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Entered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1922, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the -
Act o. March 3, 1879* <
.McGrath, alaska., sept. 2,1922
Question of Selling
liquor on American
Shipping Bd. Ships
Washington.—Chairman Albert Las
ker,' of the Shipping Board, says that
the sale of liquor on Shipping Board
vessels will continue uDtil a decision is
rendered in the supreme court of the
United States, holding it illegal* or
that he is convinced it is illegal The
Department of Justice made no eom-.
ment, but it is pointed out that Acting
Attorney General Frierson in 1920 gave
as hia opinion that the Volstead- act
applied to American ships plying to
and fro between the United States and
Europe.
After a voyage to Europe on -the
'ieovge Washington, August A. Busch,
of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Com
pany, sent a letter to President Hard
ing regarding the sale of liquor on
American ships, saying that the bar
was i-ud wide open and that the United
States therefore “was the biggest boot
legger in the world.’’ He said <he
Government was violating its own laws
#b«1 set an example of hypocricy un
paralleled in the history of the re
pubWci
Chairman Lasker, in a written reply
to Mr. Busch regarding the communi
cation sent to the President about the
sale of liquor on board American ships,
declared that neither the Volstead act
nor the eighteenth ameadroent applied
;o American ships ©atside the three
mile limit He said
•‘The Shipping Board approves the
custom of serving drinks on American
vessels at sea. both from a standpoint
of legal rights and the security of our
national merchant marine. 1 believe
you to be a thoroughly selfish creature,
and that yon are acting in the hope of
creating a revolt against prohibition,
utterly regardless of how you might
hurt the American merchant marine,
and for the benefit of your brew
eries.
“It is not necessary to state that
Adolphus Busch, who founded your
breweries, was for years the kaiser’s
closest friend, in America, and that
you have maintained your castle in
Germany. Your actions in any event
will displease your German friends,
whose greatest hope of a restored Ger
man merchant marine is lost in a hurt
to America’s new-born merchant ma
rine.’*
PROFESSIONAL.
Albrecht and Taylor
• eo. W. Albrecht,Jlditarod, Alaska
Chas. II Taylor, Seattle, Wash.
Practice in all the Courts.
*eflr%tle Law Office: L. C. Smith Bid;?
Plliott 16451. •
Alaska News Notes
The constitutionality of the tax im5
posed or> alien fishermen by the Terri -
torial Legislature iu 1921. as well as
the school poll tax law of 1919, has
been attacked in a case recently insti
tuted in the United States District
Court at San Francisco. The case was
started by Sven Haavik against the
Alaska Packers Association, the plain
' tiff alleging that the company held $10
in payment of the taxes in making its
tinal settlement with him.
On the Rodger Ledge of the Haley
group, on Silver bay, near Sitka, Joe
Putraw, representing the bonding
company, in one shot recently showed
up such rich values that it was decided
to plaee men at work at once. P. Haley
picked up some samples that were
broken off by the shot, that had been
overlooked, which showed free gold in
chunks in the quartz. This recalls to
mind that “Old Man” Haley took a
small fortune from the claims by the
most crude methods twenty years ago.
Ketchikan is the scene of the latest
oil excitement, and a bunch of starn
peders left there recently for Cravina
island to stake claims. Jim Batsone,
A. H. Zeigler, F. N.. Thompson* W.
Levy, James Smith and a mao named
McFarland are associated in the first
claims staked, and it was on the report
brought in by Batstone that the ex
citement became aroused. He has had
experience in the oil fields of Wyom
ing, California and Texas, and is con
vinced that oil will oe found in the
district.
Sea Gulls and Terns
to Be Placed on Trial
Seattle.—A special dispatch from
Washington says that the Bureau of
Fisheries has announced that the Sec
retary of Agriculture, under authority
in the migratory bird treaty, has au
thorized the employes in the fishery
service to kill seagulls and terns in
Alaska, ,if they are found to be de
structive to salmon or other food fish.
Assisted by officials of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, this summer will see
a large collection of teras and sea gulls
made for the purpose of killing and ex
amining them to determine whether or
not i t is true that these birds-do con
sume a large quantity of food fish* If
the result of the examination is a ver
dict of guiltv. an active campaign
against the birds will be undertaken
and efforts- made to destroy them in
great numbers.
Cost of Living Shows
an Increase in France
Paris. — Americans - who come- to
Paris this summer with the idea that
nine-cent francs—nearly half normal
will buy them a gay time for nothing
will be sadly disillusioned.
Figures quoted by Marcel Cachin, in
l’Humanite, communist organ, show
that the cost of living in Paris, even
for the Parisian who does not patron
ize tourist hotels, has increased three j
times since 1914.' Wages have not kept
pace with this increase, Cachin points
out.
Cost of living has increased 600 times
in Austria, 20 times in Germany, 22;
times-in Bulgaria, 462 times in Poland,
twice in Eneland, five times in Italy,’
four times in Belgium, and ten times in
Finland, according to M. Cachin.
“Defendant, ” asked the court, “what
is your name?’'
“Joshua," was the reply. •
“Are you the man that made the sun
stand still?"
“No, sir," the man answered. “Pm
the man that made the moonshine."—
F.x.
Complete Distillery in
Los Angeles Residence
Los Angeles.—In a raid on a resi
dence on Pleasant avenue today the
police unearthed a complete modern
distillery in full operation. A still
with a capacity of 150 gallons, 107 50
gallon barrels of corn mash, and i50;
5-gallon bottles of brandy were- the
fruits of the raid. The operation ‘-of'
the plant was being directed by Her
man Kelter, an expert German dis
tiller, who. with three other men em
ployed in the plant, were taken into
custody by the police.
She was a fair-haired, Huffy little
thiDg who bad takeD a position as sales
woman in a department store. A few
days later sbe met a boy friend, and
both stopped to have a little chat.
“•How do you like your new job?” in
quired the boy friend
“Oh, I like it very much,” said the
fluffy one, “only they shift me around
too much. At'12 o’clock I’m in hats
at ia dresses, at 4 I’m in lingeries, at
6 I’m in stockings, and”—
•Til look you up tomorrow at 8,"
said he*—E£.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
_
John W. Dunn
Of Ruhv
Candidate for Territorial
Senator
'( For the Long Terra)
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived '
l
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Yes, the prices are right
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
John E. Baker
Independent jCandidate*.
for
Tterritorial Representative*: