The McCARTH Y
Weekly News
VOL.’).
McCarthy, alaska. Saturday March 25th 1922
no. 20
TELEGRAPHIC
EARTHQUAKES IN LOS
ANGELES
Los Angeles, March 23rd.
Earthquake shocks continue to
disturb the residents of this
city and last night four severe
shocks sent thousands into tlie
streets in terror. They are
afraid to return to their homes.
MURDER IN SEATTLE
Seattle. March 18. A sensation
ai murder has occurred in the
bootlegging district of Seattle,
Legate, a police officer, was shot
and killed. Legate was shot
twice, but before succumbing
fired two shots at the unknown
murderers. The case is
baffling detectives.
Harding Does not Approve
Wholesale Reduction of Army.
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St. Augustine. March 20. The:
President has indicated tonight:
that he would oppose such dras
tic reductions in the size of the!
army as proposed by Congress
EXILED EMPEROR ILF
Former Emperor Charles of Ans
tria is lying dangerously ill in:
his exile home on the island of
Island of Madiera.
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL
Washington. March 23. The sold!
iors bonus bill when put to aj
vote last night passed by a vote j
of 333 for and 70 against in the j
house.
PACIFIC TREATY RATIFIED
Washington, March 25. The Sen
ate late this afternoon ratified
the four power Pacific Treaty
by a vote of 07 to 27.
SUTHERLAND STARTS
CAMPAIGNING
Seattle. March 24, Delegate
Sutherland sailed on the Admir
al Watson last night on his c-am
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paigning tour as candidate for!
election at the Primaries as Del.
egate to Congress. He will I
open his campaign in Ketchikan, j
PRESIDENT COMING NORTH
Washington March 25th. Govern
or Rone gjoesto Now York to vis
it liis sons. He sail from Seattle!
for Juneau on April 5th. During:
a conference with Harding: today
the Governor was assured that!
the Presidential party will visit
Alaska if Congress adjourns by
July loth.
BIG COAL STRIKE
Cleveland. March 2a. A complete
tie up of the nation s entire
coal industry by two hundred
thousand non-union miners join
ed by half a million union work
ers is reported. The program
was unanimousl adopted by un
ited mine workers who voted a
walk out and directed that non j
union men be asked to quit.
LATEST TRAIN NEWS
We are indebted to local agent !
Sommer for the following:
Train will probably leave Cor
dova tomorrow, bringing freight
and mail, arriving in McCarthy
Monday. The Branch local
will pull the main line local to
Teikel, from there the rotary
will take it to Cordova tomorrow.
SAILINGS
The Victoria is due in Cordova
from the Westward tomorrow.
The Admiral Watson sailed from I
Seattle Thursday and the North
western today. The Alameda
leaves Seattle on April 5th.
CORDOVA NEWS
(Special to McCarthy Weekly
News)
The coming municipal election
will be keenly contested. There
are two tickets in the field.
Dr. W. W. Conncil and Attorney
E. F. Medley are opposing cand
idates for the office of mayor.
H. C. Feldman is remodelling
his stoi e putting in entire new
glass front.
GALEN COVFRS BIG AREA
In His Campaign
Cordova, March 25. James L.
Galen will arrive on the Victor
ia havirg completed his trip to
Fairbanks and out over the Gov
ernment railroad, he will immed
iat.ely leave for South Eastern
Alaska, there to remain till after
the primaries.
MALCOLM BROCK LEAVING i
ALASKA
Cordova, March 25th. Malcolm!
Brock has sold his holdings in!
the Blum O’Neill Co. and the
First Bank of Cordova to other
stockholders and is leaving early
next month to locate in Californ
ia.
FIRE IN WILLS CABIN
What might have been a ser- j
ious fire occnred last Satuaday i
night when a fire broke out in
the roof of the cabin occupied
by Mrs. Wells and her children
just at dusk.
It was caused by a spark sift
ing down into the chinking. In
a few minutes the roof was a
blaze. The Fire Department, in
fact the whole town were soon
on the scene and torming a buck j
et brigade soon had it extinguish-1
ed. Only Mrs Wills, Marion
and Verna were home at the
time and are now the guests of
the Hotel Golden till the cabin
is put in shape again, every
thing being pretty well soaked
in water.
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Pioneers of Alaska
McCarthy Igloo
Three new members were ad
ded to the McCarthy Igloo, Pio
neers of Alaska, at the last
meeting when Jack O’Hara, W;
H. Wakefield and Ed. Bassett
were initiated.
Jack O’Hara first came to
Skagway in 1900 and until he
made a trip outside this past
winter had resided continously
in the territory.
W. H. Wakefield, who helped
to build the Copper River and
Northwestern Railway first ar
rived in Dyea in 1898.
Ed Bassett, a resident of Ni
zina for the past ten years, has
been all over the territory since
1898 the year he came to Juneau,
having been employed on several
of the boundary surveys in the
capacity as chef.
Mr. Farnan drew the attention
of the McCarthy Igloo to the
fact that no financial assistance
had been received to put the
Chisana trail in shape for haul
ing the miners supplies into the
interior. A telegram was then
prepared and forwarded to Ju
neau asking for assistance on
this project-.
The prize winners at the Pio
neers Dance were Mrs. J. P.
Hubrick and Mrs. Roy Snyder
NOTICE
Tnru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall