MONDAY
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NOME CANDIDATES NOMINATED
FOR JUDGE AND MARSHAL
Washington. Aug. 15—G. .1. Lomen
of Nome was nominated by President
Harding today for Judge of the Second
Judicial Division of Alaska and M.
\V. Griffith of Nome was named for
Marshal of the same Division.
ArtJhur G. Shoup of Ketchikan and
Sherman Dugan of Anchorage were al
so named for District Attorney's of the
First and Third Divisions respectively.
CANADIAN LINER GOES ON ROCKS
Vancouver. B. C. Aug. 15—The
Canadian Pacific steamship Princess
Ena, bound South from Skagway, ran
on the rocks off Goo-don Head, at the
north end of Vancouver Island. Sunday
morning but was later floated and pro
ceeded to Alert Bay, where she was
beached, according to advices reach
PRESIDENT SPENDS SUNDAY
IN BALTIMORE
Washington. Aug. 15—President
and Mrs. Harding passed Sunday in
Baltimore visiting Mrs. Daugherty,
wife of the attorney general, who is ill.
SENAT ETO RECESS AUG. 20TH
Washington. Aug. 15—*Th-» Senate
will cecess for a period of 30 day9, be
ginning August 20, It was arranged to'
day by Senator Lodge ard o'.he' ad
ministration leaders.
RAILS FOR COMPLETION
ALASKA R. R ON WAY
Victoria, B. C. Au< 15—The
»• team.ship Charltan Hail, with 500a
tons of steel rails, loaded at Mobile,
Alabama for the completion of the.
government railroad in Alaska, after
coaling at Ladysmith last night, pro-1
cceded on her way to Seward today. |
BORDER FIGHT ON
BOOZE LAUNCHED
Detroit. Mich, Aug. 15—Federal and
state authorities have joined hands to
halt what is said to be an (effort to
flood the United Stues with intoxicants
from Canada, following a ruling of the
Windsor. Ontario curt* that the On
tario act does not prohibit export of
liquors.
FORTY FIVE PERISH
IN JAP TYPHOON
Kobe, Japan, Aug. 15—One person
survived and forty live perished when
a typhoon drove the steamer Shoshu
Maru on Loochoo Island today.
8EATTLEFOUNDER DEAD
Victoria. B. C. Aug. 15—W. S.
Denny, 52, a native son of Washington
state and one of the founders of the
city of Beattie, Is dead here.
IRISH REPLY TO
ENGLAND REVEALED
London, Aug. 15—The correspond
ence decently passing between Pre
mier Lloyd George and De Valera,
president of the Irish republican gov
ernment. was made public by the gov
ernment this evening. It shows that
while a deadlock exists on the question
of Irish Independence, the way for
future negotiations is still open.
The Lloyd George-De Valera cor
respondence reveals the British terms
in their more important aspects as
follows:
Dominion status for Ireland with
complete authority in financial mat
ters but without tariff or trade re
strictions between. Ireland could also
maintain defense forces and police but
her territorial forces would be kept
within reasonable limits. As a result
of the receipt of the Irish reply it is
generally felt that England today faces
the crucial period of the negotiations
looking to the establishment of peace
in Ireland.
Ireland Offered Dominion Form of
Government
London. Aug. 15—Official confirma
tion of the .recent reports that the
British government hag offered Ireland
a dominion status government was
forthcoming late today in a letter made
public at Premier Lloyd George's of
ficial residence.
6HIP BOARD GIVEN 48 MILLION
IN HOUSE BILL
Washington, Aug. 13—Delayed)
TheHouse today passed a bill giving
the Unitied State* Shipping Board
948,000,000 for expenses until Jan. 1.
COL. COLT DEAD
Providenco, R. I. Aug 13—(Delay
ed) Colonel Samuel P. Colt, one of j
in the world, died :it his reside note here
CLAIMED OTHER BODIES BURIED
NEAR SITE HESLIN GRAVE
San Francisco. Aug. IS—(Delayed)
The police authorities obtained infor
mation today which indicates that an
other body is buried in the vicinity of
the spot where Father Heslin’s body
was found some days ago. A vigorous
anarch is in progress.
AMERICANS GIVEN LEAVE
TO QUIT RUSSIA
New York. Aug. 13—(Delayed) Of
ficial announcement tliat Soviet Rus
sia has granted permission for all
American citizens to leave the country
if they so desire, was made today by
George Tchitcherin. the Soviet Minister
of Foreign Affairs, iu a message re
ceived here today.
