THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME 24. No.
NOME. ALASKA S.VTtTlt1>AY. FKBIH AltV IO. 11*22.
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ROAD FUNDS FOR ALASKA SOUSRT
TURKS UDUUES MMK TIME OVER SMVMU
TURKISH N ATIONAL ASHKMIU.Y FAVORS IHIU-HT AOTKLN
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 10—Although Anatolia is in a high
elate of excitement. with the Grand National Assembly favor rag direct
action, Muwtapha Keren! Pasi.iat is at Panderma, pending the official report
on the Lausanne rupture from Iemet Pasha, who ie passing thru here
Saturday. In the meantime Turks are improving their military posi
tions in every possible way, especially art strategic points. Reports
from rebel sources indicate that the Turks are already fortifying Smyrna
to prevent landing of large allied forces.
The lamed regain is being fortified, also the British are still hold
ing Ctianak, but defenses have been, erected in the Interior.
FRENCH SOLDIERS USE TANKS TO DISPEL OltOU IW
DUESSELDORF, Feb. 10—French soldiers, aided by tanks, broke
up demonstrations at Reck 1 in hausen. No shots were fired. Generally
speaking the Ruhr situation remains unchanged and German resistance
is oven more staunch that ever. •
SOVIET PROPAGANDISTS IN ITALY
ROME. Feb. ft A number of Bolsheviki and Communists are
being arrested all over Italy and arrests have reached the thousand
mark They are accused of being in pay of the Soviet government
TURKISH SITUATION SHOWS SOMEBODY BLUFFED
LONDON.- Feb. 10—An agreement has been reached between
Turkish authorin'* in Smyrna and Allied Naval Con inlanders, says a
dispatch by way of Constantinople, under which the ‘Status quo would
be maintained, l riding diplomatic negotiations.
SMYRNA !*V# **A\f»' D TURKS AWAITVNG < .P H*
.... SMYRNA. Fob. 10—Reuter dispatches frojii (Vinsnajit-inop!*- say
(hat the situation, is unchanged. Tin Turkish commander 't, Smyrna
in awaiting instructions fiom tiiaw. which he says «■ insists that
allied warships leave Smyrna.
TURKS EXTEND PROHIBITED ZONE ALLIED WARSHIPS
LONDON, Feb. 10—It is reported from Constantinople that the
Turks have extended the ban on warships to Ismed Entrance, which i®
mined like Smyrna.
HEAD OF RUSSIAN ( HIRTH .ASSASSINATED
WARSAW. Feb. 10—George. head of the Russian Church in Po
land, vae assassinated by a monk, wh'o is a member of the church group
opposing George be<a.«se of it'he laitters pro-Polish sympathies.
MEM EL WTITHDR.AW\AL PERIOD EXTENDED TWO DAYS
PARIS, Feb. 10—The seven de^ time limit fixed by Uhe Allied
Council of Ambassadors for withdrawal of armed elements from Memel
expired, but waa extended two days.
POINCARE Wllb TAKE OWN TIME TO APPEuAR
PARIS, Feb. 10—Ptokicare refused to appear befbre the Foreign
Afflafrs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, to explain the situation.
In Hie Near Badt Memel question. Poincare bolds that be must be
allowed to choose his own time to make an explanation to parliament.
JAPS AND AMERICAN CAPITOL TO ENTER ARGENTINE FIELDS
SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 10—Guillermol Aguirre from Argentine
makes the charge that Japan hie outlined a hydroelectrrtc jwbject for
Meadona, Argentine. The projedt proposes an expenditure of twenty
million dtoDara, backed by Amertcab capital.
FORMER ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN KILLED
LONDON, Feb. 10—An Exchange telegram from Rome eays that
barton Oefrlo AUottl, former Italian Ambassador to Tokio, ni killed
While mb to ring near Sped*.
FINDS PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT IN ALASKA GOOD
SEATTLE, Feb. 10—Leaving loot night for Chicago, ,Dr. R. V.
Mb!hew* Assistant Federal Proh^bditlcto, Commissioner, following bUs in
spection of cbnditlons In, Alaska, said: “In AJoeka, 1 found enforcement
good; It lo better perihape north of Ketchikan than, south of it, but thru
ont the entire territory I found It remarkably good."
