MONDAY
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SENATORS TO DINE WITH
HARDING TONIGHT
Washington. Mch. 7—Senator
John^m. .xml a score of other .senators
nnd ccngreswnen have been invited to
confer with I*resldent Harding at a
dJttner at Uhe White House tonight.
FIRST CABINET SESSION OF NEW
ADMINISTRATION TOMORROW
Washington. Mch. 7—The first
cabinet senrton of the new administra
tion will be held at elev*tn o'clock to.
morrow, it was announced a* the White
Howe today. In conformity to Hard
Hontgls view thot the vice ^ffs'dent
Should Uiko pjirt in ntato deliberatons,
vice president Coolldge has been ns',
to attend.
JAPS REFU8E TO YIELD
YAP MANDATE RIGHTS
TVikio. Mch. 6—-Japan will not yield
her mandate rights on the island of
Ysvp, officio Is of the Foreign Office do.
elnrert today.
GERMAN SITUATION REACHES
CRISIS—ALLIES TO
OCCUPY TERRITORY
Ijondon, Mch. 7—The first force
exerted by Uhe Allies to fomfle Ger
many to comply with the reparation
demands will Ik? exerted tomorrow.
General Pooh txmight ordered the Al
lied troops t.o move into Gorman ter.
Same of tilie most Important Rhiru
valley town# will bo embraced in the
territory to be occupied.
PocJi’s orders were Riven following
an official announcement that the Ger
man reparations proposals are not ac
crfptablo to the Allies issued after
what was announced as a "final con.
frflviwe” of the Allied premMrs at 4:30
p. m. today.
The penalities affixed by the confer
enjco for refusal to .u'cept the AllUd
demamts include occupation of the
ctUies of 1 >Hsseldiorf, IhiiseiVberg, and
Ruhmr in the Ruhr vaJley, and seiz
urtes of the customs houses, the levy
ing of a tax on Gf^rfman exports and
tfbo establishment of a curtoms line
along the Rhine.
WHISKEY SMUGGLERS
COME TO GRIEF
Seattle. Arch. 6—Hard pressed, the
t’amulaun fishifng boat Nigh* Owl, car
rying 110 c.-usos of whiskey on board,
wm* run ashore at Smith’s Cove near
here today by a police harbor patrol
boat. The boat and liquor were seized
but the smugglers (escaped.
GERMANY WEAKENS REGARDING
REPARATIONS DEMANDS
Jxndon, Mch. 7—Foreign Minister
Von Simons of Germany today infonn
led the Allies that he was unable to
agree to the reparations d emanded by
the Carls conference. However the
Germans modified their otigih.il rt
jeotfion of *bf Allied demands wifcn the
followiing proposals. First, with an
agreement to maJte five of the yearly
payments demanded by the Allies:
seoontl. jure opt a nee of the twelvie per
cent tux on exports, provided that
<Jetnnuivy is permitted to float a loan.
The latter agreement is aLso tied to
n. proposal that lTpj>er Selicia rftmain a
Gertnuuji province and that commercial
rertrilcUionS be abolished.
PETROGRAD SWEPT BY
IMMENSE CONFLAGRATION
Heflsingfors, Finland, Mch. !■—A
great fire Ls sweepphg over Petrograd,
according to coutiers arriving here
from Russia today.
44o immense it the conflagration
that the reflection of the flames Is
plainly visible on the FPnntsih frontier.
T.hfet counieh* have confirmed the
reports of the revolution aid of the
imprisonment of Commtasdotier Kall
rtin, head of the Petirogmd govern
ment. by the revolutionaries.
America Urged To Support Russian
Insurgents
Paris. Mch. 7—American support
for the Russian Insurgents at Kron
dtbidt was urged today by the Russian
parliamentary committee here in a
caJblegraim addressed to President
Handing. Secfrbftary of State Hughes
and Herbert Hoover.
Bolshevik Commissaries Flooing From
Paifh. Mch. 7—Twenty five Bolshe.
vfkJ Contmdaaajries, after abandonment
by their troops In the vicinity of Pet.
rograd while enroots to assist the So
viet forces against the (revolutionist*,
have fled dnto Eetfhoola. the French
Foreign Office was advised today.