FAMOUS ITALIAN GENERAL
VISITING SEATTLE
Seattle, Aug. 15—General Pietro
RodagUs, chief of staff of the Italian
army and a famous war general, is
visiting in Seattle and will be enter
tained Tuesday by Admiral Ebevle.
commander of the Pacific fleet.
Bodaglis is touring the I'nit^d
States for the purpose of thanking
Italian-Americans for their services in
the world war. In response to a
query as to liis views of the coming
disarmament conference he said:
"Italy is ready to disarm, her ancient
enesny Austria, having »>een distroyed.
President Harding's endeavor to ob
tain disarmament is a fine thing for
the world if It can succeed. 1 an
ticipate difficulty in having all the
world accept disarmament.
CHICAGO WARD FUED
RESULTS IN KILLING
Chicago, Auf. 15—The Nineteenth
Ward political fued which has already
resulted in a ghastly round of murders,
claimed its eight victim this morning
when Frank Sinacota was shot and
killed in the view of his children on
the fornt porch of his home by un
AMERICANS TO CONTROL
RUSSIAN FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Riga, Aug. 13—Control by the
American Relief Administration of
food distribution in the famine strick
en districts of Russia has been agreed
to by Maxim IJtyinoff. representative
if thie Soviet Famine Relief Commit
NEW CANDIDATE PRESSING
CLAIM FOR JUDGESHIP
Washington. Aug. 13—(Delayed)
Charles H. Willis, a former Alaskan,
is pressing his claims for appoint
ment as Judge of the Second Division
of tlse territory.
Willis conferred with Harding yes
terday afternoon and has another ap
pointment with the President next
HY DAVIDSON
UNDERGOES OPERATION
New York. Aug. 13—(Delayed) Hy
Davidson, partner of J. P. Morgan,
was operated on today for tumor of
the brain _
TAXES TO FALL ON
THOSE ABLE TO PAY
Washington, Aug. 13—(Delayed)
A larger share of the taxes to be im
poeed under the administration’s rev-,
enue revision program will fall on
those most able to pay. according to a
statement issued today at he White
House defending President Harding's
position against criticism from various
quarters.
TUESDAY
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IRISH PARLIAMENT MEETS
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 16—The Irish
republican parliament met today in
the first open session in Its history to
consider the Irish fSeaete terms of the
British government given to repub
lican president Dc Valera by Premier
Lloyd George
One hundred a\id thirty members
of the .republican parliament were
present at the opening of the session,
including those released from prison In
order that that they might attend.
A great audience crowded the gallery
as president T>e Valera led the mem
bers into the chamber in file. Pro
fessor John McNeilf was chosen
speaker. Following the selection of,
the presiding officer, T>e Valera, ns
head of the government body, address
ed the assemblage, after which the par
Ilament adjourned for the day.
T>e Vale..a in his address reiterated
that the only governim nt the people
of Ireland recognized was the ministry
of Pail Kirann.
George Denies Report of Iri-hAmnesty
London, Aug. 16—“So amnesty has
been granted to any person in Ireland.”
said Lloyd George in «p-.iking to the
House of Commons today on the Irish
situation.
British Order Troops Back to Ireland
London. Aug. 16—All soldiers on
leave from Ireland in Aldershot and
Fernbor ugh have been ordered by
telegraph to ret uni to tl* ir regiments
at once, it became known today.
BRIAND TO HEAO FRENCH
DISARMAMENT DELEGATES
Washington. Aug. 15—The State
Department was notified tonight that
I'rentier Rriand will head the French
delegation to the Washington disarm
ament conferenco.
SEATTLE BUYER DISAPPEARS
WITH LARGE SUM
Seattle. Aiir. 15—Rudolph Charles
Miller, manager nf Singer man and
Sons, who was s.‘-nt Hast to buy goods
for his firm, carrying a large amount
nf money, has disappeared in Milwau
kee and foul play is feared, according
In the proprietors.
