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lOklO. Auk., I fhotv is no indi
cation that Japan will refrain from
rtinyiii< » lit iidiila > ananpement.'*
• matte to deal with tin* jnoblenis aris
* mu from the Siberian situation. A
forthromiia; note t*» \V asuimjton vvil
outline and amplify statements re
puidinu the Siberian no icy and tnr
note will point out that the military
at ontj enet-is are only ot a tempo; ary
el; i acte . Another note will deal wit!
in of the Saghalien dis
t i t ami the Japanese officials are
•i to explain in tin* newspaper,
tc »• the i*n t*.| States is within right ,
i* e.sk'ng fo: a definition of the Jap
■> ing to the Amci icai
jonti .. was much sentiment in
Jnnan that the I'nited States was har*
..O ing ill iil towards Japan owing t<
1 Lh* r. ent milita y arrangements.
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woman’s r vim \ utkai.s
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DAYTON*. Aug.. 4— The Nationa'
Woman’s Party has aga n appealed to
(\»x to aid in securing the ratification
of the suffrage amendment by the
# Tennessee legislature. Mrs. Abbie S.
Baker, jrditiial chairman of the party,
declaies that unless effort.- are in
creased the legislature will refuse to
ratify the amendment. The Woman’s
party made an appeal to Harding this
afternoon to use his eMoits ’or the
ratification of the amendment.
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CLICKS l> VM \(iKS I'l.ANK
PRlN*'E OEORC.K, Aug.. I - Dam
age- to Lieut. Street’s plane whib
landing here yesterday afternoon wd
make the continuation of his flight
impossible. The throe other aimj
planes aie remaining here temporal
ily.
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NO LI BOR DAY PIRIDE
BOSTON. Aur.. 4— Tho Contra’
Labor Union yesterday decided to
abandon plans for a labor day parad<
because many of tho un'ons refused
to participate unless tho invitation to
Gov. Coolidtfe to review the marchers
was withdrawn.
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I.1TTLK ROCK. Auk;.. 4— William
Crutcher, a fanner at Pesarc threw
four of his children into a bayou thi
morning and them diowned himself
according to word received here thi
afternoon. It is believed Crutcher went
suddenly insane owing to financial
troubles.
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('Aid!AltY l*OLICK CLAIM
run know tr \i\ rorri.rs
CAI.GARY. Aug., 4— Although
the police declare they have descript
ot > and know the names of the band
its who hehl up the Canadian Pacific
astbound train yesterday morning
th** search has so far been unsuccess
ful.
( i LB1 RrSON In REN IMED
i TO TARIFF COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Aug., 4— William
S. Culbertson, of Kansas, has been rc
ar>pointed a member of the tariff com
mission.
I K \CTION MEN OF DENVER
C.O OCT ON A STRIKE AND
NO STREET CARS RFNNINtl
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DKWFTv. Aug., 4— Although the
Traction Company announced they
would begin moving cars with strike
breakers this morning, no cars are
running today.
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OlUi \.\!Z \TION IS STAUTKD
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At tho mooting of the' Se»\varel
| (’iiaiVihov of Connneuro last night it
was ilit' ponponsus «»f eep'nion that a
IVrriturial comim*re*ial organizajon
pom post'd of me'ndM'rs of each pom mc-,
al l.otly froot various Alaska te> was j
should he* organized and harmonize on 1
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tho not'tls of A a ka and pivsemt t!n*m
to Stvr. tary I'aynt* as he* m|Ue*steei on
IPs r» pout tour, askt'tl that the* Ak.sk
should aiel him in getting now |
and regulations for e!e*ve*lopnn*nt j
and >lu a 1 suggest rt*niodie*s for eyist
av; laws that we're* regarding gro th. j
It was shmvn at tin* n\e»e*ting ku>t
, vht that Ala ka lias loss population
now than ton years ago and new n.en
sures should be adopted for dev« op
ment measures that willl bring men
and money to Alaska. It all comm ‘re
in! organizations would get togelhei
and make suggestions in a bod\ i*
would he letter than taking individual
ad on. .John Noon was apindntee t«
take the matter up with the Anc or- |
i age Ch^nbei of Commerce on his pre
..••nt t* ip to the Cook Inlet metro; oli.
and wa.- instrtu^d \u lormulau s • •* ,
plan to put the commercial orgai../.a |
turn into being.
Various communications were read
last night and ordered tiled or ans er
ed. The •‘l,atlifindt»r" sent a comm ni
dation to the Chamber stating that the
magazine would *>oon issue an an ual
giving each town one or two pages
and generally setting forth the indust
rial side of Alaska especially id a
•dare for investment and industrial!
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opportunities. The Secretary was in
strutted to ascertain what space and
the nuturc of the advertisement was
wanted.
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ItK \/l! I.W WINS OIA MPH
REVOLVER TAROET .MATCH i
i BKVERLOO. Eng.. Aug.. 4— O dl
hoi mo Paipicuz, a Brazilian, won th<
Olympic revolver target match de
feat ing by two points Raymond <
Bracken, of the United States. The
unofficial results give the l n lee
States the team match and second
place individually.
REPUBLICAN* PREDICTION
MARION, Ohio, Aug., 4— Ri pre
i tentative William Mason, ol Illi ois,
i and one of the leaders in the fignl in
. Congress for Irish recognition, pre
i dieted today that Irish sympathizers
will support Harding and Coolidge.