0»h«crlfc» NOW for the Nome Xn*g»f
U S DEMANDS CESSATION
OF PANAMA.COSTA
RICA HOSTILITIES
Wiistuingbon. 6—Cessation of
of hostilities between Costa Rica ai»d
Itinjuna fs demanded hy thm United
Stiutes in two nutxt* which have l**en
dispatched to the government's of
those two countries hy Secretary of
StotM Chas. Kvmn Hughes. The ac
tion wtm the first of the Hurtling
.'ixbnLrfLstnttrioo in the realm at foreign
afftijrp.
The situatSion with raspect to the
island of Yap i!» also under considera
tion hy the new ;uimirtiatratk>n. Sen
ator Weetcs, Secnttary at War, partici
pated in the 1 Vm.una- Ceuta. Rica mn
ferenre, which resulted in the dispatch
of the notes deman il"ng suspension of
hostilities.
Believed Gov’t ConsickTing Replies of
Central American Belligerents
W’iiHhingbon, Mch. 6—Rate todny it
is axvtfc&pated that replies to the notes
difcfiHatched by the that* rMpurtment
calking on IVnama and Costa Rica to
cease fighting are already occupying
the attention of the government.
Panama Obdurate Regarding U. S.
Demands
J’aniunn, Mch. 7—“Receipt «»f the
note sent to I*u*iama and Costi Rica
by H ughes, the Aimer lean Sflcrelary if
State, asking that hostilities Ix-tween
the two cormtrties caase, has produced
a painful .impression," snad Rnesiklent
Porous of the Republic of Panama in
a public statemKflit today.
Porras reiterated his recent state
ment that the arbitration award re
garding the territoify in dispute hand
ed down n*n 1914 by Ohief .1untied
White was “completely unueoqitable"
to Panama, adding “there is n<* r<■:i.son
for compel lling Panama to accept it.
but we will Ik* pleased to secure an
other opportunity to discuss our
R Ls understood that the United
States cruiser Sacramento. with an
Ragle boat, has a-rived at P.oc.as D-l
Toro, the wcene of recent fighting be
tween Panama and Costa Rica troops.
Panama Agrees to Mediation Under
RnJboa, Panama, Mch. 7—“Panama
will jwcdPt under prortKist tin* media -
tiion ..f the. United States in the dis
pute with Costa Rica," President
Pottos declared late today.
CENSUS BUREAU GIVES ALASKA
54.899 POPULATION
Wa.-4hington. Mch. 7—Director
bulletin issued today, gives Alaska’s
population at 54.899.
The bulletin places the number of
ostliiinnjter- the value of the animals at
$2,238,562. The number of foxes lo
cated on fox farms is stated to lie
1.190. with a valuation of $219,35:1.
The agricultural farms of the terri
tory number 364 with an aggnegat <
.-u-erage of 90,562 acres. The value of
farm property is placed .-t $1,808,74!
ami the value of the crops produced is
given as $393,902. The livestock in
Alaska is valued at $436,703.
TUESDAY
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HARDING MAKES
NUMEROUS NOMINATIONS
Washington, Mch. 7—The nomJnn
tlon of Fletcher of Pennsylvania for
Under Secretary of State. Theodor--1
Roosevelt Jr. for Assistant S»<cretary
of the Navy and E. T>. Ball of Town
for AasKstant Secretary of AjMcul
ture, were sent to the Senate today
by President Harding.
Other nominations sent to the Sen
ate today follow:
Major General John A. T.ejune, re
appointed commandant of the Marine
Corps: Br‘gadier General Georg? Bar
nett. former Commandant of the corps
to have the permanent rank of Major
800 CHINESE DIE IN
STEAMSHIP WRECK
Hongkong, China. Mch. 8—Eight
hundred Chinese perished in the
wreck of the stNunrship Pong Mo on
Lamma sland. a short distance South
west of Hongkong nsland. according to
information brought here today.
CABINET HOLDS FIRST SESSION
Washington, Mch. 8—The presiden
tial cabinet, with vice president Cool
dge attending, held a two hour ses
sion today. The session was devoted
to discussion of domestic and foreign
affairs.
