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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL- 2«. NO. 47.
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1024
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NATION MOURNS MRS. HARDING
MRS. WARREN 8. HABOING
DIES—FUNERAL MONDAY
MARION. Ohio. Nov. 21. (AP>—Florence Kling
Harding died at 8:58 this morning at the White
Oaks Sanitarium after a fighf of several weeks
against death. Her demise was due to chronic
nephritis with myo caritus and hydro nephrosis.
Dr. Sawyer, the Harding family physician, said
that the end came peacefully. Mrs. Harding being
weak and exhausted and in a state of semi-conscious
ness for several days.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon in the
Epworth Episcopal Church, the Reverend Jesse
Swank who conducted the services of the funeral of
President Harding officiating. The body has been
placed temporarily in the vault beside that of her
husband awaiting the services
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (AP)—'The news of the
death of Mrs. Harding was received here and the
Capital is in deep sorrow. President Coolidge and
others joining in the expressions of grief.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. (AP)—The Flag at the
use is flying at half-mast and will remain
White Hoi
bo until after the funeral of Mrs. Harding on Mon
day. Secretary of War, Weeks, and Secretary of
the Interior Work, will represent President Coolidge
at the service at Marion.
Through our Associated Press service we are I
able to give the following biographical sketch of
Mrs. Harding's life which has been a very interesting i
The. life story of Florence Kling Harding, like i
an epic of sturdy American womanhood, was a
chronicle of continual struggle against great odds,
and of continual accomplishments.
From the day she first faced the world in a :
pioneer home in the middle west, until, broken 1
in health, she undertook the heavy responsibilities
of the White House, she encountered hardships be ;
fore which a less courageous spirit would have
weakened into drab mediocrity.
Despite these trials she not only kept her cour j
age and her vigorous Individuality, but she re [
tained as well a depth of human understanding and I
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NURSE ARRIVES
WITH CHILDREN AT
SEATTLE HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, Nov. 21. (API -Snug in the arms of
Miss Beth Stewart, a nurse from Nome, who arrived
on the Boxer by way of Sitka, were two native child
ren whom the nurse brought with her to place in the
Childrens’ Orthopedic Hospital where the injured
limbs will be treated.
BRITISH GENERAL DIES FROM
WOUNDS RECEIVED IN EGYPT RIOT
CAIRO, Egypt. Nov. 21. (AP>—Major General
Sir Lee Stack died today from wounds received at
the hands of an Assyrian yesterday while a street
riot was staged when the General was riding in a car
with* his aids and a local army representative. The
British nation had a shock from the ontrage and a
tense feeling is reported to have been aroused in
London over the affair.
U- S. SHIP STANDS
UP UNDER FIRE
NORFOLK. Va.. Nov. 21, 'AIM The BaUleship
Washington yesterday withstood two bombardments
from the dreadnauglit Texas firing fourteen inch
shells, and also an attack from the air in which
bombs weighing 1,000 to 2,000 pounds earl; were
dropped from airplanes to test out # effectiveness
The Texas is to bombard the old ship again today
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CHINESE
IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
MANILA, Nov. 21, (AP)—Attacks on the Chinese
in the Philippine Islands yesterday at Laone. the cap
ital of Notre Province, was reported by the Chinese
Consul General. A Filipino mob brok^ into Chi
nese stores and destroyed all the property they could
which belonged to the Chinese population.
NEW KLAN ORDER
IS ANTI-NOTHING
.
SEATTLE. Nov. 21, (API—The resignation of
eight Seattle Ku Klux Klan officials, one of whom is
a national officer of the organization, prior to Imper
ial Wizard Evans’ address yesterday, resulted in the
formation Tonight of an International Klan. whose
American headquarters will he at Muncie. Indiana.
One of the men who is well known in Seattle busi
ness circles, speaking of the nature of the new or
ganization said. It is not anti-anything. but all
pro,— chiefly pro-American. The membership of
the new organization is limited to Protestants, but
is not anti-Catholic. Jew or Negro.”
FORMER ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
OFFICER TO GET PAROLE
OSSINING, N V.. Nov. 21. (AP)—The State
Board of Parole has ordered the release from Sing
Sing prisor. of William H. Anderson, on Christmas
Eve, the former State Superintendent of tlie Anti
Saloon League who was convicted for third degree
forgery some time ago when he was accused of mis- J
appropriating the League funds. This will put him
out of prison three months before the minimum
term sentence would have released him.
MAGNETISM NOT SILENT PHENOMENA
SCHENECTADY. Npv. 21. (AP)—Roaring atoms
of iron attracted by a magnetic net were heard thru
a device perfected in the laboratory of th° Conc.fi
Electric Company, which test indicated that magnet
ism is not a silent phenomena.
BACK AT WORK ON KING TUTS TOMB
CAIRO. Egypt. Nov. 21. < AP)—Howard Carter j
arrived here a few days ago to resume work on* h°
tomb of the ancient pharoh, Tutankamen. The
work will be under the control of the Egyptian An
tiquities Department of the Government.
CONTRADICTS RUMOR OF QUITTING CABINET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (API -Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur, remonstrated that the rumor that he
intends to quit the Cabinet to take up the offer of
the Federal Judgeship in California, is false.
