TUESDAY
PRESIDENT DECLARES
AGAINST CHANGES IN
ARTICLE TEN
Washington, Match 9—In a letter,
addressed to Senator Hitchcock, leader
of the administration forces, today,
I‘resident Wilson again declared him
self against any form of reservation
which would weaken Article 10 of the
league covenant, although intimating
his willingness to accept reservations
to other provisions of the peace pact.
The letter raid in part: “If Article
10 iy not adopted and acted upon, the
government which rejects it wiil. I
think, be tfuilty of bad faith to its
people, who were induced to make in
finite sacrifices in the war by the
pledge that they would be fighting to
redeem the world from the old order
of force and aggression.”
Believed Wilson Attitude Destroys
Last Hope of Ratification
Washington, March 9—It is claimed
in political circles that tie President
h; s performed the last act needed to
insure the defeat of the pence treaty
in the senate bv advising his followers
that lie cannot accept the Lodge reser
vation to Article 10. The view is
general that tile Democratic suppor
ters of the treat> will not consent to
accept modifications of the disputed
provision, thus preventing final rntifl
BOLSHEVIKI CAPTURE WAR
SHIPS AT ODESSA
London, March 9—“The Bolshoviki
farces at Odessa have captured the
Russian cruiser Admiral N'akhimofT,
lour torpedo boat destroyers, one scout
vessel, one cargo steamer, three traw
lers and two submarines," says an
official Bolshevik! wireless from Mos
AUTO BANDIT ABDUCTS AND
ROBS INJURED WOMAN
Seal! Ip. March 9—Knocked flown
and badly injured by a Phinney Ave
Dals.v Kellner, wife of EnrncNt Kellner,
man driving an automobile" and "whisk
ed away this morning. Kotor in the
day she was found bound and gagged
where she had been unceremoniously
dumped and left to die after being
hundred dollars in rash by the man
CHARGES HOUSE MEMBERS WITH
ATTEMPTING TO KILL
SOLDIER BONUS
Washington. March 9—Charges lint
Committee of the House of Represen
tatives are endeavoring to kill the
soldier bonus legislation by delay wer •
made today by Chairman Fqrdney
ings on the soldier relief legislation.
WANTS INFORMATION
REGARDING ALASKA
DEVELOPMENT
Washington, March 9—The Secre
tary of the Interior is requested in r.
resolution adopted by the senate today
to report what steps have been taken
by the IntfO'ior Department to develop
traffic and the population along the
lino of the government railroad in
FOURTEEN DIE IN SINKING
SWEDISH STEAMER
Stockholm, March 9—Fourteen per
sons were drowned in the sinking of
the Swedish steamer Argo In the Bal
tic yesterday, according to advices
teaching this city.
FORMER GERMAN PRINCE
ATTACKS FRENCH OF.
FICIALS IN BERLIN
London, March 9—'Advices from
Berlin today say General Maurice,
head of the French military mission
in Beilin, has demanded an immediate
audience with German Foreign Minis
ter Meuller to protest against an at
tack on a party of Frenchmen at the
Hotel Adlon Saturday evening by
Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia,
son of the former Kaiser. Prince
Jouehim and his friends are said to
have picked a quarrel with the French
party and deliberately assaulted them.
BRITISH SQUADRON
ON WAY TO
CONSTANTINOPLE
Biserta, Norther Africa, March 9th
—A British war squadron, which ar
rived here from Oran today has pro
ceeded to Constantinople to strengthen
the Allied occupation of that city.
TANKER EXPLOSION
CREATES HAVOC IN
CHRISTOBAL
Panama. March 9—The town of:
Christobal on the Panama canal was
shaken to Its foundations today nnd
hundreds of windows were shattered
all over the city by an explosion in
the hull of the 1'nited States Ship
ping1 Hoard tanker Marne, which was
recently refloated after having been
sun£ by gunfire following an outbreak;
of fire on board. The cause ^ the
explosion today is unknown but be
lieved to have been due to gases.
WEDNESDAY
AIR PLANES TO CARRY ORE
FROM GRANBY MINE
Seattle. March 10—Three Seattle
made aeroplanes will shortly inaugu
rate aerial transposition from the
Granby mine to steamboat navigation
on Portland Canal, according to un
planes will l>e used to carry ore from
the mines for shipment. The ore route
will extend from the mine to Stewart
City on Portland Canal .a distance of
twelve miles. Aecordlng to the in
formation given out the novel plan
has been devised by the Boelin Aero
plane Company of Seattle and the offi
cials of the Gmnbv Mining Company.
