GREAT RIOTS DEVELOP IN MUNICH
HOUSE PASSES WHEAT PURCHASE BILL
HOUSE BILL AUTHORIZES PRESIDENT TO
PURCHASE AND SELL WHEAT AT MARKET PRICES
Special to The Nome Nugget l»y The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22—The House of Representatives has passed
the Wheat Guarantee Hill, submitted some time ago. which authorizes the
president to use existing agencies or to create new ones-for the purpose of
buying wheat and to dispose of it at market prices.
The measure is directed against speculative efforts to -oi n r '.'at
market for the purpose of forcing increased prices and it is believed ill have
:.i strong influence in preventing speculation in the chief food comm »*! 1..
FAMOUS DR. MARY WALKER ANSWERS CALL OF GRIM REAPER
—
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WATERTOWN. N. Y. Feb. 22.—Dr. Mary E. Walker, famous exponent
ot women’s rights, Civil War veteran and the only woman in the United States
who was permitted to wear inale attire by special enactment of Congress, died
at her home in this city today, aged S7 years.
Dr. Walker led a picturesque career. Four years of her life were
spent on the battlefields of the Civil War. Her war career begun at th age of 23
years, when she volunteered her services as a surgeon, entering the Union
army as an assistant surgeon with the rattle of First Lieutenant. Before
serving in the army, site commenced wearing male clothing, a practice which
she continued until her death. By special authorization of Congress, Dr.
Walker was granted permission to wear male attire in civil life and was tlie
only woman in the country who ever had 'her rights in this respect proscribed
by the national legislature. Dr. Walker also was distinguished as the only
woman in history who, when a captive in war. was exchanged as a prisoner
of war for a man of equal rank in the army of the enemy. The greater part
of her life was spent in fighting for reform in feminine attire and for feminine
suffrage, in which movement she was one of the earliest pioneers. She fre
quently claimed to have been the first American woman to attempt to east a
ballot in a legal election. She habitually wore a black frock coat, trousers
and a higli silk hat. and carried a cane.
Dr. Walker was born in Oswego, N. Y. in November 1832 and was
graduated from medical college at the age of 23. She was never married.
Her livelihood was earned during all. the years of her civil life by private
medical practice, writing and lecturing. Occasionally she was arrested by
some policeman who failed to recognize the little gray haired woman in men’s
clothing. Her proudest possession was the bronze medal she wore continual
ly on the bosom <>f her frock coat bearing the inscription:
“Presented hy the Congress of the United States to Mary E. Walker. .1
A. Surgeon, U. S. Army,”
POLES DRIVE BOLSHEVIKI OVER HISTORIC POLISH BORDERS
SpotAal to the Nugvge£ i^.Mhe Associated Press.
WARSAW, Feb. 22—Reports reaching the government announce that
the Polish army operating east of Warsaw have driven the Rolsheviki entirely
out of the provinces east of Brest Litovsk. after severe fighting in which the
enemy was severely punished.
As a result the government is publishing a decree of military and civil
occupation of the captured areas which means that the Polish frontiers on
the east are being extended to the historic boundaries of the ancient Polish
kingdom. *
BILL INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON SEN
ATE RESTORING DEATH PENALTY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated l'ress.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 22.— A bill has been introduced In the state senate
which will have the effect of restoring the death penalty to the statute books
of the state in the event of its adoption by the legislature.
The proposed measure provides that the death penalty be imposed in
cases where the trial jury returns a separate verdict concerning the punish
ment for murder committed within the state jurisdiction, thus making the
degree of punishment inflicted for the crime of murder, to some extent optional
with the jury.
POLISH DIET DIVIDES LANDS OF ARISTOCRACY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WARSAW, Feb. 22—As a result of the enactment of a land purchase
law by the Polish Diet, the large estates formerly belonging to the aristocracy
will he bought up by the government and later divided among the people at
a nominal rate of sale.
Under the land division laws adopted by the Diet no single individual
may hereafter own more than a thousand acres of land within the Polish
republic.
The Diet has also fixed the salaries of presidents and members of the
legislative body. The Diet members will receive an annual stipend of two
thousand dollars and free transportation during their terms of olfioe, while
the salary of the president has been designated as the same as that of the
Diet representatives, with an added five thousand dollars a year for expenses.
