MONDAY
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HEED'S STATE MANAGER
READY THROW IT SPONGE
St. Louis, Mo.. March 10—Ed. A.
Glenn, State Manager for Senator
Reed's Presidential campaign, said
last Saturday that reports from Fri
day’s township and ward meetings
showed that the Senator was defeat
ed* In virtually all parts of the State
except in Kansas City and St. Louis,
and added that as far as he was
concerned he is willing to throw up
the sponge.
SOLDIERS BONUS MAY AMOUNT j
TO PAID INSURANCE
Washington. March 10—A pro- j
posal to make full cash payments an j
option in the Soldiers Hon us Bill was ;
voted down last Saturday by the (
House Ways and Means Committee,
which decided to limit the payment
to paid up life insurance.
SENATE PASSES POST
OFFICE BILL
Washington, March 10—The Sen-I
ate late last Saturday passed the j
Post Office appropriation bill which
now goes to a conference.
PRESIDENT INCREASES TARIFF]
ON WHEAT AND FLOUR
Washington. March 10—President ’
Coolidge has increased the Tariff on '
wheat from thirty cents to forty two ;
cents per bushel and on flour from
seventy eight cents to one dollar and ’
four cents per hundred pounds.
FIRPO KNOCKS OUT SPALLA
Buenos Aires, March 10—Firpo |
the South American heavyweight.!
knocked out Spalla in the fourteen- j
th round of their scheduled fifteen
round bout. Spalla put up a game ,
fight successfully blocking many j
hard punches, it was a right handed
swing from the mighty right of the
giant South American which finally j
sent Spalla down for the fatal count, j
Spalla punished Firpo severely
during the first part of the bout, in
the finish Firpo used the right al
most exclusively. In the tenth
round with Spalla staggering around
the ring Firpo sent a stiff right to
the Spalla jaw which knocked the
game but losing fighter against the
ropes in his own corner, where he
took the count.
Thirty thousand people witnessed
the bout. Firpo weighed in at 216.12
and Spalla 184.12. I
S 1*01'TINGS FROM THE TEAPOT
AND OTHKR UTENSIM.
Washington. March 10—Senator
Curtis flatly denied that he is the
“principal" referred to in Bennett’s
telegram to McLean, adding that he
intended to make an oath before the
Senate Oil Committee. Senators
Caraway and Heflin previously
charged that the “principal” was
President Coolidge. Further expla
nation was made by the President
at a conference with newspaper men.
of the two telegrams sent by him to
McLean. A subpoena has been is
sued for Leonard Wood Jr. in con
nection with a story accredited to
him concerning oil leases and the
Republican Convention of 1920.
Chicago. March 10—Senator Hiram I
-Johnson from California, character-!
ized President Coolidge as a “poll- j
Heal puppet, created by a partisan
press who has done nothing but fol- i
low the lead of a stronger personal- 1
ity." in a statement issued in China- <
go last Saturday evening. ' i
Washington. March 10—Samuel
G. Prescott, whose name figures in 1
the exchange of telegrams between
President Coolidge and Edward Mc
Lean, publisher of tbe Washington
Post, returned to Washington from f
Florida yesterday and went direct to >
the White House where he held a 1
Conference with the President. 4
j' Washington, March 10—Leonard '
/ Wood Jr. charged that the late Jake
Hamilton who had a large oil inter
est, approached the former's father.
Governor General Wood of the Phili- i
ppine Island, during the deadlock s
i-p the Chicago Republican Conven- <
tion. with an offer to support the <
latter for the Presidential nomina
tion on conditions that he be ap- I
pointed Secretary of the Interior,
the younger Wood also expressed an
opinion that if the General had not
turned down the jitter flatly, he ]
would have received the nomination :
instead. 1
<TTTKR MOJAVE ORDERED
TO UN ALASKA i
Honolulu. March 10—The United
States Coast Guard Cutter Mojave
was ordered yesterday to proceed to 1
Unala ska, Alaska, on the Aleutian <
group of Islard in April, to act a1!
convoy for the American round the
world fliers.
