NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 69. NOME, ALASKA FRIDAY, JUNE 13th„ 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 111
USE OF DRUGS GROWING RAPIDLY
tEMUN TREATY Tt IE ENTIRELY REWRITTEN
SCRAP OVER KNOX
RESOLUT’N PREDICTED
Special lo The Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON. June 13—Kvidences that a tremendous scrap Is im
minent in the Senate over the resolution presented by Senator Knox declaring
treaty are appearing in greater profusion daily.
The group is led by some of the most influential members of the up
per house and a fight of more than ordinary dimensions is practically certain
forts to have the Longue covenant stricken from the treat> before presentation
to the Senate.
Gelations, the Knox resolution is still a hold declaration of intention to refuse
to consider the peace treaty as long as the League of Nations constitution r<•
that the Senate will not accept the treaty as long as it bears the objectionable
The belief prevails in official circles that the president will probably
take a band in the game before the Knox resolution is taken up and may
GERMAN TREATY TO BE ENTIRELY REWRITTEN.
Special to Tl.c Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
German peace treaty will be entirely rewritten before being placed in the
response to the German plea for amendments.
The* incorporation textiially of the oxplanations and etaritlealions con
tained in the Allied reply to the German counter proposals is an added reason
for the document being rewritten.
How soon the document will be r^idy is conjectural, although it is ex
pected that the final reply to Germany will he presented within a few days.
SHIPPING BOARD RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT
Si- :.»lo the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June 13—The Shipping Board has presented rosolu
ftelds. /
owned or controlled by the government he sold or released.
BATTLESHIP OREGON RETIRED FROM SERVICE TODAY.
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Trees.
BREMERTON, June 13—The historic battleship Oregon was dropped
from the list of American naval units in commission today, on orders from the
Navy Department.
Announcement lias been made that her commander, (’apt. \V. T. Tarrant,
will go to Alaska on the cruiser Marblehead to assist In fighting the influenza
on the Alaska Peninsula.
' A full line of
LADIES HATS, GOATS, DRESSES ETC
ON FIRST BOATS
THE EMPORIUM KRISTAN BROS. j
USE OF NARCOTICS
REPORTED GROWING
RAPIDLY IN AMERICA
Special to The Nome Nugget, by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June 13—The Treasury IVpanment has instituted an
investigation of the narcotic situation as a result of information indicating
that the use of narcotic drugs is glowing at a tremendous pare, despite all leg
it is reported to the department that the use of drugs for other than
legitimate medical purposes is steadily spreading in .11 parts of the country.
grows. Further evidence of an increasing tendency to use narcotic drugs is
in the Pnited States.
The officials express the belief that the number of addicts will probab
ly be greatly increased when national prohibition becomes effective.
INTERESTS WORKING AGAINST LANE S FARM PROPOSAL.
Spoc'iul tu the Nugget. l»v the Associate*! Press
WASHINGTON. June i::--The Public I. .mis Committee of the House of
an almost nation-wide propaganda designed to defeat the project of Secretarv
public lands for the benefit of the returned American soldiers.
Evidences that some unknown influence is hard at work to defeat tin- pro
posal arc numerous and Indicate that the interests behind the movement are
proceeding in accordance with definite plans. The propagandist's are said
to lie working under close cover but their manipulations are plainly revealed)
In the form of circulars and pamphlets which suhtily denounce the l.anel
It is reported that circulars have been sent t<> all the leading news
papers of the country charging that T. i\ Akm.ii, representative of Hie Nat
ional Orange Association, did not get a fair hearing when he appeared before
PUG MILL AROUSING IMMENSE INTEREST.
championship, between Willard and Dempsey is growing at an amazing rate
and tho sport writers are kept busy supplying the demand from all parts of
the country for information concerning the fighters.
say no heavyweight battle .since the famous tight «.f t’orbett and Sullivan has
created such variance of opinion as exists at present.
Willard is fast rounding into shape and will probably be in first clas«
the recent injury to his eye and is refraining from boxing.