The planes will carry a thousand
pounds of ore on each and every trip
HOUSE APPROVES PEACE
ARMY OF 289,000 MEN
Washington, March 10—The House
of Representatives today approved the
provision of the army reorganization
hill providing for an authorized peace
time army of 289.000 enlisted men and
117,820 commissioned officers.
BELIEVED WILSON TO MAKE
TREATY CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Washington. March 10—President
Wilson seems determined if possible
to force the peace treaty into the
forthcoming presidential campaign
and make it the major issue. This is
the interpretation placed upon his.let
ter to Senator Hitchcock yesterday
by most of the officials here. Repub
lican leaders say the communication
to Hitchcock is plainly intended to
block ratification of tin- treaty with
amendments and leaves no other in
ference than that the president is de
termini <1 to carry the issue before the
people.
CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT
IN HONAN CHINA
Shanghai. China. March 1" Civil
war has broken out in th? Honan Pro
vince. situated in Central China, ac
cording to advices reaching Shanghai
!The province is said to lx* in a tur
mail over dissensions with the l-ical
I government representatives.
U S WILL MAKE NO MORE
LOANS TO EUROPE
ing today that the I'nlted States will
states. Secretary Houstan said he wilt
oppose vigorously any effort that may
be made to obtain the participation of
the I'nlted States in the proposed loan
of the Allies to Germany.
AIR MAIL CARRIER MEETS
DEATH IN BURNING PLANE
Elkhart. Indiana. March, 10—A
government aeroplane mall carrier was
Identified by marks on his clothing ns
Lieutenant Clayton Stoner of Chicago,
after he was burned to death In his
aeroplane when the machine fell near
Paris, Indiana, today. The cause of
the accident Is undetermined.
BRITISH MOVE TROOPS
IN IRELAND
Dublin. March 10—Heavy move
ments of British troops aro under way
In all parts of Ireland.
Many train loads of soldiers and
field guns and large caliber artillery
have arrived here during the past
twenty four hourc by steamer and are
being dispatched to different parts of
the cojntry.
RAILROAD WADE
NEGOTIATIONS REOPENED
Washington, March 10—Wage ne
gotiations with the railroad employees
were reopened today when the com
mittee appointed by the various broth
erhoods and unions and a similar
committee appointed by the associa
tion of railroad executives met and
began Investigating information re
garding methods of handling all labor
controversies.
SENATE ADOPTS EQUALITY
OF VOTING RESOLUTIONS
Washington. March 10—The Lodge
reservation changing; the provision of
the peace treaty to insure America
equality of votes with other 'nations
in the league of Nations was re
adopted by the senate today, mating
the last reservation but one to be
voted upon. Only Article 10 now re
main!) to be disposed of. all other
points of contention having beet, cov
ered by the various reservations
adopted during earlier periods it’ th*
debate.
PHELAN DECLARES WAR
WITH JAYS INEVITABLE
Washington, March 10—Unless
means of peaceful adjustment of long
standing differences are obtained, war
between America and the Oriental
powers is inevitable. Senator Phelan
of California declared during the sen
ate debate on the peace treaty today.
Japan. Phelan said, has arisen from
a state of semibarbnrianism in sixty
years and she now builds ships with
as great skill as we do ourselves, thus
proving her capacity to compete with
the leading nations of the world.
G. A R. CHIEF
ARRIVES IN SEATTLE
Seattle. March 10—I). M. Hall,
eomjinaider in c hief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, arrived this afternoon
GERMANY APOLOGIZES ■
FOR ASSAULT ON
FRENCH OFFICERS
Berlin. March 10—Hermann M.ul
ler, German Foreign Minister, today
visited the French Charge d'Affaires
here and rendered the fomial apology
of the German government for the at
tack made Saturday night upon two
French army officers in the Hotel Ad
Ion by former Prince Joachim of
Prussia and several companions. Ilerr
Meuller referred to the former prince
as a private citizen during the inter
THURSDAY
WILSON COMMISSION
RECOMMENDS WAGE
INCREASE—COAL MINERS
Washington. March 11—A twenty
five percent increase in wages for the
soft coal miners is recommended ii)
the report of the commission ap
pointed by President Wilson to settle
ALLIES TO DEMAND PENALTIES
FOR GERMAN OUTRAGES
IN COURLAND
Paris. March 11—The Allied con
ference today decided to send the Ger
man government a note demanding
immediate application of the penal
ties provided for the outrages suffered
by officers of the Allied commission
to the Baltic States during the Ger
man occupation of. that region, ac
cording to announcements today.
