The McCarthy
Weekly News
VOl^ 6.
McCarthy, alaska, Saturday
MAY 26, 1923
No. 29.
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Kennecott Man Has Narrow
Escape
Metallurgical Engineer Law
rence, employed in the capacity
of leaching plant superintend
ant by the Kennecott Corporat
ion, is going around shaking
hands with himself over his re
cent escape from a rather dangr
ous accident, in some way Mr.
La we tie entangled in
a shaft and took several trips
around before ho was released.
As he was hai dly bruised his
n&ny friends are coming around
to see who buys the cigars.
Jap Tries to imitate Tarzan
A Japauese boy who arrived
atKennecofct some time ago and
who lias been at work in the
mess hall until the lirst part of
this week became dan
gerously insane. He was immed
iately locked in a roomr from,
from wmch he made his escape
the same evening. He secured
some food and struck off into the
woods. After several days in the
forest primeval that skirts the
C-R. & N.W. right of way the Jap
was picked up at mile 157, and
is now lodged in the Chitina bas
tile. He will go to Morning side as
soon as transportation is arran
ged.
First Pack Train Leaves For
Chisane
Monday morning Pete Bren
ewick left for Chisane with five
horses and the mail. The train
was accompan ied by Harry Boy
den and Scotty Atchinson, who
are headed for a horse pasture
near the border, where they win
tered their stock.
Pete expects a good trip both
ways.
LOCALS
A man has been on the icadj
I
during the past week taking out
the larger rocks.
It is said the trip can be made j
now without jarring more than !
two teeth out.
Mr. Goodman, pricipal of the
Cordova school, is visiting the
Marshalls for a few days. Miss
Elleanora Frandsen, who was in
structor in Latin and English at
the Cordova High School is also
a guest, of the Marshalls.
Carl Anderson and A1 Jackson
arrived in town from the Sour
dough this morning for a couple
of loads of supplies. They will
probably remain in town for a
| few days before leaving for the
| creeks.
i Molly Macdonnel and Marian
Wills were passengers on today*
train, euroute to Anchorage.
They will make their home with
an uncle who resides in that city,
and in the fall Molly intends to
go Outside to attend school.
Both girls leave a host of war#i
friends, and their absence will
be felt by all.
Charley Veach, the camp tend
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Wants to Find Habitable Region
In Arctic *
London May 25
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, th4
discover ofHorton River,of Eski
mo who had never seen white
man,andof land north of Banks Js
land, petitioned the British gov
ernment today to furnish him
with funds to equip an exped
ition to search for habitable re
gions in the Arctic.
I He puts foward his proof in
a book entitled, ’’The Friendly
Arctic”, that vast numbers of
people could subsist north of the
! Circle. „
Soviet Execu ces Revolutioinsts
Moscow May 25
Fifteen princes, generals and
noblemen have been executed
as the result of a plot against
t te soviet goverQiUa.it in Geor
gia, a portion of Russia near the
Persian border. It is stated the
executed men were very active
43 nts for the reds until a short
time ago, and that their suddden
sudden cooling of ardor led to
their being suspected. Other ex
cutijn s are expected anytime.
All Germany Alarmed Over
Communist Situation in Ruhr
London May 25
According to dispatches rece
ived here, this afternoon, the
[entire German government is
I very much alarmed at the report
! that bands of communists are
! marching toward Essen. These
j bands are the same that have
! been spreading terror through
the Rhineland for some time
past, and it is said that their
strength is numerically great.
As yet, the French have is
sued no statement regarding
the action they intend to take
but heavy fignting is expected.
Alameda Has Banner
Passenger List
Seattle May 26
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany’s steamer, Alameda, sailed
from Seattle today with a passen
ger list of two hundred and fii
ty persons. Among this num.
ber are included a force of for
ty-five men, employed by the
Alaska Road Commission, for
summer work at different points
1 in the Copper River Valley.
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Pekin May 26
U.S. Troops are to be
dispatched to China to ef
fect the release of Amer
icans and other foreigners
captured three weeks
ago by Chinese ban
dits.
The troops are to be dispatch
«d from the Phillipines direct to
Tein Sein and from that point
will march to the bandit’s strong
hold. They will cooperate with
the Chinese Federalists.
Ford Goes Into Loan Busine s
Detroit May<25
The city of Detroit has just
completed negotiations with
Henry Ford for a loan of two/
million dollars at an interest r.ate
of four percent.
The money will be used to
make much needed improvement
in the city.
.A.S.S. Co. Purchases New
Freighter
Seattle. May 25
The Shipping Board vessel
Lake Filbert has been sold to
the Alaska Steamship Company,
who will put it on the Alaska
run in the capacity of a freighter
The Lake Filbert was purch
ased to i eplace thelll-fated Lake
Gebhart that recently sunk, off
the Umatilla Reef.
NOTICE
There will be a tine baseball
game Thursday, followed by a
dance at the Pioneer Hall.
If you come, you’ll have lots of
fun.