Mason declared that the Republicans
' will swoop Illinois by *200,000.
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AMNESTY SUGGESTED FOR
PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE
i RECENT GERMAN REVOLUTION
HEREIN. Aug., 4— The Reichstag
has adopted an amnesty bill providing
for pardons for all persons concerned
in the Kapp revolution of last March.
Exceptions are to be made in the
cases of the leaders and those guilty
of ordinary criminal offenses.
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ItKAZIL KI010PS I* LA CIO
FOP CMTKD STATUS
SAX SKI5ASTIAN, Spain, Aur.. '
1— “We are keeping for the
Fnited States, her place in the
League ol Nations,” said Or. Oi
cunhu. Prazilian representative in
the League Council. “The world
owes the l nited States a debt of
gratitude for her role in the war,”
said the doctor.
HI LLM WIN 1KOI BLK IN
SOi'TII - I’LKADS NOT Hi ll TV
SAN I KANVISro, Aug., 4 — D
Hillman, of Pasadena, toriner well
I;* own S mith* real ••.stater, pleaded
not guilty today t•» charges of grand
larcency and coubpivicy resulting
from tho alleged swindling of Kdward
Wineman out of $!>00. The case was
continued to September.
\iOlvK .1 \PANKSK TKOOPS
AKK TO UK SKNT TO KOBE A
T0K10, Aug., 4— Owing to re
mated uprising of the Korean*, d tp
in p«..ih tc. increase Jv*r 4ian Ison
forces in Korea by nearly five thons
and well armed and \vi*U train.*d sol
diei s.
HARDINd MAKF.S SK'ONP
h from front folui
MARION. Ohio, Aug., 4- Dm mg
appeals to class as a menace si vow.
>nly t » the surrender of nationalitto
‘nternntio inlity, Nominee Hailing
this aftoruoon in his second front
>o t h speech declared il he could
choose but one he would “have indus
trial and social peace at home than
command international peace in all
the world.” Taking up the League of
N*ati< ns Harding declared that it
-mild he the other extreme to a refer
mdum on a proposed declaration of
war.
DRY MEN WIN OIT
ST. LOUIS, Aug., 4— Indications
are that John M. Atkinson, of St. Lou
is, and Arthur M. ifyde, of Trenton,
are the jjuhernatorial nominees of the
Democratic and Republican parties re
flectively in yesterday’s primaries. It
is asserted their nominations are clear
cut prohibition victories as both ran
on dry platforms.
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SCOTT TERRIS LEADING
SENATOR GORE IN ELECTION
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug., 4— Re
presentative Scott Ferris is leading
Senator Gore by a heavy vote in the
Democratic senatorial nomination re
' turns of yesterday's primaries.
LOS AXGRLES, Aug., 4— A pro
i clamation pronouncing vacant tl\e gov
I crnorship of the northern district of
Lower California, has been received
; from Mexico City according to Rduar
! do Ruiz, Mexican federal government
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officer. This is the governorship held
by Cantu who is now arming to resist
federal invasion.
PARIS. A'lff., 4- Tin* Polish,
iVnoh a;ul P.ritish military experts
telephoned t'rom Warsaw today that
the eity must soon In* exacuated, pos
sihly within two days. The cpwern
mont will probably be shifted to Cra
eow. It is reported here that the Polish
forces along the Pug river, Warsaw’s
last line of defense, retreated so ra
pidly they did not destroy the bridges
after them. *
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Jl ST TRYING TO EXIST
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BERLIN', Aug., 4— More than 00
percent of the people of Germany are
trying to exist, according to a Berlin
statistician, on incomes which do not
equal the present minimum cost ol
living. The mark today, he reckons,
has a purchasing value equal to only
about one-twelfth that of pre-war
times. He shows that in 1014 the min
imum cost of rental, food, clothing
and other necessaries for a man, wife
and two children was 1,500 marks a
year. Now this minimum cost is esti
mated at 10,.‘»00 marks.
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many murders in n. y.
NEW YORK, Aug., 4— Fifty two
murders have been committed in this
city since January 1st, setting an un
parailed homicide record. The District
attorney’s office made this announce
ment today.
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IS COMING TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, Aug., 4— Steamer Jef
ferson sailed at 9 o’clock this morning
with 100 passengers, mostly tourists,
W. H. Hagenburkis going to Skagway
and return to Juneau and catch the
steamer Alaska to Seward.
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DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug., 4— Six
men robbed the Commercial Savings
Bank at Moline, Illinois, this forenoon
and escaped in an automobile with ap
proximately $20,000. The bandits shot
Charles Mohler who may die and also
engaged in a revolver duel with the
police.
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NOMINEE HARDING NOW
PLAYING FOR THE MOVIES
MARION, Ohio, Aug., 4— Nominee
Maiding threw aside his coat this
morning, tailed up his sleeves and
made up the first page of his news
paper while movie cameras clicked.
Employees gathered about the boss
and watched him at his work. The
nominee is working hard ^9 speeches
and is scheduled to make his second
front porch speech tomorrow.
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MONTREAL GOING t'P
MONTREAL, Aug., 4— The port of
Montreal, in relation to the value ot
foreign commerce passing through it,
ranks second in tfie western hemi
sphere and seventh in the world, ac
cording to the annual report of the
Harbor Commissioners covering port
operations during 1919, which has jus$
been issued.