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VOL. 20. No. 31.
NOME NUGGET
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INVITES C00LID6E TO SEE ALASKA
SUHERUND GETS UR MU HU. THBU KOUSE
WILLIAM GREEN
OF OHIO IS NEW i
LABOR LEADER!
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. (AP)—Special—William
Green of Ohio has been elected President of the
American Federation of Labor to succeed Samuel
Gompers and John Lewis will continue in his pos
ition as President of the United Mine Workers.
Mr. Green is lifty-one years old and has been the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Mine Workers since 1912
and vice-president of the Federation since 1913.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20, (AP)—A Senate For
'■•n Relations sub-committee has been named to
confer with Secretary of State Hughes with a
view of modifying he proposed Commercial Treaty j
vlth Ge many. jv j
NAVAL IOURT TO
STOP LEAKAGE
OF NAVY DATA
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. (AP)— Secretary of
the Navy Wilbur has ordered that a Naval Court
will be convened at the New York Navy Yard to
investigate the unauthorized publication of infor
mation regarding naval matters which might be
of value to a possible enemy of this country. The
Secretary said that the inquiry would deal with
the question of how communication between Cap
tain Osterhauser at the Navy War College and
Captain Berry, in charge of navy recruiting in
New York City came to find its way into the newt-!
papers.
KIDDIE IN HANDS OP KIDNAPPERS SIX
MONTHS, RESTORED TO PARENTS
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 20, (AP)—Pound after be
ing in the hands of kidnappers for six months, two
and-a-half year-old Russell Tiembling, Jr., was
found through newspaper photographs. The baby
had been abandoned by the kidnappers, and was
today restored to the Joyful parents.
TEN GALLONS BEER OR WINE AND TWO ]
GALLONS WHISKEY EVERY 14 p.AYS
REGINA, Dec. 20, (AP)—Ten gallons of beer or
wine and two gallons of whiskey is the maximum
quantity that the government stores can sell to any
person at one time, according to a bill approved by
the Legislature. The purchaser cannot buy again
within fonrteen days.
PARIS DROWNED IN FOG LIKE PEA-SOUP
PARIS, Dec. 20, (AP)—The .French Capitol is
drowned in fog as thick as pea-soup. It is denser
tha«rwas ever experienced here. All available po
1 icemen are stationed at street corners to guide the
trafllc which is becoming bewildered and confused
in the fog.
SIX MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION
IN BURNETT MINES NEAR SEATTLE
SEATTLE, t>ec. 20, (AP)—8ix miners were killed
in .an. explosion ^of undetermined origin in a min^
belonging, to .ibis. Pacific- Coast Coal Company known
' ** Burnett-' Miami, at six o’clock last evening.
Two others were severely, perhaps fatally burned.
HOUSE AUTHORIZES EXTEHSION
OF AIR MAIL TO TERRITORIES
today by
Dan Suti
air mail
who has
eminent
bill in tl
zation of
The following telegram was received
the editor of the Nugget from Delegate
erland who has been working on the
question for Alaska for some time and
i-eived much encouragement from gov
•ials in this line. The passage of the
House is a big step toward the reali
e new service for the territory.
TELEGRAM
• WASHINGTON, D. C.. Deo. 19, —Special to
thi Nugget—The bill authorizing the Postmaster
General to extend the air mail service to the ter
ritbries of the United States passed before the
House today.
DAN SUTHERLAND, *
Delegate from Alaska.
PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS
I INVITED TO TDUR TERRITORY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. COOMDGK AND A1J.
sJa.TK GOVERNORS INVITED .U-ASKA lBijf
SEATTLE. Dee. 20, (AP)—Special—President
and Airs. Coolidge and the Governors of all the States
have been invited by Governor Scott C. Bone of Al
aska to visit Alaska in 1925, according to informa
tion transmitted by the Governor to the Alaskan De
partment of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The
Alaskan Department has passed a resolution demand
ing Assayer Pittman of the Seattle Assay Office to
pay a dollar per ounce for Alaskan silver on the
same basis as San Francisco. The assignment of
Captain Claude S. Cochran, the veteran commander
of the Cutter Bear in command of whatever vessel
is sent to Alaska to take the Bear’s place, was also
askfcd in the resolnlion. Another matter mentioned
ip tli- resolution was the expansion of the Alaska
Cable System from Seward to the Orient to be intro
duced as a Bill at this session of Congress, tlie Al
askan Department was informed by speakers at a
dinner last night. The speakers included Pan!
Rickert and A. L. Hanot of Fairbanks. R. W. ('aider
wood of Nome and Captain "Whitlam of the Bureau
of Education vessel Boxer who is the guest of Fred
Ornes. The Nome Manager of the Lomen Reindeer
& Trading Corporation predicted that twenty thous
and animals would be marketed in this city annu
ally within six years.
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STRENIOI'K EFFORTS TO FORM GERMAN
CABINET MEETING INDIFFERENT Sl<
BERLIN. Dec. 20. <AP)—President Ebert con
sulted again with Chancellor Marx authorized him U>
make a thorough final survey of parliamentary suc
cession in a last attempt to form a ministry which
could command the necessary majority in the Reich
stag. The summons followed the failure of Foreign
Minister Stressemah, the leader of the People’s Party
to form a straight “non-socialistic” cabinet.
