The Alaska Agricultural College
and School of
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VOL. 1. NO. 86
McGRATH, ALASKA. NOVEMBER 19. 1921.
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ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
Seems to Be Busy Con
sidering Far Eastern
Questions.
Washing ton, Nov < IS .— At to
, day’s session of the disarmament
conference‘Balfour, on behalf of
Great Britain, proposed modi6
cations of the American plan,
'which included the- prohibition
of large submarines of wide
■ cruising radios. not intended for
defense, or the possible elimina
tion of submarines altogether.
Baron 'Kato, on behalf of
Japan, said Japan has no desire
for a fleet equal to the United
States or Great Britain. Japan
* is ready to proceed to a sweep
e ing reduction in .>naval arma
; ment, but wants,to proix>se mod
, ifications of the American plan.
Briand, addressing the confer
ence, said Hughes naval plan is
entirely satisfactory, at the same
time intimating. thaV^Pr twice may
have, much to-say . on the ques
tion of land armamieet.
A.statement regandkig China’s
i interests and her attitude on Far
Eastern questions was. made £by
Minister Sze at the first meeting
of the committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions. Mamte
; nance of the open door in China
was urged by Sze, who also
spoke strongly for the abolition
. of secret treaties affecting China.
Washington, Nov. 17.—At to
; day’s session of the conference
> ten points presented by China.
with the general backing of the
i. United States, formed the basis
. of -the'day’s exchanges, which
were designed to1 develop, step
• by step, the -exact attitude of the
nine delegations.
China, in the^discussion of Far
Eastern questions,.in figurative,
is seen on the operating table,
while her delegation demands
that her territorial.-integrity be
respected and that she have the
right to work out her. own des
tiny.
The conference on Far East
- ern questions was-strictly secret.
The doors were shut.to the pub
lie, and newspaper men were
forbidden even to question dele
gates as they entered, or left the
sessions.
Washington, Nov. 18.-—The
committee session of tne confer
ence delegates stood at adjourn
j ment today to givp opportunity
i to Japan’s delegates for a <,ren-(
I eral presentation of that coun
j try’s views on China’s proposals
! of principles for the settlement
of Far Eastern questions at a
meeting of all delegations to
morrow.
Seattle.—The United States Ship
ping Board has irausferred the steel
sheep Del wood to the Signal Corps to
i take the place of the old cable ship
Burnside. The Del wood is now on the
»’ vy free: the Atlantic.
Loudon.—Thu Government has de
livered an ultimatum to Ulster that she
must accept Lloyd George’s proposals
for settlement, of the Irish question,
without, vital changes, it was an
nounced tonight. 9
Washington.— Ulmer Dover, former
secretary of the Republican National
Committee, arrived here today trout
Mexico City, bringing with him Ob
regon’s personal appeal to Harding to
recognize the ubregon government.
Washington. — Ellis Loring Dressel,
of Boston, was nominated today by the
President to lie charge d’affaires to
Germany. Dressel is now in .Berlin as
American commissioner.
Search of Army Boat
Yields Only 134
Bottles.
Sun’Francisco, Nov. 1C.— As
an army transport, neared the
docks here today customs offi
cials boarded the bbat and with
only a short search brought to
light 184 bottles of liquor., the
| greater part ot which was des
I tined to regale the stay-at.home
; friends of the soldier boys.
No arrests were made, as the
! liquor apparently was owned by
| no one and , must have stoewd
| itself on hoard the transport.
- — -
Mr. J. Saupe, of tne Flume Tired ge
Company, Yankee -creek, and Mrs.
| Saupe, arrived here this afternoon, on
| their way to Anchorage and the Out
j side. Mr. and Mrs. Saupe wit! spend
J the winter in San'Fraooisco.
Sam Nesvoatr tliis afternoon, before
Commissioner Green, p4ead trinity to
assault and battery, on . complaint of
Jens P. Larson, and paid a tine of iSdO
Charles Stanford, from Flat, with
the third outgoing mail, arrived here
this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crawford, from
Flat, en route to Anchorage, arrived
here this afternoon.
Nick Scpoflf and Eli Ogvie arrived
lonav from Candle.
