MONDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
SCWriMi OF FIRST
LINK SHIPS BEGINS
Washington. Aug. 20—The actual
■crapping of first line battle ships
under the Naval Treaty will begin
Immediately and by the terms of the
four power pact of the Anglo-Japan
ese alliance which is terminating
automatically by the deposit of the
ratification.
EIGHT KILLED IN
(1ASH W ITH POLICE
Aix La Chappell©, Aug. 20—Com
munists disturbances are continuing
with sanguinary results. Eight
more were killed and fifty injured
today in a clash between the Com
munists and Police.
GUNMEN HOLD UP INN
IN HEART OF CITY
Detroit. Aug. 20—Se-ven gunmen
held up the Allendale Inn In the
heart of the city yesterday. The
gunmen lined 180 people up and
wounded four who resisted the rob
CONGRESSMAN EXPBCTS FALL
OF GERMAN RFJTBIJC
Berlin. Aug. 20—The American
congressman. Hamilton J. Eish, Jr.,
now touring Europe predicted yes
terday that sooner or later the
Communists would precipitate the
fall of the German Republic.
BTR. BI'VORD AT CAPE
PRIXCE OF WALES
A dispatch to Agent Carroll of
Nome from the steamship Buford
states that the Buford is just enter
ing the straits ten miles south of
Cape Prince of Wales.
FIVE POWER NAVAL
TREATY LX EFFECT XOW
Washington. Aug. 18—The Five
Power Naval Treaty which was ne
gotiated at the Washington Arma
ment Conference ana the Four Pow
er Pact concluded in Washington in
December 1921 became effective at
JAPAN PROTESTS TO CHINA
Tokyo. Aug. 20—Japan again pro
tested to China against her recent
wireless concessions to the Federal
Telegraph Company of America
whereby five wireless stations will
be constructed in China.
L. H. TO I XDERTAKK OBTAIN
RELEASE GRIFFITHS
Cincinnati. Aug. 20—The govern
ment will not only do everything in
its power to obtain the release of
Griffiths front prison in Germany,
but will exert all the power possible
tc bring back to America the notor
ious draft evader Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll. This is the gist of a tele
gram front Secretary Hughes to Na
tional Adjutant LaSance of the Dis
abled American World War Veter
STEEL HANTS GET
EIGHT HOUR DAY
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 20—Workers
in most all of the Steel Mills in the
district near Pittsburg were placed
on an eight hour day basis yester
day, according to a wire just receiv
AM ERICA N GUNBOAT
SEIZED BY CANADA
Washington. Aug. 17—The Amer
ican Gunboat Gopher carrying Ohio
Naval Reserves on their annual
cruise has been libelled and seized
by the Canadian authorities because
of damage done to the lock in Well
and Canal which occurred during
the passage of the Gopher thru the
FUGITIVE GUNMAN
KILLED BY DETECTIVES
St. Paul.Aug. 20—Edwin J. Rust,
the gunman slayer of I. C. Fuller ol
Aberdeen, South Dakota, was killed
here this morning by detective* who
were attempting to arrest him. The
police in two states have been look
ing for Rust for the last two months
SCHOONER FRANCIS HAILS
FOR KVSKOKWEM
Seattle, Aug. 20—The schoonei
Carolyn Francis sailed from Seatth
Friday for the Kuskokwim with th.
following passengers aboard: Mis
Jean Dopeen, Shinabaroer of ■tin
University of Washington to becom
a school teacher at Qainhagak, E.
K. Forrest, Supt. of the Kuskokwim
school district. Doctor and Mrs. Fier
stone for Akiak, Louis German and
Robert Henderson traders, and H. I.
Kershong of the Nixon Mine, return
ing from his first trip outside in 26
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
MOBILIZATION OF
ALL STRIKERS
Athens, Aug. 20—A general strike
has been declared thru out Greece
and the government has ordered the
mobilization of all strikers.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED
RESULT TYPHOON
Hong Kong. Aug. 20—Two hun
dred were killed as a result of the
Typhoon which swept Hong Kong
last Saturday, most of those meeting
death were Chinese.