BERLIN. Dec.
asked Dr. Guilav
of the Marx Cabiifet, to form
the Marx Ministry mis week.
(AP) President Ebert has
Stresseman, the Foreign Minister
Cabinet to succeed
BERLIN. Dec. 2
i AP)—Finding themselv
o form a gov srnment commanding the Reich
President Ebe t and Chancellor Marx have
agreed to discontin e their efforts along this line
until shortly before
set for the next
meantime the Marx
tinue to function.
fanuary fifth which is the date
e<fing of the Reichstag. In the
d Stresseman cabinet will con
SAYS JAPAN IN OPEN PREPARATION FOR WAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (AP)—Representative
Britten of Illinois said in an address tonight that
he proposed to introduce a resolution to empower
President Coolidge to call si conference of the white
nations on the Pacific and bordering the Pacific to
discuss means of promoting, better economy and a
commercial and political understanding. In his
address he pointed out that the Japanese, however,
are even now in open preparation for war.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20, (AP)—The Department
jf Justice has begun an investigation of charges that
certain Senate committees have accepted money in
ixchange for a promise that they would use their in
luence tor the passage of certain legislation.
BANDITS SET FIRE T«l
AMKOItMl
TOWN TO t’OVER BANK ROBBERY
FnRT WORTH. Dec. 1!». (A
set tire to the town of Valley-Vi
the State and National Ranks
On leaving the scene the bandit
safe from each of the banks.
FORT WORTH. Dec. 19, <AI
•tion with the bank
night is estimated at o
i—The fire dar
obbery at Valle
e hundred thou
The safes which the bandits hauled
n weighed about two tons each.
I'. S. TKRASI RV INSISTS EQUAL TREATY
with England in french plan heist
WASHINGTON, . Dec. 20. lAP)—France’s reports
of her intention to open a discussion with great
Britain for' an arrangement for funding her debt to
the Londoii Government has occasioned the predic
tion by the,-United States Treasury Department that
this Government would insist on an equal treaty
with Great 'Britain for the funding of the French
debt to the United States.
GETS HEATH PENALTY FOR THE
MURDERING OF TWENTY TWO MEN
HANOVER, Germany. Dec. 19. i API — Fritz
Haarmann “wholesale murderer” whose trial for
the slaying of twenty-four persons stirred all <>f
Germany was sentenced to death and his accom
plice, Hans Grans drew the same penalty. Haar
mann said “I will go to the death block, joyfully
and happily.” He is said to have lured men and
boys to his lodgings and there killing them by
tearing their throats with his teeth and sucking
their blood.
Washington, Dec. 19, (AP)—The Senate has
agreed to vote in January for the overriding of the
President's vefo of the Postal Pay Increase Bill.
ASK LARGE SUMS
FOR TREASURY
AND P. 0. DEPT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. (AP)—1The largest
Peace time supply of funds ever asked from Cong
ress carrying more than three quarters of a bill
ion dollars for the Treasury and Post Office De
partments activities dtiring the lineal year was re
ported on by the House appropriations committee
today. The sum asked included the Treasury
item of eleven millions for the enforcement of the
prohibition ammendment and twenty and one-half
millions for the Coast Guard Service for the pre
vention of liquor smuggling.
Among the large items of the Post Office De
partments list was one of two million six hundred
thousand dollars for the extension of the trans
continental air mail service.
CRAZED MOB TAKES
PRISONER-HOLDS
‘NECKTIE PARTY’
(.'IIAKLESTOWN, MINN.. I>ee. 19. (AP)— A mob
°* over two hundred men overpowered Sheriff i:
B. Jacks >i. in h's office last night ».:.d : reaking
into the jal dragged Roosevelt Grigsby, twenty year
old negro, who was identified as the assailant of
a white girl two hours previously, across the court
yard anti hanged him there within fifty feet of
the Sheriffs office, where they shot bullets into
the body. Later they cut the lifeless body from
the limb and tied it to an auto which dragged it
through the colored section of the town, followed
.by howling mobs and then hanged the second time
vin front of a grocery store in the business district.
JAPANESE QUESTION A PUZZLING ONE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. (APAgitation over
ti e American-Japanese relations is puzzling and dis
*i rbing officials of the American Government con
ctwring the question or misunderstanding between
thfc two governments, officials say. but the agitation
ovAr numerous questions kept up by the Press of
hotjh countries may greatly embarrass the two gov
orninents in dealing with the situation.
JOHNSON DKI'OSK!) \S PRESIDENT
Iamkrican league, v.wi.v succeeds him
AGO, Dec. 20. (AP)—Byron Bancroft
Johnkon the founder and President of the American
Baseljall League since its inception twenty years
artly stripped of his power and was
witli deposition tonight by all league
; with the exception of St. Louis who
to Judge Landis in a letter which said
n would be removed if he didn't cease
his “misconduct,” meaning his criticism of the Lan-'
dis administration of the Major League. An agree
ment wns reached and amended by the American
League owners >vhich removed Johnson as a mem
ber of \ the Baseball Advisory Council and elected
Frank J. Nnvin. president of the Detroit Club, as
his successor. Johnson was elected in 1910 on a
twenty year contract with a salary of thirty thous
and dollars per year.
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