MANGELISLAND
REFUGEES ARRIVE
AT VLADIVOSTOK
VLADIVOSTOK. Nov. 21, (AIM—Special -Tlie
expedition that hoisted the red flag of Russia on
•Vrangel Island arrived on hoard the Red October,
bringing (’has. Wells, of Nome, and thirteen Ameri
can Eskimos.
Quarters in the Government Naval Building have
been assigned to Wells under the care of the Com
missariat of Foreign Affairs.
Soviet officials declared that Wells wrote a state
ment saying that he left Wrangel Island voluntarily
and was entirely satisfied with the treatment receiv
ed at the hands of the Russians during the entire
trip to Vladivistok.
Ilad American and British Flags
The Soviet officials said Wells had the American
and British Flags instead of the American and Can
adian Flags as previously reported.
Commander Davidoff made a statement for the
correspondents declaring that ’’the achievement of
the expedition is of the greatest importance to Sov
iet Russia because it terminated the efforts of Im
perialists to seize the island on which they intended
to organize a base for airplanes Ilyin- from Am>-rica
to Europe.”
I>avidoff said that another important thing was
that the island is “rich in furs and sea animals as
well as fish.” but he didn't know whether or not it
contained any minerals.
« won I5.il M.i.i inr,*
ON LEAVING MIS OFFICE
MARSHFIELD. Ore.. Nov. 21. (API —Jack Guy
ton. well known local, national and State newspaper
man. fifty-one years of ape. and a member of a
prominent church family, died in the harness on
leaving from bis duties on the Coos Hay Times last
MORGANS LOAN
FRANCE RIG SUM
SAYS MINISTER
PARIS. Npv. 21. (APi—Minister of Finance
Clementel reports that he has made arrangements
with the Morgan interests for a loan to France of
one hundred million dollars, for which France shall
pay seven per cent interest.
JUDGE BEN LINDSEY RETIRES
AFTER YEARS ON BENCH
DENVER. Nov. 21. (API—Judge Ben Lindsey,
for over 23 years Judge of the Juvenile Court has
been retired in favor of Judge Royal R. Graham.
Republican. During the years he hns served in the
judgeship Mr. Lindsey has built up an international
reputation.
CARTRIDGES EXPLODE IN POCKET
ONE DIES, ANOTHER INJURED
BAKEIt. Ori\. Nov. 21. (API—Guy Christy. 2\
was killed and Norman Hulik was severely injured
when several rifle cartridges which were in the pock- t
et of the former exploded. The pair were riding in
an automobile (our miles East of Baker when the ac
cident happened. The cause of the explosion has I
lot been determined.
NOME MAN JILTED
TO RETURN HERE
MINUS HIS $2000
SEATTLE. Nov. 21, (AIM Sadder and wiser.
George Saeoeff. who arrived here from Nome recent
ly with two thousand dollars in his pocket it) quest
of a bride says his plans now are to return to Nome
and “forget.”
A warrant has been sworn out for the arrest of
thy winsome Idaho lass by the name of Wilkerson
who Saeoeff said “broke his heart.” and his faith in
women. The girl was introduced by a true friend
and when Saeoeff proposed marriage, she readily ac
repted hint and gave a dinner spread on Sunday to
friends, everything being ready for the cermony
which was to happen on the following day.
On Monday, when Saeoeff and his intended bride
started for the County-City Building to get their li
cense. anti where he exported to be married by a
Justice. Miss Wilkerson asked him to “wait a min
ute." She left and he waited while she disappeared
with sixty dollars in gold a diamond engagement
ring, ninety-one dollars’ worth of clothes which he
had bought for her and a handful of British Sov
BONDS, THOUGHT
STOLEN TURN UP
IN CITY PARK
YOl NGSTOWN. Nov. 21. f AIM Storks and
bonds valued at one half million dollars which were
reportes as stolen from the Bentley Hank at Springs
boro, Penn.. were found today in the City [‘ark and
returned to the hanking house.
wimh'k would modermzi: siv
of OLDER Ol NAVY'S ItATTLESHIlCS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. (AIM Special—Secre
tary of the Navy Curtis I). Wilbur, in his annual re
port to Congress urged the modernization of six of
the older battleships of the 1'. S. Navy to maintain
the strength of the Navy to comply with the ratio
allowed by the armament conference.
“If our ratio of naval strength is to he main
tained this work will be absolutely necessary. The
policies for the maintenance of the bulk of the fleet
on the Pacific Coast has been approved by Congress
and should be adhered to in order to facilitate prop
er functioning of the department and fleet.”
The Secretary pointed out that maintenance of
the fleet should he extended and spoke of how cer
tain alterations had been put off until it is now'
most, necessary and said that a special appropria
tion for this purpose would he asked for.
With the curtailment of expenditures lately for
naval upkeep it has been necessary to retire good
ships for want of funds to keep them up. thus put
ting the country away behind in its quota as out
lined for naval strength.
MX FKRGrSOVS ELECTION IS
NO VICTORV FOR SUFFRAGE
CHICAGO. Nov. 21. (AIM—The election of “Ma”
Ferguson to the Governorship of Texas is no victory
for w'nman suffrage, according to Mr- Currie C a;
man Catt. Suffrage Leader. She told the League of
Woman Voters that Mrs. Ferguson was “a horrible
example” of the women suffrage movement.