FALSE reports
REGARDS SAX DOMINGO
San Domingo. Aug. 20—There
v.as no foundation for the reports of
an uprising in San Domingo and 17
U .S. Marines being killed, accord
ing to a wire received this morning
branding as false the reports cir
culated thruout the states to that
BEAVER BROOK QUOTES
SMOOT TO PRESS
L ndon, Aug. 20—Lord Beaver
Brook in a signed artie?e to the Lon
don Press says, United States Sena
to Smoot told him. ‘ Europe is face
to face with another war and 1
trust the United States will remain
free from European entanglements.”
10 PERISH WHEN
LAUNCH SINKS IN RIVER
St. Paul Aug. 20—Ten people per
ished when a pleasure launch sank
ir. the Mississippi river last night at
midnight. Five of those drowned
were the family of Nicholas Marti
BOXVS FOR AMERICANS
SAYS SMOOT
Washington. Aug. 20—Congress
will provide a bonus for four million
American war veterans as soon as
it reconvenes. Senator Reed Smoot,
next chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, predicted. Smoot de
clared that he expected President
Coolidge to sign the bill as it is
enacted by Congress, but warned
that the measure would become a
law if necessary over the Presiden
TUESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
MANY ASPIRE TO
IRISH PARLIAMENT
Dublin. Aug. 21—Nominations for
Parliament of the Irish Free State
are being made by more than four
hundred candidates that aspire for
one hundred and fifty three seats.
FRANCE NOT TO REPUDIATE
U. S. DEBT REGARDLESS
FAILURE tOLLECT
Paris, Aug. 21—While Premier
Poincare’s summary of the French
position which he delivered to the
British government treats at length
the inter allied debts, but does
net as reported make the payment of
the French debt to the United States
dependent upon the recovery of a
similar amount on class "C” of rep
aration bonds from Germany. The
foreign office asserted that the
French attitude is that the war debt
to America to be paid by France
must get an equal amount from
class “C” bonds to pay it. but will
not repudiate the debt to the United
States if she fails to collect from
Germany.
GOAL COMMISSIONER REPORTS
TO PRESIDENT
Washington, Aug. 21—Chairmar
Hammond of the United States Coal
Commission reported back to Pres
ident Coolidge that the results o!
the negotiations at New York be
tween the mine officials and the op
erators of the Anthracite mines an
bringing about the resumption o
the conference between the official
and operators at Atlantic City toda;
to fix a new working agreement be
fore September 1st, when the olj
contract runs out. The Presiden
declared that the government wouli
watch the situation closely and add
ed that he believed It to be suitabl
for either party to assume the rc
sponsibillty for the suspension o
the industry.
SETTLEMENT COAL CX»NTRO
\UIWY GETS SET BACK
New York, Auk. 20—The prospects
of a peaceful settlement of the an
thracite coal controversy, thru the
mutual elimination of the check off
system, were believed to have receiv
ed a severe set back when John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America denounced the
operators truce proposal as a mis
leading and confusing document.
JEWS RUSH TO THE
UNITED STATES
London. Aug. 20—A rush of Pal
estine Jews to the United States still
continues says the daily mails, Jer
usalem correspondent. More than
three hundred Visas have been
granted between Monday and Friday
UNDERSTANDING WIRED
ENGLAND BY HUGHES
Washington, Aug. 21—Any mis
understanding in London regarding
the attitude of the administration
of President Coolidge on the repara
tions question. Secretary Hughes
has cabled an understanding from
Washington by Associated Press on
August 15th, with the notification
that the declaration it contained re
presented the precise position of ihe
United States government.
SAX FRANCISCO WANTS
HARDING MEMORIAL
San Francisco, Aug. 20—A Hard
ii.g Memorial Committee appointed
by the Mayor called on the citizens
of San Francisco to subscribe a half
million dollars for a monument to
be erected in memory of the late
President Warren G. Harding.
WARTIME GRAIN CORPORATION
NETS LARGE PROFITS
Spokane. Wash.. Aug. 20th—The
operation of the war time Govern
ment Grain Corporation during the
two and half years of its existamv.
netted a profit of approximately 58
million dollars. Secretary Hoover in
formed Senator Borah.