MARKET RKI*ORTS FOR
MONDAY MAIM H loth
Seattle, March 11—The following
stock market quotations were issued
yesterday at noon at Seattle:
Western Pacific 16%, Ventura 2'-,
Middle States Oil 5, Erie First Pre
ferred 31, Texas Company 42 7j 8.
Standard Oil of California 62 7 8
Western Pacific Preferred 61, Dur
ant Motors 26, Lee Tires 12%.
TUESDAYI
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SEATTLE OCTOGENARIANS OF
PROMINENCE PASS AWAY
Seattle, Mar. 11—George W. Tib
hets, the State of Washington's most
prominent member of the G. A. It.,
and Griffith Davies, a former post
master and pioneer merchant, both
octogenarians, are dead in Seattle.
FRENCH FRANCS REACH
LOW MARGIN
New York, Mar. 11—The French
Franc reached a new low margin of
377.12 through heavy speculating
and seling abroad.
Paris, Mar. 11 In financial circles
it was stated that the fall of the
Franc was due to a foreign offensive
•f anti-French money.
MARINES WITHDRAWN FROM
HONDURAN TOWN
Washington. Mar. 11—American
Marines, who were recently landed
in the town of Puerto Cortes. Hnn
luras, have been withdrawn and that
dty is in the hands of the Honduran
Revolutionists.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT 175
MINERS DEAD IN UTAH MINE
Castle Gate. Mar. 11—While but
25 bodies had been recovered yes
erday front the Utah Fuel Com
pany’s Mine Number Two, indica
ions are that all of the 175 entonib
I1ENRY RESIGNATION BECAME
EFFECTIVE Y ESTER DA Y
Washington. Mar. 11—Secretary
>f the Navy Penby's resignation be
came effective yesterday morning,
tut a successor has not yet been
tamed. Roosevelt referred to his
mated chief aR a man of unswerv
ng integrity while Major General
Weune of the United States Mar
ne Corps stated that he found Den
>y “white, clean and pure inside and
IOUXD WftRl.l) FLIGHT
MAKES START TODAY
San Diego, Mar. 11—Tin- units of
i fleet of four ships of the air that
he United States Department of
Var hopes will be first to blaze an
lirway around the world, arrived in
Ian Diego. California from Santa
donica for their initial takeoff to
Ull TON'S PARTS FOR WORLD
FURRS MACHINES
SENT TO ORIENT
Seattle. Mar. 11—The Liner Presi
lont Jackson sailed yesterday from
Seattle for the Orient and took 231
ons of airplane motor parts to be
ised in connection with the Army
ound the world flight.
•UTTER UNALGA WILL REMAIN
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Seattle. Mar. 11—The Cutter Un
lga originally assigned to the Ber
ig Sea Patrol, has been ordered to
emain in Southeastern Alaskan wat
rs for the remainder of the season.
75 MINERS ENTOMBED
IN COAL MINE
Salt Lake. Utah. March 10—175
liners are entombed as a result of
n explosion in number Two Mine
f the Utah Fuel Company at Castle
>UEL BETWEEN POINCARE AND
DEPUTY CALLED OFF
Paris, March 10—A duel between
‘oincare and Deputy Gaston Le
•rovost, which was arranged last
Saturday night even to the appoint
lent of seconds, has been called off.
iUNBOAT8.BR FITTED FOR
SERVICE ON YANG TZE KIANG
Seattle. Mar. 10—Lieut. Joseph
V. Fowler, of the Nary Construction
'orps will sail from San Francisco
Ion March 1 Sth for Shanghai to take
[charge of refitting the mine sweep
!era Penguin and Pigeon as gunboats
(for duty on the Lower Yang Tze Ki
jang river in China.
j HELICOPTER (iAINH
ALTITUIW OF IOO METERS
Madrid. Mar. 10—Captain Jose
Luis Rueta. piloting a Helicopter
which was invented by Juan De La
cierva. to a vertical height of one
hundred meters.
CANADIAN author
DIRK IX ROSTOV
Boston. Mar. 10—Edward J.
Thompson, a Canadian author, poet
)and political writer (lied In 'Boston
(late Saturday.
