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VOLUME 98.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1022
Delivered by Carrier or Mailed.
FIERCE EUROPEAN WAR IMMINENl
SMPMEH HUM TO WORK CHICUO HOW
RAILROAD STRIKE
ERR IR SIGHT
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—Jewell announced last night that the Unions
Policy Committee of ninety authorized him to negotiate individual peace
agreements with railroads of the country, based on the terms of the
general settlement plan adopted by the Policy Committee. Jewell said
“we have agreed to terms of settlement.” All men are to return to work in
positions of class held June 30th at the same point.
CHICAGO SHOPMEN TO RETURN TO WORK
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—Under the terms of the peace plan shopmen
here are to return to work under the wage scale prescribed by the United
States Railroad Labor Board, which was to become effective July first
the date the strike began as a protest against the Board’s decision. Ques
tion of seniority, which proved to-be the chief barrier to an earlier settle
ment, was not specifically mentioned in the agreement.
BISHOP ROWE RECEIVES HANDSOME ALLOTMENT FOR WORK
PORTLAND. Sept. 16—The Episcopal Church General Convent ion
has presented seventy thousand dollars to Bishop Peter Trimbal Rowe,
to be used to support his missionary work in Alaska.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL RETAINING ARMY OFFICERS
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16—President Harding signed the Anthony
Bill, amending the law reducing the number of officers. This amendment
will make possible the retention of many officers of higher grades who
otherwise would have been separated from the service.
CHURCHMEN CHANGE MARRIAGE CEREMONY'
PORTLAND, Sept. 16—A canon adopted by the Episcopalian church
convention recognizes divorce only where separation has been granted
for infidelity. The word “obey” was eliminated from the marriage ser
vice as were also the words “with my worldly goodds I thee endow” said
by .the bridegroom.
CHRISTIAN HEALING APPROVED BY' CHURCH CONFERENCE
PORTLAND, Sept. 16—The principles of Christian healing were
endorsed by the Protestant Episcopal church, in general convention here.
MEDIEVAL METHODS
, STILL PREVAIL D. S.
PORTLAND, Sept. 16—Recommendations that the Right Reverend
W. M. Brown, Bishop of Arkansas, be brought to trial on the charge of
heresy has been presented to the House of Bishops of the Protester, •
Episcopal Church convention here.
HAMMER AT LAST AGREES WITH XOMEITE8
SEATTLE, Sept. 16—Mr. Hammer, the American representative of
fixplorer Roald Amundsen, has made the statement that Amundsen will
not fly across the pole this yea*, but will try again next year.
(Nome has been aware of this condition for many weelts but Mr.
Hammer persisted in the flight obsession.)—Editor.
AIRPLANE PLUNGES INTO LAKE WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Sept. 16^-An airplane, piloted by Frank B. Tyndall of
tbe army aviator service, plunged Into Lake Washington late yesterday.
Tyndall was rescued but badly shocked.
ACCUSED DENTIST COMMITS SUICIDE
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 16—Protesting In a letter that he is innocent
of the murder of Dennis Russell. Doctor R. M. Brumfield Rosenberg, the
dentist under sentence of death, committed suicide by hanging himself
in prison.
MAHONEY TO PAY PENALTY OP DEATH
SEATTLE, Sept. 16—Judge Ronald yesterday sentenced Mahoney
to be hanged at the WaUa Wall* penitentiary December 1st.
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WAR FUMES BEING FANNED {
BY TURKISH SYMPATHIZERS
EN6LAND STANDS READY
ENFORCE NEDTRALITY
LONDON, Sept. 16th—(LATER). With the utter collapse of the
Greek army in Asia Minor, before the victorious advance of the Turks, the
long smouldering near Eastern problem gains momentum. The fight in
Europe is no longer a mere question between Turks and Greeks, but a
direct conflict between Turkey and the Allied Central Powers and con
cerns the future fate of Constantinople and Tl**j,j
Britain desires to keep Turks ojjft.c- iftffope while France is be
lieved to be sympathetic with the Turks and desires that they gain Eastern
Thrace,
PARIS, Sept. 16—(LATER). Russia and Bulgaria lined up tOdgyj
to side with the Turks in event of war with the Allies.
Leo Camenoff, Commander in Chief of the Russian army, hastened
to Batum where two Bolshevik divisions are being concentrated to assist I
the Turks jf Constantinople is attacked, according to Agency radio dis-l
patches from Moscow today.
LONDON. "Sept. 16—The British government has adopted an atti
tude that effective, permanent freedom of the Dardenelles is available
and if it is necessary to maintain 'this freedom she is prepared to make
the required exertion.
SALMON INDUSTRY SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
SEATTLE. Sept. 16—Showing a gain of 2,170,647 cases in quan
tity and fifteen million dollars in value, compared with last year’s salmon
pack.' the North Pacific and Bering Sea pact is estimated at 7,112,500
cases for 1922.
WASHINGTON BREVITIES.
, WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—President Harding; appeared at his
office yesterday for the first time since the illness of his wife.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16—Revenues receivable by the government
today as the third installment for 1922 of income of profit taxes, will
amount to $270,000,000, it is announced by the Treasury.
OBJECTS TO OUTSIDE SPEECHES INCORPORATED RECORD‘
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Smoot served notice on the Senate that
in future he would request unanimous permit before the Congressional
Record incorporated the speeches of Senator Morse not delivered in the
Senate.
COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE
CEYNHAUSEN. Westphalia, Sept. 16—Great flocks of storks, es
timated at 30,006 have iuvaded Ceynhausen. Ten to twelve birds roost
nightly on the roof of each house.
HEALTH OFFICERS SIWICATED ON SHIP
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16—Frank Gilbert and Albert E. Fox.
Public Health officers and three stevedores were suffocated to death by
fumigation fumes aboard the liner Shinu Maru.
GENEVA CONVENTION ADMITS HUNGARY
GENEVA, Sept. 16—The Political Committee of the League of Na
tions Assembly voted unanimously yesterday to admit Hungary to mem
bership !n the League. .
SENATE ADOPTS CONFERENCE REPORT BONUS BILL
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16—Congress last night completed Its party
word, its national obligation to the soldiers of the World war. The Sen
ate adopted the conference report on the Bonus Bill and the eyes of
veterans are now turned to the White House, where Harding’s Intention J
with regard tp signing or vetoing it apparently la bis own nnernt. <
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TWO THOUSAND CHRISTIANS MASSACRED IN SMYRNA q
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LONDON, Sept. 16—Two thousand Christians have been massadn^
in Smyrna by Turks. The massacre occurred before the fire which sweg
Armenia and other quarters of the Asia Minor seaport recently evacua °
by the Greek army. This crime is charged in semi official and otn^
Greek messages from Athens received here yesterday.
ATHENS, Sept. 16—British reinforcements landed in Constantine^
today, while the Turks have aproached within a few miles of the city. JH
Four British cruisers and eight destroyers are conveying troops;
the Turkish capitol. Two regiments and an aeroplane squadron of f®
machines accompany the reinforcement detachments of the allied Mari p
attempting to land in Smyrna. The troops first landed are massed id*,
the dock. er
RIGA, Sept, l’d- liSxtra&rdinary conference of the Military Coun s
presided over by Trotsky in Moscow, decided that one army corps n.
near Angora, be held in readiness to march to the assistance of Mustap^a
Kewah Chet the Turkish leader now advancing upon Constantinople. *1
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 16—Messages from Angora annotn*.
the fall of Panderma, the last foot hold of the Greeks in Asia Minor. T1
Greek third army corps was safely evacuated toward Thrace. Only fi.
thousand women and children, of sixty thousand who were there thra
days ago, remain in Mudania.
LONDON, Sept. 16—The admiral commanding the British squadrtr
at Smyrna has warned Turkish authorities in the city that if massacr1^]
are continued the Turkish quarters will be bombarded, says an Exchan; j
telegraph dispatch, from Athens. rg|
Mustaphal Kemal Pasha has been resolved to march his army
Constantinople unless the powers hand over the city to Turks, accordir* :
to a statement he made to a correspondent of the Dally Mail, at Mmyrn«
He also reiterated that his peace terms were based on the national pact.
MOSCOW, Sept. 16—A note of protest against allied action igg
Constantinople has been sent to Britain by the Russian Soviet government
which takes the stand that the allies have acted entirely accordinly t
their own wishes and against interests of Russia and Turkey. The faE
of Lorraine and Georgia must be decided'by stltes bordering on the Blac,
Sea. says the note, and Russia will not recognize any decision whic)
contradicts this point of view. The Soviet government expresses syiif
pathy for the Turks. f
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16—Fourteen Americans are missing sinc^
fires swept sections of the city of Smyrna, the State Department was ad!
vised last night.
LONDON, Sept. 16—The British fleet has been ordered to allow
no Turkish troops to cross from Asia Minor to Europe. Britain anc
Prance have reached an agreement for the protection of neutral zones on
>oth sides of the Straits of Dardenelles and Constantinople.
MC'ADOO DENIES
PRESIDENTIAL RUMOR
OGDEN, UUta. Sept. 16—“I am not a candidate for the democratic
♦residential nomination, but should 1 become one 1 will take the American
teople into my confidence, tell them first and then with both fists get into 1
he fight and go thru with it,*' McAdoo said last night.
AMERICAS WOMAN MAY BECOME QUEEN OP GREECE
PARIS, Sept. 16—An American woman, Mrs. William D. Leeds
vidow of the tinplate king, may become queen of Greece in event that j
Constantine, whose throne is tottering because of Turkish victories, abdi j
NEW WAR COLLEGE PRESIDENT APPOINTED
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—Secretory Denby appointed Rear Admiral j
'larence 8. Williams to succeed 81ms as President of the Naval War
lollege at Newpprt.