WEEKS NEWS OF DOMES
OF ALASKA LEGISLATURE
PIONEER HOME
SEVERELY CRITICISED BY
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Juneau, April. -’I Tin' jo-nt Ior s
Int 'committee w-• i- l. recent l> visited
the I’lomvr Home at S-ik ». t _>.!.*>• ten
der* l .-- report severely aril hivUR the
vnappeniem and stating that .lie husi
nass conduct of the institution is d* -
ph-ruble The report declares that tin*
law creating the bm-d nf trustees of
th< 5iu«titution is loosely d-nvvr. and
do* s not provide for the employment
o' I speeilk- otHeer but haves all th?
details of nmnafreinont and appoint
ment in the hands of an unsalaried
tMKi.rd -which, the report says, has vir
tually surrendered contnol t»* the sup
erintend* nu. an otticeu* unknown to the
law In tlu- view 'if the committee, a
full detailed report should he required
stitutuui to date. showing the out
Rt.uiding andeht'xlneHB and reason* for
non-payment of iiivounts.
The ivport concludes with a rerom
m«ulution for amendments' to the law
which will mute the alleged defects and
abuses uniter the present net.
As a result of the severe condemnu
t >jn of the Home officials. Governor
Itiwx yesterday .iddmHvl a letter to
the lexfHta.t*m» orit-rcistng the Teport
for condemn trm the hoard of trustees
without giviitg them a chance to he
heard in their own defense. The jfov
em’s communion tion was to a commit
tee and a hearing will probably be
grant'd the trustees.
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CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
ymterdny in the House that on inves- I
ligation of the report «f the Territorial |
Treasurer showed gross fraud and i
KT-.tft in the influenza expendStosnas in i
the Second and Fourth Pivisiais and
moved the appointment of a Mouse
Committee to invr.s:iBite. . Ropresen-I
tative lbvu; of fhe l-Yurth, Julian of Uie |
Second. !**•;*me of the Third and Colo l
of the First IW»*JS'(• s ww appointed
on the ccrontMtee. whk h is now lull
ing heaj'i nits. . In Neuman and f«ov.
Higgs were I a fare C * committee sev
eral hours yesterday. Chairman Ross
stated lust night that a thorough in
vestigation of all the ex pandit urea will
be made and apjiropria-to action recom
nuended. An accountant has been en
gaged by the commit:*** and is scruti- '
Ttisfirtf; the v&iuohcrs. Most uf the al
leged frauds tn the accounts are |
charged to Nome. On their face the I
I accounts look bred for somebody who1
will uiv*br.l>!y lie informed of some1
severe criticism if not (more.
All kb ds of reports are coming |
from Wnsihngton relative to the gov
ernorship appointment hut Wicker
I sham's telegrams to local supporters
show every confidence in his ultimate
FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
U S REFUSES TO MEDIATE
IN REPARATIONS
Washington. April. 21—The Amer
ican govemhuont has refused the re
quest of the <Serman government that
President Hnixling mediate the ques
tion of reparations Itetween Germany
and the Allies and fix the sum Ger
The I'nited States hits agreed. how
ever, that if the German government
would formulate such proposals re
garding reparations as would present
a proper basis* firvr discussion, it would
outsider bringing the matter to the at
tention of th»- Allied governments. Sec
retary of State Hughes so replied to
ferenee with President Hardin*.
HUGE METEOR
STARTLES GEORGIANS
Macon. Gn . April, 21—A huge met
eor passed over central and southern
Georgia last night and greatly startled
the residents by showering red hot
■metal mostly heavy 'iron, over a wide
area to an accompaniment of deaf
PIONEER COMPANY
ENJOINED FROM TAKING
CROSS’ RESIGNATION
Stun Francisco. April. 21—An In
junct titan has been issued here restrain - 1
3ng the directors of the Pioneer Min- ,
lug and "Ditch Company, owning valu
able Alaskan mining properties, from
accepting the resignation of R. H.
Cross from tihe board. The latt?rl
claUns he gave tbe resignation as a
■result of Jnfet T.indeberg threatening
to kill him.
HARVEY’S APPOINTMENT
RAISES STORM
Washing ton. April. 22—Colonel
Harvey, whose appointment as Amor- !
lean amba.'jsador to Great Britain i
brought about a secret session of the
Senate a week ago. was openly at- !
tacked on the Semite floor yesterday. '
It was asserted that "the apporint
ment will be regarded by millions of
patriotic Americans as a crowning af
front to the invalid who recently va
cated the White House."
CANADA TO APPOINT
AMBASSADOR TO U S
Ottawa, Clan. April, 22—The prv
mkr announced today that Canada
will appoint a Canadian Minister to
the United States.