FEDERAL AGENTS KILL
WHISKEY SMUGGLERS'ON
NORTHERN BORDER
Portland, March 11—Federal agents
operating along the Canadian border
to prevent liquor smuggling today en
countered a band of smugglers who
were attempting to smuggle whiskey
from Canada, and killed one, in ad
dition to wounding several others.
OAKLAND WOMAN DIES
FROM BURNS RECEIVED
AT LODGE PARTY
Oakland, March 11—Johanns
House, the Oakland woman whose
dress caught fire while she was at
tending an Eastern Star dinner here
last night, died this morning as a re
sult of her injuries.
WEST VIRGINIA
LEGISLATURES RATIFIES
8UFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Charlestown, W. Va. March 11—
The state legislature late today rati
fied the constitutional suffrage amend
8ENATE ORDERS INVESTIGATION
OF ALLEGED GRAIN
MANIPULATIONS
Washington, March 11—The senate
today adopted a resolution ordering nn
investigation of alleged speculation
and manipulation in wheat by mem
bers of the United States Grain Cor
poration The Investigation arises
out of a report made by the federal
^investigation agents at Spokane. Her
bert Hoover, former Food Adminis
trator was among the number charged
| with manipulating the northwestern
wheat market.
GERMAN GOLD ON WAY TO U. S.
New York, March 11—Two hundred
million dollars in German gold receiv
ed by representatives of the British
government In payment for food stuffs
and other supplies sent to Germany
after the signing of the perfce pact, is
bein{? shipped here, according to ad
vices from l^ondon. The first install
ment of the gold is due in a few days.
EXTENSIVE MILITARY
OCCUPATION OF TURKEY
IN PROSPECT
London, March 11—Extensive mili
tary occupation of Turkey, with more
drastic measures if they become neces
sary. is considered a certainty in
peace conference circles here today.
Advices reaching the conference in
dicate that the Turks are everywhere
revolting against the dictates of the
peace treaty and disturbances are
general.
ALASKA CAPITAL HURLS
CHARGES AT TROY AND
MACHINE DEMOCRATS
Juneau, March 11—Chas E. Her
ron's new Juneau daily, the Alask".
Daily Capital, has accused John Troy
and the machine democrats and also
a number of former Shachelford re
publicans. with having induced J. C
McBride to file his candidacy for dem
ocratic National Committeeman. The
charge has not been denied. There
will be a number of contests among
the republicans here but only enough
candidates have filed for the demo
crats to fill the various offices.
CENTRALIA MURDER CASE MAY
REACH JURY TODAY
Montesano. March 11—The case of
the Industrial Workers of the World
chargeil with the Centralia murders
is fast drawing to a close and may
reach the jury late today.
SENATE MEMBERS OPPOSED TO
APPOINTMENT COLBY
Washington, March 11—The sen
ate foreign relations committee Is ser
iously considering the advisability of
declining to confirm the nomination
of Bninhridgc Colby as Secretary of
jState by refusing to endorse his nom
ination by the president.
WANTS DRY AMENDMENT
SUBMITTED TO REFERENDUM
Chicago, March 11—The Chicago
city council today voted to petition the
Illinois legislature to withdraw its ap
proval of the constitutional prohibition
amendment in order that the question
may lie submitted to a referendum
vote of the people.
VALIDITY OF DRY
AMENDMENT NOW RESTS
| WITH SUPREME COURT
Washington, March 11—Determina
. the validity of the constitution
al (prohibition amendment and parts
of the enforcement act Is now in the
hands of the Supreme Court. Argu
ments against the amendment were
completed today by the legal repre
sentatives of the Kentucky Distilleries
and WaJreihouse CVwnpaJny, following
the presentation of the cases of Mass-'
achusetts and Rhode Island. A de-j
cision is expected by the court ofTi- j
cials before the Supreme Court ad- j
journs early in June.
