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MAUD
PRES. OF POLAND ASSASSINATED
PRESIDENT RARUTOWICZ
ASSASSINATED BY
NATIONALISTS
PARIS, Dec. 16—President Gabriel Narutowicz ol Poland was as
bAmHnfcted thie morning according to advice* received from Warsaw. |
Naratowlcz took office Dec. llth and rioting marked hie inauguj*a» i
lion. Twenty thousand nationalists, who opposed his election, at that,
tide threw missels at him ais he went* to the inauguration cremonies.
.When he took the oath of office the Nationalists absented themselves
fltott the cereMony.
WARSAW, Dec. 16—ttarutowicz, Pres — - ;-uu was assassi
nated* at noon today while he wae visiting an Art exihition. He was
fcttNsd'by Nuewmdonski, who fired thraa* shots.
KftlXflftV vAfaM TO APPKAH UPON BRING SUMMONED
^WASHINGTON, Dec. 1C—Representative Keller failed to appear
the Maase Judiciary Committee in reaped to Kun-motti!
sorted on him late yesterday, after die had refused to participate farther
in his presentation of the impeachment charges against Attorney General
Daugherty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Representative Keller again failed to
appear before the House Judiciary Committee to give evidence as infor
mation upon which he based his impeachment charges against Daugherty.
PROGRESSIVE BLOC
i DECLARES AGAINST
HARDING’S POLICY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Opening the Progressive Bloc attack
against the administration Shipping Bill, Senator Lafollette declared in
the Senate today that the measure is contrary to the expressed will of the
aggregate of people and that action of the'President and its sponsors in
attempting to force its passage at this time is an open challenge to the
people. He states further that it is a Violation of trust reposed by the
people in their delegates and representatives.
$1.000,000 AGltlCITI/TURAJ^ BlI/L FAVORED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1*5—The Norris Bill, to establish a $1,600,
000 government corporation to finance the sale of agricultural products
was ordered reported favorably today by the Senate Agricultural Com.
ANOTHER ENORMOUS APPROPRIATION PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—The Departments of State and Justices
Appropriations Bill, carrying thirty three millions for operations of the
two departments for the coming fiscal year, passed the senate.
(XIMMERITAU TREATY SIGNED
PARIS, Dec. 16—A treaty of commercial aceorde was signed here
today between France and Canada.
AMUNDSEN’S SHIP MAUD
SENDS WIRE FROM
TOP OF THE WORLD
The Nonie Radio Station Friday evening received a mess ape from
the Noorvik radio station stating that on Wednesday'evening* December
13th at 3 o’clock thht station was in tune with the Amundsen Exploring
dhip Maud and :had obtained her position.
The Maud was broadcasting, but her power evidently was weak,
indicating that radio trouble was being experienced. The messages were
meant for Nome but our station had had no evidence of the attempt to
Teach them. From the nature of the message it is reasonable to assume
that the Maud and all aboard are safe. There were no distress signals
-which would'hate obtained had there been trouble or danger. Nome
Station expects to establish communication with the ship within the next
According to the Noorvik message the Maud is in the following
glbsition: 173 degrees 8 minutes West. 75 degrees 25 minutes North.
According to a recent map of the North Polar Regions left us by
aviator Fullerton this position places the Maud about 300 miles north
and east from Wrangle Island, just on the edge of the unchartered Polar
region.
It has been presumed that the Maud planned to enter the drift ice
and be carried along toward the north west into unknown territory, but
this position as given Indicates that either the original plan, was altered
or ice conditions have enabled the ship to enter into a new drift course.
Those conversant with Arctic explorations can readily comprehend
that this position of the Maud is most advantageous to the accomplish*
ment at the ultimate purpose of drifting across the Polar Regions.
Having entered into this far north position the Maud will be enabled to
cross miles of uncharted regions and reduce her drift period by many
months. It is predicted that instead of five years being required to
accomplish the drift only four years drifting will bring the Maud into
the regions about and across the pole. What discoveries will be recorded
Tcousins for time to reveal. It is the dream of Polar explorers that a.
continent exists in the Polar regions'and it is no flight of imagination to
assume that the Maud is destined to make the discovery of or disprove
for ail times the belief in an Atlantis at the North Pole.