LANDIS IMPEACHMENT CHARGES
TO BE DROPPED
Washington, April, 21—The Im
peachment charges against Federal
Judge Landis wll be dropped, it was
stated ii congressional circles today.
ATT'Y GEN’L REFUSES TO SEF
ATTORNEY'S FOR CRONKHITR
MURDER SUSPECTS
Washington, April, 20—Attorney
General Daugherty, who is conducting
a personal inquiry relative to the
ohaiges against Rosenbluth and Poth
ier in connection with the killing of
Major Oronlchlte, today refused to eee
tbekr attorney's.
BOLSHEVIKI TO KEEP •
BIG STANDING ARMY;
Riga. April, 22—The Bolshevik! re- '
Kinw aouoidEng to the newspaper
laves* tin. of Moscow, which has .Just
^uMlshod the decisions of- the
tenth Coii^nunl.st congress. has de
rided to keep up a formidable stand
in? army and to repines all Pon-Ootn
munlst oftu-ers by Coonanusiists, and
to iirm the war fleet.
NOTED WASHINGTON
PIONEER DEAD
Seattle. April, 21—J. K. A. Bul
finch, aged S4. resident of Seattle for
57 years and gnindaon of Chas. Ba.’- \
j (Inch, the iirchitect who dest^ied the
cvjrtJtol building at Washington, D. C.
diiid her today.
EARTHQUAKE JARS
LOS ANGELES
Ix»s Angeles. April, 21—An earth
quake shock nf oan.saera.ble violence
occurred here at 7: SO this (morning. Al
though severely shaken, the city sus
tained apparently little damage.
LINDEBERG CHASES PIONEER
OFFICIAL—IS SUED
Sen Francisco .April. 21—R. A.
Cross, secretary of the Pioneer Min
in? and Pitch Company, operating at
Nome, has instituted a suit against
.Jrifet l-mdeberg, former presidont of
the eompanv, whom he declares knock
ed him down and chased him ebout
until -lie agreed to resign his position.
DEVELOPMENT HIGH
GRADE ORE BODIES
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Development work conducted by the 1
Muslci Treadwell Mold Mining Com
pany on their Nixon Fork holdings. |
disclose large ore bodies of high
j grade ore. according to (5. F. Kilroy,
j who is in Cordova and who spent sev
j oral days at the mines on hi:? way to
<>n the porperties under option over
twenty-five mein :ixe at work, and,
though liampered by lack of niechim
«»ry the holding comimny is doing ex
cellent work .Air compressors shipped
m last suimhner lay idle through lack
"f fuel, the shipment of gasoline being
i • >n the steamer Taiuunn which is froz
I en in one hundred miles below M -
| Owing to tlie complex nature of the
j •»»-«*. which contains higli values in
gold, silver and copper, its treatment
| wil he an item of considerable cx
; j tense. However, on one of the prn
| perties whose ore is less refactory,
an experimental cyan filing plant will
he installed this coming summer.
On the west fork of the Nixon, where
many prospectors are digging, a ledge
assaying (high in silver has been un- 1
covered. Its extent is not yet deter
mined. Many locations have been
made and supplies are being, rushed in
from McGrath to further development,
■Old-timers are paying much atten
tion to quartz properties this winter.
Charlie Worden, of Klondike fame, is
located in the Russian mountains
some IS miles from Kolmakoff.sk\r.
With a crew of our men ho is develop
ing a promising lookiig ledge which
runs high in gold, silver and copper *
The placer fields of the Innoko dig
gings will practically all l>e dredged,
according to Mr. Kilroy who repre
sents the Union Construction Com
pany of California. His company will
■install a dredge on (Janes Creek this
coming summer Whilst the Flume
Dredge Company will put a big ma
chine on Yankee (’reek. Active min
ing will be conducted in the McGrath
Hqction and the general outlook is
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Cuticura Healed
Red Pimples All Over
Face, Neck, Hands
*bcre were email, red pimples all
my face, neck and hands, and
I could scarcely puts pin
point down without
touching one. They to
tend and itched ao I
would scratch them until
they bled and I could
not sleep nights. 1 waa
really ashamed for any
one to see me.
“ 1 used several remedies without
success For three months this
trouble lasted and I read of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent for a free
sample. 1 purchased more and after
sis weeks 1 was healed and 1 only
used three cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one bos o! Cuticura Ointment.”
(8igned) Mips Ola B. Guthrie, Bos
2%Dawson, N. Mes., March 22.1920.
Daily use of Cuticura Soap. Oint
ment and Talcum usually prevents
akin troubles.
H Setter Done
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