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VOLUME XXII No. 14
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL, 2, 1921
FEDERAL Al D ASKED FOR HOME
MVS MWK FORCES FUPTO'MUOR HCT
SEWARD PENINSULA
TRANSPORTATION APPEAL
PASSES THE HOUSE
(Delayed in TrcuisfniMlou)
Juneau, A Is April. 1—-The Holt
mdm'oriti 1 to Congress asking- govern
ment aid in providing transportation
to Seward Peninsula passkd the lower
Mouse of the Alaska legislature to
day and is expected to receive the en
•doraemient of the Senate.
Owing to the present small revenues
of the territory it is impossible for the
legislature to extend t ransportation as
sistant*- to the Seward section and it
is futile to expect territorial help, uc
conding to the memlbers of the Seward
% delegation.
A legislative junketing «-(nnini»s:on
will leavo .here on a trip of inspection
passed the commlitteo of the whole
day a.ml wJU be up for final passage
■ip tko House weo'-< Tl-»- njemorinl
provides to give to ex service men from
Alaska who served in the United
Station or Allied armies 160 acres of ag
riculture kind anywhere in Alaska,
without previous occupancy and with
out any distinction as to the person's
service# The measure also urges that
when the Alaska, forest reserves are
opened, • they .shall be declared more
valuable fon agricultural purposes than
for timber or power sites.
Uioss of Fairbanks started a fight
by offering an amendment a lined at
preventing such lands falling into the
hands of speculators after being taken
up by ex sendee men. Capt, Walker of
the American legion here, altho en
dowing the memorial, told the com
mittee that only a small jiercentage of
the ex soldiers wanted land but would
take up tracts' and IsitPr sell their
rights. The measure is almost cer
tain of defeat.
VIVIANA TEARFULLY
PLEADS FOR U S.
HELP FOR FRANCE
Wash.; ns ton, April, 1—Ambassador
■Vttviana. during a talk with President
Harding toda.y broke town and wept
in pleading with him to adopt a policy
that would lift France out of her pres
ent helpless condition.
Vivdana declared that she "doesn’t
want any further direct financial aid
from the United States but intimated
ihut she would be tremendously pleas
ed if there could be some arrangement
mode whereby German bonds could bo
floated here and the proceeds of their
sale turned over to her by the Gorman
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MIGHTY BLAZE
DEVASTATES MANILLA
Manilla, P. I. April 2—-fifteen
thousand people were rendered home
less here last night by a mighty con
flagration which destroyed three
thousand houses in the northern sec
tion of the city and blotted out an un
known number of human lives. Sev
ern! bodies were found in the ruins
HARDING TO RECEIVE
RADIUM DISCOVERER
(Delayed Ih Trammtoeion)
’■Washington, April, 1—President
Harding 'Wlta receive Mine Curie, the
famous French women scientist, on
Mky 20 an&wUI present to her a grant
Of pore radltlin, valued Of flOd/OOO, be
Tnb* representatives of 'the woman of
America who contributed to a fund for
UMls purpose. In rocognltloa of lime
Curie's discovery of radium.
; f Mme Curie is coming to this country
•ilteclaHy for the presentation.
ALASKA FISH PLANT DEAL
- PROVOKE*CHARGES
OMm^d ta YnUMMuion)
’ Washflngton, April. 1—^The Federal
Trade Commission has cited Austin
:N(co!i and Company, of Richmond,:
‘Virginia, charging that h Ulegslly ac-1
ai» ftnf — < MWM» n+~
Wii opinilif Mi #jditnr
COLLEGE PROF’S PRINCIPALS IN
SHOOTING AFFRAY
Syracuse. N. W. April, 2—Profo«
sor J. Hetimun Wharton, dean of the
college of business ofSyracuse Uni
versity, was shot and killed today by
Professor Henman Beckwith, profes
sor of finance and insurance subjects
in the same institution. After shoot -
1m? Wharton, Professor Beckwith com
mitted suicide.
OSAGE LAND PAYMENTS BEGUN
(Delayed in Trmnmh«ion)#
Pawhuska, Okla, April. 1—The gov
ernment has begun payment of $2,800.
000, to the Osage .Indian tribe in set-*
tlefenent of the tribe’s land claims.
MILLION BRITISH COAL
MINERS STRIKE
London. April, 2—A million coal
miners are on strike. The;- govern
ment has set in motion the machinery
for rationing food as a result of the
BRITISH APPOINT NEW
.IRISH GOVERNOR
fDeltved In transmission)
london, April, 1—RdnauoU|.^ecnard
Talbot. parlfilbentary secretary of the
TBMurr. hA», ¥tei nned
I'V.nth ttTqtfrtfinor OeMrsi
LEGISLATURE ASKS
APPOINTMENT OF
ALASKAN GOVERNOR
(Delayed da Txansnu-siion)
Juneau, Al.s. April ,1 - A eonem
reni resolution uxianlnimusly p»i.ss- i
both houses of thle tenritoi i.il legislature
today urging the president and S <■
retady Fail to appoint only ; bon.il
resident of Alaska, as g >\ -mi.a of the
The resolution also urges President
>’ uppn. fitment as sp.Mslily as may
he i ons£s,tent with their duties.
The resolution will lie forwarded to
Washington at once and may become
a deciding factor in the. governor-ship
question.
