THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. II. NO. 26.
mcgrath, alaska. Wednesday, april 19, 1912,
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PRICE 25 CENTS
Consternation Thrown
Into Genoa Conference
Russia and Germany, Ignoring Conference, Sign
Treaty Guaranteeing Each Other to Be Most
Favored Nation; French Delegates Quit.
Genoa, April 17.—A treaty be- f
tween Germany and Russia was j
signed! at> Rappoles yesterday,;
the signatories being the foreign
ministers of the two countries,
George Tchitcherin for Russia,
and Doctor Walter Rathenau for
Germany. The treaty nullifies
the Brest-Litovsk treaty and re
establishes full diplomatic rela
tions on an equality basis. The
pact cancels all war claims, as
well as claims arising from the
nationalization of property.
The allied nations participat
ing in the conference of the so
called German-Russian economic
treaty is nothing more nor less
than an alliance. F?<*h r-or^ract
ing power guarantees j.ie other
to be the most favored nation.
Two hundred million people are
thas brought together in unity.
Paris, April 18.—A Havas dis
patch from Genoa this afternoon
says the allies are drafting a
note to the Germans and Rus
sians notifying them that it will
be impossible for the Germans
and Russians to continue to par
ticipate in the session of the
Russian affairs commission of
the conference if they persist in
maintaining the Russo-German
treaty., _
Paris, April 18.—“Russia and
Germany by signing a t reaty at
Rapallo have rendered the Genoa
economic conference impossible, '
an official statement from the
French foreign office said today.
The cabinet today approved
the action of Louis Barthou,
chief delegate, who telegraphed
Premier Poincare that he had
decided not to sit in further con
ference's with either Germans or
Russians in. view of their treach
ery.
SEATTLE’S
NOMINEES
Dan Landon and E- J.
Brown Land as Candi
dates for Mayor.
—
Seattle, April 19.—Dan Lon
don, former state senator, and
Edwin J. Brown, rich advertis
ing dentist with radical tenden
cies, were nominated for mayor
yesterday, shotting put Walter
F. Meir, who it is claimed was
handpicked by Dr. Matthews and
a few representatives of big busi
ness. Maj. Cunningham, Span
ish war veteran, with the other
three, were beaten off. Charles ;
H. Miller, former Alaskan, got
1474 votes. Mrs, Henry Landes*.
]$. L. Blaine, E. B. Cox, Mrs. j
Kathrine A. Miracle, T. H. Bol j
ton and William Hickman Moore,
were nominated for the council. ;
Fifty-eight thousand votes werei
polled.
Brown’s plurality over Meir |
is only 58, and the latter inti- ’
mates he may contest. Meir is- ,
sued this, statement this morn- i
ing: “It is apparent that an of- 1
ficial canvass is necessary to de- 1
termine the second nominee for
mayor. This canvass will be
made Friday, and in the mean- a
time 1 will be at my *desk at- '
m C
tending to the business of the
city, as usual. L& I am nomi
nated I am in the fight to stay
and to win. ”
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Ex-President Gives His
Estimate of Senator
!
Reed, Missouri.
St. Louis, April 18.—“He has
shown himself incapable of sus
tained allegiance to any person
or any cause,*' is Woodrow Wil
son’s characterization of Senator
James A, need in a letter to the
editor of the Globe-Democrat.
The letter was put forth in de
nial of a story printed in the
Globe Democrat to the effect
that Wilson had thanked Reed,
now seeking re-election, for the
service he had rendered in pass
ng the federal reserve bill.
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Divorce Defendant
Ends Marital Woes
Tampa, Fla.—W.F. Clark, defendant
n a divorce case here, put an en l tc
lis marital troubles today when he
►hot bis wife with a rifle seven times,
ler last words being, “Please don’t
thoot any more,” which Clark did not ■(
lear. Clark then blew off his own (
lead, his wife dying a few minutes
ater.
Harding Asks Navy of 76,000.