FALL VISITING LAKE TAHOE
taryof the Interior Albert R. Fall,
while on his way to Rais* Tahoe to
night, discussed western reclamation
projects with Governor Boyle of Ne
NEW TAX REDUCTION BILL
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
Washington. Aug. 15—A bill was
introduced in the House of Represen
tatives today by Congressman Ford nicy
to reduce and equalize taxation. The j
press and oil pipe line taxes. It also
provides for reduction of income sur
ra ises the fxrmp!.ii»n of $-’.500 for
married persons enjoying an income of
$5,000 or less.
of the nation will result from the j
(ministration tax bill," Chairman Ford
ney ■ th.- Ways and Means Com mi Coe
declared in the majority report on tin
bill filed in the House of Representa
MANY KILLED IN
AFRICAN EARTHQUAKE
Rome. Aug. 16—Serious earth
quakes have shocked and partially de
stroyed Eritrea on trt- African shore
of the Red Sea. many bedng killed, ac
cording to advices Teaching here to
SENATE TO PASS ON FREE
TOLLS BILL OCTOBER 10
Washington. -Vug. 15—The Senate
has agreed to vote October 10 on the
bill recently introduced providing for
free tolls on American coast wise ves
sels using the Panama Canal.
S. S. PRINCESS ENA UNDAMAGED
Vancouver, B. C. Aug. 16—The
Canadian Pacific liner Princess Ena.
which was beached at Alert Bay after
going on the rocks near the north end
of Vancouver Island, has been floated
practically undamaged and has pro
ceeded from Alert Bay in completion
of the voyage, according to wirelese
advices received today.
SEATTLE MAGNATE KILLED
IN AUTO PLUNGE
Seattle, Aug 13—W. J. Wadding-1
ton, vice president of the Puget and
Alaska Power Company, was killed
today when the automobile In which
he was returning from a trip to
Mount Rainier dropped seventy five
feet into Nisqually canyon.
AMERICAN LEGION HELPING
HOMELESS VETERANS
Chicago, Aug. 16—The American
Legion is taking over the f»rsind Pa
cific Hotel here for the exclusive use
of jobless and hofmeless war veterans.
LEAVES FORTUNE TO
MISSING HUSBAND
Chicago, Aug. 16—In addition to
thetwenty years imprisonment await
ing him as a result of his conviction
for sedition activities during the war
period, William P. Haywood, missing
T. W. W. leader, falfs heir to thirty
thousand dollars through the death of
DISABLED SOLDIERS
STATE FUND LOOTED
Sntth*. Aug. 1*> — Forged vouchers
looting the state fund for disabled
soldiers have resulted in the arrest
of fixe persons: Thud Gardner, chair
man of the Veterans Jielief Committee.
Ward Gardner. Waltt r M irren. ftohe*t
K. Peed and Albert Gamble.
Partial confessions have been o'*.
SENATE VETOES EARLY
RECESS PROPOSAL
Washington, Aug. IK—The Sf-nute
lodav vetoed the proposal to recess
August -4. as proposed by ad minis* ra
tion leaders by substituting September
21 for the commencement of the re
cess period.
WAY OPENED FOR
APPOINTMENT OF WOOD
Washington. Aug. 16—The Senate
today passed the bill making possible
the appointment of Oenorul l*-onar<l
Wood is Governor of the Philippine <
LODGE NAMED
FOR DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE DELEGATE
Washington. Aug. 16—Senator
Lodge has been named ns delegate t<>
‘.he forthcoming disarmament confer
NEARLY SIX MILLION
UNEMPLOYED IN U S
Washington, Aug. 16—Secretary *f
Labor Davis reported to the Senate to
day that five million, seven hundred
thousand are out of employment in ‘lie
United States at present
WEDNESDAY
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IRELAND WILL NOT
ACCEPT BRITISH TERMS
Dublin. Ire Aug. 17—De Valera,
pifesidenl of the Irish iepublienn gov
ernment. declared today that Da.il
Kirenn would not accept the terms of
fered by the Mritish government, fol
lowing exlend-d discussion by the re
publican parliament of the proposals
submitted by Lloyd (ieorge.
In announcing the Irish decision. Dp
Valera said: "The statement that Ire
contained two falsehoods. . When* Is
Ireland designated7 There is no Ireland
in the terms, hut two broken pieces
"We are not claiming the right to
secede.” De Valera, added. “There can
not be any question of secession lie
cause there never has been union.”
British Preparing for Eventualities in
Me I fast. Ire. Aug. 17-—All Moya!
Irish Constabulary leaves of obsence
have been cancelled, dating from to
day. it was announced here this afte -
SAILOR3 WRANGLE OVER PAY
WHILE PASSENGERS PERISH
San Francisco, Aug. 17—While peo
ple were dying in tlv> lashing: waves !
on Blunt’s Reef a faction of sailors of
the ill fated steamship Alaska, them- !
selves safe on a rescue ship, tv ran sled
over the amount of pay they should
receive tor volunteerins to search the
wreckage, according to testimony
given today before the federal steam* ,
boat inspector’s, who are trying four
of the Alaska's officers who are ac
cused of negligence in disembarking
the passengers.