I NAVY FLIER TO ACCOMPAN Y
j AMUNDSEN ARRIVES NEW YORK
; New York. Mar. 10—Lieut. Dav
jij-.on, the American Navy flier who
j will accompany Captain Roald Am
undsen in next summer’s attempt to
fly over the North Pole from Spitz
ibergen to Wain wright. Alaska and
‘Point Barrow, arrived in New York
jenrouto to Pisa, where the planes are
[being constructed.
AIRSHIP GUIDED KV RADIO
FIRST TIME IN' HISTORY
Dayton. Ohio. Mar. 10—For the'
| first time in the history of the world,
jan airship has been guided from one
.point to another through the air by
[means of the radio. The feat was
j accomplished at Wilbur Wright Field !
[when the Blimp OB-1 was guided on
.its course by means of radio signals.
DEPOSED CALIPH ARRIVES
AT LAKE GENEVA
Geneva. Mar. 10—Abdul Medjid,
the deposed Caliph of Turkey, ac
conipanied by his family, arrived in
a resort on the North side of Lake
Geneva late yesterday.
HOLDS PARTS PROHIBITION
LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Omaha. Neb.. Mar. 10th.—Those
parts of the Prohibition Laws relat
ing to the abatement <9f liquor nui
sances by injunction were held to be
unconstitutional by Federal Judge
Woodrough. of Eastern Nebraska.
POLITICAL CRISIS NARROWLY
AVERTED IN JAPAN
Tokyo. Mar. 11 A political crisis
was averted by the Ministry's decis
ion to accept the Privy Council’s
views regarding the. loans to small
insurance companies to enable them
to pay sympathy insurance as a re
sult of the earthquake. The Cabinet
wanted the measure promulgated
through the Imperial Emergency Or
dinance. despite the fact that only
eighty million yen were involved.
The question has been paramount
domestically for a fortnight and has
even threatened to topple the rule of
Premier Kiyoura.
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH
OVER ABOLISHING CALIPHATE
London. Mar. 11—The daily tele
graph service from Calcutta to Lon
don states that meetings of Islamic
Associations are being hurriedly
summoned throughout India to con
sider the action of Turkey abolish
ing the Caliphate.
REFUSE TO WORK NINE
HOURS IN GERMANY
Cologne. Mar. 11—More than
twenty thousand workmen in the
Radeu Aniline Works at Ludwigu
hafen Oppau. have- been dismissed
upon their refusal to work nine
hours per day.
TOWN IN BURMA
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Rangyon. Mar. 11—The town of
Maanaung on the Irawandi river,
near Prome. was almost entirely
burned last week and thousand were
left homeless and forced to camp on
the river bank.
9272,700 FOR ROAD BUILDING
IN MT. McKINLEY PARK
Washington. Mar. 11—A Bill re
ported by the House Public Lands
Committee carries $272,700 for
highway building in Mount McKin
ley Park.
Legal Blanks, all kinds, for Mia at
the Nuget OfSoe.
tfSM
Irresistible Eyes
those which are Brigh
Sparkling. Keep Yoi
ng and Beautiful througn me
-use of Murine. ltha* stood
of time. At aU Druggist*
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WEDNESDAY
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ItlSHOP ItOWK HAYM
GOVKRSMKNT HAMPKRN
AL.WIL\ H DBVKLOPMKNT
Chicago, Mar. 11—The Church,
backed up by decency, has won its
fight and Alaska today is as good as
any other section of the country and
a little better than some places,
)tish<*p Rowe said yesterday. He ad
d»d, ‘"file Covernment. by its atti
tude on coal, particularly, has ham
Pf l ed the development of Alaska be
cause it has frightened piit capital
and what Alaska needs today i< mon
developmeflt.”
SAYS OPIUM KATHY
THROUGHOUT INDIA
Geneva. Mar. 12—'The British
Delegate in addressing the Opium
Congress of tho League of Nations.
1 that opium is eaten through
out India an that its production
s'lonid not be limited or subject to
the rules of an international conven
tion, as contended by the American
DKATH DBFACTO PKKS1DKNT
OF HONDURAS RRPORTED
Washington. Mar. 12 Th** death
of Lopez Gutierrez. Defacto Presi
dent of Hunduras, was reported to
the State Department in Washing
ton yesterday, and the report added
that a seventy-two hour armistice
had been arranged among the fac
tions in the three-cornered revolt!
SAYS I'UKSIDKNT LA III SELF
OPEN TO FRITH’ISM
Washington. Mar. 11—The Presi
ilont has laid himself open to criti
cism for his exchange of telegrams
with McLean, and also for his “lack
:»f promptness in assisting in the ex
posure of corruption within the Gov
ernment.” Senator Walsh of Massa
chusetts declared in a Senate speech
late Saturday afternoon in which he
• plied to a demand made upon him
)y Governor Cox of Massachusetts,
hat he disavow attacks made on
iENATOK DILL IN'TRODUt’KS
BILL IX SENATE
Washington. Mar. 12 The elec
ion. by the people, of judges of the
iuperior Court, is proposed in a con
stitutional amendment which was in
toduced in the Senate by Senator
till of Washington yesterday.
IOTHKR CONFESSES TO
>IIR DERING INFANT
Portland. Maine. Mar. 11—K«m
teth Ross McLean, a Sophmore in
lowdoin College, and his wife have
»een bound over on a charge of man
laughter. Mrs. McLean having con
essed that she smothered to death
heir year-old baby. Both McLean
nd his wife are residents of Taeo
ua. Washington.
RRKZINT. WEATHER IN
ATLANTIC COAST STATUS
Atlanta. Mar. 12 -Freezing wea
her ha* been reported from Florida,
ieorgia, the Carolina* a-nd Virginia,
or the last few days.
RAVKL TO ALASKA THIS
SL’MMKlt BREAK ALL KW Ol’.DH
Washington. Mar. 12—Travel to
daska this sammer will break all
ecorda according to information re
After
Every
Meal
MUGLEVS
" 4
and give your
stomach a lift.
Provide* “the hit ot
■wee t” In tiMKcial
Helps fa cleanse
the teeth and keep
k them healthy.
‘Wriglcy’s is • cents
a __ package the
World Over”
ceived by the Denartm^nt of th<» In
terior through the A’aska Railroad
officials. The Steamship Yukon Is
sailing June 28th. from Seattle and
will carry 140 passengers to Anchor
age, and the entire number will
make a one-way trip over th«* Gov
ernment Railroad. Seventy will go j
ovor the Richardson Highway!
through Chitna to Fairbanks and by i
railroad, while the other seventy
will go from Seward to Fairbanks i
over the railroad and return by the |
Richardson Highway.
OIL COMMITTEE HOLDS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Washington. Mar. 12-The Oil |
Committee held an executive session
yesterday for th»- examination of the j
Three Rivers telegrams which were j
alleged lo have been exchanged be- .
tween former Secretary of the Inter- j
* lor rai,, itnDert Stewart. I'resident i
of th*' Standard Oil Company of In
[diana, Sinclair and several others, j
extending over a period of th*- last.
I three years.
WILL REORGANIZE COAST
ARTILLERY CORPS
j Washington. Mar. 11 Th- reor
ganization of the Coast. Artillery
-Corps to provide sixteen regiments
'in the United States and two in the
! Philippine Islands, was announced
j by the War Department recently.
SHOOTS SISTKR'S FIANCE
j Bellingham, Mar. 11 —George Gome
|was shot and killed yesterday after
jnoon. in the presenre of Thora An
j derson to whom he was to be mar
ried next Saturday, by Reuben An
i derson, her brother, who objected to
PRESIDENT SAYS CONGRESS
SHOULD DEVOTE ITSELF
TO LEGISLATION
should devote itself t*. legislation.
[President Coolidge declared in a |
speech at the annual banquet of the
j White House Correspondents* Asso
ciation. Daugherty declared, while
addressing the same dinner, that he j
would not leave the Cabinet w-hile j
under a cloud of suspicion.
