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McGRATH, ALASKA, APRIL 30. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
1INE STRIKE ON MAY I
EEMS ALMOST CERTAIN
Attempts to Settle Disputed Points Prove Fu
tile—Alaska May Be Thrown On Its Own
Resource If Strike Becomes Effective.
Washington, Apr.29—The like
lihood of the marine engineers'
strike as announced for May 1,
looms big. All attempts of chair
man Benson, of the Shipping
Board, to effect a settlement
have proven futile.
Ship owners have announoed
their willingness to abide by
Benson’s suggestion of a fifteen
per cent reduction in wages in
stead of a twenty-five per cent
cut, as at first announced.
Marine men say this will be
absolutely unacceptable. They
declare that seveMsen thousand
men on the J^acitic coast will re
ceive orders to strike, in addi
tion to which thousands of long
shoremen and warehouse work
ers will be thrown out of em
ployment.
Marine unions announce that
all vessels on the high seas when
the strike becomes effective will
be brought to their port of des
tination and safely secured.
Alaska, in all likelihood, will
be thrown almost entirely upon
her own resources if the plans
now apparent-arq put.into effec
ive operation.
LOIS ARE
VERY BUSY
17 Bills and Many Res
olutions Disposed of
During Week.
Juneau, April 27.—Both houses *of
the legislature speeded up in their
work this week, passing seventeen bills
and many resolutions. The regular
appropriation bill will be brought in
this week.
Frawiey introduced a memorial ask
ing that July 1 of each year be the date
to end the mining assessment period.
Suit Against Shipping Board.
Seattle, April 27.—A libel suit has
been filed against the United States
Shipping Board, in which it is alleged
that the steamer West Hartland was
entirely responsible for the wrecking
of the- Governor. . It'ds also charged
that* Jhe . JBartlacd’s officers saw the
Governor’s lights and failed to take
prudent action to avoid collision.
Sentence Commuted.
Shreveport, La., April.27 —The par
don board of the State has commuted
to life imprisonment the sentence of
deaih imposed upon Lor.nie Eaton, the
negro whom the sheriff of Outchita
parish forgot to hang on the date set
for execution.
Edward Hiekey Dead.
Butte, April 2ti.—Edward Hickey,
• one of the locators of the Anaconda
mine, died here today, at the age of
■ eighty.
WAR STAFF
ORGANIZED
General Pershing Will
Be Placed at Head
of New Body.
□ Washington. April 27.—Secretary of
War Weeks announces the organiza
tion of a war staff, headed by General
Pershing, to take charge of field opera
tions of the army during wartime.
Secretary Weeks says the organiza
tion is for instant preparation during
peacetime for active operations, and
adds that Marshal Joffre headed a sim
ilar organization in France prior to the
war. _
Protests Against Ap
pointment of Outsider
Juneau, April27.—A mass meeting
held here last night, which was largely
attended, -adopted resolutions protest
ing against the appointment of an out
sider as Governor of Alaska.
R. S. Boyd was elected clerk, Mrs.
Dave Clough treasurer, and W. T. Van
derpol director, in today’a school elec
tion. Twenty-four votas were cast.
Ratify Colombia Treaty.
Washington, April 27.—The Colom
bia treaty was ratified by the Senate
today by a vote of sixtv-nine to nine
teen, which was eleven more than the
necessary two thirds majority.
The treaty lias yel to receive the ap
proval of the Colombia Senate.
President Harding Is
Scheduled to Come to
Alaska August 15th
Washington, April 28.—President
Harding, according to present plans,
is scheduled to reach the Pacific coast
about the middle of August. Mrs.
Harding will accompany the President
on his Alaska tour.
§f Judge Lindsey Gets Respite.
Denver, April 27.—The attorneys for
Judge Lindsey have been granted
three days in which to file a petition
asking for a suspension of the contempt'
of court sentence.
ASKSFOR AN
JUNCTION
Accuses Lindeberg of
Threats Upon His
life.
San Francisco. April 27.—It. H.
Cross, a member of the board of di
rectors of the Pioneer Mining and
Ditch Company, operating in the Nome
district, has asked for an inCA t ion re
straining the directors from consider
ing his resignation. Cross alleges that
the resignation was forced from him by
threats against his life by Lindeberg.
A hearing upon Cross’ application has
been set for April 30.
Done to Discredit Wilson.
Washington, April 26.—HarrisoD, of
Mississippi, in an address in the Sen -
ate today, charged that President
Harding’s appointment of Harvey as
ambassador to England was made as a
reward for efforts to discredit the Wil
son administration. Harrison declared
that Harvey has no equal as a creator
of prejudice and a stirrer of strife, be
sides being vindictive, and that he is
a self anointel, intolerant political ac
cident.
Burns at Sea.
Seattle, April 27.—The motorship
Kamchatka was destroyed by fire at
sea on April 15, near Pirate Cove,
Alaska, according to a wireless mes
sage received from the crew, which
states that twenty three escaped by
means of-snaall’boats to the-shores - of
the Aleutian-islands.
The Kamchatka carried a thousand
toos^of freight, and was en route from
Hibbard to Swanson Station, in .Si
beria. __________
Card of Thanks.
1 hereby wish to thank all those
friends of McGrath. Tacotna and the
Iditarod district for their many kind
nesses and sympathy in my hours of
bereavement in the death of my hus
band Mrs. Claude E. Baker.
Dan Sprague got. the first duck of the
season Yesterday. He says that he
wishes he had let it go by. as it had
evidently been a long time on the way.
RESISTING
In His Fight He Has
Assistance of Able
Attorneys.
Sacramento, April 26.—Extradition
papers were issued out of the gover
nors offico todav for the return of
Jafet Lindebergr to the f,uthorUdec of
the State of Washington, .where he is
wanted to answer a number of indict
ments returned -by a special grr&nd jury
at Tacoma in connection with the col
lapse of the Scandinavian-American
Bank of that city. The papers will be
served on Lindeberg in San Francisco.
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San Francisco, April 27.—.lafet Lin
deberg announces that he will resist to
the fullest his extradition to the State
of Washington, the process for which
was honored yesterday by the Governor
of California. Assisting Lirdeberg in
htsiOght against extradition are 9ome
of the ablest attorneys of this city.
J. P. CUDAHY
SUICIDES
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Big Meat Packer Uses
Shotgun to End
His Life.
• Los Angeles, April 27.—John P.
Cudahv, a memper of the Kansas City
family of.meat-packers, suicided today
at liis home in Hull wood, a shotgun
being employed in carrying out his
purpose.
Cudahy was about forty-five years •
old. He is survived by a wife and four
children. No motive'foi; the rase act
has beeD ascertained.
Knox Peace Resolution
Is Favorably Reported
Washington, April 27.—The Knox
■ peace resolution has been favorably re
ported in the Senate. The-debate on
the resolution will probably commence
on Tuesday. The Democrats who op
posed the bill in committee indicate
their intention of carrying the light to
the floor of the senate.
Central American Union.
Washington. April 27.—Official ad
vices say that Guatemala, Honduras
and Salvador, members of the new
Central Americao-mmon, are pledged
to declare simultaneously with Cost a
Rica against Panama, if Costa Rica
deems that any act ion is necessary it:
the settlement-of-the btniodarv dispute