The Alaska ^ncuuunr^w
and-Sdiooi oi Min'
The Kesko Times
VOL. 1. NO. 88
McGrath, alasiva, November 2t>. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
Briand Insists France
Requires Big Stand
ing Army.
Wafhrngton, Nov. 23—Dele
gations of the five principal
powers went'into their first ex>
ecutive conference on land arm'
aments today, with the French
group hoping that negotiations
would be pressed to a point of a
formal expression of some char
acter before the departure of
Briand for France. The mem
bership of all- nine delegations
have prepared additional data
for use when commencing again
on Far Eastern problems.
The principal • powers have
agreed upon the principle*-aud
an outline of tho policy they
propose to pursue in dealing
with China. There are also in
creasing indications that the
Japanese alliance is„to be sup-,
planted by an American-British
Japanese understanding.
Wbshington, Nov 24 —Briand
declared that no nation, except
Belgium, has-promised aid to
Prance-in case she is- attacked.
The others- are indulging mer
rily in “fair worlds.” Roc^t and
Balfour spoke at the conference
this afternoon in. favor of a re
duction of land.armaments, but
Briand held his position that
Prance must have a large army.
Washington, Nov. 25,— New
Zealand stands beside Australia
in favoring continuance o-f the
Anglo-Japanese treaty for the
present, tho conference was in
formed today.
Washington, Nov. 2u-—Sen
ator Borah, author of the reso
lution which-brought about the
call for the disarmament confer
ence, declares himself in favor
of the British plan of scrapping
large submarines as weapons of
war.
Washington, Nov. 25-—There
is much discussion here as to
what effect the naming of a re
gent for Japan is going to have,
though it is apparent the powers
of the premier are to be greatly
enlarged.^.
Washington, Nov. 25.—The
abolition of extra territorial
rightfiy in China by which the
various powers can maintain
Tokyo, Nov. 25.—The people
of Japan are making known to
the Cabinet t^ieir desire for dis
armament and the success of the^
Washington conference.
their own courts for trial cf
their om» nationals was agreed j
to in principle today by the
powers represented at the con
ference. __
Washington, Nov. 24—Bt’iand*
French premier, left Washington |
ton todav, and will sail for home!
tomorrow from New York. His
going leaves France still thej
storm center in conference con- J
siderations.
George Pestrioff Par
doned By President
—
Washington.— President Hardin? to- j
day signed a pardon for George Pes-|
tr:«ff, an Alaekan. of Efussiun—Indian
blood, confined at. McNeill island peni
tentiary since 1918. Fest.rioff was con
victed of murder, for wt.ieh be was sen
tenced to life imprisonment.
i
DOUSHE
COME hoi
teen Hundred Will
Reach U. S. in Time
for Christmas.
Coblenz, Nov. 24. — Fifteen
hundred jubilant American sol
j diers are leaving Rhineland for
home, today, and fifteen hundred
more are to follow early in De
cember.
The troops will embark imme
! diately at Antwerp for New
York. All express themselves
as overjoyed to be homeward
b3und, The long wait on the
Rhine, with little to do' to en
liven the days, has caused an
epidemic of genuine homesick
ness.
National Grange De
clares Itself on Pro
hibition, Immigration
I
i
Portland.—The National Grange, in
annual session here, adopted a resoln
tion declaring for the strict enforce
ment of the NatloBal prohibition law.
The Grange also adopted a resolution
recommending restrictions to persons
who declare their intention to become
citizens.
The daoce at Clough Hall Thanks
giving was well attended, all present
i eojoyiDg themselves to the fullest.
Billy Jones, who arrived Thursday
with mail from the Yukon, -departed -
yesterday for Ophir.
COLLAPSE
IS FEARED
Negotiations for Irish
Settlement Thought
Nearing End.
London, Nov. 24.— Negotia
tions for Irish settlement are
feared to be nearing an unfavor
able end, and there is apprehen
sion that next week will witness
the tie and collapse unless more
favorable circumstances shall
develop. Premier George still
expresses hope.
London.—At a meeting of the
Government and Sinn Fein rep
reseutatives today the former
put before-the Sinn Fein various
alternative proposals for meet
ing Ulster’s objections to the
proposed all-Ireland parliament.
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Bandy’s Bouy Recovered.
Seattle.—The body C. W. Bandy,
well known Uimberman, who was a
passenger in Oie Hubbard hydroplane
when a squall forced fhe plane into
Puget sound, was found this evening,
not fa>r from where the seaplane fell
into the water.
Lient. J. R. Pence, officer in charge
of the second section of the Washing
ton-A laska cable, arrived here Thurs
day afternoon, accompanied by Sergt.
Swenson. They left this morning for
Iditarod. from which place thev will
return to Gibbon.
TWELVE MEN
LOSE LIVES
Sea Tug Founders in
Bad Gale Off Ore
gon Coast.
Portland, Nov. 24. — Twelve
men lost their lives today when
the tug Sea Eagle foundered in
a gale off Peacock Spit. Those
on board the Eagle made a gal
lant fight for their lives, but the
heavy s'ea ran her under.,
Captain Wteklund, of the Port
Adams life saving station, is
having the shore patrolled for
bodies, but so far nothing but
the tug’s pilot house has washed
ashore. _
Mrs. Bugge, wife of Captain Bugge,
who broke her arm a few davs ago.
was able-to tease for hae-bome- at tbe
Forks yesterday.
NETTERER
REVERSES
Judge Hands Do Wh New
Decision in Princess
Sophia Cases.
Seattle, Nov. .25-—Reversing
his former decision, Federal
Judge Neterer today held in the
Princess Sophia case that the
liability of the Canadian Pacific
Company is limited in value to
the ship's passenger fares and
cargo tariff.
This reversal of his former de
cision makes it possible to re
cover only about eight thousand
dollars, as against the possible
two and one-quarter million dol
lars under his first decision.
CONGRESS
ADJOURNS
I
Harding Signs Tax Re
vision Bill, Effective
at Once.
Washington, Nov. 23.—Con
gress adjourned late this after
noon, the President signing the
tax revision bill daring the clos
ing hour.
The bill is generally consid
ered to be a temporary Jmeasure,
and it is almost certain that a
new revision will have to be
framed in a year or so. The
bill signed today repeals the ex
cess profits and transportation
taxes, reduces individual taxes,
does away with nuisance and
luxury taxes, and increases the
corporation income tax from ten
to twelve and one-half per cent.
The measure becomes a law at
once. *
Charles Goebel is back from a trip to
Ophir.
Tom Bare returned to Ophir yester
day, after a visit of several days here. ,
!> -
Mike ^ao us ha left early this morn
ing' on a short visit to Jones creek.
Aleck Egberg arrived here yester
day from Nixod.
Harry Yeager and team of five left
Friday morning for Anchorage.
—Bob _Hiirt__arciv£d Thursday from
Tacotna.