VOL. III.
NO. 31
McGRATH, ALASKA. SATURDAY,
MAY 5,
192a,
PRICE 25 CENTS
From Long Island, N.Y..
toSan Diego,in Non-Stop
Flight, 26 H. 50 M. 39Sc
Lieuts. Macready and
Kelly Establish New
Record in Ameri
can Aviation*
Phoenix-, Ariz., May 3.—The
monoplane T-2, en route from
York to San Diego on ^in
attempted non-stop flight, passed
over Wickenberg, Arizona, 56
miles northwest of Phoenix* at
lOdSba. ni. _
San Diego, May 3.—“You have
written a new chapter in the
irinmpjti' of American, aviation,”
said a telegram of congratula
tions from'Presidenl Harding to
LieutenantsMacready and Kelly,
following their arrival here at
12:36 p. m., after having com
pleted their non stop flight of
2,650 miles in the monoplane T-2
from Long Island, N* Y., in. L6
hours 50 minutes 3S seconds.
Macready and Kelly, it is
stated, will next try to establish
a world duration record of 48
hours, and next spring they ex
pect to tut tempt a flight around
the world,.
Among congratulations re
ceived today by Lieuts. Mac
ready and Kelly were cablegr ams
from King George of Britain
and King Gustaf of Sweden.
: NO LIQUOR
' U.S. SHIPS
‘Bone Dry’ Until Other
wise Sanctioned by
Harding.
Washington, May 3.—Definite
indications were given by Chair
man fLasker, of the U. S. Ship
ping Bbard, after conference to
day' with President Harding,
that all Government-owned ships
will be kept “bone dry” for some
time at least, although under
yesterday’s supreme court deci
_ sion they legally could carry and
serve liquor on those ships.
Anent the supreme court’s de
cision, Lasker also stated this
morning that orders to resume
the sale of liquor to passengers
on American ships would not be
issued without express instruc
tions from Harding or the entire
Shipping Board.
2 Killed by Crash of
. Observation Plane
San Diego.—An observation plane,
watching the flight of Lieutenants Mao
ready and Kelly, crashed to the ground
yesterday afternoon, killing its two oc
cupants, A. A. faunae and H. H. Erd
komp. _____________
2 Communists Killed
hi Conflict at Milan
Home.—Two communtsts were killed
and several wounded in a conflict with
a national military force at Milan to
day, due to an attempt of communists
to prevent railway men from‘-working.
TIKHON IS
UNFROCKED
Russian Soviet Prisons
Hold Several Thou
sand Priests.
Moscow, May 3.—The conclave
of All Russian churches today
adopted resolutions unfrocking
the Most Reverend Doctor Tik
hon, former patriarch of all Rus
sia. Tikhon, was not present,
being in prison, where he is
awaiting civil trial on charges of
opposing the soviet regime.
Soviet prisons in Russia con
tain over two thousand orthodox
priests and bishops, as well as
three thousand priests of other
confessions, and laymen in prison
for religious reasons, according
to Moscow newspapers.
Special Time Signal
for Alaska Expedition
Washington.—For the benefit of the
special expedition which is being sent
to Alaska to make surveys of coastal
matters the Naval Observatory was or
dered tod-ay to send out a special time
signal at 4 a. in. daily until the middle
of October.
France Protests Su
preme Court Decision
Paris'—-Premier Poincaire today for
warded-’to> French Ambassador Jus
serand abWashington a strong protest
against the American supreme court
decision prohibiting liquor on foreign
vessels within the three-mile limit.
British Delegation at
Lausanne Insists On
Opening of Black Sea
Moscow.—“The obstinacy with which
the British delegation at .Lausanne is
maintaining Its position is really the
British foreign office striving to open
the Black sea to Britisn vessels,” de
clared Foreign Minister Georges Tcbit
cherin today.
IN RUHR AND
RHINELAND
I '
Krupp Works President
Arrested; 5 Bomb Ex
plosions, Dusseldorf.
Essen, May 4.—Gustave Krug
von Besden, editor, and liar
bach, president ol the Krupp
works, were arrested today by
tiie French' military authorities
in connection with the shooting
at the Krupp plant on March 31,
when fourteen Germans were
killed and thirty wounded in a
clash with French troops.
Five separate bomb explosions
occurred near Dusseldorf during
last night, cutting railway, tele
graph and telephone communi
cations.
Two directors of the Heinrichs
mine at Hattingen were yester
day sentenced by a French court
- martial to a term of five years in
; prison and to pay fines amount
ing to two hundred and fifty
million marks.