DOHEXY FINANCED MEXICO
AGAINST REVOLUTION j
New York. Mar. 12—Itohpuy in re-|
plying to Senator Wheeler’s charge!
i that the former and Sinclair (Inane- j
led a Mexican revolution, admitted)
that he had loaned the Obregon Gov-1
ernment five million dollars to pur 1
down a revolution. I
I>AU< JH ERTY IXVESTIGATION
HOLDS FIRST SESSION TODAY |
Washington. Mar. 12 The first]
public investigation by the “Dau
gherty Committee" will be held to- :
day. According to Senator Walsh of j
Montana, records of brokers disclose j
that both Daugherty and Senator El-i
kins of West Virginia, have been j
dealing in Sinclair oil stock. Walsh
also announced that McLean will be i
placed on the witness stand today. >
The Committee has possession of an- j
other batch of telegrams which pass
ed between Fall. McLean. Doheny j
and Sinclair, according to Walsh.
SINCLAIR MOVES ON CHEYENNE
WITH TROOP OF IAWYKRS
Chicago. Mar. 12—Sinclair passed
through Chicago yesterday enroute
to Cheyenne. Wyoming, accompani
ed by six corporation lawyers and
traveling in a private car. It is said
that this young army of lawyers will
be used to fight the government in
the attempt to cancel the Teapot
Dome lease.
Let the Nome Nugget do voor
letter wriUif. by haring «a naH
the Weekly Nugget to yonr friends
«■ the Oatslde.
Cuticura Soap Baths
Are Refreshing
Cleanse and freshen your skin by
bathing daily with Cuticura Soap.
If there are any signs of pimples,
redness or roughness follow with a
gentle application of Cuticura Oint
ment to soothe and heal. Dust with
Cuticura Talcum; it perfumes as well
SS powders your skin.
INFORMATION W.WTKIi
Kansas City, Kansas,
January 2”. 1924.
Mayor of Nome. Alaska,
Dear Sir:
I am making inquiry in regard to
my brother. Edward Milton Brenck
man, tall and well built. I have in
formation that he is a Shriner. I
have not heard 'from him for 17
years. We went West when my
mother died and he. Inst track of me.
Would you look in your city di
rectory and inquire in the local
lodges and let me know if you locate
Ifi always wanted to go t- Nome,
Alaska, even while he was a small
child, and 1 know he was on the
Western Const in the. Northern, sec
Thanking you many times for
knur kindness. F am. hi* sister.
MRS. HENRY FAUST.
102*? Ann Ave.
Does any one know of the where
abouts of G. O. Cleznins, formerly of
Butte. Montana, height ft. 11 in
| ins on hi*» left foot and a scar on hi.i
I neck which resembl*** a birthmark
| Hr- served in the world war. Any
1 information in regards the above
! party will be greatly appreciated by
Cha*. Sakris. 7 24. E. Adorn Street,
Springfield. Illinois.
itbe name of D. D. Garvey. If you
Iran give me any information in re
gard to him. or help me locate him.
I shall be very thankful.
Very truly yours.
LORETTA GARVEY.
Hartford. WIs.
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LOCATION
.Standard Oil Company
...Cold Storage plant. East
.Alaska Lighterage Co.
..Opposite Recorders Office
..Cor. Steadman, 2nd ayes.
Cor. 3rd. Ave. ft Lanes Way
.Cor. B st. and 1st are.
.. Catholic Church
.. Polet’s Residence
. Fire Station
Near Belmont Print Bridgs
. .Opposite Webb’s Market
. Methodist Mission
^ Bolls. . . .Fire Out
j| Bells.Shut Down
J Bells.Turn on Water
SlRSrRIBE FOR THE M'WET
• 1.00 PER MONTH.
SSSSSSSSSWSifiS'Ji'fr!*
! BAHLKES’ j
: RESTAURANT *
IF Open from 15
» 7 A. M. fe 7 P. M. %
« ..SPECIAL OINNER *
*F 5 P. M. Co 7 P. M. IS
•FUlf##***!#!#***#**
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
sxfnricK can bi had
mifos
Cafe
Miners & Merdwnts
Bmk o( Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
WE PAY
Interest on Time Certificate*
of Deposit.
3% per annum
Ob • month deposits.
4% per annum
On la tnoath JeyXWa.