VOLr. II. NO. 53.
McGrath, alaska, Saturday, jury 22, 1025
PRTCE 25 CENTS
I
R. R. STRIKE
NO BETTER
Settlement of Workers’
Strike More Remote
Than Ever.
Seattle, July 11.—Settlement
of the strike of railway shopmen
appeared more remote than ever
today, following an insistent re
quest by railway executives, who
conferred here with members of
the Senate interstate commerce
commission to accede to some of
the union’s demands.
Chicago.—Henry Fraser, 20
years old, died today lrorn in
juries he received when he was
beaten by strikers for working
in the Illinois Central shops.
Washington, July 20.—An ap
peal was issued today by the ex
ecutive council of the American
federation of Labor to “all work
ers everywhere to support the
railroad workers in their cllorts
to secure a just settlement in the
railroad shop trades dispute.
Organized labor is asked to re
frain from doing any work for
merly done by the men now out
on strike.
AN ALASKAN
IN TROUBLE
Chas. P. Friend, Mining !
Man, Charged With
Bigamy.
Seattle, July 21-—Charles P.
Friend, 50, well known Alaska
mining man, was arrested here
today, charged with bigamy in
marrying, as alleged, Minnie
Pierce, of Seattle, and Edna
Bjonstrom, a Portland and LjOS
Angeles woman, the latter being
now witli him. The two wives
met by chance in Seattle while
Friend was in Alaska, he having
just returned from the North, j
where he is reputed to have val- j
uable mining interests.
Aviator Blake Heard
From, British India
7 J
London.—Major Blake, British avi
ator attempting to liy around the
world, resumed his llight today from
British India, where he landed Tues
day, says a dispatch from Karachi.
Gordon Betties was a passenger on
the Thor yesterday for Tacotna, from
which place he will probably make a
trip over the trail to Flat.
ANVIL AN
Both Boats Left Seati e
Wednesday Night
for Bethel,
Seattle. July 20.—The motor
ship Anvil of the Kuskoliv m
Fishing & Transportation (’ n
pany’s line, and the Ad nr al
Nicholson sailed for Bethel i. s’ i
night.
The Bond rich passenger?
J. C. Love, trader, bound or
Dillingham; Fred R. Tail and A.
E. Warner', Bureau of Educe 'on
men for Perry.
Anvil passengers included Mr.
and Mrs Charles Knosher, iss
Lydia lloutelman, Mr. Brown,
Mrs. Larson, for Bethel: W. H.
McCullough, teacher, for Kleit
mute; Dr. Charles Harger, Mrs. j
Ida Comstock, Mrs. G. Brady, |
Arthus Lind, N. C. McDonald<
and wife. Mrs. A. Walbell, con
stituting the Board of Education
and hospital crew at Akiak;
Raymond Replogle and wife, for
Good News. Bay; Mrs. Arthur
Lind, Mrs. W. O. McCullough
Evelyn Walbelland, and th ee
others names unknown.
Police Kide Cars, With,
Orders to Shoot to
Kill
Buffalo, July 21- J- an effort
to curb lawlessness, armed with
riot guns and revolvers, and with
orders to shoot to kill, police of
this city today rode on eighty
one street cars as they started
out from the car barns. This ac»
ion was taken following warn
ing by Mayor Schwab to strik
ing car men that further rioting
on their part would have serious
consequences.
Commissioner Marsh Resigns.
It is semi-ollicially stated that Floyd
W. Marsh, for several months past U.
S. commissioner at this place, has ten
dered his resignation of that ofhcc and
will leave shortly for the Outside.
The Thor left yesterday morning for
the Forks, where a quantity of freight
for Tacotna awaits her.
J. L. Berry, on his launch Caillo, left
yesterday for Berry Landing.
A1 Thorns, after a couple of days
here attending to business affairs, re
turned to Tacotna thite morning.
Aviator Prest, Forced
to Land, Drops in Cen
ter of Herd of Caribou
Dawson --Clarence O Prest, aviator,
who left New York some weeks ago in
an attempt to t'y to Sib by way of
Alaska, anti whose lot- n has been
lost sight of several day - tun d n
close to Seventymile river. Because
of engine trouble. Prest was forced to
make a hurried deset i the nigger
head flats, and in doing so he landed in
the center of a herd of caribou. He
sustained no special injury.
Coal Production Run
ning Short a Million
Tons Weekly.
Harrisburg, .July 20.—Cavalry
and machine guns troops of
| Pennsylvania and the National
'Guard were tonight ordered to
the coal regions of Western
Pennsylvania for active service
| in the resumption of coal min
I hig, _
Harrisburg. — Cavalrymen and
machine gunners are now sta
tioned in Cambria, lnoia, Somer
set, Washington and Westmore
land counties.
"
Washington. — The country’s
| coal production is running short:
! one million tons each week, ac
cording to estimates made today.
Secretary of Commem Hoover
and mine owners are s.ated for a
conference this afternoon.
Arrival of Quid step.
The steamer Quickstej, Capa George
Green, arrived in port at o’clock
Thursday afternoon fro,a i.cr second
trip to Bethel, the trip vupying al
most 14 days, owing to rough weather
conditions. The Quick- u> is sched
uled to leave tomorrow on her third
trip to Bethel.
I
Naval Secretary Drops
With ’Plane, Height
of 4,000 Feet.
Pekin, July 19.—Secretary of
the United States Navy Edwin
Denby narrowly escaped death
in an aeroplane accident hei e
this afternoon. Denby was Hy
ing four thousand feet over the
great wall when the engine of
his plane broke down. The ma
chine was demolished in landing,
but Denby escaped uninjured,
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Hitchcock, Dem., Pol is
2 to 1 Vote for Senator
Against Opponents.
I Omaha. July 19. —Senator Gil
! bert M. Hitchcock, and E. B.
1 Howell. Republican national
j committeeman, were nominated
at yesterday's State-wide pri
jmaries as the Democratic and
j Republican candidates, respect -
lively, for United States senate.
| Hitchcock’s victory was a sweep
; in" one, the combined vote of
Ibis two opponents being about
! one-half of that cast for the in
: eumbent. senator
Irish Nationals Cap
ture City of Limerick
London.—The city of Limerick has
been captured by the Irish national
army, save a Central News dispatch
from Dublin this afternoon. The na
tionals took many prisoners, together
with large supplies of arms and am mu •
j nition.
To Compel Strikers to
Abide by Ry. Labor
Board Decisions.
Washington, July 21.—Court
injunctions to compel strikers to
abide by the decisions of the
Railway Labor Board may be
the next move of the Govern
ment in bringing about adher
ence to the decisions of that
body. This move, at least, was
indicated this afternoon by Pres
ident Harding at. the close of a
Cabinet meeting.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—Lyman W. Bonuey, 7!>, rich
pioneer undertaker, die J at his home
here last night; heart d.sense.
New York.—De Wolf Hopper an
nounces that he will contest vigorously
the divorce proceedings institi ted here
bv his fifth wife.
Washington.—Seven army airplanes
were assigned by the war department
today to patrol Oregon forest as a de
fense against forest fires.
London. — Bulletins disclose that
Lord Northcliffe v. as taken ill immedi
ately tHk^.-rning from a trip
■ jo i . . , r
throu , ^ o { incognito early in
June.