OVER MILLION UNEMPLOYED MEN IN GERMANY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press'.
BERLIN, Feb. 22—(Associated Press Special Leased Wire and Cable
Service)—Estimates of the number of unemployed men in Germany at the
present time place the total number as something over one million.
In addition, there are many thousand women who are without employ
ment throughout the empire.
Industry is practically at a standstill in many localities, owing to the
closing down of mills and factories owing to the inability of the owners to
secure raw materials.
DANIELS TELEPHONES WILSON ABOARD ,S S. WASHINGTON
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—Further progress in tho development of
• wireless telephony is indicated in the announcement that Secretary of the
Navy Daniels transmitted a telephonic greeting to President Wilson on the
George Washington early today.
At the time of opening communication through the naval radio station
here, the steamer bearing the president was eight hundred miles distant from
the American coast.
BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM AL
LIED INTERVENTION TO
RESTORE MONARCHY
Associated Press. Service.
VROII.YNGEL. — Dif” u!;;. besets
the Government of the North and its
Allied advisors in their attempt to
bring order out of the chaos of nine
months of Bolsheviki regime in 1 lie
Archangel province. Slowly but
surely, the task is going forward, but
no one denies ii is a. dillleult job.
One problem the Allies confront is
how to arouse the Russians to work
for their own regeneration and to join
in the task of shaking off the grip of
the Bolsheviki. I rging them to do
so, the Sivernoie ftro. published here,
says:
“The French, British and American
soldiers came here from ail parts of
the world to fight for tin* freedom and
happiness of this country. The Rus
sian people look upon the Allies with
envy, with the eyes of a heggar
Watching a r’ch neighbor, but they
are making but little effort them
selves to strive for a. happier and
freer life. They expect that the oth
ers. the Allies for instance, will fight
for them.”
“Russia is now divided into two
camps," declared tin- Yoxioshdcni'*
Sievera. "One is on the sid- of the
monarchists, the Bolsheviki nd tie
Germans: the other, all the dotnoi ra
th- elements of Russia, supported by
the allies. The Bolsheviki try to per
suade the population that, the allied
intervention aims to restore mon
archy, imt the facts show the con
trary. Russia must fully >-calize that
the aim of the allies is to lend their
60V 1 AFTER SWI NLDEHo
OF SOUTHERN NEGROES
Associated Press Service.
DALLAS, Texas.-—Exploitation of
the southen negro, who has reached a
stage of prosperity as a result <>f re
cord cotton prices and high wages of
proportions that federal and state,
authorities arc preparing for a drive
on persons who swindle the negro out
Vnschupu Ions salesmen have flooded
the south, telling the negro that his
liberty bonds, war savings and thrift
stamps are of less than f; ee value and
offering to take them in exchange for
oil or mine stock or dazzling bits of
Jewelry.
Negroes all through the south
bought freely of government securi
ties. Sometimes they did not known
just what they were buying, negro
loaders say, but knew the government
wanted money and quickly emptied
their purses. Some thought they
were giving instead of investing.
They are better off than ever be
fore. Those who had farmed on
shares the proceeding years had ob
tained more money for their cotton
than they ever expected to possess and
those who worked for wages in the
fields were paid twice the wages of a
few years ago.
A letter just sent out by Prof. E. L.
Blackshcar of the negro extension
work in Texas says negroes are being
offered cheap and often worthless
goods with the assurance that their
savings stamps and liberty bonds are
not of par value and will not be for
several years. It is then casually sug
gested by salesmen that the negro
may be dead before his holdings reach
par value and emphasis is laid on the
enjoyment he would get by the im
mediate purchase of their goods, pos
sibly cheap trinkets, a worthless sew-1
Ing machine or musical instrument..
! Prof. Blackshear has written circul-!
jar letters to the leaders of the race in!
the state urging immediate action to
stamp out the evil by a campaign of
eduaction.
BIG DANCE PIONEER IGLOO
MARCH 1st.
ADMISSION $.100 LADIES FREE
GREAT RIOTS DEVELOP IN MUNICH—OFFICIALS WOUNDED
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Pel.. 22. A long prevailing unrest in .Munich. Germany,
which has several times developed riotous situations, took a sudden serious
turn yesterday when ten thousand or more workmen started a riot which fin
ally developed into violent fighting with the police and • ivil authorities and
resulted in the injury and possible death of a large number of people, including
a number of the government leaders.