FRIDAY
GERMANY DEMANDS ARRESTS OF
GERMANS FOR WAR
CRIMES CEASE
Berlin, March 12—The German
Charge D’Affalrs at London hand
ed to IVemrior Lloyd George today a
note from the German government re
garding the entente demand for t
surrender of German* charged wit
war crimes. The German note de.
man da that the arrests of Germans in
the occupied territory of Germany on
ctinrges similar to those enumerated
in the Allies' extradjition .list shall
cease and that those Germans who
have ben already arrested shall be
delivered' to the German courts for
Investigation of the charges against
COAL MINERS AND OPERATORS
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Indianapolis, March 12—Indictments
charging conspiracy were returned to
day against 125 coal mine operators
and coal miners by a special federal
grand Jury. The indictments, which
were returned late today, charge con
spiracy under the designation of the
Lever Act to enhance the price of
necessities by restricting distribution,
limiting offers and by other means,
and also with conspiracy to commit
offenses against the United States.
DISTURBANCES OCCUR IN
VARIOUS PART8 OF IRELAND
Dublin, March 12—Disturbances arc
reported from several points In Ireland
and several persons have been shot.
Police Sergeant Namer was shot dea 1
and Constable Doyle was wounded in
a riot at Kathkeal in the Cork dis
trict: Inspector McDonaough was dan
gerously wounded in Limerfcak. Con
stable Murphy was also shot from am
bush in Kilbagan county and in West
meath armed men raided Durrow
castle, but injured no one.
SON IN LAW OF SENATOR
NELSON IN TROUBLE
Alexandra, Minn. March 12—Gustaf
Nelson, son in law of United States
Senator Nelson, was acquitted Itefore
the local Justice of the Peace last
night on a charge of carrying danger
ous weapons. The charge was lodged
against Nelson in connection with the
death of Joseph Middleton, a farmer,
who was shot during a quarrel and
struggle with Nelson. The shooting
was accidental, Nelson said. While
the hearing was in progress a large
crowd gathered outside the justice’s
offices and when Nelson was release 1
he was attacked and knocked down
several times by members of the crowd.
I Nelson, guarded by deputy sheriff’s,
was taken back to the office and kept
under guard until this morning. The
crowd meanwhile dispersed.
NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST
CENTRALIA I. W. W
Montesano, March 12—The ten I.
W. W. charged with the Centcolla
murders will probably he forced to
stand trial on another murder charge
as soon as the case now in the hands
of the court is decided. An informa
tion charging murder in connection
with the death of Arthur McRlfresh.
one of the four veterans slain In tiho
jCentralia Armlstic Day parade, has
been drawn and will he filed against
'the ten men who are on trial for the
murder of Lieutenant Grimm. This
[announcement was made today by Al
lan, prosecuting attorney of Lewis
[county, who said the Information will
be filed before the verdict in the
Grimm case is announced.
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IN* TI1E DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
SECOND DIVISION.
A. YY. ORLAND, 1'laintiff.
J. R. UNN, JOE VINT. A. P- AN
DREWS. F. H. LAMPORT, as Ad
ministrator of the Estate of .1. I*.
Rogers, Deceased, and C. F. Ri«e,
Defendants.
The President of the United States
of America to J. It. Linn, Joe Vint,
A. D. Andrews and F. S. I*amport,
as Administrator of the Estate of J
I*. Rogers. Deceased, Defendants :
^GREETING:
You, and each of you. are hereby
summoned and required to appear
and answer the complaint of plaintiff
on file in the office of the Clerk of the
Court at the City of Nome, within
thirty days from the date of the ser
vice of this summons upon you, that
is, within thirty days after the com
pletion of the period of publication of
this summons, or judgment for want
(thereof wilt be taken against you,
and .you are hereby notified If you
fail to answer said complaint the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded therein.
This is an action to recover judg
ment against the defendants to fore
close certain liens held by and as
signed to plaintiff against the An
drews Dredge, situated in the Port
Clarence Mining and Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, and to re
cover the sum of $9220.56, together
with attorney’s fees, as will more
fully appear from the complaint on
fllo herein.
The date of tlie order for the pub
lication ,of this summons is January
31st, 1920; the date of the flTst publi
cation thereof is the 31st day of Jan
uary 1920, and the .date of the last
publication is MaTcJi 13th, 1920, and
the time within which said defendants
rfre required to gppe^r and answer
said comptalpt is wjthiq thirty days
after the said 18th day Qf March 1920.
WITNESS, the Honorable WILTJAM
A. HOLZHEIMER, Judge of the
District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Second Division and the
seal of said Court hereunto af
fixed at Nome, Alaska, this 31st
day of January, 1920.
( SEAL ) THOS. McGANN
Clerk of the District Court
for the Territory of Alaska.
Second Division.
