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McGRATH, ALASKA, MARCH 12. 1921.
PRICK .25 CKNT
CONVENES
AT JUNEAU
Fifth Session of Alaska
Legislature Now in
Full Swing.
Juneau, March 8;—The fifth
Territorial Legislature con
vened yesterday, with seven
senators and fifteen representa
tives present. Organization was
perfected by the election of
Sundbaek for president of the
Senate, and Nerland for speaker
of the House.
The first act of the Legislature
was to provide for the filling of
vacancies in the Legislature, de
signed to allow Nome to elect a
successor to E. W. Burroughs,
lately deceased.
Dan Corcoran, of. Seward, was
chosen, sergeant at-arms of the
House, and' Ji Hi Smith, of
Craig, secured- the same position
in the Senate.
Governor Riggs will probably
deliver his message at a joint
session on Wednesday.
The Governor holds a public
reception for the legislators on j
March 12, and the Juneau Com
mercial Club will banquet them
on Thursday.
Many visitors are here, also
many ^office seekers.
Bill AinsloY) well known Iditaroder,
who went Outside a year ago to get
medical relief, was in such bad shape, J
it is said, that it was impossible farthe
Mayo Brothers institution at Roches
ter, Minn., to give him any relief. He
left the latter place to go to the home
of his mother in Alabama, since which
time nothing has been heard of him,
according to a late arrival hera.
Miss Virginia Howard and Mrs. W.
H. Jones, of Ophir, who have been vis
iting-in McGrath.for severabdays, de
parted today for Tacotna,- with A'lfeck
Gaisson on the handlebars.
Dave-Strandberg, well known. Otter
ereek operator, arrived here Monday*
en route to Anchorage to meet Mrs.
Straadberg, who will return with him
over the trail.
Pack Olson, Jack McGee and Dolph
Smith, well known in the Valdez and
Cache creek sections, came in Tuesday
over the trail.
Johnnie Beeton is on his way in. over
the traih
Charlie O’Halloran left fofe- Nixon
this morning.
REVOLTS
IN RUSSIA
Uprisings Everywhere
Against Soviet Gov
ernment.
Loudon March 10.—An Abo,
Finland, dispatch today asserts
that wholesale arrests- and exe
cution of Russian workmen by
the soviet government for triv
ial remarke favorable to-the rev
olutionists is the order of the
day. Extermination of the en
tire families of known partici
pants in the revolutionary move
meni and those suspected of par
ticipation is proceeding system
atically at Orauionbaum, Zyste
bak and Petrograd.
London, March IQ*—The- rev
olution authorities at Fortress
Kronstadt have sent an ulti
matum to-the soviet authorities
in Petrograd demanding surren
der of that city before March 25,
it is asserted.
London, March 10—Serious revolts
against soviet rule are prevalent in. all
sections of Russia, according to reports
received here. Kronstadt is reported
us having fallen before the revolution
aries, woich Kerensky is said tn be
leading. In the bombardment of work
men’s quarters at Moscow it is reported
that several hundred were killed and
wounded. Onehundred thousand ane
striking at Moscow.. There was furious
botabardment. Tuesday, at Kronstadt
and Pe&rograd.
Chester Brink returned Monday freak
a trip to Auchorage,. to which place he
drove Dr. J. B. Beeson. Mr. Brink left
Tuesday for Iditaised.
G. Hamilton, former Iditarod busi
ness man and well known Northerner,
came in from Anchorage over the trail,
arriving here Monday.
Dr. Carter, dentist, well known in
several camps, especially Iditarod and
Ruby, is on the trail leading from An
chorage, and is due any day.
E. C. Johnson returned yesterday
from Nixon, and left this morning for
Candle.
Charlie Pearson, who recently ar
rived here from the Outside, left today
for Nixon.
Billy Lodge, well known in these
parts, is scheduled to arrive here soon,
aacording to late arrivals.