According to reports reaching several points, the vast, crowd of workers
marched to the center of the city and - period of violent fighting ensued when
their progress was disputed by police and citizens of opposing political views.
The mob is reported to have plundered business houses and shops . and attack
ed private citizens for purposes of robbery.
The reports indicate that conditions in the city are virtually those of
civil war, with armed bands fighting at intervals in the streets and buildings.
During the fighting yesterday. .Minister of the Interior Auer of Bav
aria is reported to have been desperately wounded by an assassin. It is be
lieved that the act was one of revenge for the killing of a number of the sup
porters of Premier IOisner. who are bitter opponents of .Minister Auer. Auer
is regarded as likely to displace Fisner in the premiership, and the partisan
reasons for the recent political disturbances.
The reports also say that .Minister of Justice Timm was also shot yes
terday while sitting in his accustomed place in the Landtag. Timm is ex
pected to die. Another official. Minister .»f Social affairs Ffleitnor is also re
Minisler Auer Dies of Assassins Wound
('< lNtSTA.NTIN< >PLF. Feb. 22 Foreign Minister Auer ->f Bavaria died
Munich report reaching Constantinople.
bers <»f the Bavarian cabinet were also attacked and seriously wounded during
the same melee in which the Foreign Minister was injured. The attack on
the cabinet members is said to have been made by uniformed men while they
were returning from their seats in the gallery of the Diet.
BUDAPEST UNDER MARTIAL LAW RESULT
OF REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK
Sj.ti'uI to the Nugget Ry the Associated Press.
I*.\11IS, Fob. 22 Ruhemiiin report s today announce that a Communist
revolt broke out at Rudapost. Thursday night and has resulted in the city and
district being placed under martial law. while the governemnt is battling with
tin revolutionaries.
The revolt is said to be under the leadership and direction of a number
of radical insurgents, most of whom are either Russians or Germans. The
revolters are said to have stormed ..dices of the Socialist newspaper
Nopa and also occupied the telegraph oflice and railw..\ station. Severe fight
ing |,as continued without hardly a pause since the radical attacks commenced
and many are reported to have been wounded.
(Ill learning of the disturbances. Premier Kandyi immediately pro
claim'd martial law and sent government troops to assist in quelling the re
volt. During the fighting yesterday, the government forces ure reported to
ha\c captured the railway station.
MILLION HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND TROOPS RETURN
Special to the Nugget Ry the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22—The War Department announced today teat
., lut.|i of one million, one hundred and sixty foui thousand, five hundred and
eighteen soldiers have been released from army service since the signing or
the armistice.
In addition, seventy four thousand, three hundred and thirteen offi
cers have been discharged.
-REPORTED WILHELMSHAVEN RECAPTURED FROM RADICALS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 22—Without hardly any resistance from the
radicals who have been in control of the port for some weeks, German gov
ernment. troops have occupied the German naval port of Wilhelmshaven. a<
according to advices from German sources reaching the local newspapers
today . ■ • • •
The radicals are said to have made practically no attempt to resist
the entry of the government troops and tin- city is now under government
control.
ITALIAN RULER GRANTS AMNESTY TO OFFENDERS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 22—By royal proclamation issued today. King Victor Em
manuel has granted amnesty to all soldiers and members of their families who
have been sentenced for political and economic offenses during the war
period.
The only exceptions noted in the amnesty proclamation are directed
against those who wore guilty of treasonable acts against the government and
those who were convicted of speculating in the essential commodities.
PEACE COUNCIL NAMES COMMITTEE TO CONSIDED ECONOMIC
MEASURES
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 22—It is olflcialy announced that tin* Peace Conference has
decided to leave the resolution of all transitory economic questions to a special
committee.
The committe in question has already been designated and will devote
itself to the consideration of all economic measures of a transitory nature.
SUPREME COUNCIL DECIDES TO RECOGNIZE POLISH GOVERNMENT
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 22.—The Allied nations through the reace Council Con
ference have decided to grant official recognition to the newly formed Polish
government formed under the leadership and direction of Paderewski, the
famous Polish pianist, who has suddenly undertaken the role of a political
leader in his native land.