President Harding today hewn ser
ious consideration of Shipping Board
appointments.
ALLIES OCCUPY MORE
GERMAN TOWNS
Mayrmce, (Jcrm-my, Mch. 8—British
ivdfcdkm and ^m-rrh troops dntered
I>ufr*»el<i<*rf MBs morcving, French and
Relgnan troofwf occupied DuLsburg1 -,».t
noon .tnd tihe Allied Rhine flotilla to-.k
poMR*ISf-io.n of Rhuort, in .•ircoirdano ■
with the dotonnanatiion of tihe Allied
reparation* demand*. The occupation
of th»* Vitrrous townf5 was accomplished
without interference.
Germany Will Not Oppose Allied
Occupation
Xierlvn, Mch 8—The occupation ft j
rhrsscidcjnf. nuisburg- and Rhuort by j
Allied rr.iB.tam-- forces will not be op- i
posed :b>y tu- ilennan government, it 1
was indicated here thrs jmrrnLng.
Americans Not In Allied Advance |
Washington, Mch. 8 The American
Army of o<outKi.*Son on the Rhine is
not <*>--ap«'rating with the Allied ad
vance in Oe.rmany. it was announced
today by the State Department.
COSTA RICA AGREES TO
U S PEACE DEMANDS
Wadhintglon, Mch. 8—Older* have
been, csfsued by the C*osta lUein gov- 1
emrrn*tnt tihe immediate withdrawal i
erf its forces from the <lispute.d terri
tory to points beyond the Sixaola
River, it was .'innouneed to<lay follow -
£ng the receipt of the Oosta Rican
reply to the Amertom note to Costa
Rica and I Vunatna demanding a. ecssa*
Costa Riicn. in reply" also pledged
itself <U> reaped tihe Ijoundtixy liiu* fixed
between Him terribiry and Panama by
ALL BOLSHEVIK COMMIS5AMFS
IN PETROGRAD DEAD
OR PRISONERS
T-jondon, Mch. X—All the r.olsh'*
viki Commissniitres in Fefrogrnd have
either been kilfled or made prisoners
by tfhe rovol utiouiNts. nrr<*rding to
Foreign ofti<>e advices today.
Claimed Workmen From America
Leading Russian Revolt
W.i^flinTLCtoTi, cTi. X—Workmen wl.o
recently returned to i'ussia f")m the
Unite*! Skates are lo.ultrs in 4h • pres
ent I' voluiion against the Sulet gov -
enuaent, according to .1 s' 1 enient
given out today hv *l;e State Hepart
HARDING SENDS WOOD
TO PHILIPPINES
Washington. M«i!i. X President
Hairding has directed Major General
Wood to go to tlu* Philii.pin.es on ar
1 on nit <*f nun iwostfigatLon of conditions
them Irvln.ttivo fo a possible change
of govt'mment, it was made known
HARDING DISCUSSES TASKS
WITH PARTY LEADERS
Wa-‘lhintg*Lon, Mch. 8—Opinion:*
uiKvuft vaj-ious governmental tasks and
mensiureH U> Ik* underta'kdn |by the
forth* oming spei-itil se*Han of fongi e-s
wore hanged between rresab-nr
Hardliing aowl the. Icauleins of lii.s |ia.r‘y
1!; Congress tonight at the White House
dinmej- given by the president.
The potiironipn t subjects on which
Handing sought comparison of views
wiejre the tariff, tax action program,
till**. peace question. the resolution f »>•
disarmament and the date for the
spevi; 1 seefctlon..
HARDING FOR DOWN AND OUTS
\V shingtion. Mch. 8—In an address
at the National Pre*^i Club here, IVes
idtn HaaVtitng declalned that his hobby
w«t-s ’to h+Jlp the fellow who is “down
HARDING PLANNING
ALASKA VISIT
Washington, M<-h. S—President
Hard’.r^ wiDl sp«nd h';s vacation next
summer in the North\v|est ami make •*
trip to Ai.iisika, provided the business
■ »f the jip.tiorn dr in such idiape that he
coin i«paire tiLine from his executive
duties-. The i>.raposition was made to
the pre-si''ejhnt by Klmer Dover, who
hrrvdiletl 1.he ire publican campaign in
the Niorjjiwest. Hurtling said he had a
keen deftire tie* visit Alaska ami that he
tried to get aavay froon Washington
two yearns ;*ro to visit the Northland.