This late news of the ship will be most welcome to Capt. Amund
•sen, now with us in Nome, having had no word from his vessel since
late in September his anxiety must have been intense. While his faith
in the vessel is unbounded, no word from her has beep the cause of many
conjectures and no doubt fears, all of which are now at rest.
KEUOMMENDS PURCHASE OF NORTHERN COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15—In a most emphatic manner Jones, Di
rector of the Coast and Geographic Survey, in his annual report made
public today, renews recommendations he made originally nine years ago.
He believes that the government should purchase the Northern Com
mercial Company properties at Dutch Harbor as a fuel and supply base.
He added that with the opening of the coal and oil fields in Alaska ship
ments could be made frequently and at small cost to Dutch Harbor so as
to insure a cheap supply to government vessels the year around.
1JNOLE SAM HAS HALF WORLD SUPPLY GOLD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—The Treasury’ Office announced today
that Uncle Sam has four billion'dollars in gold, about one half the world’s
supply of available gold. , K
POINCARE HEAD MAY FALL SOON
PARIS, Dec. 16—Premier Poincare is due for a fall from power in
event that the, coming Paris Conference of Reparations fails. This pre
diction is being openly discussed in the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies
AMERICA TO INTERVENE
IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
LONDON, Dev. 16—Ambassador Harvey will return to Washington
Decehiber 22nd to advise and confer with President Harding regarding
the possible American intervention in Europe. The Ambassador will re
port directly to the President upon General Reparations and the Economic
situation. He will tell Harding of the Anglo-French divergency and
confer on the subject o>f American intervention, based on the outcome of
the Premiers Conference, which is to be resumed at Paris, January 2nd.
PARIS, Dec. 16—The United States has already informed the
allies that it contemplates intervention in European affairs, but from an
economic standpoint only.
PARIS. Dec. 16—American contemplated intervention In European
economic affaire may result in a complete change of France’s plan to
seize the Ruhr. News from Washington resulted In a ri*e in the French
financial exchanire^ which opened many points hJgV<r thajr ysMMlSa#'*
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—Although the State Department today
confirmed the London announcement that Harvey has been called home
“for consultation” it, declined to mak*‘ any explanation.
FOREIGN AMBASSADORS CONFER WITH HUGHES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—British and German ambassadors have
laid before Secretary Hughes the situation involved in the collapse of the
London Conference of Premiers. They stress the German proximity to a
complete, collapse which ie made more serious by the French threat to
invade the Ruhr.
FRENCH BELIEVE OLEMENCKAU BRINGS GOOD NEWS
PARIS. Dee. 16—A sensational report has been received here to
the effect that Clemenceau is bringing a personal message from President
Harding. They believe that the message is a promise from America re
lative to the arbitration of the Reparations question and involves & com
plete reversal of the administrations former policy, including the practical
promise that America will annul the allied war debts if arbitration is
LONDON, Dec. 16—Harding sent a warning to France that the
occupation of the Ruhr would greatly endanger the negotiations concern
ing an international loan to Germany.
MATRIMONIAL FUGITIVE’S MIND RELIEVED
SEATTLE-, Dec. 15—Robert Savage, eon of the steel magnate, who
for several months has been a fugitive in Alaska as the result of matri
monial entanglements, feels greatly relieved.
He today received telegrams stating that an interloctory decree,
anuiaiug his marriage to Geneva Mitchell, the Folliefe Girl, has been
granted in New York.
ENGLAND TAKES SAVE VIEW OF POUHGAL SITUATION
LONDON, Dec. 15—The standard of living for a generation would
be lowered if England cancelled Reparations and ttae allied debt due her
and simultaneously paid the United States.
Premier Bonar Law made this declaration in the House of Com
mons today and stated that Germany is near complete collapse; that the
allies must be careful that their demands don't precipitate & crash. Lew
urged caution as far as occupation of the Ruhr Valley is concerned.
HARDING NEGOTIATES WITH BIG POWERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—Harding, according to a statement made
at the White House this afternoon, “has been engaged for several month*”
with the question of negotiating with big power* abroad relative to limit
atfon of armament. He proposes limitation of construction of war ship*
under ten thousand tons, which he is requested to do under the provisions
of the Naval Supply Bill.
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