POINCARE SPEAKS
AGAIN ON REPARATIONS
Charlesville. France. Aug. 20—
Frank Poincare speaking in the sha
dow of the building that was the
scat of the German Military head
quarters during the late war said
ir> part. “Peace entails loyal execu
tion of treaties signed, and justice
expects complete reparation*, for the
damages caused France and de
mands nothing else and England
cannot desire anything different,
surely a way of agreeing to get her
to agree must be found.”
IRISH LABOR PARTI'
MAKES PUBLIC PROGRAM
Dublin, Aug. 20—The program
cf the Irish Labor Party was made
public and proclaimes the right of
Irish people to the ownership of
their country and to the control of
their destinies. The sovereignity of
the people, it asserts, embraces
every man and woman in the Nation
as well as all its material wealth
and resources and processes of
! GERMAN MONEY SEIZED
BY FRENCH
Cologne, Aug. 20th—The French
General who is the Commanding
Officer at Duesscldorf, announced
yesterday the French intention of
seizing of all German money were
ever found in order to provide for
! the needs of the French troops.
NEGRO PRESS PROTEST
APPOINTMENT OF KLEMP
Washington, Aug. 20—The negro
press according to advices received
in Washington will have an organi
zation at the National Conference
in Chicago on Aug. 28th to protest
the appointments of C. Bascum
Slemp and Colonel Charles M. S.
Herrill, Secretary and Military aid*
respectfully to President Coolidge.
GASOLINE DROPS TO 16 CENTS
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 20—The Cen
tury Oil Company announced a cu
in the price of gasoline to sizteei
cents per gallon.
BREVITIES
San Francisco. Aug. 20—Emme
Tander and Robert Langldon wer
I drowned yesterday when the aero
: plane in which they were rldlni
I fell into the ocean off Marin county
* Pensecola.. Aug.—Four men an
- one woman were killed yesterda
t when the plane which was pilote
by Albert Whitted crashed into tb
Santa Rosa Sound. Whltted and
one of the other victim* were former
Naval aviators.
London, Aug. 20—Three of the
largest airplanes in the world are
being constructed to carry passen
gers across the English Channel.
Los Angeles, Aug. 20—Mrs. Hard
in* will go to Los Angeles this fall
to visit Mrs. Charity Remesberg who
is a sister of the late President.
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
MELLON WUJ, RBMA1N
IX COOLIDGE CABINET
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22—Secre
tary Mellon said today after a con
I ference with President Coolldge,
[that he would remain In the cabinet.
Tll>AJi WAVE LEAVES
DEATH IN WAKE j
TOKYO. August 22—Three hun
dred and forty six people are re
ported dead and one thousand miss
ing as a result of tidal waves in the
western provinces of Korea along
the Kalu river according to a dis
patch from Seoul.
I' ULMERS FACE
FINANCIAL RUIN
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22—With
wheat selling at a margin lower than
cost of production a great number of
farmers are facing financial ruin.
Secretary Wallace declared Tuesday
in a public statement.
LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE
TO MRS. HARDING
REACH MILLION
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22—Letters
and telegrams of condolence to Mrs
Harding after the death of her hus
band reached almost a million ac
cording to an announcement made
LOOT OF BANDITS
FOUND IN SUIT CASE
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 22—Bonds
valued at one hundred and fifty ,
thousand dollars were found stored j
in a suit case which had been thrown
into a bog near Los Angeles. The
bonds is said to be the loot of the
bandits that killed Sam McGee the
messenger from the First National
Bank of Los Angeles last February
It is stated that the bonds have been
identified as the property of the
First National Bank.
HUSBAND WET.
WIFE DRY—DIVORCE
SEATTLE. Aug. 22—Alleging
that her husband. Samuel W. John
son. was a habitual drunkard. Mrs.
Annie Johnson who is the owner of
several restaurants in Seattle, com
menced action for divorce. Mrs.
Johnson is the widow of Chauncy
Wright a well knwn former restau
rant man of Seattle.
FORMER POSTMASTER
.APPOINTED SUPT.