THREAT REVEALS HISTORY
OF GANG MURDERS
New York, Aug. 17—Terrified by o
threat to “hake him alive” with his
accomplices, Bartolemew Fontana, an
Italian baker who is held in connec
tion with a recent gangster murdc-r
episode, is today giving to the police
the details of seventeen gang murders
in New York and Detriot.
BELIEVED MAHONEY TRYING
INSANE DODGE
Seattle, Aug. 16—A county com
mission has been has been named to
pass upon the sanity of James F.
Mahoney, alleged wife .murderer, who
has l>een acting queerly since the dis
covery of his wife's remains in a
trunk in the Lake Washington Canal.
HOUSE BLOCKS DRASTIC
WAR ON BOOZE MAKERS
| Washington. Aug IT- <d.
j tillerics anil kitchen breweries today
won a victory in the Hou.sc nf Rep
t* sent.itivcs, which passed t substitute
•imendtnen*. vMi h w,r- approved by
the Senate and wh.ch opened »! - • i>
for drastic wa- on home brewing ic
t i v ities.
gents from search in if any home witli
re.t.vn to I e < ve that such dwelling
is used as a place in which li<iur,r is
manufactured for sale or is sold.
DIVERS WORKING ON
LOST S S ALASKA
Eureka, fa 1 • Aug. 10— A deep sea
diver has begun searching1 for bodies
in the hold of the steamship Alaska,
which was wrecked on Rlunt’s Reef
August 6 with a. large loss of life.
A survey will nlso !»*■ made of the
damage sustained by the ship and an
attempt may be made to float her.
BANK TELLER DISAPPEARS
WITH GIRL AND FORTUNE
Denver, folo Vug IS -Kdwin F.
Forse. head teller "f the International ;
Trust Co. here, h: < disappeared, also i
$750,000 in currency belonging to the j
bank is missing Miss Mable IVnfoid.
h tiling clerk in the bank, is also miss
ing. it was said by company official j
JUDGE REED'S
NOMINATION CONFIRMED
Friends and well wishers of Judge
T. \f Re**! will hear with pleasuu'e |
that his recent nomination by I’resi- |
dent Harding for the position of Judge I
"f the First Division District Court has j
been confirmed by the Senate.
Announcement >.f the confirmation
was received hv Ju.lgv Reed in a ‘ele- !
gram from Alaska delegate Dan Suth
erland. The message states that the
confr in »tinn was given yesterday. |
D'SGUSTED WITH ‘ STAY AT
HOMES”. VETERAN SUICIDES
San Francisco, Auer. 10 Declaring!
himself disgusted with the "money |
grabbing, stay at home's” Kennedy TC. !
member of San Francisco Post No.1.. I
American lj-gion. ■ -ommifted suieid-.
here by .shooting himself in the head.
OBENCHAIN LOSES JOB OVER
LOS ANGELES MURDER CASE ,
Chicago. Vug t6—Ralph S Oben
rKa-in. the Chicago lawyer who went to
the aid of his former wife. Mudelvn
O-benchain, who is accused of complic
ity in the murder of James Ret ton
Kennedy a I Los Angeles recently, hat
been dismissed by the big corporation
employing him as counsel on the
ground of loo much publicity, it was
announced today.
ALASKAN PIONEER PASSES ON
Seattle. Aug. 18—George C. Treat
Alaskan pioneer and one of the own
ers of the Cliff mine at Valdes. is dead
at West Newton, Massachusetts, as .
result of cancer of the throat, accord
ing to advices received here.
FORMER SERBIAN RULER- DEAD
Belgrade. Serbia. Aug. 16—Forme;
king Peter of Serbia died here today.
THUR8DAY
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AROUND WORLD DIRIGIBLE
FLIGHT SUGGESTED
Niew York. Aug. 18—A flight
around the world by the new navy
dirigible S. R. 2. has been suggested
by Charles R. Glidden to the Secre
tary of the Navy. Glidden is presi
dent of the World Board of Aeronauti
cal Commissioner*.
BRUMFIELD OFFERS
NOVEL DEFENSE
Portland, Aug. 17—Dr. Brumfield,
author of the Roseburg auto murder,
tohl the polide authorities .here today
that he was suffering from amnesia
when he killed Russell, the Roseburg
laborer, whose headless body was
found beneath Brumfield's wrecked
machine
HARDING AUTHORIZED
TO CALL WORLD
EXCHANGE CONFERENCE
Washington, Aug. 17—Pnesident
Harding is authorized to call a con
Terence of the nations of the w>rld
‘o consider means of stabalizing in
ternational exchange and the values o?
foreign money, under a resolution in
troduced in the Senate today.