A1 Welch is on the trail from An*
chorage, and should be here any day,
All Washington Pays
Tribute to the Life
of Dead Statesman
Washington, March 10.—Congress
aDd all official Washington lavished
tribute to the life of Champ Claris at
the funeral services Saturday. After
services at the Capitol the body was
takeo by special train to Bowling
Green, where the funeral services were
held Monday. The body was buried
alongside of his father and two chil
dren who died in infancy. The funeral
was held on his seventy-fir ;t birthday,
the ceremonies of which were simple, i
Rev. Robert S. Boyd Mrs. Clark’s
nephew, conducted the services . in the
home city.
FRANK FOX IS
BROUGHT BACK
Commissioner Smith, at
Ophir, Will Act In
the Matter.
! Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen re
turned to McGrath yesterday after
noon, having in custody Frank Fox,
against whom warrant was issued by
the local commissioner some days ago
on the complaint of Lee AtwateJ, said
warrant alleging that Fox had abduct
ed from her home Myrtle, the 12 year
old daughter of the complainant.
Fox and the girl, who also returned
here, were located when Fox came to
the Rhone river roadhouse.
Miss Myrtle, it seems, did not care
to return to her father’s home when
told that she could do so, but during
last night, at least* was cared for by
one of McGrath’s kindly matrons.
Dr. W. F. Green* bhe local commis
aioDe'v being absent from here, the
warranty according bo the law, so it is
said, is returnable to the nearest com
missioner, for which reason Deputy
McMullen started today for Ophir,
r where Commissioner B. B. Smith will
act in the matter. Lee Atwater and
family, including the girl, followed
not far behind.
Thus cndeth the first chapter.
Bob Lowrie, Tacotna freighter, came
,down Monday on business, returning
home yesterday.
.
Aleck Gaisson went to and returned
from Candle on Monday.
Howard Langley is scheduled to
leave tomorrow on his trip down river
to where the Tana is quartered. He
will be accompanied by Adolph Lind,
who will act as chauffeur.
Charlie Mespelt, well known mining
man, is on the trail from Anchorage,
accompanied by his brother, and is due
to arrive at any time.
Harold Knutsen came from Grayling
creek this morning and returned home
late this afternoon.
SOIL OF
GERMANY
Allied Forces Take Pos
session Along Rhine
Frontier.
London. March 10.—Follow
ing the failure of Germany to
comply with Allied demands for
reparrtion, British, French and
Belgium troops entered Germany
at daylight this morning. Dus
seldorf and Duesberg were occu
pied bv the troops and the Allied
Rhine flotilla and taken posses
sion of. The entire movement
throughout was made in such a
way as to obviate any show of
force, but the troops and flotilla
are prepared for any eventuali
ties. The Allies got out a pro
clamation stating that occupa
tion was not a measure of liostil
ties, but was intended only to
compel Germany to fulfill its ob
ligations. The Allies are ready
to aid workers in the matter of
provisioning and in other, ways
for an indefinite period.
Berlin, March 10.—President Ebert
issued a paoclam ition today protesting
against the invasion of Germany, de
claring the move of the Allies contrary
to the treaty of Versailles.
CANDIDATES
ARE WORKING
Several at Fairbanks
Are After Marshal
ship Job.
Fairbanks*—The big political fight
is on. with Marquam and Clegg light
ing bard for the judgeship. For the
marsbaisbip race there are several en
tries, ineluding Charles Beam, A.
Gaustad, Torn Long, Sam Weiss T. J.
Rickert, ffosie Foss and Bert Stevens.
Marquam and Beam have the indorse
ment of the Republican Club, district
committee and National Committee -
man McBride.
Joe Mondell left for Iditarod Tues
day. It is bis intentiou to overhaul
his boat now quartered at that place,
preparatory to bringing it around on
the opening of navigation.
A1 Chapin, former Idita'-oder, has
gone to Wyoming to enter into the cat
tle business with Red Eilis, former op
erator on Otter creek, according to a
lata arrival.