WATER DEPARTMENT
SEATTLE, AUK. 22—George KUS
sell who wan at one time Post Mas
ter of Seattle has been appointed
Supenintendent of the City water
department, according to a dispatch
frcm Seattle today.
SPANIARDS LOSING GROUND IN
RATTLE WITH MOORS
MADRID. August 20—Spain lost
140 men in one of the most san
guinary battles in the Moroccan war
at Tibermin according to private
messages received from Morocco.
The firing contiuued along the en
tire battle line to the right and left.
The Spaniards were holding their
own against the attacks of the
Moors who are equipped with the
latest' and modern arms but the
center of the Spanish front is losing
ground and It is doubtful wheather
the Spanish will be able to hold their
ground and longer.
U. S. AND CANADA TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, August 20—Tht
International Conference to work
out plans for a closer co-operatioi
between the Canadian and Americai
1 Governments in prohibiting the
’ smuggling of liquor Into the Unitet
States is to be held early in 8ep
’ tember, some place near the Amerl
can and Canadian border, convenlen
1 to both nations. Arrangements fo
r the conference has been virtuall;
1 completed and a formal announce
9 ment will be made soon.
AVIATOR LAJOTTE
AND COMPANION STAGE
SUCCESSFUL. FLIGHT
Aviators Ljotte and Compton
staged a successful flight over Npme
. yesterday afternoon. Three land
ings were made at Fort Davis and
thq aviators state that the landing
is fine. The aviators will fly again
today, and will take passengers up.
Lajotte states that he is perfectly
satisfied with the landing field and
it will be perfectly safe for landing
with passengers.
AMERICAN -MEXICAN
COMMISSIONS ARRIVE
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Aug 22—Payne
and Warren who have been in Mex
ico City for some time attending
what is known as the American
Mexican Commission in regards to I
diplomatic relations between the!
two nations, arrived in Washington j
TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR MAIL
TEST INAUGURATE©
HEMPTSTEAD, August 22—
With one mail plane winging from
San Francisco to New York another
plane took off from Hazelhurst field
for th^ Pacific Coast yesterday in
the first of a five day test inaugurat
ed by the government to demon
strate the feasibility of a permanent
trr.ns-continental aid mail service to
San Francisco. Tests of the aerial
mail service between San Francisco
and New York was inaugurated
when Harr M. Wilson an air mail
service pilot hopped off from Frissy ;
field at six a. m. Tuesday morning
carrying sixty pounds of mail for
San Francisco.
A second dispatch states that
Pilot Wilson arrived at Reno and
Pilot Blanchard was hopping off on
the second lap at eight A. M. Tues
day morning.
CONDITIONS DISCUSSED BY
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
AND PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, August 22—Bus
iness conditions thruout the nation
and the relation of the government
to business were discussed at a con
ference yesterday between President
Coolidge and some of the nations
leading Captains of Industry.
SHERIFF KILLED
BY AUTO BANDITS
BROOK VILLE, August 22
Sheriff William Van Camp of Frank
lin county Indiana was shot and
killed by auto bandits today when
the sheriff attempted to place the
bandits under arrest.
EIRE IN CARGO OF
ADMIRAL LINE BOAT
Kobe, August 22—The liner.
President Grant, under command of
Captain Emensen arrived in Kobe
yesterday with fire in her cargo.
The President Grant is onC of the
many boats owned and operated by
the Admiral line.
SENATOR BROKHART SUED
FOR THIRTY CENTS
DES MOINES, Aug. 22—The |
charge that was made by Senator ^
Brookhart that W. T. Meredith, j
while Secretary of Agriculture, sat
in a Wall Stret game and helped
produce the greatest panic in farm
prices in the history of the country,
has prompted Meredith to file suit
for libel damages of thirty cents
against Brookhart.
THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
Washington, Aug. 20—A lower
tax will be strongly urged to the
next Congress by Coolidge. says a
wire from Washington today.
