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VOLUME XXII No 28 NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, JULY 9. 1921 Delivered by Carrier or Mailed *1 00 per Mdnrh
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IRISH SITUATION IS CLEARING
METEORS CAUSE EXTMORDRMRV ROT SUMMER
VICTORIA SAILS ON
SECOND NOME VOYAGE
Seattle, July 9—The Alaska, Steam
ship Conrpany Boring Sea Iineir Vic
toria sail' d for Nome aiul St Michael
carries a total of fifty passengers in
cluding' a number <*f prominent notth
orners, a practically full freight ears'"
a'nd the mails l'or Seward l’eninsulit
points.
Following is the list of passengers,
l^tuu'a Dean, Annie Johnson. K S
Johnson, B Wood, It (' Sergeant, II
Wood K F Surlier, S T Devlel, B W
Rliehard, L A Lambert, Robert Mead.
1* VV 1 teed, George Campbell, George
W Newlin and wife, Charles Marlin,
James Belleview, W H Cutler. Nich
olas Ratenbiu g and wife, K .1 Ward,
Miss Jj Duprey, Mrs. Ij Sit
J A Nichols ami \\:i . Miss «'i;t Fair
weather, Clam l!lody;ett, «neviev.j
Stone, Miss S M Forrest, .Miss I* Plum
mer, A \V McOuire, 'l>r l> A Oald* r,
Flotren.ee Dakin, I lev Jas II '' >ndit, T
Sister Mary. J Hoffey, J Seti-iiik, .\l I
Donnelly, J S McIntosh, A Mines, S M
Horton, (’ Brooks, J \V Hooke, S H
Adolph Morris .J J. Kroher, .1 R Mm
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ALASKANS PAY BIG
FEDERAL TAX
Washlnguui, July 0 — Alaska and the
Mate of Washington, during the past
year, paid to Vnrle Sam in income and'
other federal taxes $27. SO for every
tnembef of their respective popula
tions, according to an Internal Rev
enue Bureau announcement today.
Nation Spending Huge Sums For
Unesscntials
Washington, July 8—Tax
figures
compiled by the I
America, n.re spemldns' about :hi : •••■»
billion dollars a year solely for lux
uries anti recreation.
HARDING JOINS RED MEN
Washington. July S—President
llaodinjf was today made a moinber of
the lied Men’s lodge.
GERMANS OCCUSED OF
MORE HYPOCRICY IN
WAR GUILT TRIALS
Paris*. July 8—The French govern
ment, it was announced today, has or
dered the recall of the French legal
mission at Leipzig, Germany. as a pro
test against the hypotiricy shown by
Germany in the conduct of the trial*,
of the so called “war guilty” person •
in that city under the provisions of the
peace settlements.
WAR DEP’T PLANNING
ARMY REDUCTION
Washington, July 9—The War De
partment will encourage withdrawals
of the enlisted i*ersonnel of the army
until the total strength, now about
235,000, is reduced to 150,000 by Oc
tober 1, as required by the new Army
Bill, it was announced today.
SEATTLE MAN SHOOTS AT
RAT, HITS WIFE
Seattle, July 8—Mrs Hentry Ter
liefcer, wife of a local teamster, is suf
fering from a fracture of a leg bone
sustained as result of her husband’s
attempts to kill a irat.
Terllck/er. early this morning took
a dhot at a rat which was busily en
gaged In knowing at the family be I
post. The bullet was in some way
deflected in such a way that It struck j
tils wife’s leg fracturing a bone.
HAMMOND PREDICTS
BETTER TIMES FOR
METAL PRODUCERS
San Iraneisco, July 8—John Hays
Hammond, the noted mining expert, dn
an interview here this morning pre
dicted an early change for. the better
In metal production, particularly with
lespect to copper and gold.
“Bettor times are ahead for pro
ducers of copper and gold,” he said.
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TAMPICO SITUATION
* AGAIN QUIET
Washington. July 8—Secretary l>**n
Ruravean bonis here been withdrawn
from Tampico as their presence ther?
THREATENED WITH BLINDNESS
FORMER SEATTLE MERCHANT
SUICIDES
Scuttle. July 8—Threatened with
loss of his eyesight, Ed ward Robinson,
a retired merchant, suicided here to
KANSAS LABOR LEADER GETS 6
MONTHS FOR CALLING STRIKE
Columbus, July 8—Alexander Howatt
head of the Kansas minors, was today
sentenced to serve six months in jail
for culling a strike in violation of
HARDING URGES SPEEDY
PASSAGE TARIFF BILL
Washington, July 8—President
Harding celebrated the thirtieth an
niversary of his marriage today by urg
ing the house leaders in both branches
of Congress to speedily pass the Tariff
CABINET CONSIDERING
PEACE RESOLUTION
Washington, July 8—The cabinet is
t<»day considering the draft of the
proclamation of a state of peace with
Germany and Austria to he issued by
the president.
WOMAN LIBRARY BOARD
MEMBERS FIRED
Seattle, July 8—The mayor today
removed three women members of the
Seattle Public Library Board because
of their disapproval of everything pro
posed by the four male .members.
ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSES ABOLITION OF
BUREAUCRAT GOV'T
A Lusk : ternkl. " I ;lh elabomi • re
nter. nulnber « f i .rmer \ iskan.
