso specifies
that Ulster weuld retain all her finan
cial rights.
JURY OUT
Unable to Reach Agree
ment in Case of Ros
coe Arbuckle.
San Francisco, Dec. .4.—The
jury in the case of Roscoe Ar
• buckle, charged with causing
the death of Virginia Rappe,
after being out forty-four hours,
came into court, reported that
* they were unable to agree and
were dismissed.
The jury stood ten for acquit
tal and two for conviction.
George F. Kilroy, who for many
years acted as representative in the
North of the Union Construction Com
pany, San Francisco, but for the pres
. ent located at Rubv, arrived here yes
terday from the latter place. After
attending to business matters here Mr.
Kilroy left this afternoon for Tacotna
. on his return trip to the Yukon.
Frank Beckman left Tuesday for
. Nixon.
\
Delegate Sutherland In
troduces Bill to Aid
Development.
C Washington, Dec. 5.—In an
effort to stimulate development
of the petroleum fields of Alaska
north of the Arctic circle, the
Secretary of the Interior, under
a bill introduced today by Dele
gate Sutherland, would be au
thorized to permit the consolida
tion, through drilling contracts,
of not more than forty permits,
granted under the act of Febru
ary 25, 1020, which is designed
j to facilitate the discovery of ad
| di'ional deposits of oils and min
erals.
j -
! Dan Nicholson, well known Ophirite.
arrived yesterday, departing for home
this morning',
Nels Vibe, of Ophir, was a TuesiJav
j,arrival.
China Seems to Have
Won Several Points
in Discussions.
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Washington, Dec. 3.—A new
stage in negotiations over the
question of naval ratio, which is
described as very favorable, was
'reached at tonight’s conference
; between representatives of the
j United Stated; Britain and Japan.
After the conference between
j.Hughes, Kato and Balfour was
concluded the Japanese delega
tion began communicating with
Tokyo.
Washington, Dec. 3.—Another
important point in the Far East
ern discussions of the armament
[conference was won today by
j China in the committee of nine
powers, Britain, Japan and
France agreeing to retire from
much of the leased territory of
China. The Japanese repre
f .'*-r— *; - - .
j sedatives agreed to give up
i their leased territory holdings
i in Shantung, and also offered to
'discuss retirement from their
i
j special territorial privileges in
| Mar huria. France expressed
willingness to retire from Kwan
Chow Wai. French leased terri
tory, and Britain followed udth
an offer to give up the British
leased territory of Wei Hei Wei.
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j Death of Jennie May Higgins.
j Mr. and Mrs. A. Higgius, of Ta
eo’n;t, received the sad news of the
'deithof their foster daughter, little
Jennie May, TVeember J, in San Fran
cisco, where she was attendiug school.
Jennie May, who tvat nine years old
May 4 last, lost her owu mrther when
she was but a baby, and Mr. and Mrs.
Higgins took the little one as thefr
own. The little girl’s lovable disposi
tion and winning wavs won the heart
! of every ode with whom she eame in
1 oontact.
j A host of friends are grieving with
tie relatives left behind bv the little
O 16. _
A Near-Serious Accident.
W. T. Venderpooi returned today
from a hunting trip near Peluk, and
reports a wear-serious accident.
Mr. Vanderpool had just sighted a
bunch of caribou, and while throwing
his gun Into lock a cartridge-exploded,
the greater part of the materia) being
dashed into his face. One eye was
somewhat injured, being still badly
bloodshot, although no serious conse
-quences are feared. The barrel of the
gun was the only part that remained
unshattered.
Owen Gray arrived Tuesday from the
Nixon mine.
HARDING’S
MESSAGE
Suggests Program for
| Restoring Lu S. to
Normalcy.
Washington, Dec. <5.»T^-Presi
dent Harding today proposed to
Congress a definite program for
! restoring the United States to
■ normalcy, declaring tiiat the
! speeding-up Of plans tc - put
1 America again on a sound, nor
I mal basis is America’s best con
tribution to world-wide-restora
tion.
The President appeared in
person before the joint session
of Congress and read ids mes
j sage He said that the United
j States has no intention of trying
j to save other nations they must
i save themselves, he said.
! Outstanding features in the
j President’s recommendations for
j bringing the country, back to
normal conditions are the crea
tion of_an industrial court, to
have judicial on quasi iu3TcTal
power to deal with labor dis
! putes affecting, the>'public-mter
j ant; prompt enactment of a per
i mane.nl tariff b.ill; enactment of
! an Allied debt funding bill; en
| couragement of co-operative
j market programs to aid farmers;
speeding up of reclamation leg
islation to aid ex-soldiers and to
! provide more homes. He also
j suggested some revision to the
tax bill recently passed.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—Former Sheriff Stringer,,
Charged with embezzlement of eounty
funds, was declared .not guilty by &
jury, today.
Seattle.—Louise Yacked high school
girl, was killed it* sight of her mother
when she was struck this evening bv
an automobile, driven by .Fred Almy,
as she was leaving a street car.
Washington. — Picketing in connet
tioD with a labor-strike is unjustifiable
if carried to the point of importunity
and dogging, according to a ruling by
the Supreme Court, today.
Belfast,—An attack on the jail at
Londonderry, made with the object of
releasing prisoners there, was repulsed
by police. guards today. Two-police
men were killed and several attackers
captured.
i
Harry Stockman, from Flat, with the
Outside mail, .arrived yesterday, de~
■parting this morning on hie way t» the
coast.__
Harry Miller, of Candle, sjaeatxtfw*"
hours in town nudity.