HAfiDING TO CALL SPECIAL
APRIL SESSION CONGRESS
W. s' lnghcn. ch. 8—President Hard
ing aJiTaotmeed this morning that i
specis:J *-ens-:.o of Congress will be
oalle 1 * il 1^-e.pjrt-nt to April, passible
n week lartfen*.
SEATTLE ELECTING COUNCILMEN
Sf-nPfle, Mnh. 8—Tlhe voters of Se
tt tt> age today selecting three council,
mer* freer fee L!-**t resulting from th» re
cent primary.
ARCHBISHOP DOUGHERTY
NOW CARDINAL
llUnm^t. Moh. X—'DttiiKlw.rty, arch
bcshop of I’hilodelphiii, hsia taken hi*
pL*u »: among Oho p"ir*ce’s «>f th<- Roman
Ca thiol re ehuruh The now .jtrflin 1
HiKeeeds the Into Cardinal Fx*v of N'*rv
CHILD SAVED BY POST
MORTEM OPERATION
SjM>kan«\ Wn. Moh. - A baby
girl, nine jKrumS*' 1m weight w.ts re.
jnknfrd :wliv« after the d<£ith c»f the
mother, Mr. Ix>ui.su Hath, here today
TACOMA BRAKEMAN
SLAIN BY BANDITS
Tiroma, Mr.h. 8—(Thas W. Bar
ton. ... F*rak«*man, was killed early t.»
«!uy by throo holdup men weafrUns
army iinufo:*mx. Three .soldiers from
Camp Cewls are Fwtinpr hxdd as sue
WEDNESDAY
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PIONEER SEATTLE
MERCHANT DEAD
Seattle. Mch. 6—F. M. Paul ton, a
I»iiiin«ir merchant of Seattle died to
BRITISH WARSHIPS HOVERING
NEAR GERMAN SHORES
Heidi n. M ch. 9—British wa rah 1 ps
have been sighted off Cuxhaven, af
fording to reports reaching here.
DUBLIN MAYOR KILLED IN HOME
Dub kin. Ireland, Mch. 7 —Mayor
(»Va!Unghnm of luimurick were ishot
t< • i estth in thuir iwmics today by un
known parties. The wife of Mayor
(.'hairy was dangerously wounded dir -
| ir.g the shooting.
MINING CONGRESS TO
ADVERTISE ALASKA
Seattle, Mch. 8 John T. Burns
Assistant Secretary <>f the America.!:
Mining Cmigres**. in an address lien
this afternoon said. 'Alaska, is tin- bain
of inir republic. It is time that it be
given an opportunity to develop an<‘
can Mining Congress and .Vation
I exposition of Mlim-s ami Mliuing Kipiip
and which will be tllie largest expos
ition of its kind ever held in the United
: States, is w iling to ilovote liberally
of its forty thousand wina.i e b et of cv
case of Alaska, exceptions will also li
the exhibits and the territory will In
allowed to display 'its fishing and ag
ricultural resources as well as it« min
U. S. WILL NOT WITHDRAW
TROOPS FROM RHINE
Washington. Midi. .8—The War TV
'Partjment. announced today that the-*
i« no present intention of withdrawing
the American troops now stationed in
the occupied freeman territory alone
the Rhine.
CONFESSIONS IMPLICATE
SOLDIER IN SLAYING
OF BORDEN
Charles "M. Hamlin, is accused by lib
Camp T*ewis soldier comipandons, Ser
geant Joseph I^eubbers and Private
Edward B. Itoot. of being the slayer
of Charles W. Borden, the Tacoma
brakeman who was killed lien* yester
day during a holdup by three men :n
soldier uniforms.
HOOVER CONTEMPLATING
REORGANIZATION OF ALASKA
CONTROLLING BUREAU S
Waipihngton, Mch. 9—Secretary ol
Commerce Hoover indicated today that
he has in mind a reorganization of
twenty two buneau’s which carry' on
various functions of government in
Alaska.