Mb|thew added that Puget Sound smugglers are not merely that
alone, but are aa well smugglers of aliens, silk, diamonds and dope.
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HIGHWAY ACT TO UK EMENDED 1<» AI^ASKA
VYASiliNG'iON, h.-L. 10—Goocecling Lliai there is lnttli* hope of
obtaining ccngit tsional consideration this season, a number of western
representatives and senators are aligtiinu iheinoelves wilth the movement
to extend the Federal Highway Act to Alaska and Hawaiian Islands at
the next seasion.
The measure will have the backing: of both Interior and W!ar
Departments. Funds for this Act .will be divided among the Stakes on J
a basis of area, population and road mileage. If Alaska were placed on |
the same basis as Nevada for instance, it would receive $6,000,000 for .
road construction during the year.
SHim.Mi HIM. DYING IIA It l>
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—The Shipping Hill was called up again j
in the Senate by Chairman Jones of th< Couumerce Committee, with, the j
annountentent that it will not be land aside except by vote of the senate ;
COST OF PKOPOSED CAN A I, PltOHII’.l T1YK
WASHINGTON, I e b. 10—It s estimat'd that the cotft of the pro- ;
j posed new canal front the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Nicaraguan
mute places the figure roughly at t»ne ibiilion do! tars. according to army |
'•'nginjeem, and makes the projedt prohibitive ft>r the present in the j
view of the President.
POKMK1I MI Ill>KU SUSI*E<T l>\ nu ll HI, (JAJU'KT
j SEATTLE, Feb. lu -Police Sergeant Id ward W. Pielow. yvho tig j
I tired recently as one of the principals in ih< death mystery of patrolman j
' Charles O. Legate, was called by the Chief of Police to explain the rejfort
J-that h was in Canada .without permission. The report also included!
[ the fact that h& automobile wa*> seized by Cnnadi&n Immigration officers
at Cotton Grove for illegal entry into the Dominion.
KIM HI NNFIt UNDER FIKF, St ltliKMlKUKIt
SEATTLE. Feb. 10—The Cutter A rente tired 26 shots at the rum
runner M. 855 in a battle *off Adedty Inlet, yesterday afternoon. The
liquor cm ft then jettisoned her cargo and surrendered.
SCHAFFER BEATS JAR RII.MAKD I’LIYKK
L#OS ANCJEL.ES, Feb. 10—Schaffer defeated Masuyama three
hundred to one hundred to the second half of a six hundired point match.
TEItRI 111.K TOM. OF MVE—MINE DISASTER
DAWSON, New Mexico, Feb 9—Black damp yesterday claimed
124 lives to the Phelps-Dodge Mdne Number One, with a blast that shook
the earth for miles, toppling telephone and telegraph poles.
The earth crumpled and sealed 124 uiimers within a tomb and it
was three hours before rescue crews with helmets and gas fighting
equipment could arrive from Raton, thirty miles away. During these
three hours rt is believed evefy man on shift perished.
DAWSON, N. M., Feb. 10—The total number of dead in the Da,w
eoto, New Mexico, Cumberland mine disaster at two o’clock was estimated
to be one hundred fifty five. Many bodies ere being recovered.
DAWSON, Feib. 10—At sunrise thirty six bodies i»ad been, recover
ed with 84 stfll in the Cumberland mine. The bodies recovered consult
ed of nineteen whites and seventeen Chinese. (
FURTHER ATTACKS UPON V. S. TREASURY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—Recommendations were made In Con
gress yesterday for Federal buildings In nineteen oWies, to cost In the
aggregate fifty million dollars. Seattle is seeking four millions.
BRITISH DEBT FUNDING BKUj PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—With one tenth of the membership
voting agnj.net Jt the Abrogation Bill, ratifying the agreement for pay
ment of the $4,600,000,000 British War Debt, and authorizing similar
settlements with other debtor nations, was passed by the House last
nigblt and now goes to the .Senate.
BREVITIES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—Congressman H. G. Osborne died yes
terday adternoon from heart trouble.
GUAYAQUIL, Equador, Feb. 10—Five were killed in an earth
quake at Quito, yesterday.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10—-Harold McCormick arrived yesterday after
noon, leaving his bride In New York.
SAN FRANCI8CO, Feb. 10-—HaJfl fell for tea minutes yesterday,
the first of the. winter.
