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VAST CROWD 6REETS
WILSON AT ST. LOUIS
Fl-veial to the Nome Nugget by Tne Associated Press:
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6—President Wilson was given a tremendous
ovution by the residents on his arrival in St. Louis yesterday on the second
stage of ills nation-wide tour of the country in the interest of the peace
treaty.
Over fifteen thousand persons heard his appeal fop treaty acceptance,
practically every one of them wearing or carrying a small American flag.
A Idg crowd also waited outside of'the building in which tin- address was
made owing to arriving too late to obtain entrance.
Wilson’s arrival at the hall was the signal for a remarkable demonstra
tion, the immense crowd both inside and out cheering him continuously for
upward of two minutes. The president appeared greatly pleased by ids
reception and stood for several minutes hat in hand bowing in answer to
the applause before entering the hall.
The bulk of the presidential remarks were confined to making an
appeal to the audience to support the treaty sis "si charter for a new order
of world affairs."
Contrary to the earlier nnnouncoments, a large portion of the address
was read from a written speech prepared on the train between Columbus and
Kansas City.
The president will speak at Dos Moines, Iowa, tonight.
DEMPSEY OFFERED
$00,000 FOR MATCH
WITH WILLIE MEEHAN
KpiciiifMo the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
RUNG, Nov., Sept. 6—The Reno Athletic Club has offered a purse of
sixty thousand dollars for u world’s heavyweight championship battle between
Champion Jack Dempsey and Willie Meehan of San Francisco, according
to an announcement by officials of the dub today.
In tile event of the offer being accepted, the battle will Lake place in
Reno sometime after the first or the coining year, the exact date not being
determined. The club offer was telegraphed to Dempsey at Los Angeles
Meehan is the most formidable contender for heavyweight honors
row in sight. Meehan claims two decisions over Dempsey before he became
the heavyweight king by placing Willard hors du combat at Toledo recently.
“coast CONTRIBUTES 472 8HIPS TO U. S. MERCHANT MARINE
Special to The Nugget »>y The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, (By Mail.)—The threo Pacific coast states, Wash
ington, Oregon and California will have contributed 3,721,521 dead weight
tons of ships at the close of the 1919 building program, according to the ap
proximate figures given out hero recently by the United States Shipping Board.
In all, 172 ships will have been added to the American merchant inurine
since the intensive war time shipbuilding began to "bridge the Atlantic”
in the buttle waged against the German submarines.
Steel and wooden ships to the number of 318 with a tonnage of
2,336,98G, is the estimated production of Washington and Oregon shipyards
from the beginning of the war to the completion of the 1919 program. Of
these 24, are steel and 73 of wood. In California the total tonnage of
steel vessels to ,he constructed to the end of 1919 is 1,192,538. Of wooden
vessels, constructed or under construction. California’s contribution is 28 with
a total dead weight tonnage of 177,000. Concrete ships ure represented
by 15,000 tons.
Keep your dollars circulating in Nome—Order your job printing dona in Nome.
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PRINTERS STRIKE
STOPS TACOMA PRESS
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
TACOMA, Sept «—A strike of printers which involves practically
cnees between the printers and employers over the wage question.
account of the strike Present prospects are that the walkout will not I.e
long continued. It is believed a settlement will be reached within the next
differences.
WASHINGTON GOVERNOR SAYS KNOWS NOTHING OF WILSON S VISIT
SPOKANE, Sept, 6—Governor Hart, who is visiting in Spokane, says
In- has not been invited to meet President Wilson on his arrival in Spokane
Wilson's expected visit aside from what he has seen in the newspapers.
GERMANS GOING AFTER LATIN-AMERICAN TRADE
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
MEXICO CITY. (By Mail.)—The German government Intends to
devote a gnat portion of its commercial activity lo a revival of its trade
forwarded t-» Mexican officials here by Arthur von Magnus, representative
in regard to the demand for German products here.
“And my
GOODRICH Shoes
outwore Six pairs of his”
He is an old timer—been in Alaska for 21
years—and just back in the States. He
was visiting the Goodrich Factory and we
asked him, of course, if he ever used our
Goodrich “Hi-Press” Boots and Shoes
while he was up there, and he said—
“Say, those are some shoes you people make.
Why, I remember one time when my part
ner and I went over the hills and 1 wore a
pair of your Goodrich White Pacs. He
didn’t 1 And he wore out six pairs before
we got back—I still wore my first pair.”
There’s the result0of making Goodrich
Rubber Footwear the nw way,—IN ONE
SINGLE PIECE—rubber tough as steel—
no leaking, no peeling, no half-soling. And m
they’re comfortable—feel like old shoes
before you’ve worn them 24 hours.
We make all kinds,—shoes, boots, shorts
and hip, for mining, fishing, logging, pros
pecting etc. • They always have “The Red
Line ’Round The Top.”
THEB. F. GOODRICH RUBBER CO
AKRON, OHIO AS Kinf Stmt, SEATTLB
L — .. ' -1
INTERNAT’L FISHING
TREATY RATIFIED
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NEW WESTMINISTER. B. C., Sept. 6—The international fisheries treaty
between Cajnudu and the United States providing for regulation or the in
dustry and the abolition of various conflicting laws and interests has been
formally ratified. Katfication of the document took place at Wash
Copies of the treaty reaching New Weatmlnistci today disclose tli.it
the agreement affects widely the fisheries of British Columbia, especially with
The treaty provides for the establishment of a closed season on that
stream for a period of twelve days each year and the regulation of traps and
The treaty was especially designed to rehabilitate the Frasier River
restricted fishing.
ACTORS STRIKE ENDED—BELIEVED THESPIANS WON.
4pedal to Ur. Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
NEW YORK, Sept, »i The treat nil ed nation wide strike of actors has
been averted by the settlement of the existing differences. The local
theatres, practically all of which have been closed during the strike period.
The officials of the actor’s association have declined to make known
the exact terms of the settlement reached with the theatrical magnates hut
from various intimations dropped by members of the profession it is believed
fhe actors have won
LAFAYETTE’S BIRTH
DAY CELEBRATED-N. Y.
battle of the Marne.
MYSTERY OF FAMOUS MEXICAN PYRAMIDS STILL UNSOLVED
-'pedal to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. (IJy Mail)—Archeological investigations by a gov
ernment commission to solve the mystery of who built the great pyramids
I it Sun .loan Teotihuacnn. 27 niilos«from Mexico City, have brought to light
[two great granite heads of the ancient Mexican god of the air. IJiintzuk-oatl.
I These heads are almost perfect specimens, bearing nil the symbolic marking--.
The long disputed point as to who erected the pyramids is at yet.
the former being 701 by 721 feot at the hose and 21U feet high, ate g.-m-ralh
ittiio-.ited to a tribe that proceeded the Toltecs, probably dating from
the sixth century.