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Secretary Fa^l Prefers
Private Operation,
When Finished,
Seattle, Nov. 18.—Secretary of
Interior Fall favors the opera
tion -of the . Alaska railroad, j
when completed, by a private
company, and is against its op
eration by the Government, ac
cording to Cecil H Clegg, the
newly appointed judge for the'
Fourth division of Alaska.
Mr. -Clegg, who --arrived last!
night from Washington, says the!
Administration bill, for a new
brond of control for Alaska, as
framed by Secretary-7 all, Gov
ernor Bone and Delegate Suth
erland, -will eventually pass.
To Aid in Considering
[Legislation Now Be
fore Congress.
/Washington, Nov. .th. — To
con«ider till pending legislation
looking to the development of
Alaska, including Ivis own bill
-creating an Alaskan Develop
ment. .Board, and also as a result
!of the recent hearings, Ohair
1 tnan/Ourry, of the Committee on
Territories, has appointed a sub-;
!committee, consisting of himself,
| Representatives Strong of Kan
jsas, Moore-of Illinois, Weaver of
j North /Carolina, and Aim on of
j Alabama. It is expected that
the committee wtll present the
completed bill before the end of
the present session.
. -
A social <4ance will he given -at
-Clough JaU:ll <*» Thanksgiving evening.
Nov..24. A pleasant evening is untie —
■pated, and everyone will be-mude wel
come. ._
Maj. tfieo. W. Albreelu, of the well
known Id i la rod Jaw firiu of Albrecht,&
Taylor, was among today’s arrivals.
Maj. Albrecht is on .bis way u> i.he
•Outside 'to-spend the winter.
Fete Michels arrived todav fromJ
Flat,, and will leave in the -UKiruing for
Anchorage.
James Hausen, of Candle, -s;ieHt, to
<Juy in town.
GARDNER
CAPTURED
Mail Clerk Overcomes
Bandit in Hand-to
Hand Straggle.
Phoenix, Ariz., Nev. Ip.-t-A
bandit captured here last night
at the Santa Fe station, fallow
ing an attempt to rob a mail
car, was identified by finger
prints today as. Hoy Gardner,
who escaped several weeks ago
from the Rederal peci taut: ary at
McNeills Island. Gardner ad
mitted his identity.
P’hoeni*:, Nov. 1(5. —The Federal ati
thorities have ordered lhai Roy Card
ner, the bandit captured here last
night byvP. F. Inderlied. a mail clerk,
be sent to tbe Leavenworth, Kansas
prison to complete the sentence begun
at, McNeill.Island. Inderlied overpow
ered Gardner in a hand-to-hand strug
gle, hut admitted that Gardner could
have kilted him had he desired to use
the gun for the possession of which,
they .both.struggled. - -—
Washington*—Roy Gardner, the ban
dit captured at Phoenix, Ariz., will lie
brought to trial on a new charge in
stead of being returned to McNeill
-penitentiary to complete his former
sentence. Under the law Gardner’s
conviction will he necessary before the
reward of $5,Odd for h'w.cavture can be
paid to H. F, Inderlied..the mail clerk
wfio captured thim. Postmaster Gen
eral hUiys today telegraphed Inderlied:
“You areati.au worthy-of your trust."’
.Phoenix.—Sheriff Montgomery read
a warrant lo Gardner, today, charging
him with knocking down.Mai ie.-M uzos
in an attempted holdup here on Oe
lober -4. Gardner’s comment was.
•‘Pair enough.”
Gbarles E. Kimball, of the Plrime
Dredge Gompany, arrived from Ta
eotna yesterday, on his way to Anchor
age and San Francisco.... Af.tv Kimball
w i 11 re t u rn > to t h e com pe n v; ,’s p rope r11 es
on Yankee creek next spring, -coining
-in over i he lasL of the winter trail.
. Parry Meehan had the misfortune
to loose the horse he brought from
Opnir. while on the way to Nixon. The
h(trso.broke through the ice and could
not he. extricated for too hours,-wlien
it was so exhausted that <t died soon
after.
WLiAiiam Behan and iteam crriveti
Thursday, returning to Taming. yester
day --mitil a load of frejjpht.
.Louis Gorman aud Bob hiohinson left
| yesterday morning on a huuyer trip.
. ......—._„__—
Gwerc Gray , left yesterdaywith -a
load'«Pireighhfor the Nixoi**r:ines.
Dick Matthews. well krinwtu.tr hip*'
arrived yesterday from Nixon.