The Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mine
VOL. 1. NO. 74
McGRATH, ALASKA, OCTOBER 6. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
HANGED AT !
FAIRBANKS
Hamilton, Native, Pays
Extreme Penalty in
Awful Terror. *
Fairbanks, Oct. S.p^Hamilton, :
it he native, who was convicted of
murder at the last term of court J
at Flat and sentenced- by.: Judge ■
Bunnell to hang, v-Was hanged i
here today, the convicted man!
meeting his fate- in a state of;
. awful terror.
The crime for-which Hamilton j
paid the extreme penalty was
• committed last fall at Shageluk
slough, where he murdered an
• other -native and , then tied a
weight to the body and .dumped,
it, into the slough. The body
was later discovered by two na
tive women traveling down the
- slough. '_
\ Washington. —r One thousand and
* nineteen of lt4&4 steel Shipping Board
vessels have now >baen laid up. accord
ing to a statement made today by
■ Chairman Lasker, of the Board.
Seattle.—A motion for a new trial
* for James E. Mahoney, convicted wife
murderer, was made this afternoon by
Mahoney’s attorneys.
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STABILITY
Depends On Establish
ment of Merchant Ma
rine, Says Lasker.
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'New lYork, Oct. 6.—“Until
America awakens to the fact
’ that her domestic stability is de
pendent upon the establishment
of a national- merchant marine
there will be no great improve-,
ment in business conditions- or
the unemployment - situation,”
- declared Albert DL Lasker, chair
man of the United States Ship
ping Board, in an address here
today before the Associated Ad
vertising Clubs of the'World.
Bob Hart, in his launch Maple Leaf,
; accompanied by Mike Blanusha, leit
yesterday for the Forks, at which
place the launch will be put into win
t ter quarters, the gentlemen then pro
. ceeding to Tacotna.
Joe Wills, in the launch Aloha, left
\ Wednesday for Berry Landing.
SISTER OF
MAHONEY
Arrested, Charged With
Forging Name to Will
of Mrs. Mahoney.
Seattle. Oct 8.—Mrs. Dolores
Johnson, sister of James E. Ma
honey, convicted wife murderer,
: was today arrested on a charge
i of forgery, the police alleging
| that she signed Mrs. Mahoney’s
name to the document giving
; Mahoney power of attorney to
| handle all of Ins wife’s property.
It was this document that caused
| Mahoney’s arrest and started an
i investigation as to his wife’s
j whereabouts, a niece of Mrs,
Mahoney declaring that the
| power of attorney . was a for
i Ser.y.
Mrs. Johnson has professed
belief in her brother’s innocence
since the moment of his arrest
and was greatly affected when
the jury declared him guilty.
School Fuel Fund.
By a new ruling of the Territorial
School Board each school district must
supply its own fuel, which . means' that
the people of McGrath, as well as those
of other school districts, must contrib
ute their share toward keeping the
little ones warm.
Those wishing to contribute to the
fund may leave the money with any
member of the school board.
The following have already sub
scribed: Dr. W. F. Green, $5: John E.
Baker, $5; ike Hayes. $5; A1 Smith, $5; ■
Kusko Times, $5; R. S. Boyd, $o; H. E. '
Carter, $5; Mrs.' B. J, Boyd, $5; Dick i
Rhodes. $5; Eli Walker, $5; Peter Me-.
Mullen, $5; E. M. Whelan, $5; Dan
Sprague. $5; Harvey Williams, $5; E.
P. Werner, $5: John Heino, one cord
of wood. _
' Billy O’Palka, while at work on his
new cabin, cut his foot quite badly last
Wednesday, it being necessary far Dr.
W. F. Green to take several stitches in
the gash. Mr. O’Palka is resting
easily, but he will be laid up for a few
days.
Marshal Stevens On
His Way to Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Oct. 7.—Gilbert Stevens
has received his commission as United
States Marshal for the Fourth Divi-.
sion, and is now on his- way to Fair
banks. Li. T. Erwin, the former Mar
shal, and J. H. Miller, his chief dep
uty, are now in Seattle.
Captain Eldridge put the Doughnut
Queen on tha ways yesterday, although
he says he does not expect it to freeze
up for a month yet.
Washington.—The hearing -on the
permanent tariff bill will be resumed
November 1.