Harding Proposal En
tering Wedge Into the
League, Says Simmons
Washington.—Senator Simmons, of
; North Carolina, a Wilson follower, de
clared this afternoon,, in a Senate ad
dress, that Harding’s world court pro
posal is nothing less than an entering
wedge for liuited States membership
into the League of Nations.
Ex-Congressman Her
rick Charged With
Disorderly Conduct
Washington.—Ex-Congressman Man
uel Herrick, of Oklahoma, was taken
into custody here today, charged with
disorderly conduct and with annoying
Miss Ethel M. Crane, with whom he is
madly infatuated. Herrick was later
released under bonds.
Blows and Black Eyes
in Prussian Parliament
Berlin. -During debate in the Prus
sian parliament today socialists and
communists came to blows, during
which two of the latter were knocked
down. Several blackened eyes marked
each side
4
REJECTED
German Offer Insuffi
cient in Amount and
1
Lacks Guarantees.
| _
! Paris, May —The French
cabinet today unanimously re
jected the reparations proposals
submitted by Germany, the rea
sons given for rejection being
the lack of guarantees and the
insufficiency of the snm offered
by Germany. Premier Poincaire
will consult with the Belgian
government as to the reply to be
made to Germany, and when it
is ready it will be communicated
to all allies.
HOMAGE PAID
I TO NELSON
Body ofiSenator Lies in
State in Minnesota’s
Capitol Building.
—
St. Paul, May 4.—St. Paul to
day paid homage to Kuute Nel
son, United States Senator from
Minnesota for twenty-eight
years, and whose body was re
turned to his home State this
morning. The body, in its cas
ket, was placed on a caisson,
which was drawn by six horses,
and escorted to the State Cap
itol, where it now lies in state.
Interment will be made at Alex
dria, the family home.
Bering River Coal
Not Suited lor Navy
According to J. W. Dunkle, an en
gineer connected with the Alaska op
erations of the Guggenheim interests,
a test given Bering River coal by the
U. S. Navy Department demonstrated
that it is not suited for use bv the
navy, its steaming properties not being
up to the standard, Mr. Dunkle made
the foregoing statement while in Ju
neau recently.
The coal tested was-from the mine of
the Bering River Goal Company at Ka
talla, and (StK) tons were treated, with
the result above- stated, which result
will cause the company to suspend op
erations. Theso-, operations were con
ducted under a lease of $1 per acre per
year from the government, and the lease
will not be renewed, which means that
the land will revert u> the govern
ment. The RariDg River Coal Com
pany is said to have expended nearly
half a million dollars in developing the
property. _
Harry Brink, driving twenty-one
dogs, from Flat, arrived here today.
VENTURE A
COSTLY ONE
British to Quit Mesopo
tamia in Course of
Several Years.
London, May 4.—The British
will quit Mesopotamia in the
course of several years, instead
of twenty years, as the result of
a protocol signed with King
Feisal. This announcement was
made in the House of Commons
following Asquith’s assertion
that the Mesopotamia venture
had cost the empire one hundred
and fifty million pounds.
Socialists Would Im
peach Taft for Accept
ing Carnegie Annuity
Chicago.—The national executive
committee of the socialist party, at its
meeting here today, adopted a resolu
tion demanding the impeachment of
Chief Justice Taft because of his con
tinued acceptance of an annuity from
the Carnegie Corporation.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—The schooner A/.lea, which
is equipped as a iloating cannery, will
sail tomorrow for Bering sea.
Tokyo.—Scores were dubbed anil
more than one hundred arrested in
clashes following May day demonstra
tions. _
Chicago.—Congressman dohn W.
Uanney, representing the Fourth Illi
nois district, died of pneumonia last
night. __
i San Francisco.—The cutter Bear
sailed for Seattle today on its way
north to begin its annual cruise of
Bering Sea and the Arctic.
Port Townsend. The postotlice here
was blown open by cracksmen early
this morning, the bandits getting away
with several hundred dollars.
Aberdeen.—William McKay, an 1.
\V. W. logger on strike here, today at
tempted with others to rush the Bay
City mill and was shot and killed by 1..
Green, the watchman.
Ottawa.—Alexander liowatt, deposed
president of the Kansas district l nited
Mine Workers of the World, w-as de
nied admission to Canada, Minister
Manne announced in parliament today.
Harding Believes U.
S. Can’t Keep Out
of World’s Politics
Washington.—During the Cabinet
■meeting yesterday afternoon President
Harding again gave emphasis to the
I statement that he believed the United
• States no longer could maintain a posi
tion of aloofness in world politics.
Manager Loomis, of the C. Co.,
returned here todav from a two-days
business visit at Tacotna.