BITTER FIGHTING IN
PROGRESS IN PETROGRAD
Copenhagen. Mch. 9—Following a
prolonged bombardment of the city and
severe machine gun fighting in the
streets, Petrograd is still In the hands
of the revolutionists, according to dis
patches from Helsingfors. Finland to.
Will Wipe Counter Revolution Out
Moscow, Mch. 9—‘‘The Petrogrul
prolteariat will wipe the counter rev
olutionists off the face of the earth.’*
a Soviet government bulletin declared
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WAR HERO TURNS KIDNAPPER
Tacoma. Wn. Moh. 0 Hugh <"
Van .Vpuburg, aged 23, and the posers,
sor <>f the Groix do (Wrrp «*f Kmno'
and tlie British Distinguished Service
Cross. ha- confessed 1" ! kidnapping
of the I mat child Iioiv Home woek
MELLON URGES ECONOMY IN
GOV’T AND BUDGET
Washington. Mch. % Secretary of
the Tmwurj. Andn*w Mellon, in his
first official statement insnh public tn
niigtht. appealed to the i»eople gen* nil
ly to isicand firm for th«* right to econ
«m.v in government expenditures and
aJso made strong ur. .«• fir the rn
mediate adoption of a national budget
HARDING TO ASK
IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION
OF COLUMBIAN TREATY
Washington. .Moh. S—I ‘resident
Harding is preparing to .usk the Sen
ate to ratify at once the treaty between
the United States and the United
States <rf Columbia, which haw been
hel.l in abeyance for years owing to
oppo.-dt ixn to the payment of 23 mi’
liorns ..died for in the treaty in con
nection with Lite seoewsion of Panama
at the time tho United States acquire -1
title to the Panama canal zone.
SMALL FORCES HOLDING
NEWLY OCCUPIED TOWNS
thousand troops were used b\ the Al
lies in carrying out the • *. •. .p;r' n of
additional German territory in the i n
it was announced by ;he military ",
WAGE CUT IN PACKING
INDUSTRY SCHEDULE
of twelve and one half per cent, af
fecting more than n hundred thousand
employees of tin* packing industry in
all parts of the country, are to become
effective on March 11. according to an
nounci'niH-nts by the psi kers assoeia
T hUnoUMT
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JAP OFFICIAL CHARGED
WITH OFFERING NAVAL
■A SECRETS TO U S
lieutenant Tzuni I lanuigwhi w s to
day arrested and handed over to a
alleged attempt !■- sell Japanese nav.-.l
United St.i!* s embassy here.
HARDING SENDS FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL MESSAGE
Washington. Mch. 9—liatif cation
<>f the treaty with Colombia was urged
today by President Harding in his First
HARDING MAKES
MORE NOMINATIONS
Washington. Mch. it IV* sid.
Harding sen', to the Senate today the
nominations of Dr Cha*. E. Sawyer
as Brigadier General of the licsenv
Laporte and Nicholas Kelly we>,» also
nominated for assistant secretaries of
tlie Treasury.
FORMER NOME WOMAN SUICIDES
liOs Angeles. Mch. 10—Mrs. Mary
E. Hart former newspaper woman and
widely known as an Alaska tourist,
guide and lecturer. Is dead here, a
suicide by asphyxiation. Tile de -ees- *:
was a sister in law of Governor Hart
of the state of Washington and wi.l.. v
of the late Frank Hart, who was at
one time United States Comjnissi '»«!•
at Cordova. Mrs. Hart resided .it
N'ome and other Alaska poin's and
was widely known In Alaska.