Washington,—President Harding, in
letter read to the House today, ad
ised against reducing the personnel
f the navy helovr 76 000.
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Halfdan Wiig was a iWoudav arrival
rom Nixon, to which place he recently
eturned from a trip abroad, and is
pending a few days here.
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2 Supposed Bandits,
With Bag of Money,
Nabbed at Pt. Angeles
Port Angeles.—Two men. supposed
to be bandits, carrying a bag contain
ing several thousand dollars in cash,
were arrested and imprisoned here to
Dight. They are believed to be tile
men who held up a logging camp near
hereon March 2o, in which Rat Light,
a returned overseas soldier, was shot
and killed while his arms, at the ban
dits’ command, were upheld. The men
refused to give their names.
Films Banished Pend
ing Investigation
of His Case.
New York, April 19.—The
movie films of Roscoe Arbuckle,
recently acquitted at San Fran
cisco of manslaughter charges in
connection with the death of Vir
ginia Rappe, are banished from
the screen until his case is thor
oughly investigated, theater
managers of the country were
notified today by Will Hays, the
head of the motion picture pro
ducers and distributors 01 Amer
ica. Hays’ orders affects con
tracts valued at more than two i
million dollars.
Work of Vampires.
Seattle—Jewelry and keepsakes dug
from the ruins of their home in the
landslide at West Seattle, in which
their father and mother lost their
lives, were stolen from Carl and George 1
Hebenstreit while they were attending !
the funeral of their parents.
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To Pass Soldier Bonus
Bill at Present Session
Washington.— The Senate Repub
licans, at a caucus held today, came to
an agreement to pass the soldier bonus
bill at the present upline.
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47 Dead and 263 In
jured in Indiana
Cyclones. <
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“"Chicago, April lb. Forty- 5
(even persons are known to be >
lead and 263 injured as a result ,
>f two tornadoes which swept
lie vicinity of Hedrick, Ind., t
resterday. The two cyclones jj
itruck with but a short interval ]
►etween them.
The property loss is enormous,
.nd it is feared that later returns (
trill add greatly to the lists ol
ead and injured.
Owen Gray and team left Tuesday
jr the Nixon mine.
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Russian-German Move
Under Consideration
By Allies.
Genoa, April 19.—The Allies
late yesterday decided that Ger
many, having effected her own
arrangement with Russia in the
treaty signed Sunday, is de
barred from further participa
tion in discussing the conditions
of an agreement between Russia
and various other countries.
The Russian delegation an
nounced today it will ask that
the Russo-German treaty be dis
cussed at the plenary session
and put to a vote. This was the
soviet answer to the allied pro
test against the Rapallo treaty,
or alliance.
Germany is expected to reply
today to the allied note of pro
t<$t signed by Lloyd George.
New Warden for McNeill Prison.
Washington. The appointment of F.
ft. A roller, of Seattle, as warden of the
federal penitentiary at McNeill island,
was announced today by Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
Do Most Devastating
Work, Illinois and
Indiana.
Chicago, April 17.— Storms
ind floods unequaled during the
past half century swept Illinois
ind Indiana today, inflicting a
luge property loss, devastating
tillages and farms. A cyclone
iver the stricken portions during
ast night has added greatly to
die work of devastation left un
ions by the fluods.
At 7 a. in., at Irvington, 111.,
lie Illinois river reached its
lighest stage, flooding two hun
Ired thousand acres of fertile
armlands and causing intense
suffering among families driven
rom their homes. Indiana riv
ts are running bank full.
Peoria, 111., April 17.—Floods
■weeping down the Illinois river
lave made thousands homeless
nd caused damages estimated
.t £5,000,000. At Naples the en
ire populace of two hundred
amilies were forced from their
lomes to encamp iq army tents
n the knoll of ground north
ward which Indian chiefs and
General Grant made famous.
George SavitoiT, Harry Baiseff, Mi
bael Teketf, Alex. Savila and August
'horp are recent arrivals over gthe
*ail from Anehorag*.