GREEKS AND ARMENIANS BE
DEPORTED FROM TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 21—
The Greeks and Armenians In the
interior of Anatolia are being round
ed up by the Turkish authorities and
will be deported, according to a
dispatch from Constantinople.
airmen to photograph
SOLAR ECLIPSE
'Washington, Aug. 28—The War
Department has instructed its air
men to secure photographs of the
Solar Eclipse which will occur on
September 10th. The feat will be
attempted at a height of twenty
thousand feet by Lieut. John A. Ma
cready and Lieut. W. S. Stevens
both expert aerial photographers
Macready is the airman who madi
the trans-continental flight witl
Kelly from New York to San Diego
early this summer.
WILL HAYS ASKED TO TAKE
CHAIRMANSHIP REPUB
LICAN NAT. COM.
Washington, Aug. 23—Overtures
were made to Will Hayes to resign
as Director General of the Movies
and again take the chairmanship of
the Republican National Committee.
NAIL PLANE IS
FORCED TO LAND
Chicago, Aug. 23—The eastbound
mail plane left Rock Springs, Wyo..
at three P. m. yesterday but on ac
count of the dense fog was forced
to land at Laralme. The west
bound plane after battling with
storms over Pennsylvania and Ohio
reached Chicago at seven P. M. yes
terday.
MUST STRENGTHEN
DEFENSES ON PACIFIC
Seattle, Aug. 23—Congressman
Vinson of Georgia who is the spokes
man of the visiting House Naval
Committee following an inspection
of the Puget Sound Navy Yard, de
clared that the United States must
strengthen the naval defenses on the
9100,000 PURSE FOR
RACE OCTOBER 10th
New York, Aug. 23—The chair
man of the Belmont Jockey Club
has announced that $100,000 as a
purse has been put up and October
10th fixed as the date for the race
between Papryus who is the winner
of the English derby, and the win
ner of a national trial sweepstakes
that has been set for September 16.
EXCURSIONISTS SHOOTING
WALRUS IN ICE PACK
A wire from the steamship Bu
ford states that on account of the
ice the ship will not proceed to
Wrangell Island, the Buford is now
55 miles from Wrangell and the pas
sengers are shooting Walrus in the
ice. The ship was expected to leave
for Nome last night (Wednesday)
calling at East Cape Siberia on her
way down.
According to a wire received from
the Buford today (Thursday) it ie
expected that the vessel will reach
Eeast Cape, Siberia this evening.
AUTO PLUNGES INTO RIVER
VAR, FOUR KILLED
NICE, Aug. 22—The Reverend
Hiram Grant and a woman who was
identified as the wife of Newton
Masi and two unidentified women
were killed when the automobile in
which they were riding plunged
over an embankment into the River
Var 300 feet below.
CONTRACTOR AND
HOUSEKEEPER DROWNED
Seattle. Aug. 23—Fred Johnson,
a contractor, and Mrs. Gertrude H.
Kenz, his housekeeper, whom he
was trying to rescue, were drowned
on,the bathing beach of Green Lake
yesterday.
MRS. H. FORD RESENTS
IDEA OF DRESS
Marquette, Mich., Aug, 23—“I
don’t want to sign my name for yon
and prefer not to look at you, I re
sent your idea of dress” was the re
ply of Mrs. Hemry Ford Wed. after
noon. when besieged by a number of
women wearing overalls and short
stockings, for her autograph on
their mode of dress.
CRl'ISER HEATTLK AGROUND
Seattle. Aug. 23—In a dense fog,
the cruiser Seattle which Is the flag
ship of the Pacific Fleet with Ad
miral Coontz aboard went aground
near Port Townsend at three A. M.
yesterday morning and was hauled
off an noon the following day.
GUN BOAT GOPHER SUNK IN
GULP OF ST. LAWRENCE
Washington. Aug. 23—The Unit
ed States gunboat Gopher on a
cruise with the Ohio naval reserves
aboard was sunk yesterday, i«
Gulf of 8t. Lawrence during a
heavy gale. No lives were lost.
SPANIARDS POURING INTO
hospitals from FRONT
Melilla, Aug. 2X>—The latest ad
vices from the Spanish front are
that the Moors are continuing the
attacks, and that fresh units are
wounded and the Spaniards are
pouring into Mellila and filling thw
hospitals.
Legal Bleaks, all kinds, for sals at'
the Nuget Olflos.