The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOLc 6.
McCarthy, Alaska. Saturday
January 13th. 1923
No. 10.
Reparation Situiation Becoming More Strained
Local News
William Graham well known
Nizina resident made a trip in
t > McCarthy on the eighth and
!• .‘turned to Nizina the following
morning.
Mr.Graham report.'? a f ine trail
and states that the teams that
run the race should make excel
lent time,
Roy Snyder of tli e Alaska Cafe
and the Dodge Taxi Service was
n passenger on Monday’s train
t > Chitina.
Business concerning a dog to
bo used in the coining race is
reported.
Tentative plans for a dance on
Monday evening are being made
to round out the excitement of
the dog race Better go folks: a
good time will be missed if you
stay away.
John Barrett has been spend
ing most of his time at th? Green
Group doing some straighten,
ing up and preparing things for
the coming season’s work.
Thursday Swan Oland was
arrested at his home on the
charge of making, moon-shine
NOTICE
Judge Coppernoll wishes to an
nounce that all Territorial Tax
on business houses are due, and
and must be payed by the 15th.
of this month.
i
D . Koch Passes Away
Daniel Koch, aged 53, passed
away at the Kenneco tt Hospital
on January 11 th. at 12 o’clock;
noon. He was admitted to the
hospital for treatment of Bright
’s Disease on December 29th.,
Despite the best of medical at
tention his case was too far ad
vanced to affect a cure.
The deceased is an old time
Alaskan and was well and favor
ably known, both in this and the
Fairbanks district.
The funeral was held at Kenn
ecott January the 12th.
A. R. C. Notes
Mr. Huddleston the A.R.C. En
ineer in charge arrived in town
this week, and has started things
going.
Work on a telephone line to
the Nizina River began this morn
ing. This step will greatly facili
tate the work on the bridge.
It is understood that the Com
mission intends to open an off
ice in McCarthy, as the business
On hand necessitates much cler
ical work.
Nils Tjosevig has taken a port
ion as lineman with the Commis'
sion.
Conditions are such that
aly has called all of her second
class 1922 reserves, from eveyy
country in Europe, except Rus.
ssia, to the colors.
Italy Worried
GERMANY REFUSES TO REMAIN DOCILE UNDER FURTHER
TELEGRAPHIC
Harding’s Home Town Friend
Advanced
The President today nomin
ated R.L. Crifinger to take post
of governor of the Federal Res
erve Board: this in leiu the pos
ition of controller of currency.
The post of controller of cur
renpy has been filled by J.G. Mc
Nary, of Los Vages New Mexico.
Crifinger is from Marion O.
PROGRESSIVES OPEN FIGHT
Washington Jan 12t)i
The campaign of the Progress
ives for the control of Congress
is now in full swing.
If this control is gained the
Progressives will put thru laws
that will bring the primary vote
directly to the people.
The proposed legislation is
will eliminate the electorial cell*
ege.
Seattle Bank Indicted
The Seattle National Bank
and one of its vice presidents
P, B. Traux were indicted for
for seizing and appropriating
collateral put up by Frank Water
house & Co. now defunct.
It is charged that the collateral
amounted to $18, 000.
INVASION
Berlin Feb 13th.
In view of France's invasion
of the Ruhr district Germany to
day issued an '"ultimatum that
she would make no payment of
reparations under the Varsailles
Treaty schedule.
The Ruhr disnrict is one of
the richest industrial and agri*
cultrial possessions of Germany ;
the loss of which, makes it abso*
lutely impossible for that coun
trs to even attempt payment of
reparations to France and Eng
land.
Essen
The French commander in the
Ruhr district, with headquaters
at Essen has issued a proclaim
to the population that conscrip
tion would be used if work at
the ordinary industries did not
begin at once.
Since the French occupation
factories and all big concerns
dealing in any commodity likely
to be used by the French have
closed their doors. This includes
the monster Krupp factories
that have been making farm ma -
chinery and the vast intrests of
HugoStinnes.
U.S. WONT MIX
It is stated with athourity
that the American government*
will make no diplomatic reply to
the note of protest regarding the
Franco-Belgic occupation, of the
Ruhr Valley