MINK KKS( ( KltS BEGIN \\<>Kk AT DAWSON
DAWSON, Feb. lu Rescuers cleared the mouth of the mine after
the explosion at 2:MU yesterday afternoon led £y Manager Brennan.
The interred victims are believed to be a few feet from the outer poTtal
The oause of the explosion is a mystery. Roscuo cars of the
l’nfted States bureau of Mines and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company ate
DAWSON. Feb. 10— Two entombed miners came out of jt.he mine
alive, walking unassisted they met the rescue party and were cheered
bv the crowd surrounding the month of the mine. The temporary
m'orgue is crowd< d by anxious relatives of the missing men.
DAWSON. Feb. 10 At eight o’clock thirty two bodies were r: •
moved from the fatal mine. The majority of the miners are Mexicans
and Italians.
SAIS I.IAM DKAS\ \D\ ISKS HKPI 111.B ANS TO SCRKENDEIS
DUBLIN. Feb. 1"- Mulchay's proclajnation followed a conference'
with Liapi Densv. Iiepufv Slii'ef of the Irregulars now under sentence
ot death. who it. is said is trying to induce IV-Vailera and others to sur
The proclamation of Mulchn.y grants ten days amnesty to republi
cans in which to surrender and Deaty has written a letter to DeValera
and other prominent Republicans advising them to lay down their arms
and join the Fr» e 9tati. DeValera ad his associates, it is stated, refuse
to consider the wishes of thefr oompatrlo’t
rANAIMAN IIIKHOI* OPPOSES FI'ISTIIKI* IMMIGRATION ORIENTALS
VANCOUVER, Feb. 10 - bishop I'epencier, head of tJie Anglican
Church, in a speech at the annual .session of the New Westminister
Synod, opposed ftMthcr Immigration into British Columbia of orientaLs.
He declared that at the present time the Japanese control the fisheries
an/d Chinese the gardening of the Province. It Is estimated that there
are 30,000 Chinese and 10.70S Japanese in the Province.
LEAt.lK SAYS IIIKMW JOHNSON MARKS FA LSK STATEMENTS
WASHINGTON-. Fob. 10- Tlx- Pnople’s Legislative Service pub
lished a. leter from Senator Johnson, of Cal'ifornia. in which Ik- attacks
the Republican Presidential nomination nuuhine'ry. and urges his plair
for presidential pajtenatries. The League declares that Johnson’s attack
is a dflshoncst exprtwsiou of the present system.
VOIJ INK ERUPTION IN KAMCHATKA lUSTKICT
LONDON. Feb. 10- A telegram to the Times from Riga says that
Moscow re.ports the Anmchinsky volcano, near F’etropavalovsk in the
Knmdietka peninsula, to be in eruption, with recurrent earthquakes.
PENSAf’OLA TO ItlO l>E JANIERO IN REMARK ABLE TIME
RIO DE JANIERO. Feb. 10—Crew members of the Sajnploo Cor
reia say that the actual flying time from Pensacola to Rio de Juanero, a
distance of 5581 miles, was accomplished in one hundred hours and
twetoty one minutes. *
ENTRIES SANTA BARBARA—HONOLULU RACE
SANTA BARBARA. Feb. 10'—Four more entries have registered
for the Santa Barbara to Honolulu rao*e, they are:
Vikfng the 4th, owned by A'llberte Holland: tbe schooner Uncas.
Bhe Challenger Vivia and Dr. Pierce’s WestwKnd.
RETURNED RHINELAND TROOPS REVIEWED
CHARLESTON, Feb. 10—Major Gen. Erensworth reviewed the
Rhineland troops at Fort Moultrie, also the contingent of 426 recnflts
awaiting embarkation on the President Grant Feb. 12th, Hawaii ward
KR1TISII DEBT SETTLEMENT BEING DEBATED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—The House approval of the British Debt
3etUement appears certain before night, following adoption by unanim
ous consent agreement limiting general debate to four hours, to be
equally divided between democrats and republicans.
AMERICAN ARRESTED—WORTHLESS CHECKS
POINT LEVEQUE, France, Feb. 9—John Wanamaker. son of Rod
man Wanamaker of New York, was sentenced to six months imprison
ment and to pay & fine of five thousand francs by the Correction Court.
He was charged with having obtained 14,500 francs from the director
»f the Deauville Casino on worthless checks.
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