By w. c. mcguire
Deputy Clerk
TORNADO HITS MISSOURI—MANY
KILLED AND INJURED
Springfield, Mo. March 12—Eleven
persons were killed and (many others
linjtined in a (tornado which struck
Melvntanoy County this afternoon and
spread destruotlon over u wide area.
Disruption of communication has pre
vented the full extent of the disaster
being determined up to the present.
Tornada Kills Three at Nevada, Me.
Joplin. Mo. March 12—Three per
sons wore killed by a tornado which
created wide damage in the town o?
Nevada. Missouri, according to advice*
reaching here late today.
PORTLAND WOMAN OUT
FOR CONGRESS
Portland, March 12—Dr Esther H.
Lovely, of this city, today announced
her candidacy for the democratic nom
ination for representative to congress
from this district.
LODGE ^INTRODUCES NEW
RESERVATION TO ARTICLE 10
Washington, March 12—A substi
tute for the original republican reser
vation to Article 10 of the peace
treaty was introduced in the senate
today by Semi tor Lodge.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
Mineral Application No. 0360
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
NOME. ALASKA.
January 21st. 1920
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
I'otor X. Peterson whose residence
and iK>stoffice address is Nome in the
Territory of Alaska, has made appli
cation before the United States Land
Office at Nome, Alaska, for a United
States Patent for the MORNING
STAR PLACER Mining Claim situat
ed on the righp limit of pry Creek
about four miles northeaster)}’ from
the to\Vn of Nome, and being Miner*!
Survey No. 1240, and being more par
ticularly described In the plat and
field notes of the official survey there
of now on file ip the United States
Luiid Office at Nome. Territory of
Alaska, to-wit;
lieginning at corner No. J, a schist
stone 24x8x6 inches, 12 inches in the
ground, marked 1-1*40 M S, with (g)
on top surface for true point with
stone mound 24 inches base IS inch#*
high on N. W.. side of same, and from
whence U. S. L. M. No. 11 bears 8.
28 deg. 52 min. 30 sec. \V. 6518 feet. A
geological station and monument on
Newton Peak bear* N. 68 deg. 07 min.
E. about 1.6 miles.
Thence N. 57 deg. 03 min. W.
variation 19 geg. 80 miq. B. 714.6
feet to corner No. 2. identical with
corner No. I Survey 1177 Big Two
Bench: a fir ppst 4 Inches sqpare 3
feet above ground in grave! mound
and scribed 3-1240 M. S. for this
Thence N. 15 deg. 43 min. B. vari
ation 19 deg. 15 min. E. 1230.6 feet
to corner No. 3. a schist stone 34x12*
4 inches, 12 inches In ground marked
3-1240 M. S. w|th (x) op top aurface
jfor true point, and earth moyndi 80
I inches base 18 inches high on N. W.
Thence S. 66 deg. 54 min. E. vari
ation 19 deg. 20 min. E. 666.0 feet
tb corner Nq. 4, a limestone 24xltat
inches, 12 inches in ground and mark
ed 4-1240 If. S. with (s) pA top nnr
facs for trn« point. a sten# mouqd fi4
inches basn If inches hlfk op N.
side of san>«.
Thence s. 14 deg. 62 min. W- vgr|
ation 19 deg. fj. 1346.0 feet to ppr,
ner No. 1 and plaoe of beginning, con
tainlng an area o119.711 aoras.
The Mineral Monument to which
said placer mining claim Is tied is
located and described as follows:
IT. S. L. M. Ne. 11 t» a fir post
6 Inches square, 6 feet above ground
in stone mound 3 feet high 6 feet
base and scribed U. 8. L. M. No. 11,
and is situated about 70 feet eaat of
a government road (known as Besals
Road) and 2.75 miles northeasterly
from the mouth of Snake River In
Latitude 64 deg. 32 min. N. Longi
tude 165 deg. 22 min. W.
The notice of location of said placer
mining claim is recorded In Volume
123 at Page 57 of the records of loca
tions of said mining district and pro
The adjpining claims art::
On the north MORNINQ STAR AD
DITION placer claim, unsurveyed,
claimants unknown.
on thd eapt No. 4 above Discovery
on Dry Creek. Survey 716, On Urn
west the BIO TWO BENCH SURVEY
1177, both owned by tho Pioneer Min
ing and Ditch Company.
On the south the PANARAKA
BENCH Placer Claim. Survey No.
<65. J. w. Albright owner.
There are no conflicting claims.
THOB. lidMHlT,
Publish—Jan. H, II,
II, KlRb 1, 11, M, Ml*.