GERMANS DISREGARD
ALLIED OCCUPATION
DussertcLorf. Germany, Mch. 9—Al
though seven thousand French, Brit
ish and Belgian soldiers are occupying
Dusseldorf, Dulsherg and Rhuror*. the
people in the occupied towns are dis
playing little interest in their presence
and ifte proceeding about their usual
RUSSIAN NOTABLE SAYS
BOLSHEVIK RULE DOOMED
Paris, Mch. 9—“It is impossible for
the present revolt in Russia to over
throw the Bolshevik's." ex Mayor
Roundenef of Moscow declared In an
interview today, adding. “Howev* r
this !g the first blow against the Red
dictatorship and nothing can now
check the Russian masses. The So
viets are doomed.*
TO PUBLISH NAMES OF
DRAFT DESERTERS SOON
S.'ui Franciuco, Mch. 3 Publication
of the lists or names of those classified
.is anny dm ft deH«.rt*»r» will Lake plac*
• ■■•••rtly. Secretary of War Weeks an
ALLIES PUTTING SCREWS
ON GERMANY
l»mlon, Mch. 10 The iiritish gov
ernment under an understanding with
the Bntente powers is planning t<* en
act a law compelling purchasers of
Gentian goods to pay fifty percent of
'the purchase money to h:< »wn gov_
i rnmcnt, receiving in return a Treas
ury receipt which he will hand to the
German seller, who will he expected
to collect the amount it calls for from
the Herman govern men*. Similar leg
islation will also be adopted by th
other .Allied governments, including
Japan. The plan is i*i line with the
Allied policies to force Germany »•»
meet the reparation deenands.
GERMAN WIRE COMMUNICATION
UNDER CENSORSHIP
f'ol-lenz, Germany, Mch. 10—The
Interallied Rhineland Commission lu»
decreed a censorahi p over wire com
munication* Ln the occupied area “f
western Germany for a period of eight
days. The announcement has also
been made that the censorship may lr
i' unwed indefinitely at the end of that
period. Nows of all troop movement*
in the occupied area ie being censored.
$5 POLL TAX BILL PASSED BY
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE
—
Olympia, Wn. Mch. 9—The Stall
legislature today passed a poll tax biii
men and women in this state betwi-i
BATH HOUSE” JOHN’S
LIEUTENANTS ASSASSINATED
IN CHICAGO
Ohicago, itch. 8—Paul Labriota
and Hitnry Raymond, political lieu -
tenants <»f Alderman “Bathhouse” John
Powers, were assassinated Hits after
noon. Laibrinla, who was a court
halifl'. wjis shot from ambush on his
way home, nine ballets being fired In -
to hi,s back by unknown assailants
Raymond was shot four times by as
s-'ismiis who attacked him in his stop*.
SPANISH PREMIER ASSASSINATED
BY ANARCHISTS
1 Madrid, Mch. 9—Premier Da to was
| < ssassinated here today while inoto
j mg from the Chamber of Deputies.
jSEATTLE ELECTS
NEW COUNCILMEN
Spittle. Mch. 8— John R. Ci-roi. A.
! I-<‘ii Cohen and C. H. Fitzgerald were
! tho choice of Seattle voters at yeste. -
• day's- council election.
I Music* has a peculia^ charm. fr
J soothe.** both 'man and beast. The tiger
; nted. the bird sings to her chicks
and the- chirp their happiness, the
I u blest savage has a wierd t.itoo that
|c«n.rorts, and civilized man forgets hl.t
;- under the influent-.* «.f musical
j Hmv do yon H re the Weekly Nug
Imrdl if to nomeb-uty who might he
!™me interested in this part of Alaska.
The mineral is here but it takes
men and capital to get it out. In
terest yo.ir best friends by subscrib
ing to the paper for them. We will
mail it anywhere for $1.00 per month.
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| People- with bad backs and w aic
kidneys are apt to feel old -it sixty .
Many old folks say IX»:»n s Kilnc.. Pi'is
help them keep young. Here's a con
.1. P. Howe. prop, of general sto»#*,
"I haven’t nestled a kidney medicine
for the past two years, as I have had
no trouble since last using Doan's
Kidney Pills. It was overlifting that.
I affected my kidneys. I had Severn
I>ain in the lower part of tnv back, but
the main trouble was with my kidney*.
They didn't act properly. The secre
tion burned and there was inflama
tion in my bladder. I had tried
all known kidney medicines, but
they did me no good. Doan's Kidney
Pills. however, did the work for me. Y
have been entirely free from kidney
nnd bladder trouble for the past tw ■«
years." (Statement given February 19.
On December 4, 1919, Mr. Howe
said: “I never miss a chance to re
commend Doan’s Kidney Pills to any -
one I hear speak of kidney trouble, r
know from experience, there is noth
ing better for this trouble.”
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