SEATTLE-JUNEAU
AIR FLIGHT PLANNED
tt!« \ug, 1 8 Th( P
vice with .1 4'»0 ])or.sc|i"'Aer fI• .rig ;»n*
today between Seattle and V...m ..tjver,
lias announced that it w " d.,hly
make a one way flight late this month
from Sen‘tl«' t<> Juneau. Mk’ki be
tween dawn and nightfall of the sime
Several local people are said t.o h . /o
expressed their desire to g • is ;m
sengers.
NOTED EXPLORER LOST
YELLOWSTONE PARK
New York. Aug. 19 —A policeman
picked up an exhausted carrier pigeon
in f’ol uni bus Circle last night, .saving
its life. He found attached to its leg
a note dated August 13 telling of the
distress of st man lost in the moun
tains of Yellowstone Park.
"Lost In the Shoshorte Mountain*,"
said the note; "Notify Pan Singer.
Beleclaire Hotel. New York, to send
help and provisions.” The communi
cation was signed "Heller."
Singer, when shown the mysterious
(lrto«-Mge. said "Heller' was Edmund
Heller, noted explorer and jo;nt author
with the late Colonel Roosevelt of
"game animals of Am erica.”
LODGE SAYS U S FORCE
CUT TO DANGER LINE
Washington. Aug. 19—Senator
Lodge, in a Senate speech today, de
clared that "the army and navy have
been cut to the danger line.
DEAD ALASKA MINERS' W
FORTUNE IN OISPUTE
New York. Aug. 19—It wns reveal
ed this afternoon thy* Thomas I<\
Smith. Public Administrator. hoi Is
$60,000 in cash, bonds and Jewelry
which was found on the person of
Peter Vidovich, a former Alaska miner
who was taken from a train a year
ago and died here in apparently dlsti
‘ud- cii .-umstances. The MerchantMe
Trust t'ompany of San FYancisco lias
notified Administrator Smith that t in
thought that the deceased is John M.
Valovhh of Fresno, and that i; will
institute proceedings to have the p.*o
perty turned over to a San Francisco
bank It develops that Vidovicb had
$26,0hn in various California banks and
deeds to valuable property in Alaska.
MAHONEY DECLARED SANE
illegrd wife murderer, reported tod ty
ADVANCE GUARD STEFAN3SON
EXPEDITION ON VIC
Seattle. Aug 18—K. L. Knight of
Minneville. Oregon. P> dalle of Texas,
A. It. Crawford of Toronto and Fred
VV Mauerer. comprising: the advanc*
euHid of Stefanason's new exploration
expedition into the Arctic, departed
for Nome on the steamship Victoria
this afternoon. The pae-ty will pro
ceed from Nome on the schooner Orion.
Mauerer. left behind a bride of one
week, having married Miss Deipfcioe
Tones of Niles, Ohio, at Missoula,
Montana, on August 11.
ALLEGED MURDER BAND
UNEARTHED IN EAST
New York. Aug. 18—Six men wew
arrested Tuesday by the detectives
engraved in investigating the .recent
series of murders in Detroit attributed
to a hand of cut throats called the
“Oood Killers." The men were com
mitted to the Tombs pending: the ar
rival of extradition papers from Jer
sey City. The polioe authorities claim
that a vendetta exists among the Ital
ble for eighty seven murders in the
principal cities of the country.
CHARGES FORMER OFFICERS
WITH CONSPIRACY IN
BERGDOLL ESCAPE
Washington, Aug. IS—Samuel Til
ilon, former Judge Advocate of the
army and Prisoners' Legal Counsel
Colonel John K. Hunt and Colonel C.
C. Cresson are chargkyi with con
spiracy in connection with the escape
of drover Cleveland Hergdoll. the no
toreus draft evader, in a report signed
by three of the five members of the
special committee of the House of Rep
resentatives appointed to investigate
Bergdoll’s escape, which was filed in
the House today.
The report charges that Anseoll,
w.us the master mind in the plan l*y
means of which Bergdoll was released
from military prison under gu.:d l»
“dig up a pot of gold" indicated as
the excuse for his release in the army
reports. The majority report .-econi
mended that Anscoll be disbarred from
practicing in the courts of the nat on
“above whose integrity and safety ho
had placed gold."