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10 RICHARDSON
(Decayed in Transmits;on)
Juneau, Ate. April. 1—Responsible
advices .received here from Washing
ton, I). C. last night indicated strong
ly trie early appointment of Judge
Wiickerghalm as governor of Alaska.
Trie advices indicated also contain
tlie tintimiaflion that the l-hizelett outfit,
and McBride forces have recognized
tli* futility of Haaelett’s fight for the
governorship and have switched to
Cleiujrul IMchard.son .formtor head of
the Alaska (load Commission, who is
also a candidate for the governorship,
in an effort to defeat Wickersham.
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SECRETARY FALL GIVING
CONSIDERATION TO
ALASKA PROBLEMS
| W<BfPtf<ingtan. April. 2—"WTe are giv
ing -m-ovt ft'tmest consideration to Al
askant AfTajrsr said Secretary of the
Inferior Fall .in hSs week end interview
with the fwess representative® today.
“We are getting information regarding
the leirJtory from every possible
source.” the secretary continued.
“With a view to inaugurating a^ne»»
and rrowe liberal policy that will'eni
a.l*le the •xvntry to go ahead in d#V(i
"John. Keys Hammond the noted
mining ,irar is interested in Alnjtkn.'V
he said "and contemplates Alaska op
jerations if the resources of tin* terri
tory aiv made available on a reason
able basis.
According to Fall, Hammond has
shLted: "\ve are ready to examine every
proposition that is submitted and, if
conditions arc found to Justify expen
diture, to put up any amount that may
be needed."
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PRINCE RUPERT 8EEKING
PROVINCE PLEBISCITE
<I>!ryed in Tnmflmltoion)
Prince R.upert,- B. C. April, 1—rA
rfce the question of e*tab
lirhdn* i> new northern province of the
£&!$.&£?} . dominion, constating of
Fr-tish Columbia and the
V iiUor. -Terr!tor>’ jn a xiMpIntion nrft>n
'rr*M«*Ijr r/tpttd at * mirss meePn'fc
•vm here fret rJfht.
EMPLOYEE EMBEZZLES
GOV’T PUNDS
(Dc\pyc4 in Tt-anem !?■;©■>
TacomaQ Wn. Mch. 80—James Per
ronta. nA employee In the office of
David J. William*. Collector of Inter
na! Revenue here, was' arrested todny
on * warrant. ^h%rc|nE feint with etn
betrJement of MOt' In
REPRESENTATIVE HOLT
SEEKS SUGGESTIONS
ON LEGISLATION
Following: is thi* list, of bills a.n<l m*v
STEAMERS LIGHTS
Seattle,, April, 2—Many passengers
on hoard the illfatPd steamship Gov
ernor when she was rammed and stink
off Point Wilson claim C!apt. Harry
Martin, pilot on the Governor, an I
the accident occurred, admitted after
ward that hv had mistaken the light
of the West Hhrtland for shore light'.
The federal marine Inspectors her-’
have begun a rigid investigation to
determine tv-si>onsibj|ity. \ 11 save
seven of the passengers and th:ce
members of the cr< \v have now be ri
got off th*: Crf.vemor fully attired and
who had the thoughtfulness to powder
HERRICK SLATED FOR
FRENCH AMBASSADORSHIP
men! of the appointment <»f Myron T.
Herrick as ambassador to France will
his acceptability can be sent to Par’s
catted at the White House today.
Herrick was previously appointed
to the same j*>st serving from Feb
last republican administration.
11 YEAR OLD BOY SUICIDES
(Delayed In Tranam(avion)
(Redding. Cal. Mch. 30—Clair
Knight, aged eleven years, when ac
cused of a theft today, purchased a
p(s!ol for one dollar and killed him
self.
JAPS INVITE WOOD
TO VISIT NIPPON
(Detayed in trailsmission)
I Tokyo. Mch. 31—The Japanese gov
ernment has invited Oeneral Leonard
Wood to visit Japan uj*>n finishing his
1 work in the Philippines, it was offi
! dally announced here today.
FOUNT*—-A muskrat fur cap. Owner
may have same by identifying and
paying for th!B advertisement.
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APPROVED LUSITANIA SINKING,
LOSES U S CITIZENSHIP
< 'rf'nmnn -submarines during the war
period, the American citizenship of
Paul Harbergor. a fonner citizen of
Germany, was ordered cancelled by
federal judge Netteivr hem* today.
‘LESS BOOTLEGGING IN
FUTURE”—DAUGHERTY
<Delayed in Transmission)
VVasbrigtori. Mch. 30—"The nation
will settle down in the next year *r
two to more complete observance of
the prohSbiton laws and there will in*
less bootlegging,” Attorney General
Daugherty • said today In an interview’
on the prohibition enforcement situa
BULLET REMOVED FROM
• ^ ‘ HUMAN BRAIN
<Delayed In tranmniaalon)
Ossirig. >T. T >fch. SI—One of two
bullets lodged in the brain of Roman
Leondowskl, an insane prisoner, was
successfully removed -today in an oper
ation performed by Dr. W. L. Chap
man of Brooklyn, himself an invalid,
'sitting In a chair by the operating
table. At the conclusion of the oper
ation (be patient on recovering boo
sdoosnoan. remarked To feolltir