Significance of Visit
of New York Banker
at the White House
Washington:—Asked if the visit yes
terday of Otto Kahn, the New York
bankor, had any significance, President
Harding replied:
“Mr. Kahn’s visit was occasioned bv
the desire of the New York banker to
take the measure of the President of
the United States in a game of golf,
and he succeeded in that purpose—
or.e up.”
HOW THEY DO
IN SEATTLE
Pleasure Yachts Bring
Liquor Aplenty From
British Columbia.
Seattle. Oct. ‘7.■*—Federal au
thorities are investigating the
report that pleasure yachts are
bringing in heavy shipments of
liquor from British Columbia.
It is alleged that these yachts
come and go as they please and
that the coast guard vessels are
making no effort to search them.
Practically a full yacht load of
liquor, it vva-s disclosed today,
was recently discharged at a pri
vate wharf on Lake Union.
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AGE IS NO
OBSTACLE
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Turk, at Age of 146,
iTakes Unto Himself
a Wife, Age 25.
■ Paris, Oct. 7.—A difference of
more than a century in age
proved no obstacle when M.
Searo, of Constantinople, decid
ed to take unto himself a . help
meet—a fourth wife.
Sero is one hundred and forty
six ye.ar« of age, and is believed
to be the oldest man on earth.
For the past ninety years he
has worked as a street car por
ter, and has a son ninety-six
years -old.
Sero’s bride is a buxom Turk
ish girl, twenty-five years of
age—one hundred and twenty
one years younger than her
somewhat advanced spouse.
The launch Snookum has been pot
into winter quarters Ijy .Messrs. Keen
and Clancy.
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YANKS, 2;
GIANTS, I
Results of First Three
Games in World’s
Series.
—
j Polo Grounds. New York, Oct. 5.—
| The first gamo in the series for the
i world’s baseball eharapionship, played
here today, was won by the Yankees,
of the Americans, by a score of i to C.
Early in the game there was a drizzling
shower, which was fouled fev the cold
weather Thene was-an attendance of
about thirty-eight thousand, a much
lighter crowd than expected.
Babe Ruth drove in the first run of
the senies, hitting a hot single in the
initial innings. -The Yanks made their
runs in the 'first, fifth and sixth in
nings. Mavs and Douglas, put up a.
great-pitching battle.
Frisch, for the Giants, made fo^ir
, hits—two-singles, a double arid a three
' bagger.
! Follow!as was the line-up in today ’s
game:
- Nationals-^-Burns, cf.: .Baacroit, ss.*
Frisch, ,2b: Young, rf; Kelly, lb; M et:
sel. If; RawJings, 3b; Snyder, c; and
'Douglas, p.
Anaerisano-^-Miller, cf; Peckinpaugh,
ss: 'Rutb, If Meusel, rf; Pipp, Xb; Me
Dally, 3b; Sehang, c; Mays, p.
Hits—Yanks, 8; Giants, 5.
Errors—Nene.
Y anks.TaKe^ Second Game.
New York, Oct. 6.—The Yanks, with
painful precision, won today’s game by
a score of 3 to 0; Noyt pitohed a mar
velous game, trbe Giants making but
one hit on him until, the•. ninth inoing,
and then only one more. He struck
out Kelley, of home-run fame, twice.
The receipts of today’s game were
$115,320.
Batteries—Giants, Nehf and Smith;
Yanks. Hoyt,and Sehang.
Yanks—Three runs, three hits, no
errors.
Giants—No runs, two bits, three er
rors.
Giants Win Third Game.
New York; Oct. 7.—In nearly a three,
hour battle today the Giants-dofeated
the Yanks by a score of 13 lo. A lot of
loose pitying marked the contest." The
Yanks-.changed pitchers four times,
using Rogers, Quinn and Collins. The
Giants changed from Toney to Rarnes,
in the third inning, when the Giants
tied the Yanks’ score of 4. The Giants
slaughtered the Yanks in the seventh,
driving in eight runs. Three times |ia
the seventh, the Giants had three men
on bases. Young made a three-base
hit, bringing in three men.
Seore by innings:
Yanks. 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0—
Giants . 0 0 4 0 0 - 0‘ >6 1-=U
Yank-Bight hits: no errors
Giants—Twenty hits: no errors.
AlGoslow, well known tractor oper
ator, from Yankee creek,, and Deany
McGinnis, of-Tacotna, are lata arrivals,
having come down oyer the wlnie'
tcail.