VANCOUVER TELEGRAPHERS JOIN GENERAL STRIKE
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Speeflal to tlio Nugget by the Associated Press
VANCOUVER, Juno 13—Nearly one half of the commercial telegraph
ers of Vancouver have joined in the general strike.
Despite the walking mt of a considerable number <>t' operators the
local wire service is not badly crippled and messages arc being forwarded with
little delay.
The returned soldiers, like those of Winnipeg, arc taking an lion, -rent
part in the strike situation. Over a thousand of them met last night and ad
opted resolutions opposing the strike.
The soldiers expressed the greatest distrust of th«- labor leaders and
say they are attempting to us.- labor for the furtherenee of radical alms which
have nothing to*do with tlio local labor situation.
GIANT BRITISH PLANE MAY START FOR ENGLAND TODAY
Kpeclal to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, N. II.. June 13—A giant Vickers-Vimy bombing plane of the
type used so successfully on the war front in carrying heavy loads and sus
taining long flights, is expected to start for Bn gland this afternoon in a direct
tra ns-Atlantic flight.
The huge airship is competing for tlio fifty thousand dollar prize offered
by the London Mail for the first direct flight by a British aeroplane.
The plane will be manned by two army aviators. C'apt. I. Ah-ock ant!
Lieutenant A. W. Brown. The former will he the skipper and the latter
the navigator. The machine will follow substantially the same route chosen
Tor the Sop worth plane piloted by aviator Harry Hawker which met disaster
some weeks ago.
BABY SWALLOWS BOX OF TACKS: SAVED BY HEROIC OPERATION
Spc<fial to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June, 13-—Dorothy McVickers, an Illinois baby, was tlft
subject of an heroic operation performed in a local hospital today which result
ed In the removal of nearly a box of carpet tacks from various parts of her
Infantile anatomy.
The baby swallowed the tacks this morning. The child was hurried
to the hospital and physicans performed an immediate operation. Forty three
tacks were taken from the child's stomach and three were removed from her
lungs.
The little one rallied from the desperate operation in : mazing manner
and the physicans say she will live.
ROBBER BAND MAKES
DARING DAYLIGHT RAID
special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NKW YORK. June 13- A sextette of nervy robb-rs operating at tb •
entrance to the elevated railway station in uptown
messengers of the Colonial Hank who wot- on their wax to the Federal
teserve Hank in charge of a large sum >*f mono .
The robbery was pulled off in broad daylight and in full sight of dnz
•n*i of people. The robbers attacked the messengers with apparent know ledg
ers lied to a waiting auto and escaped ami.l a hail of bullets from ihc me-!,
iiin to the auto. The robbers were armed but unmasked.
CHURCH UNkN URGES LEAGUE RATIFICATION.
’p».ial to The Nome Nugget t»> e A>.‘octal ed Press
NEW YitltK. June 13— The (Vomit Peace Inimi. which i ■ |.;. -.n t •; H.e
•eagiie of Nations in the interest ..f world1 ■...<• ami seeti.it>.
The resolution asserts that the Leagtfc- s desirable as an en.l f«.which
I’aft. Cardinal CJihhon and John It. Mott.
ilLVER PRODUCERS PLANNING COMBINATION
TO CONTROL PR CE OT SILVER,
f.'ifeh J to> The Nome Nugg l bv Tlte Associated Press.
1 Ni?r Tomr. i*-*rw*rar»» OmMe • ....««.*/•* .....iii.jiyu-n
•on. which now practically controls the c.ippei prices of the globe .hnmgh
egnlath.il or production and exports
Tito silver combination will I.. t.. .11 nteml.ors ..r the silver
rode. It is believed that the new combination will wrest ..way the control
if silver prices from London, which has long been the controlling center •■!’
he silver market.
CONDITION OF GOVERNOR LISTER EXTREMELY CRITICAL.
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
SEATTLE. June 13- The condition of (iovernor Lister is growing daily
itore critical, according to advices reaching the city from Ms bedside
or his recovery are slight.