Bone pr« licts Development of Alaska
Seattle July v — I*i n atldreSs hare
this ftern-'.iri, tJoverunr Hone predict
ed the -lev hipnKMit <•!’ sovi-al new
Eom- Proposes Abolition of Bureau*
eratic Administration
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
BRITISH SINN FEINN
TRUCE ARRANGED
FOR MONDAY
1
j London, .July S—t-Negotia!ions ahn
' ed at inducing a cessation of the vir
I tual state of xvar existing in Irelan I
I have culuminated in an agreement for
a truce, it was announced today.
Hostilities will cease Monday it
noon. The truce preliminaries were
| completed tonight and the ter ms have
Lem signed The signers were < len
ient! Neville McKeady for the Hri:
jdsh forces and Michael Foil ins, com
mander of the Sinn Feinn army.
De Valera, has also wnitten to I’re
1 m: •— 1 dnyd Cloorge accepting the lat
I conference in London «.n the Irish sit
Irish Leaders Meeting Unhampered
London, July !>—IV Valera, Arthur
i Griffin ami other Sinn l-'einn hauler.*,
for the first time in more than a a year,
are holding' meetings unhampered and
going where they please.
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LATE NEWS FLASHES
Helens i, July 9—Sheriff HulTsiker
was killed in an auto accident here to
WnshJngton. July 9—The Soldier
Bonn* Bill must be stopped in the
Senate if it is to be stopped at all.
House leaders today warned the Sen
London. July 9—The press is juM
|Iant today In Its comment on the Iris*i
j truce, which is to become effective
THUGS CHARGED WITH
TEXAS TRAIN WRECK
El l’aso, Tex. July 8—William
Bohlniiin. engineer, was murdered and
fireman Charles Robertson was slug'
ged sind thrown from a freight train
by unknown thu.^rs In the vicinity , of
West Alpdne, Texsis, last night. After
cr«imitt!ng the crime, the assailants
dropped off the moving train, which
ran for a distance of four miles before
the 1>oiler exploded
McConnell gets oil land
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
Washington, July 9—The Interior
Department today issued a permit to
A. J. McOonnel of Cordova, Alaska
to develop the “Elaine Croup", com
prising 800 acres <»f Alaska oil land
BRITISH PROPOSE
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
latndon, July 8—A British proposal
for a four power conference on the
problems of the Pacific has been sub
mitted to American ambiissivdor Har
vey by the government, it was made
known today.
TAFT TO TAKE SEAT MONDAY
Washington, July 8—William How
ard Taft will take the oath of office
as Ohiief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court Monday, it was an
nounced today.
BAHLKE RESTAURANT *
OPEN FOR BUSINESS *
6:30 I. m. to 8 p. m. ♦
Special Dinner at 5:30 p. m. ♦
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BIG ALASKA PULP
DEVELOPMENT PRESAGED
SHIP BOARD INVESTIGATE
ALASKA SHIPPING
METORIC DOV
OF WORLD
BULL DOG GETS WAR MEDAL
Washington,* .Inly 7—"Stubby
I tost on Hull teirior, weaiir *>f
I 'ershing.
Division and was wounded m the bat
tles of Sedeliprey ami Si Michiel.
'aged capitalist found dead
IN ABANDONED WELL
Seattle, July 0—Wig-berg- M oiler, ;in
aged piloneer capitalist. who was in.
ried June I to a New York girl, was
foun I dead today in an abandoned
well at Stone f\istle, his private es
tate ou the outskirts of Seattle.
The deceased was supposed to
worth ihree quartet's of a million !"!•
MAXIM WORKING
ON WONDERFUL
SUPER CANNON
New York, July 6—A silent gun
that will shoot, four ton explosive gas
1 tombs a itysfynce of two hundred
miles at a velocity of five imliles a sec
ond is in process of development hv
Hii'laon Maxim, the famous gun and
explosive inventor, and a number of
associates, i’t was made known hire
The ddea on which the remarkable
gun is projected is 'based on a new
principle in tiie explosion «>f smoki
less powder discovered by MaxLm
LAND RECLAMATION BILL
INTRODUCED AS BONUS
BILL AMENDMENT
Washhigtln. July 7—A bill to pro
mote rec.litma.tion of arid lands in the
West was presented in the Senate to
day as an nimondmen-t to the pending
Soldiers Bonus Bill.
i f'STERY SHIP'
ATLANTIC r
” ...TZ
REPORTS WARN
IAVIGATORS
j mysteriously vanished (luring '.ho just
few weeks.
j GREAT SEA
CATASTROPHE FEARED
Nofinles. Aiiziim*. July 8—Far Unit
the steujm.ship .Mexico. which sailed
t inht hundred Mexicans, 'has been Inst
SEATTLE MERCHANT TAKES
SHOT AT BROTHER
shots with a revolver at his brother.
The huU‘Ls w.-nt wild a-nd Isaac ■
a family feml. Il.i ns has been ai rest
REPORTED TROTSKY
IMPRISONED BY LENINE
I'.'iris, July «—Reports reaching
here today from quarters that demand
notice are to the effect that Trotsky,
the Bolsheviki War Minister, has been
■imp.Noned by Nikelai Leniine.
SENATOR WALCOTT RESIGNS
Washington, July 6—Senator Wal
cott, democratic, resigned today to ac
cept the chancellorship of Deleware.
GEN. DUPONT MADE SENATOR
Dover, Delewimre, uly 7—General
T. Coleman Dupont was today ap
l>oiinte<l I'nlited Stales Senator from
Deleware by Governor Denny, to suc
ceed Senator Wilcott. resigned.
EARLY PASSAGE OF SOLDIERS
BONUS BILL PREDICTED
Washington, July 6—Senate and
House lenders today predicted the
early passage of the Soldiers Bonus